lf the whole administration of the affairs of
the nizamut, (not the superiority in the administration of the affairs
of the seraglio only, though this would have been a tyrannical
usurpation of the power belonging to the legitimate mother of the
Nabob,) without the interference of any person whatever; and he adds,
that by this the Governor will give him complete satisfaction. In all
fraudulent correspondence you are sure to find the true secret of it at
last. It has been said by somebody, that the true sense of a letter is
to be learnt from its postscript. But this matter is so clumsily
managed, that, in contempt of all decency, the first thing the Nabob
does is to desire he may be put into the hands of Munny Begum, and that
without the interference of anybody whatever.

The next letter, immediately following on the heels of the former, was
received by the Council on the 12th of February, 1778. In this letter he
desires that Mahomed Reza Khan may be removed from his office in the
government; and he expresses his hopes, that, as he himself is now come
to years of maturity, and by the blessing of God is not so devoid of
understanding as to be incapable of conducting his affairs, he says, "I
am therefore hopeful, from your favor and regard to justice, that you
will deliver me from the authority of the aforesaid Mahomed Reza Khan,
and give your permission that I take on myself the management of the
adawlut and foujdarry." There is no doubt of this latter application, in
contradiction to the former, having arisen from a suspicion that the
appointment of Munny Begum would be too gross, and would shock the
Council; and Mr. Hastings therefore orders the second letter to be
written from the Nabob, in which he claims the powers of government for
himself. Then follows a letter from the Governor-General, informing the
Nabob that it had been agreed, that, his Excellency being now arrived at
years of maturity, the control of his own household, and the courts
dependent on the nizamut and foujdarry, should be placed in his hands;
and Mahomed Reza Khan was directed at the same time to resign his
authority to the Nabob.

Here your Lordships see Munny Begum in effect completely invested with,
and you will see how she has used her power: for I suppose your
Lordships are sick of the name of Nabob, as a real actor in the
government. You now see the true parties in the transaction,--namely,
the lover, Warren Hastings, Esquire, and Munny Begu