Supplementary Despatches and Memoranda of Field Marshal Arthur, Duke of Wellington, K. G.: India, 1797-1805J. Murray, 1858 |
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appears April army arrack arrived ARTHUR WELLESLEY attack aumildar Bangalore Barahmahal battalion bazaar Bednore Believe Bengal Bengal Volunteers Bombay bullocks Bullum camp Canara Cannanore Captain Carnatic carriage cavalry Chittledroog Colonel Aston Colonel Sartorius Colonel Stevenson Colonel Wellesley Commander-in-Chief commanding officer communication Company Company's corps Cotiote DEAR COLONEL DEAR SIR defence desire detachment Dhoondiah ditch Earl of Mornington enclose establishment European expense force Fort St frontier garrison Ghauts give Governor-General grain Henry Wellesley honour Hullihall Hyderabad India infantry inform Jemalabad Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Clive Lord Mornington Madras Mahratta Malabar ment miles Military Board Mornington Munserabad Mysore Native necessary Nizam Nuggur obliged officer commanding opinion orders pagodas Polygar proposed province provisions Purneah Pyche Rajah Rajah reason received your letter recommend Regiment road sent sepoys SEPT Seringapatam Soonda Soopah SUP.-VOL Tippoo Sultaun troops Vellore Werdah Wynaad
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Página 68 - ... the possessions of any Prince or State, but upon the consideration of such Prince or State actually engaging to assist the Company against such hostilities commenced, or preparations made as aforesaid ; and in all cases where...
Página 68 - And whereas to pursue schemes of conquest and extension of dominion in India are measures repugnant to the wish, the honor, and policy of this nation...
Página 212 - Scarcely a house in the town was left unplundered, and I understand that in camp jewels of the greatest value, bars of gold, &c. &a, have been offered for sale in the bazaars of the army by our soldiers, sepoys, and followers.
Página 229 - Government shall occasionally judge it necessary to offer to him with a view to the economy of his finances, the better collection of his revenues, the administration of justice...
Página 68 - Company shall be at such time engaged by any subsisting treaty to defend or guarantee), either to declare war or commence hostilities, or enter into any treaty for making war against any of the country Princes or States in India...
Página 202 - Creator with certain inalienable rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." It is not the first time that I have had occasion to observe that men may repeat with the utmost confidence, some maxim or sentimental phrase, as self-evident or admitted truth, which is either palpably false, or to which, upon examination, it will be found that they attach no definite idea.
Página 216 - I intend to ask to be brought away with the army if any civil servant of the Company is to be here, or any person with civil authority who is not under my orders, for I know that the whole is a system of job and corruption from beginning to end, of which I and my troops would be made the instruments.
Página 577 - I will order my battalions to be in readiness. "Upon looking at the tope as I came in just now, it appeared to me that when you get possession of the bank of the nullah you have the tope as a matter of course, as...
Página 208 - European brigade, lie did not support them as he ought, having drawn off his guns at the moment we made our attack, and even pushed forward these troops to cover the retreat of his guns. This is the cause of the total destruction of the troops he left behind him, without loss to us, and of the panic with which we have reason to believe all his troops are now affected.
Página 250 - It is impossible to expect to alter the nature of the Mahrattas; they will plunder their neighbours, be they ever so powerful. ... It will be better to put one of the powers in dependence upon the Company on the frontier, who, if plundered, are accustomed to it, know how to bear it and to retaliate, which we do not'.3 The Company accordingly took the whole of the Mysore sea-board and big eastern strips.