'A Journey from Bengal to England, through the Northern part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian-Sea. By George Forster. In the Civil Service of the Honourable the East-India Company in Two Volumes. Vol. I.' [8] (33/342)
The record is made up of 1 volume (315 pages). It was created in 1798. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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forster’s travels..
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filled formerly between this port and Pegue, Siam, and the Malay
illands, now feebly remains ; and, unlefs fome favourable change is
fjpeedily effected, bears the appearance of a total failure. Though
thefe branches of commerce, filver bullion, gold-dufl: and precious
Tones, were introduced into Bengal ; from whence, in return
raw and wrought filks, coarfe cotton cloths, opium, and fait petre,
were exported. It hath alfo been alledged, that, within thefe late
years, the maritime trade of Bengal has received a check from an
embargo, or, what is tantamount, an excefiive high duty laid on the
importation of foreign fait. This reflri6lion has reduced the number
of fhips, and leffened the confiderable exportation of grain, which,
before that period, annually took place at the port of Calcutta :
yet, though it may have injured the exterior commerce, the revenue
of the Ganges fait has been increafed, by this reftri&ion, to an
amount never produced at any former period. It is painful, per
haps not jufl, to expatiate on the defeats, or the misfortunes of a
country, and hold them out to public view ; without propofing
lemedies for the ihs that are exhibited. The fcantinefs of my local
knowledge, will only permit me to fay, that as the welfare of the
Britifh dominion in India, ultimately depends on the prolperity of
Bengal, no labour fhould be thought irkfome, no rational plan left
untried, which may improve its revenne, or encourage its trade.
On the 29th of May I arrived at Berhampore. In this canton
ment, whicn is large and commodious, are Rationed three regi
ments of fepoys, and a battalion of Europeans. On the 15th of
June,
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A Journey from Bengal to England, through the Northern part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian-Sea. By George Forster. In the Civil Service of the Honourable the East-India Company in Two Volumes. Vol. I.
Publication details: printed for R Faulder, New Bond-Street, London. 1798.
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- 'A Journey from Bengal to England, through the Northern part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian-Sea. By George Forster. In the Civil Service of the Honourable the East-India Company in Two Volumes. Vol. I.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:16, 1:314, ii-r:ii-v, back-i
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