The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-20

chants planted the seed OF empire and with stef 0le
chasing speed run over the course of each that
mark the history of Q nation which for 10 are than
two centuries has been the theatre OF Sine of the
most thrilling scenes that ever gave birth to 70
nance or to misery. II permittel, promise to
make the chapter short. A year OF constant read
ing would hardly finish the works on India for the
volumes would crowd alibrary-memoirs, journals,
sketches of the multitude Of civil servants Of the
Honorable Company-histories and reports of Gov.
ernor Generals from Lord Give TO Lord Canning
annals records and accounts of the Board of Direc
tors biographies, historical "reminiscences, des-
patches, and pretty volumes Of clever military off,
GERS who, during years Of service, had little to
do but write, draw bills, smoke, play cards
and shoot tigers from out of howdon,
and others, who were in action, fought
gave their own account OF the battle, and
won medals and eulogies for their bravery. The
distinguished civil and military officers to the lite
rary public, and books on "our Eastern Empire" ar
to be found everywhere but where you most wan
them. Some Of the writers have become rich other
poor, and some won name; Others sunk into OBJ
security with the first edition. but most of them lost
their hair their lungs, and, in one or Two solitary in
stances, their conscience in the honorable service OF
the Honorable Company. Tourists, too, poetical and
pIosalC-sOme IullDB mo nysLerlcal composition
when standing on the sumnits OF high mountains
resting in their palaquees the banks Of grand
rivers, watching the innocent gambols Of Hindoo
madens, whose additions attracted them, while other
writers tell Of brave hunts, where they have uxuri-
ated in the exciting embraces OF wounded female
tiger; and missionaries who have grown inspired in
describing the horrors of the opium trade-the thrill
ing scenes OF the jungle the revolving customs "
heather worship, and the prayers which they have
made in the evangelization OF the-NzGe races
prayers somewhat doubted by many OF The coInpa-
Dys servants who living IN the same Localities, have
seen few instances OF fruit the seed OF which was
planted long ago, but somehow or other refuses 10
riren under an indian sun missionaries whose lie
Of exile commands admira'ion-and far De It from
me 20 speak lightly OF their labors, for their motives
are the best-although success seldom crowns their
life of toll and absence. Others have written, and
many who never saw the Indian shore have written,
and many of their works show astonishing research
and careful compilation. Moores knowledge OF the
Orient is sprinkled along the great three thousand
generic poems like pearls in diamond necklace,
and yet be never saw the country. Burke aud Fox
and Sheridan enchanted Parliament with their start
ling pictures of Indian life when the American ma
ton was In its cradle, ane yet they were no. IN
India From such q mass of composition one
Is fairly dishesrtened in reading upon such coun
try. No digest like Goldsmth's History Of England
has yet been thrown together. Yes-I am wrong
MacFarlane, who wrote on Japan, has published
valuable summary, which gives one taste for more.
Yet his travels never extended TO the East Bishop
Heber's "Indian Journal" "Wellingtons De
spatches,, p. Auber's "Rise and Progress Of Bri-
tlsh Power in India" James Military Transac-
lions Of the British Nation in Hindostan'-a work Of
more than ordinary merit; Mills History Of British
India," which, think, passed under Macaulays
favorable criticism in the Edinburg Rs1ieio;
scott's History Of Bengal" Gleigs Warren
vritings but only in proportion as the letter 10 to
he alphabet. In volume four-the last OF the bril-
liant series that has been issued from the press
rom the pen OF England's great historan-yoa will |
Ind an occasional page Of Engands progress In the
East and you read the eloquent description OF the
birth and infancy OF the empire you long for sno-
her chapter, and wait with impatient anticipation TO
zee something Of its youth and manhood. He tells
by Eneand's great Queen on the last day Of the
sixteenth century, just when the Mogul monarchy
was at the acme OF its fame-when Akbar, the IL
ustrous descendant the House OF Tamerlane, had
lands and wealth surprising anythi az in
Western grandeur. But Macaulay goes no further
back. Yet India had a glorious past Alexander
who conquered his Bucephalus before he wept that
here were no more worlds TO conquer, first told Eu
rope OF the splendor OF India, for his armies were
he first 10 enter the Punjaub. Political changes
have always been taking place IN the East. In the
eleventh century Constantinope held the trade
md worked the oracle OF finance: then Italians
'rowded out the Turks, AID Marco Polo was
N active he had been In Chira; aud years after
Columbus found continent-a new track 10 India |
hanged the commerce Of the Orient, and Vasco De |
lama claimed the discovery Of the Cape OF Good |
Hope course, and the Portuguese displaced the
Italians end the Arabs In the trade and in jealousy OF
'ortugal's progress the Dutch the French and the
English entered the field, and expeditions were des-
,atched TO lfdia via the Goodo Hope track, but |
Thomas Cavendsh and Capt. Raymond only opcned
he door to the joint stock company, who subscribed
ne hundred ard fifty thousand dollars, and placed
he direction under committee Of fifteen.
John Mildenhall was the first 70 make the over
and journey TO the new commercial arena. year |
alter. charter for fifteen years received the royal
.tr&A sfg stFfsr
eet sailed from Torbay under the command
ames Lancaster, who first dropped anchor al c.. \
natra, and lett an agent at Bantam, in Java. Ia |
his modest manner the acorn was planted aud tax
ng root fertile soil, from the young apling has
,rown to the mighty oak, whose wide sprefa'ng |
ranches, extending some 900 miles IRON Ga - 'g |
o Cape Comofin, from the Indus. month o. the |
mountain ranges, eastva ard Of the Baramputa, som,
800 mes--coyering an area OF some l,3OpDO0tqndte
by ore hundred and forty-Vne mil
ors OF Indians OF mixed blood aud mixed religion.
rom The Straits we fnd the traders o. Surat, Ia
6l2 protected by the Protestant James. A half ~ |
century later, IN lGG-, Botnbay was coded 70 tie
ompany ~ the disAipaied Charles tha Seco4 d. III |
sol Calcutta became Presidency, Aat y was n |
COS that the rival companies buried the h9tchet,
Dining capital and interest under the name o. tile |
United East India Company. TIE brss iooihoin |
NTH native king was brought about through tic |
kill Of the inerchantmcn's doctor, u saving the
i've Il beautiful princess A century had dC4 |
way since TIE formation 81 the COMPANY, sni Ring
fortunes were made 20 iekiy a. - sst0nish ~
ot interested ard create bitter Jealousy n th0as
Merchants who did lot shaFc the monopoly. |
Sir Josiah Child fought boldly for tie compRnrs
ighte which Cromwell bad restored AFTER the civil
var had broken out, and b3aght memteri II Par |
lament and members or the Cabinet with his IL |
Ian gold. Private merchants were not equal - |
ombat an already powerful corporation, who's
maxim then was that money woad overcome virtuc. |
md the working ~ tie maxim was seen Ia the cone |
inued renewals Of the charter. The wondeS,.d |
rogrtss OF The colony began % alarm the Indian |
.ings ard the Dutch and French advent Irers were
lways stimulating them on against the English. |
he fierce ieuds between the Hindoos aud the Mus
ulmen never more active. Since Alfred time terri
A. internal wars bad convulsed the land, aud Ma
,onedan conquerors, Hindoo rajahs, fierce Afghans
nd Rshpootes were maraading over the empire,
III Tarnerlane In the fourteenth century, took the
,ins. Baber succeeded the great Emperor, and
afer Akbar inherited all; but before the English
sere In Surat he was In the tomb Of his fathers.
The early hatred Of rival princes was handed down
rom generation 20 generation and In the early part
Il the seventeenth century burned with hercsr
pergv for Duplcsse. the Frenchman, began to dis
hot vrinu Of the MonO nl unonarrhv might