The Calcutta Review, Volume 14University of Calcutta, 1850 |
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Page 6
... causes , and from the distance of the province from the countries then under British dominion . They heard of the proverbial honesty of in- tention of that Government , of the general tranquillity of the people , of its own greatness ...
... causes , and from the distance of the province from the countries then under British dominion . They heard of the proverbial honesty of in- tention of that Government , of the general tranquillity of the people , of its own greatness ...
Page 7
... cause temporary annoyance to the Government by any attempt to do Sensible of this , the General himself was able to assert , immediately after his crowning victory , that " not another shot would be fired in Scinde . " The expulsion of ...
... cause temporary annoyance to the Government by any attempt to do Sensible of this , the General himself was able to assert , immediately after his crowning victory , that " not another shot would be fired in Scinde . " The expulsion of ...
Page 9
... cause a partial semblance of success ; and even then , comparatively few of his troops were Sikhs - the remainder con- sisting of mercenaries , willing enough to enter his Fort , and draw his pay , but men , who , under no combination ...
... cause a partial semblance of success ; and even then , comparatively few of his troops were Sikhs - the remainder con- sisting of mercenaries , willing enough to enter his Fort , and draw his pay , but men , who , under no combination ...
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... cause of their removal originated in a complaint , that they were want- ing in industry , and ( puffed up with their own importance ) re- fused to consider themselves as the mere writers of their im- mediate superior . That they were ...
... cause of their removal originated in a complaint , that they were want- ing in industry , and ( puffed up with their own importance ) re- fused to consider themselves as the mere writers of their im- mediate superior . That they were ...
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... cause of infinite petty vexation and interference on the part of the native officers . Their gross average on land , paying cash rents , was five annas per bigah , and D two annas per rupee on the amount of revenue paid BRITISH ...
... cause of infinite petty vexation and interference on the part of the native officers . Their gross average on land , paying cash rents , was five annas per bigah , and D two annas per rupee on the amount of revenue paid BRITISH ...
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Affghan Affghanistan Agra amongst appears army attack Bala Hissar battalion Bengal Bombay Brahmans brigade British Buddhist Cabul Calcutta Captain Cawnpore character Chiefs civil Clive Collectors command commenced course Court cultivation Diamond Harbour district ditto Dost Mahomed duties earth effect Emperor enemy English Envoy European existed fact favour feeling force former Fund Ghiljies Government Governor-General guns hand Herat Hindi Hindu honour Hungary India influence interest Judson Kalhana Kashmir Khan labour land language Lord Macnaghten Madras matter means measures ment military mind Moohummudun Namuh native nature Nawab never North Western Provinces object officers pass period Persian Police portion possessed present proprietors Provinces Rajput reason received record regard remarks render respect revenue rupees Sanskrit schools Scinde Scindians Shah Shah Shuja sipahis spirit thing tion troops Urdu village whilst whole Zeila