East Indies Series 62.

(1) pp. 1, 5, 91, 131, 143, 155, 171, 203-8, 215, 261, 315, Routine or Formal Letters. (2) pp. 9-51, 303-11, Ill-treatment by the Portuguese at Rio de Janeiro of Richard Bendy, Commander of the Company's Packet Hinde 1781. See H/155 (3). (3) Company's Petitions to the King. pp. 53-69, For appointment of John Stables to the Bengal Council with his Commission 22nd Aug. 1781; pp. 175-89, For appointment of Charles Stuart and Stephen Sulivan to the Bengal Council with their Commissions 19th Sept. 1781; pp. 191-3, For permission to raise 2,000 recruits 5th Sept. 1781. (4) Intelligence. pp. 73-4, From Latouche at Basra 27th June 1781; pp. 127-9, From Amsterdam 4th Sept. 1781, Exchange of prisoners with the Dutch; pp. 219-23, From Latouche at Basra 20th July 1781, French ships in the Persian Gulf; pp. 291-301, From St. Helena 30th July 1781. (5) Paul Benson to Directors. pp. 77-8, Cork, 17th Aug. 1781, Character of M. de Kerguelen, Commander of the Liber Navigator; pp. 95-113, 25th and 29th Aug. 1781, with proposals for French attacks on St. Helena, Dacca, Chittagong, &c. (6) Correspondence of Directors with Lord Hillsborough. pp. 115-6, 6th Sept. 1781, Recruits; pp. 119-20, 227-32, 277-88, September 1781, Proposed attack on the Cape; pp. 195-9, 20th Sept. 1781, Request for Convoy. (7) Letters and Advices from Bombay. pp. 135-6, 30th April 1781, Col. Carnac's victory over Sindia; pp. 143-52, 30th April 1781, Reinforcements to Tellicherry; pp. 159-67, 31st March and 5th April 1781, Failure of negotiations with Marathas. (8) pp. 139-41, Complaint of insult to the Emperor of Austria by arrest of Louis Macé at Madras in 1780 (in French.) (9) pp. 211-3, Directors to Governor-General and Bengal Council 6th Oct. 1781, Despatch of French squadron to India. (10) pp. 235-60, Impey to Lord Hillsborough 27th Nov. 1779, with Rules of Practice and Variations in Table of Fees in the Supreme Court. (11) pp. 265-74, Warren Hastings to Directors 29th Nov. 1780, His independent action in reference to Berar, the Marathas and the Nizam. (12) pp. 319-23, List of Papers sent to Lord Hillsborough, From Bengal, Madras, Canton, and St. Helena 31st Oct. 1781. (13) Letters and Advices from Bengal. pp. 327-47, 29th Nov. 1780, Pressing of Company's sailors, Arrangements with the Dutch relative to deserters, Investment, Loans, Prevention of Fires in Calcutta, Supplies to Madras, Departure of Francis, Salaries in Supreme Court, Case of Stephen Bagshaw; pp. 349-51, 19th Nov. 1780; pp. 353-88, 29th Nov. 1780, Mr. Hollond and the Nizam, War with Hyder Ali, General Goddard and the Marathas, Military position; pp. 391-492, 25th Nov. 1780, Plan (see pp. 437-92) of Regulations for Administration of Justice and Transactions with the Supreme Court. (14) pp. 495-546, Hastings' Minute on appointment of Impey as Judge of the Sadr Diwani Adalat, with Opinions of Francis, Wheler, and Eyre Coote, October 1780. Printed by the Bengal Record Department. (15) pp. 549-68, Board of Trade, Fort William, to Directors, 21st Nov. 1780, The Investment. (16) Letters and Advices from Madras. p. 571, 12th Jan. 1781; pp. 575-664, 9th Jan. 1781. Petitions from Creditors of the Chinese Merchants, Failure of Revenue in the Northern Circars, Deficiency of food in Madras owing to Hyder Ali's incursion, Suspensions of Whitehill and Sadleir, War with Hyder, Nawab's financial difficulties, The question of raising Cavalry, Relations with the Nizam and Basalat Jang, Fortifications of Madras, Complaints of French prisoners relative to their transportation, Louis Macé and Mr. Bolts, Arrival of Lord Macleod, Court Martial on Brig.-General Stuart; pp. 667-95, Protests and papers submitted by Eyre Coote, including Coote's Minute of 12th Jan. 1781, protesting against the idea that the Maratha war had caused a general combination of the Country Powers against the English, and Proceedings of a Council of War, 30th Dec. 1780, on the Military position (Sir Eyre Coote, Major-General Sir Hector Munro, Brig.-General James Stuart and Col. John Lord Macleod).

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