The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-08-24
From the Nashville Wing.
HISTORICAL SKETCHES.
EAST INDIA COMPANY.

"The first charter of incorporation of the
East India Company" says Alison, "was gran
ted by Queen Elizabeth on the last day of the
sixteenth century but it was not for hundred
and fifty years that they become territorial
sovereigns During the long period that in
tervened from their first origin until the mid
die of 18th century. they painfully and indus
trioulsy pursued pacific career, neither
aspiring after foreign conquest nor ev-
en- accumulating any force to defend even
their own factories from aggression. So hum
bled were their fortunes at this period, that in
1856, when the forocious tyrant Surajee Dom
lab invested and captured Calcutta, the Dest-
ined Queen of the East, and now the abode of
a million ofinhabitants, the whole number Of
persons made prisoners amounted only to one
hundred and forty six They were all con-
fined by his orders, in dungeon not twenty
feet square, with only one window, during an
intensely hot night in June. Only twenty
four survived the dreadful snffocation which
followed, among whom was Mr.. Holowell, the
Governor, but the Indignation excited through
out England by that inhumau cruelty was un-
exarnpIed all classes were excited by gene
rous desire to avenge the suffering of their
countrymen and from the horrors of the
Black Hole of Calcutta the glores of our ln-
dian Empire may be said to have taken their
RISE"
Soon after the event namely in December,
1855, the gallant Give, at the head OF S0O
Europeans and 1900 Sepoys, or native troops,
retook Calcutta, and subsequently stormed the
camp of Suraiee Daulah, and struck such ter
ror into hrs troops, that treaty was conduct
ed by which Calcutta was restored 10 the
COMPANY. On the Odd June l757, Give at
the head of only 600 Europeans and 1OOU Be-
poys, and six guns, come up with tne army oo o.
Suraiee, consisting of 5O,OOO nianiry' oUUU
cavalry and 40 guns, under French Ohcefs.
.Fhe odds were fearful, but valor and decis-
ion can sometimes supply the want OF mum
hers the British were sheltered In the early
part of the day. by high bank from the can
| non shot of the enemy treachery ana u.Sal-
lection reigned in their ranks, and before CnVe
He'd his troops in their turn to the aItacHs 1ne
victory was already gained. The Naooo nee
! on his swiftest elephant Give renamed mas
| ter of the Indian camp. artillery ana Daggage
and the fate Of kingdom az great as franc.
containing thirty MILLIONS OF InhaOl.anls, wa
determined with the loss OF seventy nsn.
From this time the ascendancy Of auIess Dit
| ian on the Gauges was secured ana nsI ser
ritorial empire IN India founded, ano,accoluinl
Ito Allison.she "had no alternative Du.tO " =
lsorr1erir,g in continually increasing cirel
It'll they came to the SHOWS o. Tue '.'''a'as'
and the waves offhe Indus
aThis important FictOrI, Continues =, %
Same writer. adecided the lafe o. henga - 2
court of Delhi was too much humble 20 pc en-
ahIed to resist and after short neeocaauol
the Mogul emperor signed treaty. ny WIN y y
i he resigned aIlsoVereign claims over Beng
and part Of Bahar and Orlssa, ~ consiue1