Mss Eur Orme India IX

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1, pp. 2126-2158. Account of the Island of Bombay by a person unknown, with an index (p. 2158). Continued from VII I. 17 above.

2, pp. 2159-2174. From this to page 2174 are the adventures of a person unknown, who came to Calcutta in the government of Mr. Russell [4 March 1710-13 January 1713] and went to the Moors then fighting at Hughley. Copy. (1) pp. 2159-2161. Account of the passage of the ship up the river to Calcutta anno --. (2) p. 2162. Some account of Calcutta, of the Danes factory of Gundallparrah, anno - (3) pp. 2163-2170. Disturbanees at Hughley amongst the Moors in the year --. Mr. Russel, Governor of Calcutta. (4) p. 2171. Description of Chinchurra and Hughley, anno --. (5) p. 2172. Description of Hughley and of Golgutt, the English factory in Hughley, anno --. (6) p. 2173. Description of the Bandel, anno --. (7) p. 2174. Bockboreau [? Bansbaria] and Penmoree, two places above Hughley. This paper, which is incomplete, appears to be by a military man who had been cashiered in Madras, like his friend Captain Hercules Courtney, whose misbehaviour in Madras is described in Talboys-Wheeler's Madras in the Olden Time, p. 314 (Ed. 1882). Extracts from it, with an explanation of some of the extraordinary forms of native names, will be found in Wilson's Early Annals of the English in Bengal, Vol. II., Part 1., p. 383. Dr. Wilson fixes the date as 1712, which appears to be correct, as the paper begins with Nov. 26th and ends with the 11th Jan. 1712/13. It is not of much value, but is very amusing.

3, pp. 2175-2217. Proceedings of the Embassy from Fort St. David to Nazir Jing, from the 13th of March to April, 24th 1750. From the Records of Fort St. David. Copy. The ambassadors were Stringer Lawrence and Foss Westcott, both of the Council. John Dalton, Captain of the Company's , Grenadiers accompanied them. This document contains :- (1) Credentials of the ambassadors (p. 2l75). (2) Letters from the Governor, Charles Floyer to Stringer Lawrence, 13 March, with an Account or list of , Presents (p. 2176), 24 March (p. 2182), 26 March (p. 2184), 27 March (p. 2185), 27 March (p. 2186), 29 March (p. 2187), 25 March (p. 2187), 29 March (p. 2188), 31 March (p. 2189), 1 April (p. 2192), two letters 2 April (p. 2193), 5 April (p. 2195), two letters 7 April (p. 2200), 9 April (p. 2202), 15 April (p. 2206). (3) Letters from Stringer Lawrence to Charles Floyer, &c., 23 March (p. 2182), 25 March (p. 2183), two letters 26 March (p. 2184), 27 March (p. 2186), 29 March (p. 2187), 29 March (p. 2188), 31 March (p. 2189), two letters 1 April (p. 2191), two letters 1 April (p. 2192), 2 April (p. 2193). 2 April (p. 2194), 3 April (p.2195), two letters 3 April (p.2196), 4 April (p. 2196), 6 April (p. 2197), 6 April (p. 2199), 7 April (p. 2190,), 8 April (p. 2100), 8 April (p. 2201), 9 April (p. 2201), 21 April (p.2205), 24 April (p. 2206). (4) Letters from Major Lawrence to M.Dupleix, 31 March (p. 2190) and 3 April (p. 2194). (5) Letters from Richard Turner to Stringer Lawrence, &c., 9 April (p. 2203) and 10 April (p. 2204). (6) Letter from Richard Prince to Stringer Lawrence, &c., 4 April (p. 2203). (7) Letter from Foss Westcott and John Dalton to Richard Prince, 13 April (p. 2204). (8) Letters from M. Dupleix, &c., to Stringer Lawrence, &c., 13 April (p. 2191), 15 April (p. 2194). (9) Four translates of letters from M. Dupleix, &c., (p. 2197). (10) Two Letters from M. Dupleix to Nasir Jang, advising him to reconcile himself to Muzaffar Jang (pp. 2208-2211). (11) Account of presents given and expenses incurred in the Embassy from Fort St. David to Nasir Jang (pp. 2212-2217). Apparently a corrected copy of the Account appended to the Councils letter, dated 13 March, to Stringer Lawrence, &c. See above No. (2).

4, pp. 2218-2254. Correspondence between the Governments of Fort St. David and Pondicherry from the 28th of July to the 11th of September 1750. Copy. This contains:- (1) Letters from M. Dupleix, &c., to Stringer Lawrence, 28 July 1750 (p. 2218), 1 Aug. (p. 2218), [1 Aug.]. (p. 2222), 5 Aug. (p. 2224), [5 Aug.] (p. 2229), 14 Aug. (p. 2237), 16 Aug. (p. 2238), 19 Aug. (p. 2240), 21 Aug. (p. 2244), 29 Aug. (p. 2248), 6 Sept. (p. 2250),11 Sept. (p. 2253). (2) Letters from Stringer Lawrence to M. Dupleix, &c.-, 22 July 1750 (p. 2221), 24 July (p. 2223), 26 July (p. 2227). 30 July (p. 2228), 2 Aug. (p. 2235), 4 Aug. (p. 2237), 7 Aug. (p. 2239), 9 Aug. (p. 2242), 15 Aug. (p.2246), 17 Aug. (p. 2248), 20 Aug. (p. 2249), 29 Aug. (p. 2252). (3) Letter from Major Lawrence to Chanda Sahib, no date (p. 2252). (4) Translate of a letter from M. Le Provost De la Touche to Mr. Cope, 31 July 1750 (p. 2220). (5) Letter from M. De la Touche to M. Dupleix, 28 Aug. 1750 (p. 2249). (6) Captain [James] Cope's answer to M. De la Touche, 20 July 1750 (O.S., i.e., 31 July N.S.) (p. 2220). (7) Letter from M. de Bussy to M. Dupleix, 9 Aug. 1750 (p. 2231). (8) Letter from M. le Noir to M. Dupleix, 11 July 1750 (p. 2232). (9). Deposition of John Smith of Capt. Cope's Company, 7 Aug. 1750 (p. 2232). This and No. (10) below refer to Cope's action against the French at Trivedi, 21 July 1750. (10) Deposition of Arthur Ross of Capt. Cope's Company, 7 Aug. 1750 (p. 223.4). (11) General Letter from Mr. Robert Goodeere (Resident at Ingeram) to the President of Fort St. David, 15 July 1750 (p. 2238). (12) Representation of the Overseer of the village of Mandagapet of the hostilities committed by the French (p. 2247).

5, pp. 2256-2261. Substance of Mr. [William] Watts' letters to Colonel Clive from the 17th of February, when Mr. Watts went to Muxadavad, to the 26th of March 1757, two days after the surrender of Chandernagore. Abstracted by me, R. O., 1766. Copy. This correspondence deals with the attack on Chandernagore. The original letters are in the Bengal Records, and most of them are printed in Volume II. of Hill's Bengal in 1756-57, from the complete versions given below on pp. 2265-2385 of this volume.

6, pp. 2261-2262. Letter dated Calcutta, 7 Feb. 1757, from Admiral Watson to Colonel Clive. (Copy.) Advises him to attack the Nawab again. Printed in Hill's Bengal in 1756-57, Vol. II., p. 215.

7, p. 2262. Proceedings of a Council of War held at Barnagore, 7 Feb. 1757. Copy. The president was Colonel Clive. The Council decided, in reference to Admiral Watson's letter (No. 6 above), that the army was not strong enough to attack the Nawab again.

8, pp. 2263-2264. Some account of the Origin of Nadir Shah's march to Delhi, abstracted from an account written by Mr. Busby. Copied from 217. 2. See also 23. 11 and 54. 1.

9, pp. 2265-2317. Letters written by Mr. Watts to Col. Clive, the Select Committee, and others. Copy. The first letter is dated the 29th Dec. 1756 and was written before the second advance on Calcutta. Most of these letters refer to the intrigues that went on between the treaty with Siraj-ud-daula in Feb. 1757 and Watts' flight from Murshidabad in June 1757 shortly before the battle of Plassey. Many of these letters have been printed in Hill's Bengal in 1756-57, Vol. II. (1) Letters to Col. Clive. 29 Dec. 1756 (p. 2265), 17 Feb. 1757 (p. 2265), 18 Feb. (p. 22(6), 20 Feb. (p. 22(7), 22 Feb. (p. 2269), 25 Feb. (p. 2270), 1 March (p. 2276), 3 March (p. 2276), 3 March (p. 2277)., 10 March (p. 2278), 11 March (p. 2279), 15 March (p. 2281), 16 March (p. 2282), 17 March (p. 2282), 22 March (p. 2284), 26 March (p. 2284), 27 March (p. 2285), 27 March (p. 2286), 28 March (p. 2286), 31 March (p. 2287), 5 April (p. 2287), two letters 7 April (p. 2289), 11 April (p. 2290), 16 April (p. 2294), 18 April (p. 2296), 23 April (p. 2299), 26 April (p. 2300), 26 April (p. 2302), 28 April (p. 2302), 28 April (p. 2304), two letters 29 April (p. 2305), two letters 30 April (p. 2305), 3 May (p. 2306), 6 May (p. 2307), two letters 8 May (p. 2307), - May (p. 2308), 14 May (p. 2309), 16 May (p. 2309), 17 May (p. 2309), 20 May (p. 2310), 21 May (p. 2310), 21 May (p. 2311), 23 May (p. 2312), - May (p. 2313), 3 June (p. 2313). 4 June (p. 2314), 5 June (p. 2314), 6 June (p. 2314), 6 June (p, 2315), 7 June (p. 2315), - June (p. 2315), two letters 8 June (p. 2316), 9 June (p. 2316), two letters 11 June (p. 2317). (2) Letters to Roger Drake, Col. Clive, Major Killpatrick, and Richard Becher, 21 Feb. 1757 (p. 2268), 25 Feb. (p. 2271), 28 Feb. (p. 2272), 10 March (p. 2277). (3) Letters to John Walsh, 25 Feb. 1757 (p. 2269), 1 March (p. 2274), 14 April (p. 2292), 20 April (p. 2298). (4) Letters to Charles Watson, 16 March 1757 (p. 2281). (5) Letters to Charles Watson and Col. Clive, 18 March 1757 (p. 2283). (6) Letters from Mr. Matthew Collet to W. Watts, 14 April 1757 (p. 2293), 14 April (p. 2294).

10, pp. 2318-2320. [Two] Letters to Col. Clive from Messrs, Walsh and Watts, dated 26 and 27 June, on their arrival at M uxadavad, immediately after the battle of Plassey. Copy. These letters are printed in Hill's Bengal in .1756-57, Vol. II., 430, 431.

11, pp. 2321-2335. Fourteen Letters from Mr. [Luke] Scrafton at Muxadavad to Colonel Clive and Mr. Walsh. 1757. Copy. These letters, all dating between 9 April and 31 May, deal with the same subject as those of Mr. Watts (see No.9 above). Some of them have been printed in Hill's Bengal in 1756-57, Vol. II.

12, pp. 2336-2340. Purport of Mr. Watts' letters to the Select Committee, Bengal, from the 6th of March to the 23rd of April 1757. Copy.

13, pp. 2341-2349. Abstract of the correspondence between the Nabob and his officers and Col. Clive from April 24 to June 22, 1757. Copied from 20. 12.

14, p, 2349 & [i-xxxix]. Translation of News from the capital Shahjehanabad, dated the 5th of Rebia al awall 1175, answerirng to the 6th of October 1761. Copy. Copied from 21. 9. Duplicate of X. 2.

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