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In 1685 Admiral Nicholson was sent out with twelve ships of war, carrying 200 pieces of cannon and a body of 600 men, to be reinforced by 400 from [[Madras]]. His instructions were to capture and fortify [[Chittagong]], for which purpose 200 additional guns were placed on board, to demand the cession of the encompassing territory, to conciliate the [[Zamindar]]s and [[Taluqdar]]s, to establish a mint, and to enter into a treaty with the ruler of [[Rakhine State|Arakan]]. But the fleet was dispersed during the voyage, and several of the vessels, instead of steering for Chittagong, entered the [[ | In 1685 Admiral Nicholson was sent out with twelve ships of war, carrying 200 pieces of cannon and a body of 600 men, to be reinforced by 400 from [[Madras]]. His instructions were to capture and fortify [[Chittagong]], for which purpose 200 additional guns were placed on board, to demand the cession of the encompassing territory, to conciliate the [[Zamindar]]s and [[Taluqdar]]s, to establish a mint, and to enter into a treaty with the ruler of [[Rakhine State|Arakan]]. But the fleet was dispersed during the voyage, and several of the vessels, instead of steering for Chittagong, entered the [[Hooghly River|Hooghly]], and being joined by English troops from Madras, anchored off the Company's factory. | ||
The arrival of so formidable an expedition alarmed Shaista Khan, and he offered to compromise his differences with the English; but an unforeseen event brought the negotiation to an abrupt close. Three English soldiers, strolling through the marketplace of Hooghly, quarrelled with Mughal officials, and were severely beaten. After that Nicholson dispatched a force to capture the town.<ref name="ibiblio.org">[http://www.ibiblio.org/britishraj/Marshman1/Chapter08.html ''The History of India from the Earliest Period to the Close of Lord Dalhousie's Administration''] by [[John Clark Marshman]], 1867.</ref> | The arrival of so formidable an expedition alarmed Shaista Khan, and he offered to compromise his differences with the English; but an unforeseen event brought the negotiation to an abrupt close. Three English soldiers, strolling through the marketplace of Hooghly, quarrelled with Mughal officials, and were severely beaten. After that Nicholson dispatched a force to capture the town.<ref name="ibiblio.org">[http://www.ibiblio.org/britishraj/Marshman1/Chapter08.html ''The History of India from the Earliest Period to the Close of Lord Dalhousie's Administration''] by [[John Clark Marshman]], 1867.</ref> | ||