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Various affidavits of the maffaere at Shewalla.

Perwannah from Rajah Cheit Sing to Dadjoo Sing, to join him and cut off the English.

To ditto to join Futteh Shaw.

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Affidavits of Nathaniel Middleton, Efq.-Reports of Perwannah's iffued by Cheit Sing, com manding the deftruction of the English, and letters to the Nabob's Zemidars inciting them to rebelFidelity and attachment of the Nabob VizierMurders at Goffel Gunge-The Minifters of the Vizier's Mother encourage the difaffection, and affift the levying of troops at Fyzabad for Cheit Sing.

Affidavit of Lieutenant Colonel Hannay, commanding a corps of fepoys in the Nabob Vizier's fervice-Hoftile practices of the Begums at Fyza➡ bad-Troops levied there publicly for Cheit Sing, with the encouragement of the eunuchs of both the Begums-Actual departure of 1000 leviesRemonftrance made to the Bow Begum by the deponent without effect-Attack of Captain Gordon by Shumfhur Cawn, the Begum's AumilGeneral difaffection of Gorookpoor and all the country lying South of Fyzabad, fomented by the

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Agents of Cheit Sing, and by the money furnished by him.

Affidavit of Major John Macdonald, commanding a battalion of fepoys in the Vizier's ferviceInfurrections of Gorookpoor excited by Cheit Sing, and encouraged by the Begums at FyzabadThe rebellion of Cheit Sing preconcerted.

Affidavit of Captain David Williams, commanding a battalion of fepoys in the Vizier's fervice-Infurrections of Gorookpoor, and mutiny of his own fepoys.

Affidavit of Captain John Gordon, commanding a corps of fepoys in the Nabob Vizier's fervice-Hoftile acts of Shumfhire Cawn, Aumil of the Vizier's mother, attributed to the Begum.

Second affidavit of Lieut. Colonel Hannay-→→→ Plan concerted by the Begums to detain him at Fyzabad, and to feduce from him his followers.

Affidavit of Juan Henere Moordelai, private of the company of Chaffeurs, relating the circum Rances of the maffacre of his comrades at Lutteefpoor.

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To the Honourable WARREN HASTINGS,

Governor-General, &c. &c. &c.

SIR,

When I had laft the honour of feeing you, I more than once urged my reasons for thinking, that the rebellion of Rajah Cheit Sing was but a part of a larger and more extensive plan, which was by good fortune of your arrival prematurely brought forward before all the parties to it were united and properly prepared for action. In fupport of this belief, and to prove that I am far from being fingle in the efpoufal of it, I beg leave to trouble you with some extracts from the letters I received from Colonel Hannay, written from the time of the first breaking out of the rebellion to my return to Lucknow. His fituation for obtaining the knowledge he imparts, his experience, and his judgment to guide what he advances, must make his fentiments of weight and authority.

In his letter of the 8th of September, from Fayzabad, fcarcely ten days after he had fet about obeying the Nabob Vizier's orders to march with his force to your affiftance, he writes" that the "whole country on the Eaft fide of the Gogra

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was in arms and rebellion. His own troops "deferting, and the fingle companies fcarce able

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to join other detachments: the forts of Gurruckpore, Bilma, and Dumreagunge taken "from the Aumils by the Zemidars; and that even Hircurrackes cannot pass; so that all com

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munication of intelligence from his other de"tachments, under Major M'Donald, Captain "Williams, and Lieutenant Gordon, was cut off "and at an end." He adds, "This town (Fay"zabad) has more the appearance of belonging "to Cheit Sing than the Vizier. The Begums "have placed guards to prevent any of my peo"ple going to the Buzar in it. Within thefe "four days Shaak Chaan, with near one thoufand "horfe and foot, has marched from hence to "Benares (they were raised here) and I must "confefs, that for my own part, I have no doubt "but Juwâr Ally Cawn, and Behar Ally Khan, "through their agents, have ftirred up all the "difturbances which extend from hence to Powey "and Azimgur.-I have fent Hoolafs Roy to the

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Begum to enquire into the reason of my people being prevented from going into the town, "Cheit Sing's being suffered to raise troops here, "and why her fervants attempted to prevent my "getting boats to transport the Company's guns "and horfe from Amora; I have alfo defired the "will give orders for feizing the family of Shaak "Chaan (abovementioned) and when Hoolafs "Roy returns, I will write you her anfwer. In

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Kyrabad Sylack, and all the country on the Weft " of the Gogra, between Fyzabad and Kyrabad, "the Aumils are flying before the Gongwars, and "cannon firing at all hours. Cheit Sing has fent

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money to Futty Shaw, Ghinoo Roy, Aje&tmull, "Zalim Sing, and all the refractory Rajahs, to "enable them to raise men. I this moment re"ceived Gordon's account of the lofs of his de

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tachment, which puts my march to join you "out of the queftion. It happened by the vil"lainy of the Fouzdar of Tanda Shumfheer "Khan, a Cheelah of Bahar Ally Khan, who "turned his guns upon the detachment, and an "unfordable nullah in front and many thousands "of rajepoots, who had fought them all the way "from Chowra Ghaut, made the fepoys despair. * Zalim Sing, and Putty Puul Sing mean to at "tack McDonald to-morrow, with two thousand 66 one hundred men. Behar Ally Khan deferves "death; as the lofs of Gordon's detachment can

only be imputed to him-his Cheelah would "never have acted fo damning a part without "orders from him. Jewâr Ally Khan, in the "Choke of Fyzabad, afks every man who bears "the appearance of a foldier, why he goes not to "Cheit Sing for fervice--I mention thefe circum"flances that you may mention them to Mr.

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