. The foundation [and] growth of the British Empire . ere generally reckoned by^undreds rather than his measures with Dupleix, La Bourdonnaisproceeded to attack Madras. The defences of the townwere in a feeble state, and it surrendered on September21st, 1746, after a siege of a few days duration. La Bour-donnais, in common with most of his countrymen, entirelyfailed to sympathise with the vast schemes of Dupleix,and he accordingly agreed to a capitulation by whichMadras was to be restored to England on payment of aransom. Dupleix was furious at this generosity, anda violen
. The foundation [and] growth of the British Empire . ere generally reckoned by^undreds rather than his measures with Dupleix, La Bourdonnaisproceeded to attack Madras. The defences of the townwere in a feeble state, and it surrendered on September21st, 1746, after a siege of a few days duration. La Bour-donnais, in common with most of his countrymen, entirelyfailed to sympathise with the vast schemes of Dupleix,and he accordingly agreed to a capitulation by whichMadras was to be restored to England on payment of aransom. Dupleix was furious at this generosity, anda violent quarrel broke out between himself and theAdmiral. In defiance of the capitulation, Dupleix re-fused to restore the town, and La Bourdonnais wasforced to quit the coast by the approach of the stormy CLIVE OF FORT ST. DAVID 159 Among the prisoners taken at Madras was Robert Clive,at that time a writer in the East India Companys and other prisoners had given their parole not to escape,but considered themselves absolved from this promise by. English Miles lOO 200 300 400 500 British stations underlined ?/i» stations underlined thus:- Mahe Fig. 7.—India in the time of Cuve. the fact that the French on their side had violated thecapitulation. Accordingly Clive made his way Defence ofsecretly out of Madras and succeeded in Fort Fort St. David, a small dependent ^^^^d-factory on the coast some eighteen miles south of Pondi-cherry. Fort St. David was now the only place in the 160 DECISIVE STRUGGLE IN INDIA 1747-8 Carnatic still remaining in English hands. Dupleix im-mediately set about besieging it in order to complete theexpulsion of the English from that part of India. FortSt. David, however, made a good defence, and obtainedsome help from the Nawab of Arcot, the native ruler ofthe province. It was finally saved by the arrival of aBritish fleet under Admiral Boscawen in the spring of1747. During the siege of Fort St. David C
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