Letter from Charles Cornwallis, Eye, to John Shore, Baron Teignmouth, 1794 March 12 : autograph manuscript signed.

Saying that he intended to defer writing to Shore until he returned to London, but on hearing that the Fleet was about to sail, he could not pass up the opportunity of sending him a line; saying that he has been suffering from a bladder complaint and unable to see much of ministers such as Pitt and Dundas; writing that he guesses that Shore will be pleased with the appointment of Lord Hobart as Governor of Madras, "with the provisional appointment to succeed you in Bengal, which leaves you at perfect liberty to stay or to come home according to the state of your health, or your inclination or convenience in other respects;" expressing confidence in Hobart's future in India and saying that he has given him contacts and advice about how to proceed; mentioning judicial regulations and their possible extension to Benares; adding that Jonathan Duncan may be appointed Governor of Bombay, though because it is not settled, he would not like it to be talked of; saying that he has given the ministers his ideas about the future of the military establishment in India; adding that he does not have time to discuss domestic affairs, except to say that "the Portland Party, and indeed every body but Fox, Ld. Landsdowne, and the thorough-paced Jacobins, are strenuous in supporting the war;" mentioning members of Shore's family; explaining that his illness has prevented him from giving evidence in Warren Hastings's trial, and "he has now very handsomely let me off, to my no small satisfaction."