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Whilst the projected revolution stood suspended, whilst Mr. Holwell urged it forward, and Mr.
As to the Bengal provinces, he did not take for the Company the viceroyalty, as Mr. Holwell would have persuaded, almost forced, the Company to do; but, to satisfy the prejudices of the Mahomedans, the country was left in the hands nominally of the Subah, or viceroy, who was to administer the criminal justice and the exterior forms of royalty. He obtained from the sovereign the dewanny.
Building erected by Martin & Co. containing these offices Writers' Buildings and Holwell Monument Esplanade East, showing tank now filled in Old view of Esplanade, East, showing Dharamtala Tank The Sir Stuart Hogg Market Chowringhee, showing Tanks opposite Lindsay Street and Bengal Club Modern view of Esplanade, East, showing Tramway Junction and Shelter
Hastings; they open a treaty and conclude it with him, leaving the management of it to two persons, Mr. Holwell and another person, whom we have heard of, an Armenian, called Coja Petruse, who afterwards played his part in another illustrious scene. By this Petruse and Mr. Holwell the matter is settled. The moment Mr. Holwell is raised to be a Secretary of State, the revolution is accomplished.
He had received intimation that there was a considerable treasure secreted in the fort, and that Mr. Holwell knew the place where it was deposited.
Before the dawn came, the captives were all dead but twenty-three. Mr. Holwell's long account of the awful episode was familiar to the world a hundred years ago, but one seldom sees in print even an extract from it in our day. Among the striking things in it is this. Mr. Holwell, perishing with thirst, kept himself alive by sucking the perspiration from his sleeves.
'Tis a relief in one way; for Mr. Watts is a shrewd fellow he's head of our factory at Cossimbazar, and senior member of Council here and he would have sent the ladies away if he scented danger. Sorry I shall have to leave you; I must dine with Mr. Holwell; he's our zamindar judge of the Cutcheri court and collector of taxes: a fine fellow, the most cool-headed man on the Council.
I resisted the contagion as long as I could, but when I saw even Mr. Holwell, though nearer the air than myself, stripped to his shirt, I could not resist following his example; and in our dreadful extremity my unhappy companion was presently forced to do the same, hiding her face with her hands and choking down great sobs.
Holwell was an unselfish man, a man of the most generous impulses; he lived and died famous for these fine and rare qualities; yet when he found out what was happening to that unwatched sleeve, he took the precaution to suck that one dry first. The miseries of the Black Hole were able to change even a nature like his.
Holwell he's a brave man, an' no mistake begged an' prayed of us all to be quiet; but Lor' bless you, he might ha' saved his breath. 'Twas a hot night; we soon began to sweat most horrible an' feel a ragin' thirst. We took off most of our clothes, an' waved our hats to set the air a-movin'; which 'twas hard enough work, 'cos we was packed so tight.
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