174 Chronological Table. 



About this time, the Madras presidency, finding itself unable to keep up the 

 armies required in the Camatic, openly insisted upon possessing from Mahomed 

 Ali. some districts, with their revenue, for the purpose. — Mill. 



Mr. R. Palk succeeded, 14th November, to the Government of Fort St. George. — 

 Dalrymple. 



1764 — In the Carnatic, the English gradually assumed the Revenues. The subjec- 

 tion of Mahomed Issoof, of Madura, cost the Company and their Ally, the Nawab, 

 a million, before it was finally effected in October. — Mill. 



In Bengal, the British Army, in pursuit of Kassim Ali, advanced towards Oude, 

 which also harboured the young Mogul. Major Carnac defeated the Vizier on the 

 3rd May, near Patna. Major, afterwards Sir Hector Munro, superseding Major 

 Carnac, severely punished some mutinous conduct of the soldiery, and caused 24 

 Sepoys to be blown away in one morning, from the mouths of cannon. On the ?3rd 

 October, he fought the celebrated battle of Buxar, completely routing the Vizier's 

 Army. The following day, the Mogul threw himself on the protection of the British, 

 and joined their camp, with the imperial standard of Hindustan. The Army ad- 

 vanced to overrun Oude. The Vizier refused to deliver up Kassim Ali, though he 

 had seized and plundered him ; and had offered to assassinate Sumroo. — Grant. 

 Mill. 



Ktfssim Ali afterwards escaped into the Rohilla country, with a few friends 

 and some jewels, which he saved from the fangs of his late ally, the Vizier, — 

 Mill. 



1765. — Meer Jaffier, worn out by ill health and affliction at the impossibility of 

 meeting the pecuniary engagements with the English, sickened and died in January ; 

 Nujeem ad Doulah, next surviving son of Meer Jaffier, was appointed to succeed 

 his father.— Mill. 



Lord Clive returned to Bengal, being appointed Commander-in-Chief, President 

 and Governor, in Bengal, with Messrs. Sumner pnd Sykes, as Members of the 

 Select Committee. He arrived 3rd May, and assumed the Government on the 7th. 

 General Carnac and Mr. Verelst, the other Members, were then absent on duty. 

 The new covenants neainst presents were signed by the Company's servants, Civil 

 and Military. The Bengal Army signed the covenant; but the General delayed 

 the signature, pending a reference to Calcutta, receiving, in the interval, two lacs of 

 rupees from the Emperor. The new Nawab of Bengal, on a fresh agreement, rati- 

 fied on the 28th July, handed over all his Revenues, and the management of the Su- 

 bad^ri ; himself to have 50 lacs, subject to the controul of the Company's servants. 

 In operations against the Vizier of Oude, Lucknow had been taken by Sir R. Flet- 

 cher, before General Carnac joined the army. Allahabad had fallen ; Chunar 

 held out : but on the 3rd May, General Carnac attacked the Nawab, at Corah, and 

 routed him. On the 19th TVlay, the Vizier agreed to come into the British camp, 

 and was well treated. His dominions were restored. The English authorities did 

 not insist on private trade or factories, in Oude ; but Allahabad and Corah were 

 retained for the Emperor, who himself was forced to give up all claim to arrears of 

 Revenue, from Bengal, Behar, and Orissa ; and finally, on the 12th August, His 

 Majesty signed the perwana, granting to the Company, the perpetual Dewannee of 

 these three Provinces. The private trade, so strongly prohibited by the Court, still 

 partially retained ; and under a public association, arranged by Clive himself — 

 that of betel-nut, tobacco, and salt, the most valuable, engrossed by the public 

 servants. — Mill. 



The Northern Circars were given to the English in proprietary grant ; but the 

 cession took place on the following year. — Grant. 



A dak established between Calcutta and Moorshedabad. — E. I. Chron. 

 1766. — From the year 1757 to 1766, it appeared, from Parliamentary documents, 

 that £5,940,498 had been distributed to the Company and its servants, by the Prin- 

 ces and other natives of Bengal. By orders from Home, dated 1764, these presents 

 were expressly prohibited, and Civil and Military servants were enjoined to pay to 

 the Company all presents tendered by natives, which exceeded 4000 rupees. — Mill. 

 Count Lally beheaded, 5th May. — Raynal. 



12th November, a treaty concluded with the Nizam, by General Calliaud. The 

 Company to pay nine lacs for the possession of the Circars, and to furnish troops 

 to the Nizam, if required, for the affairs of His Highness's Government. — Grant. 



A serious mutiny broke out in the Bengal army, consequent to the reduction of 

 douUe full batta. Formerly this allowance was paid by the Nawab ; but the Com- 

 pany refused to continue it from the 1st Jan. 1766. Almost every officer resigned. 

 Lord Clive met the exigency with his usual sternness and spirit : he brought offi- 

 cers from all directions, for the command and charge of the troops, induced some 

 to retract, and cashiered others by Court Martial. Amongst the latter, Sir R. 



