The Sun.
London, England, 1806-05-29 00:00:00

That the Principality of Oude, before the spoliations
of the'Nlarquis'Wellestey, abounded in valuable corn-
• modifies and iLianufa&ures, ancl:yielded a very large
revenue. That the 'taxes there were collected after
the Indian rnarmer, the Nabob employing some of
the_higkest Officers of his Court, who employed the
Zemidars, who collected the tax from the ryots or
peasants, who bad nothing that could properly be
called property, and to whom only the means
of subsistence were left. The charge then pro-
ceeded to state the various Treaties that had been
concluded with the Nabob of Oude. By the
Treaties of 1768 and 1773, three distri&s had been
ceded to the 'Nabob, on the condition that he
. should,' at stated periods, pay a certain number of
lacks of rupees, and the expence of such troops as
might be necessary to defend his dominions, which
were to be sent him by the East Indiatompany, in
case there should be occasion for them. Another
Treaty was concluded in 1775, while Mr. Hastings
was Governor, by which was stipulated that, it he
should require any farther assistance than was stated
in former Treaties; he should pay an equivalent.

-The.Company, .on the other hand, bound them-
selves to adhere stri&ly to the terms of the Treaty.
In 1781, another Treaty was entered into with the
NabOb by Mr: Hastings ; ,by which the. Nabob
agreed to pay the expences of the additional troops; •
.hut this he :found so . oppressive,, that upon his re-
presentations, Mr. Hastings was induced to abate.'
something of the charges. 'ln 1787, another
Treaty was concluded with the Sovereign of Oude,
while Marquis Cornwallis was Governor, by which
the Nabob , stipulated to pay to the Company.
600,0001. annually, unless he should find occa-
sion for a greater number of the Company's Troops
than was there stated,' in which case he' was
to pay the additional expence. In conformity
to this Treaty, orders had been given by the Gover-
nor, not to interfere in the smallest degree with:the
internal Government of Oude. In 1789 the Court
of Dire&ors had declared their high approbation of
this Treaty, which they hoped -.would secure the
connexion with the Nabob of Oude on a safe, and
permanent basis. Affairs continued in this state for
ten years ; .but in 1797 a new Treaty was concluded
between the Nabob and Sir John Shore, by which
it was stipulated, that on account of the increased
expence, of the Company in defending his territories,
the Nabob should pay the annual sum of 9.50,0091..;
that for this he should have a certain number of
' troops, and pay over and above for any additional
number that be might want. The terms were highly
advantangeous to the Company, and the Dire&ors had
'expressed their satisfa&ion at this Treaty. Such was
the auspicious aspe& of this affair when Marquis Wel-
lesley became Governor-General in India. The Charge
'Alien went on to state, that iiil7B4 an A& had been
• passed, asserting the impolicy of further Conquests,
with a view to extend our Dominions in India, and
forbidding any 'future Governor to,engage in any hos-
' tilities with the Native Printes, except upon'an attack,
car evident preparations for an attack, on their part;
with Out the knowledge, and authority of the Coun-
cil and the Dire6forse or to guarantee the territo-
ries of any Prince, except he assisted: in repelling
' an attack, as above mentioned; and commanding
that the earliest poible information should be given
to the Dire&ors and India Board, of any hostilities
which might unavoidably be commenced. That the
Ad of 1773 provided, ,that the Council of Fort,
• William, in Bengal,. shoUld .be consulted, and its
suo-crestione attended to, in the -political transac7
tions of India. That, nevertheless, Marquis Wel-
lesley did conceive the idea of encroaching upon
the, power of the Nabob of Onde ; of under-
mining his authority and destroying his Government,
and, under'foul and false pretences, of extorting from
him his hereditary dominions; and he had a6ted
upon this' idea both without the knowledge of the
• Council, and-without any communication with"the
,GOVernment at home. That the means .which the,
Marquis Wellesley employed' to accomplish his ob-
jed were unfounded complaints respe&iug the failure
;of the Nabob in the payment of the instalments,; ap-
plications 'to him to disband his troops ; and vari-
- ' otis expedients to render the subjeas of the said,Na-
bob diSgestel with his Government, and 'to en-
, courage , them to opposition and revolt, pour-
, ing troops into his territories,' and thus causing
. an enormous espence, heaping demand upon de-
mand, till the Revelme of the Principality was no
longer adequate to satisfy them, and then forcing the
Nabob to give up one-half of his territories—trans-
, • p6tions- so foul
.and wicked, that they brought dis-
grace upon the British Name.' And that for the'
purpose of carrying these schemes into execution, he
bad removed-the former Resident at the Court of
Lucknow, and appointed Mr. Scott in his stead,
'who appeared more fit- for his designs; That with
respeel to the payment of the instalMents, the sum
which the 'Nabob had to pay had been augment-
' .ed' from 305,0001. to, 950,0001: ; that notwith-
standing 'the difficulties to which he had been thus
reduced, tlie. Nabob did 'nevertheless punctually
pay his instalments, and adhere to the stipulations
of the Treaty. ' And that the pretences of the Mar--
quis Wellesley. were false and unfounded, and only
. brought forward With a view to seize upon the terri
tories of the said Nabob, in.defiance ofjustice and of
the law Which Marquis Wellesley ought to have
Obeyed. As 16 ilisbanding the Troops, that the Na-
bob had, by Treaty, the full authority over his own
,troops, his household, and Government. That
-thiragh, in consequence of the difficulties of his
situation, be was in arrears to the Company, yet
the Secret Committee were satisfied that he was fully
disposed to pay, and that all causes of complaint
would be removed; yet that the said Marquis Wel-
lesley did, by means of the said Wm. Scott, inter:
fere in the household and internal concerns of the
Nabob, and propose such erms of reduction as would
leave him no troops to cpmmand—no authority to
exercise. That he sent large bodies of the Compa-
. :ny's _troops into the territories of the Nabob, which
were kept there at the expence of the Nabob ; and
that in Novembet, 1799, Marquis Wellesley made a
proposition to the Nabdb, whu -was then almost a
Prisoner in his own Capital, to resign his authority,.
-.give' up the whole Administration 'and Revenee of
°Ude, thus to disinherit his sons and his family for
ever, and reside in the "place which the Governor-
:General might appoint. That the Nabob, astonished
at such an arrogant and unjust proposition,' strenu-
Ously refused to accede to it. The Charge then -pro-
ceeded with the meths which Marquis Wellesley
had used, with the assistance of Mr. Scott, to render
Nabob and his Government odious to his. sub-