Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-25
TIE BRITISH POSSESSIONS IN INDIA.
From the London Quarterly Rcvic

our territory is equal 10 all continental Europe Russia
excepted Pcshawur is far North Of anGyc as SlocH
holm ia Of Naples Chagong as far East OF A9IIashgs as
Athens Is of Paris Germany, Italy, France, spain, Ho
land Belgium Denmark and Sweden, unedy DO mol equal
either our territory population Inc report OF Inc
grand eonometrca survey which has aey oeen Pn so
ior Parliament gives the olu-area IN square miles, ooo
ll3 population Isl 902 And a corrected copy WIN
which we have been favored, ndds seven millions and nan
10 This nopuarion most of which in our own territories
but part in native States making tho total los '4 700
ul the fact is from territories muny OF ne
returns better than guesses, and from the nate
States few TO be relied upon II has however gehelay
proved that give higher population lhan
previous estimates and after considerable attention 70 Inc
subject Tor years. should not be surprised 10 ma inc ON
cu gradually coming up from lis present
figure. TO nearly Two hundred millions
This splendid empire ia distributed into four governments
prcsdcncirs- Madras, Bombay and agra Inc
first is the seat of The Governor General and the SD,
preie council; The next Two have each Governor anu
council; and Agra is administered by Lieutenant Gov
90 aoi Compony's European ,roons l9 s2e; Company
native troops 240l2l Tuta, 2S9529. Native contIn-
gents commanded by British officers, and available un'
or General 32l 529 This is great army, yet It's pro-
portion Of The empire presents 'orcole
continent the nature OF The BRUSH rue Cp mn,
il with the proportion which The armies OF the Conli.
nen bear population OF the respective countries anu
you might Imagine that they holding conquered ma
lions and we governing our hereditary SOIL Forty mine
thousand out of the whole are Engshmen Ia less number
than ID generally found necessary 10 garrison the one Guy Of
Paris. Even the native rSJahs, with popu'atoh OF
UUUUUU nave 9UVVUu VIC, WV"
population have 700 less, though they are guaranteed
against external war and have 10 take oil rsss linen
our 100000 native troops are strength or us
40 on authority il poouar or The reverse Were their at
achnent lost how formidable would they be- taught IN our
mode war and five times numerous as the Engsh sol,
ders Were they and The troops OF ne Ialahs united
us il would BE- so 600 against OOO ou may travc
through Indu for days together without coming on mla
ry s,aiion Yuu may pass through Kingdoms WIN 1ntee
millions or more inhabitants containing only one post OF
European troops You may find Rres. cities Without SOL
der the remains OF forhcu.ions near which NOT
uniform visible Facts such % lhese "hen coh.'useo
vih tho cons,an, display of military force in the countries
OF even civilized Europe orcby prove that the po%e'
The English has foundations in the humes OF The people u.
we'll as in the environments Of The soldery In the native
regiments the officers are numbers about bull native
half English; but nutive officer rise higher than &c
capruincy minority md even .nen ~ unac' M
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that enjoyed by Hndoos the armies Of the Muss"lman
Bengal Madras Bom5uy have three distinct armies and
| three COMMUNICATIVE chief.