Excerpt from The Political, Commercial, and Financial Condition of the Anglo-Eastern Empire, in 1832: An Analysis of Its Home and Foreign Governments, and a Practical Examination of the Doctrines of Free Trade and Colonization, With Reference to the Renewal or Modification of the Hon. East-India Company's CharterIN contemplating the progress Of Britain, from a small and insulated kingdom to a vast maritime empire, the annalist is compelled to seek some point whereon to rest, while reflecting on the events which conduce to the pros perity or decline of a nation; this historical landmark will be found at the period of the establishment of the east-india Company, an epoch when the commercial and naval power of this country emerged into active com petition with surrounding rival states, each struggling for. A monopoly of trade with the East, or for an extension of territorial dominion in regions which, to the eye of the poet, the philosopher, and the politician, presented the most glowing prospects of romance, of science, or of national aggrandizement.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.