wishes, I found myself without any other resource than the one of employing that exclusive authority with which I consider your instructions to vest me: I therefore declared to the Nabob, in presence of the minister and Mr. Johnson, who I desired might bear witness of the conversation, that I construed his rejection of the measure proposed as a breach of his solemn promise to you, and an unwillingness to yield that assistance which was evidently in his power towards liquidating his heavy accumulating debt to the Company_, and that I must in consequence determine, in my own justification, _to issue immediately the purwannahs_, which had only been withheld in the sanguine hope that he would be prevailed upon _to make that his own act_ which nothing but the most urgent necessity could force _me to make mine_. He left me without any reply, but afterwards sent for his minister and authorized him to give me hopes that my requisition would be complied with; on which I expressed my satisfaction, but declared that I could admit of no further delays, and, unless I received his Excellency's formal acquiescence before the evening, I should then most assuredly issue _my_ purwannahs; which _I have accordingly done_, not having had any assurances from his Excellency that could justify a further suspension. I shall, as soon as possible, inform you of the effect of the purwannahs, which, in many parts, I am apprehensive it will be found necessary _to enforce with military aid_. I am not, however, entirely without hopes that the Nabob, _when he sees the inefficacy of further opposition_, may alter his conduct, and prevent _the confusion and disagreeable consequences which would be too likely to result from the prosecution of a measure of such importance without his concurrence_. His Excellency talks of going to Fyzabad, for the purpose heretofore mentioned, in three or four days: _I wish he may be serious in his intention_, and you may rest assured _I shall spare no pains to keep him to it_." And further, in a letter of the 9th December, 1781: "I had the honor to address you on the 7th instant, informing you of the conversation which had passed between the Nabob and me on the subject of resuming the jaghires, and the step I had taken in consequence. _His Excellency appeared to be very much hurt and incensed at the measure, and loudly complains of the treachery of his ministers,--first, in giving you any hopes that such a measure would be adopted, and, secondly, in their promising me their whole support in carrying it through; but, as I apprehended, rather than suffer it to appear that the point had been carried in opposition to his will_, he at length yielded a _nominal_ acquiescence, and has this day issued his own purwannahs to that effect,--_declaring, however, at the same time, both to me and his ministers, that it is an act of compulsion_. I hope to be able in a few days, in consequence of this measure, to transmit you an