The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke

is thus expressed.

"The conduct of Fyzoola Khân, in refusing the aid demanded, though (1.) not an absolute
breach of treaty, was evasive and uncandid. (2.) The demand was made for five thousand
cavalry. (3.) The engagement, in the treaty is literally for five thousand horse and foot.
Fyzoola Khân could not be ignorant that we had no occasion for any succors of infantry
from him, and that cavalry would be of the most essential service. (4.) So scrupulous an
attention to literal expression, when a more liberal interpretation would have been highly
useful and acceptable to us, strongly marks his unfriendly disposition, though it may not
impeach his fidelity, and leaves him little claim to any exertions from us for the continuance
of his jaghires. But (5.) I am of opinion that neither the Vizier's nor the Company's interests
would be promoted by depriving Fyzoola Khân of his independency, and I have (6.)
therefore reserved the execution of this agreement to an indefinite term; and our
government may always interpose to prevent any ill effects from it."

IV. That, in his aforesaid authentic evidence of his own purposes, motives, and principles,
in the third article of the treaty of Chunar, the said Hastings hath established divers matters
of weighty and serious crimination against himself.

1st. That the said Hastings doth acknowledge therein, that he did, in a public instrument,
solemnly recognize, "as a breach of treaty," and as such did subject to the consequent
penalties, an act which he, the said Hastings, did at the same time think, and did
immediately declare, to be "no breach of treaty"; and by so falsely and unjustly proceeding
against a person under the Company's guaranty, the said Hastings, on his own confession,
did himself break the faith of the said guaranty.

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