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ing suggestions. In two more letters he
tried his hardest to escape from the
dilemma. Wellesley would wait no
longer. He gave orders to have the districts
taken possession of by force. The
Nawab Wazir now tried to break off
with the Company altogether. He even
refused to pay his subsidies. In July
Wellesley had sent his brother Henry
to help Colonel Scott to form a treaty
with the Wazir on the usual subsidiary
lines. Henry, however, did not
arrive at Lucknow until September.
Even then it was some time before the
Wazir would consent even to a conference.
At last, however, under the
influence of Henry Wellesley's diplomacy
he yielded, & signed a treaty
which gave to the Company the districts
required & arranged for the substitution
of the British system of government
for the former misgovernment of the
Wazir. Wellesley, therefore, achieved his
ends in Oudh. But he had cause for
great personal indignation against the
Directors who chose to accuse him openly
of undue favouritism towards his brother
Henry. This, as we shall see, was
not the only ground for the bitter hatred