Commencement of the New Government-Supreme Council divided into two Parties,
of which that of the Governor-General in the Minority-Presidency of Bombay
espouse the Cause of Ragoba, an ejected Peshwa-Supreme Council condemn this
Policy, and make Peace with his Opponents-Situation of Powers in the Upper
Country, Nabob of Oude, the Emperor, and Nujeef Khan-Pecuniary Corruption,
in which the Governor-General seemed to be implicated, in the Cases of the
Ranee of Burdwan, the Phousdar of Hoogly, and Munny Begum-Governor-Ge-
neral resists Inquiry-Nuncomar the great Accuser-He is prosecuted by Gover-
nor-General-Accused of Forgery, found Guilty, and hanged-Mahomed Reza
Khan, and the Office of Naib Subah restored...
Deliberations on a new Plan, for collecting the Revenue, and administering Justice
Death of Colonel Monson, and Recovery by Mr. Hastings of the governing Power
-Plan, by Mr. Hastings, for inquiring into the Sources of Revenue-The Taxes
levied by annual Settlements-Resignation of Hastings, tendered by an Agent,
whom he disowns-Transactions of Mr. Hastings, in the Cases of Mr. Middleton,
Mr. Fowke, and Munny Begum-The Directors, ordering the Transactions to be
reversed, are disobeyed-Relations with the Mahrattas-A Detachment of the
Bengal Army sent across India to Surat-Expedition from Bombay against Poona
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