Mss Eur Orme OV.147

p. [i]. Table of Contents. Repeated on p. 149.

1, pp. 1-16 (23 x 18.5 cm.). Memorandums concerning Aurengzebe and Bahadur Shah, extracted from Valentyn. In Orme's handwriting.

2, pp. 17-22 (22.6x 18.5 cm.). (1) Notes on Masulipatam, Sevajee, and Aurengzebe. (2) Introductory letter for Mr. William Jones. (3) Notes on Negapatam, the Syddees of Gingerah and Surat, Agra.

3, p. 23 (22.5 x 18.5 cm.). Account of the Damage done in Madras Road by a hard gale of wind the 21st Oct. 1763. Duplicate of 21. 21.

4, pp. 25-27 (32.5 x 19 cm.). Statement of the French and English Forces in the engagement of the 10th Sept. 1759. Between Pocock and D' Aché.

5, p, 29 (32 x19.5 cm.). Rulers of Behar and Bengal.

6, p. 31 (20 x 15.5 cm.), Note on the origin of Fort St. David. See Danvers' The Portuguese in India, II. 257.

7, p. 34 (20 x 15.5 cm.). Extent of 9 sail of the Line in a Line of Battle. Orme notes that, the ships being about 200 feet in length, with 8 intervals of 100 yards each between ship and ship, a squadron of 9 sail in line of battle extends a distance of 1,400 yards.

8, pp. 35-36 (22.5 x 18 cm.). List of Mr. Sulivan's Maps and Charts by Dalrymple. Duplicate of 158. 2.

9, pp. 39-46 (missing). Extracts from the Eckbaul and Eckbar Naumeh in the Radcliffe Library.

10, pp. 47-50 (32 x 20 cm.). Letter, dated London, 8th July 1760, from John Cleland to (?) Mr. Everard. Apparently Original, concerning a book of portraits of the Indian Kings and Emperors. This book was given by a Mughal General to the Muhammadan Governor of Surat, by him to Mr. J. Fraser (author of Nadir Shah), by him to Mr. John Cleland. by him to the poet Alexander Pope, and by him to the Bodleian Library in 1737. See 168. 7.

11, pp. 51-66 (22.5 x 18 cm.). Letters, dated Agra 3rd March. Warvar 9th November, Bhartpor 28th May 1770 and 3rd Jan. 1771, from Padre Wendel to Capt. Harper. Original. The doings of the Sikhs and Jats.

12, pp. 67-70 (22.5 x 18 cm.). Extracts concerning Tellicherry and Mahie, 1760-1761. In Orme's handwriting.

13, pp. 75-76 22.7 x 18 cm.). Enquiries concerning the capture of Gingee. Copy. According to the Index this refers to the year 1760, but from the statement that Orme's correspondent gained possession of the Great Mountain on the 5th Apdl, the date is 1761, and the letter is probably addressed to Captain Stephen Smith. (See Orme's History, III. 733.) See also 27. 2 (1), (2) and 31. 19 above for Smith's account of this affair.

14 (1), p. 79 (22.5 x 19 cm.). Note, dated East India House, 1st Oct. 1778, from Mr. Owen of the East Indian House. Original. Forwards some extracts from the Bombay Consultations. (2) pp. 83-90 (22 x 18 cm.). Bombay Consultations, 24th March to 21st April 1761. Extracts from the Official Records regarding the reduction of "Mehee," "Nelliseram," &c.

15, pp. 91-92 (38 x 8 cm.). Note of pages in the French Mémoires of Lally, De Leyrit, Bussy, D' Aché, Soupires, Berthelin.

16, pp. 93-95 (22.5 x 18 cm.). New Names of Places in my Second Volume. Books 6-10.

17, pp. 97-100 (22.5 x 18 cm.). Account by Richard Smith of the occupation of Seringham by himself and Joseph Smith. Original. The Table of Contents places this under 1761, but the evacuation of Seringham by the French took place on 6th Feb. 1760. See Orme's History, III. 600, where the story is told practically in the words of this paper.

18, pp. 101-104 (24 x 18.5 cm.). Account of the battle of Paniput from Mahomed Ally, the Nabob of Arcot. Copy.

19 (1), pp. 105-121 (32 x 20cm.). My [Orme's] first attempt to write the account of Meachunds Revolution at Surat. Very imperfect. Original. Refers to events in 1748-9 not dealt with in his History, but evidently intended to form part of that work. (2) pp. 125-144 (22.5 x 18 cm.). Another attempt at the same from Anquetil de Perron's account. Very imperfect. Copy.

20, pp. 145-146 (32 x 19.5 cm.). Debts and two Kistbundies of the Burdwan Revenues, 1758. Copy. p. 149. Index repeated with slight alterations.