TABLE OF CONTENTS.

OFFICIAL.

1789.

Page.

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Address to Sir Archibald Campbell from the Inhabitants of Madras

Police Order

Official and unofficial communications to Government

Proclamation against Slavery

Report from the Committee for the relief of Debtors

Letter from the Court of Directors relating to samples of Indigo

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ib.

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1790.

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21

ib.

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Works on the Esplanade, and Chapel in Fort William

Government Dawk between Calcutta, Poonah, and Masulipatam, &c.

Free School

Rules for Civil Servants proceeding to Europe

Opium, breach of Regulations

Sale of Pultah Factory

Sale of Zemindaries for arrear of Land Tax

Deportation of Europeans

Illegal cess on Ooriya Bearers

Acquisition of the Native language by Writers

Salaries of Surgeons and Assistant Surgeons

Trade on the frontiers of Sylhet

Address to Earl Cornwallis

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1792. j

Illicit traffic between Europe and India ...
Letter from Earl Cornwallis, Camp, Seringapatam, to Sir Charles Oakeley...
Sale of fire-arms and warlike stores
Report of the Colonial Committee of the National Assembly of France ...
Addresses to General Medows from the Inhabitants of Madras
Attempts at extortion
Allowance of Writers
Notice of misconduct of Military Oficers by the Commander-in-Chief
Deportation of Europeans
Regulations for the Mints
Free Export of Grain
Address to Earl Cornwallis from the Inhabitants of Bombay
Appointment of Commissioner for suppression of Dacoity

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1793.

76 ib 77 ib. 78 ib

80

81

Preservation of order at Juggernath by the Military
Prohibition of private trade at Canton, and house of trade there
Ball at Government House
Contract for sluice gates in Fort William
Rules for Leave and Resignation of Civil Servants ...
Contract for Elephants and Camels

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Proclamation regarding trade in the country ceded by Tippoo ...
Marquisate of Earl Cornwallis
Appointment of Mr. Shore as Provisional Governor General, and of Sir

Robert Abercrombie as Provisional Commander-in-Chief
Abandonment of the Fort of Budge-Budge
Letter from Lord Cornwallis to Mr. Dundas and the Court.-Peace with

Tippoo--Operations before Seringapatam
Rate of passages from port to port--Memorial of Commanders of Ships ...
Duties of the Vendu Master
Discharge of Registered Debt
Destruction of Dogs
Sale of lands and buildings at Budge-Budge
Relinquishment of the monopoly of Pepper in Malabar

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Address from House of Lords-Conduct of Lord Cornwallis
Discharge of Registered Debt
Appointment of Inspector of Drugs and Indigo
Registration of Natives of France
Prohibition of export of saltpetre

Appointment of officials at Chandernagore
Open Loans at Patna, Moorshedabad, and Dacca

Purchase of Indigo for Government
Rules for leave and discharge of Sepoys
Sale of various articles at Chandernagore
Prohibition of sale of arms and warlike stores
Registration of names of Landholders paying revenue
Capitulation of the French Settlements
Port clearances
Thanks of the Court of Directors to Lord Cornwallis
Limits of Civil and Military Authority
Receipt of copper pice as postage, and for all payments
Ball and Supper at Government House
List of Europeans residing at Tipperah ...

Page. 101

ib. 102 ib. ib. 103

ib. 104 106 107 ib. 108 109 110

ib. 111 112 113 ib.

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1794.

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Prize money for the Army
Passports for Europeans not in the service
Sale of the Sonamookhee Yacht
Contract for clothing, cots, &c., for General Hospital
Annuity to Lord Cornwallis
Embarkation to the Andamans
Rules for hire of palankeens
Receipt of Rupees of sorts at the Treasuries
Debate by Court of Proprietors
Relief of the Army
Discourse by Sir John Shore on the late Sir William Jones
Proclamation of the limits of Calcutta
Sale of slaves at St. Helena
Contract for construction of Jails
Trial of Warren Hastings
Insufficient packing of private goods
Amenability of non-officials to Civil Courts
Sale of 6 per cent. Notes at discount

114 ib. ib. 115 116 117

ib. 118 119

ib, 120 129 132 134 136 137

ib. 138

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1795,

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Traffic with Assam
Present from the Nawab Vizier to the Army
Prohibition of the receipt of Bullion under a certain weight
Proclamation-import of Salt from Muscat

139

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Page. Rates of passage-money from Europe to India

141 Permission to Company's servants to send to Europe muslins stitched with gold, &c.

142 Covenants with Public Servants

143 Raising of Regiments by the Company for the service of the Home Government

146 Robberies by Europeans

ib. Salaries of writers

147 Customs duties

ib. Charge to Grand Jury by Sir W. Dunkin

148 Importation of Salt by country-built vessels

151 Trial of Warren Hastings. Debate

155 Rate of postage to Poonah

ib. Improvement of the breed of horses

ib. Receipt of Gold-mohurs in Public Treasuries

156 Execution of un-official covenants

157 Despatch of Native Infantry on foreign service

160 Appointment of Mr. J. Duncan to Bombay

161 Surrender of Trincomalé and Fort Oostenburg

ib. Acquittal of Mr. Hastings--Public Meeting and Address

165 Reply of Lord Cornwallis to Address

167 Exchange on Europe

ib. Expense of drafting legal deeds in the Commercial Department

168 Meeting of Court of Proprietors–Services of Warren Hastings

ib. Punishment of 15th Battalion, Native Infantry, for mutinous conduct

170 Loss of the Dawk Boat to Bhaugulpore and Monghyr

173 Abolition of customs on imported timber

ib. Memorial of Officers of the Bengal Army

174 Sick Leave to Europe for Officers

175 Scarcity of grain ...

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1796.

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Trade with Burmah
Export of Guns, Arms, &c.
Pearl fishery in Ceylon
Period of service of Writers ...
Court-Martial on Native Officers
Re-establishment of Dawk Bearers between Calcutta and Benares, for

travellers
Penalties for importation of unlicensed salt
Prohibition against trade on the part of Servants of Government
Open loan at Lucknow, Benares, Shahabad, Moorshedabad, and Dacca
Balls and Supper to celebrate the capture of the Dutch fleet and Her

Majesty's birth-day
Immediate payment on receipt of gold bullion
Table of Exchange for Calcutta Customs

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1797.

Page. Levy of additional one per cent. on exports and imports for the protection of commerce

190 Memorial of the Officers of the Company's Army

ib. Remonstrance of the Court of Directors to the Board of Control

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EDITORIAL.

1789.

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197 ib. 198 199 200

ib. 202

ib. 203

ib. 204 ib. ib. 205 209 210

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Local news, Masons, Concert, &c.
Outrage on an Englishman in Pegu
Native Liberality ..
Local news. Ball and Supper
Inoculation. Small pox

Letter from a correspondent on abuse of the term Esquire
Relief of Insolvent Debtors ...

Ode on Masonry
Price of Rice
Private Theatricals at Madras
Elegy on a young Lady

Deputation of a gentleman to the Bhootan Hills mprovements in Esplanade. Manufacture of Salt...

Case of Nundcoomar. Opinions of the Judges
Masquerade
Fire in Fort William
Local news. Repairs of embankments; scarcity of rice. Long settle-

ments, &c., &c.
Letter from Delhi. Death of Gulâm Kadir Khan
Long passage from Europe
Duel ...
Dacoities
Revenue from Salt
Europeans as Talookdars
Death in a duel ...
Overland Intelligence
Correspondent's letter. Medical attendance on the servants of Military

Officers
Permanent assessment in Behar
Foot Race
Correspondent's suggestions for local improvements...
Local news. Sessions trials. Cossyalıs...
European news. Health of H. M. George III
Cultivation of Cotton

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211 212 ib. ib. 213 214

ib. 215

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ib. 217 218 ib. ib. 219 ib.