Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . rds the end of 1756 Olive was summoned to Madras to save the Oompanys factory at Oalcutta from impendingruin. Surajah Dowlah, the Nawab of Bengal, an Orientaldespot of the Avorst type, had seized the Companys property ;he had done to death 122 English men and Avomen in theBlack Hole of Oalcutta: and the survivors of the little colonywere in terror of their IIacs. Olive landed Avith a fcAv hundredtroops, Avor
Social England : a record of the progress of the people in religion, laws, learning, arts, industry, commerce, science, literature and manners, from the earliest times to the present day . rds the end of 1756 Olive was summoned to Madras to save the Oompanys factory at Oalcutta from impendingruin. Surajah Dowlah, the Nawab of Bengal, an Orientaldespot of the Avorst type, had seized the Companys property ;he had done to death 122 English men and Avomen in theBlack Hole of Oalcutta: and the survivors of the little colonywere in terror of their IIacs. Olive landed Avith a fcAv hundredtroops, Avorsted the NaAvab in several skirmishes, and Avrung THE ARMY. 517 1802] from him compensation for these outrages. A nominal peacewas made, but the longer Clive studied the character of theruler of Bengal the more he became convinced that therewould be no safety for the English while Surajah Dowlahremained in power. He therefore determined to depose him,and to replace him by a creature of his own—a puppet,through whom the Company should control Bengal. A suit-able tool Avas found in Mir Jatir, one of Surajah Dowlahs _> , . ,^~<-<A^iJaS? of ffie BatTLeI of BliK^^y)^-^^^—^-. ? ? ? ^^ ••iv?r,?•? **; m*
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