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wait till the Government liad decided. The officers of the
Indian Navy had come to the determination of making up a
purse, regarding with commiseration my vmdeserved and
distressing situation. This was confined to the Service at my
own particular request, and was to be strictly regarded as a
loan ; but how shall I paint to you. Sir, my indignation, when
I found your brother proffered a smaller sum than brother
officers of my own rank enjoying not a fifth of his income. I
restrained as much as possible my feelings, and then wrote the
last letter (marked E).
" He was then on the Mahableshwar Hills, apparently to be
out of the way, which circumstance was warmly animadverted
on.
"In consequence of the letter* (marked F) he came down to
Bombay, and entered into the agreement (marked H), but on
the 15th of May, the day the 'Coote' sailed from Bombay, 1
had my drafts on Messrs. Forbes (into whose hands the money
was to be paid), returned dishonoured, and to this day I am
left in uncertainty whether the agreement has been fulfilled or
no, nor do I care ; for I do assure you it was not the money I
required so much, although I was in such poverty as to require
small loans from my acquaintance— it was from your brother's
want of gratitude, and I told Captain Cogan, wdio was the
mediator between us, that if the Court of Directors reimbursed
my expenses, every farthing of his money should be returned.f
I also conditioned that I should make a private disclosure to
my friends of the whole circumstances. I concealed nothing
from him ; I acquainted him who had seen the correspondence,
as I had shown it to some friends in the heat of the moment,
for, although I had kept every little thing a most profound

* This letter is couched in strong language, which, however regrettable, is not
it is too long for insertion.
to be wondered at under the circumstances ;
(h) The following is the agreement referred to :
" May 4th, 1831.
" My dear Hawkins,
" Respecting the assurances made by Sir Charles Malcolm through me, viz.,
that you would not suffer in a pecuniary point of view, let your trial take what-
ever tvu'n it might,—he now wishes to fultil tlie pledge as far as lies in his power,
and has determined that you shall have five thousand (5,000) rupees, paid by him.
to your agent now, and after the expiration of two years from this date, sliould
you not be pardoned, he will remit you annually the sum of three hundred pounds
(£300) sterling during the remainder of your sentence. In coming, however, to this
arrangement for your benefit, he wishes you to clearly understand that in the
event of any documents emanating in any way from you to his prejudice, he wiU
of course consider this arrangement void.
" Yours sincerely, R. Cogan.
"Approved, Charles Malcolm."
t Sir Pulteney Malcolm said in his reply of the 26th of December, 1831 :
" I consider it out of the question your repaying to Six- Charles the money which
he gave you."