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"I gave him an order to repeat the demand, "which he did accordingly with frequent and "almoft daily importunity, limiting the num"ber to 1500, and afterwards to 1000. To this "demand you returned evafive answers, nor to "this hour have you contributed a fingle horse

man.

"I pass over other inftances of your conduct, " in which, through the means of your secret . agents, you have endeavoured to excite diforders "in the government on which you depend; and your neglect of the duty which you owe to it, "and to the subjects of this Zemidarry, by fuffer

ing the daily perpetration of robberies and mur*ders, even in the streets of the city of Benares

itself, to the great and public fcandal of the English name, and in violation of one of the "conditions on which you received the confirmation of this Zemidarry. But as the two fore

going inflances amount to a direct charge of "difaffection and infidelity to the government on

which you depend, and happened at a time in "which it was your duty more especially to have exerted yourself in the fupport of its interefts, "I have therefore judged it proper to state them to you thus fully in writing, and to require

your answer to them; and this I expect imme "diately.

From

From Rajah CHEIT SING to the Honourable the GOVERNOR GENERAL.

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"I received your letter delivered to me by Mr. "Markham, and I have understood every parti"cular of its contents. Sir, after the arrival of Shaick Ally Nucky, I obferved all the orders which you fent me, and I received the letter " which the deceafed Shaick brought me, informing me that every fufpicion was now completely " removed from your mind, and that I must confi"der you as formerly attentive to me: but I have "not not experienced from you the same generofities as formerly. I fent you repeatedly letters representing to your confideration my unhappy "circumftances, but you never honoured me with

any reply. For this reason I sent my Buxey Sad. "danund to your prefence, enjoining him to reprefent to you the firmness of my obedience and attachment, to lay before you the particulars of my fituation, and to learn the difpofition of your "mind towards me. He arrived accordingly in your prefence, and reprefented every thing in a proper manner. I have never deviated in "the smallest degree from these profeffions; and the benefits and civilities with which

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you have honoured me have given me the greatest fatis"faction, and I have confidered you as the fource from which I derived the fulfillment of all my

"wishes

"wishes and defires. It is my firm hope that 1

may be always favoured with your directions. "In this manner I complied with the utmost rea"dinefs with the order you fent me for the pay"ment of five lacks of rupees on account of the expences of the war. I fent first one lack of

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rupees, with an answer to your letter; afterwards

having paid to Mr. Fowke the fum of one lack " and 70,000 rupees, I fent a letter requesting a " further allowance of time to enable me to make

"some preparations. To this I received no

reply; it being no time for delay. Notwith"standing this, I was not a moment inattentive "to this concern, and as soon as my Buxey ar. rived, I paid immediately the remaining part of "the fum. The remitting of this to the army "did not depend on me: if any delay happened

on this head, I could not help it. If befides the payment of the money, the remittance of it "allo to the army had refted with me, a delay "of this kind fhould not have happened. I have " inclosed in this letter a paper specifying the par"ticular fums which have been advanced, with "their dates.

"With refpect to the horse, you defired me in "your letter to inform you what number I could "afford to station with you, and I fent you a particular account of all that were in my fervice,

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amounting to 1200 horfe, of which feveral were "ftationed at diftant places; but I received no "answer to this. Mr. Markham delivered me an "order to prepare 1000 horfe. In compliance "with your wishes I collected 500 horfe, and as "a fubftitute for the remainder, 500 burkundoffes, "of which I fent you information, and I told Mr. "Markham they were ready to go to whatever place they should be sent. No answer, however, "came from you on this head, and I remained "aftonished at the cause of it. Repeatedly I "afked Mr. Markham about an answer to my let"ter about the horse, but he told me he did not "know the reasons of no answer having been sent. "I remained aftonished. With refpect to the

fepoys, I received firft an order to flation two "of my companies, which I did: I was then de"fired to give a Tunkaw for the payment of the fepoys, and likewife to pay the Captain, which "has been done every month.

Excepting Abdullah Beg and his attendants, "none of my people, either dependants or fervants, . or others in any fhape connected with me, have "ever gone to Calcutta: my enemies, with a view "to my ruin, have made false representations to "you. Now that happily for me you have yourself "arrived at this place, you will be able to ascertain

all the circumstances relative to the horse, to

my people going to Calcutta, and the dates of "the receipts of the particular fums.above-men"tioned. You will know whether I have amused

you with a false representation, or made a juft "report to you, I have given my Aumils most particular injunctions, and have taken a penalty "bond from them, that they shall keep no thieves "in their district. What power have they to act "otherwife? But if ever a murder or robbery is "committed in the country, I have been careful "to impale or otherwise punish the culprit. If a perfon having committed a delinquency fhould›

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escape to fome other place, fo as to elude all dif86 covery, in that cafe I am helplefs; but to the "utmost of my power I endeavour to fulfil your "orders. I have never fwerved in the smallest degree from my duty to you. It remains with you to decide on all thefe matters. 1 am in every cafe your flave; what is juft I have represented to you: may your profpeirty increase."

"Account of five lacks of rupees advanced for

the expences of the war,