nto the state of the country and the ruling family, he, the
said Resident, Willes, in obedience thereto, did fully explain to him,
the Governor-General, the said Warren Hastings, (he being then out of
the Company's provinces, at Lucknow, on a delegation which respected
this very country, as part of the dependencies of Oude,) the situation
of the province of Furruckabad; but the said Warren Hastings did not
take or recommend any measure whatsoever for the relief thereof in
consequence of the said representation, nor even communicate to the
Council-General the said representation; and it was not until the 28th
of June, 1783 [1785?], that is, sixteen months from the arrival of the
Resident at his station, that anything was laid before the board
relative to the regulation or relief of the distressed country
aforesaid, and that not from the said Warren Hastings, but from other
members of the Council: which purposed neglect of duty, joined to the
preceding wilful delay of seven months in proposing the said relief
originally, caused near two years' delay. And the said Warren Hastings
is further culpable in not communicating to the Council Board the order
which he had, of his own authority, and without any powers from them,
given to the said Resident, Willes, and did thereby prevent them from
taking such steps as might counteract the ill effects of the said order;
which order purported, that the said Willes was not to interfere with
the Nabob of Furruckabad's government, for the regulation of which he
was in effect appointed to the Residency,--declaring as follows: "I rely
much on your moderation and good judgment, which I hope will enable you
to regulate your conduct towards the Nabob and his _servants_ in such a
manner, that, _without interfering in the executive part of his
government_, you may render him essential service by _your council and
advice_." And this restriction the said Hastings did impose, which
totally frustrated the purpose of the Resident's mission, though he well
knew, and had frequently stated, the extreme imbecility and weakness of
the said Nabob of Furruckabad, and his subjection to unworthy servants;
and in the Minute of Consultation upon which he founded the appointment
did state the Nabob of Furruckabad "as a weak and unexperienced young
man, who had abandoned himself entirely to the discretion of his
servants, and the restoration of his independence was followed by a
_total_ breach of the engagements h