"حياة ومراسلات اللواء السير جون مالكوم، قائد فرسان وسام الطُهر، المبعوث السابق إلى بلاد فارس وحاكم بومباي؛ من رسائل ومذكرات غير منشورة. في مجلّدين. المجلد II." [‎١‎٥‎١] (٦٥٤/١٦٨)

LETTER EROM LORD MOIRA.
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that may suit your own objects and convenience I shall be rejoiced
to see you.
You gratified me highly by your account of William Elphm-
stone's health. I have a truly affectionate regard for him; and I
am confident that he has a corresponding sentiment towards me.
His two nephews, John Adam and Mountstuart Elphinstone, are
very superior men; I know not that I have ever met persons of
more sound practical ability.
It grieved me that Lord Wellesley's health was not equally
firm, though his indisposition appears to have been of that tiansi-
tory kind which may be expected to have soon passed away
without leaving any dregs. He seems much wanted in England.
Circumstances had given me considerable political intercourse with
him latterly, and the result was a confirmation of all the opinions
which I had previously entertained of his scope of mind and ho
norable character. You may judge how the impression must have
been strengthened when I came to retrace on the spot the mea
sures of his Indian administration.
Your sagacity well anticipated the effort I should make to plant
our power in Nagpoor. I have the pleasure to tell you that our
connexion is not the mere stipulations of the treaty, but that
Madajee Bhoonsla, the new Rajah, gives himself to me with
unbounded devotion. Knowing as you do how all in this country
depends upon the individual at the head of a native state, you
will feel all the value of that superaddition.
I have the honor, my dear sir, to remain, with great esteem,
Your very obedient and humble servant,
M oira.
Malcolm saw plainly now that his hopes were likely soon
to be fulfilled—that important and honorable employ
ment was not very far from him. He prepared at once to
take ship for Calcutta, earnestly pondering the state of
affairs in Upper India, and the probable development of
future events. The more he thought of these things,
the more certain it appeared to him that he had arri\ed
in India at a time propitious to his own, and advan-