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iod. An application to the Government for a loan of £"1,000,000 to enable them to carry on their business led to an inquiry into the whole affairs of the Com- pany, and an impeachment of Clive's administration, particularly his dealings with Siraj-ud-Daula and Mir J afar. As a result it was ruled by the Commons that all the acquisitions made by military force in India, or acquired by treaty with foreign powers, did by right belong to the State, while, with regard to Clive, they left the questio...n unvoted on as to whether or not he I I 8 ROBERT CLIVE. had " abused the power with which he was entrusted, to the evil example of the servants of the public, and to the dishonour and detriment of the State," con- tenting themselves with passing a resolution that " Robert, Lord Clive, did render great and meritorious services to his country " — a resolution which did little to soothe the worn-out spirit of the victor of Plassey, who died by his own hand, after great physical suffering, at his house in Berkeley Square in 1774.
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