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St 471 i PAPERS.

FAST•INDIA AFFAIRS.

Wehave obtained a copy ofthe papers prefented
to the Houle of Commons, from the EaR India
Company, concerning the late Nabob of the Car-
made. They are in number eighteen, and confift
of Copies of Initruitiops to Lieutenants-Colonel
M-Nst I. and BOWbSR, relative to the Rationing a
party of troops at the Palace of Chepauk. There
then follows the Report of Mefrrs. Webbe and
Clore, explanatory of their proceedings at the
Palace of the late Nabob, in their interviews with
the Regents and Taje ul Omrah. It Rates that
the Nabob, by his will, expreffed in clear and
diftine terms, that his fon, Ally Huffein, lhould
fucceed him in all his rights, poffeffions, •property,
and in the Sovereignty of .the Carnatic. The
Report Rates the lubjee of the conferences, in
which the Englifh Agents urged that proofs were
in pofrcillon of the Britilh Government, of the late
Nabob's violation of the alliances with the Com-
pany, and that it had determined to demand fa-
tisfaition for fuch violation, and fecurity for its
rights and interefts again ft the future operation of
his Highnefs's hoftile Councils, but that the indif-
poloion, which had terminated in the death of the
Nabob Omdut ul Omrah, had prevented the ,
execution of the Governor-General's orders to that I
effect. Then follows a Copy of Lord Cornwallis's
Treaty between the Company and his Highnefs
the Nabob Mahomed Ali, dated 1792, and the
Treaty with Azeem ul Dowlah, in Olot. To
there are added, the declaration of the Governor
of Fort St. George, dated 311 i July, leo t, Rating,
that the Nabob Omdut ul Omrah, maintained a
fecret intercourfe with Tippoo Sultana, the deter-
mined enemy of the Britifh name,founded on prin-
ciples, and direeed to (Neils, utterly fubverfive of
the alliance between the Nabob of the Carnatic and
the Company; that the Britifh Government, adher-
ing to principles of moderation and forbearance,
had never:bele& endeavoured, by as amicable ad-
jultment with Ally Huffein, the reputed fon of the
Nabob, to obtain that fatisfaeion and fecurity
which the hoftile and faithlefs conduit of his father,
bad entitled the Britillt Government to demand ;
but that by the advice of the perfons appointed by
his father's will to Ala his Councils, he had per-
fisted in opposing a determined refittance to this
demand, and therefore that neceffity and felf-de-
J.:nee required that the fon of Omdut ul Omrah
fh..old not he permitted to retain poffeffion of re-
urces dangerous to the tranquillity of the Britifh
Government. The Appendix to this Declaration
contains copies of the alledged correfpondence with '
Tippoo Sultaun, and the key to a cypher found,
. among the records at Seringapatam.
Thc next important Paper is a copy of the Cor-
refpondence between the Governor General and
the Governor of Fort Saint George, on the fub-
jeit 01 the Carnatic, from the death of Omdut ul
Omrah to the elevation of Azeem ul Dowlah to
the Multurd. In this is Rated the failure of every
endeavour at conciliatory negociation with the
reputed Son of Omdut ul Omrah. To this fuc-
ceeds :he letters from the Governor General and
the Governor in Council of Fort Saint George,
to the Secret Committee of the Court of Direc-
tors, relative to the revolution in the Carnatic,
and the affumption of its Government by the
Company ; the orders publithed to the fettle-
anent of Fort Saint George, dated 311 t July,
t Bot, relative to the Treaty between the Company
and Azeem ttl Dowlah, with feveral other docu-
ments conneiled with the fakir% There are alfo
copies of examinations taken before Meffrs. Webbe
and Clore, at Vellore and Seringapatam, in May,
;Soo, by order of the Marquis Wsta.zsolv, re-
fpeitin4 the pretended correfpondenee betiveen
Omdut ul Ontrah and Tippoo. The lag docu-
ment is the letter from Hair= Ally, the Son of
the Nabob, to his Agents, James Stuart Hall and
Samuel Johnftone, given in the Star force time ago.
He exprefsly denies the exigence of any unjuittfi-
able Cori efpondence between his Father and the
Sultaun of Mylore. He defires his Agents, the
Gentlemen above-named, fief to betake them-
felves to the Sovereign—the very belt of Kings
and of men, and prefent his humble addreffes, then
to his Royal Highnefs the Prince. of Wales, who
bad always evinced a very particular regard for
the interells of his family. There high and auguß
Perfonages, he lays, will want no inducement to
lend their utmoft aid to repel oppreflion fo flagrant
and fo indefenfible, as in his unhappy cafe. Next
to the Board of Controul and the Court of Direc-
tors ; and latily, to the Houfe of Commons. He
truth his lois will be only temporary ; and that
as his cable is just, the ALMIGHTY will render it
profperous.
641 ch the general outline ofthe Papers, which
. wi'l fo important a difcaoa in the coking
'Salim) of Parliament.
coir 4)5 INSTRUCTIONS TO LIEUT.-COLONEL MAC-
111.119 DATED STH 'AND 6TH JULY, 180 E, &C.
TO LItUTINANT•COLOWILL M•CIISIL.
" Si It••••• 1. The precarious Rate of his Highnefs
the Nabob's health being fuch as to indicate the
probability of his Highne('s early difrolution, the
Right Hun. the Governor in Council has judged it
expedient, for the prefervation of order, to Ration
a-party of troops at the Palace of Chepauk ; and
his Lordatip, relying on your prudence and clic-
cretin's, has ben pleated to appoint you to the
command ► f the troops.
4, 2. The detail will confill of three companies
of his Majelly's Scotch Brigade, five companies of
the 1 R battalion 4th regiment of Native Infantry,
a fob 'ltem and 3o Europeans, and one company
of Native Artillery with four fix-pounders, and 3t.
troopers from the Governor's body guard. A
farther portion of the garrifon of. Fort St. George
will be held in readinefs to join you, if occalion
thould render that meafure necefary.
66 3. The principal objea of your care being the
prefervation of order within the Palace.ofChepauk,
at the period cf the Nabob's diffolution, the Go-
vernor in Council directs you, after fecuring the
firft gate of the garden, to march the detachmen.
to the principal gateway of the Palace, and take
Oren ,n of it.
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will be made to the Nabob fufficlently early, k
hoped, to- prevent any alarm in his Highnefs's
mind ; and the expedition and fecrecy a ith which
it will be executed, will probably prevent any
oppofition or confufion.
" s. Having taken pefreffion of the principal
gateway, it will be neceffary to make a difpofition
of your force for maintaining that pofition. .
" 6. In carrying this part of your orders into
effea, the Governor in Council defires you to ufe
every degree of conciliation and refried towards
the immediate family of the Nabob, and towards
the confidential Officers of his Highnefs's Govern-
ment. By an adherence to that mode of condua,
the Governor in Council expeas that no difficulty
will occur ; but if, notwithaanding this modera-
tion, you Ikould be oppored in the execution of
there orders, with refpea to poffeffing the gateway,
you will, after making the belt explanation of your
orders which circumilances will admit, to the
Nabob's Officers within the gateway, remain 30
minutes, and if, after the expiration of that time,
you 111211 have received no communication from
Major GaAs?, the Military Secretary of the
Governor, you will obtain poffeffion of the gateway
by farce.
" 7. After having eftablifhed yourfelf at the
gateway of the Palace, you will confider the bell
means of reftraining the intercourfe of perfons with
the interior of the Palace ; but as it is impoffible
to defcribe, with fufficient accuracy, the different
pallages through the external wall of the Palace,
I am dire&ed to inform you, that when the event
of the Nabob's death !hall occur, it will be your
duty, to the extent of your power, to prevent the
introduition of any partizans into the Palace, to
reßrain any apparent commotion, to protea from
violence the perfons of the Nabob's immediate
family, and to provide the beg praaicable means
for preventing his Highnefs's property and trea-
fure from being removed from the Palace. In
executing this part of the order, you will obferve
that the Governor in Council does not confider
the brothers of his Highnefs to conflitute any part
of his immediate family ; and you will endeavour
to refrain them, by force, if neceffary and
praaicable, from entering the Palace until tome
arrangement of affairs than be made.
" 8. As loon as may be prafticable, after taking
poffeffion of the gateway, you will endeavour ti
afcertain what number of armed or unarmed meta
may he within the walls of the Palace, and you
will caufe that number to be fo far diminned as
you !hall judge neceffaly to the tranquil execution
of there orders; you will particularly endeavour
to expel from within the walls of the Palace,
all fuck armed men as may not be in the im-
mediate fervice of his Highnefs the Nabob; upon
this point you will make an early report, and
it is the intention of the Governor in Council
to furnifh you, at the earlieft poffible period of
time after the death of the Nabob, with more
detailed inflruaions for the guidance of your
condua.

" 9. It will be obvious to you that the Governor
in Council confiders the trun now repofed in you,
to involve confederations of the 47eateft delicacy
and importance, and his Lordflup direth me to
ezprefs his confident expeaation, that your condua
in the difcharge of it will be fuch as the nature of
the cnnjunaure, and the fituation of his Highnefs's
family, demand from the liberality and dignity of
the Bridal Government.

" to. During this fervice, you will addrefs im-
mediately to the Governor fuch communications
as may become necetrary, and obey fuch orders
as you may receive direftly from his Lordihip.
" I am, Sir, &c. &c. &c.

" Fort St. George, (Signed) "J. WIBBE,
51h NT, 1801. Chief Sec. to Govt."
TO J. WilSt, 11314 CHIEF MILITARY TO GOVERN*

HINT.

44 SIR, (RETRACT.)
" I requeß you will be pleated to inform the
Right Hon. •the Governor, that, agreeably to his
Lordihip's inftruaions, I marched the troops
placed under my command for the prefervation of
order at Chepauk, through both the gateways
leading to the Palace ; of thefe gates I took poffef-
fion, and I have placed guards at three other gates
leading through the exterior wall. The commu-
nication which the Right Hon. Governor was
pleated to make of his Lordship's intentions, teemed
to have confiderably reconciled the Nabob to the
mature itfelf; but he was very much averfe to
guards being placed within the interior gate. As
there feemed to be no immediate neceffity for Ra-
tioning guards within, and as the Nabob was to
much averfe to any being placed there, I judged
it fit to accommodate his Highnefs's inclinations
as far as poffible : I have therefore placed tentrieir
only at the gate, and the body of the troops dote
to it on the outfide. There is no kinclof commo-
tion whatever within the Palace walls, and there
is every appearance of tranquillity being pteferved.
T have the honour to be, &a.
(Signed) "0. MACNEIL,
Chepauk, July 5, 1130 r." 41 Lieut.-Colonel."
TO LIEUT. COL. MACNEIL, COMMANDING A DETACH•
MINT AT CHIPAUK.

(Extract)—" Sir, I have received your letter of
this date ; and am directed by the Right Hon. the
Governor in Council to exprefs his Lordfhip's en-
tire approbation of your confenting, under the cir-
cumftances you have Rated, to withdraw the
Guards from the interior part of the gateway of
his Highnefs the Nabob's Palace. It is under-
Rood that the principal part of the Nabob's tree-
fure is depofited in the apartments of his Highnefs's
Sifter, the Boody Begum ; and lam siire&ed to
communicate this intelligence to you, in order
that your attention may be particularly directed
to thofe apartments, in carrying into execution his
Lordfhip's orders for preventing the removal of
the treaftue from Chepauk. I am, &c.
•
(Signed) J. Wasik,
•• Chief Sec. of Government.
" Fen Bt. George, Jays., 1801."

_ .
TO j. WEBB Bp Mkt
(EAMO ).." Sir—l have taken 'itch mean.
Lions as i think will render it altogether impoffible
for treefure, (nnleti in. very Snail fumy, or in co.
iiriti'd6elies) to' be carried out of any part Of the
raieg..........maziasaagka

Nes pernifflon to apprise the Nabob, that Con-
veyances of that defcription are not ezpegted to be
fent from the Palace ?—I have the honodr to be.
(Signed) • " DAN. MACII am, Lieut. Col."
TO• LIEUT. COL. MACNEIL. _

ge Sir—ln reply to your letter of laft night, I
am direded to acquaint you, that until his High-
nefs the Nabob {hall expire, the Right Hon. the
Governor in Council does not confider it expedient
to impofe any rearaint on the egrets of covered
Palankeens from the Palace of Chepauk ; but af-
ter that event Ilion have happened, you will pre-
vent the iffue of covered Palankeens from the Pa-
lace, until you than have received further orders
from the Governor in Council. In iffuing thefe
inftruaiono, the Governor in Council confines the
operation of them to the -period of time during
which order than prevail in the interior of the Pa-
lace ; but if any commotion should arife previoufly
to the death of the Nabob, you will take effeaual
meafures for rearaining the ifibe of treafure, by
any mode of conveyance whatever, until you (hall
receive the farther directions of the Governor in
Council. If, previoufly to the death of the Na-
bod, you (hall have reafon to ftifped an attempt to
carry treafure from the Palace, without his High-
nefs's confent, you will alfn in that event reftrain
the iffue of it, until the Nabob's confent null be
obtained for the pall'age from the Palace.
'• I am, Sir, your obedient (errant,
(Signed) J. Wailes, Chief Sec. to Gov."
" Fort St. George, 6th July, 1201."
COPT OF INSTROCTIOWII TO MESSRS. WENDS AWD CLOSE

DATED JULY 15, 1801; WNEN MET PROCEEDED TO TUE

PALACE Of TEE LATE NABOB °MOUT UL COMAE.
TO JOSIAH WIESE, ESCX:, AND LIEUT. COL. CLOSE.
44 Gentlemen—ln confcquence of the death of
his Highnefs the Nabob Omdut ul Omrah, it is
my earneft defire, founded on the Inftruaions of
his Excellency the Governor General, that a com-
plete adjuftment of the affairs of the Carnatic
should be made with the leaft prafticable delay.—
The nature of the evidence which has been obtain-
ed of the violation of the alliance by the Nabobs
Mahommed AIR and Omdut ul Omrah, and the
conrfe of reafoning upon the condition in which
the family of their Highneffes has, by that difco-
very, been placed, in relation to the Britifh Go-
vernment, are fubjeas fo familiar to you, that any
particular inftruatons from me with regard to the
principles, or to the detailed confiderabons of the
queilion appear to be fuperfluous. It will be fuf-
ficient for me therefore to (late, that the death of
the Nabob has produced no change in the princi
pies by which it will be proper to regulate the
conduit of the Britith Government towards the
family of his Highnefs But in the application or
thofe principles to the :Lanai (late of affairs, I
judge it to be of the greaten impoi-tance to the
national charaaer, as well as to the critical (late
of our affairs, that the arrangement of the affairs
of the Carnatic ihould be adjuiled by an amicable
negociation. I accordingly depute you to conduit
this Negociation, and hereby authorize and em
power you to exercife your own difcretion for the
purpofe of carrying into effea my intentions, and
the ;Orations of his Excellency the Governor
General. The Officer commanding the Forces at
Chcpauk will obey fuck orders as he may receive
from you. I am, &c. (Signed) CUM
" Fort St. George, isth July, /Sm."

EXTRACT OF A DECLARATION OF THE commit CIF FORT
ST. GEORGE, DATED 31ST JULY, 1801, BY AND WITH Tat
AUTNORITY OF all EXCELLENCY THE MOST NOBLE TIIII