Private trade with India.

(1) pp. 1-19, John Cochrane to Henry Dundas 3rd March 1799 and to William Dundas 10th March 1799. (2) p. 21, John Baring to Dundas 19th May 1799 (Original), forwarding, p. 25, Memorial from the Merchants of Exeter and its vicinity. (3) pp. 29-32, Substance of John Prinsep's speech in General Court of 5th July 1799; pp. 33-178, 245-405, Prinsep's Letter to Stephen Lushington 1st Oct. 1799 on facilities required by the Private Trader of India and extracts concerning the expediency of the measure, with, p. 417, letter to Cabell 12th Dec. 1799 (Original) relative to this letter; pp. 181-3, Substance of Speech in Court of 19th March 1800; pp. 184-7, Substance of Speech on establishment of extra ships; pp. 411-3, Letter to Dundas 1st Nov. 1799 (Original) sending copy of his letter to Directors in support of the participation of Individuals in the India Trade; pp. 423-5, Letter to Dundas 25th Feb. 1800 (Original), with extracts of letters from William Fairlie of Calcutta and Adamson of Bombay. (4) pp. 191-5, Counsel's Opinion of the effect of the Acts of 33rd George III for the execution of the Treaty with the United States of America and for the regulation of the Trade of foreign Nations with the British Possessions upon the East India Company, Signed by W. Grant, P. Gibbs and Randle Johnson 5th July 1799. (5) pp. 197-214, Capt. Lowe to Prinsep 1st May,--July and 5th Nov. 1798, English Adventures will trade with Continental Nations if excluded from England, Impossibility of preventing open Trade. (6) pp. 217-21, Judgment in Court of King's Bench 21st Nov. 1798, Case of Wilson v. Marryatt, An Insurance Case involving interpretation of the Treaty with America. (7) pp. 225-6, Note from Dundas relative to making Bencoolen and the Cape Free Ports and on allowing Individuals to import Cotton from India; pp. 659-61, Dundas to Chairman 28th June 1800, Importance of settling the Regulation of Trade with India, and, pp. 663-9, Stephen Lushington's reply 4th July 1800 (original) with copy of Proposed Regulations; pp. 893-4, Note of Dundas' remarks in House of Commons. (8) pp. 229-38, Facilitations in the Trade to and from India required by the Free Merchants, with reasons. (9) pp. 241-3, Peter Moore to Lord Macartney 11th July 1799 (? Original), Possibility of extinguishing the National Debt by wealth drawn from India; pp. 245-61, Note on Means of rendering India more productive to Great Britain. (10) pp. 323-4, Sir William Pulteney to John Prinsep 13th July 1800. (11) pp. 407-9, Messrs. Chalmers and Cowie to Dundas 28th Sept. 1799, Asking permission for sale of cargoes of two ships. (12) p. 415, Printed Advertisement of Calcutta Board of Trade 18th Nov. 1799 calling for Tenders for shipping to England, Signed W. A. Edmonstone, Acting Secretary. (13) p. 421, Extract of letter from Messrs. Harrington, Watts & Co., Madras, 30th Jan. 1800, to Messrs. Edmund Boehm & Co., relative to the vessel Manship. (14) pp. 433-616, Lord Mornington to Directors 9th March 1800, with extract from Bengal Commercial Letter of 1st March 1800, with enclosures relative to Private Trade and Tounage for conveying it to Europe and including letters from John Bristow, John Haldane, G. Udny, Hudson, Bacon & Co., E. Fletcher, Barber, Palmer & Co., C. M. Ricketts (Secretary, Board of Trade, Calcutta), Gardiner Moscrop Alexander and Henry Archer, H. and R. Abbott, Fairlie, Gilmore & Co., J. M. Jaggart and John Buckley; pp. 605-11, Arrivals of Foreign vessels in the Hugli 1st Jan. 1799 to end of February 1800. (15) pp. 617-21, Mr. Wigram to Hugh Inglis (Chairman) 31st March 1800 (Original), with Memorial from London Merchants for freedom of trade with India. (16) p. 625, Extract of letter from Madras relative to Government prohibition of Company's Servants in positions of trust having any connection with a House of Agency. (17) pp. 627-42, William Lennox to Dundas 9th April 1800 (Original), with extracts of letters from Colvins & Barrett, and William Fairlie of Calcutta, and from Bombay; pp. 655-6, Do. 27th June 1800 (Original), Memorial of Free Merchants. (18) pp. 645-50, John Tayler to Dundas 21st May and 9th July 1800 (Originals), with extracts of letters from Harrington, Watts & Co. and Adrian, John & Lewis Defries. (19) pp. 679-85, D. Crawfurd Bruce to -- 18th July 1800 (Original), with extracts of letters from India to his Firm, Law, Bruce & Co. (20) pp. 687-8, Charles Grant to Dundas 26th July 1800 (Original), with, pp. 691-858, Paper on Enlargement of the Private Trade; pp. 861-89, Dundas reply 31st July 1800.

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