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East Indies Series 63.

Catalogue reference: IOR/H/155

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IOR/H/155
Title
East Indies Series 63.
Date
1780-1781
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(1) pp. 1-12, Capture at Macao of a vessel belonging to Baptiste Basilion, an Armenian, and Wandy Metree, a Greek, formerly Merchants at Madras by Capt. John Tasker on 9th Sept. 1780. (2) p. 15, Advices from Canton, 29th Oct. 1780, Debts of Chinese Merchants. (3) Intelligence. pp. 19-24, From St. Helena, 30th July and 20th Aug. 1781; pp. 27-32, From the Stormout at Sea 16th Sept. 1781, A Brush with French ships; pp. 389-93, From Antwerp 19th Nov. 1781, Mr. Bolts and the Austrian Company. (4) pp. 35-67, Lists of French prisoners embarked and arrived in England on the Halswell, Granby, Earl of Sandwich, Earl of Oxford, and London. (5) pp. 71, 381-2, 433-7, Correspondence with the Marquis of Cordon regarding certain packets for the King of Sardinia transmitted by a Missionary in Pekin to Mr. Matthew Raper 6th to 30th Oct. 1781. (6) pp. 75, 95-119, Correspondence, Agreements, &c., relative to the enlistment of Hanoverians by the Company 1781. (7) pp. 79-93, 341-8, Correspondence with Lord Hillsborough relative to the proposed expedition against the Cape 7th to 15th Nov. 1781. (8) pp. 121-7, Directors to Lord Hillsborough 8th Nov. 1781, with French eulogy of Mauritius. (9) pp. 129, 353, 357, 385, 445, 449, 453, 471, 479-80, Routine or Formal Letters. (10) pp. 133-287, Letters and Papers (1778-81) relative to the conduct and suspension of Anthony Sadleir, including correspondence between Sadleir and Governors Charles Smith and Thomas Rumbold and giving Sadleir's opinion on the causes of Col. Baillie's disaster. (11) pp. 289-334, Papers, &c., relative to the seizure of the Hinde (Capt. Richard Bendy) at Rio de Janeiro in the year 1780. See H/154 (2). (12) pp. 337-8, Hillsborough to Directors 10th Nov. 1781, Portuguese offer of Saltpetre, with, pp. 349-50, Reply 16th Nov. 1781. (13) pp. 361-7, 409-11, 417-8, 441-2, Correspondence with Lord Hillsborough relative to proposals for utterly destroying Pondicherry, seizing the Seychelles and establishing a Settlement at Achin 16th Nov. to 6th Dec. 1781. (14) pp. 369-77, 401-3, 413, Austrian complaints of the seizure of the Vienna at Madras on 27th Jan. 1781 (in French, Original), with relevant Papers. (15) pp. 397-9, 405, 429, Correspondence with Sir John Burgoyne relative to a Hospital ship for the Indian Expedition 21st to 29th Nov. 1781. (16) pp. 457-468, 483-594, Papers concerning the Administration of Justice in Bengal and the appointment of Impey as Judge of the Sadr Diwani Adalat. (17) p. 475, Proceedings of a Secret Court of Directors 12th Dec. 1781, Sir Hector Munro to be removed from the post of Commander-in-Chief at Madras and dismissed from the Company's Service.

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IOR/A/2/17
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English
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IOR/H/93-190

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East Indies Series 63.