Ali Ibrahim Khân, viii. 182.
Allaverdy Khân, murders his mas-

ter, vii. 54; atrocities of, viii. 18.
Allen, Robert Steere, his letter to
Mr. Johnson, viii. 200.

Almas Ali Khân, administration of,
viii. 293.

Anderson, Mr., vii. 208; his timid
character, 209; question put to,
viii. 369.

Anstruther, Mr., vii. 450.

Arabs, their power in Bengal, viii.
50.

Armagh, proceedings in the county
of, viii. 500.

Arzee of Rajah Gobind Ram, to the
Vizier, viii. 129.

Arzies, or petitions, viii. 81.
Asia, the governments of, vii. 104;

the greater part under Maho-
medan rule, 105; morality in,

114.
Aubrey, Sir John, viii. 447.

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Aumeeny, or commission, viii. 354;
defined, 355.

Aumils, oppressions of the, viii. 293.
Avarice, the root of all evil, vii. 125
-128; martyrs of, 188.

Azoph UI Dowlah, son of the Nabob
of Oude, his insolence and ra-
pacity, viii. 21; his proposal to
Mr. Hastings, 22; his treaty with
the Company, 111; his power
weakened, 112; arrear of subsidy
due from, 115; becomes a vassal
to the Company, 118; ordered to
Chunar, 158; cruel oppressions of,
173; visits his mother, 234; her
letter to Mr. Hastings, 255; let-
ters from, 262; his estimation of
his father's family, ib.; treaty to
be procured from, 265; letter of,
in which he bewails his unhappy
condition, 299; his extraordinary
statement, 302; his recommend-
ation of Munny Begum, 331; sub-
mits to the control of Mr. Hast-
ings, 335.

Bacon, Lord, demeanour of, vii. 467;
sentence passed upon, viii. 438.
Bahar, province of, sold to wicked
men, vii. 225.

Baharbund, zemindary of, a witness
examined respecting, vii. 220.
Balfour, Colonel, report of, viii. 43;
particulars respecting, 45.
Banyans, or native factors, vii. 32;

their tyranny and oppression, 33;

✦heir absolute power over Eu- |
opeans as well as natives, 34;
distinctions regarding them, 35;
those of Calcutta, 138; their pe-
nurious character, 393; farms let
to, 163, viii. 353.

Barker, Sir Robert, offer made to,
viii. 429.

Barlow, Mr., on the state of trade

in India, viii. 97.
Barratch and Gorruckpore, causes
of the rebellion in, viii. 207.
Barré, Colonel, frauds of, viii. 509.
Barwell, Mr., appointment of, vii.

141; his absence from the Coun-
cil, viii. 338.

Beard, custom of spitting on the,
viii. 107.

Bechetta, a poisonous plant, vii. 188.
Begum, letter of Captain Gordon to

her, viii. 226; her friendly dis-
position, ib.; charges against her,
232; conditional order of the
Court of Directors for her restor-
ation, 246; her remonstrance at
the treatment of the women, 273;
her sufferings, 274.
Begums, ladies of the seraglio, their

treasures seized, viii. 184, 258,263.
Behar Ali Khân, scourged, viii 202.
Behardre, Nabob, complaint of, viii.

281.

Belli, Mr., Secretary of Mr. Hast-

ings, vii. 475; commission given
to, viii. 370.

Benares, state of, in the time of
Cheit Sing, vii. 49; on the sove-
reignty of, 95, 484; viii. 10; pro-
posal for delivering up the coun-
try, 22; object of Mr. Hastings in
going there, 35; rebellion in, 40;
revenue of, 51, 65; a new sovereign
of, 53; devastations in, 55-65;
altered state of, 87; the visit of
Mr. Hastings to, 88; tyranny in,
96; extract from the proceedings
of the president at, viii. 98; de-
gradation of the people in, 103,
106.

Beneram Pundit, viii. 14; letter
from, 431-436.
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Bengal, provinces in, vii. 48; care
of the traveller in, ib. ; power of
the Arabs in, 50; the Mahomedan
sovereigns in, ib.; its conquest by
Akbar, 53; soubahs or viceroys
of, 54; concussions in the em-
pire of, ib.; massacres in, ib.;
British dominion in, 55; fresh
revolution in, 61; accession of
Cossim Ally Cawn to the throne
of, 77; ruinous effects of trade
in, 80; effects of the war in, 86;
happy settlement of its govern-
ment by Lord Clive, 89; landed
property in, confiscated, 136; re-
venues of, ib.; state of affairs in,
137; ravages in, 236; famine in,
254, 310; causes of it, 250;
abuses in, 341; three distinct
classes of people in, viii. 306; op-
pressions of Mr. Hastings in, 308;
disposal of the landed interests
in, 352, 355; the Company's let-
ter in reference to, 358; under
the authority of Gunga Govin
Sing, 381.

Bengal Revenue Consultations, ex-
tract from, vii. 205.

Benn, Mr., succeeds Mr. Markham,
viii. 84; his reign, 87.
Berar, Rajah of, sum of money
given to, vii. 370, 433.
Bidjigur, fort of, viii. 27, 47; the

wives and family of Cheit Sing
in, 47; plundered, 50.
Bijanaut, Rajah of Dinagepore, vii.

organized system of, 135, 207,
208; act of parliament to pre-
vent, 156, 359; a new scheme of,
368.

Bribes, little known in England, vii.
241; effects of, from the example
of a Governor-General, 242; on
the receipt of, 365; reasons for
concealing, 403.

Bristow, Mr., appointment of, viii.
112; the resident at Oude, 115;
his removal, 121, 122; the Direct-
ors order him to be re-instated,
123; appointed superintendent of
political affairs, 128; reasons as-
signed by Mr. Hastings for his
recall from Lucknow, 129; evi-
dence of, 188; prisoners released
by, 204; letter of, ib.; order to,
205; his correspondence with
Major Gilpin, 269; his letters
to the Board, 289; on the sad
state of Oude, 292.
Brown, Major, testimony of, viii.
189.

Brunswick, Duke of, viii. 482.
Bullock-contracts, viii. 370.
Bulwant Sing, government of, viii.
49; the father of Cheit Sing, 29;
petition from his widow, 81; con-
firmed in his principality, 88.
Burgh, William, Esq., letter of Mr.
Burke to, viii. 455.
Burgoyne, General, captivity of, viii.
468; his character, 469.
Burke, Edmund, letter of Mr. Ro-
chester to Lord Milton on his life
and writings, vii. 1; his speeches
on the impeachment of Warren
Hastings, 4; his official services,
5; opens the proceedings in the
House of Lords on the trial of
Warren Hastings, 8; explains the
part taken by the Commons, 9;
his remarks on the abuse of power,
11, 20, 27; on the affairs of India,
12; on the crimes of Mr. Hast-
ings, 14; takes a glance at the
rising influence of the East India
Company, 20; his observations on
their system of government, 24;

reads the committee's recommend-
ation of Debi Sing, 174; his various
charges against Warren Hastings,
228; his observations thereon,
229; his remarks on religious
worship, 232; on the effects of
bribery, 242; on the enormity of
the corruptions practised by the
Governor-General, 299; reviews
his conduct, 308; admonished
by the House of Commons, 346;
indulgence claimed by, 348; his
apology, 350; his remarks upon
the accounts of Mr. Larkins, 441;
his summary of the charges against
Mr. Hastings, 447; his report to
the House of Commons as to the
proceedings in the House of
Lords, 451; on the causes of the
rebellion in Barratch, viii. 207;
on the conduct of Sir Elijah Im-
pey, 215; on Mr. Hastings' treat-
ment of the Begums, 248, 276;
interrupted by Mr. Hastings, 251;
his reply to the Lord Chancellor,
282; concludes his address to the
Lords, 439; his letters to the
Honourable Gerard Hamilton,
442, 444; to the Marquis of Rock-
ingham, 447-457; to Arthur
Young, Esq., 449; to Charles
Townshend, Esq., 451; to a
Prussian gentleman, 452; to
William Burgh, Esq., 455; to
John Bourke, Esq., 463; to the
Earl of Hillsborough, 465; to Dr.
Benjamin Franklin, 468; to Phi-
lip Francis, Esq., 470; to Captain
Woodford, 475; to Lord Gren-
ville, 477; to Mrs. Crewe, 482;
to Rev. Dr. Hussey, 484; to Ed-
ward Malone, Esq., 490; to Dr.
Laurence, 491-493, 497-499,
502-506, 509-511, 519; to
Thomas Keogh, Esq., 522; to
Lord Chancellor Loughborough,
526.

Burke, William, one of the King of
Tanjore's agents, viii. 466.
Buxar, interview with the resident
at, viii. 90.

434, 438-441.

Caius Verres, character of, vii. 237.
Calcutta, fort taken at, by Surajah
Dowla, vii. 59; its conquest by
the British, 60; the Council at,
63; secret treaty concluded at,
76; ostensible Council formed at,
164; power of the Council at,
viii. 57; letter of the Directors
to the Council at, 243; letter
from the president at, to the select
Committee of the Directors, 314;
Committee of revenue in, 377;
Mahomedan college founded at,
394.

Calliaud, Major, commander of the

British troops, vii. 62, 63, 65;
concurs in the proposed revolu-
tion, 64; visited in his tent by
the Nabob of Bengal, 66; writes
to Mr. Holwell, 67; affixes his
seal to an instrument of blood
and treachery, 68; his defence,
70, 71; hears of the death of
Prince Meeran, 75.
Camac, Colonel, vii. 401.
Cantoo Baboo, the banyan, a
Gentoo, trust committed to, vii.
46, 133, 142; farms given to
him, 139; commanded by Mr.
Hastings not to appear before the
Board, 288; secret unknown to,
419-423.

Cantoo Naut, adoption of, vii. 443.
Capitation-tax, the Hindoos freed
from the, vii. 51.

Carhampton, Lord, appointment of,
viii. 518.

Carnatic, desolation of the, viii. 432.
Cartier, Sir John, Governor, orders

of, 313, 385.

Castes, or orders among the Gentoos,
vii. 45.
Catholics, atheism among, viii. 485;
treatment of the, 494; their griev-
ances, 499; on concessions to the,
512; claims of the, 515; perse-
cuted, 525.

viii. 395-409.

Chardin's Travels, alluded to, viii.
260.

Charity, its lustre in retirement, vii.
320.

Charter of the East India Company,
vii. 42.

Cheit Sing, the days of, vii. 49–51;
large bribe received from, 412-
417, 434; his present to Mr.
Hastings, 435; case of, viii. 9;
charge brought by Mr. Hastings
against, 9, 11; his sovereignty
in Benares, 10; his supposed in-
trigues with the Nabob of Oude,
14; flight of, 15; fine imposed
on, ib.; rebellion of, 16, 245;
writes to Mr. Hastings to appease
his wrath, 20; arrested, 38; in-
sult and brutality to, 39; his
wives and family, 47; expelled
from his dominions, 53; im-
peachment of, 93; his ancestors
slandered, 107.

Chevalier, Mr., declaration of, viii.
327.

Chittendur, Mr., evidence of, vii. 292.
Chowkey, or place of guard, vii. 49.
Chunar, treaty of, viii. 35, 156, 168,
169, 221; the Nabob ordered to,
158; the castle of, 209.
Clavering, General, alluded to, vii.
149, 154, 156; his protest against
the military brigade, 155; his
death, 163, 180, 304, 325; viii.
115, 354; his high character, vii.
302; reply of, viii. 406.

Clive, Lord, genius of, vii. 60; his
return to Europe, 61, 90; pro-
ceeds to India to redress the
grievances of the country, 87, 91;
wise measures adopted by, 88;
his arrival in India, viii. 132, 244;
complaints made to, 245; the
predecessor of Warren Hastings,
385.

Coja Petruse, an Armenian, vii.
76.

363.

lator, viii. 118; report of, ib.