. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . olwell is one of the most powerful narratives of theextremity of suffering which was ever penned. * The expedient of theprisoners to obtain more room and air, some sitting down, never to rise again,through their companions falling upon them ; the calling out to the guard tolire and relieve them from their misery ; the raging thirst; the delirium;the stupefaction; the many dead trampled upon by the few living,—theseare horrors without a parallel in history or fiction.
. The popular history of England : an illustrated history of society and government from the earliest period to our own times . olwell is one of the most powerful narratives of theextremity of suffering which was ever penned. * The expedient of theprisoners to obtain more room and air, some sitting down, never to rise again,through their companions falling upon them ; the calling out to the guard tolire and relieve them from their misery ; the raging thirst; the delirium;the stupefaction; the many dead trampled upon by the few living,—theseare horrors without a parallel in history or fiction. An order for the releaseof the prisoners came from the Subahdar at six oclock in the hundred and twenty-three had been released by death. The Englishlady survived, to endure the harder fate of being consigned to the haram ofthe Subahdar. Surajah Dowlah called for Mr. Holwell. Unable to stand,he was borne before the despot, who exhibited no remorse for the acts of hismurderous guards. All he talked of was buried treasure. He sent and two of the chiefs of the factory to his capital as prisoners; the. Calcutta, from Fort William. From a Print by Orme. others were set at liberty. Port William was occupied by a Mohammedangarrison of three thousand men ; and the victor returned to Moorshedabad,and decreed that, in honour of his triumph, Calcutta should be called by thename which signified the Port of God. Colonel Clive, upon his return to India, had co-operated with admiral • Prated Erst in the Eegister for 224 CALCUTTA RETAKEX BY CLIVE AND WATSON. [1757. Watson, who iu command of a British squadron oif Bombay, to effectthe destruction of a formidable body of pirates, who issued from their fortifiedheadland of Gheriah, to the terror of every merchant vessel on the IndianOcean. This stronghold was taken without much effort. Clive returned tohis command as governor of Fort St. David, in June. It was not till Augustthat the news of the terr
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