Indian Interest. Cuthbert, Arthur (1733-1788) Naval Store Keeper at Fort George, India. Autograph letter signed, 4to, 4 sides written in a neat and legible hand, from Fort George, 15th September 1763, to Captain John Bladen Tinker, Commander-in-Chief of the East Indies Station. Includes reference to the British Siege of Madurai against Yusuf Khan.

'Sir, since your departure I have considered seriously on the raising the price of hops to the old standard and am of opinion that it will be a means of preventing that quantity being yours which otherwise would were the hops continued at the present rate; I would therefore rather advise to keep them at the rate Mr. Lowry has contracted, for which proposal I have now transmitted to Mes'rs Lister & Topham a Copy of the rates of Mr Larry's Contract as well as that of the old standard contracts heretofore in India should you still think proper to raise them to that pitch.

Our Army under the Command of Colonel Monson, have invested Madura (sic) and this instant intelligence is arrived that in a sally, part of our Troops had been foil'd Capt'n Donald Campbell of the Horse mortally wounded, Lieut Stevenson of the same Corps in endeavouring to rescue his Captain is killed together with many private men; our Black Horse fled almost before the attack began.
The Grafton, Linox and Galeon sail lines the 20th Ins't for Europe on them go great part of the King's Officers now at this place together with a large number of French prisoners; on the Lenox goes Mrs Todd and with Captain Lanker in the Galeon Mrs Major Campbell with families for further particulars I refer you to Mr Parry's letter ....' (signed) Arthur Cuthbert