The Asiatic Annual Register; Or, A View of the History of Hindustan,: And of the Politics, Commerce, and Literature of Asia, ..., Part 6

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J. Debrett, Piccadilly, 1803 - Biographies, English
 

Contents

Capture of the Ship La Fleche by his Majeflys Sloop Victor ibid
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APPENDIX to the above PAPERS containing
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Hope ཚིག 39
39
Capt Le Memes Letter in Juftification of his Conduct in Anſwer to Capt
45
Lofs of the Brig Succefs Captain Creighton
47
Allowance of Tonnage of Baggage c from India
55
Proceedings of the Court of Recorder at Bombay in Jan 1802
60
Proceedings of the Quarter Seffions at Madras March 1802
62
Further Proceedings on the al ove Subjet
65
Capture of the Ship Prince
72
EGYPT
83
No 5Treaty between the Company and his Highnefs the Nabob Mahommed
115
Treaty between the Hon Company and Azeem ul Dowlah dated giſt
122
Pago
124
Bombay Quarter Seffions
132
Death of Uny Mootah the Freebooter of Malabar
147
Particulars relative to the College at Calcutta
153
Lift of the Hon the Court of Directors ibid
159
Governorgenerals Declaration to the Relatives c of the late Perfian
165
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STATE PAPERS
1
Letter from the Chairman of the Court of Directors to
4
Letter from Wm Ramfay Efq to the Hon
13
Letter from Mr Brodrick to the Court of Directors enclofing
53
Fort William General Orders on the arrival of Majorgeneral Baird and
91
PAPERS prefented to the HOUSE of COMMONS from the EAST INDIA
94
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104
Declaration of the Governor of Fort St George 31ft July 1801 126
126
APPENDIX to the above DECLARATION containing
133
No XVIINote written with a Pencil upon a Half a Sheet of Poft Paper
143
Correfpondence between the Governorgeneral and the Governor
149
CIVIL AND MILITARY PROMOTIONS
151
Copies and Extrafts of Letters from the Governorgeneral and
157
Orders publiíhed to the Settlement of Fort St George relative to
169
Copy of fuch Parts of the Correfpondence difcovered in the Palace
189
Bengal Military Promotions in his Majeftys Regiments
195
ADDENDA to the Proceedings in Parliament in 1801 containing a copious
296
Debate on the Subject of the Private Trade of India
309
Mr Impeys ditto 381
347
Lord Kinnairds ditto
353
Mr Chisholmes ditto
361
Mr R Thorntons ditto
367
Report of Mellrs Webbe and Clofe explanatory of their Proceed
390
Mr Babers ditto ibid
391
HOUSE OF COMMONS Debate on Mr Sheridans Motion for the Pro
397
APPENDIX to the THIRD DAYS CONFERENCE containing
1
An Account of the Ranah of Gohud
9
Character of the Malays in general By H H Ellmore Efq 15
15
A Character of the Chineſe Tranflated from the French of the Abbe Grofier 26
26
An Authentic Account of the late Admiral Bofcawen during the Time
34
in the Honourable Companys Troops
43
moft extraordinary and enterprifing Character Received from a Cor
55
An Account of the Hindu Method of cultivating the Sugar Cane and manu
7
Defcription of the Countrics on the Malabar Coaft ceded to the English by
15
Letters of Sir Thomas Roe during his Refidence at the Court of the Mogul
22
the Digeft of Hindu Law 32
32
On the Population of Bengal By a Gentleman now refiding in that Country 41
41
On the Prefent State of Hufbandry in Bengal By the Same 47
47
Obfervations on Property in the SoilRents and DutiesTenures of Free
53
On the Profits of Huſbandry in Bengal By the Same 71
71
View of the Political State of Bengal comprehending an Examination of
83
Ceylon Civil Eftabliſhment
111
Some Account of the Trade of Siam By Capt H H Ellmore 112
112
Account of the SelfImmolation of the Two Widows of Ameer Jung the late
122
A few Obfervations on Perfian Poetry 130
130
Ellays by the Students of the College of Fort William in Bengal
133
De fcription of an Oriental Banquet an Ode in Arabic by a Native of Damaſcus 140
140
English Tranflation of the Same 146
146
PATTONs Differtation
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