Mss Eur Orme OV.91

pp. [i-ii]. Table of Contents.

l, pp. [viii-x] (40 x 21.5 cm.). Index of Clive's Letters to Europeans. In Orme's handwriting. This refers to Volume X.

2, pp. 1-3 (22.5 x 18.5 cm.). Fort William. Dates of Events in Bengal, 14th Feb. to 11th Aug. 1757. In Orme's hand writing.

3, p. 7 (22.5 x 18.5 cm.). Letter, dated Harley Street, 3 Jan. 1777, from Orme to George Vansittart. Duplicate. Asks where the Imambara in Murshidabad is situated.

4, pp. 9-14 (32.5 x 20 cm.). Indexes to Bengal Country Correspondence, 1759. In Orme's handwriting.

5, pp. 15-17 (32.5 x 20 cm.). List of Letters received by the Select Committee in Bengal, 1759. In Orme's handwriting.

6, pp. 19-21 (32 x 20 cm.). Affairs at Delhi before the battle of Panipat. Mahratta Proceedings. Copy. The reason why Sudasheo Rao Bhow placed the Shahzada (Mirza Jawan Bukht) on the throne. This, the third great battle of Panipat, was fought in 1761. A fourth battle was fought at the same place in 1767.

7, pp. 22-24 (32x 20 cm.). Letter, dated 14th Jan. 1768, from [? Richard Smith]. Copy. Regarding Shuja-ud-daulah.

8, p. 25 (32 x 2.0 cm.). Extract from a letter undated and unsigned. Copy. Regarding Shuja-ud-daulah. Probably by Richard Smith. The date is about 1768.

9, pp. 27-31 (32.5 x 20 cm.). Extracts from (1) a letter dated 14th December 1760 from Colonel Caillaud to the Honble. Henry Vansittart, and (2) from a General letter, dated 19 Feb. 1762, to Bengal. Copy, The gallantry of Ensign Stables.

10, p. 33 (32.5 x 20 cm.). State of Bengal Charges and Revenues for the last two years from May 1770 to April 1772.

11, p. 37 (32.5 x 20 cm.). State of the two last Quick Stocks rec'd from Bengal. Copy. Dated 23 June 1773.

12, pp. 41-45 (37.5 x 22.5 cm.). Letter, dated Calcutta 24th March 1772, from Col. Charles Morgan to the Council of Fort William. Copy. Protests against the censure passed by the Council on the Proceedings of a Court Martial over which Col. Morgan had presided.

13, pp. 50-51 (48 x 30.5 cm.). A Return of the Army in Bengal for the year 1772. Copy.

14, pp. 54-67 (32 x 19.5 cm.). Estimate and Remarks accompanying the Plan of Mr. Francis. Copy. In the Table of Contents this is described as an estimate of the Bengal Charges for 1774, but as the Army Estimate is that entered on the Consultations of 13 March 1775 as General Clavering's, it would appear to be the Estimate for the year 1775-76.

15, pp. 69-70 (28.5 x 18.5 cm.) Account of the Mutiny of six Battalions of the Nabob Asoff-ud-Dowlah, 1775. Copy.

16, pp. 73-76 (31.5 x 19 cm.). Events at Bengal Presidency Mutiny of Sepoys in the Nabob's pay. l776. Copy. The Nabob referred to is Asaf-ud-daula.

17, pp. 77-80 (3l.5 x 19 cm.). Some Account of the celebrated Adventurer, Sombre or Sumroo. July 4th 1776. Apparently Original and endorsed in Orme's handwriting:- "Sent me by a Correspondent who resides near Dilly." This account appears to have been furnished by Colonel Ironside to Orme, being almost word for word the same as that given by Major Polier in a letter to that officer. See Asiatic Annual Register, 1800. Miscellaneous Tracts. Extracts of Letters from Major Polier at Delhi to Colonel Ironside at Belgram, May 22nd 1776, p. 30. Some of Polier's letters to Ironside have been reprinted in Bengal Past and Present, April to June 1914.

18, pp. 81-86 (31.5 x 19 cm.). A View of the present Situation of the Emperor Shah Allum and the Territories round Delhy remaining in his possession, with some account of a Sect of People not long since appeared, called the Seiks, and the condition of Cossim Ali Cawn. July 28th 1776. In the same handwriting as No, 17 above. See Asiatic Annual Register, 1800. Miscellaneous Tracts, p. 32, where a longer extract from Polier's letters is headed Account of the King, of his Dominions, and of Nujhaf Khan.

19, pp. 89-94 (31.5 x 19 cm.). Some Account of the Transactions in the Province of Oud from the 1st April to the end of June 1776. In the same hand as No. 17 above, and presumably by Major Polier.

20, pp. 95-100 (31.5 x 19 cm.). Treaty between the Honble. East India Cornpany and the Mahratta State at Poorunder, March 1st 1776. In the same handwriting as No. 17 above, and presumably by Major Polier.

21, pp. 103-127 (23x 17.5 cm.). Letter, dated Moorshedabad, 3rd March 1777, from William Hosea to Orme. Signed by Hosea. Contains a sketch of the political state of India and some account of Bundelkhand.

22, pp. 129-130 (22.5 x 18 cm.). Extract from a letter, dated Corah, 17 Jan. 1777. Copy., Account of Col. Goddard's attack upon" Sukranny," a Fort in the Doab. The reason of the failure of the attack is given as follows :- "I am sorry to say all these misfortunes were owing to the dastardly behaviour of our Sepoys, who were panic struck at seeing one of the Black Officers blown up in the Air with the Colours in his hand, by a Pot of Gun-Powder."

23, pp. 133-148 (32.5 x 20 cm.). Letter dated Calcutta, 28th April 1778, from Gilbert Ironside to General Richard Smith. Original. pescription of the state of affairs in Bengal.

24, pp. 149-172 (30 x 18 cm.). Affairs at Delhi from the time Nadir Shah left Delhi to the Battle of Paniput. Copy. Roughly from 1740 to 1760 A.D.