 Sir, the Nabob having determined to inflict corporal punishment upon the prisoners under your guard, this is to desire that his officers, when they shall come, may have free access to the prisoners, and be permitted to do with them as they shall see proper.  The Works of Edmund Burke - Page 291by Edmund Burke - 1839Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1921 - 542 pages
...remains on the records of Parliament, this letter, written by a British resident to a British soldier. "Sir, the Nabob having determined to inflict corporal...prisoners under your guard, this is to desire that his oificers, when they shall come, may have free access to the prisoners, and be permitted to do with... | |
 | Lion Feuchtwanger - 1928 - 264 pages
...attention, Mr. Hastings. This order from an English civil servant to an English officer reads as follows: "Sir: The Nabob having determined to inflict corporal...permitted to do with them as they shall see proper. Given at Lucknow, the 13th day of February, 1773. The Resident Governor of the East Indian Company,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 2008 - 1010 pages
...following, full of disgrace to the honor, justice, and humanity of the British nation. XLIIL "Sia, — The Nabob, having determined to inflict, corporal...care that they leave them always under your charge." XLIV. That the said Richard Johnson did, further to terrify the prisoners, and to extort by all ways... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 2008 - 1010 pages
...following, full of disgrace to the honor, justice, and humanity of the British nation. XLIIL "Sia, — The Nabob having determined to inflict, corporal punishment...care that they leave them always under your charge." XLIV. That the said Richard Johnson did, further to terrify the prisoners, and to extort by all ways... | |
 | India - 1924 - 988 pages
...982. • Minutes of the Evidence, p. 936. punishment ; one of Middleton's orders ran, " Sir, The Nawab having determined to inflict corporal punishment upon...permitted to do with them as they shall see proper." 1 It seems doubtful whether flogging was ever actually inflicted. Gilpin in command of the troops said... | |
 | Michael Edwardes - India - 1976 - 228 pages
...by a British resident to a British soldier. " Sir, the Nabob having determined to inflict corporal 5 punishment upon the prisoners under your guard, this...permitted to do with them as they shall see proper." While these barbarities were perpetrated at Lucknow, 10 the Princesses were still under duresse at... | |
 | English literature - 1842 - 576 pages
...resident to a British soldier : — ' Sir, the Nabob having determined to inflict corporal punish' ment upon the prisoners under your guard, this is to desire...permitted to do with them as they shall see ' proper.' While these barbarities were perpetrated at Lucknow, the princesses were still under duresse at Fyzabad.... | |
 | 1842 - 574 pages
...on the records of Parliament this letter, written by a British resident to a British soldier: — ' Sir, the nabob having determined to inflict corporal...prisoners under your guard, this is to desire that hitf officers, when they shall come, may have free access to the prisoners, and be permitted to do... | |
 | Languages, Modern - 1872 - 1454 pages
...Bologna shall again resound with their ancient war-cry, Popólo; popólo; muoiano; tiranni. IV, 296: Sir, the Nabob having determined to inflict corporal punishment upon the prisoners under year guard, this is to desire that his officers, when they shall come, may have free access to the... | |
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