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Of regara to the tfignitted moon who was the
ehjectof charge before them. He sincerely treated
that ao oue Member would give a vote upon the
subject, without having deliberately considered
the subject of so grave and serious a charge against
Marquis Wellesley, as Governor-General of India.
-rho charge was, that that Noble Marquis had
wielded the stipulations of a treaty with the Nabob
of Oude, to whom he also acted cruelly and oppres-
sively. By that treaty the whole of the connection
between the Compauy end the Nabob of Oude
was to be regulated and defined ; and it was evi-
'dent that the 'Nabob could have no improper view,
bee show any partiality to other Powers, by any port
it his conduct. The Nebo') haying certain in-
elebseets tai pay to the Company, was consideraMy
is arena upon the Marquis's arrival iu India, mad
being written to, paid all that was due, with
as
set regularity afterwarta. Tins Nabob of,
area also punctual in keeprig up the requi-
,
• e and stipulated armainent ; but the Company
did not perform their part of the agreement, so re-
!pact to furnishing troops to protmt him against'
tavaitou from a neighbaaritig Nabob. This he
could prove, from the letters of Colnuel Scott,
sad other do'cnatents before tire 11oLae, was
awing to the Marquis IVellealev, arid that it
wee the ultimate taktlSC of the ;!Lob or Otide
deft dispossessed of his tneritories. The East
lees Company being lemnd to defend his
dotainioas with not less than 13,010 men, u de-
an* as. made by the Nabob to hove those tfoops
that were promised to him, but which was rebated '
by 1111arquis Wellesley, who took upon himself to ,
ler, that it was an improper demand, rind that the
reSsapouyouglit at he released from such etipula-
Isom mi to keeping up any specific number of troops
disitisildausce. The fact was, that it was owing to
the emberneued state of the' Company's atiairs,
which net only induced theta to withheld the ne-
cessary aasistance, hut even to infringe the treaty,
to Jai es to 'sale the Nabob cede to them' half of
his territonea, besides the subsidiary sum whith
was levied ihean him. The fact was, that the Na-
tal+, wattle to support the charges that were accu-
oamiated upon turn, was under the necessity of dis-
charging his battalions, and expoeing himself to in.
Callen from all quarters. At length, after makiug
empplissats to the Marquis, without any sort of re-
dtetts, the Nabeb of Oude intimated that through
iikiispontioit, he found himself under the necessity
aliabdteeting lois threw to favour of his snn. Not-
withstaudia.; the euuse assigned for his abdication,
010114 ilts:aklsatiory the Marquis Welleiley, but
the aactuing the exclusive management of this
kintortunete Neilinh's doininianie which he actually
cliil. under specious pith:we*. Demands upon de-
eds were urged, and at length troop* were
witc lied- into his territory against his consent.—
Toe original demand arm the Nabob was ouly
pvesteen has of rupees, which was afterwards ex-
kended to 39 Fuca, which he repeatedly resisted, as
contrary to the original treaty. This 'mode of
treatpeout of the Nebo%) deserved the severest roe
probettue of the House, it being perfectly imbe-
corartig a persn:i in such a high and responsible
situation as the Marquis Wellesley. lie shnuld
conclude with begging the House not to consider
the wealusear of his statement, but to look at the
otatements and letters of Marquis Wellesley hiniselt
end to reelect that this unfortunate Nabob had no
abeam 'Worded him of stating his grievances. Ile
bed no doubt, that from a mature consideration of
-the doeemeute before them, which had been ob-
tained will. so much difficulty, they would he able
to give a candid and deliberate judgment upon a
point which materially coneerued the honour and
credit of the country.
Mr. %%rummer) gee se then rose, and entered

into a long narrative of the affairs of India, from
the earliest period, in order to shew the necessity
iteepiag up a course of absolute and despotic
Government in Bengal, in order to suppress the
machinations of mast experienced assassins and
notorious rohbers. We understood the lion. Gen-
tleman by this to vindicate the Noble Marquis
whose roniliLA was rolled in question.

•
Je/41 AxsritornEe expressed himself as dis-
satisfied with the delay which had taken place on
tlbi present qtiestioa. lie did not, however, inean
le attach sac blame to the condnnt of the Noble
Lard who had hitherto endeavoured to bring the
Oniieet of the Noble Marquis's conduct before the
" in a meaner so devoid of all personality,
and sesiesidedly on public gmunds, that he had
nailed himself to the approhatmil of all persons
iddeeceted so the support of the Noble Marquis's
coodoce. or the welfare of our colonial possessions
sad systsin of government in the East Indies.
He could lint but !my this tribute of applause to
the Nettle 1.,0n1'0 :mislay on the present qtiestion,
with whit-ii the chnracter of his Noble Friend
was es jutiewiteiy cootweted. Thu (louse, he
conceived. had bent, in some degree, culpable,
by permitting the chime made against his
Noble Friend so lent/ to remain before the 11011%4••
it two. to all intents and purposes, m libel, and
that of the grvi.4egt nature ; Rs such he eniihl not

but feel hippy tis the subject at length
brought to a tniCtii.orpri; whist be felt would
most inevitably terutidate in the complete esculpa-
. tion, or rather the complete justification, of the
Noisle cemented. lie wished to at-
trart the utteation of the Home to the different
nature of the eharge in this cow preferred against
a davertior of I,oha, to all otherit antecedent
it.—Other charges had hero grounded nii
the cruelty and alb-age of person. entrusted with
that malted situation, while at the
lead of the Goversinicot of that country. This, on
the contrary, turned merely on the ab.sirmet
cniwi-
deratien of the policy of the Noble Lord, as Go-
vernor of the Indifts. Whilst others have been
stressed of proemial corruption and undistinguished
rapine, the Noble Lond bad roufined his aceitsa-
tint's one:ely to the policy of the ltlarquis
lay's zoverionent in India, and if any one charge
had barn P•rOfe e‘fOrP,Pay Wade out than another, it
was a charge surainst tbe Noble itlatinis of . an in-
ordinate Jove of power and donsuiton ; and this
closer even is particularity *Wird to hi 4 moaner,
at the very moment he was obliged to Itsiye his
Griterisment, and relinquish all tlio a sche,tlP4
of personal ser.zreoliseisent, whirs, ha,l he not
kno-vii were on the point of h forfeits',
ruir...sit hays. wiyen an ter of scrainsoecs
to tttt
Marge, of which it was now necessary to roo-
fers they were ainiJst csyn:detely

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It had been said by a late Member of this Howe,
that this question involved three distinct particle..
the Court, the friends of the Marquis Wellesley,
and those iuterested hi the feelings and suffering++
of the people of !sidle. In the last class M tepid
reckon all the people of. Eughwil, whose paeoliar
character it was to ‘. feel for sorrows out their
own." A theoretic system had been said to be
the bane of oar Government in ; w had
seen service in Inds, and was so far qualified
to state an opinion on the sobject ; mid front
all he bud been ahle to observe, or collect from
the opinions of others, on the ethieet of out
Indian policy, it had been perfectly suited to the
state of nor po,seesions there, the honour of our
East India Government, and the interests of this
• great conotiertial nation. It would be enough for,
bins, he said, to state, that the principle on which
he hail acted, had met with the approbatinn of the
East India Company, to insure the recognition of'
that Nobleman's integrity in that House. On this
head, he could furnish the House with the most
ample docoments.. The Ctimpalv had even con-
sidered the trawinnitittion of subsidy fur terri-
tory a deeirable species of policy. This had been
repeatedly acted on by the Noble Marquis. In.
Loot Helmet's Government. they had repeatedly!
expressed iu their dispatcher, a wish, that in genere
territory should be exchanged for subsidy, and
the reasons of this were evident. There exist e
great danger, lest the territory which 'nigh; b
aildsritto our dominions in India should, in taut e of
war, become so •uueroductive, either by miss
maisageinent or the native disaffection of e in-
habitants, that they would become bunk 11,.11111. to
•the Company. In consequence of the N ebb, Agar-
gels's adherence to this principle, had received
the most satisfactory letters from the Company,
which were then on the table of the Muse ; and
in consequence his politic and just treatment of
Tippoo Saib, he had received an annuity of *Dol.
sterling per annum from the funds of the Company.
Ile had next proceeded to reform the civil and mitt-
tare expenditure of the Nabob of Oude. This was
in direct conformity to the express instructions of
the Court of Directors, to introduce the power of
the Company into the territory of Oude. In
the performance of these orders, he had their
direct approbation in 1800. Marquis Wellesley
had, on the Ist of Jannery, inclosed a letter to the
Chairman of the Company, containing all the
transactions of (Jude. together with the tinfoil:lid re-
eelations adopted by him relative to that country ;
this was approved by the Company, and oaths 13th
of March he acquainted the Company that these re-
gulations had been carried into execution. There
was then no remonstrance, no complaint against the
extension of the British power in India. No, their
reply was, that he had made judicious and politic
arrangements, and the answer of the Company dates
that it was their intention, iu the course of the en-
suing season, to perfect what their Governor had
GO happily begun. The defeuee of the Govern-
ment of Bengal could only be made on the Banks
of the Ganges or the Jumna ; and of course Oude
was the best went whereon to meet the enemy, and
proceed to the defence of the interior provinces.—
The evidence of Sir John Shore, he stated, and sup-
ported by various documents of the Noble Baronet,
to be exactly in unison with the sinitimeuts which
governed the Noble Marquis. The testimony and
conduct of the Marquis Coniwallis has strongly in
favour of the conduct pursued by the Noble Mar-
quis Wellesley. Marquis C•rowallii had appoint-
ed two Ministers to the Nabob of Oule, aud re-
quired them to do as he should eoininand them,
without regard to cousetiusuces. Ile stated to
them the absolute necessity of reform, end
avowed his firm resolve to carry that intention into
effect. The Nabob of Oude had made encroach-
ments, and it hence became necessary either to
relinquish the territories of Bengal, or increase
our power in. that part of the peninsula. Mar-
quis tVellesley's conduct, he stated, if called in
question in any grave assembly in India, would
only excite feelings of derision and contempt.—
They. felt the pressure of the times, the danger of
the circumstances in which they were placed.—
Terror was the order of the day till the Marquis
Wellesley made his appearance. A large French
force was at that conjuncture in Egypt, which
threatened India. The Mahrattas were in a state of
insurrection, or at least of disaffection ; the people
of Oude in a state of open rebellion was
hence necessary to reduce them to a state
of complete subordination, or else resign all
hopes of maintaining our superiority in that
peninsula. The arrangemeats of the Marquis
Wellesley, on this occasion, were such as com-
pletely effected the conciliation of the whole
province, insomuch, that Holksr, at the head of
an army of 16 thousand horse, scoured the whole
province without being able to effect any thing
like a diversion in his favour, or an aulenientatisin
of his arms.. So much were they satistiell with the
British Government. Major Onslow's testimony
at the Bar of the House, he contended, went
materially to support the system pursued
the Noble Marquis. Of the respectability of this
OAiew'ssestinroay, no permaid diet Rouse could
possibly have any doubt, wince he had proved
himself a man of experience and prudence in
public atikirs as well as bravely in arms. From
his teetimone it had appeared, that Marquis
Wellesley luid placed the country in a fair de-
fensible state. Ile, from this view of the subject,
wished not to go farther into the case, bat would
confine himself merely to the question of the policy
of the Noble Marquis's conduct. On all the Revo-
lutions of the Noble Lord, he was incliued to move
the previous question, except the last. On this, as
the Noble Lned has constructed his motion on as to
attack t* Noble MaripPs's conduct personally,
I shall move the following Resolution :
.. .

" That It appears to this Havre, that the 'table Margolis
Wellesley hay lbera actuated, daring the whole period uf his
iturerntarat is India, by thee/not ardent zeal for the welfare
of Ills contain, sod the prusperity of her Colonies in the
East Indies."

Alajor ALLAN wad of opinion the Papers
edii-
Gitr.l against the :Solite Marquis were the hest pa-
ntile arguments iu refutation of the charge. Ilia
conduer, he contended, was not only justifiable,
but laudable. in raising supplies, sod adding to
the revenue at. the 'colony; under Lord Nlacarbiey's
govor, ttttt it kati l.rrn found necessary to restrain
the ;power of the Nabob pf (hide. Whilst our terri-
tory in India hail been assailed on all aides by the
united energies of the Euttern Princes, the Noble

• vir"
Kirquily. by his appearance in India, destroyed
every age of hostility, and redece4 all India to
submission. Beiseeted defeats of the Pintive Princes
were the consekuences of hie uppaiiittneat to the'
government, eithouglete whole cAlatiy. war over-
ran by French-94km mai Freud, polities This
iu teiaviruas owinistso the heroic conduct of that ever-
to- ented cer, Lord Lake ;shut the ar-
rangeniecits of *vernment, to Aid,. be owed his
ultimate succe were undoubtedly due to the
measures of the Noble Marque. He concluded
with signifying his SHSVAHR to oppose the Resole-
tiotis of the Noble Lord.
Mr. CHARLES GRANT 'aid, he totally di
with the Hon. Gentleman who had just sat own,
and to far from thinking that the niensurai of the
Noble Marquis would have a beneliciol effect upon •
oaraffairs in India, lie was satisfied they would be
prejudicial in the extreme. They were essentially
unjust, vinleat, and uncalled for by the circum-
stances of the times. The affaint of India were
an important. consideration, mud stroidd claiin the •
peculiar attention of the House. Gar empire
there was vest and exteutive, and those to whom
the Government of was submitted, must be en-
trusted with a -great portion of power, and'abuses
must notitrully aria& Under these eircionstanfes,
we were called upon to decide ou this question,
without the least regard to personal consideratioa.
The measures pursued by the Noble Marquis were
in violation of existing treaties acid solemn eligie,o..-
ments entered into with these power, It was not
denied that abuses would and did exist. Menials
CoruwaHis watt as sensible ao tiny man of the disor-
ders compluieed of, yet considered that treaties
entered into with those powers should Ise moat reli-
giously observed. It was imposeible for any liar-
s/114y; however great, to shew that those treaties
were not violated. la 1798, a treaty was entered
into for the military protection of the country
aloue, without any reference to civil affairs ; Let ia
six months alter it was violated. In taut, the
Nabob was forced into a new treaty, under the
threat of forfeiting the whole of his territory.:—
We not only forced him to pay for the process-
tion of what we left with him, but also for
what we took from him. The reasons tired
for those unjust pmceedings were the situation
of the country and our own security. Oude placed
herself under oar protection, under the faith of a
treaty solemnly entered iuto, in which our interests
were folly provided for. We could have no right
whatever to interfere with her affairs but what was
derived from this treaty. It was most faithfittly
observed upon the part of the Nabob, and he was
sorry to say, violated by us. A great deal had
been urged about the disuraleis existing in that
province, and the situation of Egypt, overrun by
Bonaparte at that time. There was, however,
a letter from the Noble Marquis at that period,
to the Secret Committee of the Court of Di-
rectors, stating, that the danger from the
invasion of the neighbonrin,,o hostile Princes
had been entirely removed, and the north-writ
frontier completely strengthened. This, he eau-
tended, went to prove that the country was not in
the situation to warrant the viOleut and unjust
measures pursued. lle could • not discover the
necessity for the great changes introduced atlbis
period, when the thuncen from invasion were coin-
pletelv over. The msg of the I:emetic was of
a different nature from the present one. The
Right honourable Baronet, Sir John Anstruthcr,
had relied.a good deal upon the sanction given to
the Noble Marquiss's conduct to the Court of
Directors. Those letters strongly recommend
every attention to the will of the parties entering
into those treaties, When it was assuined, that
the Court of Directors were pieties to these Acts,
he could assure the Honourable Baronet it was
a mistake; reference to the letters would chew
that they were not. The letter- written to the
Noble Marquis. requesti:l4 him to remain iu
Indio for the space of a year after his resignation,
had uo reference to the affairs of Oude trner,
but was written, requiring him to complete certain
measures, of refunn mentioned iu his &patches.—
The Dude negociation papers for ceding part of
her territory had not been laid before the Council
of Calcutta until 24th June, 1:404, six months lifter
the treaty had been entered into, and they were
not sent for the purpose or discussion or approval,
bet as matter of information. They were not
coonerunicated to the Court of Dire.:tors until
Deceellscr 1d05; it was therefore impossible for
them to hive their sonetion to the =ermine before
they were acquainted with it. The Honourable
Baronet has argued, that the country was consider-
ably more happy under our Government than
under its former one ; that might or might not he
the case. That was not the question before the
House. . The vi deuces and outrages that have
been committed demand retiree, and he had no
hesitation iu saying it ought to be given. The
House were bound to expressllteir disapprobation
of the measures pursued, and to shew to bribe
that we would not recognise or miuction such
conduct. Our character, our hot our natioaal
faith, and our interest, were cunt trued lii it ; and
we were in every respect culled upon to puss a ',r-
ival' vote of crinionf na the measnre. •

Sir JOHN ANSTRUTHER eNplained, and con-
tended, that the Gnverninent of the Noble Nlar-.
quis was elionicterised by moderation and 'nibbles-.
Mr. WALLIS was anxious, on a measure of such
importance as the present, to trespass upon the'
limn* with a few observations. It was not his in-
tention to enter into the details of papers upon the
table, bid to take u view, upon the whole, of the
soundness, the wisdom, and the pulley of the
Noble Martinis. and to entlnuvour to ii,rertain
whether be had been guilty of the viltiellet•
and oppres.iou charged upon him. If the de-
scription of nor connection with ()tide, give,'
by Lord l'eiginliontli, a man of ;rest ability and
information, uoithl be relied upon, we should
have a decided iiithieuve in the affairs of that
country. F.‘ery treaty that bud taken place wits
a history of its dependence moon its. In 1787, •ill
interference with her internal regulations was re-
nounced. The treaty of 1758 lends us to all the'
charges e%hibited avitet the Noble Martini:. It
was by that agreed. that if more than 1:t,o00 men
were necessary, the Nabob should dcfrl the ex-
pense of them ; and that a perfect dominion over
his subjects. and the entuidete regulation of his
internal affairs, should be allowed. This was at,-
ptovad by the Court of Directors, oad tut; es-

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reword &eh' hope that it would give
such au mieendaocr, as that '-.411 vomit;
would be materially hews:lite& What ,
the situation in which the Noble Marquis
this country ? In the most deplorable state of
wretchedoesi, neither law nor justice, e,et,
species of crime passing with impunity, Isri
tection fur person or property, population de.
creasing, and revenue diminishing the coun-
try oppressed by •a licentious soldiery, the Na.
bob complaining that no reliance could be
placed upon 14 subjects, awl culling ler the
interference of the liritish Closzrannent. 11,
had confined himself to a discussion of the
titular merits of the transactions with Oode, con.
as he did, that the general policy aduptvil
by the Marquis Wellesley was not relevant to the
insinediate question before the House. Not that
he shrank from that consideration, because be we,
convinced that the system adopted was calculated
to secure the peace of. ladle, and increase the lama_
rity mid pre-eminence of the British pOwer there.
The Noble Marquis, undeterred by clamour, or hr
facfru, lusd called into exerciwe all the tiogrgitt if
his Hoserunsent, in a manner similar to that par.
sued by diode Honourable Friends near luta, oue
happily entrusted with the Adininistratiou of this
kingdom, mid who ha I, by such conduct, proud
themselves competent to the high and responidAe
situations which they OHM.

Mr. Le sittristroy; iu.o speech which fixed the
attention of the House, contended, that the ofssr,
rations made by the ilanourabla Gentleman els
preceded hiin, did not, in a great part, apply to the
question the aubusitted to the consideration of the
House. Without feillotving him throughout the
extensive circuit he had taken. the pamistoinit ques.
tion was, whether the cheracter cir Great-Britain,
for good faith, had been maenad ? It was, isle-
thee the Marquis AVellealey, in those treaties,
which pledged the houonr and credit of this eosin-
tie. had uots without any pretest on the rot of the
Nabob of Gude, violated theirspirit and letter, sad
consequently deteriorated our r with ti;a sa-
tire' Powers of Ilindostan ? The Hon. Gent. had
astkedortnit besefit could Marquis Welted,' a„„
quire re 'Leaping powafision of the priocipality of
Onde ? That was not the questiou ; but the fact
Was, that he lead contioued in possession of that
principality from leaf until lea*. The Noble
Marquis lied disdaiueil to regulate his policy is
the (.svertiment of India, by that system winch
the F.nst India Directors had recom mended; regard.
lens of the voice of the British Legislature, of two
Acts et 'Parlissuient, forbidding the extension of
territory, he had, coafideat is his own talents,
and in i,nitification of his own. ambitious views,
abets ravel the solemn provisions of ratified
treaties, and temmitted, by his disregard of
the recorded injunctions of Parliament, the good
faith of the British character, mud the secu-
rity of our possessions in ludic. it has
been said that such a system of action was exe-
'elated for the public good, that it Was not osly
celeulated to produce lametit to Great Britain, hat
to the very people and government against hem
the aggrewsion was committed. Against this infers
ence he should ever contend, that it was the uni-
versal plea of tyrants, it was the read); defence
of oppression, nod it was that palliation which
heretofore had bee,, given ;di the proinotem
of conquest end sulsjitgatioa in Judie. Such
a slefooce was similar to that assumed In' Bu-
itaptirte, it v,as oaly to be co.upared with the
Frauds I)erree 17:,1, whir' this and every other
moral couutry reprobated, because it Was founded
on that reprehensNle principle. that a foreign power
was justified in interfering with the domestic ar-
rangements of a tsta:•., ander the professed pretext
of correcting the errors of its domestic policy, aod
of advalicia.., the general happiness of the reoph.
Was it in Ragland 014 such a plea could be to!.. -
rated ? Was it irithis country that such a prete?.t
of interference with the rights and indepentlen..e of
a recognised Government. could receive aisectioa
and support from its. legislature ? But what was
the first mode of relief'? It was a monopoly of
salt, from which the, Houourable Gentleman
who spike last said, n revenue of 113,0001- Was
derived. Such an horst, as creating a ns000pol:.,
Was, in every view, mjurious • but, as seeming
a necessary of life, was unjust and tyrannical. Tie
llosionnable Gentleman opposite has reviewed the
whole history of India, from the first establishment
of the British power in that quarter of the world,
and has laid coosiden.hle sties. on the Frolsable
dangers which threaten ed the Indian interests of
this country in Cie yea It 1790 and 1791. In what
way do they. apply to t merits of the present
question ? For any e pima i nor defence to I.e
xtracted from st ch a refers Lee. might as w P
have talked of the pet be'ile d ngers with whiUs
this country was nicoared by, the Spanish Power,
in the reign of (been Elizabeth. .Übe' fsct still
remained undenied and indisputable, that the
Mire', a M'elkoley had violated the recorded alai
positive determinatioit of l'suliameot, and there-
fore lie trusted that ti e I e of Commons, in
dt.rence of their orra ri-bolet o Is, in support of the
law of the bald, iu liosheatim, of the maimed lila-
meter, would visit Al idLits..m.aaa't 11Wy n.. 1811.2
the lowest servant ill the service f tile rxat
l'ontrany, to the proud red mighty Governor, o.
travelled with his tient, of horse. who aloud
to act in disrdseiliesiec to tnefirotsisegn'ed r!!:!c!...
meitts of the 1. gist:store. iiniltothetottil
e•ktine; treaties. There VI rrs proof of that ev;:r.•
nece-eitv.evltith erinl.l alone iv;:restot the lam fe •
with ill's. Nabob of 0w1... Ti;. re was no b., •

narchiess iii the payment of his iiistiihninit• 0.5 • !.1
part of that Prince. lint it was cadent, that
thr eery moment that Marquis NVellesley nrrivt d U
IA hen lo• unto searve warm in his ofrn e, FrF
any ro:aplui,t i%a4 ur *mold he mode as.tt.ta •
Nahoh, TIC, the Marquis, had, in his fist .1
to Colo:iel Scott, the itc+,:dt Luoknow, • -
pressed his d-termination of po.,sessing hinn4-11. ‘,l*
the cry extensive proportion of the It; •t•
ton' of °tide. 11"iiiiAt, therefore, Ow
ufthc sule.i Iv wt:i intid4 the visiblr wound for IN-
t'ef! of t Lai 1-'4 irce, the eseot 31
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hohli:.g cv.:t
Nabub

me of hyyners.

ends