Papers received from Madras sent to Lord North by the Court of Directors.

(1) p. 1, Court of Directors to Lord North 8th April 1783, with copy of Papers received from Madras. (2) pp. 5-7, List of Papers received from Madras as below:-- (3) pp. 9-51, 53-62, 65-91, Extracts from Madras Letters to the Court of Directors 31st Aug., 25th March and 31st Aug. 1782. (4) pp. 93-122, Translation of letters from the Nawab Walajah (Muhammad Ali) to the Court of Directors 1st Nov. and 13th Oct. 1782, Complaints against Lord Macartney and the Madras Government. (5) pp. 125-8, Vira Permaul (Lord Macartney's Dubash) to Raja Ram Chandra, Renter of Ongole, 5th March 1782, Promising protection against the Nawab Walajah. (6) pp. 133-49, ''Causes of the Ruin of Affairs in the Carnatic,'' Endorsed as a letter to the Directors from the eldest son (Umdat-ul-Umra) of the Nawab Walajah. (7) pp. 153-61, 457-9, 599-601, 627-9, 681-7, 835-42, Admiral Sir Edward Hughes to the Madras Council 5th July to 7th Oct. 1782; pp. 165-79, Account of the Transactions of his squadron on 5th, 6th and 7th July 1782. (8) pp. 181-96, Treaty of Salbye between the English and the Peshwa Madhu Rao Pandit, concluded by David Anderson 17th March 1782 (Printed in Aitchison, V, 41-5). (9) pp. 201-32, Nawab Walajah to Lord Macartney 17th Aug. 1782, complaining of the behaviour of the Madras Government; pp. 237-366, Lord Macartney's Minute 25th Sept. 1782 in reply. (10) pp. 371-81, Bombay Council to Warren Hastings and Bengal Council 27th Aug. 1782, Promising Co-operation against Hyder Ali. (11) pp. 381-92, 405-14, 416, 419-41, 457, 462-73, 529-62, 575, 584-95, 597-8, 673-9, 693-785, 788-807, 812-25, 842-5, 850-5, 867-74, Minutes of Madras Select Committee regarding Military and Naval Matters 11th Sept. to 5th Nov. 1782. (12) pp. 397-403, 414-5, 445-55, 460-2, 477-82, 497-501, 517-9, Sir Eyre Coote to Madras Council 12th to 26th Sept. 1782. (13) pp. 417-8, William Ross to Madras Council 18th Sept. 1782, Provision of Grain for the Army. (14) Bengal Council. pp. 485-6, to Madras Council 25th Sept. 1782, Provision for a base for the Fleet on the Madras Coast after the French capture of Trincomalee; pp. 489-95, to Admiral Hughes 25th Sept. 1782. (15) Madras Council. pp. 505-13, to Eyre Coote 25th Sept. 1782, Refusal to allow King's or Company's troops to be sent to Bengal; pp. 521-6, to Col. Ross Lang 26th Sept. 1782, Instructions regarding his command at Tanjore and of the Troops south of the Coleroon; pp. 631-65, 847-9, to Admiral Hughes 7th and 11th Oct. 1782, His resolve to carry the Fleet to Bombay; pp. 859-65, to Admiral Bickerton 20th Oct. 1782. (16) Major-Gen. James Stuart (Commander-in-Chief, Madras). pp. 537-62, Minute of 30th Sept. 1782, His position in Council; pp. 785-9, to Madras Council 25th Oct. 1782; pp. 567-72, to Warren Hastings and Bengal Council 30th Sept. 1782, Asking their decision on his difference with the Madras Government; pp. 827-31, to Secretary John Hudleston 30th Oct. 1782. (17) p. 576, Admiral de Suffrein to Lord Macartney 28th Sept. 1782, Asking Passports for Cartel ships carrying the former garrison of Trincomalee; pp. 577-82, Capitulation of Trincomalee. (18) pp. 583-4, Col. W. Fullarton to Madras Council 1st Oct. 1782. (19) pp. 595-6, John Sullivan to Madras Council, Negapatam, 3rd Oct. 1782. (20) Capt. Andrew Mitchell (H.M.S. Sultan). pp. 602-8, to Admiral Hughes [October 1782]; pp. 689-90, Declaration relative to his capture of the French ship Ligard off Tranquebar; pp. 669-73, M. Abbestie (Dutch Chief) to Capt. Mitchell (2nd Oct. 1782) warning him against breach of Neutrality and to Madras Council (3rd Oct. 1782) complaining of breach committed. (21) pp. 611-23, Case of Engineer and Capt. John Byres October 1782, Eyre Coote's refusal to effect his exchange with a French prisoner. (22) pp. 808-9, John Hutchinson (? Chief at Anjengo) to Madras Council 2nd Oct. 1782. (23) pp. 809-12, Col. Ross Lang (Commanding at Tanjore) to Madras Council 11th Oct. 1782. (24) pp. 856-8, Admiral Sir Richard Bickerton to Madras Council 19th Oct. 1782.

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