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The Political History of India, from 1784 to 1823
The Political History of India from 1784 to 1823 Author:John Malcolm Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. ADMINISTRATION OF SIR JOHN SHORE. State of Affairs favourable to the Security of the British Government.—Great political Changes during this A... more »dministration, —Retrospect of the Guarantee Treaty proposed by Marquess- Cornwalli?.—Court of Poonah refuses to accede to this.— The Nkam anxious for a separate Treaty of Guarantee.— Reasons of Sir John Shore against this.—Hostile Disposition of the Court of Poonah.—Causes of the Quarrel between that Court and the Nizam.—Tippoo threatens to attack the Nizam.—The Governor-general resolves not to assist this Prince.—View of the Policy pursued on this Occasion.— Convention of Kurdlah.—British Influence at the Court of Hyderabad greatly impaired.—Rebellion of the Son of the Nizam.—French Corps in the Nizam's Service much encouraged at this Time.—Death of the Paishwah.—Consequences of this Event.—Failure of the Treaty with the Nabob of the Carnatic.—Proposed Modification of that Treaty rejected by the Nabob.—View of the Affairs of Oude.—New Treaty with the Vizier.—Invasion of Zemaun Shah.—Invasion from the Northern Tribes considered.—System of Policy pursued in this Administration. Sir John Shore, a most respectable civil servant of the Company, who had recommended himself to the favour and notice of the court of directors hy a series of important services in India, was appointed to succeed the Marquess Cornwallis as Governorgeneral there; and it appears to have been expected by the authorities in England, that all the great advantages obtained by his lordship would be confirmed and improved by the local knowledge, industry, and ability, of his successor. The state of the different native powers of India at the period when Sir John Shore took charge of the supreme government, as already described, certainly did not promis...« less