Mss Eur Orme India XI

1, pp. 2702-2965/1-264. (a) Correspondence between Colonel Clive and the Principal Men in Bengal from the 15th December 1756 to the 30th June 1758. There is a copy of these letters in the India Office Records, Home, miscellaneous No. 193, which collection contains a letter (No. 117) from Sirajud-daula, both, Recd. 15th, April 1757 to Clive, which has been omitted by Orme's copyist. Some of the letters have been printed in the Report (1773) of the Select Comittee apptd, by Parliament, and in Hill's Bengal in 1756-57. The posts held by many of Clive's Correspondents are given in X. 1 (51) above. All these letters deal with the intrigues and campaigns in Bengal between the recapture of Calcutta and the complete establishment of Jafar Ali as Nawab. (N.B. Nos. 110 and 111 are misplaced.) It may be mentioned that a Calendar of Persian correspondence, Vol. 1., pp. 1759-1767, edited by Dr. E. Dension Ross, was published in 1911. This contains abstracts of Clive's Country Correspondence in 1759 and 1765-67. (1) Amar or Amier, Beg Cawn to Clive. Nos. 211, 213, 214, 216, 224, 227, 264, 366, 371, 381, 440, 468. (2) Amroolla (Shaike). Nos. 147, 150. (3) Assof Jaw to Col. Clive. Nos. 501, 526. (4) Assaduzama Mahmud, Rajah of Beerboom, to Clive. Nos, 181, 186, 246, 247, 257, 279, 305, 306, 324, 331. (5) Chuta Nabob (Mir Mirran) to Clive. Nos. 242, 276, 280, 385. (6) Colonel Clive to Allum Gurre Sannee, King of Hindostan. Nos. 202, 484. (7) Colonel Clive to (Shaike) Amaroolla. Nos. 146,148. (8) Colonel Clive to Amar or Amier Beg Cawn Bahadre. Nos. 212, 214, 256, 364, 368, 373, 419, 469. (9) Colonel Clive to Assuduzama Mahmud, Rajah of Beerboom or Buboon Rajah. Nos. 164, 182, 187, 228, 249, 258, 327. (10) Colonel Clive to Balleroy, the Morattoe General. No. 188. (11) Colonel Clive to the Chuta Nabob. Nos. 245, 278, 281, 352. (12) Colonel Clive to Codair Cawn Luttee (or Luttee Cawn ). Nos. 172, 470. (13) Colonel Clive to Cojah Haddee Cawn Bahadre. n . Nos. 241, 254, 267. (14) Colonel Clive to Cojah Wazid. Nos. 10, 15, 105, 122, 210. (15) Colonel Clive to Cossim Ally Cawn. Nos. 375, 418, 445. (16) Colonel Clive to Cullub Ally Cawn. Nos. 400, 510. (17) Colonel Clive to (Rajah) Dullubram Bahadre or Roy Dulub. Nos. 83, 197, 218, 225, 229, 263, 291, 295, 297, 300, 304, 308, 317, 321, 356, 372, 398, 403, 425, 429, 431, 435,446, 453, 455, 471, 482, 519. (18) Colonel Clive to Gauze Odin Cawn, prime vizier of the Empire and Imitator of Azoff. Nos. 203, 485. (19) Colonel Clive to Golam Hossein Cawn. No. 353. (20) Colonel Clive to Govindram Metre. No. 89. (21) Colonel Clive to Jaffeir Ally Cawn (later on the Nawab). Nos. 133, 151, 154, 157, 158, 160, 161, 166, 168, 171, 179, 183, 193, 195, 206, 217, 219, 220, 221, 231, 232, 234, 238, 244, 253, 260, 261, 273, 277, 284, 286, 293, 315, 318, 319, 325, 330, 332, 334, 337, 343, 347, 355, 358, 360, 363, 367, 377, 380, 384, 387, 390, 393, 402, 410, 420, 422, 424, 448, 451, 456, 460, 462, 464, 473, 478, 487, 493, 495, 497, 498, 503, 506, 513, 528, 531, 532. (22) Colonel Clive to Juggapaturaul, Rajah of Bennimoorlanea and Millipilla. No. 491. (23) Colonel Clive to Juggutseat. Nos. 9, 98, 117. (24) Colonel Clive to Juggutseat, Mahtabray and Marajah Seroop Ohund. Nos. 53, 180. (25) Colonel Clive to Juggutseat and Marajah Seroopchund. Nos. 153, 173, 248, 351, 466, 520, 529. (26) Colonel Clive to Rajah Kissenchund of Nuddea. Nos. 433, 443. (27) Colonel Clive to Mahmud Ally Cawn Bahadre, Nawab of Arcot. Nos. 97, 204. (28) Colonel Clive to (Seat) Mahtabray and Marajah Seroopchund. No. 14, with enclosure No. 16. (29) Colonel Clive to (Rajah) Mohun Loll. No. 123, 152. (30) Colonel Clive to the Mohie Rajah (Uncle of the Raja of Birbhum). No. 189. (31) Colonel Clive to (Rajah) Monickchund: Nos. 1, 3, 5, 8, 174. (32) Colonel Clive to Moorlydur. Nos. 287, 301. (33) Colonel Clive to Nuncomar, Phousdar's Naib at Hughly. Nos. 63, 64, 71, 86, 165, 521. (34) Colonel Clive to Omichand. Nos. 31, 41, 104. (35) Colonel Clive to Pulwansing. Nos. 404, 441. (36) Colonel Clive to Rajaram Sing. Nos. 239, 255. (37) Colonel Clive to (Rajah) Ramnarrain, Naib of Patna. Nos. 190, 191, 269, 302, 311, 313, 361, 379, 394, 396, 414, 447, 477, 499, 500, 509, 518. (38) Colonel Crive to (Rajah) Barnnatbt, Rajah of Dinagepore. Nos. 299, 444. (39) Colonel Clive to Roydulub (Rarn). See (17) above. (40) Colonel Clive to Rungeet Roy. Nos. 21, 30, 36, 40, 40, 54. (41) Colonel Clive to (Seree) Sahoo Rajah. No. 488. (42) Colonel Clive to (Nabob Munsurul Memalek) Seraja Dowla (Shah Cooli Cawn Bahadre HybutJung). Nos. 6, 20, 25, 29, 33, 34, 35, 44, 49, 50, 52, 57, 58, 60, 62, 73, 79, 84, 85,87, 90, 93, 94, 99, 106, 112, 113, 116, 119, 124, 127, 128, 132, 135, 140, 143, 145, 149, 156. (43) Colonel Clive to Salabut Jung Bahadre, Nizam of Dekan. No. 205. (44) Colonel Clive to Seva Bauboo, Coja Wazid's Gomastah. No. 66. (45) Colonel Clive to Sewbutt, the Morattoe Vacqueel. Nos. 489, 508. (46) Colonel Clive to (Rajah) Sundersing Bahadre. Nos. 341, 416. (47) Colonel Clive to (Rajah) Telockchund. Nos. 194, 442. (48) Colonel Clive to Vizr Ali. No.7. (49) Codair Cawn Luttee to Clive. No. 467. (50) Coja Haddee Cawn Bahadre to Clive. Nos. 240, 250, 260. (51) Coja Petruse to Clive. No. 43. (52) Coja Wazid to Clive. Nos. 11, 13, 17, 103, 121, 142, 200, 412. (53) Collub Ally Cawn to Clive. No. 399. (54) Cossim Ally Cawn to Clive. Nos. 374, 417, 432, 436. (55) Drake, Roger, to Monickchund. No. 69. (56) Dullubram (Rajah Roydulub) to Col. Clive. Nos. 102, 198, 226, 270, 290, 296, 298, 303, 307, 314, 320, 376, 405, 407, 428, 430, 434, 450, 454, 475, 481, 483, 516, 524, 527. (57) Geramul to Clive. No. 336. (58) Golabchund Roy to Clive. No. 490. (59) Golam Hossein Cawn to Clive. No. 345. (60) Governor and Council, Calcutta. Agreement with Siraj-ud-daula. No. 45. (61) Huffizula Cawn to Clive. No. 190. (62) Jaffeir Ally Cawn to Clive. Nos. 159, 162, 167, 169, 170, 175, 176, 178, 184, 207, 208, 223, 230, 233, 236, 237, 243, 251, 259, 265, 268, 271, 272, 274, 282, 283, 285, 289, 294, 316, 326, 328, 329, 333, 338, 339, 342, 346, 348, 349, 357, 359, 362, 365, 370, 382, 383, 386, 388, 389, 392, 406, 408, 409, 411, 421, 423, 427, 449, 452, 457, 459. 461, 463, 472, 476, 486, 494, 496, 502, 504, 511, 522, 530, 535, 536, 537. (63) Jaffeir Ali Cawn to M. Jean Law. No. 193 (2 letters). (64) Jaffeir Ali Cawn to Mirza Aumar Beg (see Amar or Amier Beg). App. to No. 162. (65) Jaffeir Ali Cawn to the Officers of the Army. No. 215. (66) Jaffeir Ali Cawn. Two sanads for the E. I. Company, enclosed in No. 201. (67) Jaggapaturanl, Rajah of Bennimoorlanea and Millipilla to Clive. No. 479. (68) Juggutseat to Clive. Nos. 12, 92, 130, 177. (69) Juggutseat and Marajah Seroopchund to Clive. Nos. 262, 344, 395, 465, 515, 525. (70) Kissenchund (Rajah of Nuddea) to Colonel Clive. No. 433. (71) Laws (Jean Law) to Fuckeratojah (Cojah Wazid). No. 144. (72) Laws (Jean Law) to Mir Jafar Ali. No. 186 (enclosure). (73) Massaul Huddein Mahomed Cawn to Colonel Clive. No. 439. (74) Mirza Salih to Fuckeratoojah (Cojah Wazid). No. 144 (enclosure). (75) Mohun Loll to Clive. Nos. 129, 139. (76) Mohun Loll to Cofuh Wuzid. No. 192 (enclosure). (77) Monseram, the Nabob's Vacqueel at Delhi, to the Nabob (Mir Jafar ). No. 251 (enclosure). (78) Monickchund to Col. Clive. Nos. 2, 4. (79) Monickchund to Omichund. No. 163 (2 letters, enclosures). (80) Moorlydur to Clive. Nos. 310, 323, 514. (81) Mortubray (Seat) to Col. Clive. Nos. 108, 109. (82) Muhammad Ali (Nawab of Arcot) to Clive. No. 222. (83) Mulna Fuckaradin to Clive. No. 199. (84) Muttera Mull to Baboo Sahib. No, 126 (enclosure). (85) Nuncomar to Col. Clive. Nos. 67, 72, 77, 78, 82, 163, 517, 523. (86) Nuncomar to Siraj-ud-daula. No. 126 (enclosure). (87) Omar Kouli Cawn, Agent for Nabob Jaffeir Cawn at Sujah Dowla's Court to Omar (see Amar) Beg Cawn. No. 208. (88) Omichund to Colonel Clive. No. 19. (89) Ouduntsing to Colonel Clive. No. 458. (90) Pulwansing (Rajah) to Col. Clive. Nos. 401, 437. (91) Rajaram (Singh) to Col. Clive. Nos. 235,252. (92) Ramnarrain (Rajah) to Col. Clive. Nos. 201, 209, 288, 292, 309, 322, 335, 350, 354, 369, 378, 391, 397, 415, 480, 507, 512, 533, 534. (93) Ramnaut (Raja of Dinagepore) to Col. Clive. Nos. 312, 438. (94) Rungeet (Roy) to Col. Clive. Nos. 18, 24, 27, 32, 37, 42, 59. (95) Roydullabram. See Dullubram. (96) Sahoo Rajah to Col. Clive. No. 474. (97) Scrafton (Luke) to Col. Clive. No. 275. (98) Seva Bauboo to Col. Clive. No. 80. (99) Sewbutt to Col. Clive. Nos. 492, 505. (100) Sirajuddaula (Nawab) to Colonel Clive. Nos. 22, 23, 26, 28, 47, 48, 51, 55, 56, 61, 68, 70, 74, 75, 76, 81, 88, 91, 95, 96, 100, 101, 107, 110, 111, 114, 115, 118, 120, 125,126,131, 134, 136, 137, 138, 141, 144, 155. (101) Sirajuddaula to Governor and Council, Calcutta. Nos. 38, 39. (102) Sirajuddaula to Nuncomar. No. 121 (enclosure). (103) Siraj-ud-daula to Admiral Watson. No. 65. (104) Sujah Dowlat, Nabob of Owd, to Major Coote. No. 208 (enclosure). (105) Sundersing Bahadre (Rajah) to Col. Clive. Nos. 340, 413. (106) Telockchund (Rajah) to Col. Clive. Nos. 185, 192, 426. pp. 2966-2980. (b) Index to (a).

2, pp. 2982-2991. Correspondence between the Council (and Major Lawrence, Messrs. Wynch and Westcott, from Sept. 18th to Nov. 14th, 1749, at Fort St. George. Copy. Official papers connected with the restoration of Madras to the English in 1749 in accordance with the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (18 Oct. 1748). See 15. 4. (1) Letters from Stringer Lawrence, Alexander Wynch, and Foss Westcott to Charles Floyer and Council, Fort St. David, 18 Sept. (p. 2982), 21 Sept. (p. 2983), 23 Sept. (p. 2984), 25 Sept. (p. 2985). (2) Letter from Lawrence, Wynch, and Westcott to Captain William Grierson, dated – (p. 2983). (3) Letters from Lawrence and Westcott to Floyer and Council, Fort St. David. 29 Sept. (p. 2985), 1 Oct. (two letters pp. 2986 and 2987), 4 Oct. (p. 2987), 8 Oct. (p. 2987). The last of these letters expressly states the opinion of the English that the French "are aiming at nothing less than becoming masters of the Province, having got together a large force for that purpose, and by that to exclude us from the trade thereof." If then, Dupleix had not yet formed his plan of Indian conquest, he was at this early date credited with having done so by the English. The same letter illustrates the difficulty which the Company experienced in obtaining recruits from the King's Regiments returning to Europe, the men refusing to serve under strangers, and their officers refusing to join the Company's service except with higher rank. Accordingly Lawrence asked for commissions for a certain number of officers. As Admiral Boscawen brought out with him not a British Regiment but only a number of "Independent Companies," presumably, the officers belonged to the latter. These Companies were the first King's troops in Madras. Adlercron's Regiment, the 39th, which bears the title of Primus in Indis was the first King's Regiment to land in Madras. It arrived in 1754. Bombay, however, claims priority against Madras in that King's soldiers were sent with the Earl of Marlborough (James Ley), when Bombay was ceded to the English in 1661. (4) Letter from Stringer Lawrence and Foss Westcott to Adam Dawson and Council, Fort William, 9 Oct. 1749 (p. 2989). (5) Letters from Stringer Lawrence to Floyer and Council, Fort St, David. 15 Oct. (p. 2989), 14 Nov. (p. 2990).

3, pp. 2992-3005. Naval affairs. N.B. The French account may be found in Tract No. 427, India Office Library. Mémoire pour le Comte d' Aché, &c., &c. (1) pp. 2992-2993. Minutes of the engagement of the English fleet under the command of Admiral Pocock with the French fleet under the command of M. d'Aché, April 29, 1758. Copy. Orme says:- "This account was taken on board the Elizabeth and, I believe, by Young." (2) pp. 2994-2995. Minutes of the engagement of the English fleet under the command of Admiral Pocock with the French fleet under the command of M. d'Aché, August 3, 1758. Taken on board the "Yarmouth." Copy. (3) pp. 2997-3002. Minutes of the engagement of the English fleet under the command of Admiral Pocock with the French fleet under the command of M. d'Aché, Sept. 10, 1759. Taken on board the "Revenge." Copied from 32. 11. (4) pp. 3002-3003. The line of battle of the English squadron as they engaged the French squadron of eleven ships the 10th of September in sight of Tranquebar flag-stall, the "Elizabeth" on the Larboard tack. With a return of the killed and wounded on board the English fleet. Copied from 32.12. (5) pp. 3003-3004. Condition of the eleven ships of the French as they appeared to the "Revenge" at 3 p.m. Copied from 32. 12.

4, p. 3005. Longitude and Latitude of Madras, Chandernagore, Gyrotty, and Calcutta. Copy.

5, p. 3005. Longitude and Latitude of Fort St, George, Calcutta, Islamabad, and Chittagong. Copy.

6, pp. 3006-3009. The authorities on which Mr. Rennell composed the large Map of Bengal, brought home by Colonel Clive and now engraving. Copy. On the 21st Nov. 1764 (222. 143) Orme wrote to Clive asking him to have a map of Bengal prepared. Thus this heading approximately fixes the date of Rennel's first map of Bengal, for Clive left Bengal for the last time in the end of January 1767. See Malcolm's Life of Clive, III. 171. Rennell had been appointed Surveyor earlier in 1764. See 7.1 above. The earliest dated map of Bengal by Rennell in the India Office Map Department is dated 1768, but an earlier map of Bengal is to be found in 164 (b) above.

7, pp. 3009-3010. Places where Latitudes have been taken with correctness and which serve to correct the general Map. Copy.

8, p. 3010. Observations on a sketch of a march through the Beerboon country. Copy.

9, pp. 3011-3034. (1) pp. 3001-3033. A description of the Vellore Fort, the Pettahs, the Hills and the attack carried, on by the English army under the command of John Caillaud, Esq., Colonel in the East Indies, to which is annexed a general plan of the whole in 1761. Copy. The plan is missing. (2) p. 3033. A return of the killed and wounded during the siege of Vellore in the English army under the command of Colonel John Caillaud. Copy. (3) pp. 3033-3034. Officers killed and wounded. Copy. (4) p. 3034. References [to the Map, which is missing]. Copy. See British Museum, Maps, 54570 (16).

10, pp. 3035-3036. Mr. Sykes' account of his escape from Mandipoor in company with Mr. Watts in June 1757. Copied from 20. 9. Printed in Hill's Bengal in 1756-57, Vol. II.

11. pp. 3036-3037. Memorandum from Captain Henry Wedderburn to R.O., October 2, 1767, concerning the island of Cossimbuzar. Copy. Captain Wedderburn commanded a body of volunteers during the troubles with Kasim Ali in 1763.

12, pp. 3037-3039. Letter dated 21 October 1767, frorn Mr. Srafton to R.O., with translations of a letter from the Abdally and another frorn his Vizier [Shah Viley Cawn] to Sujah Dowlah in the beginning of 1767 or end of 1766. The two latter letters are copied from 21. 10, 11.

13, pp. 3039-3044. Letter, dated Tongebadra, – March 1767, from Joseph Smith to Orme. Copy. Gives an account of his expedition with Nizam Ali against Haidar Ali.

14, pp. 3044-3047. Letter, dated Masulipatam 20 December 1766, from Col. Joseph Smith to Mr. Browne. Copy. Gives an account of his expedition against Haidar Ali.

15, pp. 3048-3049. Letter, dated – 1763, from Mr. John Walsh to the Proprietors of East India Stock. Copied from 20.10.

16, pp. 3049-3050. Days of the Week from the 13th to the 23rd of June 1757. Copy.

17, pp. 3050-3051. Memorandums concerning the march of the troops and the battle of Plassey in June 1757. Copied from 20. 11.

18, pp. 3052-3053. General events in India and relating to the E.I. Company from the year 1754 to 1765, August, from Walsh. Copied from 21. 28.

pp. [i-iii]. Index, i.e., Table of Contents.