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Fifty Years of John Company FIFTY YEARS WITH JOHN COMPANY From the Letters of General Sir John Low of Clatto, Fife 1822-1858 # By URSULA LOW LONDON JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, W. Made and Printed in Great Britain by Butler & Tanner Ltd., Frome and London DEDICATION MY FATHER WILLIAM MALCOLM LOW, I.C.S.. (1835-1923) WHOSE RESEARCHES INTO FAMILY HISTORY PREPARED THE WARP AND WEFT FOR THE WEAVING CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I I John Low leaves Bithur for the Cape.—On medical advice takes ship for St. Helena.—An account of his family.—Visit of George IV to Edinburgh.—The eldest grandson at Clatto takes his passage for India.—John reaches the Cape on his return voyage to India in January, 1823.—Death of Samuel Somerville.—The old Minister of Kemback and his wife. 25 John Low detained in the Isle of France and the neighbouring island for a year.—Spends four months in Bombay as the guest of the Governor, Mr. Mountstuart Elphinstone.—His sister, Susan II Foulis, leaves India for good.—Sir John Mal­ colm's visit to Clatto.—Malcolm's account of the visit.—William Deas meets his uncle in Bombay. —John starts for Calcutta and learns on arrival of his appointment to Jaipur.—The Enterprise, first steam vessel to round the Cape, reaches Calcutta.—Hugh Cleghorn of Wakefield House. —Robert Low's death.—Failure of the Fife Bank. He is deeply involved.—The country passing through a financial crisis.—Cleghorn*s comments on the situation.—The Fife Bank liabilities not known for years, and eventually entail the re-purchase of Clatto. 45 John Low visits Delhi.—Colonel Foulis sails for India, but without his wife.—Peter Cleghorn returns to Scotland defrauded of some of his savings.—Charlotte Somerville marries again.— III Susan Foulis gives birth to a son in Edinburgh. —Correspondence about William Deas with Sir Thomas Munro and his successor.—Death of Munro.—John Low's health gives way; he determines to spend the next hot weather in the Himalayas.—Hugh Cleghorn's advice to his son, Peter.—John reaches " Mussourie in the Hima­ laya Mountains " in April, 1828. vii CONTENTS CHAP, PAGE IV 64 John Low becomes engaged to Augusta Shakespear.—Her parentage and the long con­ nection of her family with India.—John Shake­ spear, 1749-1825.—William Makepeace Thack­ eray, 1749-1813.—The Shakespears of " Shake- spear's Walk/' Shad well.—Augusta's two grand­ fathers meet at Calcutta.—" Sylhet Thackeray," and the affair of the elephants.—His marriage to Amelia, daughter of Lieut.-Col. Richmond Webb.—The Webb sisters and their respective fates.—Mrs. Webb's letter to Warren Hastings. —William and Amelia Thackeray and their family at Hadley Green.—Six of their sons sail for India.—Richmond, the second, sends for his sisters.—Emily and Augusta Thackeray embark for Calcutta in 1802.—Desertion of the Captain. —John Shakespear retires in 1780 and is en­ trusted with confidential papers by Warren Hastings.—His marriage to Mary Davenport.— Birth of five children and death of his wife.— Three sons sail for India.—The eldest falls in love with and marries Emily Thackeray. V 88 Richmond Thackeray's marriage.—Birth of his son.—John and Emily Shakespear send home their three eldest children.—Deaths at Hadley of William and Amelia Thackeray.—Old John Shakespear and his youngest son, Arthur.—The latter fights in the Peninsular and at Waterloo. —John and Emily accompany Lord Moira on a lengthy tour.—They reach Lucknow in October, 1814.—The Nawab of Oudh's menagerie and the animal fights.—Death of Richmond Thack­ eray.—His little son sent home with Augusta, George and Richmond Shakespear.—John and Emily at the Cape.—Birth of their ninth child, Selina.—One daughter comes out—two sent home.—Emily dies at Calcutta after arrival of her eldest son.—John Talbot Shakespear dies at sea, confiding his little girl to his sister-in-law's care.—Selina's reminiscences.—Old John Shake- spear's death and burial.—Augusta embarks for India in June, 1826.—She stays with her aunt, Mrs. Halliday, in Calcutta. VI 118 John Low's marriage to Augusta Shakespear. —Birth of their first child.—Promotion to viii CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE Gwalior.—The Dicks go home on leave.—Henry Low sails for Australia—a bankrupt.—William Low at Clatto.—Death of the baby at Gwalior.— John is appointed Resident at Lucknow.—Birth of his second daughter.—Some glimpses of Luck- now and of Nasir-ud-din's Court.—Fight be­ tween a stallion and a tiger.—Letter to Sir John Malcolm. VII 134 S. E. Low's slow recovery from rheumatic fever.—Susan Foulis spends the autumn at Clatto.—The King of Oudh dismisses Hakim Mehdi.—An occurrence at Nasir-ud-din's Court. —Death of John and Augusta Low's second child.—Arrival at Calcutta of the Dicks, with Charlotte and Augusta Shakespear.—Robert Deas' expulsion from Addiscombe College.— Henry Low leaves New South Wales for India, and decides to start in Calcutta as an attorney. —Birth and christening of Augusta's third daughter.—The child sent to Scotland when nine months old. VIII 154 William Low's wedding.—Marianne Shake­ spear marries.—General Foulis sails home on his final voyage.—John Mill's brother killed in a jungle fight.—Little Charlotte at Clatto.— Doctor Macdonald's illness.—Succession to the throne of Oudh fraught with danger.—John Shakespear, First Assistant at Lucknow.— Death of William Shakespear.—Birth of Augusta's fourth child—a son.—Deaths of Sir William and Lady Fettes. IX 177 Nasir-ud-din's reckless prodigality.—The Padshaw Begum.—A foreign visitor at Clatto.— Little Malcolm sent home to join his sister.— Death of the King of Oudh.—A critical night in Lucknow.—The coronation of Muhammed Ali Shah.—The Begum and Moona Jan sent away under escort.—John Shakespear's verses. —Approval of the Court of Directors.—^Then- presentation of a picture by Casanova of the scene in the Burradurree. X I98 Selina sails for India.—Lord Auckland and his eldest sister.—The two Miss Edens visit ix CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE Lucknow.—John Low's visit to Sir Charles Metcalfe.—Birth of Augusta's second son.— Death of Henry Shakespear.—S. E. Low's powers begin to fail.—Correspondence with two Directors of the East India Co.—Assembling at Ferozepore of the Army of the Indus.—De­ parture of the expedition to Afghanistan.— John and Augusta Low and John Shakespear sail for the Cape.—The baby sent home with the William Lows.—Birth of a third son at the Cape. XI 219 Death of old Hugh Cleghorn.—Richmond Shakespear goes with the army to Quetta.— Selected to accompany the Mission to Herat.— Sent to Khiva following the disappearance of Captain Abbott.—Successful negotiations with the Khan.—Starts for the shores of the Caspian with 416 Russian captives.—Reaches Nova Alexandroff safely with his convoy.—Stays in St. Petersburg.—Is sent to England with despatches.—George Shakespear's poem.—The return from the Cape.—Selina accompanies her sister to Lucknow.—Little anxiety felt about Afghanistan.—Surrender of Dost Mahommed.— John Low exerts himself on behalf of the son of an old friend.—The story of Patrick Vans Agnew. XII Georgina Low's operation.—Susan Foulis's 247 activities.—Affairs in Afghanistan.—Murder of Macnaghten.—Retreat of the army from Kabul.—The ensuing massacre.—Death of Aleck Deas.—Solitary survivor reaches Jalalabad.— Consternation in India.—Richmond Shakespear arrives at Calcutta, and is appointed to General Pollock's staff.—John and Augusta Low postpone their voyage to England and return to Lucknow. —Death of Muhammed Ali Shah.—Prince Solty- koff's visit.—Amjad Ali Shah succeeds.—His titles ratified by the new Governor-General.— Richmond's journey to Peshawar.—Relief of Jalalabad.—Triumphant advance and reoccupa- tion of Kabul.—Rescue of the prisoners.—Second evacuation of Kabul.—Generals Pollock and Nott retire to India.—The returning armies met at Ferozepore by Lord Ellenborough. XIII Final departure from Lucknow—General 284 Nott, the new Resident, retains John Shake- X CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE spear as first Assistant.—Arrival at Calcutta of William Ritchie and his brother.—John and Augusta Low and George Shakespear embark in the India steamer for Suez, Feb. 9th, 1843.— They reach Suez March 19th.—Trek across the desert, reaching Cairo March 21st.—Ten days spent in Cairo sight-seeing.—Journey by boat from Boulac to Aftee and thence to Alexandria. —They part with George, and embark on a French steamer.—They decide to go on to Athens and put in the time required for quaran­ tine there.—Augusta's journal breaks off with a description of the Acropolis. 312 XIV John and Augusta Low spend four and a half years in Scotland.—Deaths of Margaret Low and General Foulis.—The time of the " Dis­ ruption/'—S. E. Low's death, followed by that of Dr. Macdonald.—Second marriage of William Low.—Departure for India.—Lord Dalhousie, Governor-General.—John Low sent to take temporary charge at Hyderabad.—Appointed Governor-General's Agent in Rajputana.—The fall of Multan.—Charlotte joins her parents.— Her marriage at Simla to Theophilus John Metcalfe—Oct., 1853.—The Kerauli Adoption. —Richmond—and the affair of Fazil Khan.— Appointment to Hyderabad—Treaty with the Nizam.—Death of Lady Dalhousie at sea.— Military Member of Council.—Charlotte Met­ calfe's death. 343 XV Henry Low in Burma.—Annexation of Nag- pur.—John Low's views opposed to those of the Governor-General.—The Debate on India in the House of Commons, July 27th, 1857—Is­ raeli's speech.—Lord Dalhousie goes to the Nilgiri Hills with his daughter, Lady Susan Ramsay.—The Question of Oudh becomes press­ ing.—Colonel Outram's report on the condition of that country.—The Minutes of Dalhousie and his four colleagues in Council.—Letters from the Governor-General mention the arrival of John Low's second son.—Outram sent to Lucknow.— The King's refusal to negotiate.—The Queen- Mother goes to England.—Wajid Ali Shah as a state-pensioner.—Lord Dalhousie's farewell speech in the Council Room.—His departure.— John Low takes a brief home-leave,—Letters xi CONTENTS CHAP.
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