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Excerpt from A Narrative of the Transactions in Bengal, During the Administration of Mr. Hastings
Athird of its inhabitants. Since that period lb; Company has been involved in a very ha; zardous and expenfive war; and for a'confi derable time our army in the Carnatic was fed as well as paid from Bengal. The alto: nithing refources of that country, and the abilities of the men, who havegovgerned it, are now generally known and acknowledged; and however the calamities of war may have defolated the Carnatic, it is certain that at no period has Bengal enjoyed a greater degree of internal profperity than during the govern ment of Mr. Hafiings. The Narrative is now continued to the period of the latelt accounts p'e have received from India.
J OH N s c o T T. Qqeen square, ' 155° 4: 1384 A narrative.
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