[Footnote 45: Letter to Mr. Verelst, 4th May, 1766.]
[Footnote 46: Letter to Sir R. Barker, p. 19.]
[Footnote 47: Letter to Colonel Smith, dated 15th May, 1766.]
[Footnote 51: Letters to Mr. Sumner and Mr. Sykes, dated 23d and 24th May.]
[Footnote 52: Letter to H. Verelst, Esq., 25th May, 1766.]
"J'ai eu l'honneur de votre lettre du quinzième courant. Le sujet étant aussi intéressant pour vous, il sera, je crois, essentiel qu'une lettre me soit addressée de votre part et de votre conseil conjointement.
"Un nombre de nos officiers ont très-déshonorablement quitté le service, sous un prétexte le plus injuste; à savoir, qu'ils n'ont pas de quoi subsister; quoique notre militaire est le plus advantageux du monde. Ils sont actuellement en chemin pour Calcutta. Comme ils passeront par votre Colonie, j'ai jugé à propos de vous l'annoncer; et je me persuade que vous ne donnerez point d'accueil à des gens qui ont agi si indignement.
[Footnote 54: Letter to Mr. Verelst, 28th May, 1766. Messrs. Abzal's gardens.]
[Footnote 55: Letter to Sir R. Fletcher, dated 30th May, 1766.]
[Footnote 56: Letter to H. Verelst, Esq., dated 6th June, 1766.]
[Footnote 57: Letter to Sir R. Fletcher, dated 3d July, 1766.]
[Footnote 58: Vide Letter to the Junior Field Officers, 6th October, 1766.]
[Footnote 59: Before Lord Clive left India, he wrote to Sir R. Barker, earnestly advising him to remain till Colonel Smith returned, and assuring him of his support to succeed that officer in the command of the troops in Bengal.]
[Footnote 60: Letter to Sir R. Barker, dated 12th August, 1766.]
[Footnote 61: Letter to Sir R. Barker, dated 8th October, 1766.]
[Footnote 62: Vide Verelst's "View of the English Government in Bengal." Lond. 1772. 4to, p. 56.]
[Footnote 63: A repetition of this command was among the particular instructions to Lord Clive in 1764.]
[Footnote 64: Under the establishment of this double batta, a Captain's commission produced little short of 1000_l._ per annum: when reduced, it was worth from 650_l._ to 700_l._, as appeared upon the action of Captain Parker against Lord Clive.]
[Footnote 65: Mill's "History of British India," vol. iii. p. 376.]
In the preceding two chapters, an account has been given of Lord Clive's successful efforts in the arduous task of reforming the abuses, and restoring order and discipline to the civil and military services of Bengal: it remains to notice other public proceedings of importance during his last residence in India.