XI. That, in consequence of these requisitions, as he asserts in his
Narrative aforesaid, the Rajah "did offer two hundred and fifty horse,
but sent none." But the said Hastings doth not accompany his said
Narrative with any voucher or document whatever; and therefore the
account given by the Rajah, and delivered to the said Warren Hastings
himself, inserted by the said Warren Hastings himself in his Narrative,
and in no part thereof attempted to be impeached, is more worthy of
credit: that is to say,--
"With respect to the horse, you desired me in your letter to inform you
of what number I could afford to station with you. I sent you a
particular account of all that were in my service, amounting to one
thousand three hundred horse, of which several were stationed at distant
places; but I received no answer to this. Mr. Markham delivered me an
order to prepare a thousand horse. In compliance with your wishes I
collected five hundred horse, and a substitute for the remainder, five
hundred _burkundasses_ [matchlock-men], of which I sent you information;
and I told Mr.
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