Book Description

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1854 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter xi. 1703--1708. Contents.--Continued disputes iu India--Heavy liabilities of the London Company--Arrangements for the Government of Bombay--Factors still iu confinement--Sir Nicholas Waite's malicious and selfish behaviour; he offends till parties; is dismissed; impartial view of his character--Mewse causes disputes between the two Companies' servants--Eustace Needham--State of the two Factories--Fresh acts of piracy, and consequent injuries inflicted upon the olJ Factory--Wretched state of Bombay; the revenues and garrison--Disease; the European population dwindles away--Dr. Alexander Orine--Oppressions of the Mogul Ollicers; Sir John Gayer's allegory--The Marathfo threaten fresh assaults--Contest at Sea--The Muscat Arabs--The Gtmnims--The Dutch successfully resist the oppression of the Moguls--Captain Green; his piratical transactions--Suppression of European piracy--Union of the two Companies completed--New arrangements; the Government--The state and system of trade: chartered ships; import and export trade; how conducted; alarm at competitiou--Infringement of monopoly--Conclusion; remarks on the East India Company; on the Company's servants; on their relations with the people of India. Although the London and English Companies had arranged terms of union in England, and each had instructed its servants to treatthe servants of the other with courtesy and respect, it was a long time before ainmosity was laid aside in India. A treaty of peace could not at once allay all hostile feelings, and during five years there were occasional skirmishes at the outposts, which sometimes grew so warm that there was danger lest the war should be renewed. As the instructions from home to live in peace and quietness were positive, neither party...