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CHAPTER VII.

PACE

Marked change in the Company's policy ou the accession of James II. — Hostile

preparations — War with the Mogul — Disastrous results, 340

CHAPTER VIII.

New crown charters — Hostile feeling of tlie House of Coramons — Wholesale bribery and

scandalous disclosures— Rival Company established by act of parliament, i, 351

BOOK III.

CHAPTER I.

Actual position of the United Company— Political state of India — The immediate successors of Aurungzebe — Tlie Mahrattas and other native states — Tlie invasion of Nadir Shah, 382

CHAPTER II.

The ])rogress of the French in India— War between France and England — Naval and

military operations — The capture of Madras, 407

CHAPTER III.

Proceedings of the French at Madras — An attempt of the nabob upon it repulsed — The terms of capitulation shamefully violated — Unsuccessful attempts of the French upon Fort St. David — Proceedings of the English fleet under Admiral Boscawen — Siege of Pondicherry — The peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, 418

CHAPTER IV.

The Carnatic — Its political state — Transactions in Tanjore — Early career of Clive —

Siege of Trichinopoly, 42'.)

CHAPTER V.

Intrigues of Mahomed Ali — Vacillating conduct of the Madras government — Siege of

Trichinopoly — Capture of Arcot, .......... 453

CHAPTER VI.

Continuation of the Siege of Trichinopoly — Arrival of Major Lawrence with a rein- forcement — Mahomed All's toriuous proceedings — Discontent of his allies — Attempts of the French to recover their lost ground — Clive sails for England — Successes of Major Lawrence — New intrigues of Dupleix, 471

CHAPTER VI L

Proceedings of Salabut Jung and Bussy — Great accession of territory to the French — Attempts at negotiation — Dupleix superseded returns to France — New arrange- ments — Arrival of a British fleet— Return of Clive — Destruction of pirates at

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