Excerpt from The Life of Lord Clive, Vol. 2 On June 29 Clive, escorted by only a party of 200 Europeans and 300 sepoys, 1 entered Murshidabad, which he described in after years as extensive, populous and rich as the city of London, with this difference, that there are individuals in the first, possessing infinitely greater property than any in the last city. Through the narrow, winding streets of the capital, radiant with living masses of colour, Clive, escorted by his troop, made his Way to a palace and a garden spacious ...
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Excerpt from The Life of Lord Clive, Vol. 2 On June 29 Clive, escorted by only a party of 200 Europeans and 300 sepoys, 1 entered Murshidabad, which he described in after years as extensive, populous and rich as the city of London, with this difference, that there are individuals in the first, possessing infinitely greater property than any in the last city. Through the narrow, winding streets of the capital, radiant with living masses of colour, Clive, escorted by his troop, made his Way to a palace and a garden spacious enough to accommodate all the troop which accompanied him. Upon the Colonel's arrival, Jaggutseat,2 and several of the great men, anxious for their fate, sent their submission, With Offers of large presents, which the Colonel refused, assuring them he desired nothing but their assistance in settling the government. The Hindu millionaires, as Well as other men Of property, Clive told the House of Commons, made me the greatest offers (which, nevertheless, are usual upon such occasions, and what they expected would have been required), and had I accepted these Offers, I might have been in possession of millions, which the present Court of Directors could not have dispossessed me of but pre ferring the reputation Of the English nation, the interest of the Nabob, and the advantage of the Company, to all pecuniary considerations, I refused all offers that were made me, not only then, but to the last hour of my continuance in the Com pany's service in Bengal. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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