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CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. The Quarrel with the English 1

II. M. Renault, Chief of Chandernagore 13

III. M. Law, Chief of Cossimbazar 64

IV. M. Courtin, Chief of Dacca 132

Index 175





MAPS AND PLANS

The Ganges Valley and the European Settlements in Bengal, 1756. (After Rennell) Frontispiece

Map of the River Hugli from Bandel to Fulta. (After Rennell) To face page 1

Fort d'Orléans, Chandernagore, 1749. (Mouehet) 13

Muxadabad, or Murshidabad. (After Rennell) 64

Dacca, or Jehangir-nagar. (After Rennell) 132