Pringle to Secret Committee on capture of Triton near mouth of Ganges and death of captain and officers; disturbances in Bengal; tranquillity of Cape but rumour of insurrection at Graaff Reinet; loss of Dutch prize ships off Cape Bona en route to False Bay
Pringle to Secret Committee on loss of Swedish Indiaman Gottenburgh in Table Bay; arrival of Gram Pasa, Walsingham, Landsown, Bellona, Oxford, Isabella, Princess of Wales, Warren Hastings and Anna; assistance in obtaining further recruits for armies in India; news of capture of Triton at Mauritius
Pringle to Secret Committee on supply of wheat [to England]; money for recruitment of men for India; list of EIC ships arrived at Cape from India, Apr-May 1796; lack of provisions at Mauritius.
Pringle to Secret Committee on supply of wheat from Stellenbosch; speculation in corn; Cpt Thompson chased by French frigate; recruitment at Cape for India
Pringle to Secret Committee on bills drawn for purchase of corn; delay of Queen and Friendship; embarkation of troops for Bengal on Georgiana and sailing instructions from Adm Elphinstone after sighting of French frigate near Cape Agulhas
Pringle to Secret Committee on brief capture of Lady Shore by French corvette; survey of Lady Shore; delay in loading of cargo of corn on Friendship; prohibition of foreign ships trading at Cape and resulting scarcity of goods and distress of inhabitants; proposal to send Cape wines for use in In...
Pringle to Secret Committee on intelligence of capture of Dutch squadron by Sir G K Elphinstone and Maj-Gen Craig and defensive preparations against possible attacks; affect of attack on Agency business; EIC corn for troops under Gen Craig; burning of cornship Neptune in Table Bay; arrival of Cec...