East Indies Series 25.

(1) pp. 1, 527, 549, Routine or Formal Letters. (2) pp. 5-7, List of Papers submitted by the Directors to Lord Rochford 5th July 1775. (3) Advices from Bengal. pp. 9-33, 17th Oct. 1774, Rohilla War, Treaty with the Deb. Rajah concerning Cooch Bahar, Bogle's Mission to Tibet, Disputes with the French and Dutch, New Danish Factory at Patna; pp. 35-47, 19th Oct. 1774, Sujah-ud-Dowlah's payments to the Company; pp. 49-59, 21st Nov. and 6th Dec. 1774, Quarrels in Council between Hastings and Barwell on the one hand, and Clavering, Monson, and Francis on the other, as regards the policy observed towards Sujah-ud-Dowlah and the Rohillas. (4) pp. 61-159, Hastings to Directors 3rd Dec. 1774, with a defence of his conduct in the matter of Sujah-ud-Dowlah (see Forrest's Selections from Governor-General's State Papers, III, 309 et seq); pp. 163-6, Mr. Barwell's Minute on the dissensions in Council. (5) pp. 169-256, Address to the Directors, presented as a Minute in Council, by Clavering, Monson, and Francis 30th Nov. 1774, attacking Hastings' Rohilla policy, with, pp. 259-455, relevant papers 18th Feb. 1773-26th Nov. 1774 covering Hastings' negotiations with the Vizir regarding the Rohillas, Letters from Col. A. Champion, the recall of Nath. Middleton the Resident, discussions in Council and Minutes by all Members; pp. 457-65, Their Separate Letter to the Directors 30th Nov. 1774 with, pp. 469-95, relevant papers, Approval by the Council of Hastings' acceptance of Nuzzers on behalf of the Company, Barwell's disapproval of the withdrawal of the forces sent to assist the Vizir in the Rohilla war; pp. 553-64, do. do. 1st Dec. 1774, Hasting's Rohilla Policy. (6) pp. 499-523, Clavering to Directors 30th Nov. 1774, Report on the Company's military forces and defences in India. (7) pp. 529-37, Advices from Bombay 1st Dec. 1774, Treaty with Ragobah. (8) Directors to Bengal Council. pp. 541-3, 7th March 1775 to recall their troops from Rohilcund; pp. 545-7, 3rd March 1775, Terms of Treaty with Sujah-ud-Dowlah. (9) pp. 567-85, Advices from Madras 25th Jan. 1775, French complaints in Yanam, Portuguese permitted to trade at Madras, Dutch offer to sell Cuddalore, Nawab purchases arms from illicit traders and objects to survey of Carnatic by Lieut. Geils, Lieut. John Mordaunt appointed A.D.C. to Clavering, Flight of Ragonaut Row, Portuguese Revival. (10) pp. 587-658, J. Clavering to Lord Rochford, 9th Jan. 1775, with correspondence regarding his refusal to receive a visit from the Count de Donop, a German once in the French Secret Service, a refusal which M. Chevalier has made a national matter. Includes correspondence between the Count, General Clavering, M. Chevalier, Samuel Middleton and the Governor-General (Warren Hastings).

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