East Indies Series 84.

(1) Directors to Lord North. pp. 1-2, 49, 3rd and 9th Sept. 1782, Reduction of European Regiments in India; pp. 129-30, 7th Sept. 1783, No Irish recruits wanted. (2) pp. 5-7, 61, Secretary of State's Approval of Draft Letters. (3) Lord North to Directors. pp. 9-11, 73, 6th and 10th Sept. 1783, Approval of reduction of European Regiments in India; pp. 555-602, 30th Sept. 1783 with printed copy of Definitive Treaty of Peace with France signed at Versailles 3rd Sept. 1783. (4) pp. 13, 65, 69, 77, 89, 101, 125, 141, 153, 441, 479, 515, Routine or Formal Letters. (5) Draft Letters submitted to Lord North. pp. 17-21, To Bengal 6th Sept. 1783, Medical and other appointments; pp. 25-38, To Madras, Sir Henry Fletcher appointed Chairman, Appointments, All Company's Servants to forfeit rank and promotion on leaving India except on Medical Certificate, Claims of Capt. Gabriel Muller, Council's differences with Eyre Coote and Nawab of Arcot; pp. 41-6, To Bombay, Rawson Hart Boddam to succeed Hornby as Governor; pp. 53-7, To Madras, Return to their owners of slave runaways from Macao, Reduction of European Regiments; pp. 81-3, To Madras 10th Sept. 1783, Import of printed goods suspended; pp. 85-7, To Bengal, High prices paid for Silk; pp. 93-9, To all Presidencies, Definitive Treaty of Peace with France signed 3rd Sept. 1783 with interpretation of certain Articles, Preliminary Treaty with Holland; pp. 133-4, To Bengal 17th Sept. 1783; pp. 137-9, To Madras, Gen. Stuart's Allowances to be the same as were those of Gen. Joseph Smith; pp. 519-20, To Bengal 23rd Sept. 1783; pp. 523-4, To Madras; p. 527, To Bombay; pp. 531-5, To Madras, Gen. Stuart's Allowances. (6) List of Papers forwarded to Lord North. p. 105, From Anderson and Presidencies 16th Sept. 1783; p. 157, From Bengal 22nd Sept. 1783. (7) Letters and Advices from Bengal. pp. 109-11, 10th March 1783, Anderson's Treaty with Sindhia 17th May 1782, ratified by Peshwa 20th Dec. 1782, Agreement with Faizulla Khan; pp. 161-98, 5th April 1783, Compact with Sindhia and Marathas against Tipu Sultan, Departure of Eyre Coote to Madras, Annulment of Agreements with Nawab of Arcot and abolition of the Committee of assigned Revenues, Nawab of Arcot's complaints against Lord Macartney, Mathews' Expedition to Mangalore, Agreement with Faizulla Khan; pp. 201-16, 4th April 1783, Committee of Revenue, Salt, Administration of Justice, Annulment of David Killian's grant of exclusive Trade to Assam, Opium; pp. 219-20, 7th April 1783; pp. 223-315, 5th April 1783, French attacks on ships in the Bay, Action of Capt. McClary in Straits of Banka, Capt. Buncle with Cartel ship detained in Mauritius, Promotions in the Army and appointment of Cadets, Prinsep's Copper Mine Grant, Relations with Berar, Chintz, Silk and Saltpetre, Subscription Loan, Supplies to Madras, Road from Calcutta to Chunar, Imprisonment of Surgeon Abraham Leslie by Portuguese at Macao; pp. 317-20, 16th April 1783. The Investment; pp. 323-4, 4th April 1783, Case of Nauderah Bigam; pp. 483-511, 4th April 1783, with Treasury Statements. (8) pp. 113-5, David Anderson to Directors 30th March 1783, Compact with the Marathas against Tipu Sultan. (9) pp. 117-22, Intelligence from India via Basra 2nd July 1783, Marathas capture the Ranger and her convoy (with Cols. Macleod and Humberston) after the signature of Peace. (10) pp. 145-9, Lord Macartney to Directors 22nd Jan. 1783, Famine, War with Tipu, Great popularity of the latter. (11) pp. 327-430, Eyre Coote to Townshend 19th March 1783, with copies of eight Minutes 13th Jan. to 15th March 1783 and, pp. 433-9, Letter from Srinavas Rao to Thomas Graham 28th Feb. 1783, Interview between Tipu Sultan and the Tanjore Vakil. (12) pp. 445-77, Warren Hastings to Directors 23rd Sept. 1783, Defence of his conduct at Benares. (13) pp. 539-44, Lord North to Eyre Coote 30th Sept. 1783, Peace with France, Recall of British Troops. (14) pp. 547-54, Benjamin Lacam to Lord North 26th Sept. 1783, with printed copy of letter of 1st Sept. to the Directors, New Harbour at Calcutta.

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