Lord Mornington Governor-General---Agents of Tippoo at the Isle of France---
Governor-General resolves on immediate War--Import of the Circumstances---
Opinions in India---Nizam Ali receives more English Troops, and dismisses the
French---Unfruitful Negotiations at Poona---Progression of Governor-General's
Demands on Tippoo---War begins---Plan of the Campaign---March of the Army---
Siege of Seringapatam---Alarming Situation of the British Army in regard to
Food-Seringapatam taken, and the Sultan killed---Division and Settlement of the
conquered Country....
Situation of Oude, as left by Lord Teignmouth, highly satisfactory to the Home
Authorities--Great Changes meditated by Lord Mornington---Extirpation of
British Subjects not in the Service of the Company---Apprehended Invasion of the
Afghauns---Endeavour to obtain the Alliance of Scindia---The Idea abandoned---
An Embassy to the King of Persia---Insurrection by Vizir Ali---Reform of his
military Establishment pressed on the Nabob of Oude---His Reluctance---He pro-
poses to abdicate in favour of his Son---The Governor-General presses him to
abdicate in favour of the Company---He refuses---Indignation of the Governor-
General---He resorts to coercion on the Reform, which meant, the Annihilation of
the Nabob's military Establishment---The Business of the Annihilation judiciously
performed---The Vizir alleges the Want of Resources for the Maintenance of so
great a British Army---From this, the Governor-General infers the Necessity of
taking from him the Government of his Country---If the Nabob would not give
up the whole of his Country willingly, such a Portion of it as would cover the
Expense of the British Army to be taken by Force---This was more than one half--
The Vizir to be allowed no independent Power even in the rest---The Vizier
desires to go on a Pilgrimage---The Hon. H. Wellesley sent to get from him an
Appearance of Consent--The Cession of the Portion necessary for the Expense of
the Army effected---A Commission for settling the Country, with Mr. H. Wellesley
at the Head---Governor-General makes a Progress through the Country---Trans-
actions between him and the Nabob of Oude---Proposition of the Bhow Begum---
Objections of the Court of Directors to the Appointment of Mr. H. Wellesley---
Over-ruled by the Board of Control---Government of Furruckabad assumed by
the Company---Settlement of the ceded Districts---Full Approbation of the Home