Records of Fort St.George Manilha Consultations 1763

October the preach was made and perfectly made too at the saliant angle of the Royal Mastion and in spite of the repeated advices I gave to the Governor not to wait to the Extremity for capitulating a foolish and ignorant counsellor made him suspend the exception of it; and on the 5th. [...] SIR You will receive from the Lords of the Admiralty an account of the happy conclusion of the Peace; and their Lordships will also transmit to you the King's orders as to the future disposition of the squadron under your command in the East Indies I have therefore only to send You the enclosed sign Manual which will fully authorize you and all others his Majestys officers to deliver up any Place [...] Be that as it may it is earnestly recommended to Our respective Presidents & Councils to take the most prudent Measures in cocert with His Majesty's Officers to carry into execution in the most effectual Manner the Treaty of Peace agreeable to the several Articles relative to the Company & to the Government's & Our beforemention'd Instructions. [...] I have lately received a Letter from Captain Scott of the Salabudjung enclosing me the Translation of an anonymous Letter address'd to the Shabundar at Batavia containing the most scandalous Reflections and false Assetions on the conduct and Behaviour of the Forces employed in the Reduction of Manila and against my own Person and character in particular copy of which I enclose to you: th [...] The Revenge we have dispatched to You and have ordered the Captain to follow such Instructions for his future Proceedings as you may give him You are therefore to order him to proceed with all Expedition to Mocoa and from thence to forward our Packet together with that he may receive from you to the Supracargoes at Canton in order that the Company may not be put to the unnecessary charge of Me