Autograph letter signed : Bārākpur, to "Sir Edward", 1824 January 28.

Discussing a donation of three thousand rupees to the Lancers, which apparently follows an earlier gift: "Both these subjects would have been mentioned to you long ago had we not expected that Mr. [Ricketts] would have said something respecting the motives which induced you to accede to the King's wishes on both occasions. He has, however, simply stated the fact; and as the Court of Directors is sensitive on the subject of presents, it might be well to afford a word of explanation. You will therefore probably think it right to state in few words for record the facts reported by the Resident and the considerations which induced you to gratify the King on both points"; sending news of the early stages of the First Anglo-Burmese War: "We have come to blows with the Burmese in Cachar. It was the determination of this government to prevent their occupation of that country; and in pursuance of this determination, Major Newton advanced to attack them. They seem to have made a stout resistance, but to have received a very severe thrashing. We have no officers touched, but six sepoys killed & 8 or 10 wounded. The affair took place early on the morning of the 17th and but a short distance from our own Sylhet border"; giving the opinion of one "Mr Scott, civil commissioner at Rangpore" (probably David Scott): "His opinion has hitherto been that the Burmese would evacuate Cachar on finding it was under our protection. The most satisfactory part of the intelligence is that the rival candidates for power in Cachar, Govind Chander [Govinda Chandra] & Gambeer Sing [Gambhir Singh], have both appealed to us for support against the Burmese, and I therefore infer that the Burmese at least do not enter Cachar by invitation from either the contending parties."