. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . ete the scene of action he marched back in tri-vunph to Fort St. David, passing on his way nearthe newly raised City of tlie Victory of Dupleix,and the foundation of the pompous pillar. Clivedirected that these monuments of premature exul-tation should be rased to the ground. At Trichinopoli the effect of Clives earliest suc-cesses had been to turn the siege into a languidblockade. At this period, however. Maj
. The historians' history of the world; a comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of all ages: . ete the scene of action he marched back in tri-vunph to Fort St. David, passing on his way nearthe newly raised City of tlie Victory of Dupleix,and the foundation of the pompous pillar. Clivedirected that these monuments of premature exul-tation should be rased to the ground. At Trichinopoli the effect of Clives earliest suc-cesses had been to turn the siege into a languidblockade. At this period, however. Major Lawrencereturned from Europe. The expedition to Trichinopoli, led by Lawrenceand Clive, was crowned with triinnphant the result the French besiegers of MuhammedAli were themselves besieged in the island of Sriran-gam in the river Kaveri, and were compelled to laydowai their arms. Chanda Sahib himself surren-dered to a native chief named Manakji, who tookan oath for his safety on his own sabre and poniard—? the most sacred of all oaths to an Indiansoldier — but who, nevertheless, shortly afterwardsput his prisoner to death. THE LAST DAYS OF DUPLEIX. An Image of Buddha It might have been expected that such suc-cesses — and above all the murder of one of thecompetitors — would finally decide the conquest forthe government of the Carnatic. But immediately after his victory Muliam-nied Ali had become involved in dissensions with his allies, the Mahrattas andMysoreans, to whom he had promised, without ever really intending, thecession of Trichinopoli. These bickerings gave fresh life and spirit to he found his recent policy disapproved by his employers in Europe,although he received from them only reproofs instead of supplies, althoughthe recruits sent out to him were according to his own description, no otherthan boys, shoe-blacks, and robbers, he yet clung to his own schemes withmiconquerable perseverance. He laboured to train and discipline
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