Author: David LeightonPublisher:
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Vicissitudes of Fort St. George
Author: David LeightonVicissitudes of Fort St. George
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ISBN: 9780282145934
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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Excerpt from Vicissitudes of Fort St. GeorgeIn early times it was not to Hindustan, but to the Spice Islands, or Eastern Archipelago, that the merchant adventurers looked for their most valuable trades. It was there that they established their first settlements of Acheen, Tekoo, Bantam, Jaccatra, Jambee, Banjarmassin, Macassar and Banda and it was there that they had to contend against that fierce jealousy and enmity of the Dutch, which culminated in the frightful massacre of Amboyna, and the expulsion of the British in February, 1623. Those events diverted the atten tion of the Company of Merchants to the possi bilities of India; and the delusion which had long been entertained, that nutmegs, cloves and mace were essential to its commerce, began at last to give way to a conviction that there was in Europe a sufficient demand for commodities, which might become even more profitable than spices. And so, in the reign of Charles I., our ancestors fitted out fleets of five, six, seven, or more vessels, to exploit the Indian coasts, and bring back cargoes of Indian curiosities. The outlet in Eastern markets for English manufactures was but small.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.
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