Chapter IV

The game of French and English--French East India Companies--
Joseph Dupleix--His diplomacies--Admiral Labourdonnais--
Jealousies between the two--British squadron--Game of hide
and seek--Pondicherry given to French by Nawab of Arcot--
Siege of Madras--Plight of England--Saved by a storm--
Labourdonnais impeached by France--Nawab of Arcot sides
with England--Coast of Coromandel saved by another storm--
Siege of Pondicherry--Disastrous failure--Dupleix sings "Te
Deums"--Peace of Aux la Chapelle.