East Indies Series 27.

(1) pp. 1, 191, 259, 263, 271, 279, 283, 287, 295, 299, 315, 325, 381, 433, Routine or Formal Letters. (2) Lists of papers received from Bengal. pp. 5-6, 1st Jan. 1776; pp. 437-9, 4th April 1776. (3) Advices from Bengal. pp. 9-14, 24th March 1775, Salaries of Judges, Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, New Fort, Establishment of a Board of Ordnance, Coinage and Weights and Measures; pp. 441-2, 16th May 1775. New Court House, Board of Ordnance; pp. 457-63, 3rd Aug. 1775, Difficulties in regard to the Investment. (4) Bengal Council to Directors. pp. 17-27, 24th March 1775, Treaty with Asof-ud-daula, Nandkumar's charges against Hastings, who dissolves the Council and withdraws with Barwell; pp. 29-30, 29th March 1775, Right of Governor-General to dissolve Council; pp. 385-401, 16th May 1775; pp. 405-31, 3rd/5th Aug. 1775; pp. 445-9, 16th May 1775, Impey refuses to release Nandkumar; p. 453, Hastings and Barwell dissent from General Letter. (5) p. 33, Hastings' formal Declaration that he signs General Letters as a matter of form only. (6) Hastings to Directors. pp 37-81, 25th March 1775, Statement of his case with, pp. 85-98, his remarks on the Majority's Minute of 25th Feb. 1775; pp. 515-41, 16th May 1775; pp. 545-58, 18th May 1775, Unjust dismissal of Mani Bigam; pp. 561-5, 20th May 1775, Ill-treatment of his friends by the Majority; pp. 569-616, 31st July 1775; pp. 619-21, 9th Aug. 1775, with, pp. 622-5, Relevant papers. (7) pp. 101-5, Correspondence between Francis and Charles Croftes, 25th Feb. to 1st March 1775, regarding the delay in payment of the Tribute to the Mughal. (8) pp. 109-11, Clavering's reply to Hastings' remarks on his Minute of 20th March, regarding Col. Leslie. (9) pp. 113-7, Hastings' reply to Francis' Minute of 8th March. (10) pp. 121-4, Francis' Minute of 26th March; p. 127, Hastings' remarks on the same. (11) Minutes by Clavering, Monson and Francis. pp. 131-8, 20th March 1775, Power of Governor-General to dissolve Council; pp. 141-53, 20th March 1775, Arrears of Tribute to the Mughal; pp. 187-9, 4th April 1775; pp. 197-208, 11th April 1775, Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court; pp. 211-24, 11th April 1775. Hastings' charge that the Majority wish to drive him from his post; pp. 227-36, 11th April 1775, Charges against Barwell; pp. 337-48, 11th April 1775, Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court; pp. 351-62, 11th April 1775 with, pp. 369-79, relevant papers; pp. 465-79, 16th May 1775, Mani Bigam removed from the guardianship of the Nawab, Irregular behaviour of the Company's Servants; pp. 481-92, 28th July 1775, Disputes with the Supreme Court; pp. 495-505, 3rd Aug. 1775, Charges against Hastings. (12) pp. 155-8, Francis' Minute 21st March 1775. (13) pp. 161-84, Hastings' Minute 3rd April 1775, Governor-General's power to dissolve Council. (14) pp. 239-55, Release of a French sailor from the Company's service at request of the French Ambassador through Lord Weymouth 1776. (15) pp. 267-9, Advices from Fort Marlborough 24th July 1775, Settlement at Balambangan destroyed by people of Sulu and retreat of the English to Labuan; p. 275, Directors to Balambangan Council 3rd Jan. 1775 forbidding them to settle elsewhere if expelled from Balambangan. (16) pp. 291. 303-4, 311, Intelligence regarding movements of French ships and French forces in the East. (17) pp. 307-8, Governor Wynch to the Directors 1st June 1775, Dissatisfaction of the Nawab of Arcot. (18) pp. 319-23, Draft letter from Directors to Nawab of Arcot 1776. (19) pp. 329-35, Clavering, Monson and Francis to Lord Rochford 16th May 1775, Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. (20) pp. 507-13, Clavering to Directors 21st July 1775, Bombay operations against the Marathas. (21) pp. 627-49, Barwell's reply to Majority Minute of 14th April with, pp. 639-49, relevant papers; p. 655, Barwell to Governor-General 19th May 1775.

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