rough, head by head, every one of
the measures which he had himself pursued in the destruction of the
country; and he foretells, that, if any one of those measures should
again be pursued, or even if good cause should be given to suspect they
would be renewed, the country must fall into a state of inevitable
destruction. This supersedes all observation. This paper is a
recapitulated, minute condemnation of every step which he took in that
country, and which steps, are every one of them upon your Lordships'
minutes.

But, my Lords, we know very well the design of these pretended
apprehensions, and why he wished to have that country left in the state
he speaks of. He had left a secret agent of his own to control that
ostensible government, and to enable him, sitting in the place where he
now sits, to continue to govern those provinces in the way in which he
now governs them.

[_A murmur having arisen here, Mr. Burke proceeded._]

If I am called upon to reword what I have just said, I shall repeat my
words, and show strong grounds and reasons to indicate that he governs
Oude now as much as he ever did.

You see, my Lords, that the reform which he pretended to make in 1781
produced the calamities which he states to have existed in 1784. We
shall now show that the reform which he pretended to make in 1784
brought on the calamities which Lord Cornwallis states in his evidence
to have existed in 1787.

We will now read two letters from Lord Cornwallis: the first is dated
the 16th November, 1787.

"I was received at Allahabad and attended to Lucknow by the Nabob
and his ministers with every mark of friendship and respect. I
cannot, however, express how much I was concerned, during my short
residence at his capital, and my progress through his dominions, to
be witness of the disordered state of his finances and government,
and of the desolate appearances of his country. The evils were too
alarming to admit of palliation, and I thought it my duty to exhort
him, in the most friendly manner, to endeavor to apply effectual
remedies to them. He began with urging as apology, that, whilst he
was not certain of the expense [extent?] of our demands upon him,
he had no real interest in being economical in his expenses, and
that, while we interfered in the internal management of his
affairs, his own authority and that of his ministers were despised
by his ow