A Popular History of British India: Commercial Intercourse with China, and the Insular Possessions of England in the Eastern Seas

The object of this compilation is sufficiently explained by the title ; India has now become so important to England that a convenient manual of its History must be desirable, if not necessary, to all who take an interest in the prosperity of their country. It has been the Author's aim to give a simple narrative of facts, derived from the best authorities, without introducing any opinions of his own, but leaving his Readers to form their own reflections and deduce their own conclusions. It is probable that this necessity of conceding to popular usage, may have led to some inconsistencies in the orthography used in this Work, but it is believed that there are none of any amount to create difficulty to the reader. An account of British intercourse with China has been subjoined, because that trade was, until lately, connected with the government of India, and must continue to exercise a great influence on the Asiatic relations of this country.