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orders, my lawyers and friends stroni^ly urged me to criminate
the Superintendent. 1 invariably answered that I had received
no other orders but such as had already appeared before the
Court. I had not been more than twenty-four hours in Bombay
before warrants were out for my apprehension, no less than
seventeen true bills having been found. I was obliged to go
over to Angria's territory, which put me to great expense,
especially as I had at the same lime to advance large sums to
lawyers, and retaining fees to my counsel ; however, as I
thought that the less communication I had with Sir C. Malcolm
the better, I drew what was necessai-y from my agents, under
the firm persuasion I should be repaid. About the middle of
August Captain Cogan* came over to see me on the part of Sir
Charles Malcolm, and having ascertained the course 1 meant to
pursue, he acquainted me that he was authorised to assure me
of the support of Sir Charles Malcolm and the Government
collectively and individually ; that I should not suffer in any
way, that I should have the ' Clive's' pay, and even added, that
I should not be removed from the Island of Bombay, if convicted.
I replied 1 would undergo anything rather than criminate Sir
Charles ; that he was a sailor, one of our own cloth, and would
not deceive me. I will here add that my feelings of regard for
Sir Charles determined me to adopt this course rather than
divulge to a soul how far he was to blame. His brother. Sir
John Malcolm, at Dapoolie, had a good deal confounded me by
asking me questions as to how the boys were procured, but even
to him I did not choose to reveal the truth. I need not inform
you how long I was kept in suspense and anxiety awaiting my
trial to commence, or to what inconvenience I was put in
pecuniary matters, for although I thought Sir Charles might
have put so much confidence in me as to offer me assistance, I
was persuaded his only reason for not doing so were appre-
hensions lest I should incautiously mention the source from
whence I derived support. In October I arrived at the
Mahableshwar Hills, where I received a letter from my lawyer
(marked A) to which I replied (see Letter B). These were
and his brother, the Supermteudent, that Commander Hawkins was pi-osecuted.
Sir John Grant was soon afterwards appointed one of the judges of the Supreme
Court at Calcutta.
* Tlie Assistant-Superintendent.
(a) " Mr. Morley appeai-s to be satisfied that your only resource is to satisfy
the jury tliat you acted in obedience to what you believed were tlie orders and
intentions of Sir Charles Malcolm and the Groverument, and that j'ou should lay
before him (Morley) your secret report, and all official orders from Sir Charles
Malcolm, or by his directions all accounts of monies you expended to procure the
boys, your report of those expenses, aU private conversations between you or any
person acting under you respecting the manner of procuring tlie boys, and the
names of the witnesses who were present at such conversations. Morley also
further advises you to prove Sir Cliarles Malcolm's seeing the boys, the date
of the ' Chve's' arrival iu Bombay, aud that no censure was passed on you. All
the foregoing advice I received from Morley yesterday, and I send it you almost