THE

HISTORY

OF

BRITISH INDIA,

BY JAMES MILL, Esq.

Hoc autem pressè et distinctè excutiamus sermone
quodam activo et masculo, nusquam digrediendo, nil
amplificando.
BACON, De Augm. Scient. Lib. ii.

Second EdiTION,

IN SIX VOLUMES.

VOL. IV.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR BALDWIN, CRADOCK, AND JOY,

PATERNOSTER-ROW.

1820.

BOOK V.

(CONTINUED.)

CHAPTER III.

Deliberations on a new Plan for collecting the Revenue, and admi-

nistering Justice-Death of Colonel Monson, and recovery by Mr.

Hastings of the governing Power-Plan by Mr. Hastings, for inquir-

ing into the Sources of Revenue-The Taxes levied by annual Set-

tlements-Resignation of Hastings, tendered by an Agent, whom

he disowns-Transactions of Mr. Hastings, in the Cases of Mr.

Middleton, Mr. Fowke, and Munny Begum-The Directors, ordering

the Transactions to be reversed, are disobeyed-Relations with the

Mahrattas-A Detachment of the Bengal Army sent across India to

Surat-Expedition from Bombay against Poona-Unsuccessful-

Fruitless Negotiation with the Mahrattas-Goddard's Campaign

against the Mahrattas-Connexion with the Ranna of Gohud-Mr.

Francis fights a Duel with Mr. Hastings, and returns to Europe....

CHAPTER IV.

In Carnatic, Relations between the English and Nabob-Plenipo-

tentiary, with independent Powers from the King-English courted

by Hyder Ali and the Mahrattas, and in Danger from both-Nabob

and Plenipotentiary desire Alliance with the Mahrattas-Presidency

adhere to Neutrality-Relations with the King of Tanjore-After

Hesitation, War is made upon him-War upon the Marawars-A

second War upon Tanjore-Condemned by the Directors-Pigot

sent out to restore the Rajah-Opposition in the Madras Council-

Pigot imprisoned-Sentiments and Measures adopted in England

-Committee of Circuit-Suspended by Governor Rumbold, who

summons the Zemindars to Madras-Transactions with Nizam Ali

respecting Guntoor-Censured by the Supreme Council-Governor

Rumbold, and other Members of the Government, condemned and

punished by the Court of Directors..

CHAPTER V.

Page.

War with the French-Pondicherry taken-War with Hyder Ali

-Presidency unprepared-Colonel Baillie's Detachment cut off Su-

preme Council suspend the Governor of Fort St. George, and send

Sir Eyre Coote to Madras-Hyder takes Arcot, and overruns the

greater part of the Country-Lord Macartney, Governor of Fort St.

George-Negapatnam and Trincomalee taken from the Dutch-

Treaty between the Nabob of Arcot and Supreme Council-Assign-

ment of the Nabob's Revenues-Tellicherry invested-Great Arma-

ments sent from both England and France-Disaster of Colonel

Brathwaite's Detachment in Tanjore-Madras reduced to a State of

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