nce, arrived safe at Goondah. Mir Aboo Buksh Zemindar and
Mir Rustum Ali accompanied me.

"To what extent can I prolong the praises of you, my beneficent
friends? May the Supreme Being, for this benign, compassionate,
humane action, have you in His keeping, and increase your property,
and speedily grant me the pleasure of an interview; until which
time continue to favor me with friendly letters, and oblige me by
any commands in my power to execute. May your wishes be ever
crowned with success! My compliments," &c., &c., &c.

_Copy of an Address from Mr. Gordon to the Begum._

"Begum Saib of exalted dignity and generosity, whom God preserve!
After presenting the usual professions of servitude, &c., in the
customary manner, my address is presented.

"Your gracious letter, in answer to the petition of your servant
from Goondah, exalted me. From the contents, I became unspeakably
impressed with the honor it conferred. May the Almighty protect
that royal purity, and bestow happiness, increase of wealth, and
prosperity! The welfare of your servant is entirely owing to your
favor and benevolence; a few days have elapsed since I arrived at
Goondah, with the Colonel Saib.

"This is presented for your Highness's information. I cherish hopes
from your generosity, that, considering me in the light of one of
your servants, you will always continue to exalt and honor me with
your gracious letters. May the sun of prosperity continually
shine!"

These acknowledgments of the Begum's friendly disposition and services
were concealed, when the charge was made against this woman at Lucknow
before Sir Elijah Impey: I wish to impress this upon your Lordships'
mind; and that before Mr. Hastings left Bengal, in the trunk of Major
Scott, his private Persian interpreter, was this letter. Did he make
that inquiry of Captain Gordon? No. Did he make that inquiry of Colonel
Hannay? Did he make any inquiry into the matter, after his perusal of
these letters? Or did he give this poor woman any opportunity of
obtaining justice against this Captain Gordon, who, after acknowledging
that he owed his life to her favor, calumniates and traduces her to her
utter destruction? No, he never did; and therefore he is chargeable, and
I charge him, with everything that is wrongful in Captain Gordon's
evidence.

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