Excerpt from British Relations With the Chinese Empire in 1832: Comparative Statement of the English and American Trade With India and Canton Before the Burmese war the finances of the East India Company were in a prosperous state; but when the threatenings of the wily Burmah had begun to alarm the numerous native population of Calcutta, who sought to remove their wealth within the protection Of the guns of Fort William, the Bengal government, with a promptitude deserving of more credit than it has obtained, diverted a ...
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Excerpt from British Relations With the Chinese Empire in 1832: Comparative Statement of the English and American Trade With India and Canton Before the Burmese war the finances of the East India Company were in a prosperous state; but when the threatenings of the wily Burmah had begun to alarm the numerous native population of Calcutta, who sought to remove their wealth within the protection Of the guns of Fort William, the Bengal government, with a promptitude deserving of more credit than it has obtained, diverted a hostile attack from the capital of India by the invasion of Rangoon. During a protracted war, the government spent a great deal of money, which found its way into the pockets of the merchants, ship-owners, and traders Of Calcutta, many of whom made large fortunes in an incredibly short space of time. The contest being at last brought to a conclusion with safety to our Indian territories and honour to the British name, it was natural to seek some mode of reimbursement for the outlay of which had been required, and accord ingly a moderate stamp act, legalised by Parliament, was had recourse to within the limits of the city of Calcutta, the English merchants in which were the principal benefitters by the war. Instantly an alarm was raised - like lands men after a storm, When the danger was over and all things righted, The war was forgotten, and the Company slighted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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