East Indies Series 87.

(1) pp. 1, 9, 27, 47, 257, 259, 329, Routine or Formal Letters. (2) p. 3, Pendock Neale (Company's Inspector at Gravesend) reports that no Deserters have been found on the Company's ships by the Sergeants from the Guards 28th Dec. 1783. (3) Drafts of Letters submitted to Lord Sydney. pp. 11-20, To Bengal 2nd Jan. 1784, Hastings' treatment of Chet Singh, Necessity for economy; p. 23, To Madras, Raja of Tanjore's debt to the Company. (4) pp. 31-42, Nawab of Arcot to Directors 23rd March 1783, Annulment of his Agreement with the Company and Complaints against Lord Macartney. (5) Lists of Papers presented to Lord Sydney. p. 51, From Madras 3rd Jan. 1784; pp. 331-2, From Madras 10th Jan. 1784. (6) pp. 55-83, 131-252, Correspondence between Nawab of Arcot and Lord Macartney 17th Aug. 1782 to 12th March 1783, with, pp. 203-15, Letter from the Nawab to the Governor-General 11th March 1783. (7) pp. 87-91, Letters from Gen. Stuart to Hughes 14th June 1783, to Macartney 15th and 25th June, to John Sulivan 15th June 1783, His successes against the French and Tipu Sultan at Cuddalore on the 13th and 25th; pp. 261-2, Congratulations from Hughes 14th June; pp. 265-86, Accounts and Returns; pp. 313-23, To Lord Sydney 27th June 1783 on same subject; pp. 701-17, To Madras Council 15th June 1783, do. do. (8) pp. 289-306, Nawab of Arcot to Lord Sydney 12th Aug. 1783. (9) pp. 309-11, Gen. T. Bruce to Lord North 6th Sept. 1783, Impracticability of military Instructions issued by the Madras Council; pp. 325-7, The King's approval of his line of conduct. (10) pp. 335-44, Minute by Gen. Stuart 13th Dec. 1782, Will obey no orders not approved by the Commander-in-Chief Eyre Coote. (11) Minutes by Lord Macartney. pp. 347-55, 14th Dec. 1782, Advisability of taking immediate military advantage of Hyder Ali's death; pp. 655-8, 4th April 1783, Advocates attack on Cuddalore; pp. 791-803, 3rd and 5th Aug. 1783, Measures necessary for compelling Tipu Sultan to join in the Pacification, Fullarton to invade Mysore. (12) Bengal Council to Madras Council. pp. 359-78, 385-94, 19th Dec. 1782 and 5th Feb. 1783, Disapprove Madras Order to dismantle Negapatam, Minutes by Eyre Coote, Lord Macartney, Sadleir and Davidson; pp. 811-54, 11th and 24th March and 12th May 1783, Censure their humiliating negotiations with Tipu Sultan, their habitual abuse of every authority in the country and their disrespectful behaviour to Eyre Coote. (13) pp. 381, Gen. Richard Mathews to Gen. Stuart 30th Jan. 1783, Capture of Haidarnagar. (14) pp. 397-445, Madras Council to Bengal Council 18th Feb. 1783, Agreement with the Nawab, Proposed dismantlement of Negapatam, Relations with Hyder Ali. (15) John Sulivan (Resident at Tanjore) to Madras Council. pp. 449-556, 25th July 1783, Provisions for garrison and army, Disputes with Col. Ross Lang, Proposed attack on Caroor; pp. 559-73, 26th Feb. 1783, Capt. Van Sauer's plan for surprising the Dutch Settlements in Ceylon; pp. 577-653, 9th March 1783, containing correspondence with Col. Lang; pp. 729-59, 16th July 1783, Behaviour of Col. Lang, Treaty with Rana of Mysore, Col Fullarton's operations. (16) Madras Council to Gen. Stuart. pp. 671-86, 27th May 1783, Necessity of creating a diversion in order to support Gen. Mathews; pp. 689-99, 3rd June 1783, Censure of his dilatoriness. (17) pp. 721-6, Hughes to Madras Council 23rd June 1783, Engagement with the French fleet off Porto Novo on 20th June. (18) pp. 761-88, Memorial of the Company's Officers to the Directors 4th June 1783, Relative rank of King's and Company's Officers, with Stuart's covering letter of 30th July 1783 to Madras Council. (19) pp. 807-9, Alexander Brodie to Madras Council 27th Dec. 1783, Accounts of sale of booty taken at Pulicat.

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