CONTENTS

CHAPTER

[I. ]THE QUARREL WITH THE ENGLISH

[II. ]M. RENAULT, CHIEF OF CHANDERNAGORE

[III.] M. LAW, CHIEF OF COSSIMBAZAR

[IV.] M. COURTIN, CHIEF OF DACCA

[INDEX]

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

[FORT D'ORLÉANS, CHANDERNAGORE, 1749.] (Mouchet)

[MUXADABAD, OR MURSHIDABAD]. (After Rennell)

[DACCA, OR JEHANGIR-NAGAR. ](After Rennell)