The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 4John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Page 145
... sent to him ; but a night attack , though far from a complete success , so disquieted him that he retired and sent offers of terms . Within a week the treaty had been completed and signed . It confirmed the English privileges , promised ...
... sent to him ; but a night attack , though far from a complete success , so disquieted him that he retired and sent offers of terms . Within a week the treaty had been completed and signed . It confirmed the English privileges , promised ...
Page 315
... sent to the Secret Com- mittee , which could only sign it and send it off . Dispatches from India in like manner might be addressed to the Secret Committee , in which case they would only be laid before the court of directors if and ...
... sent to the Secret Com- mittee , which could only sign it and send it off . Dispatches from India in like manner might be addressed to the Secret Committee , in which case they would only be laid before the court of directors if and ...
Page 561
... sent H.M. frigate Fox , Commodore Lambert , R.N. , to ask that the king remove the governor and compensate Sheppard and Lewis . The king replied courteously and sent a new governor em- powered to settle the matter ; but the old governor ...
... sent H.M. frigate Fox , Commodore Lambert , R.N. , to ask that the king remove the governor and compensate Sheppard and Lewis . The king replied courteously and sent a new governor em- powered to settle the matter ; but the old governor ...
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