Sabut-djung, now Lord Clive, is coming to Bengal with an absolute authority—Nedjm-ed-döwlah, alias Mir-pahlory, suc­ceeds to his father, Mir-djaafer-qhan—Nand-comar, his Prime Minister, is dismissed by Lord Clive, who introduces Mahmed-reza-qhan in his stead, and acts everywhere as a despot—He attacks Johnstone’s and Middleton’s conduct, and is vigorously repulsed. —Billers, Chief of Azim-abad, frightened by Lord Clive, kills himself—Doctor Fullerton dismissed the service—Some account of Mirza-cazem-qhan—Lord Clive goes to Ilah-abad, where he obliges the Emperor to invest the English Company with the Divani or Divanship of the three Provinces—Insolence of Colonel Usmut (Richard Smith)—Lord Clive returns—Changes and promotions throughout Bengal—Lenity and generosity of the English towards the Land-holders of Bengal—The young Navvab dies suddenly and unaccountably—He is succeeded by his brother, Séif-ed-döwlah, alias Mir-canáya, who also dies suddenly—Death of the author’s father, the Vezir Hedáiet-aaly-qhan —Shytab-ráy, Viceroy of Azim-abad—Discovers strange mismanagements in Durdj-naráin’s administration—Lord Clive makes a second journey to Azim-abad, and secures Radja Belvent-sing’s situation by a treaty—He returns to England, fully bent on impeaching Governor Vansittart—M. Veris (Verelst) succeeds to the government of Bengal—New regulations with respect to finances, police, and justice—Famine and mortality all over Bengal—Mubarec-ed-döwlah, thirdson to Mir-djaafer, nominal Nazem of Bengal—Intrigues at his Court— Oblique hints against Mahmed-reza-qhan—A strange way of distributing justice—Severe insinuations against Mahmed-reza-qhan —Strange character of Roh-eddin-hosséin-qhan, Governor of P8raniah—The Council resolve to investigate the finances to the bottom—Bengal divided in six Districts— Charges exhibited in England against Vansittart by Lord Clive—Vigorously repelled by Vansittart—Who is sent back with honour to Bengal—Mester-hushtin-bahadyr arrives in Calcutta, where he spends ninety days and ninety nights in perusing records—Mahmed-reza-qhan arrested—Shytab-ráy arrested—The Nazem of Bengal’s allowance reduced from twenty-four to sixteen lacs a year—Shytab-ráy honourably acquitted, and sent back to resume his office—Dies of a broken heart—Brilliant character of his—Horrible famine at Azim-abad, and generosity of Shytab-ráy’s in that trying occasion— Curious anecdotes about Shitab-ráy—Dies a Musulman in his heart—Mahmed-reza-qhan released from his confinement— Arrival of General Clavering, and Colonel Monson, and M. Francis.