THE
LIFE
OF
ROBERT, LORD CLIVE:
COLLECTED FROM THE FAMILY PAPERS
COMMUNICATED BY
THE EARL OF POWIS.
BY
MAJOR-GENERAL
SIR JOHN MALCOLM, G.C.B. F.R.S. &c.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
WITH A PORTRAIT AND MAP.
VOL. III.
LONDON:
JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.
MDCCCXXXVI.
London:
Printed by A. Spottiswoode
New-Street-Square.
CONTENTS
OF
THE THIRD VOLUME.
| CHAPTER XV. | Page | |
Mutinous Combinations among the Officers of the Army.—Repressedby Clive.—His general Conduct towards theArmy, 1766 | 1 | |
| CHAP. XVI. | ||
Proceedings regarding the Salt Trade.—Gold Coinage.—GeneralMeasures of Clive's Government.—He resigns inJanuary, 1767 | 81 | |
| CHAP. XVII. | ||
Clive's Transactions in England.—Honours paid him.—Prolongationof Period of holding his Jaghire.—His illHealth.—Disorders in the Company's Affairs.—Sharewhich the Government take in them.—Clive's Politics.—Deathof Mr. Grenville.—Letter to Mr. Hastings.—1771 | 173 | |
| CHAP. XVIII. | ||
Increased Disorder of the Company's Affairs.—Chargesagainst Lord Clive.—His Answer in the House of Commons,1772.—Select Committee and Committee ofSecrecy, 1772.—Resolutions moved by Burgoyne.—Debates.—Votesof the House, 1773.—ParliamentaryProceedings.—Clive's Death and Character | 263 | |
| APPENDIX. | ||
Agreement between the East India Company and the RightHonourable Lord Clive respecting the Fund establishedfor Relief of the Honourable Company's Military; datedApril 6. 1770: together with general Regulations fortransacting the Business of the said Fund, and Instructionsfor the Pensioners | 397 | |
MEMOIRS
OF
LORD CLIVE.
Difficult as was the situation in which Lord Clive was placed whenhe adopted those active measures to remedy the abuses in the civiladministration of Bengal, which have been already described, a muchmore arduous task awaited him; that of carrying into execution thepositive orders he had received from the Directors, to reduce theallowances of the office