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 VOLUME S.

VOL. V.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR BALDWIN, CRADOCK, AND JOY,

PATERNOSTER-ROW.

1820.

C. Baldwin, Printer, New Bridge-street, London.

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CONTENTS.

BOOK VI.

FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION FOR THE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, IN 1784, TO THE TERMINATion of the

WAR WITH THE MAHRATTAS, IN 1805.

CHAPTER I.

Administration of Mr. Macpherson-State of the Govern-

ment in India, internal and external-Board of Control pays,

without Inquiry, the Debts of the Nabob of Arcot-Orders

the Assignment of the Carnatic Revenues to be given up-

Absorbs the Power of the Directors-Lord Cornwallis ap-

pointed Governor-General-Commencement of the Proceed-

ings in Parliament relative to the Impeachment of Mr. Hast-

ings-The best Mode of Proceeding rejected by the House of

Commons-Articles of Charge against Mr. Hastings-Three

Bills to amend the East India Act-Proceedings in Parlia-

ment relative to the Impeachment of Mr. Hastings-Im-

peachment voted-Proceedings in Parliament tending to the

Impeachment of Sir Elijah Impey-Motion for Impeachment

negatived-Mr. Pitt's declaratory Act...

CHAPTER II.

The Trial of Mr. Hastings.

CHAPTER III.

Arrangement about Troops and Money with the Nabob of

Oude The Guntoor Circar obtained from the Nizam, and a

new Arrangement made with that Prince-Aspect which that

Arrangement bore to Tippoo Saib-Dispute of Tippoo with

the Rajah of Travancore-Tippoo attacks the Lines of Tra-

vancore The English prepare for War-Form an Alliance

with the Nizam, and with the Mahrattas-Plan of the Cam-

paign-General Meadows takes possession of Coimbetore,

and establishes a Chain of Depots to the Bottom of the

Gujelhutty Pass-Tippoo descends by the Gujelhutty Pass-

And compels the English General to return for the Defence

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of Carnatic-End of the Campaign, and Arrival of Lord

Cornwallis at Madras-Operations in Malabar-A new Ar-

rangement with Mahomed Ali, respecting the Revenues of

Carnatic

CHAPTER IV.

Cornwallis takes the Command-Second Campaign begins

-Siege of Bangalore-March to Seringapatam-Operations

of the Bombay Army-Battle at Arikera between Cornwallis

and Tippoo-Army in Distress for Bullocks and Provisions-

Obliged to return-Operations of the Mahratta Contingent-

Negotiations with Tippoo-Debate in the House of Commons

on the War with Tippoo-Preparations for a third Campaign-

Reduction of the Fortresses which commanded the Passes

into Carnatic, and threatened the Communications-Opera-

tions of the Nizam's Army, and of the Mahratta Contingent,

in the Interval between the first and second March upon

Seringapatam-Operations of the Bombay Army-Opera-

tions of Tippoo-March to Seringapatam-Entrenched Camp

of the Enemy stormed before Seringapatam-Preparations

for the Siege-Negotiations-Peace-Subsequent Arrange-

ments....

CHAPTER V.

Lord Cornwallis's Financial and Judicial Reforms

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257

314

398

CHAPTER VI.

Result of Lord Cornwallis's Financial and Judicial Reforms 438

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HISTORY

OF

BRITISH INDIA.

BOOK VI.

FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEW CONSTITUTION FOR The GovernmENT OF INDIA, IN 1784, TO THE TERMINATION OF THE WAR WITH THE MAHRATTAS, IN 1805.

CHAP. I.

Administration of Mr. Macpherson-State of the Government in India, internal, and externalBoard of Control pays, without Inquiry, the Debts of the Nabob of Arcot-Orders the Assignment of the Carnatic Revenues to be given up-Absorbs the Power of the Directors-Lord Cornwallis appointed Governor-General-Commencement of the Proceedings in Parliament relative to the Impeachment of Mr. Hastings-The best Mode of proceeding rejected by the House of Commons-Articles of Charge against Mr. Hastings-Three Bills to amend the East India Act-Proceedings in Parliament relative to the Impeachment of Mr. Hastings-Impeachment voted-Proceedings in Parliament tending to