Author : W. Napier
Release : 2015-07-13
Genre : Literary Collections
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Life and Opinions of General Sir Charles James Napier, Vol. 3 of 4 by : W. Napier

Download or read book The Life and Opinions of General Sir Charles James Napier, Vol. 3 of 4 written by W. Napier. This book was released on 2015-07-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life and Opinions of General Sir Charles James Napier, Vol. 3 of 4: G. C. B The Governor of Scinde now hoped to push the country rapidly forward to prosperity, but a terrible enemy interposed: pestilence suddenly blighted the growth of civilization. It came with sweeping force, striking down the collectors and their subordinates and paralyzing the whole action of the executive. Revenue sunk, cultivation nearly ceased, the public works were arrested for want of hands, and the troops went down like com before a driving blast: there was not a hundred men or officers able to stand in arms! The mortality was not indeed great, but lassitude, and despondency inexpressible, bowed mind and body, and suicides were frequent. In this helpless state dangers arose on every side. The mountain Belooch tribes, some of which had before commenced marauding, suddenly became menacing; the Punjaub troubles were augmenting on the frontier, and in India the powerful state of Gwalior was openly provoking war. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.