HISTORY OF EUROPE. Q52 
CHAP. XIII. 
East India Affairs—Death of Marquis Cornwallis—succeeded by Sir 
G. Barlow—Peace with Scindia and Holkar—Massacre at Vellore— 
Honours to the Memcry of Marquis Cornwallis—Recall of Sir G, Bar- 
low—Appointment of Lord Minto to be his Successor—Lust Illness and 
Death of Mr. For—Remarks on some Parts of his Character—Changes 
in the Administration occasioned by his Death—Dissolution of Parliament 
—General Hlection—Affairs of Ireland. 
4 bee appointment of marquis 
4 Cornwallistobegovernor gene- 
ral of Bengal, had given universal 
satisfactionin England,and was calcu- 
lated to produce the most beneficial 
consequencesin India. Much was ex- 
pected from his judgment and expe- 
rieuce, and more from his integrity 
and moderation. In his former ad- 
ministration of our Indianempire,he 
had added to the glory of our arms 
and increased the security of our 
ower, without alarming the jea- 
ousy of the native princes, or pro- 
woking them to combine im _alli- 
ances for ourdestruction. With his 
} military and political successes he 
had united the higher glory of 
consuliing the happiness and pro- 
moting the welfare of the people 
| committed to his care, by the 
wisdom and benevolence of his 
| political institutions, and by the 
| equity and mildness of his govern- 
jment. He was now deputed to 
|Tudia in different and more criti- 
jeal circumstances, After a long 
and unaccountable acquiescence in 
a system diametrically the reverse 
of his, the government of India 
had recourse to him to repair the. 
mischiefs of inordinate ambition, 
and boundless prodigality ; to con~ 
solidate conquests pursued in defi. 
ance of solemn and repeated de- 
clarations of the legislature ; to 
introduce order and regularity in- 
to finances exhausted aud dilapi- 
dated by every species of waste 
and profusion ; to restore peace to 
nations harassed and worn outby 
a succession of destructive and 
sanguinary wars; and to inspire 
confidence in those, who had been 
taught by a sad experience, to 
view every act of the British go- 
vernment in India, as part of a 
scheme to. destroy their liberties 
and independence, under the in- 
sulting mask of friendship, protec- 
tion and alliance. 
Such were the objects, for which 
at so advanced a period of life, and 
witha constitution broken by in- 
firmities 
