The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12). Edmund Burke

36

Mr. Dundas's committee. Report L, Appendix, No. 29.

37

Appendix, No. 4. Report of the Committee of Assigned Revenue.

38

Mr. Barnard's map of the Jaghire

39

See Report IV., Mr. Dundas's committee, p. 46.

40

Interest is rated in India by the month.

41

Mr. Dundas's committee. Rep. I. p. 9, and ditto, Rep. IV. 69, where the revenue of 1777 stated only at 22 lacs,—30 lacs stated as the revenue, "supposing the Carnatic to be properly managed."

42

See Appendix, No. 4. statement in the Report of the Committee of Assigned Revenue.

43

The province of Tinnevelly.

44

Appendix, No. 5.

45

See extract of their letter in the Appendix, No. 9.

46

"It is certain that the incursion of a few of Hyder's horse into the Jaghire, in 1767, cost the Company upwards of pagodas 27,000, in allowances for damages."—Consultations, February 11th, 1771.

47

Proceeding at Madras, 11th February, 1769, and throughout the correspondence on this subject; particularly Consultations, October 4th, 1769, and the creditors' memorial, 20th January, 1770.

48

Appendix, No. 7.

49

For some part of these usurious transactions, see Consultation, 28th January, 1781; and for the Nabob's excusing his oppressions on account of these debts, Consultation, 26th November, 1770. "Still I undertook, first, the payment of the money belonging to the Company, who are my kind friends, and by borrowing, and mortgaging my jewels, &c., by taking from every one of my servants, in proportion to their circumstances, by fresh severities also on my country, notwithstanding its distressed state, as you know."—The Board's remark is as follows: after controverting some of the facts, they say, "That his countries are oppressed is most certain, but not from real necessity; his debts, indeed, have afforded him a constant pretence for using severities and cruel oppressions."

50

See Consultation, 28th January, 1781, where it is asserted, and not denied, that the Nabob's farmers of revenue seldom continue for three months together. From this the state of the country may be easily judged of.

51

In Mr. Fox's speech.

52

The amended letter, Appendix, No. 9.

53

Appendix, No. 8.

54

Mr. Petrie's evidence before the Select Committee, Appendix, No. 7.

55

Appendix, No. 7.

56

Mr. Dundas.

57

See Report IV., Committee of Secrecy, pp. 73 and 74; and Appendix, in sundry places.

58

Mr. Smith's protest.

59

Madras correspondence on this subject.

60

Appendix, No 6.

61

Right Honorable William Pitt.

62

Appendix, No. 10.

63

Dated 13th October. For further illustration of the style in which these letters were written, and the principles on which they proceed, see letters from the Nabob to the Court of Directors, dated August 16th and September 7th, 1783, delivered by Mr. James Macpherson, minister to the Nabob, January 14, 1784. Appendix, No. 10.

64

Appendix, No. 6.

65

Second Report of Select (General Smith's) Committee.

66

Mr. Dundas.

67

Six Reports of the Committee of Secrecy.