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ASIATIC 
^JVJVILIL    REGISTER, 

For  the  Year  1804. 


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THE 

ASIATIC 
AJVJVU^L  REGISTER, 

OK, 

VIEW  OF  THE  HISTORY 

OF 

HINDUSTAN, 

AND    0»   THE 

POLITICS,   COMMERCE,  AND  LITERATURE 

OP 

ASIA, 

For  the  Year  1804  ; 

BT 

LAWRENCE  DUNDAS  CAMPBELL,  Esq. 


LONDON : 

rSIMTEP    ro»    T.  CADBLL,     AND    W.  DAVIES,    STBANOj 

AKO  BLACKS    AND    PARRY^     BUOKSKLLERS    TO    THE    HONOUHABI.E 

tan    EAST-ISDIA    COMPANY,    LEADfiNHALL    STREET. 


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PREFACE. 


1  How  -dcKver  to  the  pohlic  tie  Sixth  Volume . 
of  /d^e  Asiatic  Aonual  Register,  wMch  Woik 
I  ^  x>rignally .  planned,   and   have    solely  cozh 
ducted.    .Jlie- motives    which  have    hidierta' 
induced  me  to  conceal,  and  which  now  de- 
termine  me  t<x  publish    my  name  are.  merdjr.. 
p^nsonal,  and  therefore  too  immaterial  to  be 
s^tioned...  ^  Bpt  it  may  somewhat  lessen  that  \ 
disgatisfaqtion  wjiich  the  iitegular  publication  of 
the  Work  has  occasioned,  to  know,  that  it  has., 
been  compiled  and  written,  in  the  midst  of  the 
most  distressing  difficulties,  from  my  own  sources 
of  information,  arid  by  my  own  labour,  with 
incondderable  assistance  from  the  contributions 
of  correspondents,  and  with  no  other  encourage-* 
ment  than  the  barren  commendation  of  the  pub- 
lic.    With  a  just  sense,  however,  of  that  com- 
mendation, I  have  persevered  in  my  undertakii^,. 
and  have  made  every  practicable  exertion  to 
support  it 

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*  Thiff  enplaiiation  may  Kkcwise  serve  to  sbe^' 
in  a  more  pardonable  light,  any  deficiencies 
which  may  l^  fourai  in  thi^  particnlar  volume : 
it  has  been  composed  under  an  aggravation  of 
those  difficulties  to  which  I  have  presumed  to 
attad^ ;  andit  tertainly  is  ina^qnate  to  'my  own* 
wislies.  The  IfiMorictl  and  Crtticsd  D^art^ 
imsotB  are  not  .  iufficaently  eacbend^d;  partly 
owing  a  theasi  causes/  and  partly  to  the.  votu-^ 
mtnous  coUeoiion  of  St^le  Papers;  whtchJit  waa 
indeBpcnsaUe  tainserL 


:  Theae  important  docuraeats  unfold  iJie  whole 

pciicy  of  the  Marquis^  Welliisfey's  government, 

ia  regard  tit  the  Mahratta  empire,  and  jexplain*  in 

tfai^. fullest  xasLnnar^  all  the  vacioits  causes  which 

oomfeiiied  ta  produce  the  late  wir  with  dcindeah 

afid  BoonsBi     An  attentive  perusal  of  the  offi^^ 

;  oial  oorrttgpofidettce  between  the  stijptrme  go-» 

:  vemment^  Df  the  British   dominidns  ra  Jndia^- 

i  and  the-BritlA  residents  at  the  cwrtsof  the 

Belshwa  utdiScjndcah,  is  etaenti^  tp  tl»b  f<ii'ming. 

rrand  expediency'  6^  HK(t  yrar>  but  aiio«f 'tiiik:  iJQb<^ 


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sequent  ruptjbTO  wUh  Hcdliar,  The.^.fiprtiin^^^ 
Qfi^,  1^  brilljajit  events  of  thf  eqntest  ^h  tk^. 
C14?^f  iKB^  tbe  cla<^iir  wbicl)  haB  ip.  cenfoqpsqei^.; 
b^eaxaki^  agaki^t  it,  ^ayereoder^d  ft  t|i#  19019  > 
nepe&saijr  to  point  ti^e  atti^ntipn  of  ;tb&  px^ip  t9: 
tbo5e.cir<{Um6Upo^a^d  tffinM^  ffo^  Y^bit^t. 

it prigmally^arpse^aQd  op  wljiciit^tf  met;it5 moH . 
ultimately  rest.  The  ac^ouitf  .oft  tl^e  tt^^ty. 
cqpiec^tkws  agftH;^^  Holkfir^  di^^.tlie  period  (iff; 
^newhii^li  thU  yotu^je-efnbnKjeiWl/h^w  po^; 
pooled  »o*il  jtbe.next,  bofiatweit^fUl  be  iriorc) 
satisfactory  si6; jwfeH  aa^  ikHW e:  intercs^pg.  W  ^ tbei 
piiblifii  to,9c»j|#>rt^)jM9]«  of  those  Qpeiatioti0k.«iidi 
of  tbe  OfieMl  oOrDeapoftdeqce  .b«tnr«en  the  £8ntbh 
government  and  that  Chief,  exhibited  at  one 
view. 

J  •'  ;  .  \  •  /  '    ■ 
The  present  condition  of  Europe,  and  the 

ambitious    projects    of   France,   point  cJot  Ae 

expediency  of  consolidating  the  resoutces  of  the 

British  empire  in  India,  and  of  fixing  on  a  broad, 

stable^,  and  permanent  foundation  a  comprehen* 

sive,  uniform,  and  vigorous  system  of  policy,  for 

the  administration  of  its  affairs,    both  in   its 

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fbrdgn,  and  doMeetic  reiatiohs.    T&e  principles, 
and  provisions  of  such  a,  s^st^m  of  policy  can 
alone  be  thoTo^]yJc^tiiJ^Tilb^iMi,  and  the  ne- 
csessity  of  thdr  adoption   ajjeqnatdjr  i^t,  by  a 
fiill  and  fmr-e^Mtttion  of  ike  acbaal  state  of 
B^tMi  India,  df  tbe  trufe  cbaractors,  interests, ' 
said  vieWs  tof  tkd^  -nations  "with  v^^  it  is ' 
politically  connected,  and  of  the  )reA  situation' 
of^lhe  Gom^anjr's  a&irs.     I  flilall  iher^Dpeld- 
th^y'next   volnnie  of  the  Register   endeaviottt 
tovmniplifj  and  explain  these  most  important, 
complicated,  and  ill^Bodenttobd  subfetts,  -amh* 
floenced  by  any  other  coaaidtirttioo,  than  a 
r^ard  to  the  tnitfa  of  facts,  t^nd  the  nubams'  of 
iifeason,    '■•■■  "   ■  •     ••  *'•""      ■ 

L.  D.  CAMPBELL. 


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HISTORY.  ■      , 

JliCAnTVLATioii  of  the  Bubjectt  of  the  third  and  fourth  Chapten.«-ReUtive 
ntnadoB  of  th^  Dutch  and  JEofliih  Ban  ladia  Compaalct,  and  of  their  poMetsioot 
in  In<tia,  in  A.  1>.  1619. — Cautei  of  the  Dmemions  between  those  Companies. — 
Treaty  off  Ariruty  betweett  them  conchided )ukter  the  laaction  of  t^  Kftigof  Kng'  ^ 
liiM&^aad  the  Siatci  GenenA  of  ^he  muted  Provinc*.  The  Dutch  Goveraorf  ^in  the  ' 
8pke  Ulaodt,  p«y  Utde  attentioQ  to  that  Treaty.— Their  Violati«Q  of  it<— Dutch 
tttack  die  BnyitH  Jtt  Lantooe,  and  Poobrpon ;  boni  their  towns*  tfid  put  th£ .. 
inhabitants  to  <leath.*^  The  Dutch  defence  of  their  conduct  in  this  afl^,  and  ^ 
iihe.Xoi^^  reply .^'A.D.  169(^  The  English  send  a  fleet  to  the  GnlphofLPeL^ 
^— Portunuese  Attack  the  English  Fleet,  and  are  defeated.— Desi^s  of  the 
DutdL— Relative  state  of  Dutch  and  EnAsh  at  Anibflyna.-»Dufch  seiaethe 
B&gjIiih'Settlete'OKi  thae  tdand,  on  the  picCtH  of  au  aUeged  Con^raoy— The 
Charfes  preferred  against  the  English ;  the  cruel  tortures'  inflicted  on  them  to 
oxtoft  OoaiBtsfakf ;  thtiirOondemnatjoii^  and  JExecution.— The  opprobriuin  which 
iMb  action  cast  Ob  the  Dutch  Nktioa.— Dutch  Company's  Defence.— The  Heply 
of  the  English  Company. — General  inference ^... ^ Page      1 


W, 


ario  CeyloQ.. 


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CHRONICLE. 


Taoz 
3MA^aian§MWT  Fete»  at  the  ftoral 

nteKta»yO}gi|[nitthoftor»fAe 

iuMtooble  the  Goremor  General      1 
Suun^g  PuBtt  ••»<•••«•••••«««••*•  w**** ft      4 

Cewpaoy's  F^p^,^** ••«••••• •      S 

Addrcss'Of  Tfaa*h*  ftom  the  Inha^ 

hiaants  of  Madras,  to  hk  Ma* 

jestyV  91th  Rejftv w.*.»......^  ibid 

Itepiy  of  Coloo^  J!S|e)^       6 

AppoiiitbiCpf  fe)f  Jwili  yh|tfnier,£l^> 

to  the  Cottneil  Board  at  Kfadras  ibid 
AsAiversary  of  the  Capture  of  Se- 

rin^^ap^feto........... ibid 

Govern^   Notth's  Tour  through 

the  Sevenf  Corles^.. ^ ibid 

Goontry  NewStf««M.».** ••••••••^•«  ibid 

Rostof^tdMi  oTtke  Peilhwatothe 

iffttsood  ....••.««.^. .«.*...•. ...»      8 

CckbriiiOii  OThSs  M^ettf  s  Bii^- 

ofly.*t^«««i^*«^*«^*  •/••••«••••«  ^a****  9 
ApposnOMst   Ot'-HC*.  G;  OOsdy^ 

uoder'tbe  NmAf nib  VyStnr;; ;.;»..  10 
Oineral  SeMi^'.%.^...:h:^^4*t.^4  ibid 
$nlQzi|f  FO^ ;»....  v\.k..t #*%;**•./....  ibidk 

Company^  'Paper. .  .C  ..U .  ..>. :„\ .    1 1 

Sir  Hekwy  GMriHSmr  ted  O6l0iUl 

jMandeville  ..M.r....:-..^...^....^..  ibid 


Fags 

Country  News... ..•..•••••••••••. •*.....    18 

Royal MHtary  College ..^„.„    15  "' 

Heavy  Rains  at  Baraily 25 

Dry  Weather,  at  Benares.....^-.,  ilud 

Sinking  Fund..^ ibid 

Compuiy's  Papers ibid 

Successful  Introduction  of  the  Cow^ 

pox 26 

Country  News - ibid 

Ancient  Ruins  discovered  on  the 

Bonk  of  the  Kestria »...    27 

New  Launch ibid 

Violent  Gales - ibid 

Death  oft  the  Nisam,  AU  Man, 

Soubahdarof  theDeccaa ibid 

Accession  of  his  Highness  Secun- 

dur  Jah  to  the  Musnud ^..    28 

Sinking  Fund «.»•  ibid 

Company's  Paper.... •« 29 

Sessions  of  Oyer  and  Terminer  at 

Bombay ^.,..^..^«  ibid 

*Sir  James  Mc  bitoih^s  Charge  to 

•  the  Grand  Jury «.« v..ibad     / 

Importation  of. Silver  to  india..^*  ~  AS  v 
Kmher  Particulars  relating  to  the 

SbipCaWdonia ~^ ibid 

Sacrilege.. »\,„^^.>^,u*^    M 


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Pace 

Ceylon  loteJKgence ..,.«    34 

Arrival  of   t£e    Marquu     Corn* 

\vallis*fi  Sutue ; : S5 

New  Launch ;...  ibid 

Violent  Earthquake ibiid 

Sinking  Fund ibid 

Company's  Paper ....«  ibid 

Proclamation  relatinf^  to  Grain.,.,.    9f 
Arrival   of  Lord  Wm.  Beatiack, 

^Oovernor  of  Madras,..., ..«...«...  87 
Dangerous  Shoals  described  .......  ibid 

InuDclacIoQ  at  MaghiiL,..» SO 

J  Particulars  relating  to  the  Private 

.     Tracfe  of  India 39 

-«lsle  o£  France  described., 46 

Accoujit  of  the  Wahabees,  a  new 

Sect  in  Arabia.. ^..    47 

Elegant  Dejeune,  on  board  his  Ma- 

"jcsty*s  Ship  Elphinstone^ 49 

Public  Thanks  to  the  Bombay  Fcn- 

cibles ibid 

Flourishing  Condition  of   Botany 

Bay «.•.., .;    SO 

Pardon  granted  to  Lieutenant  G,  ^ 

B.  Bellasis,  on  the  4th  of  June  ibid 
Barbarous  Execution  at  Candy...  ibid 
I^nblic  Thanks  to  Captfttn  Beav«r, 

H  M's  19th  Rcgt ibid 

The  same  to  Lieutenant  Mercer, 

and  Lieutenant  Mc  VeaglL......    51 

Engagement  at  Hangwelle ibid 

Important  Victory „ 52 

Capture  of  Rof^5me!le..v 5S 

k^curn  of  Ordnance  Stbres  taken. . .  ibid 

Artillery  taken  at  Hangwelle 55 

Visit  from   General  Lake  to  the 

'  King  at  Deihi,; 56 

Account  of  a  Wreck  discovered  at 

Sea • ibid 

Remarkable  Occurrence 57 

I^few  Launclies ibid 

Dreadfbl  Earthquake  at  Matura...  ibid 

Qovernment  Ix)an... *.,     |8 

sinking  Fund 61 

Death  of  Abdulah  Wahabee ........  ibid 

Desperate  Engagem^t t....    62 

Interestrng  Account  of  the  late  Re^ 

voldtion  in  Peihi. ibid 

^tact  of  a  Letter  from  Camp  Bro- 

'  dera €4 

llew Latmch... ..«...• ^.4..». 65.' 

Interening  Correspondence.........  ibid 

Singular  Adventure ,    67 

Lieutenant  Alder  (not  killed),.......  ibid 

Farewel  Eateitfiiimeftt ,. .....^  ibid 

Departure  of  Lord  CHve 6^ 

Lady  Wm.  Bentinck's  Bali  apd  Sup. 

^^r,, ..,..., jWd 

Madras  Potted .^v«ivmV. .*....♦... .»r.  ibid'. 
0*'    . .  ■    ,        •  . 


Paoe 

Lieutenant  BelUsis 68 

Mefancholy  Acc^ent ibid 

•Government  Notification 69 

Qaaneriy  Sessions.. 71 

Interesting  Information 72 

Persian  Entertainment.... ,    .7S 

Iipportaat  Ceylon  Intelligence 74 

Qi^l  Baoks M 75 

The  Ladrooft , 56 

Ceremoay  of  Ptes^ n^ng  the  Kh^- 

laui .....,....,....•,.,»,.*. Ibid 

New  Launck... .«....,. ,    *T7 

Paul  Accident ,.«...« .«...,.  ibid 

Private  Festivities ibid 

The  Atalanu  Frigate 78 

Dreadful  Stonn..,,. ...... .,!«...,....  ibid 

Heavy  Gales... „.,.., ,.»•••••  ibid 

The  Hyawa..., ..f. ....:„    79 

Nesbitt  and  al.  v.  the  Honorable 

Company ».. 79 

Extract  of  a  Letter  from  Prince  of 

Wales's  Island 80 

Particulars  of  the  LOss  of  the  Ships 

Cato  and  Pprpoise  .,.•••*. )bid 

Pasha  of  Bagdad i 84 

Departure  of  AkaHusscn.... 85 

Progress  of  the  Wahab««t.......^.i  ibid 

General  Orders 86 

New  Lavtt^es , 87 

Royal  Marines 88 

Loss  of  the  Ship  St.  George ibid 

Loss  of  th^.Shi^  General  Baird^by 

Fire,  and  two   others  wrecfcci    8t* 
Capture  of  a  national  Vcsiel>  from  • 

Mauritius  ».. ^ il^ 

Bombay  Quarter  Sessions. iW4   i 

Ratification  of  Peace  in  India......    91^ 

Death  of  Mr.  Edward  Galley,  Coh* 

lector  of  Sfm-at. «...,»..«..    99 

Extract  of  a  Letter  from  Capt9ia 

Page ^ ^... .♦. ibid 

Smart  Engagement 9& 

llie  Sea  Otter ibid 

Admiral  Linon*s  Sqnadroa».» :^ 

Canine  Madness. »..    9.5 

Inhuman  Murder ibid  , 

Deliberate  Suicide ibid 

Bxttact.  of  a  Letter  from  Kedgeree    96 
The  Order  of  Christ  conf«rred  obi 

Miguel  deLimac  Soi^ i.,..  ibid 

Bpef  History  pf  the  above  Order    ^7 
Oiriou«  discovery  relating  to  V?id* 

cination.....^.*^.. .....«....;« -98^ 

Loss  of  the  Ship  Fanny j.    99 

Captain  Paee.^;; .« ,....^^ 

Vnlcnawn  WVeckdiicovered at  Sea  ibid' 

Fi^..; .fv ..«.M«.*..«..r.  •».«..  ioid 

Calcuttsi  MJlitia.,-*.  .,..^ ,.*. If^ 

Defeat  of  the  French  Sq«a«|roB.,i.  ibid 


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PAfJt 

Embar^  atthe  river  Uoogly.,.*,,.  101 

Capture  of  tbe  Ship  T^azbux ibid 

A  Letter  from  Poonah ibid 

Official  Account  of  the  Defeat  of 

Linois's  Squadron ^ 102 

General  Wellwley, 4 i04 

Description  of  the  French  Fleet,  off 

Fort  Marlborough.. ^ ibid 

Ciirioiw  CirCuWatance ,.....,..  105 

Government  Order ibid 

Administration  oi  Oaths  to  Hea-  ^ 

thens • 106 

Appointment  of  a   Co/nmittee,  to 

addresi   the    Governor'  General  IQ^ 
Public  Addresses  to  General  Lake  IDS 

The  Generars  Rcply.-.I ;,.....  10^ 

Narrative  of  the   lobs  of  the  Ship 

Fanny ^ **,*  110 

<iovcrWc*  General's  Body  Guard...  114 
J  Jffew  Regulations  respecting  Wine 

^   ~  irom  Madeira  to  India 11^ 

Mission  to  the  Court  of  Tehran...  116 

preadful  Fire  ,^l ^ ibid 

Ciyil  Warm  CabuC ibid 


Pao« 
Particular  Accoaot  of  tb*  lost  of 

the  ^ip  Ann i..^. *...  117*>) 

Successful    Progress  of   the  Can 

Pox ..«.«. ...M..  119' 

Unparalleled  Barbarity « »•  ibid 

Circumstantial  Account  of  his  Ma* 

jesty's   Ship   Porpoise  and   Cato  123 

Ciuiipaign  in  Guzerat 127 

Correspondence  relating  thereto  ..  ibid' 

Departure  of  Suliman  Aga 12S 

The  Vake*It  of  the  Peishwa ^id 

Brilliant  Action ibid 

Grand  Kntertaimneat  ux  hooour  of 

Peace  in  India.... ...'•'....'.  tSd 

Presentation  of  Addresses  to  Major 

General  WeUesley  .,„.., l3l 

The  General's  Reply 1S5 

The  Entertainment  of  Major*ffcne>  , 

ral  Bellasis..... :.."..  Is4" 

Splendid  Fete,  in  honor  of  Major 

Generaf  Wellcslcy .p....J..V.  Ibid 

The    General's    Departure    from 

Bombay ,,......s,,«.,^,...  ibid 


Egi/pt. 


Account  of  the  Confusion  and  Dis- 
.  asters  in  Egypt. .^. 13C 


Extract  of  a  Letter  from  Suez liSX 


CivU  and  MUitary  Promotions.' 


Bengal  Civil  Appointments. 141 

. ;— Supreme  Council 142 

Madras  Civil  Appointments ibid 

Bombay  Civil  Appointments  .♦ 144" 

Ceylon' Ovil  Appointments ibid 

EfiUblishmenti  at  Prince  of  Wales's 

Wand .« 145 

Establishments  at  Canton  in  China  ibid 

•  '  ■     at  Sumatra ibid 

Bengal  Military  Promotions 146 

— ,—- General  Staff. 170 

Sia/F. ibid 

-: Military  Board ibid 

MMiw  Milk&ry  Prottfotlons  .......  157 

General  Staff lOT 

— *— l^giCUy.lfoard. 165- 

Bombay  MSfitary  Promotions. ibid 

, Gen^ra|^Si?ff:..j, loa 


Bombay  Military  Board IBS 

Ceylon  MiUtarv  Establishment 169 

Garrison  Staffs 

Fort  WilJiam...i 170 

*- Berhampore , 171 

——Monghyr. ibid 

■  Dinapore. ibid" 

' Buxar..... ibid 

' Chunar ibiff 

Allahabad... ibi4 

— —  CawnpoOr....... ibid 

T Futty  Ghur ibid 

— Midnapore ,„.  ibid 

Governor  General's  Body  Guard ...  17^ 

Binhs 17a 

IV^rriages ,.•  •  174 

Deaths ^ 17a 


^Supplement  to  the  Chrtrnkk. 


Utm  iBteUigeoce. 


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69vemmeot.Notificatibttt«...^ 10 

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Extract  of  a  Letter  from  Prioce  of  Description  of  a  Shoal 19 

Walcs'f  Uapd ^ , 14  Public  Addreuet  from  the  dlfiere&t 

Address  a&d  Present  trqm  the  Army  Presidencies  and  Settlementiy  to 

to  General  Lake..— M.. .•...- 14  the  Most  Noble  the   Marquis 

The  General's  ^PfX *- ^^  Wellesley,   Governor    General, 

Wrecks  of  the  Ships  Anstruther  &c.  &c 17 

and  Tbomhill ....- ••.... ibid  The  Old  Civil  Servanu  of  Bengal, 

Launch. , .....ibid  ^md  the  College  of  Fort  WiUiam    44 

General  Wedderbums's  Tomb 16 

Home  Intelligence. 

TMti  of  Coins,   Waghts,   and  Rogulationf    respecting    Mili^uy 

Mtontfs,  In  Bengal., .•••    49  Officers...  ..**....«..«»^.». ..,».«.«.    5% 

-  at  Madras  .•.-,«..—^ 51  The  Board  of  Commissioners  for 

-  at  Bombay •.«• 52  the  Affiurs  of  India*..-;^,.....^    59 

.alSnrat ». 54  The  Honorable  the  Court  of  Di» 

»at    CaUicut  and  Telli-  rectors..-.^ «—..•*....«..••..  ibid    / 

cherry — ^......^.w.  ibid  List  of  Skipping,  for  ISOa.^  ..^^*.    fiO  V 

■  ii..      >"at  BSocha....*. »..—  ibid  Rwolatiooa  tor  the  Admistson  of 

—  1  •    --at  Beetlefakee.....,.^ ibid  &det8  at  the  Royal  Military  Col*  j 

■  '~      at  Batavia. ......••  ibid  iege,  Woolwich m......*....,,    €$ 

■  •    •  ^  ■•«  OMiton.>r>^ .*.^..    56  At  the  Royal  CollMie,  MarIo«r..^.. 

3alatiea  of  C^vil  Servanu  in  the  Oriental  CoUege,  mitford €4 

£ast  Qi(pea>M»«*«*«.»«. •«••••■•••••••••    «« 


State  Papers. 

Pipers  presented  to  the  House  of  GoVemor  Oeneral*s  Instructioni  to 

Commons,  ft«m  the  East  India  the  Resident  at  Poonah. il^d 

Oaa%»ny,  relative  to  the  Causes  Letter /rom  the  Governor  General^ 

Of  the  MahrattaWar;  containing,  toLord  Clive..<..v.««*»...^««.«vr**  KK> 

Lttter  from  the  Governor  Genem  Governor  General*s  faistmctions  to 

CO  the  Secret  Committee  o^  the  the  Restdeot  at  Bciooah  .4.^«m...  104 

Honorable  the  Couat  of  Oicec*  Governor  General  slnstructiona  to 

tors,  &c<  &c ,...•-.«•.•  1         the  Resident*  at  Hydra|>a4. •«.*.«  10$ 

Governor  Geberal*s  Instructions  to  Letter  from  the  Governor, General, 

Lieutenant  Colonel  Barry  Close,  toLordCiive,.^..*.*^.*,*... **  107 

resident  at  the  Court  of  PoonaJ^  S     Governor  GeneraPs  Instruction  to 

Letter  to  Major  Kirkpatriok,  rest*  the  Resident,  at  Poomh.«« «,.  i09 

dent  at  Hydrabad «»...«  21     Governor  Geaeral*s  loatruciHMis^ ao 

Letter  fhxn  w.  Palmer,  Xsq.  u  Poo*  Colonel  Collins ,the  Resident  with 

nah,  to  the  Governor  GeneraL..  S8        DowUit  Rao  Scind)eah,..«^.««.^M«.Uii{r 

Series  of  Liters  from  Colonel  Bar-  Letter  from  the  Governor  G^f«al,  .^ 

ry  Qose  to  the  Governor  Gene*  to  the:  Sepret  Committae'nf  ihf([.    . ^ 

ral....*^......»«. •• S3        Honorable  the  Coun. of  Dinr^  .' 

Prdiminary  Propositions  from  the  tors,  Itc ,.«, ..Mf«*M^*4.Y,:;ii^ 

Peishwa 79     letter  froioa  Colonel;  Col|ix«h  to^ 

.  Governor  GeneraPs  Instructions  to  Governor  General ...»..«.^t^r.l^ 

the  Resident  at  Poonah*... .•.....*  M    LieutenantGeneral9lpar^'s^ns¥r9^--    . 

Lettet-  firom  the  GovemorGeoekal  to  tions  to  Maior  General  WeUf^ey  ■,  1.26 

the  Secret  Cmnmittee ».v,.  ao    Letter  from  ibie  Govemor  GfAf^.- > 

Letter  from  the  Govecnor  Gtnecal,  in  Council^  Ut  t^t  Governor  Ge^ , 

to  Lord  Clive ......,•«.••,«•.•.««  .93        Aeral«  in  Council^  at^Mras.-  i2d 

Letter  from  Donvhit  Rao  Sctndeah,  GN>9irm.or  General's  Instructions  to 

to  the  Governor  General 9i        the  Resident  at  Poonahy  ejic^v 

Letter  from  AmmtRao^eo  the  Oox  sin^thrj^diAetiele^tnt  treaty 

/Pernor -GeneraL... .• •••— w«.  9^        Of  Hvdrabad,  in  1798... «•>..»».»  191 

Letter*  from  Colonel  CoUins  to  the  Letter  from  Colonel  Collins  to  the 

'CQnimocOeac0aL.**««k,M..«.*«M»  •M'     ^  (I>6ve#n«r'Q^flMnlM««^«H«-4-*«(«-:lS9 


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Pace 
Letter  Ixom  tiie  Oomoor  General 
tft  the  Secret  CcMBnuttce  of  the 
HooonHe  tbe  Court  of  Direo 

ton,  Ike.  ace.... —w*.^ •«  1S5 

LeimfiUMi  LieatCBaat-  Colond  BfO-- 
'    ry  Clote,  to  the  Oovemor  Gene- 

T<U  ■••••■••••«••.•■*••••••••••**•••.•••••'  l^K^ 

From  the  same  to  BallajeeKponfef  143 
'  Letter  from  Mr.  Seeretary  fidmnw 
ttooe  to   Colond  CoUiot^  with 
notes  of  Instruction... •••«.•••••••.• 

GoYcmor  General's  Instrn^oBS  to  144- 
the  saxne .••>•••••»«•••••••••••••••••.••  146 

Letter*  frooi  the  Secretary  to  Go- 
to Dowiot  Rao  Scm- 


.      iieso  •••■•••••••••..•••««•«••.•••  •••••*••  loo 

Letter  feomtbe  sane  to  Rajah  IU> 

•   gcjee  Bhoiislah.»««.«^.* m.%  158 

Letter  from  the  Secretary  to  the 
Governor  General,  to  the  Rest- 
dent  at  Poonahy^nHth  Notesldr  a 

Dispatch.  .« 161 

Gowraor  General's  Insiructiont  to 
tno  asBieM..t».d»»a>.A..«.'4*«*«««  ••*••••  *  io4 

Letter  feom:  the  Ge^efcaor  General 
to^the  :9toishwa  ^....•^^*«»<i...«.,  175 

£xti9ct  of  two  Letters  fpom  the 
Resident  with  Dowlut  Rao  Stxx^ 
deah,  to  the  Gtiretnar  General  179 
Extracts  from  Major  General  Wei- 
te^ey%  Letter  to  the  Oo»emcr 
General  .••••••••••. •••«*«*A*i«/».*ki.*  191 

Leoer  from  ^the  Goremee  General 
,   to  the  Secret  Committee^  the 

HooonUe  Court  of  Aiteetors  187 
Letter  ftoiB  ColonefOolUns  to^the 
Governor  GenemL.*... .,..., ..*...  104 

Governor  GenerRl*s  Notes  of  to- 
atmction  to  the  Commander  in 

chief 198, 

Governor  Generars  I^ter  to  the 

Commander  in  Chief 201 

Tbe  Same  to  the  Honorable  Major 
:   iGeneral  Wellesley...*....«.M«M....'  211 
The Saine/lo  the' S^e^* •••••*••«*•..  215 
GooyioC  i  McAorial,  presented  by 
%i0lfiie  Resident  to  Dowfiu  Rao  Sdu'* 
.  *  rifaKr.aii*.»o.f.>4  ««...«^... .»....««.  S19 
Eljttur  from  the  above  Resident^  to 

the  Governor  General.... r..  SSO 

Letter  from  Dowlut  Rao  SQindea|k 

to  the  Governor  GencriL/....k.V  228 
Letter  from    the    Rajah    Ragojee 
^"      ■  V,  BO  the  Same.-, 224 


Paoc 

I^etter  from  the  Goveixtor.tkBcnil^  *. 
lA  Couocsf,  to  the  Secret  C«tn^ 
mittee  of    the   Honorable   the 
Court  of  Directors»&c  ^c^^.M,i  225 

Lecter^rom  MajorOeneral  Welle».    . 
leyto  Dowlut  Rao. Sdndenh.'»u.  S54 

Letter  from  the  Rajah  R^ieojcC' 
Bhonslah  to  Major  Genend  Wei- 
Icuey. .>•••«•»«•••..•«•.•  •*•««••••«•«•*••  3t9 

Tran^ation  of  a  Fapeiv  slated  to. 
be  a  Copy  of  a  Letter  from  Dow- 
lut Rao  Scindeah  to  Oolaum 
Mohammud  Khan.... 257 

Letter  from  General  Perron  to  the 
FrencbjCentmartdant  of  the  Pert  . . 
of  Af^Ghur ^...... •  258 

Governor  General's  Letter  to  ^ 
Commanding  Officer  of  th# 
Northern  Division  of  the  Amy  j260 

Governor  General**  InstHiCtidos^to 
J .  Melville,  Esq .  appointing  hif» 
Civil  Commissioner  of  the  Armv  -263 

Agreemenu  between  the  East- India 
Company,  and  Soubahdar  of  the- 
Dctcan *.. .• 903 

Extracts  from  the  Resident  at  PoOf^ 
nah's   Letter  to  the  Governor 

-    General. 266 

Governor  Generars  Instructioiu  to 
the  Resident,  at  FoiMiah... .«....<  ^170 

Treaty  between  the  Honorable  the 
East  India  Company,  and  the 
Rajah  of  Bhnrtpoor ^.. «,•«..  272 

Lener  from  the  Governor  OenemU 
in  Council,  to  the  Secret  Com- 
mittee of  the  Honorable  the 
Court  of  Directors,  Sec.  &c 273 

Prochinmions  of  the  Governor 
General,  in  Council 276 

Extract  of  a.  Letter  from  the  Go- 
vernor General,  in  Council,  to 
the  Secret  Committee  of  the 
Honorable  the  Court  of  Direc^ 
tors... ••.•»••»...•.«*•••  ..*«•*»•••••••••  278 

Letter  from  the  Governor  Geneial 
to  the  Court  of  Directors.. ^•.•».  279 

Letter  frpm  the  Governor  in  ooun^ 
cil,   at  Boftibay,   to  the  Secret 
Committee  of  the  Honorable  the . 
Court  6f  Directors,    &c 288 

Letter  from  the  Governor  General, 
in  Council,  to  the  Governor,  in 
Council,  at   Bombay « 284 

Remarks,  by  theXk>vernment  of 
Bombay .« ^....  287 


Brf^ceedings  in  Pftrliament. 


Havii  OF  Commons — The  Wak 


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Mr.  Creevey,  on  tbe  abov^  Debate  ^id 
Lord  Castlereagh.l *.......  <..«.c1si9 


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Mr.JMl'jC«..«. ^...^ :,..    ^IS 

GeoertirMiihtUHi  B19 

Mr.t^.  Johntcone ibid 

«r  WiUiam  G«ary fold 

Mr.  WjiIUkto  -...  ibid 

J4r.  CiaonA  ^ ilnd 

Lord  Henry  Petty ibid 

The  ChaactUor  of  the  fisehe^ner  820 

The  Ma«iiatta  War.* ibid 

Mr.  Fraacit'  oa  the  above  Debate 

3^,  ibid 

Lor4'Cucl^rCJigh 323,  825 

^Mr.  JiihnnoRe. ^ S27 

War  in  India    SU6 

Mr.  Frtiftcis  on  the  above  Debate 

........i*. 9fti5,  827 

Lord  Castlcreagh   326.  327 

Mr.  IdHnttone    327 

HooSK  or  Lo&os — Wak  in  India  S2^ 
Eul,4ji  Su^olk  oa  the  above  De- 
bate  ^ 828,  929,. 330 

Lord  Hawkctfaiuy S28,  329,  8S0 

LordHobart    ..^....t... <M..:i23,  830 

Earl  of  Carlisle 829 

Earl.  Sperwer  S**) 

Earl  of  Carnarvon 331 

Lord  Harrowby • ibid 

~— ~.  Vote  of  'Thanks  to  the 

Army  of  India ibid 

L.ord  Hobart  on  the  above  Debate  3tfi; 

Lord  Hawkes bury ibid 

Sari  of  Limerick .« ibid 

Bail  of  Camden ibid 

HouvB    or     CfeMMONs-^Vote    of 

Thanks  to  the  Armv  of  India  ...  ibid 
ILord  Castlercagh  on  tne  above  De- 
bete * ibid 

Mr.  Francis    snfJ,  315 

The  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer 

338,  845 

Mr.  Fox  339 

Mr.  Wallace  ibid 

Mr.  Johnstone   840 

Mr.Hobhouse 341 

Mi.  Wilberforce   840,  84S 

Mr.  Grey ...342,    346 

Sir  T.  Metcalfe  843 

Mr.  William  Smith   345 

Mr.  Rose : ibid 

— — t — **»  Motion  for    Papers  rcla- 
to  the  MahrattaWar  ibid 


Mr.  Frantis  OA  (lit  abdiv^  IX!>at4;  * 

« «45,  84« 

Lord  Castlereagh 346 

— — «— —  Imoia  Budoet ibid 

Mr.  Johnstone  on  the  above  De- 
bate   ibid 

Lord  Casticrea^h  .iu^^.*...* ibid 

Wak  in  India 347 

Lord  Porchester  on  the  above  De- 
bate   4 2bid 

Tho8pca^ePM.v....'. ibid 

The  Chaneedor  of  the  Exchequer  ibid 

■  ■  '  India  Budget  ibid 

Lord  Caatleretgh  on  ttie  ab»ve  De- 
bate     347,  354,  355,  8^     > 

Bengal  Rev^emie* 348  V 

Madras  Ditto .»  iM 

Beocooien  and   other  Settlements 

Ditto    ..« 849 

Genejal  View  of  the  Years  1602-8  ibid 

' of  the  years  1803-4  850 

Debuinlndia.»..i ibid  V 

Debts  bearing  Interest  ibid  v 

Assets 4ti  India 851  -* 

Home  Account* ibid 

General  Resiitt    ibid 

Debts  at  home  ; 85^ 

Assets  at  home ibid 

China  andBt.  Helena ibid 

General  Companson  of  Debts  and 

Assets ibid 

I  ^rd  Archibald  Hamilton 858 

Mr.  Johnstone   «..*.<......  ...  S^t 

Lord  Henry  Petty 855 

1  he  ChanceAor  of  the  £tche^[t!er  956 

Mr.  Kinnaird... •  ibid. 

Dr.  Lawrence     * ?bid 

Mr.  WaHace Ibid 

Mr.  Princep  • if^d 

Mr.  Francis    856,  857,  364,  866 

Mr.  Charles  Oi;^nt ~ i  99^ 

Mr.  Johnstone    866 

Mr.C.  Grant.... Sbid 

■  India  Buogct  contioued  ibifl 

LordCastlereagh...  ^6,  375,  881,  38^ 
Mr.  JohnitoAc   ...  .......;   •.kv«....v  d7# 

Mr.  Wallace    ^ ^ AtA 

The  Chancellor  of  the  Exchequer  ibid 

Mr.  Prinsep •*..•.%.... .^.*.«  ibiC 

Mr.  Grant 878 

Dr.  Lawrence 881 

Lord  Dunlo ,....  ibid 


Appendix  to  Parliamentary  Froceeclings. 


Accaa  nts  presented  to  the  House 
of  .Commons  by  the  East-India 
Comply  in  1804    ..^ ,... 


J83 


No.  f.    An   Account  shewrrig  the 

estimated    and  actual  Revenuea 

and  Charges  in  India,  vtrith  the 

Results 


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Page 

'  RetoltSyfortenYeanutrdm  1795- 
4  to  1803-3,  alter  deducting  Pay- 
ments on  Account  of  IntereA  on 
Uebts  and  $appGe«  to  Ben^oo- 
len,  &c.;  exhibitiflglikett^ise,  the 

'  the  Decrease  or  tfee  Incrtan^  of 
the  Debts,  distinguUbifig  each     v 
Year - 38S 

Ifo.TL  Esdmate  of  Profit  Infl  Lost 
on  the  Campady**  Sales  in  En- 
gland, and  other  Profits,  for  ten 
Years,  ending  1st  March,  iad4, 
with  other  Payments  in  England 
deducted  therefrom,  distinguish- 
ing each  Year ;  iiitt  dUtttiguish- 

-  Ing,  as  far  as  may  ^,  such 
Charges  as  are  of  a  Political,  from 

'  those  of  a  Commercial  Nature ; 


.•           .•                Paga 
2td  also  distiDguishing  the  bidia 
fiomth^  China  Accounts 385  / 

No.  111.    An  Account  of  the  total 
Ataouht  of  \fi6  Company**  Debts 
and  Assets,  abroad,  and  at  home, 
including    China;     the    £E>rmer  ' 
from  April,  1793,  to  April,  1803, 

'  and  the  latter  frdm  March,  1794 
to  March,  1804,  both  inclusive, 
distinguishing  each  Year    386 

No.  IV,  An  Account  shewing  the 
Operation  of  a  Sinking  Fund,  in 
the  Reduction  of  the  Indian  Debt, 
at  two  Millions  annually,,  viz. 
one  Million  from  thd  Surplus  ' 
Revenue,  and  one  Million  from 

.    the  Saving  on  Interest,  and  from   ' 

*    a  Loan,  &c.   ......; ibi4 


Preceedinsis  at  the  India  Hou^. 


Quarterly  Com  I..... I 

KiUbt  proposed  as  to  the  Return  of 
James    Strange,     Emj.   to    Fort 

'  Si'.  George 

Mr.  James  Adair  on  the  War  in 

'Ceylon    

XTr.  Rock 

Mr'Bosanquet 

Ballot  in  favour  of  Mr.  Suan^e 

Ballot  fer  the  Election  of  Directors 

Court  of  Directors     > 

General  Court 

The  Chairman  on  the  War  in  India 

Mr.  Rock    

%tr.  Twining 

Mr.  Peter  Moore 

M.  T.  Metcalfe 

Mr.  Btoni6«ighs 

Mr  D.  Scott  

Qoarterly  Court ...«. ^ 

Appointment  of  a  Conunittee  On 

'  the  Bye  Laws 


387 


ibid 

ibid 
ibid 
ibid 
ibid 
ibid 
ibid 
388 
ibid 
ibid 
ibid 
ibid 
ibid 
ibid 
ibid 
38^ 

ibid 


Mr.  Peter  M6ore*s  Motion  .'389 

Court  of  Directors ,  ibid 

General  Quarterly  CtJurt ibid 

Chairman^s  Motion ibid 

Ballot  in  favour  of  Mr.  H.  Cassa- 

*  major's  Rettim  to  Madras ...« 39Q 

Court  of  Directors ibid 

General  Quiirterly  Court ibid 

The    Chairman  on  Sir  Nathaniel 

Dance's  Pension... 392 

Mr.  Twining  in  Reply 393 

Mr.  Lowe  393 

Mr.Iacksou   ,.  393 

Mr.  Randal  Jackson ibid 

Establishment  at  Prince  Of  Wales's        , 

Island ; ibid 

The  Chairman's  Motion    395 

Mr.  Johnson  ibid 

The  Deputy  Chaimian ibid 

Mr.  Kemble  :.  ibid 

Mr  Sealy    896 


Characters. 


An  A^d^^m^nt  of  the  Life  and 
MiHtery  Exploits  of  General 
Ceor^  Thom*9,  from  OaptsGn 
William  Franklin^  Monoir 

Sketch  of  the  Life  of  the  famous 
Hyder  Ally  Khaiv,  km  6.  Papef 
found  in  1787,  in  the  P»yiO»<ffe^ ' 
at  VeltoH?,    ctnntaunlcEttiti   by 
Major  Mackenzie 

Hiitory  of  the  Anagoondy  Rajahs; 
taken  fWfti  the  verbat  Ac^odnt 
of  Tcmmapah,  the  present  Re- 


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presenlafiTe  of  that  Family,  at 
Camlapoore,  by  the^same 21 

History  of  the  Kings  of  Veejana- 
gur,  and  Anagoondy,  from  en- 
qi^iries  made  at  Alpulttun,  and 
Anafoondy,  by  the  same     f^  ^ 

AceouBt  of  the  Mania  Ooofods,!^ 
theaame 3S^ 

List  of  the  Soecession  of  the  Mirda   *  ^  ^ 
OOroos,  from  the  first  foim^ers'   ^ 

Account  of  the  Batta  Ri^ilhs', '  l^  -' 
thesame  » ;    40 

Account 

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CQfinrEMTS^. 


>f  the  Uihabitants 
Prince  of  Walet*t  Island^  Uken 
firoai  9ir  George  L«ith*t  Accooat 
of  that  Settlement  ..m.—.... 

Sketch  oi  the  Chancter  and  Pur- 
•uito  of  the  Reverend  Joseph 
Da^re  <^Lyle,  Ute  Chancellor  of 
Carluley  &c.  &e.  .* •..»....• 

Some  Particulars  of  the  Life  of  Go* 
loael  John  Hettmg,  late  Goveiv 


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43 


45 


Paob 
ttoroC  FortAKn  ..— •••— ^....;    45 
Sommarj   of  the    Character    of 
Nawaub»   Mirja   Mehadf   Aly 
Khan  Hiuhmut  Jung  Behaudor, 
late  Political  Agent  at  the  CdUit 

ofPenia     ^^^ -....«.«.    40 

Slight  Memoir  of  the  late  Emilias 
.    FeKx   Smiths    uken   from    hit 
life,  bj  JL.  F.  Smith -.-.^..    47 


Miscellaneous  Tracts. 


Obccnrationi  on  the  Golden  Ore, 
found  in  the  Eastern  Provinces 
of  Mysore,  by  lieotenant  John 
Warren   ..^.-.^ ,....      1 

Particular  Diescription  of  the  Nup- 
tialrof  Vazeer  AUe^  by  Lewis 

Ferdiniaod  SniHh. 8 

Htseorical  Sketch  of  the  late  Asuf- 
iidJ>>wlah»  Nawaub  of  Oude, 
by  the  same   ....'. 10 

Honting  Party,  described  by  the 
same ^, 12 

Route  fromPoona  to  Bailisore,  by 
Colonel  Upton   16 

Of  the  Trade  in  general  carried  on 

.  in  the  Countries  of  the  N .  W. 
of  Delhi,  by  Captain  Franklin    S7 

General  Statement  of  the  Forces 
of  the  Native  Princes  and  States 
in  the  Western  Part  of  the  Pe- 
ninsula, by  the^me  ., • •    S9 

Geographical  description  of  the  Soo- 
loo  Isumdsy'by  A.  Oalrymple,  esq.    44 

Particular  Description  of  the  Coasts 


and  Ports  Of  the  paspSaH  Sea,  by 
a  Russian  Officer     m........ 

The  Dabiatan^*  translated  by  P, 
Gladwin,  Esq ^ «    €S 

On  the  Neqessity  of  a  Standii^  Ar- 
my  in  Time  of  Peacoy  by  a  Cap* 
tain  of  Ifative  CavUry,  in  Ben- 
gal   „,'...„A^^<^. 

Importance  of  Cavalrrto  protect 
the  Nabob  Vkier^s  Frosnier, 
from  Allahabad  to  Honhrar, 
in  a  Letter  from  Oude,  1799  ...«.• 

An  accooot'of  Malwa,  written  in 

J7QI  ••••«>—••»•■•»••»>»#•«—»«»««*«»» 4 • 

Some  account  of  Qu^ah,  written 
in  1^0  !•••«•  ••••«•••••••••••«•  •••••••••• 

Description  of  the  province  of  Agn, 
written  in  1791 ...••...« — « 

Some  account  of  thJt  city  of  Od- 
gein,  written  in  iSo4..«4. 

Method  of  flatting  and  cultivating 
the  pcppcr-viDca  at  Tellicherry, 
on  the  MaUhvcoast.««.*— -••••• 


60 


72 


77 
86 
90 

V 

93^ 


.....    95 


97 


Poetry. 


An  Odc)  by  Mtrza  Kazim  Ulec  Ja« 
wan,  paraphrased  by  Dr.  John 
Gikhnst too 

On  the  death  of  a  voune  soldier,  by 
'  his  &ther,  William  rrcston»  esq.  tos 

Hinda,  an  eastern  elegy,  from  Mau- 
rice's poems. ..*.•#.  104 


Epitaph  On  a  beauttlul  infant,  from 
the  same..... .»«.••. ^^.r.  log 

Ode  to  the  moon,  by  an  Arabian^ 
laver«  addressed  co  Stella,  by  the 
same  •••.*•*•»•«*.•  •.•**.*****«M»^««..  .It' ibid 

To  Sir  William  Jones,  by  the  same  109 

Sukoontula. .....•..•.••. ««.m.....  ibiti^ 


Account  of  Books. 


0  ,^emoirs  of  the  Life,  Writinei,  and 
-  CorrespondeiJce  of  Sir  William 
Jones,  by  Lord  Tei:;nmouth......       1 

Military  Memoira  of  George  Tho* 
,  )ma»,  interspersed  with  Geoqra- 
"  phical  and  Stacrstical  Accounts 
-    of  Jypoor,  Judpoor,  and  Oodi- 


90 


poor,  from  original'  Dodnttents 

compiled  by  Captain  Franklin... 

Dr.  Gilchrist's  Hti>4ustanee  Works 

Colonel  1.  Capper'k  Note  to  the 

Editor^  with  tne  Editor's  Reply 

thereto......;.. ib24 

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CHAP.    V. 


.CONTENTS.  ...  .     . 

KtcApPrrtlat*K«  of  the  Stthjcds  oT  the  third  ;md  'ioiitth  Chaptors.wKelaitif e  gitpr*»mi 
of  ttie  Putci}^«n4  ]Ei>s}ist£:^  iQdia  Companjes,  an4  of  tj^ur  Po^essign^io  tp4i4 

,  in  A.  D.  1619.— C/us«^  o^  tlip  pUscnpons  between  aipseiCx)mpanies.-^Tr(j^y  «jf 
Amiiy  betwwQthem,  concUided  ijruier  ihe  Sanction  ofthe  King  of  "England  and  tfi« 
States-Cfcncral  oPtlie  United  Wovi'ncc?. — TheDutch  Governoi-s  in  the  Spice  islands 

"  pay  Ikde  Attention  to  that  Treaty  .---Their  Violatioh  of  it.-^Dutch  attack  the  Engi 
lisU  at  I^antorc  »nd  fooUtoof}*  hum  their  Jo^j:^,  ^i4  put-  tj^e  iubabitarits  to  dcttb. 
—The  Patch  Defeace  9f  th<''r  Condact  ia  this  Affei^r,  ^nd  the  pngh^  Reply.-r* 
A,  D.  i6io,  t^ic  English  Mnd  aVlcet  to  the*Gulph  of  Persia.— Portuguese  attack 
the  English  Fleet,  and  are  dctcated.— l5esigps  of  tl?e  putch.— Relative  $tate  of  thd 
Dutch  and  English  at  Amhoyna^— Dutch  seize  the  English  Settlers  on  that  Island^ 
on  cbePFetcjtt  of  an  alleged  Cor\5ptr*;yt— ^he  Charges  proferrcd  against  tbe  EngM 
liih,  the  pruel  Toitures  inilicted  on  them  ;o  exXort  Cpnfession,  their  Condemnatioa 
and  E^e^^ipn, — The  Opprobrium  which  thij.  Action  cast  q^>  ^lie  D\itch  Kation.J--. 
Dutch  CompaayV  Detoncc.-^Thc  Reply   of  the  English  Company.— Generai  in* 

'  ferencc^  *  ......  r      .         f   .     ■ 


X 


y.^  l^t  two  cbapfers  brougi^t 
4own  tbe  general  narc ative  ol  ^ur 
History  to  the  year  J619.  In  the 
first  ot*  those  chapters  we  ^ve  ai^ 
absaract  of  thp  Constitution  of  the 
3IogtiI  EdopiKf  as  it  existed  uixler 
tjie  doinUBOD  of  Akbar^  Jiu4^  Je^ 
&CTiJb«i'  the  dvil  aiid  miliiary  sys- 
tem established  by  that  di^cin^ui^h- 
«rf  prince;  we  surveyed  the  ^talc 
«/  India  at  l^rgQj  i^Uh  (^^'^  }i9 
Vol.  Vl.  " 


politics,  and  to  iijttnial  aS  ^icll  ^ 
ibreign  commerce,  at  the  perioi 
when  the  trade  with  England  com*- 
in/m)ce(;i;  and  \\'e  gave  an  account 
cA'  the  origin  of  the  English  East 
India  £ompaay,  of  the  arguxnejc^ts. 
that  were  urged  both  for  and 
against  the  cxclu^iv-e  privilege  wLth 
\vliich  tlicy  ^vcre  invested,  and  of 
the  adv^icement  of  their  inter- 
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embassy  of  Sir  Thomas  Rowe  to  the 
Court  of  Jehangeer,  and  the  con- 
sequent conclusion  of  the  treaty  of 
amity  and  commerce  with  that  mo- 
narch. Jn  the  last  chapter,  the 
origin  of  the  trade  of  the  Dutch  to 
India,  the  manner  in  which  it  was 
at  first  "carried  on  by  several  unpri- 
vileged companies,  the  formation 
of  their  settlements,  their  wars  with 
the  Portuguese  and  Spaniards,  and 
their  continual  disscntions  with  the 
English  settlers  in  the  Eastern 
Islands,  have  been  concisely  re- 
lated ;  the  causes  of  the  rapid  pros- 
perity of  those  companies,  of  the 
immense  influx- of  Indian  commo- 
dities into  Holland,  and  of  the 
temporary  stagnation  of  the  Dutch 
Indian  trade,  have  been  explained ; 
the  manner  in  which  those  circum- 
stances led  to  the  establishment  of 
the  chartered  company  of  the 
Dutch,  and  the  principles,  forms, 
and  policy  of  that  institution,  have 
been  examined  ;  and  the  progress 
of  the  Dutch  trade  and  settlements 
in  India,  under  the  government  of 
the  exclusive  company,  till  the 
foundation  of  the  city  of  Batavia, 
has  been  carefully  investigated  and 
detailed. 

The  relative  state  of  the  English 
and  Dutch  India  Companies,  in 
A.  D.  1619,  both  with  regard  to 
their  domestic  concerns  and  to  the 
footing  which  they  had  obtained  in 
India,  attests  the  superiority  of  the 
latter  in  opulence  and  power.  The 
long  established  carrying  ti^de  of 
the  Dutch,  and  those  habits  of  in- 
dustry' and  frugality  which  it  had 
impressed  upon  their  character, 
filled  the  nation  with  money,  and 
thereby  enabled  their  India  Com- 
pany to  prosecute  their  commerce 
with  unexampled  activity  and  pro- 
dic;ious  success.  The  capital  stock 
with  which  the  chartered  company 
ommenccd   their  trade,  in  lG02, 


was  600,000/.  sterling— a  sum 
which  appears  small,  when  consi- 
dered in  the  proportion  that  it  bears 
to  the  great  wealth  of  the  individual 
merchants  of  whom  the  company 
was  composed:  but  trading  on  a 
small  capital  was  suitable  to  the 
prudential  maxims  of  their  com- 
mercial policy,  which  regulated, 
without  restraining,  their  spirit  of 
adventure,  and  of  which  the  effi- 
cacy was  abundantly  proved  by  the 
large  and  frequent  dividends  that 
they  made.  So  great  and  rapid 
was  the  prosperity  of  this  company, 
that,  in  the  course  of  the  first  seven- 
teen years,  they  made  nine  divi- 
dends on  their  capital  stock.  After 
the  return  of  their  first  fleet  from 
India,  they  divided  15  per  cent.  ; 
in  two  years  more,  (lo05)  tliey 
again  divided  15  per  cent.;  and 
in  1606  their  returns  were  so  im- 
mense as  to  enable  them  to  make  a 
dividend  of  75  per  cent. ;  so  that 
the  original  subscribers  were  re- ' 
imbursed  90  per  cent,  of  their  sub- 
scription, exclusive  of  the  first  di- 
vidend of  15  per  cent,  which  arose 
not  from  the  regular  profits  of 
trade,  but  the  accidental  circum- 
stance of  prizes  captured  from  the 
Portuguese.  In  the  next  year, 
1607,  they  divided  25  per  cent. ; 
in  I6O8,  40  per  cent.;  and  in 
1609,  20  per  cent. :  and  in  this 
last  year,  the  institution  of  the 
bank  of  Amsterdam,  as  it  facili- 
tated the  general  operations  of 
commerce,  greatly  contributed  to 
augment  and  strengthen  the  re- 
sources and  power  of  the  company. 
In  the  following  year  they  divided 
50  per  cent. ;  in  l6l3,  37  per 
cent.;  and  in  1616,  62|  per  cent. 
The  vast  wealth  which  the  com- 
pany had  thus  acquired,  and  the- 
diffusive  benefits  which  the  nation 
derived  from  tlicir  trade,  could  not 
fail  to  give  them  an  extraordinary 
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degree  of  influence  throu{;hout  the 
United  Provinces,  whose  maritime 
commerce  was  the  chief  occupation 
of  the  people,  and  therefore  the 
main  source  of  national  strength 
and  greatness.  Hence  the  Stales 
General  were  induced  to  sanction 
the  company  in  the  assumption  of 
that  sovereign  and  independent 
power  which  they  established  in 
their  Indian  dominions ;  and  though 
the  erection  of  such  a  power  was 
incompatible  with  the  principles, 
if  not  an  absolute  violation,  of  the 
constitution  of  the  Dutch  common- 
wealth, and  though  it  consequent- 
ly excited  great,  discontent  amongst 
-the  patriotic  party,  and  drew  from 
the  most  distinguished  leaders  of 
that  party  very  strong  and  spirited 
remonstrances;  yet  the  govern- 
ment yielded  to  the  plausible  argu- 
ments of  the  company,  who  insist- 
ed that  a  large  military  force  was 
necessary  for  the  security  of  their 
numerous  possessions  in  India,  and 
that  the  magnificence  of  sovereign 
authority  was  essential  to  the  pre- 
servation of  that  respect  and  obe- 
dience of  the  Indian  people,  on 
which  the  stability  of  those  posses- 
sions principally  depended.  A 
comprehensive  and  systematic  plan 
was,  therefore,  formed  by  the  com- 
pany, for  the  government  of  their 
settlements,  which,  after  the  build- 
ing of  Batavia,  was  carried  into 
effect.  The  full  delineation  of  that 
plan  will  appear  in  a  subsequent 
chapter  of  this  History;  but  some 
account  of  its  promioent  parts  is 
necessary,  in  this  place,  to  illus- 
trate the  state  of  the  Dutch  domi- 
nions in  India,  at  the  period  of 
•which  we  are  treating. 

All  the  company's  territories, 
sett/ements,  and  factories,  were 
■plKed  under  the  government  of  a 
supreme  council,  which  was  deno- 
mjusited  the   "  Council  of  India ;" 


and  the  seat  of  which  was  fixed  in 
the  city  of  Batavia.  This  council 
was  composed  of  a  president  and 
twenty  counsellors.  .  The  president 
was  the  governor  and  captain-ge* 
neral,  ami,  in  his  executive  capa- 
city, the  first  magistrate  of  the 
government.  The  sole  administra- 
tion of  public  affarrs  was  thus  vest- 
ed in  the  governor-general  and 
'Council,  to  whose  superintendance 
and  control  the  governors  and  ^ 
factors  of  all  the  subordinate  pos* 
sessions  and  residencies  were  sub-* 
ject,  to  whom  they  regularly  trans- 
mitted annual  accounts  of  their 
proceedings,  and  to  whom  they 
were  accountable  for  their  public 
conduct.  Regular  military  and 
naval  establishments  were  formed, 
of  which  the  governor-general  was 
the  head,  and  possessed  the  abso- 
lute direction.  These  extensive 
powers  were  supported  with  an  au- 
thority, and  embellished  with  a 
splendor,  which  partook  of  the 
dignity  and  magniiicence  of  regal 
state.  But,  in  the  exercise  of  his 
authority,  the  governor-general 
was  overlooked  by  an  independent 
council,  called  "  the  Council  of 
Justice."  In  this  council  was  vest- 
ed the  judicial  power,  together 
with  the  distinguishing  prerogative 
which  they  derived  from  the  States- 
General,  of  arraigning  the  com- 
pany's government,  for  the  com- 
mission of  any  act  inconsistent  with 
their  allegiance  to  the  sovereignty 
of  their  country.  The  Council  of 
Justice  was  composed  of  a  presi- 
dent and  eight  counsellors,  all  doc- 
tors of  the  civil  law,  and  its  juris- 
diction extended  over  the  whole 
of  the  company's  dominions.  The 
commercial  department  held  the 
next  place  in  the  government,  \tx 
point  of  rank  as  well  as  of  import- 
ance; and  the  director-general, 
who  presided  at  that  department, 
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had  tBe  special  manag^na^nt  of 
the  details  of  trade.  The  military 
establishment  consisted  of  6000  re^ 
gular  European  troops,  and  a  well- 
disciplined  militia,  principally  com- 
posed of  Malays,  officered  by  the 
junior  civil  servants  of  govern- 
ment. The  whole  of  this  force  was 
commanded  by  a  major-general, 
who  resided  at  Batavia,  where  the 
main  body  of  the  regulars  were 
^consequently  stationed.  Each  re- 
fipective  settlement  had  its  own  mi- 
litia; but  the  fortress*^  by  which 
those  settlements  were  defended 
vere  garrisoned  exclusively  by  de- 
tachments of  the  regular  troops. 
The  naval  power  of  the  company 
was  likewise  considerable  :  it  con- 
sisted of  about  forty  ships,  each 
mounting  from  l6  to  30  guns. 
These  ships,which  were<^mploycd  in 
the  company's  trade,  were  kept  in  a 
tiigh  state  of  equipment,  and  under 
the  command  of  a  commodore,  who 
•lad  been  regularly  trained  in  the 
teervice.  Besides  this  fleet,  there 
were  ten  or  twelve  shi|)s,  of  a 
smaller  description,  stationed  at 
Batavia,  which  were  reserved  ex- 
clusively for  warlike  operations  *. 

The  possessions  of  the  company, 
for  which  this  splendid  system  of 
government  was  framed,  wcrd  nu- 
merous and  valuable ;  and  being 
chiefly  situated  in  the  islands  of  the 
Indian  Archipielago,  and  some  of 
them  still  more  widely  separated, 
their  progressive  prosperity  resulted 
no  less  from  the  security *and  en- 
couragement derived  from  that  sys- 
tem, than  from  the  abundance  of 
their  natural  resources.  Consider- 
able portions  of  territory  had  been 
'Obtained  in  thcislandi^of  Ambovna, 


Bands,  and  Tcrnete ;  at  Malacca, 
in  the  Malayan  peninsula  -,  and  at 
Cotiarum,  in  Ceylon.  Some  of 
these  territories  had  been  ceded  to 
the  Dutch  by  the  native  prijices^ 
and  some  of  them  had  been  wrested 
from  those  princes  by  the  force  of 
arms ;  each  settlemi  nt  had  its  lit- 
tle fortified  capital,  at  once  its  or- 
nament and  defence;  and  all  of 
them  were  governed  by  a  president 
and  council,  under  the  presiding 
control  of  the  Batavian  council » 
after  the  manner  of  which  those 
interior  governments  were  model- 
ed. But  though  the  dominions  of 
the  Dutch  ^Company  were  almost 
entirely  confined  to  the  Indian  Ar- 
chipaelago,  yet  their  commerce  ex- 
tended to  all  the  maritime  nations 
of  Asia.  A^  Japan,  Tonquin,  and 
Si^m.  on  the  eastern  and  western 
coasts  of  the  great  peninsula  of 
India,  and  on  those  of  the  Persian 
and  Arabian  gulphs,  they  carried 
on  a  busy  and  lucrative  trade ;  and 
in  thrse  countries  they  had  been 
permitted  to  erect  factories,  and" 
station  commercial  agents,who  were 
appointed  by  the  governor-general 
and  council  at  Batavia,  and  formn 
ed  a.  branch  oH  the  general  system 
of  management  for  the  company  V 
mercantile  concerns.  Thus  tb« 
Dutch  Company,  by  a  course  of 
wise  policy,  aided  by  unremitting 
industry,  and  animated  with  tho 
most  i'ntt'rp rising  energy,  not  only 
attained,  in  the  space  of  seventeen 
years,  the  highest  corotnercial  pros- 
perity, but  reared  and  consolidated 
a  powerful  dominion  in  the  Indian 
islands;  which,  while  it  eftectually  ^ 
secured  to  them  almost  the  whole 
of  the  spice  trade,  enabled  them  to 


*  In  this  acco«nr  of  the  system  of  cnvernment  cstablisbcti  by  the  Dutch  Company 
in  Imtja,  we  have  been  guided  by,  Relation  dc  la  Vilie  de  Batavia,  par  de  Craaf^K)^-' 
ttfire  de  laCon<}ii^tc  des  bles  Maluqu^s— -Vios  des  Gouvemeurs  Hollaodois  aux  ^ivUct 
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SPire  and  improve  every  advantage 
which  the  falling  fortunes  of  the 
Portuguese  presented,  and  to  con- 
tribute by  stratagem,  as  well  as  by 
arms,  to  subvert  the  once  floii- 
lishing  establishments  of  that  na- 
tion. 

The  English  Company,  equally 
sensible  with  the  Dutch  of  the  va- 
lious  benefits  that  the  India  trade 
was  capable  of  yielding,  and  equal- 
ly active,  zealous,  and  industrious, 
in  the  pursuit  of  it,  were  less  expe- 
rienced than  them  in  the  details 
of  commerce,  less  supported  by  the 
government  of  their  country,  and 
less  gifted,  as  it  would  sct*jn,  with 
that  large  thought,  and  those  com- 
prehensive views,  which  systematis- 
ed  and  guided  the  speculations  of 
their  more  suecess^l  rivals.— 
Dispirited  in  their  exertions  by  the 
languid  government  of  James  the 
First,  tbe  English  Company  extend- 
ed not  their  views  to  -the  formiUion 
o(  any  regular  plan  for  the  acqui- 
iution  of  territory,  and  the  altain- 
ment  of  a  dominion  in  India.  The 
naval  victories  which  had  been 
gained  over  the  Portuguese,  and 
^e  embassy  of  Sir  Thomas  Rowe^ 
liad,  indeed,  raised  the  character  of 
the  English  Bation  in  Hindustan; 
>nd  the  company  tbe re&y  obtained 
many  important  advantages  in  their 
intercourse  with  tl>e  Mogul  empire, 
which  the  Dutch  had  long  sought 
foT  in  vaifl.  But  they  w^re  princi- 
pally jndebted  tor  those  advaa- 
jtages  to  the  circumstance  of  their 
appearing  in  India  purely  in  the 
character  of  merchants,  to  the 
strict  probity  and  unassuming  man- 
ors with  which  they  supported  that 
character,  and  to  the  striking  conr 
tftLSt  >vbich  their  w^iolc  conduct 


presented  to  that  of  the  Portu- 
guese and  Dutch.  It  is  only  as 
merchants,  therefore,  that  the 
company  are  to  be  considered  at 
this  period  of  their  history. 

The  profits  of  the  corapariy't 
trade  ^-ere  greatly  disproportioned, 
both  to  the  zeal  and  industry  with 
which  it  was  carried  on,  and  to  the 
capital  employed  in  it.  In  the 
year  l6ll?,  when  the  individual 
shares  of  the  proprietors  were  form- 
ed into  one  general  capital,  or  joint 
stock,  the  sum  amounted  to 
1,500,000/.  which  exceeded  by 
900,000/.  tlie  joint  stock  of  the 
Dutch  Company.  Yet,  in  the 
course  of  fifteen  years,  from  l6l7 
to  1632,  the  profits  of  the  English 
Company  auKMinted  only  to  twelve 
and  a  half  percent,  on  tlieir  c<api- 
tal  * ;  so  that  at  the  time  of  which 
we  arc  now  treating  (1619),  seven 
years  alfer  the  formation  of  thei*. 
joint  stock)  they  could  not  have 
divided  more  than  six  per  cent.««* 
The  comparison  of  these  profits 
with  those  of  the  Dutch  in  the 
same  penod  of  time,  after  making 
an  adtMfuate  abatement  for  the  d'lC- 
forencu  between  the  capitals  of  the 
rival  companies,  shews  a  striking 
di^rity  in  the  progress  of  thehr 
mercantile  prosperity,  whilst  it  ex- 
hibits an  eminent  example  of  the 
efficacy  of  an  uniform  and  rigid 
system  in  the  eeconomy  and  con- 
duct of  commercial  aflfiairs.  There 
was,  however,  a  considerable  an- 
nual balance  in  favour  of  tlie  Eng- 
lish Company.  In  the  course  of 
nineteen  years  which  elapsed  since 
their  origit>aI  establishment,  they 
had  exported  548,000,90/.  in  Spa- 
nish silver ;  and  in  woollen  cloths, 
tin,  lead,  a^d  iron,  to  the  value  of 
292,000,286/. 


*  See  th«  Reply  of  Mio  East  laJia  Cqpppany  to  tk^  41le;B;aUoas  pf  tbe  Turkey 
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292,000,286/.  *  ;  amounting  in  all 
to  840,000,376/.  and  making,  on 
an  average,   the   annual  sum    of 
44>000,22/.     In  the  same  period  of 
time,'  the  company  imported,    in 
pepper,  cloves,  mace,  nutmegs,  raw 
silk,  muslins,  and  precious  stones, 
to   the  value    of  62 1,000,2 55/.  f 
vrhich,   when  deducted   from  the 
amount  of  their  exports,  leaves  a 
balance     in      their     favour      of 
219,000,121/.— In  the  year  l6l8 
the  company  had  sustained  some 
severe  losses  by  the  depredations  of 
the    Dutch,    notwithstanding    the 
complaipts      and      remonstrances 
which  the  former  had  so  repeatedly 
made.    Under  pretence  of  the  Eng- 
lish traders  interfering  with  some 
of  their  assumed  and  ideal  privi- 
leges iu  the   Indian  islands,    the 
Dutch     attacked     and    captured 
twelve  ships,  seven  of  which  they 
actually    condemned   and    sold  J. 
The  company,  however,  had  still 
twenty-one  ships  in  constant  em- 
ployment, the  collective  burthen  of 
which  was  10,000  tons,  and  which 
engaged  the  service  of  2500  sea- 
men.   *  In  India   they    employed 
120  Victors  or  sup^r-cargoes,  who 
w^re    stationed    at    the    different 
places  where    they    had    erected 
.  warehouses,  and  other  buildings, 
for   the  purposes  of  their  trade. 
Of  these  places,  and  of  the  com- 
mercial connection  which  th^  Eng- 
lish established  with  them,  a  brief 
account  has  been  given  in  the  third 
chapter  of  this  History ;  and  the 
liature  ai)d  importance  of  that  con- 
nection does  not   here  demand  a 
fuller  description.    The  company 


possessed  not  any  portion  of  terri- 
tory, or  any  ^ort  of  dominion  in 
India,  except  in  the  island  of  Lan- 
tore,  of  which  they  had  obtained  a 
grant    from     the     native    Malay 
chiefs,  »nd  in  which  they  hs^  be- 
gun to  form  a  settlement,  and  to 
exercise  some  d^ree  of  authority. 
That  authority  was  founded  botl^ 
on  a  feeling  of  interest  in  the  bene? 
fits  which  the  natives  derived  from 
the  European  trade,  and  on  the  fa- 
vourable opinioi^  which  they  enters 
tained  of  the  English  :  it  was  main-  . 
tained  by  a  sense  of  mutual  advan- 
tage, and  with  that  good  under- 
standing  which  grew   out  of  the 
nature  and  circumstances  of  its  ori- 
gin.    The  island  was  governed  by 
a  commercial  agent  of  the  com- 
pany, who  had  under  him  thirty, 
other  Englishmen,  in  the  capacity 
of  clerks,  overseers,  and  warehouse- 
men;   and    these,    together  with 
about  250  armed  Malays,  consti- 
tuted the  only  force  by  lyhich  it 
was  protected.     Ip  the  islands  o£ 
Amboyna,  Banda,  and  Poolaroon, 
the  company  possessed   ext^isivQ 
factories,  in  each  of  which  there, 
were   stationed    ten    agents.      At 
Macassar,  at  Acheen,  in  the  islan4 
of  Sumatra,  and  at  Bantaip,  in  thq 
island  of  Java,  they  likewise  pos- 
sessed factories,  though  of  an  infe- 
rior description  to  tfiose  in  the  Mo- 
lucca   islands  §.      Such    was    the 
footing  of  the  English  Company  ii^ 
the  Indian  Archipailago,  where  the 
dominion  and  ascendancy  of   th^ 
Dutch  were  now  so  firmly  esta<* 
blished. 

from  the  view  which  has  beei^ 


*  See  Mann's  Treatise  on  tlie  East  India  trade,  first  published  in  t6zt.— See  also 
his  statements  confirmed  by  Sir  Josiab  Child,  in  his  pamphlet,  entitle)!  a  *^  Treatise, 
'wbtre'm  is  demMUrattd that  the  East  India  Trade  it  the  mott  rational  cfall  Tradti'^*  published 
in  i68i. 

f  Id.  ibid.  X  Id.  ibid. 

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taken  of  tine  situation  of  these  rival 
companies,  it  is  manifest  that  the 
Dutch  had  no  grounds  whatever 
for  that  alann  at  Qie  conduct  of  the 
£nglbh  with  which  they  affected  to 
be  possessed,  and  that  the  plea  of 
necessity  and  self-defence,  with 
M'hich  they  endeavoured  to  justify 
their  repeated  aggressions,  was  en* 
tirely  without  foundation.  There 
is  no  evidence  of  the  English  having 
jsven  cherished  a  wish  of  supplant- 
ing the  Dutch  in  the  spice  islands ; 
|ind  if  they  had,  it  must  have  been 
repressed  by  a  conviction  of  the 
Otter  impracticability  of  its  accom« 
plishment.  But  the  fair  dealing  of 
the  English  traders,  together  with 
their  unambitious  conduct,  gave 
the  native  merchants  so  favourable 
an  impression  of  their  character, 
that  it  served  to  expose  and  mark 
the  opposite  proceedings  and  man- 
ners of  the  Dutch,  who  thereby 
foresaw  the  essential  injury  which, 
through  such  a  circumstance,  their 
authority  and  influence  would  in 
time  sustain.  In  order  effectually 
to  prevent  a  consequence  which 
would  strike  so  deeply  at  their  in- 
terest, the  Dutch  had  only  two 
courses  to  pursue— either  to  adopt 
a  milder  poHcy  iq  regard  to  the  na* 
tives,  or  to  deprive  the  English  of 
all  participation  in  the  spice  trade ; 
and  avarice,  which  was  the  ruling 
principle  of  the  Dutch  Company, 
(perhaps  of  all  mercantile  associa- 
tions) naturally  proinpted  them  to 
follow  the  latter  course.  Thus  the 
usual  avidity  atvd  jealousy  of  trade 
became,  in  the  Dutch  Company, 
such  fierce  and  ungovernable  pas- 
sions, that  neither  the  friendly  alli- 
ance subsisting  between  tiieir  coun** 
prj  and  England,  nor  a  sense  of 
^uity,  nor  the  dread  of  ultimate 
retaliation,  could  restrain  th^m. 
flvery  artifice  was,  therefore,  prac- 
f jsc^y  >v^ich  their  syhtlet^  coi^ld 


contrive,  to  obstruct  the  intercourse 
between  the  English  and  ^e  natives, 
to  endeavour  to  create  dissention 
between  them,  to  throw  -every  pos- 
sible impediment  in  the  M(ay  of 
their  trade,  to  entrap  them  into  a 
violation  of  their  arbitrary  privi- 
leges, and  by  all  these  means,  final- 
ly to  provoke  them  to  remonstrate 
with  such  vehemence  and  bitter- 
ness, and  to  adopt  such  measures  in 
their  own  defence  as  might  give  a 
colourable  pretence  for  making 
those  reprisab  which  were  the  end 
of  all  their  machinations. 

The  mutual  irritation  which 
arose  from  this  state  of  things,  the 
inconvenience  of  which  it  was  pro- 
ductive, and  the  material  losses 
which  the  English  Company  had 
suffered,  became  at  last  a  matter  of 
national  consideration  and  com- 
plaint. The  directors  of  the  Eng- 
lish Company  had  before  this  time 
instituted  an  enquiry  into  the  difie- 
rences  which  subsisted  between 
their  servants  and  the  Dutch  set- 
tlers in  India;  the  result  of  that 
enquiry  was  submitted  to  the  di- 
rectors of  the  Dutch  Company,  to- 
gether with  certain  propositions  for 
an  amicable  accommodation,  and 
two  negotiations  between  the  rival 
companies  were  succcssiyely  open- 
ed ;  but  the  commissioners  who 
were  appointed  to  conduct  these 
negotiations,  carried  with  them  to 
their  conferences  all  that  animosity 
with  which  their  masters  were  in- 
flamed; so  that  their  discussions, 
which  were  designed  to  appease 
and  to  adjust  their  differences,  serv- 
ed only  to  embitter  and  embroil 
them,  and  their  negotiation  was 
broken  off  with  so  much  increased 
resentment  on  both  sides,  that  it 
became  indispensable  for  the  go- 
Vernments  of  England  and  Holland 
to  interpose  their  authority.  In 
consequence  of  this  interposition, 

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?ircd  to  appoifU  new  cbramissioDers 
or  ttie  adjustment  of  tfaetr  disscn-^ 
tioDS,  wLo  were  to  act  i^nd^r  the  di-* 
rectlon  of  the  plenipotentiaries  of 
the  king  of  England  and  (he  States-r 
G^neral^  and  with  their  asai^tanccj 
advice,  and  concurrence,  to  nego* 
i^ate  a  treaty  of  atnity  and  peace. 
Accordingly  the  commissioners  and 
iplcnipotentiaries  met  at  London^  in 
the  beginning  of  June  l6l9^  and^ 
kft^r  much  tedious  investigation, 
ind  many  long  debated,  concluded, 
on  the  7th  of  July,  a  solemn  treaty 
^  friendship  and  alliance  between 
the  two  companies^  which  was  af- 
terward^  ratified  by  the  King  an^ 
the  States-General.  , 
.  By  this  treaty  it  w^s  stipulated, 
tiiat  there  should  be  a  general  am- 
nesty of  all  injuries  committed  by 
both  parties,  all  prisoners  released, 
and  all  captured  property  restored ; 
that  the  servants  of  both  companies 
fhould  maintain  a  friendly  corre-t 
spondcnce,  and  afford  each  other 
mutual  aid  on  all  occasions;  that 
the  commei*ce  joi'  India  should  be 
irce  to  both  parties ;  that,  ibr  the 
advantage  of  trade,  both  parties 
should  endeavour  to  regulate  and 
lessen  the  excessive  duties  exacted 
in  India,  and  discontinue  the  prac-* 
Itide  of  giving  presents ;  that  a  rea« 
ionable  price  should  be  Axed  for 
all  inerchandizes  in  India ;  and  at 
the  public  and  private  sales  of  In* 
dian  goods  in  Ez^Iand  and  in  Hoi* 
land,  a  stated  price  sliould  be 
agreed  on,  under  which,  for  a  spe* 
citied  period,  it  should  be  unlawful 
to  sell ;  that,  with  a  view  to  avoid 
jealousies,  the  factors  of  both  com- 
panies should  agree  together  on  a 
moderate  price  for  the  pepper  of 
Bantam,  and  other  places  in  the 
island  of  Java— that* there  should 
be  a  perfect  freedom  of  trade  in 
regard  to  the  other  mcrcbaodivcs 


of  that  island;  that  tk^  £rtgUsl| 
Compai>y  should  enjoy  a  free  trad9 
to  Poolicate  on  the  coa§t  of  Coror 
mandcl,  and  bear  half  the  charge 
of  jnaintajnjng  tbe  Dutch  fort  and 
gari^n  there,  in  consideration  of 
Uiis  privilege ;  that  in  the  ishes  ojF 
Banda  and  Amboyna,  th^  -trad^ 
siiouid  be  regulated  by  commoh 
consent^  of  which  one-tbird  Fhbukt 
be  employed  by  the  English,  and 
the  other  two-thirds  by  the  Dutch  f 
that  the  merchandises  of  thos^ 
islands  should  b0  bought  by  th^ 
factors  of  both  companies  at  the 
cqrrept  price,  and  be  divided  by 
lot ;  for  which  purpose  it  should  b^ 
lawfu)  for  the.  jf)utch  and  Englisl^ 
to  have  free  acccs3  to  the  forts  and 
factories  of  each  other ;  that,  for 
the  mutual  protectioti  of  tlieir 
trade,  ten  ships  of  war,  mounting 
80  guns  each,  should  bo  fitted  out 
by  each  company  ;  t^iat  the  forts 
and  garrisons  in  the  islands  of  Ban^ 
da  and  Aniboyna  should  be  main*: 
tained  out  of  the  dutietj  levied  on 
the  exports  of  these  islands,  which 
duties  should  be  assessed  by  th^ 
Dutch  Council^  and  received  by 
the  agents  of  both  companies ; 
that,  for  the  better  protislction  of 
the  spice  islands,  a  council  of  de- 
fence should  be  established,  -con- 
sisting of  eight  persons-^an  ecjua^ 
number  to  be  elected  fiH>m  vkch 
party,  and  to  take  precedency  al-r 
ternately  ;  that  the  council  of  de- 
fence should  be  vested  with  the 
power  of  occasionally  employing 
the  ships  of  war  in  the  transporta- 
tion of  merchandise  from  port  to 
port  in  India,  as  well  as  of  convert* 
rag  the  merchant  vesscjs  of  both 
companies  to  warlike  purposes,  in 
cases  ofemergcncy ;  that  the  losses 
sustained  in  any  engnncment  for  tho 
comnion  defence  should  be  borne 
equally  by  both  coriipanios,  and 
the  captures  and  prizes  be  equally 


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jdnritikd  bftween  them;  that  tfe« 
forts  and  factories  of  both  parties 
^lould  remain  iiilhe  hands  of  that 
partj  whi^h  possessed  them  at  the 
ratification  of  the  treaty;  that, 
with  regard  tb  the  proposal  of  the 
English  Company  to  build  forts  for 
die  security  of  their  property,  it 
^ould  remain  undecided,  for  the 
tfcrm  of  two  or  three  yt^aVs,  so  that 
|here  might  be  sufficient  time  to 
swgh  the  matter  maturely,  lo  con- 
Mder  of  the  nature  and  number  of 
the  fortifications  necessary,  and 
.  ttwreby  to  come  to  a  determination 
^tisfactoiy  to  both  companies; 
that  the  forts  taken  from  an  enemy 
By  the  joint  forces  of  both  com- 
panies, should  be  equally  possessed, 
garrisoned,  and  maintained  by 
>fach ;  that  the  contracting  parties 
should  ijot  prevent  or  exclude  each 
other  from  trading  with  any  of  the 
liations  of  India  \vith  whom  they 
might  contract  separate  engage- 
mente;  that  the  trade  of  all  India 
jriiould  be  free  and  o^n  to  both,  ai 
irM  within  the  possessions  of  either 
/roropany.  as  in  other  ports ;  tfTid, 
inally,  mat  thfe  treaty  should  rc- 
jnain  in  force  t^venty  years ;  and  if 
daring  that  period  of  time  any  dis- 
|hitcs  arose  between  the  servants  of 
the  two  companies,  wbidi  could 
XicitfieT  be  adjusted  by  the  Council 
fn  India,  nor  by  the  Directors  in 
fettfcpe,  they  should  be  referred  to 
fhe  King  of  England  and  the  States- 
/CJeneral  of  the  United  Provinces,  to 
be  <ictermined  by  them. 

We  have  thus  exhibited  a  full 
view  of  this  famous  treaty,  from 
"whicTi  such  salutary  consequences 
were  expected  to  flow ;  but  which, 
so  far  from  producing  even  any 
temporary  benefits,  appears  to  have 
been  wholly  disregarded  by  the  • 
Dutch  governors  in  India,  who, 
shortly  after  thry  had  proclaimed 
n,  not  only  vioiuteJ  its  principles, 


but  infringed  its  most  pd^htfe  sti* 
pulations.  Some  oi'  these  stij[^Qla«' 
tions,  indeed,  were  ill-adapted  to  do 
away  that  Jealousy,  and  to  preireni 
the  recurrence  of  those  disa^(fe<^» 
meats,  of  which  it  vvae  the  main 
object  of  the  treaty  to  make  A 
stable  and  final  settlement.  In 
those  articles  that  relate  to  the 
spice  islands,  the  trade  of  which 
WHS  the  chief  source  of  all  the  dit- 
sentions,  it  is  unaccountably  strangle, 
that,  instead  of  making  an  absolute 
and  distinct  separation  of  the  trade 
and  the  affairs  of  the  two  compa« 
nios,  and  of  providing  Tor  the  secu- 
rity of  such  a  separation,  the  nego- 
tiators should  have  a^^rced  ob  esta- 
blishing a  community  of  interests, 
and  have  employed  their  ingenuitj 
in  framing  regulations  for  the  dis* 
tribiKion  of  the  produce  of  those 
islands,  and  for  the  joint  manage^ 
ment  of  trade  between  partie* 
who  could  never  cease  to  fi?el  their 
natural  rivalry,  and  who  could  not 
soon  lose  the  remembrance  of  their 
long  and  violent  contentions.  It 
required  not  any  uncommon  degree' 
of  sagacity  in  those  negotiators  t<y 
have  foreseen  the  impracticabiitty 
Of  such  regulations,  as  well  as  the 
improvidence  of  them,  if  they  had 
been  practicable.  The  naturai 
opcnition  of  such  regulationi 
might  have  excited  disputes  evea 
betw^een  parties  disposctt  to  friend- 
Stiip ;  and  between  the  servants  of 
the  Dutch  and  Ertglish  Companies^ 
they  could  not  possibly  have  bad 
any  other  efll'Ct,  than  that  of  fur- 
nishing new  grounds  of  joalou^ 
and  of  enmity.  'Vhe  English  nego- 
tiators were  bound  more  particu- 
larly not. only  to  avoid  grounds  of 
future  disseution,  but  to  insist  on 
the  strongest  guarantees  for  the 
pa'siTvation  of  tranquillity;  be- 
en list-  the  great  inli^riority  of  tho 
power  ©f  their  company  would,  in 

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the  event  of  any  fresh  ruptpre,  ex- 
pose their  setUeipents  to  certain 
destruction :  yet  did  they  leave  un- 
decided the  question  respecting  the 
erection  of  fortresses,  which  would 
have  been  the  only  effectual  secu- 
rity they  could  have  had  for  the 
protection  of  their  property  and  in- 
dependence, as  well  as  the  only 
7)ncans  of  curbing  the  haughty  as- 
cendancy of  the  Dutch.  Such, 
however,  was  the  tame  spirit,  or  the 
laniei^table  imbecility  of  the  Eng- 
lish government,  that  the  royal 
sanction  was  given  to  a  treaty, 
which,  though  designed  for  the  se- 
curity of  the  most  valuable  branch 
of  the  national  commerce,  yet  left 
it  completely  at  the  mercy  of  ava* 
ricious,  irritated,  and  imperious 
rivals ;  and  which  provided  not  even 
any  guarantee  for  the  fjilfilment  of 
its  own  ineffectual  apd  improvident 
stipulations,  except  the  honour  and 
good  faith  of  the  Dutch  Company, 
in  which  they  ha4  so  little  reason 
to  confide. 

But  so  restless  was  the  avidity 
of  the  Dutch  governors  in  India, 
and  so  regardless  were  they  of  the 
orders,  or  so  persuaded  of  the  se- 
cret and  real  wishes,  of  their  mas- 
ters, that  though  they  published 
the  treaty,  they  did  not  suffer  it  to 
be  put  in  force ;  and  committed  a 
palpable  infraction  of  one  of  its 
stipulations,  within  4wo  months  af- 
ter its  proclamation.  It  is  express- 
ly stipulated  in  the  treaty,  *'  that 
the  possessions  of  the  contracting 
parties  shall  remain  in  the  hands 
of  the  then  possessors ;''  and  the 
whole  island  of  Lantore,  which  four 
years  before  had  been  ceded  to  the 
English  by  a  special  grant  from  the 
native  chiefs,  was,  by  the  clearest 
•and  most  indisputable  of  all  rights, 
tlii'ir  indefeasible  property,  .  and 
consetjuently  one  of  those  posses- 
sions included  in  that  stipulation. 


The  Dutch  government  at  Batavla, 
however,  under  the  vague  pretence 
of  a  prior  right,  determined  to 
form  a  settlement  in  that  island, 
and  at  least  to  share  its  advantages, 
if  not,  in  the  first  instance,  to  expel 
the  English  from  it.  An  arma- 
ment was  accordingly  equipped, 
and  sent  against  Lantore ;  but  the 
officer  who  commanded  it  was  in- 
structed not  to  molest  the  English, 
imless  they  should  oppose  him. 
The  natives,  who  bore  an  implaca- 
ble hatred  to  the  Dutch,  on  ac- 
count of  the  cruelties  they  had  for- 
merly committed,  no  sooner  des- 
cried their  fleet,  than  they  assem- 
bled in  great  numbers  to  resist  their 
landing ;  and  the  English,  amazed 
at  this  most  unexpected  attack  on 
their  independent  privileges,  which 
had  just  been  confirmed  by  a  sor 
lemn  treaty,  but  resolved  to  delend 
their  rights  and  privileges  to  the 
last  extremity,  immediately  joined 
and  headed  the  Malays^  This 
brave,  but  fatal,  resolution  enraged, 
and,  at  the  same  time,  gratified  the 
invaders,  who,  though  irritated  at 
an  opposition  they  did  not  expect, 
were  glad  of  a  pretext  for  seizing 
at  once  upon  the  English  settle- 
ment, of  which  it  was  the  ultimate 
object  of  their  plan  to  obtain  pos- 
session. The  English  town  was 
protected  only  by  a  single  wall  oi^ 
the  land  side,  and  a  small  redoubt 
next  the  sea,  on  which  a  few  can- 
non were  planted,  and  as  the  fac- 
tors were  wholly  unacquainted  with 
the  most  common  principles  of  de- 
fence, their  resistance  was  feeble 
and  short.  The  disciplined  forces 
of  the  Dutch  easily  dispersed  the 
Malays,  and  carried  the  place  by 
storm.  Such  of  the  English  as 
escaped  the  first  fury  of  the  assault, 
called  for  quarter,  and  they  were 
spared  for  a  while,  not  from  any 
movements  of   humanity,    but  In 

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ffrder  to  reserve  them  for  a  fate 
^lore  a-kin  to  the  disposition  of  the 
yictors.  After  shipping  oflf  on 
board  their  tlcet  a  considerable 
quantity  of  moBey,  and  the  whole 
pf  the  valuable  merchandise  ^hich 
the  town  contained,  and  after  hay- 
ing ransacked  and  pillaged  eyen 
the  private  dwcilipgs  of  the  factors, 
the  commandant  of  the  Dutch  or- 
dered the  fe>ir  surviving  English, 
ivho  had  thrown  the;nsclves  on  his 
inercy,  to  be  stripped  naked,  bound 
with  cords,  publicly  whipped,  and 
while  they  were  yet  streaming  with 
biood,  loaded  tdem  with  chains, 
dragged  them  in  savage  triumph 
through  the  streets,  and>  finally, 
precipitated  the  miserable  victims 
from  the  walls  of  the  town*, 
fiaving  thus  satisfied  his  ferocious 
appetite,  he  proceeded  to  the  island 
pf  Poolaroou,  where  he  committed 
fhe  like  depredation,  and  perpe- 
trated ig  cold  blood  the  same  in- 
human CTueltTST*" 

When  the  account  of  these 
transactions  reached  England,  the 
whole  nation  was  filled  with  asto- 
nishment, horror,  and  indignatioUf 
The  treachery  of  the  Dutch  ap- 
peared no  less  enormous  than  their 
unprovoked  aggression  and  barba- 
rity. The  flagriM^t  breach  of  a 
treaty  which  had  been  solemnly  ra- 
tified by  the  king,  the  honour  of 
the  government  was  interested  to 
resent— the  horrid  murder  of  so 
many  English  subjects,  the  spirit 
of  the  people  w^s  called  upon  to 
revenge.  These  considerations 
were  of  much  deeper  importance  to 
the  nation,  and  ought,  therefore,  to 
have  had  much  greater  weight  with 
the  government  than  the  contest  at 


that  period  impending  between  th« 
States  of  Bohemia  and  the  Houso 
of  Austria,  in  which  they  were  so 
solicitous  to  interfere :  yet  James, 
with  that  shallow  ^nd  pusillanimous 
policy,   mixed  wi^h  so  many  idle 
prejudices,  which  characterised  his 
reign,  left  the  redress  of  this  la- 
tional  injury  entif^ly  to  the  com- 
pany; and  devoted  his  whole  atten- 
tion to  the  affairs  of  Germany,  of 
which  he  entertained  the  vain  ima- 
gination that  he  might  become  the 
arbiter.     Hence  no  demand  of  sa- 
tisfactiop,  i^ot  even  ^  remonstrance, 
was  made  to  the  States-General, 
by  the  king,  on  the  subject  of  the 
barbarous  outrage  which  had  taken 
place  in  India.     The^resenttient  of 
the  people,  uncm bodied  and  undi- 
rected by  their  rulers,  spent  its  force 
in    unavailing    reproaches ;    and 
this  daring  insqlt  to  the  dignity  of  a 
proud  and  powerful  nation  remain- 
ed unavenged.    The  affair  termi«« 
nated  in  a  paper-war  between  the 
Dutch    and    English    Companies. 
The  remonstrance  of  the  English 
directors   called    forth   from    the 
Dutch  an  elaborate  defence  of  thtf 
conduct  of  their  Indian  govern- 
ment in  the  transaction.   The  sub- 
stance of  that  defence  may,  how- 
ever, be  comprised  in  a  few  words. 
It  asserts,  that  the  Dutch  Company 
have  a  more  ancient  right  to  the 
islands  of  Lantore  and  Poolaroon 
than  the  English,  and  that,  there- 
fore,   no  subsequent  act   of   the 
chiefs  of  those  islands,  who  had  re- 
nounced all  their  privileges  in  fa- 
vour of  the  Dutch,  could  possibly 
invalidate  the  right  of  the  latter ; 
and  that  with  regard  to  the  hostili- 
ties which    had    been*  committed 


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Reply  will  be  found  in  Harris,  folio,  vol.  i«  p.  877«*Modem  Universal  History)  voLx« 
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against  the  English  factors,  tha^t 
the  Dutch  government  had  found  it 
necessary  to  invade  the  island  of 
Lantore^  in  order  to  chastise  the 
luttive  chiefe  for  breaking  their  en- 
gagements to  them;  and  that  the 
English  factors,  by  assisting  these 
chiefs,  had  violated  the  treaty  of 
alliance  and  friendship  between  the 
two  companies,  and  were  alone  re- 
sponsible for  all  the  calamities 
which  ensued. 

The  answer  of  the  English  Com- 
pany to  this  hollow  defence  is  irre- 
fragable and  conclusive.  It  states 
that  the  ground  of  argument  as- 
sumed by  the  Dutch  is  totally  fal- 
lacious ;,  that  the  native  chiefs  of 
Laatore-  had  never  ceded  to  the 
Butch  any  right  whatever  to  their 
kkad  ;  that  this  point  was  proved, 
Botonly  by  the  positive  evidence  of 
the  natives,  but  by  the  implied  ad- 
mission of  the  Dutch  themselves ; 
that  ia  the  former  disputes  between 
the  two  companies,  the  Dutch  pre- 
tended to  nothing  more  than  a  pro- 
mise from  the  native  chieiV,  of  a 
turrender  of  their  rights,  on  cer- 
tain conditions;  that  it  was  notorious 
no  such  oonditions  for  such  a  pur^ 
pose  u'CBc  ever  carried  into  eflfect ; 
and  that  above  all,  the  ri^t  of  the 
English  Company  to  the  places  they 
possessed  at  the  period  of  the  ratifi- 
cation of  the  late  treaty,  was  con- 
^rmcd,  by  the  express  terms  of  a 
positive  stipulation. 

But  the  praise  of  having  confuted 
their  rivals  in  argumen|  was  all  the 
satisfaction  which  the  company  ob- 
tained :  for  a  few  faint  expressions  of 
ipegrct,  from  the  Dutch  Company,  on 
account  of  the  sutferingsof  the  Eng- 
lish at  Lantore,  and  a  slight  cen* 
sure  of  the  conduct  of  their  oflScers 
on  that  occasion,  was  rather  an  ad- 
ditional insult  to  the  wounded  ho- 
nour of  the  nation,  than  any  satis- 
facti<|D  for  violated  faith  and  atror 


clous  injuries.  The  whole  pro* 
ceedings  of  the  Dutch  at  this  time 
plainly  indicate,  that  they  had 
adopted  a  settled  scheme  for  expel- 
ling the  English  from  the  spiced 
islands;  that  their  motives  for 
concluding  the  new  treaty,  were  to 
give  themselves  time  to  mature  that 
scheme  ;  and  by  lulling  their  rival* 
into  an  imaginary  sectirity,  to  faci- 
litate and  quicken  its  operation. 
The  commander  of  the  expedition 
against  Lantore  probably  exceeded 
his  orders.  But  the  Dutch  Com- 
pany calculating,  not  only  on  th« 
pacific  temper  of  the  English  mo- 
narch, but  on  the  circumstance  of 
his  being  so  much  occupied  with 
continental  politics,  considered  this 
to  be  a  fit  moment  for  a  vigotouf 
prosecution  of  their  projects ;  and 
were  consequently  little  disposed  to 
blame  a  precipitancy  in  the  con- 
duct of  their  officers,  even  though 
attended  with  violence,  which  so 
eflR'Ctually  promoted  their  wishes  ; 
and  Mhich,  if  productive  of  any 
alarming  degree  of  resentment,  they 
relied  on  their  ability  to  appease. 
The  event  fully  proved  the  accuracy 
of  their  views ;  and  their  hostile  po» 
licy  against  their  rivals  was  thence- 
forward uninterruptedly  pursued. 

Whilst  the  English  were  thus 
suffering  such  severe  losses  and  in- 
dignities, from  the  treachery,  injus- 
tice, and  oppression  of  their  ttllies^ 
in  the  eastern  Archipalago,  fortune 
had  in  some  measure  counterba- 
lanced their  disasters,  by  favouring 
their  enterprises  apd  their  ^nns  on 
the  western  side  of  India.  In  the 
beginning  of  l620,  the  company 
launched  four  new  ships,  of  which 
two  was  800,  and  two  400  tonf 
each.  These  ships  were  equipped 
both  for  warlike  and  commercial 
purposes?  and  they  were  destined 
more  particularly  for  the  protectioi), 
pf  the    company**   trade,  on  the 

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Coast  of  Malabar,  w\d  in  the  Pcr- 
tiaa  Gulpb,  agaiiust  tbe  hostilities 
of  the  Portuguese.  This  squadron 
sailed  from  England  in  February, 
under  the  command  of  Captain 
SpviUag,  and  reached  the  coasts  of 
India  about  the  middle  of  the  fot- 
iowing  summer.  After  touching:  at 
Baroach,  Spelling  proceeded  to  the 
Gulph  of  Persia,  at  the  entrance  of 
which  he  fell  in  wiih  a  Portuguese 
fleet,  consisting  of  four  galleons  of 
40  guns  each,  two  galliots,  and  ten 
liri gates.  Notwithstanding  the  great 
inferiority  of  his  force,  Spelling 
detcnnioed,  in  obedience  to  his  in- 
structions not  to  suffer  himself  to  be 
raolested in  his  course.  According- 
ly, when  the  Portuguese  fleet  made 
a  movement  to  intercept  his  pro- 
gress, he  immediately  gave  them 
iattlc,  and  after  a  desperate  and 
■bloody  conflict,  which  lasted  for 
nine  hours,  without  intermission  *, 
the  darkness  of  the  night  compelled 
the  hostile  fleets  to  desist.  In  the 
morning  the  Portuguese  perceiving 
that  the  English  weiie  prepared  to 
renew  the  eagagc'ment,  stood  away 
to  the  Isle  of  OrmuK,  leaving  the 
l>rave  Spelling  to  prosecute  his 
voyage  in  triumph.  But  <m  his  re- 
turn to  the  coa^  of  Malabar,  he 
Was  agatli  attacked  by  the  Portu*- 
gucse,  who  had  by  that  time  re- 
paired the  damages  their  fleet  had 
sustained.  Another  battle  ensued, 
still  more  desperate  than  the  last ; 
two  of  the  lttr;^e«t  of  the  Portu- 
guese shi  jw  were  sunk,  and  the  rest 
dispersed;  but  the  C!H>lish  met  a 
severer  lo»,  in  *  the  death  of  Spel- 
ling, who^itb  suc^  dauntless  intre- 
pfdity  protjecfed  Ih^  property  of 
fbe  company,  *in4  upheld  the  naval 
imiour  of  his  country.  The  eflfect 
fi€  ^heie^illittUt  a<*ifOtos  vwts  pow- 


crfijlly  felt,  in  the  extension  of  th« 
company's  commerce  and  influence 
in  Western  India ;  but  in  the  Kast 
they  appear  to  have  submitted  with- 
out resistance  to  the  domination  of 
the  Dutch,  which  progressively  re- 
pressed their  industry,  and  distract- 
ed their  affairs. 

Encouraged  by  the  supineness  of 
their  rivals,  the  Dutch  resolved  to 
postpone  no  longer  the  final  com- 
pletion of  the  sclieme,  wliich  they 
had  so  long  meditated  against  them; 
and  their  government  in  the  spies 
islands  accordingly  proceeded  to 
the  perpetration  of  that  well^cDown 
act  which  is  distinguished  in  the  an- 
nals of  the  world  for  the  most  com- 
plicated perfidy  and  enormous  bar- 
barity, and  which  historians  havt 
justly  denominated  the  Massache 
ofAmboyna.  The  charge  brought 
againjrt  the  Enjjiisii  factoi-s  of  their 
Slaving  toAncd  a  conspiracy  for  th^ 
extermination  of  the  Di^lch;  the 
right  of  jurisdiction  over  these  fac- 
tors, which  the  Dutch  Government 
assumed  ;  the  solemnity  of  a  public 
procedure,  to  give  a  legal  colour 
to  robbery  and  murder ;  the  ma«- 
fiitude  of  the  crimes  thus  commit- 
ted, under  the  sanction  of  a  pubtio 
trial ;  the  flagitious  defence  of  these 
<?rimc8  by  the  Dutch  Company, 
And  the  still  more  extraordinary 
submission  of  En«;land  to  this  atro« 
cious  violation  of  public  law,  of 
national  honour,  <rf  moral  recti- 
tude, and  of  the  common  rights 
of  humanity,— all  demand  a  fuller 
exposition  of  the  circumstances  at- 
tending the  afikir,  than  the  lour 
station  and  unimportant  characters 
of  the  actors  in  it  would  otherwise 
justify,  tit  would  little  become, th« 
digmtyof  history  to  record,  a|  any 
ooiiBiderable  length,  tbo^naic*  oif 


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Dutch  factors,  or  the  sufferings  of 
English  traders,  at  so  distant  a  pe- 
riod, in  a  remote  corner  of  the 
world,  were  it  not  that  the  charac* 
ter  and  honour  of  these  celebrated 
nations  arc  involved  in  the  subject. 
Amboyna,  the  largest  and  raost 
fruittiil  of  the  Molucca  Islands, 
was  chiefly  possessed  by  the  Dutch, 
who  had  formed  a  considerable 
establishment  in  it.  The  English 
had  likewise  five  factories  in  it, 
which  they  had  erected  in  different 
parts  of  the  island.  The  posses- 
sions of  the  Dutch  were  protected 
by  four  fortresses,  the  chief  of  which 
was  at  the  town  of  Amboyna,  the 
capital  of  the  settlement.  The  for- 
tifications at  this  place  were  regu- 
lar, strong,  and  well  mounted  with 
a  great  number  both  of  brass  and 
iron  ordnance.  Towards  the  land, 
the  works  were  strengthened  by  a 
broad  and  deep  ditch,  filled  by  the 
sea ;  whilst  on  the  other  side  they 
were  covered  by  the  ocean.  The 
fort  of  Amboyna  was  garrisoned 
with  two  hundred  regular  Dutch 
soldiers,  a  company  of  free-burgh- 
ers, and  four  hundred  Mardykers, 
who  had  been  well  trained  to  the 
use  of  arms.  The  ships  which  lay 
in  the  road  for  the  purpose  of  war 
as  weU  as  traffic,  added  consider- 
ably to  the  security  of  the  place. 
Here  the  English  had  their  principal 
factory,  and  all  their  agents  re- 
sided ;  and  since  the  animosities 
arising  from  the  afifiEiir  at  Lantore 
had  begun  to  subside,  they  lived  in 
the  town,  under  the  protectidn  of 
the  Dutch  government,  and  appa- 
rently with  something  of  that  con- 
fidence, which  the  ancient  friend- 
ship of  the  two  nations,  and  the 
recent  treaty  were  so  well  adapted 
to  inspire.  This  confidence  seemed 
too  to  be  strengthened  by  the  warm 
terms  of  indignation  in  which  the 
Dutch  at  Amboyna  reprobated  the 


conduct  of  the  commander  of  th^ 
expedition  to  Lantore;  and  hence 
this  artful  policy  of  the  Dutch 
cqnspired  with  various  concurring 
circumstarures,  to  lull  the  English 
into  that  fatal  security  which  ter- 
minated in  their  destruction. 

The  seeds  of  disagreement,  how- 
ever, were  too  deeply  sown  in  the 
jealousy  natural  to  rival  traders,  in 
the  still  lurking  remembrance  of  for- 
mer injuries,  and  in  the  stipulations 
of  that  very  compact  which  was 
designed  to  cement  the  friendship  of 
the  two  companies,  to  admit  of  any 
long  continuance  of  tranquillity  at 
Amboyna,  even  if  the  Dutch  go- 
vernment had  not  laid  a  deliberate 
plan  for  disturbing  it.  The  English 
factors  had  begun  to  complain  of 
the  um^asonable  and  unnecessary 
charge  imposed  on  them  by  the 
Dutch,  for  the  repairs  of  the  for- 
tifications and  the  maintenance  of 
the  garrison.  They  alleged  that 
payment  in  specie  was  insisted  on 
from  them,  whilst  the  Dutch  go- 
vernment found  their  own  propor- 
tion of  the  expence  in  provisions, 
which  were  valued  at  three  times 
the  prime  cost.  By  this  mode  of. 
proceeding,  the  English  asserted, 
that  they  actually  paid  two  thirds 
of  the  charge,  which,  according  to 
the  express  stipulations  of  the  treaty, 
ought  to  have  been  equal.  These 
complaints  were  referred  to  the 
Council  ofBatavia,  who,  after  some 
deliberation,  declined  any  decision, 
and  transmitted  them  to  Europe. 
In  the  mean  time,  the  disputes  to 
which  they  gave  rise,  grew  daily 
more  violent ;  yet  the  English  ap- 
pear not  to  have  apprehended  any 
danger  of  an  open  rupture ;  when 
an  accident  occurred,  which  fur- 
nished the  Dutch  government  with 
a  sort  of  pretext  for  throwing  off 
those  moral  restraints  which  a  na- 
tural feeling  of  justice  has  imposed 

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oil  the  malignant  passions  of  man- 
kind. 

,  A  Japanese  soldier,  in  the  ser- 
vice of  the  Dutch,  happened  one 
night  to  fall  into  conversation  with 
an  European  sentinel,  who  was 
posted  on  the  ramparts  of  the  cita- 
del, and  amongst  other  matters 
about  which  they  discoursed,  the 
Japanese  asked  many  questions  rela- 
tive to  the  nature '  of  the  fortifica- 
tions, the  number  of  cannon,  and 
the  strength  of  the  garrison.  The 
Japanese  troops  did  duty  in  the  ex- 
terior town,  but  were  not  allowed 
to  form  any  part  of  the  garrison  of 
the  fortress ;  so  that  a  kind  of  ge- 
Deial  suspicion  of  their  fidelity  ap- 
pears to  have  been  entertained.  An 
officer  who  had  observed  the  senti- 
nel in  conversation  with  the  Ja- 
panese, consequently  interrogated 
the  former,  as  to  the  subject  of 
their  discourse,  and  he  considered 
the  report  of  the  sentinel  of  suffi- 
cient importance  to  be  communi- 
cated to  the  governor.  The  Japanese 
was  immediately  arrested,  on  sus- 
picion of  being  concerned  in  some 
treasonable  d^ign.  Upon  being 
put  to  the  torture,  he  confessed 
that  he  and  some  of  his  countrymen 
were  guilty  of  the  crime  with  which 
he  was  charged.  His  supposed  ac- 
complices, together  with  a  Portu- 
guese who  superintended  the  Dutch 
slaves,  were  accordingly  seized,  and 
likewise  put  to  the  torture.  The 
examination  of  these  persons  lasted 
lour  days,  during  which  time  the 
English  factors  transacted  their  bu- 
siness in  the  citadel  as  usual;  a 
striking  proof,  not  only  of  their 
being  altogether  unsuspicious  of 
any  design  on  the  part  of  the  Dutch 
government  to  implicate  them  in 
the  alleged  conspiracy,  but  like- 
vfiMe  of  the  entire  consciousness  of 
their  own  innocence.  They  were  in 
fact  perfectly  unacquainted  with  the 


Japanese  and  Portuguese,  who  had 
already  sufi^red  under  these  sum«- 
mary  and  harsh  proceedings.  But 
there  was  another  circumstance 
which  the  government  eagerly  seiz-* 
ed  on,  as  a  colourable  ground  of 
accusation  against  the  English.  A 
person  of  the  name  of  Price,  for- 
merly surgeon  to  the  English  fac- 
tory, was  at  this  time  confined  in 
the  citadel,  for  having,  in  a  drunken 
frolic,  threatened  to  set  fire  to  tho 
house  of  a  Dutchman,  against 
whom  he  bore  some  personal  re- 
sentment. The  ingenious  suspicion 
of  the  government  connecting  this 
threat  with  the  alleged  plot,  fixed 
upon  Price  as  an  accomplice ;  and 
he  was  brought  before  the  Fiscal  for 
examination,*  whilst  the  Japane^ 
soldier  was  a  second  time  suffering 
the  agonies  of  the  rack.  He  was 
told  that  the  English  were  accused 
of  being  confederates  in  the  conspi- 
racy, and  that  unless  he  immedi- 
ately revealed  the  whole  circum- 
stances of  the  affair,  he  should  un- 
dergo a  still  severer  punishment 
than  that  which  he  now  beheld. 
Price  replied  that  he  knew  of  no 
plot,  and  had  therefore  nothing  to 
reveal ;  but  the  execution  of  the 
punishment  with  which  he  had  been 
menaced,  subdued  his  conscience 
as  well  as  his  constancy ;  and  he 
answered  in  the  affirmative  all  the 
questions  of  his  unrelenting  judges. 
Upon  an  admission  of  assumed  facts, 
thus  wrung  from  a  victim  on  the 
rack,  by  the  dread  of  further  pain, 
and  the  fear  of  ulterior  death,  the 
Dutch  government  arrested  Mr. 
Towerson,  the  chief  of  the  English 
factory,  and  the  whole  of  the  Eng- 
lish factors  in  the  island  of  Am- 
boyna. 

This  measure,  which  nothing  but 

the  most  clear,  unbiassed,  positive, 

and   unexceptionable  evidence  of 

the  supposed  conspiracy  could  have 

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irfiJcWred  justifiable  oa  any  princi- 
pU'f  was  I'ollowod  u|>  with  u  sum- 
mary examination  oi"  the  prisoners. 
And  with  the  process  of  the  torture, 
in  order  to  extort  confession.  Beau- 
mont «ind  Johnson,  two  seamen 
were  first  examined.  The  latier 
>ras  brought  to  the  rack,  whilst 
the  former  was  placed  in  an  adjoin- 
ing apartnicnt,  where  lie  could  dis- 
tii)ctly  bear  the  groans  of  his  com- 
panion at  every  application  of  the 
torture;  ^o  that  the  same  instru- 
meut  which  infiicted  actual  punish- 
ment on  the  person  of  the  one, 
might,  by  xpcans  of  intimidation, 
serve  t^  operate  on  the  mind  of  tho 
other*  Johnson  having  borne  the 
torments  of  the  rack,  with  im- 
iQovcabJe  infiexibihty,  was  con- 
fronted with  Price;  but  the  former 
persisted  vikh  manly  fifmoess  in  as- 
sorting his  innocence  of  what  was 
laid  to  his  charge.  In  defiance  of 
tJie  various  modes  of  torture,  both 
vith  wa^r  and  fire,  which  were  ap- 
plied to  him,  he  resolutely  adhered 
to  the  truth  ;  and  thus  exiiibited  a 
jioble  exaniple  of  the  triumph  of 
fortitude  over  all  theeftbrtsof  a  de- 
praved and  ferocious  cruelty,  ^e 
"Was  theu  remanded  back  to  con- 
fineiBcnt,and  Ikaumont  was  brought 
ftom  the  adjoining  apartinpnt.  The 
venerable  appearance  of  this  man, 
who  vias  stricken  in  years,  and  the 
pious  vjaculations  which  he  uttered 
in  protestation  of  his  innocence, 
brou^xht  back  his  judges  to  some 
»ense  of  humanity,  and  he  was  dis- 
missed with  the  sad  privilege  of 
being  confined  in  the  same  dungeon 
vith  Johnson.  On  the  following 
day,  nine  more  of  the  prisoners 
uere  examined,  and  underwent  the 
same  tortures  which  Johnson  had 
endured  and  withstood.  But  the 
fprtitude  of  some  of  the  sufi'erers 
>as  unequal  to  the  severity  of  the 
tg'kidf    A  pofsoD  of  thti  iMMue  o£ 


Coll^]^  wheu  he  beheld  the  it^^ 
ful  apparatus  by  which  he  was  tfl 
sufit;r,  shrunk  from  so  hortihle  tt 
scene.  But  this  was  the  efect  of 
terror,  at  which  the  conscience  of 
the  utd)appy  nun  imniediately  rev 
vol  ted  as  soon  as  the  cause  was  re^ 
moved.  When  he  was  con(iucte4 
into  another  apartment,  he  pra-i 
tested  that  he  hail  nothing  to  epo^. 
iess,  for  he  was  entirely  ignoraint  of 
the  existence  of  any  conspiracy 
whatever;  and  appealed  to  God, 
with  solemn  vehemence,  to  attfest 
the  truth  of  his  protestation,  and 
move  the  hearts  of  his  judges  witb 
compassion.  Tjiis  moral  proof  Qi 
umocence,  more  convituring  ia  sucb 
a  case  than  even  the  positive  evi- 
dence of  hutpan  t€6tiniony,  w» 
wh^pliy  disregarded  by  his  mercilesa 
accusers,  who  were  more  intent  os^ 
punishing  than  on  discpvering  tho 
authors  of  a  plot,  in  the  reality  of 
which  it  is  manifest  they  never  be-^ 
lieved.  Collins  was  accordingly* 
bound  to  the  rack,  and  th/storturoa 
were  ordered  tp  be  applied,  wbei^ 
be  again  implored  for  mercy,  and 
promised  to  confess;  but  at  tht 
same  time  avowed  that  it  waa  thm- 
torments  they  were  going  to  inflict, 
which  he  dreaded,  a^d  that  ratber 
tJian  endure  them,  he  was  ready  to 
answer  in  the  affirmative  any  ques- 
tions which  the  Fiscal  should  ib^ 
pleased  to  ask.  ^e  then  admitted 
that  he,  and  some  of  the  other 
English  prisoners  had  engaged  in.^' 
conspiracy  with  the  Japanese,  to* 
take  the  citadel  by  surprise.  Ha 
was  aske4  whether  Mr,  Tovvenoa 
was  a  confederate  in  the  plot  ?  to 
vhich  he  resolutely  replied  in  the 
negative.  The  Fiscal  however  in- 
sisted that  Towerson  was  the  prime 
mover  of  the  conspiracy.  Coilioa 
was  then  asked,  whether  he  bad- 
been  sworn  to  secrecy  on  the  Bible/ 
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hmg  onleft«d  to  tke  torture;  ke 
said  th«t  an  oatH  of  secrecy  had 
been  taken.  After  TaHous  inter- 
rogatoriat  of  a  nmilar  tendency,  to 
mil  of  which  he  signified  his  assent, 
thb  person  was  remanded  to  coo^ 
fioement. 

Mr,  John  Clark,  a  factor,  who 
was  next  examined,  was  not  so 
readily  intimidated  into  submission; 
asd  he  was  tfaer^re  treated  with  a 
aavage  cruelty,  proportioned  to  th« 
unaKmkeQ  intrepidity  which  he  dis- 
played. For  upwards  of  two  hours 
be  withstood  the  excraciating  tor- 
ments of  a  gtmhter  variety  c^  tor- 
tttfea  than  the  moet  ihgc»ik)us  de- 
pravity perhaps  ever  before  fnr- 
niflfaed  to  the  barbarity  of  the  most 
merdlesi  ^raat.  Alt  the  inven* 
tions  of  cruelty  were  exhausted, 
and  the  strength  of  this  brave  man 
waa  almost  cntifely  spent,  before  his  ^ 
spirit  yielded  'to  his  inhuman  op- 
pfcasors;  and  even  then,  all  that 
couid  be  extorted  from  him  was  a 
bare  assent  to  the  interrogations  of 
the  Piacal,  which  amounted  to  no* 
thing  more  than  the  questions  that 
had  been  ahready  put  to  Collins. 
Finding  it  impossible  to  force  Clark 
to  any  declaration,  or  even  admis- 
sion more  suitable  to  their  purpose, 
he  was  thrown  into  a  loathsome 
dungeon,  whilst  yet  bleeding,  and 
unable  to  move  with  the  horrible 
bumingstmd  lacerations  which  had 
been  inflicted  by  the  tortures;  and 
unprovided  with  any  attendance, 
much  less  with  any  sort  of  surgical 
aid,  the  unhappy  man  perished  in  a 
few  days,  in  a  state  of  putrefac- 
tion. 

"So  deep  a  terror  was  struck  into 


most  of  the  prismbets  not  yet  esa** 
mined,  by  the  dreadful  cruelties' 
with  which  ClarUhad  been  treated, 
that  four  of  them  gave  affirmatiTe 
answers  to  the  questions  asked  them, ' 
without  being  put  to  the  torture. 
These  men  even  went  so  for  as  to 
sign  a  formal  confession,  which  had 
been  purposely  drawn  up.  But 
they  were  no  sooner  conducted  back 
to  their  place  of  confinement,  than 
they  burst  out  into  the  most  fervent 
prayers  and  supplications  to  Qod  for . 
forgiveness  of  the  perjury,  which 
the  dread  of  the  torture  could  alone 
have  prompted  them  to  commit. 

The  kst  person  examined  waa 
Mr.  George  Sharrock,  superintend-' ' 
ant  of  the  English  factory  at  Hitto, 
a  place  situated  in  the  island  of- 
Amboyna,  at  a  considerable  dis-  ' 
tance  fh)m  tiie  Dutch  capital.  Upoa 
being  brought  up  to  the  place  of 
torture,  he  prlk^^d  God  to  enable 
him  to  frame  such  probable  hh* 
hoods  against  himself  and  his  coun-^ 
trymen,  as  might  serve  to  persuade 
his  judges,  and  deliver  him  fhim 
the  torments  of  the  rack.  Buft 
when  the  Fiscal  proceeded  to  ques- 
tioh  him,  he  stood  motionless  and 
terrified,  and  unable  to  utter  a  syl- 
lable  in  reply.  Appalled  with  the 
notion  of  the  crime  he  was  about  to 
commit,  in  giving  his  testimony  to 
falshoods  which  involved  the  lives 
of  his  innocent  and  suffering  cpm- 
patriots,  he  fell  upon  his  knees,  in 
a  pions  frensty,  protesting  to  God 
his  total  fVeedom  from  the  guilt 
imputed  to  him,  and  invoking  the 
clemency  of  his  judges  *.  Exaspe- 
rated, not  touched  with  pity,  at^ 
this  affecting  exhibition,   the  .re" 


•  Set  the  depoiitloni  on  oack  of  Saisttel  CoUoo,  William  Griggs,  AM  Prlc«,  md 
John  ftssomoot*  Beflasb  facttrt  at  Ambofrna,  taktn  before  the  idgh  Court  of  A«l- ' 
Toinkft  oa  their  recnrn  to  Sogland  r  preserved  in  Osi$nt^t  OaUKtknst  vol.  ii.  f.  iS^* 
ThMpperseiMb'taS^Char  with  three  otberi,  were  par«Uioeil  by  the  Putch  Governor  at 
AmWyos^  and  attowaA  to^retaro  to  England  \  but  these  iomr  only  lived  to  arrive. 


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novelets' Go^mor  cpiujiiis  Fiscal 
gdve  immediate  opdofs  forthf  ap- 
plication of  the  torture.     He  tb^ii , 
besought  for  a  short  respite,  eagerly 
ur^xig  in  his  vindication  that  he 
Avas  afctually  at,  liitto  on  thp  very 
day  on  \i'hich  the  supposed  co^spi-, 
r^cy.  i?as  alleged  to  be  plauiMKl ; 
thi^t  from  that  d^y  he  had  not  bpen 
at  the  town  of  Amboyna,    until , 
brought   there  under   arrest,   a^d 
that  be  was  ready  to  prove  thesa . 
facte  on   the  positive, evidence  of. 
Dutchmen  of  unquo'stipnable  cre- 
dit and  good  faith.     3ut  eyen  this 
defence  was  wholly  disregarded,  and  • 
the  torture  being  applied,  kh  fear 
of  pain  at  last  drove  him  to  the 
commi^ion  of  that  cri^ie  of  which  . 
h^  had  expressed  his  al)horrence 
^th  such  emphatic  sincerity.     He 
then  related   that  he  had   hoard 
Clark  say  he  would  be  revenged  of 
the    Dutch,   for  ih^    insufferable 
^roz)gs  they  had  done  the  English  ; ' 
'  and  that  for  the  execution  of  that , 
pnrpose>  he  had  proposed  a  sch^ipe 
to  Towerson,  an4  that  h^  had  in- 
ticated  his  permispsion  to  go  to  Ma- 
cassar, in  order   to  consult  mea^ 
8ures  with  the  Spaniards  for  seizing 
ttie  smaller  f;actpnes  in.Amboyni^,.. 
and  the  neighbouring  islands.     On 
being  asked  whether  Towerson  as- 
sented to  this  proposal^  he  replied 
tj^at  he  w^  in  the  highest  degree 
incensed  with  Clark,  for  entertain- 
ing it,  and,  could  never  afterwards 
endure  him.     Enrai^d  at  this  an- 
^^er,  t}^e  Fiscal  ^^u  tjire^itened 


him  wiih  the  torture ;  but  after  va- 
ripuct  contradictory  stories  and  in- 
coQsi^^nt  replies,  all  tending  ta 
sht^w  the  fallacy  of  his  first  relation, 
it.  was  thought  useless  to  persist  far- 
ther in  the  exaiui«a|ioii  of  Sfaar- 
rock,  and  he  was  sent  back  to  his 
duDi^qo^  On  the  day  following, 
be  was  : again  brought  before  the  * 
Fiscat,lo4Jgn  his  confession,  which 
he  4id  with  all  iraaginaj>le  reluct- 
ance :  >  but  he  had.  nr vertbeless  the 
resolution  to  declare,  that  th^  con- 
fession, to  which  he, bad  thus  sub^ 
scribed  bis  name,  in  order  to  dj^re- 
cate  the  implacable  hostility  of  his 
judges,  was  totally  without  fotin^ 
dation  *« 

Thus  by  the  infiictioa  of  a  va- 
riety of  monstrous  and  insupport- 
al^le  barbarities,  were  a  number  of 
innocent  and  blameless  men  loaded 
and  scourged  to  confessions,  tke 
numberlessincongriiities  aad  impro- 
bt^ilities  of  which  render  pfilpably 
false ;  and  of  which  tbey  made  a 
solemn  disavowal,  the  instant  they 
were  relieved  from  thoae,pains,ihat 
had  overborne  their  nature.  The 
£)utch  government  however,  with 
that  unbending  pers^erance  which 
is  one  of  the  characteristic  qualif  , 
tips  of  epoimoua  vice,  proceeded' 
on  this  evidence  alone  to  pass  judg<« 
n)cn^  on  Mr.  Towerson,  and  the 
whole  of  the  prisoners,  both  £ng-  • 
lish  and  Japanese  f.  They  were  all 
condejpned  todeath,exceptingfour, 
who  had  adduced  positive  proof  of 
their  l^ng  H  Hitto  at  fte  ti^i^  of 


.  t ,  See  Harleiao  CoUcoC.  vqI^  ii« 

■  f  Sc^  Harris's  Voyages,  vol,  i.  p.  88a.-rThc  confession  of  Mr.  Towerson,  on  which 
Ihe  Dutch  Company  dwell  so  much  in  pheir  defepc^  wc  haye  not  noti(;e4  in  oi|r  rela- 
tion i  not  Tpereiy  because  there  is  no'  mention  made  of  it  in  the  depositions  of  the  four 
factors  who  returned  to  England,  but  because  it  is  not  inserted  alonp  with  the  confcs- 
sioRSof  the  other  prisoners,  in  the  original  report  of  tho  proceedings  at  Amboyns^ 
transmitted  to  Holland  by  the  Council  of  Bauvia.  We  may  therefore  lisuriy  conclude, ' 
that  ss.it  does  not  appear  that  Towerson  was  put  to  the  torture,  he  made  no  confession 
atiill ;  and  that  ihe  passages  quoted-from  his  confession  in  the  Dutch  Company's  De« 
|$ence  are  oKurely  fabripaccd;  The  Report  aUwkd  to  is  preserved  in  |he  Harlda^ 
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tt*  pref^flded  conspiracy;*  *Fh^ 
whtAt  of  the  prisoners  wfere  theil 
fcrought  np  together  befbife  the  Go-* 
Pernor  and  Fistal,  to  receive  sen- 
tence, when  the  English  repf otfched 
the  Japanesei  for  their  ^\se  ^tcxt^ 
sation  of  innocent  men,  who  had 
nerer  injured  them,  and  whom  they 
had  never  seem  The  Japanese^  ac^ 
cording  to  che  Asiatic  style,  art- 
iwerpd  tMily,  by  shewing  the  wtMlnds 
they  had  received  from  the  torture, 
and  by  asking  whether  human  i)fiY)g^ 
could  resist  a  trial/  Which  would 
have  changed  tvdn  tl&e  nature  of 
inanimate  bodies*  f  Three  bf  the 
English  were  pardoned ;  one  fh>m 
permission  havirig  bieten  given  for 
ftmr  of  them  to  draw  lots,  the  other 
two  at  the  earnest  and  repeated  en- 
treaties of  the  Dutch  merchants. 
Mr.  Towerson,  an  J  the  rest  of  the 
English,  ten  in  number,  together 
with  one  Portuguese  and  ♦leveh 
Japanese,  were  ordered  to  bC  exe- 
Tuted ;  and  on  the  27th  of  FlsbnP- 
ary,  l623,  they  were  all  conducted 
to  the  place  of  execution,  wher^, 
aHer  making  a  solemn  renunciation 
of  their  c<  'tEfessions  before  the  Dutch 
clergyman  who  attended  themf, 
they  suffered  death.  The  following 
day  was  devoted  to  the  solemniea- 
lion  of  a  public  thanksgivifi^,  for 
the  signal  deliverance  of  the  Durch 
settlement  at  Amboyna  from  this 
mighty  conspiracy!. 

These  extraordinary  proceedings 
being  thus  brought  to  a  final  termi- 
nation, the  s^eral  English  factors 
who  remained,  were  sent  to  Bata- 
via;  from   whence,  with  the  per- 


niissibn  of  the'  Supt^fe  Coiindl, 
they  were  -to  be  conveyed  to  Eng* 
land.  After  the  departure  of  these 
unhappy  persons,  the  Governor 
and  Fis<^al  n^de  an  excursion  to 
Banda^  with^the  view  of  discover* 
in^  some  (^atl^ble  pretext  on  which 
to  ground^  an  accusation  again^ 
the  English  agents  in  that  island, 
for  being  Concerned  with  the  con^ 
bpirator?  at  Amboyna.  But  aftet 
the  Severest  scrutiny  into  the  con» 
duct  of  Mr.  WeWen  the  president, 
mid  the  subo'rdinate  facforsj  no  cli^ 
cumstance  w^s  found  that  could 
even  give  a  colour  fo  suspicion  §. 
-'  We  Wen' received  from  the  go* 
vornor  the  first  intMligence  respect-- 
Ing  his  coiintrytnen  at  Amboyna; 
and' no  less  forcibly  struck  witib  the 
improbaWtity  of  thelrhaving  form- 
ed a  conspiracy*  than  touched  with 
sorrow  for  their  fite*  he  imrae- 
diitely  pr<K:eeded  to  that  island',  in 
otder  to  make  every  practicable  eii- 
<iui:fy  amongst  the  natives,  relative 
to  the  transaction,  as  well  as  to  de«- 
niattd[if^«m'tbe  Dutch  Oovemment 
-the  restoration  of  the  property  of 
the  English  Company.  The  re- 
sult of  his  enquiries  contains  a  sub- 
stantial confirmation  of  the  deposi- 
tions of  the  surviving  factbrs,  who 
returned  to  England  || :  but  his  en- 
deavours to  obtain  the  company's 
eflects  proved  altt>gether  unsuccess- 
ful. The  government  of  Am  boyna 
alleged,  that  they  had  no  authority 
to  restore  them^  and  referred  him 
to  the  Supreme  Council  at  Batavia, 
whitherWelden  accordingly  went  f; 
for  the  ardour  of  his  public  spirit 


•  Harldan  Collect,  ibideirt  snpra. 

f  See  tbu  very  material  face  stated  in  the  Depositiorts  o^  the  ffiMv  English  Fiictors^ 
before  the  High  Court  of  Admiralty,  in  Osborne's  Collections,  as  before  qi]ote4« 
t  See  the  I^epOrt  oF  the  Cooncil  of  Batavia,  Karieian  Collett.  vol.  ii. 
S  Osborne's  Collect,  ibidem  supra ;  et  Led.  Naval  Hist.  sub.  an.  i62i. 
f  Seethe  Substance  of  Weldens  Narrative  in  Lcdiard's  Naval  History* 
f  WeAden's  Narrative,  ibid,  suphi.-    • 

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was  not  i^  he  4amp^  bydiM(»« 
^ntmeat  On  Jiis  anrival  at  1^ 
tavia^  he  praieated  to  the  governor^ 
general  and  council  a  strong  r<^ 
mon^lTancey  signed  by  fill  the  £ag- 
ish  iBcrphaats  at  that  place,  against 
tiic^rdce^Dgn  at  Ambqyna.  TL# 
coaacil,  ia  their.^r^ply,  state^  what 
mm  kdi^atahly  false  \  that  th^ 
gov4irQinc«t  of  Ambeyna  were 
not  amcaabic  to  their  jurisdictioai 
.but, that,  mdepeodent  of  this  consi* 
deratioa^  that  government  had  act- 
ed, m  regard  to  the  matter  com* 
plained  of»  from  an  imperious  ne** 
cessity,  which  must  ever  siipercada 
gcnenil  niles,  and  ev^n  th^  ordi- 
jMtry  course  of  justice  f.  Kotiiingy 
therefore,  rpmaiaed  for  the  seal  of 
^VcIdeIl,  httt  to  trMVnit  toEn^ 
land  a  circmastantial  rcUlioA  <^ 
all  these  intefestfaig  particakrt* 
.  This  sad  intelliigcaice  arrived  ite 
.England  at  the  tune  when  Jhoaes 
the  Fiist»  dipoagli  national  pr^^ 
diceSt  the  iittrigaea  of  has  ministem, 
aad  Im  owb  indeeisive  chavactert 
was  kd  to^  make  a  breaob  with 
Spain ;  and  diis  cireumstance,  tb* 
gather  with  the  polity  which  it 
su^orindueed^  of  preserving  the  al^ 
lianoa  wkh  the  Statea-Ckneral^  as 
'Well  as  tiiatiaseiMibility  of  real  in- 
juriiea  which  marked  the  conduct 
of  his  geveramont,  made  him  sub- 
nit^  after sa  tame  remonstrance,  to 
thi^  Vagrant  violatiom  of  the  princi- 
ples of  public  law,  and  of  the  in- 
dependent  rights  and  the  honour  of 
the  nation.  Bat  what  is  much 
mate  remavkahb  than  the  apathy 
:Mid  wKfibrenee  of  James  and  his 
miraaters  to  the  real  interests  of 
their  country,  the  people  of  £ng* 


lan|l,  on  this  occasion,  aaeni  to  liaj« 
almost  overlooked,  in  the  ebulli* 
lion  of  thfir  re^Uiieut  against 
Spam,  the  actual  cruelties  commits 
tMl  by  theif  protes^aatconMeratea 
upoQ  their  uno&ndiag  country* 
ment. 

The  States-General  plainfy  saw» 
from  the  spirit  and  style  of ,  the 
English  remonstrance,  that  they 
should  run  no  risk  in  leaving  the 
whole  management  of  this  a£^  ta 
their  £^  lodi^  Company,  who  ac* 
cordin^^y  published  an  elaborate 
defence  of  ihe  conduct  of  the  go* 
vemmeot  of  Amboyna.  This  de* 
fence,  which  aims^,  at  an  enU^  jusr 
^fication  of  the  whole  proceedJnga 
•at  Amboyna,  ia  one  9I  the  mosi 
curious  apecimena  of  audacious  so* 
phislry  that  has  ever  been  pceaenteA 
f  dm  fmblic.  It  begins  by  stating^ 
4hlfet  tae  servants  of  the  English 
Company  in  India  ha4  infringed 
the  trea^  of  l£l9»  hy  sefii^ing  Ho 
ooHipjnmte  with  the  Dutch  govcro^ 
ment  m  nfucssing  and  chastising 
Ae  depredations  of  the  Malaya 
upon  the  trade  ef  the  latter :  that 
the  JVIalay  princes  were  so  embo^ 
dened  at  this  pesiod,  that  they  aK> 
tually*  threatened  to  invade  the 
islaada  of  Amboyna,  and  destypy 
the  Dtitch  eettleraenta;  which  cii- 
.cnmotance,  combined  with  other 
occurrences,  induced  them  to  sua* 
pcet  the  English  facton  in  these 
islands  of  maintaining  a  friendly 
oofpeapondenoe  with  those  princes : 
that  the  governor  and  council  of 
Amboyna,  in  c<msequenoe  of  this 
auspiciptv,  closely  watched  the  con* 
duct  of  the  English,  with  regard  ta 
the  sccset  correspondence  which,  it 


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f  WeIdoQ*s  Narr^ve,  ibid,  supra. 

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wit  mdtnteody  Ungrlninrticiiliir 
aiaiodttjied  ivith  tfe  dbkft  oi  T«^ 
•ate  a&d'Hdore:  tint  trkilst  afiaim 
litre  in  thisstato  st'AiDbojiiay  A 
discofecy  was  oiade  of  a  coaapi^* 
lacy  agaioftt   the  Datck  govern* 
jaentt  by  tbe  English  factors,  ia 
conjunction   witk  Bome  Japaaeae 
aoUcfBtn  the  service  of  the  Dutch 
CoBBpany,  whom  these  factors  had 
bribed  into  their  serrice  for  this 
•ped^  purpose:   tfaal^  upon  the 
ooofesaiony  not   only   of  the  Ja« 
pancse,  but  of  the  fioglisL  them- 
aelves,  they  were  both  condemned 
nod  executed,   mcootding  to  the 
Icwsof  theUnited  Pnmsces^exceptH 
iag  aeren  Eof^iih,  to  whom  the 
governor,  in  consideration  of  their 
general  good    character^  was  iar 
alnced  to  extend  his  aaevcyrdiat 
the  justice  of  tfao  prootediafs  at 
Amboyna  has  been  odledin  ^{QM- 
<ion    in  £n^and<— but    as  .eveiy 
atate  has  a  right  to  exerdseits  own 
laws,  and  as  the  Dutch  go««m* 
jnent  hekl ,  by  right  of  coM|«tt8t,  th^ 
anpreme  power  in  theisland  of  Am- 
^hoyna,  their  right  of  jarisdiction 
over  any  penoas  resii&ag  in  that 
islaBd,  who  %Bd  formed  a  conqn- 
racy  against  thetn,  Could  not  rea* 
•aoiHLbly    be  questioned,    nor  the 
justice  of  their  proceediap  against 
the  con^rators  be  arraigned,  when 
such  proceedings  were  strictly  con- 
formnUe  to  the  laws  of  the  United 
ProTiaces :  that  the  laws  of  Eng- 
land ware  tadeed    different  from 
these  laws,  as  well  as  irom  those  of 
all  other  nations  in  the  world*' 
but  the   £ngtish    conspiration  at 
Amboyna  could  not  possibly  have 
been  tried  by  their  own  laws,  or  by 
any  laws,  except  those  of  the  go- 
-  Yernraei^  by  whom  they  w«fe  pre- 
lected, and  under  whom  they  UwmI: 
that  as  to  the  compteiot  of  the 
conspirators  wot  ha^ag  beti^  seat 


to  fiatonria,  to  beiriid  By  thaCaun^ 
cil  of  Jnstioe  there,  it  was  suffideat 
to  obaenw,  that  the  governor  aaA 
council  were  not  called  upon  to  df 
to  fay  theprovkionsof  thetpea^eC 
l£l9v  by  which  the. conduct  cC 
both  companies  ought  aHteys  to  b* 
reguktsd :  and,  finally,  that^widi 
regard  to  the  usex>f  the  torture,  of 
w^ch  the  English  so  bittsrly^:cqni«r 
plained,  at  bong  repugnant  not 
only  to  die  lawt  of  their  land,  km 
to  the  fedings  of  humanity,  it  doei 
not  appear  that  any  thing  morh 
than  the  ordinary  torture  wat  ia^ 
flictod  ^  and  of  such  torture  being 
used  to  the  conspirators  at  Ai^ 
boyim,  the  English  had  no  right  to 
complain,  because  it  was  done  ae» 
cording  to  the  laws  of  Holktod^ 
lAeea  it  b  not  unusual  in  cases  of 


The  puWcarion  of  this  defence 
.pmdttoed  a  reply  from  the  En^ish 
Compaay.-  In  that  »piy,  they 
clearly  shew,  by  a  reference  to 
known  events  and  dates,  that  the 
aOe^uioas  of  the  Dutch,  in  regard 
to  curtain  hostile  designs  meditated 
by  the  cfaiefr  of  Temate  and  Tl- 
doiu  against  their  eettkiaant  at 
Amboyaa,aad  to  a  supposed  secret 
correspondence  between  Uiesechiefii 
and  the  English  fiictort,  weie  alto- 
gether without  any  foundation;  ftr 
that  a  treaty  of  peace  had  actiNdhf 
been  concluded  between  the  Outra 
government  at  Amboyua  and  theto 
ehtc^  ten  months  astecadetit  to 
the  period  of  th«  pretended  eonspH-- 
racy ;  and  that  the  Dutch  gotemo^ 
haU  expUdtly  reftued  thw  piofiered 
asbistaiice  of  English  ahlptin  the 
expedition  agaitist  the  Malay  {a^ 
rates,  declaring  it  to  be  '^  an  un- 
'  d^taJdng  of  his  own,  and  that  tha 
English  should  not  par^ipate  ei« 
>^er  in  the  credit  or  the  benefit 
ishick  mAi  b&  der^fod  booi  iV^ 

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Tkt  EoglisIi.Cotnijiany  tbcn  pro^ 
c«ed  to  ftatei  that,  respecting  the 
Alleged   conspiracy,   it    must  ap* 
fear  evident  to  the  world,  not  only 
iroin  the  depositions  on  oath  of  tfa« 
aurviving  factors,  x^ho  had  retamed 
40  £nglimd,  but  from  the  complete 
iisesDrement  between  the  different 
con&sions,  both  of  the  Japanese 
<and  EngUsii,  as  well  as  the  irieoon^ 
jciJabie  contradictions  which  each 
jeparate  confession  contains,  and 
Irom  the  admission  of  the  Dutch 
^^omp^y*  '*  a3  to  the   ordinary 
torture,  allowed   by  their  laws  in 
cases  of  treason,  having  been  used 
at  Amboyna ;"'  that  there  were  not 
any  legal  grounds  on  which  the 
English    factors   could    be   tried, 
much  less  any  legal  proof  on  which 
they  could  be  convicted :  that,  by 
the  laws  of  the  United  Provinces, 
the  confessions  of  culprits  on  the 
rack»  or  under  fear. of  the  rack, 
were  neveit  admitted  as  sufficient 
evidence  to  coadenln  them  to  deatih, 
even  when  such  confessions  were 
uniform,  consistcut,  and  probable  : 
.  that  the  proceedings  of  the  council 
of  Amboyna,  the relbre»  were  not 
only  a  positive  violation  of  the  ^irit 
of  all  laws,  as  well  as  of  the  h^ts 
^  of  humanity,  but  directly  contrary 
'  to  the  pfaotice  of  tb^r  own  laws  : 
"that  as  to  the  jurisdiction  of  the 
vgovernor  abd  council  of  Amboyna 
i  ov^r  the  English  factors,  it  is  ma- 
■.ni/esty  from  the  provisions  of  the 
tr^tyof  1619,  that  such  jurisdic- 
tion is  not  recognised  as  extending 
to  the  English ;  for,  in  the  thir- 
.  teenth  artklft  of  that  treaty,  it  is 
expressly  :^tipulated,  that  all  dis- 
-  putes    between    the   English   and 
.  jL)utch  in  the  ^ice  islands,  which 
.  cannot  be  deci<b;d.by  the  Council 
.  of  Justice  at  Batavia,  sh6uld   be 
transmitted  to  the  respective  com* 
panies  in  Europe :  hence  it  is  dear, 


that,  accoidiog  to  tha  treaty,  (if# 
Dutch"^  gDvammbnt '  of  Anboymi 
were  bound  *  to  trans^.  'to  tho 
Council  of  Justice  at  Batavia  th« 
tral  of  the*  Ehglish  facton;  by 
which  means'  they  would  not  have 
iafdnged  the  compact  between  the 
two  comp^es,  nor  have  violated 
an  established  and  unchangeable 
principle  of  ju9tice,  by  the  acouseri 
sitting  in  judgment  on  the  accused  i 
that,  considering  the  relative 
strength  of  the  government  of  Am« 
boyna,  and  of  the  English  Victors, 
they  could  have  found  nodifficulty^ 
and  encountered  no  risk,  in  sending 
•the  alleged  conspiitetors  to  Batavia : 
that,  in  fact,  the  circumstance  of 
eighteen  English  factors,  armed 
with  a  few  muskto,  aided  by  ele* 
yen  Japanete,  having  formed  a  plot 
to  take  possession  of  a  regular  for* 
tress,  garrisoned  by  200  regular 
European  soldiersp  a  company  of 
free  burghers^  and  400  Mardykera^ 
renders  the  whole  allegation  too 
improbable  to  obtain  credit  from 
reasonable  and  unbiassed  men  r 
and  lastly,  that,  combining  all  these 
circumstances  with  therformercoiw 
duct  of  the  Dutch  at  Lantoreand 
PooWtroon,',the  English  Company 
felt  themselves  fia%  authorised  to 
conclude,  that  this  pretended  con- 
spiracy was  artfully  and  entirely 
fabricated  by  the  Dutch  govern* 
men t  of  Amboyna,  and  sanctioned 
by  the  Dutch  Company,  for  the 
purpose  of  realising  the  wishes  they 
had  so  often  indicated  before^  of 
expelling  the  English  from  all  par- 
ticipation in  the  epice  trade* 

From  a  comparison  of  the  op* 
.  posite  reasons  and  arguments  thud 
urged  by  the  Dutch  and  En^ish 
Compaoiesr  we  deduce  this  unde- 
niable  itifecence— >that  the  grounds 
on  which  the. governor  and  coHncil 
of.  AMboyna  ac-etted  the  English 

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f^ton  were  altogether  improbable,  them,  the  whole  transaction  most 
if  not  absurd ;  that  their  proceed-  have  been  the  result  of  the  policy 
ing  to  try  these  factors  was  not  of  the  Dutch  Company  in  regard 
only  a  breach  of  the  treaty  of  to  the  spice  trade,  and  of  the  de* 
161 9»  but  a  gross  violation  of  one  liberate  contrivance  of  their  go- 
of the  fundamental  principles  of  vernment  at  Amboyna.  Tbe  total 
justice;  that  the  mode  of  trying,  expulsion  of  the  Etiglish  merchants 
and  the  evidence  on  which  they  from  all  the  spice  islands^  a  few 
were  condemned,  were  alike  con-  months  afterwards,  affords  the  most 
traiy  to  the  laws  of  Holland  and  complete  corroboration  of  this  de» 
to  the  rights  of  humanity;  and  duction;  so  that  the  foul  stain  e( 
that,  as  those  illegal  and  harsh  the  massacre  of  Amboyna  mt^ 
proceedings  took  place  without  any  remain  indelibly  fixed  on  the  ch)l* 
fon  of  necessity  whatever  to  colour  ractcr  of  t)ie  Dutph  natipo. 


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tFAU    IN   CEYLON. 


It  was  oor  iotention  to  haxt  giveti^  iii  this  volomei  a  complete  ac-" 
omot  of  tbe  origin  and  progress  of  the  war  which  has  existed  in 
Cqrtcm  for  iqiwards  of  two  years  5  and  likewise  to  h^ve  taken  a  view 
«f  tbe  chancier  of  the  Candian  government,  of  the  relative  state 
of  the  GootendiDg  powers,  of  tbe  causes  which  produ^red  dissention 
bttween  tbesn,  and,  of  the  principles  and  motives  by  which  each 
has  been  actuated  J  to  that  our  readers  m^t  be  enabled  to  form  an 
acconte  jodgment  as  to  tbe  justice,  policf,  and  probable  consequences 
cf  tbe  meaanres  pursoed  bj  the  British  government  in  that  island. 
But  a  de^ciency  of  authentic  documents  pcevents  us  from  fulfilling 
Ykb  inteotiosi,  and  baa  obfiged  us  to  confine  the  following  narration  to 
t  mefe  sommaiy  of  the  principal  circumstances  which  led  to  the  con- 
test and  of  tbeevcnti  wfaidihave  attended  it,  from  the  perii^  of  its 
«igi&  to  tbe  dew  of  1804. 

Ih  our  next  volume  we  hope  we  may  have  It  in  our  power  to 
pteaent  oor  readers  with  an  aoconnt  of  the  termination  of  these  dis- 
astroM  bostXtiesj  and  we  shall  then  enter,  with  freedom  and  im« 
partiidi^,  into  an  examinadon  of  tbe  principles  and  policy  00  which 
Acy  facv«t  been  carried  on. 

In  die  year  179|59  when  iateD^^oe  reached  India  of  the  war  be*, 
tmjm  England  fad  HoMand^  an  armament  was  sent  from  Madras 
agmst  tbe  Dutch  settlements  biCe^on )  all  of  which,  after  a  partial 
and  feeble  fasistance,  sobmittfed  to  the  Britbh  arms.  Theae  settle* 
iDems  were,  hi  tbe  fint  imtanqp,  held  in  trust  for  the  Prince  cf 
Orange,  to  whose  cause  the  majority  of  the  Dutch  were  atlanhed  ^ 
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aod  tbeiQ  posfi^ssioi^  rematned  an  a^^dndage  to  the  presidency  of  Ma*- 
dras»  aod  under  the  imixiediate  goveirnmentof  the  commander  in  chief 
oCthe  EngUlh  troq>s,  until  ijggf  when  theywepe;  txaus^^rred  to  th# 
crown  of  England^  and  formed  into  an  establishment  wholly  uncoq* 
nected  with  the  East  India  company,  and,  subject  only  to  the  qm- 
trol  of  his  majest/fi  miaisttrs*  Tlie  Hob.  li'redenck  North  ws$  thcA 
s^nt  to  CeyloQ,  as  governor  of  our  dominion  in  that  island,  and  with 
full  powers  to  carry  mto  effect  a  system  of  gpvemmcivt,  which  ha4 
be^i  adopted  for  itr  Of  this  system,  it  is  not  necessary  in  tbig  place 
to  give  any  detailed  account  -,  it  is  sufficient  to  state,  that  sucliarran^ 
ments  took  place  at  Columbo  and  the  interior  as  were  calculated  to 
ensure  the  safety  and  prosperity  of  the  colony. 

With  a  view  to  these  objects.  Governor  North,  in  the  year  1800, 
determined  on  sending  an  embassy  to  tlic  King,  of  CaaJy,^  i^)  order  to 
establish  a 'friendly  interqourse  with  that  mon^ch.    ^      ^  ^     •■,:..:. 

As  it  was  intepded  to  make  this  ena^>assy  as  in:^)osing  as  possible^ 
the  governor,  previous  to  its  leaving  Columbo,  sent  hift  private  ^secfftf 
tary,  R^r.  Boyd,  to  the  bonders  of  our  territory  at  ^itlivacca*  to  coi^- 
raunicate  with  the  adtgar  and  other  officers  of  state  to  his^Q^^i^ 
^raajesty,  '  _,'.'.,..     ..,..  : . .  .; 

. ,  This  preliminary  step  was  the  more  necessary,  as  the  extr^e  j^ 
lousy  of  tills  people  would,  otherwise,  have  beep  alarmed  at  die.  intip-r 
duotion  of  a  military  force  into  their  country,  and  might  probably  hav^ 
counteracted  an  gur  plans.   ^  j     ^ 

At  this  interview,  however,  every  necessary.  »Tangemeof  toojc  jplacc^ 
and  the  embassy  set  forward.  ,    . . 

General  M'Do^i^ral^  compiander  in  chief  of  the  forces  in  Ceyloij,  :vv4s 

appointed  to  this  mission,  attended  by  an  escort,  consistii^g  fif  ^^ 

light  company  and  four  battalions  of  his  majesty's  igtb  ^tmqit  of 

fopt,  five  companies  and  two  battalions  6th  regiment  erf"  coast^^nqy^, 

[five  gonapanies  of  tlie  Malay  regiment,  a  detachment  of  the  Beng^ 

i^tiiiiery,  with  fovy;  6:P9unders  and  two  howitzers,  and  part  of  thp  Ma- 

dr^^s  pioneer  and  Lascar  corps.  li,  '    tr  *;,n 

;;^0n  the  lOth  <)f  March,  J800,  the  general,  fQllowe3.by  tl^is  splendid 

retinue,  and  charged  with  rpagi^ificen^  E^^se^^ts  to  thjs  king^loojt  |^is 

,dfip^wrp  fromColunabo.       ^     ,  _,       .  , 

i, .  iQi)ith0  l^Sth,  the  det^clknept  reached  Sittoyacca,  fainous  fi^r J^viflg 

.Tlte<5nt]^eJ5hfa&-§  of  ^>yar  between  the  ^tlve^  and.  ibrmec  Exxrcjpeau 

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powers,  33  well  as  tib^  spot  genetalij  chosen  for  their  intenriews  with 
ambassadots.  It  dlvkies  the  European  from  che  Candian  territory,  bf 
a  branch '  of  the  Mallidary  river,  which  ruus  in  a  serpentine  streana 
along  the  bank's.  .    , 

The  adigar  was  encamped  on  the  opposite  side,  with  several  thou- 
sand Candians.  On  onr  arrival,  the  general  s^nt  to  acquaint  hio) 
with  his  intention  to  pass  the  river  the  next  morniqg;  and  shortly  afler 
a  message  was  retumed^^  sigpifying  the  adigar's  entire  approbation. 

On  the  20th,  the  adigar  came,  in  great  state,  by  torch  light,  to  pay . 
a  visit  of  ceremony  to  the  generaL     The  interview  lasted  a  considei 
rable  time,  and  the  conversation  was  carried  on  standing.    The  Can- 
dian minister  promised  to  send  500  of  his  people  to  assist  in  conveying 
our  baggage  j  an  engagement  he  afterwards  forgot  to  comply  with. 

The  roads,  or  rather  paths,  during  the  whole  of  this  journey,  were 
extremely  tiresome.     The  route  which  the  Bi-itish  were  permitted . 
to  take,  was  marked  out  by  means  of  twigs,  set  up  at  proper  distances, 
ful!  of  precipices  and  ravines,  so  difficult  as  almoet  to  impede  our  . 
march  j  and  this  ^^-as  increased  by  constant  rain^  occompinied  with 
thiHlder  and  lightning. 

No  intercourse  was  permitted,  during  the  whole  of  the  march,  be- 
tween^e  natives  and  our  party  3  and  such  was  the  reserve  ev^n  of 
the  attendants  on  our  camp,  that  riot  the  leji^t.  information  could  be 
Gained  about  the  king,  or  his  politics. 

On  the  10th  April  the  general  arrived  At, the  place  where  his  resi- 
dence ^"as"  to  be  £xed  during  his  embassy. 

It  became  now  necessary  to  settle  the  ceremonies  of  introduction ; 
and  here  a  difficulty  arose  of  such  magnitude,  as  threatened  to  defeat 
%e  projected  mter\'iew  \nth  his  m^esty. 

'ttie  Dutch  ambassadors  had  submitted  to  be,  introduced  blindfold 
Wtb  Aecapit^,  and  to  prostrate  themselves  on  entering  the  presence ; 
-arid  IS?  hating  teen*  intimated  to  the  general,  that  his  majesty  would 
"ndf  receive  hrm  standing,  fie  immediately  answered,  to  the  adigar^ 
that  his  sovereign  did  pot  acknowledge  the  superiority  of  any  potetf- 
"tate^otf  cartb  5  and  that  sooner  than  degrade  his  master,  by  prostration, 
hb  Wbul^ -return  to  Coktmbo  without  being  presented. 

The  king,  averse  to  any  d  ffjrence  with  the  English  government, 
Ma>6senlei  at  length  to  wave  his  prerogative ;  and,  in  order  to  reconcile 
*%!  timstlf  this  dctoptha  fronrhis  dignity,  desired  his  adigar  to  inform 
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the  genersd^  that  he  would^  on  this  occasion,  dispense  with  the  usual 
ceremonies  r^uired  of  iEUnbassadors,  as  his  brother,  6ie  King  of  £ng^ 
landi  wis  bf  a  po^irer  and  dignity  &  above  the  Butdi  or  the  East 
India  cempii^y*' 

Ti^  important  object  beiqg  adjusted/  ^  the  day  being  appointed 
for  the  audience,  the  adigar,  with  a  numerous  atfendanoe,  bearing  a 
multltade  of  torches,  received  the  general  on  the  banks  of  the  ilvef, 
10  conduct  him  to  the*  presence.  r  .  ^     ' 

The  general  was  attended  by  his  st^tf,  Ae  gentlenKen  appointed  fo 
the  embassy,  and  a  guard  of  honor^  conaiating  €if  an  officer  ind 
about  fifty  sepoys.  The  t)re9ents  had  previously  been  delivered 
over  to  the  adigar .  tliey  consisted  (among  othef  valuable  things)  of 
a^t$te  eoach,  drawn  by  sii^  horses  i  a  betel  dl$h>  with  oxbaments.of 
8e)j4  gpld>  which  had  belonged  to  the  latft  Tippoo  SuUaun,  arid  was 
valued  at  800  sCar  psgodas^  togcth^  with  rosb  Vater,  a  variety  of 
fin^  toudias,  &c. 

^Ihe  road  te  the  palace  was  up  a  sleep  hill,  with  narh»w  crooked 
p^ihf) .  The  papital  was  surrounded  with  thick  hec^es  of 'thom>  and 
ia.'spnie  places  with'Oe  additicm 'of  a  tampact  and  breast-^pfk, 
fontiii^  howeveri  a  very  tiding  barrier  to  the  ^ppcBtA  of  a  i^gular 
army.  :     '    ' 

'  The  ^owd  of  native!  who  early  gathered  round  the  procession,  to- 
gQtbf^  Vith  the  glare  of  !Ae  torches,  tnade  k  indpbssiUe  to  take  an;^^ 
accurate  view  of  the  city.  .  The  street  through  which  they  passed  U> 
ihe.paiaoe  waa^longandbroafl^  at  iheextrefnity  of  whtdi. stood ^c 
p^^pe^  surr][^nded  by  an  high.  waH  and  gardens;  .      ' 

Having  ascended  a  flight  of  stone  steps,  and  passed  through  virrious 
a|itH!Qoa{i9  and'  oourtsi  filled  with  guards,  th^  at  length  reached  tiic 
a|4ieaqe*cbamber,  which  th^  entered.    .  <  ' 

,  ller^  they  found  th6'kiQg>  seated  on  his.  throim,  aurtounded  by'hift 
n}i|:ii#t€9s  aff4  <^rtiers,  totoe  Rostrate,  and  ttthers^ting cr6f»^legged;' 

«.T}i9.geqeral  wa* cOndiacted  hjr-.the^adigatTlb  Ihrf  iop  «tep* otfnhe- 
phtfbrm^eading  t<^.th€f  t!)rQnei  ^d..fMlhtttUck . ceremony  prsdent^.'    ^ 

:Tfh04ciflg  i^  a,y9Ufig  ll(Un;^\5eisy  black*. .wid^d  %htbflard*:.:iH©'^s 
dte«i^irviV^y,fiiift^UlBmi^Hnr<.!^ntJkiii4eff^  fittBd:<ioie  ^ 

tQii^  J»3ew!jt,i  witi>,s^vl?ijal;fo}da  drawujrba^  '&»^hig^' 

itfim  th^pcQ  «^;*«i[qprp#t j:  b^s-attufe  *fcrr  batairqpi.thB*elb6w^'dbwar*i 
wards.    On  his  fingers  he  wore  a  number  of  very  broad  ringSf,iwtTwith'i 

riiil'u^^i*  t'  i'r':  :' ^*  :^-"    i^^'-t'^  :■>;"'  ^---'^':^  a    ^ipreefobs 


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^l&^onB  stones  of  different  sorts,  and  a  number  of  gold  c)sain$  wer«. 
suspended  round  hih  neck,  oVer  a  large  ruff.  On  his  head  he  wore 
a  toiban  of  muslin,  spangled  with  gold,  and  siuinount^  by  »crowti 
ii  good )  a  dBtiDction  pecnliar  to  this  potentate^,  as' all  other  Astatlp 
princes  are  ocdoded,  by  their  religion,  from  weanng  tliig  ornament. 
His  nraist  was  encircled  with  a  tich  sash,  from'  wfiicii  a  short  da^er 
was  suspended,  the  handle  richly  ornamented,  and  the  scabbanP 
fiJtagree.  \  ' 

A  tedieius  oontrer^on  took  place  by  hieans  of  an  interpreter ;  the ' 
queitions  of  i»  majesty,  and  the  replies  of  the  general,  passing  Uu-bug^ 
the  tncdium  of  .fiie  different  persons,  '  ^ 

During  the  atidienoe,  h)s&<water  was  icitfiered  abopt  from  cnriou^ly* 
wrought  vessels^of  gold,  and  perfom^  handed  on  salrers  of  gbld^  hn^ 
the  excess!  w  beat  of  the  room  was  almost  insupportable. 

At  the  second  audience,  the  general  introduced  the  business  of  his' 
embassy;  what  these  objects  were  have  never  transpired)  but  one 
drcuinstance  is  ccirtain,  which  we  will  relate.  It  was  a  request  ftotik 
our  gDvemmenit,  that  the  king  of  Candy  would  permit  a  road  to  be 
opened  thnmg^  kts  t^tbries,  to  give  a  free  conununication  betieeen 
Trincomalie  and  Columbo. 

Tothjs  piopositioo  the  king  would  not,  by  any  means,  listen  i  but 
expressed  bis  bedded  aversion  to  aay  hitescoorse,  or  ^onoeotioA; 
existing  bet^f^ftto  hta  subfopts  and  tbe  £aropeana, 

Atifae  nett  audienos  the  generid  was  to  tsike  leave,  having  pr^vi- ' 
omly  had  several  private  confisreflces  wttb  the  Adigar  on  political 
subj^dts.  ' 

When  the  gesKial  took  leate,  the  king  plioed  a  gold  duto  about  • 
his  neck,  and  presented  him  wic^  a  sword,  an  embraddTBd  belt  and 
scabhatd  $  be  also  gave  hiiti  a  ring,  iet  with  variobs  preci)9us  stones, 
add;8&^lephaQt  ^igh£ {iresents  vrG»  distdbated  among  th«  effi^rs 5 
and  ok'  tl)e  second  df  Msf,  after  a  rendtfnoe  ^  twehty-one  days  -at 
Cao6y;..te.^mbassf  took  their  ^bparture  fbrCohttnbo. 

.We  tdannbt  TchttiiTeJ  to  pronounce  an  opinSeii  on  the  resolt  of  this 
PspfiDsbnandlo^soknrtixpeilitioa,  having  nothing  moi^e  thaoe^O}^^ 
tiM  tmJlci  upon  rbut  thelefiect,  at  t^ask',  enabled  us  to  fons6i^  that  * 
a  good:  uoderstaoding  waS'  not  Ukefy  long  to  exist  befwee^  tb6'  ftvo* 
gdncfnnreats.  '   1       .  *  j' J     ' 

Tbf^  r^gning  monarch  was  placed  upon  tha  throne  by  the  adigar, 

a  3  Pelime 


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Pelim6  Tajayo^,  a  man  of  consummate  abilitifs,  and  admirably  calcti- 
iated  for  \^e  purposes  of  political  intrigue.  He  regulated  tlie  whole 
conducf  of  i;he  state,  but  having  formed  ambitious  views,  which  the 
cntic^rarrival  of  the  English  at  Ceylon  prevented  his  accomplishing, 
he  naturally  viewed  our  government  with  enmity  and  disgust.  Like  ^ 
true  courti^,  however,  h^  has  always  professed  the  greatest  friend- 
ship towards  us  5  t|Ut  as  an  alliance  with  the  king  wo\i\d  totally 
defeat  the  future  iccomplishmetit  of  biff  ambitious  designs,  it  was 
expected  he  would,  privately,  use  every  effort  to  prevent  the  connec- 
tion :  and  it  is  to  his  artiiices  alone,  that  the  disastrous  war,  still 
raging  in  Ceylon,  has  been  ascribecl,  by  our  government,  to  owe  its 
lamented  origin.         ,      • 

In  the  month  of  Jun[c,.  1 8(Xi,  intelligence',  of  a  nat^e  calcu- 
lated to  excite  the  suspicion,  and  awaken  the  vigilance  of  oiir  go* 
vernraent,  was  received  at  Col  umbo,  which  accurately  described  the 
manoeuvres  secretly  plotting  at  the  court'  of  Candy  -, '  where  eV^ery 
possible  preparation  for  war,  both  offensive  and  defensivife,  was  teirr)'- 
ing*on,'  T^ith  such  a  regard  to  privacy,  that  every  person  detected  ia 
even  speaking  on  the  subject,  was  to  lose  his  tongue. 

All  the  villages' were  laid  under  contribution,  in  proportion  as  they 
were  populous,  and  orderecj  to  send  their  quota  of  men  to  certain 
places  of  rendezvousj  to  be  put  under  the  command  of  proper  officers, 
and  trained  in  archery. 

Each  nian  ^^'as  ordered  to  provide  himself  with  six  bows,  j>nd  a 
proportionate  number  of  arrows.  The  country  was  divided  into  eight 
'districts,  each  distinguished  by  its  numbers  ;  number  eight  being  th^ 
central  post,  from  ^vhiclj  all  orders  wer^  issued  to  the  e:]^terior 
divisions. 

It  shortly  after  appeared,  th^t  the  whole  of  the  Candian  frontiers 
Vere  lined  with  troops,  bearing  fire-arms  and  bows  and  arrows  -,  that 
"  from  all  the  high-roads  leading  into  then:  couritjry,  they  bad  made  defiles 
to  ilv^  r'<rht  and  left^  cliignnnlly,  so  ^s  to  flank  any  troops  tl^at'^iijhj 
approach  them,  and  tad  contrived  pits  covered  with  blinds  j  the^  whole 
calculated  pither  to  annoy  ^n  enemy,  or  cbver  tljeh:  own  retreati-  as 
circumstances  might  reqiUre  j  and  that  they  were  busily  eiigagpd  in 
the  noanuYacture  6f  powder  and  ball. 

Having  brought  all  tJiese  precautions  to  a  state  of  maturity-,  their 

next  step  was  to  |:om;nenc^  offen^rvc  bpetj^tjons/  and  before  the 

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iKi*a]».cian»N^.  /-  .y. 


coodo^CPi  cf  dMi  maAth  of  Jottt:,  did,  4cmi^  c^amii  jyo^liiMM 
.iigaiA^  btft  Britaxii>ic  nttjesty's  sul^joolt  at  PiMfamo^  b)r  seizing  Vertfira 
.bullocks  aod  buflidaef,  aeot  k^  the  iperabanti  there,  to  Mom  witlt 
areka  DUts,  &q. }  ^and  to  this  imelltgenca  was  added)  that  their  diffe- 
^test  diTUioos  cocku^ed  of  eight  or  niM  thoasaikkt  man,  aaoh  re^ify 
to  aniat  the  olheii. 

,,    These  de{»ed(9ioa%  b^vmg  Leim  fucceed^  by  othars,  «o  an  akm- 

Jag  exteiU,  it  becdtue  nccesaary  to  substantiate  die  tnMh  ^  thcae 

.  tariont  jtetafti ;  lor  whi^h  purpoie^  on  the  Ifik^ei  AopistfelloWing, 

Mr.  Boyd,  tiiao  fice-pies&diintQf  thehoard  of  »ev0im#  at  Colcuphe, 

;,vas  dcpitod  bf  his  eaeelleDGy  the  governor,  t^  go  lo  F^lahMgi  to 

verify,  u|Mi  otf&,  ^  sereral  eomfdaints  tfial  had  beaa  made,  and  to 

;be  wy  pattiaUaE  in  his  endeavoora-todlseecnr  wbMher  the  outcaget 

slal^  Wfft  the  tsKm  of  waotodttea^  on  the  pert  ol  the  Caadbn«, 

ca  whether  d^.sKrfferera  had  not,  by  oen^ing  on  a  contmb^  trade, 

provoked  the  seizure  of  their  edicts. 

in  obadieoce  to  thtf  order,  Mr.  Boyd  weat  immediately  to  Potehng, 
994410  the  24th  of  the^  $ame  monthmade  theibliowing  oAdal  report, 
to  be  kiid  belbre  the  governor  at  Cokmbo. 
.*'  lu  the  months  of  Mareh  and  April  last,  akimnber  of  fH|tivds 
-  luciog  onder  the  British  government  in  and  ahoitt  Pate}a«g>  set  0^ 
in  two  divlsiooe,  with'a  number  of  cattle,  laden  with  wibus  artk^ 
of  merchandize,  naandj,  aek,  salt-fish,  doth,  tctecco,  and  copper 
-laoo^,  intending  to  dispose  of  them  in  the  Candian  country,  in  ex^ 
chaofe  for  areka  nuts. 

*'  The  largest  division,  M{bich  1  shall  ce)l  No.  1,  coMisted  of  4€ 

^efsoBSy  eactualve  pf  coolie«>   and  272  head  of  gattle,  ladeo  with 

artidesof  tra0c;  aod  ^  sauUerdirisloB,  which  mey  be  called  N^3> 

7  «QQsiBied  of  16  peaseas,  aad  130  head  of  cattle,  ladea  inlikemAimer% 

<  '*  Nodoabt  cap  beten^ertained,  but  that  the  oommeroeirito  wl^ich 

i(he  jf9Pgh  eutw^r  was  universally  dqemed  legal,  and  that  they  had 

*  ipQgb0eaaGf£uetoD(ie4^<:an'yiton;  and,  on|;hataf:co«;tn.tj  the  i^idjoir* 

|fne>  iwhicb  4iey  ipet.  wi|h,  ifi  the  pcosecutioa  of  it|,  ^anqa^  be 

^  eeo^uuledfbr  Q»tf>o^gi?o^ndsof  C9f>tv9haad 

'  *'  Whether  the  Puielanders.  were  gijul^  of  any  i^egi,^aritj  in  tbfc 

Candian  country,  which  could  serve,,  as  a  pretext  (pr.thje.ij^age  t^iey 

:'.*iet,;wUbi  i  e^ni)otp9Mtfrely  wer^j— Jloye^c^ 

^MUhMf^  BRJ  ^iJB^  ujrfort^t^ly  f9y,ibepi,,,ii  wiJJ  >|jpe^,  by  a 

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{»«iKal  of  ihirepcioiod  fxpcn,  tlist  after  tbcj  iiad  cDnq^ltted  tli9 
ofcjopt  tbi^h^d  m  riew  in  tbe  C^odMo  ^0110079  and  were  od  their 
feiumlMDMi  vkb  aneka^HttUy  #iitdi  tkpytM  procured  fiur  tbe  ar- 
.  ticl^s  the/  liad  carried  from  Putelang^  they  werp  sUnpjp^,  barasiedb^^ 
^^gy  ^flnaUy/the  whole  of  tb^ar^ouU  confiscated,  andtakfiii  ^^ 
fQi|atkem>  ^d  Wbidi  a  spedfie  aceooiit  aBoeoM^  ^ 

herewith  tranaoistted,  will  •hAV;)f»^.39A4tol|B(|iia|9rtakttihm 
din^ioD  No.  1 ,  aod  63  ammoiwog  ftona  divif  ion  No.  2. 
•  4;V  ,|  daie  1^7,  bis  QX^c^Uei^^  on  nmfit^^im  fmth^^pBjyisri,  'wfil 
coficUide  M  I  do!,  ^t  th<^  m9kig  (d  the  atsak^arau.aooktfilKvia 
cop^YicpQe;^  Iho!  o^fd0f$  of  thil  peMtt  $«ik4Ja(tho  jdefnMoMa.^ 
Pej^ai|t)a#gar  D^moe.  df  j ih^iiM^  Cei^i^(i^4Ml  Ii<Blx<ta9  lesvtt  to 
.  a4i}tt99  thU  pQi9$»,I  hfi¥^Midf9)bld(^ 
^tr^i4iiar  i^  Ca947^  ^Ml  lioirm 

stsince^  which  makes  the  seizure  ^  tho^p^sl^liu^Kki^^qtifletioii/atill 
mqit^  dtfl^t  t9 f(;coupt;iQr>  ^hich  ifb.  th^ ihfi:S«l4iAi^Ttfaeaffi«^  * 
cp9fiJiiyjp>  i9»  hem^^»^,!.r!>:hrii%d^wi:|.t)^pro4)¥^^ 
natneljt  areka  nuts,  jaggher,  «d4  n<:^  t^  ^.m^ba^g^i  bei^  i|t 
Puftt^Uqg^  ^fiaif^ealt^fish.  ,floth»  ^»  avd^ttofcth^Beie  no^ividtfaiti   ^ 
ii^,y49Wj{  J  division  of  aboyt  fQf^9m9^^^qPk&9iG&adimpnatrf,   ^ 
ao^^  hea4  ^  cattt^  p^»B«9hl)r  o^ei^od  19  tjuin  ti^sifip.    This  cii*i : 
fcuifi^aim  wilValsp  »(ind  tp.ahewi*  h<»r  ^myiD.wffiidi'bfetemalDe 
i<(E9:^4sal%  £y  the  iiu^^y  Wftat^  ^  4)e  Attlaodm^  wf wtfiG  fidtish 
go^^];iil|»Dt  so  disposed  \  a  measure  wbich.I.dP.O0t  Wish,  ho«ie«ei^    ; 
ioh|^:ip^tP0d.as,givii;«n^Qpini(9uppaM**  .1.  ?    "  <^ 

'l^^u^tsheiiigtbuAiifaablisbp^^'hiBeiEcell^^  i; 

n m^jp9ap^tp»4MW ^t the ti^g of  Cto^)^ otLteontrages oomoiittd >'^ 
hy  J4a^tjgiaptfcim(ijy]^^  iMitittieitfiOthehatfflf^ieaafiBntt^  Ibta^  ^. 
0io^fi|l^tfi9P9f)4^  hfyweireri.:  prodliQed  .isriir  ^«layf;«f^thesmt  ^^ 

I|B^:^irfhe^^<mRlllim^  «*iwiflMlit  4"^  piwjertioftrefiiKiiw-*  ^ 
ill  4^  Cfindj^  ippJistiqfc  1^  lOK^fUeocif  i4irntt«ct)tfa<t.'  pnbiteioal.«r^:  f 


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By  sis  ixcellaicy^  lie  jrovernor.  in  cotfncU,  Freierk)t  JVortbt,  ■  isfc.  C<h 
^  .^Z^, /agJ<^WcM^jiJ*P^>jWi #eml^^^  British. iraoff. 

by  rnwpinH  o^iirtiMlt£j|ri^«xWt  Mtist^i"^  €lie  king  bf  Gi^t  Britain 
and  kdabc^j^eciatuhie4tb6^«buikdm>  ^)f  ili»|]k>s8e$9Um4vix:PCeybn. ' 

^(BmtipaiecmXiPdtttxMu^  and  to  weaken  the  * 

at(aciKiBat»dlklbtlte=&Mbk^Ube»randbV^f^^  btit/ 

w^bavecb^dupalwa^  4ei^ibfe  'of  ^le  fk^iitty  of  sudi  ^tempYs,  we  ' 
wxitaMaainept^if^hli&k^^l^^  indiu^e  the  coort  of  CandyV  wiA- 
o\itimfiikit3Kk^t^&^^^^^di^'fiirY,''X6  *tt]fhqu!sh  ^  condugct  k>  dtVectly  ~~ 
confrvy'tDigi^od  fatth  lindlgorxT  neigbbdurkkxli    We;  ttiereibns^ 
togk.iiojipiice  of  4il6'itltfbf^#^a9ohs  wlilcli  ^e  liad  to  oomplaui/'sni  ' 
nnifam|y:pewttK J'  itf  JArflritId  am!  firi^mflf  behaviour,  takfog  eVer/ '  - 
opptrtuoit^  o£^^pnfb^  m<^  Ii6rmii  of  ^^mity  and  aUiance  te  migl^  "^ 
seGiiieiobDtkiDatkairtlkevfi^  ^cl^nt^es  which -tftey  can  r^sp^etiti^ 
cieii»eMio.ii]e.|MKn41^i^^  Every*  ^ 

propoMiioD  d(  a^JimUar  iMidiii  tias  either  Been,  rejected  tdlh  disdain  ^ 
by  the  omrt  of  Candy>  or  ^mW^cA  •byicduiit^  propotab^  so^abMiiilf    ' 
in  4^prQ|ep«Qii8)  aardMtf  iN-oved  tUe  ihleBtion  of  that  cofakii0 
vfdiAfU^alabl^^mmoaMe  afigm^tikB;,S€^,'  h6wtv€r,  we  cooti* 
ouotUi  tfaeisfltne  jfjfeloA  ^  kiodtte^  ;atid^  ioMgence  towards  thai 
poweft«i4dt9  mUj^ilsb^  i9ilMD/.itMtteinoatti)iOf  MaidiaridApnl]a8t> 
an  <a|iiii:wl4tf  loqteqco  oMMoHtori-iigtiitidrtbe  idhabtoato  df^heaejd^ 
tlemenU  obligBdcaiBtfyispiuplalttP  oti^  (debatid  latisfactio^.    Certiio ^ 
mrrjuhiirninf  Fnmfimi  irhrt  hnrtj  nhtfrr  fftrfiiith  nftrrity,  puitte^' 
ata'ibiraiariMtetiM^Chiidi9ni>coiQntt7^  H^lfiftasd  betel  ttoti  ia  tbil 
qoantiey  of  29:^  ammanans^  wer»  deprived  of  ittbreiWy  by  A  persei 
in  aotbon'ty  under  the  Caodian  goyemment,  at  Cacknackoly.    Al<* 
though  90  flj^prant  ao  oatr^  enlHSed  tit  to  niake  reprisals  oo  the  pro- 
f^/fs^  9u4>ie^t3  oCjU^e  king  of  Can4y  witbia  our  government^  we 
'    ^     ^    1  -J-  abstained 


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.  abstained  from  aoy  socb  measure,  and  we  eve^  delayed  cnaking  any 
remonstrances,  till,  after  a  serious  and  minute  investigation  of  the 
case,  we  were  sure  that  the  fact  alleged  w^s  true,  and  tliat  the  Puta- 
tom  merchants  had  not  brought  it  on  by  any  in>proper  bebaviouj?,,.^>r 
disrespect  to  the  laws  of  Gandy,  or  persons  in  authority  there..  We 
then,  widiout  ordering  reprisals,  fdrwarded  a  remonstrance  to  tlie 
Candian  government.  To  this  remonstrance,  .stating  the  case  as  •  it 
happened,  an  answer  was  returned  early  in  October,  acknowledging 
(he  truth  of  oar  statement,  and  the  justice  of  our  a>mplaiiit,  and  pro- 
miMng  restoration  immediately  of  the  bet^  nut  which-  had  been  seized 
io  the  persons  to  whom  it  belonged.  .  Although  we  had  a  dear  and  p6- 
sitive  right  to  insist  on  the  delitery  of  the  said  areka,  or  betel  nut,  to 
the  injured  pflcrties  at  Putatom,  at  dxeexpence  of  die  King  of  Candy ; 
we,  for  t&e  sake  of  peace,  waved  that  right ;  apd  the  PutatoniAier- 
>  dhants  returned  to  Cacknackdy.  At  that  place  tfa^  remaii^  thirty- 
^ve  days  without  aatis&ctton,  and  weee  at  length  soiit  away  with  a 

•  declaration,  that  if  die  season  proved  fiivourable,  and  tbey  woul4 1^- 
tiim  in  January,  they  would  receive  a  q^iantity  of  areka  nut  eq^ia)  to 
tthat  of  which  tliey  were  deprived.  We  received,  at  the  san^e  tioie, 
'a  letter  from  the  court,  iQ  date  14th  N^vember^  informing  us  (be 
anefca  nut  in  question  had  been  Mold ;  but  that  an  equal  quantity  would 
be  given  to  the  merchants  in  the  course  of  one  or  two  months  ;  to 
this  proposal,  however  reluctantly,  w«  acquiesced;  and,  ibr  the  more 
regular' perFohnance  df  f he  artides  agreed  upon,  we  sent  a  natrv© 
head-meh  of  rank  to  Cacknackoly,  as  our  commissioner.  On  the 
14th  January,  being  the  expiration  of  the  stipulated  time  to  receive 
the  areka  nut  from  the  agents  of  the  court  of  Candy,  it  was  not,  how- 
ever, deTtvered  to  him ;  and  the  first  adigar  informed  us,  tliat  a  aufl^ 
cieht  quantity  wouki  not  be  rea4y  ^^  *^^  months.  To  this  >w^  an- 
swered, that  the  time  for  its  delivery  had  been  fixed  by  themsehrea, 
and  that  we  therefore  insisted  that  the  value  of  it  should  be  inttne4ialely 
paid  in  nKMie^r,  at  the  moderate  rate  of  ten  rix-dollars  per  ammpnan. 
-This^coiSeilidtory  propose  has,  on  the  24th  January,  been  refuspd  by 
the  drsf:  adigar  ef  Candy,  and  another  attempt  made  to  delay  U>e  ne- 
cftssmy  reparatibn  of  the  outrage  committed  on  our  people,  until  the 
imm  for  active  prepatatioti  in  the  fiield  shall  be  passed.     In  the  m^an 

.'^BkOf  prep^iratioQs  and  assemblies  of  a  menacing  appearance  have  been 
loiml^^a-^io^  places  on  the  Candia)!  froi|Kic^^  and,  acts  of  a^p^rpot 

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iibstUity>  which  the  nmistiy  of  Candj  bas  sbt  4cnq>1ed'to  «fow^  oo 
pretences  whollj  unfounded.  •. 

Uoder  these  circoiDstaiices  of  aggravated  io^ury  and  ii^uk^  i»re-liafie 
delemuDed  to  send  otir  troops  into  the  CsndLan  tarrUorief ,  to  ^nfipnjp 
our  ji^  ckuma  to  full  indemnification  for  ibe  expense  to  which  otir 
ipovermnent  had  been  put  by  the  iniquity  of  the  conrtof  €m4;f^*mfi 
to  exact  suffictedt  eecuHlf  agiimt  the  repetifivR  of  siwW  ^aatiags. 
In  this  view  ve  have  fiabtmtled  to  his  Candi^n  na^je^y  aHidfSof 
aocommodation^  so  moderate  in  their  object,  and  bo  beoeficia)  in  liMir 
principles^  that  we  trust  he  will  immediately  agree  to  them^  af  WcQ 
ler  the  security  of  his  own  person  and  dignity/ as  for  the  tr^nqdiUity 
aad  the  happiness  of  his  subjects.  In  the  ip^an  time  wq  haiie  give» 
stiriet  drd^s  to  observe  the  most  exact  di^plin^^  by  the  British  troo||8 
in  the  Gandian  territori^)  that  the  teipples,  priests^  and  religmi  of  th|d 
ihh^ttfita  be  leq^cted  j  tbat  all  seniles  which  Jiaay  be  iumitdved 
tsuLf  be  regulmly  paid  for;  and  that  no  disorders  besu^^sced.  And^% 
exhort  all  chose  who  inhabit  the  countries  thiou^  which  our  aomoi 
naay  pass^  to  adbrd  them  every  assistance>  to  remain  peaceabiy  in^their 
houses*  to  continne  their  ordinary  occupation  without  fear  or  appm- 
hensiOD,  and  to  submit  thamsdves  quietly  to  the  authority  ofom-eom* 
manders,  who  h^e  our  espressdlrectjcm  to  protect  them  firoiu.iiipny- 
gnd  of^ression.  .     .  ^ 

3y  his  ejccelleqcy's  commpnd^  .  i 

(Signed)  ROBERT  AHBlJTIiNOT, 

Chitf  Secretary  to  GovcmmeuU 


His  excellency,  governor  North,  having  thus  lueflTectuany  att»»pie4 
coficihatory  measures,  felt  himself  called  upon  tb  adept  siwk  as 
]  a^p^ed  calculated  to  counteract  the  designs  of  the  Oandians. 

With  this  view  preparations  v>*eTe  immediatdy  set  on  foot,  for  otA- 
Jectiilg  a  sokabie  force  to  march  into  the  Candian  ^rritory. 

6ni  iht  31st  of  Ja^ary,  l803i  getietal  McDctwal  left  Gohimh6 
w/tb  tiie  JTollowing  detachment  under  his  oocami^ :  500  of  the  5 1st 
xegiment,  two  companies  of  19th  regiriaent,  gteriadier  company  of 
55U1  regiment,  col*  Ranisay's  native  regtmeat,  lOD  nwJays,^^tht 
detachment  of  Bengal  and  Madras  artillery,  and  a  proportionate  nuhi* 
hjei^of  iasears  and  pidneen,  fimnbg  in  the  whode^tfi  arosy  ci"  ^bout 
t;^  men.  On 


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a  ASIATIC  ANNUAL  REOISTER.  1804. 

6n  the  id  of  Febnwiy  col.  Btrbut  marched  ftdm  Triacomal^e^  no- 
cfor^ling  to  a  concerted  plan  of  operatious,  bav^g  with  bini^0OpiclLe4 
men,  of  the  igth  r^iment^  6W  of  the  malay  pegiment^^  company  of 
artillery  and  pioneers^  witli  six  ten-pounders,  and  two  boveitzfra. 
After  encountering  various  difficulties^  and  driving  before  the«  ^-iarge^ 
bodies  of  the  enemy,  who  attempted  to  oppose  their  progress,,  the  two 
divisions  of  our  army  met,  on  the  20th  of  February^  at  Candy,  Thk 
plan  6f  operations  was  so  well  arranged,  and  so  ably  executed, 
^atboth  parties  arrived  at  their  rendezvopa  within*  an  Ivomr  of^eadi 
•  other.  !  .  .     ;    r ' 

.  'j^bout  tjirce  o'clock  on  the  preceding  eveainjr  as,  cojonel  Barbut's 
detachment  approached  the  great  Candian.  river,  his^mvcb  was  oppo^ 
sed  by  a  large  body  of  theenemyls  troops,  collected  »on  the  oppo^t« 
banks,  the  adj oi n  ing  hills,  and . tlie  viMagps  of  Wallapoola.  They  kept 
tip  a  vev)'  brisk  fire  for  some,  time  on  our  party^  but-  witliout  e^ti 
when,  having  brought  two  mortars  and  a  six^under  to  (.bear  upon 
them,  in  different  directions,  tliey  retired,  leaving  the  par^  at  liberty  ; 
fo  cross  the  river,  which  they  did  on  the  morning  following,  and  look 
post  in  the  village  of  Wallapoola.  .   :  *    . 

On  the  morning  of  the  same  day  an  advanced  pyty  froa^  ^neral 
Mc  Dowal's  detachment,  under  the  conimand  of  lieutenant^colonel 
Legars,  of  the  4 1 5t  regiment^  attacked  axid  carried  the  two  stzxu^ posts  . 
of  Galle  Gedorah,  and  Giriagumme,    At  the  first  no  resistance  was . 
made,  and  the  party  found  three  very  curious  brass  cannons^  which,  the  . 
enemy,  in  the  hurry  of  flighty  had  abandoned.  At  the  latter  post^  ho>f- 
ever,  the  advanced  party,  composed  of  the  grenadier  company  of ;  the 
19th,  commanded  by  capt.  Honner,  vere  received  by  a  heavy  fire  fironj.  , 
4he  enemy,  which  was  kept  up  without  intemiissiaqi,  until  the  ^ssail^  1 
ants  entered- the  battery.'  -v    .. 

Our  loss,  on  this  occasion,  was  one  serjeantaMd  one  private  of.  fyc  . 
19th  segiment  severely  wounded,    llie  loss  oa  the  part  pf  the.<enea^  •  ^ 
must  have  been  trifling;  although,  such  was  tbesteepneu  o£tbej>atbat  . 
ha^  thp  Qaodians  maintained^  their  position  :with  a|iy  deg^rce  of  firmujtc^  * 
or^courage^  the  assault  nmst  have  cost  us  dpar...  ,.       .     .        v  v 

As.  sfiou  as  theJBrit^;ipptt>Bched  the  c^Ul  ofCandy^  tlie,ku>g  Aed,  . 
asdid^)e  fifst  adigar^jind.tbe  troops  under  iiis  comouusd  difs^ersodii^ 
all^Lif^^ns.    They  had,  previously,  set  lire  to,  the  palace  ^od.t^e.^ 
te^p^s,  Imt  our  arrival  in  the  city  was  so  immediate^  that  our  troops 
toon  succeeded  in  extinguishing  the  flames.  The 


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,      .        WAE  IN  CEYLOW.  -    ^^  ;.  ip- 

Tbe  king  had  lemoved.  all  bU  treasare,  and,  the  »r;hahi»ant«  h^j^, 
stroyed  almost  eveiy  liuijg  of  ralue^  which  they  were  unable  to  canj 
away  with  them.  A  few  days  afber  this  events  tbe  enemy  appeared  io 
V^  considerable  ferce  pear  Candy.  They  were>  however^  soon  dis- 
persed, with  little  loss  on  ouf  side,  but  with  a  dreadful  slaughter. on  t^e 
partof  the  Candians. 

Thns  £Bar,  the  most  tinlimited  success  seems  to  have  crowned  oo{; 
operatioas ;  and  dispatches  having  arrived  at  Columboj  detailing  the 
erents  which  had  lately  taken  place/ his  excellency  t)ie  goyeipor. 
was  pleased  to  publish  a  general  order,  in  which  he  ccpgratulated  j^enJ, 
McDowal  on  the  speedy  and  successful  issue  of  the  important  mission 
comoutted  to  his  claxge,  which  bis  excellency  attributes  solely  to  tbf 
eneigy,  activity,  and  jut^ment  displayed  by  the  general,  and  the  excel - 
totcEsctptlne  and  spirit  maintained  by  his  army.  It  concludes  with 
his  excellaic/s  particulaf  t^nlu  to  ccdonel  Baillie>  lieutenant-colonel 
Barbitt,  ind  all  the  olGc^  under  his  connmand,  and  expressions  ofv 
hi^approbat^^on  the  good  Conduct  and  discipline  of  the  non-com^ 
misiioaed  ofiScsets  'azrd  private^  on  the  occasion. 

"niecomitry  round  the  city  of  Candy  is  described  as  beii^  the  most 
beautiful  and  fertile  in  nature ;  mountains  cultivated  to  their  summits, 
intersptfsed  with  Vill^^es,  ri\nilets,  and  cattle  -,  fruitful  valUes,  with^ 
groves  of  ar^d  jacca,  cocoa  nuts,  limes^  oranges,  plantain,  and 
pomplemose  trees,  with  fine  villages  and  fields  of  paddy  and  other' 
grain,  the  fetter  well  watered  by  stteams  from  the  mountains  5  the 
wliole  combining  io  form  a  scene  singularly  picturesque. 

The  palace  is  an  immense  pile  of  buil(&ig.     The  town,  about 
tvtw  miles  in  length,  icbnsistmg  only  of  one  broad  street,  term!-, 
nated  by' the  palace }    there  are  lesser  struts  branching  from,  it, 
but  of  no  great  length,    l^e  bbuses  are  mostly  of  mud,  and  raised. 
00  steps  about  five  feet  above  the  level  of  the  earth,    llie  jpalace 
is  built  of  a  kind  of  Cheenara,  or  cement,  perfectly  white,  ^ifix 
stw^^^teways;  It  is  a  square  of  immense  extent,  one-fourth  oi^' 
which  is  tiot  yet  completed;    lix  Ae  centre  is  a  Wall  square  fii;\ 
dbfttfe,  fehmng  the  teiiietety  of  the  kiiip  of  Candy.    Th^palii«  ' 
contains  a  great  number  c^  rooms,  tbe  Walls  of  which  ebntahi'a 
mulB^iid^  t>f  ihscHp^ions,^na  ate  piiintcd  with  the  mo«t  grotesque 
fibres.  "Miiy^ of  the  walls  are  covered  With  Ibmense  piir  jtl»i^.'; 
Jif'meiboih  ii  a  gJgaritic  l^ss  figure  of  Buddha',  in  a  sitting  pbstxxt^i.r 


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1*^  ASIATIC  ASUrtfAt  ftkdteTfeR,  1804, 

y/Mt  fi^^tiMttooe^kilihi^.  The  rivir  of  Candy  h  a  vei^  hbbfe 
cAfe/iwtanlngwIth  'fish/Xrhkh  the  kirig  nev6r  penttirted  tobedis^ 
tlirbiBdl'  ^     '       '  '    '   *■ 

While  the  main  army  ^^  engaged  at  the  capital,  incursioris  w«re- 
dwdebff  dtiferctft  parts  6f  our  settlements  by  (he  enemy.  Our  tiDbps^ 
however,  undismayed  by  numbers,  constantly  attacked  them,  and  'as' 
cbtiMkitiy  Jr6ved  viclorioos. 

Wi  shaH  select  the  followteg  galktlt  exjflblt,  ^  descrlptire  of  tlie 
spiAt  ^kh  animated  oiir  little  brmy'ln  all  ti>e  difflcuUies  they  had  t6' 
oontind'with.  On  the  2081  March,  captain  flfeaver,  of  the  igth  regl- 
zhen^  was  ordered  on  detachment,  ^fh  a  party  composed  of  serjeant' 
Fairly  and  ^ve  privates  of  his  majesty'lf  65th  regiment,  one  howitzer, 
and  eight  sepoys.  '     ' 

HSi\'ing  received  information  on  his  route  o(  a  wry  strong  batterjr, 
cUled  Rathmalgalle,  at  the  village  of  Walgam  Porte,  hi  the  three' 
CorleiB,  and  the  same  being,  as  he  gallantly  expresses  himnelf,  "  witliin 
a  reasonable  distance/*  he  determined  to  attack  it. 

The  battery  was  of  great  perpendicular  lieightj  and  tlic  ascef.t,  con- 
sequently, diflScult  in  the  extreme.  The  enemy,  at  the  approach  of 
dur  party,  commenced  a  very  brisk  fire  j  but,  such  wad  the  daring 
I^T^^erance  of  this  intrepid  handful  ofTnen,  they  were  in  the  battery 
in  less*  than  tea  minutes.  The  enemy  escaped  into  the  wood.  Tho 
work  w&s  constructed  on  the  ^fde  of  a  woody  mountain,  about  forty 
ytWls  'in  length,  commanding  ar  ravine  (the  only  approach  to  it).  It 
had  twelve  embrasures. 

Mating  destroyed  the  fort,  this  brave  party  proceeded  to  their  de«- 
tihation  aft  AttegaUe. 

*  After  a  residence  of  abont  a  month  at  Columbo,  the  gene^l,  and 
s^Vtetat  of  hi^  ofBcers,  w^e  so  severely  attacked  by  tlie  jungle  fever, 
m  to  eompd  their  rettini  to  Columbo.  In  the  interim,  however,  tlie 
^enblfah  With  ahope  of  restoring  peace,  succeeded  m  prevailing  witli 
tbfc  king  to  3piX)int'an  irtterview>  but,  when  the  tinid  arrived,  his 
-majbity  pleaded  hidi*«position,  land  the  meeting  c^d  riot  take  place.  It 
is  pfobafble  tbat  the  cddrt  of  Candy  calculated  on  the  climate  soon 
j;i&d2ng  them  of  anr  enemy  their  united  forces  were  unaWc'to  exp^V, 
attd  awaited  the  issue.  '  ,         * 

"WTien  the  general  Ifeft  Candy  he  took  with  Jiim  the  5l8t  regiment, 
which  was  in  a  very  sickly  state,  as  also  colonel  Ramsey^s  native  regi- 
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tktt  iffgiaining  trodpi,  co1g|ic1  DubMl'  wis  s^poiniad  Gommaiidaiitafi 

lEarioui  precaoiiaew^^DfmiV^fisr'^bff  prafeiraUoikgC.omv^iiew^cM^'. 
qoests.  On  the  TiiiKnnudfeskkjaboiit  fifteen  miIte£roca  the  ca^i^ 
hraiMd-«ibct.to^«f90l#dU  iiBtliad  Act  McOowal,  cciioi  Dohh 
b«^ia,iii  tfa»«iQinMdi«ie  way  batwasenOAody  aadOiDluinbGr,  another* 
pOiii«itfl6t«Mi«tiedf  3te96m^8-ireie4>f«on8idttaldesd:en^  front 
tfaeir  poiilioih^SanrmmQd  by  Europeans  and  nctivefl^atid  veil  cakoktcd 
to-fpdoMrfr^i^tQmMiDiitkii  with  our  firiQcipal  wi^lemenu. 

In  the  na^aa  tiflie  \m  excellency  governor  Noith,  so  far  from  taking: 
advantage  of  tfae^aooeesflffovktonea  ackie^pcdl^y  ouf  foroas^  appeara  to 
have  tised  every  pcttticafate  method  to  concert  a  permanenl'peatx^  wUb 
ihakltog  of  Caodf,  -^Btcit  ^a  Oeyiodese  majesty  was  little  dwposed^  at 
that  lime,  to  measurdt  ofcdociliiitiott^ 

TtiKhCandtan  pnncerliad  -been  some  tune  at  Cokimbo>  vhldibri 
tbejihad^Dwn^to'fdngeonderitheBritMh  protectitti>  liotfipIaadfAg^' 
ptttcnskais  ao  thh^iMiTii*    Bm,  akhouigh  the  piotedHtn  tbisy ■  googht 
wttuftarded^ttei^  and  tfaeii  iktiatton  meliareted'bj^pectrtMT'^^*^ 
fiMi  gdverameat,  affltfae^oveffinr*  had  never  hUbtr^^Ap^peMt-iMf 
eoaatenance  iMr  cMms.-or  to  kitet^a  wttb  the  Ca»difti^  {iiSlfei; 
Bat  at  leng^,  indoeed  hy  the  h<Mttte  dispaiMoii  of  thia^H^e^^oteg'^toa^ 
narcb^  and  anxious  to  establish  a  treaty  of  peace  and  atillty>  M^'^ace!^ 
Jaocy  ^^k^ttd.  the  policy  of  plaoita^  ctid  of  diieie\>llhc^'<ia^th(»'vic«nt 
thnme.     A  trace  \yas  d^  condud^  wife  tfce  fUfluttf  ^MflgC      - 
.  :<hztfacr  m  of  May^fbtionrhig,  thegoirerhor,  atteiriedbyhfe  dBi(fe«ndi 
fKort^  went  to  DahdiadiBia,  the  tAWf  of  tie  neiAf*Uxii»rt4  pi^ 
▼iticea  totfae  ur^n  Codas.    Spadcnis  ttiu^aloes  vtetH  eir«ctod  ioa AH^ 
mcvpt^l  and  on  fair  afrtrol,  hto  exceltenty  Waaiwiatr^  ^dpei-^i»*|lt^ 
tl^lkadnien  of  thedifereot-dfatricts/ii^i  •irtt<a»4^ 
d^lavad'th^  enUre  satSsfaedoa  at  tftetfmi^  of^gJtCrtWiwa  >h<t^»id' 
lakeiyjilac^,  add  prombibg  fidelity  add  olaieifetKe'  to  the  afftWti  «l» 
England.  -Vn^  cbryii^aftoTPe!etnfl^Arifii<r,*^6  chtef ^gar  oPgiiiaiy 
taking  advantage  of  the  truce  subsisting  between  his  floastor  aad^dnff* 
g<iv»uiment;t>aidtm  pesp>wts  to  the'gbVefiy>r;  and-heHa^loi^Wi*- 

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Thb  liiit  of  Pfflnanny  wurtawMJ  tto  ait  diy  by  Mr,  Sdcrat^y 
Atbddnoc,  wfam  tb<  aftiim  o<  tht  gQwuriiMnt  ctf  tli>  coootty  m»d 

nstm  Uft  HtUiliMi  «i4  power  at  «oiirt 

Baay  dA^;  owr  omwkj  >».iiiaon  »  fmmiUL  murt  i  but  tke 
ciimate^  tlMt  drtfJiuaaJ  iMnii^lo  4dl  fioMpMtt  tiWilitHiiaaij  wsm 
^fmyiM&f  to  aiMt  ifao  Gnd'tMii.  Coloiid  .Bocbut^  tbe 
tat  Gtedy*  trat  oUifMk  lo  iMioiiakk  kk  cofDmiindj  by 
9ev«M  aiftiwu  aaWM  M^BUir^  and  t«vai|l  «|boi;  oficen.  llie 
calonei  wdmaiat^  Aofliii^afte.«ime.iatiim.  l^Cpli^  diad,  tbe 
victinMi of  tba  jiiagM««aF- : .  i  ^      .,  «  « 

niift  (liieiQa  U  at  ipaa<»HjspiNwrBlaiir>; god  m  ftl9l  ui  il>  rffai»i  a* 
tobiffle.  the  power  of  tbe  ooost  active  modiciue;  ai{9«  aMrmry,  so 
6r  from  ttpppicigito  paigycoj  bai»  in  faoytiartBwaan^.aacrieqiMiJL  its 
^tdtecmiaatioft.  ^  i  •    / 

On  the  ayitb>  Ganoitl  M'Oowai»  Mi«  inaoiio  diwia  rnHofod  to 
bealtb*  nDtarnad  to  Caody^  prmeipaHyiWitli  ^  rmi^  oMmprinf  1^ 
pfociao  aa  interview  witb  tbe  lata  fciOf,  I4  tbi<  o»|iac(irt(pi^  boy* 
em«bawaidias^»poiiited;  but  tbe  adigar  kMad||)^ficrfimtd  biii^ 
badwtoltdlo.ltielatarertaof  ^jie.Kl^N'a  «nLtbo.gime9li4iflP&ti^f 
bi^tke^iNNilbsiioiiaof  tbia  artial  aaiaiiiar*  *'^**'**^^^  aawai  fifi^  Calianbg'_ 
tdnvwiibbiailbo  pfieecufod  mm<i(li^ ^g^WR^  ikm^^ifhmg 
vUbt  thu^  JMPlM^var,  atKl.leaviiig.  om^  Jhm  oi  tbo  Alalay  €oqM  m 
^fMntad  if  tht  firildL  irith  riOT  of  \bt  Ifflb  r^jtifitf  _  dOOMafaivi. 
ao^amoartiUefy. 

Wf  bopoiiwflr  iR,jraf9w4  .an  tytpf*-  wtM^iwr  frivr«fcriOT#f  tite 
jaalooa  aod  yi<^tfy|iyi|  yliafff to  <i>f  .tfao  ftipdtfwn^  IM»  weU^t)iem)p^ 
li»»qiiof  tfcoif  wara  w^ith.tba  I)]^tclv.wo«ad|«fl^ea4»Jww  1«4^  ^ 

iQOil  Otl0riou%  aa4i  dol)^V9lf  jri^      Af  t^Ma  oi^ltf  ^^  been 
«iricMadadaaaiibodAaQciaatba.  official  acoountaof  kxautan  obbou&on. 

tuai^Mii^ iitiiHffifftf  ^ fbamhflAp affttir i aotbit  our laaleri  isav  b* 
«»blodtoja4f%^B9P»yM|Kd4^  fiir  the  fp^^Aro* 

ladaufi^  fi9«l  ^nr  owa  koow)adga  of  niyor  Danei's  tried  abilities 
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-.TWwl(tlM.<oii>»1krft!ii^i>iiiifiiriiiiM  afcnJDiiU  "i*   ^<iw  ./r.aitJcanA 

tbe  Malays  and  gun  laacan  li  iil  imnnil  ■■  liii||ii  [iiioiiii  iiliaiiii— if 
4mr«rT«ad«f{«f  doyi^  anA-lMi  wiwmii  iiiiwiwwl  fayTdMan^aByent 
'  endiM  fiflto^aeggfyofaci  ipvod  adobntf  thgaiMHii  awteiaicNrtlEh 
^tbe.Brifeiiii>«iittlletogte.kiMroiify.  jAiAAhDattOi^btdlfmtr^ 
nkidbwrnto'tfais' demotion;  thai  tcmotiy  av£u«bptaa  *lntito^liiiBi«d 
fdrrisoD  wte-  fl«^1te  MttCf/'ca  that  oft  tte  mmatMO  dMf  wdm^Wt 
^htljikmk\B  ibeir  ^tt|  ^ftierrthiBy  wcivUilutemily  biMdberMk       ^' 

The  &te  o£roa§or  Davie  atid  two  otber  Mtenf,  oq^lahs  Htnnphri^ 
of.4h0fSedgal4ai«Mr7,  aad  'captseriii  ftunJ^iof  «be  AMppccNrps,  is 
ttiDutiteftalii^     ^  *  i  -" 

'"iRtf  jraMa ^M^ntbty  of  wiuiii  v»  tp^A,  i«la«e,  «'  (ba«OaMy 
vas  attacked  in  the  midst  of  a  tnice>  by  the  first  adlgw;  on  fhe^3^-4di' 
t^'JMii$«imt>:  MRtiftajor  Davie/  commaUdlDg  the  gaiTiwm4iere, 
taflltiklMte  3||itfMlo%rlhg  <^f ;  and  ikat,  aUter  he  fawl  Mt  tM  4cfA, 
4Hb0=Eli^Ml^toliltfrf  wh6  fltcMapanied  Ma»  wete  ti«idi»rM% 

^<  !*«^nMib^tttftit?tf  «a|)lttihtfohptirmitl^ 
*#AfMbMii-dlAdi«Mck>n,  and  M^thmtt  ffloleitatloii^  ttf'Afitfofflifl^, 
^^tfaatftes^  sfeMfAHIte  l^efl  of  tte  Mk  tetft  Milni.  ^  ^  -^  -*  V^^ii^ 

^itteifyieMfcile  ^^fhMI  afl;f*Sbro^tbat^inas'ltltely'tOite-tt(9«^  t^^RNI^t 
it;  and  that  large  supplMs  of  proritionf  had  been  seAt  llMetvinr  ^M^ 
^Sfai'foibose  whicB  fiettftoantHn>lo&e^-Barbct^had  SMBve&rctAftwo 
itAMhi'MM^^  lb ^  #Mul!ieiii  fot*  she  luoiltn^  tiortaiii'Hptkm^  ^*^  "^^i 
■*■'  •»T*fctT5HitenMk»Hiiatis8on'lw  at  the^  tedd'***i 

1^inboi«dfe;^wUh  'ati4ff)0  ddofitn*  ttocfcr  atir  %90oH  ^1^  Iffili^:<;tt 
**  ^  IW^  tolMbtfib  tl^'' newtf  of  t&e  «i«a(^of  th^ti^^ 
^OblHBMj  (H^  ^oviJrfl6f  oraiMd  Iwetitefaatit-tt) Wnfe* ttcrI  MsiP'' wj^WWl 

'  ^'^  JWif  tM '  ^»Wa»ttWt  t3yndf  «Mi' 'ttiiir  <i«^ 

and  halted  at  Allungotuttb,  prftparing  to  paw  the  river  oo  the  ibUlMC|, 

'■*'  That  Major  Davie  ordered  rafts  to  he  constructed  for  the^iurpose} 
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but, beipgaisurad bjr  the Oiodiuu  thM  be  shpold  be  supplied  ncxf 
day  witfe  doneys  to  Uansport  Jms  party  wxoBSt,  the  rafts  were  not  made. 

'^  That  the  doneys  not  arriving  as  was  expected,  a  ami  was  sent 
icross  ^a  riyer,.  and  listened  cm  the  c^posite  bank,  to  assist  the  pas- 
sage of  the  troopt  i  but  was  immediately  after  out  by  a  Candian. 

*'  That  an  order  soon  after  arrived  ftom  the  adigar  to  Major  Davie, 
oommanding  him  to  lay  down  his  arms,  and  return  to  Candy ;  which^ 
after  some  hesitation,  he  cosapUed  with. 

"That,  in  consequence  of  such  resignation,  all  the  English  prisoners 
were  delivered,  two  by  two,  to  the  Candians,  who  cut  off  their  heads ; 
and  that  the  adigar,  after  the  conclusion  of  this  bloody  tragedy,  col- 
lected all  the  baggage  and  efects  which  had  belonged  to  the  English, 
and  ordered  cannon  to  b^  fired  in  token  of  rejoicing." 

It  has  been  reported,  that  the  defection  in  the  Malays  had  induced 
Major  Davie  to  submit  to  an  honorable  capitulation,  rather  than  expoff^ 
his  remaining  feeWe  force  to  be  cut  in  pieces  by  the  desperate  oddjt 
which  opposed  him  y  but  it  is  pgain  related,  that^uch  report  was  alto- 
gether unfounded  3  that  some  individuals  had  indeed  deserted,  but  that 
the  m^ority,  inckiding  all  officers  of  iufluenoe  and  respectability, 
were  «tE^fich  to  the  last(  and  that  the  Malay  chiefs,  upon  hearing 
such  9  report  was  ia  circulation,  had  waited  upon  the  governor  at 
Col\jmbo,  to  assure  him  of  their  regret  aud  indignation  at  the  news, 
and  of  their  invariable  attachmept  to  the  British  government. 

It  would  also  appear  from  high  authority,  that  Captain  Madge,  late 
comnuin^^  of  Fort  Mc  Dowal,  and  a  small  detachment  under  Lieu- 
tenant m'lSp&t  at  Damhadinia,  defended  themselves,  at  ti^e  same  mo- 
ment, ag^nst  much  greater  odds  than  that  whicli  attacked  Candy;  and 
that  any  ooUected  body  of  European  troops  were  equal  to  oppose 
the  progress  of  the  natives,  however  numerous. 

Of  the  re^l-fmharraatmente  which  could  induce  Major  Davie  to  de- 
liver up  hi?  V88W  to  tke,  order  of  the  first  adigar,  the  public  opinion 
mu?t  be  suspended;  but  the  particulars  of  the  defence  made  by  Cap- 
tain Madge,  and  that  by  Lieutenant  Nixoa,  are  too  creditable  to  those 
gentleipep,  oot  to  jdeserve  a  place  in  our  narrative. 

Fort  Mc  Dowal»  commanded  by  Capt.  Madge,  igth  rcgiment>  was 
garrisoned  by  thirty  Europeans,  mostly  sick  and  uiifit  for  dut}',  and  fifty 
Mabys,  under  Lieut*  Driburgh. 

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This  post^  with  every  other  held  by  the  Soigfi^  in^d^Gandian  ter* 
xitcury,  was  attacked  on  the  same  day;  and  held  out  till  the  news  of 
the  massacre  arrived,*  ^ben  Captain  Madge  jodged  it  pniflent  to  re- 
treat 5  which  liedid  ta  t4ie  ©igbt,  with  only  tweire- Europeans  and 
tu'enty-live  Malayn,  llie  retnaindjdf  ^his  fordK  being  uiMibie  to  march: 

This  brave  officer,  artd  his  intrcfHd  party,  roaintained  a  very  hard 
fight  with  the  enemy,  who  fw  two  or  three  days  disputed  his  march ; 
"fe-hen  he  happily  fell  in  with  a  party  of  Malays  going  to  the  relief  of 
Candy,  who  joined  him,  and,  after  a  most  fatiguing  journey,  they 
reached  Trincomalfe  in  safety.  Lieut.  Dribjirgh  died  the'  day  after 
bis  arrival. 

Lieut.  Nixon  commanded  a  small  party  of  twenty-two  invalid  Ma- 
lays, fourteen  convalescents  of  the  19th  regiment,  and  sixty  sepoys, 
officered  by  Ensign  Gnmt  and  Ensign  Smellie,  and  maintained  his 
post  for  more  than  a  week  after  their  ammunition  was  expended,  in  a* 
miserable  little  post  of  fascines  at  Dambadinia,  against  an  immense  mul- 
titude coUeated  by  the  second  adigar.  They  were  at  length  relieved 
bj  Captain  Blackall,  of  the  61st  reginient,  with  a  detadiment  of  £fiy 
Europeans  and  -fifty  sepoys.  This  service  was  performed  With  the 
loss  only  c^one  man  of  the  5 1st  regiment,  who  was  drowned  attempt- 
ing to  cross  the  ^ream>  in  his  ardour  to  attadc  a  party  of  Candians  on 
the  opposite  shcHe.  An  attempt  was  made  in  the  night  to  surprise 
the  second  adigar  j  but,  as  we  approached,  he  escaped  with  all  his 
people,  and  fled  into  the  jungle. 

In  the  general  orders,  published  by  his  excellency  Governor  North, 
00  tha  melancholy  occasion,  after  deploring  the  unhappy  fate  of  the 
garrison  of  Qandy,  his  excellency  proceeds  to  express  his  approbation 
of  the  spirited  and  successftd  conduct  of  the  garrisons  of  FortM^Dowal 
and  Dambadiuia. 

To  Captain  Madge,  he  offers  his  thanks  for  his  gallant  defence  of 
Fort.M'Dowal,  and  his  judicious  retreat.  '  To  Capt»n  Blackall,  his 
peiibt:t  apprrfxrtion  of  the  vigour  and  acdvity  with  which  he  condueted 
the  tehef  of  Dambadinia;  and  to  Lieut.  Klxon,  i>  Ensigns  (rrai^t 
and  Smellie,  his  high  sense  of  the  spirit  with  which  ihey'  defended 
that  po8t>  wider  cnreucnstances  of  ex tiaorc&aary  distress. 

By  Ums  motistrous  and  inhuman  massacre  of  om*  troops,  the  Can« 
dians  gained  possession  of  upwards  of  1000  stand  of  arms,  six  brass 

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6-pouaders^  three  howitzers,  a  iive<-and-a-hdf  inch  martar>  and  got  in 
their  possession  nearly  500  Malay  and  gun  Lascars. 

Of  the  latter,  who  ^wete  detained  in  the  service  of  the  enenoy,  seve- 
ral are  said  to  have  escaped  back  to  Coluinbo,  who  report,  that  their 
companions  were  all  ready  to  follow. 

The  following  is  the  return  of  the  officers  find  privates  murdered. 

Lieut.  Blakney,  igth  raiment. 

Lieutenants  ?lender}eath,  Byne,  apd  M'Leape^  Ensign  Smith. 
Quarter-master  Brown }  Serjeant  Hope  -,  and  abput  one  hundred  and 
fifty  privates,  of  the  23d  regiment. 

JVIajor  Davie  ^  Captain  Ri^mleyj  Lieutenants  Mercer,  !Efarry,  Fan* 
thorpe,  and  Goupil  ^  and  assistant  Serjeant  Holloway,  of  the  Malay 
regiment. 

Captain  Humphreys,  Bengal  artillery, 

Lieutenant  Orrasby,  51st  regiment. 

Total  Return  of  Casualties  daring  our  possession  at  Condi/,  front 
February  to  June, 

CMficers  murdered,  l6.  Officers  died  from  tlie  climate,  1(J. 
Gentlemen  in  the  civil  senice,  5.    Total  3/. 

Privates,  19th  regiment,  murdered,  172.  Ditto,  died,  120. 
Died  after  their  return  from  Candy,  30a    Total  592. 

Mootoo  Saxomy>  the  king,  placed  on  tlie  throne  by  the  British, 
having  evacuated  with  major  Davie,  was  afterwards  seized  by  the 
natives  and  carried  off. 

The  king  of  Candy,  shortly  after  this  massacre,  finding 'our  army 
reduced,  determined  to  attack  our  several  forts  along  the  coast,  for 
which  purpose  our  country  was  invaded  by  lai^e  bodies  of  the  Caav 
dians;  and  we  were  obliged  to  concentrate  our  force,  by.rctup>ing 
into  Columbo,  Trixicomalie, .  and  other  strong  jwlds  o»  the  s^cqast;?. 

During  all  these  disturl^ances,  somp  qf  our  prpvinces  revoltejl,  and 
the  expediency  of  proclaiming  martial  law,  throughput  Qur  doiuiniops 
m  Ceylon  became  unavoidable. 

In  the  months  of  August^  and  Septeml)e^  fo]lowi,ng,  the  ^nemy 

attacked  the  neighbourhood  of  Columbo,  Jafijepatam,  Trin^on^glie, 

Manaar,  Matura,  Batacolo,  and  Malati\'oe;  but  sjuch  was  tlie  activity 

of  our  officers  in  opposing  their  views,  as  wejl  as  the  vigor  of  our 

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troops  in  executing.  ord^s>  jtl^^n90^rhad.^4tl^to^boa»t  &om;  their 
repeated  incursions.  ;-_'.:-.  *     '  .-  -  .  . 

A  detachment,  together  witb  a  ibrce  &oai.JBeogal>  aniyiagjat,  this 
critical  moment,  parties  were  iuslaq%  eraplogrod  to  take  the  fiel^. 

By  the  consummate  bravery  of  ^Mrti^oopv  and  theskUl  of  their 
leaders,  our  desperate  situation  was  soon  improved ;  the  Candians 
were  driven  from  our  possessions,  N\ith  great  siaaghler,  and  the 
revolted  natives  brought  back  to  their  allegi^ce.  ^ 

The  restless  disposition  of  the  enemy  was  not,  however,  as  yet 
suppressed.  A  Jfpirit  of  retaliation  for  the  severe  losses  they  had  experi- 
enced, spurred  them  on  to  make  another  desperate '  attempt  at 
success. 

Early  in  the  month  of  September,  the  kingbf  Candy,  at  the  head 
of  the  most  numerous  force  he  had  been  able  to  collect  throiigbout 
bis  dominions,  burst  into  our  settlements  at  Settivacca,  and  at- 
tacked the  fortress  at  Hangwelle.  This  post  is  aboOt  eighteen  Elig- 
lish  miles  fr9m  the  city,  and  was  garrisoned  with  50  Europeans,  ,1()^ 
sepoys,  and  1/  gun-lascars.  . 

The  enemy  stormed,  the  fort  on  Uvo  third,  fourth,  and  sixth  f^ut 
OD  the  latter  day  the  battlp  was  fio  bloody  mid  decisive,  as  to  put  a  si;pp 
^0  any  further  attefnpt.  •  .   ,    - 

After  a  severe  contest  of  ^  hopr  and  an  liaif,  the  Candiau^  were 
driven  back  with  immense  slaughter. 

The  king  fled,  with  precipitation,  at  the  commencement  of  the 
fiction.  Being  overtaken  by  Leokc,  dessam  of  the  four  Codes,  and 
Maha-Mohittiar,  or  chief  secretary  of  state,  he  was  so  enragad  at 
their  pusillanimity,  that  he  immediately  ordered  their  heads  to  be 
strack  off,  and  left  their  de^d  bodies,  unburied,  in  a  ravine,  near 
Heyborg. 

On  this  tL&Ar  our  loss  was  only  1  private  of  the  55th  regiment, 
wounded  j  and  our  afrms  were  reinforced  by  62  malays,  and  1 50  gun* 
.  lascars,  part  of  thcfee  which  had  been  detained  at  Candy. 

The  following  is  llie  return  of  the  AriTll^,  Ijfc.  iakeh.       '''  '  ' 

Two  six-pounders,  1  three-pounder,  120  Engfish  firdock,  a  number 
of  Cingalese  arms  and  accoutrements,  atld  the  Royal  Standard. 

The  loss  sustained  by  the  Candians  in  this  defeat,  patticulariy  in  the 
Inscars,  on  \\  hom  they  very  much  depended,  has  been  of  the  most 
leiieficial  consequence  fo  our  p^us^. 

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This  very  decisive  victory,  so  fatal  to  the  long-concerted  projects  of 
the  enemy,  was  conducted  by  captain  William  Pollock,  of  his 
Majesty's  51st  regiment,  who  had  that  day  been  sent  to  take  the 
command,  vice  lieutenant  Mercer,  whose  ill  health  made  the 
change  necessary.  It  is,  however,  proper  to  observe,  that  the 
latter  oflScer  had,  previously,  defended  the  post  with  great  vigor  aod 
ability. 

On  the  day  folio  wing  the  battle  captain  Pollock  was  reinforced 
by  50  Europeans  and  80  sepoys,  under  the  command  of  captain 
Hankey. 

Captain  Pollock  and  his  brave  party,  thus  recruited  and  encouraged 
by  their  late  brilliant  success,  marched  forwards  on  the  gth 
towards  the  Candian  frontier. 

This  detachment  was  composed  of  captain  Hankey,  lieutenants 
Mercer  and  Veagh,  of  the  infantry,  and  Worsley,  of  the  royal  ar- 
tillery, 80  rank  and  file  Europeans,  70  rank  and  file  sepoys,  with 
two  small  cohoms,  and  a  party  of  Bengal  lascars. 

The  enemy  were  posted  at  the  strong  hold  of  Kolloagille,  under 
the  command  of  the  new  dissuva  of  the  four  Cprles.  Having  at- 
tacked them  with  impetuosity,  they  fled,  leaving  the  passage  of  the 
Reyborg  free  for  our  own  troops,  who  passed,  and  halted,  for  the 
night,  at  Aloet  Ambulacer,  about  six  English  miles  distant  from 
Ilangwelle. 

On  the  lOth,  captain  Pollock  proceeded  to  Poora-pettia,  a  post  of 
considerable  strength ;  but  the  enemy  having  evacuated,  he  marched 
on  to  Avisavella,  and  crossing  the  river,  entered  the  Candian  terri- 
tory at  Sittivacca. 

Pursuing  his  object,  he  drove  the  enemy  from  tlie  strong  battery  of 
Apoola-Pitty,  where  he  halted  that  night,  and  the  next  day,  in  ex- 
pectation of  a  reinforcement,  under  tlie  command  of  captain  Buchan, 
of  his  majesty's  Ceylon  nortli  regiment,  which  had  been  previously 
detached  from  Negumbo,  through  the  Hina  and  Hapjpitig  and  Corles, 
to  j6in  hlih  at  Menegoddc,  on  the  opi>osite  side  of  the  colony  of 
Gungee. 

Captain  Buchan  on  his  route  was  joined  by  a  party  of  36  Mallays, 
(of  those  taken  at  Candy)  who  had  deserted  from  the  army  of  the  se- 
cond adigar,  then  on  hb  march  to  join  the  king  at  Rounalle. 

On  the  12th,  captain  Pollock's  detachment,  having  reached  Or- 

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ganda,  about  five  English  miles  from  Apoola-Pitty,  fell  in  with  the 
remains  of  the  army  that  had  been  defeated  at  Hangwelle. 

Here  an  obstinate  resistance  was  made  to  our  progress ;  but  tlie 
Candians,  having  25  of  their  men  killed  in  the  battery,  they  fled,  and 
cur  detachment  proceeded. 

Advancing,  our  party  found  all  the  passes  crowded  with  Candians, 
who  had  erected  strong  batteries  for  their  defence.  But  all  these  dif- 
ficulties served  only  to  inspire  our  troops  with  new  spirits.  The 
enemy  were  driven  firom  their  strong  holds,  with  prodigious  slaughter, 
though  only  one  lascar  was  wounded  in  our  paity. 

Arriving  at'  the  banks  of  the  river,  our  little  army  had  to  contend 
with  the  most  furious  opposition.  The  opposite  bank  was  lined  with 
batteries,  mounting  several  pieces  of  cannon,  from  which  the  enemy 
kept  up  a  heavy  fire  of  round  and  grape  shot,  together  with  a  constant 
fire  of  musquetry. 

Captain  Pollock,  being  altogether  unacquainted  with  the  depth  of 
the  stream,  he  was  compelled  to  come  to  a  halt,  but  a  ford  being  soon 
after  discovered,  the  advance  rushed  impetuously  forward,  led  by 
captain  Hankey  and  lieutenant  Mercer ;  captj^jp  Buchan,  at  the  same 
moraeDt,  appeared  with  his  party  on  the  right  flank  of  the  enemy, 

who  fled  in  all  directions.  ~ 

The  following  is  the  return  of  ordnance  stores  taken  at  Rowan  el  ft/  : 
Tliree  light  six-pounders,  mounted  on  travelling  carriages  ;  one  light 
three-pounder,  ditto,  ditto;  two  4-three-quarter  inch  mortars, 
with  beds  5  76  slx-pounder  flannel  cartridges,  with  round  shot  fixed  to 
wood  bottoms  j  20  three-pounder  flannel  cartridges,  witli  case  sliot 
fixed  to  wood  bottoms;  50  4-five-eighth  inch  mortar  shells;  150 
iron  round  shot  from  l^  to  two  pounders  f  three  six- pounder  spunges  ; 
three  ditto  ladles ;  three  dhto  wadliooks  ;  57  six-pounder  tubes  ;  86 
port-fires ;  70  hand  grenades ;  some  camp  equipage,  mid  an  elephant. 
Captain  Pollock  speaks  in  high  terms  of  the  essential  assistance 
afforded  him  by  captain  Buchan,  who,  with  his  detaclnnent,  has 
surmounted  every  difficulty  from  the  roads,  and  materially  contributed 
to  the  victory  they  obtained. 

The  two  detachments  took  up  their  quarters  in  the  palace  for  the 
night ;  and,  finding  the  enemy  had  retreated  into  the  interior  of  their 
territory,  on  the  following  morning  orders  were  given  to  burn  the 
palace  and  the  whole  of  the  village,  which  was  completely  eflet  ted 

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before  noon,  when  captain  Pollock  marched  bapk  to  Hacywebe. 
Our  loss,  on  this  occasion,  was  incredibly  small  j  at  Kalora  Gille,  two 
European  soldiers  wounded,  and  at  Organda,  two  gun-la/icars 
wounded. 

The  village  of  RouancUe  is  esteemed  the  most  populous  and  com- 
mercial in, the  kingdom  of  Candy.  All  the  stoics,  magazines,  am- 
munition, artillery,  and  provision,  which  tlie  king  had  prepared  for 
his  late  unsuccessful  expediiion,  fell  into  oiu:  hands,  and  were  removed : 
but  a  ver}'  noble  pidiice,  which  lie  had  lately  erected  for  his  residence, 
in  the  most  sumpiuoiis  style  of  Indian  magnidcence,  was  burned 
down  to  the  ground;  togetlier  with  100  houses  belonging  to  the 
inhabitants. 

The  enemy,  during  their  early  operations  in  tliis  month,  succeeded 
in  cutting  off  tlie  communications  between  Columbo  and  Matura  -, 
the  intermetUate  provinces  having  revolted,  by  which  event  the 
posts  ware  prevented  from  travelling  to  the  coast  of  Coromandel. 

To  remove  so  serious  an  evil,  his  excellency  the  governor  imme- 
diately dispatched  a  force  to  Matura,  under  the  command  of  captain 
Herbert  Beaver,  whosa  former  ser>'ices  recommended  him  for  this 
important  commaud.  we  accordingly  stormed  tlie  head  quarters  of 
the  Candians,  at  Dindpittcn,  on  the  29th  i  and  with  such  success, 
tliat  tlieir  precipitate  retreat  alone  prevented  an  almost  universal 
slaughter  of  then:  troops.  The  districts  of  Putlang  and  Chilan  were, 
about  the  same  tin^e,  restored  to  order  and  tranquillity,  by  tlie 
vigorous  exertions  of  major  Evans  and  captain  Blackall.  The 
'district  of  Galle  was  evacviated'  by  the  Candians,  and  the  inhabitants 
so  eifectu.'dly  came  back  to  their  allegiance,  that  tliey  invited  the 
renters  to  relimi,  and  collect  their  rents. 

Matura  was  likewise  nearly  reduced  to  obedience;  the  regular 
communication  with  Tangallc  re-opened  -,  and  Hambangtotte  reported 
not  to  have  been  cvncuatedby  us. 

No  mail,  however,  had  as  yet  arrived  from  Manaur,  but  every  thing 
was  in  ti'aui  for  the  establishment  of  the  post  stations. 

As  the  advantages  appeared  tohavt-  resulted  from  the  glorious  de- 
fence of  Hangwellc,  on  the  Cth,  and  have  been  attended  with  the 
happiest  ctFcc^  the  conduct  of  captain  Pollock,  as  well  as  tlie  officers 
and  privates  under  his  command,  have  recei^ied  from  the  govenimeni 
of  Ceylon  every  public  mirk  of  their  warmest  approbation. 

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Munificent    Fete    at    the   Royal 

MiUtary  College,   in  hcnor    of 

the  Governor^general. 

Ok  Wednesday,  May  18th,  the 
anniversary  of  his  excellency  thd 
most  noble  the  govemor-generars 
arrival  in  Calcutta,  the  leading 
members  of  the  community  had 
the  honor  of  entertaining  his  lord- 
ship at  the  college,  with  a  concert, 
ball,  and  supper ;  the  whole  of 
which  was  conducted  in  a  style  of 
precision,  elegance,  and  grandeur, 
ccMxesponding  widi  the  august 
event  that  caused  the  meeting. 

The  college  hall  exhibited  an  ap- 
pearance of  brilliancy,  of  which  it 
will  be  difficult  to  convey  a  correct 
idea.  The  facinating  scene  should 
have  been  contemplated,  to  bejustly 
appreciated. 

The  southernmost  part  of  the 
room,  which  firom  its  construction 
was  peculiarly  adapted  for  the  oc- 
casion, was  a^ropriated  to  his  Ex- 
cellency, and  the  gentlemen  of  his 
suite.  The  decorations  here  were 
truly  superb.  His  lordship's  chair, 
painted  white  and  elegantly  gilt, 
was  placed  on  an  oval  platform,  co- 
vered with  an  ornamented  cloth,, 
which  raised  the  seat  9  inches  from 
the  floor.  From  the  ceiling  a  rich 
canopy,  made  of  sky  blue  satin 
ornamented  with  silver  tassels,  was 
su^nded,  to  the  inside  of  which 
'  a  very  elegant  punkah,  to  corres- 
pond, was  attached.  In  the  room 
were  judiciously  di^layed  twenty- 

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one  large  and  small  chandeliers  and 
lustres  j  the  various  lights  of  which 
were  reflected  upon  the  extensive 
assemblage  of  beauty  and  fashion 
from  twenty-eight  large  and  richly 
ornamented  mirrors. 

At  the  north  epd  of  the  room 
the  orchestra  was  erected,  over  the 
centre  of  which  was  a  tranparency 
of  his  Excellency's  arms,  in  which 
was  introduced  the  word  Khoda^ 
lad,  in  the  Persian  character.  The 
whole  surmounted  by  the  words 
Seringapatamj  4  th  May,  1799>  In 
large  capitals.  On  the  right  of  the 
orchestra,  in  the  attic  windows, 
were  transparencfes,  shewing  the 
names  Clive  and  Duncan ;  the  cor- 
responding windows  in  the  southern 
part  of  the  room  exhibited,  the 
names  Fhyd  and  Stuart,  On  the 
left  of  the  orchestra,  in  the  attic 
windows,  were  transparencies  of 
the  names  /farm  and  Baird,  cor- 
responding to  which,  in  the  oppo- 
site end  of  the  room;  were  those 
of  Popham  and  Hartly.  The  east- 
em  and  western  attic  windows  ex- 
hibited transparencies  of  the  fol- 
lowing   particulars : 

May  18th,  1798;  Trtaty  with  the 
Nizam,  September.  1,  1798;  —  Hy- 
drabad,  battle  of  Sedasere,  March  6, 
1799;  Tanjore,  Dissolution  of  the 
French  Party,  22d  October,  1^98; 
Mysore;  Carnatic;  Battle  of  Malla- 
velly,  27th  March,  1799;  Panition 
treaty  of  Mysore,  22d  June,  1799; 
Subsidiary  Treaty,  9th  July,  1799; 
Surat ;  Treaty  with  the  Nizam,  12th 
October,  1800;    Gurezat ;  Defeat  of 

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Dhoondie,  10th  September,  1800; 
Oudc ;  Treaty  of  Tanjore,  25th  Octo- 
ber; Egypt;  Camatic  Treatv,  Slst 
July,  ^801;  Treaty  with  Gykapour, 
S9th  July,  1802. 

A  large  house  adjoining  to  the 
New  college  was  fitted  up,  and  was 
connected  witli  the  college  by  tem- 
porary platforms  prepared  for  the 
occasion,  and  joining  the  college, 
with  a  spacious  terrace,  which  of- 
fered a  grove  and  rural  promenade, 
and  formed  an  admirable  contrast 
to  tlie  brilliancy  and  magnificence 
of  the  ball  room. 

At  an  early  hour  in  the  evening. 
Tank-square  was  beaiTtifully  illu- 
minated. The  college  also  made  a 
brilliant  appearance,  and  attracted 
particular  attention. 

The  company  began  to  assemble 
at  half  past  9  o'clock,  and  at  a 
little  after  10,  his  excellency,  at- 
tended by  his  suite,  arrived  at  the 
•  ball  room,  and  was  received  at  the 
entrance  by  tlie  foUowinggentlemen 
who  had  been  appointed  managers 
to  conduct  the  entertainments. 

Messrs.  Spoke  and  Graham  j 
maj.  gen.  Cameron ;  cols.  Green 
and  Pringle  ;  Mr.  Makenzie,  Mr. 
Taylor,  Mr.  Lumsden,  Mr.  Cole- 
brooke,  Mr.  Birch,  lieu.  cols.  Mor- 
ris and  Mercer,  Mr.  Balfour,  the 
Rev.  Mr.  Brown,  Mr.  Fairlie,  Mr. 
Shakespear,  Mr.  Tucker,  majoij " 
Kelso,  Mr.  Thoroton,  Mr.  Pren- 
dergast,  Mr.  I.  B.  Birch,  andlieut. 
McLeod,  of  engineers. 


A  guard  and  colour  from  H.  M. 
22d  reg.  was  drawn  up  in  front  of 
the  college,  and  received  his  ex- 
cellency with  the  usual  military 
honors. 

The  managers  having  conducted 
his  excellency  to  the  seat  prepared 
for  him  at  the  south  end  of  the 
room,  the  concert  began,  and  las- 
ted about  three  quarters  of  an  hour. 
The  selection  of  music  was  excel- 
lent, and  the  concert  was  performed 
in  a  manner  which  afforded  gene- 
ral satisfaction.  The  overture  to 
Henry  IV.  was  much  admired,  and 
two  stanzas  of  complimentary, 
verses  were  introduced  with  ex- 
ceeding good  effect,  in  the  slow 
movement  of  that  admirable  com- 
position. The  stanzas  sung  by 
M.  Du  Sart,  were 

AIR. 

Pour  notre  Chef  auguste 
Formons  de  doux  accords. 
Jamais  sujet  plus  juste 
N*  excita  nos  transports. 
JLa  Gloire  le  couronne, 

De  fes  fav«urs. 
L  *  Amour  lui  dresse  un  trone 

Dans  tous  les  coeurs. 
Sous  son  aimable  empire, 
Fleiirissent  tous  les  arts, 
'  Minerve  en  paix  respire. 
Sous  les  lauriers  de  Mars. 
Bette  heureuse  contre. 

Va  pour  toujours 
Voir  reluire  d  Asiree, 

Les  plus  beaux  jours. 


Mr.  Du  Sart  also  sung  a  grand  song,  in  honor  of  tlie  capture  of 
Seringapatam  j  the  words  of  which  were  composed  on  the  occasion  by 
an  amateur  of  this  settlement. 

RECITATIVE. 

Ix>ud  roar  our  British  thunders  to  the  skies. 
Now  vengeance  o*er  the  tyrant's  city  flies, 
Warriors,  advance !  the  gaping  breach  invites, 
And  gallant  Baird,  qur  heroes  now  inckes. 
To  lift  'gainst  tyrannist  th'  avenging  rod. 
Assert  their  king,  their  country,  and  their  God ! 

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AIR. 

Great  God !  our  ardent  supplications  hear. 
Of  lingfring"  captives  dry  the  bursting  tear. 
Aid  innocence  oppreseM  by  ruthless  powV, 
May  freedom's  torch,  in  tnis  propitious  hour. 
Dart  thro*  the  despot's  dungeon  its  bright  ray. 
And  slav'ry^s  subjects  own  a  milder  sway. 

ALLEGRO   MAESTOSO. 

Our  prayers  are  heard,  behold  where  vangulshM  now. 

His  barbVous  legions  to  our  valour  bow ; 

See  his  proud  warriors  huii'd  into  the  flood, 

See  his  Cavery's  streams  are  crimsoned  with  their  blood. 


Two  glees  were  executed  in  a 
masterly  manner^  and  the  charm- 
ing duet  of  *'  Richie  Comachie,'' 
again  excited  general  applause. 

The  concert  was  concluded  by 
the  March  of  Judas  Maccaboeus, 
and  by  HandeFs  celebrated,  and  (on 
the  occasbn)  appropriate  chorus  of 

Siog  onto  God,  and  high  affections  raise. 
To  crown  this  conquest  with  unmeasur'd 
praise. 

The  chorus  was  perform^  by 
the  boys  belonging  to  the  church, 
nnder  the  direction  of  Mr.  Trinks, 
and  by  the  amateurs  of  Calcutta. 
It  was  much  admired,  and  was  de- 
servedly encored. 

Stewards  for  the  night,  were 
Messrs.  Taylor,  Colebrooke,  Co- 
lin, Shakespear^  Thoroton,  Pren- 
dejgast,  and  lieut  McLeod. 

Tbe  dances  began  soon  after  th^ 
coQclosion  of  the  concert,  and 
lasted  until  past  twelve  o'clock, 
when  the  governor- gene  ral  and 
the  company  were  conducted  to  a 
splendid  supper,  prepared  by  Mes- 
sieurs Carher  and  Scomec,  for  500 
persons,  on  the  lower  suite  of  apart- 
nients.  Hie  decorations  of  the 
table  were  very  magnificent,  llie 
niosl  remarkable  objects  were  four 
temples,  ornamented  with  colours, 
trophies,  &c.  and  three  transparent 
columns,  five  feet  high)  tlie  pedestals 
of  which  contauied  emblematical 
representations-  of  the  following 
events; 


1  St.  The  governor-general  mar- 
quis Wellesley,  taking  charge  of 
the  supreme  government  on  the 
18th  of  May,  1798. 

2d.  The  assault  of  Seringapatam, 
4th  May,  1799- 
3d.  New  government  house  on  the 
day  of  thanksgiving  for  the  late 
peace  with  the  French  Republic, 
iptli  January,  1803. 

4th.  His  Excellency  the  gover- 
nor-general, attended  by  the  mem- 
bers of  gbvernment,  with  the  offi- 
cers and  students  of  Fort  William, 
at  the  annual  disputations  in  the 
Asiatic  languages.  At  the  angles 
of  the  pedestals  were  figures,  re- 
presenting the  cardinal  virtues  j 
the  shaft, which  had  transparent  fiu- 
tings,  was  ornamented  with  trophies, 
representing  the  standard  taken 
from  Tipixx)  Sultan,  and  the  co- 
lours from  the  French  at  Hydrabad. 
The  capital  was  surmounted  by  a 
figure  of  Fame,  holding  an  admi- 
rable portrait  of  the  governor- 
general,  and  cirowning  it  with  lau- 
rel. 

These  figures  and  transparencies 
were  beautifully  executed  by 
Messrs.  Croese  and  Capini.  The 
portraits  were  drawn  by  Mr.  An- 
drews. 

During  supper,  the  governor- 
general's  band  played  martial  airs. 

All  the  seirants,  in  number  400, 
were  dressed  in  white,  with  rose- 
coloured  sashes  and  bandeaus,  with 
the  word  Seringapatam,  4th  May, 
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1799,  stamped  in  large  characterg 
in  commemoration  of  that  glorious 
conquest. 

At  half  past  one,  his  excellency 
returned  to  the  ball  room,  when 
the  dances  recommenced  with  in- 
creased spirit,  and  continued  until 
past  three,  at  which  hour  his  excel- 
lency retired. 

On  quitting  the  ball  room,  his 
excellency  was  pleased  to  express 
to  the  managers,  the  gratification 
which  he  had  derived  from  the  en- 
tertainment 3  and  indeed,  it  would 
be  unjust  not  to  declare  that  every 
thing  was  arranged  with  the  greatest 
taste  and  propriety,  and  conducted 
with  the  most  marked  attention  to 
the  convenience  and  gratification  of 
•  his  excellency,  and  of  the  numer- 
ous company,  assembled  on  this 
occasion.  — 

Fort  William,  May  19,  1803, 

To  M,  G.  Prendcrgasl,  esq.  Secre* 
tary  to  the  Managers  for  cori" 
ducting  the  entertainment  to  the 
Governor  General,  ^c,  ^c,  tsfc. 

Sir, 
I  am  conmianded  by  his  excel- 
lency the  most  noble  the  Govemot 
General  to  request  you  to  commu- 
nicate the  accompanying  note  from 
the  Governor  General  to  the  Ma- 
nagers appointed  to  conduct  the  en- 
tertainment given  to  his  excellency 
on  the  18th  instant,  by  the  gentle- 
men of  this  settlement. 
I  have  the  honor  to  be.  Sir, 
Your  most  obedient 

humble  servant, 
(Signed)  M.  Shaw,  Private  Seq, 

Fort  William,  May  19, 1803. 
Gentlemen, 
The  flattering  sentiments  which 
you  were  appointed  to  convey  to  me 
from  this  respectal^  settlement, 
could  not  have  been  expressed  with 
more  propriety  and  judgment,  nor 
could  such  a  disdnction  have  been 


conferred  upon  me,  in  a  manner 
more  justly  calculated  to  confirm 
my  respect,  gratitude  and  attach- 
ment towards  those  who  have  been 
pleased  to  aflbrd  me  this  unsolicited' 
testimony  of  regard  and  esteem. 

While  I  receive  with  the  highest 
consideration  this  public  expression 
of  favom^able  opinion,  I  derive  the 
most  sincere  satis&ction  from  ob- 
sen'ing,  that  in  signifying  to  me 
the  kind  sentiment  of  personal  re- 
gard and  esteem,  this  settlement 
has  manifested  the  continuance  of 
that  spirit  of  honorable  zeal  for  the 
prosperity  and  glory  of  our  country, 
from  which  I  have  experienced 
effectual  assistance  in  every  exi- 
gency of  the  public  seiTicej  and 
from  which  the  Company  and  the 
nation  may  confidently  anticipate 
the  stability  of  every  advantage, 
resulting  from  the  important  events, 
conunemorated  under  your  direc- 
tion on  the  18th  of  May,  1803. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  with 
great  consideration  and  attachment. 
Gentlemen, 
Your  faithful  servant, 
(Signed)  Wellesley. 

SINKING  FUND. 
Fort  William,  May  s8,  1803. 
The  public  is  hereby  informed, 
diat  the  sum  expected  to  be  appli- 
cable to  the  redemption  of  the  pub- 
lic debt,  by  the  Commissioners  of 
the  Sinking  Fund,  in  the  month  of 
Jmie^  is  sicca  rupees  five  lacks 
(sicca  rupees  5,00,0CX)).  Of  this 
sum  sicca  rupees  one  lack  (sicca 
rupees  1,00,000),  will  be  applied 
in  the  purchase  of  the  promissory 
notes  of  this  government,  bearing 
an  interest  of  six  per  cent,  per  an- . 
num,  and  the  reniainder  will  be 
applied  to  the  discharge  of  the 
notes  of  tlie  General  Register,  in 
the  order  of  number  and  date,  as 
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No.  3621  of  the  Ceneral  Regis- 
ter of  179S-3  to  No.  3634  S.Rs.  67,O0P 
On  Thursday,  16th  June,  from 

No.  3634  to  3643  Sa.  Rs.  66,000 

Od  Monday  the  80th  Jane,  from 

No.  3642  to  No.  3647  Sa.  Rs.  69^000 
On  Thursday  the  83d  June,  from 

Na  3647  to  No.  3659,  Sa.  Rs.  65,000 
On  Monday  the  S7th  June>  from 

No.  3659  to  No.  3665,  &  Rs  64flOO 
On  Thursday  the  30th  June,  from 
No.  3665  to  No.  3678,   Sa.Rs  66,400 
The  interest  will  cease  on  the 
date  on  which  the  notes  are  seve- 
rally ordered  for  payment. 

Tenders  for  the  sale  of  promis- 
sory notes  bearing  an  interest  of  six 
per  cent,  per  {mnum^  will  be  re- 
ceived as  usual  by  the  commissi- 
oners every  Monday  and  Thursday. 


C0MPANT*8    PAPER. 

Maif2,  1803. 

Bay.     S^/. 

Six  per  cent.      -      -      3  10  4  0  dis. 

Old  8  per  cent.       -      O    3  0  0  do. 
Loans  of  April  and  Nov. 

1800,     -      -      -       1     8  1  Odo. 
Do.  of  Sept.  1801,  Aug. 

1892,  and  Feb.  1803,  3    0  2  8pm. 

Tenpcrcent.      -      -     8    O  7  8  do. 

TwelTe  per  cent.      -     3    0  3  8  do. 


May  23 


May  9 


Buy. 
3     6 


SeU. 
3  10  dis. 
0     8  do. 


Six  per  cent.     - 

Old  8  per  cent.    -    -    1 

Loans  of  April  and  Nor. 

1800,      -      -       -      1     3     1     Odo, 
Do.  of  Sept.  1801,  Aug. 

1802,  and  Feb.  1803,  3  0 
Ten  per  cent.  -  -  6  0 
Twelve  per  cent.     -     3    0 


8  do. 
Odo. 
8  do 


May  l6. 

Buy,     Sell. 
Stxpercent.     -     -      3    0    3    6  dis. 
Old  8  per  cent.       -      1     2    0  10  do. 
Loans  of  April  and  Not. 

1800,  -  -  -  2  12 
Do.  of  Sept.  1801,  Aug. 

1802,and  Feb.  1803,  3  0 
Ten  per  cent.  -  -  8  0 
Twelve  per  cent.     -30 


1     4  do. 


0pm. 

Odo. 

3  do. 

t 


Buy. 
2     6 


2  12di9i 
0  10  do. 


Six  per  cent.  -    - 

Old  8  per  cent.     -    -    2 

Loans  of  April  and  Nov. 

1800,  •  -  -  1  12  1  4  do. 
Do.  of  Sept.  1801,Ang. 

1802,  and  Feb.  1803,  3  0  2  8pm. 
Ten  per  cent.  -  -  8  0  7  Odo. 
Twelve  per  cent.  -  3  0  2  8  do. 

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May  30. 

Buy.     StU. 
Six  per  cent.     -     -      2    O    2    8'dis. 
Old  8  per  cent.     -    -    2    0    2    8  do. 
ItfOans  of  April  and  Nov. 

1800,  -  -  -  1  0  0  8do. 
Do.  of  Sept.  1801,  Aug. 

1802,  and  Feb.  1803,  3  0  2  8pm. 
Ten  per  cent.  -  -  8  8  7  8  do^ 
Twelve  per  cent.     -    3     0    2    8  do. 

Madras 

Occurrences  for  May,  1803. 

ADDRESS    OF    THANKS    FROM    THS 
INHABITANTS  TO  H.M*8  34th  REG. 

Fort  St.  George,  May  9,  1S03. 
To  Colonel  Dickens,  commanding 
his  Mcyesty's  34th  regiment. 

Sir, 
Impressed  with  a  grateful  sense 
of  the  extraordinary  exertions  ma- 
nifested by  the  officers  and  men  of 
his  Majesty's  34th  regiment  under 
your  command  on  the  occasion  of 
the  late  calamitous  fire,  we  feel  it 
incumbent  upon  us  to  offer  you, 
and  them,our  public  acknowledge- 
ments for  the  service  thereby  ren- 
dered to  tlie  commercial  interests 
in  particular,  and  at  the  same  tim^ 
we  request  you  will  be  assured  of 
our  sincere  respect  for  the  public 
spirit  which  unrfornily  animates  and 
distin^ishes  the  British  military  on 
every  emergency. 
We  are.  Sir, 

y§ur  fnok  obedient 

Mumble  servants, 

Harrington,  Bumaby,  and  Cockburn, 
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Chase,  Chinnery,  And  Mc.  Dowall, 

Hunter  and  Hay, 

TtiUoh,  Brodie,  and  Halyburton, 

Binney  and  Dennison, 

Colt,  Baker  Hart,  and  Co. 

Francis  Loutour  and  Co. 

Basil  Cochrane^ 

Adrian,  John,  and  Lewis  De  Fries, 

Lys,  Satur,  and  D'  Monte, 

Parry  and  Lane, 

Abbott  and  Maitland. 

Fort  St.  George,  May  u,  1803. 
Gentlemen, 
I  have  had  the  honor  to  receive 
your  letter  of  the  9th  instant,  and 
to  communicate  it  in  the  regimen- 
tal orders  of  yesterday  to  the  offi- 
cers, non-commissioned  officers, 
and  privates  of  his  Majesty's  34th 
regiment.  I  beg  leave  to  assure 
you,  gentlemen,  in  their  name, 
of  the  satisfaction  which  they 
derived  from  being  informed,  that 
in  the  execution  of  their  duty  at 
the  late  fire,  their  exertions  were 
.  in  any  d^ee  beneficial  to  your 
commercial  interests,  and  that  the 
very  obliging  manner  in  which  you 
have  been  pleased  to  express  your 
sentiments  on  this  occasion,  is  most 
highly  gratifying  to  our  feelings  as 
British  soldiers. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be. 
Gentlemen, 
Your  obedient  humble  Servant, 
(signed)  R.  W.  Dickens, 
Col.  com,  34th  regt, 

John  Chamier,  esq.  was  on  Tues- 
day last,  sworn  in  a  member  of 
council  at  this  presidency,  under 
the  usual  discharge  of  artillery. 

Anniversary  of  the  Capture  of 
Seringapatam . 
On  Wednesday  evening,  the 
right  hon.  the  governor  gave  a  ball 
and  suoper  to  the  settlement,  it 
being  the  anniversay  of  the  cap- 
ture of  Seringapatam. 


Ceylon 
Occurrences  for  May,  1803. 

The  Seven  Corles. 

His  excellency  the  governor 
made  a  tour  through  the  newly- 
conquered  province  of  the  Seven 
Corles.  Preparations  were  made  at 
the  different  stations  for  his  excel- 
lency's reception. 

The  endemial  fever,  by  which 
some  of  tlv  troops  have  suffered 
so  much,  still  continues  to  prevail 
with  great  violence  in  the  interior 
of  this  island,  and  has  been  pecu- 
liarly fatal  to  the  natives,  among 
whom  the  mortality  has  been  vety 
great.  We  are  however  in  hopes 
that,  as  the  season  advances,  the 
ravages  of  this  dreadful  disorder 
will  cease.  Fevers  are  commonly 
prevalent  at  this  time  of  the  year, 
but  they  never  were  known  to  be 
•o  fatal,  or  to  rage  with  such  vio- 
lence, as  at  present. 


COUNTRY  NEWS. 


Delhi. 

May  3d.  — Mohun^al  represented 
to  his  Majesty,  that  colonel  Bour- 
quin  and  the  sons  of  Puroosram 
Bhao,  with  a  large  body  of  auxi- 
liary troops  had  passed  tlie  city  of 
Poona.  •  Juswunt  Rao  Holkur  has 
written  a  letter  to  Muharaja  Send- 
heea  Buhadoor,  desiring  him  to 
appoint  a  place  wlicre  they  both 
might  hold  a  conference,  in  order 
to  remove  every  doubt  that  may 
possibly  have  arisen  in  their  minds, 
during  the  late  j)erplexing  state  of 
warfare.  By  this  procedure  it 
plainly  appears,  that  a  general 
peace  must  have  been  established, 
and  tliat  the  country  will  now  en- 
joy uninterrupted  repose.  He  fur- 
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tber  states,  that  Rao  Umrut  Rao, 
who  was  the  original  fomenter  of 
the  late  fatal  contest,  has  clandes- 
tinely retired  from  Poona  to  the 
woods  and  hills  in  the  vicinity  of 
that  city. 

scindbah's  camp. 

May  5th.— rit  would  appear  by 
the  PersiaB  newspapers,  that  the 
forces  of  the  Nuwwab  Nizam  Ulee 
Khan  and  the  attendants  of  his 
highness  the  Peishwa  arrived  at 
Poona  5  a  notification  hath  conse- 
quently been  given  throughout  the 
dty,  advertising  the  restoration  of 
Baje  Rao,  the  Peishwa,  to  his  late 
dignity.  Juswuna  Rao,  on  receiv- 
this  intelligence  has  actually  march- 
ed from  die  banks  of  the  river 
Godawuree,and  approached  Uorun- 
gabad;  but  some  part  of  his  troops 
nevertheless  have  remained  in  the 
fort  of  Duolutabad. 

May  6th. — Juswunt  Rao  Hol- 
kar's  wukeel  informed  Muharaja 
Sendheea  of  the  arrival  of  that 
chieftain  j  upon  which  the  Muha- 
raja sent  Kashee  Rao  with  instruc- 
tions to  desire  H^l^ur  to  encamp 
near  Boorhanpoor^ "  where  the  Mu- 
haraja will  hav«d^  the  pleasure  of' 
seeing  him  on  the  following  day. 

May  1 0th.— Shahnuwaz  Khan 
represented  to  his  Majesty,  that  a 
general  peace  has  been  concluded 
between  Muh^ja  Sendeea  Bu- 
hadofr  and  JBwunt  Rao  Holkur, 
and  A  place  dA  the  banks  of  the 
Godawuree  has  been,  appointed  for 
an  inten-iew,  but  it  has  hitherto 
been  postponed  from  some  una- 
voidable obstacles.  He  moreover 
stales,  that  his  highness  the  Peshwa 
\*'as  completely  restored  to  his  late 
dignity.  All  bis  principal  servants, 
the  wukeels  of  several  chieftains  of 
the  Dukhun  and  the  chief  officers 
of  the  anny  accompanied  Chimna- 
jee  to  pay  their  respects  to  his 

tA 


highness,  who  accepted  their  pre- 
sents, and  received  them  with  every 
demonstration  of  joy,  and  salutes 
were  fired  from  all  the  hills  to  ce- 
lebrate his  happy  return. 

May  12th. — It  appears  by  the 
Persian  newspapers,  that  the  prince 
of  Qysur,  who  had  been  a  few  days 
ago  deftated  by  some  Sikhs  near 
I^huor,  is  again  making  great  pre- 
parations to  prosecute  the  hostile 
operations  he  has  lately  been  en- 
gaged in,  against  his  enemies,  but 
no  subsequent  news  of  the  result 
has  yet  been  received,  though 
we  may  daily  expect  to  have  the 
particulars  from  that  quarter  of 
Hindoostan. 

May  17th. — It  appears  by  the 
Ukhbar,  that  an  action  has  lately 
been  fought  between  the  Puthans 
of  Rohtas  Gurh  and  Bhag  Singh 
of  Lahuor,  wTio  had  entered  into  a 
plan  of  confederacy  with  Gooroodut 
Singh  and  Sahib  Singh ,  the 
SikJis  of  Lahuor,  in  order  to  carry 
on  their  warlike  operation  with 
great  vigour,  but  the  whole  re- 
ceived a  complete  defeat  from  the 
Puthans,  with  the  loss  of  about 
500  men. 

SCINDEAH*S    CAMT. 

May  10.  Gen.  Perron  lias  written  a 
letter  to  Sendeea,  soliciting  per- 
mission to  return  to  Europe,  in  an- 
swer to  which,  the  Muharaja  said 
to  the  general,  that  after  settling 
the  afiiairs  of  some  Siklis  at  La- 
huor, he  may  go  wherever  he 
pleases. 

May  21st  —  Syyid  Ruzee  Khan 
represented  to  his  Majesty,  tliat  a 
body  of  troops  consisting  of  50 
thousand  men,  belonging  to  the 
Puthans,  had  by  night  surprised 
the  Sikhs,  who  were  encamped  in 
tlie  fields,  under  tlie  walls  of 
Roohtas  Gurh.  The  latter  were 
entirely  off  their  guard,  yet  they 
boldly  opposed  tlie  enemy  for  s^me 
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hourly  and  the  action  was  at  length 
terminated  with  the  loss  of  about 
two  thousand  men  on  both  sides. 

May  23d. — Mohunlal  relates, 
that  the  mother  of  Gooroodut 
Singh  deceased,  of  Umrutsur, 
having  obtained  a  victory  over  Hu- 
meer  Singh  of  Thanesur  is  now 
resolved  to  attack  the  fort  of 
Nuoshubni.  She  is  consequently 
assembling  all  the  r^ular  troops 
under  her  command,  together  for 
that  purpose.  Runjeet  Singh  of 
Lahuor  has  likewise  taken  the  for- 
tress of  Thutha,  which  lies  at  the 
foot  (^  the  Dungtor  hills.  It  would 


appear,  that  the  natives  of  Lahuor^ 
Moltan,  and  the, adjacent  places^ 
are  naturally  of  a  quarrelsome  dis^ 
position,  particulaily  the  Sikhs, 
who  have  formed  a  national  as- 
sembly in  that  country.  Manj 
ambitious  individuals  among  theai 
are  desirous,  of  assuming  absdute- 
power,  in  order  to  dibject  the  rest 
to  their  authority.  Under  these 
circiunstances  qo  cordial  bonds  of 
amity  can  exist  among  them,  the 
Sikhs  therefore  never  can  be  very 
formidable  as  a  great  belligerent 
people,  on  the  griM  theatre  of 
India. 


Bengal  Occurrences  for  June,    1803. 


Fort  William,  June  i,  1803. 
Restoration  of  his  highness  the 
PeishwMh  to  the  Musnud, 

This  day  dispatches  were  re- 
ceived by  his  excellency  the  most 
noble  the  governor-general  in 
council,  irom  lieutenant-colonel 
Barry  Close,  resident  at  the  court 
of  Poonah,  under  date  the  14th 
ultimo,  aimouncin^  the  happy  re- 
storation of  his  highness  the  Peish- 
wah  to  his  dominiotis  and  govern- 
ment. 

At  noon  on  the  13th  May,  his 
highness  proceeded  from  Chinchore 
in  considerable  state,  attended  by 
his  brother  Chimnajee  Oppa,  and 
by  a  numerous  train  of  the  princi- 
pal chiefs  of  the  Mahratta  em- 
pire 3  and  having  entered  his  palace 
in  the  city  of  Poonah,  resumed  his 
seat  upon  the  musnud,  and  re- 
ceived presents  from  his  principal 
servants. 

During  the  procession,  the  Bri- 
tish resident^  accompanied  by  his 


suite,  paid  his  compliments  to  his 
highness  j  when  a  salute  was  fired 
by  the  British  troops  encamped  in 
the  vicinity  of  Poonah,  under  the 
command  of  the  honorable  major- 
general  Wellesley  5  this  salute  was 
immediately  answered  firom  the 
fortress  of  §epnghur. 

While  the  procession  passed  the 
bridge  into  the  city,  a  second  salute 
was  fired  from  the  British  camp  ; 
and  as  his  highness  approached  the 
palace,  salutes  were  fired  from 
.  the  several  posU  of  the  Mahratu 
troops  i  at  sun-set,  salutes  were 
fired  from  all  the  hill-forts  in  the 
vicinit}'  of  Poonah. 

A  royal  salute  and  three  vollies 
of  musketry  were  fired  at  all  tlie 
stations  of  the  land  forces  in  the 
East  Indies,  in  honor  of  the  happy 
restoration  of  his  highness  the 
Peishwah  to  his  dominions  and  go- 
vernment on  the  13th  of  May. 

Extra  batU  sened  to  the  Euro- 
pean  troops. 

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Cekhration  of  His  Mqj€sty*s 
Birth  Day. 

On  Saturdj,  the  4th  of  June, 
aaeDtertainment  was  given  at  the 
new  government  house,  in  honor 
of  the  anniversary  of  his  Majesty's 
birth-day. 

The  north  steps  of  the  govern- 
meet  boose  were  illumined  on  this 
occasion  with  coloured  lamps : 
festoons  of  lamps  also  connected 
the  entrances  with  the  northern 
steps,  on  which  the  letters  *'  G.  R.'* 
were  conspicuous,  aad  well  exe- 
cuted. 

An  orchestra  was  erected  at  the 
north  end  of  the  great  room,  on 
the  upper  floor,  opposite  to  which 
were  the  seats  of  the  Governor- 
general,  the  chief  justice,  his  ex- 
cellency the  governor  of  Seram- 
pore,  the  judges  of  the  supreme 
court,  and  the  members  of  council. 

In  consequence  of  the  extreme 
heat  of  the  weather,  the  enter- 
tainments consisted  of  a  concert 
and  supper,  and  there  was  no 
dancing  during  the  evening. 

The  selection  of  music  was  made 
with  taste  and  judgment,  and  the 
band  consisted  of  all  the  amateurs 
and  professors  of  Calcutta,  wlio 
exerted  themselves  to  do  honour  to 
the  happy  occasion  to  be  comme- 
morated. 

The  concert  began  at  ten  o'clock, 
and  continued  until  half  past  eleven. 
The  overture  was  much  admired, 
as  was  the  fine  glee  of  "  Swiftly 
from  the  mounlains  brow,**  Mr. 
Du  Sart  sung  two  songs,  with  his 
accustomed  taste  and  powers. 

A  grand  concerto  on  the  piano 
forte  was  executed  with  extraordi- 
nary skill  and  judgment,  and  ex- 
cited general  applause.  Jt  was  fol- 
loyred  by  Handel's  beautiful  duet 
of"  O,  lovely  peace -j"'  the  words  of 
v>hkh  are  peculiarly  adapted  to  the 


present   happy  state    of    general 
peace.    * 

llie  coronation  anthem  conclu- 
ded the  concert,  and  was  executed 
(under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Trinks, 
the  organist  of  the  New  Church) 
in  a  manner  that  surpassed  any 
musical  performance  remembered 
in  this  settlement.  It  was  gene- 
rally applauded  and  encored. 

At  half  past  eleven  o'clock  the 
company  (about  600  in  number) 
were  conducted  to  the  supper 
rooms,  on  the  marble  floor,  the 
columns,  and  doors,  and  windows  of 
which  were  decorated  with  varie- 
gated flowers.  The  ornaments  of 
the  tables  were  in  the  same  style, 
and  exhibited  several  devices  in 
honour  of  His  Majesty.  Amongst 
the  latter,  a  triumphjal  arch  at- 
tracted particular  attention.  It  was 
of  the  Corinthian  order  :  on  the 
principal  fronts  were  winged  victo- 
ries, and  mural  and  naval  crowns ; 
and  the  cornices  were  ornamented 
with  wreathes,  festoons,  and  the 
royal  crown  of  Great  Britain .  The 
arch  was  crowned  with  trophies, 
and  two  medallions,  (containing 
excellent  likenesses  of  His  Majes- 
ty) under  which  were  the  words 
of  "  Georgius  III.  Dei  Gratiar 
Within  the  arch,  and  at  the  ends, 
were  niches  containing  emblema- 
tical statues  5  and  the  pedes tah»  of 
the  columns  were  decorated  with 
naval  trophies  corresponding  with 
the  other  ornaments  of  the  arch. 

The  governor-general's  band 
played  several  loyal  and  marshal 
airs,  during  supper,  which  conti-» 
nued  until  twelve  o'clock,  when 
the  governor-general  retired 

The  whole  of  the  entertainment 
was  well  arranged,  and  conducted 
in  a  manner  perfectly  suitable  to 
the  happy  anniversary  of  His  Ma- 
jesty's birth-day,  which  occasion 
had  not  before  ocauTed  since  the 
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completion  of  all  the  great  apart- . 
meots   of  the   new  government- 
house. 

His  excellency  the  Nawaub 
Vizier  with  tlie  consent  and  appro- 
bation of  his  excellency  the  most 
noble  the  governor-general,  has 
been  pleased  to  confer  on  Mr.  Gore 
Chaseley,  the  command  of  a  corps 
of  cavalry,  composing  his  excel- 
lency the  Nawaub's  body-guard, 
witli  the  rank  of  major. 

GENERAL  SESSION. 

On  Friday  last,  the  first  session 
of  Oyer  and  Terminer,  and  general 
gaol  delivery,  and  also  an  admi- 
ralty session,  were  held  at  the  court 
liouse,  before  the  honourable  the 
chief  justice,  and  the  honourable 
Sir  Henry  Russel,  kniglit. 

The  chief  justice  delivered  the 
charge  to  the  grand  jury,  and  con- 
gratuLitcd  tliem  and  the  public,  on 
the  small  number  of  crimes  which 
flppc3red  in  the  kalendar,  and 
which  was  to  be  attributed  to  the 
activity,  zeal,  and  energy  of  the 
magistrates  in  the  execution  of  tjie 
duties  of  their  oftice. 

Rammohun  Ghose,  being  called 
to  the  bar,  was  tried,  found  giiiHy 
and  received  sentence  of  death,  for 
the  murder  of  a  nntivc  boy  of  eleven 
years  of  age,  named  Roopnarain 
Roodcr. — He  was  according  to  his 
sentence  executed  yesterday  -at  the 
usual  place. 

ADIOURXMENT. 

On  Monday,  the  grand  jury  met 
pursuant  to  adjournment,  and 
joiind  four  bills  against  Manuel 
Jose,  for  burglary;  he  was  tried 
npon  two,  and  from  the  clearest 
ev  idence,  convicted  ;  the  honour- 
able the  chief  justice  pronounced 


sentence  of  death  upon  the  unfor- 
tunate man  5  which  is  to  be  put  in 
execution  on  the  26th  instant^  at 
the  usual  place. 

Tliomas  Shouldham,  who  had 
been  convicted  of  uttering  a  trea- 
sury pass,  knowing  it  to  be  forged, 
was  then  put  to  the  bar  to  receive 
his  sentence  j  which  was,  that  he 
should  stand  once  in  tlie  pillory, 
be  imprisoned  for  the  term  of  two 
years  in  tlie  gaol  of  Calcutta,  pay 
a  fine  to  the  king  of  5000  sicca 
rupees,  and  be  imprisoned  until 
such  fine  be  paid. 

SINKING  FUND. 
Fort  William,  June  10,  1803, 
The  public  is  hereby  informed, 
that  the  sum  expected  to  be  appli- 
cable to  the  redemption  of  the 
public  debt,  by  tlie  connnissioners 
of  tlie  sinking  fund,  in  the  month 
of  July,  is  sicca  rupees  four  lacks, 
(sicca  rupees  4,00,000).  Of  this 
sum,  sicca  rupees  one  lack,  (sicca 
rupees  1,000,000  j)  will  be  applied 
On  the  purchase  of  the  promis- 
sory notes  of  this  government, 
bearing  an  interest  of  six  per  cent, 
per  annum,  and  the  remainder  will 
be  applied  to  tlie  discharge  of  the 
notes  of  *  the  general  register,  in 
the  order  of  number  and  date  as 
follows  : 

On  Monday  the  4th  July,  from 
No.  3,678  of  the  general  regis- 
ter of  1792-3,  to  3,686,       Rs.  47,100 

-On  Thurday  the  7th  July,  from 

No.  3686  to  3,692,  47,300 

On  Monday  the  11th  July,  from 

No.  3,692  to  3699,  39,500 

On  Thursday  the  14th  July,  from 

No   3,699  to  3,704,  40fiOO 

On  Monday  the  18th  July,  from 

No.  3,704  to  3,71 1         '  46,70© 

On  Thursday  the  21st  July,  from 

No.  0,711  to  3715  43,000 

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Ob  Monday  the  25tfa  July,  from 
Na  3,715  to  3728,  45,000 

Oo  Thurtday  the  18th  July,  from 
No.  3,723  to  9,729  42,200 

The  interest  will  cease  oo  the  date  on 

wWcU  the  notes  are  severally  ordered 

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company's  paper. 
June  7,  1803. 

Buy. 
Six  per  cent.  -  -  -  2  0 
Old  8  per  cent.  -  -  1  0 
Loans  of  April  &  Nov. 

1800,  ...  -  1  12 
Do.  of  Sept.  1801,  Aug. 

1802,  and  Feb.  1803,  2  0 
Ten  per  cent.  -  -  -  3  0 
T^BTclvc  per  cent.      -     8    8 


2  8  dis. 

0  8dis. 

1  4  dis. 

2  8pm. 
2  8pm. 
7  8pm. 


June  14/ A. 

Buy.  Sett. 

Six  per  cent.      -      -      2    0  2  8  dis. 

Oid  8  per  cent.    -    -     1     O  O  8  do. 
Loans  of  April  &  Nov. 

1800,      -      -       -       1  12  1  4  do. 
Do.  of  Sept.  1801,  Aug. 

1802,  &  Feb.  1803,    3     0  1  8pm. 

Ten  per  cent.     -      -      3    0  2  8  do. 

Twelve  per  cent.     -     7    8  7  0  do. 


June  21. 

Buy.  Sdl. 

Six  per  cent.    -    -    -     2    8  3  0  dis. 

Old  8  per  cent.    -      -    0    8  0  0  do. 
Loans  of  April  &  Nov. 

1800,       .       .   >  -      1   12  1  0  do. 
Do.  of  Sept.  1801,  Aug. 

1802,  and  Feb.  1803,  2     8  2  0pm. 

Ten  per  cent..     -      -     2    8  2  Odo, 

Twelve  per  cent.     -      7     8  7  Odo. 


June  28th. 

Buy.  SelL 

Six  per  cent.       -       -     3  8  4  0  dis. 

Old  8  per  cent.     -     -     0  O  0  4  do. 
Loans  of  April  and  Nov. 

1800,       -       -      -      1  0  0  8do. 
Do.  of  Sept.  1801,  Aug. 

l»02,andFeb.  1803,  2  8  2  0pm. 

Ten  per  cent.     -    -      2  8  2  Odo. 

Twelve  per  cent.    -      7  8  7  0  do. 


Madbas 
Occurrences  for  June,  1803. 
Sir  Henry  Gtinllim, 
A  very  curious  and  interesting 
circumstance  occurred  some  time 
ago  here,  which  has  made  a  gieat 
noise  all  over  India.    On  the  trial 
of  Colonel  MandeviUe,  a  native  it 
was  discovered  had  grossly  perjured 
himself^  and  afterwards  absconded. 
This  wa8  stated  by  the  colonel  to 
the  supreme  court,  and  in  conse- 
quence a  warrant  was  issued  to 
apprehend  the  native,  and  the  co- 
lonel taken  under  the  protection  of 
the  court,  to  prevent  his  being  sent 
to  England  till  the  affair  bad  mider- 
gone  ftirther  investigation.     In  the 
month  of  October  last,  an  India- 
man  was  ready  to  sail  for  England. 
In  the  evening  before  she  was  to 
sail,  a  guard  of  soldiers  went  to  the 
house  of  colonel  MandeviUe,  in  the 
Black  Town,  seized  and  forcibly 
conducted  him  to  the  beach,  put 
him  on  board  a  Masula  boat,  and 
carried  him    on   board  the   ship, 
without  allowing  him  to  carry  with 
him  necessaries  of  any  kind.     An 
account  of  this  transaction  reached 
Sir  Henry  Gwillim,  acting  as  chief 
judge  in  the  absence  of  Sir  I'homas 
Strange,  who  was  then  at  Colombo, 
who  instantly,  with  a  generous  in- 
trepidity, applied  for  the  colonel's 
release  and  restoration  to  the  pro- 
tection of  the  court.     He  sent  a 
writ  of  Habeas  Corpus  on  board 
the  ship,  to  which  proper  attentibn 
was  paid,  and  the  colonel  was  per- 
mitted to  re-land,  although  several 
shot  were  fired  at  the  ship  from  the 
fort     to    make    her  sail,  and    at 
the   boat   carrying   oft*  the  'writ. 
Guards    of   soldiers  were    placed 
up<m  the    beach  to   intercept  the 
colonel,  but  he  landing  to  the  Soutli- 
ward  of  tlie.  fort  escaped  their  vigi- 
lance, and  was  conducied  to  tlie 
house  of  Sir  Henry  Gwillim  j  soon 

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after  which  a  party  of  military  ap- 
peared before  the  house,  forcibly 
entered  Sir  Henry's  garden,  and 
peremptorily  denaanded  the  body 
of  the  colonel.  Sir  Henry,  who 
possesses  ail  tlie  virtuous  intrepidity 
which  a  British  judge  ought  to  have, 
dared  the  officer  to  touch  colonel 
Mandeville,  threatened  to  commit 
him  and  his  guard,  and  at  length  dis- 
missed them  without  their  object 
being  attained.  A  very  active  cor- 
respondence took  place  next  day 
between  the  government  and  the 
supreme  coui  t ;  tlie  result  of  which 
was,  that  the  former  offered,  in 
vain,  to  make  an  apology  for  the 
outrage  committed  against  the  laws. 
In  the  mean  time.  Sir  Thomas 
Strange  returned  to  Madias,  co- 
lonel Mandeville's  person  was  ren- 
dered sacred,  and  he  returned  to 
his  own  dwelling  in  the  Black 
Town.  At  the  next  sessions  which 
were  held,  bills  of  indictment  by 
the  grand  jury  were  found  against 
the  Town  Major,  die  Black  Town 
Adjutant,  the  officer  who  com- 
manded the  party,  and  two  or  three 
others,  concerned  in  firing  the  guns 
at  the  boat  and  ship.  These  per- 
sons all  surrendered  themselves, 
and  pleaded  guilty,  except  the 
Town  Major,  who  did  not  appear. 
This  was  on  a  Saturday,  Sir  Tho- 
mas Strange  declared,  tliat  if  he 
did  not  surrender  himself  by  Mon- 
day, the  law  would  be  put  in  force 
against  him  -,  that  is,  tliat  he  would 
be  outlawed.  On  the  Monday, 
liowevcr,  he  surrendered  himself, 
was  placed  at  the  bar,  and  like  the 
others  pleaded  guilty.  The  court 
having  thus  establiblied  the  supre- 
macy of  the  law,  was  satisfied  with 
imposing  the  fine  of  one  pagado, 
and  dismissed  the  offending  parties 
with  an  admonition  which  they  will 
probably  long  remember  5  —  and 
liius  ended  thjs  extraordinary  affair. 


Lord  Clive  was  at  the  time  it  hap* 
pened  at  Ennore,  so  that  the  whole 
responsibility  of  the  transaction 
rested  principally  upon  the  Town 
Major.  The  conduct  of  the  judges 
upon  the  occasion,  has  excited  the 
admiration  and  applause  of  all  our 
s«ttlements  in  India. 

COUNTRY  NEWS. 

Delhi. 

June  1st.  Mohun  Lai  related, 
that  Buhadee  Khan,  by  the  advice, 
and  with  the  assistance  of  a  cer- 
tain European,  is  raising  some 
battalions,  and  preparing  to  attack 
the  Rajah  of  Bekaner. 

Shah  Nuwaz  reported,  that  the 
inhabitants  of  the  city  are  surround- 
ing their  houses  with  walls,  as  a 
protection  s^ainst  robbers.  Such 
is  the  state  of  police  in  the  once 
flourishing  capital  of  Hindoostan  ! 

3d.  Shah  Nuwaz  Khan  observecj,  < 
that  Muhmood  Shah  formerly  de- 
voted his  time  to  pleasure,  now  he 
gives  audience  twice  a  day  j  and 
it  appears  that  he  has  received  in- 
telligence of  commotions  in  the 
country  of  Eeran. 

4tJi.  Shah  Nuwaz  Khan  reported, 
that  colonel  Louis  Bourquin,  with 
his  brigade,  has  marched  towards 
the  town  of  Kumal. 

June  5th.  Colonel  Bourquin  ar- 
rived at  Paneeput,  was  met  by  the 
wukeels  of  the  rajas  Gooro-dut 
Singh  of  Kurnal,  and  Bhunga  ' 
Singh  of  Thanesur,  who  promised 
payment  of  tlie  tribute  due  to  tlie 
Surkar,  amounting  to  20,000  ru- 
pees. 

7th.  Accounts  from  Lahuor  men- 
tion, that  on  the  25th  of  May  an 
action  took  place  between  the 
Ulghans  of  Rohtas  Guth,  and  run- 
jeet  Singh,  the  chief  of  Lahuor. 
About  200  men  fell  on  both  sides. 
It  appears,  that  colonel  Bourquin 

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has  agreed  to  receive  18,000  ru- 
pees as  the  tribute  from  Kumal. 
He  had  also  demanded  from  Bhun- 
ga  Singh  tribute  for  Thanesur,  who 
declined  complying  on  pretence, 
that  the  muhal  in  question  has 
always  been  exempted,  as  being  set 
apart  for  the  support  of  the  poor 
znd  religious.  He  is  preparing  to 
resist  the  demand  by  force. 

June  8th.  ^^apers  from  colonel 
Bourquin's  camp  state,  that  Bhunga 
Singh  and  Muhtah  Singh,  the  sikh 
chiefe  of  Thanesur,  are  prepared 
to  oppose  him. 

Dispatches  were  received  from 
the  westward,  which  say,  that 
Muhmood  Sliah  has  marched  to- 
wards Peshawur. 

Mohun  Lai  related,  on  the  au- 
(hority  of  the  Wukeel  from  Um- 
hitsir,  that  Sahib  Singh  and  Goo- 
roondat  Singh,  having  united  their 
forces,  have  engaged  the  Ufghans 
of  Rohtas  Gurh.  About  five  hun- 
dred men  were  slain  and  wounded, 
when  the  Ufgbans  fied^  and  the 
Sikhs  took  possession  of  Wuzee- 
rabad. 

GHUNBE    BUHADOOR. 

Camp  at  Kalivjur,  June  6th, 
k  body  of  four  or  five  thousand  men 
in  theNuwab's  service,  commanded 
by  Raja  Ram  Dhun,  having  threat- 
cded  to  withdraw  for  want  of  pay, 
the  Nuwab  directed  that  chief  to 
give  in  an  exact  return  of  his  peo- 
ple, and  assured  him,  that  a  jaenad 
should  be  set  apart  for  their  sub- 
astence.  It  does  not  yet  appear 
whether  or  not  they  are  satisfied 
with  this  promise,  for  they  still 
threaten  to  go  over  to  the  service  of 
the  raja  of  Nagpoor. 

7th.  Letters  from  the  rajas  of 
Jhansee  and  Kalpee  sute,  that 
they  are  employed  in  raising  troops. 


Himmut  Bu&adoor  observed,  that 
he  could  raise  two  lakhs  of  hors^ 
in  fifteen  days,  provided  he  were 
supplied  with  money ,  without 
which  nothing  could  be  done. 

Accounts  were  received  of  an 
action  bet>^^een  the  garrison,  which 
still  holds  out  in  Kalinjur,  and  the 
Qiludar  of  Ajeegurh.  Many  peo- 
ple were  killed  and  wounded,  and 
raja  Ram  Pindaru  plundered  a  vil- 
lage dependent  on  Ajeegurh. 

June  8th.  Raja  Ram  Dhun  ha- 
ving reported  his  troops  ready  for 
muster,  tl\e  Nuwab  put  it  off  to 
another  day,  but  in  the  mean 
time  directed  his  deewan,  Bulwunt 
Rao,  to  assign  a  jaedad  for  their 
support. 

10th.  Accounts  being  received 
that  the  garrison  of  Kalingjur  have 
destroyed  a  certain  village,  and 
killed  several  people,  the  Nuwab 
directed  Kowur  Ootumgir  to  take 
charge  of  the  trenches  before  the 
fort,  and  keep  a  strict  guard  over 
them. 

JYPOOR. 

June  3d.  Accounts  were  re- 
ceived, that  the  raja  of  Bekaner 
has  obtained  a  victory  over  the  raja 
of  Bhawulpoor,  levied  large  con- 
tributions, and  reduced  several 
muhuls  under  his  own  dominion. 

DIHLEE. 

June  t5th.  Shah  Nuwaz  Khan 
reported,  that  the  brigade  of  colo- 
nd  George  Hessing  has  marched 
to  the  southward. 

Mohun  Lai  related,  that  the 
sikh  chiefs  Lai  Singh  and  Gooroo- 
dut  Singh  waited  on  colonel  Bour- 
quin  ',  but  the  other  surdars  have 
refused  to  obey  his  summons. 

To  day  being  the  last  Wednes- 
day* of  the  month  Suftir,  his  ma- 
jesty, according  to  custom,  distri- 
buted enamelled  ruigs  of  gold  and 


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tiver,  for  his  excellency  the  Gover- 
nor-general^ for  colonel  Collins, 
Muharaja  Duolut  Rao  Scindeah, 
Mirza  Ukbur  Shah,  general  Perron, 
Mr.Drudgen,  and  the  Begums. 

Mohun  Lai  related,  that  the 
laja  Sahib  Singh,  of  .Puteeala,  hav- 
ing left  his  own  wukeel  and  the 
wukeel  of  general  Perron,  with 
Runjeet  Singh,  the  chief  of  Lahuor^ 
has  returned  to  Puteeala. 

GHUNBB    BUHADOOR. 

June  I5th and  18th.  TheNuwab 
sent  for  raja  Ram  Dhan,  and  gave 
him  the  command  of  the  trenches 
against  Kalinjur. 

Accounts  were  received  of  a 
skirmish  with  the  besieged,  who 
were  driven  back  into  the  fort, 
with  the  loss  of  seven  men  on  their 
side,  and  twelve  on  that  of  the 
Nuwab. 

DIHLBE. 

June  25. — Shall  Nuwaz  Khan 
reported,  that  Muhmood  Shah  is 
in  Kahool ;  but  the  disturbances, 
which  had  taken  place  to  the  west- 
ward, are  not  yet  appeased. 

The  raja  of  Puteealu,  is  at  pre- 
sent at  Umrut  Sur  on  some  bu- 
siness. 

OHUNEE    BUHADOOR. 

June  25.  Accounts  were  re- 
ceived that  raja  !Soonee  Sahee  hav- 
ing plundered  some  villages  belong- 
ing to  tlie  raja  of  Churkuharee,  the 
latter  has  marched  in  order  to  chas- 
tise him. 

The  Nuwab  sent  Hajee  Sahib 
and  Nujm  ood  deen  to  mefet  the 
Nuwab  Shumsher  Bahndoor. 

The  gariison  of  Kalinjur  made 
a  sally,  but  were  repulsed. 


DIHLBB. 

June  26.  General  Perron  has 
directed  colonel  Bourquin  to  can- 
ton at  Paneeput. 

28.  Mohun  Lai  related,  that 
the  chiefs  of  the  Sikhs  have  joined 
colonel  Bourquin. 

July  I .  Shah  Nuwaz  Khan  re- 
lated, that  Runjeet  Singh,  the  chief 
of  Lahuor,  has  been  imprisoned  by 
Ruttun  Singh,  who  has  rebelled 
against  his  relation  and  sovereign, 
Goolah  Singh,  of  Umrut  Sur. 
Muhmood  Shah  is  in  Kabod,  and 
tlie  prince  Kamrant  is  in  Qundhar. 
Quesur  and  Shoojaookmoolk  are 
as  usual  encamped  in  the  vicinity 
of  Qundhar,  and  excite  much  com- 
motion. 

GHUNEB   BUAHADOOR. 

June  24.  The  garrison  made  a 
sally  from  Kalinjur,  but  were  re- 
pulsed by  the  Nuwab's  cavalry. 

JYPOOR. 

June  25.  The  raja  directed  Rae 
Chund  to  march  to  the  Purgunnus 
of  Tonk  and  Rampoora,  and  gar- 
rison those  places  i  to  take  with 
him  the  detachment  of  Jeewun 
Chelu,  and  to  repel  Zalim  Singh 
Kota,  should  he  presume  to  invade 
the  territories  of  the  Surkar. 

27.  Rae  Chund, with  his  infentry, 
cavalry,  and  guns,  marched  towards 
Tonk. 

28.  The  raja  observed,  that  this 
this  year  the  rains  to  all  appearance 
will  be  scanty  ;  and  the  dealers 
have  raised  the  price  of  grain.  He 
therefore  ordered  a  proclamation  to 
be  made  in  the  Bazar,  that  who- 
ever shall  raise  the  price  of  grain 
shall  have  his  nose  and  ears  cut  off. 

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nesdaj  of  that  month.  On  thu  account,  that  day  is  celebrated  as  a  festival  among 
the  Moosulmans  'I'hey  write  on  two  pieces  of  plahtain  leaf,  sentences  containing 
the  praises  of  God,  of  the  saints,  and  prophet.  Each  of  these  inscriptions  it 
immediately  washed  off  in  a  separate  portion  of  water.  One  portion  they  use 
to  bathe  with,  and  they  drink  the  other.  They  also  distribute,  among  their  friends, 
rings  which  have  been  previously  waalied  in  tuis  consecrated  water. 


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Royal  Military  Coljegc,  July  25. 1803. 

On  Tuesday  ^e  29th  of  March, 
being  the  day  appointed  by  his  ex- 
cellency the  visitor  for  the  public 
disputation  in  the  oriental  lan- 
guages, the  governors,  officers, 
professors,  and  students  of  tlie 
college  assembled  at  nine  o'clock 
at  the  new  government-house. 

At  a  litSe  before  ten  his  excel- 
lency the  visitor,  accompanied  by 
the  honorable  tlie  chief  justice,  the 
members  of  tlie  supreme  council  of 
the  college,  and  the  officers  of  his 
excellency's  suite,  entered  the 
southern  room  on  the  marble  floor, 
and  took  his  seat  at  the  west  end 
of  the  room. 

In  front  of  his  excellency,  seats 
were  placed  for  the  professors,  and 
for  such  students  as  were  to  main- 
tain the  disputations,  or  to  receive 
prizes  and  honorary  rewards. 

As  soon  as  hts  excellency  had 
taken  his  seat,  the  disputations  com- 
menced in  the  following  order. 

DISPUTATION. 

In  the  Persian  language. 

Position — **■  The  natives  of  India  under 
•*  the  British  government,  enjoy  a 
•*  greater  degree  of  tranquillity,  se- 
**  curity,  and  happiness,  than  under 
*•  any  former  government.'* 

Defended    by    Mr.  Jenkins,    Bombay. 
Chief  opponent,   T.  Hamilton,  Ma- 
dras. 
Second  opponent,  J.  Wauchope, 

Moderator,  Lieutenant  J.Baillie,    Prof. 

DISPUTATICN. 

In  the  Htndustanee  Language. 

Position—**  The  suicide  of  Hindu  wi- 
"  dows  by  burning  themselves  with 
**  the  bodies  of  their  deceased  hus- 
"  bands,  is  a  practice  repugnant  to 
'*  the  natural  feelings,  and  incon- 
"  sistent  with  moral  duty." 

Defended  by  Mr.  W.  Chaplin,  Madras, 
chief  opponent,  R-  T.  Goodwin,  Bom- 
bav  ;  second  opponent  R.  C.  Ross, 
Madras.  '    • 

Moderator,-  J.  Gilchriit,  esq.        Prof. 


DISPUTATION. 

In  the  Ben^lee  language. 
Position — **  The  distribution  of  Hindus 

**  into   casts,  retards   their  progress 

<*  in  improvement." 
Defended  by  Mr.  J.  Hunter. 

Chief  opponent,  W.  B.  Martin. 

Second  opponent,  W.  Morton. 
Moderator,  W.  C.  Blaqueire,esq. 

Declamations. 

In  the  Arabic  language,  were  pro- 
nounced by 
Mr.  R.  Jenkins,  and  Mr.  Wood. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  disputa- 
tions in  the  Persian,  Hindustanee, 
and  Bengalee  languages,  an  appro- 
priate speech,  in  the  language  of 
the  disputation  was  made  by  the 
respective  moderators. 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  decla- 
mations in  the  Arabic  language, 
.  Lieutenant  Baillie,  the  professor  of 
Arabic,  delivered  a  speech  in  that 
language. 

When  the  disputations  and  the 
Arabic  declamations  and  speeches 
were  concluded,  his  excellency 
signified  to  the  officers  of  the  col- 
lege, his  directions  that  the  prizes 
and  honorary  rewards  should  be 
distributed  in  his  presence,  on  the 
ensuing  day.  His  excellency  also 
notified  his  intention  to  confer  the 
degree  of  honor  established  by  the 
statutes,  on  several  students,  whom 
he  had  directed  the  council  of  the 
college  to  present  to  him,  for  that 
purpose. 

On  Wednesday,  the  30lh  March, 
his  excellency  the  visitor  entered 
the  room  about  half  past  eleven 
o'clock,  accompanied  by  the  ho- 
nourable the  chief  justice,  the 
members  of  the  supreme  council, 
the  members  of  the  council  of  the 
college,  and  the  officers  of  his  ex- 
cellency's suite. 

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As  soon  as  the  visitor  had  taken 
his  seat,  the  vice  provost  proceeded 
to  present  to  his  excellency,  those 
students  who  were  entitled  under 
statue  vni,  to  receive  degrees  of 
honor,  and  whose  presentation  had 
been  previoasly  directed  by  his 
excellency.  The  vice  provost  pub- 
licly read  the  certificate  granted  by 
the  council  of  the  college  to  each 
students  respectively,  specifying  the 
high  proficiency  which  he  had  made 
in  the  Oriental  languages,  and  also 
the  regularity  of  his  conduct  du- 
ring his  residence  at  college.  When 
the  certificate  had  been  read,  his 
excellency  the  visitor  presented  to 
each  student  the  honorary  diploma 
inscribed  on  vellum,  in  tlie  orien- 
tal character;  purporting  that  the 
committee  oi  public  •  examination 
having  declared  that  the  student 
had  made  such  proficiency  in 
certain  oif  the  Oriental  languages 
as  entitled  him  to  a  degree  of  ho- 
nor in  the  same,  his  excellency 
was  pleased  to  confer  the  said  de- 
gree, in  conformity  to  the  statute. 

The  students  now  leaving  col- 
lege, on  whom  his  excellency  wa^ 
pleased  to  confer  a  degree  of  honor 
on  this  occasion,  were, 

Mr.  William  Butterworth  Bayley,  of 
the  establishment  of  Bengal. 

Mr.  Richard  Jenkins,  of  the  establish- 
ment of  Bombay. 

Mr.  William  Bvam  Martin,  of  the  esta- 
blishment ot  Bengal. 

Mr.  Terrick  Hamilton,  of  the  establish- 
ment of  Fort  St.  George. 

Mr.  Edward  Wood,  of  the  establishment 
of  Fort  St.  George ;  and, 

Mr.  Richard  Thomas  Goodwin,  of  the 
establishment  of  Bombay. 
At  the  same  time,  a  degree  of 

honor  was  conferred  on  the  follow- 
ing students  of  last  year  5 

Mr.  Jonathan  Henry  Lovctt,  of  the 
establishment  of  Bombay;  and  Mr. 
Charles  Lloyd,  of  the  establishment 
of  Bengal. 


After  the  degrees  of  honor  had 
been  conferred,  the  prizes,  medals, . 
and  honorary  rewards  adjudged  at 
the  late  public  examination  were 
distributed  by  the  provost,  in  pre- 
sence of  the  visitor,  to  the  follow* 
students : 

Messrs.  Jenkins,  Martm,  Chaplin,  Ha- 
milton, Wood,  Goodwin,  Hunter, 
Waochope,  Ross,  Morton,  Komer, 
Gowan,  Newnham,  Sprott,  fiourchser. 
Sparrow,  Elliott,  Cole,  Puller,  Wal- 
ker,  Plowden,  and  Tumbull. 
The  particular  prizes  adjudged  to 
each  will  be  found  in  the  annexed 
reports. 

After  the  prizes  and  honorary 
rewards  had  been  distributed,  his 
excellency  the  visitor  was  pleased 
to  deliver  the  following  speech  ; 

Gentlemen  of  the  College  of  Fort 
WiUiam, 

From  the  foundation  of  this 
college  to  the  present  time,  the  state 
of  political  anairs  has  not  permitted 
me  to  discharge  the  grateful  dut)r 
of  presiding  at  your  public  ex«-ci- 
8es3  my  attention,  however,  has  not 
been  withdrawn  ^om  tlie  progress, 
interests,  and  conduct  of  this  insti* 
tulion.  The  principles  on  which 
this  institution  is  founded,  the  spi- 
rit which  it  is  designed  to  diffusej 
and  the  purposes  which  it  is  calcu- 
lated to  accomphsh,  must  enhance 
the  importance  of  its  success,  in 
proportion  to  the  exigence  of  every 
public  crisis,  and  to  the  progressive 
magnitude,  power  and  glory  of  this 
empire. 

In  the  difficulties  and  dangers  of 
successive  wars,  in  the  most  cri- 
tical juncture  of  arduous  negotia- 
tions, in  the  settlement  of  con- 
quered and  ceded  provinces,  in  the 
time  of  returning  peace,  attended 
by  the  extension  of  our  trade,  by 
tlie  augmentation  of  our  revenue, 
and  by  the  restoration  of  public 
credit,  I  have  contemplated  this 
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ifistitadoD  with  con9ck>i2S  satisfac- 
tion and  with  confident  hope.  Ob- 
serving your  aaspicioQS  progress, 
under  the  salutary  operation  of  the 
statutes  and  rules  of  the  college,  I 
have  anticipated  the  stability  of  all 
our  acquisitions,  and  the  security 
and  improrenient  of  every  advan- 
tage which  we  possess. 
From  this  source,    the  service 

'  may  now  derive  an  abundant  regu- 
lar supply  of  public  officers,  duly 
qualified  to  become  the  successful 
instruinents  of  administering  this 
government  in  all  its  extensive  and 
complicated  branches ;  of  promo- 
ting its  energy  in  war  j  of  culti- 
vating and  enlarging  its  resources 
in  peace  -,  of  maintaining,  in  honor 
and  respect »  its  external  relations 
with  the  native  powers;  and  of 
establishing  (under  a  just  and  be- 
nignant K3(rstem  of  internal  adminis- 
tration) the  prosperity  of  our  finan- 

^  ces  and  commerce,  on  the  solid 
foundations  of  the  affluence,  hap- 
piness, and  confidence  of  a  con- 
tented and  grateful  people. 

These  were  the  original  purposes 
of  this  foundation,  ^ich  was  des- 
tined to  aid  and  animate  the  efforts 
of  diligence  and  natural  genius, 
contending  with  the  defects  of  ex- 
isting establishments;  to  remove 
every  obstacle  to  the  progress  of 
the  public  servants  in  attaining  the 
qualifications  requisite  for  their 
respective  stations;  to  enlarge  and 
to  facilitate  the  means  of  acquiring 
usefiil  knowledge ;  and  to  secure 
hy  systematic  education,  fixed  re- 
gulation, and  efficient  discipline, 
diat  attention  to  a  due  course  of 
study,  which  had  hitherto  depeiided 
on  individual  disposition,  or  acci- 
dental advantage. 

The  necessity  of  providing  such 
a  system  of  education  was  not  di- 
nnnished  by  the  numerous  instances 
existing  in  the  Coropanv's  service, 

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of  eminent  Oriental  lear^iing,  and 
o(  high  qualification  for  public 
duty.  A  wise  and  provident  go- 
vernment will  not  rest  the  public 
security  for  the  due  administration 
of  affairs,  on  the  merits  of  any 
number  or  description  of  its  public 
officers  at  any  period  of  time.  It 
is  the  duty  of  government  to  endea- 
vour t9  perpetuate  tlie  prosperity 
of  the  state  by  an  uniform  system 
of  public  institution ;  and  by  per- 
manent and  established  law,  to 
transmit,  to  future  times,  whatever 
benefits  can  be  derived  from  pre- 
sent examples  of  wisdom,  virtue, 
and  learning*  The  supposition  of 
an  universal  deficiency  in  that 
knowledge,  which  this  coUege  is 
calculated  to  extend,  has  never 
constituted  a  fundamental  principle  ' 
of  the  institution.  Far  from  rest- 
ing on  such  foundations,  this  insti- 
tutibn  could  not  have  endured  for 
an  hour,  it  could  not  have  com- 
menced, without  the  active  aid  of 
learning,  talents,  and  virtues  fur- 
nished from  the  bosom  of  this 
service. 

llie  origin  of  this  college,  its 
present  prosperity,  and  its  benefi- 
cial efifects,  are  to  be  ascribed,  in  a 
great  degree,  to  the  assistance 
which  I  have  derived  from  those 
respectable  characters  in  the  higher 
branches,  and  in  various  depart- 
ments of  the  service,  who  by  con- 
tributing their  zealous  exertions  to 
promote  the  success  of  the  institu- 
tion, have  endeavoured  to  extend 
the  benefit  of  their  useful  acqui- 
sitions and  of  their  salutary  exam- 
ple, and  to  continue  in  the  public 
service  a  succession  of  merit  simi- 
lar to  that,  which  has  distinguished 
their  conduct  in  their  respective 
stations. 

With  these  sentiments,  during 
my  absence  from  the  presidency, 
it  was  highly  sallfactory  to  nie, 
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tliat  my  authority  in  this  college 
sliculd  have  been  represented  by  ^ 
gentleman,  who  is  peculiarly  qua- 
lified to  appreciate  the  advantages 
c^  the  institution^  and  to  accelerate 
its  success}  and  whose  eminent 
character,  and  honorable  progress 
hi  the  service,  furnish  at  once  the 
most  perfect  example,  which  can 
be  proposed  for  your  imitation,  mid 
the  most  powerful  incitement, 
which  can  be  offered  to  your  am- 
bition. 

The  report  which  I  received  from 
Mr.  Barlow,  of  the  progress  of  the 
institution,  during  the  first  year  of 
its  operation,  satisfied  me,  that 
many  of  the  students  had  been  con- 
siderably distinguished,  not  only  by 
pfoficiency  in  the  Oriental  lan- 
guages and  literature,  but  by  a 
laudable  observance  of  the  statutes 
and  rules  of  the  college ;  that  the 
<^cers,  professors  and  teachers, 
had  manifested  an  uniform  zeal  and 
attention  in  the  discharge  of  their 
respective  duties ;  that  the  public 
examinations  had  been  conducted 
with  great  knowledge  and  ability, 
and  had  proved  highly  creditable  to 
the  general  character  of  tlie  studentsj 
while  the  disputations  in  the  Persian, 
Bengalee,  and  Hindoostanee  lan- 
guages, had  afforded  an  extraordi- 
nary example  of  the  progress  of 
the  students,  who  had  maintained 
public  arguments  in  those  Lan- 
guages on  the  tith  of  Eebruary, 
1802., 

The  result  of  the  examination 
holden  in  i^puary  last,  at  the  con- 
clusion of^e  foiuth  term  of  the 
y^ar  1802,  and  the  public  disputa- 
tions which  liave  been  maintained 
in  my  presence,  have  afforded  me 
the  cordial  satisfaction  of  witness- 
ing the  progressive  improvement 
of  the  students  in  every  branch  of 
Oriental  language  and  literature, 
in  which  lectures  have  been  opened. 


I  am  happy  to  observe,  that  in  the 
Persian,  Hindiistanee,  and  Arabic 
classes,  the  comparative  proficiency 
at  the  last  examination  exceeds 
that  which  appeared  on  the  6th  of 
February,  1802.  In  the  Bengalee 
language,  a  considerable  proficiency^ 
has  been  manifested.  In  the  course 
of  the  last  year,  a  commencement 
has  been  made  in  the  study  of  the 
Tamol  and  Sanscrit  language,  and 
the  great  improvement  of  the  atn- 
dents  in  the  Arabic  languages,  has 
been  nmdered  particularly  conspi- 
cuous by  the  declamations  in  that 
language,  holden,  for  the  first  time, 
on  this  occasion. 

The  degrees  of  honor  which   I 
have  conferred  this  day  on 

M.  W.  Butterworth  Bay  ley, 

Mr.  Richard  Jenkint, 

Mr.  W.  Byam  Martin, 

Mr.  Terrick  Hamilton, 

Mr.  Terrick  Hamilton, 

Mr.  William  Chaplin, 

Mr.  Edward  Wood, 

Mr.  Richard  Thomas  Goodwin, 

Mr.  Jonathan  Henry  Lovett,  and 

Mr.  Charies  Lloyd, 

sufficiently  indicate,  that  the  pro- 
ficiency  which  *  has  been  made  ki 
Oriental  literature,  has  been  inti- 
mately connected  with  other  liberal 
attainments,  and  has  been  united 
to  a  correct  observance  of  the  sta- 
tutes and  rules  of  the  college. 

Considerable  force  and  animation 
have  been  derived  to  the  principles 
of  the  institution,  fi'om  the  honour- 
able emulation  which  has  existed 
between  the  students  of  the  differ- 
ent establishments  assembled  at 
Fort  William. 

I  have  experienced  sincere  plea* 
sure  in  witnessing  the  exampiet  of 
merit,  which  have  appeared  among 
the  students  from  Fort  St.  George 
and  Bombay,  as  well  as  amcmg 
those  of  this  establishment;  but 
those  of  Fort  St.  George  and  Bom- 
bay, have  furnished  numerous  in- 
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itaoces  of  extensive  knowledge  and 
useful  talents,  of  the  most  laudable 
mdostry,  and  of  the  purest  princi- 
ples of  integrity  and  honour,  ac- 
r'ned,  formed,  or  confirmed,  un- 
this  institntion.  J  entertain  a 
confident  hope,  that  their  future 
course  in  the  public  service,  will 
justify  nw  present  approbation,  and 
will  confirm  the  happy  promises  of 
Iheir  education.  The  conduct  of 
the  geademen  now  departing  for 
Fort  St  Geofge  and  Bombay  merits 
mj  roost  cordial  commendation. 
They  will  communicate  to  their 
respective  presidencies,  the  full 
benefit  of  these  useful  and  honour- 
able qualifications  which  must  for 
ever  render  their  names  respectable 
in  this  settlement,  and  must  inspire 
this  service  with  a  peculiar  interest 
io  th^r  future  progress  and  success. 

It  has  been  a  principal  object  of 
iny  attention,  to  consolidate  the 
interests  and  resources  of  the  tliree 
presidencies  5  to  promote  in  each 
of  them,  a  common  spirit  qf  at- 
tachment to  their  mutual  prospe- 
rity and  honour;  to  assimilate 
their  principles,  views,  and  systems 
of  government;  and  to  unite  the 
co-operation  of  tlieir  respective 
powers  in  the  common  cause,  by 
such  means  as  might  facilitate  the 
administration  of  this  extensive 
empire,  in  the  bauds  of  the  su- 
preme government.  May  those 
gentlemen,  now  departing  for  the 
subordinate  presidencies,  accom- 
panied by  the  applause  and  affec- 
tions of  this  society  remember, 
widi  reverence  and  attachment,  die 
source  whence  they  have  derived 
the  first  priijciples  of  instruction  in 
die  duties  of  that  service,  which 
they  are  qualified  to  adorn ! 

My  most  sincere  acknowledge- 
ments are  o^red  to  the  learned 
gentlemen,  wh^  have  assisted  at 
the  examinations,  and  who  have 

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discliarged  the  duty  of  profbssors 
and  teachers  in  the  several  depart* 
ments. 

Their  knowledge,   talents,  and 
skill,  can  be  equalled  only  by  the 
indefatigable  zeal,    industry,  and 
happy  success  with  which  they  have 
promoted  the  object  of  this  insti- 
tution.   The  assiduity  and  learn- 
ing of  these  gentlemen  have  pro- 
duced many  able  and  useful  works 
in  Oriental  languages  and  litera- 
ture, which  have  been  published 
since  the  commencement  of  the 
institution,  and* which  have  acce- 
lerated its  beneficial  effects  5  conti- 
nuations of  these  works  are  now 
in  a  state  of  considerable  progress ; 
and  many  additional  works  of  a  si- 
milar description  are  actually  pre- 
pared for  publication.    The  profes- 
sors and  teachers  of  the  Persian* 
Arabic,     Hindustanee,    Bengalee, 
Sanscrit,    and    Tamul  languages^ 
are    now  diligently  employed  in 
composing  grammars  and  diction- 
aries, and  in  preparing  translations 
and  compilations  for  die  use  of  the 
students  in  their  respective  depart- 
ments.    The  operation  of  diese 
useful  labours  will  not  be  confined 
to  the  limits  of  this  institution,  or 
of  this  empire.     Such  works  tend 
to  promote  the  general  difiusion  of 
Oriental  literature  and  knowlege  in 
every  quarter  of  the  globe,  by  faci- 
litating the  means  of  access  to  the 
elementary  study  of  the  principal 
languages  of  the  East.    The  exer- 
tions of  the  professors  have  re- 
ceived  considerable  aid  from  the 
numerous  body  of  learned  natives 
attached  to  tlie  institution ;  and  the 
labours  of  those  learned  persons 
have  also  contributed  to  increase 
the  general  stock  of  Oriental  know- 
ledge. 

Reviewing  all  these  circumstan- 
ces, and  considering  the  industry 
and  ability  manifested  by  the  pro- 
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fessors  and  teachers;  the  success- 
ful advancement  which  has  already 
been  effected  in  the  general  exten- 
tion  of  the  most  useful,  practical, 
and  necessary  branches  of  Oriental 
learning  -,  the  progressive  improve- 
ment manifested  by  the  students  in 
every  class  of  their  prescribed  stu- 
dies; the  frequent   instances,  at- 
tested by  the  puWic  certificates,  of 
laudable  and  exemplary  attention 
to  die  discipline,  statutes,  and  rules 
of  the  college  j  and  the  supply  of 
highly  qualified    public    officers^ 
which  the  service  has  actually  de- 
rived from  this  institution,  added  to 
the  number  of  those,  who  proceed 
on  tliis  day  to  apply  tlie  attainments 
acquired  in  this  college  to  the  be- 
nefit of  the  company  and  of  the  na- 
tion ;  It  is  my  duty  to  declare  in 
the  most  public  and  solemn  man- 
ner, that  this  institution  has  ans- 
wered   my  most  sanguine  hopes 
and  expectations ;  tliat  its  benefi- 
cial operation  has  justified  the  prin- 
ciples of  its  original  foundation  j 
and    that  the   administration  and 
disc'.pline  of  the  college  have  been 
conducted  witli  honor  and  credit  to 
the  character  and  spirit  of  the  in- 
stitution, and  with  great  advantage 
to  the  public  service. 

His  excellency  then  returned  to 
his  apartments,  attended  .  by  liis 
suite. 

In  the  evening,  a  grand  dinner 
was  given  to  the  officers  and  stu- 
dents of  the  college,  by  his  excel- 
lency, at  the  government  house; 
at  which  were  present,  thie  honour- 
able the  chief  justice,  the  members 
of  the  supreme  council,  and  all 
the  principal  civil  and  military 
officers  at  the  presidency. 

REPORT    OF   THE    PUBLIC    EXAMI- 
NATION,   IN    JANUARY,    1803, 

Persic. 
I  Jenkins,  Ut  prize,  Bombay. 


S  Hamilton,  Sd  prize,  Madm^ 

S  Wauchope,   Sd  prize, 

4  Wood,  4th  prize,  Madras, 

5  Chaplin,  Mad.    11  Perry, 

6  Keene,  Madras,  12  Ross,  Madras, 

7  Goodwin,  Bom.  13  Romer,  Bombay. 

8  Dumbleton,        14  Puller, 

9  Oliver,  15  Bourehiery  Bom. 
10  Ewer, 

SECOND   CLASS. 

16  Martin,  SORowles,  Bora. 

17  Sparrow,  Bom.    21  Hunter, 

18  Pechell,  22  Paton, 

19  Newnham,  Mad.23  Tod,  senior, 

THIRD    CLASS. 

24  Money,  32  Lushington, 

25  Morton,  S3  Morrieson, 

26  Long,  Madras^      34  Sanders,  Mad. 

27  Agar,  Bombay,     35  Walker, 

28  Gowan,  S6  Hayes, 

29  Plowden,  senior,  37  Cuttis, 

SO  Plowden,  junior,  38  Peter,  Madras. 
31  Crigle,  Bombay. 

FOURTH   CLASS. 


39  Morieson,  Bom. 

40  Imprey,  E. 

41  Steadman,  Bom. 

42  Watson, 

43  Fleming, 

44  Vaughan, 

45  Imprey,  H. 

46  Gordon, 

Messrs, 


47  Liell, 

48  Tod,  junior, 

49  Digby, 

50  Batson, 

51  Rattray, 

52  Shakespear,  W. 
O.  Madras, 

53  Maidman,Mad. 
',  Maconochie,  Lawrence 


-nett,  absent  from  the 


Bird,  and 
examination. 

Hindustanee. 

1  Chaplin,   Ist  prize,  Madras, 

2  Jenkins,  2d  prize,  Bombay, 

3  Martin,  Sd  prize, 

4  Goodwin,  4th  prize,  Bombay. 

5  Romer,  Bombay,  12  Walker, 

6  Ross,  Madras,       13  Newnham,  Ma. 

7  Dumbleton,  14  Bourchier^Bom 

8  Wood,  Madras,     15  Elliott, 

9  Hunter,  senidr,      16  Chishofme, 

10  Gowan,  17  Swinton, 

1 1  Hamilton,  Mad. 

SECOND   CLASS. 

18  Ewer,  24  Tod,  teaior, 

19  Morrieson,  25'Ag^r,  Bombay, 

20  Cole, A.  Hon. Ms.  26  Shakespear,!  T 

21  Spottiswood,  Ms.  27  Littledale, 

22  Plowden,  junior,    28  Eraser. 

23  Russell, 

THIRD   CLASS. 

2f>  Shakespear,  H.     31  Watsoiv 
30  Scott,  T.  C.  32  Liell, 

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83  Scott,  D. 
d4Tunibal|, 
SSP^eU, 
36  Patau, 
SYSprott, 


S8  Maijoribauks, 

39  Garder,  £.  hon. 

40  Mainwaring;, 

41  Moriioxi,  &m, 

42  Sparrow,  Bom. 


FOURTH   CLASS. 

43BarweIl,  52  Moore, 

44Higgm8on,  Mad.  53  Tod,  junior, 

45  Gaxdincr,  C.  W.  54  Salter, 

46  Smith  Bombay,     55  Digb] 


47Gonoii, 

48  Martin,  R.  C. 

49Robtnioii, 

50  Steer, 

51  Alexander, 


56  Grindall, 

57  Shaw, 

58  DaweSjMadras, 

59  Bennett, 

60  Hunter,  junior. 


jirahic, 

1  Jenkins,  Ist  prize,  Bombay, 

2  Wood,  Sd  prize,  Madras, 

3  Hamilton,  Sd  prize,  Madras. 

SECOND    CLASS. 

4  Dumbleton,  7  Keene,  Mad. 

5  Wauchope,  8  Goodwin,  Bom. 

6  Oliver,  Madras,      9  Long,  Madras. 

THIHD    CLASS. 

10  Chaplin,  Mad.      13  Perrj, 

11  Ross,  Madras.      14  Romer,  Bom. 

12  Bourchier,  Bom.    15  Plowden,  sen. 

Bengalee.  * 

I  Martin,  Ist  prize.    5  Gorton, 
S  Hunter,  2d  prize.     6  Dumbleton. 

3  Morton,  Sd  prize.     7  Cliisholme, 

4  Paton. 

SECOND   CLASS. 

8  Morrieson,  1 1  Digby. 

9  Pechell,  22  Plowden. 
10  Fleming, 

TamuL 

1  Newnham,  prize,  Madras. 

2  Hamilton,  Mad.       S  Saunders,  Ms. 

Sanscrit, 
1  Gowan,  prize,  2  Martin, 

Persia'  Writing, 

1  Morton,  1st  prize, 

2  Goodwin,  2d  prize,  Bombay. 

3  Swinton,  9  Oliver,  Madras, 

4  Long,  Madras,  10  TurnbuU, 

5  Morrieson,  1 1  Keene,  Madras. 

6  Paton,  12  Walker, 

7  Wood,  Madras,  13  Ross,  Madras, 

8  Wauchope, 

Nagree  Writing, 

1  Hunter,  senior,  1st  prize. 

2  Goodwin,  2d  prize,  Bombay. 

3  Manin,  5  Shakespear,  J.T. 

4  Romer,  Bona.         6  Plowden,  jua. 


Bengalee  Writing, 

1  Martin,  1st  prize,    3  Mortop, 

2  Hunter,sen.2dpz.  4  Shakespear,  J.T. 

PRIZES  AND  HONORARY 
REWARDS. 
Adjudged  at  the  Public  Kiaminarion,  ia 
January,  1803. 

Languages, 

YCasiC   LANGUAOC. 

To  Mr.  R.  Jenkins,  Bombay,  me-  Rs,. 

dal,  and 1500 

Mr.  T.  Hamilton,  Madras,  medal, 

and 1000 

Mr.  J .  Wauchope,  medal,  and 500 

Mr.  £.  Wood,  Madras,  medaL 

HINDUSTANEE    LANGUAGE. 

Mr.  W.  Chaplin,  Madras,  medal, 
and -.  1500 

Mr.  R.  Jenkins,  Bombay,  medal, 
and \ 1000 

Mr.  W.  B.  Martin,  medal,  and  ...    500 

Mr.  R.  T.  Goodwin,  Bom  medaL 

AEABIC    LANGUAGE. 

Mr.  R  Jenkins,  Bombay,  medal, 

and 1500 

Mr.  Wood,  Madras,  medal,  and  1000 
Mr .  T.  Hamilton,  Madras,  medal. 

BENGALEE    LANGUAGE. 

Mr.  W.  B.  Martin,  medal,  and...  1500 

Mr.  J.  Hunter,  medal,  and 1000 

Mr.  W.  Morton,  medal. 

SANSCRIT   LANGUAGE. 

Mr.  C.  Gowan,  medal. 

TAMUL    LANGUAGE. 

Mr.  T.  Newnham,  Madras,  medal. 
Writing, 

PERSIC   CHARACTER. 

Mr.  W.  Morton,  medal,  and 1000 

Mr.  R.  T.  Goodwin,  Bom.  medal. 

NAGREE    CHARACTER. 

Mr.  J.  Hunter,  medal,  and 1000 

Mr.  R  T.  Goodwin,  Bom.  medal 

BENGALEE    CHARACTER. 

Mr.  W  B.  Martin,   medal,  and  lOCO 

Mr.  J.  Hunter,  medal. 

Medals  of  Merit  awarded  ai  the 

quarterly  Examinations  in  1802 

were    presented   the  following 

students,  . 

Mr.  J.  B.  Elliott,  Hindustanee, 
"Mx.  H  Pu'ler,  Perric, 
Mr.  M.  H.  Turnbull,  Hindustanee^ 
Mr,  T.  C.  Plowden,  Persic. 
Hon.  A.  Cole,  Hindustanee, 
Mr.  J.  Romer,  Persic, 
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Mr.  R.  C.  Rom,  Penini,  'ORT  fx.  oiomci, 

Mr.  J.  Walker,  Hinduttaoee.  j^,,  T.  Hamilton,  degree  of  honor  ta 

EnsBsh  Composition.  the  Perric  rod  Arabic  language 

*-^»6"*             r  Mr.  W.  Chaplm ;  degree  of  honorin 

BctAT  or  riRiT  TEWi  OF  1802.  jjj^  Hiodustanee  Unguage. 

"  On  the  Mahomcfbn  conquests  ^  Mr.  E.  Wood ;   d^ee   of  honor  la 

«  in  India ;  the  periods  at  which  the  Persian  apd  Arabic  language.. 

"  they  took  place  in  different  parts  L^^**i^''!L^fH«„,v,rm 

"  of  'HindusL  and  the  D«.an :  .,,^p^„t  J^.^I^ST^^ 

'*  and  the  principal  arcumstanccs  g^agcs. 

"  attending  them."  Mr.  R.  T.  Goodwin ;    Degree    of 

1  Mr.  J.  Sprott,   medal,  and  R».  1000  Honour  in  the  Hindustance  language. 

^  ^*' i.  ^^"^  m""*  ^?!?T  "^*^'  At  the  same  time  D^rees  of 

\  ^^liewXSLTiST'  Honour  were  conferred  on  the  fol- 

.  -,^«ian  ,.r.i*  lowing  Students  of  last  year: 

(S8AT    OW    SECOND   TIRM.  ^                                                      r  «               ' 

"  On  the  Mahomedan  govern-  Mr.  J.  H.Lovctt;  Degree  of  Honor 

''  ment  in  India,  and  the  time  of  jn^thc  Persian,  Hindustancc,  and  Arabic 

"  its  greatest  prosperity;  its  instim-  ^"]gi"?a  Lloyd  ;  Degree  of  Honor  in 

'*  tion  and  administration."  t},c  Persian,  Hindustancc  and  Arabic  ian- 

1  Mr.  T.  Nfewnham ;  Madras,  and  1000  guagcs. 

ES8AT  or  THIRD  TERM.  HonoHiry  Reward  of  Books  ad* 

•'  On  the  custom  of  Hindu  wo-  judged  to  the  following  Students 

*'  men  burning  themselves  on  the  ^q^  leaving  the  College,    profi- 

"  decease  of  their  husbands."  ^|gjjt  in  the  Greek  and  Latin  Clas- 

1  Mr.  W.Chaplin,  Madras,  me-  sics,' or  modern  languages. 

dal,  and «••••  Iw^  , 

S  Mr.T.  Newnham,  Madras.  c  lassiCS. 

S  Mr  J.  Sprott,  Mr.  W.  B.  Bayley, 

4  Mr.  R.  C  Ross,  Madras.  Mr.  W.  B.  Martin. 

.  ^— ^  Mr.  S.  Bourchicr,  Bombay^ 

ESSAT  or  FOURTH  TERM.  ^^    ^     .^^^^  'Bomhqjf, 

"  On  the  restoration  of  Learning  Mr.  J.  J-  Sparrow,  B^mlnty^ 

••  in  the  East."  Mr.  T .  liamilton.  M^w/w, 

,,  ,              .  ,  Mr.  E.  Wood,  ilf^^rtf/, 

1  Mr.  C.  Cross,    Madras,  medal,  j^^  j^  q  ^^^^^  Madras, 

Rnd VV Mr.  W.  Chaplin,  Madras. 

5  Mr.  C.  Gowan,  medal '                «      ^. 

iMr.W.CMaVtin, ^     ^    r   ^"'"ill^^Xr^    '• 

4  M.  I.  Rowles,  Bombay.  Mr.  R.  C.  Robs,  Madras, 

Tw-isnrott        . Mr.  W.Chaphn,  ^///o, 

5  Mr.  I.  Sprott,... ^^  ^  Newnham,  ditto. 

Degrees  of  honor,  for  high  pro-  i^t,  J.  Romer,  Bombay, 

ficiency  in  the  Oriental  languages,  Mr.  E.  Wood,  Madras, 

conferred  by   his  excellency   the  

most  noble  marquis  Wcllesley,  vi-  StudenU  now  leaving  College  to 

titor  of  the  college  of  Fort  William,  enter  on  the  Public  Service,  classed 

on  the  following  students  now  leav-  in  tlie  order  oi  general  proficiency, 

ing  college  :  fresidkncy  oi-  be.ntai.. 

■BNOAL.  1-  Mr.  W.  B.  Ba)  ley.  Degree  of  Honor 

Mr  W.  B.  Bayley ;  degree  of  honor  in  four  languages,  viz.  ihc  Pcr>ic,  Hin- 

in  the  Persic,  Hindu^tanee,   Bengalee,  du stance,  Bengalee  and  Arabic. 

and  Aiabic  languages.  Held  public  disputotion  last  year  in  the 

Mr  W.B  Martin;  degree  of  honor  HindUiUnec  and  Bengalee  iaogua|ics. 

in  the  BcngJec  and  Hmdusianee  Ian-  Thesis  in  the  Hiudusiancc  language 

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23 


Hodorary  Reward  m  Classics,  Greek 

and  Laiin. 
2.  Mr.  VJ,  B.  Martin,  Degree  in  two 

languages,  viz.  the  Bengali  and  Hin* 

dustancc. 

Second  in  the  Sanscrit  language ;  and 

sixtccntb  in  ihe  Persic. 

Held  two  public  Disputationt  in  the 

Bengalee  language. 

Thesis  io  the  Bengalee  bnguage  pub- 
lished. 

Prize  in  Bengalee  writing  this  year. 

Third  in  Nagrcc  writing.    Prize  ^ssav 

last    3fear»     Other  Essays  published. 

Honorary  Reward  in  Classics,  Greek 

and  Latin. 
3-  Mr.  H.  Dumbleton,  foonh  in  the 

Arabic  language  ;  sixth  in  Bengalee, 

seventh  in  Hindustanee,  and  eighth  in 

Persic. 

First  prize  in  Persic  writing  last  year. 

4.  Mr.  1.  Hunter,  second  in  the  Ben- 
galee language;  ninth  in  Hindus- 
tanee, and  twenty-first  in  the  Persic. 
First  prize  in  Nagree  writing,  and 
second  prise  in  Bengalee  writing.  * 
Held  a  public  disputation  in  Ben- 
galee, this  year. 

5.  Mr.  W.  Morton,  third  in  the  Ben- 
galee lan|;uage;  add  in  the  third 
class  Persic. 

First  prize  in   Persic  writing  this 

▼ear ;  first  prize  in  Nap;ree  writing 

last  year ;  and  third  m    Bengalee 

writing. 

Held  Bengalee  disputation  this  year. 

6.  Mr.  C.  Cisholme,  seventh  in  the  Hin- 
dustanee language :  and  seventh  in 
the  Bengalee.  « 

7.  Mr.  D.  Morneson,  in   second  class 
Hindusti^nee,  in  third  ..class  Persic, 
and  in  second  class  Bengalee. 
Fifth  in  Persic  writing. 

8.  Mr.  P.  W.  Pechell,  in  second  class 

Persian,  in  third  class  Hindustanee, 
-  and  in  second  class  Bengalee.^ 

9.  Mr.  W.  Paton,  in  second  class  Per- 

sian,^ in  third  class  HindHstaoee, 
and  in  first  class  Bengalee.  Sixth  in 
Persic  writing. 

10.  Mr.  R.  C.  Biowdeo,  in  third  class 
Persic,  in  third  class  Arabic,  and 
in  second  class  Bengalee. 

11.  Mr.  W  M.  Fleming,  and  in  second 
class  Bengalee. 

PRES1D£NCY  OF   FORT  ST. 
GEORGE. 

1.  Mr.  T.  Hamilton,  degree  of  honor 
in  two  languages;  the  Persic  sod 
Arabic.  f  g 


Second  in  the  Tamul  language,  and 
clevcsuh  in  the  Hindustanee. 
Held  a  disputation  in  ihe  Persic  Ian- 
language  this  year.    Prize  Essay  last 
year. 

Hbnoraiy  reward  in  Classics,  Greek  and 
L^tin. 

2.  Mr.  W.  Chaplin,  degree  of  honour 
in  the  Hindustanee  language,  fifth  in 
Persic,  and  tenth  in  Amoic. 

Held  a  disputation  in  the  Hindustanee 
language  ibis  year. 
Prize  essay  this  year. 
Honorary  reward  in  I^rin  Classics. 
Honorary  reward  in  the  French  lan- 
guage. 

3.  Mr.  Wood,  degree  of  hon5r  in  two 
languages,  viz.  the  Persic  and  Arabic. 
£tghth  in  the  Hindustanee  language. 
Seventh  in  Persian  writing. 
Declamation  in  Arabic  this  year. 

P.  ize  Essay  last  year. 
Honorary  rewara  in  Latin  classics. 
Honorary  reward  in  the  French  lan- 
guage. 

4.  Mr.  R.  C.  Ros,  sixth  in  the  Hindus- 
tanee language,  twelfth  in  Persic,  and 
eleventh  m  Arabic.  Held  a  dispua- 
tion  in  the  Hindustanee  bnguage  this 

Prize  essay  this  year. 
Honorary  reward  in  Latin  classics. 
Hoooraiy  reward  in  the  French  lan- 
guage. 

5.  Mr.  T.  Newnham,  first  in  the  Tamul 
language,  thirteenth  in  Hindustanee, 
ananineteenth  in  Persic. 

Prize  Essay  this  year.    Essay  published 

last  year. 

Honorary  reward  in  the   French  lan- 

J?"age. 

6.  Mr.  J.  Long,  in  second  class  Arabic, 
and  in  third  class  Persic.  Fourth  in 
Persic  writing. 

7.  Mr.C  Higginsoo,  in  fourth  class  Hin- 
dustanee. 


PRESIDENCY    OF    BOMBAY. 

1*  Mr.  R.  Jenkins,  degree  of  honor  in 

three  languages;  viz.  the  Persic,  Hin* 

doostanee,  and  Arabic. 

Held  disputation  in  the  Persic  lan- 

jfuage  this  year. 

Declamation  in    Arabic   this   year; 

Honorary  rewards  in  classics  Greek 

and  Latin. 
2.  Mr.  T.  Goodwin,  degree  of  honor  in 

the  Hindoostanee  language:  first  in 

the  Arabic;  and  seventh  in  the  Persic. 
A  Held 


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Held  Hinduitanee  difputatkm  tbU 
year. 

Obtained  second  prize  in  Persic 
writing,  a|i^  second  prize  in  Nagree 
writing.  > 

S.  Mr.  I.  Romer»  first  in  the  Hindusta- 
nee   language;  thirteenth  in  PcrsiCy 
and  fourteenth  in  Arabic. 
Fourth  in  Nagree  writing. 
Prize  ^ssay  this  year. 
HoDorary  reward  in  the  French  Ian* 

4.  Mr.  S.  Bouchier,  fourteenth  in  the 
Hindustanec    language,  fifteenth   in 
Persic,  and  twelfth  in  Arabic. 
Honorary  rewards  in  classics,  Greek 
and  Latin. 

5.  Mr.  J.  J.  SoiUTOw,  in  second  class 
Persic,  and  in  third  class  Hindus- 
tanee. 

Honorary  rewards  in  classics,  Gredc 
and  Latin. 

6.  Mr.  H.  Agar,  in  second  class  Hin- 
dustanee,  and.in  third  class  Persic. 

7.  Mr.  1.  Morison  in  third  class  Hindus- 
tanec, and  in  fourth  class  Persic. 

6.  Mr.  Craigie,  in  third  class  Persic. 

9.  Mr.  G.  Smith,  in  fourth  class  Hindus- 
tanec. 

10  Mr.  W.  Steadman,  in  fourth  class 
Persic. 


REPORT  OF  THE  PUBLIC  BXAMINA? 
TIOI^,  IN  JULY  1803. 

Persian. 

FiaST     CLASS. 

1  Swinton,  3  Wauchope, 

2  Oliver,  '       4  Keone. 

SECOND    CLASS. 

5  Perry,  7  Romer, 

6  Exvcr,  8  Puller. 

TBiaO    CLASS. 

9  Saunders,  11  Rowles, 

10  Walker,  12  Money. 

POURTfi     CLASSk 

l.*?  Impev,  sen.  17  Watson, 

i4  Lushmgton,  18  Peter, 

15  Tocf,  sen.  19  Plowdeq, 

16  Curtis, 

Firrn 


30  Spotliswoo*!, 
21  Fraser, 
2*2  l^wrence. 


CLASS. 

23  D.Scott, 

24  'i'od,  juu. 

25  Digby, 


Cole,  and  Mainwaring,  absent  from  the 
examination. 

Hindustanec. 

riRSJ    CLASS. 

1  Romer,  3  Swinton, 

V;  Walker,  4  Cowan. 


8ECOMO  CLASS. 

5  Scott,  1\  C.  8  Littledale, 

6  Plowden,  9  Shakespear 

7  TumbuU. 

TBIRD  CLASS. 

10  Robinsonj  IS  Tod,  sen. 

11  Impe^,sen.  14  Alexander, 

12  Spottiswood. 

roiTRTB  Class. 

15  Bird,  •     19  Majoribanki, 

16  Trower,  20  Ganliner^ 

17  Gardiner,Hon.£.21  Moore. 

18  UeU. 

NOT   CLA8SSD. 

Bamet,  Carey. 

Elliott  and  Martin  absent  trom    the 
examination. 


1  Oliver, 
2'  Wauchope, 


Arabic, 
riasT  CLASS. 

3  Keene, 


4  Perry. 

SECOND    CLASS. 

7  Saunders, 

8  Peter. 


5  Swinton, 

6  Fraser, 

THIRD    CLASS. 

9  Plowden,  10  Rowlea. 

Bengalee, 

f  laST  CLASS. 

1  Gorton,  3  Tod,  sen. 

2  Impcy,  sen.  4  Impey,  jun. 

SECOND   C^ASS. 

5  Sprott,  7  Liell, 

6  To;l,jun.  8  Digby. 
Barwell  and  Hayes,  absent  from  examin 

nation. 

At  the  quarterly  examination  hi 
April,  1803,  m.ed(ils  of  vfierit 
w^re  awarded  Iq 

Mr.  T.  C.  Scott,  Hindust^uice. 
Mr.  H.  Alexander,  Hindustanec. 
Mr.  W.  H.  Robinson,  Hindustanec. 
Mr.  S.  Bird,  Hindustanec. 

jit  the  public  examination  in  July, 
1803,  medals  n'cre  awarded  to 

Mr.  G.  Swinton,   Persic,  Hintlustanee, 

and  Arabic. 
Mr.  H.  Impey,  Bengalee. 
Mr.  A.  B.  To<^,  Ben^ef . 


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ESSAY  OF  THB  TItRM  OF  1803. 

♦'  On  the  Utility  of  the  Persic 

language." 

Mr.  John  Wauchopc,  first  prize. 
Iflr.  Byron  Row!es»  second  prize. 
Mr.  Tliomas  Periy,  third  prize. 

ShidfUs  admittted  into  College  in 
July,   1803. 

Mntrt.  Wm.  Lowther^ 
Algtmoa  Revelry, 
Edward  Parry, 
George  Saunders. 
MesiTB.  H.  G.  ChrifdjUi, 
Richard  Walpcde, 
Alex.  Mackeozie, 
C.G.  Mackenzie. 

NEW  LAUNCH. 
On  the  20th  in5tant,  was  launched , 
a  little  above  Sulkea,  a  handsome 
well  constructed  vessel,  of  about 
300  tons  burthen,  built  under  the 
inspection  of  Mr.  McCleish.  She 
\(^  called  the  Daniel  Robert- 
sov,  in  compliment  to  an  old,  and 
well-known,  professional  person  of 
that  name,  who  has  lately  returned 
to  Europe.  A  concourse  of  spec- 
tators were  present,  and  were  high- 
J7  delighted  at  the  beautiful  launch. 

HEAVY    RAINS. 

ixtract  of  a  letter,  datedB^reiHy , 
July  10,  1803. 
"  On  the  6ih  of  June,  we  had 
a  smart  shower  of  rain  >  with  every 
appearance  of  the  Monsowi's  set- 
ting in  J  but  we  were  disappoint- 
ed. From  that  time,  until  the  8th 
instant^  we  had  not  a  drop  of  rain, 
and  the  weather  sultry.  However, 
on  the  evening  of  that  day  it  began, 
and  has  continued  with  very  little 
btermifision  ever  since,  to  pour 
down  upon  us.  This  has  caused 
great  rejoicings  among  the  natives, 
as  a  dearth  b^an  to  be  apprehend- 
ed, and  a  dreary  prospect  of  the 
lowing  season  passing  awa^^    so 


much  80,  that  grain  began  to  rise 
very  fast  in  its  price ;  in  particular, 
wheat  and  barley.  It  is  now 
taking  its  old  standard.  Grain  con- 
tinues at  about  %\jLty  seers,  Calcutta 
weight,  per  rupee.** 

DRY  WEATHER, 

Extract  of  a  letter,  dated  Benarer, 
July,  4. 
"  The  hot  winds  still  continue 
without  any  appearanee  of  the 
rains  j  the  crops  may  yet  be  tole- 
rable, but  the  produce  of  indigo  and 
cotton  will  in  all  probability  fall 
%'ery  short,  no  indigo  seed  having 
yet  been  sown  :  the  same  kind  of 
weather  prevails  to  the  westward, 
where  most  of  the  indigo,  and 
nearly  the  whole  of  the  cotton,  is 
produced. 

SINKING  FUND. 

Fort  WiMam,  July  19, 180S, 
The  public  is  hereby  informed,  that 
the  sum  expected  to  be  applicable 
to  the  redemption  of  the  public 
debt  by  the  commissioners  9f  the 
sinking  fund,  in  the  month  qt 
August,  in  hicca  rupees  400,000, 
Of  the  sum  current  rupees  88,000, 
or  Sicca  rupees  75,862,  will  be  ap- 
plied to  the  discharge  of  the  notes 
of  the  general  register  from  No. 
3,729  to  No.  3740,  inclusive,  on 
Monday  the  first  of  August,  on 
which  day  the  interest  thereon  will 
cease.  The  remainder  will  be  ap- 
plied by  the  commissioners  in  the 
purchase  of  the  bonds  and  notes  ot 
this  government,  bearing  an  inter- 
est of  six  and  eight  per  cent,  per 
annum,  on  tenders  being  made  to 
them  in  the  usual  manner. 

company's  papee. 

July  4,  1803. 

B^,      Sea. 

Sizes, discount    S      0    5      S 

Old  eights, .ditto         0     12     I       O 

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Loam  of  -\pr.  and  Nov.  COUNTRY  NE\* 

1800  ditto , 1     O    0     12  J 

Ditto  of  Sept.  1801,  Aug. 

1802.andFcb.l803,prem.2    0     18  Delhi. 

Twelves,  ditto  7    8    7     0  Rumjeet  Singh  of  Lahor,  is  oil 

T«», dittos    0    I      I  tlieeveof  battle  with  Nizam  ood- 

^                      7"""~  L  ^^"  Khan.  Another  date  says,  m 

July  nth.  action  had  happened  between  the 

Si.es discount  f?2   T',  ^peRunjeet  Singh  and  the  chirf 

OW  eights ditto       10    14  ot  Wuzeer  abad.                   • 

I^ans  of  Apr.  and  Nov.  Shurisber  Buhadoor  is  arrived  in 

1800, ditto       0    8    0    0  the  camp  of  Ghnnee    Bahadur; 

^!L^  ^V^J"'^**'    ^  who,  with  all  his  surdars,  present- 

TwS^     '^^        'jr-?    2    \    S  edhimNuzars. 

twelves  ••..... oitto    7870  ^          .-.              ,              .tt 

Tent ^tto    2    0    18  General  Perron,  has  sent  Hur 

Sook,h  Rae,  to  Dowlut  Rao  Scin- 

Jttly  ISih.  deah,  on  some  business  respecting 

Buy.     Sea.  the  Raja  of  Juepoor. 

Lent  of  Apr.  and  Nov.  ^"v  ^-  Gram  is  very  dear  m  camp, 
1800^  ditto. 0    4    0   0  d^sers,  for  a  rupe6,  and  grass  can- 
Ditto  of  Sept.  1801,  Aug.  not  be  procured. 
1802,aadfeb.l80S,prem.  1    4  0    12  ,    ^ 

Twdvet   ..- ^ 7    0    8    8  ,  ,       ^  Juepoor. 

Tens  ^ I    4   o  12  July 3.  The  Raja  having  weighed 

himself  against  Sesamum  and  grain 

July  25th.  of  different  kinds  and cloathing,dis- 

J|jjy.   Stff.  tributed  them  to  the  poor ;  and  di- 

5ff»vv; .discount  6    8    6  12  rected  hb  servants  to  give  tlie  daily 

£^n"'^"A^:»k"So;"  '    ^    ''"  »ndaxstom^rj3imsrSudal„rO 

1800,  ditto 0    0    0    8  Nuwab    Skumsker  Buhadur,    son 

Ditto  of  Sept  1801,  Aug.  of  th^  late  Ulee  Bahadur. 

r:^i^t:±!.'^:'^:^'i   oel,  ^^y  ^-  I^aja  Himmut  Buha- 

Tens 1    0    0  10  ^^^^  came  to    pay  his    respects. 

— -  -  Some  person  accused  Ghunce  Bu- 

COW  POX.  hadoor  of  unprofitably  wasting  the 

By  late  advices  from  the  Isle  of  money  of  the  Surkar,  in  advanc- 

France,  we  have  the  pleasing  in-  a  lac  of  rup^  to  raja  Ram  Dhun. 

formation  of  the  cow  pox  having  Himmut  Buhadoor  pleaded  in  his 

been  successfriUy  introduced  to  that  justification,    that  Ram  Dhun  is 

colony  5  and  that  upwards  of  3000  the  son  of  an  officer,  and  himself 

persons  had  been  inoculated,  under  a  soldier,  ready  to  sacrifice  his  life 

the  direction  of  a  (tommittee  ap-  in  the  service  of  the  Surkar. 

pointed  by  government.  Afterwards    Gbunee    Buhadoor 

The  inhabitants  are  indebted  for  came  and  delivered  to  the  Nuwah 

this  blessing  to  captain  Deglos,  of  the  keys  of  the  lower  fort  of  Kalin- 

the    ship    Phillippinej    who,    in  jur,  and  ofthe  different  store  houses. 

March  last,  carried  several  children  July  25th. — Shah  NuM'az  Khan, 

thither  with  the  disease,  which  he  observed  that   colonel  John  Hes- 

kept  up  by  successive  inoculation  sing,  commandant  of  the  fort  of 

during  the  voyage.  Agra,  has  removed  from  this  fleet- 
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ing  worid  to  tbe  mansions  of  eter- 
nity. General  Perron  repaired  im- 
mediately to  Agra,  and  having  re- 
gulated matters  there^  returned  to 
Koel,  and  wrote  to  colonel  George 
Hessing,  the  tiOD  of  the  deceased, 
desiring  him  to  rqpair  as  speedily 
as  ponible  to  Agfa. 

July  27.  Tlie  garrison  of  Kalin- 
jor  made  a  sally  and  attacked  tbe 
new  citv ;  Forty  people  on  the  Nu- 
wah's  Bide,  and  seventy  or  eighty 
00  that  of  the  garrison's,  t^ing 
kiUed  or  wounded,  the  asasilants 
took  themselves  to  flight: 

Nuwab  Shumsker  Buhadsor. 

July  22d. — ^The  Nuwab  Ghunee 
Buhadoor  presented  returns  of  the 
tnx^,  the  treasure,  the  artillery, 
and  stores. 


July  25th.— Lalj6eMoodec  came 
along  with  the  Darogha,  and  repre- 
sented, that  for  three  days  the  cat- 
tle of  the  Surkar  have  had  no  grain 
or  grass.  Ghunee  Buhadoor  has 
advanced  money  from  his  own  pri- 
vate purse  for  their  subsistence. 
The  Nuwab  observed,  that  his  pro- 
perty is  exposed  to  damage  by  the 
disagreement  of  his  officers. 

July  25th. — Guoree  Baboo  pre- 
sented a  correct  muster-roll  of  the 
troops.  The  Nuwab  observed,  that 
large  sums  have  been  fruitlessly  ex- 
pended, and  the  fort  of  Kalinjur  is 
not  yet  reduced.  Manajee  Pundit 
r^ied,  that  Kalinjur  is  a  much 
stronger  place  tlum  Poona  ^  the 
conquest  of  it  is  not  an  easy  mat* 
ter. 


Bengal  Occurrences  for  August  1803. 


Ancient  Ruins. 
The  ruins  of  a  city,  nearly  four 
miles  in  extent,  have  lately  been 
discovered  by  some  officers  belong- 
ing to  the  Hydrabad  station,  on  the 
southern'  bank  of  the  Kestria  ^  but 
no  inscription,  or  tradition,  has  been 
found  to  establish  when  it  was  built, 
or  when,  or  by  whom  destroyed.  It 
is  supposed  to  have  rivalled  Nizami, 
tbe  capital  of  the  Souhbadarry. 

New  Launch. 
On  the  6th  insti  at  two  o'clock, 
was  launched  from  the  marine  yard 
ol  Messrs.  Hudson,  Bacon,  and  Co. 
a  very  beautiful  and  well  constructed 
ship,  of  about  400  tons  burthen  3  she 
was  named  the  "  Suffolk.** 

F,wlent  Gales. 
Several  of  the  river  vessels  have 
mfiertd  considerable  damage  in  the 


late  gale  3  the  Diamond  sloop  foun« 
dered  on  the  9th  j  and  four  others, 
one  of  which  was  dismasted,  have 
been  driven  on  shore  at  Kedgeree. 

By  the  violence  of  tl^e  freshes 
during  the  last  week,  several  ves- 
sels lying  at  Calcutta  have  been 
drove  from  tlieir  moorings ;  the 
Alert  schooner  drifted  on  shore  in 
the  Cooley  Bazar  bite,  but  has  been 
got  off  again,  though  with  some  da- 
mage ',  an  American  ship  lost  her 
mizen  mast,  and  much  loss  has  be^ 
sustained  in  anchors  and  cables. 

Death  of  his  Highness  Nizam  AH 
Khan,  SoulaJidar  of  the  Dec- 
can. 

This  event  took  place  on 
the  morning  of  tl^e  6th  instant. 
His  highness's  recaains  were  inter- 
red on  the  evening  of  tlie  same  day 
with  great  funeral  pomp  and  splen- 
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dor,  at  the  principal  mosque  in  the 
city  of  Hydrabad. 

His  late  highness  is  succeeded  by 
his  eldest  son,  MirzaSecunder  Jah. 

Minute  guns  were  fired  at  aU  the 
principal  stations,  in  testimony  of 
the  respect  due  to  the  memory  of 
his  late  highness  the  Nizam. 

Accession  of  his  Highness  Secundur 
Jah,  to  the  Musnud. 

On  tlie  morning  of  the  7th  inst. 
at  the  time  appointed  for  the  cere- 
mony of  his  highness's  accession, 
major  Kirkpatrick,  the  British  resi- 
dent at  Hydrabad,  and  all  the  prin- 
cipal officers  and  persons  of  distinc- 
tion at  the  court  of  Hydilabad,  pro- 
ceeded to  the  palace  of  his  highness 
Secunder  Jah,  where  the  British  re- 
sident and  his  attendants  were  re- 
ceived by  his  highness  with  every 
mark  of  attachment,  honour,  and 
respect. 

His  highness  then  proceeded,  ac- 
compani^  by  the  resident,  to  the 

Eublic  hall  of  audience,  where  his 
ighness,  conducted  by  major  Kirk- 
patriel^,  as  the  representative  of  the 
British  government,  and  by  rajah 
Ragotim  Row  as  the  deputy  of  the 
prince  minister  of  the  state,  as- 
cended tlie  musnud. 

The  resident  having  publicly  ac^ 
knowledged  his  highness  Secunder 
Jah  as  Souhbadar  of  tlie  Deccan,  the 
gentlemen  of  the  resident's  family, 
and  the  officer  coramai^ing  the 
British  troops  at  Hydrabad,  made 
the  usual  presents  of  ceremony  to 
his  highness.  After  which  all  the 
oificers  of  state,  and  persons  of  dis- 
tinction who  were  in  attendance, 
also  made  their  presents  of  cere- 
mony to  his  highness.  Qn  the 
conclusion  of  this  ceremony,  his 
highness  Secunder  Jali  delivered 
to  the  British  resident,  a  written 
iiistniment  under  his  highness's 
se:d  and   signature,  containing  a 


formal  recognition  of  all  the  trea- 
ties and  engagements  which  sub- 
sisted between  his  late  iughiiess 
the  nizam,  and  the  British  govern- 
ment. 

On  the  evening  of  the  same  day, 
royal  salutes  were  fired  from  the 
fort  of  Golcondah,  and  from  the 
walls  of  the  city  of  Hydrabad,  and 
at  the  residence  of  the  British  re- 
presentative* 

On  the  8th  inst.  hi^  highness's 
younger  brothers,  the  princes  Fe- 
redoon  Jah,  Jehandar  Jah,  and  Ak- 
ber  Jah,  waited  on  his  highness, 
and  made  their  presents  of  cere- 
mony on  the  occasion  of  his  high- 
ness's accession. 

Letters  were  dispatched  to  the 
armies  on  the  frontier,  notifying 
the  decease  of  his  highness  the 
nizara,  and  the  accession  of  his 
eldest  son  Secunder  Jah  to  the 
musnud,  and  a  proclamation  to  the 
same  effect  was  published  in  the 
city  of  Hydrabad,  and  was  ordered 
to  be  made  public  at  the  principal 
places  within  his  highness's  domi- 
nions. 

The  public  rejoicings,  usual  on 
similar  occasions,  have  been  post- 
poned Until  the  expiration  of  the 
period  of  mourning  for  the  decease 
of  his  late  highness,  Nizam  Ali 
Khawn. 

Ro  al  salutes  and  tliree  voDies 
of  musquetiy  were  fired  from  the 
ramparts,  of  Fort  William,  and  at 
all  tlie  principal  military  stations, 
in  honour  of  the  accession  of  his 
highness  Secunder  Jah,  to  the 
musnud  of  the  Soubahdarry  of  the 
Deccan. 

Si 71  king  Fund, 

Fort  William,  August  18. 
The  public  is  hereby  intbrnied, 
that  tlie  sum  expected  to  be  appli- 
cable  to  tlie  redemption  of   the 
public  debt  by  the  commissioners 

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of  die  sinking  fund,  in  the  month 
ef  Sq)tember,  is  sicca  rupees, 
400,000;  of  this  sum»  current 
rupees  80,000,  or  sicca  rupees 
d0,905,  will  be  applied  to  thedis- 
chffl^  of  the  bmds  and  notes  of 
the  general  raster,  from  No. 
3,741  to  3,750  both  inclusive,  on 
Monday  the  5th  of  September,  on 
which  date  the  interest  thereon 
will  cease.  The  remainder  wUl  be 
applied  by  the  commissioners  in 
the  purdiase  of  the  bonds  and 
Qotes  of  this  government,  bearing 
an  interest  of  t>  and  8  per  cent,  per 
annum,  on  tenders  being  made  to 
tiiem  in  the  usual  manner. 


J u gust  23. 


COMPANY  8   PAPEX. 


August  2,  1803. 


Sii  per  cent.  -  -  4 
Old  8  per  cent.  -  1 
Loant  of  April  and  Nov. 

1800,  -  -  -  O 
Do.  of  Sept.  1801,  Aug 

1892,  and  Feb.  180B,  1 
Teo  per  cent.  -  -  6 
Twelve  per  cent.     -     0 


8 
2 


Sttt. 
5     8dif. 
1     8  do. 


0    O    8  do. 


0  '  8pm. 
6  Odo. 
0    4  do. 


AuguH  9. 


Buy.      SeU. 
4     6     5     Odis 
1     8  do. 


Sx  per  cent.     - 

Old  8  per  cent.    -    -    1 

Loauui  of  April  and  Nov. 

1800,  .  -  -  0  0  0  8do. 
Do.  of  Sept.  l?01,Aug. 

1802,and  Feb.  1803.  1  4  0  12  do. 
Ten  per  cent.  -  -  6  8  6  0  do. 
Twelve  per  cent.     -     10     0    8  do 

August  16. 

Buy.    SdL 
Sixpercent.  -      4    6    5    Odis. 

Old  8  per  cent.       -       1     0    1     8  do. 
Loans  of  April  and  Nov. 

1800,  -  -  -  0  0  0  Odo. 
Do.  of  Sept.  1801,  Ang. 

180S,and  Feb.  1803,  1 
Ten  per  cent.  -  -  6 
Twe&e  per  cent.      -     1 


0  12pm. 
6  Odo. 
0    8  do. 


Buy. 


StU. 

4    Odis. 
0  12  do. 


Six  per  cent.  -  -  -  3  12 
Old  8  per  cent.  -  -  0  4 
Loans  of  April  and  Not. 

1800,       -      -     -      0    0    0    Odo. 
Do.  of  Sept*  1801,  Aug. 

1802,  and  Feb.  1803,  1  12 
Ten  per  cent.    -     -     6    8 

Par  

August  30. 

Buy. 
Sx  per  cent.     --SO 
Old  8  per  cent.     -    -    0    4 
Loans  of  April  and  Nov.    ' 

1800,      -      -      -      0    8 
Do.  of  Sept:  1801,  Aug. 

1802,  and  Feb.  1803,1  12 
Ten  per  cent.     -     -     6    8 

Par 


1    0pm. 
6    Odo. 


Sell. 
8    8di9. 
0  10  do. 

0    Odo. 

2    4pm. 
6     4<U>. 


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Occurrences  for  jiug.  1803. 

SESSIONS  OF  OYER  AND  TERMINER 

Held  before  the  Honorablb 
the  Recorder. 

Sir  James  Mackintoshes  Charge  to 
the  Grand  Jury. 

Gentlemen  of  the  grand  jury. 

The  most  common  and  the  most 
Becessary  duty  of  a  judge  in  ad- 
dressing a  grand  jury,  may,  on 
this  occasion,  be  very  easily  and 
shortly  performed.  The  calendar 
which  I  hold  in  my  hand,  con- 
tains no  cliarge  of  any  crime  with 
respect  to  which  you  can  need  any 
legal  instruction  from  me.  There 
is  indeed  one  cafse  of  the  deepest 
guilt,  but  not  likely  to  present  any 
legal  difficulties  to  your  minds. 
Yop  perfectly  know  that  wherever 
there  is,  intentional  killing  without 
any  of  those  circumstances,  which 
the  law  allows  either  to  justify  or 
to  mitigate  such  an  act,  there,  the 
crime  of  murder  is  complete. 

The  legal  difficulty  of  .such  cases 

therefore,  generally  arises  ia  tlie 

enquiry  whether  any  of  those  dr- 

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cumstaneet  ure  present  which 
either  justify  the  act  altogether,  or 
St  least  reduce  it  to  a  much  iQwer 
degree  of  guilt,  and  I  am  not 
aware  that  any  such  enquiry  will 
DOW  be  necessary. 

But  there  is  another  ofience>  of 
which  indeed  I  see  no  example  in 
the  calendar,  that  is  likely  to  be 
prevalent  in  a  port  of  such  exten- 
sive trade  as  B<Hnbey,  and,  as  I 
am  informed,  has  on  former  occa- 
aions,  prevailed  to  a  most  alarming 
extent,  rendered  still  more  alarm- 
ing by  the  doubts  which  were 
entertained  whether  it  were  legally 
punishable.  I  mean  the  crime  of 
attempting  to  set  fire  to  ships, 
where  the  attempt  has  been  unsuc- 
cessful, where  it  has  been  defeated 
either  by  unfortunate  accident  or 
by  the  timely  interposition  of  the 
well  disposed.  In  an  ofience  so 
atrocious  and  dangerous,  so  ma- 
lignant in  its  own  .nature,  and  so 
extensively  mischievous,  in  all  its 
direct  and  indirect  consequences,  I 
deem  it  my  duty  to  put  an  end  to 
these  doubts,  and  to  make  the  law 
on  this  subject  publicly  known. 

By  the  sut.  33  G.  III.  chap.  67.^ 
•ec.  3.  (made  perpetual  by41  G.III. 
chap.  19)  "  any  person  or  persons, 
**  who  shall  wilfully  and  malici- 
**  ously  bum  or  set  fire  to  any  ship, 
**  keel,  or  any  vessel — shall  be 
"  adjudged  guilty  of  felony,  with- 
*'  out  benefit  of  clergy."  Now 
the  words  set  fire  to  have  not  yet 
received  any  construction  firom  a 
determination  €^  the  judges.  But 
tlie  same  words  in  the  description 
of  the  very  similar  ofience  of  Arson 
(the  burning  of  houses)  have  been 
repeatedly  determined  by  all  the 
judges  of  England,  to  be  applicable 
to  every  case,  where  any  part, 
however  small,  of  the  house  was 
actually  burnt — In  the  same  man- 
ner, I  now  inform  you,  that\»hcre- 


ever  any  part,  however  small,  of. 
the  ship,  is  actually  burnt,  the 
capital  felony  of  "  setting  fire  to  a 
ship'*  is  complete.  And  even  if 
the  incendiaries  be  stopt  be£>r^  the 
jK:tual  consumption  of  any  part  of 
the  vessel  which  is  not  often  pro- 
bable, the  law  is  not,  in  that  case, 
without  die  means  of  punishment 
for  those  who  as  far  as  depended 
on  them,  have  consummated  their 
guilt.  For  since  the  case  of  the 
king  against  Higgins,  which  is 
reported  in  the  second  volume  of 
Mr.  East's  Terms  Reports,  and 
which  I  myself  heard  argued  on 
the  part  of  the  prisoner,  with  ex- 
traordinary ability,  by  my  most  in- 
genious friend  Mr,  Scarlett,  it  can 
no  longer  be  doubted,  that  every 
attempt  to  commit  a  felony  is  a 
misdemeanour.  Now  as  the  bian- 
ing  a  ship  is  made  a  felony  by  the 
statutes  which  I  have  quoted »  it 
necessarily  follows  that  every  at- 
tempt to  bum  a  ship  is  by  the  law 
of  England,  indictable  as  a  misde- 
meanour. 

And  here,  gentlemen,  I  might 
close  my  address.  But  on  this  first 
occasion  of  speaking  to  you,  I 
cannot  forbear  from  making  some 
observations  on  other  subjects, 
which  tliough  not  immediately  con- 
nected with  any  single  law  or  any 
single  crime,  are  nevertheless  of 
the  utmost  importance  to  the  gene- 
ral administration  of  justice ; 
English  judges  have  at  all  times 
spoken  to  grand  juries,  and  through 
them  to  the  public,  in  that  tone  of 
friendly  (allow  me  to  say)  of  pater- 
nal admonition  wnich  is  not  unbe- 
coming the  judicial  character.  On 
my  arrival  here  I  conceived  it  to 
be  my  fi  r^t  duty  to  collect  some 
information  about  the  character  and 
morality  of  the  people,  the  degree 
and  kind  of  vice  prevalent  in  the 
little  community  entrusted  to  my 

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care.  And  }va^  as  a  physician 
would  first  examine  the  bcx}ks  of 
m  hospital,  so  I  first  looked  into 
the  records  of  this  court,  which 
though  narrow  and  liable  to  some 
exceptions  that  I  shall  afterwards 
mention,  have  at  least  the  advan- 
tage of  bebg,  as  far  as  tliey  go, 
authentic. 

Since  the  institution  of  this 
coun  in  the  year  1798.  I  observe 
that  64  persons  have  been  tried  for 
various  felonies  ;  of  whom  33  have 


any  fear  of  coDtradicdon,  ihat  tt  is 
fortunate  and  honourable  for  a 
people  to  find  its  morality  nearly 
approaching  to  that  of  the  inhabi- 
tants of  Edinburgh.  But  I  fear 
we  cannot  make  so  favourable  sm 
inference  from  our  criminal  records. 
Here  they  are  not  so  exact  a  crite- 
.rion  of  the  prevailing  moral  dis» 
eases  as  they  would  be  in  most 
countries. 

The  ditference  of  manners  and 
language,  and  perhaps  the  hostile 


been  convicted,  31  acquitted,  and  'prejudices  of  many  of  the  natives, 
9  have  su&red  capital  punishment,     render  the    detection  of  crimes. 


If  I  were  to  estimate  the  morality 
of  this  community  from  our  re- 
cords alone,  I  should  not  form  a 
very  nn&vourable  opinion  of   it. 
For  in  that  part  of  the  British  do- 
minions  in   Europe  were  capital 
punishment  is  mu^  the  least  fre- 
quent,  I  mean  in  Scotland^   we 
know  from  tlie  authority  of  Mr. 
Home,  professor  of  law  at  Edin- 
burgh, that  on  an  average  of  thirty 
years,   six  had   annually  suffered 
death  out  of  a  population  which  is 
probtWy  not   tar    from   eighteen 
hundred  thousand.    If  this  state  of 
things  be  compared  with  the  situa- 
tioo  of  Bombay,  where  there  have 
been   three    capital    punishments 
every  two  years,  out  of  a  popula- 
tion   of  150,000,    the   result  of 
no  doubt,  considerably  against  this 
island.    But  the   comparison  be- 
tween a  large  seaport  town,  as  this 
island  may  be  called,  and  an  ex- 
tensive   country  is  not  fair.      A 
fiaore  equitable    comparison   fiir- 
nishes  a  more  favourable  result. 
The  same  author  (Mr.  Hume)  tells 
Bs   that  the    city  of   Edinburgh 
which  with  its  ports  and  suburbs 
cmnot  contain  a  population  much 
above  100,000  has,  on  an  average 
of  twelve  years,  furnished    three 
executions  every  two  years.    I  be- 
lieve 1  may  venture  to  say,  without 


and  increase  the  chances  of  total 
concealment  in  a  proportion  which 
we  cannot  exactly  calculate,  but 
which  we  know  to  be  very  great  j 
much  of  what  passes  among  the 
lowest  natives  must  be  involved  in 
a  darkness  impenetrable  to  the  eyei 
of  the  most  vigilant  police,  after 
the  existence  of  a  crime*  is  ascer- 
tained the  same  obstacles  stand  in 
the  way  of  identifying  the  criminal, 
and    even    after  he    is  perfectly 
known,  our  local  situation,  which 
is  that  of  a  large  town  m  a  small 
territory,  is  that  which  an  experi- 
enced Mender  would  select  for  the 
opportunity  of  concealment    and 
the  ^cility  of  escape ;  and  such  is 
the  unfortunate  prevalence  of  the 
crime  of  perjury  that  the  hope  of 
impunity  ^s  not  extinguished  by  the 
^prehension  of  the  delinquent,  if 
to  this  you  add  the  supine  acquies- 
cence of  many  English  inhabitants 
in  the  peculations  of  their  domestic 
servants,  which,  from  an  opinion  of 
the  rooted  depravity  of  the  natives, 
we  seem  to  look  upon  as  if  their 
vices  were  immutable  and  inflexi- 
ble, like  the  laws  of  nature,  and 
if  you  add  also  those   summary 
chastisements,  which  are,  in  my 
ophiion,  almost  always  useless,  as 
examples  you  will  not  wonder  that 
1  do  not  consider  the  records  of  the 
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criminal  coon  as  a  measure  of  the 
goilt  of  the  community^  indeed 
the  universal  testimony  of  Euro- 
peanS)  however  mudi  I  may  sus- 
pect occasional  and  partial  exag- 
geration,  is  an  antbority  too  strong 
for  me  to  struggle  with,  and  I 
observe  that  the  accomplished  and 
justly  celebrated  person  (Sir  W. 
Jones)  who  carried  with  him  to 
this  country  a  prejudice  in  favor  of 
the  natives,  which  he  naturally  im- 
bibed in  the  course  of  his  studies, 
and  which  in  him,  though  not  per- 
fectly rational,  was  neither  una- 
miabie  nor  ungraceful,  I  observe 
that  even  he,  after  long  judicial 
experience,  reluctantly  confesses 
their  general  depravity.  The  pre- 
valence of  perjury  which  he  strongly 
states,  and  which  I  have  myself 
already  observed,  is  perhaps  a  more 
certain  sign  of  the  general  dissoiu* 
tion  of  moral  principle  than  other 
more  daring  smd  ferocious  crimes 
much  more  horrible  to  the  imagi- 
nation, and  of  which  the  immediate 
consequences  are  more  destructive 
to  tociety. 

These  are  questions  which  all 
wise  men  acknowledge  to  be  of  in- 
finite difficulty,  even  when  we  are 
content  with  those  probable  results 
which  are  sufficient  for  mere  spe- 
culation. And  their  difficulty,  it 
must  be  owned,  is  mightily  in- 
creased, when  we  require  that  cer- 
tainty on  which  alone  prudence 
could  act  in  matters  which  so  nearly 
concern  the  happiness  of  multitudei 
of  human  beings.  Difficult  how- 
ever as  they  are,  it  is  a  difficulty 
with  which  it  is,  in  my  humble 
opinion,  the  bounden  duty  of  every 
law-giver  and  magistrate  (however 
humble  his  station,  and  however 
weak  his  means  of  usefiilness,  or 
obscure  his  spliere  of  action)  con- 
stantly and  resolutely  to  struggie« 
neither   depressed   by  disappoint- 


ment, nor  deterred  by  tomttle^c 
but  considering  that  tiie  maiti  end 
of  life  is  to  nniake  some  at  least  of 
the  human  race  happier,  which  is 
most  effectually  done  by  making 
them  better,  that  many  ineffisotual 
attempts  must  be  made  in  order 
that  a  few  should  succeed,  and 
that  if  we  fail  increasing  the  hap- 
piness and  \1rtue  of  others,  the 
very  attempt  will  constitute  our 
own  happiness  and  improve  our 
own  virtue. 

Fgt  perjury  indicates  the  absence 
of  all  the  common  restraints  which 
withhold  men  from  crimes.  Per- 
jury supposes  the  absence  of  all  fear 
of  human  justice,  and  bids  demilance 
to  all  human  laws  -,  it  supposes  also 
either  a  contempt  for  public  opi- 
nion, or  (what  is  worse)  a  state  of 
society  in  which  public  opinion  has 
ceased  to  brand  with  disgrafce,  ac- 
tions that  ought  to  be  in^imous. 
It  is  an  attack  upon  religion  and 
law  in  the  verjj  point  of  their  imion 
for  the  protection  of  human  society. 
It  is  that  crime  which  tends  to  se- 
cure the  impuni  ty  of  all  other  crimes, 
and  it  b  the  only  crime  which  weak- 
ens the  foundation  of  every  right, 
by  rendering  the  administration  of 
justice,  on  which  they  all  depend, 
difficult,  and  in  many  cases  impos- 
sible. 

But,  gentlemen,  though  it  be  rea- 
sonable to  examine  the  character  of 
those  over  whom  we  have  autho- 
rity, and  to  calculate  the  mischiev- 
ous consequences  of  crimes,  and 
though  it  be  useful  to  spread  an 
abhcMTence  of  these  crimes  by  just 
representations  of  their  nature  and 
tendency,  it  is  very  useless,  and 
very  unreasonable,  to  indulge  our- 
selves in  childish  anger  and  childish 
invective  5  when  we  are  speaking  of 
the  moral  diseases  of  great  nations, 
tlie  reasonable  questions  always 
are—- How  have  they  been  produ- 
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ced  ?  and  how  are  they  to  be  curect  ? 

With  tliese  feelings  I  have  not 
suffered  the  short  time  wtiich  has 
elapsed  suwie  I  came  to  this  coun- 
try, to  pass  without  some  medita- 
tion, oo  the  causes  and  cure  of  the 
moial  maladies  of  which  1  have 
spoken.  My  speculations  are  at 
present  so  crude,  and  my  informa- 
tion so  imperfect,  tiiat  it  would  be 
absurd  to  conmiunicate  my  thoughts 
to  any  one  j  when  they  are  more 
matured,  I  may  have  the  honour  of 
lajing  some  of  them  before  the  go- 
vernment, and  for  such  as  will  be 
best  carried  into  effect  by  the  vo- 
luntary exertions  of  private  indivi- 
duals, I  shall  have  the  honour  of 
imparting  them,  to  you. 

I  have  this  morning,  gentlemen, 
examined  the  prison,  and  I  am 
happy  to  say,  that,  considering  it 
either  as  a  place  of  detention  for 
the  accused,  or  for  the  debtor,  or 
as  a  place  of  punishment  for  those 
who  are  convicted  of  crimes,  it  is 
so  constructed  as  to  prevent  the 
loss  of  liberty  from  being  aggra- 
vated by  any  unnecessary  severi- 
ties, llie  sheriff  has,  however, 
some  reason  to  complain  of  its  in- 
securit}';  and  I  cannot  but  lament 
that  it  is  not  better  adapted  for  a 
house  of  correction,  especially  as  I 
have  the  strongest  repugnance  to 
capital  punishment,  and  as  I  have 
no  high  opinion  of  the  efficacy  of 
transportation,  either  for  ref^ma- 
tion  or  ex:imple. 

The  deficiencies  of  a  prison,  as 
an  instrument  of  public  policy,  are 
ipatters  to  be  discussed  with  cool- 
ness. If  I  liad  found  any  deficien- 
cies on  the  sa>re  of  humanity  to- 
wards the  prisoners,  I  should  have 
spolcen  to  you  in  a  very  different 
tone.  I  am  persuaded  that  your 
feelings  would  have  entirely  ac- 
corded with  mine  -,  convinced  that 
both  as  jurors,  and  as  private  gen- 

c 


tlemen,  you  will  always  consider 
yourselves  as  entnisted,  in  tliis  re- 
mote region  of  the  earth,  with  tlie 
honour  of  tliat  beloved  country, 
which  1  trubl  becomes  more  dear 
to  you,  as  I  am  sure  it  does  to  me, 
during  every  new  moment  of  ab- 
sence }  that  in  your  intercourse 
with  each  other,  as  well  as  witli 
the  natives  of  India,  you  will  keep 
unspotted  the  ancient  character  of 
the  British  nation,  renowned  in 
every  age,  and  in  no  age  more  than 
in  the  present,  for  valour,  for  jus- 
tice, for  hiuiianity  and  generosity  -, 
for  every  virtue  which  supports,  as 
M'cll  as  for  every  talent  and  accom- 
plishment which  adorns,  human 
ciety. 

Importation  of  Silver. 

The  importation  of  silver  to 
India  has  been  very  great  by  the 
ships  of  this  season,  which  will,  no 
doubt,  occasion  a  more  extensive 
circulation  of  that  useful  article 
than  we  have  experienced  for  some 
time  past. 

Further  particulars  relating  to  the 
ship  Caledonia, 

Tlie  following  is  a  list  of  the  peo- 
ple who  eml)arked  on  board  the 
long  boat,  and  who  were  Ijinded  at 
Versovah  on  Saturday  morning  last : 

Mrs.  Thoinas ;  captain  George  I'ho- 
mas,  commander ;  col.  Paterson ;  Mrs. 
Rose;  Mrs.  Jolce,  serjeani -major's  wife 
of  the  Bengal  artillery  at  Tannah;  Mrs. 
Frazer,  and  one  child,  a  private's  wife  of 
the  7«th  regiment;  James  Coats,  car- 
penter: Andrew  Ker,  butcher ;  Donald 
Mac  Rae,  serjeant ;  Finlay  M.  Rca,  cor- 
poral ;  Wm.  Mayo,  Donald  Fiazcr, 
Robert  M*Lean.  John  Si.irtland,  Geo. 
I.uke,  Finley  Mackenzie,  John  Bowman, 
Robert  MacijueriouSyJohn  M"Iver,Mur- 
dock  Frazez,  Christian  Constance,  Owen 
Macqueris,  Andrew  M'Rae,  Finley 
Henry,  and  Alexander  Mackay.  privates 
in  hijmcije»ty*8  78th  regt.  BurmanneAU 
Icnvind.*, 


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lemande,  tecunny;  bozo,  sjtxng;  16 
)«tcart;  8  leapoyt;  and  17  icrvaott. 
— Totia53. 

We  cannot  help  contemplating 
it  as  an  act  c^  providence  that  the 
long  boat  was  saved  at  all>  from 
the  heavy  sea  that  was  runnings 
and  the  number  of  souls  on  boani 
which  made  the  boat  so  deep  that 
the  sea  frequently  broke  over  her— - 
indeed,  had  it  not  been  that  captain 
Thomas  was  intimately  acquainted 
with  the  knd  about  Bombay,  her 
loss  mustiiavebeen  inevitable,  and 
the  whole  must  have  perished; 
the  wind  fortunately  proved  mode- 
rate,  and  by  the  uncommon  exer- 
tion of  the  people  in  the  boat, 
with  their  oars,  she  was  kept  to 
windward  until  day-light,  when 
they  bore  up  for  Versovah  river. 

Government  immediately  dis- 
patched the  Wasp,  lieutenant  Sam. 
Snook,  in  quest  of  the  wreck  of 
the  Caledonia,  which  vessel  is 
since  returned  after  an  ineffectual 
cruise. 

Sacrilege, 
The  increasing  sect  of  the 
Whghabees,  in  Arabia,  under  their 
bold  and  aspiring  leader,  have 
lately  plundered  the  so  much  vene- 
rated shrines  of  Mecca  and  Me- 
dina, and  carried  off  the  immense 
treasures  which  they  were  supposed 
to  contain .-*>lt  is  said  that  during 
this  outrage,  they  shewed  some 
respect  to  the  tomb  of  Mahomet, 
whom  they  allowed  to  have  been  a 
good  man,  though  a  false  prophet. 


CEYLON 

Occurrences  for  jiug.  1803. 


Columbo,  Atigutt  17,  1808. 
[G.  O.     By  GOVERNMEKT.] 

The  governor  has  received,  with 
great  satisfaction,  the  account  of  the 
spirited  and  judicious  measures  by 
which  captain  Frederick  Hankey, 
of  his  majesty^s  19th  regiment,  has 
succeeded  in  driving  out  the  Can- 
dians  from  these  setdements  on  the 
side  of  the  Hewegam  Corle. 

August  27. — ^The  governor  is 
sincerely  happy  in  noticing  the 
zeal,  judgment,  and  intrepidity  dis- 
played by  Lieutenant  Mahamed 
Alley  Ibrahim,  of  his  majesty*s 
Ceylon  native  infantr}',  in  attack- 
ing and  repulsing  with  a  small  de- 
tachment of  his  regiment,  the  nu- 
merous army  of  Candians  assembled 
near  Chilow  on  the  24th  of  this 
month. 

He  desires  his  acceptance  of  a 
sword,  and  has  ordered  an  allow- 
ance for  horse^money  to  be  granted 
him,  as  a  testimony  of  his  high  ap- 
prol^tion. 

His  excellency  is  moreover  pleased 
to  order  the  extra  allowance  of  a 
month's  pay  to  be  granted  to  the 
detachment  which  served  under 
lieutenant  Mahomed  Alley  Ibra-. 
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Statue  of  Marquis  ComwaUis, 

The  Honourable  Company's 
ship,  earl  Howe,  has  brought  out 
the  statue  of  the  most  noble  the 
marqiiis  ComwaUis,  which  is  to 
adorn  this  chapeU 


New  Launch. 

On  the  2d  instant,  between  the 
bours  of  one  and  two  in  the  after- 
noon, was  launched  from  the  yard 
of  Messrs.  Gillett,  Blackmore,  imd 
Co.  a  well-constructed  merchant- 
man, of  about  3CX)  tons  measure^ 
ment.  She  was  named  the  For- 
tune. 


Fiolent  Earthquake. 

On  Thursday  morning,  about 
half  past  one  o'clock,  a  smart  shock 
of  an  earthquake  was  very  distinctly 
felt  in  Calcutta,  and  its  environs  ; 
the  river  was  considerably  agi- 
tated, and  the  water  of  a  tank  in 
the  Botannic  Garden  was  thrown 
over  its  banks,  and  many  fish  left 
In  the  gravel  walk  ;  the  same  hap- 
pened to  several  other  tanks  in  the 
neighbourhood  of  the  town ;  and 
the  church  clock  was  stopped  by 
the  concussion,  at  about  thirty-five 
minutes  past  one;  the  time  was 
unfavourable  to  the  observance  of 
the  continuance  or  direction  of 
this  awfiil  phenomena,  but  it  is 
probable  we  shall  hear  from  otlier 
parts  of  the  country  the  progress 
it  took. 

The  active  has  arrived  at  Prince 
of  Wales's  Island  fi-om  Mauritius, 
much  damaged,  having  struck  upon 
a  rock  or  a  wreck  on  her  passage  in 
the  streights  of  Malacca. 

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Sinking  Fund. 
Fort  WilUam,  Sept.  15,  1808* 
The  public  i>  hereby  informed, 
that  the  sum  expected  to  be  appli- 
cable to  the  redemption  of  the 
public  debt  by  the  commissioners 
of  the  sinking  fund  in  the  month 
ofOct.is  Sicca  rupees  400,000.  Of 
this  sum  current  rupees  100,  goO 
or  Sicca  rupees  86,283  will  be 
applied  to  the  discharge  of  the 
bonds  and  notes  of  the  general 
register,  fi-om  No.  3751  to  3765, 
both  inclusive,  on  Monday  the 
10th  October,  on  which  date  the 
interest  thereon  will  cease.  The 
remainder  will  be  applied  by  the 
commissioners,  in  the  purchase  of 
the  bonds  and  notes  of  this  govern- 
ment, bearing  an  interest  of  6 
and  8  per  cent,  per  annuna,  on 
trenders  being  made  to  them  in  the 
usual  manner. 


COMPANY  S   PApEB 

Sept.  5,  IQ03. 

Buy. 


3     8  dis. 
0  lOdif. 


Six  per  cenL  ...  3 
Old  8  per  cent.  -  '  -  O 
Loans  ot   April  &  Nov. 

1800,  .--.  0800  rli%. 
Do.  of  Sept.  1801,  Aug. 

18Q52,  and  Feb.  1803,  I  IS  1  4pm. 
Ten  per  cent.  -  -  -  6  8  (i  0  an. 
Twelve  per  ccoi.     -  dis. 


Sept.  \2th. 

Buy.  Sell 

Sii  per  cent.     -      -      3    6  3  H  dis. 

Old  8  per  cent.    -    -     O    4  0     8  do. 
ljOAn%  of  April  &  Nov. 

1800,      -      -      -      0    8  O    Odo. 
Do.  of  Sept.  1801,  Aug. 

1802,  &  Feb.  1803,    I   12  1     4pm. 
Ten 


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Twelve  percent.                            do.  ^f  y^^y^^  ^^^^^  ^ju  be  laid  oa 

— .^  the  different  kinds  of  grain  tt  each 

Seht  iQth  ^^  ^^  abovc-mention©d  stations. 

Buy.       Sell.  OK     AL;.     OIAXK,      WHEAT    AVD 

§»  per  cent.   -    -   •    0    8   oisdit.  babley  excbfted. 

M8  per  cent.    -     -   0    4    O    8  do.  a^  ino  ji«„«a 

Ji,«»,nfVf  April  ft  Nov.  At  Benares                ^     i?     iT^' 

^800,       r    •     .     0    8    0    Odo.  tSSXS 10 

J)o.of  Sept.  IfOl.  Au£.  cL™^' 'H 

I802.aidFeb.180i'.  1  12    1    4pm.  ?*^5?^* S 

Teh  per  cent.      .     •    6    8    6    0\io.  Futtyghur, ^ 

TWtc  per  cent.     -                          do.  ^^  wheat  AND  BABLEY. 

— —  per  100  MtnmJs, 

At  Benares...... , ....Ri.    17 

Aug.  23ri.  niahabad, 29 

B  «//  CawDpore , .24 

/?5    /*^-..  Futtyghur, « 31 

Sixpercent.       •      -    S  12    4    0  du.  ^.       ,                       ,.  , 

Old  8  per  cent.    -    -    0    4   0  12  do.  The    bounty  to  which  persons 

Xoins  of  April  and  Nov.  importing  grain  at  the  above-men- 

1800,      n     -    .    0   0   0   Odo.  tioned   places    may  be    entitled, 

'*"l«^.S?Fri8^!'i  12    1    opm.  yeeably  to  the  tenor  of  this  pro. 

Ten  per  cent.    --688    0  do.  clamation,  will  be  paid  at  Benares, 

TweWe  per  cent.    *                      do.  Illahabad,  and  Cawnpore,  by  the 

collectors  of  those  districts  respec* 

m               *  tively,  and  at  Futtyghuf,  by  the 

agent  to  the  Governor-general  at 

FortWilIiara,Sept.S7,  180S.  Fumickabad.    In  order  however 

PROCLAMATION.  ^^  ^"^^*l^  the  unportcrs  to  the  pay- 

^     . .    ^     „          ,                 , ,  ment  of  the  bounty,  such  persons 

By  his  excellency  the  most  nolle  ^^  ^  reouired  to  produce  th© 

thegovernoT-generdvfi  council.  Rowannalis  for  the  grain,  bearing 

Information    having    been    re-  the  seal  and  signature  of  one  of 

eeived  that  the  price  of  grain  has  the  collectors  <rf  customs  in  the 

been  considerably  enhanced  in  the  province  of  Bengal,  and  tlie  usual 

province  of  Benares,  and  in  the  endorsement  of  the  collectors  or 

provinces  ceded  to  the  honourable  darogahs-of  the  intermediate  cus- 

Company   by  his   excellency  the  torn  houses.    The  officers  of  go- 

Nawaub  Vizier,  his  excellency  the  vernment  shall  likewise  be  at  li- 

most  nobie  tbe    governor-general  berty  to  examine  the  boats,  when- 

in  council,  with  tlie  view  of  en-  ever  they  may  have  reason  to  ap- 

couraging  the  importation  of  grain  prehend  that  the  quantity  actually 

it  J  to  those  provinces  from  the  pro-  imported  is  inferior  to  thequajitity 

vhice  of  Bengal,  has  been  pleased  on    which    the    bounty   may   be 

to  direct  that  a  bounty  shall  be  claimed. 

paid  on  all  grain  imported  at  the  Persons  importing  grain  into  the 

city  of  Benares  or  Illahabad,  from  province  of  Benares,  or  the  ceded 

the  ^province   of  Bengal   within  provinces  from  the    province    of 

three  months,  and  at  Cawnpore  Bengal,    in  consequence    of  this 

or  Futtyghur  within  four  montlis  proclamation,  will  be  at  liberty  to. 

from  the  date  of  this  proclamation,  dispose  of  their  gram  at  such  price, 

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aod  in  such  maimer ,  as  they  may 
jodgc  pr<^)eT« 

Maafy  Ro  waxmahs  will  be  granted 
for  the  transportation  of  the  grain. 

Pablished  by  order  of  his  excel- 
lency  the  most  noble  the  go- 
vernor-general in  council, 
G.  DOWDESWELL, 
Sec.  to  Govt,  Rev.  Dept. 


MADRAS 

Occurrences  for  Sept.  1803. 


Lord  IF.  C.  Bentinch. 

On  t&e  arrival  of  the  Earl  Hawe, 
on  tbe  29th  of  August^  the  right 
honourable  W.  C.Bentinck,  was 
*  waited  on  by  a  deputation,  con- 
.  fisting  of  the  principal  otlicers  of 
government,  and  at  six  o'clock  the 
Mowing  morning  his  lordship,  ac- 
companied^ by  lady  Bentinck,  and 
the  gentlem«?n  of  Lis  suite,  landed 
under  salutes  from  the  ship^ 
ping  and  garrison — and  was  re- 
ceived at  the  sea  gate  by  lord 
Clive,  the  members  of  council, 
and  the  principal  officers  and  gen- 
ttemen  of  the  settlement.  A  dou- 
ble column  of  H.  M.  34ih  regi- 
ipent  and  the  native  troops  in  gar- 
ri^n,  extended  from  the  sea  gate 
to  Fort  Square,  through  which  his 
loidshu)  passed  under  the  custom* 
aijr  miatary  honours. 

His  lordship's  commission  hav- 
ing he«x  read  on  the  parade  by  the 
chief  secretary  of  govermoent,  a 
aluteof  ipgimtffiorti  the  battprie^ 
and  three  rottodf  of  musqueCry 
fiom  the  ttoops,  was  ficed  an- 
nooacinj^tbe  ereRrf.— His  ionJship 
aftervardi  prdceeded  to  tlic  got^ 
vcmxnent  house. 

The  right  honourable  tho  gover- 
nor held  his  lasf^t  public  levee  in  the 
caandl   chamber,    on    Thursday 

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morning,  when  the  principal  gen- 
tlemen of  the  settlement  had  the 
honour  of  being  introduced. 

After  the  levee^  his  lordship 
proceeded  to  Chepauk  palace,  on 
a  visit  of  ceremony  to  his  highness 
the  Nahob,  who  complimented  his 
lordship  with  nineteen  guns  on  his 
arrival  and  departure. 

Official  notice  has  been  given 
that  tlie  honourable  the  governor 
will  receive  the  visits  of  the  gen- 
tlemen of  the  settlement,  every 
Tuesday  and  Friday  evening,  be- 
tween the  hours  of  ten  and  twelve. 
Orders  have  been  issued  by  the 
right  honourable  the  governor, 
that  the  same  honours  as  paid  to 
himself  shall  be  continued  to  the 
right  honourable  the  lord  Clive, 
during  his  stay  in  India — the  latter 
noble  lord  has  removed  to  the 
house,  known  by  the  name  of 
Muwbngr's  garden.- 

Dangerous  Shoals. 
Lieutenant  Davidson,  of  the 
armed  brig  Waller,  on  his  pass^ 
from  Malacca  to  Amboyna,  saw  a 
dangerous  shoal  near  the  island  of 
Sourootoo,  (or  Sowra)  which  ap- 
peared to  be  nearly  even  with  the 
water's  edge,  and  very  steep;  its 
length  about  half  a  cable,  each 
way  had  a  small  breaker  near 
the  middle  of  it,  notwithstanding 
the  sea  was  tolerably  sokQOth — the 
Waller  passed  it  within  a  quarter 
of  a  mile's  disLince,  and  had  24 
fathoms  soft  ground-,  when  abreast 
of  it,  at  one  P.  M.  April  18th, 
1803.  When  in  one  with  the 
south  point  of  Carimata  island,  it 
bore  N.  E.  |  ^.j)Ad  the  N.  West- 
ernmost pac4  ^imi  insight  of  the 
Island  of  Sourootoo,  N.  ^  E.  dis- 
tance about  fwc  leagues. 

About  ^  mQe  to  the  southward 
and  eastward  of  thjls,  saw  another 
shoals  which  had  libswise  a  small 
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breaker  \fpon  it ;  as  the  Waller 
■  wjis  carrying  dispatches,  and  had  a 
fine  breeze,  after  being  near!y  be- 
calmed for  eight  ■  hours,  it  pre- 
'  Tented  her  commander  from  send- 
ing a  boat  to  examine  it  more  par- 
ticularly, especially  as  it  was  at' 
that  season  of  the  year,  which 
made  it  doubtful  what  passage  the 
vessel  would  make.  He  has  since 
heard  that  an  American  vessel  was 
either  lost,  or  nearly  so,  upon  one 
of  these  shoals. 

Having  a  strong  current  set- 
-  ting  to  tlie  soutliward,  lieutenant 
Davidson  attempted  to  pass  to  the 
nortliward  of  those  islands  and 
shoals,  which  lie  in  the  south  en- 
trance of  the  Straits  of  Macassar  -, 
being  apprehensive  that  if  he 
went  to  the  soutliward  of  them,  so 
Lite  in  the  season,  he  would  be 
thifred  too  far  to  leeward  of  die 
Straits  of  Sala)er,  to  pass  tlirough 
tlieai  before  the  contrary  currents 
would  become  too  strong  to  accom- 
plish it  J  tlie  winds  being  light  and 
-xWiMe,  between  N.  E.  and  S.  E. 
On  the  29th  of  the  same  month, 
at  7  A.  M.  parsed  over  the  tail  of 
a  shoal,  saw  the  bottom  clearly,  it 
appeared  to  be  of  tine  white  sand, 
with  several  small  coral  rocks,  had 
only  three  casts  of  the  lead  upon 
it,  viz.  9,  11,  and  14  fathoms, 
then  on  the  ground  \vith  40  fa- 
tlioms ',  about  three  miles  to  the 
auuthward  of  this  ;  at  9.  30  A.  M. 
found  tlie  AValler  upon  the  ed^  of 
another  shoal,  apparently  much 
more  dangerous  j  saw  the  sharp 
pointed  coral  rocks  under  the  bot- 
tom, had  soundings  upon  it,  from 
8 J  to  15  fathoms,  and  then  no 
ground  with  22  fathoms.  About 
four  ipiles  farther  to  the  soutliward 
perceived  near  noon,  the  vessel  to 
be  on  the  edge  of  a  third  shoal, 
and  again  beheld  the  rugged  coral 
r;.ck*  under  her  keel :,  had  sound- 


ings on  it  of  p,  9^  and  lOj  fa- 
thoms, afterwards  no  ground.  The 
two  last,  the  Waller  avoided  by 
instantly  putting  the  helm  down, 
heaving  all  the  sails  aback,  and 
letting  the  vessel  pay  round  upon  her 
keel.  The  latitude  observed  when 
on  the  edge  of  the  last-mentioned 
shoal  was  4*^  3/  S.  and  longitude 
per  chronometer  ^as  l'  7^  8'  E. 

Finding  the  current  now  setting 
to  the  northward,  and  having  been 
three  times  on  hitherto  unknown 
dangers,  the  Waller  stood  away  to 
the  southward,  close-hauled  on  the 
larboard  tack  with  a  fine  moderate 
breeze,  and  at  2  42  51  P.  M.  the 
observed  longitude  per  sun  and 
Ynoon,/rom  the  mean  of  three  sets 
of  sights,  was  117*^  5'  20'  E. 
From  noon  to  the  time  th^  sight^ 
were  taken,  the  vessel  had  run 
about  four  leagues  on  a  S.  |-  W. 
course,  from  the  near  agreement 
therefore  of  the  observed  longitude 
with  the  chronometer,  lieutenant 
Davidson  believes  4°  37'  S.  and 
117^8' E.  to  be  the  correct  lati- 
tude and  longitude,  nearly  of  the 
last-mentioned  shoal.  He  says 
that  he  is  not  acquainted  either 
with  their  extent  or  danger  from 
the  same  reasons  before  given  for 
not  examining  that  shoal  otf  Su- 
rootoo.  The  sights  for  the  latitude 
and  time  were  taken  by  a  Rams- 
dcn's  Sexiant :  those  for  the  longi- 
tude by  a  Troughton's,  and"  all  of 
them  under  the-  most  fevourable 
circumstances. 

Tlie  chronometer  varied  about 
lialf  a  degree  from  the  13  th  of 
April  to  the  12th  of  July. 

At  the  time  of  taking  the 
distances  of  the  sun  and  moon, 
tliere  were  four  islands  in  sight, 
from  the  mast-head,  at  6  P.  M. 
they  bore  E.  by  S.  half  S.  distance 
thirteen  miles,  tiiey  are  low  and 
Woody,   and  cannot  be  seen  far- 

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ther  than  7  or  8  leagues.  From 
not  seeing  any  land  to  the  west- 
ward, supposed  them  to  be  those 
called  Noosa  Comba  -,  if  so  their 
position  on  the  latest  charts  extant, 
venr  ill  agreed  with  the  latitude 
and  longitude  deduced  from  the 
above  observations,  and  the  bear- 
ings and  distances  of  these  islands 
from  two  stations.  The  chart  lays 
them  in  5°  12' S.  and  1 16°  48' E.— 
lieutenant  Davidson  5^  2  S.  117° 
9'E. 

The  Waller,  in  returning  from 
Amboyna  to  Madras,  steered  for, 
and  niade  Christmas  Island,  which 
she  passed  about  eight  leagues  to 
the  southward.  It  appeared  pretty 
highland,  and  about  five  leagues 
in  length  from  east  to  west.  Lieu- 
tenant Davidson  made  its  latitude 
10*  32'  S.  and  longitude  (by  three 
single  sights  per  sun  and  moon) 
105°  53'  £.  Navigators  differ  con- 
siderably in  the  longitude  of  the 
Island,  and  some  of  the  new  charts 
have  omitted  it  entirely,  probably 
from  a  dangerous  mistake,  or  a 
doubt  of  its  existence. 


Extract  of  a  Letter  from  Bovilay, 
Captain  Gardner  had  been  under 
the  necessity  of  relinguishing  the 
command  of  the  Scaleby  on  ac- 
count of  a  v?ry  severe  indisposition. 
The  cn*w  of  the  Scaleby  have 
been  rather  sickly,  and  they  have 
lost  several  people  on  the  passage 
by  the  scurvy. 

Mr.  Manesty,  the  British  resi- 
dent at  Bussora,  has  been  under 
the  necessity  of  taking  up  a  tem- 
porary residence  on  board  tlie  brig 
la  Belle,  in  consequence  of  a  very 
gr^t  inundation  at  Maghill,  which 
obliged  him  to  quit  his  house  ; 
great  apprehensions  have  been  en- 
tertained for  its  safety. 

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Bombay 
Occurrences  for  Sept.  1803. 

Primte  Trade. 
In  pursuance  of  authority  re- 
ceived from  his  excellency  the 
most  noble  the  governor  general  in 
council,  in  consequence  of  the 
orders  of  the  honorable  the  court 
of  directors,  the  public  are  hereby 
informed,  that  sealed  proposals  will 
be  received  at  the  office  of  the 
Secrelanr  to  government,  on  or 
before  tne  5  th  October  next,  for 
freighting  to  the  honourable  Com- 
pany, ships  built  with  teak  within 
the  honourable  Company's  territo- 
ries in  India,  of  the  burden  of 
three  hundred  tons  or  upwards,  for 
the  conveyance  of  private  trade 
from  Bombay  to  England,  in  the 
season  of  1 803-4,  under  the  express 
condition  that  such  ships  shall  not 
return  to  India,  but  be  sold  in 
England. 

2.  The  proposals  must  express 
the  place  where  the  ships  were 
built  respectively,  al^o  the  time 
when  each  ship  was  built,  and  the 
place  where  each  ship  actually  is  at 
the  date  of  the  tender. 

3.  The  ships  shall  have  tliree 
flush  decks  or  two  complete  decks, 
and  a  poop,  and  be  coppered. 

4.  Previously  to  the  acceptance 
of  the  tender  of  any  ship,  the  go- 
vernor in  council  shall  cause  her 
to  be  surveyed  by  the  superinten- 
dant,  or  other  proper  officer,  and 
if,  on  such  survey,  she  should  not 
be  approved  of,  the  said  governor 
in  council  shall  be  at  liberty  to 
reject  her 

5.  In  the  event  of  any  ship, 
after  survey  by  the  superintencjant, 
or  other  proper  officer,  being  ap- 
proves of  by  such  officer,  she 
shall  be  repaired,  fiited,-  and  stored, 
(agreeable  to  an  inventory,  which, 

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when  prepared,  will  be  sent  to 
tlie  office  of  the  superintendant  for 
general  inspection)  under  the  orders 
of  the  superintendant,  or  other, 
proper  officer,  who  shall  have  a 
right  to  object  to  such  articles  as 
shall  ill  his  judgment  ap|x?ar  not  to 
be  sufficiently  good  j  and  shall  re- 
port thereon  to  the  governor  in 
council  for  their  decision. 

6.  The  ships  shall  be  loaded  at 
tlie  option  of  the  govtrnor  in 
council,  at  such  time  as  tlie  Com- 
pany's M'ant  of  tqnnage  and  the 
several  circumstances  of  the  ships 
may  render  necessary ,  so  that  the 
commencement  of  the  loading  of 
any  ship  be  not  protracted  beyond 
four  months  after  the  time  of  her 
being  contacted  for,  provided  she 
be  ready  and  conipetent  to  receive 
cargo. 

7.  The  ships  shall,  if  the  owners 
chuse  it,  carry  kentledge,  but  the 
Company  shall  not  be  required  to 
pay  freight  for  the  same. 

8.  The  ships  shall  be  armed  as 
follows : 

Ships  of  300  to  400  tons,  not 
to  have  less  than  1 2  carronades  9 
pounders. 

Ships  of  400  to  500  tors,  not 
to  have  less  tliau  1 4  carronades  9 
pounders. 

Sliips  of  500  to  600  tons,  not 
to  have  less  than  1 6  carrouades  12 
pounders. 

Ships  of  600  tons,  or  upwards, 
not  to  have  less  than  1 8  carronades, 
12  pounders. 

Every  ship  to  carry  a  stand  of 
arms,  and  a  cutlass  for  each  man  on 
board. 

Eveiy  ship  to  carry  not  less  than 
thirty  rounds  of  gunpowder  and 
shot. 

Should  the  above  articles  not  be 
procurable,  substitutes  to  be  allowed 
at  the  discretion  of  the  master  at- 
tendant. 


9.  The  crew  of  each  ship,  on 
her  departure  from  Bombay,  sliall 
be  composed  of  two-thirds,  at  least, 
of  European  seamen,  provided  they 
can  be  procured.  Should  any  part 
of  the  crew  consist  of  lascars, 
they  shall  be  reckoned  in  the  pro- 
portion' of  forty-five  lascars  to 
thirty  European  seamen.  The  fol- 
lowing is  a  list  of  the  number  of 
officers  and  seamen  required  to 
navigate  each  ship : 

Commander,  chief  mate,  second  ditto, 
third  ditto,  surgeon,  boatswain,  gctn- 
ncr,  carpenter,  2  *  midshipmen. 

Cooper  and  steward,  captain's  cook, 
ttliip's  cook,  boatswain's  mate,  gun- 
ner's ditto,  *  carpenter's  mate  *  and 
caulker.  3  quarter  masters.  An 
additional  quarter  master  required  for 
every  100  tons  of  ships  above  600 
tons. 

2  commander's  servants,  30  European 
foremastmen,  or  45  lascars,  for  ships 
of  from  500  to  600  tons.  For  ships 
be'ow  500  or  above  600  tons,  8  Eu- 
ropeans, including  petty  officers,  or 
1 2  lascars  for  every  100  tons,  of  the 
ship's  burthen. 

*  Not  required  for  ships  less  than  500 
tons. 

10.  The  ships  shall  be  command- 
ed and  officered  by  persons  to  be 
selected  by  the  owners,  which  per- 
sons are  to  be  qualified  according  to 
die  following  regulations,  provided 
persons  so  qualified  can  be  procured, 
by  tlie  owners,  in  time  for  tlie  ship's 
departure  from  Bombay. 

11.  The  commander  shall  be  of 
the  age  of  twenty-three  years,  or 
upwards,  and  shall  liave  performed 
one  voyage,  as  commander  of  an 
extra  ship,  to  and  from  England, 
or  as  chief  or  second  mate  in  the 
Company*s  en:ploy  in  a  regular 
ship. 

12.  The  chief  mate  sliall  be  of 
the  iige  of  twenty-two  years  or  up- 
wards, and  haveperlbrmed  one  voy- 
age to  and  from  England,  or  been  six 
yeari    at  sea.     The  second  mate 

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shall  be  of  the  age  of  twenty-one 
years  or  upwards,  and  have  been 
fire  years  at  sea.  The  third  mate 
shall  be  of  the  age  of  twenty  years 
or  upwards,  and  have  been  four 
years  at  sea. 

13.  After  the  discharge  of  the 
diips  in  England,  the  €X)mniander, 
mates,  and  surgeon,  shall  be  at  li- 
berty to  return  to  India,  without 
prejudice  to  the  indentures  or  licence 
under  whidi  they  may  have  come 
to  India. 

14.  The  commanders,  and  chief 
and  second  mates,  shall  be  examined 
by  the  Marine  board,  or  by  such 
persons  as  the  governor  in  council 
may  appoint  for  that  purpose,  and 
u'hen  approved  of,  be  sworn  in 
before  the  governor  in  council. 

15.  The  surgeon  to  be  enter- 
tamed,  as  required  by  article  ninth, 
diall  be  previously  examined  and 
approved  of  by  the  Medical  Board, 
and  must  be  qualified  to  act  as 
nurgeon's  mate  of  a  regular  ship  in 
the  Company's  service;  but  if  a 
person  so  qualified  cannot  be  pro- 
cared,  a  medical  person,  a  native  of 
India,  must  be  entertained,  who 
shall  be  previously  examined  and  ap- 
proved (^  by  the  Medical  Board. 

16.  The  several  persons  who 
ma?  belong  to  their  ships,  engaged 
under  this  advertisement,  shaU  en- 
ter into  the  u$ual  contracts  for  the 
performance  of  the  voyage,  similar 
to  those  signed  by  the  commanders, 
officers,  mA  mariners  of  the  re- 
gular ^ips. 

17*  The  commanders  and  mates 
ihallbe  entitled  to  indulgence  in 
private  trade,  in  the  proportion  of 
fire  tons  per  cent,  on  the  ship^s  ton- 
nage, by  builder's  measurement. 

18.  If  the  ships  shall  not  be  load- 
ed and  dispatched  to  England 
within  the  undermentioned  periods, 
from  the  time  of  their  bemg  reaidy 
for  the  reception  of  cargo,  in  con- 


sequence of  the  orders  of  the  go- 
vernor in  coimcil  for  that  piupose, 
viz. 

Ships  of  300  to  400  tons  80  days. 
Ditto,  -—400  to  500  ditto  85  diUo. 
Ditto,  — ^500  to  (500  ditto  40  ditto. 
Ditto,  above  (5O0  tons,  5  days  for 
every  100  tons,  above  th^t  bur- 
then in  addition  to  the  forty  days 
above-mentioned, 
Demurr^e  will  be  allowed  to 
the  owners  at  the  rate  of  sixpence 
per  ton,  per  day,  on  the  builder's 
measurement,  for   every  day  the 
ships  may  be  detained  beyond  that 
time. 

If  detained  beyond  that  time  by 
any  default  on  the  part  of  tlie 
owners  or  commanders,  the  owners 
shall  pay  demurrage  to  the  Com- 
pany, at  the  rate  above-mentioned, 
for  the  period  of  such  detention. 

19.  The  ships  shall  proceed  with 
or  without  convoy,  at  the  option  of 
the  Company.  If  detained  for 
convoy,  demurrage  at  the  rate  of 
sixpence  per  ton,  per  day,  on  the 
builder's  measurement,  shall  be 
allowed,  until  the  conunanders  of 
the  ships  shall  receive  their  sailing 
orders,  and  signals  from  the  com« 
mandcr  of  the  convoy. 

20.  If  any  ship  shall  not  be  able 
to  load,  on  the  Company's  account, 
to  the  extent  of  her  tonnage  by 
the  builder's  measurement,  the 
owners  shall  be  hable  to  a  penal^ 
of  ten  pounds  per  ton,  for  such  ton- 
nage as  shall  be  deficient  of  the 
builder's  measurement. 

21 .  Hie  governor  in  council  shall 
have  liberty,  if  he  should  see  fit,  to 
send  the  ships  to  the  Cape  of  Good 
Hope  and  bt.  Helena,  on  making 
the  usual  allowance  of  demurrage. 

22.  The  honourable  Company 
shall  not  be  obliged  to  lade  goods 
on  any  ship  until  she  be  reported 
by  tlic  superintendant    or    other 

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proper  officer,  to  be  ready  and  fit 
.  to  receive  cargo. 

23.  The  ships  shall  not  touch  at 
any  other  port  or  place  in  the  voyage 
to  £Dgland>  than  such  at  which 
they  may  be  permitted  or  directed  by 
the  governor  in  council  to  call. 
Shoidd  any  ship  put  into  any  port 
or  place,  on  her  voyage  to  England, 
without  such  permission  or  direc- 
tion, demurrage  will  not  be  allowed 
by  the  Company ;  and  the  Compa- 
ny shall  be  at  liberty  to  charge  de- 
murrage to  the  owners,  for  any  im- 
proper delay  or  deviation,  at  tlie 
rate  of  six  pence  per  ton,  per  day, 
on  the  builder's  measurement. 

24.  Tlie  ships  shall  carry  to  En- 
gland such  passengeiB  as  the  gover- 
nor in  council  may  direct  to  be 
received  on  board,  on  the  same 
terms  as  are  allowed  for  passengers 
proceeding  in  the  regular  ships.  No 
passenger  shall  be  received  on  board 
of  any  of  the  ships,  either  in  Iftdia 
or  at  the  Cape  of  Good  Hope,  or 
at  St.  Helena,  or  elsc-where,  on 
the  voyage  to  England j  except  by 
the  express  order  of  the  governor 
in  council,  or  of  the  governor  and 
council  of  St.  Helena,  under  a  pe- 
nalty of  500/.  sterling  for  every  pas- 
senger so  carried  without  order. 

25.  Special  care  must  be*  taken 
that  the  cargo  be  properly  dun- 
naged  at  the  expence  of  the  own- 
ers. 

26.  The  ships  shall  receive  their 
cargoes  in  the  port  of  Bombay. 

27.  One-third,  at  least,  of  the 
builder's  measurement  of  the  ships, 
shall  consist  of  sugar,  salt  petre,  or 
such  other  articles  of  dead  weight 
BS  will  sufficiently  ballast  the  ship  3 
and  the  remainder  of  the  cargo  of 
these  articles,  or  any  other  goods 
whicK  the  Company  shall  think 
proper  to  lade  oii  the  ships. 

28.  Whole  fireight  shall  be  paid 
for  sugar  in  hags,  salt  petre,  and 


other  goods  (sugar  in  boxes  ex- 
cepted) whedier  packed  in  bales, 
b^,  or  cases;  for  as  much  as  can^  in 
the  opinion  of  the  superintendaint, 
or  other  proper  officer,  be  con- 
veniently and  safely  taken  on  board 
and  stowed  in  any  part  g(  the  ship, 
under  the  middle  deck  of  the  three 
deck  ships,  or  lower  deck  of  the 
two  deck  ships;  sufficient  room 
being  in  the  opinion  of  that  officer 
reserved  under  the  upper  deck  for 
the  accommodation  of  the  crew  and 
the  stowage  of  the  cables,  provi- 
sions, and  stores ;  and  the  draf^  of 
water  being  approved  of  by  the  said 
officer. 

29.  An  additional  frei^t  of  one 
pound  ten  siiillings  per  ton^  shall 
be  allowed  for  sugar  in  boxes. 

30.  Ihe  fireight  on  the  cargo 
shall  be  paid  on  such  goods  only  as 
shall  be  delivered  into  the  Compa- 
ny's warehouse. in  London. 

31.  The  tonnage  of  the  OLTgo 
shall  be  calculated  agreeably  to  the 
annexed  table,  and  in  all  other  in- 
stances according  to  the  established 
custom  of  the  company. 

32.  The  wastage  on  salt  petre 
shall  be  calculated  according  to  the 
established  custom  of  the  company; 
and  an  allowance  at  tlie  rate  of  two 
per  cent,  on  the  weight  shall  be  made 
to  the  owner  for  wastage  on  sugar, 
provided  the  wastage  shall  amount 
to  that  tonnage;  but  the  owners 
shall  not  be  entitled  to  this  allow- 
ance if  the  deficiency  by  waste 
should  not  be  equal  to  tliat  ton- 
nage. 

33.  If  any  of  tlie  cargo  should 
be  lost,  damaged,  or  not  delivered 
to  the  company,  except  by  wastage 
as  before-mentioned,  the  owners 
shall  pay  the  full  prime  cost  of  such 
goods  so  lost  or  undelivered,  toge- 
ther witli  30/.  per  cent,  on  such 
prime  cost,  except  there  should 
happen  to  be  a  total  loss  of  ship  and 

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a  dc&dancy  of  cargo  or  other  cause, 
be  detained  by  the  govenor  in  coun- 
cD,  after  the  1st  April,  1804,  on 
which  day  the  season  of  1803-4, 
shall  be  considered  to  have  termi- 
nated, the  owners  shall  in  that  case 
be  exonerated  from  any  damage 
that  may  happen  if  the  cargo,  pro- 
vided it  shall  be  clearly  ascertained 
that  the  same  has  arisen  firom  the 
lateness  of  the  season,  and  that  due 
care  has  been  used  in  the  stowage  of 
the  cargo. 

34.  Tl>e  owners  shall  not  be  an- 
swerable for  such  damage  and  short 
delivery  to  a  greater  amount  than 
shall  be  eqtial  to  5L  per  ton  on  the 
builder*s  measurement. 

35.  If  any  ship  should  not  be 
able  to  receive  the  tonnage  appro- 
priated to  her  by  the  governor  in 
council,  the  owners  shall  be  paid 
for  such  tonnage  only  as  shall  actu- 
ally be  laden  on  the  ship,  but  if 
from  a  deficiency  of  cargo  the  go- 
vernor in  council  should  not  be  able 
to  load  any  ship  to  the  extent  of  the 
tonnage  which  it  may  appear  to  the 
superintendant,  or  other  proper  of- 
ficer, that  the  ship  is  able  to  receive, 
the  company  shall  be  liable  to  pay 
fieight  for  sucb  doficieucy  upon 
proper  certificates  being  produced, 
signed  by  the  officers  above-menti- 
oned, of  that  ciraimstance. 

30.  It  is  the  intention  of  the 
court  of  directors  to  give  an  equal 
participation,  on  equal  terms,  to  the 
Indian  and  to  tlie  British  built  .ships, 
in  carrying  private  trade  from  India 
to  Englaiid.  If  the  ships  sent  from 
£ng1and,and  those  engaged  in  Bom- 
bay, under  this  advertisement,  can- 
not, for  want  of  sufficiency  of  pri- 
vate trade  in  the  company^s  ware- 
houses^ be  loaded  at  one  and  tlie 
same  time,  they  shall  be  loaded  al* 
temately, firsts  Briti:>h  and  then  an 
Indian  built  ship^  and  so  in  conti- 


nuation ;  commenoing  witli  that 
Biitish  ship  whidi  shall  have  reach- 
ed India  the  earliest,  and  with  that 
Indian  built  ship,  which  shall  have 
been  fiist  engaged  in  Bombay  by 
the  govenor  in  council. 

37.  If  any  lascars  or  other  native 
of  Asia  or  Africa  shall  be  carried  to 
England  on  ships  taken  up  under 
this  advertisement,  the  owners  shall 
be  at  the  expence  of  their  mainte- 
nance in  England,  and  shaU,  within 
twelve  months  after  the  arrival  in 
England  of  the  ships  respectively, 
send  back,  at  their  own  expence,  the 
lascars  to  Bombay,  00  some  other 
ship  or  ships  proceeding  to  Bombay, 
under  a  penalty  of  lk\e  hundred 
Sicca  rupees  for  each  person,  over 
and  above  the  expence  of  maintain- 
ing and  sending  them  back  to  In- 
dia. 

38.  If  the  cargoes  of  the  ships 
shall  not  be  landed  within  the  fol- 
lowing periods,  viz. 

Tons, 

12  days  for  ships  of  -  300' 
24  ditto  ditto  -  -  850 

S  ditto  ditto  -  -400 
3  diuo  ditto  -  -  450 
3  ditto  ditto  -  -  500 

2  ditto  ditto  -  -  550 

I  ditto  ditto  -  -  600 
and  for  ships  abore  600 
tons,  two  additional  days 
for  every  50  tons,  ex- 
ceeding 600  tons. 

After  the  ships  shall  have  been 
reported  at  the  custom  house  in 
London,  demurrage  shall  be  paid 
by  the  company  for  every  day  ex- 
ceeding tlmt  time,  at  the  rate  ot** 
one  shilling  per  ten  tons  per  day. 

3g.  The  fireight  shall  be  paid  in 
Bombay  as  follows : 

One  moiety  upon  the  owner's 
producing  to  the  governor  in 
council  a  certificate  from 
die  proper  officer  in  Eng- 
land of  the  delivery  of  the 
cargo. 

The 


16  ditto 

ditto  -  -  400 

18  diuo 

ditto  -  -  450 

20  ditto 

ditto  -  -  500 

BuiWer's 

22  ditto 

ditto  -  -  550 

^  measure- 

24 ditto 

ditto  -  -  600 

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The  remainder  in  ninety  days 
after  the  production  of  the 
certificate  above-mentioned . 

Should  the  latter  payment  be  de- 
layed, the  company  shall  pay  inter- 
est on  the  same,  at  the  rate  of  eight 
per  cent,  per  annum,  until  payment 
he  made. 

40  The  owners  of  some  of  the 
shlp.s  heretofore  engaged  for  tlic 
company's  service  having  expressed 
a  dekire  that  the  company  should 
bear  a  proportion  of  a  general  ave- 
rage on  k>ss  or  damage  of  ships  and 
cargoes,  it  is  judged  expedient  to 
dedhie,  by  this  public  notice,  that 
the  company  will  not  consent  to  be 
parties  to  any  loss,  damage,  or  ex- 
pence  incurred  under  the  usual  de- 
nominatioiis  of  general  average, 
particular  average,  or  any  other 
average  whatsoever;  and  the  own- 
ers are  required  to  signify  their  as- 
sent to  this  condition  in  their  re- 
spective tenders,  in  order  that  a 
clause  maybe  inserted  in  the  charter 
parties  to  that  effect. 

41 .  An  impre.ss  will  be  allowed 
at  the  rate  of  two  pound  ten  shil- 
lings per  ton,  on  the  builder's  mea- 
surement ;  with  an  addition  of  one 
potmd  ten  shillings  per  ton,  in  the 
event  of  war^  in  part  of  the  war 
contingencies,  the  amount  to  be  paid 
in  Bombay,  previously  to  the  de- 
parture of  the  ships  firom  thence. 

42.  Suc^  demurrage  as  may  be* 
come  due  to  .the  owners  of^tbt^ 
ships  shall  be  paid  in  fiotebay,  or 
in  England,  according  as  the  same 
shall  have  been  incurred  in  either 
country  respectively. 

43.  The  proposal  must  express  a 
peace  freight  without  kentledge,  at 
a  rate  (in  poOnds  sterling)  per  too* 
for  as  much  as  the  ships  xpay  be 
able  to  carry,  confarmably  to  the 
condition  in  article  26. 

44.  Such  war  contingencies  will 


be  allowed  the  owners  as,  on  c6n« 
sideration  of  the  circumstances  of 
the  case,  the  governor  in  council 
may  think  proper  to  allow. 

45.  In  case  of  any  saving  to  the 
owners,  from  an  alteration  in  the 
situation  of  public  afHtin,  after  such 
w:ir  allowance  is  settled  by  a  re- 
duction of  t^  rate  of  insurance, 
or  in  the  prices  of  stores  and  pro- 
visions, or  upon  any  other  accocmt 
beibre  the  ship's  departiu-e  firom 
Bombay,  the  owners  shall  deliver 
an  account,  upon  honor,  of  such 
saving,  and  make  an  allowance 
to  the  Company  accordingly. 

46.  Agreeable  to  the  5  th  section 
of  the  1 1 3ih  chap,  of  the  Company^s 
bye  laws,  no  tender  of  any  ship  will 
be  accepted  unless  the  same  be 
made  by  one  or  more  of  the  own- 
ers in  writing,  nor  unless  the  names 
of  all  the  owners  be  expressed 
therein. 

47.  The  owners  shall  give  secu- 
rity for  the  performanoe  of  their 
proposal,  for  letting  their  respec- 
tive ships,  in  the  sum  of  3000/. 
sterling. 

48.  The  persons  contracting 
with  the  Company  for  letting  aajr 
ship  or  ships  to  freight,  if  they  shaU 
transfer  theirtight  or  interest  in  the 
ship  or  ships  to  other  persons,  pre- 
viously to  the  signing  of  the  chap- 
ter parties,  they  shall  nevertheless 
oblige  thetnselves  to  take  and  exe- 
cute the  several  obligations  and 
oaths  intended  to  prevent  the  sale 
of  commands. 

4^  Every  ship  shall  catty,  free 
of  charge,  all  such  packets  as  the 
govemor.in  council  may  be  desirous 
of  sending  by  her  to  St.  Helenajr 
or  to  Englatid ;  and  also  ail  such 
packets  as  the  governor  and  coun- 
cil, at  St.  Helena,  may  be  desirous 
of  sending  by  her  to  England. 

50.  Every  ship  which  may  be 
taken  up  under  ^is  adrertiseroent, 

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if  not  alreacfy  re^tered  either  in 
England  or  b  India,  shall  be  regis- 
tatd  in  Bombay,  previously  to  her 
departure  from  Bombay. 

51.  With  a  view  to  prevent,  as 
much  as  possible,  casualties  du- 
ring the  voyage,  from  the  employ 
nent  of  lascars,  in  an  unhealthy 
state,  previoasly  to  the  dispatch  of 
CTciy  ship  from  Bombay  to  Eng- 
land, the  lascars  ihall  be  brought 
upon  deck  and  undergo  an  inpection 
by  the  superintendant  or  bis  de- 
puty, and  by  the  medical  person 
who  may  be  appointed,  by  the 
gornnor  in  council,  to  super- 
intend this  duty  -,  and  all  lascars 
vfaoi  in  the  judgment  of  the  said 
io^iectors,  shall  not  appezx  to  be 
in  a  fit  state  of  health,  to  be  em- 
ployed as  mariners  for  the  voyage 
to  England,  shall  be  forthwith  dis- 
charged, and  sent  back,  at  the  ex- 
pence  of  the  owners,  to  Bombay ; 
and  odier  lascars  or  European  sea- 
men shall  be  sent  on  board  to  com- 
plete die  crew,  to  the  number  of  sea- 
men required  by  the  Qth  article  -,  and 
until  this  be  done  tlie  ship  will  not 
be  permitted  to  proceed  on  her  voy- 
age, and  the  owners  shall  not  be  al- 
lowed demurrage  for  such  time  as 
tiie  ship  may  be  so  detained. 

52.  The  rate  of  exchange  be- 
t^'ecn  the  pounds  sterling  and 
Bombay  rupees  shall,  in  the  settle- 
meat  of  all  accoroi)t6  at  Bombay, 
be  Fcgulated  by  the  rates  at  which 
the  governor  in  council  may  grant 
bills  on  the  court  of  directors  for 
the  time. 

o3  In  all  other  respects,  not 
particularly  provided  for  in  any  of 
tl'e  foreign  articles,  the  charter  par- 
ties shall  be  drawn  out  as  nearly  a« 
circumstances  miU  admit  of,  in 
conformity  with  the  charter  parties 
for  the  regular  ships  in  the  Compa- 
ny s  service.  A  draft  of  a  char- 
ter party  will  be  prepared  as  scon 


as  possible,  and  sent  to  the  mastct 
attendant's  office  for  inspection. 

54.  The  follo^ving  particulars  are 
required  to  be  stated  in  the  tenders, 
in  addition  to  tho.^e  specified  in  the 
articles  2,  43,  and  46. 

Name  of  tlie  commander. 

Name  of  the  builder: 

Time  when  the  ship  will  be  rea- 
dy to  commence  loading. 

Names  of  securities  for  the  per- 
formance of  cng;^gements. 

55,  It  is  requested  tliat  the  pro- 
posals be  made  out  in  the  following 
form. 

J.  A.  GRANT,  Esa. 

Secretary  to  government 

SIR, 

1.  In  pursuance  of  the  adver- 
tisement bearing  date  the 

of  respecting  the  freight- 

ing of  ships  to  carry  cargoes  from 
Bonobay  to  England,  in  the  sea- 
son of  1803-4  i  I  hereby  tender 
the  ship  (  )  and 

fiubjoiii  the  further  several  particu- 
lars required. 

Owner  

inhabitant  of 

Commander  

Built  at  

In   ihc  vcar  

By 

Burthen  by  buiUlci  *»nu*a- 

surt'mcnt  tons    [  v] 

Place    where  the   ship 

now  is   [  3 

The  ship  will  be  rr.idy 

to  cofntncncc  ioadinc 

by  rhc    [  ] 

piT  ion. 
Pfacc  Firight  without  kentlrd>-e. 

2.  I  assent  to  the  condition  in 
the  40th  article,  wherein  it  is 
stipulated  that  the  Company^  ill 
not  consent  to  be  parties  to  any  loss. 
damage,  or  expcnce,  incurred  un- 
der tlie  usual  denominations  of 
general  average,  particular  average* 
or  any  otl>er  average  vhaf soever  ^ 
and  I  agree  to  all  the  other  cnmXu 

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tions  in  the  advertisement  above- 
mentioned,  and  to  the  several  con- 
ditions contained  in  the  charter 
party. 

3.  As  securities  for  the  perform- 
ance of  my  engagements,  I  tender 
[  ]   whose  declara- 

tions Of  their  assent  to  be  my  secu- 
rities as  hereunto  subjoined. 
1  am  Sir,  &c. 
Bombay, 

thi pf >  1803. 

We  agree  to  be  securities, 

[  ] 

[  ] 

56 .  The  proposals  must  be  super- 
scribed "proposals  for  freighfing 
*'  ships  to  carry  the  cargoes  to 
England. 

ISLB    OP   FRAKCB    DB6CRIBED. 

Extract  from  a  Letter  from  the  Isle 
of  Prance,  dated  June  4,  1803. 

I  arrived  here  extremely  imwell, 
after  a  very  tedious  passage  of  68 
days  5  have  experienced  more  than 
30  days  of  calm  ;  at  present  I  am 
better,  and  expect,  from  tlie  salu- 
.  brity  of  the  air,  to  become  stout. 
I  find  the  inhabitants  very  civil  ard 
hospitable  having  experienced  av^ry 
friendly  reception  in  every  family. 
Tl^  women,  as  report  justly  said, 
are  really  very  handsome ;  and 
X  their  complexions  as  fresh  and 
blooming  as  those  in  Europe.  At 
church,  and  at  a  public  display  of 
fire- works,  in  honor  of  Buonaparte, 
the  majority  of  the  belles  were  pre- 
sent) such  forms,  eyes,  grace,  beau- 
^  ty  iind  dignity  united,  I  never  before 
j»aw  on  this  side  the  Cape  of  Good 
Hope  :  to  say  I  was  pleased  is  not 
half  enough,  to  add,  however,  that 
I  wai  lt)st  in  agreeable  surprise, 
would  be  nearest  the  truth. 

The  situation  of  tlie  island  must 
render  it  wholesome,  although  it  is 
a  mass  of  rocky  mountains  j  it  is 
9t  present  tlieir  winter,  and  the  in- 


habitants complain  of  cold ;  fa|;  tnf 
part  it  is  just  tolerable  to  walk  in  the 
sun.  No  palankeens  are  in  use 
with  the  men  ', — ^for  the  ladies  they 
have  small  sedans,  the  same  as  ki 
Europe.  The  harbours  are  excel- 
lent ',  the  largest  capable  of  accom- 
modating 400  sail^  the  smallest, 
however,  is  most  fit  for  business, 
the  ships  beii^  moored  close  to  the 
shore,  secured  in  a  bason  from  all 
accidents.  The  French  are  very 
expert  in  their  signals  5  on  the  seven 
principal  mountains  they  are  in- 
stantly repeated  from  the  Mountain 
of  Discovery,  and  a  sail  may  be  ea- 
sily discovco^  at  1 1  leagues,  or 
33  miles.  Hie  island  could  never 
be  taken  by  regular  assault,  bein|; 
well  fortified  by  nature,  and  not  a 
little  assisted  by  art.  All  vessels 
are  visited  by  a  medical  committee, 
before  they  are  allowed  to  approach 
the  outer  anchorage,  to  prevent  the 
introduction,  from  infection,  of 
pestilential  diseases;  the  vaccine 
innoculation  is  becoming  in  vogue, 
which  will  be  a  relief  to  the  mis- 
V  fortunes  of  last  year,  by  the  con* 
fluent  small-pox. 

The  houses  are  built  entirely  of 
wood,  with  the  exception  of  the 
foundation,  and  about  8  feet  of 
stone,  above  the  surface  of  the 
earth ;  the  height  and  length  of  tlie 
rooms  are  very  much  coiSined,  the 
former  not  exceeding  12  feet,  and 
the  greatest  length  I  have  seen  not 
above  25  j  the  mode  of  papering, 
and  having  curtains  to  the  doors 
and  windows,  gives  them  an  air  oi 
variety,  and  relieves  the  eye  from 
the  glare  of  white  walls  ;  the  win- 
dows and  doors  are  very  small,  tlie 
former  not  5  feet  and  the  latter  noi 
65  but  the  tout  ensemble  united, 
shews  taste.  The  shops  are  exactly 
die  same  as  in  Europe,  displaying 
true  method,  cleanliness  and  taste, 
which  is  not  a  littl<^  heightened  by 

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the  iloondng  girls,  who  assist,  and 
of  coarse  they  bring  custom.  They 
have  also  a  regular  exchange  for  the 
transaction  of  business^  assembling 
both  in  the  morning  and  evening> 
great  activity  prevails  with  concise- 
ness of  method  which  facilitates 
the  detail.  The  hours  of  breakfast, 
from  8  to  9 ; — Dinner,  in  disha* 
tilU  at  two,  and  supper  at  Q. — I 
have  not  yet  been  in  the  covmtry. 
I  am  told  it  is  really  and  beautifully 
romantic,  asses  are  used  for  the 
laddle  and  carts,  the  Fame  as  horses, 
of  the  latter  not  very  plentiful. 
We  have  very  convenient  hot  and 
cold  baths,  divided  very  cleverly, 
so  that  you  are  perfectly  private, 
having  accommodations  of  chairs, 
a  couch,  table,  looking  glasses, 
towels,  8cc.  afterwards  you  may 
have  breakfast  in  the  coffee-room. 
There  are  hotels  in  every  third 
street,  the  cooks  are  superlative, 
and  living  not  very  dear ;  you  may 
boafd  at  4  dollars,  or  8  rupees  per 
day,  and  per  month,  you  may  have 
two  excellent  furnished  rooms  at 
24  rupees.  A  single  person,  with 
genktl  economy,  can  live,  includhig 
every  expence,  at  120  dollars,  or 
240  mpees  without  having  occasion 
for  nxHe  than  one  servant, — a  great 
convenience, — which  I  like  better 
than  being  tormented,  as  in  Ben- 
gal, by  a  hord  of  lazy  fools,  or  ra- 
ther knaves.  Washing  is  very  dearj 
I  paid  8  rupees  for  every  100  pieces 
of  linen  washed  on  my  arrival,  and 
am  now  obliged  to  pay  monthly  10 
rnpees ;  European  women  perlbrm 
this  service,  assisted  by  tlie  negres- 
«s;— the  generality  are  really  very 
'^amifbl,  and  well  formed.  At 
prwent  ijiere  is  no  good  theatre, 
and  the  actors  are  execrable,  but 
the  new  building  will  be  very  mag- 
nificent, though  rather  small;  altho' 
r^  half  finished,  it  has  already  cost 
^JiOOo  dollars,    or  120,000  Sicca 


rupees.  The  arrival  of  new  acton 
from  Paris  is  daily  expected ;  this 
amusement  will  then  shine.  Tbe 
public  ball  have  not  yet  commen- 
ced ;  an  Englishman  unacquainted 
with  the  French  steps  must  not 
pretend  to  dance.  The  waltzes,  a 
strange  dance  of  the  taking  the 
ladies  round  the  waist  with  both 
hands,  to  form  the  oval,  are  quite 
in  vogue,  and  I  am  told  very  laugh- 
able, for  it  requires  activity,  good 
ear,  and  taste,  to  keep  the  time, 
which  gives  one  an  inclination  to 
see  this  specimen  of  agility. 


THE     WAHABEES — A     NKW.   SBCT* 

Extract  of  a  Letter  from  Mocha, 
All  the  inhabitants  below  the 
mountains  have  either  fled  to  th^m 
or  to  Mocha;  but  even  at  this 
place  they  do  not  find  themselves  in 
safety,  for  many  of  their  cattle 
have  been  driven  oiF,  and  several 
of  themselves  killed  defending 
their  property,  within  sight  of  the 
walls. 

All  communication  being  cut  of 
by  land,  and  owing  to  a  strong 
south  wind,  which  prevailed  three 
weeks  by  sea  also,  a  thing  unknown 
before  at  that  time  of  the  year,  no 
further  intelligence  was  received 
of  what  was  passing  to  tlie  north- 
ward until  the  7th  July,  when  two 
dows  arrived  from  Hodeida  fiill  of 
fugitives,  bringing  accounts  that 
the  Wahabecs  had  made  another 
desperate  attack  on  that  place,  on 
the  3d  July,  ,when  the  Dola  suc- 
ceeded in  repulsing  them;  but  not 
without  reducing  nearly  tlie  whole 
of  that  town  to  ashes. 

It  appears  the  Dola  went  out  to 
meet  them,  and  was  instantly  put 
to  flight,  when  in  his  retreat  to  the 
fort,  he  set  the  town  on  fire,  to  pre- 
vent them  attacking  him  from  the 
houses.     Before  this,  Hodeida  was 

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said  to  contain  about  four  hundred 
brick  houses,  and  about  four  tliou- 
sand  grass  ones,  so  intermixed  that 
it  was  impossible  to  bum  tl.  *  (i.^^ 
withoutnianyoftli^  others  III uien;;o- 
ing  tlie  same  fate;  a* xoidingly  witli 
thewhole  strawhou<'.^  h:ilf  tivj  others 
were  consumed,  and  with  them 
much  property,  leaving  not  above 
two  hundred  houses  in  Hodeida 
standing.  The  Wahabees  pressed 
very  close  and  did  not  retire  before 
they  sastained  considerable  loss  by 
the  fire  from  the  forts,  and  by  get- 
ing  entangled  among  the  burning 
houses  J  they  then  encamped  near 
the  wells,  and  next  day  had  tlie 
mortification  of  seeing  manv  of  the 
heads  of  their  friends,  who  nad  ^1- 
len,  stuck  on  the  walls  of  the  fort  -, 
when  they  sent  a  message  to  the 
Dola,  tliat  if  he  did  not  surrender, 
the  heads  of  him  and  his  adherents 
should  soon  occupy  their  place,  to 
which  they  received  an  answer  of 
defiance. 

The  inhabitants  flock  into  Mocha 
daily  ,in  boats,  as  fist  as  they  find  con- 
veyance, and  it  is  apprehended,  un- 
less assisance  is  afforded,  Hodeida 
cannot  hold  out  fourteen  days  lon- 
ger, every  supply  from  the  country 
having  been  completely  cut  off  for 
more  dian  two  months  past.  In- 
deed, it  would  appear  tlicy  have 
laid  aside  all  hopes,  for  the  Eraar 
Bhar,  who  arrived  from  there  a  few 
days  ago,  has  engaged  houses  here  for 
tlie  Dola  and  principal  people  of 
the  place;  and  the  eight  dows, 
which  had  sailed  from  Mocha  to 
Loheca,  and  had  relumed  to  Hode- 
ida without  effecting  anything,  had 
been  detained  there  to  bring  them 
away,  should  they  be  obliged  to 
evacuate  the  place  ;  so  completely 
is  the  country,  to  tlie  northward  of 
Mocha,  under  the  controul  of  the 
Wahabees,  that  tlie  dispatches  be- 
twceh  Hodeida  and  Sana  are  obliged 


to  pass  betweoii  Hod.-'i.h  and  Mo- 
ch.i,  roc !  I 'I  o.jn  I  !}•  by  sea. 

Ajcou:^.:>>  fniii  Saiii  p-prcsent  no- 
ih~:ii;"  bi^t.  a  sc"!ie  ot  confiisioa 
tlioie;  til'- ^V:iliab<"iei  joined  by  a 
prur  ot  the  T{os(h*^t  Bukel  are  said 
i-'j  be  c:»ci\ric!i:L^  fast  on  l!v^  Imam 
in  that  qiiurfer,  \\h\]c  liii  eldest  H;id 
second  sons  are  at  open  war  con- 
cerning the  measures  to  be  t  iken  i 
lately  their  parties  had  aciualiy 
come  to  blows,  but  aO  certain  par- 
ticulars of  tliis  circumstance  J^d 
been  received.  .       .;  oi 

The  governnieut  of  Mocha  are* 
makuig  great  pre|k)vatioiis  for  the 
defence  of  the  town,  by  repairing, 
the  fort  walls,  and  erecting  new^ 
works,  and  calling  in  troops  frem. 
the  interior ;  but  from  the  follow^- 
ing  circumstances  all  iJieir  prepa-. 
rations  promise  to  be  of  little  avail , 
— on  the  iOth  instant  four  hundred | 
sepoys  arrived  here  from|Dorcbat, , 
sent  at  tlie  Dob's  request;  but  he. 
would  not  suffer  them  to  quarter  iu^ 
the  town  as  ihey  wished,  nor  agree , 
totheir  demands,  which  he  thought, 
exorbitant  5  the  consequence  wasi'- 
tliat  in  the  night  of  the  J  Bth  of 
July,  after  plundering  several  of 
the  inhabitants  of  the  suburb,  thejr^ 
WTnt  off,  committing  the  like  de^* 
predations  on  all  they  met  with  on 
the  road ; — by  the  last  account  ther^ 
were  not  two  hundred  sepoys  in. 
Mocha,  two-thirds  of  whom,  Tto-' 
gether  with  an  equal  proportion  o£. 
the  inhabitants,  wish  the  vVahabees 
in  possession  of  it. 

The  distiu-bnnces  at  Hedy-asan<L 
Yeman  have  had  die  mo§t  niinous 
effect  on  tlic  trade  to  the  Arabian, 
gulph  tliis  season,  and  will  conti- 
nue for  some  timej  several  ships 
bound  for  Judda  did  not  proceed 
farther  than  Mocha,  and  sailed  for 
Muskat,  without  landing  any  of 
their  cargoes  j  and  several  others 
were  about  to  sail  from  Mocha  for 

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IndU  unda'  like  circtunstancet ; 
most  of  the  cargo  which  has  bee^ 
lauded  remained  unsold;  merchants 
having  nothing  in  view  but  to  send 
all  their  ready  cash  out  of  the 
coontiy  as  fast  as  they  can  5  long 
^  all  the  Hodeida  coifee  mer- 
<£aDt$,  who  were  chiefly  from  Ha- 
dramant,left  it  for  their  own  coun^ 
try. 


Dejeune. 

On  Wednesday  morning  a  nume- 
nnis  company  of  ladies  and  gen- 
tlemen partook  of  an  elegant  break- 
6st  on  board  the  honorable  Com- 
pany's ship  Elphinstone,  captain 
Craig,  Ipng  near  the  middleground, 
whidi  was  distinguished  by  every 
attention  that  politeness  and  hos- 
pitality could  produce.  Tlie  party 
was  honoured  by  the  presence  of 
the  governor;  and  the  fineness  of  the 
morning  contributed  to  render  the 
scene  more  pleasing  and  agreeable. 
Salutes  were  fired  from  the  ship 
when  the  honorable  tJie  governor 
came  on  board,  and  on  his  return 
from  the  ship. 

Aka  Husn,  nephew  of  his  ex- 
cellency Hagy  Kheleel  Khan,  the 
late  Per&iau  anibassador;  Mirza 
Mehedi  Ali  Khan  ;  and  Meer  Ab- 
dul Lateef  Khan,  with  their  atten- 
dants, were  present  on  the  above 
occasion ;  which  was  an  agreeable 
DoiFeity  to  them,  and  a  pleasing  va- 
riety in  th^  hospitality  and  atten- 
tion which  has  been  studiously  ex- 
tended to  the  ambassador's  ^mily 
at  this  presidency,  both  in  public 
and  private,  since  his  excellency's 
much  lamented  death. 

Fencihle  Reghnent. 

On  Monday  afternoon  the  honor- 
able Company's  fencible  regiment 
vas  inspected  by  the  honorable  the 
governor,    as  their   colonel ;    the 
Vol  Q.  t 


'  parade  was  commanded  by  lieute- 
nant colonel  Lechmere,  and  was 
visited  by  a  numerous  assemblage  of 
ladies  and  gentlemen  as  spectators. 
In  addition  to  the  honorable  the 
governor  and  his  suite,  we  obsen^ed 
the  recorder,  the  officer  command- 
ing in  chief,  major  Malcolm, the  Per- 
sian ambassador,  adjutant-general, 
and  many  others.  It  is  but  justice 
to  the  officers  and  men  of  tJiis  va- 
luable corps  to  mention,  that  the 
manner  in  which  they  went  through 
their  different  manoeuvres,  reflected 
the  highest  credit  on  their  zeal  and 
attention,  as  well  as  upon  tho^e  who 
have  assisted  in  bringing  it  to  such 
a  state  of  forwardness — Sentiments, 
however,  which  are  more  fully  ex- 
pressed in  the  following  orders, 
were  issued  by  the  honourable  the 
governor  on  the  occasion  : — At  a 
time  when  we  are  again  menaced 
by  the  restless  ambition  of  an  im- 
placable foe,  it  must  be  a  pleasing 
reflection  to  every  well-wisher  of 
his  country,  to  find  that  the  pa- 
triotic spirit  which  j>ervades  all 
classes  in  England,  is  equally  pre- 
valent in  our  British  possessions  in 
the  east. 

The  honorable  the  governor  gave 
an  elegant  dinner  to  the  officers  of 
the  Fencible  corps,  and  the  even- 
ing was  concluded  with  the  most 
cbnvivial  hilarity. 


1803.. 


Bombay  Castle,  Sept.  2 
PRESIDENCY  ORDERS. 

'^  The  honorable  the  governor 
had,  as  colonel  of  the  fencible  corps, 
much  satisfaction  in  observing,  at 
the  inspection  of  it  yesterday,  the 
advanced  state  which  the  cffficers 
and  men  have  so  creditably  attained 
in  their  exercise,  the  precision  with 
which  tliey  performed  the  several 
evolutions,  and  their  general  steady 
and  soldier-like,  appearance  under 
arms. 


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ABUtf  e  AimUAL  KEGlStKR,  vm: 


^^^t\as  Gdf^emor  d^k«t  en- this 
occAskm  t«  Mcprew  fafts  ptrticalar 
licknowle(%mai^  toiieuteoiftit  o^ 
teiiri  Lechtoorefc  the  ^Ikig  «0in« 

Sindant,  a6  Well  a«  tfr  the  othet 
Id  officers  I  Mid  likewise  to  the 
li^olating  GSiUctt  captahis,  wrtnii* 
teit»>  H^  adjutant.** 


iiaiit  df  iBi^eiy  «Uid   M^nein^, 
'George  Bridget  fieh^. 

"By  fcomriiand  of  his  excellency, 
fW.K.  CHAPMANT,  Secretar)^\ 
titkertiOitat  Holise,  Juhc4,  18C«. 


Occiirrcii^ 


woTAfrt  Sat. 
Attract  of  a  Letter. 

On  tlie  5th  instant  arrived  the 
snow  Harington,  Captain  Camp- 
bell, from  Port  Jackson>  left  the 
9th  June,  and  Amboyna  the  2&th 
August. 

By  the  above  arrival,  we  learn 
the  British  establishments  in  the 
vicinity  of  Botany  Bay  are  in  the 
most  hounshing  condition.  Agri- 
culture is  in  a  rapid  state  of  im- 
provement,  and  ship  building  car- 
ried on  with  success,  with  the 
timber  found  in  the  country  j  a 
coal-mine  recently  discovered,  had 
also  added  vexy  considerably  to  the 
process  of  manufactures,  and  the 
Cumtbrt  of  the  British  inhabitantg. 
The  climate  had  proved  salubrious 
beyond  all  expectation.  The  ther- 
mometer seldom  rase  above  74,  ©r 
fell  below  66. — Sickness,  even 
anfiong  the  convicts,  was  hardly 
kAown,  and  the  deaths  bearing 
no  proportvon  to  the  oomeroua 
birtlis. 


■  ''      '      GE!CEBAL    ORI>ERS. 

,  , ,  >  /  Sidney  Cove,  June  S^  1803* 
-  Tlie  royal  standard  having  been 
hoisted,,  ior  the  first  time,  in  thid 
teftlloryi:  on  the  atmiMersary  of  hia 
Majesty  la  f;brrth,  hfis  -  esoellenqr-  ia 
-peas^jA  U>  extend  th6  royal  ^dti 
aiid  fr^.pavdun^tQjoolouial  beaie^ 


Barparoiis  l^ccutitm. 

,,  Duripff  a  late  solemn,  festiy^ 
held  by  the  king  of  Canay«  oa  soffiie 
reliffious  occasion^  major  I^vy^  pS 
his  Majesty's  Malay  regiment,  m^ 
lieutenant  Humphreys,-  ^  th^ 
Bengal  Artillery,  were  brought  if^ 
and  executed,  and  thfit  thej9$^ti\!^ 
prisoners  who  then  rtnpained  ,^. 
possession  of  the  king  of  Co^dy^ 
were  muttilated  by  cutting  off  tb^ 
ears  and  noses,  and  dis^iip^  ^ 
the  British  settlements.  .   ^^ 

From  the  very  great  insub<Mx!i- 
nation  that  prevails  in  many  6f  tlie 
districts  of  Ceylon,  t^e  hpopui^le 
governor  North,  has  tfeou^t\i^ 
expedient  to  put  the  is^ud  under 
martial  law. 


HEAD  QUARTERS. 

Coljiimbo,  Sq?p|j^r  ^.^  189^^. 
G,  O.    By  tlie  (io\-emoi;^   ;,,  h 

The  <Jovettior'  liM*  !dl^sert*d, 
trkh  ^peculiar  «aMt«^ttiUh6fniti|tf^ 
«jri«fl4if'Ven*jttdged  atkl^'Wdt^jt^ 
ecuted  operations  by  w4kieh  eli^ 
tain  H«rbwt-Bea*fcP,iof<^«he^imh 
r^im^nt,  liaii  hidterto^  pj^oc^Med 
in  lettove^fig  the  ihipmaM  f^S-^ 
vince  of  Mature,  ildiit'^^ftiie  '<%ti^ 
diam,  and  ki  bringing  ^iick'' W 
deluded  hihnbitiirt  tstto  f  hfeif-duiv.i— ^ 
llht  indefatigable  activity;,$eal/%id 
Ability,  wbfcb  that  offitenhtfi  dtS^ 
played^ wncie  hifl  a^Um^ckm  ofWlie^ 
comihanidin-tha^disirtet,.  hd^  folly 
^  jui»tified 


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jostiSed  t|e  high  opinion  which  his 
excellency  liad  formed  of  him  from 
his  forme*  services,  and  which  in- 
daced  him  to  appoint  bim  to  that 
arduous  station  in  a  time  of  such 
extreme  difEcvdty  and  discourage- 
ment His  excellency  is  highly 
pleased  witii  the  $nn,  temperate, 
and,  humane  coDduct  of  captain 
hasH  Shorn/  ofthe  5  isi  rq;iment, 
at  Beihgham,  and  has  no  doubt 
bat  dia)t.$p  striking  a^  iQst^ce  of 
JTQstice  and  clemency,  at  the  pre- 
^t'lflomenr,  will  haVe  fte  most 
bttiAfM  efiect  on  Oie  fiative  mha- 
bitants  o^  dtese  settlements.  Tte 
Gtjreroor  retfuests  captab  Beaver 
toeommunhate  ixTs  tiianks  to  the 
officerr'tmder  his  comrmdnd,  and 
te  assort  this  non-conimfssioned 
offices  ittfd^  pHi^t^s,  of  his  high 
apptt^tibn  of  the  zeal,  actrvity, 
*d  Altoiq^i  w^tb  which  they  hate 
pAfermedtfecif  fete  active  services. 

Bj  hw  excellency  5 .  command^ 

',    0iie/ sec,  tQ  gQvL 
.  ^y  praeir  of  major  ge^ral.Mac- 

'  (Signed)  'R.  MOWBRAY. 

^ct,  dtpt.  adf,  gen, 

"  *  ^  '  '   '    September  5,  180S. 
'CriO.  By  major  general  Mac- 
dowafl.     ' 

'She  IbUowitig  order  by  his  fex- 
cd)^c^<het99¥ientor»  ispiiUisbed 
hjjb)»  deldre  Co  ttieitnoopasecriDg 

.)(.IG^:04  Bythe  SoTOCfto*.. 
•  lli^^^^venKH:  ^eqo^^  lUente*- 

^:^  j^veal  ability,  &ee|ines&  and 
m^repMi^  wbtcb  be  ha$  displayed 
ia  tii^4e^Dce  of  Hangweile. 

He,f^fet$i  aificerelv,  ihat  the 
health  of  that  o^cer  has  suffered 
hybis  successful  and  honourable 
exertions  ;,  and  considers  it  of  too 


mucb  value  to  be  endangered  by  a 
kmger  continuance  in  so  arduous 
aod  iadguing  a  command. 

His  exceUencybaa  heard,  with 
great  pleasure,  bow  ably  and  effec- 
tually lieutenant  Mercer  has  been 
seconded  by  lieutenant  Mc  Veagh, 
of  his  Majesty's  77th  regiment, 
doing  duty  with  the  51st,  and  all 
the  officers  of  bis  detachment,  and 
highly  approves  of  the  spirited 
and  zealous  conduct  of  the  non- 
commissioned officers  and  privates. 
By  his  excellency**  command, 

(Signed)    R.ARBUTHNOT. 
Chief  sec.  to  govt. 

By  order  of  major  general  Mac- 
do  wall. 

(S^ned)    R.MOWBRAY, 

Act,  dept,  adj.  gen. 

Yesterday  morning,  at  ten  o'dock, 
the  post  of  Hangwelle  was  at- 
tacked by  the  grand  army^of  the 
Candians,  supposed  to  be  com- 
manded by  the  king  in  person. 

The  combat  last«l  for  about  two 
hours,  and  ended  in  die  complete 
repobe  of  the  enemy,  with  very 
considerable  slaughter. 

We  have  taken  a  royal  Canadian 
standard,  two  English  6-pounders, 
about  one  hundred  stand  of  Eng- 
lish muskets^  various  boxes  of 
ammuniticn,  round  and  grape,  the 
eree«e>  and  sash  of  a  Malay,  of 
high  rank,  and  many  accoutre- 
ments. 

But  our  most  important  acquisi- 
tion has  been  the  recovery  of  our 
Bengal  and  Madras  lascars,  taken 
at  Candy,  to  tlie  number  of  more 
than  one  htmdred.  Many  of  those 
unfortunate  men  had  been  slaugh- 
tered by  our  artillery,  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  action,  having  been 
fbrrad  to  serve  the  Candian  guns. 
One  man  only  on  our  side  (Fraser 
of  the  51st)  has  been  wounded  on 
D  2  tJiis 


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this  occasion,  by  a  spear  iQ  the 
thigh. 

;  Captain  W.  Pollock,  of  liis 
IViJajesty's  51st  regirpent,  who 
commanded  in  this  glorious  affair, 
gives  tlie  highest  commendation  to 
die  offic^^rs  and  men  who  sen'ed 

;Uiider  him. 

,  As  the  Candians  have  lost  the 
artillery  and  the  lascars,  on  whom 
they  placed  their  chief  dependence, 
and  as  a  reinforcement  was  sent  up 
to  Hangwelle  last  night,  under  the 

-  command  of  captain  Frederic  Han- 
key,  of  his  Majesty's  Ipth  regt. 
"we  may  ho|)e  for  the  most  bene- 

,  ficialcpnsequences  from  this  event. 
Previous    to    this    attack,   two 
others  had  been  made  on  the  post 
of  Hangwelle,  on  the  3d  and  4th 

,  of  this  month,  and  repelled  with 
,  great  vigour  by  lieutenant  Mercer, 
who  then  commanded;  the  j$e- 
cond  was  attended  with  consider- 
able bloodshed  on  the  part  of  the 
enemy.  » 

;  Accounts  from  Matura  still  con- 
ftnue  extremely  favorable.  The 
head-quarters  of  tlie  Candians  at 
Dindpittin,  in  that  district,  were 
forced  by  captam  Beavei",  on  the 

'  29th  ult.  and  notliing  but  the  pre- 
cipitate retreat  of  3ie  enemy  in 
thaty   and  sevedral  other  occasions, 

(prevented  the  greatest  daughter  of 
them. 

Tranquillity  is  again  returning  so 
fast  io  tliat  province,  that  captain 
Jgmes  Sbortt,  of  bia  Maj^ty's  51st 
regiment,  who  was  detached  to 
punish  .tlvejrebellious  inhabitanta  of 
i  j^'dligk^m,:  found  tliat  populous 
vil^f^.  restored  to  perfect  quiet, 
and  was.ai^i^  to4:<^traiu  the  execu- 
tion of  his<ird«?rs,Jo,the  destrucjion 
ef  tl^f^i^fi^  ,,aad  J^^ijses , ^^df  the 
most  cqJ|)abj|/»  an^ong  th^m,  "jvho 
had  been^drjvcn.  frpr^  the  pljtce, 
whei:«;}>^iiws^,  received  with  every 
.  'Jt9^^fy(iy  01  submission*^ndre$p^ci. 


The  enemy  has  been  conapletely 
driven  from  the  neighbourhood  of 
Chilow,  which  place  they  had  again 
attacked  with  great  force,  by  the  ex- 
ertions of  captain  Robert  Blackall 
and  ensign  White,  of  the  51st, 
who  cofnmanded  separate  detacb- 
ments^  and  arrived  ther^  succes- 
ftivel^^'on  the  30th  and  3Ith  ult  to 
the  relief  of  the  brave,  but  ^rnall 

farrison  of  sepoys  and  invalid 
Malays,  which  had  held  out  with 
surprising  perseverance  under  the 
conduct  of  Mr.W.  E.  Catnp|)eU, 
agent  of  revenue,  and  M^".  J. 
Deane,  the  provincial  judge. 

Important  Victory. 
G.  O.  by  the  Governor,  13th  Sept.  18c 3- 
Capt.  William  Pollock,  of  his 
Majesly*s  51st  regiment^  in  com- 
mand of  a  detachment  from  the 
garrison  of  Columbo,  having,  by  a 
rapid  succession  of  brilliant  and 
important  victories,  driven  the 
grand  army  of  the  Candians,  com- 
manded by  the  king  in  person,  out 
of  the  British  territories,  taken  all 
their  artillery,  and  their  royal  stand- 
ard, recovered  from  them  many  of 
the  malays  and  gun-Jascars  who 
were  matle  prisoners,  by  trencher)', 
at  Candy,  and  finally  seized  the 
magazine  and  stores  prepared, by 
them  at  llooanelly  within  their  own 
limits,  his  excellency  the  gover- 
nor is  unable  to  express,  in  ade- 
quate terms,  his  lively  sense  of  tlie 
^ruat  services  rendered  to  his  go- 
vernment  by  that  distinguished  of- 
ficer, and  tfhe  small,  but  heroic  de- 
tachment he  commands. 
.  He  requests  him,  however,  tq  ac- 
^cept  liis  thanks,  aiid  to  conupuni- 
cate  (hem  lo  capt.  John  niu:tiah',  of 
his  "ifajcsty's  Ceylon  native  iiifan- 
Ijy,  ca^t.  Frederic  Hankey,  o^tis 
'Majesty's  i()lh  /egimcut,  aiid^'all 
^  the  (Ulicers  who  have  so  hgbly'se- 
'coiided  his  exertions,   as  well  as  10 

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Mr.  J.  Orr,  assistant  surgeon  of  the 
Bengal  artillery,  for  the  signal  ser- 
\iceL  rendered  by  him,  in  taking 

v*...;-^c  of  tiiv.  lascar.-,  .v L^.i^  v,  ^ ; ^co- 
vered from  the  enemy. 

His  excellency  further  desires 
captain  Pollock  to  assure  the  non- 
coramissioned  officers  and  privates 
of  his  high  approbation  of  their 
spirited  and. exemplary  conduct. 

popy  of  a  Letter  from  capt.  IVm, 
Pollock,  cominanding  th^  de- 
^Jachment  on  the  ex-pedition  to 
I  'Tbwaneile,  to  captain  R.  Mote- 
hrmf,  acting  dep.  adj.  general, 
dated  Ainsavelle,  ZOth  Septem- 
ber,IBW. 

Sir,  _, 

I  have  the  honor  to  report^  for 
the  information  of  major  general 
Macdowallj  that  I  marched  yester- 
day morning  with  the  detachment 
under  my  command  for  Rowanelle. 
I  foand  the  enemy  posted  at  all  the 
passes  on  the  road  and  very  strong 
batteries  erected  for  their  defence, 
fironi  which  they  were  driven  with 
considerable  slaughter  ^  and  I  am 
happy  to  say  with  only  the  loss  of 
one  gun  lascar  tindal  wounded  on 
o\\x  side.  On  arriving  at  Rowanelle 
river  we  found  the  opposite  bank 
Koed  with  batteries  and  several  piece  a 
of  pnnon,  from  which  the  enemy 
kept  up  a  heavy  fire  of  round  and 
grape  shot/  and  a  constant  fire  of 
tosquetry :  not  being  sufficiently 
acquainted  with  the  stale  of  the 
,m*erto  attempt  fording  it  imme- 
diately, tJie  detachment  was  here 
obliged  to  halt  a  few  minutes:  ' 
when  a  ford  was  discovered,  capt. 
Hankey  and  lieutenant  Alercer, 
witli  the  advance,  'instantly  pushed 
over,  and  capt.  Buchan,  with  his 
;  detachment,  appearing  at  this  mo- 
j  ment  on  the  Enemy's  right  flank, 
they  fled  in  all  directions. 
, ,_  1  have  the  honor  to  inclose  a  re- 

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turn  of  ordnance  and  stores  captured 
upon  this  occasion,  ail  of  which  I 
have  brought  off.  I  have  much  plea- 
sure in  reporting  the  good  behavior  of 
the  whole  detachment, and  the  obli- 
gations I  am  under  to  capt.  Euchan 
for  the  efiectual  supp(n-t  he  aflbrded 
me,  notwithstandmg  the  great  diffi- 
culties he  had  to  encounter  "firoih 
the  extreme  badness  of  the  road  by 
which  he  advanced  on  the  nortii 
bank  of  the  Calany  G^tnga.  The 
two  detachments  took  up  their 
quarters  for  the  night  in  theprface, 
and  this  morning,  finding  the  ene- 
my had  retreated  into  the  interior 
of  their  letritory,  Ivordered  the  pa- 
lace and  village  of  Rowanelle  to  be 
burnt,  which  was  completeiy  done, 
and  I  returned  here  about  eleven 
o'clock. 

I  shall  proceed  to-monow  to 
Hangwelle,  and  there  await  gen- 
eral Macdowali's  further  orders. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be, 

.Sir,  your  obed  ent  servant, 
(Signed)        W.  Poxlock, 
Captain  5fist,  regt, 

A  return  of  the  Ordnance  Stores  ta* 
•     ken  at  Rowanelle, 

Three  light  6  pounders  mounted 
on  travelling  carriages ;  one  light 
3  pounder  ditto,  ditto. 

Two  ^f  inch  mortars  with  beds. 

Seventy-six  6  pounder  flannel  car- 
tridges, with  round  shot  iixed  to 
wood  bottoms. 

Twenty  3  pounder  flannel  car- 
tridges with  case  shot  fixed  to 
wood  bottoms. 

Fi%  4|  inch  mortar  shells. 

One  hundred  and  fift}'  imn  round 
shot,  from  1^  to  2  poundeots 

Three  6  potrnder  spunges. 

Three  6  pounder  ladles. 

Three  d  pcAinderwadhooks. 

Two  3  pounder  spttnges. 

Three  3  pounder  ladles. 

Thread  pounder  yra^ooks. 

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Fifl7--90veo  6  poander  tobes. 

£ighty-six  portfii^s. 

Seventy  hand  grenades. 

(Signed)  J.  Woms^SY.  lieut 
Royal  Ttgt.  art.  and  com^  mtL 
Some  cam(>  equips^  and  an  ele* 

fhtioi  were  also  taken. 

Accounts  tiBceived  from  major 
Evans  and  captain  Blackall,  inform 
us^  that  the  districts  of  Putlangand 
Chilaw  are  restored  to  perfect 
tranquillity. 

The  Candians  hsire  also  entirely 
evacuated  the  district  of  Gaile,  and 
the  inhabitants  of  the  villages  lately 
occcupied  by  them  have  retumcxi 
so  eff«:tually  to  their  duty,  that 
they  have  invited  the  renters  (o 
come  l^ack  among  them  and  eon- 
tinue  collecting  their  rents. 

The  first  Aaigaar  has  retreeted 
from  the  district  of  Matura^  which 
is  nearly  reduced  to  obedience; 
and  the  regular  comBUinicatien  is 
again  established  with  Taogalle. 
Hambangtotte  it  is  supposed  has 
not  been  evacuated. 

No  mails  have  arrived  from 
Manar  since  the  28th  ult.  but  mea- 
sures have  been  taken  to  open  the 
c6mmunication,  and  re*establish 
the  Tappal  stations. 

The  consequences  of  the  glo- 
rious defence  o£  H«ii^wel(e  on  the 
6th  of  this  month,  have  been  ^Ul 
more  important  than  we  had  rea- 
son to  expect. 

The  king  of  Candy  was  there  in 
person,  but  retreated  with  preci- 
pitation as  soon  as  the  firing  begun, 
in  his  flight  he  wascvertaken  by 
.  Leuke  Ralebamy,  dessave  of  the 
ioiiT  Corles^  and  the  Maha  Mo- 
hotiar  or  chief  secretary,  of  state, 
both  of  whose  heads,,  in  the  vio- 
lence of  his  iudi^tuition,  &e  or- 
dered to  be  immediately  ^tnick  o^, 
and  left  their  dead  bod^'ucJburied 
iu  a  ravine  n^ar  the  Koyberg^'   Nor 


did  hii  crodty  stop  l^ere^  f^:'« 
number  of  carcases  which  paaaed 
dowin  the  river^  by  Haf^sRe^cfoid 
since>  to  the  great  pass  near  tbfs 
place,  prove  ^that  the  execution  ^pt 
bis  own  subjects  has  been  con^ 
derable.  and  indiscriminate.  Ijlif 
slaughter  made  of  them  ^7  ous 
troops  was  great  indeed,  as  all  tbf 
roacU  near  Haogwelle  are  repr^sc^ 
ted  as  being  .strewed  with  the  ai^n, 
and  our'  coolies  were  employod  ip 
burying  t^em,  during  the  two,4ays 
subsequent  to  the  battle.     . 

On  the  ninth,  in  the  mornjnf^ 
cap(.  Pollock,  marched  lorwar4» 
accompanied  by  captaia  Hank^y, 
lieuts.  Nfercer  and  M'  Veagh,  of 
the  infiintry,  and  Worsley.  o£  thp 
royal  artilleiy,  witb  a  detachment  of 
80  ranked  file,  Europeans,  and ,70 
rank  and^e,  aepoys,witb  twosaciaU 
coLoms^  anda  party  of  Bengal  gopr 
lascars.;  and  having  driven  die  «qe- 
mv  from  the  strong  post  of  K^Uo^ 
gille,  where  they  were  stationed  in 
considerable  force,  under  the  ^aa- 
.mand  of  (be  new  dessave  €)f  the 
four  Corles^ilately  of  Oova)  pass^ 
Royberg  without  opposition^  a^d 
halted  tor  the  night  at  Aloei  Ai^- 
hulum,,,aboutri6.  Engjish.  n^Ues 
.  from  Hangwelle,  -     .    :: 

Qn/the  tenth,,  capt^  PoUgiQik 
m'pcedled  by  the  very  strong  pq^ 
.  Fooa  juttia  (wbick  the  enemy  had 
.abandoned)  to  Avisavella,  and  po- 
sing the  river,  ente;red  the  Cacdian 
territory  at  Sitawaka. ,  About  fhree 
xmUa  beyond  the  last  men^c^^ 
place,     be   drove    tike    !ppp4i9ps 
uom  a  ^ong  battery,  at ,  AjMqIa 
Ktty,  where  Jbe  passed  4Jb|^  j^igjit 
andihe.nevtday,  to  give  tiop^to 
.captain  John  Budian,  Qi^M^' 
jesty's  Ceylon  native  '^ha^,^f^ 
had  passed  with  a  detsicfapientfi'flin 
Neigum)^  through  tbp  AJ<ietc«er, 
flappi^tigam,.  anj  Hinp  Qw[f^^^ 
'j;- ,;  ii"  J.4  u'J 
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anitfe  a^'Menegodde  on  the  oppo 
ntesideof  theOrianyGtn^. 
'  Captain  Buchmi  had  peHbrmed 
his'niSTch  with  xxm^iideraMe  dtffi* 
ctil(y  ftotfi  the  roads,  (wiieh  'h$ 
overcome  with  great  judgment  and 
fje^sevcrence)  but  ^vitb  little  oppo* 
ikioDfrora  the  enemy  or  the  Pe- 
Ws;  near  Moofforampilty  he  had 
be<^  attacked,  but  repulsed  the 
aswdams,  killed  three  of  them, 
and  took  one  prisoner. 

While  he  wa$  on  his  march  a 
party  of  thirty-six  Mahys  (of  those 
taken  at  Candy)  came  into  him 
from  the  army  of  the  second  Adi- 
who,  and  was  proceedmg  from  the 
seven  Corles  to  join  the  king  of 
Rowandle. 

*  On  the  morning  of  the  12th, 
l»th  detacliments  marched  forward, 
«id  that  of  c^pt.  Pbflock,  ^t  a  pbce 
called  Or^anoaj  about  5  miles  from 
Apoola  PSty,  fell  in  with  the  re- 
mains* of  the-  ^and'  army  of  the 
Catfditos  wbidi  YtM  been  defeated 
at  Harigwelle,  teinforced  by  that 
'which'^tbe  iecond  Adignar  had 
^©Tooght  frohx  the  ^even  Corles. 
Th^iseemed  determined  to  make 
i!i(»  obstzilate  resistance,  so  much  so 
Aaf  six:  aad  twenty  of  their  men, 
including  two  Mohattiiirs,  were 
»b$n  in  the  battery-  their whofe 
army  then  fled,  and  captain  VoA- 
lock  proceSeded,  with  httle  more 
tifposnion,  to  Kowanelle,'  where  he 
was  joined  by  captain  Baclian. 

'  That  \'illage,  the  rtost  comm^- 
cial  and  pc^uloits  In '  the  kingdom 
«f  Cfflidy,  then  fell  into 'bur  hands, 
together  with  ttiag^tinefs  and  stories 
'  of  artillery,  ammifnition,  and  pno- 
Vii^dds,  which  the  king  of  Candy 
'fiikl'been  lorigpi^aring  for  his  late 
'  nnfotttttwte  expedition,  and  a  pa- 
lace w%R^b  he  'had, caused  to  be 
'tt«^4htft^  iti  a  v^  elegant  and 
fuiflp^tMkto -sty te-;  according  to  tfae 
Cingalese  taste. 


This  palace,  together  wffb  eJevvft  ' 
hundred  houses,  hais  been  botned. 

The  troops  letutned  yesterday 
morning  (19th)  toSitaws^a. 

Our  loss  in  all  these  atfain  has 
been  exceetfingly  trifling,  viz.  at 
Uangwelle,  on  the  6th,  one  private 
of  the  65th  wounded ,  at  Kalova** 

ge,  on  the  9th,  2  European  sol- 
rs  wounded ;  at  Organda,  on  the 
1 2th,  one  gun  lascar  wounded  ;  in 
captain  Buchan*s  detachment,  one 
lascar  wounded. 

We  have  recovered  sixty-two 
mala3's  and  a  hundred  and  my  goft 
lascart,  Bengal  and  Madras. 

Artillery  taken  at  Hangwelle, 

Two  6  pounders,  one  3  pounder, 
i:K)  English  firelocks^  the  Can- 
dian  royal  standard,  a  number  uf 
Chiogalese  guns. 

The  hopes  expressed  in  our  last, 
of  Hambagtotte  being  still  in  our 
pbssession  have  been  reali^d. — 
Ensign  Riddle  was  ordered  to  march 
there  from  Tangalle  on  the  lOth, 
and  arrived  on  the  11th  %vitho\;it 
opposition.  The  garrison,  consist- 
ing of  about  sixty  invalid  malays, 
under  tlie  command  of  ensign  Pten- 
dergrast,  had  been  in  a  state  of 
blockade,  since  the  23d  ult.  upon 
the  land  side,  although  a  vessel, 
moored  in  the  hart>our,  afforded  a 
secure  retreat  by  sea  in  case  of  ne- 
cessity. 

During  the  blockade,  ensign 
Pendergrast  made  several  sorties 
which  were  -attended  with  uniform 
success ;  drove  the  enetny  from 
theiir  advanced  batteries,  and  tot>k 
from  them  seven  Cingalese  gvis 
Without  any  loss  on  .our  side. 

Upon  the  ()th  inst.  he  receh'fe^  a 
reinlorcemeiit  of  a  cor^ral";^d 
eight  men  of  thd  royal  aftiH^, 
fipm  his  Majesty^s  frigate  Wilfiel- 
xnbay  bobtld  'for  Gall**-  ijtid*  €o- 
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lumbo,    but  which  had  put  iato 
^Hambangtotte  road. 

On  the  19th  inst.  the  cutter 
Swallow  arrived  at  Point  de  Galle, 
bringing  mails  from  Madras  from 


the  23d  ult.  to  the  4th  inst.   These 
packets  hail  been  forwarded  hotAi 
Manaar  to  Ramnad,andlix)m  thence 
to  Tutocoreen  where  they    were! 
embarked  on  board  the  ^waUotr« 


Bengal  Occurrences  for  October^  1803. 


Royal  Visit, 
Fort  William,  Oct.  I,  1803. 
A  dispatch,  of  which  the  fol- 
lowing is  an  extract,  was  yesterday 
received  by  his  excellency  the  most 
noble  the  governor  general,  from 
his  excellency  tlie  commander  in. 
chief. 

To   his  excellennf  the  most  nohle 
marquis     IVetlesleyi    governor- 
general,  tS^c, 
My  Lord, 
I  have  the  honour  to  inform  ydnr 
lordship,  that  in  consequence  6f  the 
ho»r  fixed  upon  by  his  majesty,  I 
yesterday,  attended  by  the  chief 
officers  of  the  army,  waited  on  his- 
mi^sty  at  his  palace  in  the  fort. 

AJcber  Shah,  his  majesty !&  eldest 
son>came  to  my  camp  toconduct  line. 
'His  majesty  receK^ed  me  seated 
OB  thisithrone,  when  the  present!* 
were  delivered^  and  the  forms  usual 
OK  those  occasions  were  observed. 

,  His    majesty,    and    his  iwhole 
cQUfti  were  unandmous  in  testifying 
theiti-joy  at  the  change  that  has 
tokea  plaee  iii  their  fortuines.  *       ' 
?i  haVe:tbe  honor  to  -be^ 
i.'^  ir  Mf  Lord, 
YouiJ  lordship'*  nojostfaitlifiil, 
rv  V  ;,:.  J: V  :.  Hunible  servant, 
rn'opSligiied)    *.     G^'liAKiB. 
Hfidil-^arrcRiiCajTjp^  ■Dcr&i,    *. 


burnt  at  sea,  wbi^h  tlie  Active  ieU  ^ 
in  wiih  a  few  days  before  getting;, 
her  pilate.     The  coiyecture  of  her 
having  been  timber  laden,  and  con- 
sequently   from    Ragoon,   '  seems 
plausible  ij  »but  we  luid^tand,  t'y 
the  arrival  of  thp  Gilrt^orf^^  xhat  hQ'^ 
vessel  had  mailed  £ifom  tfepl,  ptafpe^ 
prewipp^.ta^icr  dfiiw^rerbat  wh^t.i 
had  ^rrive^  4^*^^     Whatever,  ve«f^;» 
sel,  howeyei:,^it   mgy  ^{timatety; 
prove  iQ(  be*,  the  i&^  of  herxr^wJc^ : 
a  sub]ex;j:  vh^^l^iDaust  interest  Itbft 
feeliiigs  of  the^public  j  >  but  i t  is.  ta . , 
be  liop^  tliey  may  have*  escaped  u^n 
tlieir  boats,  and  4rea<;he4^ni^  pliboa: 
in  safety,, in  wl^ich;  ca?»  .i^t  qaoQQjt,'^ 
be  long  ere  the  uufortupatfi>  yesspj, , 
will  be  jdenufied.  :, 

'*  The  Active,  ,/Qaptain  Ston^y/ 
sailed  fiopi-  Pinang  -cfi ,  the  ,,3d  pf  „ 
Semetubfir^  and  touched  ,;OfBi  tfae 
c'tUereni  por^ts  of  jj^e  0(?afi|  of  Pt^-j 
dierj  ^w  a  ship  of,*  suspicious,; 
nature  off  Acheen,  which  pur^ue^.; 
tli(e  ^ctivA^^for  some,  ti^ie  -  witiK^it 
noaringibi^-. ,  , .  "     ^    .  -.:  , 

,*^The;Acave^  on -tjie  ^th^jii^^^ic 
iulat.;5fV6,.abqut  s^x  leagues  .jlj^.  1 
the  east w^d  of  ^e  east^u  <e4ge  Hj  j 
the.Sw^^  ftjl)  jn  w^thave§sej'rt!a!^jvj 
app^'ar<?d  to ,  be  bprut  U>  tjie  ^atejc> :  ^ 
etlgfh  ^iMoli .  tl^ey  ^lipposefi  to  ;  JS>ft.  t  * 
timber  laden,  by  her  iloatii^i  i^,.i 
apj^arafXfC  :pt.,  ^i)y  ,thjing,>ih(^^ 
,  watei'  bui  tf)atMO;^iJWi^ipfjfa;^^i[ftti  ^ 


4fWeH(^&M^k  discover€d,^t , .,  mai^ti/ au4  ap>  tli^^^:  ^.  diffeiWt^ .4 
vnpboTi  bnf.  .-^r,   .  ^ ,.:    ^      •  -.  .  times  broHe. >^ppn  t^leH^y v^cJs, it  vfa^ 
Jj^^4^}py'i!^^f^}^^X^c^Ws^,  J  perceived  she  must  liave  been  21 
xeg^f^ig  the  wrick  Qi  a  vessel    vessel  of  large  burthen. 

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'  Wfien  theActive  saw  tbc  wreck, 
sko.vas  steering  a  divect  coune  for 
kr,  and  had  it  been  at  night,  mMS!& 
hnv  gone  tipoa  it;  aod  to  dear* 
wbi^ibe  was  obliged  to  haiil  up 
from  her  course  about  three  points : 
she  was  going  at  the  rate  of  eight, 
knots,  with  a  fresh  breeze  of  wind 
and  squally  weather,  at  the  time, 
which  prevented  Aose  oh  board 
from  sending  a  boat  to  exanune 
mote  partiuuariy  iiito  the  state  of 
tfic'Vteck/' 

,...  RmarkahU   Occurrence. 

The  officers  of  the  shipping  at 
Sailor  were  a  few  days  srtjce  pre- 
s^ftted  with  a  noYel  spectacle. — A 
Wjs  #as  observed  floathig  with  the 
tidrrh  such  a  manner  'as  dearly  to 
iiidieale  th&t  ^M  was  either  desti- 
tute bf  people,  or^at  she  had  no 
saifers  "Oh  hbflffd.'i^lD  ^nsequence 
otWhidi  an^officer  tif  tfie  Davay- 
n«,  aS'wft'hrftebeeti  given  toun- 
derkandi  Went  on  board,  ahd  was 
c(MtitiedlD  ^ieopiition  which  had, 
0^  the  \  »^s^  fihrf  i^ppearatlce,  been 
entertained,— no  btnnan  creature 
liTteg  fo  lie  fifftnd.-^It^is  said  on 
sdtee  parts -bf  her<iecki  tfie  Hiarks 
of  Uodd  w«re  strrkingfy  apparent, 
and  tot  hi  her  cabin  'were  fbunc^ 
thiBbkwtf-stained  clothes' of  an  Eu- 
ro^ettn."'  ■ 

-A»Ae  vesselViJarg^^  cousin*  of 
salt,  it  is  probable  she  is  iast  from 
lonrtf  place  on  the  roast  ^f  Coro- 
m&Adeli  in  which  ^ase  we  may  eX'' 
pefct  ^aaa  to  be  inftormed  of  the 
p^«»ns  xmt^es  who  composed  the 
crewy'ifnbtliiug  further  should 
transpire  respecting  ^is  extrlaoidi* 
na?y  aflbir.     ' 

IFbe*  vc$8^  h  at  present  in  a^Jlac^ 
of%tfetjr>to ^hich she  wai  conv-ey* 
etf  by  tiapia?©  Green,  of  tfce^  Md> 
miW,  ^w^  took  her  imtow. 


New  launches. 

On  Saturday  afternoon,  at  two 
o'clock,  was  launched  from  the  yard 
of  Messrs.  John  Gilmore  and  Co. 
a  yacht,  of  beautiful  constraction, 
of  about  100  tons  burthen,  named 
tlie  marchioness  WeJlesley,  and  in- 
tended for  the  resident  of  Hidgel- 
lee.— -This  little  vessel  is  considered 
the  corapletest  of  the  kind  ever 
built  here,  combining  the  necessary 
qualities  of  accommodation  for  the 
river,  and  of  a  merchantman  for 
«efl. 

On  Satvmiay  tlie  1  st  instant  was 
launched  at  Chittagong,  a  most 
complete  and  well-constructed  ves- 
sel, burthen  about  300  tons,  built 
bv  Mr.  Brecn — She  was  named  the 
'*Heber 

Dreadful  Earthquake, 
JExtract:— *•  Matura,  Sept.  24,  1803. 

^  On  the  night  between  the  31st 
August,  and  the  Ist  of  September, 
at  half  an  hour  after  midnight,  a 
severe  shock  of  aa  earthquake  was 
felt  at  this  place,  which  IsBted  fisr 
many  minutes,  and  was  violent  b^ 
yosd  the  memory  of  man.  Pro- 
bably not  a  living  creamre  in  tho 
pkice,  but  was  roused  from  his 
shiotbers  by  the  alarm,  and  felt  its 
efieots.  Many  of  the  Pucka  build- 
ings were  cast  down,  an4  2^nanesj 
hitherto  unassailed  by  violence, 
v,'em  deserted,  and  their  fair  inha- 
bitants took  refuge  in  the  streets 
and  in  the  fields,  in  dishabilles 
which  had  no  effect  to  conceal,  and 
in  an  affright  which  elevated  their 
charms,  seeking  protection  with 
men,  whose  visages  it  would  other- 
wise have  disgraced  them  to  be« 
hold. — The  night  was  calm,  and 
enjoyed  the  mil  influence  of  a 
bright  moon  -,  ^and  when  the  alarm 
'  was  over,  the  blushes  and  modesty 
of  the  fair  deserters  of  then:  conse- 
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crated  mansions,  afibrded  a  pleasing 
contrast  to  tlieir  previous  distresses, 
and  amply  consoled  their  protectors 
for  the  desolation  they  had  sobered 
in  their  own  houses. 

"  Noorul  Nissa  Balgam,  a  beau- 
tiful and  accomplished  woman^theo 
pregnant  with  her  thicd  child,  to 
the  unspeakable  afBictbn  of  her 
hasband„  was  unfortunately  killed 
.by  theialltng  of  a  tile,  under  which 
she  IukI  run  for  safety : — and  ano- 
likr  lady  of  eminence  was  cruelly 
put  to  death  upon  a  suspicion  ot 
gallantry  with  the  person  who  at- 
tended her  in  her  flight,  though 
who%  unwarranted  by  any  other 
appearance  of  suspicion  than  the 
disordered  state  of  the  few  gar* 
inents  they  respectively  bore. 

**  In  tlie  morn'mg  very  extensive 
^simres  were  observed  in  the  iields, 
Which  had  been  caused  by  the  p^* 
cussiooof  the  night  before,  through 
whichv  water  rose  with  great  vio- 
lence, and  jcootioneft  to  run  to  the 
present  date, :  though  its  violence 
has  gradually  abated.  ThiB  has 
been  a  great  benefit  to  the  heigh- 
bouring  Ryotts^  as  they  were  tfaeoefe 
«aabledio  draw  the  water  over  their 
parched  fiekb.; 

*'  The  ^ocipel  MoBqtte  of  the 
plaoe^  •  erected  oq  an  emineooe  by 
the  &mou8  Gkiuae  Kfaaun,  as  a 
token  of  lue^oo^  over  the  infi* 
deiity  of .  the  Hiodu8>  has  been 
'shattered  to  piecea,  and  acosiatder- 
able  part  cf, the  dome  was  awaUow- 
ed  up  during  the  opening  of  the 
earth.  ^ 

*'  Several  slighter  shodcf  ha^ 
since  otcoired^  bnt  I  do  not  hear 
tiiey  have  ocbasiobed  any  further 
.damnage,'^ 

.   JGOVEENHEm  .  VOmBlCXTtOKS. 
Fort  WaKitoi.'lHiMrc'D^. 

: -1  '    ^       Oct.  ie^  lateL' 

^  :  in:  The  public  ace  heret^'  i^ 


formed,  that  the^  ttilvtTfetstfrefr  j^ 
the  presidency,  the  resident  at  Luc- 
now,  and  the  several  collectors  of 
the  land  revenue,  have  been  autho- 
rifiBed  toreceive,  until  further  ordera, 
any  sums  of  money  in  even  hund^ 
rada  (not  being  less  than  Sioto  ru« 
pees  one  thM^ad)  which  may^ 
tendered  dti  loan  to  the  honora^ 
company^  at  an  intei^egt  of  eight 
per  cent,  per  annutDi  as  hereafter 
specified. 

2d.  The  abovfef-ttientioned  officers 
have  been  oothorieed  to  receive  ia 
transfer  to  this  loan,  all  outstaild^ 
ing  trcasary  bllU  of  thig  |ovemi 
Ridnt )  accepted  bHls*  of  e^eha(ng^ 
drawn  on  the  governor- ^etierai^h!^ 
council-,  -aftier  deducting' 4toicre^ttt 
the  rale  of  «iid  rupees,  thirteiM  an^ 
nas>  and  sir^  pie  per  cent,  per  afr- 
num,  for  the  period  whiclvtbe  bilk 
taay  have'to  run )  biUs  '^  $itr&if% 
of  sakry,  whether  (he  same  tdlaA 
have^  b^n  adv^itls6d  fMf  p^y^nent 
or  not  V  and  ge^verally  aU  i^ihohzed 
puWic  denadnds.  '       ■  *'^^J 

are  also  authorized  to  transfevtttiy 
demands  ^hMt  mt^F^be  payiM^  by 
them  respectitrteiy  t«?diH  lo«i,  twd 
gradt  drafts  fyt  theemonnvtiv  tlite 
unud  mimn^r^xi  tkie^vbiU^  |taiy- 
thastsers  gendrai,  whidh  dn^^b^l 
be  reoeived  by  thi^  «e<vend  officers 
above-menti6hed,  to  p^fvitient  <6f 
fubacriptk>ns>  dn^  being  tendered^) 
^m^rth^t  purpose.  Itie  ^db- 
acriptifoHB  will  be  receive  xan  ttke 
lWlowing<«frrfl»r  '         ''- 

'4th.  SdbsoHpt^s  m  cash,  tr^. 
sury  bilU,  bilto  of  ^iich^nge,  «Mars 
ef  e'r^il  and-milit^allowakices;  Md 
othet  authoti£ed  public  demti^nds^ 
will  be  reoeived  at  a  dise(^«mt*iof 
two  pef  cent.  *  that  is,  ior  evifty 
subscription  of  102  rupees;i^  re- 
ceipt wiU^  granted  emitlii%<tfa« 
subscriber  toa^romiasoiyiiotefor 

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« 


Va  rupeg>»   to  be  wmed  <m  the 
Knos'oC  the  pseteot  loan. 

5^  The  Sicca  rupee  of  Lucnow 
ttdibefi^biarBs,  wtU  be  reoeived 
»eqQai|b  Uie  Calciuta  bioca  ru* 

6(h.  Areoeipt  will  be  granted 
6r  each  subscription  bearing  ioter«> 
«^  atthe  rate  of  ^i^t  xupecft  per 
cent,  per  euaum^  from  the  date  of 
mck  receipt  uotil  tbe£rBt  of  April 
oext. 

7  7^  The  imereat  wbich  mzy  be 
4uc0B  that  date^OB  seceipta  granted 
for  subficriptions  to  this  loan*  null 
l^epaidincasb  attbe  general  tre* 
Miyattbe  presid(9M3X»  or  at  the 
treaaoryof  (he  retident,  at  Loo 
QOVj  or  the  coUecton  of  Oude  and 
Beaaree^  in  ca^  where  the  £ub^ 
acciptMQSr  ahftU  have  beta  made 
at  thoi^.   trcenuMg  Respectively  ^ 
aadigrihe  principal  a  prooiissocy 
9fm  or  notea wiU  be  granted,  betf • 
uigdaiett]Me  Hiof  Apfil>  1804,  and 
^  iMimJixmd   and  registered  io 
the  order  in  which    the   receipts 
19»fbt  piefiented  at  the  accountant 
fen«cal*»e6iee. 
.9tk  Tbepnnapal  of  the  pro- 
mi^toiy  noted  sball  be  payable  either 
in  Beanie  D^det)  the  nalea  eatab- 
li«bed&rtbepi3ywent  of  the  Re- 
IMter  debt  no^'jexiating».er  by  biUs 
t'taii^dfsawo  4]^  the  gpvemor  ge- 
•nemlin eouneii^  on  the  bonor^ie 
.Ibeeourt  of  4trector«r  at  ibeea- 
^MQgeiof  two  ihilli^»  and  m- 
yeqca  the  Sicc«  mpee,  payabie 
twelve  months  after  aight }  ^whioh 
Mb  shaU  be  granaod  at  any  lime, 
K  m^  applioation  of  tlie  pnopKieier 
bri)bt  Aotet»  either  when  (he  piia- 
^fdf  «hallhave  become  payable  in 
rficngal,  or  at  any  earlier  period) 
fod  any  bills  wbicb   may   he  so 
imntadwiU,  if  the  proprietor  desire 
f^'be.fQrwffxtod  by  tbe  deputy,  ac- 
aomtm^  ^gieoeral   in   iib€i  public 
packets  to  him  or  his  agent  or  as- 


«gn,  according  to  the  iuatructiona 
which  may  be  given  for  that  por^ 
pose. 

ptk.  The  interest  of  the  pro- 
missory notes  shall  be  payable  haif 
yearly,  vi«.  on  the  1st  of  October 
and  1st  of  April,  from  year  to  year, 
until  the  principal  shall  be  dis^ 
charged*  and  shall  be  at  the  opdon 
c^tbe  proprietor  of  the  notes  to  re- 
ceive payment  of  such  interestv 
either  in  cash  at  the  .general  trea«- 
snry,  at  the  presidency,  or  by  btUa 
to  be  drawn  by  the  governor  gie»- 
neral  in  council,  on  the  honordole 
the  court  of  directors,  at  the  ci> 
change  of  two  shiUingsandsiiqxaoa 
the  Sicca  rupee,  payable  twelva 
months  after  sight,  provided  always 
in  the  laUer  cose,  that  the  interest 
for  wluch  biUs  mav  be  so  required 
may  amount  to  nfty  pootuls  ateiv 
ling  at  the  least,  and  no  bills  wtil 
be  granted  for  a  smaller  amount. 

10th.  For  the  aocommodatkiii  ef 
persona  returning  to  £urope,  the 
subseribert  to  this  loan,  their  exe- 
cutors, adxnimsdrators,  axxi  assigca, 
ahall  be  entitled,  on  application  to 
the  governor  general  b  council,  to 
have  their  promissory  notes  (pn>- 
vided  they  amount  to  the  principal, 
aom  of  Sicca  mpeef  10,000)  de- 
poaked  in  chairge  of  the  sub-trea- 
surer for  the  timebdng,  at  the  risk, 
and  under  the  security  of  the  com- 
pany. An  acknowledgment  wtti 
be  granted  by  that  oiBcer  for  the 
promissory  notes  so  dq)0sited  with 
lum,  and  the  interest  accruing 
thereon  will  be  remitted  as  it  shall 
beoomedue  by  bills  oo  the  terms 
abeve^mcsitioned,  which  bills  will 
.be  forwarded  by  the  deputy  ac- 
countant general  to  the  proprietor, 
his  agent  or  adi^,  according  to 
the  jnstroctions  which  maybe  given 
4Qr  thatpnrpoee. 

IHh.    All  applications    to    the 
governor  general  lacowadl  to  have 

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promissory  notes  deposited  in 
the  treasury,  must  be  accompa- 
nied bj  the  notes  so  to  be  deposited, 
and  directions  must  be  written  in 
the  fdlowing  terms  :  on  the  face 
«id  across  the  lines  of  ^each  notej 
and  be  attested  by  the  signature  of 
the  proprietor  or  his  constituted 
attorney  or  attomies. 

**  The  interest  accruing  half  yearly 
on  the  promissory  note,  and  the 
principal  as  it  shall  become  payable 
according  to  the  order  established 
.for  the  discharge  of  the  register 
debt,  are  to  be  remitted  (unless  it 
shall  be  hereafter  directed  to  the 
contrary)  by  bills  to  be  drawn  on 
the  honourable  the  court  of  direc- 

•  tor8  pursuant  to  the  tenor  of  this 
promissory  note,  and  the  other 
conditions  of  the  loan  published 
in  the  Calcutta  Gazette  of  the  I3th 
October,  1803,  payable  to 
»■      ■,  and  to  be  forwarded  to 

,    but   this    promtssoiy  note 

•hall  not  be  pledged,  sold,  or  in 
any  manner  negotiated,  or  deli- 
vered up  to  any  person  whoraso- 
cv:cr  ;  nor  are  these  directions  with 
respect  to  the  mode  of  payment  of 
the  ihterest  or  principal  to  be  in 
any  manner  altered,  except  on  apr 
plication  to  the  govemor^general  m 
coundh  to  be  made  by  myself, 
my  executors,  or  administrators, 
or  undoi*  the  authority  of  a  special 

'poWer  of  attorney,  specifying  the 
Bumber,  date,  and  amount  of  this 
promrstory  note,  to  be  executed  by 
me, '  or  them,  for  that  purpose." 
.  I'ith.  For  the  satisfaction  of 
^»ersdns  who  may  propose  td-retum 
to  Europe  before  the  period  pite- 
Iscribed  for  the  fifial  adjustment  of 
theaccountsof  tlife.loan,  andwho 
may  be  desirous  of  availing  them- 
selves of  the  accommodation  of- 
fered them  under  the  fbrOg6hig  ar- 
tides^  the  deputy ;  accountamr  gen . 

•t  wili^'.oo  ,thejr'part>  unite  daed^- 


raticm  above  prescribed  on  the  pcc^ 
mlssory  notes,  provided  he  shall  re- 
ceive instructions  for  this  purpose,  by 
an  endorsement  to  be  executed  on  the 
receipt  or  receipts  under  the  signa- 
ture of  the  proprietor,  or  his  con- 
stituted attorney  or  attomies.  The 
deputy  accountant  general  wUralso 
make  the  necessairy  applicatioo  to 
the  govemor^'general  in  council 
for  an  order,  ta  the  sub-treasurer  ip 
receive  the  promissory  notes  hi  da- 
posit,  and  will  forward  t^9  ac- 
knowledgment of  that  officer^a  io 
the  proprietor  of  the  notes,  or  to  bj|s 
agent  or  assjga,  according  to^tbf^.in- 
struction  which  may  be  fiimi^b^d 
him  foe  that  purpose.  .( 

1 3  th.  A  receipt  will  be  gwiied 
in  the  Allowing  form*  for-au^ 
Ksriptions  whioh  may  be  made  4it 
apy  of  the  public  treasuries,  '  .:-i 

FORM    OP   RECEIPT.'  ^ 

'^  I  do  ii©reby^knQwle<}g^  tjj^t 
A.  $.  has.this.  day  paid  10^9,1^^0 
honourable  company/a  .treasuij, 
the  ,sum  of  Sicca  ruppeii  ;  ..p, 
which  is  to  be ,  ^pcouuted ;  for,  -  fo 
h'lnx  o^  ofder  a&4pllows  iTr-J^u^rest 
on  tbeprmipalwiljlbepaidia'jl^ 
at  the  general  treasury  ^t,thejprfj^- 
dency,-  <k  atthifr  t^i^sury  pf-f-rTjfi- , 
.  at  ai^id  afipr  the  ratft irf'.eifthf,j;up4e8 
per  cept,  -  per  ^pnum,.  n[9m.*j»lj|i8 
date  to  the  ^^st  ojf  A|cU.pQii^t'^^^d 
for  tht^ ;,  .principat  >  ^  ^PW^^^ffy 
note-  to  beda^^  g4trf^e(ji$,(Ai|i^, 

,  tipp    to    U^  ■  >  4^^^  '^^99^9^^ 
geiwal,   p^y^W  fiowfyri 
.  )the  conditji^s.ot ,  U^e  loau}, 
ii^  the  Ca^GvitMiGa?ette-Wtt] 
Pctob^,.1^03. 
,...  ..'  (Sigp^)      _ 


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■  i4th>:  Promi^6oty.«ptc5|»»  OTjier 
4ha :  signMure  of .  tfee  i  ^qcr^taigri  ito 
the  government^  will-btt;gift»te4'm 

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the  following  fonn^  in  exchange 
for  the  receipts. 


"  Fort  WiUisun,- -1804. 

'^Peomissoxt  Note  for  Sa.  Rs." 
"  The  governor-general  in  coun- 
cil docs  hereby  acknowledge  to  have 
received  from  A.  B.  the  sum  of 

Sicca  nipees — ■ as  a  loan  to 

the  honoarable  the  nnited  com- 
pAuy  of  merchants  of  England 
trading  to  the  East  Indies,  and 
does  hereby  promise  for,  and  on 
behalf  of  the  United  Company, 
to  repay  and  discharge  the  said  loan 
by  paying  unto  the  said  A.  B.  his 
-  eiecutors  or  administrators,  or  his 
or  their  order,  the  principal  sum  of 
'€ieca  rupees — —Aforesaid  at  the 
presidency  of  Fort  WHfiaiti,  agree- 

abl)    l%j  ujc  ui  uCl  iii  vviiiLii  tiii^  in-/iC 

may  stand  on  the  general  register 
'  pf  nolck  and  bonds   of  this  presi- 

•  (fency,    pnyable  according   to   the 
'  pibpriety  of  date  and  number,  un- 
less the  same  shall  have  been  pre- 

''Viocisly  discharged  by  bills  drawn 

^  oh' Hie  honourable  the  court  of  di- 

^  rectors,  according  to  the  conditions 

of  tlieplan,  for  a  loan  published  in 

•  the  Calcutta  Gazette  of  ilie  13  th 
'  October,  1803  ;  and  by  paying  the 
J  interest  accruing  tliereoh,    at  the 

rate  of  eight  per  cent,  per  annum 
by  half  yearly  payments,  viz.  on 
'  the  1st  October,  and  the  1st  April 
'  fbUowiiig,  from  year  to  year,  until 
^  the  principal  shall  be  discharged 
[  at  the  option  of  the  lender,  his 

•  eicectrtors,  adpninistrators,  or  as- 
^  signsj  either  in  cash' at  the  general 

treaauiy  at  the  presidency,  ot^  by 
bills  W)  be  drawn  Sy  the  govemor- 
^betafrnfeuncil,  on  the  honour- 
able tte"  court  of  d^ectors,  at  the 
•'>kte  of  two  fehiilings  dnd  sit-pence 
"  thefiSeca  rupee,  andjiftyabletweKe 


'*  Signed  by  the  authority  of  th* 
governor-general  in  council, 

(Signed)        "^.  F." 
Sec.  to  govi,  pub,  depi, 

"  Accountant    General's 
Office. 

Registered  at  No. of ." 

l6th.    The    accounts    of  this 
loan  are  not  to  be  made  up  until 
the    1st  of  April  next,  but  it  is 
hereby  notified,  that  the  loan  will 
l)e  closed  at    any  earlier  period, 
should    the    governor-general     in 
council  deem  it  expedient  to  give 
directions  for  that  purpose. 
Published  by  command  of 
his  excellency  the  most  noble 
the  governor-general  in  council, 
J.  LUMSDEN, 
Ch ief  sec.  to  the  govt. 

Sinking  Fund. 

Fort  Willbm,  Oct.  i«,  i8oj|. 
The  public  are  hereby  informed, 
that  tlie  sum  expected  to  be  appli- 
cable to  the  redemption  of  the  pub- 
lic debt,  by  tlie  commissioners  of 
the  sinking  fund,  in  tlie  niontli  of 
November,  is  Sicca  rupees  four 
lacs  (Sa.  r3.  400,0000)  j  of  this 
sum,  current  nipees  149,400,  or 
Sicca  rupees  128,793,  will  be  ap- 
plied to  tiie  discliarge  of  the  bonds 
and  notes  of  the  general  register 
from  No.  376Q  to  No.  2777 >  both 
inclosivte,  on  Monday  the  7^  of 
November^  on  which  date  the  in- 
terest thereupon  wiU  cease.  T^e 
remsui^der  will  be  applied  by.tj^e 
commissioners  in  the  purchase  of 
bonds  sad  notes  of  ,  this  govern- 
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and.^igjit  per  cent,  per  annmn,^9n 
tendioEs  beingmadetptltemin^^e 
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Abdulab  Wflhabee,  liad  died  and 
left  his  eldest  son  his  hisir  joyd  anc- 
cessor;  but  his  brother,  backed  by 
99  amij^  and  another  nan  near  Bag^ 
dad,  have  refused  to  acknowledge 
the  eldest  son,  and  they  are  ex- 
pected to  go  to  war.  The  Turk- 
ish government  has  appointed  Aly 
Padsha w,  generalii  3mo,  against  the 
Wahabee,  and  every  p^hav  is 
ordered  to  assist  to  the  utmost  of 
his  power,  from  Aleppo,  Syria,  and 

Desperate  Engagement, 

Tlic  following  extract  from  a 
letter  from  Alimednugger,  dated 
the  2ud  of  October,  detailing 
a  gallant  and  perse\-ering  defence, 
made  by  a  small  detichraent  of  se- 
poys, merits  tiie  highest  encomiums, 
I  shall  now  try  to  give  you  an  ac- 
count of  another  desperate  business 
which  we  received  intelligence  of 
tliree  days  since.  About  ten  dayg 
ago  lieutenant  Morgan  left  tliis  to 
join  a  diviiiion  of  the  army  with 
63  sepoys,  captain  O'Donnall  and 
another  officer  of  the  cavalry  took 
thin  opportunity  of  jw...i.i^  their 
corps  ;  they  had  proceeded  aliout  70 
miles  when  they  perceived  a  bod.  of 
Peoas  of  about  2(X),  they  immediately 
threw  down  tlieir  knapsacks,  leaving 
them  and  the  baggage  in  the 
charge  of  a  few  sepoys,  and  at- 
tacked tl>e  Peons  whom  they  put 
to  flight}  when  a  body  of  900  horse 
'appeared  in  two  divisions  on  eacli 
fl-mk,  this  obliged  tlie  small  party 
to  retreat  to  a  village,  wliich  they 
entered  witli  some  resipmcej  it 
was  fortified,  but  so  extensive  tliat 
they  couldnot  guard  every  entrance  j 
the  inhabitants  let  the  horse  and 
Peons  in  at  another  direction )  in 
this  situation  Uie  party  took  posses- 
sion of  a  large  house,  which  was 
i^iedbtej;^  beset^    on  d^  ,sid(?^. 


where  they  defended  tlwmirim' 
for  some  houn,  till  nearly  ail  tfaeir  ^ 
ammunition    was    cjqienikd,   '^ 
their  baggage  pluodefed,  and  not » ^ 
morsel  to  tsak,   thoogh   they  had  v 
plenty  ^  gocMl  wafeer ;  a  sally  waa  ^ 
propc^edj  which  was  Madily  agracHt  \ 
to,  headed  hy  captain  O'lXMinall;^' 
they  rvished  forth  and  (bre^  t)ie  ^ 
assailants  jnta    oonfiisioQj     ibief - 
made  qSl  tQ  ^  gate,  which  being;^- 
8mall»  the  party  overtook  tbem:^.3 
they  bayouetted  about  30,  and  tooki  > 
several  horses,  .which,  boweveiw^ 
they  were  obliged  to  abiandeo,  aoii^ 
retreat    tp  the  house  f    this  gacvi^' 
them  time  to  throw  breast-woi^^ 
aaoss    the   lanesj  and    barriij^d^:' 
and  block  up  every  entrance.  Qapt.  ^j 
Lucas  instantly,  on  beaiiug  of  their 
situation^  left  Ahroedonggur  witb^ 
four  companies^  and  two  ax-pound*  * 
ers,  at  twelve  at  night ;  — ye&terda^  •. 
evening  we  heard  from  him,  he  ' 
says,  ' '  il)ty  fomid  the  gallant  paity . 
almost  exiiiausted,  not  having  ^ladi-^ 
any  thing  to  eat  for  nearly  twodays^^  * 
the  streets  were  strewed  with  deaxi- 
bodies,  and  tli&party  had  four  se^*  i 
poys  killed  and  tiijrteen  wounded,.! 
mostly  by  an  incessant  fire  kept  up^i 
from  the  adjoining  housee.**  WluSl : 
mu^thaye  been  their  feeHngs<»n  ae^ 
iqg  captain  Lucas  coming  to  their  a&*  • 
sistance  ?  Captain  Lucas  has  taken 
several  villagers  prisoners,  and  in-* 
tend  bringing  them   to    Ahmed*  • 
nuggur^    the.   horse    still    hover 
round   them,,  keeping,    howeuer^-' 
out  of  muskeg  shot,  but  theyaco 
now  and  tj^eu  indulged  with  afew.i 
of  our  sijt-iiounder  balls.  •; . .  i  f 

Interesting  account  of  the  late  Reh'- 
volution  in  Dvlld,  -  .  mj 
The  revolution  which  happened 
at  Detlu  in  tlie  year  1/63,  is  ao^ 
connected  with  the  events  of  tlie*  - 
day,  Uiough  it  may  not  be  new^  yet 

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4:9Bnot  but  prove  f^rticutetly  in- 
toreituig  to  all^ur  veader»« 
.  Ghobaoi  Khadur;  author  ci  th#' 

Zifada.Ktetnf  his  fatbordisbiieiit^ 
ed  him  and  drore  hm^  ^om  his 
paseoce  oo  acoaoDft  <^  hfo  ¥iced  ^ 
^i^d  jcnmes.  •  Sbah  AJIuni,  the 
khig  of  Delhi,  took  himtiflder  bl$ 
pwiectiQa, tseobtd hianas  hn own 
sqoy  a&d  coiiiiBnrd-Qn4iinl  tlie  first 
titW  io  the  khigdotir,  Aififere  ul 
Qtncaov:^  he  li^d^  with-  the  kmg 
spd  TBised  9  body  of  about  6000 
txjQops  of  hk  own  cocmti^m^ti;  the  * 
Mogols*  which  h^  commaAded; 
Qhalain  iLbadur-^^x^  of  a  pd^skxi-^ 
flte^^Biper,  haughty,  drud,  un-' 
fiatiirul  andudebaudMid. 

.Inihe  hUtBT  end  of  the  year  1 7^, 
the. -king:  had  formed    suspiicioDs 
ibjH  soiqed^  the  aei^boiuitig  ra- 
jahs wQcdd    maikie  an  attempt  to  . 
plunder,  atuixkstrc^  hi^  territmes; 
thewssu^icions  were*  verified  by 
tb^approach  of  acooslderal^anny 
towards  hb  capital/ commanded  by 
laoiael  Beg  Khmi,  and  afssisted  by 
Dowlot    Rao  Schsdei^:   Gholam 
Khadnrtdd  the  king  od  this  that 
behad  jiotyng  to  tear,  ier  that  he 
hjd^  aruay  sufiicteatiy  strong  to 
oppMethc^^nemy :  and  that  alT  the 
kioghadtodo  was  to  march  ottt 
vd^his^iroopbt  give- them  4  supply 
of'oash,  .and  he  wouki   stake  his 
hsad.on.  the  enemy ^  being  over- 
cooae :  the  king  on  tliifl  replied  that 
he :had>  no  money  to  cariy  on  the 
coolest.    Gholam  Khadtir  said  that 
thi»  lobjectioa  wonkt  be  soon  ob- 
viated, as  he  wooid  advance  the 
necessary  supply  of  cash,  and  that 
aU  his  majesty  had  to  do  was  to 
head  the  army — '*'  this,"  said  he, 
''  wiUamimate  them  aiid  give  them 
cottrag^  a^  the  presence  of  a  mo- 
narch  is  above  half  the  battle." 
Ihe  kii^  agreed  in  appearance,  and 
rt^ueated  Gholam  Kiiadur  to  as- 


•eml^le  the  andy,  pay  their  arrears, 
and  inform  them  of  his  intentions. 
iOfaolam  Khadur  retired  contented; 
but  great  was  his  astonishment 
wtefi'he  iniefcepted,  the  next  day, 
a  letter  £^m  the  king  to  Scindeah, 
destrit^  him  to  make  as  much  haste 
aa  possii>te  and  destroy  Gholam 
Khadtir  j  "  for,"  says  he,  "  Gho- 
lam Khadur  desires  me  to  act  coo- 
tmry  to  my  wishes,  and  oppote 
yoa" 

On  this  discover}',  Gholam  Kha* 
dur  marched  out  with  bis  Moguls^ 
crossed  tlie  Jumna,  and  encamped 
on  the  other  side,  opposite  to  the 
fort  of  Delhi.  He  then  sent  the 
king  the  intercepted  letter,  and 
asked  him  if  his  conduct  did  not  de- 
serve to  be  punished  by  the  lossof  his 
throne?  He  began  to  besiege  the 
fort,  and  carried  it  in  a  few  days  -, 
,  he  entered  the  palace  in  arms,  flew 
to  the  king's  chamber,^]n8nHed  the 
old  man  in  the  most  barbarous  man- 
ner, knocked  him  down,  and  kneel- 
ing on  his  breast,  with  a  knife  took 
out  one  of  hjs  eyes,  and  ordered  a 
servant  of  the  kill's  to  take  out  the 
other. 

After  tiiis  he  gave  the  place  up 
to  pillage,  and  went  to  the  king's 
zenana,  where  he  insulted  tlie  la- 
dies, tore  the  jewels   from   their 
noses  and  ears,  and  cut  off  their 
arms  and  legs.     As  he  had  lived 
with  the  king,  he  was  well  ac- 
quainted wkh  the  different  places, 
where  the  king  s  treasures  were 
hid ;  he  dug  up  the  stone  of  the 
king's  own  bedchamber,  and  found 
there    two  chests    containing,    in 
specie,  120,000  goldmohurs,  ^ut 
192,0001.  sterling}   this  he  took 
and  vast  sums  more  :  to  get  at  the, 
hidden  jewels  of  the  women,  he, 
practised  one  of  the  most  viJlainou^; 
schemes  that  ever  was  tliought  of; 
the  third  day  after  the>e    horrid', 
cruelties  he*  ordered    tliat  all  tlie" 

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king's  ladies  and  daughters  should 
come  and  pay  their  respects  to  him, 
and  promised  to  set  free  those  who 
could  please  him  by  their  appear- 
and dress.  The  innocent  unthink- 
ing women  brought  out  their  jewels 
and  adorned  themselves  in  their 
richest  attire  to  please  this  savage. 
'  Gholam  Khadur  compianded  them 
to  be  conveyed  to  a  hall,  where  he 
had  prepared  common  dresses  for 
them ;  these  dresses  he  made  them 
put  on  by  the  assistance  of  eunuchs^ 
and  taking  possession  of  their  rich 
dresses  and  jewels,  sent  the  women 
home  to  the  palace  to  lament  their 
loss,  and  curse  his  treachery.  Gho»- 
Jam  Khadur  did  not  stop  even  here, 
but  insulted  the  princes  by  making 
them  dance  and  sing  :  the  most 
beautiful  of  the  king's  daughters, 
Mobarouk  ul  Moulk,  was  brought 
to  the  tyrant  to  gratify  his  lust ;  but 
-she  resisted  and  is  said  to  have 
•tabbed  herself  to  avoid  force. 

Scindeah  soon  after  this  came  to 
die  assistance  of  the  king,  or  rather 
to  make  him  his  prey.  Gholam 
Khadur  fled  and  took  refuge  in  the 
fort  of  Agra,  above  150  mUes  from 
Delhi.  Scindeah*s  troops  besieged 
him  there.  Perceiving  at  last  diat 
he  must  be  taken  if  he  remained  in 
the  fort,  he  took  advantage  of  a 
dark  night,  stulfed  his  saddle  with 
a  large  quantity  of  precious  stones, 
took  a  few  followers,  and  fied  from 
the  fort  towards  Persia.  Unluckily 
for  him,  he  fell  off  his  horse  the 
second  night  after  his  flight,  and  bv 
this  means  a  party  of  horse,  which 
had  been  sent  in  pursuit  of  him, 
came  up  and  took  him  prisoner. 
He  was  brought  to  Scindeah,  who, 
after  exposing  him  for  some  time 
in  irons,  and  some  time  in  a  cage, 
onjered  his  ears,  nose,  hands,  and 
feet  to  be  cut  off,  and  his  eyes  taken 
out,  in  which  state  he  was  allowed 
to  expire. 


Sdndeah  rewarded  himself  by 
seizing  upon  theltingdom  which  be 
tame  to  euard  $  and  all  that  he  lefl 
to  Shah  Alhim,  the  nominal  Em- 
peror, was  the  city  of  Delhi,  with 
a  small  district  around  it,  where, 
even  deprived  of  his  sight,  he  had 
remaincii  an  empty  shadow  of  roy- 
alty ;  an  instance  of  the  instability 
of  human  greatness,  and  of  the  pre- 
carious state  of  despotic  govern- 
ments. 

Patvanghur-hill  Fort, 

Krlract  of  a  letter,  dated  Camp 
nearBrodera,  Sept.  24,  1803. 

"  After  the  storm  of  Baroche  I 
was  ordered  to  remain  and  rej>air 
the  breach,  but  on  the  •same  day 
was  directed  to  join  colonel  Wood- 
ington  withoijt  delay,  'and  arrived 
time  enough  at  Baroda  to  proceed 
with  him  against  the  town  of  Cham- 
pooncr  and  Pawnnghur-hill  fort, 
one  of  the  strongest,  I  belifeve,  in 
India.  With  great  labour  we  drag- 
ged our  guns  up  a  steep  rocky  hill, 
within  six  hundred  yards  of  the 
walls,  and  after  four  days  cannon- 
ading, nearly  effected  a  breach  in 
two  of  the  outer  defences,  when 
the  garrison  thought  proper  to  sur- 
render. I  was  here^^ain  left  be- 
hind to  make  a  drawing  of  the  fort, 
with  a  havildafs  party,  and  was  in 
some  danger  of  being  attacked  as  I 
returned  through  a  thick  jungle,  by 
three  or  four  hundred  beils  that 
had  collected  in  the  neiglibourhood, 
and  killed  several  canip  followers.— 
Pawanghur  is  an  immense  rock, 
everywhere  nearly  perpendicular, 
about  six-hundred  yards,  and  in- 
accessible except  the  north  side, 
which  is  fortified  by  five  walls  40 
or  50  yards  high,  strongly  built  of 
Lirge  square  stones,  ii>  most  places 
on  the  summit  of  rocks,  over 
which  there  is  no  possibility  of 
climbing. 


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dimbiDg.-— There  arefbar  distinct 
icrts,  irt,  that  of  Attock,  (I  be- 
gia  at  the  bottt>m)  which  eDcircles 
the  lower  hill,  die  walb  are  in 
nuBB,  it  18  not  tenable.— 2d*  the 
fort  €f  Jute  defended  by  a  triple 
vaUj  two  of  which  we  breached, 
ope  near  the  Booriah  Grate,  and, 
OQQ  faigbec  op  beycwd  the  LaUa 
Grte.^3d,  the  fort  of  Sudder,  the 
vails  in  ruins ) — here  is  the  Killa* 
(Jar's  boose,  and  several  Hindu 
Temples,  mostly  falling  down,  also 
a  good  tank  of  water,  and  two 
or  three  springs  which  flow  from 
tbe4tfa  iinpr^;tiable  fort  of  Sco- 
rn^ ^  orBallaKillah;  the  road  to 
SoonidgGatB  is  over  a  deep  ditch 
cat  ia  tbe  rock,  the  brid^  con- 
skts  of  a  few  old  pl^ks,  easily 
leniored,  the  assent  to  the  gate  is 
cat  thioogh  rock,  and  very  difficult  $ 
had  the  garrison  been  resolute,  all 
our  attempts  to  get  possession  of 
this  place  must  have  failed^— On 
thesnmmit  of  all  is  a  rock  on  which 
is  a  cdebrated  Hindu  temple^  to 
which  you  aacend  by  240  steps.  (To 
what  deity  it  is  dedicated  I  am  not 
certjun>  some  natives  call  him 
Bowqnee.  The  length  of  tlie  way, 
from  the  foot  of  the  hill  to  the 
Soorui^  gate,  is  3^  railes;  the 
town  ef  C^amponeer  is  surrounded 
bf  awallc^  the  same  msMy  stones> 
il  950  yards  by  350,  defended  by 
42  towers,  stands  at  the  ^t;  it 
wa»once  the  capital  of  Guzerat : 
the  nmis  of  temples,  H'mdu  and 
MiBBoknan,  for  mUes  round,  ev'mce 
its'ibrmer  grandeur.  -,  the  most  re- 
nnckable  now,  is^the  Jumma  Mus- 
hid»  a  little  distant  £.  of  tbe  town, 
nearly  entire,  the  lofty  minarets^ 
doases,  and  curious  workmnnsliip 
laise  your  admiration. — ^The  tomb 
of  Secunder  Shaw,  near  tbe  vil- 
lage of  Hallol,  3  coss  distant,  is 
well  worth  seeing }  it  is  of  the  most 
elegant  proportion  of  any  Basteni 
Vol.  6  1 


architecture  I  ever  observed^^the 
workmanship  is  capital — the  Per- 
sian inscriptions  on  marble  is  still 
perfect.  The  houses  of  the  pre- 
sent town  are  wretched  huts,  raised 
on  blocks  and  pillars  of  the  once 
grand  edifices  of  the  Moguls. 

New  Launch, 

Extract  of  a  Letter  from  Chitta^ 
gong,  dated  the  ISth  instant. 
*'  I  have  the- pleasure  to  inform 
you,  that  a  very  handsome  and  well 
constructed  vessel,  burden  7000 
bags,  built  by  Mr.  Davidson,  was 
launched  here  yesterday  :  she  was 
named  the  Harriet,  and  is,  I  under- 
stand, to  be  commanded  by  capta'ui 
Masquerier." 

The  following    correspondence  is 
communicated  to  us  hy  a  friend, 

TO  CUDBERT  THORNHILL,   ESa. 

Master  Attendant. 
Sir,  Fort  iniUam, 

The  committee   of  tbe  Bengal 
PhoBulx  insurance  office  (in  which 
office  the  ship  Experiment  was  in- 
sured) having   reason    highly    to 
approve  of  3ie  conduct  of   Mr. 
Thomas  Benbow,  the  Branch  pUot, 
who,  under  circumstances  of  great 
difficulty  and  danger,  brought  that 
ship,  after  tiie  loss  of  all  her  an- 
chors, to  a  situation  at  Kedgeree, 
by  which  not  only  the  ship,   but 
the  lives  of  all  on  bcjard  were  saved, 
have  directed  iis  to  address,  through 
you,    the    inclosed  letter  to   Mr. 
Benbow  ;  and  to  request  the  favor 
of  you  to  cause  the  same  to  be , 
puWicly  delivered  to  Mr.  Benbow, 
on  his  arrival  in  toN^Ti. 
We  have  the  honor  to  be,  Sir, 
Your  most  obedient  servant*, 
(Signed)    Ross,  Lambert,  &  Co. 
Agents  for  the  Bengal  Phcrnix  In- 
surance Society. 
Phoenix  Insurance  office, 

September  2,  1803. 
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Mr.  TttoNAs  B^NBow, 

Branch  Pilot,  ia  the  service 
of  the  hon.  ^t  India  Com- 
pany, at  Fort  William. 
Sir, 

Captain  Rowe,  of  the  ship  Expe- 
riment, having  represented  to  us, 
your  very  able  and  good  coinduct  iu 
piloting    in,    and  under    circum- 
stances of  great  difficulty  and  dan- 
ger, in  saving  not  only  that  ship,  but 
the  lives  of  all  on  board,  we  thought 
it  our  duty  to  sul«mit  the  sawie  to 
the  consideration  of  thd  Cbimnittee 
of  this  office,'  (in  mhicht  the  ship 
was  insured)  and  we  h^ve  much 
j^^asure  in  conoforming  to  the  di- 
.  ections  of  the  Committee,  whidi 
are  thus  publicly  to  offer  y«u  the 
thanks  of  the  Society  for  your  able 
and  successful  exertions  in  saving 
that  ship ;  and  we  are  also  directed 
to  request  your  jicceptance  of  the 
enclosed  Treasury    bill,    forgone 
thousand  Sicca  rupees. 
We  are.  Sir, 
Your  obedient  9er\'ants, 
(Signed)  Ross,  Lambert,  &  Co. 
Agents  for  the  Bengal  Phoenix  In- 
surance Society. 
Phoenix  Insurance  Office, 
September  2,  1803. 

To  Messrs.  Ross,  Lambert,  &  Co. 
Agents  for  the  Bengal  Phoe- 
nix Insurance  Society. 
Gentlemen, 

I  Iiave  had  the  satisfaction  of  re- 
ceiving, through  the  master  atten- 
dant, your  very  flattering,  letter, 
dated  the  2d  instant,  conveying  the 
sentiments  of  the  Society  upon  my 
conduct,  whikt  in  charge  of  tlie 
ship  Experiment. 

I  beg  to  assure  you.  Gentlemen, 
that  this  highly  respectable  testi- 
mony will  ever  be  remembered  by 
me,  with  the  motil  lively  graliliulc. 

I  request  you  w  ill  have  the  good- 
ness to  return  my  unfeigned  thanks 
tu  ilic  Society,  iof  tlie  very  liberal 


remuneration  they  have  been  plea- 
sed to  present  me  with  j  and  I  beg. 
Gentlemen,  your  acoeptanoe  of 
the  warmest  ackoowledgmentB  for 
the  handsome  manner  in  which 
you  have  made  the  cammunicft^ 
tion. 

I  am,  Gentlemen, 

W'ifh  the  greatest  respect. 
Your  much  obliged  and 
Obedient  servant, 
(Signed)        Thomas  Bbwbow, 

Branch  Pilot. 
Cakrutta,  Sept.ST,  180S. 

Messrs.  Ross,  Lambert,  &  Co. 
Agents  for  the  Bengal  Phoe- 
nix  Insurance  Society. 
Gentlemen, 
I  have  had  the  honor  toacknow- 
ledge  my  receipt  of  your  letter  of 
the  2d  instrait,  with  its  enclosures, 
and  to  request  you  wiH  \ay  before 
the  Society,  die  accompanying  ad- 
dreae^ delivered  tome,  by  Mr.  Ben- 
bow,  in  consequence  of  the  very 
flattering  distinction  they  have  been 
pleased  to  confer  upon  him  for  his  ^ 
conduct,    when  in  charge  a£  the 
ship  Experiment. 

.  While  availing  myself  of  thb  occa- 
sion to  testi  fy  a  particular  approbatioa 
c^  the  skilful  and  judiciousjnanocu- 
vre  by  which  Mr.  Beubow  happily 
extricated  the'Experiment  from  a  si- 
tuation of  imminent  danger  to  the 
ship,  atxl  to  the  lives  of  all  on 
board,  I  beg  leave,  at  the  same  time, 
to  express  the  great  satisfaction  I 
have  derived  from  the  present  reso- 
lution of  the  society,  and  from  tiie 
terms  in  which  you,  gentlemen, 
have  Gcmmunicated  tliem ;  and  al- 
though il\ily  persuaded  that  a  sense 
of  their  duty  will  at  all  times  se- 
cure to  the  public  the  unremitted 
scr\ices  of  the  subordinate  officers 
of  this  department,  yet  I  feel  it  in- 
cumbent on  me,  to  ofl'er  my  per- 
sonal acknowledgements  to  the  so« 

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ciety  for  a  Kberaltty  of  encourage- 
ment to  well  calculated  to  promote, 
not  only  in  the  invidual^  wtio  is  the 
immedite  ob)6:t  of  it,  but  through- 
oat  the  est^ishment,  the  most 
zealoos  spirit  of  diligence,  atten- 
tioo,  and  fidelity. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  &c. 
(Signed)  Cudbbrt  Thobnhill, 

Master  attendant. 
Marine  office.  Sept,  2?,  1803. 

Madras 

Occurrences  for  Oct.  1803. 

Singular  Adventure, 
Extract  of  a  letter  from  Anjengo. 

A  Portuguese  Snow,  called  the 
Boa  Uniao,  commander  Agostinho 
de  Souza,  arrived  at  Anjengo  from 
tine  Mozambique  channel  on  the 
30th  of  September ;  in  her  came 
Pttseoger^  Mr.  David  Follenbee, 
late  master  of  the  American  ship 
HaoDibal,  of  SaUsbury,  with  three 
American  seaoEien  :  he  sailed  from 
Boordeaux  in  November,  1802, 
bound  to  Madras  and  Bengal  \  on 
the  llth  of  April  last,  being  off 
the  Island  of  OMiiono,  he  went  on 
shore,  in  bis  boat,  with  the'  three 
stamen  for  water ;  on  his  Yetum 
night  came  on,  and  he  lost  sight  of 
bis  ship,  which  he  did  not  descry 
tHl  10  o'clock  the  next  morning, 
when  he  stood  immediately  to- 
war(k  her,  the  vessel  then  steering 
for  the  T^d ;  at  P.  M.  she  stood 
oflT  and  be  never  saw  her  again ; 
alter  this  he  returned  on  shore 
where  be  renoained  18  or  20  days, 
and  then  resolved  to  attempt  ma- 
kii^  Johanna  f  in  this,  howe\'er,  he 
^iled  ;  the  current  running  stong 
against  him  so  that  he  was  obliged 
to  steer  for  the  coast  of  Africa  j 
and  on  the  lOtb  of  May,  he  made 

t 


the  island  of  Ibo,  where  he  found 
lying  the  Boa  Uniao.  Whilst  on 
Comono  their  only  subsistence  was 
cocoa-nuts  and  water  riven  them 
by  the  natives,  and  they  had  no 
other  provisions  in  their  boat. 

Lieutenant  Alder, 

In  the  gazette  extraordinary, 
published  at  Calcutta  on  the  24th 
ult.  and  in  the  extra  courier  of  the 
24th  mstant  i  lieutenant  Alder  has 
been  erroneously  stated  to  have 
been  killed  in  the  action  of  the  1 1  th 
of  September.  The  name  lieut. 
Alder  does  not  S4>pear  in  a  list  of 
killed  or  wounded  subsequently 
received. 

Farewel  Entertainment. 

On  Monday  ev«Bing  the  hon. 
Basil  Cochrane,  gave  a  farewel 
ball  and  supper,  at  the  Pantheon, 
to  the  right  hon.  lord  Clive. 

The  rooms  wene  filled  with  the 
principal  ladies  and  gentlemen  of  the 
settlement  before  10  o'clock,  about 
which  hour,  the  dances  commenced, 
and  continued  with  great  vivacity 
until  past  one. 

An  elegant  supper  had  been  ar- 
ranged under  large  tents  in  the  gar- 
den, but  a  sudden  and  unexpected 
£a]l  of  heavy  rain  made  the  grounds 
so  wet,  that  the  supper  tables  were 
necessarily  removed  up  stairs  :  this 
accident  occasioned  some  trivial  de- 
rangement in  the  pre-concerted 
plans,  but  the  actitivity  of  the  ma- 
nagers overcame  ail  diificulries,  and 
soon  after  one,  the  company  were 
seated  at  tables  arranged  with  as 
much  elegance  as  could  be  ex- 
petrted 

A  display  of  fireworks  had  been 
prepared,  in  which  we  understand 
the  words — Clive,  farewel;  would 
have  been  conspiaious,  the  rain 
unfortunately  demolished  the  whole. 
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Aftf  r  sopper  the  dances  recom- 
menced with  additional  spirit,  and 
were  kept  up  till  an  early  hour. 

We  do  not  recollect  to  have  ob- 
gerved  on  any  other  occasion  in  this 
settlement,  so  attractive  a  display 
of  female  elegance  and  fashion. 

Departure  of  Lord  Clive. 

The  right  honorable  lord  Clive 
e'mbarked  at  5  o'clock  on  Monday 
evening.  The  troops  extended  in 
a  double  line  from  the  west  extre- 
mity of  the  parade  to  the  sea  gate, 
through  which  his  lordship  pas- 
sed under  the  customary  honors, 
aqcompanied  by  the  right  honor- 
able the  governor,  and  the  princi- 
pal ofiicers  and  gentlemen  of  the 

settlement.        

Lady  IV.  Bent  inch's  grand  Ball  and 
Supper, 

Oct.S,  1803.  On  Wednesday 
last,  the  right  honorable  lady  Wil- 
liam  Bentinck  gave  a  ball  and  sup- 
per to  the  ladies  and  gentlemen  of 
the  settlement. 

The  company  began  to  assemble 
at  half  past  eight  o  clock^  imd  her 
lad3rship  entered  the  ball  room 
shortly  before  nine,  acddmpanied 
by  the  right  hon.  the  governor  and 
his  personal  staff,  the  band  playing 
the  appropriate  tune  "  God  save 
"  the  King." 

Shortly  after  his  highness  tlie 
nabob  of  Arcott,  attended  by  his 
son  and  principal  khans,  arrived, 
and  was  conducted  to  the  upper 
end  of  the  room,  by  the  right  hon, 
the  governor,  to  a  seat  which  had 
been  placed  for  his  reception* 

The  ball  thai  commenced,  with 
her  ladyship  leading  down  the  first 
dance,  accompanied  by  Mr.Cha- 
mier,  member  of  council. 

Country  dances  continued  until 
the  hour  of  eleven,  when  the  com- 
pany were  summoned  to  partake 
of  a  most  elegant  and  sumptuous 


r^iast,  which  had  been  prepared 
with  the  greatest  taste  and  splen- 
dour in  Sie  gallery  of  the  new 
building. 

After  supper  the  dance  recom- 
menced, and  continued  its  attrac- 
tive sway  until  tlie  hour  of  two  in 
the  morning,  when  the  company 
retired,  highly  gratified  and  pleased 
witli  the  attention  of  their  noble 
hostess. 

Police.  ' 

The  excellence  of  the  police 
established  at  'this  presidency,  may 
be  justly  appreciated  by  the  cir- 
cumhtance  of  only  two  natives 
having  been  tried  at  the  session  of 
Oyer  andTerminer,  and  general  gaol 
delivery,  held  at  the  court  house 
on  Wednesday  last ;  one  of  whom 
was  sentencol  to  transportation, 
and  the  other  to  twelve  months 
imprisonment.  We  are  convinced 
we  speak  the  se^tijoients  of  the 
settlement  when  we  add,  that  the 
thanks  of  the  cotoflmiity  9m  4oe 
to  the  magistrates,,  /rom  whose  at* 
tentive  aiKl  vigjihuit  ex^rt^oos,  audi 
a  ie&)maatk3«^ .in.  the  morals  of  the 
loweir  0rdff[irh  ti9^i^  ^^ibuted. 

I  wtttaont  Bettagii,  oCthe  3omr 
bay.^est^bliiihiDeqt^^  oopy¥$c4.^  of 
b^Ang  a  ptjodpal  in  a  i^^iai  d^el  ii^ 
that  presidency,  and  who,  iafiOon- 
sequence  was  sentenced  to  trans- 
portation at  Botany  Ba^v  received  a 
tree  pardon ,  ftpm  ytvi^  ^^fenjor  4rf 
the  latter  s^^fijgmciitV  oh  ,tK^^^ 

for  hoistiog  the  new  Union  at^Ml^ 
ard,  and  tt'^s  i^ut  to  prbceed  •  to 
India,  aocompaqied  by  Mrs.  B^« 
lasis,  when  the  last  accounts  lefl 
that  place. 

Alelanchnly  Accident. 
On  Thursday  last.  Colonel  Men- 
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ron  with  his  family,  and  several 
other  passengers,  embarked  on  the 
accomodation  boat,  for  the  purpose 
of  proceeding  to  the  Union,  which 
laj  in  the  Roads. 

TTiey  had  nearly  reached  the 
last  surf,  which  was  somewhat 
iii^  when  the  boat,  as  it  is  sup- 
posed, from  the  wind  blowing  at 
that  period  £r<mi  the  South,  veered 
round,  and  presenting  her  side  to 
the  wave,  immediately  filled  and 
orerset. 

By  which  unfortunate  occur- 
rence, we  are  concerned  to  add, 
diat  colonel  Meuron,  his  daughter, 
a  young  lady  of  great  worth  and 
beauty,,  and  lieutenant  Holbom,  of 
the  34th  regt.  were  drowned. 

The  body  of  the  former  only  has 
been  recovered,  and  was  interred 
yesterday  morning,  with  every  ho- 
nor suitable  to  the  rank  of  the 


Bombay 
Occurrences  for  Oct.  1803, 

Gwemmeni  Noiificalion. 
list  of  such  articles  of  com- 
merce as  the  hon.  the  governor  in 
council  is  pleased  to  permit  to  be 
landed  at  the  government  Custom 
Honse,  at  the  Bunder  in  Bombay, 
or  at  Muzjtd  Bunder,  at  the  option 
of  the  proprietors,  firom  and  after 
this  date. 


Afttei,  CorDeliant,  Anchors  and  grap» 

ftc  Cambay  uoom  naiU 

AfXM,  wood  Aloes 

Aniim«froiiiChiaa  Amck,  Columbo, 

Almoiids  Batavia,  and  Ben- 

Afflbervrease  coolen 

»  __• — .._  Arsenic 


BdeOum  Blue  stone 

Beads,  and  pearls,  Borax 
£Use  Brandy 

Bctr  of  sorts  Brass  and  copper 

Be^Unut  ware 


Bird  shot 
Books 

Candies 
Canvas 
Cardamoms 
Carriages 
Cassia  Duds 


1 

Brass  leaf 


Coffee 

Colombo  root 
Copper,  and  cop- 
per nails 
Coral 
Carpeu  of  sorts  Cordage,    Europe 

Cat*gut  and  Coir 

Cauth  ^em  Japo-  Cordials 

nies)  Corks 

China  root  Cotton  (in  packed 

Chitia  ware  bales) 

Chocolate  O>tton  screws 

Cinnamon  cbtt  lace 

Cloves  Cow  Bexoar 

Clocks  and  watches  Cubobs 
Cochineal  CuUery 

Coculus  Indicus 

o 
Drugs  of  evefy  description 

B 

Earthen  ware  Elephants'  teeth 

Eatables  of    every  Empty  bottles 
description  Essence  of  spruce 


Floor  cloths 


Furniture 


Galls  of  every  de-  Grain  of  every  de- 
scription scription 
Galangal                     Orocery 
Garden  seeds             Gum     Ammonia^ 
Gin  cum 
Ginger,  dry               Gum  Arabic 
Glass  beads               Gun-powder(to  the 
Glass  ware  arsenal  only) 
Gold  and  silver  lace  Ounntfs 

■ 
I^rdware,  of  every  Hing 
description  Honey 

2 

Japanned  ware  Iron  hoopf 

Jewellery  Ironmongery 

Indigo  Iron  naiis 

Iron  Ivory  works 

Kismisses 

L 

L^ad  Liquorish  root 
Leather,      Europe,    Loemits 

Pump  Looking  glasses 

Leather,  Persia  JLong  pepper 

Liquors  m 

Mace  Millinery 

Maneyary  Musk 

Manna  Muskeu  and  bay- 

Mathematical  In-    onets^rearms&c. 

struments  at  Bom.  Bund,  only 

Medicines  Myrrh 

E  S  Needles 


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Nuck!»  -  Nux  V  omica 

o 
Old  copper  '    Ordnance,      brais 

Old  iron  of  i^"**  **  ^^>"*" 

Opium,  Bengal  only    bay  Bunder  only 
Orfidue 

p 
Paint  of  every  de-  Piece  good*  of  cve- 
tcriptioti  ry  description 

Paper  Pimplemool 

Patch  leaf  Pirtachia  nuu 

PearU  and  Jewels  at  Plate,   and  plated 
ware 

Presenres  of  sorti 
Prints 


council  has  been  pleased  to  prohibiC 
from  landing  at  the  government  cus- 
tom house,  at  the  Bonder  in  Bom- 
bay, from  and  afler  this  date,  but 
which,  nevertheless,  may  be  landed 
at  the  government  Custom  House, 
at  Muzjid  Bunder. 


Bombay  only 
Perfumciy 
Pepper 
Putchuck 


Quicksilver. 
a 
Raw  silk  Rhubarb 

Red  and  white  lead    Rose  water 
Rhiooceros  horns      Rum 


Ship  chandlery 
Shot 

Silk  work 
Spark 
Sutionary 
Steel 

Stones,  paving  and 
grinding 
Sugar  of  sorts 
Summerheads 
Sweetmeats 


Allum,  from  Scind  Arrack,  Goa,Pari- 
and  Ovserat  ar,  Mowrah,  &c. 

B 

Brimstone 
Buzzar  Buttoo 
c 
Coir 


Bhang 
Benjanun 


Saddlery  of  all  sorts 
Saffiron 

Sal  Ammoniac      ^ 
Salli^ 

Salt  provision  . 
Salt  petre 
Sandal  wood 
Sapan  wood 
Seeds  of  every  de- 
scription 
Sena  leaf 
Shawls 

T 

Toys  Turmeric 

Treasureofeveryde-  Tutenague 

scription,  at  Bom-  Twine 

bay  Bunder  only 

Venice  ware  Vinegar 

Verdigrease  VermUUon 

w 
White  copper  Wine 

Walnuts 

By  order  of  the  honorable  the 
Governor  *m  counc'd. 

Robert  Henshaw. 
Custom  Master, 
Bombay  Government  Custom 
House  Office,  Oct.  8, 1803. 

Gwemment  Notification 

List  of  such  articles  of  commerce 

as  the  honorable  the  governor  in 


Cadjans 
Camphire 
Castor  oil 
Charcoal 
Chilly  pepper 
ChuAam  stone 
Chundroos  (Copal) 
Chunk 
Cocoa  nuu 
Cocum 

] 
Dammer 


Copra 
Cossumba 
Cotton,  in  l)orcns, 

or  bags 
Couon  yam,  and 

thread 
Oouriet 
Cua 


Dates    and    other 
l^oks 


Earth,  led,  frpi?  P^ww^  Culph 

Fireworks  .  Tv^y  sharks 

Feathers  Fish  maws 

■    '       *        ■  « 

Gonssieft       .  Ghtfe 

Gartick  Ginger 

M     .  ,, 

Hartal  Hemp 

Hetracasey  Hides  etf  sorts,  raw 

Hemage  and4f«ssed 

...       •,,     •  ^      J    ■ 
Jaggafie* 

Lace  of  eve^y  ^cription    ^ 

Matts  Mftther  of   peiil 

Molasses  shells 

Mooretoot^vitriol)  Mowrah 
Munjcst         ' 

OUbanum  ^     Olla  of  every  de- 

scription 

p 
Penack  (oil  cake)      Pkch 

% 
Rampatree  leaf       Rose  malloes 
Rogan  Ruscapose 

Rose  flowers 

s 
Salt,  rock,  from  Persia  and^eRed  Sea 

Mi 


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Ttir 

TurpoitiBe 
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Wool 
Wonn-wooil 


Targets 
Tamahod 


Wax,  bees 
Wooden  ware 

By  order  of  the  honorable  the 
Govenior  m  council 

Robert  Henshaw. 
Custom  Master, 

Bombay  royemment  Castom 
House  Office,  Oct.  8, 1803. 


Quarter  Sessions. 

On  Wednesday  last,  October 
12,  the  quarter  sessions  com- 
menced. 

The  honourable  the  recorder 
addressed  die  grand  jury  in  a  short 
and  pertinent  speech,  informing 
them  that  the  ohiy  indictment  to  be 
laid  before  them  was  one  for  mur- 
der, and^s  ffora  their  long  habits 
in  the  duty  committed  to  them, 
they  nnist  be  fully  acquainted  with 
the  princTples'  and  doctrine  of  the 
law  as  applicaj)fe  to  that  crime,  it 
would  be  unpecessary  for  bira  to 
take  up  their  time  on  the  subject, 
but  that  should  doubts  arise  in  their 
minds  upon  anj^  points  of  the  evi- 
dence which  nii^t  belaid  before 
them,  he  wotvtf  be  happy  to "  af- 
IJrd.  theral'CVfery  assistance  -in "  his 
ponder. 

The''jaryiiieh  retired,'  nrtd  tiie 
witnesses  on  an  indicmient  against 
Jlobert  FraaCT,"and  Pet<^  Stewart, 
fi)r  a  miirdcr  at  Surat,  were  5Worn 
by  the  clerk  of  arraigns,  when 
the  court  ac^ountddtiH  "Thursday, 
at  eleven  o'clock. 

(October  the  13th.  Tlie  grand 
jury  having  returned  a  true  bill 
against  Robert  Fraser  and  Peter 
Siewart,    for    the    murder    of    a 


native  of  Stirat,  named  Huijanah, 
by  stabbing  him  with  t  bayonet, 
they  were  called  upon  to  stand 
trial,  but  from  !he  sickly  appear- 
ance of  the  prisoners,  and  the 
opinion  of  Dr.  Pouget,  who  was 
present,  that  he  thought  the  fatigue 
of  a  long  trial  might  endanger  their 
lives,  the  court  was  induced  tc 
postpone  the  trial  until  next  ses- 
sions, which  was  readily  agreed 
to  by  Mr.  Threipland,  as  council 
for  the  crown  to  conduct  the  pro- 
secution.— ^The  prisoners  were  theti 
remanded  from  the  bar. 

Mr.  James  Stevens,  as  foreman 
of  the  grand  jur}%  addressed  the 
court  on  the  subject  of  a  presenti- 
ment, which  he  recommended  to 
tbeir  consideration,  respecting  en- 
croachments on  the  public  rgads 
through  the  island,  ana  particularly 
complaining  of  nuisaiKCs  on  the 
Parell  road  by  the  building  of  shop^, 
verandahs,  &c.  to  the  great  detri- 
ment of  tlie  public  convenience.— 
It  was  als6  suggested,  by  tliis  re- 
presentation, that  pathways  should 
be  allowed  and  constructed  lor  foot 
passengers,  by  the  sides  of  the 
public  roads. 

Another  m^erial  object  to  which 
the  grand  jury  solicited  the  atten- 
tion of  the  court,  was  tlie  establish- 
ment of  a  public  market  for  the 
island,  as  adopted  at  Calcutta  and 
Madras  j  and  to  be  put  under  pro- 
per and  general  regulations  for  the 
public  benefit  and  accommoda- 
tion. 

The  honourable  the  recorder 
received  the  presentment  of  the 
grand  jury,  and  observed,  that 
Siough  it  was  not  in  the  power  of 
the  comt  to  remedy  the  evils  com- 
plained of,  yet  that  he  would  direct 
a  copy  of  the  application  to  be 
transmitted  to  government  for' their 
determination  on  the  subject. 

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The  grand  jury  were  then  dis- 
charged^ and  the  sessions  closed. 


On  Tuesday  last,  Patrick  Hadow, 
Esq.  was  returned  by  the  honour- 
able the  governor  in  council^  as 
mayor  of  the  corporation  in  the 
room  of  William  Smith,  Esq.  who 
resigned. 

James  Kinlock,  and  Charles 
Joseph  Briscoe,  Esquires^  were  also 
appointed  aldermen. 


Inter esling  Information. 
The  following  letter  further  evin- 
ces the   salutary    progress  and 
efficacy  of  the  cow-pock. 

An  opportunity  having  lately 
Qpcurred,  by  which  the  preventa- 
tive efficacy  of  our  vaccine  matter 
has  been  ascertained  in  the  most 
satisfactorv  manner,  I  am  'ied .  to 
believe,  that  a  communication  of 
the  facts  to  the  public,  may  prove 
acceptable,  as  affording  tlic  strong- 
est proof  that  the  virus,  which  has 
pas^  through,  so  many  subjects, 
continues  .to  possess  all  itjs  specific 
properties. 

On  tlie  10th  of  September,  \ 
vaccinated  six  children,  belonging 
to  one  family,  in  the  country ;  trom 
one  of  four  subjects  that  had  been 
inoculated  eight  days  before  at  the 
same  plnce,  and  who  all  had  a 
distinctly  marked  cow-pock  :  since 
Fdbruary,  I  had  not  recei\ed  any 
report  of  small  pox  appearing  on 
the  island,  and  I  had  no  reason  to 
suppose  there  were  any  at  *  tliis 
time. 

One  of  the  diildren,  Reta,  a 
female,  about  six  years  of  age, 
was  seized  with  fever,  the  day 
after  the  vacdnation,  which  con- 


tinuing for  three dayf,  notice^ 
sent  to,  me.  I  found  the  vHiole 
body  covered  with  an  eruption, 
that  looked  very  like  a  variolous 
one }  I  was  assured,  however,  that 
there  were  no  small  pox  near,  and 
that  the  child  had  never  been  any 
distance  from  the  house. 

On  my  second  visit  the  eruption 
was  evidently  the  small  pox,  and 
after  some  further  enquiry  and 
search,  I  found  a  child  covered 
with  the  disease,  in  a  hut  a  few 
yards  from  the  house.  I  learned 
also  that  this  disease  had  been 
brought  from  Bassein,  and  that 
Heta  had  been  exposed  to  the  in- 
fection from  playing  with  the 
strange  diild. 

All  these  children  bad  one  or 
more  vaccine  p«stules  on  each  arm; 
I  strongly  urged,    however^^    the 
propriety  of  separ^ng  ,Re(aAwn* 
the  qthers,  but,  this  ceuM  not  be^ 
done  ^iMi  any  great  care.    By  tbe 
9th.  day,^  the  v^coae*  disease  mtd' 
strongly  n^i;ked  <)i|.i|lltjhe  chtl-'' 
dren.    Oo.4ho  Stfi  da3f,one  df.dbe. 
five  had  a.  smartij^fer^  a  prelude^ 
as  I  appre^n^^,  lo  iao  erupdoa 
of  small  pox :  .  j^^oiAt  fifteen  ^or 
tweuty  small  pimples  appeared  on 
the  face  ai)d  b^eafttj -tfeey.were  a£ 
the  size  of  grainjLof<mu$taifl,  con*' 
tained  no  fluid,  aud  ¥^re  shrivallM 
and  gone,  five  dpys  from  die^p  -ap-  : 
pearance  ^  one  of  the  oAers;,  'witk-  - 
out  any  ppevipusi  fe\er,.hadiaho  Va 
number  of  sn^all  pimples,  whtchie^  ' 
maiucdlbTj/itfcwdayil.  •.    . 

I  ihiok,  the  fever,  anderuptioo 
in  both  rasrs,  were  probably  opca- 
sioned  by  the  variolous  contagion, . 
which  was  clicked  in  its  fatal* 
career  by  the  vaccine  disease.  Here 
the  two  affections  took  place  at  the 
same  time,  and  the  result  was  in 
favour  of  tlie  ii.fluence  of  the  latter. 
One  of  the  children,  an  infant  four 
months  old,  sister  to  Reta,  was 
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ulned  by  the  mother,  whose  at- 
tmtiOD  vas  divided  between  them. 

On  the  12th  day  of  the  vaccine, 
the  scabbing  process  began,  when 
I  considered  my  subjects  as  per- 
fccdy  secured. 

I  DOW  earnestly  requested  that 
Ibese  6.yt,  as  well  as  the  four  chil- 
dren fomierly  inoculated,  should 
be  oqMiied  to  the  infection.  Their 
objections  against  my  inoculating 
diem  with  variolous  matter  could 
nor  be  overcome,  but  they  readily 
consented  to  their  being  exposed  to 
the  infection  in  any  other  way,  as 
well  from  a  desire  of  obliging  me, 
as  of  satisfying  themselves. 

The^me  doth  or  garment  which 
covered  Beta,  was  put  about  the 
other  children;  they  were  con- 
sfemtly  going  into  the  sameapart^ 
ment,  often  on  the  same  bed,  and 
tDQcbing  the  sufferer.  Indeed,  I 
cannot  imagine  any  more  likely 
means bfcommonicatiiig  infection 
than  were  cooMantiy  resorted  to. 
A  grown^-np  peWbo,  in  the  house, 
who,  from  a  Belief  of  having  had 
tbesmatt  pox,  ^deitlikied  being  vac- 
cinated^: $a«|ght  the  ii^fe(^loW. 

RettiOcdmftfae  I3thday6fthe 
eniptinn,  thetvatcitieffesiell^  could 
scarcefybe^i^in^ttished^  owing*  to 
the  loadr-^'OOMildm'  smdit-pbx, 
and  as  Mftf  a)^  %hb  «Mh^dayi  on 
being  pnnctmed,  «MtaioM  ^us  m 
place  cftheitopid  vira#; ' 

The  nine  children  tom^me  per*- 
fecdy  well  J  I  believe  no  one  will 
be  disposed  to  donbt  of  then*  owing 
this  security  to  the  vaccine  disease ; 
no  opportunity  more  favOdrable  for 
observing  the  progress  of  the  two 
diseases  is  likely  to  occur,  if  the 
fever,  in  one  case,  and  eruption  on 
two  subjects,  are  admitted  to  have 
been  occasioned  by  the  contagion 
of  small  pox-^The  size,  as  well  as 
duration  of  the  eruption,  imply  the 
power  of  some  agent  in  disarming 


this  serious  malady  of  its  terror ; 
and  this  victory  must  be  admitted 
as  due  to  the  -fegean  influence  ex- 
erted by  the  vaccine  matter. 

GeorgbKibb,  M.  D. 
Siip.ofFac.  Ino. 
Bombay.  Oct.  14, 1803. 

Persian  Entertainment, 
On  Monday  the  26th  ult.  Abdul 
Lateef  Khan,  gave  an  elegant  en- 
tertainment to  a  select  party  of 
ladies  and  gentlemen,  at  his  house 
at  the  retreat.  The  hon.  governor 
Duncan  and  his  family,  lliomas 
Lechmere,  esq.  first  in  council, 
nwyor  Malcom,  and  many  others 
were  present  on  tlie  occasion.  The 
house  was  illuminated  With  much 
taste,  and  a  number  of  small  lights 
floating  on  tlie  peaceful  bosom  of 
the  Tank,  in  front  of  the  bouse, 
gently  wafted  in  various  directions 
by  the  passing  zephyrs,  had  a  beau- 
tiful effect.  The  table  exhibited 
a  display  of  all  the  delicacies  of  tlie 
season,  and  where  the  rich  Pillaws, 
Chillows,  Spatchcocks,  and  Kabobs 
of  Persia,were  happily  blended  wilh 
all  the  luxuries  of  an  European 
banquet,  and  tlie  delicious  flavour 
of  the  ruby-coloured  juice  of  the 
grape,  was  wortliy  the  strains  of 
Sie  immortal  Hasiz. 

On  WednesdJiy  last,  George 
Parry,  Esq.  took  the  prescribed 
oath,  and  his  seat  as  second  in 
council,  undergo  Presidency  of 
Bombay,  An  appropriate  salute 
was  fired  firom  the  garrison  on  the 
occasion. 

A  signal  )ias  been  flying  for  some 
days  past,  for  a  two-masted  vessel 
from  the  weiitward  j  she  proves  to 
be  a  snow  belonging  to  Moosa,  of 
Tellicherry,  from  Mm^ha,  having 
unfortunately  lest  her  rudder.  Two 
pattamar  boats  were  dispatched  to 
lier  asaristance,  and  have  brought 
her  in  safely  into  the  harbour. 

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CEYLOK 

Occurrences  for  Oct.  1803. 

Moldavian  Ambassador. 

Oct.  12.  On  Monday  the  10th 
inst.  Ismayil  Gellle,  ambassador 
from  the  Saltan  of  the  Maldive 
Islands,  arrived  at  Colombo,  and 
yesterday  morning  had  an  audience 
of  his  excellency  the  governor,  at 
the  government  house.  Tlie  cere- 
mony was  conducted  by  major 
Willson,  town  major  of  Colombo, 
with  the  usual  solemnities. 


Head-Quartert,  Colambo, 
Oct.  17,  1803. 

G,  O.  By  the  Governor. 

The  governor  has  received  with 
great  satis&ction,  the  account  of 
the  second  repulse  of  the  Candi«is« 
from  Hambangtotte,  by  ensign  J. 
Pendergast,  of  his  majesty's  regi- 
ment of  Ceylon  native  infantry. 

His  excellency  highly  approves 
of  the  vigour,  judgment,  and  per- 
severance, with  which  that  officer 
has  sustained,  and  at  last  dispersed 
the  blockade  of  the  enemy,  and 
desires  him  to  communicate  his 
thanks  to  Mr.  Wm.  Price,  assist- 
ant surgeon  of  his  oiajesty's  12th 
l«giment,  and  Mr.  Mc  Nicol,  mas- 
ter of  the  snow  Minerva,  for  the 
eft'ective  assistance  which  they  af- 
forded him,  as  well  as  to  inform 
the  detachment  of  royal  artillery 
And  die  brave  veteran  malays  who 
form  the  garnson  of  Hamba^totte, 
of  his  high  approbation  ot  their 
xeal,  valour,  and  tidelity. 

By  his  excellency's  command, 

(Signed)     R.  Arbuthnot, 
Chief  Sec.  to  Gov, 

Intelligence  having  been  re- 
ceived that  the  First  Adigaar  of 


Candy  had  assembled  a  my 
considerable  force  at  Batooghedere, 
in  the  Saderg^  Code,  with  the 
intention  of  invadhig  the  firitiBfa 
territories,  captain  William  Mac- 
pherson,  of  his  majesty's  12thre^ 
ment,  was  detached  from  Colnnlbo, 
with  a  party,  consisting  of  50  Eu- 
ropeans, and  120  natives,  to  dis- 
perse hb  array. 

Captain  W.  Macpherson  left 
Columbo  on  the  morning  of  Tlian- 
day,  Oct.  6,  and  after  a  fatiguing 
march  through  the  Raygam  Code, 
passed  the  C^ndhm  frontier  on  the 
9th.  His  inarch  was  afterwards 
opposed  by  the  Candians,  pMtd 
behind  t^o  ibatteries,  who  were 
however  driven  ivack  without  any 
loss^  on  our  side,  4a>d  he  avmsd 
opposite  to  Batooghedere^  ofttlte 
Dortbem  bank  «f  tl^  Caieo  Gonga, 
oa  thf  iHtb  \xtsti  The  frilnets  and 
nq>idity  of  the  ctMam  tendemiiit 
impossible  to^Mna  over,  and  one 
privue  of  the  5lst  wat  onliMtt- 
mtely  woufided  by  « slnt  front  tke 
oi]t>osite  shore* 

The  Adigaar  had^  however,  re- 
treated whh:  i^iMintatiQit  to^viquds 
the  province  of  Aova,  and  hts  army 
supposed  t6-hsiiediiipenied. 

Captain  Macpherson  tlierefbfe 
turned  hit  noardi  to  the  nortk^vsrd, 
and  prooeeded  thit)ugh  the  Cffife- 
dian  territot  ies  to  AvisaveUer  hav- 
ing executed  (as  far  aa  ciroirastan- 
ces  would  allow)  the  object  of  his 
expedition. 

Captain  Beaver  having  heard 
tliat  Hambangtotte  was  attacked 
by  the  Candians  in  great  numbers, 
on  the  29th  ult.  marched  with  the 
force  under  his  command  from 
Catoone,  in  the  Matum  district, 
where  he  was  stationed,  to  relieve 
that  place. 

He  arrived  at  Hambangtotte  on 
the  6th  inst.  but  tlie  blockade  had 
already  beeo  raised  by  a  spirited 

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aodjudidonssorde  of  ensign  Pen- 
dei]^,  accompanied  by  Mr.  W. 
Price,  assistant  surgeon  of  bis  ma* 
jesty's  I2tb  regiment,  wbo  was 
acciidentally  upon  the  spot 

This  sortie  drorve  the  Candians 
to  a  coassiderable  distance  from  the 
l^ace,  and  they  have  now  evacu- 
ated the  province  of  the  Mahagam- 
pattoo. 

The  numerous  batteries  con* 
stracted  by  them  were  bura^  by 
ensign  Pendergast,  and  nothing 
bat  the  fatieue  of  the  Malay  in- 
valids, and  the  rapidity  of  the  ene- 
my's flight,  in  every  direction,  pre- 
vented a  considerable  slaughter. 

The  terror  of  the  Candians  on 
this  occasion  was  alimented  by  a 
hmy  fite  kept  up  by  the  armed 
brig  Minerva,  daptatn  John  M. 
imA,  whidi  had  been  moored 
close  IB  shore  fbr-idie  purpose  of 
dOaoying.  the  enemy « 

€iip9  of  9  Utters  forni  Cajdain  W. 

tacfment  in  the  fields  U  nn^or 
r  general  Macdowtdg  dated  Ai>i' 
.  JMff/le,  O^.  14>  1803* 

SiM,  ' 

I  consider,  it  n^duty  to  inform 
ryflOithflttbe  Candkms  have  sus- 
Ifanod  the  following  damage  by  the 
fliSrch  of  the  detachment  sent  mto 


A  rWitrhav&bumt  about  SOOhouses, 

•  IP^,*o£  them  fuU  of -paddy  and 

acekanul^  to  a  very  large  gmount. 


We  have  destroyed  upwards  of 
150  aromooams  of  arekanur,  the 
property  of  the  First  Adigaar,  and 
which,  at  the  rate  of  20  rix  ds.  per 
ammonam,  amounts  to  17,000 
rixds. 

We  have  also  destroyed  two 
large  and  well-constructed  batte- 
ries, commanding  the  passes,  lead- 
ing into  the  Saffergam  Corle,  from 
the  Eaygam  and  Hewagam  Corles. 

From  this  statement,  I  trust  it 
will  appear,  that  the  services  of  the 
detachment  have  not  been  unim-^ 
portant ;  and  that  they  will  assist 
m  putting  an  end  to  the  unpleasant 
warfare,  into  which  the  conduct  of 
our  savage  enemies  had  forced  us. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be,  &c. 

W.  Macphbrsok, 
Capt.\2thfoot. 

Pearl  Banks. 

Cki  Monday  morning,  his  ex- 
cellency the  governor  embarked  on 
board  the  brig  Alexander,  to  pro- 
ceed to  Arripo,  for  the  purpose  of 
superintending  the  examination  and 
.  inspection  of  the  Pearl  Banks. 

His  excellency  was  accompanied 
by  Wm.  Bovd^  esq.  his  private 
secretary,  Alexander  Wood,  esq. 
agent  of  revenue  for  the  district  of 
Columbo,  and  G.  Laugh  ton,  esq. 
inspector  of  the  Pearl  Banks. 

A  salute  of  nineteen  guns  was 
&ied,  upon  this  occasion,  from  the 
fort,  and  by  the  ships  in  the  har- 
bour. 


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The  Ladroons, 
Extract  of  a  letter,  from  Canton, 

via  Bengal,  dated  i2th  of  Aug. 

1803. 

The  I^droonsHre  getting  strong- 
er every  day,  but  they  are  most  des- 
picable coward*.  They  lately  made 
an  attack  upon  an  American  brig 
coming  here,  very 'nearly  carried 
her,  owing  to  their  being  mistaken 
'by  her  for  pilots.  ITiey  first  icnt 
a  .small  boat  to  reconnoitre,  and 
two  or  three  others  after  her  with- 
out any  suspicion  being  excited,  but 
when  they  approach^  very  ,near 
the  commander  fortunately  per- 
ceived their  pikes  and  shields  in  the 
bottom  of  boats  -,  being  a  stranger 
however,  he  did  not  wish  to  tire 
until  he  was  quite  certain  of  their 
intentions,  and  it  was  not  till  after 
they  had  fired  two  or  three  times  at 
him  that  he  began. — On  receiving 
the  first  shot  they  made  ofFas  &8t  aa 
they  could  5  he- conceives  the  grape 
must  have  done  some  mischief 
among  them.  On  commencing  the 
attack  they  hallood  in  a  most  extra- 
ordinary manner  to  intimidate  the 
Americans ;  the  most  active  man 
on  board  the  brig  was  tl)c  boatswain, 
who  has  unfortunately  been  since 
drowned  at  Whampoa. 

Some  northern  provinces  are  in 
a  state  of  insurrection  ;  and  a  short 
time  since  there  was  a  most  daring 
robbery  committed  in  tlie  city  of 
Canton.  A  band  of  robbers,  armed 
wilh  two  swords  each,  entered  the 
gates,  and  proceeded  to  a  public 
office  where  they  knew  cash  was 
ilejxwited,  and  very  coolly  walked 
off  with  their  booty  without  being 
in  the  least  degree  imi^eded. 

Cotton  bore  a  very  indifferent 
price,  nor  was  the  prospect  of  its 


rising  Sn  any  degree  favorable.  Our 
letters  are  entirely  silent  upon  the 
progress  of  the  revolutionists,  who 
have  lately  disturbed  the  long  es- 
tablished order  of  things  in  the 
Chinese  empire. 

Presentation  of  the  Khelaut. 

Nov.  12,  1803.— On  Saturday 
tlie  right  hon.  the  governor,  his  ex- 
cellency the  commander  in  chief, 
and  the  members  of  council,  paid 
a  visit  to  Chepauk  palace,  fi^r  the 
purpose  of  investing  his  highness 
the  nabob  of  Arcot,  with  a  khelaut; 
a  dress  of  ceremony,  which  had 
been  forwarded  for  the  acceptance 
of  his  highness  by  the  emperor  of 
Delhi. 

His  lordship*s  arrival  was  an- 
nomiced  by  a  salute  of  nineteen 
guns,  and  on  the  delivery  of  a 
letter  from  his  majesty  the  empe- 
ror, a  royal  salute  vas  fired  fi-om 
the  garrison  of  Fort  St.  George  i 
the  ceremony  then  took  place, 
and  sliortly  afier  his  lordship  and 
council  quitted  the  gardens,  under 
the  same  honors  that  attended  their 
entry. 

His  highness  the  nabob  then 
directed  nine  discharges  of  mu»- 
^uetry  to  be  fired  in  honor  of  the 
occasion. 

On  Tuesday  the  nabob  paid  a 
visit  of  ceremony  to  the  right  hon. 
the  governor  in  council,  in  Fort 
St.  George  -,  on  his  highnest's  en- 
tering the  gates,  a  salute  was  fired 
from  the  garrison,  and  the  guard 
being  turned  out,  his  highness  was 
received  with  the  usual  ceremony. 

l"he  grenadier  company,  of  his 
majesty's  34  th  regt.  formed  a 
street  firom  the  fort  sqyare  ^te 

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to  the  goverament  house,  through 
which  his  highness  passed  to  the 
council  chamber. 

A  salute  of  nineteen  guns 
was  fired  on  the  nabob*s  departure 
from  the  garrison. 


Bombay 
Occurrences  for  Nov.  1803. 

New    Launch, 

On  Wednesday  last  was  launched, 
from  one  of  the  slips  in  the  dock 
yard,  another  creditable  specimen 
©f  •  the  ingemiity  of  the  native 
biiiWanj  of  Bombajr.— A  vessel 
berweeh  7  and  ^X)  tofts  burthen, 
toaed -the  James  Sibbald,  in  com- 
pRnaent  to  a  gentleman  f^rm^ly  on 
tte  civil  establisbtnent  at  this  pre- 
sidency. This  vessel  is  entirely 
cd^  ^stfifned;  vtrhich  adds  to 
hef  tiilue,  ina^iniicb  as  it  renders 
hernwwdUJrkble.'      ^  - 


,  f^al  4c4def^fr  • 
'An.  uifortmaie  aocident  hap^ 
poied'^Cibahjii,  on  the'  momiiig 
of  the  iSth  instsmH'  the'  smaU 
\xat  that  is  employed  to  convey  pas* 
senders  from  Morah  Bunder  to^the 
passage  boat,  ici  coming,  along-side 
the  latter,  upset  from  the  eagerness 
and  imprudence  of  the  persons  on 
board  pressing  all  on  one  side  with 
the  view  of  transhipping  themselves, 
and  drifted  down  with  the  ebb  tide. 
We  have  not  heard  the  exact  num- 
ber lost  on  this  occasion,  though 
we  hope  not  more  than  what  has 
been  already  ascertained,  seven 
dead  bodies  ha\ing  been  picked 
up. 

Private   Festivities, 
'     On  Wednesday  evening  last  a 


most  elegant  entertainment  was 
given,  to  a  most  numerous  party  of 
his  friends^  by  major  general  Jones, 
at  his  house  in  town  ^ — the  compa- 
ny began  to  assemble  at  half  past  8. 
o'clock,  and  by  nine  we  had  the 
pleasure  of  witnessing  a  truly  bril- 
liant display  of  beauty,  elegance, 
and  fashion  5  at  half  past  nine 
the  country  dances  commenced  to 
the  lively  and  exhilarating  air  of 
Mrs.  Gairden  of  Troop,  which 
were  continued  with  the  highest 
mirth  and  spirit,  particularly  by 
|he  charming  exertions  of  the  fair, 
until  twelve,  when  the  company 
were  simnnoned  to  partake,  in  the 
elegant  suite  of  rooms  adjoining  to 
the  ball  room,  a  superb  and  orna- 
mental profusion  of  every  delicacy 
and  refreshment  that  the  place  and 
season  could  alFord  -,  after  supper,du- 
ring  which  a  few  well  selected  toasts 
went  round,  accompanied  by  appro- 
priate tunes  from  the  artillery  band ; 
country  dances  were  renewed  with 
increased  vcpirit,  only  occasionally 
interrupted  to  give  place  to  tho 
more  animated  exertions  of  the 
performers  in  some  most  enlivening 
Scotch  reels,  until  a  very  late  hour 
on  Thursday  morning,  when  the 
company  broke  up,  highly  grati- 
fied by  the  \ery  handsome  and  po- 
lite attention  of  the  major  general, 
whose  known  urbanity  of  manners 
did  not  fail  of  exciting,  in  tiie 
breasts  of  all,  universal  admiration. 
Ihe  honorable  the  governor,  the 
recorder,  and  commanding  officer 
of  the  forces,  honoured  the  enter- 
tainment with  their  presence,  as 
did  his  excellency  vice  admiral 
Rainier,^  whom  we  are  sincerely 
rejoiced  to  observe  was  in  perfect 
health  and  spirits  ;  and  who^e  stay 
till  a  late  hour  contributed  greatly 
to  the  prolongation  of  the  pleasures 
of  the  evening. 

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The  Atalanta. 
TTie  French  fr^tc  Atalanta, 
Bfywm  these  seas  »  commanded 
by  an  officer  who  was  oar  prisoner 
during  the  greatest  part  of  the  last 
war.  This  frigate  is  said  to  be  dis- 
tinguished by  the  ctese  similiarity 
of  her  general  appearance  and  ma- 
noeuvres to  our  own  ships  and  dis- 
cipline ',  she  has  on  board  the  gyns 
of  the  Jason  frigate,  1 8-pomiders, 
which  our  readers  may  recollect 
was  lost  on  the  coast  ot  France  in 
179a- We  have  IttUe  doubt  but 
the  commnnder  of  the  Atalanta 
will  soon  again  experience  the  hos» 
pitality  of  a  generous  enemy. 

Dreac^ul  Storm. 
The  following  is  an  account  of 

9  shoal  which  soine  of  Admiral 
Rainier*s  squadron  passed  over,  and 
of  the  storm  which  the  whole  squa- 
dron afterwards  encountered  in 
their  passage  to  this  port. 

On  the  27th  of  September  last, 
at  noon,  the  Centurion,  on  sound- 
in  j,  found  only  17  fathoms  water, 
shortly  after  21  fathoms,  and  then 
no  ground  with  35  ^thoms.  The 
Lancaster,  being  about  a  mile  to 
the  southward  of  the  Centurian, 
sounded  at  the  time,  and  had  only 

10  fathoms  water,  two  rocks  being 
then  in  sight,  one  on  each  side  of 
the  ship,  which  appeared  to  have 
much  less  water  upon  them  j  after 
passing  by  those  rocks,  the  water 
deepened  gradually  to  17  fathoms, 
and  then  no  bottom  could  be  found 
at  35  fathoms.  The  Tremendous 
was  about  three  miles  to  the  N.W. 
(^  the  Lancaster,  and  on  sounding 
found  no  ground  at  50  fathoms. 
The  result  of  the  observations  made 
in  tiie  ships,  at  noon,  determines 
the  latitude  of  this  shoal  to  be  7^ 
41'  south.  And  its  tbngltujie,  by 
the  mean  of  several  limar  obser- 
vations made  about  the  time,  and 


by  three  excellent  time  keeper?  of 
Captain  Heywood's,  is  7*2®  5i'  E 
It  bears  from  the  south   pan    of 
Diego  Garcia  S.  82°  W.  distant 
100  miles. 

On  the  4th  inst.  the  weather,^ 
which  had  been  gloomy  all  tl\c 
foregoing  day,  be<^me  still  more 
so,  and  the  wind,  which  was  easter- 
ly, freshened  till  e\ening,  when  it 
blew  so  hard  tliat  no  ship  of  the 
squadron  could  carry  more  sail  than 
the  courses  and  close-reefed  main 
topsail.  In  the  night  the  g^  in- 
creased so  much  as  to  obiige  thfe 
ships  io  lye  to  under  storm  stay- 
sails or  close-reefed  main-top  sails. 
On  the  morning  of  the  5th,  at  half 
past  two  in  a  violent  squall  of  wind 
accompanied  with  iighm'mg»  but 
no  thunder^  the  Tremcndout  lost 
her  main  and  raizen  masts ;  at  four 
o'clock  the  gala  blaw  with  great 
violence,  af&r  which  it  abated 
gradually  till  near  nooQL»  when  the 
wind  changed  to  N.  W.  and  the 
weather  cleared  up.  On  the  l6th 
the  ships  that  were  separated  dur- 
ing tlie  storm,  joined  the  admiral, 
one  of  which,  the  Albatross,  had 
loftt  her  topn^sts,  but  the  rest  (the 
Tremendous  excepted)  had  fortu- 
nately suffered  little  danger. 

The  clouds  which  had  boen 
lowering  for  the  whole  of  the  cur- 
rent week,  yesterday  portended  a 
renewal  of  the  desolat'mg  gale, 
which  occurred  this  day  four  "years  j 
the  wind,  howe^-er,  subsided  to- 
wards the  evening,  and  we  sin- 
cerely trust  that  a  day,  the  disas- 
ters of  which  this  island  has  had 
severe  occasion  to  lament  naore 
than  once,  may  transpire  more 
seasonably  this  year. 


Heavy  Gales, 

A  very  heavy  gale  of  wind  has 
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been  experienced  down  below, 
during  the  past  week,  from  the 
^ects  of  which,  we  are  concerned 
to  enumerate  the  following  disas- 
ters. 

A  laig^  ship,  named  tlie  Fatty 
Romania,  under  Arab  colours,  dis- 
masted, and  at  anchor  between  the 
points  in  fourteen  ^thoms  water, 
when  the  ship  Peace,  from  Ganjam^ 
passed  her. 

Hie  Henry  Addington,  captain 
Robertson,  bound  to  Madras,  put 
back  with  the  lost  of  three  anchors 
and  cables. 

The  honoorable  company's  crui- 
ser, Teignnoonth,  captain  Edward 
Lowes,  sprung  her  bowsprit;  her 
boat  washed  overboard,  with  other 
damage. 

The  Popham^  captain  Reid,  from 
the  coast,  a^r  encountering  the 
gale,  arrived  at  Ke^eree,  with  the 
Jisss  of  her  rudder. 

The  Haldane  pilot,  when  at  an- 
chor near  the  Beef  Buoy,  shipped 
at  a  very  heavy  and  tremendous 
sea,  which  stove  her  companion  to 
pieces,  and  severely  wounded  a 
number  of  ^vople  on  board. 


The  Hyaena. 

On  Tuesday  evening,  at  about 
sun-set,  general  Bellasis  servants 
were  greatly  alarmed  by  the  appear- 
ance of  an  animal  that  hkd  en- 
croached upon  his  premises,  and 
which  proved  to  be  one  of  th^ 
brgest  Hyaena's  he  had  ever  seen — 
The  alarm  was  first  given  by  a  Ban- 
daree  who  described  the    anlm^ 


from  the  tq>  of  a  tree,  and  on  his 
calling  out,  general  Bellasis  had  a 
full  view  of  the  hyaena  from  the 
terrace,  galloping  down  the  hill 
towards  his  house,  till  he  came 
within  forty  yards  of  him,  when 
he  turned  away  into  an  adjacent 
wood. — His  shoulders  appeared  to 
be  full  three  feet  high,  and  all  the 
fore  part  of  his  body  was  striped 
with  black,  as  distinedy  as  the  royal 
tyger — the  animal  was  in  high 
sleek  condition,  and  affords  a  ^e 
subject  for  a  knmt  to  the  sporting 
gentlemen  of  the  island. 


Nesl'itt  and  others,  versus  the  Hon, 
Company. 

On  Tuesday,  the  8th  instant, 
the  honourable  the  recorder's  court 
gave  judgment  in  the  important 
cause  at  the  instance  of  W.  A. 
Nesbitt,  Esq.  and  others,  com- 
plainants, against  tlie  honourable 
company  defendants,  a  hearing  in 
which  took  place  at  great  length  on 
the  second  day  of  term,  unani- 
mously dismissing  tlie  complainant-s* 
bill.  By  this  decision  the  mode  of 
payment  adopted  by  the  company 
towards  the.  six  per  cent,  creditors 
at  this  and  the  other  presidencies, 
is,  after  the  fullest  consideration, 
completely  sanctioned  and  con* 
finned.  Counsel  for  jtlie  com- 
plainants, ^Ir.  Dowdeswell,  and 
Mr.  Morley ;  solicitor,  Mr.  An- 
derson. For  the  honourable  com- 
pany, Mr.  Thriepland  -,  solicitor, 
Mr.  riall. 


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The fMmf'mgis  m  Sairaetqf^a 
Letter,  dated  Pnnm  rf  Wtdes* 
Island^  the  Sih  Ma^. 

"  PenangatpceaeBtitltkoeYwy 
other  part  of  India,  a  perftet  atajr- 
oation  m  trade,  and  aoihii^  doing. 
The  vessels  that  have  passed  here 
with  opjnim  sold  oooe,  a»d  left 
Malacca  in  the  same  predtcameotj 
aiid  are  gone  on,  atr^ort  si^t>  fer 
Borneo,  whence  captain  Hull,  in 
the  PoQBKXia,  is  juat  arrived.** 

The  loss  ^  the  Cato  and  Pwpom 

detailed. 
The  (bllowkig  pyre  the  particulars 
of  the  firk^ewater*s  voyage  ^rom 
New  Holland,  and  of  the  lou 
of  her  consorts  the  Cato  and 
Porpoise,  as  detailed  by  her  com- 
mander. 

Captain  Flinders  in  his  majesly'a 
^p  Invepti^tor  having  discovered 
a  pessiige  in  the  strait  which  divides 
New  Holland  and  New  Guinea, 
which  he;  thought  bo^  safe  and 
expeditiouatK  yf^^  ^bereby  ioduoed 
to  point  ji out/ to  nae  and  tlie  com* 
mandQrj<^;th0.CatQ,  a\8hi{k'oa  the 
^ve .  o£:l^\^  :Pqn  Jadcsda,  for 
Bomba)^  ,te  cci^nqBqyenQe  #f  this 
rec0i99i(iQfhition '^I  .determioed  to 
pas^  thoomgllit^  aocxxnfianiad  hf  thtf 
Catft5.tbi8|g|at««ttlediQJiine,  hot 
beiore  ^n^ -Mrivai  iauti^Sxxaip^ 
the  fovestigator:  ws.  inandiiannad, 
and  j^^l^lbiSiQteit.Jbis  otfBceri 
and  «qpw^effdeMriL  hume-iB  hit 
Majesty  atf-ahip  ^JPSoepoiSBur-^^pM 
taiir   Flindertidaj0'i]i^ed^ta.:^a«a 


throngh  tM  strait  on  hia  way 
tofiorope,  aUdaahewastdsaillna 
iswdi^ifttrthedaywe  bad  pro- 
posed sailiiig.  k  was  agreed  to  w^t 
and  sail  in  cobpany. 

The  thiee  dbips  sailed  on  tlfe 
10th  af  AuCTst,  steeringour  cDufse 
to  the  Domirard,  along  the  coast 
of  NewSoethWaleavwfaieh  ^fcept 
insidrt;  until  the  14th  we  kkl  tiro 
inra  atioDg  £rom  the  southward 
and  eastward ;  nothing  unusual  ex- 
cqpt  diat  we  experienced  a  set  of 
33  miles  to  the  eastward*  on  tius 
]4th*-occiirred  tUl  the  i8tfa-^-on 
that  day,  at  two  P.  M.  the  Catb 
oiade  the  signal  of  seeing  lazid, 
which  was  instantly  recognised  tty 
uatobea  «eefof  Coral,  small  a 
extent,  and  on  which  the  sea  btt)ke 
very  high  at  times.  At  the  time 
the  signal  was  made,  it  bove  £rom 
tts  S.  S.  W.  and  was  distant  from 
thvae  to  four  miles.  The  Pdrpoiae 
Imiled  up  to  examine  it,  at'the 
same  time  made  the  signal 'fbr  tis 
ao  continue  our  course,  whldh  w6 
did  under  easy  sail.  In  the  etito* 
ing,  having  examkied  the  n^/Urd 
Porpoise  was  -again  ub  'witk  Hk', 
and  made  the  s^ial  to  keep^uhcfeilr 
an  easy  nil  and  working  dnring'tifti 
night.  AC  seven*  F.  M.  ^e  htA 
fot  in^berslation,  whidiwa9% 
q«iarcerof  a  mile  a-4iead )  and^ 
half*  past  nitie  die  might  be  M>vft 
tworcaUef  ieagtli  a-bead,  and  the 
Oato,  at'the  sam«  time,  about  one 
mile  ja^stemtof  un. 
--'"l^io^iiglilNm^dai^cand  cloudy, 
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tbe  vind  %va$  IMi ;  wtwm%im^ 
mnghgforeUonderaartbJM  doufale  . 
nefed  u>p-6aul8  and  fiiro-Mil,  at  Chd 
lateflfievenaod  a  lialf  kooUper 
Ihoor.  About  this  iusm,  tlie  fmh 
o6Koer«  who  had  the  ^oik  out  en 
ik forecastle^  came  wA  tomf,  Ike 
Bnrpotse  had  hove  her  hmdbide  to 
the  wind,  and  ^Inm^diet<1^r  there 
Wai  a  geomai  cry  from  the  ibre- 
castle, '  breakers  a-head  :*  I  was 
laest  Ibrtunately  at  this  time  on 
dsck,  having  just  come  oat  from 
supper,  and  bad,  on  the  officer's 
ttport  of  the  Porpoise  having  hove 
tao,  iiiatandy  ordered  the  heim  to 
be  {mt  a-port,  and  the  hands  to  be 
turned  i^),  it  having  been  mj  in- 
tentloD  to  have  hauled  ofi^  to  the 
esstward :  die  wind  at  this  tune  was 
at  S.  S.  £.  but  before  oor  sails  were 
trinnDed  she  was  in  the  wind.  We 
then  laid  our  after  yards  square,and 
the  head-sails  a-box :  this  had  the 
desired  eScd^  when  the  ship  fell 
round  oflF,  but  not  before  she  was 
io  the  suf :  got  our  larboard  tacks 
on  board,  and  set  the  main-tjp- 
gallant  tails  and  stay-sails,  and  stood 
to  the  S.W.  She  was  iusi  begm- 
niag  to  draw  off  when  the  Porpoise 
was  scarcely  the  sfaip*s  JeE^;th  from 
OS  to  leeward,  settling  with  her 
head  towards  us,  and  her  broadside 
upott  the  reef  j  her  ibre-roait  gone, 
and  the  sea  breaking  over  her.  At 
this  moment  we  peroetved  the 
Calo  withm  half  a  cable's  length, 
atandtog  stero  oo  for  ua.  (It  is 
Ifaoiigfat  that  at  this  time  no  one 
OQ  board  the  Cato  had  seen  the 
Mef.)  I  hailed  to  pot  their  hehn 
a  starboard*  t^  which  means  she 
juat  cleared  ua,  and  luffed  i;^  under 
oor  stem.  Had  she  fell  on  board 
of  OS  the  consequence  must  have 
been  dieadful  indeed — we  must 
both  haie  gone  on  shore.  We  now 
in  a  lew  poinutes  perceived  we  hnd 
cleared  the  mef,  but  eor  4Wgm- 
Voi.  6.  t 


tulationi  weie  miaed  with  tfaeraest 
painfel  Inflections  on  the  sufferings 
of  the  csew  wmdMd :  ikor  were  we 
witlKNftt  tbe  mo9t  amons  af  prehen- 
aieos  that  te  fetch  or  reef 
we  hmi  seen  in  dr  day,  might  be 
rnnnfintei  with  diia  l^  interme« 
diate  patefaea,  or  by  a  eonttnued 
chain,  in  n^ber  eaaa  forming  a 
frighdfol  daiiger«  every  risk  of 
which  we  sbeuld  have  had  to  en«> 
oonnter,  aa  it  was  very  unsettled 
weather,  and  tmcertain  whether 
we  shoidd  be  aUe  id  weather  the 
first  reef,  nor  could  we  judge  how 
fiu-  to  the  eastward  the  hitter  might 
extend. 

We  held  an  early  consultation 
on  the  possibility  of  sen^ng  assist- 
ance to  the  crew  of  the  Porpoise, 
when  all  ^reed  that,  from  the 
state  of  the  weather  which  was 
now  much  aggravated  by  the  in- 
creasing of  wind )  as  also  .the  sorf 
upon  «Qd  near  the  reef,  which  a 
boat  could  not  approach  without 
certain  destruction.  All  these  taken 
into  consideration  >  it  was  concluded 
impossible  to  yielfi  any  assistance 
that  night ;  but  it  Was  determined, 
if  possible,  to  be  with  them  by 
break  of  day. 

We  had  not  long  stood  off  the 
reef  before  we  saw  a  light  on  board 
the  Cato ,  we  at  this  time  shewed 
three  iights»  and  continued  lighu 
all  night  at  the  miseo  top-mast 
head.  At  one  A.M.  wore  ship 
and  stood  for  the  reef :  at  two  A  .M . 
the  reefin  sight,  at  the  distance  of 
about  half  a  mile,  the  sea  breaking 
veiyhighs  were  sh^  and  stood  off 
to  the  atrnthward^  At  day  break 
woieihip  and  aleod  for  the  reef, 
aoA  when  the  day  was  broke,  we 
had  the  mortlftcaticn  to  pereeive 
the  Cato  hadsterad  the  frue  of  the 
Pmniaef  the  hear  and  bowsprit 
of  thn  latter  eafy»  at  infemah,  ap- 
pMwAthrouih  Ihn  f«(:  ^  &r- 


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Mer^)rl<^itli  bMtam  eKpoM  to 
fH03^^  ivhi^h  brsfkewfttk  treiBen^ 
dOQSiifiity  over  hfcr;  'Hot  »  niast 
t^ffdin^.  ^  KiadiojR  ^^  could  sot 
trttftiber  the  vtef,  aod>tliat  it  ynm 
p&w  loo  'late^  hid  ttf4iBen<'  ia  odr 
pofwet^  t&  givie  «herti  utf.  oasui^ 
moe/sodr  i^'  fsflrtng  thu;  Aite 
Inight;  be  tembayedor  nrntangled  by 
the  supposed  chain  or  patdtea^  «)i 
tjiarsfpr»  that  remtkiidi  for  nd  to 
d»  was,  ehbtr  by  diirt  of  cairji- 
m^  iml  to  weather  the  reef  ft>  the 
soQtimraffdi  ar>  if  iiuliDgiB  that> 
lo  push  to  leeward  and  eodeaTour 
to  find*  a  pasHBge  between  the 
patches  of  the  reef  to  tlie  north* 
waid*  At  ten  A.  M.  we  found  by 
ehroDometers  we  iiod  got  consider 
rably  to  the  westward,  and  that  it 
woidd  be  inipos8ible>w»th  the  wind, 
as'  it  then  was j  blowing  strong  fvotn 
the  8.  E.  with  a  heavy  aea,  ta 
weather  the  southern  reef,  we 
therefore  determined;  while  we 
had  the  day  before  ua,  to  run  to  ibc 
westwaid  of  the  northern  reef. 

At  two  P.M.  of  the  l.9th>  we 
gotaight  of  the  reef^bearing  N.N;£< 
^^afc&ve  P.  M.  we  ooaid  perceive 
the  wrecks,  and  astc^tainod  the. 
iitesteitoaaoat  extent  of  the  Vfsef, 
long,  per  chronometers  E.  l''&^  : 
^-42  X:  ^30  S.  (it  shewed  three 
patches  laying  N.  N.  E.  &  S.  S*  W« 
Iti  kogth  abcmt  eight  or  ten  milea ; 
we.paat  the  patoh  to-the  south- 
vf%rd  aiid  westward  wjUhin  from 
t^H»ito<>thiee  miles  at  this /time) 
sist'P^M/y^litrie  pf  the  wfec*a 
t0b<^.sfien>t.tbft:wM  «tillWowiiig 
fheslDbiinthrJtoervmuiig  i^in^  . 
^ :  :Aifieit'pamig  J^h^mn^  vrey^too 
for  -tboinighl*};  and  int  eIj^  i«orpiing 

.  we:bad/i0sti«ightef  lit  jh»yii%<  drift? 

ed  tQithe'DOi^wwrd.^  M 

•    We  waftinow  m  »  tack  of  the 
sea unknowi^^aed  too  toi.^  ^ 

•leewsird  ta  firCoh  into  the  trade  thut 

•has  beenruflj  by  ships  in  genend^ 


franBartJacloNMi^oIiidbt  thd4Mi 
of  goittg  through  the  pa«ag|^  Ue«» 
tweea  NcwHoHand^  NewGoinoa^ 
I  ganre  n^,  md  sbaptd  a  «€K|r«eito 
pMs'b^cween  New  GuineH'^aoil 
Ntw^Creodgiai  >We  coDtin«»9d  elo 
have^the  wmdi.  atrdng  fmin-vthe 
southwavA,  and  on  the  25dr  jof 
Augivt  we  oaade  Cape  Deceptmib: 
oi»<faewie0t  end  of  the  bhuid-oC 
Ni9w€MeovgtB,beanngnQrih'  eighl 
leagues  >  stoodtto  tbe  ^^N^^^iivd 
endereasy aail^  during :ibe.! nighty 
with  unsettled  weatf^eTj  at  ii^M» 
A.' M.  land  seen  ^.froiB Jtfae  fO^mk 
head  at  S.  &  \Y.  M  no  tend  WM 
laid  down  m  any  of  roy  idbarir  in 
that  fbreotioBii  we  haijted  tprtitiQ 
8*  &i  W.  to  exmmiie  it  ^.i  et^httf 
pastdc»e««  A..M*  the:  ship  JWM 
within  fixun  tlH^a  to  tbitee  mijbefl^ 
ft  dry  patch  of  ^and>  on  9^hidio  the 
sed  dklinotibieak.' .  This  .p«u^)^ 
about  tlwte  pr  ibur  leagueitio  ilhe 
northward  of'  alt  .isla<i4  «Fhicbi.iii^ 
believe  has  «ot  bi^.  $#eo  be^oiii^ii 
I  have.Mtherefom  cftttri  it  tlPiiaoopa 
Islandrand.the  iry  paitii^h*  of  ,^9v»d 
the  Bfidgewateir*:s  fihoal%  At  neioo 
wehaiuledj>to  tbe-npnthward  and 
westward;  at  fere  P.  M>  the  ^a6d^ 
dofiein  wUhthfs  isbndj.of  Ne« 
Geoi^iai  jptwny  iCano«s>  i^ith  Jift^ 
tiye»,  .catne  off,  mhoj^ofij^t  a  fem 
eQC:oa-niats:.end  3sb,  te  ^^i^^k^^ 
forktm^fo.j'  I  -,:  .  v.:  »t 
^  On  ihe^ath  we  jessed  Ttl^i«^ 
Shmlaiids  :St^aH3«  snd^ijstmtiiMied 
t^  h9ye:£<ie.wf^lh«r  nmUiitb^HQ^ 
•^•.Scptembtfrji  w^/w«sw  thierfb^/m 
kcigitiiiae.i'44>«T  43  .£4}{mA<tot^^ 

o^5®\ftoinh.  u.:d^iu6t9m^^B4m 

J^k^en  5j  %wi  Ihiftridayv/weiihud 
Ught  >^»ds  and  c^lnannp^  tbeil^gNAf 
of  JSepttMBteer. :  with  ^troi^icari5«i«ta 
sgafoftU.Wii^en  tte  6th<>ftQc^4iU«t 
ppfl^edf  tfctonghitDajnpifitP:  Slriiito^ 
and  <.«ith«  i^th:^deiied  ^im^^a^ 
wgOi-^-onj  th0  27.th'passod  thti^gigh 
the  Straight*  oi  Saileyer^  and  on 

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§^.  M^^BiK^ored  in  Bataria  Boads^ 
tend  cidiflg  liere  15  Dutck'  ships; 
dfrw^Doilcfa  UngB>  one  Amevkan 
^ofie.ED^i^thlp.  'At7'P^Mj 
tbe  guard  boat,  with  am  ^olftosrS 
ctkte'Wi  board.  Hod  nxxividferec^K 
Mbt«ifltion  respecting  .flw  '  ship  | 
tefil  whence  sh^  catoe/  CDmnai]^ 
Au-Vname.  miihbetr  of  gtns,  mea^ 
kCi  Soon  afmr  be  hjsd  ieftvth^ 
iU^,ifMr.  Labodk  eande  on  bosrd^ 
iK^Dd'iafottned  me,  be  'w^i  ^st 
tiffieer  bf  the  l^igHsb  d^  in  the 
^oidi;^  ^arsbe  was  called  the 
Mkb^f  Wales,  and  belonged  to 
^  Mtv  Elliott,  of  Prtnce  of/ Waiei 
Mbd  ;  he  4ben  informed  me'  of 
te  Vsg-  havbg  lakea  place  bortweed 
ki^l^ttd,  ^[^ce,  and  tbeBatavi^i 
^>nMic;  ^t  the  Mp  ta  which 
b^^boloi^ed  was  detained;  and  in 
p6s»ese;k)n  of  the  DniCh^that  hh 
^h  ami  rodder  'tvrere  ^^aken  <m 
sto«;  that  he  had  ptoiHti&ion  to 
hsk^  hiR  ihip  vti  %  pretence  of 
ga^  cm '  board  ^*  AtnericAi^ 
tilien  he^caoMf  to  give  us  this  knfor* 
flMioni  be  infermediKrtheiewad 
tet  iiyf  «)ne  ^ipitt  the  iroadfr  thst 
yi^^SQpdrior  forth  to  the  BHdge- 
i»dt^«  fl»idfl»it  she  \v^«ot  \ff\^'fti 
rftfcbdffhe-guflfrfrottt'ilie  battery; 
Chat  d  Dntch  iHgat^  and  a  bri^ 
d^t#ere  Ataitioned  tlMre  had  Mikd 
two  davs  before  for  theisfraights'of 
SmOsiy  to  ^oftvty  ttr '  BMa v^,  a 
^e§d  ihat-was  «rrrlved  fr«n  Eti^ 
ft^;'il)d'>j^atf  then  at^nch^r  in  thd 
Ktr^i^y^^id  ^Ich  fai^d  bit^ht 
liMiolbi^iiAtlon  iespdclirfg«h^'war? 
(his^gMi^nxati^^Uh^  Itift'Jthe  «hip; 
fi^g//we^Uinght  espjtecc  "to-  be 
im&A^m^fi&ti  m'  ^p  'land' wind 
Mnc^r^fu  i  A"-c<)n«tt(iariidii|  ivM 
Md^iikiHi'^iat  6i^)itfdett*finfta^  t^ 
cM^iAd  ]«an'mit')ik'tt(i ttlie1«iy^di«cHndj 
wii^fVlrJl:;iil(d6k/faiid  infbrltied  ni 
i^9ttld-i'^c^n»iiiin<i^\vab^t^i''elemi 


oNc]odc>  aadcottlthufe  lilt  IQsq  or 
elewathenextitiomh^ ;  the  night 
was  paffticolarly  dark>  and/from  our 
anchoring  so  la^  ia  the  evenings 
vo'had  not 'the:  bearings  of  either 
of  the  besobns  wliich  ate  at  the 
entrance  v£  the  ixnds  y  the  chance 
of'  oor  Bvofding*  these  shoals  was 
thought  a  hazaid  equal  •to  that  of 
reoiaimngfuntil  dayuHght.   . 

I  ordered  the  hands  to-be  qiuetly 
turned  tip,  when  i  infomied  them 
of  the  war,  with  the  situation  of  the 
ship,  and  the  determmation  to  de- 
fend her  against  the  enemy,  for 
such  we  deemed  them :.  they  all 
to  a  man  declared  they  would  risk 
every  thing  in  lighting  their  way 
out,  prefering  death  to  a  prison  ^ 
Batavfa« 

With  this  resolution  the  ham- 
mocks were  sto^v^d  in  the  nettii^, 
and  eveiy  thing  in  readiness  to 
prevent  being  boarded  j  the  pow^ 
der  designed  as  a  compliment  for 
oar  guns  were  all  loaded,  as  we 
intendod  to  salute  the  Fort  at  sun'^ 
rise,  was  reserved  for  the  preserva- 
tion of  the  ship  5  the  small  aim^ 
alt  in  readiness,  and  tl^  men  at 
thefir  quartets  during  the  night, 
lEHthagOodlook  oiitottdeck.  Al 
eleven  o'clock  a  boat  came  .under 
the  stem,  but  on  being  hailed  in- 
stantly To^'ed  off.  We  observed 
the^bips  near  us  were^mplo]^  all 
night,  and*  boats  constantly  passing 
Ihmi  th#  shore  to  those  ships.  At 
4  A.M.  hove  shorty  at  day-light 
welgli4^d^)dmad6  sai>out  of  the 
r0ad«<,  ivith'a  light  air  of'^ wind  off 
the  land  5  It  war  instantly  Observed 
ij^e*  hdd  weighed  t^ihose  about  us^ 
tt'hett'  d  ^sig^bl  was  inade,  and  1  wo 
of^  fhei)arge»ti$hlp^'U4^'twici  brigs 
slipt  and  made  iS^  aft^us<*^t  this 
tv\\e'&  ^f  With  I'i^'tnen  andean 
ofBcet^  ill  her  ^art¥fr>w*thi«J  hail  of 
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^{{^Hflff^MiMfr ;  otimy^qctesttiig 
^^ifiilAv  Ki^'bttift^sft^  lie  said  tho 
c2MMi4o^l«r#^idll^d-nuiOfe  ^  tM 

te^flil^idd^i^^^'  but  tbat.f  ;«o«M 
na^^si^^  'Mitttn^hkn^th^  mom* 

Wfm^^iimL^i^  :^ow  to  avoid  the 

smS^^^i''  Sunday  we  deiecmiH^ 
^'^s^dt-'  ihetfitndghttf  ^tiariM^ 
ifid^^l^'posvU^le^pfttt  tH^sm  before 
jtil^e^ut^micAiteiDforin&tiaD  fn^ 
I^HMHoO^Mf  baving^quktnd^tiie 

«i^>ti»):^  netiist  'wjiile  wo.;tiadl 
j*>wd«r^^  «nd-lTttst'tdi'-<»ur  aaiUs)^ 
4ild  io  dia|i€^;lortbe  i€9t»-^NStDoi 
4othe"wl»t«'atd,  uith  fffiiiebi'deie 
#odrt^-I«r.  S,.  -'At  iMtf  pott  $y  icf 
du^i^,  thrdsi  d^  in  sights  vMab 
ii^  ^jtifit-haoled  rooiidi'  St/Nioi>dkis 
«Po1iit'^lbod  on  our  .GOitfi^^>.at  4 
imfd^^^Miifl'OQt  to  be  liie  frigate, 
Mg,^«nd  Sm^eed^  which  ^^ws^lttd 
Wdki  iitflXAXied«^^««cleaPOlship  kr 
^ic(2oH<*^Hft  Imlf  pbst  4  tiM^^^tgale 
^ttud  brig  baMled^Tight  ti0  f<isiis;>tbe 
Mg^^4il:0ttt^4C  liille  A  ikeitdtof  d4e 
^g^^  the  brig  ««ood  ^oi^  wtil 
^«4cbki  fittl^Qt^   wlieii  ske  tore 

StMd^Mood^ cfaeBastwifd^  tbe 
ndaitfairtiKB^  framlbe  NiN.W. 
-^tto-^rigst^  oofeAuiQed«o  stand 
'liiiYallfil«stir|V«uitila0kridiii»^th6  suae 

Htiqithmtdi^4«ar  vkiraB^  tbe^wesd 
•|ightt>».)Md. .  t;Ali«uii-^B^  4ixc  liii- 
^tt'^UHl  MgiaxkhDPed>  ^-^v^S 

«beiw^o(Si.7  widholasisPbto  viuid 
BF^hy^bqp'  aAt^4  ^M^^uitig^ed 
2attfdi^UiHUt^(we44mi;^«idtheS!weed 
badtMM'^  ttui'  9Qiitblfi«i!K^Bid 
tif^MMnntuhiiMg  fbenoji^ltfi^d'was 
iiiii«M/#ilt'de^ou|K>uxiia£  i:^Zlie 
££rigine/aild'4Dngl  v^l^;i^  a{U^Blb6d 
ctftibieafl^vasd^^  obsenflcdipRnrs 


pasiihglrom  the  frigate^  llM^lttlg 
wWdiwedotibt  not  Imd  %efeif*dis- 
p«ttch«d'froni  Batatib  ot^the8di| 
weftJl-.irtwflh  and  broughfei|ois4tt 
the  MTbights  of  Sunda,  the  kf^ 
hme]y  Lais,-  captain  Mc  ArthnH 
an  Afneriiten,.  from  PhiJiNiie^a 
bound  to  Ba«3vks  from  whdm-i»e 
retehsed  a  T^ws-paper,  ki  AMhieh 
ttaflnMT^  thed^daratioA  of  Wi* 
between  fifigland,  France,  aoA' tbe 
Betavkn  republic;  Clea«eA  th^e 
straighten  Sjundatbw  day*- 

•"  Lotigitude  sMndihg  of  flife' fej, 
or  Carols  Eeef,   V"55U5.3&E. 

■,  r:ong^tude'  Ai-tto,  6r  Tbrpbi*^ 
Reef/15^.  42'0O  E,  kr.  2^.  WS. 
'''  I/if&i^tade  Prinsefs  Isitmd^ii*©. 

"'  Brtdgervvater's  shoal  156  49  E. 


fr;i;B^ietter^£Eom«Bagdad  we  kson, 
that^ooTthe  4&ib  September  iast, 
«Tait£b:  bad  anived  frefnOiRtt^n- 
tinople,  ciiiarged  with  a  dispatdk:^ 
the  resident  aWftagdad,  Harford 
Jones,  Esq.  accompanied  by  a  letter 
in  vellum  fr^iftfdra-Oastlereagh,  as 
president  Qf^the{K>ard  of  controid, 
to  the  addrfeis  of  4iis^  hijghijes^  'tte 
pacha>  conveyfidin  a  most  elegant 
box,  adqrned  with  his  majesty's 
arms,  afiiiifclbseil  itf  ^tiftjiit^perb 

,.ii,.l»»st##]!ss5^gftrtBli^fftf/94^^e 

-ft9ftvt»iriW]p^>apf05(iVjjh«^  y«t  Jys 

before  all  his  council,  officeijj||^d 
household,  assembled  to  witness 
the  ceremony,  the  obligations  be 
c^sldl^^^mn^Apu)fd«loia  the 
British  goverDii^eh^  and  his  fixed 
-Ikltijnlaistiimcdtq  :/^|i^)l^^    all 

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^loeftjte  good  wiU  oad  ineBcbhip. 
•\  0«  tlui  9ccast<m  the  pacha  was 
pieiKdt  in  ccMdtquenoe  of  the  di* 
il9Cta9D»of  his  highness  the  grand 
pna,  to  <leliver  to  the  resident 
A»  hedge  o£  the  order  of  the 
tmcmi  of  the  second  cbss^  the 
aesoeotandstar  iudiamondsgranted. 
bf  the  Ottoman  ena^ror  at  his 
bif^ness  9  the  pacha's  re<{oe$t  noade 
(0  the  Porte  in  Deocca^er^  IH02. 
Mf .  looes's  investing  himself  pub^ 
My  with  these  distinguished  in- 
sula will,  of  course,  depend  upon 
tiie  pleasure  of  his  sovereign. 

The  pacha  was  to  have  nooved 
from  Bs^gdad  about  the  middle  of 
I^  October  3  and  it  was  confidently 
reported,  that  his  highness  would 
eDcamp  between  HUlac  and  Imaum 
Ally;  whilst  accounts  hrom  Bush- 
ire,  oif  the  ]  St  of  September^.staCe 
that  the  imaum  of  Muscat  was  on 
the  eve  of  proceeding  firom  thence 
to  tiie  Zobara,  witb  a  fleet  of  ei^t 
isi^  ships,  and  sixtj.dows^  the 
ittSersrirreprincipBiiy  as  transports^ 
taaetolfeosiTdf  against  the  Wa- 


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Occurrences  forJUQC  1803, 

.  .,  P^ariux^  (if  ^ka  Hus$en. 

^^tbe3d9aitSRC,  Ata4fisMeA, 
the  nephew  of   the  late  Perlfwi 

^iiiBkmM,  HiUjeelCalSitpl^  Klian, 
mmkA  imHs  MH»^  lb  ^Pet^ 
^  ^  Pie  Bi^^y ;  ic^teitt '  Aon- 

:^RMoift>ttb^  a  SAtoi^^  i^v^btMin 

"ijnif//  ot    '*  -■'/,"■  *^^'       '  •  .1  1-   '  il 
^  tiVj'jL^^  .<J     '.':;      .  '.  ..:   ::j   ^a* 

Wcrter^  tile  pieaswe  i4if  iburfl- 
-lfl|i  the  pwgieas  ef  this  aspiring 


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sectaiy  aodhblillbMrSk  JQlrqfer< 
ter  v«y  fiHmmoTed  ftom#^Mm«k 
of  thdr  late  ^tmUsoag  Mtpiote 
iicarKecbeBe-ntheircac«ir«  mm^ 
tiftt  haa<  hato  equaUf  oudeciovs 
andsuccesiAili  Thedestructfam^ 
the  magrttfictim  seputoe  oi  Hoiis^ 
wta,  the  Mae^>  ^wcvnred  in  A^ 
1802.  In  traciiig  tbe«llMequ«Dt 
piogress  of  the  Wahabeea  we  fin4 
that  in  February  last,  th^  Imas* 
under  the  command  of  the  ddesi 
sonof  Abdul  Aaiz,  theWahabee 
Sheikh  of  Nagged,  after  sevefiri 
ebstinarte  conflico  with  those  ef 
the  Jcffilfe  of  Mecca,  in  which  the 
iMmer  eiperienced  eensiderable 
losses,  invested  Taif ;  the  Jeriffe 
finding  faunaelfdosely  pressed,  and 
that  his  mansions  at  Taif  were  a 
prey  to  the  iames^  mtieated  to 
Jieixa,  entrusting  In  his  brother» 
.  Ab^  Moien,  the  defence  of  the 
ioriiier  f^kce  \  faithless  h<ywever  to 
his  tmst  Abdul  Moien  immediately 
dnerted  to  the  Wehabee,  and  de- 
cided their  suocesa  i^ainst  IW. 
£xa8peseled  at  the  resistanoe  th(^ 
had  met*  with  they  ranieefced  this 
faweiiftd  dty,  and  putting  4ti(  in- 
habitants to  the  swetdi  irithout^es- 
pedt  t»«georwx,  redueedUto  a 
heap  of  ruiQS,  having  seoeiutseeTjen 
tb  okanual'hriDoor  m  demolish  what 
the  flames  eoolioot  coosumfej^^ 
not  satji£edwllii  this  work  <<>f  de« 
scruc^on^  ttieyilrst  wrecked  ftbttir 
vengeance  en  the  caletantedi  far- 
dens  Ja  thevioaity,  «mI<  destivpy- 
-in^etm^  oeeandahnil^  tonarerted 
r^ts  ooee  Entile  reg^  Into  10  i6- 
i  solutBidesact.  ThSr  booty^here  is 
r.Bc^0fted  td  hftre  bdtfi  ixpiMfittf^Sa 
roeaddBtabh&/pei«&0B  «f  ^  J^lfli^'s 
olwpai«viiiMi«g  iaib  theittnands.  ' 
I  '  OiL;tbeidfih"idf  ||beisantefxx>nth, 
oiieir  aaay^accompal>iddrjb)r  Abdul 
Moi4n»  tiavine  achranicedj.within  a 
iew  mUes  of  Mecca,  v.the  Jerifle, 
m  the  course  of  the  night,  leaving 


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hfs^house  in  flarfjci,  fled  to  Jadd*; 
yhtti  on'  ther  fbllowing  morntng 
th^  fentered  tbe  «afcred  city  with- 
tmt  bppeiition .  Their  approach  to 
Mid<(*c4  ivas  ui  ttnexpeeted  and  «ud- 
6eUy  ^iOtHtk^  kiterctpted  a  great 

•  tiuifcib^tr  of  ;^ig;rtoi^- who  had  not 
time  to  *«JCl^i*  ali  t*f  whom  tverc 
|)ro^ifoitttd  from  leaving  the  place. 

r  '  The  first  tjbject  that  now  occu- 
i5]^ied'  the  Wahabees  was  to  cxtrn- 
'  guish-the^re  in  die  Jeriflfe's  house, 
which  *  they  soon  accbmplhhed. 
'  ThcY  irext  rewarded  the  treachery 
Tof  Aixkil  Mvien,  piacing-  the  keys 
of  the  caaba  xnd  the  sovereign 
power  m  his  hands  j—  havkig 
promised  protection  to  the  inha- 
bitants in  case  of  non-resistance, 
they  proved  themselves  €iith^l  to 
th^plec^e,.  eiBccpt  in  a  few  in- 
stances ;  they  however  had  no 
mercy  on  the  tombs  of  thed^dSn- 
dants  of  the  prophets  and  other 
saints  $aU  hands  bdng  comp«H^d 
to  assist  in  their  destruction,  hi  a 
sliort  space  of  time,  lipwards  of 
thirty  of  them,  the '  prond  orna- 
ments of  Mecca*,  became  levelled 
to  thQ  ground  ;  and*  so  ardent  Was 
the  zeal  of  the'  depredators^,  that 
many  of  them  were  buried  in  the 
ruins  ;-^-ieveral  places  within  the 
'railing,  surroonding  the  caaba, 
met  widi  thesime  fate;  such  as 
the'  pkces  of  the  H^afies,  the 
Shafes,  the  Hamhilics,  and  tie 
3V^aKkic»  ;  ther  tomb  *  6f    Ismael 

*  'wds  also  str i  pt  df  its  istrver  of  gotden 
'xltJth;  which  Was  thro\vn  on  the 
'top  bfcaib^^*— everyone  was  ibrccd 
"  todeiUerHtofiU^eat^sahd  to  Wrtihis 

hooka,  butm^ettiltif  thtrt^t^r  was 
remroed ;  cofiee  was  prohibited,  and 
all  the  coffee-houses  puUed  down. 

Having  satiated  their  vengeance 
and  arranged  matters  at  Mecca, 
and  leaving  the  Jerifle's  brother  to 
rule  in  this  city,  tlie  Wahabe^,  on 
the  l^th  of  May,  advanced  to  Jud- 


da,  with  about  600d  itM»i  mMi 
which  they  made  a  liesp^ral^  jK- 
tack ;  the  Jeriffe,  however,  bMtig 
been  pr^pflred  ibr  their  ree^^MsM, 

.  iiy  iaodmg  cannon  from  iie  ships 
iii  the  roads  and  bummg  tbi!  s^ 
nrbs^  ihkt  it  might  not  afDtrd  them 
cover,  they  wene  here  tepdis^; 
not  discouraged   by  one    i^dvc^rse 

-event,' their  attack  wa^  persiiiet^ 
in,  'and  fi^tfqnently  renews  ^  die 
space  of  nihe  dayi  and  asifrequendy 
<fid  it '  fringe  unsttccedsfuf ;  th^y, 
however , reduced  Judd^  tdthe^reat  - 
est  distress,  from  b^rig  iti*n  gteat 

*  meagre  in  comiAftnd  of  ^11  their 
supplies,  and  partfciJlarly  ^kt'tit- 
cessstrf  one  wat<ir.  Tlie  J^riSfe 
arid  prindpal  people  of  Ifidd*;  de- 
spaiHng  of  repdling  the'  i&vaikFs^ 
had,  as  the  iast  alternative^  reddtu^e 
to  negotiation,  and  9tK:ceeded  in 

'  ptu-d)k^rig  a  trttce  for  the  siim  of 

■tmt  he  and  thirty  thoosahddbllffit! 
when'^Ac  'Wi^abees  returned  ^o 
Mecci. 

-  ^  iWe  shall  have  the  pleasure  of 
continuing  this  interesting  account. 

G,  0,     By  Government, 
Bchnbay  COtle,  Kkh  December,  1803. 

The  liorionraWc^'tJie  gbvei^nor  in 
council, ^^hatving,  Tri  vH6w  to  "Ae 
emerg^t  i^alls  of  the  publii*  icr- 
vice,  found  it  iiidlspensiWe  )Ld  ddn- 
\-ert  ?mmbdiatfely  the''feBdbIte"cb^ 
into  a  regiment  of  .^mfantr)^  .gti  tlie 
regukr eitablfthment,  Jacfeti^jdept, 
that;  the'  samfe.  ieai  ^  knd'  |)ffl^ 
spirit  that  tave  hitherto '  iifettred 
the;  voTfdnt^  seHices  ,qf 'tfiy'c^- 
' cere  of  tbat^i*ps,  wiHehsfere  their 
ready  concurrence  in  this  essential 
means  of  promoting  the  national 
objects  now  in  issue,  by  parting  for 
the  present,  with  tlie  men,  who 
have  under  their  command,  just 
attmned  to  a  state  of  military  know- 
ledge; and   *discipi%»ei(  qualifying 

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.4^av%-tlM  doties  of  die  field,  to 
yfln^'  tbey^are  destined.^  govern- 
IQept  ba?u)g>  at  the  sam^  t^nw, 
gjMreaorddrst  for  the  immediate,  re- 
cnii^  of  the  fencible  oorp^,  to 
1^  «iid  that  it  majagmn  .be  as 
TipMUy «!»  poMiWe  io  a  i^^te,  with 
fei^ect.to  munbers  aod  discipline^ 
.sw^tibjeof  taking  aaaqtiv^  sliaire 
iR^tb&  defence  of  this  invaluable 
j^tUeraeiat;  towasdf  preparing  it 
for  whicii  the  govampr  in  council 
r^s  pfithe  z^pus  atK^  cheerful 
jCK^Hsperatioii  of  iU  volunteer  pfti- 
.0^,  to  whom,  as  well  in  (us  poU- 
ti^l  as  in  hU.  M^rate  capacity  of 
<3Qk!nel  oi  the  oofqs^,  he  t^es  this 
masion;  jto  raoew  hU.  ackiv^w- 
lf^dp(ia|i(ts  for  the  constant  i^ttention 
.>iMP^  ;proEoptit»de  they  ha.ye  \uoi- 
kpfdy  evi^ppA  ,in  difici^rg}n|r  the 
-jdujties^f  the  fencible  re^iiuent  j  a 
:0>q)^^uchhe  )YUl'bav<^.fiP^><^^* 
Jar  JB^s^c^ion  in.  ^i^  ^peedSy 
irestpi^  to  aiv.<sffii^t  s^te..  . 
J.A.  GR^NT* 

r^ ♦Lately,  a.  Ll^pi^oi,  a  vessel 
tinder  the  name  ot  the  Duncan,  in 
,,^  houour  of  the  honourable  the  ga- 
.vernor  of  Bombay,  uncUr  whose 
J  patronage  she  was  built. — She  is  a 
small  ship  of  between  350  and  400 
,  tops  burden. 

,  Jhii  is  tlie  first  JEngljsh  ship  ever 
.  built  on  tills  side  of  India,  perhaps, 
-J. ia  India. in  general,  from  teak  tira- 
,:b€r  entirely,  the  produce  of  the 
,  honourable  company's    territories. 

liioiJcu    ^ili    .'jrionV'TI  to   ?.i\f'] 

^'»t  ;^.iiJib:.  ■  •♦     T/'M  I     //i  ;i  -''  >■    'U'l 

:i'v  .n  Mil    "»•'.:     I'{V'     *n  .^"i-'     '■'* 

'-Di   .Sr'f>-'.itt..'»  ii'vi:    vih;:LJ       T.i 


By  far  the  greatest  part pf,-th^ftin^ 
ber  hitherto  used  haa  been  procuri^/1 
either  from  liasseiu  and  other  .pfarts 
belonging  to  different  .MahcaUa 
sta^^«  to  the  nortl^ard  ,Qf  39f9^' 
bay,  orfrA«n  Cochin  andTraveri- 
C9re  to  tM  souiliward  of  Malabac. 
,  But  not  only  the  \vl^le^  ot'the 
tuuber  pf  which  tliis  ship  is  gou- 
&tructed  is  the  produce  ^  ^f  the 
company's  teiTitories  j  conside^rab.le 
pan  of  the  iron,  pitch,  and  tar, 
used  in  her  construction,  ^re  the 
native  produce  of  ^Jalabar.  The 
whole  of  the  tar  madevMie  of  wjsls 
extracted  ^om  tlie  chips  and  saw- 
dust from  the  vessel  KerseJf,  and 
no  other  tar  whatever  has  been 
niadc  use  pf  than  teak  tar,  wbii^h 
is  allowed  to  be,  by  son^,  superior 
to  the  Korway  or  any  oUier  ^r  at 
present  imported  from  the  uortliejn 
nations  of  Europe.  /  ,    ^ 

,  This  ship  was  completed  at  the 
expence  ot  the  honourable  com- 
pany, under  the  patronage  above- 
jiietUipned— rand  from  the  encou- 
r^ement  which  will,  uo  doubt, 
be  given  to  naval  architecture,  iuid 
the  arts  dependent  on  it,  it  is  can- 
'fideutly  presumed,  thnt  IVIalabar 
may  very  soon,  be  rendered  to  sup- 
ply the  whole  wants  of  the  royal 
na\7,  on  the  East  India  station  at 
least,  if  not  to  a  much  greater  ex- 
tent; and  thus  turr.  !^  r  h-.Iriice  tf 
trade  with  the  northern  nations  of 
Europe,  in  favor  of  Great  Brita^ii : 
an  advant^e  which  it  would,, be 
difficult  to  overvalue  at^  any  tin;ie, 
but  especially  at  the  comtneflce- 
rocnt  of  a  war  with  an  eneih>*  as 
inoglaxiyble  as  powerful, ,'  .        ^ 


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a<9f»»  ix«»*rit9««u    ^  «*  w.es^wai;d,  at  4  A.  At  fipva^shorti. 

•/¥tti**Is  Mijftstf*  lAip-^^';  on  tLc  sraall  bower,  at  5  o-cioc^\ 
cortte,-  <3*p«W'^Woi6a;'-ttrrtv«?d-'W'  -weighed  aod  made  saU,.  ^d  ak  A,. 
TVittcotofe/  aftd  thc'rbjraVlWtffln^  ^  anchored  to  the  .<  E.  o£  the  raiad%^ 
od'botf^l  lica«!<>f-th6'Hrr^aS«crB -of-?  ground  in  6-^  truhom  water  j./^ 
oar-  trodps.  by  the  Candlatt*,  tbtf  giack  water  weighed  aud  made  s^lLj, 
iifitoadialfify,  wRha  tlwacltensUd"  working  out  of  the  harbour  ^  ^tig 
bttsi'of  true  Brfti^h  indi^tldn,  .  p^.^  4  p  jv,|  )ieutenant  i^ardj  ieft^ 
addi^essfed  captem  Wood  in  the  fbl-  the  sbipj  the  ligftt  house,  thou  beaf-,^ 
loving  terms :  '*  We,  <he  Hon-  i^g  ^^  |  E.  ia  fluhoni .  w;iter^,j 
commissioned  officers  ati€  priv^^  sU^nding  tp  tTic  N^'W.iu  t^ompgiiy  ■ 
of  the  party  of  royal  marine^.  no#  *  ^^itb  a  ship  and  brig      ^    "'       " 


serving  under  your  command/ 
always  having  our  king  tod  country- 
at  heart,  whh  to  volunteer  oui^ 
service  to  afct  on  shore,  if  required, 
on  any  duiy,  as  our  hearts  pant  fbi^' 
80  many  of  our  brave  countryhien 
who  have  &llen  by  the  Inhuman 
massacre  of  the  king  of  Candy/' 


LOSS    Ot  THE    SHIP    ST.  OEOaQB«. 

Extract  of  a  Letter  from  Bombay  ^ 
Mid  July,  180a. 
Oil  Thursday  morning,  the  ship' 
Saint  George,  captain  Urquhart, 
struck  upon  the  south-west  prong 
of  the  reef,  from  which  the  ut- 
most exertions  of  her  captain, 
officers',  and  crew,  aided  by  the 
officers  of  the  port,  who  went  im 


bearings,  tlie  li^tljoyse'|C,  %.  %l^,  ^ 
Malabar  toipt  N./b  E.'^  E.  l}^^ 
nonhern-uitjst  paptqfj  great  Carai^^ 
jaE.  iN/Wra,%bE.lf,,j^ 
at  ^  past  9,  niidi^g^  the  ^b^  done, 
tacked  a^id  stood  ^^to  .  t^e  S".  S.  \V  . 
but  sopp  niicli^.  tlie  .Wind  'di^-/ 
away  and  tjbe  tiple  ^eUi^  us .  bodil^^^ 
in  shore,  cajiiCj  tjd  aii  anefioTjin  /"-Jj^ 
fathoms, ' tHe  li gh t  house  bearing ,  E*  r . 

N.E.  ,_      

.  Thwj^^.^un^  Wdtr^A4^,  imf\ 

noting  aj)fe,tp>ea^«^^^ 
fathom,  but  tlieji^uR  n}^^^^Mf^>^ 


mediately  to  her  assistance,  could    gather^  aterp  ^iy^,04!^>^^W^ 
not  relieve  her. — The  cargo  we  are    cquIc^^  IjwcQiic^t  f}fifii^?^nfi^^ 

:-.x' — ^j   :- i^»^i«  A .J      she  stijuc{t'a(6atiu  a^d jiosijipp^l^ 

rudder,  (tt^^^ter  Iwyiug  ^pc'r^^s^ 
to  4  fatliora'  while  die'snip  was  m 
stays)  being  now,ungoverpyil^e,,^s^ 
drove  higher  , up  .\^it|j  th^/si^jt  ^fl,; 
soon  settling  ^n  a.  rpct^fiml^Jffiig^^ 
fiHeid  with  water, 5 — ^go^.,  the'^l^;^ 
out,  find  made  the  signal  oiLdi^ . , 
tress—rspme   haiids    employea  rto,  ] 


informed  is  completely  damaged, 
the !  i^ptain».  officers^  and  orewJ 
were  all  brought  off  in  safety  by 
the  boats  of  the  harbour, 

'y/Qh^\Q  been  favoured  with  the 
particulars  of  this  unfortunate  ac^ 
cid^t.;^'^!??  J fje  .account  {)£  the 
capt^u^     ,  ■„       ,         ,  . 

\^edi>esvtiy|  2^4  June,  1803.—  . 


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cot  away  tbe  sails  from  the  yards, 
and  to  coliect  the  most  vahiable  of 

the  ships  stores  to  ^  eud  ou  sihore  in  \ 
tije  event  ot  boats  coming  off. 

At  JO,  the  flood  setting  in  strong 
mth  a  fresh  breeze  frotn  the  sea^ 
the  surf  made  clear  passage  oyer 
the  ship,  which  obliged  the  people^ 
to  take  refuge  in  tbe  tigging/ the 
ship's  boats  having  broken  a-drift 
some  time  before,  while  we  were 
employed  iu  collecting  the  stbres  3 
as  the  ship  still  held  together,  we 
did  not  incline  to  leave  her,  beini^  | 
of  bpinion  that  all  her  stores  might 
besav-ed,  but  the    pattamars  not' 
b«t)g'able  to  fetch   ns,   the   ship 
ha\ing  parted   at  midi'hips  at    12, 
ajQd  afl  her  deck  under  water,  with 
a  veFy  heary   snrf  breaking  clear 
orerber,   thought  it  imprudent  to  \ 
risk  the  peoples'  lircii  anyjonger,  ' 
and  having  got  a  Bunder  boat  with'^ 
great  di&culty  made  fast  to   the^ 
jibbooto,  every  person  left  the  ship 
Iff  (hat  means,  ai'ter  having  done 
eveiy  thing  tn  their  pov\^r  to  save 
her,  and  iatterly  her  stores,    but 
wiAout  effect.  ^      . 

Ijfit^yki^Wtu^  others  itrttked, 
Itis'Kvhh  tikv^  inegretf  we  have  ' 
t«ihjtfte*tiie  lo^t,  W'mc,  of  the  ship 
G^^l  pM,  to|rfSin' :  Meming, 
in'BilaitltMttg^n'h^dtii'.  lih  the 
2gA  Ocidb^  l^t|  ^e  ships  Ati- ' 
«rt|aift^'«jti^     Richinlsbn','  aHcf 
li'^,  captain'  0tafe»ttf,  t^^e  are 
'  ctmccnied    to  Ada^'  wofe. 

J'b  the 'stt-aight^  df  fi'ala- 

b^/orii'  thii  tod  Septertiyet; 

.lijr- jktet^'fhjitr  Cahharibrci, ^  \^e  ' 
Idirti  -^e'' fb^fowhig  jpariibularb  re- 
spfttiHg^'the  St.'  Fior^enT^o's  pfite  ; 
shi'w^s'^^hatidnal  vessel,  b|id  &W-'^ 
p5^h^*  frotii  the  Maiiirlt^s,  tb'con'-" 
\  t^  tw'd (Vench  offib^rs  to'tH^ 'Mah^' ^ 
jd:isl  country,  whom,  according  to 


their  log,   ''  Aey  landed  in  the 
dress  they  were  ordered  to  wear, 
aVcmt  a  dc^gcet  to  tl^  sgiitKvc^nrd  of 
Bombay  5*'  two  men  were  kiJled  in 
the  attack  of  her,  and  the  captain 
and  first  lieutenant  badl)r bounded, 
witb-fivei^rfjeuow:  '^^;  fl«y 
vfuref.  hoardked  the  ^eijU»B«ftt  sc>|n4^  ^ 
ded  hi^w,  but  .it  wa^^.  fojr  st^^ii^-' 
patche$,,i^ich.he  br^ug^ti  %p,v^n4  ^ 
threw  o?exbQart>  4'ma^ne'«wi<^l».^ 
dash   at  thero,^  but  '  ttey    werei. 
weighted,  and.  went*  down  before  i 
he-  could  catch  diem     Froqa  th^ 
information  .captain  Binghani  oh-, 
tained.from  sogie  of  tjie  people  i.,e*  > 
twolastarr.,  ^nd^  China-manr  M'^<f> 
were  pressed  on-board,  .he  has^e-^e^'^^i 
reason  tp  Buppo$e.  there  isa/iigi&Mif'i 
on  the  coast  5  he  experts  ai^ociijDi^t; 
ev^i^  daf,  ■  Tb^  Dijah^:  19  iKjije^^ 
but  j^st  getting  un4er  Wt^gJv  ^tOr» 
over-haul  a  ship  in  the  ofjing.  ;'Hi^> 
captain  of  the  piize>  js  U^iTeaf^- 
the  sam^  who  took  the  Tjitopv.hii^.i 
war,  and  was  veiy  near  taking  her 
again,  for  he  saw  ner  coming  dowi\, 
on'-hei'Way  td  the  6ther  co3st 3 ' he ' 
had^een  several  othet'  v*essels>..and^ 
had  an  exact  drawiug  of  them  all 
in  his  l(^-book.:  but  he  w^is  «ot  ^o 
go  put  of  his  course  till  lie  h^d.ox-/ 
ecutedthe  object  on  which  fcc  wa,^, 
dispatched,  and  then  he  u^eaijt  to^ 
have  perused  the  coas^,  to.  see  wliat^j^ 
he  .could  pick  up.    The  Fiorenzo,.^ 
however,  stopped  his  caieer  befon^.^ 
he  tad  done  any  mischief".  ,^ 

Occurrences  for  Jan.\\B04c' 

Quitfri^  SessihTH:'''  "<^  '^»' 
On  Siiturd^y  lasi,  the  'qu^i*  fis- 
sions of  Oyerahdf  ermhieh  "^d  i 
goal  deli\'fefy,  'conihienided''b^f«i* 
b\r  Benjamin  Sulivan^  knt.  atrt9f:h{^'-^ 
ass6ciM(^s,  '  Rob^t  '^  Kitibfi,  ^  'awd 
irimon  Halliday,  csqrs. 

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.  <I3i&gia^  jt^Ti.being  fWom.:w, 

ibohonara\>)c.thefeconter  informed 

-iheooL  of.the  bilk  which  would  be 

rJaid* before  them»  aod  explaiDed  the 

.  /duties  which  they  were  expectad 

^  by  the  constituttoa  to  hil£l,  and  on 

the  due.  dischacgc  of    which  so 

jwicii  depended. 

The  court  was  then  adjourned  tijl 
'Monday  the  9ih  5    when,  having 
met,    it   was    proposed,   by    Mr. 
BowdesweJl,  as  counsel  for  two 
prisoners  accused  of  a  murder  at 
Surat>  that  their  trial  should  be^  put 
off  till  next  sessions,  in  consequence 
of  the    dangerous    illness    under 
which  one  of  them  laboured,  and 
which  rendered  k  impossible  for 
him  to  undergo  the  fatigue  of.  a 
long  trial.   Dr.  Keir  being  called 
upon  and  confirming  this  statement, 
Mr.  Tfareipland,  as  counsel  for  the 
.prosecutioo,  consented  that  tlie  trial 
ot  tbeprlsoner  who  wassick>aud  who 
was  only  charged  as  an  accessary  in 
Ihe  indictment,    should  be    post- 
poned; but  strongly  insisted,  on 
,  the  part  of  the  crown,  that  he  was 
^intitJed  to  proceed  with  the  trial  of 
the  other  prisoner,  for  which  he 
was  the  more  solicitous  as  tlie  wit- 
nesses had  come  from  such  a  dis- 
..t^iKC,  and  it  might  be  difficult  or 
/  impossible  to  procure  the    atten- 
dance of  all  of  diem  at  a  future 
period.       The  court,  after  some 
discussion,  having  concurred  in  this, 
Robert  Frazer,  private  in  the  65tli 
regiment,  was  placed  at  the  bar, 
charged  with  the  murder  of  oiie 
Hirjannah,  a  boy  of  10'  ^ears  of 
age,  by  stabbing  him  to  the  heart 
with  a  bayonet,  while  accompany- 
itig  the  funeral  of  a  native,  and 
eniplb]^ed  in  cirrj^ing  sacred  fire  in 
yrbht  6f  the  procession.    The  deed 
Saijjpteared  id  have  been  committed 
o'^lthout  the  slightest  provocation, 
"^b'ht  n^ti^  6£  those  who  were  pre- 
sent when  the  wound  was  given. 


could  identify  the  pecton  of.^ 
prisoner;,  diey  all  swore>  ho.waijfy, 
that  he  wa$^  one  of  the  two,  J^ 
wliom  th^  party  at  the  funecal  -si^as 
attacked ;  that  they  were  b«di 
8Qldi^s«  a^  .armed  with  bayonets ; 
and  that  it  was  eitlier  the  prisoni^' 
or  his  ;Coni|ade  who  strpcki ,  the 
blow.  To  cQjn|)eu\sate,  hg>Yft^, 
lor  the  iHToof  falling  short  ii^r^s 
respect*  it  was  clearly  esi,a,l^U^^ 
that  when  Frazer  was  arr^iktfiii,^"^ 
les£  than  an  hour  after  the  ja;^v^n|f  r 
was  committed »  he  had  iiji^  rb^t 
and  scabbard,  but  no  bayonet  j^^^ 
k  was  likewise  proved  that  fi  tW" 
onet  was  soop  aUTtef  found  neaf^^ 
*pot,  with  a  great  de^,  of  ffi^ 
blood  upon  it,  and  beajdog  tjjiei^aigK 
number  and  ^tter  whicJI^  th/e  ^^r^ 
jeant  of  t^  jprisooe^r's  C9iupa<^x 
swore  belonged  to  his  bayoqo^,  i^t^ 
corresponded  ^lyith.  the  numb^  on 
bis  musket,  fo;^  ,wh«ch  w  ^^^(^^ 
had  ever  si^ce  befn,ibun4  f  1^>^ 
added,  that  tl^  practice  of.^fc^- 
taining  b^o^ts  b}r  .iiun^r  wd 
letter  was  cust^niary  in  tli^ijrDttX  i 
and  dial  there  were  detaplwi^ts 
from  ditlerent  regiancpts  in  Surat 
at  the  time.  The  (act  being  .sgiar 
brought  home.to  the  prisoner,  j^r. 
Thriepland  proceeded  ^o  call  tl>pse 
who  apprehended  his  comcadoFjpli 
of  whom  swoi^e,  that  he  had-i  a 
bayonet  in  his  hand  when  thej 
came  up  with  him,  that  there  was 
no  appearance  of  blood  upon  it, 
and  that  its  point  was  extremely 
blunt. 

On  bcitig  produced,  •  this  was 
made  evident,  and  another  sejjeant 
swore  he  knew  it  to  bcHot^g  to 
Stewart,  who  was  sick  in  prison, 
from  tlie  Ifctter  and  number  stitmped 
upon  it.  lyt.  Pouget  walk  (^en 
called,  who  swore  that  tbe"wt»(fad 
appeared  to  have  been  giveh;^th 
a  shiirp-poiirted  Instrutneht,'  tod 
'  tliat  it  must  have  been  the  eau^  of 

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^ib.  -Such  was  the  import  of 
ibe  evidence  in  this  case,  which 
*l»ted  till  near  five  o*ck)ck,  when 
the  jury  having  redred  to  consider 
of  their  verdict,  retnmed,  in  aboiit 
b^lf  an  hoar,  and  pronounced  the 
prisoner  not  guilty. 

Oil  Tuesday  the  lOth,  tlie  court 

larking  met  at  the    usual    hour, 

f  Peter  Stewart,    the  soWier  above 

^  deferred  to  as  having  been  acoe$sary 

'io  the  murder  of  which  FVaxer  was 

acqcdtted,  was  brought  ilito  court, 

•oppoited^by  two  peons,  and  being 

""i^laced  at  the  bar,  and  a  jury  sworn, 

'Mr.Threiplatidsaid,  that  in  con- 

^lequence  of  the  verdict  which  had 

^'been  itettirtied  in  the  other  trial, 

-fee^npt  fed  it  to  be  bis  doty  to 

'  addiice  any  witnesseses  against  the 

prtsoner.    He  was  of  course  dis- 

-chafged. 

The  tri^  of  Mulharry  Baloo, 
thbemaker,  for  the  murder  of  his 
wifi^,  came  on  next,  and  disclosed 
a  scene  of  such  atrockms  cruelty, 
'  ftat  Mr.  Thnepknd  concluded  his 
address  to  the  jury  by  saying,  that 
hcwonid-  not  make  them  siek  by 
felling  any  longer  -en  the  facti  of 
flic  case,  biit  cOtltent  himself  with 
trusting  that  tfxeir  verdict  would  be 
^  means  g{  ridding  ^e  world  of 
a  monster,  whose  conduct  had  been 
more  charaeteristic  of"  a '  wHd  beast 


than  of  a  hnoun  being.  IteTevi- 
dence  fully  juBtifying  this  ^ta^- 
ment,  (for  it  appeared  that  ia  a^t 
of  rage  and  jealousy,  he  had  nbt 
onlv  cut  his  wife*s  throat,  but  rippbd 
upner  body  so  that  the  lungs  wete 
separated)  and  the  shocking  facts 
being  clearly  substantiate,  he  was 
immediately  convicted. 

The  court  then  proceeded  to  the 
trial  of  GangaramAntaram,Naique, 
in  the  late  fencible  regiment,  accU- 
sed  of  the  murder  of  one  i:^omj«e 
Dowra,  by  shooting  him  with  a 
mu^et,  on  the  17th  day  of  Octo- 
ber last.  It  appeared  that  jealousy 
had  been  the  cause  of  this  atrocious 
act,  as  it  likewise  was  of  the  former 
murder  5  and  the  fact  being  cleady 
proved,  the  jury  found  the  prboner 
guilty. 

On  the  lldi  the  court  proceed- 
ed to  the  trial  of  the  only  rwnain- 
ing  indictment,  which  was  for  per- 
jury 5  and  the  prisoner  Heijevan 
Assarum  being  convicted  of  that 
offence,  was  sentenced  to  six 
months  imprisonment,  to  pay  a  fine 
of  100  rupees,  and  to  stand  twioe 
in  the  pillory. 

Mulharry  Baloo  was  then  sen- 
tenced to  be  executed  on  Saturday 
the  14Ch  inst.  and  to  be  hung  in 
chains  $  and  Gunaram  Antaram  to 
be  transported  for  fourteen  years. 


Beijig Aj^  Otcurrmces  for  February,  1804. 


;  ^JB^^cation  ofPectce  in  India. 
1       ..   ,  FiHt  Williano,  Kcb.  6' 

J, :  Advices  have  been  xeceived  th's 

4&y  l?y  the  governor  geneml,  from 

AeJionorable  maior-geueT^iV/el- 
J^l?y,  containing  theimportii^t  in- 

felligcnce,  that  the  hpn.  n>i\j()r-gen. 
.  Wclle&icy  had  conclucled    a  De- 


finitive Treaty  of  Peace,  on  tbe 
part  of  the  Hon.  Company  and  its 
allies,  with  Dowlut  Rao  Scindpab. 
A  royal  salute,  anil^bree  \-oUies 
of  mufketry,  were  iired  ^t  ail  tlie 
.stations  of  the  laiid  forces  serving 
in  the  East  Indies,  Ui  cumra^np- 
rition  of  \^\is  glorious  eveut.  .   ^ 


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Mr.  Edward  Galley,  late  ColUclw 
of  Sural. 

We  are  concerned  to  state,  tliat 
ou'lng  to  a  prevalence  of  vuinds  m 
and  about  Surat,  which  are  litcte 
«xpectcd  at  this  season  of  the  yt^tj 
an  urthealthiness  has  appeared  there 
which,  it  is  hoped,  will  be  but  of 
«hoft  duratioii.  With  rej5;ret,  how- 
evef,  we  annotinde  the  toss  which 
that  small,  bat  respectable  commu- 
nity have  sustained  in  the  death  of 
Edward  Galley,  esq.  of  tlit^'  honor- 
able company's  civil  serWcc,  and 
principHl  collector  of  that  city  and 
Its    dependencies. 

The  favorable  opinion  <?ntertaiu- 
cd  by  government  of  tlie  late  Mr, 
Galley,  as  a  company's  servant, 
will  appear  by  the  following  ex- 
tract ot  iiiiitructions  to  him  on  his 
appointment  as  collector  of  Surat, 
on  the  occasion  of  die  introduction 
of  the  new  system  then  established 
for  tiie  management  of  the  reve- 
nue in  tliat  j)art  of  the  country  in 
the  month  of  July  1800. 

*'  In  consideration  of  the  great 
"  Attention  that  will  be  required 
"  from  you,  in  superioteiKJiing  so 
"  novel  and  detailed  a  revenue 
"  as  that  which  has  already  been 
''  ceded  to  the  kcmorabk  company 
''  by. the  Nawaub,  in  addition  to 
"  your  former  chai^  of  the  pab- 
^'  ivc  income  annexed  to  the  ca»tle 
"  and  fleet,  your  personal  salary 
"  has  been  Axed  at  200O  rupef^ 
V.per  moQth,  witli  UOfpr  office 
^'  mat;  whiicb,  akhough  m^e 
V.  ihan  any:  cqUector  receiv^gi  oa 

V  tlte^.  Bengal,  establisbipeiit.  for 
•'*  rcaliziDg  tlie  revenue^  of,  gijQatly 
^'.4»Qre  <e5Uenwve,.4i5Uij;^t?^.y,y^ 
y  ,the.'  Ipicaj,iqrcunistfl0ii9^  ftlwre 
f :  allp4ed:ti>;  joi^  tQiyei^jl^^ 

V  .  wig  in  the^ervice  i  ^yAn  llit 


"  govtropf*sofm(m,'  tftc.  r^ 
"  tabiiity  of  your  orvn  cten^^ 
^'  will,  he  doubts  noi,  justify  |Ms 
''deviation  from,  a  geneial.iiiriej 
'*  lUa  more  especially  as  the  Jh^ 
"  company  i^eed  not  h\  -neitl^r 
"  directly  or, -indirectly,  losers 
*'  therciijT, siftee.tbe  eniolunients 
**  of  you*:  otfice  m  coUccftor  -^iihc 
'*  'cas4{le:audvtanikba  xevaau^ft^  .^ 
"  whloU  you  lHi\e(veiry  haaor^kb)^ 
'*  Jaid  b)efore4he€^venM>r.anv5aeT 
**  count  for  thetwola^t  yf^ars/nriWt 
*'  by  Wug  from  Che..  Ut  oif'j|J»M» 
"  nionili»  biTMigbtj  0s>he  tiq^i4ljir 
**  recti,  to  the,  public  accot^DU 
"  compiensate  the  aUowaocei-j^ 
**  question."  .      .     ./    .-    '» 

Oni  tl)e:3l9t  of  ApriK  »ap3»  Mc 
Galley  wiiaii>n.^the  deathf  of*  Mr. 
4Ret<NJii  appelated  to. act  4W..lieui^ 
nant  g.^verDor  of  Surat ;  m  whidi 
he  was,  a^er  some  ly^GieemTy  laodi- 
^atioQ  of  that  depaitmem^  4x^»- 
firmed  on  theadof  Septtfubeclasi^ 
under  the  new -i3&cial  designatioa 
of  agent  forg^venuaent,  ia  all 
which  situations  his  cppdvNErt  -iias 
merited  and  received  tbe^n^peiHod 
approbation  ofhiB^pffvofA.'   :  , '  '^ 

Extract  fr%m.  a  4aiar fiofn  ^pspl^ 
Page^dqUdJan^§,\mH,  * 
"  lii^tbe  good  foctana  to  4:^^ 
ture  the  Fwneh  •  pfivirtew:  .brig,  i  Ofi 
Freres  U*ufl,  U  il40,^olw>!.  ptwiaea 
for  taxte^n  Btfie  iind  six^popi^eii!;, 
Uit  with  only  iQi^t<oo't>cmrcU)Ai¥l 
having.  134  fncA  oni  boandU  lifift^eB 
of  whoii^^were  .offieofs^aodlifoffty 
Spldjers,  frfiifa  Bourdcaux  m>«[pt>% 
aod  from  Mauritiua  the  li.th«fiioY. 
going  to  cimi9e  off  ijbe  Saod.  Header 
and  I|ad.«iOt  musdcfi^pluz^/nij  ni 

.",ram  Wweed Kt  .Kfidgeree>  iUi 
his  jnajtsty'f  ship  tod^r  my  com- 

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5;\v1di  her"  pi1«c,  the  French 
ihiff/QlBtoertfxie  Ci(eD,  ol2a  guns 
and  'IM  meD,  which  I  captured 
bilt^ip^efi'  the  Codes  ilnd  Aiidamnn 
kiies,  on  the  4th  inst.  and  before 
jfae-hsMl  mafdaa  bapture/- 

?jf ;  :•:  tugf^ari "  E>igagein€nt, 
'^mbe-  P^EisepaTtont,  2t  French 
thasseftnare^^  iai  tb^ 'vessel  that  has 
bwiitiflten  t^  the  boits  of  bis  ma- 
jc«/9  ship^.  Fiorenzo,  off  M^ouiit 
1)%;  on  ^  14th  uJtl  alter  a 
smart  and  gsHant  t^nstance;  in 
u^ich  th«  fir^  and  second  captains 
were  'dangerdosly  "Grounded,  the 
Ikst-  s^tj^sed  «o  be  muottally ; 
there  were  no  casnak^fe9  on  our 
^  either  inkided^dr  ^onl^dedi 

^Hife  PtfteeparWut  motttir«d  two 
btti^gii»s,^«^x  pciicMMltts;  aifid  6^x 
^faii  <^wreH>' '  \aith  t>wttttf-five 
rti^froDhoam*}  Wedo  i^iiifr^ler- 
ildnd^iiftl'^^  had  nlAd^'atVy  capi- 
fttfes'd\!H^!tite?rcrutei'. '1 


Sdtt*  days  -wftcc^  jtist '  after  •  the 
^jwn  bf^iidgral  guh^w  JVia^Ihbar 
point  h9i4*ev*fberattd?  flioin  rtte 
surrounding  rodrr,7a  large  animal, 
t^#Mke^1>y  Three  ftntrit  tb^s;  mak- 
ing i!H*rfUcbjy^^][,kirtg«?d5fi^<«  the 

^nf^^'m^miamyr^  i^i^ttt  *  the 

'fiDl^^%k^iKdit»'JflC^id^\:Ab\t  di^ 

wt^Tef<ib(!fh-''i?^af«)co'  ^ifjfclted 
4h»itMin^i^co^i4)oioeip^6us  \x^ 
llw^^liwfl,  »fltttlM!inwfth»ti>  4vavfet)h^ 
irftthefflyiJ^>fcTflie8r  rittttdingi  again, 

^btpW\timi\y'ii\^^tn  ••  ^tfefe  'did;  iO«t 
instam^:/d|»p^^i(mcti  llftfvUff  Vii^ 
of  the  young  ones  in  sight;  these 
ik9iSB4(E(te)9ri{i^atki^tii\fito!d?r^ 
tion  of  Cokfcb ,  fttS  jttWrWoing  about 
ihr^id^fafedr  ^hiilKhi«l>i  ;affl,'re- 
-^imt^d'tt  ihbridiat0i#  4}Kt^tb«^^ti^ 
iR$r  of  the  tide  covered  tlieir  re^ 


tr^at  among  the  rock's^  and  they 
were  not  seen  after  the  secoiMl 
landing :  the  dam  appeared  as  large 
88  a  mii9tiff  bitchj  with  a  skiii  blacky 
k>ng>  and  glossy^  an4  swam  with 
great  strength  and  quickmsav. 
After  scxme  search,  a  young  ©»• 
was  found  just  dead  froia  the  ^hot 
it  had  received  -,  \i  was .  of  a .  daiik 
mouse  colour,  about  two  i'eei  19 
fefiglh.  The  skin  is  preserved  by 
agentlemi^  in  Bombay,  and  theiie 
M.a$  little  hesitation  in  deelaring  \i 
a  Sea  Otter.  Theseanimals>  it  wan 
supposed,  were  iuhabitaiits  of  th^ 
N,  W.  coast  of  America  only,  but 
referring  to  the  EncycJopcdiacal 
Zoology,  they  are  said  to  inhabit 
East  Asia)  but  many  natives  who 
live  near  the  pointy  nor  any  of  the 
persons  resident  there,  Jiad  ever 
seen  tliese  animals  before,  nor  have 
they  since  been  heard  of. 

The  subjoined  account  limits  the 
young  to  one,  which  at  first  may 
fceem  to  question  the  class  here  as- 
s:igned  (he  anuiial  shot  at  Malabar 
I>oiilt,  but  die  description  and  cha- 
racter so  correctly  agree  with  the 
zoological  classing,  that  this  inci- 
dent nnay  prove  corrective  of  the 
errors  of  perhaps  untravelled 'wri- 
ters, both  as  to  tlie  mim'ber  of 
youh^-and  places  of  habitation  as- 
fiigfted  to  these  animals. 
'  '*Tlie  hUris,or  sea  otter,  hatting 
hafr^fbet  aiid  a  hairy  tall.  '  The 
length  from  nose  to  tail  m  about 
three  fe^t  long,  and  tH<».  tait  h 
about  thitteeil'  inche^sj  th.e  hixiy 
and  limbs  are  blacky  -e^ept  liie 
fbre  part  of'the  headi  which  Is 
•white  or  ^rey  5  the  lflr*est  indi- 
vidual Ai^ghs-  froit\  sei-ent)^  to 
'^4ghty  pounds  J  the  fitf  isr,  Hfery 
thick,  long',  blac^>  artd^ossy,  i50fn^- 
ItitteiB  n^arying  to  BUv^ry;'  with  a 
soflrdown  beh^flth.  :  Thfeseabiter 
lAhafeffts  the  coairt  't)f  '  hot tlvt*'cst 
America,  and  eastern  Asia,  and  the 

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iDtevmfidiflte  ish»j«.  It  IS^es 
notify  k^  the  sea,  and  swims  with 
grant  &eUity>  ffeqnenting  sluAlovft 
wbidi  tfboiiDd  in  sea  'weeds,  ami 
fading  on  lobsters,  fish  sepioe  or 
citftie  1kh  »id  shell  fifth.  It  is  tf 
hnrmless  (mimaJ  5  very  alliscHonate 
to  its  jouog,  in  so  much  that  it 
wiil  fiine  to  death  at  the  loss  of 
them>  and  die  on  the  very  spot 
where  they  have  been  taken  from 
it.  Before  the  young  can  swim^ 
the  dams  carry  them  in  their  pows^ 
ia^ring  in  water  on  their  backs : 
tliey  ^vim  often  on  their  back^ 
their  sklesj  and  even  in  a  perpen- 
dicular posture ;  are  very  sportive, 
and  embrace  and  kiss  eAch  other  : 
they  breed  but  once  a  year,  and 
have  but  one  young  at  a  time, 
suckle  it  for  a  year,  and  bring  it  on 
shore.  They  are  dull  sighted,  but 
quick  scented,  and  run  very  swiftly 
on  land.  They  are  hunted  for  their 
skins,  which  art  of  great  value, 
being  sold  to  the  Chinese  for  70  or 
80  rubles  a  piece ;  each  skin  weighs 
three  pounds  and  a  half.  I'he 
young  are  reckoned  very  delicate 
meat,  scarcely  to  be  distinguished 
firom  a  sucking  lamb.  The  cry  of 
this  creature  is  nearly  similar  to  a 
ydung  dog;  and  it  is  sometimes 
interrupted  by  another  cry  similar 
to  that  of  the  saki  or  fox -tailed 
monkey.  It  may  be  nourished 
with  the  flour  of  manioc,  diluted  in 
water.*' 

MADRAS 
Occurrences  for  Feb.  1804. 

Admiral  Linois"  Squadron. 

On't^e  6th  instant  a  small  cutter 
arrived  M  Fort  St,  George  from 
Bencoolen,  winch  she  left  tlie  be*- 
ginniQg  of  January  j  and  bronglit 
tl^e  di-stressing  account  of  tUe  arri« 
vai  of  tlje  f  rench  squadron  under 


the  coomumdof  admiral  ^lAOtHHf 
consisting  of  one    80  giai    Sbip^ 
two  frigates,  and  a  iloopof  vm} 
a^Benooolen  the  Ist  cf  DeoMiher^ 
they  hod  captured  the  Eliza  Ann>*of 
Madras,  and  the  Cooaiess  of  SNi* 
theHand,  belonging  to  Cakmita^ 
and  the  ships  Marlborough,  Floi^i 
and  Ewer,  had  been  bonit>ta  ptf^'^ 
vent  dieir  filing  into  thd  en^tnf^'s 
hands :  they  had  tmdfi  a  tendi^' 
and  afler  desttoying  the  CotnpBttfr 
pepper  godowns  iq^tied  ^e-  ^in^' 
on  d>e  5th  of  Dee.  and  prooeeiled^* 
it  was  supposed,    for  Batat4*^j'^' 
they  were  «eeii  in  the  s^nAu  ^ 
Sunda,  on  tl^  I5th  of  Deceit^r)  > 
it  was  reported  thdt'  they^wdt  id 
join  the  Dutdi  fl^et  at  Bifta^,^-. 
with  a  view  of  cmising  for  our 
homeward  bound  China  fleet :  it 
was  believed,  at  Madras^  that  .t^ 
three  seventy-^fours,  in  these  ioad^-« 
were  proceeding  to  the  east¥KiM  m 
quest  of  the  epemy.         '-   >^t!:  j-, 
Admiral  Linois  was  seeft  ii:|>>tl^.i 
straits  of  Sunda,  Deceo^ixMrMl^thi'i 
He  more  than  probably,  was  bound- j 
to  Batavia.     If  hfe  did  not^remdion 
many  days  4here,    he  mgbt  w0rk: 
up  through  the  jstraitg  ctf  BaACdh 
though  not  in  a  iveiy  short  3poc!Bj).  i 
nevertheless  |hi&  might  b^/ done :^> 
but  we  think,   in  swA  -dfe^/hia 
would  find  k  di&cult .  ito  vVfi^iAst'^ 
Pedio  Blancoi  by  the  Id^mJimir 
although  we  are   not>}|MBHȣPd[> 
thifth^;   iiUow^ngottCftiipd  4iiit 
notlea^e  Mac^ao  before 'the  hi  sH-crffi 
Jinuuary  they  would,  vrc,,tmgi,;jfgftn 
into  the  straits  of  Sincapotx-^elf^afi 
he  could  be  thiawr  j  -  should  tliey 
however  remain  xpu^tUonger,   the 
risk  of  course  increases  ^  ?\,  \*<P  Vr  fe'jj) 
dn}'s  must  settle  tliis  point,  as  some 
of  our  ships  are  bound  to  Madras. 
Wliat  Liiioi^'^tiject  may'be  in  ta* 
kdngth&s  ro)Ueicttti.ondyM  6>a^- 
turej^  bdt  wb^wonkl  ^n'^op6>^hiI 
hasekp^cted^uff  £urtipe4ii^iW<Mia^ 

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ifiWQ<^  tbe  «QF«it9of  Stmda ;  and 
'4:k^  ^  coDceived  this  kka  we 
tn»i^i^  will  fullpw  it  up  by  cruising 
^&^  ^MHii  the  nik}<ii^  «r  «od  of 

>  At  ibe  saioe  tiroe,  9fi  he  is  atk 
CQ^rpribiing  naaa,  and  bis  frtgated* 
(^  mloit^,  their  must  remaia 
SO^id  for  apprelt^$io4s, « 

2ll]i¥Quld  be  fijesuflciption  «o  ha- 
zfi$4  ^  ^oyeet«r€i  oga  tlie  track  tanr 
sfyfipty-fiiurs  may  pqrsme.  :But 
y^xmy  be  warranted  in  Supposing 
thMUaits  of  Malacca  to  be  their 
%t  station  j  they  being  to  wind- 
1^4  and  the  most  probable  cour^ 
of:9t»r  traiie  honie>  the  protectioa' 
or  which  mutt  be  deenoed  the 
gTaodii^ieci  at'p?eseot. 

^  There  are  a  few  inst^ces  of 
dogfrrannmg  tnad  oil  tliis  island  3 
w6  have,^  however,  accounts  of 
one  affected  by  this  mainly  at  Tan- 
na;  ^tbMlKtt  in  th*  course  bf  Uie 
pnN^drog  fowfaight>  bit  a  number 
of  peiiMmst  add  produced  the  most 
ttfetafleholy  consequences.  On  the 
litk'  itij^taa^, '  there  were  seven 
d^dreti  ift  tb^  hoispifa!,  at  Tanna, 
labeMrUig  ut^dei*  ^  this  misfortune  ; 
ppe^  wboM,  who  had  been  bit 
riMke  the  eyeAyrtfw^  died  on  the 
enriteg  of  the-  f«nd\v?fig  day,  and 
oade^flixieenth  daf  iaf^  the  bite, 
€i  hfitisflt^biA  ^  a  short  tihie  be- 
ftw  h^  ttiplred' be  evinced  th^  nt- 
liWKirrtd  of  water,  and  matle  a 
flCBiettwlJar  to  the  snartJi^g  bf  an 


-idftcSaturdaj.  aftenuTon  .kst^  la 
Ijindtt- .layloR  'Crossed  the  ferry 
atTann^y  about  rtvto^  o'clock,  iic- 


compani^  by  three  ;bigarees,  who 
were  employed  in  cariying  2000 
rupeea  to  Pan  well,  to.  purchase 
<^oth  for  the  1  anna  market;  they 
had  onjy  proceeded  a  few  miles 
when  nine  men  rushed  from  be?- 
hind  some  bushes  find  immediatdjr. 
attacked  and  robbed  them  j  wound- 
ed one  of  the  bjgarees  across  the 
left  slKHililer  and  fingers^  and 
murdered  tho  taylor  in  a  most  in- 
human manner  ;  the  former  re- 
turned tlie  same  evening  with  the 
other  bigarees,  w1k>,  fearing  tbey 
might  share  the  same  fate,  had 
thrown  down  what  money  they 
had,  and  made  their  escape;  the 
murderers  have  not  yet  beec  beard, 
off. 

Deiilerate  Suicide. 

On  Tuesday  momhig,  between 
SIX  and  seven  o'clock,  a  most  shock- 
ing circumstance  happened  at  Tan- 
na garrison.  A  sepoy  belonging  to 
the  Bengal  volunteers  put  a  period 
to  his  existence,  while  posted  as 
the  ceniinel  at  the  northern  gate  of 
the  Durbar,  in  a  most  deierniined 
and  effectual  manner,  by  shooting 
Tihnself  through  the  body  with  a  • 
loaded  musket.  A  little  more  tlian  a 
quarter  of  an  hour  could  hsve 
elapsed  after  relieving  the  former 
centinel,  when  he  retired  into  an  ad- 
joining apartment,  with  his  mus- 
ket i  unfixed  his  bayonet,  laid  him- 
self down  upon  his  back  in  a  hori- 
zontal posture,  supported  behind 
by  a  deal  board,  his  left  leg  drawn 
under  the  opposite  knee,  tjjc  rifiUt 
extended,  with  the  tees  in  'd  line 
with  the  trigger ;  hcthen  must  have 
applied  the  muzzle  of  the  piece 
clo^  to  hl«  body  belowfhepilbf 
tbe  stomach;  the  itm^des  v-i-t^ 
dreadfully  torn  and  kccrate'd;  mnt 
pait  of  the  intestines  ptothided 
from  the'woiind  ;  the  bairtr>ok  M\: 
oblique  dinktion  a])Uards,&:'  parsed 
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.throagh  the  ^nne  betwixt  the 
shoulders.  He  was  d[  a  very  high 
cast,  and  bore  a  most  excellent 
character  as  a  soldier:  pecuniary 
embarrassment  is  said  to  have  been 
the  motive  which  led  to  this  de»- 
perate  act 

Extract  of  a  Letter  from  an  officer 
on  board  his  Majesty's  skip  Ca- 
roUnc,  dated  Kedgeree,  Feb,  \A, 
1804. 

"  As  you  ttay  wish  to  Yncm  the 

farticulars  of  our  little  captures, 
beg  leave  to  inform  you  that  hir- 
ing convoyed  the  India  shipa  into 
41*^  atf  north,  and  to»30'  east, 
we  parted  with  them  all  well  A.  M. 
4th  of  Jan.  and  stood  to  the  east^ 
ward.  Next  morning  we  taw, 
chased,  and  in  less  than  £>ur  hours 
captured,  Les  Fiwes  Unis,  Trench 
privateer  brig,  of  \6  ports,  eight, 
nine,  and  stx-pounders,  and  134 
men  on  board;  ft-om Bourdeaux, 
last  July,  and  Mauritius  in  Novem- 
ber on  a  cruise,  and  fcK  the  Sand- 
heads,  but  had  taken  nothing ;  she 
had  made  every  attempt  to  get 
away,  and  give  us  her  eignt 
guns  (as  we  were  haOing  them) 
which  cut  onr  boats,  &c.  but  hurt 
only  our  geese,  three  of  which 
they  killed,  and  wounded  two  j  her 
musqueiry  wounded  one  man  badly, 
but  the  rest  laid  too  flat  down  to  be 
hurt.  Though  they  meant  to  board 
us,  and  were  well  prepared  to  do 
so,  tl)e  dawning  day  and  our  ma- 
marlnes  deterred  them.  She  had 
fifteen  officers  and  forty  soldiers  in 
her  crew,  and  suffered  much  in  her 
masts  and  rigging,  or  we  might  not 
ha\'e  caught  her. 

"  We  got  into  Penang  with  her 
on  the  20th  of  Januar)',  whexe  she 
was  sold  as  she  stood,  for  a  cruiser 
to  the  honorable  Company,  for 
Spani«b  dollars  5,500,  an  the  21st. 


Our  prisonen  bei^g  t^pajfy  &el^ 
buted  between  the  garrison  aod.Ui 
majesty^s  ship  Concord,  Victor,  ab^ 
Caroline,  we  sailed  on  the  '^^  ^ 
look  for  more  of  these  gentry.^ 
some  oi  which  are  said,  by  our  pri- 
•oncm,  to  have  sailed  with  Les  tW 
res  Unis.  The  Victor  left  the  Belto, 
fill  wen,  on  the  9th  of  Januaryf 
and  got  to  Pknang  on  the  22d.'* 

^  .    *  ' 

The  Order  of  Christ. 

Saturday,  Feb.  11,  180<.  Hil 
royal  highiiesa  the  ptlnce  regent  of 
FortugafhaTing,  by  a  special  letter, 
addressed  by  his  mghness*s  secre- 
tary of  state  to  his  excellency  the 
governor,  and  captain  g/eneral  of 
Uoa,  been  pleased  to  confer  qo 
Miguel  4e  Lima  e  Souza,  esq*  of 
Bombay,  the  honor  and  distinction 
of  the  Order  of  Christ }  ^d  his 
excellency  the  governor  and  csfr 
tain-general  having  thereon  rer 
quested  and  cpmmissioned  tbe  ho- 
norable  Jonathan  Duncan,  goveroor 
of  Bembay,  to  invest  biitu  wlt^  tW 
aame,  the  cerentony  acconUng^ 
took  place  at  the  govemment^honse 
^n  Town,  on  Monday  tbe  6tfa  inat 
ir  prevence  of  his  excellency  vkie- 
ftdmiral  ¥bter  ftainler,  of  Sir  flcpr 
Jamin  Sulivan,  knight,  recdrd^^  aJF 
the  mentberv  of  ttie  govern  majj. 
Off  the  comman(fing  offioer  of  Ibe 
forces,  and  tuperintendaot  p€  Khc 
marine,  and  qf  the  principal  ^gemr 
tlemen  of  the  settlements — the  oi- 
cretary  to  sovemment,  in  ibe  ficst 
instance^  aSdrftssing  Mr.  de  Souim, 
ill  tlie  following  temas ; 
Deeiaralum  by  the  Secretary  if  ^ke 
Government  rf  Bombay  * 

^'  His  royal  lu^^ness  the  pm t 
august  prince  regent  of  I'ortj^p^ 
having  been  pleased  to  rewards  yfRgor 
services,  by  conferring  upoiv  Jpbu 
the  honor  and  distinction  o£  tbe 
knightlKXKi  of  the  order, of  ChiJai, 
as  cqi;nmunicated  aud.  jcertified  to 

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this  gcK-^mment  by  his  excdllency 
*Serthor  Francisco  Antoaio  da  Veiga 
Ctbml  da  Cantafa  Pimeiitcl,  Greait 
Cross  of  the  order  of  St.  Bento  de 
*A\U^  ^c.  &c.  of  the  couui-'il  of  his 
n)yal  highnes*  the  pr luce  i:egt:ut  of 
Portugal,  llcutenaut -general  of  the 
army  of   Portugal,  govtfnio^;^.  and 

",.-^'  ...J'":*]  -f  U,k'  ?■  '.:\:^\\..  -.- 
^eulemenu  in  the  East  Indies :  auJ 
his  excellency  having  furtlier  bet  u 
j  ■  1  request  and  comnjUsicis 

able   Jonathan   DuiicaUj 

-:ior  of  Bombay,  to  invest  you 

tli.^   fame,  it  U    with   much 

1  that  I  have  accordingly 
.1-.^  .^..  .r,  in  the  name  auti  In  be- 
half of  the  g^overnor  iti  c;outu:Ii  of 
r '  ( ; .  r ,  --. .  .M  I e iu:y ,  to  com pJ y  vv  i  th  Lis 
?*»  ai)plication  ;  u^Tcnng 
t  '  tlie  sami?  tjiie/ifie  ^;t>ii- 

":  ■  ii  of  dii^  ^overuuieu.t  ou 

ill-:  p [ L- e at '  1  ipnd raole.. .^ tx^'^iji  .^nti 
te^rimooy  of  the,  pnixie.uf  P^rt'J- 
if  "    :^      ,nanc<i  atid^ Jii^ii  ieuie  of 

•res.   In  * V  ariOa^' jnalaiit v.s 

If  ti  ca  r  ijLjiport  an  GL' ,  \vh  e  i  c  - 
i  ■  r c  -.t s  of  o u r  u n j\ ed  kh  1^^ - 

«'  of  Portuijal,^  h4>c  Ijecn 

^The  tc  U  of  i^v<^':ifituiv 

^^vTh:;  b-  n\  pc'iibrmod  by 

I  '  ■  :  ili%i  governor,  Mr. 
'i  Liiriiied^^hbi    acknoAv- 

l  5  iu  the  tcfmJiQf  the  an- 

i        ^     .  iresi.    ./.    "\     " 
To  r/ic  HunoratU  Jofuithan  Dun- 
^    can,  Esq.  Pn$i'di/ii  au4  Gwi:.  - 
hyr  VI  Cuuncjl,    ^ 

*"  '  Boiulwy. 
HoocraWe  Sir, 
^'XSJfcfeifeh  this  IS  a  distinction  I  did 
not  Idbkfor;  yet  I  m'ist  ever  cgpsi- 
**r*it  as  erf  highly  llonuf able  and 
Altferln^  mafk  of  approbation  of 
njr  humble  endcavoars,  which,  1 
lig^crthe  most  heartfelt  pleasure  ip 
lMd»  .app  considerod  to  have  cou- 
Cri^^AAtec!  so  ess^tialiy  toward  ad- 
no£^  the  ntuttidl  iiltere.^t)>  aiTcl 

-Vol.  ^.  t 


good  undecstauding    between  the 
,two  cov^rti.     Permit  me,  Sir^  to 
return   you  my  sincere  acknow- 
ledgments for  the  honor  you  have 
done  me^  in  conferring  this  distin- 
guished favor,  which  you  will  con- 
siderably enhance  by  communica- 
ting my  grateful  thanks  to  his  ex- 
oeUN^nc^  tlie  f  ovemor,  atkl  QspCAlii 
geaend  of  tbs  Pdrtugaese  settle- 
meutsin  the  East  iuhes,  for  the 
^vorable  report  and  notice  which 
bk  Qxcellency  has  been  plea^d,  on 
this  occasion^   to  manifest  of  my 
%eal  to  promote  tlie  concurrent  ^r« 
vice  of  the  two  kingdoms. 
.  1  h^ve  die  honor  to  be, 
honorable  Six, 
[ Xp^f  very  .obedient  and  most 
.,    '   .  .  Humbje  Serva^it^ 

,  ,  (Sigtied)        :. 


A  Brief  lijstonj  0/  the   Order  qj 
Christ,  .cQiifi.rred  on.Mi^ud  J. 

,  .The  order  of  Chrisf,. commonly 
called  of  £'luisUi3,  in  Portugal,  wo^ 
institute  J  by.Deniiis,  the  :>ix.teenth 
King  of, Portugal,  in  the  yeiU'  131/  3  . 
ju  order  to  excite  the  nobility  of 
thai  kiiigdoui  to  oppose  the  attempt^ 
of  the  sMoors  j  which,  institution 
was  confirmed  by  Pope  John,  the 
14th  of  Marcli,  1319.  Tais  order 
had  been  under  the' c^ntroul  of 
Xwelve  grand  masters,  when  pope 
Adrian  0th,  in  the  year  1522,  con- 
ferred tlie  administration  of  it  on 
John  3d.  '  In  i55[,  P>-»pe  Jkdus  3d 
vested  in  the  crown,  a  perpetual 
right  to  the  grand maj^tershipi  from 
wiiich  timethekn^sof  Ppr  ug  ilhav^ 
taken  the  title  o.''  peri>etuar  admi- 
pistijUorii  of  the  Older,  wh'^h  con- 
giated  of  ^17  comnaandei  ies,  ^Af- 
ter the  separation  of  thirty-seven, 
which  tliey  possessed  lix  Atfic*, 
the  Convent  of  Thomas  becaau^ 
tJie  chief  of  the  order.  Eefuie  the 
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grand  tnaitership  was  united  to  the 
crown»  it  was  by  election  of  the 
kiiights  who  are  now  under  the 
.  same  regulntions,  and  enjoy  the 
same  privileges  as  those  of  the 
order  of  Calatrava,  in  Spain.  Ac- 
cording to  &c  statnies,  the  candi- 
date sbouM  prove  his  nobioness 
of  blood  for  four  genera tioiH ;  but 
this  .is  generally  <fcpensed  wiih  by 
the  sovereign. 

The  bailge  of  the  order  is  « 
cross  patteguks,  charged  with  a 
gross  argent,  pendant  to  a  collar  of 
gold,  composed  of  three  rows  of 
chains.— On  common  days  the 
knights  also  wear  round  their  necks 
a  scarlet  ribbon  witli  the  badge  of 
tlie  order  j^endant. 

Curious  Discovery  on  the  Ani'niuity 
of  Fuicination  in  India, 
Tlie  fact  stated  in  the  fbliowing 
translation  of  a  written  memoran- 
dum from  the  Nawaub  ^trza  Me- 
hady  Ali  Khan,  who  wa»  long  re- 
sident at  Benares,  that  the'ei)*ects  of 
Vaccination  has  been  long  known 
in  that  celebrated  quarter  of  lu- 
dia^  is  refeired  to  the  investigation 
oi  those  who  have  the  opportunity 
and  ability,  alnce  they  cannot  want 
the  incHnatioo.to  prosecute  so  inter- 
esting an  enquiry.  The  undoubted 
iotimadon  of  this  iact^.that  Vac- 
cination has  been  practised  amoi^ 
the  worshippers  of  Bhotwanny  will 
not  detract  an  iota  from  the  merits 
of  the  Jeoneriao  discovery ;  tbe 
fortuitoos.  and  happy  cicctunMnce 
that  led  to  the  discovery  in  £tt- 
rop5,  has  been  unquestionably  and 
most  fatiifiictoriiy  proyedi  whilst 
the  aoxiet^^  study  ^ptr-sereraoce  and 
Tnde£iKtigBbie  exenioc^' which. han^ 
been  applied  by  its  benesvoient pro- 
fessor to  ensure  the  conviction  of 
the  world,  in  the  unbounded  bene- 
fits of  the  discovery,  have  entitled 
'  him   to  the  lasting    gratitude    of 


mankind.  The  full 
of  the  fact  will  only  go  to  afford  jbi 
additional  instance  of  pnomttl 
QrieDtal  knowledge,  whethet -ac- 
quired or  accidental  is  to  be  hecs- 
after  pncned ;  it  Will  onty  opemn 
additional  neglected  mine  for.tbe 
t:urious  ;iod  the  learned  ^  and  wSl 
be  another  .  proof  only  tb^;  tfaje 
East  haa  beoa  the  scat  of  wiatMi, 
"  where  iearaiag  Bourished^Lsajd 
*'  tJie nrts wece  prized;"  howeffer 
much  the  neglect  with  wiiichthis 
knowkd^  has  been  treatetd  ia.tliis 
country,  may  reflect  upon  the  "sob- 
dcrn  degeneracy,  or  tJUe  prejudi^ 
of  the  Indian  charooljer;  which 
may»  however,  be  all  aocouiited  for 
from  the  eflects  of  the  variourw- 
vohiticns  to  which  their  couotiy 
has,  foe  sosjiianyages,  beeoapf^> 
leaving  whence  room  to  (the  libeial 
constcQciioa  of  the  usuNdssed.of 
every  ©ation  to  ^wicljade,:  that- he- 
fore  the  mtroducttpn  of.a  fefctgn 
sway  «Hp  J^indusfein  and  the  Deic- 
can>  ito  Hindu  InbdbitaDta  were 
versed  ia  tiic  arts  ^nd  sciences^  ;£ur 
beyond  the  other  ports .  of  rthe 
world  ait  -the  same  xemote  pe^ifid 
of  thtoe^    .  ,  J  ..   ..I 

Trsmletion  ^  a  -Airiitm  Mm^ 
nandi^vifrxnnthtNaw^ixtbMiTWL 

,  DuffiiQ|S  theperioi.  c^  n^tfho^ 
in  thedistrictLof  Benaar^>aagreldfist 
.soi>.l)^ng  taken  ilL«if:a  badiundsqf 
the  small  pox,  uid.m!y.j6i0Ddsdxt- 
tef(^tang;!tihesose(ttts- for  n^^m- 
lort.dnS'^hit.rQjSw^  oiH^iOf  ^em, 
named  iSl0pktt»  Chundi^  a-^  Hni^, 
|)«i»te^  out  toi  roe  th^trtSefc^arbs 
in-  the  ciQr^dfi  BtnaceS/  oate  AAt^ 
Choby,.  0  Bvabitun  jgromlcQadg, 
,who8B'  pr^ti3Cie  ^was  ..€tiie%)deaii- 
fined  to  this  malady.  Him, 
therefore,  I  lost  no  time  in  sending 
for  to  the  town  of  (xhazeepoor, 
where  I  dwelt  -,  and  he  arrived  on 

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dieimfth  day  of  the  eruption;  on 
leeixigwhich^  he  observed  that  if 
the  en^tioo  had  not  taken  piaqe  he 
wooM  have  endeavoured  to  Mili- 
tate and  render  it  easy  5  but  that 
now  it  was  too  late.  On  asking 
Choby  what  his  proccess  W2S,  he 
said,  ''  From  the  matter  of  the 
fiDstolecNi  the  cow>  I  kee{>a  thread 
dreocbec^  which  enables  me,  at 
fieafliire>  to  cause  an  easy  eruption 
-ottaiiy  child ;  adorii^»  at  the  same 
time,  Bbowanny,  (who  is  other- 
vise  called  Debee^  Mata»  and 
teda,  acd  wix>  has  the  direction 
of  tfa^  maJ&cfy)  as  well  in  my 
own  person  as  l^  caumng  the  ikther 
of  the  duM  to  perform  the  like 
oeiwnonies ;  a^er  whidi,  I  run  the 
drenched  string  into  a  needle^  and^ 
drM^  it  tlmmgh  between  the 
skio  and  fl«^  of  Sie  child's  upper 
arm,  le^e  it  therey  performing 
the  same  openition^m  both  arms^ 
vfaicfa^  always  ensutvs  an  easy  erup- 
tiiod;  on  the  ^r9i  appeairance  of 
which  t^  Child's  lather  or  guardian 
^EeQew8  his  worship  to  Bhowanny^ 
«id  » the  animal  this  goddess  ri^s 
a^  is  on  asB,  it  is  customary  fbr 
soch  parent  or  guardian  tofill  his 
lap  with  grain;  which  an  ass  is 
snr^eatup^^which  observances 
enstfre  ^  propitious  direction  of 
Bhowanny,  so  that  only  a  very 
impnstales  ddako  ^eir  an^earance ; 
V  nor  does  any  one'  die  fmder  this 
jpsocetsl'^  aims  for  did  I  learn 
ftooiAlep  Choby.  .- 
'  Upon  referring  on  this  subject 
to.  a  toative',  Ureft:  verted  in  the 
Iteobbg  and  cos^oms  t^the  Hin- 
'dwphe  t<^  me  thatihe  praotioe 
ttts  *$cTibed  hf  Choby  was*  not 
g6nM  among  them  $  bnt  confined 
tothoge  who  VHite  attached  ro  the 


woiflhip  of  Baowanny^  sod  idongl 
her  with  implicit  ^th }-  and  npon 
my  asking  the  person,  whether  ho 
was  aware  how  the  matter  of  the 
pustule  got  from  the  cow^  .and 
whether  ail  cowshad  such  pustddes, 
oac  only  those  of  a  certain  descrip- 
tion }  he  answered,  that  on  these 
points  he  possessed  no  information ; 
but  bad  certainly  understood  that 
the  cows  had  these  pustules  break 
out  on  them,  and  that  from  the 
matter  thereof  children  were  in- 
fected;  acknowledging,  however, 
that  he  spoke  not  this  much  from 
ocular  knowledge,  but  j&om  report. 

Loss  of  the  ship  Fanny  > 

The  apprehensions  which  have 
long  been  entertained  for  the  safety 
of  the  ship  Fanny,  captain  Ro- 
bertson, are  fully  realized  J  a  letter 
having  been  received  from  that 
gentleman,  dated  Malacca,  13th 
February,  in  which  is  communi- 
cated the  total  loss  of  the  ship  in 
question,  together  with  her  cargo, 
on  the  26th  November  last,  havmg 
struck  on  a  reef,  in  ladtude9^44 
north,  and  longitude  1 14  £;  on  her 
passage  to  China.  Her  foremast, 
rudder,  8taTlx)ard  mam^chain,  main 
top-mast,  &c.  were  lost  in  a  ty- 
phoon, on  the  23d  September,  and 
the  fbliowing  day  the  ship  was 
drove  on  the  coast  of  Hainan,  and 
from  thence  round  the  Pttraikls.-*- 
-We  have  not  yet  been  made  ac- 
quainted with  any  further  particu- 
lacB,  nor  have  wo  any  i!nfi>nnati6n 
respecting  the  safety  of  ^  on^, 
bat  as  captain  BobertUm  does  oot 
'mention  any  thiog?  to  thexrootraiy, 
we  would  fimi  hope  that  nokie  of 
them  are  lost.  ' 


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SKip  Page. 

The  late  French  privateer,  Gen. 
De  Caen,  prize  to  liis  majesty^s 
ship  Caroline,  has  been  purchased 
by  captain  Mackintosh^  formerly 
commander  of  the  Sarah,  of  this 
port,  and  has  been  named  the 
"  Page,**  in  compliment,  no  doubt, 
to  the  gallant  officer  who  ca^ired 
her.  On  this  occasion,  alfjo,  it  is 
with  much  pleasure  we  mention, 
that  captain  Mackintosh  has  com- 
pletely recovered  from  tJie  cifects 
of  the  accidefit  he  met  witli  here> 
while  displaying  a  laudable  degree 
of  activity  and  exertion  at  the  me- 
morable conflagration  of  the  .17th 
of  February,  1803. 

A  very  honorable  testimonial  has 
been  paid  by  the  several  Insurance 
Offices  of  Calcutta,  to  th^  services 
rendered  by  captain  Page,  of  his 
majesty's  ship  Caroline,  his  offi- 
cers and  men,  in  tlieir  late  check 
upon  die  depredations  of  the  ene- 
my, an  acknowledgemenlu  which 
duiplays  tlie  just  sense  that  tlie  mer- 
cantile interests  entertain  of  such 
meritorious  exertions. 

Unknoirn  JFrech, 
Yesterday  arrived  in  ilie  river, 
the  grab  ship,  Kushro,  captain  Jolui 
Kitson,  from  Bofnl^y,  on  the  /th 
December,  last  from  Gaujaiw,  on 
the  7  th  Februar)'. 

Captain  Kitson,  on  his  pa&sage, 
!faw  the  wreck  of  a  vessel  10  miles 
S.  S.  W.  of  Ja^gemaut  Pagoda. — 
She  had  been  burnt  from  the  main 
hatch -w.iy  aft  to  the  water's  edge, 
was  loaded  with  teak  timber,  and 
appeared  to  have  been  Ikjating 
about  some  time;  was  a  two-masted 


vessel,  with  a  billet  head,  bviilt  en- 
drely  of  teak^  and  about  200 
tons  bvirden.  , 

Fire, 

On  Monday,  a  fire  broke  out  at 

'the    western    side  of   the    town 

of  Tanoa,    which  consumed  ten 

houses  before  it  was  cxtinguislied. 

Calcutta  AJilUia,         _    , 
General  Orders^,  by  his  eaocellency 

the  most  nobU  the  goimrmr  mM 

captain  general. 

Fori  William,  March  sft. 

The  polours  now  presented  to  the 
Calcutta  militia^  will  remind  the 
corps  of  the  purposes  for  which  it 
was  embodied.      Our  established 
power  in  India  precludes  all  appre- 
hension of  the  success  of  any  ene- 
my, but  every  well-disposed  sub- 
ject will  be  prepared  to  defend  the 
government  6^oai  wjiuch  be    de- 
rives protection ;  and  in  tli«  pro- 
gress of  the  hortllitLcs  ^  ilh  an  ac- 
tive and  enterpriziug  enemy >  oc- 
casions must  be  expected  to  aciae, 
which  may  demand  the  persoqjd 
exertion  of  every  British,  inlufai^ 
tantof  India*'    A  stale,  of  acttve 
^preparation  for  defence  mvy  drtsr 
the  attack,  and  ntaat  frustcatc^  the 
success  of  the, enemy.    The  re- 
spectable a;^ntlea»eo  who  h^ve  >eii- 
rolled  their. names  in  the  Calcutta 
militia,  naUtt  be  senstUe  «f  the^se- 
curiby  which  this  setcleflaent  woUld 
deriv<j  in  any  tJUiergeiKy  frcmi  the 
diligent  attention  >of  e^ ery  Britisli 
subject  to  acquire  the  rertdy.useof 
*  arms,  'and  from  the  discipline  and 
efficiei^cy  of  such  a  body  of  our 
countrymen,  armed  and  anayed  in 
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defence  of  their  property,  and  of 
tbe  rights,  interests,  and  honor  of 
the  British  nation  in  Aabi*  The 
governor-general  is  satisfied  that 
this  settlement  will  disphiy  a  una- 
Dimous  2eal  in  performing  the 
milttaty  service  requisite  for  the 
^curity  of  our  civil  rights ;  and 
that  in  any  crisis  of  difficulty  or 
danger,  the  Britisli  colours,  now 
presented  to  this  corps,  will  be  de- 
fended with  the  same  spirit  which, 
from  the  foundation  of  this  settle- 
ment to  the  present  time,  has 
^wned  our  arms  with  victory  in 
every  region  of  India,  and  has  es- 
tablished the  glory  and  power  of 
oar  coontiy,  in  defiance  of  every 
enemy  to  the  British  name. 

By  command  oi  his  excellency, 
J.  Aemstrono, 

Act,  Mil.  Secretary, 

Defeat  of  the  French  Sf/uadron, 
For!  Willimn,  MarclH  «l. 

-  Official  tutelKgenoe  has  this  day 
been  t^ceived  by  the  govemor- 
genecal,  of  the  repulse  and  defeat 
ofthe  French  tquadnin  under  the 
CDmxniaod  a(  rear^admind  Linois, 
^ooDsiiting  cfi  the  Marengo,  of  80 
gons^  the  Belle  Foule  aad  Semll- 
fant&  heavy  frigates,  a  corvette  of 
SOguusyanda  Ducchbiig^  of  18 
guns)  on  the  )5th  of  Febniary,  by 
the  honorable  comp^y's  home- 
waid  bound  Chiha  fleet,  under  the 

^etsamuod  of  captato  Dance:  the 
dispatches*  contain  interesting  par- 
ticulaiiB  of  thia  event,  which  reject 
thehifffaest  hoooar  on  the  gallantry 

..  and  ilili  of  the  honorable  com- 
moy%  officers,  particularly  of  capt. 
bancef  and  on  the'bravery  o(  our 

-ieameii,  and  ai^bids  a  gVoriooa  in- 
atande  of  Che  established  silpetiority 

t  o^tiieBrtli^  tiaval  power.    * 

1'    Bmbcerm)  at  the  Hkrer  Hoogly, 
:  -  A prockmation  has/weobjierve, 
,...--  '  t 


been  issued  by  his  cxeelleiicy  tlie 
most  noble  the  governor  general  hi 
council,  prohibiting,  until  further 
orders,  the  depfflture  of  all  ships 
and  vessels,  of  every  description, 
firom  the  river  Hoogly,  or  from  the 
anchorage  at  the  island  of  Saugur. 

The  Skip  TmiuT. 

On  the  1st  ult.  in  latitude  ig  44 
N.  Point  Paimiraa,  N.  N.  E.  22 
leagues,  theTazbux,  under  Al-ab 
colours,  was  fired  at,  at  nine  P.  M. 
and  taken  possession  of  by  the 
French  privat;per  La  Fortune,  eom- 
manded  by  Citizen  Le  Meme.*-^ 
Captam  Mercer,  his  officers,  crew 
and  passenger,  were  sent  on  board 
the  privateer  5  but,  after  an  exa- 
mination of  the  papers  ofthe  Taz- 
bux  and  her  officers,  she  was  iK  •• 
livered  back  to  captain  Mercer, 
on  the  2d  inst.  at  one  F.  M» 

Captain  Mercer  was  intbrmed  by 
the  oqitain  of  the  privateer,  that 
thliee  days  before  he  had  been 
chased  by  an  £nglish  frigate;  it 
falling  a  calm,  the  frigate  c«uld  not 
come  up  with  him,  but  got  out  her 
boats,  on  which  the  privateer  fired, 
sunk  two  of  them  and  sheared  olf. 

Captain   Mercer   was    likewise  . 
informed,  on  board  the  privateer, 
khat  she  had  taken  three  ves^tJls, 
called  the  Sarah,  Eliza,  and  Active. 

A  letter  from  Poona  mentions 
a  very  brilliant  achievement,  in  the 
capture,  by  the  hon.  company  s 
ship  Windham,  c:^ptain  Graham, 
of  two  French  privateers>  in  Ma- 
sulipatum  roads.  All  we  at  present 
know  of  tliiH  gallaiit  afiair  i»,  that 
the  enertty  liad  l-ecourse  to  their 
favourite  expedient  o(  boarding; 
his  attack  was  obaiinttcly  opjjosed, 
as  may  ftc  imaging,  wheti  ite  add 
fhat  the  first  officer  of  the  Wymi- 
liaAj^ WJ4  trilled,  the  s^^cOnd  ottiuer 
fkioverbterd  in  the  coiifti^ikin  or 
o  3  tiio 


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ihe  conflict,  and  was,  rnihappUy, 
drowned  ;  the  officer  commanding 
a  detachment  on  board  was  also 
killedj  whiUt  the  brave  commander 
had  one  of  his  arms  shattered,  but 
is  md  not  to  have  quit  the  de^k  : 
it  fail,  therefore,  principally  to  the 
lot  of  the  third  officer  to  fight  the 
ship.  At  the  close  of  the  business 
a  man  of  war  hove  in  sight.  The 
result  of  this  afi^ir  shews  how  little 
the  enemy  can  do,  when  our  mer- 
chantmen are,  as  they  should  on 
all  occasions  be,  fully  prepared  to 
meet  him  -,  and  how  necessary  it 
is  to  have  their  ships  armed  in  the 
manner  best  adapted  to  meet  the 
natureof  the  warfare  of  the  priva- 
teers in  this  country.  They  seldom 
or  ever  make  use.  of  their  guns,  but 
^rust  every  thing  to  a  desperate  at- 
tack in  bearding  j  instead,  there- 
fore, of  wholly  relying  on  their 
guns,  our  merchantmen  should 
have  on  board  a  sufficient  force,  in- 
dependent of  the  crew,  to  act  as 
marines,  who  should  be  trained  to 
the  use  of  small  arms,  and  to  those 
weapons  best  adapted  to  repel  these 
desperate  attacks. 

Madras 
Occurrences forMarch  1 804. 

Official  account  of  the  defeat  of  the 
French  squadron. 

To  the  right  hon.  lord  IF,  Bentinck, 

governor  in  council. 

Fort  St.  George,  March  18. 
My  Lord, 

I  have  the  honour  to  infornd  your 
lordship*  that  I  yesterday  received 
firom  captain  Farqnhar,  command- 
ing at  IVIalacca,  an  express,  con- 
veying the  important  intelligence, 
that  the  hon.  company*s  China 
ships,  together  with  the  Bombay 
merchantmen^  had  fallen  in  with. 


engaged,  and  completely  defeated) 
the  French  squadron  under  admiral 
Linois,  on  the  14di  Inst,  in  the 
mouth  of  the  Straits  of  Malacca. 
^  For  the  partioahrs  of  this  glo^ 
riou?  event  I  beg  leave  to  refer  your 
lordship  to  the  enclosed  copy  of  ,a 
paper  transmitted  to  me  by  captain 
F^rquhar. 

I  take  the  liberty  of  offering  to 
your  lordship  in  anmcil,  my  most 
sincere  congratulation  on  the  de- 
feat of  a  French  squadron,  cdnsist- 
ing  of  a  ship  of  the  line,  two  heavy 
frigates,  a  sloop  of  war,  and  a  bm 
of  18  guns,  by  a  fleet  of  Briti£ 
merchantmen. 

I  have  the  honour  to  he,  with 
the  greatest  respect,  ' 

My  Lord, 
Your  lordships*  most  obedient, 
,  And  very  humble  servant, 

(Signed)         R.  T.  FAaauHAR, 

Lieut. ^Governor. 
Fort  Comwallis,  Prince  of  Wales*s 
Islanci,  Feb.  24, 1804. 

On  the  14th  of  February,  the 
fleet  under  the  command  of  capt 
Dance,  consisting  of  sixteen  India- 
men,  ten  country  ships,  and  a  brig 
tender,  after  having  made  Pulo 
Auore  in  tlie  morning,  at  eleven 
A.  M.  a  signal  was  made  for  five 
sail  under  our  lee  bow.— Four 
chasing  ships  were  sent  down  to 
look  at  them,  and  lieutenant  Fbw* 
ler,  went  down,  in  the  Ganges  bi-ig, 
to  examine  them  more  closely, 
'^hey  were  found  to  be  a  Ijne  bf 
battle  ship,  two  heavy '  fVigat^  )i 
corvette,  and  a, brig."  We  recalled 
our  chasing  ships,  and  formed  t^ 
lifte,  stationing  the  country  ships 
about  a  mile  to  windward.  The 
enemy  stood  toward  us,  ahd  as 
soon  ns  they  could  fetch  our  wake 
put  about  and  stood  after  us.  We 
kept  under  an  easy  sail ;  at  sun-set 
they  were  dose  up  with  our  rear, 

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«nd  we  were  in  raomeatarv  expec- 
tation of  an  attack  there^  and  pre- 
patedy  in  that  event,  to  give  it  sup- 
port. Just  before  dajck  we  per- 
ceived them  haul  to  windwafd; 
the  feet  lay  to  in  lineof  battle>  and 
file  men  at  quarters  all  night.  The 
country  ships  had  now  moved  for 
protection  under  our  lee.  At  day 
break  we  hoisted  our  QolDurs,  and 
continued  laying  to  offering  him 
battle,  if  he  chose  to  come  down. 
The  fiaur  ships  hoisted  French  co- 
lours, the  line  of  battle  ship  carry- 
iag  a  rear-admiral's  ilag  at  tlie 
mizeo,  the  brig  was  under  Dutch 
colours.  At  nine  A.  M.  finding 
they  would  not  come  down,  wc 
formed  in  order  of  sailing,  the 
country  ships  leading,  and  steered 
our  course  under  an  easy  sa|l.  The 
enemy  then  filled  ^  his  sails  and 
bore  down  on,  us^  Perceiving 
about  one  P.  M.  that  he  purposed 
to  attack,  and  endeavour  to  cut  off 
three  or  four  ships  of  our  rear, 
captain  Dance  made  the  signal  for 
leaui.i^  ■  ,^  to  tack  and  bear 
down,  aiul  attack  him  in  succession. 
This  manoeuvre  was  correctly  per- 
formed, each  ship  cheering  as  she 
put  about  to  come  to  action.  In 
ten  minutes  the  enemy  formed  in 
a  very  close  linC;,  and  opened  his 
fire  on  the  leading  ships.  The 
Koya!  George  was  closely  En- 
gaged, and  the  Ganges  and  Camden 
opened  their  fire,  as  soon  as  their 
guns  could  reach  and  bear  upon 
Mm  J  the  first  ship  fired  eighteen 
rounds^  and  the  oiher  two  nearly 
half  so  many,  when  the  enemy 
bquled  his  wind  and  stood  away  to 
tlie  eastward,  under  all  the  sail  he 
could  set. 

The  signal  was  now  made  for  a 
general  chase,  and  we  pursued  hiui 
till  half  past  three,  and  at  one  time 
thought  we  should  have  cut  off  the 
brig,  the  Hope  being  well  up  with 

t  G 


and  firing  into  her,  had  we  not  so 
great  a  stake  at  riik,  it  is  probable 
we  might,  in  a  long  chase,  have 
come  up  with,  and  should  cer- 
tainly have  taken  some  of  them, 
but  a  longer  chase  would  have 
.taken  us  from  the  mouth  of  the 
Straits.  We  therefore  put  about  and 
stood  to  the  westward — the  enemy 
continued  under  a  press  of  sail  in 
the  contrary  direction,  as  long  as 
we  could  see  him  :  he  certainly 
made  a  shabby  fight  of  it.  Had 
he  possessed  more  courage  and  en- 
terprize,he  might  have  plagued  us; 
and  some  bold  attempt,  or  judicious 
manoeuvre  to  cut  off  some  of  our 
valuable  and  defenceless  convoy, 
might  have  succeeded  j  they, how- 
ever, always  kept  under  the  pro- 
tection of  our  formidable  line, 
which  he  soon  thought  an  iniuper- 
able  barrier.  The  correct  ma- 
noeuvres, and  formidable  appear- 
ance of  our  ships,  and  the  hearty 
cheers  resounding  through  our  line, 
as  we  approached  him,  1  doubt  not, 
convinced  him  of  our  superiority 
before  he  caipe  to  action,  into 
which  he  entered  prepared  to  run 
away.  The  general  behaviour  of 
the  fleet  was  spirited,  collected,  and 
steady.  The  Royal  George  had 
one  man  killed,  and  one  danger- 
ously Wounded ;  many  shots  in  the 
hull,  more  in  her  sails  and  rigging, 
and  her  ftwe  topsail-yard  much  in- 
jured. The  Ganges  had  a  few 
shots  in  her  hull  and  sails;  not 
above  two  or  three  struck  the 
Camden^  but  went  whizzing  over 
her.  After  the  two-decker  was 
making  off,  about  twenty  men,  on 
stages,  were  seen  plugging  up  the 
shot  holes  on  her  bows  and  sides  j 
one  of  the  frigaies  top-galhint 
yards  was  shot  aw  ay. 

(Signed)     W.  Farquhar, 
Capt,  Commanding  Malacca, 

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Bombay 

Occurrences forMarch^  1 803 . 


General  WelUsley, 

On  Saturday  last  major-general 
the  lion.  Arthur  Wellesley,  and 
Jofiiah  Webbe,  esq.  resident  at 
Nagpore,  arrived  at  the  presidency, 
accompanied  by  their  respective 
suites. 

On  the  hon.  the  governor's  yatch, 
which  had  proceeded  to  Panwell 
to  convey  general  Wellesley  to 
Bombay,  approachinj;  the  harbour, 
a  saliite  o{  fifteen  guns  were  fired 
from  the  Elphinslon  Indian^an,  and 
the  con)j)!iimep.t  was  repeated  on 
the  lion.  general's  landings  whilst 
(he  whole. of  tlie  troops  in  garrison 
formed  a  strcit  from  the  Dock 
Head,  through  which  the  general 
passed,  to  the  govern ment-house. 
Captain  Barclay,  deputy  adjutant- 
general,  in  Misore ;  captain  Knox, 
Persian  translator}  captain  Bel- 
iingham,  pay-master  j  capt.  Close, 
commanding  the  body  guard  ;  licut. 
Campbell,  major  of  brigade,  and 
lieut.  Burne,  compose  general 
Wellesley's  suite. 

The  vakeels  of  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindeah,  and  of  the  rajah  of  Cala- 
po'^re,  have  accompanied  general 
Wellesley  to  Bombay. 

The  vakeels  of  Scindeab,  and 
rajah  of  Calapoore  having  express- 
ed a  desire  to  see  the  hon.  com- 
pany's ship  Elphinslon,  proceeded 
on  board  yesterday,  accompanied 
by  the  town  major.  I'he  garrison 
saluted  these  respectable  strangers 
on  their  embarking,  as  did  the  El- 
phlnston,  as  well  on  tlieir  going  on 
board,  as  on  returning  from  the 
vessel,  vhich  was  very  handsome- 
ly decorated  on  the  occasion.  Tlie 
guns  were  worked,  and  every  oLlier 
attention  paid  to  gratify  the  eager 


curiosity  of  the  Tsdceels,  wrbo  ex- 
pressed themselves  highly  gratUied 
at  the  novelty  of  the  scene,  and  by 
the  attention  of  the  commander 
and  officers  of  the  Eiphinstoa. 

French  Jleet  off  Fort  Marlborough. 
A  letter  from  Fort  Marlboroi^ 
mentions  the  appearance  of  L^oois' 
squadron  iix  tlie  following  termft  : 
One  fine  evening  a  ship  ot  the  line 
aud  three  large  tngates  entered  our 
roads,  and  presented  to  i»  a  bat- 
tery of  lOO  gum,  out  of  reaeh, 
lM>wever,of  the  fort,  the  road  Stead 
being  full  of  rock  s .    Wc  couid  per- 
ceive that  the  ships  were  crowded 
with   troops.      We    instantly   ptrt 
ourselves  in  the  best  ^tate  for  de- 
fending the  settlement  against  the 
opponents,  our  small  force  admitted 
of.     At  dtiy  break  the  enemy  .at- 
tacked  the  harbour,  where  there 
was    no  defence ;      they  took    a 
rich   Madras    ship  5    Capt.   Slater 
aiid  two  other  commanders  burnt 
tlicir's,  and  in  return  the  enemy"  set 
fire  to  the  company's  codowns,  and 
desiroyed  about  400  tons  of  pepper, 
besides  a  quantity  oi  other  thiilg<». 
When  the  French  retired,  the  Bug- . 
gusses,  ail  eastern  race;  who  i^ende 
here  l^alf  the  year  to  trade,    ^Ltid 
tlie  Malays,    plundered  all    they- 
had  overlooked,   and    two  protng- 
sailed  away  loaded  with  the  booty;* 
A  captain  ofa  ship  shot  the  noque- 
dah  of  one  of  them,  but  could:  not* 
stop  the  prow.    la  addition  to  al) : 
ti>ese  untoward  events,  the'  ban*  • 
dittl  from  thoiiiils  came  dawn,  and:* 
crouclung  like  tygers  all  round  tbei< 
place„  watched  tor  tly  raDroent  o£>\ 
1iif&  and  pluofier.    This  wa»  ac  pe«'.. 
riod  of  difiieulty  which  callod  for ' 
all  the  resoilution,  energy,  and  vigi- 
lance of  our  commissioner.     The 
most  prompt  and  efifectuai  mea- 
sures were  adojned,  and  vigorously 
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tpi^iody  and  our  internal  foes  u^ere 
cpmpletcly  terrified  Irora  all  tlieir 
tlntatened  attempts. 

Ou  Sunday,  the  third  day,  all  the 
commanders,  officers,  ai;d  crews, 
of  the  destroyed  ships,  came  to 
Maiiborough  and  were  a  great  ad- 
(Ittiou  to  our  iorce.  We  set-to 
work,  and  by  thnee .  o'clock  a  tot- 
tery for  rod  hot  diot  uas  neported 
to  he  ready.  Works  w^re  laised 
with  bags  of  salt,  and  peppery  and 
u:e  ^1  dbeerfolJy  retired  to  our 
dioaerj  prepared  tea:  tiie  Av^rst.  and 
determuied  not  to  discredit  the  na- 
liwai  character  by  an  easy  surren- 
der of  our  little  tbrtress,  at  the 
^aiQe  tiiue  that  ^e  did  not  expect 
an  attack,  weil  knowing  the  high 
ch^ucter  of  the  French  admiral, 
we  did  not  imiigiiKS'  h©  u*ouid  ri^k 
tu>  past  i^eputatioa,  and  his  future 
giory  and  fortune  in  an  enterprise 
of  great  hazaid,  and'  where  the 
object  was  nat  wqrtli  the  hazard  of 
t^ attempt;  oar  shippmg  alone 
iaui»thave  been  bis  game.  The 
Marengo  cookl  not  come  near  vts, 
as  &be  ctrew  too  much  water }  and 
the  frigates  must  lay  in  a  most  dan*- 
geroos  berth,  -whilst  our  furnace 
blaz^  in  their  faces,  our  filwts 
were  ready,  if  they  approached, 
aod  received  any  oi  them,  they 
were  done  op ;  nothing  could  save 
tbeio. 

FixKo  their  boats  we  had  little 
<hiead,  the  boat  channel  wituk 
tiuxNBgh  Todcfl,  a  ncrvoufr  passage 
in  the  time  o£  peace,  but  infinitely 
ntorc  soivhen  exposed  for  half  in 
bMrto  showers' of  grape  irom  the 
fort  above,  and  batteries  below } 
and, if  the^  miss  the  passage  and 
tooch  the  rocks  over  tiiey  go.  llie 
weather  wa«  very  fine  j  but; being 
the  change  of  the  moon,  a  gale  was 
hoaihf  expected  -,  and  the  gale  was 
eipericuced  with  such  violence,  a 
week  after  the  enemy  were  gone. 


that,  ignorant  as  *hey  were  of  our 
roads,  they  could  not  have  rode  It 
out.  At  six  o'clock  tlie  follow  ing 
morning  the  enemy  disappeared  j 
when  our  commi^ioner  proceeded 
to  punish  (he  pluncierers.  He  sei^ 
four  chiefs  of  the  Buggusses  to  an- 
sfv^er  for  the  good  hehav  iour  of  their 
people  5  they  are  to  pay  half  the 
amount  of  the  plundered  property, 
and  the  ever-treacherous  Malays 
the  other  half;  and  we  are,  barring 
our  loss  and  damage,  as  ^^e^  as  can 
be  expected  5  but,  in  point  of  se- 
curity, well  able  tore%enge  ourselves 
ui>on  the  foe  if  he  should  ever  think 
lit  to  give  us  the  opportunity  by 
n  nning  within  our  reach. 

Curious  Circumstance. 
A  circumstance  somewhat  sin- 
gular is  excmplitied  in  the  vessel 
diat  has  brought  the  Turkish  am- 
bassador to  Bombay.  From  theMuz- 
zuften  having  been  for  many  years 
laid  up,  a  number  of  swallows,  en- 
couraged by  the  undisturbed  state 
of  the  vessel,  have  been  accus- 
tomed to  build  fheir  nests  annually 
in  various  parts  of  the  ship:  the 
MuzzufJer  sailing  from  Bushire  in 
the  nesting  season,  whei*  the 
birds  had  commenced  or  completed 
their  animal  labor,  the  su  illows 
followed  her  the  whole  of  the 
way  to  Bombay  j.  have  since  conli- 
inied,  and  are  now  to  be  seen  in 
numbers  about  the  Muzzuflfer,  but 
not  about  any  otlier  vessel  in  the 
harbour. 

By  Government, 
Bonibu  Castle,  7th  March,  1804. 
The  lionorable  the  governor  in 
council  :9  pleased  to  direct  that  the 
following  extract,  being  tlie  2d  and 
3d  paragraph  of  a  letter  from  the 
honorable  tlie  court  of  directors,' 
under  date  the  1st  of  June,  1803, 
be  published  in  general  orders. 

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Para.  2d.  "  Although  under 
the  present  situattOii  of  affairs 
at  your  presidency,  we.  do  not 
think  it  necessary  that  a  com- 
mander in  chief,  as  heretofore, 
should  be  appointed;  yet, wish- ng 
at  all  tunes  to  confer  every  rea- 
sonable distinction  on  the  senior 
officer,  commanding  the  army, 
and  also  considering  that  his  ad- 
vice in  council  may  be  of  advan- 
tage to  our  affairs  generally,  but 
more  particularly  so  on  questious 
of  a  professsional  nature,  we 
have  determined  that  the  senior 
officer,  at  your  presidency,  shall, 
as  commander  of  tlie  forces, 
have. a  seat  in  council,  and  rank 
as  such  near  to  the  governor  for 
the  time  being." 

Para.  3d.  *•  Major  general  Ni- 
colls,  as  commanding  officer  of 
the  forces,  is  therefore  to  be 
called  to  a  seat  in  council ;  but 
this  is  not  to  cause  any  vacancy 
in  the  general  staff  of  your  army, 
nor  is  any  additional  staff  to  be 
allowed  to  general  NicoUs  on 
this  account.*'  ' 


Administration  of  Oaths  to 
Heathens, 

The  following  opinions  in  regard 
to  what  oaths  ought  to  be  adminis- 
tered to  heathens,  or  Indians, 
within  the  jurisdiction  of  the  re- 
spective courts  in  India,  as  given  in 
the  year  1747,  by  the  most  emi- 
nent counsellors  of  the  day  j  sub- 
sequently to  the -granting  of  the 
cliarter  for  the  erecting  of  law 
courts  in  this  country,  we  have 
never  seen  in  print. 

Mr.  Brown,  tlie  company*8 
standing  counsel,  in  an  opinion  of 
his,  says, 

"  If  the  witness  voluntarily  takes 
the  oath  of  his  country  from  the 
hands  of  a    bramine,  or  in  tlie 


pagodas,  in  order  to  give  a  ssmc* 
tion  to  his  testimony,  before  he 
comes  to  attest  a  fact,  all  that  you 
can  do,  is  to  afford  a  greater  share 
of  credit  to  his- evidence  according 
to  the  solemnity, and  the  nature  of 
tlie  oath  taken,  and  the  degree  of 
reverence  in  which  it  is  held  by  the 
Indians;  and  from  this  measure, 
and  Uxe  prob  ibility  of  the  fact  tes* 
tified,  tlie  court  must  form  a  judg^ 
ment  upon  the  whole  case,  accord-* 
ing  to  their  real  belief  of  the  wit- 
ness." 

And  sir  John  Dudley  Ryder, 
attorney  general,  and  sir  John 
Strange,  solicitor  general,  and,  Mr. 
Browne,  in  a  joint  opinion,  say, 

'«  We  think  it  safest  for  the 
court  to  admit  tlie  e*'idence  of  hear 
then  witnesses,  in  such  cases  as  have 
been  usual  since  the  charter,  and 
upon  such  oaths  as  are  commonly 
taken  by  them,  in  case  of  evitknCc, 
according  to  their  respective  reli- 
gions ;  but  to  be  particularly  care- 
ful not  to  oblige  tliem  to  take  such 
oaths  as  their  customs  rerider  it  in- 
famous for  them -to  t^e/' 

And  the  same  gentlemen,  in 
answer  to  another    question,  say, 

"  We  are  of  opinion  the  court 
cannot  compel  the  taking  of  the 
pagoda  oath,  and  if  the  court  upon 
the  party's  resusal  to  take,  or  should^ 
without  entering  inta  the  merits  of 
thecausGi  make  a  decree  againat 
the  party,  we  apprehend  it  W^QuM 
be  an  error  and  a  ^Dimdation  £bf.an 
appeal  j  and  if  the  mayor's  coiirt 
sliould  endeaVour,  by  censure,  to 
compel  th^jiarty  totake  it,  ,it  ^ill 
be  a  just  ground  qf  conip^aint 
against  the  court  as  a  misb^viour 
in  their  office." 

And  the  then  attorney  and  soli- 
citor general,  Mr.  Brown,  and  Mr. 
Browning,  in  a  joint  opinion,  -say, 

"  If  the  mayor's    court    shall 

insist  on  an  Indian  putting  in  his 

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answer,  <^  being  sworn  as  a  witness 
in  a  manner  inconsistent  with  the 
religion  of'  bis  cast,  it  will  be  pro- 
per to  bring  that  naatter  before  the 
goremor  and  council  by  appeal/' 

Major-general  Oliver  Nicolls  has 
been  sworn  in  as  -first  member  of 
cooncil  at  this  presidency  5  on 
which  occasion,  a  salute  of  15 
guns  were  fired  firom  the  saluting 
batteries. 

Appmntment  of  a  CommtUee  to  ad- 
dress the  Govemor-generaL 
At  a  numerous  and  respectable 
meeting  of  the  British  inhabitants 
ofthi^  settlement^  held  at  the  town 
ball,  in  pursuance  of  a  requisition 
prcriousiy  circnlated  for  tliat  pur- 
pose, Mr.  Edward  Nash,  the  she- 
ii!F,  opened  the  busmess  of  the 
^  with  the  following  speech: 
Gentlemen, 
"  You  mtist  be  well  aware  of 
tfie  object  fof  which  I  have  had  the 
boDor  of  convening  the  present 
meetii^,  and  which,  agreeably  to 
zny  intimation,  is  to  consider  of  dn 
address  to  his  excellency  the  most 
noble  the  governcnr-general,  on  the 
sobject  of  the  late  happy  termina- 
tioQ  of  hostilities,  and  the  distin^ 
bed   success  of  our  arms  in 


•*  VfWst  I  have  to  observe  that 
Jttemaiiiswith  you,  Gtentlenaen,  to 
nominate  a  chairman  to  preside  In 
tiii^kerably,  permit  me  to  remark, 
tbatl  shall,  with  much  satisfaction, 
fcq^  retain  the  remembrance  of  its 
fating  &llen  Within  my  province 
to'^tovene  you  on  this  memorable 

O0CS(5t(3n'. 

,  "  I  cannot,  however,  reFinguish 
tbe  chair;  Gentlemen,  witiiout  em- 
bracing the  favorable  opportunity, 
which  this  meeting  atl'ords  me,  of 
expressing  the  high  sentiments  I 
entertain,  and  which,  I  am  assured. 


every  Briton  must  entertain  of  the 
great  and  exalted  talents  that  have 
been  displayed  in  the  operations  of 
the  late  campaign,  which  have  been 
as  glorious  as  rapid,  and  as  brilliant 
as  decisive/' 

Mr.  Henshaw  having  been  re- 
quested to  take  the  chair,  the  at- 
tention of  the  meeting  was  imme- 
diately attracted  by  a  suitable  and 
impressive  speech,  delivered  by 
Mr.  Thriepland,  and  replete  with 
that  correctness  of  diction,  and  ele- 
gance of  language  Sb  invariably  dis- 
played on  every  subject  which  that 
gentleman  discusses  who  conclu- 
ded by  mo^ng,  that  a  committee 
should  be  immediately  appointed 
to  consider  C3f  an  appropriate  ad- 
dress to  his  excellency  the  most 
noble  the  governor-general,  on  the 
occasion  of  the  late  happy  termi- 
nation of  hostilities  in  India;  which 
motion  being  second^,  the  follow- 
ing gentlemen  were  requested  to 
act  as  members : 

Robert  Henshaw,  esq. 

Robert  Anderson,  esq. 

Major-General  John  Bellasis. 
'     Major-general  Richard  Jones. 

Heienus  Scott,  e$q. 

Lieut.  Colonel  Watson,  75th  reg. 

J.  A.  Grant,  esq. 

Simon  Halliday,  esq. 

S.  M.  Thriepland,  esq. 

William  Dowdeswell,  esq. 

William  Kennedy,  esq. 

Charles  Forbes,  esq. 

Patrick  Hadow,  esq. 

Major  -  general  Bellasis  then 
moved  that  as  the  honorable  major* 
general  Wellesley  was  now  at  the 
presidency,  the  eligible  opportu- 
nity should  be  embraced,  of  pre- 
senting an  address,  also,  to  that 
gallant  and  able  officer,  expressive 
of  tlie  high  admiration  which  the 
British  inhabitants  of  this  settle- 
ment entertained  of  the  important 
and  active  services  he  had  rendered 

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to  the  country,  in  the  late  glorious 
and  successful  campaign.  This 
motion  was  also  seconded  and  car- 
ried, wb^n  the  committee  ad- 
journed to  prepare  the  addresses. 

The  sentiments  avowed  at  this 
.public  assembly  clearly  evince  what 
a  unkiimity  prevails  among    the 


British  Inhabitants  of  Indiaj.as  to 
tlie  splendor  of  the  late  achiever 
my^uts,  and  how  anxious  we  all  $3^ 
to  paj  the  just  tribute  of  gralUude 
and  admiration  to  the  illustrious 
character  whose  prudence  and 
energy  have  added  such  important 
benefits  to  the  empire  at  large. 


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PuhlU  Addresses  to  Genial  Lake. 
April  5. — ^Thc  chairman  of  the 
meeting  of  the  British  Inhabitants 
of  Calcutta,  held  on  the  21st  Feb- 
'i-uary,  performs  a  most  grateful 
duty  in  publishing,  for  their  iufor- 
matiou>  the  following  letters,  with 
which  he  has  been  honored  by  his 
excellency  the  most  noble  the  go- 
vernor^general,  ackl  by  his  excel- 
lency the  commander  in  chief. 
P.  Spskc. 

(Copy.) 
To  Peter  Speke,  Esq,  chairman  of 
a  general  meeting  of  ike  British 
Inhabitants  of  Calcutta* 

Sir, 
I  have  tlie  honor  to  transmU  to 
you,  a  coj^  of  the  letter  which  I 
^dressed    to  his    excellency  the 
commander  in  chiefs  accompanying 
the  resolutions  of  the  British  inlia- 
.  bitiiats  of  Calcutta  under  date2Ut 
of  February,  together  with  the  ori- 
giuai  o(C  the  commander  in  diiefs 
answer,  enclosing  a  letter  from  his 
excellency  to  yoiu-  address* 
I  have  the  honor  to  be. 
With  gneat  regard  and  esteem, 
Sir>  your  iaithful  «ervai>t« 

WBJ»LESfc€Y. 
Fort. William,  Aprils,,  1804*      -    . 


(Copy.) 
To  his  Excellency  General  lAh, 

commander  in  chief,  isfc,  tsfc. 
Sir, 

With  the  most  sincere  ^slac- 
tion,  I  have^  the  honor  to  coib^ly 
with  the  request  of  this  mat  and 
respeciaUe  settiement,  m  trans- 
mitting to  your  excelleocyy  die 
Cestimony  of  gratitude  <md  adfifttei- 
tiod  .i2ont»oi^  in;  liie  uaawtiiiiotfs 
resolution  of  a  general  meetinr  <)£ 
the  Brittsh  inhabiutits  of  Caltatu. 
Themost  sacs^  pi)ina^os  of  )Mib- 
lic  duty^  united  w(tii  unaltBrabte 
scntitnenls  of'  friendship  a^d-  >i^ 
fectidns^e  attadioient^  eisoit^  tli 
my  Qcmid  bn  ^nxtociB,8dfi6i4utt6ibr 
youreacellatio/a  wdfase^'tuipfH- 
ness^  imdfame.  Yonr^xlKllency^^ 
splendid  and  vaioable  odii^ve- 
ments  demand  vvery  public  boiUir 
froratlie  justice,  and  ^rattttdfof 
your  country  1  no  Aa^  :jpas  te» 
accept^Dfle  to>  nw,  as  liat 'of. con- 
veying to  you  the  deserved  Tdwaid 
of  yontrardtDUs services j  iitfcfere- 
fore  trust,  that  your  exjCc^eacyiwill' 
accept,  with  satbfamioR^:  t^ife->nria- 
niroQ08.t€8timt)ny  iof'piiblibjr«p«t 
otiered  to  yott  In  tiie  encloled  Ife- 
sohitiT>n ;  ^ndthatyau^piil  leneite, 
with  ple2tfure>>oay  cordial  afeid  twa- 

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lous*  approbation  of  the  just  dnd 
latidable  sentiments  expressed,  on 
tips  occasion,  by  the  British  inha- 
bftaats  of  the  capital  of  the  British 
possessions  in  India. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be. 
Sir, 
Your  excellency's  most 
faithful  servant, 

Wellesley. 
Fort  William,  March  g,  1804. 


(Copt.)    . 

To  his  Excellency  the  most  nolle 
Marquis  WeUesley,  governor' 
gtneral,  ^c. 

My  lord, 

I  have  receivedi  vith  seatiments 
of  the  most  ttncere  pleastu*^,  your 
^^ips  letter,  oowreying  to  rae 
thenesohitioQ  ci  a  general  meeting 
t^  the  Bdtiib  inhabitants  of  Cal- 
oa^  to  kMUMTQie  with  a  vahiable 
lestimoBy  of  their  respect  and  ap- 
probatfon. 

The  gracious  manner  in  which 
four  lordship  h^  been  pleased  to 
cammUoicate  this  resolation,  adds 
gteatly  tq.th6.  satisfaction  iwhich  I 
fed  OB  thist  occattoii)  and  your 
lordship's  expvessioiis  cf  friendship 
a^sttadudent  which,  have  acoom- 
pamed it^  ^ith  ihe  iri^  praise  and 
appnofaation  wiHi  wbtdt  your  brd- 
sbififaas  hoooml  my  exertions^  du- 
lii^tbrla^  campaign,  are  drcum- 
stabcea  gratifying  beyond  expres- 
-Esoo,;.  tordie-  wannest  iedings  of 
nar.hesW*    - 

-^vWhulst'S  lequest  the  ikror  that 
your  Joc^hip  will  oame^  the  en- 
closed pap^  to  the  Bkitifih.  Iqhabi- 
tarns  of  Calctktta>  1  beg  leave  to 
ofier  to  your  lordship,  assoraiSces 
of  my  most  affi^tionate  regard^ 
and  of  my  sincere  sense  of  the 


repeated  obligations  I  ara  under  to 
your  lordship's  goodness. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be, 
IVIy  Lord, 
Your  lurdship's  most  faitliful 
humble  sen-ant, 

G.  Lake. 
Hr.AD  Quarters, 
Camp  Ramghur,  March  21st,  1S04. 

To  tJie  Chairman  of  a  General 
Meeting  of  the  British  Jnhali^ 
tants  of  Calcutta,  ^c.  ^c.  ^f ., 

Sir, 

His  excellency  the  most  noble 
the  governor-general  has  done  me 
the  honor  to  communicate  a  reso- 
lution of  a  general  meeting  of  the 
British  inhabitants  of  Calcutta,  to 
confer  on  me  a  valuable  testimony 
of  their  respect  and  approbation. 

Whilst  I  partake  in  that  jast 
triumph  which  has  its  origin  in  the 
general  prosperity  and  the  increase 
of  the  power  and  glory  of  our 
country,  I  feel  the  satisfaction 
whi<^h  had  arisen  from  the  success 
of  my  exertions,  in  conducting  the 
late  campaign  in  Hindustan,  greatly 
enhanced  by  so  honourable  a  testi- 
mony of  esteem,  fiom  a  settle- 
ment, equally  respectable  for  its 
public  6|Hrit,  and  its  private  virtue. 

The  public  applause,  admiration, 
dnd  gratitude,  have  been  justly 
excited  by  the  foresight,  wisdom, 
and  energy  which  have  directed  the 
counsels  of  the  gov^mor^enera! ; 
and  it  will  ever  be  my  pride  and 
pidasure  to  havie  contributed  to 
conduct  his  lordship's  measures  to 
a  termination,  fraught  with  bene- 
fitsj  atontethetnostiplendid,  the 
most  important,  ^  the  most  per- 
manent 

The  esteem  iand  applause  of  our 
country  constitute  the  best  motives 
to  animate  our  exertions  5  and  are 
the  great  and  Mished-for  rewards 

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of  erery  public  service.  To  be 
honoured^  tberefbre>  with  an  ex- 
pressioD  of  these  sentiments,  in  a 
public  and  unanimous  resolution  of 
fo  respectable  a  body  of  my  coun- 
tiymen,  iff  peculiarly  gratifying  to 
every  principle  of  public  duty. 

The  extension  of  our  dominion 
in  India,  the  reduction  of  those 
^rmidable  states  who  meditated 
our  ruin,  the  glorious  success  of 
every  military  enterprise  that  has 
been  undertaken,  th«  sh'ming  ex- 
amples which  have  been  exhibited 
of  moderation,  humanity,  and 
justice,  and  the  oKnprehensive 
system  of  political  connections  and 
arrangements^  which  has  been 
adopted,  to  perpetuate  the  stability 
of  our  power,  and  the  duration  of 
our  tranquillity,  are  circumstances 
which  every  British  subject  must 
contemplate  with  exultation,  and 
Wh  a  confidence,  that  they  will 
secttie  to  the  British  inhabitants  of 
this  country  a  continuation  of  that 
prosperity,  by  which  they  have 
obtained  their  presient  exalted  situ- 
ation, oi  importance^  opulence, 
and  grandeur. 

1  request  the  favor  that  yon  will 
convey  to  the  British  inhabitants 
of  Calcutta,  my  most  ardent  wish 
that  they  may  enjoy,  to  the  fullest 
possible  extent,  the  numerous  ad- 
vantages which  have  thus  been  ac- 
quired for  them ,  and  my  most 
grateful  acknowledgements,  ibr 
the  flattering  opinion  they  enter- 
tain of  my  services^  and  ibr  the 
4iilingttashed  testimony  of  partia- 
lity and  regard,  with  whidi  they 
have  honoured  me. 

I  have  the  honoui*  to  be. 
Sir, 
Your  obliged  and  obedient 
humble  servant, 

G.  Lake. 
Hfad-Qi:artkrs, 
0:np  lia.nghur,  \Lrcb  ^lif,  t3o4. 


Narrative  of  tht  Lots  qf  the 
ship  Fanny, 

*'  On  Monday,  September  lOftf, 
a  very  uncommon   swell  deiiote^ 
the  approach  of  bad  weather,  and 
this    expectation  was    fully  con- 
finned,  by  a  continued  gale  froa 
that  day  until  the  25d,  when  It 
blew  a  perfect  hurricane,  accohx- 
panied  with    a    tremendous  sea, 
which  washed  away'  the  staiboard 
gangway  railing,  and  made  a  fSdr 
breach  over  the  ship  j  at  half  past 
nine     P.  M.   tiie    foremast  webt 
eleven  or  twelve  feet  above  dje 
deck,   and  next  momiAg,  it  was 
found  that  the   rudder,    and  the 
starboard  counter    moulding,  w» 
torn  off  5  supposed  to  have  b^cn 
occasioned  by  the  wreck  get^ 
fbul  of  it  when  goine  astdn.^*— 
Latitude  i;^  29.— On  toe  24th  the 
wind  was   from    the    southwattf, 
with  a  heavy  tumbling  sea,  thfe 
ship  labouring  much,  latitude  1 7— 
45.   On  the  25di,  fmdmg  all  exer- 
tions to  get  the  ship's  head  roxttA 
were  unsuccessful,  and  tiie  w!nd 
continuing    from    the  southwarf, 
set  two  jibbs  on  the  driver  bootn, 
and  a  cross  jack  and  mi^en  to^ 
sail  aback  to  give  her  stem  \#^.— 
Latitude  18^  23.— From  this^'timc 
till  the  30th,  variable  w^nd^,  wWcfi 
we  endeawured  to  avail  ourselvtt 
of,  so  as  to  make  northing,  eithef 
by  backing  or  filling,    as  pro\-e^ 
most  favourable  -,  by  this  tirtie  t 
temporary  rudder  wa3  htade,  *bttl 
could    not  be    shipped    buf^*M 
getting  the  jibboora  over  thfe  *^ 
and  sunk  ;  and  secured  bysiitficfeJ^ 
weights  It  seemed  to  answei^  'thb 
purpose,  -and  the  whid  bdtt^  BR 
and  E.  the  ship  wore  and  ticked, 
ai  occasiori  required.    At  day-feht, 
on  the  eleventh  of  Octobei*,  the 
T^yn  Islands  were  seen  ;  and  on 
the  twelflh  the  ship  got  roubd  tlie 
coiWt  of  Hainan. — Here  we  ship^ 

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pedthe  new-made  rudder;  but  the 
weather  still  continuiDg  very  bois- 
tecoos  we  put  to  sea  again  on  the 
£feeotL  -y  and^  ou  the  morning  of 
ihe  sQTeoteeuth  came  to  an  anchor, 
at  Tongsoi  Bay,  and  were  em- 
|(lo^  in  refitting  the  stup.  Here 
♦wer^mained  till  the  iwenty-eii^hth, 
.iK^jcathe  ship  drove  considerably 
^;ie  night  to  the  southward  and 
JWpstward. — On  the  morning  of  the 
foirth  of  Noyember,  we  got  under 
A^igh  to  recover  our  farmer  an«- 
ctudnng  ground  -,  and  on  the  fifth 
ike  rudd^  again  broke  adrift  from 
tjbp  s^em ;  and  on  the  seventh  we 
#aw  Pulo  Canton,  and  drove  down 
between  the  paraceis  and  the  main  5 
backitig  and  filling,  as  occasion 
re^iijiedy  from  the  i>ixdi  instant  to 
ibe  jcfeventh.  We  tried  various 
inethodsto  get  thQ  ship's  bead  to 
^  northward  j  on  the  eleventh', 
accorophshed  it:  but  soon  came 
rpBod  on  the  other  tack)  on  the 
>ixteenth.the  ship>  head  w^s  to  the 
Q^HCtbwaxd,  and  on  the  seventeenth 
gptyher  ii^  again  to  the  eastward  $ 
vom  thence,  until  th«  twenty-first, 
standing  at  £.  N.  E.  to  £.  S.  £.  and 
^E,  by  E.— wlien  the  carpenter 
hjivifig  finished  the  rudder  we  got 
it  OTCf  board,  and  by  5  P.  M.  got 
ks^irrfy  fixed  to  the  stern.  As  no 
$QJm  had  been  spared  in  the  con- 
^nicdoQ  of  it,  we  found  it  answer 
^&  well  as  the  one  we  first  lost ;  and 
^saving  the  ship  now  under  com- 
^land,.  we  hoped  soon  to  reach  the 
ntact^of  our  destination.  We  had 
](ipfsp  for  some  days  past  in  a  part 
flfjlhi^.  China  seas  very  little  known, 
a^  according  to  thebest  charts  full 
q^  dafigers,  and  we  h^  sounded 
}i^]f  diiring  th^  ^ght,  but  no 
i|jipge^Mi|5  yj^t  had  appeared.  At  4 
^VM^we  ei>deAv<^fiBd  to  tack,  but 
far  w^tojf  after-sail  we  could  not 
aiBtt^mplishii,  (the  carpenters  hav? 
i|jgl>tak^  Uk;  mizcu  cap  to  fix  to 


the  stem  post  ^  the  rudder).  At 
day-light  perceived  a  reef  of  cocks 
and  much  broken  water,  bearing 
from  N.  E.  to  W.  N.  W.  distanj: 
about  two  miles  J  as  day-light  in-* 
creased  we  saw  breakers  all  around 
us;  we  stood  round  the  re^f  in 
hopes  of  finding  a  passage  out,  but 
were  disappointed.  In  this  situation 
we  thought  it  would  be  best  to 
come  to  anclior,  until  we  could 
render  serviceable  a  small  ieaky 
boat,  which  we  had  prooored  at 
Hainan :  we  had  twenty-sevdn 
fathom  water,  the  bottom  w-as 
brc>ken  coral,  we  let  go  the  best 
bower  anchor,  but  found  it  to  be 
such  bad  hokiing  ground,  that  the 
ship  drove  at  the  slightest  increase 
of  the  breeze;  we  then  let  go  the 
sheet  anchor  which  .  brought  the 
«hip  up  ;  the  carpenters  were  im- 
mediately employed  in  repairing 
tlie  boat;  we  counted  from  the 
mast-head  seven  reefs  lying  romid 
us  all  nearly  dry. 

It  was  not  until  the  25th,  that 
the  caipenters  iiad  finished  tlie  boat, 
during,  which  time  we  frequently 
drove  although  we  had  both  an- 
chors down.  We  hoisted  her  out, 
but  found  her  still  so  leaky  that  she 
would  scarcely  swim,  and  that  any 
attempts  to  find  a  channel  in  lier 
would  be  impracticable.  On  the 
2C)th  we  attempted  to  get  under 
way  and  clear  tliese  reefs^  Imme- 
diately the  first  anchor  was  oft*  the 
ground,  the  ship  drove,  and  flow- 
ed us  no  time  to  get  the  otbor- an- 
chor, we  accordingly  cut  aoftd  nJiade 
sail.  At  eight  P.  M.  the  ship  b^at 
very  hard  abaft  upon  the  rooks'; 
-we  cut  away  the  mizea-mast;  to 
ease  her,  and  if  possible  prevent  her 
from  going  to  pieces.  Our  situa- 
tion was  now  tiuly  deplorable,  for 
we  found  it  impossible  to  save  the 
ship.  We  were  750  miles  imni 
any  land  Ui.U  we  could  possibly  ar- 
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five  at,  and  had  no  bonts  to  con- 
duct us  thither  :  it  was  very  uncer- 
tain how  long  the  wreck  might  hold 
tfigether,  and  we  supposed  that  the 
moment  of  her  separation  would 
be  the  last  of  our  lives.  T\m:  peo- 
ple propo>ed  a  i-aft,  but  their  was 
nothing  tfiat  afforded  a  speedier 
method  of  preservation  than  the 
poop  of  the  ship  sawed  off,  and  con- 
rerted  into  flat-bottomed  boats  ; 
this  was  begun  the  next  moniing, 
while  the  rest  of  tlie  people  got  tlie 
spars  overboard,  on  each  side,  and 
secured  them  as  shores,  to  prevent 
the  ship's  oversetting.  Tliere  was 
ten  or  eleven  feet  water  wbere  the 
•hip  lay ;  at  a  small  distance  from 
the  wreck  the  rocks  were  nearly 
dry  at  low  water,  and  at  spring  tides 
quite ;  the  tide  rose  and  fell  about 
eight  or  nine  feet  at  high  water  5 
artd  half  ebb  there  was  not  a  rock 
in  sight.  The  carpenters  had  now 
cut  off  three  beams  width  of  the 
poop,  as  a  bottom  for  one  of  the 
intended  boats ;  tlie  length  was 
17|  feet  wide,  and  five  broad  5  tlie 
carpenters  went  on  with  this  boat 
but  slowly.  On  the  3d  of  Decem- 
ber the  bottom  of  the  second  boat 
A^as  laid;  the  other  one,  which 
was  intended  for  the  lascars,  re- 
mained unfinished  for  want  of  their 
assistance. 

The  seacunnies,  topazes,  &c. 
flndmg  tlfis  one  to  be  intended  for 
tHemselves,  went  to  work  upon  it 
trith  the  greatest  alacrity,  tearing 
from  the  wreck  plank  and  copper 
for  their -boat.  jOn  the  8th,  the 
lascars  began  to  work  upon  their 
boat,  and  a  carpenterAvas  sent  to 
issist  them.  The  progress  in  'both 
boats  was  nearly  the  same,  tlie 
tvork  went  on  very  slow,  and  a 
Sickness  jipread  among  the'shtp*s 
crew,  occasioned  by  die  foul  air 
which  origitiated  from  the  stagnant 
<vatcr  and  piurld  cottofl  j    this  ef*- 


flu  via  was  so  pemiciomf'that  fiSSit 
silver  would  turn  black  in  the  ^j^ce 
of  a  few  minutes,  if  exposed  tjfe- 
tween  decks.  On  the  5th  onw  i6f 
the  lascars  died,  on  the  10th  ano- 
ther 5  nothing  material  then  oc- 
curred until  the  23d,  exce5)t  tfiit 
the  wreck  lay  gradually  more  and 
more  over,  and  by  ibis  time  ("here 
was  two  feet  water  between  dedc§. 
On  the  23d,  at  seven  A.  M.  dis- 
covered a  sail,  in  the  N.  W.  hoisted 
the  signal  of  distress  ;  she  hoisted 
American  colours  and  stood  t(h 
wards  the  edge  of  the  reef,  anS 
hoisted  her  boat  out  5  as  she  Mvi 
about  diree  miles  from  us  on  the 
other  side  of  die  reef,  the  boiit 
rowed  along  the  reef  to  find  a  pas- 
sage to  come  to  us  J  we  sent  iif 
small  boat  to  shew  them  one  *wie 
had  recently  discovered.  The  peo- 
ple were  all  ordered  aft,  and  wete 
toH  that  as  an  opportunity  norir 
offered,  those  who  wished  to  le^ve 
file  wreck  might  embrace  It.  WlwSi 
Aeboat  came  along^e,  the  officer 
informed  them  that  the  raptaSd  tjf 
this  vessel  (which  wasftn  Amerintti 
brig,  c^cd  the  Philadelphia,  Isouui 
to  China-)  would  take  the  peopfe 
out  of  the  ship,  and  ^s  she  was  !• 
want  6f  rope,  ^e  wouM  heave  fb 
for  die  night,  and  fiimish  hefscif 
with  what  necessaries  she  stood  Its 
need  of  frorn  the  wteck.  It  wste 
the  Tntentioiw  of  captain  Robcrtsorf, 
at  all  evetrts,  to  proceed  to  Malacx^ 
in  the  boats  now  in.  hand,  ^iA 
tJiose  who  might  chuse  to  remaih 
with  him^  the^  his  intcntit* 
having  been  signified  to  the  on^1*<*r, 
he  returned  to  his  ship,  antl  a?!K5* 
half  past  four,  P.  M.  retwfeed 
with  a  few  necessaries  for  the  cr*^ 
tain,  who  was  extremely  ill.  TJk 
officer  informed  us  t^iat  his  cm*- 
mander  had  altered  his  intemiom 
t)f  remaining  by  tJie  wreck  dtfi^% 
the  night,  and  had  given  Limpeiff- 


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fUSBp^  orders  to  receive  no  more 
tban  four  people  into  his  boat ;  three 
seacunuies  and  a  little  boy  accord- 
in^y  went,  and  at  about  six  P.  M. 
lie  departed.     In  the  morning  of 
the  24th  saw  the  vessel  in  the  S.  £. 
lost  sight  of  her   by  ten    A.  M. 
On  the  29th  launchcKi  one  of  the 
boats,  and  on  tlie  30th  the  other. 
They  were  each  17^  feet  long,  and 
'^ve  feet  wide  below,  as  before- 
mentioned^  23  feet  long,  and  eight 
feet  wide  over  all,  and  five  feet 
deep.    Wo  were  employed  until 
the  3d  instant  in  loading  the  boats, 
as  they  required  a  great  quantity 
of  weight  to  bring  them  to  their 
beanngs  -,  there  were  two  buts  of 
water  in  each,  and  a  gieat  many  of 
die  ship*8  stores.     In  one  of  the 
boats  went  the  ca}  tain,  the  2d  mate, 
the  topazes,  servants,   carpenters, 
Arc.  in  all  23 ;  )q   the  other  boat 
the  Jascars,  tindals,  &c.  24  in  num- 
ber.   At  foar  P.  M.  on  the  4th,  we 
lefttke  wrecks  as  we  were  incapa- 
ble to  boat  to  windward  to  clear 
the  reef  I  we  were  obliged  to  take 
the  adwitage  of  high  water,  and 
go  over  the  reef  to  get  into  deep 
water.      Nc^wtthstanding  all  our 
precautions^  both  the  boats  ground- 
ed t^xxi  tbe  rocks,  when  we  had 
proceeded  a  little  distance  from  the 
wreck  J  the  wind  blew  very  fresh, 
the  boats  beat  very  hard  npoo  the 
todLs,  and  we  were  imder  great  ap- 
pfehonicxm    tbey    would    go    to 
pieces.     We  cootinued  in  this  si- 
toatian  until  six  o'clock  }  we  then 
fDC  into    a  bole  in  which  there 
vat  about  eight  feet  water,  and 
there  canoe  to  anchor  during  the 
B^.     Oo  tbe  4th  the  small  boat 
was  sent  to  look  tor  a  passage  -,  we 
got  through  in  deep  water,  and  in^- 
a^ediately  seat  the  small  boat  with 
a  Uae  and  grappling  to  the  assist- 
aooeof  the  ciber.boat.     By  sis 
o'dock  A.  M.  we  both  got^lear 
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of  the  reef,  made  sail  and  stood  to 
the  S.  W.  We  found  that  during 
the  night  one  of  the  people  had 
died  in  the  lascars*  boat.  At  noon 
the  wreck  bore  E.  by  N.  distance 
about  four  miles.  On  the  5th  light 
breezes  and  little  sea  -,  found  the 
spray  wash  frequently  into  the  boat, 
she  being  no  more  than  nine  in- 
dies out  of  the  water.  Another 
height  of  boards  was  put  on,  and 
by  this  means  ke£t  tolerably  dry  5 
the  other  boat  kept  company  with 
us  very  well,  having  rather  the  ad- 
vantage in  sailing.  At  sun  set  she 
was  about  a  mile  distant ',  hoisted 
a  light  at  the  mast  head  during  tha 
night  for  our  companion.  At  two 
A.  jyi.  on  the  6th,  from  the  care- 
lessness of  the  helmsman,  the  boat 
broached  too.  and  had  nearly  fillecf 
—got  her  before  the  wind  again, 
and  in  about  an  hour  got  the  water 
out  of  her — at  day  light  the  other 
boat  not  in  sight,  and  from  that 
time  never  saw  any  more  of  her. 
The  latitude  by  observation  to  day, 
was  9°.  18'.  North,  (the  ship  was 
lost  m  9^.  A4\  N.  and  longitude 
about  114®.  4&.)  we  had  the  small 
boat,  or  China  tanpan,  towing 
a-stem,  and  two  men  in  her,  one 
to  steer,  and  the  other  to  bale.  At 
half  past  ten  P.  M.  on  the  llth,  in 
a  squall  of  wind,  the  small  boat 
upset,  and  one  man  was  drowned. 
On  the  15th  a  very  high  sea,  ai^d 
almost  all  of  the  people  sick;  our 
rice  having  been  damaged  from  the 
time  the  boat  shipped  the  heavv  sea 
on  the  6th,  affonied  such  inoiffe- 
rcnt  sustenance  that  we  could 
scarcely  eat  it.  On  the  l6tli  we 
saw  theAnambas:  on  the  19th 
we  came  to  anchor  at  one  of  the 
small  islands  near  Pulo  Aore  :  we 
procured  here  wood  and  water,  and 
remained  untU  the  21st,  searching 
for  vegetables,  &c.  to  stop  the  pro- 
gress ot  the  scurvy,  which  raged 
H  Vitb 


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with  great  violence  amongst  us  5 
hut  notsuccecLlhigin  our  rcheavdics 
wc  coutlni-xvl  our  passage — on  ihe 
24th  we  entered  the  siniit-j— on  the 
'^^ih,  being  off  the  Rahblt  and 
Coney,  Vse  tell  in  with  a  small  ship 
'called  the  Drl.^k,  of  IV-ijiing^;  the 
cajjLiin  su|}plied  uj»  wiih  every 
liecessary  lie  cf>ultl  |>are,  and  kind- 
1\V  orfered  eitlier  to  ronie  to  an 
anchor,  or,  it*  lieenied  neecssiiiy,  to 
put  back  (he  beni;  bound  to  Rio) 
and  toy  us  into  Alalaeca — (»n  tlie 
ISth  one  of  the  toi)azcs  died — ou 
the  2d  of  the  next  month,  we  ar- 
rived at  the  Water  Islands,  our 
passage  'having  been  retaidcd  by 
light  airs,  curienis,  and  calnuj  ou 
that  day  another  of  tlie  topazes 
died ;  a  fishing  boat  came  alongside 
and  we  sent  to  give  the  account  of 
our  arrival  at  IVLil  icca,  and  of  our 
distressing  circumstiincesj  when 
captain  Farquhar  (who  was  com- 
mandant of  Malarea)  was  ac(juai»it- 
ed  with  this,  he  i immediately,  sent 
provisions  to  us,  and  boats  to  tow 
us  into  the  road,  at  which  place  we 
arrived  at  about  eight  o'clock  that 
^evening,  after  a  hazardpyis  passage 
of  twenty-nine  days. 

"  The  lascars  behaved  extremely 
ill  from  the  period  of  theTyphoon  j 
land  although  the  boat  intended  for 
them  was  began  ftrst,  yet  by  tlie 
time  she  was  completely  timbered, 
they  positively  revised  to  rip  plaiik 
to  comj^lcte  her ;  in  short,  they 
behaved  throughout  v;ith  a  degree 
of  inactivity  and  unwillinguess  tliat 
was  highly  culpable.  It  is  report^ 
tliat  one  of  tindaJs  had  arrived  at 

Goiter  nor  Generals  Bodi/  Guard. 
The  body  guard  of  his  excel- 
lency the, most  noble  tixe  governor 
general,  was  reviewed  on  Thursday 
n^orniiPg^  by  majorrgeu/  Cameron, 
5itfprdin^g;ieat  delight. tp  9  i:aQa»t 


i^um^pus  concourse  of  ^pejcta^gff > 
wJio  eagerly  assembled  to  witne^ 
a  display  of  that  characteristic  de;^- 
terity  which  ha*  ever  distingui^ied 
tliis  well  appointed  and  highly  dis- 
cij)nne(,l  corps. 

The  masterly  style  of  p^ifprmiqg 
the  swcjfd  exercise^  .tlie  rapid Jty  and 
correctness  6{  the  horse  artiJleiy 
(uhich  was  unconuiionly  wpll 
managed)  excited  uuiyersal  iidnii- 
ration,  which  was  raised  to  ^:  still 
higher  pitch  by  the  several  cbaxs^ 
in  line,  producing  a  most  ibrmida- 
l)le  e fleet,  from  their  wondi^j^ 
conipactness  and. velocity,  Imme* 
dl;^tely  aft^r  the  review,  ^le  coo^- 
pany  present,  cgnij.isting  of  ne^ly 
2CX)  persons  of  the  first  distijcKtion, 
retired  to  partake  Qf,.9P  e]|^-9^t 
breakfast,  prepared  ^y  capU  Daiuell 
on  the  review  groi^d ;  ,>yhj¥re  ev^fjr 
luxury  the  season,  could  afibrd  W^ 
arranged  witl^  tl)e  utmost  l^fte, 
and  wh^re  cygry  go\mten^poe  ia 
tliis  brilliant  a^seml)lyb^|unf4MriUi 
the  most  lively  satisfacticNa, 

Tiie  b^ixd  a(;ta9he4  tQ  the  body 
guard,  playecl  the  most  di^llghtfui 
airs  (chipHy  martial)  until  ne^  ten 
o'clock,  when  the  cx>p:^pany  reluc- 
tantly withdrew  fro^x  Itbls  le^tjye 
and  tf uly  iotere,$tjuc^  >cfme« 

ForiWilliafD,  Aprif ^^ 
His  excellency  the  most  noble 
tl^  governor  general  ba«  deruied 
the  greatest  satisiaction  fiaam  the 
following,  report,  reQdved^,<in]fn 
major-general  Cameroa^  a^t>  lin- 
ing reviewed  the  body  gn^rd^fjn 
consequence  of  his  f«CQltenqy*« 
orders.  ...  1 

To,  captain  jirmstrongfA^Hng 
Miliiaty  SocretQ!^y^    xr  i 

SlB,.      . 

\  request  you  will  do  me  the 
honor  of  reporting  •  to  hift  ^lusel- 
lencythe  gQvemor-^oexal,  that  I 
reviewed  tm  lord«b^p'ft  Uody^  ^lard 

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tly'k  morning,  and  h?ive  much  satis- 
faction in  bearing  testimony  of  the 
good  order,  correctness,  and  gene- 
ral appearance  of  the  corps- 

The  'teadiness  of  the  men,  ihe 
neatness  of  their  accoutrements,  the 
good  condition  of  the  horses,'  and 
the acairacy  with  N^hich  the  move- 
ftwots  in  general'  wfere  performed, 
Ifeflect  much  credit  on  c^pt.  Daniell 
and  the  officers  under  his  command. 

The  principal  points  which 
'ilauned  my  favourable  notice, were 
the  itnct  attention  paid  to  preser- 
ving prdper  distance  in  passing  in 
column  of  troops,  and  the  correct- 
ness with  which  the  line  was  form- 
ed on  wheeling  up,  and  advancing 
in  Ime  at  a  trot.  Also  the  sJiill  and 
«ctivily  displayed  in  the  sword  ex- 
fcreise  at  speed,  and  in  the  attack 
and  defence.  The  gallopers  were 
served  and  brought  up  with  great 
exactness  and  celerity. 

The  charges  were  dose  and 
iteady,  though  not  quite  so  rapid 
as  the  pre<ient  system  efiforces ;  yet, 
it  is  obvious,  from  the  attention 
gcttej^Dy-^ald  to  the  dlsciplhie  of 
this  corps,  that  a  little  more  prac- 
tice oiily  is  wanf  ing  to  produce  the 
desired  d^ect. 

I  cannot  conclude  without  ngain 
expressing  my  approbation  of  capt. 
Dini^irs  attention,  which  reflects 
the  highest  credit  on  that  officer, 
mow  particolarly  when  it  is  con- 
ikkweftf,  that  oW  half  of  the  men, 
s^weSi  as  hdrses,  at  this  morning's 
firid  eitert^se,  haie  been  enrolled 
on'A^*trei^i  of  the  corps,  little 
'  naoftSilftftt  four  months. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be.  Sir, 

'  Y«ur  obedient,  humble  ^ervant^ 

(Signed)     W.N.  Camejion, 
Major 'gen .  Com .  Prendency. 

-MrtP  RfgufaftOTts  tespvi  tirni  ft^itie 
JHi»  Mfideita  tn  India. 
ftu:;7ih.    'We  have  established 

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the  following  regulations  for  tlie 
shipping  of  such  wine  from  Ma- 
deira on  the  extra  ships  as  may  be 
required  tube  carried  to  India,  afld 
fVom  thence  brought  to  Englapc^, 
we  direct  that  you  niake  them  as 
public  as  possible,  viz. 

That  the  freight  of  wine  from 
Madeira  to  India  be  4l.  per  pipe, 
and  that  the  same  be  paid  within 
fifteen  days  after  permission  shall 
be  granted  for  shipping  wine. 

That  the  same  rate  of  freight  be 

?aid  for  wine  sent  to  any  part  of 
ndia,  both  in  peace  and  war,  and 
that  no  pi|>e  do  contain  more  than 
no  gallons. 

That  the  freight  of  wine  brought 
from  India  to  England  be  81.  per 
pipe  in  time  of  war  ;  and  that  this 
freight  be  paid  previous  t9  the  de- 
livery of  the  wine  in  England,  and 
charged  at  the  above  rates  respec- 
tively, whether  the  pipes  contain 
the  ful^  quantity  or  not. 

That  persons  requiring  tonnage 
for  wine  fromMadeira  to  be  carried 
to  India,  and  froiu  thence  to  Eng- 
land,be  permitted  to  lade  in  articles 
for  Madeira  freight  free  to  the 
amount  of  the  tonnage  tliey  may 
be  allowed  in  wine ;  and  that  two 
pipes  be  calculated  equal  to  one 
ton. 

That  such  ships  as  may  be  ap- 
pointed to  take  on  board  wine  at 
Madeira,  be  allowed  to  remain  at 
that  islar.d  two  w^orking  days  for 
every  20  tons  of  goods  they  may 
have  been  permitted  either  to  carry 
to,  or  receive  on  board  at,  Madeira^ 
(the  day  of  arrival  and  sailing  not 
included)  and  tjiat  if  the  agents  of 
tlie  shippers  should  no^  .complete 
their  lavpng  within  that  period,  the 
ships  do  proceed  on  their  voyage, 
anci  the  freight  paid  in  England  do 
then  become  forfeited.         ,       ,   ; 

8 th .     You  w ill  ob -e rve  \1\h  die 

rate  of  freight  above-<nentioned  ap- 

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plies  also  to  such  wine  as  mny  be 
^tt^diri  India. 


Mission  to  the  Court  nf  Tehrart. 
By  letters  from  Bushire,  'we  are 
mformed,  Oiat  Mr.  Manesty  left 
that  place  on  the  25th  February 
last,  OH  the  mission  to  the  court  of 
Tehran,  ma  style  of  elegance 
which  cannot  be  equalled  by  any 
of  the  Persian  nobility,  and  hardly 
surpassed  by  the  king  himself.  On 
the  15th  of  March  llie  mission  had 
anfived  near  Shirazj  the  gentle- 
itten  composing  it  highly  delighted 
with  the  trip. 

.  One  may  form  some  idea  of  the 
splendid  manner  in  whidi  Mr. 
Manes^y  travels,  when  we  add, 
that  his  retinue  consists  of  upwards 
of  one  hundred  horses,  three  hun- 
dred baggage  mules,  and  sixty 
darnels,  wiUi  a  multitude  of  ser- 
vants, and  camp-followers,  Avhich 
makes  the  whole  appear  like  a  little 
army  in  motion.  The  procession' 
moves  in  the  following  order:  in 
thfi  van  an  elephant)  beveral  men 
on  horseback,  who  administer  a 
dottstant  -  supply  of  coffee  and 
hookahs,  daring  the  march  j  some 
troopers,  tw^  of  them  carrying 
union  jacks ;  nine  led  horses,  ele- 
gaintly  caparisooed  in  the  Persian 
tasbto  ^  twdve  rumring  footmen  j 
t\ro  gold  stick8>  and  two  silver 
ditto,  moonted  5  Mr.  Mauesty  5 
thetgentjemen  of  hissui^ej  a  led 
horae  before  each  5  forty  Gholams  or 
Persian'  g*uard6,  dressed  ki  orang^- 
cdkmred  dothes,  ai]d  armed  with 
fibidds,  s«^)rcls,  and  carbines  5  the 
sdpoy  gAard,  &c.  Sec. 

.  iA  .  -  DreddfutFifeJ  ' 
OnSiUurday,  the  R)th  ultirrio,  a 
dwkify  6re  btt>k<»  Out  n^r  Cal- 
cutiajt'on  the  opp^si^  side  <rf  ihe '. 
riTer,.^e}ofee^'toftie  "premiss  'of 
I^IaLbisj'Johti  'Gifliik>re-  and  Cu. 


which  destroyed  a  great  number  of 
huts  to  the  extent,  it  is  said,  of 
near  a  mile.  The  very  prompt 
and  able  assistance  afforded,  by  a 
nuniber  of  gentlemen  who  re- 
paired to  the  spot,  and  from  tbo 
ships  hi  the  river,  fortunately 
prevented  the  conflagration  iVom 
spreading,  and  saved  from  the 
mmes  a  ship  of  600  tons,  then  on 
the  stocks  at  Mr.  Thomsoa's  yard. 

CrvillFarin  Cahul 
The  civil  war,  in  Cabul,  between 
the  Kizilbacbes  and  the  Afghans, 
which  broke  out  in  the  beg'mniiig 
of  the  present  year  on  some  trifling 
dispute^  has  been  attended  with 
the  most  bloody  and  extraordinary 
circumstances.  During  tlie  space 
of  tiirce  days,  Cabul  displayed  a 
continued  scene  of  conftagratioii^ 
rapine,  and  devastation.  The  nunir 
ber  df  persons  slain  in  the  ciry 
alone,  amounted  to  4000.  Even 
the  presence  of  die  king,  Shaw 
Mall  mood  could  not  check  the 
disturbances,  and  the  result  to 
hira  was  equally  fatal  and  uiiex-, 
pected.  I'he  parrrality  he  dibco- 
vered  during  the  disputes,  for  the 
Kizilbache^,  greatly  exasperated 
his  Afghan  subjects  :  a  spirit  of 
discontent  pervaded  llieir  niiiKls, 
already  top  well  accustomed  to  re- 
bellions and  revolution. 

The  defection  augmented  daily, 
causedi    in  a  gre^t  pleasure,    by 
the  impohtic  measures  adopted  by 
the  governraeut  \  and,  vvher>  it  ai;- 
rived  at  nriaturhy,  thq  malcontei>ts  , 
form[ed  the  bold  design  of  depqsiu^ , 
the    fchig.      The   coaspiraqy    was 
conducted  with  so  much  address 
and    secresy,    tliat  no    one   ev<^i 
suspected' it  till  the  moment  it  was, 
put  Into  execution.    The  revolters 
wanted    nothing   but    a    feadpr, 
which  was  found  in  tliq  person  q{ 
bhaw^atlc  '  Chdah-ul-mulq,  '  bro- 
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ther  to  Zemaun  Shaw^  and  one 
of  his  most  faithful  partisans.  It 
Mas  supposed  that  he  had  taken 
retuge  in  India  on  the  usurpation 
of  Mahmood  Shaw  ;  however,  on 
diligent  search  being  made  for 
him,  he  was  dLsco\ered  and  intro- 
duced,  ino(3gnito,  into  CabuL  The 
conspirators  now  discovered  their 
daring  designs,  seized  on  Mahraood 
Shaw,  whom  they  deposed,  blinded, 
and  confined  in  the  Bella  Kissar  of 
the  fortress  of  Cabul,  (where  he 
had  imprisoned  Zemaun  Shaw) 
and  declared  Shaw  Zadc  Chejah- 
ul-mulq,  king  of  the  Afghans. 
By  subsequent  advices  from  Per- 
sia, it  appears,  that  the  cause  of 
the  conspirators  had  been  sup- 
ported bytbe  Kilidge-zey ,  a  powerful' 
tribe  of  Afghans  3  and  that  Chejah- 
u!-mulq  had  abdicated  the  throne, 
upon  which  he  had  been  thus  so 
abruptly  placed,  in  favor  of  his 
elder  brother  Zemaun  Shaw,  of- 
fering however  to  serve  him  as  re- 
gent on  account  of  the  latter  s 
blindness.  Shaw  Zade  Kaniran, 
son  to  Malin\ood  Shaw,  and  gover- 
nor of  Candahar,  collected  treasure' 
and  troops  to  march  to  the  as- 
sistance of  his  father  in  Cabul  j 
bm  his  enterprise  failing,  in  conse- 
quence of  the  latter' s  deposition 
and  captivity,  he  resolved  to  fortify 
himsell'  in  the  strong  city  of  Can- 
dohar.  Shaw  Zadt^  Phirouz-ud- 
din,  brother  to  Mahmood  Shaw, 
and  governor  of  Heraul,  has  de- 
clared himself  independant  of  all 
jxirties,  and  lawful  king  of  Cabul. 
He  has  caused  himself  to  .  be 
crowned,  find^^mpn^y  struck  in  his 
imrae. 

Such  is  the  present  state  of  Af- 
ghanistan, according  to  the  most 
veri4ical  (though  indirect)  accountsj 
thaf  is  to  say,  according  to  the 
n6ws  which  we  receive  from  Per- 
fcia  and  Corassan.     The  three  prin- 

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cipal  cities  of  Afghanistan  hav« 
declared  themselves  independent 
states.  The  roads  are  impad^- 
ble.  Anarchy  reigns  uncontroqled 
throughout  the  kingdom.  The  r^* 
suit  cannot  be  known  till  intelli- 
gence arrives  direct  from  Cabul, 
Candahar,  or  from  Heraut,  whici^ 
may,  however,  be  daily  expected. 

Particular  Account  of  the  Loss  qf 
the  Ship  Ann, 
April  19,  1804,  at  11  P,  M.  thft 
seacunny  of  the  watch,  called  out 
that  he  saw  the  land,  and. before 
any  body  else  could  distinguish,  it 
being  very  dark  -,  saw  the  appear- 
ance of  breakers  a-head ;  put  the 
helm  immediately  for  the  purpose 
of  bringing  her  head  to  the  west- 
ward j  but,  before  it  could  be  ef- 
fected, the  ship  struck  on  a  reef 
of  rocks,  sand,  and  stones.  Furled 
all  the  sails,  to  prevent  her  going 
fiirther  on  the  reefj  hoisted  out 
the  boats,  and  run  the  stream  ao* 
chor  out  to  the  north,  to  keep  her 
from  forging  a-head  on  the  reef; 
sounded  a  stem  of  the  ship,  and 
found  the  deepest  water  to  the  N. 
N.  W.  carried  the  small  bower  an- 
chor out  in  a  N.  N.  W.  direction, 
and  let  it  go  in  four  fatiioms  rock, 
sand,  and  stones;  hove  a  great 
strain  on  the  siiiall  bower,  and, 
finding  she  did  not  go  off,  left  off 
heaving,  and  sent  the  people  be- 
low to  Iieave  out  the  stones,  and 
stave  the  salt-water  casks  forward. 
At  12,  the  appearance  of  a. sqvudl 
from  tlie  southward ;  loosed  all  the! 
sails,  and  hoisted  them.'  At  half  t 
past  twelve,  a  heavy  squall  frorn 
the  southward^  accompat)ied  with 
heavy  minj  J^ove  all  aback,  and 
kept  heaving  a  great  strain  on  the  • 
small  4Mxw^r,  but  without  1.  effect.  > 
Sent  the  people  beloiw .again. for  1 
the  purpose, <)f  be^viag  ;,up.  thd'* 
stones,  and,  at  half  past  one,  having 
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lightened  her  considerably*  bove 
again  a  strain  on  the  sraali  bower, 
but,  vinfortunately,  with  no  better 
effect.  The  people  were  again  or- 
dejced  below  to  hei^ve  out  what 
stjones  remained,  but,  instead  of 
attend'mg  to  their  duty,  and  ex- 
erting themselves,  and  doing  what 
wae  necesssary  for  the  preservation 
of  the  ship,  many  of  them  began 
tq  plunder  what  they  could  lay 
their  hands  on,  saying,  th^t  tliere 
wa»  no  danger,  the  land  being  very 
near.  At  three,  hove  again  on  the 
small  bower,  but,  without  etfect  i 
employed  in  piufnping  out  llie 
stjarted  water.  At  tour,  the  guui>er 
reported  four  feet  water  in  tlie 
hold  J  still  continued  to  heave, 
and,  at  day-light^  xh»  water  bad 
gained  on  the  pumps  to  eight  and  a 
half  feet.  A  heavy  swell  then  setf 
tiog-in,  die  ship  began  to  strike 
very  hard,  and  observed  several 
large  pieces  of  sheathing,  and  other . 
parts  of  her  bottom,  come  up  along 
side*  At  five,  the  rudder  un- 
shipped and  carried  away  the  great- 
est part  of  the  stern  and,  aiove  in 
the  counter  on  the  st:irboard  side  -, 
tl^e  water  being  within  ooe  foot  of 
tlie  tween  decks.  At  half  past  iive, 
the  J-hip  being  bilged,  she  fell  over. 
on  her  siarbi  aid  beam-ends.  Find- 
ing thai.  Ucihing  further  could  be 
done  for  the  t>alcty  ot  uie  tihip,  left 
off  pumping.  The  captain  then 
ordered  the  syrang  and  iascar."*  to 
get  the  masts  and  sails  in  the 
boats  i  also,  some  rice  and  water 
for  tlie.  people,  which  they  re- 
fused to  do,  saying,  there  was  plenty 
oa  titel^lmxi,  aiul  began  to  plunder 
the.  grewt- cabin  anLt'lhe  oiiicers' 
chests' nnd  trunks.  During  which 
tiraej  the  captain  being  beiow,  for 
the  purpose  of  securiuig  hiii  papers,, 
he.h^ard  one  oi  jthe  lascars  raying 
tQfjome  of  tho^e  that  refused  to 


get  the  provision  m  the  boat»  ti^at 
when  we  got  on  the  island,  they 
would  take  tlie  first  opportunity  a( 
killing  the  captain,  officers  and  sea*' 
cunnies,  seizing  the  boats,  and 
going  to  the  Malabar  coast.  . 

In  consequence  of  which,  tfce? 
captain  was  resolved  to  quit  tto 
wreck  as  soon  as  possible,  wilh  aj« 
many  of  the  other  party  as  th© 
boat  could  conveniently  carry  ;  and 
to  leave  the  pinnace  for  the  r«$t^ 
with  instructions  to  follow  us* 
During  this  tinoe,  the  seacunnics 
had  got  the  long  bont*s  masts  and* 
sails  in,  with  a  small  quantity  of 
water  and  biscuit ;  and  at  scv'ear, 
after  consulting  with  the  officers  of 
the  ship,  who  were  of  an  opinion 
that  noUiiug  iundier  could  be  done, 
quitted  the  wreck  in  the*  kng^ 
boat,  with  the  following  people^ 
for  the  purpose  of  making  tfte  best 
of  our  way  to  the  Malabar  coast ; 
at  tlie  same  tune  the  pimiaceleft 
the  wrecki  but  was  soon  out  Df 
sight.  When  we  quitted  .the  wreck, 
she  was.  lying  on  lier  starbpasd 
beam  etuis,  and  nearly  full  of 
water. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  the 
people  saved  in  the  long-boat.  • 
1  i)omas  Knight,  conunandev.  / 
J.  Weatheiall,  pilot  fbr  the  Red* 
Sea»  >        >. 

Edward  Greaves,  second  officer^r 
John  Lunardy,  Gunner.    •  v-i .    . ' ' 
Four  seacminies,  and  aixosativer.*. 
On  the  following, morning^. at««|t: 
the  Anne  had  got  on  afaorcj  tfaO' 
bearings   were  taken*      The    cadt-^' 
tremca  ot  the  reef  bore  frank  jSu:W J  ^ 
to  K.  N.  la.  The  jBoatbernmqRt  c£ 
the  Souhelepar  islands  di  stall  balKatt?: 
six   le^agoes^and   fiiDm  thie  nsilh^'^ 
crnnnost,aU>ut  four  tar. fine/  .Tbef- 
exueiue,  iengih  of  .the  tee^  seems.' 
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Sktcfsi^l  Progred  o/  the  Cdw-  ■ 
Pox. 

ft  IS  with  high  gratificjrtioD  we 
learn,  that  the  vaccine  inocii4a- 
tibn  has  been  tliccessfliliy  intro- 
duced and  e^AbitfshM  ar  ijie  Cape 
<if  Good  Hope*  through  the  nhoans 
oft  Pbrtugtfeife'MWp, larflwd  tnmiY 
Mosrtnbiqiv^.  The  inhflfeifrHit5,'had 
oaiVcreally  adopted  H^cki*tibn,  aftd' 
htd  made  the  whole  ot  tltfe  slaves 
undefgo  the  operadon.  So  rflartk- 
fal  were  they  indeed  ibr  this  hW.<- 
siBg,  that  the  goverftmeiit  th^e 
hMpinnsittedthe  Portugntse  vefe5»d 
toproeecute  her  vojagts  notwlth- 
itanding  the  strictness  of  her  em- 
btego. 

Unparalleled  Btgfbarity. 
AmnHg  ike  ordinary  rthirds  of 
^eeUane&ms  occutrtncds,  it  ha^ 
ttldm^  ftdUn  to  our  lot  to  detail 
turn  9f  a  TM^Te  4fifiidncholy'  «o- 
'#ifrpy  €T  exhibiting  more  con-' 
*famed  symptmns  of  bdrfjitHstn 
k^ddepfkBi»ryythan  the  follmt*' 
hg  tteeount'  of  a  mtti-d&r  and 
^raptf^  wbkch  u>9  understand  to' 
hive  taien  place  in  the  city  of 
Surttt,  irw  the  monih  of  F^hruary 
last. 

Aboat  niae  o'clock  on  the  night 
of  the  ^plh  of;  that  irronth,  ft  re- 
pot was  made  to  the  judge  and 
magistrate^-  by  a  person  named 
Shnnker  Hemra^  Battia,  a '  toiaty, 
or 'weighnKin,  that  hii  daughter, 
DewaUcj,  a  beauuftaJ  young  girt, 
betlreen  tto  and  eleten  )'ear&  old, 
whom  kkk  mother  had  sent  into 
tbef/Boaar  in  the  afternoon^  had 
Dot  'appcaf«d'«]ice>  that  ev<^ry  ef- 
fect lad' beeii>  used  by  her  relatives 
tO'ltrace  ber,  but  without  avail. 
At  the  time  she  left  the  house,  she 
hadi  OB  gold  and  Btv^r  omaiuent^^ 
to  the  amdudti'of  upwaKlsiof  one 
hbddnsd  ^d  fifty  rupees:  and  as 
it  seemed^  from  the  testimony  of 
ker  father  and  mother^  that  her 

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etcurBk)ns  seldmmeflBtemifecr  beyond  ' 
a  small  dtetance  fpom  hrtme,  tifie 
ji^^  and  ma^^trate,  witli  his  ac* 
cnsTTHTied  vigilance,  owlbred  the 
serirch  to  be  r^ened*  by  sdhiejof 
t(re  orfioers  ot  the  cOtJM,  inland 
abddt  th^t  neighhoiirhortd.  StH^; 
kfrPet^r,  no  tidhig^  were  had  ck 
the^'tinfortoniite^  girl,  nntil  the  2tf 
of  jWhrch,  wf^en  her  b*^dy  wa^ 
f(Hmd  noised  arid  ftf&fiorjied,  .in*  a  ' 
ditch,  itear  the  Mt'ccft  yftfto :  ai»d, 
frtm  the  report  of  the  sUrgrvm, 
who  was  immedi&t<*iy  deputed  to 
exdmine  it,  it  c/j'ild  not  hnve  be^n 
many  hours  sinc6  siie  wa*  mur- 
dered As  the  body  was  desjioiled' 
of  the  ornaments,  the  only  hope 
of  discovering  the  perpetrators  of 
the  atrocious  murder,  was,  through 
the  means  of  those  jewels  and 
the  clothes  which  she  had  worn  5 
and,  accordingly,  a  warrant  was 
issued  to  search  all  ll>e  houses  in 
the  neighbourhood,  which  search 
however  was  not  attended  with 
any  saiisfactoiy  result.  The  next 
expedient  resorted  to,  was  the 
ofter  of  a  reward  of  five  hundred 
rupees,  to  any  person  who  should 
gire  such  information,  that  the 
oflender  or  offenders  might  be 
prosecuted  to  conviction.  In  the 
interim  however,  there  was  one* 
house  in  the  neighbourhood  wliich 
most  attracted  susjVicion.  It  be- 
longed to  three  brothers,  Mnhome-  • 
dans,  who  dwelt  there  with  their 
fanrlflies  ;  ^he  two  elder  were  men  ; 
of  sober  habits,  but  the  character  : 
of  the  youngest,  named  Jumniaul, ' 
was  notoriously  profligate.  •    ' 

On  the  ?  1th  of  March  some  hopea  ^ 
were  entertained   of  a  deveiopcv 
menr  of   thitf  horrid  catastrophe;  - 
from  the  unexpected  appearance  of  • 
the  deceased's  petti(X)at/  wliich,  in' 
drawing  watei^from  a  well,'  a  Par* 
see  hm  brought  up  with  his  pot,  * 
and  upon  being  shewn  to  tlie  fa- 
ther of  the  girl,  was  recognized  by 
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fmn.  The  boy  and  hit.  im)ther 
urere  put  tinder  a  strict  eiamiDa- 
tion,  but  nothing  appearing  to  cri- 
minate them,  they  were  thortJy 
released.  •  • 

Thus  matters  remained  in<la»k 
and  impenetrable  mystery  until  the 
TOth  of  Aprils  the  interval  was, 
however,  employed  in  every  means 
fffakh  human  judgment  or  fbtelight 
could  anticipate,  as  aifoniing  a  pro- 
bability of  some  dbcovery*  On 
that  day  a  widow  woman,  named 
Chandboo,  gave  information  to 
some  of  the  native  officers  of  the 
8urat  adaulet,  ^'  that  one.Fysun 
Boo>  who  lived  behind  JummauKs 
house,  had  toH  her,  that  on  the 
evening  when  the  Bhatia's  daugh- 
ter was  lost,  she  had  seen  Jummaul, 
and  a  person  naiued  Umole,  take 
her  in  at  the  back  door,  as  she  was 
returning  from  the  ditch,  where 
she  h«d  been  performing  some  of 
the  oflices  of  nature,  and  two  nights 
after  carry  out  her  body  and  throw  it 
into  the  same  place." 

The  persons  before  whom  Chand- 
boo had  given  information,  were 
accordingly  deputed.to  examine  Fy- 
2un  JBoo,  (the  person  from  whom 
it  had  l^een  derived)  and  she  ac- 
coixlingly  confirmed  having  herself 
seen  Jummaul  take  the  girl  in  aiive, 
and  two  nights  afterwards  carry 
her  out  dead  f  relating  also  ciixura- 
stances,  which,  when  added  -  to 
the  well-known  flagitious  character 
which  Jummaul  bore,  tended  coqsi- 
derably  to  enhance  the  suspicion 
againBt  him  }^ an  ofi&cer  of  the 
adaukt;  witb  a  requisite  number 
of  constables,  was  accordingly  sent 
toJummauls house, with  directions 
to  make  ^very  peraon  in  it  prison- 
trs.  On  the  morning  of  dteasd 
^  April,  Jtuninaui  ^as  bnDogbl  to 
fha  Adaulet r  also:  a  dandnr  girl 
who  Jived  w^  him,^^  nainc^d  IJmoIe; 
a  slave  girl,  a  companion  of  her's. 


named  L^b,  aboy  wholbndvBtt 
Junoonuias  a  servant,  nadiedDdk- 
wur,  and  a  firiend,  aamed  Abdiil 
fiehman;  shortly  alter  the7  had 
been  in  the  admiiet^  Ujul»^  '^aAo 
i«as  tbe  companioD  of  the  ^aiuang 
gid,  declaned  '*  ifaat  ihe  hid  goqp. 
to  the  wijodoWi  to  throw  away  some 
prawn  jtluns^  and  saw  Jummaol  take 
the  deceased  in  at  bis  back  door, 
and  carojr  her  up  stairs  into. bis 
apartOMQt,  that  at  nlghthe  todk  btr 
into  aroQm.beibwaod  oommitteda 
rape  upon  ber;  for  .she  (theinibna- 
ant)  heard  her  criesy  ^three^d^s 
.after  the  mucdor  of  the.gid^  she 
^  w  Zenub»  the  mother  of  J  ummand» 
bury  the  jewels  of  the  deceaaed  un- 
der a  che&t/'---.Umole,  the  danc- 
ing girJi,  also  dedared^.'f  That  Jnm- 
maiii  h^  taken  the.fiattia's  dan^^ 
ter  into  bm  bouse,  and  bad  .gmn 
her  four  pke  Wflrth  of  an  mtct&ioat- 
ingelecmary^  calked  maJQani>atxi 
afteswaods  jcaiaied  .her^intO'  an- 
othec.aportment}.  jthat  the  next 
night  Jummaul  strangled  the  girl, 
stripped  taff  her  jewels,  and  >gave 
them  to  bis.  mother  JZennb;  that 
Jummaul  tben  tied  tbe  body  on  bis 
back,,  and  covering  ft  witbn  qntlt, 
went  with  Abdul  .Hehman^ :  aiui 
Delowar,  and  tbivw  it  intoa  ditch ; 
that  seyeo.  nightD  sdterMtards  Dela* 
war. took  the  girre  pettiooat».w^cb 
bad  baea  concealed  in  difiomit 
places,  and  fiupg  it  intothei-frall.** 
Delowar  ideckn^  when  in^eniv 
gated,  t<  Tba t  on^  the  n^htief  ithe 
lo<B.of  Dewalie^v  (thexlBceaml);be 
healed  the  wpman  of  che  .&mily, 
and  inmrnaul'S.  brodser,.  ttttidn^  of 
bis  bavh^  brot^t  th^  ^Untek^bb 
hpuw,.  that  he  ^w  her  tbeiei  next 
mornmg,  sitting  on .  a  ^  cbeeti  ^and 
that  ^e'folioiving  oigbt^jHmitlaul 
prepared  a<  covd  to  strange  3)ec^:find 
seiuhi|:n  (die  informiBib)ouiit<^buy 
beecbout  ^  ^  th^  wben-  be  jretvtmed 
he  saw  the  girl  lying  dsadj^«Dd^e- 

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^Uwity^ftctvJBiniWHiljtHtiihltfiiwfcl 

-AbifiA.fiiefanKn^  ^ed  theibod]pLto 

^  dwn  shmildeTs^  and  setting  bis 

^nditfidtbe  iafbnsiant  ta  Tvatdli« 

ttturied  it  out  and  flung  it  into  tfae 

^ditdk  *y  and  teven  nights  afterwaRis 

gvpeliiinthe  ronrdeccd  girls  pet^- 

coits  to  throw  into  the  inreU."  ^ 

>  i  Abdtri  Rehman  adnaiuod,  '*^Th^t 

he  had  teen  «o  Jumnaaolfsiiouse  the 

raeoond  raght  aficer  the  toss  of  the 

Bhik^s  daughter^  and.fettod' Jfuin- 

utsaA  at  die  do^,  widv  the  tx>df  on 

-hh^.tack;    tbat  he  and  I>ekmi' 

'Heent  wftb  him  to  the  ditch,  where 

he  (tang  the  body  down^  they  then 

att  retutoed  to  JarnmaaTs  houae^ 

and  ^tOBGoilfSther^  h^,  Abdul  Reh- 

men^  imnt  hometti^hls  o«ta  boua^." 

:£ctrok,  Iht  motfaerof  Juhaomidydis- 

aiovedati  ItnotirkdgeJ  dt  the  ok- 

CQsistaiic^^  bot;.8]diaMln^'a  fiisive 

of  Juinmaol*seldctt  JvcftheVi  con- 

.  finned  tfae  ckomnatanees  t«f  the 

dead  hodjIieini^cavraedaiidthTdwn 

into  the  ditch,  and  the  pettiooat 

imo^wcdli . 

.ODth9>34tfa  Q^  AfHTi),  Unack, 
the,  dawihg  gif U  ofoed  i  to  point 

:  aepoidibgly  Benl:  to  the  facusei  with 
her  aodjlJjUb,.  abd/at  tjbeir  indica- 
tion imioghc  4wa^  ftwo.covds,  one 
!  of  iwhich  ^waa  focuvJabove«taif$  in 
.  th&iX)oiDsah^reJnniBBiaulalept,and 
.aDQther.una  xaom^below.^    JJpon 
impectioii    it  ^peamd>.   that  the 
-  npe  bnmght  fromj  Jiiinmauirs  bed- 
iidnnthad  aknotin  it^iContahnng  a- 
jUMa^tkalk^  the  i^ady-  fiAd  in  an-' 
>  Ibtiier  :pU(^  a  rdnge/of  »biood ;  >and 
t   UflaJdlepoiBnedt  itout.ras  t|ie.  fatal 
^  istnng  "wi  th  whwdi  tbeprl  had  been 
)/  atxangled.'!  The  nidni^xdsiaigebn, 
.i-'wbG^ad.^an.opportDfiit^  of  seeing 
'';:tins:iCk>rd!^  ooaudeiisd  3t>  as  ccffres< 
^  TpooAog  vith  '  the.  bnme'  va  the 
'  neck  of  the  gtiiiiand:tt  slight  woend^ 
u  Mof  :dieilesbr.i^iitiiiihe;haHliob6en'ed 
;:ipcaepart'  '■■'•■.'  ^^''-  '-'-^^  ^'^'''  ''••    • 


conApanioBof  UnH>lei  %a$  aeiect^ 
as  4te  penen  lc9»t  Uhely/of  the 
ivhole  ^mtW  tp  have  an  interest  in 
siippn^ssing^what  she  knewjj  and 
hdpo^  biwng  held  ©wt  ^  hey  of  ex- 
^^i^enoing  TclemoiMy  herselC)  i^an 
ccMiditio»iJbat  she  unrcservedlj  dis- 
closed aUrftho  knew  of  this  dire  <^- 
ta$tR}phe>  the*  after  some  hesM^- 
tion,  aro^ivAd  bar  con6deiK:e  ia  that 
et)courageniesit>  and  related^  '^that 
on  the  (ky  when  the  fihatia'f  daugh- 
ter dirappeared,  the  girji  canoe  into 
lhe>  neighbmuisood,  at  five  o^clock 
topttrohaeesoniecottoa^  andwesnt 
on:  a  fieoes$aTy  oocaiicai  to  the  ditchj 
ftom  whence  the  retBmejd  to  acot^ 
ton  teUim  fhopy  dose  to  Junaoiaul's 
boaae  i  and  hf  his  desire^  Utaole 
got  htfinto  the  back  door,  upon 
the  temptatkm  of  giving  her  swecft- 
fiOMts ;  -that  the  iiibrittant  saw  this 
aa  9be  went  to  the  window  io 
thitew  ovtsome  prawn  dunai  Jom- 
naauJ  cartred  the  ^rl  up  stairs^-dod 
seated  her  upon  a  cbest»  while  he 
we0t  out  and  bought  foui '  pice 
worth  of  majoon,  which,  under 
the  deceit  of  its  being  iweetmeatt^ 
ha  gavethe  girl  to  eat ;  wlien  the  girl 
was  completely  stupified>  Jummaul 
took  her  up  in  hifl  arms,  a|id  carried 
her  into  a  roon%  bek>w»  wbenee, 
about  nine  o'clock,  the  inforniant 
heaid  the  gjib  lamentable  aqes,  as 
Juaunaulwaaforclblyfavidm)ghen 
-whezl  l^isad  aoeompLifihed  bis,pur- 
pose.he  came  up  stairs;  The  next 
day  Jfflnmaul  ofaierved  to  the  whole 
house,  namely t  his  another  Zc* 
nub^  Im  IvQlhert,  Mahon96dii<9eand 
Fudnoo*  their  wives  ^akeem^^nd 
Kvu«ena>  iiiaaisier  GhandJ)$^3!ee, 
his  wife  /Ifajee,  UsQeteiaah^e* 
Dfiedtioned^  Sinbmofa ;  &'  siave^rl, 
Dtlawur,  AbduiBeem4f)A]MiPivan 
his  fibwe^  and  to  tbeiKferkoanlwi^at 
to  kk^  thergifl  lod^  tf vfl,.  )SMl  in 

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the  boisw,  unmld  briog  OB  dlfgrfife, 
mid  therefore  it  would  be.edvt9eahl» 
at  night  to  strangle  her.  At  midr 
night)  thareibre,  iaprepeoce^  all 
the  above-mentioned  i^eraons,  while 
Delawur  held  the  girls  feet,  and 
Abdul  JKehnian  her  head*  iummgol 
put  a  noose  round  her  neck  and 
tightened  it^  till  ihe  girl»  after  con- 
vulsii^  ibr  about  ten  minutes^  ex* 
pired.  Umole  then  look  off  the 
ornaments  from  tl)e  eara,  nose> 
arm6>  and  legs  of  Uie  body  j  and 
those  of  the  neck  Jummaul  himsetf 
took  off,  and  tying  them  ail  up  in 
a  handkerchief,  delivered  them  to 
UnK)le,  and  she  put  them  toto  a 
chestf  after  this  Jommaal  liedher  oa 
his  sitoidders^  and  covering  him^ 
adf  with  a  quilt,  went>  in  oomi- 
pany  with  Abdul  I^hx9an>  Sdi^* 
man,  and  Delawar,  aiid  &aag  it 
into  the  di|ch,  aqd  they  then  m* 
turned  liome/' 

In  addition -to  thepcecei^g  par* 
ticulars,  which  we  have  detailed 
with  as  much  accuracy  as  circum- 
staooes  would  admit,  there  are 
many  others  forcibly  corroborative 
of. the  d^pEiees  of  guilt  kt  which 
ttie  several  parties  were  inaplioated, 
iiL  respect  to  this  unp^cedented  act 
of  barbarity ;  but  we  imagine  suf- 
ficieat  has  already  been  advanced 
to  appal  the  very  ieelings  of  hu- 
manity. We  shall,  therefore,  for 
the  present,  dismiss  so  melancholy 
a  subject,  in  the  hope  of  being 
able  to  follow  ii  up  hereafter,  by 
anaouncing  that  all  the  parties  who 
bore  a  share  in  this  vile  and  infa* 
mous  transaction,  have  sufiened- 
tiiat  exemplary  punishment,  which 
the  horrid  enormity  of  their  offeocea 
so  justi^  exposes  them  to. 


MADRAS 

Occurrences  for  April,  1804. 

Circuvis'tanliat  Adount  of  His  Ma- 
ji'<  'ys  Sip  PoTpoUe  and  Cato, 

Captain  FJiuders,  late  cqjiu-, 
mander  of  his  Majc'sty^s  sloop  In-, 
vestuiUor,  and  Ivlr.  Park,  coinr 
mander  of  the  bliip  Cato,  arrived 
at  the  go\  ernmeiu  house,  at  half 
past  three  o'clock  in  the  afterooo|i 
of  the  8lh  instant,  with  the  follow-, 
ing  disagreeable  intelligence,  as  , 
copiinnnlcated  in  the  following  let- 
ter to  his  Excel:ciu7. 

Sidnev,   New  South  Wales, 
Sir,        '  Sept.  Pth,  rSOrt. 

*'•  1  hAve  to  inform  ytTu  of  mv 
arriva)  here  y^terday,  in  a  six-oatiett 
cotter,  belonging  to  hi^  Majesty's 
armed  ve*el  Porpoise,  commanded 
by  LieutenatttFo^^rter  5  whitft  ^^ 
I  am  sorry  to  state  to  y«ftir  Excel- 
lency, I  left  <9a  #iore  upon  a  eor af 
reef,  ^idieot  atry  prospect  rf  bef 
beh^  saved,  in  lat.  Ifl.  11  snoath, 
and  long.  155.  13  east,  bdrig  10BS 
Doies  to  the  N.  3«  degrees*E.  •m>m 
Sand^Cajtej  aikl  729  miles  frotW' 
th!^  port.  Tlie  ship  G&to,  whiWi* 
was  in  company,  is  entirely  lost 
upon  the  same  reef^  and  bre^^  to 
pieces  without  any  thing'  having 
been  aaviffd  from  her  5  but  thd 
crew,  with  the  esceptfen  of  thtiee, 
ai«,  with  the  whc4e  of  the  officers', 
crew,  and  passengers  of  the  Por- 
poise, upon  a  snsail  sand  bank  near 
the  wrccfc,  with  sufficient  piy)vi- 
sions  and  water,  set*ved  from  lh§ 
PcHpoisa,  Id  subsist  the  wlkrfe, 
amounting  to  eighty  men,  ibr  three 
months. 

"  Accompanied  by  the  coni- 
mander  of  the  Cato,  Mr.  J6hn 
Parlp,  and  twelve  men,  I  left  th^ 
wreck  reef  in  the  cutter  with'tbiW 
weeks 'provisions  on  Friday,  2Wh 
of  August,  in  the  morning,  arid  aa 
the  28ih  in  the  evening,  made  the 

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land  near  Indian  bead  ^.from  whence 
I  kept  the  coast  on  board  to  this 
place. 

"  1  cannot  state  the  extent  of 
wreck  reef  to  the  eastward,  but  a 
bank  Is  visible  in  that  direction,  six 
or  seven  miles  from  the  wrecks. 
In  a  \i-est  direction  we  rowed  along 
the  reef  twelve  miles,  but  saw 
no  other  dangers  in  the  passage  to- 
wards Sandy  Cape.  There  are  se- 
veral passages  through  the  reef,  and 
anchorage  in  from  1 5  to  22  fathoms, 
upon  a  sandy  bottom ;  the  flagstaff 
upon  -wreck  rtQt'  bank^  bearing 
S,  E.  to  S.  S.  W.  distant  from  three 
qusMTters  to  one  and  a  quarter  mile. 

"  After  the  above  statement,  it 
is nopQcessaiy  ^v  me  to  makeapi* 
pUcaUon  u>  your  KxcelUnscy  to  fiu*« 
njih  me  with  the  mefSM  of  relieving 
tbecrews  of  the  two  sh^  fron  the 
precsadouB  situatioQ  in  which  tbejr 
zsfi  placed>  since  your  hiimanity  and 
foanei  unremitting  atlentico  to  the 
Investigator  and  Porpoise»  aiie  scu^ 
ties,  that  the  eariiest  and  most  effec- 
tual meam  will  be  takei^,  either  to 
bring  them  to  this  ppf  t>  or  to  send 
them  and  myself  onwards  towards 
Esgiaod. 

**  I  enclose  to  youi  iBscelleDcy 
a  letter  tixvxi  Lieuteii0nt  Fbwkc 
upon  theoccauon ;  and  as  be  refers 
to  m^  for  the  psuriiculara  of  the 
wxficki  an  accouut  id^ereof  is  also 
inplo^. 

yj  think  it,  proper  to  notice  to 
you?  Excellency,  thjit  the. great ex^ 
ertion^  of  Li«ut.  Fowfer  and  his 
'  oij^rs^  and  ship's  company,  as 
w^il  as  the  passengers  ijeiongtng  to 
the  fuvestigator,  in  saving  his  Wa- 
je^ij's  stores,  imve  been  very  praise 
woiiby  J  and  I  judge  that  the  pre- 
cautioos.that  were  taken*  will  eK- 
on^^te  ilie  commander  oi'the  Por* 
pojsB  fj-om  the  blame  tliatmigl^t 
otjifiTw^  be  attached  to  the  loss  of 
hk  MajQ&^y^s  «iined  veaaeL 


**  I  haive  the  honour  to  be» 
your  ExoelleDcy's  <^)edieiit  hunw 
ble  serVtant, 

MATHEW  FLINDERS. 

Account  of  the  loss  of  his  M(^€sty\i 
armed  vessd  Porpoise,  and  the 
Cato,  upon  the  wreck  rerf. 
The  Porpoise,  with  the  hon. 
cempaoy's  extra  ship,  firidgewater^ 
and  the  ship  Cato  in  company^  on 
the  17th  of  August  kst,  at  two  in 
the  afteinOOTi,  iell  in  with  a  sand 
bstnk  to  about  28:7  South  latitude 
and  155.26  East  longitude,  and 
157  miles  N.  51  E.  from  Salidf 
Cape  on  the  coast  of  New  South 
Wales.  Tiiis  bank  being  two  dav 
grees  east  of  the  situatioa  where 
the  Eliza  whaler  found  the  reeHi 
lying  off  the  coast  to  terminate,  it 
was  thought  to  be  such  a  detached 
bask  as  some  others  seen  hy  lieut. 
Ball  and  Mr.  Bampton>  which  lid 
mtidi  &rther  over  towaids  the  end 
of  New  Caledonia,  and  no  thot^t 
of  meeting  with  any  more  was  en-» 
tertained,  especially  as  the  Inves-* 
tigator  had  beiore  steered  for  the 
I'orres  Straits  firpm  reefs  seveml 
degrees  farther  to  the  west,  with-* 
out  interruption. 

The  stgoal  being  made  to  keep 
under  easy  working  sail  daring  the 
night,  and  a  warrant  officer  being 
placed  at  the  look-out  on  board  the 
P(»*poise,  the  ships  steered  N.N.W, 
on  their  course,  with  a  fresh  breeze 
from  the  B.  S.  E.  the  Bridgewater 
being  on  the  starboard  quarter,  and 
the  Cato  on  the  larboard  quarter  of 
the  leading  ship.  At  eight  o^  cloclc 
the  Porpoise  sounded  with  35  ft* 
thorns,  DO  ground.  At  halfptu^ 
nine,  breakers  were  seen  a^head, 
and  the  Porpoise's  helm  was  put 
down,  in  order  to  tack  from  them^ 
but  the  furesaji  being  hauled  up  to 
keep  the  other  ships  in  sight,  she 
was  then  under  thrte  double-reefed 

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tppsatls^  and  onlj  came  op  head  to 
wind :  in  paying  oft'  agstn  fbs 
struck  upon  the  coral  reei'  which 
occasioned  the  breakers.  A  gun 
was  attempted  to  be  fired  to  warn 
llic  other  ships,  but  owing  to  the 
confusion  and  the  spray  that  was 
flying  over,  it  could  uOt  be  acconi* 
piidbedj  aod  betoie  lights  were 
V^y  the  6i:idgewaler  and  Cato  had 
hauled  to  the  wind  on  diiierent 
tocks  acfosji  each  other.  The  two 
ships  QcicMt  have  touched  and  gone 
00  the  reef  together,  had  n»t  the 
commander  of  the  latter  ship  stop» 
pedi  aettmg  his  mainsaiJ^  and  bore 
away  to  let  the  Bridgewatev  go  td 
windward,  by  which  means  she 
dearod  the  breakcfs,  asd  stood  oa 
the  southward,  bnt  the  Gatontis* 
sing  stays  for  the  want  of  her  main- 
sttl,  when  she  afterwaids  trod  "to 
tack,  struck  upon  the  reef  about 
two  cables  length  of  the  Porpoise 

The  Porpoise  heeksd  on  upon  the 
reef>  and  tey  upon  her  broadside, 
so  that  the  suds  fiew  o¥er,  but  did 
not  iill  her :  her  foremast  went 
very  soon,  bat  the  other  masts 
stood  tall  they  were  cut  away.  The 
(kto  unfortunately  took  Ihe  joppo* 
site  inclteatton,and  the  sea  breaking 
furiously  in  upon  her  decks,  tore 
them  up,  and  every  thing  withhf 
the  skip,  almost  imtnediately,  leav- 
ing the  crew  no  place  wiiere  they 
could  prevent  theiniielves  irrom 
being  washed  off  by  the  seas  hot 
the  inner  fi>re-chains,  where  they 
chutg  allxaght  witJutfaeh:  e^  betit 
to  the  S.  W.  sfterthe  fBrei^watef , 
andwaithaganxwusiyfbrdi^break:,  '- 
when  they  oonddeo^y  hoprd  that 
the.  boats  of  that  ship,  would  come 
to  their  relief 

J^nhmir  after  .theiPof^pabe  had 
struck,  a  small  gig.dnd  a-sk^eared 
cutter  wfem  got'dm  to.  leewaiid, 
bq(  thftintter  i^.stQve^eBd£uliii£' 
w^censA  Obserung  that  the  break* 


ing  water  did  not  extend  inr  dis- 
tance to  leeward,  capt.  KiiDderv 
spoke  to  Heut.  Fo%vler,  the  com-' 
mander  cff  the  ship,  and  told  htm 
of  his  intention  to  get  the  charts  and 
log  books  of  the  Investigator^i 
voyage  into  the  small  boat,  and  ^t 
on  board  the  Bridgewate!",  tlvii 
with  her  heats  he  might  be  abltr  to 
get  the  people  out  of  the  ship  a* 
soon  as  possible.  Ihis  was  a^serit&d 
to,  and  with  six  men  and  two  oars, 
he  got  tlirough  the  surf  wiihowt 
being  swamped,  though  nearly  iutt 
of  water.  The  smootli  waiter  was 
found  to  be  upon  a  coral  reef,  ahd 
just  deep  enough  to  float  the  bd*t. 
After  rowing  for  a  short  tiitie  to- 
wards the  Bridge<water,  c^apttiiti 
Flinders  ssw  thaft  unless  «he  tacked 
it  was  impossible  for  them  to  come' 
near  her  ^  and  itt  her  light  shewcai 
her  to  be  standing  on^  he  deter-* 
nnsed  to  get  back  to  the  wred^^ 
leaving  his  charts  «fid  bdoks  m  the 
boat;  bat  the  surf  Mi  to<)  high  fer 
this  to: be  done  in  the  night,  aiid 
therefore  he  kept  rowite  gebtiy 
under  the  Ice  of  the  bredfcrs,  and 
the  ouner^^leh  had  by  (h%i  timb 
got  her  leak  partly  stopped  aiid 
shoved  off,  he  also  deiiPrtt  to  keep 
penr  the  ship  tHl  naorrting. 

Several  blue  lights  were  bomt 
on  board  the  Pbrpois^  dining  the 
nighty  and  some  on  b^rd  the 
Brikigew^er  answered  them  by 
shewing 'alight,  whihlt  others  took 
it  to  be  oflly  ff'getieral  lightK'hicti  * 
was  9liU-vlsiblet  it  was  kist  se«»ei  ' 
abottfitj^oifrthemorniwg.  '^ 

Araitwa^  pre^ttured  dtmng*th*5  ; 
nitjhtv-'leW  the  fihip-  might -go'  to 
pieces.^  alid' at  driy  bn&tfk  ^t^^ptain- ' 
Fl»dereght  ott  b^fd  b^F  hfelp  ef  ^ 
therfhlkfi  ttidsti.     A  dry'i>^tid  bd^tk 
wstfa&bws^vfi  neav'th^  w^dk>  stlf^' ' 
ficientib  Ve<*Jlve  ^^imity^body,Urid 
ail' the !  provilwAs'  ^ahd'  st^retf^  tha^ 
might  be  saved  out  of  the  ship ;  and 

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(key  bad  ibe  still  further  sat'nfao 
lioii  to  see  the  Bridgewater  standing 
ttwards  them.  E\ery  body  was 
;ww  set  to  work  to  get  out  the  pr»- 
fisioDsaDd  water  to  be  landed  on 
the  sand  bank^  wJaere  capta  Flinders 
we&t  with:  the  sinall  boat^  in  order 
to  go  off  to  the  Bridgewater  as  aoon 
as  she  came  near,  to  point  out 
to  c«|)taiu  FatmeflT^  the  shelter  to 
leeward,  where  he  might  safely 
lake  every  body  on  board,  -Oith 
wliat  ^se  might  be  saved.  On 
im4iog  at  the  bank/  lie  l)Qii>ted  up 
two  handkerchief  to  a  tali  oar, 
but  about  ten  o'clock  it  appeared 
that  the  ship  had  goiae  upoa  tiie 
other  tack,  not  beitig  able,  pro- 
bably^ to  weather  ti)e  reef»  and  dbe 
w^|KK  aeen  any  awre  during  the 
day.  WlicUier  the  Bridge  water 
saw  the  w^reck  orjthe  bank^  eapnot 
be  certainly  known>  but  her 
coor«e$,  if  flot  thelmH,  were  vbtble 
fsom  both'thie  8h^>»^ 

A«!the  tide  iell  the  people  of  the 
Cato  quitted  her»  And  got  through 
tbe«<rf  tothe  PorpKHBe's«tnaUboat, 
wliiph  waited  wkhin  to^  receive 
thcmi  Bod  at  low  water>  which' 
happeiied  about  two,  o'clocki  the 
rett  was  dry  very  near  .to  the  latter 
ship,  and  e\ery  .peiwn  waa  em* 
pk^ed  in  getciagiproviMons^  water, 
aad  their  i^:k)the6> .  upon  'Ihe  reef, 
from  whence  they  wer^  taken  to 
th(^<baHk.  by  the  boatd,  for  roosod 
tlie  biuik  (he  watevMs  deeper^  Be** 
fbpedark^  6ye .  half  hognheada  of 
vai^.werelan^kd^  alsQJoitoQ,fionr, 
nk  meat,  rioej  and  s{Oirtt$/  besides 
pig^and^ftheep^  .and  jeveiy  person 
li9dgotoi».«h€re  with^4fine  ne0(»- 
sari^  :^e!tber  m\k  the  Qato*s  p^o* 
pk.  ,  jhiese*.  lan^had  kft  .'th^ir  ship 
n^M,  bnti)av§ng  golon.boafdtlw 
?<jpol90*  Mr.  Fowkr  had  dotirad 
foQr  lor  ^*eMicUi«utenant*  ^umfonna, 
aad  fon^fpcomottont.  of  .a  timilar 


kmd  had  taken  place  attion^^ha 
ferpoise'«  seatnen. 

Those  who  had  s<{ved  gtcat'Coatt 
er  blankeu  sharing  with  those  who 
bad  noncy •  they  lay  down  to  ileep 
with  eome  little  comfort :  except  a 
few  of  the  Cato  s  men,  who  wer# 
bruised  on  the  reef,  there  was  Hd^ 
complaining  heard  upon  the  bank. ' • 

The  three  boats  of  the  Porpoise 
were  hauled  up  at  night  under  the 
lee  side  of  the  bank,  but  the  small 
boat  not  having  been  property  se- 
secured  was  carried  away  by  the 
tide. 

Ai  thAewas  no  hope  of  saving 
the  Porpoise/  the  tide  by  this  time 
flowing  in  and  out  of  herf  on  the 
l^h,  in  the  tnomK^,  ctiptoin  Flin-^ 
ders  thought  poiier  to-do  aU'ay  the 
circumstance  of  his  being  a  pas^n* 
ger,  and  took  the  command  of  the 
whole  parly.  He  divided  the  Cato*s 
people,  wno  had  saved  nothiiif, 
amongst  the  Porpoise's  iDen,^uar- 
teringthem  m  messes,  in  the:ppa»* 
portion  of  one  to  three)  aod  thea 
lient.  Fowler,  with  a  large  wor]&- 
ing  party  m  the  two  cotters;  weat 
off  to  the  ship*  The  Catobad  gone 
to  pieces  during  the  naght,  and  one 
of  her  quar^era  had  floated  in  upon 
the  reef,  but  nothing  of  her  cargo 
or  stores  remain^  with  it. 

During  thitf and  the  fblkwiogdY 
the  wind  cootimiied  to  blow  Ixtm 
from  ^e  •outh-6aat,and  theBridge^ 
water  sot  coming  in  sSgbt,  it  was 
supposed  that  caplaiD  Palmer  was 
beating  to  witidwaid  waituig  'for 
flntt  weather  to  relieve  the  unfoT'* 
tiuiBte  people  with  more  nfetf  to 
hhmelf^  but  the  2Cst  and  a2d 
being  &se  days,  with '  niodefate 
winds,  and  no  appearaooO'  o£  'the 
slop,  it  •mode  them  akaostfivetip 
hopes  •of«eeiiii{g iter  mom*  -       '*     i 

They  ot)nt)t)ii«i  to  woric  hard  Km 
board  the wfieok,^aQdgotpft)Vifibn8^ 

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^n^ter,  aailt,  and  many  odier  «tores, 
vpeo  the  baiik^  during  the  above- 
mentionad  four  days )  hut  all  hopes 
o(  seeing  the  Bridgewater  having 
then  vanished,  captain  Flindw) 
called  together  the  principal  offi^ 
cers  to  consult  upon  the  steps  pro«- 
per  to  be  taken  for  transpordug  ihi^ 
two  ship*8  crews  and  passengers  to 
aome  frequented  port. 

The  plan  that  met  with  generai 
approbation  was  as  follows  : 

That  the  largest  cutter  should 
have  a  light  hatch  deck  laid  over 
her,  and  that  captain  Flinders  and 
Mr.  Park,  commander  of  *thc  Cato, 
should  proceed  in  her  to  Port  Jack- 
son, and  either  procure  from  his 
excellency  the  governor,  sutiicient 
colonial  vessels  to  carry  ever)'  body 
hack  to  Port  Jackson,  or  otherwise 
to  hare  a  ship  for  the  purpose;  or  to 
carry  them  on  to  India,  from 
wfattKMr  pAssapes.  ought  be  procnmed 
to  Ikiirope.  But  lest  an  accifjbot 
«hould:happ^n  to  the  cutter,  that 
•  amalt  v(?S6el>  sutficieot.to^arry  all 
but  one  boat's  crew^  should  im- 
mediately  be  laid  ^own  by  the  car- 
penters, ta  be  bttiltfrom  what  might 
be  saved  from  the  wreck,  and  that 
this  vessel. should  in  two  menths 
paoceed^  JV)rt  JackaGii«.or!as«ooo 
after  as  sbtt  is  ready. 

The  sottU  cutter,  captain  Flin- 
ders proposed  siiouid  remain  .with 
the  stores  ibr  ft  lew  weeks  lea^p, 
if  the  provtsioQi  would  ackxrit^'it, 
and  then  ^hec  togo  to  .Port  Jack- 
son alsoK  ^  oo  colonial  ,or  other 
vesaci  ikoM  arrive  be^iorer  that 
thne.  0»coDsuHingwitk  ;tke«ar4 
peoter  of  :the  Investigator^  about 
the  possibility  of  buildieg.^iich  a 
fBSsd^  and  the-  time  it .  xnsght  re* 
quicB^  he  gam  hia  opittoiHhat  t\Mo 
boats  sulBeieiil  to  catty  vthoipeople 
would  be!  sooner  built,  rmd  pediaps 
answer  the  purpose  aa  well ;  and 
this,  aeeraiag  to   be    the  general 


ophiion,  it  yras  adopte3  by  ^>com- 
mander. 

By  the  evening  of  the  2Sd  the 
whole  of  the  watrir,  and  ahnost  Ae 
whole  of  the^  provisions  were  land- 
ed on  &<  bank,  andtheir  stock  wtn 
now  found  to  consist  of  the  fbllow- 
ing  tjtiairtiiies  and  proportions 'ibr 
94,  men  at  fbll  allowance. 
Biscuit  <ioe  pounds,  Fkmr  0^ 

ditto-^t ')  days.       •  ' 

Beef,  in  4  hbdsi  5t)2  pieces/  I^rk, 

aditto*— p4dnys. 
Pease,  1 15  bahheis— 107  days.    *' 
Oatmeal,  SO  ditto  -48  days. 
Rice,  1 2/25  pounds  -^114  days.      ^ 
Sugar,  370  pounds.  Molasses^  115 

ditto--84  days. 
Spirits,  225    gattons.  Wine,   113 

ditto.  Porter,  ^(>--^4  days. 
Water,  5t>50  gallons — 120  days,  at 

half  a  gallon  per  day. 
With  some  sourcrout,  essence  of 

malt,  vinogar  and  sak. 

The  other  stares  consisted  «f  a 
new  suit  of  saib^some  whole  and 
somebr<iken;Bp«r8»  ironwork,  the 
armeorer's  fo^,  a  kedge  aotphor 
and  hawser^xopei  juokj  canvas, 
sometwioe,  and  other saaall  stores, 
and  four  half  barrels  of  powder«cwo 
swivels^  and  several  muskets  and 
pistols,  with  bdlsand  flints^ 

Until  the  2Sth  tfaoy*  wet*  em- 
ployed infiatiiigxipitfae  cQtteri^wfakb 
they  nowcaUed  the  Hope^  fianlte 
eapeditKNt,  and  .in  asill  ad(&ig^>Oo 
Iheir  stodt  txpoti;  liie  beak ;  'fbr 
akheogh  tlM'sea:)iiad  ntucki  shaklfei 
the  sttp^  sinoei.  tiike'  ImUs  aaoe 
emptied)  yet  mha  still  stood^  end 
they  hoped  would  keeit)  togsihcr  it 
kastamili  the  otstiaprti^^dea'.j. '-» 

At  lieutenant  Fowler'aioUfn  re- 
quests  eapt.Flitidcfcs-Dnlered  abbt 
he  sfaooklTsviaia  Vith  the  stores 
antlil  tile  last  boat :  and  that  lieut. 
Flinders  ofd  Mr«  Joha  Aked>  dk^ 
master  of  the  In^estigatoi^  tkould 
take  charge  of  th&ifwt)  io^ge  boats, 

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joCb  a  master's  niftte  in  each,  capa- 
ble of  conducting  tbem  to  PortJack- 
wip  sboald  ilJuess  or  any  accident 
mpixn  to  the  two  officers. 
^ .  On  Eriday  the  2t)\h^  of  August, 
|n  the  morning,  captoin  Fluidqis 
and  his  companioni  em^iazjked  hi 
rfjc  cutter,  to  the-  numher  of  {i^- 
jteoi,  with  three  w^eks  provifiqng", . 
With  minds  fuU,of  hope^  n^ja^ 
with  anxiety,  they  returned  the 
thppp  cheers,  giv^n,  by  tiheir  &hip- 
niates  on  the  bank,  wh^,  inmiedi- 
ately  hauled  down  the  ensign  which 
had  been  hitherto  hoisted  witli  tl^e 
»nion  downwards  a^  a  signal  of  dis- 
tress, and  now  hoisted  the  union  in 
the  upper  canton, 

Bombay 
Occurrences  for  jfprily  1804. 

Campaign  in  Guzeraut, 
ThefoUonHng  correspondence  euin*^ 
as  ikejttsi  sense  entertained  Im 
the  officers  who  commenced  ti^ 
Ctrnipm^  in  Guxeraut,  of  the 
hispitaSty  and  attention  theg 
received  Jhifn  Mr.  Holjbrd,  Me 
then  resident  at  Cantlay. 

Bombay,  April  ^o,  1804.' 

1  feel  hi^aly  gratiied  in  cbm- 
^)^i  with   the   refsest  of  the 
«ffie4rs  sondfigdt)  Ghtteraat,  to  lay 
teiiatt  >jQ\i  i^:  aocooQpaii^ng  ad-» 
'^dreas/^  and  haBoatMn  testknany  4>f 
thttfi  estcttn.aild  regiDd  .fo  the 
paat  fackqiltalily  andidndoess.they 
noeiiped  ibrdm-ycKi  whife  c^adhoit  at 
CmOotf^    ir  bafre  thei  hanonr  to 
nibs^dbe  joy«el£c  with  all  rMp«ct, 
^■'  r  Sir,  '*  .         •     ,•  . 
'XommHiitrfaifeiiifiil  humhie  secrant, 
AoBSftirGosDON, 
A^,  Gen, 
Ml  Ho&A>Bl>j^tEs(fy  Member 
'.   4if  couocii^  '&a  &c/ 


ToJMMtftmifiri,  E$f. 
SiH,  Bombay* 

We  shall  be  honoured  by  your 
acceptance  of  the  accompanying 
service  of  plate ;  at  the  same  time, 
permit  us  to  express  our  sentiments 
of  respect  and  esteem  for  the  polite 
attention  and  disinterested  hospita- 
lity, we  have  experienced  at  your 
hands  j  from  our  entrance  into  Gu- 
zeraut,  to  your  seceding  from  the 
residency  at  Cambay. 

Such  liberal  conduct  not  only 
creates  friendship  in  its  apprecia- 
tion, but  is  justly  entirfed  to  a  me- 
morial of  public  gratitude. 
.  Wc  have  the  honour  to  sul^ribe 
purselves. 
Sir, 

Willi  every  consideration. 
Your  obliged  and  faithAil 

humble  servant|> 
Alex.  WajJftcr. 
H.  Woodington, 

Oeor^  Holmes,,  , 

Tho.  l^rummont,    ftdward  Kenny, 
J.  W.  Moriis,        Geo.  Bowcn, 
A.  Jftcibunc,  B.  Diuioih 

Cto.  Warden,         W.  CWiland, 
Geo.  Williams^       H.  Monireforc, 
James  R.  Carnac,    W.  Percy, 
H.  Cowpcr,  T.  Perkins, 

r.Botuifd,  H.ToWhcr, 

D.  Bal  laiftior,         — r: —  Daubeny, 


y  John  lojllis, 

>n,  J.  B.  Hcar4^ 

rs,,  John  Gr^nt, 

>m,  Edward  Kenny, 


Brackenbuiy, 
H.  Tovey, 
G.Midford,  '    "*' 

W,  Miles, 

M.  R.  Henderson, 


Colin  Anderson,  J.  Bccic, 

John  Cuming,  J. 
Tho.  Roberts, 
f.  fii!o\vn, 
Ms  H^iman^ 

H.  iv^ifc,'  _.. 

David  Pri ce,  Ed wa rd  Tandy , 

Henry.  Smith,  Odo. -Grant, 

A.  A.  Ri^mmyt  T.  B«rfowJ»     * 

|ngm.T4ly,  J..S.  Wj^itchiU,    .- 

J.  M.  Murry,  H.  Giant,     . 

J.  Morin,    ,  B.W.D.  Scaly,     ' 

A.  R.  Bruce,  W.  W.'Sealy, 

W.  Swaync,  ■  Dt.  Cam^il/ 

Charles  Savs^e, .  Hepry  Ko(xb<^,,   <  , 

gobej{  Ecifird..  £.  M.  lic<4y» 

CO.  H-  Shurr,  W.  JacJcson," 

Arch.  Robertson,  Francis  'l>jnnc!'y, 

Jos.  Edmonson,  C'Bunybn,  '  * 

J.  Urqubart,  Jaoi<^  A4 MKxmtHL 
Dou  gall 


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Sb  Vyniaioni  Four  G;.nt.  of  the 

^  Ertpil.  S4fh'R.  Jt  Poonah. 

Arch  MacnWl,     *  Jamrs  Lcvington. 

'  To  Lieui.  CoL  Relert  Gordon^  ^ 
Ac^utant  GtneiaL  J 

^  I  bif£  hod  the  hoDour  of  Mk 

Wter  of  Uie  30th  ttlt.  oeiMre>Bua|^ 
^. fluttering  addres&o^  tbeofficen. 
o^  the  army  sening  in  Gvusemut*. 
OH  the  oocd&iou  of  poeaffOtlog  mfi  a 
tap$i  handsome  «nd  jboiiourabki 
t»Mge  of  their  ostoeai,  and  re^ 
quAst  you  wiU  have  ti^  goodiieat  tci 
forward,  by  tbt  first  opportunity, 
the  acconApanyipi^  letter  to  tAieHt 
addsesfi,  being  ejipreaitve  of  toy 
i^tkneotf  theisoD. 

^W)*fethe  hoDooftobe^ 
^•»        Sir, 

Yoor  mosl  obedient  - 
hiimble  servafnt, 
(SfgMd)     RoBvirr  HoiroRD. 
Bbmb^,  5th  May,  if^4.' 

To  ihe  OJkm  <^ihe,^mf^ 
$0rvuig  i*  Gmmnmi*; 

Gentlcwen, 

I  have  had  the  hommr  of  rt* 
08lf4iw  yov  iattering  letter,  mtM 
a  hanraome  service  o?  plate,  whh$ 
jM-havebaeit  good  eoou]^  to  eti^r, 
ai  a  testknooy  of  mpeet  and  en* 
aeem,  fbrtbehddpitatitya&tf  atteii'*' 
tioftlrlikiii  ydo^arepleaBed  to  ta)r 
yottfocem^froni  me,  wGflteresfJ 
dent  at  Cambay* 

Tbot  m  hmnfele  endfeafottrs  to 
piove  uaam  to  yoa,  GeiMilemen, 
wkiO'ledl  Mr  'gsfHiRt  ioMters  to  v!o 
Mf  mir  feootm,  laid  by  w§oscf 
aatife  an^  spHrtta^  exertions,  a 
valnaU*  inat  of  eoumvy  hsA 
i^sidM^la  oiT  e*phein  Iirfid', 


RiooM  haVe  socceeded,  is  to  to^ 
the  prrmdrtt  and  most  tatisfactcry 
reeompence  5  1  thtreibre,  -with  real 
pleasore,  accept  the  highly  Honour- 
able  MM  distinguished  msi^  of 
finror  you  have  thus  conferred,  as 
baing*  pec^iKarly  gratHying  to  my 
p^  If  iHe  ^orttfigj,  at  the  saflnetHxie, 
nf^i^f  you  to  be^  assured,  fM^t 
ilMtti  crer  retam  tbfe  most  g^aielUI 
sense  m  possessing  ^o  Tafoablft^  i 
•witowWHW  ef  yotrr  femendMuvobi 

1  h five  fl)e  honour  to  b2,    , 

Gentlemen,        .  1 

Yrtiir  most  obedTent  fervint^^ 

(Signed)     RoBEHT  iipj,voi(J^^ 

Depnrtute  of  Sufipian  Jtga, '  ' ' 
Oa  lliursdaj  moroiag' last  tfc^ 
honourable  the  fov«m<^  Sft^'^  '% 
p}iblic.  brt^akfast  ^t  htf  |ipp9^«4i|r 
town,  to  Suliman  Aga^  the  mnbian 
sador'^om  his  higl^^tim^e  .J^«sb%; 
of  B^hdad,  who,  on  tb»,fa<n# 
day  embarked  for  Be^gal^'iipffOn 
secutior.  of  his  mission,  tp  hijB.:f  %» 
cellency  the  most  noble  tbegova^t 
nor-general )  his  departu^  4f9^ 
marked  wi^  the  saatf  cewsofmim. 
and  military  honours  aa  w^are^'gibn 
served  on  his  arrival.  .         .,-  ^^-^^^  ,v 

«i(€>R  M%]Mdar4a9f;  artH^'M'. 
d»  Tn.iMatnyv  HsfWidcer-'MMi 
Ittol^-Mni^  aM'Croalnile^^^eifftf 
tte¥aiaia»s>  »f  rflutwHH  »wy>*Ajf 

Nair,    and  '   *"      —  * 

'it*  NT'  noMRfti^Tn  av^^tflHP 

i^aQMB^st-  noa   oeaii  ^aici  ^iS'^iliRy 

tbaap- itnNi|gCKK  '  "•'* 

Vie'  ffiltewing  aecguht'  'or  dS^ 
atrtion  tctween  The  Cl;iiu  Xri^- 

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^  tb»  co^iv^  of  tbe  XadiamiH 
niled  frcvn  Macaoj  ,99  t)^  sixth  of 
Fe^ii^i7«  proceeding  bytbe,  pas- 

;;^.--    ;!*^^f^    if    ;:.:  p:-..!   c]s  i     we 

had  sight  of  Poa  Aorc,  on  the 
fourteenth  of  Jfeb^^uary,  at  ,day^ 
light  i  and  at  9  A.  M.  the  Royal 
George  Qlade  the  signal  for  stran- 
gers in  the  S.  W.  shortly  after- 
wards the  signal  was  made^  by  com- 
niedore  Dance,  for  the  Royal 
George,  Alfred^  Bombay  Casde, 
asd  H<^,  to  chase.  Their  niar 
mcBtLvre^  soon  made  us  siwpicious 
of  the  strangers  j  their  weather- 
roost  ships  beaiiug  down  to  join 
their  ships  to  leeward,  arid  tlien 
heaving  to ;  the  Royal  George  tirst 
made  the  signal  for  an  encray^ 
when  die  chasing  ships  hove  to  on 
the  same  tack  with  the  enemy  to 
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sdfisiblf  to'^e'^fgfrtir'benefits  which 
Jotir  Mt  hti[\\ipt  Viiteef  has  ooiN 
ferred  upon  yom*  codri^ry,  if  ^ 
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eveiy  ofiter  UKkto  your  ooouBacidy 
stnick  a  damp  on  the  hopta4}f  the 
advei'je  ^weirs»  wkkii  au^  alaiost 
besflid  tDteveitodded^befate^ 
the  campaign^ 

'^But  itiaiiot  in  your  nrilkaiy  csa- 
reer  aJone^  that  we-  tola  dbs^v^ed 
tfiee&ataof  on  adl^^  ahley-aad 
determltied /mind.  The  difficult 
aegodMioos  which  yDtt-carri^dvim 
with  two  hostile  powera;  While^-^ 
Ihe  sartie  mofn^sti  yonr  attsez^ioft 
was  occupied  by  t^op^stioaa  of 
the  field,  dothe0reateft<bti(BQV^ 
youf'  «ideiit8  aa  a  4DiilesaEian»  •  and 
M$fi»y  ft  happy  onion  ef  ppliticai 
iMU>  and  military  «eie»oa.'  , . 
t  Ye&c  vi^onesjhaipe  t^&ea^fte* 
kk  our  neiglilxMirhoodj  they^ira* 
tedUMefyatjfect  otir  fotiira  jnt^ipatg# 
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fd  the  Jbreg^tng  )iiddres9;  Majnn 
Gtnerallvellesiey  was  pleased  t<r 
mdte  thejblhtvittg  repfy, 
GznrtzMBU, 

The  af^probatkm  'of  thh  settle* 
ment  is  a  dtstkiction  which  vfWl  af- 
ford a  permanent  source  of  gnriifi- 
oi^dD  10  my  liirad ;  and  I  receive, 
wftfa  ft  liigh  dense  of  reqjcct,  the 
bMor  conv^^ed  to  me  by  your  ad- 

The  events  ^hioh  preceded  the 
mtT,  vteofa  nature  to  demonstrate 
^  jttt^ce  of  cmc' cause;  while  the 
ibkheanmce  with  which  the  British 
l^dvermoeat  reframed  from  the 
eoQCest,  If  calculated  to  mantfest 
that  the  efficient  ^tate)  of  our  mill* 
txcy  e^utpmettt  wa»  directed  to  the 
ptemimKtk  of  peace,  and  con^st- 
est  wkh*  the  p^Acipks  of  our  d^^ 
fefcrfve  ipolicy.  The  comprehen- 
sive ptei  of  operations  ibr  the  con- 
doct  of  the  war,  yffa9  eqtalM  by 
the  ettetit  of  our  Resources,  sid 
iftpperted  by  the '  concentrated 
power  of  'th«e  ettijyJte.  The  ton- 
ftd  M  which  the  British  armie* 
^ffm  inoonsequencis}  engaged,  pre- 
sented* a  the^e  capable  of  dis-^ 
pfejftig;  at  (onbe,  thb  most  splendid 
olgects  of  military  glorf,  aid  sub- 
f^Withre  *ptoofs  of  *  the'  pervading 
iiMM<oP'  the  British    cotmcrls. 

«t  <*j«?  worthy  of  the  highest 
MibtHod  #hd"  tlle^  c6ntingencles 
iWSch  placed  a  ^iaon  of  the 
*mjr  tinder  my  command,  enabled 
tit  fo^ajjpreciate  the  permanent 
ttbsei  of  our  success  and  power, 
WttdestiiWfthed  discijJMne  of  cfar 
H^o^'Jf-  irt  Hat  genertl  union  of 
Mai  for  the  public  interests,  in 'the 
amfbi*ib^fieas  df-^>tfr^c6ns(!>lidated 
strength,  and  i^^h^  commanding 
if^Med^  bf'bur  hAUdhM  reputa- 
«tt^1frTti*a.>'^'  ^ 

Utiflik^^thb  ^ecW  of  ftoSe  cer- 
^in  causes, -flib^ttbbps  under  >mV 


command  were  enabkd  :to  giirec 
tfeat  support,  which  Aty  werrxies«>r 
tined  by  the  governor  general  tt* 
a&rd,  to  the  operations  of  the 
commoDdtor  in  chief.  And,  wlnle 
the  grand  anny^  under  his  excel*' 
lency's  immediate  command,,  de^ 
oided  the  war  in  Hindustan,  by  chd 
most  rapid  career  of  briMiont  -wo* 
tories,  the  army  of  the  Deocon^ 
emnlatic^  that  noble  example^ 
cootrititited  to  elevate  die  &meand 
power  of  Great  B/itainv  in  Indian 
to  a  height  nnrii^alied  in  the  atlM 
nak  of  Asia. 

In  concluding  the  peace  (a  duty 
imposed  on  me  by  the  local  sttna*' 
tion  of  the  rejjpective  armies)  I  was 
enabled,  under  the  inmiediate  •rw 
ders  and  instri^ctions  of  the  gover- 
nor general,  to  manifest  a  prac- 
tical example  of  the  moderation  of 
the  British  Councils,  which  ar- 
rested the  progress  of  our  arms  in 
the  hour  Of  victory,  to  fixthe^tmn- 
ifoiliity  of  India,  on  the'^Mindaf 
tioQs  of  that  enlarged  policy,  «id 
to  receive  the  best  aasunmces  of 
the  contikiuanceof  peace  fiom  the 
confidence  Mposed  by  the  states 
lately  confederated  a^nst  us,  in 
the:  generosity;  honor,  and  jimiee 
of  the  British  GkW'^mnaefM. 

In  reviewing  the  coosequeneea 
cf  oar  success^  k  is  with  unrteigkved 
satisfaction  that  I  perceive  the  in* 
creasbkg  chamid0  of  weihh  which 
bavH  }ale0fi  opened  «o<'this  -eputevt 
9(Mdement;  and,  it  is  fedfiiiavijir 
*ratiiying,to  my  feelings,  that-I 
snould't^e  beeninstrhmental  ift 
fenewmg  the  beneiits  of  peace  «• 
a  settlement,  from  the  resouvces 
and  public  spirit  of  which,  the 
dethcnments  imAer  ^n^  comoraid, 
h^e  detitved  the- mo^  essential 
aids  dur'mg  the  prosecution  of  the 

'  The  decision  wWfeh^it  has  pkased 
yeh  to  thMAMf  o^isnltrag  my  name, 
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has  excited  tHef'wami^l^ctibns. 
of  my  heart,  together  Villi  ^the 
highest  sentiments  oC  public  re- 
spect }  at  the  same  tine,  therefore, 
toat  I  receive,  with  peculiar  grati- 
tude, this  mark  of  your  kindness, 
I  cannot  discharge  the  obligations 
you  have  imposed  on  fflp^  in.  a 
manner  more  conformable  to  my 
sense  of  the  honor  and  welfare  of 
this  settlement,  or  of  the  reputa- 
tion and  interests  of  the  empire, 
than  by  expressing  my  confidence 
of  your  cherishing  those  ptffk:iples 
of  loyalty,  subordination,  and  go- 
vernment, which  have  raised,  and 
finally  established,  the  British  em- 
pire, in  India,  on  the  extensive 
iic^juid^tions  of /its  present  security, 
pj^c^pgri^,  (i^nltyj^afld'rehbv^. 

,  '^"^  ," '  *      ^   Mijjbr  General. 

'  M)|por-g^ri.B6lhisls,c(>um^^ 
of  artillery,  gave  a  dinn^Mr  at  the 
theatre,  to  major  general  the  ho- 
nlligbk;  Mm.  Wp\\m\^u^t 
Itebish  WJpr<ti|iniKn^||>»:bop<Mr^|e 

Ihft'gDlMBPpl^ujIiAuiliOi^ljff    ;l^ 

foetotucn^eclllfiltiff  jv3^:i^k^ 
«ctiBe^dilfidr;iv  f^ibit  Vmfm9 

•8crn  bmoii  ^.'/  i  ■     Qv/><:  v[7r»oa  <-.; 

'Al<el^pnJbf«|te|rttti5p^^,wts 
given  at  the  theatre,  fay  lieot.-<^. 
(.eclimere,  aiid  the  offijpera  iif  th^ 


ftiicibifi  regime&t,  to  major  general 
the' honourable  Arthur  Wellealey, 
On  this  occasion,  the  play-hoiuse 
v0^s  very  superbly  illuminated.  A 
large  area  in  front  was  inclosed 
with  variegated  lamps,  and  the  en- 
trance to  the  house  exhibited  a 
beautiful  traasparent  arch,  o\'er 
which  were  the  words,  "  lFel» 
lesl**y.  Peace,  and  Gktryt"  wilh 
suitable  devices.  The  interior  of 
the  theatre  was  decorated  in  a 
splendid  manner.  Fronting  the 
stage  was  a  transparency  of  gener^ 
Wellesley's  arms,  and  on  each  side 
of  them  the  words,  "jissaye  and  Jr* 
gaum,"*  wliile  the  words  *'Xuggur* 
and  "  Giaigkur**  were  transparently 
displayed  in  other  parts  of  the 
hoUse.  The  company  consisted  of 
all  the  principal  characters  in  the 
settlement;  and  at  about  seven 
oVlock  dinner  was  announced, 
comprizing  a  collection  of  every 
thing  which  the  present  season 
oouldatiford;  while  the  wines  were 
of  the  most  superior  quality. 

The  utmost  conviviality  and 
good  humour  prevailed  the  whole 
4Mfeping,  and  at  about  11  o'dc^k 
the  company  began  to  retire,  pe^ 
/egthrvffOis^ed,  no  doubt,  with  ^ 
siP8W"^-:Tl^  ^^^  ever3t.i;hiij 
qicaaHqjfsifljijjiBd,  and  the  *- 

^^a^WSftriP^rf  to  A*.;iJ 


fiep^rti^re  of  Mt^r- General  - 

,-'' OnTfiuiidsi^^  last,  major  "gen,,  rae 
,  lion ,  Acth  n r  Wei  Icsley ,  and  ni s 
^  su'it^v quilt t;d  this  setlleuient  under 
[die  iisjJ^L'pllUary  pQTOplj.mep^siT 
,  l^J-ie  Pouibay '  artfll e ry  pa ritd  i iig  at 
I  tliepicr  beacl^  ant]  thg  Henge!ni;^U- 

ler^'v  first  tettulipn  of  the,  7th  regt. 

marine  bat'biion,  and  fencible  regt. 

looming  fi  street  from  tbe  ^vernr 


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a^^lK>gscte«^A^.J^  iy>U  entering  t^J«tf^^^^^^^ 

g^i^^^pff^  also,  of  seventeen  ga9B^mfit<i^ 

doiis^^  ftofp  the  batteijr. 


I  ^ '  t 


jp  <3f  rf  T. 


fjl9ving^in^fyv(n-^^^  ihfja^owin^pumoranda  tvhUh  were  com: 
,.nUi^t!^,p4#er^,}^  a  ^^fm  lately  returned  from  Eqfhfnda^ 
rtk^Sm  aninter^^ng  m^u^  of  the  ^Me  if  Qunfiistoh  Undrapid 

"  Since  the  murder  of  theTaher 
pa^a/  ip  May,  'll!?03,  and  the 
cafling  in  of' the  Mamdakes,  Cairo 
haibeen  in  a  most  dreadful  state, 
owing  to  the  heavy  contributions 
levied;  on  'the  inhabitants,  and  of 
this  unheard  of  excesses  coriimitted 
by  the  Albanians  and  Amauts,  In 
Jaiiuar)%  i804,  the  bey  invited 
Ally  Pasha, -firtyni  AlWanddaj  (this 
man  has  been- appointed,  by  the 
P<?Ftetf  viceroy  of  Kgyf>t)  to  c^me 
up  to  Cairo,  and  to:take  upon  him- 
self,  the  charge  of  the^overnment. 
'Aily  Phkhz  accordingly  c^e  up 
and  pitched  .his  tents  about  two 
miies  from  Cairo;  he  \va5  received 
with  great  pomp  by  the  be}^,  Udd 
came  ovet  to  their  camp.  Soon 
after  this '  Osrnan  Bey"  intercejitc|d 
a  letierf/SmVAfiy  fe^^  Waho- 

»  .'.J  ;l'ni4 


liied  Alfr,  the  i^M^  the  AttW' 
fttem;"  ftivrtlnf  HMn-  ttr  nrffak 
i^ainkt  the;  Maitt^kes^mid  if  ttK^^ 

dbiy*  biHfegb  to  Caff o;  OsnaMirBejr 
^toit  tJili  l«tef  A  AUf  «k*ai  ^«l» 
i«e^ia  Hot'  d«tif  b)»  ^«r0  ^ptmtluv. 

•&^  'xmax  '^'Wfcw*'  ciwofttt  iw*, 
^' a«r^rrtiittatten^'W?frfB  tw'idteii 
-Any  Wifeiirta  it  w^al«t>«»PP«*# 
JifaM^eii  P^hAi  "^  >abol6<Qe>Mi 

troops  attached  to  him,  480miliio|^ 
to  nearly  200&.  This  horrid  maa- 
sactcc,  in  cold  blood,  was  cflected 

nauts,..^««^,tt^«i'it^V#3f -4\f  26fh 

January,    llie  interpreter  of  Ally 

'^)Wihlf^feflp^^^^ftt»nI*''ft*^  ^Mrfhie- 

^>)-  Ju*:»  (  \Q  .-i'lr.  m*  1  '1    -  itikes. 


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luke^  'and  took  refnge  in  th^  Brl-*  pp^ble,  and  fortified  their  honsei. 
tfth  resident's  hoasej  the  surgeoa'  On  the  evening  of  the  1 1th  of 
attached  to  the  Pasha  (an  Itsilbai) '  March,  the  Allnnians  and  AmouU 
fled  into  the  house  of  the  Loaperial    ooncertedflplan  to  attaclrtfae  Be^, 


coQsuU  wheie  be  was  protected ; 
a  Dumber  of  troops,  which  escaped 
firom  the  sanguinary  fvLvy  of  the 
Mamelukes  and  Amauts,  were 
diowned  in  the  Nile,  others  escaped 
towards  Syria. 

"  On  the  28th  February,  the 
Albanians  and  /Vrnauts  became  cla- 
morous for  their  pay,  (aboiU  six 
months  in  arrears)  and  surrotmd^d 
the  house  of  Mahomed  Akr,  de- 
claring that  if  not  immediately  paiJl, 
they  would  pillage  Cairo ;  Osman 


and  at  ds^r-^ht  oa  the  morning  of 
the  12th  wa& tlie boor  to  put itm 
execution.  Mahonoed  Ally,  mtiia,. 
party  of  Albanians,  sorrounded 
the  bouse  of  Osman  Bey,  at  Ite' 
same  moment  a  party  of  Amodta, 
umier  ihe  brother  of  the  Tadioc 
Pakka,  attacked  that  of  Ibrabam 
Bey. 

^  **Theprt7  ^  Mamelukes  in  jpo^ 
memwia  ^f  the  okadel,  obeeivgDg  an 
Attack  bn  the  beys,  immediacety 
began  to  bombard  Cairo,  irooa  an 


Bey  came  and  pampered  them  by.  a^^tfca*  that  ^  inhabitanta  had  joined 
promise  of  cash  in  three  dayi>  to    the  Turkiih  tsoops.    Tbii  caii«d 


raise  which  fund  a  contribution 
was  immediately  levied  on  tke-in- 
babitants  of  Cairo  ;<  but  the  m»n 
thus  extorted  fell  very  fihort  of  the 
amount  wanted ;  at  the  exptraim 
of  th«  three  dtjTs,  the  troef«  began 
to  pHlage  the  village  of  Giza. 

*'  On  the  evening  of  the  Uth 
]M^rfb»dlthe  inhabitanta  were  much 
alarmed  on. hearing  that  die  gatea 
of.  Cairo  were  ordCTcd.-to  \Ki  shut 
tutffir  the.Mioal  liour,  aiid  they 
j^oa^o^  in  anxious  fcdi;s  during 
yip  ^ight*  dreading  a  revoluXioDu 
-ami  ^ich  4Ctualhr  took  plaoe  on 
t4fi;Uth.  The  UiUowing  aice  the 
fnrtipMlars; 

li^/.J  At«^wn*tJtiat Osman, and  Ibra^ 
J#a»'B^J  gpt  intimation  of  the  iu- 
jteoy^iooa  »f  fhe.  Albania^  »(^ 
r^n^Ut.chlelli  to  get  pos«es^oi^  of 
'5ie  ^ig^eciiment .  qf  Cairo,  .and 
'|5^.1h^.l>ettersecuTity  of  MiU)Qwed 
fJp#sJ>^,(wbpm  we  were  astouidied 
r^  i^,.w#t  in  existence,  con- 
Ueiviqg  yjrt  he  vfm  muixfejjed  by 
.l^bfi^pt  the  time  4l)!7  pasha  and 


great  ennstemacjon,  andtnen^  wb» 
meni  «nd-  cfaikfavn;  wirm  Ayiog 
abonfc  iftdD'  all  qoea^tnv  ieax6ak€i 
the  ex{doiion  of  the  boonfti^  'om^lf 
1ft>kickt|igled' three,  and  wmtfied 
4mmi^  vafortnaate  sileot'  ^peot»- 
tout.  Osono  Bey^dftfendad  boiMetf 
IbrsGnietime;  Mahortaed  Aiy  be^ 
baved  wMLfaecroic  courage,  vQ«bed 
imto  the  lk)iise.sw(ocd  ui  hand  jc^Osv 
maa  Bey  retreated  out  ofonedDor* 
while  t£e  Albadiaps  were  xtisliiiig 
in  at  the  other:  The.  boose  wai 
upmedlately  pUla^d  and '^umt. 
TbebrotUer  oflthe  TaherPasfaa  wdl 
equally  Biocessfbl  against  Hsrabni^ 
titft  but  who  cut  his  way  thtou^ 
the  AJtooutt,  end  xqpalcai  to  <ue 
citadel,  and  demanded  Mahnmej 
Pasli^, .  with  an  intention  of  cafrry- 
iu^  hujiawav*.  Jiut  by  this<tbe  party 
(^ADbadians  ^nd  Mogcabiansi  in 
U^iit^l,-had  ^  the  ibc^lter^  df 
!me  >::ackief  of  Manadlukei,  and 
>>)^d  .not  deliver  tlie  Pftiha  up, 
^i  iiced  oalbxahim  Bey,  who  was 
4;l2rt  to  jQ(iakea.hastyTetreat>  with 


^hi^M^i^s^ta^'ic^m  to  their  £aiY)    fJxe.IosA  of  a  W  adherents.    Afb^ 

[^Ujy^ai^l^Witptiiei^  tj^  Mamebikee  Jbad' been  driven 

'jiffiprfjing  jOt    the  1  Itli  j   they  also  :  out  of  Cako;  Mahomed  Aly,  and 

collected  as  many  Mamelid&es  as    a  party  of  Albanians,  went  to  the 

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dtadd,  m<nBit»d  Mabomed  ftatha 
OD  a  charger,  carried  him  tbrougti 
Cairo  in  triaidpli,  aimdst  the  aoda- 
iDt6eos  of  t^  pQfillAce^  wfaw^ 
ooumeiiance  beamed  with  «dlkur 
nastic  jof  atlbevetomcf  <th6fde¥ 
fOKdFditia,  and  who  was  imOM^ 
ii^elj  pnidaiined  anew  io  doe 
ferm.  It  was  aupposed  liurt  dbooC 
mtf  of  the  MaBoekikes  Were  onn^ 
daed.  Thirty  of  their  heads,  witil 
tBvag^  ferocHy  •  were  stack  on  pole^> 
aad  flayed  before  the  house  (k 
Mflhemed  AI7.  It  h  Impossible 
la  conceive  the  inveteracy  of  the 
Tcirkisb  troops  against  the  Mame«> 
lukes^  or  those  who  were  so  xH^ot^ 
(mate  as  to  be  aittadsed  to  them^ 
many  Frencbmen  and  Greeks  in 
the  service  of  *the  beys  have  been 
«uandercd.  TVeastire  to  a  great 
tmoont  was  foond  in  the  house  of 
AiabifflBey. 

loomed  Aly  conducted  himself 
wlA  much  judgment  in  this  revo- 
lution; he  sent  an  officei'  of  rank 
CO  the  Ilth  rornid  Cairo,  to  the 
iababitants,  advising  them  to  re- 
main quiet,  and,  in  which  case, 
neither  their  persons  nor  property 
.would  be  raolerted,  nor  did  an  in- 
^tftance  happen  to  the  contrary. 

Osmaa  Bey  most'ricWy  descfved 
*e  fete  he  met  widi-  A  ^  Ma- 
jnekkes  remained  on  the-  t^iand  tf 
Bho^,  and  at  Gizo,  bnt*  which 
places  they  were  soon  •cbhged  tt) 
jevacaatb. 


^tnttCtfire^  ^tattstbeiMoUeeted 
tiiat  this  oficer  wbb  In  a  ^r&t  mea«- 
flUpe  ittbtniihofittf  t  ia^^iecting  the 
d«wnfallaf<MakhomedPasha,ln  Minr 
latt^  hO90«n^€a%'thei  msult  oi  such 
MrifgBl&^i  ihati^aMiher  revdu-^ 
tMH  tbokplkc^  in  thegovemment, 
dfid'^^itbovt  the  nnallest  disturb* 
ancKS^  in  fool,  it  4rM  not  knowa 
to  the  inhabitants  nntii  after  efiect- 
oi.    MahecBM^  Pasha  was   agaiA 
AelpoMf  and  inm^iately  sent  un- 
der  m  strong  go^iid  to  Alexandria. 
f^Bomedays  Calm rnnained nn- 
def  the  gOA^eiwnent  of  <an  Albanian 
and  an  Amout  chle^,  %hen  they 
ibmud  4t  prudent  to  in'viteCooraal 
Pdsha,  fmni  Alexandria,  who  ac- 
cordingly came  up  to  Cairo,  and 
wa^  procttfimed  vksert^  of  Egypt ; 
<his  l^sha  endeavoured  to  restore 
fnmqufflity  and  ptote^t  tnkde,  bot 
^1  h(s  endeavours  were  -miA.    The 
Albanians  and  Arnoots  (although 
united  in  driving  ^  Mamekikes 
•from  Ceiro)are  inveterate  enemies  $ 
indeed,  there  is  not  the  smallest 
docillt  but  the  hej^  will  again  get 
possession  Of  the  coumry;  and  it 
»wfls  repot'fed  ^lacthe  ^ief  oT  the 
Amouts  seemed  irtelified'  to  fttour 
tlie  return  of  the  beys.  ThtfltA^b^ 
tsaH  of  Cairo  !ire>  in  a  most  *»- 
tracted  state,*   nor  have  iHey  any 
^onfiden^e  In  their  present  tuter; 
in  fact,  he  has  no  controwf  (WOf  Alb 
troops,  they  pfnhder  and-assriss^natp 
with  impunity.    I'h^ii^  ?**'not*«be 


Manch  14th.  It  waa  only  *ufo  *«walk9t^doiibt  thte people  ^Hgypt, 
^days  ago  that  a  revohition  teid  been  -bu*-  lAore  jphrdc^^  lH6^'  ^ef 
effected  in  Qwtoi  Mid- Mahomed  ^Cairo,  *Will  ^t>fM\j  ilddt'^o  the 
*!^shapcodainJcd'vi(wir)y.---*^range  t*tytldmt¥  V)f  'the' '€rst  l!:\!h^6pe»i 
to  refalte,  and  yAmi  woUld  be  hardly  po^*«er  that  f#rtds  iri  >thefr  devoted 
credited,  the  Paibahad  not  accepted  •  countiy.  'D^Uyartd  hourly  do  "those 
the  trust  imposed  on  him  maflrfy  ^miserabie' Wr^dhirf'  j[iray '^fbr^  the 
hoow,    than  in  tiierHiJUO  spirit  ^f  ^veHMmt  (*^he  Btlglfish;  wh«»^  tnild 


^fitfkbh  oelittids;  he  be^an  tb  id- 
trigue  with  the  Albanian  chief,  with 
4  Tiew  of  drifitig  the  brother  of 
the  Tflher  F^sim;  and  his  party. 


•  JHwl  lenient  go\-«*rt7metit  'they  wcjl 
know  ho\»'  toap^e^iate,  arid  wbidi 
forms  a  sttikirjjr  contrast  tp  th$t 
they  experienced  tnder  the  repub- 
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Ao^vUfSovr,  of  tlie  Nilfttiiiod.mw 

9^U  tU  the  boato-MsiitL4[r^  (iw| 
HKNT  figjrpt  b««e  (^tooKl^tecii^^ 

giyf»  ftioemm!Mlk)i».pC  ^f  ifffesMU 
dnd  have  only  itk  Ihe  iKieiiti  lioKtttl 
•dd^  that  odC  cqrr6^M»Q49<l^  hav- 
iiig.ioe«asiMt  to  fffopml  4m«<!^ 
IM»  lo   Damtetmi   tigmt^AMi 

«3f«^!with  aD.£^sh.fflBS^iinM 
ibc.  Brili^  C9im)>:«i|d  wh^f^vof 
iti«r|i»dc(KMd>  meivj^jvpofti^uMl 
tohildreii^  cam^  flof^Hiog-  ^.  ihp 
£aok8  ofithe  Nile  fi»»  ti^  liife 
ftnent  viUifM^^xaUioaMns  witbiMr 

fvhen  ftriU  the  Emg^idi  ^pfldusi  ti^ 
ease  ui  of  the  dreadful  opmiMpf 
a^eiand  ooir  £uAilie#4aU3r  aodhcxirly 
lixperience  uoder  the  fw^seot.  f^ 
^yvmaumt.'*^— Those  miserable  p^% 
fie  further  oh«erved»  that  they  ^ 
heeD  plundered  by  the  Turks,  mi 
laundered  by  the  Fren^>  but  ney^ 
viHas  rthere  a  MDgte  ini  (ai^  of  tyran- 
ny,  oppression,  or  plunder^  Gom<- 
iiiitled  by  the  Eogjish,  duric^  Ifaeir 
-Way  ia  £gn>t,  never  was  aoonir^ 
tetion  kvied  hj  the  Britiih  Gene- 
ral} oD  tbecootiarv^  iMy  pai4  Uf 
M.  <aupidies  wUb  uie  qooal  ^criipu- 
dons  eMCtoess* 

n  ^'H$pgfyful  (addseurcon^fi- 
^pondcnt)  as  an  EAg^ahociao*  in  bear- 
jUg^tcatirnQpy  of  the  l^gih  cbsm^ 
.t^tmA  estioiation  par  f^ottntiyp)^^ 
ylK«re;^held  hi  throaghoiU  M&fK. 
cwf:  i?it»*  15»— Acomnta  .n^acbed 
iCairo,et)P!i^i!^  iofinifiiatjpo  of  his 
J^^^je^tyli  fni^  Ai^go  rhaviofl^fai^ 
4lic»red  «tAh(»ukir>  .<with.hi8E3^^ 
dMQ9r..£lphy  Beirut 6011P.  Stn^i 
^ihitrMa^^ke:  chief,  x»D  somepo- 
rlitical  missioned  accompanied  tlie 


p^  forJMft^^nu^Qibcf 

3miai«iMii(fK4tWfttLfe^  .1 

%wF^ttqr«riwJbw  wiwwsj »! 
wfiftopiy.'  wk^t  ,j^fv^,  8f^ 


xespectina  the  fete  of  .thif,)|D^^c^i 
R^^pt#f,^i^  it  .was.^^tune 
j^WP^  *ayk,vh€^.lw4,li9^.^B^t 

fe>.   ^fflifithe^lstj 
^Uis^teKtififuEvnationr 

<<>he^itetHwas. 
»» .ni^M>g:;»  fiiepd^ 
.w|k)^  jfo^ppSied  ^,  witj 
dromedary  to  cw^fiyJt^ijryKfPW'l 
JC>elU;  |w^thtgre^fii$pu%got 
in^  thf^  1^9i^it^.bf^ 


the^irilkg^pfjj 
to  thehc3>^se, 

jthe,  Afal^.J^eik  i$cdud,');»wf 
^(biQpix^t,  the  Witc^q^. 
^aveh'iff^  ^protections  gn 
i^fS^Qcliiry^,  and  with  a^^ 
pendant, be  %4.  joto  the  iL,^-^,.^ 
jthe:dwrt. ,  «?*>w<ttt^  olJpMac^ 
.^  tlp^  ryrJu^  ijtt^ 
hd4  wre;  s^qpedfry.th^.jfi?^ 
ii$h^  npf^topi,  tha?|,  jt^ejr  w!?Jfi  w 
tribe,  of  JBie^oi;^!  |br  insj^n^^^i  iJT 
you  .nwrtcaf  r8 '^/tiWr^.  <?v^^ 
i|oit,of  an  J^p(  tj>e  tw^,  -,f«, 
.inunediateljr  fly  i^to  tb^  !lH>i^,ii! 
iWi^tive  or  fspsTt  ypw  pp^^ 
is  safe,  nor  will  ne  deuver  y9u  up 
while  imploring  his  protection. 

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^'Tbe  English  gorerxunent  loaded 
HjAy  Bey  with  very  valnaUe  pre* 
peots,  all  oi  widch  had  arrivei  in 
tfie*  Aigo>  and  were  coany^A  ^ 
(keMBetoRosetiai  fbewbokMl 
kito-ihe  hands  of  Ostnan  Bay; 
Aldaa^olhe?tfaiiiciwa9  lis  ttUf 
)^'8"ttctai«^  fic^  let  with  i«a^ 
aidMb, -^i^fiich  was  pfetBii^  totfai 
B^hay  he  hid  a  piilMd  aodif* 
«bttat^¥ri>dsor.  "mintefpretai 
of  JEim'^  ^  Ik^dMe)  fett  hitd 
if#l8i&r«t^  ^  AJbtoiatt/  aiid 
it$»itxit'd^'^  Cairo,  to  Ounan 
tt^'^jMtMAeasMl^the  ^paompl 
m^i^t^  oTibe  BHthh  k^esMeAti 

'^It^itpt^  '^Wfct  Blfihy  Bey  w«i 
iBmkJU^h^f^^^       tor  ^ihe 

B^«giOfe6iftatt  P4)«fcJ  iie  da* 
i^?^*%f  Irf^/bwiFtoitotty,  ftiBy 
rtb«llfi«' of  the'  sinceiify  and 
^  6iA  €gy;>il^d^l^^       British 

jlte  %i^^'»^ik'*8ea&§  1(4^  *en- 
^^^'IIHo^'V  kl&id^  <^ 

'^^^  ^hJVlRriadittg  -yi^sa"  heard 

^  Steafi/'^  Spon  kfttfr  ii  ^eftdr 

iie^  iri-  im^  pr^te  iniatiner 

^■-Stiib-  8He9t, -froBS  O^ttiafl 

^'^  B  ifrpradenf tb  nuAe)^^ 

K^^oiher/lrftff  tl>ar&6^  they 

ittSted'.ltrilli  sftf  (hbit 

*t  'in  jpbftM^!»1<!*i '  of  tM\?o'', 

^'Kfej?irtvhed«h'e*^dtid'e^«h 

fe  Befloditts  tor  jfemfKenTr  camp 

i^^^^F,  ^bd  ^"^tc^  ^e 'A^db 

I*ateS^  ^^  d^aft^r  he^had^^fW- 

tillSaRtiS  tmgagi^ttt^ntA  ih'^esc6rt% 

a  carivSftoTCafcbSttt^z;  -  •        ^ 

lie  British  add  French" c6psdls 


fihdtog  dwj  eo6U  not'j^ralrol  th^ 
respecthre  piote^ett  fiom  the  haai^r 
oeotribulion  levied^  departed  <  &ooa 
Qtkth  fbr  Akau»Kbia#  a  fcw  dam 
ttftiotit  to  te  iBM^tiott,  •CD  tb# 
MIth  Match)  hadi  ^it  hoiis 
were  attacked  hy  the  fndatofy 
lobbeiawha  lurk  on  the  hankii  cf 
iheKUe  t  they  raAdiad  Eoiatta  with 
the  loM  of  two  men.  •    ' 

^'  Naver  waa  Bgyptkoown  to  ba 
ki  andb  a  dejdondMastate  at  withht 
die  last  tweWemooths.  The  inha^ 
Mlaotaaro  so  ignorant  of  European 
fab&:#  that  they  are  at  a  Iqsa  t6 
icccmnt^  and  appear  muGhtarpriaed 
at  the  En^ish  eracuatiag  Egypt^ 
and  dier  expanding  so  mwdi  Uood 
and  treascne.— Bad  as  they-  were 
under  mpcibHcan  of^iressioo^  stifl 
it  was  far  preferable  to  what  they 
bhre  since  sitfared  vmder  those  wk^ 
have  alternate^  held  the  reins  ef 
government  in  Cairo. 

'**  Nor  has  Alexaftdriftbeen  ftee 
ftidtn  trouble.  InNevember^  1803> 
the:  Turkish  troop»>  m  retumtM 
feom  exercise^  and  inpassmg  thT0O|^ 
tbd  quarter  allotted  for  the  reur 
denize  tif  the  Hurt>pcan&,  most 
-#a!rt6iily  fired,  with  ball,  into  the 
hbuses  of  the  consuls. 
^ ''  R^ittonstrahcee  were  made  ta  the 
P^ha  6f  Alexandria,  but  who  »- 
tafned  a  Verbal  message,  saying  h^ 
had  noicttitroul  over  bis  tit)Ops. 
'*'  Ota  ^e^lbDowmgday  the  insults 
was  repeated  j  a  shw  wa*  fired 
^ffifi^ugR  the  BusnaiCflagi, Swedish 
iirms,  «md  into  ^  £^ish  oohoc^ 
-hotise;  laio'  siAts£ictk>n  ttMitd:.:be 
obCfiini^  !^  fhi&^iftilHMbtts  ifmnsgi. 
A  rriefitftigof'an'thfe^teHls^'lWJk 
^f4ride;  'and'  Ih^  tmadlhiOttsly  ciAme 
4o  the  r^ctotfon^f  $triktog>the}r 
'tesp^iite^agg'^st3ft(t^,  itatimA 
-pt6t^tynr  i6it4x)arith(^i>irlteh^ii*. 

-t&ni  ^th^vfety"  hi^^«*siifdt. 
'  aridin^m^cnntel^-^^^te^iafTte^ 

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ipwfliwi.  Ibe  oonnik  hat^  a 
iwNtl  to  oary  tbbk  roipBC^vo  l^gs 
toOooiGuitiBOfltt,  aadiiavlng  ilifr* 
]Nrtckod  •  iKry  'vpub  ibKifininfii  ^ 
uteiflin  Tuitil  an  tmiwf  was  re^ 
^Onittd  fiom  their  cupecthe  am*' 
iNuwdors. 

'  "AAerMmaltuiigaboQttendajtt 
on  board  the  T\EDrkish  fngate>  tbe^r 
wifere  totniated  to  come  on  shore 
I7  the  Pftsfaa,  and  iiriih  assorancea 
4if  fvotooUon^i^  Pasha  (this  was 
II19  oian  tbit  wts  afterwwds  manv 
dered  by  the  Mameiokes)  m&t  tlie 
consuls  on  the  beach,  received 
them  with  gveat  pomp,  aodeodea* 
VBQied'to  give  them  every  aatisfao* 
tion,  promised  a  guard  10  protect 
thMr  respective  houses  andotifeted 
to  atotte^  as  far  as  in  bis  poweTi 
for  the  insults  cecflived/* 

^  Bxiruct  qf  «.  LeiUrfrom  S«ex.  ' 

,  *'  1  have  been  delighted  beyond 
all  expectation  with   my  pissage 


iotnf^Egypl.  However  much  the 
mass  of  people  may  be  sunk  in 
hdrfaBiism,  I  met'  at  tl>e  -several 
piaces  of  Cairo,  Rosetta,  aid 
Alexandria  the  most  particular  aty 
tention  from  gentlemen  of  the 
most  agreeable  manners,  and  full 
ef  infocroation.  The  antiquities 
of  this  coimtry,  which  we  are  all 
taught  from  our  mfanqr  to  look  up 
to.  with  a  degree  of  veneratidd,  do 
certainly,  on  a  near  inflection, 
strike  the  miwi  with  •  uncommon 
wonder;  it  is  iaxpossible  to  describe 
to  70U  my  aensatioiia  of  surprize 
when  placed  within  a  few  feet  of 
the  great  pyramid.  I  was  almost 
lost  in  astontsbment  -,  then  the  con- 
tmsc  fhvt  natttfally  arises  as  if  IVo^ 
viAence  whbed  46  give  the  mosi 
striking  example  of  the  inst^iOty 
of  human  affitirs  ^ .  how  prosperous 
wkstmffe  thta  countryj  howooM 
dtsgraded,  the  histodj  of  tb^wM^d 
does  not  ^e^xstps  tmir  vq  in^Usnct 
of *pcaplc*oaDre abject.**. r  ,    ,'^ 


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O&EteAt. 


July,  1803. 
Mr.  J.  W.  Skei^r,  sab^coantatt  ff^ 

Qcr4l,ftni  aoUxinunt  to  the  board  of 
,inde^%  m  th<;  rooni,  of  Mr.  H.  J.  Da?, 
'  'rclC  deceased. 
Mr.  Richaid  Turner,  hcad^stant^i  «!ic 

«fOlinW»tkcneral*sofficf.  *  '  '  ' '' 
Ml  Jtiward  GohiinR,  supetTintjQebiit  qf 
,  iumps  in  lUe  rofwn  of  Mr-  T*  JOasfcfcj' 

Uck  W.^a.  Kees,  sttsUttut  judge  of -Aft 
r  ckyof  Pafnt.  *     '        ^  .  * 

ik,  W^^odk,  ass^^4ud^c  of  ihc, 

ziluo  of  iJippca./ 
Mr.  H.  WilltiiiscSf)Vai^fetartt'jbagcof  the 

nllah  of  Tirhooi.    • 
Mr.  A.  M.  Willock,  aisisum  judge  of 

the  zilUh  of  Behar. 
Mr.  A.  Cockbum,  register  of  tbe  pro- 
vincial court  of  appeal,  and  court  of 

circuit  for  the  division  of  Patna. 
Mr.  T.  Woodfiard,  register  of  tb«  |*rcv' 

viocial  court  of  appeal  and  court  of 

circuit  for  the  division  of  Moor&heda- 

had. 
Mr.  H.  Parryi  register  of  the  dcwanny 

Adawrlut,  and  attistant  to  ihc^nagistrate 

of  the  ziUah  of  Bcerbhoom. 
Mr.  H.  JDumblctoii,  ditto,  ditto,  at  Jcs* 
•  lore. 
Mr.C.  Chisholme,  ditto,  ditto^  of  Jaun- 

pore. 
Mr.  W.  Morton,  ditto,  ditto,  of  Midna- 

pore.      -    •  *     ' 

Mr.  J.  W.  Grant,  ditto,  ditto,  of-  Mir- 

zapore. 
Mt.  W.  Blont,  dkto,  difto,    of  Nud- 

deah. 
Mr.  J.  -French,  dktof  ditto,  of  Pamcah. 
Mr.  C.  Patton,  ditto,  ditto,  city  of  Pan^a. 
Mft  JtQies  PattonV  ditto,  ditto,  of  zillah 

Wr.  r.'Moreaii,  dkto^  ditto,  of  SyJhet/ 
9di  G.  C.  Masters,  ditto,  ditto,  of  ^attin. 


Mr.  F*Fa«quic<t,dHlikdrtto,of  TipWraBi 
Mr.  J.  H.rlBi»dkrbMtt,  ims^SS^^i 


Mr.  W.  P.  Potts,  ditto,  ditto*  oTFur- 
'  ruckabad.  -•>'-'. 

Mr.  C.  Grcsme,  collectoroffilieerbllbtfttK 
Mr:  jh'AdiM^imMnf  w  the  .dbUeoMr 

of  JDacca.  r      -7,^  1 

Mr.  D?  Morrieson,  asaistaitt  to  4^  coW 

lector  of  BeifaiQs.  - 
Mr.  J.  Shakcspear,  assistant  to  tbe  col* 

kdoriof  fimerbhopmc    .        ^.       1 
Mr.  W.'M..  Fleming,   assittnt  to  the 

coUector  o£  Sartm. 
Mr.  a.  J.  Powcl,  asiUiaDtilo  the  col- 
.  lector  of  Shahibad. 
Mr.  W.  Paton,  assistant  to  the  cottccior 
"df'Tirh«orv         ^    .     ■','/'    ^        < 
Mr.  £.  Cuthbert,  assistMtt  to  iho  lecye- 

tary  in  the  Oude  department. 

October. 

Mr.  John  Wilhon,  agent  for  the  provi- 

f  ^dh  6f  opium  in  tbe  province  of  Be- 
haf,  in  the  room  of  Mr.  Playdell,  de- 
ceased. 
J^  Thomas  Brown,  member  of  the 
board  of  trade,  in  the  room  of  Mr.  £d- 
monstone,  deceased. 

Mr.  D.  Burges,  essay  floasterto  the  minty 

'<  ife  Benares. 

Mr.G.  Rarenscroff^  register  of  ihcxil- 
lah  court  of  Hocgly* 

At»RILi-l8o4. 

Mr.  Thomas  Brown,  jMci9tery  10  the^On 
.   vemrocm  in liie  pub^dq^artnents. 
Mr.  John  Cutton,    a  member  of  the 
•    board  ofi  tradcw 
Mr.  C.  M.  Rjckceis,  secretsry  to. the 

board  6f  trade  ia.tiks  tab  and  opivM 

department. 
Mr.  Joho  TborrinU,  sccrenry  to  th« 

board  of  trade.  ^  ^ 

Mr.  R.  (^.  iHow4eo,4baa  auistaat  14 

theci^mk  aMHthoQie  keeper.  . 

APKIt 


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Mr. 


APRIt. 


[r.  Junes  Money,  commcfdal  resideitt 

atuacu. 
The  honorable  Mr.  A.  Ramiay  corubc^  . 

cialrcMcleiit  at  Jungypore . 
Mr.  Toomas  Abnham,  comwcrrial  «- 

sident  at  Luckipore  and  Chittagoog. 
Mr.  Philip  Coaltty  commercial  resident 

at  Radnagore. 
Mr.  Samuel  Bcachcroft»  commercirf  i^ 

sident  at  P^itna. 
Mr.  Joseph  Bcroard  $miili»  camnorcidl . 

resident  nt  Cusaimbaaar. 
Mr.  H.  W.  Droz,  commercial  lesideai 

u  Bauleah. 
Mr.  Charles    S%»eedlaad,    aesidciil  it 

Kecrpoy  and  MidoapOfQ.  . 
Mr.  T- w.  Paxtom  commeicialfctidcnt 

at  Santipore. 
Mr.  John  Forsyth,  coauncrcial  leiideQt 

at  Hurripaul. 
Mr.  J.  P.  Larkins,  sub-expM^waididaie 

keeper. 
Mf.J.J.B.Proby,   ooUecfoc4»r   Ctk 

cutta,  and  of  the  twenty-four  Pfilgun- 
-  nahi. 
Mr.  Andrew  Slin 


by,  Msaltani  tm  <hc 
DtatCumlofci. 
Mr.  Samuel  Beachcroft,  commercial  ic* 

lidcnt  tt  BaukrahL 
Mr.  Phi  Up  CoaleSf  coiicrcial  lesident 

itPatna. 
Mr.  H.  W.  Dfoz,  commeidal  reaident 
tt        "    ' 


Mr.  JoKph  Bcnard  Snkby  cohnoaereial 
icsidentat  Radoagofe. 

MAY. 

Mr.  Smoel  Davis,  aMouat»tjRBeral,  in 
thf  loott  of  Mr.  JHbuy  SLCeorge 
Tucker,  fcaigpKd. 

The  gntwrnrir  gfpml  ia  cooDcii»,b 
plcaaed  ttr  noniBBtt  lieufeBjaDi  Wil- 
ltam%  q£  ikr  |d  iMtttlna  Mutffiment 
native  in&ntiy,  to  officiate  as  Bcnba 
interpreter  to  tbe-honorable  licutcoaDt 
coL MonaatK ~  '  1'  '    .     .H./.y^OlJ 

SUPREME  couiiirull;'  J  * 

His  praeHesicy  the  modt  iMit  KHo^- 
Gamuts  WeJleOr^,  ILT.lgSmsabr 

General    lord   lake,    commander    in 

StrGeoq^e  KSars  BaHewi  IwC  €b'snl»*^ 
cced.asgovcrnei'fceQtM.        ^' 

Gcora  Ddoey,  ci^.  /::^'^^., 

ffinXomdat  cfaf  scfctfetaiy^^  •  ^  ''^' 

rieii  B«  EdmOrtstooc,  atcftlafy"  ^'Mnt 
flecict^  ponacBi,  aoo  lofcign  -wflan^ 
menu;  Persian  secretary.^    .  '    i   i. 

Tfioman  Bfown,  Mfetiffin  Uitf  jlMK 
<icpartmeot:  •"    ?  • ;  ?^J  . 

George  Dowdeswdl,  lecrQliiy^^ 'f^ 
revenue  and  Judicial  4M|taiM     ' 

Joho^orbes,  &epe^^  Ad'^eebitlsi^ 


MADRAS. 


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MAY,   1803. 

Mr.  G.  Parishi  collector  of  tbc  ziUahof 
Raamad,    atid  6f  the  proviiioei   of 
'    Dindinl  and  Madura.  mt.  ., .  e*^'-^/*  JwJ^ 

Mr.  H.  S.  Groeme,  to\  that  part  of  Co-     Mr.  R.  H.  Lai!iom»Judg|c  oC  t^^^^ 
ent  under  Mr.  Hurdii .         of  Kamnad.  ^ 


JUDICIAL   DEPA*r*ffi^ 

Mr.  T,  &  Hurdis,  f<tB^^r  to  ^^djfcr 
Adawlur,  and  sudder  Foojdaity  ijififff' 
lut. 


imbacore  at  present  \ 

Mr.G.  F.  Travera,  and  Mr.  F.  Gaha^ 

can,  subordinate  collecton  in  the  ceded 

districts. 
Mr.  D.  Crawford,  collector  of  the  zillah 

of  Guntoor  and  Pldoaud. 
Mr.  C.  H.  ChuichiU,  do.  of  the  do.  of 

Rajahmundry. 
Hon.  Lf  Q.  K.  Mumy,  do^  of  the  do. 

x]lf  Vitteipaiam. 
Mr.C.  Elhs,  Aant  under othe  collec- 

ter  gf  the  oortbeni  dmsiaa  t£  Arcot. 


Mr.T.  Newnham,  re^ster  of  the  zillah 
ofdo.  . 

M.  A.  G.  Blake,  register  of  the  provin- 
cial court  of  appeal  and  circuit  for  the 
ix>rthem  division* 

Mr.  A.  H.  Kelio,  do.  of  the  zillah  of 
Guntoor. 

Mr.  S.  Skinner,  judge  of  the  zillah  of 
Rajahmundry. 

Mr.  R.  Aleiandcr,  do.  of  do.  of  Vi» 
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Mr.TbofiiisChiUy,'rBgMK^<b^di^'  Mr.  Edward  Wood,  asststanc  to  tberr* 

of  do.                         ■^'"'-   -  j:.  ~    ^*  eisierofthesudderAdawlutaxKl  sadder 

Mi;  A.  Wilson,  da  of  the  do.  of  H^ih*  roujdarry  Adawlut. 

Buadiy.                  ;    >  llbbqfabics  VaasbaiH  assistant  dndcr  the 
— iii-   vhCl..^..r.£2  iM      secretary  to  tfaQ  tcvenue  and  judicial 

PUBUC  I>EPARTMfiNT.:>-::  itpmMnt. 

Mr.Tbooat  Fraser,  dq^g^.^actonnuibt  .^Mr^  ^ibiutl  Ruisri,  do!  do. 

gaeial;  Mr.  J.  y^  Ai^niM^'ieqfetary. 

and accottotam  to^be smkits toad..  January  1804. 

Mr.  G^Mdcic,  d«|«ty !^pQ«M3micr  i^e-  Mr.  JvMi  Vaifi(]mi,  auistanc  uttder  t|it 

DeraB       t!  -  n' '        !^-*-     •     ir  '  collector  of  Ncllorc.                    '* 

li            -.^-^.^-i .;.)  Mr.  Joseph  OwerAill,  commdreial tresis ' 

COBdMERaAL  DEPARTMEOT';  dent  in  the  ceded  districts. 

Mr.  Charles  Winx,   sccrefaiy  to  the  Mr.  Thonm  I^nid,  coifttacrcrdl  6f^ 

boaidinrtde           :*/.,^4.,;.  to  the  honorable    Cooipat^y  on   Ac 

n,'     -tiit;.ioi05^^,^i^J    r..n:     .m.^-   -.      .^SfiftlUiliS  ftTchc  CDSttii|g  yfar-    .  ^^' 

Mr-  Taawc  IM>»i«/in- <agcti*[latg  lft.tnCJft*  ■  ■  

""'y  M  %flii^i»  .'mm^iv  ^-     REVENUE  app6intmeKt» 

•    ~--    -'        '    »-     -^  circuit  and  appeal  in  the  nofthchi  divi- 

Major  William  Macleod,   ^oHectM*  of 
the  southern  division  of  ArQOi«         '<' 


xtor,  ID  the  northcfi^  division 

Mr.  Ja^^^.Wda|Jrt  ?*ft«t^ 
col]^ic|of,orCci^nbatQr($   .  ,  , 


JULY, 

Mr.  John  Dennis,  master  attendant  at 
the  port  of  Puilicut.  -^  ■*  -  -  -  . 


MAY.     •    •  :•     ■     . 

Gecm  Strachey,  esq.  acting  prvtatete^ 
'  CTCtary  to  the  right  honorable  the  ^o- 
■tremor,  during  the  absence  of  major 
.  general  Dowdeswell. 
SEPTEMBER.  /,     /JWr.  Charfes  Higginson,  deputy  levenuc 

Mr.TerrickHamilton,Persiantrwl4(y.'^^«cdMtotant.  ,^      ^    ,. 

to  the  government.  ^^'  James  Drummond,  subordinate  col- 

Mr.  C.  H.  Higgtnson,  assistant   to  the        '^^^  »"  ^.J^o^if^^**"  Malabar, 
accbuntant  gcncna  and  civil  auditor.  -    -Wr.  Thorny  Henry  Barber,  da  do. 
Mr.  John  Lcmg,  register  to  the  judge  of    Mr.  John  Hodppn  Pearson,  do.  do. 

dR«aWni|ViiW.  .     "  -         'Mr.  JamcsWilsbn.'do.do. 

ifeWEm  C^  -Mr.  Edward  Wood,   deputy  register  to 

""^VfiteW^  ^  sudder  Adawkt,  and  suddcr  rouf- 

'•*M&^'^*         '      .    1.  .:'>^^       ^'*  a*>' AdiVfiut.       -^  • 


if    .,1   tj 


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-    BOMBAY. 

. 

Hugh  Monro,  esq.  to  Be  disfdm  jJusU/  iSf.  ItoBSiTdcy  Sftuth,  to  be 

at  Surat,  vice  St^cr,  gofic  home.  general.                   ^ 

J.  A.  Craigie,   esc].  to  be  assistiiit  nf  lllr:  Elinwl !  Strettel,    tpr.hr 

ditto,  vice  Monro,  promoted.  counsel  to  the  honorable  compaajr.    . 

John  Law,  eso.  to  be  seflior'^iyhitpt;  Atfgttioil^.-lftodiey,  esq;  commeitiil 

vice  Scion,  deceased.                      ^  resident"  Anjttigo,  vice  Parry,  caScd 

Peter  Le  Messurier,  esq.  ditto^  dktOf  vict  ~  intoconnci). 

^per,  gone  home*                       .  '  JidM*  Slrv«l<li|.  Idine  depoty  w»e- 

.  ''  /^  house  Keeper,  vice  WaddcU,  appoinied 

.              JDtY.                          '  ^  conuniMny  of  provisiont to  the  fbrcei 

Mr.  J.  H.  Casamajor,   ai^stant  tihoeir  "  onder  the  command  of  coL  Musray.  . 

the  secretary  to  the  board  of  icvenQc.  Jobn  Mbirisdd,  eaq.  h^d  assittaot  10 

Mr.AichibiUDpMUs,mIinii^^<l^^<*^  the  ooHectohaod'itgMr  to  the  ctibrt 


and  garrison  storckcqpaiv  w  tDiy>pio«>        i>f  spiiipii'  ai  Suiat,  vica^in|^HIii|  'W 
vncfrnr  HUwtr.  signed. 

•        \  »        >*     J.   L  Soil io V,  osq.  seOMpT  i 

aocost;  '  t   *       thrcoHeotorkrSiini;    * 

J6se|>fa  Cmnberiege,  esq.  appointed  so-  .p    /"^  .    *:,» 

Hcitor  to  the  honorable  c 
Hall,  proceeding  to  Engl 


;sq.  appointed  so- 
biecompny,  vice 
Englana..    ^ 


CEYLON. 


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/     .  h   ,1      >'-      -         .    >  .tI? 

.  ma>x.i8o3p  "    ^,^j  .J  W.Miteoiucty,e^.'i33«|^<fim 

Ceorge  Lulion^  esq.  to  ,be  9§Bism  of  W*  CampbelLes^  (Utjip>  j^^tc^^fihi^^^^^ 

feveoue  and  commerce  far  the*  dist^i^  JohnJi^acdoaJl,  esq!  custom  aoMfCr  of 

of  laffhapdktam.      .v.    .               ..1  ,  ^ 
T.  W.  Carrington,  esq.  to  be  assiitant  ib 

James  Barclay,  esq.  to  be  nest  assistant  to  tor  the  boborabic  compaay,  cm  tbt 

the  agent  ^  reveoue  and  commerce  of  island  of  Ceylon. 

Cokidibo.  "Mr.  Henry  Stevenson,  nkistcr  attoitet 

Hi  the  ports  in  me  district  of  ChicacOk. 

gJUILT.  ....                                f  .3.    -»; 

W.  Modtgbltle^,  taq.  a^Afof  revenue  DECfiMBfeR. 

aod  commerce  for  the  district  of  Point  Alexander  Wood,  esq.  to  be  fty-matier 

de  Gallc.  general. 

James  DonktD,  esq.  sitting  magistnte  Alexander  Adell,  esq.  to  be  agent  of 

for  the  towa,  fan,  and  dittrtct  of  Jaff-  revenue  andcoouBefce,  for  the  district 

naMcan.  of  Colombo. 

H*  A.  Mafshall,eiq.  ditto,  ditto,  Trio-  Richard  Flasket,  esq.  to  be  depo^secfe* 

oomat6e«  tary  10  government,  and  secretary  to 

H»>j(*l4MB|<ttsq*  dtttOv  dat«o»  Bati-  -  the  council.                          «    :    V 

CjHQp*  Edward  Tolfrey,  esq.  id  be  roister  of 

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the  iMgb  court  of  appall  and  coaunb-  comacrcc  will  ceam  on  the  3tft  De- 

uoocroT  stamps.  cember,  aod  oa  th6  sd  Januaiy,  a  new 

John  KcHmti,  eiq.  to  be  ooilectarof  sea  hwrd  vUl  be  •opsMId^  consisting  of 

nmom.lor  (Me  pOftofX}bhitebo.  the  (bUowtog  membeit.    - 

Mr.  Fraocis  Smith, ^to  be  fint  ckrk  in  Thechief  secretaiy  to  be  piesidciic. 

ibe  tfcaiuiy  office.  The  vioe-trenufer. 

All  these  appointments  to  take  place  The  paf^oaster  goacfal, 

on  the  1st  of  Januaiy,  iBo^.  The  aocouotam*geoenl, 
-»— r  Tobemeabu4i 

The  present  boaia  of  revenue  and  Henry  Powncy,  esq.  to  be  secretary. 


ESTABLISHMENT 

AT   fEIKCJK  OF   WALSS^S   ISLAND. 


cotf  I9C 1 1.  Mr.  AlteNi^ 

«iq»  governor  andT  titt-        1*f  ^  mtmbeif* 


_„  J.  H.  Oliphint.  esq.  waidiouM  keeper 

Jeb*iiofnOlifhBnt»  a^  A.Gray,  esq.  supennteodant of  nvinei. 

Aiexander  G«ay,  «%.  Cape  N.  Mc.  AUtHor,  coamaodanc.  ^ 


Cipiaitt  Nonnnii, 


ESTABLISHME^ft  AT  CANTON  IN  CHINA. 


SELECT  COMMITTEE  Thomas  Charles Pitttle,  esi|« 

&Druni«iood,  esq.  presideec  John  Wm.  Roberts,  oq. 

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wru- 


EfiS'AfiLI^IMBNTS  AT  SUMATRA. 


Waber  Ewer,  cai).„^oiqii^ifioDer.  Pap|;^li&iiwDao«  Mc.Lan(U<«ouui^, 

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BENGiUft 
/n  #Ae  Hen,  Company's  Troops  ^' 


l|fi*^GovERwoR  General  m' 

Council. 
During  the  absence  of  licotenant-coloncl 
Gcorjgc  HartouTt,  from  the  prcsidcncyi 
capttin  J.  Armstrong  is  to  net  as  mi- 
litary secrciaiy  to  hit  cxcdlcncy  the 
most  noUte  the  covemori 


[cner^  and 
forces 


most  noble 
>  tapiain^genei^l  oF  all  the 

in  the  East  Indies. 
'Capunn  John  Leathan,  to  command  the 

Burdvan  provincial  battalion. 
Captain  Jolui  Stewart,  to  command  the  ; 

ratna  provincial  btttalion.„ 
Lieutenant  Ludlow  to  command  die  Be^ 

nifci  provincial  battalion* 

The  anideitnenhDiied  gcntlemeQ  hayinfr    ' 
produced  tegular  certifies,  art  admittcJ 
cadeu  in  this  pcesidency. 
C<Wtf/pH-ClTarles  Duncan. 
iVf/SiMr^f-^Witliam  Blackwood,  Henry 

Sooct  l^ylor. 

OCTOBER. 
O-  O.    FORT   WILLIAM. 

Hi^exEcIlcticy  the  most  noble  the  govern:  -^ 
nof^geocrai  hat  receiveda  dispaK^  from' ^ 
the  ngbl  ho*,  ford  Hclbarti  one  of  hit 
iflu^csiy^  principi^  teoretanes  of  stat^,*  . 
toiignify  to  the  fOfVemor-geperal  hit  ^ 
.    joaj^^'s  o«$i  gijiciiiit  peiSMon  to  ^ 
•coept.  and  lb  ^»iir  tk  l^onpr  cdblened  ^ 
upontfaegoivcstiQr^eiMiral  tyAegiwkl  ! 
mfpMf^  aa  tne^fwtoi  fbtcftj^ttn^^ 
the  An  tank;  iogetl|er  wkbttis  ram- 
i's «pnit«aiiit  to  the  f^vtfoor^*^ 
ic^  M^^f^  tftteittd^ds  per- 
il to  HMW^lprnerar  BniVf  atid 
totbe  other  MKerHHli»Kcfei«ceived; 
-^•..  waaAm-  komrt  iNMtt  t^   Oltonaa 
n>...:tourt,  '  ;  •  -'     -'•    -i-  •■   -  ■  •  '•' 

'  <  .  Uiftwjtt^  hai  tbo  MMto^tfd  df  Uie  go*  t . 
•ri.x    %tfttHNMn«l  hiii9%  iMo^be^  intiK*  ' 
.'n>.M3tuii6f'J«be.«udddilV«fUf  Ilk^xceT:  ^     pre 
:»j(/-  kn^  Mi^'vautelbM}  theV^^Accrt'.-'^  beMi 

abovemcQtiODed to  weavtlie'ra^ccive  ^.-.Wt  t^fQ**^ 


badgtstransroittcd'to  ihtv\hy 
seigDor,    urtil  hii  miij&fs  Jj»1 
should  bemadb  known,  to  the" 
nor-gcncral 

DECEMBER.; 
'      ■      fc.  O.    FGTRT   WUtlA>i;; 

Ordered,  that  dat^s  <pl  rtolc  t4  W^^p^ 
to  (he  undermeni^ptved  o$6(ft^ca* 
valry  and  la&mty  ^  MlO^s  r  Ijtti  tbt 

•:  the  dates  of  rank  whfctr  hiyc  Wn  ai- 
leady  assigt«:d  to  any  of  the  <ttccis 
mcmioi)ed  in  the  following  lists  be 
cancelled. 

Canrafijr-Vitaiamix  colonel  George 
Haitiyman,  to  be  /iolonel  tnom  the 
17&  of  JhilJ;, :  189T.  Vite  ^cnDV«»tl 
retired.  Majijr  Walker  Dali^  raw- 
cett,  to  he  lieuteftant-CQionr!  tnm  the 

'^  17th  of  July,  1801,  i^ice  Hai^noaD 
proinotedV  M^Or  Thom^  IBirofm,  to 
be  lifnitenant-cobnel  figgg,|1^  «><)  ^ 

leased.    CaDtaih  lU/btv^  V^Pe,  U> 
.be  niator.  ftotft  ihfc  ,I7*  f?  -CT* 
tScnv  gice  l^w^ct^  jpttotiiwd./  tap- 
tarn  Pbjcr  Bbck,,  tb  1)e  ibi^joc^fm 
.  -the'aiJhdf  Jajitijiiy;  ^^^ 

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Cadet  L.  R.  DiduGO,  to  be  a  cornet, 
cavaliy  nok,  1st  Janiiarv,  i8o2»  armv 
tank,  inhDiauf,,\%ok.  .Qfi^S^ 
Smith,  to  De  cornet«  cavalry  lank,  sd 
January,  1802,  anxtytank,  ist  Janu- 
ary, 1802.  Cadet  James -Luiuiifliii 
to  be  cornet,  cavalry  tank,  ^d  January, 
1S0&,  army  rank,  1st  Jaouai^,  Aa8o«v  ^ 
Cailet  John  Apsley,  to  be  c^Mt^  ta^  * 
valryranky  4th  Jaiwacy,  1802.  army 
rank,  1st  January,  1802.  Caoer,  {L 
Fuzgerakl,  to  be  corftet,  cavalry  raoki 
Adi  Januw,  1802,  army  rank,  Mt 
Jaouaiy,  iflosu  ..  -."•  : 
la/ojuiy^lACai.  colonel  James  Pringle, 
.  ,^9J3C  colooeW  from  ibe  i6tb  Novem- 
ber, 180a,  vice  Ellcrkcr,  decL<i>ed. 
Licutcnant-coloncl  Heorv  Hyudmnn, 
to  be  colonel,  fromihc  141^  December, 
i8o2,  vice  pv'cr,  deceased.  Lieute- 
nant-colonel John  Fen  wick,  to  be  co- 
lonel, from  the  £6ih  of  December, 
1802,  vice  Brisco,  deceased.  Major 
''I'  R.  Dunk  ley,  to  be  Ucutenaiit-colonel, 
from  the  4th  of  July,  iBoi,  vice  WaU 
'.  ker,  deceased.  Major  Forbes,  to  be 
^,  iJcutcnant-colonel,  from  ihc  jyth  of 
July,  1801,  vice  Makcoiie,  rciired. 
Major  Siimucl  Jonci,  to  be  Ueulcnant- 
,  cgioocl,  from  ihc  loth  of  Auuust, 
/'  j8oi»  vice  Hilllard,  deceased.  Major 
Geor|rc  Prole,  to  be  iMruieimnt-coloiicl, 
from  the  3oih  of  June,  1B02,  vice 
JoflcSj,  deceased.  Major  Jaraes  Col- 
fintf  lo '  be  ltcu(enan[-coIonei ,  from 
the  J 2th. of  August  1802,  vice  Grant, 
retired.  Major  VVilliam  Lally,  to  be 
licuienanKoloncl,  from  the  8th  of 
Scplfc^niber,  i8ofi,  vjcc  Hajiiilton, 
deceased-     Major  Leonard 


Rowstmme,  to  bftnwfor,  from  the  10th 

L  •Ca|t^^e^tetlabl;  9Cl  M.  Wegudio, 
to  be  captain,  firom  tiie  loth  Augtut, 

1801,  vice    Rowstorne,    promoted. 
:    Lteuteoant  W.  G.  Palmer,  to  be  cap- 

uio  lieutenant,  from  the  loib  August, 

'  >  afio I ,  vice  Weguelin^piomoied .  Cap- 

.   *tSiin  lieutenant  W.  G.  Palmer,  to  be 

.    captain,  from  the  22d  August,  i8oi» 

_.  vice  Long,  invalided.    Brevet  capuia 

and  lieutenant  Samuel  Denny,  to  be 

captain  lieuten^t,    from  the  22^  of 

Au^t»  1801,  vice  Padmer,  promoted. 

Ensign  Edward  Dav,  to  be  lieutenant 

from  the  29d  of  August^  1801,  vice 

Denny,  pronaoted.    Brevet  captain  and 

lieutenant  Qcone  Downle,  to  be  cap« 

uinlieutci^ntr.from  the  iftth  of  June, 

1802,  vice  Denny,  retired,  iiih  June> 
1802.  Ensign  John  Johnstpiiy  to  be 
lieucenaot»  from  the  i2th  Tune,  i8bt»^^ 
vice  Dowoie*  promoted.  Captain  lieu- 
tenant  George  Downie,  to  be  captain* 
from  the  22d  October,  1802,  vice 
Clcoberry,  deceased.  Brevet  captain 
and  lieutemmt  Peter  Lettlqoh%  to  be 

.^ptain  licutcoaoty  from  the  22d  of 
October,  i8o«r  vice  Downie,  promo- 
ted. Eo^n  James  Auriol,  10  be  Keu- 
tcnant,  from  the  g;2d  Octoboi^  1802, 
viceLitdcjohd,  p[ioaKMe«l.  ' 
,m  NiUwt  r^^Mii&y^-i-Cwpt^in  Tb^as 
Hawkins,  to  be  m^or,  from  tbe  goth 
June,  i8o2».yic<  Prole,  j)fQmoted. 
.  jJdgma  lieu^Eman^  Robert  JSroughton, 
to  oe  capuin,  fromi.Kbe»  doib  June, 
1802,  vice  Hawkins.    Brevet  captain 

and.  lieut^qant   W.  Ci*PPflKC»    to  be 
_.-^^ ^..T .^^^ 

B. 

the 


3c  ,  .  ,  Mth j[iS«^  4^j?^  YiceCuppi0e. 

c-,,    f^^Jiatm'^  iW«W/7-Cap^iflM James 


Simpson, 
^  ..lobe  licutcuaut-coloQcl,  from  the  16th 
*  '^^  N'dVcrtibcr,  }8oa,  vice  Piingle,  pro- 
'^'  labted .     M dj  Of  Fames  Humer, .  to  be 

•^,'^':  Ijcatcqant-coloncl,  from  the  l4,tli  Dc-      ^  ^ .^      _         _,,        ^^_^ 

'"*'"';.GJmbcr,  "l^os,  vice  HyndinaJi;    pro-'    r.'tLj?oii,,jin||^W^^ 
?V>ot«d.  .    Major  Archibald  ^e^guson,  ,„  ,§i^ , imkv^%A^  Hm^^  pro- 

,  '^  to  beJicujenHni-coloucl,  from  she  26th    ,  >  mfm*  ;BfifV^.€9piain<Tif9mRf iSiaun- 
^astpc^hcu   i$a2.   vice  fepwick;   ^^  W^tWl^pjliilfc^A^  July, 

;^     iVf<irjioted.      Mjuot  George  Bell,    to  ,j,  „^j^vjop|Hi^a;.,j|C«MHl..u-Brcvet 
nam^otoocl,  from., tk  rath  ,.^q^pM  .^  be 

1803.  vice  CQlUMs,4cQeased..        /oi^  Oti-August, 

:  ^)r  Ch-cirlcsStu^rtjtobc.pcuteuanu,.,  ^yfel>  J^H^T-JgaWtond.  >j Bumtntaptain 
'unci,  from  jjie  2Ui  pt  Jwm^r>>^,,,.,^,^j,ft^l^ll|,^l4,-^|j|l»iariWbilc^»»tO  be 
>3/"vtce.  Lairy,  dtcejsed,  Alajof^^j,^l5l[^iai§^Jic«|iW>nt>ifcCHil  tfafittih  Au- 
'f.ii  Wiiuamijto  be  Itcutqijani-co-  gutt,  ipoif  vice  CampbelliooEnsign 
u:!,  froa;  tKc  fi^d  J*ai\lLiryv  1803^^ ,  ^ofcp(^||^^^Q>|fe|iBamiK^^ 
'  Wood,  deceased.  Mfijor  Wilr  .,...  ijIpJu^Fj  jU^'^J'^  lijrn  ffji»lMam  En- 
m  M'  Cuilpck,  to  he  U^uif  rwnt-co- ",'*./ .sig^  ^m^^illM^idK^  Scldicutenanf, 
'    from  the^^th^FcUp^ry,  :.  1803,,.  ^,;,fro(p.  tbfcH^  vice 

t  K  2  8^  Ifannje 


•SI 


Grant,  invalided. 


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EuUedct*  lo  be  iiia}dr,  froiii  the  9th 
SefKcMlbcrrvide  fc«M)r,  p^forolcA.  Cap- 
itmh  \t&KHnmt  IMeri  Fratidsi  fo  be 

viad  Riiite(%0^  Butvei  cttpcikv  ami 
.  licqKwne  Ftedmk  Treficli>  lo  be 
.^ftptain  iien^uiant^  from  «fae  iih  '9^p- 
vitft^^iV  ctoAy  vice  FfMids*    EmHgn 

GhcuM>|Aer  CiiMfii^,  H>  te  iMCNtnlnt, 

{mm  the  8th  Sepcewhcr,  f8c9,  tke 

Arenfh* 

MacphcnoDt  DO  be  oipoint  from  the 
fioih  DbOomber,  iSoi,  yke  MIchie, 
dccetfed.     Brevet  captain  and  licure- 
fiaai  W.  A«  ThoiMOiH  t&  be  capuin 
lieutenapt*  from  the  20th  Decemocr, 
.  ^01 1  vice  Masphtreon,    £nsign  H. 
S.  £.  DtckujQ,  10  be  lietitenant^  from 
„  inc  ^ocb  December,  1801,  vice  Thom- 
iion., .    Captain    lieuiciwnt    W.  A. 
Tbois^^,    to  be  captain,  from   the 
loth  May»    1802,    v^e  Baroby,  de- 
ceased*.   Brevet  Giptaia  and  lieutenant 
.RobertBitrie,  to  be  captain- iieuteinnt, 
.  fooQi  the  toth'  May,  1808,  vice  Tbom- 
tqfh   .  tnsigo  R.  C.  Andre,  to   be 
^  1ieutQ)ant,  from  tha  loth  May,  1802, 
;,  yice' Bcrrie. 

,m  2^afivc  rtgfuuni'^ttptixn  Peter  Bur> 

rowe»,  to.  fft  major,  from  the   h>th 

'..  >Idtember,  1802,  vice  Simpson,  pr6- 

*,  mofjtd.    Brevel  captain  and  captain 

:\lKtiMnant  Robert   Maziwli,  to  be 

,.  eaptala,  froni  the  16th  KoTcmber, 

V*  1S02,  vice  3«irrowes      Brevet  cap- 

.   tafll  and  lieutenant  JX^.  Kjenn,  tft  be 

.    iijipt^n  UciKenant,   from    the   I6th 

~    H6(embcr,  IsO^vUfildomll    £11- 

tiigQ  xhoniaon  Colvili;  to  be  h'eutenant 

^  f mpi  the  ad  of  Jaowafy,  lao2,  vice 

/  1*;  Scott,  deceatfid.  '    Eiwipi  Jam<s 

^.    Kosei  to  be  Keutepant,  from  the  11th 

Attgmst,   1802,   vice  M^nteath,   de- 

(*:.  .be  lieutenant,  from  the  1 6th  Novcm- 
.  Ber,  1802,  vice  Kerrn.  Captain  WiU 
^^^^iam  Sandys,  to  be  ma|or,  from  the 
j,,j.S3d  January,  1803, .  vice  Williams, 
^^^fcromoted  Captain  Ifeiitcnaat  D.  V. 
t,.;\KeriD,  to  be  captain,  from  tlie  2fiA  of 
'  Jauuary,  lt>05,  vice  Sandys.  Brevet 
-j,^,V*pt3V^  and  lieutenant  j'ohn  JUwtic, 
fe,  be- Xi^itfrin  lieutenant,  ffrom  the 
^^  Januafjri  .180^  Vice  Keriu,  En- 
^n  W .  C .  Ba4de; y,  to^  he.  licuteaant, 

fill  iTtQiLioUrr,  j^j:  .^;o:'iJ{   . 
fW^.'j'-^9yrWt---^papUin    Edwm 
il  to  be   m^of,*  from  tlic    '/0th y 


X)9fifMi(fy  mH^  fwde  Mr^sMfe,  pro* 
fNOted.  Capuiali6iireBaorA.Oree^ie, 
to  b«  «apMiiH  from-clit  2ith  Decem- 
ber, laok  -»io«  Ltoytf.  limtijbant 
i  Wllfi^m-SteiMfV  to  h<^  eipltitt  liebte- 
'WmUfi,  frMl  the  S9th  Dectnlber,  16D3, 
VNwCreetti.  l—ig«>  MTMIiam  Skrfne, 
tot  be  ttwuuM*,  fpMn  the*  fi««h  De- 
•cMabery  M68,  viee  Ittenaor.  ' 
0l*»M«ltoi^  JUgiiMM,  OipMllI  'Tb^mai 
T.ienet,  to^be mi^, front 4be  I9tb 
«f  JaiMirf)  MM,  rht  Bill,  |^h>tno- 
tad.  Oapeahi-  llteteMuit  As^lrew 
Bureh,  to  be  captain,  from  die'  isth 
9i  Mnatf,  1#08>  vm  Btaaier.  Bt^ 
fM  ca|9tain  and  lieutetlaftt  Edward 
'  Attkctt,tio  be  eaptahi  lieutcbtm,  Mm 
the  Idth  of  Jaamry,  lads')  -vhre 
Ber|(ii.  Smigfn  Geor^^e  Vha^tnt;  to 
be  heateneet,  from  the  19th  of  ia- 

•  naary,  1809,  vice  Allison. 

m  AMi*  Jbgimmi.  Captaiii  Letfkbert 
Loveday,  to^ieiM^Or,  from  tfi^^tt 
x>f  iamiiarf,  l«C»,  ^ice  Stoitft,  pro- 
moted Oiptajn  fieutfotieiit  John  Bul- 
leck,  eobe  captam,  frota  the  ^Ist  Of 
leMtaff^  1«SS,  ¥ice  Loveday.     B*-e- 

'  wttcapitMiaiidltetttenaiitlohnAitiely, 

'-  to  beca^eam  Kemenant,  from  the  Slst 
of  January^  1808^  vice  BuRock.  £ji- 

'  sign  I^^einf  Malin;,  to  be  fientenent, 
«ram the -^f.  ■■  ■  ..-^.-^ce  Oeorge 
Mmvafy    died 'in  Beropei    fiisign 

•  Relhmd,  CO  bie  a  lieut^nitftt,  ftt>ni  the 
lllst  c§  la«iMry,  1803,  Viee  AiiMy. 
•Ceptatti Richard MtAeit,  to  bem^jor, 
from  the  18th  of  Irfirch,  180S,  vice 
Afkei-Moitioted.  Captt^  neuteilBm 
John  Aint>^;  to  betaptaln  frotn  tl>e 

'    tBth   of  Ulai^h,    l«©s,  vke   Ma- 

bertt   Bretei  ^atntdnand  lieMtensmt 

Philip  X3tvanp;  «d  ht^  A^f  I&  Kbixt^ 

'  ilei«vi»dtnt1«»l%hor^MarcR,  l«l&, 

>--viee.  Ahisftsy.  Bfasi^  ^t^^ert'^^^ayv 
don,  to  be  lieutenant;  ftoat  Ibi^  )St^ 

'   piiiMtiPi^  meoBr  i^ce  Cmmp.     H 

-^  mqnMj  to-  be  miijbf  ^fHttn  Ihk  ^Ml^ 

'.    Febfttj«^{    1909,    '^i^'^McQiimiS^ 

prcnoted/  O^Mtbi^ieiitittmnt  ^oho 

:^  ihaiitadt/  to^b^^^bUii^.  frtSm  tfid4^ 

-    06'  WbriKwyj'  Mte,  vke*  TRofh«. 

Brevet  captam  and  iieutettflft^liUi 

Geivd^taft^capcaiitliieftene^^ffli 

Uie:'4^of  F^bru5iKy,.i^P?»>;rkA;^et. 

-«»««•.  :?w^fP  RfeJuu-d.  38aipb8»^. 

...  Awspjr.^ft  5^£nmw.,irw»  ihi  47fh 
4    of  July,  1801,  vice  Forbes,  promoted. 

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4MF%«  to  b#«a(Uto^  fr«m  the  Mh  of 
.A^iH>ti^^0StVi<}eDfrvi4lott,  d«cMMMi. 
€«pMni  licttif  »>it  J.  0'liittomt  to 
•be  <9ijgmth  fmrn  tbe  ;Erth  ef  An^ilflt, 
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,M^,r?fice  OriAicr.  ;  •  I  '  t 
.l^^fOMMM  of  lh#  i^  repirtnt, 
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«!M»}i<  i^diof  >iy  ijas,  w5^S4pt^^ 

iSfk  Nmtive  Rrpmett,  C%pw  Mi- 
Jamin  Ckrtbbcii,  %o4>c  «  twd^  1*01^ 
^  i3«*»  of  Jttly,  i8o$,  w*  WiWc*. 
promoted,  l^piiiii  Ue«oe<iinfc'  Jtnpes 
Mtirrayi  to  be  ctvt»ift  of  a  cggiijpfkaty 
frftttj  the  1^  <x*  Jllly.  1803,  rit^ 
Murray.  EiiM%n  Wiilutm  Bwd,  to 
be  JLicuicnant,  iioin  the  t^th  oT  Ju}y» 

1  $/j&  ffatj'vr  Mtgimfnt .    Captain  Cbailcs 
Crawfprd,  to  be  nujcr,  froip  the  %m 
July,  1802^    vice  01  ant,  piomotei. 
XaptsMii  Iieutei)aat^nes  pebmatn,  tp 
be  captain  of  acompan^,  froiiti  the  i3(h 
of  Juiy^  1^03^  vjcc  Crawtbrdj  proqio- 
.ted.    Licntenant.  and  jbrevct f:ap^iRy 
John  JeniuajS  Siiti,    to  \xi    camain 
lieutenant,  hom  ibc  ly.bcrf  Jj»ly.  c8|^. 
vice    JDclAnuifif  pfooKKCfS^      £n»ii$n 
Geoige   tX^ce   ncaibcot^    19  bt  a 
lictti.   horn  ibe  igihof  JH^9  .1^9^ 
vice  Bird,  pTorooifcd 
i^tb  Nativf  Rcgintdm.    Captain  Cjef- 
Ki„i:t  Tii-.:;a^  tvj.  .,  to  DC  capfain 
uf  ii  company,  fro^  thf   lei^h  ot  Sep- 
tember,   vice    M'Grcgor,     dec<a^d- 
Licutenaru,  and  brevet   ^piaic,  John 
Carig,   10  be  captain  Ueuicnai  t,  tro^ 
'  the    ifith   of   Sebtcinbtr,    iSo^q,   vite 
Evaus.     Ensign  \l'^altcr  Raleiuh  (J4U 
bt-rt,  to  be  a  lieutenant,  from  tne   lath 
of    Scprcmbtr,     1803,     vice    Carig. 
Ensign  Henry  Edward  ftilbert  Coutcr, 
to  be  a  lieutenant  from  tbc  J2rh  of  Sep* 
'  tcmber,  1802,  vice  Preston,  deceased. 
iitth  ^arhje  Rr^iment.    Ensign  John 
Buwnng,  to  he  A  litjutcnanttroin  the 

^h  Native  fbt^eni,  '  Ensfcn  ,lUnjg* 

"tttKl  Pbntn^cnct  rield,  to  be Tletitenant 

irom  the  ^th'of  Scpicmbcr,  >8o3,  vice 

•  Turton,  oeceastd. 

To  be  Coimeh.from  ih  30/^  of  Sif- 

'^Jewtfer.    iWoJ,      Licuietiaht  coU^ls 

-  JohH  Pc^i^elf;  and  Jarrtc$^orrii.  . 

To  he  Uetntnant  Colohels  fi^m  (he  ^tab 

of  SeptfmBir,  1803.  JMlJort  Winiaat 

'  Buff,  Ht-nry  Pok- Calcrtifi,    Edward 

Swift    Brbdgbton,  .  Tbomia    S^bafinr, 

Fr^Qcii  Kyan,  aiid  Joon  Hume. 

T6  be  'Majortfrdm  the  ^th  rf  Seftfrn- 

*  .ker^  3803    Xapcaio  John  Malcojro, 
''John  Horsley  Huicbtnsci0,   lotkn  Tla- 

thatniel  Kihd^  a^d  f  reqeric  Marsd^n. 

European  regiment.    Captain   Ge^if^ 

Wilton,  to  be  major  (rtmi  tbe  ^h  of 

Se^tcmbct,  ;iAei,  viceCtkc^t.  Cap- 

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«)« ^iiifliniiitf  Jobii  Atukhboy  to 
^^>keifi»i<  of  «  ooofpany  ibm  ^be 

^NoiMiii  lUftisiVy  IP  b&)c9^»m  Ueude- 
^AiDht  Mm  .the  got^'of'  Sepiember, 
->^3(  YM!«AnBei«M^  Xnsign  Akx- 
')l6ll«r^ftownevJo4M^a  Wtimetencfeqm 
^^hdJ'jedv'ijf  ^Sej^^kber,  4803,  vice 

tifiNi^infe  J^ghninr,  :Opi»iii  John 
Ai^k),  to  be  irtajor,  ffom  tbc  jjoth 

-*Sc|prthiberi  1803,  viceSbaw.  Cap- 

--^QHilleutenaht  Duiicatt  M'Pberson,  to 
^xf^^bthm  of  a  conrpany,  ffomthe  soth 

^bf*  SS^pKhnbrr,    t»03,  vice  AmoH. 

-  Lieuttoanl,  aod  brevet  captain,  Lionel 
Hook,  to  be  dptaio  Ittutaiant  HOm  rbe 
30th  of  September,  iSoa,  vice  M'Pbir- 

^.  Lieiiteiuint,  and  brevdt  captah, 
William  Piy^f,  to  be  captain  iieutc- 
nant,  from  tbe  9«tb  of  Sepiembtar, 
1803,  and  fem6v(Bd  to  ilie  Bdd  vcgi- 
mem.  Eosigm  Jobn  f  orbei  More, 
George   WofAe^,  and  George  A^- 

-line,  tobd  lieutenftws,  fi«m  tbrsoth 
trf  September,  ^3,  vice  Hook,  ^lo- 

-tftotwf,  and  Pryoir,  and  Cf«xtoa  re- 

'iiiovtd. 
id ' Mat f^e  Regiment-^   Captain  James 

.'Sinclair,  to  be  a  major  from  the  30th 
of    September,    1803,     vice     Kyan. 

*  Captain  licuscnaiu  Martin  White,  to 

'  be  captain  of  a  company,  from  the 
30th  of  September,  1803,  vice  Sin- 
.claifv    Lieutenant,  and  brevet  captain, 

'  Frederic  Radolph  Mullcr,  to  be  cap- 
fein  lieutenant,  from  the  30th  of  Sep- 
icrpbcr,  1803,  v{c^  White.  Lieute- 
nant,    and   brevet    captain,    Charles 

-  Child  Wilson,  to  be  a  captain  licuie- 
»ant,.  from  the  30th  of  September, 
^803,  and  removed  to  the  2^  regiment. 
Ensjgns  John  Richard  I>c  Bcaurckard, 
Tame*  Cruicbhank  Grant,  and  Wil- 
liam Walmcsley  Walker,   to  bcltcu- 

vjienants,  from  the  30th  of  Scptpmljcr, 

-  ^1803,   vice    Malier,    promoted,,  -^d 
.;  Wilson  and  Livesay  removed.""    ^^,. 
fO^NH^^^^^S^matu    CaptaMi  ^^john 

04m^  t»bAiQjdi)^lirmn  Uw  gMcof 

.  ta»n-,cUeiMWiit,c..G?diijc^  tM^^Q 
hlK>nC»ptBiaTta(:a  xpmp 

i\  'Oittt)*m(M<fi^f^MH 


^Ikmf,  and  haiei.uAffcWry.^«>.W 
lieuceaanufi^mihe  9otkof  Sbpteiibav 
.1^,  .irioe  Morris,  piomotod.  aod 
PoPMcrt<aod  Fcrg«aoo«  fnttowed. 
^  Hmin>i  Mepfntm.  Gaptamli^t^ 
^nani  Robert  Beirici  «»  be  ootam  of 
»<otfty«Mi«y,'  fnMv  tbc  soth  of  Sep&cm« 
'ber^  \^o^  vice  Malo6tm,  ftomatbtA. 
LkpiieiubVBQd  bre«<tt  cncaib,  Eobert 
•Skntvingf  t*  be  captanaof  as  coMMf 
irom  tKe  ^oth  «f  SMember#  i8oS> 
vvtt  Sooit^  reiMrtwd. '  LiEittBnaDt.lobn 
Baillve,  40  be  cl|naior  lieutsoanr  Imhd 
tbe  soth  of  Sqptembcr,  i&iA^^-vfe 
Befrie:  Eesi^t  Tfaoous  Wonlgr. 
td  be  4*  UoMiadM  ^dn*  die  oath  si 
September,  1803,  aiid  itmo<wa  r»Ae 
BQd  rei^iifiem.  £nngB*  Avchiii^ 
Oai«of.  FfMieii  Sehoo  Wbilt,  and 
Biiiiattin  Bimmkh,  to  be  lieit^naots 
from  the  ^oth^i  Sdptembefr  1803,  vice 
Skirviog  an4  BaiUie,  proiaoted»  aad 
i)e.WMl,  rdSMwedi. 

"nant  John  Lcssic,  to  bei^ptam  of  a 
com  par  J  V  from  the  3olh  of  W!lptcotbcr, 

*  1803,  vice  AtklnsoiY,  remo«^.  Lictt- 
tcnant,  and  brevet  capiai^  John  Patoh, 
to  be  captain  lieutenant  from  the  3g*h 

/  of    Septeni1)er,     tSoJi     '^'fct?   Lttac. 

'  Ensicns  Tlioma^  Heniyi  Paol  RichaW 
Braddon,  and  Thomai  Arbuibnotji  ,to 
bctlientenants  from  the  godi  of  Sept. 
loogi  ^ice"  FatOfii  ^itiotedt.a^ 
Watnet  apd'Titcher,  removed-  ^^ 

tenan^-fioro  the  301^  01  c«ptempcr, 
'  1803,  anii  lemovfcd  to  tbc  ejd  ri^i- 

ment.  "  .    .. 

M'VSfiW4tefnmm.  Gaftam  iieiito* 
*<Min|dRliftbe#i  Stair  Civabnn»  lO  be  oip- 
^takt^b^tt^t:0Hqpbnf  AiQMr  the  Mh  of 
^•^tspMHih^i  lies, '  vice  Hdachiartti, 
^•^pMiomA.  »  t^iewenaatv  ^brevet 
-iCwpttlfti;  j«»eaWrigh»f'i«>ibe.»«>- 
-'tlfeiwa^c^llipiny fern  the  god^.of 


'l^kmhf^i  tSojBfice  White,; 

^  B*«^enaflii^wi*rt*e««5^tam^»A^lto- 

.' '  Wr' AAi*^  16  tfc  cf|^ai»iitu»wai*lf d«i 

i'tte ^^h'or  Stmemlei^   r86j,    vice 

vG«ib«m\  '  l^stgiw  Henrr-  «««i6k« 

<  R4eMd  fTtrinfl*  8«yer,  nd.  Samuel 

'  IVsM),  fb'li^JtettieMiM&oaitbeii^h 

^^  September,.  rifo3r  -^^ieo^Wn^ 

iih4'4^tt^,*  j^oted,   and  Eoofe, 

'•'femoVfed.     '•■'  -'    v<    "        ^  \-  T- 

ph  katk/a  iitgtmefa.    Xt^mm   ill- 
'  chard  Lingtdw/tp  b«  allemefot  frtim 

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MmrySBMittwoa  RavKos,  tmd  Leo- 
,iaM!>Whiietmith,  to-  be  licntemots 
tbem  fthe^  Qocb  of.  Stc^ember,   1803, 

vice  NidMNctts  and  GoiLd*  removed.  ' 

%ibiimi9e  JUrrmmt*  -  Gipnin  lieute* 

\maai  ilobcrt  Bu^^  to  bca  capciin  olF  a 

.  coaipm]f  finchn  the  3otli  it^.  Sqsiember, 

iSo^  trcci:  -Muivti(  ffonofed.  Ueii- 
Jiaatk  dnrica  *Berrkiv  to  be  <^ptitio 
^^lieMBoant  front  the  ^otbqf  Scptcm- 
.*er»  1803*.  vice^Dttfr..- Ensigns.  Fit- 
rderic  aoben-TUivAiuH,  Houy  Sey- 
rmeur  Montague^-  md  J«bu  SttMhoHn 
'  Bnmni^»/«»  be  Kefixnuuatt  Ircnn  iilie 

30th  bf  September,  1803^1  vice  ^Pervfe, 
i]piimipied»  and^EflcUislfeiiHl  BladlLQey, 


gUiMttvsif  tkjAm^t*  .jCpruuo  lieute- 
t'OBntPfaffilfGnitop,  to  be  Captato  of  a 
ixMBopu^^  fip0in  1^  ^o^kfi  $« pteoibarf 
1 1803;  ^ce  BitUa^k^  teqipwd*  •  J^^^cii- 

Stewart,  to  be  cam»iik  -of.  a .  cofiipany t 

.fcom  ibe,3<3»h  <3^  §^e^bcr,  ^iBc^, 

and  iemo>cd  to  ihi  «yi .  WmcAt. 

Lieut,  aopd  bi^yet  <4pr.Maibew  Macna- 

',i&in,  ico.  be  .captaio  lieutenant,    ffotn 

ibe  3pUi'6f  Scpjtco^hcr,  .iBosL  vice 

Cnimp.  ,  .Eosjins.  Btf^itf^ 

JScwWq,  andliay  rnukis  flualtr^c, 

^10'  Be  fiemenanfs, ;  fit^fri  iIm  ^th  or 

^^Sqmab^    1803, '^bii  ^c^:a^  ahd 


-  *W-^V*  Ja^^/^goiP^m,.,  itfjd 
Bin;n;'rctnoved.  "  .v,.  >• 

«lir?^d«wif«a«[fWS»*.n-SJag^ 
-Tm«*  %dnt5(?<G*ht  cIwM  Wf  pp. 
^iiiha)f  a-'CQi^5t«'i(W:^  tfetf  «oib  of 

"^  lekimcmK  j;  liWuWhant.  ^od  rbificvet 
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naot  MeDBid  Dooteiflabe^tttaiavf 
a  company,  from*  the  4mh  of  •Scg^a* 
iber,  iSc^i  vice.  Wood,  renuivqd. 
Lictttcnaoc  and  brevet  capttMi  Jofeffii 
Fletcher,  10  be  captain  UalKnBO^  itm^ 
tfap  30th  of  September  »8«,  vp^. 
Duncan*  Ensi^  ThoiOB*  TaykK, 
Joha  Randall,  and  Jameft  Dryidaki 
10  be  lieutcBaikts,  from  the  ^och  jpt 
September,  1803,  vice  Fletcher,  pip- 
moted,  and  Hay  iiod  Bridge,  removefl^ 

\yb  Nathve  Rtgtfnettt,  Capiaio  Itcut?. 
nant  Arnold  Kinx»  to  be  caipuio  c£a 
company,  from  the  30th  of  Septeip- 
;  ber,  1803,  vice  Grant,  rcaioved* 
Lieutenant  and  brevet  capuin  Richard 
Lambert,  tp  be  captain  liciitcoant,  from 
the  30th  of  September  1803^  vice 
Kin^  Ensigns  Alexander  Trotter, 
Henry  Finch,  and  Thomas  Chades 
Torians  Flucker,  to  be  iieiuenaots,  from 
ihe  «ochof  Sep^mber,  1803,  vice 
Lambert,  prompted,  and  Yates  afid 
Williams,  removed. 

i^b  Ntmve :  Rdgiment,  Captain  lieix- 
.  tenaoc  John  Gerard,  10  be  cabtaip  pf 
a  company,  from  the  30th  of  Septem- 
-bcr,  1803,  vice  Leaihart,  removed. 
Lieutenant  James  William  Playdc)U 
to  )^  captain  lieutenant,  from  the  3b(h 
of  September,  1803;  Vice  Gerard.- 
Ensigns  Abrabatn  Lockett,  Charles 
Rowninx,  and  WliHarrt  HiatI,  to  !be 
licntcnanis,  from  the  30th  of  September, 
1803,  vice  Playdcii.  promoted,  and 
D.ivv  and  Duns tcrvi lie  removed. 

x^th  Nafi*ve  Regiment.  Ensign  John 
Leys  to  be  tieutcnant,  from  Sept.  30 1 
1 80 J,  vice  Boyd,  removed. 

X^ih  Nati've  RegjmeNt  Captain-ficot. 
John  Jenkins  Bird,  10  be  captain  of  a 
company,  from  301 K  Sept.  I005,  vice 
Grant,  removed.  Bf^vci  Capiam  and 
lieutenant  William  Sioirock,  to  be 
captain -licuieuam,  from  the  goth  Sept. 
1803,  vice  Bird.  Enngns  Ludowick 
Grant  and  John  Hunter,  to  be  lieti- 
tcnants,  from  the  30th  Sep;.  1803,  vice 
Storrack,  proinottd.  and  O'driicr,''  re- 
moved. Etisigu  Jthn  Wiiitam  l^al- 
intr,  to  beOlicutenanii  fiebm^  St(S^  39f 

:  iftoS  ^  nmbveito  «h«  ;ft«d  n|g|.o 

Vkh'Kawik'  kejHm<^:  'Capt.  A«|idw 

•**&pPi|6S,^  vij*^  bi^r '«t«inoiW. 
'  ISpiafciSbmeif^  Atidtcw  Traffcr, ,  to 
'>B  d^indf  if  cpMtftiy.fromjhe^ 
>^u^t.  ^8m' Vic^.Gnari^dfW  *  Lii'tiiraant 
'"^if«vi5'<ff6l«n  JjljM  HuW^Jlt*.  be 


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«i8oet  iridb  Ff«er.  ImifiJRtkm 
^A^Mctfi  Boidocfc'Ma  Airbib»Ui  IUm- 
.  ||eiDery»  to  be  lictttenmit,  f  Aonihe  3olh 
iSepi^   1803,    vice  Himt,    promoted, 

i%ib  Nati^f  l^glment.    Captairt-Hcuc. 
'  Jt^c^aai  f  Tay,  to  be  captain  of  a  com- 
jjjany,  froii^  th^  .^oih.Scpt.  1863,  vice 
3^n()*    I^ieuteoant  and  brevet  captain 
jJonA  M'Grathf  to  J)c  captain-lieutc-? 
n^nl,  from  the  30th  Sept.  1803,  vicp^ 
j^Hay,     EtuigDS    George  Baiiuc-rinan, 
^  iJavid  PatoD,  and  Frederick  Sackvilte, 
*  io  be  lieutenants,  from  3otb  Sept.  1803, 
vice  M*Gratb,  promoted,  and  Robcrt- 
*fon  and  Cornish,    removed.    Ensij^n 
"  Robert  Pollock,  to  be  lieutenant,  from 
the  3QCh  Sept.  1833,  and  removed  to 
the  cad  regiment. 
19/A   NathzY  Regiment,     Captain-lieu- 
tenant William  P'mncklin,  10  be  cap- 
tain of  a  company,  from  thc^oih  Sept. 
1^03,  vice'  Marsden.     Lieutenant  aad 
brevet  captain  Pjvid  Lyon,  tc  be  cap- 
tain of  a  company,  from  the  30th  Sept. " 
JlSo.n,    vice   Ormc.    Lieaienant   and 
brevet  captain  Thomas  Ward  Howard, 
to  be  cajpiain-licuicnant,  from  the  30th 
'6cpt.  I003,  vice  Franckliji*    tnsigni 
Godfrey  Phipps  Baker,  Joseph  Gnl^ 
an^  fijcnry  Weston,  to  dc  lituicnanis, 
from  the  30th  Sept.  1803,  vice  Lyons 
and  Howard  promoied,  and  Richards, 
removed. 
8C/A  Native  Regiment,     Captain-licut. 
James   Salmond,   to  be  captain  of  a 
company,  from  the  30th  Sept.  1803, 
vice    Hutchinson.        Lieutenant   and 
brevet  captain  Goddard  Richards,  to  bq 
captain  of  a  company,  from  the  3oih 
Sept.  1803,  and  removed   to  the   22d 
regiment.    Lieutenant  and  brevet  cap- 
tain Udny   Yule,   to  be  captain-lieu- 
tenant, from  the  30th  Sept.  1803,  vice 
Salmond. 
su/  Native  Regiment,     Captain-Iieut. 
.  John  Yardly  Bradford,  to  be  capuin  qf 
a  company,  from  the  301  h  Sept.  1803, 
vice  Dick,  removed-     Lieutenant  and 
brevet  captain  John  M.  Stuart,  to  be 
captain-lieutenanL  from  the  30th  Sept. 
1003,  vice  Bradford,' promoted.     En- 
sign Thomas  Gobgh,  to  be  Ifeutetoant,' ' 
from  the  30th'  Sept.  1803L  lind  itmoved 
.   to  the  ft^  regimem.    So^ifliis  Jiuiies 
Brooke  Rtdge  and  Eneas  Mc  Intosh, 
be  lieutenants^   from  the  ^oth  Sept. 
1803,  vice  Stewan,   proitioted,    and 
Canning,  removed. 

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Hi^  tni  £dwXtaf||ie,  tb- ^ 
.  from  the  1  lik  0£b  1^03,  vice  >Vk- 
Ufar  andJGraqt,  ikecaaedw- 

lM*i^V./4$<^'><V<-  Ca«aio-licM- 
,HmO^  jobA  Mc  Graih,  to  fic  C^^^n 
fitaeompai^,  (roiu  i$Jk  0cu  too^ 
vice  SmMb>  deceased.  ,Xicatcnao(aQd 
^bf<;W  caj^pitt  Willi^  $4iv>{a|cd  Xlcaii- 
.beafcriLto  be  c<)puio<)^uu;nam«  fjpDfn 
ihe  i3ih  Ocu  1003,  ¥icc  Mc  £<?|h, 
prpmofitrfl'  Euw4  Charles  KialKrt 
;%a^U  to  be  a  ^cutcoant,  from  ^ 
I3ih  Oct.  1803,  vice  Leadbcaicf,  ]pp- 

4M  Native  Regrm^ttt*  Ms^Cir  Joseph 
Oascoffte,    to  he  iieutenant-cokMiei, 

-  ff  bml  tatf^ih  Oct;  1803,  vice^s^dirie, 

•  deceased* '  Omeain  CmHcs  GtaiwiD, 
toben  tii)jor,M>mtbe  f9th€)c?«<»8o)v 
vice'  Ga>icv)y«ie,  MtncwiJL  Cafnii^ 
HeuMmnt'-fohn/Baithe,  t^<be  -tapcaiii] 
)0f  a  company,  froai  the  i^ih  OoliBci), 

'vkc^GlMWin«  pfomcted.  lieuicrant 
•Swntie}  'Browne,  to 'bd  cayiaRKliai- 
tenant,  from  the  iQih  Oa.>  iSo«,  vice 
Btfilliti  Ensign  WiniaxD  Walw 
Pkinkett,  to-be  a  lifciuenanB^ifrom  the 

i Ipth'HOci.  1 803,  viee  Broivnc. • .        - 

lilfamty*  ji.ieuienaQC-CQio9fl  l^c«gr»e 
j  PowrQi  t«  be  cplpnel  >  of  %  renine]K» 
from  the  ad  Nov.  1803,  vicci^*^* 
.ileoeased. 

M  Na9i*v€  R^gtmen^.  Major  Michael 
Hifferman,  to  be  a  licuteoant-coioncl, 
lirt)ntthe  2d  Nov.  1803,  tiee  Povdl, 
)>tDm(rted.  CapC.  Charles  Brietzd^, 
to  be  niajor,  from  the  Bd  Nov.  i8(^« 
vice  Himnaan,  pipmoitd.  Captain*, 
lieutenant  Antnosy  Adamt,  to  be  c^ 
tain  pf  a  company,  from,  the  Bd  Nov* 
1803,  .vice  Brietzcke,  promote^  Lieu* 
4enaot  and  brevet 'captain  Achison 
Maxwell,  to  be  capiam-lieatcnant,Crom 
■theBd  Nov.  1803,  yice  AdamS|  pro- 
noted.  Ensign  Thomas  Scort,  to  lie 
a  licutenatj^from  the  2d  of  Nov.  1803, 
^e  MaxWeil,  pfonoted. 

\yh  Natvoe  Regimeni.  Ensij^  Wm. 
Oon^d^on  TunMTv  to  ^  lieutenant, 
&6m  tke  td  Nov.  1803,  viie  Laosbeit, 
deceased. ' 

l^th  Native  Raiment,  Ensign  Edmund 
Cheese,  to  be  a  lieutenant,  fiom  the 
ad  Nov. '  1803,  vice  Cam|)beU,  de- 
ceased. Mr.  Charles  Desborougb  and 
'Mr.  Alexander  Ogilvie.  assistant  sur- 
geons, are  promoted  to  the  rank  <^fuU 
fturgcoos,  from  the  30th  Sifpt.  1803. 
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ttd  Rrgimmt.     hi^orsy  Rkk.  Kalpfa, 

John  Milcom. 
C^lm,  George  D:ck,Al^x3nd«l>OrM^ 

•^Vhrtt,  John  Ldrth^,O.Jli<htr<b'. 
Cipom-licunMpm,  Wro.  PijrorC'^  •'    ' 

G.  WahUir.  J.  1^.  Iiiv^,"G:  Y«w, 

Wa1,    C.     Reddish, '  t.  tf.  DaV)', 

1.  T.  Bhtkwrv,  R.  A:  C.  W«n6ii, 

'&.  Whfr.      '  '       • 

£3//  Regimmt.    'Majon,  James  l^illMly 

J»  H(T  Huitiiinsan-  '    , 

Ca)iiaios«  WtHiao^  Scott.  JaiB«f  Atktn- 

soQ,  Qivles  Grtm,  f.Mttnro;J.  B»l- 
.  brk,  S.  C.  Jdncs,  B.  Stfcwan. 
CBpteio-iiflutmanu  C.  C.  Wibon. 
licofcnants,  0,  Jtobcrtjon,  W,Cro«on, 

G.  M.' Poipbaiti,  A.  Richards,  M. 
.  BoTd,  W.  GrabasbC   W.  R,  Povo- 

Icn,  A.  T,  Watswu  G,  Bridge.  Jos. 

Fo|EtiooQ«   George  oitcfa^  1^,  Iloopc, 

R.  S.  Corrrit^.  ' 

laetBWanB,   J.  Tifchcr,    J.  Cahnhlg, 

C  T. Hittira,  G.  Nicholws«£  V. 

DunitenrSfc.^  W.    *-."•  Watsbn^   R. 

LaMjow,  J.  W.  Palrncr,R.  Pollock. 

H;  TV  J.  K  Wib6iV'  J:  WimAwson, 

T/6o^h,  C.  W/=ir6okc,  T.  W6r- 
ilcy,  T.  Alexander.  ' ''« 

•His  txoellrncyo  the  govemarTgeiiaal 
mqouQcilis  pleaar#K|..,v^4BcU>Iiow- 
iog  pcoinotkni$^     •  ,  ^ .     . 

Eoani  RoUcrt ,  (^QUfton,  ifco 
jpuituofj)  mjop,.  fioin  ^td  Ike. 
.  iBos.  vice  SJDitb,  deO^pedJ  Liciye- 
mit  Alexander  CummingSr  to  be  a  cap- 
.«m*Ueuieaab.t..£roni  tbc.«adDcoqn- 
Wr,  i8ot,  ]iuce  Hoiwroi^-pnamqicd. 
.  XV"ci  "^'y  Thompson,  to  be  a  licu- 
M0D!»froin<^  B9d  Dec.  1803,,  vice 
Cmmnings,  prompted.  ;  Cadc(  riaoicis 


Telt^nlttoe;  to  be  t^^nwl^*  fr^yiii^he 

«d  Nov.  i8<i^,  vice  Obxivell«  lipee^. 
\m  Reghnemf  NaHvelnfaniry. 

<Bro>wn  Robertt;    to  be  m   lir^arc 

from  ike  3oih  Nov.  }8o8,.vke 

wkk,  decea^. 

Ti>f  coiWitionaf  "pemiT^nfi  ft^htc4t6 
captain  D.  M.  Fdhev,  of  ihc  itjch  refci- 
mem  of  tiMive  infant f)',  by  gtincnl  ordSn 
ofth?  igrb  iihimrt,  lo  proceed  to  Europe, 
Oirfurtough,  on  actount  of  his  health,'  t$ 
cOfjfinncd. 

Lteatenam  ccfotid  A.  Kyd,  bavlor 
arrived  •  near  Fort  Willbm,  is  directed  ' 
to  assume  the  char;je  of  the  engincet  de- 
parttaient,  conformably  to  the  ^d'al 
orders  t>f  his  excellency  in  council  of  the 
13th  iilr. 

'  Fort  \?!Hiaiii,  January  12,  i«m. 
General  Orders,   by  hb  exiclh-itcf  the 

most  n4hte  the  g^^^rnoi'  ecru-ra!  m 

eottJ^cif. 

His  eiceUeucy  the  most  noble  the  gif>- 
vertior  general  m  council  orders  and  di- 
rects, that  officers  in  comtnind  of  rfe» 
tathments  or  corps  shall  «tricc1y  attend 
to  the  following  general  order  df  the 
29^  of  ^tember,  1788. 

*•  It  h  to  be  a  standing  re^ilation, 
that  alt  officers,  commanding  dctach- 
ifients  of  the  army,  or  single  corps,  on  a 
march,  do  keep  an  account  of  their 
daily  mbvements,  remarking  their  com- 
pcrfed  distances,  the  towns,  villager,  and 
rivefs,  in  their  rotite  :  the  nature  of  the 
roftds  and  plii^es  6(  t  ncampment,  or  ajiy*^ ' 
othfer  dbservatlons  which  they  may ' 
d^m  materiaT  v  copies  of  whit-h  art  to 
b^   tran^mirteU  to    the  quart er-masfer 

Sehcfal,  aft«f  the  tftjops  have  arrived  at 
leif  destination.'* ,'  . 

tti  addition  to  the  mfes  prescribed  t)y 
the  preceding  order,  his  excellency  the  * 
governor  general  |n  council  authorises 
aifd'dil'ects  ctmima'ndmgoflScers  6f  corps, 
nirhen  marching,. to  employ  any  orffifer; 
iitider  the  c6inmand',  who  1*  pricm^v 
quaUfied,  to  keep  a  J6iimal  or  %««. 
book,  a^eaWytorh^sdbjdineillfor^: 


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laMt^whtfi  obuinable^are  to  be  intert* 
cd  in  die  two  bro«d  column*  on  eacb. 
tide^  aUo  all  tanks,  jeelt,  ib^d  nvioMi 
on  tbe  route  of  march»  ground  of  fi»> 
caapment)  for  one  or  more  corps,  and: 
occaaionaL  remarks  aa .  to  the  nature  <tf 
the  road  and  country. 

The  bearings  of  places  and  objects, 
with  their  estimated  diiUnce,  are  also  to 
be  put  down,  more  particularly  of  ^orisi 
hill  foru,  towns  villages,  rocky  or  bro« 
keo  gronnds,  and  remarkable  eminei^ 
cei. .  - 

TbeToad<disunce^  whether  measured 
by  a  perambulator  or  estimated  by  time, 
i%  to  be  carefully  insered :  in  the  latter 
case,  the  time  by  the  watch,between  anj 
two  placet  or  points  of  observation,  is 
to  be  put  down  to  nearest  minute,  and 
the  rate  at  which  the  ^son  is  supposed 
to  have  been  moving,  is  to  be  noticed. 

When  tbe  fiihtance  is  computed  by 
time,  a  line  to  be.urawn  through  the"  co- 
lumn every  time  a  halt  shall  take  place, 
and  tlie  number  of  miautes,  fur  which 
the  halt  continues,  is  to  be  nated. 

With  A  view  to  obtain  an  accurate 
measurement  of  the  roads,  and  of  the 
routes>  of  tnarch  of  the  troops,  the  go^ 
vernw  general.in  council  directs*  that  a 
proportion  of  pcrambutaiofs  and  com* 
passes  be  sent  to  each  of  the  principal' 
military  stations,  for  the  use  of  corps 
which  fthall  be  detached  iirom  those  Ata- 
tioht ;  and  whenever  a  corps  is  ordered 
tamarob,  the  commanding  officer  is.  to 
•pl^^flo  the  comnvmdingc^cer  of  the 
ttation,for  the  useof  a  perambulator  and 
compass,  provided  there  ia  an  officer  in 
the  corps  quaiiiied  to  imdertake  to  keep 
a  Journal  or  field  book,  in  the  manner 
above  directed. 

,Ua  excellency  the  governor  gcooral 
in  council,  in  consequence  of  tbe  long, 
faithCnli  and  Jctive  services,  and  «3Ltm- 
pWjr  coadoct,  of  Meer  Kurrum  Aly; 
late  nfbador  of  the  4th  r^mtnt  of  no* 
ti  v»  infantry*  who  was  killed  in  the  aa* 
•avit  of  the  fort  of  Aly  Gur,  is  pleased, 
inoronsequcnce  of  the  recommendation 
of  his  czireikncy  th6  commander  in  chief, 
togranta  pension  of  twenty  Sicca  rupees , 
pfr  monui,Co  the  widow  o^Mderliiirnim 
A^«  to  be  paid  numthly  to  her,  dwring 
herltfe; 

'.'.  '      ■    •   AntiL.  .  ' 

aTIio  govcBnor  geneval  in  eonneH  is 
pleased  to  promote  the  following  cadets 
of  iiilantrjf  of  the  season  1803,  to  be  eo- 


ngna,i>to  take  rank  fpom  thedatt^oppo* 

site  to  their  respective  names. 

No.  1,  -FiaiT^tAss.     George  Ti'ilhani 
son,  17th  May,  ISOa,  Henry  Shad^ 
wellv  LBthditts.  ^    -  r.:-.T:-jT 

Na  Uf  SecoHn  Ci.AS9v .  JameaBosm^ 
26th  inly  ditto,  i^ewis  Shaw,.  9^h 
ditto.     .        ;. 

No.  a,  TsiRn  CLAas.  Charles  Hsath 
IMiydi  28th  July^y dittos  ^n.  J.  *& 
Aylmer,  ii9th  ditto^  William  Kcnoed^^ 
SOekiditto,  Robert  Blacky  ^Ist  ditto. 

No.4,FouaTift<^LASs.  Alexander  Blacky.* 
1st  Sept,  dktos  lohn  Ctuncan,  SA  <~ 
dittos  -<>eorge  i^^^erson,.  Sd.  ditto- 
No.  5,  Fifth  Ci.AS9..  Richard  Boycot  r 
Jenkins,.  7th  ^pt.  ditto,  Henry  NVt  i- 
cholson,  8th  ditto,  Waiter  Alexandeif'  ^ 
Yates,  9th  ditto,  Robert  Jephsoo  Wa*  - 
terhouse^  lOth  ditto.  •  -rn 

No.  G,  Sixth  Class.  Thomas  Wheeler,  - 
Broadbent,  lith  ditto*  Johd  Leman  : 
Purvis,  12th  dtitQ,  WiBiam  Ratraf*  ^ 
13th  ditto*  '  : 

No.  7,  S£Vi:nth  Class.     Robett  He-  " 
ming,    Hth    ditto,     Charles  Halcot. 
Glover,   1 5th  ditto,   Patrick  MarixnT 
Hay,  16th  ditto.       i    .         . 

No.  8,  £iosTii  Class.  Robert  Miller, 
13th  Dec.  ditto^  Charles  A- G.  W^*  • 
lington,  I4th  dittp^  William  Robett  > 
Jennings,  I5th  dittp>,  Thomas  Chance, 
imh  dittos  Chwies  Comer  Smith^. 
17th  dstto,, James  Hales,  18th  ditlO^ 
Francis  fit  CUre^  l^h  ditto. ^  ..-r 

The  undermenttoited  cadets  of  arti^ 

lery  arc  proosoted  tOtthe'.rank  oi  ivtv- 

tenant  in  that  corpse  from  the  dates  op«T 

posite  to  their  respective  namev  .;l:.j: 
Rayoer*  Gdwing,  t  SOth-  Aug.  tl809, 
Richard  Tickcll,  SJst  ditto,  .Gte^gp  / 
Perctvaly  1st  Sept;  ditto,^  James fiydd, 
9d  ditto^  Geoi^iPolkKkj^  ddil^, 
John  David  6duthvdthdittoi;:»:i  It 
The  following  Promotions  io  dolfc 
pUct:  "-.  •    -    '  tt;  1/ 

171^  Jiigmtnt  tfNatgpe  I>,fm^.     LM- 

tenaht  L  William.  Corny n^  to  hmoi^ 

tain  lieutenant,  viee  i4uot,  deceased, 

date  of  commssdon,  9th  of  Ma  reft, 

laoi.    EasigB  James  Richard«on,fo 

be  a  lienteilanti-rviee-'CSashyi^^.peO- 

motcd,  diteiidf  uooMmisaion,'  9th  ti 

March*  1904.  -.fiez^eatifc  JoiUi  Bd^, 

of  the.  Buao^kean vegimtotyis  admitidl 

to  thd  pe/^on:  cfittafe^sbed  by  thf  ot* 

.den  of  go«ei^meat<0f  tbe^  lltk  i)f 

-Janoaryy  HV^ff^- andrss  pi^llmttcd^IlP 

reside  in  the  country.  Tv  q 

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1LAMG8UK. 

LwWCJMHt  Arrow  is  removed  from  the 
fli  to  tbe  l«t  batuUioa  9d  oative  re. 
r^gnnm.  Mauor-geoctal  Hay  Mac- 
ttowalL  having  been  appointed  to  the 
mtS  of  tbe  army  ia  India,  has  ddi* 
"^ered  over  the-eonunand  of  tbe  forces 
atOcyle»»  according  to.hit  maieaty** 
erdm,  to  iiiajor«^eaeral.Davia  Door 
ffmat  Wcmyn. 

The  able  aad  contiiMui  aitiitaDce 
and  support   which   the  governor  has' 
received,  dating  near  five  years,  from 
major-general  MacdowoU,  and  the  cor* 
SA  and  ttniiiterrupted  union  which, 
during  that  period,  has   rendered  bis 
officiai  cooperation    so   agreeable    to 
hiMself^  and  so  beneficiai  to  his  govern- 
ment, renders  it  impossible  for  him  to 
do  -  jtifltice  to  his  feehngs,  on  the  depar- 
tnie    of  the  major-general.     He  has, 
bqwever,  ^eat  satisfaction  in    an  op^ 
poTtunity  of  requestine  him  to  accept 
ins  fKibSc   thanks  and   liis    heart-felt 
wisMs  for  the  auccess,  to  which   his 
ment  and  abilities  so  justly  entitle  him, 
in  erery  place,  and  on  every  occasion, 
where  they  may  hereafter  be   called 
fofth  for  Republic  service. 
Captain  Hngh  Rose,  -to  be  deputy- pav- 
jnaster  to  the  troc»ps  betoo^ng  to  tne 
atadon  of  Cawnpoor;  3n  ove  room  of 
Mr.  J.  Richardson.      Serjeant  Tho- 
jnas  Jeffs,  of  aMIIery,  io  be  a  coo- 
doctor  of  ordnatii?e^om  this  date;  in 
'  the  roonr  of  Mr.  Dozeyy  iarvabded. 
The  following  cadetaTo  lie  (ensigns  of 
infantry,  on  this  estaMisbmrAt;  from 
lU  17th  ApriU  2803.      Messrs.  Bet^ 
oaid  IVhite,.  Geoi^  Augustui  Shawe, 
George  Alfeo,  Henry  Carfy  Herrey, 
.Johh  Moncridffe,  Pnngle  Frasec,  W. 
H.  Fielder,  'Nicholas  Oraham,  Hugh 
Koss,  Charles    de  Carteret^ '  Thomas 
Marrett,  Andrely  Macqueen,  David 
Stewart,  Etisha  Bertier,  William  God- 
byj.'  Henry    Yorkc  'Martin,  -Wu  'j; 
Home;    Peter  Bardayv*  WiTrSano- 
dewy  Henry  'Shircly,.-.  r  h*  F.^  Knott, 
FranctB  David^  Saonders^  Johrf  i^win^, 
George  O^lvCc^  A:  Bbp)^  Dou^las^, 
la^pit  ChintniEfworth,  West  Tertids 
HiHi  F.  Av  fc^te,  Charifes  Bnnoe, 
AHatt  Mkdeod,  Peter  Hen^ulher,  W. 
^MrreitanC,  John  ^agan,:  Knwlimi  Ber* 
Tington,'  Behry  Conway,    Themas 
Yoingson;    Robeit     JoMon/  Hu|^ 
^lasey;  Wttiam  JLeatb;  S.  O  Baireb- 
port.  ■  "     '       .•.-•.■'•; 

Mr.  Paul  Secluna,  conductor  of  ord« 


nanee,  facviiig  bttnnoninafted^  to  a  conw 
mission  in  his  majesty's  seivice,  his  lopd^ 
ship  in  council  in  conformity  to  bis  re-* 
que^   penhits  him  to  resign  the  ser« 
vice  of  w/9  htmourable  company. 
Comet  M.  Pienderleath,  to  be  lieofea 
Aant  in  the  Sd  regiment  of  native  ca-~ 
valry,  vice  Kennedy  permitted  to  re* 
sign,  da«e  of  rank,  ti5th  of  Apnl, 
1804.  Li»utei^ot  John  Milward^   to 
be  capuin-lieutenant,    vice    Pollock 
promoted,  date  of  oomminion,   1 1th  *^ 
of  March,  1804.      Lieutenant  Peter 
1^  Courtcur,  to   be  adjutant  of  the 
Istbatattion,  vice  Miiwaixl  promoted. 
His  lotdslitp  in   council  is  pleased    to 
appoint  captain  William  M*Phcrson, 
of  his  majesty's  I  ^h  regiment,  to  be 
major  of    brigade,    and    captain  A. 
P.   Macdowal,   of  his  majesty's  Sdd* 
regimem,  to  be  aid-do>carop  to  major- 
general  Hsy  Macdowal,  from  tiic  date 
of  the  officer's  nomination,    to  the 
staff  of  this  presidency. 

MAT 

G.  0.  By  the  governor  in  cwmdl. 
Fort    William.      Ordered,   that    the 
dates  of  rank  comerred  on  the  undeiv 
mentioned   otficers  of  artiljcry,  by  the 
general  orders  ot  the  31  st  August,  1801  < 
be  cancelled,  and    that  the   fbilowiog 
dates  of  rank  be  assijrned  to  them 
Colonel  David  Woodf^m-n,  date  of  nuik  * 
list   July,  1801.     lieutenanf*cok»nel 
Thomas  HoHand,  date  of  rank  1st 
Jnly,  1801.     Major  John  Horsford*   ' 
:      date  of  rank  Ist  July,  1 801.    OtptaiA  ♦ 
Hen  r y  fiaHicmr ,  date'  of  rank '  I  stfluly, » 
I80^V  .     Cipiain-tieateBanC    Thomas  - 
DoweB^  date  of  rank  1st  July,  i80t. 
The  fbllowcng  prontotions    to   takes 
place:  t    -  ■  '  '  : 

ab  Native  Regimrtti.     Major  James  fid^'t 
wardsv  to.,  be    a   lieutenant- colond, 
TIC*  Davis  retire**.    Cnptain  Oeorger-: 
Smtlisy'to  be  a  major,  viccrjtdwai&s;  r 
.priunoted.  ..  Captaii^ieatohaait  ^^ 
-mu^l  ifcrown,'-to  ^l>et*captai]»«.Df  '!» 
company,  •  viae   'FodKs. , .  piconued.  ;j 
lieutenant.  Itfmei.  Nicolp.tOi^beicapM  <* 
rRiin>4fCtiteRaf)t^^  viecc  Browiti-  ^priwr 
ifiored.  .f.nttfn  Frartcr8"i.aie>ftirheir;  . 
,io  he:  a  UentWTKint/Tiofi'iiifQhiptq^  i 
'HKivccK  -  Jih^gn  ^Aib^arKfercfidaanrarei ; 
*{ttii»**a  bduecndnt^vke  Horrision;  ^^ 
.    ceased,  date  of  rank  l/ifh   Febaiiiriv. 
1804.        L»eutcmM»»-colonel    Robert 
Phillips,  to  be  cokm(4  of  a  regimr  nt, 
vtce-:i^vcai;  iieeeEi«iVo(hi«e/c^  ^^k 
2tttiraf^ March,  I<04.- r 'VT^  rr  :.'^>L'i\ 

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€tB  Nathe  Re^ment.  Major  John  Ea]e9, 
to  be  a  lieutenant-colonel,  vice  Mur- 
ray, deceased.  Captain  Thomas 
^Viiinyates,  to  be  a  major,  Vice  £ates,  ' 
promoted.  Captain-lieutenant  John 
Ludlo\7,  to  be  captain  of  a  company, 
▼ice  Whinyates,  promoted.  Lieute- 
nant Watson  Huqccr,  to  be  a  captain-, 
lieutenant,  vice  Ludlow,  promoted. 
Ensign  Henry  Peter  Stacy,  to  be 'a 
lieutenant,  vice  Hunter,  promoted. 
tA  Ntitim  Repmtta.  Major  Robert  M^- 
theiBtmie,  to  be  a  lieottosnt-* colonel, 
vice  Phillips,  promoted,  date  of  raxik 
tiTtK  March,  1804.  Captain  John. 
Campbell,  to  be  major,  vice  Wither-  • 
atone,  promoted,  date  of  rank  27th 
M^ch,  1804.  Captain-lieutenants 
tlharle*  Berne,  to  be  captain  of  a 
*  companv,  vice  Campbell  promoted, 
date  or  rank,  27th  March,  1804. 
Xteutenant  James  Lamley,  to  be  cap- 
tain-lieutenant, vice  Berne,  prothoted, 
date  of  rank  27th  March,  1804. 
Ensign  George  Lane,  to  be  a  lieute- 
nant, vice  Lumley  promoted,  date  of 
rank  27th  March,  1804. 

The  governor-general  in  coundl  »' 
pleasbd  to  make  the  following  pro- 
motions. 
ArtllUry,  Lieutenant-colonel  John  Mac 
Intyre,  to  be  a  colonel  from  the  1st 
of  May,  1804,  vice  Deare.  prcvet 
lieutenant-colonel,  and  major  John 
Hortford,  to  be  a  lieutenant  colonel, 
from  the  1st  May,  1804,  vice  Mac  In- 
tyre, promoted.  Captain  Andrew 
Traser,  to  be  a  major,  from  the  tst 
.  May,  1804,  yicc  Horsford,  promoted. 
Captain-lieutenant  Christopher  Gaie, 
to  be  captain  of  a  icompany,  from  the 
J  St  of  Nfoy,  1 804,  viceFraser,promoted. 
Lieutenant  and  Brevet  captain  Ar- 
nold Nesbit  Mathews,  to  be  captain- 
lieutenant    from    the   lit  of   May, 

Infii^ry,      X^ieutcnant  coioncU    Robert 

Bruce,    Henry  Charles    Palmer,  and 

William  Scott,  to  be  colonels^  from 

the    1st  May,   1804.  vice  Fullarton, 

PopUam,  and   Stuart.      Majors  An- 

^  thony  Hamilton,  Robert  Henry  Cole- 

'  broote,  and  John  Burnett,  to  oe  lieu- 

.  tenant   colrmels,  from  the  1st  May, 

1804,  vice  Bruce,  Palmer  and  Scott, 

promoted. 

l^h  Nafive  Htgimfnt,      Captain  Xatnes 

;  >Radcliffe,  to  be  a  maior,  from  the  Ist 


May,  1 804,  vice  Hamilton,  pr&moffed . 
Captain  lieutenant  Joseph  Fletcher, 
to  be  captain  of  a  company,  from  the 
1st  May,  1804,  vice  Radcliffe.prom^ 
ted.  Lieutenant  and  brevet  capuiti 
Robert  Stephenson,  to  be  a  captaki 
lieutenant,  from  the  1st  May,  iWf, 
vice  Fletcher,  proinG(t««.  lEsk^pi 
"Johti  tHft6h,''t<j^  a  lieutenant,  from 
the  1^  May,  1*04,  vice  Stephenson, 
promoted^ 

l^b  Natroe  -ft^^! —CaptaiK  William  Bid- 
dell,  to  be  a  tnajif,  ftrom  ih*  1st 
•May>  t804,  tice  CoW>rttt*e,  ^- 
wioted.  Cap^ih  lieisteoadt  IWAltfd 
Larmbeft,  to  Tje^apcain  of  a  tompwiV, 
'  from  the  1st  May,  T804,  viceBiddell, 
promoted.  Lieutenant  and  '  bffe^et 
captain  James  Irwin,  to  be  tttptiain 
'lieutenant,  from  the  1st  May,  1804, 
vice  Lambert,  promoted.  Ensign 
Richard  Axford,  to  be  a  U^utenanti; 
from  the  1st  May,  1«04,  rice  Irwin, 
promoted: 

10/A  Naive  R^gt. — Captain  John  Me. 
Grath,'to  be  a  major,  from  the  1st 
May,  1804,  vice  Burnett,  promoted; 
Captain,  lieuteu^nt  Jktnes  Cummiags, 
to  be  captain  of  a  coifipanv,  fromiod 
1st  May,  1«04,  vicfcMc*  6r«th,  pro- 
meted.  Litut^nant  ^d  brevet  Cap- 
iain  Robert  Spottiswood,  to  be  «»p- 
tain  lieutenant,  froT^  the  Ist  May, 
1804,  vice  Cummiiigs,  promol^,  gir 
sign  Jotn  Hay,  to  be  jje^tena^t^  t^^ 
the  Ist  May,  1 801,  vice  SpottiSwbod, 
promoted. 

cAvAXa'r.  -  "'* 

Ueutenant-colotlcl  John  Gordon;  mbe 
colotiel,  from  the  l&t  Mat,  C804. ' 

UR^,  CM^it/^— Nfojor  WtttuukiTtK»e, 
to  be  lieat^nant-colonel,  from  thvlst 
May,  1804,  Vic?'Gotdon,  phimoud. 
Capuiv  Aletander,  Kntn,  lo  bf  ^  a 
major,  fhini  the  Itt  May,  1^04,  vikre 
Toone,  pmmhtedi  'Ca|)aln  ttc«(e- 
nant  Richard  Chalmer  JaekaoB,  to^  be 
captain  of  a  troog^  fjrgm  the  ^)^M 
May,  J  804,  vice  .|Cnpz,  .pf;oniol)$a.' 
lieutenant  Samuel  Noble,  Xo  bj^  gfp- 
tain  lieutenant,  froi;^  th^  .lstYA|j|y» 
1804,  vice  Ja9lapn^  prpmotecl,  ^  Q^r- 
pet  3enjamin  Ma^w*  \9  ^9-  fifu- 
ter^nt,  fropa  (h^  U,  :Mj|y»,i8p4»H!ce 
Noble  promoted.  Colond  Q^^Q^^^pi, 
being  the  senior  colonel  of  'artillefy, 
succeeds  to  the  appointment  of  colo* 
nel  commlmd^nt  ^lof  ottiiitf^^  «ici 


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MATa  1305. 

Tht  ui^enneaMoaed  g«atlen)ea  haying 
pr<Mkuce4  c^nificates  of  cheu-  appoint- 
mflDt  bj  the  hon.  court  of  directors, 
Ui  be  cadets  on  the  establishment,  are 
a4iMtto4  on  the  estahlishmeot  accor- 
dingly. 

E»pmcrfrArtiUcrj.  Mr.  Walter  Shairp. 

liHftt.  Zdmaiid  Goodbeb«t«,  ThosKM 
Siifiit,  Da^d  Biafiyy  Roben  Bower, 
Thomas  Cox,  Henry  John  Bowler, 
Mmci  dedder  George  AHen,  Richaitl 
Hariflrd,  fiatmiel  Orera. 

The  imdnnnttitio&ed  gentlemen  losing 
pvodnecd  c«ftUlcafce*  of  their  apfoint- 

*  iMK  by;tlM  hotL  coun  «f  directors, 
ID  bt  tadets  on  thi«  establlsbment,  'are 
ikUtiea  o«  the  OitablvilM&ent  actfor- 
tfegJy. 

CAVALRY 

Aflettrs  'William  Mortimer  Kelson,  James 
'  'py^:t  diirlej  fiarrett  Darby. 

infahtrt. 

Mean.  Frcderiok.  MoUsy  Whitehead, 

-Ciarfas  . fi#yn— w    l^wi,    Richard 

Joka^lrookia^  John  Wiiltam  Tovma- 

-^••d;  Clia«lc«'WxtriQ&  Y«aftM^  George 

Aagnttttt.Bbave^  Saarafllixtoli  Hodg- 

fHif  WtiKana  ¥any^  Richard  Plgbt 

Moktworthy  TbaitiatBn&xkf%  Jer- 

•  ttac«I^Wbiicv  ^akHRiflc  id«g|ic%  ft41- 
•'teM  Jafcninn  Bowet ,  Nkhi>la9^i.Qr«th, 

Metlts.  Tatnet  Obrdbtt;  Taihes  Stocl:,  and 
^B^jJMSh  PM^JLdnjgfhtfl'.fiivin^p^. 
-lfclc«-1jMhtthlreiP=ttr't!iHf  appdint- 
• 'ri6it JlW  the  fidhV  cdiiH  t)f  dit-ectoi-s, 
-'f9  b^  'iM^aiA  tia^KAn  tm  thi>  esia- 
IWisTfccilt,  Jtfe  adMfSed'ibVoWrtfEFy  on 
^^flte^iri^cifl  ieitabiiitth^'ttt  'of'«ih  ^tc- 


&e  tmtUHutiiti^^cdf^falilfMii^aWng 
pfodnced  cettificatet  of  tKeir  app^t- 
\  tb«  hon.  court  o£  directors, 
(  of  cavalry  or  infantry  on 


the  tflUbtishmem  of  thii  presidency^ 
aic  admitted  on  tkecstabiii^mentac- 
cordingiy. 
Mcncs.  Hngli  Scott,  John  Shctt(oaO)ie, 
Gewge  M'Kensie  Stewart. 

CAT.^Lat. 

Messrs.  Joh ft  Campbell,  Archibald  Ers- 
kine  PattuUo. 

INFANTRT. 

Messrs.  Duncan  Stewart,  Henry  Coyy 
Harvov,  William  Coleman  Carberry. 

Madrtu  European  regiment.  Ensign  J,  T. 
Palmer,  to  be  lieutenant ;  date  of 
rank,  19th  May,  1803. 

NATIVE    INFAMTar. 

\xt  Repmtiit,  Capt.  James  Jones  to  be 
major,  vice  Biair  deccaaed;  date  of 
rank  16th  May,  1803. 

Capt.  Lieut.  Richard  Barker  to  be  cap« 
tain  of  a  company,  vice  Jones ;  daU  of 
conmiission  Ifith  May,  1803. 

Lieut.  James  William  Collins  to  be  cap- 
tain lieutenant,  vice  Baxter;  date  of 
rank  l3th  May,  1803. 

\sith  Regiment.  Ensign  Leonard  Cooper  to 
be  Iteutenant ;  date  of  rank  l,3tli  Ma^» 
1803. 

14<A  Ucg'imerJ.  Ensiga  John  Ardagh  ta 
be  lieutenant ;  date  of  rank  10th  A'lay, 
1803. 

19/^  Raiment.  Enaign  Daniel  Kennedy 
to  be  lieuteiiant ;  date  of  commission 
26th  May,  1803. 

The  following  correcti^ms  in  the  datea 
of  the  commissions  of  the  undenVicii— 
tfoned  officere,  are  published  for  the 
information  of  the  army.  ' 

Captain  lleut.LL.  Caldwell  to  t>e  cap- 
tain. Liejit.  J.  F.  De  Havtiland  to  be 
captain  Ueuten^int.  Ensign  William 
Kavenshaw  to  J)c  lleuieuitt.  Date  of 
commissions  1 '2th  Aufi^ust,  1^02. 
Captain  lieutenant  J.  Blair  to  bo  cap- 
.  taio,    Lieut  J.  C   ',  lo  1      ',ip- 

tain lieutenant,     j-^o-*  -^ v^^^^i  to 

be  lieutenant.    Date  of  coounissionf 
I4th  October,  1802. 

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H«  HamiltiOtt  to  be  kenteatat ;  date  of 
^OmiMflioii  9th  Ma]r»  ISQB. 
Oipt.  AUan  Grant  having  arriTed  at  the 
^«i4fOcy,    bat   «iicceeJed  so    the 
diArge  oC  the  o&e  of  ioim  major  of 
Mrt  ^.  Geoi:ge>  in  conlormity  co  the 
general  orders  «f,the  7th  iust. 
On  the  resignation  of  that  office  hj 
aiptam  Mark  V^ks,  the  right  hon.  the 
^vernor  in  council  it  pleased  co  express 
JO:  this  public  BHMitter*  has -endi-eappro- 
JMttioo  oC  .the  anenticm  and  xcgulanty 
"Wttb  which  the  important  and  confiden- 
tial dtttiet  of.  that  office  have  been  con- 
ducteil  by.  captain  Wilks;  and  hit  lord- 
ship, at  the  same  time,  desires  captain 
Wilks  to  receive  the  assurance  of  hb 
k)rdthip*s  entire  satiitfaction  at  his  fide- 
lity, zeal,  and  integrity ;  together  with 
-his  lordsUp's  public  f hsmks  for  the  spirit 
of  honorable  attachment,  mamfe^ed  by 
captain  Wilks  under  circumstances  of 
the  most  trying  nature. 

Lieutenant  lliomas  Little  of  the 
Sd  regiment  of  native  infantry,  to 
commancithe  escort  of  the  resident  of 
Mysore. 

Messrs.  Samuel  Gascoiene  Mansly,  and 
William  Stuart  Smith,  cadets  of  the- 
year  1800,  to  be  lieutenants;  date  of 
commission  90th  July,  ISOC 

Messrs  Ihivid  Ross  and  William  Mar- 
grave, cadeu  of  the  year  1800,  to  be 
ensigns ;  date  of  ranlc  aoth  July,  1 801 . 

JULY. 

tA  Re^meni  I'fmiive  Ii^m^.  lieut.  Ho- 
ratio Newington,  to  take  rank  in  the 
array  as  lieotenant  from  the  26th  May, 
ISOS. 

The  name  of  Mr.  Walter  Shairp  to  be 
struck  out  of  the  list  of  mfantry,  be- 
ing removed  to  the  artillery.^ 

IQth  S^pmant  Native  Infantry.  Lieutenant 
Oeorge  Jackson  to  talcie  rank  in  the 
army  as  lieutenant  from  the  2(>thMay, 
1803. 

The  undermentioned  gentlemen  hav- 
ing produced  certincates  c»f  their 
appointment  by  the  honorable  court 
of  directors,  to  be  cadets  of  infantry 
on  the  Mablishment  of  this  pre- 
'^dency,  are  admitted  on  the  esta- 
blishment accordingly. 

Mr.  Thomas  M<Lean,  Mr.  Jolui  Ekmi, 
»ri4  Mtf.  John  MoncriefFe. 

July  5,'lb03,    The  honorable  court  of 

directors    having   {permitted  colonel 

'      Francis  Gowdie^  of  the  native  infan- 


try, CO  fetUJtt  WtUI  IttP  tttm  #B  uS 

esublitkment  of  For  St.  Qifgo^  the 
fovumor  ia  comeil  ia  pluaiut  to  to- 
odmit  that  oOceron  tbt  cttablulHMoc 
accordingly. 
Capttui  L  M.  Cov^NMiit,  of  the  Ma- 
dras fioropeto  npmaUj  cnuuier- 
f«d  at  bit  0wn  rmfamn  totbo  wm-ef- 
SeccWe  cttafolishDittiL 

'*     AkriLLBllV. 

Capt.  Lieut.  John  Sinclair,  to  be  cap- 
tain of  a  compaliy,  vice  Donaldson; 
date  of  commission,  Slst  June,  180S. 
Lieutr  J.  jy.  Brown,  to  be  capt.  lieo- 
.  tenant*  vic^  Sinclair,  pronoted;  date 
ofcomnvssion,  Slst  June  1803.  Lieut 
Charles  Griffiths,  to  be  quartefrmaster 
of  the  first  battalion  of  artiU^ryi  vice 
Brown,  promoted. 

INfANTRV. 

^^h  ItmmcM,  Ensign  Daniel  Rustel,  to 
be  lieutenant ;  date  of  rank  7th  JooCi 
18«3. 

1  Sth  Regimaa.  Ensign  T.  S.  Paget,  to  be 
lieutenant;  date m  rank ^  July ^ISOS. 
Ensigns  D^vid  Ross,  George^rd^ 
ham,  William  Ormtby,  and  Wflljain 
Hargrave,  to  be  lieutenants  s  cUte  of 
ranked  July.  1803. 

Mr.  sur^Aon  Watson  having^  produced 
a  certificate  of  his  permisMon  hj  the 
hon.  the  court  of  directors  to  retuin  to 
the  medical  estabGshment  of  t^spre- 
siden(;y,  is  re-admitted  on  the  q^- 
blishment  accordingly. 

Lieut  .-col.  Dodtwoctb,  of  his  m^jeaty't 
34th  regiment,  is  confirmed  ip  the 
command  of  PoonamaUee.  . . 

&/  R^meiU  Nathe  UfaMrj^,  CWpt.  Alex- 
ander AUan  to  be  ma)or«  .vke  Kennet 
deceased;  date  of  rank  24th  7unei80S. 
Captain  lieut.  Charlea  Lnca«  lo  be 
captain  of  company,  vice  Allan  pn>- 
moted ;  date  of  rank  24th  JttM  ^803. 
Lieat.  Thomas  Little  to  be  c^ttia 
lieutenant,  vice  Lucas  proMoldtf f^te 
of  rank  ^4th  June. 

Madras  Ewnfean  Htgiment:  Cftprt*'  Lf*^t. 
George  Custance  to  be  captwiTdr  a 
company,  i^ee  Covenant,  transferred 
tb  the  nop-efiective  ^tahfiahfMnt; 
date  of  commission  ISth  Juiyi  180S. 
Lieut.  Henry  Yard©  to  be  capt^ 
lieutenant,  Vice  Custance  protfioved; 
date  of  commission  i3thJn*y  J^iewt. 
Gilbert  Waugh  to  be  quarter^master, 
vidie  Yardc  promoted. 

19tif  JHe^iment  Nathf  Infrntry.     CJtt>Utn 

lieut.  John  Wssfct  to  be  captitn  of 

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s;  !i»q»My»ldgB^ytardece»eJt;  date 
H:  Ji^c«4mii|ipi4  IstJttly^  i803^  i.ieut. 
)i  oR(Awtt.Ww>D«vt»to  be  GapuBnbeute- 
'naJriulWMi^iWMKl-^pmaMifeed  r«*ate  of 
conunittton  1st  Jutv^ifiiQti^  .u...-. 

9\«MWtam:«it«S{Wnrto.be  tdrgooai  vice 
t6M«pi4f  (UNMiiP^>4»lftijCrJ<iik  17th 
Jaly,  1803. :  iMrp!.te)i»  i&itftBe»  sur- 
geon,  to  b^  j|^ri«9|^  surgeon  at  Mmu- 

•  ' . ,'  /•    -J  f,' .  -^  ^   ■/ 

.  .    .?        I^XVaX^  PR 6 MOTIONS, 

.  ^  £f eufeBafiH  Dbbbfe  to  be  cdmhunder  in 
'  ti.  M,nar*7,  and  ^ovcrnof'of  the  na- 
'   val  hospital  at  Miidra*,  vide  captain 
•   Ltok1i*en,  appointed  to  the  Wilhel- 
mina.     Mr.   W.  F.  CatfoU,  a  lieute- 
nant of  the  Centurion.     Mr.  Barber, 
of  the  Trident,  lieutenant  of  the  Wil- 
In^qxinal'  vice   lieut.  Orchard,  Inva- 


The  underiTientioned  gentlemen  hav- 
J^* tag  produced  c^nifict'es  of  appointment 
^'to  the  Infatitry  at  tiiis  settlement,  are 
.'"aimitted  caders  accyrrfingly. 

Ir.jjT.ti'^.  Mec-sfi  William  Henry  Fielder, 
".     Henrv  Ma5*ey  Couucr^'Pringle   Fra- * 
^^    ter,   tienry   York    Martin,  Nichula* 
^'^'^  Graham,  David    Duridas    Hamilton, 
\    and  Charles  r,an^on. 
ifitjsjf  8,  rsOli.     The  horforab!e  court  of 
directors     having    permuted    ensign 
\\'ifhiam  Ciarrnrd  of  the  eng;lnecrs,  and 
Heut.  M^itsoii  Ferny haiigh  of  the  in-  ' 
ianiry,  to  return  with  thciir  rank,  on 
"^  the  establishment  of  Fort  St.  George, 
q,^the  right  hon.  the  grtvcrnor  in  council 
. '  Uplea-ied  to  re-admit  theae  officers  on 
the  establishment  accordingly. 

e  r  The  unflermentioned  geiiticmen  hav- 
.•liiH^  produced  certificates  of  their  ap- . 
r^^poiatQic^t  by  the  hon.^iur^pf  directors 
to  be  cadets  on  lliis  eaublishmem,  are 
'•;amTiitt«d'  on  the  estahtishmcnt   accor- 

in.^^.r*.  CAVALRY. 

,  TjykMffV-  .,^AJexaiid^r  ,  Montgomery  and 
i^^Cfaii0e»fidward  Finch. 

H..f^r  IKIANTHV. 

j  iftfe#CT .  John  Thorny*  ^yiVO-9  'V^'illiamP. 
1.' .  ^uDiil^gbBm^  WillisHT>  /^ime^  .Home, 
i,T  ;[^a>p.J4*KeligrKH<a»5y^J^^ 

Peter  Barclay^  WiUiam  Rqdney  Cham- 
••Jt'<S^»  UjM*kf  Foxbe»,  Hugh  Forward, 
<c  rlv^  6jrai>t«  >^'iJli^m  Thomas  ^aun- 
..  .flll^  ana  Edward  Fitzpatrick. 


Tbr  hon.  courr  of  iRfectort  litviiig^plcr- 

•  mttted  the  rev.  RioiiarA  Ltilitfto  re- 
turn to  faidia,'the  right  hon.  the  go- 
Temor  ia  council  i»  pkasad  {0  re- 
Mbnit  Mr.  Leslie  on  the  tilabUfiiiiient 
.  of  Fort  St.  George,  at  ttnior  chaplain. 

The  rev.  J.  £.  Atwood  to  reBume  the 
situation  of  chaplain  of  the  garriion 
of  VeUore. 

Messrs.  Archibald  Doughtt  Stewatt,  O. 
Anderson,  and  Duncan  Brodtet  hftv- 
ia^  produced  indentures  of  their  ap- 
pointment by  the  hon.  court  of  difec- 
tors»  to  be  astfistant  iurgsOnt  on  this 
establishment,  are  admitted  accor- 
dingly on  the  medical  csuMisbment 
of  this  presidency. 

The  following  appointmentt  to  take 
place  in  the  native  infantry : 

^Re^imeia.    Ueut.  P.  G.  Hill  to  be. fid-  * 
jutant  of  the  1st  battalion,^vice  little 
promoted;  date  of  copunisaiou  i24th 
June,  1803.   Lieut  John  Bauer  to  be 
adjutant  of   the   :^d   battalion,    vice 

'  Evans  deceased ;  date  of  cominlisioa 
1st  August,  1803. 
'  \Ath  Rcgtnunt.  Lieut.  R.  ^.  Yates  to  be 
adjutant  of  the  1st  battalion,  vice 
Elliot  deceased  ;  date  of  commission 
9th  August,  1803. 

19/A  Regttnent.  Licut.  J.  C.  Hurdlsto  be 
adjutant  of  the  1st  battalion,  vice  Da- 
vis promoted  ;  date  of  commission  1st 
July,  1«03. 

The  right  hon.  the  governor  in  coun- 
cil is  pleased  to  revoke  such  part  of  the 
general  orders  "issued  by  the  govern- 
ipenf  on  the  "i3d  Dec.  \m%  as  may  have 
'  Teference  to  thb  Lascars  establLshhient, 
which  shall  continue^  a^  fixed  by  the  ge- 

•  nerai  order  dated"  the  4th  August,  1802. 

The  commander  in  chief  having  re- 
turned to  the  presideiicy,  and  resumed 
the  immediate  command  of  the  forcet  in 

•  tHp  Camaticy  the  ri^hf  hon.  the  go- 
vernor in  council  is  pleased  to  publish  in 
general  orders,  his  approbation  of  the 
conduct  oi  major-general  Smith,  while 
holding  that  command  in  the  absence  of 
iicut.-g){rn.  Stuart. 

Major-gen.  Smith  is  to  resume  the 
command  pf  St.  Thomas's.  M^D^t. 

The  following  gentlemen  having  pro- 
duced ceVtificates  of  their  appojntiRcnts 
by  the  hon.  rdurt  of  diVectofs,  fo  bq  ca- 
dets on  this  establlshmebt  of  Fort  St. 
George,  are  adtnirtef  oh  the  estaj>li»h 
tnent  accordingly,  iis  fadefsdf  infantry. 

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^MlklUmlM.iOf1  of  gT!lltt#  Oi  ^mWW,  tm* 

der  the  orders  of  the  iecreOtTf^  rt» 
military  board. 

TUq  fight  hon.  the  governor  in  coun- 
cil is  p4^a»rd  tK> J>atill8u,  for  the  informa- 
tioa  of  tlie  army^  tUe  tuUowic^  e^itnct 
of  a  letter  iVoui  tKe  hcii,  the  cqurt  of 
director*,  dated  27ih  April,  JbOd. 

KiVBgrfph  a.—*'  We  have  retoi^ed  t* 
Appoim  twemy-etfht  iddkiMMl  ci^ 
4eu  i^is  seasun,  for  thm  iafaacry  •« 
your  establi^meot. 
34.-!^  Ueut.  coi.  Thorn.  Cok«»  io4  Mr. 
V^lcncsne   Conaolty,    hmd  tnrfton, 
ntSrtd  frdm  o«r  lervke ;  thtt  foynm 
fh#  l&th^  Jaftoary,  th«  faKCer  Ui« 
fid  of  Feiytury  last.     • 
4ik.^**  W«  have  penuktod  thf  foDftW- 
hi^  military  officers  to  return  to  th#ir 
rtnk  on  your,€«t&bHshment)  vie.  capt. 
Kathaniel  Thornton  bhoirvrs,  captain 
h«ift.  James  Rowles»  f  nsign  Willum 
Oanvrd. 
5tAi.— ^  Wtfhaive  appointed  Mr.Ctofft 
'  iiUsa  AA  assistant  surgaon  £or  your 
wfndcncv,  in  further  part  of  toe  mnm- 
b«r  wa  tilts  season  (lHOi^)  agraacl  to 
•and  t^ithar.*'   , 
tfir,  Andrew  H^h»  having  yrfliauedl 
'  Indentures  of  his  appointtaeitt  by  the 
liMi.  the  court  of  ditTctets  to  be  an 
assistant  sargoon  ota  this  establishment. 
-  is  admtned  accordingly  on  the  fUecBtal 
^btaibltthmcot  of  chit  pfetkkaiicy. 
Col-  tMMin  Vfgan,  and  major  Rmgemr 
'  Mc«)y»  having  returned  to  fodla  uritn 
tht  permisrion  of  the  hon.  court  of  dW 
i^^ctmt  to  resnme  theh*  rank  on  the 
estibHshtncntof  Fort  St.  Oeorge,  are 
r^^dmitted  on  the  MtaMhhmant  ae- 
eortingty. 

Tl>e  undfrmentioncd  gentleman  are 
admitted  as  cadets  on  the  establishment* 
fai  conformity  to  the  certificates  of  their 
appot|itflMt»t  by  the  )tf)n,  the  court  of 
&ec|ors: 


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MasM^  JamaaBafllia  FapdaM^ndmhn 

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of  diractns  to  be  assisOHt  J9igMaa<m 

i.Mtthe  xMiiaiAaBiMub- 
ment  accordingly.  -  •* 

liaqraaanc  Cfafrica  Utarm^  to«bft'«4D*r 
tamt  of  thfl  ft)  luttalfaife,  Wriii^i^^i 
muAot  natiy  JcfiwaiytaiiB  tiiailijj 
^amMCfai  to  resign^  nt  ^nsaf^dnctf' 
<if'iil  heakh.  i   «.-  j..  v 

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of  mmmimkm^miXict^ka^  intu 
;i  iiMMcput  BobefC  Ba^kf ,  av  bat 


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H^  ifcii    Fiipi  1. JA.  l^ttfiliiiJ,  to 
beliFwlinrti  &amHM,m0i  Utk  Sd 

IQltJMIi    toiigTD»pci  amiMrt.  to 

'wwbBr,  180S. 
lUtBim  iBmifn  C  W.  TaMt,  t»  b« 

bcr,  1803. 

The  gOT.  in  council  -bsriiif  rtceiT«4i 
daroBgfa  tbt  rhaa— i  of  tiM  comouiMkr 
AchieL  %fiMit  of  iIm  wUtiBt  mtiifatit 
ofloSltt  aWk  Mxtota^  of  tho  1st 
liirtdiKi  mh  mmmt  t«giiti,  who  wkK 
a  iritf  t|  of  Mdkw  tuiopi,  i»  op|>» 
moo  to  a  coiM»detablo  lorco  -tfi  tbo 
cocsBj^  prtMTVcd  a  pott  of  importaaot 
M  the  Godaifcry,  aodattocked  tb«  coe- 

Swtkwmeem^\  lu»iordihip,iacou»* 
hm  htm  piraiwti  im  teitimooy  of 
hb  nipwfcaiiiii  «f  t^comtadW  io> 
midK  $bdk.  Modeko,  tb  4inft»  iNu 
he  iW  km  mmntfiwd  to  lU  MMtlr  of 
8dbite,«Rdbe  tMroo  M^paii  m  mt- 
piwiiiniy  on  tfatUt  honaioft  of  die 
ftk  A^flwKof  OMiv*  i«ifaalry,  uotit  a 
nmtf.  ikan  «4M  f«e  ^oiag  Mm 
apilki|irtBgihr«f  tftoft  corpe. 
il* A(&  J&HriijiWr^ ^Oi|iliitt  tii». 
iMiOB  flbirii*  MHkwilla;  4o  'Im  cap- 

HbhmI;  iMre  mS*^  conHnMuft,    IMh 

te»  ir:bo '««ptofa  IkiKMMt,  'f^ 
MaodeviHe,  promoced ;  date  of  com- 
niMioo,  19th  October  1809.  CAptaia 
'     7^hompHB-'«»  bt    dcput; 


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Dodd  GreaToe,^4.  Joha  AndrtWy-^ 
&  Jaraet  Anaetlcy,— «.  Joha  BMt»— 
7.  Gro|^ry  Mockioyif>*"S,  iama* 
Pattertoor-9.  Charlea  M*  Cabc. 
Ut  R^,  Nmti^  ^oafiT— Capiun  Uaii* 
teoaat  J.  W.  CfoUio*,  to  be  captob 
of  a  cooptay,  vice  iarker,  dooMitd  i 
date  of  cooumafleo,  15tJi  Derffihf% 
1803.  Li«at«i«MRobectM*l>omuC 
tohocapfia  iieiiUoaitt»  nco  CoUhi% 

■et>|MMMl  i  dafta  of  COflUBMIMIto  i^cb 

t>MiiiJnr>  140S* 

jANoaat  1804. 
oxKmai,  oaoKia  it  oovBamixNT 

ro&T  tT.  otoaoi. 
The  right  honorabla  the  goremor 
in  couficil  has  been  pleaeed  to  appoint 
captain  AQaa  grant,  to  be  Aid-de-camp 
to  hi*  lonMiip,  and  to  direct,  that  tho 
appointmeot  snail  beconndcredtobawo 
iahe9  place  turn  the  1st  of  Septeoibaff 
last. 

Mr.  Robert  Ktadof ,  cadet  of  iofiMttry, 
to  be  an  emlgn  on  the  establishaMnt^ 
date  of  rank  to  be  eettled  hereahcr  ; 
that  oi&cer  to  proceed  lo  Europe,  on 
sick  certificate.    LiietenMit  J.  Iimth, 
to  be  <}Marter-«tasier  of  the  €th  rMjt. 
oC  native  cavalry.  Lituteoant  A.  M. 
iarnbav,  to  be  adjutant  of  the  Tth 
regt.  or  native  cavalry,     litut.  T. 
.  liOngau,  of  the  14th  native  regt.  to 
be  fort  ac^utant  of  Vellore,  vice  Dun- 
combe.    Lieut.  James  Waheb,  to  be 
.adjuttnt    of  the  td   battalion,  17th 
rtgt.  native  infantry«  vice  GreenhtU, 
preouited.  Captain  WsUiam  H.  Hewk, 
of  tbe  17th  regt  of  native  infantfy, 
I  to  be  9ajpr  of  brigade  to  the  officer 
.  comm«nduiig  the  aorthcro  division  of 
the  army,  vice  capt.  F.  Thompson. 
itAacH 
Q.  O.  Syth  (hwrfimait,  fort  iS/.  Gtorgf 
Major  geoeral  Hay  Macdowall»  ha* 
viag  bcea  appoiiitecC  by  his  majes^,  to 
tbe  ataft*  of  Indian  tbe  right  honotii>le 
governor  in  cow^il  has  oeen  pleased, 
a&  the  recammeodatioo  of  the  comman- 
ds in  chief,  to  appoint  that  officer  to  be 
am«ji>r  general  on  the  staff  of  the  armv, 
serving  under  the  presidency  of  >'ort  ot. 

Stbjtfgt,  Native  Tnfeuiiry  ^T\it  icA^cm- 

ing  correction  of  the  date  of  rank  as- 
signed to  officers. 

Ouitain  lieutenant  A  MoleMrorth,  to 
be  captain  of  a  company,  vice  Mar- 
tin, promoted;  fl4lfc  August,  1803. 
iitemenant  J.  ftaagt^  eo-So  .ifii^ 
Ueutnnant,  vice  MoUtworth,  pronio* 
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ted;.  24th  Au|^t,  1W)3.  Captain 
$e\ir^aiiiit  /.  Stuart,  to  he  captain 
of  a  company,  rice  Blo^eld,  deceased ; 
2fkl  September,  180S.  Lieiitenaift 
Robert  Barclay,  to  h^  captain  lieu- 
t^^KYit,  vice  Stuarr,  promoter  j  23d 
^tember,  liKlS.  Ctptaf n  1ieai6n;int 
Jtobett  i^efay,  to  be  c^iprafn  of  i 
company,  ^e  9(fbhy,  deceased ;  S^ 
.October,  ISOS.  Lieutenant  Getinyi, 
to  be  captain  IteutMiam,  rice  BarcU]^, 
promoted;  5124  October,  ISOS. 

Tht'  foUoTVing  promotions  to  talt^ 

place. 

Mai^rTllomst  Ptrldton,  of  the  IPrh 
regiment  of  nath'e  inftntry,  to  be 
lieutenant-colonel,  vice  Innes,  dece«- 
Md;  date  of  rank  the  24th  April, 
1804. 

1810  kigt.  Niftke  A/^^y-^apuin  An- 
drew M'Cally,  to  be  major,  vice 
l*arlti*bn,  promoted;  date  of  mnit, 
S4thAt>rtI,  1S04.  Captain  lieatenant 
Ridtard  Marriott,  to  be  captain  of  a 
cumpaoy,  vice  M*CsiF)}',  promoted; 
date  of  commimion,  4th  April,  1804. 
Lieutenant  Jeffrey  Preodergan,  to  be 
capraih  tieatenant,  vice  Marriott,  piu- 
itkjted;  date  of  rank,  24th  Aprfl, 
>804.  Mr.  surgeon  Alexander  wal- 
■  *on,  to  do  duty  in  the  southern  divi- 
Mon  of  the  army,  vice  Richardson, 
promoted. 

1%''R^.  Nat'roe  /«/tf/rfrV— Captain  S4- 
ttmel  Crane,  to  bi  major,  vfce  M'Cal- 
ly,  deceased ;  date  of  commission,  1  ith 
March,  lfi04.  Captain  T.  Pollock, 
to  be  captain  of  a  company,  vice 
Crane,  promoted;  date  of  commis- 
lion,  nth  Manrh,  1804. 

19  Pi^.  Natk'e  Jnfuntrf  —  Ensipit  A; 
H'-iy,  and  J.  Dunn,  to  be  lieutenants  ; 
date  nf  f?tnk,  the  22d  Fcbrnary,  1804, 
Kn;iigo«D.  C.  Smith,  to  ht  Heurenams; 
dfitte  of 'rank,  the  1st  March,  1804. 
'Liettteiiam  J.  M.  Cgombfe,  of  the  lat 
TCI^'ent  native  infant rr,  to  be  adru- 
<ant-  of  the  1st  extra  itattali^Tn,  vitc 
fVewman,'  r^mt>vcd  to  the  1st  batta- 
frijn  (Jf  fhe  ^h  regiment.  Captain 
A-Uan  Grant,  confirmed  in  the  sitira- 
tion  of  town  major,  of  I'ort  St. 
•<5*dr^e,  Mnd  <r.'tptaih  }.  St.  OeOroe, 
Of*  hiVmRJ<?»ty'9  ftOth  regiment,  to  be 
-hii' lordsM^'s  *ai/Wfe^amp,  from  the 
^istkia»nt,  V!CeOrittt,-re8igh«xi. 


«us  M*rriott,tDbe  niajofV,^ce.fpn|5^ 
transferred  tg  the  non-cffecttvjc  ""' 


btishmcnt,;  date  of  commission/ 
Apnt*,*l8b4.  Capt.lieut.  P.  Browne,  to 
be  captahi  of  .a  compjtny,  Wee  Ma^ 
ott;  promoted.  Lieutenant  jbavi^  1^. 
ler,  to  be',  captain  Jieutenant«  vke 
^rown  promoted;  date  of  comim^kbdi 
Utbof  AprH,  1B04, 

CunnirigHam,  yo  be  Ueiitfnai^t^'  j¥^ 
Milvard,    prompted  ^  date  c^  cm^ 
hiission,  lUh  March.    X^M.  '  .J^\^ 
surgeon  7am<!«T^icharaion,l»  bit tliijpl  " 
mmbcr  of  the  mcdic?J^^irji,'.T^pt 
Main ,  derea«ed  =  *'         -   ^, 

I'he  foltnvving  dctcrniinat:on    or  the 
relative  rank  of  certain   subaltern  otfi- 
cers  of  Artilleryj   :is  fixed  by  the  honor- 
able the  court  of  directors, in  their  lettfr 
of  the  nth  August,  1H03,  is  '|iublisfted 
to  the  army,  and  those  ofiicers.wtlV^ 
consequence,  take  rank  as  follows  : 
Lieutenants  M.  H.  Court,  S.  Creavelan4, 
7th  March,  IHOO.     JJcutenajits  L  L 
Mackintosh,  C    Gahagan,  19th  Aprit,,, 
1800.      Liemenants  U'.  Poignand,  J> 
Pasko,  F.M  G.bhowers,  C.Hopfein*, 
son,  Thomas  Kinse)\G.  J.  Oorenam, 
1 2th  December,  IftOO.      lieutenants 
W.  Morriseon,  J.  Morehouse, H.  Pyrf 
vi«,  .'^Ist   December,    180O'.      Lieute- 
nant F.  W.  Ha1mer/3lst  March,  1801. 
Lieutenant  B.  Bishop.  4th  February, 
I  SOL!.    Lieutenant  W.  M.  Burtqn.  ^tJi 
January,  1  SO'X     Lieutenant  William 
Shairp,  S2d  May,  1803. 

APRIL.  ,^ 

Lieutent-colonel  Wallace  T%  to  command 
the  subsidiary  force,  serving  with  his 
highness  the  peishwah  till  fuither  yr- 
dcrs.  Lieutenant  Agncw,  to'oe ilept^y 
adjutant  general,  to  the  said  ^orcii. 
Captain  Johnson,  of  the  Bci^hibay 
engineers,  to  be  deputy  quarter-m^ 
ter  genera!.  Captain  Noble  tj^'^ 
commissary  of  stores.  Mr  GiTnr' 
staflf  surgeon.  Lieutenant  Betlinfh 
payma«er,  an*^!  commissary  of  pn3t» 
Vision.  Major  Robertson,  commiv 
sary  of  grain  and  bullocks.  X^pnteij- 
nant*  Hamilton,  of  the  Ben^t'estv 
btishment,  now  ser\*ing  witK^t^e^- 
cort,  with  the  resident   at   I^naK, 

,  Pei*sinn  interpreter  to  the  cokn^n^Wd* 
fng  officer  of  the  siibsi diary. forei^. 
Captain  Boswett  Campbeltj  pavYhas 
ter  Captain  Welsh,  Ist  battaliot), 
3d  refitment,  judge  advocate.  Mf. 
Rashleigli,  to  be  a  cadet  on  this  esta- 
blishment,,, ^  ■ 
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l4eA««d((E  telfehneiy,'  of  fcfe  Sd 
recent  df  native  caValfT,  Haymg 
W^  at)iHiiiated  to  a  <^0'nwi4iQn  m 

1.15  majesty's  regiment  of  light  dra- 
j^oons.  The  right  honorable  the  go- 
vernor in  council  19  pleased  to  per- 
v:.it  that  officer  to  resign  the  service 
•if  the  honorable  company. 

IH  Rm.  Native  Cavalry — LieUlCnant  J, 
W.  Morgan ,  2d  Sept  1 80 1 ,  J .  ^^oore, 
I'd  ditto.  Cornets  S.  J.  Blacker,  L'SHh 
bep^.  1801,  S.  Martin^  10th  Feb.  ISOt?, 

tl  lie^.  Nath't  Cai/alry — Corneis,  M. 
Moncrieff,  D'.Buchau,H.  Dalrymple, 
Tth  July,  1801. 

W  R/p.  Native  Ciiralry — Lieutenant  W, 
C.Campbell,  H.  Rainsford,  1  Uh  Aug. 
mi/ R  Outlaw,  18th  Aug  It^Ol. 
Cornets,  M,  Plendcrleath,  15th  Sept. 
:      r    F:  Leonard,  10th  Feb.  ISO*, 

4ri  /-  .'.  NaJhf  Ca^aifj — Lieutenants, 
H.  NfcwatI,  J?th  April,  180i',  H.  J. 
Clow,  24th  April,  1803.  Cornet^ 
R.  aose.2^h  Sept.  1801,  J.  J.  JVIere- 
att^  10th  Feb.  1802. 

SA  Regf.  Native  Cavalry  ^  Cornet^  F. 
Samson,  25th  July,  1801. 

9tB  R^^t.  Nkhft  Cavalry — Lieutenants, 
A.Scott,  llih' Aug.  1801,  C.  W.  Bell, 
29tH  Sippt.  1801^  H-  S.  Barbaut,  JSth 
D*c.  18th  Dec,  1801.  Cofnets,  F.  N. 
Balmain,  I5tb  Sept.  ISOl,  R.  JefFries, 
tOth  Feb.  laO'i. 

7(1'  Rtrt.  Native  Cavalry — Lieutenants, 
G  fudccr,  2d  Oct.  1B03.  Corneti, 
J  WoodhoUse,  7th  July,  1801,  C. 
Turner,  lOth  Feb.  1802,  G,  Flint, 
4th  March^  ISOS,       . 

1',-    r   r        i  'r--  ••  ■ 
MAT. 

G-  0.  fcy  coveRNMf  N T,  Fort  St.  George. 
H's  lordship  in  council  is  pleased  to 

in  -t.::   lie  following  promotions. 

C  •/  Engineers.  Lieutenant-coloncl 
ElIihuTrapaudjtobe  colonel  and  chief 
engineer,  vice  Ross,  placed  on  the 
fetited  n»t.  Major  John  Norris,  to  be 
Ceu  ten  ant-colonel,  viceTrapaud,  pro- 
moled.  Captain  W.  C.  l!ennon,  to 
be  major,  vice  Norris,  promoted. 
Captain-lieutenant  W.  Farquhar,  to 
be  captain  of  engineers,  vice  Lennon. 
Lieutenant  J.  Fothenngham,to  be  cap- 
tain-lieutenant, vice  Farquhar,  pro- 
moted. Ensign  W.  Garrard,  to  be 
i^^vice  Fptiierin^ham,  pro- 
-X^  ^VTiifi  of  comidsaipxM,  Itt  of 

INFANTRT. 

7c  jk.  £fff^-    JLtemeoant-coIoiiel  Alex- 


ander Ite^,  vice  N1X01I9  placed. op 
the  ret^rea  list.  Xieutenam-cu^cmel 
D.  M*Nc4e,  vice  Bridgeaudo,  L'^ut, 
col.  William  Kin&ey,  vice  Cgjllns,  ^^. 
Lieuteoaut'/^olonel  Thom«v^  Bo\vj^i:, 
vice  BilclJ^ey  do.  lieuteoaut-culpjd^ 
Barry  Clo^*  ^uce  Co^yogbam,,  do^ 
from  tixe  Ist  of  MaY,i804,   ..   ,  ., 

To  hf  Lieutenant-^^QttJt,  A^jbr  .  JoUi> 
Taylor,  from  the  Utb  regiment,.^ vic« 
Read.  Major  R.  Powia,  fxrom  the 
12th  regiment,  vice  M'Neile. '  Ma^ 

.  jor  F.  Aiikili,  from  ibe  13th  regiment, 
vice  Kinsey.  .Major  D.  Carey,  from 
the  14th  regiment,  vice  Bowser.  Ma- 
jor W.  S.  Limerick^  from  the  15tli 
regiment,  vice  Clo«e  j  from  live  Ut 
of  May»lS04. 

Wik  Bjigimtai  f>f  Native  Infantry  Cl^- 
taia  Alexander  Baillle,  to  be  major, 
vice  Taylor,  promoted.  Capt^n^ 
lieutenant  J.  Patterson,  to  be  captain 
of  a  company,  vice  Baillie,  promoted. 
Lieutenant  Charles  MdCleod,  to  be 
captain-lieutenant  vice  Pattersoa 
promoted;  from  the  1st  of  May* 
1804. 

\2tb  R^hmeat of  Naihe  Infantry.  C^tain 
H.  Bucban,  to  be  major,  vice  Powis, 
promoted  Captain-lieutenant  J.  Mil* 
ward,  to  be  captain  of  a  company, 
vice  Bucban,  promoted.  Lieutenant 
Joseph  DlUon,  to  be  captain-lieute- 
nant, vice  Milward,  promoted.  £n- 
tij^n  C.  Laogton,  to  be  lieutenaot^ 
vice  lyilon,  promote ;  from  the  1st 
of  May,  1804. 

13<A  Hegiment  of  Native  Infgmtry,  Cap* 
tain  Alexander  Orr,  to  be  major,  vice 
AiskHL  promoted:  Ca|ptain:4i«iue^ 
nant  ¥.  James,  to  be  captain  of  a  com- 
pany* vice  Orr,  promoted.  Lieute- 
nant R,  £.  Langford*  to  be  captain- 
lieutenant,  vice  James,,  promoted. 
Cajptain  Andrew  Macpherson,  to  he 
major,  vice  Carey,  promoted.  C<^p- 
tain-lieutenant  Benja^n  Hardingvto 
be  a  captain  of  a  company,  vice  Mac- 
pherson,  promoted.  Lieutenant  J. 
Wrigbt,  to  be  a  ^ap^in-UemenaiiC, 
vice  Harding  DromotnL  Ensign  LM. 
Kelly,  to  1^  Ueutenaat,  victWrifJiit, 
proifioted. 
ISth  R^pment  of  Nativt  Jnpu^ry.  Cap- 
^in  George  Phillips,  to  be  major,  vke 
Xinvfrick,  promoted,  Cafiuiii-lieuce- 
nant  James  Duj^an,  to  be  <;aptfiiaof 
a  company,  vice.  Phillips  promoted, 
lieutenant  William  Munro,^  to  ihe 
ca^taip-Ueut/^/uin^  vice  Doocao,  pcO(^ 
moled. 
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'AMeontbe  l«tdf  M17,  18CK 
'  Th€  iia*i*«  crralfy  of  thii  ettftbUeh- 
tifMOt'if  to  be  eacreafted,  by  tht  ilMttia- 
IkM  of  wn  eighth  rAfimeai ;  th«  corps 
to  tie  fonned  into  foor  briggdet ;  each 
Mtade  to  tie  rOdimmded  by  a  C<eUMiel, 

'  ind  to  eoiiflfst  of  tii«^>  regiments.    - 
'    1'he  following  proitiotiolif    roroltiDg 

-ft^Ofn  thk  chtnge  in  the  ettablitJvfAent 
<f-theeor^»  of    oatit^e  dvah^,  ftiror- 

''dtered;    commiflM>ns  to  bMir  ditce  the 
Htof  Mby,  ISOi. 

CAVALHr. 

liieeteiiant^  coVmet  John  Pater^  John 
Orr,  to  be  cotonels  of  cavalry  to 
coiTi{>lete  the  estabKshmenc. 

7^  At  Licuterutni'Ci>;oneU.  Major  R.  J^Hiid- 
dtestone,  from  the  7th  regnnent,!  vice 
I^tar.  Major  T  Buntnves,  'from  the 
2d  regiment,  vice  Orr.  Ma^br  A. 
Deas,  from  the  3d  regiment,  on  the 
increase  of  ettablf»hrm>nt 

tfh  Htfrhtrttrt  of  Native  Ctivfitty,  Optmin 

•  I.  Dunn,  to  be  major,  vice  Hoiddlc- 

9ione< promote.  Captaia  A.  D.  Mon- 

teathi  to  be  ca]>tain  of  a  H'oop^  vice 

'  Dunn.    Lieiitcntnt  J.  WoodhoiDc,  to 

beKentenant,  vice  Doveton. 

td  At^ment  »f  Ndth»&  Cttv^ffry.  Captain 
Robert  P»ic^,  to  be  major,  vice  Bur- 
rowe*,  •promoted.  C»ptai»4ieiite- 
*  uttttt  M.  Cosby,  to  be  captain  of  a 
troop,  vice  Price.  I^entenaAt  W. 
Lewis,  to  be  captain-lieutenant,  vice 
Cosby.  Comet  M.  MoncriefF,  to  be 
lieutenant,  vice  Lewis. 

Sd  Rtgimftit  of  Native  Cavaliy.  Captain 
G.  Dallas, to  be  major,  vice  Deas,  y rp- 
moted.  Captain-lieutenant  J.  Rutee'^ 
to  be  captain  of  a  troop,  vice  Dallas. 
Lieutenant  Mark  West,  to   be  cap- 


lieuttnant  W.  Lewiayita.be  captain  of 
a  troop,  vice  Cosby,  remcyrc^  t«:(he 
8th  regiment.'  Lieutenant  J-  Simp- 
son, '  to  be    captain-Ueat.ei#o()  vice 

>  Lewis,  promtAcd.  Comet  C  ^.  Bu- 
ohao,  to  lie  liettteoant*  vice  ^impfOD. 
Senior  captain^lieutefiant  •f-cafrairy, 
H.^  DonneU^from  tbe  Ut  regiment, 

^  Jtd.be  captain  of  a  troop io-tbe  8th 
regimevkt.  ^ 

Iji  JttpM^  •/  Natn/e- iCtntalfj,  • 
■  Libatffnant  Valentioc  Btacker,  t«  be 
'     capt^t»^leDtenaikt.    vice  O^DoeoeU, 
removed- to. tlie  6th.  Corpei  8t>  J^hn 

)  BiackeFf  to  be  Htutieliaati  -yk»  V. 
filacksc,  pcoqioted.  .Senioi;  1ft  tieut. 
of-  csfvalry,  U.  M.  West»  frmt  |h»,5th 
vTegiment  Ik)  be  captaiif  Aie4tciiaxUf  ia 
the 'Sth  regiment. 
sBA  Md^imnd.  <f  Native  C«t«4p>  Qwnet 
B.  Satapson;  to  h9  liettteflan|^.#ice 
West,  prohnuted  m  UuEt  8th  M^racnt. 

'  Senior  Ski  iietitenttit  of  cay^dry,  ^.  M. 

. '  BatTtibf^inm  the  7dl  rc^e^t^  jn)  be 

. ^senior  liekiCena^'inthe  8th. regiment. 

"C  Tjui3ie#,  to  be.  beii£«siaQt»  vice 
Bsniby,  ccmoved  to  the  8tb  rc^iiaenu 
SBUtqr  Srd .  lieutenMit  a|f  <;av9lryi  A' 
Macleod.frool  tl^eitb  r^sifeiK  it^  be 

\  wcOnd  lieutenant  ^Atbe  8th  regti 

5tk  Rfgimtm  xf  N^ht  Capfflry,  Comec 
Thomas  Salvin,  to  be  lieutenant,  vice 
Macleod^removed/^0  8tbregt.  Senior 

-  4th  beat,  da^alt^^.fi.  B.  Tifihbooe, 
-  fhbm  thc-Sd  riegt,  t9.be  ^  lieafieoant 
in  the  8th  regt. 

irf  Rmimmt  0/  Native  Cavalry.  Cornet 
H.  Dalrymple,  to  be  lieot.  vice  I1ch- 
bo&e,  removed  to  the  8ih  regt.  Senior 
'  \5thilieut.  of  cavalry,  C.  W.  Bell,  from 
the  Gth  regt.  to  b^  4th  lleut.  of  the 
•8th  regt. 
tain-lieutenant,  vice  Russel.    Cornet^  "^A  JRe^tnentof  Natiw  Cavalry.    Cornet 


F.  Leonard,  to  be  lieutenant,    vice 

We6t.      Senior  captain  •of   cai^r^ , 

Patriclc  Walker,  from  the   4th  regi- 

.  .m€nu tabei  •-'■-  ^  -"         ■:.:l^.^■•^l'- 

.    jfromtthe  ^&t  ut    May,  1804..  "     ^ 

■fi^  Mrgimei4  ^J^'<itive  Cavalry .  •   Captain- 

'  lieutef ant   J.  L.   Lnshiiigton,  to   be 

•    captain  9f  a  troop,  vice  Wdlker,  pro- 

',,  mot^  in  the  8th  regiment.     I.ieute- 

,.  naril  A;  W-  D.iyidsoi),  u>   be  c^plain- 

,,.   lieui^nfintt  vice  Lushington.     Cornet 

^o'R.  Ci^e,.tq  b€  lU;utenaat,  vice  D^vid- 

:     4on.    ti^enfPf    '^d  captain   of  cavalry, 

.  ,r,;M.(Sf)«by,^from  the  i'd  regiment,   fo 

rjMrbe-sexifpr  .y^ipt.un  in  the  8th  regi- 

;>vment,'^  ,  >      ,  ,  .u      i,  .^  ,^         .  y 


F.  N.  Balmain,  to  be  Ueut.  vice  Bell, 
'  -jen^G^ed  ^  th^^^i  regiment.     Seniot 
6th  lieutenant  ift  cavalry,  H.  Dalrym- 

j(i*ut.  in  the  8tli  regt.       ,    . 
^Re^eik  cf  NathcCa^ry:    "X^Gfdet 

A-^lontgomery,tobe  lieun'naVit,  vice 
*  JJalrympU,  rc.novcd  to  the  T^th  regt. 
,*'^tnior  Cornet  of  cavalry,  S.  ATa^tin, 
■  from  the  !st  rcgt.  to  be  Gthlieut.jn 
,  .the  Kth  regmicni/  Setiior 'Jd' cotnet 
"'.  C.  B.  parhy,  from  tKc  6rh  r^.  tp  be 
,    senior  cornet  in  the^K  rc^;     itrtjior 

*  ^d  comet  VV^'p.  BailUej  frotii  ¥be  4th, 

regi?^t;>t,  ^to   Sd'  comec^lit  the  8ih' 


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"     -",'    ^kMikai.  tTArr.' 
liMemat  general  Sir  Joha  F.  Crad- 
.  dock,-  comnuuider  in  ohic^.     Mijor 

b^itnh    David    Snfth{  ^r    Arthur 
Wetlcsleyi  K.  B.   'Btiijaiteio:RQaboclq 

•  -Mf*  Biflkarv  paymlstrrJ7  Heotooant* 
ccMOpd^..  Ak  Agoewv'  ai^aftic  i(en- 

•'l!ralt  nuj^  Prad(irick.\P^u)L-e^:di:pu<* 

ty.  major ;  Thomai  Bowieay  aitijttant. 

Licocanant.  'i'h^mju  Bam\^  <|ilaiter« 

mister  ftutnk^  maioi'  John  Muiiro, 

"  dilpiity.      i*ieut  auiBt4ool6aal  - .  iames 

-BniatMit    milkary   auditor  ^  geotral, 

''  najor  PMViok;  Bruc^  deputy,  ikiite« 

-MJtt  I. 'PrehdetvMC^  atn^tant. .  Mu* 

'  jm  lalni  CmpbA;  aotiag'  deputy  ad- 

•  jtfttm-iftneral    to  the   kiii]E^»  treopi. 
Licucenant-colonel  G.A  F<  liakc^  de-> 

•  «Ky  qvarcer.master  gcnaraA  t*   dUe 
*>'  Kiajf*«  tr<Mi{M»  niaj0r  John  Campbell, 

•iCItBi;  faymaatcr   to  dioto.:   Afejor 

'  ')ttie»  Leith,  judgfl  advocate  general, 

•   major  lohn  AAuoro,  i^triiaa  traiiila* 

tor.    Nbjor  J.  Hall,  of  his  maiestv^f 

'    tad  rcgt.  Captain  Jamfs  Reyneli,  do. 

'tidf-da<am|w  to  do*   .Captain  J.St. 

-  Otorge^  military  secMOsry  to  thei  |p- 
varnor,  Georgo  tStraey.  esq  *  acting 
prime  «ecretary    to  <dttto,    major 

.  HairyM6nkkkm,eaptaM]»i.:St.Ocivrge, 

-  kit'  nuqeity'a  aid-do-campa  to  ditto. 

M]trrAKT<  aoajtD. 
UeMfnant  general  I.  F.  Crsaldock»  dom- 
nflkkf' in  chief,  pfeiident    Major 


.  grnfr»l«Bavid-3milliw««m»Pd^i|t  of 

artilie:  y.*    -  Lieutcn4At^»coloi^  - A4cf(- 
j  antler-  Oft,  ^luarterfnuaAtec  -gftsfral. 

•  Colonel  £,  Traptfud^  ihiereagiaf^r. 
JUi^uien^nft-tcoUiiielt  Jv»m^  ISrm^toy, 

f,  miiitafy  *uudi(or  grener^t  •  C«p(aiD 
Alexander  ;Mc.  Jilaekif^Wf -major  ^f 

,    birig»ile"to.  .'&hQ  kingViCroopSi  'Mr. 

-1  •lailieiitougbnan,  cammi#s4ryotrinm- 
.  lem  .to  ditto.  Colon  el.  Charies,  Rey- 

» -  noldti  «uPfeyor.gejaer»l,  i/ieuteoan^s 
James  R.  Drummoad*  J.  SB^h^FUad, 
Lieutenant  Williams,  a»si»tantt>.  Lieu- 
tenant Daniel  Maiston,  military  secre- 

.    t^ry  to  the  governor,  -CaptaiM  Fnifi- 

.:  ci«  Warden,  Lieuteoant  Lachlan 
Mc.  QuBfie,  ai'ierde  ciimpi  io  ditto. 
Captain  Jasper  NicoIU,  sccxetary  and 

'  aidtCKifrcampa  of  tke  comman.iing 
officer  of  the  forces*     DaVid  ii^'rice, 

r  judgt  advocate. 

MUlTAItT   BOARD. 

Lieutenant  general  Oliver  NicolJs,  com- 
manding officer  of  the  force»  presi- 
d<nc«  Mi^r  geperal  John  B^Usis, 
eooMniKidaiit  of  artiUery,  colonel  Jo- 

•  .sepih  Biand,  chief  enf|[ineer,  lieutenant- 

colonel  Joaeph   Bodent  quarter-mas- 

•  tfr  general,  licutenant*colonei  Ro- 
bect  GordoBv  adjutant  gcnaraltt  mem* 
beta. .  Francis  Warden,  esq.  .s^cteta- 
ry,  John  Williams,  J.  H.  Bellasisp  as- 

.    sisunt  accretaries.  -^ 


BOMBAY. 


B^  thi  QovBRnctt  in  Council j 


JUNK. 

,^    Jiijf.  Xativf  Infaniry^^  ^laj Or  William 

^^Tpk'Slp  to  he  major,  vice  ^ewart,  dc- 

;^jCftised,  *25th  December,   ISO'J.     Cap- 

jfT^io-  Edward  T.  Keqip.  to  be  captain 

_.    of  a  company,  vice  liast   promoted, 

.,  ditto.      Captain   William  Stewart,  to 

^  be  iraptain,    vice   Kemp,    promDted. 

..jijfi»pr;iupi  /Williaoi     Su*wart»     to     be 

,'j  captain  of    a   comnany,    vice    Mil- 

-  imgcKamp,    jovaljae;!,    I?d    January, 

IMIJ.      Captain  lieutenant  Bracklcy 

Kennett,to  be  captain  lieute^'Aim,  vice 

,  S^T^aft,  promoted,   ditto.     Licute- 


ti- 


•'  hint  John  Mander,  XQ'\lit  Iieul««fent, 
vice  K^oxiett;  proriioWl,  d|tt<y  Cap- 
tain Mathew  Brattan  *  t^'  be  itiajcft*, 

'  ^ce 'Budded,  i^irW,'  7A  r*b.-f80S. 

'  'Capf^'  lieufenfaftt'Braekley-  KiPimet. 

"  t6  Hie  caV^rairt  of'a  r6irit>fct!j'<  vice 
Brartan,  nnwnofed^;  tliMi.'HlP  *liiue, 
i«^3  ^'Std^oii  Johaf4iah'f%AVpt^  to 
Wcome  thc'jbMofof  the  *fitmy  s^hior 

'    surrcohs,' vlce/J^rfjes,  rttft'erl :  UkTe  of 

'    rank,    Idth    a^^etfiber,- jfeOK  '4)ur- 

•  gedti  John  lH«riii.*itt'We  stttj^il',  Vice 
Jam^  retired  ;  ditto.     Surgt<^.'Ro- 

*  1JdrtO0rttoiWOxld,^tb6eW**«^ 

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f^bruary,  l80d.  Assistant  surgeon 
James  Vkene,  to  be  surgeon,  vie* 
Durliam,!M  Feb.  1803. 

MAIIKE  BATTAUOK. 

CftptaUi  John  Matheson,  to  be  ciptain 
of  a  cooxpaily,  vice  Parry,  )«ured; 
date  of  f>ank»  lltb  December,  mOd. 
Lieut^oant  Thomas  S.  Paget,  to  be 
lieutenant^  vke  MathesoOjpromoti^; 
<litto.     Lieutenant  Henry  E.  Horn- 

,  ^y,  to  be  capuin  of  a  company, 
vice  Hunt,  promoted,  7th  January, 
IBOB.  Lieutenant  Edward  Phih'ps, 
to  be  lieutenant,'  vice  Hornby,  pro- 
motixl^  ditto.  Ensign  Philip  W.  Pad- 
Ifer,  to  be  lieutenant,  viee  Wilkinson, 
deceased,  7tH  MaYchy ditto.    Mr.sur- 

,    g«on  Boaff,  surgeon  to  the  fencible 

'    regiment  from  this  date. 

5th  Jte^t,  Ensign  Robert  Pamwal.  to>e" 
lieutenant,  vice  Montgomery,  decea- 
sed; d»te  of  rahk,  23d  May,  1803* 

JtlLT.     , 

'  Captain  lames  Douglas,  of  the  Sd  r^. 
of  native  infantry,  to  be  commissary 
of  cattle  to  the  detachment  under  the 
command  of  colonel  Murray. 
*      The  undermentioned  gentlemen  to  be 
of  the  first  class  of  cadets  for  the  Bom- 
bay infantry,  appointed  in  the  season 
1802. 

Robert  Campbd.  Edward  Davles,  Ed- 
t  .  w^rd  Parson.  Americus^  James  Ottis 
Brown,  Henry  Bond,  Gewge  Crack- 
low   Viig^i    Augustus    Pitt  .Knight, 
John     William    Edington,    William 
Sba^.  and  Thomas  Bycrley. 
Major  Morris,  of  the  6th  regt,  native 
,   infantry,  to  be  superintend eut  of  the 
.     cadet  establishment  at  Versovah  j  and 
captain  Gilford,  of  th»  ith  regiment, 
his  assistant  aiid  adjutar^t. 
'  daptaiB  John  Orifl^th,  l6\t  appointed 
commissairy  of  cattle  and  provuions 
Y  ,^o  the  forces  under  the  command  of 
^^^'majox. general  Jones,  a;  Snrat,  iqadits 
,    ^^(^j^endenclw. 

^^eu^^paotX).  Mal^on*.  of  his  majesty's 

j' J  feth  f.qgji.to  be,tnyor  of  b^gade  to 

the  commanding  bmcer  at  .9Uf^t«  and 

,  S^^npj^  awiftao^  SUrj^n  Samuel  ^^xo^\ty 


^  AUCUST.  ^     . 

**■  BT    OOVEaNMENT. 

The  honorable  the  governor  in  couo« 


cil  is  pleased,  at  the  reccnnnendatiin  df 
tbe  honorable  major  general  Wellestey, 
and  in  virtue  of  the  powers  vested  in 
^at  oiBder,  as  published  in  general  or- 
den,  tmdfer  date  the  Ist  instant,  to  ap- 
jtoiiit  colonel  'Jdka  Murray,  of  fiis  ma- 
jesty's 84th  rcgt.  CO  the  K>cal  xnilitary 
ctnomatid  df  uie  troops  at  Sufat,  in 
the  Attaveeiy  districts,  and  genttalJy 
thtoughout  tlM  province  of  Guzerat; 
under  inch  ^Mcmctions  as  are  or  may  be 
prescribed  for  liia  guidance  by  tbe  go- 
vernment df  thl«  presidency ;  or  as  h^ 
may  receive  from  ^he  honorable  ma)or 
gaaeral  WeUesley,  m  pursuance  of  wx 
officer's  paramount  coihmand  and  con- 
troulfhmi  his  ezeeHency  the  moet  i^le 
thcgovemor  general. 

Thegoveriior  in  coutidi  is  pleased  to 
appoittt  lieutenant  IMt,»f  his  in^«^s 
^4tfare^.  to' proceed  to  theiior^Ward 
vith  colottel  Murray,  in  cahpadtv  of 
brigade  n^jpt  to  the  troops  piacW  tfn- 
der  that  omcer*s  command. 

SEPTEMBta. 

7iB  Itemme/tt.  Ensign  AMWiam  R.  Lake, 
to  d6  .lieutenant  vice'  Buchanait  de- 
ceased^  date  of  rank,  29th  August, 
I«b3.  Captain  Francis  Warden,  of 
the  hatlve  inf^ry  on  this  eMahlish- 
ment,  nominated  aid-de<apAp  t<>the 
honourable  the  Governor,  in^  the 
room  of  Kfeutenaht  Camac  As- 
sistant siirgeOn  Hector  TullOh,  be 
promoted  to  the .  rank  of  surgcOn, 
vice  Meek  continued  as  garrison  siir- 
ge«»p  at  Cochin,  date  of  rank^  fst 
Sept.  1805. 

Jfit'&mci^  of  European  Infantry,  Bosign 
Wifliam  Stacy,  to  be  lieutenant,  vice 
Armstrong  deceased,  date  of  rank 
3d  Sept.  1803. 

ocTOiF.ii. 
'  K^nk  of  tlW  pi?td  ciais  of  cadet*  for 
Bombav  Infantry^  appointed  in  the 
season  1^2.  ■ 

'flfH^e/<f,lVGlas.  Rot^^;  Melville 
Grindlay,*  Benjamin  Br«>t^M.  ^flidmas 
Proctor;    Robert  "  M'  ^arliii^eiJ'Bar- 

ti)5^|om^9T.^nt;    ..  ,.^/:^^-l_ 

wants  of  mis^'esliabiishmefl^/lh  rtt^t 
to  ^n^^Jical  .assistance  Mr.  ^iewitt^iur- 
g^n,oFthe  h6nrtufHbIe'CdMp;a[ysttup 
Pri^jce  ,6| 'wal^.B^'  admitted" tp  <^- 
nciate  as  an  ^issiMant  s{jr|:cbn'o'ir  this 
establishment,  tilf  thV  pleasure ^ol?  the 
court  of  directors  be  known. 

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yiiik^     C9^tf(m ,  9^.  brevet  Ji«t»te- 

,  sane  QQl^ixel  liibn  Bai]Ui^,  to  be  xv^or^ 

lice  JUoQg  Uec^^sedft — d4te  .of.  r^ok 

18th  of  October,  1^3.     Captiun  Ue^- 

company,  vice  pai.iie  pr9ippu4,4^:Q, 
ditto,  ditto.  iacmea^ntJauies  Lqigl^- 
tofi,  to  be  <;aptH»ii,  j[ie^t!e aein|,»,  vice 
.  ^a>oa  promoted,  ditto^dktOjduto. 
'  The  prornotioa  of  captam  Mason  to 
i  cbmpaay,  oc^'cvsi'oiiiug  a  vacancy  iji 
the  appointment  of  fcit  adjutant  ^t 
Toruiah,  it  is  or4ered,  tlwvt  lieutenaiit 
Henderson,  of  the  :5d  rc^'ment  of  ;iA^ivc 
.infaotr),  be  appoiuteJ  to  that  itatioh. 
'.  The  appointments,  by  colonel  Mur- 
W,  pf  captain  Buitj  of  the'  7th  regt. 
oT  native  mfantr)-,  to  be  deputy  qyar- 
t^  master  general  to  the  hjrces  luider 
his  command;  and  of  lieutenant  Dale, 
gf  hw  majesty ^s  ;34th  regimeiit.fo^b^  his 
[secretary  ana  post  master  in  the  field, 
1iave»  sit  the  recommerdatron  of  the 
commandiog  officer  of  t}:e  topees,  been 
confirmed  by  the  bono,  rable'  the  go- 
vernor in  councils 

Sth  Rmm^  N^iive  IrJ  ntry.  Ensign 
^  "Vim^  Qordontobe  I'cutonant,  Vice 
Campbeir  d'ec'ease47  d.-^tcof  rani;  9lh 
October,  1 0OX '  .  Capt ^in  tlobert  Hen- 
fhaw,  ty  be  ;pvajor,  vjce  Page  ..gone 
home. 

Gen&jf  rcncihU  Orders^  ht  (jcvrrnmemt. 
The    honourable    the    governor    in 
council'  I*  pje^ej.to-  direct  that  the  fol- 
lowing api^oiptments  an4    promotioni 
talc'e  pUcc  in  the  fenciblc  regirocntl' 
Captain  lieutciivint  t)ouglas»  to  be  cap- 
tain of  a  company,  vice  Ashburncr 
gone  to  E^rope  op  furlqugli.  Senior 
Ecutenint  WtUiaiti  Crawford,    tO  ^e 
captain  lieutenant,  vice  Douglas,  pro- 
muted.     Major  John  Fell,  to  be  lieu- 
tenant colonel,  to  fill  a  vacancy  occa- 
tioned  by  the  death  of  lieutenant  co- 
.  Ipncl  Cherry.     Captain  ^.^.  Smith, 
*  ,j  t£>bc.q>ajor,  vice  Fell  promoted^— 
Captain   lietitenant    iA''illiam    Ctnw- 
foni,  to  be  capuin  ^f  a  company, 
.  vice SAiith^ahd  liieu^enant  J.  A.  Ortiht, 
^   ,-tb  be  c^ptaui-Iieutenivnt,  viceCraw- 
*fdra  promoted. 

„The  following:  api)ointmetit^  are  tnade 
t^J^U  up  vataocies.in  the  (encibWregi- 

'  i^^sn.^ifames  SteVVns,  St^iVirt,  Mdn- 
.  ;'<;tHr;*!ThriepWuL   Jpjseyj    B^U^a, 
,  ;.  ijj^mijef  B9urc>i1cj%;  ah>l   Gebi'^e  Os- 
'.  botoe^job*;  li'eH^CTWnt«f;'     ; 


.,..  .  «pvc¥a|:^;.,  ^.-.r-vz- 
Qn  the  occasion  of  captain  .Wcqpr's 
.prcjeivt  .^VRp'ication,  pventju^Iy 'tp,^y^^atsp 
his  oilice  of  garri^jn  $t,Qtrekecpef  ^\WO^ 
the  course  of  the  present  season,  and  to 
return  to  r  !  .,  '       ",  govern- 

gredt  and  uniturm  s?.tlsiactiua_  Witich 
that  officer  has  uirordeJ  by  the  iu^^tilli- 
jgjent,  zealous,  and  ht>i\o*irul>'c  dincTiarge 
of  ifeiC  iiiiportiint  Uuii  aj^id  -j^bpX^us 
duti(q8  of  his  department ;  cuhaaped, 
as  bpth  have  been  by  the  qfrcumstiaj^ccs 
of  the  expensive  ctjuipmenfs  by  sdii,  ^nd 
land,  which  it  has  been  his  duly-  tq  su- 
periiltendj  and  of  which  He  has  ii<;quit- 
ted  himself  so  much  to  his  owi\  crpdit 
and  to  the  public  advantage,  as  will  ac- 
cordingly be  noticed  to  the  honoutable 
the  Court  of  Directors  on  hi>»  return. 

'  Resolved,  that  captain  William  Young 
8^and  appuiuted  to  be  the  evciiTtual 
successor  of  captain  Moor  as  commis- 
sary of  receipt  and  issue  of  provisions 
ana  garrison  storekeeper.  Ijieiuenant 
Archibald  RobertSQp,  6th  native  in- 
fantry, to  b^^uperimending-oih^er.iif 
the  Sebundy  corps,  raised  fpr  the  re- 
venue and  interior  duties  of  Gjia^erat. 
Captain  lieutenant  Rowlcs  of  the  native 
cavalry,  having  returned  to  India,  .with 
tiie  permission  6f  the  honourable  pour* 
of  Directors,  is  r^-admiited  \yitb  ^s 
rank  on  the  establi&liment. 

The  foilotving  appointments  and  pj^o- 
motions  are  ordered. to  take  place. 
Cava/ry.      Me^rs.    Robert  Parker^  Fxi- 
ward  Peard,  Harry   Wright,    Jiames 
*     Gorton. 

Ifijjtiiiy,  Messrs,  F.  1..  Burma  a,  Odorj^e 

Scomes,    G.  Lc^gatt,  Robert  Jobsyn, 

James  X.oiither,  Richard  Ctcv^Cy  Ta\- 

'  ward  Richantson,  John    Read,  E.  O. 

Davenport,  Henry  Conway,  R.  Bar- 

rington,    Thomas    Youngsoii,'    John 

Fagon,    William    Henry    Dave^aiit, 

Hugh  Rfasscy,  Stephen  RolIestvjVi. 

'      iJcu tenant  John  Mackeaon,  of  the  'J^lv 

.    bastalion  7th  regimqnt  native  infantry, 

having  produced  the  prescribed  cer- 

,^    tihcates  has  the  goverupr  in  council's 

permission  to    proceed  to  Europe  On 

'     'furfou^h    for   the    recovery     of   liis 

hcaltli. 


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Jor  a  time  with  hit  services,  as  having 


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Giizent,  and  particnUrl^  during  the 
latt  command  he  held  at  Kurry^^c;pq 
frequently  brought  very  faTdurably 
tmaer  their  notice. 

In  order  to  complete  the  arrangeineai^ 
adopted  on  the  17th  ultimo,  the  follow- 
ing medical  appomtme<}(;5  ^rc,  19  t^loe 
place,  via.       '"'■''./'  '"> 

Surgeon    Benjamin    Phiiippsy  to  be 
garrison  surgeon  at  Broach,  and  de- 
puty ttoiekeeper  there.    Surgeon^. 
C    Baird,  to  be  surgeon  to  the  7th 
regiment  native  in£antry,vicePhtUpp«. 
Asflistant  surgeon,  D.  Cliristie,  to  oe 
.  inat^of  General  Hos^!Ul,and  to  have 
**  charge  of  the  Lunatic  Hospital,  vice 
Baira.    Assistant  surgeon  B.  Edmon- 
•tone  is  posted  to  the  1st  regiment 
liktive   infantry,  vice  Christie.     As- 
sistant surgeon  James  Guild,   to  be 
'  garrison  surgeon's  mate,  vice   Baird. 
Assistant  surgeon   John    Guilder,  to 
the  medical  duties  at  Cambay.     Mr. 
George  WaddcU  to  be  commissary  of 
-l^ieeipt    and   issue  of  ptt>visions  t/> 
•  ^ihe  iTKkipa  serving  ro  the  northward 
^undet  the  eommand  of  eolonet  Nfar- 
ray.    Captain  Cape  to  act  as  com- 
'  mwsary  of  cattle,  and^captkin  Griffith 
M  commtssaiy  of   stores  within  the 
«ame  limits. 

Captatnt  Griffith  and  Cape  will  carry 
ob  the  duties  nf  the  commissariats  de- 
partmettts,  as  at  present,  fill  further  oiw 
dets. 

DEcmaia. 

lit  Regiment.     Captain  h'cutenaiit  Adam 

Steele  to  be  c:ip.„]..  of  ..  v.  :iip:;:.^., 
vice  V^'•ight  deceafie<l,  Uate  of  rank 
nth  December,  1803.  El<i est  lieute- 
nant Archibald  M.  Ram'^ay,  to  be 
captain  Uci:tcn:'ot,  vice  Steele  pro- 
moted, <;litto,  ditto.  Eldest  eusign, 
Wiiliaxn  Pcrccy,  to  be  lieutenant, 
vice  Ramsay  promoted,  ditto,  ditto. 

ISth  Rc^imfni  Jsfati've  Infantry.  LleulCiiant 
Charlci  £llwopd  to  be  adjutant  f)f  the 

"  i»t  baWalidn,  vice  Martin  removed, 
''  date  of  rank,  4th  November,  18();J. 
Surgeon  Benjamin  PhHipps,  to  be 
ga^/ispn  sur^tonat  Broach,  and  de- 
puty storekeeper  there.  Surgeon  V. 
C.   B^'*"^'*  '**  he  surgeon  to  the  7th 

;•  itf^.  natiVc  infantry,  vice  Philipps. 

» ^,  AftJrti^t''' Surgeon, '.  D   Christie,  to  be 

'^Wl»»6f 'tW  General  HospitaK  and  to 
l^a^fc  ^hfetyge  of-the  Lunatic  Hospital , 
vice  Baird.     Assistant  surgeon  B,  ^d- 


roonstone,  is  postedtothe  1st  regiment 
'  fMV^c  infantry,  vice  Christie.  Aa« 
^  ^iistant  surgeon  lames  Guild,  to*  hm 

garrison  surgeon's  mate,  vice  Batrd. 
^  J^Mtftint  surgeon,  John  Gilder,  to  the 

medical  duties  at  Cambay. 

.  ^T  if^h±KktH%,  April,  1804. 

The    honourable    the    governor    in 
.council  is  pleased  to  direct  tliat  the  fol- 
lowing promotions  take  place,  in    the 
corps  of  artillery. 
AriMety,   '  CBptiiia    lieutenant     James 

£y!es,  to  be  captain  of  a  company, 

vice  Masoo  iovalided,  date  of  rank 
,   28th  April.  1804.   lieutenant  Chuguies 

J  Bond,  to  be  captain  lieutenant »  vice 
*  fiyles  promoted,  28th  ditto. 

MAY. 

I.ist  of  rank  of  the  -Ith  i^lassof'  ^^^^^ 
for  the  Bombay  infantry,  appointed,  in 
(he season  1802.  .      .  '. 

Sijcx.  Richard  Wymond  Corry,  com- 
mission ICltli  June, ! sol,  William  Cup- 
pies,  John  Taylor,  Robert  Campbell, 
Edward  Davies,  Edward  Pearson, 
Americus  James  Ottis  Brown,  Hen, 
Bond,  George  Cracklow  Pa^c,  Au- 
gustus Pitt  Knight,  John  William  Ed- 
dingtou,  William  Shaw,  Thomas  By- 
elly,  Hatin;ai,  John  Lorimer,  J^mV^ 
Mac  Donnell. 

The  above  gentlemen  are  to  be  en- 
signs, frdm'the  «fh  JnfJ',  tBO%  ^4 
'to  be  li«iiti?ftants  tb  fittVacanciet  frbm 
th* 80th January,  ISM.       ■''   ■''' 

*'         vofMnAT  touWttt. 

The  hoiio\irablc  lppatKant)mic;ip»  pre^ 
siilcnt  aiid  g6vernor|,  lieutenant  £^e- 
ral  Oliver  NichoIU^  Lewis^  .CocEran, 

.   e?q,  Thomas  i.^chmere^ .  ,c«^.  .Iaodcs 
Augustus  Grant,  secretary."  , 
,    ,  .      ...       r.  ,,      ,         -,.,..•) 

,    GENERAL,  §TAf  r.     ,         ' '    '  u. 

Lieutenant,  general.  Oliver  '  ^qpll^ 
commanding  officer  of  the  forces, 
lieutenant  colone^  Robert  Gordon, 
adjutant  general;  major  T.  C.  ^iar<* 
ris,  de|)\ity  ^,  Iteot^ant  coloneMoaeciA^ 
fibd^»,'(}iiaKei--ttiaster  genfrra^vthtar^r 
At<rbibMd  Bpeiis,  dcfputy ;  Heik^int 
Ale^tetfder  Hay,  acting  deputy  tis?  the 
military-  cdditbr  genera^;  wllUAm 
Broughton,  esq.  military  paymaster 
general;  Jam^  Law,  deputy ;  captain 
.Joseas'  MaT»h»W<  .fCcrmAry  W  lAf|UI)9H 

{  JTW^  FilJitm  >Iorriwn,..df|iuty  ; 
lieutenant  John  Bushby,  osMstant. 

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J^le^iiit  t.  W.  Mercei^;  of'  il^  l-Hst 

•  ttgltrfdji;  ;to  be  'fort  aijuUht  o^  to- 
lumbo,  Vine    Graham'.'      L'itutenant 

tiltery,  to  be  fort  adjutant  of  Gali?, 
xrfce  Mercer.     Captain  tV.'  Macjihcr- 

^  ttjn,  tof  his  majesty's  fl^th  regiment 
of  foot,  to  be  commissari'  general  of 
IJrain  ancj  provisions,   vice  1}  air  cle 

"^ceasH.     Lieutenant   I'redcrick   Hiti- 

•  lc«^,  of'  his  majesty's  !>Ui  regiment, 
to  t>e  secretdfy  to  the  military  board, 
vice  Macpherson.     Major  John  Wil- 

^k)n,  of  his  majesty's   12th  regiment 
of  foot,  to  be  barrack  master  general, 
-JiiccBfJair  decfeiserf;^  *"  ^'.^  :; 

p)ptaivHobfFt:B}Ack^U  toUt  conunan- 

Mr.  Martiin^^^a«fc,^9'b^)vaMi8- 
ustaot  surgeon,  vice  William  Seliert, 
from  this  ^1^.  ,  XJ«)it>'  -^ODel  Tho- 
mas I>esl)jpsay,  of  tjiexpyal  artillery, 
tft  be  ct^rtitt^ndint  of*  Xrihcomalee 
*;  aijfi  ib'*de](jdidendies.  ,  Catitain  1*ho- 
ini^  >*Aiii;  b^  rhc  i'oWi  engii^ers,  to 
tike  tiarj^  6t   th^,. Apartment* at 
Comou.        ' '     '       ^  '   '      '     ' 
Captain  Corcrave  will  deliver  over  to 
him  live  pap^re^ind  4cc6uiits  belonging 
to  ,^f8  M^ft'as  {?  cot^\/enleut  for  Kim! 

"  \^.    \'   \  '    '     'AVeci'T?  '     •"»'•*"*' 

V5UUapa.Mcw\tg«pi^rj^,;iesq*..U».ta;«r..  as 
vokmt^er  in  the  aati V4>  i^ntryt  with 
.  ,n^l(.^  ems^r  .X,i«jfte|i^  iHi<?nry 
,1  $t4ii|«r,  pr  jiiii  wajcsur  s^i^  r^g^ae^it, 
r:|f)'b|&-forti^djuUJitpf,^a|uriEL.   ,     . 

M^WiUinhi  Viticckit^^f  Aft  m^edty*s 
'J9t|l^re|iBi4;lrt/>^  Iff  c^mlttKh^il 


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d   b.       BY  MAJOR  GF.NERAL  ^ACOpwl^^. 

JUeutenaiit  W!  Gosset,  of  the  royal  ,*n. 
riucers^to  »,akc  charge  ot'  thp  cn^iQiper 
department  4t  Calle.         ^,  / , 

O.  O.      By  T1<E  COVERHOa. 

Major  John  fivona^.  of'hif  m^9flgr*B 
idch  regisBent,   k    •ponMiifea^  com* 

.  w>an<ianf  of  Manar,  UU  iiirtliBM»K 
ders.  •     ..         - 

MootalJa,  to  be  ijiativf  captaia  ia  hu 
majeA^V  mahy  regiment  {  cQroinis- 
•ioti  dated  1st  March,  3  8o4  Am»ci 
to  be  feosad  Ueuteoant  in  the  same 

.  :€orpft ;  commiKion  dated  Isc  Mar(?h> 

.,  18(^,  Achmet  Oavif,  tobesecPH4 
lieutenant  in  the  same  corps;  cooit 
mission  dated  S2d  March,  1803  Ser- 
jeant Johnston,  of  the  royal  artillery, 
to  be  laboratory  serjcant;  and  ^cor- 
poral I^ne  to  be  store  6Cr|eant  at 
Colombo,  till  fnrther  on'ers.  5^cr- 
jeaqt  Howell,  of  the  royal  artsHery, 
to  be  laboratory  serjcant,  and  bom- 
badier  Russel  to  be  store  scrjearit  till 
further  orders,  at  Point  d^  Gvilie. 
Lieutenant  Dona!d  Mac  Donald,  of 
his  mdjcsty's  19th  regiment,  to  be 
fort  adjutant  of  Point  de  Gall^  till 
further  orders.  Lieutenant  Fuliarioh, 
,  of  the  Ceylon  native  infantry  to  fake 
cliarge  of  the,  pWeer    cojuiaay '  at 

Q,  Q.!,^»r  WAjb|L  QENflAt  MAVt>bV^^L. 

A.rW.^odv'etq.vis  appointed  ,t^fi^q|ite 

at,  )i4puty  >udga  i  aA»flcaV?  j  «Mi»pi4he 

*absef)e« :  of»  ^l»p.t(ai«v  j?,<  Wcv*#»A  ©^ 

.-tlifl  Ceyl^negi«iia^,  wi>o)Mil£9r<>* 

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Mr.  Scmacr^actiog  favriaon  $urgtoa 
of  laSoapaum,  is  directed  to  take  «i»> 
dkal  charge  of  the  deuchment  of  hit 
majcaty**  a4th  re^tsneotof  foot,  doing 
duty  in  that  gar n son;  this  ^ppoifl^ 
mcnt  to  be  dated  from  th«  1st  of  Sep- 
f ember  last.  XJ^ut.  A.  Robson,  is  ap« 
pointed  to  act  as  paymaster  to  his  mv 
jetty's  19th  foot,  vice  Ottcley  resigned. 

o  o.   BT  TBB  oovtavoa. 

Lieutenant  colonel  Dcrbrisay,  com- 
manding the  royal  artillery,  to  be  a 
member  of  the  military  board. 

MAICR,   1804. 

His  excellency  the  governor  is  pleased 
to  aUow  the  captains  of  companies  of 
his  majesty's  malay  and  Cevlon  native 
infantry  reeiments,  to  draw  half  yearly, 
under  shnQar  regulatioBs,  the  same 
non-effective  and  contingent  allowances, 
as  the  captains  of  companies  of  his  ma- 
jcfty's  Buropean  regiments.. 

The  above  allowances  to  be  drawn 
from  the  dates  of  their  respective  com- 
missions. 

GINCRAL    STAFF. 

TTie  most  noble,  Richard,  Marqus  Wel- 
lesley,  captam  general,  eeneral  lord 
I^ake,  commander  in  chief.  The 
hon.  F.  St.  John,  his  majesty's.  W. 
N.  Cameron,  W.  Dowdeswe!!,  his 
majesty's.  John  Mac  Donafd,  Edw. 
Clarice,  major  generals.  Richard 
Macan,  Hciuy  Cieriton,  Ist  re^hnent 
of  foot  jjuarcls,  Miles  Nightingale, 
5Ut  regiment  of  foot,  coTbnels; 
John  Gerarl,  lieutenant  colonel. 
Thomns  Sallccld,  major.  Cd^onel 
Henry  Ctinton,  adjutant  general  of 
the  kin?**  troops.  Colonel  Miles 
N'ghtin;ij:ile,    quartermaster    general 

"  'of  ditto.  Lieutenant  colonel  John 
fierard,  a'ljutant  general.  Major  T. 
FilkcM,  his  deputy.  Captain  W.  S. 
Creene,      militsiry     auditor-general. 

'  CaptairiH.  ImUck,  his  deputy.  Li eu- 
trnant  colonel  H.  F.  Cafcrafr,  jtiflge 
a'lvocate  general.  Major  Walter 
Hai^^es.  aIb  ddputy.  Lieutenant 
colonel  Robert  Colebrooke,  wocVeyor 
general.  John  M-Kenxie,  esq.  mili- 
tary pftymftst«r  gtneral.  Simon  Kw- 
<  < ,  'a^Msq.  his  deputy^  William  £dward 
Fhiliips,  ,«Aq.  .commisiarv  oC  mvstcrs 
.  '.   to  tl^e. king's  troopv    lames   Gray, 


esq.  acting  connmssary.  Mr.  James 
Lockart,  compiler  of  accounts  to  the 
king*s  troops.  John  Buraet«  iiuer- 
preter  at  courts  martial  witbia  the 
province.  B.  L.  Greneir,  iaterpreter 
at  courts  martial  la  the  field. 

STAVr.     . 

To  hit  axcellfcncy  the  moit  noble  the 
governor  general.  Captain  M-Sbaw, 
hit  majesty's  76th  refifflent»  paivate 
secretary.  Licuteoaat  ooloom-  Geo. 
Hattacoort,  of  his  Bajeaty's  l^th  re- 
gineot,  military  secretary.  Ca|iCain 
James  Armstrong,  .C  R.  et^tma  lohn 
Ritap,  his  majesty's  T6th  xtpmtmt, 
lieutenant  B.  Sydenham,  Madras 
engineers^  tieutenant  George  Bristow, 
77th  regiment  of  foot,  fieutcoant 
Barges  Carnal,  malay  regiment,,  aids- 
dc-camp.  Lieutenant  cokHiel  JL  A. 
Kirkpatrick,  cokmel  CoJins,  C4i|pnel 
Barry  Close,  lieuteoant  colonel  Mal- 
colm, honorary  aidf^^eampw 

To  the  commander  in  chief.  JUttvte- 
nant  colonel  G.  A.  F.  JUke*  hh  ma- 
jesty's military  secretary.  ^lieute- 
nant Qoloaei  John  Gerard,  Persian  in- 
terpreter. Lieutenant  «u|on«('  G. 
A.  F.  Lake,  his  Q^estv\  cape  Alex- 
ander Morriion,  aids-aC'Camp^    . 

To  general  officers.  Lieutenant  JiUlph 
Coxan,  malay  regiment,  major  of  bri- 
gade to  majdr  genea^  St.  John. 
IJeutenant  Thomas  Wrtson,  aid-de 
(;&mp  TO  di^tto.  Captatn  diaries 
Stewjin,  aidnle-canlp  to  major  general 
Cameron'. 

iMILITARr   iioAao. 

General  lord  Lake,  president,  liiajor 
eeucrai  W-  Cameron,  \icc  president. 
Alajor  «n;!ra]  W.  ,1^,  Cameron, 
commanding  officer,  prc^idcricVj  sta- 
tion. Major  general  C.  Gtcen^tom- 
mandant  of  artillery  Captain  W. 
S.  Greene,  quarter-master  general. 
Lic'itenant  colonel  John  OaHtJo, 
chief  enj^neer.  Lieutenaht  eo^>nel 
John  Gerard',  arljutant  *er»ora4.  -Cap- 
tain Anthony  Greene,  secretary. 

STAFF  ATtACWan  TO   GAaRUO^*  f 

FortfP'illLim.  *  Major  ^^n.  Pfascjr,  Com- 
mandant. MajorH.  r.  Calcraft'fown 
and  fort  major.  Captain  H,  V.  White, 
Tort  adjutant.  Cs^atn  I  T.  "Blunt, 
barrack-masfrf.   OrpWte  Jnhi^  j^afon 


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Itoji^'of  brigade  presidency.  rNfajor 
C.'Prtt*er,^farri»on  ttorekccijer.  Cap- 
tain T.  Axrininr,  ^otntnissarj  of 
stores.  Captatn  CJ/ loHnstobe.  com- 
Diissaiy  of  ordnance!  Ciptain  T. 
Shuldham,  barrackmastcr ,  BarracTc- 
pore.  Captain  T.  Dowdl,  1st  a»- 
ustant  in  the  arsenal.      I.  R.  Fiilford,  . 

<liietor,  arsenal.  I.  A-  Strangury, 
ditto,   expence  •  magazine.  '   rRobert 

-  Brown,  dfOOL  lobn  Talbot,  ditto, 
9ncnal«  £  Moran,  ditt»,  cHttOu     A. 

'    HwDiinDy    dHtQ.       J.  Allen,   ditto, 

'  ditto.  I.  Hall,  garriBoa  paymaster. 
Simoa  Ewart^  ditto  of  extraordinaries. 

-"¥r»ici3  Betfbur,  senior  mem.  med. 
board.  W.R.  Munro,  junior  ditto. 
Alexander  Campbell,  secretary  ditto. 
Alexander  Campbell,  gsprriwn  sur- 
feoa.  Michael  Cheese,  assistant 
'  ditto.  George  Boyd,  head  surgecm, 
General-Hospital.  John  Schoolbred, 
JoKn  Campbell,  Samuel  Ross,  Geut^e 

'■  Ph»Uat,  Richard  WiUiama,  assistant 
'  fsrgeons  attached  to  the  general  hos- 
|iitaL  Jaroes  Campl>eil,  apothecary, 
William  Himter,  surgeon  to  the  ma- 
rine; James  Hare,  juflucr,  assistant 
ditt^  John  FuUarton,  ditto,  orphan 
-'s^ooL 

•  BERrtAMPORE. 

ijQitimaiidiiu;  captain  W.  Burton,  major 
of  brigade/  Captain'  Richard  Lam- 
bert, barrack-master.  Capt.  Qeorge 
Flembg,  engineer.  Staunton  Penny, 
head  surgeon.  I.  Robertson,  W. 
Wooley,  Geo.  Thomas,  assistant  sur- 
geons. G.ftavenscfoft,  deputy  pay- 
master. '  i  Roquier,  dep.  commissary 
of  ordnance.  Thotnas  Howatson, 
Robert  AiotheriU,  conductors. 

MONGHVR. 
Gokoel  W.  Palp?«r,  conynandant.  Ma- 
ios  Philip  r  d*Auvergne,  ior^  adjutant 
Roiii>fo9re  wmfkt  surgjsoa. 

biNAPORE. 
^netal     Nlirol,   ccmmandact. 
[  Thomas  Harript,  major  of 
Cafitaia  W. .   C.   Alston, 
t,«na«ter,     Capfain    Charles. 
J|«Sgit»eer.     Captain  C  Gale, 
H#t09li|usfary  of  ordnance,     T. 
'jruiiHps,  heaid  surgeon.     H.  Gibson, 
I.  Sweeney,    H.  Hooper,  I.   Porter, 


•9sJ«tant  ditto.  Bavid-Biirigetf,  Pay- 
master, Samuel  Chill,  condnctor. 

GARl^ISON  OF  BUXAJR. 

Coliincl    liugh  StaiFanl,   commaqdant. 
captain  James  Maxell,  fort  adjutant. 
"  H.  Boutflour,  assistant  surgeon. 

GARRISON  OF  CHUNAR. 
Gen.  Gw  Dearc^  ^omgnmdaMt,  engineer. 
W.  G.  Maxwell,  major  of  brigade. 
S.  Pryor,  fort  adjutant  and  barrack 
master.  — Pennington,  actiug  com- 
missary of  ordnance.  Sir  Frederick 
Hamilton,  deputy  paymaster,  I.  G. 
Henderson,  head  surgeon,  James 
Denny,  I.  Hume,  assistant  ditto. 
Alex.  Aird,  T.  Robinson,  W.  CcAr- 
mack,  conductors. 

.    GARRISON  OF  ALJLHABAD. 

Col.  R.  Humfrays,  commandant. 
Whinyntes,  iV-rt  Hdjutimt  and  barrack 
master.  W.  C.  Smith,  engineer.  Alex- 
ander Glbb,  surgeon.  Captain  H. 
Balfour,  commissary  of  urdnancc. 
Lieutenant  John  Pudner,  deputy 
commissary  of  ordnance.  J.  Fitzpa- 
trick,  W.  Bartlett,  conductors. 

CAWNPOOR. 

Major  general  F.  St.  John,  com- 
mandant. Capuin  H.  Cheape,  major 
of  brigade.  Captain'  Hugh  Rose, 
brigjide  major  of  cavalry.  Captain 
Thomas  Wood,  engineer.  Lieutenant 
James  Ahmutty,  commissary  of  ord- 
nance»  P.  Gore,  James  Hunt,  con- 
ductors. A  Carnegy,  head  sur- 
geon. H.  Moscrop,  W.  P.  Must©n, 
Grayfon  Hall,  assistant  ditto. 

PUTTY  GHUR. 
Major  general  Charles  Ware,  comman- 
dant. Lieutenant  colonel  M^Intire, 
commanding  artillery.  Captain  John 
Harris,  major  of  brigade.  James 
Edmiston,  paymaster.  Peter  Coch- 
rane, head  sorgwn.  Robert  Cattt, 
commisaaty  of  ordnance.  Joseph 
Bottie,  conductor,  ^ames  Wilkinson, 
ditto.    - 

MIDNAPORE.  .        .       • 

Lieut,  colonel  Fenwiek,  toUMnSttdant. 

H.  G.  A  Howe,  deputy  commissary 

of   ordnanccii       Jai»es  Birmingham, 

conductor. 

GOVERNOR 


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66VKRNOR    OENERAL*S    BODY   OttARD. 

Capt.  F.  A.  Daniel,  Mad   establishmeDt, 

commanding    licut.   G.  H,  Call,  adj. 

^  jk&d  quarter-master,  licut.  CJeorge  Be- 


chcr,  doin|^'  duty,  Heut.  *  J.  Do#tsoii« 
Mad.  establishment,  ditto,  LkW.  Ot^t, 
surgeon,   A.Dc  L*£tang,  vetcri&^ry 

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•uBifkfttS,  MARRIAGES.  AND  DEATHS. 


■^'M  i^vr;)  ,A  .i./.'f M^.i' . : .' .      BIRTHS. 

May,  iSc^.— At  Madras,  the  lady  of 
Gilbert  Rickets,  c»q.  of  a  son.  Auhe 
same  pla<*c,  the  I.idy  of  ].  H.  D.  Ogil- 
vic,  esq.  of  a  :ion.  ^amc  place,  ^t 
the  Mouni,  the  lady  of  iieut»-col.  Bell, 
of  a  daughter.  Same  pUcCy  tbe  lady 
of  major  Lardy,  of  a  daugbier.  At 
Bcllar>',  the  lady  of  msjor  Darly,  of  a 
^i^daughter.  At  Ceylon,  the  i8ih^  ba* 
o^QOcs^Mylius,  of  iison.     At  Bombay, 

»^*j5tbe  lady  of  Robert  Dnimmond,  esq. 

io  of  a  daughter.  Same  place^  the  iaay 
of  lieutenont  Charles  johnBofid,  of  a 
daughter.  Sj:\ic  plicc,  rbeladynfj. 
I'horpc,   esq.  of  a  ds.i^^hter.      55time 

^u. place,  the  lady  of  Mr.  Gabriel  Alva, 

r.Ifez,  of  a  daughie^^.     At  Bengal,  Mrs. 

/iaDrcnmng,  (51  a  son.    Ai  Puluh  hobte, 

'i  ♦the  lady  of  captain  B;ir^h,  of  a  son. 
"<^Mrs.  A.  Thomson,  ofa  daufhier*  At 
fKfierhamporc,  the  bdy  oi  lainea  Paten, 
esq.  of  a  son  Mr^.  Hod{;kiQ(an,.4jf  a 
oaiighter.  At  Kvrahad,  ihe  lady  df 
captain  William  Scott,  of  i  son.'  At 
Djuapore.  the  ladv  of  rev.  Dr.  Stac^, 

•  i«>f  a  d.iu«htcr.     The   l.idy  of  ca|]iain 
^    iEdward  Bacon,  of  a  son.    At  Qai^'n- 

,^'ipaTQf  the  lady  of  capiiin  Hunt,  ofa 
i-non.  At  Ceylon,  count -as  Van  Ram- 
>^  aow  S::nior,  of  a  yjit.  At  Point  de 
tJ.'Gallc.  the  lariy  of  W,  Carmfcbael 
ijClfibson,  esq.  oT  a  daughter*  •  At^Sc- 
TfHinapaiam,  the  lady  of  coL«Carfiile, 
.:^  ofa  daughter.  ,     - 

jii"  H  E  .-^Mrs-  Hurgerford,  of  a  ion. 
Mrs,  Bi;*ckaU,  ofa  son.  Mrs.  M*ICen- 

•  'tie*  /fiKhrcg.  ofariaughler- 
•^i.v.i-At  nhaugulpon*,.  the  hwftr  of 
■  ijofanties  .VViiule,  tiq.  of  a  daugnier. 
^  f  cS#ra.  Oalby,  of  a  son .     M  rs.  iDesbros- 

''-ies,  of  anon:.    Th*-  lady  of  [nmrsXay- 

•\iit\  ^sq*  of  a  daughter.    Tb^  iadt  of 

liear.*coU  Glass,  of  a  diughtcr-/i  At 

''^'lAiipnghur,  the  lady  of  licut,  Watson, 


of  a  son..  At  Sylhet.  the  lady  of  E. 
Cooke,  o4*  a  soh.  Thi-  lady  of  John 
Cheap,  esq.  ctf  a  dMS^bcer. :  At  Be- 
TBces,  the  lady  of  sir  Frederick  Ha- 
riiiltor,  Bvt.  of  a  dauRhtfcr.  Tbelsdy 
of  AUafi  Maclean,  esq.  ol  a  Mm  TThe 
lady  of  captain  lietzler,  <^a  ion.  'The 
lady  of  David  Rosi^  «sq.  of  a  daui^blcr. 
The  lady  of  Chmto):^01dfieia.'«q. 
ofa  dau^hterr  The  l^y' of  Major 
Charlea^  Frasec,  cif  a  son.  At  Mborsbe- 
dad*  the  lady  of  T.  F-  Bevan,  eatj.jof  a 
daughter..' 1  he'Iadv  of  Henry  TnMnas 
Traverse  esq.  bf  a  iJaMKi^er.  AtiSvin)* 
pore,  the  lady  of  lieut.-col.BUckvtall, 
ofaaoh.  *  At  Gusxrah,  Mis.  Honod, 
of  a  son.  Ai  JeteoKe,'  theiady  of  Wil- 
■  Ifaxd  Aimatvont^,,  c&q.  .ofa  soa.-  At 
.  Fuity^ui,  (hcLlady  Id  c^ptaidCliirles 

.  Brieuck^  ofa  ida«^htec«  At  Slackas, 
the  iady  6£  WilloAm  S^u,.!caq. .of  a 
fon«  •  AtGanSaoDt'^c  Uyiof^BJor- 
geli.  Conygham*'  oSiD^o^  lAx  Sdriii- 
^aparkm,  dae  lady  jof  captiann  dFre^se, 

w  o£  a  dbio^^terfc  ^.A^KIaute,.  thcIlKly 

'.  oHofd  Geor^Stflw^itf  iaf  a  dangMer. 
The  kdy  oiBeuteoant-doIoiiaL  AJq«w, 
ofa  fido..  At  PpomfaahnuilMe^.tb^iion. 
^4n.iSt«  Job^  .of.!a!ililu0bier.ir)iAt 
TfTincoQtiluci  tJu:  iiadYoVvcaptidDxlSw- 
Ecno:^  of  a-sbd .  '  AtMihg^lovIS' Aflriady 
ol  lilrut.^coi«.  <Baibllatd'Cook(fi)£  aina. 

AuGvs^.-r^^  BtffribiV.  iiienib4r>of 
.U.-opV^QatoBiOAdsodi  $aiBb|phKB<lhe 

.    ladyorficapiai^TuokoiLtislft^lY^li- 

()  JHioiDr:  Pbilipui  read.  1^  a  idaoglaer. 
.  .TholM^v^afAiM.IU^iMki,  esKb^^ofa 

-aofi.  .Thi lady»f  JoHa  AcW*^^^ 
.  ^^ofason.\iAit  GhiuzepodVi.tl 

;: Kftditerse  Road^r  ^  iady  ^iBJkiP. 

■i  SflOfiiiy^sa.  oF^doHfthter.  :  Tboilidy 

of  capt.  John  Cooke,  ofa  son.    The 

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,,M^af  capum  Bockt  pf  a  ioq.  At 
VnPCQaits,  the  Wy  of  Francis  Hawkins, 
' .  0(j,  oi  a  son.  The  lady  of  Jobo  Sta- 
pletoD,  csQ.  of  a  daughter.  At  Nat- 
tore,  tbe  lady  of  Duncan  Campbell) 
esq.  of  a  son.  Mrs.  Isaac  Malchus, 
tifa  son.  Mrs.  C.  M.  FjoUingbery. 
of  a  son.  At  BarrcUy,  the  ladiT  ot 
lieut.  Houston,  of  a  daughter. 

SEPTi^BJi  11.— rA%Bomf>avi,  Mrs.Cberr 
iv.^aTsin.  ^  Vhc  hldf&  Jo«^ 
Jbouglass,  esq.  of  a  daughter.  The 
lady  6f  capt.  Hcnr>'  Matihew,  of  a 
daughter.  The  lady  oF  George  Abbot, 
esq.  of  a  SOD.  Ac  Bcrbampore,  the 
lady  of  James  Robertson,  csa.  oi^Jipt^. 
At  Serampore^  Mrs.  Savi,  of  a  daugh- 
ter. ^  At    Chunarghur,    the   lady   of 

"^  dtpxun  James  Pkuiimer,  of  a  daugh- 
*    i^rJ   The  iady  of  Gcorgt  Arbuihnor, 

.^'ts<^.  oFadaaj(h«er.    Mr$.GotiifB,  of  a 

j2ad^fater^    At  Hydrabad/  the  lad?  of 

rGcMge  Ute,   ei(].  r^F:9  son..     Jilrs. 

■  Tumet^  6f  2^  soi^  '  At  ^Scringapatam, 
Ma.  dt'  Mcuron'  Bav^dj  jof  a  son^  A t 


:AiM4dias,  ihe  i»ftjrof  sD;  Neak,  tsq. 
^  of  ;a  ciao^feir.i  The  bdy  of  captain 
'  Hiil;  of  a  Isbn.     At/Dunpo^e,  the 

hf^  of  iieatcnaat  BlakMhageo,  of  a 
.  daggbttr..  .     .    .'  !     '^Ir :  -■ 
OcTdiiB(Ru^T%e .  kidy.  of  .lieui.»«ol. 

M'Greigor,  iof  a  dattgiiier.  ^ 

NovB'VBEif.-^Tbe.  tady  of  £d%^rd 
'^  Lio^^  CM.  cif  aioou  Jo  fonWil- 
"  U4  i^  lad^xtf  lieu&;  James  Sdott, 
^  !of4i0D/:M^/:AarthW,  M»son.  The 
•:  lady  k)f  JobipfWail  LaiSKiu^  of  a«on. 

At  Dinagepon^^  thaihi^  of  Aq^rt 
.  Gdhan^vBi^  .1  ^of  I  a'  ton . .  < :  Mis. ;  D. 
''  ^Mobn,.  ef'a'daa^hten    At  frinde  of 

Wak!s*s  IdaodiTbidaib^of  >-^  Dick- 
. '' eis/dvr^  k£  a sooii  Salac pbce, ; the 
!  l^f^of  janw^G^neg^ e^.of ^ dU^h- 
;^'ter.  'A^Bombiy,  tfadd^rjof  cabbin 
''3\iokert.  of  a  ^U^difaer*  1  < '  Same  pliicc, 
't  ibtrladf^BcftijaAin  Pfailito,  cs^  of 

a^dtt^ien  MAt  Madrai»  «he  ki^r  of 

^0  caixiin-rfi. ,  8i  Bsti^shawr  of  a.  soft. 

v'&mB  jpiao^  the  bSyoflGdb^t^  liys, 

i'tto.orft^aogln^r*.  lAti-Ctiioviirinahce, 

-n:^My<^f  J&chibaidiCockbum^  «sq. 

v<f:*riinA  'AtTiDhootv:<IadySeton,r  of 

>  ^asc^  TiM(WlVcif!J^eBCb<irin;tsq. 

Fof.3:«ia^irtec^  llieUidi'iif  JTicut;  W. 

^-  Jp.  Hainikiiii^..ofr'«f  jc&ughteu  '1  At 

nTBhat^Hhore,  thp  Iddnof  la^tak  WiU 

1toft,dMw&ia.  Mts,WtM^tDn,siizJbn. 

•lyhBlTddyrofifiaBb  Wo  :^*;>G,afom<i  of 

"^"i      i:')i\  ic  ,.'.;{L-jJ  jdoI_  .j'j&o  1^ 


a'4wRhtcr.^  Mrs.  Goop^  of  a  ^y^lupr. 

Mrs.  Fleming,  of  a  daugbt^. 

December. —-At  Vellorc^ibc  tio!!. 
Mrs.  Longan,  of  a  son.  The  lady  of 
John  Chinery,  esq.  of  a  daughter. 
Mn.  Blyth,  of  a  daughter.     The  hon. 

^  Mrs-  Melville  Leslie,  of  a  daughter. 

^  At  Bombay,  the  lady  of  lieut.  W m. 
Nesbiit,  o!  a  son.  Mrs.  R.  B.  Lloyd, 
of  a  fon.  .  The  lady  oflR.  Williams, 

' .  ci^*  dt  a  chughier.  Mr&.  Marshall, 
of  a  son.  The  lady  of  captain  Joseph 
Hodges,  of  a  daugnier.  At  Momen- 
sing,  the  lady  of  S.  G.  Evans,  of  a 
son.  At  Burdwan,  the  lady  of  captain 
JL^aihart,  of  a  daughter.  At  Gya,  the 
lady  of  John  Patch,  esq.  of  a  daughter. 
At'Berhampore,  the  lady  of  R.  Rocke, 
esq-  of  a  SOD.      *  '  ' 

Ja  5J  L"  A  K  Y  .—At  St.  Tbooie,  the  lady 
of  George  Thomson,  esq.,  of  a  aon* 
At  Yanum,  the  ladyof  Robert  Fulhr- 
lon,  esq.  of  a  dangliter.  At  Fetstlab- 
gbar,  toe  bdv  of<  Xieut.  Thoiba^  Hall, 
of  a  ion.  ■  At  Madras,  due  lady  of 
Alex.  Anstraiher,  esq.  of  a.daUgater. 
At  Nagore,  the  right  hon.  lady  £liz. 
Ricbarraon,  of  a  son.    Mts*  J.  Co* 

.  ^  Dyers,  of>  a  daughter.  Mrs.  Cbaplesy 
of 'B  son,  .\r  \r'!:icca,  Mrs.  B<jnc,  of 
a  son*  At  Barrackpore,  Mrs.  Foxhill, 
t  of  a  daughter.  Mrs.  Ferris,  of  ^sop. 
The  lady  of  F.  Iluhler,  esq.  of  a)|^. 
At  Boi^leporc,  the  lady  of  captain 
O'lia^tcran,  of  b  daughter.  Mrs. 
Staik,  of  a  son.  Mrs.  W.  A.  Swainc, 
of 'a  son.     Mrs.  A.  Lackersteen,  of  a 

'.'  son.     Mrs.  Casey,  ot  a  son.     At  Sc- 

•   jampore,  the  lady  of  O.  L.  Bic,  esq. 

'     of.  a  daughter.     Mrs.  P.  S.  Dc  Crui, 

-  ,  ofa  daiu; liter.  Mis.Smlth,  ofadaugh- 
.'  ter.  .  Mrs.  M.  Robertson,  of  a  son. 

AprilJ   At  Btngal,  Mrs.  Hutteman, 

.  of  adau};htcr.  Mrs.  J.  Welch,  of  a 
sod.  -The  iadyot  1^.  r.-l^ui*  of  a 

.. .  jon.  At  Bidiurpatam,  the  lady  of  ^U* 
cKard  Keating^  ^»;  of  ar  daughter. 

;   The  lacfy.  of  R.  C.  Birch,  «^-  of  a 

-  fibn.  .At  SuUanfore  io  Oadc,  dic>lady 

of'iieuL.  John  Gibbc,  dof-  andadufBter. 

At  ..Beerbhoomv  tbd.  I^dy  of  J.  T. 


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dw|th»eT.  At  Buxhir,  tlicbftyofH. 
L  B;>rtiflour,  csiti  of  ji  daugJficr.  At 
Ch.vjru>ghcc,  the  lady  of  CbaflH 
BccTicr,  rsq.  of  a  daughter.  Mrs. 
M.  Rol>trtson,  of  a  daijr^tcr.  The 
lady  of  ihc  hon.  C.  A.  Bruce,  of  a 
ion.    At  Dacca,  the  lady  of  Joim  Fen^ 


daH,  esq.  of  d  daughter.  At  Cown* 
pore,  th«  bdy  of  ca|>iaiq  Rob.  £4 fix, 
of  a  soft.  On  board  the  H.  C.  shij> 
Devayneir,  the  lady  of  col.  Symc,  ^  a 
daughter.  At  Serampc>re,  Mcs.Oide* 
Flouest,  of  a  daughter.  At  Ainee,  the 
lacfy  bf  Gf\  Read,  csq.'df  a  bOo. 


MARRIAGES. 


May,  1803.— At  Bombay,  ntajorTha 
Charlton  Harris,  deputy  adjutanir  gerKr- 
mi,^  to  Miss  C.  Young.  Same  place, 
major  Quia  Brownrigg,  of  his  majes-^ 
Xj\  75ih  regiment,  to  Maria  Bowk'S. 
At  BoM^.il,  Mr.  W.  Hooper,  to  Miss 
Rosnlda  Manuel.  Same  place,  Mr. 
Arthur  Doticlly,  to  Mi«  Anrhonio 
Maria.  Same  phce,  A.  H.  Smith, 
esq.  to  Miss  Eliza  Curfy.  Same  place, 
Thpmas  Mcik,  esq.  commander  of  the 
Tay,  to  Miss  Susanna  Jones.  Same 
dav,  Mr.  Simon  Will«m  Little,  to 
Misi  EKzabeth  Betsy.  Same  place, 
Mr.  James  Gould,  to  Miss  Colier. 
At  Jaggernaickporam,  Bcnj.  Hcync, 
esq.  to  Miss  M.  £.  Topander,  daugh- 
%p:  of  Mr.  Topander,  of  the  Dutch 
ftmpany*s  service.  At  Madras,  Mr. 
John  SykeSi  to  Miss  Eleooora  Cach* 
art.  At  Bombay,  Capt.  King,  to 
Miss  Eliza  Moisop. 

July.— At  Bengal,  Charles  D'Oylcy, 
esq.  civil  service,  to  Miss  Marion 
Greer.  Same  place,  Mr.  Richard 
Wtlliamson,  to  Miss  Sarah  Morley. 
Samepbce,  Mr.  Evans  Ede,  10  Miss 
Barbara  Martin.  At  Mabon,  ne^ir 
Luctiow,  lieut.  Casement,  adjutant  to 
the  1st  b4t.  4tb  native  reg.  to  Miss 
Browne,  dauehtcr  of  licut.-col.  G.  S* 
Brovrae.  of  this  establishmem.  Same 
place,  Mr.  John  Ward,  to  Miss  Char- 
Tot  le  ^•'"7'  Same  pUce,  Richard 
Chichly  rbwden,  csa.  of  the  civil 
service  on  this  cstSiblisbment,  to  Mia^ 
Sophia  Fleming,  Same  place,  Mr> 
Mieh«e>  Keys,  to  Miss  Maty  Welder. 
Same  place,  Mr.  Joseph  Humbert,  to 
MisjMaryGcntah.  ^»mc  place,  J£d- 
v)«rd  Palmer,  to  Miss  Elizabctl^  Ro- 
wing.. 

AuGVST— -At  Bjmb^y,  Ji^riit^.  Robert 
H¥mtft'HcWi;li,  to  Mis^  Louisi  Wjd- 
iUogton)  -drfygluer,   of ,  major  gcaftal 


Waddf  ngton,  of  this  f^tabliahtEMOt.  At 
Mtidni'H  Robert  Alexander.csci.of  UieV 
hon.  company*.N  civil' servicic, 'to  Ca- 
tharine Maria ' Wi  Uiams.  Satpc  pUciu 
Mr.  John  Tisbuty,  iq  Uk%^  A^i  fcJ- 
Jing.  Sam«  placir,  Captaia  Cramcf* 
of  hie  majesty's  ship  Rattiesnakfiv  4P 
Miss  Sophia  Dodsoo.  Ac  Mirxapoi^«^ 
Roderick  RobertsoD,  esq.  of  Fvtty 
Ghur,to  Miss  Stevart.  Same  pl^icc^ 
Mr.  John  Hqghes,  to  Miss  3«rah  JP1«4 
minj^.  At  Chdwringer,  at  the  houst 
of  Charles  l^amber^  ta^.  by  the  rev* 
P.  Lrimrick,  Alexander  VVilsoo,  eaq. 
to  Miss  Macintosh.  Same  pVce>  Mr. 
W.  VAnzaate  to  Mrs,  Jana  Tea4r9. 
Same  place,  Mr.  John  Rrown»  to  Miq. 
Ann  Gai!(ttner.  Same  placf,  hj  tht 
rer.  Mr.  X.imr^k,  lieutenant  Coli# 
Campbell,  of  the  4th  r^.  native,  in- 
Cantry,  to  Miss  Lucy  Fombelle.  Samr 
place.  H«utenant  Haddon  Smithy  it 
his  majesty's  22d  regt.  to  Misa  Sarah 
Ershatr.  Abuprab^  by  the  rev.  Dr. 
Stacy,  John  S^dford.  e^i  reg  ater  to 
the  court  of  appeal  and  circuit  tf 
Benares,  to  MisS  Rose  Hcmin^.  daugti- 
ter  of  the  late  George  Hcming,  ^. 
of  Wediagton  Hall;  in  \Varw»ickshir^. 
Same  place, .  John  Johnson^  to  Xb^i» 
Amelia  Bowers. 
SEi'TEikBEa.  —  At  Bombay,  Lac^a 
Mac^uiri^,  86th  regt.  to  Metora.  Ufm- 
aa  Wilkins, ,  at  pondiclierry*  ^ine 
place,  Eugene  Pernon>  Mq.  to  K^. 
Gany  du  Rhone.  Sftrnd  place».Mr' 
John  M'  Arthur;  toMiaa  Samh  yihait* ' 
Same  place,  Jolin  Coraar^^  efq.  ^ 
Miss  Pringle.  >  Same  place,  M^.  Jo- 
hannes,  Muckersteet,  to  Miss  ^^ 
Xiee..  At  Madras,  <^aptain  Ja^A^ 
Grant,  commaudani  Of  the  1|0^ 
guard  of  the  goYernor-^fenersil,  .;to 
Mis*  Julia  .Kei>.  At  Chiccacoli^,  U<iC- 
Uaa|it-cofq.ncL   John  Jam^s  Punnd, 

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«)  ml4«  Anne  Aylolcr.  John  N*- 
diiOkl  Scaly,  es^.  lo  mm  nuvy  Wair 
Mtt-  Mr*  Owen  Davis^  to  Mrr. 
NtoU.  At  Madras,  Thqifta*  Da- 
•teW^iesf.  tsanuss  Johnstone. 

.  OCTOBER, 

At  the  house  of  Mr-  Olh«»d«  Mr.  Thoh 
mai  Jones,  of  the  pilot  service,  to  miss 
Burton.  Lately,  at  AllahaW,  Da* 
niel  Johnson,  esq.  surgeon,  to  miss 
Phipps.  At  Negapauro,  capt.  Home, 
of  the  hrig  Tray,  to  miss  Lo<usa 
Ward,  dauAter  ot  the  late  lieutenant 
colonel  Ward,  of  the  honourable 
*6mpaa«y^s  servie'e. 

Nflv^  M  B  E  It  .—At  Bombay,  Edtvafd 
Jathes  Marinman,  of  the  marine  bat- 
talion, to  mils  £li»beth  Bowler, 
tfeughter  of  the  laie  William  Bowter, 
esq.  of  the  hononrahle  company's  civil 
lifrvicc.  At  the  same  place,  by  the 
JH.  Arnold  Burrows,  Patrick  Ka- 
4oW/  esq.  to  miss  M' Donald,  and 
lieateoaBt  John  Lawrence,  of  the 
honourable  company's  Bombay  ma- 
fine,  to  «i»  Cieland.  At  the  sanie 
pta^,  on  lieutfenai^t  Marston,  of  his 
ilf>|csty*s  86th  ftgiment,  military  se- 
cntatf  »  th*  hoootfn^ile  the  gover- 
nor to  miss  Sulivan,  daughter  of  sir 
Bertjaniin  Sotivan,  rocorder  of  Bum- 
bay.  Thomas  Hoseason*  esq.  his 
ttttgesty's  naval  officer  av  Madras,  to 
lAisa  Angelica  Cochrane, 

DrcE  M  B  E  R . — J^i  Bombay,  litutenanl 
GeoMjf  I^mi^i^  Hughes  to  miss  Sarali 
Aflrr  M^Leatf.  Mr.  Jonathan  Evws, 
ftimiss  Hannah  Gomiilves.  Mr.  Ed- 
ward Btightmftn,  to  xxms  Mary  Joftcs- 
Mr!  Chdilcs  Murray,  to  mws  Lucy 
fla^  Silw.  At  the  house  of  John 
LomsSArti,  esq.  by  xHt  i^verend  Clau- 
diu*  Buchannan, '  Nell  Benjamin  Ed- 
t«o6siohe,  esq.  secretary  to  ihe  go- 
vcmment  in  the  secret,  political,  and 
fe^gn  dc^rmems,  lo  miss  TrciL 
Wk  Hi^  O'Ncil,  to  nmi  AndcT^>n, 
dffl^hter  of  f^ptarrt  And<»fson,  late 
df^khts^^  tsial^ishmeflt.  Mr.  Richard 
di-Xiiwtcy,  totniss  Jane  Fefgtjsson. 

jA*t7A1iT)  iHo*.— Al  Ma«ulijwt<mi, 
R.  Alexander,  esq.  to  mis^  M.  A. 
Walson.  At  Madras,  Al  •  ander 
Cockbuiti,  to  miss  Olvm^iaCamp- 
*H».  At  Columbo;  capr.  C-  F. 
J*fapcif,  Voyaiartilfcryi  t»  itiis?  ChHr* 
*H«c  Carff^atu  Attht*  new  CHureh, 
Mrl  ©.  Te»leyV  «t>  mwE-  Sobbert', 
ftiwyVi^r  of  fetn^ifril'Snbbcrt.  >From 


t|c  upper  or[)hai!  school,  at  Kidder 
pore  houic,  inU:^  Murray,  ddUghicr  (if 
lieutenant  James  Charles  Murray,  de- 
ceased, to  Mr.  John  Driver.  Mr* 
Joseph  Wills,  to  mi^  Eliiabeih 
Gooding.  Mr.  William  MansficU, 
to  miss  Joanna  da  Cruii.  Mr.  Alc»# 
andcr  Pinto,  to  miss  Hammond.  Mr- 
Joseph  Maddox,  to  miss  Ann  Dam- 
^zcn.  Mr.  Pcicr  Spungc,  to  miss 
Bataiza.  Lately,  at  fialasore,  Mr. 
Joseph  Shult,  to  miss  de  Cosia,  niece 
of  A.  dc  Cosia,  esq.  late  Dutch  re- 
sident of  chat  pbcc.  At  the  same 
place,  Mr.  John  Duffev,  to  miss 
Maria  Parcira,  daughter  of  Mr.  (io- 
mez  Pareira.  At  Dinapore,  W.  E. 
Rees,  esq.  of  the  honourable  Com- 
pany's civil  service,  to  raiss  E.  M* 
Scacy,  dauffhier  of  the  reverend  Dr. 
Stac\'.  Mr.  Thomas  CoUings,  to 
miss  Elizabeth  Williams.  Mr.  Allao 
Bowii,  to  miss  Elenor  Murray. 

Aphii.— At  Bengal,  Mr.  Francis 
Meicalf,  to  miss  Dichctt.  Mr.  Ed^ 
Dykes,  maiiner,  lo  miss^  Catbafinir 
Gomez.  Mr.  George  Moore,  to 
miss  Elizaberb  Clcmeiits.  Mr  Mh- 
DUel  Pereira,  to  miss  Charlotte  Bruee. 
At  Bulwa  Giiaut,  near  Benares,  hy 
the  leverend  Mr.  Jelfriea,  Mr.  Jollb 
Lane,  of  Gazepore,  ion  of  Thomaf 
Lane,  esq.  one  of  the  councii  of  com- 
merce in  Beni^al,  and  chiel^  of  Cos- 
fimbuaar,  in  1776,  co  miss  Qiarlone 
Auriol,  esq-  At  Madfas,  capta'O 
Boles,  of  the  Madras  esiablishinenc, 

J  to  miss  Gee. 

Bbncal. 

May.— Mrr  John  Mills,  to  m'M 
Sarah  Swtft.  Mr.  J4»hn  Flower,  to 
miss  Ann  Lindsay.  By  the  revmad 
P.  Lim^tck,  £nogn  Suncaa  hOkc 
Leod,  of  the  honorable  CompcuTy*« 
service,  to  miss  Henrietta  Cmhne 
I.estock  FrieU.  At  the  i^«w  chutdi^ 
by  the  reverend  Paul  Limrick,  Jamea 
Money,  esq.  commercial  nsidAtt 
at  Docea,  to  miss  SinB»l»#ui9a  Rsi* 
mus.  At  Gyah\  by  the  reverend 
Dr.  Stacf ,  Charles  Trow#r,  esq*  to 
Mrs.  PlaydeH.  AtNattorcs  Wigrim 
Money,  esq.  of  the  boitoufablo  Oatti- 
p^y^s  civil  service,  to  Miisi  Atfte 
Campbell.  Mr.  Thomas  M»Coy,  'to 
Miss  Mary  de  Coyta.  Mr.  Ch»r(e» 
8mith,to  Miss  Rhetada  CnMs.  Mr. 
John  Fernandez,  to  -miss  M4ria  Gri* 
Mttbtirgh.  Bf  ^k^  r«¥eren4  ^IMt-. 
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"4S!l^»^?3?tf  of  the  i5«j9R*    v^S^sw) 


Ret  of  the  laU  J6 

'9haw,'^.  of  Pubna.  At  Beaarei» 
"tijr  tfce  reTCrehd  Richard  JlJfl^ys,  D*- 
ytd  Mkyrrfeson,  esq.  anistanc  to  the 
^coRectory  to  Mill  Sophia^Brooke.  M 

Marrauo(un|e,  at  the  H6tu^of  Jomci 
'iNriti,  enj.  CKrittDpher  Riwerts,  e»q. 

of  the  civil  wnrice,  to  ^bst^a^tftiiM 

■'  lMnt*'vl*iehier  Of   Shcnrtnan    Bir^ 

•^.    Laifty.    at  St.  Heltfna,  tleoi*- 

-  naar  Itobiert  Stathann,  to  Mn.  "^^loii, 

•  »lict  df  the  late'  rev.  'Afr  Wiftois 
'^tlii^ain    on     that    estabtlshment. 

'Lstehr  ^  Puitaubghifr,  lieutenant 
^Kenatdr;  of    the  5tK  regiment    of 

*  '  wrtiTe  cavalry,  to  Misi  Don,  daugh- 
"ftrdf  Ikutenaut  TOlonel  Don. 


.      ^.capt»io 

nis  roarjc»iy*s  75th  it£tnfteiK» 
Aniia  JtloDcrboa»  widow  of  t 
lleutciuiut  Jpha  B^obt 
rodi,  by  tie   rcvcitn     .^ 
rows*     Ikutcnaat    i^icl^'  ^ 
Ibis  majesty^s,  Z\i.b  '^jfim^ql^'. 
brigade^  and  lo'rebry  to  cmp 
iay,  torn  J  s>  Robertson, 
ptacct    captain  ,^asdcn, 

[of  (hc^^i^  Janacs' SJbhi,^^,  -n«  - 

German."  At  the  same  ooicc.^py  lAc 
reverend'  l^cj»oli«|  Waqc^  Tfrmrnant 
colonel  John  BaiKc^^^of  thq^jKuQilry, 
to  Miks  C.  Lc  Ntctttxdcr. 


DEATHS. 


lkAy«A,i8o3#^AiKbdrai,  lieui.  A*  C. 

.  ..,HawtOA«  qC  the  lid  bati«^iar>4£  the 
^  loth  fliciaHai'oC  native  iomiy.    Ac 

t.  ^dm  sw}c  pl«oe*  lieuAcintu  H.  K  Bar- 
Ber»  oi  the  ftd  battalion  of  ohc  sd  it^- 
ncm  of  QKtve  in&mry.  At  Co- 
lombo, cipi.  £dm«i  Bullock,  of  his 
jBa|eaty*9    o^th  rcginieut.     At  dittp, 

;''  ntd^dr IJtividBlai^  of  ihc  honoiuabk 

*• '  £^  IfMiia  ComDany«s  service.  At 
Che  same  place,  k^  BouHie,  esq.  1st 

'\  asMtabt  tb  the  agent  of  Rever^ue  and 

•' '  Cotktmcrte.    At  the  same  place,  Hcu-. 

-    tenant  Alexander  Moore,  of  his  ma-' 

'  jttty'i  51st  regiment.      At'  Point  de 

'  oaUe,  in  coiucquetice  of  the  Jdngle 

'  fever,    Mrs.    Susannah  Wilhelmiaa 

Lorenx.     At  ibrt  Mac  Dowall,  en- 

sign  JohnD.  Mxkcs,  of  his  majetty*s 

* '   ttahtf  regiipeim.     AtMadot]L  on  Uie 

-^  :Mh  i^t  thciofent  soo  of  T:  Ansty, 
"%*f  •   At  Bclbify,  on  the  yih  May, 

^  *'  l2fea»ffcittl  colonel  Ford,  ot  bis 


6agc'] 

'*-*UiS^r»  0*'  bis   majesty*!  7^  rcffinacpi. 

^-   At  Ondi:  captain  'Paul  CarfiDgion. 

i^^incdba^,  ^et^lenah^  H(Mc,  of 

bit  maiesiy'i  raalay    rnpment.      At 

BossbayT^tAie^kiJr  George    Ww- 

—         '    '  lumiYmiijih'SC'' 

.^^Cmmbou, 

i^Wittawtf,  ol 

^^^MFUikwiih 


'   li^tning^  and    .insianimeoiii^^  <i- 
.    pircd.    At  (^  sai^  p]abe,^cac«M  A. 
Pattori,  of  the  baioiJfvblte  yiij^wJy's 
'ahi^  Oaart^  of  a^fi|  «f  apo^c^y.., 

joitz. 

On  fhe  «d  ifasfaat.  Mr%.^5i<*lt  Au»- 
^e r,  the  wife  of  captahflf*R.  "Atii^er, 

'  the  fbip*flhrewiburf.  1-aSi^  *cci- 
dcata%\LrotinieJ,  Ueut«iuit|t  Wcliard 
Porter,  or  the  iS  battttioiiof  i9ttiv« 
iittiintry.  Qa  the  6U1'  UkMht,  Mr. 
James  Cbomfos,  master  on  't&e  pilot 
establfshmeot.  On  the  IM  the  in- 
fant s<^  of  the  rev.Dr.  Br«Wa.  On 
'  the  9^  iiutant,  B;  M*Cnfioin/ea^ 
"  On  the  9l9t  inttSnt,  Mc^P.  0.  TBkai- 
ihaw  On  tfae  <20th  instaft^  l£i1li^t 
dangbt^r  of  Mr.  T.  Wat»^.  '^^  the 
'  l^fb  instant,  at  Dinapore,  tl^fr  Jn^t 
dati^t*r  of  the  revrtiwd  Tlr'.'wacy, 
On     the  2^  ifikant,  tifiter^a  devere 

^    pahifut,   atut  lingering  iHseis,  Mrs. 

'  Ami  Craiglitoa.  At  ^Sifi^  Mr. 
Thomas  Jolly.  ,  At  Cbinfi^^piSty  Cajp- 
laM  de  Borde^  'of  Ms  oaaieMy ^  ^^riss 
regiment  d^  Mearoa:  AtCbtOabo, 
M.  P.  Ibs^,  ^gv'l  «t  i^cars. "  At 
Candy,  Ltei^^t  fi^t&A  Gettft,  of 
the.  Madtai  artillery,  cominlifiunr  of 
ordnance  and  tmlitary  stores  aT  *rriii- 
cdtnalee.  At  Hyah  Coftab,  heute- 
nant  Toba  George,  of  the  1st  batt»- 

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,-  Vm  18&  rigancot    of   nau've'in. 

'  Jpft^,  Beanvoir  Dobrtie,  esq.  secre- 

arj  to  the  coxnmistioner  extraordi- 

^j^fr  of    the  prince    of    the  seven 

Wm,    At  Jafmmalekporam,  Mrs. 

,   Aaiti  Ibria  Oert^ffa    Rock  Doy- 

^  iSfdt,  vrife  of  JMrecfkt  Coraeiiut 

'  Ytf^uullr,  etq[.'iU  Bombay,  sirTho- 

im  H^Dry  Cope,  SdliattaKon,  lOth 

TigfayBOiX.    Madras    native   infiantrv. 

lieutenant  Robertson,  Kit  ma]etty\ 

icQt^  brigade.    N.  Griffiths,  surpeoo 

ortiisin^^stv's  sh|p Arrogant.  Major 

Keimeuof  the  A{a4ras  euabltshment. 

At  Ciucuty  lieute^iant  I.  K.  Garden, 

of  the  Slj  regiment  native  Infantry. 

At  Surat,   the  infant  ton  of    ioun 

Thorpe,  ei^ 

JULT. 

iatfly  Ik  Bsrnivongy  Bcmeaaot  colo- 
nel Hercules  Skonier^of  the  19th  na- 
tive regiment.  Mr.  John  MaHtef, 
derk  to  W^*,  Jackton,  esq.  Captain 
Msii  lAgnadt  of  a  respectable 
?r«ack  MHtyy  native  of  9t.  Male, 
wmdH  regHrted  by  iKcvie  who  had 
ftrpleasafeof  httac^aiatance,  Qn 
hoar}  the  StitUftg  Cutle,  at  ieji,  Mr. 
P.  H.  Ormiby,  miuiy  years  an  eia* 
luaer  in  the  «lilltary  department. 
TheiafiHtt  dMighterol  nia|or  ltieh> 
ardson.  Mrs.  Celltns.  Capwi  James 
Reddy,  canusander  of  the  ship 
Britaniia,  Thonas  Keeoe,  esq. 
aged  4$,  rergretied  by  sll  whe  had  the 
pteaswe  of  his  acquaintance.  Uen* 
leiiaet  Thomas  RusseU  White,  of  the 
6(h  aative  ca^ry,  aa  eftcer  sin- 
cereh  lomeetedhy  aU  who  kn^w  h'un. 
At  Ghtas«raht    Mr.  Chiles  l^ewis 

'  ,TogtL  My.  Caoiftb^,  lete  a  cvstom- 
MaeoAcer.  Mr.  D.  X>*Crua»aged 
«%hty  yciu«.  At  Oooty,  Mr.  Robert 
Mmu  conductor  of  ordnance.   Mr. 

.  Ifewe,  surgeon  of  the  ship  Countess 
of  Sutherland,  ^^k.  Htinfj  Harrison, 
m  vffcct  oC  the  fountry  sarvice. 
fin  Cmp^  neu  Amcdfuigiir,  Captain 
J.  &  m^mth  of  his  m2^j^*s  7tfth 
iipt^0l  to  the  inesatnubltt  cha- 
Mwr  9(  a  Tm  ^/dirt  ineproach- 

«  fiUy  s99toinisd  during  .an  active  ser- 

.  vke  ol  (hirryyears>  Captain  J^wn 
;idd^  Vtftues  in  Ms  private  Kfe,  vdiich 
tndearfd  Mm  to  his  iriends,^  and  pro- 
9ortd  him  the  respect  and  esMwi  of 
afl  whq  had  the.  ha^ip^ws  ef  knoosriag 
him. 


I£s  lo^  has  left  a  chasm  in  theM^iec^r 

.  of  his  Inends  that  will  not  be  aasiiy 
^Hed  up ;  and  the  ;r^oIlectioa  of  him  . 
can    never    fall   to    excite   in  Uieir 
breasts  a  sigh  of  regret  to  his  ho- 
noured memory. 

Bengal,  Henry  John  DarreH,  esq.,Q^ch 

.     reigretted*    At   Madras,   Mr.  J.  R. 

Shttttleworth,  assistant  sm^gaon.  At 

'  Nagaptam,  Mr.  Francis  Hyghes 
Ward,  son  of  the  late  lieutenant  co- 
lonel Ward.  At  Nellore,  Caotain 
Sutton  Tayfor,  of  the  2d  battalion, 
16th  regiment  of  luuive  infai^ry. 
In  camp,  near  Pollaveram,  lieutenant 
lliomas  Marke»  of  the  2d  bauaHon 
8th  regiment  of  native  infantry. 
At  Candy,  lieutenant  and'  adjutant 
Henderson,  of  his  majesty's  maby 
regnnent.  M  fort  Victoria,  the  lady 
of  captain  Michael  Kennedy.  At  a 
post  on  the  bepki  of  Kistnah,  lieuie- 
nant  John  mtbf  of  the  1st  betta. 
lion  9d  regbncnt  of  native  iafimtry. 
On  their  passage  to  Siirope,  Joshua 
KItsoa,  esq.  fat»  of  TWiquibar,  iU 
liAy  and  ddkl.  M  M^  hoose  on 
Chooltry  pbcin,  sirPMd  JeddrA,  late 
physician  to  his  higimess  the  naboh 
of  Aitot. 

ilV0tfBT. 

At  Surat,  the  infant  son  of  Jonathan 
Thorpe,  e»q.  At  Bombay,  lieutenant 
Hay,  of' hi&  majesty's  78th  regiment. 
At  Agra*  J>  W.  Hessing,  late  gover- 
nor of  che^^bn  of  Agra.  At  camp, 
near  Achmednugger,  captain  Jl  H. 

,  Brown,  of  his  majesty's  78th  regi- 
ment. Lately,  to  the  northward, 
capiaiQ  WiUum  Sempl^  of  his  ma- 
jesty's 86th  regiment,  sincerely  re- 
gretted. On  U)aid  the  Teroate,  at 
sea,  on  the  2d  instant,  lieutenant 
Armstrong,  of  t1te  European  jegi- 
^ent.  Charles  Henry  P»Imec,B»- 
gal  artiUory.  Bnsign  William  Keath, 
i:itth  native  ragiment.  At  SooJtsau* 
gur,  the  rev.  J.  P.  FaneOi,  D.D.    M 


Patna,  J.  Wt.    Playdclt  psq. 
merchant.     At   Mii:rappre»  fd,  W, 
WiUncka.    At  Buxar,JM&s.SlalM. 


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ikt  chp»  Mr.-.  Otikck$  Brix,  acting 
,  derk  to  the  hoQcnirable  .sir  JoKo 
'  ^qf^Bt  atid  twniUiit  to  T.  Ra^, 
*.'!p5.  Mrs.  Johnson.  Mr.  Roquiere, 
j^Mr.  fdward  Palmer.  Mr.  Hugh 
^l^'jM*Carthy,  carpenter  of  ia  American 
'j^'sHip;^  At  Maiaccay  alter  three  days 
L  T*?^y5"  at  Eca,  on  board  tHc  Upton 
.j.^j^A^^VcVtlw   lady  of  cajptain  Pavin, 

.^.commander  of  that  slup.  Mis?  H. 
*j*^cott,  much  regretted.  Mrs,  Mandy, 
•  *Svif«  ot  Mandy  of  the  Ksivy  Tavern. 
']'l*lai|yMoo!sheddbad,     Tames    Wilison, 

V*^.    surgeon   to    that    station.. 


Vifi^  at .  VcUorc,  the  rev.  C.  W.  Gcr- 

.  iiclu«.iiuiny  years  a  missionary  us  this 

^..quarter,  of  the  .globe,  wcU  known 

.and  well  bdoved  hy  an  immense  con- 

c^uxae  of  .nuivea^B^  On   board,  the 

. . . J(tfauida» .  ;captain  Mtan,  at  Mreighing 

...anchor  from  Malacca,   for  Madras, 

..-LieuteDant   Johin    Taggart,   of, the 

i  JJadiai  £yropiBan  regtjftieut.    At  in- 

..  BBOoadali,  afitec  a  few  days.iUness, 

tkeindy  of  captain  Thomas  Vanghan. 

.  Oa  board    the  ship  Marquis    Wet- 

.  Jeshey,  Roberf  Williams,  esq.  junior 

<06uficil  to  the  honorable  Company, 

m  the  supreme  court  of  judicatarci 

.At  Madras*      l^cly,   Mr.    Len)on, 

third  officer  of  the   marquis   Wel- 

•  *-    tesley.    Latelv,  at  Kedjaree,  Mr.  H. 

■8.  Tilfer,  chief    oflkcr  of   the  ship 

'  *>    Britannia.    In  camp  near  Hydirabad, 

qaptain  John  Spencer  Blofeld,  of  the 

t^d  battalion  5th  rej^iment  of  native 

i  :;  •  -^  I    -lahyonthe 

^^^ji^aud  of  h'aUette,   Pcrelnuminia,  ca- 

,^^uchia   friar  of    considerable   noto- 

,jfiety.at  that  presidency,  and  in  many 

'.Vpther  parts  of  hidia.     He  veas  par- 

'jj^^cuTarly  well  known  to  the  Madras 

^^jirmy,  having  accompanied  lord  Corn- 

.j^j  jijallis  to  the  walls  of  Seringapatani, 

■  Vj^/n   the  glorious  campaign   of   179*i. 

'  #,.[  At  feombiy,  Mr.  Jameston  Kerr,  ma- 

.(*  .tf^rvcr.      At  IVLilacca*    Anthony  Ba- 

.^iiDmjr-,  esq.  surgeon  of  the  15th  regi- 

'      Ku:i.t    v;f^  ^1'.'  -    'nf-niry.      Captain 

,1 3fggs,'  coxnpiander  of  the  Henry :  he 

.  tI^II  ^yer  hoard,,  on    the  passage  to 

J  5^^cca>  on  the  2Btri  May,  and  was 

^.  .jVMjfcfRrtui^ely  dtt>wj^ed.       Mr.  Wil- 

,  1  I ij^d^mpton #f  ft^  a  long  and  pai nfu I 

.  .4il|nes9fj  ^At;  Tiinconiale,  lieuteOant 

colonel  Dunbar.  •  James  Huntcr»  of 


hh  m^esty^  19th  re|Jhnent  of  faot, 
andcomrnandant  of  fort  Ostedbsrvb. 
At  Bombay,  Mr,  JuliUfc  St.  /1>^, 
a'writer  on  tht  ettablifhmcAt  of  &is 
if! and.  Richard  Morris  etq.  Ian  of 
Chitt*j?;ongi  At  Tcteiah,  .  of  the 
vround  br  received  at' the  fall  of  that 
fort)  colonel  Jdin  Gtitfarie,  of  the 
19th  regiment  of  native  infantry ;.  an 
OtceUeAf  officer,  a  worthy  mao,^ and 
warm  friend.  Iti  fiufi4«lc\md^  /Ba{>- 
tain  Farley  SnalUh,  of  tiie  19tH.v^ 
m<nt  of -native  infantt-y.  At  .cqmp, 
near  Jdna,  lieutenant  Tate,  of  ^his 
ma)cjtv's  Scotch  brigade^  Mr.  Alci- 
anrier  Taylor.  aged>dyear«:  A^' P. 
Johnstone,  esq.  head  assistaut  to^thc 
secretary,  and  Bengal  and  Persian 
translator  to  the  board  of  revenue. 
Lately,  at  Berhampore,  R.  W.  P^- 
le,  e$a.  of  the  civil  service, on  thtt^^la(< 
ublishuent  On  his  passage'  fxbm 
Madras  to  this  place*  on  board  the 
ship  Mary,  John  Haldane,  ^q.  Mr. 
John  Peire,  ♦herifTs  officer.  *Mr.  A. 
P'Couto.  Mcs.  S.  Jenncfl.  Mr. 
John  My0in,  an  old  inhabitant  of 
Calcutta,  aged  7^.  Miss  Mary  dat- 
tie.  In  camp  at  Assay<»  of  Ihe  wptind 
he  receiv^  in  the  a^on  of  thet^ 
of  S^temberr  captaifi  William  Mac 
Gregor,  of  the  7tn  regiment  of  na- 
tive  cavalry :  his  meiitl  as  an  officer 
are  too  'well  kno\yn  tio  lequife  thb  tes- 
timony of  an  ohiituary^  fi^Uxrd^  And 
the  memorv  of  his  prWvt^  virt]()es, 
will  live  deeply  Engraven  on  .the 
hearts  of  his  surviving  friends.  '  At 
the  abgve  place,  lieutenant  ^^ac 
M'^do^  apd  ensi^  Kearnan,  of  bis 
majesty's  74th  regiment,  in  eiiS:^se* 
quence  of  their  wounds,  recciv^  at 
the  battle  of  Assave:  both  the»e  gen- 
tlemen were  highly  esteemed  in  the 
regiment  to  which  'they  were  at- 
tached, and  witre  an  oroaUiei^  to 
their  profession.  At  the  Gcnandifos- 
t>i>ial,  at  this  Presidency,  JohnCatfnp- 
oell,  ^.  iiiBMane  sorgton  on  iliis 
'  ettabtttihmtmt;  At  KistaengnigMhc 
'lady  of .  lieuttAftnt  H.  Gviffiiik.  -  In 
ttie  action  between  dafiahqy.iiiider 
the  thmniand  of  tm>  excettehcyr  ige- 
n^rarf.ake«  and  the  Maft^ttatf^ce 
neiO"  C<wsawly,niajor.  general  Charles 
Ware^  cqnimanding  the  right  wing  of 
tW^ritish  amy :  tbi*  tespeotabiltof- 
ilce¥  oetx^pii  tiie  hononrable  Comq^y 
i^eat*  forty  yeaH,  with  grea£  credit  to 
^hitliself   atid  satiftfaction.M  Jbb.  em- 


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Motfff.  At  tn*  liftasf  t>^  'ca^itkiR 
Bvias,  i^  Ganjam,  of  a,  ^ertfr.  Miss 
Odwe  Dorhiff.  ^  afiectiotlate^  at- 
'  tt6dMe€0tt  tm ijtrgn^  Ytdy,  'Mrs. 
"Ewinldnlbrtttiilit^eaaifht  the  Uu\ 
'  taMdj  which  fdt  a  period  to  her 
'  tSc^«nce.    At  Oanjtm,  the  Ischr  uf 

'  /cilii'Cjmn][)btn,  vsq.  ftstiRsnt  surgeon 

'  of  fh{|  estflbMshracKt.'  Mn,  Mary 
Arthur,  wife  of  Mr.  ATtbilr,  of  the 
iifew»  Citdilii  a««*ttn)r.    At  Choft4r  < 

^  ClVur,  the  ftf<fy  of  tfapti^n  lames 
Phmier.  In  ^eump^  near  Hydrabad, 
cinptyn    M.    Seohey.      At  Madras, 

''  Avs.  Klai^ret  Stuart,  and  her  infant 

•  dAgbtcr. 

HOTEMBER. 

Mrs.  Tenet.  At  seajicut.  col.  Jonathan 
!,Scot     At  Scramporc,  captain    Jolly, 
•Cstptain  George   Romaine,     At  Snu- 
ffer, Mr. J.Hodges.  At Trincomallie, 
lieutenant    colonel    Hunter.        IVlrs. 
Sfpandro.     Captain  William  f^cmp'e. 
At  sea,  lieutenant  Armstrong,  of  tiie 
^European  regiment.      At    Aurunga- 
bad,  cornet  Patrick  Mat  hew.  At  Ma- 
dras, Mr.  Richard  sparrow.       Mrs. 
Campbell,   the ,  lady    of    Alexander 
Campbell,    es<|.  .     Mr.  George  Salt- 
welL      At  Pamiera,    Mr.  HoUings- 
^ worth,     assistant    surveyor     of     his 
|V    61st    re^Inicnt.      Captain 
Wright.       At  Bassore,   captain 
l.Shephcrdson,  of  the  Diamond , 
.  At^mhay,   B.  R.    Les»^ingfiam,  esq. 
Captain  James  Read-     M.  H.  Scott. 
,.  ;At  Trichnipoly,      assistant     surgeon 
Thomas  Stephens.     ,  At    Point     dc 
.    Calle,   ensign    James  Gr^nt,  of    his 
iba^ty*s  malay  regiment. 

.  ,     .*  DECEMBER. 

Bied.aoddeoly,  Mr,  O^org^  Evaps,  a 

ptiaiiiiDier,     Captatu    Adam    Glegg. 

At  Sexlatbpore/  John  ijchiUFeUitaky. 

Captain  Robert  Stair  Graham.     Mr. 

Chaclct  Swaris.  JLieutenaot  Hyde, 
'*  of  dM  7th regfimentof  seiipoya.  Mr. 
'IBfaiHp  fiuttiaz«  iate  chiief  •  olHcer  of 

:tbr  iuMi.  Comf>any  ^  ahip  Hugh  In- 
*- jHa.  i^.  John  Risbcrg.  Mr,  J«hn 
"H.*  .Owinuey,       Mrs.    Elvira  Ursula 

*  ISottoQ.  Mr.  William  Spencer.  At 
BafsJore,  Major  Parr,    Mr.  :Robert 

'^Mnta  Wa|^.    In  catkp,Ueiilcnant 
"*  Jdm 'JDhiBtoney      In  camp,  in  Cut- 

todc^  Mr.  assistant'  lurf^eoa  Heury 

Pamfpcr. 


TAWrnkr,         ■   ,-  y  ^ 

■At    Beri^,    C^iptain-  ftbhi- ''  Al'fert 

•  William,   the  lady    of    James    Gray, 

•  esq*.  Martin  Collin  Davidson.  .The 
hon,  heutenant  Montforiiery.  ,At 
Chin^,  Manuel  de  Scrura,  esq.  Mal- 
chen  Leilie,  esq.  Mr.  Wiliiaiti  J. 
Aruofd.  At  I'Utty-Ghiir,  colonel 
John  PoWelJ.  'lUe'  infant  daughter 
of   captain    HaslewooJ.      At  Surat, 

^  captain  J  Wright.  At  Bas?ora,  capt. 
Robert  .Sheplierdson  At  Madras, 
t^e  infant  daughter  of  Mf.  Blyth. 
At  Coring*.  A.  Mein,esq.  At  ViZ3- 
gaparam,  major  John  Hi  int.  Lieutc- 
tenant  Francis  Beaghan.  At  Parni- 
era,  M.    HoUings.     At  Senngspni- 

'  tarn,  lieutenant  colonel  SimoQ  Dal- 
rytnple.  LiMitenanc  Fretllier.  Miss 
Maria  Batbiirst,  aged  Hw  Mre. 
Mary  Dunn.  At  fiencnolen^  Cap- 
tain Henry  Douglas.    Captain  Sonfuel 

'  Buder.  Mr.  George  Murridge, 
late  a  peouoner  in  the  marine  ser- 
vice. At  Boggah,  Mr.  Henry  «Mac 
Cleish«  At  Dimporet  lieutenant 
Bdward  Hardwicke.  In  camp,  cap- 
tain Smithy  of  the  Bengal  cavAky. 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Gartie,  aged  ^9,  At 
Bankipore,   the  infant  son  of  John 

•  i^Mchal  Larkins,  esq.  At  Trichni- 
poly, captain  -Riciuu-d  Barker,  Mrs. 
Rawlins,  wife  of  John  Rawlbtt,  esq. 
secikid  jud|«e  ctf  the  courts  of  appeal 
and  circuit  in  that  district.  Mr. 
Thomas  Duckworth,  examiner  ia  the 
secret  department. 


Captain  William  Mackay.  '  Mr.  John 
Fitzgerald,  late  of  the  country  ser- 
vice. Mr.  John  Connell.  Mr.  Alex, 
ander  Taylor,  miniature  painter, 
aged  54.  At  Sultanpore,  in  Oude, 
major  ger,  '  ^'  hard  Lucas^  most 
sincerely  regretted.'  At  Fntty*Gftur, 
by  a  fall  from  bis  hgrse  ih^  (Jay''be- 
f(»re,  lieutenatit  J.  f,.Liy*sayi'or'the 
'2*Jd  native  regiment.  Master  Tho- 
mas Manley.  In  the  p^nie- df  life, 
Peter  De!asn,est2,.  Mr.  Dinfcl  Mur- 
ray, a-cd  12.  At  Se^^,  li'^h^ 
cnnquercd  districts^  ma^bt  '  J6h^ 
Bovie  Brownrigg.  Nft*.  '^iM^ara 
Siiouldham,  of   the  martntf'  p'aiAoi 

;  establii^hment,  aped  C0.»  MK'J()hri 
Tout.  Mr.  Joisepli  Clfiuj-c|i',  d^  'liil 
pai*tlage'ioCa!cbtta.  *    •" 

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pbrev  &«BtK  «»«.  taiit  chief  «Aaiir 
of  ne  faonoonue  CMnpsnyS  Mp 

.  £mrl  fencer.  Mr.  Primrotc  Elder. 
At  Ghazeepore,  Mr.  Geo.  Mimr. 
At  Ba!ambafig«ny  m  the  Sltt  year  of 
hitJigc,   lieutenant  JohnSntcoiir    Jit 

.    Ganiam,  Liemenam  Ketmedy.     At 
Madras,  lames  Alardice,    e»|.      On 
the  puiage  from  Chma,  captain  Jaaies* 
Gillmer,  of    the  ahip  Shiii  Adeleer.- 
Mr.     Gri£thi|     midshipman..      At 


J  anii  n.  Si  Smt  l»  diDgptff 
of  hit  nccOeney  ItentciMuit  gcsenl 
Smart.  At  N^apst«iB»  cokodRo- 
bcrt  Croker.  At  BafMcl%  lieiKe- 
oftnt  I.  Cr&d}.  AxS^iAlSm. 
tenant  J.  Armstrong.  At  Atl^inccc, 
Mi^r  Arthur  Mc  GaUy  •  Much  le- 
gretted,  Mr.  Joseph  lnom«  Sfen. 


At  BindiguT,  Mr.  John 
^Hinductor  ^f  storct,  At  Pidicat,  la- 
cob  Eilmchty  ca^  At  TriacoiBak, 
Mrs.  £.  Marshal].  At  Colombo,  lira- 
tenant.  Kjchud  Riddk.  At  Vetlorr, 
James  M'llo1)cit,  esq. 


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CAIX^UTTA. 

Saturday,  Matf  5,  18ai. 

The  Upton  Castle,  having  on 
board  Solyman  Aga,  envoy  from 
his  highness  the  Pacha  of  Bagdad, 
to  his  excellency  the  most  noble 
the  governor-general,  arrived  at 
Garden  Reach  about  twelve  o'clock, 
on  Saturday,  the  28th  April. 

At  three  o'clock  in  the  afternoon, 
the  envoy  was  waited  upon  by 
captain  White,  aid-de-camp  to  the 
governor-general,  and  W.  B.  Bay- 
\sj,  esq.  assistant  to  die  Persian 
secretary  to  government,  appointed 
by  the  governor-general  to  compli- 
meot  the  envoy  on  his  arrival. 

The  envoy  expressed  his  high 
sense  of  the  attention  which  the 
governor-general  had  been  pleased 
to  manifest  towards  him,  and  of 
the  general  ,kindpess  and  .respect 
whi<i  he  had  experienced  smce 
his  arrival  within  the  limits  of  the 
British  possessions  in  India. 

The  envoy  proceeded  to  the 
govemor-general*s  state  boats, 
which  had  been  appointed  to  con- 
duct him  to  Calcutta.  The  go- 
vemor-geoeraVs  band  attended, 
and  pkyed  martial  airs  during 
the  envoy's  progress  from  the 
U^h  Castle  to  Calcutta. 

On  passing  Garden  Reach,  the 
ent(^  was  saluted,  by  one  of  the 
honourable  company's  gun-vessels, 
Mith  fifteen   guns,    and  received 


another  salute  of  fifteen  guns  as  he 
passed  Fort  William. 

The  gun-vessel  and  the  gover- 
nor-general's yacht  (the  Soona- 
mookee)  were  decorated,  on  this 
occasion,  with  the  flags  of  diiferent 
nations. 

The  envoy  was  received,  on  land- 
ing  at  Chaundpaul  Ghaut,  by  the 
governor-general's  staff,  by  whom 
he  was  conducted  to  a  house  pre- 
pared for  his  reception. 

At  four  o'clock  in  the  afternoon, 
Mr.  Edmonstone,  secretary  to  go- 
vernment in  the  political,  foreign, 
and  secret  department,  waited  on 
tlie  envoy,  to  offer  him  the  con- 
gratulations of  the  governor-gen- 
eral, and  to  assure  him  of  meeting 
from  the  governor-general,  during 
his  residence  in  this  settlement, 
every  mark  of  respect  and  attention. 

Calcutta,  Mjy  281  h,   1804. 

On  Monday,  the  2 1st  instant, 
Solyman  Aga,  envoy  ftom  his 
highness  the  Pacha  of  Bagdad,  at- 
tended  by  Mr.  Smith,  his  Meh- 
mandar,  and  by  lieutenant  Stuart, 
commanding  his  escort,  paid  his 
first  visit  of  ceremony  to  his  excel- 
lency the  noost  noble  the  governor- 
general. 

At  half-past  eight  o'clock  in  ^e^ 
morning,  captain  Armstrong,  mili- 
tary secretary  to  the  govemor-gene- 
eral,  captain  White,  aid-de-camp« 
captain  Johnstone;,  fcjt  adjutant, 
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and  W.  B.  Bayley,  esq.  assistant 
to  the  Persian  secretary  to  tlie  go- 
vernment, proceeded  in  oncot  the 
gpvernor-generars  carriages,  toge- 
ther with  a  squadron  ot*  the  guver- 
nor-general's  body-guard,  under 
the  command  of  captain  Doveton, 
to  the  house  of  the  envoy,  for  tlie  * 
purpose  of  conducting  him  to  tlie 
l^overnment  house.  * 

The  govenior-generars  honorar}' 
guard  was  drawn  up  to  the  north- 
ward,  and  sahited  the  envoy  on  his 
arrival  at  tlic  go.vernment  house. 
The  band  of  the  governor-general 
was  also  paraded  in  the  north  Por- 
tico, and  played  martial  airs  as 
soon  as  the  envoy  reached  the  go- 
vernment house. 

A  oliair.  of  slate  was  placed  in 
the  south  room  of  the  upper  tloor, 
for  the  governor-general  j  his  ex- 
cellency was  accompanied  by  the 
hon.  tlie  chief  justice,  thehon.  SirH. 
Ru.ssel,  and  the  members  of  the 
supreme  council,  wno  snt  with  his 
excellency  to  receive  the  envoy. 
A  seat  V  as  al*^o  prepared  for  the 
eruoy.  Major-general  Cameroii, 
^ith  the  slaft*  of  the  garrison  of 
Furt  William,  major-gen.  Dowdes- 
vvell,  and  colonel  Collins,  reii- 
dent  at  the  court  of  Lucnow,  also 
attended  and  sat  near  his  excel- 
\cnry. 

Thp  en;  oy  entered  thiough  tlie 
north- east  gate w  ay^and  was  received. 


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on  his  arrival  at  the  government 
house,  by  Mr.  Edmonstone,  secre- 
tary to  government  in  the  secret, 
political,  and  foreign  departments, 
and  \^  captain  Bristow,  aid-de- 
canip/  Th»  gwernor-general  hav- 
ing take  •!  his  seat,  the  envoy  was 
'  immodialely  conducted  to  his  ex- 
cellency, and  after  the  usual  com- 
pliments, presented  to  tlie  governor- 
general  the  letter  to  his  excellency's 
address,  from  his  highness  .the 
Pacha  of  Bagdad.  '    ' 

Tlie  secretary  to  gd^ernmctit,  liv 
desire  of  the  governor-geherio, 
then  introduced  the  envoy  io -Sir 
John  Ansiruther,  Sir  ;H.  Rus^, 
Sir  G.  Barlow,  Mr.  tJchiy,  nyj^ot- 
generals  Cameron  and  !D(J\vdesweH, 
and  to  colonel  Collins. 

Soon  after,  cofiete  was  JfrSeiited 
to  the  envoy,  who  took'  his  I^ve, 
and  was  conducted  back  to  his  House 
"with  the  same  ceremonies  as  hM 
been  observed  in  his  receptibn. ' 

Salutes  of  fifteen  guns  were 
fired  from  Fort  Willian),  as  Ae 
envoy  entered  and  quhted '  tie 
^overiuiient  house. 

Solyman  Aga  was  highly  ghitl- 
fied  with  his  reccpiidn  ;  ana  onliis 
retiirn  to  his  house,  expressed  "to 
the  gentlemen  appointed  to  ^ead 
hiriV,  the  lively  sense  which  hfrep- 
terlained  of  the  honours  wbicfibad 
been  manifested  towards  ban'. 


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The  quarterly  session  of  oyer  and 
ternuoec  and  gaol  delivery  coni- 
Qienced  on  Saturday  last,  before  sir 
J&uiierMaclcintash,  knight,  recor- 
djcr,  apibis  as.sociate3.  Slmon  Hal- 
Ifday  and  Pao-ick  Hadow,  esquires, 
aldermen^  wnen  the  recorder  made 
Ae  following,  eloqueut  cl^arge  to 
tb«  grand  jury, 

Cknllen^enqftke  grand  jvry, 
,  The  most  common  and  the  most 
necessary  duty  of  a  judge  jn. ad- 
dressing a  grand  jury,  may,  on 
tlm  occa^iion,  be  very  easily  and 
abortly  performed,  .The  calendar 
which  1  hold  in  niy, hand,  con- 
tains no  charge  of  any  cripoe  with 
respect  to  which  you  can  need  any 
fcpl  instructiQa  irom  me.  There 
js^indc^d  one  case  of  the  deepest 
&ab^,  hut  not  likely  to  present  any 
i^  difficu^tie?  to  your  minds, 
Yon  periecUy  know,  that  wherever 
liereos,  intentional  kiUirig  without 
any  of  those  circumstances  whfch 
the  law  allows  either  to  justify  or 
to  mitigate  soch  an  act,  there,  tlie 
crime  of  murder  is  complete. 

The  legal  difficult}'  of  such  cases, 
therefore,  generally  arises  in  tlie 
enquiry  whedier  any  of  those  cir- 
carastances  are  present,  which 
cither  justify  the  act  altogether,  or 
at  least  reduce  it  to  a  much  lower 
degree  of  guilt,  and  I  am  not 
ra*'^  that  any  such  enquiry  will 
now  be  necessary. 

But  there  is  another  ofTencCi  of 
which  indeed  I  see  no  example  in 


the  calendar,  that  is  likely  to  be 
prevalent  in  a  port  of  such  exten- 
sive trade  as  Bombay,  and,  as  I 
am  informed,  has  on  former  occa- 
sions, prevailed  to  a  most  alarming 
extent,  rendered  still  more  alarm- 
ing by  the  doubts  which  were 
entertained,  whether  it  were  legally 
punishable.  I  mean  the  crime  of 
attempting  to  set  fire  to  ships, 
where  the  attempt  has  been  unsuc- 
cessful, where.it  has  been  defeated 
either  by  fortunate  accident,  or 
by  the  timely  interposition  of  the 
well  disposed.  In  an  offence  so 
atrocious  anid  dangerous,  so  ma- 
lignant in  its  own  nature,  and  so 
extensively  mischievous,  in  all  its 
direct  and  indirect  consequences^  I 
deem  it  my  duty  to  pat  an  end  to 
these  doubts,  and  to  make  die  law 
on  this  subject  publicly  known. 

By  the  stat.  33  G.  m,  chap.  6?. 
sec.  3.  (made  perpetual  by  41  G.IIL 
chap.  1 9)  "  any  person  or  persons, 
**  who  shall  wilfully  and  raalici- 
"  ously  bum  or  setjire  to  any  ship, 
"  keel,  or  any  vessel — ^shall  be 
"  adjudged  guilty  of  felony,  with- 
**  out  benefit  of  clergy."  Now 
the  words  set  fire  to  have  not  yet 
received  any  construction  from  a 
determination  of  the  judges.  But 
the  same  words  in  the  description 
of  the  very  similar  offence  of  Arson, 
(die  burning  of  houses)  have  been 
repeatedly  determined  by  all  tlie 
judges  of  England,  to  be  applicable 
tQ  every  case,  where  any  pait, 
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l^ovvever  small,'  of  the  house  was 
actually  burnt. — In  the  same  man- 
ner, I  now  inform  you,  tliat  where- 
evcr-  any  part,  however  small,  of 
tlie  ship  is  actually  burnt,  the ' 
capital  felony  of  "  setting  Jire  to  a 
skip"  is  cgmplete.  And  even  if 
the  incendiaries  be  stopt  before  the 
actual  consumption  ot  any  part  of 
the  \essel,  which  is  not  often  pro- 
bable, tlie  law  is  not,  in  that  case, 
without  the  means  of  punishment 
for  tliose  who,  as  far  as  depended 
on  them,  have  consummated  their 
guilt.  For  since  the  case  of  the 
king  agninit  Higgins,  uhich  is 
reported  in  the  second  volume  of 
Mr,  East's  Term  Rejjorts,  and 
wliich  I  myself  heard  argued  on 
the  part  of  the  prisoner,  with  ex- 
traordinary ability,  by  my  most  in- 
genious friend  Mr.  Scarlett,  it  can 
110  longer  be  doubted,  that  every 
attempt  to  commit  a  felony  is  a 
misdemeanour.  Now  r.s  the  burn- 
ing a  ship  is  made  a  felony  by  the 
statutes  which,  I  have  quoted,  it 
necessarily  follows,  that  every  at- 
tempt to  bum  a  ship  is  by  the  law 
of  England,  indictable  as  a  misde- 
meanour. 

And  here,  gentlemen,  I  might 
close  my  address.  But  on  tills  hrst 
occasion  of  speaking  to  you,  I 
cannot  forbear  from  making  some 
observations  on  other  subjects, 
'which,  though  not  immediately  con- 
nected with  any  single  law,  or  any 
single  crime,  are  ncv<5rtheless  of 
the  utmost  importance  to  the  ge- 
neral administration  of  justice.. 
English  judges  have  at  all  times 
spoken  to  grand  juries,,  and  through 
them  to  tlie.  public,  in  that  tone  of 
friepdly,  (allow  me  to  say)  of  pater- 
jTLjsl  admonjtiotij  which  "is  cot  unbe- 
cgmhrg  ib^  judicial  character.  O^i 
my  arrival  here,  I  conceived  {t  to. 
■fee  ItiiyjTrst  duty  to  collect  §6me 

'grmation  rfbout  ilie  characte'r  and 


morality  of  the  people,  the  degree 
and  kind  of  vice  prevalent  in  the 
little  community  entrusted  to'itiy 
care.  And  just  as  a  physician 
woiild_, first  examine  the  books  of 
an  hospital,  so  J  first  looked  irtto 
the  recqrds  of  this  court,  w'hfch 
though  narrow  and  liable  to  some 
exceptions  that  I  shall  afterwards 

'  mention;  have  at  least  th^  advan- 
tage of  teing,  as  far  as  ihev.fo, 
authentic.     .  .     -      :  «• 

Since  the  instkutioti  of  this 
court  in  the  jear  179a,  I  ob^hre 
that  64  persons  hare  h^tti  tried  for 
various  felonies  j  of  whom  3S  have 
been  convicted,  3J  acquitted,  ahd 
9  have  suffered  capital  punishment. 
If  I  were  t5  estimate  the  moJ-afity 
of  this  community  froni  our  re- 
cords alone,  I  should  not  fbfci  a 
very  unfavourable  bpinion  of',  it. 
For  in  that  nart  of  tne  British  do- 
minions in  Lurope  where,  capital 
punisliment  is  much  tlie  least  fre» 
quent,  I  mean  in  Scotland,  we 
know,  frorn  tlie  authorfty  of  Mr. 
flume,  profciisor  of  Is^  at  Edm- 
burghj  that  ou  an  avei^ge  of  .thirty 
years,^  six  had  annually  suffejned 
death  out  of  a  population  whicfi  is 
probably  '^lot',  laTJ  frvxn  eiglitecD 
hundred-thpusand.  If  tfuVstdte  of 
thipgs  tie  comparied  with  the  situa- 
tion of^  Bombay,  where. there kfive 
been  three  capital  puiiishmi^ts 
every  t^o  years,  out  6£  a  pcbola- 
tion  of  1 50,000,  the '  n^sttJc  .  is, 
np  doubt,  coniiiderably  i^ih^/this 
island,  fiut  tjie  comparispd^*t)e- 
t\i'^en  a  large  sea-port  tpwti,  W this 
island  may  be  called,  ^nd  jih'  Jex- 
teiisive  couhtnr,  is'   not\feS.'\*  A 

.  more'  -cquitaWe  comp^rispn'  .fur- 
nishes a  more  favourable  rtatilt. 
*Xlie  sanie  author  (Mr.  ftiirfie).^tells 
us, '  .(iia{  ihQ^  ci^y .  Jof  tiafn^^b, 
winch  wi i^\t^  feort^  and  iH&ijjh^ 

'!  cannot  con^^iji'  a  'popuiaBbn  i^'uch 
above  ltX^i(kk),  hd;  61^  aii  average 

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^^pr^e  years,  fumishrt  tliree 

.  eiecutiQos  evtry  two  years.    I  be- 

l.&exe  I  raay  venture  to  say,  without 

.  ,any  fear  of  contracj^ction,  that  it  is 

jjorfuoate  .  »nd  hotjourabie.  for    a 

^jjeopjef  to  jfiiHl  its  morality  pearly 

.ajifjfoacUiog  to  that  of  the  inhahi-  . 

Irant^of  Wiubur^h; .   Bull  I  fear 

WC  c^iot.  m'd\e  so  favourj^le  an 

.  inference  froni  opr  criroinal  records. 

Hearqttey  ape  liot  so  exact  a  crite- 

-  rion  of  die  prevjatiing  moral  dis' 

fpsetM  as  they  woujd  be  in  most 

countries,  . 

,  .  iXhe  difference  of  manners  ^d  Un- 
cage, ^nd  perhaps,  the  hostile  preju- 
dices of  many  of  the  natives,  render 
,4ifticult  the  detection  of  crimes, 
.and  increase  the  chances  of  total 
.  cooccalffieat,  in  a  proportion  w^h'icli 
we  cannot  exactly  calculate,  but 
which  we  know,  to  be  very  great. 
Much  of  what  passes  among  the 
.  Jowe«t^  nalivcs  nxust;  be  involved  in 
z  darkiies^i  impenetrable  to  the  eyes 
pf  tt^  mofct  vigilant  police  i   after 
J^t  exi^ten<;e  .of  a  crim^  is  ascer- 
taiped>  the  same  obstacles  stand  in 
.,,the  way  of  icj^ntifying  the  criminal, 
and.  e\:^n   after  he    is    perfecthr 
known,  our  Ux^al  situation,  which 
1%  that  of  alarg^  town  in  a  i^mall 
J   territory,  \%  that  which^  an  experi- 
enced ©Render  would  select  for  the 
opportunity    of  conceajment   and 
,.th^  facility  pf  escape  j  and  such  is 
^,, the  , unfortunate  prevalence  of  the 
,V  crime  of  p(?rjiir)r^  t^at  the  hope  of 
J  Jnjpunity  is  not  extinguished  by  the 
■"Apprehension  of  xhe  tjelinquent.  If 
.  ,io  this  you  add  the  supine  aCquies- 
'^cehc^  of  many  English  inhabitants 
,  m'^^  peculaUohs  of  their  domestic 
._«eiT^a^tSj(  which,  from  an  opinion  of 
iws  rooted  depravity  of  the 'ftatives, 
..we  seefQ  to". look  upori  as  if  their 
/ykief  wpre^  irnmutabfe  and  iftflexi- 
^^"tfc^'Oke  tljle  laws  of  nature,  and 
]^r  YOi\  'aid  s^sb  those   Surtimary 
^  cjjipliienienti, !  wjnch  are,  in '  my 


opinion,  ahnost  always  useless,  as 
examples,  you  will  not  woitdfer  that 
I  do,  not  consider  the  record^  ti^^e 
criminal  court  as  a  measure  dT  the 
guilt  of  the  community.  Inddsd 
the  universal  testimony  of  Euro- 
jjeans,  however  much  I  may  »ti«- 
pect  occac;ional  and  partial  ^Hsg' 
geration,  is  an  authority  too  strorig 
for  me  to  struggle  with,  and  1 
observe  that  the  accompliBhed  and 
justly  celebrated  person  (Sir  W. 
Jones)  \Vho  carried  with  him  tjo 
this  country  a  prejudice  in  favor  ©f 
the  natives,  which  he  naturiiUy  im- 
bibed in  the  course  of  his  studies, 
and  which  in  him,  thou^  not  per- 
fectly rational,  was  neither  una- 
miable  nor  ungraceful,  f  observe 
that  even  he,  after  long  judicial 
experience,  reluctantly  confesios 
iheir  general  dqiraviiy.  The  preva- 
lence of  perjury  whicli  he  strongly 
states,  and  which  I  have  mj'self 
a Irt^ady  observed,  is  perhaps  a  more 
certain  sign  of  the  general  dissolnh 
tion  of  moral  principle  than  ^ther 
more  daring  and  ferocious  crimes 
much  more  horrible  to  the  iroagr- 
nation,  and  of  which  the  immeaia/6e . 
consei/uencvs  are  more  destfucti^'e 
to  society. 

These  are  questions  which  ail 
wise  men  acknowledge  to  be  of  in- 
finite difficulty,  even  when  we  are 
content  with  those  probable  results 
which  aie  sufficient  for  mere  spe- 
culation. And  their  difficulty,  it 
must  be  owned,  is  mightily  in- 
creased, when  We  require  that  cer»- 
tiinty  on  ivhlch  alone  prudence 
could  act  in  ruatters  which  so  nearly 
concern  the  happiness  of  muUittides 
of  human  beifigs.  difficult  bow*, 
ever  as  they  are,  it  is  a  ditficulty 
with  which  it  is,  in  my  hufnble 
opinion,  the  bounden  duty  of  every 
law-giver  and' magistrate  (howevw 
humble  his  station,  and  hoover 
^weak  his  means  of  ilsefWne^s^  or 
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.  bbscitfie  his  sphere  of  action)  con- 
:  stantly  and  resolutely  to  straggle, 
neither    depressed   by  dlsappoiTrt- 
pient,  nbr  deterred  by  enmities, 
but  considering  that  die  main  end 
of  lif<?  i^  to  make  some  at  least  of 
-the  human  nee  happier,  which  is 
most  eftectualjy  done"  by  making 
Iheih  better ;  that  noany  ineffectual 
attempts  must  be  made  in  order 
.tliat  a  feSv   should  succeed,   and 
that  if  we  fail  increasing  the  hap- 
piness and  virtae  of   otlicrs,-the 
fcry  attempt  will  constitute    our 
-own  happiness,  and  improve  our 
*    own  virtue. 

",  J«or  perjury  indicates  tlie  absence 
-of  all  Uie  common  restraints  i^liich 
witlihold  men  from  crimes.  Per- 
jury supposes  the  absence  of  all  fear 
of  human  justice,  and  bids  defiance 
to  all  human  laws  j  it  supposes  also 
either  a  contempt  for  public  opi- 
nion, or  (what  is  worse)  a  stale  of 
society  in  which  public  opinion  has 
ceased  to  brand  with  disgiace,  ac- 
tions tliat  ought  to  be  infamous. 
It  is  an  attack  upon  religion  and 
faw,  in  the  very  point  of  ilieir  union 
for  the  protection  of  human  society. 
it  is  that  crime  which  tends  to  se- 
curethe  impunity  of  all  other  crimes, 
gnd  it  is  the  only  crime  which  weak- 
ens the  foundation  of  every  right, 
hy  rendering  the  adminisu*ation  Of 
justice,  on  which  they  all  depend, dif- 
ficult, and,  in  many  cases^  Imposible. 
3ut,  geritlemen,  though  it  be  rea- 
cohabje  to  examine  the  character  of 
thofie  over  whom  we  have  autho- 
rity, and  to  calculate  the  mischiev- 
ous consequences  of  crimes;  and 
Jthougli  it  be  useful  10  spread  an 
abhorrence  of  these  crimes,  by  just 
representatio^is  of  their  nature  and 
ijei?4ency^  it  is  very  Useless,  and 
,very/jun reasonable,  to  iridulgo  our- 
B^lyes  ip  childish  anger  and'  Childish 
invective }  wh^n  Sye  are  s|)eaking  df 
the  moral  diseases  of  great  nations. 


the  reasonable  questtens  Hhftyi  ir6 
— How  have  they  been  prodoced  ? 
and  how  are  they  to  be  cured  ? 

With  these  feelings  I  have  not 
siiffered  tlie  55hort  time  which  has 
elapsed  ^inte  I  catne  to  this  cotm- 
try,  to  puis  without  some  medrta- 
tioii  on  t!hv^  ciuses  and  core  of  the 
moral  maladres  of  which  I  hare 
spoken. '  Mjr  fcpeculationfc  <r^  at 
present  so  crude,  ah<J  my  inftHtnii- 
tion  so  imperfect,  that  it  wouM  be 
absurd  to  communicate  mythdtights 
to  any  one  -,  when  they  af^  ttfore 
matured',  Imay  hayfe  the  honour  rf 
laying  some  of  them  before  the  go- 
vernment, and  for  such  as' Will  b6 
best  caiTied  into  etect  by  the  ro- 
iontary  exertions  of  private  indi^- 
duals,  I  shall  have  the  hoDonrof 
imparting  them  to  you. 

1  have  this  morning,  gentlenien, 
examined  the  prison,  and  I  am 
happy  to  s^y,  that,  considering  it 
cither  as  a  plaice  of  detention  for 
the  ac<^nsed,  or  for  the  debtor,  or 
a^  a  place  of  ptuiishment  for  those 
Miho  are  convicted  of  crimes, -It  ^ 
so  constructed  as  to  prevent  the 
lo^s  of  liberty  from  being  aggrii- 
vated  by  any  unnecessary  severi- 
ties. The  sheriff  has,  however, 
some  reason  to  complain  of  fts  in- 
security i  and  I'cannot  but  lament 
that  it  is  not  l>etter  adapted  for  a 
house  of  correction,  especially  as  1 
have  the  strongest  repugnance  to 
ciipitaf  punishment,  and  as  I  have 
no  high  opinion  of  the  efficacy  df 
lran«»p(>rtation,  either  for  reforma- 
tk)n  or  examplp. 

*  The  deficiencies  of  a  prisonf,"  as 
an  instrament  of  public  policy^  are 
matters  to  be  discussed  with  cool- 
ness. If  I  had  found  any  deficien- 
cies on  the  score  of  btimanity  to- 
wards the  priso!iers,  t  sliodld  have 
six)ken  to  you  ip  a  very  diffoeit 
tone.  I  am  persuaded  tliat  yotnr 
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^Mogs  wonld  bave  eotirelj  ac- 
corded with  mine  ;  .convinced  that 
both  as.  jurors  and  as  private  ^ni- 
ttemcp,  you  will  always  consijder 
yourselves  as  entrusted,  in  tins. re- 
mote region  of  the  earth,,  with  the 
honour  of  that  beloved  country, 
which,  I  trust  becomes  more  dear 
to  jpu,  as  I, am  sure  it  does  to  me, 
4*iring  every  new  momeut  of  ah- 
8«oce$  that  in  your  intercourse 
mtli  each  otl^r, .  as.  well  -m  with 
rfie  natives  of  India,  you  will  keep 
nos^tted  tiae.  ancient  ciiaraaer  of 
^Q  British  nation,  r^jiK^wned  in 
wcryage,  aod  in  np  age  more  than 
m  the.present,  for  valour,  for  jus- 
tice,, &T  humanity  and  generosity ; 
for  every  virtue  which  supports,  as 
■well  as  for  every  talent  andr  accom- 
plishment which  acjorns,  huinan 
«x;iety/\ 

The  court  having  adjourned  and 
ire-.assembled  on  Monciay  morning, 
i^ikjce,  a  mnssuUnai;,and  Bu,diee, 
awQoaan^wore  put  to  die  bar,  arul 
^araigued .  upon  an  iiuiictment, 
charging,,  thein  wltli'  tiie  wilful 
iDurder.  of  .Pacbutty,  woman,  the 
ipcla^cboly^ -detail  of  which  has 
been.ahready  ^nnouticed..  in  our 
cpurier.pf  the  'i^th.of  May.  After 
along  and  patient  investigation,  the 
evidence  was  summed  up,  and 
conunented  uppn,  hy,  the  Learned 
ju^e,*  in  a  manner  .^h^  most  pcr- 
5piquQus  and  impressive,  and  which 
j^earfy  evincetl  that  the  i:\nfgrtunate 
-.|uii)neis,  bad  in  U'nn  a  vi^ry  able 
.^drocate  j  fbr  he  ipost  strenuously 
urged  ever}'  point  to  ti^e  conHidtra- 
poii^qi  thi;  jury.wliich»bore  at  all 
ii  favour  of  the,  ao^sed,. or.  which 
/{pqljd  tend  to  alleviate  the  degree 
ji^.  guilt  with  whicli  they,  were 
charged.  The  jury^  having  with- 
^W0  ^or  a^oy^i  an  hour,  returned 
,w\tl^^k  verdict  which,  ft^und  the 
itnahj  prisoner,  B\id3Q$5?  ^^}'^^y»  aikl 
ac^uitteil  the  bian,  Sheikjce.     In 


consequence  however  of  some  sus- 
picion and  prevarication  in  the  te/- 
tuuony  which  had  been  adduced, 
the  woman  was  recommended  to 
the  mercy  of  the  court,  which  was 
accordingly  extended  tp  her,  and 
she  was  sentenced  to  be  transported 
for  the  term  of  tburteen  years  j 
after  which  tlie  court  adjourned  till 
Tuesday. 

The  court  having  met  again  on 
Tuesda)',  proceeded  to  ilie  trial  of '4 
young  Kuropean  for  an  assault  upon 
a  native.  The  facts  were  clearly 
proved,  and  the  recorder  intbrmed 
the  jury,  that  it  was  their  duty,  by 
their  verdict,  to  make  known  to  the 
world,  tliat  men  of  every  colour  and 
race,  and  nation  and  religion,  in 
India,  were,  under  the  British  laws^ 
equally  protected  -,  that  they  equally 
enjoyed  the  national  rights  of  men, 
and  tiie  civil  privilege  of  Britisli 
subjects ;  that  the  law  was  no  re- 
specter of  persons,  but  would  pro- 
tect witli  as  strong  an  arm  the 
poorest  wretch  in  tlie  most  despised 
cast  of  India,  as  the  proudest  peer 
in. the  British  empire.  Tlie  jury 
ibuud  the  defendint  guilty,  and  the 
recorder,  in  giving  judgment,  ob- 
served, that  though  a  conviction 
and  a  judgment  were  absolutely 
necessary  to  the  character  and  ho- 
nour of  public  justic(E?,  yet  it  was  a 
case  full  of  alleviating  circumstances, 
and  in  Which  there  was  more  to  la- 
ment than  to  blame.  For  \h\% 
reason,  \ve  do  not  mention  the 
name  of  tlie  yoUHg  gentleman  who 
was  convicted  of  the  ai>saalt) .  "The 
otfeuding  party  was  condemned  tp 
pay  a  fine  of  60O  mpees,  3Q0  lii^ 
fitantlyj  and  the  remainder  in  twelve 
months.  ,  . , 

The  court  intimated  an  intenti»on 

of  suggestltvg .  to  the  lionorable  the 

governor    in  council,    >yhelhrf  'it 

-vmight  not  b^  proper  lo  bestow  ihte 

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fine  upoix  the  native  who  had  aof- 
fered  by  this  almost  uaiatentioaal 

injury. 

On  the  «ame  day,  t^o  prijoncre 
were  brought  to  the. bar,  named 
Balloobbve,  andNugiiar  womou,to 
receive  the  judgnieat  of  ihe  court, 
having  been  convicted  at  the  last 
sessions,  of  a  robbery  in  the  house 
of  a  neighbour.  The  pj:iiu?iier  Bal- 
loobhye  was  sentenced  two  years, 
and  die  prisoner  Nuttia  pne  year'* 
imprisonment  in  the  jail,  aiid  both 
of  them  to  hard  labour  during  those 
respective  periods. 

On  Wednesday  the  court,  having 
rc'asscnibled,  proceeded  on  tlic  Uiai 
of  Kussell,  woman,  ciuirged  with 
ha  V  i  n  g  been  guilty  of  wilful  and  cor- 
rupt perjury,  while  giving  evidence 
on  the  former  trial  of  Sheikjee  and 
Buchee,  for  murder,  ina;»much  as 
her  testimony  was  totally  diliercut 
from  that  which  shejoriginally  gave 
before  the  coroner.  I'he  accusa- 
tion having  been  fully  proved,  the 
jury  felt  no  hesitation  in  finding 
die  prisoner  guUty.  The  judgment 
of  the  court  was  accordingly  pron 
nounced  upon  her,  in  a  most  correct 
and  solemn  manner,  fully  indicat- 
ing the  abhorrence  whicii  was  en- 
tertiiined  of  so  flagitious  an  of- 
fence, and  their  determination  to 
inflict  the  most  exemplary  punish* 
ment  in  all  similar  cases  whicli 
ma)  come  before  them.  The  sen- 
tence was,  that  the  prisoner  should 
be  imprisoned  in  the  jail  for  the 
space  of  £ve  years,  during  which 
period  she  is  to  stand  once  every 
year  (on  the  first  day  of  the  Octo- 
ber sessipns)  in  the  pillory,  to  h^ 
placed  in  front  of  the^  court  bouse, 
M  ith  labels  on  her  brciist  and  back, 
e^pianatory  of  the  crime,  of  which 
sht^  ha5  l^n  guilty,  and  of  the  re- 
s9l.utiop  of  the  court  to  adopt  the 
<jic^t  rigorous  measures  for  the  est- 
Ijlguuon  of  this  pernicious  ofiliuce. 
noc(i' 


•,    On  jthe   examination  cif  tkit 
vretched  woman,. as  a  WTtnesfty  out: 
or  two  remarkable. ^Ml»  ^ppeaicd^ 
which  arev]^')e>^'ar»  but  too  ofaac^- 
4?eri6tic  Qf  tJbe  lowor  classes  of  »»• 
tiyefi;    Oii  beisgahkfed  by  ihd  r<^ 
corder«  whether  fhe  ihoiight  tbne 
w;as  a^  iuam  iufalae  sM'^aneg,.. 
she .  an^were^,  that  abo  uiideritCHMl* 
the  English  had. a  great  honrorof. 
it,  but  there  was  no  s«ch  iKVTor  in 
her  cout^tv)^.      iVcoording  Ao  im 
own  r  account,  she  l^eard  of  the  !&«• 
tenriqn  to  commit  the  murder  40s  a- 
saaifice  10  discover  hidden  treajv 
sure)  many  weeks  before  its  i^erper 
tration  ;  she  saw  it  CQruiiiitti$d,and- 
she  neither  made  any  attempt. to 
prevent  jt,  nor  gavesub^equntt  iR<-. 
formation  of  it  i-ill  she  wais  h&ae^ 
taken  up^     Tlte  reason  oi'  her  91^ 
lence,  slie  »»id>  waa,  that  in.ber 
country  (Ahmedabad)  a  finecffive 
rupees  wa$  Ltuposed  upon  any  one 
who  sppke  oH  a  mnrdec^.and  tbt 
was  fearful  diat  the  saqne  law  pro* 
vailed  here.   Qa  her  trial,  pFeriott& 
to  the;  verdict  bQJng.gi\»eo,  she  codi- 
fessed  her.  guilt,   and  scented  so- 
uncoDSciou^  of  m  enormity^  that 
she  ventured  to  apply  to  the  eouit 
for  mercy,  at  the  naoment  Mrhen 
she  owngd  that  she.  ixad.^cnqnred 
herself  with  a  viewto  deati^oy  the^ 
lives  of. Buchee  pnd  S^ifcjee.    It 
seemed  indeed  pretty  evidefitj  |^a^ 
besides  this  last  murderous  peijjury* 
she  was  also  an  accomplice,-  aid, 
probably  the.  priucipai  ageot  in  tbe 
original  murd^p*.  ♦   .. 

w  On  th^  same  day,  thacourtj^jro-; 
cecded  v(pon  the  trial  of  Wiljlian^ 
Geprge  Onesiferus  Paui  Mott,  whQ 
was  arraign^  under  a  statute  of 
Henry  Vil|.  upou  an  indictment 
chargi^g  hiui  with  a  misdemeanor^ 
in  havmg  obtained  certain  goodbk 
chattels,  and  naonisy^  inom  Mn 
Jai^es  Pouglaa  RjchafdaoDi  by  \ift 
tue  of  a  falsQ  awi  coantWeitlei.ter 

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(xm  -of  «xdMdge.  Tb^  circum- 
8i»ce»oftlH3case>  ure  believe;  to 
bd-siearly  as  follow :      •  ... 

*  £arly  in  ih#  present  ui^ttth,  th«^ 
pri8odcr>  Tcho  was  -  sdriadl-raaster 
OB  boa* d  his  majesty V  sh?p  Con'- 
crofe,  went*  to  tlio  hotter  of  ,Mr. 
Jm»Doa^  Rjchstfdsoii,  <a  gen- 
tian^ wild  lids  beeii  frequently  in 
tlie^  habit  d  admne'ttig  mon^y  tx> 
tbe^TdOf^  men  of  tl^  m^vy  for 
faHii,  4)ib  iheir  {tieuds  lt>  '£ngiand)' 
and  re^ffsted  him  to  canh  a  bill  for 
the  GQtni  ot  fwenty^potrndS)  which 
Mb'Kicfaartttoori,  at  that  time,  de- 
cimedi^  not  Ikidiag  it  convenient 
to.bifltoe^^  CO  C^ke  the  hrHs.  The 
prisooer  acconiingly  went  awayi 
and  vetunied  to  Mr.  Richardson's 
bcmsi»  on  the  lOth  iostant;  again 
requesting  him  to  casli  thfe^  bilhr, 
ittwhich  he  wa»  tuohj  hnportanate 
tbaahefore>  aliedgidg  that  He  had 
purchased  a  le^tant  ft^Om  a  mer- 
chint  named  Bhick^ee  Merjee, 
fyr  the  fcorn  of  120  rupees,  and 
which  he  was  unaWe  to  pay  lor, 
u«il  be  had  procured  the  money 
for  the  byis  iti  question.  The 
bill*  wete- sigfted  by  the  ^atne  of 
W.  StfoDgy  (a  midshipman  on 
hcfxpd  the  OoiUiorde)  and  endorsed 
by  capttiin  Wood,  iiommander  of 
that  ahi^'  Upett  the  Mthdi  this 
endbraementK  (itid  (ttfppos^og  that 
the  prw6nc*'*  name  was  Mr.  Strong, 
as  he  alwiay*  a!ns><^red  Mr.  Ridi- 
^dsoB,  ^^iifhea  'Udd^sied  by  tliat 
name,  Mr*  Ri^hiatdsoti  took  the 
bills  for  twenty-pounds,  l^hlch  at 
2s,  ai^d  6d.  Ihe^Wipee,  anriounted 
toitipees  160}  he  aecepWd  a  draft 
drawn  by  the  prisortej*  (alsb  ^nder 
the  ndriie  of  W.  Strong)  in  favor' 
of  Bhicoajee  Meijee^  for  rtroeed  1  ^, 
being  for  the  sex^nt  he  had  ptir- 
cfaasedi  and  ^UV«t^  Id  the  pri.«?- 
onii  the  ^ena^ittdet*  <^''^he  ^vm/ 
ri*w  fdrty  nipees  Ui  csah,  l^is  *t?as 
dwie  under'' the-  ^m* inipressioij 


that  the  prisotiet^s  name  wat  Sfroitgi 
an  impression  strongjy  corroboratlwi 
by  the  additional  circnnistances'  -of 
the  bills  having  b^n  dra^^'n  on 'Mr. 
William  Strong,  Cumberland? 
stt-cet;  Po^^•e:T,  Hants,  and'subi 
scribed  **  your  dutiful  sort  WI 
Strong."  And  upon  the  tmnsac-^ 
tion  bemg  terminated,  Mr.  Richard- 
son addressed  the  prisoner*  by  the 
nattje  of  Stj*ong,  and  asked  him  if 
he  had  advised  his  father  of  havitig 
drawn  the  bilk,  to  wliich  he  re- 
plied in  the  affirmative. 

Tims  matters  rested  until  thd 
ItJth,  when  some  suspicion  having 
arfeen  as  to  the  frauduiency  of  the 
transaction,  measures  were  ac^ 
cordingly  taken  to  developc  the 
truth  J  when  it  appeared,  tliat  the 
bills  which  had  been  given  to  Mn 
Richardson  were  fictitious,  that  both 
the  signature  of  W.  Strong  athxed 
to,  and  that  of  J.  Wood  endorsed 
on  them,  were  counterfeited ;  and 
which  tacts  were  positively  sworn 
to  before  the  court  by  captain 
Wood,  and  W.  Strong,  both  i^ 
them  atfirming  that  their  respective 
signatures  had  been  forged. 

These  were  Hie  principal  facts 
brouglit  forward  on  the  prosecu- 
tion, and  which  were  fully  and 
satisfactorily  established  by  the 
most  clear,  and  unequivocal  evi- 
dence. Though  the  court  had 
very  humanely  assigned  professi- 
onal assistance  to  the  prisoner,  he 
dM  not  attempt  to  make  any  de- 
fence, other  than  an  endeavour  to 
discover  some  technical  imperfec- 
tiohs  in  the  ind'rctment  which  wer^ 
over-'rufed.  'The  recoi-der  then 
summed  up  the  evidence  dfetinctly 
and  elaborately)  when  the  jury, 
dfter  a  short* consideration,  retumrf 
a  vieniict  of  "  gviilty/'  The  seft- 
t^ce  of  tbe^  court  was  then  bassed, 
in  a  most  pathetic  moi?rt6r,  %'  the 
learned  judge  5  'vi'ho  My  deicdntedi 

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upon  the  enormity  and  penricious 
tendency  of  the  offence  of  which 
the  prisoner  had  been  found  gtiiity, 
an  offence,  which  in  bw  native 
country,  he  would  most  certainly 
have  expiated  only  with  his  lii'e ; 
but  fortunately  for  the  pri^oi^r, 
the  statute*  which  made  such  for- 
geries capital,  did  not,  in  the  opi- 
nion of  the  court,  so  certainly 
extend  to  the  East  Indies,  a&  to 
make  it  fit  to  proceed  cajot^ly 
against  him. 

The  recorder  alluded  to  the  fa- 
mous case  of  Niindoomar^  and 
declared  his  own  concurrence  with 
the  doubts  thrown  out  during  that 
trial  hy  fir  Robert  Chambers,  and 
the  opinion  since  more  strongly 
delivered  by  sir  W.  Jones.-^-^ie 
added,  that  he  should  always  £^ 
tjne  strongest  disinclination  to  carry 
into  execution,  in  -this  comur)'^ 
laws  which  can  be  justified  only  by 
the  peculiar  circtiniitances  of  Greil; 
l>itflin. 

The  judgment  therefore  was, 
that  the  prisoner  slu)uld  be  impri- 
soned in  the  gaol  for  the  space  of 
two  years  <  the  recorder  informing 
him*  at  the  same  time>  tiiat  tlic 
court  had  been  thus  lenient,  in  coi>- 
i^rAion  to  its  being  the  first  diarge 
of  this  nature  that  had  come  before 
them»  and  under  tlie  hope  that  tlie 
prisoner  would  emplov  the  time  of 
his  confinement  in  that  serious 
feileotion  winch  might  lead  to  a  re- 
fiwmMton  na  his  moral  condoct, 
and  render  Inm  hereiifter  a  more 
worthy^  member  of  civil  society. — 
This  hof^rtbe  judge  most  seriously 
exhorted  him -to  fulfil,  adding,' that 
if  the  example  of  this  mild  punish- 
pient  should  be  found  ineAectual, 
the  court' would  be  compelled  to 
resort  to  others  of  suchaevectty  as 
would  necessarily  deter  luen '  from 
Ibe  cotnmissioa  of  such  crime*  in 
iut«n-c*    ;  '        ■    -  •  ^  •■' 


Government  iVo/f^o^ib.^ 
Notice  is  hereby  given,  that/'ihe 
tolls  on  boots  and  goods  passing 'tJH 
canal,  called  tb^  Banka  Nullahi  &r- 
meriy  authorised  bygoveminentto 
be  levied  by,  and  ^r  tlie  benefitiOf 
Mr.  Page  Ceble,  deceased;  thft  ori- 
ginal projector  of  :th€i  said  exoA 
have  beenjihicethe  art  of^N^jem- 
ber,  1 801 ,  and  still  continue  (with 
certain  modificaticHis)  to  .4>e  ix>llect- 
ed  on  tlic  part  of  ^overnnfi^nt, 
under  the  -  superintenckiloe •  of  llie 
Salt  Agent  for  tile  Tunilook  -divi- 
sion ;  the  pmbiic  is.  theroibi^.iifflPl^ 
by  informed,  that  all  b0al»  4nd 
goods,  of  whatever  descriptiloi^.  pat- 
sing  through  the  s»idcaQ^,:,n(hicb 
forms  a  satisr  and  short  cQoimtinieat 
tion  betweiea  the  riv^ecs  Rbopnar^id 
and  Huldee^  or  Tin^^ollyj.  are 
subject  to thepayment <jf  tljei  trfls, 
which  have:. been  sanctioned. Jiud 
fixed  by  governraent,  tlie^  rates  jOt" 
which  are  now  published  jfor  gene- 
ral iutbmiation*  as  ibliows  :  ,-  . . 

ON    BOATS,  Sa.    RS. 

Budgero^vs  of  twelve  oiais       -   ; 
ajad  less,  witli, passes         ;  ,j<^ 
gQrsornecessaries,eaoh  4.  0   <> 
Ditto  of  ditto  enjpty,each.;3    Q  /O 
£)o.  of  more  than  twelve  ;<;  ... ; 
oars,  with  passengers  , ...     iO 
or  necestarlesf,  ditto  .    ^  ,  p^-  0 
DiUo  dittoi^(wnp^,  ditto   ^,,Q^0 
Shi p$'    pinnaces^ . . ^yawls,  -j^.^nr 
jolly  boats,  paunsw^s*  •  /ji^.iTA 
tow -boatftiftod  $11  other :  ,.  ,:*^h 
smallpassage  bo5ts,of^,v*J 
whatever    deSCvi|)tiQ»,>  ;',i  ;  .;   J 

with  passengers  or  ne-,  .  r  /. , 

cessaries.  dittQ  .I^u^ffn  ^ 

Ditto  ditto,  emp^,  diy^.l    p->  0 
Burrs,  WpoHaflS^s^    jHo^    ..  ^ 
'^  labs,  and  all  other  bc^ts^ 

of  burtheniQi^t exo^-  -     t  .,< 

ing  \?0Oaiau«iUiiemp", 
'   ty^  e^h  1  .-^lOr  0 

Ditto  ditto,  '^a}K»r(5f2Qp  >  >   -  , 

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u 


and  not  csctedif]^  50O 

ndDt)d&,  ditto  2    O    O 

Ditto  dttto^    abore  500 

jtod     not    exceeding 

iaX)«aaQiids,  ditto        3    O    O 
Ditti>  di«to«  abofve  1000 
-:nnttftds,<^tto.  4     O    O 

BiBOtfif  of   the  foregoing     . 
'dfiserlptioiis ladeii ysrah  - 

hoosxhold     furniture, 
■  fft  ^  neces^rios>    bon^i 

fide^  for  private  tee,  to 
:  t>a(f  doul^  fares  on  tiie     ' 

Wthen  of  the  boat. 
NO'teli  to  be  levied  on 
'  '^bosft  bde»  wUb  mer** 
^^aA^se,  but  oa  the 

'^Kidsa^  foiiow^  viz. 
(bsBlt^per  ix»ma«kb,  1     1    0 
Oft  «agar>  be«tieaut^beU 

Jaek>  stick  kck/  lump 

lack,    mt)d)>    sand^ 

iR'ood,  Wood  oil,  dam- 
met,  tobacco,  day  gm- 

1^,  tonaetic,  and  <alt*- 

petre^per  lOOmaunds  4    O    O 
Ob  gear,  sun,  paut,  chn- 

nam,  and  nre   wood, 

per  lOOmaxHids 
On  paddy,  per  ditto 
On  rice,  per  ditto 
On  all  other  count?/ graitt 

per  ditto  i:    0    O 

On  liquors  in  (^k9>  \h.        ^ 

WHie,of  wbflteVerki  tfd, 
'  n^,  brandy,  gid^  dnd 

vin^ar,  pet  pipe  a     O   -O 

Acrack,  per  leager   <        2    0    0 
&cr,  porter,  a^  dder, 

per  ho^iead  a    0    0 

On  liquors  mbottle^;  via,    ■ 

00  wine,  6f  all  Kind^,   - 

b^mfy,  rum,  gii?,  ck)r* 

dJals,'  st^et  «0lU  /and  :  - 

sauces  of  afl  kinds,  per 

dozen  qtJarts  e    4-  0 

On  beer,  porter,  perry^i 

cider,  and  vkiegj*^|«i<  " 

dfUo  O  •  2    0 

Oa  raw  siOt;  4ndig^  silk/ 


1 

0 

0 

o 

s 

o 

0 

1 

0 

cotton,  or  sitictndcot**  •      n^q 

ton  piece    geodt,    in         v-fM 

bales,  haif  per  cent,  on  *         >  '*d* 

th«  iiiToice.  '  .'i 

On  wax  candles  and  bee»  :'" 

wax,  one  per  cent,  doi       -         i 
Oi»  5aQly  sisso,  and  «iki 

other  tinober  ^r  planksv 

five  per  cent,  ditto.  • . 

On  all  other  goods,  not 

herein  portaculanly  spe- 

ofied,  oAe  p^  cent,  on 

the  invoice. 

Dotri^ts  having  arisen  wbelher 
boats  belongsng  to  officers  and 
other  p^sons  employed  on  the  pitt)w 
tio  service,  and  passing  tlie  sM 
canal,  are  subject  to  the  paym^t 
of  the  estayished  toils,  it  is  furtlier 
hereby  notified  to  the  public  iti 
general,  and  to  such  persons  in  par** 
ticular^  that  all  boats,  without  any 
exception,  are  liable  to  the  pay* 

3  mi  of  the  tdls,  agreeably  to  the 
es  here  published,  or  such  other 
rates  as  may  hereafter  be  estab-^ 
lished  by  the  authority  of  govern- 
ment, and  that  the  officers  in  charge 
ef  tlie  collections  are  not  em« 
powered  to  grant  any  exemptions 
from  the  regular  demand,  on  any 
plea  or  pretence  whatever. 

Published  by  order  of  the  Board 
ofRcvenne, 

,    C.  BuTLrRj  Secretary. 

-The  Ceded  Provinces. 
The  governor  general  in  ceimt^ 
i3ptesed  to  order,  that  the  follow*^ 
ing  papers  submitted  to  h4s  excel- 
lency in  council  by  thi^iwiioiirdMe 
theilieuleoent:gevemor  of  theted^ 
provinces,,  be  poblighed.        ' 

TbjHc  Hmmurmbk  Mtnty^Wdhth^i 

Jbimbenont  Oovvtmr$>J^!^eedid 

Pt(wmccs^  ^t .  :       ;i.  .      -'  •      v' 

l^/CK^,  Sir;  :  v.'  !..  ^  ■,.-  r-'i  >  v^ 

W^i^llie  covenanted  dvi)nrfrv;mtl 

of  the  hon.  the  East  India  Cowr- 

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pany,  who  Intw  tctied  tinder  you  in 
the  c«ded  proTinoe8>  bee  leakre  to 
e:q)res$  to  you  aur  gratml  timas  <)f 
your  liberal  and  untfreBiivd  endea- 
vours to  j^'gBnenl  svtifilacdaain 
every  respect,  both  in  your  public 
and  private  character  ^  and  to  asanre 
you  of  dieaincere  regret  wbicb  wq 
fsel  atyoor  departure. 

Sudi  of  us  as  have  had  the^obd 
fortune  to  be  employed  moroim- 
mediately  under  you,  think,  it  but 
ju»t  to  declare,  that  byyourindefe- 
tigable  personal  exertions^  in  the 
arduous  task  of  arranging  die  bad- 
ness of  a  newly-acquired  territory, 
where  every  thing  yet  reniakied  Do 
to  done,  we  have  t«ea  encouraged 
^  persevere <  with  cheerfb!neft.4,.in 
the  discharge  of  diose  laborious  attd 
io>po£tant  ^ties,  which  you,  hon. 
Sovy'sbaied  with  us.  In  witness- 
ing such  ready  co^})el9ation  in  yoa, 
die  toiisome  part  of  our  duty  was 
no  longer  remembered.: 

Great  and  solid  as  are  theadrtni- 
tages  in  point  of  cotnraerce,  feve- 
.  nue,  and  peiitical  security^  which 
idae  lK>BOurable  Company  (and even- 
.^wdly  Great  Bntaia)  inust  dertre 
liom  die^  important  acquisition  of 
these  pr^vincea,  sdU,  we,  hesitate 
iK)t  to  dedare  o»iir  fidlest  convic- 
tion, that  their  attainment  has  been 
'  greatly- aeoelerated  by  the  judicious 
'exercise  of  the  high  discretionary 
ponders  of  yoor.  elevated  sihiation  -, 
'^.iaiid  <mr  avm  exertiona  were  the 
more  advdnttigeousiy  directed  by  the 
favourable  and  bi§^y  advantdgeons 
;  cir&unntaoce    of  acting   tmder  a 
,  ip&mn  in  iidl  posscasioa  of  the  o(Ai- 
^^denoe  of  his  excellency  tte  most 
oobiethegDvemcNr  genend^  aoon- 
Lfideoce  enflnthd  ^mreverypocm  of 
'tvicwto^Abefirst  acquAationof  thes^ 
^teritpnes,  and  whacbj  :a»  the-^Ue- 
.  snlr.of  ia;  thtmsogfa.  pergonal  knMv- 
tikdgeiiTCo^i aot;,  ^riob(yioTtk<tea- 


sonS)  have  been  ao  oomfifrtybft- 
jBtowed  elsewhere. 

Strongly  impresaed  wilfcitiiQic 
aentimenta  of-  respectful  ax)d jiffw^ 
iMos^e  AttachmeR^  nduch  sudbiiMm- 
duct  muK  oatum^y  .insfurei,,  Mfc 
.request  your  acodiptartoe  .ef.ye^r 
warmest,'  astd  moat  totittli^t  iftM^ 
for  your  ititotfe  probperitf  sai  hap- 
piness..   .'1     .   •  nn  O 

We  liRve  the  hoooc  ^  be»l  with 
the  greatest  respect,  ^  »•  .•):■ 

Honoured  sir,        .  .        <    1 
Yobr  moat  obliged  andr  vj  /'   . 
Most  obedieat  aanrftot^^ 

(Signed>^M.  i^esik,..:^^i^#)akl 
Setoo,  RiehaM&<  Becfaer^  J.  iFeib- 
beile,  George  Webby;  Rich..'  Sho- 
brick>  €.  Russel)  iS.  Sviiit0it|-W. 
Leycester,  G.  Dun^^too^  A'€a- 
uyngharae,  J.  Wemy»>  J.ffi.Ed- 
mi&ion»  A. WeHand,  Uksb.  Ahtiitt^  i 
H.  Coruisfai  J.  Rithardsoo,  W.Ot- 
ton  Salmon,  W*  P.  POftsvT.fliheai- 
bilU  J.  lk)utledge^  Q.  IX  Qioka^, 
A*  Ross-    ''     '>!   .'•■•' 

Bareilly,  Dec.  29,  180a       >  f 

To  the  Getttlemm  t^f  Mr  .iff  fc*;lA*f 
Easi  India  Company's  CmesmA- 
ed  Gwil  Service,  €Ldingii^^e 
Ceded  Prtmnces  in  Omh*.      f^i* 
Gentlemen,  v,  * 

The  kind-ami  flatteringttennf >  in 
which  you  harre  been  pbttoito  ex- 
press your  approbatioa  of  my^- 
vices,  and  your*  regret  at  my  doHir- 
ture,  in  your  address  of  the^Q^^^ 
Detsember;  demand  ^aay  warmest 
and  moat  gratefiil  aduiOwM^- 
ments.         -  •      -.,.,.... 

Tbeex^easire  and  ialvtaiylm- 
provementss  whKkhairoalrbadybcen 
.  introduced  in  to  tile  ceded  pfwriiices 
in  Oude,  arepnncipidlf  to^bft^- 
erilied  to  the  zealoua  faadi  hoiMifi- 
gable  exertions  of  thai  ciialiSQKl 
oofkuneitM^officerarhbtfiedisdiarge 
of  their  respective  duties."  The 
tianquU  cMdusiorirk)!'  thetitonial 
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iMi^iem,  rtie  conlitlence  expressed 
bf  all  classes  of  the  inhabitants  in 
Ae  Brttiih  govemment,  «nd  the 
timisaa)  success  with  which  eveiy 
ttfanoh  of  the  public  senice  has* 
1«eeo  cctMlucted,  are  «a»isifaCtofy 
proofe  of  ^M  advantageot|s  selection 
ttfade  l^the  govenoor  general  fixMn 
ifce  civil  service  of  ibe  honourable 
Company,  for  the  introduction  of 
dnrBntish  systeih  of  govemt^nt 
into  these  provirtces. 

In  the  exercise  .of  tlie  extensive 
powers  oitnKted  to  me,  my  ac- . 
kndwiedgemeirtsare particularly  due 
t&tiie^gfentiemet  joined  Srith  rtie  in 
tiie  'teitiporary  conomiftiioh  for  the 
administrlitioDr  o^  the  provisional 
gbventtneat  -I  have  derived  the 
m^st'e&ctual  a&siitaiKe  from  the 
aid  bf 'their  talentsl,  OKpetience, 
^nd  hobooiable  sappottf  and  I  am 
h^pqr  in  tiie  public  bpportaDity  af- 
ibtded  ine  by  ytkir  address,  of  et- 
fotmag  Ale  hl^  sense  whLdh  X  en- 
tertain of  their  valuable  publie  ser- 
vices.  ' '  -^        /         ' 

I  shall  never  <:ease  to  retain  a 
Ihely  ibteresCin  tbexveifare  tpf  these 
nn|M>rtaaC'  posscswona,  sAd  I  now 
Inflect  with  peculiar  satisfaction  that 
the  foniideN:iiNi  ]»  established  for 
their  future  affluence,  and  prospe- 
rity. Tbes&seiktinients  am  r^iidcr- 
«d  nt^More  graiUying  by  Hhe  bonor- 
^k^festUnonyi  whacli  yimr' address 
Ni^isffDndBdraey  that  ib.  the  esti- 
*  ttttUon  df  so  large*  and  respeotable 
'tjmt' of  the  ciiril* servicer  «f  die 
^A/4hejfiast  Ittiiii.Coiaipatiy^  'wy 
appoiuiment  to  tlie  tenaporary  ciiarge 
iot  the  ceded  provineesrInjQudb  has 
bc^  adraniag^ous  to  cbo' exertion 
'<lf'>yaari>ib9pee(Mr  aerviocsv' tond 
•hasd^zoilitat^  lhe(f9Cigre»&  tdf  the 
pMioblisineit  bit  your  several  de- 
fartraentsyr  '■  ^r  ,■ 
'->'  diuhjetiieJiOTiourtobev  /Witfatiie 
ft'catest  jrfi3|)ectvand>  ffAee  m. 


Hie  intelligence  Tet«H'«d  by  ♦fat 
arrival  of  the  AntelDpe  ^em  tbs 
Red  Sea,  representsr  that  paitfxrf 
Arabia  lying  cm  hs  borckr^  takm 
still  in  a  <  state  df  the  ntpst  iKne»» 
ampled'  cotiiusioo,  and  in  a  $itua# 
tioa  niuch  worse  than  even  rus* 
mour  had  before  describod  it  to  brt. 
It  would  appear,  that  the  Waha* 
bees-  are  prosecuting  a  Very  suo 
cessful  career,  that  imldah  atid 
Meccah  were  conapletely  blockade^l 
by  land^'dnd  all  communicaiion  \inth 
Medina  effectually  cut  off.  The 
tetter  tdty,  it  was  expLCted,  wouM 
b^  txnder  the  necessity  of  cafmulaf- 
tng  immediately  on  the  surrender 
♦o  the  Wahabees  of  the  sea-pert-  of 
Yuroboo,  to  the  northward  of  Jiid» 
tiah,  an  event  which  actnaUy  <took 
place  when  these  accooats  caaae 
away;  The  'sheriffc  of  iMecca  tod 
pacha  of  the  grand  signior,  had,  wt 
understand,  come  purposely  from 
Mecca  to  Juddah,  and  at  conside- 
rable risk.  The  object  of  tbdr 
journey  was?  to  solicTt  the^  aid  of 
one  of  hisBrit-nmic  m^esty's  ships 
which  tbey  learnt  was  lying  there, 
and  generally  to  fippiy  for.  riie  fos- 
tering protedtioo  of  the  ;^iiglish>^  aa 
friends  cf  the  grand  sig^r. 

Ext  fad  Bf  a  letter  fhm^  ffdUivm 

'  Kef  It,  esq.    eomwUmder-   wf  4m 

Majestif.^  armed  skip  Buffalp, 

'  to-  i^ice^AitmimL  •tkaTiier,  dstted 

Bufikle^iactofffi'aMslsiond, 

>'   ^tk  Nnvimber,  i&OB.  ^     ' 

-f*  On  t!hea2d  of  last'Aprilii  loft 
f  JVM-t  Jackson,  irk'NcTc^  South  Wales, 
"hi  hifi  -  majesty^s  armi^t  ship  xMbr 
'njaycortxnamdt,  fori^atcBtHi:  ^ricniy 
roate>  J.  stopped  tat  iUnbo^ma  aod 
'€ootnm^,  mth&  iskUid'^olt'TiaEim', 
'to  fill  watenastd  refresh  tfao<  people. 
We-  sailed:  fipm  Ambd)'rra  ton  (/the 
99th  of  AagmSt,  at  tt'hidb  tin>e  thftk-e 
^re  no  DiAch  naval  force  in  the 
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'96tiUid  ;^  abdot  lit  weeks  before  our 
itttival>  ^*^<:otmnodore,  with  three 
faAfakeSi  sailed  from  thence  to  Ter- 
Ittle^  and  ki  endeavouring  to  pass 
fouud  the  West  end  of  the  island, 
lb*  conunodiMre^s  diip  was  hove  on 
shore  fay  the  swell,  in  a  calm,  and 
♦otalty  lost :  her  guns  and  part  of 
licr  Atores  were  saved :  the  other 
two  frigates,  I  understood,  were  to 
go  from  Temate  to  Batavia.  Am- 
boyna  was  garrisoned  by  part  of  a 
reginftent,  in  which,  except  the  c^ 
ficers,  were  very  few  Europeans. 
Timor  we  left  September  I2th  j  its 
f^ification  is  still  in  a  state  of  ruin. 
We  M«ere  at  Anger  Roads  in  Sep- 
tember 23d,  at  which  time  they 
linew  nothing  of  the  war.  •  Several 
ships  from  Caitton,  bound  to  Cal- 
cutta*, having  applied  to  mc  to 
take  them  under  our  protection,  I 
have  given  them  instructions,  *  and 
mean  to  sail  to-morrow." 

General  Lake. 
To  hh  Excellency  General  Gerard 
Lake,  Commander  in  Chuf,  isfc. 
^c.  tSfc. 

Sir,— We,  the  officers  of  tiie 
British  Indian  army,  who  have  had 
the  honor  of  serving  under  your  ex- 
cellency's personal  command  during 
the  present  campaign,  impressed 
with  sentiments  of  high  respect  to- 
wards your  excellency,  and  admi- 
rMton  of  those  exalted  talents  by 
wjiich  we  have  been  led  to  a  series 
of  brilliant  victories,  confirming  the 
superiority  of  the  British  arms  in 
tliis  remote  quarter  of  the  globe, 
and  yielding  to  us  a  soldier's  best 
rewatd,  thtff  approbation  of  govern- 
ment, beg  lea\'e  to  request  your 
'  dteeHeBcy's  acceptance  of  a  scrrvice 
'  of  plate  of  the  value  of  4,000/.  in 
testioKHiy  of  our  attachment  and 
esteem. 


Zealously  devoted  to  our  king, 
our  country,  and  the  government 
under  which  we  have  the  honour 
to  serve,  it  only  remains  fr>r  us  to  ' 
ekpress  our  sincere  and  ardent  hope^ 
that  we  may  long  enjoy  the  advan- 
tage of  being  placed  under  xonr 
excelleiu:y*s  guidance  and  com« 
mand ;  and  wherever  the  interests 
of  the  state  may  require  otn:  ser- 
vices, inspired  by  your  animating 
example,  and  cherished  by  yo\it 
applause,  we  may  continue  to  fol- 
low you  to  victory  and  renown. 

We  have  the  honour  to  subscribe 
ourselves,  (on  behalf  of  tlie  anny) 

Your  excellency's  very  feithfW^ 
Obedient,  and  devoted 

Sm>ants. 

(Signed) 

Frederick  St.  John,  major-gen,  .  , 
H.  Fraser,  niajor-gcn.  ".    . 

W.  Monson,  lieut.  col.  76tb  reg. 
J.  O.  Vandeleur,  lient.  col. .  oem- 

mantling  1st  brigade  of  caiahy^ 
J.  Horsford,  lieut.  col.  artillery,    , 
St.  George  Ashe,  lieut.  col.  infantry. 
R.  Haldane,  major  of  infantry*..  ^ 
L.  Thomas,  major,  l4th  native  ^rieg. 
\V.  Cacden,  major,  29di  light  Hi?^ 
J.  Crockett,  captain  of  infantry, 
H.  Worsley,  capt.  iJlst  native  reg,~ 
Alexander  Knox,  capt.  2d  nat,  cav. 
Alexander  Morison,  qaptaix^  ,  * 
T.  Wood,  ca^in  of  engineers. 
W.  I.  Scott,  capt.  of  his  majesty's 

76th  regiment.  -  ^ 

H.  Swinton,  cajitain,  6th  nat.  car, 
J.  W.  Playdell,  lieut.  Uth  nat.  i^g. 

Camp,  Britishhead^quarters  ^Kelune  Ja, 
Dec.  21, 1803. 

To  which  hia  excel  kmey'v^ 
pleased  to  make;  the  following 
reply :  .        .,  1 


♦  Anna,  VptoD  CaiUe^  aad  Pigeon. 


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Xq  ihQ.Commitiee i^  Officers  xtp- 
\.  puinled^  tn   prt^re  an   Addr4iSt 

lie.  iQ  his  Exa^Uauy,  the  Com" 
.  maufkr  in  CJii^f. 

Gcuilemen, — 1.  receive  witb  sen- 
timents of  tlie  most  lively  gtalitude, 
ie  yalijable  te^timouy  ot  iiio  este<?ni 
and  atiacbmeut  of  tbe,iucmy*  wiiJi 
whlcli  ihQj  have  houour«ti  ine.^— 
lliis  jDoark  of  regard  is  peciiliariy 
^attenng  irom  tBe  oiiioers  of  an 
firmy,  whose  meritorious  services' 
wmghqut  tins  campaign,  must 
ever. otitic  them  to  tlae  highest 
jfispectaud  honour. 

, la  the  hour  of  severe  trials  next 
to  t^t  Provideiu:e  who  protects  us, 
I  have  trubtsed  to  the  iu vincible 
firmuess,  jiteady  support,  and  un- 
exampled, gallantry  of  my  army; 
and  the  distinguished  success  which 
has  in  every  instance  crowned  our 
exertions,  has  fully  justified  my 
entire  confidence  and  firm  reliance. 

i  shall  with  pride  and  pleasure 
JtdScct  upon  tliose  situations,  in 
which  we  have  together  maintained 
the  honour  of  our  king,  and  the 
glory  of  our  country.  The  posses- 
sion of  this  valuable  testimony  of 
J^nr  ittacliment,  wi!l  serve  to 
■Waken  those  sentiments  of  esteem, 
gratiiude,  and  aftection,  which  are 
ali^dy  too  deeply  imprinted  on 
ftiynftid  ever  to  be  tbigotten. 
I  hst^  the  honour  to  be. 
Gentlemen, 

With  perfect  esteem. 
Your. obliged,  humble  sen'ajit, 
G.  Lakp. 

Head-Quarters  of  the  British  aripy,  camp, 
•^   tfehffleda,  «'©ec.  ^803. 

IFreck  of  the  ship»  JHstmh^r  and 
•  ThomhUL  ^'^  •      ' 

These  vessels  were  wrecked  in 
the  streights  of  Balabec,  on  the  23d 
of  September. 

The  Anstruther,  captaifi  W.  JXi- 


chardson,  was^ittnloMt  art  anf^f^^j^d 
ship  at  Malacca,  carryyig  twemt^ 
fuipr  twelve  and  nioe-ppund  <?sMr- 
liage<gui>ft,  and  manned  with  f^ii- 
ropean  artillery  and  ioiantrjjjid^ 
native  troops  as  noariues,  in  adcii- 
tion  to  her  crew,  consisting  (^  one 
hundred  pcrsoas.— She  sailed  froju 
^lalacca  on  tlie  29th  of  August^  in 
company  with  the  honourable  cpji;^- 
pauy's  cruizer,  Mornuigtcnj  hpnou- 
rable  company's  ship,  Balambao- 
gan,  Ck)mmerce,  armed  ship^  at^d 
four  transports,  proceeding  under 
the  orders  oi  H.  T.  Farquhar^  eaj, 
commissioner,  &c.  &c.  towards  Ba- 
lan]bangan  and  the  Eastern  Island* 

Names  of  persons  5af  f'c/.— Capjt. 
D.  Ross,  artillery,  lieut.  Gill,  native 

infantry, Hall,  Europeaiij  do. 

assistant- surgeon  Stone,  all  belong- 
ing to  the  detachment,  and  about 
one  hundred  and  twenty^  including 
Europeans,  natives,  and  followers. 

Died  on  the  raft. — Mr.  Hunter, 
conductor  of  ordnance. 

Loa/. — Eight  or  nine  Europeans, 
and  one  hundred  and  seventy  native 
troops,  gun-lascars,  &c. 

Missing — 1  wo  seacunnies,  ha- 
vildiT,  seraiig  and  sixty  Jgscaa.>, 
&:c. 

Saved  from  wreck — ^^V.  Ricb- 
aftlson,  commander,  J .  Coverdaie, 
first  officer,  C.  Ricliardson,  secood 
.ditto,  gunner,  carpenter,  five  s^- 
cunaiieSj  and  tweuty-^slx  lascar^, 
seapoys,  and  servants. 

J.     On  Monday,  about  two  P-,  M. , 
was  la\iuched  from    tlic  yard  of 
Jklr.   Andrew    Waddle,     mapt^if- 
buddpr  to  the  honourable  ComiKiuy, 

.at  Kidderpore,  a  fine  guavesei^i  of 
about  ,  J  oO .  tons  burUienj,  named 

,  **  TM  C^apkr-f'.  to  be  commiaiided 
by  Ij^tcnant.  Robert ,  Scuvit,i  of  ij^e 
honourable  Company's  marine,  and 
late  first  lieutenant  of  the  Bombay 

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China. 

Gtn^rat  Weddtrhum* 
A  tomb  has  lately  been  erected 
to  the  memory  of  general  Wcd- 
derbum,  by  his  aid-de-camp  and 
seci«tary,  of  which  the  foJlowing 
is  a  copy. 

Here  lies 
die  body  of  brigadier-general  Da- 
Tid  Weddcrtnirn,  commander  in 
chief  of  the  honorable  company's 
forces  under  the  prewdeucy  of 
Bombay.    ' 

The  fo!lmi'ing  letter  from  one  of 
the  first  generals  of  the  age,  is  a 
most  honorable  testimony  of  his 
very  superior  military  abilities. 

St  James's,  Julys?,  1761. 
This  day  at  noon  arr.ved  Iiere 
major  Wedderbum,  dispatched  by 
prince  Ferdinand  on  Thursday  last, 
the  10th  iiwtant,  with  the  follow- 
ing letter  from  his  most  serene 
hJgliness  io  his  majesty. 

"  I  Inve  the  honour  to  eon-' 
gratulate  your  majesty  upon  a  very 
signal  advantage  which  your  ma-^ 
jest}^*s  arms  have  this  day  gained. 
It  is  impossible  for  me  to  set  down 
every  particular  of  this  glorious 
day  ;  *the  bearer  of  this,  au  officer 
of  distinguished  merit,  and  who 
has  greatly  contributed  io  the 
happy  success  of  this  day,  WiH 
gi^  e  your  majesty  an  exact  account 
of  it.  I  havo  the  honour  to  re- 
commend him  to  your  majesty's 
royal  favour.* 

'^  Upon  tlie  field  of  Kirch 
Denckem,  not  far  from  Hilltnip, 
the  i6th  of  July,  I7<5l,  at  ele^-en 
o'clock  in  the  forenoon." 

FeRD1NAK15, 

Duke  rf  Brunsunck  and 
Lunenburg. 
As  a  proof  of  his  royal  master's 
entire  approbation  of  his  services 
in  Germany,  ho  received  a  pnrse 
of  a  thousand  pmnds,  and  was 
made    major   commandant    of    a 


faattalfon,  when  little  mote  thmi  of 
«gc.  He  was  made  lieutenant- 
colonel  in  1762 — colonel  and  bri- 
gadier-general in  India,  in  March,  - 
J770. 

Candid,  just,    and  sincere,    hli 
conduct  through  life,  in  his  public, 
and  private  capacity,   reflects  the 
highest  honour  on  his  memory* 

The  very  essential  advantages 
which  tlie  Company  have  reaped 
from  the  exertion  c^  his  talents, 
since  he  has  had  the  chief  com-^ 
mand  of  thetr  troops,  are  incof>- 
testible  proofs  of  his  abilities  in  hkk 
public  capacity. 

In  his  private  character,  words 
would  poorly  describe  the  excel- 
lence of  his  heart.  Replete  with 
virtues,  whidi  did  honour  to  hu- 
nttnity,  he  lived,  loved,  revered, 
and  respected  by  his  iiriends  «id 
aoquaintanoe,  and  he  fell,  most 
universally  regretted  and  lansieoted 
by  all  degrees  of  people. 

He  was  kiUed  under  the  w^ls 
d  Barocbe,  November  the  14tb., 
1772,  atstis  thirty-two  years  aad 
eight  months. 

With  the  deepest  sorrow  for 
his  death,  the  sincerest  veneration 
regard,  and  attachment,  to  his  me- 
mory, the  above  is  inscribed,  by  his 
aid-de-camp  and  secretary, 

Alex.  MAciM.T*k.v, 
John  Macrevzie. 

Disaiption  of  a  Shoal. 

The  following  is  an  account  of  a 
shoaJ,  which  some  of  admiral 
Bainit  r  s  squadron  passed  over,  aAd 
of  the  storm  which  the  whole 
squadron  afterwards  encountered  ill 
their  pa-sfcage  to  this  port. 

On  the  2/th  of  September  la^t, 
at  nppn,  the  Cenliuioii,  on  sound- 
ing, found  only  ]  7  fathoms  water, 
shortly  after  21  fa^ioms,  and  then 
no  ground  with  '^5  fathoms.  Tke 
Lancaster,  .being  about  a  mile  to 

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10  fathoms  water,  two  rocks  being 
then  in  sight,  one  on  each  side  of 
the  ship,  which  appeared  to  have 
much  less  water  upon  them  i  after 
pssBiog  by  those  rocks,  the  water 
deepened  gradually  to  17  fathoms, 
andtben  no  bottom  could  be  found 
«t35fiithoins. 

The  Tremendous  Was  about 
three  mUe»  to  the  N.  W.  V  the 
Lancaster,  and  on  sounding,  found 
no  ground  at  SO  fathoms.  The  re« 
soit  <^  the  ob6ervati<»is  made  in 
the  ^ips  at  noon,  determines  the 
latitudes  of  this  shoal  to  be  70^  41' 
40uth.  And  its  longkode,  t^the 
meaife  of  several  lunar  observat 
tions  noade  about  the  tioie,  and  by 
three  excellent  time-keepers  of 
captain  Heywoods,  is  72°,  S2t"  £. 
It  bears  from  the  south  part  of 
Di^  Gracia  8.  82^  W'  . 


PuiUc  Addrtues  to  the  m^t  nohU 
the  Govtmar-Gener^ 

Fort  WiUiam,  July  ^  1604. 

To  his  Exeefiency  the  most  noble 
Monpds  WeUesUy,  Vc.  igfc. 

My  Lord, 

The  British  inhabitants  of  the 
province  of  Behar,  and  of  the 
cities  of  F^tna  and  Dacca,  have 
done  me  the  honor,  as  chairman 
of  the  late  meeting  at  Calcutta,  of 
entrusting  to  me  to  convey  to  his 
excellency,  the  sentiments  of  con- 
gratulation on  the  recent  great 
events  in  Hindustan  and  the 
Dekan, 

Their  sentiments  are  expressed 
in  the  accompanying  original  let- 
ter?, whic}i  I  consider  it  to  be  ray 
nto  lay  before  your  excellency, 
letter  from  Shearman  Bird, 
.  Esq.  senior  jtidge  of  the  provincial 
court  (rf*  appeal,  ^uA  from  the  Bri- 


ti^    inhabitants    of,  the  dty  of 
Dacca  and  its  environs. 

A  letter  from  Christopher  Keat* 
ii^  Esq.  senior  judge  of  .the  pro* 
vincial  court  of  ap^al,  and  from 
the  British  inhabitanU  of  the.  pro- 
vince of  Behar. 

A  letter  from  Christopber  Kei^- 
ing,  Esq.  senior  judge^^c.  ^c. 

I  have  the  honor  to  be^  with  the 
greatest  respect. 

My  Lord, 

Yooresoellenoy's  niost  obedient, 
Aq4  ipost  bundle  servant, 
{Signed)    P.  ^bks. 
OdcntUv  April  U,  1804. 

To  Peter  Sfeke,  Esq.  chakrman  of 
the  meeting  to  the  BHtiih  inha" 
hUants  at  Calcutta. 
Sir,. 

1.  The  British  inhabitants  of 
the  city  and  emrirons  of  Dacca« 
most  wtfmly  concurring  In  the 
sentinoents  expressed  by  their  fellow 
subjects  at  the  presidency,  on  the 
joytul  occaafon  of  the  restoration 
of  peace  to  the  contihent  of  India, 
are  anxious  that  this  union  of  sen- 
timent on  their  part  should  be  made 
kooim  to  his  excellency  the  gover- 
nor-general. 

2.  EquieJiy  knpressed  with  gra« 
tilude  and  n^pect  for  that  exalted 
4Aaracter,  whose  administration  in 
iBdia  will  form  an  epoch  of  glory 
and  triumph  in  the  anoala  of  the 
British  emphrei  it  is  their  wish 
publidy  to  testify  the  lively  sense 
of  exi;dtation  with  which  they  be- 
hold this  happy  issue  <^  a  war,  not 
less  distinguished  by  tlie  justioe  of 
the  oa«ee  wiiiiii  ga;ve  rise  to  it, 
than  hy  the  wisdom  and  vigour 
which  directed  its  operetiona,  the 
unexampled  seri^of  brilliant  victo- 
tories  attending  its  progress,  and 
the  important  national  advantages 
secured  to  Gi^eat  Britain  by  its  glo- 
rious terminatiou. 

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tqyi^.thf  tribute  of  heartfelt  *p- 
^use^to  those  gallant  anniei,  and 

iJulful  c<>QdDCt>  steady  disd{iline, 
audiineftUtibk  valouc,  displayed  in 
evcfy  eocouot^r  with,  the  eaeray# 
fainrerats^  the  reputation,  of  thefiri • 
t;^b  frais  to  ibemcpt  envied  >height. 
/  .4.  J  tl¥2  under-signed  BrULsli  in- 

a^tgnts  of  this  city  and  itii.  ndgh- 
^coi,  are  tbevefore  higldy  am- 
^tio^f.  that.^ir  names  should  be 
added  la  the  addrfsses  proeuted  to 
^s  ckia^HenqF  the  most  noble  the 
goy^eropr-gieneral  in  CakuUa^  as 
pei|ig  the  bes^  means  of  declaring, 
in  tlie  foJJest  manper,  ihi^r  .a^op* 
tin^  of,  i\i(^  lentiroeuts  expressed 
thi^in  :  and  for  this  purpose  they 
beg  leave  to  request  of  you.  Sir, 
tp  ^Ucit  for  theiD  the  necessary 
pcf mission  from  hjs  excellency ) 
^  ii),the«ven^  of  its  betpg  granted, 
il<]|.C|use.Jtbeir  sev^sral  nances  po  be 
,^xed  to.  that  ^idres^.  ^ 
\,  ^.  The  ui^der-signed  luve  the 
tj/Mour.  .tp  subscrib^  (iiems^lves, 
.^1^  mu<^h  respect,  . . 
J[h' ".'-'''    Sir^  '     .     1^' 

cYoUMBBBt. obedient  and  Inktible 
A   .  servants, 
:>(Signed^     SatfAiMAir/BiKD; 

.<&igQed)  J.  D.  Proenonj^  i/Wi]'. 

P.  tun»J9hn.Feadaii»jE. Roberts, 
IK  John  Battye,  1\  LiMrv  f^itvi\a, 

I  VB. -Crisps    Uany  Wisbb^  UetU. 

:7U4tRy    Rtibeitiesni;   Ou  fiosicn, 

.  *  bBiVAndre^^^*  O.  dwootav,  /i^#. 

rl  >.fi>.ii.i^tQh(  cojMflbr,  M.Law, 
^.vi/M^JKees,  .WliUton  l^Xitin,  J. 

.    Cartittg^KdwBid  Itebbtoiiith,  J. 

uiW)J:RQlierts^>SiBi]kl^I/imi&. 
l>accs,  Murdi  13,  \9^u  f  m-  j 

To  Peter  Sfickei-Esg.  Presidmt  qfihe 

^oil^iHi^  of  me  Bmsf^Iftimbu 

iants<if  Calcutta,  for  ffisf^ting 


Most  Nolle  ^jArqm.WiHhlltil^ 

I  hirne  thb  honmit^  fe>faHirafdq]k 
enclosed 'letter  ^^om  the  Blitfehjft- 
habiiteiU9  of  hvkt^.  "The'^^eftMidt 
of  the  province  hai  been-fkd^  bdtij^ 
of  a*  <Aelay,  unip^okiablei  Mt  ftt 
Msonittj  fbr'iv^  4rt  ^SutmtiM-^io 
hasten  any  proof  we  ooald^^i^- ^ 
our  raspm^  mid  dttifehrttefit  ^r  >4Se 
penoo  of  ills  ext6lkbc^'tlil^gdv«r- 
SMfv^caieitk.^  «€ettitttly ttti4*re  iM^er 
oottftd  be  a  Ktnenger  «aill  ^xh^^- 
knowledgmeiit,  botH^df^pfMrci  Mid 
prhFSt&gnMMdoi  ^ibdn th^oocQi^du 
whichigarhivritoi».!tli%«(!ldr^ss  '^ind 
nEsokKion  rof  >  ^le.  ^m^lfig '  heli^te 
ICalcatta*.  viv^) T  Hf;.l  J-xiiv.'  .-ciolfiv 

: '  ^biivevcbe  licAVDor  tto^be^  l^^^m 

>     Birj'v;;     i    >    r.i';   v «  i^lit»j 

Yonri  nsMrobcditotiSfMPfaiicy^ 

To' Peter  Speie^  .J^q^l^^rmdi^n ! 

If! ha I'l tan ts  of  Calailta,  forjjrc- 
senting  an  Jddress  to  hj^  Excel- 
lenry  the  M^^it  No  lie   iHdrtmi^ 

We,  ttie  Bcitisji  ii}|iflj)it^^'x)f 
the  ()r()vince  of  i|e))% .  jti}pf{^$d 
with  Uie  jmjost  Ifi'^y  ^S^^afip^^.pt" 
admiration^  attaclifjient,  .^f^iS^" 
pect,.  for  tje,  perW  .j^d^  J|r^^^ 

noble    Marjiiii/i^ ,  ^el%)^,     beg 
leave.  Sir,  'to  ex^resip  io  you  our 

regret,  that,  on  account  of  o^^ 
great  distance  from  the  presidency, 
we  have  been  excluded  lrpna,ithe 
lx?nefit  of  subscribing  \l\c  address 
presented  by  your  committer  to  our 
illustrioas  governor-gener.'d,  ,<^  the 
late  hnppy  teriiiiiwtion  c^f  l^jisiUi- 
ties  in  India  j  the  soiVitueii|s  of 
'  tlut  address  correspauclhig  in  thtf 

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'falteil>\»jtJiAaur  fec^g;s  *^n    this 

llius    unfortuuately  precluded 
.ifp(ft;  ihp  fidvanliage.  of.addinglour 
flgrtatures  Vo   ypur:   address,    we 
^^6at,,.3ir,  ti^tat^.f oa  will.do  us 
t^  fav0uir  taasure  hh  ei^cdlency 
^  ti»  bigb.«ewfte>of  ^^ftaecation 
,wlMph-:^.e  ef)t^nain  :of  (he  spleii* 
door  and  valut  uftli'M.dislikigjrabed 
t^&ai  4»d    traQsoeodtfUi^Yiirtiies, 
and. :of;eur.,  hearty  CQucurrence  in 
yaur  ^:pQgratJD]AtiotlB  oq:  tho%]Dnoms 
ii5ua}oCawar:4>f,!«a(ii  magbSiude 
t an4; igx)pona<feevi  .  a-,  w^,    which 
.Jb(y»g;  coftimencedi  Jducoiigh  necs^- 
fky,  walL>jCOdducted  with  that  dc- 
^^M-^mfiAfmi,  proiiipbtud6  and 
Talour,  which  has  never  been  sur- 
passed ^ii^  from  whence hii  ex* 
cellency  and   our    gallant   armies 
haycracqaired:  knmortal'haQOur  for 
A(»$(9)$ts^  rat  the  same  time,  that 
the  most  solid  adv^tages.  have  se- 
emed to  the  BritLjh  nation  and  iU 
^aljies-  by  J^lie  auuihilation  qf  Fieiich 
JlnfliLplce^  throughout   India  j    and 
'i?OT'aii\ equitable  distribution  of 
pbWi^r,  'VHiich    has  secur^dj  on  a 
tirrxi^tws,  the  invakuible  blcs.<,ings 
■rf'p^aCe  'to  tlie  whole  Periinbula 

We  further  beg  leave  to  request^ 

that  jou  will  have  t|^e  goodness  to 

l^xjrreMi  to  his  excfeHJency,'  our  most 

mdW  coiicurrfence  fri  the  rcsolu- 

'  ti(jirf  oiP  llie  British^  fnha1>i^auts  of 

v^ich    are    connecled 


'iWAlhelifebJ^a  o/^  tWyaliaress. 

'  '"■^*a>to4be  liortoi^t^'W  bd; .  '^ 

'Wlffi'  ffie  orreatest'i^ispect, ' ''! 


t: 


^!  ffljofe"'  fcharlcs  Ktian',  .  G .  C. 
;*''%lk  'W/'Ifrazer;  Samuel 
^^  I5^ftl/  Ayx/Caixipbell,  Os- 
'"'^Uyreharteh;  AV;  BroNt'nc;  11.  - 


Ha&tteg*,,  Milt;  Mortm,.  Ja«^ 
Jteteftby/*  EM,  '  €ol^brooke^ 
Ja«.  Kicol,  senior,  Richafd 
Orueber,  Thomas  Harriott,  Thos. 
Phillipps,  Henry  Gibson,  ITios^ 
Longv  Robert  Spottiswobd,  Tliofi, 
Jb<!feoA,  Wra.  Chas.  AJstdii;  T, 
hawkins,  Walter  Ha wk«,W^ 
E.  Rees,  J.  H.  Stacey, . A 7 Cock- 
burn,  J.  P.  Larkins,  O.  P.  Ric- 
ketts,  H.  Batson,  'J,  Sti^wart, 
Jas  Mac  Nabb,  Ed.  Baniett,  C. 
Pattoon,  T.  S.  Warhara;  D. 
Taughari  Kerin,  jr  *  FulWtou, 
Chas.  Boddam,  Jno;  Mfllei-,  R. 
Martin,  Rob.  Linlond,  W.  Ran- 
ken,  W.  Iraics,  A.  Tufton;  Eras. 
Gillanders,  W.  M.'Bakefr,  Tlios. 
Hoft,  Wm.  Midwintei';  Chr. 
Gale/  R.  Hi    CuhtifFe,    Greg. 

'Hicldnan,  Saml.  Nesfbitt,  Jno. 
Cheese,  rient.  Johh  Gabb,  lieut, 
PredeHek  Hanham,  H,  B.  Pal- 

'  met,  G'.  Avelihe,  B.  Roberts, 
W.  H:  Cobpet,  SamI:  ChiJl, 
Joseph  Bevick,  Johh  Map 
Donald,     Henry     Hill,     John 

■  Gbodall,  J.  HaycH,  Wm.'Cow- 
ell,  Thos^  Twining,  R.  7.  Po<v- 
ell,  Edw.  Watson.  A.  Grindall, 
George  C.  JuHus,  James  Gibbon, 
James  Nicol,  John  Patch,  A. 
M.  WiHock,  C.  Tower,  Hu. 
Stafford,  cal.cotng,  Jas.  Maxwell, 

'.  ^afiJaiiir  Wrt.  Dick,  eap4ain, 
Qed.  M^at,  indigo  planter;  H. 
J^BbutfloMer,  mssuH  suM,  Sir 

.A.  8ett€«i.  J.  lattaiy,  H.-Wil- 
;  kinson,    W.  Patdd;.  G.  Neville 

>.  Wyatt;.    J..  Oibb,     E.  Wyatt, 

.  Wfi?:.  .Boady   H.  P^ks,  Rich- 

.flrd^6h    Putves,    John-Purves, 

R.  Pbdire,.  Saml.  Johnson,   J. 

Wi  MaCrfei^t^     P»  '.K^nan, 

Thos. 'Genfll.         '  -  ''  ..      1i 

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tthoftUcttty  the  most  noble  the  go- 
t'^or^geaeral^s  cbmrnand^^  on  the 
subject  of  the  letter  with  wh?ch  I 
was  favoured  by  yourself  and  the 
British  fcohabltants  of  the  provioce 
«f  Dacc^  I  pi-esumA  that  I  cansxA 
possibly  obey  t!iem  better  than  by 
trmistttittitig  iliem  to  you  in  his 
excellency's  own  word*.  You  will 
t)erceive,  from  the  enclbsed  copy 
rf  ills  excilJency*s  letter,  the  man- 
ner in  u'hlcii  I  executed  tJie  trust 
irilb  which  the  fientlfenieaof  Dacca 
weiepleued  to  nouour  me. 

I  have  the  hohour  to  bis,  with 
the  greatest  consideratiou^ 

•       Sir,     ' 
*  Your  most  obedient,  atid  most 
•  hunjble  servant, 

(Signed)     P.  S^ekb. 
Calcutta/  hi\yj,  ift04, 

io  C.  XVtt/ifi^,  Es^,  in   the  same 
{erms, 

'Peter  Spefte,  £«^.  tsfc:  Wc.  ftfc. 
:  '^     8lr,     ^ 

•  F  have  th0' honour  to  acAnow- 
1  ledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter, 
t'^atfedthfe  nth  April,  )8(H. 

1st.  A  letter  fronv  Shearman 
vBiW;  Bfi^J.  senior  -  judge  of  the 
'^jrottacial  couH  of  appeal,  md 
'  frcm  ihe  British  tohabhanti  a£  the 

•  -City  of  Dacca  aftd  it*  emrlrons. 

^     3d.    A  letterfrom  Cltristot>her 

•  Keating,  Esq.  senior  judge  of  the 
provincial   tourt   of  aj^eai»  and 

'  ft6m  the  British  inhabitants  of  the 

•  prtwitifce  of  B^harl 

-  3Jrf.     A  lett«r  from  Christopher 

r*W'*niriE*«rv 
vh^.  *fh&B(att  of  my  he^th  fbrimne 

-  tlth6f)aKt»  and^tbe  severe  pmssure 
* '4f^bKc  biriines«;'bayt^pf€Tcriled 
-m^  4^911  vetunaiing  a  moteiasason- 
alittf'MtiMiwled^emo^tiie  iiop^ur 
cQnV4(y4d  >to  4ne  by^  tbes^  vbighly 
•ati^iTictoTy  documents. 


I  request  yon  to  con^mnpicatfii 
wi|h  evcr^- expression  of,  gratitode 
and  respect  <  to  the  gentlen^ea-wba 
have  addresa^d  me  on  this  occask^ 
my  siiKcre  and  cordial  thanks  for 
the  public  testimony  which  they 
have  been  pleased  toalfbrdnf  rbeir 
Concurrence  in  the  seiUim«nts^of 
the  Briti^  inhabitants  of  CakfUta, 
no  thevsul^eot  a(  the  late  war  apd 
peice  fa  India*  ^        ,,    • 

I  have  the  honour  to  be»  with 
the  greatest  respect  and  e^teati^ 
Sir,        '  I' 

Your  iaithfel  sdtv'nnf,        .  t  - 
(Signed) '  Wihv^^^r. 

Foit  Wi^if^%,JulY^  J.,. 
The  pbhlic  rec^^tion  of  the  ail- 
dresses  from  Madras  and  rBoipby 
took  pl*:e  at  tfaegoversment^iou^ 
this^y.  J         '.  .^t. 

On  this  odcasiibn  the  govercot- 
geuefal'^  honorary; .guard  v^zb  r^ 
inibrced  by  a  daptain'i  ^oard  witih 
a  colour.  A  detk^hnrept  of.the 
goAfernotvgebbraTs  bcidy  guard  :aUo 
paraded  to  the  northiitod  df  the 
government  house.'         .  ;>.  :'T 

At  nine  o*clock  in  the  morning, 
one  of.  the  governor ^6eral*3  car- 
ria^^  u'ith  captain  B.  Sydeoham, 
(Aide^dM^aihp)  proce^jcd  |tOxW 
fort>  to  eonchict  nqajor^gehesal 
DowdeswcU  to  the  igovemoMDi 
houae.  ■   ■'   •  }  ^  1  r.:t 

At  ibe  sarioe  hQiu*>  aa^lh^r  jdnr- 

liage   of.  the  gototinor-geni^cairs, 

with  capt.  Bristow,(Aidi>dcr<!ainp, 

pmbe^ed  to  th^  kooaex^impffd  by 

lientpnatiirglop^  Woodic^gtoo^to 

ooudnct  that  titfiber  lut  theigjovean- 

:  meiiti»bae:-V  :- brrfmi 

'    iGn^ttotf:  arrival  ^t  ^  .^Msfn- 

' 'meBihnOBe^i'majoivgoni  Dawdes- 

.  weU  and  li^iltenant^c^lMMl  VScod- 

:  4ngtd»rwsre  reoeivjsd  nby  «^!ii|Lin 

:•  Annsti)6iBg,niUthry^«^t«ryi).'«ad 

it>^  (n|2ta^Rits(^  A4ii»^)dQ-Ci(i9^Tto 

the  govemoT-gefttraU  afti^  tUt^c 

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.  io^AD^kt^  cdfKteKted  *tp  the 
oMikil  di^mb^.  The  gtiai^s  te^ 
fi|Kt>€^  major-geBeral  Dow^eswdl 
anA  iieutenaxJt-coioflelWoodlDgtoiiv 
11-Rb  mHiury  iM)iioursy  -as  they 
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'  1%^  honora^^  chief  jusftksei 
Remembers  oif  oouncily  ifaejuc^ 
of  rhe  stif^me  couft,  majot^n* 
€anttt)D/«Dd  ih^  staflT  of  Fort. 
W^dliam»  and  the  prmdpdt  iDbat 
%itaDts  of  C^ctitte,  "Wtre  pi^nt 
OD  tlraoocasieh*.'  ^ 

Major-general  Dowdefiwell  and 
lieuteoant-cioh  Woodingtbu  bieing 
fleversQIy  kkroduoed  by  capt.  Arm- 
strong^ to  the -governor-general, 
p»stQ(ed  the  addresses  from  the 
«sttlemeot3Jaf>Iadcas^uid  Bombay 
tmptd^vd^  aedieceisBd  the  writ- 
teoiittiswera  of  the  gQisefaor-^eiie- 
ral,  which  tliey  were  desired  by 
hisCTodlenby,  c(witk' suitable  ex- 
preB&an£'Of<9ati5&otion>  at  tke  re-r 
deeptiOBof  dbe  addresses,  through 
>adi  ■  reapeotabk  i>atids)  to  transmit 
|odken^LhQn.1ord  iVViUiam  Ben- 
dtu2k,  iamd'fio  the.boiu  Jonathan 
Duncan,  esq. 

j^Tks^evee  tiieacDnamenced,  and 

iMntiimed  fcr^ap  liour,  M^faen  the 

witNdor^ederaL  ^inedy  aod  the 

it^sttpkof  tnBmx:0i|dacted  to  a  cold 

•  €o8a|io»;kpvepaiied.iii  the  souti>- 

J'««afeiwii^.  ...After  tbo-  ptiesciita- 

tion  of  the  addresses,  the  bnodaof 

*ttbe  igatmmaihffitesai^  iooA  i^  his 

^iin^»Mp*«  J  Jfed^J:egilnea^   |>la)red 

'<d  biM|4faioaBenii|^f  a  ognnd  idinaer . 
o}ira»|)imaf^  ^be^tordaiBi^lioUse, 
-iJ>rta|porig^eqd  J)o»di^tyell^  ■  and . 
lieutenant-colonel  Woadiiigtofi^at 
'ilBlfkjIi  wereiijpciKeBtntlieclifflidrable  . 
-c^ijlefawCioe^JtheJiiiecbbefsr  cf s 

^^fk|ttie<^oulPtV'^tbei  pimcipfdi^GiYil- 
Nlid^Oii^taiBy voOidefs,  estadcnedi  a^: 
o^^i/mfthsAesk^^  aaHdSoi7Cftf&A|a,v 

oiomi 


•  Madras,  rj. 

ist-T^Letterfromribe  ri^tj  hotti 
lord  W^  Bcjttinck  to  the  govjernop** 

Ta  his  exceilency  ths  mo&t  nahU  tl» 
\  marnuis  JVmesif^,  K,  P,  f^c  -  ; 

MYLomx), 
-  I  have  the  honour  of  trammiih 
ting  toyow  osceUeucy,  by  majwh 
genejtal  Dowdesw/eU,.^  the  add^eif^ 
of  the  inhabitants  of  this  setltqptoeo^f 
vpon  the  ipkndid  terminarcion  of 
the  Mahratta  w^r. 

I  feel  it  to  be  almost  superflu- 
ous to  express  "m^  entire  concur-i 
rence  in  the  iiontiments  of  that; 
Qieeting.  J^  au  JBnglishman,  I 
must  admire,  and  be  gmtefiil  to  t|ie 
men,  who  have  mised  my  country 
to  so  high^  pi  tell  of  pt^ospprky  an4 

Extending,  however,  the  view 
beyond  the  immediate  prospect  of 
oar  own  national  advants^es,  it  is 
most  pleasing  le  reflect,  that  the 
temdk  of  thtsrwar  ftibid»a*tope  of 
eqtial  benefit  to  ibe  great^  m^kss  of 
the  people,  whosf^  rulers  ^vebeoo 
ooiKpieredi« 

If  the  anaaU^of  Indian  bisfiofy 
me  teincedi  and  more  particp- 
larly  tbe.  enootft  of  later  yeai»,'<k 
will  beif^d  that  tbiy  vast  peftin- 
•Ulai^^^esenteii  qoer.coniipued 
aceneofanaxoby  and  misery .  COf>> 
staot  mrohitions,  without,  ^v^D'  a 
|M:ale&se^r,)ig^tin»$Ue  ic^jectj  We 
succeeded  each  oibpr. ,  )  Wart  pf 
gqfStaodp^l^chiqftaiA^,  .Mwar- 
xanted  in  their  origi^  wsA  iwpt%>i- 
jei^lfd}iil;tbc^^30|i4i^ct>.iQr4t]dl?  sole 
aif^  of  lulDbeKJF:  and  ploo^eCibfl^e 
^lapcfWatad  ani^.laid  j/wds^etch^ 
^gjmitii.fAcaof  tkaMmoim^  ^m^ 

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where  apgear]i!|  relittpt^  tnj^  *^^"*^ 
iancholy piclure^     ^  i'  •    t\ 

^  Happily ,.,a.  period  Ifas  arrived  td; ' 
these  harb2tJ*ou*, excesses.  For  the 
fij-st  time 4 tfte' blessings  of  univer- 
sal traiiquillijy  niay  be  expected. 
Ttafsyslempf  India,  which  coold 
cohiprehtnd  in  one  Loud  of  mutital 
defence^  and  reciprocal  forbearance,' 
the  predatoi;-/  chiefs  of  tliis  great. 
cmpirCj,  deserves  the  admiration  of 
all  the  civilized  world.  "That  sys-' 
tern,  orie  of  the  noblest  efibj'ts  of 
the  wisdpn^  and  patriotism  of  a  sub- 
ject, which  hai  founded  British' 
greatness  upon  Indian  happincls, 
demands,  in  a  particular  iniumer, 
the  thanks  and  applause  of  his* 
country. 

I  have  the  honourlo  be;  xvitlfthe' 

Your  Lordhhip  s  most  obedieht^'^^^* 

And  faithful  servant,    -"^"^ 

(Signed)         \V.  BEN:^i:*tK. 

FortSt.  Geofge,  Mav2,  -  • 

1804. 

2d.-*Add^^'6'om  tli^  teftUemeat 

'-••-..1^  Madras*'     -  •>  -^.  •-  ■ 

To   his  excelknn/''th^  "wost  n  oh  J  is 
^  kkhard,  }nar(/mtPe'ti&ffe^;K.  1/^. 

iNlny  it  please  your^E^tdiency;  ^'^ 
We,  the  undcr-iigned  BfiKsli  ifi- 
inhabitants  of  the  Seftleifl&h^  "^cjf 
Madras,  impressed '  wifb  'VlcWt 
%ensa  of  the  fefgnar  ben^fitfe^  vmi^ 
have  resulted  from  the  btlftttrtt^iC- 
t*s8  of  ihe  lal^  'NvAi^,  ag^bsf 'the 
tonfedert'ted  pt^eti^  of  Ifc^^^fiiVi. 
tAtta  enipii^,  Doxi^nl|Rao;Scii^aii 
find  tire  rajah'  dflW'^';  'aiid'  ^f?oib 
'the  glorious  tcmii!fattt5t<  '6f^tr<^t 
contest,  have 'the 'boh6tit-^t<y'Sp- 
•prdach  your  excellency 'WlrtTbtlt 
•unfeigned  congratulation  s,bii  evenfe 
which  have  raised  the  splendor  arid 
Rtiomn  of  the  Btitijjb '  arms  and 


'rfk  &rty  period['^ry<5uf^^> 
ceilenc^-s'miintsb^ticiri' b^e^=^^ 
atetfs  gf-lii'dia/tee  inhabibffits'^^if'^ 


jjidtt t|ie  feiAds  df  a11,^by  tbe 
ddm^  enei-gy,''Wd''sdccess>ife^nffi'^ 
ftsted  in  the  measures  which  le^^jtb"^ 
the  subjn^alibn  of  the  French  fac- 
tion in  the  Dcccan;  jand  to  the  rhe-^ 
niorable  cbnquesjt  of  the  Mysore;  ki'' 
cpn\-ey  tli'e  tribn te  of  the? r  tbngra-  * 
tuhtionsou  thedistlnguTshed  events^ 
which  marked  the  commei^ceifient* 
of  your  eicellency^'s' govcnimelii:.  -•  - 
■  Wheii  ynuV  ex^j^liertq'  assvtrtit*(i' 
th{?  supreme  'iitltti6ri  t V  h(\  ndirt ]' Wt? 
saw  the  teititories  'Of'thfe  Brltistr 
nation  surrdarided  and  rtienhced  b^ 
formidable  enemit.'.^,  and  li'^Jr  -in-^ 
ferest's  supported  hy  prccariouV  and 
doubtful  aninnc'^s.  ■  But  in  ^ tli^ 
contiasf  of  die  ptdsent  pbttirire  bf 
aiTairs  wi'tii  fbe  past,  Hie  ccntem'^ 
plalion  of  die  change  must  fill 
every  British  heijrt  witli  sentiments 
of  elevation  and  thankfulness,  lii 
Hie  course  of  six  eventful  year^i 
\\e  have  seen  the  cuiniut-li;!  Ms- 
so^e*iebi^ced'V  Attf^-^eiltP'^nd 
inveterate  enemVi  '^ib^^^Uaii-'  of 
IVlysore.  wtoVt'ilWa  the  fatt'c^hia 
empif^'V  ?e^l^itife  tfre  ^dertlmcii^ 

of  tfe^ilrlHsii'  m-i^^Hm^^^ 

arid  *e  1^iirtta(W;farin<^W8\«r  im 

ttb!smei^Sbbiiekf6n§V^^h«^ 
'^M'ttte  ^li^^^i'ft^r^^^'eatlvfe^W 
^l!fife^mii^dfe^«at&r 

%i6mmm^u^^'^^'  t©  % 

^^t  «A^^rt%iJ»fe  ^I'otfectfort  of 

th^  Brifeshgovemnnent/'obtiwn  the 

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protectioo  which  he.  sougltt^  an4. 
restored  to  ibe  musbud  of.  his 
anoestors:  and  we  have  beheld 
tlie  powerful  forces  with  which 
]aour  excelleDcy  was  called  upon 
to  cOTtcud,  in  supjport  of '  tlje 
jn^^ures,  humbled  and  sub- . 
dued,  after  a  series  of  triumphs; 
unexampled  in  the  annals  of  his- 

The  cmifidcDce  winch  we  had 
been  accustomed  to  repose  in  the 
conduct  of  your  excellency's  mea- 
sures, had   averted    much  of   llie 
anxiety   which    miglit    have  been 
entertained  at  the  prospect  of  en- 
gaging in  hostiiiticii  vv  ith  the  com- 
bined   armies    of     the    Mahratta 
empire :  but.  unlimited  as  was  our 
cputidencc  in  tiie  wisdom,  foresight, 
and  energy    of   your  excellency's 
v'ounsels,  tiic  auspicious  conclusion 
Qt    that    war    has    surpassed    the 
Ifopcs  that  have  been  indulged  in 
i^e^aost  sanguine  mind  :  and  when 
it -can  scarcely  have  been  known 
i^  Europe,   mat  the  British  armies 
hj^  been  compelled  to  engage   in 
kosiile     operations,     victory     and 
pcfce    have    followed  a  series   of 
eyj^is,  of  H  hich  tlvc  brillmucy  can 
flitine  be  equulied  by  Uic  rapidity 
pf  tlipir  success iou, 
i  \yhite .  we.  admira  Uie  wisdom 
jaiid  vigour  ot   ypur     xccllencys 
pouDseK|h^  foreseeing  the  threaien- 
4i^  .  di^D^r»    and  iu  seizing    the 
|cripca|  (fuomeQt  of  aalon  ^  while 
9t^  fflf^«^  with  ^ntim^nts  which 
ipiut  jip^flew  JdfCM"  uatoepj  tp  everv 
Jriu)|^-^toiCcl^tHiguib|j€4  generals 
iirb9  J^,  pm^.  m.  amies  to  \icxosy 
in  Hindustau  and.Oeccan^  and  (lis* 
^ine^  piiQieve/auce,  APd  valour  pf 
die  officers  aiKitcoopii^  whp  have> 
under,  yatnr  •  exccUency*s  aospices» 
pertbrny^deed$»  which,  in  heroi^Qi 
and  gloVy  cannot  be  surpassed ;  w;e 
beg  to  assure  your  exceUency,  that 
we  are  not  less  ImpcesM^d  Vr-ith  Jcn- 


tinaeot$  of  wlnainitioo  at  the  signej 
example  of  tbrbeKrancid  ixA  mp^*^ 
dentfiont  which  jrour  eicelleikr^  h^ ' 
manifested  to  the  world,  irfistc*-. 
ping  the  career  of  victory,  at  the  ] 
moment  when  the  po^^er  of  our* 
adversaries  was  tliteatened  ^Ith  au-' 
nibilatipn,  apd  in  restoHhg  pedoe  to* 
the  empire  of  India,  onfoundattot^^' 
which  promise,  under  the  favor  of 
Divine  Providence,   the  long  and*^ 
undisturbed  enjoyment  of  tliat  in- 
valuable blessing. 

In  this  last  great  measure  of  your 
excellency's  govemmenf,  w'e    re- 
oognize,  with  sentiments  of  national' 
pride  and  satisfaction^  a  br^ht  'ck'^ 
ample  of  the  operation  of  th(f  ))r^- 
ciples  of  virtue  and  justice,  WhftW 
have  to  eminently  characterized  ybiir 
excellency's  administration.  Splen- 
did as  the  success  of  the  Brltfsb 
arms  has  been,  your  exoellency.*s 
fame  will  gather  an  encreased  lustre 
from  the  inviolable  attachment  to 
public  fiiith,  and  the  disposition  to 
cultivate  and  extend    the  arts  of 
peace,  whicli  have  ibrmed  so  proud 
and  elevated  a  feature  in  your  ex* 
cellency*s  character ;  and  wh'de  the 
conquests  which  have  been  atchiev- 
ed  under  your  excellency's  guidance 
have   been    gre^t    and   important 
beyond  former  exarhple,  the  gk>ry 
of  those  deeds  M^ill  shine  more  coiv 
spicuously  pre-eminent,  from,  ydur 
.excellency's  humanity  ancl  miyai- 
.ficence,  in  softening  fhe  fallen  tor- 
tunes  of  the  y^Kjuished  enemies  of 
ournntipm         ,  :,.     .        '    .,  J 
.  In  conveying  to  your  excellency 
ovir  ac^owledgejoqei^ts  of  tl\Q  un- 
exampled talent^,  .energy  and^  .su^* 
cess,  with  whicl^  die  -toreigu  *  rela- 
tions of  tlifi  British  power  in  Indja 
bave.undeir  yoqr  excellenvy's  ad- 
ministration been  vpbel^f,  invigoj^t- 
ed  and  enlarged ;  for  the  great ness, 
to  which  the  fame  of  our  p<)wer 
has    been    rai^  abroad ;  for  'the 
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.odBooftoa;  HulR*  Wf^tii.  Cba. 

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:;:,Hunlj»  f9fc;WlnOJVfafito<fl>  W. 
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,  ir.A}w<,Gs^CM>^i»j  Jia^  W.att$*  Ed, 
)i  Mms  fdf^CittiM  Rk^kcl«»  Devid 
iotSi»yvii€reci^  Jlodpw, .  W^bb 
.fl*px^f£4waid.)M5eod  fat  A«- 
3i.^««is..::jn^er;  Oajor  John 
(TH4)teMmj  for  Ihwid  €odkburD> 

SJi^TTTjUtt^^roxti  tbc  gwonwri|;c- 
ii^09{|li/to  Abe ,  tights bonottcabk, 
;iJ«il.Wil]ttixD  C^QUcfishi  Ben- 

}illlt)m^^ledg^  wiih  seoiiaKnts 
^9iJb9fM09fc€Gtmi  s^ktiBfaotiiOa  and 
^tj^«^  tbefbcMpor of  yoor  lord- 
nM^i'il  jJktter,  xipeivri.  br.  major 
.g^^^^^^^^^i  tOgeiW^with 
.lke..i|d4aMi.rf>  tijEe  BtaUb  iaha- 
.tttai4^ro«f    ilbe...leUfeeQeiiC:  of 

i4t^j  J.iia!Wt.f»itttQly.  <Uiv0&dl  ray 
l9^fVi£  ^clL  I  >»m'tiic|iiekted 
M|^^;206««Mtftl:  SoWdcMW^id  tx^ns- 
Mil  to  jjigr  Iprdfihip/iibr  :the  f)ur- 
,|M<5^1>eifig.c<^mviliJGited.t(f  the 
johainpw)  «if;t)ift  mtotio^^lvfiich* 
^'^(fUMio^^CkMbed/iivn^^^tf  pbbiic 

,9iJ»r'ie«iiA)g,irQDljJ»u^iJaifehip 


tbfi^Een^mifeMd  HMnd«apM0la|i| 

sheata  pf  tha>^Htff»rtiig>  I^on  bigM> 
lenkJe  ^  of  "die  encieaittd-  hamv 
ooonrejcd  to  me  >y  icfae  additkni  df  t 
tedtimaDy^  equally  d'rfatrttiste^afii 
Nspecubi^ :  the  public  scHrtiiiwttlity 
wJmii  'Accompany  ihistesiimMrf 
of  your  lordship^  iinroi«bU.43pioUKS 
considerably  .  enhance  its  irofori' 
MiODe  wAdyaihe  ib  my  egtknatloii,^>^ 
1  Ygur  Ibrdtfhip  has  been  pleised 
ta  deriya  your  approbatfoaof  ^my 
cdndoct^  from  the  gmutna  ]tf itici« 
ple943f  British  justice,  public  ftlth^ 
hoBiaa'tty,  and  beoev(4eho^  ^Ap^ 
poobation,  pnxeeding  torn  lucfa  t 
40oice  moat  be  estecenaed  ^nbng 
^  most  honorable  rewaMla/w&ich 
ptsblic  tervioe  can  receive.  The 
egiAi  of  your  lardihipT^  seiKiaNMs* 
the  mti^riiy,  zeal,  judgment,  and 
jfinnness,  whidi  you  have  iUr^j 
^mami&steain  contributing  to  main- 
tatn  the  prosperity  and^lo^.of  bur 
country  m  India,  aSord  a  coidBdent 
cxpectatien,  that  the  coum^''  of 
yoer  loixlship*d  admaniiftracibn'^ill 
psomete  the  public  prnx^plel  w&icb 
you  hare  applauded,  and  tha(  ^ur 
conduct  and  example  Will-  add 
'stabihty,  energy,  and  vigour  to  ^the 
fffstem  of  policy^  which  you  &ave 
pppreved.  '- 

It  wili  be  the  pridefind  happi^eM 
of  m^  lt&  to  facilitate  the  pirofresa 
of  your  lordsihip's  pot»Kc  ipliit'^nd 
virtue,*  atkl  to  be  assbcluad'WiA 
jomc^lordihip  in  the  completidfi  of 
every  public  measiare>  c^^rtilated  to 
extend  the*  feme  and  p4>#ef 'bf^oor 
.conhtiy  id  ^  India^  upon  the  ioVA 
Ibundations  of  general  tr;iiiqu«\lit|r 
hhd  order.       -  '  ^' 

J  have'the  honor*  to  hHy 
'    .     .   With  great  rekpeet;-   ^-^ 
.       1         My  Lord^ 
,    /  Yparlofdshfp'iifaitiilWlcirvt 
-  /K  ..'(Signed)  WgU;,fi6IJEY. 
,»)iX;Waii]ta,  Jttfji  ctiBtto.  . 

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4tb.— 'Ajsswerto  the  ^ddt^s  firom 
,;  ^e  Settlenaent  of  Mtidra«. 
f^  '   6endeoaen> 

f  Itie  Briligfa,  inhabitants  6f  tho 
^ttlemeat  of  Madras,  are  entitled 
to  the  most  puWic  demonstratioo  of. 
my  sincere  gratitude  and  respect. 

The  zealous,  and  honorable  sup- 
port^ which  I  rctjeired  fix>ro  Jort 
St.  Geoj^e  at  tfad  commervcenlent 
of  my  administration,  constituted 
an  efficlcaot  cause  of  the  succ^s'of 
our  counsels  and  arms,  in  augment- 
ing the  glory  and  power  of  our 
counti^,  by  the  seasonaUe  restora- 
tion ot  our  atUahces  in  the  Deccan, 
by  the  splendid  and  auspicious  con- 
quest of  Mysore,  and  by  the  happy 
settlem^t  of  that  valuable  lung- 
.  dom. 

The  recollection  of  those  me- 
morable transactions  Is  indeltbty 
fixed  in  my  mind :  at  this  distance 
of  time,  I  reflect  with  increasing 
pl<*asurc,  upon  the  splendid  series 
of  events  which  terminated  in  the 
prosperous  settlement  of  Mysore, 
and  established  the  main  founda^^ 
tions  vd  our  glorious  success  in  the 
late  contest  with  the  Marhatta 
power.  •  Our  recent  triumphs 
therefore  have  revived  and  con- 
ftrmed  my  grateful  remembnmce 
©f  the  useful  assistance  which  I 
received  during  the  critical  perit»d 
of  my  residence  upon  the  coast  of 
Coromandel,  from  the  loyalty,  pubi- 
fie  -spirit,  active  2eal,  and  ekninent 
tbility,  whidi  characterire  the 
eivrl  and  military  service,  and  the 
EfftiMh  inhabitants  of  Madras. 
•  Tlxe  success  of  our  military 
operAiion^  in^e  Deccan,  durihg 
tlie  war  with  the  Marhatta  confe* 
deratesg  was  essentially  promoted  by 
tlie  contimtonce  of  the  same  happy 
spirit  of  concord  and  onion  vhich 
aiiimadied  tlie  condtict  of  tjife  govern- 
ment and'  of-  the  settlen^eut    of 


Madraj,  tluriflg  the  ton^t  ^rilh:. 
the  hwtile  power  of  My^iDre*!  1  :, 
Ufidfer  ihese  ch:coacistaq€Oi,it  i5;^ 
highly-satis&ttory  io^.tne  to  «oeiyiSq 
thisdtstinguisbed  mack  of  tbeck^C^ 
tlnuedHOootidence  and  esleomidfLa  > 
settlement:  which  hds  ab»oda«l%v 
supplied  thie  mbans  aiidii)»lriao)eQM} 
of  the  !tuaa0ss  of  my  adibinistEard 
tiaquiti  eve9c^  exigency  «f<iifii<iotoi 
or  danger?  aaidi  I  accept^.  Mmk*. 
particular  ^eJteiuieir..^he'(ordiaLi««i-?7 
surance  of  yobrt«rc>icip8tio^<mrA«a 
exalted  sentiraentsof  nutionill  glof|i«t 
inspired  by  tho.iliia^^ioiUi.  ftcbietofr^ 
ments  of  our  gene^-ab^  offioersi  aD4r> 
troops,  during  thd  .waf,£'l»d/  JijBr 
the  principiet  of  Brtfiih  v  ni|tt<»Q' 
humanity,  and  JKsnorj .  whicb  ihanicq 
regulated '^thef  cbnditioDt  of  itbii! 
peace.  -:  .  '.:  "  ^i'?'*.' jn.,!  li^H? 
,  The  wdfareof  eicbt>fi'th(6c^prfer/ 
sidencies  if  eqoaUy  the.  ah&btodi 
object  of  my  rolicitude  aradnie^y. 
Under  the  advantages  of  restored 
peace,  X  shaH  conthnVe  to  aptfj^'iSiy 
dHigtjnt*  attention  to  tB6  kni6fSnt 
purpose  of  extending  throti§^nut 
this  empire,  every  pmctioahto  imw 
provement  in  the  iutcrnaJ  *4inbT)s- 
tration  of  public  aftiiw.  '  Jit  r|he 
pr(^ess  of-  this  sahitary  ^olfl,  ,1* 
ct)niemplate  tlie  risitlg  prospeVit^of 
the  great  jicttlemei^  (^  W^afli^s 
with  peculiai*  interest  «ud.|a^«|fiicw 
tion.  -  During  the?  corset  f>f'  X^f 
administrajtioti,  extensive^  "v^^^^fM^ 
and  populoas  provinces  iA0T^  ^li^^ 
added  to  tlie  govemtpenfc  ofi  irtft 
Fort  St.  Gqorge  \  its  impoirtaiKe^lli: 
the  general  scale  of  the  «B}p}re.Ji^ 
been  considembly  eiwr^e^rj;  J|lt/ 
military,  financial,  j«w4  cpiijwwisSp^. 
resoitfc0S  aogmenred  dud  ln>pr^\^ii 
and  its  extenwA  se^mrtt)-  ftrtnl^,  ^ 
tabllshed,  under  a  system  0f  f<^]^ 
relati(}if.s,  i  ca^culat^d  to  pt^te^rt 
peatiofp!  ind^ViJtry,  "to  «herid^  l^w 
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iirtk«a]:«9Mlh;  ibdto 'strengthen' 
atxd  conwIidAe  'the  powei^  of  the' 
gMdmitt^t,  bf  the  geneml  hap^ 
[^tibift^ftd  welfare  pf  theipeeple.    ' 

-fSlse^tfiiidteble  jei^metm  "which 
yed^bave  ^jcpfetced  in  -this  address^ 
coi(^bNi0d-witl^ini)^  coDfideiice  in 
tb^i^mitp^ctable  andr  hbnbcirabJe 
handt  which  adminliler  the  ]n- 
tetlWit^^diiKilrs  of  Fort  ^  George^ 
atfhftd  a^  ;finif  Expectation,  that, 
whftdf  jiuti^ey  public  Mb,  superior. 
gtnhigth,  ni4  imriviMed  mtlitary 
ik«ie>  ^haU  wcure  the  ;Rmihh  em- 
pire if)  InAa '  against  ihe  2U»saatts 
ojF  3oar«ndR)iea,'  the  provinces  sul>~ 
j«t  tA  the  ijresidency.  of  Fort  St. 
Geor^^  wUl  paftakiB  o£  t)ie  general 
pr^spetity  in  a  prupojlkmradequate  to 
their  extent  .and  importance,  to 
their  nonierons  population, '  to  their 
vahiable  ihtrinxic  resources,  aiid  to 
their  advantageous  local  position. 

.  (Signed)  Welleslht. 

thcuments  connected  with  the  j4d^ 
.  dresf  \finxin.  the  Settlement  of 
t  Bombay.  — ^ — 

l$t.  Letter  from  the  honourable 
Jonathan  Duncan,  esq.  to  the 
Governor-general. 
To  His  Excellency  the  Most  Nolle 
lUchard,  Marquis  JFdlcsl*^, 
K.  p.  Oovernor^general,  ^c. 
My  LbiD,  Fort  JVilllam. 

'  -I  hkvetheiionour  to  adviie  your 
exc^lkttc^,  that  several  of  the  prin- 
tflpd^  Brit^  inhabitants  of  tliis 
ieillduerit)  bMTing  on  the  13  th  of 
Jtist  maMi  flppKed  to  the  ^eriff 
t4>  tc^veae  a  general  meeting  to 
cdnsidfer^^K'address  to  yourex- 
(felldacyi'ott  tlie  subject  of  tlie  late 
happfUimlnAtion  of  IxKtilities  in 
It/^i  Mr.  Nashi  (fee' sheriff,  ap- 
pointed thia  meeting  to  take  place 
da  Tl^ursday,  'the  23d  of  March, 
at  'the  hall  of  the  office  of  police, 
where;  having  opened  the  business 
of  'the  day,    and,    !Mr.  Ilenshaw 


having  been  requested  To  tsakcr  thtf 
chdir,  a  cooimltte^  was,  afler  a  Very 
eloquent  and  impreseiTe  speech 
ftom  Mr,  Thrtepland,  appointed 
to  prepare  art  address  •  ccnsl^j* 
c^*  the  following  gentlecnen.  -      '    t 

Kobert  HenBhaw,  esr^. 

Rpbert  Ai>derson,  esq. 
"  Major-general  John  Bellasif;,  '  " ' 

Major-general  Richard  Jonei^,  *  ^ 

Helenus  Scott,  esq. 

Lieut,  coi.  Watson,  75th  regi-' 
ment. 

Jame*  AupfUstus  Grantj  esq;     . 

Simon  HaJliday,  e^q. 

S.  M.  Thrieplawl,  esq. 

Wiiliam  Dowdeweli,  esq. 

William  Kennedy,  esq. 

Charles  Forbes,  esq.  and         *   ■ 

Pauick  Hadow,  esq. 

These  gentlemen  having  drawn 
lip  the  for  111  of  an  address,  it  was^ « 
in  due  course  approved  of,  an<f 
signed  by  the  civil  servants,  the 
military  and  marine  officers,  the' 
clergy,  the  gentlemen  of  the  pro- 
fessions of  law  and  physic,  the' 
merchants,  and  other  classes  of  our 
inhabitant?  ;  in  which  state  the 
committee  waited  upon  me  with  it,' 
on  tlie  Gth  instant,  requesiting  that 
I  would  forward  it  to  your  excel- 
lency, in  such  manner  as  I  should 
think  pro[>er  -,  and  colonel  Wood- 
ington  having  offered  his  services, 
and  desired  to  be  honoured  with' 
the  cliarge  of  this  cordial  and  sin  J 
cere  expression  of  the  sciUimentf 
of  the  settlemetif,  on  an  occasior^ 
no  less  important  tD  the  interests 
of  the  uuitt^d  kingdom,  than  ho^ 
nourable  and  glorious  to  your  fex-. 
cellency's  administration ;  I  have 
with  pleasure  availed  myself  of  this 
channel  of  forwarding  the  present 
Commimication,  with  the  addres?^,' 
tliat  it  mny  be  offered  to  your  ex- 
cellency by  an  officer,  who,  having 
had  opportunities  to  distinguish 
himself  in  the  course  of  the  gene- 
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ftt^^etvltf^i't^  mt^h  ft  ttdM,  has 
tffeDdi '  ateady  attracted  the  high 
and  gratifyiog  boAcur  of  your  e%* 
oell^cyVajf^batloa. 

A  kfistffaie  address  has,  on  the 
pesiHit  buty  ioteresting  occasion^ 
D^aiir^ittdda  to  the  honourable  ma- 
jor-generil  WelleelCT,  by  the 
sataar  •ii^bitants*  of  which>  and 
of  ^die  honourable  general*s  an- 
imti  copies  are  herewith  sub- 
mitted for  your  eicelleoc/s  no* 
tice. 

I  hate  the  llionour  to  be,  v^ry 
respectfully,  my  lord,  your  lord- 
ship's most  obedient  humble  oer- 


(Sig^ied)    J.  DuKCAN. 
fiomb^  Castle,  14th  April,  1804. 

Qd  Address  Jrom  the  settleniait  of 

Bombay. 
To  His  Excellency  the  Most  Nohk 
Mdrquis   If^eUesUy,  K.  P.  Go- 
vernor'^ general  and  Captain-ge- 
•  neroi^  Jstc, 
May  it  please  your  excellency, 
..  We^    the    undersigned    British 
subjects,  now  residing  in  Bombay, 
b€|g  Jeare  to  o£^r  to  your  excel- 
lency our   sincere  congratulations 
g>i^  the    happy  terminaticm    of  a 
war,  distinguished  by  a  succession 
df  the  most  brilliant,  rapid,  and 
important  rictories,  over  confede- 
tnieA  cfateftaint*  long  versed  in  the 
pc^tiae   tji  arms,    posses^d    of 
jtvery^  advantage  which  a  rast^6upe- 
jjl^y.of  Qumbers  could  afford,  in 
la.CQMntry  protected  by  fortresses 
•aif  mtt  natuml  stiength,  and  with 
fM&^  a  fermidiblp  ibrce  of  avtU- 
inrfjWk  thetr  weeks  and  in  the  field, 
raa>^i|sfl»m  ambition  has    seldodn 
•-afisQtiiBiflatBd  to  disturb,  the  tran- 
liyUbilUt^  «£  sanounding  states,  and 
;ffrhick.  Aotace  eviircea  4he  danger 
^irffafiwtfaer  .del^jy   sod  augtntfuted 
Athei'dtftottlties:  c£  ponediate  sHc- 


In  estftntriing  the  cau^  of  tliis' 
decisite  and  unparalleled  career,  wt4* 
are  deeply  seAsiWe  how  much  is^ 
due  to  the  giUlant  armies  ind  their 
illustrious  leaders,  whose  perse-^ 
vering  aitdour,  viewing  tiothOig 
done,  yfhMit  rvij  thing  great  ot 
glorious  remained  to  be  accom*^ 
plishedi  has  ^ft  their  country  ih» 
wish  cc^neated  with  the  war  ua- 
gratified,  nor  atiy  of.  ijfe  objeots 
unfulfilled,  fiut  we  cannot  forget 
that  there  is  yet  a  'superior  daina 
to  our  gratitude  on  this  occasion, 
and  wlien  we' address  your  excel- 
lency as  the  source  whence  thfe 
high  and  indelible  obligation  pro* 
oeeds,  we  are  coviuced  we  use  the 
l^g^i^  of  all  who  are  animated 
with  zeal  for  the  prosperity  of  the 
British  isle^;  and  are  duty  aw)are 
that  the  proud  and  commanding 
rank  which  the  British  empire  oo- 
oupies  among  ^  natioit^  bf  Eu- 
rope, is  indissolubly  Yxtkhdt  v^lt& 
the  permanenoeof  ita  powers  eofiL 
sequenoa andauthority,  «hnet^tte 
states  of  Asia^     •  ''  *' 

That  such  signal  succesa  ^culd 
have  crowned  the  ahus  Nrf  tfto 
cotintry,  at  a  moment  of  $on^dl 
interest  to  us  all,  from  the  ai^Udiik 
and  impoftatit  contest  whidi  idi 
fnveterate  enemv  has  fen^R^  ilt 
home,  is  an  additional  i^asdATiSt 
exultation  bn  this  oiccnsSon  >  *Ui 
when  we  reflect,  that  A  bWw 
has  been  struck,  in  dne'^^awjiWg^^ 
whith  destroys  ^  laboafi^'feb«b 
of  the  enemas'  insidious  pMfcf  fii 
tihe  PeiMngulfr,  andeVei'j  ^fer  j  " 
«>f  l-ridia,  w^  look  In  vtfkififlA-' 
former  example  of  k  '^*," 
an  Obj^  of  seK!h  'laslib^'1idB6At 
was  th«te.4ultbf  so  sttort  ;^y!ntijgle 
bettdwed  on  its'irttditun*«tl'^-^'^^~'» 

Th<i  fUagtiitude  oTMhlt;  ifed'^f 
the  MarioA^  otb^  advaHta^i  I6f  fie 
Wdr,  Wduld  1ttv<d  i«>ite^»tWn^4*-. 
compensed  the  greatest  sacrifices. 

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Bot  instead  of  thQse«  we  We  had 
th»  ^atiflfac^n  of  reoaarking,  th^t 
tbeie  never  was  a  period  in  the.  hia^ 
lory  of  Indkij  when  public  credit^ 
the  sure  ctiterion  of  public  coofit 
4pnce.  and  ^tnlon,  was  at  a  iilgher 
pitchj  than  when  the  arjni^  of  the 
seven^l  presidencies  were  engaged 
w  active  operations  j  s^yA  the  fate 
of  tht  contest ,  was    a«   yet    the 
subject  of  hppe  alone :  but  hope^ 
confirmed  by  the  iospirij^  recofc- 
kctko  of/4^  paat,  and  a  know« 
]e4ge  that   t!ie  sami^  vigorous  and 
enlightcoetl  :A:o;m$,eI«  which    pre* 
&tdvx\  over  the  campaign  of  ^ly.'-orQ, 
siiU  r«igi>e4  in  tho  cabinet^  wliile 
he^ts  which  the  same  ui*daunted 
Ralopr   flaima'^dy    beat    h^h  .for 
^vi  glory  ia  tbi;  JieJd* 
.  ,Hjfcd  yte  no  ^W  meaiis  of  estl- 
p)rtli»g..ihti  exfeeat  2|u4  value  of  the 
obiig»tk«i  which  J[our  excellency** 
ipe^ipmblie  administration  of  their 
affairs  has  con&cred  pn  the  bo- 
iiouraWe  Cowip^nyj   Uiis  striking 
omtrast^  to  the  es^perlence  of  for- 
mer times,  when  the  hpur  of  vic- 
iti^ry  v^s,  sometiff)^  marked  with 
^  same,  financial  embarrasmexvt 
li^jdepression    which  jiggravated 
ij^jpoment  9f  defeat,  wotddiUeU* 
,^  ^pfficient  for  thai  purpose.  Avid 
jVtpG  Jthe  ,9lose  of  that, .  spl^KJlid  ad- 
j^m$tratk>n   arrives^    the  loss   to 
^ti^h  Indi4  will  only .  be  ^Uevl- 
'Mi  by  reflecting,  that,  whatever 
,|i  esseiitlal  to  the: permanence  of 
'#^rosperiiyj  thj?  iKabiUty  of  its 
apd  :&^  fame  of  itsanl»3« 
jalfeady  be^n   a<?copi^jhed ; 
S^l  sufficient  pi^s©  \vi8  belopg 
^jA  ftbosf^  who  ^ucqepd .  to  the  ma- 
>IMgefn«nt9f  afi^ifs,  jf  ^y  main- 
-Iwirlbo  sy^S^m  ^vhipb  , Aipy  .'fifni 
^wltshedi'prtsc^ve  (be  ,eiG»^atioti 
^9f^i^  tim  notieprf  i^^fffiG^ti  has 
ifiyqy  W)tfcerf^.:^(Q<jaM#  ^«4F«^W»t 
<|ke-i^lvftl  oC  dai^riwhieh.jfour 


exceUenojF  bat  bjb^artd^  ^tU) jnfih 

sipial  wd  eooipleatf.-.aQOpeKbt.'^ 

avert^andto  subdtt^.      .  :,.,it  ^-s 

We  have  the  honor  to  b^*    . . .  ^ , 

With  the  greatest  respect,  a' 

May  it  please  yo\irexcelieo^j>-  ^ 

Your  excellency*^  most  ofedtfUti 

humble  serrant^j         '^' 

(Signed)    '  B.HMSBAWi 

And  123  other  British  Jnbabifaott* 

B<;inbay^22d  March,  1804.    "  - 

Zd  ylddress  from  the  Settlement  af 

Bomhati  t0  major^enif^  U^A* 

Usky^  .... 

To  Major  Gennal  the  HonouvMt 

Arthur  fFellesley,  tsfc.  tsfc. 

SIR,  •  i 

We  might  be  justly  deemed  in- 
lensible  to  the  signal  benefits  Which 
your  late  brilliant  career  has  con- 
ferred upon  your  country,  if  wte 
did  not  avail  ourselves  of  tb^  op* 
porttmity  which  vourttnnporBryj^- 
sidence  in  this  island  affords,  to  ex- 
press the  high  sense  Kie  en^U&lk 
of  your  memorable  and  impol^ant 
services.  *      : '», 

To  you^  Sir,  in  an  enuiieiit  if^ 
gree»  are  owing,  not  onlr  the  4tn^ 
inense  advantages  re5«:4ting'^Q||| 
successful  campaign  in  th^  DecClK 
but,  tliose  having  been  attnndd, 
the  blessing  of  an  early  pdace  in 
Ihdia.  l^e  enemv*^  systemattt 
inclinatton  for  desnltdry  smd' pro- 
tracted war&re,  was  met  onrydur 
part,  aaitlikewiiewas^witbrj^qfed 
«iie!rgy  and  succeis  in^'amf^itfr 
quarter,  by  a  xtrise  andj^^sdiam  He* 
solution  to  br^g'a^ibirs.to  aF  sp00^ 
hi  well  as  docions  nsner'iuk^tidb 
iiat£h&  of  Assye/  iMiicbi~titof)Sayittl 
-boitr  jftttly  ^otk  MM  QdtAicndinl- 
ifdan^  vak)uc  afjouTi  tlM|^  l^aifd 
.tkketes^i'x^DXttg/B,^  «Mir>di6ndbcj(['«f 
r«tevyr<Ace^  vnider  ^r  vottMdaM, 
stru^-^  damp  dn  tiss^bqiftfef^fbe 
advetbe  po\yer9,  which  may  altcxnst 

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ASLillC  /AMNUIM/  WB^KiXli,  l€if¥. 


,kiei«ii^  tpkavjedtctdedtb^^te  of 
ii»e  campaigq. 

But  U  U  oot  in  your  military  ea- 
r^r  abn#t  tliat  we  have  observed 
Um;  e^ts  oif  an  active,  ablei  and 
4et^min«Ml  inind,  iW  di^Bouk 
jnpgociaUoQs  which  you  canried  on 
yiitk  two  hostile  powers,  wbile«  at 
the  s:ima  moroenti  your  attention 
w^s  occupied  by  the  operations  of 
theiield^  do  the  greatest  bouor  tp 
your  talents  as  a  <>tatesnun«  and 
display  a  happy  union  of  political 
^killj  aiKl.  military  science. 

Your  victories  have  taken  place 
iu  our  neighbourhood  j  they  im 
^mediately  aflee.t  our  future  interestt , 
and  are  ijuiniately  connected  with 
:OUr  pre:>ent  prosperity.  'Iliey  lay 
tl\e.  (cHuidauun  of  a  peace  to  usj 
and  our  successors,  which  is. up 
longer  likely  to  be  uiterrupted  by 
the  feuds  and  combinations  of  a 
Mahfatta  aristocracy.  Tliey  open 
to  tlie  tlade,  and  to  the  jlndustry  of 
Bon\t^yi  the  ports  of  an  extensive 
and  populous  country,  ,  ^ 

^  iJnaer  these  ci  rcumstances,  when 
assembled  to  ex[)ress  our  gratitude 
towards  yoi,ir  Noble  and  Illustrious 
"Relative,  we  shouldhave  f^lt  our 
dirty  inly  half  discharged,  if  \Ve 
4^  omitted  tliis  tribute  of  inspect 
.tn  one,'  who  is  so  justly  dear  tohira, 
and  uuder  whose  ai^^ces  the 
troops  of  every  descriptioo  have 
^ih^^Vft  tiiemsalves  >vortiiy  pf  such 
a,]^(leri  and  ^f  their  formejr  re- 

^     ^:.>Vfi  h%\^^  thp/jioqor  to  te^  .  ^ 

Ypifj.ohedignt  humble  seryapts, 
^XSig^dj,.      ^iRo»«,U7Ji»;is^/i,>v. 
, ;  tAiid  byll^a  9ther,Britij»]i;  ,.j 


■jUi  t.\l    iu    i- 


■J.>IJ.^^1    .,c 


.  Setilement^:  JBomb^i^  r-j  i^ii^ 

The  approbation  of  this  %»|^ 
tpent  is  a  distinction  wl4ch,)f^i;9& 
fbrd  a  permaiwiit  source  pS  f^^r 
ca^!o»  to  ipy  mi9^ ;  ,and  i  iw©ivsC» 
with  a  high  senfe  of  cesp^ci;>:.^ 
hoQor  a)i|[¥eyed  to  lue  by  y^oiir  adr 
dress.  - ^     ,/    i  .  "ej^c: 

The  evaots  whiph  prQeed0d.4te 
'war^  arc^  off  a  oat^im  to  <M>M«^(ffiM^ 
^he justice^ our c^n^^  whife.-(t^ 
forbearai;ice:^>Vith  yrhick^.Piitigp 
government  refrained  fro«jk  ^ib^ 
coQfest,  is  calfp^lated  tp.  i^aDtfest 
that  the  egiqifp^^taUi  qi^  ^m  \ii^ 
tary,equii«ieiu  wa9,fiirc?tMl<Dtilte 
preserx-artMOfW  pcMft,,  ^^d.^MMtr 
put  wilt:  tl^^  grincipies  p^  m^^i^ 
feAsive.  ppi3ifi)f..7iTJ)e,[g9s^peeh«>r 
wye  pbfi  «^.op^tk)p§i%i4j*  i»Mh 
duct,  of  *e  tm.Nf^  i*f5Wrt|Bd:jtij 
the.exteivt.ofc  (m-,^^imfm^h.9f4 

power  ot^fi^jivmm  \J^\t^ 

^'^^Ji^ff5^?#»fiPc§.flnflMiHit-p«- 
*ented.  ji  ;^.<atnp^  cap^iw^oC^  **f 
P^yinar;?^  9P^.t|l«  Bic^rfif*«wW 

objects  pf  :mili*wy  fiJ9i3r«j»n4  :««**- 
stentive;  grbolf  ^  ^f  4h^ ,  |?wg<ftlg 
wisdohi,of  ,the  Bi)4§h:  .Qpm^- 
To  ^.Wffli?dj.lP  8^^ft?P?|i^>vas 
an  object.iwprrtly,  9^,^192  Wgh^t 
ambltioj^,.^.  0^..:f»»k^npiAliM^' 
wh|cji  pUpgd i.^^  [c}j]ifif^ .(rfn^JllP 
f  ™y.  vu|%  (fly  a?iiwaa?^d^>ngWrf 
»e-.^>apifeffat^  ^e.  :fieRww«it 
caiujes  .<tf.4?uri8uixcajj  an4iflWf«|, 
*P  ;the  .^W4*ejj'^4^rap^het5jf  ^ 

.  z^W.%P^Wtfif^ 
M"«*9^.#eQtf  Q^<fr,fi^i<^^ 

Under  the  effects  of  those.^- 
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that  support,  ivhkb*  tiifey^  A^i^e  des- 
tined by  the  goveittdr  ^^*<*m!  to 
dfofti/to  .(lie  opewnyia  bf  the 
tteitititaride^iti''«hief.  And;  whrifc 
tto?  fraiid  afihy,  UtfdeT  MhI  fejfctef- 
Jettcy*»  fcimediate  cfoihtti&nd,  de* 
ejded  the  war  in  Hflndiistirti,  by  the 
ttao^'Wjjki  cared?  df "Uritttant  vic- 
tories, the  anny  of  the  Deccan, 
«htttatlng  .tb^  YioUI*  ^example, 
tt»Atrffei6^  td  e^'m  ^he  fame'and 

rwe»i*f  GrtfAt''BWtate,'ln  India, 
:«  hd^i^'utirtVaUM  'rti*  the  an^- 

^^Itt-aJndhdirirtli^fr  peace  (a  duty 
iWfpbsfed  oh'rt!^l>y  tlie'lbc^Isilua- 
tidDd^^cJ  itiipfetllv^  atthSes)  I  was 
l^tecliledi  ilhdd^'^fbe  htnnedi^t^  or^ 
tJir§«id  Idifi^cttehfi  Of  the  jover- 
HwJ  geiieral,^tof  maAifJwt'  ^  prac- 
i*«i  ^ihplebf  IbemWe^tion  of 
thei  ^&«feh  Cd^ncHH,  "if  hich  ar- 
fceWedtfeiJ^pregritew  of  our  ahn.s  in 
*h4^kttlir>af  ticfttif»  tofixthetran* 
tjcJMityi  W  jfedi^,  brf^the  fcnirtda* 
^otarior^'th^f' ehlar^  poli^.  and 
i«';refe«kr0  Ihe  1)^t  assurances  of 
tbif  cifltilWatlte  of  peace  from  the 
^Mi^tebte  r^^dsed  by  the  states 
lM?]j^'^jifi*derated  agiirii^  Uit,  in 
3il^getieiro^ty,  honor,  and  justice 
df  tfelft  British' Goveriimerit. 
^  "'In '  tttviewini^  the  couseqrifcnces 
^«r  Btttce^,  itlsWith  unfeigned 
<m^i^lti6M'that  I  perceive  the  in- 
'ferfea^ng  chaiinels  of  Stealth  which 
^bsisf&ni)e^d' opened  ib  tbtk  opulent 
im^tit&tit  y  Idnd,  it  ^  h  peculiariy 
•^iWJ^ing;^  to  'tii)r  fee^w^,  that  I 
"thbdld 'i^i^  been  instrumenkd  in 


'^itk^4)0t  df  'Ihe  ^<9mth^  i^tta, 
has  excited  the  wam«»P  d^«iWi^ 
of  ftiy  heart,   t6getb*f^^iCb<^the 
^lighest  sentimemd  of  pt$bfo:  Te»- 
^pect^  at  tbe^fnetinte,'theiidfore>, 
dmt'I  receive,  v^ith' peeulitfr  grati- 
tude, tkts«nark  of  yotjit  khi&e^B^ 
I  cannot  discharge  U«o  obU^a^ns 
yoA  'have  imposed  oft  me,   in  ii 
-manner  nUM-e  conformable  to  my 
sense  e^  the  honor  and  welfare  o£ 
thts  s^tlement,  or  of  the  reputa- 
tion and  interests  of  the  empire, 
than  by  expressing  my  confidence 
4yf  }«our  cherishing  those  principles 
of  loyalty,  subordination,  and  go- 
vernment, which  have  raised,  and 
finally  established;  the  British  em- 
pire, in  India,  on  the   extensive 
ibundattons  of  its  present  security, 
prosperity,  dignity,  and  renown* 
I  have  the  honoyr  to  be. 
Gentlemen, 
Your  obedient  humble  servaitt, 
Aethur  Wblleslsy, 
Alajor  General. 
(AiracCopy.) 

H.  SliAMK,  Private  Sec. 

5th, — Letter  from  the  governor 
general  to  the  hon.  Jonathan  Duu- 
can,'Es<j. 

Tv  the    Hon^  Jonathan   Dmcan, 
Esq,  ksfc.  fefr.  ^c*  - 


Sia. 

1  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge 

your  kind  and  safisfaciory^  lettrt-^ 

received  by  colonel  Wocidiiigton, 

together  with  the  address'of  the 

British  inhabitniits  of  Bombay. 

^?ertihi^ittg-'thl6=  &ncifib  of  p^ac'e  to        I  have  jmblidy  delivered 't</co- 
y'flSittteitt^feti  kratk'  the  restources    loftd  Wtxxiingtoii'  my  answer  to 

tliat  spirited  and  eloqui^t-^iddress ; 
colonel  Wobdlngton  will  tnui^mit 
my  answer  to  you,  with  my, re- 
quest; that  ydu  >ril  be  leased- h» 
c6t^mtlI^cate  itto  the  cftahrtiah  of 
the  meeting,\-Athib^  has*)a^arcd 
so  honourable  a  sen?^©  of  the  suc- 


'^  'irtftlifc  »]{>!i4t  if  Whicll,  the 
*tefftii^ehft  utidiii'  ndy  cbnunand, 
*tei^  '  der5v*xi  'thtmbst  essential 
aids  during  the  prose^i]tttib)i>  '6f  the 


mr: 


7«  T^ixxMbtt  wWch  it  ha^  plea^d 
^W^t'6^<Shoo«e  of  uniting  my  name. 


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ild  officer,  ando^^Mf  < 
to  my  seutrcneats. 

I  Jiavc  die  bpDor  U>}t^^Ji 

With  great  respvt ,;     T 

\  ?^**.        >      — 

Your^ttiol  seryaoAk 

Fttrt  U^iuianif^  


mt$  ft  tm  endeavouTf  to^trve  aa^ 
WtfDCrf,  lb  the  arduous  staUQAia 
vMdif  amplacexL. 
aV^l^^lUnWyob  to  YeasM  my 
^kiiWt^-1«toks  'M  the'ol%lng 
,^lAtfiSft*l9"1|irilte  ivbich  yoa  have 
^n^pfcJM*^  accompwiy  thi* 
•  grateful  bu^  respcctM^  commu^ 
ntcattoQ. 
L,r*teflW»  PwHitriiir  iitii6c#0r^  to 

tiand^r^  jOtO^^  W*«liagtg0,  ^ 

nipjil  cor<M  J«»peci. 
srl*^  <W(y  «^  ilfce  acMreit,-pw^ 
•ented  by  tjie  Bfkwh  inh^toits 
Ij^.A^mbay  tamajoivgeneml  Wei- 
ll^; «Qd  tJie  copy  oTthirt  oftiow'f 
|»|wpvi  transmit^  witli  ycHir.  kt* 
lf%  «c^M  t|ie  most  liv^  itftfswiit 
15^  my  W«i  Tbo  eddr^M  •  pf©- 
Hooted  K?  R|aj<M9-eeQeaa  WeW^ley 
fhniUtea.aR^ddiiioQal  instano&of 
Hl^iii^pere  ^  ^aloQs  attachoaefit 
^^  iteCtlement  <s(.howfi9fy,  .to 
tlKMNijtei^B^^Dd  honor  «f  our  ooaa* 
ti^  .  aSho-pliWio  ^r^of  thm:  pro* 
ff^H^MgHtaiMid  Ibo  «»{Nns6ioaof 

^  i  a«a  9b»  highly  mmib\t  of  tbt 
IMinosiatfstmn  aii4  legwDd:  ^^Ufili 
tbd^caipe  giooeediag  mamiatlB^.ta- 


CA. — Aiw>fr«r  of  ^^gotemdiv 
l^neral  to  the  address  fh)m  the  s6t- 
tleinent  ef  fiombayk 

"the  con^cifiilajUOQs  wttS/olk.  y0| 
arc  pleased  to  offer,  "to  5aej;0C^  tbf 
happy  termination  of  the  Ike  JMB^ 
roaoifest  tbe  most  honoradiQ^^Eetr 
loos,  and  just  spirit  of  ,attai^)iii0||i 
to  the  public  wel6«ie,  an^^^fo  t]b» 
national  fame,  and  i^jpqr, 

I  accept  th^^Qim^tadl 
of  yow  confidence  and 
oi>inion,  with  a  dueuestimt^*^  _ 
the  liberal  sentiipe^ts,  ^vittch<diio*' 
tated  your  address,  iod  ^th^)a||^ 
sense  of  the  hciuor  cpuveya^  JMU^^ 
by  this  pul^ip  ^testinv)^  .d^.|ig|r 
approhaU(^^   ...        ^-.-^n^  ?. 

Your  >  vicinity  to  the;  ^bb^^ite^r 

war  in  the  Deccan  has  ^COa^MlyFI^ 
to  aj^reciate,  wKh  skcaSiie^^tim 


P|ni9v(oei  and  Ijfwpiqst^oatPfli^   ^ce^  ,tj^  mgoittde  of  j|toitin< 
surefthe  British  inhahitioKtf.af BettK    gers  whid^^e  b^ea  sxmomgei, 


bay,  that^i  «M1  wor  wtMirisense 
of  their  personal  ^Mrotur,  prmior- 
tyopfd  to  mar  AoBoMwkftrtlie  &me 
apijlM^Pur  of  owjor-^pnciil  Wd- 
le«ley,  wheao  lAanMli^aad  oatt* 
duct  have  catdia/A  Jm  mjt  »tfid 
every  seiitinMQtofpimfee^afl^gliMi 
^d  ^Itacl^oi^t,  jwth  J|>iCi;inoat  ur- 
gent duty.  Jf  piABp  respect^  admi- 
latiohV aia mkijtud}.,  .,  \.  \  . 
M^gtoeral  Wellesley'g  an- 
#^  id  fhe'addreas; '  vrhkh  lie'W 
ti«»*ttoBbr*d?  r^cchrldg;  \s  Urdrthy 
of^e  cUMet^bfthat  dt^t^sh- 


an$f  the  extoni;  ,of  tbe 

advantages  ^c^  hix^ 

takied  V  ^  ^iM4xi^ 

British am^ ,,.]&  .Ml^4  ..   , 

lucnt  a«d  pQogpress  of  jtht^oyc.jti^* 
westerrvquartoflirf  jif^M«l|l^fP»- 
cictiqy  of  vynyyimpft^t  VUlHiWH  Im* 
of  bur  P3ttli|a^;y;«apt;rfit^  tW^0^ 
cured  by  the  9/^^  ^.#*lili.9»^ 
Y«»niep|;,<^th^  djtril  ^  military 
Service,  aud  otLti^Jkiiish  inhab»» 
taiitsvof  Bj?q*«jr«,fflid  lhQ.meful 
and  cordial  asfi^afoe  which  yoa 
contributed  in  jqor.aeveial  cipaci- 

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in  dte  hoar  of  pM,  entme«  j%ii  to 
1ttrtl%atc  fe  tfie  lipneit  '\fhich  hs» 
atteii<te*our  gforfem  sdcci5». 

The  exertions  of  Bombay,  during 
tlte^latii  conted!/haVc  recaUed  to 
*y  iWcWection  the  aistingawhed 
service  of  that  scttteiitent  in  a  criws 
of  etfaal  importance^  iaA  I  have 
w^VBBd  jmA  cboAiieaQifr  9ad  sa- 
tts(action^.i^  rmval  of  the aao^ 
^rgy  and  zeal  svbieh  laeiUliatod 
oic  success  of  our  arms  in  Mysore. 
It  is  grateful  to  my  mind,  that 
the  cOndjBion  of  peace  shook!  have 
^^Mi^Bbed    national    ^vaifUlges^ 
worn  Hduch  peculiar  ben^  wHl 
^pjtofcW  tb  the  setBemeht   of 
««^r>  I3y  thd  security  and  ex- 
^^K^nm  ^  its  commctce,  mtlitgxy 
'^oowes,  territorial  revenues,  and 
-p^fiettMnfitK^nce  and  power.  The 
«*|NW<*^  **J  importance  of  these 
9Avmmig^  aflbrdiW  a  dae  ttwafd 
to  ttw  Idyalty,  publfc  2C41,  and 
<J*mv;  tmifeitoly  tfrsph^yedby  the 

■iwujmimluu.  Havwj^  borne  a 
«oiMidcraWe  sbate  to  tlfe  bortwh 
ii^llaiM  of  wtf,  yoU'ba^  re^ 
»Ma  'ji  ju»  prppditiott  of  the  be- 

^j^btrmay  rdy  on-the  cdtatimiancd 
vttr'teoest  tfAdearours  to  pro^ 
Mgetefctiprovitoettt  bf  those  bg- 
jp^'jittj^oar  optifent  and ptiblie 
i^^JM-^inlUtiiiifii ;  aitd  to  mato^. 
"^  honor,  and  wel- 

liy.hjr^jtiit  silica- 
--  -/*Ae^l«iclpk!*«f  itwria  pd- 
fcri'^wtWi  haw  Odntrftttted  td^ 


^**4it.— Letter  fixmi  the  Uoatcsa )' 
Vol.  6. 


^^<)tefbbf  i6  the'pAfeS 
i>f  the  got^ftrtor^nc 

^   sectary   ta  hU  ^9^(«f«p« 

I  havtr  the  hoooQT  to  tltnteu^ 
ym  copy  •#  •  lett^,  Ttddmgiid  «# 
»  by  A^  British  h^bHahti  «r 
Wjee  of  Wakrt  Iskgd,  togfethi^ 
with  the  prooMdimi  of  ^  Mn^rM 
BWWing  •latniWed  by  aie  itt  €«n. 
plhwce  with  their  teqiieit  e 

I  beg  ycm  wiU  lay  these  poj^ 
before  his  oxceUenqjr  the  iiioll 
noble  the  maiquis  Wellesley  |  add 
P«wit  me  nt  th^  lame  tinae  ft>  f^ 
qoest  that  you  wiU  express  to  1^ 
Jordship,  how  higUyl  ieelh<MtM 

to  betejr  the  channel  throughiiSiA 
the  sense  of  this  meeting  Im  bead 
o*xirmf^,  and  how  sinceivly  f  baN 
tidpete  in  theiespectWai^timSlI 
^I^iWic  *eal,atoilniiidn,  ttiidrta^ 
Otude^^wfcidi  have  been  oxdiei  ift 
the  breasts  &(  the  inhabkanft  «f 
Made  of  Wdc^'i  Island,  by  the 
*w*H*wiWt  8;rbat,  Md  hnpbvtiiit 
schiitfwaiieDis  th^t  hav^  m  emi* 

nwUy^istifiguishedhis  exceHewjrt 
«tinit>i6tr«rida. ,  .% 

IhafcrthdhonOTtohiu 

Vour  vwy  obedlehtiemnt; 
;^    ^  :R»  T,  FA««vtoAa» 

of  mUes^^s  tsUnii 
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^  2i"^P«^e^Ings'of'the  ttmh 
inhafiitants^at  Prince  of  WaWs 
l^iland,  loth  FeJJ>  1804.      '  ^     ,  *- 

At  a  meeting  <^  the  B^tisfe  inj»» 
bitants  of  Prji^^  of  .W^«i<ft.Waaa 
at  the  CutchciTv,  on  IheOjOth  Feb. 
J  804^  convened  under  the 


of  tl»  li«ie«iant^fOfi«i»r,  fa  ||m 
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me  British  inhfllMtaiitt  bf  the' Mi*- 
.tleme^t,  on  a  proposal  fotrobtainii^ 
peirnaissipo  through ,  the  litutenant- 

*  j^cwataeiV  from  his^fextjeilency  the 
triQst  Moble  the  marquis  WMIeetey, 

*  to  be'aQowed  tdtiave  a  copy  taken 
of  his  excellency**  portrait,  to  be 
fenced  Id  the  govetnmen**house  of 

^.  ^amcs  Scott,  Es^.  in  die^cliair. 

ItMOif ed  :aitaniiROf!ifii)rv 

"^''WrjJt,  That  if  5s  th^yish  of  this 

rneeting,  elated  as  it  is 'at  the  great 

*  ^rtd  glorious  achievements  perforni- 
e.cf  bj  the  Brilibh  arms  in  India, 
\irider  the  counsel  and  guidance  of 
lit^  excellency  tlie  most  noble  tlie 
marquis  Welleslcy,  and  impressed 

'  with  a  due  sense  of  the  svibstintial 

'advantages  which  must  accrue  to 

\  the  British  empire  at  large,  and  its 

\ '  JiuHan    territories    in    particular, 

,  ^'  ifirom  the  wisdom  and  energy  which 

liave  so  eminently  distinguished  hi$ 

Excellency *s    government,    that   a 

J  copy  of  his  excellency's  portrait  be 

^Obtained  and  placed  in  the  govern- 

^  nicnt-h^iise  of  this  island,  opposite 

*'  the  portrait  of  the  royal  personage 

'  with  which  it  is  at  present  so  highly 

*'  gTaced  and  h'U>f>n'd. 

Secondly,  That  a  committee  be 
appointed,  consisting  of  the  chair- 
man and  Messrs.  Caunter,  Baird, 
Carfi?gy,:'H<itton,'  and  Clark,  to 
^  ^  ^a^  tip  a  letter  to  the  lieutenant- 
goveifMt^  eXptessWe  of  €\e  sense 
of  this  meetmg,  and  requesting  that 
It  may  be  ^Eiimbly  laid  before  his 
exceUg&Kjy  llffi  most  nobie  tlie  mar- 
quis Welieslev. 
«»J  ^^ilSimW.  Jteflftlvedi .  That  the 
following  l^tt^ijiavipg-h^n.wb- 


jaaeetiog,  be  trmisti&itted  tfiftti^ 
lientenilm-govemor/  >^^A^4i)r  the 
firitishirii^itaQts.      -  ' 

To  R.  T.  Farqukar,  Esq,  Lieute^ 

ff'aUt^s  Island,  &c.  &c 

Sir, 

W^  the  British  iitbafeitntts  tjf 
?rincd  of  Wales's  Island,  exulting 
in  the  glorious  achievements  of  the 
British  arms  in  Tndik,  aDd  behold- 
ing with  admiration  abd  gratitude, 
the  extraordinary  wis^m  and 
ener^  which  have 'so' eminentlj 
distinguish^  tlie  govenunent  of 
this  country;  under  the  most  noble 
the  marquis  Welleslcy  j  and  being 
fully  impressed  with  a  due  sense  of 
the  great  and  acdid  advantages 
which  must  accrue,  firdtn  the  ipaea- 
sapes  pursued  by  his  excellehcy^ .  to 
the  British  empire  at  large,  and  to 
India  in  particular,  are  ambitious 
ifif  the  honor  6i  hxirivig  hit  ekcel* 
leiicy *s  portrait  to  adom  tte  govcm- 
i&ent4ik>u^of  tjhistdattd.  ! 

Through  ydHi^ir,  tbereibre,  we 
fatinibly  solicit  his  exeelfencf  *i  gm- 
ctout  p^rmissioft  ta  olloiv  a:  oapyto 
be  taken  of  his  excellency's  pm!HEr» 
which  #as  piiintod  imoiMbtely 
after  (he  great  and  Impoitaht  ogd* 
quest  of  Myfiefe*  •    -• 

Pfoc^  as  we  are  ia  ^  ttiall, 
though  not,  we  pnatiaiM,  aos  fiJa- 
httpo^tant  part  of  titefiriciAi  etnr 
pire,  we  venture  to  hdpit,)  tfaotiifais 
excellency  ^ill  dOi»tofciSDd  to  ac- 
cept the  humble  tribute  of  grati* 
tude  and  zeal  iff^di  aoin^ues  our 
small  body,  in '  codhmon  witk  that 
whitfa  has  Oh  sitbi!^  occasions  dis- 
tii^uisbed  more^^n^iderabi^  pieet- 
ing^  of  the^riiish  liiHa&iti^ts  ia 


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•fS^ceUeooyg  §9v^tBai«at.     . 
f . :« We  have  the  boQQr  to^  be^ 

With  the  ino$t  perfect  respect 
and  oonsideratioQ, 
""^  \       .-Stt;.  •  -     r   .1   ' 
'   Yourobedi^islhiaiaaUe 
'  servantsj  > 
(Signed)    James  Scott^  T,  Baird, 
H.Warlng,   r.  :»Liu.;ngtoa,  D. 
Browell,  James  Heriot,  I'iioroas 
'     Hatton,  John  Dickens,  George 
V  Cannier,  T.  W.  Court,  W.  E. 
PbLUips,  James  Canieg) ,  James 
.     Douglas,  A.  Mackntt,''C.  Smitli, 
J.  Hall,  Robert  Williams  James 
Scott,  John  Brown,  John  Chieue, 
John    ShaWj    John    MHot,    T. 
Haugonsionj  G..  H.  G.  Ames, 
M.  W.  Wallace,  D.  CUrk,  Ap. 
Macintyreg,  W.  Nichols,  Tho. 
Thoma3>  Tliomas  Jones,  Robert 
Landitr,  Thomas  I^yton. 
Prince  of  IVales^s  htarid,  ' 
,m.  1604. 
Pounbly.  R^dved^'Thata  sub- 
scriptioa  be   Iro mediately  opened 
for  the  purpose  4^^  carryiijtg  the  re- 
solotioDS  of  this  Qieeting  into  ef- 
.i$ct ;  aod  the  money  so  subscribed 
to  jbe  paid  into  the  hon.  cc^pany's 
U^asiirx. 


'  •  I  ha?e  received  ^ith  the^e^it^af 
satisfactiOQ,  tbep^ofeedl^n^softbe 
British,  iohabltanu  of  Prince  of 
'W^les*s  Island^  enclosed  itt\ypur 
letter  of  the  l6th  February  l^ ; 
and  I  request  you  to  coavej  to  the 
gentlemen,  who  have  been  pleased 
to  confer  upon  nae  the  hpnor  of 
such  a  testimony  of  estieem,  my  re- 
spectful sense  of  their  pimoial 
kindness^  and  my  cordial  approba- 
tion of  their  public  spirit. 

1  have  great  oleasure  Iti  comply- 
ing with  tlie  nattering  request  of 
the  valuable  settlement  of  Rrioce' of 
Wales's  Islanci,  signified,  in  their 
address  to  you. 

In  communicating  to  you  mv 
sentitnents,  I  request  you  to  ^cccpt 
my  thanks  for  the  obliging  terms 
of  your  letter  of  the  1 6th  February. 
Tlie  prosperity  of  the  settlement  of 
Princ6  of  Wales's  Island  is  an  ob- 
ject of  considerable  national  im- 
portance, to  which  It  is  my  duty  to 
direct  my  particular  attention  j  and 
I  am  satistied  that  the  welfare  of 
that  flourishing  settlement  will  be 


JRithly.     Resolved;  That  a  copy     essentially  promoted  by  the:  assi 

duous  exertion  of  your  zeal,  talents, 
and  ipteguty. 

i  bare  the  honor  to  b^> 
Sir, 
Your  feithful  servant, 
(Signed)     WiXLEStBT. 


of  these  resolutions  be  transmitted 

to  the  lieutenant-governor. 

J   a'Sixihly,    .  Revived,    That    the 

.shanks  o£  jthis  meeting  be  presented 

.Id  Mr.  8eoit,  for  his  |able  conduct 

iJn'dib  cha*r. 

i.  Of  li^iff^)^    .Ja^jbs  Scott, 
-  ./!^  1j  ,  .     Chairman. 

i^-.  ^^TA-true.cqpjT;,  .  '/;  ,' 
u.;-U  vv  r- ;:  W» E^PHi]H,;P8, 
'::,-:./,;    H  S^CKt^tbfilfieut.-Gov. 


^' general  li)''l 


frojpihe  'governor- 
tlie  lieuttjnam-govfemor. 


BHAU0ULPORE. 

I.— Letter  from  Mr.  WtAtle  to 
the  g6¥ena<»r-gene]^«       : 
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t  -VJ : 


ito  his  txceilency  the  most  nohlc 

J^q^'^maxquk  JVelUsl^^K-P- 
*g9Vtrmr'^€nt>Tal  of  Bengal,  and 
captaln-gnieral  qf  his  snqjestyt 
and  the  hen.  company  sjorces  in 
India,  &:c.  itc. 
.:  My  Lord, 

I  feel  highly  gratified  in  being 
sclecled  to  have  the  honor  of  trans- 
mitting to  your  excellency,  the  ac- 
companjing  address  troni  tlie  Bri- 
tfsii  jriljabitants  residing  in  ihe  dis- 
trict of  Bhaugulpf^rt",  on  tlie  late 
cessation  of  hostilities,  and  tlie 
h^ppy  rest(jralion  of  ^xace  to  Hin- 
dostan  J  who,  though  few  in  num- 
ber, cotitemplate  viih  as  much  re- 
verence and  admiration  as  any  of 
rhcir  countrymen,  die  brilliant  ta- 
lents and  provident  wisdom  which 
so  speedily  produced  that  glorious, 
honorable,  and  beneficial  event. 
1  have  the  h(nh>r  to  remain, 

\Vith  sentiments  of  the  utniost 
respect  and  gratitude, 
Vour  excellency's  most  obe- 


hostilities,  and  the  restoratioD  of 
pea^ej^  Hi»lipQS|w»»  ,     — -t  /  '.t'»»' 

Ii^  coQ|is|9pl»ling  tbe  rife,.pf9^ 
gTjess^.aod  i^rninatiMO  9f  tb^.riat^ 
glorious  war,,  ;Ve  view  .wifth.-adoji^ 
ration,  the  couDpn^en&ive  ii^gmy 
^vhich  at  c^ce  .eflobrac^^  th^  e%\wi^ 
sive  and  alafrnj^g  consequence^  oif 
(he  JVIarhatta  CQiifed^racy^  mi, 
witi)  the  ujunost  proipptiuide  jand  • 
vigmir,  prpvide^i  the  ipeaii^  <^. 
cpn^letely  defeating  lUenv 

The  rapid  supocssion  of  Ispieodid 
military  achij^yi^entA  m  t|^  pcbse* 
cntioD  of  your  expeUeiu:y*s.  jilans^* 
chiring  the  last  few  4390?)&s,  and 
the  successful  coudnsioapf  th«;War, 
liAve  established,  on  the^  mpst  apli4 
and  i^rmanent  ^bund^tiop',  the  Bri^r 
tish  enopire  in  India,  and.  inseimM 
hly  connected  youn  expell^iyr'i 
famte  witlx  national  prosperiJty  an^, 
renown.  .    . .  .."r,".  '-    . 

We  jfurther  rewari^  wipp^e^. 
trerae  Batisfaction,  the  cUifpl^  9?^ 
the  British  ^cl^aracter  m  vs^  de- 


dient  and  humble  servant,     mency  and  moderation  oJTthe  teipgns 


J.  WiNTLE. 

Bhaugulpore,  March  15,  1804. 

2.— ^Address  from  tlie  British  in- 
habitants ^/BhaMgulpcH'e^ 
TdHs^HMknry  the  most   nolle 

Richard,  marquis  lVeile^ey\  K.P. 
'     governor  general  oj  Ben^t,  and 


of  peace^ ,  granted  to  tli€} ,  j?peo^ ,  m 
the  career  of  victory  j  ond  \vy& 
should  suppress  our  feelmgs^  if  we  . 
omitted  to  es^press  our  pleasure  ^^fi^ 
exultation^  in  viewiug  the  trimopb. 
of  humanity^,  generosity,  and.  jus- 
tice,, displayed  py  the  emaucipatic^ , 
.     -  _    ,      ,      «f  the  unfortunate,  but  illustiipus 

captmi  general  of  kis^  puyesty  s    ^q^,,^  of  Timoor,  and  its  restoratiw  * 
afid'thr  hon.  rompany  sjvrc^^  m     to  dignity  and  indcpendenqe, ,iyi^  ' 

th«i  prot^.cti,pn  pf  the  mild,aD^  ^^^t- 
tible  Britisji  govprnmei^t  ini^^,^  , 
An  act  so  noble  and  disinteresteii} 
catoot  i0il  to  impress  it^indetiUe 
characters  of  aditiiiatiaDr«nd  (grati- 
tude, tji^  inijJtds  of  the  i^atl^e^r  of 
HJndpo^jan; Z^nd  to  fenj;^!^e^ 
aduuent  '"  w-x-  ».  •_-«•  — 


India,  kc.  Sec 
!Mciy  it  please  your  cxecllt'iicy, 

Precluded  by  our  local  situatipn 
frpm  unitiijg  in  the  late  add  res?  to 
your  .<|\teileiug:y  of  tta^  inhabitants 
of  jQjikutta,  but  concurring  in,  and 
ir^pr^^^d'iv^  i  i)  1  the  sau  le  sent  ?  naen  ts,  ^ 

w.^t^ll^e  British  "inbabitiiut.s.  resid- ,'  att  _^^ 

nfig!^|,tb/^;f}ifuict  liUaugulpt)re,J^^  and  .it>j ^.interests;  nor  to  li^pire 
lii^»i.p^'^^j5^Y'U,c))ar,  hSg  ica^ve  tp/  etery.  jjf?ueioy«'  ^ntoti'<^[\xU  the 
aifpro.ieh  V^'^^ '*^''''ii' iH^'  ^^ 'th  our  most  ,e,xaltca  noiUuii  ^f^your  ex- 
anie.iVt  and"  Ve'speajful .  ^ojigriUuJa-  .  ce ["!«.; pcy-shufna^iify. and  libeVal^ty. 


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<iib^ttt»5tTericr^}dri,  theconsutrt'- 
maw  8fc»  and  he^bkm  wlifch  Im 
nteJfcnc/geni*ralLjrtn*,  6ar  ilHijp. 
triWf  ;erthihw!ir!er  m  chief,  Wnced 
i^'k^npid  9eri«s  ttf  brfliiant*  anfl 
«u«fessttfl  expidtt«;  ^tifnpKflfeovet 
cve^  fiba^i^b  which  akildbe tjp- 
pbted-teh5s  phJgre^,  by  an  enerijy 
Vastly  sup^i-kyr  in  ntimbei'iff.  and  in 
^icj^iie  aHd-(ri<jti!rimfeiit  ekce^itig 
saSf-isAtSv^  ahhifei^Mh^o  -opposed 
tafteBifti«ifoh:e.'  -'  ^'  ^ 
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siftiHai'  *<54tiebj8cd'  tteWnd;^  'cfur  adml- 
riititti^tif^te'htth/^tnajW'  ^enefai 


'  ^GIas5/J/Bel1ltinV;jrdhtft*ap. 
mitn,  JiHay.FiD.mWeaii 
ZiUah' Bhdugutpor^,      '       *    v^ 
March  15,  HkM.  ^       : 

3d. — Letter  from  .  tho  go^mor 
'gftOferal  to  Mc  WinOe.. 

James  l>n/tti^,  Esq.  iec,  Stt.    -• 

IR,  •     ,     ,.      . 

I  request  you  to  accept  myslii^erV, 
thanks  for  die  honor  of  your  flat- , 
terihg  letter  of  the  1 5th  March, 
1804,  enclosing  the  address  of  the 
British  inhabitants  of  the  district  oi 
Bhaugjulpore,  in  the  iirovince  of, 
Behar. 

ITie  stqte  of  myheaUh.for  some  ^ 


^^^t^  »1^P^  w^^^'' ^^^^  time  past,  together  with  the  severe 

^v?!~ '  V^r?^'   .!^  ?^   *^*  pressure  of  public   business,    has 

1[r*2L^^^  ttri^tance  to  prevented  me  from  retnnnng   an 

m-g^il^i^taM,ln  expfessmg  earlier    acknowledgment    of   thi:* 

these  ihentiments,  our  gratitttde  to  honor. 

£  i&'ftl^ijSS^  ^  now  have  the  honor  to  entlose 

SJ-^^S^^    ^LE?  -  ^Jli  ^  ^^  °^  ^y  answer  to  the  address, 

mk;  ^]^f^^ejtxir^0riam  the  which  I  request  you  to  communn- 

/'K«f^Jbhr''^ieA^  signeij  it.  ^^  gen  ei  en  w  o 

vd^my  fe*^  ^tMicfed  WiA  '  the '  I  have  the  honor  to  be, ' 
sgafle^^  bi^tit '  sbe^r^s-y '^  itid  ttiay 


ybdlr  fikfpTtic^  iri  pH<«ty'  Kfe  be 
ptiottdrtitmiiWe  to  youf  t)BttHie*tktt-* 
dtirtaild-inviihiabte  semces  to  the ' 
8tirtt?/aWd  ttajr  y<>ui^  (dXdettency 
exjji6ifeuce  'tHe    th^st   botiorable 
effijdtf  bf  the  fafetiiig^  gtialitud^  of- 

"Wi^l^^tfielitohdr  td'h^,  with 
thc^cAlpw^bbiiid  rl^5^^     '       ' 

-JK^dmoat  hntnble  aervasitii^:;. 

^M'Mihii^;/  ikonet'i.  tV'intle, 
' '':io8l€hi^%e,l'.  Shat^r/iieiit. 

;;!;'lc*>t/ir:  mins6n;c4t:;^^.G^^ 

Vi^Bpn^oni  P^nt.,  Rbss'MoWe, 

^  aSiW.  /af^,  Ged:^;Wilt6n, 

M^,  l-^Shaw;  fcJrni^ut.'t. 

^  ^^f;trR.»^t,;j.  HtitcU- 


'jit: 


YoutftlthMw^hntj        ' 
.(Sign<id)     WfiiLBBttY* 

July  d,iS04. 

4th.-- .Reply  of  the  governor 
general  to  the  address  from  Bbau- 
guJpore. 

The  zeal' arid  public' spirit  dii- 
plhyed  in  this  address  dettiafid  MV  ' 
mbst  cottilial   approbation'. '  Tt   is ' 
highly  k^tirfaidto^  t6  tne  tw  Wltneki  ' 
a  gdriefal  union '  of  s^nti;rfifent'  In'' 
those'  pritjdi)les  of  "Btiis^h  Justice  •* 
ahd  honot,  wliich  hA^  ill^ih)^ished  ' 
th^  gknioni  siicdeSs  ttf  oofaiHtis, 
artd  the  cortd^ii^iis "of  th^  ft^iibfal 
patHfica^oVr  bf'lttiltij^^      ^  ^  '» 
4n*  di^di*%  Vivrf'  idittlrattori  of 
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^amm^  dilef,  of  the  hoo,  major    jceiye,,  wUb.aftprohauoa,.,  «if  -r^ 
W  ^anttles  in  Hindustan  «nd  the    jUcipa^v?*  m  tbom  Mings  xjI;  «Jr 


l>ecari,    you   have  expressed  the 
^#ttnn*it  emotions  of  my  heart 

•Rie  fecotior  of  ycmr  p«fl«wil 
^leero  Is-hlghly  aoceplalikitaine, 
and  toy  anxfoua  desire  to  preserve 
ffiat  %sritottWe  seiitiiient  itt.)K)ur 
miod,  niugtproveacQiwJaiit'bicite- 
inettt  <b  the  feithfial  dJachaTge  of 
toy  ptifelU:  duty. 

{(Slgttctd)        WBtiisLkY. 

^CA*TTAC. 

l3t:«^Addm8s  from  the  British  In- 

h^itwti  of  Gattaq 
7b  ^w  ExciiUttcy  -<Ae  J*f(»^  JVbZj/t? 
Mafquu  milcsbeff,K^P.  Gixver- 


IPGUta|i$ttV  ^^i  -^l^jlawe-whicb.  h^f^ 
^^  .pji^KaicsaUy  «xdt^.  p^  th^ 
wisdpn*  ofjroijr  e*celleiicy>  ccoo^ 

jrp^  ^|Lc^U^Q/qy*8  ^mea^uj:^  bj^  the 
(fi^cyu- ^f  dift  nuti^ar]^  <aduev<;- 
.9W^,^ej  jrowr  ^3^ep<g?>.juw- 
Rioe^^^d.^  ^he^ipqJculabte^- 
nefits  which  the  British  empire  J|^ 
acquired*  .under  th^  genial  pad- 
fica(^M».  of ,  India*  •  , ; ,  ^  - 
..-  The  jinpqi;tap<»  fftf  ^piir  ^ml- 

tb»  ifffMPtrjh  *>y  ^  p^^f^m^^ 

thqs^Mm^sr  ^sjrjufisji  -^rt^^ 

snarquis  »^^v>i^,^,^  .  v^w-  ;*aj^  ^^9g^isl|c4.fVff|f,gi8ipa«Hfe 

-     ^ ^  riugap3tam,(^  i^i  J»?fl^  until  the  me- 

Ja  i^  c<HHSPof  tbirti^iod,  ^ifOnost 
prd^flM^e^^u^.b^Jve^O  Cffried 
.4B><>e<»c«tv()0Witb^^Wqnril»dtfieir 

dQiitan)isuQMfi#:tmi4  .Ihe.t^HrestB 
V  tto  JtoWsfoenipWi^Mf  I^id^^vc 

bMQ^giCRdoaUy;  st^n^gibm^/^^tii 
jJiey^YC  alttaii^  by  O^jWillt  of 

tt^.lAlbM<r^.Ae|p«Chdf(L<%;«fe  of 

p»l4P0rit!^anist4ilit7«cri  H 

titkdtf  not .  wif>M>  ^dH^iJpiniixoa 
wdipflaiiaejAf^iBTary^MltPib  but 
to  tb^  fipwiiltude  iK:^i99l  P^>»» 
who  C99:'09tia»i^.the^:¥4^  and 
-top(irtam»:  fd\  y0ur  ^«ww<ient 
pilhlic  sa^flea.    .  jrnl 

.V  3li9'tQbHitejof  .apid^^  also 
i9MtlyidMitQj[th(^.^Uli^trif^.  cha- 

-attdtthe-tonoraljta  imjioftji^ral 

.W^Hwley^  the  meqifiry  dyrhose 

'  J^qiMi^.iaffhievMaeQi^.  wiHife^  che- 

vJO^o^^eQr  ftBitfiniqJNfaoijAjnJip^ted 
by  the  love  of  bos  country. 


in  India,  fa^c.  Wt.: 
T^ay  It  ple«ie  your  Excelleiicy.' 

Whik  the  public  adnuxattDO  and 
gratitude  has  been  attracted,  and 
^t^h^iM^  eKfmsKd  ia  sooh  te- 
6pe<^taMe^  ^puiten  of  ^is  empire^ 
en  the  great  and  mbftaariri  advan- 
tages tfrishigtoinyqar  excellency's . 

'  Kbeasure0>  '^'^  should  dcom  cmr- 
Be\vt»  deficient  in  the  sendroeats 
0f  piibKc  spirit,  which  become 
»lNWyfBrillA  stili^,  if -ttrrvreie  to 
^to(«lhi  Q^poctumtf  wbkk  <he 
^^ttSlApto  of  otiiev  atatiooa  tfind 
m,  of  solioUiar'yoar  4Bodfeticiy*t 
!fi^uf«Ue  iKeaptitBee  of  ooi  zea-. 

' 'j(9tti:  oottgnnqlatioiia  onvthe  glprir 

vt^Dtii  evetttt  m^9mpi^xKmMfia^(^. 

■  4^4f^waF^  mlih^  tfae  oeBMecate 

-  rMahtiM^ahletehM.'    * 

r       The4aQd«btil  poDsiplei^LJiist. 

nj^iclttt4t'<^  !te ' awacenai|ce.  of 
the  pubUq^ioadr^.  and^^the  pcoipe- 

>'  x^^^sbS  mittoaaliiiiitereBta^coai- 

lo  biott^diDi^  aeijlimfinta  'rf<tfae^h- 

xestfpiifleBW'  v^imnitwiiimlrimii  ct 

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Having  lnui .  t&itiiigonbod  ii^ 
ytku"  Mns^nc^i^  jfj^iiilMfticKk  ok 
lidr  tottddet,  in  tbe  c&JKnitkm'  of 
Tour  pkns,  iu  tbe'cocriiueBt  of  liift 
Ipf^vmci^  ITS  ^tter  ouisDlvof  tfait 
tbe  unauimous  testimoa/  q£  'oqr 
Mtiditacnts  M  tfoe'prsKnt  Dcoasfbn^ 
liiQ  not  be  ^^OAsiMod  aa  ^  dte* 
'pBitiim  from  tftat  fespect  and  wab^ 
ordkMtioti  which  am  tbe^to  ytmt 
CKX^igncyj  no  less  in  yoor  prlVi^B 
dMiMer,  thato  «A  tte  cbfttf  tu^ 
cttWe'  authority  la  M^pem  e«i- 
|nre.       '  •  .... 

'  W«  %eg  to  assttve  yjMg'  teod« 
lency,  that  no  period*  oi^ttee  can 
cfBkt  hott  OUT  Inemonei  the  re^ 
ledUcctkia  lif  tervites  K4iich  liave 
lo  jy^  caaHtdd  yocv  fuutte  ahd 
ch^ncfa6r;  and  that  xre-^haM  iiMdi 

the  da^iesi  h]«erM  to  oiy  ensk 
^i4fich  nh^te  cMOdeicd  with  ytar 

Mih  HMrtti;  A.  Kwgainiify  H:  ^. 
Obo.  ^WMHibtf   Hdtify  Y«nir, 

^  «biKMhTlhM<«rat^  ifk^O;  Molt* 

HM,  I.  AhdiMN^  Mr.  li^, 

^dt«r  Lawtei»»  C.  Cviioioft,  €. 

•  W.8m»^«  G.HiMaaty  asiittant 

•    tblt'iott,  J;  Bo^y  H.hr;  in;  aad 

H.  Hood/<Mio,  W.  QrWnhoof, 
'  «6^^  Ritflw;  lb«ttc.«H;tl»9ry> 

W^4kiidtefAAMytitf0fi  aatfttid- 
<3  iiiwflipv^lt>  Bwifti^^lMinh  if)^t. 

''  RMUmiv  MM.^th  Mgi.  tlitiBei 

•3^i>IDiMMni  *t( ;tti  Mftr-f . 'Mad 

Inaes^  Ueot.  tseHi  'I^p  fidrvrrn 

'^'^  likft^t  W^,  7ih^¥ii|CiJv  ftaad0, 

^'  ^thiMjp,  «i  L.  PiartM  i»yvy4t 
*'^^'i>  l^iih'V6^iMvO.'i)iNk)^ir;iluri 


it,  i4t  bid.  ifih  fi4gt:  e.i 

UoM^t  dt^m^r.  4Mmi«iF)8«ji^ 
^ninanoe,  W^rKxxmehtt^^ym^ 
and  sec.  to  col.  HanpdcKi^  .CbMi 
J».  OoUiiM,  MMt  14|  bat.  l^cb 
rep.  n.  i.  J.  HoMtoTy  U%*Hti^ 
dm,  capt.  J.  &.  GrreenhUl,  do. 
R.  Dalgainu^  it.  J.  Luca9>  dilto, 
J.  Ogifrna;  dbtow  J4  Aitiei^to, 
assist.  «Bg.  €.  VletniDg^  wng; 
is;  CTanmtoH.,  caft<  ▲,  JVncimvm 
cMpt^H.  Hmwiiii,  J.  HartvelU 
fi.  Uarm»  capt.  Ist.hi|t.§i3b  mgs. 
J.  D^cmoaki  it  let  bat.  ditboi 
W.  MankiM,  4t*  ptli  regt.  Man« 
go  Cwppbeil^  Cr«  H.  Smitb,  In 
1st  bat.  9th  pagt.  Johti-Goote^  lt« 
ditto;  diitto,  B.  Wmdfvaad^  dUbo, 
ditto,  Babeit  Bj€,  ^iik>>  dittos 
S.  &  Gwner^  lient  dittp».«hlXD| 
Mbotgotnbry  GoaBe,  It.  ^^iitito^ 
igtb  ragt;  G*.Uara,  lie«t«  4itto; 
dittot,  H.  HaniQgli«i«  lieoL.dittoi 
<tttto,  H.  B. ilaw.ltQ9y.lii«i|fc4  /th 
•  dito^  iR»  iittMr,  «kfM;«'artiliQf^4 
I  UatthioaoDiioN^gv/ '  ..• 


dd^rt^I^liif  of*  tba  jS«m(Bqnta«B4 
to  the  aMraMfrom  CiH«|e»v^V 


f  ¥oav  <ongBiti*iir»w  woiHrdid 
gloriotts  sucoeM  andiuippf  W^  of 
dK['fau)e.>inaniiYjDdia;.ate!es^tted 
antb.'laadabia  xea)  ibr  tiie'f^tepe* 
rit9crof/the'pnbkit-i0rvliti^nd«.>Mih 
esotiMantfi  ^aibifmmmi  laegAoMor 

fid^itttoop^iedgiaMiiti^'fd^  t  ^  ^pd  • 

«{M|it-«iiM  htt  aiiMtid*liMyiralMM 
ci.adnndttn  «Htt.^(ra«Mt  iwMr 
be^tuwed'hyryou,  apon  ih«i|l(oitfl 
services  of  hm^wmiUmkm1hiimf» 
OKkxM  i«tkfiiieC;s'>iteW)fl|pnibie 
maiarfeMiral  >WeUet)i^iiewMMr 
brave  c&cers  anditsobps^v.ic:  ?fn  • 
^>  ^It 'rirqpBMkaiirkf.  ftaH^i^'  to 
fiie;^tty.vo0fllreiitbift  itmOiiAif^ 
i9Btttihoiftoift)theae/  ^ldli»tere^iMK 

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litiili  nti  Itlriwii  MiiiiilMnun  in  the 
trittbet  of  pea<^. 

.  At  t  meeting  of  the  Bi^tish  ia- 
hfjUlilit^jiUM  tkt  pit>|diice.jc>f  Be« 
^mUtboMeo  at  SeciQcde,..oni  tbe 
Mth  d  Mivcb,  1804,  Mr,  Tbpt, 
n^  .nyioke,  beioa  miaoiinocuiy 
callejl  to  the  cbair>  the  bosioess  oif 
ibeja^r,  raft  g^ened.  by  the  chair- 
m^im'uithefiwowing  npftopxf^e 
tpeeth  :i— 

iV;  ^The  purpoie  Sot  which  thb 
ts^^QM^  has  beeD  .oooveoed^  i#.to 
cpOfli^  of  a  ioitabk  and  res^pect- 
ful  ^address  irom  the  BrltutL  kiha- 
hitaota  of  this  pnyvioce  to  that 
high  mi.  e)»ltM  diaracter,  by 
wt^  wisdom,  foresight,  aodenQr- 

5',  the  loog  plamied  madiiiQatiQAs 
oar  eDea^iei  havie  beeofde^tad, 
ti^  British  erapiie  in  India  twice 
|Kei^r«ed»  and  (by  the  UtehooQuri-. 
a];4e.  {mace  ..coocliKled  wUbj  the . 
n^  of  ,9eiar  and  Dowku  Boa 
Sande^^  at  Unph  secured  oh^i 
firm  and  solid  basis.  ,/  ^^ 

*'  ^0owiiq;»  as  t  do*  tbe  s<tiU* 
mentsof  a|l  the  ^tlemen  pre^enit, 
ndjolt  thorn  residii^  ic^^  this  pro^ . 
i4j|oei..it  is  impeceisary  &r  me  to 

point;  ^^  ^^  ^®  ^^  ^^  w 
aolfjv   imdeiMriieo  cm  pifiociplet 
V^mf  f^ksfeo^^^  that  jt.wa$  4u>tM 
1f^  iW'*}'  by  pegwuliia , 

raia^thathadraembled  . 

linamepaci^  positioo... 

had  failed,;,  mt)^  ijxi?.. 
^^ ,  ^^  llie  jttcat  pobk  ^th^.i^  , 
ti^l^ifgpDend  had,,,j;^cimr^  10 
amis.  .,.,... 


^W-MPP^ff^  pride,  M:  98H  bMbft 
admiration  of  f^^n^i^eii^jilKiii^ 
Tohw>  ^ropv  whom  ihuM  Mbia 
AeJings  c^(^fijaiatio9,rari9^^a4i|i» 
ii^  moBt^poblic  testimpi^.;ofi<mi! 

jPatitud^ii,    ^,.,:^.r„     -:     ..^r.^a 

.  V  Qovfudi  m,  ocQasionj::^piKffd# 
cab  but  Ifeebly  expcew  ibt^  Mmti-i 
n^Bf^  Ibo/imuff^  ^ikegloif  in  orery 
bosoQiijaQdaoiq^ateeiJifSEy beast?  L 
aiiaJl  therefore  .pepfuu^  mjoielf  19 
IM(opott4^4uit^^4dff»^  .^ptps^^ 
sfve  of  .oi}K,gs^Uidfu  .9»Mi  4<^*^ 
menUa^d.ffurjBdiwmtwn,  fe>  pfc^ 
paoDd  and  pr^B^^  'tQ:f}tuf^  iaxccK 
lencyth^  mos|;  niohle  ibQigoyii^nw 
general  th^  ,qwq^  W^e^gflF^- .  :h 
I1ie.,pc9pof^  W9p:feQ¥P»d94^ 
Mr.  Hawkins,    in   tb^rfpn^'mg- 

'.-:  J  heavily  sopR^^iiralvqmT 

WMst  sttijpwpdi^gy;  ffm^mijsif^ 

vemor  general,  the  gwl^fibuj^^ 
their  nnbounded-admiratioh  of  the 

success,  of.  ihi^  efCi5lW»w^'4^,VDtioi«, 
boUia^tiadff^Qist^b^t^  <i4f^ 
lic.gr¥iti(adfi|E)r.|lie  fifs^  •§"««! 
render  by,  i|Mt<0M4^  pewwWfft 
to.  tbe  Brit^h  empirpft jjiirfv/  a^ 
to  the  lA^tic  bw|if;l^;pfeyi^f<^fflir^ 
ticular,  Jet  not.sijewwWfi^wW 
leay^,,«>piiV.  #3r,**^WIftif^llM 
thfB^  4entipae9t^ijgk>»^  >yi))^l  4ess 

wiin«fhj^imrl|pfvw9»i  tb?ni«rfb^i 
rw  qf,^Mfri?fWt?yi^§Bfi^  i 

Th^  qaffriffftbqngu^ywnjffjg^ 
agi>^,t«9,  tjieip^fHimw>4ai4(t>e§^h 
thi»p)^e(^  ,tb^  A^f^f^  f^Al^i 
to  ^  w»H9nfgr,*c  gflprOTTHfiM 
ner^:  wftiqh,.bWlg.  f^iJtHjfttefelTn 
lowing  respj^utix^  >WfW>^l#^l 
v'^wWy,  PlWWd*;  .dflte»iW«»«fM>ij 
and  wapifiMy;  ^WiWjd  1^^^^ 

ing  do  cdpfv.ift  th^  acMmP^.iKJ^fl 
has  beffiv>mdfti  -^wiw  m  via^i  nl 

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lkdbc^tMidceedi^'ted*ti^  ittKlrest 

Deare^at  Mirzapore.  aodHtofHv^ 
^ifieiftat  civil  andtauitflfy^tidns 

Mr/  W.  AtteusWs  BtOd^^,  tWT 
senMrjndge  ^^the  (irdvlvicfitf  cotbt, 
ai^'iigentfb  ih^  got^te<Mr*^gtoerah 

ed  l<r  Wair  W  hii  ex£l5fl«iic)r;'t6  W- 

Menre'fte  ^dreis,  Aid  toiprt^nt 

It  was  then  moved^  Xbalt  thi 
thteikidf  tte^me^Hiig  be  gKitn  to 
tll^'chdiitttti;  Mr.  Thotaa^  Brooke/ 
>«!lk:&  yhr'sedbtided;  wa&  i^iufti^ 


tli6  govemdif*  ^erba:^  ^ut^ng"- a[»» 
potett^  tWar,  the  (2^^  JilrieV 
400*;  «E)  ^deiVe  tlie  -^dH»» 'frdiDf 

Jte  Vn  At%iistSKf   Brdbk^,^  ac-. 
coHfiogiy'Wiited  bh  inst  exdbll^tky, ' 
aWiddreased  lifm  as'^ldWs  s  ^      ' 
^'  kfrrkpliea^your  ^xeettteey; ' 
^  lie  BniishiDiBibifMt^of  the 
put^ifiee-bf  J9efiares>  lif^iiig  dbhe^ 
me  ^tlai^'bddMr  to  d^tmte  td^  Itb  * 
pIM^'ttr  your  3^cdl6b^  at¥  ^. 
dWrf-*^  e6t%rtitt*tti»tt['  'Bhi^Qie  > 

mfish^gM6t)tt/#o)6st^'!!ke'^&«^  ifle^  - 

In  rwrfr  to  which.  bR*»eSc6H»lct'' 
wii^miia  Ab^pft¥!(^<httdselF& 


ine  nUIUIlRnlBTminCv  vTCIW 

pt\/fktoe  Or '^Mfi^^^xofM  fUtVnfa 
oXtyeytA  fhrtr  »s^!rtW<HitiPW  m 
HmuA  a  ihoce  V^pe2l9bl8^  dftSib-^ 

•*  Hife  in!fefortlTrt<^>f'*^lm  «tatCL 
of  my  healA  for  sMhe»^i>^7 
has  compelled  me  Jo  delay  the 
acceptance  of  thl^  !i(mour  uutil  the 
prisehtday.  *  ;  ^^^  «^^^ 

*^^  The  high  swuStfortto'WM^" 
ytm  hdv^  .recently  Vert  c^eff'W^ 
this  goTcrnmetit, affifiiyji aiiMcfeHr 
t<wtlmo!iy  of  my  seiwe  [  of  *y6§F 
character  and  tervite*.   '  •'  '^  "^^^  ^''  ^ 
''-^Signed)    WEtt*sj;lftV?^^ 
"Mr.  Brooke  ih^ti  read' and  pre^?^ 
tented  the  following  addr^^s  ;,^  '^l*- 
To  hhyxtiellencif  the  mq^t  itoth 
IHchdrd,     -martpds  '  fkV^i^.^ 
lM6ht   tf,  the  it^tfsf  int0fm^'' 
6T&r  of  St:  PafriA,  ^ot^ihidi^] 
'  ffin^al,  and  taj^iain  'o/^J%*'»<ttV; 
jesty's  and  the-  ^lmmrrr7§fi^c«fti-'* 
pam/s  Jhrces  ^in  'hiifd^rM^ 

MSy  k  please  Vonf  ei 

We,  the  Brlti!<h>lfab1 
theprbvhite  of  B^ftrtftiei^ 
eiiceUencjr'  to '  aecqn '  durl^^^ 

cOngtattd^ic^ns  on  the^^idtepoRl ^ 

vc-tntages  tiefived  46  ^ev'^rfHSfi^ 
empire,  from  t^e  latenieiT?qfe^^ 
peaee*  concluded  in"HWa{Js*fii? 

Reviewing  thte  tr»i8h(i  Whl^^iaT 
pfecddcd  the  *itfAgtitisdied^#hP?^ 
the  vi|^h)us^deeiyfe^Hrith^W«iK^ 

th*  dlarrrttn^'desfgns- W^fife^fl^l 

hattit  pbtdhtA)^^  ^*^WS"'" 

BMtT  t^Sre^i-etteifedf  •Bft'' 

to- ti»'  stitid*e\tt^  w»«»^5i«i^*-iiAau 

of)^oui-^i(M%n( 

aiW  ymi  eXo^ 

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Imt  career>  of  our  mttin  has  aur- 
p«s€d  idl  foaxier  ettmpb;  and 
with exiiltation  we  bavebehcM our 
gallant  forces  surmounting,  by  an 
tnvindbie  ipirit>  aU  the  obitaclet 
opposed  to  them,  hy  ^e^exity  of 
climate,  by  difficult  and  v^oifl 
countries,  by  fortreses  doemed 
impregnable,  by  the  deflpeoate.re- 
ah&KicB  of  Kuimerous  aiod  disci* 
plined  anxuM ;  advancing  wUh  nn* 
ri^'alled  rapidity  ftom  success  to 
aocces,  from  victory  to  victory, 
until  our  bomhkd  onenaiesjound 
their  sole  rafoge  io  yoor  excel- 
leDC}''8  raagnanimlty. 

Fortunate  it  has  been  in  thit 
arduous  crisis,  that  your  exceUency 
ci»M  avail  yourself  of  powerful 
means,  the  fruit  of  your  excel- 
lency's previous  exertions.  The 
period  is  yet  recent,  when  an  aemy 
uoder  the  comroul  of  Ffench  of- 
ficers menaced  the  authority  of  our 
ally,  tlie  nizam,  and  die  rcsouices 
of  Mysore  were  united  in  the 
hands  of  a  dailgerous,  aspiring,  and  . 
iosplacablefoe;  but  during  t^  late 
contest,  we  have  seen  th^  states 
alibrdtng  cordial  and  eficacious  aid 
to  the  British  cause. 

'Led  by  this  striking  contrast  Io 
extend  our  viaw  to  the  whole  aeries 
of  your  excellency's  measures,  we 
have  recogniaed  the  genuine  ch»f 
racter  of  a  policy  whidi  commands 
fortune,  and  which,  in  securing 
present  advantages  and  rq)elling 
present  dangers,  repares  the  foxm- 
dations  of  strength,  and  the  sources 
of  future  glory. 

At  length  a  propitious  and  ho- 
norable peace  has  rewarded  yonr 
excellency's  cares.  The  seeds  of 
incalculable  evils  have  perished  in 
the  annihilation  of  French  in- 
fluence. The  general  pacification 
of  Hindostan  has  been  eftected  on 
wise  and  equitable  priiKiples  5  and 


in  India  reposes  upon  t^  sdble 
Vasis-  of  improved  terriiqrial 
strength,  of  <iew  and  beneficial 
aiUams,'  of  encreasc*  giosy,  of 
cooikmcxlrepiUaitioD  far  lHUDamty» 
iltod^ratioo,.  ^ndjffood  ^ith^  tdot 
can  we  esteem  it  the  least ;  im(»or- 
taut  triunipb  of  your  excell«icy's 
liberal  and  enlightened  policy,  that 
the  uuibrtunute-  and  oppre^s^ 
naonardi,  (the  object  of  affectionate 
veneration  to  the  mufselnoaR  iv^tat* 
hitaxiU  of  fjiodofitin,)  now  imiks 
in  the  xHunber  of  princes,  ^»'bo 
acknowledged  the  most  signal  lob* 
ligations  to  tBritiah  .vak«ir  iand 
Bntish  generosity.  ^ 

ReJlecting  on  these  great  T  a* 
ohievBments,  we  /eel  impelled,  by 
every  sentiment  of.  personal  attach^ 
mfint,  and  of  public  duty,  to  «ex* 
press  to.  your  cxcellecyour  Urely 
sense  of  the  tranaeenoiffit  ta^kfRtt 
and  illustrious'  virtues  by  which 
your  excellency  hm  si]ppcrte^'(in 
these  difitsnt :  piovioces)  tiie  iia^ 
tuttet  of  oor  country ;  mid  by  wiildi 
your  ezceUency  has  «nlHled  ^OttV 
self  to  amoit  conspraous  pkot 
among  the  statesmen  and  h^coes, 
who  have  raised  the  fame  and 
power  of  Great  Aritain,  and  ooUy 
united  her  cause  with  the  daarest 
in*exiSRts  of  humanity  and  justice. 

(Signed) 

G.  Deare,    Thomas  finxdce.   G« 

Arbuthnot,   P.  Hawkais  Yayr 

Barges,  T.  Deane,  JasL  Battm)^ 

S.  Bradshaw,    lient.  col;.  John 

Sandford,  W,  J,  Sands,  T.  Ycld, 

.  T.   Leigh,    D.  Mornesoti,    T. 

Moguire,  Jos.  Williamson,  W. 

G.  Mafxwell,    br.  m.    Cfaarka 

Brietzeke,  maj.  B.  Ronpe,  lieat. 

Alex.  M.  Rowland,  heut.  C.  Fv 

Furgnsson,  Charles  Chisbolme, 

J.  Rider,  Frod.  Hamilton,  C.  R. 

'    Cromeiin,  James  Wilkinson,  R. 

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*  C:  Ctttln^on,  W.  Scott,   T. 

lidlow,  c^pt.  G.  Hunter,  cm. 

'  f7tii,  Ko.  1,  Tbos.  Scott,  Cha§. 

Ste^R^,    A.   Draibar,    E.  N. 

Long,  F.  Lawrenco,  C.  Wake* 

W.Mathews,  TbofaasChafrters, 

John  Saw,  Thos.  Dennis,  lieat. 

H.  Gun,  liecft.  R.  Mnc^betaoa, 

B.  Marfcy,  lieut.  Col.  8.  Fhwfl-, 

lieut.    W.    Hanley,    licut.    A. 

Adams,  capt.  W.  Reynold,  lieut. 

H.  FaiAfti!,  lieut.  T.  M.  W»- 

ncr,  Iteut.  Charles  Martin,  lieot. 

'   W.  S'mnock,  liaot.  G.  FlenAkig^ 

ton,  T.  W.  Grant,  James  Tod, 

R.  TVfepkmd,  D.  lViepland>  R. 

Chapman,  R.  JeGsep,  chxjpAaia^ 

Lewis  Grant,  nbttt.  col.  Jamas 

Denny,  W.  S.  ?ryor,  capt.   C. 

MoQ^t,  capt.  engrs.  W.  Burke^ 

J.  G.  Keoderion,   H.  Peomng^- 

C0&,  lieut.  GeovgeUyde,  Meat; 

W.  Grabdm,  ens.  Lionel  fierkeA> 

fey,   R.   P.    WilMtos,    Jarvm 

Robiolon,  W.  Sherbum,  Geo. 

'    Car^tifeir,  capt.  IjHh  regt.  D. 

■  'Sldane.  dittd,  A:  H^nefiiey,  A. 

•*"  C^WI,  W.  WaM,  1^.  Geni- 

"'*  '#  y;  dail^  Lloyd,  G.  Pitootof, 

'  '''Ge^»^  P&rdfcf,   Iteut.  coJ.    A* 

,  'Sttwart*,  Ifeut.  «onitio  THok 


T^pp,  lieut.  i;  WUkie;  Itsot 
GcKM^e  WooUey,  lieut.  J,  Scarify 
assistant  surgeon,  J.  Macfiuiane^ 
lieutenant. 

His  epEceUeneydia  governor  g&» 
n^rd  tras  plea^^d  io  ^ver  to  Mn 
Brooke  the  following  auswerio  die 
•dcteea: 

Gentlemen, 
I  receive  this  grateM  and  difr» 
tingaihhed  mark  of  your  confidence 
and  esteem^  wkk  the  mctit  sirtkem 
and  cordial  satisfaction.  The  senso 
wjiick  yoo  have  manijiiilr  d  mt'  the 
•dtratttages  obtaioed  bf  oorcDuntiy 
UDte  ikm  reeeot  treaties  of  pm9^ 
refiects  great  cmdit  'Vfop  .yaot 
public  sporit  $  and  th»  (  ptraaoal 
rBgard  wfaidi  ']Km  have  bMi 
plaoaed  to  express  for  my  ohwrmmM 
and'seff  ioes,  denauds  my  M^aanaft 
ecknowledgmetfitt.  j 

f  1  request. yoa  to  be  assured^ Jtfail 
i  enlef tan  tte  kigkett  fe$paot  &r 
your  £gfooiid>le  opiokm,^  and  -ikM 
it  wiU  be  a  priecipal.  et^eoliof  ^ 
study  and  happinesa  of  ei^  life  tt» 
mens  the  hoaourtwiiicfa.  y0ikhmm 
doofetred  upon  me  byithis^di^ 


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TAe  oW  ewU  servants  in  Bengaf,  and  the  Cgtiege  of  Fart  ff^iWam/  ' 


::^f  A  irary  singdkir  contM  has 
tiMBF  i«Mf  maiatsiiiied  amdng  the 
oiirii  servants  of  divA  presideocf, 
rtbi^g  to  the  iftSlMiBhtneiit  of  a 
fund:  te  dM  benefit  of  the  widovni 
aad.cfaildreii  of  those  civil  setrants 
who  im^  die  in  indigent  circom- 
ttdoeesi  All  toncnrral  in  the  gen« 
emLpnupiiety  of  swliaibnd)  bQtdts<» 
agreed  as  to  its  paitieular  (^^ttita. 
"nie  old  eitrtt  servants  wished  the 
benisfit  €€  thfi  fund  to  extend  to 
lllegltRiute  children.  This  propo- 
siliottiwav  strenuonsly  resisted  by 
theijyoiatS^  ^t^  servants  wdfw  in 
cMa^y  or  who  had  been  hi  oq1« 
Iqgiiiand  tA$o  bf  a  f^  of  the  ndost 
ns^ectable .  aeniors.  The  argu-* 
meats  of  the  old  okil  servants  Were 
foQBdti  on'priaoiplesi  w^hieh  they 
cdnoeitfedto  b^  oharitaMe/  nberal» 
oe  just'.^'llte*  jliniors  contended 
thattheesCabtishM;  aoertam  pm- 
viilbnfar  the  iMgitiateie  diildren 
tot.tthfgomtig  would  b^'sotoe  en^' 
CQuragemeof  to  b^get^  thehii 

f/iTliis  contest  iieas  ma^Maitted 
with  great  spirit,  in  a^print^  cor- 
JiespoMieQi^»  ^whldi  WMCircultted 
thfou^hottt  the  aewioej  and' it  is 
suppcMed.  tlot  the  best  abilities  ^ 
the  old  civil  iervmti  fa^ve  been' 
engagqoiniiitv  What  has  iMdefed 
it  lb  much  i  ^b^  d  notice 
thei«b>:  thk  A4foo!6ig  wett  ap« 
pe^tediitb  b»  ctn  tb^  'side>  whi^re 
itfsight  be  expedted,  the  old  men 


would  be.  The  young  men  pro- 
fiSssed  to  be  on  the  side  of  religion 
andvirtoe^  This  was  a  good  jokp  to 
the  old  meii  -,  and  an  ode  was  ad- 
dressed to  the  **  virtuous  youths," 
desifhig  th^rn  to  "  descend  from , 
the  stilts/*  and  to  do  like  other 
people.  '  An  extrj^ct  from'  the 
printed  ^dresses  o£  each  party,  * 
wBl  serve  to  shew  the  nature  of ' 

th6 discussion."  ■::^^-"^g:i:X 

■.   -iPfltB  OtO   Uia^i    '     *v j.ii  TO 

"  It  is  objected,  by  the  youiig 
men  ,—tliat  in  every  age  and  nation  In  , 
which  any  thing  like  a  state  of  pivil 
society  has  existed,    tiie  law  Jias  ' 
distinctly  declared  that  illegitinriate  ^ 
children   are   not   entitled    to  the  * 
same  benefits  wttli  (he  offspring' of  ' 
a  lawful  marriage  ;  and  the  wisdom  ^ 
of  this  law  cannot  be  disputed.''^ 
But  the  distinction  esiabhshed  by  ^ 
the  laws  of  England  between  the  '. 
issue  of  a  lawful  marriage,  itidthi  I 
offspring  of  illegal  intercourse.   Is/ 
restricted   to  the   right   of  inheri-.  ^ 
tajice  ;  which,  in  mtist  cases,  niaf 
be  pro\ided  against,  by  die  t^sta-^ 
ment  of  the  f;triier'm  favour  6?  His*  . 
illegittmate  child;    and   the  ^mi'-J^ 
nent  commentator  of    thofee'  I^Wj'^ 
has  pronounced,  that  "  ^ny  odier_ 
distinction  but  that  of  not  i\i(ier!t-^* 
ing,    which     civ^l    policy  reit4et^' '  * 
necessary,  would,    with  tegiftd  't(l'^^^ 
tlie  innocent  ofi^pring  df  Tiis  yia-  ^* 

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itAI*8  crimes,  be  odks;   unjiisf, 
Bod  cruel  to  the  last  degree." 

The  tame  laWt  protect  the  ille- 
gitiniate  children  ia  the  enjoyment 
of  all  acquired  rights,  compel  the 
parent  to  maintflin  (his  chUil  tkoogh 
iUegallv  begotten ;  or,  if  thrown 
upon  the  parish,  have  provided  for 
the  maintenance  of  the  cluld#  b)^- 
a  public  contribution  levied  under 
the  sanction  of  the  laws,  for  this 
and  for  other  purposes  of  cliarity. 
There  are,  moreover,  in  England, 
as  in  many  other  countries,  vari- 
ous public  institutions  for  the  sup- 
port aixl  education  of  illegitiniLate 
children,  in  common  with,  chil- 
dren born  in  wedlock. 

"  Can  it  then  be  justly  ulledged, 
tliat  a  provi.-ion  in  the  rules  of  the 
Bengal  civil  fuijd  for  the  suitable 
maintenance  and  education  of  the 
illegitlniatc  cliikiren  of  subscriber!* 
who  niay  die  \\ithout  the  means  of 
providing  lor  tliem,  will  occasion, 
or  have  the  remotest  tendency  to- 
wards **  the  total  violation  of  one 
of  th^  great  ordinances  of  divine 
law^  and  the  direct  overthrow  of 
all  the.  principles  and  distinctions 
which  have  been  established  aiwl 
maiQtaiped  by  the  authority  of  the 
world  ?"  AVhat  ordinance,  divine 
or  ht^man,  will  be  viobted  by.  such 
a  prpv isipa  ?  The  laws  of  rei igioii 
ai^d  of  civil  policy  iuculcnte  and  en- 
t'orqt  th^  fathers  duty  to  provide 
fof  the,  pialntenaiice  and  good  edu- 
ca^on  of  his.. child  j^and  tlie  first 
prlappte  of  thi^ .  irij?tLtutioa  is,  to 
tal^.^ppoja  itself  tlie  pareiJl's  obii-; 
gationy^,  towards  his  .  £^mily,  when 
the  latter  are  unhappily  xleprived  pf  ^ 
li im  .by  death ,  and  leil ,  ,w itbout 
otbt^r  p«ans  ^f  .support.  , ,     . 

;*  It  Is^iot  projiOiieJt^o -assign  llip^ 
taihip^  fi^ed  alluwauces  from  the 
civO  fund*  {^^  children  born  in,  or 
out  ofj  wedlock.;,  much,<ess  to ^n- 
•tiiute  any-^t;quidit/  p;Vra;4  ,ii;i,^>o^ 


eiety  between  them  I  atldanyoom* 
{arison  of  the  Eivopeans  and  In- 
dian mothers^  of  the  two  classes  of 
children,  is  as  indelicate  and  un- 
necessary, as  it.  is.  fgreign  to  the 
sdbject  under  considemtion. 
-    It  is  enough,   therefore,  to  ob* 
serve  upon  ^1  the  reasonings  and' 
digtorir  which  have  been  di^layed 
(by  the  young  men)  on  these  topics, 
that  they  are  altogether  irrelevant 
to.tlie  <|aestien>    of  prdvidin^  a 
.suihcient  maintenance  and  educa- 
.tion  lor  Ulegiomate '  cbtldreii^  left 
by  the  d^ath  of  theii:  fathers  in'  a- 
state  of  distress;    that  ira  .estan. 
.  bUsheddifitinctio&9  will  be  IweiMAif 
such  a  provision  j  and  that  nof>  pn>- 
clamation  wiU  be  made  byjit^  ehtier 
"  That  a  p|K)ititii<te  isasicspecta^' 
ble  as  a  wile  |**  or  '*.  that  tbe^ofl^ 
spring  of  vkm  shatt  mnk  wttft  tbe 
chiidieQ  of  vtftue^*-  i    -  : 

THft  Y9VMQ  mif.  '     > 

''  ^\CkboiU  noi^ng  the  dh^n»> 

otj9m\fipt  f:ivil  hiw. which rli^rthei 

h^icstxestriotio!iiuponiil^lpthBM»^ 

cb  ildj99n»    it .  isr  ad«altted^  .(bif>  .tbd  ^ 

.old  mefi)  that  the  la>^  of  £qg))ialit:> 

exchides  .illegijUi»at^<liUdrdirfrai]^  I 

•the,  right,  pf  inheritaoee  r  but -ti^ : 

.civ,UiandDi.with  ttM^tsxtemion^i  pn^n 

pQ8(e4>  ^PiPiA  ^do^itlhemrtoiit.iMH  t 

.  thet>pi;f^TisiQfii<,^pB(i.  the  iund  '.will 

.  not.te  f^idwi^i  hut-a  rightist ri|otiw 

a  ^,  hutT4iP  ix^i^mooip  which' T 

.  th(^^  ()ij9gitiav94f^  <  children  wHlr  hti  f 

,the    instit^^A^v  ijt^  i9pp0eitioni>  tcr - 
V  thf  ^e^^f^^edi  7|)iinciide8  >.ofl  the 
^UWi,9(  §^\Vd^  rj  J  T.q>  hhz^  d*:"r 
i     J^4t-*AWi^  .%itmr  .oppetaMitc')^ 
^  to^9\d^  cwtpwiwhof  lAd^itUd! 

.th«^4H^e^ai»rf  FlWli^elr/iwhfaSi  isfit 

staU;*,[tft^.isrQtoWt  toiiko  iW9"^ 

:^tioi^,5nTli%^^3^^»»ofe  adoMb  <fe  fr 

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ASIA-nC  AMBUALfiEttSmu  18041 


ilMC  mm  should  be  all  agiacd  U 
4idaik  ili«m  to  the  foli  aad  efwii 
4ctiafltB*of  ibc  institEitkm. 

<'  It'leadoMtted  lmtb»r,  wkk 
iq^amit  feiaomnce,  that  the  :in- 
jtveafieof  tberacd  of  half-oastv>  it 
4i  oadoCMa  afviL  I^  thaivibiis^  k 
4an  IM  protwd»  that  the  «xicn«i6ii 
«#4ha  ibftd  to  aproviuoQ  for  that 
nioe,  wtil  lend  to  their  inoreasc^  it 
mtwt  beadtnited  that  the  tattitutioiiy 
vMi  ctaAkexteMoo,  will  he  vicioiit. 
•Tht  ^T«ry  cireunstaaoe^  that  no 
•fiitricciaiu  or  impediiaieiilK  hMve 
liithtrto  pceventsd  their  growth, 
appears  in  ittelf  to  prove  tiuit  they 
'anuit  kicrtaae  amaungiy  under  a 
'WHtm  of  Mipport  and.  eoioaiAge- 

-  *'  It  has  4iever  been  alleged  bf 
tis,  that  the  extenMn  of  dumiy 
to  illegitimsite  dttklrea,  isavida- 
^Cfonof  ^vina-kw;  and  the  laboar 
<of  oat  oppeneots  ia  tomhitil^ 
-KiHili  mnom  ac^jiooent,  each  a  po- 
-altiO0y  txmiHesu  a  dltpotltioa  to 
^uda  tlie  mal  object  of  this  dii« 
aisiicAi.  9«c  we  89991,  the  $p$^ 
4iisifatmec^n  whink  pr^dtscetU" 
-it^ttmttft  >Midrtn^  h  a  yiolatitm 
<ff  AMm  AtniT^  anid  MvyffMk: 
ioeaimre  of  any  bteiv  of  nMI, 
asndfiig  to  sanction  fittcb  a  praoiide 
among  themselves,  or  to  anccWafe 
Mioh  a  practice,'  by  detracting  frem 
Ibe  odlom  attending;  if,  and  boldly 
discussing  it  in  putuic,  without  af- 
fecting any  coDcealment,  i§  very 
'•Unfavourable  to  gencfral morals, and  - 
*^  hurtlal  (o  society. 
12  "  Tlie  grand  argtrmetrt  tirgedin 
*  Tdvouf  of  a  public  indthutlon  for  - 
the  support  of  the  iUcgidmate 
iftiJdren  of  the  civil  seHranta^  i«, 
ilie  assumption  th^  stmrlar  insH- 
ititions  ^--'  •^  =»  England.  -  Wfe  afre  « 
not  afraid  of  contradiction    when 


«tssts1nt£nfbaiidu  •    •  .-^  -r    ..    yd 

"  {ae.ta^  of  Bongaii^tvail«irr 

mits,  theaAiar^inidaci|rvaii|«^e€iJ^ 

JttKMKabto  Coanpan|Fc  tMs^,  a»  in 

5^  ka  U9  e«|ablish  a  6i9d  jaritie 
mp^nrt  of  em:  iU^OoKite  ick^ 
dren/'  Waa  ^er  any  tiMBg  1^ 
ihia  done  iti  JEodaad  ?  U  afl^ 
body^ef  mm  to  £m;huid  were^itP 
isome  for^fiiard  in  tMf  ccN^poiale 
capacilyi,  (£>r!«Mmfda»  tbe  iiatsoH 
bcun  of  Ih^  Heuae  o£Coaft|BC)n»j.^ 
the  Court  of  Diiectarirof  the  East 
India  Ccmpany)  and  esiaWiafe/oa 
|rablic  iasttoitaon  IoTt  \imlf  ewn 
ill^timate  chikhw;  tbeOjindMi^ 
WDuM  tbbra  be  an  institutioii  in 
England  aBa%<i«&  te  ihai^yrofiwitd 
here.  The  Mmm^  eipFil  feinraots 
ave  a  ho^r  ^  oitsa  <Mi|iieatii9dlr 
imr  in  mHiber,  (littb  nan^Ain 
hatf  tkm  Haow  Hi  €aiiiauH»>  did 
.plaaad  lA  td^k  •  9tiatiaiiiy ,  wdio 
adnsUualer  jtharfavwMiank  a£  4»e 


country)  aibd  any  ai)paaient.l 
faunadi^^  jqati^  and  4»^i.ttiged 
in  favMr  of  the  proposed  extea* 
sion  of  the  Mtitiiiion,  would  a{H 
{dy  aconiate)y>  and  dritiiMit  ibe  wk 
-tiatloaof  asu]|;k  |ittaae»taao  tn- 
atitntkm  ibr  thebanefitof  tfa&iiit. 
fitaoate  cjdktoes  ai  ihfr  i 
nf  any  oaiyar«e  ibddy  «,L^__ 
^  WearieioiaRaMd,  (Igr  ifa^ieid 
•mm)  tkft  laEu^^ndithMe^ih  aile 
Foundling  Hoaprtal^  and  tlnaiih^- 
tab,  and  tfaePhikDdnapiejSbeiety, 
Ibv  duldetn  o£cnadnid{{BtfeiMBi?<^lt 
ia4yi2e^tet  iine,.iBid.nnay  ikfaer 
kUdabto  InstitiidenBi^rijIadMicteBn 
aacabtisbed;  by;  argQodr'aH|tien|fiao 
^wimerpat  the  vice  ^ef  tedifegriiad 
tnembeis.  ^.-^nt^^ouat  Ibeien^ieD 
be  an  esUUtafanoe^t  fdc  cdid^ii)^. 
gitimatcr  oGhildreaiofi^riii^Bei^al 
OivU^ier^Mtri.  WhjDOi^utoetheir 
illegitimate  children  be  supported 


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ift- Wiji:«c>t<tiMMl/  i^4iei}  time  pm 
h/  cbeU  own  &tli4n#^«rib39  te 

vitti  4eliiM)r  toil  lM^»lfe>-  a«ti  to 

witiLt«2takiitr  and  ^eimii  On  tbo 
^IRNJ^  ocC3«ioOt  "vc  find  ^tt'foniiGh- 
Aotiotii  of  4)6^eii0y  ind  *  correct 
46M6idt%ld  aaicley  and^ttoiissuitied 
^U  of  tlk^Udutd'  dii]dlwi>.a*- 
fert^  ilitfaeboUbst  niatftieii;' 

*'  We  bi^  l6flrf»  td^relbr^  to 
t)Ql^Aiitii^^liddr6»>  and  to  rcpoat 
<ttr  iinb  cd»Vkii0ti  that  the  ei^ 
9M{if^Umdbdt^^y  th^|»epo<ed 
loMMon^  <iC  it^  ohjdctfi  to  ilfogrti^ 
iWil^4iildMii,^4i^  tbad  to  the 
'"defttfdctioh^  fStWc  ]^ncipl«,  to 
^  ^6Wffai^w^  ^  ^BtaeU^ied  «id 
imci^litotMliydi^  «c^the  encoct-. 
4i|et]^&drdf'fl^<lftiOatioD  and  vioe, 
'mba^^hgtMl^  ofrlbe  cbaraetur  of 
^ifi^^tetdtaaitVlQid  «o^ti»  in}tiry 

-;«  r,'.':  .  >;    ■  rr-  ■>./   r       -  • 

^   ,  ;A  ;|«JW|.»    AGED    Jf^ja.* 

>J^ciBiB9L0tpfnk9cii  it  is:iiot  sof- 
'ioeot  to  a^ytlMtxoiKKibinagiB  wiU 
'noitrher  endoiwased^  Isy  en^miiiug 
ibii  jidiofit  M^  tho^initiintioii  to.Hs 
"4Apiagi  \  i  conDenddiat  tt  should 
^^tediaoaiiiigcd  hj  awy  pcftctkabde 

.  Y»f 'jiocon^BOft  that  fb&  tiling  gfiD6- 
!tatifa^ih<|iy»fbi  prerenlod.  if  pov* 
.xUeyvfan!  wamiiri^-^fceBtfdvct 

tu'jaaaen^le  duttvooe, 
•wiihvthe  impQftiiiiste 
nthiimi'of  a^mreftched  iinulyy  te- 
#rttwiog  reptttariottf  lontatlwiff 
i^WAkr^f^Jefaeir  family  aiod  fiiends. 

•  Mr.  Tucker,  the 


i0v^4  ctotMiy  i^  jkQg:4brr>^* 
{•abli0!gtxid>  oc«ar  —rnitappte^*. 
We  d^  the  hoar,  of .  d^^iarliiire 
until  we  lose  our  £ngi«b  ldoa9« 
our  Eaglith  affections ;.  mMr  i^ 
fiioky  wm  forget  the  diatiadsoB-bot 
tweett  a  concubtue  and  a  wtf^  ^ 

f  It  i»  a  circumstaoot  iQoiitt4i»> 
gular,  but  most  honouraUe^.  t»^thti 
rktng  gemhUioD,  and  to  the  cha- 
racter of  that  service,. that  thejttr 
nior  members  of  it^ttlnoat. without 
eaoetttiott,  haveahewtt  thea)is«lva<» 
ctti  this  occasiooy  the  wans  adw* 
cattfl  of  virtue,  and  have  fttpported 
with  animaoed  sxaly  those  AKnal 
distioctient  -which  coostttute  tte 
great  basis  of  civil  joctety.** 

After  the .  d]3cu«»iou  h«d  beeo 
mamtained  ft^acoottdefsdiileiime, 
the  two  parties  formally  diifided, 
neotkf  m.  eqiual  aumher^  each 
poxipoBiag  a  6aad  of  their  oyin,  the 
Qoe  fund  to  include  iUe^timal* 
childreo ;  mid  the  other.  lo  exehida 
thian.  ThB};^hav6  8Ubmil4e4  tisus^ 
Mgpective  plans  tor  thftgovetftorr 
geoeial  in  touncil,  praying  kifi  e%* 
c3eileocy*s  sanctioo- of  ^n«^  a^d 
fdsohis  tecofmHendatilti  t€(il)«b9* 
nonraUe  thecouit  of  directdrsv .  In 
the  ^neajft  tkno#  hiSi-^criimsy  has 
baeneogagoo^a  fronts  of  Anotlkfr 
kind  with  the  Mahractas^  aodJias 
had' no  tinaertoootioecNviieooteA- 


**  £t  ad  hue  sub  }udlce  Us  tsC^ 

The  old.  civil  servants  allege, 
that  the  court  will  not  vote  with 
the  college/  The  young  men  again 
^m  coniident  that  tlie  court  of  di- 
rectors will  ever  support  the  col- 
lege, as  long  as  it. continues  to  ctjltt" 
.  rish  reli^ous  and  virtuous  senti- 
ments, and  to  maintain  prihclpfes 
BO  salutary  to  the  public  service. . 

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MxtrmtitimmH  Gde,  m  hturd  iki 

tmde  2^,  24'  emU. 

AboM  ux  degrees  east  of  cape 
Booh  f^ehaA  m  very  seveie  ^lle 
of  wind  at  N.  W.  whieb 
mmd,  with  little  intenaunoii,  tiar 
.iriwut  22  bogn. 

tn  the  forenoon,  hefi>re  the  gale 
cKne  on>  the  sky  was  pemeakMy 
dear,  portioalKly  ib  tlw  W.  and 
N.  W.  quarter,  where  theie  wat 
hardly  a  cioad  to  be  aeea,  except 
very  small  detached  steeaks,  of  a 
dork  puqple  colour,  which  change 
their  igure  very  qoickly  $  some- 
times disappearing  entirely,  while 
others  enlarged  withoat  any  visible 
vapoar  or  cloud  near  them. 

Nothing  indicated  bad  weather 
bat  the  barometer,  which  l&d  fidlea 
^le^ienthf  in  sixteen  hoars  pre- 
TtdnTi  to  the  gale.  This  circum- 
ataooe,  and  the  quicksilver  conti- 
nulng  to  fall  that  morning,  fortu- 
tiMlty  induced  the  captain  to  make 
the  necessary  pfTsparattoiis  for  bad 
weather  J  so  that,  bytlie  time  it 
came  ott,  every  thii^  had  been 
done  that  caution  could  suggest. 
Before  eleven  o^clock,  the  top-gal- 
laat  yards  were  got  down,  and,  by 
Doon,  the  top-saik  and  fore-siui  were 
handed,  and  the  ship  laid  tb,  ureter 
the  main-saii,  mlzen,  and  mizen 
itay-sails.  About  two  o'clock,  struck 
top-gallant  roasts.  About  noon, 
the  wind  freshened  to  a  very  hard 
gale«  and  continued  tobkiw  with 
great* violence  aU  Ihe  afieraoan» 
and  dnrtdfj^  ^  nMt,  ^tf^-n  very 
darmi^  sea,  wh^  tnade  the  ship 
to  rott£r  gomiels  under,  and,  at 
time^tokibottrniooh,  The'height 
fif  the  nritoodof  the  sea,  appeared 


to  he  Ihxn  tM  haoiaof 
Mght  wi  thive  in  the  : 
whea  the  Ibaoe  of  the  wind 
abated;  hnt  it  «b 
hi  very  heavy  squalb,  with  dfiagTii^ 
and  some  faaU,  tiU  p«t  tuna 
when  the  gale  hnoke, 
leaving  a  very  hi^  s««il ;  which 
did  not  abalir  aaudi  aiH  that  d^r. 
The  captain  had*  never  seen  a  se- 
vemr  gale,  to  eoothrae  so  long,  nor 
aoUghsaaB,  hMk,  tetSMfeiiy,  the 
ship  suiitaiaed  ii»  maiarial  < 
Her  joily-baat,  on  the 
quaner  of  the  peop,  was  store  by 
the  v»ie«oe  of  the  aea«  and  fart 
of  it  washed  away.  The  atfn- 
s^  wasspltt  inlheevesMig,  aiw« 
wete  lying-to,  and  the  matn  to^ 
sail,  viiich  was  set  to  eaae  the  riup 
in  her  ndliq{,  wasaM  >{dk: 

For  sane  thne  faefbae  the  i 
the  woealher  was  very 
the  ^,  at  tknes,  leaded  wi^ 
clouds,  with  'ftequent  and 
hgfatnnng,  porttadar^  the  i 
before,  when  it  wis 
tntense»  ittumhiatlng  every  pfit  ii 
the  sky,  "but  whh  nK»t  br9kacy« 
and  more  forked,  fhm  the  N.  W. 
The  appearance  of  lt^>in>^  of 
the  cape,  ts  genetalfy^  ittnaftad  by 
seamen  as  an  iwtintfiflti  of  tW 
weather. 

About  midnight,  durioff  tiia  giie, 
the  barometer  began  to  ijae,,.jHMl 
ootttiBued .  tisitig  aH  tfaattilgul'*awl 
the  nest  day. 

Rom  the  gale  to^thb  TOtfi,  %te 
had  Ught  'variable  bsaeaea,  and 
«r  weather.    On^  itaa  avLa  Aesh 


noon,   iar 


eape,  hafcig  at 
n^9gf,'ir,  and  m  ] 

itMr  feagoas  firoiai 

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^MR^WTELhlQENeS^, 


flt^^^tpmng  T^tffteS  *aft  itMrted  as  neeessarn  ip  en^Uft 

, "^/^d^.rjmdqr^  of  iKg^^i^uter  to  imkmand, . tko  Jlrm^g^ 

-:  j&memmts^and  ikf  CBCcmTmcdl  calculations  which\uJ^€aT^ 

^-  ?•-.•'     wv=    ,  >  *         •  '« 

ijjp^^^  OnrisgjFfi^il^'iwd  Mtasures  in  various  Part/  (jf'hidla. 

:f^^: -"bengal.,  _        ■      ,  ■' 

,     CoiNS.-^T&cy  keep  "tlieif  aaccunts  m  iraifiDtfty  coiw,  called  currgut 
rupees,  annas,  aiid  pice.  •      ^ 

1^  taitcfiLpice. .  1    ^^-  r  '  1,  cprrenl  anna    '    '   "' .   ^ 

id  cunenLanaas..  /  \   I  current  rupee        .^^     ,^ 

^    To  tbis  currency  mast  all  real  specie  be  reduced,  before  any  sym  can 

jc  cateriid  into  books  ul' accounts.  "      - 

-  4  S"^^  irioliiir,  o«  ,gold  iTipee,  '\^i^  7  dwts.  8i.  grains  troy/'piii 
jm  .- .  horn  1  .^  to  15|  silver  rupees.  .  The  most  .common  silv/?!*  Colny^i^ 
^  jf  one  aicca,  weight  of  /  dwtg.  H  grains,  andis'tbus'diyi<^e<J;.\ 

1  sicca  ru|>ee  ii  l6  aunai,  or  lZ&-55|;i^ins.  .     '     \  ,."*.  ' 
i  anna  12. pice. .    ..-...'.       11-12.*  ","^     «  ^*  .       ' 

'■  1   pice  k  equal  to, .  ^ . .  . .  ^ .  r'gS  ,     !   ^  ' . 

ries,  or  sea  shclk,  made  use  of  fpr  paying  cPoUos,  kc^aie^  Xtplir 


K- 


JUb  ; 


4  cowrieB, 


.^-■ilXur 


ieB..*^Y    ^•         r   *  ^"^         •'       '"'  •'    ** 
!fe>i!t'i-'i'    •  *      :  t.  J  .current  rv^e 


j^JQ|(Ung  to  thd  jp,I^tyrbr.sCarci^*,of  .ib^m. 


AiiaABidrlingi 


iwfi 


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^n  .ii;^k . '  [jCiviAteiamoii^. 


.  «if.  •  ^  <ii  • « *4  lAfaHiifetltB  lilFfOi 

BnrtQgiff^  Madeira.    Mill-ira 

China , Tale. 

I^dns Star  pagoda. .. 

I^ttD I  Swamy  ditto.. 


dotitf. 


igi4.j.ali'M  jrieCtfnipeai 


•At  24    foe  10  Mca  supM-i  ? 


-.«.vj 


«d 


at  2i  sicca  rupees, 

at  3^ :  sicba  rupees. 

at  d|  kicea  rupees, 

at  4    sicca  rupees. 


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Countries,  .  ^ 

Aiwerh^.  '; :  H*Ctitrfcncy trfBe  eo^vfrtcB  into  ftounds  sterliog^  as  folloFws : 
N^  England  I  By  multiplying  by  3,  and  dividing  Jjy  4  .     t         •  ^ 


Nc\«^  York-  .\  f  Bj|r  multiplying  by  p,  and  dividiig  by  1  ff  ;     .        ,    ,  . 
fenrtSylvaTira..  I      '       ditto,     by  3,  dit^o  by    5         *    *  ^j/ 

86uthCar6Hna  i  By  d^cttrig  l-27th  p^t  '  '■      *  •       .'^    '^        ^^-^^  ^  '^ 


i{ 


©eoi'gia/../..  I  ditto 

^'Thfe  pound  iterKitg  to  be  rated  as  above,  at  !rt)  steda  rdpeerf.    Vfhkrt 
dfe  invoice*  are  in  d^lars,  the  dollar  to  b^rite^  at  12^  ^icca^^pe^  ,   '  ^' 

Jff  co^parafwe  Vi^tw  of  the  relative  Faliie  oj^  ihe  severed penp^ma^^^ 
'J  i.  ■:  ^  qJ  Kypces generaliy  usedin  ^eepiiig  Accounts,  "  ;.  !  . 
"'"     '        '  ,       .  Curfcni  Rupetst,  ^'^ 

'^    ^<X)  Siccarupees  (Calcutta)  are equM  to.  1,7/,. .  116  '  Q    0^  .'[ 

100  Sonaut. .. . '. . , .  ^V.\7.:.\ TlV/  fli   6.,  ;" 

100  Bombay .^ \.-^.,\     ,::,^ifi^:i^/lfi\ 

looArcot : ..;v.;v.*j:>i08,  ;o  Oj  ^ 

iSicca  TiupeeSjf 
100  Current  rupees,  are  equal  to .86    3^   .$.21-2^/  ^ .,  j 

"'     ioo  Arcot  rupees .'1)3   J*  'J^  '25«29,  .'Jl  ? 

^      ioo  Bombay  rupees <•  ^r  • « •  94^3  ,  2.  ^?p^;  . .  x 

100  Sonaut  rupees ....:.;..•. _. .  gs  1  f ,;  6\^lii-Jjgj  ^ 

''^    ^*       •   N.  B.— The  sUr  pagoda  weighs.,.',^. .;  2  '  \  4|^.  ^'^'  \V!i  \  X 
-  The. sicca  rupee  weigliS; 7  ^  11-50 it 


WEIGHTS,        '  ,      jQ    ^ 

A  Comparative  View  of  tlie  several  JOfnom'^nation^  '(^^  Greai  Weights 

used  in  different  Parts, of  India,  ^c. 
The  Bengal  factory  maund  and  its  ftac^ipjnal  parts  reduced  to  English 
avoirdupois  w^ght,  according  ta  the  standard  received  from  Europe 
in  1/87.  .  il^s,  o%s.  cb's^:  ^4^c. 

1 6  Chittack,  make  1  seer  avoirdupois.. .,'.'  i     13,   13  ,   .S3 

40  Seer^ 1  maund. ,.  v ...;., .  -74     10     i^j  fid 

A   Maund.. /. .......,.,  74    10  jy^/.  Oj»5 

,  ;.20  Seer., .  /;..,.. . ,.. . ...........  .,^..37,,,,  5::;^:^m  .LioO 

"10 — •'.... ....,..,»......, ,'jrd  10  10  606 

5  -T-r. ...... ...,..y,. .;.../.;...    0/5/    5     333 

|-^:;:t?':^:i:^r:-;^;^::::::::;:t,t?-^ 
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WEIGirfS  \n1>  M^ASuftES.''     Beko al  and  Madkas.    51. 

"'   \     ..  ,^  •    .'.'.••, ♦     -  •  -     >  ^^^  9%,4rM 

A  Candy  of  20  mauhds  at,'JVIadras,'  is 6/28    O  of    500  ,  O  ^^. 

AGorse <..;..., /..j.  ^..  ^,,..  123  39    O.-- 92^6    Ct  ^Qr* 

A  Candy  of  150  vis  of  Pegiie , , .      6  28    O  -r    500    0    (k 

A Bahar,  or  8  capins  of  Jonkceyjoiif.. . . .     6  20,.  a>--,  485k  }'5iv"5^ 

A  Baliar,  or  3  picul  of  Malacca.. .' 5  10  1 1  —    405  .  O  ^Qy 

4,Pi<aU,or5ftcattx^f,$iapj.^ ..^.     l\  29  10  ~    12g  .0  i  O 

A  Candy,  or  20  niacin^*.  ^  Anjcngo. , . . ,     7  20    O  —  .  56q    O  .,Q» 

ACandy,or20-: ^  at  Cochin. . 7  11     0—543     8    0 

A  Candy,  or  20 ,  at  Tellichtirry.^. .      8  0    2—    6OO    0    Q 

A  Candy,  or  20 ,  at  Goa 6  25     2  —    495     0    O 

A  Candy, iji  20 -,  at  Bombay.  .....    10  72  —    76O    O    O 

A  Candy,  or  20 ,  at  Surat ....    lO  0    0—    746  12    O 

At  Surat  a  pucka  maund  is  used,  which  is  '  '  j 

equal  i6  the  Calcutta  factory  maund— 

10  of  these  maunds  make  a  candy,  . 
At  Bussorali  two  different  sorts  of  maunds 

are  used^  viz. 

One  of  2^  vekis,  equal  to 6  15     4j —      20.  8    0 

Onerf7(J , -.. r-^-,.  1  8     5—      90    4    O 

The  CuKtom-house  maund  of  Muscat,  by 

.  whfch  gross  articles  are  weighed 0  411—        812    0 

A  Bahar  of  15^32611,  at  Mocha 5  38    .6—445    O    O. 

A  Picul  of  100  catties,  at  Canton 1  1     6-      133     5     5 

MEASURES. 

1  Measure  is 5  Seers 

^  Ditto, , 40  Ditto  .  ^  -.  .^ 

Tlie  Covidin  cloth  mefiiWC  is  9  i^^lics. 

;'    ,.         ,^  MADRAS. 

''     '  WEIGHTS.  ll'      OZ, 

20  Pagodas  weight  are. ....  1  Pollam.... :0    1.25. 

.'40  PoUams. I  Vi^. 3     2 

!*l3  Vis.. ...... , 1  Maund 25 

^^'  Maunds... . , I  Csindy 500 

Gold,  Vibugljt  or  wnwrougbt,  to  be  sold  by  the  current  pagoda,  weight 
V         ^  poising  each  pagoda,  2  dwts.  4j  grains. 

G^lAtN*    AND    DRY    MBASURB.  Cuh,  Itiches^ 

•'';i  Ollock... .: 1 11.719 

^^^8  6llocks. 1  Measure  or  Puddy    93.95 

^ '  8  Mea.sures. .',.....;...!  Marcal 750. 

^'^%  Mkrcdli..  .^  . ; 1  Parrah 3750^      '    , 

3^  KJarc^b*., .:'...    .....  1  Garce 300000.  _ 

The^krcal  and Jesse^nieasures  were  ordered,  when  made  of  wood, 

to  be  roiimi  aA4  riAime^  with  iron  or  brass,  and  to  be  9^6  inches  4eep, 

and  lO'd^fecfcs  diameter  ipsidex  aivi  to  ^old  ;27lb..^b2.^5[4r.  aV.Q\^flH- 

poise  of  freik  well  ,watq-,*  *' ",        '    .  . '..  .*        '  /  ^  v't  .  r   . 

Note.T^When  grain  is 'sold  by  weight,  ^25(i^\b.  are  allowed  |o  a  garce. 

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54  '   kStkrtm  ANNUAL  AfiGlSTfiK;  48o4. 

,  *    ' ' "  tiatJio  irftxst7B£. 

;  Vtit  Pnddy,  by  which  ^ilk,  ghee,  oil,  and  sqme  other  liquids,  are 
kfldj  18  ccjoal  (o.tftfe  ^uddy  in  grain  measnre,  corttainhtg  8  ollucfc^j  1)4 
ior  \Hne;  spifiS/^.  the  Efigiish  measure  is  used. 

J-AKD   MEASURE.  *  . 

60  feet  lG»ng  and  40  broad  is  a  groosid  or  mauny,  tdntmniitg  400  squar6 

24  jgrdonds  or  maunres^  arfe  1  cawny;  centring  5f6(iCf&qmr€  f(*^t.  The 
JSbglish  iere  is  (6  the  Indian  cawny,  a$  IQO  i$  tor  12T,  or  as  1,32201  to  1. 

''  '  '  ■ '  •  •  .' 

'     *  '    BOMlAT. 

*    ^  <^ftcai are  I    tTrdec  _      [. 

4  ^^^* • •  •   —  ^    DoDgany,  or  single  piece 

'^  Acas,  or  3  Urcteei —  1    l>oreea         " 

8  Reas,  or  4  Urdeea.. . . . . ,   —^1     Foddei  or  dbuble  pice 

3  and  l*8th  Fuddeas  or  Pice  ^  ]*  Anrta 

12^  Pice,  or  4  Annas —  1*  Quarter  Rupee 

25  Pice,  or  8  Annas —  1     Half  Rupee 

50  Pice,  or  l6  Ann^s —  1     Rupee 

^      5  Itupees,  or  80  Annas -^1     Pauncliea 

' '   15  Aupees. ...... . —  I     Gold  RfoLur    '  .    , 

*  ImagiTtary. 
'  Sikh  '  is  the   rclatii^e  trfjie    of    Bombay   current   and    imaginary 
d^inij  Mrli9e  in  adcomH  they  arc  confined  to  the  following  reckoning 
lOO    Reas  -  malCs    1   Quarter.— 4  Quartci^  1  Rupee. 

As  to  the  intrinsic  value  of  their  coins,  we  find  from  Stevens's 
Guide,  th'af  the  board  of  government  in  Decembfci-  l/^^8,  filed  the 
kandard  weight  of  tiie  Rupee  at  178-314  grains;  ^nd  in  17/4,  that 
the  gold  mohur  was  directed  to  be  coined  of  the  same  weight,  and 
to  pass  for  15  of  the  silver  rupees ;  while  in  fineness  it  shouki  be  equal 
to  thei  Venetian,  thereby  preserving  about  the  same  ratio  at  which  the 
precious  metals  pass  in  tlie  market.  » 

The  fi&UoWing  table  of  sdnfie  assays  made  af  iombt^,  hy  shewing  the 
.  centisimal  pai'ts  of  alloy  which  they  contain,  will  display'the  s^iecifh:  value 
'of  a  variety  of  coins  that  occdstdnally  pass  with  them  as  the  medium  of 
commercii  exchange.  It  is  also  worthy  of  remark,  tRat  ifew  or  none 
of  thek  own  rule's  exist  in  circulation  5  from  a"  ^iyil^ge  granted  io 
the  nabob/of  SiU-af,  whose  silver  coinage  Xva?  permitted  to  circulate 
indiscriminately  with  that  of  the  Botnbay  mint,  end  being  by  the  abuse 
of  this  pJ-ivilege  so  much  infeiior  in  value>  iias  usurped' tHe  sole  currency 
of  ,th^  plai^.  '     '  '    '  . 

'     >"    ^^  '       '  'SiLYfiR  COINS.      ^  '"    ^'      ' 


Britisli    standard    of    silver 

coin 7  56 

A  Bombay  rupee : . . . .    2  15' 

A  Surat  rupee  of  the  pre 


An  old  ditto. .  . .  /.'. . .  .V.  .ir)56 

'  A  Pondicherry  rupee 3 .41 

A*  N<?<^'^firW^ra  rupee 12  08 

Ah  bid  ditto: ;, : ; 9  43 


sent  cdin^e..: :; . .  /. . .  .'.'7  48^  '  Ah" Otikdiy"r^ei&: 16 


A  ChandeiTy  rupee 6  11 

A  Goa  pftrdoe.. . "0  ~ 

New  Broach  rupee 7  75 


A  Bussora  crux 58  OS 

A'  Sukannee  half  rupee. . . .    7  — 
A  Spanish  dollar  Ao.  17J)0  10  07 


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An  old  Spanish  4  real  fkCf^, 
New  G^m^  ctoyra. . . . .,  1 

Cdnagp  of .  pnams  for  the 
Coast  of  this,  year  from 
Gergoan  crowns, ......  ^,  12  20 


A  Guinea  British  standard. .  a  33 
A  niiKit^en  ^un  e^cca   gold 

mohiir •  •  •  • ,.  r.-  •    ?  65 

A  Bonjbay  gold  fnohi^r. ...  4  66 


^    of  fanams  for  this 
^oasl  of  this  year  from     ^ 
Chander^y  run^ps^ .......  7'  58 

A  Cannanore  ^na . :    8  €$ 

An  9l(|  fanam  goloQd  at  die 
presidency 

A   Star    pagoaa ^ ,  .Ip  '-^ 

A  Hyderee  hoon 18-5- 

A  Sukanny  b©9n.> . , 1 1  75 

Calicutt  fanam* 46  50 

•  Theiefana;u9  coataine4  in  100  p'aits  17.50  copper,  ancj  29  of  silver 
On  the  10th  Fv.-bruarv,  1802,  the  Bombay  government  prdere^  that 
coins  of  ^oid  in  the  Mirjt  should  be  of  94  instead  of  52  touchy  ^r  ^  IpQ 
pjrts,  difcj  should  contain  in  future  only  ()  parts  of  alloy, 

'  '*'  '*'"'"  SMALL  OR  SjfflfiR  WEIGHTS.  *  "  '  ^,     '  ^ 

Y    '"'^d  Chowe.. ./...:.. ;......:    are  1  Gonze  '^**;' ^\a* 

I      "    Cf  Gonze ; —   1  Vall    >' '«'  *^:>^ 

40  V^nlls,  or  one  rupee. —  1  Tola    »  V^^'-* 

2A:  Tolas. . —    1  Seer  ' 

Silver  is  commonly  sold  frona  90  to  100  doganies,  or  sjngle  pice  pei 
tolj,  but  computsktiohs  in  money  Are  made  by  the  fuddeas,  or  dpuble 

•*^^'   •     -  •  ■' '''         .  •     "  .  ■   /  : 

^ONG  MEASUR.E. 

18  Inches,  ot  tussoo. aref  1  Iteat  orCdti^    *   ^ 

38  Inche$^  ^,, ,,,  ^ .,,..,  ^ -^    1  jQpz 

The  Eiiglish  yard  of  36  inches  is  in  comthon  use. 
N.  B.  Fifice  gpod^  ^d  a  few  other  articles,  are  sold  by  |^e  corge  of 
20  pieces.  '       ,    . 

DRY   ^EASURE. 

2  Trpc^^ ! aie  1  Seer 

4  Seers.  .* —   1  Adowly  ot  |11y 

16  Addwlies —   1  Parah 

8  Parahs. ". —   1  Candy   ' 

This  scr\'es  for  wheat  and  all  grain^  except  rice  or  batty,  Vrhich  is  sold 
^by,  the  batty  measnr^,j3§  follows : 

2  Tip^eps, are  1  Seer 

.. ."      ,       7i  Seer,  ..*:... —  1  Adowley 

20  Adowlies .*..'. T. - —  1  Parah 

/^  .  \^[    ..     Q^  Parahs. . . :...!..,....—  1  Can^dy  ,    ^^    ,  ..-, 

4  Candy,  01^25  Parahs. . .' —  1  ^oora  '^.      ^ 

N.  B.  A  bag  of  rice  weighs  6  maunds,  or  168  lb.   and  acii^i^ 
.,.^ual  to aboi^t '.^5  bushels.  '    * 

u    .  flALT. 

;!,,,!.  Has  a  particular  measure,  as  follows :  * '     /  ^ 

.,   ^  ^       16b  B^^kets  are  piie  anna,  pr2|  ton«.      '    .^  T^  .,* 

'■  li:>00  Baifcets^  or^jQani^as,  pnerash,  or  46  b;Js.'|*^  \,^' 

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Cwt.  qrs,  lbs,  oz.    drs, 

1^:30  Piocaxs..  .1  Seear,  or        —    —    —  11       1 

•^  :::40  Seers 1  Maixnd^ot    *—     l     —  — •  **- 

"UO  Mnncb. . .  1  Candy*  or     -6     —  *  —  —  ^- 


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x    ^ ..  .-.Hwi.  ffffix*    its.    (w.    drs. 

90  Fice  are. .    1  Seer,  or        -*-    —    —    14    15 
40  S^ers.  .^. .    1  Mund  -^^    ,1       9      f      6 

20  Munds. ..  1  Candy,  6r  K    6     i2     21*^    4      2 
AltUdugh  the  foregoing  tables   re^esdnt  the  cofcMMtiJ^r*  received 
standard  of  the  gross  weights  at  Bombay  and  Surat,  ii.ift.iH»t  only  im- 
posnibte  laky  down  a  rule  wher^  to  3^^^  wbatrfzomoaodtlief  >tnr  the 
4titt4et  are^aepavflely  gqyemed  by theisb;. "bit Jheceav. Or tgnmi,, variety 
of  articles,  too  numerous  to  disfihguish  hiere,  in  the  sale  of  whic^  Jt|ie 
ibreging  relatipnrdo  not  obtaia«.  |«rti(hi)iudy.wi!tb.seffect  to  the  Surat 
mawid^  whicb,  notwithstanding  it  is  said  to  contain  only  40  seers,  or 
37  pov^uls,  7  .ounces,  and  6  drains,  is>9i))etiiBesv41;  2^3^ through  aU 
the  intermediate  gradations  up  to  46  seers  ;l  nor  is  the.cai«l)^  uniformly 
~  confined  to  20  maunds^  Ibr  example^  pepper,  and  sandalwcMt  are  sold 
by  the  Bia^ay  aatd^'of  21  nmundsv  and  cotton,  the  gte^  ^^1^  <^<'™*' 
^»0iediily  ff.ibeiraiarket^.l9y;the  i!yr(»/ra»%  maunds^  '.  /  f\> 

CMJCUT  Aji»  aXLUCHERRY. 

COINS.  \'  -       '      : 

16  Taw,  or  Vis,  are 1  Galtee  Fanam 

5  Itotmft* ..,.  iJUipee 

^  ,-.  J.     .^  .  •      WEIGHTS.     .    ... 

100  Pool  are     1  maund. . .  .^ 30  lb.  avoirdc^oise 

20  Maonds    1  Candy. 60O 

5  Do  are  a)«iai  to  6  Btfadras  inaunds 
•»'     *'    1- Criifeutin|od»2'4wts.  21  grs.troy  •■-  >>' 

MEASURES.  .4..  .'  .  ! 

1  Coridie,; .^»w../. ....   .  18  loebes 

9'Ji  ij:;t,Gazis.......^ /;....  :.u.  :.r...ja8.2do..    1        ^^     ^v 

♦  i.j.i"if)U;  I.     .'■.  ...   ,"....■    '  .M.»  muij'  /!jt^  /;/:       .^^j      .    •     -:,  ^ 

MOGHA.  *:<T,i^ 

The  coins  of  this  country  aft*  ttdf  c^ets  and  commassees,  which  rise 
^*n4>6U«ccdrdmg  to  the  silver  in  them  -,  but  accounts  are  kept  in  dollars 
luftiica^ars'.  ■^'-  v."    .  -..J   i 

^     I  Giupat ^^v/;.*.^....<v. '*!^         '^I2!7"^ 

'  i     y  Gfcnts. .....  ,.1  ^C^mnssee. .  •,. .  O      o     dd^y  <  : 

^  6b  Gbmrnasseep.';  ^^BpartishdoUar. .,.*/0c  oft^^d-    )  i-*: 

- i  fili  Clivcars, . . .  .w  V>?Mi»cha  dollar. :\'; U6"  £ 4t^  fl-^  ?  <if 

100  C<jiiimaiseiiis<^J4'iS^«ki*';'.';A.'c'..Jii,^jior>'r*  p^-^ii^d  xiH  / 

f >  0^  Lirins I  Tomand ^^  .T^Ji^  to 

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'            ^  ^.     W.  dwtS. 

1    Ctfet...  ...r.  ..-.• /....  ..*  O        O    'O- 

Ift  Carats^makel.  1     Cofiala... »...,  O      O    l^-  '9.12 

24  1)0 i. -..1^-1)0.4  Miseal.  O      H^'^'    1,37 

10  Caffalas I     Vakta. O    .1—      9-13 

li  Vakia . .  .1     Beak O      1  lO    13.68 

87  Vakias... .  .100    SfMoiabMkn  7      4  73     » 

'nootNk  cvsroM  kovsi  weights. 

P5  VlTia.'tf ...  J 1    ^ttle. ..  vv i '......  ^ .  avoir.     I       2 

40  V)ikia.4...>'l     Maund ». ;....:    8      O 

-  ^laMaoMdB. .  A*l   .»«axtt...v.».... ;*. ..  30    •«)»  ^ 

'-    '  -16  Flaib. .   ;;;t    Bahaar .  ;^ . • .'.... 450     o. . ,    •. 

-  '  I  Babifar 'is.e4}ttat  tv  H^  Bombay  maunds,  or  18  Madraa  suMunii, 
T«r>va^iiMnaidfttr5>lMiiM»  of  ^mt,  6r  6  Bengfll  factory  matmdf  l^Q^fa 

iitcnt-"^  t"-.»a>r  .nil.-       .-1  ^.:f   V' 

.  ' .  •     ^^vwriAFATCw  ooiToif  aovsB  vatoBTSi     -         .     .* 
^'    =•■■    '^i'        -     i;fifin:  "U,   '0%,  dwU*  grsi  '.\  ' 

•ui     yir.^JhatkdPw^^ttof a    ^     It)     13-4    : ':^ 

y;u^-  vio  lifaimd.i;  ^  .  1 1  Fraati. .  ; .. .  20      5      9 .  14.4'  -  m: 

t   '  imOFniaiU;#.r;.tl-Bahaar.  .......814    —    •-*    — — ,.-    ^ 

^imf  'Vaicias^  Is  1  mula^  and  d  rattle  rnaaond  in  cofi^.  • 
290  Vakiai  h' i  ^iail)  and  4o aU  other  gQod»»  >J  tvkkiaa^ toa  Mlkj^ 
The  rattle  is  only  used  ia  the  bazar  as  well  at  Mocha  as  at  BeetlcfakM, 

\'  I   .  r  •  MEASVJhaS.      '  '  ^    ' 

1  Covid  of. * 18  Inches 

':>i»  GtML'w.  .1. . ....'2d  dittar  '  . 

1  Loog  Jam  Covid 27  dktoi. 

40  Kellas  1  Tomoiaod^  nod  weighs  l68lb.  in  Rice. 

-^-1  V.    f  '  LiaVlDB.  *  .  *        V 

16  Vakias. . ..» j, /.. ; 1  Nufieab  : 

8  Nufieahs  1  Gudda/^rbk^  b  aboat  2  GalloDS,  orlSibs. 
Cotton  is  S0I4  per  Harraffi,  wiiich  ar»  <knagiiiafy>  aod'9  tivraffs  are 
Hi  Mocha  Dollars. 

1  Dkt*  hJ 1  M.  DoUar.  ..22  CmrearswOi  ( 

The  weights  are:sdd»n  exact,  and  the  sroaller  they  arr,7thd  greater  the 
difference,  though  they  rectify  them  yearly  l^  the  weights  of  the  Imau's 
Shroff.  *•  ^'  M.r/. 

v.n  tj-.^^U  ..'-.:  r.TTir  -       >    '  BATAVIA.'  ^  .;..*  V  v.-  r-  ^ft 

1  Doits 1  Cash  or  Doubleskye  .  a^c^ei^^ 

3  Cash  or  Doableskyes 1  Sattalie O    O    7.5 

6-€ash  or 2 Sattalies, \  Sooka ♦fi^  I     3 

15  Cash...).  ..a v. .i-Jtapee; ^tc^^  ^    1.5 

24  CasborWStWers..  .li-Vjj  I  iR»l^?>Qllar.^>'i;icrQfcTi(fl)  ^  O 

39  Casb  oril3  Sfcilling8atJVv.Mci)»Mtopo .TK'#vi3D  <ifl   1.5  ' 

1  RixDoUar-^eOilightStiTers^rt^lftilcpaidojaati^Amt^O  001 

of  ^larf,  &^ h.iw^c  T. .[ vwifil  <ft  O 

1  GoldDacatk^«ifdDcM^raM(S|i^!Pi!SMc«Mi^Utl9«Kf^i^    3 
1  Japan  Coopaog,  stamped,  is  current  for  30  R.  Dollars  7  10    O 

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100  CaMio*  1  P^puL*,..,..,  ^.,,. ,.. ,.,......,.,..,  135    O 

3  Pe<*cd  I  Bahar. 409  -  O  and 

are  equal  0  l6  M^dn^  M^up^s  I  Vip  24  PoU^uos.  . 

1  Mcdfi^re •• ...«» 4»  Gaiitoins 

46  Measuces or  230X7antoi)ai.>,  r»4^»>«j.^.  «•....,...  H  Lts(,andif 
equal  to  3Qq6  1^3ds  povu)#  v^wdiafoii^ 

396£«Da%ii:e ; «... 4.....  l  Leagef  .«f  Arrac^ 

360  Ditto • ,, .  ..X- ^.  \  ,Wtt»of  Wine. 

12  Tbumlai  or  Jpchiss,  are. , . . ., ^  . . .  w . .  ♦  1  Foot. 

?7  Di^to  Pitto^.. ,......,  ^.  ^..^.•,.  ..*.*!,.  ;1, pa 

';  .      .!    "  ■    . '/CAWTON.  '.,/<u  r.  "..''*>    *  ;      * 

ffyetal»  called  a  cashi  ^cl  is  used  to  pay  coolies,  labourers,  aad  foi;MM)l 
payments  in  BjOfur^   ..  .v:    >.i        .      .,     i 

^H^  IIONXY    OR  TH«  WBI6»TS»      , 

,  ,        .  inAii^icfcacfpvmts.a^ekep^rar^        .iff^s.*  d, 

IQ  pf  these  Ggshtip^ 1  CaodMin^^.iT.  .-.,a    P4^a 

10  Candarines^ ,.,.... ...  *,.  1  Mate,v. ....  .* .  -. » Q   IX^   6- 

lOMa<^..  ... .,>,*i...l  Tale ^..O.    6    8 

^.  j:  ^  Xrfefe ,....>..».. .,...♦..^.•♦..1    p    0: 

100  Tales  should  weigh..^  ,,^  .  .k*.  .*...>  *. ..  ^ .  120     16 

iOO-S»aotsh.Do|lm......,,., ,.,,,.,..,, Ba^   13 

.;     .     .  Alucp.Cmn, 

1  Qir»n Tray,. . , . , .. ,.;...,.. a  .jO 

Pe«»3rWei^4-...f ^-.•^.P.4. 

f,      Oi^ice-.  .,. .....,,..» ^ 8    % 

1  T^le  weighs .avojrdJupjQise. .....     Q 

16  Tales  ^e I. Catty I 

JOG  Catties 1  Pecol 13.3 

25  Cantas  of  Sooioo. 1  Pecul  of  Rice  of  aqp  Catties. 

*  HftASU»|i».      .       .1        :  "- 

,    ^  _         ,  If)  Punts  arp  l  CoviA,  equal  to  14^625  inches. 

The  finest  gold  among  tTiem  ia  100  touch,  calleii  Syc^,  i.  o.  pope  gold 
witiitmt  alloy :  so  that  if  a  shpe  fi  giM  touch  93,  then  it  Lath  93  paru 
of  £ne  gold  >nd  7  parts  alloy. 

<tolti  is  bought  by  10  tMe-  wfigKt,  for  upop  tli^t  q^i^Dtity  th«y  make 
tliejr  price  in  silyer.  :    j.  .-    .,      .     *    ,  .^ 

\Vne9  gold  js  sold  above  or  under  touch,  you  ipust  ^4d  fQi  or  subtract 
irqaxy  the  toyich.  As  if  it  touch  96>  ai^d  is  to  be  sold  at  4  ^nder  'touch, 
Aeq  pfrofp  9^  takje  4>.the  remainder  is  92  j  then  is  9.  jt-AO^s  of  .silver  to 
be  ppid  jbr  1  of  that  of  gold«  }£  gold  is  at  ^6  lQu^h>  arid  ta  h^  sold  at 
8  above  touch*  thep  add^  to  gl5,  t^^  sum  is  104  j  4fm  l^^e  10  4-:10thi 
of  ajlvei*  to  |>e.paid  for  1.  of 'gold.  ,  / 

U  China  all  soits^  ^Qy'mmf  as.UiHft,  fpwte  ^^,  grews>  &?•  ai» 
soldJbyrtefAlUy,.  ,  .  .      .^ .     •     ... -.         <.        ,    .  ... 


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^SAXARIES    OF    CIVIX    SERVANTS 

IN    THE    BAST    INDIES. 


jfislrttct  tf  an  Mi  of  ParUamtnt,  passed  in  the  Tkirty^Mrd  Yesir  of 
"thi  Beign  i)f  kU  presseni  Mnjesty* 


I.  Ttot  no  office,  place,  or  em- 
plovment.  tbc  aaJary,  perquisites 
ana  emdiqments,  whereof,  sKall 
^iceec!  5(W.  s*rlfng  per  antiiAn, 
itedl  be  conferred  brt  any  tSvfl  ser- 
vant, who  shall  not  have  been  ac- 
tuaDy  resident  in  Indffia,  in  the 
company's  service,  fot"  tiie  ^teaf 
three  ymis^  in  the  whole',  antece- 
ieot  to  tfife  ^poxnttnent  to  io(^ 
office.'    ^    *"  ' 

II.  *niif  nb  place  or  employ- 
ment. Hit  Sdafy  of  which  shall 
exceed  15Q0?.%terlmg  per  anpunj, 
iball  be  conferred  noon  any  of  the 
said  servants,  who  ^all  "not  hare 
been  actually  resident 'in  India  in 
the  civil  service,  fbr  <he  space  of 
six  years,  in  the  whole,  antecedent 
to  th^  vacancy  to  i)e  svpplied.      ' 


ITI.  An  offk^e  vi^ith  a  salJi^tyj  &«. 
<7f  3000/.  Sterling  per  anftnro.  Is 
iiot  fe  be  conferred  on  any  servant, 
Vho  shall  tiot  have  been  ^ifte  years 
m  the  whole,  resident  in  India,  %i 
the  conripany's  servke. 

JV.  No  atHce  of  4000/.  sterling 
per  annum;  shall  be  cenferred  on 
^ny  servant,  who'  has  not  beeo 
twelve  years,  in  the  ^^•hdJe,  fesident 
in  India,  in  the  service. 

V.  N^  person  \j\  fntore  ^hall  be 
■deefoed  capable  of  hdding,  in  the 
civil  line  of  the  toihpany'A  iJfervioe, 
two  or  more  offices,  places,  ^r  eni- 
ployment,  the  joint  araonnt  of  this 
salaries,  perqnisiees,  afrd  emolu- 
ments of  which  shaH  fexceed,  m 
the' whole,  the-s^ms  pfescribed  by 
these  regulations.  • 


ENTITLED   TO    HOLD    «Y-  AlJT    OP    PAULIAMBNT. 

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RfiiKtJLATlONS   RBSfKCTING  MltlTi^IW"  OFylCEM; 

RETIRING    FROM    THE    COMfANV'S    SSRVICE. 


Every  officer  after  twenty-five 
years  service  ia  India,  three  years 
forotieftirloagh  being  iRohxied,  is 
allowed  to  retipe  with  the  pay  of 
d)04Bnk  to  which  he  has  attaiBedj 
but  such  pay  is  to  be  the  same  oiily 
as  that  allowed  to  officers-  of  iiv- 
iantry. 

•  A  lAember  of  the  Medical  Board, 
who  has  been  on  that  atatioo  not 
less  than  five  years^  and  not  less 
than  twenty  years  an  Iddia,  includ* 
ing  three  years  for  one  fiirlough,  is 
permitted  to  retire  from  the  sesvice, 
and  alloM^  500/.  per  annum. 

A  surgeon  of  a  geoetal  hospital, 
who  has  been  in  that  stetioa  not 
less  than  five  years,  and  whose 
.peripd  of  service  has  been  not  less 
.tliatttwenty  years,  including  three 
years  for  one  fiirlough,  as  aboise,  is 
permitted  to  retire  from  the  service, 
and  allowed  SQOL  per  annum  for 
life. 

All  other  surgeons  and  assistant 
surgeons  attach^  to  the  military, 
are  pennitted  to  retire  from  the 
service  on  the  pav  of  tlieir  rank, 
after  having  served  in  India  not  less 
than  twenty  years,  including  three 
for  one  fiiriougn. 

A  chaplain  af^  eighteen  years 
service,  ten  years  at  a  military 
station,  and  including  three  years 
for.  one  furlough,  is  allowed  to 
retire  with  the  pay  of  his  rank. 

Every  lieutenant  colonel,  major, 
captain,  or  captain  lieutenant,  is 
allowed  to  retire  with  the  lialf  pay 
of  their  rank  to  which  he  has  at- 
tained, in  case  his  health  shall 
T^linn^t  him  to  serve  in  India. 


A  liea|enant  haying  Mrmithii^ 
teen,  or  a^  txisign . nine  jiean*  in 
India,  iackidlng  three  years  for  a 
/iidoiu^h,  pjiy  roire  ca  the  half 
pay  of  his  rauk,  ip  case  bis  ^edth 
shiui  not  permit  him.  to  serve  in 
India.  m    .        ..,  .jj 

A  lieutenaht  is  permitted  to  retire 
oo  the  half  pay  of  ensign^  if  his 
.oonstitcHJon  soould  be  soiimpalrod 
as  to  prevent  tlie  pcssUnli^.ofilns 
continuing  in  India. 

Every  officer*  Tetuming  On  6jX' 
kx^,  and  wishing:  to  retivs  from 
the  service,  must  m^ke  a4ie«lara« 
tkm  to  that  efiect,  within  twelve 
months  after  Ms  arrival  in  Eng- 
land i  and  iu  case  of  bis  neglect- 
ing so  to  do,  he  ^must,  at  the  ex- 
piration of  ha  furlough^  either  re- 
turn to  India,  or  be  belditb  have 
relinquished  the  service,  and  not 
be  entitled  to  retire*  as  pay/  unkss> 
he  has  continued  to  serve  in  India/ 
from  his  first  arrival,  for  the  space 
of  twenty-two  years,  without  hav- 
ing a  furlough ;  in  that  case  he  is 
allowed  two  years  before  he  shall 
be  called  upon  to  signify  his  inten« 
tion  of  retiring,  but  he  can  only  be 
allowed  the  pay  of  the  rank  he 
held  at  the  expiration  of  twelve 
months  from  his  arrival  in  Europe. 

Promotion  in  consequence  of 
officers  retiring  in  England,  takes 
place  fiom  the  time  when  such 
officers  are  permitted  by  the  Court 
to  retire. 

Furlough. 

Subalterns  must  be  ten  years  in 
India,  before  they  can  be  entitled 
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to  their  rotation  to  be  M)6ent  on 
fbrloogh,  and  the  same  rule  is  ap- 
plic^W  to  assidCaat  vMt^ry  sur- 
geons. The  furlough  to  be  granted 
by  the  commander  in  chief  at  each 
presidency,  with  the  approbation 
of  the  respective  governments. 

Chaplains  must  have  been  seven 
years  in  India  before  they  can  be 
allowed  tokii^h,  (except  in  case 
of  sidcnest)  ^th  the  pay  of  their 
coctesponding  cank,  via.  captain. 
:  •  The  period  of  fiiiloqgh  ia  three 
fmrs,  reckemn^  fiwn  its  date  <x> 
ihe^of  the  retumof  theofioer 
to  his  presidency. 

No  offioer  an  ibrioiig^caa  re- 
ceive pay  £ofr  moce  than  two  years 
isid^a  half  ham  the  period.  io£  his 
quitting  ha^. 


Hhe  BighiMonorehh  ike  Board  of 
"  Commissioners Jia*  ike  jiffaits  of 

pBBSUIEliT^ 

Lord  Vifloount    C^stkreagh. 


Duke  of  Pdrtland^  Ki  G. 
?Lord  Hawlbssbary, 
Earl  Gaipden, 
LOid  Mttlgi«ve>. 


1  Se 
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Secrtarfcs 
State, 


Right  honoraUe  William  Pitt, 

Lord  Glenbervie, 

Right  honorable  J.  WaUacef  - 

Earl  Clancarty, 

Geo.  Peter  Holford,  esq.  secretaiy. 

The  Honorable  the  Court  of 
Directors. 
Sir  F^:anci8  Baring,  esq.  hart.  M.  P. 
JoDob  Bpsanquet,  esq;  < 

Joseph  Cottpn,  esq*.  .  •  •- 

.William  Devx^jiesi  eoq.M^P* 
Stroon  Fraser,  esq. . ,     * 
Charles  Giant>esq.  M.  P.  chaimm, 
Joha  Huddleston,  ^«  M.  P.  .  > 
Sir  Hugh  Inglis,  bah.  M.  P.. 
Paul  Le  Mesurier,  esq. 
SirStepheui^hiogtoD,  borcM.P. 
John  Manship,  esq. 
Sir  Thcoph..  Metcalfe^  bart.  M,P. 
Charles  MiUs»  esq.  M.  P« 
.Thonias  Parry,  esq. 
Edward  Parry,  esq. 
Richard  C.  Plowden>  eaq« 
Thomas  Reid«  esq. 
Abraham  Robarts,  esq.  M*  P. , 
John  RobertSi  esq.  ;  .     i 

George  Smitb>  esq.  M,  P,  deputj, 
George  W.  TheUuson,  esqi  M-  F, 
Robert  Thornton,  esq.  M.  P. .. 
William  Thornton,  esq.t     *  '  :-^ 
S%veny  Toone,  esq.        ^         .  i 


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LIST  OF  SHIPS,  &c. 

TAKEN  UP  BY  THfi  HOW.  BAST  INDIAlOOlArANT,  F0&  TtfS  yFjML#  IWi^' 


Foy.  Siups,'         Chdrt,  Tda.  Commanders*  •  .   Co-asignaunt^ 

9.  Sir  £dw.  Hu^n. . « .   967..  Ite.  Bairafv. .  ..Ma^a^c^ 

5.  Cirenceiter. . . '. .' 1200. .  Tho.  ilpberaon,.Bomt)ey  and  Ciuiu. 

4.  GlattOD laoa  .  Cka.DnuiuyxxKi. .  Ditto. 

1.  Windiel6e9 .'. . .  i12Q0. .  Wadt^  CfatnpbeM.  .Ditto. 

4.  Wakner  Ca»tl« 1300. .  Sisex  H.  Bond. .  St.iJel.  fien.  Chi. 

2.  MarchioQ.  of  Exeter... .  '820. .  Alex.  Nash Madm  &:  BeogaL 

3.  Marquis  WeUeOey •  818.  .-Gharte  Lp  Blanco.  Ditto. . 

4.  Thamet 1200. .  J.  Kottowe .St.  Hei.  9od  Ciujui. 

3.  Lady  Jane  Dun^.. , .. .    820. .  HodH.  Lindsay. .  Mad.  and  Bengal. 
3.  Lcjd  Nelson ' 819. .  Wemys  Orrok. . .  Ditto. 

6.  Brunswick 1200. .  James  L.  Grant. .  China. 

6.  Canton 1 1 198. .  Tho.  Lushingtai..Ditlo. 

2.  Marquis  of  Ely tttOO. .  AndrevrHadiiay... Ditto. 

3.  DovtefCasde 820. .  Geo.  Richartlson....St. Hel;  leHen. 

3.  Lady  Burges * .    810. .  A.  F.  W.  Sti lutofhrDttto. 

4.  Keptune 1  i . .. .  1200. .  Wm.  Donaidsan. .  Clina. 

4.  Royal  Charlotte 1252. .  Ricbani  FhwAlin..  Di««?.  ' 

2.  Perseverance :  1200. .  James  Tweedale. .  Ditto. 

.  (f..TYue  Briton. : . ;  1198. .  Henry  Hughe*.. .  JOitto.  * 

3.  Bengal 818. .  Adam  Cuq:iine Mad.  and  fien. 

3.  Asia. 8I9  .  H.  P.  Treejmiuhere. .  Ditto. t 

3.  Walthamstow 820.  .'Don.  Mc  lijod Bonibdy.    •    ^  * 

^3.  Earl  of  St.  Vincent 818.  .John  B.  Samson.. .  .Ditto.  1 

* '  Q.  Taunton  Castle 1  lf)8. .  Tho.  B.  Peirce .China.       -    '  - 

4.  Ceres 1200. .  Wm.  Dunstbrd.. .  ..Ditto.  -= 

2.  Ahnvick  Castle 1200.  .  Albert  Gledstanes.  .Ditto. 

4.  Cuffnells 12a). .  Henry  Halkett Ditto.'        -   " 

5.  Arniston 1200. .  James  Jameson. .  . .  Ditto.     '    -   • 

2.  Baring 820. .  Dixon  Meadowes.Mad.Ben.^i'BIad. 

2.  United  Kingdom 820. .  John  H.  Pelle>'. .  .Bengal.      -  '-  ""i 

7.  Worcester 798. .  Searles  Wood Madras.'    '  '^ 

7.  Lord  Hawkesbury 803. .  James  Timbrill.' .  ..Dhto.  - '     *: 

.   7.  Duke  of  Montrose 762. .  John  Paterson ..Ditto-.    *^'  '•*''^' 

7.  Airly  Castle 813.  .  John  Mc Intosh. ....Ditto. '       -'--^i 

^2.  Sir  Wm.  Bensley 547. .  Robert  Rhode. .  ;..Made.Madf*B. 

%.  Fame 4p2. .  John  V.  Baker Ditto.  ' 

2.  Tottenham 517. .  James.  Dalr)mple..Do.  Do.  Do. 

2.  Lord  Eldon 538.  .  Ja.spcr  S  we:  e.. ....  Ditto.    -       -^ 

^.  Ejcj>erinient 519. .  Peter  Campbell Made;  fit  Bom. 

'  'i.  Sbvcreign ...    ()6o.' .  Rich.  Meriton. : '. .  Bengfd.      '-  & 

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5.  Morrirch 600. .  Stephen  ttawes. .  Ditto.  '*' 

1.  Al^andet (500. .  Sir  B.  Ffatrcklln  .  .Ditto. 

3.  Travets 577- .  Tho.  Sah  ters St.  Kel.  $:  feen.' 

2.  Unioti ; 550. .  Johrt  Mc  tntosh.. .  .Ditto, 

1.  Indies 590. .  Geo.  Weltden Madnls. 

1.  tdni  Keidr. ; 5gg. .  Patk.  Ratnage Mad.  &  Bengal. 

1.  Oceam 532. .  Tho.  Mclaggart. .  Ditto,  Ditto. 

2.  Devaynes 6OO. .  Win.  Adderly Made.  Born  M. 

2.  Harriet 54C}. .  Wm.  Lynch Made.  M^d.  B.** 

2.  Huddart. 547- .  Witi.  J.  Easffield. .  Ditto,  Ditto. 

3.  Skdton  CatstJ^ 584. .  James  Normand. .  Made.  &  Bom.- 


HJEGCJLzVTIONS 

For  the  Adviisaion  of  Cadets  on  the  East  JrHlm  Compariif^  • 
Establishment  at  the  Royal  Military  Collegia,  ff^dol-' 
wick. 

The  days  for  ^arrtitving  candi- 
dnles  are  Ttie^ays  and  Wednes- 
day s^precisely  at  eleven  6*clock;  and 
the  candidates  are  to  present  (hera- 
selres  to  the  lieu»enant-gov6rrt'of, 
or  inspector  of  the  royal  MiliMry 
Academy  at  Woolwich. 

Regulations. 
licspeclivg  Cadets  for  the  East  Jn*  ' 
dia   Com{)nntf*fi  ArliUer\j,   wh^ 
cannol  be  admilfcd  hi  to  ike  roya^ 
Military  Academy  at  J^olMck. 
That  the  cadetfe  for'  the  artillery 
ahd  engineers,  who  uildertake '  to 
qualify  themselves  at  jirlvate  aca- 
demies, bfe  directed  to  study  mathe- 
matics from  Dr.  Hutt©n*s  course, 
ptibHshed  in  two  volumes,  foi*  thd- 
11^  df  the  r^yai  miHtary  a'cadei!iiy, 
which,      i'     '  .      ;:i  ar^^     ■     r^lie 

fren^  the  commencement,  and  ena- 
ble Aemselv65  to  p.tss  ali  examtna-' 
tjon  under  Dr.  Hut  ton,  as  far  as 
conic  sections  (not  included)  be- 
sides acquiring  some  knowledge  of 
the  principles  o(  mechanics,  so  as 
to  judge  oi  the  power  of  machines 
in  general,  they  may  be  considered- 
as  possessed  of  the  same  mathe- 
inatical  q\ialifications  iCs  the  cadets 


1.  No  cadet  to  be  admitted  under 
14,  or  above  It)  years  of  age  3  or 
below  the  bright  of  four  feet  nine 
inches.  A  cejrtrficate  of  every  can- 
c^tels  birth,  ^ken  from.the  parish 
register,  and  signed  by  the  mmister, 
to  be  delivered  to  the  secretary  of 
the  East  India  Cfimpany>  as  like- 
wise an  addi^ess  where  he  may  be 
sent  for  on  a  vacarxy. 

?.  Eyery  candidate  previously  to 
bis  admission,  must  be  well  ground- 
ed in  arithmetic,  including  vulgar 
ftactions,  write  a  very  good  hand,  and 
be  perfectly  master  of  tlie  English 
tiA  latin  grammars. 

3.  All  caodidates  are  publicly' 
examined  by  th^  proper  masters  in 
the  royal  Milifary  Academy  5  aBd 
if  found  deficient  in  aiiyof  these 
preparatory  parts  of  learning  will 
berejeaei 

4.  The  at^e  qualificalions  are 
indispensable  et  the  time  of  cxa- 
ihination^  but  the  futurp  ^tidies  of 
f^b  qatididatfc  i*ill  be  very  mate- 
rtally  fbrwaixied,  with  a  view  of 
ot^nis^  a  commission..  If  he  has 
^so  learned  ^to  driw,  an3  acquired 
?  Jpjpwlcdg^  of  the  French ,  Jii- 


go^fbejfefp  he    19^    appoiiiittx^  a    of  the  academy  litiel)'  to  bt'  pro- 
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SlMlfafey  AodM  be  #e]l  grounded 
iftpEai^Ctcalgeometrj>  asmtroduc- 
Wtf  ^  ^wibg  plans  of  fbrtifiai- 
Ctobs^  which-  may  be  learned  from 
profeflSor  Landmann*s  work  on  that 
wdikijiecii  publisiied  for  the  afte  of 
thcr  academy }  also  that  they  should 
be  acquainted  \%'ith  the  construc- 
doci»of  Vauban*8,  and  some  other 
ajTsteRM  contained  in  MuUer's  trea* 
c28e»  ind  be  able  to  produce,  at 
least,  twenty  plans  and  sections  of 
their  own  drawing.  An  exami- 
natkm  to  this  extent,  nnder  Mr. 
Landmann,  to  be  deemed  suffi- 
cient 5  for  which  he  may  be  qua- 
hfiifid  by  any  intelligent  person  con- 
versant m  j^n-drawing,  with  the 
help  of  the  books  abovementioned; 
professor  Landmann  also  examin- 
ing each  candidate,  in  the  practical 
part  of  surveying,  and  ascertaining 
that  he  knows  bow  to  lay  down  and 
describe  on  paper  whatever  he  has 
suweyod. 

Sevtsral  candidates  will  be  sent 
to  the  academy  ibr  examination 
at'^tfte^aaoie  time^  viz.  from  four 
to  eight  5  afid  as  their  regtrlar  ex- 
amination will  probably  employ  the 
prWatd  thne  of  the  professors  for 
fevtn^^aysy  that  each  professor  be 
pid  ^y  each  candidate  a  sum  for 
his  examinaHon,  as  may  be  thought 
equitable  by  the  tieutenanant-go- 
vemor  and  inspector  of  the  Royal 
Academy,  not  exceeding  three 
guiileas  each  candidate^  to  each 
professor. 

With  a  view  of  affording  encou- 
ragement to  the  young  gentlemen 
now  to  be  appointed  cadets  for  the 
artillery  or  engineer  corps  in  India« 
to  exert  themselves  in  attaining 
the  necessary  qualifications  above 
dc*tatled,  the  sum  of  20Q  guineas 
w.ll  be  presented  to  each  of  them 
who  shall  pass  his  exaiuination  at 
the  Royal  Academy,  and  be  re- 
ported qualified  for  a  commission^. 


each  person  rfvin^  bond  to  reflitid* 
the  same,  if  ne  3ia\\  not  proceed 
to  India,  accordbg  to  the  appoint- 
ment given  him  by  die  co^rt.      It 
being  clearly  understood^  bowevSr, 
that  no  cadet  reported  qualified  on 
private  education,   can  take  rank' 
from  an  earlier  period  than    the 
day  on  which  he  shall  attain  the' 
age  of  17  yeaars. 

It  win*  be  expected^  that  evety 
cadet,  when  nominated,  shall  be 
well  grounded,  in  vulgar  fractions 
shall  write  a  good  hand,  and  sbatl 
have  gone' through  the  la^  gram- 
mar. 

And  it  is  strongly  r^corAroended, 
tliat  all  cadets  should  acquire  some* 
knowledge    of  the    French    lan- 
guage. 

fyth  Jane,  1804, 

No  cadet  can  be  nominated  to 
study  under  the  above  regulations 
who  has  not  attained  the  age  of 
14  years,         — —  ' 

RF.OtJLATlONS 

Of    the    Royal  Military  College : 
at  Mar  low. 

No  cadet  to  be  admitted  under] 
13,  or  above  J  5  yca^s  of  agte  j  or 
who  has  any  mental  or  bodily  ^e-  ' 
feet  which  may  disqualify  him  f^ 
military  servicd.     Every  cAdet  tcr 
produce  a  sufficient  certificate"  (tf^' 
tlie  time  of  his  birth.    He  if  tejbfe  j 
well  grounded  in  a  knowtedlgfe'^f;'' 
grammar,  and  of  common^  arrta-  ^ 
metic,  and  shall  write  a  good^s^,. 
None  will  be  qualified  tor  aiShis^^^^ 
sion,  who  are  found  to  te  dtefiqedP 
in  any  of  these  elenientary  pdrti^S;^ 
education. 

Cadets  admitted  to  that  class* 
wbich  is  to  pay  the  sum  of  go 
guineas  per  annum  for  education, 
board,  and  clothing,  are  to  pay  a 
moiety  of  die  sum  half  yearly,  in 
advance^  during  their  continuance 
at  college.  An  army  agent  in  Lon* 
don  is  to  be  named  by  such  cadets^ 

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bf^  Y'bom  the  half  yearly  pay- 
^1^,  are  to  be  received  by  the 
brsq^er;  and  should  a  cadet 
Iqive  the  college  before  the  expira- 
tion, of  any  half  year,  hf  ^Ul  be 
acipoimted  with  for  d{&  six  months 
m  ^ance;. 

^Each  cadet  to  come  provided 
with  seven  shirt?,  sevea  pocket 
^  faandkerchie&^  seven  pair  -of  short 
St0(;ki/igf9,  five  tDwels,  three  lught- 
caps,  two  black  velvet  stocks, 
four  pair  of  drawers^  two  pair  of 
s^oes,  a  looking  glass,  a  prayer 
book,  a  large  comb,  a  sn^l-tooth 
comb,  a  comb-brush,  a  clothes- 
brush,  a  tooth-brush,  and  Paley's 
Evidence  of  Christianity,  two  vo- 
lumes $  all  deficiencies  in  which 
are  to  be  made  good  at  his  charge, 
at  the  yearly  vacation. 

,  No  cadet  is  to  join  the  junior  de- 
partment, with  a  greater  sum  of 
money  in  his  possession  ihan  one 
guinea,  and  this  regulation  is  con- 
sidered to  be  so  indispensable  that 
apy  deviations  thf^refron*  will  »ub- 
ject  the  cadet  to  be  sent  away  from 
cqjBege..  The  parents  may,  how- 
cVier,  iif  tliey  thmk  proper,,  make 
an  arrangement  for  the  cadets  re- 
ceiytng  im  allowance  not  exceeding 
hal(-a-crown  a  week  for  pocket 
m«beyf  AU  repairs. of  clothing, 
lii^,  sheesy :  and  other  artif^es,  be^- 
^gtPjgto  t;^  cadets,  will  be  ma^ 
at  the^ifxp^ice  of.  the  college,   " 

Ko'f)^uisite$    or  presents  of 
tny  !ttfi3,,arof  aU^^      tfo)M^  x^- 
ct^rmhjL  iflaajeiv  if  9fiy.  qihp[ 
pwfif^lrpfl^thcc^  ., 

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Aft, a  ceruin  DpipbffC  ^fiCfl^fdeil 
for  the  royal  t^iUtaryrXx^l^giitecjMir 
that  class  for  which  tho  jsij|^<i^  fd: 
guineas  each,  per  annux^  }^;tOi,Jbe: 
paid,  .are  to  be   remw^^^^t^^^.l!^ 
the  East  India  Coa^i^,^e:€9UC(^ 
of  d'u-ectors  of  the  ^aid  pnni^M^* 
have  agreed^  that  ope  halif  of  f^ichi 
expeoce,  or  45  guineitspei;  a^vp^. 
for  each  cadet,  and  no  mpre,;fi^ip)l 
be  paid  by  tlie  Cooipony,  qo  ^a^ 
engagement  ia  writing  beifig  eQr\ 
tened  into,  by  the  friends  or  pv^spi^ 
of  the  cadet  being  respoufible  pfjr^* 
sons,  on  hi))  appointment  to  tb^^cc^ 
lege,  to  rej^nd  the  ano^uot  of  the 
Company's  expences  on  hisacfi^t^j  ^ 
provided  he  shall  enter  iiato  Mpf 
other  service  or  line  whatsopvwf^- 
after  his  being  received  into,  t^r, 
college  5  or  if  he  shall  not  prpcjsed^' 
to  India,  in  tl^  Company's  militafy,  * 
servic^,.  on  receivmg  ap  dgpoki^.: 
ment  for  that  purpose. 

The  above-mentioned   bqhivA  » 
payment  of  .90  guineas  ^  b«  n^ptt- 
lated  in  the  following  mannor^jrijE.  * 

The  friends  or  parents^,  ^f^d^e  r 
cadet,  to  advance,  to  thie  lar^c: 
agent,  to  be  named  by  biro>  .|hft .. 
first  balf7y<tarly  payment,  of  forty' ; 
four  guineas;  ^nd  the  Coni)paa^rM>^> 
advance  the  second  half-y^y.pay;*. 
ment,  in  like  ipaoneir,  and.  tb^siAr  r 
sequent  la^if  yearly  p^yment§  twtee-. . 
made  alteroa^y,  by  the  firieod^  i>f> . 
the  cadet,  and.theCffflipany*dw->A 
ing  the  time  be  sbal)  oontinue  at 
college.  !)        :j* 


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\TkcfoUo-xing  itnportant  Documents^  exhibit  ^  in  a  connedted  Series,  the 
tcioie  Substance  of  the  official  Ivformation^  relative  to  the  Cuvaes  of 
the  Wet  in  1803,  between  the  British  Government  and  the  confede- 

^  rated  Makratta  Chiefs,  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  and  the  Rajah  af  Be^ 

FROM  THE  GOVERNOR  GENERAL 

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Date  J  24th  December  1802;  with  Inclostires  (A)  to  (F). 

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TifHt  Honourable  the  Secrtt  Com-  the  Mahrttta  states  in  the  geticral 

ii^fW  ^  the  Uoi^mMtbk  the  .system  of  defensive  alliance  wjtK 

*  C^MT^  of  Directory  ^c,  ^c,  SfC,  the  Honourable  Company  and  its 

^  allies,  on  the  basis  of  the  Treaty 

HomotraABtE  Jsias,  eoncluded  with  his  Highness  the 

YGiJftHoBO«iraUeCominittee  Nizam  in  the  month  of  October 

ariUracfive  by  the  sbjpp  which  1800.     Your   Honourable  Com 

lemain  to  be  dispatchjcd  to  Eng-  ipittee  will  also  receive,  by   the 

land   from^  BengnT,  in  the  course  same  channel,  every  document  re* 

of  die  present- season,  a  detailed  lative  to  the  system  of  measures 

norauate^of  tbe-ervents  and  trans«  which  I  have  deemed  it  necessary 

actipna  in  the  Mahratta  empire,  to  adopt  for  the  security  and  pro- 

ifhlc^  have  terminated  in  a  crisis  motion  of  the  British  interests,  in 
of  affsur»  among  the  Mahratta*    the  present  crisis  of  the  affairs  of 

jKHmetB,'  highly  iateresling  to  the  the  Mahratta  empire. 

polilH^lkt  reUtioi^  of  fl^e   British  2.  I  am  anxious,  however,  to 

power  in  India.     The  same  con-  submit  to  your  Honourable  Com* 

veyaoce  will  furnish  you  with  a  mittee,  at  the  earliest  practiqible 

deft#  vi  the  negotiations  con*  period  of  time,  a  summary  view 

ducted  by  the  resident,  at, Poona  pi   these  important  occurrences^ 

luidsr.  iny  authority,  with  a  view  of  the  principles  by  which  I  have 

to  the  accomplishment  of  ihe  im«  been  governed,  in  the  course  of 

poriant  object  of  comprehending  policy  *whieh  1  have  pusued;  and 

9  Set  fm  AccoQDt  of  thit  intereiting  a%rrative  in  the  fitYh  volatne  of  oar  He- 
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of  my  expectations  with  regard 
to  the  final  result  of  the  actual 
crisis  of  affairs  in  India. 

3.  The  annexed  copy  of  the 
Instructions  of  the  Governor  Ge- 
neral in  Council  to  the  Resident 
at  Poona,  under  date  the  23d 
June  180'2,  contains  a  review  of 
the  con'duci  and  disposition  of  the 
state  of  Poona  towards  the  British 
government,  since  thecomnience- 
raent  of  my  administi*ation,  down 
to  that  period  of  time. 

4.  Under  those  instructions, 
the  Resident  at  Poona  renewed 
the  negotiations  for  the  conclusion 
of  an  improved  system  of  alliance 
with  that  court.  The  increased 
distractions  in  the  Mahratta  state, 
the  rebellion  of  Jeswunt  Rao  Hoi- 
kar,  (illegitimate  son  of  the  late 
Trickogoe  Ilolkar,)  and  the  suc- 
cessors of  Jeswunt  Rao,  ngninst 
the  combined  forces  of  ihcPeishwa 
and  Scindia,  appeared  to  consti- 
tute a  crisis  of  affairs  favourable 
to  the  success  of  our  negotiations 
at  Poona. 

5.  In  the  course  of  the  discus- 
sions which  ensued  between  the 
Resident  and  the  court  of  Poona, 
iho  Peihhwa  manifested  a  solicitude 
to  contract  defensive  engagements 
with  the  Ilonourjible  Company, 
under  circumstances  of  more  ap- 
parent sincerity  than  had  marked 
his  conduct  on  any  former  occa- 
sion. 'I'he  Peishwa,  however,  con- 
tinued to  withhold  his  consent  to 
any  admissible  modifications  of 
the  Governor  General's  proposi- 
tions, until  Jeswunt  Rao  Ilolkar, 
at  the  head  of  a  formidable  array, 
actually  arrived  in  the  vicinity  of 
Poona.  The  superiority  of  Jeswunt 
RaoHolkar's  troops  in  number  and 
discipline  to  those,  of  the  Peishwa 
and  l)owlut  Rao  Scindia,  render- 
ed ihe  issue  of  any  cunlcst  nearly 
ccrtuiu.    The  Peishwa,  however, 


anticipated  equal  difficulty  ana 
hazard,  and  equal  disgrace  to  his 
authority,  in  the  success  of  either 
party ;  nor  was  the  menaced  usur- 
pation of  Jeswunt  Rao  Hoi  kar 
more  formidable  to  the  Peishwa 
than  the  altematire  of  the  revival 
and  confirmation  of  the  ascendaa- 
cy  of  Scindia,  whose  troops  com- 
posed the  greater  proportion  of 
the  army  destined  to  oppose  the 
progress  of  Jeswunt  Rao  Ilolkar. 

6.  Under  these  circumstances 
the  Peishwa,  on  the  11  th  of  Octo- 
ber, dispatched  his  principal  mi- 
nister to  the  British  Resident, 
charged  with  definitive  proposals 
for  the  conclusion  of  defensive  and 
subsidiary  engagements  with  the 
British  government.  Those  pro- 
posals are  detailed  in  the  annexed 
memorial  marked  (B).  During 
the  discussion  which  ensued  on 
the  basis  of  those  propositions, 
the  evasive  conduct  of  the  Peishwa 
excited  considerable  doubts  of  his 
sincerity,  even  at  that  stage  of  the 
negotiation  ;  and  on  the  24th  of 
October,  wheii  the  army  of  Jes- 
wunt Rao  Holkar  had  arrived 
within  a  few  miles  of  Poena,  the 
Peishwa  dispatched  a  deputation 
to  that  chieftain,  with  distinct 
proposals  for  an  accommoda- 
tion, which  Jeswunt  Rao  Hol- 
kar rejected.  At  the  instance  of 
the  Peishwa  Suddashee  Bhow,the 
commander  of  the  combined 
forces  of  the  Peishvia  aud  Scindia, 
had  previously  marched  with  the 
army  under  his  command  from 
Poona,  and  had  occupied  a  positi- 
on in  the  vicinity  of  Jeswunt  Rao 
Holkar's  camp.  On  the  morning  of 
the  25th,  the  twoarmiex  engaged  ; 
and  the  Peishwa,  on  the  same  day, 
with  a  view  to  be  prepared  for 
every  event,  moved  from  Poona 
at  the  head  of  his  remaining 
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marching,  lent  his  minister  to 
the  British  Resident  with  a  paper, 
of  which  a  translatiou  is  annexed 
to  this  dispatch.  The  minister, 
Ragonaut  Hao,  ofl^red  to  the  Bri- 
psh  Resident  the  fullest  assurances 
of  the  Peishwa's  intention  and 
ineaning,  that  a  general  defensive 
alliance  should  be  concluded  and 
earned  into  effect,  at  the  earliest 
practicabTe'  period  of  time,  be- 
tween his  Highness  and  the  Ho- 
oonrable  Company,  on  the  fun- 
damental principles,  and  in  con- 
formity to  the  system  of  operation 
detailed  in  the  memorial  to  which 
the  6th  paragraph  of  this  dispatch 
refers, 

7.  In  consequence  of  this  trans- 
action, the  British^Resident  judg- 
ed it  to  be  expedient  to  suggest  to 
the  Right  Honourable  the  Gover- 
nor of  Fort  St:  George,  and  to  the 
Honourable  the  Governor  of  Bom- 
bay, the  necessity  of  preparing  a 
bodyof  troops,  under  the  autho- 
rity of  those  Presidencies  respec- 
tively, for  the  eventual  support  of 
the  Peishwa's  government,  and  for 
the  protection  of  his  person.  The 
Resident  at  Poona  transmitted  a 
simitar  application  to  the  Resi- 
dent at  Hydrabad,  for  the  even- 
tual services  of  a  considerable  de- 
tachment from  the  subsidiary 
force  stationed  with  his  Highness 
the  Nizam* 

S.  The  engagement  between  the 
combined  army  of  the  Peishwa 
and  Scindia,  and  that  commanded 
by  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar,  termi- 
nated in  the  total  defeat  of  the 
combined  army  with  great  loss. 
At  the  close  of  the  action  the 
Peishwa.  retired  with  a  small  body 
of  cavalry  to  a  fortress  in  the  vi- 
cinity of,  Poona,  whence  he  pro- 
secuted his  march  towards  the 
Concan.  The  ciiy  of  Poona  re- 
tuiuaed  in   (:barge  of  an  officer 


in  the  service  of  the  Peishwa, 
while  Jeswunt  Holkar  contirfued 
to  occupy  a  camp  at  the  distance 
of  four  miles  from  Poona.  The 
primary  object  of  Jeswunt  Rao 
Holkar  was  to  obtain  possession  of 
the  Peishwa's  person,  and  to  com- 
pel bis  Highness  to  establish  such 
an  administration,  as  might  secure 
Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar's  ascendancy 
in  the  state  to  the  exclusion  of 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia's  influence* 
If  this  plan  should  fail,  the  next 
project  of  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar 
was  to  invite  to  Poona,  Amrut 
Rao  (son  of  the  late  Ragonaut 
Rao,  or  Ragoobah)  to  place  the 
son  of  Amrut  Rao  on  the  Musnud, 
and  to  invest  Amrut  Rao  himself 
with  the  office  of  prime  minister, 
while  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar  should 
assume  the  general  command  of 
the  troops  of  the  state. 

9.  This  crisis  of  afl^irs  appear- 
ed to  me  to  afford  the  most  fa- 
vourable opportunity  for  the  com-' 
plete  establishment  of  the  interests 
of  the  British  power  in  the  Mah- 
ratta  empire,  without  the  hazard 
of  involving  us  in  a  contest  with 
any  parly.  The  power  of  Jeswunt 
Rao  Holkar  poisessed  no  solid 
foundation  in  the  justice  of  his 
c^use,  in  popular  opinion,  or  in 
the  extent  of  political  or  military 
resource.  It  could  not  be  doubt* 
ed  that  Scindia  would  employ 
every  effort  to  retrieve  the  dis- 
grace, and  to  avert  the  danger,  of 
his  defeat.  The  continuation  of 
the  contest  between  those  chief- 
tains would  probably  weaken  the 
power,  and  impair  the  resources, 
of  both ;  and  would  a^ord  to  the 
British  government  an  opportunity 
of  interposing  its  influence  and 
mediation  for  the  restoration  of 
the  Peishwa's  just  authority, under 
terms  calculated  to  secure  our  re- 
lations with  the  Mahraria  empire" 
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on  the  basis  of  general  defonsive 
aJliance  and  reciprocal  guarantee, 
both  with  the  Peishwa  and  with 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  according 
tp  the  principles  of  the  treaty  of 
Uydrabad,  of  the  12th  October 
1800.     No  reasonable  apprehen* 
sion  existed  that  the  progress  of 
this  system  of  policy  would  be  ob- 
structed, either  by  the  union  of 
the  contending  parties,  or  by  the 
decisive  success  of  either  chief- 
tain ;  nor  indeed  could  I  appre-^ 
hend  any  combined  or  separate 
opposition  from  either  in.  the  pro* 
seciition  of  my  views* 
.    10.  Under  these  considerations 
I  confirmed  the  engagement  con- 
cluded between  th^  Pei^wa  andi 
the  Resident  at  Poomi,  on  the  day 
Q«  which  I  received  it,  and  ac- 
cordingly instructed  the  Resident 
to  signify  to  his  Highness  my  ra- 
^fication  of  that  engagement,  and 
ijay  resolution   to  employ  every 
effort  of  the  British  power  for  the 
restoration  of  his  authority.   The 
Briti!>h  Resident  was  also  instruct- 
ed to  direct  his  attention  to  the 
improvement  of  the  terms  of  the 
proposed- alliance,  by  endeavour- 
ing to  obtain  the  Peishwa's  con- 
sent to  those  stipulations  which 
bis  Highness  had  hitherto  rejected, 
and  to  such  additional  concessions 
as  appeared  to  be  expedient  for 
the  better  security  and  improve- 
ment of  the  British  interests  in 
that  quarter  of  India.     And  the 
Resident  was  further  directed  to 
avail  himself  of  the  earliest  oppor- 
tunity of  reducing  the  proposed 
conditions  of  alliance  to  the  form 
of  a  definitive  treaty.      At  the 
same  time  I  transmitted  instruc- 
tions to  the  Governors  of  Fort  St. 
George  and  Bombay,  and  to  the 
Resident  at  Hvdrabad,  confirm- 
ing the  requisition  of  the  Rest- 
i^tit  at   Poona  for   assembling 


troops  at  the  proposed  stations, 
with  a  view  to  fulfil  the  engage* 
ments  concluded  with  the  Peishwa. 
Desirous  of  comprehending   the 
principal  branches  of  the  Mah* 
ratta  empire  in  a  general  system 
of  defensive  alliance  and  guaran- 
tee, on  the  basis  of  the  ei^age- 
ment  so  happily  concluded  with 
his  Highness  tbe  Nizam  in  Octo- 
ber ISOO,  I  determined  to  com- 
bine   with  the    measures  to  bo 
adopted  fw  the  restoration  of  the 
Pebhwa's  authority,  the  renewal 
of  my  invitation  to  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia,  to  partake  tbe  benefits  of 
the   general   defensive    alliance; 
and   I   accordingly  directed  the 
Resident    at   Scindia's  court  to 
proceed  from  Futty  Ghur  to  that 
chieftain's  camp,  with  the  utmost 
practicable  expedi^on,    for   the 
purpose  of  concerting  with  Scin- 
dia  the  means  of  .  restoring  the 
Peishwa  to  the  Musnud,  and  of 
proposing  to  Scindia  the  terms 
under  which  that  chieftain  might 
be  admitted  to  the  benefits  of  the 
general  defensive  engagements  con- 
cluded with  the  Peishwa. 

n.  The  detail  of  the  measures 
to  be  adopted  for  the  completion 
of  our  engagements  to  the  Peish- 
wa, were  necessarily  confided  to 
the  difection  and  judgment  of  the 
Resident  at  Poona*  but  that  offi- 
cer was  instructed  to  adopt  every 
practicable  precaution  to  preclude 
any  risk  of  hostilities  between  the 
British  troops  and  those  of  Jes- 
wunt  Rao  Holkar,  and  to  endea- 
vour to  secure  the  accomplish- 
ment of  our  views  by  the  means 
of  amicable  negotiation. 

la.  In  the  actual  state  of  th* 
affairs  of  the  Mah ratta  empire,  it 
would  have  been  a  measure  of  in- 
dispensable precaution  to  have  as- 
sembled a  'considerable  army  of 
obsarvatioa  Upon  tha  frontier  of 

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flie  Mabratta  territories.  This 
important  consideratiou,  com  • 
bined  with  the  communication 
vhich  the  Right  honourable  the 
GoTernor  of  Fort  St.  George  had 
recdved  from  the  Resident  at 
Poona,  of  the  progress  of  our  ne- 
gotiation with  the  Peishwa,  had 
induced  his  Lordship  to  issue  or- 
ders for  assembling  a  considerable 
army  within  the  ceded  districts, 
without  awaiting  the  arrival  of 
my  instructions  for  that  purpose. 
The  Honourable  the  Governor  of 
Bombay  pursued  the  same  wise 
and  salutary  course  of  vigilance 
and  prudence,  by  placing  in  a 
state  of  preparation  for  immediate 
service,  the  disposable  force  at 
that  Presidency.  A  considerable 
detachment  of  the  subsidiary  force 
at  HydrabaA  was  also  directed  by 
the  Resident  at  Hydrabad  to  bie 
prepared  for  eventual  service  in 
the  .field,  in  conformity  to  the 
requisition  of  the  Resident  at 
Poona. 

13*  By  advices  received  subse- 
quently to  the  dispatch  of  my  in- 
structions to  the  Resident  at  Poo- 
na, and  to  the  Governors  of  Fort 
St.  George  and  Bombay,  I  was 
informed  that  the  Peishwa  had  ef- 
fected his  retreat  to  Mhan,  a  fort 
situated  on  the  river  Bancoote  in 
the  Concan,  and  that  Holkar  now 
despaired  of  the  success  of  his 
endeavours,  either  to  obtain  the 
Peishwa's  voluntary  return  to  Poo- 
na, or  to  seize  his  Highness's  per- 
son; that  Holkar  had  detached 
a  force  to  Jejoory,  (a  fort  situ- 
ated in  the  vicinity  of  Poona,  and 
being  the  actual  residence  of  Am- 
rnt  Rao,)  and  had  brought  Am  rut 
Rao  to  Poona,  with  the  intention 
of  investing  Amrut  Rao  with  the 
geneinl  administration  of  affairs; 
of  placing  the  son  of  Amrut  Rao 
pn  the  Musnud^  while  Jeswuqt 


Rao  Holkar  proposed  to  assume 
the  general  command  of  the  army 
of  the  state.  To  this  arrangement 
I  was  further  informed,  that  Am- 
rut Rao  was  not  disposed  to  ac* 
cede:  I  also  received  advice  that 
the  Peishwa  had  sigfiified  to  the 
government  of  Bombay,  through 
the  officer  stationed  at  Bancoote, 
a  desire  of  eventually  seeking  an 
as}'lum  at  Bombay,  and  that  his 
Highness  had  solicited  the  govern- 
ment of  Bombay  to  direct  a^hTp 
to  be  prepared  at  Bancoote,  for 
his  Highness's  conveyance  to  Bora- 
bay,  or  to  Bassfein,  if  such  a  mea- 
sure should  appear  to  be  necessary 
for  the  safety  of  his  person. 

14.  The  Honourable  the  Go- 
vernor of  Bombay  complied  wicli 
the  latter  application,  by  direct- 
ing the  ship  Herculean  to  proceed 
to  Bancoote,  and  to  be  prepared 
for  the  Peishwa's  eventual  accom- 
roodation.  The  Resident  at  Poo- 
na, being  apprized  of  these  cir- 
cumstances,^ suggested  to  the  Go- 
vernor of  Bombay  the  expediency 
of  discouraging  the  Peishwa  from 
seeking  an  asylum  within  the  Bri- 
tish territory^  until  my  sentiments 
and  intentions,  with  respect  to 
the  aflairs  of  the  Peishwa,  should 
be  made  known;  and  the  Resi- 
dent recommended  that  the-Peish- 
wa  should  be  advised  to  maintain, 
his  position  at  Mhan  to  the  latest 
possible  period  of  time,  consist- 
ently with  the  safety  of  his  High- 
ness's person. 

15.  Under  the  determination 
which  I  had  adopted  of  emplo)*- 
ing  every  effort  for  the  restoration 
of  the  Peishwa's  authority,  and  in 
the  actual  situation  of  the  Peish- 
wa's affairs,  it  appeared  to  me  to 
be  extremely  desirable  that  the 
Peishwa  should  immediately  place 
himself  under  the  protection  of 
the  British  power,  by  retiring  to 

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Bombay.  I  coiisidered  that  ttiis 
measure  would  precliide  all  haz- 
ard of  precipitaUng  hostilities  with 
^eswunt  Rao  Holkar,  by  any  ad- 
vance of  the  British  troops  for  the 
protection  of  the  Peishwfli'?  person, 
^nd  would  enable  the  British  go- 
vernment (o  open  a  negociation 
with  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar  for  the 
restoration  of  the  Pejshwa  on  iKc 
^fusnud  of  Poona^  under  every 
circurostepce  of  advantage.  This 
event  would  also  enable  v^  to 
combine,  .with  our  oilier  mea- 
surety  under  great  advantage,  the 
proposed  negotiation  wijth  Sciiidia 
^or  the  conclusion  of  defensive  ar- 
rangements. It  was  obvious  also, 
ihat  thePeishwa's  arrival  at  B.om- 
)bay  would  aQbrd  the  most  favour- 
Able  opportunity  of  the  adjust- 
meqt  of  the  terms  of  th^e  defensive 
alliancje  w^th  jthe  P.eishv^a,  on  th^ 
basis  of  ^y  opgjnal  propositions, 
with  the  addition  of  suc^  stipula- 
tions as  might  appear  to  be  expe- 
dient with  reference  tp  the  actual 
jcrisis  of  a^airs* 

IjS.  yVith  thjBse  sentimjcnts  I 
transpiitted  instructions  to  the  go- 
yernmept  of  Bombay,  for  tljc  rer 
ception  and  accopimodation  of 
the  P^ish\^a  at  that  Presidency  ; 
and  for  regulating  the  condupt  of 
that  gtvemment,  in  conformity  to 
the  measures  which  I  had  resolved 
Coadopt. 

17.  Since  the  dispatch  of  these 
jnstruclionst  I  have  received  ad- 
"vices  from  Pbona,  stating,  that 
although  Amri^t  Rao  continues 
adverse  to  the  arrangement  pro- 
posed by  Jeswunt  Rao  to  Holkar, 
ihe  affairs  of  government  are  con* 
ducted*  under  the  authority  of 
Amrut  Rao's  name,  and  ^hat  a 
considerable  force  had  been  de- 
tached to  the  Conicap,  with  a 
view  to  seiee  the  person  of  the 
^cishwa.     By  advices  from  Bom- 


bay, it  appeared  fhat  the  Pejshir^ 
availed  himself  of  the  offer  of  the 
ship  Herculean,  and  bad  pro- 
ceeded on  that  ship  to  a  strong 
fort  in  the  Concan.  learned  Lavem? 
droog,  where  his  person  might 
probably  be  secured  against  Uie 
attempts  of  the  usurper. 

18.  The  dispatches  from  Pom- 
bay  further  state,  that  tbe  Pcish- 
WB.  had  formally  recognised  the 
,engagenient  concluded  between 
hiip  and  the  British  Resident,  anfi 
had  applied  fo^  a  detachment  of 
British  troops,  ip  part  of  the  stir 
puiated  s^bsidi9.ry  force,  for  the 
immediate  prot/ectioo  of  his  perr 
^n* 

19.  ^y  the  latest  accounts  it 
fippears,  that  Dowlut  Rao  Scin- 
dia  is  co)l^ecting  his  forces,  )Britl^ 
a  view  pf  opposing  ieswunt  Ra<^ 
Holjcar;  apd  that  Scindia  has  ac- 
Jtually  cojnmenc.ed  hi?  march  fron| 
his  capital  of  Ougein  towards 
JPoopa. 

20.  Both  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar 
and  Amrut  Rao  have  employed 
every  endeavour  to  induce  the  Re- 
sideutat  Poona  to  continue  at  tba^ 
city,  tnanifestly  with  the  view  to  obr 
tain  the  countenance  of  the  British 
governn)ent,in  sanctioning  the  pro- 
jected reyolMtion  in  the  govern- 
ment of  the  Mahratta  empire. 
The  Resident  has  pruqently  re- 
jected every  advance  of  this  na- 
ture, and  has  persisted  in  his  re^ 
solutioi)  to  retire  to  Bombay,  fo^ 
which  Presidency  he  with'^^i^cul- 
ty  obtained  permission  to  depar^ 
on  the  28th  ultimo. 

21.  At  the  conferencjcs  holden 
by  the  Resident  with  Amrpt  Rao, 
and  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar^  on  tbe 
eve  of  the  Rpsident's  departure 
from  Poona,  l^oth  tjiose  chipftain^ 
expressed  their  solicitude  for  the 
preservation  of  the  friendship  of 
the  British  government,  and  dj- 


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rectly  and  earnestly  appealed  to 
(be  Resident  -for  his  advice  in  the 
present  situation  of  affairs.  Jesr 
nuot  Rao  Holkar  expressly  inti- 
mated a  wish  for  the  mediation  of 
the  Resident,  for  the  express  pur- 
pose of  effecting  an  accommoda- 
tion with  the  Pcishwa.  The  Resi- 
dent informed  Jeswunt  Rao  Hol- 
kar, that  for  this  purpose  it  was 
bdispensably  necessary  thatl>oth 
parties  should  consent  to  refer 
their  differences  to  the  mediation 
of  the  British  government,  but 
that  the  Resident  could  not  un- 
dertake such  orders  without  the 
orders  of  the  Governor  General ; 
the  Resident  at  the  same  time  ad- 
vised Amrut  Rao  and  Jeswunt  Rao 
Holkar  to  explain  their  views  by  a 
direct  application  to  the  Gover- 
nor General*  At  the  Resident's 
final  interview  with  Amrut  Rao, 
thai  chieftain  delivered  three  let- 
ters to  my  address,  one  from  him- 
self, and  the  other  from  the  per-r 
sons  who  exercise  the  functions 
of  ministers  of  the  state.  The 
purport  of  those  letters  is  to  so- 
licit the  countenance  and  support 
of  the  British  government,  by  the 
appointment  of  a  Resident  in  the 
place  of  Colonel  Close*  whose  de- 
parture from  Poon^  to  Bombay 
is  represented  by  Amrut  Rao  and 
his  ministers  to  be  an  abdication 
of  his  station  of  representative  of 
the  British  government  at  the 
court  of  Poona. 

22.  I  have  also  had  the  satisr 
faction  to  receive  from  Dowlut 
Rao  Scindia  a  letter,  soliciting 
the  continuance  of  the  friendship 
of  this  government  towards  his 
state  and  that  of  the  Peishwa,  and 
containing  a  request  that  I  will 
act  in  concert  with  him  in  the 
present  crisis  of  aflfairg  at  Poona. 

23.  This  appeal  to  the  British 
power  from  all  parties  involved 


in  the  actual  commotions  of  the 
Mahratta  states  affords  the  most 
favourable  opportunity  for  our 
successful  and  pacific  mediation* 

24.  In  the  present <:onjuncture 
of  the  affairs  of  the  Mahratta  em- 
pire, your  Honourable  CcnnDUI- 
tee  will  remark,  that  tiie  British 
government  must  either  perse- 
vere in  its  pacific  and  equitable 
efforts  for  the  restoration  of  the 
Peishwa's  authority,  or  must  aban- 
don all  hope,  consistently  with 
our  faith,  honour,  or  permanent 
interests,  of  concluding  with  any 
of  the  Mahratta  states  those  de- 
fensive engagements  which  are  esf 
sential  to  the  complete  consolida- 
tion of  the  British  empire  in  India, 
and  to  the  future  tranquillity  of 
Hindustan, 

25.  Reviewing  the  general  state 
of  affairs  in  the  Mahratta  empire, 
I  entertain  a  confident  expecta- 
tion of  the  complete  accomplish- 
n^ent  of  all  oi^ir  views,  and  of  the 
restoration  of  tranquillity  .within 
the  Mahratta  dominions,  by  (he 
ipcans  of  amicable  negotiation. 
It  appears  probable  that  Scindia 
will  cojrdially  co-operate  with  the 
British  government  in  the  restora- 
tion of  the  Peishwa's  authority,, 
and  will  consent,  in  the  actual 
htate  of  his  own  afiairs,  to  be- 
come a  party  in  the  proposed  sys- 
tem of  defensive  arrangements.  It 
cannot  be  supposed  that  Jeswunt 
Rao  Holkar  will  reject  any  rear 
sonable  proposals  of  accommoda- 
tion, supported  by  the  combined 
power  and  influence  of  the  British, 
government  and  Scindia.  Th^ 
intentions  of  the  Rajah  of  Bcrar 
appear  to  be  uncertain.  That 
chieftain  now,  ostensibly  favours 
the  cause  of  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar; 
but  I  have  every  reason  to  believe 
that  the  Rajah  of  Berar  is  actu- 
ated entirely  by  the  cautious  po- 
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)icy  of  apparently  favouring  the 
cause  of  the  successful  party.  His 
Highness  the  Nizam  is  disposed  to 
concur  in  any  course  of  mi^asures 
which  the  British  government 
may  ^dopt  for  the  success  of  our 
mutuiil  views  of  defensive  alliance 
with  the  Mahratta  states. 

26.  Since  the  commencement 
of  this  dispatch,  I  have  received 
advices  from  Bombay,  notifying 
the  embarkation  of  the  Peishwa, 
vnder  convoy  of  the  ship  Hercu- 
lean, from  taverndroog  for  Bas- 
se! n,  and  the  arrival  of  Colonel 
Close  from  Poona,  at  Bombay,  ou 
the  3d  instant. 

27.  These  events  will  probably 
accelerate  the  conclusion  of  defini- 


tive engagements  with  thePeisUwa* 
and  will  enable  CoLouel  Cloi«  im- 
mediately to  open  a,  negotiation 
with  Am  rut  Rao  and  Jeswunt  Rao 
Holkar. 

'28.  I  have  directed  Colonel 
Close,  and  the  Governor  of  Bom- 
bay, to  i-pprize  your  Honourable 
Committee  of  the  existing  state 
of  affairs  at  the  time  when  this 
dispatch  shall  pass  through  Bom<- 
bay. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
Honourable  Sirs, 
Your  obedient  and  faithful 

Servant, 
■       (Signed)      W£LL£iiL£Y, 
Fort  Wiiliam, 
2Aih  December  1802. 


INCLOSURE  (A). 

In  tetter  fron>  the  Governor  General  to  the  Secret  Committee ;  dated 

the  24th  December  1802 ; 

Received  overland  the  9th  May,  1803. 

Governor  General's  Instructions  to  the  Resident  at  Poona,  dated 
23d  June  1S02;  with  Inciosure. 


To  Lieutenant-Colonel  Close^ 
Resident  at  Poona, 

Sm, 

IN  obedience  to  the  com- 
liiandsof  his  Excellency  the  most 
noble  the  Governor  General  in 
Council,  1  have  now  the  honour 
to  address  you,  for  the  purpose  of 
communicating  to  you  his  Excel- 
lency's sentiments  on  the  proposi- 
tions of  the  Peishwa,  detailed  in 
Colonel  Palmer's  Letter,  No.  295, 
dated  the  30th  of  November,  1 801, 
and  of  conveying  to  you  his  Excel- 
lency's instructions  for  your  guid- 
ance in  conducting  a  negotiation 
for  the  conclusion  of  subsidiary 
engagements  with  the  court  of 
VQopa,',  and  |  am  directed  to  take 


this  opportunity  to  acknowledge 
the  receipt  of  your  dispatches. 
,  ?.  The  observations  and  instruc- 
tions which  1  am  ordered  to  com- 
municate to  you  are  as  follows ; 

3.  Ihe  negotiations  at  Poonm 
have  assumed  such  different  as- 
pects at  various  periods  of  time, 
during  Colonel  Palmer's  residence, 
and  have  been  involved  in  such 
intricacy  and  difficulty,  that  it  is 
become  cecessary  to  revise  with 
accurac}'  the  whole  course  of  our 
transtt?^tions  atthat  court  for  some 
time  past,  in  order  to  draw  just 
conclusions  with  regard  to  the  ge- 
neral disposition  of  the  state  of 
Poona  towards  the  British  govern- 
ment^ 

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4.  A  reTiew  of  the  tnumctions 
which  have  passed  between  the 
British  government  and  that  of 
Poona,  and  of  the  conduct  and 
policy  of  the  latter  with  respect  to 
the  British  government,  since  his 
dxcellency's  arrival  in  India,  will 
be  sufficient  to  demonstrate  that 
thePd^bwa  (notwithstanding  the 
general  tenor  of  his  professions, 
and  the  various  artifices  employed 
by  his  Highness  to  conceal  from 
the  British  government  the  real 
puq>ort  of  those  intrigues  which 
were  disclosed  by  the  records  of 
the  late  Tippoo  Sultaun)  has  not 
•mly  been  uniformly  and  progres- 
sively jealous  o£  the  power  of  the 
nation  in  India,  but  actively  hos- 
tile to  our  prosperity  to  the  ut- 
most practicable  extent,  consist- 
ently witb  the  security  of  his  go- 
vemment»  and  with  (he  irresolu- 
tion and  timidity  of  his  character. 

5.  In  the  year  I798,  the  au« 
tfaority  of  Bajow  Rao  was  reduced 
to  a  sCata  of  extreme  weakness  by 
the  imbecility  of  his  counsels,  by 
the  instability  and  treachery  of 
bia  disposition,  and  by  the  preva- 
lence of  internal  discord ;  and  in 
that  crisis  his  government  was 
menaced  with  d^truction  by  the 
overbearing  power  of  Scindia.  It 
was  evident  that  the  Peishwa  could 
not  expect  to  be  relieved  from  the 
oppressive  controul  of  Scindia, 
and  to  be  restored  to  a  due  de- 
gree of  authority  within  his  own 
dominions,  by  uny  other  means 
than  by  the  aid  of  the  British 
poller;  and  the  Peishwa  himself 
appears  to  have  been  sensible  of 
this  truth  ;  for  at  an  Nearly  period 
of  tbe  year,  he  earnestly  and  re- 
peatedly solicited  the  Governor 
General's  assistance.  But  even 
under  these  circumstances,  Bajow 
Rao  was  ultimately  induced  to 
withhold  his  consent  to  tbe  just 


and  reasonable  conditions  whidi 
his  Excellency  the  Governor  Ge^ 
oeral  proposed  to  require  from 
hiin,  in  consideration  of  afiardin;$ 
him  the  aid  of  the  British  power^ 
lie  deliberately  preferred  a  situa- 
tion of  degradation  and  dinger^ 
M'ith  nominal  independence,  to  a* 
paore  intimate  connection  with  tbei 
British  power,  which  could  n<^ 
be  formed  on  principles  calculated 
to  secure  to  the  Peishwa  the  con- 
stant protection  of  our  arms» 
without,  at  the  same  time,  esta- 
blishing our  ascendancy  in  tbg 
Mahratta  empire ;  subsequent 
events  justify  a  conclusion,  that 
the  long  and  ftystematic  course  of 
deceitful  and  evasive  policy  pur- 
sued by  the  Peishwa  on  this  occa^ 
sion,  was  not  less  the  result  of  a 
determined  spirit  of  hostility  than 
of  bis  characteristic  jealousy  and 
irresolution* 

6.  Ihe  court  of  Poona  nour 
viewed  the  rapid  approach  of  a 
severe  conte»t  between  the  British 
power  and  Tippoo  Sultaun.  Th  is 
crisis  presented  various  advantages) 
to  the  faithless  and  sordid  policy 
of  the  Peishwa,  in  the  pursuit  df 
which  be  would  have  been  embar-- 
rassed  by  a  more  close  aUianipe 
with  the  Company.  The  evcn^t^ 
of  the  war  might  have  offered  ok" 
casions  of  profit  to  the  court  of 
Poona  at  the  expence  of  either  ^r 
of  all  the  belligerent  powers,  al- 
though tbe  prospect  was  unques- 
tionably most  favourable  to  the 
success  of  the  British  cause.  In 
this  sta^e  of  affairs,  the  Peishwa 
adopted  a  system  of  measures  by 
which  he  hoped  to  secure  eve  ry 
attainable  gratification  of  his  ha- 
tred and  jealousy  of  the  BritiiJi 
name,  together  with  every  ccti- 
tingent  benefit  which  could  be 
derived  from  our  success,  a&d 
from  (be  reduction  or  ruin  of  our 
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enemy.  Hit  Highness  therefore 
endeavoured  to  u:ame.  his  coun- 
cils on  so  complfcated  a  4}asis  as 
to  deceive  every  state  concerned 
in  the  war,  and  ultimately  to  re- 
serve to  himself  every  pretension 
>vhich  could  be  founded  either 
on  the  observance  of  equitable 
neutrality,  or  on  the  discharge  of 
the  duties  of  active  alliance. 

7.  In  the  spirit  of  these  coun- 
cils, on  the  Governor  General's 
£rst  application  to  the  Peishwa 
for  his  co-operation  against  Tip- 
poo  Sultaun,  in  the  event  of  a 
contest  with  that  prince,  the 
Peishwa  endeavoured  to  justify  an 
ostensible  neutrality,  and  to  evade 
the  obligation  of  the  triple  alii* 
tnce,  under  the  pretext,  that  the 
defensive  engagements  concluded 
It  the  termination  of  the  war  with 
Tippoo  SullauM  in  I7P2,  were 
jinding  only  on  his  predecessor. 
Being  compelled  to  abandon  this 
tbsurd  pretext,  the  Peishwa  pro- 
tssed  a  cordial  disposition  to  co- 
operate with  the  British  arms 
against  the  cjmmon  enemy,  in 
conformity  to  his  engagements, 
»ut«  by  a  course  of  studied  eva- 
!ion  and  systematic  deceit,  he 
ivoided  all  active  interference  in 
iie  contest  with  Tippoo  Sultaun, 
Slid  actually  maintained  an  nmi- 
oible  intercourse  with  the  enemy 
through  the  channel  of  Tippoo 
Sultaun's  Vakeels,  whom  the 
Peishwa  persisted  in  detaining  at 
Hs  cou:r,  in  opposition  to  the  rer 
peated  and  earnest  remonstrances 
of  the  Governor  General.  On 
tke  conclusion  of  the  war,  the 
l%ishwa  endeavoured  to  justify 
tie  violation  of  his  faith,  and  to 
c^Hblish  his  ciami  to  a  participa- 
tion in  the  profits  of  the  war,  by 
aigumeiith  founded  on  the  embar- 
ri4>bed  condition  of  i)is>  govern- 
incnt,  and  on  the  inotfcnsive  na- 


ture of  his  iotercourte  with  Tip* 
poo  Sultaun. 

8.  The  amicable  professions  of 
the  Peishwa,  and  his  apparent 
disposition  to  co-operate  in  the 
common  ^ause  to  the  extent  that 
might  be  practicable  under  the 
disiractions  which  prevailed  in 
the  government  of  Poena,  had 
inipressed  the  mind  of  the  Gover* 
nor  General  with  a  favourable 
opinion  of  the  Peishwc's  inten- 
tions ;  and  accordingly  his  Excel- 
lency, in  a  letter  addressed  to 
the  Honourable  the  Court  of  Di- 
rectors under  date  the  ^Oth  of 
March  l799i  expressed  his  con- 
viction»  that  the  disposition  of 
the  court  of  Poona  continued 
perfectly  favourable  to  the  Bri- 
tish interests,  and  that  want  of 
power  would  be  the  sole  cause  of 
its  inaction,  in  the  event  of  a  war 
with  Tippoo  Sultaun.  The  equi- 
vocal and  evasive  conduct  of  the 
Peishwa,  however,  subsequently 
to  that  period  of  time,  suggested 
considerable  doubts  of  the  since* 
rity  of  his.  attachment  to  the 
cause  of  the  allies;  and,  at  the 
conclusion  of  the  war,  those 
doubts  were  corroborated  by  the 
correspondence  between  Tippoo 
Sultaun  and  his  agents  at  Poona, 
and  by  letters  from  Nana  Fuma» 
vese  and  other  Mahratta  chief- 
tains to  Tippoo  Sultaun,  which 
were  discovered  among  the  re- 
cords of  Seringapatam.  The 
combined  evidence  of  those  docu* 
menis,  and  of  the  Peishwa's  con-* 
duct  during  the  war,  affords  une- 
quivocal proofs  of  the  hostility  of 
his  disposition  towards  the  British 
power,  and  justifies  a  conclusion, 
that  if  fortune  had  appeared  to 
favour  the  enemy,  the  Peishwa 
would  openly  have  espoused  his 
cause. 
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^ct  of  the  Peisbwa  not  only  de- 
prived him  of  all  title  to  participate 
in  the  advantages  of  the  war,  but 
exposed  him  to  the  just  resentment 
of  the  allies,  the  Governor  General 
determined   to  refrain  from  any 
measures  of  a  vindictive  nature^ 
and  to  adopt  the  more  liberal  po* 
licy  of  conciliating  the  Peisbwa's 
Interests,  and  of  providing  for  the 
security  of  the  allies  and  for  the 
general   tranquillity  of  Indian  by 
repeating    his  invitation    to   the 
Peishwa,  to  accede  to  the  proposal 
of  general  defensive  alliance  and 
mutual  guarantee,  which  his  Ex- 
cellency had  before  unsuccessfully 
offered  to  the   Peishwa's  accept* 
ance.     Accordingly,  at  the  close 
of  the  war  in  I799t  the  proposi- 
tions for  the  conclusion  of  defen- 
sive and  subsidiary  engagements 
with  the  peishwa  were  renewed, 
under  circumstances  of  peculiar 
advantage  to  the  latter,  who,  by 
acceding   to   those    propositions, 
would  not  only  have  been  eman«- 
lapated  from  thc%ppressive  con^ 
troul  of  Scipdia,  and  have  been 
reinstated  in  the  due  exercjse  of 
Us  authority,    but  would    have 
been  admitted  to  a  participation 
in  the  conquered  territory  of  My- 
sore.    But  after  a  vexatious  and 
illusory  discussion  of  the  propor 
sitions,  during  a  pjeriod  of  several 
months,  the  negotiation  was  closed 
by  the  Peishwa's  rejeclioQ  of  the 
jconditions  of  defensive    alliance 
under  any  admissible  modiiication 
of  them*     The  circumstances  qf 
that  negotiation  afford  the  strong- 
est reason  to  believe,   that  tl)p 
Peishwa  never  seriously  intended 
to  enter  into  any  engagements  op 
the  basis  of  (.hose  propositioQs, 
and  that  he  had  no  other  jntenr 
tion  from  the  commenjcement  of 
(he  negotiation,    tban   to  avoid 
^e  consequeuces  of  ao  unquali- 


fied refusal  to  treat,  to  decrive 
the  public  and  the  Governor  Ge* 
neral  by  the  appearances  of  a  dh^ 
position  to  concur  in  the  views  of 
the  British  government  lor  th« 
tranquillity  of  India,  and  to  de^ 
ter  Scindia  from  the  prosecution 
of  his  ambitious  designs,  by  per- 
suading that  chieftain  that  the 
Peishwa  had  it  in  his  power  and 
in  his  contemplation  to  avail  him- 
self of  the  protection  of  the  Bri- 
tish arms. 

1 0.  The  negotiations  which  fol- 
lowed the  renewal  of  the  Gover* 
nor  General's  propositions  in  th« 
month  of  April,  ISOO,  were  con- 
ducted on  the  part  of  the  Peishwa 
in  the  same  spirit  of  temporizing 
policy  and  studied  evasion  which 
characteriaed  his  conduct  in  every 
previous  discussion.  His  long 
and  degrading  subjection  to  the 
power  of  Scindia,  his  repeated  ex- 
perience of  the  perfidy  and  vio- 
lence of  that  unprincipled  chief- 
tain, the  internal  distraction  which 
prevailed  in  his  government,  and 
the  consciousness  of  his  inability 
to  relieve  himself  from  the  pres- 
sure of  his  accumulated  difficulties^ 
and  to  secure  the  efficient  exer- 
cise of  his  authority,  were  insuf- 
ficient to  subdue  the  emotions  df 
his  jealous  fears,  and  to  induce 
him  to  rely  with  confidence  on  the 
protection  of  that  state,  which 
alone  possessed  the  power  and  the 
will  to  extricate  him  from  his  em- 
barrassments, and  to  place  him 
in  a  situation  of  comparative  dig* 
nity  and  security. 

11.  Those  negotiations  were 
closed  in  the  month  of  September 
1800,  when  various  unprecedented 
acts  of  violence  and  extortion  on 
the  pait  of  Scindia  ha^  aggravated 
the  pressure  of  the  Peishwa's  af- 
fairs, and  virtually  annihilated  his 
authority  by  the  Peishwa's  absolute 
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ffjection  tf  the  principal  artitlcl 
€A  th€  Governor  Generars  propo- 
aitioo  ;  and  he  may  be  considered 
to  have  rejected  those  proposi- 
tions again,  by  his  refusal  to  be* 
cornea  parry  in  the  treaty  of  ge* 
iieral  deliensive  alliance  concluded 
with  the  Nizam  in  October  1 800, 
which  was  tendered  to  his  accept- 
ance. 

12.  While  these  several  negotia- 
tions were  depending,  the  Peishwa 
was  at  different  times  employed 
ill  carrying  on  intrigues  for  the 
purpose  of  detaching  the  Nizam 
^m  his  connection  with  the  com- 
pany, ivith  a  view  to  the  subver- 
sion of  the  British  power  and  influ- 
ence in  the  Deccan.  Little  doubt 
exists  in  his  Excellency's  mind 


out  Comprehending  any  settled  of 
projected  plan  Tor  the  co-opera- 
tion of  the   French,  a  means  of 
support,  however,    which   might 
have  been  eventually  resorted  to.** 
1 3.  The  inference  to  be  deduct^ 
from  these  considerations  is,  that, 
until  irresistibly  compelled  by  the 
exigency  of  his  affairs  to  have  re- 
course to   the  assistance  of   the 
Company,  the  Peishwa  will  never 
be  induced  to  enter  into  any  en- 
gagements, which  in  his    appre- 
hension would  afford  to   the  Bri- 
tish government  the  means  of  ac- 
quiring an  ascendancy  in  the  Mah« 
ratta  empire.     If,  at  a  time  when 
his  authority  was  reduced  to  tbfe 
lowest  state  of  degradation,  and 
when  his  government  was  menaced 


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Hoossain's  mission    towards    the 
close  of  the  year  1800,  and  of  the 
FeishwaV  participation  with  Scin- 
diaiu  the  objecrs  of  that  mission ; 
and  although  his  Excellency  is  by 
no  means  convinced  of  the  exist- 
ence  of  the  confederacy  ascribed 
to  the    M  ah  ratta  state,    in    the 
paper  of  intelligence  transmitted 
in  the  dispatch  from  the  Resident 
at  Hydrabad,  under  date  the  28th 
of  November  last,  the  Governor 
General  is  satisfied,  that  the  object 
of  Suddasheo  Rao  Munkaiser's  in- 
trigue at  the  court  of  Hydrabad 
was  to  effect  the  dissolution  of  the 
alliance  between  the  company  and 
the     Nizam,  and    to  engage  his 
Highness  lo  unite  with  the  Mah- 
rattas  at  any  future  favourable  op- 
portunity for  the  subversion  of  the 
Britisb  power.      On  this  subject 
bis  Excellency  inclines  to  the  opi- 
nion, which  you*  have   expressed 
in  your  letter  of  13th  .of  February 
last,  that  the  object  of  Munkaiser's 
mission  ivas,  "  if  possible  to  **** 
CUT  alliance  with  the  Nizam,  and 
thus  extinguish   our  power  and 
nfluenceiii  the  Deccan,  but  with- 


presencc  of  Scindid  at  the   head 
of  a  powerful  army  in  the  vici- 
nity of  Poona,  and  when  no  appa- 
rent means  existed  for  the  relief  of 
the  Peishwa  from  the  violence  ind 
usurpation  of  ^at  ambitious  chief- 
tain,  but  the  acceptance  t>f  the 
proffered  aid   of  the  British  go- 
vernment, the  Peishwa  deemed  it 
to  be  his  wisest  policy  to  refuse  his 
assent  to  the  liberal  and  advanta- 
geous propositions  of  the*  British 
government,  there  is  still  less  rea- 
son to  expect  bis  acquiescence  in 
those  propositions,  or  in  any  mo- 
dification of  them,  by  which  in  his 
opinion  the  authority   of  his  go- 
vernment would  in  any  degree  be 
subjected  to  the  controul  of  the 
British  power,  at  a  season  when 
the  exigency  of  his  affiiirs  is  dimi- 
uished  by  the  absence  of  his  rival, 
14.  But  whatever  degree  of  jea-" 
lousy  the  Peibhwa  may  enterta'm 
of  the  ascendancy  of  the  British 
state  In  the  political  scale  of  Indii, 
and  however  solicitous  he  may  be 
lo  effect  its  subversion,  he  is  sensi- 
ble that  in  the  present  conditiot\ 
of  the  British  power,  the  prcserva- 

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tioii  of  our  frietidsbip  is  necessary 
tobissecurity ;  and  the  Peishwa  is 
aware  that^  in  the  present  dis- 
tracted state  of  the  Mahratta  em^ 
pipe,  and  the  weak  condition  of 
hi)  government,  he  is  hourly  ex- 
posed to  dangers  which  cannot  be 
airerted  otherwise  than  by  the  aid 
ot  the  British  power,  or  by  the  be- 
lief of  his  refractory  chieftains, 
tdat  he  can  resort  to  that  aid 
whenever  ke  may  think  fit. 

15.  To  the  operation  of  this 
principle  are  to  be  ascribed  the 
fnequent  applications  which  the 
Peishwa  has  made  for  the  aid  of 
British  troops,  and  the  illusory 
negotiations  which  he  has  main- 
tained for  the  improvement  of  his 
connection  with  the  Company;  and 
upon  the  same  principle,  the 
Peishwa's  jealous  fears,  and  the 
prosecution  of  secret  intrigues  for 
purposes  hostile  to  the  British 
interest,  are  perfectly  reconcila- 
ble with  the  proposals  which  he 
has  lately  made  for  subsidizing  a 
body  of  British  troops. 

lo«  From  the  view  which  has 
thus  been  taken  of  the  disposition 
and  conduct  of  the  Peishwa  to- 
wards the  British  power,  and  from 
%  consideratioii  of  the  actual  con- 
ditk>D  of  his  government,  with  re- 
ferenoe  both  to  its  internal  weak- 
ness and  to  the  state  of  its  eKter- 
nal  relations,  it  is  to  be  inferred, 
that,  in   the  actual  situation    of 
a&irs,  no  expectation  can  reason- 
ably be  entertained  of  thePeishwa's 
acquiescence  in  any  arraugemeni 
founded  on  the  basis  of  the  Go- 
vernor Generari  original  proposi- 
tions;  and  that,  in   making  the 
proposals  described  in  your  pre- 
decessor's leUer  of  the  30th  of 
November  last,  the  Peishwa  is  in* 
fioenood  either  by  vien^  andinten- 
tions  similar  to.  those  which  regu- 
lated his  conduct  during  ths  ne*^ 


gotiationsof  1799  and  1800,  •r^ 
if  he  be  sincere  in  those  proposals, 
by  the  hope  of  obtaining  the  aid 
of  the  British  power,  for  the  re- 
establishment  and  security  of  hts 
authority,  without  hazarding  th* 
introduction  of  that  degree  of  coo- 
troul    and  ascendancy  which    it 
must  be  our  interest  to  establish, 
in  the  Mahratta  state,  and  whicli 
it  is  his  object  to  avoid.     Admit"* 
ting  that  the  Peishwa  is  sincere  in 
his  proposals,  iti"-  proper,  withth« 
view  to  determine    the  course  of 
measures  which  it  is  expedient  to 
adopt  on  the  present  occasion,   to 
consider  upon  what  grounds  the 
Peishwa  may  expect   to  limit  the 
operation  of  the  proposed  engage- 
ments  to    the  object  above  de- 
scribed, and  whether  the  British 
interests  would   be   promoted    in 
any  degree  by  acceding  to   those 
engagements,  or  to  any  modifica- 
tion of  them 

J  7.  The  Peishwa  is  aware  that 
the  permanent  establishment  of  a 
British  force  in  the    vicinity  of 
Poona,  would  immediately  place 
him  in  some  degree   in  astateof 
dependanceupon  the  British  pow- 
er ;  and  therefore  he  has  stipula- 
ted, that  the  subsidiary  force  shall 
be  retained  within  the  Company's 
dominions  at  all  times,except  when 
he  shall   require   its  actual    ser- 
vices.    If  he  should  ever  concludo 
subsidiary  engagements  on  these, 
terms,  he  would  never   apply  for 
the  aid  of  the  stipulated  force,  ex- 
cept in  cases  of  the  utmost  emer- 
gency ;  and  his  expectation  pro- 
bably is,  that  the  knowledge  of  his. 
ability  to.  command  so  powerful  a* 
body  of  troops  as  that  which  he 
proposes  tosubsidize,  would  alone: 
be  sufficient  to  give  due  weight. 
tp.his  authority,  and  to  preclude 
amy  attempt  which  might  otherwise 
he  made  iov  the  sub\^rsiou  of  it. 

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The  oecurrf  nee  of  any  emergency 
iKhich  should  require  the  actual 
services  of   the  subsidiary  force, 
would  be  rendered  still  more  im- 
probable by  the  local  situation  of 
the  territory  which   the  Peishwa 
propt>ses  to  assign  for  the  charges 
of  the  troops.     The  Peishwa  has 
not  specified   the  territory  which 
he  proposes  to  assign  in   Hindus- 
tan for  that  purpose,  if  by  Hin- 
dustan he  meant  (as  mu6t  be  in- 
ferred J  the  country  north  of  the 
Nerbuddah.      I'be   Peishwa  pos- 
sesses merely  a  nominal  authority 
in  that  quarter.     He  would  pro- 
bably make  a  selection  of  districts 
to  be    ceded,  with  the   insidious 
view  either  of  reducing   the  terri- 
torial possessions  of  Scindia*  or 
of  Holkar ;  or  of  relieving  him- 
self from  the  burthen  of  Scindia's 
contr^ul,  and  from   the  dread  of 
hit  power,  by  involving  him  in  a 
constant  *♦♦*  with    the    British 
government ;  or   by  rendering  it 
necessar)'  for  Scindia  to  keep  the 
main  body  of  his  army  within  his 
own  territories,  for  the   purpose 
of  guarding  them  against  the  ef- 
fects   of  those    hostile  measures 
which    the    British    government 
might  be  expected  to  adopt,  under 
the    obligation    of  the   proposed 
engagements,  in  the  event  of  Scin- 
dia   being    hereafter   fii«>posed  to 
resume  the  same  position  in  the 
vicinity  of  Poona,  which  he  so  long 
occupied  at  the  head  of  a  numer. 
ous  body  of  his  forces. 

18.  Moreover,  as  the  Peishwa 
probably  derives  no  revenue  from 
the  territory  which  he  proposes 
to  assign  for  the  charges  of  the 
subsidiary  force,  and  hisauthority 
i  I  it  is  merely  nominni,  his  power 
and  resources  would  not  in  any  de- 
gree be  reduee<l  hy  the  cession  ; 
and  the  situation  of  the  ceded 
districts  would  be  too  distaut  and 


distinct  from  those  territories  fa 
which  the  Peishwa's  authority  is 
established  and  acknowledged,  to 
excite  in  his  mind  any  apprehen- 
sion of  being  overawed  or  con- 
trouied  by  the  proximity  of  the 
Company^s  territorial   power  and 
resources.      In   his    £xce)lenc/s 
judgment,  therefore,   the  cession 
of  the  proposed  territory  in  Hin- 
dustan, would    not  in  any  degree 
contribute  to  render  the  Peishwa 
dependant  on  the  support  of  the 
British  power;   whilst  the  posses- 
sion of  a   territory    insulated  by 
the  dominions  of  other  chieftainSy 
would  be  productive  of  a  degree 
of  embarrassmeiit  and  incon\*eni- 
ence  to  the   Company,  far  over* 
balancing  any  advantages  which 
might  be  derived  from  the  resour* 
ces  of  such  a  territory.   It  is  pro- 
bable also,  that  it  would  be  found 
impracticable,  even  to  obtain  pos- 
session of  such  ceded   territory, 
without  a  contest:  at  all  events 
itwouhl  be  necessary  to  maintatn 
a  considerable  force  in  those  dis- 
tant possessions.   By  this  arrange- 
ment the  Peishwa  would  derive  the 
bencHt  of  our  support  without  be- 
coming subject  to  our  controul ; 
his  jealousy  would  not  be  alarmed 
by  the  establishment  of  a  British 
force  within  his  dominions  ;  and 
his  pride  would  probably  be  gra« 
tified  by  entertaining  British  aux- 
iliaries in  \m  service^  without  any 
sacrifice  of  bis  authority,   or  any 
diminution  of  his  resources:   he 
would  derive   security,  not  from 
the  presence  of  a  protecting  Bri- 
tish force,  but  by  acquiring  a  title 
to  command  the  aid  of  the  Com- 
pany's troop*  in  cases  of  urgency* 
and  by  a  cession  of  territory  in  a 
distant  quarter  of  his  nominal  do^ 
niinrons,  which  would  either  in<* 
volve  his  rival  in  a   contest  with 
t^e  British  armi»|  or  diminish  the 
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territorial  resources  of  that  rival ; 
or  would  establish  the  British  au- 
thority in  a  position  calculated  to 
restrain  Scitn^a  from  any  attempt 
to  subvert  the  Peishwa's  indepen* 
<icnce. 

19.  The  Peishwa's  consent  to 
submit  his  differences  with  the 
Nizam  ultimately  to  the  arbitra- 
tion of  the  Company,  combined 
with  the  proposals  above  stated, 
would  be  little  more  than  nuga- 
tory, with  reference  to  the  accom- 
plishment of  any  of  the  objects  in 
the  contemplation  of  the  British 
government.  The  Peisbwa  would 
endeavour  to  embarrass  and  im- 
pede the  negotiation  for  the  ad- 
justment of  existing  differences  by 
chicane  and  evasion  :  and  to  pro- 
tract its  arrival  at  ihat  stage  at 
which  the  British  government 
should  be  required  to  interfere,  it 
seems  to  be  the  policy  of  the  iVIah- 
tattas  at  all  times  to  reserve  unad- 
justed ground  of  claim  upon  the 
states  with  which  they  are  con- 
nected. The  sincerity,  therefore 
of  the  Peishwa's  desire  to  effect  a 
find  adjustment  of  all  his  differ- 
ences with  the  Nizam  may  reason- 
ably be  doubted. 

The  guarded  manner  in  which 
the  Peidhwa  has  expressed  his  ac- 
quiescence in  the  arbitration  of 
the  British  government,  partakes 
of  the  same  spirit  of  jealousy  and 
distrust  which  regulates  his  con- 
duct with  respect  to  the  other  con- 
ditions of  the  proposed  connection, 
ti\d  is  by  no  means  calculated 
to  meet  the  comprehensive  views 
which  dictated  the  original  propo- 
rtion for  the  equitable  adjustment 
ofsubsisting  differences  between  the 
courts  of  Hydrabad  and  Poona. 
In  his  Excellency's  judgment,  this 
article  of  thePeishwa  s  pvoposinons 
concedestous  no  privilege,  which, 
under  the  circumstances  of  our 


intiipate  connection  with  the  Ni* 
zam,  we  do  not  already  possess ; 
the  Nizam  might  justly  insist  on 
an  equitable  adjustment  of  sub- 
sisting claims,  and  the  Company, 
as  his  ally,  might  properly  support 
him  in  exacting  the  fulfilment  of 
the  terras  of  that  adjustment,  if 
he  should  appear  to  possess  any 
just  claims  on  the  Peishwa,  or  in 
resisting  any  other  demands  on  the 
part  of  the  latter,  than   such  as 
upon    due  investigation  may  be 
deemed  to  be  just  and  equitable. 
Of  the  remaining  articles  of  the 
Peishwa'spropositions  some  are  ex- 
clusively connected  with  the  per- 
manent admission  of  a  British  sub- 
sidiary force  within  the  Peishwa's 
territories; and  the  remainder  are 
rendered  inapplicable  to   present 
circumstances,  by  the  conclusion 
of  peace  between   Great  Britain 
and  France,  but  are  susceptible  of 
the  modification  described  in  a 
subsequent  part  of  these  instruc- 
tions. 

20.  Under  all  these  circum- 
stances, his  Excellency  is  decided- 
ly of  Opinion  that  an  unqualified 
concurrence  in  the  Peishwa's  pro- 
positions would  produce  more  in- 
jury than  benefit  to  tlie  British 
interests  in  India.  The  cession 
of  a  territory  so  circurostance4 
and  so  situated  as  that  which  the 
Peishwa  proposes  to  assign  for  the 
discharge  of  the  subsidy,  would  be 
productive  of  serious  embarrass-* 
ments  to  the  Company's  afikirs« 
and  would  tend  to  counteract  even 
the  partial  and  prospective  bene- 
fits, which  we  might  expect  to 
derive  from  his  consent  to  subsi- 
dize a  British  force  :  under  the  fcti« 
pulated  transactions,  if  combined 
with  conditions  more  *  consistent 
with  the  interests  of  the  Company, 
his  Excellency  has  no  hesitation,, 
therefore,  in  resolving  to  reject 

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present  form.  Some  consider- 
ftlions^  however^  connected  with 
ihe  prescBt  situation  of  tifkin  in 
Europe  and  in  India,  dibpose  the 
Governor  General-  to  rekx  in  the 
conditions  ubich  his  Excellency 
kftfr  huherto  considered  and  de- 
clared to  be  indispensable  in  the 
conclusion  of  any  engagements  of 
a  Sttbttidiary  and  defensive  nature 
wtth  tbe  Peishwa ;  and  rather  than 
ahandoo  the  hope  of  establishing 
a  further  connection  Mrith  the 
state  of  Poona^  to  acquiesce  in 
the  Itmk&tiou  which  the  Peishwa 
kas  prqpofied  with  respect  to 
the  subsidiary  force,  provided  the 
FebhwawiU  consent  to  an  arrange- 
ment for  tbe  diKbarge  of  the  sub- 
sidy more  favourable  to  our  views 
and  interests  than  that  which  his 
Highness  has  offered  to  our  accept- 
ance. 

21.  Under,  the  impression  of 
that  jealousy  and  apprehension 
with  which  every  member  of  the 
ftlahratta  empire  regards  the 
power  9nd  ascendancy  of  the  Bri^ 
tish  mttion  in  India,  and  under 
Ihe  existence  of  tho«e  politieal 
kirrJers  which  at  present  bcparate 
•ur  interests  from  those  of  tlic 
Mabratta  state,  a  general  sense  of 
iknger  might  possibly  induce  the 
several  chieftains  who  compose 
the  Mah rat  ta<  confederacy  to  en- 
deavour to  compromise  their  mu- 
tual ditffcrences  and  dissensions,  to 
reconcile  their  discordantinterests, 
mad  to  combine  their  respective 
powers  and  resources,  for  the 
parpose»  of  general  security.  The 
possibility  of  this  conjecture  is 
supported  by  the  circumstances 
detailed  in  your  dispatch  of  the 
JD  th  April,  1802.  The  iVlahraUas 
might  take  advantage  of  any  fa- 
Tourable  opportunity  to  under- 
mine or  to  suhvcrt  the  British 


power,  and  circumstances  might 
occur  to  reader  the  opposition  of 
the  united  power  of  the  Mahratta 
empire    formidable,    they  might 
avail  themselves  of 'the  pacifica- 
tion  between   Great  Britain  aod 
France,  to  form  a  connection  with 
the  latter   nation,  by  cultivaUQl 
the  French  interests  through  tb^ 
officers  of  that  nation,  established 
in  the  service  of  Scindia  and  of 
other  Mahratta  powers,  by  encou- 
raging French  subjects  to  settle  ii^ 
the  country,  by  entertaining  offi- 
cers of  that  nation  in  their  service 
for  the    purpose  of  discSpIiaing 
their  troops,  or  even  by  admitting 
bodies  of  French  troops  as  au^filia- 
ries  ;  it  is,  however,  to  be  remark- 
ed, that  the  habitual  jealousy  en- 
tertained by  thp  Marhattas  of  every 
F.uropean  power  in  India,  would 
probably  remler  them  averse  to 
an  intimate  connection  with  the 
French  governntent,  nor  can  it  be 
supposed,consistentlywith  the  cha- 
racter of  the  Mahratta  nations, 
that  any  of  the  confederate  states 
would  enter  into  an  alliaoce  with 
France,  under  any  circumstances 
lesfr  ui^ent  than  the  pressure  ofab- 
solute  necessity  and  self  preserva* 
tion.    It  might  indeed  become  the 
policy  of  the  Mahratta  state  to 
ferment  and  exasperate  dissension 
between  the  French*  and  Dtitisb 
power  in  India,  and  occasionally  to 
aid  tbe  weaker  party,  in  the  b<^ 
of  ultimately  weakening  or  destroy^ 
ing   both ;  but  it  appears  more 
probable  that  the  established  dia* 
raoter  and  maxims  of  the  Mah- 
ratta powers  would  incline  them 
rather  to  af>stain  from  any  close 
connection  with    any    European 
power  in  India,  than  to  seek  the 
destruction  of  any  such  power,,  by 
forming  au  union  of  interests'  with 
a  power  of  similar  description. 
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several  brandies  of  the  Mahratta 
wnpire,  will   always  form  an  ob- 
stacle to  the  measure  of  a  general 
combitiatiun  ;  and   the   difficulty 
would  certainly  be  increased,  if 
the  proposed  object  of  such  a  com- 
bination in  any  degree  connected 
with  the  European  alliance,  may 
however  be  induced  to  endeavour 
to  establish  an  exclusive  connec* 
fiwi  with  the    French,    for    the 
jnaintenance  of  bis  separate  autho- 
rity, and  for  the  future  security 
of  bis  dominions.    Although  his 
prejudices    and  character  would 
certainly  be  adverse  to  such  con- 
nection, while  peace    continues 
between  Great  Britain  and  France, 
we  can  have  no  pretence  to  oppose 
SQch  a  connectiofi.     The  danger 
tbf  refore  of  this  occurrence  aug- 
laenls  in  a  great  degree  the  policy 
of  concluding  some  engagements 
of  a  defensive   nature    with  the 
Peishwa,  however  inadequate  they 
nay  be  to  the  complete  accomplish- 
neat  of  our  Views.     The  conclu- 
sion of  such  engagements  with  the 
Peishwa  would  preclude  the  prac- 
ticability of  a  general  confederacy 
anoog  the  Mahratta  states,  and 
would    remove  the    inducements 
which  the  Peishwa  might  otherwise 
have  to  form  a  close  connection 
with  France,  as  well  as  enable  us 
t9  impede   the  execution  of  any 
such  project.     This  separate  coiw 
nectioQ  with  one  of  the  branches 
of  the  Mahratta  empire,    would 
not  only  contribute  to  our  security, 
bit  would  tend  to  produce  a  crii^ 
oi^feirsj  which  may  compel  the 
renaining  states  of  the  empire  to 
nccede  to  the  alliance. 

22.  The  measure  of  subsidizing  a 
British  force,  even  under  the  limi- 
tations which  the  Peishwa  has  an- 
nexed to  that  proposal,  must  im- 
idediatcly  place  him,  in  some  de- 
gree, in  a  stale  ofdependancc  upon . 
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the  British  power,  proviilcd  that 
measure  be  uncombine«l  with  any 
other  arrangement  calciilnied  to 
defeat  its  optTation.  The  depen- 
danoe  of  a  stale,  in  any  degree, 
upon  the  power  of  another,  natu- 
rally tends  to  increase  a  sense  of 
security  derived  trom  the  support 
of  a  foreign  power,  produces  a 
relaxation  of  vigihince  and  cau- 
tion ;  and  the  operation  of  natural 
causes  in  augmenting  the  dcpen- 
dance  of  the  Peishwa  on  the  British 
power,  ufider  the  operation  of  the 
proposed  engagemejils,  would  be 
accelerated  by  the  effect  which 
those  engagements  would  produce, 
of  detaching  the  state  of  Poona 
from  the  other  members  of  the 
Mahratta  empire.  It  is,  however, 
essential  to  the  efficacy  of  the  pro- 
posed subsidiary  engagements,  with 
reference  to  the  views  of  the  Bri- 
tish government,  that  the  fundi 
for  the  discharge  of  tho  subsidy 
should  be  derived  from  the  actual 
pecuniary  or  territorial  resources 
of  the  Peishwa. 

23.  It  remains  to  consider  the 
policy  of  such  an  arangenoent, 
with  reference  to  the  interests  of 
the  Nizam,  and  whether  we  are 
warranted  by  our  engagements 
with  the  court  of  Hydrabad,  in 
concluding  any  subsidiary  engage- 
ments with  the  court  of  Poona,  on 
any  other  terms  than  those  which 
are  specified  in  the  separate  arti- 
cles of  the  treaty  of  the  12th  of 
October.  1800. 

24.  With  regard  to  the  first 
point,  in  the  actual  state  of  our 
connection  with  the  Nizam,  any 
engagements  contracted  by  the 
Company,  which  are  calculated  to 
place  the  Peishwa  in  a  degree  of 
depcndance  on  the  British  govern- 
ment, and  to  promote  the  sequrity 
of  the  British  empire  in  India,  must 
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the  interest  of  the  Nisam.  The 
probability  of  our  establishing  a 
commanding  influence  in  the  coun- 
cilsof  the  i'eishwa,  affords  the  only 
prospect  of  effecting  an  equitable 
adjustment  of  the  differences  sub- 
sisting between  the  Peishwa  and 
the  Nixam,  and  of  obtaining  for 
the  latter,  a  dereliction  of  the 
Pcishwa's  claim  to  the  Choiite  of 
Bedu ;  the  proposed  arrangement, 
thereA)re,  as  far  as  it  tends  to  pro- 
duce that  ascendencj  in  the  state 
of  Poona,  is  calculated  to  pro- 
note  the  Nixam's  particular  views»- 
at  well  as  to  secure  the  general 
f  Dtecests  of  the  alliance. 

S5.  With  respect  to  the  second 
point,  the  1st  article  of  the  sepa- 
rate atid  secret  articles  annexed 
to  the  treaty  of  Hydrabad,  stipu- 
lates that  the  Peishwa  shall  not  be 
admitted  to  the  benefits  of  the 
general  defensive  alliance  unless 
be  shall  accede  to  certain  condi- 
tioiis  therein  specified.  Under 
the  arrangement  now  proposed, 
the  Peishwa  will  not  be  admitted 
to  the  benefits  of  the  general  de- 
fensive alliance.  By  the  provi- 
sions of  the  treaty  of  Hydrabad, 
the  Kizam  is  entitled  to  the  even- 
tual employment  of  the  whole 
military  strength  and  resources  of 
the  Company  for  the  defence  of 
his  dominions ;  the  aid  which  the 
Peishwa  will  be  entitled  to  de- 
mand from  the  Company,  under 
the  proposed  engagements,  is  li- 
mited to  the  extent  of  the  force 
which  he  nuiy  consent  to  subsidize. 
The  Nizam  is  prohibited,  by  the 
15th  article  of  the  treaty,  from 
forming  any  connection  with  a 
foreign  state  Without  the  consent 
of  the  British  government,  but 
this  prohitiitioQ  is  not  reciprocal ; 
his  Excellency  the  Governor  Ge- 
oeral  therefore  is  satisfied  that  no 
obstacle,  founded  on  our  eugage- 


ments  with  the  court  of  Hydrabad 
exists  to  the  conclusion  of  engage* 
ments  with  the  Peishwa,  of  the  na« 
ture  of  those  now  under  discussion. 

26.  It  is  not,  however,  his  Ex« 
cellency's  intention  that  these 
terms  should  be  offiered  to  the 
Peishwa's  acceptance,  until  every 
endeavour  to  obtain  his  concur- 
rence in  terms  more  favourable 
to  the  British  interests  shall  have 
proved  to  be  ineffectual.  In  tha 
latter  event,  his  Excellency  au- 
thorizes and  directs  you  to  acceda 
to  the  Peishwa's  proposal  of  sub* 
sidizing  six  battalions  of  Bridsh 
troops,  under  the  condition  which 
the  Peishwa  has  annexed  to  that 
proposal,  that  the  subsidiary  force 
shall  be  retained  within  the  Com* 
pany's  dominions  at  all  times,  ex* 
cept  when  he  shall  require  its  ac*- 
tual  services  ;  provided  that  tha 
territory  to  be  assigned  for  the 
discharge  of  the  subsidy  be  select* 
ed  from  a  part  of  the  Peishwa'a 
dominions,  which  is  really  sut^t 
to  his  authority,  and  ntiiated 
more  conveniently  for  us,  than  anj^ 
territory  which  could  be  ceded  to 
us  in  Hindustan.  The  territory 
which  would  be  most  advantage* 
ous  to  us  is  the  northern  part  of 
the  Concan.  If  however  the  Peish** 
wa's  disinclination  to  cede  that 
or  any  other  part  of  the.  Concna 
should  be  insuperable,  the  Cover* 
nor  General  will  be  disposed  to 
accept  of  territory  in  any  other 
part  of  his  dominions  which  may 
nat  be  so  situated  or  circumstan- 
ced as  to  render  the  possession  of 
it  a  sourca  rather  of  erobarraai* 
ment  than  advantage  to  the  io*  . 
teiests  of  the  Company, 

$7-  If  it  shall  be  found  imprac* 
ticable  to  obtain  the  cession  of  thia 
description  of  territory  to  an  ex- 
tent sufficient  for  the  discbarge  of 
the  subsidy,  hif  Excellency  will 

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h^^t  no  objection  to  receive  a 
portion  of  the  subsidy  money  from 
the  Peishwa's  treasury;  or^  if  the 
Peishwa  should  be  insuperably 
averse  to  the  cession  of  any  terri- 
tory which  our  interests  would 
permit  us  to  accept,  his  Excel- 
lency will  be  willing  to  receive 
the  whole  amount  of  the  subsidy 
by  fixed  instalments  in  money. 
In  the  event,  however,  of  the 
Peishwa's  engaging  to  pay  the 
whole,  or  any  part  of  the  sulwidy 
from  his  treasury,  it  will  be  neces- 
sary to  obtain  the  security  of 
responsible  bankers,  or  other  va- 
lid security,  for  the  regular  pay- 
ment of  it. 

28.  The  annual  amount  of  the 
subsidy  lo  be  provided  for  the 
chaises  of  the  specified  force  is 
understood  to  he  25  lacks,  the 
turn  proposed  by  the  Peishwa  ; 
Bny  diminution  of  that  amount  of 
subsidy  roust  be  accompanied  by 
a  proportionate  reduction  of  the 
extent  of  the  subsidiary    force. 

29.  The  same  restrictions  with 
respect  to  the  employment  of  the 
subsidiary  force,  must  be  imposed 
as  exist  with  regard  to  the  force 
subsidized  by  the  Nizam ;  and  it 
may  perhaps  be  necessary  to 
jruard  particularly  against  the  pos* 
sibility  of  the  Pebhwa's  establish- 
ing a  claim  to  the  services  of  the 
subsidiary  force  in  the  prosocu- 
Cioo  of  any  hostile  measures  which 
he  may  at  any  time  meditate 
against  the  Nizam,  under  any 
pretence  whatever.  The  nature 
of  the  obligations  subsisting  be- 
tween the  Company  and  the  Ni- 
tam,  obviously  precludes  the  ad- 
mission of  any  engagement  with 
the  PeUhwa,  involviiig  a  right  on 
his  part  to  demand  the  aid  of  the 
jubsidiary  force  for  the  purpose 
above  described.  In  concluding 
•ubsidiary  eiigagciiients,  thesefort| 


with  the  Peishwa,  either  he  should 
l)e  required  to  recognize  this 
principle,  or  air  express  provision 
should  be  introducecl,  tleclaring 
that  the  Peishwa  shall  in  no  case 
be  entitled  to  claim  the  services 
of  the  British  troops  for  the  pro- 
secution of  hostilities,  or  fur  en- 
forcing demands  against  tl>c  Ni- 
zam. 

20,  It  must  be  distinctly  under- 
stood by  the  Poi^hwa,  that  under 
the  obligation  of  engagements 
concluded  on  the  basis  of  his  late 
propositions,  he  will  not  be  enti- 
tled in  any  case  to  receive  from 
the  Company  military  aid  exceed- 
ing the  extent  of  the  forcd  which 
he  may  consent  to  subsidize.  Un- 
der this  limitation  of  the  engage- 
ment, no  question  can  arise  with 
respect  to  the  admission  of  the 
Rajah  of  Berar  to  be  a  party  to 
it.  That  qu/stion  is  exclusively^ 
connected  with  the  case  of  our 
contracting  cngagemcnls  with  the 
Peishwa  on  the  basis  of  the  treaty 
of  Hydrabad,  concluded  on  the 
12ih  of  October  1800. 

31.  If  no  hope  can  be  enter- 
tained of  the  Peishwa's  consent  to 
the  Company's  arbitration  of  dif- 
ferences between  him  and  the 
Nizam  in  the  manner  originally 
proposed,  that  branch  of  the  en- 
gagement may  be  concluded  on 
the  terms  specified  by  Gopaul 
Rao  on  the  occasion  of  his  com- 
muniaition  with  you  upon  the  sub- 
ject of  the  Peishwa's  propositions, 
as  detailed  in  your  letter  of  the 
21st  December  last. 

32.  Although  ih(?  conclusion 
of  peace  between  Great  Britain 
and  France,  precludes  any  engage* 
mcnt  for  the  exclusion  or  ex- 
pulsion of  subject^  of  France 
from  ihcPeishwa's  dominions,  it 
would  not  he  inconsistent  with  the 
amicable  relations  subsiuiog  be- 

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twwn  His  Majesty  and  France,  to 
require  from  ihe  Peishwa  an  obli- 
gation to  dismiss  from  bis  service, 
and  to  expel  from  bis  dominions, 
the  syb)e«ts  of  any  European 
♦H»te  witb  wbicb  we  may  hereaf- 
ter be  engaged  in  war. 

33.  In  tbc  event  of  the  Peishwa's 
consent  to  enter  into  crigagcments 
with  tbc  Company  on  the  basis  of 
tht  foreg<»ingprnpo!si lions,  bisKx- 
ccllincy  I  he  G()vcrn(»r  General 
authorizes  you  tocon^hidea  trea- 
ty with  him  in  ilie  name  of  tbc 
Company  under  the  prescribed 
condition?,  subject  to  the  confir- 
mation of  the  Governor  General 
in  council. 

34.  Alihough  thecourse  of  nr- 
gumonl  contained  in  the  foimcr 
pHrt  of  this  dispatch,  tends  to  dis- 
couT'i^c  all  exportation  of  the 
Pei*ihwa's  consent  to  udmit  the  per- 
manent rosi;!ence  of  :ip.y  part  of 
ihc  su!)si(ii;irv  foicc  wiiiiin  his  (\o' 
n»iiM<>ns  ujulcr  j>ny  con^iitions 
vh;ilever,  his  Excellency  directs 
tl:nt  v)u  will  neviMtheless  exert 
ycur  utmost  endeavours  for  that 
purpi»se. 

o5.  There  is  still  less  reason 
to  expect  that  in  ijje  present  state 
o]  ihi*  IV'iahwa's  aflairs,  he  will  be 
induced  to  conclude  any  engage- 
ments with  the  Company  upon  tJ)e 
)>rintiples  of  the  treaty  of  general 
<lelcn>ive  alliance  subsisting  with 
the  Nizam;  bis  Kxcellency,  how- 
eve^,  rtlies  on  your  zeal  and  judg- 
iDcni  to  avail  yourself  of  any  cir. 
cumstanccb  which  may  afford  a 
prospect  of  tht'  successful  accom. 
plishment  of  ibis  important  object  ; 
and,  with  a  view  to  provide  for  the 
l>os»ible  occurrence  of  such  circum- 
stances, 1  am  directed  to  state  to 
\'ou  the  modification  which,  under 
the  present  state  of  affairs  in  Europe 
<ind  in  hrdia,  bis  Excellency  will 
IB  di<]jused  to  admit  in  the  pro- 


positions which  have  already  beefl 
offered  to  the  Peishwa's  accept- 
ance. 

36.  It  appears  from  your  dis- 
patches, and  from  those  of  your 
predecessor,  that  the  Peishwa   is 
insuperably  averse  to  the  admis- 
sion of  the  Uajah  of  Berar  to  be  a 
party  in  any  treaty  of  defensive 
alliance  with  the  Company,  imd 
to  the   Company's  arbitration  of 
the  differences  subsisting  between 
the  Nizam  and  the  Peishwa  on  the 
basis  ot  the  treaty  of  Mliar,  and 
of  the   claim  of  the  Nizam  to  a 
total  exemption  from  the  payment 
of  Choute,  but  that  he  is  disposed 
to  consent  to  the  introduction  of 
the   Rajah   of   Berar's  name,  in 
terms  similar  to  those  in  which  be 
is    mentioned   in   the  treaty    of 
Sal  by.     Important  as  these  two 
points  must    be  considered  to  be, 
bis    Excellency   will  nevertheless 
be  disposed  to  concede  them,  and 
to  admit  the  Peishwa  to  the  bene- 
fits of  the  defensive  alliance,  pro- 
vided he  will   consent  to  the  per- 
mat)ent  station  in  bis   dominions 
of  a  part  of  the  force   which  he 
now  proposes  to  subsidize,  ai>d  will 
provide  tor  the  discharge  of  the 
subsidy  in  either  of  the  modes  spe- 
cified in  the  26tli  and  27tb  para- 
graphs of  this  letter,  and  also  pro- 
vided the  Peishwa  will  admit  the 
Company's  arbitration  of  the  Mth* 
ratta  claims  upon  the  Nizam  un- 
der the  terms  specified  by  Gopaul 
Rao. 

37.  It  willi  however,  be  pre- 
viously necessary  10  obtain  the  con* 
currence  of  the  Nizam  in  such  an 
arrangement,  as,  by  the  stipula- 
tions of  ihe  separate  and  secri^t 
•articles  annexetl  to  the  treaty  of 
liydrabad,  the  Peishwa's  consent 
to  admit  the  Company's  arbitrar 
tion  of  differences  between  the 
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fW  treaty  of  Mhar,  ami  of  the 
Kijram's  claim  to  a  total  exemp- 
tion from  the  paymc;U  orCh«»ufc, 
isrcn4lered  an  indispensable  con- 
ditinn  of  the  Pcishwa*:;  admission  to 
the  benefits  of  the  dert'nsivfuHianco. 

38.  Hi^  Kxccllciu-y  the  Crovor- 
nor  General  ontcriains  a  confiilcnt 
expectation  that  tin-  Nizam  ratiy 
be  induced,  by  considcrati')ns  con- 
nected  with  his  own  interests,  to 
concur  in  such  an  arrangement  ; 
anditib  his  Excellency's  inten- 
tion  to  furnish  the  Resident  at 
llydrabad  with  instructions  fur 
the  eventual  agitation  of  this  point. 
If  you  should  have  reason  to  ex- 
pect the  Peishwa's  conseijt  to  the 
modified  propesUions,  his  Excel- 
lency directs  that  you  will  imme- 
diately transmit  the  necessary  in- 
formation upon  the  subject  to  the 
Resident  at  Hydrabad,  who  will 
bepreparefl  to  open  a  negotiation 
with  the  Nizam,  ^for  the  abroga- 
tion of  the  prohibiting  clauic  in 
the  first  article  of  the  separate  and 
secret  articles  above  referred  to  ; 
and  on  receipt  of  information  from 
the  Resident  at  Hydra  bad,  that 
the  Nizam  has  signified  his  con- 
currence in  the  proposed  arrange- 
ment, you  will  proceed  to  adjust 
with  the  Peishwa  the  derails  of  that 
engagement. 

39.  It  is  not,  however,  neces- 
sary that  you  should  postpone  a 
negotiation  with  the  Peishwa,  for 
the  conclusion  of  ilefensive  en- 
gagements upon  the  basis  of  the 
forvgoing  propositions,  until  you 
shall  have  received  information 
of  the  Nizam's  concurrence  in 
them;  on  the  contrary,  it  will  he 
proper  that  you  should  open  the 
negotiation,  which  you  are  au- 
thorized by  these  instiucrions  to 
undertake,  by  proposing  the  pre- 
scribed concessions.  Although 
you  are  authorized  to  otTer  the 


for(ȣ;oing  limited  propositions  to 
the  IVisliwa's  acct'j)t:inco,  his  E^- 
cellency  observ«.'s  ihat  ic  will,  of 
co'irsf,  be  lliC  object  (»fyour  en- 
deavours to  obtairi  his  con-5cnt  to 
terins  more  favoinable  to  tLo 
views  an<l  intc-osis  of  the  Com- 
pany and  the  Nizam,  and  pariicu- 
iarly  to  ihc  pcrmajient  station  of 
t!'.:.'  wht)K!  of  the  suhi.idiary  force* 
Within  the  l\M^Iiwa*s  dominions; 
and  you  will  be  re(;ubted  in  the 
relaxation  of  your  demands  by 
the  temper  and  disposition  oftho 
Peishwa,  and  by  the  apparent  exi- 
gency of  his  atlairs 

'  40.  If  it  sliair  appear  that  tho 
Peishwa  has  been  insincere  in  thp. 
proposals  which  he  made  to  your, 
predecessor  in  November  last,  or  if 
yourendeavours  to  obtain  his  con- 
sent to  those  conditions  which  his  , 
Kxccllency  the  Govci'nor  General 
considers  to  be  indispensable  to  tho 
conclusion  of  any  subsidiary  <»r 
defensive  engagements  with  th« 
Peishwa  should  be  ineffectual,  o»  ^ 
receipt  of  such  information,  his  Ex» 
cellency  will  be  prepared  to  deter* 
mine  what  course  of  measures  it 
will  be  expedient  to  adopt  for  tho 
security  of  the  British  interests  in 
India,  under  such  a  stale  of  clr« 
cumstances. 

4 1 .  Copies  of  these  i  m  tmctions 
will  be  transmitted  to  the  Resident* 
at  Hydra  bad,  and  with  Dowlut 
Rao  ^cindia. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be,  &c. 
(Signed)    N.  B.  Eomon»tonE| 
Sec.  10  Gyv. 
Fort  William, 
23d  June  1802. 
To   Major  Ktfkpatrick^  Resi- 
dent at  Htfdrab(td* 
Sir, 
Jam  directed  by  his  Excellency 
the  Most  Noble  the  Governor  Ge*  " 
ncral  to  \ransmit  to  you  for  your 
inforiaalion    the    accompanying 

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copy  of  his  Excellency's  instruc- 
tions to  the  Resident  at  Poona, 
for  hit  guidance  in  conducting  a 
negotiation  for  the  cT)nciu!»ion  of 
su^idiary  engagements  with  the 
court  of  Poona. 

You  will  observe  that,  for  rea- 
sons stated  in  those  instructions, 
his  Excellency  deems  it  to  be  ex- 
pedient to  authorize  an  eventual 
relaxation  in  the  conditions  pre« 
scribed* by  the  treaty  of  Hydra- 
bad,  concluded  on  the  12th  Oc- 
tober 1800,  for  the  admission  of 
the  Peishwa  to  the  benefit  of  the 
defensive  alliance. 

The  considerations  stated  in 
the  24  th  paragraph  of  those  in- 
structions, are  sufficient,  in  his 
Excellency's  judgment,  to  demon- 
strate the  policy  of  this>  measure, 
with  reference  to  the  interests  of 
his  Highness  (he  Nizam. 

His  Excellency  confidently 
trusts,  that  the  detailed  discussion 
which  these  instructions  contain, 
of  the  temper  and  disposition  of 
the  court  of  Poona,  with  respect 
to  the  British  power,  and  to  all 
the  interests  connected  with  it, 
glided  to  your  complete  knowledge 
of  the  state  of  public  affairs  at  the 
courts  of  Hydrabad   and   Poona, 


will  enable  you  eventually  to  $\ig* 
gest  to  his  Highness  the  Nizam, 
arguments  of  sufficient  force  to 
induce  him  to  consent  to  a  relax- 
ation in  the  conditions  of  that 
clause  of  the  1st  article  of  the 
secret  and  separate  articles,  which 
precludes  the  Peishwa's admission 
to  the  benefits  of  the  defensive  al- 
liance, on  any  other  terms  than 
his  acquiescence  in  the  Company's 
arbitration  of  differences  between 
the  two  courts,  on  the  basis  of  the 
treaty  of  Mhar,  and  in  his  High- 
ness the  Nixam's  exemption  from 
the  payment  of  Choute. 
His  Excellency  therefore  deems  it 
unnecessary  todetail  the  arguments 
to  be  adduced  on  this  occasion  in 
support  of  the  proposed  measure, 
whenever  the  state  of  Colonel 
Close's  negotiations  may  require 
the  agitation  of  it,  but  directs  that 
you  be  prepared  to  agitate  this 
point,  on  receiving  from  the  Rest* 
dent  at  Poona  the  intimfitiAn  pre^ 
scribed  in  the  38th  paragraph  of 
the  inclosed  instructions.  • 

I  have  the  honour  to  be,  &c. 
(Signed)     N.  B.  Edmovstom  e, 
Sec.  to  Gov, 
Fort  William, 
23d  June  180^. 


INCLOSURE  in  (A.) 

In  Letter  from  the  Governor  General  to  the  Secret  Committee  | 

dated  the  24th  December  1802. 

Received  overland,  the  9th  May,  1803, 


To  his  Excellenqy  ike  Mott  NohU 
Marquis  Wdlesley^  K.  P.  Go. 
vernor  General.    4'C-  ^^'  4'^' 
Fort  fVilliam. 
My  Lord, 

MOONSHEB      GOPAUL    RaO 

Tisited  me  again,  on  the  27th, 
in  consequence  of  his  report 
to  the  Peishwa  of  our  coufecence 


on  the  2 1  st.  He  was  charged  to 
communicate  to  me  his  Higbue&s's 
consent  to  subsidize  a  permanent 
force  of  the  Company's  infantry  to. 
the  extent  of  six  battalions,  with 
the  corresponding'  artillery,  as 
offered  by  your  Lordship,  and  en* 
gaged  to  assign  territory  in  I^Iin^ 
dustap,    producing     twenty -five 

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Ucb  of  rupees  annual  revenue,  in 
commutation  of  the  subsidy,  but 
that  tbe  troops  should  be  retain* 
td  within  the  Company's  domini- 
ons at  all  tiii^es,  except  when  the 
Peishwa  should  formally  require 
their  actual  services ;  and  that  on 
eveiy  such  requisition,  he  would 
aUow  a  period  of  one  month  for 
the  necessary  preparation  of  the 
troops  to  march. 

2.  Gopanl  Rao  wishing  to  know 
my  sentiment  on  their  modificati- 
ons of  subsidiary  stipulations,  he* 
fere  he  proceeded  to  further  eom- 
Bunication,  I  observed,  that  al« 
though  the  Peishwa's  assent  to  ad- 
nit  into  his  service  a  permanent 
British   force  to  the  extent  pro* 
posed,  would  be  very  desirable  to 
your  Lordship,  I  wa»  apprehen- 
sive that  the  conditions  which  he 
had  annexed  to  his  acceptance  of 
it,  would  on  many  considerations 
be  deemed  objectionable.      The 
local   situation  of   the  territory 
proposed  to  be  assigned  in  lieu 
of  subsidy,  was   very  inconveni*> 
ent,  tbe    districts  bemg  dispersed 
and    surrounded  by    and  inter- 
mixed  with  the    possessions    of 
other    chieftains     of  this   state, 
and  not  contiguous  to  those  of  the 
Company;    I  was    therefore  of 
opinion  that  your  Lordship  would 
require  a  transfer  of  territory  in 
either  tbe  Kokun  or  on  the  Peish- 
wa's  southern  frontier,    lliat  a 
net  revenue  of  twenty-five  lacks  of 
rupees  would  probably  cover  the 
expence  of  the  subsidized   troops, 
yet  as  your  Lordship  intended  on 
this  h«id  to  observe  strict  impar- 
tiality   between  his  Highness  and 
the  Nizam,  you  was  desirous  tbe 
subsidy  should  be  r^ulated  by  the 
estimate  settled  at  Hydrabad,  and 
the  transfer  of  revenue  for  the  dis- 
charge of  it  conformable  thereto, 
be  it  more  or  less,  than  the  round 


sum  new  offered  by  tire  Peishwa, 
With  respect  to  the  regulatloas 
proposed  by  his  Highness,  that 
the  ordinary  station  ef  the  sub^* 
diary  force  be  in  the  Company's 
territory,  as  the  sU?pi  cious  mo« 
tive  which  dictated  it  was  too 
obvious,  I  opposed  it  principally 
on  consideration  of  advantage  and 
security  to  the  Peishwa  himself, 
though  I  have  observed  that  the 
general  interests  of  the  proposed 
alliance  might  also  suffer  mate- 
rially by  the  exposure  of  his  High- 
ness to  sudden  mislbrtune,  from 
the  distant  situation  of  the  forces 
of  bis  allies. 

3.  When  I  had  finished  these 
observations,  the  Moonshee   re- 
plied, that  he  could  not  encourage 
the  smallest  expectation  of  change 
t)n  the  Peish*va*s  selection  of  dis- 
tricts in  Hindustan,  for  tbe  dis- 
charge of  the  subsidy.  His  High- 
ness was  willing,  Gopaul  Rao  said, 
to  allow  twenty-five  lacks  annual- 
ly, as  the  amount  of  subsidy,  but 
would   not,  he  thought,   exceed 
it;  and  insisted,  that   while  the 
Peishwa  could  avail  himself  of  the 
aid  of  so  considerable  a  body  of 
the  Company's  troops,  no  danger 
to  himself,  or  injury  to  his  allies^ 
was  to  be  apprehended  from  th» 
local  position  of  it  which  he  ra*> 
quired. 

4.  Gopaul  Rao  then  informed 
me,  that  on  another  point  of  for- 
mer difference,  the  admission  of 
Ragojee  Bhomslah  as  a  member 
of  the  general  defensive  alliance, 
the  Peishwa  would  recede,  so  far 
as  to  allow  the  inser.tion  of  that 
llajah's  name  in  the  treaty,  in  the 

manner  and  to  the  effect  he  is  in* 
eluded  in  the  treaty  of  Salbhey. 
I  observed  that  this  concession  did 
not  apply  to  your  Lordship's  ob- 
ject of  accommodating  the  differ- 
ences, and  uniting  the  interests  and 
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•ecuring  the  tranquillity  of   the 
gr^at  powers  of  the  Drccan. 

5.  After  giving  Moon&hee  Go- 
ptul  Rao  to  understand,  that  I 
was  not  authorized  to  conclude  a 
treaty  with  this  state,  under  the 
modifications  desired  by  the  Peish- 
wa,  as  above  stated,  1  reminded 
him,  that  there  was  another  im« 
portant  stipulation  on  the  part  of 
your  Lordship,  to  which  his 
Highness  had  not  acceded,  and 
which  he  had  not  now  brought 
into  discussion,  the  Company's 
arbitration  of  the  respective  claims 
of  the  court  of  Poona  and  Hydra- 
bad,  on  the  basis  of  the  treaty  of 
Alhar,  and  of  his  Highness  the 
Kizam,  to  a  total  exemption  from 
Choute. 

6.  Gopaul  Rao,  in   answer  to 
this    intimation,    <^Hid,    that    rbe 
Peishwahad  already,  in  the  fullest 
confidence  of  your  Lordship's  jus- 
tice, and  impartial  regard  for  the 
peace   and  welfare  of  both  stales, 
agreed  to  submit  generally  his  dif- 
ferences with  the  Nizam    to  your 
arbitration.     Bui  that  the  treaty 
of  Mbar  having  undergone  various 
alterations  in  letter  and  spliit,  by 
subsequent  conventions  and  trans- 
%ctionS|  could  not  be  admitted  as 
a  basis  on  which  to  adjust  the  ex^ 
isting  claims  of  the  two  govern- 
ments,   and    that  the   Choute  of 
this  state»  on  the  dominions  of  his 
Highness,  was  esthbli^hed  beyond 
doubt  or  litigation  by  concession 
from  thegovernment  of  Hydrabad, 
mode  on   the  just  principles  of 
compromise  and  equivalent,  and 
confirmed  by  repeated  royal  grantj. 
On    these   points  the    Moonshee 
said,  the  Peisbwa  adherrs  to   his 
former  offer  of  general  arbitration, 
as  stated  in  the  ISth  paragraph  of 
luy  addrest.    to  your    Lordship, 
dated  23th  June  1799;  ^^  well  a» 


to  all  other  points  which  be  ctm* 
ceded  in  the  negotiations  of  that 
period,  and  which  closed  on  tfc» 
28th  of  August  following. 

7.  The  Moonshee  said,  that 
the  Peishwawotildfeel  the  deepest 
concern  at  finding  that  the  con-* 
cessions  which  he  had  now  offered 
were  not  reconcileable  to  the  in- 
structions on  which  I  was  em- 
powered by  your  Lordship  to  con- 
clude a  treaty  with  him,  but  he 
had  no  doubt  these  concessions 
would  appear  to  your  Lordship  of 
such  a  magnitude  as  to  evince  the 
sincerity  of  his  disposition  to  en- 
gage in  the  most  intimate  union 
of  interests  with  the  British  go- 
vernment and  its  allies,  that  he 
could  not  make  further  cessions 
without  a  ruinous  dereliction  of 
power  and  property. 

8.  To  this  declaration  I  could 
only  answer,  that  hw  Highness 
was  the  best  judge  ot  what  he  was 
able  to  concede,  but  on  the  other 
hand  it  would  be  important  to 
rvflect  on  what  ho  risked  by  re- 
ducing the  allies  to  the  necessity 
of  recurring  to  such  other  expe- 
dients as  are  presented  to  them 
for  the  attainment  of  the  great 
objects  of  the  proposed  general 
defensive  alliance. 

9.  Here  my  negotiations  with 
this  court  must  terminate,  as  Co- 
lonel Close  will  arrive  in  the 
course  of  three  or  four  days,  hav- 
ing proposed  to  leave  Bombay 
yesterday.  Nothing  could  afford 
me  so  much  satisfaction  as  to 
have  closed  my  mission  with 
bringing  to  a  successful  issue 
your  Lordship's  plan  and  views, 
in  as  far  as  they  depended  up.>n' 
this  government,  for  the  sexrurity 
and  prosperity  of  the  British  do- 
minions committed  to  y»ur  chargei 
and  for  the  general  tranquillity  of 

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India.  I  am  to  have  my  Iwx  pn\'ate 
BOdience  of  the  Pebhwa  this  even- 
itt^,  when  I  will  make  a  final  effort 
to  convince  his  Highness  of  the  last- 
ing security,  power,  and  pros- 
perity, which  he  will  dei-ive  from 
embracing  your  Lord*^hrp's  pro- 
posals; though  I  apprehend  that 
nothing   short  of   imminent  and 


certain  destruction  will  induce 
him  to  make  concessions  which 
militate  with  his  deep  rooted  jta- 
lousy  and  prejudices,  ami  of  iihich 
he  thinks  that  he  has  already  madt 
extraordinary  sacrifices. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be,  &c. 

(Signed)  W.    P.ALMF.R. 

Poona,  S'Oth  November  1801. 


LETTERS  FROM  COLONEL  CLOSE 

TO  TH  E 

GOVERNOR  GENERAL; 
Received  per   Dcvaynes   the  pth  M;iy]804.;    aud   referred  to  in 
Inclosure  (A),  in  the  Governor  General's  Letter  to  the  Secret  Com- 
mittee, dated  24lh  December  1802. 


Extract  of  Bengal  Secret  Consultations,  the  2d  June   180i, 


No.  L — To  Ill's  Excellency  the 
Most  Noble  Margins  Wellcskif, 
K,  P.  GoTcrnor  General,  ^-c. 
^c,  SfC. 

My  Lord, 
I  HAD  the  honour  of  addressing 
your  Lordship  by  a  private  dis- 
patch on  the  23d  ultimo  from 
Bombay,  intimating  that  I  was 
about  to  embark  for  Panwell.  On 
the  following  day  I  arrived  at  thiU 
station;  and  on  landing  vras  re- 
ceived with  much  attention  by  the 
Pcishwa's  servants,  and  met  by  an 
intelligent  person  from  Colonel 
Palmer,  with  conveyances,  and 
every  article  necessary  to  facilitate 
the  remainder  of  my  journey,  and 
yesterday  morning  1  made  my  en- 
trance .nto  this  place,  having  been 
tneton  the  road  by  a  suitable  de- 
putation of  compliment  from  his 
riighncss's  Durbar.  To-day  T  am 
to  have  a  visit  from  Gopaul  Rao 
Moonshee,  who,  I  expect,  will 
fix  an  early  day  for  my  visiting 
ibe  Pei!»hwa.  Colonel  Palmer,  in 
consequcnceof  my  arrival,  is  pre- 
pariog  to  return  to  Calcutta;  but, 


as  I  have  much  occasion  for  hi| 
flid  in  referring  to  the  records  of 
the  Residency,  and  must  find  it 
necessary  to  consulrliim  on  a  va- 
riety of  points,  before  I  can  be 
qualified  to  enter  on  the  conduct 
of  the  public  business,  I  have  re-« 
quested  him  to  defer  delivering 
ovtT  charge,  until  my  first  visr^ 
shaU  be  paid  to  the  Pcishwii,  aiui 
other  matters  of  ceremony  shall 
be  'concluded,  to  which  he  has 
obligingly  consented.  Indeed  it 
behoves  me  to  mention,  that,  in 
addition  to  various  offices  connect- 
ed with  my  convenience,  he  has 
omitted  no  occasion  that  offered, 
during  his  late  conferences  with 
the  Peishwa,  to  impress  bis  Higb- 
nessjs  mind  in  a  manner  favo|*a- 
ble  lo  your  Lordship's  selection  of 
me  for  this  station,  and  to  a  can- 
did construction,  on  his  Highness'^ 
part,  of  the  sentiments  which  I 
may  have  occa&ion  to  urge  on  pub* 
lie  subjects. 

2.  Although    I   have  scarcely 

had  time  to  make  myself  acquaint-* 

ed  with   the  exact  ktatc  of  the  ner 

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gotiationspendingatthis  Durbar,  I 
can  perceive  that  it  has'reachec)  a 
point  of  advancement,  from  which 
BO  further  progress  can  be  made, 
until  your  Lordship's  sentiments 
aball  be  obtained  on  the  last  pro- 
positions from  the  Peishwa,  lately 
Ibrvrarded  by  Colonel  Palmer, 
unless  some  consideration  should 
in  the  mean  while  arise  sufficient 
to  induce  the  Peishwa  te  concede 
the  points,  from  which  he  at  pre- 
leot  withholds  his  consent. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
With  the  greatest  respect, 
My  Lord, 
Your's,  &c. 

(Signed)        B.  Close, 
Res.  at  Poona. 

Poona, 
7U1  December  ISOl. 

Jfo.  Q.—To    his  Excellena/   the 
Mo9t  Noble  Marquis  IV^eUesley^ ' 
K.  P*  Governor  General,  SfC, 
^c.  4-c.  Fort  miUam. 
My  Lord, 
Bt    my  address    of    the   7tb 
instant  I  had  the  honour  toad- 
vise  your  Lordship  of  my  arrival 
at  this  station,  and  my  expecta- 
tion of  soon  procuring  au  audi- 
ence of  the  Peishwa. 

2.  The  9th  instant  having  been 
appointed  for  the  purpose^  I  ac- 
cordingly proceeded  on  that  day 
to  the  dwelling  of  his  Highness 
in  company  with  Colonel  Pal- 
mer and  bis  suite,  and  the  gentle- 
men present  belonging  to  the  resi- 
dency. 

3.  We  found  the  Peishwa  pro- 
pared  for  the  occasion,  attended 
by  his  brother  Chinna  Appa  and 
the  principal  persons  of  his  court, 

4.  His  Highness  received  me 
witb  the  usual  ceremonies,  and 
gifts*  were  presented  to  me* 

5.  The  etiquette  of  the  occasion 
leemed  to  discourage  conversation^ 


and  required  that  my  commoiii* 
cations  to  the  Peishwa  should  be 
made  through  Moonshee  Gopaul 
Kao,  who,  on  that  accoBOt,  was 
placed  immediately  on  my  right* 

6.  Complying  with  this  fortna- 
lity,  1  conveyed  expressions  of 
compliment  to  his  Highness,  by 
making  inquiries  after  his  health , 
and  signifying  the  high  satisfac- 
tion I  experienced  in  the  honour 
of  visiting  him ;  to  which  he  re- 
plied, through  the  Moonshee,  iu 
terms  of  great  politeness. 

7.  The  interview  lasted  nearly 
an  hour,  and  was  closed  by  the 
Peishwa  arising  from  the  Musnud, 
and  presenting  to  me,  with  his 
own  hand,  a  small  basket  of  folded 
beetd* 

8.  Since  the  meeting  took 
place,  I  have  not  received  any 
communication  from  the  Durbar. 

9.  The  principal  ceremonies  in- 
cidental to  my  arrival  being  con- 
cluded, I  have  judged  it  proper  to 
receive  charge  from  Colonel  Pal- 
mer, and  shall  accordingly  for-r 
ward  intimation  on  the  subject  to 
the  governments  of  Madras  and 
Bombay,  and  different  Residen- 
cies. 

*  I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
^cc.  &c.  &c. 
Poona,    (Signed)    B-  Close, 
llthDcc.lSOL     Res.  atPoona* 

No.    S.'-To   hii  Excellency  th^ 
Most  Noble  Marqw  WeUesUy^ 
K.  P     Governor  Generaiy 
SfC.  ^c.  4*<^. 

My  Lord, 
Colo  n  b l  Palmer  having  pro- 
cured an  audience  of  leave  of  the 
Peishwa,  proceeded  yesterday 
morning  on  his  return  to  Calcutta. 
2.  At  his  invitation,  I  accompa^ 
nied  him  on  the  occasion  of  the 
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retired  with  his  Highness  tu  an 
adjoining  apartment,  where  Colo* 
nel  Palmer  renewing  the  subject 
of  bis  former  conf<erence$,  observ- 
ed, that  he  could  not  'oroit  the 
opportunity  of  his  last  audiencef 
to  present  once  more  to  his  High- 
oess's  attention,  t he ^reat  libera*, 
lity  and  favourable  tendency  of 
your  Lordship's  views  and  propo* 
dtions,  and  the  substantial  bene- 
fits which  would  necessarily  result 
to  his  Higbness's  government  from 
their  being  speedily  carried  into 
effect ;  that  acting  on  your  Lord- 
ship's  wislies  and  instructions,  an 
well  as  from  his  own  inclinations, 
he  had  ever  manifested  the  great- 
est solicitude  to  be  instrumental 
in  extending  and  improving  the 
amicable  relations  subsisting  be- 
tween the  two  governments;  and 
that,  although  his  endeavours  to  ' 
foch  end  had  not  met  with  entire 
success,  he  had  great  satisfaction 
ip  retiectiitg  on  the  pleasing  foot- 
ing of  intercourse  which  he  had 
conctantiy  maintained  with  his 
Highnesses  court,  and  that  he 
could  with  great  confidence  as- 
sure his  Highness  that  he  would 
always  find  in  hissuccessori  Lieu- 
tenant Colonel  Close,  the  same 
disposition  to  preserve  the  most 
desirable  grounds  of  communica- 
tion, and  the  same  anxiety  for 
the  improvement  of  his  Higbness's 
interests  under  the  completion  of 
an  arrangement  which  could  ope- 
rate only  to  the  security  and 
honour  of  his  HigHness's  govern- 
ment and  the  general  tranquillity 
of  {ndia.  To  those  observations. 
I  made  corresponding  professions, 
and  his  Highness,  after  signifying 
his  entire  satisfaction  at  the  polite 
and  atfentive  mode  of  behaviour 
which  he  had  always  observed  in 
Colonel  Palmer^  and  his  confidence 


that  your  Lordihip'l  appointment 
of  me  would  no:  fail  to  be  equally 
pleasing  fo  him,  caused  us  to  be 
presented  with  the  usual  marks  of 
compliment,  on  which  we  with* 
drew. 

3.  Having  learned  from  Colo* 
nel  Palmer,  and  the  records  of  the 
Residency,  the  precise  ^tateof  tha 
negotiations  at  this  court,  I  felt- 
an  extreme  desire  to  have  a  con- 
ference with  Gopaul  Uao  Moon- 
shce,  for  the  purpose  of  ascertain- 
ing, previous  to  the  departure  of 
Colonel  Palmer,  how  far  the 
Peishwa  continued  to  adl^ere  to  the 
particulars  of  his  latest  advances* 
communicated  to  your  Lordship 
by  Colonel  Palmer's  dispatches  of 
the  30tb  November;  a  step  which 
I  thought  the  more  necessary 
from  the  nature  of  the  conversa- 
tion which  lately"  took  place  be* 
tWeen  the  Peishwa's  Vakeel  at 
Hydrabad,  andMajor  Kirkpatrick^ 
reported  in  the  Major's  address  to 
your  Lordship  of  the  6th  instant* 

4.  But  although  I  have  been 
urgent  in  -repeated  metsaget  to 
the  minister,  ei(pressing  my  de* 
iirttio  see  him  on  business,  I  have 
hot  yet  succeeded  in  procuring  a 
meeting.  He  was  to  have  visited 
me  yesterday;  he  afterwards  apo- 
logized, and  appointed  this  day; 
aiil  now  I  have  received  a  mes« 
sage  from  him,  intimating  that 
fresh  business  obliges  him  to  defer 
his  visit  till  to-morrow ;  and  from 
this  studied  procrastinationi  con- 
clude that  the  Peishwa  is  averse  to 
the  subject  uf  the  negotiation  being 
agitated  in  any  respect  till  the 
arrival  of  your  Lordship's  senti- 
menis,  in  reply  to  his  last  over- 
tures. I  shall  not  desist,  however, 
but  continue  to  reiterate  my  wishes 
for  a  meeting  on  business  till  my 
purpose  succeeds. 

4.  On  the  l6thinst^u  Gopaul 
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Rao  noticed,  by  message  to  Colo- 
Dcl  Palmer,  the  circumstances  of 
tlie  conversation  at  Hydrabad  re- 
ferred to  above,  intimating,  that  it 
was  unfortunate  that  Major  Kirk- 
patrickhad  made  mention  of  what 
had  passed  at  this  Durbar  ;  as  the 
court  of  Hydrabad  would  not  fail 
to  obstruct  the  progress  of  the 
pending  negotiations  by  every 
means  in  its  power. 

6.  Although  an  accommodm- 
tion  has  apparently  taken  place 
between  the  Peishwa  ami  Kmrut 
Rao,  it  does  not  seem  probable, 
that  the  latter  will  be  admitted 
into  any  office  of  authority,  or 
into  any  share  of  his  Highnesb's 
confidence.  He  has  been  prevent- 
ed from  being  present  at  the 
Durbar  on  any  public  occasion 
since  my  arrival,  and  of  lute,  he 
has  proceeded  by  •permission  to 
a  spot  near  one  of  The  sou:ccs  of 
theGodavery,  ostensibly  for  pur- 
poses of  devotion,  but  probably 
with  the  view  of  relieving  him^Jelf 
from  a  situation  which  he  i\  uni 
very  irksome. 

I  have  the  honour,  Sec,  &c. 

Poona,  (Signed)  B.  Close, 
19th   Dec.  ISOl.  Res.  at  Poona. 

No.  4. — To  his  Excellency  the 
Most  Noble  Marquis  IVelUskt/t 
K.  P.  4-0.  Sfc,  ^c. 

My  Lord, 

Shortly  previous  to  my  arrival 
here,  the  Peishwa  had  ex|>erienced 
some  embarrassment  on  account 
of  arrears  long  due  to  the  corps  of 
,  Moonkurees,  who  generally  serve 
near  his  Highnesses  person.  They 
had  on  one  occasion  besieged  his 
Highness's  dwelling,  and  acted  so 
licentiously,  that  Gopaul  Rao 
Moonshee,  to  appease  their  cla- 
mours, had  pledged  himselt^that  a 
part  of  their  demands  should  be 
diftchai^edy  and  the  remainder  li- 


quidated witTiin  B  stated  pcricKh* 
The  sum  promised  was  according- 
ly paid  to  them :  but  tbe  staled 
interval  having  lately  elapsed 
without  any  step  having  been 
taken  for  satisfying  them,  in  re- 
spect to  the  portion  of  arrears  tti II 
due,  they  again  loudly  demanded 
payment,  and  on  the  19th  instant, 
at  length  assembled  round  Gopauf 
Rno,  and  placed  him  in  Dhima, 
from  which  he  managed  to  relieve 
himself  by  another  advance  of 
cash,  collected  from  the  SircaiB 
of  Poona,  and  a  new  stipulation 
for  the  discharge  of  the  remaining 
balance. 

5.  These  transaction?,  I  fii\^f 
obliged  Gopaul  Rao  10  observe 
some  delay  in  complying  with  ray 
wibh  to  have  a  meeting  with  him 
on  business,  previous  to  the  dcA 
.^arture  of  my  preriecehsor. 

3.  Yesterday  c\'emng,  however, 
he  paid  me  a  visit.  After  the  usu - 
al  interchange  of  wmpliment,  I 
observed,  that  as  wc  could  com- 
municate personally  with  cer- 
tainty and  facility  on  all  subjects 
of  public  import,  and  of  a  confi- 
dential private  nature,  it  was  my 
wish  that  our  intercourse  on  all 
material  occasions  should  be  con- 
ducted without  the  employment 
of  a  medium:  that  the  obsenrance 
of  this  rule,  besides  being,  mu- 
tually convenient,  would,  1  was 
well  assured,  be  particularly  satis- 
factory to  your  Lordship;  as  tend- 
ing to  prevent  misconception,  and 
give  precision  to  the  deliveiy  of 
our  sentiments;  that  on  subjects 
of  lesser  moment  we  might  com- 
municate by  message;  and  that 
it  would  be  pleasing  to  me  if  be 
would  tal^e  an  occasion  of  impart- 
ing my  wishes  in  these  respects  to 
the  Peishwa,  He  told  me,  that 
he  perceived  distinctly  the  propri- 
ety and  advantiage  ot  adhering  to 

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the  modes  of  intercourse  T  had 
su^ested,  and  that  he  was  cortJiin 
the  mutual  obi-crvance  of  them 
Mroold  be  highly  upproveil  of  by 
the  Peibhwa,  to  whom  he  would 
make  a  full  communicution  on 
the  subject  by  ihe  first  ct  nvenieiit 
occasion  he  coiiUl  procure. 

4.  1  then  proceeded  on  the  in- 
tention which  I  had  lately  intimat- 
ed to    your   Lortiship,  of  ascer- 
taining how  far  the  present   dis- 
position of  this  court  continued  to 
accord  with  the  result  of  Colonel 
Palmer's  conference,  convfyed  in 
his  address  to   your  Lordship  of 
the  dOth  of  November  last.  After 
fl  conversation  uf  some  hours,  in 
which  I  coald  not  prevent  Gopaul 
Rao  from  falling  into  tedious  di- 
gressions, I  ascertained  that  the 
Peishwa  adhered  to  the  n  suit  above 
noticed,  with  this  difference,   that 
instead  of  a|;reeingto  an  arbitra- 
tion generally  of  the  differences 
subsisting  between  this  Sircar  and 
the  Nr^aro's,  bis  Highness  ansented 
only  to  an  arbitration  taking  place 
for  the  adjustment  of  subsisting 
differences,  referring   solely  to  a 
treaty,    asserted    to    have    been 
concluded  on  the  1 1th  of  Zehudge 
1208,  Fussellee,    by   Azeem    ul 
Orarab,  on  behalf  of  the  Hydra- 
bad  go^-emment,  and  Nana  Fur- 
naveese  on  the  part  of  this  Sircar, 
and  afterwards    formally    inter- 
changed and    mutually    ratified. 
I  explained  to  Gopaul   Rao,  that 
according  to   the  oflicial  writings 
of    Colonel    Palmer,    this  Sircar 
had  agreed  to  an  arbitration  of 
differences  generally  subsisting  be- 
tween the  two  states,  without  any 
exceptions;    and    that  I  did  not 
doubt  but  on  further  recollection 
he  would  perceive  that  the   Colo- 
nel's statement  was  founded  in  the 
Conversation    which     had    really 
passed.     He  persisted,   however, 


in  assuring  me,  that  he  was  con- 
fident ihnt  his  own  ideas  on  the 
point  wenj  not  erroneous,  and  that 
that  was  no  mi>conceplion  on  his 
pjirt,  which  icrmiuated  the  sub- 
ject. 

5.  In  the  course  of  the  conver- 
sation he  dwelt  much  on  your 
Lordship's  demand  for  allowing 
an  option  to  the  Rajah  of  Berar 
to  becomi'  a  parly  lo  the  proposed 
treaty^  insisting  that  an  alliance 
\nth  the  Peishwa's  Sircar,  virtually 
included  the  different  members  of 
the  Mahratta  empire,  and  recur- 
red frequently  to  the  unreasona- 
bleness (as  he  expressed  it)  of 
this  government  being  required  to 
abandon  its  right  to  the  Choute 
of  Beder,  especially  as  it  was  ob-^ 
vious  that  it  was  your  Lordship's 
intention  that  the  proposed  ad- 
^justment  of  claims  between  the 
two  governments  should  be  con- 
ducted on  principles  of  impartia- 
lity and  justice.  To  these  objec- 
tions I  replied,  that  my  predeces- 
sor had  already  demonstrated  f 
this  government,  that  it  was  not 
unusual  to  form  separate  treaties 
with  the  great  members  of  the 
Mahratta  empire  ;  and  that,  aa 
the  main  ends  proposed  by  your 
Lordship  in  the  projected  alliance 
were  to  give  strength,  security, 
and  stability  to  this  state,  and 
to  lay  the  foundation  of  order 
and  tranquillity  in  Hindustan,  a 
reference  to  these  generous  and 
commendable  views  would  solve 
and  remove,  in  a  satisfactory 
manner,  every  point  of  difficulty 
or  objection  which  could  be  op- 
posed to  any  of  your  Lordship's  de- 
mands. 

6.  Although  every  attempt  to  givt 
any  further  desirable  turn  to  the 
dispositions  of  this  Durbar,  pre 
vious  to  the  arrival  of  your  Lord 
ship's  spntinienls  iu   reply  to  the 

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ditpatcTifsofmypredecessoi',  must 
be  nearly  hopeless^  I  shall  not 
omit  any  occasion  that  ofi^rs  to 
»ie  soch  reasonings  with  Gopaul 
Rao^  as  ttiay  tend  to  lessen  the 
groundless  jealousies  which  con* 
linue  to  influence  the  Peisbwa's 
snind*  atid  lead  him  to  contem- 
plate your  Lordship^s  prepositi- 
ons through  a  distorted  medium* 

I  have  the  honour  to  remain, 
with  the  highest  respect. 
My  Lord, 
Your*s,  &c. 

Poona,  (Signed)  B.  Closc, 
Doc.  21,  1801.       Res.  at  Poena. 

rPrivate.)  Poona,Dec.  29,  1801. 
To  hUExeclUnc^  the  Most  Noble 

Marquis  fVeUesley,  K.  F.  Go- 

vtrnsr  G entraly  i^c,  <S*c.  SfC. 

^ly  Lord, 

I  HAVE  received  from  Colo-* 
nel  Kirkpatrick  (through  his  bro- 
ther) a  copy  of  the  memorandum 
which  he  lately  prepared  for  your 
Lordship's  perusal,  on  the  paper 
of  secret  intelligence  procured 
at  Hydrabad  :  and  as  the  Colo- 
nel has  signified  his  desire  that  1 
should  communicate  to  your 
Lnrdship  such  ideas  as  may  occur 
to  me  relative  to  the  grounds  of 
Jiis  speculations,  it  is  at  his  in- 
stance principally  that  I  am  in* 
iluctd  to  address  your  Lordship 
on  the  subject.  i 

S.  The  memorandum  was  for- 
warded through  the  Resident  at 
Hydrabad,  purposely  that  he 
might  accompany  it  by  such  re- 
marks as  be  might  think  appli- 
cable to  the  points  of  inquiry  it 
involves.  He  has  told  me,  how  • 
ever,  that  after  attentively  consi- 
dering the  paper,  nothing  mate- 
rial has  occurred  to  him  forobser- 
tation,  except  that  he  coincides 
Generally  in  the  force  of  Colonel 
Kirkpatrick's  reasoning* 


3.  Every  day's  experience  tcndt 
to  strengthen  the  impression,  that 
from  the  first  your  Lordship's 
amicable  and  liberal  views  in  re- 
lation to  this  stale,  have  rot  only 
been  discordant  with  the  natural 
disposition  of  the  Pei^hwa,  but 
totally  ad  verse  to  that  selfish  and 
wicked  policy,  which  iu  a  ciTtaio 
di'gree  he  seems  to  have  realized ; 
a,  slight  recurrence  to  the  history 
of  his  machinations  is  sufficient  to 
demonsthite  that  in  the  midst  of 
personal  peill  and  the  lowest  de- 
basement, he  viewed  the  adhiission 
of  permanent  s*:ppoit  from  your 
Lordship, as  well  us  the  relinquish- 
ment of  his  pretended  demands  on 
his  Highness  the  Nizam,  with  the 
deepest  aversion,  the  one  tending 
to  prevent  the  progress  of  his  me- 
ditated intrigues  within,  and  the 
other  his  plans  of  action  abroad., 
4.  That  he  should  haveaeted  on 
hopes  of  being  able  to  shake  our 
influence,  and  the  foundations  of 
our  interests  at  Hydrabad,  by 
hostile  negotiations  at  the  period 
when  his  ovvn  affairs  were  involv- 
ed in  the  utmost  state  of  perplex- 
ity and  hazard,  would  scarcely 
be  credited  had  not  the  result  of 
the  inquiry  made  into  the  ground* 
of  the  transaction  left  the  fact  un- 
questionable. That  a  mind  ap- 
parently so  timid  and  versatile 
should,  in  the  hour  of  depression 
and  imminent  danger,  be  at  the 
san\e  time  so  sanguine  as  to  be 
led  into  offensive  schemes  so  ex- 
tensive and  difiiculc  of  execution, 
is,  indeed,  uot  to  be  reconciled ; 
but  if  no  doubt  can  be  entertain- 
ed of  his  former  hostile  proceed- 
ings, under  the  deterring  situa- 
tion of  affairs  referred  to,  there 
can  be  little  cause  to  differ  from 
the  conclusions  drawn  in  favour 
of  the  authenticity  of  the  late 
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IS  it  IS  by  so  poweiful  a  change 
oF  ctrcumstances. 
5Jn  jadgingof  thegrounds  of  that 
important  information,  it  is  not 
necessary  to  allow  mach  weight 
to  the  consideration  of  its  being 
difficult  for  Bajow  Rao  to  form 
any  prospect  to  his  mind  of  being 
toon  able  to  connect  himself  ef* 
ficiently  with  the  French.  In  his 
former  hostile  intrigues  he  could 
bftvehad  no  such  prospect.  His 
aim«  and  that  of  his  confede- 
rates, as  it  then  was,  so  it' doubt- 
less now  ity  to  excite  disgust  in 
the  mind  of  his  Highness  at  his 
present  political  relations  with  the 
English^  and  thus  dispose  him 
to  the  revival  of  Mahratta  con^ 
iMCtion  and  influence,  to  impress 
him  with  the  probability  of  e£fec* 
toal  aid  being  procured  ere  long 
by  negotiations  now  on  foot  with 
the  French,  of  whom  numbers 
may  be  expected  to  appear  in  In- 
dia at  the  return  of  peace,  to 
cherish  the  faction  in  favour  of 
FeridooQ  Jab,  formerly  alluded  to 
by  the  colleague«of  Kauder  Hos- 
sain,  and  thus  prepare  the  way 
for  a  grand  effort  in  opposition 
to  the  British  interests,  on  the 
occasion  of  his  Highness's  death, 
which,  in  the  common  order  of 
events,  re£er  to  a  remote  period. 

6.  Certain  it  is,  that  in  the  con- 
ception, and  lor  the  conduct  of 
inch  atrocious  machinations,  Ba- 
jow Rao  could  not  have  pitched 
apoa  a  fitter  instrument  than  Sud- 
dasheo  Mcinkaiser,  a  person  more 
completely  at  his  devotion,  more 
expert  at  intrigue,  or  more  rout- 
edly  inveterate  against  the  British 
government* 

7.Thus,  my  Lord,  whether  I  ad- 
vert to  the  dark  complexion  of 
the  Peishwa's  disposition  and  cha- 
racter/   the  disgustful  history  of 


bis  domestic  atid  pubfic  Conduct 
the  late  change  of  circumstances 
so  favourable  to  the  advancement 
of  his  designs,  or  the  means  he 
employs  for  the  execution  of  them^ 
I  cannot  but  decidedly  agree  ia 
tlie  results  drawn  by  Colonel  Kirk« 
patrick  from  the  scries  of  hit  po» 
iitical  inquiries. 

I  have  the  honour  to  b^« 
with  the  highest  respect. 
My  Lord, 

Your's,  8cCm 
(Sigued)    B.  Cu>8£. 

To  hu  Excellency  tht  most  noUt 
MarqaisWellesley^  K,P.  Gxrcer^ 
nor-General^  SfC.  S^c,  Spc. 

My  Lord, 
Little  material  has  happened 
in  relation  to  this  court,*  since 
1  had  the  honour  of  addressing 
your  Lordship  on. the  21st  instant. 
2.  The  body  of  Moonkuries,who 
had  been  so  importunate  and  tn»» 
bulent  on  account  of  their  ar- 
rears, werp  no  sooner  appeased, 
than  the  Silladar  cavalry,  ia  the 
neighbourhood  of  this  place,  pu:- 
suing  their  example,  surrounded 
the  Peishvva's  dwelling  in  a  licen- 
tious manner,  and  urging  their 
demands  for  pay,  continued  their 
clamours  for  some  days,  whea 
Gopaul  Rao  interposing,  satisfied 
ihem  by  discharging  a  portion  of 
their  arrears,  and  promising  pay- 
ment of  the  remainder  in  a  bhorC 
period. 

,  3.The  Pcishwa  continues  to  pur] 
sue  his  plan  of  reducing  to  indi- 
gence and  obscurity  the  different 
members  of  the  ancient  families 
of  the  state.  After  sustaining  se- 
vere restraints  and  menaces,  the 
elder  branch  of  the  house  of  Fur- 
kia  has  lately  bound  himself  t(» 
pay  the  Pcishwa,  in  the  course  of 
twelve   dap,  the  sum  of  twcUe 

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1ack&  of  rupees,  an  agreement 
ivhich  has  been  exacted  from  him 
under  a!>surnnccs  from  his  High- 
ness of  being  treated  in  future 
mith  becoming  attention  and  in- 
dulgence. 

4.  The  descendants  of  the  late 
Pur&eram  Bhow  continue  in  ap- 
prehension of  hobiile  treatment 
from  the  Pcishwa,  who  has  failed 
in  various  attempts  to  entice  Ap- 
pa  Sahib,  or  his  brother,  to  visit 
the  Durbar.  Of  late  Gopaul 
Rao  Moonshee  has  employed  ad- 
ditional means  for  inveighng  the 
younger  brother,  while  his  High- 
ness presses  the  Kolapore  Rajah  to 
persevere  in  his  depredations  on 
their  Jaghire  possessions. 

(.The  head  of  the  house  of  Ras- 
tah  continues  in  pribon,  but  his 
two  brothers,  who  were  besieged 
m  the  fort  of  Koongwarcf,  Ijave 
lately  recovered  their  freedom,  by 
sallying  and  completely  defeating 
the  besiegers,  aii  event  which  hns 
occasioned  great  uneasiness  and 
Rejection  at  tnis  Durbar. 

6Miis  Ilighness,disapppointed  in 
Ills  hopes  of  being  able  to  protract 
the  warfare  between  Scindiaand 
the  Holkars,  now  shews  a  desire 
f)f  acting  as  a  mediator  for  recon- 
ciling the  hostile  parties,  an  office, 
however,  in  which  he  is  not  likely 
to  be  employed. 

7.  Emrut  Kao  continues  on  his 
pflgrimHge  to  the  Godavery,  but 
the  Peishwa  feeling  some  anxiety 
nt  his  absence,  has  taken  measures 
to  expedite  his  return;  Moraba 
has  secret  conferences  occasion- 
nlly  with  his  Highness,  but  is  not 
Tested  with  any  public  charge, 

8.  By  private  communication 
which  I  have  just  had  the  honour 
to  receive  from  Mr.  Duncan,  I 
am  led  to  conclude,  that  his  ne- 
gotiation with    the  Guickwar  go- 


vernment promises  to  termiBate 
shortly  in  a  manner  highly  favour- 
able to  the  public  interests. 
I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  highest  respect, 
My  Lord,  <&c. 
Poena,  (Signed)  B. Close, 
31st  Dec.  ItOl.     Rest.  atPoona. 

To  his  Excellency  the  Most  Nobk 

Marquis  ireUesUy,  K.P.Gover* 

nor 'General^  ^c,  4-c. 
My  Lord,    . 

I  DO  myself  the  honour  to  for- 
ward, for  your  lordship's  notice, 
some  papers  of  correspondence 
vi\\\c\\  have  lately  passed  between 
the  goverimient  of  Bombay  aud 
this  residency. 

2»  As  the  capture  to  which  ihey 
relate  cannot  be  regarded  by  the 
British  go vermnent  but  with  feeK 
ings  of  much  dii.satisfaclion,  I 
regret  extremely  that  the  stipula- 
tions of  an  existing  treaty  relerred 
to  by  the  Bombay  government,  arc 
not  more  favourable  to  the  free- 
dom, security,  and  credit  of  ihe 
commerce  of  that  presidency. 

3.  The  detention  of  the  Bntisb 
ofticcrs  by  the  Subidar  of  Savan- 
droog,  alter  they  had  been  for- 
mally demanded  by  the  honour- 
able the  Governor,  seems  to  have 
been  an  unjustifiable,  harsh,  and 
wanton  act  of  power,  and  on  this 
point  1  judged  it  proper  to  remon- 
strate in  a  tone,  which,  if  the 
Peishwa's  orders  can  be  relied  on, 
will,  I  trust,  prevent  a  repctjtion 
of  such  conduct ;  but,  as  the  sti- 
pulation alluded  to  denies  to  the 
honourable  Company  the  privi- 
lege  of  freighting  foreign  boats  not 
having  passes  from  this  state,  ex- 
cept fro  HI  pure  necessity,  in  whiciv 
case  our  g«)vernment  i*  bound  to 
furnish  proof  of  the  ladmg  being 
British  property,  aud,  as  the  two 
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boftti  captured  by  the  Subidar, 
lia<l  neither  British  pusses  nor  co- 
lours*  I  fouiKl  it  iQOst  convenient 
for  my  purpose  to  avoid  discus- 
sion on  the  nterits  of  the  stiputar 
tions,  and  rest  the  impropriety 
of  the  Subidar's  behaviour  in  the 
seizure  of  the  boats,  on  the  noto- 
riety of  tha  property  being  Bri- 
tish, from  it<:  being  accompanied 
by  so  many  British  officers,  whose 
veracity  could  not  be  questioned, 
and  on  the  circumstance  of  such 
extreme  proceedings  being  totally 
Incompatible  with  the  friendly 
connection  which  subsists  between 
the  two  states. 

4.  Your  lordship  will  have  had 
but  too  much  occasion  to  notice 
the  frequent  diflferences  which  oc- 
cur between  the  government  of 
Bombay  and  the  Mahratta  pira- 
tical territories.  In  a  case  of  ra- 
ther recent  date,  the  honourable 
the  governor  has  been  oblijred  to 
make  a  reprisal,  and  although  this 
decided  and  necessary  act  may 
not  be  productive  of  any  serious 
consequences  at  this  period,  it 
may  probably  tend  to  strengthen 
the  present  grounds  of  complaint 
and  dispute,  by  which  our  com- 
merce may  be  ultimately  so  far 
embarrassed  as  to  call  for  the 
adoption  of  active  measures  for 
its  relief.  ' 

1  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  highest  respect, 
My  Lord, 

Your's,  &c. 

Poona,   (Signed)  B.  Close, 
Jan.  2d,  ISOOf.        Res.  at  Poona. 

N0.7 ^—Tohis Excellency  the  Most 

Noble'Marquis  WdleaUv,  K.  P. 

Governor-General,  SfC.  SfC.  SfC. 
My  Lord, 

Tub  honourable  the  governor 
of  Bombay  will  have  kept  your 
lordship  minutely  informed  of  the 

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progress  of  his  negotiations  with 
the  Guickwar  government,  and  of 
his  occasional  communications 
with  this  residency  relative  lo  the 
extent  of  the  measures  which  he 
proposed  to  adopt  under  your 
lordship's  instructioos,  fur  the  at- 
tainment of  certain  objects  con- 
nected with  that  state. 

2.The  recent  arrival  at  Bombay 
of  i\yn  Vakeels  from  llouba,  the 
Guickwar  minister,  Kcems  to  have 
been  the  means  of  greatly  ad- 
vancing Mr.  Duncan's  views.  Co=- 
pies  of  dispatches  which  I  had  the 
honour  of  receiving  from  him 
and  the  Government  of  Bombayt 
subsequent  tQ  that  event,  I  do 
myself  the  honour  to  inclose,  for 
your  lordship's  notice,  together 
with  transcripts  of  my  letter  ip 
reply  to  the  honourable  the  gover- 
nor, and  one  which  I  addressed 
to  him  this  d4y,  relisting  to  the 
same  subject. 

3.  The  opposition  shewn  by  the 
Peishwa  to  Mr.  Duncan's  negoti- 
ations will  probably  be  produc- 
tive of  little  further  effect  than 
that  of  adding  to  the  anxiety  of 
Rouba  to  be  reinforced  by  a  dce 
tachment  of  British  troops'. 
I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  highest  respect. 
My  l-^rd, 

Your's,  &c, 
Poona,    fSigned)  B,  Close, 
5th  Jan.  1802.        Res.  at  Poona. 

To  his  Excellency  the  Most  Noble 
Marquis  Welltsley,  K.  P.  6'o- 
vernor^Generul,  SfC,  4*c.  SfC, 

My  Lord, 
Colonel  KiRKPATRicK  has 
favoured  roe  with  a  copy  of  the 
second  memorandum  which  be 
has  written  in  continuation  of  his 
first,  on  .  the  secret  intelligence 
procured  at  Hydrabad. 

2,  So  short  a  period  has  elapsed 
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since  my  arrival  at  this  station, 
ihutfor  a  time  I  must  be  cautious 
as  to  thcpcnons  whom  I  trust  with 
the  conduct  of  any  uecret  commis- 
sion. 1  have  employed  means, 
however,  for  discovering  wjiat 
passes  between  Shuddushco  Mun- 
i^aiserand  Ragotim  HaO,  and  be« 
tween  the  former  and  his  Karl^oon 
here,  and  the  Peishwa's  Durbar; 
but  I  cannot  be  so  sanguine  as  to 
^hink  that  my  endeavours  will 
succeed  without  a  considerable 
share  of  delay. 

S.The  failure  of  the  Poona  troops 
in  the  attack  of  Kongwarce,  the 
appearance  cf  Jeswunt  Uao  Hoi. 
kar  being  able  to  maintain  him- 
self against  Scindia,  and  thus 
have  the  means  hereafter  of  suc- 
couring ILmrut  Rao,  wl^o,  in  his 
commerce  with  the  Durbar,  in- 
clicutes  strong  symptoms  of  dissa- 
tisfaction at  his  present  insignifi- 
,  (Canl  situation,'  and  the  recent 
event  of  Mr.  Puncan's  success 
in  his  negotiations  with  the  Guick- 
*  tvar  government,  seem  to  have 
wade  a  deep  impressipn  on  the 
Peishwa's  mind.  He  has  repeat- 
ed his  orders  to  Emrut  Rao  to 
return  forthwith  to  Poona,  and  for 
some  days  past,  has  been  princi- 
pally engaged  in  examining  the 
treaties  of  Seringapatam,  Mhar, 
and  the  principal  articles  con- 
tained in  your  lordship's  last  trea- 
ty with  the  government  of  Hy- 
#irabad.  'J'his  investigation  he 
has  conducted  in  concert  with 
Ballojee  Koongcr  and  Gopaul 
Rao  MQonshee,  and  he  seems  to 
have  entered  into  the  inquiry 
with  the  view  of  discussing  fully 
with  these  persons  the  merits  of 
your  lordship's  propositions.  Bal- 
'  lojee^  Koongcr  being  attached  to 
Scindia,  and  employed  for  affairs 
^ith  his  Durbar,  is  firm  and  stre- 
nuous against  a  further  commo- 


tion between  this,  state  and  tha 
company,  and  Gopaul  Rao  a$ 
decided,  though  pot  so  bold  antj 
active  on  the  opposite  side  of  the 
question;  and  if  my  intelligence 
it  worthy  of  credit,  I  shall  have 
a  visit  fr6m  the  latter  to-morrow, 
in  order  that  your  lorjship's  views 
at  this  court  may  be  once  more 
examined  and  combated  on  the 
part  of  the  Peishwa. 

4. 1  understand  that  the  demand 
for  the  fulfilment  of  the  treaty  of 
Mhar,  and  the  proposed  arbitra- 
tion for'  the  adjustment  of  diffe- 
rences on  the  basis  of  the  Nizam's 
(Claim  to  a  total  exemption  fpm 
Choute,  is,  of  all  the  points  of- 
fered, the  iflost  unpalatable  to  the 
Peishwa :  I  need  scarcely  assure 
your  lordship,  that  in  the  event 
of  the  expected  interview  it  shall 
be  my  anxious  care  to  apply  every 
prgijment  which  ih^  merits  of  the 
subject  can  spgge>t  to  reconcile 
the  Pcishwa  to  this  ipdispen^^blp 
article. 

5.To  be  able  to  combat  tl^is  cour^ 
with  hopes  of  success  on  th^ 
points  alluded  to,  I  should  pos- 
sess certain  and  full  ipforraatiop 
of  the  transactions  tp  which  thp 
subsisting  differences  rcfcri  witl^ 
a  view  to  be  capable  of  poipting 
out  the  nature,  extent,  and  com- 
parative value  of  the  objects,  with 
which,  under  the  adjustn^nt  of 
ttie  projected  alliance,  and  the 
eventual  results  of  the  Required 
arbitration,  thePcish5^'a^lo^ld  b« 
obliged  to  coincide. 

6.6n  a  subject  so  important, your 
loidsliip  will  suppose  that  1  have 
pot  been  indiflercni;  I  have  done 
all  that  was  possible  to  colled 
adequate  information  on  it,  and  I 
have  in  pj\rt  succeeded  ;  i^pd  if 
I  receive  a  satisfactory  reply  froqi 
JMajor  Kirkpatrick  to  a  letter 
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i}ajs  since,  I  trust  I  shall  be  com- 
petent  to  a  complete  discussioa 
cf  the  question. 

7.  Although  the  resident  at  this 
ftation  should  be  reluctant  to  in- 
fer confidently  from  any  appear* 
ances  connected  with  ihe  plans, 
measures,  or  inclinations  of  Ba- 
jow  Rao,  I  have  thought  it  incum- 
bent on  me  to  communicate  to 
your  lordship  the  foregoing  intel- 
ligence and  observations. 

8.  In  concluding  I  beg  to  notice 
to  your  lordship,  that  this  address 
is  forwarded  in  a  private  shape, 
from  the  idea,  that  the  mtmoran- 
dum  to  which  it  alludes^  in  the 
first  paragraph,  was  submitted  to 
your  lorddhip    under    the  tame 

I  have  the  honour  to  be,  &c. 
(Signed)  B.Closk, 
Rei.  ftC  Poomu 


S.The  Pcishwa  hasbeenurged  by 
Ballojee  Koonger,  to  proceed  to 
harshp measures  with  theGuickwar 
Vake^ ;  but  has  been  deterred  from 
such  conduct  byGopaul  Rao,  who 
took  an  occasion  to  appriie  his 
highness,  that  any  step  on  his 
part,  tending  to  alarm  or  injure 
the  Guickwar  government,  would 
most  probably  be  seriously  no- 
ticed by  the  British  government. 
For  strengthening  this  very  just 
and  natural  impression  I  shall  be 
able  to  avail  myself  of  an  early 
occasion 

3.  Gopaul  Rao  declined  visiting 
me  yesterday,  on  the  plea  that  it 
was  the  anniversary  of  his  father's 
death;  adding,  that  he  would 
have  the  pleasure  of  an  interview 
with  me  this  day. 

4.  Mr.Strachey  informs  me,froni 
Bombay,   that  the  Persian   am- 


^^bassador    is   expected    to  arrive 
JT0.S.--T0  his  Exciilency  the  Most    there  hourly  ;    that    his  stay  at 


Nobk  Marquis  Wellesley,  K.  P. 
Governor-Oeneral^  SfC.  ^e.  ^e. 

My  Lord, 
I  DO  myself  the  honour  to  ac-^ 
quaint  your  lordship,  that  by  a 
pnvate  letter  just  arrived  here 
^m  Bombay,  Major  Walker, 
with  a  detachment  of  troops,  sail- 
ed yesterday  morning  from  that 
presidency  for  Surat.  Here  he 
was  to  receive  a  reinforcement, 
and  afterwards  proceed  to  Cam- 
hay  for  the  purpose  of  co-operat- 
ing with  the  Guickwar  govern- 
meot. 

I  am  concerned  that  I  cannot 
inibrm  jfour  lordship  of  the 
^reugth  iOf  Major  Walker's  de- 
tachment ;  but  trust,  that  of  this 
and  other  particulars  concerning 
the  movement,  your  lordship  will 
be  early  apprized  by  the  honour* 
f^k  the  governor  of  fioqjibay. 


that  presidency  will  probably  be 
very  short,  and  that  there  is  rea* 
son  to  think  that  he  will  prefer 
travelling  by  land ;  that  as  Bom- 
bay is  very  bare  of  troops,  he  has, 
with  the  concurrence  of  the  ho- 
nourable the  governor,  requested 
of  Major  Kirkpatrick  to  forward 
two  native  companies  to  this  place,  - 
to  serve  as  an  escort  to  the  am* 
bassador ;  and  that  it  is  his  wish 
that  I  should  use  all  practicable 
means  to  induce  the  Peishwa  to 
receive  Khajeh  Khulul  in  a  style 
suitable  to  the  dignity  of  his  com- 
mission, and  th«  power  of  his 
sovereign. 

5»  Mr.  Strachey  will  probably 
further  require  my  assistance,  for 
procuring  certain  articles  of  equip- 
ment for  the  ambassador  and  his 
suite  ;  and  I  beg  to  present  my 
assurances  to  your  lordshi|>,  that 
1  shall  be   diligently  attentive  to 

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the  wbole  of  his  wishes  on  ao  in- 
teresting an  occasion. 
I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  highest  reject, 
My  Lord, 

Your's,  &c. 
Poona,  (Signed)  B.  Clos^^ 
^h  Jan.  1802.        Hes.  at  Poona. 

No.g.-^To  kifExeeliencyt/te  Mo^i 

^obU  Marquis  WtlUste^,  K.  P. 

Governor^  General  J  SfC.J^c.Src. 
My  Lord, 

Ybster^aY  evening  Gopaul 
Kao  paid  me  his  promised  visit. 
After  the  usual  complimentary  in- 
quiries had  pasned,  I  called  to  his 
recollection  the  communications 
formerly  made  to  the  Peishwa  by 
Colonel  Palmer,  on  the  subject 
of  Mr.  Duncan's  correspondehce. 
vrith  the  Ouickwar  govemroenty 
and  then  took  occasion  to  observe, 
that  the  present  Rajah  had  be^n 
pleased  to  confirm  the  act  of  his 
predecessor  Go  vind  Rao,  by  which 
the  Ouickwar  Choute  at  Surat, 
and  the  district  of  Chourassy, 
had  been  Ceded  to  the  hoaourable 
company,  and  that  this  consist-* 
ent  and  equitable  conduct  on  hit 
part  pronrised  to  lead  to  the  esta- 
blishment of  an  improved  alliance 
between  his  state  and  the  British 
government 

2.  Gopaul  Rao  replied,  that  he 
had  a  distinct  remembrance  of 
the  different  intimations  which 
had  been  pv&%  to  this  court  on  the 
subject  alluded  to,  that  his  high- 
ness  the  Peishwa  had  received  iii- 
formHtinti  of  what  I  had  mention- 
ed, and  entertained  a  full  assu- 
rat>ce  that  your  lordship  would 
not  authorize  the  adjustment  of 
finy  arrangements  with  the  Ouick- 
war state  that  should  not  cnlirfely 
consist  with  the  rights  of  the  Poo- 
na Sircar,  and  with  the  friendly 


relations  which  cennec^  if  wiUf 
that  of  the  honourable  company. 
To  thif  1  answered,  tha^  the  wholq 
pt  your  lordship**  viewf  and  mea- 
sures were  certainly  calculated  ta 
impress  his  bigness  vrith  suction 
copviction,  as  they  ^ent  to  cle-. 
mpnstrate  a  sincere  wish  in  youf 
lord^ip,  not  only  nut  to  infringe  hi^ 
higbness's  rights,  but  to  essential 
ly  promote  hi^  own  interests. 

3.  This  observation  tended  to  in* 
troduce  the  subject  of  your  lord- 
ship's propositions  to  this  court, 
and  1  had  an  opportunity  of  boon 
perceivij^g  that  Gopaul  Rao  had 
copne  provided  wi^n  pape^  to 
assist  him  in  disfussin^  the  on^ 
relating  to  (he  treaty  of  Mhar, 
the  proposed  arbitrHtion  cf  dif<^ 
ferences,  hnd  the  Nizam's  claim 
to  a  totaJ  ^xepiption  of  Choutel 
.  4. 1  shall  avoid  troubling  your 
lordship  with  a  detail  of  ail  tho 
arguments  which  were  used  in  the 
examination  of  ihcs^  poinU,  after 
il  hatf  been  shewn  to  Gopaul  Rao, 
that  the  fulfilment  of  the  treaty 
of  Mhar  could  not  preclude  an 
inquiry  into  any  authenticate<j( 
documents  connected  with  sub-^ 
sequent  agreements  between  the 
two  governments,  and  that  should 
it  prove  that  such  agreements  were 
in  favour  of  this  government,  th^ 
arbitration  would  be  influenced 
accordingly  in  its  decision.  Th<^ 
only  objection  he  could  ofier  to 
the  prescribe  points  was,  that  as 
all  the  differences  subsisting  be- 
tween the  two  governments  might 
be  adjusted  immediately  on  the 
bavis  ot  existing  vouchers,  be 
could  not  perceive  how  it  would 
be  necessary  that  an  article,  sti- 
pulating for  the  proposed  arbitra- 
tion, should  be  insisted  on  in  the 
profiered  treaty  of  alliance  here. 
1  could  only  oppose,  tfiat  no  ar- 
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lAnitiOD  couU  Vake  place  with 
\he  prospect  of  effect,  without  a 
preYious  stipulation  between  the 
]parties  concerned  ;  that  the  ar-^ 
^rangement  propose^  by  your  lord- 
ship therefore  for  effecting  an  ad* 
justroenty  was  indispensable ;  that 
ms  it  was  acknowledged  on  till 
Bides  that  your  lordship's  views  were 
fosr  and  honourable,  there  could 
be  no  cause  to  doubt  thi^t  We  ar^ 
^trotion  would  he  concfticted  on 
principles  of  justfce  Hf»d  impar- 
tiJd^  ;  and  that  under  ihii  -view 
of  the  question,  it  was  clearly  a 
matter  of  Indifference  with  this 
court,  whether  the  adjustment 
should  be  made  previous  to  the 
proflR?red  treaty  of  alliance,  or 
subsequent  t6  it,  supposing  it 
would  be  >practicabie  to  adopt  the 
fofrtoer  mode. 

5.  Oorpaul  Rao,  without  relin- 
quhhtog  his  objection,  which  he 
still  endeavoured  to  maintain,  ob- 
'ifervedy  th'tft  he  would  mention  the 
substance  of  our  conversation  to 
thePeisliwa;  and  recommending 
It  to  me  to  keep  the  nature  of  tlt« 
subsisting  differences  in  mind, 
made  a  motion  to  rise,  which  ter- 
minated the  conference. 

Ibave  the  honour  to  remain, 
with  the  highest  respect. 
My  Lord, 

Your^s,  &c. 
Poena,   (Signed)  B.  Closb, 
Ho.  9f  1802.         Kes.  utPoona. 

Ko.  1 0. — To  hisEscelleiwythe  Most 
NqOc  MarquU  JVelic^Uf,  K,  P. 
Governor-General f.  Stc,  ^c.  ifc. 

My  Lord, 
Having  perused  the  packet 
under  your  lordfhip's  address 
from  the  government  of  Bombay, 
dated  the  7th  iustaut,  and  for- 
warded by  this  dawk,  I  take  oc- 
casion to  enclose  for  your  lord- 
ship's notice,  a  copy  of  my  last 


letter  to  the  hbnburablc  the  go- 
vernor of  Bombay,  and  of  one 
which  I  am  about  to  dispatch  to 
the  secretary  of  that  government. 
I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  highest  respect, 
My  Lord, 
Your's.  &c. 
Poona,  (Signed)  B. Close, 
Jan.  10,  1802.      Res.  at  Poona. 

jVb.  1 1  .—Tokia  ExceUenc^the  Most 
NabU  Marquis  fVeUcslej/,  K.  P. 
Governm^'General^  ^Jj-c.  S^c,  SfC» 

My  Lord, 
1  Have  not  had  any  com- 
munication  with  this  court  on  the 
subject  of  the  pending  negotia- 
tions since  I  was  visited  by  Go- 
paul  Rao  on  the  8th  instant. 

2.  Of  the  progress  of  Mr.  Dun- 
can's measures,  I  have  not  re- 
ceived any  intimation  since  his 
depiartute  fot  Surat.  The  opi- 
nion which  I  gave  to  him  at  that 
period,  namely,  that  there  was 
httle  cause  to  apprehend  much  ob- 
struction to  his  future  operations 
from  this  court,  1  have  reason  to 
adhere  to;  iheGuickwur  Vakeel 
has  free  access  to  Futteh  Singt 
who,  it  is  not  improbable,  will 
ere  long  be  conveyed,  with  the 
Peij*hwa*s  concurrence,to  Brodera, 
to  be  united  in  the  government 
with  his  brother  Anaba. 

3.  The  Peishwa  continues  to 
hold  meetings  frequently  with 
Scindia^  Vakeels,  at  which  Bol- 
lojee  Koonger  and  Gopaul  Rao 
are  generally  present.  Of  Ute 
it  has  been  the  desire  of  the  Va** 
keel  to  obtain  from  his  Highness 
a  force,  accompanied  by  the  Gu- 
recn  Putka,  to  act  in  conjunction 
with  a  corps  of  Scindia's  against 
the  Holkars.  But  his  Highness 
seems  reluctant  to  acquiesce.  Iu« 
deed  it  would  appear  that  the 
Pei^hwa  ha!>  S9»rcely  the  means 

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of  assembling  a  detachment,  at 
this  time,  of  strength  suitable  to 
the  dignity  of  the  Gureen  Putka, 
as  his  tiroops  have  met  with  the 
mosl  disgraceful  defeats  of  late 
from  the  Rastia. 

4.  The  ratification  of  the  pre- 
liminary articles  of  peace    with 
France  having   been  proclaimed 
at  Bombay,    ]  judged  it  proper 
to    announce  the    event    to  the 
Peishwa,  explaining  that  the  pre- 
liminaries   were     most     advan- 
tageous and    honourable  to    the 
British  nation.     His  Highness  re- 
ceived the  communication  in  a 
manner  highly  expressive  of  his 
satisfaction,  in  further  demonstra- 
tion of  which  he  caused  a  salute 
to  be  fired  of  twenty-five  guns. 
I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  highest  respect,  &c. 
Founa,     (Signed)  B.  Close, 
Jan.  18, 1802.        Res.  at  Poona. 

No,  12.— To  his  Exccltency  the 
Most  Noble  Marquis  IVellestey^ 
K,  P.  Gffcemor'Generalt  ^c, 
4rc,  Sfc. 

My  Lord, 
I  HAD  formerly  the  honour  of 
acquainting  your  Lordship  that 
I  should  be  anxious  in  ray  endea- 
'  vouTs  to  ascertain  the  real  grounds 
of  Suddasheo  Munkaiser's  mis- 
sion to  Hydrabad,  and  to  obtain 
information  of  what  passed  be- 
tween bin)  and  the  Durbar. 

2.  On  the  ]4th  instant  the 
Peishwa  held  a  secret  consultation 
with  Ballojee  Koonger  and  the 
two  Vakeels  of  Dowl'ut  Rao  Scin- 
<3ia.  the  occasion  of  which  was 
the  receipt  of  a  dispatch  from 
Suddasheo  Munkaiser,  intimating 
that  although  he  had  done,  all 
that  was  possible  to  accomplish  his 
Highnesses  views  at  the  Nizam's 
court,  he  had  now  not  the  smallest 
jprospect  of  succeeding  irt  any  one 
object  of  hit  mission.    This  in* 


telligence  I  instantly  communieaf* 
ed  to  Major  Kirkpatrick ;  ancf 
two  days  after  I  learnt,  through 
the  same  channel,  that  his  Highr 
ness  had  received  another  letter 
from  Suddasheo  Munkaiser  to  the 
same  effect,but particularly  stating 
that  the  Nizam's  government  now 
felt  itself  so  confident  under  its 
union  with  the  English,  that  it 
was  qpite  impracticable  to  lead 
it  into  his  Highnesses  views.  From 
Major  Kirkpatrick's  address  to 
your  Lordship  of  the  10th  instant, 
1  perceive  that  his  intelligence  of 
that  period  went  to  state,  that 
Monkaiser  had  been  particularly 
busy  in  forwarding  by  his  own 
Dawk,  dispatches  to  Poona^  and 
that  his  negotiations  had  been 
checked  by  the  result  of  a  confo-- 
rence  which  he  had  recently  held 
with  Ragotim  Rao. 

3.  That  the  mission  of  Mon- 
kaiser to  Hydrabad  aimed  at  dib- 
solving  the  ties  which  unite  thai 
state  to  the  British  govern ment, 
seems  to  be  no  less  supported  by 
the  reasonings  of  Major  Kirk- 
patrick, than  by  the  conse- 
quence which  appears  to  have 
attached  to  Munkaiser's  dis- 
patches, announcing  the  failure 
of  his  negotiations.  Had  the 
event  been  considered  as  of  an 
ordinary  nature,  it  could  scarce* 
ly  have  induced  the  Peishwa  to 
hold  a  special  consultation,  and 
had  the  mission  pointed  at  objects 
relating  merely  to  this  govern- 
ment, the  occasion  co^ld  scarcely 
have  required  the  pj^esence  not 
only  of  Ballojee  Koonger,  but 
of  Scindia's  Vakeels.  If  the  mis- 
sion proceeded  originally  from  the 
principal  authorities  of  thjtf  Mab- 
ra^tta  empire,  instead  of  from  the 
Peishwa  alone,  the  Vakeels  hav- 
ing been  partie^s  |o  the  consulta- 
tions was  a  mattei:  of  coui-sey  and 
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Vion  to  refer  to  tbose  authorities, ' 
it  wiil  naturally  follow  that  its 
object  was  to  bring  about  a  gene- 
ral confederacy  in  opposition  to 
the  defensive  alliance  which  your 
Lordship  is  desirous  to  establish 
for  the  tranquillity  of  India.  But 
whatever  may  be  the  aim  of  Mun- 
kaiser's  mission,  or  to  whatever 
quarters  it  may  refer,  the  recent 
coincidence  between  the  intelli- 
gence received  here  and  at  11  y- 
drabad,  nearly  at  the  same  period 
of  time,  seems  to  furnish  satis* 
factory  grounds  of  belief  that 
it  has  failed  of  success,  and  so 
decidedly  as  scarcely  to  allow  of  its 
being  rencfwed.  The  Peishwa,  I 
Understand,  on  recalling  Munkai- 
ierj  but  changed  his  intention  at 
the  instant,  Gopaul  Rao  has 
reason  to  consider  him  as  an  ene- 
my. 

4.  With  r^rd  to  the  Peishwa's 
government,  it  seems^  if  possible, 
to  become  less  respectable  every 
day. 

The  great  families  of  the  state, 
with  whom  he  is  at  variance^  pi'te- 
Vail  over  him  at  every  contest, 
and  the  deputations  of  Jeswunt 
Hao  Jewagee  have  become  so  se- 
rious, as  to  occasion  some  itnea- 
sioefsto  the  inhabitants  of  Poo- 
na,  and  induce  BajowRao  to  take 
measures  far  collecting  a  force  at 
a  position  on  the  Bheema,  about 
twenty  miles  from  hence,  with  the 
view  of  covering  the  cajrital.  But 
the  troops  of  the  government  are 
so  ill  paid,  disobedient,  and  licen- 
tious, thatfewof  them,  probably, 
^iil  be  prevailed  upon  to  as- 
semble. 

5. 1  am  concerned  to  inform  you  r 
Lordship,  that  owing  to  the  warfare 
between  Scindia  and  the  Hoikars 
our  Dawk  communication  with 
Hindustan  has  been  lately  in- 
terrupted.     The    runners^   who 


bore  the  Dawk  packet  of  ihe  4th 
instant,  from  Scindia's  caitp,  near 
Dhar,  were  attaked  and  plunder* 
ed  neai*  Berhampore :  some  parts 
of  the  packet  having  been  after- 
wards collected;    were    received 
here  yesterday  morning.  Amongst 
the  papers  of  news  there  was  onljr 
one  English  letter,   which,    bear-* 
ing  Mr.   Strachey's  address,  was 
forwarded  to  Bombay. 
I  have  the  honour  to  be^ 
with  the  highest  respect^ 
My  Lord, 
Your  Lordship's 
Most  faithful  and 
Obedient  humble  Servant* 
Poona,     (Signed)  B.  Close, 
22d  Jan.  1 802.        lies,  at  Poona; 

No,  U.-  to   his  Excellency  thi 
Most  Noble  Marquis  JVelUslejfi 
K.    P.  Governor-General,  4*^*. 
4-c.  Src 
,    My  Lord, 

I  HAVE  received  from  Major 
Kirkpatrick  a  copy  of  his  addresa 
to  your  Lordship,  under  date  the 
15th  instant;  transcripts  of  iti 
inclosures  he  had  formerly  dis<- 
patched  to  mc,  that  I  niiaht  have 
early  information  oii  tb^ubjects 
to  which  they  relate.      4  ; 

S.  Aware  of  the  wily  practices 
of  this  Durbar,  and  wishing  to 
deprive  the  Peishwa  and  his  ser- 
vants of  the  means  of  mistating 
the  substance  of  my  public  com- 
munications^ falsifying  their  own 
representations,  or  imputing  ex- 
pressions to  me  which  I  nevet: 
used,  I  took  the  precaution,  at  my 
first  meeting  with  Gopaul  Rao,  to 
point  out  to  him  the  indonvenicnto 
that  might  result  from  a  medium 
being  used  between  us  on  public 
subjects,  and  then  apprized  him 
of  my  intention  to  avoid  convers- 
ing by  means  of  a  third  person, 
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»ubject8  of  any  importance  lo  oc- 
casion of  personal  meeting  ;  with 
which,  as  I  formerly  noticed  lo 
your  Lordship,  he  shewed  himself 
perfectly  satisfied.  From  this  rule, 
which  1  originally  judged  indi^ 
pensable,  I  have  been  careful  not 
to  deviate.  Indeed,  the  necessity 
of  it,  and  of  every  precaution 
which  I  could  possibly  adopt,  to 
guard  against  evasion  and  false- 
hood from  this  Durbar,  was  pressed 
upon  me  by  the  result  of  my  first 
conference  with  Gopaul  Raoy 
when  he  had  ihc  effrontery  to  de- 
ny what  he  had  stated  from  the 
Peishwa  to  Colonel  Palmer,  re- 
specting an  important  article  of 
the  de]>endin^ negotiations. 

The  Par^ee  wn'ter,  alluded  to 
by  Suddasheo  Munkaiser,  visited 
the  Durbar  on  new  year's  day, 
for  the  purpose  of  placing  before 
the  Peishwa  the  usual  gifts  from 
the  Residency,  and  denies  lia\ing 
touched  on  any  subject  besides 
those  expressions  of  compliment 
which  the  occasion  demanded. 

On  these  points  I   have  com- 
municated fully  wilh  Rlajot  Kirk- 
pal  rick  by  a  ]irivate  address. 
I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  highest  respect, 
My  Lord, 
Your  Lordship's,  l^c, 
Foona,  (Signed)  B.  Close, 
55th  Jan.  1802.       lies,  at  Poona* 

Ko,  14. — To  his  ExcfUfFfcy  the 
Most  Noble  Marquis  IVellesiey^ 
K,  P.  Governor  Genera^  ^c* 
Syc.  iS-c. 

My  Lord, 
I  HAVE  the  honour  to  forward 
for  your  Lordship's  infonnation 
a  copy  of  a  packet,  which  1  have 
lately  received  from  Mr.  Dun- 
can; dated  Surat,  January  the 
21st. 

2^  As  Mr.  Duncau?5  measures, 


in  relation  to  the  Gtifckwar  ffat^^ 
aim   at  the    accomplishment   of 
very  important  object^    1  have 
much    pleasure    in    ftcqaainting 
vour  Lordship  that  it  contiiHiet 
ti?ghly  probablt  that  no  part  of 
his    proceeding   will    meet  with 
impediment  from  the  govemiiient. 
That  his  Highness  the  Peisbwa, 
on  hearing  of  the  cession  of  the 
Ouickwar  Choute  at  Sarat,  and 
the  district   of    Chaurasse,   was 
much  ^  tlissatisfied,     einnot    be 
doubted*   Various  considerations, 
however,     hate    impressed    him 
writh  the  expediency  of  restraining 
his  inclinations,  and  his tiews  will 
now  be  limited  pfobably  to  ob- 
taining as  large  a  Ntizzer  as  pos- 
sible, in  retofu  for  his  act  of  con- 
formation in  favour  of  the  new' 
government* 

I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  highest  respect^ 
My  Lord, 

Your  Lordships 
&c.  &c. 
Poona,     (Signed)  B.  Close: 
January  J8,  18(«. 

No.   15.— To  his  Excellency  the 

Most  Noble  Marquis  Welluley^ 

K.  P.  Src.  4-c.  ^c. 
My  Lord, 

I  DO  myself  the  honour  tB  (ot- 
ward  for  your  Lordship's  jiotice 
a  copy  of  a  letter,  which  1  ad- 
dressed yesterday  to  Mr.  Duncaa, 
who,  I  believe,  continues  at  Su* 
rat,  and  of  whose  last  communi-. 
cation,  to  tne  1  inclosed  ft  tren- 
Bcript  in  my  address  >to  year 
Lordship,  under  date  the  28th 
ultimo. 

2.  The  anxiety  lately  sbewa 
by  the  Peishwa  to  detain  Futteh 
Sing  may  possibly  refeF  not  less 
to  the  consideration  of  obtaining 
an  handsome  Nnncr  from  the 
Guickwar  government  oo  the  oc- 
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tftsioQ    of   cfttiaba's    succession, 
thAo  to  the  apprehension  which 
niaybeentertained  byBaajow  Rao, 
that  when  the  Guickwar  minister 
shall  feel  the  support  of  the  Bri- 
tish government,    he   may  avail 
liimtelf  of  his  improved  situation 
to  avoid  adjusting  some  demands 
which  the  Poona  Sircar  seems  to 
have  upon  Anaiia*  on  account  of 
to  assignment  of  territory  made 
by  the  Peishwa  to  the  Guickwar 
state,   in  consequence   of  which 
the  latter  bound  itself  to  pay  to 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  on  account 
of  the  Poona  government,  a  sum 
not  less  than  ten  lacks  of  rupees. 
I  shall  take  an  early  occasion  of 
conversing    with    the    Guickwar 
Vakeel     concerning     the    above 
transaction,  and  make  Mr.  Dun- 
can acquainted  with  the  result. 

3.  The  apprehensions   excited 
in  this    neighbourhood,    a  short 
•time  since,  by  the  depredations  of 
Jeswuut   Rao  Jewagee    seem   to 
have    subsided.     The    desultory 
operations  of  that  freebooter  have 
been  principally  directed  of  late 
to  laying  waste  the  southern  skirts 
of  Scindia's  territory;  and  although 
the  Peishwa  gave  me  intimation  of 
his  intention  to  assemble  a  fbrce 
on  the  Bheema,  for  the  purpose 
of    checking    his  incursions,    no 
measures  to  this  effect  have  yet 
been  adopted.    Ballojee  Koonger, 
who  with  Scindia's  Vakeels,  pro- 
ceeded to  the  Bheema,  under  in- 
structions to  collect  the  troops, 
has  been  recalled ;  and  it  is  proba- 
ble, that  the  Peishwa  is  disposed 
to  hasard  the  injury  that  his>ter« 
ntory  may  be  exposed  to  from  the 
ravages  of  the  freebooters,  rather 
than  form  an  army  of  observation, 
which  would  be  attended  with  an 
heavy  expence. 

4.  The  situation  of  this  govern- 
ment, relatively  with  Iha  Jaghiia 


families,  has  altered  little  of  late* 
The  sons  of  Purseram  Bhow  suc- 
ceed in  all  their  attempts  against 
the  Peisbwa's  troops,  and  there  i» 
reason  to  believe  that  some  friend- 
ly transactions  have  recently  passed 
between  Appah  Saheb  and  the  Ka* 
jah  of  Koulapore. 

5.  A  repoVt  prevails  here,  and 
is  goneraliy  credited,  that  an  ac- 
tion has  lately  taken  place  be- 
tween the  troops  of  Jeswunt  Rao 
Holkar  and  those  of  Scindia,  and 
thatthelatter  haveraet  with  asharp 
defeat.  The  Hindustan  Akbars, 
however,  have  made  no  mention  of 
such  an  event. 

1  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  highest  respect^ 
My  Lord, 
&c.  &c.  &ۥ 
Poona,  (S^ued)  B*  Close, 
4tb  Fob.  ISO?.      Res.  at  Poona. 

No.  l6. — Ta  h's  Excelftncy  the 
Most  Noble  Marquis  Welksley^ 
K,P,  Governor  General,  4*c.  S^-c, 

My  Lord, 
Finding  that  Major  Kirkpa« 
trick  had  no  prospect  of  procuring 
a  copy  of  the  Mahratta  letter  pc* 
rused  by  Soddasheo  Munkaiser  on 
the  ISth  of  January,  in  the  pre- 
sence of  Azeem  ul  Omrah,  and 
the    Moonshee   Azee2  Oolah,    1 
judged   it  proper    to  notice  the 
subject  of  that  letter  at  this  Dur* 
tmr  ;  not  so  much  in  the  hope  of 
being  able  to  bring  the  question  to 
a   satiikfa^ory  result,   as  in   the 
idea  that  remonstrating  with  Go- 
paul  Rao,  on  the  information  ha 
is  stated  to  have  given  the  Peish- 
wa, mi^t  be  the  means  of  dis-^ 
couraging  such  improper  proceed- 
ings in  future. 

2.  I  accordingly  proeorod   an 

interview  yesterday  with  Gopaul 

Rao,  and  pres«nt«d  him  with  an 

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extract  from  Azeei  Oolah'i  re* 
port,    reqiiestiDg  that  he  would 
inform  me  of  ali  that  he  knew 
yelating    to    its    cob  tents.      lie 
rained  bi^  brother  to  rrad  it  to 
him  twite;  and  after  manifesting 
tome  surprize,  observed,  that  he 
had  no  doubt  of  being  able  lo  8a«- 
tisfy  me  perfectly  on  the  subject 
of  my  request.     He  begged  to  be 
heard   with  patience ;   and   then 
proceeded  to  state   the    persons 
ifho  were  present  on  new  year's 
day,  when  the  Parsee  writer  wait- 
ed on  the  Peishwa,  to  lay  before 
him  the  usual  gifts  from  the  Re- 
sidency ;    solemnly  averred   that 
the  writer,  after  using  the  custom- 
ary expressions  of  compliment  on 
my  part  to  the  Peishwa,  returned 
from  the  Durbar,  and   that  there 
could  be  HO  doubt  as  to  the  ac- 
curacy of  this   statement,    as  it 
would  be  confirmed  by  the  nume- 
rous persons  who  attended  the  Dur- 
bar on     the  occasion.      Gopaul 
Rao  then  adverted  to  the  intimate 
friendship  which  had  subsisted  be- 
tween the  honourable    company 
and    the  Peishvva's  father;    des- 
canted  on   the  solicitude  always 
shewn  by  his  Highness  to  preserve 
that  friendship  unimpaired ;  called 
G»d  to  witness  that  whenever  the 
Parsee  writer  had  spoke  openly  to 
him,  whether  during  Colonel  Pal- 
mer's residence  at  this  station,  or 
since,  it  was  merely  to  convey  bis 
wish,  that  this  Sircar  should  unite 
in  a  close  alliance  with  the  British 
government,  the  same  as  his  High- 
aiess  the  Nizam ;  and  then  request- 
:ed  pecmission  to  take  a  copy  of  the 
•extract,  which  he  said  filled  him 
ivith  astonishment.     I  acquiesced 
in  his  wish  on  this  point,  and  ob- 
aerved,  that  if  the  Peishwa's  pub*-  . 
lie  agents  were  allowed  to  attribute 
representations  to  roe  which  had 
never  issued  from  my  lips,  I  could 
Bot  possibly  preserve  any  confi- 


dence in  relati6n  to  fhis  coli^i 
nor  could  any  communications  otf 
public  subjects  be  attended  with 
any  desirable  effect ;  that,  in  or- 
der to  obviate  the  ill  effects  of 
misrepresentation,    I    had  at  my 
first  intcnrie^v  on  pubtic  business^ 
declared  my  intention  to  avoid  the 
use  of    a  medium  rn  communi- 
cating on  subjects  of  any  conse- 
quence ;  that  ?f  any  person    be- 
longing to  the  Residency  bad  con- 
veyed  information  to  him  of  the 
kind  stated   in  the  letter  read  by 
Munkaiser,   it  would  have  been 
only  properin  him  to  have  referred 
to  mc  on  the  subject,  or  at  least 
to   have  sent  me  some  intimatioft 
in  reply.     To  the   whole  of  this 
he  entirely   assented;    confessed 
that    groundless   statements    re- 
lative 10    the  conduct    of    pub- 
lic men,    were   ungcntleman-like 
and  highly  culpable;  dwelt  ontha 
principles  which   had  guided   hit 
own  conduct,   from   the  earliest 
period  at  which  lie  had   been  em*- 
ployed  to  converse  with  the  Bri- 
tish Residents  at  this  court ;  and 
then  observed,  that  as   the  con- 
tents of  the  letters  stated  to  have 
been  read  by  Munkaiser  were  ut*^ 
terly  void   of  truth,  he  conceived 
it  to  be   no  small   support   to  his 
character,  that  my  name  had  been 
implicated.   Gentlemen  in  station^ 
he  said,  under  the  British  govern- 
ment,  acted     on    principles     of 
union   and    harmony,  being   free 
from  the  influence  of  those  pas- 
sions   which    might  place    them 
at  variance ;  that  accord mgly  their 
views  and  actions  being  open,  di- 
rect, and  candid,  it  could  not  be 
expected  that  they  should  possess 
an  adequate  acquaintance  with  the 
various  modes  of  procedure  re- 
sorted to  by  individuals  employed 
under  ihe  native  courts ;  that  it 
wa^  but  too  evident  that   meo  in 
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went  freqaently  actuated  by  sinis- 
ter motives;  that  he  could  not 
positively  say  that  Suddasheo 
Monkaiser  was  his  enemy,  af- 
thoagb  when  he  reflected  on  cir- 
cumstances which  had  arisen  at 
different  periods,  he  might  be  war- 
ranted in  regarding  him  in  that 
ligbr. 

3.  He  then  touched  "on  the 
causes  of  Fulkir  Ool  Dien*s  re^ 
moTal  from  Pood^,  the  chagrin 
that  he  must  naturally  sustain  in 
consequence,  the  asperity  of  his 
feelings  towards  those  to  whom  he 
attributes  the  loss  of  his  station, 
his  intimate  connection  with  the 
court  of  Hydrabad,  but  particu* 
larly  with  a  party  at  thai  Durbar, 
^hich  was  averse  to  the  Poona 
state,  and  envious  of  the  friendly 
relations  wnich  the  Peisbwa  pre- 
served with  the  British  govern- 
ment; of  this  party  he  enumerated 
the  members,  placing  Azeem  ul 
Omrab  at  its  head.  Aaeez  Oolah, 
he  observed,  had  been  long  Resi- 
dent at  Hydrabad ;  the  degree  of 
intimacy  be  had  formed  witb 
Azeem  ul  Omrab  he  could  not 
determine,  but  certainly  it  was 
not  going  too  fur  to  say  that 
Azeez  Oolah  was  more  attached 
to  his  Highness  the  Nizam's,  than 
to  the  Peishwa's  government. — 
Continuing  on  this  strain  for  some 
time,  he  at  length  impeached  the 
veracity  of  Azeez  Oolah,  put  the 
question  whether,  considering 
Munkaiser*8  discretion  and  ex- 
perience, it  could  be  probable 
that  he  would  disclose  such  in- 
formation, were  h^  even  possessed 
of  it;  and  afterwards,  assuming 
an  air  of  pleasantry,  aflfected  to 
doubt  whether  I  really  believed 
that  Suddasheo  Munkaiser  had 
jead  a  letter  to  the  effect  attributed 
to  him. 

4'  Here  I  judged  it  proper  tp 


vindicate  the  reputation  of  Azcer 
Oolah ;  I  fnaintained  that  he  was 
a  person  of  consideration  and 
worth ;  that  he  had  been  lung  con- 
fidentially employed  by  the  British 
government;  that  his  behaviour 
on  every  occasion  demonstrated 
that  he  was  deserving  of  being 
vested  with  the  most  important 
trusts;  and  that  if  I  had  not 
placed  implicit  belief  in  his  report, 
I  should  have  judged  the  present 
interview  unnecessary.  GopauL 
Rao  replied  that  he  was  not  igno- 
rant of  the  confidence  which  the 
British  governn>ent  had  long  re- 
posed in  Azeez  Oolah ;  that  no- 
thing could  be  farther  from  his 
thoughts  than  to  controvert  the 
grounds  of  my  belief  on  any  sub- 
ject ;  at  the  same  time  he  would 
refer  it  to  me,  whether  varying 
opinions  were  not  frequently  en- 
tertained respecling  characters 
charged  with  political  trusts.  A 
6ase,  he  said,  he  would  wish  to 
advert  to  merely  in  the  way  of 
conversation:  The  conduct  of  ray 
predecessor,  he  observed,  was 
just,  upright,  and  correct,  and 
yet  it  was  no  secret  that  it  had 
been  the  fashion  at  Hydrabad  to 
inculoate  the  idea  that  he  had 
felt  some  partiality  towards  this  , 
state  :  my  public  conduct,  he  said, 
would  be  as  just  and  correct  a)» 
lliat  of  my  predecessor,  and  that 
being  thus  similarly  constituted 
I  might  possibly  become  the  ob- 
ject of  similar  insinuations.  ( 
replied,  that  what  he  had  men- 
tioned respecting  Colonel  Palmer 
had  never  come  to  my  knowledge  ; 
and  that  I  could  not  feel  any  ap- 
prehension respecting  any  conse^^ 
quence  that  could  result  from  the 
conduct  he  had  particularijced. 

5.  I  here  recurred  to  the  pur* 
pose  for  which  I  'had  requested 
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it  to  be  incumbent  on  bim  (Go* 
paul  Rao)  to  satisfy  hie  on  the 
subject  of  the  extract  ;  and  that 
1  could  not  doubt  of  bis  disposU 
tion  to  do  so  as  soon  as  possible. 
He  assured  roe  that  I  might  rely 
on  his  disposition  to  that  effect ; 
that  the  Goroastah  of  Suddasheb 
^luukaiser  was  at  Poona;  that  he 
bad  the  means  of  satisfying  m^; 
and  would  do  so  without  deUy ; 
on  which  I  withdrew. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  highest  respect. 
My  Lord, 
Your  Lordship's,  6cc, 

Poona,      (Signed)  B.  ClosI. 
5tb  Feb.  1802.       Res.  at  Poona. 

^0.  17.— Tc;  hii  Excellency  the 
Mget  Noble  Marquis  fVeilesley, 
X.  P.  Governor^Generalf  l^c. 
^c.  Src. 

My  Lord, 
1  LosB  no  time  in  forwarding, 
for  your  Lordship's  information, 
a  copy  of  a  letter  from  Mr. Duncan 
to  my  address,  together  with  a  re- 
turn of  the  troops  embarked  for 
Cam  bay  under  the  command  of 
Major  Walker.  The  remaining 
papers  of  the  packet  referred  to, 
bemg  much  in  detail,  and  too 
numerous  to  bo  copied  without 
considerable  delay,  I  shall  there- 
fore content  myself  with  stating 
the  substance  of  them,  which  I 
hope  your  Lordship  will  consider 
0$  sutilicient 

5.  Major  Walker,  having  been 
received  at  Brodera  with  marks  of 
cordiality  and  joy,  had  presented 
gifts  from  Mr.  Duncan  to  Anaba 
the  Rajah,and  Raajee  his  minister; 
and  was  employed  in  prosecuting 
the  objects  of  his  mission,  which 
were  chiefly,  to  reconcile  the  mi- 
nister to  t/ue  plan  of  not  moving 
the  troops  forward  from  Cambay, 
Ui^letf  the  mtasore  bbq^ld  become 


obviously  necei^iy,  awl  alsot* 
the  moderate  proceeding  of  si»*  , 
pending,  (lostili ties  against  Malkac 
Rao  (who,  it  vi'as  supposed,  would 
continue  passive .  within  h'i^  own 
Jagbire)  and  agreeing  to  the  dif? 
forences  subsisting  l^tween  that 
chieftdin  and  l(ie  GutckwV  go- 
vernment being  submitted  to  the 
arbitration  of  Mr.  Duncan.  The 
suspension  of  hostilities  had  acttt« 
klly  tfakcn  place,  and  this  mode* 
ration  ^ffordfcd  some  l|ope  thai 
Major  Walker  might  succeed  in 
the  remaining  points.'  Mulkar 
RsLo'i  correspondence  had  softened 
consideriibly ;  bwt  he  condnued 
to  shetr  himself  adverse  to  the  mi* 
nistry  of  Uaojee.  His  rabble  weri 
computed  to  umbunt  to  20,600, 
of  all  descriptions;  and  it  appear- 
ed, that  although  Mr.  Duncai 
had  taken  measurN  to  remove  the 
apprehensions  of  the  Arsib  Corps* 
at  Brodera,"  and  the  Guickwar 
aninister  had  also  done  m'och  to 
conciliate  their  good  wiU  and  at- 
tachment, their  apparent  dispo^ 
sition  was  still  such  as  to  give  the 
minister  boftie  uneasiness — a  ciN 
cnmstance  that  may  induce  him 
to  pass  the  movement  of  the  troops 
to  Brodera,  should  the  desired 
adjustment  be  efi^ted  with  Mul- 
kar  Uao. 

3.  I  have  great  pleasure  to  ac- 
quaint your  Lordship,  that  by  a 
visit  which  I  received  this  morn- 
ing from  the  Guickwar  Vakeel 
at  this  station,  I  iearn  that  the 
Guickw&r  Minister  has  by  biro  it 
explanatory  letter  which  be  ad- 
dressed to  Uopaul  Rao,  succeeded 
in  reconciling  the  I^eishwa  to  his 
conduct,  in  the  cession  of  the 
Guickwar  Choute  at  Surat,  and 
the  district  of  Chourassee,  and  so- 
liciting the  aid  of  the  British  go^ 
vernment.  On  the  arrival  of  ihSr 
letleF|  the  ^'akt^  wailed  on  tht 
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^t^^a,  ^y  appointment,  and  was 
fery  graciously  received. 

4.  i  availed  myself  of  the 
yakeel't  visit  to  me  this  moniing, 
to  inquire  into  the  transaction 
iiecween  the  Pei!>hwa  and  th^ 
Guickwar  state,  by  which  th^ 
latter  becauie  bouiKi  to  puy,  on 
accoMBt  of  the  former,  ten  lacks 
of  rupees  to  Dowlut  liao  Scindia. 
The  Vakeel  admitted  the  fact  of 
ihe  transaction,  and  acknowledg- 
ed that  as  the  agreement  had  not 
been  entirely  fulfilled  by  the 
Guickwar  government,  the  Peish* 
wa  had  shewn  hoq^  dissatisfaction 
on  this  subject.  He  observed, 
however,  that  the  Guickwar  mi- 
nister woiild  find  it  no  ways  difH- 
cult  to  adjust  all  such  concerns 
with  the  Peishwa,  who,  he  doubt* 
•d  not,  would  now  be  prevailed 
on  to  acquiesce  in  the  departure  ' 
of  f  utteh  §ing,  for  Brodera — an 
event  that  was  ardently  desired 
^y  his  brother  Anaba. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be^ 
with  theliighest  respecti 
My  Lord, 
Your  Lordship's,  Sec. 

Poona,     (Signed)  B.  Closb, 
jBth  Feb.  1802.       Res.  at  Poo'na« 

ifo.  IS,— To  his  Excellency  the 
'    MostNoble  MarquU  WeUesley, 

JC.  P:  Governor  General^  ^c, 

I^.S-c. 
My  Lord, 

Tbstbedat  evening  I  re- 
ceived a  visit  from  Gupaul  Bao 
Itfoonshee.  He  parae  purposely 
to  acquaint  roe  that  he  tad  laid 
before  the  Peishwa  the  extract  I 
liad  given  him  from  Aaeez  Oolah's 
heport  of  the  12th  January,  and 
commanicated  to  his  Highness!, 
in  a  minute  manner,  the  whojks  of 
the  conversation  which  had  passe^ 
Wtween  us  on  the  4tk  insiaut 
^  then  went  on  to  itate  th^  Qony 


cern  which  thq  Peishw^  bad  felt 
on  being   made  acquainted  witl^ 
such  information.     Hi§  |iighness 
observed,  he  said,  that  a  series  of 
years  had  now  past,  sii)C|e  tj^  set^ 
tied    intimacy   between   tlie   tuo 
states  had  led  to  the  employment 
of  a   British  Resident  at  Poona^ 
and  that  it  was  highly  pleasing  to 
him  to  reflect,  that  in  the  course 
of  this  long  interval,  whether  dur<\ 
ing  the  time  of  Sir  Charles  Mal^ 
let,  or  that  of  Colonel  Palmer, 
no  circumstance  had  arisen  of  ai 
nature  so  unpleasant  as  to  give 
dissatisfaction  or  umbrage  to  tho 
British   Resident,    or  afford  him 
cause  to  apprehend  that  any  mis- 
statement of  his   representationa 
would  be  sanctioned  or  counte- 
nanced at   this  court.      Gopaul 
Uao  then  apprized   me  that  the 
Peishwa  had  charged  him  to  as- 
fure  me  that    his  Highness  had 
never  received  information,througb 
any  channel,  to  the  effect  stated 
by  the  extract  to  have  been  con^ 
tained  in  the  letter  read  by  Mun- 
kaiser,    and    received    from    the 
Parsee  writer  belonging  to  the  re- 
sidency i  and  that  so  ignorant  was 
he  of  any  buch  particulars,  that 
the  whole  relation  had  struck  him 
with  wonder.      Gopaul  Rao  re- 
marked, that  at  our  last  inter- 
view much  had  been  said  as  to  the 
grounds  of  the  information  con- 
tained in  the  extract,  as  received 
on  each  side;  that  he  would  re-/ 
frai|i  from  renewing  that  topic, 
but 'had  much    pleasure   in  ac- 
quainting me,  from  his  Highness, 
that  he  would  have  no  objection 
to  refilling  Suddashco  Munkai- 
ser,  provided  1  Khould  think  the 
peasu're  desirable    and    proper ; 
tt^^t  it  was  not  likely  that  the  re- 
moval of  Muukaiser  would  be  at- 
tencjed  with   inconyenience  r^la- 
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tnd  that  no  rlifficolty  could  attend 
the  selection  of  a  suitable  pcrbon 
to  fill  his  place. 

2.  To  this  I  replied,  that  my 
•entiments  respcctini;  the  particu- 
lars stated  in  the  extract  had  been 
fuHy  explained  at  our  last  meet- 
Ingy  and  that  in  whatever  relation 
I  contemplated  those  particulars, 
1  could  not  but  perceive  the  con- 
sistency and  expediency  of  his 
Highnesses  acting  on  the  proposi- 
tion he  made  to  me,  by  the  im- 
mediate recat  of  Munkaiser.  Go- 
paul  Rao,  after  a  pause,  ex- 
pressed himself  in  a  manner  which 
indicated  that  he  was  disposed  to 
coincide  in  my  opinion,  which  he 
said  he  would  communicate  fonh- 
with  to  his  Highneiis.  Here  the 
conference  ended. 

3.  1  propose  waiting  on  the 
JPeishwa  short  I}',  for  the  purpose 
of  intimating  to  him,  that  I  wait 
the  honour  of  his  returning  my 
^rst  visit.  And  it  is  my  inten- 
tion to  avail  myself  of  that  occa- 
sion, to  advert  to  the  particulars 
concerning  Munkaiser,  and  to 
express  my  satisfaction  at  finding 
that  his  Highness  had  seen  the 
propriety  of  recalling  a  |)erson 
from  a  representative  situation, 
in  which  he  had  apparently  for- 
feited his  Highness's  confidence. 

4.  I  had  formerly  the  honour 
to  notice  to  3rour  Lordship,  that 
in  remonstrating  with  Gopaul 
llao,  on  the  subject  of  the  ex* 
tract  from  Azeez  Oolah's  report, 
I  had  it  principally  in  view  to 
discourage  such  improper  pro- 
ceedings in  this  court,  as  thoie 
which  had  lately  appeared  through 
the  ministry  of  Munkaiser.  The 
part  I  have  taken,  being  now  likely 
to  occasion  the  recal  of  this  agent, 
will,  I  trust,  be  attended  with 
that  effect,  and  openly  dcmon- 
ftmt^;   that  whatever  may  hav^ 


been  the  origin  of  Munkaiser'f 
coDduct,  the  Peishwa  considers  it 
so  fe,ulty  in  its  consequences,  as 
to  demand  the  reparation,  not 
only  of  his  positive  disavowal,  but 
of  the  decided  act  of  removing  the 
Vakeel. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  liighcst  respect. 
My  Lord, 
Your  Lordship's,  &c. 
Poona,    (Signed)   B.  Close, 
9th  Feb.  1802.       Res.  at  Poona, 

No.  ig.-^To  kis  Excellenof  the 
Most  NobU  Marquis  If^ellaltyt 
K.  P.    Governor  General^  SfC. 

My  Lord, 
On  the  11th  instant  I  waited 
on  the  Peishwa,  agreeably  to  my 
intention  communicated  to  your 
Lordship  in  my  address  of  the 
preceding  day. 

2.  I  was  accompanied  by  all 
the  gentlemen  belonging  to  the 
residency, 

3.  His  Highness  received  us  in 
open  Durbar,  and  it  was  observ- 
able that  his  countenance  was 
more  cheerful,  and  his  manner 
less  reserved  than  usual. 

4.  After  inquiries  of  compli* 
ment  had  mutually  passed,  his 
Highness  retired  to  an  adjoining 
room,'  whither  I  attended  him. — 
Qn  taking  his  seat  he  shewed  a 
wish  to  be  informed  of  the  pro- 
gress your  Lordship  had  made 
in  your  present  tour,  and  whe* 
ther  in  the  cour^  of  so  distant 
a  journey  your  Lordship  conti- 
nued to  preserve  good  heahh.— 
Satisfied  on  these  inquiries,  he 
went  into  a  repetition  nearly  of 
what  had  been  previously  com- 
muuicated  to  me  by  Gopaul  Rao, 
respecting  the  friendship  which 
had  so  long  subsisted  between  his 
bouse  and  the  Honourable  -Com« 

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|>ii!jy  ;  hh  utter  ignorance  of  any 
circumstance  connected  with  the 
particulars  set  forth  in  the  extract 
from  Azeez  Oolth's  Report,  and 
his  concern  that  any  occurrence 
should  have  happened  to  draw 
from  me  the  representation  which 
I  had  lately  made  to  Gopaul  Hao. 
Here  his  IJighness  repeated  his 
sincere  wish  to  preserve  the  most 
amicable  relations  with  the  Bri- 
tish government,  and  expressed 
his  confident  hope  that  the  Bri- 
tish Resident  would  be  ever  dispos- 
ed to  co-operate  with  him  cor- 
dially for  promoting  an  object 
which  he  trusted  would  always 
be  considered  as  mutually  benefi- 
cial. To  these  observations  I  re- 
plied in  the  manner  which  I  for- 
merly proposed  and  mentioned  to 
your  Lordship,  particularizing  the 
evident  propriety  of  his  Highness's 
resolution  to  immediately  recal 
Alunkaiser.  I  now  took  occasion 
to  signify  my  expectation  of  being 
soon  honoured  with  a  visit  from 
the  Peibhwa,  who  accepted  the 
invitation  in  terras  of  great  polite- 
ness. His  Highness  then  proposed 
that  I  should  request  the  gentle- 
men of  the  Residency  to  join  us, 
and  on  entering  and  taking  their 
seats,  he  presented  such  of  them 
as  had  not  been  previoubly  intro- 
duced to  him,  with  the  customary 
marks  of  compliment  and  atten- 
tion—oi^  which  the  jntervicjv  clo- 
sed. 

5.  Yesterday  afternoon  His 
Jlighness  did  me  the  honour  of 
bib  promjsed  visit :  he  wiis  attciul- 
rd  as  usual  by  his  brother  Ciiim- 
jia  Appah,  and  a  very  numerous 
fcuiie. 

6. 1  received  his  Highnrss  in  a 
suite  of  tents  prepared  for  the 
occasion,  pajd  bim  th(3  usual  ho- 
nours, and  presented  him  and 
|ii*  bf^lhcr  with  suitable  gifts. 


7.  After  the  Peishwa  had  dct 
parted,  Gopaul  Rao  intimated  to 
me,  that  his  IJighnesshad  exprcfti- 
ed  himself  as  much  gratified  by 
the  interview. 

8.  I  shall  avail  myself  of  this 
occasion  to  offer  a  few  remains 
to  your  Lordship  respecting  the 
apparent  disposition  of  the  Peish- 
wa, at  the  present  period,  in  rcr 
lation  to  the  British  governmcnL, 

9.  Could  the  real  objects  of 
Munkaiser's  mission  be  satisfuctor 
rily  ascertained,  there  can  be  little 
doubt  but  this  discovery  al<mc 
would  be  sufficient  to  determine 
the  degree  pf  dependance  wliich 
ought  to  be  placed  on  thp  Peiah- 
wa*s  amicable  professions,  as  well 
as  the  motives  which  have  realty 
induced  him  to  renew  so  frequentr 
ly  the  pending  negotiatipns.  Tha^ 
such  discovery,  however,  will  ever 
be  made,  there  seems  at  present 
to  be  no  ground  of  hope.  It  i$ 
possible  at  least  that  the  views  of 
Munkaiser's  deputation  havcpevef 
been  explained  to  Azeera  ul  Om- 
rah,  and  if  the  secret  has  extended 
only  toRagotimRao,  it  is  highly 
probable  that  his  regard  for  the 
Hindoo  cause,  and  attention  to 
his  own  interests,  will  prevent  hin^ 
from  divulging  it.  Major  Kirk* 
Patrick's  writings  seem  to  impress 
the  idea  that  Munkaisei's  mission 
aimed  at  a  general  confederacy 
against  the  British  interests,includ- 
ing  a  project  for  obtaining  aid 
ifrom  the  f  rench.  After  revi«»w- 
ing  the  information  which  I  have 
occasionally  received  on  the  sub« 
jvct,and  the  conclusions  which  J 
have  occasionallydrawn  iberefroip,, 
combined  with  the  reasonings 
used  by  the  resident  at  Hydrabad, 
I  am  in<!uced  to  be  (in4lly  of  opi- 
nion that  Munkaiser's  missioti  did 
not  originate  ^lercly  with  thiis 
puibur,  but  proceeded   from  the 

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joint  Gouncilft  of  the  Peishwfl  and 
Scindia ;  and  that  its  object  was, 
if  possible,  to  shake  our  alliance 
^Bvifb  the  Nizam,  and   thus  extin- 
gaibh  our  power  and  influence  in 
the  Deccan,  but  without  coropre- 
bending  any  settled  or  projected 
plan  for  the  co-operation  of  the 
French^  as  means  uf  support,  how- 
ever, which  might  have  been  even- 
tually resorted  to,  conclude   that 
the  mission  in  question  was  so  far, 
hostile  to    the   British   interests, 
seems  to  be  warrantable  on  various 
grounds;  and  yet  considering  how 
much  the  Mahratta   powers  are 
given  to  intrigue,  it  is  not  impos- 
sible but  the  Poishwa,  though  con- 
cerned in  such  a   scheme,    may 
still  have  entertained  a  sincere  in- 
clination to  strengthen  his  connec- 
tion with  the  Company  on  terms 
consistent  with   his  own  sense   of 
bis  true  interests ;  that  is,  although 
.engaged  in  an  inimical  project  at 
Hydrabad,  he  may  yet  have  been 
sincere  in  his  last  ofi'ers  to  Colo- 
nel Palmer,  the  success  of  which 
he  might  have  considered  as  more 
.desirable  than  any  result  he  could 
with  reason  have  expected  from 
the  deputation  of  Munkaiser. 

10.  In  re^pect  to  your  lord- 
ship's {propositions  to  this  court, 
the  anxiely  shewn  by  Gopaul  Rao 
to  discuss  the  article  concerning 
the  arbiirajLion  of  differences,  af- 
forded son\e  slight  hope  that  the 
Peishwn  inight  be  disposed  to  make 
some  further  ad  vatices,  but  of  late 
it  is  evident  that  he  means  not  to 
revive  the  subject,  but  to  wait  the 
result  of  Colopel  Palmer^s  dis- 
patches of  the  301  h  November, 
judging  from  the  weak  and  ill 
arranged  slate  of  the  Peihliwa's 
govcrnmeni,  his  necessitie**  inust 
appear  to  be  great ;  bul  comparing 
the  circumstances  of  his  present 
Situation  with   his  former  embar- 


rassments atid  personal  dangers, 
it  will  be  allowed  that  since  t ha 
departure  of  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia 
he  has  experienced  great  relief, 
and  added  much  to  bis  authority ; 
and  so  long  as  he  shall  preserve  his 
interests  in  their  present  state  of 
improvement,  it  may  be  apprehend- 
ed that  he  will  not  be  inclined  to 
yield  any  material  point,  even 
should  your  .lordship,  from  any 
consideration,  "be  led  to  put  bit 
sincerity  to  a  further  test,  by 
proffciing  an  indulgent  modiSca* 
tion  of  your  present  views. 

11.  but  however  Jealous  his 
Highness  may  be  of  the  British 
influence  in  the  Deccao,  or  averse 
to  strengthen  his  connection  with 
the  honourable  Company  on  any 
reasonable  terms,  it  must  be  obvi- 
ous that  nothing  but  a  consider- 
able augmentation  to  his  resources 
and  his  power  could  prevail  on 
him  to  openly  oppose  our  inter- 
ests, or  shew  himself  indifferent 
to  the  friendship  of  the.  British 
government. 

At  present  his  treasury  is  low, 
his  authority  weak,  and  his  mili- 
tary disaffected  ;  and  if  he  views 
the  pacification  in  Europe  as  un- 
favourable to  us,  in  setting  at 
liberty  the  navigation  of  France, 
he  probably  feels,  at  the  same 
time,  that  freedom  from  war  at 
home  must  add  to  our  means  of 
offence  abroad.  In  relation  to 
the  Mahratta  states,  his  policy 
seems  to  consist  in  securing  lei- 
sure to  himself  by  creating  em- 
ployment for  others.  On  this 
principle  he  secretly  foments  the 
present  dissensions  amongst  the 
principal  chieftains,  concerting 
occasionally  new  combinations 
for  preserving  a  general  balance. 
In  ordinary  matters  his  beha- 
viour to  the  British  has  always 
l^cen  civil-  and  attentive ;  in  bis 
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promise  to  te<^al  Mankaiser,  he 
seems  to  ifcave  accommodated 
materially.  On  the  event  of  the 
pacification  of  £urnpe  being  aD- 
nounced  to  him,  he  with  a  great 
shew  of  cordiality,  as  I  formerly 
noticed  to  your  lordship,  fired  a 
salute.  He  has  manifested  no 
jealousy  from  the  approach  of 
Colonel  Collins  to  Scindia's  court, 
ao  event  of  which  he  had  early 
iotimatioR,  and  of  late,  he  happil/ 
shews  himself  reconciled  in  every 
iespect  to  Mr.  Duncan's  proceed- 
ings in  relatioi>  to  the  Guickwar 
state. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  highest  respect. 
My  Lord, 
Your  Lordship's,  &c. 

Poona,     (Signed)    B.  Closx, 
Feb.  Sthy  1S02.  Res.  at  Poona. 

No.  20. — Tn  his  Excellency  the 
Mmt  Noble  Marquis  Wetiesleyy 
K»  P.  Governor  Generalf  Spc. 
Sfc.SrC. 
^Iy  Lord, 

I  IK)  myself  the  honour  to 
communicate  the  following  in- 
telligence, which  I  have  receiv- 
ed through  a  channel  that  may 
be  denned  authentic. 

2.  Dowlut  Rao  has  lately 
acquainted  the  Peishwa  by  letter, 
that  your  lordship  has  dispatched 
Col.Collins  to  his  Durbar,  charged 
with  propositions  for  strengthening 
the  friendship  which  subsists  be- 
tween bis  state  and  the  Company; 
that  Colonel  Collins  had  arrived 
atCotah,  and  would  accordingly 
soon  join  his  court  ;  and  that  he 
judgCNi^it proper  to  intimate  these 


between  the   Comt>^ny  and   the 
Malirattas,   cites   the  particular 
instance  of  the  treaty  of  Salbhey^ 
whiiih  was  conchided  through  the 
mediation  and  under  the  guaran- 
tee of  his  predecessor ;  observes 
that  he  is  given  to   understand 
that  a  gentleman  from  your  Lord<^. 
ship  has  recently  arrived  at  Poona 
for  the  purpose  of  improving  the 
amicable  relations  which  connect 
the    Peishwa's  with  that  of  the 
Company's;    warns  the  Peishwm 
to  be  cautious  how  he  proceeds  in 
further  connecting  his   interests 
with  those   of  the  English,  and 
points  out  the  necessity  of  his  not 
taking  any  definite  step   to  such 
effect  without  his  (Scindia's)  con- 
currence; and  adds,  that  he  shall 
have  occasion    to  communicate 
his  sentiments   further  on    these 
points    hereafter,    through    the 
channel  of  his  Vakeel,  at  Poona» 
Umbajee  Bhaskar,  to  whose  re* 
presentations    on    such  subjects 
the  Peishwa  will  give  full  credit. 

3.  My  information  states  thai 
this  dispatch  has  given  much  um- 
brage to  the  Peishwa,  who  const-' 
ders  his  authority  in  the  Mahrat- 
ta  state  as  paramount  to  that  of 
Scindia,  and  regards  every  attempt 
on  the  part  of  that  chief  to  con** 
troul  his  acts  as  arbitrary,  and 
hurtful  to  his  just  rights;  thai  he 
had  deliberated   on   the  mode  of 
reply  which  he  ought  to  give  to 
Scindia;    and   that    during    the 
agitation  of  the  question  an  al- 
tercation  arose  between  Ballojee 
Koongcr  and  Gopaul   Rao,  the 
former  supporting  the  rights  of 
Scindia,  derived  from  the  powers 
circumstances  to  the  Peishwa  for-  exercised  by  him,  and  the  latter 


his  information.  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia  then  reminds  the  Peishwa 
that  it  was  usual  to  take  a  le^.d- 
ing  part  in  the  amicable  arrange- 
ments which  bad  becii  oe^otiaM 
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maintaining  the  superior  authority 
and  complete  independence  of  the 
Poona  government. 

4.   However  deeply  his    High* 
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fhc  occasion,  he  will  probably  de- 
liberate maturely  before  he  de* 
terroinet  on  bis  answer  toScindia. 
The  qaestion  apparently  at  imue 
between  thcra  ^eems  to  be  impor- 
tant ;  and  I  think  it  not  improba- 
ble thtit  I  may  soon  receive  an 
intimation  from  his  Highness  on 
the  subject. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  highevt  respecti 
My  I^rd, 
Your  Lordship's,  &c. 

Poon.i,     (Signed)  Li.  Close, 
1 4th  Feb.   1S02.    Kest,  at  Poena. 

-Nb.21  .-To  his  ExcdUncy  tke  Most 

Noble  Murquii  lVdU$ley,  K,  P. 

Governor  General,  ^c,  ^c,  Sfc. 

My  Lonl, 

I II AVB  been  honoured  with  two 
packets  from  the  honourable  the 
Governor  of  Bombay,  one  dated 
the  4th  and  the  other  the  8th  in- 
stant; and  as  I  find  it  is  the  wish 
of  Mr.  Duncan  that  I  should  keep 
your  Lordship  informed  of  his 
proceedings,  I  shall  state  briefly 
the  substances  of  bis  late  advices. 

2.  By  my  address  of  the  8th 
imdcnt,  your  Lordship  was  ac- 
c|uafnted  thatour  troops  had  em- 
barked from  Surat  for  Cambay, 
ftnd  that  Major  Walker  had  ar- 
rived and  been  cordially  received 
at  Brodera  ;  that  at  the  instance 
cf  Mr.  Duncan  a  cessation  of  hos- 
tilities had  been  effected  between 
the  Guickwar  state  and  Mulkar 
RaOy  with  the  view  that  the  sub- 
sisting differences  might  be  sub- 
mitted to  the  arbilration  of  Mr. 
Duncan ;  and  though  there  was 
some  prospect  that  this  desirable 
uiodcofadjustmenlwonldbe  assent- 
ed to  by  both  parties,  it  was  yet 
probable  that -the suspicions  enter- 
tained by  Roujce,  respecting  the 
disposition  of  tho  Arab  corps, 
liii^ht  incite  the  minister  to  press 


the  measure  of  ordering  oat  the 
troops  of  Brodera.       • 

A  diary  received  from  Major 
Walker  details  the  particulars  that 
passed  at  his  interview  with  Ana- 
ba  ;  and  it  appears  that  although 
this  prince,who  is|about  forty  year* 
old,  possesses  a  general  knowledge 
of  his  own  afl^irs,  and  profess* 
ediy  entertains  a  disposition  de- 
cidedly favourable  to  his  minister 
and  adverse  to  Mulkar  Rao,  his 
faculties  are  so  far  imperfect,  that 
he  seems  incapable  of  applying 
his  thoughts  steadily  to  any  sub- 
ject ;  and  on  occasion  of-  busi- 
ness, even  gives  his  attention  to 
trifles,  with  an  air  that  is  childish  : 
it  further  appears,  from  Major 
Walker's  correspondence,  that  the 
prfncipal  inhabitants  at  and  in  the 
vicinity  of  Brodera,  were  attached 
to  Anaba's  cause,  and  well  af- 
fected towards  his  minister. 

3.  By  the  second  instant  our 
detachment  had  landed  atCambay, 
and  was  conveniently  encamped 
and  amply  supplied ;  and  Major 
Walker,  having  adjusted  tnme* 
diate  objects  at  Brodera,  hady 
on  a  subsequent  date,  left  that 
city  for  Cambay,  in  order  to^  as-* 
surae  the  command  of  the  troops* 
4.  The  Guickwar  minister 
shewed  himself  perfectly  at  the 
devotion  of  Mr.  Duncan,  and  had 
with  much  accommedatioii  taken 
measures  to  prevail  on  Gu^fb 
Bhye,  at  Surat,  turetom  to  Bro« 
dera,  that  she  might  reside  as. 
formerly  in  the  bouse  of  ber  &• 
ther,  with  comibrt  and  bonoun 
Although  a  cessation  of  bostilitiet 
had  taken  place  between  the  ad« 
verse  parties,  the  minister  con* 
ceived  it  to  be  impracticable  to 
conclude  a  friendly  arrangemenl 
with  Mu)kar  Rao  on  any  reason^. 
able  term9  ;  and  his  presnmptien 
aeemed  to  ba  countenanced  by  the 

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correspondence  of  the  latter, 
which,  though  civil,  shewed  that 
he  still  adhered  to.  his  professed 
aim  of  removing  the  minister,  and 
supplying  bis  place  by  Canajee. 

5.  Mr.  Duncan  apparently  does 
not  despair  of  being  able  to  pre- 
vail on  Mulkar  Rao  to  accept  the 
proposed  arbitration  ;  but  failing 
io  this  object,  seems  resolved  to 
adwatice  the  troops  for  the  support 
otihc  Guickwar  Prince,  and  giv* 
ing  order  and  security  to  this  go* 
vernment.  For  this  measure,  Mr. 
Duncan  bad  completed  the  ne- 
cessary preparations,  at  the  fame 
time  he  doubted  not  that  before 
he  should  have  occasion  to  take 
any  decided  step,  he  would  be 
honoured  with  your  Lordship's 
further  instructions  for  his  guid* 
ance. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  highest  respect. 

My  Lord, 
Your  Lorcbhip's,  &c. 
Poona,     (Signcid;    U.  Close, 
Feb.  15,  180^.     Res.    at  Poona. 
[The  letter.  No.  22,  does  not 
appear  on  the  consultations.] 

iY«.  23.— To  hi8  Excellency    the 
Most  Noble  Marquis  IVeUetleyj 
K,  F.  Governor   General^  SfC. 
^c.SfC. 
My  Lord, 
Yesterday  morning  I  received 
a  message  from  Gopaul  Rao,  in- 
timating that  he  was  desirous  of 
paying  me  a  visit;  but  that,   as 
his  tioK  was  viery  busily  employed, 
he  had  thoughts  of  deputing  his 
brother  Shankar   Rao,  which  he 
hoped  would  be  acceptable  to  me. 
2.    Shunkar  Rao   accordingly 
waited  upon  me  in  the  afternoon  : 
after  delivering  messages  of  com* 
piiment  from  the  Peishwaand  Go- 
ptul  Rao,  he  observed  that  he  vi- 
uted  meat  the  desire  vf  his  High- 


ness, for  the  purpose  of  ascertain- 
ing whether  your  Lordship  had 
yet  conveyed  your  sentiments  in 
reply  to  the  overtures  from  this 
court,  contained  in  Colonel  Pal- 
mer's dispatch  of  the  30th  of  No* 
vembcr.  I  replied,  that  since  the 
period  of  your  Lordship's  arrival 
in  the  northern  provinces,  your 
advices  from  this  quarter  could 
not  be  received  but  with  conside- 
rable delay  ;  that  1  was  in  expec-^ 
tation  •f  being  honoured  nith  your 
Lordship's  commands  in  refer- 
ence to  the  dispatch  alluded  (o ; 
but  that  there  was  a  point  which 
his  Highness  would  doubtless  bo 
mindful  of,  namely,  that  his  High- 
ness's  last  proposals  went  but  a 
short  way  towards  meeting  your 
Lordship's  demands.  Shunkar 
Rao,  without  objecting  to  the  fact, 
expatiated  on  the  warmth  with 
which  his  Highness  regarded  the 
amity  of  the  Honourable  Com- 
pany, and  closed  by  observing  that 
it  was  the  peculiar  office  of  friend- 
ship to  conciliate,  approve,  -  and 
remove  distinctions.  In  answer 
to  this  I  only  repeated  the  fact 
which  I  had  before  noticed. 

3.  Shunkar  Rao  then  observed 
that  he  had  another  point  to  inti- 
mate ;  he  was  charged  by  the 
Peishwa,  he  said,  to  communicate  " 
with  me  on  a  sulyect  which  en* 
gaged  much  of  his  Highnuss's  at- 
tention, and  on  which  he  doubted 
not  to  have  the  benefit  of  my  fa* 
vourable  sentiments.  What  his 
Highness  alluded  to  was  the  ap-. 
proach  of  a  gentleman  from  your 
Lordship  to  the  Durbar  of  l3ow- 
lut  Rao  Scindia ;  that  the  preva- 
lence of  domestic  differences  in 
the  Mahratta  govermnen  t  was  no- 
thing rare  or  unusual ;  an<l  that 
his  Highness  trusted  confidently 
that  no  {>art  of  your  Lordship's 
political  views  or  operations  would 
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be  unfavourable  to  the  indepen- 
dence and  dignity  of  bis  Highness's 
state,  or  tend  to  alter  or  affect  in 
any  degree  tbe  mode  of  intercourse 
which  your  Lordship  has  invari- 
ably used  in  your  correspondence 
with  this  court  here.  Shunkar 
Rao  evidently  looked  for  some 
assurances  from  me ;  (  contented 
myself,  however,  with  observing 
that  I  comprehended  what  he  had 
stated  from  his  Highness,  and  once 
inore  recurred  to  the  remark,  that 
there  was  yet  a  wide  difference  be- 
tween his  Highncss's  overtures,  and 
the  amount  of  your  Lordship's  re* 
qoisitions. 

4.  Your  Lordship  will  perceive, 
that  throughout  the  foregoing  con- 
versation I  purposely  observed  a 
considerable  degree  of  reserve,  as 
well  to  avoid  committing  myself 
in  regard  to  any  part  of  your 
Lordship's  intentions,  as  to  keep 
aiive  those  feelings  of  jealousy  on 
the  part  of  his  Highness  which 
your  Lordship's  new  system  of  ac- 
tion has  not  failed  to  excite. 

5.  I  have  reason  to  believe, 
that  the  Peishwa  is  still  resolved 
to  avoid  giving  an  answer  to  Scin- 
dia's  late  dispatches. 

Experience  but  too  strongly  sug- 
gests, that  in  his  inquiries  and  in- 
timations of  yesterday,  he  has  it 
chiefly  in  view  to  inspire  your 
Lordship  with  hopes  that  may 
withhold  you  from  the  adoption 
of  measures  that  might  tend  to 
controul  his  acts  and  weaken  his 
interests. 

6.  This  rooming  I  received  a 
messuage  from  his  Highness,  inti- 
mating the  arrival  of  the  Herar  Va- 
keels, an  ctent  which  he  lhou!:»ht 
consistent  with  fiiendbhip  to  im* 
part  for  my  information. 

1  have  the  honour  to  be,  &c. 

Poona,    (^>ignc^i)    B.  (Ilose, 

23d  Feb.  1802.      lies,  at  Toona. 


No.  U.—To  kis  ExeelUncjf  rff 

Mbst  Noble  Marqtdt  WellaU^t 
K.  P.  Governor  ,  General^  ^c, 
SfC.  Src. 

My  Lord, 
I  HAVE  not  been  boBonrcd 
with  any  advices  from  the  ho- 
nourable the  Governor  of  Bombay 
since  the  receipt  of  his  /etter,  in- 
timating his  intention  to  proceed 
to  Cambay  ;  nor  has  the  Guick«tr 
Vakeel  at  this  station  received  any 
accounts  of  late  date  from  the  mi- 
nister, or  any  person  at  Brodera ; 
but  a  report  prevails  here  that 
Major  Walker*s  detachment  has 
moved  forwards  to  that  capital. 

2.  Although  the  Peishwa  con- 
tinues to  shew  himself  satbfied 
with  the  proceedings  of  the  Goick- 
war  government,  he  yet  objects  to 
the  departure  of  Futteh  Sing,  ob- 
serving that  he  ought  not  to  change 
his  situation  till  the  Guickwar 
territfory  shall  be  restored  to  tran- 
quility, and  the  affairs  of  the 
government  finally  adjusted ;  tht 
Guickwar  Vakeel,  howexer,  now 
agrees  with  me,  that  in  detaining 
the  young  prince,  his  Uighness's 
sole  motive  is  to  oblige  the  minis- 
ter to  purchase  hb  liberty  at  a 
high  price. 

3.  A  short  time  since  I  receiv- 
ed a  memorandum  from  the  Peish- 
wa respecting  some  duties  which 
this  government  has  Ijeen  used  to 
collect  in  the  district  of  Chow- 
rassee,  lately  ceded  to  the  hon- 
ourable Company.  This  claiiii,  1 
learn  from  the  Guickwar  Vakeel, 
is  not  unfoumled ;  the  duties  refer 
merely  to  the  transit  trade  ot 
the  district,  and  their  amount,  I 
imagine,  i^  tr.considerable. 

As  his  Highne»s's  memorandum 
must  be  replied  to,  I  have  judged 
it  proper  to  address  Mr.  Duncan 
on  ilic  subject. 

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htvc  occurred  of  late  affecting  the 
iotcmal  concerns  of  the  Peishwa's 
government.  The  Jaghiredars  at 
variance  with  his  Highness  seem 
rather  to  add  their  advantages. 
The  Killedar  of  Logheer,  who  is 
supposed  to  possess  the  remaining 
proportion  of  Nana's  property ,con- 
tinues  totally  indcpendant,  hut 
intimates,  that  he  would  willingly 
submit  to  his  Ilighness's  authority, 
could  he  possibly  obtain  security 
that  any  terms  which  he  might  ad- 
just with  his  Highness  would  be 
adhered  to. 

5»  Jeswunt  Rao  Jewajee  having 
experienced  a  sharp  defeat  from 
Gopaul  Rao,  seems  to  be  prin- 
cipally engaged  in  repairing  his 
losses :  a  part  of  the  troops  which 
the  Peishwa  had  assembled  on  the 
Bheema  to  restrain  his  depreda- 
tions, still  continue  at  that  position, 
but  their  number  is  too  small  to 
admit  of  their  affording  much  pro- 
tection to  the  adjacent  territory. 

6.  The  Peishwa,  I  am  informed 
from  good  authority,  has  written 
to  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  to  the  fol- 
lowing effect;  that  he  is  resolved 
never  to  assent  to  any  arrange- 
ment, or  mode  of  proceeding,  that 
may  tend  to  controul  the  actions 
of  his  govfrnment,  or  unfavoura- 
bly affect  its  entire  independence  ; 
that  accordingly  the  Poona  state 
will  continue  to  conduct  immedi- 
ately its  own  transactions  with 
foreign  powers ;  that  no  fair  pre- 
cedent can  be  drawn  from  the 
practice  of  early  times,  when  the 
Peish#awas  a  mi  nor,  or  when  usur- 
pation may  have  robbed  him  of 
his  rightful  authority;  that  on 
former  occasions  of  negotiations, 
when  M.  Scindia  bore  a  leading 
part,  the  interests  of  the  Poona 
state  were  undue  considerations ; 
that  in  the  prosperous  career  of 
that  chieftain  in  Hindustan,  he  htid 


totally  neglected  those  parties  who 
had  just  claims  to  participate  in 
the  advantages  of  his  successes; 
and  that  therefore  a  review  of  early 
events  went  more  to  strengtbea  > 
than  to  weaken  the  independant 
and  paramount  authority  of  the 
Poona  government.  From  so  high  a 
tone  being  maintained  by  his  High- 
ness, the  Vakeel  of  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia  manifested  great  dissatis- 
faction. In  all  their  discussions 
they  have  been  openly  countenan« 
ceil  by  Ballojee  Koonger,  and  of 
late  they  have  not  scrupled  to  us« 
menacing  hints  respecting  Gopaul 
Rao,  to  whose  counteraction  they 
attribute,  in  a  great  degree,  their 
want  of  success. 

7.  A  few  days  after  their  arri- 
val   1  received  a  message  of  com- 
pliment from  the  BerMr  Vakeels^ 
in  which  they  made  particular  in- 
quiries concerning  your  lordship's 
health,  and   the  progress  of  your 
tuur.      I  rrpaid  the  compliment 
on  the   following  day,  with  a  de- 
gree of  cordiality,  which  i  mider- 
stand  was  very  acceptable  to  them. 
They  have  had  frequent  meetings 
with  the  Peishwa,  and  I  have  rea- 
son to  believe  that  they  maintain  a 
confidentbl  intercourse  with  Scin- 
dia's   Vakeels,  and   have  remon- 
strated with   the  Peishvea  on  the 
subject  of  h)s  negotiation  with  the 
English,  instancing    the  conduct 
of  their  master,  who,  though  press* 
ed  by  the  British   government  to 
conclude  a  close  alliance  with  the 
Company,  had  decidedly  rejected 
it. 

8.  A  Vakeel  from  Jeswunt  Rao 
Holkar  arrived  here  a  short  time 
since ;   he  has  had  a  meeting  with 
Amrut  Rao  (who  is  not  returned 
from  his  pilgrimage),  and  commu- 
nicates with  the   Durbar^  thrcug!k 
Gopaul  Rao ;  his  abject  is  to  in- 
terest the  Peishwa  in  favour  of  his. 
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roaster,  and  it  has  been  conveyed 
to  me  through  an  authentic  chan- 
nel, that  tome  months  ago  hit 
Highness  dispatched  persons  se- 
cretly to  Ah  Behaudcr,  for  the 
purpose  of  persuading  this  chief  to 
agree  to  an  arrangement  for  sup- 
porting Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar,  in 
the  event  of  his  being  reduced  so 
]ow  as  to  hazard  the  transfer  of 
possessions  to  the  dominion  of 
Scindia;  this  provisional  mea- 
sure seems  to  correspond  so  fully 
with  the  spirit  of  his  Highness's 
policy,  that  I  should  suppose  his 
real  wishes  are  at  variance  with 
the  information  lately  given  by 
Gunput  Rao  to  Colonel  Collins, 
importing  that  his  Highness  was 
iiS^Dg  means  to  effect  an  accora  - 
n^odation  between  the  Holkars 
aild  Scindia. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
With  the  highest  respect, 

My  Lord, 
Your  Lordship's,  &c. 
Poona,     (Signed)  B.  Close, 
7th  March  1803.  Res.  at  Poona. 


To  Lieutenant'Colonel  doieyResi" 
dent  at  Poona, 
Sir, 
I  AM  directed  by  his  Excellency 
the  most  noble  the  Governor  Ge- 
neral; to  transmit  to  you  for  your 
-information  and  guidance,  the  in- 
closed copy  of  a  letter  from  his 
Excellency  to  the  Right  Honour- 
able the  Governor  in  Council  of 
Fort  St.  George,  in  reply  to  a 
Dispatch  from  his  Lordship  in 
Council,  of  the  9^h  ultimo  ,  upon 
the  subject  of  the  application 
lately  made  to  the  Collector  of 
the  ceded  districts,  by  Huray  Pur- 
■eram,  a  subject  of  his  Highness 
the  Peishwa,  for  permission  to 
march    a  detachment   of  troops 


through  the  honourableCompany'i 
territory. 

I  have  the   honour   to  be,  &c. 
&c.  &c. 
On  the  river  Ganges, 

near  Rajmahl, 

2d  April  1802. 

^0.  25. — To  his  Excellency   the 
Mftst  Noble  Marquis  IVelUsle^^ 
K,    p.    Governor   General,  in 
Council,  4*c.  SfC.  S^c, 
My  Lord, 
AFTEa  closing   my  address  to 
your  lordship  of  the  7th  instant,  I 
had  the  pleasure  to  receive  from 
the  Honourable  the  Governor  of 
Bombay,  a  large   packet    under 
your  lordship's  address,  which   I 
immediately    forwarded    by    the 
route  of  Hindustan,  as  most  di- 
rect and  expeditious ;  a  copy  of  it 
having  being  received  for  this  Re- 
sidency, 1  judged  it  proper  to  ijse 
it  as  a  duplicate,  and  accordingly 
sent  it  on  by  way    of  Calcutta^ 
This  morning  another  dispatch  for 
your  lordship  came  in  from  Mr. 
Duncan,  which  I  likewise  forward- 
ed by  the  Hindustan   Dawk,  after 
taking  the  copy  of  it,  which  I  have 
the  honour  to  inclose. 

2.  From  these  advices  your 
lordship  will  perceive  that  the 
march  of  Major  Walker's  detach- 
ment has  had  so  strong  an  effect 
upon  the  mind  of  MulkarRaoas 
to  afford  Mr.  Duncan  the  prospect 
of  bi'ing  soon  able  to  adjust  the 
desired  accommodation  between 
that  chieftain  and  the  Guickwar 
state. 

3.  On  the  8th  instant  the  Peish- 
wa deputed  a  person  to  nae 
to  impart  the  intelligence  of  his 
success,  in  having  obtained  pos«> 
session  r.f  the  fortress  of  Koong- 
warce,  which  was  held  by  one  of 
the  Rastia  family.  His  Highness 
despairing  of  baing  able  to  reduce 

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Ihe  place  by  force,  resorted  to  the 
means  of  intrigue.  Tbe  garrison 
coiififted  almost  wholly  ot  Arabs  ; 
the  major  part  of  tht-m  having 
bfcn  seduced  by  a  bribe,  made 
iheinseWrt  masters  of  the  fort, 
which,  along  with  the  two  young 
Rastias,  they  delivered  over  to 
his  Highness's  servants.  The 
bribe  which  effected  the  capture, 
anounte<l  nearly  to  half  a  lack  of 
rupees.  Some  places  of  strength 
are  still  possessed  by  the  adherents 
of  the  Rastia  family.  Of  these 
the  principal  is  Pundoghur,  which 
is  supposed  to  contain  consider- 
able property;  and  thcPcishwa  has 
it  in  contemplation  to  commence 
the  blockade  either  of  this  fort  or 
Loghur. 

4.  On  the  8th  instant  the  Peish- 
wa  n^ceived  another  letter  from 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  in  which  he 
states  that  Luckaajee,who  was  dis- 
affected towards  his  government, 
had  recently  died;  that  Ambajee, 
acting  under  Sctndia's  instructions, 
had  lately  had  an  interview  with 
the  Beys,  and  concluded  an  accom- 
roo<lation  between  these  ladies  and 
the  Maharaja's  Sircar;  that  Am- 
bajee shewed  himself  attached  to 
his  duty,  and  firm  in  his  allegi- 
ance; and  that  from  these  pros- 
perous circumstances  his  Highness 
would  be  enabled  to  form  a  judg- 
ment in  regard  to  future  events. 
Scindia  then  adverts  to  the  arrival 
of  Colonel  Collins,  with  whom  he 
gays  he  hns  had  several  interviews ; 
gives  bis  Highness  to  understand, 
that  he  may  have  occasion  to  con- 
fer with  the  Colonel  «n  points  of 
a  political  nature,  the  result  of 
which  shall  be  eventually  commu- 
nicated by  a  future  occasion  ;  ob- 
serves, that  in  his  political  pro- 
ceedings he  will  act  in  conjunc- 
tion with  M.  Perron,  and  repeats 
&is  injunctions  to  his  Highness  lo 


abstain  from  conducting  any  ne- 
gotiation with  iht:  Hrilish  IJeaideul 
at  Poona,  and  tiust  to  hib  (Scin- 
dia'b)  management  of  the  Muh- 
ratia  interests,  in  reluiion  to  the 
British  goverumrnt. 

5.  This  comniunicntion,  I  un- 
derstand, d(»Cb  not  |)rt)n)i'>c  to 
produce  any  tlfeci  on  the  mind 
of  his  Highness,  who  continues 
firm  in  his  former  resolutions. 
By  all  thut  I  can  colli»cr,  the  ge- 
neral idea  at  this  Durbar  is,  that 
Sciiidia*s  anxiety  respecting  the 
Peishwa's  negotiations  with  your 
lordship,  (;c-fi-rs  principally  to  the 
article  which  requires  the  removal 
of  the  French  from  the  MahratH^ 
territories. 

6.  In  consequence  of  an  invi- 
tation from  Gopaul  Rao  to  me, 
and  the  gentlemen  of  the  resi- 
dency, we  yesterday  passed  the 
evening  with  him  at  a  garden, 
which  he  some  time  since  received 
as  a  prcstMU  from  the  Peishwa, 

7.  In  the  course  of  conversa- 
tion, he  took  an  occasion  to  ac- 
quaint me  thut  the  Peishwa  hud 
received  a  letter  from  Suddushco 
Muukaiser,  intimating  that  he  hud 
lately  been  quefetioncii  at  Hydru-. 
bad,  respecting  the  circunistance 
of  the  letter  from  Karkoon,  which 
he  had  read  in  the  presence  of 
Aitst  a  Juh,  and  AzcezOolah,  aiiU 
thut  in  reply  he  had  said,  "*  that 
by  recent  letters  from  the  Pre- 
sence, he  hud  ascertained  tl;al  the 
Karkoon  had  no  authority  fur 
stating  what  he  had  done,  a  cir- 
cumstance which  he  had  now  the 
pleasure  of  mentioning."  Th^t 
the  Peishw.i  had  signitie<l  his  wi.vh, 
that  this  letter  should  be  comiuM- 
nicated  to  me,  and  hoped,  at  all 
events,  that  whafevi*r  might  have 
been  mentioned  at  this  Durbar, 
concerning  the  unfavourable  dis- 
position of  certain  characters  ait 

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Hydrtbtd,  respecting  the  interests 
of  the  Poona  government,  would 
never  be  construed  as  at  ail  appli- 
cable  to  any   of  the  gentlemen 
eomposing  the  British  residency  at 
that  station.     I  told  Gopaul  Rao 
that  his  Highness  might  certainly 
free  himself  from  all  apprehension 
on  that  head  ;  that  I  had  myself 
received  a  particular  statement  of 
¥rbat  passed  at  the  convenmtion 
alluded  to  by  Munkaiser,  who  so 
/arfrom  laying  the  entire  blame 
,on  the  Karkoon,   had  expressed 
himself  in  a  manner  which  went  to 
support  the  grounds  of  his  former 
statements,  although  respect   lor 
liis  Highness's  dignity  would   not 
permit  him  to  express  his  senti- 
ments in  direct  language.  Gopaul 
Rao  replied,  that  in  judging  of  the 
/case,  he  could  only  refer  to  what 
Munkaiser  had  written.     I  now 
perceived  that  pursuing  the  sub- 
ject was  not  very  agreeable  to  him, 
and  accordingly  I  confined  myself 
to  the  remark,  that  in  every  event 
the  important  article    of  Azeez 
Golah's  veracity  had  been  com- 
pletely established,  to  which  be 
apparently  made  a  sign  of  assent. 
I  now  asked  rather  earnestly,  when 
Munkaiser  might  be  expected  to 
arrive  at  Poona,  to  which  Gopaal 
Rao  assured  me  that  success  ive 
orders  had  bf^en  dispatched  fc  |  his 
fecal.    • 

J  have  the  honour  to  be, 
With  the  highest  respect, 
Aly  Lord, 

Your  JLordship's,  &c. 
(Signed)  B,  Close, 

PoOna,  Res.  at  Poona. 

10th  March,  180^.  * 

No.  i(J.— To  his  E:fcel(ency  the 
Most  Noble  Marquis  WeUcsle^y 
K»  P.  Governor  Gpnerql^  Sfc* 
Sfc.  SfC. 
•  My  Lord, 
ffo^fuvq  of  mpch  import^nc^ 


has  transpired  at  this  Dorbar, 
since  I  had  the  honour  of  addres- 
sing your  lordship  on  the  10th  iiu 
stant. 

2.  The  Berar  Vakeels  have  fre- 
quent interviews  with  the  Peish- 
wa.  For  a  time  they  qrged  tht 
propriety  of  their  being  permitted 
to  communicate  immediately  with 
his  Highness,  objecting  to  both  his 
minibters :  to  lialloj^e  Koonger, 
on  account  of  his  low  cast  and 
obscure  origin;  and  to  GopaulRao, 
on  account  of  his  being  the  fixed 
channel  of  intercourse  between 
his  Highness  and  the  British  resi- 
dent at  Poona.  With  such  cha- 
racters they  maintained  that  they 
could  not  confer  with  confidence. 
His  Highness,  however,  invariably 
resisted  their  objections,  and  yes* 
tertlay  succeeded  in  reconciling 
the  Vukeels  to  both  bis  ministers, 
by  causing  the  latter  to  bind  them*' 
selves  by  an  oath  to  preserve  tba 
strictest  secresy  on  all  subjects 
connected  with  their  confciences 
on  the  Berar  affairs. 

3.  'i'he  solicitude  shewn  by  the 
Vakeels,  to  exclude  the  ministers 
from  all  concern  in  their  public 
communications, seemed  lofevour 
the  idea  that  thoy  have  come 
charged  with  some  important  pro- 
positions to  this  Durbar,  I  have 
l>eeu  informed,  however,  through 
different  channels,  that  in  object- 
ing to  the  ministers,  their  view 
was  to  impress  the  Peishwa  with 
the  expediency  of  employing  Jug- 
gur  Deo,  formerly  the  confiden- 
tial Karkoon  of  Nana  Funiaveese, 
and  now  in  confinement  in  the 
Concan. 

4.  Although  it  seemf  itnprob^* 
ble,  under  present  circumstances, 
that  the  Peishwa  would  allow  aqy 
considerations  of  a  general  nature 
to  supersede  those  of  his  imme- 
diate interests^  it  is  now  generally 

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Mieved  here,  tbai  he  is  disposed 
to  facilitate  an  accommodation 
iietween  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  and 
the  Holkars  ;  on  the  principle 
that  union  between  the  different 
members  of  the  Mabratta  empire 
as  become  highly  desirable  on  ac- 
count of  the  growing  power  of  the 
English  in  India,  and  the  addi- 
tional resources  which  the  nation 
may  command  in  consequence  of 
the  pacification  in  Europe. 

5.  His  Highness  the  Nizam's 
Vaketfl  at  this  station  has  received 
instructions  to  apprize  ih^  Peish- 
wa  tb^tt  a  force  will  move  shortly 
from  Hydrabad,  against  the  21e* 
mindar  of  Sholapoor;  and  al- 
though it  appears,  from  Major. 
Kirkpatrick's  correspondence,  that 
the  Peishwa's  Vakeel  at  Hydra- 
bad  has  proposed  that  a  detach- 
ment of  his  Highness's  troops 
should  be  employed  conjointly  oi! 
the  service,  I  have  not  as  yet  re- 
ceived any  <iuggestion  on  the  sub- 
ject from  this>  Durbar. 

1  have  the  hoiK>ur  to  be. 
With  the  highest  respect, 
My  Lord,^c. 
(Signed)       B.  Closb, 

Popna,  Res.  at  Poona, 

March  22d,  1802. 

i^o.^7'—To  his  Excellency  the 
Most  Noble  Marquis  WcUesley^ 
K,P,  Governor  General^  S^c.SfC. 

My  Lord, 
^H  October  last,  when  the 
Peisfawa  vras  at  Coopugom,  he 
dispatched  Dhoondoo  Putit  Ghor- 
boleb,  with  a  considerable  de- 
tachment, /or  the  purpose  of 
seizing  the  territory  composing  the 
Jaghire  pf  the  Holkars  in  Can- 
dei&h.  This  force  having  reached 
the  neighbourhood  of  Chandor, 
was  there  met  by  a  corps  belong- 
ing to  Jeswunt  llao  Hoikar.  An 
action  immediately  followed,  aud 


the  Peishwa's  troops  were  said  to 
have  been  worsted.  Ghorboleh, 
however,  soon  regaining  his 
ground,  proceeded  to  effect  the 
service  on  which  he  had  been  or- 
dered. Jeswunt  Rao  Hoikar,  be-  * 
ing  then  in  Hindustan,  receifed 
information  of  what  had  passed  ; 
and,  afier  forming  a  corps  for  the 
protection  of  his  Jaghire,  which 
he  placed  under  one  of  his  rela- 
tions, called  Jeswunt  Uao,  and  an 
officer  of  note  called  Ajeb  Sing, 
deputed  Ragajec  Pundit  to  this 
Durbar,  with  instructions  to  pre- 
vail on  the  Peishwa,  if  possible,, 
to  recal  the  detachment  under 
Ghorboleh,  and  proposing  to  his 
Highness,  if  necessary,  the  pay- 
ment of  a  considerable  sum  of  mo- 
ney, in  return  fur  so  indulgent  fta 
act  of  compliance, 

2.  Ragajee  Pundit  arriving  it) 
thib  neighbourhood,  paid  bis  first 
visit  to  Amrut  Rao,  which  dis- 
pleased the  Peishwa  so  much  that 
he  refused  oo  see  the  Vakeel,  who 
some  time  after,  Iiowever,  was, 
through  the  intercession  of  Go- 
paul  Rao,  allowed  to  pay  a  visit 
to  the  Durbar,  but  was  never  per- 
mitted to  con  vol  sc  on  bubinoss* 
Ghorholeh's  detachment  accord- 
ingly continued  to  operate  in  Can» 
deish,  levying  contributions  oc-* 
casionally  in  Holkar's  territory, 
without  being  seriously  opposed 
by  the  en^roy.  Some  days  since, 
however,  it  was  mentioned  in  the 
Poona  Akhbars,  that  Dhondoo 
Punt  Ghorholeh's  d<?tachment  had 
been  completely  routed  by  the 

under  Jeswunt  Rao  and 
Ajeb  Si-.ig,  Ghorboleh  himself  hav* 
ing  escaped  with  a  few  horsemen 
only  to  Mallygom.  The  parti* 
culars  of  the  action  having  been 
communicated  by  an  European 
officer  who  took  a  part  in  it  under 
Jeswuut  Rao,  1  am  induced  to 
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■convey  to  your  LorHsbip  his  de- 
tcriptioti  of  what  passtd,  as  it 
tends  to  exhibit  the  mode  of  war- 
fare at  present  must  generally  in 
use  with  the  principal  members 
of  the  Mahratta  empire. 

3.  On  the  15ih  uUiino,  Dhon- 
Jpo  Punt  Ghorboteh  with  two  bat- 
talions of  infnntry,  fifteen  hundred 
strong,  ten  pieces  of  cannon ,  an.l 
four  thousand  cavulry,  occupied 
a  well-chosen  position  near  the 
village  of  Kecree  Cossumba,  dis- 
tlint  six  coss,  in  a  nortii- -eastern  di- 
rection, from  Galna.  The  force 
of  Jeswunt  Rao  (in  which  a  bri- 
i;ade  of  infantry,  with  guns,  is 
particularized)  after  a  march  of 
seven  coss,  arrived  about  P.  M. 
within  cannon  shot  of  Ghorboleh's 
line ;  after  a  few  discharges  mov* 
ed  on  to  the  attack.  Jeswunt 
Rao^  troops  are  said  to  have  ad* 
vanced  in  excellent  order,  and 
with  great  firmness,  till  they  got 
within  the  distance  of  grape,  when 
they  were  charged  in  a  spirited 
manner  by  Ghurbo|cb's  cavalry. 
The  artilleryfrom  thti  opposite  side, 
however,  obliged  the  cavalf^  to 
disperse,  and  desert  the  infantry, 
who,  after  gallantly  maintaining 
their  position,  were  forced  at  every 
point,  and  routed  with  consider- 
able loss.  Of  six  Europeans  be. 
longing  to  the  Peishwa's  battalions, 
two  were  killed  nnd  three  taken 
prisoners,  dangerously  wounded. 
The  artillery,  stores,  camp,  and 
baggage,  fell  into  the  hands 
of  the  victors.  Ghorboleh  left 
upon  the  field  two  hundred  dead, 
and  about  twice  tbat  number 
uounded.  On  the  side  of  Jes- 
wunt Rao,  fifteen  were  killed,  and 
\ipwards  of  one  hundred  and  fifty 
wounded. 

On  the  22d  ultimo  Jeswunt 
Rao's  force  was  encamped  before 
ftongerahi  a  hill  fort  belonging  to 


the  Pfishwa,  from  the  Petta  of 
which  it  had  levied  a  lack  of  rupeeSf 
and  was  to  move  in  a  few  dayv 
to  attack  the  army  in  Candeish, 
under  Scindia'i  geueral,  Gopaui 
Bhow. 

4.  The  Europeans  noticed  in 
Ghorboleh's  detachment  are  pro- 
bably Portuguese  from  Goa,  or 
some  stragglers  of  other  nations, 
who  may  have  been  intercepted 
by  Ghorboleh  on  their  way  from 
the  western  coast,  to  seek  employ- 
ment with  Sctndia,  as  it  does  Dot 
appear  that  the  Peishwa  is  desirotis 
of  entertaining  either  English  or. 
French  in  his  service. 

His  Highness  has  mentioned  Hb 
intention  of  reinforciagGhorbolrh 
from  hence;  but  no  measures 
have  yet  been  taken  for  the  pur- 
pose. 

5.  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  has 
lately  replied  to  letters  which  he 
has  recently  received  from  the 
Pcishwai  He  insists  that  his  High- 
ness is  engaged  in  an  important 
negotiation  with  the  British  go- 
vernment, that  may  be  conducive 
to  the  Mahratta  interests. 

6.  I  have  not  been  able  to  as- 
certain that  any  material  propo- 
sition has  been  made  t«  this  Dur- 
bar;  yet  by  the  Berar  Vakeels 
they  have  not  scrupled  to  object 
to  the  Peishwa's  government,  as 
being  weak  and  deficient  in  respec- 
tability ;  and  on  his  Highnes&'i 
part  every  argument  has  bf en  used 
to  shew  that  the  Berar  govern, 
ment  should  not  longer  defer  set- 
tieing  the  demands  of  this  stste, 
founded  on  the  arrangement  which 
transferred  to  the  Berar  Sircar  the 
province  of  Gurrymundlah. 

7.  The  action  of  the  17th  in- 
stant, and  the  troops  of  Mulkar 
Ruo,  is  noticed  in  thu  Poona  Akb- 
bar  of  this  day.  No  accounts 
have  boea  received  here  from  Gii- 

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can's  Rddre^s  to  your  Lordship  of 
the  23d  ultimo,  by  which  it  seem- 
ed rather  probable  that  the  enemy 
might  be  tempted  to  try  the  effect 
of  another  attack. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be. 
With  the  highest  respect, 
My  Lord, 
Poena,     (Signed)      B.  Close, 
April  3d,  1802.     Res.  atPoona. 

Ao.  28. — To  his   Excdlcjicy    the 
Most  Nob/e  Mar^f's  1  belies tei/, 
K,  P,  Governor  General,  ^i\ 
Src  Src. 
My  Lord, 

I  DO  myself  the  honour  to  com- 
municate to  your  Lordship  the 
fullowinn  intcliif;ence,\vhich  I  have 
Fccviveil  through  a  respectable 
channel,  and  which  may  bo 
more  deserving  of  credit  from  the 
disposition  manifested  by  the  Nag- 
pore  Durbar  in  relation  to  your 
Lordship's  views  during  the  resi- 
dence of  Mr.  Colebrook  at  that 
station. 

2.  Cashce  Rao  has  lately  writ- 
ten to  the  Peishwa,  enclosing  co- 
pies of  letters  which  he  had 
recently  received  from  Dowlut 
Rao  Scindia,  and  Judoo  Rao 
Bh  ash  ur,  proposing  terms  of  peace, 
which  the  Holkars  are  urged  to 
accept  on  the  grounds  of  justice 
and  candour,  and  because  the  Bri- 
tish power  has  now  become  so  for- 
midable that  there  can  now  Ik;  no 
safety  to  theMahrattainterests,un- 
less  union  shall  be  established  be- 
tween the  different  members  of  the 
state.  Cashee  Rao  refers  thePeish- 
wa  to  these  inclosurcs,  telling  him 
that  he  has  acquainted  Scindia  in 
repl}',  *'  that  he  is  himself  desirous 
of  peace,  and  happy  in  the  re- 
ceipt of  the  overtures  proposed  to 
him  ;  that  he  has  written  to  Jes- 
wunt,  n  CQjn mending  it  to  him  to 


mr^et  the  overtures  now  offered  ; 
arul  that  when  he  shall  receive  an 
answer  from  Jcswunt  Rao,  he  will 
address  the  Maharaja  in  more  spe- 
cific terms  ;  and  that  mean  while 
it  wasproper  that  hostilities  should 
mutually  cease."  Cashce  Rao 
then  requests  to  be  favoured  with 
the  Pcisbwa's  sentiments  regard- 
ing the  part  he  had  acted  con- 
cerning Scinilia's  offers;  observes, 
that  if  Dhoondoo  Punt  Ghorboleh 
has  been  unfortunate  of  late  in 
Cantleish,  the  equipment  he  lost 
may  be  restored  ;  and  adds,  that 
as  Candetsh  itself  may  be  consi- 
dered as  the  property  of  the  Poona 
government,  he  trusts  his  High- 
ness will  not  brt  mindful  of  th« 
past,  but  shew  hitnw'lf  favourably 
disposed  to  a  general  accommo-- 
dation. 

5.  My  information  says,  that 
on  receipt  of  this  dispatch,  the 
Peishwa  held  a  meeting  with  the 
Berar  Vakeels.  Ballojee  Koonger 
and  Gopaul  Rao,  at  which,  aftes 
some  disrussion,  it  was  resolved, 
that  his  Highness  should  reply  t9 
Cashee  Rao  in  terms  of  high  ap- 
probation, acquainting  him  at  the 
same  time,  that  Ballojee  Koonger 
would  be  dispatched  from  this 
court  toScindia's  Durbar  for  lUft 
purpose  of  facilitating,  by  every 
means  possible,  the  proposed  ad- 
justment, which  it  was  hoped 
would  now  be  accomplished  :  and 
that  should  he,  Cashee  Rao,  not- 
withstanding the  intended  depu- 
tation to  Scindia,  be  desirous  of 
communicating  direct  with  the 
Poona  court,  he  would  consider 
himself  at  liberty  to  do  so. 

4.  My  information  further 
states,  that  when  the  above  poinrs 
were  under  discussion,  ihe  Berar 
Vakeels  took  occasion  to  insist, 
with  great  earnest nes«,  on  the  ne- 
cessity of  a  general  union  beirg 
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immediately    established   in    the 
Mahratta  empire,  indispensable  to 
its  security  and  prosperity  ;  and 
that  after  the  meeting  broke  up, 
the  Vakeel  retired  with  Gopaul 
Rao  to  another  part  of  bis  Hi^h- 
ness's  dwelling,  where  continuing 
the  same  strain,  they  enlarged  on 
the  great  power    of  the    British 
empire  in  India ;  adverted  parti- 
cularly and  in  very  illiberal  terms 
to  the  late  conquest  of  Mysore, 
the  establishment  of  the  subsidiary 
force  at  Hydrabad,  and  the  trans- 
actions which  have  lately  taken 
place  in  theDoab  in  relation  to  the 
Kawaub  of  Oude;and  then  taking 
s  survey  of  the  weak  and  decayed 
state  of    the    Peishwa's  govern- 
ment and   the  mistaken  tenor  of 
jiis    conncils,   required  to  be  in- 
formed on  what  possible  ground 
of  propriety   his  Mighness  could 
have  been  induced  to  silently  per- 
mit  the    British    government  to 
make  itself  master  of  the  district 
of  Chourapy,  which   having  been 
held  by  a  subordinate  branch  of  the 
^lahratUi  state,  could  be  alienated 
only  by  the  government  to  vhich 
.  it  owed  allegiance  ajid    homage, 
namely,  the  government  of  Poona; 
that  to  such  interference  and  sepa- 
rate  mode  of  negotiation  the  Bri- 
tish government   could  derive  no 
right  from  ilie  treaty  of  Salbhye, 
which    went  only  to  secure  the 
Guickwar  family  in  its  old  posses- 
sions, and  from  the  pressure  of  an 
increased  Nuszurarch;  that  unless 
thePeishwa  should  immediately  as- 
sert  his  rights  in  respect  to   the 
Guickwar  possessions,and  thus  re- 
move the  British  interference, there 
could  be  no  safety  for  the  Mahratta 
empire;    and    that   consequently 
should  his  Highness  be  neglectful 
of  this  principle  he  might  abandon 
all  hope  the  government  of  Bcrar 
voul  I  bear  any  concern  in  v  bis 


▼lews,  or  proceed  in  harraouy  with 
his  measures ;  that  it  was  the  sin- 
cere desire  of  the  Berar  govcm- 
lAent  to  unite  the  Mahratta  empire 
for  its  security,  that  on  thisprin* 
ciple  it  has  abstained  from  taking 
any  part  in  the  differences  between 
Scindiaand  the  Holkars,raore  than 
might  tend  to  terminate  them  ; 
that  the  Berar  government  was  now 
powerful  in  men  and  resources, 
and  only  Scindia's  being  well  af- 
fected to  the  general  canse,  which, 
above  all  others,  it  was  his  High- 
ness's  duty  to  promote  and  sup- 
port. 

5.  Gopaul  Rao,  I  am  inform- 
ed, replied  in  terms  of  modera- 
tion, observing,  that  his  Highness 
always  acted  with  great  delibera- 
tion, and  that  bis  measures,  he 
believed,  would  appear  to  be  well 
founded ;  that  he  could  not  ven- 
ture to  give  any  answer  to  the 
objections  which  they  had  offered 
respecting  Chourapy,  and  the 
state  of  aft'airs  in  Ciuzcrat ;  but 
he  would  make  a  ^aithfiil  report 
of  what  had  passed  to  the  Peish- 
wa. 

6.    According   to    my  intelli- 
gence, Gopaul  Rao  has  n^e  th« 
promised  comununication   to  the 
Peishwa ;  and   I  have  reason  to 
think  that  in  consequence  Gopaul 
Rao  will  pay  me  a  visit,  to  re- 
monstrate, by  his  Uighness's  de- 
sire, on  the  mode  of  proceeding 
which  has  placed  the  district  of 
Chourapy  under  the  British  go- 
vernment,   and    to    make    some 
overtures  from  his  Highness  con- 
nected with  the  Guickwar  affairs^ 
7.  If  the  information  which  I 
have  now  offered  to  your  Lordship 
be  tolerably  authentic,  the  Peish- 
wa  must  be  subject  at  present  to 
a  considerable  degree  of  embar- 
rassment ;     Scindia    claims    the 
right  to  manage  the  political  in- 
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levnts  of  tft«  Poona  stete*  and 
consequently  enjoins  his  Highness 
to  cease  to  ne^tiate  with  your 
Lordskip :  the  Berar  government 
goes    farther,    it*  not    only    re- 
proaches his   Highness  with  the 
weakness  and  decline  of  bis  state, 
and   the  mistaken  objects  of  his 
policy,  but  urges  him  to  pursue  a 
course  of  measures  unfavourable 
to  the  only  connection  on  which 
he  can  feel  any  cause   to  place 
the  smallest  reliance;  and  while 
urged  to  pursue  courses  so  des« 
tructive  ot  his  independence,  and 
dangerous  to  his  interests,  scarce- 
ly a  day  passes  that  does  not  bring 
him  iutelligence  of  some  detach- 
ment of  his  troops  having  suffered 
a  defeat.     Dhoondoo  Punt  Ghor- 
boleh  bad  hardly  escaped  with  the 
loss,  of  his  army  from  Cand^sh, 
when  another  corps  belonging  to 
hb  Highness  was  completely  routed 
to  the  southward  of  Punderpoor, 
by  the  troops  of  the  family  of 
Purscram   Bhow  ;    his  household 
troops  almost  constantly  manifest 
symptoms  of  disafiection ;    of  his 
principal  Sirdars  he  is  evidently 
jealous  ;  and  it  cannot  be  doubt- 
ed that  he  suspects  the  Berar  Va- 
keek  of  having  it  in  view,  amidst 
their  general  opposition,  to  (on- 
strain  him  to  call  into  employ- 
ment his  brother  Emrut  Rao,  or 
some  person  who  possessed  weight 
and  consequence  at  some  period 
•f  Hana's  administration. 

The  Peishwa's  policy  is  so  irre- 
^lar,  temporising,  and  capricious, 
that  it  would  be  as  diffiailt  as  use- 
less to  argue  from  his  past  to  his 
future  conduct ;  but  were  it  al- 
lowable to  suppose,  that  on  his 
Highness's  mind  motives  may*be 
generally  followed  by  their  natu- 
ral impressions,  there  would  ba 
ground  for  hope  that  the  presJiure 
impt}^  OA  him,  both  by  «^cindia 


and  the  Rajah  of  Berar,  may  give 
rise  to  effects  the  very  opposite  of 
those  they  are  intended  to  produce* 
I  have  the  honour  to  be,  - 
with  the  highest  respect. 

My  L^rd, 
Your  Lordship's,  &c. 
(Signed)     B.Ci.08Et 
Poona,  Res.  at  Pooiuu 

April  11,  180^. 

No.  29 '--To    his  Excellency  the 
Most  Noble  Marquis  WeUesUy, 
K,  P.  Governor  GeneraU     4*^. 
4*c.  Sfc. 
My  Lord, 

Iv  my  address  to  your  Lordship 
of  the  7th  March,  1  had  occasion 
to  notice   a  claim  made   by  hit 
Highness  the  Peishwa  to  certain 
customs  on  articles  of  trade  pass* 
ing  through  the  district  of  Chou« 
rasse,  mentioning  at  the  same  time 
that  I  had  given  intimation  oa 
the  subject  to    the    Honourable 
the  Governor  of  Bombay.    My 
communication  on    the  occasion 
has  been^  since  acknowledged  by 
Mr.  Duncan,  who  has  ascertained 
that  his  Highness's  claim  is  well 
founded,  and  with  the  view  of  sim- 
plifying the  collection    and   dis- 
charge of  those  customs  in  future, 
has  suggested  the  expediency  of 
my  using  means  to  ascertain  their 
amount  by  an  average  of  the  actu- 
al collections  for  10  or  12  years, 
as  shew  by  the  public  accounts, 
such  average  amount  to  be  paid 
yearly  by  the  Company's  govern- 
ment  to  bis   Highness's  Chouteah 
at  Surat.     This  mode  of  comply- 
ing with  the  claim  appeared  to 
me  to  be  so  equitable  and  conve- 
nient for  both  govet  nments,  that 
1  have  ventured  to  propose  it  to 
this  Durbar  (as   your    Lordship 
will    presently  perceive)  without 
wai  ting  to  take  your  Lordship's 
sentiments  on  the* subject. 

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IE.  On  the  2dth  ultimo  I  had  the 
boQour  to  forward  to  Major  Mal- 
colm, for  your  Lordship's  notice, 
some  papers  of  correspondence 
which  had  passed  between  the 
government  of  Bombay  and  this 
.residency,  respecting  William 
Dodd,  who  had  deserted  from 
that  establishment^  and  also  con- 
cerning a  trading  Dow  belonging 
to  Bombay,  which  had  been 
wrongfully  attacked  and  destroy* 
ed  by  the  Peishwa's  fleet  off  Bas- 
seio.  The  deserter  I  mentioned 
had  affected  his  escape  from 
hence,  notwithstanding  ray  ear- 
liest and  reiterated  applications 
for  his  being  delivered  to  me  ;  and 
I  noticed  also,  that  my  endea- 
vours to  obtain  reparation  for  the 
owner  of  the  Dow  had  been  sus- 
pended, until  three  men  of  the 
crew^  who  had  been  detained  by 
the  Subidar  of  Bassein,  should 
be  examined  on  oath  respecting 
the  transaction  by  the  Justice  of 
the  Peace  at  Bombay. 

3.  On  the  2d  instant  1  procur- 
ed a   meeting  with  Gopaul  Rao, 
when    I    complained    in     strong 
terms  ^f  the  procrastination  and 
evasive  modes  of  proceeding  which 
had  been  uniformly*  resorted  to  by 
this    Durbar,  in    every  instance 
where  I  had  occasion  to  require 
redress^  on  subjects  of  grievance, 
or  compliance  from  his  Highness 
in  respect    to    points  of  public 
stipulations.     I  observed  that  my 
applications  for  the    delivery  of 
\Viliiam  Dodd  had    been  earnest 
and  constant,  and  always  made  in 
reference  to   the  agreements  sub- 
sisting  between    the    two  states ; 
and  that  as  this  person  resided  in 
Poona  a  considerable  time  before 
lie  fled,  there  could  be  no  possible 
excuse  on  the  part  of  this  court 
for  having  delayed  to  deliver  him 
pp,or  i^lpwing  him  to  escape ;  that 


his  Highness  had  omitted  no  occa- 
sion that  offered  to  profess  his  de- 
sire of  cherishing  his  present  con« 
nection  with  the  Honoui*ableCoro- 
pany;  but  that  I  apprehended,  that 
any  indifference  shewn  by  this 
court  tJ  the  obligations  of  subsist- 
ing agreements  could  scarcely  fail 
of  producing  a  contrary  effect. 

Gopaul    llao    said,    that    the 
Prishwa  was  sincerely  concerned 
for  what  had  happened  concerning 
William  Dodd,  who, according  to 
treaty,  ought  to   have  been  deli- 
vered up  in  compliance   with  my 
request ;  that  this  person  on   his 
arrival  at  Poona  had  taken  pro- 
tection   with  the   Pritty   Niddee, 
whom  his   Highness  had  held    re-* 
sponsible    for   kis  safe   custody : 
that  the  delay  I  had   complained 
of  was  to  be  attributed  chiefly  to 
the  agitation   occasioned   at    the 
time   by  some  of   his  Highness's 
cavalry,  which  impeded  the  public 
business ;    that  as   the    delay  in 
question  had  been  followed  by  so 
unfortunate  a  result,    his  High- 
ness, if  I  thought  it  would  be  satis- 
factory to  your  Lordship,   would 
call  the  Pritty  Niddee  to  a  severe 
account.     I'bis  apology  was  raada 
with  every  mark   of  sincerity.     I 
still  judged  it  proper,  however,  to 
dwell  on  the  ilfcffects  of  procras- 
tination in  matters  of  public  im- 
port, and  allowed  the  meeting  to 
terminate  without  shewing  myself 
perfectly  satisfied,  hoping  that  by 
avoiding  to  relieve  his  Highness's 
mind  from  the  pressure  occasioned  • 
by  Dodd's  escape,  I  might  pfjs^ess 
greater  means    of  success  in  my^ 
future  attempts  to  dbtain  repara- 
tion for  the    destruction  of  the 
Dc?w. 

4.  On  the  lOlh  instant  I  re- 
ceived from  Bombay  the  deposi- 
tions of  the  three  men,  whom  I 
bajd  ft^t  thither  to  be  examined; 

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and  is  I  expected,  fount)  them  ac- 
cord with  the  evidence  fonnerly 
given  by  the  other  men  belonging 
to  the  vesseL  On  the  1 1  th  instant 
I  bad  the  honour  to  address  your 
Lordship  ;  and  although  from  the 
intelligence  which  I  theiicommu- 
nicated,  I  had  reason  to  expect 
that  Gopaul  Rao  would  soon  im- 
part his  wish  to  have  an  interview 
with  roe,  on  the  subject  of  Guick- 
war  afiairs,  1  judged  it  best  to  an- 
ticipate his  intention,  and  accord- 
ingly on  the  12th  intimated  by 
message  my  desire  of  having  a 
meeting  with  him  as  early  as  would 
he  suitable  to  his  convenience, 
lie  acquainted  roe  in  reply,  that 
he  also  wished  to  have  a  confer* 
ence  with  me  ;  that  for  a  time  he 
would  be  much  occupied,  but  that 
he  would  do  himself  the  pleasure 
to  appoint  a  time  for  our  meeting 
the  moment  that  circumstances 
would  permit.  He  subsequently 
appointed  yesterday  afternoon ; 
when,  at  his  particular  request,  I 
met  him  at  his  dwelling  in  the 
city. 

5.  After  the  usual  complimen- 
tary expressions  had  mutually 
paned,  I  adverted  to  the  result 
of  my  former  application  respect- 
iiig  WiUiaro  Dodd,  and^  presented 
him  with  the  depositions  recently 
received  from  Bombay,  which  I 
observed  accorded  with  the  evi- 
dence formerly  obtained  respect* 
ing  theuahappy  affair  of  the  Dow, 
the  merits  of  which  transaction,  I 
observed,  were  now  completely 
ascertained;  and  that  as  the  fault 
was  solely  with  the  Peishwa's  s^r-' 
▼»nts,  1  relied  that  his  Highness 
would  in  justico^ircct  full  repara- 
tion to  be  made  to  the  suffercrsy 
pnd  adopt  such  measures  as  would 
deter  bis  commanders  from  such 
agressions  in  future,  Gopaul 
Rao  said,  that  l^is  Highness    had 


not  been  unmindful  rei^rding  the 
deserter;  that  it  had  been  ascer- 
tained, that  he    had  fled    by   the 
route  of  Perindah  with  the   view 
of  procuring    employment     with 
Jeswunt    Hao    Holkar ;  that   his 
Highness  had  accordingly  written 
not  only  to  that  ehieftain,   but  to 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  and  Cashee 
Rho,  desiring   that   the  deserter, 
wherever  found,  should  !)C  secured 
and   forwarded  to  Foona;  that  in 
regard  to  the  affair  of  the   Dow, 
the  most  positive  orders  had  been 
lately  circulated  to  the  Peishwa's 
principal    servants  on    the  coast, 
enjoining   them    to    refrain  from 
interfering  with  the  British  vessels; 
that  he  would  lose  no  time  in  lay- 
ing before  his   Highness  the  evi«. 
dence  1  had  now  given  him,  and 
that  he  could  venture  to  assure 
me,    that  the  business  would  be 
concluded  in  a  manner  that  would 
be    entirely   satisfactory  to  me« 
To  this  I  replied,  that  certainly 
full  reparation  was  due  from  hi* 
Highness,  and  that  I  should  confi-i' 
dcntly  rely  on  the  assurances  1  had 
now  received. 

6.  Here  I  introduced  the  sub 
jectofthe  Peishwa's  t:Iaim  to  the 
customs  in  Chourasse,  and  ob- 
served that  I  had  heard  in  reply 
on  the  subject  from  Mr.  Duncan 
who  fofind  upon  inquiry,  that 
his  Highness'^  application  was  per^ 
fectly  just,  and  had  accordingly 
suggested  an  arrangement  for  tha 
regular  discharge  of  the  claim, 
equally  convenient  for  both  go- 
vernments. I  then  went  into  an 
explanation  of  Mr.  Duncan's  sug- 
gestion ;  but  before  I^had  quite 
finished,  Gopaul  Rao  said  hastily, 
that  he  perceived  the  nature  of 
the  proposal,  adding,  that  muck 
might  be  proposed  and  concluded 
under  the  influence  of  friendship, 
that  tum  was  passing  away,  and 

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hi:!  Hi|;bness's  government  should 
be  secured  from  loss ;  but  that 
the  subject  appeared  to  merit 
attention,  and  that  he  would  dis- 
cuss it  along  with  mc  on  a  future 

In  reply  I  observed,  that  cir- 
cumstanced as  the  claim  was  at 
present,  I  could  not  discover  how 
his  liighness's  government  could 
suffer;  and  that  at  all  events  I 
should  be  happy  to  pursue  the 
subject  with  him  at  our  next  meet* 
ing. 

7.  Gopaul  Rao  then  told   me 
that  he  was  charged  by  his  High- 
ness  to    mention   a    few    points 
which  be  thought  were  proper  to 
be  made  known  to  your  Lordship, 
namely,    that  his  Highness  had 
come  to  a  resolution   to   use  his 
endeavours  to  bring  about  an  ac- 
commodation    between     Dowlut 
Rao  Scindia  and  the    Holkars, 
and  that  the   Siddee  of  Dunda 
Rajapore,  or  Guyera,  had  of  late 
shewn  repeated  marks  of  contu- 
macy  towards  the  Poona  state  ; 
bis  Highness  was  prepared  to  take 
proper    notice  of  such  conduct, 
and  doubted  not  hut  the  British 
government   would  hold  him    at 
liberty  to  proceed  against  the  Sid- 
dee on  this  occasion,  agreeably  to 
the  terms   of  the   treaty,   which 
made  a  provision  forBalloo  Mian, 
and  placed  Ginjera  at  the  dispo- 
sal of  this  government.      These 
points  of  communication  appeared 
to  me  to  require   little  notice,     I 
said,   that  his  Highness  was  no 
doubt  the  best  judge  of  the  part 
he  should  take  in  the  differences 
between  Scindia  and  the  Holkars, 
and  that  I   was   well   acquainted 
with  the  terms  of  the  treaty  allud- 
ed to,  which   certainly  transfer- 
red Ginjera  to  the  Poona  govern* 
ment. 

Gopaul  Rao  then  began  to  dis« 


course  about  Soddasheo  Munkai« 
ser,  who  he  said  had  been  recall- 
ed  by  repeated  letters  ;  but  con* 
tinned  at  Hydrabad  probably  at 
the  instance  of  Ragotim  Kao,  who 
might  be  desirous  of  detaining  him 
for  the  adjustment  of  some  points 
relative  to  the  Sholapore.     If  this 
was  the  case  it  was  possible,  he 
observed,  that  I  might  have  re- 
ceived some  information  on  the 
subject,  or  that  if  Ragotim  Rao 
really  detained  Munkaiaer,  it  was 
possible  I  might  be  induced  to 
write  to  Hydrabad  for  the  pur- 
pose of  further  investigating  the 
fact.     Ill  answer  to  tl>is  strange 
suggestion  I  said,  that  the   Peish- 
wa  had  very  properly  promised  to 
recall   Munkaiser  a  considenble 
time  since;  that  I  had  accordingly 
waited   in   daily    expectation  of 
seeing  him  return  to  Poona ;  that* 
the  difference  of  10  or  12  days  in 
his  arrival   was  of  little   conse- 
quence ;  but  that  as  I  considered 
him  a  very  unfit  person  to  be  em- 
ployed by  the  Peishwa  for  the  ad- 
justment of  any  concern,  and  that 
as  his  Highness,  under  the  same 
impressions,  had  recalled  him  by 
repeated  letters,  it  only  remdned 
with  him  to  enforce  his  orders. 
Gopaul  Rao  replied,  that  as  such 
was  my  opinion,  further  measures 
should   be  taken  for  his  recall  ; 
and  then  putting  on  an  air  of  great 
mystery,  began   to  insist  on  the 
desire  which  he  felt  to  be  on  the 
most  intimate    and    confidential 
footing  with  ,  observing,  thai 

matters  connected  with  his  Higb- 
ness's  government  often  occurred 
for  communication  to  the  British 
resident,  which  ^ould.  not  with* 
out  inconvenience  be  made  known 
at  different  places;  that  the  inter- 
course maintained  by  the  British 
residents  at  the  several  Durbars 
went  lo  divulgfi  the  subjects  agi- 
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tuted  at  cadi,  but  that  if  I  could 
obeenre  secrecy,  ho  would  impart 
a  few  matters,  which,  being  of  a 
private  domestic  kind,  his  High- 
ness could  not  allow  to  be  made 
public  here.  I  told  Gopaul  Rao, 
that  I  could  not  receive  any  inti- 
mations from  this  court  without 
b«ng  at  liberty  to  convey  them 
to  your  Lordship  ;  but  where  ne- 
CM>ar)*,  your  Lordship  would  be 
induced  to  prevent  my  dispatches 
fram  being  recorded  till  a  disclo- 
sure of  their  contents  could  not  be 
attended  with  inconvenience :  this 
asstitance,  Gopaul  Rao  observed, 
Was  sufficient. 

8.  He  then  proceeded  to  ex- 
plaJDthat  the  Peishwa  felt  some 
pressure  fro^i  the  correspondence 
of  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  who  aspi- 
red to  the  authorities  exercised  at 
any  period  by  his  predecessor; 
continued  to  urge  his  Highness  to 
abstain  from  forming  any  engage- 
ments with  the  British  governmeiit, 
in  addition  to  the  obligations  of 
the  treaty  of  Sal  by  ;  further  slat- 
ting, that  should  the  Poona  state 
be  desirous  of  negotiating  any  new 
or  separate  points  with  your  Lord* 
ship,  it  was  proper  that  his  High- 
ness should  leave  the  conduct  of 
such  negotiation  to  h'.m  (Dowlut 
Rao)  agreeably  to  the  practice  of 
this  court  during  the  time  of  Mad- 
bajee Scindia:  and  that  in  a  pre- 
dicament so  uncomfortable  his 
Highness  was  desirous  to  benefit 
by  my  advice.  To  be  referred  to 
by  his  Highness  on  any  occasion  of 
difficulty,  I  observed,  could  not 
fail  of  l>eing  highly  flattering  to 
me.  It  might  be  expected,  I  said, 
that  Dowlut  Rao  would  aim  at 
the  authorities  attached  to  his  pre- 
decessors. Experience,  I  added, 
had  long  shewn,  that  in  state 
^irs   the    greatest    advantages 

Vol.  6, 


were  to  be  derived  from  sincere 
friendship,  and  intimate  alliances; 
and  that  on  the  present  occasion  I 
had   lillle    inducement    to    offer 
explicitly  any  advice,    when    it 
was    evident    that    a    moment'^ 
reflection  only  was   requi<ite,  to 
point  out  to  his  Highness  the  line 
of  proceeding  by  which  he  might 
remove   his    difficulties,    arrange 
his  aflairs,  and    secure  prosperity 
and   permanency   to  his  govern- 
ment.    Gopaul  llao  having  heard 
me  with  attention,  appeared  to  bo 
at   a   loss   how  to   reply  ;    after 
being  silent  for  a   time,  he  said 
that    Madajee    Scindia  harl  not 
always  exercised  the  authorities 
alluded  to  by   Dowlut  Rao,   the 
treaty  of       having  been  conclud- 
ed  without  his    concurrence    or 
knowledge;  and  then  changed  the 
subject    by  observing,    that    the 
Peishwa  wished  him  to   mention 
another  point  to  nic  of  a  private 
nature,  which  was,  that  his  High- 
ness had  received  information  from 
Ougein  that  Scindia  gave  out  that 
your  Lordship  had  first  proposed 
that  Colonel  Collins  should   pro- 
ceed to  his  (Scindia's)  Durbar, 
.although  it  was  well  known  that  the 
the  Colonel  had  come  to  Ougein  at 
Scindia's  particular  soUcitatioif ; 
that    the  Peishwa's    information 
further  stated,  that  since  the  arn- 
val  of  M.  Perron  his  influence  in 
Scindia's  councils  had  greatly  in- 
creased, and  that  his  advice  went 
constantly  to  impress  Scindia  with 
the  expediency  of  being  watchful 
of  the  English,  whosio  views  were 
hostile  to  his  interests,  and  against 
whose   intentions    he    would    bo 
secure  if  he  would  pursue  a  poli- 
cy that  would  enable  him  (Mr. 
Perroii)     to    support    him   with 
European  aid  :  for  the    truth  of 
this  intelligence  Gopaul  Rao  said 
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the  Pc{»1iwt  eoatd  not  ^ud  ;  hnt 
as  his  Highness  eoDceivfd  that  it 
was  deserving  of  attt ntion,  he  had 
It  in  mind  to  caation  Scindia 
Ugainstthe  roinous  consfqcrences 
that  wodd  result  to  the  wliole 
Mahratta  empire,  should  he  by 
any  motives  be  prevailed  on  to 
resort  tb  the  false  measure  of  in- 
troducing the  French* 

9'  Here  Gupaul  Rao  paused, 
apparently  desirous  of  learning  my 
sentiments  on  this  last  intimation : 
.complying  with  his  wish,  1  ex- 
pressed my  approbation  of  bis 
Highness's  intention,  hot  observ- 
ed, that  whatever  credit  he  was 
willing  to  allow  to  the  information 
from  Ougein,  I  could  not  persuade 
myself  (hat  il  was  authentic ;  that 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindta  was  on  the 
IDost  friendly  footing  with  the  Bri- 
tish government,  being  particular- 
ly allied  to  it  by  treaty,  and  that 
p-}  part  of  his  conduct,  nor  any 
consideration  of  his  interests, 
could  justify  the  notion  that  he 
•was  really  disposed  to  throw  him- 
aelf  ii\to  the  arms  of  the  French. 
Gopaul  Rao  declined  a  reply* 
kut  recurring  to  the  letters  receiw- 
ed  by  tht  Peishwa  from  Scindift, 

froposed  that  his  Highness,  with 
\y  sanction,  should  acquaint 
Scindiaythat  the  negotiations  in 
which  be  was  at  pment  engaged 
with  the  British  government  relut- 
#d  voleiy  to  the  propositions  made 
So  this  court  immediately  after  the 
fall  of  Seringap»um,  concerning 
the  distribution  of  tho  territory  of 
Mysore.  Thii  propo6al|  indecent 
as  it  was,  I  did  not  permit,  to 
affect  roy  temper.  I  told  Gopaul 
.  Rao,  that  he  had  long  abupdant 
^ausc^o  know,  that,  in  its  inter- 
course with  foreign  states,  the  Bri- 
this  Bation  was  always  governed 
i>r  the  principlca  #1  truth   and 


honour,  and  that  being  ever  altva 
to  this  great  fact,  it  would  be 
•trange  indeed  could  I  be  brought 
to  countenance  a  misrepresenta- 
tion. 

10.  Checked  on  this  point,  he 
again  resumed  the  subject  of  the 
Guickwar  affairs  ;  said   that  his 
Highness  had    some    time   since 
dispatched  a  Kaikoon  to  Brcdera ; 
that    the  Guickwar  Vakeel    had 
refused  to  give  him  letters  to  the 
address  of  Anund  Rao,   and    the 
minister ;  and  that  from  that  mo- 
ment   it    was  evident    that    the 
Vakeel    was    bent  on  mischief; 
that  the  Karkoon  vrns  accompa- 
nied by  a  Vakeel  from  the  Nabob 
ofCambay,  who  was  returning  to 
his  mabter ;  that  on  their  arrival 
at  Gundavee  they  were  stopped 
by  the  Guickwar  troops,   and  ill 
treated,  and  that  it  %\'as  impost* 
bio  for  the  Peishwa  to   pass  over 
such  insolent  behaviour.    Finding 
that  he  spoke  with  much  warmth, 
I  reminded  him  that  the  Guickwar 
Vakeel  was  abset(t  on  a  visit  to 
Futieb  Sing,  but  would  probably 
soon  return,  when  he  night   be 
examined  respecting  the  grounds 
of  the  complaint;  that  in  every 
difference  it  was  proper  to  avoid 
a  decision  till  both  sides  had  been 
dispassionately    heard,  and   that 
I    trusted;    when  circumstances 
should    be  fully  ascertained,   it 
would  appear  that  nothing  very 
material  had  happened.     Gopaul 
Rao  repeated  that  the  account  of 
the  injur}*  was  particular  and  de- 
serving of  credit,  and  afterwards 
observed,  in  a    more  composed 
manner,  that  he  was  charged  by 
the  Peishwa  to  make  a  a*preseii- 
ta  ion  to  me  on  some  other  porms 
relating  to  the  Guickwar  affairs, 
but  that  he  should   reserve  him- 
self op  such  topic  till  a  future  oc- 
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caiioQ ;  and  here  the  conference 
ended. 

11.  The  Pcishwa's  lady,  Radha 
Bbjre,  proceeded  lately  with  a  nu- 
raeroiu  retinue  on  a  pilgrimage  to 
Nassacky  and  it  was  his  Ilighness's 
intehtion  to  follow  her  at  a  short 
distance  of  time;  the  alarms, 
bowser,  which  have  spread  with- 
in these  few  days  from  the  return 
of  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar  to  the 
Nurhudda,  with  the  apparent  in- 
tention of  crossing  that  river,  have 
iadttced  the  Peishwa  to  postpone 
hii  journey*  and  augment  the  es- 
cort which  attends  his  lady. 

1^.  Notwithstanding  his  High- 
nets's  professions  to  the  contrary, 
I  am  still  disposed  to  think  that 
he  feels  no  desire  to  determine 
the  differences  between  Scindia 
and  the  Uolkars  ;  at  all  events,  so 
long  as  he  continues  pressed  and 
overawed  by  Scindia,  he  can 
scarcely  prove  to  be  a  very  cffica- 
ctous  mediator. 

13.  From  the  intelligence  which 
f  had  previously  received,  I  went 
prepared  to  meet  Gnpaal  Rao  on 
the  Guickwar  subject,  but  as  the 
Veishwa  long  since  expressed  him- 
self ID  a  manner  which  shewed 
that  he  had  no  objection  to  offer 
in  regard  to  Mr.  Duncan's  pro- 
ceedings, and  as  his  acquiescence 
in  the  cession  of  Chourassee  was 
sohsequently  manifested  by  the 
statement  of  bis  claim  to  certain 
customs  in  that  district,  I  do  not 
conceive  that  his  Highness  will 
agitate  the  subject  more  than  he 
may  judge  sufficient  to  indicate  a 
degree  of  compliance  with  the  per- 
suasion of  the  Berar  Vakeels,  and 
promote  bis  view  of  obtaining  an 
advantageous  adjustment  of  his 
chums  on  the  Brodera  govern- 
ment, 

14. 1  am  concerned  at  not  hav- 
ing it  in  my  power  to  give  your 


Lordbhip  any  arcoui)l  of  what  is 
passing   ii;    Giyerat;  no  advices 
have  come  itl  from  Mfti  Duncan, 
of  date  later  than  the  23d  ult. 
1  have,  &:c. 
(Signed)        li.  Clo3E, 
Poona,  Res.  at  Poona. 

April  l6,  ISO^J. 

(Private) 
Podna,  April  29,  !802. 
My  Lord, 

Thk  sequel  of  this  address  wfll 
explain  to  your  Lordship  the  mo- 
tives which  induce  me  to  give  it 
a  private  form 

On  the  5th  inst.  I  received  in- 
timation, through  a  confidential 
channel,  that  the  Peiabwa  was 
desirous  of  having  a  private  inter- 
view with  me,  provided  I  should 
agree  to  observe  strict  secrecy,  as 
well  in  regard  to  the  meeting  it- 
self as  the  whole  of  the  conversa- 
tion it  might  give  rise  to. 

In  reply,  I  desired  that  his 
Highness  might  lie  acquainted, 
that  nothing  could  be  more  flat- 
tering to  me  than  to  be  admitted 
to  the  honour  of  a  private  or  con* 
fidcntial  communication  with  his 
Highness,  but  that  although  I  was 
strongly  impressed  with  the  ad- 
vantages that  would  naturally  re- 
sult to  his  Highnesses  affairs  from 
having  the  means  of  conversing 
with  him  personally,  or  communi- 
cating with  him  through  a  confi* 
dentialand  concealed  medium,  yet 
it  was  evident  that  thft  duties  of  my 
station  did  not  allow  mo  to  with- 
hold from  your  lordship's  know- 
ledge any  transaction  at  this  court, 
in  which  I  personally  took  the 
smallest  concern ;  that  of  the  pro- 
posed mcetingy  therefore,  and  the 
conversation  it  might  lead  to,  I 
should  eventually  be  obliged  to 
give  your  Lordship  the  minutest 
information ;  but  that  in  doing  so, 

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I  should  adopt  a  private  mode  of 
address  that  would  induce  your 
Lordship  to  allow  the  subject  to 
Continue  secret  till  dbclos^ing  it 
should  become  a  matter  of  indif* 
ference^  and  that  his  Highness 
inight  rely  that  beyond  your  liord- 
fthip  I  should  observe  the  most 
profound  scf recy. 

A  few  days  afterwards  I  learned 
that  this  replv  had  been  conveyed 
to  the  Peishwa,  an  J  that  he  had 
received  it  in  good  part ;  that  the 
manner  in  which  1  had  spoken  of 
the  duties  of  ray  station  appeared 
to  him  as  a  proof  of  my  sinceriiy 
and  candour ;  that  he  shewed  him- 
jself  reconciled  to  the  exception  I 
had  made  relating  to  the  necessity 
of  my  imparting  every  thing  to 
your  Lordship,  but  by  a  mode 
that  would  ensure  secrecy  so  long 

?s  it  should  be  requisite  ;  and  that 
should  soon  hear  further  from 
his  Highness  on  the  subject. 

On  the  loth  instant  I  received 
a  messuage  that  ihe  Peishwa  was 
desirous  that  tie  proposed  inter- 
view should  take  place  on  the 
night  of  the  17th. 

Having  made  the  arrangements 
.  necessary  lo  prevent  a  knowledge 
.  bf  my  trip,  I  proceeded  at  ihe  tin)e 
appointed,  attended  by  a   trust- 
worthy servant,   and    so    disgui- 
sed as  not  readily  to  be  discovered. 
1  was  met  on  the  road  by  persons 
from  the  Peishwa,  who  conducted 
me  by  a  private   entrance  to  an 
apartment  in  his  Highness*s  dwel- 
ling: here  I  had  not  remained  long 
Sfc'hen  the  Peishwa  arrived;  the  con- 
versation commenced  as  usual   by 
.inquiries     of    compliment;     Jind 
these  being  .ended    his  Highness 
|)roceeded  to  enlarge  on  the  desire 
.  he  felt  to  preserve  the  mo^t  amicat 
bl^  footing   with   the  British  go- 
vernment, observing. that  his  con- 
nectioa    Wnh     the    Hpnou^able 


Company  could  hot  be  consid^fw 
a&  of  modern  dale,  as  iireferrcdtfe 
the  transactions  engaged  in  by  hii 
father,  whose  intimate  union  with 
the  ComjMiny  was  loo  well  known 
to  recjuire  any  tl lustra tioD. — Thai 
states  were  HI  their  tiatu re  subject 
to  groundless  enmities,  and  the  in- 
terference of  iutere>ted  or  officious 
chaiaclers;  that  in  my  present  re- 
presentative .situation  I  would  in 
course  have  frequently  the  means 
of  favouring  the  fricnnship  he  wish- 
ed to  preserve  with  the  British  go- 
vernment ;  that  where  diflBcuhies 
should  occtir  to  obstruct  it,  I 
would  have  the  means  of  defeating 
such  diftit:Llties,  and  that  while 
it  was  his  particular  desire  to  have 
me  as  his  friend,  he  could  wish 
inc  only  to  act  at  all  times  a  con- 
ciliating part,  with  the  view  to 
prevent  asperilifes  and  the  growth 
of  variances,  and  promote  those? 
objects  which  should  appear  con- 
sislefit  with  the  mUtual  interestsof 
both  stales. 

Finding  him  jiausc  a  little,  I 
observed  that  I  was  well  aware  of 
the  origin  and  long  standing  of  hit 
connection  with  the  Honourable 
Compnny,  and  that  both  duty  and 
inclination  always  Idd  me  to  pur- 
sue that  conduct,  which  1  thought 
best  calculated  to  *sVtengtben  it ; 
that  it  \>as  with  d^^  ^^  ^^^*  ®^' 
jeri  tli^at  your  Lc^ship  had,  at 
different  periods,  chat rged  Colonel 
Palmer  \Vith  Fuch  uverlures  as  to 
your  Lo'dship  had  appeared  most 
suitable  Tor  the  adjustment  of  his 
Highness';*  affairs,  and  the  prospe- 
rity and  security  of  his  govern- 
ment ;  but  that  the  negotiation  re* 
Jaling  to  these  overtures  had  oa 
the  side  of  this  court  been  suffered 
to  languish;  that  Gopaul  Rao 
Mocnshee  had  hitherto  conferr^ 
on  the  part  of  his  Highi^css  with 
ibe  British  Rcsidenti  and  that  I 


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Ml  which  the  negotiation  was  al- 
lowed to  rcstw 

The  Pcishvva  replied*  that  the 
idbfect  of  your  Lordship's  propo*- 
Mtious  bad  not  been  relinquished 
by  this  court ;  that  under  his  or- 
derS)  Gopaul  Rao  would  Continue 
to  e* infer  respecting  those  propo- 
sitions; that   this  public  subject 
was  to  be  received  apart ;  that  in* 
dependently  o^  it,  various   occa- 
sioiis  would  oier  to  require  from 
me  the  conciliating  part  he  had 
explained;  and  that  in  giving  me 
(he  trouble  of  a  secret  interview 
it  was  his  aim    chiefly   to  ascer- 
tain whether  he  might  satisfy  him- 
self that  I  was  well  uffected  to  his 
person,  for  that  he  wished  to  be 
a^Ie  to  call  mo  his  friend.     Here 
he  ceased,  for  an  answer,  when  I 
referred  to  what  I  had  said  beforer 
I  repeated,  that  the  whole  of  my 
conduct  had  shewn  that  1  was  at 
all  times  personally  interested  in 
the  success    of    his     Highness's 
governraeDt ;  ^hat  I    felt   myself 
eainently  disiingui:»hed  '|>y  being 
admitted  to  a  private    interview 
with  his  Highness^  whjch,  1  trust- 
ed, would  lead  to   consequences 
highly  favourable  to  his' interests, 
and  thpse  of  the  Honourable  Com- 
pany ;  that   it  would  be  strange 
indeed,  could  I  be  otherwise  than 
well   affected    to r  his    Highness's 
person  ;   but  that  truth  and  since- 
rity called  on  me  to  say,  that,  in  my 
own  mind,  I  should  ne%*er  be  able 
to  j^parate  sentiments  of  iriend- 
ship   [or    bis    HighiiesK's'  person 
from    an  anxious    solicitude   ftir 
.the     safety     and    prosperity  .  of 
Lis    goverument;     that    posbcss- 
iiig    lor     either     a     feelioir,      I 
was  necessarily  animated  by  tlie 
or  her,  no  that  in  rrlatipn  to    his 
Highness,   1   trusted    my    public 


conduct  would  always  afford  himi 
sufficient  grounds  on  which  to ' 
judge  of  my.  private  regards ;  that 
points  of  great  importance  were 
stated,  to  be  assented  to  on  his 
Highness's  part  before  there  could 
be  any  prospect  of  his  Connection 
with  the  Company  being  strength- 
ened to  the  degree  that  was  indis- 
pensable to  the  welfare  of  his  slatej 
and  that  I  trusted  every  object 
connected  with  the  completion  of 
the  proposed  alliance  would  be  fa- 
cilitated, now  that  I  should  hava 
the  meatis  of  conversing  personally 
with  his  Highness,  or  communi-* 
eating  with  him  through  a  $ecuro 
medium. 

The  Peishwa  again  avoided  treat- 
ing of  a  public  subject,  hinting 
that  the  meeting  was  of  a  nature 
to  be  conversant  with  more  topics 
of  personal  intimacy.  His  High- 
ness observed,  that  when  occasi- 
ons made  it  necessary  he  would  be 
well  pleased  to  receive  privata 
and  confidential  communications 
from  me;  that  he  had  attended  to 
all  I  had  said,  ^nd  that  he  should 
feci  great  satisfaction  in  numberr 
ing  me  amongst  his  frier^ds.  Hero 
he  presented  his  har)d  to  tnc,  and 
I  toMohed  it  with  mine. 

At  this  place  I  thought  it  pro^ 
per  to  recapitulate  briefly  what  I 
Iwd  pfjjviously  expressed,  closing 
with  the  remark,  that,  as  I  was 
confident  his  Highness's sentin^enls 
and  mine  would  now  always  coin- 
cide, I  could  not  feel  much  solici- 
tude as  to  the  issue  of  that  system 
of  arrangement  to  which  I  had  re- 
peatedly alluded. 

His  Highness  took  no  notice  of 
thill  remark,  but  continued  to  dis- 
course by  expressing  his  reliance 
that  he  woulj  ever  experience  the 
beiM^lir  of  my  friendship,  and 
dwelling  on  the  necessity  of  tho 
circumstances  of  the  interview 
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being  kept  a  profound  secret. — 
To  satisfy  him  on  the  latter  point 
I  gave  him  the  fullest  assurances, 
that  I  should  mention  it  to  no 
person  hut  your  Lordship;  on 
which  the  conference  ended. 
^  His  Highness  at  first  spoke  in  the 
Mahratta  language;  be  addressed 
himself  to  me  direct,  in  a  very  in- 
telligible Hindustanee. 

Since  the  interview  took  place, 
1  have  not  received  any  cororau- 
uication  from  the  Peishwa  ;  and  it 
is  not  my  intention  to  adopt  any 
change  whatever  in  my  own  con* 
duct,  in  consequence  of  the  Inter- 
view, that  is,  1  shall  continue  to 
allow  your  Lordship's  overtures 
to  operate,  and  Wait  the  event  of 
any  new  advances  from  this  court. 
Agreeably  to  custom  I  made 
presents  to  his  Highness  at  the 
interview,  and  he  made  u  return 
of  gifts  at  parti ug.  To  avoid  dis- 
covery I  shall  defer  the  mention 
of  those  presents  in  my  public  ac- 
count till  a  future  period.  The 
articles  received  from  his  Highness 
are  more  valuable  than  those  I 
presented  to  him. 

in  proposing  ih^  secret  meeting 
the  Peishwa  seems  to  have  had 
two  objects  principally  in  view, 
one,  that  of  conciliating  ray  good 
will  so  far  as  to  induce  me  to  be 
temperateaudmildin  rayrepresen* 
tations  to  your  Lordship  of  the 
transactions  of  his  government^ 
mud  the  conduct  of  his  dependants 
which  may  occasionally  effrct  the 
.British  interests ;  and  the  othcr^ 
that  of  introducing  a  secret  chan- 
nel of  communicating  with  me, 
to  answer  any  particular  crisis 
of  afrairs,  q0  occasions  of  pres- 
sing emergency. 

H^s  anxiety  that  there  should 
be  inviolable  secrecy  respecting 
the  meeting,  proceeds,  no  doubt, 


from  his  apprehention  of  being  ex- 
posed to  embarrassment,  should 
he  by  any  act  betray  a  wantof  con- 
fidence in  his  principal  semtats. 
I'he  pressure  which  the  Peish- 
wa seems  to  be  subject  to  at  pre- 
sent, is  apparently  occasioned  by 
the  imperious  injunctions  of  Scin- 
dia.  The  indisposition  of  the 
Berar  Vakeels,  who  not  only  side 
with  Scindia,  but  shew  themselves 
disaffected  towards  his  Highness's 
ministers,  whom  they  wish  to  see 
displaced,  and  succeeded  by  Am- 
rut  Rao,  or  some  one  of  the  re« 
maining  adherents  of  Nana  Far- 
navees  ;  and  still  more  by  the  ar-* 
rival  of  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar  in 
Candeibh  with  a  considerabla 
force. 

Roth  the  Hoikars  have  unintern 
ruptcdly  corresponded  with  Am- 
rut  Rao,  who  continues  absent 
from  Poona  in  disgust;  and  is 
supposed  to  wait  anxiously  any 
opportunity  by  which  he  could 
establish  himtielf  in  the  office  and 
full  authority  of  Dawauo. 

Jeswunt  Rap  Holkar  having 
reason  to  attribute  to  his  Highness 
solely  the  death  of  his  brother. 

Parajee  Pundit  is  the  only  Va- 
keel here  on  the  part  of  the  Hoi- 
kars ;  and  although  he  hat  been 
urged  of  late  by  the  Peishwa  to 
dissuade  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar 
from  advancing  in  this  directioD, 
it  does  not  appear  that  his  High- 
ness's  entreaties  are  likely  to  be 
attended  with  any  effect.  Jes- 
wunt Rao  Holkar's  operations, 
however,  must  depend  much  upon 
the  degree  of  opposition  given  to 
him  by  the  armies  of  Scindia^  and 
other  contingencies. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  highest  respect^ 
Your  Lordship's,  &c. 
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Most  N^U  Marquis  fFeiMej, 
Jt.  P.  Oavernor  Gateral,  Sfc. 
*c.  4-c.     Fort  WiUlam. 
My  Lord, 
I  po  myself  the    hoUfmr  to 
forwird,  for  your  Lord^bip's  no- 
tice, a   copy  of  a  latter,  which  I 
bave  lately  addressed  to  the  Ho- 
nourable xhQ  Governor  of  Bom- 
biy. 

2.  AUhoiigh  Gopaul  Rao  at 
cmr  last  meetinct  gavevne  to  under* 
stand  that  be  would  soon  have 
occasion  to  confer  with  roe  on  the 
present  state  of  a^airs  in  Guzerat^ 
he  has  not  since  appointed  any 
time  for  paying  me  a  visit,  or  in- 
timated any  thing  farther  on  the 
subject.  In  the  interim,  however, 
I  have  thought  proper  to  reiterate 
by  messages,  my  demand  for  re- 
paration for  the  demolition  of  the 
Dow,  to  which  I  have  received 
answers  containing  promises  of 
compliance :  my  remonstrances  on 
the  subject  of  the  Dow  have  been 
particularly  strong,  and  it  may 
be  the  intention  of  the  Peishwa  to 
render  satisfaction  for  the  losses 
sustained  ;  yet  I  fear  ihe  Bassein 
fleet  is  not  to  be  restrained  hut  by 
acts  of  retaliation.  I  have  ju^t 
received  a  dispatch  from  the  Bom- 
bay government)  advisirig  that  the 
Subidar  ofBassein  has  again  viola- 
ted tbc  rights  of  the  British  flag, 
by  seizing  and  detaining  a  Dow 
belonging  to  Bombay  furnished 
with  the  regular  pass. 

3.  The  Peishwa's  time  is  much 
engaged  by  the  Vakeels  of  Scin- 
diu  and  the  Rajah  of  Be>ar.  They 
now  unite  in  urging  him  to  remon- 
strate with  the  British  govern- 
ment, on  account  of  the  part  we 
have  taken  in  support  of  the 
Goick  war  state,  observing,  that  if 
frotn  any  cause  he  is  resolved  not 
to  take  this  step  himself,  be  ought 


to  address 'Dowlut  Itad  Sdadia, 
and  solicit  him  to  tak^e  up  the  sub- 
ject with  Colonel  Collins.  In  th« 
course  of  their  importunities  they 
have  not  scrupled  to  say,  that  if 
his  Highness  avoids  to  take  proper 
notice  of  our  connexion  with  the 
GuJckwar  government,  so  as  to 
save  the  rights  of  the  Mahrattii 
empire  from  encroachments,  the 
Courts  of  Nagpore  and  Ougein 
must  be  obliged  to  pursue  jointly 
a  system  of  measures  for'  their 
own  safety.  This  extreme  lan- 
guai^e  certainly  gives  the  Peishwa 
much  uneasiness,  although  there 
is  little  appearance  at  present  that 
he  will  suffer  it  to  influence  his 
conduct. 

4.  The  plan  pressed  upon  the 
Peishwa  by  the  Vakeels,  of  uniting 
the  different  members  of  the  Mab* 
ratla  empire  for  the  puq>oses  of 
general  advantage  and  security, 
has  of  late  fallen  to  the  ground, 
and  is  succee<led  by  considerable 
apprehension  on  the  part  f  of  the 
Vakeels,  as  well  from  the  resolute 
mannerin  which  Jeswunt  RaoHol- 
karhas  refused  to  accommodate  his 
differences  with  Scindia^  as  from  the 
formidable  appearance  of  the  for- 
mer chieftain  in  Candeish,  and  the 
dismayed  state  of  the  troo^^, 
which  Scindia  has  been  able  to 
put  ill  motion  to  oppose  him. 

6.  By  late  accounts  from  Jes- 
wunt Rao  Holkar*s  camp,  the 
force  under  his  relation,  and  Ajeb 
Sing,  pursued  its  intention  of  atr 
tacking  Gopaul  Rao;  but,  thi« 
commander,  after  having  indicat- 
ed a  resolution  to  anticipate  the 
blow,  by  a  night  assault,  fled  pre- 
cipitately, and  hai  since  only  con- 
sulted the  safety  of  bit  detachment. 
The  same  aotounts  meiHion,  that 
Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar  had  left 
a  considerabte  force  in  Hindus* 
tan^  under  Meer  Khan,  to  engages 

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the  attentioti  of  Scimlia  in  that 
quarter ;  that  the  army  wbicl^  he 
.  coraoiand:}  in  )K!rsou  in  Camlcikh, 
is  numerous  and  powerful ;  that 
his  immediate  object  is  the  reduc- 
tion of  Berharopore,  for  which  he 
is  now  preparing;  and  that  hav- 
ing succ«eded  in  thit  service,  he 
will  recruit  his  resources  hy  mak- 
ing an  incursion  into  the  territory 
of  Nagpore. 

6.  1  heg  no  notice,  that  a  dis- 
patch from  Mr.  Duncan,  dated 
the  16th,  and  one  from  the  Bom- 
U\y  government,  dated  the  24th 
instant,  passed  this  station  for 
your  Lordship,  on  the  27th  ia- 
bSant. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  highest  respect, 
My  Lord, 
Your  Lordship's,  dfc. 

Poona,     (Signed)  B.  Close, 
April  30,  J  802.        llrt.  at  Poona. 

No.  31.—  To  his  I^tCflhncTf  the 
Mod  NubJe  Man^uis  U'c/Icithi/^ 
K.    P.  Goxernur-Gcntraly  ^'. 

My  Lord, 

I  HAVE  the  honour  to  for- 
ward for  your  Lordship's  notice, 
a  transcript  of  a  dispatch  ^h\c\\  I 
ha vt?  lately  jccoIvcmJ  from  the  Ho- 
nourable thi*  Governor  oi  Bombay. 

2.  \  »/iM*  Lordship  will  have  seen 
ihat  on  ihe  late  cession  of  Cbou- 
rassce  to  the  Honourable  Compa- 
ny, I  judged  it  expedient  to  no- 
tice this  event  to  Gopaiil  llao 
Moonsbee  for  the  information  of 
the  Peirdiwa,  a  step  (br.t  had  the 
desirable  etfect  of  inducing  his 
Highness  to  state  his  claim  to 
the  collcctiim  of  certain  duties 
in  that  district,  by  which  the 
tacit  assent  of  thi«  court  torhe 
transaction  of  the  cession,  was 
iatisfactorily  cibt&in«d. 


Being  now  advised  of  Wt. 
Duncan's  intention  to  conclude 
immediately  the  proposed  arrange* 
ment  with  the  .Guickwar  state, 
by  which  it  is  permaneotly  to 
subsidize  a  corps  of  British  troops 
for  the  preservation  and  improve- 
ment of  its  interests,  I  shall  ac- 
cordingly, on  the  principle  which 
guided  me  in  respect  to  the  cession 
of  Chourassee,  make  a  siimlar 
communication  to  this  Court  re- 
spectitig  the  approaching  arrange  • 
ment  alluded  to,  which  1  h<^ 
will  meet  with  your  Lordship's 
approbation. 

3.  By  this  mode  of  proceediag  I 
hope  the  Peishwa  will  be  led  to 
feel  a  strong  concern  respecting  his 
claims  on  the  Guickwar  state  and 
his  landed  property  in  Gujerat,and 
at  length  find  it  but  Justice  to  kis 
interests,  that  interposition  od  oar 
part,  in  favour  of  his  ciaims, 
which  Air.  Duncan  is  so  desirous 
to  be  solicited  for.  If  I  succeed 
in  bringing  matters  to  this  point  of 
advancement,  I  shall  not  pror 
bably  find  it  difficult  to  negotiate 
the  release  of  Futteh  Sing,  whose 
ret u hi  to  Brodera  would  doubt- 
less be  attended  with  many  de- 
sirable consequences. 

4.  In  my  address  to  your  Lord* 
ship  of  the  7th  March  last,  I  had 
tJie  honour  of  intimating  that  the 
Kelledar  of  Loghur  was  inclined 
to  deliver  up  that  fortress  to  the 
Peishwa,  could  he  obtain  security 
that  any  accommodation  which  h^ 
might  adjust  with  his  Highness 
would  be  adhered  to :  aware  that 
no  reliance  could  be  placed  on  bis 
Highnesfi's  faith,  and  that  none 
but  a  British  guarantee  for  his 
safety  would  be  effectual,  he  has 
repeatedly  proposed  to  bis  Highr 
ncss  to  surrender  his  charge,  pro- 
vided   the    British    Resident    at 

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Poonk  c6u1ci  be  prevailed  on  to  be 
surety  for  his  safe  conduct  out  of 
the  rcishwa's  dominions;  but  to 
!v  this  overture  bis  Highness  has  um« 
formly  denied  bis  assent. 

Aithoiigh  the  application  of 
the  Kelledar  to  Mr.  Duncan  is 
highly  honourable  to  .the  good 
£iitb  of  the  Compan/s  govern* 
meat ;  and  akhoogh  the  arrival 
and  residence  of  this  person  in 
Bombay  wouid  be  a  desirable 
•vent,  not  more  from  the  property 
that  woald  attend  him,  than  from 
the  proofs  which  such  a  circum- 
stance would  hold  forth,  of  the 
national  influence  and  justice ;  it 
may  nevertheless  be  a  question 
with  your  Lordship,  whether  con- 
siderations of  policy  should  inter- 
est the  British  government  in  the 
accoraplishmeat  of  any  measure 
tending  to  improve  and  con«folidate 
the  Peishwa's  authority  in  the 
concern,  and  diminish  the  incoi(« 
venienca  sustained  by  his  High- 
ness from  the  disaffection  of  the 
remaining  adherents  of  Nana  Fur- 
nareese.  Under  this  idea,  I  shall 
avoid  taking  any  «tep  towards  fur- 
thering the  wishes  of  the  Kelledar 
till  I  shall  be  honoured  with  your 
X.ordship's  instructions  on  the  sub- 
ject. From  the  reputed  strength 
of  Loghur,  and  the  means  of  de- 
fence which  the  Kelledar  can 
irommand,  tbore  seems  to  be  little 
cause  to  apprehend  that  the  Peish- 
wa«  considering  the  weak  state 
of  his  government,  will  be  able  to 
make  himself  roaster  of  the  place 
in  any  moderate  period. 

5.  Nothing  material  of  a  do- 
mestic kind  has  transpired  at  this 
Durbar  since  1  had  the  honour  t» 
a<ldress  your  Lordship  on  the 
50th  Ultimo.  Ballqjee  Knonger 
is  still  here,  and  it  is  said  that  the 
l^jeishwa   now   declines   deputing 


him  to  Scindia's  Durbar  on  tba 
plea  that  he  might  be  exposed  to 
the  resentment  of  Surgajee  Chat- 
ka,  who  is  reported  to  have  revived 
his  influence  with  Scindia. 

ۥ  The  Peishwa  has  lately  con- 
cluded an  arrangement  with  the 
Bhow  family,  by  which  he  has  con* 
Armed  them  in  their  ancient  Jag- 
hires,  aud  allowed  them  a  tract  of 
territory  from  tbe  Savanore  pro* 
vince,  yielding  an  annual  revenua 
of  two  lacks  and  fifty  thousand 
rupeees,  for  the  purpose  of  liqui* 
dating  the  demands  on  the  family 
on  account  of  the  expences  incur* 
red  by  ^urseram  Bhow  during  tha 
former  Mysore  war.  It  would  not 
appear,  however,  that  this  agree- 
ment has  had  tha  effect  to  imprest 
the  family  with  any  confidenca 
in  his  Highness's  good  disposition 
or  sincerity,  as  they  stilt  avoid 
complying  with  his  wish,  that  one 
of  them  should  attend  the  Dur- 
bar. 

7.  Bajee  Rao  Burweh  has 
lately  been  appointed  by  the 
Peishwa  to  the  charge  of  all  his 
territory  south  of  the  Kistna; 
but  his  appointment  is  likely  to 
be  merely  nominal,  as  to  proceed 
to  his  destination  without  an  army 
would  be  fruitless,  and  be  appears 
destitute  of  the  means  to  collect 
a  force  sufficient  for  his  purpose. 

8.  On  a  former  occasion  1  mvr 
ticcd  that  the  Peishwa's  lady  bud 
proceeded  on  a  pilgrimage  to  Nas- 
suck  ;  it  wouid  now  seem  that  the 
principal  object  of  her  trip  wns 
to  Use  her  ende^ivour^  to  concili- 
ate £mrut  Rao,  and  prevnil  on 
him  to  return  to  Poona.  llither- 
to  her  exertions  to  tlus  effect  ap- 
pear to  have  failed,  and  as  tlmrut 
Rao  has  always  preserved  an  in- 
timate friendship  with  Hoikar, 
and  the  arrival  lately  of  Je3wunt 

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Rao  Holkar  in  Cande'rsh  afibrded 
ground  for  apprehension  that  this 
chief  then  might   be  induced  to 
take  tome  active  ^teps  in  favour 
of  Amrut  Rao's  pretensionsy  the' 
Peiflhwa  a  few  df ys  ago  prepared 
to  set  oaC  for  Nussuck,  slight4y  at* 
lendedf   with  the  view  to  adept 
tome  effectual  means  to  oHviate 
an  event  that  would   be  so  dati- 
ferout  to  his    goiremmeiic;  but 
when  hfc  was  on  the  eve  of  enter- 
ing on  this  design  he  was  seized  by 
«  fever,  which  still  confine*  him, 
mnd  may  withhold  him  from  mak* 
lug  the  journey  altogether,    and 
«Mige  him  to  adopt  some  other 
plan  for  effecting  his  purpose. .   By 
the    latest    Akhbars    from     the 
northward,  Jeswimt  Rao  Holkar 
was  to  the  southward  of  the  Top- 
do^  intending,  as  it  was  supposed^ 
to  move  towards  Chaudore. 
I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
&c.dcc.  &c. 
Poona,  (signed) 

May  15th,  1802.     B.  CftosE. 
Ko.  32.— To  hit    Exaellency  the 
Most  Noble  Marquii  IFeiluleyj 
K.P,  Governor  General^  SfC* 
JSfC.  SfC. 

My  Lord, 
Aftetr  addressing  your  Lord- 
ship on  the  19th  instant,  I  con- 
-ve^ed  a  message  to  Moonshee  Go- 
paul^Rao,  intimating  that  I  should 
be  happy  in  the  occasion  of  a  vi- 
sit from  him.  In  reply,  he  ex- 
■pressed  his  concern,  that  indis- 
position denied  him  the  pleasure 
^f  complying  with  my  wish;  but 
that  bis  brother,  Shunkar  Rao, 
'thould  wait  on  me  without  delay. 
2.  Shunkar  Rao  accordingly 
paid  me  a  visit  on  the  3 1st  inst. 
when  the  usual  forms  of  compli- 
ment had  passed,  I  reminded  him 
that  notwithstanding  the  number- 
less promises  I  had  received  on 
different  occasions  from  Gopaul 


Rao  on  the  part  of  his  Hi^nefS^ 
that  due  reparation  sbcmld  be 
made  for  the  damage  sustained  by 
the  destruction  of  the  Dow  Tricum 
Pursand,  not  a  step  had  yet  been 
taken  towards  a  performance  of 
those  promises;  ^t  some  tirate 
since  1  had  given  ,  intimation  to 
Gopaul  Rao,  of  another  Dow  be^ 
longing  to  Bombay  having  been 
unwarrantably  detained  aC  Bas- 
sein,  requiring  at  the  same^twle 
that  she  should  be  set  at  large ; 
but  that  on  this  subject  also,  1  ha4 
^so  received  empty  promises.  Tbe 
irregularity  of  his  Higbness's  9er^ 
vants,  in  continuing  to  molest  the 
shipping  tff  Bombay,  i  ubsor^red 
was  as  little  cottsistent  with  a  com- 
mon footing  of  amity  as  witb  the 
public  stipulations  subsisting  be- 
tween the  two  states  ;  and  that  as 
I  was  obliged  to  be  particular  in 
stating  occurrences  to  jrour  Lord- 
ship as  they  arise,  I  thought  it 
proper  to  remark  that  in  the  re- 
monstrances and  cautioning  lan- 
guage which  1  had  never  failed  to 
use,  I  should  stand  hilly  acquitted 
of  my  duty,  should  consaqoences 
of  a  serious  tendency  rej^uit  at  any- 
time from  the  licentious  behaviour 
persisted  in  by  bis  Uighness's 
^commanders. 

3.  Shunkar  Rao  assured  me, 
in  the  usual  strain  of  this  Durbar, 
that  due  reparation  would  be 
made  for  the  damage  sustained  by 
the  destruction  of  the  Dow  Tri- 
cum Pursand,  and  that  on  receiv- 
ing my  representation  concerning 
the  other  Dow  alluded  to,  th« 
Peishwa  had  given  directions  for 
particular  inquiry  being  made  on 
the  subject,  and  that  no  replies 
had  been  received  to  the  letters 
that  were 'dispatched  for  the  pur- 
pose. Here  I  noticed  the  time 
which  had  elapsed  since,  my  re- 
presentation had  beea  made,  and 
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•bmved,  thftt  Ae^  ittts  atKHher 
point  on  which  I  had  Ions  ex* 
})ected  an  answer  ;  that  his  High* 
Hess  bating  sent  roe  a  raemoran* 
dom  nlating  to  some  duties 
which  had  been  collected  for  bis 
l^emnnenc  in  the  district  of 
Chouras^ee,  and  expressed  his  con- 
fidence that  these  coHectious  would 
he  allowed  to  continue  without 
interruption,  I  had  in  answer  ac- 
qoainted  Oopaul  Rao,  for  his 
Highness's  information,  that  the 
Honourable  the  Governor  of 
Bombay  made  no  objection  to 
those  (futics,  but  had  proposed,  for 
tlie  convenience  of  both  govern- 
tnents,  that  th«ir  average  amount ' 
should  be  ascertained ,  and  a  sum 
lequal  thereto  be  added  annually 
to  the  total  of  his  Highness's 
€ho<ite  at  Stfrat ;  that  to  avoid 
'delay  in  the  adjustment  of  such 
concerns  waseqtrally  for  the  inter- 
eets  of  both  states  was  sufficiently 
t>bvioa%  and  yet  the  proposition 
I  bad  communicated  for  the  por- 
|Kite  was  still  unnoticed  by  this 
courts  although  Gopaul  Rao  had 
-gt^en  me  assurance  that  1  should 
soon  be  made  acquainted  with  his 
Highness's  sentiments  on  the  sub- 
ject. On  this  article  also,  Sliun- 
kar  Rao  said  he  would  make  in- 
quiries, and  take  measures  for 
proctiring  roe  a  reply. 

5.  Having  touched  on  the  sub- 
ject of  Chourassee,  I  now  took 
occasion  to  advert  to  the  happy 
eftrcto  of  the  late  occurrences  in 
Onserat,  observing,  that  as  no- 
thing but  the  assistance  of  the 
Britkh  government  could  have 
499mpleted  the  urgent  object  of 
delivcering  the  Guickwar  state  from 
the  imiteinent  danger  which  sur- 
rounded ity  sol  perceived  that  the 
same  aid  was  indispensable  to 
the  preservation  of  its  authority, 
and  the  maintenance  of  that  Uan- 


quillity  to  which  the  country  was  so 
happily  restored;  and  that  accord** 
ingly  an  arrangement  would  take 
place,  by  which  the  wishes  of  the 
Guickwar  government  to  this  ef« 
feet  would  be  accomplished.  With« 
out  manifesting  any  curiosity  res« 
pccting  the  extent  or  particular 
of  the  proposed  arrangement, 
Shunkar  Rao  contented  himself 
with  sayingi  that  he  should  re- 
port to  the  Peishwa  the  intimation 
1  had  given  him. 

5.  After  some  desultory  con- 
versation, I  resumed  on  the  bless- 
ings which  the  inhabitants  of  that 
province  would  now  derive  from 
the  settled  state  of  its  government, 
after  having  been  so  long  harassed 
by  the  effects  of  internal  disorder 
and  devastation  ;  ottered  my  as* 
surances,  that  under  this  amelior-* 
ated  state  of  things  in  Guzerat^ 
no  injury  could  be  possibly  sua* 
tained  by  the  Peishwa's  just  rights 
in  relation  to  that  province,  but 
that,  on  the  contrary,  there  was 
reason  to  hope,  that  in  reference 
to  the  Guickwar  state,  the  f ealiza* 
lion  of  his  Highness'sjustdcmaiida 
might  now  be  materially  facili- 
tated. I  did  not  expect  that  these 
observations  would  meet  with  any 
remark  from  Shunkar  Rao,  that 
might  lead  to  a  discussion.  He 
repeated  only,  that  he  would  not 
fail  to  communicate  all  that  had 
passed  to  the  Peishwa ;  on  which, 
being  treated  with  the  usual  marks 
of  attention,  he  took  his  leave. 

6.  In  the  interval  since  the 
meeting  took  place,  I  have  not  re- 
ceived any  communication  from 
this  court ;  within  these  few  days, 
however,  I  have  heard  that  the 
Peishwa  has  it  in  mind  to  send  me 
a  reply  to  my  intimation  by  Shun- 
ker  Kao,  but  to  what  effect  X 
have  not  been  able  to  ascertain, 

7.  His  HigUn/cfs's lady  returaed 

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from  Nassuck,  having  left  Em  rut 
Rao  in  that  neighbourhood,  who 
cannot  be  prevailed  upon  to  return 
to  this  place.  The  Peishwa  has 
recovered  his  health,  and  from  all 
appearance  has  relinquished  the 
intention  he  had  formed  of  mak- 
ing an  excursion  towards  Nassuck. 
Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar  continues, 
by  the  latest  intelligence  from  the 
liorthward,  in  the  vicinity  of  Mai- 
gong ;  and  it  is  imagined  here  that 
an  actiop  will  soon  take  place  be- 
tween his  troops  and  Sciodia*8 
corps  at  Berhampore,  under  Sud- 
dashco  Bhow.  Should  an  action 
happen,  and  prove  favourable  to 
Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar,  it  is  not 
improbable  but  such  success 
would  induce  him  to  continue  bis 
inarch  to  the  southward.  It  is 
.  certain  that  the  Peishwa  observes 
his  motions  with  considerable  anx- 
iety. 

}  have  the  honour  to  be» 
with  the  highest  respect, 
My  Lord, 
Your  Lordship's,  Sec. 
Poena,  (Signed)     B.  Close, 
57th  May  1802.     Res.  at  Poena. 

No,  33. — To  his  Excelkncy  tht 
Most  Noble  Marquis  Welleslev^ 
K.  P,  Goxcrnoi 'General y  SfC, 
4-c.  «St. 

My  Lord, 
In  my  laj>t  address,  No.  32, 
I  )iad  the  honour  to  intimate  that 
J/'swunt  Rao  ITolkar  had  arrived 
in  the  neighbourhood  of  Chandore, 
and  that  appearances  were  in  fa- 
vour of  his  Coming  forward  in  this 
direction.  On  the  51st  ultimo  it 
was  rumoured  here  that  he  had 
advanced  nearer  to  the  Godavery, 
and  that  a  cor)>s  from  his  army 
had  actually  crossed  that  river, 
'end  were  levying  contribtitions  in 
the  neighbourhood  of  Coopergong. 
^Joweyer  the  Peishwa  ma^  have 


n»garded  this  intelligence,  \k%  CM| 
the  following  day  departed  stidf 
denly  for  SaSBore^  where  he  still 
continues,  being  accompanied  by 
his  brother,  Chimna  Appa,  and 
attended  only  by  %  small  coips  of 
bor$e  «nd  infantry,  with  a  few 
field-pieces.  His  object  in  this 
trip,  it  is  universally  believed,  is 
to  prepare  for  contingencies,  by  di« 
recting  some  arrangement  for  sup- 
plying the  fort  of  Poorunder  with 
provisions.  These  arrangement! 
being  put  intb  a  train  of  comple- 
tion, it  is  supposed  he  will  return 
to  Poona. 

2.  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar's  iie# 
cessities  must  have  increased  since 
the  cessation  of  hostilities  inCan*» 
deish.  In  proposing  to  visit  these 
parts,  his  professed  purpose  is  to 
pay  his  devotions  to  the  idol  at  Je» 
jooree.  Although  he  has  strong 
reason  to  be  displeased  with  the 
Peishwa^  he  has  of  late  sent  pre* 
sents  to  his  Highness,  andcorresi* 
ponded  with  him  in  terms  of 
friendship  and  respect.  His  real 
inlentionSj  however,  may  be  in- 
ferred from  his  having  Ifitely  apo- 
logized to  the  Peishwa,  for  hav- 
ing advanced  towards  the  Goda- 
very with  so  large  a  force^  stating* 
that  no  injunctions  on  his  part 
could  induce  bis  adherents  to  se- 
parate from  him.  If  he  persists 
in  his  design  of  crossing  theOod* 
avery,  his  movements  will  proba* 
bly  be  slow,  that  he  onay  have 
leisure  to  levy  contributiuiis  ef« 
fectui^Iy  on  the  adjoining,  coun- 
try. 

3.  Emrut  Rao  continues  in 
the  neighbourhood  of  Nuseuck* 
and  seems  to  act  a  guarded 
part ;  he  gives  out  that  if  Jes- 
wunt Rao  Holkar  approach,  be 
will  retire  to  Poona,  and  gain  tlie 
Peishwa.  His  Highness  of  late 
iias  shewn  tb^  -stroni^est  displi^a^ 

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'iQMtgflinst  Goopaul  Rao  Mod- 
«hce,  on  account  of  some  corres- 
pondence which  he  has  been  car- 
rying on  with  Jeswnnt  Rao  Hol- 
kar,  and  appearances  indicate 
that  he  will  not  long  continue  in. 
office.  The  Durbar,  indeed,  seems 
at  this  juncture  to  be  particularly 
disturbed :  Baliojec  Koonger,  to 
enhance  his  influence,  proposes 
that  his  Highness  should  adopt 
measures  for  bringing  to  this  neigh- 
bourhood Scindia's  army,  at  pre- 
sent in  Candeish,  as  the  only  ex- 
pedient by  which  Jeswunt  Rao 
Holkar  cah  be  kept  in  check.  Go- 
paul  Rao  Moonshee,  who  has  al- 
ways been  the  public  channel  of 
communication  between  the  Dur- 
bar and  the  Holkafs,  is  supposed 
to  secretly  favour  the  approach  of 
Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar  as  the  secret 
Aeans  of  adding  to  his  conse- 
quence, and  defeating  the  views  of 
his  rival.  Koonger  and  the  Berar 
Vakeel  adhere  to  their  plan  of 
bringing  into  station  Emrut  Rao^ 
or  some  of  the  remaining  adhe- 
rents of  Nana  Furnavees. 

4.  Amidst  such  a  contrariety 
of  interests,  and  in  the  present 
weak  state  of  tb^  Pei8hwa*s  autho. 
rity,  should  Jeswunt  Rao  sudden- 
ly make  his  appearance  here  in 
force,  the  event  Would  doubtless 
be  attended  with  important  con- 
sequences. 

5.  Bappoojce  Ailgria  has  beeil 
received  by  the  Peishwa  with  par- 
ticular honours.  It  was  rumouV- 
ed  a  short  tiilie  ago  that  he  was  to 
go  on  to  Scindia's  D\irbar,  ac- 
companied by  Ballojee  Koonger, 
but  at  present  there  is  no  reason 
to  suppose  that  he  has  fixed  on 
any  time  for  his  departure. 

6.  No  intimation  has  yet  been 
conveyed  to  me  from  th«^  Peish- 
wa, in  reply  to  my  explanation 
rc^p^ciing  the  arrangements  pro- 


posed to  be  concluded  between 
the  British  government  and  that 
of  Guickwar. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
with  the  highest  res-pect, 

My  Lord, 
Your  Lordshfp's  mo«;t  faithftd 
and  obedient  bumblci 
Servant, 
Poona,    (Signed)  B.  Close, 
Jan.  4  th,  1802,      Res.  at  Poona. 

ifo.  34 — To  his  Excellency  the 
Most  Noble  Marquis  W^ellesky^ 
K,  Pi    Govemor-Generai^  4*^* 

4-c.  4.^. 

My  Lord, 
Ok  the  6th  instaiit  I  riereii^- 
ed  a  visit  from  Moonshee  GopaUl 
Rao.  After  making  inquiries  con-* 
cerning  your  Lordship's  health, 
and  whether  I  had  been  honoured 
with  any  dispatches  from  your 
Lordship,  in  reply  tb  the  propo- 
sitions contained  in  Colonel  Pal- 
mer's address  of  the  30th  Novem- 
bef,  he  adverted  to  the  communi- 
cation which  I  had  conveyed  to 
hisHighness  through  Sbunkar  Rao, 
on  the  subject  of  the  arrangements 
proposed  to  be  concluded  with 
the  governihent  of  Guickwar;  he 
enlarged,  as  usual,  on  the  sincere 
disposition  0/  the  Peishwa  to  pre- 
serve the  most  cordial  understand- 
ing with  the  British  government ; 
observed,  that  his  Highness  deriv- 
ed much  satisfaction  fl-om  the 
pleasing  manner  in  which  I  trans- 
acted business  with  the  Durbar^ 
and  had  accordingly  desired  that 
this  circumstance  should  be  made 
known  to  me.  He  then  went  on 
to  say,  that,  under  every  occur- 
rence, it  was  his  Mighness's  wish  to 
abide  by  subsisting  uKTreoments  :— 
that  the  head  of  the  Guickwar  fa- 
mily,was  his  Highnesses  dependant, 
aqJ  that  in  regard  tocircumsiancea 
oonnecied  with  that  family,  hit 
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Ifigboesi  bad  qnly  to  reftr  to  tl)f 
IreatyofSalbhey.  I  replied  that 
bis  Hichness's  amicable  profts- 
sions  were  at  all  tiiqes  accepta- 
ble to  your  Lordship,  and  that 
I  felt  myself  particularly  bonour- 
^d  by  tbe  kjnd  expressions  which 
his  Highnew  bad  desired  to  be 
conTeyed  to  me:  that  I  trusted 
it  was  Icnowo  to  bis  Highness, 
that  your  Lordship  was  not  only 
determined  to  adhere  to  subsist- 
ing treaties,  but  desirous  of 
etrengtbening,  by  the  most  libe- 
tal  mean$Y  Jbe  friendship  wbicb 
at  present  unites  both  states. 
'  Gopaul  Rao,  seemingly  Mtisfied 
with  these  observations,  began  to 
discourse  on  topics  of  a  private 
.liml,  in  wbicb  I  joined  with  all 
cordinlity.  After  a  certain  in- 
terval however^  1  reviejrted  to  pub- 
lip  subjects^  by  noticing  that  re- 
]Miration  was  still  to  be  receiv<^ 
Irom  tbe  Durbar  on  account  of 
fbe  Dow  Tricum  Pursand,  anjd 
'tba^  I  bad  yet  received  no  reply 
lirom  bis  Higbnets  on  tbe  subject 
/of  Mr.  Duncan's  suggestion  for 
tbe  future  discbarge  of  the  col- 
lection formerly  made  in  Cbou- 
nssee,  on  account  of  bis  High- 
Aess's  Sircar. 

2.  Tbe  reparation  I  alluded 
to,  Gopaul  Rao  assured  ;ne  would 
be  mad^  tbough  perhaps  with 
some  delay ;  but  with  respect  to 
Bdr.  Duncan's  su^e^tionifor  the 
^iscbarge  of  the  Cbourassee  col- 
lections^ his  Highness,  he  said, 
had  not  fudged  a  reply  neces- 
sary, as  in  relation  to  all  such 
matters  be  conceived  the  trea- 
ty fif  Salbhcy  uy  be  suffici- 
ently explanatory  and  conclu- 
sLvew  J  answered  that  certainly 
the  treaty  of  Salbhey  was  the  ba- 
sts of  the  amity  sub^iiting  between 
Ihe  two  g(»vcrnmcnts,    but   that 


evifkntly  it  was  a  basis  that 
would  adpoitof  §  desirable  super- 
structure; that  on  this  point 
thera  was  happily  no  difference, 
but  tb«t  in  every  event )  could  re* 
new  my  assurances,  that  in  np 
step  by  tbo  Britith  goTemment 
would  your  Lordship  allow  of  any 
of  his  Higbness's  just  rights  being 
trenched  on  or  i'njiired.  Here 
Gopaul  Rao  smiled,  and  told  me, 
with  an  air  of  great  good  huaM>ur, 
that  let  his  Fligbness's  rights  be 
iraprovH  or  injured,  it  was  still 
hi9  wish  to  abide  by  sabsi^tii^ 
treaties.  This  remark  I  received 
with  indications  of  assfat,  and 
thus  allowed  tbe  conversation  to 
close. 

3.  As  the  whole  d  Gopaul 
Rao's  observations  at  this  nsaating 
were  of  a  gieneral  kind,  yourLord- 
ship  will  perceive,  that  in  replying 
pn  them  I  have  nsed  remarks 
equally  general  In  the  course 
of  the  conference,  indeed,  be  seems 
to  have  purposely  avoided  all  in- 
quiry into  the  natui«  of  the  stipu- 
lations of  the  treaty  to  which  he 
so  frequently  referretd;  and  hence 
I  am  led  to  conclude,  that  in  pay« 
ing  me  the  visit,  hk  object  was 
merely  to  go  through  tbe  Ibrm  of 
replying  tp  an  intimation  from 
me,  which  appeared  to  >e  such 
as  ought  not  to  be  allowed  to  pass 
entirely  without  notice.     . 

4.  I'be  Peishwa  having  adjust* 
ed  the  affairs  on  which  he  pro- 
ceeded to  Sassoor,  returned  hither 
on  tbe  evening  of  the  7th  instant. 
Jeswunt  Rao  Uolkar's  intention 
of  visiting  tbe  neighboorhood 
gains  more  credit  daily,  and  tba 
Peishwa  holds  (rcqtient  councils 
for  the  deliberating  on  measures 
by  which  to  obviate  an  event  that 
so  seriously  threatens  his  inter- 
ests. 

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5.  The  latly  of  Amrut  Rao  died 
lately  in  child-birth.  The  infant 
is  also  dead.  His  only  rcraainitig 
son,  at  present  about  six  years  of 
age,  is  by  a  former  marriage. 


I  have  the  hoiKXir.  to  be, 
with  the  highest  respect. 
My  Lord,  &c. 
Poona,     (Sigaed)  B.  Closb,  ' 
J  une  9ih,  18U2.      lies,  at  Poona^ 


INCLOSURE  (B.) 
Preliminary  Propositions  from  the  Peishwa,  25th  October,  1802, 


A    GENERAL    defensive   al- 
liance  to  be  formed  between  the 
two    states;    existing  treaties  to 
hold  good;  and  the  friends  and 
enemies  of  either  to  be  the  friends 
and  enemies  of  both.    The  Peish- 
wa to  subsidile  a  corps  of  British 
troops,   consisting   oi  six   native 
battalions,  with  their  proportion 
of  artiller3'-men,  ordnance,  and 
stores*  and  bis  Highness  to  grant 
a  Jaeddd  for  the   subsistence   of 
this  corps,   from   bis    territories 
bordering    on  the    Toombuddra. 
This  corps  to  be  permanently  sta- 
tioned in  kis  Highness'c  territories, 
and  to  be  employed  only  on  defen- 
sive principles  of  action,  and  his 
Highness  will  not  commit  any  act 
of  aggression  against  any  of  the 
Honourable  Company's  Allies  or 
Dependants.      His    Highness  to 
grant  immediately  a  Sunnud  for 
the  Jaeddd,  and  on  this  voucher 
the  British   government  to   pro- 
ceed to    take   possession   of    the 
Jaed4d  lands  and  po^ts,  without 
making  itknown  that  theassump* 
tion  is  made  by  authority   from 
the    Peishwa.      The  assumption 
completed,  the  British  troops  are 
to  advance  to  Poona  without  pub* 
lishing  that  they  do  so  by  autho- 
li^  from  the  Peishwa ;  acting  in 
an  amicable  manner  on  the  march 
to  those  who   manifest  a  friendly 
disposition,  and  opposing  and  de- 
feating those  who  may  offer  any 
resistance.     In   order  to  give  full 
«ifecc  to  this  plan,  Ijiis  highness 


the  Nizam  is  to  be  solicited  toco* 
operate  in  such  a  manner  as  that 
a  powerful  corps  of  bis  troops 
shall  advance  in  concert  front 
Hydra  bad  to  Poona,  on  the  same 
principles  of  march  a$  those 
observed  by  the  British  troops. 

Subsisting  difl'crcnces  bctweei^ 
the  Pcishwa's  court,  and  that  of 
Hydrabad,  to  be  adjusted  on  the 
basis  of  the  treaty  of  11th  of  Ze- 
ludjee,  1208  Fussilee;  any  diverg- 
ences which  may  arise  with  regard 
to  the  true  intent  and  meaning  of 
thjs  instrument  to  be  arbitrated 
by  the  Biitish  government,  and 
both  Sircars  to  abide  by  that  ar^ 
bitration.  The  Sircar  of  hisHigh- 
ness  the  Nizam  shall  have  credit 
for  the  sums  expended  in  the  co- 
operation afforded   by  his  troops. 

The  Guickwar  Sircar  shall  bo 
required  to  co-operaie  sgreably  to 
the  relations  and  practice  which 
have  long  hehl  between  that  Sir- 
car and  the  Poona  state.  While 
the  succouring  armies  approach 
towards  Poona,  his  Highness  the 
Peishwa  will  attend  to  his  perso- 
nal safety,  and  in  case  of  necessi- 
ty will  retire  to  Bassein  in  th^ 
Koncan.  He  w.ll  be  ready  to 
join  the  British  troops  at  such 
point  as  may  be  deemed  secure 
and  proper. 

Inasmuch  as  it  will  be  his  High- 
ness's  aim  at  all  times  to  conduct 
his  political  measures  in  unisott 
with  those  of  the  Honourable 
Company,  it  is  accordingly  agreed^ 

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on  the  otber  baod,  tbat  the  subsi- 
diary force  will  be  permitted  to 
be  employed  for  the  purpose  of> 
chastizing  such  of  his  dependants 
at  are  engaged  in  an  obstinate 
rebellion  against  his  authority ; 
and  it  is  further  agreed  that  the 
Honourable  Company's  govern- 
ment will  take  no  concern  with 
mny  of  his  relationsi  servants,  or 
subjects,  with  respect  to  whom 
bis  Highness  is  considered  abbo^ 


lute-     It  is  further  declared  by 
the  contracting  parties,  that  this 
defensive  alliance,   which  is  mean 
ibr  the  preservation,  permauenC 
prosperity!   and    honour  of  the 
Peishwa's  government,  shall  last 
and  hold  good  as  long  as  the  sua 
and  the  moon  shall  endure. 
(A  true  Copy.) 
N.  B.  Edmonstoke, 
Sec  to  Got. 


INCLOSURE  CC.) 
t^relimiuary  Propositions  from  the  Peishwa;  25th  October  180f. 

[Here    is    placed  the    Peishna's 
Sicca,'] 
Instrument. 

IN  order  that  the  Englifh  mny 
essentially  assist  and  support  the 
Sircar  of  the  Peishwa,  and  defend 
his  person,  the  Peishwa  hereby 
subsidizes,  from  ttic  English  afore- 
said, a  corps  of  British  troops  con- 
sisting of  six  native  battalions, 
with  their  proportion  of  artillery  ; 
and  his  said  Highness,  for  the 
purpose  of  subsisting  and  bearing 
the  charge  of  the  siiid  corps,  doth 
hereby  cede  to  the  English,  forts 
and  territories  yielding  an  annual 
revenue  of  twenty-five  lacks  of 
rupees,  to  be  furnished  in  part 
from  the  province  of  Guzerat,  and 


part  from   the  Camatic,  or  the 
whole  from  either  of  those  quar- 
ters. 
Given  under  the  seal  of  the  Peish* 
wa,  at^  his  court  in  Poona,  this 
27  th  day  of  the  month  of  Jem- 
maudeeool  Akhir,  &c.  kckc* 
agreeing  with  the  55th  October, 
A.  D.  1802. 

[Here  is  placed  the  Peishwa's 
Signet.] 
(A  true  copy  translate.) 
(Signed)        Ragonaut  Rao. 
(A  true  Copy.) 
N.  B.  EdmonstoxEi 
Sec.  to  Got. 
(A  true  Copy.)   / 
(Signed)    B.Closb, 
lies,  at  Poona. 


INCLOSURE  (D.) 

(loveirnor  General's  Instructions  to  the  Resident  itt  Poona,  dated  10th 

November  1802. 


(Secret) 

To  Litmt.  Col.  Close,  Resident  at 
Poona, 
Sir, 

I  AM  directed  by  his  Excel- 
*  lency  the  most' noble  the  Gover- 
nor-General to  acknowledge  the 


receipt  of  your  private  and  pub- 
lic dispatches  of  the  14tb,  2^th, 
25th  and  *26lh  ultimo. 

2.  His  Excellency  entirely  ap- 
proves the  whole  of  your  couduct 
during  the  late  negotiation,  iu  lh« 
course  of  which  his  Excellency 
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Considers  tliat  yott  bave  mapifest- 
ed  great  ability,  (irmQess,  and 
zeal  for  the  public  interests.  His 
Kxcellency  Mpil  hereafter  eater 
fully  into  the  detail  of  your  late 
proceedings;  for  the  present,  his 
Excellency  coofiaes  his  coroma- 
nication  to  you  upon  the  subject 
to  those  points  which  appear  to 
require  immediate  notice. 

3.  His  Excellency  is  satisfied 
that  by  the  terms  of  the  instru- 
ment which  the  Peishwa  has  exe- 
cuted and  delivered  to  you,  and 
hy  the  declaraiion  made  to  you 
under  his  authority,  by  Ragoiiaut 
Rao,  as  stated  in  the  second  para- 
graph of  your  private  dispatch  of 
the  25th  ultimo,  the  Peixhwa  has 
in  &ct  concluded  a  defensive  alii- 
auce  with  the  British  government 
on  the  basis  specified  iu  your  pri- 
vate dispatch  of  the  14th  ultimo, 
and  it  is  accordingly  his  ExccU 
Icncy's  resolution  to  carry  into 
immediate  and  complete  effect 
that  part  of  the  engagement  to 
which  the  British  government  is 
pledged.  His  Excellency,  how- 
ever, deems  it  to  be  extremely 
desirable  that  the  Peishwa  should 
execute,  at  the.earliest  practica- 
ble period  of  time,  an  engage- 
ment in  the  form  of  preliminafy 
articles,  specifically  stating  th« 
fundamental  principles  and  stipu- 
lations oiF  the  alliance,  to  serve  as  a 
basis  for  the  ponclusion  of  a  deii-  ' 
nitive  treaty  as  soon  as  the  state 
of  circumstances  may  admit. 

4.  It  is  his  Excellency's  inten^ 
tioQ  to  issue  iqimediata  orders  to 
the  governments  of  Fort  St.  George 
and  ^olnbay,  and  to  the  Resident 
at  Hydrabad,  to  make  every  prac- 
ticable effort  for  the  execution  of 


that  part  of  the  arrangement 
which  depends  on  the  speedy  ad- 
vance of  the  British  troops,  for  the 
protection  of  the  Peishwa's  per- 
son,  and  for  the  re-establish ment 
of  his  authority. 

5.  His  Excellency  relies  on  your 
judgment  and  discretion  to  con- 
cert with  the  Peishwa,  and  with 
the  public  authorities  at  the  sta- 
tions from  whence  the  subsidiary 
troops  will  be  furnished  for  the 
immediate  occasion,  the  most  ex* 
peditious  mode  of  placing  the  * 
reishwa  imder  the  protection  of 
the  British  troops. 

6.  His  Excellency  is  anxious^ 
if  possible  to  avoid  any  hostilities 
with  the  troops  of  Jeswunt  Rao 
Holkar,  and  with  that  view  it 
may  be  expedient  to  apprize  him 
of  the  general  nature  of  the  en- 
gagement concluded  with  the 
Peishwa;  but  the  period  of  such 
communication  must  be  regulated 
by  your  discretion. 

7.  It  is  proper  to  apprige  you, 
that  it  is  the  Governor  General's 
intention  to  avail  himself  immedi- 
ately of  the  state  of  affairs  at 
Poona,  and  of  the  defeat  of  Scin- 
dia's  troops  by  Holkar,  to  renew 
overtures  to  Scindia  for  the  pur- 
pose of  inducing  that  chieftain  to 
enter  into  the  terms  of  the  gene* 
ral  defensive  alliance  concluded 
with  the  Nizam  in  October  1800. 

I  have   the  honour  to  be,  dec. 

&c.  6lc» 
(Signed)  N.  B.  Edmonstoke, 
Secretary  to  Gov. 
(A  true  Copy.) 

N.  B.EDJCONSTONf, 

•  Fort  William,       Sec.   to  Gov. 
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Governor  OtnenVs  Imtrttctions  to  the  Resident  at  Poena;  t 

daO^a  23a  IfoTember,  180^* 


(Mo9t  Secret.) 

To  Lieut.  Coi.  Clo$e,  huidetit  •t 
Po9na. 

Biff 

I  AM  directed  by  his  ExceK* 
kncy  the  mo9t  noble  the  Govern 
hor  General  to  acknowledge  bis 
jeccipt  of  your  letters  under  datet 
the  28th,  S^tb,  and  30tb  uhimo. 
By  command  af  bis  Excellency  I 
have  now  the  honour  to  commu- 
nicate to  you  his  Excellency'^ 
detailed  instructions  for  the  guid- 
ance of  your  conduct  in^  the  pre- 
sent crisis  of  a&irs  in  the  Mab« 
ratta  sfste. 

2.  You  wrll  be  apprised  by  hrs 
Excellency's  comnaads,  convey- 
ed to  you  in  my  dispatch  of  the 
y6th  instant,  that  hrs  Excellency 
considers  defensive  ciigafements 
with  the  Peishwa  to  have  been 
actually  concluded,  and  that  it 
is  hb  Excellency's  resolution  to 
carry  tb^m  speecfily  into  efect. 
The  expressiot),  however,  which 
respects  the  time  of  carrying 
thera  into  effect,  must  be  under* 
»tood  wiih  reference  to  actual 
and  contingent  circumstatkcescon^ 
bined  with  certain  political  consi- 
derations by  which  his  Excellency 
deems  it  proper  to  regulate  hit 
proceedings  on  this  important  oc- 
casion. 

3«  In  fulfilling  tbe  obligation 
pow  imposed  on  usof  re-instating 
the*  Peishwa  in  hn  government 
and  restoring  his  auSiority,  his 
Excellency  is  anxious,  first,  to 
avoid  all  contest  with  either  Hoi-' 
kar  or  Scindia;  and  secondly, 
to  refrain  from  checking  the  pro- 
gress of  the  present  warfuic  be- 
tween those  chicftainsi  for  reasons 
tereaftcraitigned< 


4.  Theimrocdiatf  maicbofthe 
Company's  troops  for  the  protec- 
tion of  tbe  Peishwa,  in  the  pre* 
sent  state  of  circiNnstances,  mi^ht 
either  occasion  hostilities  with 
Holkar,  or,  by  depriving  both  him 
and  Scindiaofthaobject  for  which 
they  contend,  suppress  the  coo- 
test  between  them.  It  might  pos^ 
srbly  produce  both  those  e&cts,  by 
inducing  Holkar  and  Scindia  to 
compromise  their  diflferenccs,  and 
to  unite  in  a  common  cause  against 
us;  and  although  there  can  be 
little  doubt  of  the  issue  of  a  con- 
test between  tbe  British  govern- 
ment andF  Holkar  singly,  or  coil- 
federated  with  Scindiar  Ws  ExceU 
lency  woutd  consider  any  system 
of  measures  calculated  to  preci* 
pitate  such  an  event,  to  be  incon- 
sistent with  the  pacKic  views  which 
have  uniformly  r^nlated  bis  con- 
duct in  seeking  to  carabine  the 
principal  powers  of  Hindastan  in 
a  general  system  of  defensive  alli- 
ance and  ffuaranlee,  unless  such  a 
coarse  of  nroceading  should  be 
indispensably  necessary  for  tbe 
scGompHsbment  of  tbe  main  ob« 
ject  of  securing  the  efiect  of  tbe 
defensive  engagements  now  con« 
tracted  with  tbe  Peisbwa.  In  his 
Excellency's  judgment  tbat  neces- 
sity does  not  exist.  Admitting 
tbat  the  Peishwa,  baring  been  re» 
luctantly  compelM  by  tbe  exi- 
gency of  bis  affsira  to  soKcit  the 
aid  of  tbe  Britislt  gorermnent, 
would  be  anxious  to  ansul  his  late 
engagements  with  the  British 
power,  if  any  other  roeatu  were 
left  for  tbe  re-esublishment  of  bis 
authority,'  it  is  not  probable  thai 
in  the  actual  state  of  a&its,  tbe 
Peishwa  would  tbsowbiniseU  upon 

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ihe  power  of  either  of  the  con- 
lending  pitrties.  It  must  be  sup- 
posed that  he  would  endeavour  to 
keep  himself  disengaged  from  botii 
parries  until  the  final  is^ue  of  the 
contest,  even  thougii  he  should 
not  possess  the  ahsu  ranee  of  effec- 
tual aid  from  the  British  govcrn- 
nient.  In  his  Excellency's  judg- 
ment, therefore,  the  benefits  of 
the  late  engagvmeiits,  will  not  be 
exposed  to  hazard, by  a  temporary 
delay  in  carrying  ihem  into  ef- 
fect. 

5.  It  is  not  to  beexpecte/1  that 
the  late  auccess  of  Uolkar  can 
terminate    the    contest    between 
him   and   Scindia,   who  will  un- 
doubtedly employ  every  exertion 
of  his  power  to  retrieve  the  dis- 
grace   and   disadvantage   of    his 
discoroficure.     The    continuance 
of  the  contest  between  those  chief- 
tains must  withdraw  their  imme- 
diate attention  from  the  Peishwa's 
afiaira,    and    must    weaken    the 
power  and  resources  of  both,  and 
consequently  afford  to  the  British 
government  an  opportunity  of  ful- 
fiUingits  engagements  to  thePeish- 
wa,  .independently  of  both  parties, 
and  without  hazard  of  opposition 
from  either.     It  is  evident,  also, 
that  such  a  situation  of  afibirs  will 
present  the  roost  favourable  crisis 
/or  the    accomplishment   of  his 
Excdlency'a    views  of  defensive 
alliance  with  Scindia.     For  theso 
reasons,  his  ExceBency  deems  it 
to  be  the  wisest  policy  to  suspend 
the  march    of  the  British  troops 
for  the  purpose  of  f\ilfillii^  the 
late  engagements  with  the  reish- 
wa,  until  the  period  of  time  which 
may  be  most  favourable  for  that 
purpose,   with  reference    to    the 
considerations  above  stated. 

6.  In  the  mean  time,  his  Ex- 
cellency thinks  it  proper  that 
ti^e  Briti^  trv^ps  to  be  employed 


on  this  occasion  should  be  assem* 
bled  partly  at  Bi>mbay,  and  partly 
within  the  dominions  of  theNizam, 
and  the  ceded  territory  on  the 
confines  of  the  Mahratta  coun- 
try, and  be  holden  in  readiness 
to  march  at  the  shortest  no- 
tice. 

7.  A  fuflher  advantage  of  a 
delay  in  the  advance  of  the  troops 
may  be,  that  it  may  perhaps  ena- 
ble you  to  improve  the  terms  of 
the  defensive  alliance,  by  obtain- 
ing the  Peishwa's  consent  to  those 
conditions  which  he  has  hithc;t» 
lejected  His  Excellency  is  also 
desirous  of  taking  advantage  of  this 
opportunity  for  the  consolidation 
ofour  power  and  influence  in  Guze« 
rat,  by  obtaining  the  Peishwa's  re- 
cognition of  our  late  ehgagements 
with  the  Guickwar,  and  his  con- 
sent to  our  arbitration  of  his  de* 
mands  on  that  state.  His  Excel- 
lency accordingly  desires  that  you 
will  direct  your  attention  to  these 
objects,  and  that  you  will'  not 
neglect  any  favourable  opportu* 
nity  for  the  accomplishment  of 
them. 

8*  The  actual  period  of  the 
advance  of  the  troops  must  be 
left  to  your  discretion,  and  must 
be  regulated  by  local  and  inci- 
dental circumstances.  His  Ex- 
cellency's instructions  upon  this 
point  can  only  be  of  a  general 
nature.  Your  conduct  roust  be 
guided,  in  this  instance,  by  the 
application  of  the  principles  ami 
views  above  described  to  con- 
tingent events. 

9*  His  ExceUency  is  aware  that 
it  may  be  necessary  to  satisfy  the- 
Peishwa  with  regard  to  the  causts 
of  the  delay  which  may  occur  iii 
the  march  of  the  troops  to  his  as- 
sistance, under  the  line  of  policy 
which  his  Excellency  has  judged 
it  proper  to  adopt  on  this  bcca- 
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sion,  if  the  fieriod  of  time  required 
for  the  assembla^  of  the  troops 
at  the  feveral  stations  should  not 
sufficiently  account  for  it.     His 
Excellency  is    of  opinion,    that 
the  Peishwa  will  readily  admit  the 
policy,  with  reference  to  his  own 
interests,  of  suffering  the  contend- 
ing parties  to  weaken  each  other  by 
a  continued  contest,  and  thereby 
facilitating  the  re-establish ;nent  of 
his  authority.  In  his  Excellency's 
judgment,    therefore,  this    argu- 
ment may  be  successfully  stated 
to  the  Peishwa,   without  exciting 
in   his  mind  any  suspicion  of  a 
design  on  our  part  to  evade  the 
obligation  of  our  engagements,  or 
furnishing  him  with  a  plea  for 
retracting  his  own.     At  all  events 
his  Excellency  deems  it  necessary, 
that,  previously   to    the  advance 
ef  the  troops,  the  Peishwa  should 
be  required   to  execute  a  formal 
treaty  on  the  basis  of  the  propo- 
sitions to  which  he  has   already 
assented,   unless  the  state  of  cir- 
cumstances should  render  the  ar- 
guments assigned   for  the  suspen- 
sion of  the  m-'irch  of  the  troops 
iniipplicable  to  the  actual  situation 
of    affairs  ;   and   this   requisition 
may   be   made  with   the  double 
view  of  justifying  the  delay,  and 
of    securing  and  improving^  the 
terms  of  the  engagement  on  the 
part  of  the  Peishwa. 

10.  His  Excellency  desires  that 
you  will  suggest  to  the  Governors 
of  Fort  St.  George  and  Bombay, 
and  to  the  Resident  at  Hydrabad, 
the  extent  of  the  force  which  in 
yo«r  judgment  it  is  expedient  to 
detach  from    the  esiabiishmenti 


of  those  presidencies  and  Irons 
Uydrabad  respectively,  for  ibe 
accomplishment  of  the  la£e  ar- 
rangement, as  well  as  the  particu- 
lar stations  ac  which  rt  is  advisable 
to  assemble  the  several  detach- 
ments previously  to  their  advance 
into  the  Mahratta  territory. 

11.  The  commanding  officers  of 
the  several  detachments  will  be 
required  to  conform  to  your  in- 
structions, with  regard  to  the  tima. 
and  the  mode  of  advancing  thosa 
detachments  respectively,  for  tha 
support  of  the  Peishwa. 

12.  Copies  of  these  instructions 
will  be  transmitted  to  the  Gover- 
nors of  Fort  St.  George  and  £ocd« 
bay,  and  to  the  Resident  at  Hy- 
drabad,  and  those  authorities  will 
be  required  to  conform  to  tha 
suggestions  which  you  may  com- 
municate to  them,  in  conformity 
to  the  tenor  of  tha  10th  paragraph 
of  this  letter. 

13.  A  copy  of  these  instructions 
will  ali»o  be  transmitted  to  the 
Resident  with  Dowlul  Rao  Scin- 
dia. 

14.  His  Excellency  will  taka 
an  early  opportunity  of  comor^uni* 
eating  to  you  his  sentiments  on 
the  subject  of  the  arbitration  of 
the  claims  of  the  Peishwa  on  his 
Highness  the  NJaam. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
0CC.  &C.  &CC. 
(Signed) 

N.  B.  Editonstonzv 

Fort  William,   '         Sec.  to  Gov. 
22d  Nov. -1.802. 
(A  true  Copy.) 

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OoTernot  General's  Instructions  to  the  Resident  at  Poona; 
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(Secret.) 

To  Colonel  Chsf^  Rfsidait  at 
Foona, 
Sir) 

Jam  directed  by  his  ExceK 
lency  the  most  noble  the  Gover- 
nor General  to  acknowledge  the 
receipt  of  your  dispatches  of  the 
dates  noted  in  the  margin.* 

2.  His  Excellency  concludes 
that  the  principle  which  you  have 
assumed  of  discouraging  the  Peisb- 
wa's  retirement  to  Bombay,  in  the 
present  crisis  of  his  affairs,  has 
originated  in  your  doubt  of  the 
extent  to  which  his  Excellency 
night  think  proper  to  support  the 
Peibhwa's  cause.  Under  the  de- 
termination which  his  Excellency 
has  adopted  of  employing  every 
effort  for  the  re-establishment  of 
the  Peishwa*s  authority,  and  in 
the  actual  situation  of  the  Pcisb- 
wa's  affairs,  it  appears  to  his  Ex- 
cellency to  be  extremely  desirable 
that  the  Peishwa  should  immedi« 
ately  place  himself  under  the  pro- 
tection of  the  British  power,  by 
retiring  to  Bombay.  This  mea- 
sure wouUl  preclude  the  hazard  of 
precipitating  hostilities  with  Hol- 
kari  by  the  advance  of  the  British 
troops  for  the  protection  of  the 
Peishwa's  perspQ,  and  would  en- 
able the  British  government  to 
open  a  negotiation  with  Holkar 
f  for  the  re-establishment  of  the 
Peishwa  on  the  Musnud  of  Poona 
under  every  circumstance  of  ad- 
vantage, and  to  combine  with  that 
measure  a  negotiation  with  Scin- 
dia,  for  the  conclusion  of  defensive 
arrangements,  with  every  prospect 
of  success.     This  measure  would 

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also  afford  the  niost  &voural^c 
oppprt unity  for  the  ac^ustment 
of  the  terms  of  the  defensive  al- 
liance with  the  P(>ishwa,  on  the 
bnsis  of  his  Excellency's  original 
propositions,  with  the  addition  i)f 
such  stipulu lions  as  may  appear 
to  be  desirable  for  the  consol^^da- 
tion  of  the  British  power  and  in 
flucnce  in  Guzerat,  and  may  be 
expedient,  with  reference  to  the 
present  crisis  of  affairs. 

3.  The  objections  stated  in  his 
Excellency's  instructions  of  the 
22d  instant,  to  an  immediate  ma* 
nifestation  of  our  intention  to 
support  the  F^eishwa's  cause  while 
he  should  remain  within  the  limits 
of  his  own  territory,  do  not  ap- 
pear to  his  Excellency  to  apply 
in  an  equal  degrfe  to  the  cas-e 
now  under  discussion.  The  mere 
reception  of  the  Peishwa  at  a 
British  settlement  would  not  ne- 
cessarily imply  a  resolution  to 
restore  him  to  the  exercise  of  his 
authority:  the  actual  advance 
of  the  British  troops  into  the 
Mahratta  territory  would  be  a' 
decisive  measure.  If,  however, 
the  Peishwd  should  remain  with* 
in  his  territory,  the  advance  of  our 
troops  must  in  all  probability  pre- 
cede any  negotiation  fur  an  ami- 
cable adjustment  of  afl'airs  at  Poo- 
na. 

4.  His  Excellency  judffes  that 
on  your  receipt  of  his  Tate  in- 
structions, you  will  not  hesitate 
to  afford  to  the  Peishwa  every  en- 
couragement to  seek  an  asylum  at 
Bombay ;  and  his  Excellency  di- 
rects me  to  communicate  to  you 
the   following    observations   and 

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iiistructiont  fur  your  guidance, 
with  reference  t6  that  dcMrable 
event. 

5.  It  is  po8:fible  in  this  event 
(although  certainly  not  probable) 
that,  with  a  view  to  the  exclusion 
of  the  British  influence  and  power 
in  the  Mahratta  empire,  Scindia 
and  Holkar  may  be  induced  to 
compromise  their  difference,  to 
place  upon  the  Musnod  a  Pcishwa 
of  their  own  nomination,  and'  to 
unite  their  power  for  the  support 
of  that  arrangement;  a  plan  in 
which  they  may  expect  to  obtain 
the  co-o}»eratiun  of  the  Rajah  of 
Berar.  In  such  an  event,  either 
the  British  government  would  be 
compelled  to  have  recourse  to 
arms  for  the  subversion  of  that 
arrangement,  and  for  the  re-esta- 
blishment of  Ballojee  Rao's  au- 
thority, or  by  renmining  neuter, 
vfould  abandon  all  prospect  of 
concluding  with  any  of  the  Mi^- 
ratta  states  those  defensive  en- 
gagements which  are  so  essential 
to  the  complete  consolidation  of 
the  British  power  in  India,  and  to 
the  future  tranquillity  of  Hindus- 
tan. With  respect  to  the  justice 
of  supporting  the  cause  of  Ballo- 
jee  Raoy  under  the  engageinent 
which  hts  already  been  contracted 
with  htm,  no  question  can  arise : 
in  such  a  state  of  circumstances, 
therefore,  his  Excellency  would 
pot  hesitate  to  employ  every  effort 
of  tbt  British  power  for  the  re- 
instatement of  Ballojee  on  the 
JVlusnud  of  Poona, 

6.  It  is  possible  also,  that  if  the 
contest  between  Scindia  and  Hol- 
kar be  decided  by  force  of  arms, 
the  successful  party  may  offer  to 
the  Peishwa  terms  of  accommoda- 
tion, which  the  Peishwa  may  be 
disposed  to  accept  rather  than  be 
indebted  to  the  influence  or  the 
pxertioMs  of  the  JJritish  power  Jbr 


the  re-establishment  of  his  an*  « 
thority.  The  same  offer  may  pos- 
sibly be  made  to  the  Peikhwa, 
under  the  circumstance  of  a  com- 
bination among  the  Mahratta 
chieftains:  adverting  to  the  cha- 
racteristic jealousy,  instability, 
and  treachery  of  the  Peishwa's 
disposition,  it  is  not  improbable 
that  he  would  accept  such  offers, 
even  aftar  the  engagements  between 
the  British  government  and  him 
should  have  been  reduced  to  the 
form  of  a  definitive  treaty ;  in  such 
an  event,  it  would  be  useless  to 
adopt  measures  to  compel  the 
Peishwa  to  adhere  to  his  engage- 
ments. It  is  not  the  intention  of 
his  Kxcelloncy  that  any  restraint 
should  be  imposed  on  the  'Peish- 
wa: if  he  cannot  be  induced  to 
rely  upon  the  aid  of  British  power 
on  just  and  reasonable  lemis,  it 
will  be  impracticable  to  secure 
with  him  the  advantages  of  a  de- 
fensive alliance,  which  necessarily 
supposes  the  concurrence  of  the 
contracting  parties  in  the  arrange- 
ments, 

7,  With  a  view,  ho^-ever,  to 
preclude  any  of  the  evenU  above 
supposed,  or  any  other  contin- 
gency which  miaht  tend  to  frustrata 
the  accomplishment  of  his  Ex- 
cellency's objects,  it  will  be  pro- 
per that,  on  the  arrival  of  the 
Peishwa  at  Bombay,  a  negotiation 
should  be  immediately  openexl  for 
the  conclusion  of  a  definitive 
treaty  of  alliance  and  defence 
with  the  Peishwa,  on  terras  adapt- 
ed to  the  actual  crisis  of  affairs, 
as  well  as  calculated  for  the  ac- 
complishment of  bis  Excellency's 
original  views. 

8.  It  is  possible,  however,  (hat 
notwithstanding  the  embarrassed 
situation  of  the  Peishwa's  affairs, 
and  the  dependent  condition  to 
which  he  is   reduced,  he  may  he 

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insaperably  averse  to  those  mddi- 
tional  concessions,  which,  under 
the  present  state  of  circumstances* 
bis  Excellency  deeme  it  eik|jedieDt 
CO  require  fraiu  kio^  and  may  de- 
clare bis  resoluliou  to  throw  him- 
self into  the  power  of  Sciadia  or 
of  Holkar,  rather  thin  acquiesce 
in  the  terms  which  may  be  pro- 
posed  ta  hi«,  particularly  those 
which  regard  the  arhitnatioQ  of  his 
claims  on  the  Nizam  <mi  the  basis 
of  the  treaty  of  Mhar,  and  (be 
Kixam'*  total  exemption  from  the 
payment  of  Choute.  iiis  ExceU 
iency  therefore  thinks  it  proper 
to  «pprue  you,  that  it  is  not  his 
iotention  to  insia  on  the  Peishwa's 
acquiescence  in  all  the  proposci) 
concessions,  as  an  imiepensable 
condition  of  our  assistance  in  the 
fe*establiftbnient  of  his  authority, 
iiccordingly,  if  you  should  find 
it  impracucable  to  obuin  the 
Pdshwa's  consent  to  those  addi- 
Jtiooal  coucessjoas,  which,  how* 
/ever,  it  must  be  your  earnest  and 
assiduous  endeavour  to  secure, 
Ills  Elxcellency  auihorijes  you  to 
relax  in  your  demands,  and  cv«n 
to  conclude  a  treaty  with  the 
Petfhwa  on  tlie  terms  |o  which 
he  has  already  assented,  provided 
that  it  contains  no  stipulation 
which  can  |AtcIuda  the  British 
Kovemraeat  from  theeventual  con- 
tusion of  defensive  engagements 
with  Dowlut  ftao  Scindia.  The 
conclusion  of  the  treaty  should 
be  immediately  followed  by  a  coro^ 
munication  to  Scindia  and  Holkar, 
of  the  general  nature  of  the  en- 
^agemena  contracted  with  the 
Peishwa,  and  by  a  negotiation 
with,  tiiose  cbie/tains  for  the  re- 
storation of  the  Peisbwa  to  the 
due  exercise  of  his  authority, 
tiader  the  stipulations  of  the  de- 
fensive alliance;  and  this  com- 
jnuoication  should  beadeorapanicd 
.  ky  a  idecJaAtion  lo  Uolkar,  that 


the  PeishWA  is  ^lisposed  to  an 
amicable  adjustment  of  existing 
•difl^iencesy  under  the  arbitratioi^ 
and  guarantee  of  the  Eritish  go^ 
vernraent. 

9.  It  is  extremely  desirable  that 
the  re-e*»tablisbment  of  the  Peish* 
wa  on  the  Musnud  of  Poona,  un- 
der  the  stipulations  of  the  defcn* 
sive  alliance,  should  ba  efiected  ia 
concert  with  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  ; 
but  his  Excellency  is  aware  that 
necessity  alone  will  induce  Scindia 
to  co-operate  in  the  success  of 
that  arrangement.  Although  the 
cause  which  the  British  govern-^ 
meat  is  now  prepared  to  Mippori 
is  ostensibly  the  same  as  that 
in  which  Scindia  is  himself  en* 
gaged,  the  interference  of  the 
British  government,  to  the  extent 
provided  for  by  its  engagements 
with  the  Peishwa,  is  calculated 
to  defeat  the  ultimate  object  of 
Scindia's  exertions,  by  rendering 
the  Peishwa  in<)ependent  of  bis 
power;  Sciiulia  must,  however^ 
f)e  sensible  of  his  inability  to  op* 
pose  any  effectual  resistance  to 
the  accomplishment  of  the  pro- 
posed arrangement  when  supportr 
ed  by  the  power  of  the  British 
arms.     It  naay  therefore  be  ex- 

Eted,  that  rather  than  incur  the 
ard  to  which  be  would  be  ex- 
posed either  by  opposing  that 
arrangement,  or  by  his  total  ex^ 
elusion  from  the  eenefits  of  the 
alliance,  Scindia  may  be  disposeil 
to  concur  in  that  arrangement, 
and  to  listen  to  proposals  for  coi|- 
necting  his  interests  with  those  of 
the  Peishwa  in  the  general  settle- 
ment  of  aiairs. 

10.  It  therefore  appears  to  his 
Excellency  to  be  advisable  to 
combine  with  the  negotiation  for 
the  pe-establisbment  of ,  the  Peish- 
wa's  authority,  the  intended  pro. 
posak  to  Scindia  of  admitting 
him4p  Ulif  t»cnf fit»  of  the  defensive 
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alliance,  on  terms  similar  to  those 
concladed  with  the  Pcishwa;  and 
with  this  view  it  will  be  proper  (if 
the  Peishwa's  consent  can  he  ob- 
tained) to  insert  in  the  definitive 
treaty  with  the  Peishwa  a  stipula^* 
tion  for  the  eventual  admission  of 
Scindia  to  the  benefits  of  the 
alliance. 

11.  In  conformity  to  this  plisn, 
it  will  be  proper  to  accompany 
the  notification  to  Scindia  of  the 
engagements  concluded  between 
the  Peishwa  and  the  British  go- 
vernmenty  with  an  invitation  to 
co-operate  with  us  in  the  re-esta- 
blishment of  the  Peishwa's  author- 
ity, and  with  an  intimation  that 
bis  Excellency  has  authorized 
Colonel  Collins  to  offer  to  Scindia's 
acceptance  proposals  of  a  defen- 
sive nature;  and  you  will  be 
guided  in  transmitting  such  t 
communication  to  Scindia,  either 
directly  from  yourself,  or  through 
the.  channel  of  Colonel  Collins, 
"by  the  progress  which  that  officer 
may  have  made  in  his  journey  to 
Scindia's  camp ^  and  by  the  means 
which  he  may  possess  of  coromu- 
nicating,with  Scindia  at  the  time 
when  it  may  be  expedient  to  pro- 
mulgate the  engagements  con- 
cluded with  the  Peishwa.  A  copy 
'of  the  instructions  which  his  |lx- 
cellencythas  thought  proper  to 
issue  to  Colonel  Collins  for  his 
guidance  on  this  occasion  is  in- 
closed for  your  information,  and 
I  am  directed  to  request  your 
particular  attention  to  the  10th 
paragraph  of  those  instructions; 
and  generally,  to  desire  that  you 
will  consider  those  instructions  as 
ft  rule  for  your  guidance,  as  far  as 
they  nmy  be!  applicable  to  your 
proceedings. 

12.  From  the  tenor  of  his  Ex- 
cellency's instrnctioifs  of  the  l6tb 
and  22d  instant,  and  of  those 
contained  in  thepreseut^lispatclii 


you  will  infer,  that  provided  fhe 
Peishwa  shall  think  proper  to  rely 
on  the  aid  and  influence  of  the 
British  power  to  be  afforded  him 
on  just  and  reasonable  terras,  for 
the  re-establishment  of  his  author- 
ity, his  Excellency  will  deem  it 
expedient  to  employ  every  practi- 
cable exertion  for  the  accomplish- 
ment of  thdfC  object.  In  the  event, 
therefore,  of  any  of  those  con- 
tingencies which  may  require  the 
employment  of  a  military  force 
for  its  accomplishment,  you  are 
authorised  to  call  into  action  the 
several  detachments  which  may 
have  beet)  embodied  with  a  view 
to  this  eventual  service.  The 
general  command  of  the  troopi 
destined  for  that  service  will  be 
vested  in  who  will 

receive  directions  to  conform  to 
your  suggestions  for  the  roove^ 
ment  of  the  troops  under  bts 
command. 

13.  His  Excellency  is  aware 
that  circumstances  may  occur  to 
render  necessary  some  deviation 
from  the  order  of  the  proceedings 
prescribed  in  the  forgoing  instrirc- 
tions;  his  Excellency  therefore 
relies  on  your  judgment  and  dis- 
cretion for  the  application  of  the 
general  principles  and  spirit  of  these 
instructions  to  contingent  events. 

14.  Inclosed  you  \v\\\  receive 
a  copy  of  his  Excellency's  in- 
structions to  the  VIonourable  tW 
Governor  of  Bombay,  for  the  re- 
ception 6f  the  Peishwa  at  Bom- 
i)ay.     You   will  observe  by  the 

8th  paragraph  of  those  instruc- 
tions, that  his  Excellency  has 
authorized  the  Honourable  the 
Goverribr  of  Bombay  eventually 
to  undertake  the  conduct  of  the 
negotiations  committed  to  your 
charge.  If  the  Honourable  the 
Governor  should  have  occasion  to 
ic't  under  the  authority  thus  vest- 
ed in  him,  you  will  be  pleased  to 
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f^misK  him  with  coj/ics  of  all  die 
ilucuments  and  information  which 
may  appear  to.  you  to  be  necessa- 
ry ioF  his  guidance,  in  coiifor- 
jpUy  to  the  intimuiion  contiiint'd 
in  the  8th  paragraph  of  his  Ex- 
cellency's instructions  to  the  Ho- 
nourable the  GovrnioY. 

15.  it  will  occur  to  you  that 
these  instructions  are  equally  ap- 
plicable to  the  case  (advn  ti'd  to 
in  your  letter  to  Mr.  Duncan  of 
the  5th  instant)  of  the  Peislivia's 
pfoceeding  to  Bassein,  where  he 
^voald  in  fact  be  indebted  for  his 
safety  to  the  vicinity  of  Bombay, 
and  be  in  a  situation  to  benefit  l)y 
the  immediate  protection  and  aid 
of  the  British  government. 

16.  In  the  event  of  the  Peish- 
wa's  acceptance  of  reasonH4)le 
terms,  it  will  be  necessary  that  we 
should  stipulate  for  the  payn»ent 
of  such  expcnces  as  we  may  incur 
in  any  operation  directed  to  the 
object  of  restoring  hira  to  the  Mus- 
nud.  This  sum  must  be  in  addi- 
tion to  the  amotlnt  of  permanent 
subsidy.  Th^t  probable  am«;unt 
of  these  charges  might  be  calcu- 
lated on  f^  moderate  scale,  and  the 
demand  of  a  fixed  sum  on  this  ac- 
count might  be  made;  the  exact 
limit  and  time  of  payment  of  this 
sum  might  form  a  special  article 
of  the  treaty  with  the  Pei-jhwa. 

17.  His  Excellency  is  appre- 
hensive that  your  continuance  at 
Poona  in  the  present  state  of  af- 

'fuirs  may  be  productive  of  public 
embarrassment ;  his  FLxcellency 
is  therefore  anxious  to  leirn  that 
you  have  proceeded  to  Bombay, 
or  that  you  have  joined  the  Peish- 
wa.  His  Excellency  has,  how- 
ever, deemed  it  proper  to  em- 
power the  Honourable  the  Go- 
vernor of  Bombay,  to  negotiate 
with  the  Peishwtt  on  the  basis  of 
these  instructions,  in  the  cveat  of 


any  occurrence  which  might  inter- 
rupt your  intercourse  with  th« 
Peishwa,  or  might  render  your 
continued  abseuce  from  him  ne« 
Cc»ssary  or  expedieiit. 

18.  Copies  of  idis  dispatch  will 
be  transmitted  to  the  Right  Ho^ 
nourable  the  Governor  of  Fort  St. 
George,  the  Honourable  the  Go- 
vernor of  Bombay,  an^  the  Resi- 
dents at  H ydrabad,  and  with  Dow- 
lut  Rao  Soindia. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be,  &c,. 
(Sinned)    N.  B.  EDMoieiTONE^ 

Fort  VVilliam,  Sec.  to  Gov. 
Spi'h  Nov.  1802. 

P.  S.  I  am  directed  to  acknow* 
ledge  the  receipt  of  your  letter  of 
the  i  Uh  ultimo,  which  has  reach- 
ed his  bLxcelleacy  the  Governor- 
General  61  nee  the  foregoing  in* 
St  ructions  were  prepared.  Hh 
Kxcellency  directs  tue  to  commu- 
nicate to  you  his  entire  ajiproba- 
tion  of  your  proceedings,  as  de- 
scribed in  that  dispatch.  His  Ex- 
cellency is  of  opinion  that  tlu;  ge- 
nvral  tenor  4*f  that  di&patch  con- 
firms the  propriety  of  the  fore- 
going instructions. 

His  Excellency  has  perused  & 
copy  of  the  private  letter  which 
Major  Malcolm  addressed  to  Mr. 
Duncan  on  (he  5th  ultimo,  and 
M-hich  you  have  referred  to  in 
y«ur  letter  to  Mr.  Duncan  of  the 
J)th  uhimo,  and  entirely  approves 
the  sentiments  expressed,  by  Ma- 
jor Malcolm,  under  the  uncer- 
tainty which  at  that  time  existed 
with  respect  to  the  duterminaiion 
of  the  Governor  Gfn?ral  on  the 
question  o.f  *»upporting  the  cause 
of  the  Peishwa  in  the  present  em- 
barrassed crisis  of  atiairs. 

(Signed)  N.  B.  Edmonstonk, 
2d  Dcccmbirr.  Sec.  to  Oifw, 

(A  true  Copy.) 

N.  B.  EUMONHTOME, 

Sec.  10  Gov. 


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From  the  Governor-Gcufral  to  ike  Secret  Cofomkiee  i 

dated  lOth ;  zcith  P.  S.  dated  I4th  Feb.  180S. 

With  INCLOSURES  (A.)  to  (H.) 

Received  per  Swallow,  9th  July,  1803. 


To  the  JJonomrmble  the  Secret  Cum- 

fiUttee  tf  the  Hunourobk  the 

Court  oj  Directors, 
Honourable  Si rty 

IN  my  dispatch  to  your  Hon- 
ourable Committee,  dated  the24(h 
of  December  1802,  forwarded 
overland,  I  had  the  honour  to 
submit  to  you  a  statement  of  the 
late  transactions  in  the  Mahratta 
empire,  and  to  explain  to  your 
Honourable  Committee  the  system 
of  policy  which  I  considered  it 
to  be  my  duty  to  pursue,  for  the 
security  and  improvement  of  ihe 
-British  interests  in  India,  in  the 
actual  crisis  of  affairs  at.Paona. 

2.  lam  apprised  by  the  Hon- 
ourable the  Governor  of  Bombay, 
that,  in  conformity  to  my  instiuc- 
tioni,  it  was  his  intention  to  for- 
ward to  your  Honourable  Com- 
mittee with  that  dispatch*  a  co»- 
linuation  of  the  narrative  of  events 
and  proceedings  in  that  quarter 
to  the  latest  period  of  time.  'I'hat 
narrative  will  compreliend  theoc* 
oirrences  of  a  date  subsequent  to 
tny  last  advices  from  Bombay  ;  I 
shall  thercfons  coii6ne  the  present 
dispatch  to  a  statement  of  ray  ge* 
neral  septimcnts  on  ihe  actual  ^^itu- 
stion  of  affairs  in  the  Mahratta 
empire,  and  ofthe  course  of  policy 
vrbich  I  propose  to  pursue. 

S.  Your  Honourable  Committee 
will  be  apprized  by  tliat  dispatch 
ofthe  Honourable  the  Governor  of 
Bombay,  to  which  ihe  preceding; 
paragraph  refers,  of  the  actual 
conclusion  of  a  definitive  treatv  of 


defensive  alliance  between  thsT 
Biitish  govenunenc  and  his  High- 
ness tlie  Peishwa« 

4.  The  terms  of  that  tfeaty 
being  strictly  coulbrmabie  to  the 
tenor  of  my  original  propositions 
to  his  Highness,  and  to  the  spirit 
of  my  subsequent  instructioiiS  to 
the  Uesident  at  Poona,  I  have  not 
hesitated  to  ratify  and  confirm  the 
treaty.  A  copy  ofthe  treaty*  is 
annexed  to  this  dispatch.  The 
conclusion  of  this  important  ar- 
rangement promises  to  establish 
the  British  interests  in  the  Mah- 
ratta empire  on  the  most  solid  and 
durable  foundation,  and  to  afford 
additional  security  ibr  the  perma- 
nent tranquillity  and  prosperity  of 
the  British  dominions  in  India. 

5.  The  complete  operation  of 
this  beneficial  arrangementis,  how^ 
ever,  still  subject  to  doubt. 

6,  ft  lias  always  been  sufficieiitly 
manifest,  that  the  principal  bran- 
dies of  the  Mahratta  state  are 
averse  to  an  alliance  between  tb» 
British  government  ainl  the  sove<- 
reign  power  of  the  Mahratta  em.«- 
pirc.  The  distractions  prevailing 
among  the  feudatory  chieftains  af- 
forded the  most  favourable  pros- 
pect (or  the  conclusion  of  such  ait^ 
alliance.  It  is  also  evident,  that 
his  Highness  the  Peishwa  has  been 
induced  to  coiKlude  the  treaty 
with  the  British  governnAcnt,  by 
his  conviction  that  no  other  meatis 
existed  of  recovering  any  portiun  of 
his  just  authority,  or  of  securing 
the  tranquillity  of  his  domiuions. 


♦  See  tbis  treaty,  leutitled  the  Trettj  of  Basscia. 


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7.  The  knowledge  of  our  ar- 
rangement with  the  Peishwa  may 
fmluce  Dowlut  Ihw  Scindia  and 
Holkar  to  compromise  their  dif- 
ferences, and.  to  offer  to  the  Peibh- 
wa  proposals  for  restoring  his 
Highness  to  the  Musnud  of  Poont, 
which  his  Highness  may  be  dispos- 
ed to  accept,  notwithstanding  the 
actual  conclusion  of  engagements 
for  that  purpose  with  the  British 
government.  In  such  an  event,  it 
is  not  my  intention  to  attempt  to 
compel  the  Peishwa  to  adhere  to 
the  faith  of  his  engagements,  .it 
the  hazard  of  involving  tlie  Com- 
pany in  a  war  with  the  combined 
Mahratta  states.  The  course  of 
measures  which  it  is  my  intention 
lo  pursue  in  this  supposed  case  is 
described,  in  the  enclosed  copy  of 
my  instructions  to  the  Resident  at 
Poona  of  the  30th  of  D.cember, 
Id  which  provisions  are  made  for 
such  a  contingency. 

8.  l(j  however,  the  Peishwa 
should  adhere  to  the  failh  of  iiis 
engagements,  and  if  the  majority 
of  the  Mahratta  Jjtghiredars  and 
chieftains,  subject  to  his  High- 
nesses authority,  should  concur  in 
the  restoration  of  the  Peishwa's 
authority  under  the  treaty  with 
the  Company,  I  shall  consider  it 
to  be  my  duty  to  proceed  without 
regard  to  any  partial  opposition 
on  the  part  of  Scindia  or  of  Hol- 
kar, either  singly  or  united. 

9.  No  reason  however  exists  to 
justify  an  apprehension,  that  in 
the  event  supposed,  Scindia  would 
proceed  to  such  an  extremity; 
nor  is  any  such  desperate  course 
of  proceeding  to  be  apprehended 
from  the  Rajah  of  Bi^rar.  Uncom- 
bin^  <  with  the  power  of  Scindia, 
Holkar  will  iK}t  probably  venture 
to  resist  the  Peishwa.  Holkar 
has  anxiously  solicited  the  arbi- 
tration of  the  British  goveinmept 
with  respect  to  his  claiips.     Your 


Honourable  Commfttee  will  be 
apprized  by  the  Honourable  the 
Governor  of  Bora  bay,  that  Holkar 
has  transmitted  distinct  proposi- 
tions, with  that  view,  to  Lieute- 
nant Colonel  Close. 

10.  Under  these  circumstances, 
I  have  issued  instructions  to  the 
Government  of  Fort  St.  George, 
and  to  thif  li^esidentsnt  Poona  and 
liydrabnd,  with  njtpect  to  th« 
mode  of  carrying  into  effect  the 
engagements  lately  concluded  with 
the  Peishwa.  Copies  of  those  in- 
structions are  enclosed  for  the  in- 
formation of  your  Honourabl* 
Committee. 

11.  In  the  present  situation  of 
the  affairs  of  the  Mahratta  em- 
pire, and  under  the  circumstance 
of  our  recent  engagements  with 
the  Peishwa,  I  have  judged  it  to 
be  expedient  that  an  officer  of  ap- 
proved talents  and  experience  ii) 
the  political  interests  of  the  Bri- 
tish goveriunent  in  India,  should 
be  immediately  appointe<l  to  reside 
at  the  court  of  the  Rajah  of  Be- 
rar;  and  I  have  therefore  deter- 
mined to  avail  myself  on  this  oc- 
casion of  the  distinguished  qua- 
lifications of  Mr.  Wcbbc,  who  at 
present  holds  the  situation  of  Re- 
sident at  Mysore.  I  have  accorid- 
ingly  appointed  Mr.  Webbe  to  be 
Resident  at  Nagpore,  and  I  havo 
directed  the  Right  Honourable 
the  Governor  of  Fort  St.  George 
to  permit  Mr.  Webbe  to  proceed 
to  that  Court,  as  soon  as  the  ser- 
vices of  that  gentleman,  in  the 
commission  to  which  he  was  ap- 
pointed under  the  authority  of  the 
government  of  Fort  St.  Gcirge, 
should  be  no  longer  required. 

12.  With  reference  to  thepe<!fuliaf 
nature  of  our  connection  with  the 
state  of  Mysore,  the  local  circum- 
stances of  that  important  branck 
of  our  pfditical  relations,  and  the 
actual  crisis  of  affairs  in  the  Mab* 

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ratta  empire,  appeared  to  require 
that  an  able  and  experienced  poli- 
tical Resident  should  immediately 
proceed  to  the  court  of  Mysore, 
and  should  permanently. reside  at 
the  court.  For  that  purpose,  I 
have  rccoramend£d  to  the  govern- 
ment of  Fort  St.  George  the  ap- 
pointment of  Major  J.  Malcolm 
in  the  room  of  Mr.  Webbe.  Major 
Malcolm  accordingly  embarked  a 
few  days  ago  for  Madras.  The 
various  considerations  which  in- 
fluenced my  judgment  in  framing 
these  arran^cmentSf  are  detailed 
in  the  enclosed  copy  of  my  instruc- 
tions to  the  Right  Honourable  the 
Governor  of  Fort  St.  George  on 
that  subject,  to  which  1  have  the 
honour  to  refer  your  Honourable 
Committee. 

Your  Honourable  Committee 
will  be  apprized  by  the  govern- 
ment of  Bombay  of  the  state  ofaf- 
iairs  in  Guzerat,  where,  I  trust, 
an  establishment  is  now  formed 
from  which  great  advantages  may 
be  derived  to  the  political,  milita- 
ry, and  commercial  interests  of 
the  Company  in  that  quarter  of 
India.     * 

I  have  the  honour  to  be. 

Honourable  Sirs, 

Your  most  faithful  humble  Servant, 

(Signed)  Wellesley.' 

Fort  William, 
10th  February,  1803. 

P.  S.  Since  the  date  of  this 
letter,  I  have  received  advices 
from  the  Resident  at  Poona^  to 
the  23d  ultimo.  I'he  general 
tenor  of  those  advices  appears  to 
me  to  be  of  the  must  favourable 
description. 

His  Highness  the  Peishwa  has 
dispatched  two  of  his  principal 
officers  to  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia, 
■for  the  express  purpose  of  recon- 
ciling   that  chieftain  to  the  ai" 


rangement  which  his  Highness  hit 
Concluded  with  the  British  go* 
vernment. 

His  Highness  the  Peishwa  has 
addressed  letters  to  the  several 
Mahratta  Chieftains,  subject  to 
his  Highness's  authority,  who  oc- 
cupy the  districts  -situated  be- 
tween Poona  and  the  river  Kistna, 
apprizing  them  of  his  alliance 
wjih  the  British  government,  and 
directing  them  to  join  and  co- 
operate with  the  British  forces. 
These  circumstances  have  consi- 
derably diminished  my  apprehen- 
sions with  regard  to  the  possibility 
of  the  Peishwa's  departure  from 
the  faith  of  his  engagements. 

Dissensions  have  arisen  betweca 
Emrut  Rao  and  Jeswunt  Kao 
Holkar,  which  may  be  expected 
to  produce' a  separation  of  inte- 
rests between  those  chieftains; 
Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar  is  extremely 
embarrassed  by  the  want  of  mo- 
ney for  the  payment  of  his  troops, 
and  is  endeavouring  to  supply  the 
failure  of  his  resources  by  levying 
oppiessivc  contributions  from  the 
inhabitants  of  Poona.  That  chief- 
tain has  repeated  his  propositions 
in  a  modified  form  to  the  Resident, 
for  an  accommodation  with  the 
Peishwa,  and  has  solicited  the 
mediation  of  the  Resident  and  of 
the  Peishwa  for  the  satisfaction 
of  his  demands  on  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia.  As  a  proof  of  his  since- 
rity, Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar  has  sig- 
nified his  intemion  of  sending  the 
females  of  the  Peishwa's  family  to 
his  Highness  at  Bassein.  Jes- 
ivunt  Rao  Holkar  has  been  equally 
earnest  in  soliciting  the  mediation 
of  his  Highness  the  N^m. 
.  This  situation  of  affairs  justifies 
a  confident  expectation  of  the 
speedy  and  happy  conckision  of 
the  late  arrangements  with  his 
Highness  the  Peishwa,  and  of  the 
amicable  adjustment  of  the  dif- 
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ff fences  existing  among  the  Mah- 
ratta  chieftains,  through  the  me- 
diation and  influence  uf  the  Bri- 
tish power. 

I  avail  myself  of  this  opportu* 
nity  to  transmit,  for  the  informa- 
tion of  your  Honourable  Com- 
mittee, a  copy  of  my  instructions 
ofth«  llthinst.  to  the  Resident 


at  Poona,  on  the  suhject  of  th«> 
arbitration  of  the  claims  of  Jes- 
wunt  Rao  Holkaron  his  Highness 
the  Peishwa,  and  on  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia. 

(Signed)      Wbllesley. 
Fort  William, 
Uth  February,  1803. 


INCLOSURE  (B.) 

Letter  from  the  Governor  General  of  Fort  St.G(vorge; 
dated  30lh  Dec.  1802. 


Secret,  No.6.29ih  Nov. 
Secret  and  Official,  7.  lOth 
Do    -     ...    p.  nth 
To  the    Right    Honourable  Lord 
CUxCy  SfC.  Sfc,  Sfc, 
My  Lord, 

I  H  A  V  E  the  honour  to  acknow- 
ledge the  receipt  of  your  Lord- 
skip's  dispatches  of  the  dates  %\\e» 
cified  in  the  margin. 

2.  My  o0icial  dispatch,  No.  4. 
ofthe^pth  ultinio,  will  have  com- 
municated to  your  Lordship  my 
entire  approbation  of  the  extent  of 
the  forces  which  your  Lordship  had 
deemed  it  expedient  to  prepare 
for  eventual  service  in  the  actual 
state  of  afiairs  in  the  Mahratta 
empire. 

3.  Any  measures,  indicating  an 
intention  on  the  part  of  the  British 
government  to  interpose  its  power 
and  influence  for  the  restoration 
of  order  in  the  Mahratta  territory, 
may  possibly  induce  Scindia  and 
Holkar  to  compromise  their  dif- 
|brenceS|  and  to  propose  to  the 
Peishwa  acceptable  terms  of  ac- 
commodation. The  probability 
of  such  an  accommodation  would 
Dot  have  been  H^*cted  by  ai\y  di- 
p^inutioQ  of  the  forces  which  your 
Lordship  h^s  judiciously  provided 
an  the  pre^nt   extended   scale; 


on  the  other  hand,  it  may  be  ex- 
pected that  the  extent  of  our  mili- 
tary preparations  will  promote 
the  success  of  my  endeavours  to 
accomplish  the  restoration  of  the 
Peishwa  on  the  Musnud  of  Poona, 
by  the  means  of  an  amicable  nego- 
tiation. 

The  expediency  of  assembling  <ia 
considerable  a  force  from  the  Pre- 
sidency of  Fort  St.  George  is  fur- 
ther confirmed,  by  adverting  to 
the  state  of  affairs  at  Bombay.  'Hie 
force  now  in  the  field  from  Madras 
is  such  as  to  admit  of  the  applica- 
tion of  the  whole  of  the  disposable 
force  under  the  Presidency  of 
Bombay,  to  the  important  object 
of  establishing  our  power  and  in- 
fluence in  the  province  of  Guierat, 
under  the  engagements  lately  con- 
cluded between  the  British  go- 
vernment and  the  state  of  the 
Guickwar. 

4.  I  shall  be  prepared  to  fur* 
nish  your  Lordship  with  a  supply 
of  specie  from  Bengal,  or  to  au- 
thorise your  Lordship  to  raise 
money  at  Fort  St.  Geor^,  for  the 
expences  of  the  campaigii,  if  the 
course  of  events  should  require 
the  advance  of  the  army  into  the 
Mahratta  territory. 

5.  The  measure    adopted  by 

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your  Lopdbhip,  of  su^^gesting  the 
augmentation  of  the  cavalry  in 
the  service  of^e  Rajah  of  Myborc, 
in  the  present  situation  of  atfairs, 
appears  to  me  to  be  extremely 
proper. 

6.  I  entirely  approve  the  tenor 
of  your  Lordship's  instructions  to 
the   Honourable  Major  General 
Wellesley,  under  date  the  8th  and 
10th  of  December,  for  the  regula* 
rion   of  his  conduct  towards  the 
commander     of     the     Peishwa's 
fouthern  army,    and    tho    Muh- 
rattu  chieftai.-.i  situated  near  the 
frontier  of  Mysore.     Until  a  ne- 
cessity   shall   arise    for    the  ad- 
vance of  the  British  army  into  the 
JVIahratta  territory,  the  junction 
of  the  Peishwa's  troops  would  not 
only  be  premature,  but  would  be 
productive  of  considerable  embar- 
rassment and  inconvenience,  while ' 
the  interests  and  disposition  of  the 
commander  of  I  he  Peishwa's  troops 
appear  to  nfl'ord  suflicient  secu- 
rity for  the  co-operallon  of  the 
force  under  his  command,  when- 
ever   the  course   of  events  may 
render  tbiU  co-operation  desirable. 


7*  I  am  now  employed  in  con- 
sidering the  means  of  raising  addi- 
tional funds  for  the  provision  of 
the  inve«>tment,  under  the  Presi- 
dency of  Fort  St.  George,  in  or- 
der to  supply  the  deficiency  which 
may  be  occasioned  by  the  present 
military  preparations  at  that  Pric- 
^'dency. 

8.  lentirefy  approve  the  mea- 
sure of  augmenting  the  regiment 
of  cavalry  stationed  at  Hydrabad 
to  the  war  establishment. 

p.  I  have  the  honour  to  trans- 
mit inclosed  for  your  Lordship's 
information,  a  copy  of  my  instruc- 
tions of  this  date,  to  the  Resi- 
dent at  Poona., 

I  have  tiie  honour  to  be,  &c. 

(Signed)     Wblleslet. 
Fort  WHliam, 
30th  Dec.  1802. 

(A  true  Copy.) 
(Signed)  N.B.  Edmonstokc, 
Sec.  to  Gov. 
(A  true  Copy.) 
(Signed)    E.  Stracjiey, 

Sec. 
(A  true  Copy.)    J.  Grant, 
Sec.  to  Gov. 


INXLOSURES  IK  (B.) 


No.i, 

Letter  f rum  Doinlut  liao  Scindia 
to  the  Coierfior  General ;  dated 
and  received  the  I3th  Decent" 
hery  1802. 

Your  Lordship  will  certainly 
hare  heard,  by  the  papers  of  inteU 
ligcnce,  of  the  misconduct  of  Jcs- 
wunt  ilao  Ilolkar,  and  of  the 
events  at  Poona.  Immetliately 
on  being  apprised  thereof  I  again 
marched  from  Ougein,  towards 
Deccan,  with  the  intention  of 
proceeding  thither  for  the  purpose 
of  quelling  the  disturbances,  and 
of  arranging  the  disordered  affairs 
of  that  quarter.  As  the  union 
8vb»i$tinj  between  tinA  two  ggveui* 


mentshas  rendered  it  an  establish- 
ed practice  between  them  t« 
write  information  of  the  state  of 
affairs,  I  have  written  the  fore- 
going circumstances  with  the  pen 
of  friendship  for  your  Lordship's 
information. 

My  kind  friend,  having  now 
occasion  to  return  to  Deccan,  and 
the  limits  of  the  territories  of  the 
two  states  being  every  where  coa- 
tiguous,  I  request,  in  the  spirit 
of  union,  that  strict  injunctions 
"may  be  written  to  the  respective 
public  officers  stationed  at  the 
several  places  belonging  to  the 
Company,  requiring  them  con- 
stantly to  k«rp  in  view  a  regard 


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to  tbe  union  of  tBe  two  states. 
And  whereas  no  distinction  what- 
eirer  subsists  between  the  govern- 
iDent  of  his  Highness  the  Peishwa 
and  that  of  the  Company,  ai>d  I 
am  the  guarantee  thereof,  please 
God,  it  is  certain  that  your  Lord* 
ship,  who  holds  the  supreme  au« 
thority  over  the  afluirs  of  the 
Company,  who  is  distinguished 
for  wisdom  and  foresight,  and  who 
is  singular  in  this  age  in  the  ob- 
servance of  the  dues  of  friendbbip, 
will  on  every  occasion  render  ihe 
corroboration  of  the  foundations 
of  attachment  and  union,  and  the 
maintenance  of  the  obiigaiions  of 
friendship  and  regard  with  respect 
to  his  Highness  the  Peishwaon  the 
part  of  the  Company  as  heretofore, 
and  conformably  to  existing  en- 
gagements in  concert  and  con* 
curreoce  with  me,  the  objects  of 
your  attention^  and  give  tbosa  ob- 
jects a  place  in  your  friendly 
juind. 

(A  true  transition.) 

(SigDcd)    N.  B.    EDMOIfSTONEy 

Pers.  Sec.  t»  Gov, 

No.  1. 
fjetter  from  AmnU  Rao  to  the 
Gwctmor     General  ;•      dated 
end  received  the  ISth  December 

YolXR  Lordship  will  have  heard 
by  means  of  the  papers  of  intelli- 
gence from  Poona  of  the  circum- 
stances of  the  engagement  which 
in  consequence  of  certain  disa- 
greements! hits  lately  taken  place 
gi  the  distance  of  three  coss  from 
Poona,  betvveen  Ashrount  Rao 
J^olkar,f  and  the  oQicers  of  Dow- 
lutRao  Scindhu      My  esteemed 


and  beloved  brother  Pundit  Purd* 
haun,  however,  has  been  induced 
by  the  representations  of  several 
short-sighted  persons,  and  by  the 
evil  society  of  men  of  weak  under- 
standing, to  proceed  to  the  forC 
of  Mhar,  in  the  Koncnn,  inconse- 
quence of  whichliolkar  detached  a 
body  of  troops,  and  brought  me  to 
Poona,  whrre  he  had  the  honour 
of  puying  bis  respectb  to  me.  Ho 
has  represented  to  mc  the  senti- 
ments of  pure  devotion  and  ^n- 
cerc  attachment.  Letters  were 
therefore  dispatched  to  Pundit 
Purdhaun,  inviirng  him  to  n-turn 
to  this  place.  As  the  Company's 
Sircar,  and  this  exalted  Sircar, 
are  firmly  conr>ectc<l  by  the  ties 
of  friemlbhip  and  unanimity,  this 
is  written  for  your  Lordship's  in- 
formation. 

At  this  time  Colonel  Close  has 
bad  the  honour  of  takin*;  leave. 
The  obligairons  of  friendship  and 
cordial  attachment  require,  that 
agreeably  to  established  usage, 
a  confidential  person  of  rank  be 
appointed  to  this  Sircar  on  the 
part  of  the  Company,  in  quality  of 
Resident,  as  being  highly  proper, 
and  seemingly  with  rrfereuce  toi 
existing  union  aivd  friendship. 

Let  your  Lordship  constantly 
gratify  me  with  Ititers  denoting 
your  welfare.  What  more  nec4 
be  written  ? 

Froq^  Mora  be  Furnevecs, 

and  Haba  Churkia« 
Of  the  same  tenor  as  the  fort** 

going. 

(True  Translation.) 
(Signed)  N.  B.  Edmon!>tonb, 
Sec.  toGor. 


*  This  kstter  l>eart  precisely  the  same  adi^ress  as  that  wli'ich  iha  Peishwa  nses 
|o  the  Gorernor-General,  and  is  written  m  the  same  hand  «•  are  all  the  Peish- 
ara's  letters  to  his  Eicellency. 

X  Holkar  is  httt  sty hdSippeh  Saulaur,  or  coramandcfj  probnbly  vith  refer- 
ence to  the  projected  arrin)K<*Hfdilit  h^  which  that  office  was  tu  bo  confeired  on 
hiia. 

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No.  3. 
letter  from     the    Resident   with 
Dorwlut  Rao  Scindia  to  the  Go- 
vernor General  ;  dated  the  1 IM 
December  1S02. 
To  his  Excellency  the  Most  Nitl>le 
Richard  Marquis  IVelUaleii^  K^  P. 
My  Lord,    . 
I  HAVE  tlw?  honour  to  forward 
three  Khareclahs  lo  I  he  address 
of  your   Excellency   from  Muha- 
raja  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  Cabhee 
Raa  Holkar,  and  UHJaZalimSing. 

2.  Scindia  is  ^t  present  en< 
camped  roidway  between  Ougcin 
and  the  Nurbuddah.  Ambajee 
Rao  has  joined  the  .Mnharaja,  as 
also  the  Uhyes,  both  which  events 
have  caused  general  sati>faction 
at  Scindia's  Durbar.  Amlraje« 
Rao  has  reinforce*!  the  army  of 
his  prince  with  thirteen  hundred 
cavalry,  seven  thousand  infantry, 
regulars,  and  thirty-two  guns. 
This  force  L  under  the  coMimand  . 
of  twelve  European  officers, 
mostly   English,  1  understand. 

3.  Jeswunt  Rao  llolkar  has 
written  to  Ambajee,  soliciting 
his  mediation  in  negotiating  peace 
l^tween  him  and  Scindia,  ob- 
serving at  the  same  time,  that  a 
continuance  of  the  present  war 
must  fjyentually  prove  destrtic- 
tive  to  the  Mahratta  empire, 
liolkar  has  likewise  apprized  Scin- 
dia that  the  Peishwa  is  pursuing 
measures  of  a  ruinous  tendency, 
meaning,  I  apprehend,  Banjy 
Rao's  application  for  the  aid  of  a 
military  force  from  the  British 
government,  and  strongly  urges 
the  Maharaja  to  dissuade  the 
Peishwa  from  entering  into  any 
engagements  which  may  he  ad- 
verse to  those  principles  by  which 
the  ascendancy  of  the   ^lahratta 

4  itatc  has  been  so  long  maintained 
in  the  Deccan. 


4.  I  have  been  detained  here 
some  days,  waiting  the  arrival  of 
two  companies  of  Sepoys,  and 
two  nuns,  ice.  which  were  ordered 
frcmi  Cawnporc  to  complete  my 
escort,  but  did  not  reach  Futteb 
Ghur  until  this  morning  -,  to- 
morrow there  will  be  a  survey  ta- 
ken of  the  cattle,  ammunition,  and 
stores,  and  on  the  following  day 
I  trust  I  shall  commence  my 
march  towards  the  court  of  Dow- 
lut Rao  Scindia. 

5.  Captain  Robert  Campbell 
being  reported  sick,  his  Excel- 
lency the  Comnmnder  in  Chief 
has  been  pleased,  at  my  request, 
to  nominate  Captain  Daniel  Lyons 
to  the  charge  of  n>y  escort. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be,  with 
the  highest  respect. 

My  Lord, 
Your  most  obedient, 
humble  Servant, 
(Signed)  J.  Collins, 
Res.  !>•  R.  s. 
Futteh  Ghur, 
19th  Disc.    1802. 

(A  true  Copy.) 
(Sigticd)  J.  Colli KS. 

Res.  D.  R.  tt 
(A  true  Copy.) 
(Signed)  E.Str'achey,  Sec. 
(A  true  Copy.)  J.  Graht, 
Sec.  to  Gov. 

No.  4. 
Goxemor-GeneraCs  Tnstructiotu  to 
tie  Resident  qt    Pooua ;  diited 
tlie  SOth  December  18Q2. 
To  Ideutcti ant-Colonel  Close,  Re* 
sident  at  Poona. 
Sir, 
Jam    directed  by    his  Excel- 
lency the  most  noble  the   Gover- 
nor General,  to  acknowledge  th* 
receipt  of  your  several  dispatches 
noted  in  the  margin.*  ^ 

2.  1  am  instructed  to  commuoii 


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tote  to  you  'his  Excellency's  en- 
tire approbation  of  the  judgment 
and  firmness  with  whicL  you  re- 
sisted the  repeated  endeavours  of 
Amrut  Rao  and  llolkar,  to  dis- 
cover the  system  of  policy  which 
the  British  government  would'pro- 
bably  adopt  in  the  present  situ- 
ation of  the  affairs  of  the  Mahratta 
empire,  and  to  induce  you,  as  the 
reprewntative  of  the  British  go- 
vernment in  India,  to 'countenance 
thenieasures  which  those  chieftains 
might  pursue,  for  the  purpose  of 
confirming  the  late  revolution  in 
the  government  of  Poona.  From 
the  tenor  of  his  Excellency's  in- 
structions under  date  the  29th 
ultimo,  you  will  have  anticipated 
his  Excellency's  satisfaction  at  the 
intelligence  of  your  arrival  at 
Bombay.  His  Excellency  also 
entirely  approves  the  tenor  of  your 
address  of  the  22dult.  to  the  Hon. 
the  Governor  of  Bombay,  suggest- 
ing the  expediency  of  obtaining 
from  his  Highness  the  Peishwa 
his  recognition  of  the  engagement 
concluded  between  his  Highness 
and  you  on  the  25th  of  October 
previously  to' his  embarkation  for 
one  of  his  own  ports  under  the 
protection  of  the  British  rtag. 

3.  His  Excellency  observes, 
with  great  saiibfaction,  the  solici- 
tude of  Amruc  Hao  and  Jeswunt 
Bao  Holkar,  for  the  preserva- 
tion of  the  friendship  of  the  Bri- 
tish government,  and  the  direct 
application  made  by  Holkar,  for 
your  mediation  of  ditterenccs  be- 
tween the  Peishwa  and  him.  His 
Excellency  entirely  approves  your 
answers  to  Amrut  Rao  and  Holkar 
on  that  occasion. 
■  4.  Your  endeavours  to  obtain 
copies  of  the  letters  addressed  to 


his  Excellency  by  Amrut  Rao, 
Moraba  Furnavees,  and  Baba 
Phurkia,  and  transmitted  in  your 
letter  to  the  Persian  department 
under  date  the  28ih  ultimo,  hav- 
ing failed  of  3uccess,  I  inclose, 
by  his  Excellency's  direction,  a 
copy  and  translation  of  those  let- 
ters for  your  infor.nati on.  The 
tenor  of  them  evidently  indicates 
the  actual  assumption  of  the  au» 
thority  of  thegoverrthoent  by  Em- 
rut  Rao,  and  directly  conveys  an 
application  for  the  countenance 
and  support  of  this  government  in 
that  assumption,  by  expressing  a 
desire  for  the  nomination  of  a  Re- 
sident at  the  court  of  Poona^  in 
consequence  of  your  departure 
from  that  capital. 

5.  I  also  transmit  inclosed  a 
copy  and  translation  of  a  letter 
which  his  Excellency  has  received 
from  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  ex- 
pressive of  his  solicitude  for  the 
continuance  of  the  friendship  of 
the  British  government,  both  to- 
wards that  chieftain  and  the  Peish- 
wa, and  for  the  co-operation  of 
the  British  government  in  the  pre- 
sent crisis  of  the  affairs  of  the 
Mahnitta  empire. 

6.  Ihis  appeal  to  the  British 
power  from  all  parties  concerned 
in  the  aciutii  commotions  of  the 
Mahratta  stales  appeals  to  his 
Excellency  to  afford  as  favour- 
able an  opportunity  for  success- 
ful and  pacific  mcdiaiioffis  could 
be  expected  to  occur  under  the 
known  views  and  disposition  of 
Scindia  and  Holkar,  and  the 
experienced  instability  of  the 
Pei>hwa*s  character., 

7.  Notwithstanding  the  Peish- 
wa's  recent  r*»cognition  of  his 
engai;cments  with  you,  his  Excol- 


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lency  thf    Governor  General  is 
induced  to  apprehend,  from   the 
general  tenor  <^  the  information 
contained  in  your  dispatches,  and 
from  the  character  a nid  disposition 
of  thi'Pei»hwa,  that  hU  Highnesi  is 
more   disposed    to    rely  on    the 
exertions    of  Scindia    than    on 
tho«e  of  the  Britibh  government, 
for  his  restoration  to  the  Musnud 
of  Poona,  and  that  the  Peishwa 
may  avail  himself  of  any  uppor- 
tunity  which  the  future  successes 
of  Scindia,  or  the  position  of  Scin- 
dia's  troops   may  afford,  of  deriv- 
ing protection*  and  support  from 
the  arms  of  that  chieftain.  In  this 
expectation    his    I|ighncss   may 
possibly  evade  the  conclusion  of 
a  dpfinitive  treaty   on  the   basis 
of  the    preliminary  engagement, 
and  relying  on  the  security  of  bis 
actual  position,  refuse  to  place 
himself  under  the  protection  of 
the  British  government,   to  avail 
himself  of  its  exertions,   for  the 
restoration  of  his  authority.    This 
result  will  be  rendered  still  more 
probable  by   an  accommodation 
between  Scindia  and  Holkar. 

8.  The  intelligence  contained 
in  a  dispatch  from  the  Uesidont 
with  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  under 
date  the  li)th  las'ant  (of  which  a 
copy  is  inclosed)  strongly  indicates 
the  probability  of  that  event ;  and 
it  is  apparent,  that  the  principal 
inducement,  both  of  Scindia  and 
Holkar,  to  enter  into  such  ac* 
commodation,  is  the  npprehen* 
sion  which  th^y  entertain  of  the 
interference  of  the  British  power 
for  the  presto ration^and  establish- 
ment of  the  Peishwa's  authority* 
It  .may  be  expected,  therefore, 
that  an  accommo<lnlion  between 
those  chieftains  will  be  acconipap 
ricd  by  proposals  to  the  IVishwa, 
under  the  mediation  and  gtiaran* 
tee  of  Scindia^  of  a  nature  which 


his  Highness  m|ty  be  disposed  t$ 
accept,  rather  thao  be  indebted 
for  the  restoration  of  his  autho- 
rity to  the  rnterpositioB  of  tht 
Briti:«h  government, 

9.  Under  the  circumstances  of 
the  actual  conclusion  of  the  de- 
fensive engngements  between  tha 
British  government  and  the  Petsb- 
wa,  and   the  adoption  of  active 
measures  on  the   part  of  tha  Bri* 
tish  government  iu  conformsty  to 
those  engagements,  and  on  tbo 
faith  of  the  Peishwa's  adberenoe 
to   the  stipulations  of  thenit  bis 
Excellency  considers  that  we  pos* 
sessa  decided  right  to  require  the 
Peishwa*s  adherence  to  the  obli- 
gations of  those  engagenentt  un- 
der   any  contingency   wbatetery 
and  to  secure  to  the  British  go- 
vernment the  benefits  of  the  ar^ 
rangement*  In  the  event  supposed 
therefore,  his  Excellency  directs 
that    you    will   intinmte    ta  the 
Peishwa,  that,  as  the  Governor 
General  has  not  only  ratified  the 
preliminary  engagement  ^oncla- 
ded  between  his  Highness  and  you, 
but  has  proceeded  to  act  in  con- 
formity to  the  obligations  which 
it  imposes  upon   the  British  go- 
vernmcnt^  and  to  incur  consider* 
able  cxpence,  his  Excellency  will 
consider  the  Peishwa's  refusal  to 
conclude  a    definitive  treaty  on 
the  basis  of  thaten^igement,  and 
to  ahide  by  its  stipulations,  to  be 
a  violation  of  public  faith*    Tbit 
under  those    circumstances,    his 
Excellency  wiil  deem  himself  at 
liberty  to  pursue  such  a  course  of 
policy  as  may  appear  to  his  Ex- 
cellency  to  be  advisable  in  the 
actual  situation  bf  affairs^  for  the 
security   of  the  interests   of  ths 
British   government,    and   of  its 
allies.     It  may  also  be  proper  to 
intimate  to  the  Pei»hwa  on   this 
occasion,  thai^   with  a  view  to 
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^reddile  the  danggr  to  vihich  the 
traoquillity  of  the  BHtish  domi* 
ftioos,  and  those  of  ib  allies^  may 
he  exposed  by  the  consequences 
of  the  Peish^a*s  conduct;  his  Ex- 
cellency will  probably  direct  his 
iittenUon  to  the  cultivatiotl  of  aii 
idilliaDce  with  those  independent 
Mahratta  chieftains  witii  whom 
the  irtterests  of  the  Company  dic- 
tated the  policy  oi  i  close  con- 
iiectjon  ;  that  motives  of  delicacy 
towards  the  Peishwa;  and  the  ex- 
j^ation  of  concluding  an  alli- 
ance with  the  Peishwa,  on  terna* 
bftkalated  to  secui^  the  interests 
of  his  Ilightiess's  government  and 
the  ttanqdillity  of  Hindbtan;  hai 
hitherto  withheld  the  British  go- 
iremment  from  the  prosecution  of 
ihat  course  of  policy  $  but  tHat 
hit  Highnesi's  violatioh  of  his 
|>ablic  j^ith  #ould  render  it  ne- 
cessary for  the  British  government 
to  leek,  by  means  of  other  iillian- 
bes,  th^t  security  which  it  had 
hitherto  been  aiixioul  to  combine 
Vith  the  improiHsment  of  the  Peish- 
wa's  fiity^ts,  ahd  with  the  coti- 
sdidatiod  of  hit  power. 

lO.  It  iXrill  be  proper  it  the  sanle 
time  to  j^tgnify  to  the  Peishwa, 
that  a  deidind  for  the  reinibtirse- 
hkert  of  all  the  expences  which 
the  British  government  Has  iH- 
turret  under  the  obligation  of  lis 
emcagefhents  t^ith  th^  Peish^a, 
will  ibiriii  a  t^rt  of  any  system  6( 
ketsn^  fHiich  the  Gotehior  Ge- 
heml  aiay  thinft  proper  to  pursue 
in  the  eVerit  of  the  Peishwa's  ri>fti^ 
iai  to  adhere  td  the  fiiith  of  his 
%n|tgements.  The  PeishMHi  must 
lieawire  that  Hrheh  oUt  powii  and 
iniueoc^  ill  the  province  of  Gu^ 
hi  sHiil  hiive  been  completely 
bansotidated,  we  shall  pcii%ts  im* 
fole  meanty  not  only  of  en- 
ibrdilc  that  deniand,  but  of  ar- 
tettiiig  the  whole  of  that  impor- 
kmi  bnkztch  of  bis  icvemset  which 


he  derives  from  his  possessions  iii 
the  province  of  Guzerat.  It  is 
reasonable  to  expect,  therefore^ 
that  these  intimations  will  have  the 
effect  of  inducing  Itfs  lliglmcss  to 
adhere  to  the  pbligatioTis  of  the 
ietigagemeht  which  he  his  already 
concluded  with  thb  British  govern- 
ment. 

.  1.1.  Iii  iKe  event,  however,  of 
his  Highness  persisting  iii  his  re- 
solution to  reject  the  interference! 
of  the  British  power,  which  he 
has  already  solicited  for  the  ar* 
rangenient  of  bis  affairs,  his  £x* 
cellency  will  be  prepared  to  adopt 
measures  for  the  security  of  tho 
British  interests  iind  those  of  its 
allies,  Under  such  a  staie  of  cir* 
bumstanccs  fodndcd  in  the  consi- 
derations above  detailed. 

12.  Under  evcl-y  view  of  the 
case,  it  is  necessary  to  effect  the 
coniplcte    establishment    of    the 
British   power   and   influence  in 
the  state  of  Giiickwar,  at  the  ear* 
liest  {practicable   jieridd  of  time  i 
find  as  the  extent  of  ihe  force  as- 
senibled  undet"  the  Presidency  of 
tort  Saint  George,  added  to  the 
detachment  froni  the  subsidiary 
army    stationed    at     Hydrabad, 
which  i§  prepared  tp  act  in  sup- 
port of  the  reish^a's  cause,  and 
to  the  contingent  Which  his  High- 
ness the  Niaanl  is  pledged  by  trea- 
ty to  ]5h>vide  for  the  same  purpose 
if  required,  milst  be  considered  to 
bonstitute  a  force  fiilly  adequate 
to  the  restdration  of  thb  PcMshwa  ^ 
authority  against  any  sUpposable 
disposition,  bis  fcxcelleric^  consi^ 
deri  the  assembling  of  a  body  ot 
troops  for  tfiat  service  it  Bombay 
to  be  of  inferiot  importance  to  the 
dpplicdtiori  of  the  whole  of  thd 
disposslblip  force  of  that  Presidency 
to  the  indispensable  object  of  se* 
curing  ihe  British  pciwer  and  in- 
terests in  theprovince  of  Gusserat. 
13.  From  the  liltcst  accounts 
J  G  «  which 


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tihicb  h\%  Excellency  has  receiv- 
ed of  ihr  state  of  ufiijirH  al  Brude- 
rm,  bis  Excellency  is  led  lo  sup- 
po^  that  tbe  H hole  of  the  dispo- 
sable (orcc  uoder  the  Presideocy 
of  Bombay  will  be  required  for 
that  purpose.  His  Excellency 
therefore  trusu.  that  these  consi- 
derations will  have  induced  the 
Honourable  the  Gi»ernor  of  Bom- 
bay to  deviate  from  that  part  of 
his  E.\ccllenc\'»  instructions, 
which  enjoined  the  Government 
of  Bombay  to  asscnil)lc  a  force 
at  that  Presidency  for  tlic  pur- 
pose of  co-(  perating  with  the 
troops  of  Fort  Saint  George  and 
Hydrabad,  in  the  rcbtoralion  of 
the  Peishwa's  authority. 

14.  liis  Excellency  desires 
that  you  v,  ill  commuLicate  this 
dispatch  to  the  iionoiirablc  the 
Go\crr.or  of  Liuiiibay,  and  ll.at 
you  will  si;;ij3fy  lo  tie  Ilonour- 
able  llm  Governor  lii:,  K\ccilei:c\'s 
roqiu'jt,  that  he  will  ccnsidcr  the 
two  forri^oing  paru^ra[ilis  lo  c<»n- 
\cy  To  I'.c  lionourablo  ihe  Go- 
\crn(ir  h:^  Lxv;clIcnC;'b   inbiruc- 


tioos  for  the  regulation  of  his  coik* 
duct  in  reUtioQ  to  the  affairs  df 
Gnzerat. 

1  have  the  honour  to  be.  Sir, 
Your  most  obedient  and 
humble  tenant, 
(Signed)      N.  B.  Edmokstoui, 
Fort  William,  Sec.  to  Got. 

30th  Dec.  1802. 

P.  S.  1  am  directed  by  his 
ExceUency  the  Most  NoWe  Go- 
vernor General  to  transmit  to  yoa 
for  }  our  information,  the  inclosed 
copy  of  a  letter  of  this  date,  from 
his  Excellency  to  the  Right  Ho- 
nourable the  Governor  of  Fort 
Saint  Georgp. 

Copies  of  this  dispatch  will  lie 
forwarded  to  the  Residents  at  Hy* 
drabad,  and  with  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia. 

(Signed)     K.  B.  Edmonstone, 
Sec.  to  Gov. 
CA  true  Copy.) 

(Signed) 
E.  Si  KAriiFY.  Sec. 

(A  true  Copy.) 
J.  Grant, 
Sec.  lo  Gov. 


INv^LOSrUE  (C.) 

Letter  from  ilie  Governor  General  to  the  Governor  of  Fort  St. 

George;  dated  2d  February,  1803. 


Secret.  OfBcial,  No.  8. 

To  the  Right    IlonouralUe    Lord 

Clive,  «^c.  «5'C.  i^c.  Fort  Sai/tt 

George. 
My  Lord, 

I  UA  VE  received  from  the  Resi- 
dent ajt  Poona,  the  intimation  of 
his  intention  to  recommend  tlie 
advance  of  I  he  British  «rmy  as- 
?cmblc'd  at  llurryhaul,  inio  the 
IMahratla  territory,  at  the  earliest 
piuclicable  period  of  tin)c. 

'J.  'Ihc  suualion  of  the  affain 
<^f  the  MabiulUi  ciupire,  and  diQ 


views  and  intentions  of  the  con- 
tending parties,  were  not  suffici- 
ently decided  when  my  instruc- 
tions to  the  Resident  at  Poona« 
of  the  29th  of  November,  and  30lh 
of  December,  were  issued,  to  ena- 
ble me  to  determine  the  precise 
extent  of  ihe  force  which  it  might 
be  expedient  to  advance  into  fh« 
Mahratla  territory,  from  the  seve- 
ral stations  at  which  troops  had 
been  ordered  to  assemble  for  even- 
tual service.  The  regulation  of 
that  question  was,  therefore,  en- 
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^trusted  to  the  discretion  of  the  Re- 
sident at  Poona,  to  be  guided  by 
future  events  and  circumstances. 

3.  The  length  of  time  required 
for  the  complete  equipment  of  the 
force  which  your  Lordship  had 
directed  to  be  assembled  on  the 
frontier  of  the  Mahratta  territory, 
precluded  the  necessity  of  imme- 
diate instmctions  with  regard  to 
the  ultimate  destination  of  the 
army.  The  transactions  in  the 
Deccan,  and  the  situation  and 
views  of  the  severai  contending 
parties,  having  now  assumed  a 
more  distinct  form,  I  am  enabled 
to  apply  the  general  principles  by 
which  1  propose  to  r<'gulate  the 
proceedings  of  the  Briiibh  govern- 
ment iu  the  actual  crisis  of 
tfiairs. 

4.  The  objects  of  assembling 
British  troops  on  the  frontier  of 
Mysore,  were,  the  effectual  de- 
fence of  our  possessions  during  the 
convulsed  state  of  the  Mahratta 
empire,  and  the  eventual  esia« 
blishmeni  of  a  subsidiary  force  at 
Poena,  under  the  operation  of  the 
general  defensive  alliance  con- 
cluded with  the  Peishwa. 

5.  Your  Lordship  is  apprized 
of  my  intention  (in  conformity  to 
the  system  of  alliance  founded 
bytbet/eatyofHydrabadin  1800) 
lo  exert  the  British  influence  and 
power  for  the  restoration  of  the 
Peishwa  to  the  Mutmud  of  Poona, 
onthc  basis  of  the  subsidiary  trea- 
ty recently  concluded  by  Colonel 
Close.  In  pursuing  this  intention, 
it  is,  however,  absolutely  necessary 
to  attend  to  the  leading  princi- 
ples of  policy  by  which  my  con- 
duct has  been  governed.  I'irst, 
the  maintenance  of  pe^ace  with  the 
Mahratta  States;  becondly,  the 
preservation  of  the  internal  tran- 
quillity of  the  British  possessioi.s. 
Our  proceedings,  in  the. present 


crisis  ofaffeirs,  must  be  strictly 
conformable  to  these  leading 
principles. 

6.  The  stipulations  of  treaty 
on  which  I  found  my  intention  lo 
facilitate  the  restoration  oi  the 
Peishwa's  authority,  originated  in 
a  supposition  that  the  majority  of 
the  Wahratta  Jaghiredars,  and  th^ 
body  of  the  Peishwa's  subjects,  en- 
tertain a  desire  of  co-operating  in 
that  measure  :  justice  and  wisdom 
would  forbid  any  attempt  to  im- 
pose upon  the  Mahrattus  a  ruler 
whose  restoration  to  autliority  was 
adverse  to  the  wishes  of  every  class 
of  his  subjects.  The  recent  en- 
gagenicnts  with  the  Peishwa  in- 
volves no  oblii^tiliun  of  such  an 
extent;  whatever  might  be  the 
success  of  our  arms,  the  ultimate 
objects  of  iho^e  engagements 
could  nut  be  altaimd  by  a  courser 
of  policy  so  violent  and  extreme. 
If,  therefore,  it  should  appear 
that  a  decided  opposition  lo  the 
restoration  of  the  Peishwa  is  to 
be  expected  from  the  majority  o( 

'the  Maliratlii  Jughiredars,  and 
from  the  body  of  the  Peishwa's 
subjects,  I  shall  instantly  lelin- 
ouish  every  attempt  to  rotoreihe 
reishwa  to  llio  Musnud  oi 
Pbona,  , 

7.  Even  under  an  assurance 
of  a  decided  support  and  co- 
operation from  the  Jaj^hircdais,  it 
is,  ^iowe\er.  ailvisublc  that  aUcU 
a  detachment  of  lirilisb  force 
sh^nld  advance  into  th-'  Mu-Iiralta. 
territory,  <is  s'lall  not  c  I'anj^cr 
the  internal  irar.quillil'  "f  the 
Company's  territi.iic-.  'i  ..e  ad- 
vance of  the  Urili.^h  a:iny  ..-seni- 
bledat  IJm  r^lunil,  Isiio  li*e  .Mah- 
ratta terriic'i y,  aouKI  gie.  '  y  di- 
minish the  :fU<M  nal  m  curj-  /  of  die 
Company's  p'-s^css.uns  in  lU.it 
quarter  of  India:  such  a  ni.  e- 
ment  would  therefor j   be   inon- 

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this  armament 

8.  Under  all  qrcumstancfs  of 
the  case,  therefo^,  I  consider  the 
advance  of  the  whole  of  the  £n- 

tlish  army  assembled  at  H\i^ry« 
auly  to  Poona,  to  be  a  measure 
of  such  hazard  to  the  trancjuitlity 
of  the  English  possessions^  a^ 
^ould  not  be  justified  by  any  pro- 
bable expectation  of  a  more  spee- 
dy and  complete  accomplishment 
of  our  views  at  that  cour^ 

9.  With  the  view  of  fulfilling 
'Our  engagements  with  the  Peishwa 

without  deviating  from  the  princi- 
ples stated  in  this  dispatch,  it  i^ 
my  intention,  first,  (hat  the  whole 
of  the  subsidiary  force  serving 
with  his  Highness  the  Nizam,  to* 
gether  with  the  regiment  of  Euro- 
peans, and  the  regiment  of  ca- 
yalry  to  be  furnished  for  the  ser- 
vice of  his  Highn<*ss  und'  r  the 
orders  of  the  Governor  General  in 
Council  of  the  31st  December 
1802,  shall  proceed  to  join  the 

iroopsofthe  Nizam  assembled  on 
lis  Highness'i  western  frontier, 
and  that  tlic  whole  of  that  force 
shall  occupy  within  his  Ilighness's 
territory  the  station  nearest  to 
^oona,  and  shall  be  prepared,  at 
a  proper  season,  to  adviince  to 
that  capital.  Secondly,  that  as 
larjc  a  proportion  of  the  Eng- 
lish anny  assembled  at  Hurryhaul 
as  can  be  detached  consistently 
with  the  Internal  security  of  the 
JLitgltsh  territories,  shall  advance 
ih  concert 'and  co-operation  with 
Buch  of  the  Mahratta  chiefs  and 
Jegl)iredars  occupyini^  the  south- 
f  rn  frontier  of  the  Mahratta  tcr- 
iitory,  as  afe  attached  to  the 
|^ithwa*s  cause ;  and  that  the  re- 
inainder  of  the  English  army  shall 
fnaintain  its  position  on  the  fron- 
tier of  Mysore,  for  the  combined 
i>urpose  of  eventually  st^>porting 


the  adntncad  detadnaentp  miA  of 
preserving  the  internal  traBqtriUit^ 
pf  the  Company's  tenritoiy.  Third** 
iy,  that  the  advanced  detachment 
shall  proceed  from  Hurryhttul| 
together  wit^  such  of  the  Mahratta 
forces  as  ^ay  unite  vrith  it,  ei-t 
ther  to  Meritch«  or  to  any  otbet 
station  where  the  Peiabi^  aoaj 
be  enabled  to  join  that  force,  of 
that  the  detachm^.t  from  Hurty* 
iiaul  shall  form  a  junction  with 
the  combined  army  of  l^e  Niaan^ 
and  with  the  English  subsidiary 
troops,  on  the  frontier  of  his  High^ 
n^ss's  dominion^.  The  imm^* 
ate  destination  of  the  advancii^ 
army  mt^t  nccessf^rily  be  reguli^* 
ted  by  contingent  events;  tha 
extent  of  the  force  to  be  thus  4^ 
tached  f(om  ^he  main  body  of  tb^ 
English  army  at  Hurryhaul  nrast 
be'  decided  by  the  discretion  oi 
yovir  Lordship  '\n  Council*  aide^ 
by  tli^  judgment  of  the  Com** 
mandiT  in  Chiefs  and  strictly  re* 
gulated  by  the  .principles  atate^ 
in  the  pifiKredin^  part  of  this  dia^ 
patch. 

10.  Such  detachment  of  Eng*. 
Itsh  troops,  supported  by  the  cch 
operation  of  the  majority  of  th^ 
southern  Jaghiredars,  or  by  the 
force  united  with  the  army  of  th^ 
Kizam,  will  be  sufl^ent  to  pra- 
cludc  the  opposition  of  any  indi- 
vidual chieftain*  who  may  consi- 
der the  restoration  of  the  Peishirsi 
to  the  Musnud  of  Poona  to  be 
incompatible  with  his  separate  in- 
terests, and  who  might  be  disposed 
to  resist,  or  embarrasa  the  pro* 
gress  of  that  measure. 

1 1 .  The  actual  period  of  the 
advance  of  the  proposed  detach* 
ii\ent  from  Hurryhaul,  must  be 
regulated  by  the  information  which 
your  Lordship  may  receive  of  the 
progress  of  the  subsidiary  force 
from  Hydrahady  and  of  the  Ni- 
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BftDi*s  troops;  and  abo  by  the 
tenor  of  the  advices  which  may  be 
transmitted  to  your  Lordship  by 
the  Resident  at  Poona* 

1  ?.  The  co-operation  of  the  ma- 
jority of  the  Mahratta  Jaghiredars 
for  the  restoration  of  the  Peishwa 
to  the  due  exercise  of  his  authori- 
ty, being  considered  to  form  an 
indispensable  part  of  the  arrange- 
aient  for  the  accomplishment  of 
that  obfect,  it  is  necessary  that 
your  Lordship  should  be  apprized 
of  ay  seotiments  with  regard  to 
the  conduct  to  be  obsenred  in  en- 
couraging those  Jaghiredars  to  co- 
operate with  the  English  troops. 

13.  It  may  be  expected  that 
those  Jaghiredars  will  require,  as 
the  condition  of  their  support,  as- 
surances from  the  English  govern- 
ment of  security  for  their  respec- 
tive rights  and  interests  in  the  ge- 
neral settlement  of  affairs.  .Wi th- 
out  an  accurate  knowledge  of  the 
respective  rights  of  the  Jaghiredars 
and  of  the  Peishwa,  we  cannot 
justly  pledge  the  6sith  of  the  Bri- 
tish govismmeiit  to  any  special  en* 
gagement  on  this  subject. 

14.  Every  practicable  means 
should  be  employed  to  conciliace 
the  good  will  of  those  chieftains 
and  to  obtain  their  co-operation 
in  the  general  object  of  restoring 
the  Peishwa  to  the  due  exercise 
of  his  authority  ;  and  for  that 
purpose  it  will  be  proper  to  af- 
ford  to  the  Jaghiredars  every  as- 
surance, that  the  utmost  inflitence 
of  the  British  government  will  be 
employed,  after  the  successful  re- 
storation of  Baiyy  Rao,  to  provide 
lor  the  security  of  the  interests  of 
each  chieftain  to  the  extent  which 
miiy  be  practicable,  consistently 
with  the  just  rights  of  the  Peishwa  : 
any  engagements  of  a  more  defi- 
nite nature  migjht  involve   otI> 


i^ions  inconsistent  with  public 
faith. 

)5.  In  framing  any  engagements 
with  the  several  Mahratta  Jag- 
hiredars occupying  the  frontfer  of 
Mysore,  for  the  purpose  of  secur- 
ing their  aid  and  co-operation  on 
the  present  occasion,  youiTLord* 
ship  may  be  disposed  to  avail  your* 
self  of  the  services  of  Major  Male 
colm,  whose  extensive  informa* 
tion  with  segard  to  the  general 
political  system  of  India,  and 
whose  intimate  knowledge  of  my 
sentiments  on  this  particular 
branch  of  my  policy,  will  furnish 
peculiar  advanta|;es  in  accom- 
plishing the  measures  which  your 
Lordship  may  pursue,  for  the  pur* 
pose  of  securing  the  support  of 
the  Mahratta  feudatories:  your 
Lordship  may  anticipate  my  ap» 
probntion  of  any  orders  which  yoa 
may  issue,  for  the  purpose  of  em- 
ploying the  services  of  Major  Mai  • 
colm  in  the  discharge  of  any  duty 
of  a  political  nature,  connected 
with  the  views  and  interests  of  the 
British  government,  with  the  Mah.* 
ratta  chieftains,  or  at  the  court  of 
Poona. 

16.  Your  Lordship  will  issue 
such  instructions  to  the  command* 
ing  officer  of  the  detachment  as 
may  appear  to  be  proper,  with 
the  view  to  conciliate  the  good 
will  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  coun- 
try through  which  the  detachment 
may  have  occasion  to  pass,  in  the 
Mahratta  territory. 

17.  Copies  of  this  dispatch,  to* 
gcther  with  corresponding  instruc- 
tions to  the  Pesidents  at  Poona 
and  Hydrabad,will  be  forwarded  to 
those  officers  with  all  practicable 
expediticn.  I  have  the  honour,  6cc* 

(^Signed)  Willkslet* 
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Governor  General'^  Instructions  to 'the  Resident  at  Poena  ; 

dated  the  3d  February  1803. 

•'o  Lieut.  Col.  Close,  Resident  at     that   subject  at  the  present  mp^ 


Sir, 


:  oona. 


I  AM  directed  by  his  Excel- 
lency the  Must  Noble,  the  Gover- 
nor General,  to  acknowledge  the 
receipt  of  your  dispatches  of  the 
numbers  and  dates  specified  in  the 
luargiii,* 

2.  The  copy  of  a  treaty  con- 
cluded with  his  Highness  the 
Pei'^hwa,  stated  to  be  inclosed  in 
your  dispatch,  No.  62*  (the  du- 
plicate of  which  ulo^chas  been  re* 
ceivu)  did  n(»t  ucconipany  that 
dispatch.     His   Excellency  infers 


ment. 

3.  His  Excellency  entirely  ap- 
proves your  endeavours  to  induce 
his  Highness  the  Peishwa  to  repair 
to  Bombay,  as  well  as  your  dc- 
terminalion  to  remove  the  Enghsh 
troops  assembled  at  Gorabuinler 
to  Basscin,  for  the  protection  of 
the  Peishwa's  person,  in  conse- 
quence of  his  Highness's  refusal 
to  proceed  to  Bombay. 

3.  His  Excellency  entirely  ap- 
proves the  tenor  of  your  letters 
to  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar,  transla- 
tions of  which    were   transmitted 


fnm   the    lenor  of  thai  dispatch,     in  your  letter  to  the  Secretary  of 
that  the  treaty  actuai.y  concluded     iheb'ih  uU.  and  in  your  dispatch 


by  you  nith  ihe  Peishwii  corres- 
ponuswith  the  draught  transmitted 
in  your  di>paich,  No.  5p.  From 
the  tcni.i\  therefore,  of  his  Ex- 
cel'tncy's  instructions  to  you  of 
the  18thjanuiry,  on  the  >ubjpct 
ol  th  t  iJJ^i  uich,  you  will  aitlici- 
pau'  Fiis  Kxcellenty's  approbation 
of  the  treaty,  a  ratified  copy  of 
whkh  will  accordingly  be  trans- 
Jtnitted  t<»  you  on  receipt  of  the 
copy  staled  to  be  inclobed  in  your 
JcMer,  No.  62,  The  sentnnents 
of  hih  Lxceliency  the  Governor 
General,  on  the  subject  of  the 
treaty  cunimunicatwl  to  you  iw 
the  It  iirr  of  •ii'struc  tions  above  re- 
ferred to,  jieclude  the  necessity 
of    a.iy    luitLer    obbcrvalions  on 


to  the  Governor  General,  No.  64. 

6.  The  sentiments  and  instruc- 
tions tf  his  Excellency,  on  the 
subject  of  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar's 
propositions,  will  be  communica- 
ted to  30U  in  a  separate  dispatch 
in  the  course  of  a  lew  days. 

6.  Inconsequence  of  your  re- 
commendation to  the  government 
of  Fort  Saint  George,  for  the 
imniediate  advance  of  the  English 
army  assembled  at  Hurry  haul, 
his  Excellency  has  deemed  it  ne- 
cessary to  communicate  to  te 
Right  Honourable  the  Governor 
ot  Fort  Saint  George,  his  seuti- 
meuts  and  instructions  on  that 
queblioh,  and  to  state  to  hii  Lord- 
ship  thu  general     principles    by 


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^pftiidi  the  further  leisures  to  be 
adopted  for  the  restoration  of  the 
rdshwato  the  Musnod  of  Poona, 
are  to  be  regulated. 

7.  A  copy  of  his  Excellency's 
dispatch  to  the  Right  Honourable 
the  Governor  of  Fort  Saint  George 
on  that  subject,  is  inclosed  for 
your  information  ;  his  Excellency 
directs  that  your  future  proceed- 
ings may  be  guided  by  the  spirit 
0f  the  resolutions  and  intentions 
desoribed  in  that  dispatch,  as  far 
as  they  may  be  applicable  to  the 
situation  in  which  you  may  be  re- 
quired to  act. 

8.  In  pursuance  of  the  plan  of 
operations  which  his  Excellency 
resolved  to  adopt,  orders  will  be 
immediately  issued  to  the  Resident 
at  Hydrabad,  authorizing  him  to 
direct  the  advance  of  the  whole  of 
the  subsidiary  force  for  the  pur- 
pose of  forming  a  junction  with 
the  army  of  his  Highness  the  Ni- 
^am,  and  of  occupying  in  con- 
junction with  that  army,  a  posi- 
tion on  the  firontier  of  his  High- 
ncss's  territory  most  favourable  for 
the  march  of  that  force  to  Poona. 

9.  His  Excellency  leaves  to 
your  judgment,  regulated  by  the 
course  of  events,  to  deeide  on  the 
proper  period  for  the  actual  ad- 
vance of  the  allied  army  from  its 
position  on  the  Nizam^s  frontier 
towards  Poona.  The  Command- 
j-ng  officer  of  the  subsidiary  force 
will  be  directed  to  conform  to 
your  suggestions,  both  with  regard 
to  the  time  of  commencing  his 
inarch  from  the  Nizam's  frontier 
towards  Poona,  and  to  any  other 
points  connected  with  the  objects 
of  the  destination  of  that  force; 
and  his  Highness  the  Nizam  will 
be  requested  to  issue  orders  to  the 
oflicer  in  command  of  his  troops, 
directing  him  to  attend  to  any  sug- 
gestions nhich   he    may   receive 


from  the  commanding  officer  of 
the  subsidiary  force,  for  theregu* 
iation  of  his  conduct. 

10.  You  will  communic^jte  botli 
to  the  government  of  Fort  Su 
George,  and  to  the  officer  in  com- 
mand of  the  detachment  proceed- 
ing from  Hurryhaul,  your  senti- 
ments with  regard  to  the  route 
which  it  may  be  advisable  for  that 
detachment  to  pursue. 

11.  The  expediency  of  its  pro- 
ceeding to  Meritch  for  the  pur- 
pose of  favouring  the  junction  of 
the  Peishwa,  of  its  marching  di* 
rectiy  to  Poona,  or  ot'its  previously 
forming  a  junction  with  the  allied 
army  on  the  Nizam's  fronti<*r,  must 
necessarily  be  determined  by  fu^ 
ture  events  and  contingeuc?es. 

1 2. 1  am  directed  to  transmit  to 
you  for  your  information,  the  in- 
closed copy  of  his  Excellency's 
further  instructions  to  the  Right 
Honourable  the  G6vernor  of  Fort 
Saint  George,  on  the  subject  of 
the  nomination  of  Mr.  \Vebbe  to 
the  residency  at  Nagpoor,  and  of 
Mr.  Malcolm  to  that  of  Mysore  : 
you  will  observe  from  the  tenor  of 
those  instruciions,  that  the  ap- 
pointment of  MajorMalcolm  is  in- 
timately connected  with  the  mea- 
sures 10  be  pursued  for  the  ac- 
complishment of  the  Governor 
General's  views  at  the  court  pf 
Pojna.  His  Excellency,  there- 
fore, deems  it  proper  that  you 
should  correspond  with  Major 
Malcolm  on  ali  kubjects  connect- 
ed with  the  prosecution  of  those 
measures,  and.  that  you  should 
transmit  to  him  copies  of  your 
dispatches  to  this  government,  and 
to  the  government  of  Fort  Saint 
George. 

1  have  the  honour  to  be,  &;c. 
(Signed)     N.ii.  Edmon stone. 
Sec.  to  Gov. 

Fort  Wlliam,  Feb.  3d,  1803. 
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vernor  Gt neral  desires  tb«t  you 
will  commnoicaM  the  wbole  4>f 


this  dispatcb  to  the  Hoooonhkl 
the  Governor  of  Bombay. 
(Signed)    N.B.  KpMovtToirSy 
Sec.  to  Gov. 


INCLOSURE  (E.) 

Governor  General's  Instructions  to  the  Resident  at  Uydrabad  ; 

dated  the  5d  Feb.  180S. 


To  Major  Kirkpatrickf  Resident 
at  HydraboiL 
Sir, 

I  AM  directed  by  his  Excellent 
cy  the  roost  noble  the  Govempr 
jUeneral  to  transmit  to  you,  for 
your  information,  the  inclosed 
copy  of  bis  Excellency's  instruc- 
tions of  this  date  to  the  Resident 
$X  Poona,  and  of  the  documents 
therein  referred  to;  you  will  ob* 
serve  from  the  tenor  of  those  do- 
cuments, that  his  Excellency'! 
intention  with  regard  to  the  co« 
operation  of  the  whole  of  the  i>ub- 
sidiary  force  with  tlie  army  of  his 
Highness  the  Nizam,  coincides 
with  the  suggestion  upon  that  sub* 
ject  contained  in  your  dispatch, 
•No.(    ). 

2.  In  conformity  to  the  plan  of 
jopef^ions,  which  his  Excellency 
hp^  resolyed  to  adopt,  you  will 
direct  the  commanding  officer  of 
At  subsidiary  force  to  march  the 
wbolo  of  th^t  force,  (or  the  pur- 
pose of  forming  a  junction  with 
the  army  o/his  Highness  the  Ni« 
«un,  having  first  obtained  his 
Jiigbne:«'s  consent  to  that  mea* 
sure ;  for  which  purpose  it  will  be 
proper  that  you  should  cqmmuni* 
cate  to  his  Highness  the  intended 
plan  of  operations.   Yoi)  will  coq« 


cert  with  the  Resident  at  Poena 
the  position  which  it  will  beadvls<« 
able  for  the  combined  army  to 
occupy  on  the  Nixam's  frontier, 
preparatory  to  its  actual  advance 
towards  Poooa. 

3.  His  Excellency  directs,  thatt 
in  conformity  to  the  tenor  of  the 
ninth  paragraph  of  his  Excelled* 
cy's  instructions  of  this  date,  to 
the  Resident  at  Poona,^  you  will 
instruct  the  commanding  officer 
of  the  subsidiary  ibrce  to  conform 
to  any  suggestions  which  he  may 
receive  from  the  Resident  at  Poo* 
na,  with  regard  to  the  time  of 
commencing  his  march  from  the 
Nixam's  frontier  towards  Poona, 
or  to  any  other  points  connected 
with  the  objects  of  the  destination 
of  that  force;  and  you  will  le* 
quest  his  Highness  the  Nizam  to 
issue  orders  to  the  officer  in  com- 
mand of  his  troops,  directing  Um 
to  attend  to  any  suggestions  which 
he  may  receive  from  the  com* 
manding  officer  of  the  subsidiary 
force,  for  the  regulation  of  his 
conduct. 

1  have  the  honour,  &c. 

(Signed)  K.B.EDMONSTOxay 

Fort  William,       Sec.  to  Got. 
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jUtter  fron  tKe  Govqrnor  GeivBral  to  tbe  Qovenior  of  fort  St  Oeom  | 

dated  the  3d  Feb.  \%Q3. 


(Secret.)    Qfficial,  Ifo.  9- 
fa   ^ile   il/^A/  Hqnqurqble  lojfd 

Clivff  ire  ^c.  4-c.     Fort  St. 

George. 
My  Lon)» 

Iv  tbe  prei^t  situation  of  the 
aSairs  of  the  Mahratu  empire* 
^nd  under  the  circuiiistaqpes  of 
our  recent  engagptpeots  with  tbe 
t^ei^bwa,  it  is  desirable  that  an 
pfficer  of  approved  talpnts  and 
fxperkence  in  the  political  inter*  ^ 
^sts  of  the  Britjsb  government  in 
India  should  be  appointed  to  re- 
nde  at  tiie  court  of  Rajah  Raga* 
jee  Bhoif^slf^,  the  I^aji^l^  of  Bera^» 
and  should  i^  dinacted  fo  pro- 
ceed, wi|;h  the  ieast  practicably 
ffelay,  to  Na^/pcior. 

13.  Advertjn^  to  tbe  power  aqd 
}nfiaenp9  of  Ragajoc  Sbomslahi 
as  a  t>riMich  o(  thfi  Mahratta 
8tate»  it  is  expedient  that  V[e 
should  possess  '|Qe  means  of  ob* 
^ning  timely  knowledge  of  that 
chieAajn's  vte>yf  in  t^e  present 
crisis.  It  is  my  duty  ^  avaif  my* 
self  of  tbfi  favourable  ppportunity 
ivhich  the  acti^al  sfatf  of  the  af-* 
fairs  of  the  Mahratt|i  empire  may 
b'e  expected  to  aSjrc^,  for  the  i^c* 
complisbment  of  the  important 
object  of  comprehending  the  Ra- 
jah of  Berar  in  the  system  o(  de- 
fensive alliance  lately  concluded 
vrith  the  Peishwa. 

3.  These  objects  cannot  be  ef- 
fectually secured,  otherwise  than 
by  the  presence  of  an  able  and 
active  Resident,  on  the  part  of  the 
British  government,  at  the  Couf( 
of  >fazpoor. 

4.  Your  Lordship  will  concur 
in  opinion  with  mc,  that  the  ta- 
lents,  knowledge,  and  activity  of 
Mr.  Webbe,   qualify  him,  in  an 


eminent  degree,  ^r  that  statioiu 
Mr.  Webbe's  skill  in  the  principi4 
languages  of  India,  and  particu- 
larly \^  tbe  Mahratu  language, 
renders  hin^  morepartici|larTy  abl« 
to  serve  {he  Company  in  the  situ- 
lotion  of  Resident  at  the  court  of 
Nagpoor. 

5,  I  trusf  tbM  th|)  purposes  o^ 
the  commission,  of  lyliicb  Mr* 
Wehbe  was  appointed  a  member 
under  t^e  authority  of  your  Lord* 
ship  in  Councilf  have  now  ^ftk 
so  far  ftccomplishf^,  as  to  t^mH 
Mr.  Webbe's  employi^ent  at  Nag* 
poori  without  the  hazard  of  injury 
to  the  public  service;  and  I  hav« 
formed  ai|  aiVangement  for  stnx« 
plying  the  place  of  Mr.  Webw, 
ii^  his  capacity  of  Resident  in  My- 
sore, which  will  be  communieated 
to  joi^f  Lordship  in  tbe  sequel  of 
this  dispatch. 

6.  Under  these  circumstances; 
I  have  resolved  to  afmoint  Mr. 
Webbe  to  the  office  of  Resident  at 
the  couH  of  the  Rajah  of  Btrar* 
Mr.  Webbe's  appointment  b  to 
take  effect  from  the  1st  of  the  en- 
suing month;  and  I  accordingly 
request  that  your  Lordship  will 
permit  that  gentleman  to  proceed 
to  the  court  of  Berar  without  de* 
lay,  as  soon  as  you  fan  dispense 
with  bis  services  at  Fort  Su 
George.  I  shall  furnish  Mr* 
Webbe  with  detailed  instructions 
ibr  the  regulation  of  his  conduct^ 
in  bis  capacity  of  Resident  at  the 
court  of  Nagpoor,  at  the  earliest 
practicable  period  of  time. 

7.  Adverting,  however,  to  the 
peculiar  nature  of  our  connection 
with  the  state  of  Mysore,  and  to 
the  local  circumstances  of  that 
important  branch  of  our  political 
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relations,  I  am  convinced  that  the 
security  of  tlie  British  interest  in 
that  quarter  of  India,  indispensa- 
bly requires  the  permanent  conti- 
nuance of  an  able  and  experienced 
political  Resident  at  the  cou^rt  of 
Mysore.  1  have  hitherto  reluc- 
tantly submitted  to  the  necessity 
.vvbich  has  occasioned  the  absence 
of  Mr.  Webbe  from  his  station  of 
Mysore ;  I  therefore  deem  it  to  be 
essentially  necessary  that  a  per- 
^n,  duly  qualified,  should  be  im- 
mediately at)d  permanently  ap* 
.pointed  to  succeed  to  that  otlict*. 
jvbich  will  be  vacated  by  the  no- 
jninatioa  of  Mr.  Webbe  to  the 
jResidency  of  Nagpoor. 
\  8.  Tike  critical  state  of  the  Bri- 
tish interests,  as  connected  with 
4he  affairs  oi  the  Mahratta  em- 
pixe>  and  »lhe  nature  of  our  re- 
cent engagements  with  the  Pcish- 
'wa,  render  the  presence  of  the 
•British  Resident  at  Mysore,  at 
this  period  of  time,  an  object  of 
still  more  urgent  importance  to 
the  public  interests.  With  re- 
'ferenee  either  to  the  permanent 
iluties,  or  to  the  immediate  ob- 
jkfCL  of  that  appointment,  it  is  in- 
dispensably necessary  that  the 
person  who-  may  be  nominated 
to  that  situation  should  be  inti^ 
mately  acquainted  with  the  condi- 
tion and  interests  of  the  several 
states  and  chieftains  composing  the 
Mahratta  empire,  with  the  whole 
course  of  the  late  transactions  in 
the  Dcccan,  and  wiihmy  viewsand 
sentiments  with  regard  to  the  whole 
system  of  our  political  arrange- 
ments in  that  qaarter  of  India. 

Q:  The  complete  information 
possessed  by  Major  John  Mal- 
colm, on  all  tliose  important 
points,  added  to  the  zeal,  judg- 
ment, and  ability,  which  have 
distinguished  the  coiMluct  of  that 
oiFicer  in  various  important  poh* 


tical  stations,  qualify  him,  in  % 
peculiar  degn*,  for  the  situation 
of  liesident  at  Mysore. 

10.  The  knowledge  which  I 
possess  of  the  sentiments  of  your 
Lordship,  with  respect  to  M^or 
Malcolm's  qoalifieations,  leaves 
no  doubt  on  my  mind  of  your 
Lordship's  entire  concurrence  in 
the  selection  of  tliat  officer  for  the 
situation  of  Resident  in  Mysore. 
1  therefore  request  thatyourLord- 
ship  in  Council  will  be  pleased  to 
issue  Major  IMalcolm*s  appoint- 
ment to  that  oflice,  on  the  date 
of  Mr.  VVebbe's  nomination  to  the 
Residency  at  Nagpoor. 

11.  Major  Malcolm  will  im- 
mediately proceed  to  Fort  St. 
George,  for  the  purpose  of  taking 
charge  of  his  appointment.  Your 
Lordship  has  been  apprized,  by 
private  advices  from  me,  of  the 
intention  which  I  had  formed  o^ 
proceetling  to  Fort  St.  George, 
for  the  express  purpose  of  regu- 
lating, with  more  facility  and  ef- 
fect, the  course  of  the  military 
and  ^  political  proceedings  con- 
nected with  the  actual  state  of  the 
Mahratta  empire.  The  tenor  of 
the  advices  recently  received  from 
Colonel  Close,  and  from  Hydra- 
bad,  appearing,  however,  to  ren- 
der the  expediency  of  my  depar- 
ture less  urgent,  and  the  exi- 
gencies of  the  public  service  in 
this  quarter  of  the  British  domi- 
nions requiring  my  immediate  at- 
tention, 1  trust,  that  the  incon- 
vt  nitncc  of  my  absence  from  Fort 
St.  George  in  the  present  crisis, 
may  be  supplied,  in  a  considerable 
degree,  by  the  communications  of 
Major  Malcolm;  who^e  instruc- 
tions from  me  will  enable  him  to 
state  to  your  Lordship  distinctly 
my  sentiments  and  intentions  with 
reiiar<l  to  the  present  state  of 
the  aflfairs  of  Pooaa:  I  accord- 
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mgly  request  your  Lordship  to 
receive  from  Major  Malcolm  the 
Communication  of  my  sentiments, 
in  such  questions,  connected  with 
the  Slate  of  the  Mahratta  empire, 
as  may  not  have  been  determined 
by  my  reCent  instructions  to  your 
Lordship. 

1  have  the  honour  to  be,  &c. 
(Signed)  Welles  ley. 
Fort  William, 
3d  February,  1  SOS. 


(A  true  Copy.) 
(Signed)  N.  B.  Edmon stone. 
Sec.  t(i  Gov. 
(A  true  Copy.)  J.  Grant, 

Sec.  to  Gov.    . 
^    (A  true  Copy.) 

(Signed)  E»  Stracukt^ 
Sec. 


INCLOSURE  (G.) 

Govertior  General's  Instructions  to  the  Resident  at  Poona;  djitcd 
the  11th  February,  1803. 

To  Licuttnant  Colonel  ClosCy  Rest-     founded  on  that  claim,  ought  to 


Sir 


dent  at  Poona, 


By  command  of  his  Excellency 
the  Most  Noble  the  Governor  Ge- 
neral, I  have  now  the  honour  to 
communicate  to  you  his  Excel- 
lency's sentiments  and  instructions 
on  the  subject  of  Jeswunt  Rao 
Holkai'^s  propositions,  agreeably 
to  the  intimation  contained  in  tlie 
5th  paraf»raph  of  my  letter  to  your 
address  of  the  3d  instant. 

2.  His  Excellency  concurs  in 
the  opinion  expressed  by  his  High- 
ttess  the  Peishwa,  that  Jeswunt 
Rao  Holkar's  propositions  are,  for 
the  most  part,  utterly  inad mis- 
si  ble. 

5.  The  rights  of  Cashee  Rao 
Holkar,  as  successor  to  his  father, 
the  late  Tuckogee  Holkar,  are 
founded  on  the  most  indisputable 
grounds,  and  could  not  l*e  abro- 
gated without  a  gross  yiolation  of 
every  principle  of  honour  and 
j^slice ;  the  demand  of  Jeswunt 
iiao  Holkar,  therefore,  for  the  sur* 
reader  of  CHshee  R;io,  and  tor  the 
investiture  of  Khundy  llao,  to- 
gether with  every  other  demand 


be  decidedly  rejected. 

4.  His  Excellency  observes, 
that,  adverting  to  the  independent 
authority  possessed  by  Dovvlut 
Rao  Scindia,  under  the  actual 
constitution  of  the  Mahratta  em- 
pTre,  such  of  Jeswunt  Rao  IIol- 
kar's  demands  as  refer  exclusively 
to  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  cannot  bi 
adjusted  by  the  mediation  of  the 
British  authority,  without  the  con- 
sent of  Dovvlut  Rao  Scindia  to 
submit  those  demands  to  our  ar- 
bitration. His  Excellency,  how- 
ever, deems  it  to  be  both  unne- 
cessary and  inexpedient  to  suspend 
the  negotiation  with  Jeswunt  Rao 
Holkar,  until  the  determinatioa 
of  Dowlut  llao  Scindia  upotF  thai 
point  can  be  asceitained.  It  is 
unnecessary,  because  Jeswunt  Rao 
Holkar's  refusal  to  admit  the 
Peishwa's  return  to  Poona,  unless 
his  Highness  and  the  British  go- 
vprnment  shall  consent  to  guaran- 
tee certain  conressiojis  on  the  part 
of  Scindia,  would  indicate,  in  the 
actual  circumstances  of  the  case, 
a  resolution  to  reject  any  terms  of 
accommodation  which  could  be 
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ratfonably  bfered  i6  Itolkar  by 
the '  Peitiiwm,  under  tbb  security 
bf  the  British  power* 

5.  It  is  inexpedient,  because 
the  delay  occ^ioned  by  a  previ- 
ous reference  to  Sciiidia§  would 
•ibrd  ttnie  and  opportunity  for 
intfiguest  which  might  endanger 
the  security  of  our  lat^  Arrange- 
ments with  the  Pei»hwa«and  would 
indicate  an  ajipiibhension  of  Hol- 
kar^s  power,  and  a  degrbe  of  con- 
sideration for  Holkar's  preteh- 
sions  and  relative  station,  injurioul 
to  tbie  drgnity  both  of  the  Peishwa 
ani  tfab  British  government. 

6*  Hil  £xceUenCy  is  thereforii 
6f  opinion,  that  terms  of  accom- 
modation between  thd  Peishwa 
and  Holkar,  limited  to  th^  extent 
of  those  which  the  Peishwa  is 
tuthorised  to  grant,  and  which  it 
may  be  consistent  with  the  dic- 
tates of  poKcy  and  justice  to  con- 
cedcy  should  be  immediately  of- 
lered  to  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar's 
acceptance*  The  proffered  terms 
should  partake  equally  of  firmness 
ttud  concession.  His  Excellency 
does  not  poness  sufficient  inform 
matien  to  enable  him  to  suggest 
«be  precise  nature  and  extent  of 
ibe  concessions  which  the  Peishwa 
is  authorized  to  grant  to  Holkar, 
•nd  which  it  might  be  expedient 
to  yield.  This  point  must  neces- 
sarily be  determined  by  commu- 
nication between  you  and  his 
Highness.  His  Excellency  is, 
however,  of  opinion,  that  it  might 
be  advisable  for  the  Peishwa  to 
agree  to  pay  to  Holkar  a  consi^ 
derable  sum  of  money,  on  the 
condition  of  his  immediately  with- 
drawing bis  army  from  Poona; 
His  Excellency  is  Aware  of  the 
Peishwa's  present  inability  to 
command  resources  sufficient  for 
that  purpose :  his  Excellency  will, 
tbareforey  be  disposed  to  authorise 


the  government  of  Bombajr  W 
guarantee  a  loan  for  that  purpose; 
provided  that  the  payment  of  i 
stitn  of  money  to  Hollar  should 
be  heces^ry  to  secure  that  chie^« 
tain  8  voluritiry  departure  ftxm 
Pooriii.  It  rokv  also  be  a  matter 
for  y<<tir  consideratio|n,  whethef 
the  ^nt  of  a  fort^  with  a  J^hire, 
might  not  be  ofiered  with  advan- 
tage by  the  Peishwa  to  Jeswunt 
Rao  liolkar ;  if  such  aii  establisk* 
inent  could  be  jecured  to  hinl,  tli£ 
tranduillity  of  the  Decca.n  would 
be  cnei&ply  {Purchased  by  their 
sacrifice. 

7.  That  part  of  ttolkar^s  f>ropd- 
siiiods;  irhich  stipulates  for  am- 
nesty on  the  part  of  the  Peishws« 
appears  to  his  Excellency  to  be 
unobjectionable. 

8.  Every  assunttice  sboiild  be 
afR)rded  to  Holkar,  ihat  the  ut^ 
most  influence  of  the  British  gp- 
vemtiieht,  and  of  the  Peishwa^ 
will  hie  eikfertcd  to  effect  an  ac^ 
ciimmodation  bietween  Hblkar  and 
Scindia,  on  teirms  as  favoilrable  to 
Holkar  At  may  be  practicable^ 
consistently  with  ttie  principles  of 
equity,  and  with  the  just  rights  of 
Scindia. 

9.  It  will  bb  proper  aithe  same 
time  to  explain  to  Jeswunt  Rao 
Holkar,  the  injusticb  bf  his  de^ 
maud  for  the  iUrrendef  of  Casheb 
Rao  Holkar,  aiid  for  thil  investi- 
ture of  Kbundy  Rao ;  and  the  uil- 
reasonablen^  of  his  requiring,  ai 
the  condition  of  his  submission  td 
the  legitimate  authority  of  hid 
Sovereign,  the  guat-ant^  of  hii 
Highness  fof  the  Satisfaction  dt 
hi»  deihands  on  DovirliitRaoScin* 
dU. 

10.  These  t)topb8itiom  Md  r^ 
monstrances  should  be  acc<top^ 
nicd  by  a  requisition  to  HoU&arx 
in  the  name  of  the  Peishwa  and  of 
the  British  governmenti  to  with- 
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init  bit  tfoofMittmcdiately  from 
Poona,  and  to  refrain  from  any 
€>ppo6itk>n  to  the  arrangements 
which  have  been  made  Ibr  the 
restoration  of  the  Peishwa  to  the 
MusDud  of  Poooa ;  and  Jeswuiit 
Rao  Holkar  should  at  the  same 
time  be  appriaed,  that,  in  the 
event  of  his  rejecting  the  just  and 
reasonable  terms  offered  by  the 
Peishwa  to  his  acceptance,  under 
die  guarantee  of  the  British  go« 
vemmenty  the  allied  forces  of  the 
Company,  the  Peishwa,  and  the 
Niiam,  will  be  employed  to  eom* 
pel  bis  submission  to  the  just  au* 
thority  ni  his  Sovereign. 

11*  The  representations  and 
propositions  to  be  made  to  Jes- 
wunt  Rao  Holkar  should  be  ac- 
companied with  an  offer  to  Scin- 
dia,  ou  the  part  of  the  British 
government,  to  arbitrate  the  dif- 
^rences  subsisting  between  him 
and  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar.  You 
will  accordingly  be  pleased  to 
transmit  to  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia, 
at  the  period  of  time  above  speci* 
fied,  a  proposal  to  that  effect,  either 
directly,  or  through  the  Resident 
with  Dowlut  Rao  Scinriia,  who 
may  be  expected  shortly  to  arrive 
at  that  chieftain^s  camp,  as  may 
appear  to  you  to  be  most  ad  visa* 
ble,  advising  the  Resident  at  the 
same  time  of  the  adoption  of  that 
RMasure. 

12.  It  does  not  appear  to  his 
Excellency,  that  the  course  of 
proceeding  prescribed  in  this  dis* 
patch  will  tend  to  produce  an 
accommodation  between  'Scindia 
and  Holkar,  for  the  purpose  of 
cpposing,  by  force  of  arms,  the 
completion  of  the  late  arrange- 
ment for  the  Peishwa's  restora- 
tion :  Scindia  is  aware  of  the 
chinger  to  which  his  possessions  in 
the  north-west  of  Hindustan  will 
be  exposed,  in  the  event  of  hii 


placing  himddf  in  the  condition 
of  an  enemy  to  the  British  powtn 
Uncombined,  therefore,  with  tha 
object  of  inducing  the  Peishwa  to 
relinquish  his  engagements  to  the 
Musnud  of  Poona,  without  the 
intervention  of  the  British  power, 
it  is  not  probable  that  Scindia 
will  be  disposed  to  compromise 
his  differences  with  Holkar.  The 
proposed  system  of  measures, 
therefore,  appears  calculated  ra^ 
ther  to  preclude  than  to  promote 
such  a  compromise,  by  placing 
beyond  attainment  the  only  ob- 
ject which  can  reasonably  induce 
Scindia  to  desire  it. 

13.  It  does  not  appear  to  Us 
Excellency  to  be  probable  that 
Holkar  will  venture  to  oppose  the 
united  arms  of  the  Company,  the 
Peishwa,  and  the  Niaaro,  unless 
assured  of  the  active  support  and 
co-operation  of  Scindia ;  his  Ex- 
cellency, therefore,  entertains  • 
confident  expectation  of  the  peace* 
able  accomplishment  of  our  late 
arrangements  with  the  Peishwa^ 
by  the  course  of  proceeding  sug- 
gested  in  this  dispatch. 

14.  You  wore  apprised  in  a 
former  dispatch,  that  his  Excel* 
lency  was  solicitous  to  act  in  con- 
cert with  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  in 
restoring  the  Peishwa  to  his  dif- 
minion.  In  the  present  crisis  of 
affairs,  however,  it  would  be  im« 
politic  to  postpone  the  actual 
restora^on  of  the  Peishwa  to  the 
Musnpd  of  Poona,  with  a  view  to 
that  object.  It  may  be  expected, 
that  the  complete  accomplishment 
of  the  late  arrangements  with  the 
Peishwa  \4\\  promote  the  saccest 
of  his  Excellency^  ultimate  ob- 
ject, of  comprehending  Dowlut 
Rao  Scindia  in  the  general  system 
of  defensive  alliance :  any  mea- 
sures, therefore,  calculated  to  ex« 
pedite   and  ensiue  the  former, 

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will  be  proportidnably  favourable 
to  the  accomplishment  of  the  lat- 
ter objecU  While  Scindia  enter- 
tains^ any  hope  of  disuniting  the 
Peishwa  from  his  coni>ection  with 
the  British  government,  it  is  not 
probable  that  Scindia  will  cun- 
•eot  to  conclude  defensive  engage- 
ments with  the  British  govern- 
•nent.  In  every  point  of  view, 
therefore,  it  is  expedient  that  the 
measures  to  be  adopted  for  the 
return  of  the  Peishwa  to  Poona, 
iindef  the  protection  of  the  British 
power,  should  be  prosecuted  with 
the  least  practicable  delay. 

15.  I  am  directed  to  take  this 
opportunity  of  informing  you,  that 
His  Excellency  has  received  from 
Fort  St.  George,  copies  of  the 
original  of  your  dispatch.  No.  62, 
dated  the  5th  ultimo,  inclosing  a 
transcript  of  the  treaty  concluded 
with  the  Peishwa,  and  of  your 
dispatch.  No.  63,  dated  the  9th 
ultimo.  The  original  of  both  those 
dispatches,     with    their    original 


inclosu'*  «,  have  been  detained  Itt 
Fort  St.  George,  in  the  expecift* 
tion  of  his  Excellency's  arrival  aJt^ 
that  Presidency.  A  ratified  copy 
of  the  treaty  is  forwarded  to  you 
under  a  separate  cover,  by  tbe 
present  dispatch. 

]6.  I  am  directed  to  observe, 
that  the  contents  of  your  dispatch, 
No.  63f  appear  to  his  Excellency 
to  confirm  the  propriety  of  the 
sentiments  and  instructions  de» 
tailed  in  this  letter. 

]  7*  I  Have  the  honour  to  trans- 
mit inclosed,  a  copy  of  his  Excel- 
lency's instructions  of  this  date  to 
the   Resident  with   Dowlut  Raa . 
Scindia. 

18.  A  copy  of  this  dispatch  will 
be  forwarded  to  Fort  St.  George, 
and  to  the  Resident  at  llydrabad. 

1  have  the  honour  to  be. 
Sir, 

Your  most  obedient  Servant, 

(Signed)  N.  B.  Edmonstone, 

Fort  William,  Sec.  to  Gov. 
11th  February  1803. 


IXCLOSURE  (11.) 

Governor  General's  Instructions  to  the  Resident  with  Dowlut  RaO 

Scindia;  dated  the  Hth  February,  1803. 


(Copy.) 
(Secret  Department.) 
To  Colonel  Collins,  Resident  with 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia, 
Sm, 
I  am  directed  by  his  Excellen- 
cy the  Most  Noble  ihe  Governor 
General  to  transmit  to  you,    for 
your  information   and  guidance, 
the  inclosed   copy  of  his  Excel- 
lency's instructions  to'ihe   Resi- 
dent at  Poona,  of  this  date,  and 
to  communicate   to  you  the   fol- 
lowing observations  and   instruc- 
^iuus, 
^.  Doulut   Rao  Scindia's  ac* 


ceptance  of  the  proposals  which 
you  have  been  directed  to  offer  to 
him,  on  the  subject  of  concluding 
defensive  engagements  with  the 
British  government,  will  necessa- 
rily include  that  chieftain's  con- 
sent to  our  arbitration  of  the  dif- 
ferences sub^istiJ^^  between  him 
and  Jeswuni  Rao  llolkar.  In  the 
event,  however,  of  Scindia's  rejec- 
tion of  those  proposals,  it  is  possi- 
ble that  he  may  still  be  disposed  to 
accept  the  mediation  of  ibe  British 
government  with  respect  to  that 
particular  point ;  and,  in  any 
event,  his  Exujjlency  deems*  it 
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proper  that  yon  ^oold  distibetly 
offer  that  propotsl  to  Sciodm's 
acceptauce. 

3.  If  Scindia  should  resolve  to 
reject  his  Excellency's  propoti- 
tions  of  alliance,  it  is  probable  that 
Scindia  may  endeavour  to  separate 
the  Peishwa  from  his  connection 
with  the  British  government,  and 
to  induce  his  Highness  to  rely  upon 
Scindia's  exertions  for  his  High-  ' 
Mss's  restoration  to  the  Musuud 
of  Poona* 

4.  His  Excellency  directs,  that 
on  being  apprised  of  the  adoption 
of  any  measures  for  that  purpose 
on  the  part  of  Scindia,  you  will 
remonstrate  with  that  chieftain  on 
the  improprieQr  of  his  endeavour- 
ing  to  obstruct  the  eoropl^tjon  of 
the  arrangements  concluded  be- 
tween th^  Peishwa  and  the  British 
government.  •  Scindia  may  at- 
tempt to  contend,  that,  in  his  ca- 
pacity of  guarantee  to  the  treaty 
of  Salbhcy,  he  ought  to  have  been 
consulted  previously  to  the  con« 
elusion  of  any  engagements  of  the 
nature  of  those  lately  contracted 
with  the  Peishwa.  His  Excellen- 
cy, however,  cannot  admit  the 
validity  of  any  such  argument. 
The  duty  of  a  gtiarantee  to  a 
treaty  cannot  be  considered  to 
extend  to  the  obligation  of^pre- 
cludingany  change  in  the  terms  of 
such  tieaty,  or  even  its  intire 
abrogation,  provided  the  con- 
tracting parties  have  agreed,  by 
mutpal  consei>t,  to  vary  or  to  an- 
nul it     You  m^  accordingly  re- 


fuse, in  the  most  direct  terms,  to 
admit  the  assumption  of  any  such 
right  on  the  part  of  Scindia,  ob- 
serving to  him  at  the  same  time, 
that  due  attention  has  been  mani- 
fested by  Ihe  British  government 
to  the  relation  in  which  he  stands 
towards  the  Peishwa,  and  to  ther 
obligations  of  amity,  by  offering 
to  admit  him  to  the  benefits  of  the 
defensive  alliance  concluded  with 
the  Peishwa. 

5.  I  am  further  directed  to  in- 
timate to  you,  that  his  Excellen- 
cy is  desirous  of  receiving  from 
you  such  information  with  regard 
to  the  nature,  extent,  and  foun- 
dation of  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar's 
claim  on  Dowlut  Uao  Scindia, 
as  may  enable  his  Excellency  to 
form  a  correct  judgment  of  the 
concessions'  which,  consistently 
with  the  principles  of  equity, 
Scindia  might  bo  solicited  to  grant 
Holkar.  His  Excellency  also  de- 
sires that  you  will  ascertain  cor-- 
Yectly,  and  report  the  extent  and 
description  of  the  tPtritory  in  Hin*^ 
dustan,  which  constitutes  the  Jiig- 
hire  of  Jeswunt  Hao  Holkar. 

6.  I  am  directed  to  take  this 
opportunity  of  acknowledging  the 
receipt  of  your  dispatches  of  the 
dates  and  numbers  specified  in  the 
margin. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be, 

&C.  &C.  &CC, 

(Signed)  N.  B.  Edmokstokf, 
Sec.  to  Gov. 
Fort  William, 
lltH  Feb.  1803. 


From  the  Governor  General  to  the  Secret  Committee ; 

dated  IQth  April,  1803. 

With  Inclosures  (A.)  to  (E.)    Received  overland,  1st  October,  1803. 

To  the  Honourable  the  Secret  Com-     I  had  the  honour  to  submit  to  your 


mittee  of  the  Honourable    the 
Court  of  Directors^  Sfc.  4'C.  ^c, 

»O!«0URABLE  SIRS, 

ON  the  10th  Of  February  1803, 
Vol.  6. 


Honourable  Committee  my  senti- 
ments respecting  the  situation  of 
affairs  in  the  Mahratta  empire^ 
and  the  course  of  policy  by  which 
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I  <*xpected  to  accompliih  th«  ob- 
jvcu  of  thft  treaty  luu^ly  conclud- 
ed Hitb  hi*  Ilighnen  the  Peishwt, 
uirhout  tbe  hazard  of  involving 
the  British  guvernment  in  a  war 
x^'ith  the  SdHhratta  po^er;  and 
>our  Honourable  Committee  hat 
Lcen  apprized,  by  a  dispatch  from 
tiie  ^overiioieut  of  Uombay,  trans- 
mitted in  conformity  to  my  direc- 
tions,  of  the  occurrences  in  the 
Mahratta  state,  to  the  l^^tb  Janu- 
ary la>t. 

Q.  Colonel  Close  wUl  receive 
my  directions  to  trai»!imit  to  yotir 
Honourable  Committee  a  narra- 
tive of  the  events  which  have  oc- 
curred hince  the  date  of  my  last 
advices  from  the  Peninsula;  and 
he  uill  relate  to  you  the  actual 
state  of  afiairs  at  the  time  when 
thi»  dispatch  shall  reach  Poona 
and  Uombay. 

3.  No  event  of  importance  has 
occurred  at  Busseib,  since  the 
date  of  the  bite^t  communications 
to  your  HondOiirable  Committee 
from  that  qiinrter.  Hi>  Highness 
the  Peishwa  Iwis  uniformly  con- 
tinued to  manifest  unequivocal 
proofs  of  his  disposition  to  adhere 
to  the  faith  of  the  en<rngements 
\\  hich  he  has  contracted  with  the 
liritish  goven.ment.  His  High- 
ness has  iiemo  list  rated  the  most 
implicit  coiUiulence  in  the  protec- 
tion of  the  British  power,  and  has 
not  appeared  to  eotertain  any 
drsi>obition  to  accept  the  invita- 
tion of  Scindra  to  proceed  la  that 
cineftain's  camp.  On  the  18th 
Maix?h«  his  Highness  n*ccived  the 
troaij  of  Basseiii,  ratified  by  the 
GoveroorGefieral  in  Council,  with 
demonstrations  of  the  highest  sa- 
tisfaction. 

4.  Your  Honourable  Commit- 
ttH»  Has  been  informed,  that  Dow- 
lot  Rao  Scinilia  had  arrived  at  In- 
dore,  with  a  considerable  l^ody  of 


bis  forces.  Having  proaectited  bit 
march  from  that  station,  Dowlul 
Hao  Scindia  crossed  the  Norbud- 
dfth  on  the  4th  February^  and  ar- 
rived in  the  vicinity  of  Berkampore 
on  the  23d  of  that  month. 

5.  Colonel  Collins  arrived  at 
the  camp  of  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia 
on  the  27th  February.  The  ad- 
vices which  I  received  from  that 
officer,  and  from  other  quarters^ 
induced  me  to  entertain  suspicions 
that  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  (noU 
withatandtsg  his  opif^Bal  applica- 
tion for  the  aid  of  the  Britkb  go- 
vernment m  restoring  order  to 
the  Mahratta  empite)  neditated 
an  accommodation  with  Jeswont 
Rao  Holkar,  and  a  confederacy 
with  that  chieftain  and  with  the 
Ri^ah  of  Berar,  for  the  pur[k)s« 
of  frustrating  the  success  of  tho 
arrangements  concluded  between 
the  BrTfisb  government  and  the' 
Peiiihtwa,  without,  however,  in- 
lending  to  proceed  lo  the  dcspe* 
rate  extremity  of  provokiiig  a  con- 
test with  the  British  arms.  I'his 
suspicion  was  corroborated  by  the 
artifices  practised  at  the  camp  of 
Scindia  upon  the  arrival  ol  Colo- 
nel Collins,  with  the  view  of  elod- 
iug  the  communication  of  the 
propositions  with  which  Colonel 
Collins  was  charged  under  my 
nuthority;  and  the  appearance 
of  Sclndia's  intentions  became 
^till  more  unsatisfactory^  from  the 
evasive  and  indirect  or-vexatioai 
replies  which  Colonel  Collins  re- 
ceived to  my  propositions,  after 
he  had  at  length  obtained  access 
to  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia. 

6.  Your  Honourable  Commit- 
tee will  not  fail  to  contrast  these 
systematic  delays  and  evasions  with 
thes4ilicitude  previously  expressed 
by  Scindia  tor  the  early  arrival  of 
Colonel  Collins^  and  for  a  full 
commui^icatioa  of  my  view?  and 
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intentions  in  the  present  crisis. 
This  penrense  course  of  policy,  ha* 
bicual  to  all  the  states  of  India,  is 
the  favourite  practice  of  the  Mab- 
ratta  powers.  The  most  efieC- 
tual  mode  of  frustrating  the  ob- 
ji'cts  of  such  a  system  of  artifice 
aad  dvceit»  i«  to  pursue  a  direct 
aud  steady  cottrse  with  firmness 
and  temper,  avoiding  every  devia- 
tion which  can  tend  to  divert  che 
councils  or  arms  of  the  British 
government  from  their  destined 
purposes,  either  of  peace  or  war, 
fhis  principle  constitutes  the  spi* 
rii  and  tenor  of  all  my  instruc- 
tions to  the  British  Residents  at 
llie  courts  of  the  several  native 
powers;  experience  has  proved, 
that  a  direct  and  steady  course 
ef  policy  is  not  less  advantage- 
ous to  our  interests,  than  it  is 
manifestly  consistent  with  our  dig- 
nity and  honour.  With  the  great- 
est satisfaction  I  request  the  at* 
teotion  of  your  Honourable  Com- 
mittee to  a  recent  instance  of  the 
distinguished  success  of  this  sys- 
tem of  proceeding  at  the  court  of 
Scindia. 

7.  Colonel  Collins  having  en- 
deavoured, ^iithout  success,  to 
obtain  from  Dowlut  Rao  Scin- 
dia's  ministers  explicit  replies  to 
the  propositions  whiclh  he  had  of- 
kred  to  that  chieftain's  accept- 
ance in  my  name,  at  length  de- 
manded a  private  audience  of 
Scindia.  A  copy  of  the  aispatch 
from  polonel  Collins,  containing 
a  relation  of  the  circumstances  of 
that  audience,  is  annexed  to  this 
letter,  and  merits  the  particular 
notice  of  your  Honourable  Com- 
mittee. 

8.  By  the  judgment,  firmness, 
and  ability  which  Colonel  Col- 
lins  exerted  on  this  occasion,  an 
explicit  declaration  was  obtained 
irom  Scindia  tMn^clf>  disclosing,^ 


in  the  mo0i  distmct  snd  direct 
tefms,  the  views  of  that  chiefs 
tain. 

9.  Scindia  plainly  declared  to 
Colonel  Collins,  that  until  th« 
communications  of  the  Ageoti 
dispatched  to  his  court  by  his 
Highness  the  Peishwa  (for  th4' 
purpose  of  explaining  the  lutture 
and  extent  of  the  engagementi 
conducted  between  his  Highness 
8nd  the  British  *  government) 
•bould  be  received,  Scindia  could 
not  return  a  decided  answer  to 
the  propositions  which  had  beea 
stated  to  him  on  the  part  of  the 
British  government,  with  regard 
to  his  accession  to  the  treaty  of 
Bassein,  as  a  contrncting  party* 
Scindia  accompanied  this  declara- 
tion with  a  positive  assurance, 
that^e  had  no  intention  what- 
ever to  obstruct  the  completion 
of  the  arrangements  concluded 
between  the  Peishwa  and  the  Bri- 
tish government,  and  that  it  was 
his  wish  to  improve  the  friendship 
at  prebent  suUisting  between  the 
Peishwa,  the  British  government, 
and  his  own  st^t^. 

10.  The  conduct  of  Colonel 
Collins,  in  this  imbortant  juncture^ 
has  obtained  my.  entire  approba* 
tion;  and  I  am  persuaded  that 
your  Honourable  Comi^ittee  will 
deem  it  to  deserve  similar  notice 

*from  the  Honour^le   Court  ot 
Directors. 

1 1.  Of  the  sincerity  of  Sdndia^^ 
declarations  I  entertain  no  doubt, 
because  che  course  of  policy  which 
he  has  signified  his  intention  ot 
purKuing  is  manifestly  the  most 
cousisteiVt  with  hi^  interests. 

.  H.  The  ^security  of  6cindia'» 
dominions,  and  of  his  ctate,  among 
tiie  powers  of  India,  cannot  ba 
placed  ton  a  permanent  basts  un- 
less it  shall  be  connected  with  tha 
restoration  of  order  in  the  Mah* 
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rttta  empive,  uader  the  Mnction 
and  defence  of  the  British  govern* 
fnent.  The  interposition  of  our 
influence  wid  pn>tection  has  al- 
ffftdy  rescued  Scindia  froM  de« 
stmctioD,  has  prevented  the  accu- 
mulation of  the  whole  force  of 
tiie  Mahratta  empire  in  the  hands 
hf  a  desperate  and  needy  adren- 
turer,  and  has  preserved  the  ba- 
lance of  power  between  the  respec- 
tive £tudal  states,  by  matntainiug 
the  paramount  authority  of  the 
Feishwa.  The  extreme  haxard  to 
which  3cindia's  power  has  been 
recently  esiposed,  by  the  success 
of  the  insorgents  at  Poona,  may 
have  opened  a  more  distinct  view 
of  his  real  interests,  which  are 
entirely  consistent  with  those  of 
the  British  government  in  the  pre- 
sent crisis.  Scindia,  however, 
may  have  been  desirous  of  ri'co- 
Wfing  the  exorbitant  ascendancy 
which  he  had  acquired  at  Poona> 
ami  may  apprehend  a  permanent 
diminution  of  his  influence  io  the 
Peishwa's  councils  under  the  ope* 
ration  of  the  treaty  of  Bassein; 
but  the  Influence  of  Scindia  at 
Poena  bad  actually  been  subvert- 
ed by  the  success  of  the  it:siir« 
gents,,  previously  to  the  interpo* 
^tion  of  the  British  mediation, 
and  the  existence  of  Scindia's  go- 
vernment had  been  greatly  en- 
dangered by  the  same  event.  In 
this  situation,  therefore,  the  re- 
fret  with  which  he  may  view  the 
probable  diminution  of  his  influ* 
once  at  Poena,  may  be  sufficiently 
counterbalanced  by  his  confidence 
in  the  security  ai  his  dominions, 
under  the  protection  of  the  British 
government.  .On  the  other  hand, 
from  the  moment  that  the  inten- 
tions of  the  British  government 
had  been  avowed,  it  became  the 
interest,  of  Scindia  to  avoid  every 
measure  tending  to  expose  him  lo 


the  jealousy  of  a  power  whicft 
commands  the  frontier  of  the  roost 
valuable  portion  of  his  dominions. 
1^.  The  sincerity  of  Scindia's 
declaration  is  further  confimed 
by  hi^  continuance-  at  Berbam- 
pore  in  a  state  of  inaction,  until 
the  season,  together  with  the  pro- 
gress of  our  forces,  had  advanced 
so  far,  that  no  exertion  en  bis 
part  could  have  enabled  him  to 
occupy  Poena  previously  to  the 
arrival  of  the  British,  troops  tt 
that  capital.  The  manner,  also, 
in  which  the  declaration  of  Scin- 
dia was  dbtained  and  expressed, 
affords  internal  evidence  of  its 
truth. 

14.  This  view  of  the  subject  is 
not  inconsistent  with  Scindia*^ 
desire  to  delay  his  assent  to  the 
treaty  of  Bassein,  and  to  the  pro- 
positions immediately  affecting  bis 
separate  interests,  until  he  shall 
have  received  a  direct  comamni* 
cation  from  the  Peisbwa.  Scindia 
may  wisely  and  )mi\y  withhold 
his  assent  to  any  new  system  of 
engagement,  nntil  be  shall  have 
ascertained  the  real  sentiments  of 
the  Pcishwa  on  the  subject  of  the 
late  treaty,  together  wfth  the  pre- 
cise extent  of  the  stipulatiom 
which  that  instrainent  contains. 

15.  Nor  is  the  tmcerity  of 
Seindia's  declaration  incompatible 
with  the  project  for  a  confederacy 
between  Scindia,  Holkar»  and  tbe 
Rajah  of  Berar,  lor  purposes  of  a 
defensive  nature,  which  I  consider 
to  be  the  extreme  object  of  Scindia 
in  negotiating  such  a  confederacy, 
without  any  views  whatever  of  hos- 
tility towards  the  British  power. 

K).  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar  has 
continued  to  manifest  an  anxious 
desire  for  the  accommodation  of 
his  differences  with  the  Peisbwa 
and  with  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  by 
repeated  apj^licatipnt  to  Liente- 

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^mirt-Colonel  Close  for  the  arbi- 
tration of  the  British  governroftnt, 
and  by  the  dispatch  of  an  agent 
of  rank  to  Hydrabad,  charged 
with  a  statement'  of  the  demamh 
of  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar  and  of 
Amrut  Rao,  and  vested  with  au- 
thority to  negotiate,  through  the 
combined  mediation  of  his  High* 
iiess  tbe  Nizam  and  of  the  British 
government,  the  adjustment  ot'hit 
demands  on  the  Pcishwa,  and  on 
Dovlttt  Rao  Scindia.  The  de- 
mands of  Holkar,  however,  have 
not  beeft  materially  abated.  Until 
the  receipt  of  my  instructions  of 
the  l]th  February,  for  the  arbi- 
tration of  Holkar's  demands,  Co- 
iooel  Close  referred  the  repeated 
applications  of  that  chi^fluin  to 
my  authority,  a%d  the  same  course 
was  adopted  by  his  Higbness  the 
Kiaam. 

17-  On  the  receipt  of  those 
instructions,  Colonel  Close  endea- 
voured to  persuade  his  Highness 
the  Peishwa  to  olTer  to  Holkar 
such  ooncessi<ms  as  might  induce 
Holkar  to  compromise  the  sub- 
sisting diftrenc^  and  to  adroit 
fats  Highness's  peaceable  return  to 
his  capital.  His  Highness,  how- 
ever,  manifestad  an  insuperabU 
aiFersion  to  offer  any  concession 
to  Holkar,  whom  he  considered  to 
be  a  rebel  against  the  legitimate 
authority  of  the  Sovereigu  Power 
of  the  Aiahratta  empire. 

18..  Colonel  Close,  therefore, 
^  deemed  it  advisable  to  address  a 
letter  to  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar,, 
communicating  to  that  chieftain 
my  sentiments  on  the  subject  of 
bis  dcrniands;  assuring  bim,  that 
the  in^uence  of  the  British  go- 
vernment would  be  exerted  for 
the  satisfactory  adjustment  of  his 
claims  on  Do\vlu(  Rao  Scindia, 
aod  that  the  firitish' government 
would  guarantee  an}*  adjustment 


which  Holkar  might  be  able  to 
effect,  of  his  demands  on  the  Peish- 
wa; and  expressing  an  expecta- 
tion, that  Holkar  would  refrain 
from  any  opposition  to  the  esta- 
blishment of  a  British  force  with- 
in the  Peishwa's  dominions. 

15.  The  result  of  this  applica- 
tion will  be  communicated  to  your 
Honourable  Committee  by  Lieute- 
nant Colonel  Cl#se. 

20.  A  negotiation  appears  to 
have  been  opened  directly  between 
Holkar  and  Scindia,  for  the  ac- 
commodation of  their  differences ; 
but  no  certain  accounts  have 
hitherto  been  received  of  its  con- 
clusion or  progress, 

21.  Holkar  has  continued  to 
•exercisie  tlwi  utmost  degree  of  vio- 
lence and  outrage  upon  the  inha- 
bitants of  Poona,  for  the  purpose 
of  extorting  money  for  the  relief 
of  his  exigencies,  i  his  proceed- 
ing appears  to  have  excited  uni- 
irersat  disgust,  and  to  have  confirm- 
ed the  resolution  of  the  majority 
of  the  Jaghiredars  and  inhabitants 
of  the  Peishwa's  dominions,  19 
support  his  Highness's  chuse 

S2.  Considerable  bodies  of  Hoi- 
kar*s  army  have  moved  in  dif^T- 
ent  directtoria,  without  any  other 
objects  than  those  of  observing 
die  movemeitts  of  the  troops  as** 
seaibled  on  the  several  froixtiers 
of  th«  Peishwa's  dominions,  and 
of  facilitatirig  the  subsistence  of 
the  soldiers  and  followers  of  Hoi- 
kar's  camps. 

23.  By  the  latest  advices,  it 
appears  that  Holkar  has  actually 
evacuated  Poona^  and  has  march- 
ed with  the  main  body  of  his 
army,  in  a  northerly  direction, 
towards  Berhampore.  The  pro- 
bable object  of  that  movement  is, 
either  to  accelerate  the  issue  of 
his  negotiations  with  Scindia,  *or 
to  facilitaKf  the  means  of  acting 
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o^Esively  agamu  Scindia,  •nd  at 
the  same  time  to  avoid  the  hazard 
of  hostilities  with  the  united  arms 
of  the  British  governing pt,  the 
^izam,  and  the  Peihhwa,  and  to 
maintain  a  position  favourable  to 
an  amicable  negotiation  with  the 
allied  powers. 

^4.  This  movement  admits  the 
uninterrupted  march  of  the  com- 
bined forces  of  the  allies  to  Poona. 
liolkar  must,  therefore,  have 
abandoned  his  hopes  of  efjfecting  a 
revolution  in  the  government  of 
Poona,  and  of  seizing  a  share  in 
the  administration.  The  force  of 
^olkar  is  stated  to  amount  t) 
40,000  cavalry,  and  30,0iX)  in* 
/antry,  with  1  SO  guns. 

25.  The  intelligence  which  I 
have  received  from  the  court  of 
the  Rajah  of  Berar  indicates  that 
chieftain's  dissatisfaction  at  the 
conclusion  of  defensive  engage- 
ments between  the  British  go- 
vernment and  his  Highness  the 
Peishwa. 

26.  Whatever  may  be  the  avcr- 
-sion  of  the  Rajah  of  Berar  to  the 

interposition  of  the  British  govern- 
ment in  the  affairs  of  the  Mahratta 
empire,  aiiy  attempt  ou  the  paijt 
of  that  chieftain  to  obstruct  the 
execution  of  the  treaty  of  Passei^ 
would  be  inconsistent  with  the  sys- 
tematic caution  of  his  character, 
and  imprudent  in  the  actual  state 
of  his  military  power,  and  in  the 
exposed  situation  of  his  territo* 
rics.  His  just  rights  cannot  be 
endangered,  aod  may  receive  ad- 
iiitiorial  security  by  the  restora- 
tion of  a  regular  authority  at 
Poona,  under  the  protection  of 
the  Company. 

27.  In  conformity  to  the  plan 
of  operations  which  I  finally  de» 
tf  rmincd  fo  adopt,  for  tb<^  resto- 
ration of  his  Highness  the  Peishwa 
to  the  Musnud  of  PocMi  the  whole 


of  the  subsidiary  force  stationed 
with  his  Highne5S  the  Nizaiq 
marc»hed  from  Hydrabad  towards 
the  western  frontier  of  his  High* 
n('ss*s  dominions,  at  th^  close  of 
the  month  of  February.  The 
troops  of  his  Highness,  assembled 
for  the  purpose  of  co-opcratino 
with  the  subsidiary  force,  consbc 
of  nearly  6,000  infantry  and  9,000 
cavairj'.  The  subsidiary  force, 
under  thecommamlof  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  Stevenson,  consists  of  six 
battalions  of  native  infantry,  or 
6,000  men;  two  regiments  of  native 
cavalry,  and  l6  field-pieces. 

2S.  These  combined  forces 
reached  .Paraindahi  a  station  on 
the  western  frontier  of  the  Ni» 
zam's  dominions,  situated  at  the 
distance  of  1 16  miles  from  Poona, 
on  the  26 1 h  March. 

29*  I  have  great  satisfaction  ia 
stating  to  >*our  Honourable  Com- 
mittee, that  the  conduct  of  his 
Highness  the  Nizam,  during  the 
whole  course  of  the  late  transact* 
tions  in  tlic  Mahratta  state,  foal 
been  uniformly  consistent  with 
the  obligations  of  his  alliance  with 
the  Biitish  govertiment,  and  that 
his  Highness  has  manifested  a  sin- 
cere desire  to  co-operate  with  the 
British  government  in  the  mea* 
sures  adopted  for  the  restoration 
of  order  in  the  Mahratta  state. 
His  Highness  has  rejected  evt-ry 
ov<*rture  of  the  ruling  authority  at 
Poona,  anc)  of  the  Rajah  of  Berar, 
for  the  adjustment  of  (he  affairs 
of  the  Mahratta  empire  through 
any  other  channel  than  that  of  the 
British  government. 

30.  By  my  instructions  of  thet 
2d  February  (a  copy  of  which 
formed  an  inclosure  of  my  dis- 
patch to  your  Honourable  Com- 
mittee of  the  10th  February)  Lord 
Clive  (aided  by  the  judgment  of 
Licutenant-Gencral  Stuart,  and 
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Mgulated  by  contingent  events) 
was  empowered  to  determine  the 
ftccuaj  period  of  time  at  which 
it  might  be  proper  for  iho  British 
troops  to  advance  into  the  xMah- 
ratta  territory,  and  the  amount 
of  the  force  to  be  detached  from 
the  main  body  of  the  army  for 
that  purpose. 

31.  Adverting  to  the  expedt* 
ency  of  securing  the  early  arrival 
ef  the  British  troops  at  PoonH,and 
^f  conArming  the  favourable  dis- 
position which  had  been  manifest* 
cd  by  the  Jaghiredars  in  the  south- 
em  territories,  of  his  Highness  the 
Peishwa*  as  weH  as  to  tlie  actual 
marcii  of  the  subsidiary  fierce  to- 
wards the  Nizam's  western  fron- 
tier, and  to  tk<f  necessity  of  termi- 
nating the  dtsp«nding  negotiations 
at  the  earliest  practicable  period 
of  time.  Lord  CJive  was  of  opinion 
that  the  time  was  actually  arrived 
«t  which  it  was  necessary  for  the 
British  troopi  to  enter  the  Mah* 
ratta  territory  ^  and  hi^  l^rd:>hip 
accordingly,  on  the  127  ih  of  Fe- 
bruary,  instructed  his  Excellency 
Lieutenant-General  Stuart  (then 
present  with  the  army  on  the  fron- 
tier of  Mysore)  to  adopt  (he  ne- 
cessary arrangements  for  that  pur- 
pose. 

S2.  In  consequence  of  the  ab- 
sence of  LteutenaiK-Gcnfra  I  Stuart 
from  the  Presidency  of  F/»rt  St. 
Geoi^e,  Lord  Cliye  deemed  it  to 
be  necessary  that  the  e>tt^nt  of  the 
force  to  be  detached  from  the 
main  body  of  the  army,  should 
be  determined  exclusively  by 
the  judgment  of  iiieu tenant-Ge- 
neral Stuart,  and  his  Lord- 
^ip  accordingly  referred  that 
point  to  Ueutenant-Gcneral  Stu- 
art's discretion,  under  an  addi- 
tional reference  to  the  general 
spirit  of  my  instructions  of  the 
H  February. 


35.  The  extensive  local  know- 
ledge and  influence  possessed  by 
the  Honourable  Major- General 
Wellesley,  the  personal  intcrrourse 
established  between  Maj  T-Gruf- 
ral  Wellesley  and  the  MuhrMia 
chieftains  on  the  frontier  of  My- 
sore, and  the  confidence  rri)f>sed 
by  those  chieftains  in  the  approved 
talents,  tirmness,  tem|>er,  and  in- 
tejrrity  of  that  officer,  rendered 
him  peculiarly  qualitied  to  dis* 
charge  the  complicated  duties  of 
the  command  of  the  detachment 
destined  to  procecfd  to  Puona, 
That  important  command  requir- 
ed the  united  exertion  of  consider- 
able mil.tary  skill,  and  of  ^reat 
political  experience  and  discre^ 
tioB.  I^rd  Clive,  accordingly, 
desired  that  Major-General  Wel- 
lesley  mi<^'ht  be  appointed  to  the 
command  of  the  advancing  de» 
tachment,  and  requested  his  Kx* 
cellency  the  Commander  in  Chief 
to  furnish  Major-General  Welles- 
ley  with  instructions  for  the  regu* 
iation  ot  his  conduct,  according 
to  the  spirit  of  my  instructions  to 
his  Lordship  on  the  2d  February. 

34.  In  conformity  to  the  fore- 
going directions,  the  Commander 
in  Chief  appointed  a  detachment 
from  the  main  body  of  the  army 
assembled  at  Hurryhur,  for  the 
purpose  of  advancing  into  the 
M  ah  ratta  territory.  The  detach* 
ment  consists  of  one  regiment  of 
Kuropean  and  three  regiments  of 
native  cavalry,  two  regiments  of 
European  and  six  battalions  of 
native  infantry,  wiih  a  due  pro- 
portion of  artillery,  amounting  aU 
together  to  1,300  cavalry  and 
6,800  infantry ;  and  to  that  force 
was  added  2,500  of  his  Highness^ 
the  Rajah  of  Mysore's  horsi*. 
Lieutenant-Gcneral  Stuart  ap- 
pointed the  Honourable  Majo|» 
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of  that  detachmenty  in  confon&ity 
to  Lord  Olive's  suggestion. 

35.  Lieutenant*Generai  Stuart 
directed  the  Honourable  Major- 
Gencral  Wellesley,  1st,  to  encou- 
rnpc  the  southern  Jaghired&rs 
to  declare  in  favour  of  the  Peish- 
vra's  cause,  to  employ  every  means 
to  reconcile  their  mutual  animo- 
sities, and  to  tmluce  them  to  unite 
their  forces  with  the  advancing 
detachment,  for  tht*  purpose  of  re- 
establishing his  Ilighnesb's  govern- 
ment; Sdly,  to  proceed  to  Me- 
ritcht  and  form  a  junction  with 
the  Peishwa,  or,  if  the  Peishwa's 
inarch  to  that  station  should  be 
deemed  unadvitabl^  or  impracti- 
cable, to  unite  with  such  of  his 
Highness's  chieftains  and  troops 
as  might  b«  there  assembled ; 
Sdly,  to  open  a  communication, 
and  to  form  a  junction  with  the 
subsidiary  force  advancing  from 
Hydrabad,  and  with  the  contin- 
gent of  his  Highness  the  Niaam; 
4th  ly,  to  proceed  eventually  to 
poena,  and  to  establish  an  order 
of  tliingt  in  that  capital  favoura- 
ble to  the  return  of  tlie  Petshwa, 
and  to  the  accomplishment  of  the 
objects  of  the  treaty  lately  con- 
cluded be: ween  his  Highness  and 
the  British  government.  , 

36.  F('r  your  Honourable  Com- 
inittife's  more  particular  informa- 
tion, I  have  annexed  to  this  dis- 
patrti  a  copy  of  the  instructions 
of  Licntenant-Goncral  Stuart  to 
Alajor-Gtneml  VVi-liesloy  on  this 
ocra.s%>n.  Those  instructions  are 
■strictly  copformnble  to  Uic  fpirit 
of  n)y  views  and  intentions. 

37.  It  is  a  most  grateful  part 
of  my  duty  to  express  tj  your 
Honourable  Committee,  in  the 
strongest  terms,  my  entire  appro- 
4)ation  of  the  seal,  alacrity,  and 
fl^lity  with  which  the  Right  IIo- 
IKiurable  Lord  CUve  and  Lieute- 


nant-General  Stuart  kave 
menced  the  execution  of  my  or* 
ders.  I  entertain  the  highest  es- 
timation of  the  judgment,  skill, 
and  promptitude  manifested  by 
his  Lordship  and  by  Lieutenant- 
General  Stuart*  in  regulating  the 
details  of  the  arrangement  for  the 
successful  accomplishment  of  the 
objects  to  which  my  instructions 
were  directed. 

58.  With  the  view  of  soliciting 
the  special  notice  of  your  Ho- 
nourable Committee  to  the  merits 
of  Lord  Clive  and  of  Lieutenant- 
General  Stuart,  in  this  juDCture 
of  affairs,  I  have  the  honour  to 
annex  a  copy  of  a  letter  from  the 
Governor  G^herai  in  Council  to 
the  Governor  in  Council  of  Fort 
St.  George,  under  date  4th  April. 
39.  The  conduct  of  Lord  Clive 
on  this  occasion  corresponds  with 
the  uniform  tenor  of  that  exem* 
plary  spirit  of  public  zeal  and  he* 
nourable  co-operation  with  the 
supreme  authority  in  India,  which 
has  animated  e\ery  act  of  his 
Lordship's  administration.  Re- 
peated experience  has  inspired  me 
with  a  deliberate  confidence  ia 
the  prosperous  issue  of  every  im- 
portant measure  entrusted  to  his 
Lordship's  immediate  executioiu 
In  the  exigency  of  every  public 
crisis,  and  in  various  and  extra- 
ordinary difficulties  and  dangers, 
the  exertions  of  Lord  Clive  in  the 
service  of  the  Company,  under 
my  orders,  have  been  employed 
with  hereditary  energy  and  suc- 
cess. My  gratitude,  respect,  and 
affection,  roust  ever  attend  his 
character  and  fame,  and  it 
would  be  a  dcbertion  of  the  most 
sacred  duty  of  my  station  to  omit 
any  opportunity  of  recommending 
Lord  Clive's  eminent  public  sei^ 
vicea  to  the  deserved  gratitude  of 
the  East  India  Company,  and  U> 

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ibe  justke  and  faonoar  of  hit  So* 
vereigD  and  of  bis  country. 

40.  A  long  course  of  useful  and 
honourable  service  has  repeatedly 
obtained  my  public  testimony  to 
the  distinguished  merits  of  Lieu- 
t«Qftnt«>General  Stuart,  and  has 
established  the  reputation  of  that 
revered  and  respectable  officer 
with  great  lustre  in  the  high  esteem 
of  the  Company  and  of  the  nation. 
On  all  occasions  of  service  I  have 
derived  the  utmost  possible  advan- 
tage from  the  zealous  application 
of  the .  numerous  quallAcutions 
which  Lieutcnant-General  Stuart 
possesses.  In  the  present  instance, 
his  extraordinary  solicitude  to  ex- 
ecute my  orders  according  to  their 
true  spirit,  the  judgment,  skill, 
and  temper  which  have  marked 
all  his  proceedings  and  operations, 
and  the  ardent  zeal  which  h^ 
has  displayed  for  the  success  of 
the  service  entrusted  to  his  discre- 
tion, demand  my  most  cordial  ap- 
probation. 

41.  If  the  important  arrange- 
jneots  now  in  progress  should  ter- 
minate with  success,  you  will  be 
indebted  in  a  great  degree  to  Lieu- 
tenant-General  Stuart  for  the  ac- 
complishment of  a  plan  which  pro- 
mises a  most  powerful  augmenta- 
tion to  the  security  of  the  Brtish 
possessions  in  India;  nor  can  I  con- 
ceive a  more  glorious  termination 
of  a  long  and  illustrious  career  of 
public  service. 

43.  The  detachment  under  the 
command  of  Major- General  Wel- 
lesley  commenced  its  march  from 
Hurryhur  on  the  9th  ultimo.  By 
the  latest  accounts,  it  appears, 
that  th«  detachment  had  advanced 
to  a  station  near  Meritch,  with 
the  cordial  support  and  co-opera- 
lion  of  the  majority  of  the  south- 
ern Jagbiredarsy  and  with  ever}- 
appearaucc  of  general  satisfaction 


among  the  inhabitants  of  the  Mah«  - 
ratta  territory.     It  was  expected 
that  the  detachment  would  arrive 
at  Meritch  on  the  3d  April. 

43.  The  Honourable  the  Go- 
vernor of  Bombay  will  communi- 
cate to  your  Honourable  Com- 
mittee the  progress  of  events  in 
the  province  of  Guzerat  to  the  pe- 
riod of  time  when  this  dispatch 
shall  reach  Bombay. 

44.  By  the  latest  accounts  from 
that  quarter,  it  appears  that  the 
rebels,  after  having  sustained  se- 
veral defeats  by  the  combined  ar* 
my  of  the  British  government  and 
the  Guickwar,  had  evacuated  Gu- 
zerat, under  circumstances  which 
justify  a  confident  expectation  of 
future  permanent  tranquillity  in 
that  province. 

45.  This  situation  of  affairs  in 
Guzerat  is  highly  favourable  t» 
the  successful  issue  of  the  mea- 
sures now  in  a  course  of  operation 
for  the  restoration  of  the  Peishwa 
to  the  Musnad  of  Ppona.  The 
arrival  at  Bombay  of  H.  M.  7Sth 
regiment,  which  embarked  from 
Fort  William  for  that  Residency 
on  the  10th  February,  has  proba- 
bly coincided  with  the  period  of 
time  when  it  might  be  expedient 
that  his  Highness  the  Pci^b'wa 
should  commence  his  march  to- 
wairds  Poona. 

46.  Reviewing  all  the  circum- 
stances of  affairs  conned ed  witk 
the  states  of  the  Mah ratta  empire, 
I  trust  that  your  Honourable 
Committee  will  receive  by  this 
dispatch  inlenlgence  from  Poona 
and  Bombay  of  the  pacific  settle- 
ment of  affairs  in  the  state  of 
Poona,  and  of  the  establishment 
of  a  British  subsidiary  force  in  the 
service  of  the  Peishwa. 

47-    Your    Honourable  Com- 
mittee will  appreciate  the  import- 
ance of  the  succe^ful  accomplish- 
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ment  of  the  proposed  Arrange- 
menu  at  Poona  in  its  relation  to 
the  maintenance  of  peace,  and  to 
the  general  security  of  our  inter- 
ests in  Itkiia,  and  in  its  particular 
reference  to  the  exclusion  of  the 
iDtarests^and  influence  of  France 
horn  the  Mahratta  empire. 

48.  The  importance  of  this  ob- 
ject is  considerable,  with  a  view 
to  the  contingency  either  of  peace 
or  war  between  Great  Britaio  and 
France  in  India :  in  order  to  im- 
prove our  relations  with  the  Peish- 
wa,  and  to  oppose,  in  the  present 
crisis,  every  attainable  barrier  to 
the  progress  of  France  in  India,  I 
deemed  it  necessary  to  issue  in* 
•Inictioiu  to  lieutenant-Coionel 


CYose,  directing  his  attention  to 
the  improvement  of  that  arttelt 
of  the  late  treaty  with  the  Peisbwa, 
which  provides  for  the  eventnal 
exclusion  of  Europeans,  subjects 
of  any  state  which  may  be  at  war 
with  Great  Britain,  from  the  tcf- 
ritories  of  the  Peishwa. 

49.  A  copy  of  those  instm^tioni 
is  inclosed  for  the  tnfurmatiun  of 
your  Honourable  Commirtee. 

F  have  the  honour  to  be,  &c. 
Fort  William,         (Signed) 
IJth  April,  1803.     Welleslet. 

P.  S.  I  have  the  honour  to  an- 
nex a  copy  of  a  dispatch  received 
from  Colonel  Collins  since  the 
comraencemeot  of  this  letter. 


INCLOSURE  f  A.) 

LeiUr  kom  the  Resident  with  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  to  the  Governor 
General;  dated  the  ^5th  March,  1803. 


Tq  kU  EtctUency  the  Most  Noble 
Rickard  Marqtdi  IFellcsleif, 
K,  P.    Governor  General^  4c« 

4rc.  Ac 
My  Lord, 

Know  J  MO  from  experience  that 
the  ministers  of  this  Durbar  would 
endeavour  to  evade  giving  me  any 
kind  of  explanation,  I  proposed  to 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,throughGun- 
f  tit  Rao,  that  the  conference  which 
bad  been  agreed  on  should  be  pri- 
vate between  theMaharaja  and  me. 
Scindia  declared  that  he  should 
have  great  pleasure  in  complying 
with  my  request ;  but  observed, 
that  as  it  was  not  customary  to  ex- 
clude hk  confidential  ministers 
from  any  secret  debate,  they  would 
probably  take  umbra^  were  this 
mode  now  adopted.  At  the  same 
time,  this  prince  bade  Gunput 
Rao  to  assure  me,  I  might  rely  oi| 


his  opening  his  heart  to  me  at  tb^ 
proposed  interview. 

2.  Yesterday  afternoon  I  wait* 
ed  on  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  and  was 
Immediately  conducted  to  a  pri- 
vate tent.  The  persons  prebent 
on  the  part  of  the  Maharaja  were 
Unna  Bbasker,  Rajah  Arobajee 
Rao,  Eithal  Punth,  Bappoo  Chit- 
navees,  and  Moonshee  Kavel  Nyn. 
I  commenced  the  discourse,  by 
observing  how  highly  ^tified  I 
was  in  having  a  personal  confer- 
ence with  the  Maharaja,  since  I 
expected  to  obtain  from  it  a  know- 
ledge of  his  real  sentiments  with 
regard  to  the  objects  of  my  mis- 
sion, and  also  an  explanation  of 
his  intentions  respecting  the  line 
of  conduct  which  he  had  determin- 
ed to  adopt  in  the  present  critical 
situation  of  the  Peishwa's  affsirs. 
I  then  proceeded  to  remark,  that 

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ymt  E«cflfency  had  viry  natu- 
thIIj  supposed  that  the  propiMi- 
tious  with  ubich  1  was  charged, 
l>eing  obviously  of  the  most  tVtend- 
ly  tendency,  could  not  fail  to 
please  the  Aliiharaja,  tnasnaiich  as 
<h«*y  aflbrdc»<i  the  most  convincing 
proofs  of  your  l^)rdship's  solici- 
tude to  improve  the  existing  ami- 
cable connection  b<'t,ween  our 
respective  goyernfnenis.  Never- 
theless, that  from  the  replies  deli- 
vered by  Moonshec  Kavel  Nyn  to 
those  propp6ition«,  it  seemed  evi- 
dent tp  me  that  this  Durbar  was 
l)y  no  means  disposed  to  coincide 
«rith  the  humane  views  and  friend- 
ly wishes  o(your  Kxccllency,  since 
those  replies  wei'c  not  only  inde- 
cisive  with  respect  to  the  objects  of 
my  mission,  but  had  also  been  so 
♦xpresbed  as  to  afford  grounds  f<»r 
supposing  that  the  Maharaja  etv- 
eertatned  designs  ir.compatible  with 
the  relations  of  friendship  subsist- 
ing between  the  Sircars;  and 
lience  I  was  Jed  to  infer  that  this 
court  was  dijRatisiie<i  with  the 
part  which  the  English  had 
taken  in  the  lafe  disturbances 
that  had  arisen  in  tl.e  Mah- 
ratta  empire;  aul  yet  this  dis- 
«<itisfacHon  fippearcd  to  me  un- 
accountable, as,  in  my  judg- 
inent,  the  line  of  condnct  pursued 
by  the  British  government  on  the 
pccasion  alluded  to  tended  lopro- 
pnote  both  the  honour  and  the  in- 
terest of  the  Mahanija:  that,  in 
support  of  this  opinion,  I  nnist  beg 
leave  to  give  a  concise  statement 
of  the  actual  situation  ot  affairs 
ivbei)  his  Highness  the  IVi^hwa 
contracted  a  defensive:  alliance 
'with  the  British  government.  At 
tbis  time,  I  observed,  Jeswimt  Rao 
Holkar  had  defeated  the  united 
forcesofhisHighncsHandof  Dowlut 
liao  Scindia,  had  driven  the  Peish- 
^w«  from  his  capital;  and  had  taken 


possession  thereof  with  the  avowinl 
dengn  of  placing  the  son  of  Am-t 
rut  Rao  on  the  Musnud  of  Poona; 
that  ibe  life  <»l  his  Highness  BaAJjr 
llao  was  at  this  tire  exposed  to 
imminent  danger  couKi  not  reason* 
ably  be  denied,  and  that  his  High* 
ness  was  shielded  fr9m  this  dang^ 
by  the  protection  of  the  linglisii 
troops  was  likewise  indisputaJfdy 
true.  I  then  appeale«l  to  theMahara* 
JM,  whi  tbcr  he  could  doubt  that  tb« 
declared  intention  of  creating  a 
new  i'eishwa  Had  been  defeated, 
and  that  the  ambitious  aim  of 
Jeawunt  Kao  Holkar  to  posse^« 
himself  of  the  Naibship  had  been 
also  frustrated  by  the  military 
preparations  of  thcJJritish  govcro" 
ment,  consequent  of  the  defentive 
aPiance  lately  concluded  with  the 
Peishwa, 

3.  Pursuing  my  argument,  I 
affirmed,  that  had  this  meditated 
revolution  been  effected,  the  dig- 
nity and  inflwence  of  the  Maharaja 
must  hav^ii  suftred  materially; 
and  (hat  nis  general  intercit  would 
have  becn-'greatly  injured  by  the 
elevation  of  his  enemies  to  the 
supreme  authority  in  the  Mah* 
ralta  empire,  was  a  truth  loo  ap* 
parent  to  be  insisted  on  ;  and  yet 
these  consequences  must  necessa- 
rily have  ensued  but  for  the  timely 
interposition  of  the  Britiih  goveri>- 
ment,  since  the  Maharaja  was  at 
too  great  a  distanire  from  the  scene 
of  action  t^  have  rendered  fait 
Highness  the  Peishwa  that  assist* 
ance  which  the  pressing  exigencies 
of  his  situation  so  imracdiasely  re- 
quired. Adverting,  therefore,  t§ 
the  advantages  actually^  derived 
by  the  Maharaja  on  the  foregoing 
occasion,  I  said,  I  was  altogether 
at  a  loss  to  account  for  the  mark- 
ed reserve  and  coldness  with  which 
your  Excellency's  friendly  propo- 
sals had  been  received  at  this 
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court;  and  I  coBcliid«d  with  con- 
juring the  Maharaja  to  disclose  to 
me  his  real  intantiont,  as  well  with 
fitpect  to  the  offers  I  had  made  oo 
^e  part  of  yovr  Lordship,  as  to 
tlia  measures  he  t^as  resolved  to 
pursue,    in  consequence  of    the 

rew  engagements  formed  between 
is  Highness  the  Peishwa  and  the  • 
British  government. 

4.  Dowlut  Rao  Sctndia  was  on 
the  point  of  replying  to  my  dis- 
course, when  he  was  prevented  by 
his  ministers,  several  of  whom  be-* 
gan  speaking  at  the  same  time.  I 
can  assure  your  Excellency,  that 
had  those  gentlemen  offered  any 
thing  that  deserved  the  name  of 
argument,  in  *  opposition  to  my 
oUervaiions  I  should  most  rea- 
dily repeat  the  same  to  your  Lord- 
ship, since,  certainly,  1  bear  them 
no  sort  of  ill  will ;  but  tbeir  re- 
niarks  were  trivial,  and,  for  the 
most  part,,  as  little  satisfactory  as 
the  words  of  the  message  wbick 
had  been  delivered  to  n\e  by  Moon* 
shec  Kavel  Nyn.  However,  I  was 
pleased  to  observe  that  they  bad 
relinquished  their  former  assump* 
tion  respecting  the  right  of  the 
Maharaja  to  be  consulted  in  bis 
capacity  of  guarantee  to  the  treaty 
of  ^albbey,  previously  to  the  con- 
clusion of  any  new  engagements 
between  the  British  government 
and  his  Highness  the  Peishwa. 
^They  moreover  acknowledged,  that 
your  Excellency's  late  measures 
had  been  productive  of  great  ad« 
vantages  to  the  Maharaja  ;  but 
they   obstinately  contended  that 

*the  Peishwa,  who  was  indebted  to 
Powlut  Rao  Scindia  for  his  eleva- 
tion to  the  Musnud,  ought  long 
since  to  have  apprized  the  Maha- 
rajas of  the  terms  of  the  treaty 
which  he  had  entered  into  with 
^he  English. 

5.  In  reply  to  this  remarki  I 


said,  that  his  Highneat  Baajr 
Xiao  had  deputed  a  confidential 
person  to  this  court  for  the  ex- 
press purpose  of  explaining  all 
particulars  to  the  Maharaja;  that 
this  person  .had  certainly  been 
very  tardy  in  performing  the  jour- 
ney ;  but  that  delay  was  by  no 
means  ascribable  to  his  Highness, 
who  was  equally  desirous  to  make 
this  communication  as  the  Maha- 
raja was  to  receive  it.  I  then 
took  occasion  to  assure  Dowlut 
Kho  Scindia,  that  his  Highness  the 
Peishwa  bad  invariably  consulted 
the  real  interests  of  this  govern- 
ment, and  that  io  several  recent 
instances  he  had  evinced  his  friend- 
ship towards  the  Maharaja,  by 
rejecting  certain  overtures  of  bis 
enemies^  calculated  to  lessen  hia 
dignity  and  authority  in  the  Mah- 
ratta  state. 

6.  After  expressing  myself  to 
the  above  effect,  I  reminded  the 
ministers  that  they  had  introduced 
a  subject  quite  foreign  to  my  pui^ 
pose,  since  all  that  I  wisbM  to 
know  from  them  was,  whether 
the  Maharaja  ielt  inclined  to  ac- 
cept of  your  Lordship's  friendly 
proposals,  and  to  be  apprised  alao 
of  his  (Scindia's)  intentions  in  re* 
lation  to  the  late  engagement  be-  . 
tween  the  Peishwa  and  the  British 
government.  With  regard  to  the 
propo&ilions,  I  said,  as  they  were 
offered  to  the  acceptance  of  the 
Maharaja  by  your  Excellency, 
with  a  view  to  his  (Scindia's)  owa 
advantage,  that  the  Maharaja 
might  accede  to,  or  reject  them, 
according  to  his  pleasure.  Bui 
as  Moonshee  Kavel  Nyn  bad  left 
roe  in  doubt  respecting  the  arnica^ 
ble  intentions  of  the  Maharaja 
towards*  the  British  government, 
•I  must  insist  on  a  candid*  expluDa- 
tion  on  this  important  subject; 
^nd  that  ^y  further  evasiou  of  it 

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on  their  parts  would  confirm  tbe 
jn*itnes8  of  those  donbts  which 
that  Moonshee's  intimation  had 
impressed  on  my  mind. 

7.  This  open  declaration  occa- 
tioned  the  ministers  to  look  to- 
wards the  Maharaja,  which  af- 
forded me  a  favourable  oppor- 
tunity of  remarking  i.o  this , 
prince,  that  I  clearly  perceived 
it  was  from  his  candour  alone 
I  had  to  expect  the  desired  expla- 
nation. 

8.  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  made 
not  the  smallest  hesitation  in  giv* 
ing  me  the  followmg  answer. 

That  he  had  lately  been  in- 
formed, that  indisposition  had 
caused  the  detention  of  B^llojee 
Koonger  on  the  road.  That  this 
Vakeel  was,  however,  now  reco- 
vered, and  on  his  way  to  this 
court.  That  be  (the  Maharajaj 
had  sent  a  party  of  horse  to  escort 
Ballojee  Koonger,  whose  arrival 
here  was  shortly  expected^  and 
that  until  he  (Scindia)  had  been 
informed  of  the  particulars  which 
this  agent  was  instructed  to  com- 
municate to  him  on  the  part  of 
the  Peishwa,  he  (Scindia)  could 
not  give  a  decided  answer  to  the 
propositions  of  your  Excellency. 
TTie  Maharaja  then  declared  that 
he  had  no  intention  whatever  to 
obstmct  the  completion  of  the  ar- 
rangements lately  concluded  be- 
tween the  Peishwa  and  the  British 
government,  but  on  the  contrary, 
that  it  was  his  wish  to  improve  the 
friendship  at  present  subsisting' 
between  the  Peishwa,  the  Bri- 
tish government,  and  his  own  Sir* 
car. 

9.  I  thanked  the  Maharaja  for 
his  very  candid  and  explicit  reply, 

-^nd  at  the  same  time  requested  his 

'permission  to  repeat  what  ho  had 

aaid  oq  this  QCcasioQ^  in  ord^nhat 


I  might  be  enabled  to  state  tha 
same  to  your  Lordship.  Accord- 
ingly  I  did  so,  and  at  the  conclu- 
sion the  Maharaja  said,  *•*  These 
words  are  my  words,  and  you  are 
auihorized  by  me  to  write  them 
to  bis  Excellency  the  Most  Noble 
the  Governor  General/* 

JO.  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  then 
asked  mCf  whether  I  had  received 
a  copy  of  the  engagements  con- 
cluded at  Bassein  by  Colonel 
Close ;  and  on  my  replying  in  the 
affirmative,  he  expressed  a  wish  tci 
be  apprized  of  the  particulars 
tkcreof.  I  said,  that  if  the  Ma- 
haraja would  enter  into  a  discus- 
sion of  the  different  articles  of  the 
treaty  with  me,  for  the  purpose 
of  becoming  a  member  of  the  ge- 
neral defensive  alliance,  I  should 
have  great  pleasure  in  making  Am 
communication  he  required.  Here 
Unna  Bhasker  interposed,  by  ob- 
serving, that  the  Maharaja  h'ad 
already  declared  that  he  couid 
come  to  no  determination  on  this 
point  until  he  bad  conversed  with 
Ballojee  Koonger.  I  replied,  *♦  If 
that  be  the  case,  any  communica- 
tion of  the  articles  on  my  part 
would  be  premature." 

11.  Your  Excellency  will  per-^ 
ceive,  that  until  the  arrival  of 
Ballojee  Koonger  at  this  court*  I 
can  make  no  progress  towards  the 
attainment  of  the  objects  of  my 
mission  ;  however,  this  delay  ap- 
pears to  be  of  little  conscquencci^ 
since  I  am  firmly  convinced  that 
Schidia's  ministers  will  prevent 
their  master  from  engaging  in  the 
defensive  alliance  until  such  time 
as  his  Highness  the  Peishwa  bs 
restored  to  that  authority  wfaick 
he  ought  to  possess,  as  hea^  of  the 
Mahratta  empire,  and  until  the 
restoration  be  effected  .by  tho 
means  of  those  engagements  whicl^ 

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1  have,  &c. 

(Signed)  J.  Collins, 

Camp  m^ar  JScmwIch, 
ijtb  March,  1S03. 

P.  b.  I  have  omitted  to  men* 
lion  to  your  Kxceilency,  ibat 
mben  1  whs  about  tu  t<ike  leave 
«f   tbe  Mabaraja,   be  exprcbSMsd 


bit  approbtttion  of  tbe  open-* 
rcss  of  roy  conduct  towards  tbi9 
Durbar  in  terms  highly  flattering^ 
At  the  same  time,  be  invited  me 
to  accompany  bim  in  his  foturcf 
hunting  excursions. 

(Signed)  J.  CoLiij^t, 

Hes.  D.  &.  »• 
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Lieatenant-Gcneral  Stuart's  Instructions  to  Major-Ci:eiieral  WelMey^ 
dated  tbe  9tb  March,  1803. 


To  My  or  General  IVdledey^ 

4c«    ^C,    Sjf€» 

Sir, 
You  have  already  been  ap- 
prised of  your  appointment  to  tba 
conimani  of  a  detachment  destined 
ti}  advance,  into  tbe  Malirutta  ter- 
ritory, and  of  tbe  description  and 
extent  of  tbe  force  composing  tliat 
detachment.  Vou  have  also  been 
iamished  with  the  in!>tructions  of 
bis  Excellency  tbe  Governor  Ge- 
neral and  tbe  Right  Honourable 
tbe  Governor  of  Fort  St.  George, 
relative  to  the  purposes  of  its 
movements,   and    have  been  sup- 

{)lied  with  copies  of  all  the  pub- 
ic communications  that  I  Lave 
received  regarding  the  present 
state  of  affairs  in  the  Mahratta 
empire,  t.he  strength  and  disposi- 
tion of  Jcsuunt  Rao  llolkar's 
f(»rces,  and  the  probable  objects 
of  bis  designs.  The  above  instruc- 
tions from  govern  me  ot  will  fully 
explain  to  you  the  plan  of  pro* 
ceedi ngs,  by  which  tbe  Governor 
General  has  pn^poscd  to  re- esta- 
blish tbe  authority  of  the  Peisbwa, 
and  fulfil  the  conditions  of  the  de- 
fensive alliance  concluded  with 
ti\$  Highness.     'Ihe  information 


derived  from  these  papers,  together 
with  your  own  Extensive  know- 
ledge of  the  state  of  tbe  subject, 
bas  therefore  obviated  the  nece^* 
sity  of  furnishing  you  wfth  de- 
tailed instructions  from  myself  on 
the  particular  meaaures  to  be 
adopted  in  puiituit  of  those  ob* 
jects  ;  more  especially,  as  the  na-^ 
ture  of  the  service  upon  wbicb 
you  are  proceeding!  depending  onT 
the  sentiments  of  a  people  whos* 
views  and  opinions  are  but  imper- 
fectly known  at  this  distance,  and 
on  events  of  a  contingent  nature, 
precludes  tbe  practicability  of  as- 
certaining the  exact  operations 
wliicb  it  may  be  thought  proper 
to  undertake. 

Although  I  have  considered  it 
to  be  expedient  to  avoid  prescnb- 
ing  the  particular  plan  of  the  ope- 
rations of  your  detacbmenti  yet  I 
judge  it  necessary  to  state  certaiti 
principal  objects,  which,  in  my 
judgment,  ought  to  regulate  the 
course  of  yourproceedings. 

1.  To  encourage  tbe  southern 
Jaghiredars  to  declare  in  favour , 
of  the   Peishwa's  cause ;  to  em-* 
ploy  every  means  to  reconcile  their 
mutual  auimdsities^   and   to  m- 

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4tic«tfaem  to  unite  their  forcet 
with  the  adTancing  detach  me.  nt, 
fur  the  puq)o«fe  of  rcfeitabli thing 
bis  Highnc^'s  government. 

3.  To  proceed  to  Meritch,  and 
ibrm  a  junction  with  the  Pei^ihwa, 
or,  should  that  ueasurc  be  deemed 
inadvisable  on  the  part  of  hh 
Highness,  with  such  of  his  chiitf- 
tains  and  troops  a&  may  be  able  to 
meet  you  there. 

S.  To  open  a  communication, 
and  form  a  junction  with  the  sub*- 
sidiury  force  Mider  Colonel  Sto- 
"vrnson,  and  the  contiogeftt  of  his 
Highness  the  Nizam. 

4.  To  proceed  eve«taally  to 
Poona,  and  establish  an  order  of 
things  in  that  capital  fiivonrable 
to  the  return  of  the  Peisbwa,  aad 
the  attainment  of  the  ends  of  the 
kte  treaty. 

The  means  of  accomplishing 
those  objects  must  be  pegulated 
by  your  own  judgment,  iii  cen* 
ibrmity  to  circumstances.  It  will 
require  every  exertion  of  your  abi- 
lity to  unite  the  southern  Jaghire- 
dan»  in  an  effectual  support  of  the 
Peishwa's  cause,  distracted  as  they 
are  at  present  by  internal  dissen- 
tions  and  hostilities.  The  interests 
and  fears,  however,  of  those  chief* 
tains,  will  render  them  solicitous 
to  avert  the  calamities  threatened 
by  the  farther  success  of  a  power 
that  d«;nvos  itt  support  from  con- 
tributions 9nd  piundecy  and  they 
must  be  sensible  that  the  retreat 
or  overthrow  of  that  power,  aad 
the  restoration  of  a  regular  go* 
venunent,  are  the  only  means  by 
which  the  dangers  to  which  they 
are  now  exposed  can  be  prevent- 
ed, and  the  possession  of  their 
tranquillity  secured.  But  in  en* 
couraging  the  co-operation  of 
those  chieftains,  you  will  care* 
fully  abstain  from  any  specific 
euga^raiei»ts  of  a  .nature  incom- 


patible with  the  rule  established 
by  his  Excellency  the  Governor 
General,  for  the  conduct  to  be 
observed  towards  them.  You  wilt 
receive  herewith  duplicates  of  the 
letters  stated  by  Lieutenant-Colo* 
nel  Close,  in  bib  dispatch  of  the 
to  have  been  trans« 
mitted  by  the  Peishwa,  to  the 
chieftains  in  the  neighbourhood  of 
Meritch  aitd  the  Ristna,  who  are 
considered  to  be  attaclied  to  hit 
cause,  enjoining  them  tti  join  and 
CO- operate  with  the  l^ritish  troops 
on  their  advance.  You  will  for- 
ward tifose  letters  to  their  respiec- 
tive  addresses,  at  such  ttmeSf  and 
accompanying  them  with  such  in- 
structions to  the  chieftains  on  the 
sublet  of  their  co  operating  with 
you,  as  you  may  iad  to  be  most 
expedient. 

The  general  state  of  afairs  ren- 
ders the  mpidity  of  your  advance  o£ 
esisential  advantage,  at  your  early 
arrival  upon  the  Kistna,  and  your 
junction  with  the  Peishwa's  troopt 
and  the  subsidiary  force^  will  ma- 
terially contf  iibute  to  frustrate  any 
designs  which  may  be  meditatoi 
against  his  Highnttss's  interests,. 
or  the  arrangements  of  the  lat« 
treaty,  and  to  give  uaiwn  and  ef- 
icacy  to  your  operations.  1  coa« 
tider  it  therefore  of  importanca 
that  you  should  employ  evety 
practicable  degree  of  expeditioii 
in  collecting  the  forces  of  the 
southern  Jaghiredars,  and  pro- 
ceedkig  in  conjunction  with  them 
to  join  the  Peishwa  and  the  Ki* 
zam's  force.  1  attach  the  greatest 
consequence  ti>  the  latter  junction^ 
and  I  request  that  you  will  keep 
the  means  of  accomplishing  U  at  • 
all  times  in  view. 

The  detachments  uftJer  yoo  and 

Colonel  Stevenson,  while  separal- 

ed  from  each  otlict,  *are  exposed 

to  misfortunes  from  which  iliiMr 

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«mtefl  stnrngtli  would  effectually 
lecare  them. 

•  The  subsidiary  force  in  pArti^ih- 
lar,  destitute  of  Europeans,  and 
occupying  an  advanced  position, 
may  be  liable  to  the  necessity  of 
acting  under  very  unfavourable 
circumstances. 

Every  view  of  our  situation  ap- 
^ars  to  me  to  require  th&t  your 
jinction  with  Colonel  Stevenson's 
Ibrce  shomid  be  effected  at  the  ear* 
lies!  practicable  period  of  time,  as 
that  measNirei  will  secua>,  more 
than  any  other,  the  safety  of  the 
British  troops,  and  the  general 
success  of  the  plans  of  govera- 
ment. 

I  have  not  noticed  in  the  forego^ 
icig  orders  the  conduct  to  be  ob- 
served on  your  part  ii>  case  ol  the 
opposition  of  any  chieftain,  and  in 
particular  of  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar^ 
from  whom  we  are  led  to  expect 
most  opposition  to  your  proceed- 
ings. 

The  instructions  of  theGevemor 
General  and  Lord  Clive  contain  no- 
orders,  and  aibrd  no  positive  rule 
lo  guide  mv  determination  on  this 
important  head.  I  ihfer,  however, 
from  the  spirit  of  those  instruo- 
tions,  th^  if  tfa«  majority  of  the 
southern  Jaghiredars,  and  the  sen- 
timents of  the  body  of  th«  people^ 
ore  fouiMl  to  declare  in  iavo ur  of 
the  restoration  of  Baajy  Rao,  the 
British  detachment  ought  to  per- 
severe in  the  endeavours  to  re- 
establish his  authority  ;  and  should 
the  detachment,  during  the  pro- 
secution of  that  endeavour,  en- 
counter the  hostility  of  any  indi- 
vidual Jaghiredar,  that  they  are 
to  employ,  in  concert  with  the 
^vcll-affccted  Jaghiredars,  every 
practicable  means  to  overcome  his 
opposition.  In  the  event,  there- 
Sore,  of  any  single  feudatory  oppo«* 
sing  rcsistaoct  to  tbe  restoraticm 


df  the  PmUiwa,  after  yotf  have 
ascertained  that  the  sentiments  of 
the  majority  uf  the  chi^ains  are 
favourable  to  that  measure,  I  am 
of  opinion  that  the  instructions^ 
which  1  have  received  justify  me 
in  atrthorising  you  to  compel  hi» 
submission. 

This  authority  must,  however, 
h#  understood  to  apply  to  the  case^ 
only  of  your  experiencing  hostility^ 
from  any  of  the  Mahratta  chieis, 
for  the  principle  of  his  Excellency 
the  GovemorGenerars  policy  is,  to 
avoid  a  war;  and  as  his  Excellency 
has  directed  roe  to  bear  this  princi- 
ple in  mind  as  the  rule  of  our  con- 
dupt  on  every  emergency  that  may 
arise,  you«  will  carefully  forbear 
from  the  adoption  of  any  measure 
that  is  likely  to  involve  the  occur* 
rence  of  hostilites  with  any  of  the 
parties  of  the  Mahratta  empire. 

The  numerous  consideratious 
which  recommend  the  early  and 
expeditious  advance  of  the  detach-' 
jifent,  render  it  inadvisable,  in  my 
judgment,  to  undertake  the  siege, 
of  Darwar. 

The  reduction  of  that  fortress 
might  be  attended  with  delays  ex- 
tremely detrimental  to  the  success 
of  our  cause,and  I  do  not  apprehend 
that  Bappojee  Scimiia,  intimidated 
as  he  will  be  by  the  vicinity  of  the 
army  under  my  ccmunand,  and 
afraid  to  exasperate  his  future 
treat rocut  from  the  Peishwa,  will 
attempt  to  molest  your  commu- 
nications. 

I  therefore  consider  it  to  be  ex- 
pedient that  this  fortress,  not- 
withstanding the  important  ad van« 
tage- which  would  be  derived  to 
your  operations  from  its  possessiou- 
at  tlie  present  crisis  of  affairs, 
should  be  permitted  to  remain 
under  its  present  Kelledar.  .  it 
may,  however,  be  proper  that  you 
should  avail  yourself  of  the  im-' 
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)>ression  whicb  the  adyaice  of 
the  British  force  wiJl  produce  up- 
ou  ihc  minds  of  the  people,  to 
require  of  Bappojec  Sciudia  his 
probable   views. 

The  instructions  to  Colonel 
Steveiison,  which  I  have  ordered 
to  be  furnished  to  you,  will  ex- 
plain the  measures  prescribed  to 
that  officer.  I  have  instructed 
him  to  communicate  r^ularinfor- 
roation  of  his  proceedings  and 
situation  to  you,  and  to  obey  your 
orders.  When  you  shall  hare 
opened  a  safe  communication 
with  this  officer's  force,  you  will 
detach  his  Majesty's  Scotch  bri- 
gade to  join  it,  and  consider  that 
(:orps  from  the  time  of  its  remo. 
val  from  your  detachment,  as  at- 
tached to  the  establishment  of  the 
subsidiary  force.  Colonel  Steven- 
son, according  to  the  last  letter 
which  I  received  from  that  otiicer, 
was  to  be  atP^rauda  on  the  l6th 
of  Marah. 

1  have  written  to  the  Resi- 
dents at  Poona  and  Hydra  bad, 
informing  them  of  your  advance, 
and  requesting  them  to  communi- 
cate with  yqu ;  and  I  am  desir- 
ous that  you  should  afford  them 
every  information  regarding  your 
progress  that  it  may  be  requisite 
ioT  them  to  know. 

You  aro  aware  of  the  impor- 
tance o/  making  me  regularly  ac- 
quainted  with  your  operations^ 


with  the  sentiments  of  the  p.'^ople, 
and  the  general  state  o\'  atFairs 
con^H^tcd  with  the  prococdinj^s  of 
your  detachment.  It  will  be  par- 
ticularly necessary  for  yon  to 
transmit  to  mc  the  earliest  possi- 
ble infoimation  of  such  circum- 
stances as  may  be  expected  to  oc- 
cur, to  ob.  »ruct  the  progress  of 
the  detachment,  either  Irora  the 
disinclination  of  the  peo})loin.  g^. 
neral  to  the  cause  which  it  sup- 
ports, or  from  the  opposition  of 
any  individu.il  ehioftaiu. 

The  army  will  take  a  position 
in  the  ceded  districts  ready  to 
support  your  operations,  when 
support  shall  appear  from  cither 
of  these  causes  to  be  necessary. 

1  shall,  on  receiving  informa- 
tion  of  the  probability  of  seri- 
ous resistance  being  opposed  to 
your  advance,  anticipate  this  ne- 
cessity by  a  movement  of  the  ar- 
my to  support  you. 

I  have  the  honour, 

kc.  kc.  Sec, 
(Signed)   J.   Stuart. 
llead  Quarters, 
Camp  at  Nersighnr, 
9th  March,  1803. 

(A  true  Copy.) 
(Signed)   T.  Grant,' 
Military  Sec. 
(A  true  Copy.) 
N.  13.  EdmonstonKj 
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INCLOSUIIE  (C.) 

hotter  from  the   Governor  General  in  Council,  to  the  Governou 
In  Council  at  Fort  St.  George  ;    dated  4th  April,  1803. 

To  the  Right  Honourable  Edi&ard  Council   has  the  honour  to  ac- 

Ltord    Clivcy      Governor    in  knowletlgc    the  receipt  of  your 

Council^  Fort  St.  George,  Lordship's    official   dispatch    to 

My  Lord,  the  Governor  General,  No.  1 1 . 

The   Governor  Gcn(?ral  ii^,  dated  th^j  16th  of  March,  yiclos- 

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ing  the  copy  of  a  letter  from  bis 
Exceliency  the  Commander  iu 
Chief  of  the  army  of  Fort  St. 
George  to  your  Lordship's  ad. 
dress,  in  which  his  ExccUcDcy 
haa  detaikd  the  arrangements, 
adapted  under  your  Lordship's 
authority,  for  the  formation  and 
inarch  of  a  detachment  under  the 
command  of  the  Honourable  Ma- 
jor-General  Wellesley,  towards 
Poona,  in  conformity  to  the  in. 
stractions  of  the  Governor  Gene, 
ral,  addressed  to  your  Lordship 
in  an  official  letter  under  date  the 
2d  of  February. 

Those  arrangements  appear  to 
have  been  regulated  by  Lieute- 
nant General  Stuart,  under  your 
Lordship's  orders,  M^ith  the  ut- 
most  degree  of  judgment  and  abi* 
]ity,  and  to  have  embraced  erery 
object  connected  with  the  suc- 
cessful accomplishment  of  the  ser. 
Tice  on  which  the  detachment  is 
employed.  The  Governor  Gene, 
ral  in  Council  entirely  approves 
of  the  selection  of  the  Honourable 
Major-General  Wellesley  for  the 
command  of  the  troops  detached 
towards  Poona.  The  extensive 
local  knowledge  and  influence 
possessed  by  tliat  ofllcer,  and  the 
confidence  reposed  in  his  appro- 
Ted  talents,  ilrmness,  temper,  and 
integrity,  by  the  Mahratta  chief- 
tains on  the  frontiers  of  Mysore, 
render  him  peculiarly  qualified  to 
discharge  the  complicated  duties 
of  a  command  which  will  require 
the  united  exertion  of  considera- 
ble  military  skill,  and  great  poli- 
tical experience  and  discretion. 
The  Governor  General  in  Coun- 
cil observes,  with  peculiar  satis- 
faction, the  judicious  arrange, 
ments  which  have  been  adopted 
for  securing  to  the  detachment 
regular  and  sufficient  supplies  of 
T^rovisionS)  iudepeodently  of  the 


resources  of  the  country  through 
which  the  detachment  will  have 
occasion  to  march. 

Those  supplies  being  princi- 
pally derived  from  the  resources 
of  Mysore,  it  becomes  an  object 
of  the  utmost  importance  to  pro- 
vide,  by  every  practicable  pre- 
caution, against  the  decline  of 
that  active  influence  and  energy, 
by  which  we  have  hitherto  been 
enabled  to  apply  the  resources^of 
Mysore  to  the  exigencies  of  the 
army  in  the  field. 

The  activity  and  energy  which 
have  distinguished  the  conduct  of 
the  Executive  Authority  in  My- 
sore,  are  principally  to  be  ascri* 
bed  to  the  influence  which  Major- 
General  Wellesley  has  been  ena. 
bled  to  establish  in  that  country, 
by  his  judicious  conduct  of  the 
British  army  stationed  at  Mysore. 

The'  preservation  of  that  in- 
fluence  is  inseparably  connected 
with  the  continuance  of  Major- 
General  Wellesley  in  the  com. 
mand  of  the  British  forces  in 
Mysore,  while  that  officer  shall 
be  employed  in  the  immediate 
conduct  of  the  operations  of  the 
detachment  advancing  towards 
Poona. 

The  Governor  General  in 
Council,  therefore,  considers  Ma. 
jor-General  Wellesley's  continu. 
ance  in  the  military  command  of 
Mysore  to  be  essentially  neces- 
sary to  the  successful  accomplish- 
ment of  the  service  in  which  that 
officer  is  at  present  engaged. 
With  these  sentiments  his  Excel- 
lency in  Council  deems  it  to  be 
proper  to  direct  in  this  special 
manner,  that  Major- General  Wei- 
lesley  retain  the  military  com. 
mand  of  Mysore. until  further  in. 
strnctions  shall  reach  your  Lord- 
ship from  this  government.  Your 
Lordship  will  be  pleased  accord- 
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ini^y  to  histnict  his  Excellency  the 
Commander  in  Chiet  on  the  coast^ 
to  frame,  in  concert  with  Major- 
General  Wellesley,  such  arrange- 
znents  as  may  appear  to  be  neces. 
5ary  to  enable  Major-Gcncral 
Wellesley  to  exercise  the  military 
coxnmaod  in  Mysore,  \i^hile  em- 
ploy od  in  conducting  the  opera. 
tions  of  thedetacbment,and  other 
public  duties,  within  the  Mah- 
ratta  territory. 

If  any  officer  should  hare  been 
appointed  to  succeed  Major*Ge* 
neral  Wellesley  in  the  military 
command  in  Mysore  previously 
to  the  receipt  of  this  dispatch, 
his  Excellency  in  Council  directs 
that  the  command  in  Mysore  be 
restored  to  Major-General  Wel- 
lesley immediately  upon  the  re- 
ceipt of  these  instructions. 

The  instructions  which  his  Ex- 
cellency the  Commander  in  Chief 
on  the  coast  has  issued  to  Majcn*- 
General  Wellesley,  are  framed 
with  the  greatest  wisdom  and 
prudence,  and  are  entirely  con- 
formable to  the  views  and  inten- 
tions of  the  Governor  General 
in  Council. 

The  state  of  the  internal  go* 
Ternment  of  Mysore  in  all  its 
branches,  being  intimately  con- 
nected with  the  subject  of  these 
instructions,    his  Excellency    in 


Council  further  directs,  that  no 
alteration  be  made  in  any  civil  or 
military  appointments  in  Mysore 
(including  theappoiutment  of  all 
native  ofiicers,  civil  and  military) 
without  previous  reference  to  the 
Governor  General  in  Council, 
and  without  his  exj)re»9  author- 
ity ;  and  that  no  change  be  suf- 
fered to  take  place  io  u«y  part  of 
the  existing  system  of  the  civil  or 
military  government  of  Mysore, 
without  the  previous  sanction  of 
this  government. 

The   Governor    General    in 
Council  requests  that  your  Lord- 
ship, in  Council  will  be  pleased  to 
consider  the   instructions    stated 
in  this  dispatch  to  be  intended  to 
form   the  basis  of  a  permanent 
system  for  the  future  administra. 
lion  of  Mysore,  and  for  regula- 
ting the  extent  and  nature  of  the 
eontroul  to  be  exercised  over  the 
aH'airs  of  that  possession,  by  the 
Governor  General  in  Council. 
We  have  the  honour  to  be, 
My  Lord,  &c. 
(Signed)  Wellesley, 

G.  H.  Barlow, 

Fort  William,     G.  IJdkek, 
the  4th  April  1803. 

(A  true  Copy.) 

iV.    B.   KdMON  STONE, 

Sec.  to  Gov, 


INCLOSURE  (D.) 

Governor  GcnemPs  Instructions  to  the  Resident  at  Poona ;  dated 

30th   March   1803;    and    6th    Article   of  the    Treaty   of 

Hydrabad  1798. 


To  lAeut.-CoL'Blosey  Resident  at 
Poona. 
Sir, 

Adtices   which  his   Excel- 
icnry  the  most  noble  the  -GoTcr* 


nor  General  has  received  from 
Europe,  of  the  possible  renewal 
of  hostilities  between  Great  Bri- 
tain and  France,  render  it  highly 
expedient,  in  his  Excellency's 
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j  udgmcnt)  that  you  should  avail 
jourself  of  any  state  of  circum- 
stances  which  may  afford  an  ex- 
pectation of  obtaining  the  Peisb- 
-wa's  consent  to  a  modification  of 
the  1 1  th  article  of  the  treaty  lately 
concluded  between  his  Highness 
and  the  British  governuiciit. 

2.  The   means  aflbrdcd   to  us 
by  the  terms  of  that  article,  for 
the  exclusion    of  the   iuilueuce 
and  interest  of  the  French  in  the 
-state   of  Poona,  even  in  time  of 
war  between  Great  Britain  and 
France,  are  defective  and  preca- 
rious ;  and,  in  the  season  of  peace, 
no  restraint  i^hatcver  is  imposed 
by   that  article,  which   can  pre. 
elude  the  danger  of  a  future  con- 
nection   between    the    state   of 
Poona  and   the  French,  through 
the  agency   of  persons    of  that 
nation,  or  subjects  of  other  Eu- 
ropean powers  in  the  interests  of 
Franfce,  residing  >*ithin  fhe  Peish- 
wa's  dominions,  or  holding  ofli- 
cial  situations   under  his   High- 
ness's  autiiority. 

3.  His  Excellency  is  anxious 
to  remedy  these  defectsj  by  ob- 
taining the  Peishwa's  consent  to 
tiie  dismission  of  any  Frenchmen 


who  may  now  be  residing  wllhiil 
his  Ilighness's  dominions,  and  to 
the  Insertion  of  an  article  in  (he 
present  treaty,  in  terms  similar 
to  those  of  the  sixth  artide  of 
the  treaty  concluded  between  the 
British  governnunt  and  his  High- 
ness the  Nizani,  on  the  1st  of 
September  1793,  in  the  room  of 
the  1  Itb  article  of  the  late  en* 
gagement  with  the  Peishwa. 

4.  A  transcript  of  that  part 
of  the  sixth  article  of  the  treaty 
of  llydrabad,  of  September  170S, 
which  relates  to  the  subject  ot 
this  letter,  is  inclosed  for  your 
information  and  guidanc4!. 

5.  His  Excellency  desires  that 
you  will  not  neglect  any  oj)p«r- 
tunity  which  may  be  afiorded 
you,  for  the  accomplishment  of 
this  important  object,  at  the 
earliest  practicable  period  of  time. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be, 

&c.  &c.  &c. 
(Signed) 

N.   B,    EnMOKJ^TONE, 
Fort  Williotn,  '  Sec  toGov. 

30thMa<rh  180.1. 

(A  true  Copy.) 

N.  B.  EdmonstonEj 
Sec  to  Gov. 


INCLOSUIIE  (E.) 

Letter  from  the  Resident  with  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  to  the  Gover- 
nor General ;    dated  the'SOth  March  1803. 


To  his  Excelkncij  the  Most  Noble 
,     Richard  Marquis  IVtUesley^  K. 

P.  Governor  General^  kc,  ^c. 

My  Lordj^ 

Yi»TERDAY  evening  Mon- 
^hce  Kavel  Nyn  waited  on  me 
t)y  order  of  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia. 
After  paying  me  several  compli- 
ments ia  the  name  of  his  master, 


the  Monshce  said,  that  the  Ma- 
haraja, having  been  appiizcd  that 
a  large  body  of  British  troop« 
was  approaching  the  Mahratta 
frontier,  by  the  route  of  Hydra* 
bad,  he  (the  M^shce)  had  been 
deputed  to  ofier  to  my  considera- 
tion  certain  remarks  on  this  im- 
portant event,  and  which  the 
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Maharaja  trusted  I  would  com- 
fiiitnicatc  to  your  Excellency 
without  delay. 

2.  Monshee  Kavel  Nyn,  at 
my  entreaty,  then  proceeded  to 
state  as  follo^«"s  : 

That  the  Britibh  govornnient 
was  connected  with  his  Sircar,  as 
woll  in  friendship  as  political 
views,  since  the  measure  of  res- 
toring  his  Highness  the  Peishwa 
to  the  Musnud  of  Poona  was 
equally  the  object  and  wish  of 
the  Maharaja,  as  of  your  Lord- 
ship. That  the  mOitary  prepara- 
tions of  your  Excellency,  conse^ 
qucnt  of  the  outrages  lately  per- 
petrated at  Poona,  were  expe. 
dient,  wise,  and  proper,  under 
the  existing  circumstances ;  but 
that  thii  situation  of  Jeswunt 
Rao  Uolkar  was  widely  differ, 
rent  now  to  what  it  was  when  his 
Highness  the  Peishwa  applied  for 
the  protection  of  the  British 
government,  since,  owing  to  the 
advanced  state  of  your  Lordship's 
military  preparations  in  the  Dec- 
can,  and  to  thearriral  of  the  army 
of  the  Maharaja  at  this  place, 
Jeswuot  Rao  had  it  no  longer  in 
his  power,  even  if  it  were  his  in- 
tention, to  prevent  the  inimc<rKite 
restoration  of  the  Peishwa's  au- 
thority. That  this  being  the  real 
state  of  aifairs,  tlie  Maharaja 
conceited  it  would  be  altojxether 
unnecessary  that  any  considera- 
ble body  of  British  trpops  should 
approach  Poona,  and  therefore 
he  (Scindia)  could  wish  that  your 
KxceHency  would  order  the  army 
now  advancing  by  the  route  of 
Hydrabad  to  halt  on  its  arrival 
at  the  frontier  of  the  Mahratta 
territory.  Moonslwe  Kavel  Nyp 
concluded  by  observing,  that  it 
was  the  intention  of  ihefMlaha. 
raja  to  proceed  to  Poona  with 
dli  hh  foiXCH,  and  that  his  master 


bad  directed  him  to  sujxgest  to  me, 
how  difiicult  it  would  be  to  se- 
cure a  sufficiency  of  every  des- 
cription of  provisions  in  the  vici- 
nity of  Poona,  should  two  large 
armies  advance  towards  that  city 
at  the  same  time. 

3.  In  reply,  I  observed  to 
Moonshec  Kavel  Nyn,  that  the 
Maharaja  Iiad  delayed  prefering 
his  request  until  a  compliance 
therewith  became  utterly  impos- 
sible, since  the  distance  from 
hence  to  Calcutta  was  so  great, 
that  before  the  wish  of  the  Ma* 
haraja  could  even  be  made  known 
to  your  Excellency,  the  British 
army  would  most  probably  be  ar- 
rived at  Poona.  1  further  said, 
that  Colonel  Close,  in  a  letter 
under  date  the  1 4th  of  Rumzaun 
(9th  of  January  )  had  apprised  tho 
Maharaja,  thkt  inconsequence  of 
the  defensive  engagements  enter- 
ed into  between  his  Highness  the 
Peishwa  and  the  British  govern- 
ment, an  English  force  would  be 
stationed  in  the  dominions  of  hi^ 
Highness.  That  Colonel  Close 
had  received  an  answer  to  this 
letter,  expressing  the  cordial  and 
entire  acquiescence  of  ^le  Maha- 
raja in  fhc  proposed  measure^ 
and  that,  accordingly,the  British 
troops  had  been  ordered  to  ad- 
vance, for  the  purpose  of  restor- 
ing thePeishwa  to  the  Musnud  of 
Poona ;  and  I  repeated,  that  it 
was  now  too  Lt j  to  make  any 
reference  on  this  subject  to  your 
Lordship. 

4.  With  respect  to  the  suggc?- 
tion  of  the  Maharajja,  regarding 
the  diflicnity  of  prpviding  sup- 
plies in  the  vicinity  of  Poona  for 
two  large  armies,  I  said,  that 
this  intimation  evinced  'the  wis- 
dom of  the  Maharaja,  and  like- 
wise was  a  proof  ot  his  frit^ndly 
disposition  towaids  the  English, 

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However,  inasmach  as  this  pre- 
caution referred  to  the  British 
army,  it  was  altogether  needless, 
since  your  Excellency,  whose 
comprehensive  mind  embraced 
every  object  of  importance,  had 
adopted  the  necessary  measures 
for  securing  ample  supplies  of  all 
kinds  of  provisions  for  the  use  of 
the  British  troops,  and  that  for  a 
period  of  many  months.  That 
1  conceived  the  army  of  the  Ma- 
haraja was  as  little  likely  to  suf- 
fer distress  as  ours,  since  it  could 
be  supplied  from  hence,  or  from 
Nagpoor.  But  should  these  re- 
sources prove  inadequate,  that 
in  this  event  the  Maharaja  might 
rely  on  the  liberal  assistance  of 
our  ally  his  Highness  the  Nizam, 
whose  territories  abounded  in 
grain,  as  well  as  in  every  other 
article  of  camp  consumption. 

5.  Moonshce  Kavel  Nyn  seem. 
cd' somewhat  confuted  at  my  an- 
swer, and  was  silent  for  a  consi. 
derable  time  after  he  received  it. 
At  length  he  said,  there  was  cer- 
tainly a  great  alteration  in  the 
situation  of  Jeswunt  Rao  Hol- 
kar's  affairs  since  the  Maharaja 
replied  to  Colonel  Close's  letter. 
I  admitted  the  justness  of  this  re- 
mark, but  at  the  same  time  de- 
sired  the  Moonshecto  recollect,' 
that  it  was  nearly  a  pionth  since 
I  arrived  at  this  court,  and  that 
no  change  whatever  had  taken 
place  io  Holkar's  situation  dur- 
ing  my  residence  here,  for  it  was 
BOW  a  matter  of  notoriety  that 
the  Maharaja  had  entered  into  a 
negotiation  with  that  chieftain, 
f6r  the  purpose  of  obtaining  peace 
some  time  previous  to  my  arrival ; 
nevertheless,  that  the  Maharaja 
uever  intimated  to  me  any  wish 
of  the  nature  he  haj  now  expres- 
sed, although,  had  he  then  done 
fto»  there  might  haye  been  time 


far  me  to  have  obtained  your  Ei* 
cellency's  instructions  on  the 
subject,  but  which  was  at  pre- 
sent impossible. 

^.Moonshee  Kavel  Nyn  agreed 
with  me,  that  the  application  bad 
been  preferred  too  late  to  pro- 
duce the  desired  effect ;  yet,  he 
said,  my  writing  to  your  Excel- 
lency on  the  subject  would  gratis 
fy  the  Maharaja,   and  possibly, 
were  1  to  represent  to  Colonel 
Close    the   present  wish   of  hii 
prince,  as   well   as   the  motires 
which  induced  it,  such  repr'csen- 
tation  might  be  the  means  of  pre. 
ventiug  the  advance  of  the  Bri- 
tish ^roops  beyond  the  frontier 
of  the  Nabob  Nizam's  countr)*. 
I  assured  the  Moonshee,  that  I 
should   faithfully  relate  te  your 
Excellency  the  whole  of  the  con- 
versation that  had  passed  between 
us,  and  that  a  copy  of  my  letter 
on  this  occa^on  should  likewise 
be  forwarded  to  Colonel  Close, 
to  whom,  however,  I  could  make 
no    representation,    since  I  was 
well  aware  that  the  Colonel  wis 
not  authorized  by  your  Excel- 
lency  to  adopt  any  measures  that 
would  in  the  least  retard  the  res. 
toration  of  his  Highness  thcPeish- 
wa  to  the  Musnud  of  Pooua.    I 
moreover  insisted  that  the  Moon - 
shee  should  apprize   the  Maha« 
raja,  that  although  I  had  cousent- 
ed  to  write   to  your  Excellency 
on  this  subject,  and  also  to  send 
a  transcript  of  what  I   wrote  to 
Colonel  Close,  yet  that  my  com- 
pliance in  this  instance  would  be 
attended  with  uo  effect  whatever ; 
and  I  concluded  with  requesting 
that  Gunput  Rao  might  be  pre- 
sent when  the  Moonshee  delivered 
my  answer  to  the  Maharaja.  This 
was  reirdily  assented  to  by  Moon- 
shee Kavel  Nyn,  who  shortly  af- 
ter took  his  leave  of  mc,  accom- 


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panied  by   my    agent     Gunpat 
Rao. 

7.  The  onljT  reflections  that 
occarred  to  my  mind,  after  the 
Af  oonshee*s  departure,  were,  that 
his  Durbar  is  greatly  alarmed  at 
the  approach  of  the  British  army 
towarcU  the  Mahratta  territory, 
and  that  the  ministers  concei?ed 
it  might  be  possible  to  arrest  its 
farther  progre;$s  by  the  language 
of  intimidation. 

8.  Rhundeh  Rao  and  the 
daughter  of  Jeswunt  Rao  Uolkar 
have  been  released  from  confine* 
ment)  and  are  now  residing  in  the 
city  of  Assur,  where  they  are 
treated  with  distinction.  It  is 
said  that  the  Maharaja  has  pro- 
mised  to  send  both  these  children 
to  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar,  who  la 
st  present  encamped  at  a  place 
named  Rujapore,  distant  sixtcea 
coss  from  Ahmednugger. 

9.  1  understand  the  Maharaja 
has  received  a  letter  from  his 
Highness  the  Peishwa,  informing 
him  that  he  (the  Peishwa)  expect, 
ed  to   arrive  shortly  at  Poon^ 

under  the  protection  of  the  Bri« 


tish  forces,  and  enjoining  him  on 
no  account  to  come  to  an  accom- 
modation with  Uolkar. 

10.  Jadoon  ttao  writes  to  the 
Maharaja,  that  the  Berar  Rajah 
has  sworn  to  continue  the  sted- 
fast  friend  of  this  Durbar  under 
all  circumstances  :  but  I  do  not 
understand  that  Ragogee  Bhom- 
slah  has  by  any  means  consented 
to  assist  Scindia,  either  with  mo- 
ney or  troops.  However,  the  Be- 
rar Rajah  seems  extremely  desi- 
rous of  effcoting  a  reconciliation 
between  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar 
and  the  Maharaja,  and  I  have  lit- 
tle doubt  of  his  succeeding  in  the 
accomplishment  of  this  object,  as 
both  the  belligerent  powers  appear 
disposed  to  confide  in  his  media- 
tion. 

I  have,  &c.  &c. 
(Signed)  J.  Collins, 

Res.  D.  E.  s« 
Camp  near  Serowleh, 
30th  March  1803. 

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N.  B.  Edmonstone. 
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From  the  Governor  General  to  the  Secret  ComtnUtee ; 

dated  9.0th  June  1 803  : 

With  INCLOSURES  (A.)  to  (G.) 

Received  overland,  22d  December  1805. 

To  tJis  Honourable  theSecrei  Com*    specting  the  situation  of  affairs  In 


mittee  of  the  Honourable  Court 

of  Directors, 
Honourable  Sirs, 

In  my  dispatch  of  the  19th  of 
April  1803,  forwarded  overland, 
I  had  the  honour  to  communicate 
to  your  Honourable  Committee 
the  progress  of  transactions  on  the 
western  side  of  the  Peninsula  to 
the  period  of  my  latest  abvices  ; 
and    to  state  my  sentimeats  re- 


the  Mahratta  empire.  The  Re- 
sident at  Poona,  in  conformity  to 
my  instructions,  has  transmitted 
to  your  Honourable  Committee  a 
narrative  of  occurrences  in  the 
Mahratta  state,  to  the  15th  of 
May. 

2.  By  the   Honourable  Com- 
pany's extra  ship  the  Devaynes, 
BOW  under  dispatch,  I  propose  to 
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miUee  a  d up! irate  of  my  last  ]cK 
teraddri'Sbrd  fo  \ou  ;  aiul  a  copy 
of  Coloiioi  C^jbc'j)  Irtter  to  your 
llo!ioiuabIc  Cumiuittce  of  the 
15th  M^y. 

3.  The  iiitdligcnrc  of  the  im- 
portant  evont  of  his  Highness  the 
IVishwa's  restoration  to  thcexcr. 
c\<e  of  his  just  authority  in  the 
IVLihratta  stale,  under  the  protec- 
tiuu  of  the  British  power,  must 
have  afforded  great  satisfaction 
to  your  Honourable  Committee. 
Every  circunibtanco  conn;C€ted 
with  tijat  prosperous  event  justi- 
fies a  confident  expectation  of  the 
complete  and  pacific  accomplish, 
ment  of  the  beneficial  objects  of 
tlic  late  alliance  with  thePeishwa. 

4.  It  is  my  duty  on  this  occa* 
sion  to  express  to  your  Honour- 
able Committee  the  high  sense 
w  hich  i  entertain  of  the  distin- 
guishcd  ability  manifested  by  the 
Honourable  Major-Gencral  Wei- 
lesley,  in  conducting  the  British 
detachment  under  his  command 
from  the  frontier  of  Mysore  to 
Poona. 

5.  The  documents  forming  the 
in^losures  to  this  dispatch,  and 
frinsmitted  by  the  Devayncs,  will 
a,flbrd  to  your  Honourable  Com- 
mittee  a  full  view  of  the  consider. 
able  military  skill  with  which 
r.Jajor.(n-ncral  Wcllcsley  sur- 
mounted the  difliculties  of  his  long 
atid  arduous  march,  and  combin- 
ed the  various  arrangements  re- 
quisite to  secure  the  supply  and 
i!)ovement  of  his  arjpy,  and  the 
co-opcralion  and  junctipn  of  the 
troops  from  Hydrabad  and  Bora- 
bay.  Your  Honourable  Com- 
mittee will  also  observe  with 
pleasure  the  prudence,  address, 
and  temper,  with  which  Major. 
Cleneral  Well esley  conciliated  the 
i^l^H^zatU  states  occupying   th« 


countries  through  which  he  pav- 
ed :  and  yon  will  approve  the 
signal  success  with  which  he  com- 
posed the  various  animosities  and 
dissensions  of  the  several  Mah- 
ratta  chiefs,  and  united  that 
discordant  and  turbulent  race  in 
the  common  cause  of  the  Pcishwa 
and  of  the  British  government 

6.  The  particular  attention  of 
your  Honourable  Committee  will 
be  directed  to  the  judgment,  hu. 
manity,  and  activity  manifested 
by  Major-General  Wellesley,  in 
saving  the  city  of  Poona  from  de- 
struction by  the  rapid  march  and 
seasonable  arrival  of  the  British 
troops.  This  happy  event  im- 
)>ressed  the  inhabitants  of  that 
city  with  the  roost  favourable 
opinion  of  the  British  power.  It 
is  a  circumstance  equally  honour- 
able to  our  character,  and  pro- 
pitious to  pur  interests  in  that 
quarter  of  India,  that  the  first  ef- 
fects of  the  British  influence  in 
the  Mahratta  dominions  should 
have  been  displayed  in  rescuiDg 
the  capital  of  the  empire  from  im- 
pending ruin,  and  its  inhabitanti 
from  violence  and  rapine. 

7.  It  will  be  satisfactory  to 
your  HonourableCommittee  to  be 
informed^  that  his  Highness  th« 
Pcishwa  has  expressed  the  utmost 
degree  of  admiration  in  observin* 
the  promptitude,  energy,  and  suc- 
cess of  those  exertions,  to  wliirh 
his  Highness  is  indebted  for  his 
restoration  to  his  government  and 
dominions  ;  and  that  the  conduat 
of  Major-General  Wellesley  and 
of  Lieutcnant-Colonel  Close  on 
this  occasion,  has  apparently  es- 
tablished in  his  Highness's  mind 
the  most  implicit  confidence  in  the 
good  faith,  justice,  and  power  of 
the  British  government,  and  in  the 
?aiour,  skill,  and  integrity  of  its 

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olficcrs,  wifli  a  high  sense  of  the 
benefits  which  his  Highness  must 
tieriir'c  from  the  o|)eration  of  the 
iate  alliance  on  every  branch  of 
his  interests  and  alFairs. 

8.  From  the  inclosed  copy  of 
my  latest  advices  frojn  the  Resi- 
dent at  Poona,  yonr  Honourable 
Committee  wiJl  observe  the  dis- 
position ofthe  Peish wa  to  conform 
ify  the  advice  andrecommendatioa 
of  the  British  goternment,  in  the 
adoption  of  every  measure  neces- 
j:iry  to  consolidate  his  Uighncss's 
authority,  attd  to  accomplish  the 
objects  of  the  treaty  of  Bassein  ; 
aad  you  will  find  that  his  High- 
iieps's  eonfidcucc  in  the  British 
l^ovcrnraent  has  been  increased, 
and  has  received  additional  con- 
firination  by  every  event  which 
has  occurred  «ince  his  Highness 
has  resorted  to  our  protection  for 
the  recovery  of  his  rights. 

9.  Although  the  information 
contained  in  fJeu  tenant-Colon  el 
Close's  address  to  your  Honour- 
able Committee,  and  the  tenor  of 
my  latest  advices  from  the  courts 
of  Dowlut  liao  Sciodia  and  the 
Rajah  of  Berar,  tend  to  counte- 
nance the  rumours  of  a  projected 
confcjderacy  between  those  chief- 
tains and  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar, 
the  existence  of  any  such  confe« 
deracy  is  still  a  subject  of  consi- 
derable doubt.     If  any  such  c/)m- 

-  bination  has  been  formed,  its  ob- 
ject is  probably  restricted  to 
purposes  of  a  defensive  nature, 
without  involving  any  vi^ws  of 
hostility  towards  the  B^iti^ih 
power.  The  local  situation  and 
comparative  power  and  resources 
of  Scindia  and  Ragojce  Bhomsluh, 
preclude  the  apprehension  of  any 
attempt  of  those  chiefs  to  subvert 
the  Peishwa's  goveinracnt,or  tho 
treaty  of  Bassein,  at  the  desperate 
hazard  of  a.  war  with  the  British 


power.  The  situation  of  Ho!. 
kar's  power  is  entirely  precarious, 
and  accidental  ;  the  instabilityof 
the  resources  of  that  adventurer 
reduces  the  continuance  of  his 
power  to  the  utmost  degree  of 
uncertainty,  and  absolutely  de- 
prives him  of  the  means  of  oppos- 
ing any  systematic  or  formidable 
resistance  to  the  operation  of  am 
alliance  with  the  state  of  Poona. 
With  a  view,  however,  to  antici- 
pate every  possible  contingency, 
I  have  framed  and  dispatched  the 
Instructions  and  letters  which  are 
annexed  to  this  dispatch,  and  are 
noted  in  the  margin. 

10.  Anxious  to  furnish  the  Re- 
sident at  Poona,  and  Major-Ge- 
neral  Wollesley,  with  instructions 
for  the  regulation  of  their  con- 
duct immediately  after  the  re- 
turn of  the  Peishwa  to  Poona,  C 
have  transmitted  directions  to 
those  officers,  of  which  copies  are 
inclosed. 

11.  That  dispatch  contains « 
general  statement  of  the  princi- 
ples on  which  the  late  treaty  with 
the  Peishwa  is  founded, of  the  ob- 
jects to  which  it  is  directed,  and 
of  the  measures  nec<*ssary  to  be  - 
pursued  for  securing  the  complete 
operation  and  stability  of  the  al- 
liance between  the  Company  and 
the  Mahrattas  ;  1  therefore  deem 
it  suflicicntto  t-efer  your  Honour- 
able Committee  to  that  document 
for  information  on  those  import- 
ant points.  • 

V2.  With  a  view  to  aid  the  re- 
presentations which  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  Close  Was  instructed  in 
that  dispatch  to  addi'ess  to  his 
Highness  the  Peishwa,!  deemtd  it 
to  bo  expedient  to  address  a  let- 
ter to  his  Ili^h.icss.  A  jj^py  of 
that  letter  is  also  annexed  to  this 
dispatch,  for  the  information  of 
your  Honourable  Committee. 

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13*  Toar  Honourable  Commit* 
tee  wai  informed  by  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  Close  of  the  exactioas 
le?ied  by  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar 
upon  his  UighnesA  the  Nizam'f 
city  of  Anrnngabad.  No  reason 
exiits  to  countenance  an  appre* 
hension  that  these  depredations 
on  the  Nizam*f  territory  are  con* 
nected  with  the  supposed  confe. 
4eracy  between  IlotkarandScin- 
dia.  Destitute  of  any  permanent 
resources,  Holkar  is  compelled  to 
supply  his  exigencies  by  indiscri- 
minate plunder.  It  is  probable 
that  Holkar  has  been  induced  to 
le? y  contribntions  from  Aurunga- 
bad  by  the  treacherous  sugges- 
tions  of  the  Nizam's  officer  com* 
mending  at  that  station,  who  is 
believed  to  have  participated  in 
the  booty. 

14.  Major-General  Welleslcy, 
however,  deemed  it  to  be  proper 
to  direot  Lieutenant  -  Colonel 
Stevenson  to  advance  wiih  the 
whob  of  the  Nizam's  subsidiary 
force  towards  Aurungabad,  for 
iho  eventual  protection  of  his 
Highucss's  dominions.  I  have 
lately  received  iDformalion  that 
Holkar  has  retired  with  his  army 
from  the  Nizam's  frontier  to- 
wards the  nor,thward. 

15.  The  judicious  arrangement 
which  Majur-Gencral  Wellesley 
has  effected  for  the  disposition  of 
the  troops  under  his  command,  is 
calculated  to  meet  every  exigency 
^l  affairs.  Even  under  the  im. 
probable  supposition  thatScindia, 
the  Rajah  of  Berar,  and  Jeswunt 
Rao  Holkar,  have  really  enter- 
tained designs  of  an  hostile  nature 
against  the  British  government  or 
its  allies,  our  early  state  of  pre. 
paration,  and  the  formidableforce 
whicli  Major-  G  eneral  Wellesley 
has  opposed  to  every  possible 
operation  on  the  part  of  any  or 


all  of  those  chieftains,  mnit  eflec« 
tually  deter  them  from  the  prose* 
cution  of  war.  In  the  fame  spl> 
rit  of  seasonable  precaution,  Lieu- 
tenant-General Stewart  has  judged 
it  to  bo  expedient  to  advance  the 
army  under  his  immediate  com. 
mand  to  a  position  which  may 
enable  him  to  co-operate  with  the 
troops  under  Major-General  Wel- 
lesley and  Lieutenant-  Colonel 
Stevenson. 

16.  My  instructions  to  Cokmel 
Collins,  on  the  5th  May,  and  to 
Lieutenant-Colonel  Close  of  the 
7th  May^  togetlier  with  my  letter 
on  the  1 5th  May  to  the  Rajah  ol 
Berar,  have  probably  already  pro- 
duccd  an  arrangement  of  a  pacific 
nature  with  all  the  chiefs  of  the 
Mahratta  empire,  whose  formal 
accession  to  the  treaty  of  Basseia 
has  not  yet  been  signified  to  me. 
The  Peishwa  having  actually  re- 
sumed his  government,  the  stipu. 
lations  of  the  treaty  have  been 
notified  to  Scindia,  and  to  the 
Rajah  of  Berar.  The  terms  of 
the  treaty  must  also  have  become 
known  to  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar; 
and,  as  the  articles  of  the  treaty 
provide  a  more  effectual  security 
for  the  possessions  of  Holkar  and 
Scindia  than  either  couldhaVeat- 
tained  under  any  other  arrange- 
ment, compatible  with  the  exist- 
ence of  the  Peishwa's  power,  it 
may  be  expected  that  a  sense  of 
their  own  interests  will  induce 
those  chiefs  to  acquiesco  in  the 
settlement  which  has  been  efiiect- 
ed  at  Poona. 

17.The  depredations  which  hav« 
been  committed  by  Jlolkar  on 
the  territories  of  the  Nizam,  nn. 
questionably  would  furnish  a  just 
•  ground  of  war  against  that  adven- 
turer, if  he  were  to  be  considered 
in  the  situation  of  an  established 
power  in  India ;  but  as  the  ex- 
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actions  at  Anrungabad  appisar  to 
bafe  been  levied  >7ith  the  conni- 
Taoce  of  the  Nizam's  officers, 
whose  laith  had  been  loa^  sus. 
pected  ;  aud  as  no  principle  of 
jasticc  or  policy  requires  the  ac- 
knowledgment of  Hoikar  among 
the  states  of  India,  i  propose  to 
fkw  this  transaction  as  the  com- 
bined  offence  of  two  unfaithful 
serrants  of  the  states  of  Poona 
and  llydrabad ;  and  I  shall  not 
attempt  to  prosecute  hostilities 
against  Ilolkar,  unless  he  shall 
endeavour,  by  force,  to  obstruct 
tiie  operation  of  the' treaty  bfBas- 
seia.  It  will  not  be  difficult  to 
obtain  sufficient  satisfaction  for 
the  N^izam,by  pacific  accommoda- 
tioD  with  iloikar,  after  the  latter 
shall  have  submitted  formally  to 
the  legitimate  authority  of  the 
Peishwa. 

18.  At  the  date  of  my  latest 
advic*^  from  the  Resident  with 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  that  chief, 
tain  had  not  proceeded  beyond 
the  frontier  of  his  own  territory. 
The  Resident  described  Dowlut 
Rac  Scindia  to  be  personally  dis- 
posed to  pursue  measures  of  an 
amicable  nature  towards  the  Bri- 
fish  government,  although  it  is 
possible  that  Scindia  may  have 
been  induced  to  signify  a  reluc- 
tant consent  to  the  formation  of 
the  projected  confederacy  by  the 
urgency  of  his  principal  minis- 
ters. 

19.  This  circumstance  is  con^ 
firmed  by  the  communications 
which  Colonel  Collins  has  receiv- 
ed from  Ballojee  Koonger,  the 
officer  dispatched  by  his  Highness 
the  Peishwa  to  Scindia^  for  the 
purpose  of  explaining  to  that 
chieftain  the  detail  of  the  engage- 
ments concluded  by  his  Highness 
If  ith  the  Jjritish  government.  The 


substance  of  those  cofflmnnica* 
tions  is  stated  in  the  inclosed 
extracts  from  the  dispatches  of 
Colonel  Collins. 

20. 1  have  received  intelligence 
that  the  Rajah  of  Berar  had  en- 
tered his  tents,  with  a  view  of 
commencing  his  march  from  Nag- 
pore,  for  the  purpose  of  meeting 
Scindia  ;  but  that  the  information 
of  the  arrival  of  the  British  troops 
at  Poona,  which  reached  the  Ra^ 
jah  of  Berar  soon  after  he  had 
entered  his  tents,  would  proba. 
bly  deter  that  chief  from  adivanc- 
ing. 

'21.  Under  all  these  circnm- 
Stances,  any  opposition  from  the 
Mahratta  chieftains  to  the  com- 
plete accomplishment  of  the  sti- 
pulations of  the  treaty  of  Bassein 
appears  to  be  improbable ;  and  I 
entertain  a  firm  hope  that  the 
British  government  will  be  speedi- 
ly relieved  from  the  danger  which 
menaced  our  possessions  in  tlie 
Peninsula  during  the  recent  com- 
motion in  the  Mahratta  empire, 
and  that  tranquillity  will  be  per- 
manently established  on  ourfron- 
tier,  by  the  operation  of  the  al- 
liance happily  concluded  with  his 
Highness  the  Peishwa. 

22.  By  the  annexed  extract  of  a 
letter  from  Major-General  Wel- 
leslcy,  your  Honourable  Commit* 
tee  will  be  enabled  to  form  a  com- 
petent judgment  of  the  danger  to 
which  the  tranquillity  of  Mysore 
and  of  the  Deccan  would  have 
been  exposed  by  the  uniniermpt. 
ed  progress  of  disorder  and  con- 
fusion in  the  Mahratta  empire, 
and  you  will  estimate  the  advan- 
tages  which  have  been  derived 
from  the  success  of  the  measured 
adopted  by  the  British  Govern, 
ment  for  removing  the  scene  of 
war  from  oiir  frontier,  and  for  re- 
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•torinjc   tlic  foundation   of  peace 
«n(l  ^ood  orilcT. 

?3.  By  fhf  (!I«:patcli  ovcrlaiul 
irhirh  ^mII  coitvca  this  loUor,  I 
have  clin^ctod  LioiiCenanl-CoIoiii'I 
Close- to  submit  to  your  Honour- 
able Commit  foe  the  latest  adviees 
which  may  Iiave  reached  liim  from 
the  camf)s  of  SciTidia,  Ilolkar, 
and  t]\e  Kajah  of  Bi»rar,  with  such 
further  ohserrations  a^  may  be  ne- 
cessary for  your  information. 

24.  It  would  be  injustice  to 
LieutenantXolonel  Close  to  suf- 
fer this  dispatch  to  depart  without 
adding  my  earnest  request,  tliat 
your  Honourable  Committee  may 
be  pleased  to  direct  )  our  particu- 
lar attention  to  the  zeal,  ability, 
and  industry  Nvhich  have  distin- 
guished tlie  eminent  serrices  of 
tJ;at  valuable  public  oflicer,  during 
the  late  important  crisis  in  the 
IVlahratta  enipirc. 

25.  In  adverting  to  the  con- 
duct of  Lientenant-Colonel  Close 
at  the  PeishwaN  Ct>»irt,your  Ho 
■oiirable  C'ommittee  will  remark|, 
with  satisfaction,  the  unabated 
continuance*  of  those  able,  honest, 
str\A  ind^'fatigable  exertions,  which 
furnished  the  most  essential  aid  in 
the  coiupiest  and  settlement  of 
^Flysore,  and   wh^h   have  since 


contributed  to  establish,  through 
the  Rajah's  goTernment.  asy^lcm 
of  internal  administration  calcu- 
lated io  augment  and  secure  the 
happiness  and  prosperity  of  the 
inhabitants  of  that  flourishing 
country. 

^G.  Reviewing  the  general  state 
of  affairs,  your  Honourable  Com- 
roitf^e  will  concur  in  the  scnti. 
men ts  of  confidence  and  satisfac- 
tion with  which  I  reflect,  t^»at  the 
final  accomplishment  of  the  ar* 
rangements  happily  commenced  at 
Poona,  is  entrusted  to  the  ap|m)v- 
ed  abilities  of  Major-General  Wei- 
lesley,  and  of  I^ieutenant^CoIonel 
Close. 

27.  In  closing  this  dispatch,  it 
will  be  satisfactory  to  your  Ho, 
nourable  Committee  that  1  should 
add  my  expectation,  that  the  ne- 
cessary expeneeof  thelate  military 
operations  in  the  Peninsula  is  not 
likely  to  occasion  any  derange- 
ment in  the  general  prosperity  of 
the  finances  of  the  Company  in 
India,  or  in  the  accounts  or  scr* 
vices  of  the  current  year. 

1  hare  the  honoar  to  be, 
&c.  &c. 
(Signed)  Welleslet* 

Fort  William, 
the  ^th  June^  J  80S. 


INCLOSURE  (B.) 

Letter  from  the  Resident  at  Poona  to  the  Gorernor  General, 
dated  2 1  st  May  1803; 
And  Letter  from  him  to  Ballojee  Koonger, 
dated  l«th  May  1803. 


To  his  Excellency  the  Most  Noble 

'    Marqnis     H^elleslei/y    K.     P. 

Governor    General^    <S*c»  Sfc, 

My  Lord, 
Ae&KXABLY  to   tlie  arrange* 


nient  which  had  been  preri- 
ously  adjusted,  the  Honourable 
Major-General  Wellesley  Tisited 
his  Highness  the  Peishwa  on  the 
14th  instant  in  Foona.  At  this 
meetiDg  the  gexktfral  recapitulated 

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wWhe  had  formeriy  stated^  and, 
vith  the  view  to  inspire  his  High, 
ness  with  confidence,  went  into 
aa  explanation  of  the  principles 
which  should  invariably  govern 
his  conduct  in  prosecuting  theob. 
jects  committed    to  his   charge, 
connected  with  the  interests  of  iiis 
Highness's  government.     lie  ob- 
served, that  although  he  felt  it  to 
be  his  duty  to  recommend  to  his 
Highnesses  notice  and  favour  such 
of  his  Sirdars  as  were  distinguished 
by  their  attachment  to  the  Fooua 
state,  ho  had    yet    been  careful 
iiot  to  make  any  promises  to  them 
from  himself,  assuring  them  only, 
that  he   should   represent    their 
conduct  respectively  to  his  High- 
ness,  in  order  to  their  beiuir  re- 
warded, or  discountenanced,  ac- 
cording  to  their  jnerits  ;  that  he 
was   certainly   anxious    that    his 
Highness  should  alford  rrli-^f  to 
$ucb  of  his  meritorious  so  v.vtits 
as  suli'ercd  from  want,  an'i  iidopt 
measures  for  conciliatinti  others, 
who, from  difi'erent circumstances, 
might  require  encouragement  and 
coulidence ;    but    that  whattjrer 
hi*   feelings   might   be   in    those 
respects,  he  would  strirCy  adhere 
to  the  rule  he  had  Itilhcrlo  fol. 
lowed,  by  avoiding  to  makv;  pro- 
mises to  any  of  the  Sirdars,    and 
contenting   himself  with    stating 
their  merits  to  his  Highness. 

2.  This  declaration  from  the 
Jlonourable  Major.(»eneral  Wel- 
leslcy  appeared  to  atiord  thePel*.h- 
wa  the  highest  sat  is  taction.  He 
«aid,  that  nothing  could  be  more 
just  or  pleasing  to  him  than  the 
principle  which  the  General j 
reso}vt»d  to  follow  ;  and  added, 
that  he  should  be  ever  attentive  to 
the  recommendations  ofthcGene- 
ral  in  favour  of  the  Sirdars,  and 
indisposed  towards  those  who, 
from  miscoBduct,  should  incnr  tbc 


Gencrars  displeasure;  and  that 
oil  these  principles,  it  would  be 
with  the  General  to  direct  their 
eftbrts,  and  represent  their  ser- 
vices, and  with  the  Pooaa  state  to 
favour  or  discourage  thorn  accords 
ingto  his  roport. 

3.  His  Highness  went  on  td 
observe,  that  a  few  of  the  southern 
Jaghifedars  were  still  backward 
in  aObrding  their  services ;  thatas 
it  was  requisite  to  call  forth  tho 
whole  force  of  the  stale,  he  would 
r<'p<at  his  summons  to  *hose  Jag- 
hiivdars  to  attend,  and  would  be 
happy  if  the  ('eneral  also  would 
adJivss  them  to  the  same  effect. 
To  this  the  General  expressed  his 
acquiescence,  adding,  that  obedi. 
ence  to  his  Highnesses  authority 
from  the  subordinate  Sirdars  of  the 
state  was  indispensably  necessary^ 
and  that  in  tim<7  it  would  be  only 
propi»r  to  coerce  such  of  them  as 
should  be  obstinately  r*»fra>  tory. 

4.  The  (xeneral  now  obsi-rved 
tliat  he  should  soon   be  prejmrtil 
to  march,  and  that  he  looked  to  be 
accompanied    by  his   Highnesses 
troops  ;  that  th<^  Goklah  and  Che 
ViuchoorJa^hiredars  stood  iu  need 
of  most  aid  from  1iis  Highness  to 
enable  them  (o  satisfy  their  troops, 
and  tJuit  he  would  give  in  a  memo- 
randum  respecting  the  claims  of 
those  Sirdars,  which,  he  trusted, 
would  soon  be  satisfied.  His  High- 
ness  replied,  tliat  the  wants  of  those 
Sirdars  should  be  immediately  re- 
lies d,  and  that  he  would  so  adjust 
with  the  whole  of  the  Sirdars,    as 
that  they  should  encamp  near  the 
Gt'neral  by  the  time  he  should  be 
ready  to  move,  and  willingly  pro- 
ceed on  service  under  his  orders. 

5.  A  conversation  now  took 
place  concerning  the  Putwurdan 
family,  of  whom  Appa  Sahib  in 
particular  has  been  averse  to  visit 
the  Peishwa.    Aft^  his  claims  had 

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been  difcusswi,  it  M-as  ai^rt'od  that 
an  assurano*  should  W  given  to 
iiiin^fhaton  the  Poona  aflairs  being 
finally  sottliMl,  his  llighnoss  the 
Fcishwa  would  examine  into  his 
claims,and  proceed  to  arrange  mat- 
ters permanently  on  fair  grounds 
between  him  and  the  Rajah  of  Ko- 
lapoor,  who  has  .•Tratlually  stripped 
the  Put^urdan  family  of  a  large 
part  of  their  possessions. 

6.  At  every  stage  of  the  inter. 
Ticw  it  Mas  observable  that  his 
Highness's  munner  was  less  formal 
dian  usnal.  He  shewed  no  disin- 
dination  to  converge  largely  onthe 
business  of  his  government,  and  at 
the  close  of  the  conference  he  told 
the  Honourable  Major-General 
Wellesiey,  with  great  cordiality, 
that  he  could  not  permit  him  to 
inarch  till  he  should  have  the  plea- 
sure of  giving  him  an  entcrtaiiw 
^ent. 

7.  It  would  now  appear  that 
ihe  Peishwa  derived  the  happiest 
impressions  from  the  foregoing 
conference.  His  confidence  has 
increased  so  much,  thathedoes  not 
hesitate  to  avail  himself  of  the  in- 
llucDcc  which  the  Honourable  Ma- 
jor-General Welles  ley 'has,  from  a 
variety  of  causes,  acquired  over 
the  Sirdars  and  Jaghiredars  of  the 
state;  his  orders  to  them  on  points 
of  importance  are  generally  trans- 
mitted through  the  General,  who 
enforces  than  by  dispatches  from 
himself,  an  united  mode  of  pro- 
ceeding which  can  scarcely  fail  of 
efficient  operation. 

8.  His  Highness  having  arrang- 
ed with  Goklah,  paid  him  a  visit 
yesterday  evening, and  there  is  rea- 
son to  believe  that  he  has  satis- 
iied  the  Jaghiredars  of  Vinchoor. 
Chintimanee  Rao,  of  the  Futwur- 
dan  family,  has  visited  the  Peishwa 
a  second  time,  but  was  received  by 
his  Highness  with  som^  reserT^, 


Appa  Sahib,  it  is  hoped,  will  he. 
prevailed  on  to  ^ay  his  first  vbtit 
in  the  course  of  a  few  days. 

9.  Ball  Kisscn  Gunjadeer,  and 
the  two  Paunsehs^  are  arrived  at 
a  stage  on  this  sideof  Punderpoor. 
They  are  increasing  their  troops 
at  his  Highnesses  desire,  and 
wait  his  further  orders.  At  this 
period  the  only  absentees  of  con- 
sequence arc  the  Prette  Nedde, 
Raja  Bhomslahof  Akulcofah,and 
Raja  Behauder  of  Mallygom,  and 
it  is  probable  they  will  either  at- 
tend in  person,  or  furnish  theh" re- 
spective quotas  of  troops. 

10.  The  Honourable  Major- 
General  WcUesley  talks  of  march, 
ing  in  live  or  six  days,  and  there  is 
CTcry  prospect  that  he  will  be  ac- 
com|)auied  by  a  handsome  corps 
of  Mahratta  horse. 

11.  The  Peishwa  has  received  a 
letter  fromB^Hojee  Koonger,datcd 
^3d  Mohurum  (16th  May),  in 
which  he  says  confidently,  that 
Scindia's  mind  is  amicably  dispos- 
ed towards  the  Peishwa's  govern- 
ment, but  that  the  councils  of  his 
Durbar  are  of  adifferent  tendency; 
that  Inglia  has  acquired  great 
inllucnce  over  Scindia,  being  the 
only  persort^of  real  power  at  his 
court ;  that  Scindia  and  the  Jknr 
Rajah  are  moving  towards  each 
other,  with  the  intention  of  having 
an  interview  ;  that  he  (Ballojce 
Koonger)  is  reserved  in  his  com- 
munications at  the  Durbar,  and 
will  continue  so  tUl  the  return  of 
Jadoo  Rao  Bhasker,  with  whom 
he  will  have  a  full  conference,  and 
report  to  his  Highness  the  result. 
Ballojec  Koonger -adds,  that  he  is 
in  communication  with  Colonel 
Collins,  from  whom  he  has  receir. 
ed  great  civilities  and  assurances 
of  all  aid  and  support. 

13.  From  Ballojee  Koonger  I 

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iatc.  Copy  of  a  letter  which  I. 
had  preTiously  addresW  to  hiin  is 
inclosed  for  your  Lordship's  no- 
tice. The  Peishwa  hao  lately  ad- 
dressed a  letter  to  Scindta^  discou- 
raging him  from  Tisiting  Poona, 
and  directing  his  attention  to  the 
miichievous  and  refractory,  who 
haTc  offered  such  violence  to  his 
goveniment. 

13.  By  the  latest  advices  from 
the  northward,  HolKar  lies  at  a 
position  a  few  marches  distant  frotn 
Aurungabad,  in  the  direction  of 
Chandore,  and  Meer  Khan  con- 
tinued at  the  former  city,  with 
the  greatest  part  of  his  force. 

14.  Amrut  Rao  has  a  party  of 
troops  at  Sungiim  Nair,  on  this 
side  of  the  Godavery ;  and  the 
Peishwa  has  intelligence  that  a 
corps  in  his  interest  has  lately  in- 
vested the  fort  of  Pultun,  held  by 
Lis  Highness,  and  situated  south, 
west  of  Sungum  Nair. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be, 
With  the  highest  respect, 

&c.  &c.  &c. 
(Signed)  B.  Close, 

Poona,         Res.  at  Poona. 
21st  May,  1803. 

Colonel  dose  to  Ballojee  Koonger; 
dated  ISth  Mat/. 
Since  you  proceeded  from  Bas- 
sein,  on  your  mission  to  the  court 
of  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  I  have 
anxiously  watched  your  progress, 
and  had  great  pleasure  in  hearing 
that  at  Baroda  you  met  with  a 
reception  and  expression  of  cordi- 
ality from  the  Guickwar  govern- 
ment, and  the  British  Resident, 
iuitable  to  your  rank  as  a  conB- 
dentiai  servant  of  his  Highness  the 
Peishwa,  the  Honourable  Compa- 
ny's ally^  and  to  the  Important 


commission  entrusted  to  yonr  ma* 
nagement.  The  pleasure  1  expe- 
rienced from  the  above  circum- 
stances could  not  bnt  be  augment- 
ed when  I  learned,  that,  after  some 
delay,  you  had  pursued  yonr  jour- 
ney under  a  strong  escort  from 
Nuddebar  ;  and  you  may  suppose 
that  my  satisfaction  is  now  great 
at  finding,  from  the  correspon- 
dence of  Colonel  Collins,  that  yon 
have  arrived  in  safety  at  Scindia's 
court,  and  have  had  several  con- 
ferences with  that  chieftaiu  ;  that 
ia  those  conferences  you  have, 
by  forcible  statements,  support- 
ed the  Peishwa's  cau^e  under 
his  Highnesses  alliance  with  the 
Honourable  Company ;  and  that 
you  were  about  to  visit  Colonel 
Collins,  for  the  purpose  of  con- 
versing with  him  on  the  com- 
mon interests  of  the  alliance,  and 
concerting  a  joint  system  of  pro» 
ceeding  for  its  support. 

1  must  repeat  that  the  wisdom 
of  your  conduct,  and  the  devo- 
tion which  you  shew  to  liis  High- 
ness's  interests,  contribute  highly 
to  my  satisfaction,  and  cannot  fail 
to  inspire  me  with  the  sinccrest 
wishes  for  your  welfare. 

Vou  will  learn  from  Colonel 
Collins,  tlie  state  of  things  hero. 
His  Highness  ascended  the  Mus- 
nud  on  the  1 3th  instant,  and  hit 
capital  is  now  covered  by  a  pow- 
erful army  under  the  Honourable 
Major-General  Wellesley,  which 
will  soon  move  towards  the  God- 
avery. Let  me  add  my  best  wish- 
es for  your  health,  and  my  desire 
that  you  should  correspond  with 
me  as  circumstances  may  per- 
mit. 

(A  true  Copy.) 
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INCLOSURE  (C.)  , 

Letter  from  the  Secrctarj  to  the  Gotpmor  Gencnil  to   the  Rcsideirf 
"with  Dcwlut  Rao  Sciilda;  dated  5ih  Ma)  1803  ; 

CoTcring  Notes  of  Instructions  to  him. 


To  Colonel  John  Collins^  Rssident 
with  Doiclut  Rao  Scindia, 
Sir, 

1  AM  directs  by  his  Excel- 
lency the  Governor  General  to 
transmit  to  you  the  inclosed  notes, 
which  are  intended  to  form  the  ba- 
sis of  detailed  instructions  for  the^ 
regulation  of  your  conduct  in  the 
actual  crisis  of  affairs. 

2.  Those  instructions  will  be 
prepared  and  transmitted  to  you 
at  the  earliest  practicable  period 
of  time.  In  the  mean  while  his 
Excellency  directs  you  to  act  un- 
der the  authority  of  the  inclosed 
document,  which  }  our  knowledge 
and  discernment  will  enable  you 
to  apply  to  actual  circumstauces 
in  the  manner  best  calculated  to 
promote  the  views  and  interests 
of  the  Ih'itish  government. 

'    1  have  the  honour  to  be, 

See,  kc.  &c. 
(Signed) 

N.  B.  Edmonstone, 
Fort  Willianj,      ScC.  to  Gov. 
5th  May  1803. 

No.  1. 
Notes  of  InstructioM  to  Colonel 
Collins, 
The  necessity  of  Dowlot  Rao 
Scindia's  immediately  crossing  the 
Nurbuddah,  and  returning  to  Hin« 
dustan,  to  be  fully  stated. 
.   The  real   object  of    a  resolu* 
lion  on  the  part  of  Scindiato  pro- 
ceed to  Poona,  or  to  remain  south 
of  the  Nurbuddah,  can  only  be  to 
fcubvert  the  arrangements  between 
the   British    govertiment  and  the 
Fcishwa/  and  to  re-establish  his 


own  ascendancy  in  the  goTcrnmcnt 
of  Foona. 

The  following  arg;iments  and 
observations  to  be  stated  to  Dow- 
Int  Rao  Scimfiaj  fow  the  purpo« 
of  preventing  his  proceeding  to 
Po/>na :  ' 

1.  Treaty  of  Ba^ssein  to  be  fully 
communicated  to  Sciiidia  witltoot 
a  moment  of  delay,  and  explain- 
ed to  Scindia.  A  copy  of  the 
treaty  to  be  given  to  him  if  he  de- 
sires it. 

2.  The  Peishwa  possessed  a  fwH 
right  to  avail  himself  of  the  aid 
of  the  British  power  for  hi?*  re- 
storation, and  to  contract  his  pre- 
sent' ttngagemcnts  with  that  power, 
independently  of  the  consent  ojf 
the  feudal  chiefs  of  the  Mahratta 
empire. 

3.  Dowlnt  Rao  Scindia  and 
the  other  chiefs  were  unable  to 
afford  the  Peishwa  the  nece*:sary 
aid  for  the  restoration  of  his  an- 
thori ty,  after  the  success  of  the 
rfbellion  of  Ilokar  ;  and  the  as, 
sistance  which  thePcishwa  solicit- 
ed, and  has  received  from  us,  was 
the  only  possible  mode  of  recover- 
ing  his  authority. 

The  treaty  of  Basaein  not  onljr 
offers  no  injury  to  the  indepen- 
dence of  the  feudatory  Mahrattt 
chiefs,  but  expressly  provides  ad^ 
ditional  security  for  it. 

5.  Dowlut  Hao  Scindia hiffisel( 
invited  the  co-operation  oi  the 
British  power,  for  tlie  purpose  ol 
restoring  the  Peishwa. 

6.  Dowlut  Rao   Scindia^s  ovn 
power  and  dominions  have  been 
S^ved  from  ruin  by   the  interfer- 
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«icc  of  the  Bridsh  potrrr,  which 
has  checked  the  progress  of  Hot* 
kar's  arms. 

7.  Dowlut  Ra6  Scindia  has  ad- 
mitted the  expediency  and  wisdom 
of  our  eti j^ements  with  the  Peish* 
wa,  and  has  formally  disavow, 
ed  any  intention  of  obstmcting 
the  completion  of  the  arrangement. 

8.  Under  all  these  circumstances 
we  have  a  right  to  expect  that 
Bowlut  Rao  Scindia  shall  not 
adopt  any  measures  which  we  deem 
calculated  to  impede  the  accom- 
plishment of  that  arrangement,  un- 
less such  measures  be  absolutely 
necessary  for  Dowlut  Rao  Sdndia^ 
security. 

€.  Dowlut  Rao  Scindial's  march 
to  PeoD2u  or  his  continuance  south 
efthe  Nurbuddah,  can  have  no 
oilier  view  than  to  disturb  our 
arrangement  with  the  Peishwa; 
neither  Sdtidia's  marA  to  Pooua, 
aor  his  continuance  to  the  south 
ef  the  Nnrbuddah  is  necessary  to 
lai  8cK:nrity. 

1<0.  An  atfempt  on  the  part  of 
anj  power  to  oppooe  or  counter,* 
act  that  which  another  power  is 
strictlj  authorized  by  the  iaw  of 
ttationfl  to  perform,  may  justly  be 
considered  as  an  act  of  hos^ty. 

1 1 .  in  communicating  the  whole 
of  the  treaty  of  Bassein  to  Scindia, 
point  out  to  him  particuti^rly,  that 
it  provides  against  any  moles^tlon 
being  offered  to  his  government, 
unl^  he  should  place  himself  in  the 
^tuation  of  an  enemy  to  the  P^sh- 
wa,  or  to  the  British  government. 

12.  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  must 
therefore  retire,  or  n)ust  expect  to 
expose  to  hazard  all  the  advantages 
which  tJie  tmaty  otfers  to  him. 

13.1f  Dowlut  Rao  Sdndia should 
be^posed  to  accede  to  the  treaty 
as  a  contracting  party ,,  the  British 
goreriuncnt  is  ready  to  negotlSRa 
tjne  terms  with  him* 

Yo^.  Q. 


14.  The  British  goveriuncisft 
will  notbeoffimdedlf  Dowlot  Rao 
Scindia  should  object  to  acceding 
to  the  treaty  as  a  contracdng 
party  ;  he  is  at  liberty  to  remain, 
if  he  thinks  fit,  utterly  unconnect- 
ed  with  us  ;  but  the  disadvantages 
of  such  a  separation  to  him  are 
evident. 

15.  We  cannot,  however,  Buffer 
him  in  *  any  degree  to  obstruct 
the  execution  or  operation  of  the 
treaty  with  the  Peishwa;  and  the 
Governor  Genend  is  resolved  not 
to  admit  the  slightest  opposition 
on  the  part  of  any  power  io  the 
execution  of  a  treaty  founded  in 
principles  of  undeniable  justice, 
e(}uity,  and  moderation. 

it).  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  must 
therefore  ^explain  {umsclf  without 
reserve,  and  must  return  to  his  own 
dominions  north  of  the  Nurbud*- 
dah.  The  fipst  pledge  required  of 
his  amicable  intentions,  ev^  if 
he  should  choose  to  accede  to  the 
treaty,  fe,  that  to  should  jwme- 
diately  cross  the  Nurbuddah. 

17.  Offer  to  arbitrate  any  de- 
mands Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  may 
iiave  on  the  Peishwa  o^  on  Hoi- 
kar.' 

18.  Offer  a  subsidiary  treaty  and 
guarantee* 

10.  Positive  dedaration  of 
friendship,  and  of  a  deterniina«- 
tion  to  abstain  from  any  attempt 
whatever  upon  the  independence  of 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  unless  ho 
should  provoke  hostility. 

%.  laifono  Spndia,  that  his 
military  operations,  conducted  in 
opposition  to  our  remonstrances, 
wjll  compel  measures  of  precaution 
on  our  part,  and  on  every  boun^ 
dary  of  his  dominions;  and  that 
certain  InteHigence  of  his  acces- 
sion  to  any  confederacy  against 
the  British  power,  will  produi^ 
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Iris  frontier,   and  Mrill  jastify  the 
dertructi«n  of  his  power. 

SI.  Inform  Scindia,  that  similar 
representations  have  been  addres- 
ted  to  the  Rajah  of  Berar,  fqr 
whom  the  British  gOTcrnmettt 
feeis  an  equal  regard,  with  an 
equal  resolution  to  anticipate  any 
sinister  project  by  promptitude 
and  alacrity. 

^%  Intelligence  from  various 
quarters  has  excited  a  just  appre- 
hension that  negotiations  have 
been  commenced  between  the 
Rajah  of  Berarand  Scindia,  of  a 
nature  injurious  to  the  connec- 
tion established  between  the 
FeishMa  and  the  British  govern- 
ment. Scindia  must  be  required 
to  state  explicitly  the  na^^ureof 
his  negotiations  with  the  Rajali 
of  Berar,  and  the  propositions  of 
that  chief. 

23.  The  same  requisitions  to  be 
urged  respecting  the  propositions 
of  Holkar  to  Scindia,  and  the  re- 
cent negotiations  which  have  pas- 
sed  between  these  chids. 

34.  Inform  Scindia,  that  any  at- 
tack  upon  the  territories  of  his 
Bighoess  the  Nizam  will  be  con- 
sidered  as  an  act  of  hostility 
against  the  British  government. 
(A  true  Copy.) 

N.B.    EpMONSTONF., 

Sec.  to  Got. 

No.  2. 
Governor  GeneraVs  Instructions 
to  Colonel  Collins^  Resident  at 
the  Court  of  Dowlut  Rao  Actn- 

Sir, 
In  my  letter  pf  the  5th  of  May, 
I  had  the  honour  tp  transmit  to 
jou,  by  the  orders  of  his  Excel- 
leacy  the  Most  Noble  the  Gover- 
nor General,  a  document  contain. 


ing  the  general  heads  of  his  Ex- 
cellency's instructions  on  the  sub 
ject  of  a  represeniation  to  be 
made  to  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  for 
the  purpose  of  inducing  that 
chieftain  to  recross  the  Nurbiid- 
dah,  and  to  return  to  his  domi- 
nions  in  Hindustan.  I  ain  nov 
directed  to  communicate  to  jqfi 
tJie  following  detailed  observation 
and  instructions  for  the  regulatioa 
of  your  conduct  in  the  prpsei)t 
crisis  of  a  flairs. 

2.  While  Jeswnnt  Rao  Holkv 
continued  at  the  he%d  of  a  power, 
ful  army  in  the  vicinity  of  Poona, 
and  maintained  in    the  Mahratta 
state  the  ascendancy  which  be  hafi 
acquired  by  his  successful  rebel- 
Hun  again a»t  the  {lutbority  of  tl^ 
i\ishwa,  aiui  while  the   fcsult  qf 
measures  ad:»ptcd  by   the  British 
government  at  the  solicitation  of 
the  IVishwa,  for  his  Highness's  r&; 
storation  to  the  Musnud  of  Po^- 
na,  continuiKi  {n  suspense^  J>ow- 
lut  llao  Scindia  would  have  dis- 
charged his  duty  as  a  feudatory 
chieOain  of  the  Alahra^ta  empur^ 
in  directing  the  Qii^ertion  of  h|s 
power  to  the  extinction  of  4^wmit 
Rao  Udkar'^  rebellion,  ao4  to 
the  support  of  the  supreme  ex^* 
cutive  authority  of  the  st^te,  and 
the  co-operation  of  his  army  with 
the  Biitish  troops  might  have  been 
eventually  necessary  for  that  pur- 
pose.      But    Scipdia   having   in 
/act  made  no   etlort  ag^st  tl^ 
power    of  Ilolkar,  and  the  ap- 
proach of  the  British  army  to- 
wards Poona  having  induced  Jes- 
wunt  Rao    Holkar    to  abandon 
his  design  of  efliecting  a  revolutiqn 
in  the  Peishwa*s  government,  aiy! 
|x>  retire  with  his  troops  from  that 
capital ;  and  the  promptitude  a^d 
energy  of  our  operations  having 
secured  the  restoration  of  the  Peish- 

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wa  le  lue  legitiina^  authority, 
vili)9ut  the  aid  of  Scindia,  the 
prosecution  of  that  chieftain's 
Qiarch  to  Poona,  for  the  pur? 
pose  either  of  supporting  the  causa 
of  the  Feishwa,  or  for  providing 
for  the  security  of  his  own  power 
and  dominions  against  the  am- 
))itiou5  projects  ^f  Jcswuut  ttao 
Jlolluir^  is  now  become  unneces- 
sary ;  aijd  under  these  circum- 
stanqes  the  perseye/rance  of  Dow- 
lut  JioQ  Scindia  in  his  intention 
of  marching  with  his  army  tg 
Poona  can  have  no  other  object 
thaa  the  subyerfiion  of  the  ar« 
rangemeats  lately  concluded  be- 
tweeo  his  Highness  the  Peishwa 
^d  the  British  goyernment,  and 
the  irc-establishment  of  hjs  own 
usui^ped  ascendancy  in  the  state 
of  Poona. 

3.  liis  Excellency  bears  in  mind 
the  formal  declaration  of  Scindia 
in  bis  conference  with  you  on  the 
!24tb  March  1803,  after  being  apr 
prised  of  the  conclusion  of  a 
treaty  of  defensive  alliance  be- 
tween the  Peishw^  and  the  British 
government,  that  he  had  nq  in- 
tention to  obstruct  the  fiomm 
pletion  of  that  arrangement ;  but 
the  subsequent  conduct  of  Dow- 
lut  Rao  Scindia,  and  the  informa- 
tion  which  his  Excellency  has  re? 
ceived  from  your  dispatches,  aud 
from  various  other  quarters,  of  a 
projected  confederacy  between 
that  chieftain,  the  Rajah  of  Bcrar, 
and  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar,  atford 
reason  to  doubt  the  sincerity  of  that 
declaration.  His  Excellency  there- 
fore deems  It  necessary  to  endea- 
vour to  preclude  the  adoption 
of  any  designs  on  the  part  of 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  of  a  nature 
hostile  to  the  British  interests,  by 
requiring  Scindia  either  to  return 
ivitli  his  trpops  to  the  northwarcj 


of  the  Nurbuddah,  or  to  afford 
some  other  unequivocal  proof  of  his 
intention  to  refrain  from  any  at- 
^npt  to  disturb  the  arrangement 
concluded  between  the  British  go* 
vernment  and  his  Highness  ;  and  1 
am  accordingly  directed  to  com- 
municate to  ymt  the  following  ob*  g 
servations  and  instructions  for  the 
regulation  of  your  conduct  on 
this  occasion,  conformably  to  the 
note  which  you  have  already  re- 
ceived under  date  the  5th  ulti- 
mo. 

4.  Any  design  on  the  part  of 
Scindia  to  aim  at  the  subversioir 
of  the  late  arrangement  must  be 
supposed  to  originate  either  in  an 
apprehension  that  it  is  directed 
to  objects  injurious  to  his  just 
rights  and  independence,  and  to 
the  general  interests  of  the  Mah- 
ratta  empi^Ci^  or  in  an  impatience 
of  that  eliectual  controul  to  which 
his  ambitious  and  unwarrantable 
projects  are  subjected,  by  the  pro- 
Fisions  of  the  alliance  concluded 
with  his  Highness  the  Peishwa;and 
^th  a  view  to  remove  from  Scin- 
dia's  mind  any  erroneous  im [ses- 
sions with  regard  to  the  real  objects 
i>f  that  alliance,  and  to  convince 
hjm  pf  the  justice  and  mode- 
iration  of  our  views,  his  Excel- 
lency directed  you,  in  my  note  of 
^he  6th  ultimo,,  to  communicate  to 
Scindi»i  the  irhule  of  the  treaty  of 
Bassefn^  to  explain  to  that  chief, 
in  the  fullest  manner,  the  general 
principles  on  nvhich  it  is  founded, 
and  the  ju£t  and  moderate  views 
to  which  it  is  directed  ;  and  yon 
were  authorized  at  the  same  time, 
if  Scindia  should  desire  it,  to-fur- 
nish  him  with  a  copy  of  the  trea- 
ty. You  will  state  to  Scindia,  thit 
the  uniform  object  of  the  endea- 
vours of  the  Governor  General  has 
been  to  establish  a  permanent 
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foundation  of  general  tranquillity 
pu  India,  by  securing  to  erery 
«tate  the  fiec  enjoyment  of  ita 
just  rights  and  independence,  and 
by  frustrating  every  project  calcu- 
lated to  disturb  the.  possessionSi 
or  to  violate  the  rights  of  the 
{established  powers  of  Hindustan 
or  of  the  Deccan.  You  will  obserre 
to  Scindia,  that  the  treaty  of  Bas- 
•ein  is  founded  on  the  application 
of  this  general  principle  to  the  cir« 
pumstances  of  hisllighnets  thePeisht 
wa's  situation  and  gorernment ; 
and  you  will  particularly  explain 
-  jto  Scindia,  that  while  the  treaty 
pi  Bassein  establishes  his  Highness 
the  Peishwa  in  the  full  and  inde? 
pendent  exercise  of  his  legitimate 
authority  in  the  Mahratta  state, 
It  provides  tlie  most  effectual  se* 
curity  for  the  preservation  of  the 
respective  interests  and  possessions 
of  all  the  Mahratta  chieftains 
within  the  limits  of  their  separate 
dominions  and  authorities ;  that 
jthq  treaty,  being  exclusively  of  a 
ddfensive  nature,  imposes  no  re- 
atraint  upon  any  state  or  power 
mhich  shall  respept  the  rights  an^ 
possessions  of  iAie  British  gorern- 
ment and  of  its  allies  ;  and  that 
|io  ri^ht  Of  power  fo  interfere 
in  the  internal  concemi  of  any  of 
^he  Mahratti^  chid's  can  be  de^ 
lived!  from  the  stipulations  of  that 
treaty  lieyond  the  limits  of  the 
Feishwa^s  legitimate  qinthprity,  to 
maintain  which  is  equally  the  duty 
of '  his  Highncss's  subjects,  feu« 
datories,  and  allied.  Finally  yon 
will  endeavqur  to  cony(nce  Dom  . 
jut  Uao  Scindia,  that,  in  con. 
eluding  the'  late  alliance  with  his 
highness  the  Peishwa,  the  objects 
pf  the  Governor  General  are  to 
secure  the  British  doipinions,  anci 
those  of  ouir  ally  the  Nizam,  from 
^he  dangers  of  contiguous  anarchy 
and  conf usion«  to  fullil:  the  duties 


of  friendship  towards  ottfally  tfi« 
Pdshwa,  and  to  provide  at  th^ 
same  time  for  tile  safety  of  the  set 
veral  branches  of  the  Nahrattm 
empire,  without  distorlMng  tte 
constitutional  form  of  the  state^ 
and  without  affecting  the  tegiti, 
mate  independence  of  its  fenila« 
tory  chiedftains:  and  that  thiA 
course  of  policy  must  tend  to 
strengthen  the  bonds  of  amity  and 
alliance  with  Dowlut  Rao  Scin. 
dia,  as  well  as  with  every  othor 
branch  of  the  Mahratta  power. 

5.  It  will  be  proper  that  yon 
should  point  out  to  I>owlnt  Rao 
Scindia  those  stipulations  of  th^ 
treaty  of  Bassein,  which  contain 
an  explicit  disavowal  of  any  in« 
tention  on  the  part  either  of  hia 
Highness  the  Peishwa,  or  of  tha 
British  government,  to  mole«t  any 
of  the  Mahratta  chieftains  whQ 
shall  not  place  himself  in  the  con. 
dition  of  2^  public  enemv,  by  the 
adoption  of  measures  hosrile  to  the 
rights  and  interests  of  the  Briti^ 
|[QVemment  and  its  allies. 

6.  Although  it  may  not  be  dif« 
ficnlt  tq  convince  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia  of  the  justice  am)  mo* 
deration  of  our  views  in  condud« 
|ng  the  late  aUiance  with  th^ 
Petshifa,  and  to  remove  from  hii 
mind  {dl  apprehonsiqn  qf  danger 
to  ,the  security  of  his  legitimate 
riglUs  and  independence  from  the 
operation  of  the  treaty  of  Bassein, 
it  is  not  to  be  expected  th^t  he 
will  l)e  immediately  disposed  to 
sifbscribe  cordially  to  an  arrange. 
]|)ent  by  which  the  prosecution 
of  hU  known  projects  of  ambi^* 
tion  wijl  be  efiectually  controul* 
ed,  and  his  ascendancy  in  tha 
state  of  Poena  will  be  permai 
nently  excluded.  You  will  observe 
to  Scii^di^,  however,  that  his  as, 
ccndaucy  at  Poena  had  in  fact 
been  JMUiihilated  by  the  success  of 

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Hoikar,  before  Scmdia  applied 
for  the  interposition  of  the  Bri* 
tisii  power ;  and  that  the  sue- 
ceis  of  Uolkar  had  at  the  same 
time  greatly  endangered  the  ex- 
istence of  Scindia  as  a  power 
in  India.  If  therefore,  in  the  re- 
storation of  the  Peishwa  to  his 
Highnesses  legitimate  authority, 
a  due  restraint  has  been  imposed 
OD  the  usurpations  of  Scindia  as 
well  as  on  those  of  Holkar,  upon 
the  established  supreme  power  of 
the  Mahratta  empire,  Scindia 
Bhould  be  taught  to  retlect,  that, 
by  submitting  to  this  sacrifice,  he 
will  acquire  additional  security  to 
his  own  legitimate  power,  and 
that  he  has  already  deriyed  the 
preserration  of  a  considerable  part 
of  his  dominions  from  the  check 
which  has  been  opposed  to  the 
progress  of  Holkar's  arms. 

7.  You  Will  be  prepared  to  op- 
pose anj  arguments  founded  on 
Scindla's  alleged  rights  and  pri- 
TilegeS)  as  a  branch  of  the  Mah- 
ratta empire,  by  which  Scindia 
may  contest  the  right  of  the 
Peishwa  to  conclude  political  en- 
gagements with  the  British  go- 
vernment,  .  or  with  any  foreign 
power,  without  the  previous  cgn- 
sent  and  coneurrence  of  the  feu- 
datory  dneffains,  or  may  endea. 
TOur  to  justify  his  interference 
in  the  late  arrangements,  or  as. 
Mirt  a  light  to  participate  in  the 
fatiue  administration  of  the  Peish- 
wa'g  affairs. 

8.  Under  thetnstmctions  of  hb 
Excellency  the  GoTemor  General, 
von  hare  already  successfnlly  com*. 
tNtted  the  principle  assumed  by 
Dowlnt  Rao  Scindia,  that,  asgua- 
xantee  to  the  treaty  of  Salbhey, 
his  prertous  cons^t  to  theen|iagp* 
meats  between  the  British  gofem. 
j&tat  aad  tho  Peishwa  should  hare 
baan  fffrtaitifd-  No  such  princi- 
^#^:aay.  ia  his  EzceUincy's  jud§. 


ment,  be  nlalntained  1«y  anjr  argu^ 
ments  derived  either  from  the  ori. 
ginal  constitution  of  the  Mahratta 
empire,  or  from  the  actual  prac- 
tice of  the  several  chieftains  com* 
posing  the  Marhatta  confederacy. 
The  exclusive  right  of  concluding 
treaties  and  engagements  with  fo. 
reign  states,  not  of  a  nature  to 
compromise  tlie  separate  rights 
and  interests  of  the  feudatory 
chieftains  of  the  empire,  must  be 
considered  to  be  inherent  in  the 
supreme  executive  authority  of 
the  Mahratta  state,  and  it  may  be 
a  question  whether  the  Peishwa,' 
acting  in  the  name  and  under  the 
ostensible  sanction  of  the  nominal 
head  of  the  empire,  might  not  con^ 
elude  treaties  which  shall  be  obli. 
gatory  upon  the  subordinate  chiefs 
and  feudatories,  without  their  con- 
currence.  But  eren  under  a  cona 
trary  supposition,  it  would  be 
absurd  to  regulate  any  political 
question  by  the  standard  of  a  con- 
stitution which  time  and  evei\tf 
hare  entirely  altered  or  dissolved. 
The  late  Maharaja  Scindia  and  his 
successor  Dowlut  Rao  Iiave  uni* 
formly  exercised  the  powers  of  in- 
dependent dominion,  by  making 
^ar  on  the  neighbouring  states  ; 
by  concluding  engagements  with 
them  ;  and  byregulatingthr*  whole 
system  of  their  internal  adminis- 
tration without  the  participation 
or  previous  consent  of  the  Peishwa^ 
whose  supremacy,  howerer,  both 
Maharaja  Sciudiaand  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia  have  uniformly  acknow- 
ledged. 

9.  Dowlut  Rio  Scitidia  there- 
foi^  cannot,  even  on  the  supposed 
principles  of  the  original  constitu- 
tion, deny  the  right  of  the  Peishwa 
to  conclude  his  late  engagettients 
with  the  BriCisb  government  inde- 
pendentfy  of  his  concurrence,  with- 
out ii]^pe^hing  the  validity  of  his 
own  proceedings^  and  those  of  his 
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prcdccospor  ;  nor  can  Tie,  arcord- 
jng  to  the  more  admissible  rules 
derivnl  from  practice  and  prcscrip- 
iion,  justly  refuse  to  admit  the  ev- 
ercise  of  those  independent  rij^hts 
of  dominion  on  the  part  of  the 
Poishwa,  which  both  Scindia  and 
his  predecessor  assumed  in  a  con- 
dition of  acknowledged  subordina- 
tion to  his  liighness's  paramount 
authority. 

lO.The  Rajah  of  Beraris  knoMn 
to  entertain  pretensions  to  the 
authority  of  the  Sahoo  Rnjahjand 
on  the  accession  of  a  Peishwa,  he 
is  adn»itted  to  the  privilege  of  In- 
vestins:  the  Peishwa  with  aKhelaut. 
I  ^iidcr  tJicse  circumstances  the  Ra- 
jah of  Berar's  acknowledgment 
of  subordination  to  the  paramount 
authority  of  the  f*eishwa  may  be 
doubted  ;  but  while  the  Peishwa 
continues  to  exercise  that  authori- 
ty in  his  capacity  of  representa- 
tive of  the  Sdhoo  Rajah,  the  Ra- 
jnh  of  Bcrar  cannot  possess  the 
ritjht  of  controuling  the  Peishwa's 
actions. 

1 1 .  In  proportion  as  the  Rajah 
of  Berar  disclaims  the  suprenui cy 
of  the  Peishwa,  he  has  less  right  to 
interfere  in  any  degn^  in  the 
Peishwa's  <oncerus.  The  Peishwa 
must  be  considered  by  the  Rajah 
of  Berar  either  as  the  representa- 
tive of  the  Hajah  of  Berar'3  para- 
mount sovereign,  or  as  an  inde- 
pendent state  in  amity  with  the 
Rajah  of  Berar,  or  as  q.  power 
acknowledged  by  every  other  state 
•in  India,  but  which  it  is  thi;  secret 
design  of  the  Rajah  of  Berar  to 
subvert,  with  a  view  to  supersede 
■its  authority  for  his  own  cggran- 
di/.emcnt.  Jn  any  of  these  cases, 
and  more  especially  in  the  last,  the 
o'her  po'vers  of  India  cannot 
udmit  the  right  of  the  Rajah  of 
Biiar  to  controul  the  Peishwa's 
intercourse  with  other  btattis^  un- 


less the  Peishwa  shall  attem^  io 
injure  the  independence  of  the 
Rajah  of  Berar. 

1  "2.  The  arguments  stated  ill  tbc 
10th  and  11th  preceding  para- 
graphs are  equally  applicable  to 
Dowlut  Rpo  Scindia's  assumption 
of  aright  to  inteifere  in  any  man. 
ner  in  the  arrangement  concluded 
between  the  British  goremment 
and  the  Peishwa,  or  in  the  future 
administration  of  his  Highnesses 
affairs.  Such  interference  is  incom- 
patible with  the  complete  and  ef- 
fectual operation  of  our  engage- 
ments with  his  Highness,  and  the 
right  to  secure  their  due  operation 
is  necessarily  combined  with  the 
right  to  contract  them. 

13.  Scindia  cannot  justly  doiy 
the  right  of  the  Peishwa,  and  of 
the  British  government  to  conclude 
the  terms  of  a  defensive  alliaoce 
without  bis  previous  consent,  nor 
claim  the  right  of  interfering  in  the 
arrangement,  or  in  the  future  ad- 
ministration of  the  Peishwa's  af- 
fairs, on  the  ground  of  his  having 
employed  his  arras  and  resources  in 
the  support  of  thePeishi^a's  cause. 

14.  Scindia  did  not  originally 
take  up  arms  for  the  defence  of 
ili^  Peishwa.  lie  had  long  been 
engaged  in  a  contest  with  Jeswunt 
Rao  llolkar,  whose  frequent  sue- 
cesses  and  increasing  power  me- 
naced the  SiH'urity  of  Scindia's  do- 
minion :  and  the  unsuccessful  re- 
sistance which  the  forces  of  Dowlut 
Rao  Scindia  opposed  t6  those  of 
llolkar  in  the  vicinity  of  Poona, 
was  merely  a  continuation  of  the 
contest.      The  efforts  of  Scindia 

"to  cJieck  the  progress  of  Holkar's 
arms  were  necessary  for  the  pre- 
servation of  his  own  power,  and 
the  object  of  his  exertions  was  not 
clmngc^l  by  thedanger  to  which  the 
state  of  Poona  was  exposed  by  tfie 
upproach  ofllolkar  to  that  capital. 

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The  preservation  of  Sckidia's 
iis'irped  ascendency  in  the  state  of 
Poona,  and  the  security  of  bis  own 
dominion,  which  v.onid  have  been 
more  than  ever  endangere:!  by  the 
establishment  of  Holkar  at  the  ca* 
pital  of  Poona^  rcndcrwl  the  pro- 
tection of  the  person  and  govern- 
ment of  thePeishwa  an  object  of  in- 
dividual interest  to  Scindia;  and  the 
san>e  motives  must  b**  supposed  to 
bave influenced  his  s  ibsequent  ope. 
rations  His  exertions,  however, 
have  not  contributed  in  any  de- 
gree to  the  Peishwa's  restoration. 
Aware  of  the  doubtful  issue  of  a 
further  contest  with  the  arms  of 
Holkar,  Scindia  solicited  the  co- 
6peration  of  the  British  power, 
and  continued  in  a  state  of  inac. 
tivity  at  a  considerable  distance 
from  the  scene  of  action.  The 
energy,  promptitude,  and  power 
of  the  British  government  were 
the  exclusive  causes  which  compel- 
led Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar  to  aban- 
don his  dest^  of  subverting  the 
dominion  of  the  Peishwa,  and  of 
establishing  his  own  authority 
upon  its  ruins ;  a^nd  to  retire  from 
Poona,  deprived  him  of  the  means 
of  supporting  his  military  power, 
and  secured  the  restoration  of  the 
Peishwa  to  his  capital  and  go- 
vernment ;  and  to  these  seasonable 
and  arduous  exertions  of  the  Bri- 
tish power,  Scindia  is  absolntely 
indebted  for  the  present  secure 
possession  of  his  dominion. 

16.  The  combiued  result  of  all 
these  facts  and  arguments  is,  that 
the  interposition  of  the  Britisli 
power  for  the  restoration  of  the 
Peishwa  and  the  conclusion  of  the 
Jate alliance  with  the  state  of  Poona 
i^  not  only  warrantable  upon 
^very  principle  of  justice  and  the 
^  law  of  nations,  but  indispensably 
necessary  to  the  preservation  of 
the  intej^rity  of  the  Mahratta  em* 


pire,  and  to  die  security  of  tiw 
legitimate  rights  and  interests  of 
its  respective  branches,  and  espe- 
cially of  Scindia.  That  those  rights 
and  interests  are  effectually  secur- 
ed by  the  terms  of  the  alliance,  and 
consequently  that  any  attempt  on 
the  ijart  of  any  state  or  chieftain 
to  disturb  the  operation  of  tho 
treaty  of  Bassein,  may  justly  be 
considered  to  be  an  act  of  hosti- 
lity against  the  British  govern- 
ment. 

16.  Under  all  these  circnmstau'- 
ces,  we  possess  an  undoubted  right 
to  require  that  Do  wlut  Rao  Scindia 
should  afford  the  most  unequivocal 

'  proofs  of  his  resolution  to  abstain 
from  the  adoption  of  any  measures 
which  we  may  deem,  to  be  calculate 
ed  to  impede  the  accomplishment 
of  the  late  arrangements  in  theMab* 
ratta  state. 

17.  The  most  satisfactory  eri- 
deuce  of  that  intention  would  bo 
the  immediate  return  of  Scindia  to 
his  dominions  north  of  theNurbad* 
dah;  and  if  the  report  otanaccom* 
moiUtion  of  difibrenoes  botweea 
that  chieftain  and  Jeswuat  Rao 
Holkar  be  well  founded^  Scindia 
cannot  reasonably  object  to  com-* 
ply  with  your  requisition  for  that 
purpose^  Scindia  may^  however^ 
maintain,  that  his  continuance  to 
the  southward  of  that  river  is  ne^ 
cessar^or  the  purpose  of  oppos- 
ing the  hostile  designs  or  Holkar^ 
or  tor  adjusting  the  terms  of  an  ac* 
co'^imudation  with  that  chiefCatn. 
in  eichef  of  those  events,  your 
owti  judgment, and  the  knowledge 
whigh  you  Will  possess  ot  the  ac* 
tual  state  ufuflairsin  the  Mahratta 
territory  to  the  southward  of  tho 
Nurbuddah,  will  enable  you,  in 
concert  with  Maj or- General  WeU 
lesley  and  with  Colonel  Close,  to 
determine  whether  this  objection 
is  well  founded,  or  whether  it  is 

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sMed  rocrelj  as  &  pretext  far 
Scradia*s  refusal  to  comply  m  it h 
your  requisition*  In  the  latter 
case,  you  will  distiactly  explain  to 
Scindia,  that  his  continuance  in 
that  position,  without  any  other 
apparent  motiTe  connected  with 
tie  security  of  his  just  rights,  and 
with  the  exigency  of  his  afiairs, 
can  only  be  considered  to  indicate 
designs  Injurious  to  the  combined 
interests  of  the  British  government 
audits  allies,  and  will  render  ne- 
cessary the  immediate  adoption  of 
the  most  active  measures  to  compel 
his  return  within  the  limits  of  his 
northern  dominions. 

Id.If  Scindia  should  be  sincerely 
desirous  of  effecting  an  accommo- 
dation with  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar, 
you  will  ofler  the  mediation  of  the 
Jftrititk  goTenunent  for  that  pur- 
pose«  consultlog  with  Major.Geoe* 
nil  Wellesky  and  with  Colonel 
Close  Afspectkig  the  terms  of  any 
such  accommoiktion. 

10.  If  M  shoiiM  appear  to  yon 
tkat  any  iumortaBt  interests  of 
DowlutlUo$ciQdift  would  be  ex- 
posed 4o  iMBftfd  by  his  immediate 
•etttm  towards  UiuduMan,  you 
aie  at  lihsrtjr  to  recede  from  this 
Mftiiite,  proTided  that  Sctndia 
'^AoM  ftftird  tome  other  unequiYO'* 
cal  pioof  of  his  deteimination  to 
leArain  fram  amjaJtaapt  to  ob* 
w^nHtbe  comAiHi  opexplion  of 
the  tamtj  of  Baasdii,  ttid  that 
such  proof  shall  t>e  satirfactory  to 
Major-fieneial  ^Vsllesley  and  to 
Colonel  Close,  with  whom  you 
wiU  communicate  fully  on  this 
subject ;  but  it  will  be  proper  to 
apprize  Sdndia,  that  his  prooeed- 
ing  to  Poona  under  any  pretext 
wbaterer,  except  by  the  expcess 
permission  of  his  Highness  the 
rcishwa,  apEproved  by  the  biutish 
government, will  infallibly  involve 
him  iu  hostilities  with  the  British 


power.  If  Scindia  should  be  per« 
mitted  by  the  Peishwa,  Major- 
General  Welleslcy,  and  Colonel 
Close,  to  proceed  to  Pooua,  Scin- 
dia must  not  be  accompanied  by 
any  number  of  troops  excee^ng 
the  strength  of  a  reasonable  es- 
cort of  state.  If  Scindia  should 
urge  t?ie  necessity  of  his  proceed- 
ing to  Poona,  for  the  purpose  of 
adjusting  any  demands  which  he 
may  hare  on  the  Peishwa,you  wilt 
inform  him  that  the  Britbh  gOTem- 
ment  is  ready  to  arbitrate  such  de- 
mands on  principles  of  equity  and 
justice,  and  that  under  that  prof* 
fered  security  for  the  equitabia 
'  adjustroeat  of  his  claims,  his  pro- 
ceeding to  Poona  in  person  for 
that  purpose,  is  neither  oeoessary 
or  achnissible. 

to.  The  repeated  infomiatioa 
which  his  Excellency  the  ,Gof  er* 
nor  General  has  receiTed  of  a  pro- 
jected confederacy  between  Scia- 
dia^  the  Rajah  of  Berar,  and  Jes. 
wunt  Rao  Holkar,  renders  it  aa- 
cessary,  in.his  Excellency's  jodf^ 
mc»t,tliat  Scindia  should  be  requir- 
ed either  to  disaTow  such  inteaded 
confederacy,  or  distinctly  to  de- 
clare the  object  of  it. 

21,  If  Scindia  should  avow  that 
design,  or  should  declare  his  intei^- 
tion  to  nuirch  for  the  purpose  oC 
meeting  the  Rajah  of  Berar,  with- 
out affording  a  satisfactory  expla* 
O^ltion  with  regard  to  th&  object 
of  that  proce^ng;  or  if  yoi» 
shcAild  obtain  authentic  intelligeoca 
ci  any  such  design  on  the  part  of 
Scindia,  and  if  he  should  not  af^ 
foed  you  a  satisfactory  explana* 
tion  according  to  the  spirit  of 
these  ins'.ructions,  you  wMl  inti- 
mate to  Scindia,  that  in  theactui^ 
situation  of  afiairs,  the  Brlti^ 
gOY<ernment  will  be  justilied^  tis- 
considering  that  proceeding  ta 
be  directed,  to  purposea   hostile 

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to  its  interests  and  to  those 
of  its  allies,  and  will  be  compel- 
led to  adopt  corresponding  mea- 
sures of  precaution  and  defence ; 
and  you  will  signify  to  Dow. 
lat  Rao  Scindia,  that  his  in- 
tended interriew  with  Ragojee 
Bhomslak  will  not  be  considered 
as  a  snflicieni  plea  for  postponing 
hii  return  to 'Hindustan,  unless 
preceded  by  4lhe  most  satisfactory 
proofs  «f  the  pacific  designs  of 
those  chieftains.  You  will  inform 
Scindia,  that  his  Excellency  the 
Governor  General  has  addressed 
a  representation,  in  the  spirit  of 
these  instructions,  to  the  Kajah  of 
Berar,  and  has  expressed  to  that 

I       chieftain  his  resolution  to  antici. 

pate  any  sinister  project  on  his 

part  with   the  utmost  degree  of 

promptitude  and  alacrity. 

'      ^%  You  will  also  require  from 

^  Scindla  an  explanation  with  regard 
to  the  object  of  any  confederacy, 
meditated  or  concluded  between 
hnn  and  Jeswuot  Rao  Holkar. 

S3«  You  are  already  in  possession 
•f  the  instructlous  of  the  Gorernor 
General  for  the  erentual  negoti- 
ation of  the  terms  of  a  defensive 
alliance  with  Dowlut  Rao  Scindla. 
It  will  be  proper,  on  this  occasion, 
to  renew  ihe  Governor  General's 
propositions  to  Scindia  for  that 
pnrpose,  infonning  Iiim,  that  his 
Kxcellency  is  disposed  either  to 
admit  Scindia  as  a  contracting 
party  to  the  treaty  of  Bassein,  or 
to  tondude  a  separate  subsidiary 
alliance  with  Scindia ;  and  stating 
to  Scindia  the  manifest  advantages 
to  the  stability  of  his  goremment, 
and  to  the  prosperity  of  his  i^'airs, 

i  which  the  proposed  connection  is 
ealculated  to  secure :  but  if  the 
li^tates  of  an  erroneoue  policy 
should  induce  Scindia  to  reject 
those  proposals,  you  will  assure 
l^m  that  Ihe  British  goTerjaneiU 


will  not  be  offended  at  his  refusal ; 
that  he  is  at  liberty  to  remain  en^ 
tirely  unconnected  with  the  Bii* 
tish  power,  and  that  this  govern* 
ment  will  continue  to  maintain  the 
relations  of  amity  and  peace  whick 
have  so  long  subsisted  between  the 
two  states,  and  to  abstain  from  any 
attempt  to  injure  his  rights  or  tm 
coutroul  his  independ^mce,  unlest 
the  circumstances  of  his  conduct 
should  compel  the  British  govern* 
ment  to  pursue  an  opposite  course 
of  measures.  You  wiD,  at  the 
same  time,  apprue  Scindia  of  the 
determined  resolution  of  the  Go- 
vernor General  to  resist,  with  the 
full  force  and  energy  of  the  British 
power,  any  attempt  on  the  part 
of  Scindia,  or  en  that  of  any  other 
power  or  state,to  obstruct  the  ope- 
ration of  the  treaty  of  Bassein^ 
or  to  injure  the  interests  of  the 
British  government  or  of  its  allies; 
and  that  the  formation  of  any  con-^ 
federacy,  or  the  prosecution  of 
any  military  operations  on  the 
part  of  Scindia,  in  oppositlott 
to  the  repeated  remonstrances  of 
the  Britbh  government,  will  com* 
pel  the  adoption  of  measures  oC 
precaution  on  our  part  on  every 
boundary  of  Sclndia's  dominions. 
^.  The  first  pledge  of  Sciiu 
dia's  amicable  intentions,  even  if 
he  should  be  disposed  to  accede  te 
the  treaty  of  Bassein,  mmt  be  hie 
immediate  return  to  the  northward 
of  the  Nurbuddab,  excepting  uiu 
der  the  circumstances  statol  im 
the  first  paragraph  of  this  dispatch; 
you  will,  however,be  particularly 
cautious  in  regukting  your  con* 
duct  by  the  tenor  of  any  of  those 
exceptions  which  have  been  ad« 
mitted  by  the  Governor  General, 
rather  for  the  perpose  of  remov* 
ing  any  undue  obstacle  to  the 
exercise  of  your  discretion  under 
an^  local  exigeooy  which  may 

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Arise,  than  from  any  expectation 
that  Scindia  can  afford  to  the 
British  government  anj  sattisfac- 
tory  security  for  his  pacific  dis- 
))osition,  while  he  shall  remain 
vith  an  army  to  the  soutli^ard 
©f  the  Nurbnddah.  The  expedi- 
ency of  Scindia^s  •  return  io  the 
northward  may  be  enforctni  by  an 
exposition  of  the  danger  to  which 
Scindia^s  dominion  and  posses- 
sions will  be  exposed^  by  ^|8  per- 
severance  in  a  system  of  policy 
which  must  be  considered  to  b6 
hostile  to  the  British  government, 
and  its  allies. 

23.  The  nature  of  the  existing 
connection  between  the  Honour. 
sbleCompany  and  his  Highness  the 
Nizam  is  so  well  known  to  Scin- 
dia,- that  he  must  be  aM'are  of  the 
consequences  of  any  aggression 
against  that  ally  of  the  British 
government ;  but  it  may  be  pro- 
per to  remind  Scindia  on  this  oc- 
casion, that  any  attack  on  the 
territories  of  his  Highness  will  be 
considered  to  be  an  act  of  hostility 
against  the  British  government, 
#  and  will  be  resented  with  the 
whote  force  of  the  British  power, 

26.  His  Excellency  the  Gover- 
nor General  confidently  expects 
that  the  amicable  representations 
i*hich  you  are  instructi»d  to  make 
ip  Scindia,  will  convince  that  chief 
of  the  justice  and  moderation  of 
our  vicns  in  concluding  the  late 
alliance  with  his  Highness  the 
Peishwa,  and  will  induc^j  him  to 
refrain  from  the  adoption  of  any 
Bu^asurcs  directed  to  the  subversion 
of  that  alliance,  and  injurious  to 
the  rights  and  Interests  of  the 
British  government  and  its*  allies. 

27.  Scindia  must  be  sensible  of 
the  peculiar  disadvantages  under 
"whiih  he  would  enter  upon  a  con- 
test H  ith  the  British  arms,  although 
ii»pported  by  the  combined  poM'er 


of  the  Rajah  of  Berar  and  of  Jes- 
wunt  Rao  Rolkar  ;  and  must  be 
aware  that  his  teiherity,  in  pro* 
Toking  the  resentment  of  the  Bri- 
tish goierriroent,  must  expose  to 
immiifent  hazard  tbe!  existeitfce  c€ 
his^owii  pdwer. 

28.  You  hive  already  been  fur- 
nished With  4  copy  of  hfs  Excel- 
lency the  GoTcrtiojr  Generals 
detaileid  instrdCtions>Ui  the  ReisU 
dent  at  Pdoita,  stnd  fah  #ill  bitre 
been  appri^  by  thoscfinstnictioiili 
ctf  the  {)recautionary  measures 
which  have  been  adopted,  with  a 
view  to  eventual  hostilities  witii 
Scindia,  Holkar,  or  the  Rajah  of 
Berar. 

•  :^9.  In  the  present  situation  of 
affairs,  it  is  of  the  utmost  imports 
ance  that  your  communications 
with  the  HonourableMajor-Gene- 
ral  Welleslcy,  and  with  the  Resi- 
dent at  Poena,  should  beconduct- 
ed  by  the  most  expeditious  chan- 
nel of  conveyance,  and  you  will 
accordingly  make  every  effort  in 
your  power  to  accelerate  theDawk 
from  Scindia's  camp  to  Poona,  and 
to  the  ramp  of  General  Wellealey. 

30.  CopiQS  of  these  instructions 
will  be  transmitted  to  the  Honour- 
able Major-General  Wellesley, 
and  to  the  Residents  at  Poona  and 
Hydrabad.  You  will  be  careful 
to  apprize  his  Excellency  the 
Commander  in  Chief  at  Caw  n  pore, 
from  time  to  time,  of  the  twnper 
and  disposition  of  Scindia,  and  of 
the  ctiect  of  the  remonstrances 
which  you  have  been  directed  to 
address  to  that  chief. 

31.  You  will  receive  by  this 
dispatch,  from  the  Persian  depart- 
ment, a  letter  which  bis  Excel- 
lency the  Governor  General  has 
thought  proper  to  address  to 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  on  the  pre- 
sent occasion.  You  will  deliver 
that  letter  to  Dowlut  Rau  Soliuiia 

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tit  SQcli  time  as  you  may  judge 
inost  adyfsabie. 

I  faaTc  the  honour  to  be^  &c. 
(Signed) 

N,  B.  EnMOrNSTONt^ 

Tort  WilUam,        Sec.  to  Gor. 
3d  Jane  1803. 

No.  3. 
Letter  from  the  Secretary/ to  Go» 

vemmentj    to    Dowlut     Rao 

Sdfkiia;  June  3dy  1S03. 

I  HAVE  received  the  satisfactory 
intelligence  of  his  Highness  the 
Peishwa's  actual  restoration  to  the 
Musmid  of  Poona,  under  the  pro- 
tection of  the  British  pawer,  and 
in  conformity  to  the  treaty  of 
defensive  alliance  concluded  at 
Bassein  between  his  Highness  and 
the  British  government. 
.  Tou  have  long  since  been  ap- 
prized of  the  genera]  nature  of  the 
engagements  concluded  with  his 
Highness  the  Peishwa,  and  I  re. 
ceived  with  great  satisfaction, 
from  Colonel  Collins,  the  infor- 
mation of  your  entire  concurrence 
in  the  expediency  and  wisdom  of 
the  measures  undertaken  by  the 
British  government  for  his  High- 
nesses restoration^accompanicd  by 
a  declared  intention  on  your  part 
to  abstain  from  any  measures  cal- 
culated to  obstruct  the  completion 
of  the  arrangements  established 
under  the  treaty  c^  Bassein. 

This  resolutioti  manifested  your 
wisdom  as  well  as  your  good  faith: 
aud  your  declaration  to  Colonel 
Collins  was  conformable  to  the 
principles  of  prudence  and  policy 
which  dictated  your  direct  appli- 
cation contained  in  your  letter 
(received  13th  December  1802), 
for  the  co-operation  of  the  British 
power  for  the  purpose  of  restor- 
ing his  Highness  the  Peishwa  to 
the  Musnud.- 
VViththi6  experience  of  your  pub. 


lie  declardtiont,  ind  in  possession 
ofy our  authentic  letters  under  yoor 
Signature  and  seal;^  I  am  disposed 
to  discredit  the  reports  which  have 
reached  me  of  the  formation  of  a 
confederacy  between  you,  the  Ra- 
jah of  Berar,  and  Jeswunt  Rao 
Holkar,  directed  to  the  subversioti 
of  the  arrangements  concluded  at 
Bassein ;  nor  can  I  credit  the  ru- 
mour  of  your  supposed  intention 
to  meet  the  Rajah  of  Bcrar  on  tha 
frontier  of  his  Highness  the  Ni« 
zam's  dominions,  in  order  to  con- 
cert with  that  chieftain  the  mea- 
sures to  be  adopted  for  the  pur« 
pose  of  defeating  the  treaty  lately 
concluded    between   the   British 

fovemment  and  his  Highness  the 
^elshwa.  The  credit  of  these  re- 
ports is,  however,  in  some  degree 
sustained  by  the  information  which 
I  have  received,  of  your  having 
actually  marched  in  the  direction 
of  the  Nizam's  frontier,  and  of  the 
Rajah  of  Berar  having  entered  hit 
tents  with  a  design  of  meeting  you. 
Compelled  reluctantly  to  direct 
my  attention  to  reports,  of  which 
I  still  hope  that  yon  will  enable 
me  to  detect  the  falsehood,  the 
obligations  of  friendship,  as  well 
as  the  laws  of  prudence  and  pre- 
caution, require  that  I  should  de- 
clare to  you,  without  reserve,  my 
sentiments  and  resolutions  in  the 
event  of  your  actually  entertaining 
the  design  of  interfering  between 
the  British  government  and  any 
o!  i*s  allies,  especially  the  Nizam 
or  the  Peishwa,orol*  Tiolating  the* 
rights  or  possessions  of  the  Com- 
pany, or  of  any  state  connected 
with  it  by  alliance  or  friendship. 
The  interposition  of  the  British 
power  for  the  restoration  of  his 
Highness  the  Peishwa  to  theMus. 
nud,  and  the  arrangements  con- 
cluded between  his  Highness  and 
tb^  British  govefuntent,  in  no  de. 

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§^  disturb  joar  jnst  rights  aiicl 
aalkority^  or  the  i^eBeral  interests 
akd  {Hroftperitjr  of  the  MahratU 
«Bpiie»  Befere  this  dispatch  can 
teach  joQ^  Jrou  nill  hare  beeo 
apprised  of  the  fnU  extent  of  th# 
engagements  conduded  between 
liis  Highness  the  PeUhwa  and  the 
British  goTernment)  by  the  treaty 
•f  Basscin.  An  examination  of 
the  articU's  of  the  treaty  will  de« 
monstrate  thr  iosfice^  moderation^ 
nnd  honourable  poLcy  of  those 
engagements;  and  a  reTtew  of 
the  late  transactions  in  the  Mah. 
latta  empire  will  be  suffic  ent  to 
cenTince  }OUy  that  the  interpo- 
^iion  of  the  aid  of  the  Briti.'^h 
gOTcmment  for  the  restoration  of 
his  Highne.^s  the  lei^hwa  to  the 
.  Vasntid  ol  Foona^  Car  from  hav. 
nig  a  tendency  to  snbTcrt  the  or» 
der  of  the  Mahratta  state^  atlord*. 
cd  the  only  means  of  avcrtiiig 
confusion^  and  of  proriding  tor 
the  fotnre  secarity  ^d  tranquilliiy 
of  erery  branch  of  the  Mabrat^ 
fower* 

The  succeu  of  Jcswnnt  Rao 
Holkar had  completely  established 
the  ascendancy  of  his  {  owe;  in  the 
Uahratta  state;  and  his  Tiews 
hare  been  demonstrated  by  his 
attempt  to  destroy  the  Peibhwa's 
gOTttnment,  and  to  assunic  the 
entire  authority  of  the  Maliratta 
empire.  Yon  most  acknowledge 
the  danger  to  which  your  in((- 
lestsy  and  those  of  the  otlttr 
Jdahratfk chieftains  were  exposed 
by  the  extraordinary  success  of 
Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar*  In  the 
moment  of  his  victory  your  pro* 
dence  and  wisdom  foresaw  the  ap- 
proaching ruin  of  your  own  pow. 
er ;  and  in  the  persuasion  that 
the  progress  of  bk  juocess  must 
destroy  your  domini4His,  yon  so. 
Ucited  and  obtained  thn  power£al 
9uid  seasonnbk  niA  of  the  BotiA 


government  The  MahratU  em« 
pire,  and  your  power,  have  been 
prasenred  by  the  timely  interpo* 
sition  of  the  British  government 
at  a  moment  when  the  distance  of 
your  army  from  theseene  of  action 
precluded  the  possibility  of  any 
ellectual  aid  from  you. 

The  arrangements,  connected 
with  the  interposition  of  the  Bri. 
tish  governments  have  effected  the 
restoration  and  provided  for  th» 
future  stability  oi  the  Peisbwa^s 
just  authority,  and  have  afforded 
additional  security  for  the  legit i^ 
mate  and  stparate  rights  of  the 
feudatory  chieftains  of  the  em^ 
pire. 

Under  the  treaty  of  Baseein 
those  chi'f tains  are  eftectuaHy 
protected  against  auy  moiestatiooy 
either  on  liie  pa^ i  of  hL»  High- 
ncss  the  Peishwa  or  tlie  Bcitisb 
government^  uok-^s  any  chief 
should  place  bmiscii'  in  the  con. 
tlition  of  a  public  enemy  to  the 
state  ;  at  the  i^miQ  time  an  option 
is  aiiorded  to  all  the  principal 
chieitains  of  participating  iu  th# 
defensive  alliance. 

Tbe  constitution  of  the  Mah- 
ratta s^are,  and  the  authority  of 
various  precedents,  have  esta-^ 
bl.!^hed  the  independant  right  of 
his  ilighncss  the  i^etshwa  to  con. 
tract  with  foreign  powers  ail  such 
engagements  aashalt  not  nffect  the 
separate  rights  and  interests  of 
his  feudatory  chieftains.  ThM 
right  is  inherent  in  the  supreme 
executive  authority  of  &e  Mah* 
ratta  state. 

The  objects  of  the  treaty  of 
Banein  are  to  secnre  tbe  British 
deminioBs,  and  those  of  onr  ally 
the  Nnam,  from  the  dangers  of 
contiguous  anarchy  andconfu»on; 
to  fulfil  the  duties  of  friendship 
towHrds  our  ally  tbe  Peishwa ;  anit 
to  proTide  nt  tk§  sum  timr  for 

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Hit  uMr  of  the  icrr^ral  b#miidi6s 
of  the  Mahratta  empire^  withotit 
disturbing  the  cofistitntiotial  form 
of  the  ttate^  ftfid  withottt  affecU 
iag  the  legitimate  independence 
of  its  Cendatoiy  chieftains*  Thk 
course  of  policy  ie  calculated  to 
etrengthen  the  bonds  of  amitjr 
and  alliance  with  your  goTcrn. 
ment,  as  well  as  with  erery  other 
blanch  of  the  Mahratta  power. 

Under  these  circumstances, 
therefore,  I  deem  it  necessary  to 
signify  to  you  my  determined  re. 
solution  to  accomplish  the  pro. 
Tisions  of  the  treaty  now  conclude 
ed  with  his  Highness  the  Peishwa ; 
any  attempt  on  the  part  of  any 
State  or  power  to  obstruct  the 
operation  of  that  treaty,  any  com- 
bination among  the  Mahratta 
chieftains  directed  to  that  pnrpose, 
must  be  deemed  an  act  of  hostile 
aggression  against  the  Peishwa 
and  the  British  government 

I  hare  been  informed  by  Colo* 
net  Collins,  that  it  is  your  inten- 
tion to  proceed  with  your  army 
to  Poona.  The  original  object 
of  your  inarch  towards  that  capi- 
tal hating  been  completely 'ac- 
complished by  the  exertions  of 
the  British  power,  the  prosecu- 
tion of  your  march  to  Poona  is 
pbTiously  unnecessary  for  any 
purpose  counected  cither  with 
your  own  security,  or  with  the 
Interests  of  his  Ilighncss  the 
Pei^hwa.  I  shall  thtTcfore  be 
justified  in  considering  that  mea- 
sure to  be  an  unequivocal  indica- 
tion  of  your  resolution  to  attempt 
.the  subversion  of  the  late  arrange- 
meut  concluded  between  his  High- 
ness and  the  Bfit^h  government, 
and  it)  that  event  the  British  go- 
vernment will  be  compelled  to 
adopt  measures  calculated  to 
counteract  sujcl}  unwarrantable 
j}esigns. 

^qr  the  sam^  r^asop;  your  foif* 


ttaiiumce  to  the  southward  of  tit 
Nurbaddah  at  the  head  of  a  pow* 
erful  body  of  your  forces,  b  equal- 
ly unnecessary,  and  is  calculated 
to,  excite  apprehensions  with  ro-> 

rrd  to  the  nature  of  your  designs, 
conhdentty  expect,  therefore, 
to  receive  early  intelligence  of 
your  having  commenced  your  re- 
turn to  the  northward  of  that  ri- 
ver. 

The  British  government  is  dis-> 
posed  to  arbitrate,  on  principles 
of  equity  and  justice,  any  demands 
which  you  may  have  on  his  High- 
ness the  Peishwa.  The  settlement 
of  such  demands,  therefore,  can- 
not be  considered  to  be  a  justifi- 
able plea  for  your  proceeding  to 
Poona.  The  British  government 
is  also  willing  to  arbitrate  any  dif- 
ferences which  may  subsist  be« 
tween  yon  and  Jeswnnt  Hao  Hoi« 
kar,  with  whom  it  is  my  wish  to 
maiaiain  peace,  provided  he  shall 
manifest  a  disposition  to  relinquish 
every  inordinate  pretension,  and 
to  accept  reasonable  terms  of  ac« 
eommodation  with  thePeishwaaad 
with  the  other  powers,  whole 
dominions  h^  has  invade^,  ^n^ 
whose  rights  he  has  violated. 

If  the  reports  of  your  intention 
to  enter  Into  a  confederacy  with 
the  Rajah  of  Berar  should  be  well 
founded,  the  British  government 
has  a  right  to  expect  that  yon 
will  explain  the  motives  and 
objects  of  such  a  confederacy^ 
with  the  same  degree  of  <^n- 
dour  which  1  have  manifested  in, 
communicating  to  you  the  views 
and  intentions  of  the  British 
governmcnt,iii[c9ncIuding  the  late 
arrangements  with  his  Highness 
the  Peishwa.  1  deem  it  necessary 
to  apprize  you,  that  1  have  ad- 
dressed to  the  Rajah  of  Berar  re- 
presentations similar  to  those 
contained  in  this  letter.  I  hava 
expressed  ^o  that  chieftain  my  so- 


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Jicittide  tomaintftin  with  Ikb^  im« 
impaired,  the  relations  of  peace 
and  amity ;  and  I  haTe  at  the 
«ame  time  communicated  to  him 
Diy  resolution  to  resist  any  at- 
tempt on  bis  part,  cither  singly 
or  combined  with  any  other  state, 
to  obstruct  the  full  accomplish- 
loent  of  the  treaty  of  Bassein. 

I  further  deem  it  to  be  neces- 
sary to  remind  you,  that,  in  con- 
formity to  the  defcnsiyc  engage- 
ments subsisting  between  ti.e  Bri- 
tishgoTcrnmcntand  his  Highness 
the  Nizam,  any  attack  upon  his 
JHighness's  territories  must  be  con. 
sidered  to  be  an  act  of  aggression 
against  the  British  gorernment. 

it  is  my  earnest  desire  to  main* 
tain  with  you  the  relations  of  amity 
and  peace ;  but  at  the  ^ame  time 
it  is  my  determined  resolution  to 
resist  any  attempt  on  your  part  to 
violate  the  rights,  or  to  injure 
the  interests  of  the  Briiish  go- 
Ternmentor  its  allies. 

If  a  just  rei^ardto  the  real  in. 
teres  Is  and  prosperity  of  your 
government  should  dispose  you  to 
conclude  defensive  engagements 
■u'ith  the  Honouriible  Company, 
similar  to  those  which  have  been 
contracted  with  his  Highness  the 
Peihhwa,  1  shall  be  ready  to  enter 
into  a  negotiatit)n  with  you  for 
that  purpose.  The  ties  of  friend- 
ship, however,  will  not  be  relax- 
ed by  your  resolution  to  remain 
unconnected  with  the  powers  al- 
lietl  by  the  treaties  of  Hydrabad 
and  Bassein. 

.Whatever  may  be  your  deter- 
mination with  regard  to  this  pro- 
posal, I  shall  continue  to  main- 
tain, with  cordial  solicitude,  the 
relaiions  of  amity  and  peace 
which  have  so  long  subsisted  be- 
tween tlse  Briiish  trovernmcnt  and 
you,  unless  you  should  compel 
ine  to  pursue  a  contrary  course. 


I  trust  to  yonr  wiadom  and  gooi 
faith  that  you  wDl  rather  endea^ 
▼our  to  strengthen  the  ties  of 
amity  and  good  will,  than  to  fa. 
vour  the  evil  designs  of  the  ene- 
mies of  both  states,  by  listening 
to  any  counsels  adverse  to  the 
stability  of  the  frieJidship  which 
now  happily  subsists  betweea 
us. 

I  have  instructed  Colonel  Coir 
tins  to  communicate  fully  with 
you  on  all  the  points  stated  in 
this  letter,  to  which  I  shall  anxi« 
.ously  expect  to  receive  a  speedy 
and  amic^le  reply. 

(A  true  Copy.) 

If,    B.    KOMONSTOXE, 

Per,  Sc<:.  to  GoVt 

No.  4. 
LcU^from  the  Seareiar^  to  Gor 
vfirngr^    to    Rqjah    Ragogep 
Bhomslah;    dated  13M  Ui^ 

1803. 

The  intimatefrien4ship  iuid  al- 
liance which  have  Jong  subsisted 
between  the  British  government 
and  the  state  of  Berar,  indupe 
me  to  communicate  to  yon  withr 
out  n»serve,  the  engagements  re- 
cently concluded  between  tbe  Ho- 
nourable  Company  and  his  High- 
ness  the  Peishwa;  to  explain  tf> 
you  the  principles  on  which  thos^ 
engagements  are  founded ;  and  tp 
demonstrate  to  you  that  the  treaty 
of  Bassein  is  formed  with  a  sincere 
regard  for  the  integrity  of  the 
Mahratta  empire,  and  for  the 
security  of  tlie  separate  rights 
and  privileges  of  the  constituent 
branches  of  that  respective  power. 
AVhen  his  Highness  the  Peishwa 
was  compelled  by  the  violence 
and  usurpation  of  Jeswuiit  Rao 
H(»lkar  to  abandon  the  scat  of 
governmeot  at  Poena,  and  to  re- 
tire into  the  Koncan,  his  High, 
ness  earnestly  solicited  the  aid  of 

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ilie)3riiti»li  power  for  ike  protec 
tioR  .of  his  person  against  the  out^ 
l-a^  of  his  rebellious  subjectSi 
and  for  the  restoration  of  his  just 
aathority  in  the  Mahratta  state. 
At  tiie  same  tirne  Maharaja  Dow- 
lot  Rao  Scindia,  alarmed  ^X  the 
snccessful  progress  of  Jewunt  Rao 
Holkar's  rebellion,  solicited  the 
cooperation  of  the  British  arms 
for  the  accomplisbraent  of  the 
same  important  object.  His 
Highness  the  Peishwa  and  Dow- 
]|ut  {lae  Scindia  were  sensible 
that  the  active  interposition  of 
the  British  power  in  that  ardu- 
rouf  crisis  of  affairs,  aUbrded  the 
only  me^ns  of  preserving  the  fa- 
bric fof  the  Mahratta  empire  from 
disotder  and  confusion. 

The  British  goTemmcnt  enter* 
t^ned  asincen^dispositioo  to  ful- 
fil the  obligations  of  friendship 
towards  h|9  |Iighness  the  Peish- 
ynij  in  th^  hqur  of  adTcrsity,  and 
an  luijcions  solipitade  to  preserve 
the  Hahr^tt^  empire  from  a  con« 
dition  qf  anarchy,  which  must 
have  pri^yed  highly  dangerous  to 
all  the  conti|;aous  states  of  India ; 
i  tiierefore  readjly  consented  to 
the  nn^ted  willies  of  the  Peishwa, 
aod  I>owlut  Hao  Scfndia;  and 
his  Highness  the  I'eishwa  accord, 
ingly  proceeded  under  thle  pro- 
tection of  the  British  power  to 
Bassein*  His  !^ighoess  subse- 
quently concluded  engagements 
with  the  British  government  on 
principles. calculated  to  secure  the 
stability  of  his  just  ai^thoh ty  in 
the  Mahratta  onpire,  the  rights 
aod  privileges  of  the  several  sub- 
ordinate chieftains  of  that  empire, 
and  the  future  tranquil|i ty  and 
prosperity  of  the  state. 

For  the  accomplishment  of  this 
arrangement,  a  considerable  de- 
tachment of  British  troops,  which 
^n/^  been   stationed  on  the  fron- 


tier of  Mysore  with  a  view  to  Om 
protection  and  defence  of  the  Bri* 
tish  dominions,  was  directed  t^ 
maroh  from  the  frontier  of  My- 
sore to  Poon^;  and  the  British 
subsidiary  for^re  serving  with  hit 
Highness  the  Nizam,  joined  by  ^ 
considerablu  body  of  the  Nizam^t 
forces,  was  assembled  on  the 
frontier  of  the  Nizam's  domi^ 
nions  for  t|ie  same  purpose ;  at 
the  same  time  amicable  remon^ 
s trances  were  addressed  to  Jes^ 
wunt  Rao  Holkar,and  assurances 
were  conveyiki  to  him  by  the 
British  resident  at  Poena,  of  ths 
sincere  disposition  of  the  British 
government  to  mediate  between 
him  and  the  Peishwa,  and  Dowlot 
Rao  Scindia,  on  just  and  reasona- 
ble terms,  with  the  consent  an! 
knowledge  of  all  parties. 

The  object  of  these  proceed* 
ings  was  to  .restore  order  and 
tranquillity,  and  to  conciliate  the 
concurrence  of  the  contending 
chiefs  on  such  a  system  of  mu- 
tual justice,  reason,  andmodera* 
tion,  as  might  secnre  the  con*' 
ti nuance  of  peace. 

These  measures  have  Inducel 
Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar  (o  with* 
draw  his  troops  from  the  city  of 
Poona,  and  have  removed  every 
obstacle  to  the  return  of  his  High- 
ness  the  Peishwa  to  his  capital,  in 
the  full  exercise  of  his  autho- 
fity.  The  attention  of  the  British 
government  will  now  be  directed 
to  the  etlicieut  accomplishment 
of  the  arrangements  concluded  by 
the  treaty  of  Bassein.  For  your 
information,  with  regard  to  the 
engagements  contracted  by  his 
Highness  the  Peishwa,  I  transmit 
to  you  inclosed  a  copy  of  the 
treaty  of  Bassein,  containing 
every  article  and  stipulation  of 
that  engagement.  This  explicit 
communication  will  allord  you  an 
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addMioliiI  proof  of  mv  fmsdsliip 
and  respect :  jon  will  be  enabled 
by  a  copy  of  the  treaty,  tad 
by  tbis  letter,  to  ascertiMii  the 
fall  extent  of  all  my  views  and 
intentions  with  regard  tP  th^ 
Idahratta  power. 

An  examination  of  the  Inclosed 
copy  of  the  treaty,  will  demon* 
ftrate  the  jti3tice,  moderation,  and 
honourable  policy  of  that  en. 
gagement;  and  a  review  of  the 
Hie  transactions  in  the  Mahratta 
ttnpire,  will  be  snfitcient  to  con- 
vince yon,  rthat  the  interpo$ition 
tiihe  aid  of  the  British  Govern- 
vient,  for  the  restoration  of  his 
Highness  the  Peishwa  totheMus. 
^ud  of  Poona,  far  from  having  a 
tendency  to  subvert  the  order  of 
the  Mahratta  state,  afforded  the 
only  means  of  ayerting  confu« 
sion^  and  of  providing  for  the 
future  security  and  tranquillity  of 
every  branch  of  the  Mahratta 
power. 

Experience  has  already  mani- 
fested  the  inability  of  Dowlut 
Rao  Scindta  to  resist  the  attacks 
of  JeswuRt  Rao  Holkar  ;  and  the 
views  of  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar 
have  been  demonstrated  by  his 
attempt  to  destroy  the  Peishwa's 
{;o  Tern  men  t,  and  to  assume  the 
jcntire  authority  of  the  Mahratta 
j^mpire. 

Great  danger  must  have  me- 
Baced  the  several  states  under  such 
^circumstances.  From  the  hazard 
pi  this  calainity  the  Mahratta 
fmpirc  has  beep  preserved  by  the 
reasonable  interposition  of  il^p 
^ritish    goT^mment,   which   has 

{troTided  for  the  restoration  and 
tabjiity  of  the  Peishwa's  just  au- 
fhority,  and  has  afibrded  fiddi^s 
tional  s^urity  for  the  l^itimate 
and  separate  rights  of  the  feuda- 
tory chieftains  of  the  empire. 
IJnder  the  treatj^  of  Passexn,  ^par» 


ticulaifly  by  the  Mi  article,)  thoa# 
chieftains  are  efi^etnally  protected 
against  any  molestation  either  out. 
the  partof  his  Highness  die  VMt-f 
wa,  or  of  the  British  gotemmrat, 
unless  any  chief  should  place  hinu 
•elf  in  the  condition  of  a  public 
enemy  to  the  state ;  at  the  same 
time  an  option  it  afforded  to  all 
the  principal  chieftains  of  partici- 
pating in  the  benefits  of  the  de- 
fensive alliance.  'Fhe  constitution 
of  the  Mahratta  state,  aad  flie  aa- 
thority  of  various  precedents,  have 
established  the  independent  right 
of  his  Highness  the  Peishwa,  to 
contract  with  foreign  powers  all 
such  engagements  as  shall  not 
affect  the  separate  rights  and  in- 
terests of  his  feudatory  cfaieftahis. 
That  right  is  inherent  in  the  ffo« 
preme  cxccutlre  aiflkority  of  the 
Mahratta  state. 

Under  these  circumstances, 
therefore,  I  deem  it  necessary  to 
signify  to  you  my  intention  afetU^ 
blishing  the  provisions  of  the  treaty 
now  concluded  with  his  Highness 
the  Peishwa  ;  any  attempt  on  the 
part  of  any  state  or  power  to  ob- 
struct the  operation  of  that  treaty 
must  be  deemed  an  act  of  hostility 
against  the  combined  interests  of 
the  Pe'ibhw]^  and  the  Biitish  go^ 
vernment. 

My  objects  are  to  secure  the 
British  dominions,  and  those  of  our 
ally  the  Nizam,  from  the  dangers 
of  contiguous  anarchy  and  con- 
fusion; to  fulfil  the  duties  of 
friendship  towards  our  ally  the 
PeisbM-a ;  am)  to  provide  at  the 
same  time  for  the  safety  of  the 
several  braoches  of  t^e  Mah- 
ratta empire,  without  disturb- 
ing the  coi|stitotion2|l  foim  of 
the  state,  and  without  atiecting 
the  legitimate  inf^^endeoce  of 
its  feudatory  cUefUins.  Thii 
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sti:pii|Uif n  tbo  bonds  of  amity 
And  aJItance  with  the  state  of  Be- 
far,  as  well  as  with  CTcry  other 
iMMch  of  the  Mahratta  power. 

If  a  jast  regard  to  the  real  in- 
lercsts  and  prosperity  of  your 
government  should  dispose  you 
to  coaelnde  defeasiye  engagements 
with  the  Honourable  Company, 
similar  to  those  which  have  been 
contracted  by  his  Highness  the 
Peishwa,  I  shall  be  ready  to  enter 
into  a  negotiation  with  you  for 
tliat  purpose.  The  ties  of  friend- 
ship, however,  will  not  be  relaxed 
by  any  declaration  of  your  dis- 
position to  remain  unconnected 
with  the  powers  now  allied  by 
the  treaties  of  Uydrabad  and 
Basseia ;  whatever  may  be  your 
determination  with  reg^vd  to  this 
part  of  my  present  proposal,  I 
shall  connnne  to  maintain,  with : 
cordial  solicitude,  the  relations  of 
amity  and  peace  which  have  sub- 
sisted between  tiic  British  govern- 
sient  and  the  state  of  Berar. 

It  has  been  reported  ts  me 
that  you  have  viewed  the  conduct 
of  the  British  government,  in  the 
restoration  of  the  Peishwa,  with 
jealousy  and  suspicion,  and  that 
;3ron  are  sedulously  employed  in 
endeavouring  to  form  a  confe- 
deracy for  the  purpose  of  frus- 
tratkig  the  beneficial  operation  of 
thetreafy  of  Bassein. 

The  acknowledged  prudence 
9nd  discretion  of  your  character, 
your  wisdom  and  experience,  your 
^proved     friendship,  combined 


with  the  conscious  leose  of  my 
just  regard  for  your  rights  and 
independence,  preclude  any  sus- 
picion in  my  mind  of  your  inten- 
tions and  conduct.  I  therefore 
conclude  that  you  will  continue 
to  regard  the  British  power  with 
that  confidence  and  esteem  which 
our  uniform  conduct  towards  you 
justly  demands. 

To  this  candid  declaration  of 
my  sentiments,  it  may,  however, 
he  proper  to  add  a  distinct  view 
of  my  future  intentions ;  any  mi- 
ll fary  preparations  on  your  part, 
any  combination  of  you"  power 
with  tliat  of  any  other  state,  di- 
rect(>d  to  the  subversion  of  the 
arr.an:5i;ment  lately  conclude4  with 
the  Peishwa,  will  be  followed  by 
corn^sponding  measun*s  of  pre- 
caution and  security  on  the  part 
of  the  British  government. 

Unavoidable  circumstances  have 
hitherto  prevented  the  departure 
of  Mr.  Webb.;,  whom  I  have  se- 
lected to  be  the  representative  of 
this  government  at  your  court: 
Mr.  Webbe,  however,  will  pro- 
ceed to  Nagpoor,  and  on  his  arri- 
val will  be  prepared  to  enter  upon 
the  discussion  of  all  questions  de- 
pending between  you  and  the  Bri- 
tish government. 

In  the  mean  while  I  tnist  that 
you  will  return  a  spet;dy  and  ami- 
cable reply  to  this  friendly  letter. 
(  A  trucCjpy.) 
(Signed)  N.  B.  Ei)M0N»T0Ne, 
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INCLOSURE  (D.) 
I^etter  from  the  Secretary  to  the  Governor  General,  to  the  Resi- 
dent at  Poona,  dated  the  7th  May  18(/^  ;  covering  notes  of 
intended  instructions  to  him. 
To    LieuUnani'Colonel   Ban^    leni-y  the  Most  Noble  the  Gover. 


(Uo9ey   Sb8$ideni  at  Foona. 
1  AH  directed  by  his  JSxcel 


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'  the  accompanying  notps,^  intend- 
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instmrtions  tvhich  will  be  dis- 
patched with  the  least  practicable 
delay. 

2.  His  Excellency  desires  that 
yoii  n  ill  regulate  your  conduct, 
in  the  mean  time,  according  to  the 
principles  stated  in  these  notes, 
and  that  you  will  communicate 
copies  of  the  notes  to  the  Honour- 
;ible  the  Goremor  of  Bombay, 
and  to  the  Honourable  Major* 
general  ^Vo^C'slcy. 

J  have  the  honour  to  be^ 

Sir, 
Your  most  obedient 
llumble  Servant, 
(Signed)  N.  B.  Edmonstone. 

Sec.  to  Got, 
Fort  William, 
the  7  th  May,  1 803. 

No.  1. 
Notss  for  (t  dispatch  to  Col.  Ctosc.t 

1,  On  the  wriral  of  the  Pcish- 
wa  at  Poona,  the  Uesident  will 
of  course,  nnder  his  former  in- 
jitructions,  have  manifested  eVery 
degree  of  respect  to  his  Highness^ 
in  restoring  him  to  the  Musnud. 

2,  Xhe  greatest  pains  must  be 
employed  to  satisfy  the  Peishwa  of 
OUT  intention  to  abstain  from  all 
interference  it^  the  details  of  his 
goyernment,  and  to  maintain  his 
dignity  and  independence. 

3,  I'his  object,  however,  may 
^diHicult  of  attainment,  when 
combined  with  the  absolute  ne- 
cessity of  soliciting  the  PeishwVs 
favour  for  many  of  the  Jaghire- 
dars,  and  of  endeavouring  to  place 
the  power  of  the  British  govern- 
ment in  the  situation  of  mediator 
between  the  l^jishwa  and  the  Jag- 
hiredars,  as  well  as  of  guarantee 
for  their  respective  rights.  The 
stability,  however,  of  tlie  whole 
system,  under  the  treaty  of  Basa 
*ein,  will  depend  upon  the'address 
with  which  the  British  govera* 
meat  shall  assumo  tt^e  protection 


of  all  the  contendbg  parties,  wiflU 
out  exciting  the  jeaiousy  of  way 
one. 

4.  Early  endear  oars  mnst  be 
used  to  mitigate  the  hostility  of 
Peishwa  towards  Holkar  and 
Amrut  ,  Rao,  and  to  conciliate 
each  '  of  those  ehieftahis  by  mo- 
derate concessions,  properly  le- 
cufed. 

5.  The  subsidiary  force  most 
be  established  as  soon  as  possiblei 
in  exact  conformity  to  the  treaty: 
it  would  certainly  be  very  desinu 
ble  to  extend  it,  and  to  compose 
it  in  a  manner  precisely  similar  to 
the  subsidiary  force  at  Hydrabad. 
General  Welleslcy  will,  for  the 
present,  appoint  tiie  officer  tp 
command  the  subsidiary  force  tt 
iPpona.  The  (H>miiiands  at  Poena 
and  Hydrabad  will  henceforth  be 
filled  directly  nnder  the  authority 
9f  the  Govei'nor  Qeneral  in  Covn« 
cil. 

6.  The  proceedings  of  Major- 
General  \Velleslfy  must  be  regn- 
iated,  in  a  great  measure,  by  the 
iiiforma^on  which  he  m^j  receive 
from  the  H<^3klent  with  Dowlut 
liao  Scitidie^,  with  respect  to  the 
effect  produced  oil  Scindia  by 
the  represeiitations  which  Colonel 
Collins  MFsm  instructed  to  make  to 
that  chieftain,  by  the  ordora  c/t 
the  5th  instant,  with  ^  \iew  to  ^ 
spei*dy  communication  hftween 
Colonels  Close  and  Collins;,  ^;nd 
Greneral '  Wellesley ;  every  effort 
slioujd  be  made  without  dolaj  to^ 
accelerate  the  Dawk  from  Pooii* 
to  Scindia*s  camp  ;  and  Holkar 
and  Amhit  Rao,  or  other  chiefs 
whose  forces  may  be  stationed  in 
the  intermediate  country,  most  be 
com|)elled  to  allow  a  free  passage 
tothcDawki 

7»    It'  is  extremely  desiriblfl 

that  the  British  troops  employe^ 

for  the  restQrationof  tht  Pebbwa 

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feiy  force)  shonld.retum  within 
the  British  territories  at  the  ear« 
iiest  period  of  time  in  which  clr- 
cmnstances  will  admit  of  the  se- 
paration of  the  army. 

8.  Whenerer  the  troops  shall 
separate,  thej  must  be  so  posted 
M  to  possess  the  power  of  effect, 
log  a  speedy  junction  (if  neces- 
sary) with  the  subsidiary  forces 
of  Poona  and  llydrabad.  For 
this  purpose  the  north-western 
frontier  of  Mysore,  the  districts 
ceded  by  his  Highness  the  Nizam, 
and  the  Nizam's  northern  fron- 
tier,  onght  to  be  maintained  in 
strength*  A  considerable  body 
of  £are^eans  and  a  sv^cient  train 
of  ordnance  should  remain  at 
Bombay,  in  order  to  join  the  sub- 
fidiary  force  at  Poona. 

9.  Of  the  detachment  from 
Lieutenant-Greneral  Stuart's  army, 
now  under  General  Wellesley's 
command,  six  battalions  of  infan- 
Cry,  and  a  due  proportion  of  ar- 
tillery, &c.  to  be  stationed  at 
Poona,  to  form  the  subsidiary 
force.  The  Europeans  and  ord. 
nance  to  retire  to  Bombay ;  the 
cavalry  to  retire  into  the  ceded 
districts,  to  join  the  force  at  Hy- 
-drabad,  if  necessary. 

The  troops  under  Major  Irton 
to  retnm  into  the  Company's 
territories,  whenever  the  govern- 
ment  of  Fort  St.  George  shall 
<lirect. 

)  The  army  m&der  Lieutenant- 
Geaeral  Stuart  to  separate  as 
soon  as  Major-General  Wellesley 
ahall  have  signified  to  Jjieutenant* 
Oeberal  Stuart,  that  the  state  of 
affidrs  at  Poona  wiU  admit  of  tho 
Bcpamtion  of  the  army. 

Proper  posts  to  be  occupied 
on  the  frontier  of  Mysore,  and  in 
thedistricta  southward  of  Ppona 
4%M  by  the  Feish^v^ 


10.  It  will  not  be  prudent  to 
separate  the  army,  unless  Scindia 
shall  have  either  crossed  the  Nur« 
buddah,  on  the  suggestion  of  Co- 
lonel CoUins,  or  shall  hare  afford- 
ed some  unequivocal  proof  of 
his  intention  to  refrain  from  any 
attempt  to  disturb  the  execntioa 
of  the  treaty  of  Bassein. 

11.  lu  the  event  of  Scindia'a 
return  to  the  northward  of  the 
Nurbuddah,  it  may  still  be  neces* 
sary  to  retain  the  army  in  tha 
field,  for  the  purpose  of  prevent- 
ing the  return  of  Uolkar's  troops 
to  Poona,  and  of  enforcing  the 
complete  acknowledgment  of  the 
Peishwa's  authority  throughout 
his  immediate  possessions,  and  of 
precluding  any  attempt  of  the 
adherents  oi  Scindia  and  Holkar 
to  obtain  possession  of  his  High* 
ness's  person, 

12.  if  no  accommodation  Shan 
take  ^aoe  between  Scindia  and 
liolkar,  the  dissension  of  those 
chiefs  will  afford  security  to  the 
Peishwa* 

13.  If,  however,  the  disputes  of 
Scindia  and  Holkar  should  beamk 
cably  adjusted,  Holkar  wi}l  neces- 
sarily disband  a  great  part  of  hit 
army  (which  he  is  now  unable  to 
pay)  sinless  he  should  meditate 
offensive  measures  against  the  Ni- 
zam or  against  the  Peishwa,  and 
provision  must  accordingly  be 
made  to  defeat  snoh  attempts. 

14.  The  detenniaation  of  the 
question  respecting  the  separatioBi 
of  the  army  must  depend  on  the 
future  proceedings  of  Scindia  and 
Holkar,  If  tho  troops  can  be  se- 
parated with  safety,  the  early 
Adoption  of  that  measure  would 
undoubtedly  be  prodacttve  of  con- 
siderable advantage,  as  it  wonid 
eadsfy  the  principal  Mahratta  Jag^ 
hirMar^  that  the  British  govern^ 


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wcfit  had  no  rlewt  beyond  tiie  ex- 
press stipulations  of  the  treaty  of 

1 5.  if  Scilidia  should  proceed  to 
Poona,  in  opposition  to  Colonel 
Collinses  remonstrances,  the  Bri- 
tish force  in  that  city  must  be  as 
strong  as  possible. 

16.  Some  of  the  Peishwa's  im- 
ttediate  dependents  or  Aumils  may 
r«Ai8e  to  submit  to  his  authority. 
In  that  event,  measures  must  be 
adopted  to  compel  submission. 

17.  A  force  to  be  detached  from 
X3uxerat,  if  practicable,  for  the 
purpose  of  occupying  the  districts 
ceded  to   the   Company  in  that 

18.  If  the  condition  of  Guzerat 
ah^uld  not  permit  the  adoption  of 
this  arrangement,  a  sufficient  force 
should  be  detached  either  from 
Surat  or  Bombay,  to  be  replaced 
by  a  part  of  the  force  under  the 
Honourable  Major^General  Wei* 
Icriey,  or  Colonel  Stevenson. 

19.  Part  of  the  troops,  in  re* 
turning  to  the  Camatic  or  to  My- 
'aore,  may  occupy  the  cessions  to^ . 
4he  southward  of  Poona. 

M.  Colonel  Close  is  supposed 
to  hare  obtained  from  the  Peishwa 
the  necessary  orders  for  the  ces- 
sion of  die  districts,  under  the  stt- 
pulationt  of  the  treaty. 

f  1  •  The  government  of  Bom« 
l>ay,  in  concertwith  General  Wei- 
lesley  and  Colonel  Close,  will  ap- 
point the  proper  officers  of  collec- 
tion in  the  ceded  districts  in  Gu» 
cerat. 

29.  The  government  of  Fort 
Saint  George  to  pursue  the  same 
eoursewith  respect  to  the  ceded 
districts  to  the  southward  <^Poona. 

25.  Proper  measures  will  be 
taken  to  reinforce  MidnapooT)  and 
to  collect  a  force  on  the  north* 
^PSttem  frontier  of  Oude,  iatbe 
direction  of  A|;ra. 


f  4.  If  Major-General  Welkslef 
and  Colonel  Close  should  be  con- 
vinced of  the  hostile  mtentions  of 
Sctndia  or  Holkar,  the  army  arast 
be  properly  employed  to  disperse 
Holkar's  forces,  and  to  drirs 
Scindia  beyond  the  I>}^urbuddak  la 
such  an  evetit,  the  earliest  noti£. 
cation  should  be  sent  to  General 
Lake  at  Futty  Ghnr,  v.  bo  wdl  be 
ordered  to  seize  Agfa,  Matnn, 
Cowle,  and  Delhi,  with  other 
places  (probably  Col  pec),  and  to 
take  or  disperse  Scindia*s  troops  v^ 
those  quarters* 

^.  These  suggestions  are  stat- 
ed ;  but  no  reason  exists  to  conn, 
tcnancean  apprehension  thatSetn- 
die,  Holkar,  th^  Rajah  of  Berar, 
or  any  other  power,  will  now  at. 
tempt  to  frustrate  the  treaty  bj 
hostilities. 

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Governor  GeneriiVg  InstrucUom 

to  the  Reiident  at  Poona;  detd 

the  SOth  M<^. 
Sir, 

With  a  view  to  furnish  j<n 
at  the  earliest  moment  with  m* 
structions  of  the  Governor  Gene- 
ral  for  your  guidance,  upon  the 
expected  return  of  his  Highaea 
thePeishwa  to  Poona,!  foirwarded 
to  you  on  the  7th  instant,  by  hii 
£xcelleBcy*s  command,  a  note 
containing  the  general  tenor  of  the 
measures  proposed  to  be  pursued 
in  the  present  posture  of  at^irsis 
the  Mahratta  empire.  The  Go- 
vernor General  is  satisfied  that  the 
early  circulation  of  that  note  will 
have  enabled  you  and  afl  tie 
subordinate  authorities  towhick 
It  was  communicated,  to  act  is 
concert  under  the  proposed  plaai 
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his  Exc^Uenej  to  state  to  yoa  in 
detail  the  directions  necessary  for 
the  further  regulation  of  your  con. 
duct,  and  for  the  guidance  of  the 
Honourable  Ma jor^General  Wei-- 
lesley. 

2.  Uis  Excellency  conclndes 
that  the  Pei^hwa's  restoration  to 
the  Musnud  of  Poona  Mrill  hare 
been  accompanied  by  the  most 
public  demonstrations  of  ceremony 
and  respect  on  the  part  of  the 
British  authorities  at  that  station, 
and  the  GoTcrnor  General  has 
issned  orders  which  will  afford  to 
the  Feishwaan  ample  testimony 
o£  the  cordiality  and  teal  with 
which  (he  British  govemmemt  has 
entered  into  this  happy  alliance 
with  the  Mahratta  power. 

3.  The  Governor  General  in* 
tends  at  a  future  period  of  time  to 
Terie w  in  a  more  particnlar  manner, 
the  principles  on  which  the  treaty 
oTBassein  is  founded,  the  objects  to 
which  it  is  directed,  and  the  means 
by  which  the  stability  of  our  alli- 
ance with  the  Mahiattas  is  to  be 
maintained. 

4.  I  am  commanded  howerer 
by  his  Excellency  to  apprize  yon, 
at  this  early  season,  of  the  general 
Rcope  of  his  intentions  and  news 
in  concluding  this  nnportant  a^ 
rangement. 

6.  The  destruction  of  the  hostile 
power  of  Mysore,  accompanied  by 
the  consolidation  of  our  alliance 
with  the  court  of  Hydrabad,  left 
no  possible  antagonist  to  the 
British  government  among  the  na- 
tive states  in  India,  excepting  the 
Mahratta  power. 

0.  The  Mahratta  states,  nncon- 
nected  with  any  European  ally, 
could  never  become  formidable  to 
the  British  government,  excepting 
in  the  event  of  an  actual  union  of 
the  feudal  chiefs  under  an  efficient 
sovereign  power,  or  in  the,eTent 


of  a  reTotntion,  which  should  imiCe 
the  command  of  the  resonrces  of 
a  large  portion  of  the  Mahratta 
territory  in  the  hands  of  an  active 
and  enterprizing  chief.  Suck 
events,  however,  to  be  aTerted^ 
might  have  been  encountered  with-^ 
ont  apprehension  by  the  British 
government  in  the  present  com- 
manding posture  of  its  fore^n  re* 
lations^  and  in  the  Tigotous  condi* 
tion  of  its  internal  resources  and 
concentrated  strength. 

7.  But  it  was  obviously  prudent 
to  employ  every  endeavour  to  ef* 
feet  such  an  arrangement  as  should 
preclude  the  union  of  the  Mahratta 
states,  under  any  circumstances 
which  might  menace  interruption 
to  the  tranquillity  of  our  posses- 
sions, or  of  those  of  our  allies  and 
dependants,  especially  of  the  Ni- 
zam and  the  Rajah  of  Mysore. 

H.  The  most  effectual  arrange- 
ment with  a  view  to  this  import- 
tant  object,  appeared  to  be  an  In. 
timate  alUanoe  with  the  aoknow. 
ledged  sovereign  power   of   the 
Mahratta  empire,  founded  npoft 
principles  which  should  render  the 
British  influence  and  military  force 
the  main  support  of  that  power. 
Such  an  arrangement  app^tts  to 
afford  the  best  security  for  pre- 
serving a  due  balance  between  the 
several  states  constituting  the  con- 
federacy of  theMahratta  enpire,as 
well  as  for  preienting  any  dan- 
gerous anion  or  diversion  of  the 
resources  of  that  empire ;  you  will 
therefore  understand  that  the  prin* 
dpal  object^to  beaccomc^ished^bj 
the  operation  of  the  treaty  of  fies* 
sein  is  the  prevention  of  an/  hos* 
tile  onion  of  the  Mahratta  state* 
under  the  sovereign  power  ol  that 
empire  against  the  British  go?eni* 
meat  or  its  allies. 

9.  The  same  policy  reqirires  tbel 
the  operatiee  of  the  treaty  sfaouM 

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ht  to  directed  m  to  preyent  the 
aggrandixemeiit  of  any  kidividital 
ehief)  or  the  combination  of  any 
number  of  cbiefsimder  circumstan. 
cei  adre^se  to  the  authonty  of  the 
reisbwa^  mr  to  the  tranquillity  of 
th«  territories  of  the  Company,  its 
dependants,  and  allies. 

10.  The  treaty  restores  the  Ie« 
gitioiatt  power  of  the  Peishwa,  on 
the  focmdation  o(  om  support,  and 
establishes  onr  influence  as  the 
channel  of  mediation  and  protec* 
tioQ)  for  the  maintenance  of  the 
separate  rights  and  interests  of  the 
confederated  chiefs. 

1 1.  Yonr  discretion  and  e^ipe* 
rience  will  sufllciently  indicate  to 
yon  the  real  nature  of  our  situa- 
tion in  regard  to  the  operation  of 
the  treaty  on  these  points.  You  will 
obser?e,  that  it  is  neither  consist. 
ent  with  the  principle  nor  neces- 
ary  to  the  objects  of  the  treaty, 
to  exercise  any  influence  in  the 
internal  afiairs  of  the  Pelsfiwa^s 
immediate  gorenunent  of  a  natnre 
iajurious  to  hit  dignity  and  inde. 
pendcacCyOr  offeiksiTe  to  his  preju. 
dket  or  pride;  you  will  endcarour 
tosatiffy  hit  Highnets,that  his  re^ 
and  legitimate  power  is  efl'ectually 
seoned  by  this  alliance,  and  that 
he  may  confidently  expect,  und^r 
the  operation  of  his  engagements 
with  the  British  gOTemment,  to 
enjoy  that  tranquUlity  and  securi* 
iff  accompanied  by  respect  and 
honour^  which  he  has  never  ex- 
perienced under  the  degrading  in«. 
iluenoe  of  his  own  subjects,  ser. 
Yants,  or  feudatory  chieftains,  and 
which  he  could  never  have  attained 
under  the  protection  of  Scindta  or 
of  the  Rajah  of  Berar,  or  under 
any  pacitication  with  the  rebel 
liolkar  or  with  the  traitor  Amrut 
liao. 

*  1^.    In  demonstrating  to   the 
Fieshwa  the  bjt^uefits  of  his  ii£w 


alliance,  you  win  not  fail  to  a4. 
Tert  to  the  advantages  which  have 
been  enjoyed  by  the  Niaam  since 
the  conclusion  of  similar  engage- 
ments with  the  British  power.  You 
will  describe  the  uniform  disposi- 
tion  which  the  British  government 
has  manifested  to  maintain  invio. 
late  the  dignity  and  howo«r  of  tht 
Nizam,  and  to  abstain  from  any 
infringement  of  his  Highness's  just 
authority  within  hit  own  domi* 
nions. 

13.  It  must  be  evident  to  tht 
Pcishwa,that  while  theindepcn. 
dent  authority  of  the  Nizam  over 
his  o^m  subjects,  and  the  internal 
order  of  his  dominions  and  go- 
Temmcnt  have  been  considerably 
Improved,  the  power  and  impor- 
tance of  the  court  of  Hydrabad 
among  the  states  of  India  have 
been  greatly  augmented  by  tho 
Ntzam*s  connection  with  the  Bri- 
tish government.  The  contmued 
security  of  the  Nizam's  dominions 
nndcr  the  protection  of  the  Com- 
pany, from  the  encroaching  spirit 
of  the  neighbouring  powers,  must 
have  been  remarked  by  the  Pdsh- 
wa  in  the  course  of  the  Tarious 
transactions  which  have  passed 
between  the  Mahratta  states  and 
the  Nizam  since  the  year  1798. 

14.  The  Prishwa  must  have 
remarked,  that  the  protection  of 
the  British  government-has  preser.. 
ved  the  Nizam  from  the  rapadty, 
ambition,  and  treachery  of  Scin- 
dia.  and  of  other  Mahratta  pow- 
ers : — and  that  every  sinister  pro- 
ject of  the  Mahratta  states  against 
the  Nizam  has  been  frustrated  by- 
the  vigilance  and  strength  of  the 
British  government..  If  the  death 
of  the  Nizam  should  happen^  and 
the  succession  of  Secnnder  Jab 
should  take  place  under  the  orders 
of  the  Governor-General  of  the 

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the  justtoe,  modetatioo,  and,  ho» 
Hcmiable  spirit  of  public  faitb, 
Irhich  the  British  gotemment  will 
kiTedisplajed  in  ^e  uncdndition. 
alestablishnumt  of  Sec  imderJah  dn 
theMnsnad  of  Hydrabad;  and  yon 
will  contrast  the  order  and  regn* 
larity  of  the  established  system  of 
affiurs  at  Hydrabad  irith  the  con* 
fusions  which  haye  distracted  the 
state  of  Poona*  and  which  must 
have  endangered  its  existence  if 
the  Peishwa  had  not  solicited  and 
obtained  the  powerful  and  season- 
able protection  of  the  Company. 

15.  In  TeTiewing  the  probable 
effect  of  the  stipulations  of  the 
treaty  of  Basscin,  you  will  ob. 
serre,  that  while  they  ave  calcu. 
lated  to  protect  the  authority  of 
thcPeish  wa  from  the  encroachment 
of  the  great  feudatory  chief s,  the 
most  effectual  security  is  also  pro^ 
Tided  for  the  preservation  of  the 
respective  interests  and  possessions 
of  those  chiefs  within  the  just 
limits  of  their  separate  dominions 
and  authorities, 

16.  It  is  a  principal  object  of 
the  treaty  of  Bass#in  to  prevent 
the  sovereign  power  of  the  Mab- 
ratta  states,  or  the  power  of  any 
great  branch  of  the  Mahrattaem. 
pire«  from  passing  iato  the  hands 
of  France. 

17.  To  this  object,  in  all  its  re- 
lations,  your  constant  and  unre- 
mitting vigilance  must  be  directed. 
The  Governor  Greneral  trusts,  that 
the  operation  of  the  treaty  must 
immediately  exclude  the  French 
from  the  councils  and  armies  of  the 
P^hwa^  and  gradually  from  those 
of  every  JVIahratta  poSver  which 
shaH  resort  to  the  British  protec- 
tion for  the  preservation  of  its  sc- 
IMuatestatioo  in  theMahratta  em- 
pirsv 


18;  It  mfty  reascmably  be  ex- 
pected that  all  the  Mah ratta  states 
wDI  speedily  discover  the  advanta- 
ges df  resorting  to  thit  protection 
which  offers  the  best  attainable 
Security  for  the  preservation  of 
their  respective  possession^  and 
interests  with  the  least  possible 
sacrifice  of  prejudice  or   pride. 

19.  Beyond  the  limits  of  the 
principles  and  views  stated  in  the 
preceding  paragraphs,  the  Gd^ 
vemor  General  wishes  that  the 
British  government  should  abstain 
from  all  interference  in  the  in- 
ternal affairs  of  the  Mabratta 
states. 

20.  In  stating  to  yon  the  de- 
tailed instructions  of  the  Goveri 
nor  General,  for  the  eiecution  of 
the  treaty,  the  following  objects 
appear  to  require  special  atten* 
tion  : 

h  The  restoration  of  his  Eighth 
ness  the  Peishwa  to  the  due  exer- 
cise of  his  regular  authority  in  the 
Mah  ratta  empire : 

2.  The  effectual  exercise  of  the 
rights  of  mediation  and  guarantee 
acquired  by  the  British  governs 
ment  under  tiie  treaty  of  Bassein, 
or  originating  in  the  measures 
adopted  by  the  British  government 
for  the  restoration  of  his  Ilighness 
the  Peishwa  to  the  Musnnd  of 
Poona,  without  exciting  the  jea- 
lousy or  offending  the  pride  of  the 
Peish^^  or  of  the  Mahratta  chief- 
tains ;;undcr  this  head  may  be 
classed  the  exertion  of  your  endea- 
vours to  mitigate  the  resentment 
of  his  Highness  against  Amrut  Rao 
and  Jeswunt  Rao  Ilolkar^  ^uid  to 
obtain  from  his  Highness  such  con* 
cessions  in  favour  of  each  of  those 
chieftains^  as  may  be  calculated  to 
conciliate  their  submission  to  his 
Highness*8  authority : 

3.  To  establish  the  subsidiary 
force  ift  exact  conformity  to  the 

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treaty,  and  to  proTide  for  tte  re- 
turn of  the  remainder  of  the  foroei 
employed  in  the  restoration  of  the 
Feishwa  to  their  respectiTestatioBS) 
or  for  the  disposal  of  such  parti  of 
those  forces  as  it  may  be  neces* 
•ary  to  employ  for  the  completion 
and  security  of  the  arrangements 
concluded  with  his  Highness  the 
Peishwa : 

4.  To  provide  for  the  security 
of  his  Highness  the  Nizam's  domi- 
nions againi|t  any  attack  on  the 
part  of  Sdndia  or  of  Hoikar : 

5,  To  provide  for  the  complete 
occupation,  by  the  Company's  of- 
ficers, of  the  districts  ceded  by  his 
Highness  the  Peishwa. 

2K  It  may  be  expected  that  the 
Peishwa  will  be  solicitous  to  pro* 
Tide  for  the  effectual  re-establish- 
ment  of  his  authority,  by  proceed- 
ing to  appoint  proper  ofRcers  for 
conducting  the  deUil  of  his  admi- 
nistration ;  but  it  may  be  proper 
that  you  should  afford  to  his  High- 
ness the  benefit  of  youradvic**,  in 
framing  the  arrangements  neces- 
sary for  that  purpose ;  at  tiiesome 
time  you  will  employ  your  utmost 
.endeavours  to  satisfy  his  Htgb- 
ness's  mind,  of  the  resolution  of 
the  British  government  to  abstain 
from  all  interference  in  the  details 
of  his  administration,  and  to  main- 
tain his  dignity  and  independence: 
this  object  however  may  bediillcuH 
of   attainment,    when    combined 
with  the  absolute  necessity  of  se- 
curing the  effectual  mediation  of 
the  Mritish  government,  in   the 
manner   described  under  the  M 
head,  especially«in  fatour  of  the 
several  Jaghiredars  who  hava-ma- 
nifcsted  a  disposition  to  co-operate 
with  the  British  troops  in  the  re- 
.storation  of  the  Peishwa  to  the 
Musnud  of  Poona,  and  to  whom 


ertin  of  Itt  iiiineaea  iHtk  dkr 
Peishwa  for  tlie  atteinaMDt  <Kf  any 
concessions  In  their  Cavovr,  or  idt 
tbo  future  security  of  tfcair  jtH 
and  acknowMced  ri^ts. 

n.  The  Peishwa  mnst  beawait 
that  the  complete  eonsolidatioa  of 
bis  power  will  depend  fai  a  consi- 
derable degree  on  the  snccessfnl 
exertion  of  his  endeavonrs  to  con* 
cHiato  the  allegiance  and  attach- 
ment <^  the  Jaghiredars,  wte  oc- 
cupy so  large  a  pordon  of  his  ter- 
ritory, and  this  oondderation  itfiy 
induce  his  Highness  to  admit  die 
mediation  of  the  British  gov^m^ 
ment,  in  favour  of  such  of  ^  Jaf- 
biredars  as  haveestaUiihed  aclaini 
to  it  by  their  attachment  to  tiie 
Pdshvra^s  eanse. 

S3,  Considerations  oonoocted^ 
with  the  consolidation  of  hb  High- 
ness's  power  may  also  fa? oar  the 
success  of  your  endeaToora  to  ob» 
iain  from  the  Peishwa  snch^^oncea- 
slons  as  may  induoe  Annrut  Rao 
and  Jeswunt  Rao  Hoikar  to  sub- 
mit to  his  authority, 

M.  llie  GovcmorGencraldoes 
not  possess  the  means  of  sofgest* 
ing  the  nature  and  estent  of  the 
concessions  which  it  may  beex« 
pcdieirt  to  solicit  from  the  Feishwa 
in  favour  of  Amrut  Rao  and  Jes- 
wunt RaoHolkan  Thatpontnott 
necessarily  be  regulated  hj  ti» 
expectations  and  dispositioaofbo  A 
parties,  and  by  the  reladve  rank 
and  reasonable  pivtensiona  of  those 
chieftains. 

S5.  The  characteristic  kishiceri- 
ty  of  Baajy  Rao  will,  however, 
preclude  all  confiJence  in  lus  of- 
fers and  engagei^ents,  unless  they 
shall  be  secured  by  the  medi^on 
and  guarantee  of  tiie  Brkish  go- 
vernment. 

26.  The  effiBctoal  and  eqaiteble 


^he  faith  of  the  British  gavemment  -exercise  of  our  meditlion  and  gni- 
jQ^  have  been  ^ilcdged-for  tha^t-    raatee between  the  Peishwa aadM^ 

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mborSliifttt  dtfeftaini,  is  therefore 
equally  necessary  for  the  consoli- 
dgtion  of  bis  Uigliness's  authority,- 
and  for  tbefttability  of  th^  arrango- 
jnent  concladed  under  tke  treaty 
-of  Bassein  ;  and  both  must  depend 
lipoa  the  address  with  ^hich  the 
British  goTemment  shall  assume 
the  protection  of  all  the  contond- 
uig  parties,  i^tthout  exciting  the 
jealousy  of  any  one  of  them. 

27.  AH  unnecessary  intefferenc", 
tberefore,intbe  af&irs  of  the  Mah- 
ratta  state,  should  be  carefully 
aroided,  and  erery  act  of  necessary 
interposition  on  oar  part  should  \)q 
acconpsniod  with  a  distinct  and 
•demoBstrative  explanation  of  the 
equitable  principles  on  which  it  is 
Ibanded,  and  of  the  just  and  sa- 
4ntary  objects  to  which  it  is  di- 
lected. 

as.  If  any  of  the  Peishwa's 
inmediate  dependents  or  Anmiis 
should  refuse  to  submit,  to  his 
(authority,  even  under  the  faith  of 
the  British  guarantee*  measures 
must  beadoj^ted  to  compel  their 
submissioa. 

21^.  1^  subsidiary  force  to  be 
p^manently  stationed  at  Poona, 
for  the  protection  of  the  Peishwa's 
person  and  gofernment,  should  be 
established  as  soon  as  possible,  in 
exact  conformity  to  the  stipula. 
dons  of  the  treaty  of  Bassein.  It 
would  certainly  be  desirable  to  ex- 
tend it,  and  to  compose  it  in  a 
manner  precisely  similar  to  the 
sQbsidiary  force  at  Hydrabad; 
bilt  this  object  must  be  pursued , 
with  a  careful  regard  to  the  gene- 
fil  principle  of  suppressing  all 
emotions  of  jealousy  in  the  minds 
either  of  the  Peishwa,or  of  any  of 
the  Mahratta  chieftains. 

SO.  Any  state  of  atfairs  in  the 
Mahratta  empire,  affectiui;  the 
stability  of  the  Pei^hwa's  autho- 
rity, may  induce  his  Highness  to 


desire  the  extension  of  the  ntbsv. 
diary  force,  and  may  appcacr  to  tho 
Mahratta  chieftains  to  aiford  a 
sufficient  motive  for  the  adoption 
of  that  mcai^ure,  witliout  exciting 
in  their  mills  a  suspicion  that  it 
is  dictated  by  any  other  views 
than  those  really  entertained  by 
the  Britbh  government,  and  dis.  ^ 
tinctly  declared  in  the  treaty  of 
Bassein. 

31.  The  agitation  of  this  ques- 
tion is  left  to  the  exercise  of  your 
judgment  and  discretion. 

33.  The  Jionourable  Major- 
General  Welksley  will,  for  the 
present,  appoint  the  oflioer  to 
command  the  subsidiary  force. 
The  command  of  the  subsidiary 
force  at  Poona  and  Hydrabad  re- 
spectively will  hereafter  be  fiilod 
directly  under  the  authority  of  the 
Governor  Generai  in  Conocii. 

S3.  It  is  extremely  desirablo 
that  the  British  troops  employed 
for  the  restoration  of  the  PeishWii 
-to  the.Musnnd  of  Poona  (with  tbft 
exception  of  the  subsidiary  force) 
should  quit  the  Mahratta  territo- 
ries, and  repair  to  their  allotted 
stations  at  the  earliest  pr«tctica- 
ble  period  of  time,  consistent  with 
the  complete  accomjHisbmeat  and 
security  of  the  arraogeracut  con« 
eluded  under  the  treaty  of  Bassein. 
Independently  of  the  important 
object  ol  enabling  the  Briti:^h 
government  to  apply  that  portion 
of  its  military  establii^htncnt,  whirls 
'  has  been  ein)doye(lfor  the  Potsh. 
wa's  restoration,  to  oth?r  even- 
tual exi^nces  of  the  public  f*cr* 
vice,  the  early  adoption  of  (his 
measure  would  tend  to  satisfy  the 
Mahratta  chic'ftains  and  Jaghirr- 
dars,  t:hat  the  iiritish  j?overnim*nt 
entertain  no  Tiews  Ik*)  ond  the  ex- 
press stipukitiuiis  of  the  treaty  of 
Bassein. 

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ml  of  the  troops  must,  howtrtr^ 
depend  on  the  proceedings  of 
Sc&ndla  and  Holkar,  and  on  the 
degree  in  which  his  Highness  the 
Peishwa^s  authority  shall  be  re- 
cognized and  estabh'slied  through- 
out the  territories  subject  to  his 
dominions. 

35.  It  will  not  be  prudent  to 
Separate  the  army,  unless  Scindia 
shall  either  have  r#cro8sed  theNur- 
buddah  with  his  troops,  or  shall 
liare  afforded  some  Unequivocal 
proof  of  his  intention  to  refrain 
firom  any  attempt  to  disturb  the 
arrangement  concluded  between 
the  British  goremment  and  his 
Highness  the  Peishwa. 

S6.  B  J  the  note  of  his  Excellency 
the  Gotemor  Generates  instruc- 
tions to  the  Resident  with  Dow- 
kit  Rao  Scindia,  transmitted  in 
my  letter  of  the  5th  May,  you 
liare  been  apprised  of  the  repre- 
sentations which  Colonel  Collins 
has  been  directed  to  make  on 
this  subject  to  Dowlut  Rao  Scln-^ 
dio* 

37.  You  will  speedily  receive 
a  copy  of  the  detailed  instruc- 
tjons  of  this  date  to  Colonel 
Collins. 

38.  The  proceedings  of  the 
Honourable  Major*General  Wel- 
Jesley  must  be  regulated,  in  a 
great  mcsasuie,  by  the  information 
which  he.  may  receive  from  the 
Resident  with  DowiutHaoScindia, 
with  regard  to  the  eW^t  produced 
on  Scimiia  by  the  representations 
which  Colonel  ColUus  has  been, 
instructed  to  make  to  that  chief- 
tain. It  is  expedient,  therefore, 
that  every  practicable  measure 
should  be  immediately  adopted, 
for  the  purpose  of  expediting  and 
securing  the  communication  be- 
tween youj  Major-General  Wei- 
l«slsy,  and  Colonel  CoUias. 


39.  If  tfabse  reptesentatidfis 
should  not  have  thi  elect  of  de« 
terring  Dowint  Rao  Scindia  from 
the  prosecution  of  his  intended 
raardi  with  the  whole  body  of 
his  army  to  Poona,  Major*G<- 
neral  Welle^ley  must  adopt  hostile 
operations  against  that  chieftain. 

40.  Every  amicable  endeavour 
must  however  be  employed  to 
dissuade  Dowlut  Rao  Scindiafrom 
the  prosecution  of  his  march  to 
Poona.  His  Excellency  the  Go- 
vernor  General  is  anxious  that  no 
hostile  operations  against  Scindia 
should  be  commenced  on  the  part 
of  the  British  troops  until  the  last 
extremity ;  but  if  yon  and  Major- 
General  Wellcsley  should  be  coa-> 
vinced  of  the  hostile  intentions  of 
•Scindia,  the  army  must  be  active- 
ly employed  in  compelling  Scindia 
to  retreat  across  the  Nurbuddah* 
In  that  event,  or  if  any  probabi* 
lity  of  such  an  eventshould  appear^ 
the  earliest  information  should 
be  transmitted  to  his  Excellency 
Lieutenant-General  Lake,  who 
Will  be  prepared,  at  a  proper  se^* 
son,  to  employ  the  troops  under 
his  immediate  command  in  military 
operations  within  the  possessions 
of  Scindia,  in  the  north-westem 
quarter  of  Hindustan. 

41.  It  is  scarcely  possible  that 
Scindia  should  incur .  the  hazard 
of  hostilities  with  the  Birtish  pow^ 
er,  unless  assured  of  the  co*openu 
tion  of  the  llajah  of  Berar,  and 
of  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar;  nor  that 
Scindia  should  proceed  to  Poona 
for  hostile  purposes,  without  be- 
ing joined  by  the  forces  of  one 
or  both  of  those  chieftains.  Not. 
withstanding  the  repeated  reports 
of  the  actual  combination  of  those 
chieftains  for  purposes  hostile  to 
the  Britishinterests,his  £xceUency 
the  Governor  General  continnea 

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to  discredit  the  truth  of  such  m- 
moars.     Many  of  the    circum- 
stances, related  for  the  purpose  of 
accrediting    these  rumoars,    are 
manifest    fabrications;    and  the 
object  of  the  Mahrattas  in  circu- 
lating the  report  of  the  existence 
of  a  general  confederacy  of  such 
a  description,  being  eridently  to 
intimidate  the  British  goTornment 
and  its  allies,  it  is  the  duty  of 
erery  British  ofiioer,  civil  and  mi-* 
litary,  to  employ  his  utmost  ef» 
forts  for  the  purpose  of  checking 
the  dissemination  of  opinions  caU 
cttlated  to  impair  the  interests  of 
our  country  in  India,  to  enoou. 
rage  our  enemies,  and  to  depress 
the  spirit  of  our  friends.    The  ter- 
ror of  the  British  name  will  pre. 
cludesuch  combiiiations,if  thecon- 
fidcnce  of  our  aUies  be  not  shaken 
by  the  manifest  decline  of  our  own 
fortitude  and  decision  in  the  sea- 
son of  our  utmost  glory  and  pow 
er.    A  premature  disposition  on 
our  part  to  credit  the  possibility 
of  the  supposed  confederacy,  may 
create  the  evil  of  which  it  sup- 
poses the  existence,  and  may  ant* 
mate  the  eouneils  of  our  secret 
enonies  with  a  spirit  of  audacity 
and  rashness,    which   may    de- 
mand an  effort  of  our  superiot 
strength.    It  is  therefore  the  po- 
sidre  order  of  the  GoTemor  Ue. 
neral  that  you  use  the  most  actiye 
exertioM  to  discountenance  the 
rumours  (which  hare  been  so  as« 
sidaouff^  circulated)  of  the  ezist- 
ea(^  .of  an  hostile  conf«*deracy 
between  Scindia,  Ragojee  Bhom- 
slab,  and  Holkar,  against  the  Bri« 
tisb  power.    If  you  should  obtain 
authentic  iatelligenoe  of  such  an 
erent,  the  Goremor  General  di- 
rects you  to  communicate  it  to 
the  Secretary  in  the  secret  depart- 
meDt  at  Fort  William,and  to  Ma^ 
jor-GeneraiVVeilcsley;  buthisi:k* 


cellency  trusts  that  yourdiscretioil 
and  pradencc  combined  with  your 
zeal  for  the  public  serrtce,  wilt 
induce  you  to  discourage  the  be- 
lief of  such  an  event  in  etery  other 
quarter. 

42.  Ercn  if  such  a  combina- 
tion should  take  place,  no  danger 
can  be  apprehended  from  it  to  tho 
British  interests  ;  indeed,  it  is  not 
credible  that  even  with  such  a 
oombination,  the  Mahratta  chiefs 
would  Tenture  to  encounter  the 
British  power.  His  £xoellency, 
howerer,  adyerting  to  every  means 
of  preventing  such  a  confederacy^ 
or  of  restraining  its  operation,  hu 
addressed  a  remonstrance  to  the 
Rajah  of  Berar,  in  terms  corre- 
sponding with  the  representations 
which  the  Resident  with  Oowlat 
Rao  Scindia  has  been  instructed 
to  make  to  Scindia,  and  has  di- 
rected the  post  of  Midnapore  to 
be  strengthened  with  a  view  to 
alarm  the  Rajah  of  Berar  for  the 
safety  of  the  province  of  Cut- 
tack. 

45.  The  practicability  of  im- 
peding the  junction  of  Scindia 
and  the  Rajah  of  Berar,  if  those 
chieftains  should  actually  march 
for  that  purpose,  is  a  question  of 
a  military  nature,  the  decision  of 
which  must  either  have  been  de- 
termined already  by  the  judgment 
of  the  Honourable  Major-General 
Wellesley,or  must  now  remain  fox 
his  decision.^  If  ScindiA)  however, 
In  conjunction  with  the  Rajah  of 
Berar,  should  so'lously  maJltate 
hostilities,  the  operations  of  theit 
combined  forces  will  probably  be 
directed,  in  the  first  instance^ 
against  the  possessions  of  his  High* 
ness  the  Nisam.  It  will  be  ne« 
cessary,  in  thatevent^  to  adopt 
snoh  measures  as  may  be  practi* 
cable  to  provide  both  for  the  de« 
fence  of  his  Highucss's  dominions 

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md  for  the  protection  of  Poona, 
"which,  in  the  absence  of  the  main 
body  of  the  British  forces,  may  be 
exposed  to  the  attempts  of  Jes* 
wont  Rao  Holliar  acting  in  that 
direction,  either  singly  or  in  con. 
cert  with  Scindia  and  the  Rajah 
of  Berar. 

44.  His  Excellency  deems  it 
vnnecessary  to  state  tJie  Tarious 
possible  plans  of  military  opera, 
tions,  which,  in  the  supposed 
•rent  of  an  hostile  confederacy 
among  those  chieftains,  they  may 
rcsoUe  to  undertake.  His  Ex. 
cellency  is  satisfied  that  the  vigt. 
lance  and  discernment  of  Major. 
General  Wellesley  will  securethe 
aariiest  information  with  regard 
to  the  nature  of  such  plans,  and 
that  his  judgment  and  military 
skill  will  enable  him  to  adopt  the 
most  effectual  measures  to  render 
them  abortire. 

45.  In  the  errnt  of  Sdndia^S 
return  to  the  northward  of  the 
Nttffbuddah^  it  may  still  be  neces- 
sary to  retain  the  army  in  the 
field,  for  the  purpose  of  prevent- 
ing the  return  of  Holkar*s  troops 
to  Poona,  and  of  enforcing  the 
complete  acknowledgment  of  the 
Peishwa' s  authority  throughout 
his  immediate  possessions,  and  to 
precluding  any  attempt  of  the  ad. 
herents  of  Scindia  and  Uolkar  to 
obtain  possession  of  his  Highnesses 
person. 

4d.  If  no  accommodation  shall 
take  place  between  Scindia  and 
Uolkar,  the  dissention  of  those 
chiefs  may  afford  sufiicicnt  securi. 
ty  to  the  Peishwa  to  admit  of  the 
reparation  of  the  British  army 
in  the  field.  If  however,  the 
disputes  of  Scindia  and  Holkar 
should  be  amicably  adjusted,  it 
may  be  expected  that  Holkar 
will  disband  a  great  part  of  his 
(urmy  (wiiich  he  is  now  unable  to 
ipay)  ^nliess  h<^  should  meditate  of* 


fensiTe  measures  against tlie  f^ish* 
wa,  ok  ahoold  jirosecnte  hxf  pre* 
datory  operations  within  the  Hi- 
zam*s'domiaions ;  proTisioa  must 
accordingly  be  made  to  defeat  any 
such  views  on  the  part  of  Hot 
kar. 

47.  Whenever  the  state  of  af. 
fairs  shall  admit  cf  the  separatioa 
of  the  troops,  they  should  be  so 
posted  as  to  possess  the  power  of 
oflecting  a  speedy  jumction  (if  ne* 
cessary )  with  the  subsidiary  forces 
of  Poona  and  Hydrabad.  For 
this  purpose,  the  north-western 
frontier  of  Mysore,  the  sovthem 
dis^icts  ceded  by  the  Pebhwa,  and 
the  north-western  frontier  of  Ins 
Highness  the  Niaam,  <Bight  to  be 
maintained  in  the  utmost  practica- 
ble degree  of  strength.  A  consi* 
derable  body  of  Europeans,  and  a 
sufi^cient  train  of  ordnance^  should 
remain  at  Bombay,  in  order  to  se- 
cure the  eventmd  jnaction  of  a 
body  of  troops  from  that  presiden- 
cy with  the  snbetdiary  force  at 
Poona. 

46.  The  Honenrable  Major# 
General  Wellesley  will  state  to 
bis  Excellency  Lientenaat.Goie- 
ral  Stnart,  his  opinion  with  regard 
to  the  particular  posttions  in  the 
•outhern  ceded  districts,  and  in 
Mysore,  at  whieh  it  may  be  ad- 
visable to  station  British  forces, 
and  to  the  extent  of  bq<^  forces 
for  ^e  purpose  above  stated;  and 
Major. C^eneral  Wellesley  will^ 
also  communicate  his  seiftimeBts 
to  Lieutenant-Colonel  Stevenson, 
aud  to  the  Resident  at  Uydrahad, 
with  regard  to  the  disposal  of  the 
subsidiary  force  of  H}drabad,  and 
of  hisHighnesb  thcNizam's  troops, 
with  a  view  to  the  same  purpose^ 
Of  the  detachment  from  his  likcel- 
lency  Lieutenant'^rcneral  Stoarf  9 
army,  at  present  under  the  com- 
mand of  the  Honourable  Major- 
General  Wellesley,  six  battalioos 

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of  nttiTe  infantry,  vUh  a  due 
pro|>ortion  of  artillery,  are  to  be 
stationed  at  Poena,  to  form  the 
subsidiary  force,  in  confermity  to 
the  stipulations  of  the  treaty. 
The  Karopean  infantry,  and  the 
remainder  of  the  ordnance  attach- 
ed to  Major- Gen  era)  Wellesley's 
army,  should  be  directed  to  pro- 
ceed to  Bombay,  and  the  British 
cavairy  should  retire  to  the  cedod 
districts,  or  to  such  a  position  as 
way  enable  it  to  join  the  subsidi- 
ary force  of  Hydra  bad,  if  circum- 
(.tances  should  appear  to  render 
ftuch  a  junction  advisable, 

49.  The  body  of  cavalry  be- 
longing to  the  Rajah  of  Mysore, 
and  serving  under  the  command 
ef  Major- General  \'Vellesley,raay 
either  be  remanded  to  Mysore  or 
umployeii  in  such  direction  as  to 
]Major-GeneralVVcllegley  may  ap- 
pear most  advisable. 

50.  His  Excellency,  however, 
leares  to  Major-General  Welles- 
ley  a  discretionary  authority  to 
deviate  from  the  disposition  of 
the  British  forces  herein  stated, 
according  to  the  suggestions  of 
hi^judgmciit,  regalated  by  events 
and  circuTustances. 

51.  ilis  Excellency  confidently 
expects,  that  when  the  nature  of 
our  connection  with  the  Peishwa, 
and  the  justice  and  moderation  of 
our  views  with  relation  to  th& 
Mahratta  empire,  shall  have  been 
sufficiently  understood  by  the 
Mahratta  chieftains,  the  necessity 
•f  extraordinary  precautions  for 
the  security  of  the  late  arran&;e- 
ments  will  cease;  and  that  the 
system  of  our  alliance,  under  the 
treaty  of  Bassein,  will  be  perma- 
Qently  maintained  under  the  ope- 
ration of  those  principles  which 
hare  secured  the  stability  of  our 
pri'sent  connection  with  the  ittate 
q(  11^  drabad. 


52.  Thearmy  under  thoimm©^ 
diate  command  of  his  Excellenc^r 
Lieotenant-Genaral  Stuart  will 
separate  as  soon  as  Major-Gene- 
ral VVellesley  shall  have  signified 
to  Lieu  tenant-General  Stuart  that 
the  state  of  afi'airs  in  the  Mahrat- 
ta territories  will  admit  of  that 
measure  without  hazard  to  the 
public  interests. 

5?.  The  detachment  under  the 
command  of  Major  Irton  will  re- 
turn into  the  Company's  terrifo- 
ties,  to  such  station  as  the  jro- 
vernmrnt  of  Fort  St.  George 
shall  direct,  unless  the  state  of 
afi'airsln  his  llighiiess's dominions 
should  render  the  continuance  of 
that  detachment  at  Hy  drab  ad,  or 
its  employment  in  Other  parts  of 
his  Ilighncss's  territories  or  else* 
where,  expedient  in  the  opinion 
of  .Major*General  Wellesley. 

54.  Measures  should  be  adopt- 
ed at  the  earl i Wit  practicable  pe- 
riod of  time,  for  the  occupation 
of  the  districts  reded  by  his  High- 
ness the  Peishwa  to  the  British 
government  in  Guzerat,  and  in 
the  southern  division  of  his  terri- 
tories. 

55.  A  force  should  be  detach- 
ed from  the  British  troops  servinof 
in  the  province  of  Guzerat, for  the 
purpose  of  occupying  the  districts 
ccd,ed  to  the  Company  in  that 
province.  If  the  condition  of 
Guzerat  should  not  permit  the 
adoption  of  that  arrangement,  a 
suflicient  force  should  be  detached, 
cither  from  Surat  or  Bombay,  to 
be  replaced  by  a  part  of  the  force 
under  the  Honourable  Major-Ge- 
neral Wellesley  or  Colonel  Ste- 
ven^^jon. 

56.  The  ced(xi  districts  south- 
ward ©f  Poona  may  be  occupied 
by  a  portion  of  the  troops  under 
the  command  of  Maior-General 
\Vclle«lcy,  on  their  return  to  the 

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toutbward.  In  the  erent  of  flie 
whole  of  Major-General  Welles- 
ley^s  detachment  being  necessa- 
fihr  employed  in  other  directions, 
m  detachment  from  the  army  un- 
der the  hnmediate  command  of 
lieutenant-General  Stuart  must 
be  appointed  for  thatierrice. 

17.  It  will  be  necessary  that 
the  detachments  appointed  to  oc- 
cupy the  ceded  districts  in  Guze- 
Mt,  and  to  the  southward  respec- 
^e!y,  should  be  of  sufficient 
strength  to  overcome  any  opposi- 
tion on  the  part  of  the  reishwa's 
officers,  who,  in  the  present  in- 
effieient  state  of  the  Petshwa^s  au. 
tbori ty,  may  refuse  to  obey  his 
High  Bess's  orders  for  the  cession 
of  the  territones  under  their  imme- 
diate controul ;  but  the  command- 
ing officers  of  those  detachments 
should  be  instructed  to  employ 
every  efibrt  to  obtain  the  peace- 
able surrender  of  the  districts 
fW>m  the  persons  in  charge  of 
them. 

58.  The  goTcrnment  of  Bom- 
bay will  be  directed,  in  concert 
with  you  and  the  Honourable 
Major-General  Wellesley,  to  ap- 
point tiie  proper  officers  of  collec- 
tion in  the  ceded  districts  in  Gu* 
iserat,  and  the  govemment  of 
Fort  Saint  George  will  be  direct- 
pA  to  pursue  the  same  course  with 
respect  to  the  districu  ceded  to 
the  soudiward  of  Poona. 

59.  Although  these  instmp- 
llofis  are  now  stated,  the  Gover- 
nor-General  is  aware  of  the  mo- 
tives which  have  predoded  the 
government  of  Fort  Saint  (xeorge 
jTrom  taking  possession  of  the  di- 
stricts ceded  by  the  Poishwa,  to 
the  southward  of  Poona ;  and  his 
Excellency  entirely  approves  the 
proeeedingtf  of  the  government  of 
f  Oft  S^t  George  in  th^t  lespectf 


60.  I  am  directed  to  trnggnt 
to  you  the  expediency  of  consi* 
dering  the  means  of  indndng  die 
Peishwa  to  compennte  to  the 
British  gorernment  for  tbe  loss 
incurred  by  the  delay  of  the  pro^ 
posed  cessions  to  the  sootkward 
of  Poona.  It  may  indeed  be 
questionable  whether  the  Peishwa 
might  not  now  bo  induced  to  sub- 
stitute, in  place  of  the  cesskma 
(to  the  southward  of  Poona)  con* 
tained  in  the  treaLty  of  Bassdn, 
territories  more  convonientfy  si- 
tuated, and  more  easy  of  occnpa* 
tion.  Yon  will  direct  yonr  par- 
ticular attention,  in  concert  with 
Major-General  Wellesley,  to  this 
point,  and  you  will  advert  to  the 
possibility  of  obtaining  a  cession 
of  territory  for  this  purpose^ 
either  in  the  Roncan  or  in  Bon* 
delkund. 

61.  You  will  be  pleased  to  com- 
municate this  dispatch  to  the 
Honourable  Major  General  Wel- 
lesley: his  ExceHency  ^  Go- 
vernor-General desires  that  Ma- 
jorU^eneral  Wellesley  wilt  coori- 
der  this  dispatch  to  convey  to  him 
instructions  on  those  arrange- 
ments described  in  it,which  dep^id 
upon  him  for  their  accompUsli- 
meitt. 

62.  Copies  of  this  dispatch 
wiM  also  be  transmitted  to  tho 
goTcmmeiits  of  Fort  Saint  Georgo 
and  Bombay,  to  his  Excellent 
Lieatenant-General  Stuart,  ancl 
to  the  Reskteats  at  Hydraliad  an4 
wfth  Dowlut  1^0  Sdadia,  for 
their  information  and  goidanosu 

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^ted  the  9th  June  1803. 


To  his  llighness  (he  Veuhwa. 
I  HATB  received,  with  senti- 
ments of  the  Biost  cordial  satisfac- 
tioiiy  the  happy  intelligence  of 
year  Highnesses  return  to  Poena, 
ajid  of  your  restoration  to  your 
dpmmions  and  gorernnient,  to  the 
free  exercise  of  your  independent 
authority,  and  to  the  secure  en. 
joymeat  of  your  dignity  and  ho- 
nour. On  this  prosperous  result 
of  your  auspicious  alliance  with 
the  British  goTernment,  I  offer  to 
your  Highness  my  sincere  con- 
gratolationf.  The  happy  event 
of  your  Uighness's  restoration 
vas  proclainied  at  this  capital  by 
eVery  distinction  of  military  ho- 
uonr  and  of  public  rejoicing,  on 
the  same  day  on  which  the  in^ 
tclligence  of  your  retnm  to  the 
city  of  Poona  reached  me  ;  and  I 
have  ordered  similar  demonstra* 
tions  of  joy  to  be  manifested  a  tall 
the  principal  stations  throughout 
the  British  possessions  in  Indixu 

Your  Highness  has  been  restor- 
ed to  the  Mttsnud  of  Poona  under 
every  circumstance  that  could 
ten4  to  provide  for  the  efficient 
exercise  of  your  authority,  to 
secure  jour  dignity  and  indepen. 
dencc,  mid  to  preclude  the  return 
of  evils  similar  to  those  from  which 
your  Highness  has  been  happily 
relieved  by  the  good  faith,  energy, 
valour,  and  power  of  the  British 
couBoils,  aiul  the  British  army. 
The  situation  in  wiiich  your 
Highness  has  been  placed  since 
your  departure  from  Poona,  has 
M^brdcd  sufficient  experience  of 
the  conduct  of  your  ally,  to 
foable  yoa  to  fqrm  a  correct  jud|^ 
|i^  OC  t|ie  phaf^ter  aa4  Tiews 


of  the  British  government,  and  of 
the  real  advanti^cs  which  must  be 
derived  from  the  treaty  of  Bassdii* 
Your  Highness  is  therefore  pre- 
pared to  receive,  with  the  confi- 
dence of  established  friendfihip,  a 
full  explanation  of  the  natni^  and 
extent  of  my  views  and  expecta^  / 
tions  in  concluding  the  late  ar« 
rangements  with  your  Highness, 
and  of  the  principles  which  will 
uniformly  re^ul^te  the  conduct  ^ 
the  British  government  tovrai^ 
jour  Highness,  and  towards  every 
branch  of  the  Mahratta^state.  Mj 
endeavours  have  been  anxionsl/ 
employed,  for  wme  years  past,  ii^ 
establish  between  your  liighnesf 
and  the  British  gqven^ment,  such 
a  connection  as  might  secure  the 
stability  and  efficiency  of  your 
{iighncss's  authority,  without  in. 
jury  to  the  rights  of  jour  Uigh^ 
ness,  or  to  those  of  the  coufede^ 
rate  chieftains  of  -the  Mahratt^ 
empire- 

j^Ij  efforts  for  that  purpose 
were  renewed  at  those  seasons  of 
difficulty  and  danger  when  yon^ 
indepeudance  was  controuled, 
and  when  the  existence  of  your 
government  was  exposed  t;o  ha« 
zard  by  the  violence,  rapacitj, 
and  ambition  of  your  feudatory 
chieftainSk  Had  jour  Highness 
then  assented  to  the  moderate 
and  sain  tar  J  propositions  whicli 
I  offered  Uy  jour  acceptance,  joa 
could  not  have  been  exposed  to 
the  disastrous  event  by  which 
your  HiffhQess  was  expelled  fron^ 
roona,  by  which  jour  autl^rity 
was  subverted^  your  person  ciu 
ilangered,  and  your  country  an4 
jour  capital  abandoued  to  devas? 
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tation  and  plunder.  Yonr  High- 
ness is  now  conTinced  that  the 
powerful  aHioncc,  which,  if  sea. 
•onabfy  formed,  would  bate  aTcrt- 
td  that  calamity,  aflbrded  thcooly 
means  of  repairing  its  injurions 
consequences,  by  restoring  your 
Highness  to  the  free  exercise  of 
your  authority  in  the  state,  and 
to  the  full  enjoyment  of  yonr 
rights,  dignitr,  and  indopendence. 

Maharaja  Dowlut  Rao  Seindia 
rould  not  easily  hare  s^ibdned  Jes- 
wunt  Rao  Holkar,  whose  troops 
had  rerently  defcati»d  the  united 
nrmies  of  your  Highness  and  of 
Scindta ;  and  your  IIighness*s 
experience  of  the  controul  exer- 
ctsed  orer  yonr  authority  by 
Dowlut  Rao  Seindia  must  "have 
convinced  you,  that  eren  the  #nc- 
cess  of  Scindia's  arras  against  the 
rebe!,  and  your  Highnesses  re- 
turn to  the  Musnud  a(  Poona  un* 
dor  the  protection  of  Dowlut  Rao 
Seindia,  would  have  been  follow- 
ed by  an  hamiliating  subject  on 
6f  your  dignity  and  power  to  the 
controul  of  one  of  yonrHighncss*s 
feudatories  and  servants. 

In  the  most  desperate  crisis  of 
your  Highness's  adairs,  1  renew- 
ed my  former  proposition  to  your 
Highness,  wfth  the  same  limited 
views  and  equitable  intentions  to 
which  it  was  originally  directed. 
Without  waiting  your  Highnesses 
assent  to  the  articles  of  the  pro- 
posed alliance,  I  immediately 
adopted  the  most  active  measures 
for  the  protection  of  your  High- 
ness's  person,  and  for  the  res  to* 
ration  of  your  authority ;  and 
yonr  Highness  has  remarked  with 
satisfaction  the  rapid  and  jadi- 
cious  movement  of  the  British  ar*^ 
my  under  Major-General  Welles- 
}r) ,  and  the  extraordinary  effort 
^y  which  that  gallant  and  skilful 
ftlicer  saved  yonr  capital  "from 


destruction.  The  condnci  of  &e 
British  government  on  this  occa« 
sion  manifests  the  sincerity  of  my 
regard  for  yourH  ighness's  welfare, 
as  well  as  the  justice  and  modera- 
tion of  my  views.  ReAectmg  oa 
these  rircumstances,yonrnighness 
will  rely  on  the  stability  of  the 
alliance  which  yon  have  wisely 
framed,  and  on  the  good  faith) 
equity,  and  magnanimity^  of  the 
powerful  government  whicii  I 
represent. 

My  object  is  to  cstsblisli  a 
permanent  fhundation  of  general 
tranquillity  in  India,  by  secufing 
to  every  state  the  free  enjoyment 
of  its  jnst  rights  and  iniepeadenop, 
and  by  frustrating  every  ;  roject 
calculated  to  diiKurb  the  posses- 
sions, or  to  violate  the  rights  of 
the  established  parwer  of  Hifidas- 
tan  or  of  the  Deccan. 

My  propositions  to  yonrffigh- 
ness  were  founded  on  the  ap- 
plication of  this  geseral  prm- 
ciplc  to  the  circnmstances  of 
}^ur  Highnesses  sitnatkm  and 
government,  and  the  stipulatiens 
of  the  treaty  of  Bassein  have  been 
framed  eaclu^vely  with  a  view  to 
maintain  the  general  tranquillity 
of  India,  by  preventing  tJie  de- 
struction of  yonr  power,  and  by 
securing  your  just  rights  fr#m  vi- 
olence and  usurpation. 

Under  the  treaty  of  BaMcin, 
your  Highness  is  restored  to  the 
exercise  of  your  legitimate  power 
on  the  foundation  of  the  support 
of  the  British  government*  The 
Company  is  pledged  to  protect 
your  Highness's  dominteBB  from 
any  encroachment  either  on  the 
part  of  your  fendatory  chieftains, 
or  of  any  foreign  power;  at  the 
same  time  the  most  olYectHal  seca- 
Tity  is  provided  for  the  preaerva- 
Mon  of  the  r^pectivc  interests  and 
possessions  of  all  the  Mahiatla 
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tain)  n^itfiin  the  limits  of  their 
separate  dominions  andaothorities. 
The  late  treaty ^  l>eing  exclusirelj 
of  a  defensive  nAture,  imposes  no 
restraint  vf  on  any  state  or  power 
which  shall  respect  the  rights  and 
possessions  of  the  British  govern^ 
ment  and  its  allies ;  nor  can  any 
right  or  power  to  interfere  in  the 
internal  concerns  of  any  of  the 
Mahratta  chiefs,  be  deriTed  from 
the  stipulations  of  that  treaty,  be- 
yond the  limits  of  your  Highness's 
legitimate  aiithorit),  to  maintain 
which  is  equally  the  duty  of  your 
subjects,  feudatories,  and  allies. 

The  presence  of  the  subsidiary 
force  at  Poona  will  enable  your 
Highness  to  enforce  a  due  submis- 
sion to  your  authority  within  your 
immediate  dominions,  and  your 
iiighness  is  entitled  to  command 
the  exertion  of  the  whole  British 
power  in  the  event  of  any  emer- 
geucy  which  may  require  the  aid  of 
the  Company,  for  the  protection 
and  defence  of  your  government 
and  possession's. 

It  is  neither  consistent  with  the 
pruiciple,  nor  necessary  to  the  ob- 
jocts  of  the  treaty,  that  the  British 
government  should  exorcise  any 
interference  in  the  internal  affairs 
of  your  Highness's  immediate  go- 
vernment of  a  nature  injurious  to 
-your  dignity  and  independence. 
The  amicable  righ^  of  media  tiou, 
which  the  British  goTernmcut  de- 
rives from  the  treaty  of  Bassein,  is 
manifestly  necessary  to  the  etiec* 
tual  operation  of  that  general  gua- 
rantee, which  constitutes  a  funda- 
mental principle  of  the  alllauce, 
and  which  is  equally  essential  to 
the  preservation  of  your  High- 
nesses legitimate  authority,  and  to 
the  security  of  the  just  rights  and 
interests  of  other  states.  1 1  is  not 
the  inteotion  of  the  British  go- 
vemment  to  claim  the  exercise  of 

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the  right  of  meciation,  excepting 
in  cases  expresly  warranted  by 
t]ie  treaty  of  &ssein,  or  in  th(  sc 
cases  in  which  the  British  media 
tion  has  been  rendered  nccessarv 
by  the  mcasir^s  adopted  for  the 
restoration  o'  your  Highnt's.-^  to 
the  Musnud  of  Poona.  Voiir 
Highness  ha;  justly  appreciated 
the  zeal,  abilty,  and  success  of  the 
Honourable  Ma  jor-Genei-al  VVel. 
lesley,  in  oitainiii;;  the  co-oper.v 
tion  of  several  of  your  Highness's 
southern  •feghirtxiars,  for  the  sup- 
port of  yoirilighneiJs'.s  cause,  and 
in  securiig  their  future  attach- 
ment to  roiXT  Highness's  govern- 
ment. 

I  recived  with  great  satisfac- 
tion     t-om     Lieuteuant-Colondl 
Close,  the  information   of  your 
Highn«s's  decl'an^l  resolution  to 
distingiish  by  yotir  favour  th;isi^ 
amonpyonr  Ja;?hiredars,  who,  o»i 
the  faih  of  Major-General  Wel- 
lesley^  assurances,  have  manifest- 
ed thtr  attachment  to  your  High- 
ness'scause ;  and  I  aiii  happy  to 
learn  that    your    Highness    had 
ailopfcd  measures  for  conciliatincr 
the  gtieral  body  of  your  subordi- 
nate ctiefs  and  Jaghiredars.   Vour 
Highicss  must  be  sensible  that  the 
compbte   consolidation   of  your 
autho'ity  must  depend,  in  a  con- 
side  rd)Io  degree,  upon  the  success 
of  th^  njeasures  which  you  may 
adopt  for  the  purpose  of  securing 
the  atachmeni  and  duty  of  your 
subodinate  chiefs  and  J  aghiredars. 
On  tills  considemtioo,  1  founi  a 
conlil-'ut  expectation   that   your 
Higliiess  will  readily  admit  the 
advice  and  mediation  of  the  British 
government  in  fulfilling  the  equi. 
table  claims,  and  in  establishing 
the  jist  rights  and  privileges,  of 
that  class  of  your  subjects.  . 

The  stipulation  of  the  treaty, 

whickrequires  that  your  HighnesA 

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fthould  neither  cotomeDce  nor  pur- 
sue any  negotiaions  vith  any 
other  ftate  wbate'nr,  without  pre- 
Tious  communicaion  witli  the 
British  governmen,  is  obviously 
essential  to  the  consolidation  of 
^e  friendship  of  Ue  two  states, 
and  is  a  necessary  onsequence  of 
the  identity  of  interests  estab- 
lished between  your  \Iigbness  and 
the  British  gorernmeit  by  the  late 
alliance. 

I  haTe  now  statd  to  your 
Highness  the  utmost  Imit  of  my 
views  and  intentions  in  including 
the  treaty  of  Bassein;  aid  1  trust 
that  your  Highness  will  W  satisfied 
that  the  alliance  is  calculated  to 
secure  your  Highnesses  kst  au« 
thority ,  dignity,  and  indeptidence; 
to  preserve  your  dominiois  from 
internal  anarchy  and  extenal  dan^ 
ger ;  and  to  promote  the  happi- 
ness and  tranquillity  of  yoir  sub- 
jects, and  the  general  properity 
of  your  goternuient. 

Your  Highness  cannot 'ail  to 
hare  remarked  the  advantax>s  en- 
joyed by  his  Highness  the  lizam, 
since  the  conclusion  of  eigage- 
Inents  with  the  British  go  vcnmcnt, 
similar  to  those  which  ha^e  now 
been  contracted  with  yourHigb- 
ness.  While  the  indeptndent 
authority  of  the  Nizam  OM3r  his 
subjects,  and  the  internalorder 
of  his  dominions  and  govenmcnt 
ha?e  been  considerably  imp;oved, 
the  power  and  importance  >f  the 
court  of  Hydra  bad  amonj  the 
.  states  of  India  have  been  gvatly 
augmented  by  tbe  Nizam's  con- 
nection with  the  British  gorcru- 
mcat. 

The  vigilance  and  exertion  of  the 
Briti  >h  power  under  the  obli^^ Ions 
of  the  treaty  of  Hydrabad^  have 
bt-  n,on  various  occasions,  s«cr«  s  •- 
fully  employed  in  suppriessing  the 
e\i]fl  of  internal  conmotioii,  and 


ttt« 


in  protectitog  the  Niiam's  i^ 
nions  from  the  enrroachm 
and  ambitious  projects  of  external 
enemies,  ynder  the  protection 
of  the  British  power,  the  goreni* 
ment  of  his  Highness  the  Niiara 
has  enjoyed  uninterrupted  securi- 
ty, amidst  the  distractions  and 
disorders  which  have  disturbed 
the  surrounding  states  of  the  Dec- 
can,  and  which  (if  tbe  British 
protection  bad  been  withdrawn) 
must  have  agitated  the  Nizam's 
dominions.  Your  Highness  ii  ill 
not  fail  to  contrast  the  compara- 
tive  order  and  regularity  of  ths 
Nizam's  government,  under  the 
protecting  influence  of  the  British 
power,  with  tbe  confusions  wbidi 
have  distracted  the  state  of  Foona, 
and  which  must  have  endangered 
its  existence  if  your  Highness  bad 
not  solicited,  and  obtained,  tbe 
powerful  and  seasonable  protec* 
tion  of  tbe  British  government. 

Your  Highness  will  also  con- 
trast  the  condition  of  your  i«- 
tbority  and  government,  uadec 
the  oppressive  controul  and  un- 
warrantable usurpation  of  jour 
own  chiefs  or  servants,  with  the 
freedom  and  independent  of  his 
Highness  tbe  Nizam's  authority, 
under  the  operation  of  his  defen- 
sive engagements  with  theHonour* 
able  Company. 

Faithful  to  tbe  fundamental 
principles  of  the  treaties  subsisting 
with  tbe  Nizam,  the  British  go- 
vermcnt  has  invariably  Hoaited  the 
exeriion  of  its  power  to  the  pro- 
tection of  his  Higbness's  person 
and  government,  and  has  mani- 
fested an  uniform  disposition  to 
maintain  inviolate  tbe  dignity  and 
power  of  the  Nizam,  aud  to  ab. 
stain  from  any  infringementof  hif 
Highness's  just  authority  within 
bts  own  dominions. 

Your  Htghaess  will  therefere 

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besatisied,  by  snattenthe  obser- 
TadoD  of  the  condnct  of  the  (#  i. 
fish  goTernment  towards  your 
Highaess,  towards  the  Nizam, 
and  towards  all  our  allies,  that  in 
eoQcladiog  the  late  alliance  with 
jroor  Highness,  my  views  and  in- 
tentions hare  been  just,  amicable^ 
and  moderate ;  that  your  real  and 
legitimate  power  is  effectually 
secured  by  this  alliance ;  and  that 
under  the  operation  of  your  en. 
gagements  with  the  British  go- 
vernment, you  may  confidently 
expect  to  enjoy  that  tranquillity 
and  security,  accompanied  by 
respect  and  honour,  which  you 
hare  nerer  experienced  under  the 
oppressive  influence  of  your  own 
subjects,  servants,  or  feudatory 
chieftains,  and  which  you  could 
never  have  attained  by  the  aid  of 
any  other  state  or  power. 

My  anxious  exertions  will  be 
employed  to  maintain  the  alliance 
between  the  two  states  in  the  spi- 
rit of  its  original  formation,  and 


to  cultivate  your  Highnesses  con. 
fdenoe  and  friendship  by  every 
demonstration  of  zeal  for  your 
prosperity  and  happiness,  and  of 
respect  for  your  dignity,  authori- 
ty^  and  honour. 

May  these  sentiments  ever  coa- 
ti;iue  reciprocal;  and  may  the 
bonds  of  amity  between  your 
Highness  and  the  British  go  vera « 
ment  be  perpetuated  by  the  mil. 
tual  experience  of  an  united  int&. 
rest,  and  by  the  confirmed  sense 
of  a  common  benefit  to  the  allies, 
and  to  every  state  interested  im 
the  preservation  of  general  tran- 
quillity, or  in  the  maintenance  of 
a  just  system  of  harmony  and  or- 
der between  the  respective  powers 
of  India. 

For  further  particulars  I  refer 
your  Highness  to  the  verbal  com. 
munications    of    the    Resident, 
Lieutenant-Colonel  Close. 
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Extracts  of  two  Letters  from  the  Resident  with  Dowlut  Rao  Setndia, 
to  the  Governor  General ;  datMl  the  13th  and  17th  May,  180S. 


Ballot EE  Koonger  replied, 
that  he  had  been  instructed  by  hb 
Highness  the  Feishwa  to  inform 
me,  without  reserve,  of  all  his 
transactions  with  $cindia,and  with 
hb  ministers,  and  that  he  should 
have  great  pleasure  in  so  doing. 
He  then  proceeded  to  state,  that 
on  his  arrival  at  this  court,  be 
soon  discovered  that  Ambajee 
Inglia  had  put  evil  designs  into 
ihe  head  c^  the  Maharaja,  and 
was  the  principal  person  in  caus- 
ing a  change  of  measures  at  this 
Darbar.     That^  iaflueoced   by 


Anibajee's  suggestions,  Scindia 
had  indirectly  rcproachtd  him 
(Ballojee  Koonger)  on  account 
of  the  engagements  which  the 
Peishwa  had  lately  contracted 
with  the  British  government  In 
answer  to  which  he  (Ballojee 
Koonger)  had  observed,  that  his 
Highness  had  been  driven  from  bis 
capital  by  the  violence  of  <^ne  of 
his  servants ;  and  as  Scindia  had 
delayed  four  months  marching  to 
the  relief  of  the  Peishwa,  bis 
Highness  was  reduced  to  the  ne* 
cassity  of  seeking  the  protae. 
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don  of  the  English  for  the  pre. 
serration  of  his  life  and  of  his 
lionpnr. 

Ballojee  then  expressed  hb  sur. 
prise  to  Scindia  that  his  Durbar 
had  negotiated  a  peace  vrlih  Jes^ 
irunt  Rao  Holkar,  since  formerly, 
when  his  Highness  the  Pebhwa 
had  proposed  his  mediation'  for 
the  purpose  of  aeconunodating  all 
differences  between  the  Maha^ 
raja  and  Holkar,  he  (Scindia) 
had  declined  the  oWrt  *,  apd  that 
In  fact  it  was  by  espousing  the 
cause  of  the  Maharaja,  that  the 
Pebhwa  had  recently  suffered  both 
defeat  and  disgrace.  Therefprei 
it  would  be  proper  and  prudent 
in  this  court  to  act  in  consort 
with  the  lloglbh,  in  order  to 
restore  the  authority  of  the  head 
of  the  empire,  in  opppsition  to 
the  eril  designs  of  an  ungrateful 
terrant 

Ballojee  Koonger  apprized 
Mirxa  Banker,  that  Dowlut  H^o 
Sciadiahad  endeavoured  to  obtain 
from  hhn  information  regarding 
^e  articles  of  the  treaty  a(  Bas. 
sein ;  but  that  he  plainly  told  the 
^aharaja,he  shmild  enter  into  no 
explanation  on  tbjs  subject  until 
the  return  of  Jadopn  Rao  Bhoi? 
to  this  Durbar.       \ 

Ballojee  Koonger  says,  he  shall 
in  the  first  place  ascertain  the  real 
designs  of  Scindia  and  of  his  mi- 
nbters,  and  that  having  so  done, 
he  will  then  demand  of  the  Ma- 
haraja, whether  H  be  his  intention 
io  act  conformably  to  the  engage. 
Dients  which  the  head  of  the 
Mahratta  empire  had  entered  into 
with  the  English.  That  should 
Sdn  jia  promise  pbedience  to  his 
Highness  the  f'ebhwa  in  the  pre. 
sent  instance,  he  would  in  that 
case  dbclose  the  articles  of  the 
new  treaty  ;  but  in  the  event  of  a 
irefnsal  on  the  part  of  the  Maha- 


raja to  acquiesce  tn  thole  c^dgsge^ 
ma>ts,  he  (Ballojee  Koonger) 
would  immediately  solicit  permis^ 
sion  to  leAve  thb  court. 

The  Vakeel  has  assured  Mlrza 
Bauker  that  Ambajee  has  now 
sworn  to  act  in  concert  with  hiin, 
and  to  support  all  hb  \?iews. 
BaUojee  Koonger  also  seems  con* 
ident  that  he  shall  be  able  to  d&i 
tach  Jadoon  Rao,  and  the  Berar 
Rajah,  from  the  disafiected  party ; 
and  declares  that  his  Highness 
Baajy  Rao  would  soon  deprive 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  of  the  assist* 
anee  of  all  the  Mahratta  Sir^arf 
in  his  service,  should  that  chieftain 
attempt  to  obstruct  the  completion 
of  the  engagements  concluded  be^ 
tween  the  head  of  the  empire  and 
iht  British  government^ 
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Extract  from  a  Letter  from  (Jo- 

loTtel  John   Collins^    Ilesident 

uith  DouLut  Rao  Scindia^  dated 

\7th  May  J  803.  (No.  253. J> 

DowxuT  Rao  Sciudia  having 

readily  ^sented  to  Ballojee  |£oon. 

gei['s  paying  me  a  visit,  that  Va* 

keel  waited  on  me  thb  morning, 

and   was  received  with  marked 

distinction  on  my  part. 

Ballojee  gave  me  the  same  as- 
surances as  he  had  before  made 
to  lyiirza  Banker  Khan,  and  which 
I  did  myself  the  honour  of  com* 
municating  to  your  Excellency  m 
my  letter  of  the  13th  instant.  He 
seems  confident  of  success  in  hi$ 
endeavours  to  dissolve  the  present 
ponff^deracy,  and  b  the  more  san* 
guine  in  hb  expectations  on  this 
head,  in  consequence  of  a  letter 
which  he  lately  received  from  Ja. 
doOn  Rao  Bhaskcr,  containing  the 
most  explicit  declaration  of  that 
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r^sper't  conforrtiably  to  the  wishes 
of  Ballojee  Koonger. 

Ballojee  ex]n*esscd  himself  high- 
ly satisfied  with  the  arguments  I 
had  urged  m  my  several  confer- 
ences with  the  Maharaja  and  hb 
ministers,  the  most  material,  of 
which  he  repeated  to  me  ;  and  I 
must  confess  i  was  both  pleased 
»nd  surprised  to  find,  that  this 
purbar  had  acted  with  candour  in 
its  statement  of  those  conferences. 

Jadoon  Rao  Bhow  is  expected 
to  arriye  here  in  three  days,  and 
Ballojee  Koonger  is  decidedly  of 
opinion,  that  neither  he  nor  1 
should  take  any  steps  in  relation  to 
the  objects  of  our  respective  mis- 
sions, until  the  return  of  tH^t  mi- 
nister to  this  court. 

}  suggested  to  Ballojee  Koon« 


ger,  that  as  Sciindia  had  expressed 
an  intention  of  marching  to  Poona 
with  his  forces,  it  might  b6  proper 
in  him,  as  Vakeel  on  the  part  of 
his  Highness  the  Peishwa,  to  men« 
tion  to  the  Mahantja,  that  if  it 
were  his  design  to  repair  to  th^ 
capital  of  his  Highness,  it  woald 
be  altogether  unnecessary  for  him 
to  take  on  this  occasion  more 
than  ^,000  horse,  and  one  or  two 
battalions  of  sepojrs,  as  an  escort 
merely.  Balloide  assured  me^ 
that  the  same  idea  had  occurred  to 
him ;  and  that  it  was  his  intention 
to  speak  to  Scindia  on  this  sub^ 
ject,  in  terms  similar  to  those  I 
had  proposed. 

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f!;[tracts  from  Letters  from  Major^General  Wellesley  to  the  6o« 
vernor  General ;  dated  March  the  I3th^  April  15th  and  ^Ist^  and 
Alay  27th,  1803. 

No.  1. 
Camp  at  Karisgy  upon  the  Verda, 
Marcl|.13th,  1803. 

You  will  beanxions  to  hear  from 
me  as  soon  as  possible,  after  I 
have  entered  the  Mahratta  terri. 
tory,  and  1  lose  no  time  in  writing 
to  vou. 

1  crossed  the  Topmbu^ra  at 
Raranoor  yesterday,  and  march- 
ed to  this  river,  and  made  another 
march  towards  Savanour  (his  day. 
We  have  been  well  received  by 
the  inhabitants  of  the  country; 
the  villages  are  all  full,  and  the 
camp  IS  well  supplied  with  forage 
and  provisions :  1  have  no  doubt 
whatever  but  that  I  shall  be  able 
to  bring  forward  for  the  service 
<^the  Peishwa,  all  the  Jaghiredars 
in  the  southern  part  of  the  empire^ 


and  I  think  that  all  your  plans 
will  be  carried  into  executioti. 

This  detachment  of  the  army  is 
well  supplied  with  provisions,  and 
every  thing  it  can  want,  and  ex- 
cepting in  forage,  for  which  every 
large  body  of  troops  must  depend 
upon  the  country  which  is  to  be 
the  seat  of  its  operations,  is  nearly 
independent  of  the  resources  of 
this  country.  We  oWe  this  state 
of  our  supplies  to  the  ilonrishing[ 
resources  of  Mysore,  and  to  the 
ease  with  which  they  are  brought 
forward  for  the  use  of  the  British 
armies.  But  any  change  Iq  the 
system  of  government  in  that 
country  will  be  felt  immediately, 
and'  particularly  by  that  body  of 
troo|)6  which  wiU  be  in  advance, 
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I  bftr  i&othtng  of  any  of  HoU 
kar*s  troops,  and  I  do  not  know 
that  wc  hate  an  cn^uy  in  this 
country. 

No.  2. 
ExiracS  of  a  Letter  from  the  Ho- 
nourable Mqjor-Getieral  WeU 
lesley  to  the  GovemorGeneral ; 
dated  Camp  at  Anklooss^  April 
15^,  1803. 

You  MixW  be  desirous  to  hear 
from  me,  and  to  recdrc  my  opi- 
nion of  the  state  of  our  military 
sflkbrs  in  this  country  ;  and  I  take 
the  earliest  opportunity  of  writing 
to  you,  afforded  by  the  juaction 
of  the  Nizam's  army. 

My  march  to  this  place  has 
been  unopposed,  and  I  hare  re. 
oeired  from  the  country  all  the 
assistance  which  it  could  afford. 
I  have  been  joined  by  some  of 
the  southern  Jaghiredars,  and  of 
the  Peishwa's  officers,  who  quitted 
liim  by  his  desire  at  Mhar,  after 
he  had  ilcd  from  Poona ;  but 
thcrf  are  many  of  both  descrip- 
tions still  absent.  The  Jaghire- 
dars  who  have  joined  are  princi. 
pally  those  who  ^rved  with  the 
troops  under  my  command  in  the 
campaign  of  1^00,  Und  the  Sirdars 
are  those  lately  raised  by  the 
Peishwa  to  high  offices  in  the  state 
from  very  inferior  situations.  In 
all  it  is  easy  to  observe  a  want  of 
attachment  to  the  cause  of  the 
Peishwa,'  but  particularly  in  the 
Jaghircdajs  i  have  observed  not 
only  a  want  of  attachment  and 
Beal,  but  a  detestation  of  his  per- 
son, and  an  apprehension  of  his 
power  founded  upon  a  long  series 
of  mutual  injuries. 

Nono  of  these  persons  have 
ever  hinted  to  me  the  nature  of 
our  engagements  with  thePeishwa, 
or  their  sentiments  upon  them  ; 
as,  hovtrcr,  these  engagements 


may  effect  the  interests  of  some, 
and  the  objects  Of  ambition  of  all, 
it  is  not  unreasonable  to  suppose 
that  they  view  them  with  jealonsy • 
I  am  far  from  thinking,  however, 
that  if  in  consequence  of  these  eiu 
gagcments  we  should  be  attacked 
by  any  thing  like  a  confederacy  of 
the  greater  Mahratta  powers,  we 
shall  have  to  carry  on  this  con- 
test unassisted  by  these  chiefs; 
but  the  number  of  those  who  will 
assist  us,  and  the  degree  of  assist- 
ance which  they  will  give,  will 
depend  much  upon  the  Peishwa. 

We  have  undoubtedly  an  influ^ 
ence  over  those  chiefs,  one  which 
is  daily  increasing,  to  Which  I  at- 
tribute our  successful  progress  to 
this  moment.  This  influence  is 
founded  in  some  degree  npoii 
their  fear  of  our  power,  butmnch 
nore  upon  their  hope  of  our  sup- 
port in  forwarding  their  views, 
and  of  our  protection  against  the 
violence  and  oppression  of  their 
own  government,  and  the  greater 
Mahratta  powers. 

Here  we  must  depend  upon  the 
personal  character  of  the  Peishwa, 
and  upon  the  manner  in  which 
the  new  treaty  will  work,  upon 
which  points  1  shall  defer  to  wrtt« 
any  thing  until  I  am  better  is* 
formed. 

Having  brought  up  my  corps 
thus  far,  and  effected  a  junc- 
tion with  the  Nizam's  army,  it  is 
my  intention  to  march  to  Poona^ 
v(  hicb  place  I  shalf  reach  about 
the  2Uth,  and  then  to  bring  upth# 
Peishwa  from  Bassein.  I  have  al- 
ready arranged  a  plan  for  this  pur* 
poso^  which  I  have  sent  to  Colo* 
nel  Close*  according  to  which  the 
Peishwa  will  ascend  the  Ghauts 
about  the  ^th.  Holkar  himself 
has  gone  towards  Chandore,al>oiit 
two  hundred  miles  from  Foonau 
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Sing  and  Meer  KhanjWhich  were, 
the  former  near  Meritch  and  the 
latter  on    the   Nizam*s  frontier, 
near  Besapour,  have  fallen  back 
gradually  as  I  advanct'd.      They 
joined  at  thh  place,  and  went  otf 
towards    Pooua   five    days    ajijo. 
You  will  hare  heard  of  Futteh 
Sing's  treating  wKh  the  Peishwa, 
and  Meer  Khan's  (reding  with 
the  Nisam,  to  enter  into  the  ser- 
?ice  of  those  princes  respectively. 
Futteh  Sing  otl'ered  himself  tome^ 
and  1  referred  hira  to  the  Pcish. 
wa,  and  I   heard  last  night  from 
the  Peishwa's  Vakeel  at  Sattarah, 
who,   1  betiere,    conducted  this 
treaty,  that  all  matters  between^ 
the  Peisbwa  and  Futteh  Sing  were 
arranged.  If,  however,  they  should 
not  be  so,  and  these  chiefs  shoi|ld 
still  continue  in  Holkar's  service, 
I  conclude  that  they  will  fall  back 
still  farther  as  I  advance  to  Poena, 
and  that  they  will  take  with  them 
Amrut   Rao,  who  is  still    in  that 
city  with  a  small  force.  I  intend, 
therefore  at  present,  to  dispose  of 
the   troops   between  the  Ghauts 
and  the  Nizam's  frontier,  in  such 
a  manner  as  that  all  will  hijd  lo- 
rage  and  subsistence  ;  and  that  if 
there  should  be  any  appearance 
(6f  an  attack,  the  whole  may  form 
and    protect   the   part    mciiaccd 
without  Joss  of  time. 

The  question, whether  the  swp. 
posed  COD  federally  will  be  formed, 
and  whether  we  shall  have  to  con- 
tend with  it,  ought  to  be  brought 
to  a  decision  as  soon  as  po^bi. 
blc: 

First,  BejDause,  if  we  are  to 
liave  a  war,  \u;  shall  carry  it  on 
with  great  advantage  during  the 
rainy  season :  '    , 

Secondly,  Because  we  arc  rc.ulyy 
and   the     supposed   enemy    are 
not,  and  every  day's  dcl^  Jttter 


this  time  is  an  unnecessary  iu- 
crease  o(  expence  to  us,  and  an 
advantage  to  them  : 

Thirdly,  Because  we  shall  im 
mediately  ascertain  the  views  and 
intentions  of  the  Peishwa  regard- 
ing the  alliance  in  general,  and  we 
shall  leave  no  time  for  intrigues 
amongst  the  Jaghircdars  in  his  s^nd 
our  interest : 

Fourthly,  Because  nothing  but 
our  determined  and  early  opposi- 
tion to  the  confederacy^  can  save  us 
front  it,  supposing  it  to  exist.  To 
withdraw  from  our  engagements 
with  the  Peishwa  will  rather  ac- 
celerate its  attack,  with  the  addi- 
tion of  the  Peishwa's  force. 

In  order  to  bring  this  question 
to  a  decision,  the  Peishwa  should 
be  urged  immediately  (if  possible 
before  he  should  arrive  at  Poona) 
to  desire  Scindia  torecross  the 
Nurbuddah.  This  chief  ought  at 
tiie  same  time  to  be  pressed  upon 
this  point  by  our  minister  at  his 
camp.  If  Scindia  should  cross 
the  Nurbuddah,  and  our  minister 
is  kept  in  his  camp,  we  shall  know 
upon  what  to  depend. 

We  oughtjimmcdiatcly  to  break 
up  our  army  in  this  country,  tak- 
in«;  care  to  have  at  Bombay  ^ 
sutlicient  number  of  Europeans  to 
reinforce  the  Poona  detachment, 
whenever  their  services  can  be  re- 
quired, and  to  keep  ournorth- 
Mcst  frontier  of  Mysore  and  the 
ceded  districts  in  strength. 

My  reasons  for  thinking  that 
the  army  hens  ought  to  be  broke 
up,  if  Scindia  goes  across  the  Nur- 
biuldah  arv\  First,  that  it  does  not 
w  eaken  us,  because  the  same  num- 
ber of  native  troops  as  \vc  have  at 
p. resent,  will  be  at  Poona  ;  \\q 
shall  have  the  Europeans  and  train 
of  ordnance  at  Bombay^  to  join 
tjic  Jt'oona  detachment;  and  the 
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cavalry  in  the  c^ded  dbtricts  can 
alwd^  s  join  the  II  vdrab^d  dutacb- 
nic'iit  111  a  short  time  ; 

Sccoiidl}',  UecausQ  the  corps  at 
II}drabud  and  Pooua,  thus  rein- 
ioiTcd, tan  joiufts sqou  as  Scindia 
hhcws  an  intention  to  cross  the 
^^urbuddah : 

Third  I)  5  Because  by  bn^aking 
up  (he  army,  and  leaving  nothing 
more  at  Paoua  than  (he  usual  Ue. 
tachm«*nt,  the  jealousy  of  oar 
btrength  will  cea.HC  in  a  great  de- 
gree, and  we  m^y  th^^u  see  in 
uhat  manner  the  new  treafy  will 
work.     - 

No,  3, 
Exiraci  of  a  Letter  from  M(0<»r' 

General  lVaUe4e^  to  the  Gover- 

nor  General,'  dated  PoonUy  ^ist 

Jprily  lJi03. 

1  A  iiKivEp  hero  yesterday  with 
the  cavalry  olniy  division, and  the 
Mahralta  troops  under  Ap|)a  Sat 
hib,  (joklah,  and  others  of  the 
Pei^hwa's  ofiicers. 

I  had  received  repeated  intima- 
tions from  Colonel  Close  that 
Amrut  Rao,  who  sti]I  remained  at 
Poonu,  intended  to  burn  that  ci- 
ty  when  I  should  a^jproach  with 
the  British  troops  ;  and  at  last  a 
request  fiom  the  Peishwa,  that  1 
Mould  delach  some  of  his  officers, 
\vi(h  tlieir  (roops,  to  provide  for 
the  safety  of  his  family..  U  was 
obuous,  that  even  if  1  could  have 
].n'^  ailed  upon  these  otlicers  to  go 
to  Poona,  their  force  was  not  of 
the  description,  or  ol  such  strength 
as  to  prevent  the  execution  of 
Amrut  Kao's  design,  and  I  there- 
luic  determined  to  march  forward 
with  the  British  cavalry  and  the 
Mahrattas,  as  soon  as  1  should  ar- 
live  withiu  along  forced  march 
from  Poona.  1  n  the  mean  time, 
I  received  inteilJ:;e»ce  that  Amrut 


Rao  was  still  in  the  neigkbourhoedl 
on  the  I  Stb,  and  that  he  had  re. 
moved  the  Peishwa's  family  to  Se- 
vagur,  a  measure  which  was  ge- 
iierally  supposed  to  be  prepara* 
ftorv  to  the  baming  the-  town ; 
and  I  marched  on  the  10th  at 
night  above  40  miles  to  this  place, 
making  the  total  distance  vhich 
the  cavalry  have  marched  since  the 
19tb  in  the  morning  about  60  miles, 

Amrut  Rao  heard  of  our  march 
yesterday  morning,  and  marched 
off  with  some  precipitation  leav« 
ing  the  town  in  safety.  I(  is  ge- 
nerally believed  here,  that  be  in* 
tended  to  burp  it>  and  that  it  was 
saved  only  by  our  arrival.  The 
infantry  will  come  hereto.morrow« 

1  received  a  very  cirU  letter 
from  Amrut  Rao  in  answer  to 
one  which  1  wrote  him.  He  says, 
that  he  will  send  a  person  to  talk 
to  me  upon  his  business.  I  con. 
sider  it  to  bo  very  important  that 
he  should  be  brought  in,  and  I 
will  do  every  thing  in  my  power 
to  induce  him  to  submit  to  tha 
Pcishwa's  government.   . 

Matters  in  general  have  a  good 
appearance.  1  think  they  all 
will  end  as  you  wish.  The  coov- 
bined  chie^,  of  whom  we  have 
hcftrd  so  much,  have  allowed  09 
to  come  quietly,  fuid  take  our 
statioDiat  this  place,  and,  notwitl^- 
standing  their  thi'cats,  hav^  ta. 
ken  no  oQe  step  to  impede  our 
mari^h,  or  to  divert  our  attention 
to  other  objects.  Here  we  are 
now  in  force,  in  a  position  from 
which  nothing  cati  drive  us,  an^l 
in  which  we  shall  gain  strength 
daily.  On  the  other  hand,  they 
have  not  yet  piade  peace  among 
themselves,  much  less  have  they 
agreed  to  attack  us,  or  in  any 
particular  plan  of  attack. 

if  I  shotdd  be  mistaken^  and 
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tkat,  in  opposition  to  the  conclu- 
sions of  reasoning:  upon  the  state 
of  oar  afiairs  with  each  of  the 
Mahratta  chretV,  who,wearc  told, 
were  to  combine  to  attack  us ;  and 
upon  a  comparison  of  our  means 
of  annoying  each  and  all  of  them, 
with  theirs  of  annoying  the  Nizam 
(which  is  all  that  they  can  do)  we 
should  still  have  a  war  with  t\\j  n; 
jon  will  have  the  satisfaction  of 
reflecting,  that  in  consequence  of 
the  course  of  measures  which  you 
have  already  pursned^you  have  re- 
moved the  seat  of  war  to  a  distance 
from  theCom[jany'8territorie8,and 
that  yon  have  the  means  of  carry, 
ing  it  on  in  such  a  state  of  pre()a- 
ration,  as  to  insure  its  speedy  and 
successful  termination. 

In  thb  reasoning  tipon  the  sub^ 
ject  I  conclude  that  we  should 
kave  had  to  contend  with  this 
confederacy  at  all  events,  or  at 
least  that  we  should  have  had  a 
war  with  the  Mahratta  powers 
in  some  shape,  even  if  this  treaty 
with  the  Peishwa  had  not  been 
concluded. 

Upon  this  point!  have  only  to 
observe,  that  the  establishment  of 
Uolkar's  power  at  Poona,  found, 
eel  as  it  was  upon  repeated  ricto- 
ries  over  Sciudia's  troops,  would 
probably  have  occasioned  de<- 
mands  upon  (he  Nizam.  But 
supposing  that  1  should  b^  mis- 
taken, I  declare,  that  from  what 
I  have  seen  of  the  state  of  this 
country,  it  would  have  been  im. 
possible  for  Holkar  to  maintain 
^n  ^rmy  in  the  Deccan  without 
invading  the  Nizam's  territory. 
They  have. not  Icit  a  stick  stand- 
ing at  (he  distance  of  150  miles 
from  Poona ;  they  have  eat  the 
ibrage  and  grain  ;  have  pulled 
down  the  houses,  and  have  used 
the  materials  as  firewood;  andthe 
ifihabitaots  are  fied  with   their 


cattle.  Excepting  in  one  village, 
I  hove  not  seen  a  human  crea- 
ture since  I  quitted  the  neigh- 
bourhood of  Meritch ;  so  that 
the  result  of  your  omitting  to 
make  some  arrangement  (or  tho 
Peishwa,  which  was  to  occasion 
the  reestablbhment  of  his  power, 
must  have  been  the  invasion  of  th# 
Nizam's  territories,  if  only  for 
the  subsistence  of  those  multitndes 
in  Holkar's  suite,  or  their  march 
to  the  countries  to  the  southward 
of  the  Kistna.  This  last  course 
might  have  procrastinated  the 
evil,  as  they  might  in  those  coun-* 
tries  have  found  subsistence  for 
another  year ;  but  then  their  next 
step  would  have  been  to  seek  for 
it  in  the  Company's  territories, 
the  very  sottrces  from  which  wo 
should  hav^  been  obliged  to  draw 
our  supplies  in  the  contest  which 
must  have  ensued. 

Supposing,  therefore,  that 
there  is  a  distant  risk  that  you 
may  have  a  contest  with  the 
Mahratta  powers,  you  have  the 
satisfaction  ,of  reflecting  that  in 
consequence  of  those  measures, 
the  scene  of  action  must  be  at  a 
distance  frqm  the  Company's 
territories,  and  that  you  are  in 
such  a  state  of  preparations  as  to 
ensure  its  speedy  success  ;  and 
that  at  all  events,  it  is  probable, 
that  if  you  had  not  adopted  thos^ 
measures,  either  the  Company  or 
their  ally  must  havesutfcred  all 
the  evils  of  war  without  having 
the  same  means  of  averting  them, 
or  of  limiting  their  duration. 

No.  4. 
Extract  of  a  Letter  Jrom  the 
Hnnourable  Major  .  General 
Weilesky  to  the  Governor  Ge* 
neral;  dated  Poona^  %7th  of 
Mail  1803. 

Ir  ib  eviclentthiit  ihePeishwa's 
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confides ce  in  m  increases  dailj* 
He  calls  for  our  assistance  fre- 
quently, to  support  and  enforce, 
by  our  indiienco  over  the  Jag- 
hiredars  and  other  chiefs,  his  au. 
thority  and  orders,  and  he  pays 
attention  to  our  recommendatioa 
«f  their  claims  upon  his  gOYern- 
nent.     Ho  has  consented  to  give 
Appft  Sahib    (the  eldest  sou  of 
Pnrseram   Bhow,  ami  the  chief 
of  the  Putwardan  family)  the 
Znrree  Putka  to  go  oot  with  me, 
Biovided  that  chief  if  ill  present 
him  with  a  Nuzzer  of  one  or  two 
lacks  of  rupees ;  and  by  this  mea- 
sure he  shows  his  confidenco  in 
vs,  he  secures  to  his  cause  this 
powerful  family,  vund  secures  the 
tranquillity  of  the  southern  dis* 
tricts  if  there  should  be  a  war  ; 
and  as  Appa  Sahib  is  known  to 
have  been  our  friend,   and  the 
determined  enemy  of  the  Peishwa, 
•U  the  chiefe  of  the  empire  will 
know  to  what  quarter  they  are 
to  look  in  future  for  the  favours 
and  honours  of  the  state.     We 
do  not  know  yet  whether  Appa 
Sahib  will  or  can  give  the  Nuzzer 
which  wMl  be  required  from  him  ; 
but  I  make  no  doubt  that  if  he 
can  afford  it,  1  shall  be  able  t» 
prevail  opon  him  to  give  it. 

I  hafe  had  a  correspoudence 
wich  Amrut  Rao,  the  result  of 
which  is  that  he  has  written  a 
letter,  which  he  calls  an  engage- 
ment regularly  sealed,  kc.  ^ 
«uch,  in  which  he  promises,  that 
fr4»m  that  moment  he  will  sejiarate 
himself  from  the  Peishwa's  enc^ 
mies,  and  will  have  no  further 
communication  with  them,  and  he 
requests  that  the  British  govern- 
ment will  inter  fere  to  reconcile  him 
to  his  brother,  and  to  obtain  for 
him  a  provision  in  the  state.  All 
the  former  letters  whi«h  passed 


between  Amrut  Rao  uid  mc  were 
given  to  the  Peishwa  some  time 
ago,  and  this  last  letter  from  Am* 
rut  Rao  was.  given  to  him  thre* 
days  ago,  with  a  request  that  he 
would  take  it  into  consideration, 
and  let  me  know  what  answer  he 
wished  me  to  give  it.     He  was  at 
the  salne  time  informed,  that  th« 
British  gOTenunent  was  very  de* 
sirousthathe  should  be  reconciled 
to  Amrut   Rao,    and   that  that 
chief  should  hare  a  proTision  hi 
the  state,  as  the  best  mode  of  in* 
Hiring  the  internal  tranquillity  of 
his  Uighness's  territories ;  and  as 
we  expected  that  he  would  urge 
Amrut  Rao*s  disposition   to  in- 
trigue as  an    argument   against 
a  reconciliation  with  him,  we  de- 
sired that  it  might  be  observed  to 
him,  that  now  that  his  gorermnent 
was  strengthened  by  amdlianc* 
with  the  Company,  and  that  all 
his  subjects  saw  that  the  Britisb 
gOYernment    was  determined   to 
support  his  lawful  and  accustonw 
ed  authority,  it  was  not  probable 
that  any  of  them  would  venture  to 
enter  into  intrigues  to  disturb  or 
overturn  it,  as  they  hadheretoforo, 
or  that  if  they  did,  he  had  much 
to    apprehend    from    those    in- 
trigues. We  have  not  yet  received 
his  answer,  but  if  we  succeed  ifV 
reconciling  the  Peishwa  with  Am« 
rut  Rao,  the  interior  of  this  state 
will  be  settled  as  far  as  it  can  1^ 
at  present ;  and  bis  defection  will 
shake  the  nerves  of  the  member* 
of  the  congress  to  the  northward. 
This  will  be  a  greater  object  than 
the  disposal  of  the  Zurree  Putka; 
but  the  two  measures  secure  evei^ 
tiling  within  in  case  of  a  contest. 
Your  instructions  to  Colonel 
Collins  of  the  5th  will  have  ar- 
rived just  in    the   proper    time* 
.  The  treaty  of  Basseiu  is,  in  fact,  a 

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better  seanrily  to  Holkar  and  to 
Srinte  for  tike  poHesaons  which 
they  hafe  extorted  from  the 
Peishwa,  «:td  those  lying  to  tlie 
southward  of  thoNurbuddiih,  than 
eithor  of  those  chiefs  could  have 
■ttder  any  othar  armngemeirt 
wfaicii  eovki^eeare  the  Peishwa's 
pow€r.  Tbey  wiiisee  that  clearly^ 
and  fekeir  sense  of  th«ir  own  iute- 
sest  wiil  combine  with  their  fears 
to  prevent  a  war. 

Yon  wiU  have  oeen  Holkor^s 
letter  to  rae  upon  the  subject  of 
the  plunder  of  Aurungal)ad.  If 
matters  are  brought  to  a  pc'acc^. 
able  conclusion  with  Scindia,  and 
Uolkar  goes  oft*  to  Hindustan, 
towards  which  quarter  he  is  now 
•uivingy  in  my  opinion  it  will  be 
■KMt  proper  to  take  no  further 
notice  of  the  contribution  Ictied 
upon  Aamngabad ;  at  least  not 
to  go  to  war  to  force  Uolkar  to 
pay  it  back  again.  In  fact,  this 
chief  is  only  a  free-booter,  and 
the  Nizam's  government  allow 
that  the  Soubahdar  of  Aurun. 
cabad  had  combined  with   him. 

f  hey  acknowk'dge  that  they  were 
awate  of  the  iutercuurse  between 
Holkar  and  the  Soubahdar  some 
time   before  the  contribtilion  was 

evied,  bat  they  were  afraid  to  at* 

I 


tempt  to  dismiis  tiieir  ihvn  treache^ 
rous  servant.  Upon  the  whoie^ 
therefore,  the  levy  of  the  contribn- 
tion  upon  Aurungabad  may  be 
considered  OS  the  act  of  two  rebels  . 
to  the  states  of  the  Pcishwa  aad 
tlfe  Nizam. 

In  case  Holkar  should  be  con* 
sidercd  in  the  light  of  a  power  in 
India,  his  conduct  at  Aumnga* 
bad  atibrds  ample  grounds  for  ho8« 
tilities  against  him  ;  but  upon  the 
whole,  considering  that  the  Mah* 
rattas  have  long  been  in  the  habit 
of  plundering  (be  Nizam's  terri. 
tories,  that  his  Highnesses  go* 
vemment  omit  to  take  any  meau 
sures  for  thnir  defence,  and  that 
in  this  particular  instance  thej 
were  aware  of  the  combinatioa 
between  their  own  servant  and  a 
Mahratta  chief,  and  they  were 
afraid  to  take  the  most  obvious 
steps  to  frustrate  their  .designs  ; 
I  think  that  if  all  parties  acquiesce 
peaceably  in  th<}  arrangements  of 
the  treaty  of  Bassein,  it  will  not 
be  worth  while  to  commence  a 
chace  after  Holkar  to  recover  thm 
plunder  of  Aurungabad. 
(True  Extracts.) 

N.  I}.    EoMONSTOlfB, 

Sec.  toGov« 


Prora  the  Governor  General  to  the  Secret  Committee ; 
dated  the   1st  August  KS03; 
With  Inclosures  (A.)  to  (I,) 
Received  per  Lord  Duncan,  th«j  ^4th  April  1804. 


To  the    Honourable  the  Secret 
Comntittee  of  the  llonottrable 
.the    Court  of  Direct  or  ff^  S;c, 
*c.  4c. 

Honourable  Sirs, 

THcGoTernor  Genend  has  had 

the  honour  of  Communicating  to 

your   Honourable  committee,  in 

his  several  dispatches  of  the  24  th 


December  18()2,  lOthofFebrn- 
ary,  lUh  of  April,  and  ^'Jth  of 
June,  1803,  the  progress  oftraut- 
actions  in  the  Mahratta  empire, 
and  of  stating  to  your  Honourable 
Committee  the  measures  which 
his  iOxcellency  deemed  it  necessary 
to  pursue  for  ihe  security  and  im- 
provumunt  of  tho  British  interests 


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at  connected  with  that  empire, 
And  his  general  sentiments  with 
respect  to  the  actual  state  of  aflairs 
at  those  several  periods  of  time* 

^.  The  Governor  General  in 
Council  now  deems  it  proper  to 
continue  the  narrative  of  erents 
from  the  date  of  the  Governor 
GeneraPs  latest  <^ommunications 
to  yotir  llooobrabk  Committee,  a 
duplicate  of  which  accompanies 
this  dispatch  overland. 

3.  At  a  conference  between 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  and  the  Re- 
sident  at  the  court  of  that  chief- 
fain,  hoMen  on  the  28th  of  May, 
the  Resideut  communicated  to 
Dowlut  Kao  Scindia  the  represen- 
tations which  he  was  instructed  to 
make  in  conformity  to  the  notes  of 
instructions,of  which  a  copy  form* 
ed  an  inclosure  in  the  Governor 
Gencrars  address  to  your  Honor- 
able Commitn^e  of  the  20th  June. 

4.  The  Resident  Ix^gan  the  con- 
ference by  imimrti*  g  toDowlutRao 
Scindia  the  whole  of  the  treaty  of 
Bassein,  of  which  he  also  delivered 
a  copy  to  that  chief  taiu,  agreeably 
to  the  directions  of  the  Governor 
General.  After  some  ((iscussion 
with  regard  to  particular  parts  of 
that  treaty,  the  Resident  called  on 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  to  declare^ 
whether  it  appeared  to  him  to 
contain  any  stipulations  injurions 
to  his  jubt  rights:  in  reply  to 
which,  that  chieftain  candidly 
acknowledged,  that  it  contained 
no  such  stipulations.  The  Resi- 
dent then  adverted  to  the  report, 
cd  confederacy  bet \«  ecu  Dow. 
lut  Rao  Scindia,  the  Rajuh  of 
Rerar,  and  Jcswunt  Rao  liolkar, 
and  to  the  actual  approach  of  the 
Rajah  of  Berar  for  the  purpose 
of  meeting  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia; 
and,  in  coniormity  to  the  Govern- 
or  General's  instructions,  required 
that  chieftain  to  state  the  nature 


of  the  late  oefOtiatioBfl  between 
those  Mahratta  ckicO^  and  to 
disavow  any  intention  of  confe. 
derating  with  the  Rajak  of  Berar 
and  with  Jeswant  Rao  Uolkar, 
for  the  purpose  of  olMtructing  the 
completion  of  tbearrai^ement  es* 
tablished  b\'  the  treaty  of  Bassein, 

5.  The  UesideBt  enforced  these 
demands  by  every  argameot  which 
the  nature  of  the  case  suggested, 
and  by  the  declaration  which  he 
was  instructed  to  make,  of  the 
determined  resolution  of  the  Brit 
tish  government  to  resist  any  at- 
tempt on  the  part  of  any  state  or 
power  to  obstruct  the  complete 
execution  of  the  treaty  of  Bassein; 
and  the  Resident  apprizedDovlnt 
Rao  Scindia,  tiiat  in  the  event  of 
his  refi^sing  to  afford  the  jost  and 
reasonable  explanations  and  assar* 
ances  which  the  Resident  had  de^ 
maiided,  and  of  his  continuing  to 
prosecute  military  operations  i^ 
opposition  to  the  Resident's  re- 
monstrances,  the  British  govern^ 
ment  troald  be  compelled  to  adopt 
measures  of  precaution  on  every 
boundary  of  that  diieftain's  do- 
minions. The  Resident  added, 
agreeably  to  the  Governor  Gene-i 
rai's  instructions,  that  certain  in^ 
telligence  of  the  accession  of 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  to  any  con- 
Anleracy  against  the  Brptish  pow* 
cr,  would  produce  imipedii^  hos- 
tility on  all  parts  of  his  frontier. 

6.  These  representations,  how, 
ever,  failed  to  produce  the  desired 
eflfect :  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  re- 
pcatcdly^declarcd  to  the  Resident^ 
that  he  could  not  afford  the  satis, 
faction  demanded  nntil  a  meeting 
should  have  taken  place  between 
that  chieftain  and  the  R^ah  of 
Berar,  whose  arrival  was  eitpcc^ 
ted  in  the  course  of  a  few  day^^ ; 
and  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  dosed 
the  discussion^  by  st^tvig  to  the 
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Resident,  fliat  inuaadiately  after 
his  iaterriew  with  the  Rajab^  of 
fieracy  the  Resident  should  be 
informed  ^^  whether  it  would  be 
Peace  or  War,** 

7.  For  your  Honourable  Com- 
mittee's more  particular  iDforaia- 
tion,  a  copy  of  the  Resident's  let. 
ter,  containing  the  detail  of  ^is 
conference  with  Dowlut  Uao 
Scindia  on  that  occasion,  is  an- 
nexed to  this  dispatch. 

8.  This  unprovoked  menace  of 
hostility,  and  the  insult  offered  to 
tiie  British  gOTernment,  by  a  re- 
ference of  the  question  of  Peace  or 
War  to  the  result  of  a  conference 
with  the  Rajah  of  Berar,  who,  at 
the  head  of  a  considerable  army, 
had  reaclfed  the  ricinity  of  Dow* 
lut  Rao  Scindia's  camp,  together 
with  the  indication  which  it  afford* 
cd  of  a  disposition  on  the  part  of 
those  chieftains  to  prosecute  the 
supposed  objects  of  their  confc- 
deracy,  rendered  it  the  duty  of  the 
British  government  to  adopt, 
without  delay,  the  most  eflectiuil 
measures  for  the  vindication  of  its 
dignity,  and  for  the  security  of  its 
rights  and  interests,  and  those  of 
its  allies^  agaiiist  any  attempt  on 
the  part  of  the  coniedcratcs  to  in- 
jure or  invade  them. 

9.  The  Governor  General  ac- 
cordingly issued  private  instruc- 
tions to  his  Excellency  the  Com- 
inander  in  Chief  at  Cawnpore,  to 
make  the  necessary  arrangements 
for  assembling  the  army  on  the 
north-west  frontier  of  the  Compa- 
ny's possessions,  and  the  Gover- 
nor General  at  the  same  time 
directed  his  attention  to  the  for- 
mation of  a  plan  of  operations  for 
the  BriUsh  army  in  that  quarter, 
and  to  the  accomplishment  of  a 
•jstem  of  political  arrangement 
with  the  neighbouring  states  and 
^Bhieftainsp  calculated  to  dlmiiii$h 


the  power  and  resources  of  the 
enemy,  and '  to  facilitate  the  sue* 
cess  of  the  British  arms,  in  tha 
event  of  our  being  compelled  to 
proceed  to  measures  of  hostility 
against  the  power  and  possessions 
of  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia. 

10.  The  course  of  measures 
which  the  Governor  General 
deemed  it  advisable  to  adopt  for 
those  purposes,  is  described  in  ths 
inclosed  paper  of  nott^,  which  was 
transmitted  to  the  Commander  ia 
Chief  lor  hislnformatiou  and  guid- 
ance. 

1 1 .  'The  Commander  in  Chief 
was  subsequently  furnished  with 
detailed  oihcial  instructions  on  the 
biMis  of  those  notes. 

1'^.  The  entire  detail  of  those 
instructions,  and  the  documentr 
to  which  they  refer,  being  Uu> 
voluminous  for  a  conveyance 
overlaud,  the  Governpr  General 
in  Council  reserves  the  transmis- 
sion of  them  for  a  dispatch  by  sea ; 
his  Excellency  in  Council,  how« 
ever,transmitswith  this  dispatch  a 
copy  of  the  Governor  Gcnerars 
letter  of  the  27th  July  to  the 
Commander  in  Chief,  which  con- 
tains  a  general  view  of  the  plan  pro. 
posed  by  the  Governor  General 
for  counteracting  the  designs  of 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  and  of  the 
Rajah  of  Ikrar^  and  for  deriving 
every  possible  benefit  to  the  Bri- 
tish interests  in  the  event  of  war. 

13.  Adverting  to  the  actual 
state  of  atfairs  on  the  western  side 
of  India,  and  to  the  doubtful  na- 
ture of  the  designs  of  Do^vlut  Rao 
Scindia  and  the  Rajah  of  Berar,  it 
appeared  to  the  Governor  General 
to  be  indispensably  necessary  that 
a  temporary  authority  should  be 
constituted  at  the  leabt  possible 
distance  from  the  scene  of  even- 
tual negotiation  or  hostilities,  with 
full  powers  to  conclude  upon  the 

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tpet  whatever  arrangeimmtB  might 
become  necessary,  either  for  the  ^-^ 
bft]  settlement  of  peace,  or  for  the 
actir^  pro5ecntion  of  war.  The  Go* 
▼emor  General  considered,  that 
In  SQch  a  crisis,  ?arioiis  questions 
might  arise  of  which  the  precise 
tenor  could  not  be  foreseen,  a^d 
which  might  demand  a  prompt 
decision  ;  that  the  issue  of  those 
questions  might  involve  the  result 
of  war  or  peace,  and,  in  either 
alternative,  the  delay  of  reference 
to  the  Governor  General's  au- 
thority  might  endanger  the  sea- 
fonablc  dispatch  and  Uie  ultimate 
prosperity  of  the  public  service. 

14.  That  the  success  of  the 
military  operations,  placed  under 
the  direction  of  the  Honourable 
Major-General  Wellesley,  by  the 
Governor  General's  instructions 
to  the  Resident  at  Poona  of  the 
30th  May  (a  copy  of  which  was 
transmitti^d  to  your  Honourable 
Committee  in  the  Governor  Ge- 
neral's address  of  the  20th  June) 
might  depend  on  the  timely  de- 
rision of  various  ])oliticaI  ques- 
tions which  might  occur  with  re- 
lation to  the  interest  and  views  of 
the  several  Mahrafla  chiefs  and 
Jaghiredars,  and  of  their  High- 
nesses the  Pcishwa  and  Nizam  ; 
and  that  on  the  other  hand,  the 
issue- of  every  political  arrange- 
ment, then  under  negqtii^tion  with 
the  powers  of  Hindusta  nor  the  • 
Deccan,  must  be  inseparably 
bleuded  with  the  movements  of 
a  e  armyv  under  the  command  of 
Major-General  Wellesley. 

15.  The  Governor  G-eneral 
therefore  deemed  it  nccesiary, 
during  that  crisis,  to  unite  the 
general  controul  of  all  political 
-and  milhary  affairs  in  Hindustan 
and  the  Deccan,  connected  with 
he  depending  negotiation  and 
nith  4he  movement  of  the  army, 


nnder  a  dwtinct  loeaf  aaAoritf) 
subject  to  the  Goreraor  Geaeral 
in  Council,  and  the  Govemw 
General  wa«  decidedly  of  epi« 
nion,  that  those  powders  oonldiiot 
be  placed  with  advan%igc  in  any 
other  hands  than  those  of  tiM 
General  Officer  commanding  tiw 
troops  d*-stined  to  restore. tfie 
tranquillity  of  the  Deccan ;  aad 
the  approved  ability,  eeal,  tenu 
per,  activity,  and  judgment  of  (hs 
Honourable  Major-Geaeral  Wel- 
lesley, combined  with  extensive 
local  experience,  his  established 
influence  and  high  reputatioa 
among  the  Mahratta  chiefs  and 
"States,  and  Major-Gi?oeral  Wei. 
Irsley's  intimate  knowledge  of  tht 
Governor  Greneral's  views  and 
sentiments  concerning  the  Britisii 
interests  in  the  Mahratta  empire, 
determined  the  Governor  Geaertl 
to  vest  those  important  and  ar. 
duous  powers  in  that  officer^ 
hands.  The  same  powers  were 
also  Tested  in  Lientenant-Grneral 
Stuart,  in  the  event  of  his  assuming 
the  immediate  command  of  the 
forces  in  the  Deccan. 

16.  The  detail  of  the  instrac- 
tions  under  which  the  lloaowr- 
able  Major-Gcneral  WeHeslej, 
and  cveutualfy  Lieutenant-Gcuc- 
ral  Stuart,  was  authorised  to 
exercise  those  powers,  is  cott- 
tained  in  a  letter  from  the  Gover- 
nor General  to  Major.GrcnertI 
Wellesley,  under  date  the  d6th  of 
June,  of  which  a  copy  is  inclosed 
for  your  Honourable  Committee's 
information. 

\7,  The  Go'^emor  General, 
at  the  same  time,  deemed  it  b«- 
ccssary  to  issue  iostractioDS  to 
Major-Gencral  Wellesley,  fortfce 
regulation  of  his  conduct  id  the 
eventual  prosecution  of  war 
against  the  confederatti  chief- 
tains, and  in  the  conelasionofa 
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witb  those  cbieftains.  A  copj  of 
those  tnstnictioDS  is  also  inclosed 
Jm*  jotir  Honourable  Committee^ 
Information. 

18.  The  Gorernor  General  in 
Council  will  communicate  to  your 
HonourabU  Committee,  in  a  sub. 
sequent  part  of  this  dispatch ,  the 
further  measures  which  the  Go- 
vemor  General  deemed  it  neces. 
4%Ty  to  adopt,  with  a  view  to  the 
e?entual  occurrence  of  hostilities 
with  the  confederated  chieftains. 
10.  The  Governor  General  in 
Council  now  proceeds  to  state  the 
progress  of  negotiations  and  trans, 
actions  on  the  western  side  of 
India.  t 

20.  Althongh  the  answer  which 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  returned  to 
the  just  and  reasonable  demands 
of  the  Resident  on  the  28th  of 
May,  would  have  justified  the 
Resident  in  immediately  quitting 
the  camp  of  that  chieftain,  the 
liesident,  in  conformity  to  the 
desire  expressed  by  the  Governor 
General,  to  employ  overy  prac. 
ticable  endeavour  to  effect  a  pact* 
fie  accommodation  of  subsisting 
diflferences,  properly  resolved  to 
postpone  his  departure  until  a 
meedng  should  have  taken  place 
between  Scindia  and  the  Rajah  of 
Berar. 

21.  On  the  3d  of  June,  the 
Rajah  of  Berar  arrived  within 
one  nmrch  of  Scindia's  camp,  and 
was  met  by  the  latter  chieftain 
on  the  following  morning.  On 
the  5th,  the  Resident  dispatched 
his  native  secretary  with  a  com- 
plimentary message  to  the  Rajah 
of  Berar,  ^ho  received  him  with 
distinguished  attention.  Tha  Ra- 
jah of  Berar  expressed,  with  ap. 
parent  sincerity,  his  solicitude  to 
-maintain  the  relations  of  fricnd- 
4  g  subsisted 


between  the  Brl&h  forerttncat 

and  the  state  of  Berar,  aod  iu« 
formed  the  Resident's  emissary^ 
that  he  had  received  tha  Gotet'm 
nor  General's  letter  of  the  IStk 
of  May  (a  copy  of  which  wtm 
transmitted  to  your  Honourabia 
Committee  in  the  Governor  Ge« 
neral's  address  of  the  20th  June), 
and  that  he  should  speedily  xe« 
turn  a  reply. 

22.  The  two  chieftains  having 
held  a  j>riva(e  confcrepce  on  the 
8th,    the   Resident  dispatched  a 
message  to  Don  hit  Rao  Scindia 
on  the  following  day,  intimating^ 
that  the   intended  interview  be- 
tween Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  and 
the  Rajah  of  Berar  having  taken 
placet  it  was  incumbent  on  Dow- 
lut Rao  Scindia  to  return  an  iou 
mediate  and  explicit  answer  to  the 
demands  which  the  Resident  had 
stated  on  the  28th  of  May.     To 
this  message  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia 
returned   an  evasive  reply.     The 
Resident  being  of  opinion  that 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia    systemati- 
cally  postponed  a  decisive  reply, 
with  a  view  to  gain  time,  and  be- 
ing aware  of  the  necessity  of  bring«- 
ing  the  question   of  peace  or  war 
to  an  immediate  decision,  address- 
ed a  memorial  to   that  chieftain, 
of  which  a  copy  is  annexed  to 
this  dispatch.     The  Resident  re- 
ceived a  verbal  message,  purport- 
ing, that  the  required  explanatioft 
should  be  afforded  in  the  course 
of  two   or   three  days.     On  re- 
ciiving  this  message,  the  Resident 
signitied  to  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia, 
that   he  considered  that  reply  to 
be  final,   and  apprhed  that  chief- 
tain of  his  intention  to  quit  his 
camp  without  further  delay.    On 
the  14th  the  Resident  received  a 
reply  to  his  memorial,  containing 
excuses  for  the  delay  of  a  specific 
answer  on  tha  subjeato/the  ques- 
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tioo  depending,  alkd  soliciting  the' 
Resident  to  postpone  his  departure. 
93.  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  baling 
declared,  that  the  dedsicm  of  the 
question  of  peace  or  war  rested 
with  the  Rajah  of  Berar,  and  the 
latter  chieftain  being  equally  con- 
cerned in  the  progress  and  issue 
of  the  depending  negotiations,  the 
Resident  deemed  it  expedient  to 
communicate  with  that  chieftain, 
in  the  hope  that   the  Gorernor 
GeneraPs  letter  of  the   13th  of 
May    might   ha?e    induced    the 
Rajah  of  Berar  to  manife^  a  dis- 
position  more  conformable  to  the 
dictates  of  policy  and  justice  than 
that  which  appeared  to  actuate 
the  conduct  of  Dowlut  Rao  Scin- 
dia.    The  Resident  accordingly 
dispatched  his  natire  secretary  to 
the  Rajah  of  Berar,  with  instruc- 
tions to  ascertain   whether  that 
chieftain  had  prepared  any  reply 
to  the  Go? ernor  General's  letter 
of  the  13th  of  May,  and  to  ap- 
prize him. of  the  contents  of  the 
memorial  which  the  Resident  had 
addressed  to  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia. 
This  message  produced  no  other 
result,  than  a  continuation  of  the 
same  system  of  evasion  and  delay 
which  the  Resident  had  already 
experienced    from    Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia.     The  Resident  therefore 
addressed  another  memorial    to 
Scindia,  repeating  his  determtna- 
lion  to  quit  the  camp  on  a  speci. 
fied  day.     This  memorial  produc- 
ed a  correspondence  between  the 
Resident  and  Dowlut  Rao  Scin- 
dia, which  terminated  in  a  reso- 
lution on  the  part  of  the  Resident 
to  postpone  bis  departure  for  a 
few  days,  in  the  expectation  which 
he  was  induced  to  entertain  of  a 
change  of  conduct  on  the   part 
of  those  chieftains. 

24.  It  is  impracticable  to  com- 
prize within  the  compass  of  a 
dispatch  overland,  the  detail  of 


the  su/baequent  negotiations  b^ 
tween  the  Resident  and  the  con- 
federated chieftains,  to  the  date 
of  our  latest  advices  from  the  Re- 
sident. Those  details  will  be  com- 
muuicated   to  your   Honourable 
Committee  by  a  sea  conveyance. 
The    particulars    already    stated 
will    enable     your    Honourable 
Committee  to  form  a  judgment 
of  the  spirit  which  has  actuated 
those  chieftains   in  the  late  un* 
portant  discussions.     It  is  suffi- 
cient to  add,  that  although  they 
continued  to  practise    the  same 
artful  evasions,  the  Resident  was 
induced,  by  their  promises  and 
persuasions,  to  protract  the  pe- 
riod of  his  actual  departure  from 
the  camp  of  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia, 
with  a  view  to  atford  an  unequi- 
vocal proof  of  the^  anxiety  of  the 
British  government  to    maintain 
the  relations  of  amity  and  peace 
with  those  chieftains,  and  to  ren- 
der them  exclusively  responsible 
for  the  consequences  of  their  per- 
severance  in  a  system  of  conduct 
inconsistent  with  those  relations, 
and  repugnant  to  every  principle 
of  justice  and  good  faith.     With 
a  view,  however,  to  apprize  your 
Honourable   Committee    of   the 
state  of  the  negotiation   at  the 
date  of  our  last  advices  from  the 
Resident  with  Dowlut  Rao  Scin- 
dia,   the   Governor   Genejtil    in 
Council    deems   it  expedient   to 
transmit     to    your    Honourable 
Committee  a  copy   of  the  Resi- 
dent's dispatch  of  the  6th  ultimo, 
communicating  the  substance  of 
a  conference  between  the  Resi- 
dent and  the  confederated  chief- 
tains,   and  also    copies    of    the 
letters  from   those  chieftains   to 
the  Governor  General,    which, 
in  the  course  of  that  conference, 
they  had  promised   to  transmit* 
and  which  were  received  on  the 
3  Ut  ultimo. 

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^5.  From  die  docuirents  here- 
with traHsmittcd,  it  will  be  mani- 
fest to  jour  Honourable  Com- 
mittee, that  the  utmost  degree  of 
moderation  and  forbearance  has 
been  practised  by  the,  British 
Go^  eminent,  consistently  with 
i^e  due  support  of  its  dig!(if}',and 
with  a  just  regard  to  its  aclvnow- 
ledge4  rights  and  essentialin teres ts. 

26*«  Those  chieftains  have  dis- 
tinctly acknowledged  that  the 
treaty  ^of  Bassein  contains  no  sti- 
pulations injurious  to  their  rights, 
and  their  continuance  with  their 
united  armies  in  the  Deccan  being 
manifestly  unnecessary  for  any 
purposes  connected  with  their  se- 
curity, or  with  the  interests  of 
their  respective  states,  no  reason- 
able cause  exists  for  their  refusal 
to  afford  the  proofs  which  the 
Governor  General  has  required  of 
the  sincerity  of  their  amicable 
professions :  under  these  circum- 
stances, the  continuance  of  their 
armies  in  their  present  menacing 
position,  combined  with  tlie  equi- 
vocal and  evasive  tenor  of  their 
language  and  their  conduct,  justi- 
fies the  most  serious  doubt  of  the 
sincerity  of  those  professions ; 
and  the  Governor  General  in 
Council  would  consider  it  to  be 
a  Yiolation  of  his  public  duty  to 
accept,  as  sufficient  security  for 
the  ssifiity  of  the  dominions  of 
our  ally  the  Nizam,  the  pacific 
declarations  contained  in  the  let* 
ters  from  those  chieftains,  while 
those  chieftains  remain  on  the 
frontiers  of  the  Nizam's  domi- 
nions with  a  formidable  military 
force,  and  absolutely  refuse  to 
return  to  their  respective  domi- 
nions. The  Governor  General  in 
Council  therefore  deems  it  indis- 
pensably necessary  to  prosecute 
the  political  and  military  arrange.' 
flitents  which  have  been  adopted, 
with  a  view  to  the  event  of  a  war 

Vol.  6. 


between  the  Brit'sh  government 
atid  its  allies,  and  the  confederate 
Mall  ra  i  ta  chieftai  n s". 

27.  Your  Honourable  Com- 
mittee is  apprised  of  the  grounds 
on  which  the  Governor  Genera! 
founded  his  reasonable  expectation 
of  the  pacific  accomplishment  of 
the  arrangement  concluded  be- 
tween the  British  government  and 
the  Peisl)i\a  ;  every  argument  de- 
duciblefrom  the  just  and  amicable 
nature  of  those  arrangements, 
from  the  equitable  and  moderate 
course  of  proceeding  adopted  by 
the  British  government  towards 
the  Mahratta  states,  and  from 
the  relative  power  and  resources 
of  the  British  government,  and 
the  confederated  chieftains  in  the 
actual  situation  of  their  respec- 
tive forces,  favoured  that  expec- 
tation. If,  under  the  peculiar 
disadvantage  with  which  those 
chieftains  must  now  undertake  a 
contest  with  the  British  power, 
they  should  continue  to  withhold 
the  proofs  which  the  Governor 
General  has  demanded  of  their 
pacific  intentions,  it  must  be  ob- 
vious to  your  Honourable  Com- 
mittee,  that  any  delay  in  the 
prosecution  of  offensive  opera- 
tions  against  the  power  and  pos- 
sessions of  those  chieftains  would 
hazard  the  security  of  the  British 
interests,  by  enabling  those  chief- 
tains to  pursue  their  hostile  de- 
signs at  a  future  period  of  time, 
under  circumstances  more  favour- 
able to   tlieir  success. 

28.  The  (Tovernor  General  in 
Council  confidently  expects,  that 
under  the  powers  vested  in  the 
Honourable  Major-General  Wel- 
lesley,  by  the  Governor  General's 
instructions  of  the  26th  and  27th 
of  June,  that  officer  will  have 
required  the  Resident  with  Dow- 
lutRao  Scindia  to  quit  that  chief- 
tain's camp  within  a  specified 
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period  of  days,  u^]cs  Scindia  and 
the  Rajah  of  Berar  shall  prerl- 
ously  separate  thdr  forces,  and 
.commenice  their  return  to  their 
respectife  territories. 

We  ha¥e  the  honour  to  be, 
honourable  Sirs, 
¥^pa|r  most  obedient  and  humble 
Servants, 

Welleslet. 
G.  H.  Barlow. 

G.  UpNET. 

Fort  William, 
l$t  August,  1803* 


[  We  omit  the  remaining  para« 
graphs  of  this  dispatch,  as  they 
relate  exclusiyely  to  the  opera- 
tions  of  the  British  armies,  which 
are  detailed  in  our  last  Register. 
See  ike  Account  of  the  Bise^  Prom 
gressy  and  Termination  of  the 
fVar  with  the  Mahraita  Chiefs 
Doulut  Rao  Scindia  and  Ragom 
fee  Bhomslah.'] 


INCLOSURE  (A.) 

tetter  from  the  Resident  with  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  to  the  Governor 
General ;  dated  the  29th  May,  1803. 

an  interchange  of  compliments, 
I  informed  Scindia,  that  as  he  had 
expressed  a  desire  to  be  made 
acquainted  with  the  articles  of 
the  treaty  concluded  at  Bassein 
between  his  Highness  the  Peish. 
wa  and  the  British  Government, 
your  Excellency,  actuated  by  ma» 
tives  of  friendship,  as  well  as  by 
a  wish  to  remote  all  doubts  which 
might  be  entertained  at  this  court 
respecting  the  tendency  of  the 
late  engagements  contracted  with 
Baajy;  Rao,  had  directed  me  to 
communicate  to  the  Maharaja, 
without  delay,  the  whole  of  that 
treaty;  that  accordingly  I  had 
brought  with  me  copies^  in  Persian 


fo  hisExcelUm^  the  Most  Noble 
Richard  Marquis  Wellesleyy 
4C.  P.  Governor  General^  Sec. 
kc  Sec, 

My  Lord, 
Ik  an  official  address  to  Mr. 
Secretary  Edmonstone,  under 
4ate  the  d6th  insttant,  1  ackuow. 
Jedged  the  receipt  of  your  Excel. 
lency's  notes  of  instructions,  trans. 
initted  to  me  in  his  letter  of  the 
dth  of  this  month  ;  at  the  same 
time  I  informed  him,  that  I  pv. 
pected  to  have  an  interview  with 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  on  the  27th 
instant  f  in  whiph  expectation  I 
was,  however,  disappointed,  the 
|tf  aharaja  having  postponed  grant, 
ing  me  an  aodience  until  the  fol- 
lowing day. 

2«  Yesterday  afternoon  T 
waited  on  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia, 
ficcoropanied  by  jny  assistant 
Captain  Pari^  ^radshaw,  Mirza 
3aukcr  Khan,  and  Gunput  Rao; 
Unna  Bhasker,  Ambajee  Inglia, 
Eithul  Purth,  Bappoo  Chitna. 
vces,  Moonshee  JCavcl  Nyn,  and 
Saddasheo  Rao,  were  present  on ' 
tliei^art  of  the  M^ifaaraja*    Aftef 


and  English,  of  the  treaty,  in 
order  that  it  might  be  fully  ex* 
plained  to  him.  f  then  gave  the 
copies  into  the  hands  of  Moou* 
shee  Kavcl  Nyn,  with  a  request 
that  he  would  peruse  the  Persian 
one,  and  make  a  faithful  report 
of  its  contents  to  his  prince. 

3.  Moonshee  Kavcl  Nyn  hav- 
ing attentively  read  the  whole  of 
the  treaty,    proceeded  to  inter- 
pret it,    article    by   article,  to 
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Uknrlcit  Rao  Scindia  ;  bat  when 
the  Moonsbce  came  to  the  l^th 
article^  which  express)/  provides 
additioDai  security  for  the  indc- 
p^dence  of  the  fendatory  Mah- 
ratta  chiefs,  he  by -no  means  gave 
that  force  to  the  words  thereof 
which  he  onght  to  have  done ;  1 
was  therefore  nnder  the  necessity 
of  assisdog  hnn,  and  I  embraced 
this  opportunity  of  giving  the 
clearest  explanation  of  that  im- 
portant  stipulation;  and  I  had 
the  pleasure  to  perceive  that 
Scindia  was  at  length  fully  satis- 
fied of  the  moderation,  as  well  as 
friendJyPntent,  of  the  12th  article. 

4.  When  the  whole  of  the 
treaty  had  been  distinctly  ex- 
plained to  the  Maharaja^  I  then 
asked  him,  whether  he  thought  it 
contained  any  thing  injurious  to 
his  just  rights,  since  I  had  reason 
to  thfnk  some  doubts  had  arisen 
in  his  mind  on  this  head? — Unna 
Bhasker,  who  thonght  proper  to 
reply  to  my  question,  acknow- 
ledged that  the  treaty  did  not 
contain  any  stipulation  prejudi- 
cial to  the  rights  of  the  Maharaja, 
to  which  the  latter  assented,  f 
then  said,  it  aflbrdod  me  real 
pleasure  to  observe  that  your 
Lordship's  liberal  communication 
of  the  engagements  contracted  at 
Bassein  had  been  productive  of 
the  desired  effect  ^  for  ths^t,  con- 
nected as  our  respective  states 
were  in  friendship,  no  explana. 
tion  whatever  ought  to  be  with- 
held by  either  which  could  tend 
to  remove  any  doubts  or  suspi- 
cions that  might  occasionally 
occur. 

5.  After  making  the  foregoing 
observation,  I  proceeded  to  state, 
that  negotiations  had  of  late  been 
carried  on  between  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia  and  the  Beiar  Rajah; 
that  these  chiefs  were;  I  uader* 


•tood,  to  have  an  interview  short- 
ly, somewhere  in  the  vicinity  of 
this  place ;    that  the  Maharaja 
had  concluded  a  peace  with  Jes- 
wunt  Rao  llolkar,  in  whose  camp 
a   Yakeel   now    resided  on  the 
part  also  of  Ragojee  Bhomslah  ; 
that   he   (Scindia)   had   likewise 
avowed  an  intention  of  proceeding; 
with  his  army  to  Poona,  accom- 
panied by  the  Berar  Rajah;  and 
that  on  combining  these  circum- 
stances, 1  could  not  but  suspect 
that  this  court  medititcd  designs 
adverse  to  (he  interests  of  the  Bri- 
tish  government.;    for  since   his 
Highness   the  Peishwa    was  re- 
stoi-ed  to  the  Musnud  of  Poona, 
(ho  presence  of  the  Maharaja  at 
that  capital  could  not  now  be  of 
any  use,   but,  on  the   contrary, 
might  be  productive  of  evil  con- 
sequences ;  nor  could  the  longer 
continuance  of  the  Maharaja  in 
the  Dcccan  be  necessary  to  his 
security,  since  he  had  come  to  an 
accommodation  with  the  only  ene- 
my from  whom  he  had  any  thing 
to  apprehend  south  of  the  Nur* 
buddah.     That  therefore   I   felt 
it  my  duty  to  require  an  unreser- 
ved explanation  from  this  court, 
as  well  respecting  the  intent  of 
the   proposed  interview  between 
the  Maharaja  and  the  Rajah  of 
Berar,  as  regarding  the  nature  of 
the  engagements  entered  into  by 
those  chiefs  with  Jeswunt  Rao 
Ilolkar,   as  their  recent  union, 
and  present  proceedings,  induced 
some  suspicion    that  they   were 
confederated,  either  for  the  pur- 
pose of  invading  the  territories  of 
our  allies  his  Highncss^the  Peish* 
wa  and  Nabob    Nizam,   or  of 
subverting  the  arrangements  lately 
concluded    between    the  British 
government  and  Baajy  Rao ;  and, 
in  order  to  induce  the  Maharaja 
to  faTOUf  me  vritii  a  candid  de« 
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claration  of  his  intentions,  I  con. 
clud  d  w  b  giunghim  the  strong- 
est fiu»^urances  of  >  our  Lordship's 
sincere  disposition  to  maintain 
and  efeu  to  improve  the  existing 
friendly  connection  between  the 
two  Sircars ;  and  1  moreover 
positive])  asserted,  that  the  Bri- 
tish'  government  would  make  no 
attempt  whatever  upon  the  inde- 
pendence of  this  s^te,  unless  he 
(Scindia)  should  provoke  hostility 
by  acts  of  aggression. 

6.  As  Powlut  Rao  Scindia  did 
not  in^t^ntly  speak,  Unna  Bhas- 
ker  tpok  upon  himself  to  say  in 
reply,  that  his  master  had  no  in. 
tention  whatever  to  invade  either 
the  territory  of  his  Highness  the 
Peishwa,  or  ol  the  Nabob  Nizam; 
adding,  that  when  Holkar  was 
levying  contributions  on  the  city 
of  Aurupgabad,  the  IViaharaja 
had  desired  that  chief  to  desist 
from  further  exactions,  and  to 
retire  from  the  Nizam's  frontier. 
I  siiid,  tiut  1  was  highly  gratified 
by  these  assurances,  and  obser. 
ved,  that  it-  only  now  remained 
for  the  Maharaja  to  declare^  that 
the  negotiations  between  the 
Durbar,  the  Berar  Hajah,  apd 
Holkar,  were  not  entenul  ipto 
with  any  view  to  obstruct  ihe 
completion  pf  the  treaty  of  Bas. 
sein. 

7.  Unna  Bha^ker  then  plainly 
told  me,  that  Scindia  cpuUlallbrd 
me  no  satisfaction  on  this  point 
until  he  had  conferred  with  the 
Berar  Rajah.  1  instantly  replied, 
that  the  proposed  interview  be- 
tween those  chiefs  was  pf  itself  a 
sufficient  cause  (o  excite  the  suspi- 
cions of  ouf  government,  inas- 
much as  the  present  tranquil  state 
pf  aflairs  in  the  Deccan  did  not 
require  the  adoption  ol  a  measure 
seldom  resorted  to  but  ior  hostile 
purposes ;  aad  ^  the  same  timq 


I  brought  forward  the  argamentg 
and  observations  contained  in 
your  Excellency's  notes  of  in- 
struction, which  1  had  taken  witk 
me  to  the  Durbar,  in  order  to 
assist  my  memory. 

8.  I  most  particularly  insisted  on 
the  full  right  of  the  Peishwa  to 
avail  himself  of  the  aid  of  the  Bri- 
tish power  for  his  restoration,  and 
to  contracthispresentengagemcnts 
with  the  English,  independently 
of  the  consent  of  the  feudal  chiefs 
of  the  Mahratta  empire:  I  also 
declared,  and  in  the  plainest 
terms,  that  your  Excellency  wa^ 
resolved  not  to  admit  of  any 
opposition  whatever  to  the  exe- 
cution of  a  treaty  founded  on 
principles  of  justice  and  modera. 
tion.  In  short,  I  did  not  fail  to 
introduce  every  argument  with 
which  I  had  beeu  furnished  by 
your  Lordship ;  and  1  moreover 
exerted  every  mode  of  persuasion 
that  I  was  master  of,  to  |nducethe 
cpurt  to  give  me  the  reqntred 
explanation,  before  any  meeting 
should  take  place  between  Rago^ 
jee  Bhomslah  and  Dowlnt  Rao 
Spindia.  But  it  is  with  infinite 
cunrtTn  [  inform  your  Excel- 
lency, that  my  utmost  endea^ 
vours  on  this  occasion  proved 
altogether  unsucces^iful :  Unna 
Bhasker  and  lyioopshee  Kavel 
Nyn,  both  persisting  that  the 
Maharaja  could  not  possibly  give 
ipe  the  satisidction  I  required 
previously  to  his  conference  with 
the  Nag  pore  clueftain. 

9.  Percriving  that  the  minis- 
ters would  not  relax  from  this 
declaration,  I  again  addressed 
myself  to  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia, 
observing,  that  although  what  | 
should  now  say  to  him  was  uo- 
pleasant  to  my  feelings,  yet  th^ 
interests  of  both  Sircars  require^ 
tba^  1  should^  without  delay   or 

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tcscrre,  apprize  him  of  the  line 
of     conduct     your    Excellency 
would   assuredly    pursue   should 
this  court  persevere  in  withholding 
from  me  the  information  which  1 
had  with  so  much  reason  demand, 
ed  ;  I  also  remarked,  that  it  was 
the  more  incumbent  on  me  to  be 
explicit  in  the  present  instance, 
lest  the  Maharaja   might  unad- 
Tisedij  be  involved  in  a  serious  and 
unequal  contest  with  the  English. 
10.  I  then  stated,  that   if  this 
coort  persisted  in  refusing  to  give 
me  the  explanation  which  1  now 
demanded,  and  at  the  same  time 
conducted  its  military  operations 
in  opposition  to  the  rcpresenta- 
tious    which   1    had   made,   that 
your  Excellency  would  be  com- 
pelled to  adopt  measures  of  pre- 
caution   on  every   boundary    of 
the  Maharaja's   dominions;  and 
moreover,    that    certain   intelli- 
gence of    the    accession   of  the 
Maharaja    to    any     confederacy 
against  the   British  power  would 
produce  immediate  hostility  on 
all  parts  of  his  frontier.     I  added, 
that  were   the  united   forces   of 
the  Maharaja  and  of  the  Bcrar 
Rajah  to  march  to  Poena  at  this 
juncture,     that    your    Lordship 
could  not  but  regard  such  a  pro- 
cedure   as    indicative   of  hostile 
designs  against  the  British    go. 
▼ernment ;  and  that  an  attack  on 
the  territories  of  his  Highness  the 
Nizam   would  be  considered   by 
your  Excellency  as   an  act    of 
aggression   on    the  part   of  this 
«oart. 

11.  When  I  bad  done  speak- 
ing, Unna  Bhasker  posidrely 
affirmed  that  his  Highness  the 
Peishwa,  since  his  return  to  his 
capital,  had  repeatedly  written 
to  the  Maharaja  and  to  the  Bcrar 
Rajah,  desiring  both  those  chiefs 
to  repair  to  Foona^     I  expressed 


much  surprise  at  this  information, 
having,  as  I  told  Unna  Bhasker, 
understood  from  Colonel   Close, 
that  his  Highness  Baajy  Rao  had 
requested    Dowlut   Rao   Scindia 
not  to  advance  to  that  city.  Here 
the  Maharaja  solemnly    assured 
me,  that  he    and  the  Bhom^lah 
had  actually  received  the  invita<^ 
tions  mentioned  by  Unna  Bhas- 
ker ;  and   this   prince  further  as** 
serted  that  the  Peishwa  had  never 
written   to  him    prohibiting    his 
approach    to   Poena.      To    thi» 
assertion,    I  only  said,   that  no 
doubt  a  letter  to  that  effect  from 
his  Highness  would  soon  arrive 
here.      Then,    reverting    to   the 
required  explanation,  I  conjured 
Scindia,  in  language  both  urgent 
and  conciliatory,  to  remove  all 
my  doubts  and  suspicions  by  an' 
iai mediate  and  candid  avowal  of 
his  intentions. 

12.  Dowlut  Rao,  in  reply  to 
those  instances  on  my  part,  said, 
that  he  could  not  at  present  atl'ord 
me  the  satisfaction  1  demanded 
without  a  violation  of  the  faith 
which  he  had  pledged  to  the  Rajah 
of  Berar.  He  (Scindia)  then  ob- 
served, that  the  Bhomslah  was 
distant  no  more  than  forty  coss 
from  hence,  and  would  probably 
arrive  here  in  the  course  of  a  few 
days.  That  immediately  after 
his  interview  with  the  Rajah,  1 
should  be  informed  "  whether 
it  Would  be  peace  or  war.'* 
These  words  he  delivered  with 
much  seeming  composure.  I  then 
asked, ^whether  I  must  consider  this 
declaration  as  final  on  his  part ; 
which  question  was  answered 
in  tlie  aftirmative  by  the  ministers 
of  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia.  Here 
the  conference,  which  had  lasted 
three  hours,  ended,  and  F  soon 
after  took  a  respectful  leave  of 
the    Maharaja.     Neither  Scindia 

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■or  hif  ntfiisten  m^de  anj  re- 
marks on  the  tre4ty  of  Basseini 
■or  did  they  request  a  copj  of  it. 
13.  If  it  be  true  that  his  High- 
mess  the  Peishwa  has  really  in? ited 
I>owlat  Rao  Scindia  to  repair  to 
Poona,  of  which  fact  the  Maha- 
raja assurcvl  me  he  had  undenia- 
ble proofs  under  the  seal  of  Batjy 
Rao,  Scindia  may  possibly  march 
to  that  capital,  and  allege  that 
this  measure  was  sanctioned  by 


the  orden  of  the  bead  of  theMiIi^ 
nttta  empire.  I  therefore  sincerely 
hope  that  hi&jSighnef s  the  Peish. 
wa  has  not  delayed  to  forward  a 
letter  to  the  Maharaja  prohibitiDS 
his  adrance  to  Poona. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be,  &c 
(Signed)    J  Collins, 
Resident  D.  b.  s« 
Camp  near  Chickly, 
29th  May,  180S. 


INCLOSURE  (B.) 

CrOTemor  Genorars  notes  of  iflitnictions  to  tiie  Commander  iH  Chief; 
dated  the  28th  June,  1803. 


NOTE. 

I,  The  operations  of  our  army, 
in  the  event  of  war  with  Scindia, 
must  be  directed  to  the  following 
•bjects : 

I.  To  seize  all  his  possessions 
between    the    Ganges    and 
Jumna. 
^4  To  take  the  person  of  the 
Mogul  Shah  Auium  under 
our  protection. 
3*  To  form  alliances  with  the 
Rajpoots  and  other  inferior 
states  beyond  the  Jumna,  for 
the   purpose    of    excluding 
Scindia  from  the  northern 
districts  of  Hiadnstaa. 
4.  To    occupy    Bnndeikund^ 
and  thus  to  strengthen  the 
frontier   of  the  province  of 
Benares  against  Scindia  or 
the  Rajah  of  Berar* 
2.  The  success  of  such  ft  plan 
of  operations  would  exclude  the 
Mai  rattas    altogether  from    tha 
northern  parts  of  Hindustan,  a 
powerful    barrier    between    our 
frontier  and  that  of  Scindia,  by 
tiie  iuterrention  of  tl|e  Rajpoot 


and  other  inferior  states,  strengtlh 
ened  under  our  protection. 

3.  in  the  eieeUtion  of  such  t 
plan,  the  following  circumststncei 
would  require  immediateattention* 

Ist  The  immediate  reduction 
of  the  forces  collected  under 
the  command  of  M.  Perroi. 

2d.  The  possession  of  the  forti 
and  passes  to  the  southward 
of  the  Jumna,  which  would 
impede  the  march  of  an  amy 
from  the  Deccan. 

4.  M.Perron*s  forcer  sre  Mf$ 
be  at  present  collected  at  Cael,a&d 
to  consist  of  about  eight  thousand 
infantry,  and  an  equal  number  of 
cavalry.      Scindia,  it  is  generally 

.  bebeved,  has  no  confidence  in  U« 
Perron's  attachment  to  his  gorero- 
ment.     In  the  event  of  a  war  vitb 
the  British  government,  it  is  pro- 
bable that  Sdndia  will  endeavour 
to  conciliate  M.  Perron  ;  and  the 
prospect  of  this  crisis   of  afairs, 
which  would  render  M.  Perron's 
conduct  an  object  of  attention  to 
both  states,  may  hare  contributed 
to  induce  M.  Perron  to  postpoof 

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his  trowed  intention  of  relinquish - 
log  Scindia's  service,  in  the  hope 
fyf  more  adrantageous  offers  from 
Scindia  or  from  the  British  go- 
vernment. 

5.  A  considerable  number  of 
Sepoys  who  were  discharged  from 
the  British  army  at  the  l:itc  reduc. 
tion,  are  said  to  have  entered  into 
M.  Perron's  service;  and  .it  is 
supposed,  that  if  any  new  corps 
were  raised  in  the  vicinity  of  their 
station,  m^y  would  return  to  the 
lerTicc  ;  and  that  Sc'mdia*s  Euro- 
pean officers  might  be  induced  to 
resign  the  serrice  of  Scindia  by  of- 
fers of  a  present  subsistence,  and 
of  a  future  establishment  in  the 
service  of  some  of  the  allies  or 
tributaries  of  the  British  govern* 
ment. 

6.  It  must  be  ascertained  whe- 
ther it  would  be  safe  or  practica- 
ble to  endeavour  to  detach  M. 
Perron,  or  any  of  the  European 
officers  in  Scindia's  service,  or  any 
of  Scindia's  troops,  from  their 
employment  with  Scindia;  and 
whether  any,  and  what  emissary^ 
Should  be  sent  to  M.  Perron  or  to 
the  officers. 

7.  If  opposition  is  nUimately  to 
be  expected  from  M.  Perron's 
force,  a  detachment  of  an  ade- 
quate strength,  formed  at  Saune 
or  Bidgjgush,  might  either  at- 
tack 'M.  Perron  at  Gael,  or,  by 
an  easy  change  of  position,  might 
intercept  his  communication  with 
Agra,  where  it  is  probable  the 
prmcipal  supplies  and  military 
Stores  would  be  lodged,  unless  such 
a  measure  should  have  been  pre- 
vented by  the  seasonable  interpo- 
sition  of  a  British  force  between 
Agra  and  Gael,  where  M.  Per- 
ron's  principal  depots  are  un* 
derstood  to  be  established  at  pre- 
sent 

8.T1m  fort  of  Agra  Is  tztensive, 


but  insufficiently  supplied  with  ar- 
tillery ;  a  new  bastion  is  said  to 
have  been  constructed  where  it 
was  formerly  breached  by  M.  Dq- 
boigne,  but  this  work  is  said  not 
to  have  added  essentially  to  the 
defences  of  the  place. 

9.  After  the  reduction  of  M. 
Perron's  force,  the  principal  ob- 
ject would  appear  to  be,  to  pre- 
vent Scindia  from  entering  Hin- 
dustan with  a  large  body  of  ca- 
valry. 

10.  If  operations  against  M. 
Perron's  force  shouldbc  necessary  y 
a  separate  detachment  of  sufficient 
force  might  he  formed  at  Etawah, 
to  proceed  directly  upon  Gualior, 
which  covers  the  principal  routo 
from  Ougcin  into  Scindia's  pos- 
sessions in  Hindustan. 

11.  The  position  at  Gualior 
would  probably  render  it  impossi- 
ble for  Scindia  to  enter  Hindustan 
with  a  considerable  bodyof  cavalry^ 

12.  The  Rana^  of  Gohud  is 
said  to  be  reduced  to  poverty,  and 
to  be  destitute  of  resources  or 
power.  This  chief,  however,  is 
said  to  retain  considerable  influ- 
ence with  the  Ghauts. 

13.  It  is  said  that  the  Ranah 
of  Gohud  is  anxious  to  obtain  the 
support  of  the  British  government; 
with  our  support  he  would  pro- 
bably be  enabled  to  raise  a  consi- 
derable force,  which  might  assist 
in  opposing  Scindia's  march  into 
Hindustan.  The  possession  of  the 
fortress  of  Gualior  by  Briti^ 
troops  wonid  enable  us  to  support 
the  Hanah's  authority  in  the  coun- 
try, and  would  eucourage  the 
G  hauts  to  assist  their  native  chief 
against  the  depredations  of  Scindia. 
The  Ghauts  Rajahs  holding  thsi 
strong  forts  of  Bhistpoor-Ghom- 
beer  and  Deig,  to  the  southward 
of  Agra  and  Matra,  are  believed 
to  be  desirous  of  exchanging  their 

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dependence  on  Scindia  for  the 
protection  of  the  British  goTcro. 
ment ;  an  assurance  of  the  secure 
possession  of  their  hereditary  te- 
nures, and  of  their  internal  power 
would  proMbly  attach  those  pet- 
ty states  to  us. 

14.  The  Rajpoot  chiefs  of  Jjna* 
gnr  and  Jeyponr  ha?e  been  long 
dissatisfied  under  the  yoke  of  Scin* 
dia.  Those  chiefs  would  proba- 
bly enter  into  subsidiary  engage- 
ments  with  the  British  gorernment 
for  an  adequate  support  against 
lire  usurpation  of  the  Mahrat- 
tas.  The  accession  of  the  Rajpoot 
chiefsjwith  the  Ranah  of  Gohud, 
to  the  interests  of  the  British  go^ 
Ternnent,  would  present  an  almost 
insurmountable  barrier  toScindia's 
p  resumption  oi  influence  in  Hin. 
dustan. 

15.  As  these  chiefs  could  fur- 
nish considerable  bodies  of  cavalry 
a  small  force  of  British  infantry 
and  artillery  would  be  sufficient  to 
counteract  any  force  of  that  de- 
scription Scindia  could  detach  from 
the  Deccan 

16.  Bundclkund  and  Bhoga- 
chund  are  considered  as  fiefs  hold- 
cn  from  the  Peishwa.  Occupied 
by  the  British  goYemment  cither 
as  a  security  for  subsidy  from  the 
Peishwa,  or  in  consequence  of  ^ 
subsidy  granted  for  the  support  of 
the  internal  government  of 
Bundelkund  or  Boghachund  by 
British  troops,  these  countries 
would  oppose  an  effectual  barrier 
to  ady  attempts  of  the  Rajah  of 
Berar  to  disturb  the  tranquillity  of 
the  Company's  provinces  from 
those  quarters. 

17.  It  is  believed  that  Scindia 
has  stationed  a  body  of  predatory 
horse  at  Kalpee  and  Ongassy,  on 
the  southern  bank  of  the  Jumna. 
This  point  requires  immediate  at- 
tention. 


1 8.  With  a  view  to  preparadoa 
for  a  war,  directed  to  all  the  points 
stated  in  this  note ,  It  woold  ap« 
pear  to  be  proper,— 

MlLLITART  PbepARATIOKS. 

Ist.  That  the  main  body  of  oor 
troops  should  be  assembled 
at  a  point  between  M.  Per- 
ron's station  and  Agra,  aod 
Shah  Aulum  invited  to  pat 
himself  under  its  protectioa 
as  soon  as  the  communication 
with  Delhi  may  be  opened. 
2d.  That  Agra  should  be  seixed, 
if  possible,  by  a  separate  de- 
tachment to  be  assembled  it 
Sbekoabad. 
3d.  That  another  detachment 
should  proceed  from  £tawah 
to  occupy  Giialior. 
4th.  That  Bundclkund  should 
be  occupied  by  a  force  to  be 
assembled  at  Allahabad,  or 
in  its  vicinity. 

Political. 
1st.  A  negotiation    with   BC 

Perron. 
2nd.  With  his  Europeui  oli- 

cers. 
3d.  With  his  troops. 
4  th.  With  the  Ranah  of  Gohod 
and  Jaut  chiefs  of  Bhistpoor 
and  Combeer. 
5th.  With    the  Rajpoot  chief 

of  Jynagur  and  Jeypour. 
6th.  With  the  chiefs  of  Bundel- 
kund. 
N.  B. — The  commander  in  chief 
will  make  any  preparations 
which  he  may  deem  necessary 
in  draught  or  carriage  cattle 
immediately,  and  will  order 
any  corps  from  any  of  the 
lower  stations. 
ID.  Benares  must  be  well  pro* 
tected  until  Bundclkund  shall 
be  occupied. 
Query,  Does  the   Commander 
in  Chief  think  that  the  expe- 
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any  addition  from  the  body 
guard,  would  be  useful  ? 
20.  The  Commander  in  Chief 
will  be  so  good  as  to  transmit 
any  obserrations  which  may 
occur    to    him   upon    these 


Notes,  with  a  detailed  plan 
of  a  campaign  against  jkin- 
dla. 

(Signed)  Welleslst. 

Fort  WUliam, 
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INCLOSURE(C.) 

GoTernor  General's  Letter  to  the  Commander  in  Chief; 
dated  the  27th  July  1803  ; 

To  his  Excellency  the  Commander    nature  of  the  subject  under  dls. 


in  Chief y  Sfc.  SfC,  Sgc* 
Sir, 

The  necessity  of  proyiding  for 
the  eTcnt  of  hostilities  with  Scindia 
and  the  Rajah  of  Berar  has  alrea. 
dy  induced  me  to  transmit  to  your 
Excellency,  in  the  form  of  private 
notes,  such  suggestions  as  have 
appeared  to  me  to  be  requisite  for 
the  purpose  of  enabling  your  Ex. 
cellendy,  to  frame  a  plan  of  mili. 
tary  operations,  connected  with 
the  political  considerations  which 
baTe  ultimately  compelled  me  to 
engage  in  war  against  those  cliief* 
tains,  and  with  the  objects  which 
I  deem  most  important  to  secure, 
by^the  success  of  our  arms,  in  the 
final  settlement  of  peace. 

2.These  private  communications 
from  me  have  been  answered  by 
your  Excellency  in  the  same  form, 
and  I  have  hitherto  deemed  it  to  be 
expedient  to  return  my  obser- 
vations upon  your  Excellency's 
propositions  through  the  channel 
of  private  correspondence ;  it  is 
now  expedient  to  adopt  the  regular 
course  of  official  correspondence 
with  your  Excellency  in  the  secret 
department,  and  1  shall  accord- 
ingly henceforth  address  you  in 
the  form  observed  in  this  letter, 
or  through  the  Secretary  in  the  se- 
cret  department,  accordiag  t«  the 


cussion. 

3.  In  this  dispatch  I  propose  to 
state  to  your  Excellency  my  views 
and  intentions  with  regard  to 
the  following  important  points  : 
1st.  The  objects  which  appear  to 
be  most  desirabje  to  be  attained 
in  the  prosecution  of  hostilities 
against  Scindia  and  the  Uajah  of 
Berar,  on  the  north-western  fron- 
tier of  Hindustan.  3d.  The  gene- 
ral plan  of  military  operations  by 
which  those  objects  appear  to  be 
attainable  with  the  greatest  degree 
of  expedition  and  security.  3d. 
The  course  of  political  arrange- 
ments and  negotiations  which  f 
propose  to  pursue,  under  your 
Excellency's  superintendence,  for 
the  purpose  of  facilitating  the 
operations  of  your  army,  and  of 
insuring  the  stability  of  peace  un- 
der  the  most  favourable  conditions 
to  the  British  interests. 

4.  With  a  view  to  render  the 
statement  of  my  sentiments  on 
these  questions  more  clear  and 
distinct,  1  have  annexed  to  thU 
dispatch  copies  of  the  documents 
enumerated  in  the  margin. 

6.  To  every  person  conversant 
with  the  true  nature  of  the  British 
interests  and  power  in  India,  tho 
north* westera  frontier  of  Hindus- 
taa  must  have, long  appeared  to 
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present  the  most  tuloerable  point 
of  our  extensive  empire. 

6*  The  condition  of  the  power 
of  the  SeikS)  as  well  as  that  of  the 
Mahrattas,  of  the  Rajpoots,  and 
other  petty  states,  o tiers  consi- 
derable advantage  to  an  invading 
cnem'j  from  the  more  lemote north, 
western  countries  of  A».ia,or  from 
the  banks  of  the  Indus  ;  and  it  is 
nnnecessary  to  remark  to  your 
£xcellency^8judgment,experieuce, 
and  knowledge,  that  the  violence 
mnd  rapacity  «f  the  Aft^han  tribes, 
or  of  the  Asiatic  nations  inhabit- 
ing the  northern  and.  western 
countries  of  Asia,  might  have  pur. 
ined  objects  of  invasion  in  that 
quarter  which  might  have  occa. 
stoned  eonsiderableembarrassment 
to  the  British  power  in  India. 

7.  A  sense  of  this  danger  con. 
curred  with  other  motives  to  in* 
duce  me  to  conclude  those  arrange* 
nents  with  the  Nabob  Vizier, 
which  terminated  in  the  treaty  of 
Lucknow,  and  which  secured  a 
considerable  augmentation  of  the 
military,  political,  and  financial 
resourcesandpower  of  the  British 
nation  on  the  north-westiTn  fron. 
tier  of  Oude. 

8.  The  result  of  that  happy 
settlement  has  certainly  aflforded 
a  great  accession  of  security 
against  the  dangers  which  menaced 
the  stability  of  our  empire  on  that 
side  of  India. 

9.  But  the  local  position  of 
Scindia's  territories,  the  condition 
«nd  nature  of  Scindia's  military 
force  in  Hindustan,  and  the  cor- 
rupt and  profligate  councils  of 
that  weak,  arrogant,  and  faithless 
€hiet,still  constitute  a  serious  dan. 
ger  to  the  British  interests.  The 
territories  of  Scindia  between 
the  Jumna  and  the  Ganges  inter- 
rupt the  line  of  our  defence  in 
Ibat   quarter^  and   some  of  hit 


principal  posts  are*  introdnoei 
into  the  centre  of  our  dominions^ 
while  the  possession  of  Agra, 
Delhi,  and  the  western  anii 
southern  banks  of  the  Jumna  en- 
ables him  to  command  ne2u4y  the 
whole  line  of  the  western  fron- 
tier. 

1 0.  In  the  event  of  any  consi- 
derable accession  to  Scindia*a 
po\)»er,  or  in  the  event  of  his 
forming  any  connection  with 
France,  or  with  any  enemy  to 
the  British  intercsts,the  actual  po- 
sition of  his  territories  and  forces 
in  liindubtan  would  furnish  great 
advantages  to  him  in  any  attack 
upon  the  Company 's  dominions. 

11.  Formidable  as  the  power 
of  Scindia  might  have  become  in 
the  event  of  any  accession  to  hii 
strength,  a  danger  more  urgent 
and  more  direct  in  all  its  conse* 
qnenccs,  has  grown  out  of  the 
decline  of  Scindia's  local  authority 
in  Hindustan,  and  has  recently 
assumed  a  more  alarming  aspect 
in  proportion  to  the  accuronlaited 
embarrassments  of  Scindia^s  cir- 
cnmstances  in  the  Deccan.  and  to 
the  general  decay  of  bis  resources 
and  power. 

1 2.  The  regular  infantry  in  the 
service  of  Scindia,  under  the  com- 
mand of  European  officers,  is  sup- 
ported by  funds  derivable  almost 
exclusively  from  the  territorial 
possessions  of  that  chief  situated 
between  the  Jumna,  the  Ganges, 
and  the  mountains  of  Cumaion. 

13.  A  considerable  portion,  if 
not  the  whole  of  this  territory, 
has  been  assigned  to  M.  Perron, 
a  French  ofhcer,  who  has  suc- 
ceeded M.  Deboigfie  in  the  chief 
command  of  Scindia's  regular  in- 
fiintry; 

14.  M.  Perron  has  formed  this 
territory  into  an  independent 
state)  of  whieh  Scfodia't  regular 

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ittfaotrjr  may  be  justly  termed  the 
national  army.  Tfaat  force  is  now 
stated  to  amount  to 

15.  The  inhabitants  of  the  dts« 
tricts  comprehended  in  M.  Per. 
roQ^s  Jaghire,  consider  that  offi. 
•er  as  their  immediate  soverei|(n  ; 
while  the  troops,  supported  from 
the  rctenucs  of  the  country,  re- 
gard M.  Perron  as  the  immediate 
executive  authority  from  which 
the  army  is  to  receire  orders,  sub- 
sistence^ and  pay.  Possessing 
such  means,  M.  Perron  dictates 
with  the  authority  of  a  sovereign 
state  of  sivperior  rank,  and  with 
the  Tigour  of  efhcient  military 
power,  to  the  petty  states  occu. 
pying  the  country  to  the  south- 
ward of  the  Jumna,  and,  by  the 
terror  of  his  name  and  arms,  holds 
in  abject  submission  the  Rajpoot 
states  of  Jy nagur  and  Jeypour, 
together  with  the  Ghauts  and  the 
state  of  Gohud,  extending  his  in- 
iuence  even  to  Bundelkund,  and 
to  the  country  occupied  by  the 
Seiks. 

16.  Scindia  ret^ns  no  efficient 
controul  over  Al,  Perron,  urover 
h»  regular  troops ;  various  in. 
stances  must  be  familiar  to  your 
Excellency's  knowledge,  in  which 
M.  Perron  has  either  openly  diso- 
beyed or  systematically  evaded  the 
orders  of  Scindia,  especially  in  the 

Jate  crisis  of  that  chief's  affairs. 

17.  M.  Perron  has  for  some 
time  past  manifested  a  systematic 
disposition  to  remove  all  British 
officers  from  the  command  of 
Scindia's  regular  infantry,  and  to 
introduce  French,  officers  under 
his  own  immediate  patronage. 

lb  IS.  M.  Perron  is  supposed  to 
have  amassed  a  considerable  for- 
tune, and  your  Excellency  is  in- 
timately acquainted  with  his  anxi. 
Otts  desire  to  retire  to  Europe, 
aud  to  dispose  of  his  actual  com- 


mand, and  of  his  territorial  pos-* 
sessions,  to  some  person  of  th« 
French  nation. 

194  To  these  considerations, 
it  is  important  to  add,  that  M« 
Perron  is  in  possession  of  the  per-  , 
son  of  the  unfortunate  emperor 
Shah  Aulam,  and  consequently  lA 
master  of  the  nominal  inthorit/ 
of  that  unhappy  prince ;  M.  Per^ 
ron,  therefore,  may  transfer  thi* 
valuable  possession,  together  with 
his  property  of  any  other  descrip« 
ticm,  to  any  French  adventurer  or 
officer  who  may  be  enabled  ta 
Complete  such  a  purchase. 

20.  Thus  the  coincidence  4^ 
various  extraordinary  and  uncon- 
troulal)Ie  accidents,  the  weakness 
of  Scindia's  pergonal  character^ 
the  rapacity  and  proHigacy  of  his 
ministers,  who  have  engaged  Kim 
in  pursuits  of  aggrandizement, 
avarice  and  ambition,  at  a  dis- 
tance from  Hindustan,  in  the 
Deccan,  at  Poena,  and  in  th« 
southern  provinces  Of  the  Mah- 
ratta  empire;  the  treachery  of 
many  of  his  chiefs,  whose  interests 
consist  in  diverting  his  attention 
from  the  atfairs  of  Hindustan  to 
those  of  the  Deccan,  and  the  re- 
cent shock  which  his  power  has 
received  from  Holkar,  have  con* 
tributed  to  found  an  independent 
French  state  on  the  most  vulner* 
able  part  of  the  Company's  fron* 
tier. 

21.  Under  the  influence  of  a 
succession  of  French  adventurers, 
this  state  must  be  ex  posed  to  every 
intrigue  of  the  French  in  India, 
aud  even  to  the  ambition  and  hos- 
tile spirit  of  the  French  nation ; 
nor  could  an  instrument  of  de- 
struction, more  skilfully  adapted 
to  wound  the  heart  of  the  Britbli 
empire  in  India,  be  presented  to 
the  viaJictive  hands  of  the  Chief 
Consul  of  Frauce. 

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«.  This  French  state  actually 
holds  possession  of  the  person 
and  nominal  authority  of  the 
Mogul,  maintains  the  roost  efEici* 
ent  army  of  regular  native  in  fan* 
try^  and  the  most  powerful  ar- 
tillery now  existing  in  India,  with 
the  exception  of  the  Company's 
troops,  and  eiercise  considerable 
influence  over  the  neighbouring 
states,  from  the  banks  of  the  In. 
dusto  the  confluence  of  the  Jumna 
.  and  the  Ganges. 

33.1n  the  supposition  of  the  most 
intimate  and  established  con  nee- 
Mion  of  amity  and  alliance  between 
^^ocindia  and  the  British  power,  in 
the  event  even  of  Scindia's  acces. 
sion  to  the  treaty  of  Basseiii ,  and 
to  the  general  defensive  alliance 
with  the  Company,  (he  Nizam, 
and  the  Pcishwa,  it  is  impossible 
to  suppose  that  this  French  state 
would  co-operate  with  cordiality 
in  support  of  the  British  interests ; 
the  aid  of  this  state  could  be  least 
expected  in  the  case  which  would 
most  urgently  demand  it,  and 
which  would  require  the  most  ac- 
tive operation  of  the  principles  of 
the  general  defensive  alliance. 

24.  In  the  event  of  an  attack 
from  France  upon  the  British  do- 
minions or  power  in  India,  it  could 
■ot  be  expected  that  a  French 
state,  erected  under  the  nominal 
and  ostensible  auspices  of  Scindia 
in  Hindustan,  would  atl'ord  any 
substantial  aid  to  the  ally  of  the 
British  power  in  a  contest  against 
France,  even  if  that  ally  should  be 
disposed  to  assist  us  in  such  a  cri- 
sis. 

^«  On  the  other  hand,  no 
doubt  exists  that  Scindia  would 
receive  the  most  zealous  aid  from 
the  same  state  in  any  attempt 
which  he  might  be  disposed  to 
make,  either  for  the  reduction  of 
the  British  or/or  the  aggrandize* 


mentof  the  French  power  in  Id* 
dia. 

S6.  In  addition  to  these  re* 
marks,  your  fizcellency  is  appriz- 
ed that  the  vicinity  of  M.  Perron's 
regular  infantry  operates  as  a 
constant  drain  upon  the  popula- 
tion of  the  Company's  provinces, 
and  diminishes  the  sources  of  oar 
agriculture,  manufacture,  com- 
merce, and  revenue,  as  well  as  of 
our  recruits  for  the  army  in  that 
quarter. 

37.  In  the  present  crisis,  when 
every  circumstance  announces  the 
probability  of  a  renewal  of  the  war 
with  France,  and  urgej  the  ne- 
cessity of  resorting  to  every  prac- 
ticable measure  of  precaution  and 
security,  the  safety  of  the  British 
dominions  requires  the  reduction 
of  M.  Perron's  military  resource* 
and  power,  independently  of  any 
questionwhidi  might  exist  between 
ScindiaandthcBritish  government. 
28.  In   a  state    of    profound 
peace  and  even  of  alliance  with 
Scindia,  the  necessity  of  providing 
for  our  own  security  would  justi- 
fy a  formal  demand  for   the  re- 
moval of  a  danger  so  imminent 
from  the  frontier   of  our  domi- 
nions.    The  refusal  of  Scindia  to 
comply  with  such  a  demand  would 
atibrd  a  just  ground  of  war  against 
that  chief;  and  any  true  or  false 
plea  of  inability  on  the  part  of 
Scindia  to  controul  the  movements 
or  to  reduce  the    power  of  this 
French  state,  would  authorise  and 
require  the  British  government  to 
assume  the  protection  of  its  own 
territories,  and  to  remove,  with  its 
own  hand,  the  proximate  cause  of 
insecurity  and  alarm.     Your  Ex- 
cellency wiJI  therefore  be  pleased 
to  understand,  that  the  most  de. 
sirable  object  in  prosecuting  hos. 
tilities   against    Scindia    on    thu 
north-western  frontier  of  Hindus- 
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tan,  sppcars  to  me  to  be,  the  en- 
tire reduction  of  M.  Perron's 
regular  corps.  This  operation 
necessarily  includes  the  capture 
or  destruction  of  all  his  artillery 
aqd  military  stores,  and  especially 
of  all  arms  of  European  construe- 
tion. 

29.  Connected  with  this  object, 
and  with  every  principle  of  sccur- 
ity  bearing  relation  to  it,  is  the 
occupation  of  the  whole  tract  of 
country  forming theDoab,  between 
the  Jumna  and  Ganges  to  the 
mountains  of  Cumaon,  and  similar 
considerations  will  require  the 
oc(^upation  of  Delhi  and  Agra,and 
of  a  chain  of  posts  on  the  western 
and  southern  banks  of  the  Jumna, 
from  the  mountains  of  Cumaon  to 
Biindelkund,  sufficient  to  secure 
to  the  British  power  the  free  na- 
Tigation  of  the  Jumna,  and  the 
possession  of  both  banks  of  that 
rirer.  It  is  not  my  desire  to  ex- 
tend the  actual  possessions  of  the 
Company  beyond  the  line  of  the 
Jumna,  including  Agra  and  Del- 
hi, with  a  continned  chain  of 
posts  to  the  westward  of  the 
Jumna,  for  the  purpose  already 
described. 

30.  Within  the  described  line, 
my  wish  and  intention  is  to  estab. 
lish  the  system  of  the  Company's 
gorernment  in  all  its  branches ; 
but  wbaterer  connections  may  be 
formed  beyond  that  line  to  the 
westward  and  southward  of  the 
Jumna  must  be  regulated  on  the 
principle  of  defensire  alliance  or 
tributary  dependence,  in  such  a 
manner  as  shall  form  between  the 
actual  possessions  of  the  Company 
and  the  Mahrattas,  a  barrier 'of 
petty  states  exercising  the  inter- 
nal government  of  their  re^pec. 
tire  dominions  in  alliance  with 
the  Company,  and  under  the  pro. 
tection  of  our  power. 


31.  In  drawing  thjs4jne,  I  am 
aware  of  the  position  of  the  Jag- 
hires  of  Sumroo's  i$egum,situated 
between  the  Jumna  and  the  Gau. 
ges.  For  this  special  case  I  have 
accordingly  provided  in  my  in. 
structions  to  Mr.  Mercer.  It  is 
certainly  necessary  that  the  Jag. 
hires  of  Sumroo's  Begum  should 
ultimately  be  brought  under  th9 
immediate  gOTernment  of  the  Com- 
pany. 

3^.  It  is  highly  important  to 
secure  the  possession  of  the  per- 
son  and  nominal  authority  of  the 
Mogul  against  the  designs  of 
France.  The  Mogul  has  neyer 
been  an  important  or  dadgeroui 
instrument  in  the  hands  of  the 
Mahrattas,  but  might  become  a 
powerful  aid  to  the  cause  of  France 
in  India,  under  the  direction  of 
French  agents. 

33.  The  person  and  authority 
of  that  unhappy  monarch  hare 
been  treated  by  the  Mahrattas, 
and  by  M.  Perron,  with  the  most 
barbarous  indignity  and  violence; 
andit  would  contribute  tothere- 
putation  of  the  British  name  to  af- 
ford an  honourable  and  tranquil 
asylum  to  the  fallen  dignityaud  de- 
dining  age  of  theKin^  of  DelhL  It 
would  also  be  necessary  to  extend 
our  protection  to  his  Majesty's 
Heir  Apparent,  and  to  any  of  the 
royal  family  who  might  otherwise 
fall  into  the  hands  of  France. 

34.  The  reduction  of  M.  Per- 
ron's force  would  afford  us  the 
means  of  forming  alliances  with 
all  the  inferior  states  beyond  the 
Jumna,  for  the  purpose  of  ena- 
bling us,  in  the  tirst  instance,  to 
prosecute  the  war  with  the  great- 
est advantage,  and  Anally,  by 
forming  a  barrier  composed  of 
these  states,  to  exclude  Scindiaand 
the  Mahrattas  altogether  from  the 
northern  districts  of  Hindustan. 

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S5.  It  is  extremely  desirable 
thttt  Bundelkund  should  be  ulti- 
matelj  placed  under  the  immedU 
ate  authority  of  the  British  go* 
Tcmment ;  such  an  arrangement 
would  afford  great  additional  se- 
curity to  the  rich  proTince  and 
city  of  Benares,  and  would  cf« 
fectuaUy  chock  whatever  power 
might  Tomahi  to  the  Rajah  of  Be- 
Tar,  or  to  any  other  Mahratta 
chief  ki  that  quarter. 

36.ReTiewing  these  statements, 
year  Eicellency  will  observe,  that 
the  most  prosperous  issue  of  a  war 
against  Scindia  and  the  Rajah  of 
'Btnx  on  the  north-western  fron- 
tier of  Hisdustan,  woukl  in  my 
^udgmeat  comprize,—' 

First,  The  destruction  of  the 
French  state  now  formed  om 
the  banks  of  the  Junnia,  to- 
gether with  all  its  military 
resources. 
Secondly,  The  extension  of  the 
Company's  frontier  to  the 
Jumna,  with  the  possession 
of  Agra,  Delhi,   and  a  suffi- 
ci^t  chain  of  posts  on   the 
western  and  southern  banks 
of  the  Jumna. 
Thirdly,  The  possession  of  the 
nominal  authority  of  the  >lo- 
guL 
Fourthly,    The  establishment 
of  an  efficient  system  of  al- 
liance    ivith    all    the  petty 
states  to  the  southward  and 
westward  of  the  Jumna,  from 
Jynegur  to  Bundelkund. 
Fifthly,     The    annexation   of 
Bundelkdnd  to  the  Compa- 
ny's dominions, 
37.  The  result  of  tvch  an  ar- 
pangemeiit  would  destroy  the  in- 
iluence  of  the  French  and  of  the 
Mahfattas  in  the  northern  dis.. 
iricts  of  Hrodnstan^  and  would 
enable  us  to  commence  the  foun- 
A^iim  of  8Uf  h  aa  totercourse  ^ith 


the  Seiks,  and  with  tke  tribes  in- 
habiting the  Punjab  and  the  banks 
of  the  Attock,  as  might  fnmish 
sufdcient  means  of  frustrating  any 
attempt  of  an  invading  enemy 
from  the  western  side  <^  the  In* 
dies. 

38.  In  fftating  to  your  Excel- 
lency my  sentiments  with  regard 
to  the  general  plan  of  miKtary 
operations  by  whieh  the  propos- 
ed objections  appear  to  be  at- 
tainable with  the  greatest  degree 
of  expedition  and  security,  your 
Excellency  will  be  pleased  to  u»« 
derstand  that  it  is  not  my  intention 
either  to  limit  the  free  exercise  of 
your  discretion,  or  to  interpose 
any  ideas  which  may  not  meet  the 
full  approbation  of  yonr  Exoti- 
lency's  superior  judgment,  expe- 
rience^  and  profi^ssional .  skill. 

39.  I  have,  however,  deemed  it 
to  be  my  duty,  under  tJiis  rcslric* 
tion,  to  communicate  to  you  in 
my  private  correspondence,  such 
opinions  of  this  branch  of  the  sub- 
ject as  have  appeared  to  ne  to 
merit  consideration ;  and^  witJi  the 
same  view,  I  have  transmitted  ta 
your  Excellency  my  observatioai 
on  the  plan  Ji^hich  I  have  received 
from  you.  J  shall  therefore  pro- 
ceed to  state^  without  further  re- 
serve, in  this  official  form,  sudi 
conclusions  as  1  have  drawn  from 
a  view  of  the  documents  and  sug- 
gestions which  have  been  brought 
under  my  examination. 

40.  The  first  object  of  tbe  canif 
gaign  must  be  to  destroy  the  nd^ 
litary  force  and  resources  (tf  M. 
Perron,  and  it  is  cxtrcuMily  im- 
portant that  this  object  should  be 
accomplished  previously  to  the 
close  of  the  rainy  season. 

41.  It  is  therefore  necessary 
that  the  main  body  of  the  army 
should  be  assembled  at  the  point 
most  favourable  for  the  attack  of 

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M.PerroQ^s  force,  and  in  the  state 
of  preparation  and  equipment 
which  may  be  deemed  by  your 
Excellency  most  advantageous  for 
the  speedy  execution  of  that  ser- 
vice. 

42.  Your  Excellency  will  have 
observed,  from  the  whole  tenor  of 
every  communication  which  you 
have  received  from  me,  that  I  not 
only  concur  entirely  with  you  in 
deeming  the  destruction  of  M.  Per- 
ron's force  to  be  the  primary  ob- 
ject of  the  campaign,  but  that  the 
most  deliberate  consideration  of 
the  actual  state  of  affairs  between 
his  Majesty  and  France  would 
have  induced  me  to  have  under- 
taken this  service,  even  indepen- 
dently of  any  contest  with  Dow 
|ut  Rao  Scindia. 

43.  I  shall  therefore  readily 
lAnction  any  augmentation  which 
your  Excellency  may  think  tit  to 
make  to  the  strength  of  the  main 
army  to  be  directed  against  M. 
Perron,  by  suspending  the  opera- 
tions of  the  several  proposed  de- 
tachments, or  by  concentrating 
the  movements  of  those  detach- 
ments, with  a  view  to  the  princi- 
pal object  of  the  campaign,  which 
is  comprized  *^  in  the  eavhf  and 
effectual  demolition  oj  the  French 
state  erected  by  M.  Perron  on 
the  banks  of  the  Jumna.^* 

44.  With  this  observation  I 
ileslre  that  your  Excellency  will 
compose  the  main  army,  and  regu- 
late the  strength  and  operations 
of  the  several  detachments,  in  the 
manner  which  shall  appear  to  your 
judgment  to  aflford  the  most  abso- 
lute security  for  "  the  complete 
destruction  of  JUL  Perron* s  force 
previously  to  the  rains. ^^ 

45.  The  point  of  most  urgent 
importance  connected  with  the 
destruction  of  M.  Perron's  force, 
py  ip  my  opinion^  the  security  oJT 


the  person  of  the  Mogul,  and  of 
the  Heir  Apparent,  and  it  is  there- 
fore my  earnest  wish  that  early' 
measures  should  be  taken  for  that 
purpc)se.  The  operations  for  tha 
detachment  proposed  to  cover 
Rochillcund,  and  eventually  to 
invade  Suharunpoor,  might  pro* 
bably  efl'ect  this  object,  aud  at  tho 
same  time  might  tend  to  promote 
the  success  of  the  movements  of 
the  main  army  against  M.  Per- 
ron. 

46.  I  trust  that  the  powers  af- 
ready  furnished  to  your  Excels 
lency  for  the  augmentation  of  the 
regular  corps  to  the  war  estal)lish- 
ment,  and  for  raising  €uch  tempo* 
rary  aud  local  corps  as  may  be 
requisite  for  the  maintenance  of 
the  internal  tranquillity  of  the. 
provinces,  will  enable  you  to  pro- 
vide cftectuaJly  against  internal 
commotion  during  the  continuance 
of  the  war :  but  every  temporary 
inconvenience  of  that  nature  must 
be  hazarded,  if  the  security  of 
the  great  objectg  of  the  oimpaiga 
should  require  you  to  incur  such 
a  danger.  The  early  success  of 
the  army  in  the  field  will  enable 
you  to  suppress,  without  difficuU 
ty,  every  effort  of  our  domestic 
enemies,  whose  number  cannot 
be  considerable,  and  whose  pow« 
er  IB  extremely  contemptible. 

47.  I  consider  the  operationSi 
of  the  detachment  to  be  stationed 
in  the  direction  of  the  Delhi,  to 
be  next  in  importance  to  those  o^ 
the  main  army. 

48.  After  the  destruction  of 
M.  Perron's  power  shall  have 
been  effected,  and  the  person  of 
the  Mogul  shall  have  been  pro- 
tected beyond  the  possibility  of 
hazard,  the  operation  of  greatest 
importance  will  be  the  rcductioot 
of  the  fortress  of  Agra.  Yoas 
Excellency  will  form  themostcor-* 

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time  and  i  ode  of  undertaking 
this  servics ;  whether  it  would  be 
possible  cither  to  blockade  or  to 
aelKQ  Agra  during  the  time  o[  the 
Moyemcntof  the  main  arm}  against 
M,  Perron^  or  whether  the  siege 
of  Agra  should  be  postponed  until 
the  main  army  shall  be  at  liberty 
to  act  against  Agra,  are  points 
-which  I  submit  implicitly  to  your 
Jpxccllcncy's  detennination.  It 
is,  however^  iuiportant  that  Agra 
should  be  reduced  prcriously  to 
tlie  close  of  the  rainy  season,  s 

49*  The  occupation  of  Bnudel- 
kundis  the  object  next  in  import- 
ance to  those  already  stated  ;  and 
it  appears  to  me,  that  the  detach, 
nient  to  be  assembled  at  Allahabad, 
and  the  detae hment  to  be  assem. 
bled  for  the  purpose  of  coTer- 
ing  Benares,  will  effect  that 
object  in  sufficient  time  to  af. 
ford  additional  countenance  to 
the  operation  of  the  main  ar- 
my. 

50.  The  effectnal  protection 
of  Benares  is  a  point  ot  consider- 
able importance,  and  your  KxceU 
lency  appears  to  have  taken  suffi- 
cient precautions  for  that  pur- 
pose. 

51.  It  has  appeared  to  roe  to 
be  prudent  to  adopt  a  systematic 
and  coroprehensiTe  plan  of  defen- 
sive measures  in  the  whole  line  of 
the  frontier,  from  Mirzapore  to 
Midnapore,  and  I  have  directed 
the  Chief  Secretary  to  transmit  to 
your  Excellency  a  copy  of  the  or- 
ders  which  I  have  issued  on  that 
•ubject. 

52.  The  occupation  of  the  pas. 
5rs  from  the  southward  and  west- 
ward of  the  Jumna  to  theDcccan 
is  an  object  which  Jtas  already 
engaged  your  Excellency's  attca* 
tion  ;  if  you  bhouldbc  enabled  to 
bring  the  main  body  of  M,  Pcr- 


ron^s  force  to  action,  or  shoidd 
fiikd  it  practicable  to  receive  that 
force  in  any  other  manner,  it  ap- 
pears improbable  that  Scindia'a 
troops  can  occupy  those  passes  ia 
any  considerable  strength. 

53.  Major-General  WeJlesley 
may  be  expected  to  commence 
operations  against  Scindia,  in  Iht 
Deccan,  at  tlie  close  of  this  month, 
«nd  I  entertain  a  firm  confidence/ 
of  tlie  complete  success  of  those 
operations  in  the  entire  defeat  of 
Scindia's  forces,  and  of  those  of 
the  Kajah  of  Berar  in  that  quar- 
ter. It  is  however  an  object  of 
importance,  and  of  prudent  pje- 
caution,  to  secure  the  passes  be- 
tween Hindustan  and  the  Deccan 
previously  to  the  close  of  thc»" 
rains. 

5-1.  The  expediency  of  occupy- 
ing the  post  of  Gualior,  previ-. 
oubly  to  the  defeat  of  M.  Perron, 
must  depend  upon  local  circum- 
stances, upon  which  your  Excel- 
lency will  exercise  your  discre- 
tion, after  having  considered  the 
tenor  of  my  instructions  to  Mr. 
Mercer. 

55.  Mr.  Duncan  has  reccived[' 
my  orders  for  the  seizure  of  Sin- 
dia's  sea-port  of  Baroach,  and  of 
all  his  other  possessions  in  Guje. 
rat,  which  objects  will  probaWy 
be  eflected  whenever  General 
Wellesley  shall  seize  the  import- 
ant fortress  of  Amednagur.  Thft 
loss  of  these  possessions  will  de- 
prive Scindia  of  the  most  efficient 
portion  of  his  military  resources 
in  the  Deccan. 

56.  An  CNpedition  from  Cal- 
cutta and  Gangam  will  6ccup^ 
Cattack  in  the  course  of  th^ 
month  of  August. 

57.  It  may  be  reasonably  ex- 
pected that  these  combined  .atl 
tacks  will  leave  no  other  enemy 
apposed    to    your    £xc«1fency4 

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JVI.  Perron's  troops,  aiid  ^atettr 
force  may  Imre  been  assefmMed* 
at  Calphee;  and  i  conGdantly 
expect,  that  before  the.closeof  the 
rtins,  a  nnterial  impression 'tvitl 
bafe  been  made  on  efery  branch.' 
of  the  Mabratta  power;  it  is 
howcrcr  pdssible  that  M.  PerrOn 
maj  hayc  radnced  some  of  the 
Seik  chiefs  to  aid  him  by  preda. 
tory  incarsioDS  into  tho  Compa- 
ly's  northern  territories,  and  it 
vili  therefore  be  necessary  fof 
your  Eiccllency  to  advert  to  that 
possible  danger. 

58.  The  objects  proposed  to  bo 
attained  in  this  campaign,  and  the 
gefterai  plan  of  military  opera- 
lions  which  I  hai^e  despribed, 
viti  limit  the  movement  of  the 
jpain  army  to  the  Doab  between 
the  Ganges  and  the  Jnmna,  with 
the  addition  of  a  narrow  tract  of 
covntry  on  the  western  and 
southern  bank  of  the  Jumna. 

69.  No  detachment  of  ^e  army 
will  probably  be  required  to  move 
beyond  Guaiior  before  the  close 
of  the  rains  ;  it  may  therefore  be 
expected  that  yoiir  Excellency 
will  not  experience  any  con^i- 
ie^M^  difficulty  either  in  the 
sapply  or  movements  of  dhe  ar- 
mies, and  that  yon  will  be  c*a^ 
bled,  dttrijig  the  course  of  this 
campaign,  to  establish  such  de- 
p6t8  of  provisions,  stores,  and 
other  supplies,  as  may  facilitate 
your  advance  into  Berar  towards 
tbe  0eccaii,  or  towards  the  ter- 
ritories of  the  Rajpoot  chiefs,  if 
inch  morentettts  should  bfcome 
aeceaaary  in  another  campaign. 

00.  Yottr  Excellency  has  pro- 
vided with  great  prudence  for 
the  matnlenance  cif  tranquillity 
and  order  within  the  reserved  ter. 
jitorwf  of  his  Ecoelteiicy  the 
Nawanb  Yizier^  by  JaatiH'^  **- 
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spectable  forte  in  that  quarter.  I 
entirely  approve  that  precaution, 
leaving  it,  however,  to  your  discre- 
tion to  vaiy  the  description  or 
strength  of  th^  force  stationed  in 
the  Virior»s  tesferved  territories  ac- 
cording to  your  judgment,  and  to^ 
the  state  of  local  drcumstanccs. 

(Jl.  1  have  written  to  the  Vi- 
zier, desiring  his  ExcellencyV 
assistance  in  the  supply  of  ele- 
phants and  cattle ;  and  as  I  have 
engaged  to  defray  the  whole  ex. 
pence  of  whatever  assistance  the 
\0ft  may  contribute,  I  enter* 
tain  a  sanguine  hope  that  his  Ex« 
cellenry  i^ll  be  desirous  of  mak- 
ing, an  tjlfort  to  manifest  his-  zeal 
and  attachmeilt  on  this  important 
occasion'. 

6^.  In  stating  these   observa- 
tious  to  your  Bxcellency,   I  have 
purposely  avoided  all  details  re- 
lative to  the  disposition  of  corps, 
to  the  strength  of  the  laain  army, 
or  of  the  si^veral  detachments  ;  to 
the  formation  of  the  staff,  or  of 
the  different  consfibient  parts  of 
the  army  in  the  field.     The  regu- 
lation of  all  questions  of  this  de- 
scription  is  more  properly  yout 
Excell^ney's  pecirtiar  duty  ;  and 
I  entertain  tho  most  firm   confi- 
deneo  tliat  your  Excellency   will 
form  your  amn^ments  with  that 
ability,    public    spirit,    and   ho- 
nourable   zeal    for   the    service, 
which    have    distinguished    your 
conduct  in  the  various  arduous  si- 
tuations to  which  you  have  been 
called  by  the  confidence  of  your 
soveretffp  and  of  your  country. 

6S.  With  these  sentiments,  I 
am  particularly  anxious  to  ab- 
•tain  from  any  interferencft  of 
my  authority  which  might  tend 
to  contract  the  sphere  of  yout 
-KtfceUency's  approved  talents, 
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aipply  my,  aufhority  in  such  a 
niauncr  as  shall  ali'onl  the  most 
eliVctnal  support  to  your  Excel- 
Icucy  in  the  diFpIay  of  those  emi- 
nent qualifications,  during  a  crihii 
which  demands  their  unrestrained 
exertion,  and  which  promises  to 
aiigmmit  the  reputation  and  ho- 
nour of  your  Kxcelleiicy's  name, 
together  with  the  glory  of  the 
British  arms,  and  the  security  of 
the  Brifi>h  power. 

64.  With  regard  to. the  poUti* 
cal  negotiations  and  arrangements 
connected  with' the  operatioQt.o^ 
your  Excellency's  anuy,  I  have 
addressed  to  you  on  this  day  a 
letter,  vesting  you  with  special 
powers  of  the  same  nature  as  those 
which  I  have  entrusted  to  Major* 
General  M'ollesley,  and  eventu- 
ally io  LieutenantX^eueral  Stuart 

itt,  the  Dcccan  ;  that  letter,  con- 
nected with  my  instructions  io 
Mr.  Mercer,  and  with  my  separate 
letter  to  your  Excellency  of  this 
dato,,  respecting  the  situation  of 
his  majesty  Shah  AuJum,  will 
sufficiently  apprize  }ou  of  tlie 
course  of  prilitical  measures  which 
your  Excellency  is  empowered  to 
pursue,  with  a  view  of  facilitating 
your  military  o|)eration«. 

65.  It  way,  however,  be  con- 
vt  uieiit  to  state  in  this  place,  the 
general  principles  by  which  1  am 
desirous  of  regulating  your  Ex- 
tcllenc)-s  proceedings  under  the 
powers  committed  to  your  ma- 
nagement. 

()6.  It  will  be  highly  deairable 
to  detach  M.  Perron  from  Sdndia's 
M^rvice  by  4iacific  negotiation.  M. 
Perron's  in  cluiation  is  certaaniy  to 
4lispo;>e  of  his  power  to  a  Frcnck 
purcha^^r;  1  should  noC  be  suiw 
prised  if  he  were  to  be  found  ready 
to  eut«i:  ioto  teniu»  with  your  Eju 
eelieocy,  provided  be  could  ob» 


sonaJ  interests.  I  dcsi«  yow 
Excellency^  however,  to  abstain 
from  any  negotiation  whi^  may 
afford  AI.  Perron  the  opportunity. 
of  gaining  time,  or  of  pre^sef  ving 
by  escape,  or  by  any  means,  any 
part  of  his  force,  especially  qC  hU 
artillery  or  ordnance. 

67.1  therefore  request  your  Ex- 
cellency not  to  commence  any  ne- 
gotiation with  M.  Perron  until 
the  success  of  the  force  to  be  em*< 
ployed  against  him  shall  appear  to 
be  perfectly  secure,  or  until  you 
shall  be  fully  satisfied  that  the 
negotiation  cannot  afford  to  M. 
Perron  any  means  of  defeating  the 
objects  of  the  armament. 

68.  Under  theso  precautionSp 
I  empower  your  Excellency  to 
conclude  any  agreement  for  Urn 
security  of  M,  Perron's  personal 
interests  and  property,  accompa^ 
nied  by  any  reasonable  rem  one- 
ration  from  the  British  govern-r 
ment,  which  shall  induce  him  to 
deliver  up  the  whole  of  his  mili- 
tary resources  and  power,  toge- 
ther with  his  territorial  po^srssioBy 
and  the  person  of  the  Mogui  and 
of  the  heir  apparent,  into  youi 
Excellency's  hands. 

69*  The  taane  principle  appliff 
generally  to  M.  Perron's  Eu- 
ropean officers ;  and  the  procla- 
mations with  which  I  have  fuN 
nished  your  Excellency  will  ena^ 
l>le  you  to  avail  yourself  of  th« 
first  proper  opportunity  of  offer- 
ing ]iropoiiftions  to  those  oiicen$ 
or  to  the  several  corps  under  M. 
Perron's  command. 

70.    It  is  iirobable  ^bat    tiif 
blockade  of  Agra  would  fsa^Sbk 
your  Excellency  to  obtain  imai^ 
diate  possession  of  that  place^^l^ 
otleriug  foto«TaMe  tetmff  tfr  Ife- 
Jiessiag  and  kis  garrijNMb    T«it  ^ 
will  act  in  this  matter  aikcMidlf' 
iQ yottrgttdfDi^U      -  •  --    •*^* 
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71.  This  dispatch,  together  with 
t]»ose  tvTiich  you  hare  already  re- 
ed »rcd  from  nie,  will  relieve  your 
Excellency  from  any  difficulty 
with  re^rd  'to  the  suspension  of 
f^ie  question  of  war  or  peace. — 
You  are  now  in  possession  of  my 
filial  detcraiinatibn  '^  to  reduce  (he 
poicer  of  fhe  French  state  in  iiirim 
dihtan  zcithoui'iielat/^*^  and  to  li- 
berate the  neighbouring  chiefs  and 
Rajahs  from  the  yoke  of  that  st^te 
and  of  the  Mahratt^s,  for  the  pur- 
po$c  of  establishing  an  eifectual 
barrier  against  the  revival  of  a 
similar  danger  in  Hindustan. 

72.  My  instructions  to  Mr. 
^lurtrcr  contain  every  detail  which 
can  be  requbite  to  guide  your 
E\cellen(*y's  jodgment  in  forming 
engagements  with  those  chiefs, 
ettbCT  for  the  purpose  of  'jccuring 
their  assistance  during  the  war, 
or  of  establishing  a  permanent 
system  of  alliance  at  the  conelu- 
sion  of  peace. 

73.  The  general  objects  of  the 
war,  as  described  at  the  com- 
mencomeot  of  this  dispatch,  sufli. 
cienlJy  indicate  the  nature  of  the 
final  settleaietit  by  which  it  is  my 
desire  to  tei^iliinate  hostilities,  and 
to  secure  peace, 

74.  Your  Excellency  wUf  be 


pleased  to  fix  your  attention  upott 
those  objects,  as  stated  in  thet 
36th  paragraph  of  this  dispatch,, 
and  to  ft-ame  every  permaixei^t  ar< 
rangement  with  the  native  chiefa 
and  Rajalis,  in  conformity  tp  th^ 
general  principles  of  eNcludini; 
the  influence  of  the  French  and 
Mahrattas  from  the  northern  pro? 
vinces  of  Hindustan  ;  of  extending 
the  British  territory  to  the  Jum- 
na, and  the  British  intluence  to 
the  borders  of  the  Deccati  ;  and 
of  engaging  the  petty  chiefs  and 
states  to  strengthen  the  proposed 
^'stem  by  their  aid  and  co-opera- 
tion, under  the  as!iurance  of  the 
protection  of  the  British  arms, 
and  of  the  secure  and  f%^G  enjoy- 
ment of  their  rospecfive  rights^ 
authorities,  and  possessions,  with- 
in the  limits  of  their  respective 
territories. 

75.  The  principles  by  which 
your  Excellency  will  regulate  your 
conduct  towards  the  Mogul  are 
stated  in  my  separate  dispatch  of 
this  date. 

1  have  the  honour  to  be, 
&c.  &c.  kc. 
(Signed)     Wejuleslry. 

Fort  VViliiain, 
27th  July,  1805. 


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The  Goyenior  General's  Letter  to  the  Commander  in  Chief; 
dated  the  36th^  June  1803. 


Ta  ihe  Honourabk  Major^Oene'* 

ral  WfilM^y^  Sic.  ^c,  dfc. 
(Secret.^ 

Sir,  • 

Tub  pfcsepi  starts  of  affairs  in 

the  MakrattA  empire,  and:  the  se*- 

cttiitjr   i9l$he  alliance  lately  con* 

duimk  iMtweeu  his  Uighness  ti» 


Peishwa  and  the  British  gdvefn- 
ment,  require  that  a  temporary 
authority  should  be  constituted 
at  the  least  possible  distance  from 
the  scene  of  eventual  ncgotiatibidi 
or  hostilides,  wit|i  full  ^oWerS 
to  coiiclude  upoh  the  spot,  what- 
ever af nageuietils  miay  become 
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»eccf?sary,  eJther    for    the    final 
SfliWmeiit  rtf  prtcc,   or  for  the 
•ctivo'  proscmtion  of  'war.     In 
«uc.h  a crisiK'vdriotis  questions  may 
trine  of  Whicli  ihee  pa^risc  tcndm- 
cy  canuot  bf»  forrsettij  aiid  which 
jn»v  denmnd'  a  prompt   dt  eif  iun. 
Thi*  Issue  of  tht»sf  (lucfrfioTis  may 
itttolte   "the  re?»nU    of    war    or 
pence,  and  iiir  cfth^r  alftTnativc, 
the-  delay  of  rrftrenct;  to  iny  an- 
thorify  w>^t  endatigcr  the  sea- 
iotiabic  dtspatdr  and    the  pros- 
fefity  of  the  puWit  service. 
{    3.  Tl**  8tuC(»«»  6f  the  miritary 
«tpera:f«ytfs,    noif    placed  ondor 
ytAir  ^IrrccHcTW,  unay  depend  on 
<h#i    tinrel}    dcri^oit  of    Variuiis 
poUlietil    qii.srtons    i^hich    may 
crcciii"  ir\f]\    relation    fo  the  in- 
ten'.*ti  and  vievfs  of  the   several 
Wahra^iachtef*  and  Jaghiredars, 
and  of  their  Highnesses  tlitf  Pc'i^h- 
iwfc  and  the  Nizarti ;  on  fhe.  othvr 
hand   (he  i^^<^lc  of  ever}  political 
mrrawgemcnt,    iVow  under  nego- 
tiation x*ith   the.  powers  of  Hin- 
dustan or  the  Dei-can,   niusf  be 
fnseparabty    blended     ^'ifh     th« 
movements  of  your  army. 

^.  It  Is  therefore  necessary, 
during  the  prewrft  crljils,  to  nnite 
the  geneTaJ  direction  and  controul 
of  ail  politiral  and  n:iiitary  atiairs 
in  Hindustan  and  the  IXrcan  un- 
der a  distinct  locaJ authority,  sub- 
ject to  the  (iovernor  CI  enteral  in 
Covncil.    ThcJ^e  powtTs  ccmtd  nttt 


and  sentiments  concerning  th* 
British  interests  In  the  M^iratta 
empire,  have  dctermhifd  tot  to 
vest  these  important  and  ardndua 
powders  in  your  hiinds. 

5.  The  nature  of  j^A^tthlKtiry 
command  under  the  orders  cf  liis 
Excellency      Libntenant-Gencral 
Stuart,  is  not  Cke'y  to  admit  any 
doubt,  or  to  lead  to  tmy  *mbarass« 
ment.     In  order,  however,  to  o^. 
tiatc  all  possible  difficulty.on  this 
point,  I  hereby  appolAt   yod   to 
the  chief  command  of  all  the  Bri- 
fihh  troops,  and  of  the  forces  of 
our  afTii's  ser\ing  m  the  territories 
of  the  Peishwa,  of  the  Njaani^  »r 
of  any  of  the  Mahratta  ^tes  or 
chiefs,  subjVct  only  to  the  orders 
of  his  Excellency  Lieutenant-Ge. 
rteral  Stuart,  or  of  his  ExcdJencj 
General  Lake* 

6.  1  empower  and  farther  di- 
rect you  to  assume  and  exercise 
tJie  genoraT  direction  and  controul 
of  all  the  political  and  military 
afiairs  of  the  IJritish  ^vermnent 
in  the  territories  of  the  N|za)D^  of 
{hePeishwa,  and  of  the  Ijilftj^tta 
states  and  chiefs. 

7.  The  instructions  addressed 
to  t]ib  Resident  at  Poon%  onder 
date  the  30th  ultimo,  (of  which 
the  genera]  substance  had  been 
preyionsly  communicated  to  the 
Re^dent  by  the^Notc  c^  thfe'l7th 
May)  convey  to  you  full  authority 
to    carry    into    complete    eflect 

be  placed  with  advanta«^e  in  any    all  thenieasures  therein  proYtsioii 


Other  hawds^  than  i]vo9e  of  the  ge* 
Yieral  oflioer  commttmling  the 
troop«  destined  to  restore  the 
tranquillity  of  tlie  Dcccan. 
.  4  Your  up  proved  ability, 3M*a1,tem- 
per,and  judgwient,  combined  with 
your  exteiiHive  local  expedience; 
your  established  iulineucci'  and 
Ikigh  reputation  amotfg  the  Mah- 


ally  pre8cril>ed,  as  far  as  tlie  ac* 
complishmcnt  of  tiiose  measures 
may  de|>cnd  upon  your  proceed* 
in^s  ^vitliout  prevfoo^  i^6Mi«c« 
to  my  authority. 

S.  I  hereby  confirm  that  aiu 
ihority  ;  and  I  ibrtb4^  vest  yoa 
fVith  ftiil  powers  to^  Heeide  icij 
quv^ti^n  which  majr  aririe  'ii^  tiM 


vatta  chiefs  and  sta^  s,  and  yoMf    proyi*ctitkm  of  the  m^ibitt^es  pte^ 
iatimata  knowledge  of  my  itews    «eriM  by  thyte  imfeAr/'ate«d. 


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hif  t0  (ne  gf^e^al  ttpiril  of  my 
Ti#vs  and  intentions,  concerning  ' 
theafliii^  of  the  Mahratia  i^tate, 
Erecting  you,  howeyt^r,  to  rclVr 
rtomelu  all  coses  in  which  a  pre. 
.  ^iiMjs  reicreiice  to  iny  authority 
'  Buiy  not  appear  fo  hazard  the 
public  interests.  Unckr  the  .same 
fe^vatioQ,  i  authorize  and  em. 
power  you  to  commence  and  con- 
clude HegottaHons  with  any  of 
the  Mahratta  chiefs  and  Ja;i[hirt!-  , 
dan  on  the  part  of  tlie  Britibh 
govern  men  f,  for  tlu*  purpose  of 
pcqmoting  the  general  objects  of 
the  alliance  lately  cancluUod  with 
his  Highness  the  Peishwa,  or  of 
'that  subsisting  with  his  Highness 
the  Nizam. 

9.  This  ge<u$raY  auth^ity  esp«. 
tially  empowers  yon,  wther  di- 
rectly, or  tliroUj^h  therepnsorK 
latives  or    ofiicers  i>i  (he  British 
^overoinpntj  to  negotiate  and  Coti- 
^rludeanyengagiumkUts  with  l>ow- 
lut  Itao  Sciwtia,' with  the   lUj.th 
of  Berar,   or  with  Jeswunt  Hab 
Bolkar,  which  ma^  induce  those 
*cWeftains    to   retire,  with     thetr 
forces   vithia  the  Hm its  of  their 
iTspcctivo'  dominions,  or  to  atf'ord 
mny  other   satisfactory    ()ledge  of 
l-hrir  reKjK^f  tWe  pacl&c  intentions 
towards  tho   BHtifyh   gorvefnuK*nt 
«nd  its  alli^/v     'V^ou  will  lie  care, 
ful  to  form  aiiy  fcuch  t^u-jagtments 
on  principles  conformjihb  to   the 
dignity,  honour,   and  Interests  of 
dbe  British  government  and  of  Its 
allios,  and  to  the  spirit  and  tenor 
of  our   sub.^^isting   treaties.     You 
ar^  also  authorized  under  this  in. 
struction  to  arbitrat,-,  on  the  part 
of  .the    British   government,  ttle 
^  ,    terms  of  any  cx>n%ention  between 
hit;    llighness   the    Peishwa   and 
those  chieftain*  respectively  ,fortlic 
§f;tticment  of  mutual  dii'crenccs 
/  or  deaiands,    or   for  the  adjnst. 
meat  of  reiatiTe  pretensions^  and 


♦o  plecTge  ^^  gimrantee  of  6ie 
Britiah  government  for  the  pbser* 
vance  of  those  terms  by  tha  co;i- 
tracting  parries.  You  ara  al^o 
empowered  to  arbitrate  and  gua- 
rantee the  terins  of  accommodation 
bi'tween  Scindia  and  llolk^ir,  if 
any  points  should  yet  r«maf|i  un- 
adjasteil  betw«eu  those  chieftains, 
and  to  framt^,  negotiate,  and  gu^. 
i*antc*e  anv  terms  .between  tho^e 
chit»ffeiin?«,  joinfly  ors^parato]y,a];id 
the  Rajah  of  B«;far:  Itiamy  parti- 
cular intention' J) V  these  Ins trup- 
tions  to  enable  yoif  to  c-on elude 
siieh  'an'ang«>m^nts  with  any.^f 
those  chief tuias,  either  separately 
or  co'nbihed,  as  may  procludc  or 
frust  ruteany  confcd^^racy,  or  otli^r 
measures  directed  to  the  subver- 
sion of  the  treaty  ofBasscin,  or 
to  the  injury  of  our  rights  and 
interests,  or  th05>e  of  our  ai* 
lies. 

10.  You  are  also  eipppwerijd 
totuucludesuch  engaceuients  with 
any  subordinate  c'liicf tains  of  tl^c 
Mahratta  stat^,  as  may  appear  i^ 
you  to  be  expedient  for  ttie  pur- 
pose of  securing  their  co-opera- 
tions in  the  event  of  hostilities  bu« 
tween  the  British  government  anji 
"Scindia,  thi*.  iia^U  of  Berar,  Jes- 
Avunt  R40  Holkar,  or  any  othar 
power;  you  are  autborised  fur- 
th.T  to  adopt  the  nec4\ssary  mea- 
sures for  couciiiating  the  ob^edtcnc^ 
oi*  the  subordinate  duels  te  thie 
Peish  \\  aV  au  th6rity. 

1 1.  In  the  actual  relation  of  tli^ 
Britishgovernment  to  thePeishwa^ 
wc  possess  the  right  of  securing 
to  the  chiefs  and  J^ghiredarsof  th^ 
Mahratta  empire,the  satisfaction  of 
their  just  and  e^^uitable  claims^eVen 
act  independently  of  any  direct 
of  the  Peishwa's  gOYcrameat ;  thfi 
exorcise  of  .that  right  become^  a 
^uty  ia  proportiou.  to  ihi^danger 
with  which  &c  tardy,infirm,  or  er- 
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roneons  proceedings  of  the  Peish- 
wa'i  gorernment,  may  menace  the 
Sectirity  of  the  alliance,  and  the 
ifiblfit)  of  his  Highnesses  legiti- 
mate  authority. 

1^.  The  policy  of  the  treaty, 
and  my  inclinations,  would  induce 
roe  to  fimif  our  interferrnce  in  the 
Internal* affairs  of  the  Pcishwa^s 

Sorernmeni  within  the  most  mo- 
^ratc  bounds.  I  am  detefrained, 
however,  to  pursue  that  course 
which  shall  lead  most  directly  and 
speedily  to  the  fuU  restoration  and 
establishment  of  his  Highncss's 
authority  on  a  permanent  basis, 
and  to  the  efficient  operation  of 
the  benefits  of  the  alliance.  If  the 
Irabecilitj'  of  his  Ilighness's  coun- 
cil, the  defect  of  his  personal  cha- 
racter, or  the  intrigues  <^f  his  ser- 
Tants,  should  tend  to  frustrate  or 
io  retard  the  accomplishment  of 
those  salutary  obiects,  the  provisi- 
onal interference  of  the  British 
power  must  be  seasonably  and 
firmly  applied,  to  rescue  his  High- 
ness from  the  immediate  effects  of 
evils  Which  cannot  be  suflered  to 
operate  for  a  moment,  without  the 
lia2ai*d  of  every  interest  which  the 
treaty  of  Bassein  >i^as  destined  to 
restore  and  confirm. 

13.  You  will  therefore  proceed 
without  delay  to  concludeall  such 
arrangements  with  his  Highness's 
Jaghiredars,  and  servants  of  all 
descriptions,  as  may  appear  to 
you  to  be  necessary  to  enable  you 
to  meet  the  cxicencies  of  the  pre- 
tent  crisis;  and  you  will  not  ab- 
'fttlain  from  the  most  direct  and  even 
o^tetisible  Intdrposition  of  the  Brjt- 
ttoh  authority,  vhich  may,  in  your 
judgmcnf,  be'  requisite  to  secqre 
the  e^crtioft'^,  to  animate  the  zeal, 
or  to  reward  the  services  of  the 
Peidii^ra^  subjects  and  servants  in 
thfe'tJottimon  cause  of  His  Highness 
and  Of  his  allife.      Whatever  im- 


mediate expence  may  be  necpssa- 
ry  for  this  purpose,  will  be  defray- 
ed at  present  by  the  British  go- 
vernment, and  will  hereafter  be- 
come a  charge  against  the  Peishwa, 
as  being  inseparably  con  nccfed  with 
his  Highnesk's  restoration  and  eS; 
tabiiiiliment. 

14.  All  such  engafrcments  as 
you  may  conclude  with  his  High- 
ness the  Peishwa,  and  with  any  df 
the  Maliratto  chiefs  and  Jaghire- 
dars. or  other  powers,  \^  ill  be 
confirmed  by  me  under  the  limita- 
tions and  restriction*  herein,  pre- 
scribed, 

15.  Copies  of  these  instructions 
will  be  transmitted  to  the  govern- 
ments of  Fort  St.  George  and 
Bombay^  and  to  the  Residents  at 
t|ie  courts  of  Poona,  Hydrabad, 
at  the  camp  of  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia,  .and  in  the  territories  oi 
the  Guicki^-ar,  with  directions  to 
those  several  authorities  to  assist 
you,  ami  to  co*operate  with  you 

jn  all  points  connected,  with  the 
efficient  powers  with  which  ypu 
are  hereby  invested. 

16.  In  exercising  the  powftj^ 
hereby  entrusted  to  your  sofedfa. 
cretion,  I  direct  yon  to  hold  tEe 

.most  unreserved  and  contidi^Cial 
•intercourse  with  the  Residents  at 
Poona,  at  Hydrabad,  and  at  th« 
camp  of  Dowlui  Rao  ScinOiii 
and  ^Iso  with  the  Resident  in  th^ 
territory  of  the  Gnickwar,"iand 
you  will  regularly  corrcsponSwfth 
Lord  Clivc  and , with  Mr.  Duh- 
can. 

17.  You  win  nc<iessarny  cotitf- 
nue  to  receive  th^drderi  oTbb 
Ei^cellenry  Lieuttnattt  ^ewttti 
Stuaj-t,  and  '  tp  buftmtt'^a  lill 
view  of  all  Vonr  opera'ti<^  iailim 
direction*  of  hh  t%ce\li^cy.  T 
particularly  enjoin,  ytoti  'tji'  submit 
to  hisExceiiertcy  the  eirlfist  infer. 
matfoii  ofyimr  prdeeedihgj^  W  a 

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fkiKtical  jMttnr*  under  iketo  in. 

•J  8*  If  circamstances  should 
reoder  it  necessary  for  his  t/xcel* 
Icncy  Licutenant-Genoral  Stuart, 
^  unite  the  whole  force  of  the 
army  in  the  field,  and  to  assume 
tn  person  the  general  ccniimand 
in  the  JDeccao,  in  that  case  I 
kereby  YiMt  the  authority  con. 
?eyed  to  you  by  this  dispatch  in 
his  EzcelLeocy  Lieutenant-Gene- 
lal  Stuart^  under  the  fallest  con. 
iidence  that  he  will  exercise  it 
with  the  same  adrantage  to  the 
public  serTice  which  I  hare  uni. 
(onnly  derived  from  the  exertion 
0f  his  Excellency's  distinguished 
talents,  experience,  and  virtues* 

19*  In  the  case  supposed,  I  em. 
power  his  Excellency  to  delegate 
(he  whole,  or  any  part  of  the  said 


authority  to  you ;  and  I  disire  that 
in  exercising  fhrsaui  authoKify,or 
any  part  f*m»rt'(><',  in  liis  own  per* 
son,  his  KvcoUoncy  will  br  pleased 
to  communii'ute  fully  with  yoii^ 
and  to  receive  yonr  advice  ana 
opinion. 

30.  In  tlic  fxpcution  of  tba^ 
instructions,  1  authorize  and  di- 
rect you  to  employ  any  additional 
military  stall';  and  to  require  tJ^e 
service^  of  anydvil  officers,  whose 
assistance  yoti  nmy  deem  necossa/jr, 
.to  the  dispUch  of  the  arduoiis 
affairs  connected  with  theiufc^rt 
of  this  order.  ! 

1  have  the  honour  to  Be, 
kt,  &c.  ^c. 
(Signed)  "NVEi^LcstEt^j 

Fort  William, 
26th  June  1803. 


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Goreraor  General's  Letter  to  the  Commander  in  Chief  ^ 
dated  the  ^7th  June  1803.  ^ 


To  tks  Honourable  Miyor^Gene* 
ral  IVeUeslofy  ^c.  S;c  ^c     ^ 
(Most  Secret)  ~    " 

Sir, 
.  Tub  conduct  •f  Sdndia,  and  of 
the  Rajah  of  Berar^  iiequiros  a 
special  notification  to  you  of  my 
irjewsand  infteetiottt  with  regard 
to  the  operationB  of  your  army, 
and  to  such  political  proceedings 
as  may  be  connected  with  a  state 
of  war  between  the  British  govcru- 
Bipntand  those  chiefs. 

First  On  receipt  of  this  dJs- 
patch,  yon  will  desire  Colonel 
Collins  t»  donand  an  explicit  de- 
cUcation  of  the  views  of  Scii^dia, 
and  of  theliajah  of  Berar,  within 
such  a  nu^^r  of  days  as  shall 
Appear  to  jjou  to  be  reasonable, 
Consistently  with  a  due  attentioii 
te  tb9  period  of  the  s^ons,  and 
to  tbe  faciUtj  of jnoting  your  lu*-  . 
ffl/y  ami  otpro$Gcnlui(  hostilities 


With  the  advantages  which  yoh 
now  possess.  ^         - 

•  2.  If  that'Ctplanation  iilwuld 
not  be  satisfactory  on  ^uch  grounds 
a»,  in  yo  ir  disoreti6n,  you  maj' 
state  to  Colonel  Collins,  you  wiH 
desire  Colonel  Collins  to  repair 
Co  yonr  camp  under  a  propet 
escort. 

3.  In  this  event,  or  ih  any 
other  state  of  circumstances  which 
may  appear  to  you  to  require 
hostilities,  ci>nsistcntly  with  ih^ 
tenor  of  my  instructions,  you 
will  employ  the  forces  under  your 
command  in  the  most  active  opo. 
rations  against  Scindia  or  the  Ra^ 
jah  of  Hcrar,  or  against  both, 
according  to  your  discretion. 

4.  It  is  probable  that  the  state 
of  the  riTjfjfS  will  afford  giceat  ad.- 
rantag^  to  your  array,  and  will, 
embarrai^s  the  enei9y  In  acooftider. 
able  degree^*,  if  hostilities  should 

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tfoqn.  lathis  eveot^  I  direct  yoa 
U>  use  your  utmost  qfibrt^  to  do- 
J^troy  the  military  power  of  either 
or  of  both  chiefs,  ^nd  especially  of 
6cindia,  ^nd  to  av^I  ypur^elf  oi 
every  advantage  which  circumr 
fttances  may  ofier,  to  the  utmost 
«xt^nt  of  the  strength  of  your  ar;- 
my*  It  is  particularly  desirably 
that  you  should  destroy  Scindia'^ 
artillery,  and  oU  arms  of  Euro* 
peaa  construction,  and  all  milL- 
lar^  stores  which  he  may  possess* 
*  ^5.  In  the  efejH  of  hostilities, 
you  will  therefore  proceed  to  thjc 
B(most  extremity  vhich.  may  ap- 
pear  to  you  to  promise  success, 
ifidioat  admitting  paci^c  negotia. 
tion  until  the  power  of  the  oppos* 
iBg  chief  shall  hAYe.been  conb> 
pletely  destroyed.  In  such  case, 
the  actual  seizure  of  the  person 
of  Scindia,  or  of  Ragojee  phom- 
sTah,  )WouTd  be  highly  desirable, 
•nd  the  state  of  the  rivers  may 
perhaps  farour  such  aa  adTOH* 
tag«. 

6.  In  *ny  cristi  which  may  px- 
i&t  Qiider  the  terror  of  your  ap» 
proach,  or  At  any  time  after  hos» 
jEilities  |h^  hatt;  ac^uaJIy  com* 
^nenced,  I  empower  ^qu  to  coow 
fludepe^ce  >^ith  Sciqtiia^  Of  wi4k 
the  Rajah  of  Berar,  jointly  qw 
Vepar^tely,  911  such  terms  as  may 
appear  to  you  most  ad? jsable«  1 
shall,  hQiferer,  state  to  you  the 
dhj^cts  n^ost  a^^sicable.  in  the 
event  oif  any  treaty  with  either,  or 
with  bqth  those  chiefs,  founds 
pn  their  aggression  ^nd  on  out 
'Success  or  power. 

7.  The  entire  reduction  of 
Scindi^'s  power  >vould  certainly 
afibrd  considerable  security  to  pur 
interests  ;  in  the  event,  however^ 
Of  a  peace  with  Scindia,  >\hivb 
shonhl  leave  his  power  io  e^J^tenca 
among   the  stated  of  India,  thi 


be:— ^First,   that  Scwdia^i^iwdd 
cadBtotlieCompaii)r.#U  k«p«i- 
SMsions,  rights^  and  prg^wii^f, 
.within  the  couattits  ti*'Um*Wtti^ 
wardiof  a  l^ne  d  raiviiiroi»  th0  north 
frontier ^fXvohud,  to  Uie^icotttMr 
of  Jynagur,    together  wililiiftH  Ms 
posscBsions,  61C.  to  the  l«^liiiriii 
of  Jyqftgnr. — Thiacassaowviroiill 
include  Agra,  LMhl,  a^d  Ij^ff^ 
mainder  of  the  Doib,  of  theJu«»- 
jia,  and  Ganges.    The.HosoHi 
person  would  necessarily^  fali  «lft> 
der  our  pfotectioa.    Vhitattlcla 
inust  bei  a:  special  stipuhilii.<f 
treaty* — Oar  frontaat  towank  Om 
xedad  .provinoes  of  OodewodM 
then  be  formed  by  tiie  small  tM§ 
of  Gohud,  and  by  the  &ajpo«it 
states  of  Jyoafnr  and  Ja^po«r#*^ 
rrhe  Baoah  of  Gohwl  to  htMm 
tritaiutary  to  the  Company  ;  Guar> 
lior  to  be  occupied  by  tbo  Com* 
^miy^-T-Defensiire  ^aUiiMiaes  tato 
formed  with  Jyn^ur  attd  Jey  pout. 
T-By  this  arra^gmneni  tkoi  Maia- 
rattas  would  be  ^jcdttdadCroui  tfae 
north    of  Hindust^ny  and  from 
coTnUunication  w4ili  the  Saik««s^ 
^y,  Scindif   to  cadrtBdtfoadi, 
andnUl  hia  maritime. p0s$«g9toM; 

Sdiy,  Scindia  to  jcede  attTidi 

pofisessiona,  righi8,«49a  sa<Siu» 
raU-*«— r4thly,  SotpcKa-  to  «eda  all 
his  possasqjiosft,  v&ai.a 
of  the  Nud>udAih«r  .1 1 
*.  8.  ^rangemeaAaMigbtfaei 
for  a  partitkui  of  ith^  4M« 
with  4he  Peisbwa  «ndr;the  Nisam. 
T— In  tlie  event  o€  hostiUtiea^viA 
Sdn^  and  Uolluue,-a|Hl  of  .4shi 
complete  defeat  'Of  these  chieft^ 
the  moat  distiuot.  ayiartgffmeat 
uronld  be  tp  tak«  £or  ti^l4L^*Ba{ak 
ny  all  the  territories,  riglita^'  -m 
pretenstoof^  of  Sctaliaifaiidl'  of 
Uolkar,  to^  jtte.  MrAwMb««ai 
westHcard.of  iiM  JKHJfbuAdal^  md 
to  make  that  mer  ^  bouad^ 


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AAkva^^  giving  to  €Be  PeiBhwa 
AHitiii  jtoi*jritt)rks^  ibc.  of  tifttte 
4^M0ll  ««•  the  «oiii]iward  6f  the 
t^ftrbttdila^^  with  4*e  •xecplxdn 
ttf  "fft^  #Qft  porfs^  «rhi(^h  imist  im 
iftmr^td  to  theCftrnpaary.^— Bun. 
>lfe]taind'  it  propHrhr  »tbjeot  to  the 
'Mlkilta.  it  wouM  be  d^fihrabie 
f#<44>Ma  that  pr^Tinflo  iov  tfas 
Cbfti^^y,  vith  a  Tiew  to  te care 
4lus  aavigation  of  the  Jimiiia,  and 
•tvthd  further  secority  of  the  pra^ 
fwice  of  fienartis. 

^tom  tiie  Rajahr  of  Beraf  i 
^ottki  wi^  to"  acqum  the  whoie 
province  of  Cotilack,  eo  as  to  unite 
ihe  BorthemSiroars'  bjr  a  tenti^ 
ttMed  line  of  seaisoast  wldi  Ben- 
'gil. — ^Tbis  cession,  including  iku 
httoie^  ftic.  to  be  made  either 
triisoivtely,  or  upoo  payment  of 
irmoflkrajterent,  or  as  a  secutity 
tot  d  tiibsidiajry  foree  to  l)e  iatio*^ 
"duced  into  the  dominions  of  the 
Eajah  of  Berar.  ThodisMot  of 
Gkiii^mutidelo  has  been  ari  object 
to  tho  iNiaam.  Th\3  object  is  to 
bepmHstted,  s^conling  to  eircom. 
itatttee,  intiie  enmt  of  tvar  witfi 
fhei.ilaiiab  ^  Bcravi  '  Withoirl 
lemtting  «ie>oti  otbdr  aC* these  ad- 
vantagte^  you  wiH^iot  make  pmre 
with-tboRi^a&r^^Berav^  atfiter  he 
•haii^hare'COflipelledyoa  to  resM 
jlaiMdtAittiesiftgat^st  Mm^  tmlessv 
in  yohr  di^vetioh^  ^^m- should 
4aak  pBOte  ^sM  th^iUi^h  of  Ke-^ 
flvaMsabloicm^dtffei^ttefms.  ' 

^9k  You'aierat  Jfberty,  gcneraS 
fyv  to  modffy  tfae'terms  of  pearo 
bmin  tfaggeeted,  «t  your  discrei. 
tiooy  or  to  chaago  themaltogethmi 
if  it^^tboaii  boooani  adirlsdble  to 
detach  aoy^  chM^iPtm  thc'tonfc 
deracy.  -  *  •  / '  '/)  < 

lO.  t  If  ilotkar  «hofirtd  joifti  the 
iBonfederacy^  you  -^W  aa-io^ardt 
him  on  the  principles?  of  the  pre- 


didinglti^tk'iictloTis.  If  U  not  de- 
slrabte  to  erect  Ilolkar's  acciden- 
tal power  info  an  estaWished  state 
€St  imlta.  *  His  reduction  would 
certainly  l>e  the  most  ^advisable 
policy;  hilt  file  conduct  and  mo- 
dification' of  our  relations  with 
Hotkar'  must  be  left  entirely  to 
yonr  discretion.  You  will  not, 
however,  prosecute  hostilities 
a^inst  Holkar  inerely  for  the 
purpose  of  obtaining  mdemnity  for 
the  filttiwh  r  of  Aurungabad,  or 
•for  any  oth' r  predatory  incursion; 
such  question  may  be  reserved  fojf 
amicaiife  negotiation.  ,^** 

1 1 .  In  tlie  event  of  hostilitieaj 
you  will  take  proper  mdasu res' for 
witW^^wihg  the  Kuropean  officers 
ft^MA'the  service  of  Scindia,  Hol- 
kar, and  of  every  other  diief  op- 
posed to  you.  t 
'•'L2.  Yon  are  at  liberty  to  incur 
any  expence  requisite  for  this  ser- 
TTce,  and  to  employ  such  eiriissa- 
tles  as  ma^  appear  most  service- 
able. You  ure  also  at  liberty  to 
•ntor  into  such  eugagefnent's'as 
may ip pear  advantageous  with 
Atty  of  S6iatUa*3  ministers,  chiefs, 
Or  sorvants,  or  with  thosfe  of  the 
Rajahof 'lierar  of  of  Holkar,  and 
to^Adbrd  any  useful  encoura^e- 
misnt  to  the  party  of  the  Bheys, 
or  tU  any  others  in  the  dominion* 
of  any  6(  the  confederate  chiefs. 

IS.  Irt  the  event  of*  hostilities^ 
I'pl'Oyi^Osc  to  dispatch  proper 
emissaries  to  Go  hud,  and  to  the 
Rirjpoot  chiefs.  You  will  also 
employ  ef  ery  endeavour  to  excite 
those  powers  against  Scindia.  I 
propose  to  engage  to  guarantee 
their  independence,  and  to  secure 
td  them  any  other  reasonable  ad- 
vatitdges  which  they  may  require. 
The  iiidependence  of  the  Rajpoot 
chi^  wolild  constitute  a  |)ower 
yffbi^h  vould  torta.  the  best  scai« 
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lity  to^  oxif  north-western  fron* 
tier  in  Hindustan)  in  the  snpposU 
tiorf;  of  Scindia's  redaction. 

I4m  Yon  will  apprize  bis  Ex. 
cellettey  General  Lake,  4btfoii|;li 
theinpst  expeditions  channel  (if 
any  n¥>re  expeditious  conimunfca^ 
lion  f hoald  -oiler  than  trough 
Calcutta)  of  ^o^r  |>Jan  of  politi. 
cal  and  military  operations  under 
tJieso  instraictioHs. 

15.  Sciffi^ia's  retreat  across  the 
Nnrbiiddab  (after  his  insolent  and 
hostile  declaration  to  Colonel 
Collins  of ^the  ^8th  of  May)  wUl 
alone  be  a  sufUciQnt  proof  of  hit 
pacific  intentions;  nnJess^  there, 
foie,  Sciodia  shall  have  afforded 
full  satisfaction  and  security  in 
Youff  Judgment,  you  will  purauo 
Vun  across  the  Nurboddah,  if  you 
should  deem  that  mo? ement  ad* 
risoMe  for  the  purpose  of  rtsduc 
iqg  his  means  of  mischieC 

16.  The  same  principle  applies 
to  Any  moTeroent  of  the  Kajah 
of  Berar  ,or  of  UoJkar.  The  re. 
treat  of  Ra^ojee  Bhomslah  er,oi 
llolkar  to  any  place  situated  with^ 
in  thoir  respective  territoriea,  or 
elsewhere,  will  nut  -ejcch  sirely 
amount  to  a  buI^^c'm  ni  decree  of 
f  atisfactioa  and  security,  nt  tear,  tbo 
recent  proo''s  which  the  centedie** 
facj  has  disclosed  of  delernmied 
h9stility  anU  arrogant  ambitiop. 

.17*  Von  will  considet*  what 
i(t$ps  may.  be  taken  U>  exoite  Ca<i 
sJ^  Rao  fiolkar  against  Jeswunt 
^ifo;  and  if,  in  prosecuting  htos. 
tiHticf,.  yyou  should  be  able  to 
obtain  jpossession  of  the  pev^oji.  of 
kundee  Rao  Holkar^  yon  wiU 
avail  yourself  of  that  adYaatfige.( 
IS.  The  precise  time  of  aotioii 
from  Oude  and  inCottack  eaupot 
now  be  stated :  but  I  will  s^ze 
Agra,  Delhi,  take  the  persMi  of 
^  Mogul  under  British  ptoloo* 


tion,  and  occnpydio  Doab,  tog^ 
tker  with  CotUrk,  at  the  eariicit 
practicable  moment  after  i  shaM 
have  Icamt  that  yon  deem  hosd*- 
if  ties  inevifaMe,or«sMOuas'iuch 
measures  of  procantion  nmy  appear 
to  me  to  be  recfuisite* 

19.  fn  the  moi^ementsof  ytmr 
army,  and  in  all yourproceediags 
under  these  instructions^  von  ^11 
advert  to  the  precarious  atsta  of 
the  Nizam's  health,  and  tm  the 
necessity  of  preserving  our  inte^ 
rests  at  Hydrabad  in  the  e^oit  aF 
his  lligbnfflsU  doceasa*  Tlie  &e. 
•ident  at  Hydrabad  will  appriaa 
you  of  the  orders  which  he  >uli  re. 
ceived  from  roe  respecting  tha 
succession  to  the  Musnud  of  tiw 
Deccan. 

90.  Although  a  ^vision  of  dw 
French  troope  is  already  arriTed 
at  Pondieherry,  and  the 


dermay  be  soon  expected,  1 4e. 
sire  that  you  will  not  be  Induced^ 
by  that  event,  to  precipitate  aa 
accommodation  with  any  of  the 
Mahratta  powers.  The  efibcteal 
security  oi  onr  intnresls  in  1km 
Mahratta  empift-  n  thfc  stroaywt 
barrier  whidfr  caa  ba  afipoeed-Ao 
the  progress  ofthe  Frendi  inttuBaiti 
in  in<ya^  the  early  redaction  a^ 
Sciodia  (if  tluit  chief  should  xiotml^. 
pel  VB  to  resort  to  hostililii9$>casv 
tain,  and  woaMproYea  Culal  blow  . 
to  the  views  of  Fiance. .  Jkmim^ 
perfect  arraagBmebi  with  4iUi 
Mahratia  powers,  area  <!h)iaf  a6 
active  measnias,  .might  open  to 
France  the  meaas  of  «npifing^' 
with  adTaatage,:ia  Ihe  aiiks.aC' 
the  Mahratta  ^npire. 

i  faa;va  tha>h0BO«s  to  be^    r 

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MemomI  from^tte  ReiUeut  with  Dowint  Rm  Scmdtt  to  him; 


'  Copg  of  a  Memorial  addressed  to 
Mt^iuurmja  U^c/mt  Rao  Sdmim^ 
'  ^  Cohnei  CoUm^  ;  presented 
by    Moonshee  Mirzu  "Banker 
Khan  on  ike  nrormng  of  the 
\'Uhaf  tune  1803. 
•  '  WuBN   Colonel  Collins  had 
tiie  honour   of  an  andtence  yrith 
Maharaja  Do\flut  ilao  Scindia, 
on  the  6th  of  Safter  (^th  May), 
the  Colonel,  by  order  of  his  Kjw 
celkncy  the  Most  Noble  the  Go. 
f«fnor  General,  urged  many  co. 
^nt  reasons  and  persuasions   to 
induce  the  Maharaja  to  declare, 
Vfthout  delay  or  reser? c,  whether 
the  iate  negotiations  carried  on 
between    this  court,    the   ficrar 
Rajah,   and   Jeswunt  Rao  Hol- 
kar,  had  been   entered   into  /or 
the  purpose  of  obstrucdng    the 
ceopMioft    of  the  eogagifnienta 
Ittdy'icoaduded  at  l^assein  be* 
i^teal  hid  liigbaesi  thtb  FekhwO' 
and  the  fifHish^goverflfhicut. 
^Bnt  aith^h  Colonel  (SoHins 
"Wu  extvemely  urgeat^with   the 
Mahan^k   to   giire  •  him.  iostaut 
m/mwadoiii   on    this  important 
painty  i«ad  aitbough  tha  Colonel 
patfksBtarly  pD4ntedoa<' the  line 
ol*<t^ndttct  wihich  the  British  go* 
Temiaent  woaid  be  compelled  to 
pursue^  shoilld  therequmd  ex-^ 
pUnation   be  wttirtield)  yet   the 
mbisteffa  Df  Ai»  Durban  repeat* 
edly  declared  thai  Colonel  Coitins 
ausi  'iotr  expeet  aay  saKisfactory 
answer  to  4his'quttation  until  a 
meetiBg  iiadi  tiaken  plaeo  between 
the  Maharaja  and  the  Rajah  of 
Berar;    Maharaja  Do^bO:  Rad 
Scindia  also  said,  that  he  could 
Aot,  without  a  violation  of  his 


faith,  trrre  Colonel  Collint  tha 
satisfaction  he  denUnded,  uatillHi 
(the  Maharaja)  had  cohveraadwitll 
Raccoj(^  litaomslah  ;  but  that  af. 
ter  his  interriew  with  th«t  Raj^ 
the  Colonel  should 'be  iiifornied 
whether  (hei«  would  be  peace  of 
war. 

The  proposed  conference  be. 
twecn  Maharaja  Do wlut  Rao 
Scindia  and  the  Rajah  ot  Berar 
having  takoq  place,  CoIoneJ  Coi-' 
lins  now  expects  that  .the  Maha;^ 
raja  will,  couforuiably  to  his  pro* 
niise,  explicitly  declare  whether 
it  is  his  design  to '  obstruct  tha 
completifin  of  the  treaty  of  Ba.9* 
seiu,  either  h}'  mrans  of  hiji  awn 
power  or  in  (conjunction  with 
Ragojee  Bhomslah  and  Jeswunt  * 
Rao  Uolkar ;  and  Coiouol  Collins 
furthiu-  requires  that<  Maharaja 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  will  state, 
without  reserve,  whether  it  ba 
his  present  wish  add  intention  to 
maintain  and  preserve  the  rela 
tioBS  of  friendship  which  haire  so 
long  subsisted  between  his  Sircar 
and  the  British  Government  :*-m 
FinaUj,  in  perfonnance  of  h|s 
duty,  Colopei  Collins'  apprizes 
the  Maharaja,  that .  should  he 
now  fofiise  or  4^lay  to  give  ex- 
plicit an^worft  to  i\m  foregoing 
qui*stionSi,  and  continue  with  hia 
anny  soofti  of  the  Nurbuddah^ 
siieh '  rei'usal  or  delay  will  be  re* 
garided  by  his  Excellency  as  aa 
avowal  of  hostile  designs  on  tha 
part  of  this  court  against  the  Bri« 
tisfa  government :  Colonel  Colli na'^ 
thcrdfore  hopes  that  motives  of 
moderation  aad  justice,  as  well 
as  a  proper  $9Q»m  of  his  own  in* 
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iRtftf,  ^Ul  hidace  Maharaja 
IXnrlttt  Rao  Scindia  to  act  on 
fhe  present  occasion  co|i%7naftily 
ivlth  the  relations  of  nmxJty  which 
IWTf^  flo  lon|;  «a%aMM  betwinui 
'  the  i^o  BtateS)  and  which  have 
li^er  bera  tiolatei  on  4he  ^utt 
mi  the  fiagUfih<  and  eonsis^dx 
vritli  t]i€  diiehiratiQii  that  he  (rthe 
Maharaja)  made  to  tlie  Coiomi 
4Mi  the  Mth  oC  Zftiradtth  (44th 
ilarclr)s  bat  should,  the  Maha* 
f^a^Wfipne  giring  Colonel  CoU 


fins  the  sa^sfactkm  which. bci 
demands,  in  this  case  the  Cokmel 
rc^tiB^tt  that  Mahairaja  Dov^ut 
Rao  Scindia  wUl  fnmisli  hhn  with 
a  party  of  horce  t^  ^Moatt  Mmas 
far  89  Aurnngabad,  together  with 
anpplteS  of  ^iiin  MklkcwM  f^  €^ 
jubMPience  af  Jus  iepoif^  a&d 
#oHoW;er^,  uati)  fbeir  argtrai  at 
-that  eit). 

(  A  irn^  Copf<  ) 
(Sigucd)         4.  C#(>f^rfft, 

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Letter  from  theHesMttit  with  Dowlet  Rao  f^rindia,  to  fie  GoTemor 
OeniTal ;  dated  the  6th  July,  l«OX 


No.  ?65— To  hh  K)Dcelleficy  the 

Most  ^ob(e  Rkknrd  MarqiHi 

Wellestey^    K.   P,    Gw^Jior 

General^  &c.  Ac.  &c. 

My  Lord, 

In  the  afternoon  of   the  4 Hi 

instant  I  had  an  interview  with 

Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,   and   with 

Ragojee  Bhomskh,  at  the  tpnt  of 

the  latter  chi«ftain.  1  was  attend! 

cd  on  '  this  decasion  by  Captairi 

Paris  Bradshaw,  Mbonshee  Mlrrd 

Banker  Khan,  and  Gunpnt  KaoJ 

Sercedhur  Pnnt,  €ashre  Rdo,  the 

eldest  son.  and  the  brother  of  th* 

Berat  Rajah^  Were  present  at  this 

conference ;    also    Jadoon    Rao 

Khasker,  tJnna  fihasker,  Eithnl 

Punt,  and  Ambajec  IngUa,  ontho 

part  of  Scindia. 

2.  After  an  Interchange  of 
rotnpliments,  1  commenced  tha 
conviersation  by  observing,  that  1 
bad  for  some  time  past  been  ex- 
tremdy  anxious  to  obtain  ati  au* 
Aience  of  those  chleflains,  in  order 
to  learn  their  iinal  dct^rmtnatidn 
respecting  the  line  of  aonduet 
Which 'ttiey  intended  to  tmrsiie,  In 


conseqntHice  of  the  en^ifagenie«i4s 
lately  conclnded  at  BosMb  tie- 
tweeh  his  Highness  the  Pcistrwa 
and  the  British  goVcmmout ;  mad 
Icot^rlnded  with  ot  pressing  my 
b(44if  that  tiie  resuk of  thejMreJcBt 
meetini^  would  enaMe  aiatiM^^RMre 
your  f^ceBeney  oi  tte  fHebdly 
«lis})osittofi  of  both  lU^iittUaiur  to- 
wards  the  British  6otertiini9it* 
'  '3.  Hive  I  pansed,  in' the  ta^^ec- 
tatiot^'  of  a  repfy ;  bi]t*^aa  iKMie 
was  ^ten,  1  proceeded '<l>'ift<ft*e^ 
that  th«  treaty  of  Bosfidtt  ^arsa 
purely  of  U  defensiva  ii4aire  ;  tiuit 
It  contained  no  atSpolation  iHiatf. 
erer  fAjdrions  to  the  jtiit  rtftlatt 
of  "any  c(  the  Deccatiy  Slft&n, 
but  oo  the  contrary  had  teJiiirtsaaly 
prOTided  for  the'  security  i&A  ia> 
dependence  of  thefeitdatorr"lyl«li. 
ratta  chiefs ;  tkat  ^  jmi^kpaJU 
abject  af  the  ttmtv'  of  pimaem 
ma»  to  presfty^  im  *petee  of 
indl^ ;  that  yon^  htMAip  te>^ 
carded  BoUftat  K^  Sdi^A&Md 
Ragojee  BKJfanBlah  las  tiitfeiattcimt 
friends  of'tH^^obotttU^le'^oau 
pany,  aid  w^,^oji  ikb  ieiAsiittty 
waiing 


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wSQiig  t»  JmpmTe  the  ^lAsihig 
cojuaactHMi  ho(w^n    thoir  stiiteg 
AlMi^^hu  tirkish  i^aTcrxtmont.     I 
lH»if4e4  on  the  right  of  the  Feish' 
ffjp  to  oojntvftct  <>Jic^einent»  with 
the-  .English    widiuut  consulting 
viiii'^Uiy  0fi!tn?  MahimfU  Sirdan; 
I  desired « the  Befar  Rajah  wonki 
a4¥car4  to   the  wry   rifar  exposk 
tiou    of  the  \\e\rfi  and  priircipietf 
which  Hidured*  the  tft»»f y  of  Ba«- 
sek^a^se^ forth  in  your  Kxcetlen- 
cy'8- letter  to  his  addresH.  nmicr 
date  the  I5th  of  hist  May  ;   1  ob- 
ierred^.  that  this  fetter  contained 
the   most  satisfactory   proofs   of 
the  moderation  and  jtisHce  of  tho 
British   govt;rninefit.     Then,  ad* 
dressing  myself  to  Dowlut  Rao 
Sciiidia,  1  said,  that  conCorniabiy 
to  your  lordship's  dir(>ctionii,  1 
had  already  given  the  same  ex^ 
planation  to  him  verbally  ;  and  i 
remindi^    the    Mahataja  of  bis 
having  positifcly  assured  me  on 
the  ;24th  of  last  May,  that  he  had 
no  intention  whatever  to  obstruct 
jtjhe  completion  of  the  engagements 
lately  concluded   at  Ba&>eiu.     I 
/theQjr«iOftr)cedL»  that  1  only  re- 
quii)^  frowi  him  »  confifmation 
^  this  assurance,  U>gethcr  with  a 
fimilar  declaration  on  the  part  of 
.  Kajah    Uagojee  fihomslah;  and 
.    in   conoiusion,  1  declared,  that  it 
,    was  your  l^ordship'a  earncist  de- 
sire to  promote  the  prosperity  of 
.  their  respective  S>ircars,  and  that 
.  fhey  might  safi*ly  rely  on  the  con- 
tinued frieudshq>  of  the  British 
^  KQver^iment  su  long  as  they  re^ 
.,  ^  ff.ained  frofi  committing  acts  of 
.  ag$i:cssion  ag^iust    the    Euj^lish 
..  ^  t^^«>ir  allien 

^  .,  4^  iivitead  of  making  any  ob- 
.j  il^rf^^n^ou  the  foregoiug  dis. 
,\  ffifffffe^  Se«iedhur  HuBjt  entei^d 
',.[  ii^to^fmp;st  t^dioMS  Qxpianation  of 
j^ '  ,ti|ier,^du^t ,  whigh  aught  to  have 
...  .tl^  jfldoptcd   by  th#  Peifihwa^ 


previomly  to  his  fotm^Amtyt 
treaty  with   the  British   go¥«rv« 
ment.  Be  said,  it  had  been  invaria* 
bly  the  usage  on  such  occ^ona  to 
consult  with  the  Oeccany  Sirdars ; 
whereas  Baajy  Rao  hadacted  in  th^ 
present  instance  not  only  withqvt 
the  concnrrnnoe,.  but  even  without 
the  knowhxigc  of  Ra^ojce  Bhom* 
•kth  and  Dowhit  Rao  Scindia,  a!-* 
though  they  «vere  his  friends,  and 
coiffoseedfy    the  most   pewerftil 
chiefsintheMahrattaempire.  Tbit 
is  t'ae substance  of  theonly  material 
points  urged  by  Sereedhur  Purtt. 
1  replied,   that   his   Highness  the 
PeiJihwa  had   repeatedty  writ  ton 
both  to  the  Majharaja  and  to  th# 
Berar  Rajah  to  repair  to  Popna^ 
but  that  these  requisitlohs  of  his 
Highness   had  not  been  complied 
with ;    that    in  consequence    tha 
Pcishwa  was   left    without    any 
means  of  defr'ice  against  his  ene- 
mies,  except    that  which  he   dt^- 
rived  from  th^'  English,  to  whoia 
his  Highness    -.vns  solely  indebted 
for   the  pres  rvation    of  his   lifb, 
honour,   and  iliguity  ;    1    further 
observed,  that  his  (the  Tiuuister's) 
reference  to  oki    u satyrs  was  in^ 
conclusive,   inasmuch   as    no  one 
instance  had  btnn  addu^ccd,  tend^ 
ing  to  prove  that  thePrishwa  hatl' 
not  an  undoubted   riglit  to  enter 
into  ntrw   entcagcnicnts    with  the 
English,    inil.pendently    of    the 
consent  of  any  of  the  feudatory 
jMahratta  chiols;  aud  that  in  fact^ 
tSe  only  point  for  consideration 
was,   whethor  Ragojce  BLomslah 
and  Dow  Jut  Kao  Scindla  designed 
to  oppose   the   co!npletion   of  a 
treaty  actually  conchidedbetwoca 
his  Highness  the  F(Msh\va  and  the 
Hntib.h  ^overumeut  't 

^.  iUtQ  itgain  Sc^edliur  Ptmt 

made  a  long  speech,   contaiuing^ 

for  the  tnost  part,   professioiis  of 

the  friemily  dispositiion  v^^ch  his- 

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vmier  ^cfi.t«rlflln«>d  Kniardi  the 
Britkb  goTernmeut*  ]le  ofided 
hy  remarkiaK^  that  the  fitig'ti^h 
tfOiifM^  haviug  crosiH'd  IheGocIa* 
rerj^  were  adtancing  towards 
t^e  Ghaiit  of  Adjuntee.  In  coiu 
sequence  ot*  which,  h^  rcq net4U*d 
I  would  writv.  to  the  Uonourabie 
General  Welleslcy^  for  th^j  }wir- 
po£<i  of  prevailing  on  him  to  re- 
call  that  lictuchmeut.  1  excused 
myself  from  preferring  any  re- 
qiu>st  of  the  kind  ;  and  observed , 
tliat  the  British  troopg  generally 
adyanced  when  any  army  was 
approaching  them,  but  never  re. 
treated.  1  then  recurred  to  the 
question  which  1  had  so  frequent- 
ly stated.  Sereedhur  Punt  said, 
tLat  he  had  a  great  many  remarks 
to  make  on  the  different  articles 
of  the  treaty  of  Bassein  ;  1  re- 
plied, that  tbe«e  remarks  might 
be  committed  to  writing,  and 
hen^after  be  sent  to  your  Kxcd* 
Teucy,  but  in  the  mean  time  I 
cxiKxted  he  Mcruld  answer  my 
question.  The  Bhomslah*s  minis* 
Ur  then  objected,  (hat  the  Peisfa- 
wa  had  not,  to  tlas  hour,  in- 
formed either  Scindia  or  Kai>ojee 
of  his  having  concluded  a  new 
treaty  with  the  Knglish.  1  re- 
minded  Sti-eedhur  Punt  of  the 
duplicate  litters  which  both  tiie 
Maharaja  and  the  Borar  Uujah 
had  received  through  me  from  his 
Highness  iiie  Peishwa,  and  in 
which  his  iligbness  cxpre^^Iy 
mentions  having  improved  (he 
fricndhhip  that  had  so  l<»ng  sub« 
sisted  betw<H;ii  his  government 
and  that  of  the  llaaourablc  Conu 
pany.  Both  Jadoon  Uao  and 
Sereedbur  Punt  admitted  the  cor- 
rectness of  this  statement ;  but 
said,  that  their  masters  had  never 
received  the  originals,  and  gave 
me  to  Uuders<aud  that  they  yield* 
cd  no  credit  >vhatcver    ta   ik% 


dupNe&te^.  On  ihh  bead  tniM^ '  ' 
warm  conversation  ensoed  ;  bat 
both  Sereedhur  Pimt  and  Jadobn 
Rao  declared,  that  it  was  Aeces- 
sary,  for  the  satisfaction  of  th« 
Bhomshih  and  of  Sdndta,  that 
they  should  receive  the  foregoing^ 
information  from  the  Peishwa 
himself,  and  that  lor  this  purpose 
they  intended  deputing  two  con- 
fidential persons  to  Poona.  lu 
the  mean  time  they  assured  me, 
that  their  masters  had  no  desigs 
whatever  to  oppose  any  engage-* 
roents  which  thp  British  might 
have  contracted  with  his  High^ 
ness  ;  and  they  also  promised 
that  th^ir  armies  should  not  ad- 
vance towards  Poona,  nor  ascend, 
the  j^djutttee  Ghaut.  After  giv- 
ing these  assurances,  they  re- 
quested vi  would  endeavour  to 
]»revent  the  nearer  approach  o^ 
the  British  troops  under  the  com^ 
mand  of  Colonel  Stevenson.  I 
.  replied,  that  to  evince  thatiaoeri- 
ty  of  their  present  professions, 
it  was  indispensably  requisite  that  * 
DoM  lut  Hao  Si' India  should  re« 
cross  the  Nurbuddah,  and  tho 
Bhomsiah  repair  to  Nagpoor; 
that  while  they  contlnaed- in  thb 
qnarter  with  their  armies,  it  was' 
impossible  for  your  KsccUency  to 
rely  on  their  friendly  promises  ; 
and  1  added  that  if  tthe  Maharaja 
and  the  Berar  Rajah  would  im- 
mediately return  to  their  respec-*  - 
tive  capitals,  tiiat  1  had  no  doubt 
of  obtaining  the  consent  of  the 
Honourable  General  Wellesley  to 
withdraw  his  forces  also.  Bnt 
although  I  persisted  in  contend^ 
ing  and  urging  this  pointa  con^  ^ 
siderable  dme,  and  did  »ot  fait 
to  state  that  4he  codtinuance^  of  ' 
the  Mahratia  armSerin  this  ^«f^ 
ter  would  most  probably  be  pro« 
ductive  of  seriovs  evila,:  jret^  I 
could  obtaia  no  satisfactory  «$<f^' 
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BHntnce  eitb^r  fr^m  Ja4oon  Rao 
or  Sc^eedbur  Puiit,  tli»t  SctDdia 
and  the  BhoiOblali  wouU  shortly 
return  to  their  respective  cuipitals; 
aji4vheiicc  i  am  ioclifie4  to  infer 
that  their  frieodiy  professions  arf^ 
insincere. 

0.  ^Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  and 
Ragoj^e  Uhomslah  both  promised 
to  seud  me  letters  on  the  fol  J  ow- 
ing day  for  your  Excellency,  con- 
tainiu|(  the  t^trongest  as^uraiices  of 
their  determination  to  preserve 
and  maintain  the  relations  of 
friendiihip  which  have  so  long 
subsumed  between  their  states 
and   the  British  government.     I 


waited  for  these  letters  iIurM)g  ^m 
whole  of  yesterday ;  but  as  Ih^y 
are  not  yet  sent  to  me,  al thong li 
this  day  bo  fur  advanced^  1  sluJI 
no  longer  dc£er  the  dispatch  oi 
my  present  address. 

1  have  the  honour  to  be,  witJi 
the  highest  respect. 
My  Lord, 
Your  lordship's  most  ob^w 
dient  and  very  humhla 
bervaift^  * 

(Signed)  J.  Cof^LiNf. 
Resident,  d.  u.   •• 
Gamp  near  ;^ 

J  umuere, 
6t]i  July,  UOa. 


INCLOSLRE  (II.) 

Letter  from   Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  to  the  Governor  General : 
,  out  date.) 


(iriib* 


From  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia* 
Received  3 1st  July,  1 803. 

1  UAY-E  receivexl  your  Lord, 
shtp^  liriendty  letter,  testifyinu^ 
the  coa elusion  of  new  engage- 
ments between  ku  UighucK8  the 
Fcttbwa  and  the  English  Compa. 
ny,  %t  iiassein^  together  with  a 
copy*  of  the  treaty  ;  and  1  have 
been. fully  appriKmlof every  word 
of  its  contents,  which  have  also 
been  fully  conMminicated  to  mo 
by  Colonel  Collins. 

Whereas  the  engagements  sul)- 
sistin^  between  the  Fetshwa  and 
Q)c,  tife  such  that  the  adjustment 
of  all  aifairs,  and  of  the  concerns 
of  hh  state  and  government, 
should  Rearranged  and  completed 
with  my  advice  and  participation: 
by  the  favour  of  God !  through 
a  regiard  to  what  is  above  stated, 
the  degree!  of  mutual  concord 
have  so  iooreased^  that  to  this  time 
no  interruption  or  derangement 
of  them  has  occorred  on  either 
side.     I^biwtthstandiog  this^  the 


engagements  which  may  harcf 
lately  been  concluded  betwoew 
that  quarter  ( British  government") 
and  the  Peishwa,  have  (only)  no\r 
been  coinmunicated  ;  and  tm  tht? 
part  of  the  J-^eishwa,  to  this  time 
of  writing,  nothing.  Therefore, 
it  has  now  been  determined  with  • 
Rajah  Rigojee  Bhoraslah,  in  pre- 
sence of  (Jolonel  Collins,  that 
eonfldential  persons  on  my  part, 
and  the  Raj.ih,  be  dispatched  to 
the  Pcishwa  for  the  purpose  of 
a^certainiug  the  circumstances  of 
the  (said)  engai^monts.  At  the 
satne  time,  no  intention  whatever, 
is  entertained  on  my  part  to  Sub- 
vert the  stipulations  of  the  treaty^ 
C(msistfng  of  10  articles,  whicn 
has  been  concluded  at  Basscin 
bet\^een  the  British  government 
and  the  Peishwa,  on  condition 
that  there  be  no  design  ivhatever 
on  the  part  oi  the  English  Com- 
pany and  the  Peishwa  to  subvert 
the  stipulations  of  the  treatv-, 
which,siiicealong  period  of  time, 

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lias  bfen  concluded  between  the 
Peishwa^s  Sirtar,  me,  and  the 
Rajah  and  the  MahratU  chiefs. 

Further  particulars  will  be  com* 
iminicated  by  the  lett;  rs  of  Colo. 
nel  CoUkis*     Let  the  receipt  of. 


friendly  letti^rs  Cofytiftve  t<^  b«  fts 
mean!)  of  gratification  to  mc  ! 
(A  true  Translation.) 

J.  MoMccton;^ 
As».  P^i.  Sea  to  Gof . 


INCLOSURE  (I.) 

Letter  from  Rajah  Ragojee  Bhomslah,  to  the  Gotertior  Genentf 
(without  date.) 


jFWffi  Rajah  Ragojee  Bhomstah, 
Received  31st  J nly  1803. 
I  BATS  received  yowr  Lords  hip's 
fear  friendly  letters  in  succession, 
notifying  the  conclusion  of  new 
engagements  between  his  Hit^h* 
liess  the  Peishwa  and  the  English 
Company,  at  Bassein,  together 
-with  copies  6f  the  treaty,  and  I 
hafo  been  fully  apprized  of  every 
word  oC  its  contents,  which  hare 
also  been  fully  communicated  to 
me  by  Colonel  Collins,  who  is 
witb  DowlutRao  Scindia  on  your 
Lordship's  part. 

By  the  faTour  of  God  since  the 
firSilsstablishment  of  mutual  uni* 
on,  the  degrees  of  concord  and 
attachment  have  so  increased,  that 
to   this  time  no   interruption  or 
derangement  of  them  ha«  occurred, 
nor  is  it  iu  contemplation  on  this 
iide  to  interrupt  or  derange  them* 
Whereas,  since  a  long  period  of 
time,  the  integrity  of  the  Rajah 
(meaning  the  M  h  oloM  ah  rat  ta  state) 
and  the  identity  of  tlie  atlairs  and 
concerns  of  the  state  and  govern* 
raent  haye  bveu  such,  that  if  any 
momentous    aHair,      or  political 
object  arising  out  of  (hu  circum* 
stances  of  the  time  occiirred,  the 
arrangemeot  of  it  depending  on 
matuai   concart  and  communica- 
tion ;  yet  notwithstanding  thiS)  th« 
engagements    wbick  hare    lately 
Ihw  coaoloded  betiM^  tbatquar* 


tcr  (British  gorcrtiment)  and  tht 
Pcishwa  hare  (only)  now  heen 
communicated ;  and  on  the  pmrf 
of  the  Peishwa,  to   this  time   of 
writing,   nothing.     Therefore    it 
httn  now   been   determined  with 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  in  presence 
of  Colonel  Collins,  that  confiden- 
tial persons  on    my   piirt,     wad 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  be  dispatch, 
cd  to  the  Peisfawa,  for  thep«urp#s« 
of  ascertaining  the  cbcnmstencef 
of  the  (said  cngageoienti.     At  the 
same  time,  no  intentioe  wluitevcr 
is  entertained  on  my  |lart  to  «id>- 
vert  the  stipulations  of  the  ttea^^ 
consisting  of  1 9  articles,  whicb  haM 
been  concluded  at  Basseia  betwcea 
the  British  goremmest  and   the 
Peishwa,  on*  condition  that  thert 
be  no  dei^  whaterer  on  the  pat4 
of  the  English  Company  ahid  the 
Peishwa   te   subvert  the  stspnla^ 
tiOns  of  the  treaty,  which,  sioce  a 
loug   period  of  time^    has    Iwiesi 
concluded  bt>lween  the  Peisliwra*^ 
Sircar^  me,  and   the  said  i>owliit 
Rao  Scindia,  and  the  Makratta 
chiefs. 

Further  jiarticalars  will  be 
eommnnicated  by  the  letten  of 
Colonel  Coilins.  Let  the  receipt 
of  friendly  letters  continne  to  be 
the  peans  of  ^aftiicattofB  to  nee ! 
(A  tme  Translation.) 

J*  M(n{CKV#!r, 
Asi.  Pm.  See.  le  Gat. 


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'^**  fjo'tcrhor  General  in  Council  to  the  Secret  Committee ; 
dated  ^^ih  September,  1803. 

With  ladosurea  (A.)  to  (L.)    Received  per  Belle,  95th  Afn\  ISQi, 


To  the  Honour abk  the  Secret  Com' 
mittee  of  the  ^Honourable  the 
Court  of  Directors. 

HONOURABLE  SIRS, 

In  our  address  to  your  Honour- 
able  Committee  of  the  1st  of  Au* 
gust,  the  Qovernor  General  in 
Council  communicated  to  your 
Honourable  Committee  the  state 
of  the  negiutiatioD  between  the  Bri- 
tish government  and  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia,  and  the  Rajah  of  Berar, 
at  the  date  of  our  latest  advices 
frum  the  Resident  at  Scindia's 
court.  The  disposition  manifest- 
ed by  those  chieftains  at  that  pe- 
riod of  time  afforded  t be  strongest 
indication  of  a  resolution,  on  their 
J)arl,  to  persist  in  their  refusal  to 
comply  with  the  just  ttu/d  reasona- 
ble demands  of  the  British  govern- 
mentf  by  withdrawing  their  armies 
froii)  the  menacing  position  which 
they  had  occupied  on  th«  frontier 
of*  Nfzara.  The  Resident,  how- 
ever, continued  to  employ  every 
^practicable  endeavour  to  effect  a 
d^ange  in  the  sentiments  and  con- 
duct of  those  chieftains,  but  with- 
out success ;  and  the  negotiation 
finally  terminated  by  the  depar- 
ture of  the  Resident  from  the  camp 
of  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  on  3d  Au- 

,  2.  The  resull  of  these  nego- 
tiations having  now  placed  the  Bri- 
tish government  in  a  state  of  war 
with  the  confederated  chieftains, 
the  Governor  General  in  Council 
deems  it  proper,  with  a  view  to 
^nableyovir  Honourable  Commit- 
tee to  form  a  judgment  of^the  bos- 
*tile  disposition  of  thvsechioftain^, 
and  of  the  uaavoidabU  iitrccssity 
V«l.  6. 


of  resorting  to  arms  for  the  defence 
and  security  of  our  rights  and  in- 
terests, and  those  of  our  allies,  to 
state  the  progress  of  the  late  dis- 
cussions between  the  Resident  and 
the  confederates,  with  as  much  de- 
tail as  the  compass  of  a  dispatch 
overland  will  admit. 

3.  It  is  necessary  to  apprize 
youi^  Honourable^Committ^  in 
this  place,  that  on  the  17th  junc 
the  Governor  General  received  in- 
formation, which  his  Excellency 
considered  to  be  authentic,  that 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  had  addresa^ 
ed  letters  to  GhunnceFmbaster  an4 
Hemmut  Behauder,  (the  oflSccr* 
exercising  the  chief  authority  on 
the  part  of  his  Highness  the  Peisb* 
wa  in  the  province  of  Buiiddluind) 
requiring  them  to  be  prepared  to 
co-operate  with  the  confede- 
rated Mahratta  armies  in  hos- 
tile measures  against  the  British 
possessions;  and  that  Dhurma 
Rao,  the  commanding  officer  of 
a  considerable  body  of  horsa 
which  had    been  dispatched    by 

.Scindia  in  the  month  of  April  to 
Kalpee,  a  station  oA  the  north- 
western bank  of  the  Jumna  con- 
tiguous to  the  British  territories,^ 
had  received  orders  from  Scindni 
to  the  same  effect. 

4.  On  receipt  of  this  infocma- 
jtion,  the  Governor  General  deem- 
ed it  proper  to  direct  the  Resi- 
.dent  to  require  Dowlut  RaoSci^i* 
dia  to  acknowledge^  or  to  disowB, 
those  orders  ;  and  accordingly,' 
at  a  conference  bctweea  thia  Kc« 
sidcnt  and  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia 
holden  on  the  l6th  July,  the  Re- 
sident stated  tb^  s^jbstanc^  pf  that 

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information  to  Dowlut  Rao  Scin- 
dia,  and  required  htm  to  declare 
whether  he  had  actually  i&sued 
orders  of  the  nature  described. 

5.  In  reply,  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia 
assured  the  Resident,  in  the  most 
•olemn  manner,  tfa^t  he  had  ne- 
Ter  issued  such  orders,  either  ta 
the  Pdshwa's  officers  in  Bu^del- 
kttitd,  or  to  Dhurma  Rao ;  and 
4haX  tke  latter  chieftain  had  been 
.^specially  directed  to  respect  the 
British  territories. 
: .  6.  The  Amicable  ticnor  of  the 
language  «Mi  behaviour  of  Dow- 
*lut  Rao  Sckidia  at  thir  interviear 
4fiduced  the  Resident  to  renew  the 
aubject  of  Scindia's  return  to  Hin- 
dustan.   In  answer  to  the  Resi- 
dent's observations  on  that  sub- 
ject, Scindla's  prindpal  minister 
TepKed,  that  as  soon  as  Scindia 
and  the  Rajah  of  Berar  should  re^ 
ceive  favourable   answers  to  tlra 
letters  which  they  had  lately  ad- 
dressed to  ihc  Governor  General 
{translations  of  whicl^  were  an- 
nexed to  the  dispatch  of  the  Go- 
iremor  General  in  Council  to  your 
Honourable  Committee  of  tli^  1st 
•of  August)  these  chieftains  wouM 
repair  to  their  respective  coun- 
tries. 

7*  The  Governor  General  hav- 
ing   declai%d,    in   his   Icttfi-s   to 
Dowkit  Hao  Scindia  and  the  Rii- 
Jah  of  Berar,  that  the  Hritiih  go- 
i.vemment  had  no  intention  to  dis- 
turb the  establislied  order  of  the 
MalinUta  state,  and  th(»sc  chief- 
tains having    distmctly   acknow- 
ledged t!hat  the  treaty  of  Basscin 
•contained   no  stipulations    inju- 
rious   to    thc»ir'  rights,    the   as- 
surance which     the    letters    of 
-tLoie    chieftains   Toquired,    that 
the     Bntj^     government     and 
the  PeishwH    entertain    no    de- 
licti t4»  subvert  thv  engagcmients 


subsisting  between  his  Hif^des^ 
and  the  feudatory  chieftains  of 
the  Mahratta  empire,  had  been 
in  hex  anticipated  ;  and  die  con- 
firmation of  k  could  not  justly  be 
considered  by  those  chieftains  to 
be  in  any  degree  necessai)-  for  tbe 
security  of  their  just  rights  and 
interests. 

8.  This  dedara^on,  howerer, 
and  the  manner  in  which  it  wsr 
delivered,  appeared  to  the  Cover* 
nor  General  to  afibrd  a  more  sa- 
tisfactory indication   than   these 
chieftains  had   manifested,   of  me 
disposition  to  comply    with    the 
demands  of  the  British   govern- 
ment.   These  favourable  impres- 
sions were  corroborated  by  an  ex- 
plicit acknowledgment,    publicly 
made  by  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  la 
the  Resident  on    that  occasion, 
that  the  treaty  of  Bassein  not  on- 
ly contained  no  stipulations  inju- 
rious to  the  general  interests  of 
the  Mahratta  fbudalories,  but  af- 
forded to  them  additioiial  secnti* 
ty.    This  declaration  also  induc- 
ed the  Governor  General  to   hope 
that  if  the  separation  and  return 
of  the  confederate  armies  t©  their 
respective  territories  reall3' depen- 
ded on  the  assurances  which  L>ow 
hit  Rao  Scindia  and  the   Rajah 
of  Berar  had  required  from    the 
GoN'crnor  General,  the  satkfacii^ 
on  whiclr  the  Ifonoiirable  Major- 
G«ieral    W'ellesley    (tmder      the 
powers  ^x'sted  in  him  by  the  Go- 
vernor Generiirs    imtructions  of 
the  26th  of  June),  would  be  ena- 
bled to  afford  to  these  chieftains' 
on  the  point  in  reference  to   tfaa 
Governor  General,  would  itHluce 
them  lo  miinifest  the  proof  which 
thcGovernor  General  haddemandlpt 
ed,  of  the  sincerity  of  their   ami- 
cable professions,  «nd  would  be  a 
test  of  tbeir  sincerity. 


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.  ;^.  Tbe  Governor  Gtneral  aUo 
hiiii  reasoa  toexpect,  that|  in  tbe 
apparent  temper  of  those  chief- 
taiB9  at  that  period  of  time,  tbe 
firm  aiid  amicabW  remomtrances 
^nd  declaFations  which  Major- 
General  WeUesley,  (in  a  letter  to 
Ike  Resi<knt  On^er  date  the  16th 
July,  written  on  tbe  receipt  of  the 
.Governor  GeneraFsr  inatructions  of 
(be  26th  of  June,)  directed  the 
Hosident  to  make  to  Dowliit  Rao 
Scindiaand  the,  Rajah  of  Bet-ar, 
iirould  indiice^hose  chieftains  to 
comply  ^ith  the  just  and  modb* 
hite  reqiliiiitioDS  of  the  BHtish 
Govwnment. 

10.  in  that  Utter,  Major- 
.General  Wellesley  apprized  the 
ftesident  of  tlie  powers  vested  in 
him  by  tht  Govcnior  General's 
JDstnictions  of  the  26th  June,  and 
-desired  the  Resident  to  commu- 
iiicate  toDowlut  RaoScindia  and 
the  Rajah  of  Berar,  the  delegation 
of  those  powers  to  Major^Gene- 
ral  Wdlesley,  and  to  state  to  those 
chieftains,  that  Major»General 
Wellesiey  was  prepared  to  attend 
to  their  interests,  and  to  enter  in- 
to oegotiatioas  with  them  on  any 
boints  affecting  those  aiiterests; 
but  that  it  iVad  indispensably  ne- 
cessary that  those  chieiftaitis  should 
|>reviously  withdraw  their  troops 
from  thie  menacing  position  which 
tbey  occupied  on  tbe  frontier  of 
the  Nizam's  dominioDs  and  re- 
turn to  their  usiiai  stations  in  Hin- 
Aiustaa  and  Herat,  in  which  event 
Major-Geuel-al  Wellifsley  would 
4)so  withdraw  the  troops  undet  his 
command.  ISIaJor-Gencnai  Wel- 
lesiey further  instructed  the  Resi- 
dent to  intimiite  to  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia  and  ihe  Rajah  of  Bernt, 
:that  those  chieftains  haviitg  deckc* 
^d  that  they  had  ito  intention >  tb 
tfbstruct  tbe  execution  of  the  trra- 
^   «>f  BasKin,  ax  to  march  to 


Poena,  or  to  invade  the  territo* 
ries  of  the  Nizam,  their  refusal 
to  separate  their  armies,  and  ta 
retire    to    their    usual    stations, 
would  be  ificonsistent  with  thoae 
declarations,  and  a  preof  of  their 
insincerity ;   and  Major-General 
Wellesiey  accordingly    directed 
the   Resident  to  renew  that  re- 
cjnisition,  and  to  apprize   those 
chieftains,  that  their  compliauo^ 
with  it  afforded  the  only  means  of 
prserving  peace  between  them  and 
the  British  government.     Majoiv^ 
General   Wellesiey   provided    a- 
gaiast  the  objection  which  D6w<« 
lUt  Rao  Scindia  might  eventually 
urge  to  the  immediate  return  of 
his  army  to  Hindustan,  founded 
on  the  difficulty  of  crossing  the 
rivers  Tai>tee  and  Nurbuddah  at 
that  particular   season  by  obsar* 
vihg,  that  those  diiicalties  werf 
by  no  means  in8Urmbuntable»  and 
that  at  all  events  his  army  couM 
tetreat  without  difficulty  to  Ber- 
harapore,  where  he  might  make 
arrangements  for   their    passage 
aver  the  Nurbuddah.     Major-Ge* 
nei*al  Wellesiey  at  the  same  tinib 
observed,  that  no  objection  of  a 
similar  natiire  could  be  urged  by 
the  Rajah  of  Berar  to  the  imotedi^ 
ate  return  of  his  army  to  Becai^ 
and  signified  to  the  Resident,  that 
if  the  Rajah  of  Berar  should  re- 
turn towards    Nagpore,    and    if 
Scindia  should  adopt  tbe  measures 
above  described,  preparatory  to 
his  crossing  the  Nurbuddah,  Ma- 
jor-General Wellesiey    would  be 
satisfied  :  but  shotdd  those  chief- 
tains be    resolved    to    maintain 
their  position  on  the  Nizam's  fron*- 
tier,  the  Resident  was  directed  tq 
appri:2e  them,  that  he   had  recei- 
ved Major-General  Wellesiey *s  or- 
ders to  quit  the  camp  of  DowluC 
Rao  Scindia  without  delay. 

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1 1 .  Under  this  aspect  of  ftffairs 
(he  Governor  Generol  d<?emed  it 
•  expedient  to  issue  instrtictions  to 
hfs  ExcelFency  ihc  Conrmanderin 
Chief  in  Oude,  ralcutated  to  adapt 
the  course  of  his  Excellency's 
proceedings  to  the  eventual  dier- 
nitive  either  of  peace  or  war. 

'  15.  With  a  view  to  connect  the 
several  stages  of  tlie  negotiation  be- 
t^Mreen  the  Resident  with  Dowlut 
llao  Sffndia  and  the  Confederate 
chiefNiintf,  it  is  proper  to  apprize 
your  Honourable  Committee  that 
on  the  9th  of  July,  after  the  dtjli- 
very  of  the  letters  from  those 
chieftains  to  the  address  of  the 
Governor  <5enpral,  the  Kesident 
Mplicd  to  the  Honourable  Major- 
General  Wellesloy  for  hisopinion, 
with  regard  to  the  course  of  pro- 
ceeding which  it  would  be  advis- 
ftbfe  M  the  Re&ident  to  pursue  in 
theftCtoal  crisis  of  aiibirs.  In  re- 
ply to  this  reference,  and  previous- 
ly to  Mfljor-General  Wellesley's 
Wngapprizcd  of  the  powers  vest* 
ed  tn  him  by  the  Governor  Gena- 
taKs  instructions  ofthe  26th  of 
luttci  that  officer  stated  it  ,40  be 
hiropinion,  founded  on  the  instruc- 
tions atvd  thesentiments  of  the  Go^ 
verncf  General,  and  on  the  actual 
ttitte  of  circumstancps,  that  those 
cliieftatns  should  be  required  to 
retire  with  their  armies  within  the 
limits  of  their  respective  territories 
without  further  delay.  Major- 
GehetTllWeHeslcy  at  the  same  time 
addressed  a  letter  to  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia,  containing  a  requisition 
■<')  that  effect.  A  copy  of  that  ktter 
is  inclosed  for  your  Honourable 
Committee's  information. 

13.  That  letter  distinctly  sthtes 
the  grounds  on  which  Dou  lut  Rao 
Scindia  and  the  Rajah  of  Herar 
%ere  recfuired  to  returh  with  their 
armies  to  thdr  respective  terri- 
torie:»'y  and  this  just  and*  incontro- 


vertible statemetit  was  acct^ntp*^ 
Tiied  by  a  corresponding  ofleir  xm 
the  part  of  Major-General  Wejks- 
ley  to  withdraw  the  trbup  vbder 
his  command  from  their  advanced 
position,    and  by  the    assurance 
which  those    chieftains    bad   re- 
quired as  the  condition  of  their 
entire  acquiescence  in  the atrange* 
menfi  concluded  between  the  Bri- 
tish governmentanj  the  Peisbwa.* 
1 4.  Your  Honourable  Comrait- 
tee  will  not  fail  to  deduce  a  con- 
clusion highly  favourable  to  tbo 
equity  and  liberality  of  tliesc  con^ 
cessions,   by  contrasting  the  cir- 
cumstances undtr which  the  coin 
federated     chieftains    assembled 
their  armies  in  the  position  from 
which  they  were  required  to  retka, 
with  the  motives  and  objects  whick 
had  regulated  the  movement  an4 
position  of  the  Brrtisb  troops.  The 
proceedings  of    the    confedMmtcA 
chieftains  were  manifestly  of  a  Me- 
nacing and  aggressive  natnre,  and 
the  poMtion  of  their  united  army 
on  the  frontier  of  our  ally  enabled 
them  to  carry  into  immediate  ex- 
ecution the  hostile  designs  which 
the  conduct  and  language  of  thoat 
chieftains  had  previously  indicat- 
ed.   The  movement  of  the  British 
troops,  as  far  as  it  rtsspected  the 
Rajah  of  Berar  iind  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia>  was  purely  defensive*  The 
condition   of    bis    Highness    the 
Peishwa's  govermnent  would  alone 
have  justified    and  required   the 
march  of  the  British  subsidiary 
force  from  Poona. 

15.  Under  these  circumstances 
those  chieftains  were  not  entitled 
to  any  corresponding  concessioiis 
on  our  part ;  aitl  theit  refusal  to 
comply  unconditionally  with  the 
requisitions  of  Major- Gcnaral 
Wellesley,  would  have  justified  aa 
immediate  recourse  to  arms.  The 
ofler6fW:i}or43ener»l  Welkslsy 
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thtreforCi  to  withdraw  the  troops 
umler  bis  connnaod  from  .the  vi* 
^joityof  Amednngur,  mid  the  hs%\x^ 
ranees  xnih  which  it  was  accom* 
{Mmied,  afforded  the  most  unequi* 
vocal  proof  of  .the,  pacific  inuiiti*> 
ons  of  the  British  goveroment,  and 
deprived  thoise  chWftains  of  every 
|»retest  for  continuing  to  mH  in  tain 
their  armies  in  their  uuitcd  and 
menacing  fKMition  on  the  frontier 
of  our  ally. 

16-  Tke.  Resident  transmitted 
]^lajor«Gcneral  Wcllesley's  letter 
to  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  with  <^ 
message  Calculated  to  cnfo/ce  the 
pepresentations  which  it  contained* 
ami  intimating,  that  the  propositi- 
on of  Major-General  Wcllesley  to 
withdraw  the  British  forces,  when- 
ever  Scindia  and  the  Knjah  of  I^ 
rar  should  retire  with  thrir  armiw 
to  their  respective  territories,  af- 
ibrdod  a  satisfactory  proof  uf  the 
pacific  intentions  of  the  Briti^ih 
government^  and  that  under  this 
assurance,  the  continued  refusal 
•f  tboMe  chieftains  to  comply  with 
the  just  demands  of  the  British 
government  would  be  a  public  and 
Buinifest  demonstration  of  the  in- 
sincerity of  their  professions,  and 
of  the  hostility  of  iheir  designs. 
The  Resident  also  directed  the 
attention  of  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia 
to  the  assurance  nlTurdod  at  the 
dose  of  Major-General  Welles*. 
ky's  letter  ;  and  signified  to  that 
chieftaio,  that  the  declaration 
which  that  letter  contained  on  the 
point  on  which  fhe  two  chieftains 
£ad expressed  their  solicitude,  was 
such  as  to  leave  them  no  plea  for 
delaying  their  march  towards  their 
respective  dominions. 

17.  Major.General  WeUesley's 
letter^  and  the  representation 
which  accompanied  its  delirery, 
appeared  to  produce  a  favourable 
icupnessiot^  on  th«  mind  of  Dowlut 


^ao  Scindia^    who.  immecHately 

dispatched  his  principal  ministtf 
to  the  camp  of  the  Kajah  of  Becar 
for  the  purpose  of  consulting  thai 
chieftain  on  the  subject. 

19*  The  Resident  also  dispatch- 
ed his  native  secretary  to  tha 
Rajah  of  Berur,  with  a  message 
similar  to  that  which  he  had  seu( 
to  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia. 

19.  Xhr  Rajah  of  Berat  did  not 
manifest  a  disposition  to  comply  > 
with   Major-General    WeUesley's 
requisition,  and  rcierred  the  deci*-^ 
si  on  of  the  question  to  the  result ' 
of  a  conference  with  *Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia,  which  accordingly  tool&- 
place  on  the  21st  of  July,  and  o^ 
the  ensuing  day  the  Rfsidci^  ad* 
dressed   a  note  to  Dowlut    Ra4» 
Scindia,    dpmandin^  a, reply  Ui 
Major-General  WeUesley's  kttfr« 
To  this  note  no  answer   was  zv* 
turned. 

SO.  The  Resident  hi^ving  subset 
qneiuly  received  Major-Gentral 
WeUesley's  letter  of.thelSih  of 
July*  addressed  memorials  ta 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  and  the;  Rajah 
of  Bernr,  in  the  terms  p^escribeU 
by  Major-General  Wellesley,  In 
a^iswer  to  those  menvorial^  thf . 
llosident  was  informed  by  both 
Dowlut  llaoScindiaand  the  Rajah 
of  Bern  r,  that  their  reply  to  Major- 
General  WeUesley's  requisition stili 
dcp(*nded  on  a  conference  between 
those  chieftains  ;  and  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia  at  the  same  time  invited 
the  Resident  to  a  conference  on  the 
25ih^  of  July*  in  consequence  of 
a  message  previously  conveyed  to 
him  by  the  Resident,  desiring  an 
interview. 

21.  At  this  conference,  the  Re- 
sident repeated  to  Dow)ut  Raa 
Scindia  ail  the  arguments  and  oh-  , 
servations  stated  in  Major-Gene- 
rai  WeUesley's  instructions ;  and 
again  urged  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia's 
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compliance    widi  Major*General 
Wellesl^y's  requisitions. 

22.  In  reply  t»  this  demand, 
the  following  objections  were  urg- 
ed by  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia's  prin* 
cipal  minister,  on  the  part  of  that 
chieftain  :  Thai  the  forces  of  Dow- 
lat  Rao  Scindia  and  the  Rajah  of 
Berar  were  encamped  in  their  own 
territories  :  That  those  chieftains 
had  solemnly  promised  not  to  as- 
cend the  Adjuntee  pass,  nor  to 
march  to  Poppa  :  That  they  had 
l^lready  given  to  theGovernor  Ge- 
neral assurances  ip  writing,  that 
they  never  would  attempt  to  sub- 
yert  the  treaty  of  Bassein,  which 
assurances  were  unec^uivocal 
proofs  of  their  amicable  intenti- 
ons :  That  they  proposed  to  dis- 
patch Vakeels  to  his  Highness  the 
Feishwa  for  the  purpose  of  ob- 
taining from  '  his  Highness  an 
assurance  similar  to  that  which 
they  haaiittely  received  from  the 
Jionourable  ^f  ajor-General  Wel- 
lesley  :  ilY)d,  lastly,  That  the 
treaty  at  thkt  time  under  negotia- 
tion between  Scindia  and  Holkar 
^ha  not  completely  settled  ;  and 
that  until  it  should  be  finally  con- 
cluded, Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  could 
not  return  to  Hindustan. 

53.  In  answer  to  these  objecti- 
ons, the  Resident  referred  to  Ma- 
jor-GencralWellesley'sdcclaration 
that  it  was  impossible  to  confide  > 
in  the  promises  and  assurarices  of 
the  confederated  chieftains  whilst 
their  armies  occopicd  a  position 
unnecessary  to  their  security,  and 
menacing  the  frontier  of  our  ally 
the  Nizam.  The  Resident  further 
observed,  that  if  powlut  Rao  Scin- 
dia derived  any  just  advantage 
from  his  present  position^  or  if  the 
continuance  of  his  army  in  th^t' 
position  was  in  any  degree  neces- 
sary for  the  defei\ce  of  his  onu 
possessions,  due  allowance  wotild 


he  made  for  the  «cigenqr  ^  lM| 
case. ;  that  if  was  m&nifest  Dow* 
lut  Rao  Scindia  bad  W3  enemiei 
in  that  quarter,  and,  that  far  from 
deriving  any  advantage  from  ki| 
present  position,  he.  incurred  an 
intolcrgble  expence^  and  Vras  ex-* 
posed  to  the  greatest  inconveni* 
ences  in  his  actual  situation  ;  thm| 
his  continuance  therefore,  in  that 
situation,  could  only  be  ascribed 
to  hostile  designs  against  the  Bh« 
ttsh   government    ot^'    its    allies. 
The  Resident  also  reminded  Dow^ 
lut  Rao  Scindia,  that'he  had  long 
since  apprized  that  chieftain  aoa 
the  Rajah  of  Berar,  that  the  Go- 
vernor  General  could  yield     no 
credit  to  the  sincerity  of  their  pro- 
mises unless  those  chieftains  re* 
fffied  to  their  respective  capitals, 
e  Resident  furthe(:  remarked,' 
that    Major-Generdl     Welleskj, 
having  been  vested  with  full  pow-* 
ers   for  the  conduct  of  political 
and  military  aSaitSi  the  assurance, 
aforded    by  Major  General  Wd- 
lesley,  in  his  letter  to  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia,  was  as  valid  and  bindliftg; 
as  if  it  had   been  given  by  tho 
Governor   General  himself;  thuX 
Wajor-General    Wellesley,    how- 
e\er,  would  not  object  to  ihe  dis- 
patch of  Vakeels  to  the  court  of 
l*t>onaou.the  part  of  the  confedei* 
rate    chieftains,    provided    those 
chieftains  immediately  retired  with 
their  armies  from  the  frontier  of 
the  Nizam's  dominions.     Finally, 
the  Resident  observed,  that  Ber- 
hampore  was  a  much  more  eligp^ 
ble  situation  than  the  frontier  €f£ 
the  Nizam's  dominions,  of  prose- 
cuting any  neg;otiation  which  might 
be   depending     between    Dowtat 
Rao  Scindia  and    Jeswunt     Rao 
Holkar,  (who  at  that  time  occupi- 
ed a  position  between  the  Taptee 
and  Nurbuddah)  :  and  the  ResT- 
itm  omcluded  by  insistii^  on  an 
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44ie  rc({aisitioii  of  Major*  General 
Wdleslej. 

24.  The  miDftter  appeared  un- 
able to  answer  the  preceding  ar- 
fuments  and   observalions,    and 
jondearoured  to  evade  the  further 
discussion  of  the  subject,  by  pro- 
mising to  aford  the  satisfaction 
required  in  the  course  of  a  few 
days.     The  Resident  replied,  that 
Major-General  Wei lesley's  letter 
having  been  delivered   five  <Iays 
before,  a  sufficient  time  had  been 
allowed  for  deliberation,  and  that 
under  these   circumstances,    the 
Resident  could  not  submit  te  fur* 
ther  procrastination  on  the  part 
of  Dowlut  Rao   Scindia.      This 
declaration  produced    a  further 
dbcussiou  between  the  Resident 
and   Dowlut  Rao  Scindia;    but 
that  chieftain  and  his  ministers, 
having  at  length  solemnly  assured 
the  Resident  that  he  should    re- 
ceive a  distincjt  apd  satisfactory 
reply  on  the  28th  of  July,  in  the 
presence  of  the  Rajah  pf  Berar, 
the  Resident  consented  to  wait  un- 
til that  day  for  their  final  decision. 
25.  The  Gofvernor  General  in 
Council  requests  your  Honoura- 
ble Committee's  attention  to  the 
explicit  declaration    of    Dowlut 
Rao  Scindia,  respecting  the  de- 
pending negotiation  with  Jeswunt 
"Rao    Holkar,     The  avowed   ob- 
ject of  that   negotiation   was  to 
induce  Jeswunt  Rao   Holkar  to 
form  a  junction  with  the  confe- 
derated armies ;  it  was  manifestly 
unconnected  >vith  any  apprehefi- 
sion,  on  the  part  of  Dowlut  Hao 
Scindia,  for  the  security   of  hjs 
dominions  against  the   designs  of 
Jeswunt  Rao  Holkar.     Had  that 
)>sen  tbe  object,  it  was  obviously 
the  interest  of  Dowlut  Rao  Scin- 
dia to  proceed  with  the  utmost 
expedition  for  t)ie  deface  of  his 


northern    dominions   against  thie 
apprehended  designs  of  Holkar,. 
who,  at  that  time,  occupied  a  po- 
sition between  the  rivers  Taptce 
and  Nurbuddah.  The  plea,  tfierc*. 
fore,  urged  by  Dowlut  Rao  Scin-' 
dia,  for  maintaining  his  position 
on  the  frontiers  of  the   Nizam V 
dominions,  was  a  manifest  indi- 
cation of  the  intention  of  Dowlut 
Rao  Scindia  and    the  Rajah   of 
Berar  to  obtain  the  junction  ofJes-, 
wunt  Rao  Holkar,  for  purposes, 
hostile    to   the    British  govern- 
ment and  its  allies  ;.  and  confirm- 
ed the  opinion  that   the   object  of 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  and  the  Ra^ 
jah  of  Berah,  in  protracting  theii: 
discussions  with  the  Resident, wa^ 
to  secure  the  junction  of  Jeiwunt 
Rao  Holkar,   previously    to   the 
commencement  of  hostilities  with 
the   British  government,  and  to 
enter   upon  a  contest    with    the 
advantage  of  a  considerable  acces- 
sion of  force,  and  of  a  season  more 
favourable  for  the  movements  and 
operations  of  the    confederated 
armies. 

26.  Under  these  circumstances, 
no  reliance  could  be  placed  qq 
the  promises  and  amicable  profes- 
sions of  the  confederatedchieftains^ 
unaccompanied  by  the  separatioa 
and  retnm  of  their  armies  to  their 
respective  territories  inBerar,  and 
the  north-west  end  of  Hindus- 
tan. 

27.  With  regard  to  the  obser- 
vation of  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia's 
ministers,  that  the  armies  of  tho 
Rajah  of  B^rar  and  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia  were  actually  encamped 
within  their  own  territories,  it 
may  he  remarked,  that  the  state 
of  their  possessions  in  that  quar- 
ter did  pot  require  the  presence 
of  those  armies,  for  the  purpose 
either  of  establishing  th6  internal 
tranquil lity  of  those  possessions, 

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or  of  providing  for  their  defence- 
a;^ain&t  any  external  attack.  That 
Necessity  has  never  been  urged  by 
either  of  thoite  chieftains,  nur 
could  any  such  argjutpent  have 
been  justly  maintained. 

2S.  The  right  of  the  British 
government,  therefore,  to  require 
Dowiut  Rao  Scindia  and  the  Ra- 
jah of  Berar  to  remove  their  ar- 
mies from  the  menacing  position 
which  they  occupied  on  the  fron- 
tier of  the  Nizam's  dominions,  and 
in  which  they  had  formed  a  junc- 
tion for  the  purpose  avowed  by 
Scindiaof  eventual  war  with  the 
Company  and  its  allies,  could  not 
be  affected  by  the  circumstance  of 
their  being  encamped  within  the 
territory  belonging  to  either  of 
ihose  chieftains. 

519.  With  respect  lo  the  neces- 
sity asserted  by  those  chieftain?, 
of  obtaining  from  the  Peishwa 
assurances  similar  to  those  which 
they  had  received  from  Major- 
Oeneral  Wellesley,  thosp  chief- 
tains wtirc  aware,  that,  under  the 
iprovisions  of  the  treaty  of  Bas* 
aein,  the  guarantee  of  the  British 
government  aftbrdf d  su6icient  se- 
curity against  any  violation  of 
subsjfsting  engagements  on  tliepart 
'of  his  Highness  ;  and  those  chief- 
tains must  have  been  satisfied,  that 
in  the  actual  state  of  our  relations 
to  the  Pe^hwa's  government,  his 
Highness   did    not     possess    the 

{jower  of  injuring  the  ack now- 
edged  rights  of  the  Maiiratu 
faudatories,  without  the  aid  and 
concurrence  of  the  Britibh  go- 
vernment. 

30.  These  manifest  siibterfuges 
tended  to  increase  the  necessity  of 
requiring  an  immediate  compli- 
ance with  thedemands  of  Major- 
peneral  Wellesley.* 

"31.  In  consequence  of  Dowli^t 
J^ao  Scindia's  soleinD  promise  to 


the  Resident,  to^eliver  s  dtstincf 
and  satisfactory  reply  to  his  dt* 
roandson  the  28th  of  July,  the 
Resident  sent  a  message  on  that 
day,  desiring  to  be  informed  at 
what  hour  it  would  be  convenient 
for  Scindia  to  grant  the  promised 
audience. 

32.  In  reply  to  this  message, 
the  Resident  was  informed,  that 
on  that  day  a  conference  was  to 
be  holden  t>etween  Scindia  and 
th^  Rajah  of  Berar;  that  it  wis 
not  proper  for  the  Resident  to  at- 
tend at  that  conference;  but  that 
he  should  be  apprised  of  the  time 
which  should  subsequently  he  ap- 
pointed for  his  attendance. 

33  Your  Honourable  Com- 
mittee will  not  fail  to  remark  the 
indignity  offered  to  the  Represen- 
tative of  the  British  government 
by  Scindia  on  this  occasion.  Af* 
ter  having  promised  to  return  a 
decided  answer  to  the  Resident  on 
the  spbjt'Ct  of  the  depending  ques- 
tion of  peace  or  war  with  the 
Company  and  its  allies,  in  the 
presence  of  the  Rajah  of  Berar^ 
on  a  speciiic  day,  DowJut  Rao 
Scindia  not  only  neglected  to  de- 
sire the  presepce  of  th^  Resident 
at  the  meeting  intituled  to  be 
holden  foe  such  an  avowed  pur* 
pose  on  that  day  between  Scindit 
and  the  Rajah  of  Berar,  but  open- 
ly prohibited  the  attendance  of 
Colonel  Collins,  and,  without  as- 
signing any  pretext  for  a  further 
delay,  or  even  apologising  for  so 
flagrant  a  violation  of  promise, 
postponed  the  proposed  ftnswer 
00  the  important  question  at  issue 
(o  an  indefinite  period  of  time. 

34.  The  Resident  rephedto 
this  intimation,  by  animadverting 
on  Dowiut  Rao  Scindia's  viol^ 
tion  of  his  promise,  and  by  apprif- 
\tig  that  chieftain,  that  he  should 
V  yfai(  until  Qooii  of  the  succeed- 
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fcg  day  for  an  explicit  answer ;, 
and,  in  the  event  of  his  bciDg 
clisappointed,  the  Kesklcnt  would 
dispatch  his  advanced  tents  on  the 
road  to  Aurnngabad,  and  proceed 
himself  on  the  following  day. 

35.  In  consequence  of  this  de- 
deration,  the  29th  of  July  was 
appointed  for  an  interview  bo- 
tween  the  Resident  and  Dowlut 
Rao  Scindia;  and  tho  Resident,, 
being  desirous  of  making  another 
effort  to  induce  Scindia  to  comply 
with  the  demands  of  the  British 
government,  consented  to  post- 
pone bis  departure,  and  to  attend 
DowJut  Rao  Scindia  at  the  time 
appointed. 

36.  The  principal  topics  of  this 
conference  consisted  in  a  repeti- 
tion of  the  former  discussions, 
llie  minister  declared,  that  Dow* 
hit  Rao  Scindia  must  again  con- 
sult the  Rajah  of  Bcrar,  before  he 
€onld  return  a  decided  answer  to 
Major-General  WeJIesloy's  requi- 
sitions; and  concluded  by  re- 
questing the  Resident  to  postpone 
kis  departure  for  two  or  three 
days  more.  l*he  Resident  then 
informed  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia, 
that  he  was  satisfied  that  the  ob- 
ject of  this  evasive  conduct  on  the 
part  of  that  chieftain,  was  merely 
to  gain  time  for  the  accoroplish- 
inent  of  some  particular  purpose ; 
that  the  Resident  had  been  posi- 
tively directed  by  Major-General 
WeUesley  to  quit  the  camp  of 
Dowlut  Rap  Scindia,  when  he 
should  have  reason  to'be  convinc- 
ed of  the  resolution  of  the  con- 
federated chieftains,  to  maintain 
f  heir  position  on  the  frontier  of 
the  Nizam's  possessions,  and  that 
the  Resident  would  accordingly 
roraipence  his  journey  to  Aurun. 
^abad  on  the  morning  of  the  31st. 
*  37'  The  Resident  immediately 
addressed  a  m^orial  to  the  Rajah 


of  Berar,  stating  to  that  cbtef^ 
tain  the  substance  ef  'his  late 
communications  with  the  comt 
of  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  and  ap* 
{rising him  of  his  determinatioa 
to  quit  Scindia's  camp  on  tbe^lst  • 
of  July,  unless  he  should  previous* 
ly  receive  a  satisfactory  reply  (o 
Major-General  Weliesley*s  req[iii^ 
sition.  * 

38.  On  the  night  of  the  SOlIi 
of  July,  the  Resident*  received  H 
note  from  Dowlut  RaoScindia^ 
acknowledging  the  receipt  of  a 
copy  of  Ihe  Resident's  mensorial 
addressed  to  the  Rajah  of  Berar« 
and  .requesting  that  the  Resident 
would  meet  him  at  the  tents  of 
the  Rajah  of  Berar  on  the  follow* 
ing  day,  for  the  purpose  of  a  far*^ . 
tber  discussion  of  the  depending . 
<)uestion« 

39*  To  this  note  the  Resident 
returned  a  verbal  reply,  signifying 
that  he  would  transmit  an  answer 
from  the  place  to  which  he  pro- 
}x»sed  to  march  thefoUowingday« 
The  Resident,  however,  being 
prevented  by  heavy  rain  frdai 
commencing  his  journey,  agreea^ 
bly  to  his  intention,  on  the  31fl|^ 
and  having  received  from  the  Ra* 
jah  of  Berar  a  request  similar  tm 
that  which  had  been  conve^^d  to 
him  by  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  com«^ 
plied  with  their  united  solicita* 
tions,  and  met  those  chieftains  on 
the  evening  of  that  day  at  the 
tents  of  the  Rajah  of  Uerar. 

40.  At  this  conference  the  same 
discussions  which  had  passed  at 
the  former  interviews  were  re- 
newed, but  were  followed  by 
several  succesnive  propositions  on 
the  part  of  those  chieftains. 

41.  Their  first  proposition  was 
that  the  united  forces  of  Dowlut 
l^;o  Scindia  and  the  Rajah  #f 
Berar  should  retire  to  Berham- 
pore.    and    that    tb^     doneor- 

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pkh  Major-Oetterftl  Weliealey 
siMHild  withdraw  the  British 
tftops  lo  their  usual  stations. 
Yenr  Honourable  Committee 
mill  not  fail  to  remark  the  insidi- 
9im  nature  of  this  proposition^ 
which  required  that  the  British 
army  shpuld  abandon  the  means 
which  it  possfMsed  in  its  actual 
jposkion^  and  ip  its  embodied  state, 
jpf  oppo^ng  a  seasonable  resist- 
jaace  to  ai^y  hostile  attempt.  oi| 
the  port  of  the  confederate  chiof- 
aains,  whilst  those  chieftains  rer 
lifted  with  their  umted  armies  to 
a.short  distance  from  the  ffoi>tier 
•f  o«r  ally,  piepared  to  take 
adirafttage  of  the  approaching 
lnviMirable  season,  atid  of  the 
absence  and.  dispersion  of  the  Bri- 
fyh  forces,  for  the  suecessful 
prosecution  of  their  military  ope«* 
Rations* 
.  4^.  This  unreasonable  propo- 
sition being  decidedly  rejected 
by  the  Resident,  the  confederated 
chieftains  next  proposed  that  the 
Keftident  should  appoint  a  day 
ior  the  march  of  the  respective 
forces  of  those  chieftains  from  the 
place  of  their  encampn^ent,  and 
that  the  Resident  should  pledge 
|he  iaith  of  the  Britisli  govern- 
meiU  §or  the  retreat  of  the  army 
^ider  MajocrGeneral  Wclleslay 
on  the  day  on  which  the  armies 
9f  the  confederates  should  coni- 
inence  their  return  to  their  usi^l 
Stations. 

4^«  It  is  mapifest  that  this  pro^ 
positioia^.fiorded  no  better  security 
fur  the  ^tual  return  of  the  armies 
%>i  tbo>e  chieftains  to  their  usual 
stations,  than  a  precarious  depei>- 
^occ  on  ^ose  promises  and 
professions,  which  they  had  so 
repeatedly  violStted^  independently 
^f  which  consideration,  the  Re- 
sident was  oot  authori^dcd  to 
nledgc  the    faith  of  goveriinieal 


to  an  arrangement  incontfsteoir 
with  the  instructions  which  he  had 
received  from  Miyor-General 
WeUesley* 

44.  Scindiaand  the  R^jah  of 
Berar  fiuaJly  proposed^  that  they 
should  request  Major-Gener^ 
WellesWy,  by  letter*  to  specify  i^ 
day  for  witbd rawing  his  army, 
and  for  the  removal  of  the  con- 
federated armies  from  their  posi- 
tion on  the  Kixam's  fr/ontier,  and 
that  on  the  day  so  specified  those 
chieftains  wou^d  assuredly  c<»n- 
mence  their  march.  Those  chief- 
tains further  stated t  that  they 
would  in  the  same  letter  request 
M^or-QeneralWellesieyto  specify 
the  time  when  ^le  force  under 
his  command  might  be  expecte4 
to  reach  their  usual  stations,  ani^ 
that  the  confederates  would  sq 
regulate  their  marches,  as  to  ar- 
rive at  their  ustial  stations  pie- 
^:isely  at  the  same  period  of  time* 

45.  This  proposed  modification 
of  Major-General  VVellesIey'a 
requisitioji  evidently  diminished 
th«  security  to  b^  derived  from 
the  previous  separatiou  and  de- 
parture of  tbeconfederated  anaies; 
but  those  chieftaws  having  declarv 
cd,  that  unless  Major- General 
Wellesley  should  consent  'to  tha^ 
proposition,  they  could  not  re* 
tire  consistently  with  a  due  Tcgu^ 
to  the  honour  and  diguity  of  theic 
respective  goverim^ent^  the  Resi* 
dent,  after  some  discussion,  con- 
futed to  refer  the  propositioo  ta 
^he  consideration  of  Major-Gancn 
ral  Wellesley,  and  to  remain  in 
Dowlut  Hao  Scindia's  cavp  uuti( 
an  a^swe^^  should  t^e  receivcKl,  prpr 
vided  thai  letter^  from  Do^lut 
Scindia  ai^d  ^he  iiajah  pC  Berar 
to  Major-General  \Vj^^kf*A^ 
the  elTcct  proposed,  were^  ^bt  to 
the  Resident  for  transmissiua  ber 
(orenoouof  the  JoUo>|i|ig  day. 

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46.  On  a  review  of  the  long  ani 
Hmform  course  of  systematic  eva* 
^on  and  faithless  policy  in  the 
preceding  detail,  your  Honoura- 
ble Committee  will  receive,  with- 
out surprize,  the  information  of 
an additionalinstfvnee  of  violated 
fiiiith  and  insincerity  on  the  part 
of  those  chieftains  on  this  occa- 
sion • 

47«  The  ultimate  proposition  of 
those  chieftains  was,  distinctly, 
f^.  That  on  rhe  day  oh  whiqh 
Major-General  Wellesley  should 
withdrai^  his  troops  from  the  sta- 
tion then  occupied  by  the  British 
army,  those  chieftains  should  se- 
parate their  armies,  and  com*' 
inence  their  return  to  their  re-' 
fpective  territories  in  Berar  and 
the  north  of  Hindustan/'  But, 
in  direct  violation  of  the  terms 
pf  that  proposition,  those  chief- 
tains traasniitted  letters  to  the 
Besident,  addressed  to  Major- 
General  Wellesley  (of  which  co- 
pies are  inclosed,)  proposing  to 
pontinue  *  their  armies  uniied, 
and  to  limit  their  retreat  to  the 
pdghbouring  station  of  Berham- 
pore,  according  to  the  terms  of 
the  proposition ,  which  had  been 
fully  discussed,  and  positively  re- 
jected, by  Colonel  (Collins; 

4%>  The  Governor  General  in 
Council  considers  this  gross  violas 
tion  of  eincerity  and  public  faith  to 
be  an  additional  instance  of  indig- 
nity cfSered  by  those  chieftatiie 
to  the  British  government  in  the 
person  of  its  repre^ntative. 
'  49.  On  receipt  of  the  Rajah  of 
^erar^s  letter  to  the  eifoct  above 
dascnbedf  the  Resident  made  im- 
mediate arraugtroenlB  fo^  i^uitting 
the  camp  of  Dowlut  Rao  SciiH 
<Ha,  andiconMnenced  bis  marqh  to« 
wards  Aurongabad,  on  the  5d  <df 
Au^i^t* 

DO.  The  freeing,  detail  af* 


fords  a  convincing  proof  of  tlld 
justice,  moderation,  and  forbear- 
ance, which  have  regulated  thci 
conduct  of  the  British  government 
during  the  course  of  the  latcim* 
portanc  discussions  wjth  Scindil 
and  the  Rajah  of  Berar,  and  wilt 
satisfy  your  Honourable  Com^ 
mittee,  that  the  conduct  of  th<M 
chieftains  has  been  actuated  by  f 
systematic  design  to  employ  th« 
resources  of  their  combined  power 
and  tafluence  for  the  subversion  of 
an  arrangement  founded  on  prin* 
ciples  of  undisputed  4M]uity  and 
acknowledged  security  to  the  right^ 
and  independence  of  those  chief* 
tains,  at  the  hai^rd  of  a  contest 
with  the  united  power  of  the  Bri« 
tisk  goveriimeiit  ai^d  its  allies  s 
and  that  the  object  of  their  ^ny« 
fessions  of  amity,  and  their  disa^ 
vowal  of  any  design  to  obstruct 
Ae  execution  of  the  treaty  of 
Bassein,  was  to  induce  the  Bri-^ 
fcish  government  to  abandon  the 
arrangements  and  preparatiomi 
necessary  for  the  security  of  out* 
rights  and  interests,  or  to  suspend 
tlie  prosecution  of  them  until  a 
change  of  season,  and  an  acces-* 
sion  of  force,  should  enable  those 
cbieftains  to  pursue  their  unwar* 
rautable  designs,  with  improved 
^vantages  and  a  better  prospect 
of  success. 

61.  The  l/elief  that  those  chief* 
tains  entertained  designs  hostile 
to  the  British  government,  at  the' 
earliest  stage  of  the  negclJation' 
between  the  Resident  aniLyowluf!' 
Rao  Scindia,  is  supporteS'by  th^ 
information  which  the  Governor- 
General  has  from  time  to  time 
received  of  the  proceedings  of  that 
chieftain. 

*  5*2.  fn  a  letter  from  the  Rcsi- ' 
dene^  dated  *26th  February,  and' 
reoei\'ed  on  the  22d   Marcli,  the* 
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Ccncra!  in  CovTurilf  that  Ambi^K* 
Ingtia  (one  ot'  Dowlut  Rau  %>cin« 
^ttt^%  principal  ministtrO  bad  ii^ 
Imrmed  oneof  ihc  Residcni'n  naiivt 
•^11  ts,  that  or<k*rs  had  been  is&ued 
to  General  Perron,  directing  him 
to  place  the  ...  \f  under  hit  com- 
laand  in  a  stato  of  pre|)aratioa 
for  the  54*ld,  \vi(h  a  view  to  aa 
fveataal  ruptiue  with  the^Brilibb 
goternmeni. 

53.  At  that  time  Ambajee  Ii>> 
g^ta  vva«  S4jp posed  to  poiscM  tha 
greateBt  influence  over  the  niiad 
^  Scindia,  whose  prooeedingt 
were  ^^aid  to  be  principally  regu- 
fete-d  by  the  councils  of  that 
rkieftairi.  It  appeared  highlji 
improbable,  tbeiietujpe,  ^hat  Am* 
liajee  would  have  commuoicaleil 
theiie  orders  to  the  ResideDt't 
agimiSy  if  tbey  had  seally  btco  M* 
iued. 

54.  This  circuflDs^ance  induced 
cKe  Governor  Geoieral  to  dis- 
credit the  dispatch  of  those  orders^ 
and  to  believe  that  the  object  of 
♦h«  r'>'^niu!iirH>M>n  was  merely  to- 
discover  the  views  and  intentioua 
ef  th«  British  governinent  wUb 
lespect  to  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia. 

55.  Advening  also  to  the  esta- 
blisheil  power  and  ascendancy  of 
the  British  government  in  India, 
to  the  comparative  weakness  eveo 
of  the  combined  power  of  Dowlut 
Jta^  Scindia  and  the  Rajah  of 
Beraft  and  to  the  peculiar  disad* 
vajntages  under  which  those  chief**, 
cains  n^st  enter  upon  a  coutest, 
with  the  British  arms,  it  could 
not  rea^nably  be  supposed  that 
Doarlut  Rao  Sciudia  mejitatad 
any  hostile  desigaa  a^^iott  the 
British  government;  apd  thia  qU* 
viotts  consideration  induced  the 
Governor-General  to  discredit  (he 
rumours  which  at  thai  timepref) 
vaUed,  of  the  confederacy  which 
thai  chi^fiUuii  and  the  Rajah  of 


Bcffar  haveiince  .actually  formed 
ioT  pufpoaet  hoaiile  co  the  inter* 
ests  of  the  Bnlish  govemmeflt. 
These  mdtcattons  of  an  hostile 
dispottiiion.  on  tha  pan  of  tliDse 
chieftains,  thefefore,  did  net  ^ 
|)ear  to  the  Goivemor-Gene^l  to 
he  sufficiently  manifest  to  wantani 
the  immediate  adapiion  of  cbtrr^ 
spomling  measures  of  precaution 
en  the  part  of  the  British  gor^efem* 
ment. 

6&  TJm  coBCiirFent  teMimonjr 
of  (iscis,  and  the  state  of  Mi; 
Perron's  military  force,  hoawver, 
Trhich  have  subsequently  been  msh 
certained,  induce  the  Gevemofw 
General  in  Council  to  give  entile 
credit  to  the  infbmation  whidk 
the  Residetfit  communicated  inthe 
month  of  Maccb,  retf>e<;i6ng  tbet 
dispatch  of  orders  te  General 
Perron  to  the  eftsct  ahove  de* 
scribed,  even  at  that  early  etaga 
of  our  negotiations  with  Dowlut 
Rao  Scindia.  ^ 

67.  In  a  letter  from  the  Rasi^ 
dent,  dated  the  14th  of  Jaae, 
and  received  on  the  6th  of  •  July, 
the  Resident  trantmitteil  a  pa)icr 
of  intelligence  from  his  agenvai 
I>elhi,  stating  thai  meaaeiigersfroni 
DowliH  Rao  Scindia  liad  lately 
come  tu  the  Rohiiia  chie^iD 
Gholautt  Mofaammud  Khan»  who 
reaideaal  Nadaon,  and  letters  halt 
been  received  by  that  chiefraHi 
from  General  Pefre»r  in^nting  faim 
te  proceed  with  his  fbUowers  M^ 
wards  the  station  of  Geafrrati 
Perron's  army  by  the  way  of  S^** 
harnnpore,  lor  the  puvpoee  olexi* 
citing  comoBotions  sn  the  Ja^ir^ 
of  jUmpore,  and  assuring  him  af. 
ample Juppuft^  both  fron  Sdndia 
atkd  General  Perron  ;  and  -liiil 
Geaenil  Perron  bad  ^iMidaetinely 
addietsed  letters  to  the -plineipai 
persons  residing  inrtbe  JagMn^  and 
o;ber  places,  urging  thepi  to  em* 

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flay  their  exertions  in  lUttifrbmir 
thetraA4)uil}ity  of  tlie  Cc(aifany*« 

;  6S.  Notwithstnndtng  Scin^ta's 
soli^vi^  <li9(kvowBl  of  the  erderi, 
said  to  |]Av«  been  isvued  by  his4u* 
thronty  to  tbe  connnaTidiDg  officer 
oflho  body  of  horse  dispatched 
from  S^in^k's  camp  to  the  north- 
western frontier  c^f  Uie  Company's 
territories^  aixl  to  the  Poishua's 
officers  ill  Bundelkund^  for  the 
prostcmion  of  hostile  «perati6ns 
ttgainst  the  British  territories,  as 
noticed  iu  the  third  paragraph  of 
ibis  letter,  the  Govemor-Gcneral 
in  Council  is  indoced  by  the  ma- 
ny instaoces  of  insincerity  mam- 
£nted  by  that  chieftain,  by  the 
general  tenor  of  his  conduct,  by 
theautkenticity  of  the  source  of 
the  Govternor-Generars  informa- 
tion upon  those  subjects,  and  by 
circiHitstances  which  have  subse- 
<)ueiitiy  been  atcertairied,  to  give 
entife  credit  to  the  intelligence 
origaaUy  received  relative  to  those 
acts  of  aggression  on  the  part  of 
Sciadia. 

49.  Those  facts  ivem  «emmii- 
tiic^d  lo  the  Collector  of  Alla- 
babaflk>y  the  express  <iireetioii  of 
Utmmut  Bebavder,  (one  of  the 
Feishwa'-f  offiorrs  is  Biindelkund) 
to  ivhoia  the  letters  of  Scindia 
were  said^to  liave  been  Adda's^, 
aad^w))o  had-  previoueiy  trans- 
minted  proposals  to  tbeGovtrnor- 
Geaorai  Ibr  the  traasler  of  that 
^p^o^kaco  to  the  authority  of  tbe 
Br4Jislsgovemiiient«  The  intoU 
4igeo^  ^t  ^^  iaititation  to  Gho- 
)aMP)^.MoJimramdd  Kbaa,  frotti 
Dow-iutUiiO  Sdfidiaand  Geneml 
P,0trQtv'was  cotroboratedtby  ijl- 
f(|pi^ttQni  repeatedly,  neceived, 
auA.fr«iP»<»wtij:t»ted  tor  tbti  Gover- 
nAfwUn^Pfal'by  tkeL'> Resident ^tat 
i^^W'^Andr.Jthe;  •pitttt  ofttve 


Governor-General  in  the  cede4 
provinces  in  Oude,  of  the^pftpa^ 
rations  of  Gholaum  MohaxaiaiftA  * 
Khan,  for  the  avowed  purpose  of 
complying  with  the  suggei^tmm 
which  he  had  received  from  Scifi* 
dia  and  General  Verron  to  ex4iit^ 
disturbances ir>  ilK-ui>inLt  ufHara- 
pore,  and  to  disturb  the  tranqtiil- 
lity  of  the  Vizier's  and  the  O^m- 
pany's  dominions ;  and  en  the 
26th  of  July,  copies  of  letters  froci 
Dowfut  Rno  Sandiatft  Gholaum 
Mohammud  Khan,  and  Bum  boa 
Khan,  {the  son  of  the  late  Ntwi- 
jeeb  llao  Do  with,  who  occupi^ 
a  territory  in  the  vicinity  of  Seka- 
runpore)  docliinng  the  intentk>niA' 
Scindia  to  commence  a  war  of  ag- 
gression against  the  British  pmvcx, 
and  instigatiftg  those  chieftains  ti» 
co-operate  wirh  the  forces  of  Ge- 
neral Perron  against  the  British 
possessions,  were  received  by  the 
Governor-General  from  Mr.  Ley- 
cester,  the  Collector  oA  Moradir 
bad,  to  whom  they  had  beeutiaa^- 
Biitted  by  Bumi>oo  Khajs. 

60.  A  translation  of  those  do^ 
ctiments  is  inclosed  for  your  Ii<»r 
aourable  Committee  s  notice. 

61 .  Cnmbining  ihetei>or  of  chosr 
documents  with  the  facts  aaii  ais 
guments  above  stulcdf  thc'Gov«r> 
iior^Gencral  in  Council  etfitertaisw 
no  doubt  of  the  actual  disp^atch  of 
letters  in  the  ternis  ol  those  docu- 
ments to  the  chiei^ains  to  ^thoni ; 
they  are  stated  to  have  been  adir 
dressed  by  Dowlut  Hao  Sci<*(ii*.^, 
The  Governor-General  has,  hou^ 

-ever,  deemeil  it  pr(>per  to  ;idop|. 
meastires  for  ihe  purpose  of  prpsr 
curing  the  ^originals  cf  those  iufcr' 
pc^tatit  ^•Tp^r?: 
''6'2JVou^  Honourable  CAjfl^r  > 
imttce ' w i H  0 bse r vc ,  I h \\t  t  he.*e  r  1  o-^ , 
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^ual  trah8it)i!iiioQof}R«tniction6 
from  Scindia  iq  the  Peishwa's  ofli*- 
ktn  in  Bundelkund^  and  tile 
coipiniinicauan  of  orders  to  Dhur- 
pxm  Rao»  of  the  effect  described 
in  the  third  parHgrapb  of  this  dii« 
i)etcb.  These  documents  also 
state  the  nature  of  the  dihectioni 
iasued  by  Scindia  to  General  Per^ 
ttm,  for  the  prosecution  of  hosti- 
lities against  the  Britisli  posses- 
aioBs. 

63.  It  appears  from  a  passage 
in  tbeso  documents,  that  the  let- 
ters of  Scindia  to  Gholaum  Mo- 
liammtid  Khan  and  Bumboo  Khan; 
vere  written  biibsequehtly  to  the 
inarch  of  Dowlut   Rao   Scindia 
from  Berhampore,  on  the  ith  of 
3iay»but  the  dispatch  of  messengers 
io   GhoUum  Mohammud  Khau^ 
and    the  transmission  of  the  in-^ 
atructions  toGeneralPerron  (undar 
irhich  that  officer  addressed  letter^ 
to  the  principal  persons  in  Ram- 
^re  and  other  places,  as  noticed  in 
ihe  fifty- sevtoth  paragraph)  Inust 
be  referred  to  an  earlier  period  of 
4ime.    Thfe  complete  state  of  pre- 
-paration  in  tvhich   the  army  of 
General    Perton    was    actually 
|>Iaced»  is  a  Corroborating  evidence 
of  the  actual  transmission  of  or- 
ders to  that  offiter  to   the  efiect 
described  in  the  52d  paragraph  of 
this  letter. 

64.  Thfese  facts  reciprocally 
toufirm  each  point  of  the  evi- 
deiure  of  Scindia's  hostile  projects, 
and,  combined  with  information 
at  various  tim^s  commut)icati*d  by 
the  Resident  with  Dowlut  Rau 
Scindia,  of  thte  protecdings  of  that 
chieftnih,  with  the  repeared  ru- 
mours of  tht  formatibn  ot an  hostile 
confederacy  between  Dowlut  Ruo 
Scindia  and  the  Rajah  of  Jierar, 
ancj  Jeswunt  Rao  Holkur,  and  with 
the  tenor  and  result  of  the  Resi- 
ijept's  nej^otiati^u,  must  be  consi- 


densd  to  amount  to  fuU  pn>of  ft 
ihe  ^Icged  design  of  subverting 
the  alliance  formed  (^tween  the 
British  govemmenlaiid  tl|e  P«i^. 
wa.        .  .  I  . 

,  66.  These  pitKeedings  of  Dov^ 
iut  Rao  Scindia  indicate  not 
merely  the  resolution  of.  thai 
chieftain  to  ofip^se  tli^  execMtion 
of  the  treaty  of  Bassein  by  force 
of  arms*  but  coUectively  aM  aepa- 
rately,  constitute  acts  of  iuosti- 
lity  against  the  British  goireni- 
ment. 

66.  At  no  period  of  tm^  since 
the  departure  of  the  Peishwa  iroai 
his  capital,  bate  the  transactian^ 
of  the   British  goverhmetit    httn 
such  as  to  justify  even  precaution- 
ary measures  of  military  prepara- 
tion on  ihe  part  of  Scindia :  from 
those   transactiots  no  Argnmest 
could  arise  to  justify  the  adop- 
tion of  measures,  either  of  bosti* 
liry  or  precaution),  on  the   part  of 
the  confederated  chieftains,  un- 
l^s  such  an  ai^inent  covU  be 
deduced  from    a  denial  of  the 
right  of  his  Highness  the  Peisliinu 
-to  Contract  defensive ehgiigementi 
with  a  foreign  state  without  the 
participation    of    the    feut^tflr^ 
chieftains  of  the  Mahratta    em- 
pire, or  irom  a  tonvietion  that  the 
engagemeJits  actually  concluded 
with  his  Highne^i8,  were  injiinom 
to    the  acknowledged   rights    ul 
those  chieftains* 

67.  Various  precedents  Inigbt 
be  adduced  of  an  exercise  of  that 
right  by  his  Highness  the  Peishwa; 
in  hi$  negotiations  with  tbe  Bri- 
tish goi'ernment ;  and  the  uniform 
course  of  the  political  aiul  mili- 
tary proceedings  of  Dowjut  Rao 
Scindia,  and  of  bis  predecesi^Qr 
Madajee  Scindia,  affords  nume-^ 
rous  instances  of  the  exercise  of 
asimilar  righiop  the  part  of  thft^e 
chieftains,  independently  of  the 
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obecHencc. 

^.  This  question  has  been 
folly  discussed  in  the  Governor- 
GeoeraTs  instructions  to  the  Re- 
fident  mth  Dowlut  Rao  Scindfa,' 
dated  the  Sd  of  June,  a  copy  of 
which  accompanied  the  Governor- 
General's  dispatch  to  vour  Ho- 
aourable  Committee  ei  the  20th 
•f  that  month. 

€9.  The  treaty  of  Bassein  is 
purely  defensive,  and  not  only 
<roitfains  no  stipulations  injurious 
%o  the  rights  of  the  feudatory  Mah- 
Tatta  chMtains,  but  provides 
an  additional  security  for  those 

XTghtS. 

70.  In  the  course  of  the  ncgotr- 
atioBs  between  the  Resident  and 
Dowlttt  Rao  Scindia,  that  chief- 
^n  maintained,  that,  in  his  capa- 
ct^  of  guarantee  to  the  treaty 
of  Salbhey,  he  ought  to  have  been 
consulted  previously  to  the  con- 
clusion of  engagements  with  the 
Ftisbwa.  The  Resident  success- 
fully opposed  that  assertion  by 
the  arguments  stated  in  the  Go- 
vernor Gencrafs  instructions  of 
the  nth  of  February,  (a  copy  of 
which  accompanied  the  Ooverntw 
Generals  address  to  your  Honour- 
jafble  Committee  of  the  lOth  of 
thatmotith)  and  maintained  the 
]4ghtofthe  Peishwa  to  conclude 
engagements  without  tlie  partici- 
]^tton  of  the  feudatory  chieftains, 
dpon'  the  obvious  principles^  «f 
acknowledged  suprem:icy  and  ap- 
proved and  established  precedent; 
and  at  li  conftrencc  between  Stin- 
dia  and  the  Resident,  on  the  13H 
of  Wd^c5h^;'6n'  tlie  nibjcct  of  the 
engagefrt^AlB  ^onc^luded  with  the 
Pei^wa,'  D<iwlut  Rao  Scrtidm 
tobamloned*  that  ground  ofargu- 
fnent,  and  meifefy  contemlod  that 
the  PdisUna  ought  to  huva  a^jpria- 


ed  that  chieftain  of  tfaf^  teftns  ef 
the  treaty  concluded  between  his 
Highness  and  the  British  govern- 
ment* 

71.  At  that  period  of  tiifte  tba 
details  of  the  tteaty  of  Bassein  had 
not  been  communicated  to  Dow- 
lut  Rao  Scindia,  but  he  was  ifi- 
fofroed,  that  it  was  purely  of  'd 
defensive  nature ;  and  on  fhM 
occasion  Scindia  assured  the  Re^ 
sident,  in  the  most  unequi«»ocai 
terms,  that  he  bad  no  intention  to 
attempt  the  subversion  of  stny  en- 
gagements concluded  between  the 
British  government  and  the  Peisli- 
wa ;  yet  measures  of  decided 
hostility  against  the  British  go- 
vernment were  adopted  by  Dow- 
lut  Rao  Scindia  rn  the  ensuin^^ 
months  of  April  and  May. 

72.  No  military  prepirariom, 
founded  on  a  distrust  of  ihtt 
chieftain's  pacific  disposition,  were 
commenced  on  the  part  of  the 
British  government  until  the  clo^e 
of  the  month  of  J^une,  and  eVen 
the  army  under  the  command  of 
Major-General  Wellesley  did  n^t 
commence  its  march  from  Poona 
until  the  beginning  of  that 
month. 

73.  It  h  manifest,  therefoi>tf, 
that  the  hostile  measures  pursued 
i^y  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  agaihsc 
the  British  government  have  tjeen 
adopted  on  grounds  disti^t  fronv 
any  denial  of  the  Pcishwa's  right 
to  contract  his  late  engagements 
with  the  Britibh  government,  from 
the  alleged  existence  of  any  sti- 
pulation in  those  engagements  la* 
jurious  to  the  rights  of  the  Mih^ 
r^la  feudatories^  and  fi^om  iany 
apprehension  of  the  effect  oP  61^ 
medsitres  cither  of  j>Tecautiofi,'  <3>r 
of  apparent  hostility,  on  the  fwit 
of  the  British  government. 

74.  The  conduc^of  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia  towards  the  Pd^wa|4ur« 

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dent to  the  Pehhwa's  degradation 
from  the  Musnud  of  Poona,  and 
the  ¥k*W8  which  that  chieftain 
«Ad  the  Rajah  of  Berar  tre  known 
to  have  entertained  with  respi*c( 
to  the  supreme  authority  of  the 
Mahratta  tUte,  afford  the  incane 
of  forming  a  correct  juiigment  of 
the  motives  which  may  have  ren^ 
4lered  tliose  chieftains  de&irnus  of 
•vbverting  the  traty  of  Uassein^ 
although  they  had  admitted  that 
treaty  to  be  equitable  in  its  gene* 
jal  principle,  and  to  furni:>h  addi- 
tional security  for  the  just  rights 
of  the  feudatory  chieftains  of  the 
Mahratta  empire^  and  especially 
Ibr  their  own. 

7^.  The  whole  course  of  Dow- 
lut  Rao  Scindia's  proceedings, 
since  his  accession  to  the  domi- 
nions of  Madajee  Scindia,  has 
•  manifested  a  systematic  design  of 
establishing  an  ascendancy  in  the 
Mabratta  state  upon  the  ruins  of 
the  Peish\va*s  authority, 

76.  The  govemmcut  and  the 
person  of  the  Pcishwa  had  long 
been,  placed  under  a  degrading 
aabjedion  to  the  oppressive  con- 

)  troul  and  unwarrnn table  usurpa- 
tion of  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  who 
iiad  remained  with  a  numerous 
amy  in  the  vicinity  of  the  PeisU- 
wa't  capital  for  a  considerable 
period  of  time. 

77.  The  usurpation  of  Scindia 
existed  in  full  force  at  the  com- 
mencement of  the  last  war  be. 
tween  the  Company  and  Tippoo 
Sultaun,  and  the  undue  influence 
of  Scindia. in  the  Mahratta  em- 
pire, at  that  crisis,  not  only  de- 
priyed  the  British  government  of 
every  benefit  from  the  nominal 
alliance  of  the  Peishwa  at  the 
commencement    and  during  the 

« progress  of  the  war,  but  afforded 
positive    eDCouragemeiU    to   the 


cause  of  Ttppoo  Sultatn,  and  m0* 
joaced  the  Nixam's  dominions  p!«» 
viously  to  the  expulsion  of  tht 
French  from  Hydrabad  in  Octo- 
ber 1793,  and  subsequently  is 
1 799*  while  the  Nizam's  contin- 
gent was  actdally  employed  witk 
the  British  anny  in  the  coididor 
cause  of  the  triple  alliance  against 
Tippoo  Sullaun* 

78.  At  the  time  Scindia  was  re* 
strained  frrtm  the  actual  iovasioi 
of  the  Nizaui's  dominions  by  the 
direct  interposition  of  the  Britisk 
government.  His  influence,  how* 
ever,  and  the  t'^rror  of  his  violcocf 
and  supposed  ])0wer,  continued  ts 
rule  the  court  of  Poona,  and  tt 
alarm  the  court  of  Hydra l)ad,  un^ 
til  the  exigency  of  his  afain,  in 
the  north  of  Hindustan,  occao* 
oned  principally  by  the  successful 
progress  uf  Jeswunt  Hao  Holkar^ 
arras,  compelled  Dowlut  Ra0 
Scindia  to  retire  from  Poona  for 
the  protection  uf  his  own  territa- 
ries. 

'79.  The  complete  establish- 
ment of  Holkar's  authority  it 
Pooim  by  the  defeat  of  Scindii*> 
troops,  required  the  utmost  exer- 
tion of  Scindia's  power  against 
that  active  and  successful  enemy. 

80.  Had  Scindia  succeeded  iu 
subverting  the  power  of  Holkar, 
it  cannot  be  doubted  that  he  woaM 
have  taken  advantage  of  that  sue* 
cess  for  the  complete  establish- 
ment of  his  own  undue  authority 
in  the  state  of  Poona ;  he  would 
probably  have  reinstated  the Peisb* 
wa  BkBJy  Rao  in  the  govcmroent, 
or  would  have  raised  another  to 
the  musnud  to  be  the  pageant  of 
his  own  power,  or  would  hate 
wsurpeci  the  supreme  ministeriil 
authority  in  his  own  name,  if  (he 
disposition  of  the  other  chieftains 
of  the  Mabratta  empire  should 
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SI.  The  uniform  tenor  of  Dowf 
lut  Rao  Scindia's  conduct,  the 
invariable  principles  of  Asiatic 
policy,  and  the  personal  character, 
babits^  and  disposition  of  Dowlut 
Rao  Scindi a,' preclude  the  suppo- 
sition that  he  would  have  abandon- 
ed the  absolute  power  which  he 
vrottld  have  acquired  by  the  sub- 
version of  Holkar's  usurpation, 
and  would  have  adopted  the  liberal 
policy  of  restoring  the  exiledPcish- 
ura  to  the  exercise  of  theestablibh- 
ed  authority  of  the  empire. 

82.  In  the  moment  of  alarm 
which  succeeded  the  signal  suc- 
cess of  Jeswunt  Rao  Hulkar,  Dow« 
)at  Rao  Scindia  indirectly  solicit- 
ed the  co-operation  of  the  Bri- 
tish government,  under  the  pretext 
♦f  restoring  the  Peishwa's  autho- 
rity ;  he  probably  expected  that 
the  aid  of  a  detachment  pf  British 
troops  would  have  insured  his  sue* 
cess  against  Hoikar,  without  con- 
troling  bia  project  of  restoring 
his  own  undue  ascendency  at 
PooBa,  on  a  more  secure  and  ex- 
tensive bavis:  it  now  appears,  that 
the  active  and  powerful  exertions 
employed  by  the  British  govern- 
ment, at  the  express  solicitation 
of  his  Highness  the  Pe'rshwa,  for  his 
(lighness's  complete  restoration  to 
the  Musnud  of  Poena,  were  nei- 
ther desired  nor  expected  by  Dow- 
lut Rao  Scindia.  The  actual  re- 
establishment  of  the  Peishwa  in 
the  ^government  of  Poona  und«r 
the  exclusive  protection  of  the 
British  power,  and  the  conclusion 
of  engagements  calculated  to  se- 
cure to  his  Highness  the  due  ex- 
ercise of  his  legitimate  authority 
-on  a  permanent  foundation,  de- 
prived Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  of 
every  hope  of  accomplishing  the 
objects  of  his  ambition,  injustice^ 
V01..6. 


and  rapacity,  so  long  as  thatalh'.** 
ance  should  be  successfully  iriain- 
tained. 

83.  This  statement  of  facts  suf- 
ficiently explains  the  anxiety  of 
Dowlut  Rao  Sindia  to  effect  the 
subveftion  of  an  arrangement,  the 
justice  and  equity  of  which  he 
was  compelled  to  acknowledge,  and 
for  that  chieftain's  unprovoked 
prosecution  of  hostile  designs 
against  the  British  government 
and  its  allies. 

84.  Adverting  to  the  manifest 
design  of  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  to 
aggrandize  his  power,  by  annex- 
ing the  dominion  and  resources  of 
the  Peishwa  to  his  own,  your  Ho- 
nourable Committee  will  concur  inr 
the  oxpedi^mcy  of  supporting  an 
arrangement  calculated  to  precluc^y 
the  dangerous  consolidation  of  the 
power  and  resources  of  two  rival 
branches  of  the  Mahratta  state  in' 
the  hands  of  an  ambitious  and  en- 
lerprizing  chieftain,  whose  dispo-^ 
sition  is  hostile  to  the  British  go- 
vernment, and  whose  dominion' 
has  been  established  and  main- 
tained on  the  most  vulnerable  part 
of  our  north-Western  frontier  of 
Hindustan,  by  a  formidable  mili- 
tary force  iind^r  the  exclusive 
command  of  FrcMch  ofiTiCers, 

85.  The  motives  which  must  be 
supposed  to  have  iniuenced  the 
Rajah  of  Berar,  in  combining  his 
power  with  that  of  Dowlut  liao 
Scindia  for  the  subversion  of  the 
allinnce  concluded  betwce^  the 
British  government  and  the  Peish- 
wa, were  manifestly  similar  to 
thope  which  actuated  the  conduct 
of  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia. 

86.  The  Rajah  of  Berar  has  al- 
ways maintained  pretensions  to 
the  supreme  ministerial  authority 
in  the  Mahratta  empire,  founded 
on  his  affinity  to  the  reigning  Ra«» 
jah  of  Saherah  ;  and  in  the  course 

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Secretary  of  the  Resident  with 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  on  the  t4th 
of  June,  the  Rajah  uf  Berar 
distinctly  avowed  those  preten- 
sions. 

87*  Convinced  that  the  fArma* 
nency  of  the  defensive  alhance 
concluded  between  the  British 
govemmentand  the  I  eishwawoukl 
preclude  all  future  opportunity  of 
accomplishing  the  object  of  his 
ambition,  the  Rajah  of  Berar  ap- 
pears to  have  been  equally  con- 
cerned with  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia 
Ml  the  subversion  of  thai  alii* 
auce. 

88.  Although  the  views  ascrib- 
ed to  those  chieftains  were  mani- 
festly incompatible  vnth  the  ac- 
complishment of  their  respective 
designs,.  ,the  removal  of  an  obsta* 
^le  which  would  effectually  pre- 
clude the  success  of  either  chief- 
tain in  obtaining  an  ascendency 
at  Poona  constituted  an  object  of 
common  interest  to  both.  It  ap- 
pears also  to-  be  chiefly  probable,, 
that  those  chieftains,  sensible 
that  the  combination  of  fhcirpow* 
cr  afforded  the  only  prospect  of 
subverting  the  alliii^e  concluded 
between  the  .British  government 
and  the  Peishwa,  agreed  to  com- 
promise their  respective  and  con- 
tradiciory  projects  by  an  arrange- 
ment  for  the  partition  of  lite  ^h<}le 
power  and  dominion  of  the  Mab- 
ratta  state. 

89.  Btit  whatever  may  have 
been  the  specific  objects  of  Scin* 
dia  and  ttie  Rajah  of  ik^rar,  the 
operation  of  the  ireaty  of  Uassein 
ivas  evidently  calcuUted  to  pre- 
clude th«  accouiplishnient  of  any 
ambitious  projects  on  the  pint  of 
those  cliiettttins,  iuul  to  c<nilir.c 
their  power  and  aulhoniy  nithin 
the  jubt  iiiniisof  their  lespeciivc 
dominions. 


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ject,  a  sufficient  cause  will  btr 
discovered  of  the  hostile  conduct 
of  those  chieftains,  although  no 
just  ground  of  consplifint  should 
even  have  beeis  aUeged  by  thenk 
against  the  British  goveimment^ 
or  any  design  imputed  to  us  in 
any  degree  injurious  to  the  security 
of  the  acknowledged  rights  and  in* 
dependence  of  Sciodia  and  the 
Rajah  of  Berar. 

91.  The  inability  of  ihos» 
chieftains  to  allege  any  ground 
of  complaint  against  the  British 
government  or  its  allies,  affords 
the  most  unequivocal  proof  of  the 
justice  and  moderatioa  of  our  pro* 
ceedings. 

9^.  The  mere  }uncUon  of  thr 
armies  of  Scindia  and  the  Rajak 
of  Berar  upon  the  frontier  of  the 
dominions  of  oar  ally,  for  any 
purpose  unconnected  with  these 
curity  of  the  rights  of  those  chiefs 
tains,  would  have  compelled  the 
British  government  to  demand  the 
removal'  of  those  amues  from  thaA 
menacing  position,  and  would 
have  required  the  adoption  of  mea- 
sures of  precaution  on  our  part  f 
and  the  refusal  of  those  chiettains 
to  comply  with  that  demand 
would  have  justifed  an  appeal  tot 
^ms,  for  the  security  of  our  in- 
terests and  those  of  our  allies^ 
Under  actual  circumstances,  bo 
otiicr  security  for  the  pacific  rt>o- 
durt  of  those- chieftains  could  faa^e 
been  ?  accepte<i  than  such  a* 
sliould  d\*pnve  them  <A  the  po^ver 
of  prosecuting  with  sui:<?cs&  the 
designs  which  they  manifestly  en- 
tertained HOHiuit  ilie  rights HHii  ia,- 
tercMs  of  the  Usitisk  govaraitt*  nt 
and  ittallieaw 

93.  The  Governor  General  in 
Council  deems  it  proper  iu  ih» 
place  to  state,  in  a  distinct  a»>d 
connected  torm,  the  kading  iacn 

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inT  Ifae  late  transactions,  which 
have  terminated  in  a  dissolution 
bf  the  relations  of  amity  between 
the  British  government  and  the 
Conferated  chieftains  Duwiut  Rao 
Scindia  and  the  Rajah  of  Berar. 

94>.  When  bis  Highness  the 
Peishwa  had  been  compelled  by 
the  violence  and  usurpation  of  a 
subject  of  his  government  to  aban- 
don his  capital,  his  Highness  soli- 
cited and  obtained  the  aid  of  the 
British  power  for  the  restoration 
of  his  authority,  and  concluded 
engagements  with  the  British  go- 
vernment, calculated  to  secure 
his,  Iligbness's  rights  and  inde- 
pendence against  the  designs  of 
any  foreign  or  domestic  enemy. 
Those  engagements  not  only  con- 
tained no  stipulations  injurious  to 
the  ju<t  rights  of  the  feudatory 
chieftains  of  the  Mahratta  empire^ 
but  provided  additional  security 
for  the  unmolested  exercise  of 
those  rights. 

95.  After  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia 
had  disti  nctly  expressed  his  concu r- 
rencein  the  propriety  of  the  mea- 
sures adopted  by  the  British  go- 
vernment for    the  restoration  of 
the  Peishwa's  authority,  and  had 
been  assured  by  the  Resident^  in 
the  name  of  the  British   govern- 
ment,   that    those    engagements 
were  merely  of  a  defensive  nature ; 
and  after  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  bad 
abandoned  the  untenable  assertion 
that  the   Peishwa  did  n^  possess 
the  right  to  conclude  sudPengage- 
ments  without  the  concurienccof 
the    Mahratta  feudatories,    that 
chieftain  persisted  in  soliciting  the 
Junction  of  the  Rajah   of  iierur 
with  the  whole  body  of  his  force :i 
for  the  purpose  of  eventually  em- 
ploying their    united   poWcr  and 
resources  to  subvert  the  arrange-, 
ments  concluded  between  <he  Bri- 
tish govemmeiit  and  the  Pci^hTa  : 


and  in  conformiiy  to  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia's  solicitatioiui,  tt»  Rajah 
of  Berar  commenced  his  marcb^ 
for  the  purpose  of  effecting  the 
proposed  junction  of  their  rumre- 
rous  armies  in  a  i^eiiskciug  posi- 
tion on  the  frontier  of  the  ally  of 
the  British  government. 

96.  Y#ur  Honourable  Com- 
mittee will  not  fail  to  observe^ 
that  these  measures  were  not 
adopted  by  those  chieftains  with 
a  view  to  the  defenceof  their  lights 
and  interests  against  any  appre- 
hended design  on  the  part  of  the 
British  government  to  injure  or 
invade  them,  nor  to  the  protec- 
tion or  internal  settlement  of  their 
possessions  in  the  vicinity  of  the 
Nizam's  dominions.  Those  mea- 
sures were  avowedly  concerted 
for  the  express  purpose  of  ena- 
bling those  chieftains  to  carry  iii« 
to  effect  their  eventual  resolution 
to  undertake  a  war  of  aggression 
against  the  BHtish  government 
and  its  allies. 

97'  Under  theise  indications  of 
hostility  on  the  part  of  those  chief- 
tains, the  British  government 
merely  required  that  they  should 
retire  with  their  armies  to  their 
usual  stations  in  Berar,  and  the 
north  of  Hindustan,  proposing 
that  the  British  army  in  the  Dec- 
can  should  also  retire  i^  A  simi- 
lar manner. 

98.  At  the  monient  when  Do^ 
lut  Rao  Scindia,  after  being  ap* 
prized  of  all  the  stipulation»-of 
the  treaty  of  Bassein,  acknow- 
ledged that  it  contained  no  provi- 
sions injurious  to  the  rights  of 
the  feudatory  chieftains,  thait 
chipfiain  publicly  declared  to  the 
Resident,  **  Thut  the  qup.slion*of 
**  pi'ace  or  war  with  the  British 
*•  government  depended  upon  the 
**  result  of  a  Conference  with  fbe 
**  Rajah  erf  Berari"  whose  arri- 
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of  his   fo/ct'S   in   the    vicinity    of 
Scindia'ijCf^tt^PjjWas  then  daily  ex 
pccted. 

99'  The  Governor-General  in 
Council  requests  your  Honourable 
Conomittcc'ji  atteo^^oi>  to  the  hos- 
tile and  insulting  nature  oi  this 
declaration.  Occupying  a  poi,i- 
tion  with  the  whole  body  of  his 
forces  near  the  frontier  of  our 
allies,  Scindia  publicly  declared 
in  open  Durbar  to  the  representa- 
tive of  the  British  government, 
that  he  awaited  the  arrival  of  the 
Rajah  of  Berar,  at  the  head  of  a 
numerous  army,  on  the  frontiers 
o(  the  dominions  of  our  ally,  for 
the  purpose  of  deciding  whether 
the  united  arms  ol  those  confrde- 
rated  chieftains  should  be  employ- 
ed in  the  prosecution  of  a  war  of 
agression  against  the  British  go- 
vernment and  its  allies.  The  ar- 
mies of  these  cbicftains  etlectcd 
the  proposed  junction,  and  the 
chieltains  met  for  the  purpose 
avowed  by  Scindia,  of  deciding 
"  whether  it  should  be  peace  or 
**  war  with  the  Company."  At\er 
the  junction  of  thf^ir  armies,  those 
chieftains  continued,  by  systema- 
tic delays  and  evasions,  to  with- 
hold any  declaration  with  regard 
to  the  nature  of  their  designs  dur- 
ing a  period  of  two  months;  and 
although  at  the  expiration  of  that 
period  of  time,  the  conlcderated 
chieftains  disavowed  all  intention 
of  obstructing  the  complete  exe- 
cution of  the  treaty  of  Basscin, 
they  refused  to  abandon  the  ar- 
rangement avowedly  adopted,  and 
the.  position  occupied  for  the 
eventual  prosecution  of  liostili- 
ties  against  the  Briti:ili  govern- 
ment. 

ICX).  It  is  proper  to  observe, 
that  during  the  whole  course  of 
(he  negotiation  between  the  Resi- 


dent.  and  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia, 
that  chieftain  and  the  Rajah  of 
Berar  employed  their  most  assi- 
duous endeavours  to  induce  Jesr- 
wunt  Rao  Holkar  to  unite  in  the 
confederacy,  and  to  form  a  junc- 
tion with  the  combined  armies, 
and  those  chieftains  even  assign- 
ed the  depending  negotiation 
with  Jesvvunt  Rao  Holkar  as  a 
cause  fur  muinlaining  their  united 
armies  in  the  position  from  which 
they  were  required  to  retreat. 

101.  From  the  preceding  de- 
tail the  following  facts  are  csta- 
blishc.l  :— 

1st.  That  according  to  the  evi- 
dence of  facts,  and  to  the  distinct 
avowal  of  DouMut  UaO  Scindia 
and  the  Rajah  of  Berar,  those 
chieftains  had  no  cause  of  com- 
plaint against  the  British  govern- 
ment, nor  any  reason  to  appre- 
hend that  their  just  rights  and  in- 
terests were  exposed  to  hazard 
by  the  arrangements  concluded 
between  the  British  government 
and  the  Pcishwa. 

i}dly.  That  the  junction  and 
continuance  of  the  armies  of  those 
chieftains  on  the  frontier  of  the 
Nizam  was  avowedly  unnecessary 
for  any  purpose  connected  \iilh 
the  security  of  their  rights,  or 
with  the  protection  or  internal 
arrangement  of  any  part  of  their 
territorial  possessions. 

3dly.  That  the  general  conduct 
and  lan^age  of  those  chieftains 
iiidicat^  designs  of  an  hostile 
nature  against  the  British  govern- 
ment and  its  allies  the  Peir^hwa 
and  the*Xizam,  and  that  Scindia 
had  distinctly  declared,  that  be 
and  the  Rajah  of  Berar  meditated 
eventual  war. 

4thly.  That  those  chieftains 
assembled  their  armies  in  a  me- 
nacing  position  on  the  frontier  of 
our  ally  the  Nizam,  for  the  pur- 
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pose  of  enabling  them  eventually 
to  carry  those  designs  into  exe- 
cution. 

5thly.  That  those  chieftains 
proccede<i  to  acts  of  direct  hosti- 
5i^y»  *>y  *  public  and  insulting 
menace  of  war  ai^ainst  the  Bri- 
tish government,  anfl  by  various 
preparations  and  arrangements 
hostile  to  the  British  government 
and  its  allies,  not  only  without 
any  cause  of  complaint  deducible 
from  the  measures  and  proceed- 
ings of  the  British  government  or 
of  its  allies,  but  under  a  distinct 
acknowledgment  of  the  picific  na- 
tore  of  OUT  arrangements  witfi  the 
Pieishwa,  and  an  avowed  convic- 
"  lion  of  our  amicable  intentions. 
6thly  That  the  hostile  nature 
of  the  proceedings  of  those  chief- 
tains, and  their  repeated  violation 
of  public  faith,  precluded  all  reli-  - 
atice  on  their  promises  and  pro- 
fessions, and  rendered  it  the  duty 
of  the  British  government  to  re- 
<]uire  the  separation  and  return  of 
their  armies  to  their  respective 
territories,  as  the  only  security 
for  the  rights  and  interests  of  the 
British  government  and  its  allies 
against  the  meditated  designs  of 
those  confederated  chieftains. 

7lhly.  That  this  requisition 
was  accompanied  by  a  proposal 
^o  withdraw  the  British  army 
%roro  its  advanced  and  command - 
irtg  position  at  Ahmednagur,  in 
the  Deccan  ;  and  that  such  a  pro- 
posal was  not  only  an  incontro- 
vertible proof  of  the  just  and  pa- 
cific views  of  the  British  gfiv^rn- 
raent,  but  furnished  ample  secu- 
rity to  the  confederated  chieftains 
against  the  possibility  of  any  dan- 
ger  which  could  be  apprehended 
by  them  from  their  compliance 
with  our  requisition. 

102-  The  preceding  statement 
sufficiently  demonstrates  the  equity 


of  the  arrangements  concluded 
with  the  state  of  l^oona,  and  the 
justice  and  moderation  manifested 
by  the  British  government  in  car- 
rying those  arrangemf^nts  into  ef- 
fect. It  may.  however,  be  expe- 
dient to  submit  to  your  Honour- 
able Commiitee  some  observations 
with  regard  to  the  general  policy 
of  the  alliance  which  has  been 
concluded  between  the  British  go- 
vernment and  the  Peishwa,  and 
to  the  period  of  time  at  which 
that  important  arrangement  was 
accomplished. 

103.  The  grounds  on  which 
the  policy  of  concluding  subsidi- 
ary eiigagrments  With  the  state  of 
Poena,  similar  to  those  which 
were  concluded  with  the  N'zam 
on  the  1st  of  September,  179^.  is 
founded,  were  originally  stated  in 
the  Governor  General's  instruc- 
tions to  the  Resident  at  Hydrubad, 
under  date  the  8lh  of  July  17S/8, 
of  wliich  a  copy  was  transmitted 
to  your  Honourable  Committee 
with  our  (iispatch  of  the  23d  of 
August;  1793,  and  that  subject 
was  resumed  in  our  dispatch  of 
the  18th  o!  January,  1 SOO,  which 
communicated  to  your  Honour- 
able Cominitiee  the  details  of  the 
unsuccessful  ne'^oii-itioiis  between 
the  British  government  and  the 
Peishwa  for  the  cnuciusion  of  sub- 
sidiary engaoofpeT  Ts,  after  the 
termination  of  the  war  with  Tippoo 
Sultaun;  and  those  principles 
were  further  detiided  in  the  Go- 
vernor General's  separate  letter 
to  your  Honourable  Committee 
under  date  the  9th  of  June, 
1800. 

104-.  Your  Honourable  Com- 
mittee, on  various  occasions,  has 
intimated  to  the  Governor  Ge» 
neral  in  Council,  your  concurrence 
in  the  principles  of  that  policy  ;' 
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Honourable  Committee's  dispatch 
of  the  10th  of  September,  1800, 
your  Honourable  Committee  ex- 
pressed your  approbation  of  the 
basis  of  the  proposed  arrangements 
with  the  state  ofPoona,  Your 
Honourable  Committee  on  thut 
occasion  signified  to  the  Governor 
General  in  council  your  opinion, 
that,  with  a  view  to  secure  the  im- 
portant objects  of  those  arrange- 
ments, the  subsidiary  force  sta- 
tioned at  Poona  should  not  be  lest 
than  6,000  regular  infantry,  witb 
the  usual  proportion  of  artillery. 

105.  The  Governor  GeneraPs 
acceptance  of  the  propositions  of 
the  court  of  Poona  in  1799>  for 
subsidizing  a  force,  consisting  of 
two  battalions  of  native  infantry, 
was  founded  in  the  expectation 
that  suci^  an  arrangement  must 
necessarily  lead  to  the  introduc- 
tion of  a  subsidiary  force  on  a 
more  enlarged  scale. 

i06.  llie  extent  of  the  subsidi- 
ary force  actually  stationed  wi  th 
his  Highness  the  Peishwa  is  con- 
formable to  the  intimation  ^f  your 
Honourable  Committee  ;  and  at  the 
express  desire  of  the  Peishwa,  the 
amount  of  the  subsidiary  force  to 
be  stationed  at  Poona  has  been 
augmented,  since  the  conclusion 
of  the  treaty  of  Bassein,  by  the 
addition  of  a  regiment  of  cavalry. 
It  will  be  desirable  to  augment 
the  detachment  at  Poona  still  far- 
ther, until  it  shall  be  equal  to  that 
at  Hydrabad,  which  now  consists 
pfone  regiment  of  European  in- 
iantry,six  battalions  of  native  in- 
fantry, and  ivfo  regiments  of  native 
^avalry. 

107.  Thp  general  defensive  en- 
|agements  concluded  with  the 
Nizam  in  the  year  1800,  and  sub- 
sequently proposed  to  the  accept- 
i^ncf  ofthe  Peishwa,  w^re  fouudo^ 


on  the  same  principles,  and 
calculated  to  provide  improve4 
means  of  accomplishing  the  origi- 
nal objects  of  the  projected  system 
of  alliance  between  the  British 
government  find  the  states  of  Hy- 
dfabad  and  Poena. 

108.  The  detail  of  the  improted 
arrangements  at  Hydrabad  was 
communicated  to  your  Honourable 
Committee  in  our  dispatch  of  3Ut 
of  August  1800. 

109.  Although  the  Governor 
General  in  Couucil  has  not  been 
honoured  by  any  intimation  of 
your  Honourable  Committee's  sen- 
timents on  the  subject  of  the  ar- 
rangements concluded  at  Hydrar 
bad  in  October  1800,  your  Ho- 
nourable Committee's  previous 
concurrence  in  the  principles  on 
which  those  arrangements  were 
founded,  and  in  the  importance 
of  the  objects  to  which  they  were 
directed,  has  satis6ed  the  Gover- 
nor General  in  Council  that  your 
Honourable  Committee  would 
approve  the  resolution  of  the  Go- 
vernor General  to  avail  himself 
of  any  favourable  opportunity  of 
renewing  the  negotiation  for  the 
conclusion  of  defensive  and  sub- 
sidiary engagements  with  the  state 
of  Poona,  similar  to  those  which 
were  concluded  with  the  Nizam  in 
the  month  of  October,  1800. 

110.  The  progress  of  events* 
both  in  Europe  and  in  Asia,  sinca 
that  period  of  time,  has  tended  to 
urge  the  expediency  of  the  propos- 
ed alliance  with  his  Highness  the 
Peishwa,  and  the  endeavours  of  the 
Governor  General  have  accord- 
ingly b^n  assiduously  employed 
for  the  accomplishment  of  that 
desirable  arrangement. 

111.  The  Governor  Generprs 
instructions  to  the  Resident  at 
Poona  of  tljie  30th  of  June,  1602» 

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m  cofiy  of  w\AA  accompaniod  the 
Governor  Geoorars  dispatch  to 
your  Honourable  Committee  of 
tlie24tk  of  DeoeiQber,  1S()2,cod* 
tains  a  review  of  t^e  various  ua- 
auccetsful  aUeoipts  of  tiie  Britinh 
goverpn^ent  to  engage  the  Peisb^ 
wa's  ccMisent  to  the  proposed  al» 
liaoce,  atid  of  th^.confiderattous 
y^hick  rendered  tbe  iroprovtment 
4f  oyr  political  connection  with 
tbe  state  oi  Poona  an  object  of 
asiential  importauce  to  tbe  com- 
plete security  of  tbe  British  empiite 
in  India. 

1 1 2.  Tbe  justice  of  those  con- 
siderations was  cpfifirniied,  and  the 
policy  of  accomplishing  the  pro- 
posed alliance  was  augmented,  by 
ihe  ev«nu  whi<:h  subsequeutly  oc- 
curred in  tbe  Mahrat^  empire. 

113.  Aft^  the  power  of  the 
Peishwa  had  been  aambihUed  by 
ihe  success  of  Holkar  against  tl^ 
united  arms  of  the  Peishwa  and 
Dowlttt  Hao  Scindia«  it  could  nojt 
be  expected  that  liis  Highness 
would  iuive  been  restored  to  the 
efficient  exercise  of  his  authority 
^ther  by  Jeswuni  Rao  Holkar  or 
by  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia. 

1 14.  The  design  of  the  former 
chieftain  to  engross  the  whole 
power  and  authority  of  ihe  state 
of  Poona  was  demonstrated  by 
his  actual  usurpetion,  and  by  the 
prcj^l  whkh  he  formed  and  en- 
deavoi)fed  tp  accomplish,  oC  pWc- 
cing  on  jthe  Musnud  of  Poona  a 
new  Peishwa^  or  of  restoring  Baajy 
Rao  to  the  Musnud  under  circum^ 
stances  which  w^uhl  have  secured 
to  Holkar  the  whole  military  po)v- 
er  and  civil  authority  of  the  state. 
It  cannot  he  doubted  that  motives 
of  ambition,  ajvi  inveterate  emni- 
ty  against  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia, 
would,  in  that  event,  have  iudi^ced 
^eswunt  Eao  Holkar  to  direct  his 
a#m<  agaimi  the  possessions  of 


Bewlut  Rao  Scindia ;  and  the  ac« 
cession  ef  military  power  and  re- 
so*irce6  which  Holkar  would  have 
acquired  by  the  permanent  esta- 
blishment of  his  authority  in  the 
state  of  Poona,  would  probably 
have  enabled  hire  to  prosecute  his 
views  of  conquest  with  success. 
US.  If  the  arms  of  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia  had  ultimately  triumphed 
over  those  of  Holkar,  the  power 
and  resources  of  the  state  of  Poona, 
together  with  those  of  Ilolkari 
would  have  been  iidded  to  his  own. 

1 16.  Adverting  to  the  consider- 
ations stated  in  the  84.th  preced- 
ding  paragraph,  your  Honourable 
Committee  will  not  fail  to  appreci- 
ate the  peculiar  danger  to  which 
the  British  interests  would  have 
been  exposed  by  such  an  accession 
of  power  in  the  hands  of  Dowlut 
Rao  Scindia. 

117.  No  ultimate  issue  of  the 
distractions  at  that  time  existing 
in  the  M  ah  rat  ta  empire  Could  rea- 
sonably be  supposed  which  would 
not  have  consolidated,  under  on^ 
head,  a  degree  of  ptwer  and  do- 
minion dangerous  to  the  British 
goycrno^at,  to  the  extent  in  which 
the  balance  of  contending  interests 
in  the  Mahratta  empire  should 
have  been  disturbed,  and  in  pro- 
portion to  the  mean%  whjch  a  pow- 
epso  consolidated  would  possess, 
of  eventually  co-operating  with 
tlie  government  of  France  in  hostile 
designs  against  the  British  empire 
in  india. 

118.  Those  convulsions  in  the 
Mahratta  state  might  possibly  have 
continued  for  some  time,  and  might 
have  afforded  a  temporary  security 
to  the  British  government  against 
any  hostile  designs  on  the  part  of 
the  Mahrattas,  either  singly*  or 
nnited  with  an.  European  power. 
But  the  effects  of  such  a  confusion 
iQUst  s{)eedily  have  extruded  to  thoi 
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contiguous  dpininions  of  oor  ally 
the  Nizam,  and  ultimately  to 
those  of  the  Company,  and  would 
have  compelled  the  British  go- 
vernment to  engage  in  the  con* 
tebt. 

1 19.  The  establishment  of  Hol- 
kar's  power  at  Poona  would  pro- 
bably have  occasioned  demands  on 
the  part  of  that  chieftain,  upon 
his  Highness  the  Nizam;  but  even 
under  a  contrary  supposition,  it 
19  demonstrable  from  the  state  of 
the  country,  that  Holkar  could 
Doi  long  have  maintained  an  army 
in  the  J)eccan,  without  invading 
the  dominions  either  of  the  Nizam 
or  of  the  Company. 

120.  The* territory  around  Poo- 
na, for  a  considerable  extent,  hav- 
ing been  entirely  desolated  by  the 
troops  pf  Holkar,  that  chieftain 
■would  have  been  compelled  to  in- 
vade th^j  territory  of  I  ho  Nizam, 
or  to  penetrate  into  the  country 
situated  to  the  southward  of  the 
river  Kistna,  for  ilie  subsistence 
of  his  numerous  troops  and  follow- 
ers. 

121.  The  adoption  ofthe  latter 
alternative  would  have  retarded 
for  some  time,  the  predatory  in- 
cursion of  Holkar's  troops  into 
tlic  territory  of  the  Nizam  or  of 
the  Company  -^  but  when  the  im- 
mediate resources  of  the  peish- 
wa's  southern  provinces  should 
have  been  oxhausteii,  Holkar 
\vould  have  been  compelled  to 
draw  the  means  of  subsistence 
for  his  troops  from  the  plunder  of 
the  Company's  contiguous  territo- 
ries, on  the  resources  of  which 
we  must  principally  have  depend- 
ed for  the  supply  of  our  troops  in 
the  content  which  that  irruption 
would  have  rendered  inevitable. 
If  therefore  the  British  govern- 
ment had  not  adopjed  measures 
for  the  restoration  of  the  Pcishwa'p 


authority,  either  tlie  Company*s 
territories  or  those  of  our  ally  the 
Nizam  would  have  been  exposed 
to  all  the  evils  of  war,  while  nei- 
ther the  Company  nor  the  Nizam, 
under  such  circumstances,  could 
have  possessed  the  means  which 
boch  now  command  of  averting 
the  war  from  their  own  dominions, 
and  of  accelerating  its  prosperous 
conclusion  by  a  vigorous  system 
of  attack  upon  the  enemy. 

122.  The  restoration  of  the 
Peishwa,  under  the  protection  of 
the  British  power,  was  a  measur* 
indi^ensably  necessaly  for  the  de- 
fence not  only  of  the  territories  of 
our  allies,  but  of  our  possessions 
bordering  on  the  Mabratta  domi« 
nions  in  the  penrinsuia  of  India. 

123.  Ihe  continuance  of  the 
existing  convulsions  in  the  Mah- 
ratla  empire  would  have  afforded 
a  favourable  opportunity  to  the 
government  of  France,  for  the 
Successful  prosecution  of  its  fjs- 
voorite  object  of  establishing  a 
dominion  within  the  peninsula  of 
Hindustan,  by  the  introduction  of 
a  military  force  to  aid  the  cause 
of  one  of  the  contending  parties  ; 
and  the  views  of  France  would 
have  been  favoured  by  the  strength 
of  M.  Perron's  forces,  established 
in  the  Doab  of  the  Jumna  and 
Ganges,  at  Agra,  Delhi,  and  in 
the  Punjeeb,  and  by  the  fiicility 
of  communicating  with  the  ma- 
ritime possessions  retained  by 
Scindia  in  Guzerat.  The  security 
and  tranquillity  of  the  British  em- 
pire in  India,  therdbre,  might  ul- 
timately have  been  endangered  as 
much  by  the  effects  of  a  protracted 
warfare  in  the  Mabratta  state,  as 
by  the  immediate  consolidation  of 
a  dangerous  extent  of  power  and 
dominion  in  the  bands  of  one  of 
the  contending  parties. 

124.  While  the  views  of  th« 

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rected  to  the  establithmeat  of  its 
authority  within  the  peninsula  of 
Hindustan,  it  is  roanifestly  the  po- 
licy of  the  British  government  to 
accomplish  such  a  syetem  of. alii « 
anceswith  the  poweirs  of  India,  as^ 
may  preclude  the  occurrence  of 
those  internal  CQfhvulstons  ivhich 
would  afford  to  Prance  the  most 
favourable  opportunity  of  effect-* 
H)g  her  ambitious  purpose.  In- 
dependently of  this  consideration, 
the  prosecution  of  such  a  system 
of  alliances  is  prudent  and  advis- 
able in  the  degree  in  which  the 
traBquillity  anc)  prosperity  of  any 
dominion  is  endangered  by  the 
disturbed  and  distracted  conditioiv 
of  neighbouring  states. 

125.  The  restoration  of  the 
Pei!ihwa,.  therefore,  to  the  just  ex- 
ercise of  his  authority,  under  the 
protection  of  the  British  govern* 
inentyand  the  conclusion  of  de- 
fensive and  subsidiary  engage- 
ments with  his  Highness,  aiTorded 
the  only  means  of  precluding  the 
dangers  to  be  apprehended  eitht*r 
firom  the  consolidation  of  a  for- 
midable power,  or  from  the  con- 
tinuance of  the  distractions  in  the 
Mah  rat  ta  empire. 

126.  In  a  letter  which  the  Go- 
vernor General  addressed  to  the 
Honourable  the  Court  of  Direc- 
tors,  under  date  the  dd  of  August 
"^TQQf  containing  a  review  of  the 
interests,  the  power,  and  disposi- 
tion of  the  several  states  of  India, 
under  the  change  produced  in  the 
relative  condition  of  those  states 
by  .  the  conquest  of  Mysore,  the 
Governor  General  expixissed  his 
opinion,  that  the  consolidation  of 
the  power  of  the  Mahratta  em- 
pire was  highly  improbable  ;  and 
that  it  would  require  a  most  vi- 
olent exercise  of  injustice  and  op- 
pression on  our   part  to  disppa^ 


the  suspicious  and  cautiotw  coun- 
cils of  the  court  of  Poonato  fa- 
vour the  progress  of  a  French 
force  in  India. 

127.  That  opinion  was  amply 
justified  by  the  situation  of  affairs 
in  the  Mahratta  empire  at  that 
period  of  time.  Since  that  time, 
however,  the  internal  condition  of 
the  Mahratta  empire  has  sufier- 
ed  a  material  change. 

128»  The  ascendeiYcy  which 
Sdndia  had  then  established  in 
the  slate  of  Poona  was  not 
such  as  tO'  menace  the  actual 
dissolution  of  the  constitutional 
form  of  the  Mahratta  empire,  *or 
to, produce  a  civil  war  among  its 
component  branches  :  and  "  the 
contending  interests  of  the  seve- 
rAl  feudatory  chieftains  appeared 
to  afford  a  sufficient  security 
against  any  dangerous  consolida- 
tion of  the  Mahratta  power. 

129.  Since  that     time    a  new 
power  has  arisen  in  the  Mahratta  < 
state,  under  the  direction  of  Jes- 
wunt  Rao  Holkar,  which  acquired 
sufficient  strength  to  endanger  the* 
stability  of  all  the   principal  fcu^ 
datory  states,  and    was  actually' 
directed  to  the  subversion  of  the 
constitutional  form  of    the  cip-* 
pire.  • 

130.  If  the  progress  of  the  con*- 
test  which  endued  between  that 
chieftain,  the  Peishwa,  and  Dow- 
lut  Rao  Scindia,  had  not  been' 
checked  by  the  seasonable  inter- 
position of  the  British  power 
for  the  restoration  c»f  the  Peish- 
wa's  legitimate  authority,  it  is 
reasonable  to  conclude,  that  in 
the  moment  of  extreme  danger, 
the  Peishwa,  or  either  of  those 
chieftains,  would  have  been  dispo- 
sod  to  accept  the  aid  of  a  PVench 
force  for  the  support  of  his  cause, 
and  that  the  contest  would  either 
have  terminated  in  the  consolida- 
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tion  of «  formidabk  power  in  tbe 
Mahraita  state,  aceoiupanied 
by  tbe  complete  establishment  of 
the  authority  of  France  in  the  pe-* 
ninsula  of  India*  or  would  have 
required  the  interposition  of  our 
arms  after  tbe  aid  of  tbe  French 
had  actually  itrengtheoed  ooe 
of  the  beiligerent  powers,  and 
bad  consequently  increased  tbe 
difficulty,  expence,  and  hazard 
pf  the  war, 

.  131.  The  security,  tbereforet 
which  the  British  governmeot 
might  be  supposed  to  derive  from 
alMklanceoi^  power  and  interests 
among  the  Mabratta  slates,  and 
from  the  jealousy  which  the  Mab- 
xatta  nation  has  uniformly  enter- 
tained of  the  influeuoe  and  ascen- 
dancy of  an  European  power, 
ceai^  to  eKist ;  and  that  security 
has  been  kUW  ifurther  diminished 
by  the  augmented  solidity  and 
actual  independence  which  the 
French  force  in  the  service  of 
i>owlui  Rao  Scimlia  has  gradually 
acquired  since  the  terminaiion 
of  the  war  with  Tippoo  Sultaun. 

132.  After  the  expulsion  of 
tbe  Peishwa  from  bis  capital,  not 
only  the  Pei&hwa,  but  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia  and  Jeswunt  Rao  HoUar, 
afforded  the  most  unequivocal 
proof  that  the  characteristic  jea- 
lousy of  the  Mabratta  states  would 
not  tiave  deterred  those  cbiettniiis 
from  liaving  recourse  to  the  aid 
of  France,  if  an  oj^portunity  should 
have  occurred  in  any  crisis  of  af- 
fairs in  which  their  danger  or 
their  interest  should  have  suggest- 
ed the  expediency  of  such  a  mea- 
sure. 

133.  The  Pei^hwa  directly  so- 
licited, and  obtained,  the  aid  of 
the  British  power  for  the  rebtora- 
tion  of  his  authority :  Dowlut 
llao  Scindia  indirectly  invited  our 
^M>-operation  ostensibly    fur   tbe 


same  purpose ;  and  Jtanmnt  Rati 
Holkar  in  his  own  name,  and  ia 
that  of  Arorut  Rao,  signified  bis 
consent  to  the  terms  of  alliaACC 
which  bad  been  proposed  io  the 
Peishwaontba  coiuiitioo  of  our 
support. 

134.  If  the  danger  or  the  iQie- 
rest  of  tfaooe  chieftains  was  ao 
urgent  as  to  induce  them  to  aeck 
the  aid  and  alliance  of  an  Euro- 
pean state,  of  which  tbe  establish* 
ed  power,  extensive  dominion,  and 
unrivalled  ascendancy  io  ladia, 
had  been  the  peculiar  object  of 
thejealouey  aJid  apprebenonon  of 
the  MuKratta  states,  it  may  rea- 
sonably be  supposed  that  in  sudt 
a  c^risis  of  affairs  any  of  thoae 
chieftains  would  have  been  atiU 
more  disposed  to  accept  tha  aid 
of  a  military  force  from  the 
French,  who  being  destitute  of 
any  regulai*  establishment  in  India, 
could  not,  in  the  same  degree 
with  the  British  government,  be  ao 
object  of  jealousy  and  appreben* 
sion  to  the  native  powets,  aaJ 
especially  to  the  Mahrattas. 

135.  if,  therefore,  the  Bripsli 
government  had  refused  to  the 
Peishwa  the  aid  which  hesolicired, 
it  ih  reasonable  to  conclude  that 
his  Highness  would  have  availed 
himself  of  any  opportunity  wbidr 
might  ha%'e  occurred  for  obtaining 
tbe  assistai>ce  and  co-operation  of 
a  French  military  force,  and  the 
peace  existing  at  that  time  with 
France  might  have  aibrded  a 
favourable  opportunity  to  tbi 
French  power  in  India  of  aiding 
the  Peishwa,  or  any  of  the  con- 
tending parties  in  tbe  Mabratta 
empire.  Admitting,  however,  that 
the  characteristic  jealousy  of  tbe 
Mabratta  nation  might  deter  any 
of  the  Mabratta  chieftains  from 
accepting  tbe  aid  of  a  considera^ 
b)e  body  of  European  troops  fur-, 

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piidfted  by  the  goverament  of 
France,  it  cannot  be  doubted,  that 
in  a  situation  of  emergency,  any 
of  those  chieftains  would  be  dts- 
}joi>ed  to  receive  into  ibeir  ser- 
vice a  number  of  French  adven- 
turers, to  be  employed  in  irn* 
proving  the  discipline  of  iheir 
armies,  ami  in  augmentiiig  the 
strength  and  eflkacy  of  their  mi- 
litary estabiibhments.  The  evils 
which  hgve  arisen  from  the  em- 
pluyment  of  French  officers  iu 
the  service  of  the  native  powers 
bave  been  abundantly  manite&ted 
in  the  gradual  establishment  of 
the  formidable  French  force  in 
the  dominions  of  his  Highness  the 
Nisaro,  which  was  happily  dissolv- 
ed under  the  operation  of  the 
treaty  concluded  with  his  High- 
ness in  the  year  17^8,  and  in  the 
growth  and  extension  of  the  force 
lately  under  the  direction  of  M. 
Perron  in  Hindustan. 

136.  In  the  actual  situation  of 
aifairs,  no  argument  unfavourable 
to  the  policy  of  our  engagements 
with  the  Pci>hwa  could  justly 
be  deduced  from  the  jealousy 
with  which  the  other  Mahratta 
states  might  be  expected  to  con- 
template the  establishment  of  the 
Briiish  influence  in  the  state  of 
Poona.  The  dangers  which  ev(jtn- 
tually  menaced  the  security  of 
the  British  dofninions  in  India, 
under  the  circumstances  above  de- 
scribed, far  exceeded  any  wliich 
could  be  apprehended  from  the 
ejects  of  that  jealousy,  and  couid 
only  hav«  been  averted  by  the  in- 
tf  rpositioQ  of  the  Biitish  power  for 
the  restoration  of  order  and  trai)« 
iquiliity  in  the  Mahratta  state. 

137.  From  the  preceding  re- 
marks, it  appears,  that  the  ac- 
knowledged policy  of  contracting 
defensive  and  subsidiary  engage* 
xnents  with  the  state  of  Foona  was 
fiever  »p  urgent  as  at  the  moment: 


when  those  engagemtnt s  ii«re  ac* 
tuaily  conduced  ;  and  the  course 
of  recent  transactions  in  the  Mahr 
ratta  empire,  (as  detailed  in  the 
several  dispatches  from  the  Go* 
vernorfGeneral  to  your  Honour* 
able  Committee)  combined  witk 
the  relative  power  of  the  Britisk 
government,  and  of  the  confede* 
rated  chieftains,  with  the  com«  . 
maoding  position  of  our  armies, 
and  with  the  exposed  conditiou 
of  the  territories  of  Scindia  and 
the  Rajah  of  Berar  at  that  period 
of  time,  constituted  a  crisis  of 
atfairs  apparently  favourable  to 
the  paci^c  accomplishment  of  that 
arrangement,  or  to  the  complete 
successof  our  arms  in  the  event 
of  opposition  on  the  part  of  Sciu- 
dia  or  of  the  llujah  of  Berar. 

[7%c  subsequent  paragraphs  of  ^ 
this  dispatch^  down  to  ara^ 
graph  183,  relate  entirely  to 
miUtary  operations^  and  are 
therefore  omitted^  for  the  rea^ 
son  already  stated.'] 

183.  In  our  dispatch  of  the  Ist  ■ 
of  August  the   Governor-General 
in. Council  appri;ied  your  Honour- 
able Committee  of  the   expected 
death  of  his  Highness  the  Nixam. 

184.  That  event  took  place  oa 
the  6'th  of  August  ;  Ijis  High-» 
iiess's  eldest  son,  Mirza  6ecunder 
Jah,  was  immediately  proclaimed 
successor  to  the  Soubahdary  of 
the  Deccan  on  ihe  7  th  of  August. 
MirzaSecunderJah  formally  took 
hi2»  seal  on  the  Musnud,  to  whicU 
he  was  conducted  by  the  Resident 
at  Hydrabad  and  by  Rajah  Rago* 
tim  Rao,  the  deputy  of  his  late 
Highness'a  Frime  Minister  Azeeiii 
ul  Omrah,  and  received  the  con- 
gratulatory presents  of  all  the 
principal  officers  of  his  government 
atliydrabad. 

185.  On  that  occasion  the  Re- 
sident a,t  Hydrabad  was  received 

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dUtingiiished  honours  as  the  le- 
pfcsentative  of  the  British  ♦roverii- 
ment  in  India ;  and  his  High- 
ness poblicly  delivered  to  the  Ke- 
srdent  an  instrument,  untlcr  his 
liighness'Bseal,  acknowKdorino  the 
obhgationsof  the  treaties  subsist- 
ing between  the  british  govern- 
ment and  the  state  of  Hydrabad. 
186.  The  Governor  General 
had  previously  directed  tho  Resi- 
dent to  require  from  Secunder  Jfth 
the  delivt  ry  »>f  an  instrument  to 
that  efti  ct,  as  th^  tirsl  act  of  that 
prince's  govtfrnment,and  his  iU'r\\^ 
ness  subscribed  to  that  requisuion 
with  the  utmost  readiness.  A 
*d(9py  of  that  instrument  is  in- 
closed for  your  Honourable  Com- 
mit tee  V  information  . 

,  187.  Rajah  Ragotiin  Rao  on 
that  occasion  suo:gebted  the  de- 
niand  of  a  corn>ponding  en- 
gagement on  the  part  of  the  liri- 
lish  government :  which  suages- 
tibn  the  Resident  properly  rejict- 
cd.  The  Governor-General  in 
Council,  however,  being  of  opi- 
nion, that  a  voluntary  act  of  re- 
cognition on  our  pan  would  tend 
to  concihate  the  confidence  of 
Secunder  .lah,  and  would  produce 
ah  impression  on  the  minds  of  his 
subjects  and  of  the  several  princes 
and  chieftains  of  India,  and  par- 
ticularly on  the  mind  of  his  High- 
ness the  Peishwa,  highly  favoura- 
ble to  the  credit  of  our  justice, 
moderation,  and  public  faith, 
deemed  it  e.vpedient  to  execute 
an  png-^gemrnl  in  terms  corres- 
ponding with  the  instrument  deii- 
Ycrrd  by  Secunder  Jah  ;  and  an 
instrument  to  that  effect  was  ac- 
cordingly executed  by  tue  Gover- 
Mor  General  in  Council,  under 
the  seal  of  the  Honourable  Com- 
pany, and  transmiited  to  the  Re-' 
.sident,  with  directions  to  <leliver 
it  to  his  Hii'hness   the  Soubahdar 


in  the  most  public  and  formal 
manrier.  A  copy  of  that  inst ru- 
men! is  inclosed. 

188.  The  Governor- General  in 
Council  has  gr^at  satisfaction  in 
stating  to  your  Honourable  Cora* 
niittee,  that  the  event  of  his  High- 
ness the  Nizam's  death  has  not 
occasioned  any  interruption  of 
the  public  tranquillity;  and  that 
the  accession  of  Mirza  Sectinder 
Jah  has  been  generally  and  cheer- 
fully acknowledged  by  the  young- 
er sons  of  his  late  Highnes*,  and 
i\V  all  the  officers  and  subjects  of 
his  llighness's  government. 

1 8.9  The  preservation  of  tran- 
quillity at  this  crisis  must  be  as- 
cribed principally  to  the  position 
of  our  armies  under  the  command 
of  IVIajor-General  Wellesley  and 
Colonel  Stevenson  ;  and  of  a  con- 
siderable detachment  frwn  the 
army,  under  the  personal  com- 
mand of  his  Excellency  Lieutenant 
General  Stuart,  which  his  Excel- 
lency, under  the  orders  of  the 
Governor  General,  dispatched  to- 
wards the  southern  frontiers  of  the 
Nizam's  dominions,  for  the  purpose 
ofevfutually  proceeding  to  Hy- 
drabad*  if  the  situation  of  affairs 
should  render  such  a  movement 
expi'dient  or  necessary  for  the 
preservation  of  tranquillity,  or  for 
securing  the  regular  order  of  suc- 
cession on  the  death  of  the  Nizam. 

190.  Adverting  to  the  known 
designs  and  proceedings  of  the 
conleder&ted  chieftains  with  rela- 
tion to  the  British  government,  to 
the  int  igues  which  they  had  long 
carried  on  at  the  court  of  Hydra  bad 
with  a  view  to  dissolve  ilm  con- 
nection subsisting  between  the  Bri- 
tish government  and  the  state  of 
Ilydrabad,  and  to  the  position  of 
their  united  armies  on  the  frontier 
of  the  Nizam's  dominions,  it  can 
scarcely  be  doubted  that  unless 
the  raovemetiis  of    thpi?    armies 

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had  been  checked  by  the  position 
of  the  British  troop"*,  those  chief- 
tains would  have  taken  advan- 
tage ol"  the  event  of  the  Nizam's 
decease  to  excite  commotions  in 
the  state  of  Hydrabad,  and  to 
disturb  the  re^lar  order  of  suc- 
cession, by  affording  the  ^id  of 
their  troops  in  support  of  the 
koowu  pretensions  of  Fureedoon 
Jah,  the  younger  brother  of  Se- 
cunder  Jab,  to  the  Musnud  of  Hy- 
dra bad. 

191.  The  expected  event  of  his 
IIighn«ss  the  Nizam's  decease, 
and  the  opportunity  which  that 
erent  might  afford  to  the  confe- 
dofated  chieftains  in  the  actual 
position  of  their  armies,  to  pro- 
secute their  injurious  designs,  fur- 
nished an  adHitional  reason  for 
requiring  those  chieftains  to  with- 
draw their  arniies  from  the  me- 
nacing position  which  they  occu- 
pied on  the  frontier  of  the  Ni/am's 
dominionf. 

192.  The  Governor  General  in 
CouiKril  deems  it  proper  to  trans- 
mit to  your  Honourable  Commit- 
tee, an  extract  from  a  dispatch 
from  the  Resident  at  Poona,  dc-» 
tailing  propositions  on  the  part  of 
his  Highness  the  Pcibb^va,  f<»r  the 
transfer  to  the  Honourable  Com- 
pany of  a  part  oi  his  Highness's 
possessions  in  the  province  of  Bun- 
delkund,  yielding  an  estimated 
annual  revenue  of  36  lacks  of 
rupees,  in  lieu  of  the  territory  co- 
ded by  his  Highness  in  the  south, 
ern  quarter  of  his  dominionB,  and 
of  a  part  of  the  cessions  in  the  vi. 
cinity  of  Sural,  and  other  proposed 
mediticationsof  the  treaty  of  Bas- 
)K;in. 

193.  The  Governor  General  in 
Council,  considering  those  pro- 
posed modifkations  of  the  treaty 
of  Bassein  to  be  a  considerable 
improvement  of  the  terms  of  that 


treaty,  with  reference  to  the  inte- 
rests of  the  British  government,  has 
assented  to  the  Peishwa's  proposi- 
tions. A  copy  of  the  Governor  Ge- 
neral in  CounciPs  iasiructions  to 
the  Resident  at  Poona  on  that  oc- 
casion is  inclosed  for  your  Ho- 
nourable Committee's  inlormation. 

194,  Your  Honourable  Com- 
mittee will  observe  with  satisfac- 
tion, thtit  these  p-.opositions  from 
the  Pfislnva  afford  an  unequivocal 
proof  of  the  sincerity  of  his  Higb- 
ness's  disposition  to  adhere  to  the 
principles  and  spirit  of  the  alliance 
happily  concluded  between  his 
Hi«^hncss  and  the  British  govern- 
ment. 

195.  In  conformity  to  the  plan 
of   aperaiions    and     political    ar- 
rangement,   contained  in   the  Go- 
vernor Cu'iif  Tiii's    instructions  to 
his    Excel ioiicy    th«'  Commander 
in  Cl.jef  <.f    the    27lh    June,   (of 
which  accpy  accompanies  our  dis- 
patch ot  tin*  1st  of  August)  a  con- 
siderate  detachmciit   of    British 
tn^ops  was  as?(;niM»'(l  near  Allaha- 
bad, for  the  purpoee  of-co-operat- 
ing    with    the      force    under   the 
command  of    Himniut   Behiiuder 
(one  of  ills  ni;.;liiTtss  the  I'eishva's 
pririCipii)  o{ncei;>  in  I'liniielkund), 
in  tlie  occupation  of  thnt  province, 
agreeably   to  the  proposals  \^ilicU 
that  oHicer  some  timt*  since  trans- 
mitted to  the  British  government, 
as  noted  in  the  59th  paragraph  of 
this  dispatch  ;   and   the  Governor 
General   has  received  informatioa 
that  the    detachment  has  crossed 
the  river  Jumna,   and  entered  the 
province  of  Bundclkund. 

196*.  The  Governor  Genera!  ia 
Council  has  every  reason  to  ex- 
pect the  ])acitic  intro<iuction  of 
the  Company's  authority  into  the 
province  of  Bundelkund  ;  ami 
the  late  cession  of  a  pnrt  of  tb« 
Peishwa's  possessions  iii  Bunde!-» 

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liiiml,  may  be  expected  greatly  to 
fecilitate  the  accomplishment  of 
that  object. 

197.  Adverting  to  the  brilliant 
success  and  rapid  progress  of  the 
British  arms  in  the  present  contt'St 
tvieh  the  confederated  Mahratta 
chieftains,  to  the  accuniulaied  and 
seasonable  pressure  of  an  actire 
and  skilful  system  of  military  ope- 
latioBS  on  all  the  roost  valuable 
points  of  their  resources  and  do- 
ninions^  and  to  the  probable  issue 
«f  the  various  political  arrange- 
loents  adopted  on  thi^  occasion, 
jft>r  the  purpose  of  securing  the 
co-operatioD  or  neutrality  of  the 
several  states  and  chieftains,  whose 
power  and  resources  might  be  em- 
ployed in  support  of  the  enemy's 
cause,  the  Governor  General  en- 
tertains a  confident  expectation 
of  the  early  conclusion  of  peace 
with  those  chieftains,  on  terms 
which  shall  deprive  them  of  the 
Bieans  of  disturbing  the  tran- 
4|Qillity  of  our  possessions,  aiul  of 
impairing  the  efficacy  and  stability 
ofourajliaoces. 


198.    Under    tba     prosperedj 
issue  of  such  a  general  pacifica« 
tion,  we  expect,  that  with  a  con- 
siderable augmentation  of  the  ias- 
tre  and  gfory  of  the  British  arms 
in  India,  we  shall  witness  the  ac- 
complishment of  a  comprehensive 
6)dten)  of  alliances  and  political 
connection   in  MiiKlustan  and  the 
Deccan,    calculated  to  promote 
the  general  tranquillity  of  India, 
and  to  secure  on  the  most  perma- 
nent foundations,  the  interest  and 
dominions  of  the  Honourable  Com- 
pany against  the  hosdle  Attempts 
of  any  native  or  European  power, 
and     especially    to     protect   the 
north-western   frontier  of   Oude, 
and  to  destroy  the   last  remnant 
of  French  influence  in  India. 
We  have  the  honour  to  be,  with 
the  gceatest  respect. 
Honourable  Sirs, 
Your  most  obedient,  and  faiib- 
ful  servants, 

Welleslbt. 
G,  H.  Barlow. 
Fort  William,       G.  Udnky. 
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INCLOSURE  (A.) 

Letter  from  Major  General  W^ellesley  to  Dowlut  Rao  Scisdia ; 
dated  14th  July,  1803. 

ItT    consequence  of  the  reports     tion,  and  to  be  prepared  to  act  if 


that  you  had  confederated  with 
other  chiefs,  to  oppose  ihe  execu- 
tion of  the  treaty  of  Bass»ein,  be- 
tween the  Honourable  Company 
anil  Rao  Pundit  Purdhaun ;  of 
your  military  pioj^irations,  and 
your  advance  to  the  luutiers  of 
ihe  Nizam ;  and  above*  all,  of 
your  declaration  to  the  British  Re- 
sident with  your  camp,  that  it 
uas  doubtful  \»l)elhor  there  would 
be  peace  or  war  wiih  ihe  Compa- 
ny, 1  received  the  orders  ol  his 
ICxcellency  the  Governor  General 
to  move  with  the  troops  to  the 
frontiers,  to  lal^e  me  ana  of  prccau- 


you  should  curry  into  exebuliua 
your  threats. 

The  treaty  of  Bassein  has  since 
been  commnnicated  to  you,  and 
you  must  have  observed  that  it 
provides  amply  for  your  security; 
and  that  in  consequence  of  this  in- 
strument, you  will  hold  your  ter- 
ritories in  the  Deccan  by  the  same 
secure  tenure  that  you  have  long 
held  those  in  Hindustan  bordering 
upon  the  Company's  frontier,  not- 
withstanding your  absence  from 
them  with  your  armies. 

1  perceive  by  your  letter  to  his 
Excellency  the  Governor  General, 

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of  iBf fiich  Colonel  Xi^ollitis  has  com- 
tDUiirie«ced  to  ixk  a  copy  *  that  you 
kftve  d«clared>tbat  you  have  no  in- 
tention to  commence  hostilities 
against  the  Company  or  their  al- 
lies, or  to  oppose  the  execution  of 
the  treaty  ot'Bassein  by  the  par- 
ties who  had  a  right  toenter  into  it. 

I  have  accordingly  the  greatest 
pleasure  in  contemplating  the 
probability  of  the  duration  of  the 
peace  between  the  Honourable 
Company  and  your  government, 
vhkh  has  long  subsisted  with 
much  bene6t  to  both  parties. 

But,  if  you  arc  sincere  in  this 
declaration  of  your  friendly  in- 
tentions, there  appears  to  be  no 
occasion  forassembling  your  army, 
and  joining  it  with  that  of  the 
Rajah  of  Berar,  on  the  Nizam's 
frontier. 

That  measure,  uncombined 
with  other  circumstances,  would 
at  any  time  render  necessary  cor- 
responding measures  of  precaution, 
the  result  of  which  would  be  either 
your  removal  from  the  frontier  of 
the  Company's  ally,  or  an  appeal 
to  arms ;  but  when  it  has  been  ac- 
companied by  declarations  of  an 
hostile  nature,  when  you  have  ile- 
clared  that  it  was  doubtful  whe- 
ther there  would  be  peace  or  war 
between  the  Company  and  your 
government,  it  becomes  more  ne- 
cessary that  you  shouhi  remove 
your  troops  to  their  usual  stations. 

Whatever  respect  I  may  have 
for  your  word,  so  solemnly  pledg- 
ed as  it  is  in  your  letter  to  the 
Governor  General,  to  which  I 
have  alluded,  common  pruilence 
requires  that  I  blumid  ivji  trn«t  to 
that  alone  l<)r  the  security  of  the 
Company  and  their  allifv,  which 
Ws  beei>  given  to  ray  charge. 

Accordingly,  1  call  upon  yog, 
if  your  professions  are  sincere,  to 
withdraw,    with  your  troops,    to 


tlieir  usual  stations  across  the  nv«r. 
Nurbuddah. 

You  was  the  first,  by  your  hos- 
tile measures  and  dedaratioos^ 
and  the  expression  of  doubts  of. 
the  duration  of  the  peace  between 
the  Honourable  Company  and 
your  government,  and  by  the 
movements  of  your  troops,  to  ren- 
der necessary  corresponding  mea- 
sures of  precaution  by  the  Com- 
pany's government;  and  you 
ought  to  be  the  first  to  withdra>¥ 
your  troops,  if  your  intentions 
are  really  as  pacific  as  you  profess 
then^  to  be. 

When  you  will  have  withdrawn 
your  troops  to  their  usual  stations 
beyond  the  Nurbuddah,  I  also 
shall  draw  back  those  under  my 
command  to  their  usual  stations. 

But  if  unfortuaately  I  should 
have  learnt,  that  after  the  receipt 
of  this  letter,  you  have  advanced 
towards  the  territories  of  the  Ni- 
zam, or  if  I  find  that  you  do  not 
commence  the  march  of  your 
troops  towards  their  usuaHtation» 
beyond  the  Nurbuddah,  I  must 
consider  your  intentions  to  be  hos* 
tile,,  notwithstanding  your  profes- 
sions, as  there  can  be  no  use  in 
keepingyour  armies  in  the  country 
excepting  for  the  purposes  of  hos^ 
tility;  and  X  shall  immediately 
carry  on  those  operations  against 
you  which  are  in  my  power,  irv 
constxjuence  of  the  advantageous 
position  of  the  Company V armies,. 

in  your  letter  to  tli^  Governor 
General,  you  have  declared  thai 
you  do  not  im-end  to  oppose  the 
arrangement  concluded  atBassein, 
provided  ibe  arrangements  of  th^j* 
Peisbwa  with  you  and  Rajah  Ra*- 
gojee  Bhomslah,  and  other  chief* 
of  the  Mahratla  empire,  are  res- 
pected. The  treaty  of  Hassein 
secures  your  interests ;  and  it  is 
not  consistent  with  tfiat  treaty,  or 

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INCLOSURE  (D.). 

letter  from  Kajah  Ragojce  rihoinslah  to  Major-Gcneral  Wellcsley 
lliceivcd  the  6th  August,    1803. 


Translation  of  a  Jsctterfrom  Rajak 
Ragojee  Bhomslah  to  the  Ho-' 
nourablc  Major-General  JVelleS' 
iey. 

Aft  Ell  compliments.  I  have 
received  your  letter  (here  the 
contents  of  the  Honourable  Major- 
General  VVellesley's  letter  are  re- 
capitulated) ;  and  from  the  Colo- 
nel's verbal  communications,  I 
have  been  further  assured  of  your 
friendships  No  doubt,  where  the 
foundations  of  unity  and  amity 
have  so  long  subsisted,  they  must 
be  firm  and  solid,  and  there  can 
be  no  apprehension  or  suspicion 
admitted  between  parties  so  con- 
nected. By  the  blessing  of  God, 
both  armies  are  to  this  moment  on 
tiieir  own  territories,  and  no  ag- 
gression or  excesses  have  been 
committed  on  the  countries  of  his 
Highness  the  Nizam.  However,  to 
satisfy  your  mind,  and  to  dispel 
your  alarms,  it  has  been  resolved 
upon,  in  the  presence  of  Colonel 
Collins,  that  the  armies  now  en- 
camped here  shall  retire  towards 
Berhamporey  on  condition  that 
the  armies  now  assembled  here, 
aud  those  of  the  English  govern- 
ment and  the  Nizam,  shall  com- 
mence their  retreat  upon  the  same 
jlate,  and  that  each  of  the  armies 
shall  arrive  at  their  usual  stations 
•n  a  date  previously  settled ;  that 


is,  that  the  armies  of  the  Englisfe 
and  of  the  Nizam,  now  encamped 
near  Aurungabad,   the  array  of  the 
En;;lish  encamped  near  the  Kistna, 
and    you   also    with  your   army, 
shall  ail  march  towards  tbcir  sta- 
tions on  the  same    date  that  the 
armies  move  from    this  encamp- 
ment ;  and  on  the  same  date  that 
all  the  different  armiej  reach  their 
respective  stations  at  Madras,  Sc- 
ringapatam,  and  Bombay,  Scindia 
and  myself  will  reach  Berharapore. 
In  this  manner  has  it  been  agreod 
and   settled,    in    the  presence  of 
Colonel  Collins,  and  I  have  written 
it  for  your  information. 
.It  wajj  written    in  your  letter, 
that  tl^e  English,  govern  went  and 
the  Peisluva  would  never  destroy 
the    relations     and    engagements 
that  have  long  subsisted  between 
the  Peish^a,    me,    Scindia,  and 
the  other  Sirdai's  of  the  Mahrat- 
ta  empire. 

This  assurance  ha$  made  me 
most  happy,  and  tends  to  confirm 
friendship  ;  Colonel  Collros  will 
satisfy  you  farther  upon  this  sub- 
ject. Continue  to  write  to  me 
accounts  of  your  health. 

N.  B.  The  letter  from  Scimlia 
is  verbatim  the  same  as  that 
from  llajuh  Hagojee  fihoraslah. 

(A  true  Copy.) 

(Signed)     B.  BahclaTi  . 


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Trtnriatioii  of  a  Paper,  stated  |o  betbeeO^v  oCa  Lel;ter  firot^  'BomWi 
Rao  Scindia  to  Gbolauia  Mokammud  kbaQ ;  wittio\it  diUa. 


^  As  o,ur  nagmmuaity  b  ever 
disposed  to  perpetuaU  jund 
strcDgthen  the  fouodatiooa  ef  ^t 
dofluoion  of  rulers  and  .chieftains, 
whose  chamcters  are  distinguish- 
ed by  jiislice  and  good  faith,  the 
infonnation  of  jrour  e^ile  from 
your  aative  country  ^  been  a 
constant  somrce  of  concern  to  US| 
And  it  was  our  wish  and  desire 
^hat  yousbovild  be  restored  to  the 
p^ssosioaofyour  iMreditaty  do* 
sninion  s  b|^  all  things  depend  up- 
on tbeir  appointed  season,  a^ 
^bts  de|ire  has  hitherto  remained 
iinaccomplisbed*  I^ow,  however, 
f  be  determined  resolution  of  ex- 
tirpating that  unprincipled  race, 
jtbe  £nglish,  has  "been  adopted 
from  seeing  th^ir  faithless  con* 
duct  ;  and     the    special   retini^ 

tmeamingDowlut  Rap  Scindia  and 
is  army)  with  this  jntention  ac^ 
yanced  from  Berhampore  towards 
the  place  wbere  that  devoted  band 
has  takei)  up  its  position }  accor- 
dingly, the  victorious  iroops,  in 
number  like  ants  and  locusts, 
Uiat  is  to  say,  tai  formidable 
^rig^def,  a  train  of  artillery  iCoq- 
fistMg  of  $00  gune^  i^od  200,000 
f  avalry«  are  in  atteadanoe  on  usu 
l^lea^  Qod,  in  4  very  short  period 
of  time,  tie  founckittons  of  thp 
fortune  of  tbat  unprincipled  ncp 
^hall  be  overthrown,  and  t||ey 
shall  be  expelled  If  <>mtl|p  Decqan, 
and  anuibila)ed«  Moreover,  Ga* 
iieral  t^erroa  has  been  directed  to 
croMtbe  Ganges  with  the  bfi- 
gade  under  his  cpmmand,  and  the 
fravalry  in  the  service  of  the  Sir- 
car, and  with  a  body  of  Seiks,  to 
Vol,  6, 


take  possession  of  all  the  territo- 
ry occupied  by  the  unprincipled 
f^ce^  and  not  to  leave  a  vestige 
of  tbat  tribe  ;  whilst  the  cavalry 
of  other  foroii^ld^  a^es  of  this 
Sircar,  stationed  at  different 
places,  proceed  from  Balpee,  and 
also  from  BundelkutM^,  to  invade 
the  ierritory  of  the  unprincipleci 
race  on  every  side  ;  and  taking 
advantage  of  a  favourable  oppor- 
tunity, annihilate  the  whole  tribe^ 
and  to  restore  to  their  heredimry 
possessions  all  the  chjeiV  of  that 
country  who  shall  join  the  cauba 
ofjLhe  Sii)car  jo  eradicating  the 
foundations  of  the  uuprindpled 
f»cc. 

Whereas^  advortiog  to  your  an- 
cient dominion,  your  restoratioi^ 
to  your  hereditary  territory  is  an 
object  in  view,  it  is  written  wilb 
Che  pen  of  regard,  tha^  immedi- 
ately on  receipt  of  this  letter,  yoi^ 
should  proceed  to  assemble  as  mar 
ny  troops  as  possible,  and  t)  in* 
viide  the  territory  of  tj^e  enemy 
vif  h  At  utmost  practicable  expe- 
dition, and  employ  your  exer^^ 
tionsin  co-operating  with  Gener 
ral  Perroiji  in  ofl^nsiye  measuret^ 
agajnst  the  unprincipled  race,  end 
establisb  your  troops  m  your  he- 
fieditary  dominions.  General  Per* 
ron  has  beea  written  to  op  this  sub* 
j^;  do  you  act  in  conformity 
to  his  suggestions ;  please  God«  ali 
irtll  be  well.  |t  is  incumbent  on 
yop,  with  ihft  utniost  firmnes:(,  h> 
devote  your  mind  |o  the  object  of 
co-operating  with  the  Sircar,  and 
to  ful^  the  obligations  of  attach* 
ment.  My  satisfaction,  and  your 
1 R  conlirni- 


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confirmaticn  in  your  ancient  do- 
minions, wilV  depend  on  ibe  de«- 
CTfC  invhichyou  may  conform 
to  the  above  written  su(;gestions. 
)Vhatmore  n^d  be  written  ? 
(A  true  Translation). 

N.    B.  EDMONSTONk, 

pers.  Sec. 


N.  B.  The  letter  from  Scindia 
to  Riivf  rRao  Khan  is  exactly  the 
same  as  this,  excepting  in  pans 
not  applicable  to  Uam  Rao  Rhan'k 
circumi»tances. 


INCLOSURLS  (D.  anJ  E.) 

JLctters  from  General  Perron  to  the  French  Commandant  of  tht 
Fort  of  Alli^ur  j  one  dated  the  1st  September,  1S03,  and  the  other 
without  date. 

Indosurc(D). 
Mon  cher  Mcnaieur, 

II  eitbiennaturelqu^.quand 
nne  armee  veut  prendre  une  place 
qu'ellc   ei)   faibe  ]'a»saut,    et  Je 
rem^d^  que    voms  nie   demandez 
est  aussi  nature  I,  c'est  a  dire,  de 
]a  defendre  ju"*qu'a    In  derniere 
goutte  dc  bang.     Jc    viens  d'ap- 
prendre  avec  bfauccup   de   piine 
que  Monsieur    Lon^croft   a  ^te 
admis  plusieurs   foi?(  dan^i  le  fort, 
que  vcutdire  celu  ? — Quelle  con*- 
jecture  dois  je   farmer   au  sujet 
d'un   procede  «i  «ttniinant  ? — Je 
vouftordonne  ni  d'adroettre   ni  ce 
Monbieur  ni  aucone  personne  qui 
que  ce  spit,  ni  d'entendr*  auctine 
proposition  qui  regarde  a  la  cm* 
pitulation  du   fort.     Mettea  dee 
pt^es   paitaut,  jeltea  vofcyeux 
partout,  encourages  l«s  troupes, 
soyez  soyez  encourag^  vou«  meme, 
parceque  vous  m«  paroissez   d'a^ 
voir  le  plus  ^aud  beKoip.     £tt  as 
que  ces   Mohsicum  peuvenl  faine 
|in  chem^n  »  vkoment  pour  entrer 
dans  le  fort^  : — ou  est  ce  qui  veu* 
\ez  faire  le   chemin  vousidtoe  ? 
Songez  a  "voire  hoimeMi*,  rap^Wz^ 
yotre  mftmoiro  lev  pecttii forts  8aN 
frene,  Bi dje«u r,  Kutctyoura,  &c.  €% 
fappeliez  les  observAtiions  quevous 


avez  fait  vous  ni^trae.  F«»t€'  pa* 
rottre  par  vos  actions,  la  Teriti 
de  vos  professions,  ou  ei  non,  tout 
le  monde  dira  que  I©  Gdloael 
Pedron  a  parlc  beaucoup,  man 
qu-il  n*a  fait  rien.  En  pe«  de 
jour*  vous  verrcz  un»  gnande 
arm^e  stir  la  plain  d'Alligur  nan 
pour  ecouter  les  argumens  de 
Monsieur  Longcroft,  nnais  pour 
donncr  une  preuve  de  U?ur  ireritd 
et  de  leur  fidelity. 

Jesuis,&c.  &c. 
(Si!r,)6)  C.  FEtaof . 

Kanna  Gunge, 
1st  September  180S.    • 

(Translation.) 
My  <lear  Sit, 

It  is  very  nattsra!  that  when 
an  army  would  take  a  place,  they 
shoukt    make    ah    ussauU ;  and 
the  remedy  you«lemand  of  roe  is 
•equally  natutsil^-that  is,  ro  de- 
fend is  to  tbe  last  ^Ir^p  of  -blood. 
I   have    jnst    now*  learnt,  with 
m^ch  con<:ern,   that   Mr.   Long- 
trsoft  has  been  adanrttrd  inter  the 
'fort    several  time«.— What  does 
this    mean  ?    What    cbnjtctnre 
shoulil  I  form  wpon  '  the  stihject 
of «  proceding  so-  oncotnmon  f 
1  order  you  not  to  Admit  that 
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fnidemm^  wnt  any  ^Att 
Twhomsoevcir  ;  nor  to  \men  io  ar^ 
.proposition  jregardiog  the  opitu- 
jlaCioa  of  th«  loru  P/ac«  camon 
enrjf  where  \  castyoar  eyes  evxy^ 
ly  where ;  enomirage  the  troops 
Jbe  .enco]urag?d  y««ur!)eif ,  for  yon 
appear  to  me. eo  have  th«..grea^ 
est  need  of  encouragement !  Are 
.  these  ^pntlemen  enabled  so  spee- 
tlily  to  effect  a  passage  into  the 
fort,  or  are  you  willing  to  make 
a  way  for  them  yourself  ?  T^M^ 
of  your  honour ;  recall  to  your 
memory  the  little  forts  of  Sarce- 
nc,  Bidjegur,  Kutchoura,  kc,  and 
recollect  the  tremaHca  .wfaich  yoa 
yourseli*  have  i)M4e«  ^ 

Evince  by  your  actions  the  truth 
-of  your  professions,  or  the  world 
wiil  say,  that  >Cbloneh  Pedron  has 
talked  nuich,  bat  done  nothing. 

Witl)it>  a  f«w  days'  you  will  ttee 
a  large  army  on  the  plains  oi  Al- 
iigar.;  not  to  listen  to  jthe  afgu- 
•menuof  Mrsi  X.ong«rofr,  hat  to 
g»ve  a  proof  of  their  vlrme  atKl 
iidclily, 

I  am,  &c. 
(Signed)  '     C.  Pkrkok. 

Kanna  Guiige,  •  /  ,    .- 

1st  September  1S06.  I 

f 

IfMjloturc  (E). 

A  Monsieur  Le  Colonel  Poifon, 

•   &c.  ^c.  Jkc.  ■' 

Monsieur, 

Vous  ^urez  1*90  la  *©pon* 

fluc  voQS  devcz  faire  aux  pro{wi. 

-sitions  du  General  Lake.   Je  n'liu- 

rois  jamais  eta  que  r-vous  auriciz 

pense  pour  u|i  instant  a  faire   d«s 

capitalatioDs,  cW  sqr  vwub  peot- 

^tre  que  depeiifd  la  fortune  dcirodt 

ce  pays,  ou.  laUberte  oO'l'eM^l^ 

vage.  .  Soovenee  viius  >  que  '  voiis 

^les  Francois,  et  ne  faitei  rieii  a 

tamirle  catact^re   de  ;votre  Vna- 

tJop.     J^^rper^en  peu  de jours ee 


frire  partiT  lef  G^nlral-  Anglojs 
att»to«  peat^tre  pkMvUemetit 
^llestvetvu*.  Soyaz  tranquil  k 
«ci  sujet  te,  «a  i'armee  fki^Enrpe* 
reur  ou'Tarm^edu  G^n^ral  Lake 
^m  entree  devant  le  fort  d'AUtgur^ 
a'il  ne  le  trouve  pas  nocessaife  de 
B'en  alieravant  qoe  notre  a^ri ve^^ 
4>(iur  preodre  aoiu  de  son  propf^ 
pays.  Runjeet  Sing,  le  Rajah  ^ 
•Lahore,  a  paw^  le  Soutl^ga  avec 
une  armee  de  25,000    hommes  et 

^  me  joindra  en  quatorzc  ou  quinae 
jours.  Le  Nizam  Alee  Khan  est 
mqri;  $on  fils  a  retire  son  armee, 
et  declare    la    guerre  contre   le» 

-.  Anglois.     II  nY  a  rieh  a  cl*kmd  re, 

,  iiattes  votve  devaiff «t  ikfendez  le 
fort  pendant  qu'jl  reste  une^piera^e 
sur  une  kutre.— Encore  :  une  Tc?is 
sou^nez  vous  de  Yotre  nation! 

•des  millions  on t  leurs  •  yeux  tix^s 
sur  vous. 

iesuis,  ^*C. 
♦-(Sr^u^     •         C.PjtnRO^, 

w.;    . .  ..    fpran^ation.^ 

To  Colonel  Pedron^ 
-^Ip,  •    '  -         '^    *      * 

•¥oir  tiffll  fiate  received  tlje 
ahswef' you  ane"'to  make  !•  Ifbe 
yn)positiotwof  General  Lake.  *  | 
never  coukf  have  bfeHeved  th^t 
tl^an  fnstant  yoa  could  have 
--thought  of acapitalaiion.  \3fiiM 
'foa  pefhaps  depends  the  fortune 
**if  alt  this  coaritry  ;  either  liberty 
•oir  shivery;*  - 

-  '  Hemember  yoti  kre  a  French- 
'mofft ;  *and  4et  no -action'  6f  Jours 
tarnish  the  character  of  your  liir 
'fi*n,--   ''^'■- 

*  ihope'Tna  few  days  to  send 
I  back  (h^'*  English  General  as  fast, 
kvr^perlmps  raster  than  he  came; 
^maki^'J'oiirself  perfectly  easy  on 
-iWs^tibJrct.  'Either  the  Empe- 
'roift"  itnny  or  tlie  army  of  Ge- 
litral  Lake  shall  find' a  grave  be- 
J  R2  fura 


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fore  4lH»  foit  df  Afligiir,  ^f  tb# 

jfM»f.an9)tt2rm  offlap  to  gutrd  lii% 

.  ;<.Rira}a«|^Uig,'ihf  iU^h  of  U^ 

|iore,  hii#  jpassed  tbc  ^tle^e  iii|4 A 
'iA  #qiiy  4  of  il5«000  men,    ap4 

wiUi^iti  ine  lA  Hnirtef^  or  ^Ma 

^ j»u9  A]ly  KbAD  II  ictd  ;  U| 


(ieefalred  if  ar  amnst  t^c  &i|^^ 
fktf$  a  iio|oio|  U  feftr*'  Da 
jour  i(i}lty ;  and  ^iffcud  tb«  fart 
^Hf^eMitofMfemains  iipo«  aa- 
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poma^nr  G^Qinf  mVW  t^tler  to  iht  Cpninapdi^g  Ottcer  pf  l^f  Vo(« 
M^Gq  DiyjiMa  af  the  Army ;    daie4  ^e  $d  Aii^n  JS05. 


^0  Ueutaiant-QQlond  CMtf^pMl^ 

. .  wVwii  of  tfc  ,^f my,  4'^^  4^*  ^* 
Sir, 
You  ^ayp  ^aii  apprUfd  by 

^y    WiJiUfy    Secry^r]^   <pf  my 
general  yi^ws  »iu)  inleutioht  witli 
.  ^^»fct  tf  i^  QOCMpa^n  of  thp 
nrovinc^  of  Ca^^ck: 

J  ^  Xo^  have  beon  infiif^ed 
^ta.  fpp^  will  b^  #i&^ad  froip 
^1^1  lo.  aci  uu4?r  your  coan* 
mandt  togHb<{ir.  wiii^  tbe  (brce 
Avycb  yo^  luay  bacaablod  to  col* 
ject  fforoih^  Norlbcrn  Sircar^, 
in  conseuqueupepftbe  ordari  aif< 
xiificd.tqyouby  lay  Mi^unr<  Sa- 
crfcUry^  Tba  focoa  fraa  lieag^l 
AfiH  embark  in  tbe  ooune  of  a  d^y 
prtfo^a^id  I  bava  diir^cted  ra- 
ti^^nft  ^itto  j^onypany  tbeaa  uv- 
.itructioni. 

3.  Vc>u  Are  directed  to  atsam- 

,  .  bleat  Gmya^^  f^m  (ba.  4ivi»ion 
of  tbje  army  imdf  r  yous  oQHumuid, 
,a  force  of  hot  lc«a  tban  $fteen 
}vundr«d  laiivo  infaatry,  aad  to 

^  ,iocr<^  ^t  forcev  if  pra^tioa* 

f>Ie,  constantly  wtibtba  tcanqiul* 
Ity  of  ibeModMa  SurcaA..- 
:J  .  ♦•  WitU  tjjiia  jfiiraa  which  you 


)i«yf  MSfolblfd  ufufer  tbate  or- 
ders, aiid  ifttfc  tbe  deiacbmea^ 
from  B^^gfiU  you  KviU  enter  tbe 
pfov^oce  of  Ciktacb,  fUid  i>ro«ee4 
^  Jt^ggenwiat. 

I.  To  paiiaiig  tbe  fron^er  of 
the  UabrliUa  territory,  yop  vill 
i^f  avary  |>Q8sible  meaI^  to  eoa- 
ctliatethe  iababitants,  for  ^bitih 
purpoie  you  witt  issue  tbe  proda* 
«Mliaiv.  wb0>jcb  ac^omnitii^  this 
dispatch  ;  you  will  also  proibise 
orotectton  to  tba  parsoBi and  pro- 
perty of  a)1  those  \Tbo  stiall  re^ 
main  io  their  poMasions,  aad 
abaK  not  attemot  to  act  a^idi^ 
the  British  4u.inority,  dechtriog 
that  no  persoii  shall  be  md^teid 
a)i€ept  ftCic)i  as  may  appear  io 
arms. 

S,  ThesijUiatioAofthet^lgtiim 
passing  to  and  from  Ju^c^ut 
MH  pequirfr  y<mr  parucuti^  at- 
lantton ;  you  will  be  ^tti^&I  toaf- 
^rdtliein  tbe  molt  aia|^Wpto|ec- 
tiofi,i|n4  to  treat  tbem  Vfmp9^ 
JMrk^  co(ksidera|m  iil(f  JtM^ 
bass.    '         .'-  ■'^'   *: '-'  "^\' 

r.  On^tJr  airlfatil  Ji!«fe^ 
mot,  yoQ^  wKl  esfpiogt  ttcti^ 
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fesprctciuft  I9  tliePagoday  to  tW. 
tidi^odsprejudicesaflbe  Bramitti 
ftod  t)ilgntn3«  Yoti  wilt  fttrnisli 
the  Bramio^wilb  tiit)^  |Mrds  al^ 
sWi  afford  perfect  Security  to- 
their  person^  nt«$,  ind  Miiiilb* 
iihs,  and  to,  the  ftnctiry  of  tM 
religious  ediiScee^  atd  ybk  will 
Orittly  enjoin  thoso  tvider  yout 
^otnfi^aod  to  obterve  your  oHorl 
on  this  upportaat  sub^ject  wkh  t^ 
utmoftt  degree  ofaccuracy  aodvU 

8.  The  Br^iovare  su)^9ed 
to  derive  coiHHktaUe  profits  from 
tbo  4tttifS  lemd  on  pilgrioM  ;  it 
will  not  t)i^reforo  be  adviublet  at 
the  prosefU  nxMoeot,  to  interrupt 
tb«.iyM|Bmu'hi^b  pteyaiU  folrtbe 
CQlIectioa  of  ihostt  duties ;  atty 
n^easvj^  dUfulated  to  relieve  tliia 
exactiooi  to  which  pilgriiaa  are 
subjected  by  the  rapacity  of  the 
£ranuas»  would  necessarily  tend 
tq  esai9>erata  the  persons  whom 
it  must  \^  out  object  to  conciliate. 
Vou  wiU,  tben^fore  signify  to  the 
Bramio&i  that  it  is  not  youf  in- 
teption  to  disturb  the' actual  ays- 
Tem  of  collections  at  the  Pagoda. 
At.  the  suae  timk^  you  will  be 
canful  not  to  coatmct  with  the 
S^rainins  any  engassmcnu  which 
tnay  Unut  tlie  power  of  ti^t  British 

.govfrnment  .  to  make  tfuoh  ar* 
rangezsentr  with  rennet  to  that 
P^goUat  ^T  ^^  introduce  gucha 
reform  of  ^stin^  abases  and  vex* 
atioMf  ^:Buiy  hereaher  be  deem- 

.  ed  advisable.  - . 

9.  You  H*ilL  asauff  the  Bramins 
at  tbe  pagoda  of  Joggerhaut,  that 
9^  wjU  not  lie  reiC|ttired  to  pay 
any  otnet  revemie.or  tribute  to  (lie 
^tifh'^rerument^hanthat  which 
tbey  mc^have  been  in  thehjibit 

.G^pwit^j^to  the  MahrattaigoTcrn- 
j^^;,  and  that  thiy . wiU  bf  r  pro- 


lUi  tn:einBiytrah>iMH»(  rfcfit. 
tltis  to  the  Fagoda^  iff  Jaggi»#illlut, 
ystt  urili  conahit  lifter  ciiil' cMiw 
missiouat^  wbwiv  1  liive  niined 
fiivUlaaettllMiiAl  off  A^lhfo  tinea 
l»f  Guttaick;         ,  « 

I  H.  Yon  i#i11  ^ndctstaM  that^ 
tlo  tiaart.  of  tbb  property,  treasure. 
or  valuable  articles  of  atiy  kitidl 
CDOtainled  ia  the  Pagoda  of  Jug- 
geraauty  ov  in  any  religioin  edi* 
fic4  or  possessied  by  any  of  tbi^' 
priests  dr  Bramins,  or  persons  of 
any  desctiptioki  attache  to  th^ 
temples  or  religiotls  institutions; 
is  to  be  consider  ik9  prhte  to  tho 
army.  All  such  property  must 
be  respected  as  being  coriSfcrated 
to  religious  use,  or  by  the  customs 
or  prejudices  of  the  H^dofis^.  No 
wccooat  b  to  bid  taken  of  any  such 
pl^operty,  nor  is  any  person  to  b*' 
allowed  tO' enter  the  Pfegi»daS  or 
sacMd  buildings^  without  the  CK- 
press  desire  of  the  Bramins^. 

IS1.  You  wilt  le^e  a  sufffei^nt 
force  in  the  vioinSty  of  Jtiggcrnaut, 
under  the  command  of  an  officer 
whom  you  Will  partieulaHy  B<^ct» 
and  hi  whom  yotr  eah  plac^  p^r- 
faet  reliance^  for  iht  dHe  e^^^cu-" 
tion  of  the  directions  i^ontained  in 
these  instnitttottsi 

iS.  You  wit!  th^n  l^bbefed  td 
the  town  and  fort  of  Cuttatk,  in 
the  redoctloa  of  i^krh  plAces  the 
same  pfecMtionR  are  to  be  Em- 
ployed for  the  prevehtiott  of  plun- 
der, and  for'  preserving'thfe  ihfcai 
bitants  from  all  riolenee  and  op- 
preuioo«  Voo  wit!  employ  simi- 
lar precatitions  \t\  your  march' 
through  the  coutitrv.  In  order  to^ 
form  ihe  basis  or  riiles  for  ther 
conduct  of  your  army  during  its 
progress^  my  Military  Secretary 
•  JMDr  been  directed  by  tt)^to  for- 
ward a*  IVfca^orahdum,  to  which 
.  l-ddnra  to  |Mifit  yaur '  specikl  at- 
tHitiont 

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aji  launtdiMecooMBitttkirtMn  wicti' 

posts  at  Ballasore,  and  fromdie^cfc^ 
tf»  JcUaaqrt,  for  Hi*  purpQ^of 
eoMiriAg  4he  Mns  of  cOOMunu^a^ 
t^  ifitb  B?D<i^L  if> 

iS.  YoQ  wiiil  afford  the  tnost 
vigilaot  and  eilSicCual  proicciioii 
to  the  Dawk  Peona  and  to  tke 
Dawk  Chokey9,  and  you  wUi  use 
every  endeavour  to  secure  a^fiwe 
intercourse  t>et ween  Cuttackandt 
yoor  army,  and  alto  witb  Gasjaia  v 
•your  iirst  object  slMMild  be  to  ee^^ 
cure  the  free  and  safe  passage  of 
tbc  Dawk. 

J  7.  You  ar^  at  liberty  to  deiatn* 
the  ships  whi^h  coiMt^y  ihe  Iroopa 
to  Gaiijatu. 

J8.  Jn  estabU»hi«A  3Hmr  posts 
'  at^uggfcrnaut  aiiil  Cuttack,   you^ 
will  use  the  uccessary  prfcauttom* 
to  secure  you<  army  from.AHy 
.surprise  from  the  side   of  Nag* 
purt:.      It  is  my  intention,  as  aoun' 
as  .  1    hhall  .  learn     the    iiittiiii-*' 
gence  of  your^irivftl  at  Cuttadk^' 
rp  detacb  a  fypce  oi  no  lei»  tbao 
'JOO  ScfM)ys  by  sea  to  occupy Balbn: 
sore,  and  I  shall  also  strengthen  the* 
poM  of  Jellasora,  whence, jah.iftion 
us  the  season  slialj.  udmit,  I   pro-* 
j)ose  ta  dire  Qt  ajbftt^ljon  ot  Sepoys; 
I}}   advance  into  the  pro%nnce  of 
C'uttuck,  and  to  join  your  srin}*. 

ly.  i  Itave  .  selected)  Capuiin 
]>iunf,  of,  tbc  Ben^^ul  J'>\^snei*M,' 
10  ac  r  as  engineer  and  stirv*^  or  on* 
tiic  prc^Mit  ser\ici',  as  he  has  sur^ 
\r\x\\  th«  prnvince  ot  (Juttacfc,! 
^Aua  pvF^^rs^es  mgi  h*  Iv^i^l  infor-* 
;i.  itiuii.  1  ivier  y^u'  to  Captaui- 
iil'int  liM*  detailed  lolonntttion* 
r«  '[>«ri  uojl  iIjc  route  frotn  Uunja^m. 
fr<  Cuuativ ;  in  the  mean  \frhili*njy 
l^IiiitaiySu  riiarv  R».  dirtciodaol 
tr:iij?iiJU  to  )«-U  uinap  6t  lhv*u>M^> 


atk)fdixfg  to  Ihe  best  and  most  re* 
cmt  ttuthorfties. 
d^.  'I'hrfVe'  reason  to  believe 
Itntta  ^^sfderdble  propoffion  of 
t^  ptoiirtW  ol'€iittack  is  occupi- 
ed*!^ chiefMftis^o^  Zemiifdters,  whv 
bnVfle  b^en  e?^riiled;'*ytbc  weak- 
ness'o#  tie  Wihifefta  government,. 
t»  roodep  irtiem^Ve^Hn^epetident 
of  the  Mrtratfa'^t^^Hv^,  or  who 
}ieW  to  \t  a  pafftkl  ofoedience. 
CensideritWc'-fwicb  'of   coohtry 
coniigumis  to    that  province  are 
afso  |ikw^^s<HP  by  chieftaitis  who 
aeflciMiwled*^^  lib  superior'  autho- 
rity; 0i«%ho  ar^  itjerely  ttibulary  to 
the  lVH4>rattBstiite.     »T  tfeetn  it 
necessary  that  stuch  6f  thfoife  chief* 
taww  or  «emf nd4r§  a»  are  subjects 
of  «he  Mahratta  gri^emment,  and 
h«ive  revoked,  4ibtiM*c  required' 
to  acknowledge  sotfj^cfion  to  tbc  ' 
Bwtisfr  jWwer  ;  uith  rttfcer  chief- 
tains uho  may  possess  tbemean^ 
o^embarrassing  your  progress,  il 
may  be  advisable  to  negoHele  ea- 
gafi|eraen|s  on  terms  favourable  to 
I  heir  intero8t5,   without  reqtiiring 
their  absolute  snbhiiteien  to  the 
British  nuthority. 

21.  1  have  appointed  Mr.  J. 
jVlelville  to  be' Commissioner  for 
tbcaft«irs  of  Cwtiick.  Thcobject 
of  this  appi)»ntmrnt  is  to  provide, 
in  the  m(M  t^i^Ctu^S^  manner,  for 
I  fee  fc|KH>dy  |eTtle«cient  of  ^he  it- 
\eniiesor  the  pik>v}nceof  Cuftack, 
Rnd  to  A^r(\  you  the^aid  of  a 
owril  I  Ot«er  of  gCfveruinent  in  Con* 
dutlina  :vnv  ueizotiations  wilh  the 
offirew  and  sutijtct^  of  the  ^- 
vrrmneiit  of  lierar,'  or  with  any  of 
ike  independent  tiffefteins  of  the 
province  ofCuttrick.' 

<?$.  I  have*fw4^nisti^d';!^fr.^el-   ' 
viJltf  with  sfjeciii^*ftif4tynclipns  witb 
re9pett*ao  the  scilteih^riC  of  tbc 
rovenneS  ot'^tlte?  cbithti'y,'  an<f  F* 
ckreci  ikit  .you    Afford  hi iAe< try 
ttibibiancc  which  he  may*  requipe 

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lo'thabie  him  to  carry  my  instruc- 
tions into  effect.  I  have  alsd 
tested  Mr»  Melville  with  the 
|)owcrs  to  conduct,  in  concert  with 
you,  any  negotiations  of  the  na- 
ture described  in  the  20th  para- 
graph of  this  iJifcpatch. 

23.  You  will  take  every  neces- 
sary precaution  for  the  regular 
supply  of  provisions  for  your  de- 
tachment, and  you  are  hereby 
authori^ied  to  purchase  whatever 
cattle  and  grain  you  may  deem 
necessary. 

24.  The  collector  of  Ganjam 
will  he  aulhoriifed  to  make  you 
any  advances  of  money,  on  the 
public  account,  whicK  may  be  re- 
quired. 

25.  Yoa  will  correspond  regu- 
larly with  ffiy  military  secretary, 
or  with  the  secretary  to  govern- 
Aeat  iu  the  secret  departmenti^ 


and  if  you  should  entertain  any 
apprehension  of  the  security  of  the 
l5&wk,  yoO  will  dispatch  your  let- 
ter by  proper  boats  to  Kedgeree; 
or  to  the  nearest  port  in  Bengal. 

26.  If  atiy  cirCuitistdhce  shoulJ 
require  your  retufn  to  ybur  com-p 
ma nd  in  the  Northern  Sircars,  yoir 
will  be  particularly  careful  to  se- 
lect an  officer  properly  ^|uali6ed 
to  hold  the  command  in  Cottack, 
until  ray  orders  can  be  received  ; 
and  you  will  transmit  to  Fort  Wil- 
liam the  earliest  notification  of 
your  departure,  and  of  the  ap- 
poidtrnent  of  the  officer  whotn 
you  may  select  'to  succeed  you  in' 
the  comniand  in  Outtack. 
I  am,  Sir, 
(Signed)         WzLi^ziLtt* 

Fort  William, 
3d  August,  1805. 


iN'CLbSUKE  (G.) 

Gov^rrtof  Oeneral's  Instructioiis  to  J.  Melville,  Esq.  appointihg  him 
Civil  Commissioner  \tiih  the  Arnfy ;     dated  3d  August  1803. 

,  To  Ji  MtlvtUe^  Esq.  His  Elxcellency  deemmg  it  cx- 

Sir,  pedient  that  a  Civil  Cbroroissioner 

TrtB  <5o<irse  of  events  in  the-   should   accompany  . the  ;  British 

Ma]irattft#mpirehavirfgtomp«Ued^J<yrces,  for  the  purposo  of  effecting 

the  British  government  to  proceed     the  settlement  of  the  country,  and 


to  hustlUtfes    aguiniit  the  power 
and   possessions  of  Dawlut  Rao 
Scindia,  end  the  Rajah  of  Berar, ' 
his  Excellency  the  most  noble  the 
Oovernor  General  has  been  pleas- 
td  to  direct  that  a  detachment  of 
c^oops  be  dispHtchi'd  ii»ine<liate1y 
from  the  presidency  by  sea,  to  join 
tlie  force  a  s«em  bled  near  Oanjam, 
under  the  cortHuaml  of  Lito tenant-  • 
Colonel  Cainphell,    fur   the  pur-* 
pose  of  establishing  the  authority  * 
of  the  British  govirnmcnj   la  the 
pfoviiice  of  CiHtapkv 


of  assisting  the  commanding  officers 
of  the  forcc:r  in  the  conduct  of. 
any   negotiation  with  the  chief-", 
tains  and  officers  of  that  country^' 
or  of  its  contiguous  terntories,  ba*» 
been  pleased  tocfolect  yoti.  lor  that 
pnrpuse,  and  yoa^ure  ticcorduigly 
directed  la  embark  ou   thre  ship* 
IMulip  Diimlas,  the  (Commander  of. 
\)vfhich   has    be<nr  directed  to  re- 
c«uve  and  s^commodate  you. 

I  am  directed  bylus  Kjtcelloncy 
the  GuveruorGondraJ  to  ^ommuV 
nicatc  to  you  llie  fyUowing  gexie-. 

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r»l  Mi^ku^tipiVJf  for  the  regula- 
tioft  ^f  ^our  cgoduct^  in  discb^jrg- 
ing  tha  4utie3  eiUru^ted  to  your 
cteifge: 

Yovi  will  be  pleaded  to  accom- 
pli (he  detacninpiU  destined  to 
]>r</ceed  against  the  province  of 
Cattacjc. 

Tbe  Driroary   olyject  of  your 

^\^fiy  wiu  bf ,  as  the  array  advances 

iii^p,  toe,  enemy's    termor)',    to 

e^ftt  a^fiUlww^tof  llic  revenue, 

p(  tbe  conquered  country,   with 

tjip  [^r&oQ>.\rho  n^ay  be  hi  actual 

i;.barge  or  pos2kes6ioA  of  it. 

.  It  fc  the  intqiiion  of  the  Go- 

vernpr  General  io^  establish   tbe 

Jaws  and  regulation  .of  tbe  com- 

papy's  jo«er4)ip«nt>  in  the    pro* 

vIqca;  of  Cut^cl(y    in    the  same 

.  manner  as  they    prevail  in,  tiie 

Mther  provinces  oi  tbe  Company's 

'  .^miiifpii, 

TJh5.  arrangement,  therefore, 
fmut  be  considered  to  form  the 
basis  of  any  engagements  wkicli 
ypov  may  contract  with  tbe  land* 
holders  of  that  province,  and  in 
qoncludmg  suc;h  engagements,  i^ 
*»iBb^f^(^r  ^Syou  should  »ig-' 
nifytQ  those  persons  the  intentioh 
€)$  the  British  goveri^ent  ulti- 
mately  to  actmitlhe  inbabitaats.of  ^ 
tbe  conquextd  territory  to  tbe  be- 
i|efit  of.oor  law*  and  regulattoM^ 
cxplajniagat  the  same  time  the 
nature  of  the  protection  which  the 
Britisk  administration  extends  to 
'  \AH;iibo-  jitv^l^l^ced  uxider  ita  au* 
tbortty,  and  tbabenity  and  juuice 
of  its  laws  and  principles. 

The  <«mplcttt,iotrodiictHi|i^  of 

'  our  regumtomt,>andx>£ftUi;  system 

'  ef  r^v^ime^  into  the  conquered 

dkMiife,  tmnt  ne^ssaeily  be  a 

'iH»^k'of  limfb^dbr  the  present, it 

'  -wUf  hA  sniBeientito  conclude  cn«, 

' '  |tigem^nt>-iwiiii .  the ,  iandholders' 

-  m^tite  jetm.  atf,  one, year;    jit  is 

impractjcabiti .  to    prescribe   the 


freci^  terms  qX  suck  ft's^Hfemcat} 
,  am  dlfe/cted  to  o^rye,  ho^tt* 
ver,  that  thb  terehue  to  hie  dbaied 
shotrld  be^  so  moderate  a^^  iroQ" 
aliate  the  pai'ties*  with  wfiOM^- 
gagemcnt*  ma^-  he  ctmtttltie^'^ 
wards  the  British  governihetft^Mi 
fo  reconcile  the  pre)t)dice$''^d 
pride  of  the  native  rajalto  tnfelslitfh 
to  the  new  arrangement 

To  enable  yoU  to  efeef  iKs 
tenjporary  settlement,  you  will 
endeatour  to  procure  m>m  idie 
landhoMers  th«  accounts  «f  th* 
revenues,  and  jorit  ^jM  emplby 
every  other  mean*  ro  yo«r  poiier 
also  to  obtain  the  Bcvt  Fnfbrmatnn 
"Oi'ith  regard  to  Ifhe  act^)  aaieis* 
ment  ofthe  several  districts; 

You  will  be  care^l  io  ekaartt 
the  most  conciliatory  condii^  Io* 
w^rds  all  the  chiefta]ns»Zeiniidar% 
and  inhabitants  of  the  Mahnttat 
territory,  with  whom  yov  may 
have  ocraskm  to  commwilcate* 

His  ExceHency  the  Governor 
General  bas  stated  in  hit  Itisirtto* 
tions  to  the  comfluinding  offieer 
of  the  troopft,  Ua  aentimctiia^tNltb 
respect  to  the  ceaducc  to  be;Ob« 
served  towards  the  Bramhit  in 
charge  of  the  FigeAi  of  ^^88^* 
aaut ;  a  transcr^^t  of  tiMtt  part 
of  his.  Excellency's  tustroctions 
ivhicki  relates  to  that  sa^^ct,  is 
iaclesed  for  your  lAformattoD  and 
guidance.  You,  will  obtain  the 
earliest  and  most  accurate  infer- 
ligation  with  regard  to  tbe^jrstem 
and  extent  of  the  collet^o^  at 
that  Pagoda,  and  to  the  amount 
of  revenue  which  th^  Makratta 

Kvetpniept  derives  from  thai 
auck  of  resources;  and  you 
\yili  {nakfi  the  necessary  arraitge- 
mcfits'  for  securing  the  due  Pay- 
ment p/  that  proporti^  of  the 
collt?ctioi)s  at  Juggematit,  i%gii« 
latingyour  proceedings,  kowerer, 
according  tuthe  spirit  of  lenity  and 
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£  Wl  fyjrtbei;  directed  to  fuf- 
nnb  yw.  with  Uie  mqlosed  exLtract 

tlie  .^^pimiiftniciitiQa  of  |kif  £«xcel* 
Uncpiihc  Governor  QeneralV  sen*. 
tiiMAls  with,  r^p^ct  tQ.  ^he  con*. 
<kut  to  bf  oUerved.  tiow^rds  siu^, 
of  t^  Zemindars  aqd  chicftaios, 
io  t^  provinciQ  pf  Cuttac)^,  and  in 
tb^nii^io^y  a^  have  rendered 
thMPS»)vf^i^{Wndent  oftheMali- 
quia  pQtver>  qv  who  possess  inde* 
pmfk^  nglvts.  You  are  empow- 
ciAA^tp..  £oi^qU  ill.  cpnxrert  with 
Uttfttfmntr-  Colonel  CampbQlI^ 
s«Q^#^9tiftti(H^,wi^lth^se  chief- 
t^im  ^d  Ze;^indars  as  i^ay  ap* , 
PMT  10  ypa  a^  to  UeuXena^t- 
GolpQf^lPapipbeU  to  be  advisablev 
ai«i  Ci^n^epi  with,  tbe  spirit  of 
hk  £xceL)«Hcy!8,imtructioji>s« 
,  WheP'  the  whole  of  thfi  province* 
>h%Uh»v#-)>eeQ  ^^byi^Gted  to  the 
BriMsh  autliQiUvt  ypu^  mil  cooti* 
ima  incbw^^f>t  i^  (;oiiectionS) 
'ly(Mg?yf)W»  ^cknpe.at  jspcb  .sta<»; 
t><l«4f  yW'^thi  tl^.e  commanding 
officer  ^ft he.  troops  may  judge  to 
^Most  ^oaveoieiit.  .^ 

To.aii^you  ia  the  discharge  of 
liiQjBe  diUieS|Mr.  Hartwell  ana  Mr. 


Umb^  b«^e  beeo  dififCted  to  a^ 
tpnd  you  in  the  capacity  of  asaiat«^ 
ai>t^,  apd  you  are  authariaed,  if 
yoH  think  proper,  to  ve&t  Choao. 
gentlemen  with  tbe  chavge  ofany 
qi  the  CKonquered  districts  until 
further  orders,  famishing  (btm^ 
with  proper  instructions,  and  re^ 
<^uicipg  them  to  act  under  your 
i|nmed>ate  a^ithority. 

You  are  authorized  to  dnua^ 
ypur  present  allowances  until  fur- 
ther orders,  and  tx>  eiitertaitif  at, 
the  public  charge^  such  an  eata* 
blishraent  of  native  oflkers  as  may 
h^  necessary  to  aid  you  in  cun^ 
ducting  the  duties  of  the  situatioa. 
to  which  you  are  appointed. 

Your  assistants  are  authoriaed 
ho  draw  the  following  allowances 
from  the  date  of  their  appoint- 
ment i  ttapef. 
Salary         -         -,       400 
Deputation  allowance     3iO 
You  will  assume  the  official  de-* 
sigoation  of  Commisstpner  for  the 
A^Uirs  qf  Cuttack. 

I,  have  tlie  honour  tci  be^ 
ice.  &c.  &a 
tTrue  Copy) 
(Signed)   N«  S.  EDMOvtTOKc^ 
Sec.  to  Gov« 
Fort  William, 
3d  of  August,  1809. 


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INCLOSURES  (H.and  I.) 

Agmmfintshetiveen.  the  Bast  India  Company,  and  Sovhahdar  of  the 
Pecoan;  '  dated  the  7th  August,  1803. 


'  ,        Ijiclosure  (H.) 

The  frieq<^»h)pand  union  which 
sq^  strongly  ap.d  happily  subsisted 
bet^eei^  the  late  Nawaub  Nizam 
,  A{li  fiU)an  Be^uder  ^whose  eoul 
is  m  Varadi^se)  and  the  H«)tiour- 
abl?  Company's  government,  are 
to  be  considered  as  perfectly,  un- 


impaired^ and  shall  Jneet  with  no 
interruption  whatever^  All  ex-* 
isting  treaties  and  engagements, 
likewise,  that  wens  eoutraetod 
with  the  late  Nawajub  aloceu^f 
are  in  full  force  to  all  intenta^and 
purpoata;  and  vie  hereby  declare, 
that  we  are  efftctually  bound  by 

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iKe  engagements  and  tr^tM^-' 
foresaid  ;  And,  by  the  bles^iug  6f 
God,  the  said  treaties  and  fen-' 
{{age rfients  shall  be  duly  observed', 
until  the  end  of  time. 

Signed  and    sealed  on  the  7lh 
day  of  Angustt  Anno  Domini  1803, 
ans^verhig  to  Rubbee  oos  Siunee, 
A.  n.  \2\S\  With  the  seal  undsig^ 
nature  olMeerFoulaad  Ali  Khaun,- 
Sbcoi^der  Jah  Dehauder,  Sotibah- 
dar  of  the  Deccan,  and  delivered ' 
in  duplicate  on  the  day  aforesaid 
by  1) is  Highness  himself  to  Ma- 
jor James  Achilles  Kirkpa trick. 
Resident  at  the  court  of  Hydra-' 
bad. 

•   (A  true  Copy.) 
N;  B,  Edmonstom  E, 

Sec.  to  Gov.  * 

Inclosure  (I.) 
Tub  friendship  and  alliance 
which  so  firmly  and  happily  sub- 
sisted between  his  late  Highness 
the  Nawaub  Nizam  Alii  Khati, 
Soubahdar  of  the  Dcccan,  and 
the  Honmi'rable  Company's  go- 
vernment, shall  be  considered  lo 
subsist  with  equal  force  and  sin- 


cerity, and  shall  cf^ndntie  for-  ettt 
unimpaired  between  his  late  Higlr^ 
ness*s  eldest  son  arid  successor  tb4f: 
Nawaub  Secunder  Jah>  and  Ae 
Honourable   Company;  and    ail/ 
treaties    and-  engagemeiHs  wrhidt* 
subsisted  between  bis  lat«  High- 
ness and  the  Honourable  Cdrtpa- 
ny's   governhient,  ?»WaIl  be  consi-' 
dered  to  be  in  full  force  to  all  in- 
tents and  purposes ;  and   his  Ex-* 
cellency  the  Most  Noble  the  Go- 
vernor General  in  Council  here-* 
by  declares,  on  the  part  of  the 
Honourable  Company,   that  the 
Britisli  government  is  effectually 
bound  by  the  said   engagements' 
and  treaties,  and  that  the  said  en- 
gagements and  treaties  shall  be 
duly  observed  until  the  end  of  time* 
Given  under  the  seal   of  the 
Honourable    Company,   and   the 
signature  of  his  Excellency  the 
Most  Noble  ibe  Governor  Gene- 
ral in  Council,  at  Fort  William » 
in  Bengal,  this  twenty-fourth  day 
of  August  1S0S, 

(A  true  Copy.) 
(Signed)     N.  B. EDMOHStovB , 
See.  to  Gov. 


INCLOSURE  (K.) 

Extracts  from   the  Resident^at  Poona^  Letter  to   the  Governor 
General;  dated  13ih  August  1803. 


Extracts  from  aLetterfrom  the  ile- 
■:       MtUmi  AtViona. 

2.  flAOONAi'T  pAO  then  went 
ofi  to  detnif'the  proportion  in 
qftcstion,  which  he  said  was  con- 
tained in  (he  foilou-ing  ar  iclcs. 

1.  1*hat  tlie  southern  cession  of 
\6  faV*ks  of  nipres should  revert  to 
hh  lljghiies'j** govcrnmcni. 

C.  *rh'ut  the  district  of  Collar, 
nesix     Surut,    estimated    at    the 


annual  revenue  of  3l6.00o  ru- 
pees, should  i-ev^rt  to  his  High-' 
nesss  government,  in  order  to 
be  restored  to  Vittei  Sook  Deo. 

3.  That  the  regiment  of  native 
cavalry,  of  the  same  strength  and 
complement  as  the  cavalry  regi- 
ments belonging  to  the  H^drabud 
subsid'ary  force,  should  be  added 
to'  the  Pooiia  subsidiary  force, 

4.  That  the  militur>  force  to  be 
fuTrjifrlicd    by   ibt  Peishwas  go-  • 


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Tffnmeflth  l^totjf  of  war,  byprc- 
»#llt««;fe^mrtil,  ^ould  be  reduced 
t#  5,000  cttvfflry,  and  3,000  in- 
ftmtry.  His  Hi^hness's  govern- 
n/tnt  to  furlii^,  howcTCr,  as  large 
a  iiUfnbc*r  operand  abovt  this  quo* 
M  as  its'  means  may  be  abl^  to 
admit. 
r5.  Thkt  the  mitish  govera- 
fMnt'-shottfd  mamtain  a  corps 
of  Mafiratta  catalry,  amounting 
t9  5,00O,  during  the  present  war ; 
bmdes  the  troops  uttder  Goklab 
m^  Appe  Detsaye,  who  would 
cbntinue  to  be  subsisted  at  the 
charge  of  the  Peishwa. 

»  ^.  That  the  Petshwa  shaH 
cede  in  perpetmty  to  the  Honour- 
able English  East  India  Company, 
from  Bundefkund,  territory  yield- 
ing an  estimated  annuel  re^^nue 
of3(?j  16,000  rupees,  agreeably  to 
the  fotlowit^tj  detail : 

3d.  In  Ireti  of  the  eessfon  mm- ' 
tjoned    in    Article     I,    territory 
e<j?ial  to  ftn  estimated  adnonl  re- 
vetme  of  16  lacks  of  rwpees.* 

In  lieu  of  the  districts  of  Col-- 
par,  ment/oned  in  Article  2,  ter- 
ritory   eonal     to     an    estininted' 
annual  revenue  of  3  lacks  and  66 


thousand  rupees. 


I 

To  bear  the  entire   e.x pence  of- 
the  regiment  of  cavalry  mentioned' 
in  Article  3.  territory  yieldiogan 
estimated'  ahooal   revenue   of* 7 
lacks    nn^    50,(K)0    rupw*;. — To' 
«?»rve  as -an  cHitiivalrnt  for  the  cx- 
pence  to  b^  incurred   by  m>vrrn-  * 
ment  in  payiJrg   and   nj:pinTriinin{^, 
during  the  present  war.  'tbe  j,000'' 
Mfthrattft  hor«e  mciitin?iod  fn  Ar- 
ticle 4,   territory  erpiat  to  an  05ti- 
mated  annual   rcvcnne  of  5  lacks* 
lif 'rupees.     Total  rdiwafcd  titinU' 

at  revenue  36,l600   ritpee.^, ' 

7\)  meet  the  extraordinary  expcnce' 
which    the     Briiibh    government' 
must  be  subject  to)  in  esiahlish- 
ing  its  aulborftj'  Ih  Bundblkund^ 


afid  preserving  the  cession  ili  obe- 
dience, ferritory'eqital  to  an  esti- «' 
mated  annuaf  revetiiie  of  4  lack*  * 
of  rupees.     Tota^  estlVnatedan'nu-  ' 
a^  revenue   36,1^,000  rupees. — 
The  whole  of  the  territories  to  be 
ceded  from    Bundelkund     to   be  ' 
taken  from  those  parts  of  the  pro- 
vinces  most   tonriguous    to    the ' 
British  possessions,   and  fn  every 
sense,    most   convenient   for  the 
British  government ;  and  the  pro- 
position itself,  rf  agreed  to  by  ^he 
British  ^vernment,  to  be  t^nder- 
shK)d  as   clearing  the  PelshWa  o£^ 
the  imputation  of  all  Tailurd  on 
his   Highnesses  narttn  regard  to 
his  engagements  under  the  treaty 
of  Ba'^ein,  »n  account  of  not  hav- 
ing shewn  himself  capable  of  fur-  * 
nishing  the   quota  of  troops   re- 
quired   from   his  government    in 
time* of  war,  by  the  IJih  Atticle' 
in  that  treaty. 

4.   in   detaihng  the  'fot^going' 
propositfim    under     tho"  several 
hfeads,  Ragonaut  Rao  e/^plaindd^ 
tome,  that  in  offtfi-iVigit,  his  High-, 
ness  the  PeishWa  'was   actuate(J 
chiefly  ^y  the  'foHowihg  considei- 
ainons»: — 1.  To   roanitcst  to  your, 
LbTdj.hip  how   much  he   is   dis- 
pofrd  to  attend  to  your  Lordship's' 
wi*.bes   as    communicated  to   his' 
Durbarby  the  British  Resident:'—; 
2.  To  dem(msti*atB  to  yont  librd-* 
ship  hrs  sincp'i^e   desire  to  adhere 
to  his  engagements,  and  to  afford 
the  alliancehh  nlost  Cf>rdial  sup- 
[)Ort  J — and,  3.  To  have  the  foeaiis 
of  conciliating  and  restoring  to  the 
ancient  posse5sTt)ns  of  his  famity 
V-ittel  Sook  Dei),  the  mo5t  fa'irli-' 
ful  adherent  of  the'  f^ocina  stdu-. ' 
I  told  Uagonailtlluo,  that !  mighY^ 
N'entUre  to  assure  Ws'  llighnosV/T 
that  his  motives  for*  nmkiiig  tlj^' 
proposition  would  be  hlf^hly  saiis- ' 
factory  to  your  Lordship.  • ' 
•  5.  1  then  disdusicd  ili* '^verrri' 
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lieads  of  the  propofition  with  Ha* 
gonaut  H^^S  and  at  length  it  was 
muiually  agreed^  thai  the  propo* 
tit  ton  bbould  be  submitted  to  your 
LorJsbip  in  the  above  shape,  with 
this  diflerence  (only,  to  which  Ra« 
gonaut  llao  specially  assented  on 
Lis  Highuesss  part,)  that  the 
quota  of  troops  to  be  furnished  in 
lime  of  war  by  the  Peibhwa  ac- 
cording to  the  proposition,  bhould 
be  6,000  horse  and  4,000  inian- 
try,  instead  of  5,000  horse  and 
3,000  infantry,  as  before  stated. 

7.  I  now  made  the  remark^ 
tKat  (  should  consider  the  propo- 
sition 50  far  binding  on  his  High- 
ness tlie  Pelshwa,  as  to  allow  your 
Lordship  to  act  on  it,  in  every 
respect,  in  the  event  of  acceptance 
of  it  by  the  British  government, 
so  as  to  prevent  the  inconvcntcncc 
that  might  result  from  the  delay 
of  a  formal  settlement  of  the  pro* 
position,  which,  in  the  juiid  event« 
might  be  adjusted  formally  at  lei- 
j^re^  by  a  supplemental  article  to 
the  treaty  of  liassein.  To  thi» 
liagonaut  Kao  agreed  on  the  part 
of  his  Hiti^hness  the  Peishwa. 

8.  I  shall  now  trouble  your 
Lordship  with  a  few  obscrvaiiuni 
on  the  foregoing  part  of  tht^  ad- 
dress. Though  sensihle  of  the 
benefit  to  result  from  the  resti- 
tution of  Colpar^  yet,  in  discus- 
sing the  several  articles  of  ttie 
proposition  from  his  Highness,  I 
used  every  possible  eniieuvuur  to 
preserve  this  valuable  district  far 
the;  Honourable  Company.  Tbe 
south-end  of  it  is  close  to  Surat, 
ftnd  the  H(in<iurable  the  Governor 
of  Bombay  has  lately  informed 
'  IBC,  I  h  at  a  pa  rt  of  i  r  *  -  \\  a  •  t  c  at 
present ;  itmay  Ikie  expecteci  to  mise 
tQ  theapnual  revenue  of  five  lacks 
of  rupees  in  a  few  years.  Unfor- 
tunately, Vittel  Sook  Deo  con- 
caves tiiat  tbe  safety  of  tbe  bo* 


tiour  of  hia  bouse  dUpea^*  t^M# 
bia  being  reUored  to  its  ancieai 
posKHiofl  ;  ami  tbougb  drvofe4 
to  the  Peishwa,  bas  declared  bia 
ultimate  deterfninatsaa  to  reiiiie 
ai\y  price  of  territory  i»  bis.Ui^ 
nessV  gift^as  e(;^ivakot  oa  mh* 
stitute  for  it. 

9«  Tbe  e.xpeate  a(  loipaitMTiiag 
a  corps  of  5,000  MabraOa  h^n^ 
mmty  nodoubtf  be  conskievablep 
amounting  to  notleaH«:  pedmpsv 
than  fifteeo  lacla  of  rupcea  pee 
aniuuo ;  I  was  aatandly  dasiriMa 
that  the  Driiisb  gtMrenaMoS- 
should  not  be  subjected  to  tbia 
burthen  for  any  laugtb  of  penad. 
Findings  however,  tbat  tbe  Feish'<> 
wa  would  not  recede  fron  tbia 
article,  or  allow  it  to  , be  modi- 
fied, it  occurred  to  no^  tbat  a 
certaio  interval  would  necessarily 
elapSM  bfffnre  ordars  coald  ba  te* 
ceived  bara  forptpotedkig  on  tbis 
article;  and  that,  under  tba  fa« 
vour  oif  Providence,  tbe  ptescnS 
war  might  not  be  of  long  conti« 
niiance* 

10«  Tbe  propoaed  reduction  in 
tbe  force  to  be  furnished  bf  bis 
Highness  io  case  of  fiutura  wars, 
f  trust  your  Lordship-  will  not 
think  of  much  importance  on  tbe 
return  of  pei|ce»  I  bope  ibe  Jag« 
hiredars  and  Sircars  of  the  Poona 
state  will  bo  brought  fea  a  full 
obedience,  and  uoder  reftiiations 
which  will  oblige  tbem  to  have 
each  a  quota  of  horse  canstaatly 
at  Pponu  I  under  this  prospect,  I 
would  hope  that  ia  case  of  fatnie 
wars,  the  Peiehwa  will  be  abl^f 
without  incurring  much  expance^ 
to  send  to  thelddat  a  sbprt 
notie^f  a  much  larger  corps  of 
cavalry .:thim  the  reduced^niiinbi^ 
now  proposed*  The  proposed  re* 
duction  in  the  infantry  must  be 
of  still  less  consequence,  as  this 
deacriptiuQ  of  troops  in  bis  Higb« 

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ness's  servic^ican  never  be  of  much 
]9se  in  the  field.     His  Highnes^a 
wish  is,  that  the  5,000  cavalry  to 
be  nttiiitaine<}  by  the  British  go- 
vernment during  the  war,  should 
be  in  charge  of  hisn^ost  attached 
Maunkarries,  and  other  Sirdars, 
who  will  be  ready  to  join  the  ar- 
my when  called  on.     In  this,  his 
l-lighness'ft  view  seems  to  be,  to 
give  employment  to  the  Sirdari  of 
|iis  government,   who  from  indi- 
gence are  at  present  dismounted, 
find    incapable  of  rendering  any 
^ryice  to  the  state ;  and  further, 
that  there  should  be  some  respec- 
table visible  object  with  the  Bri- 
tish army  in  the  field  to  represent 
ihe  Poona  state.     His   Highness 
also   entertains  the  expectation, 
^hatif  his  proposition  be  accepted, 
fhe  vichii^  of  the  British  troops 
•my  foe  of  use  to  his  government 
In' re-establishing  his  authority  in 
l^e  residtie  of  Bundelkund  and  the 
lieigfabourlng  territory  of  Colpur. 
11.  After    the  above    subject 
%tLd    b^u    dismissed,    Ragonaut 

!lao  told   me  from  his  Highness, 
hut  on  the  nigh r  Of  the  lOch  in- 
jtaot,  Apps    Sahib     Putwurdan 
wa«{,  lit  his  Tequest,  admitted  to  t 
^isit  to  the  Durbar  $   that  his  ob- 
ject was  to  obtain  leave  froin  thf 
f'eisfaWa  to  return  to  his  Jagt^ire ; 
thiit  fincKng  the  Peishwa  deter- 
ininefd  not  to  comply  with  his  so* 
licitfttion^   and    anxious  that  he 
fbouM  proceed,  according  to  for- 
fner  orders,  to  join  the  British 
^TfflVt  he  tpoke  in  averydisre- 
ii|>ectfot  niaiiner,  and  even  expos- 
tulated wfih  his  Highness  for  hav- 
ing connects  himself  With   the 
'^ritisb    government ;      tliat    his 
fiigbness  endeavoured  in  Vain  to 


impres*;  liim  with  the  propriety,  of 
hvs shewing  his  attachment  to   the 
Poona  state  at  the  present  crisis, 
and  that  shortly  after  he  withdrew 
apparently    much     rufBed ;    and 
that  since  the  visit  took  place,  b« 
has  withdrawn  from  this  vicinity 
to  Jegoory.  Ragonaut  Rao  added, 
that  the   Peishwa  had  been  desir- 
ous to  have  the    services  of  Gok- 
lah  ami  Appa  Dessaye  to  recover 
and  settle  the  country   near  Su- 
gum  Nair,    but  that   orders  ha^ 
been  recently  sent  to    those  Sir- 
dars to  pay  the  most  implicit  obe- 
dience to  the   Honourable  Major- 
General  Wellesley,  and  if  absent 
from  liis  camp,   to  join   it  forth- 
with.   Ragonaut  Rao  further  took 
occasion  to  advert   to  the  opera* 
tions   of   the     troops    under  the 
Honourable  Major-General   Wei- 
losley,  and  observed   that  Ame4- 
nagur  had  the  reputation  of  bein|; 
almost  imprf^gnabte,  but  that   h# 
had  great  confidence  in  the  skill 
of  '  the  British   general    and    tbit 
vafntir  .jf  the  British  troops;  and 
then  shewed   some    curiosity    t^ 
know   ho^v  the  above  tbriress,    if 
taken,  would  be  disponed    of.     J 
told  turn,  that  General    Wellesley 
would  of  course  occupy  it  by  a 
British  garrison,  use  it   as  a  ma- 
gazine for  the  support  of  his  ope- 
rations, and  hold  it  for  the  u^e  of 
the  allies;  with  this  he  ap[>eared 
to  be  satisfted.     I  omitted  to  ae- 

?uaiiit  your  Lordship,  that  in  the 
oona  registers,  Bundelkund  i< 
rated  at  the  annual  revenue  of  6t 
lacks  of  rupees. 

(True  Extract.)     ,    , 
(Signed)  N.  B.  t^DUov%r<kjf(tp 
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INCLOSUHE  (L.)    . 

CoTcrndr  General's  Instructions  to  the  Reiiidcii<  at  Poona; 
dated  1st  September  1803. 


Wv  Lieutenant  Colonel  Close,  Re^ 
■  siiknt  at  Vo^id, 

T  A>i  directed  by  tii.s  Excel- 
Icricy  the  Most  Noble  rhe  Go^ 
pernor- General,  to  acknowledge 
the  receipt  of  your  dispatch.  No. 
106^  dated  12th  Ati^ust, 
■  2.  His  Extelleiicy  considers 
t!ie  modification  of  tlie  treaty  of 
Basse? n,  which  his  llijrbnebs  ibe 
^l^eishwa  has  proposed,  to  he  geue- 
rally  a  considerable  iniprovcraent 
•of  the  terms  of  that  treaty,  with 
reference  to  the  Uritlsh  interests. 
ft  appears  to  his  Mxcellency,  xh^ 
those  propositions  must  tend  to 
^•ufrmcnt  the  influence  and  ascen- 
dancy of  .the  British  power  in 
iheiiate  of  Poona,  anil  f»  afford 
^o  the  British  government  addi- 
tional means  of  controuling  the 
'prfncipal  feudatory  chjtftains  of 
the M ah raita empire.  Theaddition 
^11  regiment  oi  cavalry  to  the 
•ubsidi^ry  force  statioi^ud  with  his 
Highness  the  Pcish^a,  is,  in  his 
Excellency's  judgmeat,  an  object 
*of  considerabrle  importance,  both 
•in  a  political  and  iinancial  point 
Vrf  -vTetr. 

^  S.  The  q;)Os«:esstfiin  of  the  terri- 
fe^y  proposed  to  be  tviied  in  the 
province  of  Bundrlkund,  appears 
*i  his  KxceUency  to  be  preferable, 
\ti  a  jjolitical  vimv,*to  the  Peish- 
wa's original  cessions  in  (Ti'e'soulh- 
ern  .quarter  of  his  dpmiti.ions. 


war,  greatly  to  overbalance  t<w 
temporary  inconveuieckce  of  the 
ex|)euce  attending  thai  arrange- 
ment. 

^  5.  TI>€  proposed  reduction  ia 
the  quota  of  tioops  to  be  fur- 
nished by  the  Peisbwa  in  tune  of 
v<^T  appears  to  bis  Excellency  to 
be  immaterial,  when  .  placed  in 
competition  with  tlue  geiiextil  be- 
nefits of  the  projected  arrange* 
ment. 

6.  His  Excellency  consider* 
those  propositi  (Mis  to  afford  a  jia-r 
\isfactory  jjroof  of  the  Peishwa'f 
'dispo^tion  to  adhere  to  the  faitk 
of  his  engager»e,^ts  with  the  Brij- 
tish  government,  and  to  rcp«5e 
with  implicit  confidence  on  the 
protection  and  justice  of  the  Brir 
libh  power. 

7.  .'J'he  only  article  of  the  pro*- 
positions  ^vhicn  appears  to  bi^  l^xp 
cellency  to  be  iii  any  degree  ob|- 
jeciior.ible,  is  that  which  pro- 
vides for  the  retrocession  of  the 
(bstrict  of  Collar,  T^e  local 
situation  of  that  liistrict  renders 
the  possession  of  it  by  the  Brltisk 
government  an  object  of  conside- 
rable importance  to  our  intere4»u 
on  the  western  side  of  India.  His 
E.Ncellency,  however^  considers 
the  disadvantages  of  that  branc^ 
oi*  the  arrangement  to  be  greatly 
couuierbalanced  by  the  benefits 
of  the  remaining  propositions  i 
Ills   Excellency    is     therefore   rc- 


♦.  *His    "Excellency    colisiders     solvcul  to  acqule^ce  in   the  Pei^lk- 
thead-vaniagesto  be  expected  from     wa's  proposal  fi)r  the   resvunptiun 


entertaining  the  proposed  body 
of  Mahratta  cavalry  in  the  pay  of 
<he  British  government,  during 
Xbe   continuance  of  the  preieut 


of  the  district  of  Col  par,  rartier 
than  relinquish  the  advantages  of 
the  proposed  modification  of  tlie 
treaty  of  Basseiu ;    ai   the   same 


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time,  his  Excellency  is  anxious 
Thai  every  effort  should  be  employ- 
ed with  a  view  to  maintain  that 
posse'^sion  in  the  hands  of  the 
British  government,  and  his  Ex- 
cellency accordingly  directs  that 
In  concert  with  the  Honourable 
the  Governor  of  Bombay,  and  llie 
Honourable  Major  Goacral  Wel- 
tesley,  you  will  endeavour  to  ef- 
fect such  an  arrangement  with 
Vittel  Sook  Deo,  as  he  may  con- 
sider to  afford  a  com pensj' lion  for 
the  reUnquisIinient  of  his  Jagbir^j 
of  CoJpar. 

8.  It  is  possible  that  an  arrange^ 
menty  which  sbould  either  trans- 
fer the  dependence  of  that  Jag- 
hiredar  from  the  Pcishwa  to  tbe 
British  government,  or  should  en- 
title him  to  the  British  guarantee, 
may  induce  him  to  yield  to  us 
what  he  has  refused  to  ihe  Peish- 
wa. 

9.  When  this  point  shall  have 
been  firtally  adjusted,  either  by 
the  concurrence  of  Vittel  Sook 
Deo  ill  the  arrangement  to  be 
proposed  to  him,  or  by  his  abso- 
lute rejection  of  it,  you  are  au- 

^horizefl' without  further  reference 
to  the  Governor-General  to  con- 
clude ai*  engagement  with  the 
Feisljwa,  in  the  form  of  an.addi- 
tional  article  to*  the  treaty  of 
Bassein,  on  the  basis  of  his  High- 
ness's  proposal.  You  u ill,  how- 
ever, immediately  signify  to  the 
Peisttwiif  his  Excellency's  general 
acceptance  of  the  Pcishwa's  pro* 
positions. 

10.  Un('cr  the  sentiments  which 
his  Excellency  ihe  Governor  Ge- 
neral has  slated  with  respect  to 
the  Peishwa's  prepositions,  it  is 
Jjis  Kxcellency*s  intention  to  adopt 
without  delay,  the  mciivu res  ne- 
cessary for  giving  effect  to  those 
propositions  in  relation  to  thepro- 
viuce  of  Bundelkund. 


llf  On  this  occasion  I  ^m 
^jrepted  to.  apprize  yqu  that  tibt 
occupation  of  that  provipce  hj 
the  British  power  is  oivb  of  tbe 
objects  C(impreheadcd  iu  the  ^y»* 
tftm  .  of  poli tical  arrangement » 
which  his  Excellency  the  Go* 
yeruor- General  has  deemed  it  ex- 
pedient to  proycute  in  the  pT<^ 
sent  crisis  of  anairs,  on  the  north- 
western frontjer  of  the  Company '$ 
dominions. 

12,  By  the  inclosed  extract 
from  his  Excellency's  instructioiiip 
to  Mr.  Mercer,  the  agent  appoint- 
ed by  his  Excellency  ior  the  pur* 
pose  of  conducting  the  intei>de<i 
arrangements  in  that  quarter, 
under  the,  superintendancc  of  (lie 
Commander  in  Chief  of  the  Bri- 
tish forces  in  India,  you  will  be 
informeid  of  the  measures  adopted 
by  his  Excellency  the  Governor- 
General  for  the  occupatio;i  of 
Bundelkund,  and  of  the  grounds 
on  whith  is  founded  his  Excel- 
lency's expectation  of  the  paciHc 
accomplishment  of  that  object 

|.S.  His  Excellency  has  di- 
rected that  a  copy  of  your  dis- 
patch. No.  106,  shall  be  immedi- 
ately forwarded  to  Mr.  Mercer, 
with  information  of  his  Excellen- 
'cv*s  acceptance  of.  the  proposed 
cession  of  a  portion  of  the  Peish- 
wa's possessions  in  that  province; 
and  with  instructions  to  employ 
the  kuowl«dge  of  this  arrangement 
in  the  maijner  best  calculated  to 
expedite  and  facilitate  the  occtT- 
paiion  of  those  possessions  by  the 
British  power. 

14*  Hjis  Excellency  directs, 
that  you  will  procurethe.imini^di- 
^ate  transmission  of  the  requibite 
orders  from  the  Peishw^  to  the 
officers  in  charge  of  his  Highnes^'s 
territ«»ry  in  Buntlelkand,  for  the 
.  transfer  to  the  Bntish  government 
:o(   the  districts  which  may  beser 

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C^yirubr'OtnfTal's  authority  tb 
file  extent  <jf  tire  "pioposcd  cei- 
skms.  Ytm%il('«te6  be  pleated 
te  bbtiiB  duplicates  of  iuch  or- 
deri,  ofid  to  transmit  thero  di- 
rectly to  Mr.  Mercer,  undercover, 
to  the  Collector  of  Illabad,  pro- 
vided ^u  should  |y)ssp&s  the  means 
of  a  cfirect  and  safe  commtinica- 
tion  with  that  quarter  of  the  Bri- 
tish dpminions,  otlierwiseyou  will 
fee  pleased  to  transmit  those  pfdi^v^ 
to  me. 

15.  Yon  will  obstTve,  that  the 
iGofcnior-Genernl  is  disponed  to 
e-onsider  the  propoi^iliens  from 
the  Peishwa,  to  which  this  dis- 
patch refers,  as  an  undoubted 
proof  ot  his  lii^hness's  cordial 
satitffactiop  in  the  alliance  with 
the  Company:  tinder  this  view, 
bis  Excellency  wishes  that  if  you 
shor.ld  find  fhp  question  relative 
to  Col  par  to  be  of  great  interest 
in  tbe  PeisbWa's  mrnd,  yoii  would 
endeavour  to  concede  it  in  such  ^ 
maimer  as  may  be  most  accepta* 
i>k  to  his  Highness,  and  may  tend 
to  cohfirra  his  Higfaness's  favour- 
able disposition. 

l6.  It  may  be  useful  to  apprise 
you,  that  the  Governor  General 
futertains    no   wish     to    reserve 


Araednagur,  or  any  possesion  19 
fbe  vicinity  of  Foona,  for  tha 
.Company  or  theNisam;  and  that 
his  Excellency  is  of  opinion,  that 
Amednagur  ought,  at  ii  proper 
season,  to  be  -ceded  to  the  Peish- 
wa. Scindia  must  not  be  per- 
mitted to  occupy  It  agaiD  uodef 
any  conditions.  It  m^y  he  a 
question,  whether  the  'fortifica: 
tions  should  he  demolisbe^^  Yoi| 
will  call  Major  General  Welles? 
ley's  particular  attention  to  thesfj 
paragraphs, 

1 7'  I  am  directed  fp  inform 
you  that  the  reference  contained 
in  the  6th  paragraph  of  the  dis- 
patch to  which  this  letter  replies, 
will  form  the  subject  of  a  separate 
address. 

18.  You  will  be  pleased  tq 
communicatje.  a  copy  of  these  in* 
structionS  to  the  Hdnourablf  Ma- 
jor General  Wetlesl^y,  and  to  tb^ 
honourable  Mr.  Duncan. 

19*  A  copy  of  these  instnicttoQ; 
^ili  be  transmitted  ^o  the  Resi^ 
j|ient  at  Hydrabad. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be.  Sir, 
your  mpst  obedient  humblfl 
Servant, 

fSigned)  N.  B.^pMONSTonB^ 
Fort  VVilliain,         Sec.  Co  Gav« 
1st  Sept.  1803, 


Treaty  between  t)ie  Company  and  the  R^jah  of  fihUTtp<K>f  i* 
dated  gptli  September,  1»03. 


Trcattf  toitcMtd  httvreen  his  E^- 
ctiieucy  Lituienant-OetitralGe' 
rard  Idikty  Cornnofifier  in  Chief 
9f'Hi*  M(tjtsty*i  9fiM  Me  /io- 
pifyrabit  Companif*4  Forcei  m 
tht  l^tttt  Indicit  on  tke  part  of 
ki$  BKCtlkncy  the  J}fost  Notfle 


Richard  Marquis  WeRalfj^ 
Kfught  of  tie  Moi$  t}hutri9U^ 
^rdtfcf  S^int  Patrick,  one  o/' 
His  Britmnic  Mfjtsty's  MoU 
Honourable  Prhftf  Coamci/,  Cep* 
iain  Oeneral  and  Camwander  in 
^hicf  of  all  ike  Land  Jtorcu 


*  Th«  Rajih  of  Bhur^or  \%  one  of  the  pTJncipal  and  most  powerful  cbtcfs  tf 
t)k€  Ciibe  of  people  called  jms.'^EniTO a. 


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Hrmng  in  the  BriUsk  Px>ms- 
fions  in  India,  trnd  Qorotrmr  Go* 
nerd  in  CowmUI  iU ,  Fori  IVi^ 
.  Uam  in  Bengal ;  and  Maftart^a 
Bithomdcr  Sexoate  ^unjtet  Sing 
Bgifluder, 
..-Art   l»    Perpetual    friondihip 
jh^l  bf  maintained  between  Ma- 
haraja Bi»bon)der  Sewaee  Ruiyeet 
Sijig  Behau4er,,  BebmiUer  Jqng, 
juidtbe  Honourable  Company. 

,  J^vU  %,  The  friends  and  ene- 
Q^ies  of  either  state  ^luil  be  the 
.fiieod$  and  enemies  of  both. 
,  4rt«3.  The  Brilisb government 
$hall  nev^r  interfere  in '  the  coqr 
cerius  of  the  Maharaja's  countryi 
nor  ej^t  any  tribu^  from  him* 

Art*  4.  If  an  enemy  should 
invade  the  territories  of  the  Ho- 
|K>urabU  Compaoy,  d^e  Mafaoraja 


hereliy  engages  to  furaiA  to  Ae 
EngUsb  the  aid  «f  Jiis .  troops,  ip 
the  expulsion  of  such -enemy; 
and  in  like  maoDer,  the  Uoiiour* 
able  Company  eugi^ges  io  a^itf 
the  Maharaja  with  its^  fbccfsV  m 
defending  nis  dbmiuioos  against 
•external  attacks.  . 

The  ^ncerity  ofjthis  engage^ 
ment  is  attested  on  the  Holy  Bti- 
l>le. 

Dated  on  the  29th  day  of  Sepp- 
tember,  in  the  year  of  our  Loril 
one  thousand  eight  hundred  ami 
jthree.  Corresponding  with  the 
iCleventh  day  of  the  month  of  Je^ 
mad-oos-Saunec,  hi  tb^  yt»r 
4>veWe  hundred  and  «ight<)eii  Hij- 
rue, 

(A  true  Copy.) 

(Signed)  1^.  B.  £;^MOKi^TOKfi. 


G<f9crnor  General  in  Council  to  the  Seeret  Con^ttee ; 

dutid^lzt  December,  1803. 

With  Inclpsures  (A.)  to  (C.)  Received  per  Belle,  25th  April,  1804, 

''^o    tk$    H^nourahle   the  $ecret 

Committee  of   tke  Ifonourabk 
*  tke  Comri  of  Di rectors . 

•     f^noQrable  Sirs, 

DuRiNO  the  course  of  the  ne- 
gotiation with  Dowlut  Kao  Scin- 
diaand  the  Rajah  of  Berar,  pre* 
viously  to  the  commencement  of 
the  present  war,  the  noeasures 
which,  in  the  event-of  a  ru|>Cure 
with  the  Mahratta  states,  it  might 
be  proper  to  pursue  with  respect 
to  the  suhjects  of  His  Majesty » 
^  neffing  as  military  officers  in  the 
tnnie«i  of  the  hostile  powert,ctaim» 
e«i  the  etirfy^icttehtion  of  the  Go- 
vernor GfeneriiUn  Cou  nw  I . 
'  St  kt  ^wM  Iheii  understood  that 
the  number  of  persons  of  this  de- 
scriptionr  in  the  service  of  Dowlut 
Rao  Sciudia,  (exclusively  of  the 
subjects  of  France  and  9f  otherEu- 

VoL.O*. 


ropcan  staleaO  was  considerable; 
and  the  Governor  '  General  in 
Counci  I  was  awa  re  that  they  coul  d 
not  continue  in  the  service  of  that 
chieftain,  after  thie  commence- 
ment of  hostilities,  without  a  vio- 
lation of  their  allegiance  to  Hi^ 
Majesty. 

3.  No  rational  expectation 
could  however  be  entertained,  that 
those  persons  would  speedily  relin- 
quish their  respective  situations 
unless  soirfe  lidequate  provision 
were  offered  for  their  fbture  main- 
tenance ;  etid  as  ^eir  original 
ontraht^j  into  th«  scf^Hr©  of  the 
Ma4«rfttta  powers  wis  hot  a  Viola- 
tion of  any  regulation  oF.th«  Bri- 
tish government,  and  had  been,  in 
some  l!)5tanc«s;  ent!o<ira^<t  by 
that  government,  the  csVahli^hfed 
priT^iples  of  justice  aOd  humanity 
J  b  rtquire^l 


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s«i|m«ed  tlut  thoy  sbouM  be  tup- 
fonl)td9  for  a  tiaie  at  least,  at  tbe 
public  expenc«. 

.  4.  It  was  also  an  object  of  great 
pc^tical  4mponance,  to  deprive 
the  eaemy  of  the  services  of  .a 
Jbody  of  mea  by  vvboiii  theif  ar* 
mies  were  trained  to  the  practice 
ai  r^lar  ditoipUne  and  military 
aubordiBatioii,  and  might  in  time 
bave  been  rendered  little  inferior 
im  the  field  to  the  native  troops 
employed  in  the  service  of  the  Uo- 
novrabie  Company. 

5.  Under  these  considerations, 
the  Governor  General  in  Council 
judged*  it  to  ke  expedient  to  issue 
1^  proclamatio»  on  tbo  29th  of 
August  180S  (of  which  a  copy 
i$  annexed  to  this  dispatch)  re- 
hiring all  Briliitb subjects  holding 
employment  in  the  service  of 
Dowlut  Hao  Scindia  or  the  Ra^ak 
of  Berar,  or  of  any  power  or  state 
conf(^derated  with  them,  forthwith 
to  relini)uish  the  service  of  siAcb 
4  chl^C  power,  or  state,  and  pxo- 
Iniiing  to  all  who  should  retire  in 
obedience  to  the  pvaclaojatiun,  a 
provision  (^o  cpntinue  during  the 
continuance  oi  the  war,  and  so 
Jong  as  tiie  parties  entitle<l  to  i^ 
ihouid  be  employed  in  the  service 
of  the  Honourable  Company) 
«quaj  to  the  amount  of  the  fixe4 
pay  and  allowances  \\hich  such 
British  subject)smighUiaye  receiv- 
ed in  the  service  of  the  chiefn,  pow-^ 
crs,  or  states,  1^  whom  they  mighjt 
hayu  been  entertained. 
.  6p  The  benefits  extended  by 
this  proclamation  to  British  sub* 
jects  were  alao  offered,  from  obvi- 
ous motives  of  policy,  to  the  sub- 
jects of  France,  or  of  any  other 
foreign,  European,  or  American 
state,  holding  employments  in> 
the  service  of  Dowlut  ftae  Scin- 
dia and  the  Eajah  of.fiarai',  or 
of.^y  stal^  confcderaUid  yiiik 


«ither  of  ttiem ;  and  it  watf  at 
ibe  same  time  publicly  notified, 
that  all  Britiblv  subjects  who 
abould  bear  arms  against  the  Bri- 
tish government  would  be  consi- 
dered to  have  forfeited  aH  right 
and  ckim  to  the  protection  of  the 
British  government,  and  would 
be  treated  accordiugly. 

7*.    On  the    l6tb    September 

1803,    a    second    proclamation 

-was  published,  with  the  advice  of 

the  hiw  officers  of  the  Honourable 

Company  ;   by  which  it  was  de» 

dared.  That  all  British  subjecU 

holding  commissions,  or  bearing 

arms  in  the  service  of  the  enemy 

during  the  existence  of  the  war, 

OP  in  an^^    manner   adhering   to 

them  or  partaking  of  tbdr  coon- 

cib,  did  thereby  iiK:ur  the  goiH 

of  high  treason.     It   was  at  the 

same    time   further    proclaimed, 

That  all  British  subjects  in  the 

service  of  tho  enemyj  who  should 

not,  on  or  beCbre  the  1st  of  No- 

vtmber  1803,  claim  the  benefit 

of   the   proclamation  issued    on 

iha  S9th  of  August,    would  be 

excluded  from  the  benefit  of  that 

proclamation,     and    would     be 

deemed  to  have  remained  wilfully 

iu  tlie  service  of  the  enem^y,  and 

be  subjected  accordingly  to  strict 

prosecuiio|i    for.  their   respective 

offeiicesi   A  copy  of  tba  procl»> 

mation  of  the  loth  of  September 

is  annexed  for  the  information  of 

your  Honourable  Committee. 

8.  The  uumber  of  British  sub* 
jects  and  of  fooeigners  who  bave 
claimed  the  benefit  of  the  pro-; 
clamation  is  considerable,  and 
the  detaib  of  the  arrai^Bients 
which  may  be  mtide  witb  respect 
to  those  persons  w9l  bo  commu- 
nicated hereafter  to  your  Honour* 
able  Commiuee,  or  to  the  Ho- 
nourable the  Court  of  Directors, 
p.  The  policy  of  the  measure, 

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^  Whkli  Ae' «iiemy  bas  be«ft  de- 
prived bf  the '  af^rvices  of  a  valua- 
ble bociy'  '^  European   officers, 
cannot  be  more  strongly  63CenB|>li* 
iied   than  -by   reference   to    the 
events    oi    the    present  gk>rioiAS 
<anipaignin  Hindustan  and  in  the 
.Deccaa.     Theobstinateresistance 
experienced  by  our  gallant  troops 
jn  the  several  brilliant  victories 
obtained  <Mrer  the  eneinyi   must 
be  asctibed  to  the  military  spirit 
aeqtfit«d  by  their  infaouy,  from 
ihe  habits 'of  discipline  and  t>f 
strboydiitatioh  10  whkh  they  have 
been  ac<cnstdme<f  lunce  the  intro- 
dyietimi  of  Euro|[iean  officers  into 
the  Mahratta'  eerVrce,  and  their 
fattir6 '  iolflrov^fment  in  nilttaiy 
tactics  Wotrtd  nec^essarily  haire  been 
ftot^^yk.'    The  bbi^duct  of  the 
Mahraita  Rivalry;  which  has  nc- 
ti^tMi  uhitenritbe  orders  of  £u- 
fbpean   tJpktrs,  "has,  on    tivery 
bccasidW; 'been  entirely  dijBbrent 
from  the  V^ularii^antry. 

I'D.'  In  CDnstsqaence  of  the  ope- 
ration  of  the  p^lamation  pub-^ 
Ifshed  by  the  G^rnor  Oen^ral  in 
Council,  and' of  the  s^oesa  ofnou^ 
arms,  the  enemy  lUs  been  deprived 
of  the  services  of  nearly  tbe^hol^ 
body  of  his  European  officers,  and 
the  conduct  of  those  who  have 
^claimed  thebene^t  of  the  procla* 
matiofn'wiil  necessarily  impair  the 
confidence  of  aD  the  aati^e  pow- 
ers in  the  j^rdellty  of  Eutopeaa 
officers.    On  the  conclt^ion  of 
peace,  it  will  probably  bepracti^ 
cable   tor  establish  ^ch  an  art 
fangement    witi    the    Mahratta 
states,  as  shall  preclu<)e  the  intro« 
doction  of  any  Ejoropean    into 
their  service^  without  tne  express 
.concurrence  of  the  British  g»^« 
temment ;  and  the  wisdom  of  your 
lionourable  Committee  will  duly 
f^prcciati^  the  secunty  whia&  tha 


poblit  itlteMste'i^t  ^riftfUNMh 
the  exclusion  of  tlje  sttb|bet^  ^ 
a  rival  and  hostile  state  from  tfte 
sertrice  of  the  only  power!  bjf 
which  the  tt*anquillity  of  the  pos* 
sessions  of  Great  Britain  ift  India 
cao  bedistorbed. 

U.  The  expence  which  will  ba 
incurred  tn  carrytag  into  dSdlct 
the  stipulations  of  the  proclaatt^ 
t^n  cannot  at  present  .be  ascer* 
tained.  ft  must,  iowever,  be 
counterbalanced  by  the  itq^ort* 
ant  benefits  which  have  accraed 
from  the  operation  of  ^at  mea« 
sui«. 

le.  With  the  view  of  distressinf 
the  enemy,  the  Governor  Oenem 
in  Council   considered  it  %o   bt 
proper  to  issue  a  ptoi^^amauon, 
under  date  the  i^vi    of  Augui^ 
1803,  f  of  which  a   trsnscriH^  is 
inclosed)  requiring  ^  abn^^on^ 
missioned  officers    and   ^poysp 
formerly  in  the  servi^  of  tb^  Ho* 
nonrable  Com]»an  v,  or  of  his  'Ex? 
celtency  the  Nabob   Yimn^r   ^ 
qmt  the  service  oftheenemy  fr  smi 
engaging,  that  they  should  either 
be  received  into  the  service  xif  tha 
Company,    or     otherwise     thev 
should  obtain  a  provision  equw 
to  the  amount  of  their  pay  and  al* 
lowances  from    the  enemy,  an^ 
would  be  enticed  to  every  indul* 
fence  consistent  with  the  princir 
pies  4uid  regulations  of  tbs  Britbl^ 
government. 

Id.  The  cxpetice  which  mcor 
be  it^cttrrad  ia  carrving  tJ^iia 
stipulations  into  effect  mijist  be 
inconsiderable ;  as  it  is  prolia* 
bU|  that  nearly  all  who  may 
claim  the  benefit  of  the  pro^ 
clamation  will  be  introduced^ in* 
to  the  service  of  the  Company,  to 
compIeC«  vacancies  into  the  milir 
^ary  cjstablisbment  in  the  several 
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ints  may  have  respectively, hi^l(| 
In  the  service  of  the  enemy.     . 
'  J      We  have  tbf  honog^  w  b^, , 
j»  ,!Hon.  Sir5»  Your,  roost  \, 


(Signed)  WELi^fi8i;ftT. 

G.H»Bari.ov^ 
O.  Udnt. 

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INCLOSURE  (A.). 

Ptpclatrtation  of  the  Governor  Gfcher^  ip.Coifpcil. 


*'  TVfi  i^Wi' AS  Ae  Governor  Genera! 
in  Council  has  decined  it  to  be  ne- 
Jfcssary  to  provide  effectual  secu- 
rity for  ihe  defence  of  the  British 
possessions  against  the  designs  of 
Dowlut  R90  Sciiiciia,   and. .of  the 
IJajah  ofBcrar  ; — -        ,  , 
'    His    Excellency     in     Cpuncil 
n e  re  i  )y  ro  q  u  i  r«s '  a  1 1    B  r i  tis h  su  b- 
j^cls  holding tmpIoymeDt   in    the 
Thililary  service    a  Dowlut  Rao 
€cirtdia  or  of  the  lUjab  of  Berar, 
ht\  of  any   Maliratta  chief,   or 
other  polver  or  slate,  confederated 
Xviih  Dowlut' Rao  Scindiarr  with 
the  Rajah  otBcrar,    forth^vilh  to 
J-clinquibh   the'  service     of  such 
chief,  powoi"  or  .^fate  rehpf ctively 
and  to  repair  to    siich    places   a^ 
shft]\  have  been,  appointed  by  the 
"jbifJlc^^rs  corniiianding  i)»o    BriiibK 
fbrceS'in  Ifindustahand  the  Dec- 
ran,  for  tli 6  purpose  of  receivina 
all  such  British  subjects  as  shall 
Retire  fr5m  the  service  of  th**  said 
chiefs^  powers,  or  states,  in  obedi- 
it\tt  tdsuch  proclai^iationsor  or^ 
&e»^,as  may  t^Jive  been  ^issued   by 
the  irtid  cOfnthandiii^  officers,  in 


of  the  said  chiei^)^o^^rs,or  slate£» 
in  obedience  to^a]4y  proclamation 
issued   by  the,  ssiidt  commanding 
officers,  or  in   oWflifnce  to  tlfi^ 
proclamation,  who  shaiiha\^  been 
.or, shall  be  acfmittetl  by  the  sai4 
commanding^  officers  to  the  pro* 
tc<jtion  of  the  British  government, 
shall  'recipiYe  froni  the  Honoui;- 
ab(|E!  Cbu)pany  a  p^CQvjsioA  equal 
to    the    amount     oC    l^e     ^ed 
|>ay  and  allowances  Which    such 
British  subjects  have   received  in 
i{ie  service     of  the  said    chiels, 
powers,    or  states    respectively ; 
the  said  provisiotj  to  con tinu<^  du- 
ring the  contii^ua^^e  of  hostili- 
ties  between    any   of  ^e    said 
chiefs,  powersi^  or  states,  and  ti^^ 
British  covernipeni;,  and  so  long 
as  such  British  subjects  shali   be 
employee/  iu  the  service   of  the 
honourable  Coiinpany  ;  and    all 
such  Britibb  subjects,  after  having 
quitted  the  service  of  th^  Honour, 
able    Company,  shall  receive    1^ 
re^son^ble  Remuneration,  ^ii4  eve- 
ry iridijlgence  which  their  respec- 
tive siiu^,iions  may  appear  to  re* 


i'onformity  ib  the   instructions  of    quire,  and  which  may  be  consist 
the' Governor  General  iii  Council,     ent  with  the"  principles  and  regU' 


fir  in  obedience  to  this  proclama: 
iion.'^  And  the  Governor  Gene- 
ral in  Council  is  hereby  further 
pleased  to  declare,  T^iat  all  Bri- 
ihh*  subjects  who  hiive  retired,  or 
^^lio  ttihy  retire  froc^  .thfe  Kwrvicc 


lations  of  (he;  British  government* 
And'  the  Governor  General  in 
Cbiincir  further  declar(;s^  That 
all  British  subjects  who  shi^lF  ipe- 
rot^in  in  the  service  of  Dowiut 
Rao'  Scindia  or  of  the  Rajah  of 
Berari 


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Bierar,  or  of  any  Mahratta  chief, 
tor  other  power  or  state  confedera-^ ' 
ted  with  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia   or 
with  the  Rajah  of  Berar,  i^nd  alt 
British  subjects   who   shall  bear 
tVtas  against  thi  BritlA  gbveVh'- 
mint,  diall  be  considfer^d  to  haVtf 
forfeited  all  right  and  claim  td  itke 
pVotection  of  the  British  govern-' 
xnent,and  sTiall  be  treated  accqi^rf-" 
ingly  ''  ■  *  '.    '    ' 

Thesubje^U  of  Fr'andfe,  of)6f 
any  other  foffeign  EuYbp6aS  'ar| 
American  stati^,  holding  ehipfl6y-' 
ments  in  the  mifitary  service  of 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindia,  or  of  the 
Rajah  of  Befar,  or  of  any  M  ah-' 
ratta  chief,  or  'of 'any'  power  of 
itate  confederated  "With  Dowlut^ 
Rao  Scindia  or  with  Ihe  Ra^aH  of; 
Berar,  who  iriay  t)^  di^osed  to 


relinquish  the  service  of  the 
chiefs,  powars,  or  states^  and  to 
repair  to  such    plaqes  ^fL%  shall 

'have  5y?e'n  appointed  bv  the  offi- 
cers commanding  the  British  for- 
ces in  Hindustan  and  theDeccan, 
for  the  putpose  of  receiting  such 
British  subjects  as  shall  retire 
from  the  service  of  th^  saidchiefs, 
pt)wers,  oi:  states,  shall  be  admit- 
ted to  The  benefits  extended  by  ' 
this  proclamation  to'  lilt  Britjsli^' 
subjects.  ,,     •        , 

By  command  of  his  Excellency 

the  Most  Noble 
/     ,"  ,The  Governor  General  iri 
''■*';'•         Council, 

(Signed)  J.Lumsdek, 

Chief  Sec,  to  Gov. 
Fort  William, 
August  29,  1603.  '     .  '^ 


^^^ 


,      mcLbsuiiti  (B.)       ;^  '  ' 

rrotiamation  oT  the  Governor  General  in  CounciK ' 


Wbeiibas  open  war  exists  be- 
tween the  British  and  its  allies  on 
thie  one  part,  and  Dowlut  Rao 
^dndia  and  the  Rajah  of  Bei^r, 
and  their  respective  allies;  on  the 
other,  the  Governor  General  in 
Council  hereby  declares,  That  all 
British' subjects  holding  commis- 
sions or  bearing  arras  under  Dow* 
lut  RaeSbindia  or  the  Rajah  of 
ikrar,  or  their  respective  allies; 
during  the  existence  of  the  war 
between  the  said  powers  and  the 
Britllh  government,  or  in  any 
hianner  partaking- iathe  coariciU 
bf  the  said  powets,  or  aiding  or 
adhering  to  theni  diiring  the  said 
War,  do  thereby  incur  the:  ^ilt 
bf  high  treason.         .'  •  » 

And  his  Excellency  in  Coun- 
cil hek^by  furthf  ir  declares.  That 
•%U  BHiish  subjects  ih  the  service 


of  the  said  powers,  who*  shall  nbt 
on  or  before  thb  1st  day  of  No* 
vember  next  eniming,  claim  the' 
ben^it  bf  a  proclama^ioii  issued 
by  his  Excellency  in  CoUndil  •  oA 
th«  29th  day  of  August  last;  will  b# 
excluded  from  the  benefit  of  that^ 
proclamation,  and  will  be' deemed 
by  bis  Excellency  in  Council  to 
have  remained  wilfully  in  .the 
service  of  the  said  powt^rs,  and  be 
subjected  accordingly  to  strict 
proseoutioil  for  their  respective 
offences. 

By  corohtand  of  his'ExcellencJr 
the  Most  Noble 
The  Governor  General .  ii 
Coundl. 
(Signed)         Ji  LvMSDav, 
Chief  Sec.  to  Go^. 
.  FortWilliatn, 
Sepr.  i6i  1W>3.  • 


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INCLOSURE  (C) 
ftotUsnktMm  of  th*  Goftroor  GMeml  in  Council. 


tr  is1iettl)y  slihified  to  all  non- 
cbmmSsftioBed  omc^n  and  Scpoys» 
fdrmerly  in  the  Krviot  x>f  the 
Ifdnonrablt  Conpany,  or  of  his 
Excellency  thaflawaob  Yimu 
4im1  Uif  all  ofhiir  ^r$oat   oati?es. 
of  tl^  Briti&  territories  in  India, 
dr  bf  the  f4rriloriesof  his  CxeeU 
lencv  Uie  Mawaab  Viaifr^lioldSiig 
employment  ia  the  BBititary  service 
of  Dowlut  Rao  SciniUa  v  of  the 
Rajah  of  fierar,  or  of  any  Mahrat- 
ta  chiefs  or  A>Qktt  powers  or  atates 
dDniederated  with  Dowlnt    Rao 
Scindiaor  with  tike  Rajah  ofBo- 
rar.  That  they  are  reared  to 
quit  the  senrice  of  those  dueis, 
powen,  or  states,  and  that  on  re- 
pairing to  such   places  as  shall 
lare  htat  appointed  by   the  offi- 
cers commanding  the  Bi^tish  for- 
ces in  Hinikstan  and  the  Deoc^, 
for  the  express  purpose  of  receiT- 
i9f  all  persons  of  the  above  do- 
acriptioo  who  shali  retire  from 
the  service  of  the  chiefs  powers, 
•r  slates,   they  will   be  received 
iato  the  service  of  the  Honourabla 
Company,  or  otherwise  will  oh- 


t'aia   a   provision  ecpta]    to  the 
4moBol  of  their  pay  and  allow- 
ances in  the  service  of  the'sud 
chie6^    powers,    or    states,  and 
w3l  he  entitled  to  every  indul- 
gence con«s(ent  with  toe   prin- 
espial  and  r^ilations  of  the  Bri- 
ti&  government.    Such    persona 
will  £e  required  to  prpduce  to  d&e' 
oAcer  statSooed  at  the  places  ap- 
pointad  for  the  express  porpose  of 
receiving  them,  authentic  proo& 
of  their  havinj^qaitsied  Iha  service 
of  the  saidchif  fs,  DOwerS,  or  states 
ia  consequence  01  this  proclama- 
tion^ previously  to    tWeir   being 
consi&red  to  be  entitled    to  the 
benefits  tendered  to  their  accept* 
anc7  by  the  terms  of  this  procla* 
nation^ 
By  command  of  hb  Excellencyv 
the  Most  Noble 
The  Governor  General  ia 


(Signed)        J.  Lvvai^mv, 
Chief  Sec*  t»  G4»e. 
Fott  Wniiam, 
AUffiU29f  1803. 


Extract  of  a  Lettei'  from  the  Governor  Grenerat  in  Cottndl  t^  Ae 
Secret  Committee ;  dated  21st  December  180S. 


.  Para.  5*  The  circuimtaaces 
which  have  produced  the  present 
war  with  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia 
and  the  Rajah  of  Berar,  aiid  the 
hostile  d^'^position  manifoted  by 
those  powers  towards  the  British 
government*  have  been  detailed  in 
our  separate  dispatches  to  your' 
Honourable  Committee.  It  is  suf- 
ficient in  this  place  to  remaris^ 


that  the  exisleaceofa  eowdeia* 
blemilitanr  force,  commanded  by 
Frendi  offioen  in  the  service  oif 
Dowlut  Rao.  Sdodia^  od  tha 
frontier  of  Oode,  Amished  a.  pow- 
erful ar^meut  for  the  restoratioii 
of  the  British  army  tn  India  to  a 
state  efpreparattoD  forwar« 
.  10.  It  was  also  necessary  tw 
make  provision   for  the  jsatnte- 


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tS^ifft^  ^t  d  Ittbadiary  foi^e  at 
t^oooat  undeir  the  stJf^ttUtioDS  of 
the  treaty'  of  Bassein. 

II.  The  details  of  the  «itgi* 
meAtatiob  which  baa  been  order^ 
to  be  made  to  the  milkary  ferce^ 
for  the  important  purposes  utated 
in  this  letter^  will  hereafter ,  fab 
corovuinicttteil  to  the  Honourable 
the  Court  of  Directors  from  the 
Military  Department  ;  your  Ho- 
nourable Committee  may  h^  as- 
Kwred,  that  the  establishment  of 
the  army  will  not  be  increased  at 
My  of  the  Phesidenctes  to  a  great- 
er  extent  than  may  be  absolutely 
4Uid  indispensably  necessary,  with 
a  view  to  afford  permanent  secu- 
rity to  the  Briti^  interests  in  ln» 
dia. 

12^  Under  the  circumstances 
in  which  the  late  necessary  addl- 
ties  to  the  military  force  of  India 
haa  been  made^  it  will  be  manifest 
to  your  Honourable  Committeei 
that  this  arrangement  is  not  likely 
to  occasion  any  expence  incom- 
^tihla  with  the    ultimate   sttc« 


ress  of  the  m^Hsufes  Hem  in  prd^ 
^ress  for  the  reduttioa  of  the  In« 
diandebt; 

13.  For  a  cohsiderable  part  Of 
the  additional  charg^b,  provision 
is  made  by  the  cessbna  from  hk 
Highness  the  Pefihwai  under  tllb 
itfcaty  of  Bassein  ;  and  the  pro* 
ducevof  the  rerritorie;i  conquered 
Wrom  the  enemy,  which  ^\l\  pto* 
bably  be  retained  oq  the  conclil- 
sion  of  peace  with  Dowlat  Rao 
Sciiidia  nnd  thu  Rajah  of  Berar^ 
must  counterbalance  the  remain'- 
ing  excess  in  our  military  expieiH 
^itore.  It  may  therefore  be  ex^ 
pectedythat  the  surplus  of  the 
resources  of  India  applicable  to 
the  reductian  of  debt>  or  to  the 
provision  of  investment^  will  ex- 
ceed the  annual  sum  which  couM 
have  been  appropriated  to  those 
important  objects  if  the  ejtt^mal 
relations  of  the  British  govern- 
ment had  remained  in  xh^  state 
in  which  they  wer«  placed,  pre- 
viously to  th«r  conclusion  of  the 
treaty  of  Bassein^ 


Governor  Gcntrat  to  the  Court  of  Directors; 
Dated  the  31st  December  180S. 
Received  per  Belle,  the  25th  April  ]  804* 


To  the  Ilonoyrabk  tkc  C^urt  of 
Directors^  S^c.  /j^c.  Spc, 
Honourable  Sirs, 

Is  conformity  to  the  general 
tenor  of  your  Honourable  Court's 
commands,  prescribing  the  dis- 
tribution of  the  correspondence  of 
this  government,  I  have  addressed 
to  your  Secret  Committee  the  dis- 
patches of  the  Governor  General 
in  Council,  relative  to  the  late 
important  transactions  in  the 
Jirlahratta  empire,  and  to  the  re- 
cent success  of  the  British  arms 
in  India. 


3.  The  operations  of  the  army 
have  been  inseparably  blended 
with  various  political, negotiation*, 
of  which  the  final  re&ult  is  still  de- 
pending; and,  under  these  ctr* 
cumstances,  it  appeared  to  be 
more  consistent  with  the  rules 
established  by  your  Honourabla 
Court,  to  addrete  the  official  dis* 
patches  to  your  Secret  Committee 
than  to  your  Honourable  Covit. 

3.  My  personal  respect  for  the 
authority  of  your  Honourablf 
Court,  and  my  solicitude  to  fur* 
nish  you  with  the  carUest  infonQ* 

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.^UoB  fjeWtive  to  tbe  condition  of 
the«fcliiou«  treat  wbich  you  kave 
been  pleated  to  commit  to  my 
ehargey  bave;  however,  induced 
me  to  endeavoiir  to  collect,  with 
ererf  pratlieAble  degree  oC  dii- 
ptiJtcbt  tbesubftttnce  of  every  ma- 
terial doeumeat  connected  %iri||i 
the  onpnt  conduct,  •hd  actu^ 
itate  of  the  depending  contest  v/im 
Dowlqt  tUo  Sdiidia  aad  the  Ra- 
.  jah  of  Berar.  I  have  also  em- 
ployed every  iKxertion  to  reduce 
the  infornatioa  collected  to  such 
a  fviWi  asma^  factlUate  the  exer- 
cise of  your  judgment  upon  every 
part,  of  tny  conduct,  daring  the 
course  of  .the  recent,  com  motions 
in  the  MahraOa  empire,  and 
of  the  negotiations  and  hostilities 
which  have  e aftued. 

4.  For  tliis  purpose,  a  statement 
of  the  late  transactions  in  the 
Mahratta  empire  has  been  com- 
piled for  the  use  of  your  Honour- 

.able  Court ;  lo  which  every  infor- 
mation has  been  added  that  can 
tend  to  illustrate  the  several  im- 
portant questions  arising  from 
those  transactions,  and  from  the 
detailed  documents  submitted  to 
your  Sccfret  Cunintitlee. 

5.  lu  order  to  atfurd  further 
advantage  in  the  consideration 
of  this  extensive  and  coniplicHted 

•system  of   politicnl     negotiations 

.and  military  opeialions,  it  has 
appeared   to  me  to  be  expedient 

.  to  print  the  statement,  compiled 
for  the  use  of  your.  Honour- 
able   Court  ;   and    accordingly  I 

fliave  recorded  the  printed  state- 
ment annexed  to  this  Iciicr,  to- 
f^ether  wiih  tbis  letler,  rn  the 
political  dep^riQicni  at  Fort  WiU 
liani. 

6'.  I  entertain  a  firm  confidence 
that  (he  ducumeois  already  trans- 


mitted to  the  Secret  Comltf!fte» 
of  your  Honourable  Court,  es« 
pecially  the  letter  from  the  Got* 
emor  General  rn  Council,  under 
date  25th  of  September  3809, 
tc^ether  with  the  piinted  state- 
ment ROW  sabmhued  to  yotir 
Honoioable  Court,  will  aattsfy 
5*our  Honourable  Coart  of  the 
justice  and  necessity  of  the  war 
«ommeaced  against  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia^  the  Rajah  of  Berar,  and 
their  French  commanders  aiii 
officers. 

7.  The  issue  of  the  depenfiof 
negotiations  for  peace  with  Dow- 
lut Rao  Sciadia,  and  the  various 
arrangements  which  must  proceed 
from  the  extensive  success  of  the 
war,  will  require  further  commu- 
nications to  your  Honourabla 
Court,  and  will  enable  me  to  sub- 
mit farther  observations  to  you? 
notice  upon  every  transaction 
connected  with  the  aflU rs  of  the 
'Mahratta  empire.  1  trust,  hoiw- 
ever,  that  your  Honourable  Court 
will  not  |)ostpone  your  public  da- 
claration  of  the  justice  and  ne- 
cessity of  the  war  beyond  the  pe- 
riod of  time  requisite  for  the  con-^ 
sfderation  of  the  documents  now 
transmitted. 

8.  in  reviewing  those  docu- 
ments, your  Honourable  Court 
will  be  pleased  to  advert  to  the 
following  considerations  : 

9.  An  improvement  of  the  al- 
liance between  the  Company  and 
thePeish  wa,  founded  on  the  general 
principles  of  the  treaty  concluded 
at  Batsein  on  the  31^  December 
1802,  had  been  the  aniform  ob- 
ject of  assiduous  negotiation  be- 
tween   your    Government    and 

•the  Court    of  Poona,    with   the 

knowledge  and  approbation  ofyoar 

•  becret  Coramitiee^  from  the  time 

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bf  Acdis'covciy  of^Tlppoo  SqI- 
tAun's  hostile  designs  iu  tkeyeal* 
179s* to  the  'day  on  which  the 
treaty  of  Bassdn  was fiigned.  From 
the  year  1798  to  the  year  1600 
the  pTotyo8hions*difered  to  the 
Peishwa  w^reframed  upentbepHn* 
cipiesofthe  sab<ldifrr;ftV«Ei^  <?on- 
Vfkided  'irifith  the  'Kizani'  in  the 
year  1798  alid'lil  th«  year  tsao. 
A  treaty  wis  proposed  to^the 
Peishua  on  -  an  enlarged  sonle  of 
defensive  aHiance  and  guarantee, 
in^e:C\ft«t  conferi^ity  to  th^  treaty 
'tocroally  concluded  iff  1<S00  with 
the  Nissam.'        •    • . 

10.  The  principles  which  cmi- 
StVtute  the  basis  of  the  treaty  of 
Bassein,    bad  therefore  received 

^ibe  approbation  of  your  Secret 
'Committee  previously  to  the  con- 
clusion of  that  treaty.  The  treaty 
of  ft^sein  contains  no  stipulation 
in  flki  material  degree  di^rent 
from  n^  proposed  to  the  Peishwa 
in  the  }ll^li{00,  of  which  C<»pics 
were  traiiV?nittcd  to  your  Secret 
Committee  at  that  time ;  and  the 
treaty  of  Bassrin  was  aho  trans- 
mitted to  your  Secret  Committee 
by  the  earliest  opportunity  which 
ofiered,  subsequently  to  its  cun- 
elusion. 

11.  The  justice  and  policy  of 
the  treaty  of  Bassien  appearing  to 
be  unexceptionable,  and  having 
received  the  pi-cvious  approbation 
of  your  Honourable  Court,  and 
of  his  Mujesty'b  ministeis,  through 
your  Secret  Commitlee,  the  same 

•  principles  of  justice  and  policy  au- 

*  thorized  and  required  your  go- 
vernments in  India  to  maintain  the 
alliance  connected  with  the  Peish- 
wa by  the  treaty  o(  Bassein  against 
the  attempts  of  any  power   to  dis- 

'  folve  that  engHgeuient. 

12.  Dowiat  Rao  Scindia  and 
fhe  Riyah  of  Berar  muuifested  a 


determJaation  torsubfefrtta|$re#> 
ty  ^f  BasBein  l>yf(0C<9B^«tiid.al8& 
betrayed  the  f»#sputab4ti  symp* 
tomsof  an  hostile  sbirifagaiitstith^ 
'British  govdrament  1^  its  allied; 
and^Dowlut  /fUo^Sdtid*^  and  th^ 
Rdjah  t>f  Bunir  prcHttlea  powerfbt 
means  ^  aetlr^  iHth  thb  irtMost 
•  advantagein  ^rc^^utibn  oftheir 
evident  dedigns'iyf-tiolen^e  and 
^mbkion*'    .  w    .    r-     y 

13.=  The-tetura  df  that  bnndi 
Y>f  Dowhit  Hao  Schydls^  military 
power,  wllich  0Dinsi8tl»^i>f  regalar 
infantry  und  »rtiLte«y,  formed  and 
disctpliaad  by  Fccnth  officert,  wiil 
attract  the.  paslicelar  attention  of 
your  Honourable  C<mrt,  an4  yo« 
-will  not  tail  to  ol^rve,  that  the 
formidable  French  ibrce  in  the 
service  of  that  chieftain  greatly 
ajggravated  th«  danger  and  ^unli- 
tttted  the  eventual  prosecution  of 
his  projects  i^ainst  the  Britisk 
government  alKi  its  allies. 

H.  Your  government  matif- 
fested  the  utmost  anxiety  to  avoid 
the  extremity  of  war  with  thecoma 
federate  chieftains,  and  offered 
concessions  amply  sufficient  to  a 
afford  every  reasonable  proof  of  a  ^ 
pacific  disposition,  and  to  fumisli 
adequate  security  for  the  main- 
tenance of  peace  and  of  the  just 
rights  of  the  confederate  chief- 
tains. The  substance  and  spirit 
of  the  propositions  of  the  confe- 
derates will  demand  your  atteo* 
tive  consideration,  and  the  judg- 
ment and  wisdom  of  your  Ho- 
nourable Court  will  determine 
whether  those  propositions  uflord- 
ed  any  proof  of  a  sincere  disposi- 
tion for  peace,  or  furnished  any 
security  for  the  rights  and  interests 
of  the  Company  and  its  allies^ 
against  the  power  of  the  combined 
armies  of  the  confederates  assem- 
bUd  on  the  frontier  of  the  Nizam, 

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»l»aotft  <tf  tli«  €tM|  whttber  h 

iiiCCMi  of  tkom  <»mii^>bk  •»>— 
in  Um  pfOMtQlMn  of  Um  iiiwifctt. 
deiigot  of  their  ehkhf  by  «agf 
4Chtff  UMlw  tb«a  •  soitaaabk  Md 
€oinpr«h€iMivo  «yftt««i  of  «etW« 
v«r>  dirootod  ofaidal  tho  ro» 
BO«ircc«»  IK)!^*  Mid  influence  of 
tW  cffadefifi%  in  ettry  bmnob 
«f  Ibesf  dominiMM*  depeBdonciet» 
•ad  ^lianott. 

IC.  ThopbHi,  conduct^  opem- 
lion*  and  rtsnU  of  tbe  war  will 
ions  tbe  ulti»ete  objects  of  yo«r 
Honourable  Court's  judgment; 
«nd  in  conudcring  tbe  execution 
4>f  tbe  getierml  pkns  of  military 
operation  wbicb  it  was  my  duty 
4o  iorm^  1  entertun  confident  ex- 
pectation that  your  Honourable 
Court  will  view  tbe  achievements 
of  tbe  British  commanders  and 
troops  with  tbe  most  ardent  emo- 
tions of  aiiat  ration  and  public 
spirit;  and  that  you  will  be  ani- 
mated by  an  unanimous  seal  for 
the  ifiterests,  fame,  and  glory,  of 
the  British  empire,  augmented 
and  confirmed  by  tbe  triumphs  of 
His  Mi^iesly's  and  the  Honourable 
Company's  arms  in  tbe  late  pros- 
perous and  rapid  campaign. 

17.  No  expression  can  convey 
my  estimation  of  the  merits  of  bis 
Excellency  General  Lake,  tbe 
Commander  in  Chief,  in  the  con- 
duct of  tbe  masterly  aix)  brilliant 
operalions  of  the  army  in  Hindus- 
tan. Tbe  printed  statement  an- 
nexed  to  this  letter,  conUiins  an 
imperfect  represenution  of  my 
judgment  on  the  conduct  of  that 
illustrious  officer/  and  I  request 


yetr  Heaeurable  Coort  to  ieeei%« 
that  statement  as  toy  recorded 
opinion  of  bis  traasceadeut  astd 
ineecimabie  services. 

18.  Tbe  near  reMetn  wbicb  t  - 
have  the  -boiieur  to  bear  to  M*- 
jor-GeDtral  WelMey  caooot  cai- 
Msplmefrom  tbe  pubHc  duty  of 
my  statioi^  in  rendering  a  jost 
teatimo^^  of  approbetion  to  bia 
ioagt  assiduous,  able«  and  splen- 
did servioas*  in  Mysore,  in  tke 
march  of  tbe  army  v^  Poooat  in 
the  restozatioa  of  bit  Highness  tbe 
Pmhwa,  and  ia  tbe  wbole  coscse 
of  tbe  late  glorious  campaiga  in 
lbel>eccan. 

19*  A  general  .tribune  of  afF- 
plause  is  due  to  the  offcers  aod 
troops  employed  in  Hindustan 
and  tbe  Deccan ;  aod  I  request 
the  fsvoorable  notice  of  your 
Honourable  Court  to  my  Oeiieral 
Orders,  published  on  each  iai* 
portent  event  of  tbe  war, 

20.  It  would  be  premature  to 
anticipate  the  probable  time  of 
tbe  conclusion  of  peace  witb  tbe 
confederates,  or  tbe  terms  on 
wbicb  a  general  padficatiott  «f 
India  may  be  accomplished. 

$1.  Your  Monourabk  Court  bas 
been  apprized,  through  your  Se* 
cret  Committee,  that  an  ambs»sa-^ 
dor  of  high  rank  from  Dowlut  Rao 
Scindia  arrived  in  tbe  canap  of 
Major-General  Wellesley,  auW 
sequently  to  Major-General  Wei* 
lesley's  judicious  refusal  of  an  in- 
vitation to  dispatch  a  British  o^ 
Acer  to  the  camp  of  the  confede- 
rates. 

22.  Conferences  on  tbe  subject 
of  peace  have  commenced  between 
Major-General  Wellesley  and  that 
ambassador. 

23.  Dowlut  Rao  Scindia  mmd 
thelUjahof  Berar  have  separa- 
ted their  forces.  The  military 
power  of  Dowlut    Rao   Scvidia 


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ti&s  received  an  iffetiievable  blow; 
and  die  strength  of  his  regiiUr  ki- 
f&ntry*  formulable  aitiHeryt  and 
French  commauden^  may  justly 
be  considered  to  .  have  been  en- 
tirely destroyed.  I  eatertain  ait-. 
^xpectstioDy  therefore,  that  Scin- 
'*4ia  will  speedily  be  induced  to  ac- 
cept  refCfTOnable  terms  of  peace. 

24.  The  power  of  the  R^ah 
of  Berar  will  probably  yield, 
withiDa  short  period  of  time,  to 
the  force  employed  in  Berar,  and 
the  Rajah  of  Berar  cannot  singly 
maintain  a  congest  with  the  Bri- 
tish power. 

Q5.  Your  Honourable  Court 
BMiy  be  assured,  that  ray  endea^ 
Tours  win  be  zealously  and  assi- 


duously employed  1o^  etSsrt^  pa- 
cification at  the  earliest  ,fn<>fn<9at, 
compatible  with  the  security  oC 
the  Company  ^d  of  its  aU«^'^ 
and  that  I  will  avail  myself  of  eve- 
r^  opportunity  to  tabmit  the  ac- 
tives and  result  of  my  eondtoH*<m 
t4ie  most  distinct  «)ftnneT,  to-ihe 
judgment  of  your  Honourabfo 
Court. 

I  have  the  honour  to  be^  with 
the  greatest  respect, 
Honourable  Sirs, 
Your   wost  obedietitt  obliged^ 
and  faithful  Servant,. 

(Signed)      Wellsslst. 
Fort  William, 
Decembers!,  lSa3. 


[Tit  /ottowing  documents  contain  a  succinct  accomt  of  a  correspond 
denes  between  the  Supreme  Government  in  India^  md  the  Govemmeni 
of  Bombast  relative  to  certain  timers  vested  in  Major  General 

.  fVeUeslej^y  over  tlie  Province  of  Guzerui.^ 

Governor  in  Council  of  Bombay  to  the  Secret  Committee  *,  dated 
th^  26th  Dec.  1803  ;    received  overland  the  27th  ^pril  1804. 


(Secret  Department.) 
To  the  Secret  Committee  of  the 
Honourable  the  Court  of  Direc*' 
tors  for  Affairs  of  the  United 
Ctmpany  of  Merchants  of  Eng- 
iand  trading  to  the  East  Indies^ 
London. 

Honounble  Oentlemefi, 
Hatimg  on  the  Uth  of  ihh 
BDonth  had  the  mortification  to 
ffecerve  ^om  his  Excellency  Mar* 
<)uisWellesley^  in  Council  a  letter 
under  date  th^  S3d  of  November, 
in  reprehension  of  the  correspon- 
dence that  our  President  had,  in 
Doll  concurrence  with  the  senti- 
ments of  this  Government,  in  Au- 
gust lent  had  occasion  to  hold 
^th  hii  Lordsfaip'i  brother 
the   Honourable   ftl^or-Ocncrai 


Wellesley,  and   tH"  the  measurea 
that  have  in    consc-quence  beem 
ultimately  adopted  with  the  lat- 
ter's  entire   concurrence,   and  in 
full  consistence  also  with  the  se6» 
vice  of  Major  Malcolm,  whoau 
when  we  consulted  as  to  the  eaiv 
lier  difference  of  opinion  that  hsA 
arisen,  we  had  reason  to  consider 
as  one  of  his  Lordship^s  most  con- 
fidential friends  in  India  f,  we  take 
the  earliest  opportunity  of  sttb-^ 
mitting  such  remarks  on  these  un- 
expected strictures  of  the  SuprtiWB 
Government,  as  will,  we  feel  con- 
fident, set  in  the  clearest  light  th» 
misapprehensions    under    whtck 
they  nave  been  formed,  and  enti«* 
tie  us,  we  tmsti  to  the  approba- 
tion of  our  respected  aopeiiors  irt 


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hornet  wtioM  tmbiasspd  decision 
must  r^r  constitute  our  most 
l^tefttl  reward^  aTid  prove  at  all 
times  the  highest  object  of  out 
Ambition. 

We  have  the  honour  to  be,  witb 
the  greatest  respect^ 


Mononrabfe  Gentlemen^ 
Your  most  fkithful  obedient^ 
and  humble  servants, 
*  fSigned)    JoK.  DijvCJii. 

Bombay  Castle, 
26th  Dec.  1803. 


tnctotfure  in  Letter  frota  the  Governor  in  Cotincil  of  fiombay  to  the 
Secret  Committee;  dated  the  26th  December  i803;  received 
overland  the  27th  April  1804. 


To  the  Hon.  J.  Duncan^  E^q. 
Governor  in  Council. 
Honourable  Sir, 
%  The  Govertjor  General  in 
Council  has  examined  the  corres- 
pondence which  has  passed  be- 
tween the  Honourable  the  Gover- 
nor of  Bombay  and  the  Honour- 
able Major  General  Wellesley,  on 
the  subject  of  the  arrangements 
for  the  defence  of  the  province  of 
Guzerat,  since  i he  communication 
to  the  Honourable  the  Governor 
of  Bombay  of  the  powers  vested 
in  the  Honourable  Major-General 
Wellesley,  of  the  ^th  June. 

2.  It  is  the   intention   of  the 
feovernor*General  in  Council,  at 
an  early  opportunity,  to  commu- 
nicate to  the  Honourable  the  Go- 
vernor in  Council,    in  detail,  the 
>eatiments  of  this  Ciovernment  with 
recipect     to     the      arrangements 
adopted  under    the  authority  of 
the  Government  of  Bombay,  for 
.the  conduct  of  civil  and   military 
.oifairs  in  the   province  of  Guze- 
.rat,  and  to  the  Icnbr  oi  the  Ho- 
.iiuurablcv   the    Governors  corres- 
pondence with   the    Honourable 
.General  Wellesley;  in  tbp   moan 
time,  the    Governor  tiencral    in 
t^ouncil  deeius.ic  to  be  absolutely 
neccisary  to  communicate  to  the 
Jlouourablc.the  Gov«irn6r  in  Coun- 
cil the  rCault  bi  His  deliberations 


oA  the  sxibject  of  that  cotteSpon* 
dencc. 

3.  The  plan  suggested   by  tho 
Honourable  Maj6r  General  Wel- 
lesley, for  the  defence  of  U^e  pfo-* 
vince  of  Guzerat,   in    hi^  letter 
to  the   Honourable  the  Governor 
of  the  2d  of  August,  was  extreme- 
ly judicious,  and  entirely  unex« 
ceptionable.    It  was  indispensably 
necessary  to  the  eflfectual  execu- 
tion of  that  plan,  and  to  the  vigo- 
rous prosecution  of  our  military 
operations  in  the  Deccan,     and 
strictly  (Conformable   to  the  Go- 
venior^Qenerars    orders   and  to 
the  powers  vested  in  Major-Gene-> 
ral  Wellesley,  and  eveutually  in 
Lieutenant-General  Stuart,  by  the 
Governor-Genera rs    instructions 
of  the  26th  June,  that  tbe  general 
officer    commanding    the    army 
destined    to    restore   tranquillity 
to    the  Deccan  should  exercise 
the  sole  aiul  exclusive    controul 
over  the  troops  ip  Guzerat  during 
the  war. 

4-.  The  authority  of  the  Resi- 
dent at  Baioda,  and  the  various 
inteirior  objects  of  minute  detail 
enurocraUd  by  the  Honourable 
the  Governor  of  Bombay,  should 
not  nave  been  opposed  to  the  posi- 
tive orders  of  this, Government j 
and  to  the  huinifcst  exigency  of 
the  existing  cfiiis  of  afJaifs*. 

5.  Tl  • 


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.  :$/  Tbe  Gotewt^trOenertl .  in 
rouncil  has  ol|9erv«4  ^vitb  ibe 
jdeepest  concern,  fltk%X  the  alt^rar 
tioD  in  the-proposfd-Arrangemeot, 
occasioned  by  the.  objections  t6 
that  arrange«neDt  .state4  in  lhi» 
lionoiirttble  iheGover^rof  Bomr 
bay's  dispatch  to  Hftjor-Generai 
.>Vclksley,  under  tjat^  tbe  23d  of 
August,  has  in  a  great  measure 
{frustrated  Abe  plan  of  the  Gover- 
nor-General for  the  conduct  of 
the  jcampaign  in  the  Deccan,  by 
precluding  that  combination  of  an 
Iffficient  and  vigorous  system  of 
operations  oq  the  west  of  India, 
.which  it  was  the  object  of  the 
Honourable  Major-General  Wel- 
Icsley  to  establish,  with%  view  not 
only  to  the  defence  qf  ouf  wes* 
tern  possest^ions,,  but  to  tV  prose* 
putioo  of  active  b^ostil^ies  against 
the  enemy.       .      • 

6.  In  the  aclual  crisis  of  affairs, 
%11  local  considerations  and  infe- 
rior detaiU  must  yield  to  the  im- 
portant object  of  secturing  the  ac- 
complishment of  a  general  system 
of  defensive,  arrangements    and 
active  military  operations,  under 
tbe  ej^clusive^  direction  of  the  ge- 
neral   oflScer    commanding    the 
main  army  in  the  Deccan,  sub- 
ject to  the  direct  authority    of 
the  Governor  General  in  C(Min- 
cil.    ,  The  attainment  of  this  ob*; 
iect   suggebfed  to  the  GQyeriu>t 
General*  the  expediency  of  delen 
gating  to  Major  General  VVell^t- 
\^y,  and  eventually  to  Lieutenant 
Oeneral    Stuuri,    the   extensive 
pouers   vested    in    those  officers 
j^espectively  by    his  Excellency's 
instructions  of  the  2dih  of  Juue^ 
7*  The  Governor    Generi^   in 
Council     now   positively    orders 
and  directs,  that,'in  conformity  to 
^e  plan  proposed  by  the  Honour- 
able    Major-Gem^ral    VVeilesley, 
Colonel  J^\irray  be  invested  with 


^laUef  local  milksry  mithorit/ 
.iti  the  province  of  Guzarat,  Ob- 
ject only  to  the  controul  of  tht 
«HonouraUe  Majoiw-General  Wei* 
lesley,  or  of  tbe  general  oflScet 
.conitiaoding  in  tke  Deccan,  ani 
jthat  all  orders  of  a  contrary  ten* 
4ency^  be  immediately  revoked, 
and  the  whole  force  in  Guzerat 
pla^jed  exclusively  under  the  or- 
ders of  .Colonel  Murray,  exempt 
from  the  interposition  of  any  othc* 
local  authority  whatever.     Under 
this  arrangement)  however,  it  will 
beiiib.duty  of  Colonel   Murray 
jN>  (Communicate  to  tbe  Govern-^ 
ment  of  Bombay    the  measures 
vtkAch  he  may  adopt  under  the 
authority  of  Major-General  Wel- 
leftley,.aQd   the  Honourable  the 
Governor  in  Council  will  be  plea* 
s^d  to  transmit  to  Colonel  Mur- 
ray irwtructions    to    this  effect. 
Neither  the  Resident  at  Baroda, 
nor  any    other   civil    authority 
whatever,  is  I o  be  permitted  to  in« 
terfere  in  any  degree    with  the' 
troops  under  the  connnand  of  Co- 
lonel Murray ;  the  civil  authori- 
ties in  Guzerat  will  apply  to  Co- 
lonel Murray  for  such  aid  as  they 
may  require^  which  he  will  fur- 
nish if  compatible  with   the  ser«' 
vice  of  the  war. 

.8.    The    Governor   GeneniU 
in  Council    further   orders   and' 
directs^   that    the  Governor    in 
Council  of  Bombay  do  employ- 
the  utmost  dispatch  in  pi-eparing 
the  whole  body  of  the  forces  un- 
der the  command  of  Colonel  Mar-' 
ray  for  active  operations  in   the 
fii'ld  ;   and    his    Excellency    in 
Council  relids  on  the  zeal,  diti* 
gence,  and  ability  of  the  Gover- 
nor in  Council  of  Bombay,  that  he 
will  exert  every  endeavour  to  for- 
ward that  important  service    by- 
direct  orders  from  Bombay*   and  - 
by  the  united  eflbrta  of  every  de- 
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f^fflnftflil  WMkr  tbe    i 
inffeolm  ^  tke   6#v«riM«  1ft 

CounoiL 

f*  W${£tJMlle«cy  itt  Council 
•Kp»cts  tiittl  «he€xectltt<m  of  lbt% 
iHifK^HttRi  ^eririce  wilt  not  b*en*- 

friMtrfkkd  by  conAictmg  an* 
Ibontieft;  buctWt  be  shftll  bav<t 
Ibe  MlifCicttOR  vf  wttoevsing-  in 
tbe  GoYemfaeM  of  Bombay  m 
ftiMwal  of  tbe  Mine  spirit  of  cor- 
^Mi^O'OperAtiott,  united  witb  tbc 
dhie  priocipUs  of  tubordnatioii 
vbkb  acceknted  tbe  conclwuott 
ofeht  late  glorkmswaria  Mywre^ 
^nd  wbkb  cannot  fail  to  crown 
tba  ^ikTmI  and  tmnscead<«it 
»«cceu^  tbe  present  war  wftb 
tba^^esiingi  of  a  speedjfy  bo«o«i> 
aMe/aiid  sincere  peace.      • 

10.  To*  attain  tbie  objeet»all 
lecal  end  temporary  coatidera- 
tioas  BUit  bo  Mbmitted  to  tbe 

eramoont  fXfJjency  of  prosecat- 
;  tbe*  war  with  ^vigour,  and  4>l 
carrying  our  aroieinto  tbacentreol 
Ibe  enemy 't  Bctourcesand  powen 
The  baildief  oor  coinmanriieit»'in 
tbe  6i^ld  mutt  bc^treagtbrned  by 
•very  poniblo  accession  ofpoircr^ 
undtheiktiU  jodgroent,  and  he- 
me valour  o|  onr  ofikers  and 
troops,  must  nut  be  frustrated  by 
^rtxattoUs  CG/i»nteraction  in  subor- 
dfeoite  o€kial  idetsiis,  <fr  by  tba 
laiuute  and  unseatenable*'  prt^n* 
|ion»  of  inibrtorciTirautbontiH. 

lU  Tbe  Oovemof  Generiil  in 
Cotincil  applied  tbeoe  pnntiples- 
witb  cQiinent  soccety  to  tho 
powers  vested  in  General  Harris 
dttiiiig  tbe  late  war  iii  Mysore  ; 
sm)  his  Excellency  in  Cottiicilbas 
applied  tbe  same  principles,  witb 
tbe  san^e  bappy  result^  totbe  pow? 
fts  vested  in  General*  Lake  during 
tbe  present  campaign,  h  was 
fke  intention  of  bis  Excellency  in 
Coundi  to    bate  vokted  simiUMT 


Kwfti  in  Mi)M«<5lHieral  WaHes* 
J,  witb  respeccto  eeary  benack 
otftbat  gallant,  able»  and  ^bMti* 
Mtt  oflker^s  command  r  end,  aelbr 
as  relatitto  tbe  antborkiiBfc  imfaie- 
tiiateiy  sub^eeted  ^a  tlie  govarbi- 
ment  af  F^n  fSfi.  6«<yrge,  tba>sito* 
tary  viewa  ol  bi«  Excrtkncy  'in 
Council  bave  not  been  disapfibiat>»' 
ad*  '   •'"  *■  '    '    *  •'- 

le.  Tb^  Governor  Qoneral  Hi 
CouftOi!  is  assured,  tbgt  tb*  Hot* 
nourable  tbe  Governor  rnOsondl 
of  Bombey  wilt  form  a  correct 
Judgment  of  the  spirit  and  eb» 
jeirtsof  the  orders  of  tbis-Kxo- 
v^mment  witb  re^Md  m  tbe 
military  teortimand  i>a  ^ttiei^ 
during  Iftie  present  crieis  ;  mid 
tbaf  tllese  orders  wHI  be  obeymd 
with' 'a  degree  of  at^ettracyi  nla* 
eifiy,  und  aeal,  an«e^mbla  to  tba 
importance  of  the  occasion» 

Id.  On fbe adtvr^ operatkm^s of 
tile  army  of  GtnMMitt  tbe  spi^y 
ceMctanon  o^ptAe^aom  dtp^oAs  ; 
andif  tbl>*olicieney'of  that  amy 
!(bonld  prove>  to  be  tmpaired'b^  an 
orroneens-49on«eption'of  tbe-  or- 
ders df  ibis  Gotemmenr,  tbe  Go* 
Yomor  General  in  Council  will 
deeply  lament  tbe  canses  of  such 
an  error,  while  tbe  pobhc  serrtce 
most  severely  suffer  from  its  ef- 
fects* By  an  exact  obedience 
to  the  orders  of  this  Govern  menC 
tbe  Honoarbble  tbe  Governor  in 
Council  of  Bombay  wili  enable 
tba  Hononrable  Major  Geoerat 
WeHesley  to  apply  tbe  forces  in 
Guaeiat  to  the  completion  of  the 
brilliant  career  of  his  victories  in 
tbe  Deccan,  and  to  the  termina- 
tion of  the  war. 

14-*  The  Governor  Genera)  in 
Council  orders  and  directa,  tbat 
the  Resident  at  Baroda  do  hence« 
forth  correspond  directly  with 
the  Governor  General  in  Couticil^ 
through  tiie  secretary  in  tbe  aecret 


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aiid  political  department,  in  ad- 
dition to  hjs  correspondence  with 
the  Governor  in  Council  of  Botf)** 
baj.  ' 

15.  TTie  Governor  Genera?  in 
Council  also  directs,  that  the  offi- 
cer commanding  in  Gucerat  be 
ordered  to  correspond  with  tbi 
Governor-General  in  CouncilK 
through  the  secretary  In  the  mi* 
litary  department,  in  addition  to 
his  corresp9ndence  with  the  Go« 
rernment  of  Bombay,  and  with 
the  general  officer  commaiidin|[ 
in  the  Deccai). 

16.  The  Governor  General  la 
Council  directs  that  no  change 
be  made  in  the  command  in  Gu- 
zerat  without  the  special  orders 
of  this  Government,  unless  at  the 
express  recorqmendation  of  thq 
general  officer  commanding  in 
Ihe  Deccan. 

17.  The  Governor  General  iu 
Council  has  adverted  to  the  copy 
pf  Colonel  Murray's  <lispatch  tp 
General  NicolU,  under  date  the 
20th  of  October,  inclosed  in  the 
letter  fjTom  the  Secretary  to  Go- 
vernment at  Bombay,  of  the  30th 
of  that  month,  communicating 
Colonel  Murray's  negotiations 
with  the  Bbeels.  The  immediate 
conciliation  of  that  class  of  peo<* 
pie  to  the  interests  of  the  British 
government  is  of  the  highest  im- 
portance in  the  present  crisis  of 
affuint,  and  was  suggested  with 
great  judgment  at  an  early  period 
of  time  by  the  Honoyrabie  Ma* 
jor-tGcperai  Wellesley;  the  Go- 
vernor   Cenef^l   in    Council    i$ 

^erefore  seriously  concerned  tp 
observe,  that  the  deviation  no- 
ticed in  the  ^th  preceding  para- 
graph from  the  arrangements 
proposed  by  the  Honourable  Ala- 
jor-Gcperal  WeilesU^y,  has  occa- 
sioned a  delay  in  the  conilrmation 
of  ihe  negotiations  concUided  b^ 


Colonel  Murray,  under  the  ne- 
cessity of  a  previous  reference  to 
(he  authority  of  the  Government 
of  Bombay.  The  Governor  Ge- 
neral in  Council  now  deems  it 
necessary  to  direct,  that  Colonel 
Murray  be  empowered  and  inr 
itructcd  to  conduct  similar  ncgo- 
tiatipns  wittt  ther  Bheels,  or  any 
other  adjacent  Chiefs  or  States, 
exclusively  under  the  authority 
*of  Major-General  Wellesley,  sub. 
ject  to  the  orders  of  the  Governof 
(general  in  Council. 
'  18.  A  copy  of  this  dispatch 
will  be  transmitted  to  the  Honour* 
able  Major  General  Wellesley,  foe 
his  information  and  guidance. 
We  have,  oc  c. 

(Signed)        WxttisttT. 

O.  H.  Baejlow., 
G.  UPMT. 

Fort  Wlllam, 
l2Sd  l^ov.  1803. 

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1.  The  correspond^ce  in  qtie»^ 
tion  began  by  a  letter  frooi 
his  Excellency  the  Most  Moble 
the  Governor  Genehil  to  the  Go«* 
vernor  of  Bombay,  of  the  ^7th  of 
June,  inclosing  one  to  the  IIo* 
nourable  General  Wellesley,  vest- 
ing the  latter  with  *^  the  general 
direction  and  controul  of  al) 
the  political  and  military  affairs 
of  the  British  government  in 
the  territories  of  the  Nizam* 
of  the  Peishwa,  and  of  the  Mah* 
ratta  States  and  Chiefs;"  ia 
the  exercise  of  which  the  Govern- 
ment of  this  Presidency  was  desir- 
ed to  afford  every  practicable 
degree  of  assistance,  *^  and  to 
transmit  to  the  Resident  at  Baro- 
da"'  (the  capital  of  the  Guickwar 
dominiun  in  Guzcrat)  *'  a  copyjof 
these  ipstructions,  ^ilh  orders  to 
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coufoHn  to  thQ  difcctioM-Ho 
might  receive  froi|i  Major- Geoe^ 
ral  Wellciley  ;"  and  b}*  bis  Lord^ 
ship's  further  cummaods  of  ih^ 
<)ih  July,  the  ReMileni  at  Barodf^ 
was  to  be  inforami,  that  **  ib^ 
British  tioops,  1^^d  ihos6  of  oiyr 
Allies,  stationed  I Q  the  doiuinio;i4 
cif  the  Guickwar,  wcw  to  be  coih 
sulcrcd  to  form  a  part  of  ibq 
a  liny  under  Blaj^K'-Cit'licral  WcIt 
lesley's  coinntujiiJ^,  which. the  Rei 
sldent  vva!>  to  communicate  to 
IjeuteiiaiJl-'ColojiL'l  Woodingto^t 
tb^  officer  locaUy  in  the  comnnMiu , 
with  in&triKtioii^  to  obey  aHy. 
orders  frwn  Major-Gcueral  Wcl- 
lesley  j^  Afid  that  Gennal  I^icG^I^^ 
(the  commanding  officer  of  th^ 
torc<^)  Jihoujd  inatruct  |UI  the  offi- 


ce in  fomi^-4ndpi  troopi  on  de- 
tached <ifrvjr«  uiider  the  authori- 
ty of   BbmBay  to  ponMdor  tlMHn- 


felvcs  subject  to  the  qrdcrsofMa- 
jor-General  WeJTjiIey  ;"  alf  which 
w^8  ipfpediiOaly  pr^ered  accord- 
ingly- .       '       t 

9.  Under  date  the  18th  of  July 

General  Wellesley  advised  the 
Governor  of  Bombay,  that  **  the 
troops  Serving  in  the  territory  ot 
the  Guickvvar,  beinir  included  in 
those  placed  under  his  ponimand, 
he  desired  to  be  furnished  with 
returns  and  other  requisite  infor- 
mation rcspecnng  them,  as  like- 
Mri»e  with  a  sketch  of  tlie  Guick- 
war's  territory,  and  a  topographic 
cal  account  of  the  4;ouniry,  and 
its  communication  with  the  sea-: 
coast  and  with  the  territories 
lately  ceded  to  the  Company  by 
the  Pcishwa,  from  the  immediate 
contiguity  of  which  last  with  the 
Guickwar  country,  it  was  fthe 
Major-Geiicral  observed)  abso- 
lutely necessary  that  the  troops 
injhe  one  should  assist  the  troops 
of- the  other  in  case  of  ;iecd  y 
vbereiore  it   was  to  be,  eb•^ervcd, 


*S  accordingly  dcsiraMe,  •  that  th^ 
oficer  in  conihiand  in  the  Coni* 
paoy's  territories,  should  co^iravi- 
nicate    with   bim,  and   with   thf 
officer  in  command  in  ike  ter ri- 
tpri^s  of  tlie  Guickwar,  and  finaU 
ly,  that  orden  should    be  gi*ei| 
^  the  commanding  officer  in  the 
territories  of  the  Guickwar  to  be 
pi^parad  to  attack  Baroach  with* 
out.  loss  of   time,'*  ail  which  wsf 
puf^tualiy  done,  (the  instructiou9 
respecting  Baroach   hdving  beei| 
anticipated  by  this  governmeiU)  ; 
and  the  Governor  had  the  pleasure, 
under  dat«  the  J^d  of  J^uiy,  to 
fomvard  to  the  Maj op  General  not 
merely  a  return  of  the  troops  in 
the   last-mentioned  station,     bat 
ynder   the  ti^o    divisions  of  the 
Company's     own   territories    of 
Bombay  and  of  Suratf  ^'nh  evtry 
detailed   information    which     h^ 
thought  could  prove  useful  to  tiic 
General,  whfli  was  on  this  occa-r 
sion   advised,    that    with    M«)or 
Walker  (the  Resident  at  the  mi r- 
bar  or  court  of  Baroda)  had  in* 
therto  rested  the  charge  of  aotbo* 
rizing  all  movements  of  the  Bri- 
tisb  subsidized  force  in  Guaerat, 
and  (as  directed  by  the  Siiprenoc 
Government,  under  date  the  12th 
of  September    1802)    **   the  de- 
fence of  ibe    Raj  all's  domitiioiis, 
the.  immediate  commanding  ofli- 
cer    being     Licntenant    Colonel 
Woodingion,  to  wboro,  however, 
this  Government  issued  no  orders 
as  to  the  movement  of  the  troops 
there,  but  through  the  Resident  :" 
a  system  and  observance    which 
had  produced  sundry  effects  very 
advantageous  in  that   quarter  to 
the  public  service.       -    * 

3.  it  was  next  explained  te^  the 
Hgnouratle   General    Wtidleblcy, 
.  that  the  military  at  Surat» -there- 
on, arc    dependent   the  district*- 
comprehended    in   that  part*   <Jf 
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nation  of  the  Attavcsy,  ]ietx>tbe 
•ouihirar<l  ^tf  tb«  Tapie©  rwr, 
"«iHid,  Vy  tb«  express  directions 
of  im  ExceHeoGf  this  Mtist  No^ 
hfe  the  Governor  Gctaeml  in 
CoufioiU  beta  fyiacod  tinder  the 
Cfuimandl-of  a  Uemeiuknt  ^«eriior, 
tM^  oiSce  w«6  rbenyiac  hi  cora« 
mi«Uii,  mmI  4i(90liarj^  ms  far  as 
rehk|e4  to  its  political  and  mili- 
tary #uncti<Nis  by  a  committee, 
cooiposed  of  the  acthsg  Lieotenaot 
Governor,  the  Juilge  of  the  city, 
and  of  the  tenior  military  officer 
▼k.  Ma^or^Oeaeral  Jones,  who 
ftlone  i^Med  aU  di  (ootions  to  the 
tfoope." 

4.  The  Honourable  General 
Wellestey  was  also  advised,  *'  that 
opders  had  now  been  transmitred 
to  the'  Cominittee  at  Snirat,  and 
tgain  to  tho  Resident  at  Baroda, 
to  communicate  with  him  on  the 
means  of  ensuring  the  couHuoa 
ilefiHioa  of  their  t^»pective  limits  ;** 
and  that  *'  it  had  been  r/speatedty 
enjoined  to  thera  to  atbrd  aid  to 
each  other  in  case  of  need^"     ^ 

5.  in  reply  to  the  communica* 
tion  above  abstracted,  the  Ho- 
iiourableGeneral  Wellesley  advised 
the  Governor,  in  a  letter  under 
^ate  the  2d,  and  which  reached 
Bombay  on  the  lOth  Ao^str  that 
**  the  whole  range  of  mountains) 
Extending  from  Songhur  (a  fron- 
tier fortress  appertaining  to  the 
Oajckwar  |i;overnment  in  the  At- 
•fevcsy)  to  its  southern  limits,  being 
in  possession  of  Bheels,  whose 
exertions  would  prevent  the  inva- 
sion of  any  party  of  marauding 
•liarse>  the  people  were  ttierefoi^ 
to  be  encoara^  and  attached  to 
oiftr  omame ;  and  the  gentlemen  of 
Sutat  Urged  to  keep  on  terms  with 
tii<5ni  7*^  ^  pfecavtion  was  accord- 
mfhr  ^ttjmned  to  the  Commitiee  at 


Snrat,    iti  the  manh^t  hctfafter 
RHvre  foWy  specified. 

6.  The  HonouraWe  Otfhenil 
next  observed  (differently  from 
the  purport  of  his  preceding  ctvm- 
municatioi^,  adverted  to  in  the  2d 
paragraph)  *'  that  thetroops*m 
the  districts  uiYder  Surat,  atid 
rixne  in  tbe  di^ricts  undw  Antfnd 
Rao  (the  Ooickwar  Rajah)  oti^t 
to  be  placcti  under  one  command*  ' 
ing  officer;  recommended  for  the 
station  Colonel  M  urray  of  the  fivh 
regimt-nt,  whose  head  quarters 
ought  to  be  at  Surat/'  and  that 
"  they  ought  aH  to  beKabte  to  ht 
moved  from  ono  distntrt  to  Afe 
other,  as  he  might  find  it  neees- 
sary/' 

7.  General  Wellesley  next  de- 
tails  the  proposed  strength  for  tb^ 
$everal  garrisons,  and  thinks  that 
••  th«  interior  revenue  doties  of 
the  country  should  be  discharged 
bySebundy(coUntry  railtfm)  raised 
by  the  Collectors  ;*'— which  has 
in  consequence  been  curried  int6 
eficct,  as  well  as  the  storing  thia 
several  foi^with  such  provisiotl^, 
&c.  as  the  General  deemed  neccs^ 
sary. 

8.  These  measures  were  all  ex- . 
pressly  limited  to  a  system  of  de- 
fensive operatfens,  General  Wel- 
lesley observing  that*'  those  ofan 
offensive  nature  would  require  dif- 
ferent measures,  and  more  exten- 
sive arrangement,  which  must  be 
ordered  at  the  time  when  these 
operations  are  in  contempla- 
tion." 

9.  Upon  thlsoceasion  General 
Wellesley  observed,  ihat  as  by  the 
erders  of  his  Excellency  the  Go- 
vernor General  of  the  9^h  of  July, 
"  the  troops  in  those  districts 
were  to  be  placed  under  his  or- 
ders;''  he  imagined  that  Major 
^eoiiral  Sones^  the  eommamhng 

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u^(«r  4t  Sttmtt-  would  return  to- 
Bombay  j  whera  ,Ge»cial  Jowj^ 
bas  hiuoe  accordingly  reniuinedt 
altiouj^  tbtf  tews  of  the  Most 
^fob^e  the  GoverBor  Cent^ral's  let- 
ter, OA  which  the  Jlonourable 
General  W«llesU'y  9  mtiiuutiou  Xo 
the  above  effect  is  founded,  do 
not  .extend  to  the  commaod  at 
Sttiut,  but  only  to  the  Guickwai^i 
poe»ie»i>ioos ;  in  like  manner  as  the 
Governor  of  Bombay  bad  already 
been  invited  toiexprPii^  his  opinion 
to  the  UonouvabJe  General  WeU 
]9»ky,  under  dato  Sth  AugiM,  in 
conticquencc  of  thvtofiicer's  disi- 
rifkg  to  bave  his  (the  .GoverjK)r'b) 
senftcof  the  extent  of  tba  command 
aligned  to  hire  by  the  Supreme 
i^i^rmment^  whose  instructions 
(af  hitherto  notiiied  from  ^iar- 
quia  Welletloy)  did  not  appear  to 
exteiul  to,  sever  the  military  go- 
veroflient  of  the  ancient  English 
factory  eiuI  settlement  of  Surat 
from  our  ordinary  jurisdiction,  as 
eftt^blished  by  Act  of  Pailiament ; 
.besides  which,  the  Honourable 
i^neral  Wdlesley  wju,  under  the 
da^  lost  cited,  advised,  that  '*  the 
CommittTO  of  Surat  had^  in  ib« 
view  of  giving  the  fullest  efiect  to 
^8  I:lxcellency's  iMtructions,of 
uniting  under  the  Honourable  Ge- 
nerals direction  all  liie  Ikiti&h 
forces  susceptible  of  being  ofl^cted 
by  the  expected  course  of  hostili^ 
ties,  been  instru^rted  to  conform  to 
wjialever  communications  he  (Ge- 
neral WeUesUy)  may  from  time 
to  time  tiii»k  fie  to  make  to  them/' 
'  10.  General  VVeUesleymdds  in 
.the  some  Ictteir,  that  **  Colonel 
Murray  ought  to  be  de&iretl  to  at- 
tend to  thie  rrquisitiom<if  the  ilfr 
sident  at  Baroda,  ami  ot  the  Ovil 
authority  at  S«rat»  as  far  as  ciF* 
comstances  wiil  permit,  hiai " 
ludiotfi  advnttitig  c£  dtiusr  jiaci* 


ticipaUiigin  th^  Iui4;tidii$  uf   tlift 

other.     .  :   .  . 

11.  Upon  this  cpmmtjnicaiitu^ 
from  Gtrnej^l  VVel^>lp>,  it  vas^ 
ob&erve4»  that  a^  it  appeared  t^, 
involve  points,  in  which  hiUjCoj^ 
struetion  of  Uie  ordters  from  h^jflt 
gal,  as^^eliasof  the  most jelfKet. 
dieui  manner  of  .acting  tbereoii^ 
diOered  from  ours,  pas^icuhir^Jli. 
what  way  esteemed  the  ver^  dan?, 
gcrous  expemmeat  of  separatiiig^ 
the  military  local  controui  from 
the  lU»sident  at  Daroda»  uhicb 
mi^ht  ri«k  the  subvei^iifU  of  ibe 
still  immature  ami  (mtire  cfpeci-' 
ally  under  the  recent  event  of  iha 
death  of  our  tirm  friei>d  the  Guickr 
war  l>Avan)  the  very  peculiar 
and  complicated,  though  far  fxom 
an  unpromising  system  thatliad 
been  raising  in-  that  cuutitry  dux* 
iug  the  last  two  years;  still  a^ 
not  only  tbe  military  but  p.ulitt-* 
cal  controui  and  directioatof  that 
territory  stands  e.vpressly  vested  I 
by  his  Excellency  Marquis  \Velt  I 
les  ey,  in  the  Hotiourabkc  Qeoeral  1 
\NVllesleyt  and  as  the  latter  Lafi» 
aUer  due  consideration  of  all  ihe 
explanation  afurded,  recommejidr  j 
ed  so  matemlly  another  Hue  ot 
conduct  from  the  purport.of  tba 
Governor  .of  JkJombay's.  >uj^gje^ 
tions,  it  becanu?  clearly  >M.tb  ip 
law  and  reason  ouc  duty  ta  ac- 
quiesce in  and  be  guided  by  tht 
Hotkou cable  Generai's^  prt>po^ 
tion :  .  to  the  efiect  of  wjiucb  pn^ 
viousjy  recordcil  sentimeJ^ta*  aft 
a4cpted  and  fully  concurfitd  .in 
1>V  our  Board  at  Urge,^.  ^ 
Governor  «ccordjngiy  aadressed 
a  le^^er  to  that  oihc«r  of^  tbe  1^ 
of  Ahj^u*  ,  qualifying!  hnuerav 
i^od.  Irom  niotives,.  of  d^i^^ji^ 
tofreuH^  tho  tef>q^.«^£  it^^b  ji^i^ 
|li«  .  noi^riery.^.^f  q^  ^venMhtX|M 


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)f ofioiirabTe  iSl^h^d'tf  pHn  i  tincis  > 
Witb  regard  to  4he  Honodmtble 
Ge/iml  tiini«&lf  it  was  itot  tnp- 
po^d,  that  HMrare  as  he  w«a  cyf  oOf 
previd^tis  sentiments,  he  coilhi  be 
mfsraken  in  the  traesehse  of  th6 
rfenly  in  ^liestion,  which,  after 
refMTmg  to  thcJ  details  entered 
into  in  the  GovefnuKs  previoiii 
cbmmunicatiY^n  of  the  2Sd  of  Jalyt 
as  pointing  to  the  immatQrity  iind 
Jefacatc  nature  of  our  yet  uncon- 
firmed situation  in  that  province, 
continued  to  comnaunicate,  that 
our  President  had  only  to  assure 
the  Honourable  General  of  the 
entire  acquiescence,  and  sincere 
aifd  ready  co-operation  of  this- 
Cttvernnient  in  the  alterations 
that,  under  the  controul  and  di- 
j*ection  with  which  he  stood  by 
the  highest  authority  fully  vested, 
he  (the  General)  had,  in  discharge 
of  the  duty  thence  incumbeut  on 
fiim,  seen  necessary  to  point  out 
the  expediency  6f ;  adding,  that  the 
appdintracnt  of  Colonel  Murray, 
whenever  his  ultimate  recommen- 
dation of  th^t  ofBcer  should  be 
i^cfeivedi  and  the  discontinuance 
0f  the  local  authority  exercised 
bV  the  Committee  at  Suratrand 
By 'tfa^  Resident  at  Bafoda,  might, 
it  was  presumed,  mo9t  conveniently 
hk  announced  at  the  same  period, 
a  suggestion  then  meant  as  an  ad* 
dlt)oii«(l  indicmton  ofehis  Govern- 
vtt'ent  feeling  itself  unable  to  ap- 
prove the  ptantbe  Qeneral  had 
propoeed' in  respect  to  the  entire 
iKpiifi^tfon  at  those  stations  #f  the 
toflit«ry'from  the  civil  aufhority, 
Involving  at  Surat  tire  indi9p«»nsa« 
lite  ahttuFh^ent  of  the  chief  fonc* 
tkin'of  the  Lieutenant  Oover* 
iiimhip,  as  estaMisiied  by  Lord 
N^^Miey  himself  in  the  year 
lSCK>.  Since,  otberwise,  there 
nr^oltl'tii^  beennooccosido  for 
tbc  Bofcd  l^  hare  desired  an/  fur- 


ther re^mmendation  ot  ColcH^t 
Murray,  but  thi^  woufayiave  pro** 
ceeded  at  once  to  a|f^h|[t  himr^ 
in  pursuance  of  kiat  part  of  the 
Honfoitrable    Grenepafs   ielter  of 
tife  2d    of  August,    ann<nmcinig: 
that  if  we  approved  of  the  *^Co^' 
loner  on  the  footing  of  'the  «x» 
tensite     and     eaclusivo    powers' 
proposed   to  be  vested    in  hiiti, 
''  he"  (the  Honourable  Goiieral)t 
*•  should  recoBunend  him/'  Such^' 
at  least,  was  our  iertairr  intert'^' 
tion  ;  and  if  the  terms  of  our  an*^' 
swer  should  be  deemed    by  our 
Superiors  insufficiently  explicit  to 
convey    with    adequate  decistow 
our  sentiments  as"  previcKiily  re^ 
corded,  a  consequence '  which  w» 
certainly  had  no  suspici&n  of  atf 
the  time,  some  allowance  may  bef 
made  in  favour  of  our  motifes^ 
which  feeling  the  extremely  4elr-* 
cate  ground  on  which   we  stood^ 
were  to  be  able  to  perform  our 
duty  without  if  possible  invoUingf 
ourselves  in  discussions  on  poititv 
on  uhich  our  prescribed  Hne  of 
condnct  by  the  Supreme  Govern^ 
ment  was  to   obey  :    meanwhila 
not  a  moment  was  lost  in  issuing 
orders  to  our  Military  Board, and 
to  all  our  other  dep«rtmcnt8,  ht 
forwarding  the  objects  of   Geoi 
Wellesley's  proposed  equipments 
not  only  for  the  army  in  Giuferat^ 
but  for  the  one  he  himself  imme<i 
diateiy  commanded    above    tbtf 
Ghautfy  that  has, ever  sincBittarri« 
val  atPoona«  don  ved  from  this  Pre<» 
sidency  ^tensive  supplies  inma* 
ney>  grain^  liquor^  pontoons,  and 
cattle,  kc.  which^  at  whatever  dis« 
trees  to  ourselves,  we  have  bad 
nothing  more  at  heart  than  to  fa* 
able  to  supply  to  the.  utmost  ex* 
tent  of  our  means  and  credits 

12.  Cobnel     Murray    having 

arrived  on  the  IStibt  of  Augost 

Irom  his  command  at  Poona^  ex<-> 

J  T  2  tremel/ 


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tk«t  of  fi  Mprit  ^ladiHg  Smt* 
WM  UtUe  Wifitd  witli  b«uig  i»^ 
fiwrned  that  Geoeml  WelktlevV  ol- 
tiiiMte  receoMMwUtiiMi  of  luMf 
bad  aol  yeft  haea  racehped  ;>  aad 
fcheo,  iu  wriucft  vQ^r  the  ftborc* 
WMidDnediUtt,  it  roMA«d  IKem^ 
hiy  0ft  the  ^d  •$  AngiHt,  ttill^ 
pinoe  It  amMTfdy  in«eii  la  pm 
scMrrov  and  diaaffMNataMsat^  to  ^s 
ibunded  on  tha  Haaotmble  G«« 
narat't  anppoiition  that  bit  plam 
kad  Ike  approktttien.  histead  of  tho 
^ciMlueqtiie§eefi£e  of  thltGovanv* 
aiaat,  it  bacame  necettary  (from 
lhaGeiMral'«fiiakiogtlutsu|>poted 
approbation  the  baiss  of  alt  pro* 
aoadiogt  witbout  referriag  to  tke 
coniroaling  powers  he  was  lasted 
wkh)  40  be-  M\y  expHcit,  and  to 
aater  more  at  Itr^e  and  without 
fesarva  into  our  indoceoieiitB  ibc 
being  of  a  difiereat  opinion,  and 
tbinkin§tbe  system  he  had  pro* 
Hased  a»  in  some  respeets  danger* 
9tts  and  ia  otbeM  unnecessary,  the 
funmr  in  leaving  it  la  the  discre- 
liaa  of  the  cuauaaoding  ofiicee 
bow  farbeshould  comply  withtiie 
rfi^AMsitions  from  tbe  Resident;  at 
Bairoda^aad  ia.leavtng  the  move* 
awents  of  our  sabsidiaed  ItArce  wiUi 
tbe  Qukiswar  altogethef  indepen^ 
dent  of  and  unconnected  with  tbe 
approbation  of  the  said  Resident^ 
wbo  was  hi  ibct  ^e  BriCsh  Miais^ 
ier  at  that  capilali  aad  th%}iatter 
aa  afruanacassafy  subwefsionsoi' 
tbasysteia  established  for  tba  ad*- 
minittratioo  of  S^irat,  aad  of  the 
iasanedtata  order  o(  the  SupBeiae 
So^ntnuiient ;  aad  iartber  also^ 
betaaaa  tbautiHty  did  not  «p|>ear 
o^diAtly^o  oompeasata  tbe  Xvt 
^oatfeMCBCetof  uiiiiiag  thebi^bcr« 
to  aeparato  comnaadf  of  Sumt 
^Ad^.^f  tba  6ttaerat<  ae  Jon^  ds 
<arooTdkigto  Qieaaral  W^Mey'a 
lpwivdeolmi|ioa)  -m  toaara  system 


far  ibf  fc«rthar  diK«Mlsi$9^«>diMi 
^naaal  haads  of  obiediai^  i^^m 
far  to  tbe  bit^  a|  JMgtb  tfpm 
aar  PfasUeai  uadat  dm9i|^:i{|4 
of  Angaatt  smA  partiaolaite  4a 
tbaC  pari  of  ii  wbicb  |caa^  o^lbt 
iiak  tkt^  adghr  bacaanecVBd:  aa4b 
tba  dapMidfttion  of  iba  fc4|fe  ^ 
Kasideat  m  tba  Darbi^c  yf  tbt 
Qtticbwar,  and  tba  caa^e^aiM 
poasibb  MUko  ia  tba  mm^im 
thai  were  the  a  ia  paogreai  oadff 
tbe  syat^am  that  had  beaar  sam- 
tionad  by  btf  Exceliaocy  ¥<|fh 
ipus  Wellesley^and  that  caatiliiM 
(aawa  ceacaived)  esaeiilMUy^f* 
^uisite  to  preserve  aad  improva 
aur  growing  ascendency^  apd-,|o 
protect  tbe  U^  pof ooiaij  terrir^ 
torialand  other  iateiasts  wbicb 
our  HonoarabW  Ea^loyera  b^ 
at  stake  in  tha  G«icbi«ur  doaiini* 
oas»  Addii^  ihata^f  m  OMap%« 
risoQ  wMb  tbe  tnaia  ol^ecw  tW 
two  olber  fitated  grouads  raspaa'^ 
ingSurat,  fce-  aierapoii^^irfi^ 
diffeieo«e»  ibey  .wAiutd  aipcocd^^ 
be  raadily  waTadj,.ai|d  tbla.Ooi 
varnmef^t  vkmiU  "  rf#<%  ,«a4 
^rdi^  C(Hoci4e  yitbi  the,  H^ 
ooarMile  CenerMw  |ba  wbpie  pS 
tbe  proposed  sfysteont.if  bt^,  '^ubl 
aiodify  tbafiaH;*  aa  aa.^'prawTf 
tba,  Bfscessary  ^oasaqueBM  o^  tbf 
Resident  aft  Haivde/'  .   '    / 

.13.  In  like  mMmh  ^  .^t>l 
respect  t^aU  tba  preccd^^g^^p^fl^ 
of  tbia  painful  opJTasMadth^ 
aoAbis  Kxceileney  t)|aMva|J^ 
bk  the.  fioveraor.  guwwni,  p^MK 
tuaUy  appriaed  of  o^  ^p«i4aqj^> 
ansyKOr  tp^bia  l^gndabip^  broHweilr 
o£  tbe  ,934  of  AagopA,  ^MMj^bsf 
m  tbe,,$aa»e  |i|qa  ibe/fin^^^at^^ 
giei  ^   ibift  tb>vfinu|MiMi.;4bM 

b%va  tby^  IpvigA^i^  ^ipU  b«M  1^ 
witAiagnwbrtlw^w^  #»e*<i^^ 
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itetahtMkMftey  of  the !29d  of  Jury 
««id  6tb  tfC  Atigtin,  bodi  whtdf 
iKerif  dlMdy  before  his  £^c«llen« 

8^  iteMtr^  Nobl«  tht  Oot^AOf 
eritml^  fn   CduttcJfl,  rhe  Prosi- 
^Mifs  l€ftt^r  of  the  l^th  of  Au- 
IM  oti^%t  to  bear  (t%  h  eertnin^ 
ly  Wiistmt  mcmit  to  impoft)  any 
Uttiei*  thari  H  full  officml  acquie»^ 
^flUie  6f' submission,  ^uch  as  the 
^dW^rttfir  poitert  of  the  Honour- 
ttW  MaiJ^r-Otfneral  hx  lh(^  pre- 
rtJses  re<)tiired  from  this  Adihinis- 
tMton,  whidi    had    apcordhigly 
Afequfesced,  on    siraifar  grounds, 
In  the  Honoutablc  Major  Oen«- 
HVi    comprehending  within   the 
lihiits  of  his  command  thefortrcss 
of  Sural,  notwithstanding  that  in 
<hri  Governor's  letter  of  the  8th, 
Ir^'had,  In  answer  to  a  <juestion 
hy  the  GcneriJ*,  put  a  different 
«binrti\ictton  as  to  the  terms  of  his 
fixce/fency  the  Moiit  Noble  the 
€dfernorGeBeril'«  iimrucrtoni  of 
Ae  526th  and  27*  of  June,  aod  ffth 
^TJufy ;  ^thc^iAmetime  that  this 
Oo^ernmenthad  of  itiowti  accord 
be^  df e«kdy  fom^ard  in  facilitat* 
ih^  afl  the  essential  oK^ts  of 
such  Coropreberision,  by  orddrin^ 
the  isitabli^hed  eitft  and  mlUtary 
adrnit^isendfion  there  to  consider 
lheid§blire$    subject    to  Geheral 
Wellesley's  orders,  and  to   ob<?y 
theth  m  M  itiilitary  points,  with- 
t)Mt  reserve  j  clrcumscances  which 
wdtlM,  H  was  hoped,  be  sufficient 
to  lieciti  it!t  true  light  the  si^ceuft 
d^fUhe  of  fhis  Government  to  co* 
ofi^raw  iti*  a!f  respects  M*ith  ih^ 
HowHiratifle  General  \VellesJey  to 
fiie  'tttmost  of  their  i^wer;  by 
cord?Atfy  cdinckiing  in  his'  pr(S- 
t>ei^tioh^2i§  fkr  as  might  be  con* 
Ji*rf«Vr  witfr  fheJr  judgment,  and 
<i<h'ei'^i^e*tty=4ach  a  fulhacquie^- 
wfttc?4iMd  sincere  co^J^eratlon  irt 
t^^iit  tl^XfaM, 'a\  th^^rjukt  «r 


the  service,  in  reftrence  'fa  thd 
pollers  vested  in  the-Gen^rdi,  re^ 
quire  in  cfwes  (which  can  M 
doubt  but  very  rarely  occur) 
where  it  may  not  be  in  their  povp- 
er  to  annex  their  approbatlott.* 

14.  Adverting,  however,  to  tie 
delay  that  might  ensue  befofl^ 
General  Welksley  could  take  ofl 
himself,  In  the  manner  proposed,* 
the  entire  responsibility  of  hH 
suggested  system  for  GuiefW,  thi# 
Government  availetl  itself  on  thd 
fourth  day  after  the  dispatch  of 
the  Governor's  fetter  to  him  bf 
the  23d,  to  authori/.c  the  dcpfar-^ 
ture  of  Colonel  Morray  to  StN 
rat,  to  which  effect  a  geneM 
order  was  published,  appointing 
the  Colonel,  at  the  recommcnda-* 
tion  of,  and  in  virtue  of  the  pow4 
ers  vested  in  the  Honourable' Ma^ 
joT-General  Welleslcy,to  the  local 
military  commatid  of  the  troops 
at  Surat,  in  the  Attavesy  dis^ 
tricts,  and  generally  throughout 
tht  province  of  Guzerat,  bndet 
such  instructions  as  be  might  re* 
^ive  from  the  Government  of  this 
Presidency,  of  from  (be  Honour* 
able  General  Welltsley,  in  pursa*  ^ 
ance  of  that  ofKcer's  pmtmmint 
command  from  his  Excellency  th« 
Most  Noble  tN  'Govemor-Uene# 

18.  Under  this  merely  pro^2<^ 
eiotml  arrangement,  the  movement 
of  the  troops  to  the  northward  of 
the  Nurbuddah  i^as  notto  drpend 
on  Colonel  Murr^^  utdess  Major 
Walker  should  desire  his  interpO" 
Sltion  In  view  to  an  invasion ;  and 
on  the  other  band,  dre  office  of 
the  Lieutenant  Governor  of  Surat, 
and  of  course  the  commission  for 
jexertiring  its  military  duties,were, 
Upon  the  Colonel's  arrival  there, 
to  ceasb  and  to  stand  aboHshed» 
as  beil^  eminsiy  ineompxtibia 
Wi  Af  the  system  proposed  by  the 
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HoTKMTablc  OeMntl  Welletley  iq 
|hs  letter  of  tb«  2d  of  the  same 
inomh, 

16.  In  a  farther  letter  from 
(seacral  Wellesiev*  under  date  the 
22d  of  August,  he  adverts  to  the 
tiecessity  ot  the  troops  in  Guse- 
lat  being  fii-st  directed  against 
Baroadi,  and  thereafter  against 
Chanipaneer  and  Scindia's  other 
posteuiotts  in  Guzerat,  and  to  be 
then  collected  and  ready  to  pro- 
peed ,  with  one  mouth's  provision 
•ikI  a  good  proportion  of  stores, 
10  ^11  at  once  with  their  whole 
j^ength  upon  the  strongest  ot  the 
parties  expected  to  invade  Guae- 
rat,  whenever  that  occurrence 
should  tuke  place.  The  parties 
here  referred  to  being,  IsC,  Hoi- 
kar,  as  the  supposed  ally  of  Scin- 
dia  a;id  the  Berar  Bajah  ;  and 
adly,  Canojee  and  Mulhar  Rao, 
cbiuftains  of  the  Guick war  family 
ju  rebellion  to  it*  and  who  were 
maraud ing  about  the  frontiers  with 
a  predatory  armed  force.  And  the 
.(lenerul  cuncl.udcs  this  letter  by 
expressing  his  hop««  jthat  oa  any 
other  plan  (such  a&  he  judged  to 
)»  preferred  by  the  He^iident  at 
BaiUida)  he  may  not  be  held  re- 
sponsible fur  the  conftequcnces, 

i  7.  I n  reply /o  this  communi- 
cation from  the  M^or-Generul, 
he  wasinfiirmed, \1n4cT  date  the 
iSSth  of  August,  **  that  with  res- 
pect to  hisplaus  of  operations, 
they  had  hitherto  been  subs^tanti- 
ally  and  wpuld  coDjtinue  to  be 
strictly  ii)Llo\ied  up,  as  he  might 
be  pleased  to  orde^,  in  virtue  of 
(he  powers  witd  which  he  had 
Wu  vesiedy  all  that  this  Govcrn- 
jtuent  desired,  bdug  tlie  common 
privilege  of  demur j-iug  to  give  cf- 
lect  to  plaus  proposed  to  be  con- 
nected with  th^L*  approhajLion, 
which  ihqy ;  jniight .  mjt  have  a  in 
j^hcir  power  to  ciLtiOKl  to  thfin^  if 


which  nmtvte  too)t  ihfKt  omq«t«« 
nity  to  saggest, ,  that  his  future 
commuoications  for  .cf^rryia&oii 
the  war   shou)d,  with  a  «rifw.  .to 
save  tiine«  be  made  aliogethef  in* 
dependent  of  that  copditioiiy  %vbei» 
this  Govemoient    wopld    cfatter- 
fully  hold  itself  responsibiiey  th«^ 
every  eftrct  depending    ou  tpeoi 
should  be  given  toward  their  141c- 
cessfiil  operation;"    and     ^^^ 
some  further  explanatory  remmrkf 
in   reference  to  the  UoooaiA^e 
Generars  strictures  on  certain io* 
terior  operations  that  had  heeo  by 
Alajor  Walker    (the  Residt»U  at 
Buroda)  proposed  (ot  our  troops 
before  the  event  of  the  war  wiiii 
the  Mahrattas  was .  decided^  this 
Government  further  tu>ticedU  that, 
''as  in  all  cases  there  must  be  one 
directing  power,  and  as  that  po^tf 
had  in  relation  to  Guserat  ))c£n 
vested  in  him  (theMigor-Geneta))| 
the  public  gopd  required  tba^  kp 
should  exercise  it  without  reier- 
ence  to  the  opinions  of  this  Gor 
Yemmeotf  wh)ch  in  this  depmn" 
ment  would    accordiiig^y  xemoio 
responsible    only    fur     zealously 
actiA£  up  to  all  the  communica- 
tions ^e  might  favour  thorn  with  ;"* 
and  that  in  the  tuterim  of  receiv- 
ing Uis  answer  tuthe  Governor's 
letter  of  the  23d  of  Augtist^  his 
letter  of  the  2d  would  cottatiinle 
the  general  rule   iov  the  conduct 
of  Colonel  l^iurray  at  bufvut,  aiid 
ofthe  Jlcsident  at  Baroda  in.  th« 
dominions  of  the  Guickwar. 

18.  That  answer*  be»rifig  .cUte 
^be  29 1  h  ofAugu^  was  accardii^ 
ly  received  early  in  September, 
the  Uonourahle  Geperal  Wellcsley 
observing  in  it,  ihat.it  was.npt  his 
iulention,  by  bis  plan  of  tl>e  Qdpf 
Auf^ist,  **  to  les^n  the-a|i»ibyrity 
of,: or  the  respecttdoA  toj(i%.Ae»i« 
dent,  at  Qatoda^  havity.(,^iaad«i- 
'0 ,  proposed,  th*:  ^Sovf*?*:,  M»v 

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Wns  at  tfaftt^momefitiiL  Orcein  n^ 
speet  to  t)#e  sobsklimry  fonce  ser« 
^ing-  with  til©  ' Nitdm/'  The  Ge- 
iterat  ifiiM  cfmilinues:  "  It  appear*' 
^'tb*$tif^  Mm  joor  It-tter  ofthe 
l^llht  that  ycHi  approved  of  that 
^Witi,  b»t  I  kam  by  your  letter  of 
Hi^'i?9d  thftC  you  dftap^ote  of  it, 
and  you  lay  itibpoti  my  reapDnsi- 
hiMy  ta  carry  itilito  eKecurton ;" 
upon  whidi  tho  General  obsenros, 
that  •**  ihe  measures  in  question 
being  of  ai  '  ganeral  nature,  and 
havinc;  b^en  rccommoiyded  ax  ap- 
plicable to  our  Nvilitary  situation 
in  th^  Attareay  and  Gujcerat,  and 
the  Goverrtor  of  Bombay,  who 
must  have  a  better  knowiddge  of 
the  circumstances  ofthose  districts, 
being  of  opinion  that  they  are  not, 
be  would  be  preHumptuoui  indeed 
if  he  were  to  persist  to  order  their 
adoption  :  besides  which,  thecem- 
munication  between  him  and  the 
troops  in  those  province*  was  ne- 
cessarily very  long,  ami  circum* 
iirances  might  ren^r it  longer,  or 
prevent  it  altogether:  he  therefor* 
requested  that  the  military  au- 
thorities in  question  might  be  de* 
sired  to  act  for  the  public  service 
«v!thout  any  rtfereuce  to  him  ; 
subjoining  however,  that  in  case 
the  dfcuitistances  of  the  war 
9bt>uy  hereafter  enable  him  to  ap- 
prottCb  nearinr  those  provinces,  he 

'  woirt-d  apprize  the  authorities 
there  of  the  manner  in  which  be 
might  be  of  'opinion  they  could 
ce-«perate  with  him  in  fbcwarJ- 
tng  the  public  service.'* 

]  9^  Upon  the  recei]»t  of  this  an- 
4nKt*r,Gov<et'nmentadvised  the  olh^ 
Cers  hi  command  in  Guxerat  of  its 
^mrport,  end  required  thttm  tu  be 
Hcc»>tdlngly  obedient  tiJ  the  in- 
Vtriictioiwt  fronv  this  Governnyent, 

•'**>e5tceptiiig  in  as  far- as  othem  of 
M  dtt&TeiH  tcatfeiutyiiiigbt:  ut  ^ny ' 


period  of  the  war  reach  them  lirom 
tbellofiourable  General  WelleSleyi 
hi  which  case,  that  officer  was^cif 
course  to  have  the  preference  in 
virtue  of  die  Controal  vested  it 
him." 

•  «0.  On  the  5tk  of  Septefi»bef' 
the  Governor  in  Council  proceeded' 
to  take  into  ikriher  consideratitfA 
the  situation  in  whkrk  they  were' 
placed  by  the  Honourable  Gen.'* 
Wellesley  declining  lo  acton  the 
poti'ers  with  w4Heh  his  Excellieucy 
Marquis  Wellesley  bed  vested  biio-. 
On  this  occasion  it  was  i(in  refe- 
rence to  the  Honourable  General's 
dvclaratiou  in  flavour  of  keeping 
up  tho  powers  and  respect  due  to 
the  office  of  the  Resident  ia  Bono- 
da)  oh8»rv*ed,  as  a  cetttrary  efltcf 
mast  nevertheless  have  been  ne- 
cessarily induced'  by  the  plan  of 
the  2d  of  August,  when  it  is  cofi- 
sideffd  that  besides  the  ordinary 
privilege  *'  of  inquisitions  to  the 
Biilitary  ofiieefis  in  command  at 
generally  incident  to  aH  civil  of- 
iicers, Me  stathms  and prtstB  tithe 
permanently  ocatpiedby  the  several 
corps  of  the  subsidized  -force  were, 
as  well  as  their  consequent  relief's 
nequimd  by  the  original  in$truction0 
of  the  7th  Sunt  I  SOf ,  to  take  place  • 
cither  by  the  Resident's  desire,  or 
under  his  approbmtion  ;"  and  with 
respect  to  the  ilonourable  Gen^l 
Wetlesley's  plan  being  the  samees 
MOW  in  force  at  Hydrabad,  the  Go- 
vernment i>f  Bombay's  information 
bad  led  them  to  the  different  coin 
elusions,  that  the  British  forces  at 
ihe  capital  of  Hydra  bad  wem  sub- 
ject to  the  onlers,  «r  at  leust  lo  the 
instructidns  of  the  Rf^dent ,  except 
iff  poinu  of  a  military  practtcat 
detail/'  a^is  well  known  yet  to  be 
the  case,  insomuch,  thac  tirhen 
cantoned  at  their  ordimir{f  statkm 
at  4he  capital  of  Hydnabwl,  not 


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t^\hCi  of  the  MOuidifod  Sktc*  or 
«^  any  troupe  kerviog  ibeise  io  their 
bie<i«C  ^a|0  kavei(  without   Mt^of 
l^rkpatckk  the  R^siciont'ii  txprtm 
i^ihurity.    But   svp|MiftQ||    that 
our  couciu:»irns  had  on  this  subject 
lii:«n  ercoiicous,  the  |H>litical  pve* 
dicanuuu  iu  which  th«  Houoom- 
bl«  Couj^Miay  suuid   with  respect 
tx>the  tiMogovenNneotiofthe  Nt« 
lAiu  «iui  ol'  the  Qukkwar  are  so 
(iiffercntf  that  the  He>i4iciit  at  the 
cue  posfe^it^  (wffre  tluu  really 
so)  ivi  milua^  autlftority«  wouhi 
nuit  i>y  pftriiy  uf  peaooaiiig,  co<t- 
ffjtfUUcaoy  applicable  :i*ule  ofgui- 
dATH^eXi^r    ttio  4|ifaor;    w«eet  as 
thcu  «e«MMrie4    on  out  jrecoeds* 
'.^  the,  territory  of  the  Ni2;,aiB  is 
a^u^tileii  ciominido*  wherein  we 
nifMba4r.4>ok«e)«  tM-citones^  nor  do 
ytc  ii)U»riJcic  i/ithc  iDtcrjor  detaila 
ot.thc.  luiiaHiistratioii  of.  ita  gp* 
y«uri>|i}f}^t  j,  wht^rji^M  the  Guickwar 
vj^jtc,  h^viiig  iitf  ^  present  uaiive 
li^qi*    .a  CUieftairiQi  of   avowedly 
\^k  inU'iWcta^  i)^.  olhtfrwise  aiill 
.  liaUlii  t(^  bi*coovuWii  by  theffiVct 
of  its  civil  Cii*it«otions«  and  the 
competitio^t>  oi&uHie  of  (ht  present 
•  Sovcrciftu'a  own  (imily  to  usurp 
vpo4)  his  amhurity,  u  bkh  he  and 
.  bu  tDii)t»tir5  could  not  probably 
1q;i^  rft^t>t  thu  con^queaces    of 
but  toroflr  ^iif^pm  t«  that  mll^t  un« 
lier.  tl>c)ucai  cȣCMiici^tafic^  in  tlrat 
4^rter,be,exteudedtoaU  the  ope* 
rations  of  1^  g(M'eniment«]iuidins;» 
lis  wij  al»o  (Uk,  the  tmiHediatecha]*ge 
of  the  Guickwar  Chk^ftain's  own 
^ard«  and  dividing  with  his  t)x>ops 
tha^arrisoiiof  his  capitial;  at  the 
sam^e  ti4A«  thai  w<:  oursei\es  pos- 
sess ia  the  ce^itre  of  his  coQotry, 
Sf^virrai  Jai^   tracts  of  tenitoty, 
the^t^eit  aiid  tranq^iiiiiiyof  wliich 
d^rpe mi  alk)gether  mi  the  judiciotis 
l^^tertiofi.  of  ouJT  QW4)  fari:tf,-]aa4lilist 
iu  no  small  degree  that  of  the  pi)tn* 
.(ff^N^Ji  in  ^cuexalr  on,  the  respect 


Aaeacohe  is  ibtrdby:  «Mbled  »• 
luefft  (ar  jbe  c<neniMngeiidi'* 

21*  Under  thcmciaewmntiwi 
tbiGovemor  of  Bm»ba|piatititows 
]y  availed  himsetfoCtbetaeigidegf  I 
preeenoe  kera  of  Mi^or  Makato* 
lateprtvale  Seerelftiy,   aod  atiU 
known  lo  be  entitetj^  iia  tlM  tmmk 
dcnceof  hia  fijtceUencjr  tha  €•« 
veraorGeneraU  to  totdm'^mik.^im 
oa  the  siAbiieat ;  in  |ii«es«MM»  'eif 
which^  %^  oi'mmttr^mi^tmmw^mn 
the  6tk  of  Septtasber  perp«<cd 
ior  Calaaei  M-yrwy^  dia^ieddsirf^ 
ly  by  the  Major  kimaaU^aadrMlb 
his  full  ooncarreace  aa  to  iha  feet 
add*! ions  or  modificaliaaa   made 
therein  by  ihe  GtHteraur. 
02.  Colonel  Mtirf^t 
by  a^isocl,  that    this  or4«r«   ke 
might  roceii-e  iroia.  Uwi  Gairenw 
mciii  wotdd  be  cbi«dy  fcgnlaAed 
by  the  nature  of  the  oooMMiaM* 
lions  that  might,  he  leMi^diinwi 
the  HoaoufaMaGemwsJI  WeMaj» 
to  who»  lUo  Colonel  laas-nqoiTcd 
to  tBakohis  retuaw^  aad  lo  BefpaTt 
aU  hiapnooeerhn^         n 

S3  .The  CokHielwaaMxttniiciirt* 
ad  to  Uep  his  ljtro»c»dle«tfe«ktoie&« 
able  hinv  either  torcprV  iniraaio»,or 
to  advance  agaastt  the  fosseisaiotia 
of  Sciodia,  .if  such  ao  opemtion 
should  e>ientitiilly>  be  judsped  pta- 
dent  or  nec^Mary,  la  ihia  Tiew 
he  was^  after  leaviag  the  gamaoos 
ordered  by  Ucneral  Wedtsiejr  for 
Surat*  ^c,.co  move,  with  .ys-^- 
posabk  force  lo  the  nacthivajti  of 
tbe  Nurbodibh,  wherelie  w^add 
bejoinedby  the  subsidiary  Ibice 
serv'iiig  with  the  Gjuickwar^ -Vnd 
cominaaded  by^  Colonel  Woody»g« 
ton  iinrefervnoe  tovrhich  ic^aras 
ebaer¥e<li  that  ^'  the  Bou»e  of  tiia 
political  oajmection  uiithjhat'  fo- 
.Tornmaat^  joined  to  theoharaceer 
^f  tt»  Hajahi  and  the  iwoeol  diNth 
ofiUgoba  tkeXjidchv&rsiiiMer, 

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jb^^CokNiel  «fcoUM  ailtend  M  IAm 
ia  toipoMier  fBRtb  thfe  lecfuist^oiis 

which  but  miorrcmvitb  thtf  iniB- 
tivy*  prmc^piw  MComtyenckil  byt 
CbioboMi  Wtti«9*py  M  tiie  toiliterf 
«peimtioi|S  in  OVsiiHati  and  wkh 
wbom^MNMildrtattD  ex|>)tTn  tov 
AndtmJMy  fka^k  AiMmd  ilfto  and 
k»  MiiiiMry,  tt<i>  the  neceBtiiiy  of 
•lieBtiteidtsed  lore«>lwinf  oeclupied 
Ibr  iL  thno   tiHMLfds  tbs  gciwril 

£«.  It   wa»   pDo^ttltd  /'dat 
•LteuieQAat-^oncl    Woodiftgron 
•kauld   ba    coMdved  aa  o^ai^ 
adttudifigliaaKibtidMryforca*;  and 
tWogb    ttrktly  ted  <n«tlusivcly 
Ofidarbia  (Coloot^  Murray^  ot^ 
dtra  aad  diracfions  on  aM  ibt  wi- 
libiiypoiMs  duiing   the  ppe»nt 
vrnti  tbeLiaQtanantColoiM»l  would 
neietrtilekn  cofUtnue  to  Mgatata 
tta  intemal  dataiU,  and  to  corrai^ 
'  pindy  a»  baretofore,  ttitb  ctl^  Fo^ 
iitical  Resident,  on  all  points  b«M»- 
inga-r«feMiicettveteK  and  w^icK 
liiigb«  he  nacaiaary  for  die  infop- 
«UKnNi    or    rogalatiAm    of    tAie 
Guickwar  goi»enMn«ixt, 
^    525v   Tbe    iastfuctiom     (tlitis 
framed  by  thej^Miit  doHbovaiions 
<if  Mffjor  Makolm  and  the>  Go- 
vernor) proceeded  to  st«te,  ^  That 
Iheitatore  of  o«r  political  interest 
«t  Barddft  required  that  whatever 
emofift  mttthrbe  left  there  skould 
ba^faced  in  the  sanrm  relation  to 
*tfoe  Political     lUsident    (Kfajor 
:Walker)  aa  the  sub«idiapy  force 
hmd   k^rhert^  €tood ;  the    senior 
officer  toft  at  thHt  cnpital  most  be 
<Hrcei*idfO  comply  w»ih'th#t«q*ii- 
»itiohi,  an<i  to^  fttteti«t  to   the  in' 
'^tructtoiia  hfe  may  r^ccivo  ftom 
alM  Rasvfh^nt  \  ftrtd  the  oUcOr  vest- 
isd  watiK^ha  pixisonc  o^vMMUiid  of 


both  Aiiftloiw  of^  fifntef|R  S  re* 
ffQiTti^td  conminnicdtcS*  on  all 
9«b9«ctatllar rotate  to-  tSte  df^po^ 
skkiR  or  nttiiovat  of  the  &^oops  ai^ 
that  piacv,  Ihrott^  the  chaaaiA 
«IM^jorWaik^V»fd  r^'^giHSat 
utBoiktn  to<  any  suggestions  ho 
aiay  offer  0>pon^  thAt  )m^kti  7 
rules  retideted-  fndSspewisaMe^  Hik 
tnora  fftiwi  the  nfrttireof  bur  eoii^ 
necti^oo  tlmn  from  the  BersoniA 
chamcttf  of'  somo  of  tne'  chief 
parties  al  tl^  Oovemnwn^  and 
a: departure  trom  which  r^rght  lit* 
valv«  t^enwMrsteonse^pieiiees.^  ' 

2$i  rt'waalilt«wisaadded;'**fhat 
aity  pauses  or  small  detacbfdients 
of  taoopa^mplbyed^  near  B^ro^» 
fir  iw  theterrilorios'  of  the  Quick* 
liar  sttita^sach  satke  guard  of  the 
Rbtidaiil,  guahte  ismr  fiAsorittt 
of  state)  or  guards  aiding  the 
GvlcLwar  ntxips  hi  the  maiate- 
nance  or  ostahllshHient  of  internal 
iraaquiHity,  or  any  otherrs  ukrhich 
ave  indispensahfo  ^  these  parpo<* 
aes^  as  they  cannot  be  aceotnrted 
nnioag  the  ndmber  of  dlspcosMa 
tiK>ops  for  asMce  in  lihe  /leld^ 
fihoaid  stand  in  the  same  pr edica* 
ment  t^specting  the  authdrity  of 
the  Petkicai  Resident  as  the  gar- 
rison of  Bliroda  ;  at  the  same  time 
that  an  anention  to  the  leading 
prihdple  of  hafving  as  many  mem 
-ifi  the  field  as  possible  pointed  out 
■ttie  necessity  of  making  every 
practkable  redtietio^  of  the  num- 
ber of  the  troops  employed  in  sucR 
parties-Hnd  detachments.'* 

!27.ColoMcl  Mnirray  was  inform- 
ed, that  Major  Walked  would 
be  instfttcted  •^  to  endeavOuf  to 
obtain  tlie  services  of  Ir  well  paid 
and:  well  appblnted  torps  ofT?hic|p- 
wtfT  ca^lry  to  aceoiripany  the 
British  troopst  and-  to  act  %ftder 
hirordws  iu  the  dutiifes  of  thWahu 
paign."^  >.       '    I 

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the  6th  6f  September,  m  t:tfy  of 
tlies^  iastn^tions  to  tiie  Honour* 
Me  M«^r-General  \V«dleil«y,  rx- 
preSBing  at  the  «mii€  time  bk  trasi 
*•  that  the  ni4e«  prescribed  therein 
for  the  conduct  of  the  Polittctl 
•ftd  Mititaiy  'IV^encies  in  th«t 
Province  might  appear  to  the  Ho* 
ftourable  G^ral  to  ^kta  in  the 
kandft'o^ Colonel  Murray  a  sufitct* 
^ney  of  miUtary  power^  whilst  the 
de^ee  of  reservation  made  in  fa« 
vour  ofthe  authority  of  the  Re* 
•Ident  at  Baroda  «ight  the  better 
enable  Major  Walker  to  beas- 
fisting  to  Colonel  Murray,  in  ef^ 
lecting  such  points  with  the  Gutck- 
1/var  government*  or  othejrwi^e,  as 
the  Colonel  might  deem  to  be 
l^motive  of  the  pubUc  ser- 
wioe/' 

Jl9u  On  tkih  footittgi  the  Gover- 
mor  hoped  ''  the  Honourable  Ge* 
ne/ul  would  continiie  his  watchful 
fuperintendence  over  the  ai&irs 
pf  both  dtviiflons  pf  Guaerat,  to 
the  full  extent  of  the  orders-of  his 
Excellency  the  Mout  Noble  the 
Governor  General,  which  the  in- 
termediate liii»tructJons  of  this  Go- 
vernme«t  could  never  counta*acty 
4>r  render  in  any  degree  unavailing, 
as  both  Colonel  Murray  and  Ma-^ 
jor  Walk^  were  fully  aware  that 
tj^e  Honourable  Gencrars  direc* 
tions  were  in  all  pointHto  be  prefer^ 
rod  to  tbofe  of  the  Bombay  Go- 
irernment  in  the  event  of  there 
happening  to  beany  difierence be* 
jtween  them,  which,  under  the  sin- 
cere desire  the  ^^overnsment  of 
3ombay  entertained  to  co*operato 
tvith  tl^c  Uunourable  XJrenej-al  for 
.the  !JU<S:CS8  of  the  war  in  which  we 
wei^  engaged,  thei^e  coqld  ^tt  was 
jMidod)'  probably  oCcur  but  very 
f  4t  instances  of."  And  in  irans. 
fnitling,  under  the  same  ^irtc, 
ittOtfhet'Coj^y  of  the  tiwtfuctjons 


for  the  guidance  of  Cotoncl  'Murif 
my  to  his  Excellency'  tjhe  ftlost 
Nobb  the  Governor  Genetd  v^ 
Council,  his  Excellency  was  aj^ 
prised  of  their  having  thd  talk 
concMrrence  of  his  confitoit&i 
officer  Major  Matcjolm  ;  ini 
the  Kke  sendments  were  e^pressecl 
a^  to  his  brother  the  Genecal,  (^ 
''  oar  hope  that  the  tenor  of  them 
would  evince  the  sincere  and  an2^* 
ious  desire  of  this  Government  to 
eo-operate  with  cordiality  and  et 
feet  in  the  important  transactions 
of  the  war  in  which  the  British 
Government  was  engaged." 

90;  In  acknowl^gment  of  t^^ 
letter  thus  addressed,  with  the 
IDS trttettons  in  question,  the  Ho- 
nourable G^eral  WeHeslcy  ob- 
served in  his  letter  to  the  Gover« 
nor  of  Bombay,  of  the  l^th  of 
September,  that  **  It  appeared  to 
him  (the  General)  tkiU  tke»t  ta- 
§trvctiott9  provide  for  evenf  thing f' 
expressly  admitting  that  **  Colo- 
nel Murray  will  be  entrusted  with 
Miificient  military  authority  to 
enable  him  to  conduct  the  miii* 
tary  duties  in  the  territories  which 
he  will  have  to  defend,  and  the 
Aesidcnt  at  Baroda  will  contioue 
to  exercise  as  much  military  ao- 
tbority  as  is  necessary  under  pre- 
sent circumstances,  and  as  witt 
ensure  the  continuance  of  the 
respect  of  the  natives  for  the 
person  filling  his  office."-^**  I 
shall  (continues'  the  Honointble 
General)  be  happy  to  contnbvte 
ei'cry  thing  in  my  power  to  for- 
ward this  system  ;  and  I  wiH  cor- 
res|jond  constantly  with  Cofowl 
Mcrrray,  and  suggest  to  hiitfwhat- 
ever  may  occur  to  me  for  the  pi(it>- 
lic  benefit.  At  thisdlMartce  ixv^ 
the  Colonel,  however,  I  catwioi 
take  upon  me  to  do  f^ore'thsn 
give  hinpi  agHicral  outline ;  ithdl 
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iitfs^  August,  and  otbcrs  of  more 
>*cccnt  (lute  to  you." 

31.  Oa  the  system  thus  modi- 
fied, between  the  governmeut  of 
£o;n()ay  and  Major  Malcolm,  on 
pehalf  (as  was  clearly  understood 
|iere}'of  bis  Excel Icncy  the  Most 
iCoblij.  the  GoverjiOT  Oeneral,  and 
iof  vehich  his  brother,  the  Honour 
^ble  Qeuera.l   Wcllc^ley,  sp  /ujly, 
%o  formally,  and  so  v\n reservedly 
did  thereon  declare  his  entire  apr 
jprobatioD,  bas  CoJonei    l^urray 
sincq  continued  jto  act. 
^   31.  That  ofliqer  entered  on  hU 
command  at  ^Mrai  o.u  .the  ,2d  of 
September,  and  IcavingLieuteoant 
Colonel   Andcrso|)   to  command 
under  him  to  the   southward   of 
the  Nurbuddah,  he  himself  cross- 
ed tbat/ive/   to   Canoach,  which 
}]ad  been  taken  on  Xhe  j29th  Ai^- 
gusl,  as  was  Ppwagbur  on  jjthe^7tb 
tbllpwing,  by  the  British  subsidi- 
zed ibrcQ  serving  with  t^e  Guick- 
war,  under  the  x^omjQiand  of  l^eg.* 
^enant-Colon^l  Woodington. 

33.  On  the  24;th  oH  8«;pt^nail^r 
Colonel    Murray,    writing    iroa^ 
Baroda,  the  Q^pital  of  the  Quick* 
^ar  dorainioiis,  i^d^iscd  General 
]^'icol)^  .the  coinmanding  officer 
of  the  forces  under  the  Bom  Day 
presidency,  that  "  hi?   saw  every 
difficulty  to  form  a  corps  Qt'  sutli- 
cient  stiength  to  excciitu  the  im- 
portant service  puiuieU  out  in  l^i» 
ipswuctioas  of  the  Gih  of  Seplein- 
Ijer;*'  .explaining  that   the  coi^s 
wertjip  general  very   sickly,  and 
that  hp^  i}id  not  ex})ect  to  be  able 
io  coJl^c^  a  corps  of  above  fifteen 
.  or,  sixfeen  hundred  men,  an  ex- 
pecjtaxion  that   whs  corroborated 
W  tbo  Cojuncl's  finding  himself 
obtgcd. , (as  . report^  1   to   General 
Kico|lsFTruni  hi;*  camp  )^t  Baroju, 
Uifdcv,,^,^te,  the  ,4^H.  ()ctuber)  to 
.fipf^db'avk    the  CSth   r'cdmenl  to 
Jarod*  ou  account    ol   its  un- 
^[caUby  stale^  rciaming  only  one 


bundled  of  the  psen  Di^»4t;  <m 
this  occasion  the  Colonel  notice* 
that  he  should  ha^e»fio  noiie 
tjhan  five  hundred  of  the  Guiot> 
war  cavalry,  and  that  with  S9 
small  a  force  the  plan  (tgtill  ev<Ri* 
tual  as  General  Welleliey'4  in* 
frtructions  had  prMCfibed)  of  %% 
invasion  of  Scindia's  lerritorie^i 
would^  he  ieared^heimplBCUeabie*- 
*'  1  o  defend  the  frontiers  i$  (th* 
Colonel  adds)  ^\i  I  c«j|  expeas 
and  I  am  410c  sanguine  tW  ia  ; 
this  I  shall  succAed.  l.fear,  Sij« 
to  e^k  fof  a  rfti^iforcev^ent  itom 
Bombay  will  be  u«<illfesK»  «mh 
less  circumstances  wiU  %dwt  4t 
ba,ttaiioQ  being  drAwa  ii^m 
Qoa." 

34.  0(1  the  9th  o|  Octoter 
Colonel  Murray  mdvanead  C* 
Godra,  a  possession  of  Scinditt  ta 
Ouzerat,  of  which  he  took  pos- 
session without  opposition.  Oft 
this  occasion  he  notices  that  ia 
ythe  course  of  a  month  be  may  ba 
able  to  bring  up  the  &Sth  regi« 
i^nty  and  the  r.ecovercd  Sepoys « 
but  even  with  these  he  does  00ft 
consider  ,t^at  his  hrce  will  be 
adequs^e.  On ,  the  1 2\h  of  Octa*> 
l^r  CqIoqcI  Murray  announoes  fail 
being  still  at  Godjra,  Mid  viewing 
It  as  ihe  <b<^st  defensiv.c  position 
^g4ii\i^t  ^ny  attempt  'either  by 
Scindja.  ^olk^r,  or  Caaojee^  /t«» 
invade  Quzeri^t. 

36.  Uud^r  date  the24tli  of  Oc« 
tober,  the  li(^noura^).)e  General 
yVelle^ley  advised  i\(arquis  Wcl* 
Ijjsley  that,  "  by  repoy**  which  he 
had  rcceiv'ed  Irom  Ooioiiei  Mar* 
ray,  that  oHicer  was  likely  to  he 
at  Godra  about  the  ^tK  instW* 
which  place. was  on  tiie  road  pc* 
an«l  about  onehundred  jinilesfr^mi 
Ougein ;  biu  as  the  corps  in  tba^ 
part(»f  Ii^iia  were  inpompleld;^  in 
number's,  and  the  troops  remark- 
ably uahealtby*.  he  (tjie  General) 
icared     that    Colonfl    Murray's^ 

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36.  Qn  tb«  2M\k  of  October, 
ti^B.^MilNiy  Go««rmiMnfit  Mused 
i^  ^  be  Minified  to  Colonel  llur* 
wy,  that,  in  view  to  tbe  sickly 
3l«t9  of  tikt  65tU  reg^mcot^  and 
ocmsNJerinf  it  tB  etuientUil  tkat  the 
<^44uf)ol  «bovld  have  with  himself 
in  the  £ttl4  en  eAxitve  corps  of 
lluroptaa  infantry,  we  therefore 
lecoHUDen^ed,  in  conformity  also 
tjfialH' tteu^mentA  of  Major  Mai- 
oolnw^  that  tl)e  CoUnel  should 
anaibe  sucl^  a  disposition  of  the 
oftk^rs  and  meuof  the6l$t,6*dth, 
73th,  and  SHth  regiments  under 
bis  QumnH^ad,  and  of  those  sta* 
ti^med  at  Suratt  Baroach,  and 
other  posUy  as  might  enable  him 
ta  collect  for  active  service  the 
iiillest  pro[>ortioii  of  healthy  e(H* 
cien^  troopa*  leaviag  those  not  so 
muck  so  in  tbe  different  garrt- 

37*  In  the  interim  of  receiving 
that  instruction,  Colonel  Murray 
«dvis^  Oeneial  Nicolla,  under 
date  the  %GA  of  October,  (hat  he 
had  moved  lus  camp  to  the  banks 
«f  the  Myhie  river,  and  that  hard* 
ly  a  man  ofbis  army  bad  escaped 
<he  fever  then  raging* 

as.  On  the  6tli  of  November 
the  Colonel  complains  i^om  his 
then  carnp  at  Barcouu,  of  delay 
on  the  part  9f  the  force  destined 
by  the  Guiokwar  government  to 
co«operate.wjth  him  in  the  attack 
OQ  Canojee,  who  is  mentioned  to 
be  at  GQlliacottee,abaut  Q7  miles 
ofl^gnd  whitber  it  was  the  Colo- 
nel s  iutentioi)  to  march  to  attack 
him«  if  only  a  small  part  of  the 
<iuick\yar  cavalry  came  up ;  as 
by  iih  (the  Colonel's)  report  of 
tlvf  immediately  subsequent  date, 
It  apjwnics  they  had  accordingly 
done  in  the  course  of  the  flay  pro- 
retUng»  wlicreupon  tl»c  Colonel 
K-U;{ule^'to  hAve  advanced  withia 


a  kwcoK  of  CknojeeVposif}<ilii 
but  moeivedf  afitet  the  imtu  ^f% 
struck,  the  inteUiaeDce  ibat'lsii 
bad  quitted  bit  nodfi'^dtmkmtd 
post  at  Galltacottee,  an^  ivetliM 
to  Ssgwara;  wheoce  ii#  it  pli 
(the  Colonel  observed)  eel4«Dtty 
bis  intention  to  avoid  aa^^gbfjeP 
mcnt,  the  allied  force  wookllbtto^ 
him  no  fiirther  at  that  perieii,;lcgt 
be  sbonhi  by  advancing  infritt^ 
the  neutrality  with  Uollwr,  whcMtf 
motions  neartbat  frontier  apptSifu. 
ed  however  to  the  Colonel  totitf 
so  suspicious  that  he  bad  ordered 
up  a  reinforcement  of  European^ 
from  the  garrisons  of  Surat  ind 
Parneira ;  of  all  whlcb  this  go^ 
vernment  expressed  its  approbi^ 
tien  ;  and  having  also  pret^oiK^ 
acceded  to  the  Colonels  proposM" 
to  be  allowed  to  raise  aa  indefiiiil^ 
corps  of  native  Cavalry  oit  tto 
Company's  own  accottnt,  he  wroCtt' 
under  date  the  Idth  of  Novembert 
(rota  his  camp  at  t.ooAw£ars,  that 
his  licence  would  soon  laakehm 
indepeodeot  of  the  Ovtckwar  ffi* 
Ternment,  aoBooDCfng  ai  thesavM 
tinse  his  intention  to  enter  MahMi 
by  tbe  route  of  Dofatid  an  tiio 
arrival  of  aoroe  o^  the  expected  - 
reinforcetaeots,  wfaidh  bonotioesi- 
that  the  desertion  of  tbe  Gasfck^ 
war's  troops  bad  rendered  atOBt^ 
sary.  TbM^repilted  deaertkni  i^' 
however,  in  tbe  proper  nand  orJi*' 
nary  2«et3seof  tbat  tettn,  very  s;tre^* 
nuously  denied  by  Kakaje«^  Ab^ 
Guickwar  eonunander,  wli»  con^: 
fidently  affirms  iti  hia:  defeuM^^ 
(accoinpa^nyios  Major  Walker's) 
letter  of  tbe  ii)tk  Noi«Qiber>cb&l^' 
he  was  ready  and  w»Hiag»  fat  lliitt 
in  consequeacf)  of  CoIoqcI  :^iik<<^ 
ray's  delersbmiag,  very  ^ucb  tb 
his  (Kak^'ti)  dtsaj^idintibeat,.^ 
oa  ibe7th,  t4i  ad»a^  .nfrJartber 
ag^nst  .Qanojee-,  tbtf:€hnck«Biri 
ca^lry  w^h  h^djeikiedr4iidsr> 
tlxi»  luUivAcftOHaand  grooeeded: 
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taHf^rinlSAet  in  .the  other -duties 
of  ike  coIlecii<m9>aiid  for  the  de* 
fmfioe  of  the  country  from  inva* 
$100  bf  C&ui)^  on  that  exp<i6ed 
fiAe  of  il;  and  it  is  noticed  by 
Mi^or  Walker,  in  bis  letter  of 
&f  Uth  of  December,  that  '*  in 
tkififisUince  Kakajee  appears  to 
l^ivtQ  «cted  4brtunately,  so  as  to 
IM0^  events,  tor  under  the  5d  in- 
fl|§nt  Colonel  Murray  had  inform- 
eA  the  Mfljorthat  he  had  lost  sight 
of  Ki^k^ee,  hut  it  was  necessary 
^bftt  he  should  remain  in  the 
Sdor>  or  adjoiuing  Morassa  Fur- 
gmnah,  for  some  time/' 
,  dp.HecurriDg  to  the  corros* 
pond^nce  of  Colonel  Murray,  that 
o^icer  proceeds,  in  the  same  dis- 
liatchoflhe  13th  of  November, 
IP  advise,  that  the  capture  of 
MvlharRao  by' the  separate  offi- 
cers of  the  Guiekwar  government 
plfw^ed  the  province  of  Guzerat  iu 
a  state  of  tranquillity,  and  that 
Canojee  had  gone  beyond  Bon* 
sw^kib,  and  was  still  retreating ; 
thi|t  chieftain's  troops  being  still 
deaeriing,  and  hisnumbers  greatly 
reduced . 

4O0  Tlus  intoliigenea  was,  how- 
eiFCf,.  followed  almost  imiticdiate-^ 
}y  after*  vit.  on  the  15 tb  and  l6th 
of  Niwember,  by  the  Colonel's 
sdiristng  General  Nicolls,  from 
l^a  sftOM  camp  10  Loonwara,  that 
A  body  of  4,000  Of  Holttar's 
tpoops  tinder  Balchtmd  bad  join- 
ed Canejee,  and  that  one  of  his 
rotaifiers)  called  the  Bbow,  had 
abo  returned,  the  whole  being  said 
to  be  eiiCaiii|)ed  tog^ber  near 
Bonswalafa,  and  t  bet  another  body 
of  >iiDlbsr's  troops  was  reported 
tohflTAiOytng  to  Guzerat,  on  the 
"side  df  £der ;  wh|eve<fore  it  was 
noM  Jthe  Colfsnel's  {mention  to 
nuM^OThen  jcoacd  by  hil'  afbre- 
mcntiisned  feiii<brccments  lind  the 
■Giuiskirar  icvtalrfy  agsdnjt  theses 
luiitM^^s,  iwMtd  ofprdoeedv 


higas  before  implied  in  ttledlflect 
road  to  Ougein :  Colonel  Mtirray 
appears  to  havei4)een  at  this  peri* 
end  under  the  impression- that  H6l« 
fc'ar  had  taken  a  decided  part* 
against  us. 

41.  In  a  further  letter  from 
Colonel  Murray,  of  the  iSth  of 
November,  dated  likewise '  from 
his  camp  at  Loonwara,  be  feports 
that  Balchund,  a  commander  ^of 
Holkar,  supposed  to  be  inleago^ 
with  Canojee,  had  gopebfif  with 
his  force  to  the  north-east,  whilst 
llolkarhad  himself  marched  with 
a  body  of  15,000  men  ffom  Oodc- 
poor  towards  Dungerpoor,  adding 
that  Canojce  had  encamped  in 
the  Salumbeer  Purgiinnah,  tb« 
Bhow  being  within  a  (ew  coss  hi 
him,  and  Balchund  was  then  at 
Dungerpoer.  From  these  move* 
mcnts  the  Colonel  thought  that 
Holkar  had  taken  Canojeb  under" 
his  protection,  observing^  ibat 
what  his  farther  views  mijht  b^  it 
was  not  easy  to  discover. 

42.  Meanwhile  the  jftcsident 
at  Banxla  had,  in  consequence  of 
the  stated  intracticability  of  the 
Guickwar  cavalry,  been  concert- 
ing with  the  native  administration 
of  that  govemmont  the  means  of 
furnishing  a  more  effective  contin- 
gent,  which  was  accordii^ly  pro* 
\\ded  in  the  month  oi*  November 
to  the  number  of  two  thousand 
liorse  and  ft'^e  hundred  foot,  which' 
having,  together  with  two  hnrv- 
dreil  men  bf  His  Majesty's  76th 
regiment,  joined  Colonel  Murray 
on  the  10th  of  December;  at  his^ 
cawp  of  Arecotn,  a  tnarcH  or'two' 
f^rftcr  on  Th«n  the  ptetcdingen-* 
campment  at  Loohwara,  the  Co- 
lonel notkes  in  his  letter  of  th^ 

^  day  fallowing  tha(  be  httd  waited 
only  for  these  reinforceSifhtVW 
cnttr  Malaga,'  and  was  then  ac-' 
cordingly  ooiis  toarefi  &  Ij)Dhiid/ 
whkh  Ui  been  fixed  by  ib^HflA^'' 
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jiourablp  General  Wellcsley  a»  the 
»nsi  advpnccd  point  that  the  Colo- 
nel luight  occupy  towards  Ougein/ 
43.  This  limitation  to  t\w  pro- 
ffrws  of  the  alhes  on  the  srde  of 
Guzerat  had  been  ordered  by  the 
Honourable  General  Vfellesleyon 
the  22d  of  the  preceding  luonih 
of  Noveniber,  in  consequence  of  a 
cessation  of  hostilities  then  agreed 
upon,  OD  which  occasion  Colonel 
Blurray  was  advised  by  the  Gene- 
A\  thai  powlut  Rao  Scindia  hud 
detached  a  body  of  horse  under 
Bappojee  Scindia  to  Ougfin,  to 
oppose  ihe  progress  of  the  British 
troops  iti  Guzerat  towards  that 
places  the  General  adding,  that 
hhi  caTah*y  may  be  joined  by  a 
body  of  infantry  which  has  not 
yet  been  engaged,  and  by  the  de- 
feated infantry  ujTon  th^  Nurbud- 
dal) ;  bat  Dou  lut  Rao  Scindia 
foiling  to  perform  the  articles  of 
this  armistice,  and  joining  hitnself 
again  with  an  army  commanded 
by  Monoo  Bappoo  in  the  service 
uf  the  Unjah  of  Berar,  the  Ho- 
nourable General  Wellesley  at- 
tacked the  combined  armies  on 
the  fgth  of  November,  and  en- 
tirely defeated  them ;  after  which 
the  cessation,  was  renewed  imme- 
diately between  the  General  and 
JJcindia  by  a  new  agreement. 


44.  Under  date  the  fslofDi-* 
ccmber,  tlie  General  advices  Co^ 
lonef  Murr*^,  that  he  is  happy 
to  observe  by   a  letter  fVoni  the' 
government  of  Bombay,   tbkt  he* 
will   soon   be   relieved    fruni  ttit' 
fruitless  pursxTit  of  Canojee,  afid ' 
that  the  Resilient  at  Baroda  is  ex-' 
crtiiig  himself  to   bring  into  thfe'. 
ftild  a  respectable  body  of  Mab- 
ratta  cavalry,    desiring    htto   to" 
make  all  his  preparations  for  fcot-^ 
ing  forward   from  T^obgd  upon  * 
Oiigern,  when  he  (Gener^  Wel- 
lcsley) should  send  him  orders  (o 
do  so ;  and  adding,  •*  1  cerfawfy 
never  should  hate  agreed  to   the ' 
snspernon  of  hvstilitiesin  Gnzerat 
if  I  had  had  the  smiitat  hopes 
thai  yon  ivouhl  kave  been  ahlefo^ 
mot  e  foitcm'd  ttpon  OugeiHy  ond  t 
ccrtainfjf  shall  not  4lhxr  myself  to 
be  tricked  ont  of  the  bencjit   of  it 
in  this  quart  ernoro  that  I  Jind'ikt 
situation  of  affairs  is  so  much  rw- 
proied  in  Gazer  at  as  to  render  U 
no  longer  desirable  there," 

45.  The  force  which  in  tbe  be- 
ginning of  December  had  been 
thus  collected  ns  a  fiiM  army 
under  Colonel  Murray's  orders,  ap- 
pears, according  to  the  preceding 
data,  andlhc  returns  from  the  of- 
fice of  the  Adjutant-Genera^  to 
have  been  a??  follows  :-^ 


Artillery            • 
Infantry             ^ 

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Add  Guickwar  force,  in 
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General  Total  of  Rank  and 
File,  betides  Officers      I 

Curoptfan 
Rank  »iid  File. 

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853 

240    . 
2,313 

3,t66 

939 
413 

2,553' 
329     ' 

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742 

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Wbidi  consiltntes  luch  a  force 
as  nuist  on  the  whole  be  deemed 
•quivaUnt  to  General  WcJles^lcy's 
proposed  strength  of  the  field  de- 
lacbment,  for  the  same  service,  as 
detaUcd  in  hU  letter  of  the  2d 
August,  at  99  Artillery,  1,578  Eu- 
ropeans, and  2,Cf04r  native.  Infant- 
ry, making  in  all  4,281  Fighting 
Men  ;  x)f  \yhom  Colonel  Murray 
has  m\h  btm  very  few  less  in 
quality,  and  in  point  of  numbers 
asore  than  half  as  many  again,  not 
includins  his  own  hired  cavalry, 
which,  although  ,  there  be  no  re- 
turn of  them,  cannot  be  over-rec- 
koned at  one  or  two  hundred. 

46.  With  respect  to  the  gen- 
tleman at  Surat  keeping  on  terms 
with  the  Bhecls,  wliich  had  early 
been  desired  by  the  Honourable 
Gen.  Wellesley,  as  already  briefly 
noticed  in  the  five  preceding  pa- 
ragiaphs,  our  instructions  were  in 
consequence  issued  to  the  then  still 
subsisting  Committee  at  Surat,  un- 
der the  I2th  of  the  same  moiub^ 
requiring,  That  as  well  in  their 
joint  capacity  as  separately,,  in  the 
exercise  of  their  respective  offices 
ofCollector,&c.  their  fullest  at- 
tention should  be  applied  to  the 
cultivation  of  the  best  understand- 
ing with  that  people,  which  on 
the  20th  the  Committee  replied, 
that  they  felt  duly  impressed  with 
the  strongest  desire  to  accomplish; 
as  the  Honourable  General  WeU 
ksley  and  his  Excellency  the  Most' 
Moble  the  Governor  General  in 
Council  were  accordingly  advised 
qn  the  27  th  of  the  same  month. 

47.  It  made  also  apart  of  Co- 
lonel Murray's  iostructions  of  the 
6th  September,  '*  that  in  any 
qommunicatione  he  might  have 
witii  the  Hill  or  Jungle  Hajah^ 
and  their  dependants  the  Coolies 
dr  Bheels,  he  should  endeavour, 
^y  every  means  ii^  hjt  power,  ^ 


conciliate  thein,and,to.mAketh^i|t , 
the  friends  of  the  Ehglish,  taking 
care  also  to  advise    the  Resioent, 
at  Baroda^  and  the*  Agent  of  Go-  ' 
vernment  (being    then  also   the 
Collector  at  Surat)  of  his  proceed- 
ings regarding  th^se  people  in  the 
two  divisions   respectively,^    aodi, 
keeping  iu  view  to  act,  as   far  as^ 
possible,. in  concurrence  with  the 
measures  these  officers   were  inr 
•onse^uence  of  General  tVelles- 
ley's  previous  in timationsy  alcea-.. 
dy  pursttiag  to  the  same^end.^' 

4^.  Tfie  anxiety  which  the  Ho- 
nourable General  Wellesley  con- 
tinued to  teel  on  this  ]>ijint,  of 
keeping  well  with  tlie  Blifek  ia 
both  divisions  of  Guzerat,  led  no- 
doubt  to  liis  recurrence  to  tha 
subject  in  his  correspondence  witli 
Major  Malcolm,  whilst  the  Utter 
was  at  Bombay;  in  compliivnce 
with  which  our  President  (the  Go^ 
vernor  of  Bombay)  had  occasion 
to  advise  the  Major,  by  a  note 
written  under  dute  the  8th  Octo^ 
her,  that  **  the  Agent  for  the  go- 
vernment at  Surat  (the  late  Lieut. 
Gov.)  was  under  the  strictest  or- 
ders to  conciliate  the  Bheels,^ and 
that  the  same  object  was  inculca- 
ted in  the  instructions  to  Colonel 
Murray,"  observing,  ''that  thosfr 
two  departments  had  been  direct 
ted  to  communicate  their  pro-, 
gress  to.  each  other,  so  as  to  ad* 
mit  oC  their  acting  in  concert,  bul 
that  we  were  ready  to  adopt  an^ 
further  means  that  occurred  td  tha 
Major  or  to  General  Wellesley  ;'t 
the  Governor  adding,.  '^  the  disad*  , 
Vantage  of  a  diuible  or  l\yo  loCaU 
ly  independent  authorities,  is  la 
this  instance  perhafis.  apparetit^^ 
hut  i  see  not  how  OO'  the  pre* 
eent  system  it  cart  be  avoided,  for 
the  Collector  must,  in  tbvdis* 
chaiige  of  the  ordinary  duties  of 
his  oJScet  hhye  intercourse  with 

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]Mv«no  «bJB^mi  to  flMt  fkMi 

the  excliisNit  toilm^j  tf  ikm 
wistarjr  oAeer  ^rng  the  war, 
Md  dMi  tiM  OMMml  Hiiqr  mni 
iMowti  dUttitm  at  to  the  mode 
mi  oeaditadef  ibeoi.'*  To  wfaick 
M^or  Makalm  »efiiedio  ^  foU 
loaihig  tenm  :  *^I  km  no  douht 
tlie  Mrtbericict  in  Geeent  Jmvc  el» 
ready  taken  e^ery  mceture  wlMch 
appeaii  expedient  to  coActttaie 
Ibe  Maelt.  l%e  Gctieral  cm,  1 
ian^ttc*  haYQ  ao  local  ioiemietioff 
«ff  ee  aliwile  a  aatane  ae  to  ofta* 
Ue  liiia  to  give  difoclions  witk  re%^ 
pact  to  the  t^edfic  mode  tii  which 
liiey  are  ts  be  ODAciliUed.  It 
appears  to  me,  that  the  depeta* 
tioiiofaweU  ioibrined  native  on 
vboan  trutt  co|ild  be  rrposed,  rtr 
•f  aa  lateHigent  European  Oftcer, 
t»aoineofthe  prineipal  Rajahts 
to  vhoaihe  ta^ht  be  charged  with 
presents,  would  he  the  bett  mode 
ef  coaoiijedng  their  aid;  and  at  all 
eeetitiy  a  fcaowledge  of  their  dispo* 
silieti,  and  of  their  aieans,  wouhl 
ha  gained  by  thisBBeasare. 
'49-  Consonantly  to  these  com- 
foanieatioDs,  and  mttk  a  view  to 
•caio  OHilarnilty  te  the  particular 
diifPtcoftaierest  which  (ieaertii 
WdHettey  had  expressed  en  chit 
ha«i^ln  tiis  letten  to  Major  MaU 
tjoka,  and  to  eaahle  ue  accor* 
dit^  to  j«d§SL  whether  the  su^ 
gMted  deptKtatioQ  of  a  epecial  ti^ 
imm  tai^t  he  necessary,  C»kini4 
If  oeray  andihe  Cotteator  at  ^ttf* 
nit<tMrt«  xraHed  ttpoo^  Md^  4m% 
the  Ipth  ef  October,  to  ne^lort 
^rllht^ro^st  they  1m^  4naita  ta 
sfaaaKocutioa af  that  psMof hit 
lostfilftioQtfi  the  fir*^  f^jfy-  ^ 
«Uch  .ams'  m^Hi^if^^  Ma. 


af  OaaiiiMeal  aidtMt^  ibctrlagi^ 
that  ia  fiiet  littie  or  no  ^twpffaa 
hadlniliat  <eou(hem  4ivieio«  af 
Gti^erat  hean  cfetad ;  ^Aer<- 
loreae  Galoaci  Murray  tvasly 
this  tiraafitrirfrtx)  the  norchwttsi 
ha  <Mr.  CaUey)  wni  LdeotenefiC* 
CalooBi  AadMon,  Colonel  Http^ 
lay^  eepnesematf  ve  in  and  ahoof 
Sarat,  weneon  the  ^Mi  afOcao* 
her  jdatly  iavMted  with  paweia  ibr 
this  parpose  ;  on  which  oeeasiwai 
il  wes  ^gaiied,  in  puiawmoe  ot 
Major  ]k£ilcoim'8  befom  auflsr^U 
ed  idea,  that  they  oii^ht  dqputa  tt 
well'-iofomied  English  agent  to 
thecfaMlaim  in  i^vestion,  M  of 
them  situated  sooth  of  the  'Tap. 
tee  river,  if  tfa^y  shoohi  dc^nr 
!«ch  a  laeanire  fit  and  neressaiy 
to  be  adoptod. 

50.  Shortly  after  ihfe  tu-dcf 
Colonel  M  array's  report  arms, 
ander  date  the  ^th  of  October,- 
receifed  of  his  own  progrees, 
>k4ich  appearing  to  be  greater 
than  implied  by  the  previooa  fn* 
ibrniHtion  ftwai  Mr.  Calley,  the 
ktter  was  farnish(Hl  thefemth,- 
and  directed  on  the  Sdth  OctnWr« 
to  submit  to  his  own  a«id  C<^o* 
nel  Anderson  *»  optaion,  ^rfbeckef 
any  ftirtber  measures  a^plal^c! 'to 
them  locally  necessary  as  fiftr  ia 
fvgarded  the  Bheefe  hi  tha  Atf«k* 
vesy,  being  their  s6ath«m  diei-* 
sion  of  die  proelnoe  oT  Gnietaf  ) 
in  cf^oseqtience  of ^Rrhhrh  il  %nss 
dctmtrfrtsd  by  Mn^  CaAtfy  «Nl 
Ookmei  Aodereon  (as  advi»dtf  W 
tfaefi»)rmer  \Mi<ksf  dave  the  ^t%m 
Novcmher)  to  imtfb  i^  pf ificj* 
pal  bf  these  Rajahs  (whd  HJaehu 
teen  rtensl^^r^'d  to*  tha  Ctepin 
Y)/s  ohedimice  bjr  the  fnMy  of 
dassein)  to  tehd'^tttufy  j^raaij 
la  ^uran  M  ha^liad  i»x¥Mn^f 
pM^tiWfid-  foe  Uie  'ptfrpadh  ^^n« 
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ibeir  frontifTS  in  case  of  ftny  at- 
tenpCed  Invasion. 

ol.  Colonel, Murrty  entered  in- 
Ml  above  mcotiobed  re|xort  o/  the 
20th  October  (called  for,  as  has 
been  ^hewn,  in  pursustnce  of  the 
inatmctiom  from  General  Wei- 
l^Uy  tbrrmgh   Major  Malcolm)* 
into   a   detail   of    the    rb'easure^ 
he  bad  proposed,  as  \yell  as  of 
Hiose  he  deemed  eligible  io  j^ain 
over  the  other   semi-inde^^enaent 
or  tributary  northern  Rajahs  in 
tb«    vicinity    of   the    Gdikw^r's 
dominions,  v\z,  the  Chieftains  of 
Loonwara,  Burrea,    and  fioihre- 
afa,  who  had  sent  small  bodies  of 
tbeir    troops  to    join  him,  and 
whom  he  had  taken    into  pay ; 
discuisUng  also  the  seTeral  points 
of  view   in  which    it    mi^t  be 
eligible, or  otherwise»to  remit  the 
tribute  paid. by  the  first  of  these 
Chieftains,  and  proposing  bHidei^ 
to  give  to  the    Burrea    Rajah 
whatever  districts  should  be  con- 
quered OQ  the  other  side  of  the 
country  towards  Ougein  ;"  upon 
which  the  Colonel's  report  was,  by 
order  of  this  Government,  c'om- 
muoicated  to  the  Resident  at  Ba- 
Toda,lbr  his  opinion  on  ^be  ne- 
cessity and  expediency  of  the  con- 
cessions   sugijetted  to  be  made, 
which,  as  probably  affecting  the 
Guickwar  government^  we  couUi 
Dot  come  to  any  immediate  det^r* 
mination  about  til  I  thus  farther  ad- 
Tised ;  a  resolutioa  we  deemed  to  be 
iltthe  time  b^thsafeand^xpedient, 
eswell  from 'the  genetul  motive 
tkus  eaMgoed,es  2dly,  beciiuie  Co^ 
Idnel   Murray  appeared  to  have 
alrtMidy  do^e  enough  for  these 
petty  Ri^ahs  to  insure  their  im- 
mediate good-will  and  service 
aad  ooly  represented  these  further 
measMtee  as  necessary  to  ri vtt  their 
permanentattachmeia;  3dly»  bb* 
Vol.  e. 


dme  we  were  quite  uiioertAin  wjie*^ 
tberourown  instructions e^^tended 
to  saiibtian  the  extensive  arrange- 
it)ciirtff  the  Colonel  had  thus  been 
rteditating,  aTi4  we  therefore' 
wished  for  time  to  obtain  the  sen* 
tfments  of  the  Honourable  Gene- 
ral Well^ley,  tp  whom,  the  sub- 
ject had  in  ordinary  course  been 
referred  in  like  i^anncr  witb  the 
Coloners  other  communications. 
But  it  is  ^t  the  same  time  cer«- 
tain  thai  there  fs  no  clause  in  Co- 
Ibncl  Murray's  instructions  which 
required  his  submitting  thesa 
points  to  us ;  neither  would  ho. 
probably  ha<^  done  so  but  for  thp 
call  we  had  oo the  1  Otb  of  October 
been  (ffoni  the  motives  alresfdy  adr 
verted  to)  induced,  at  t1ie  instance 
of  deneral  Wellesley  through 
Major  Malcolipf  to  make  on  hini 
ioi  aidditioii'  to  bis  general  inslrucT 
tions ;  of  the  propriety  of  our 
proceeding  ini  all^  which,  end 
{^rticolarly  ot  ihtit  Consequent 
reference  to  the  Resident  at  Ba- 
roda»  we  feel  tfie  more  confident 
from  finding  it  so  pointedly  m 
unison  with  the  opinion  of  the  Ho^ 
rioiirable  Ceneral  Wellesley,  who, 
in  answer  to  the  reference  thus 
made  to  him  oh  the  Sdtliof  Octg* 
her,  for  *^8uA  remarks  as  might 
occur  to  him  on  this  g^ral  sub* 
ject/'  was  pleai^  io  signify  un«, 
der  date  the  5th  November,  that 
*•  he  bad  wriUep  to  Col.  Murray 
bti  the  iSd  precedinff«to  commu- 
nicate with  Major  Walker  upoii 
the  subject  of  all  his  trei^ties  witU 
the  BheeJf  end  othi^r  Rajahs,  that 
We  mi^t  hot  b^  involved  in  con- 
tradictory engagements  with  the&i 
and  lUiab  AnUnd  ftao  r^ec- 
tively/' 

5S.  General  Wellesley  entib 

ed  at  the  iame  time  into  a  4etaiU 

ed  diMrtissioo  of  the  proprieiy  •of 

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Be  tppetnrd  to  deem  eligible)  the 
Bheels  io  the  Attavety  and  Guse« 
raty  and  even  of  i^ioiiiingthe  tri* 
bute  claimable  ('rom  tbem;  ad- 
mitting, hdwcver^  that  **  in  re- 
spect to  the  Guikwar,  there 
might  be  tome  objection  as  to  giv- 
ing up  his  claim  upon  them,  on 
account  of  the  difficulty  of  recon- 
ciling him  to  the  measure  ;  but  if 
that  difficulty  did  not  exists  or 
could  be  obviated,  he  thought  it 
vcr}'  desirable  ;  and  that  at  all 
events  it  would  not  be  so  for  us  to 
assist  our  said  ally  in  the  enforce- 
ment of  Kuch  claims^  or  those  of 
the  said  R^ahs«  who  cover  the 
country  from  a  foreign  enemy." 

55.  In  this  letter,  the  Honour- 
able General  Wellesley  makes  no 
particular  reference  to  Colonel 
Xl array's  >  specific  motives  and 
views  regarding  the  Luenwara, 
Bomreah,  and  Burrea  Rajahs,  or 
respecting  the  suggested  cessions 
to  the  latter  of  certain  meditated 
conquests,  a  silence  that  may  (in 
consonance  with  the  limitations 
expressed  in  the  4th  paragraph  of 
theletter in  question)  benscribed 
to  the  consideration  of  these  par- 
posed  acquisitions  lying  within  the 
province  of  Malwa,  beyond  the 
R&ident  of  JJaroda's  management 
or  the  tetritorittl  chaige  of  this 
government ;  the  tcope  of  the 
General's  present  remarks  bearing 
a[ccordingly  relation  principally. 
to  the  treatment  of  the  Bheels  and 
others,  within  the  districts  con* 
quered  from  Scindia  in  Guzcrat, 
such  as  under  his  previous  appro- 
bation of  the  22d  of  September  it 
bad  been  determined  to  commit 
to  the  management  of  the  iicsi- 
dent  at  Bai-oda  ;  to  whom,  in  con- 
currence with  information  to  the 
Supreme  Governmeni,  a  copy  of 
t))  s  letter  was  accordingly  trans- 
m  t  ed  oa  the  14th  of  November 


fsr  thAt  oScM^B  infbrm«lioii  i 
guidance,  he  (Major  Walker > 
standing  already  apprised  that 
the  immediate  arrangements  made 
by  Colonel  Murray,  in  taking 
possession  of  those  (denominated 
the  Godra)  districts,  had»  as  re* 
ported  by  that  officer  on  die  IStk 
of  October,  received  our  writU^a 
approbation  under  date  the  28th 
of  the  same  month,  among  which 
were,  as  far  as  regards  the  points 
under  review,  the  intentioo  'of 
''  not  entente  into  anf  discussions 
with  the  Rajahs  of  Loouwara  and 
Burrea,  respecting  the  tribute 
which  they  had,  it  seems,  been  in 
the  habit  of  paying  to  Scindia*s 
aforesaid  seat  of  collection  at 
Godra;"  and  with  respect  to 
Bomreahy  we  bad  been  interme- 
diately advised  by  the  Resident  at 
Baroda,  in  his  letter  o(  the  28tk 
of  October,  that  it  ''was  a  Ma- 
wassor  tributary  village,  subject 
to  the  G  nick  war  government, 

54.  hi  continuation  of  this 
subject  Major  Walker  addressed 
the  Board  again,  under  date  the 
14th  of  November,  transmitting, 
in  reference  to  the  further  c^l 
that  had  been  made  on  this  sub- 
ject under  date  the  30th  of  Oc- 
tober, an  explanatory  List  of 
the  Hajahs  in  question,  such  as 
might,  he  said,  apprize  the  Gover- 
nor in  Council  of  the  degree  of 
connection  subsisting  between 
tbem  and  the  Guikwar  state. — > 
**  It  would  seem,'*  Major  Walker 
observes,  ''  that  the  rights  either 
of  Scindiah  or  of  the  Guikwar^ 
over  these  tribes,  were  to  the  pre-i 
sent  day  maintained,  as  they  had 
been  originally  acquired,  by  the 
sword  ;  their  tributes  being  m  the 
nature  of  military  contributions, 
and*  seldom  paid  but  when  an 
adequate  fprce  appeared  to  de- 
mand tbipm^  and  bodi  the  Gulk- 

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war  and  Scindia  had  each  occa- 
sionally,made  arbitrary  exactions 
from  thosa  Chieftaias*  according 
to  thetr  means  of  enforcing  pav* 
ment;  ai}d  it  would''  (the  Resi- 
dent add 9)  **  appear  that  the 
security  which  these  Chiefs  might 
erijoy  under  the  British  pro- 
tection must  be  of  the  greatest 
comequencc  to  them,  and  seemed 
accord inpjly  to  have  formed  the 
vtmost  extent  of  tkcir  wishes^  and 
that  on  the  full  of  Powanghur  most 
of  those  Chiefs  who  considered 
their  allegiance  to  be  due  to  tlie 
possessors  of  that  fortress,  had 
made  offers  of  submission  and 
tenders  of  their  services,  on  con- 
dition of  being  admtted  to  the 
benefits  of  the  Company's  deperi' 
dents." 

55,  The  Resident  added  on  this 
occasion,  '^  that  Anund  Rao, 
Powar  of  Dhar  in  the  province  of 
Malwa,  and  a  raoia  powerful 
Chieftain  than  any  of  those  the 
subjects  of  the  foregoing  remarks, 
had  solicited  the  English  protec- 
tion i"  an  application  to  which 
Major  Walker  had  replied,  byre- 
commending  to  him  to  join  the 
English  and  Guikwar  forces  on 
their  appearance  in  Malwa,  under 
full  assurances,  that  his  personal 
safety  and  that  of  his  country 
would  not  ba  neglected ;  of  all 
which  the  Supreme  Gbvernraent 
and  the  Honourable  General  Wel- 
lesley  were  advised  under  date  the 
21st  of  November. 

56,  Meanwhile,  another  letter 
had  been  received  from  Colonel 
Murjay,  under  date  the  13th  of 
November,  announcing  that  **  he 
every  where  met  with  assistance 
from  the  Bhcels,  ai^d  had  in  no 
one  instance  been  at  all  molested  ;" 
adding,  **  I  cannot  too  highly  re- 
commend the  Rajah  of  Loonwara 
in  particular  ;  his  friendship  u  in 


the  highest  degree  necessary  for 
us,  and  I  shall  omitnothing  to  se- 
cure it;"  to  which  the  Bombay 
government  replied  on  tJie25th  of 
November,  *'  that  we  were  highly 
pleased  with  the  excellent  terms 
on  which  he  appearetl  to  be  with 
the  Hajah  of  J^oonwara  and  the 
other  Chieftains-  in  tha  quarter, 
and  would  of  course  approve  of 
his  persevering  in  concert  (as  Ge- 
neral Wellesley  had  pointed  out) 
with  the  Resident  at  Haroda,  to 
pursue  all  advisable  means,  pt>cu- 
niary  or  otherwise,  lor  aUaching 
them  to  our  interests,  in  as  far  as 
Colonel  Murray  might  think  the 
instructions  above  alluded  to  from 
the  Honourable  General  Welles* 
ley  applicable  with  respect  to  the 
locality  of  the  Chieftains  to  be 
treated  with,  viz.  as  being  within 
or  connected  with  the  province 
of  Guzerat,  or  the  interests  of  it3 
native  government,  leaving  of 
course,  in  the  spirit  of  what  we 
understood  to  be  the  a][)proved 
system,  to  Colonel  Murray  to  act 
singly,  and  altogether^  at  his  own 
discretion,  with  respect  to  those 
Chieftains  who  should  not  be 
dtfcmed  to  fall  within  this  descrip* 
tion,  which  had  been  sanctioned 
by  General  Wellesley  as  afore* 
said." 

57.  On  the  8th  of  December 
the  Resident  at  Baroda  proceeded^ 
in  pursuance  of  the  arrapge,nMnt 
with  General  Wellesley,  to  ap« 
point  an  assistant,  Mr.  Agar,  to 
the  civil  charge  of  the  district* 
conquered  from  Dowlul  Rao 
Scindia,  known  by  the  name  of 
Paunch  Mehals,  or  Five  Divisi- 
ons, viz.  Ciiampaneer,  Halole, 
Kalolc,  Godra  including  Vejul- 
poor,  and  Jalpde,  ordering,  in  the 
spirit  of  all  the  Honourable  Ge- 
neral's instructions  on  this  part  of 
the  subject,  that  the  resources  of 
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tli^se  jdistrict^  should  be  applied 
to  asii.st  the  operations,  and  pro- 
mote the  Ci'Dvenicncy  of  the 
troops,  \n  tlie  manner  that  Colo- 
nel Murray  might  direct,  and 
that  Mr.  Agar  should  endeavour 
to  concilia!  J  the  Bhcels  or  Coolies, 
and  endeavour  to  gain  their  friend- 
bhip  by  his  shewing  them  all  the 
ktndnesB  in  his  power,,  securing 
their  revenue  rather  as  a  free  giU 
than  attempting  to  enforce  its 
payment,/ 

58^  On  tills  occasion  the  Resi- 
.3^1)1. furnished  Mr,  Agar  with  let- 
ters to  the  petty  Rajahs  of  Loon- 
wara  and  Burrca,  from  wh(im, 
although  both  tributary  t«  Scin- 
diab,  and  the  former  of  them  occa- 
sionally so  tq  the  Guickwar,  it  was 
not  (as  ill  ready  noticed)  intcmlcd 
to  receive  any  thjng ;  and  Mr. 
Agar's  directions  regarding  them 
tiave  been  accordingly  limited  to 
the  cultivation  with  tbem  of  a 
cordial  and  sincere  understanding; 
and  it  appearing  by  Major  Wal* 
Iter's  latest  Kport  of  the  14th  of 
December,  that  there  is  another 
Chieftain  called  the  Sarunt  Rajah, 
who  pays  tribute  to  the  govern- 
ment at  Godra  to  the  amount  of 
seven  or  eight  thousand  rupees, 
the  Major  has  been  cautioned 
against  denmndirig  or  receiving 
his  coDtribution  without  the  full 
previous  concurrence  and  appro- 
bation of  Colonel  Murray. 

59*  Having  thus  been  induced, 
by  the  information  from  the  Su- 
preme Government,  of  their  hav- 
ing examined  our  corre^pondc;ice 
with  the  Honoumblc,  General 
Wellesley  respecting  the  defence 
of  the  province  of  Guzerat,  to  en- 
ter on  our  part  into  the  preced- 
ing review  of  it,  we  trust  that  it 
inay  bfe  found  to  convey  a  clear 
and  just  elucidation  of  the  merits 
of  our  conduct,  and  lead  to  au 


equitable  decisK)(r,  wjietber  w» 
have  in  any,  and  wh^t  degree,, 
deserved  the  strictures  Marquis 
VVellcdey  has  on  this  occasioa 
bestowed  upon  us. 

Co.  Upon  the  principle  cTearlj 
announced  in  the  latter  end  of 
the  3d  paragraph  of  tha  letter  la 
question,  it  may  perhaps-  appe^, 
that,  although  charged  with  ibe 
misconception  of  the  instructions 
addressed  to  them,  this  govern- 
ment had  all  along  an  idea  more 
correct  than  the  lionoiirable  Ge- 
neral Wellesley,  of  the  real  iropon 
of  the  orders  from  the  Suprcmt 
Government. 

6l.  k  has  bten  our  unifbrm 
argument  that  he  was  tbereby  ap- 
pointed *'  to  exercise  the  sole  and 
exclusive  controul  over  the  troops 
and  affairs  in  Guzerat  dvrtiig  thet 
war,"  and  that  be  had  only  to 
issue  his  directions  to  lis,  and  not 
to  call  for  our  opitiions  or  to  pro- 
fess or  dasire  thereby  to  re^ulatt . 
his  own  measures;  ^nd  it  has 
accordingly  been  solely  owing  to 
the  Honourable  Genecat  Welles- 
ley's  persisting  in  that  line  of  coi^ 
duct,  and  construing  In  a  fiiu*  less 
exclusive  sense  the  extraordinary 
powers,  political  as  well  as  mili- 
tary, with  which  he  stood  so  fully 
vested  as  far  as  regarded  that 
province,  that  all  tbe  present  cor- 
respondence has  ensued.  The 
questions  now  unhappily  result* 
jng  from  these  different  views  hav- 
ing been,  and  still  con^niiingby 
Geheral  Wellesley,  (for  the  proof 
of  which  vkle  his  letter  ofthe  5th  of 
this  month)  to  be  entertained  of 
the*true  meaning  of  his  brother 
Lord  Wellesley 's  coders  of  Jum 
last,  is  not  whether  the  plan, 
suggested  in  his  It ittr  c^f  the  2d 
Augujti  was  niicxicptionable,  or 
'othcT\\kc^  Lyt  \vhinht'r  Ve  should 
"have  rented  its. 4ij>crL.!^.i  on  ou^ 
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'Opmian  of  it;  tnd  also  whether 
General  Wellesley  orthc  Supreme 
Government  ha?e  a  right,  or  could 
in  reason  expect  that  the  Gov^ern- 
ment  of  Bombay  would,  or  in 
<*uty  ought  to  have  tacitly  allowed 
their  i^pprobation  of  it  to  be 
against  probability  inferred,  and 
their  consequent  responsibility 
-entailed  against  their  own  con* 
'viction  ?  for  beyond  this  we  went 
not,  offering,  oh  the  contrary,  to 
join  with  the  most  perfect  submis- 
sion and  readiness  in  the  exec u« 
tion  of  the  measares  proposed, 
provided  they  were  not  concluded 
to  proceed,  and  to  be  founded  on 
our  opinion  of  their  being  in  aJI 
>rcspects  the  fittest  for  the  occa* 
sion.  In  urging  our  President'n 
ewn  objection,  and  those  of  the 
board  at  hvrge  wiihm  these  limits, 
f^iis  go?ernment  is  at  a  loss  to 
conceive  how  l^e  can  be  charged 
Xas  in  the  4th  paragraph  of  the 
letter^ from  his  Excellency  the 
<iovernor  general  in  council)  with 
opposing  the  orders  of  the  Su* 
preflie  Government,  which  can  in 
Ko  one  instance  of  the  administra- 
tion of  this  Presidency  be,  they 
trust,  with  the  smallest  justice 
imputed. 

62.  Neither  are  we  aware  how, 
as  stated  in  the  Supreme  Govern- 
BMint's  5th  paragraph,  the  single 
alteration  that  took  place  in  one 
part  only  of  General  Welleslcy's 
original  arrangements  under  date 
•  the  2d  of  August,  can  have  frus- 
trated, in  any  degree,  his  Excel* 
lency  the  Governor  GeberaKs  plan 
•for  the  conduct  of  the  campaign 
hi  th^  Deccan.  All  the  modifi- 
cation which  thus  ensued  consist- 
ed )ftB  introduced  into  the  iostruc* 
lions  to  Colonel  Murray,  in  re- 
serving to  the  Resident  at  Baroda 
a  ^mall  portion  of  influence,  (such 
ias  huih  Major  Malcolm  and  .Gei 


neral'  Wellesley,  Marquis  Welles- 
ley's  two  nearest  friends  in  India> 
entirely  approved,  and  acknow- 
ledged the  expediency  of  in  respect 
to  that  proportion  of  our  subsi*- 
dizcd  military  that  shouldi  exclu- 
sive of  those  in  the  field,  remain 
in  and  near  about  the  capital  of 
the  court  at  which  he  resided)  ; 
nor  was  this  slight  qualification, 
or  what  led  to  it,  attended  either 
with  delay,  or  other  sensible  pre- 
judice to  General  Welles^/s 
aforesaid  plan  of  the  2d  of  Au« 
gust;  the  letter  and  spirit  6f 
which,  inclusive  of  the  preserva-^ 
tion  of  the  Honourable  General's 
own  political  controiil  and  inlli- 
tary  commaiKi,  in  superiority  to 
those  of  this  Preudency,  have  9611-' 
tinued,  from  our  receipt  of  Loi^d 
Wellesley's  orders  of  the  26lh  atirf 
S7th  of  June  last,  to  be,  to  Hie 
present  period,  our  leading  rule 
in  respect  to  Guzerat;  cow^titut- 
ing,  in  this  viesV,  the  basis  of  all 
occasional  orders  to  Major  Wal^* 
ker,  to  Surat,  and  to  Colonel 
Alurray,  as  well  as  of  the  latter 's 
permanent  instructions ;  under 
which,  and  the  intermediate  pro* 
ceedings  of  Lieuu^naat-Colonel 
Woodington  in  the  reduction  of 
,  Baroachand  Powanghur,  itis  sub« 
mitted  whether  in  reference  to 
the  state  of  Guzerat,  threatened 
as  it  was  by  domestic  insurgei{t« 
en  its  borders,  combined,  as  stip- 
posed  by  Colonel  Murray,  with 
u  large  (brce  belonging  to  Hplkur, 
the  Colonel  could,  during  the 
extraordinaiy  sickness  and  fever 
which  alTected  his  whole  detach* 
roent,  have,  without  overstepping 
all  the  rules  of  ordinary  prudence, 
advanced  beyond  the  frontier 
of  Guzerat,  and  marched  with 
his  jthen  inadequate  force  to 
Oujein,  x>r  done  more  for  the 
two  mouths  thfltfjapsea  bctweeu 

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tbe  middle  nf  September  and  tli« 
middle  of  November,  thau  defend 
tbe  province^:  of  Guierai  ;  com* 
prebending  alto  in  f trictnesy,  all 
that  be  durst  venture  onwitbout 
iba  express  direction*  of  Geiieral 
Welletley,  to  cr«ts  over  the  fron- 
tier into  Malwa^  whicb  tbere  i$ 
no  reason  to  suppose  were  ever 
iMued  to  bim ;  and  by  tbe  iim« 
be  bad»  tbrou^^b  the  recovery  of 
bit  men  ffom  tbe  sickness  incident 
to  tbe  rainy  arainiH  and  the  rein- 
forcements ha  drew  from  Surat, 
and  the  junction  of  an  available 
contin^j^ent  from  the  Guikwar 
government,  become  able  towards 
the  end  of  Novemfaar  and  be^n- 
ning  of  December,  to  have  pro- 
cee<jea  against  Oujein  ;  General 
Wejjf^ley  had  (to  his  own  regret, 
as  h"  hB8  siuoe  acknowledged) 
precluded  tbe  vfieat  of  these  prcv 
parationt  by  an  armistice  with  the 
enemy. 

6d«  The  nest  following  para- 
graphs of  tbe  litter  from  tbe  Su- 
preme Government,  under  date 
4he  25d  of  November,  require 
but  few  rNaarka  fram  this  goverar 
ineni 

64.  Its  sixth  paragra^  is  mere-? 
ly  declaratofy  of  what  has  never 
b«?en  either  disputed  or  demurred 
to ;  and  the  orders  in  iis  7tb  were 
issu  d  eio  tbe  UthinsUnt>tba  day 
of  their  mceipt,  having  in  respect 
to  tb^w  >nl>  to  regret  that*  under 
the  severe  responsibility  which 
Marquis  Wellesley  appears  dispesw 
ed  Ui  exact  from  o&,  either  to  our 
acting*  oc  tof bearing  to  act,  the 
clauKs  ol  bi»(>rdershererc^rrad 
to  should  be »B ambiguously  word- 
ed a'i  to  leave  us  in  soma  degree 
pf  drill bt  whether  we  laay  not  yet 
be  blumed  for  refaaining,  as  we 
mean  to  do,  from  exarcjsang  any 
authority  wbatetar  -over  Goluoel 
nrra  y,  whicb,  as.  it  wili  tMt  pre> 


vent  our  yielding  him  every  assift* 
ance  in  our  power,  we  in  tend  to 
persevere  in^  astbesaiest  ci^Mme. 
in  like  manner  as  tiie  UoaotM^k 
General  Wellcbley  and  tb^  Su% 
preme  Government  baA«  \mn 
already  advised. 

66.  It  is  satisfactory  to  this  go- 
vernment to  reflect  ibat  ibe-  or- 
ders in  tbe  8th  paragraph  of  ibis 
letter  from  Ber^l  had  been  so 
fully  anticipaled,  as  to  leave  Gvh 
neral  Nicolls,  tbe  commaadiag 
officer  of  tbe  forces  unde^  ibis 
Presidency,  unaware,  of  any  thit^ 
remaining  lobedoae  **  to  pirepani 
tbe  whole  body  of  tiM»  ^^rcas 
under  tbe  commsnd  of  Colonol 
Murray  for  active  opefations  io 
the  £eld,"  and  we  could  tbere&>rs 
only  evince  our  anxiety  to  m^ 
what  was  viewed  as  in  conststenos 
with  the  object  of  this  iastructtoa 
by  availing  ourselves  of  the  de* 
gree  of  discipline  to  which  a  corps 
of  feoctbla  recruits  Cofficerod  bj 
tbe  civil  sorvantSy  iawyers,  aad 
mercHaiits,and  raised  for  tba  local 
service  of  tbe  Preiidency)f  bad 
just  attained,  to  cowH^-t  them 
into  a  itfgiment  of  the  liisa*^  and 
to  send  them  off  to.  Guaerat  to 
reinforce  Colonel  Munra}^  al* 
though  with  the  etrtaintjr  of  Inav^ 
ing  fiombagr  wttb  only  a  few  ha»- 
dred  men  of  al)  dascripUous  kf 
its  defence, 

S6»  On  the  call  made  upmt 
this  Govetnmeat  io  the  9tb  pea- 
graph  of  tbekuer  froni  his  lutcel- 
liency  in  Council,  it  ualtbe  pstr 
mitted  to  tbe  Goveraor  in  Coun- 
cil iMit  only  CO  disclaiia  all  snse 
ol  the  relaxaeion.  alluded  to^  but 
to  affirm  (reitrfing  aa  be  doiis 
lor  tbe  proofs  to  tbaiabaadaat 
fsddcDCe  on  the  records)  tbatbti  . 
personal  atteatiosi^  lab<MUf  and  I 
foatinued'eafaections,  in  rcgsidlo 
Iba  nndtipliedfsitppliesiof  ailde^ 

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stripdon/  required  by  th^  Ho- 
nourabl^General  Wen««fey  for  ihe 
present  Mahmtta  war,  have,  to 
fay  the  least,  very  nuicb  exceed- 
ed wbut  were  required  of  him  in 
the  Mysofean  war  thus -referred 
to. 

6T*  Pasang  over  the  political 
tniiiiTns  and  genera)  obtiervations 
contained    in  the  10th  and    11th 
paragraphs  of   the    letter    from 
Maromt  Wellesley  in    Council* 
this  GoTernment    is  only  inter- 
ested in  obtaining  a  fair  appreci- 
ation (which  they  assuredly  rely 
on  from. the  discernment  and  im- 
partiality of  the  pfo{)er  tribunal) 
of  the  merits  of  this  case  between 
tbem  and   his  Ixirdship ;  addii^ 
at  the  same  time,  the  assurance 
of  their  best  endeavours  to  conti- 
nue to  fulfil,  under  every  circum^ 
stance,  the  duties  of  their  stati- 
on, and  for  this  purpose  to  form, 
as  far  as  in  their  power,  a  correct 
judgment  of  the  spirit   and  ob- 
jects of  all  the  orders  that  the 
Supreme    Govemmeni   may    be 
pleased  to  direct   to  them.     Nor 
wa«  it  ever  the,  intention  of  this 
Government  that  **  any  local  and 
temporary  consideration**  should 
be  allowed  to  counteract  ^*  the 
paramount  exigency  of  prosecut- 
ing the   war    with   vigour/'  but 
.merely  to  suggest,  on  .their  opini- 
on  being  required,  how  these  two 
objects  might  in  their  judgment 
be  most  fitly  combined,  so  as  to 
support  and  promote  each  other ; 
nor  is  it  fair  to  convert  their  senti- 
ments, thus  gained  from  them,  into 
a  snare  and  source  of  reproach* 

6'8.  Tiie  remark  of  the  Supreme 
tiovernment,  in  theif  ISih  para- 
graph, that.  **  on  the  active  ope- 
rations of  the  army  in  Guscrat, 
the  apccdy  ci>nclu:»ioo  of  peace 
now  depends,"  unites  their  regret 
with  that  expressed  by  the  Ho- 
murable  Oeaeral  Wellesley,  that 


its  operations  should  have  been 
arrested  at  the  moment  when  they 
might  have  best  answered  the  pub- 
iic  wishes  •,.  at  the  same  time  that» 
after  what  has  been  presumed  on 
the:  point  of  misconception  **  of 
orders,"  they  hav#  only  to  ex- 
press their  own  unfeigned  confi- 
dence, that  such  an  imputation 
cannot  by  any  impartial  tribunal 
be  ascribed  to  this  government. ' 

69.  pjtthft  orders,  in  the  I4th, 
15th,  and  1^6 th  pa^f^graphs  of*  the 
letter  before  us,  it  may  be  suffici- 
ent to  observe,  that  they  have 
met  and  will  continue  to  receive 
implicit  obedience  from  the  ad- 
ministration of  the  Presidency  of 
Bombay.  . 

70.  The  explanations  entered 
into  relative  to  the  proceedings  for 
conciliating  the  Bheels»  will,  it  is 
presumed^  not  only  exonevftta 
this  government  from  the  imputa* 
tion  of  their  having  deviated  in 
any  part  of  their  proceedings  from 
the  honourable  General  Welles- 
ley's  original  instructions  on  that 
particular  bead,  but  evince  that 
what  has  drawn  upon  us  the  stric- 
tures in  the  Governor-General'i 
17th  paragraph,  flowed  directly 
and  wholly  frdra  their  anxious  de- 
sire to  obey  and  follow  up  not 
merely  General  Wellesley's  writ- 
ten plans,  but  even  the  verbal  and 
indirect  instruclions  with  which 
he  was  at  any  time  pleased  tofet- 
vour  us. 

71.  Soliciting    indulgence  for 
the   unaAJoidable  length    of  this 
narrative,   which  has  nevertheless 
been  compressed  as  much  a»  pos- 
sible, yre  conclude  by  crying  and 
expressing  our  confident  reliance 
on  an  impai-tial  judgment. 
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WJk  IN  CEYION. 

Mr.  Creevet.-*-**  I  now  rise, 
Sir,  in  pursuance  of  the  notifica^ 
don  1  gave  ibmc  iiTite  ^rnce,  to 
itnove  for  certain  papers  and  docu- 
ments for  the  purpose  of  informa- 
fioh,  and  as  grounds  for  further 
inquiry  respecting  the  war  which 
the  king's  government  in  Ceylon 
lias  lately  been  carrying  on  in  that 
Stiand.  1  should  not  have  pre- 
Bumed,  Sir,  to  take  upon  myself 
the  office'of  calling  the  ^attention 
t>f  thenpToCise  to  this  subject,  had 
St  not  appeared  to  me  of  a  very 
limited  -  nature, '  atid  one  lying 
whhiti  a  very,  narrow  cdmpass;  or 
^ad  I  perceivcfd  a  disposition  in 
»ny  <otfhcr 'geiftletadn  *to  do'  the 
same  tting.  A^s  the  subjecfi  h6iV« 
ever,  now, Sir,  has  betot>ome  tiAie 
before  the  {public,  ft^  it  app^i*s  to 

,'taf!  to  be  one  of  the  gtieatest  iiln- 
jportance^,  as  no  gt>nttcman  hUs 
appeared  fo  like  H  \ip,  ancf  tt 

^ifiis  Majesty's  mjuiftters*  have  not 
thbught  fit  to  give  this^rfousc  any 
informadoYi' respecting  U,i  haVfe 

,  thought  it  my  ddty*  to  introdnce 

*  it  to  the  consideration  of  parlia* 


ment.  As  rtie  House  anffHw  pnl* 
fie  are  not  in  possession  of  anfr 
official  account  of  the  tirisc  or 
origin  of  this  war,  and  tf  rtany 
of  its  effects  and  coosequeftees, 
I  will  shbrtly  ^tate  to  the  Motoe 
fcuch  l«idiHg^rt!iCttfert,  a5,1Nftii 
iHe  InfoiTiiation  lafc  in  postetaiod 
of,  I  believe  td  be  trde.  I  ^ 
certain  thi^'  afc  inostfy  twrts  wwl 
'where'  Tam  incon^ct,  the^  fmp^n 
I  5halt*it»ove  for  will  set  me  dgjii; 
From  the  yrfr  179^.  ^ht-nf  wo 
ftrst  todk  fhe  hlaria  of'Cfeylon 
from  th^  Dtitch,  <o  «•  ¥lid  olf 
1802,  oar  government  ?»  Ceylon 
seems  to  "have  pun^d  ite  piipe^ 
objects,  to  havi^  cofafined  iHelftu 
the  possession 'of  the  c<*st  and 
open  countries  of  ther  i^and,  i6 
the  introdoctioti  of  wbok^Onid 
laws  and  cWili^tiofA  ifjn<>fig  the 
natives,"  who  live  undrf  ^r  ^- 
vcrnrtent,  and  every 'tifng  1^1** 
Ijeve,  during  th«  peridd  i  ht^e 
mentioned,  bore  the^slKitt^est  aUd 
roost  flatiering'  prosp^i«  of  ii»- 
lf)rovcment.  *  We  hM  ^^J^ver,  ap- 
i>arkntTy,  dufingMfbii/^pertod  en- 
tertaihed  fhe  dangeroiiir 'poltiy  of 
interffcrini  with  ^fe  1ifi|jft>fit*0le 
InteHom  C^ykriifj  4hfe  Woddi  and 
tnouAt3)Ks,^itid^W  ifthabitaDts 
i>f  thVViflg  oTCaWrfy^  ddminio*; 
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j|ef ms  some  subjects  of  t|he  Bri'* 
/Tsh  government  iiad  purchieise^ 
fn  Candia  a  quaptitv  of^he  arecca 
hui,  and  whicli,  iiHfe  Way  to'our 
^ttleroents,  was  seized  by  ofHn 
cers  of  t^e  Candian  government. 
1  have  beard  tbat  such  contracts 
t)v  Candian  subjects  are  against 
tne  laws  of  that  country ;  but  be 
that  as  it  may,  our  goyernment 
claimed  the  property,  and  it  was 
agreed  to  be  restored  or  the  value 
*to  be  paid  for  it :  the  value  1  be- 
lieve was  8001.  certainly  hot 
'more,  and  tbe  first  diffefehce  be* 
'twcefa  (he  EngRsh  arid  the  Can - 
cKab  governments  Xius,  whether 
this  si^^m'  of  SpOU  should  be  paid 
jLOstanttly, '  or  at  the  expiration 
Jbf  »  few  months^  '  tbe  rea^l  cause, 
Ibef afore, '  of  the  war  which  was 
abopt  io  take  place»  was  the  dif- 
ference between  tbe  prompt  and 
p^tr^t»d  payment  of  3001.— ^It 
"w^LS  in  thi^  ttahsaciion'that  our 
national  honour  was^  supposed  to 
"be  iavoKed,  for  this  our  goveru- 
luetit  left  its'  useful  occupation, 
and  put  alt  the  troops  in  Ceyloii 
lor  motion,  to  icha'&tise  the  King  of 
Candy,  _to  invade  bis  dominions, 
.  gnd  sei^e  his  capitaU  It  is,  per- 
liaps^  necessary  for  n>e  here  to 
'statei  that  tljle  King  of  Candy's 
.^  dominions  9lH  composed  princi- 
pally, of  woodii  and  mountains  af* 
fording  no  possible  object  for  any 
rational  enterprise,  situated  in  a 
Uimafe  the  mdst  fatal  to  Curd- 

f'  ^eans,  a)nd  that  \t%  capital  is  in 
te  hfarjt  ofWs  domiriiens^-^Sorae 

.time  in  Ja<iuary  ISOJ,' this'  tv^r 
]b<»gan^  and  in'a  vbry  short  time, 
aod  scarcely  with  the  loss  of  ten 
mea  ^tUed  in  battle,  we  penc- 
triiifxi  ai  &t  as  Canijj:, '  wlii^h  ^9 

^IfK^*  mini  fouod  tbe. king  Wai  ted. 
So  faf  vie  Were  aW-sac^esisful;  but 
tbei^  iSir^  tame  what  our  guvcrh- 
mem  of  Ceyk>ii  knew  mi^t  com^i 


that  dreadful  malady  the  jun^b 
fpver,  that  tor  ever  infests  the  in- 
itcrior  of  Ceylon,  aad  far  ever  de* 
stroy?  t^e  in^aiitaRt»<>f  Europe. 
This  fever.  Sir,  upon  this  ccca*> 
sion,  destroyed  hundreds  upoa 
hundreds  of  our  troops  in  Candia. 
Of  the  i5|st  re^imei^t  alone,  . 
above "  300  perished  ;  '  of  tho 
19th  regiment  170,  besides  the 
1^00  of  the  same  re^ment  who 
were  afterwards  muf^eredJ  Ow 
sbould  have  thou^h\,  *  Sir^  «  wa 
had  thus  displayed' our  power  by 
the  seizure  of  the  King  6f  Caud/t 
capital,  and  putting  the  icrng't(> 
flight;  a&  we-  had  |iai4  96  <l^rij 
for  it,  in  the  death  of  our  aof» 
diers,  and  as  the  country  pre- 
sented no  object  worthy  of  out 
posssesion,  that*  our  government 
would  baVe  lastantly^trfrhdrawii 
the  surviving  troops:  but  it  seeme^ 
Sir,  our  governor  was  now  deter* 
mined  to  play  a  great  part  in  the 
politics  of  the  Candian  goverri- 
•ment — for  this  purpose  he  left  a 
garrisoii  in  Candy,  to  secure  suc- 
cess to  our  intrigues,  and  froot 
the  mokt  ridiciilous' and  contemp- 
tible'interference  of  ours  in  the 
affairs  of  Candy,  came  all  the 
di-eadful  and  disastrous  conse^ 
quences  we  have  since  heard  of. 
we  first  dethroned  tbe  reigning 
monarch,  and  put  upon  hik 
ftrone  a  new  king,  of  our  own 
'choice,  a  person  iso  '  unskilful! j 
SeleCtdtl  for  that  purpose,  $0  uni* 
versally  odious  to  the  Candfans, 
that' we  finally  withdrew  him,  ani 
be  has  iin^e  been  murdered  on 
liccount  of  our  partiality  to  him, 
and  his  own'  presainptibn.  '  We 
1tbei|,'Sir,  resolved  upon  changing 
the  Cindikh  ftionarcby  into  an 
Aristocracy ,'  and  we  guaranteed  a 
form  of  gov^fnihent  6f  this  spe- 
b'es,  and  put  the  first  adigar,  or 
Jrst  m?ni:Jler  ^  tbp  b^'  of  ir, 
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During,  all  ihii  tjro^>  &ir«  ,th« 
gani^n  pf  Catuly  were  daily  di« 
minUh.ed.aod  enfeebled  by  death 
and  sick  nets :  there  were  only  left, 
of  I^ritisk  troops,  the  nineteeDtb 
regiment  reduced  to  20Q  men, 
and  a  Malay  regiment. — The 
Bouse  will  know  how  to  appreci* 
ate  the^ climate  of  Candy,  when  I 
state  to  tbem|  that  of  the  200  of 
the  nijieteentb  regiment,  l6o  were 
aick  in  theiE.cots,  and  perfectly 
disabled.  At  this  period,  hir, 
the  town  of  Candy  was  surround* 
edf  1  buve  heard^  by  20»000  Can- 
adians certainly  I  believe  not  less 
4han  lOfiOO.  Our  troops,  cut  off 
from  all  provisions,  reduced  by 
dealb  and  sickness,  as  1  have 
mentioned,  and  the  Malay  regi- 
ment beginning  to  desert,  surren- 
dered, and  Uid  down  their  arms. 
The  termination  of  this  dreadful 
trag^y  we  all  know — upwards  of 
twenty  British  officers,  with  the 
SOO  unfortunate  troops  of  the 
nineteenth  regiment,  were  led  out, 
two  by  two,  in  the  streets  of  Can- 
dy, and  then  by  the  orders  #f  the 
Tery  adigar  we  had  guaranteed  in 
thisgovernmcnt,they  were  knocked 
en  the  head,  and  had  their  throats 
cut,  and  this  not  even  with  the 
exception  of  the  l6o  men-of  the 
nineteenth  regiment,  who  were 
dragged  from  their  cots  and  rour- 
dered*  About  the  same  period, 
all  our  fortresses  in  Candia  were 
attacked,  all  the  garrisons  com- 
pelled to  evacuate,  and  all  the 
aick  in  those  fortresses  were  levt 
and  murdered.  Thu&cnde<l,  Sir, 
our  it}vasion  of  Canijia.  It  b^gan 
in  January,  and  before  the  end 
«>r  June  our  invading  army  »as 
all,  either  expelled,  had  died,  or 
were  murdered.  From  the  date 
of  the  event  I  have  la!»t«iUuded 
to,  the  destrtgiction  of  ourgjurrisoa 
m  Caiidfagi  to  tb%  latest  accoAifi^ 


I  have  seen,  which  are  dated 
September  la»%  the  situation  o. 
the  inland  became  every  day  more 
alarming:    the  Candiafis,    ekl«d 
with  the  ^expulsion  aad  deatmc^ 
tu>n  of  the  Bxiti&h,  had,  in  ini- 
DEiense  numbers,  invaded  our  setr 
tlements   from   one    eed    of  the 
island  to  the  other,  and  accord* 
ing  to  the  latest  accounts,   had 
left  us  nothing  but  our  furta«  Tl» 
natives,  or  Coulees,  who  live  on* 
der  our  dominion,    moo  of  the 
most    ferocious   natures,   ei:cou* 
raged  by  the  example  and  sue* 
cesses  of  the  Candians,  were  b^r 
ginning  to  display  the  most  alarm- 
ing spirit  of  disofiHcctioa  to  us. 
Such  of  the  king  s  troops  as  re- 
mained alive»  were  still  under  the 
influence  of  the  disea^^  they  had 
contracted  in  the  Caudmn  expe^ 
ditioa,  and,   in  short,  aucb  was 
supped  to  be  the  danger  of  the 
colony  on  the  continent  of  India, 
as  well  as  at  Ceylon,  than  in  the 
beginning  of  September,  an  expe- 
dition was  £tting  out  at  Calcutta 
for  its  immediate  assistance.— The 
latest  letter  that  I  have  seen  en 
this  subject,  is  cf  the  i5th  Sep* 
teniber,  from  Madras;  the  writer 
states,   as  a   most  extraordinary 
circumstance,  that  no  tidings  from 
Columbo  have  been  received  since 
the  4th,  and  from  this,  and  from 
other  circumstances  1  have  stated, 
expresses  .the  most  serious  apprer 
hensions    for   the   safety  of    the 
istland.     Now,  Sir,-  if  this  stater 
ment  be  correct,  (and   I  thiak  in 
most  parts  that  it  is  so,)  it  is,  1 
think,  a  little  extraordinary,  that 
His    Majesty V  jnint>t^s   ^should 
never  b^^vecommmuc^Uied  a  single 
.syllable  of  ii)formatit>n  lu  parlia- 
ment, uipvw.a  subjectjof  30  n^Mxk 
importance.     I,    a4>prebend  .  ikm 
i^is  I  have  stated  are{>er&etly 
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call  ^ipon'  mimsten  Sbw  th«  most 
Ml  and.  minute  particulars  re- 
specting  a  Mrar  appareivtly  so  des*- 
tkate  of  all  advantage,    aad  lo 
effidently  fatal  and  disastrous  in 
its  effects.     Ilis  the  dijty  of  par- 
lianMat,  at  all  times^  to 'examine 
into  and  aflcertain  the  objectsii  for ' 
wbicb  the  brate  defenders  of  our 
eouiTtry  are  sacriiiced,  and  it  is 
more  peculiarly  the  duty  and*  the 
interest  oi  parliament  to  do  so* 
at  this  pretsent  time.     There  are, 
Sifi   likewise  C)rcum«tances  con- 
nected with  this  war,  and  conse- 
qiMnces  arising  out  of  it,    thai 
more  imperiously  call  upon  us, 
to  inquire  into  the   conduct  of 
the  governor,  and  which   I  will 
bheflj  state  to  the  house.     When 
we  first  took  possession  of  Ceylon, 
k  was  not  the  least  vf  our  ad  van* 
tages    that    we   took  with  it  all 
the  experience  of  the  j>t>eceding 
settlers — The  Dutch   had    made 
this  particalar  experiment  of  9u|p 
dtting  the  Candians  over  and  over 
a^Qv    They  had  timce,  with  as 
little  loss  as  ourselves,  scijted  th^ 
capita^  and  expelled  the  king : — 
but  on  every  occasion,  their  army 
was  finally  destroyed  by  the  sam^ 
cJmses  which  destroyed  ours.'    It 
is  tiogular.  Sir,  that  on  one  oc- 
casiont  the  ptecise  calamity  which 
bas  lately  befallen  our  garrison  at 
CaiMlia,   befel  the  Dutch, -^The 
Dutch  garrison  at  Candia    were 
compdled  to  capitulate,  and  on 
t^ir  marehi  and  within  two  days 
of  Colombo,  were,  to  the  amount 
of  400  inen,  aU  iliurdered.     The 
effect  of  thete  experittients  fipon 
the  Dulcbi  was  to  convince  tliem, 
that  all  attempts  upon  the  interior 
of   Candfa  «penf  iMt  only  fruit- 
less,   but  feltal  to  themselves, — 
aad,    acoordinti^iy,    for  tlie    last 
twenty  years  of  their  s^ttkmeiK 
in    that   island^    4tuchi    pojects 


were    never    again    repeated.-^- 
The  present  gpvernor  of  Ceylott 
was  in  posseshion  of   these  facte 
and  of  this  experience  before  he 
doomed  our  soldiers  to  such  ine-^ 
vitable  destruction  ;  they  are  re- 
corded in  a  very  valuable  ami. 
iateres^ng    account    of   Ceylon,- 
written  by  an  officer  of  the  army 
we  first  sent  there,  and  the  mate^  - 
rials  for  which  history  were  col- 
lected under  the  itmiediate  eyc^of 
the  governor.     I  wish,  Sir,  the 
writer  of  that  history  had  beeii 
more  correct  1}  prophetic,  when  ha- 
says,  **our  government  will,  dimbl*' 
**  less,  avoid  the  errors  of  former 
**  E«ropeaninnstersofCe3'lon,whO" 
*^  wasted,  unprofitably,  in  vain  at* 
**  tempts  to  subdoe   the  natives^- 
'*  that  time  and  those  resources* 
*^  which  might  have  rendered  this 
*^  island  one  of  the  most  valuable 
"  colonies  in  the  world."— With 
respect  to  the  consequences  of  thh 
war,  independent  of  the  unprofit<« 
able  termination  of  it,  and  the  mor- 
tification we  must  feel  at  having 
our  brave  troops  apparently  so 
idly  sacrificed,    they  are  really, 
Sir,  of  the  most  alarming  nature. 
1  need  scarcely  remind  the  House 
of  the  contiginty  of  Ceyl«n  to  the 
Continerrt  of  India.     India  is  al- 
lowed to  be  the  great  object  of 
French  ambition  ;  we  act  upon 
this  supposition    in  all  our  poli- 
tical calculations:  it  is  with  refer- 
ence to  this  that  Ceylon  derives 
its  greatest  importance  as  a  con* 
quest;     it   is    with   reference   to 
India  that  Trincomalle  is  beyond- 
all  valwe  ;  and  yet.    Sir,   with  a 
war  carrying  on  in  India  on   an 
enormous  rsieale,   with   a  French 
squadron  in  the  East  Indian  seas 
full  of  troops,  so  often  smd  to  be 
capttired,    bdt  stilL  unaccounted 
for ;  with  the  French  pons  full  6f 
yesieb  and  tro6ps,  readj/  for  ex^ 
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IH?df<i6ns,  uith  a  necessity  at 
h6iTic  ibr  our  regular  arniy,  more 
urgpnt  than  was  ever  known,  and 
with  that  regular  army  more  thaii 
ever  neglected,  we  are  placed  in 
the  distressing  dilemma,  that  we 
lAust,  either  ^  withholding  assist- 
ance from  the  government  of 
Ceylon,  Endanger  our  pessession 
of  that  most  important  colony, 
or  we  must,  in  this  hour  of  need 
and  necessity,  tleprive  ourselves 
of  a  part  of  our  most  valuable 
and  rare  species  of  defence.  I 
am  informed,  Sir,  that  10,000 
troops  of  the  line  are  no^v  em- 
barking, or  have  embarked  al- 
ready for  Ceylon,  I  am  sure 
such  supply  is  necessary  for  the 
security  of  tlie  colony  ;  but  I  ask 
the  House  if  thoy  will  permit  the 
country  to  make  so  important  a 
sacrifice,  without  a  full  and  most 
minute  inquiry  into  what  has 
causod  th^  necessity  fbr  so  un* 
fortunate  a  measure. — Sir,  there 
is  another  most  dreadful  conse- 
4)uence  of  this  war  ;  after  the  lit- 
iie  discretion  our  government  has 
liitherto  shewn  in  going  to  war  for 
apparently  so  trifling  an  object, 
i  am  afraid,  when  tlve  passions  and 
resentment  of  our  countr}'men  4re 
rouzed,  by  the  recollection  of 
what  hns  lately  passed  at  Candy, 
I  am  afraid  that  any  prospect  of 
|>euce  with  these  Candians  is  very 
tepiote,  I  am  afraid  we  are 
c(oo^mcd  .to  an  eternal  war  with 
this  rape  ,of  peo^^le,  and  that  Cey- 
lon, inst^  of  hticg  the  valuable 
accjulsitlvn  it  is  so  naturally 
made  for,  Mill  gj^ly prove  to  be  the 
^rave  of  our  armi.t«.  1  do  hope. 
Sir,  ihtit  miniVt«?rs,  jn  ^leir  dis- 
patches to  the  governor^  will  no^ 
Tail  to  remind  and  press  iTpOjp  jbl^, 
the  pail  experience  of .  ihis'islJind. 
I  hope,  §ir,  they  will  remin<)  him 
if  the  i^Veat  lesson^  for  '^t  Euro*' 


pcans,  tlie  lfet«  fite  of  St.Doirangb; 
As  long,  Sir,  as  the  rtktivjW  of 
Candia,  or  St.  Domfego,  sbaH 
possess  the  local  advanfi^es  they 
now  do,  as  l<^ng  as  th^  inhahltants 
of  Europe  shall  be  subject  Xo^t 
diseases  they  now  are,  I  befieve. 
Sir,  that  all  out  attempts  to  fub- 
due  the  natives  of  these  countrfeS 
must  pro^e,  not  only  frditf^ss, 
but  fatal  to  ouTselv^.  I  thhik', 
Sir,  if  this  war  shall  appear  id 
have  been  as  rash  and  imbolltic 
in  its  origin  and  commencemeiir, 
and  as  calamitous  in  its'cons<j- 
quences,  as  have  been  .stated,  ( 
think  the  opinion  of  this  hou^ 
will  be,  that  there  is  abdndaut 
matter  for  inquiry  into  this  suh^ 
ject.  There  are,  Sir,  also,  traiii- 
actions  of  this  war,  that  I  have 
touched  upon  before,  which  I  ap- 
prehend the  house  must  likewise 
think  call  for  particular  inquiry. 
— I  allude  to  our  interference  in 
ill  politics  of  Caiidy,  to  o^ur  de- 
throning and  making  of  princ^ 
and  new  forms  of  govf'rtimeilt  in 
that  country.  If,  Sir,  wo  itp 
really  in  earnest,  when  We  pro- 
fess our  respect  for  est^folishiNi 
governments,  and  our  abhoriV^nca 
of  all  usurpations;  if  we  rcftlly 
wish  for  any  character  6f  CoiiS^str 
ency  in. the  eyfrs  of  Europe  upon 
this  im|[>ortant  subject,  it  Is  high 
time  that  wc  bestow  §ohia  ci;iii* 
cism  upon  the  v^ry  singukir  trans- 
actions of  our  colonial?  governois. 
1  am  not  aware,  Sir,  of  arty  other 
reasons  I  can  adduce  in  waipf^jt 
of  the  inquiry  I  wish  to  baiiisti* 
tuted :  but  befote  I  con^fude^  Sff. 
r  beg  I'-  ;.<1vljL  lo  d  ^^ry  cruet 
wid  uiitoeling  account,  tiiat  has 
lately  been  published  by  His  Ma- 
jesty's ministers,  purputtijig^  to 
be  a  rli^paicb  ffom  the  govem- 
merit  t)i  C'pylon,  and  givin*  an 
a^^coyut  ol  the  murder  of  our 
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risou.  at  Candy,— ThU  letter, 
Is  an.attcrnpt  to  account  for 
the  final  disQMers  of  this  war, 
^ndL  >ybicb  ixs^^t  entirely  with  the 
gpvqrogr,  by  insinuations  tbe  most 
£a^I^o  the  honour  aad  character 
of  a  British  pflicery  who  has 
fought,  and  whQ  bas  perislied,  in 
tiift  ^?rvicc.o(  bis  country;  and 
thi^.  Sir;  in  the  absence  of  any 
species  of  testimony  on  which 
such  insinuations  could  be  found- 
ed* I  do  entreat  this  house  on 
behalf  of  the  character  of  that 
ipost  unfortunate  officer,  to'  re- 
collect how  he  was  situated.— 
•  There  were  only  200  troops,  160 
of  them  were  sick  in  their  beds, 
Che  remaining  forty  I  presume 
were  ^  not  very  healthy.  They 
were  surrQunded  by  (at  least) 
,10,000  Candlans,  they  were  cut 
off  from  provisions,  and  were  sixty 
miles  from  our  nearest  settle- 
ments. In  this  situation  they 
were  ordered  by  our  new  ally  the 
^rst  adigar  to  lay  down  their 
aro^s,  aud  tljcy  were  deserted  by 
the  Alalays  in  our  service. — 
Does  any  man  believe  it  to  \xo 
physically  possible,  that  Jthese 
forty  men,  so  unhappily  circum- 
Utanced,  could  have  cut  their 
way  through  all  these  difficulties  ? 
'  Of  this,  at  least,  we.  may  be 
certain^  that  had  they  attempted 
60  to  do,  the  16*0  who  were  sick 
\yould  have  been  murdered,  t 
contend  then,  that  if,  in  the 
fibsence  bf  all  testimony  fespcct; 
ing  the  conduct  of  that  unfortu; 
nate  officer,  we  allow  ourselves  to 
speculate  upon  liii  mpiives,  we 
kre  bound  in  fairness  to  believe^ 
that  he  y^^f  influenced  by  a  very 
natur^  and  generous  sympathy 
for  this  great  majority  pf^his  sick 
and  helpless  fellow-soldiers,  and 
tha(  in  acting  as  he  did,  he  con- 
fujted  vf^af  ,)i.e  conce^ve^  to  be 


the   beat,    i^ot.  only  for  .himself 

alonet  but  for ,  the  wl^o]e  gai:rison 
of  Candy. — Mr.Creevcy  concluded 
by  moving,  for  *'  Copies  of  all 
papers,  letters,  and  dispatches  froia 
his  majesty's  governor  of  Ceylon, 
to  the  government  *j(  Caiulia,  in 
that  island^  and  from  the  Candiani 
government  to  his  majesty's  go- 
vernor, respecting  the  cause  or  ori- 
gin of  tbe  war  in  Ceylon*  2.. Co- 
pies of  .wl  nniC:>jJUiii»t.i.ce  bctWCt^l 

his  majesty's  governor  of  Ceyloa, 
and  ofliccrs  commanding  his  ma- 
jest/s  troops 'in  that  island,  dur- 
iiig  the  war  in  Ceylon.  3.  Copies 
of  all  treaties  entered  into  be- 
tween hb  majesty's  governor  of 
Ceylon  and  the  Cnndlan  govern- 
ment. 4.  All  the  returns  of 
his  majesty's  forces  in  Ceyloa 
from  January  1,  1803,  to  the  pre- 
sent time. 

On  the  first  motion  being  put» 
LdCASTi.EREAGH  aind  he  should 
trouble  the  house  wiih  as  few  words 
as  possible,  allien  the  papers 
were  laid  bcfor^lfc  ha  use,  they 
would  then  have  an  opportunity 
of  forming  an  opinion  upon  the 
subject,  lie  assented  to  ihe  gv^ 
neral  principle,  that  \vbi»n.  a  war 
was  entered  into  in  any  part 
of  our  colonial  possessioits,  unless 
government  could  give  some  rea- 
son of  expediency  for  not  pro- 
ducing such  informatiori,  that  par- 
liament iiad  a  right  to  possess  it- 
self of  full  information  with  re- 
spect to  the  origin  and  causes  of 
that  war.  To  this  point  the  pre- 
sent motion  went,  and  so  far 
he  had  no  objection;  but  hq 
should  certainly  object  to  any 
motion  that  went  tt>  produce  in- 
formation as  to  the  ^t4ite  of  our 
force  in  Ceylon,  as  that  would  b# 
shewing  the  enemy  the  number 
of  troops  we  had  to  defend,  the 
islaudp  and  .might  tend  ^v  invite 

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Jedient  to  disclose  the  state  of 
ny  negntfation  cariying  on  in  the' 
hland  by  the  governor.  He  only 
wbhedthat  noprcjadidal  impres- 
siot)  might  remain  in  the  mind  of 
/^ntlemen.  The  Honourable 
Gentteman  (^fr.  Creevey)  had 
stated  the  ^«ar  to  have  originated 
in  adispdte  about  property  to  the 
amount  of  only  SOOl  but  the 
▼aiue  was  of  little  consequence. 
The  Government  of  Candia  had 
long  demonstrated  an  hoblile 
mmd  towards  us,and  the  detention 
of  property,  about  which  the  first 
dispute  took  place,  -was  only  one 
of  the  symptoms  of  that  hostile 
dispo^tion.  The  form  ^f  the  mo- 
tion was,  he  said,  not  accurate, 
as  Ceylon  formed  no  part  of  the 
dominions  of  the  East  India 
Company,  but  was  annexed  to  the 
crown ;  he  had,  therefore,  framed 
a  motion  which  he  would  tnake  if 
the  Honourable  Gentleman  would 
consent  to  wiU^j^v  his :  he  con- 
cl tided  by  ^Piing  his  motion, 
**  that  an  hutnble  address  be  pre- 
serfted  to  his  Majesty  praying 
that  his  Majesty  would  be  graci- 
ously pleased  to  order  to  be  laid 
before  the  house,  copies  or  ex- 
tracts of  such  letters  and  papers, 
as  hav^baen  received  from  the  Ho- 
nourable F.  North,  governor  of 
Ceylon,  relative  to  the  causes  of 
the  hostilities  which  had  taken 
place  between  his  Majesty's  go- 
vernment and  the  King  of  Candy.'' 
Air.  Creevey  having  consented  to 
withdraw  his  motion,  the  motion 
of  Lord  Castlereagh  was  agreed 
to.  Mr.  Creevey  then  moved  for 
the  copitfs  of  all  dispatches  and 
letters  from  the  Governor  of  Cey- 
lon to  the  British  Officers  cm- 
plowed  there,  and  from  the  latter 
to  the  former.  Lord  Castlereagh 
•bjected*to  tbii  motion;  ts  calliDg 


far  information  which  ft  would  fie 
inexpedient  to  prodtice^  and  there- 
fore moved  the  previous  question. 
Mr.  Fox  was  utterly  astonished 
at  the  language  held  by  the  NoU^ 
Lord  as  ro  the  prodiKtion  of  t%is 
paper.  The  Noble  Lord  ha  J  a$- 
•erted  that  a  time  would  come  wh^n 
no  bhjection  could  exist  to  Re- 
production of  the  papers;  but  had 
he  given  the  least  argument' 
against  its  production  at  the  pre-  ' 
sent  moment  f  had  he  offered 
a  single  tittle  of  reasons  to  (prove 
that  theprocnt  time  was  not  the 
fit  moment  for  its  being  laid  be- 
fore parliament  f  Was  it  a  matter  * 
undeserving  of  instant  inquiry 
that  a  part  of  our  force  in  Cey- 
lon bad  sustained,  not  only  ^' 
aster,  but  disgrace ;  that  blame 
had  bean  thrown  on  the  com^uct 
of  the  officer  who  commanded 
the  party  of  troops  by  the  gover- 
nor ;  and  that  no  document^  was 
laid  before  parliament  to  enable 
them  to  ascertain  whether  such 
an  imputation  was,  or  was  not> 
well  founded  ?  He  could  not  con- 
ceive ti  Stronger  ground  of  parlia- 
mentary inquiry  than  that  laid 
down  by  his  Honourable  Friend. 
It  was  really  extraordinary  to 
have  ministers  resisting  the  pro- 
duction of  information  on  a  sub- 
ject when  the  necessity  was  ad-' 
mitted  by  every  description  of 
manfkind,  who  chose  for  a  mo- 
ment to  exercise  their  judgment. 
If  this  was  not  the  moment  for  in- 
quiry, he  wished  to  know  when 
that  moraeut  would  arrive?  Did 
the  Noble  Lord  mean  to  sayi 
that  no  inquiry  should  be  ma^ 
till  the  conclusion  of  Ihe  war? 
If  that  was  to  be  the  case,  the 
grand  object  of  the  motion  would 
b\i  tost.  Nothing  could  then  be 
gained,  but  the  punishment  of  the 
criminal  party.  But  the  great 
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^hjeti  was  to  preifent  tb«  ooilti- 
nuance  of  existing  disasters. — 
Viewing  the  motion  as  founded 
on  the  ckarest  grounds^  il  had 
his  inoa  cordial  support. 

General  Maitland  thought 
the  Honourable  Member  who 
spoke  last  had  not  fully  under- 
stood the  force  of  the  Noble  Lord's 
obsenrations.  To  him  it  appeared, 
tkat  from  the  Noble  Lord's  state- 
ment the  production  of  the  paper 
ia  question  would  be  attended 
with  inconvenience,  and  this  was 
a  fair  parliamentary  ground  for 
refusing  its  production.  If  the 
^description  of  the  state  of  Ceylon 
was  such  fts  the  Honourable 
Mover  described,  bethought  that 
the  papers  relative  to  this  matter 
ought  not  to  be  produced.  It 
could  only  have  the  effect  of  con- 
veying dangerous  information  to 
the  enemy.  The  first  paper  con- 
tained every  thing  now  wanted  ;  a 
time  for  the  production  of  the 
others  would  arrive,  he  trusted 
not  remote. 

Mr.G.  JoHNSTOKE  wasof  opi. 
nion  that  any  argument  drawn 
from  the  impolicy  of  giving  in- 
formation to  the  enemy  was  quite 
inapplicable.  If  we  looked  to 
the  situation  of  Ceylon,  it  was 
evident  that  before  this  time  the 
war  must  have  come  to  a  crisis. 
Our  troops ,  must  either  have 
prevailed,  or  been  expelled  from 
the  settlement,  or  destroyed. 
Under  existing  circumstances  be- 
sides, it  could  not  be  conceived  for 
a  moment,  that  the  French  govern- 
ment would  pntertHJn  the  project 
of  sending  such  a  body  <>t  tn»ops 
toJnJia  as  would  endangiT  our 
Indian  possessions.  He  was  de- 
cidedly, therefore,  for  the  in- 
quiry. The  Noble  Lord  had  said 
tbac.government  was  in  possi^ssion 
•frer/ scanty  information:  this 


was  the  geheml  complaint  $^inst 
the  governors  of  all  our  foreign 
possessions.  They  gave  such  un- 
satisfactory detaiU  as  to  the  most 
important  events,  that  neither 
parliament  nor  the  public  v^re 
iahle  to  form  correct  opinions  on 
the  cnbjert.  The  motion  was* 
calcnlattd  to  procure  more  infor- 
mation, and  the  -Honourable 
Member  who  introtluced  it  det 
served  the  thanks  both  of  the 
house  and  the  public.  He  wasso' 
entitled  for  the  motion,  and  tba 
ability  with  which  he  had  defend* 
ed  it. 

Lord  CastlereaG*,  in  ex- 
planation, stated,  that  when  he 
spoke  of  the  scanty  information 
of  government,  he  alluded!  to4li« 
unfortunate  massacre  of  the  gar» 
rison  of  Candy. 

Sir  \Vm.  Geary  strongly  sup^ 
porteil  the  motion. 

Mr.  Waxlacr  against  it. 

INIr.  Calcraft  was  astontsh-^ 
ed  at  the  argument  of  the  Ho- 
nourable General ;  he  ha4  assert* 
ed  that  if  the  garrison  of  Ceylon 
was  in  a  weak  state,  it  should 
not  be<lisclosed,  but  denies  that  ' 
it  was  so.  He  was  for  the  inqui- 
ry. 

Lo  rd  11 F.  N  p.  Y  Pet  t  y  was  as- 
tonished  at  the  sort  of  argument 
ministers  set  up  against  this  mo- 
lion.  l(  would  be  Curious  if  the* 
oificcrs  of  tt  ship  going  to  sea-  were 
to  reply,  whon  a  propositi<m  was  . 
made  lo  examine  hek*  tiiftbers, 
or  general  state,  that  such  au  in-- 
quiry  would  come  better  wht^tt 
the  ve  sel  had  arrived  into  p\>rt. 
But  llm  wsis  precisely  theargur 
ment  ofinmistcrs.  it  was  surely 
pi'«iperlo  inquire  iniot-he  nieana 
of  defence  before  a  resoluticm 
was  taken  to  pwtract  soarduoua 
a  combat.  He  had  heand  the 
Govcrnoi-Gt'u\i*al  t^f  In4ia  hft4 
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destined  10,000  intiiy  taattMi^ 
tht  coDquest  of  C&ndy.  It  bcf- 
boved  the  bouse  to  know  the 
gnmnds  for  the  war,  and  proba* 
bility  of  it»  success,  before  the 
livet  of  so  many  brave  men  were  idly 
ncrificed.  He  was,  therefore, 
decidedly  in  favour  of  the  motion* 
The  CBAVCSLLoa  of  the 
Ekcreqoer  said,  that  the  pa« 
pers  already  ordered  would  give 
sufficient  information  to  ground 
any  ulterior  decision  upon,  as  to 
the  point  whether  the  war  in  Cey- 
lon was  undertaken  on  justiAable 
grounds.  The  object,  causes,  and 
circumstances  of  the  war  would 
be  explained  by  these  papers;  and 
If  the  house  should  then  think 
that  the  war  was  unjust,  it  would 
be  competent  for  them  to  advise 
bis  majesty  to  prevent  its  fur- 
tber  prosecution.  His  majesty's 
ministers  bad  received  no  otiScial 
information  that  10,000  men  were 
abbut  to  be  sent  from  Madras  to 
Ceylon. 

.  The  questiotf  was  loudly  called 
fo^f  and  the  house  divided  : 
For  the  original  motion,  47 

For  the  previous  question,       70 

Majority  against  the  motion,     23 

ISAIIKATTA  WAR. 
Mr.  Fa  AN  CIS  moved  that  the 
35th  clause  of  the  34th  of  his 
majesty  should  be  read,  vis. 
^*  Whereas  to  pursue  schemes  of 
conquest,  and  extension  of  domi- 
nion, are  measures  repugnant  to 
tbt  wish  and  policy  of  this  nati- 
gn,  be  it  enacted,"  &c.  and  rhen 
^poke  to  the  fbllowini^  effect.  **^  Sir, 
in  moving  to  have  this  clause  now 
lead,  I  have  two  objects,  I  st,  to 
remind  the  house  of  their  own  un- 
iK^iaous  resolution,  on  which  the 
subsequent  acts  of  parliametit 
was  founded^  and  then  to  shew 


that  b  tbe  motson  iriitch  \y^ 
pose  to  submit  to  x\%t  house,  i  att 
gr)vcrned  by  that  resolution,  and 
aim  at  nothing  but  to  inforce  the 
execution  of  that  law.  In  tbis 
purpose  and  on  this  ground,  t 
hope  for  the  support  and  concur-^ 
rcnce  of  the  house ;  becaitse  I  d^- 
not  believe  k  will  be  asserted 
by  any  roan,  that  it  is  very  ri^* 
to  pass  laws  for  the  better  govera- 
ment  of  a  distant  dominion,  and- 
very  wrong'  to  inquire  whether" 
such  laws  Q/e  obeyed  or  not.  In 
my  opinion  it  would  l>c  a  wiser 
pt^licy,  and  a  safer  practice,  not  to 
make  any  laws,  thaa  to  suffer  them 
to  be  slighted  with  impunity.  Ha- 
bits ofdi&obedience  are  very  catch- 
ing, and  they  are  the  more  dan* 
gerous  in  proportion  to  the  dis- 
tance of  the  otTending  parties,  and 
to  the  faci!ity  which  chat  distance 
gives  them  to  conceal  or  disguise 
their  transactions.  I  state  thesa 
principles  generally,  as  a  rati- 
onal ground  of  parliamenlary 
snspicion  and  inquiry,  whene^*er 
the  govemtiient  of  India  appears 
to  be  engaged  in  measures  which 
the  law  prohibits  ;  and  not  at  all 
meaning  to  affirm,  that  such  mea- 
sures, when  they  arc  thoroughly 
examined,  may  not  admit  of  asuf&> 
cient  justification.  The  business 
and  duty  of  this  <lay  does  not  call 
upon  me  to  accuse  any  man,  or  to 
affirm  that  any  thing  deserving  tbe 
censure  of  parliament  has  been 
done.  Myobject  is  to  inquire,  and 
then ,  according  to  the  result  of  the 
inquiry,  to  desist  or  to  proceed* 
All  I  contend  for,  in  tbe  first  itK* 
stance,  is,  that  a  British  Governor 
who  commences  a  war  in  India, 
is  prima  facie  doing  that  which 
the  law  prohibits ;  that  his  owfr 
act  of  itself  puts  him  on  his  de- 
fence ;  that  he  is  bound  to  justify 
on  the  casc^  and   that  until  li^ 

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8^^  justified  his  conduct,   the 
jHtsuniptJoiis    arc    against    hira« 
All  the  authorities  of  the  country 
have  unite<J  tfith  one  voice,   to 
condemn  and  forbid  the  carrying 
on  war    in   India   for  any  pur** 
pose  but  defence,  or  on  aoy  ground 
hut  necessity.      J   need  not  tell 
the   house  'that  -fhe  prac^ce    in 
indfa  has   been  almost  uniform* 
Ijr,  or  with  short  exceptioTis,  di- 
rectly   opposed  to   the    prohibi- 
tion.     While    the    4irectors     of 
the  India  Company  had  any  pow- 
er, they  certainly  laid  down  very 
wise  principles,  and  gave  very, pro- 
per orders  on  this  subject.     When 
their  power  over  their  own    Go- 
vernors was  found  to  be  inayuffici- 
ent,    the  Legislature  interposed, 
1>ut,   as  it  appears  by  the  .facts, 
with  no  more  success  than  the  di- 
rectors.     Since  the   prohibitory 
act  passed  in   1789,  'I  appeal  to 
the  house  whether  we  have  hea^d 
of  any  thing  irom  Jn^ia  but  war 
and  Conquest ;  many  victories  .and 
greaiC  acquisitions,  with  only  no\v 
and  then  a  short  ijitorval  of  re- 
pose, to  taK^    breath^  and  begin 
anew.     There  is  another  ground 
of  presumption  against  the  necessi- 
ty and  justice  of  these  wars,  which 
tteems  to  me  as  strong  ai^d   con- 
tlusive  as  any   presumption  can 
oc,  before  the  contrary  is  proved. 
J  mean,  8ir,  that  almost  all  these 
wars   are  supposed    to   originate 
in  acts   of   provocation    and  ag- 
gression committed  by  the  neak 
«gftiyi*«t  the  stronj?.     The  strength 
of  any  single  Indian  state  at  ^uiy 
time,  and  now,!  believe,  of  all  of 
them  ptit  t(»gethcr,   is  not   to  be 
compared  with  the  military  power 
and  resources  of  the    tnglii4i.     1 
do  not    Say,   that  those    nations 
have  n'*  means  of  defence,  or  that 
tte  Mahrattfts,  for  example,  can 
<40  us  DO  miM^hief ;    bwt  thatCtm- 
udrnnif    the  great    disparilj'  of 


force,  it  requires  very  clear  evi^- 
dence  to  make  it  crediMe,  ^hat 
the  disposition  of  the  British 
power  in  India  is  always,  if 
possible,  to  preserve  the  peace* 
and  to  be  satislied  with  what  we 
possess  ;  this  excellent  disposition 
is  never  suficred  to  prevail,  be- 
cause the  In(>ian  Princes  are  a^ 
restless  and  unruly,  thuit  we  cannot 
in  common  justice  to  ourscii^s 
refrain  from  invading  them.  l'h< 
fable  says,  the  fierce  rebellious 
lamb  would  never  suffer  the  mild^ 
gentle,  moderate  wolf  to  be  ((iiiet  i 
if  it  was  not  you,  it  was  your 
father.  These  propositions  may 
be  true,  but  they  require  soma 
proo/^  and  when  it  is  produced^ 
liihall  desire  it  always  to  be  ob- 
served and  lemembeied,  that  tha 
evidence  that  comes  before  us  i^ 
ex  parte.  W<j  hear  little  or  n**« 
thing  of  what  the  opposite,  an4 
possibly  the  injured  party  have  tp 
say  for  themselves.  Ever  since 
I  Jiave  known  any  thing  of  Indiai^i 
affdirs,  1  have  found  that  the  pre* 
vailing  disease  of  our  government 
there  hn«  beerl  a  c^e  for  making 
war.  Hie  strong,  i be  ineffcctua 
remedies  that  have  from  timo 
to  time  been  applied  Ao  -this  dis« 
order,  ace  a  i^cient  proof  o 
its  existence.  That  individuals 
may  find  their  account  iu  tha 
conduct  of  si\ch  wars,  I  do  ■  oqt 
nv  nn  to  . dispute  ;  Ixyt  1  deny 
ifjatxhey  ar^  or  can  be  for  ; he 
bene^t  of  the  India  Company,  o^ 
the  nHtion,T-particularly  in  th^ 
4M-csent  state  of  the  Hooourabla 
Company *s  affairs.  In  thes&  cif r 
cumstancts,  and  ixx  uctual  pos- 
session of  half  the  penmsuU^  you 
engage  in  a  new  wac  with  tha  Itiah^ 
rattas,  die  success  oi  which.  cai|^ 
give  you  nothing  but  An  a^dli^  - 
lion  of  texritui^'y.  wj^ick  youjcm^'^ 
not  ktfTp  witiu)ut  an*  intoiera,k 
^ACreasa  of  your  iualii*ry  tsu  t 
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HishmeMs,  and  a  perpotoal  drahi 
of  your  resources  of  men  as  yirM 
as  money  ;  and  ubkh  you 
Dught  not  to  Veep  if  you  could. 
Whether  the  MahFattas  have 
•liniced  in  d«fience  of  their  coun* 
try,  or  carry  the  war  into  the 
Jieart  of  our  bat  provinces,  as 
ihcy  have  done  in  former  times, 
or  with  what  loss  or  expence 
our  success  against  them  ma.y 
may  have  been  porcfaascd,  ar« 
questions  in  which  we  are  utter^ 
)y  in  the  dark.  By  public  report 
alone,  we  are  informed,  that  a 
war  of  great  extent  at  least,  and 
liable  to  many  important  conse* 

Suences,  is  now  carrying  on  in  Int 
ia,  and  no  informatioii  of  It  has 
been  communicated  to  parHa^ 
ment.  Sir,  I  can  safely  asetirt 
this  house  that  the  Mahrattas, 
though  not  capable  of  meeting  us 
]n  the  fieldi  or  at  ail  likely  to 
encounter  us  jin  a  pitched,  battle^ 
are  veiy  able  to  do  us  a  great 
4eal  of  n^sch'iief.  In  the  year 
J 77.8,  the  Presidency  of  Bombay 
received  and  gave  their  protection 
to  a  Mahratta  fugitive  called  Ra* 
goba,  and  mustered  all  the  force 
they  could  collect,  to  march  him 
back  to  Poqna}  iind  to  make 
themselves  masters  of  that  place. 
If  the  expedition  had  sutceciled, 
I  di>  not  doubt,  that  the  persons 
engaged  in  it  would  have  been 
very  well  paid  for  their  trouble. 
The  event  was,  that  their  army 
was  surrounded,  starved,  and  com- 
pelled to  capitulate.  At  some 
earlier  period:*  of  the  history  of 
l^ndia,  the  Muhmttas  h^ve 
crojs^id  the  rivers  and  made  ra- 
pid incur^jons  into  the  upper 
provinces  of  Bengal  and  Behar, 
.  carrying  universal  desolation  wkh 
them  whereveif  they  went,  ruin- 
iQg  the  country,  and  making'  it 
impossible  to  collect. the  revr^iues.  - 
1(  know  no  rc^oU  i^by  they  may 


nM  make  the  cametet^niiptBafaiff^ 
aiMl  with  the  same  socoasa.  ^Wjtk 
such  bodies  of  hone  «s  tliayxao 
collect  at  a  very  short  smnfts, 
from  60  to  100,000  in  difibtal 
quarters,  they  may  pour  'Wo  mt 
provinces,  overrun  and  lay.  vaiH 
tbfs  country,  and  thea  iMika.tfaaF 
retreat,  with  the  «afiie  Tapidityi 
without  its  being  pottibte  ^  oi 
riiher  to  meet  or  overta^  4hei% 
This  is  their  mode  «f  making  wvu 
and  it  has  always  succeeded  aaili 
them  ;  tbejr  are  4he  Tartaci  aF la* 
dia.  In  these  circumstances  Isik 
is  it  proper  or  not,  that  pacUamcil 
should  know  why  this  war  aasva* 
dertaken,  for  what  purpose  i^  kn 
been  pursued,  and  witb  ahatiiCv 
peas  it  has  beea  attendeii:  aad 
finally,  has  it  tbe-sanclioo  and  ffif 
probation  of  the  Court  of  D'tfitc^ 
tors,  and  of  his  Majesty's  minis* 
ters?  Icannot  believe  kp osaible.-»U 
n  should  be  suted,  as  1  km^  was 
reason  to  think  it  iD«y*  that 
the  papers^  to  which  tjba  flMltPl 
alludes  have  not,  in  foct^beea  ra^ 
ceived  by  the  Court  o(  Qtrecton^ 
that  answer  must  siliaice  lae  kt 
the  present,  but  Icaanotaay  t^ai^ 
in  a  Certain  point  of  view,  it  mil 
be  very  satisfisctAry.  The  :afr 
ders  given  by. Lord  WeUcsft^^i^ 
censequeiK-e  of  which  the  hm-, 
tilitWs  began  on  the  ^AUlthar 
fjoasfy  mubt  have  been  datej  s^n^ 
tin>e  ID  .lune  or  July  last^.  J 
he^  of  the  House  to  ob^me  t|^ 
dates;  wc  are  now  in  the  midrfie 
df March,  so  tbat..ei<;bt  laoQlks 
and  a  half  mkUid  ha>TB  ^lapg^, 
since  the  orders  we;ire  .gvmi»»:9(A 
no  iaformatioara^etyed  a(  hoase 
t>n  this  iiubjectJ  Tlmift:i^  case 
which  tha  acti^  ^atlidkn^t  b»s, 
seen  and  provsded  forrrTic 
Avorda  of  the  law  Bre^,  *S  ia  ^1 
eases  ahere  .bo^iIi£it»  shaii  h«7« 
boea^  O^inttanctd^.^i^  tisatjjrim^f 
the  Governor  General  anffCouA- 

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<40iirf»eaMSvtb«y  mui  (imsei>ooiii^ 
tainMcafes  Ihc  fiftrae  to  tba  6ouit 

lOlMtmi  td  the  infofmation  4U)d 
iMBiligkiice.  open,    wliidi  .  .Um^ 

or  made  avcb  tieatj^,  ABd  ihmr 
Motives  «Tid:ff^u)ns  ^r  \lm-mmt 
m^lnr^  ^  *jybui  it  fthaU  ap|Mar  tii 
evi«htnc»y  that  tbis  <ielay  ol  lufM't 
mmoBy  difectfy'iroiki  Ijord.  Witiv 
l»*i«3r^  tt'Qol  owii]Sto«Qy,jaeg)«c( 
MP'4b«iiSH<Hi  Oft  hi*  port^  i.Mi 
l»ou*dit«pBistiise  tbaXlhera  is  .a 
■l^irttf  faomewhtfre  ^^-Hitipfi^ng  4ius 
fSMMffes  ifB  question  ^«houM  ap*- 
pctti^  upon  itiqairy^  to  4ie»erve 
CMttti^  llieoauM  of  oeosuFe  wiH 
be  greatly  aggravated  by  tbe 
neglect  «f  sendsng  home  xJioely 
tofiwmatiea  on  Um  wbole  autA 
jtot.     1  am  not  «Ue  to  (bl««M 

4^IhU>  SOM   of  -  ol^f«Cti011<  ORD    bt 

itrted  to  tbe  ino^oo  for  fnpers 
4n«b  vbidi  I  mean  to  conclnde^ 
i  nailer  4M>t»elDf  tboJtcqiHeBasata 
of  tha-  nobke  Lord  mi  Ibe  oiber 
aide.  At  ail  eretts,  I  iiopo  and 
nitpf«t  tbat  |>eTaoBa)  cbMieter, 
M^0f«t»ottai^Qn^ettce  dA96  to 
pny  oMtni  wiii  not  bf  oUegrd  in 
luir  to  \\m  mqniryw  At  preteiiA 
tbere'  ia  nb  cbargr,  and  tbere  oagbt 
«»^iiod«A»ioe.  If  1  bavoUid 
#ttiS  client  ^vound  for  tn^iry^'iM 
^Mrtl'  bi^mMf  toiti^uire.  M  crinii-* 
totionsbtvid  ibibw»  it  mi^ttba 
^As^TV^nid,  nat  by  obar^ct^r,  .bat 
iyy  ^toK^4  Wb^n  an  inquiry  was 
«nove<A  for,  intbis  boute,  in-  tbb 
year  1791,  iniatbe  oauteaoCtbe 
Itot  «my  wif b  Tippoo  Soltaun,,  oa 
tnttd'it  r^pmalaoo  stood  bi^erin 
\\t  iBStkni^ti^  of  tbe  public  tban 
fbar^  liOrd  Cocnwailis^  Bip4  I 
d^  not  femtmber  tbat^oy  oppusi- 
^c^t\  to  y}f»  inquiry  -vm  se(  upon 
(b4<s0om  o^>btftpeiaonaircbamcKr9 
fbot)£b  noAe  wm  iaovf  f^Qisf^^ 


xespacled.  On  the  conti9ry«bI$ 
snajesty^s  ministers  met  tbe  inqoi-^ 
ry  fi^irly,  and  tbought  tbey  could 
^.d^fendJiis  conduct  better  than 
-by  giving  .us  all  the  informatioQ 
ibcy  possessed.  I  hope  and  expect 
ibat  the  Noble  Lord  now  at  tba 
bead  of  the  Indian  department 
will  follow  that  example.  He  pro- 
fesses  to  in  vine  and  encourage  a 
froc  discQssion  of  all  Indian  ques^ 
ttoiis.  If  not,  and  if  the  motion  witb 
which  lam  now  about  to  con** 
elude  should  be  resisted,  I  thinly 
the  house  will  be  reduced  to  ona 
of  these  two  conclusions— rcithet 
ibat  tbere  19  somethjiig  in  thepersor 
nal  merits  £^ Lord  Wellcaley  which 
entitles  bim  to  greater  confidcpol 
tbau  was  thou|^t  due  to  Lord 
CornwalUs,  or  that  thtfje  has  been 
something  in  bis  conduct  to  whiob 
no  other  defence  can  be  applied 
butafavourableopinion  of  hi^cbar 
racter.  |  motOi  yoii,  Sir,  ^*  that 
there  be  laid  before  tbis  houaa 
eopies  of  extracts  of  all  disr 
patcbet  received  from  the  Gowei^ 
eor-  General  of  Bengal,  or  froih 
the  presidencies  of  Fort  St.  Geofgl 
and  Bombay,  as  far  as  such  dis^ 
patches  relate  to  and  account  ^^ 
hostilities  now  or  lately  subsist* 
ing  between  tbe  said  Oovernmenlf 
end  lUDy  of  the  Mahratta  prin* 
fC9  or  states,  witb  tbe  daies  eif 
ibe  receipts  of  such  dbpatcbes.'? 
*^  Copies,  or  extracts  of  all  the 
correspondences  between  the  fi^id 
Ijoverwnont^  aild  any  .of  the 
ddabraita  princes  oi^  states  re«- 
lutive.  to  tba  «aid  hostilities/' 
««  Copies  or  exira^u  qf  all  orders 
dr  instructions  sent  to  India  by 
ihe  Court  of  Directors  of  the  .East 
India  Compapy,  on  the  same  sub* 
ject," 

,  On   the  question  being  put  frpm 
the  chi^r^  . 
J^xd    -CastIerkaoh     rdse. 

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lie  eicpresscd.  hi^  af^urpbatioii  of 
Ihe  caadid  manner  in  which  the 
Honourable  Gentlenum .  bad   lo* 
troduced  hit  motion,  and  joined 
issue  completely  with  hiin  in   r»> 
^rd  to    the   general    principle) 
f*  That  the  cause  of  the  war,  is  a 
very  proper  subjeci  of  parliamen* 
tary  iiiquir)."      Independairt  of 
the  acts,  he   was  ready  to  -admit 
the  policy  and  justice  of  an  in* 
quiry;  but  the  question    waa  at 
present,  whether  such  an  inquiry 
could  bf  safely  made  in  present 
circumstances  ?  and  here  he  dif- 
fered Croin  the  Honourable  Gen* 
tleman.     Independently    of    the 
^  disadvantages  which  might  arise 
from  such  an  invesiigation,  dur- 
ing a  war  not  yet  terminate  J,  he 
had  stronger  and  very  ostensible 
reasons  for  oliijecting  to  the  mo- 
tion.    Government  was    not    in 
poeseision  of  tha  .circumstances 
which  preceded  the  ruptuia,aod 
tbere  fom  any  investigation  of  the 
kij[id  proposed  must  ntocssarily 
Utminate  unsatisfactorily  and  to 
the  obvious  prejudice  of  tbu  Noble 
Lord  (WelUsle\')  to  whom  th«go« 
^vernment  of  India  was  entrusted. 
Withcfut  possessing  all  the  cir* 
cum&t«nces  that  led  to  the  war,  it 
'Vouki   be    impossible  to  lorm  a 
pi:4>(^r  estimate  of  tha  case^    or 
%o  ddNiny  justice   to  the  conduct 
of  the    uowrdor  General.    Tha 
house  must  waitthertfore  till  the 
tiee^iMAry-  conirounications  be  re# 
tetved  by;  Wis  Miyci^y's  jpttwenr* 
menf.     Such'  a  xommtiatcatioci 
was  sr>on  to  be^xptsiltedw  That  it 
should  have  been  made  sooner  Aas 
iBVpos»ible>'fri)m  the  date  at  which 
the  war  took  place.     It  has  beea 
wd  that  the  war  commenced  in 
tile  begir>ning  of  June,  but  instead, 
of jtbijSiH  was  not   uptii the  ^ih 
AugutI  that  hosjilitii^s  took  placa. 
Tb4^c0iDnmmcatir>f>s  between^ the 
Mysore  and  Poona  cUuid   not  be 


dbcted  ialeis  than  a  moiithtf  tirf 
the  latest  ^ommtinicsuioip  reccivel 
fromMadcas  wera  ot  Lst  S^cior 
bar*  There  nust  he^  oeceasantjK, 
auuiy  doctwnenta,  therefofie«in  rpr 
gard  to  the  preliminaries,  of  vhifit 
Government  could  Wit  km,  i».^i^ 
session,  and  which  were^ahSQW^ 
necessary  to  do  jastioe  to.ths 
Noble,  Lord's  conduct*  De.  W 
no  objections  to  the  piinciple; 
but  was  unable  at  present  toqoiir 
ply  with  the  motion;  be  waa  r^y, 
howaver,  as  soon  aa  G^varoas^at 
should  be  in  posscssioii  of  the  ne> 
cessary  documents,  aot  only  to 
comply  with  the  motioii*  butisvai 
to  apprise  the  Honoujable  Genv 
tlennm  as  soon  aa  such  dis|>alchcs 
were  rtccif  ed. . 

Mr.  JouK9TOK2  was  of  p^ 
nioB  that,  although ^e  war  mi^ 
notliavo  coiaatenced  iill  the  pe^ 
siod  stated  by  the  NoUe.  boird, 
inetJhcrejuust  neceasaril^it  be  ma" 
uy  circtimstancas  presiotts  to  opefi 
hostilities  which  ought,  certainly 
to  have  been.  CQaamttnicated.to 
Govej-mnent.  It  was  not  to.  tha 
6th  August  only,  -to  which  hf 
wished  to  look  hnrk*  :1mtto  ica^ 
the  U«r  to  i  ts  source ;  faom  ih^  mor 
asent  that  orden  had  been  ^vca 
to  aciarcb  the  irpe^^H  ttom  •  ^ 
Mysorxf,  tlia  war.otftainly  am^ 
menccd..  The veQtioajchof.i^ 
ajrmy^  he  wguld  iuaist,  iras  agai«s^ 
the^cts  aud  resgltttisms  of.thi^ 
hQUJie,  as  much  as;iM9y  e;«ent,qiB 
the  ^th  August*  .  The  ,  n^Qiaea^ 
Lord  Wellesley  issuvd  prdJerSt  to. 
4iis  mrmy,  he  ought  to  hav^  sent 
cbspatches  to  this. country  J^^^ 
lus  reasons  ^r  such  a  ui/ea^ijLre }. 
but  he  was  apprehensive  xbex^ 
jwas  too  irejqutoilLy  a,  spppiesMpa 
<if  di>ciiip4rnts.  All  the  iprocredc 
ingi  ol  the  Gnvecan^en^^f  Jndii^ 
oiught.to  ajppear  on  the  rp^J^  f4 
{ho.  Co^fHWiyt  H4»6^>bp,; regularly 
transmitted  tv  this  country,   n ere 

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kiW  Ae  fdlfest  itiformation.  Ht 
wiU  afraid  ttiat  the  war  had  ori* 
|;irrated  in  aggr^ions  ^n  'OUr  part; 
ainl  was  nwing  to.  that  spirit  of 
a'T*tt(icmtiiftt'*h»<^beetl  too  pre^ 
valewtMir  Imfhsi;  and  which  par- 
tictilaiijr  had  chmratterizud  the 
government  of  the  Noble  Lord. 
Bttt  whate\'cr  bcthe  iiittc  *ot  the 
mtti  He  cont^hded,  it  must  ba' 
disastrous  inits  consequences.  If 
attended  with  success,  oar  em-J 
•ptre  in  IridifL  mtist  beas  large  as 
the  two  -p^ranstilas^  >  and  eonse* 
queutly  ready  to  Ml  to  pieces  by 
its  own  weight  ;  bat  should  we  b^ 
defeated  irt  our'  attempts  at  ag«: 
grand izement,'  the  itiost  prot>abTe 
Consequence  is,  that  we  shall  bef 
turned  out  of  India,  and  n  period 
f  ut,  at  once,  to  our  enrpire.  Here 
the  Honourable  gentleman  tn- 
wsted  on  the  power  and  inAuence 
of  the  Mahrattas.  In  bur  former 
wars  in  Irtdia,  tmr  resources  had 
been  derived  from  the  revenues 
of  Bengal,  which  always  remained 
vttlouch<;d :  but  here  the  case 
Was  extremely  di^rent  The 
x^evetiues  of  Bengal  would  be  im* 
mediately  affected,  and,  in  case  of 
defem,  or  in  case,  (which  was  not 
at  art  improbable)  of  the  enemy 
laying  waste  the  country,' the  con- 
sequences might  be  fatal.  The  fjte- 
sent 'case  resembled,  in  some  de- 
gree perhaps,  that  of  theCarnatfc. 
The  dispatches  to  which  fh^ 
Noble  Lord  alludes/and  for  which 
he  desires  us  to  wart,  may  in  all- 
probability  contain-  nothing. — 
Sdch  was  the  case  exactly  In  the 
dispatdies  from  Lord  Clive,  in 
regard  to  the  Camattc. 

Und  Castlbrracu  was- 
ready  to  admit  the  importance  of 
th^  ctMntaunicaeions  in  regard  (o 
tk^  c^use^'of  the  war ;  but  theeWd 
libo    of '  th&t  cortes{iondeiice  was 


certSiitily  feqiially  impdrtktit,  anii 
absolutely  necassAry,  either  to 
Justify  or  tondemnthe'cotid net  of 
the  Oovernbr  General  in  his  com* 
mencement  of  hostilities. 
•  Mr.  FuAKci^  thought  that 
reasons  might  have  been  assigned 
by  the  Governor  General  for  thfe 
Itoue  of  his  ordefs  to  the  troops 
to  march,  which  had  ha|>pene4 
two  months  previous  to  the  peri^ 
alluded  to  by  thd  Noble  Lord. 
He  was  willing,  however,  to  rely 
on  the  engagement  which  the 
Noble  Lord  had  take^  on  himi 
self,"  to  apprise  him  of  the  first  ar- 
rival of  the  necessary  di^patthes^ 
and  begged  leave,  therefore-,  at 
present  to  Nvithdruw  his  '  motloni 
Adjourned. 


APRIL  6,  '•       * 

WAKINIKDU. 
-  Mr.  FftATicis^^said,  it  rati^t  btf 
in  the  rectJl lection  of  several  mem-' 
bca  bf  th^  house,  that  he  h^ 
ktely  made  some  propositioiisjbcf 
the  hbuse  respecting' the  war  that 
was  entered  into,  and  carried  on' 
by  the  direction  of  the  British- 
Governor  General  in  India,  with-' 
•mt  the  consent  or  knowledge  of 
the  government  of  this  country. 
Since  ha  had  offered  that  propesi^' 
tion  to  the  house,  he  had'  teetf 
published  in  the  Court  Gazette  oP 
this  couatry,  as  Well  as  in  dls-^ 
patches  comihg  from  the  Ind4a- 
house,  the  accounts  of  many- 
important  events,  of  whkh  the 
advices  had  bcth  recently  recelv-- 
cd.  Worn  the  circumstance  e^ 
these  accounts  having  b^een  pub- 
lished in  the  Ga2e|te,  he  WAi*  jas-J 
tiH^ed  iH  concluding,  that  mtnrS'^ 
ters  must  have  received  some* 
farther  advices  if  om  India.  And(  * 
h^  thought  it  might  b»  tlWultd 
brlrtg  this  »nyw:t  agA*n  Y^f&t^^ 
the  hou«,  \ti  at^^t  thdt  tlia  N<v^ 


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Ue  Lord  (CaiUerragh)  might  ii»vt 
an  opportunity  of  giving  soraie  ex^ 
planation  upoa  it.     H^  thought 
It  necessary  to  obterre,   that  tbd 
itoilitary    successes    obtained  by 
(Qor  army  in  India  formed  no  part 
cf  the  question  on  which  he  meant 
to  rest  his  proposition.    A  war 
inight  be  attended  with  the  most 
brilliant  sucGess,    and   yet   have 
been  undertaken  contrary  U^Iaw^ 
and    on  the    roost  uqjustifiabW 
grounds.     On  the  other  hand,  a 
^var  might  be  undertaken  on  the 
most  wise  and  jvM  prindp)es»  andt 
prove    disastrous     in    the   end. 
Therefore,   the    circumstaace  of 
the  wajria  Indra  having  been  strcr 
c;essfol»  cpvid  form   no  part  of 
the  consideration,  whether  that 
war  bad  been  iaiproperly  under- 
taken   or  ncfl.     His  ob)ect  now 
was,  to  know    from  tbtr  Noble 
Lord  whether  it  would  be  conve- 
nient to  him  to  state  to  the  house, 
fny    communication   that  might 
l^ave  been  received  froaa  the  go- 
'vernroent  in  India^  relatife  to  (he 
cause  of  that  war.     It  appeared 
from  the  official  dispatches,  that 
the  army  under  General  Welles- 
ley  was  in  motion   in  the  begin- 
ning of  August  last;    therefore, 
there    was  ground    to   conclude, 
^hat  the  orders  he  had  received 
must  have  been  of  a  mpch  earlier 
date  than    that    period.      Such 
gveat  operations  as  those,  which 
appedlted  to  have   take»  place  in 
ln4ia^  must  have  been  a  subject  of 
king  deliberation  ;    much  prepa- 
ration roust  have  been  made,  and 
the  business  must  have  been  de- 
termined upon  in  the  Council  at 
Calcutta    three  months  at  least 
before  the  commencement  of  hos-. 
tilities.    That  determination  must 
then  have  been  made  in  May  .last. 
What  he  wanted  to  ask,  therefore, 
was,    trhether    the   Marquis    of 
Weilesley  bad  advised  the  Court 


of  Director^  of  sncli  m  reaMUkt 
whether  a  report  had  been  nsiie 
to  them  of  the  plan,  the  grounds, 
and  the  prefects  of  the  mtefMM 
hostilities)  There  certainly  was 
tufRcient  time  lor  them  to  h«fa 
received  an  account  ofsny'ieso- 
lotions  that  mn^t  hare  been 
taken  in  Calcutta  since  May  last. 
This  was  all  he  waiMd  di9  NeMe 
Lord  to  explatn.  Be  diomld  tkn 
ftiove,  ••That  there  be  laid  before 
the  horsey  eepici  or  extracts  of 
aU  dispa^hes  lecieived  by  the 
Directors  ef  the  Esst'Imffa  Cbni* 
pany,  from  the  Oovemor-Geneial 
of  Bengal^  or  from  either  of  the 
presidencies  of  Fort  George  or 
Bombay ;  so^  ftir  as  the  same  rela- 
ted to  ^e  hostilities  lately  carried 
on  with  the  Mahmeta  states.'' 

Lord   Cil9TlERSA.6M    thOTtght 

it  would  be  mtich  more  proper  to 
wave  die  discussion  of  this  sub- 
ject uatH  the  practical  question 
should  come  iillly  btfore  the 
house.  The  same  reasons  which 
had  indoced  him  en  a  &r- 
mer  day  to  resist  a  pfopositloa 
brought  forward  by  the  flnaoura- 
ble  Oentleman  made  it  neeeasary 
for  him  to  oppose  the  preseai. 
In  point  of  fact  he  could 
assure  the  Honoarable  Geo- 
tieman,  that  no  direct  cmnnniiu- 
cation  had  been  received  from 
Bengal,  either  by  sea  or  lend, 
cdhcerningtfaehostilitiefthi  qucs- 
tio«.  The  advices  that  were 
received  came  from'^he  f^fe^dden- 
cies ;  and  it  was  from  these  the 
court  of  directors  '  had  the  ac- 
cotints  of  the  brilliant'  sacctMes 
which  took  pla^e  ib  India.  He 
was  ready  to  admit,  thM  these 
successes  made  no  jJart  of  the, 
questioti,  whether  the  -war  had 
been  properly  trndertadtetr  tjr'iiot. 
At  tb^  sttme  thtte,  h^  tfit»ught  it 
necessary,  in  ordWr  tkiUMlb  toa- 
clusion  might  be  drawn  to  the 
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^MTTJitdlce  pf *tbelJQble,Mftfqtli« 
4U4li^bead  of  the  government  ia 
liwiui*  to  state  that  no  advices  had 
JifeeAr^ceifed  from  bJm  later  than 
the    20ib  .of   June  last.     With 

,  .respect  to  comiuunications  aver^ 
Ja^if  they  bad  of  late  been  very 
sj^w ;  and  be  could  not  account 
ibr.thf  delay  of  these  advices 
tlirougtl  tbat  cobveyance,  which 
Were  loog  expected.  It  was  true, 
tiie  measures  which  led  to  the 
Wmc  arose  out  of  a  treaty  that 
bad  been  concluded  some  months 
hefoTe;  but  govt rnment  was  not 
ye<  in  possession  of  the  rebolu- 
lions  of  tlie  governnent  and 
council  relative  to  the  war.  He 
hoped,  however*  the  business 
uro4ild  be  looked  upon  as  a  wholes 
and  not  in  a  confined  or  partial 
manner.  It  would  be  impossi- 
ble to  form  on  accurate  judgment 
Qo  the  transaction,  until  dis- 
patcbes  were  receivi^d  from  the 
supreme  government  in  India^ 
and  until  then,  he  wished  the 
bonourable  gentleman  might  for- 
bear making  any  motion  on  the 
subject. 

Mr,  JoHK STONE  said,  he 
eould  not  foVbear  expressing  his 
astonishment  that  government  had 
received  no  information  as  to  the 
grounds  upon  which  hostilities 
bad  been  commenced  in  Indie. 
'Xliere  were  three  opportunities  of 
.conveying  information  on  the 
subject  from  Bengal.  An  over- 
land dispatch  was  sent  off  on  the 
9ib  of  September  from  that  place; 
and  two  vessels  bad  since  sa\Ied 
from  thence.  The  act  of  parlia- 
ment positively  prescribed,  that 
in focmati on  concerning  war  should 
be  conveyed  as  speedily  as  possi- 
ble; and  it  was  extraordinary^ 
tba^  no  io£Qrmatio7i  had  been  sent 
to  thh  ponntry   relative   to    the 

,  cauiffS  of  t)u»  warj  ai^d  evei^  if 


the  information  should  arrive^ 
there  was  danger,  from  its  proba* 
ble  length,  and  the  time  necessary 
for  printing  it,  that  it  could  not 
be  taken  into  consideration  be- 
fore the  present  session  of  parlia* 
merit  should  pass  away.  As  far 
as  he  was  able  to  judge  of  tbd 
battle  which  took  place  on  thd 
23d  of  last  September^  he  could 
not  see  in  it  any  of  the  fruits  of  a 
Victory .  He  hoped  he  should  btf 
disappointed  in  bis  apprehensions 
concerning  tbat  combat ;  but  he 
thought  it  most  extraordinary 
and  unaccountable  tbat  the  iiv* 
formation  the  house  had  a  right 
toexpecti  had  oevoF  been  con* 
veyed  to  it. 

LtordCASTLBRlAGH  Said,  that 
bis  Majesty's  ministers  were  ia 
possession  of  the  discussions  which 
took  place  between  Scindia  and 
General  VVellesley,  and  which  led 
to  hostilities  in  the  Mahratta 
country,  but  they  were  not  in 
possession  of  any  documents  that 
could  shew  what  had  been  th0 
Governor  General's  view  of  the 
subjetit^  when  be  gave  directions 
to  comraence  hostilitids.  At  pre^* 
sent  it  was  not  candid  to  suppose 
that  he  had  neglected  ayy  oppor- 
t unity  of  making  the  necessary 
communications,  because  one  .or 
two  ships  might  have  happened  to 
sail  from  Bengal,  without  bring* 
ingany  dispaidhcs  from  him. 

Mr.  Francis  said^  be  knew 
none  of  the  parties  concerned  in 
those  transiiciions  to  which  he 
alluded,  and  therefore  he  could 
not  be  supposed  to  act. from  pre- 
judice towards  any  of  them*  But 
this  he  knew,  and  from  the  know* 
ledge  he  had  of  India,  and  his  re- 
sidence there,  be  thought  it  hia 
duty  to  state  it ;  that  one  of  the 
leading  principles  always  inculca- 
ted there  was,  to  preserve  the  peace 

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of  India,  and  no  Governor  had  a 
tigkt  lotnter  upon  a  \viir  from 
4»u  o«rn  authority.  It  w&s  a  most 
Utfuentabk!  thing  to  Lear  of  wars 
•iiting  wow  carried  on  abug  the 
Maiabar  coast  and  the  north  of 
lMibt«  lie  was  not  now  discus* 
Mtfg  theoperations  ot  Otnieral  Wei- 
kftlry*  What  he  prt.«vsod  upon  was, 
(hat  the  bouse  ought  to  be  in 
possession  <if  the  deliberations 
wAicb  took  place  at  Calcutta, 
when  it  was  determined  to  make 
mkTf  and  s^nd  an  army  i^ainst 
the  Kfubmttss.  And  all  t^is  mnst 
ka««  bam  dene  before  the  26th  of 
iMliune*  At  prcbent  he  had  uo 
db^eetioo  to  wididraw  his  motion* 
hat  he  should  resume  it  again 
wbroev^r  he  sliould  find  it  neces- 
Mry  to  do  «>o ;  as  he  conceived  it 
te  fee.  tff  the  utaTost  iraportatice 
that  th«  hou5ie  sho-uld  discuss  a 
question  of  this  kind,— The  mo- 
uo»  MUStben  withdrawn. 


;    HOUSE  OF  LORDS. 

A^R1Ll9th. 

WJIR  IK  INDIA. 

T\\e  Ean  of  Suffolk  rose  to 
raU  lheuil«ntion  of  the  house  to 
a  subject  uhicb  at  present  occu- 
pied a  great  deal  i»f  the  pAiblic 
consideration.  He  did  not  wish 
to  press  his  Majestv'jj  wwrnsiers  to 
enter  upon  it  imiaeillate.ly^  !,y 
piopo^^jng  a  moti«>j»  w  iheir  Ltord- 
ibips,  but  he  was  jJirU'ctly  pre- 
pared tp  protied  now,  in  case  it 
was  (he  d(*sire  of  bis  .Majesty's 
ministers  that  he  should  do  sh. 
The  buhject  to  which  he  alluded 
there  wHk  nu  occasion  to  conceal, 
it  v^as  tliC  wur  in  which  we  were 
i-ngagej  with  the  MabralTas  in 
India.  Tlji,s  u<ir  xyas  undertaken 
iliTtqily  in  oppoKiiion  to  th«s spirit 
oi  anac,r9lpi^rjiai9^*<UfrUDditwad 


incttmbent  upon^tbie  fote^irt^ci^ 
to  Justi^  Itself  a^  ^r  aa  jEvywdod 
ibis  jioint.  No  less-  ib^./dmce 
wa/s  were  carried  on  iviab«|Di-tbe 
atHhority  of  this  hfgi^ti^e. TWaa 
wars  were  certai;^ly  now  qq(.  aim 
very  recent  comineucem««W  itad 
yet  no  document  had  anivcd  fill 
the  subject,  at  kast  as  iiarta:^ 
y/tiku  rnfornied.  He  bad  r^mdt  i<^ 
deed,  many  brilliant  <iel^ajiU.oftha 
vktorics  of  oiir  troops  in  the-  Jm 
dies,  but  there  was  grnit  reaan 
to  believe  that  they  lud  mit  baei^ 
gained  without  comoderable  lad 
on  our  %Wte,  At  any  rate,  boch 
on  this  accoQAtf  aiid  on  account 
of  tbeir  being  uhdoriaken  in  thu 
teeth  of  an  act  of .  pariia«aait, 
these  wars  deserved  tbo  aarioiitf 
cousideration  of  their  Lofdships. 
He  was  prepared  to  proceed  im- 
mediately ;  but,  in  casahisAJtt- 
jesfy's  ministers  should  think  it  an 
accommodation  to  themt,  he  bad 
no  objection  to  poiitpoiie  biaJii^ 
tion  till  to-morruw* 

JLord  lUwKESBURT  obsanord, 
that. as  hiii  Lurdsbip  intended  to 
bring  forward  this  subject,  in  sot 
solemn  a  manner,  he.  Mbmitl&i 
whether  even  to-morrow-  waa  no* 
too  early  a  ptriod  xA  the  present 
circumstances^  when  theattonttoft. 
of  the  house  was  occupied  in* 
business  of  so.much  iwportanca 
a^  the  Volunteer consoiidaiiimbiii. 
lie  hoped  that  for  this  and  other 
reasons,  the  Noble  Lord  wmld 
postpone  tijie  subject  tor  a  shocl 
time. 

lx)r(l  IloBART  observed^  thai  ; 
the  motion  would   be  pfctinatuxe 
on  another  ground*   wbici^  wftsf 
that  ooveniment  was  not.pff|m^  ' 
to  enter  on  tb?  subj^fcltaiprowni, ' 
bedaiue  no  oihciul  (ioctio^qtsimd.  ' 
yet  ai  rived  from  InJi^^reJaUfigio* 
the  war  to  which  (he  >M^We  jUorf;  : 
had  adverted.   .  ;     .«,!;;,»■: 


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.'.'•nie^ftlrl  of  Strrrot*  repljed, 
^bttt-^ik  *ras  thr  very  reason  why, 
'lie-Wiftbod  to  tail  the  attention  of 
^tbe^  hoose  to  the  subject.  The 
"ttciof  ^i4mmeDt  prorided  that 
i*>*  wnt*  should  be  entered  upon  ii> 
ljMli»  tmbout  communictttiug  the 
|;rauti4i  of  rt  to  the  legislature, 
iiutheve  wias  a  ^ar  carried  on  for 
«.  long-time,  without  a  single  ofBci- 
4i*doe«iiient  having  been  sent 
tO'  tbcf  executive  government  of 
^i»  country.  He  agreed  to  post- 
pone the  motion,  but  promised  (o 
bfing  it  tbrward  soon,  without 
iijung  «i^  panicular  day. 

APRIL  19. 
The  Eeil  of  Carhs^.e  ob- 
setved^  be  had  to  move  for  some 
Beqessary  information,  as  prepa* 
mtory  to  a  subject  of  considerable 
importance,  and  which  he  thought 
pATtScularly  worthy  the  serious 
iiCleiitiou  of  the  hunse ;  especialiy 
as  rutoours  strongly  prefailed, 
f^bich  induced  a  suspicion  of  iha 
prapriety  of  that  coiiducl.  He 
ailuded  to  the  commoncfment  of 
hostilities  in  India.  However, 
\vbftt  in  the  present  instance  he 
irhoold  propose,  he  thought  so 
obviously  unobjectiunabic,  as  that 
^  sort  of  resistance  could  be  me* 
disated  egainst  his  motion ;  which 
w^s,  *•  'i'hai  an  humble  address 
be  presented  to  his  Majesty,  |)ray- 
in|^  his  Majesty  to  give  directions, 
that  there  be  laid  before  the  house 
an  account  f>f  the  dare  of  instruc- 
tions sent  to  the  officer  c^>m* 
trnfading  the  naval  force  in  the 
l!»ast  ladies^  previous  to  his  Ma- 
jesty's message  to  parliament  on 
the  present  rupture,  with  the  date 
of  their > arrival  in  India  ;  and 
also  the  date  of  the  instructions 
s«nft  ^  pi-evioul  to  the  actual 
Hipnirei  with  the  date  of  their 
arrival  in  India."  His  Lordship 
iaid>  the  suLyect  was  of  impor<* 


tance  ;  nor  was  the  ihformaldoT^ 
required  by  him  of  a  aature 
that  could  produce  any  disadvan* 
tage  t.>  the  public  service^  He 
should  not,  therefore,  trcmSre 
their  lordships  with  any  further 
observHtions,  as  he  could  not  con^ 
cdve  any  grounds  on  which  these 
papers  could  be  refused  by  hit 
Majesty's  government. 

Lord  HAWKlSBt/RY  said,  h«f 
bad  no  objection  to  the  produce 
tion  of  the  papers  in  <}uestion.  in 
opposing  the  motion,  which  he 
rose  to  do,  he  proceeded  on  olhei' 
grounds.  There  were  two  Sorts 
of  papers  which  might  be  caUett 
for  in  parliament ;  one  of  tfaar 
nature,  that  there  need*  be  no  par*' 
ticular  reason  assigned  for  calling 
for  them,  it  being  plain^  a^  a  ge« 
mcral  rule,  that  no  inconvenience 
could  arise  from  their  being 'pro^ 
duced.  Of  this  kind  were  ac* 
counts  relative  to  the  revenue; 
and  many  others  might  be  in- 
stanced. In  ail  such  cases,  the 
onM9  probandi  lay  on  the  govern- 
ment ;  ii  they  refused  the  papers, 
they  must  show  a  particular  rea- 
son applicable  to  that  particular 
case,  because  the  birsiness  to 
which  such  accounts  and  papers 
referredi  grew  out  of  the  pro- 
ceedings of  parliament.  Bqt  the 
second  kind  was  very  different :' 
it  respecte<l  procoechngs  growing 
out  of  the  discretionary  exercise 
oi  the ' executive  power;  aiJd 
though  it  was  competent  to  par- 
liament to  callfor  papers  of  this 
kiiMt,  it  was  not  the  parliamentary 
custom  for  aiiy  noble  lord  to  make 
a  motion  to  that  ef^t  without  as<^ 
sigoing  the  reason  which  should 
induce  the  House  to  interpose  it^ 
authority  Sa  that  particular  case. 
The  motion  of  the  iiobte  Earl  came 
distinctly  uudef  this  last  divhnon; 
and  he  must  oppose  it,  because  he 
bad   heard  no  reason  urged  to 


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febMct  toto  tbe  p«|per$  taoved  £»r, 
be  W  uo  bttiution  in  saying*  tiiftt 
iDMructHUM  were  forwarded  to  ike 
£iial  IndieSi  after  tbe  rupture  wat 
ioreieeo,   wkball  poMtble  expedi« 

Tbe  Earl  ofCARUtLa  ifud^be 
bad  uMd  m  particular  aiigunieoi  to 
induce  the  Hoti»e  to  agree  to  tbe 
iBotioo,  betaute  be  could  not  bave 
Imafiiied  U  would   be  opposed  by 
bit  mtiji'sty'a  ministert*   ^c  aoUid 
now,  bowevtr,  inform   the  ooble 
Secretary  gi  State,  that  ibis  was 
a  aubjfctof  00  sm^li  moment  t  that 
tbeie  were  very  disagreeable  ru* 
aouffs  abroad,  that  thepublicopini* 
on  did  Dot  coincide  wuh  his  Lord- 
ship's   stttteD»ent,    and    that   the 
Ho«se  bad  a    riglit  to  know  tbe 
Iscts  from  documents,  and  could 
not  be  justified  in  a  matter  of  this 
CQHWequeuce^  in  taking  the  mere 
essertibu  of  one  of  his  Majesty's 
iniwslers.     lie  would  tell  the  no- 
ble Lord,  there  was  a  report,  on 
eulbority  perhaps  as  good  as  bis 
Lordship's,  that  Admiral  Ruim'er 
<lid  not  receive  his   in«tructiens 
from  goMrament  till  17  days  after 
tbe  rupture    was  announced   in 
Ia4ia  by  private     letters     from 
England ;    aad   that  the  French 
/lidiwraU  Linoi«,  had,  in  the  in- 
terval while  tbe  English  admiral 
vas  near  him,  cut  bis  gibltrs  in 
ibe  nigbt*  and  withdrew  bis  squa- 
dron ia  safety  {  rK)  doubt,  having 
received  bis  instructions  from  his 
government.     He  was   informed, 
that  when  tbe  dispatches  were' sent 
by    government  to   India,    they 
were  sent  by  a  frigate,  wbtcb,  so 
far  from  going  directly,  and  with 
tbe  utmost  expedition,  convoyed 
a  .fleet,  aad  touched  at  Lisbon. 
He  did  oot  knew  how  fai  this  was , 
true  of  not ;  be  did  net  know  what 
migbt  be  tifi  exact  fbuadation  of 
tbe  public  opiuiou  on  ibis  sttti(^ct;  . 


it  wasr  bis.  Aiijv  aed-tUit  of  ftc 
Ueusot  lo  escertaiu  >  tbe  triati 
aod  te  iiM|iiire  if  tbei'e  ba4  been 
any  culpable  neglect.  If  tbeie  bad 
not,  be  gafe  govenimeia  «lie  oppor- 
tunity to  repel  tbote  aspersioDf^ 

Lord  Hawk &aaini7eaid»be bed 
beard  no  argument  from  tbe  aeble 
£ari  to  iodiioe  faim  to  cbanfe  bit 
opioioa.  At  te  tbe  staiementBof 
tbe  noble  Lord,  bt  eotiMlf  de^ 
hied  Ibem,  witb  all  potiible  civi- 
lity certainly;  but  be  meant  to 
say  tbe  noble  Earl  wet  ■ihiBii<tfm<» 
ed.  Previous  te  bis  M«jesty*a  mes^ 
sage,  instructieas  were  tent  to  Ad* 
miral  Rainier;  a  second  time, be- 
tween that  and  the  rupture;  and 
again  oo that  event.  Instrectiont^in 
the  first  instance,  had  beee  tent 
as  early  as  possible,  and  by  the 
most  speedy  conveyance^  and  had 
arrived  in  an  unusually  short 
time. 

Karl  Spbkcer  said,  be  came 
down  without  any  previout  know- 
ledge of  this  moiaon ;  butt  after 
he  had  heard  what  bad  been  uiged 
by  the  noble  Earl,  aud  tbe  answer 
of  the  noble  Secretarjof  State,  be 
felt  it  bit  duty  (o  support  tbe  no- 
tion. Without  dissenting  from 
tbe  noble  Lord  opposite  to  him, 
as  to  tbe  principle  on  wbicb  papers 
were  grantedor  refused,  be  tboij^t 
the  noble  EaH  had  laid  a  parua- 
mentary  and  proper  ground  for 
demanding  tbe  infonnatioa  in^MS- 
tion.  lie  thought  mi nistert could 
not  refuse  the  papers^  witboutec^ 
knowlcdging  tbe  charge  advanced, 
not  by  the  noble  li^ajT,  but  by  tbe 
public  voice.  The  motion  ga\e 
the  goveinipent  an  opportanityEr  to 
defend  themiielves  fron  e>  ¥ery 
heavy  charge.  It  was-  so  light 
question,  whether  tJbe.  *  earli- 
est iu^rmatioa  end  •  in^nKHont 
bad  been  conveyed  to  Admiral 
Rainier  o(  ^  no^  Suppose  the 
Fiencb  in  that  quarter  bad  beeft 
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<^f)eri«r  in  foroftotis^  'insWHd  of 

4ke  contrary,   tHiM  might  Hav« 

tmefitbe  Tf»tilt»<)f  th^tr  receiving 

4fce  klMirigen€«  6f  thctupcore  ^r- 

lm»  tbim  our  admiral?    And,  in* 

feior  as  they  were,  v^hat  benefit 

^Mf'Wenbt  hitfB  fo«t  by  thntar- 

*^»en  hr  ^fading  dispatches,  if  the 

ftict  ^e  as  the  public  feeling  seems 

to^edam?'Wlth  respect  to -the 

'Ckgree  of  e3rpedhion  which  Was 

twed   mn  the  part  of  our  govern^ 

ment^  in  4brward)4ig  dispatches  of 

auch   importance,  he  wotild  ask> 

^id  they  arrive  in  India  previously 

to  the  12tfa  of  August  ?  and  far- 

l!>er,  were  they  not  sent  in  a  fri- 

l^ate  which  was  encumbered  with 

convoy;  and  did  not  the  vessel 

actually  touch  at   Lisbon  in  her 

fiassage?  A    great   deal   of  what 

was  desired  would  appear  from  the 

production  of  the  thites. 

Lord  Hob  ART  maintained,  that 
public  rumour  was  not  a  parlia- 
mentary ground  to  justify  the  call- 
ing for  papers.  If  that  Wire  ad- 
mitted, every  one  of  their  lord- 
abips,  as  they  severdtly  happened 
to  be  aflected  by  the  public  tales 
cf  the  day,  might  impede  the  ex- 
ecutive government  by  calling  for 
papers.  His  lordship  asserted, 
ibat  every  degree  of  possible  ex- 
pedition was  used  m  forwarding 
the  dbpatcbes  in  question  t*  In- 
dia, and  that  Ihey  arrived  at  the 
different presidendet in  an  extraor^ 
dinarlly  short  interval.  Informa- 
*  tion  of  'an  important  nature  had 
been  received  by  Admiral  Rainier, 
'  ^ni  at  a  period,  if  not  earlier,  as 
«irly  as  any  intelligence  received 
by  the  Fren^  admiral,  as,  in 
point  of  fact,  it  was  at  tbetime  of 
the  Hriti^h  admiral  being  actually 
deliberating  upon  the  expediency 
of  takiftg-stcp^tosecut^the  French 
-'^tittSron,  that  the  latter  slipped 
'*^it|'etbles,  and  got  away. 


The  F*rl  ofCAftiviRtour  ^aiJ, 
the  noble  lord  who  hAd  just  sat 
down  hid  stated,  that  AdmirU 
Rainier  received  InformatioB  ^f 
the  state  of  affairs  from  some 
quarter  j  this  might  be,  and  yrt 
government  be  no  less  culpable* 
It  wds  the  duty  of  parliament  t» 
inquire,  whether  government  hUd 
discharged  its  duty  in-  this  most 
important  point.  If  our  Squa* 
dron  had  received  timely  instruc- 
tions, thcrecouldbe  nodoubtthe 
French  would  no^v  be  the  weaker 
by  the  loss  of  their  squadron  Un- 
der Linois;  and  the  mischief  he 
had  done  in  the  East  Indies,  and 
might  still  do  with  that  squadron, 
would  have  been  avoided.  The 
stron^ejst  parliamentftty  ground 
was  laid  for  the  motion,  and  hd 
should  most  heartily  give  it  hit 
vote. 

Lord  IIatirowby  expressed 
his  opinion  as  to  the  principltJ 
which  should  regulate  the  conduct 
of  parliament  upon  such  occa- 
sions as  the  present.  UpoT\  the 
irst  appearance  of  the  present 
question,  regardinj;  such  consi- 
derations in  the  light  he  did,  hd 
was  rather  inclined  to  oppose  the 
motion;  but,  in  consequence  of 
what  transpired  in  the  con^^rsa• 
tion,  he  thought  a  *case  so  fftr 
made  out  as  to  shew  the  propriety 
of  acceding  to  it. — 'The  house 
then  divided  ott  the  Earl  of  Car- 
Hsle's  motion,  when  there  appear* 
ed, 

Contents  -  3i 

Non-contenta  80 

Majority  against  ministers    I 

WAY  5.    ' 

PVTE  OF  THANKS  TO^THH 
JRMYINiNDfA. 
The  order  of  the  day  fot^vnte 
of  tbmkrsta  Marquis*  WeUesley, 


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imd  ta  the  ortirr  civil  mifl  fntlitftry 
ofHcen  io  Itifiia*  and  to  our  forc^ 
there,  for  their  great  aeal  and 
courage  manifested  in  our  Utti 
aucceifs  in  India,  being  r««d. 

Lord  lIoBART  rose  to  move  a 
▼tote  of  thanks  from  that  house  to 
tho&e  gallant  officers,  and  to  thfe 
iiDQ-c!ommissioned  officers  aiul 
privates  who  liad  S€>  zealously  bop- 
|N>Tted  the  cause  and  contributed 
10  the  glory  of  this  country  in  the 
East  iudies«  In  moving  this  vote 
ht  did  not  mean  to  ex^nd  it  to 
the  policy  of  the  war»  but  mei*e)y 
to  confine  it  to  the  military  suc- 
cesses with  which  in  its  operation 
it  had  been  clowned.  Neither 
wa$tt.his  intention  to  confine  the 
\ote  of  thanks  to  the  noble  Go* 
Temor  Gf  neral,  but  to  extend  it 
to  the  other  civil  and  military 
govc mors  itt -the  different  establish* 
mvnts,  and  to  the  oflicers,  non- 
commi&inonod  ufiiccr»,  and  privates 
in  our  armies.  His  Lordship  then 
went  tbruugh  an  enumeration  of 
the  different  splendid  successes 
Wbicii  our  troops  had  Experienced 
in  that  ipiarter,  ^hicb,  he  said, 
might  more  reasonably  have  been 
expected  to  haVe  been  performed 
in  three  campaigns  than  in  three 
nionthsk  He  siaid  he  was  the  less 
inclined  Co  trouble  their  Lord-* 
ships  at  length  upon  the  subject, 
tiot  only  from  his  confidence  that 
what  he  sliould  have  to  propose 
would  meet  the  sen&e  of  every  l^rd 
preswjl,  but  from  the  cont>idara- 
t»on  that  thvre  were  many  in  the 
house  who  had  been  ihstru^nental 
i&  pkcing  him  in  that  sittiation. 

*Lord  Hawke^bi^ry  added  his 
share  of  applause  to  that  of  ihe 
Noble  Lord  who  preceded,  as  to 
i<w*  meriiori6us  conduct  of  tht 
Noble  Mart^uis,  and  irt  t^rnw  of 
th^  warmest  admirfetion;  hdvened 
tu  tht*  gahftJilry.di^lttfe*  b^i'th* 


commandier  lii'CbM  in  «hbi^ 
part  of  ^e.country  in  ^whreh  th^ 
Yictqries  wi^re  Obtained/  and  whidl 
tind  been  alltided  to  by  Ins  'Ndbl^ 
friend.  t)n  the  services  p^oftf^ 
e^  by  that  gallant  offidpr,  he  par* 
ticularly  comoiiented,  Hftd  extqINI 
asw«ll  in  Indiias  other  path  itf 
ihe.gloW;.    "  .      -' 

the  Earl  of  Lim*«I<»' foJi^ 
lowed;  an^  spoke  warmly  in  -sup^ 
port  of  the  motion.  In  the'coirf^ 
of  bit  speech,  he  highly  padegy*' 
rised  the  conduct  of  General  Lake; 
parlicoktrly  in  America,  .WhiHf 
serving  in  the  army  of  ii  Koble 
Marquis  not  tht^n  in  his  place. 

The  Earl  of  CAubtfi  «!«» 
strongly  supported  thetaotioii^and' 
took  occasion  hand^ohiely  lo-d^-* 
cant  upon  the  professional  merits 
of  General  Wellesley.— The  qucs* 
tion  was  then  put,  and  the  tkii&i 
of  the  house  were  voted  nem.  dvs. 

Lord  HoRART  then  propow^ 
the  thanks  of  the  house  to   LmxI 
Clive^   for  his  tery    merhorlMit 
conduct  as  Governor  of  Foit  feti- 
George^  in  \he  laite  war  agamst' 
Tippoo  Heltaun,  &c.     'llicse  wetie- 
voted    new.    die.— His    I^rdshl]^' 
afterwards  pref>dsed  cbe^tlwinkstir 
the  houHe  to  jonathll^n  Ihincan^ 
Esq*  Governor  of  Ik^bay;  ^ 
Generals  Lake)     St.   John,   nn4 
Wellesley;    and   to  the   sev<<rirf- 
subordinate  officers*    &c.   whie!i* 
were  severally  voted,  nem.  d!s.4>y 
their  Lordships,  ufter  which  it  w«j* 
ordered)  that  the  Lord  <;hkncel«» 
lor  do  traniiinit  the  same  totfet^ 
GoVernor-Geoerali  ^c.       ' 

Adjourned.  '  > 

I  r  ifin  -n  -     '  ;      \ 

HOUSE. Op  cbMB^Q>i6,   ".; 
kA\  3d.  .    .  c 

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•ifaDttonotica,  to  [^opo^  a  vote 
Q^tiuoksia  tbe  Marquia  Wellesn 
|l^y,  «iti(  to  tbe  officers  aiui,  soi^ 
^jors  cotkcerQed  m  achieving  our 
ia^<9suc£esiie9  in  India*  Tbe  Noble 
hp^d  accounted  foe  tl^e  postpone* 
i^nt  of  this  motion  to  a  period 
f»  ioi>^  after  tbe  inteUigeoce  of 
Hevcral  uf  the  brilliant  victories 
in.  that^quarter  had  reached  this 
CPOiatry^  by  stating  that  Govern*" 
aofii^  waited  foir  .the  full  otficiai 
detailSf  in  oxdet  that  the  name 
of  no  meritorious  aificer  shouU 
be  twitted;  that  in  th;s  mark  of 
distiiTgui»b«sd  acknowledgment, 
the  services  of  no  man  should  be 
overlooked,  who  bad  any  claim 
to  participate  of  the  honour 
meant  to  be  coofened  by  a  raoti* 
CO  of  this  natuj^,  a  motion  which 
he  (tagged  to  be  understood  as 
distinctly  confined  to  the  military 
transactionsy  from  whieh  he  wish^ 
ctl  to  separate  ev^ry  thing  of  a 
civil  or  political  nature*  every 
ibiog  connected  with  the  cause 
and  origin  of  the  war.  This 
isoiil^  forma  subject  for  future 
discussion.  Whatever  might ^ave 
been  theipoJicjr  which  promptad 
^  the  commenceiaeotof.the  war^ 
bptfeU.it  was  due  to  the  magni- 
tude of  the^uestioa»  and  tos  can- 
doMT  towards  tbe  lionounaUleGea* 
tiemaa  on  the  other  side»(Mr^ 
franci)»,)  to  make, -it  Uwgrouad/ 
of  >  a  special  examioauon>  and  not 
at  lUl  to  blend  it  with  the  motion' 
be  had.new  the  honour  to  submit 
to  the  house.  From,  that  ^coosir 
4eration»  thereforei  he  slionid  con* 
$ne  himself,  on  the  prfsent  oc- 
cas)oi\,  to  a  ipjiit{iry  yicw  of  the 
^object ;  and  he  would  not  call 
upon  th^  hoiy»c  to  pn»nounce  any 
opinion  upon  the  Other  part  of 
tht^trtnsaciiofn  ^birh.ic  wai.noi 
^t  all  hisdeaii^  lo  (Hf  Ind^.;    AU 


sion,  that  nothing  in  h\%  po^ft^ 
tourge  could  advance  the  inUitai^ 
merits  of  the  several  officers  en-i 
gaged,  he  would  not  attempt  ta 
chill  the  feelings  of  tho  country^ 
which  must  have  been  so  strongly 
excited,  and  so  highly  elated,  by^ 
tbe  narration  of  the  brilliant  ext 
ploits  which  had  been  performed  ^ 
exploits  which  owed  so  mu^k  tC| 
the  previous  arrai\gemcnt  an4 
preparation  of  Marquis  Wellesley* 
Although  he  conceive*!  the  wisdoni 
of  the  original  contrivance,.  an^J, 
tbe  skill  and  bravery  of  ilie  exe-? 
cution,  to  be  n)U(?h  beyon^. 
the  reach  of  any  pan^ric  he. 
could  bestow,  ye^  there  werq 
two  or  three,  prominent  feati^ces, 
in  this,  transaction,  of  which  he 
could  not  decline  to  take  ^notice,; 
and  first,  he  observed  lh4t.Mar-, 
quis  Wellesley*  after  having  made 
ample  provision  for  the  security 
of  our  Indian  empire,  4^ftd  aft^i; 
having  sent  a  considerable  detaq^x- 
ntensto  reinforce  our  troopsin.Cey« 
lom  was  able  to.bnng  in^o  the  field 
against  Scindia,  &c  410  less  ^  forpa 
than  55,000  e&etive  n^u.  This, 
served  to  shew  the  vigorous  .exer- 
tions of  the  Noble  Marquis,  ami 
the.  knowledge  of  the  fa^t  mu^t  be 
graieiul  to  the  country,  as  it  af- 
forded a  proud  lUsplay  of  the  e^- 
t^t  a(  our  rrailiiary  resource^  in. 
that  quarter  pf  the  empire.  An- 
other meritorious  point  ifi  tho 
conduct  of  tbe  Government  of 
India,  was  the  prompt  and  judi^o^ 
^cious  distribution  of  thi:it  turce* 
Immediat(*iy  after  thp  rupture* 
the  troops  comn^enced  their  j^« 
ratu>ns  at,  diierent  and  opposi^ 
points  of  the  enemy's,  tertjilory*. 
Every  part  of  the  pliMi  of  attack,  • 
manifcftied  such  a  degree  of.  skill. 
and  arran^omeHjL  on  the  p^rt.pt^ 
Kfeirqui^M'elMey^aspartic^ywriy 

entitkdhift  .Uor4^ip^to^tUu  M^l  * 

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ASfAYfc  AumkLKsaaamj  itt*. 


tiofi  of  tmt1iCin4(»m  fifKl  'tk^  gr^ 
iiiUfle  of  the^eotintfy  :  but  sucb 
juHgracTit  tti)<l-vigilafi)Oe  ccMiid  not 
excite  sofprije;  ^hen  it  was  re- 
cbllcclf^  that  th^y  ware  evinced 
by  fhe  same  pfrsHnm^ti  wbo  gave 
KOch  signal -proo^ of  the  luperiority 
of  hi;^  mind  in  the  detection  and 
«verfhr*>w  of  tb€t  i  n iterate  eoe« 
Inj  ef  the  British  interests  in  In« 
*«,  the  lale  Soveiviga  of  the 
JMy^ore.  Another  disttnguisbed 
trait  in  (be  character  of  this  war, 
the  Noble  Lord  observed  to  be  the 
lime  in  which  stJch  im^taM  ae* 
qttisTttons  io  the  fame  of  otir  arma 
*nd  tlie  security  of  our  empire 
Jiad  been  obtained*  It  appeared 
that  ftti  hod  been  done  in  tk^ 
^ce  of  three  nionths,  dvrhig 
which Gateral  W«iledey  bad  a>n<* 
<{crered  every  thing  from  Scindic 
rn  fhe  Gmerat  and  the  DeccaA, 
while  General  Ltrke  4«w)  subdued 
jBB  imntense  (ract  of  terrkory  m 
•Mther  quarter,  and  on  the  wiieki 
tliMe  (>flk)Hrs<  with  the  oth«r.d««< 
fvdnnents  of  ourlbrce,  had  mtM 
mme  extensive  -co^qneefs,  ^ud 
obtained  »i6f«  tledsive  vrctoties; 
than  could  be  ^Mind  to  have  been 
acfaievedi  wtthm  the  same  epactf 
df  tlm^,  in  the  ennah  o#  mtiilary 
Ikistory.  If  the  force  with  wfoidi 
eur  army  had  to  contend  cowist^ 
ed  merely  of  the  natives  of  Indian 
drilled- and  arrayed  aa  they  ordii-* 
^rily  are,  our  glory  we«ld  not» 
lie  eonfp »ed>  be  by  ony  means  ao 
lirgh  r  hot  it  wnt  to  bo  remeai^ 
^red»  ihat  the  Mahr^ttfts-  ware  a 
power  materially  diferent  from  tils 
other  •  muhre  powers  of  Itidiff,  snd 
fbatin  thie  instance  thry  wer^nfot 
•n)y  disciplined  but  oi^Cered  by 
Europeans.  Ilsving  noticed  the 
§ncci^and  the  length  of  th#  cain^ 
paign,  as  matter  equally  of  si^r* 

Ertae*  and   triumph,    the   Nohlii 
Olid  espfeued  hU  hop«4h«t  ihe 


tailing  eoine  pttrti€tt4a  us  <€^|m»* 
gress,  altho«|jh'heterr  it  we^M 
be  iflopos^ble  to  describe  it  tdto«> 
gelher  in  terms  of  ak^eqiuMPa- :^QAr 
tfce.  In  the  course  of  the  ^wm^ 
there  were  eight  places  of  grMt 
military  sti^en|;tb  and  impMUnca 
captured '%y  otir  avmy^  €ofi»^ 
which  were  taken  by«5iSit}«de^aittl 
in  a  manner,  he  oo^ld  vevravt  4o 
say  from  Che  beat  informatM^o,  not 
toHiifer  by  m  compartson  wkh  dift 
hiost  renowned  attatk*  of  tho 
tame  natnitd  whieh  occtifrcd  od 
the  Continent  during  the  tot  war. 
The  operations  of  our  •rmy^  haw* 
ev erv  w«re  not  confined  to  siegev 
or  atorming  parties,  They  had 
e<|aakly  di»tmgTm»h«d  themselves 
m  another  f^otetf  «C  waftiaie. 
Yliey  had  fought  ifo  Idas  than  (bOP 
pitched  battles,  in  two  o(  wbidb 
Gen.  WeHetley  commasded;  it^ 
fhe«tben  Gen.  Lake,  To  com^ 
pftre  the  natUre^^f  these  vidto*' 
riesi  he  ielt  iva»  not  the  way  4d 
do  justice  to  either  of  4)ie  gatlaai 
oticers,  lot  ther«  w«9  a  peculiaf 
merit  bdonginf  to  tAc¥.  Thelf 
aaaes,  and  thrcrrcaMsianqea  coin 
■ected  with  tlwiD  w«re  distitict 
and  separate.  The^victory  of  tha 
?8d  ol  September  was  -pavtioalavly 
honoUiahle  ta  |ha  vrturage  and 
skill '  of  General  W^lest^.  I| 
was  now  h^ottn  id  be  a  ftct,  thaf 
iMi  the  454K)  troopa  he  com«> 
manded,  he-  defeMod  a  force  not 
less  than  ten  times  that  Bomber^ 
afid  this  deftnt'wM  tbeaaofeaato* 
nrshing,  as  this  superior  forca  waa 
not  only  formidablcfrom  ntnabar^ 
btit  from  dificiplioe;  it  Jipas  ae- 
qaainted  with  tactics,  aladatirwai 
capabh^of  the  tarietiesaf  milftary 
evolution,  it  actually ehangad  rtt 
poeition6te drilbrent  t|mt^  in  tha 
e4>nr8e  of  tb^  eagagec»t^i  '  Itt 
^t^  the  fiit«  tfi  that'day  was^di* 

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8Uled«   that  Geaeriii  Lake  also 

iMAi  to<K>at»A4  vwlha  disparity 

of^Wiftbers,  lor  the  £ok9  ot*  the 

enenyam^uatedtothveo  or  four 

^Mt^  Aore  thaft'that  which  ha 

oonffift^dad  }  and,  in  addition  to 

tbip  di^vantage,  our  army,  with- 

HI  49  iMlura  before  tbe  eua^emant 

eonnmencedt   marcbad  0^  miiet. 

^Ebe  houia  woMiUi  feel  the  extra-^ 

ordinary  n^ric  which  be^oaged  to 

aaataiy  th»t«  vAder«uch  circmn* 

i^MMices,.  could  conquer;  and  par^ 

tioulafiy  when  it  was  ceooUected^ 

that  oor  troops  joft  their  artillery 

bfhin^  rthem»  aad  owed  ttieir  vio« 

tkf^  40  tbeir  bayonets.    The  en^ 

9»y'0  army^  iq  tbi$  ^agagemeRt^ 

tba  Nohk  Lord  stated  te>  be  quite 

familiar  witb  n^g^lar  diftcipline; 

U^t  the    greatest  part   of  their 

battalions  were   under  the  cou^ 

^i^ad  of  European  officers ;  and 

fbat  their  «Etillery  was  a3  wtil 

fMTv^d  as  th»t  of  any  of  tbe  powam 

engaged  io  tbe  last,  coiitinamal 

iwar.    In  aUudifig    to  those  two 

HtfTtcers  and   their  deed«  iu  pair- 

UCUlar,  be  hoped  it  would  not  b^ 

supposed  tliat  b^roeant  to  ikrow 

ibe  otb^r<?kfi^rs«^ixl  tbeir  troops 

into  the  back  ground,  as  nothiag 

4UH|ld  be  iiiore  remutje  from   his 

inteotioQ.      Tl^eir    acbieveipeniii 

>vere  sqcb  as,  be  bad  no  doubt, 

woi^  remain  for  ever  impressed 

pu  tbe  anoals  ajul  th^  («teiiug9  of 

fbeir  country.  When  calling  qpoa 

I  be  bouse  to  proclaiiu  and  record 

its  admiratio^  and  gratitude  &>r 

f«cb  an  arn^y,  the  >!oble  Lord 

l^peate<i  that  he  did  no(  mean  to 

Juok  for  ai^y  tbiug  tb^t  could  have 

^itendenc^y  to  iubCify   the  policy 

pf^ha.w^r^and  without  «nterinj 


into  Its  jaerfts,  «iauld  coegratv* 
btta  that  house  loid  the  country, 
en  one  collateral  effect  of  it--^at 
it  bad  produced  the  complete  dis* 
orgaaisatioB  of  the  whole  force  of 
Scindia,  whicb  bad  been  trained 
up  and  orgaiused-  to  ^aanoy  our 
po6seseion%  to  form  a  diveouonm 
that  part  of  our  empire  in  favour 
of  an  old^  jealous  ruval,  and  now 
an  inveterate  enemy,  whose  emis-« 
Saries  were  employed  to  propa^ 
gate  their  perfidious  and  «iivefiQfln« 
ed  views  among  ibe  chiefs  of  tho 
Mabratta  confederacy*  and  4o 
coromuoicateaicnowledge  of  dk^ 
cipline  to  the  Mabratta  troopSt, 
Another  salutary  eflect  4>f  tms 
war, must  b^  to  adv^ance  tbe  vd* 
litary  chavaetev  pf  our  ep«Q4 
Uy,  a  thiog*  l?y  ibebye^ofiha 
Vtmou  coQsequeaee  Jn  4kk^pw$* 
sent  times;  for,  in  the  laililiapy 
^e  in  whicb  we-  Uve»  the  bigb 
reputajiion  of  our  ymy  was  m* 
santiai  to  o^r  s^curity«  ft  was 
a  valuable  part  of  our  ^nsral 
character ;.  and  it  m.ittt  be  matter 
of  proud  coateiBi|)lation.  for  tho 
country  tbat,  growing  as  it  vas 
in  weaitb,  and  in  that  luKuiy 
wbich  was  its  .general  coneomi** 
taut,  no  national  debility  bad  foU 
lowed;  our.  people  bad  lost  no* 
thing  of  the  eoer^  which  uni-* 
formly  characteriaed  GA.  Britain  9 
on  the  contrary,  that  energy  aeern* 
ed  to  improve  as  danger  pressed^ 
snd  tbe  laurals  which  our  troops 
b«4 collected  in  tbe  course  af  tho 
\ah  war,  were,  by  such  events  aa 
tbose  to  which  he  alluded  on  tha 
present  occasion,  refreshed  and 
in  vibrated.  The  monument  of 
fame  which  was  raised  by  tba 
Uritish  array  in  Egypt,  bad  beett 
fartt^^  exalted  by  ibe  BritiUi  ar<» 
myinjudia.  Tnare  was  no  pan 
of  tbe  world  that  bad  not  wit- 
9«lic4 .  D^r  glory ;  MUfk  was  it .  ti> 

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it^  mrow*  tbat  glofy  woold  twtbe 
cqufttty  coMpicvoiit  «it  ha»e^^— 
Ha  Mt  tW  U  wottid  b«  s  pre- 
ittflnption  in  mmj  inimdoal  to 
wish  th»t  Mich  an  oocmwu  UiouU 
AOcai^—taenfroM  a  desire  fer  a 
conlctt  with  the  eaemy  on  oar 
o«Fii  •oil  ;  but  he  would  My  that, 
after  all  the  ponsfods  and  insalt- 
rng  menaceft  of  that  enemy,  he 
couM  tk«ce  nothiag  in  the  etate  of 
ovr  preparations,  in  the  spirit  <^ 
parliament  or  ebe  people,  which 
jcouki  lead  bttnto  wish  that  the 
{enemy  shoald  not  come.  If  he 
^Ottldcoaie»  enre  he  was,  that 
there  vas  no  i^roond  to  fear  for 
tha  rceult.  k  was  ohviotis,  that 
the  i^rns  ol  Enflishmen,  whkh 
could' urgii  te  Mi(^  ciccraordinary 
exertions  in  distant  colonies,  when 
acted  4U>on  -by  all  the  important 
considecationsv^iich  prompt  to  the 
defenco  of  ^fl^rty,  fcdependence* 
fttmily,  and  hom.e,  would  rise  to 
exertion  and  l^l^«'y  -^  •  still 
hifth«rnattirr.  Should  "that  day 
of  trial  oome,  he  was  ^confident 
that  dnr  army  woold  not  be  con- 
tented with  emnUting  even  tbeif 
coontrymen  who  have  foQ^ht  in 
Egypt  and  India,  hut  that  the  re- 
sult of  the  contest  wfmW  be<he 
sovrcc  of  joy,  exultation,  and 
gratitude,  not  only  in  their  owi; 
couutry,  but  throughout  the  whole 
civilised  worM.  I'he  noble  lord 
concluded  with  moving  the  thanks 
of  the  hottse  tt>  tbto  Most  NoMe 
Richard  Mawpiie  Wellesley,  Go* 
vcrnor  General  of  India,  for  the, 
xeal,  energy,  and  ability,  with 
«hich  the  miliraryresoHrcesofthis 
gjovemment  were  applied  in  the 
Ute  war  with  dcindia  and  the  Ra- 
jah kA  Berar  ;  also,  that  the  house 
do  attribute  the  result  of  that  war 
in  a  great  degree,  tJo  the  vigo- 
JKMS  mM  cowprah^nsiye  measurei 


by  the  goverAnent  of 
India,  and  to  the  system  of 
pcao^itttii^  and  efficiency  by 
which  the  armies  were  biwugbt 
into  (be  tie!  d. 

Mr.  Fa^ircia*— Mr.Spaaker ; 
the  motion  snade  by  the  nohla  lord 
puts  me  tmder  great  diAailty, 
and  if  it  prevails,  I  tWnki  will 
reduce  the  hoose  sttelf  to  arsimitar 
dtfftculty  in  its  future  proceedings 
oBthetabject  of  the  war  in  |n* 
dia.  I  shall  stale  it  iwiy  as  it 
strikes  ti*e,  aud  leave  it  so  (ht 
candid  consitle ration  and  impar> 
tial  judgment  of  the  house.  A^^iea 
1  attended  yestevday,  in  conse- 
quence of  the  notice  *ivcn  by  tfm 
noble  lord)  it  was  with  an  ^itpec'^ 
tation,  well  warranted  by  -the 
terms  in  which  he  ga^e  it,  that 
nothing  was  tn^eoded  bat  a  par- 
iicuhir  vote  of  thanks^  kk  whkii 
I  should  have  Iteartity  concxmed. 
to  parties  and  <hr  services  oi 
which  he  cannot  Mnk  mons 
highly  thnn  I  do.  I  bdievednnd 
I  expected  thdt  the  motioQ 
would  he  confined, as  I  still  think 
it  ought  to  be,  to  persons  and  ta 
actions  canceming  which  these 
could  be  no  <Uftrence  of  opinion, 
1  mean  the  «minei>t  '.galhmtry  and 
5kilt  with  which  all  the  miliHMy 
operations  against  the  Mafarat- 
tas  appear  to  have  been  conduct* 
ed.  'ilie  memory  of  the  hraiw 
men  Vho  haVe  fallen  rn  these 
conffids,  is  entitled  to  every  mark 
of  honour  ^-hich  this  house  has 
the  power  of  cotrfernftg.  "Pha 
scrvicrs  of  tlte  survivors  iiave  an 
equal  cHiim  to  the  gratitude  of 
their  country.  Whettier  so  ma- 
tt}' vAKiablcitvfshnvc  l>eenurr>ro- 
fitahly  lost,  or  in  a  quarrcj  %*Dic% 
Ought,  or  ought  not  to  be  avowird 
by  parliament,  or  whether  such 
great  exertions  hUve  be<*n  macks 
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tif  the  policjf,  tile  JMtkep  m4 
the  neeamty  ^  tbe  war»  tre 
qaestioDft  wluch  it  was  tM  s^vif- 
able  nor  in  any  shape  necessaiy 
to  be  brought  this  day  into  di" 
bate.  The  Noble  Lord's  motion 
forces  them  to  adiseussioa  with- 
out Decessity,  and  in  efiem 
decides  them  without  know- 
ledge The  meriuof  the  waf  it- 
self ought  to  have  been  Wft  uo- 
tonched  and  entire  for  future  de- 
liberation. By  this  motion  that 
question  is  prt^udgetl ;  or  at  least 
the  use  and  effect  pfthat  delibe- 
ration is  precluded.  Itisimposh 
sibie  for  padiaroent  to  go  w\th  a 
freo^nd  unbiassed  mind  to  exa- 
mine the  wisdom  or  the  justice 
of  a  war,  to  the -author  and  iH- 
rector  of  which  they  have  alrear 
dy  returned  their  thanl^sin  such 
exaked  terms,  first  for  the  plan^ 
and  then  for  tbe  success  ^f  it.  The 
Noble  J^rd  has  been  very  cauti- 
ousy  as  he  says^  not  to  confound 
tbe  two  questions.  He  has  diawn 
a  line  of  distinction  between  tbe 
merits  and  services  of  Marquis 
Wellesley  in  his  military  capacUyt 
that  is,  for  the  plan  and  operations 
of  the  war,  which  cannot  b|s 
too  highly  applauded,  and  thejas* 
tice  or  policy  of  the  war  itself, 
>vhich,  be  saysy  are  still  left-  open 
to  the  examination,  and  possibly 
to  the  censure  of  parliament, 
when  tbe  evidence  cornes  before 
them.  This  I  hold  to  ^impossi- 
ble in  practice.  When  once  this 
house  has  pronounced  that  tbe 
pla^]^  the  execution ,  and  t\\e  suc- 
cess of  a  great  measure  deserve 
your  highest  approbation,  you 
cannot  tread  back  your  steps  ; 
y  on  cannot  say  to  tbe  same  maq, 
under  ^.noiher  character,  as  if  he 
played  two  parts  in  the  same  per- 
foriuu'nce,  that  the  principles  on 
H'bich  he  acted  dt^'^-rve  your 
Vol.  6. 


severait  tondemnatlon.  'I- pur' 
tbe  case  as  m  bare.fOttibUity  an 
argumeat*  a&d  aot  roaaaing  to 
utter  a  word,  ar  to  bveatba  a 
thought  in  prejudics  of  tha«  paac 
of  the  quealioa  wluckthe*Mobie 
Lord  say^  is  still  mmfwA§oT  airaa 
discussion.  On  a  fonnec  nrnaMona 
when  thtssufa^t  waa first  intfc^ 
duced,.  i  flatter  myfelf  tJial  tids 
manner  in  which  I  urged  an  i»» 
quiry  into  the  causes  af  iha  war 
in  India,  existing  then,  and  iodeeil 
stiU  existing,  without:  ti»eiuiow^ 
ledge  of  pariiamaoti  had  ghran 
gsueral  satishelioiik  I'^iaid  Mt 
one  word  in  disparsfimfiit  «f 
Marquis  Wellesley  ;•  nar  shall'  J. 
now.  Na  other  evideuce  of  Ihe 
merit  of  his  meaMifea  is>  mlhia 
our  knowled^,  buit  that  h»  m$t^ 
sures  have  suecaeded«.  Oa  that 
principle,  in  (air  and  Ikoaoncabla 
argument,  if  his  measaffl$  had 
been  defeated,  we  arast  ha^e-^oiv 
demned  liim  on  the  principle  of 
his  conduct.  The  Noble  Lord, 
who  extols  the  care  take%aadih(a 
extraordinary  provisioos  ijadi 
by  Marquis  WeUesley  ,to  guatd 
against  defeat  and  ho  insiara  sttCr> 
cess,  in  one  instance  i»fgeU  bimt> 
self :  he  says  that ,  one  of  general 
I^e's  victories  was  obtainedt  hf 
abaiMifulof  menagaiast  aOMlr 
ttlense<ttsparityof  naiSDbers*  Thai 
indeed,  i  allow,  is  mying  a  gt«iit 
deal  for  I  ha  skill  of  ihaganeiaU 
and  for  the  valour  of  the  •  army.-t 
butitis  not  sayii^  much  for  iha 
j^rocautions  taken*  and  fhanieaw 
furbished  by  thtxinilgovjecamea^ 
Whatever  the.eveat.mHy  ba»  m^ 
government  has  a  cightto  eapea|»  , 
or  to  calculate^  upon  the  prT)hahi~ 
Ikty  that  ahanvlf ul  of  mea  wjjli  SU0* 
ceed  against  %  very  sufaviv 
force.  In  the  fii;«t  Bi:U(H>  Vlfdffi 
Xven^raJ  Wellesley,.  oa  the  ^tber  . 
side  of  iodia^  I  ki««M(..wi;()^  AV^ 
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ASIATIC  ANNUAL  ftfiOiSTEft,  1904. 


tfttnty  thai  hk  army  was  in  the 
fTfatesC  danger,  and  chat  if  that 
moat  pliant  oharge  aitada  by  onr 
'Cavifiry,  in  the  lror>t  of  which  Co- 
icmel  Arlaxwell  fell,  had.  not  irae- 
xcadtd,  oor  army  would  in  all 
'Ap(>aarance  fasva  been  lost.      I 
•grm  mith  the  Noble  Lord,  that 
the  :<iis0Ahttion  of    the   French 
f^tct  under  M.  du  Perron,  which 
was  atCacbed   ta    the  service  of 
ddndia,  may  be  a  considerable 
adtantage.     Whatever  h  may  be» 
it  wat  collateral  and  incidental. 
If  I  am  rightly  informed,   it  was 
»ot  reduced  by  lb»ce»   but  came 
«ver  to  us  by  private  nef^ation 
ttnd  agreement.    The  Noble  Lord 
talks  with  triumph  and  exultation 
laf  th«  rapid  progress  of  our  arms, 
And  the  immense  acquisitions  of 
territory  we   have  made   in  the 
Ouserat  and  elsewhere.     He  for- 
gets that  the  positive  law  of  this 
country,  founded  on  the  best  con- 
aiderod  principles  of  policy  and 
justice*,  and  confirmed  by  the  ad*- 
*vice  of  every  man  in  this  country, 
whose  authority  (Iperves  to   be 
iregaided,  forbids  ^ny  farther  ac- 
quisition of  territory   in    India* 
Prima  fscie,  a  British  Governor, 
who  makes  war   for  the  acqui- 
sition of  territory,  offends  against 
the  law,  and  is  bound  to  justify 
binlself  ontlhe  case  belere  be  can 
be  acquitted.      On    the  whole, 
Sir,  it  is  my  optnion,  that  this 
notion  of  thanks  to  Marquis  Wel- 
lesleyi  ought  t»  be  deferred.     I 
kave  no 'pergonal  object  to  obtaii^ 
^r  even  wish  to  gratify,  in  tliepart 
*l  have  tfifken  on  this  subject,  un- 
less it  is  to  present  tfaa  consis- 
teACv  of  my  own  charaote? ,  and 
to  adhere  t6  l<he  principles  with 
whittrl  set  out  in*  tile  govemtnent 
of  India,  ]iad  from  which  f  naVer 
haVe  departed:      Thanks  ^ven 
withont  kno^wiedgeor  detibtraiign 


iio  IK>  honour  ta  tbose  who  give, 
or  to  those  who  rec^ve  thcou 
They  have  no  root,  and.. cannot 
live.  Let  the  evidence  cpm^l^ 
fore  tts.  Let  tbe  Noble  Laii's 
conduct  be  examined,  and  ihtP 
if  it  sbosikl  i^pear  that  the  war 
in  which  India  is.  invv»lved«  w^ 
not  voluolary  on  his  P^rtt  ^^ 
it  was  ibunded  oa  .justice  and 
necessity,,!  shall  be  as  iready  M 
an}'  man  to  join  in  the^  thanks 
proposed  by  this  motion*  The 
thanks  of  the  bouse  uf  commons, 
founded  on  due  examination,  and 
including  <  all  the  coosideralioDS 
thaft  bdong  to  the  question*  will 
then  proceed  with  diguil}.  Their 
impressAon  will  be  dc«p,  and  their 
effect  lasting.  I  therefore  think 
that  the  motion  ought  to  be  post* 
fioned. 

•>The   Chavceli^r   of  the 
£xc  u  EQ  u  E  E  agreed  wit h  the  hpn. 
gentleman  who  spc^e  last,  that 
thanks  without  ^  knowledg)^  of 
thdr  being  dtserv^df  reflected  bo* 
nour  neither  oujthc  giver  nor  the 
receiver  ;  but,  he  contended,  tliat 
sufficient  grounds  were  laid  in  this 
instance  to  justify  the  vote  pro- 
posed to    the    Noble    Majf|Bis. 
ThismoUoa,in  fact,  waa  sustained 
by  the  same  principles  upon  w^ch 
all  similar  voles  of  thanks  rested. 
The  house  was  fully  apprised  pf 
the  splendid  exploiu  alluded' to, 
and  it  was  propo^   to  thank  the 
Noble ^larquis  uotin  bisciyilbot 
in  his  military  capacity ;  not  as 
Governor  Genc'ral  of  India,  ,but^ 
captain  geneiTaJ  of  the  forc^    ^^o 
his  combination  and  arifiAigjeliDODt 
in  that  capacitji,.  it  was  Jkoown 
that  the  glorious  issue  ^jftb^cafii- 
paiga  was»-  in  a  gr^  ^n;fc^|i^iunp^Jo 
be  attributed*    As  Xq  thf^.aliusiba 
of  the  Uonouidajbj^  Gentten^an  to 
what  he  called    tlie  inspnideoca 
oflhe  GQY^rwit  Crjeneialr^n ex- 
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posing  deitera!  Wellwley  to  fight 
the  enemy  with  such  unequal 
numbers,  that  fight  was  the  result 
of  an  accident  against  which  no 
foresight  could  have  guarded  ;an(1 
Colonel  Stevenson  was  at  the  time 
t^ithin  half  a  day'^  march  of  the 
General  with  a  reinforcement  of 
10,000  men.  The  reference  to 
the  law,  as  restraining  us  from  ex- 
tending ourlerritory  in  India,  the 
fight  Honourable  Gentleman  8ta« 
led  to  be  very  incorrect ;  as  the 
act  which  passed  in  17 94  prescrib- 
ed only  that  we  should*  not  com- 
mence a  war  in  India  for  the  sake 
of  conquest ;  but  to  maintain^that 
in  the  course  of  a  war  we  should 
make  no  conquests  that  might 
tend  to  secure  ourselves,  orfacili- 
tate  a  peace, was  a  proposition  too 
extravagant  to  be  listened  to^  He 
professed  his  wish  to  abstain  from 
any  allusion  to  the  legitimacy  of 
the  war,  until  the  house  should  be 
in  possession  of  the  means  of  fully 
examining  and  fairly  judging 
upon  it ;  and  calkd  for  the  ap- 
probation of  the  house  to  the  ser- 
vices of  the  Noble  Marquis  as  a 
military  commander',  not  as  a  civil 
office. 

'  Mr.  FbX  was  extremely  sorry 
tohaveitfiy  difficulty  in  acceding 
to  the  present  motion ;  but  in  his 
opinion,  it  was  in  aU  reason  and 
ail  argument,  impossible  that  such 
a  motion  should  be  sanctioned. 
He  considered  it  a  new  principle 
to  vote  the  approbation  of  the 
house  to  any  but  those  actually 
engagtni  in  the  exploits,  which  it 
j&om  time  to  time  had  thought 
p roper  tc^  distinguish  by  that  ho- 
nour. It  #as,  however,  stated, 
that  Marqui*  WeilesU^y  had  set 
the  army  in  motioni  He  might 
have  givt^n  (iohimands  to  that  ef- 
fect, but  if  such  connection  with 
an  army  vvere  to  bt  admitted  as 


a  cTaim  to  parliamentary  thanks, 
the  Commander  in  Chief  of  this 
country  would  have  a  right  to 
be  included  in  any  vote  for  any 
achievement  performed  by  thte 
British  army  ;  and  upon  thesanio 
principle  the  Admiralty  should 
have  participated  of  the  thanks' 
voted  to  Lord  Howe  and  Lord  St. 
Vincent,  for  their  glorious  victo- 
ries in  the  coursa  of  the  last  war. 
,Hc  hoped  the  two  questions  woiiW 
,bc  kept  distinct,  and  that  the  ex- 
ecution would  not  be  blended 
with  the  arrangement.  It  was, 
indeed,  contended,  that  all  this 
had  been  done  in  the  character 
of  Captain  General  ;  but  w^» 
it  a  matter  of  doubt  that  the  titl^ 
of  Captain  General  was  in  this 
instance,  entirely  of  a  ciyil  signi- 
fication, and  the  person  who  filled 
if,  however  respectable  in  oihef 
points  of  view,  was  a  person  of* a 
perfectly  civil  education,  without 
any  mililary  experieiKC  whatso- 
ever; a  person  who  could  not  b^ 
trusted  with  the  command  of  the 
army.  The  Noble  Marquis  must 
be  sensible  of  all  these  things^  and 
if  the  thanl^s  of  the  house  were 
voted  to  him  on. this  ground,  he 
would  think  (he  h(Mise  was  laugli- 
ingathim.  He  fejt  hijnself  un- 
dej:  the  necessity,  from.a  regard  to 
.the  consistency  of  the  house,  and 
from  motives  of  respect  for  the 
Noble  Marquis,  toprotest  against 
mixing  him  in  this  vote*  He 
should  therefore  mnvo  the  previ- 
ous question  upon  this  resolution. 
Mn  Wallace  stated,  that  the 
votes  of  thanks  to  the  Marqpis 
Wellcsley,  on  the  cloture  of  ^e- 
ringapatamv  and  the  conquest  of 
the  Mysore,  to  Lord  Clive,  Gover- 
nor of  Bombay,  and  Mr.  Duncan, 
Governor  of  Bombay,  for  their 
services  in  contributing  to  theso 
achievements,  were  proofs  that 
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tbeprtctic^  vfa%  not  new.  ^ut 
whether  tbert  ^cre  precedent  or 
not,  he  thought  it  impossible  to 
CA>ntemplatc  victories,  euch.  aa 
fhould  animate  every  Ikitish 
kreast,  ami  to  refuse  to  associate 
in  the  thanks  which  were  bestowed 
fa  tbem,  the  tuca  whose  wisdoiq 
and  pr^enca  had  contnbuted 
most  to  them. 

^^.  JoMicsTON*    said,      the 
Tottsof  thanks  tu  Marquis  Wclles- 
iey,  on  the  occasion  alluxied  to  by 
ifae  Honourable  Gentleman   wu<> 
fpoke  last,  was  founded  on  the  sa- 
gacity with  which  he  had  disco ver- 
ird,  and  the  proni^ptitude  and  abi- 
lity widi  which  he  had  defeated, 
the  intriguer  of  the  French   and 
{Tippoo ;  merits  belongii^  to  his 
civil  capacity,  and  distinct  from 
a  military  character.     He  ieared 
the  Mabrattas  would  prove  more 
dangerous  enemies,  now  that  they 
were  dispersed,  than  when,  by  a 
mod^  of  warfare  unuse<l  to  them, 
ihev  were  united  in  large  bodies, 
and  ventured  on  pitched  battles  : 
^is  apprehension  wus  increased  by 
the  fact  of  there   havii^  been  no 
intelligence  from  General  Welles* 
ley  for    20  days   before  the  last 
dispatches  left  i^ombay.     Perhaps 
the  dispersed  armies,  by  cutting 
off  hiii  supplies  in  the  hilly  coun- 
try into  which   he  bad   entered, 
had  compelled  him  to  raise  the 
iiege  which  he  had  undertaken, 
and  to   retire  with  loss.     If  the 
house  were  in   the  alternative  of 
voting  its  thanks  now,    or  bein^ 
precluded  from    voting  them  al- 
togcthcr^he  should  concur  in  the 
vote,  though  not   acquiescing  in 
all  that  had   been  said  in  support 
of  it.     Uutthat  wa4  not  the  case 
pow  :  the  ancient  and  customary 
mode  of  voting'  the  thanKs  of  the 
house    was  not   immediately  ou 
flttch  victory,  but  at  the  end  of  the 


campaign^  as  was  evident  fromft 
reference  to  the  votes  of  thanks  \i 
the  Duke  of  Marlborough.  No 
mischief  could  arise  from  delay, 
while  much  mischief  arose  from 
haste.  It  sometimes  happened, 
from  too  great  precipitaacy,  that 
a  person  received  a  vote  of  thanks» 
whom  it  was  afterwank  thought 
necessary  to  remove  from  his 
command.  He  would  not  roenli* 
on  names,  but  the  case  of  Copen* 
hagen  must  be  fresh  in  every  one's 
memory.  The  expedition  lo  Hoi» 
land  was  also  an  instance  of  the 
rashness  of  voiing  the  thanks  of 
the  house  too  Uashl>.  On  these 
pruKiples,  he  should  vote  for  the 
previous   qucjiion. 

Mr*  VViJLBiiarottCE  expressed 
himself  in  the  warmest  terms  of 
approbation  as  to  the  conduct  of 
the   British  troops  in   India  ;  but 
at  the  same  time  observed,  that  he 
confessed  he  did  nut  like  the  ques- 
tion   in  its  present   shape.     He 
could  not  possibly  bring  bis  mind 
to  approve  of  the    conduct  oi  a 
Governor  General,  at  a  ttme  when 
the  propriety   or  impropriety  of 
that  conduct  was  yet  unascertain- 
ed in  the  most  material  points. 
We  had  no  knowledge  whatever  of 
his  reasons  for  going  to  war  in  the 
first  instance,  and  the  campaign 
had  not  yet  come  to  a  termination, 
from  which  a  general  conclusion 
could  be  drawn.     He  was  as  &r 
as  any  man  from  thinking  to  the 
prejudice  of  the  Noble  Lord  who 
had  ^  far  conducted  our  affairs 
in  the  East  with  such    extraordi* 
nary  success-;  but  as  there  were 
no  grounds  before  the  house  npoii 
which  he  could  be  able  to  form  an 
opinion,  he  could  not  say  that  the 
greatest  crimes  had  not  been  com* 
mitted  to  the  course  of  that  waf, 
or  in  the  provocation  to  the  war. 
He  knew  that  maidtind  were  in 
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P^i^irftl  tort  ph)ne  lo  cmbTtloh,  tin^ 
too  much  grafifiefi  with  ndnlfttion. 
A§  he  was  At  ptctent  btit  groping 
in  the  dark,  and  had  no  mrans  of 
seeing  the  whole  of  the  xjiiestion 
clearly  before  liis  ey«,  he    felt 
himself    onder  the    necessity  of 
putting  hypothetical  cases.     If  it 
should  turn  out,  which  b^  was  far 
trorb  supposing    it  probable  that 
It  wotild,  that  the  Governor  Ge- 
Tierars  conduct  Mas  extremely  im- 
pit>per,that  beactetlwith  injus- 
tice towards  the  natives,  or  in  de- 
fiance of  an  act  of  Parliament,  W415 
It  tiot  possible  that  future  Gover- 
nors General  might  be   induced 
to  adopt   schemes  of  ng^randisv*- 
•Ittent,  with  a  view  to  (tbtain  simi- 
'lar  honours  to  those  whic^  were 
to  be  conferred  in  the  present  in- 
stance, on  a  person  of  whose  rec- 
titude be  had  -not    the  smallest 
doubt,  but  as  to  the  propriety  of 
whose  conduct  the  hou^e  had  not 
the    smallest  means   of  judging, 
otherwise  th^n  as  U^  his  direction 
of  our  military  operations  so  far  f 
War  was  one  of  the  greatest  evils 
that  could  befall  mankind,  and  he 
trusted    that  the     boube   would 
pause  before  they  pave  the  sancti- 
on of  their  vote  of  approbation  to 
a  war  which;  however  splendid  in 
its  progress,  might  possibly  after- 
wards appeat  to  be  unjustly  forc- 
ed   upon  those    with   whom  We 
were  contending.   Supposing  ^cn, 
SIS'  he  tould  do  nothing  else   but 
conjecture  on    thtc    subj^ctj  sup- 
posing thalthc  resolution  of  going 
to  war  hn^  been   formed  a  long 
tinae  previous  to  the  commtjtice- 
ruffnt  of  'hostilities^  that  would 
inaterttlly  detract  from  the  merit 
of  the  trtfnsactioti ;  as  a  great  por- 
#OD  of  it  consisted  in  the  promp- 
titude aad  alacrity  with  which  the 
wbqle  was  executed.     He  had  not 
'  -the  smallest  hesitation  ii) -saying, 


that  it  wai  not  only  his  hope;  bul 
also  that  it  Was  his  most  firm  be^ 
Iref,  that  on  a  fuller  inVettipatio^ 
The  conduct  of  the  Noble  Lord 
would  appear  to  have  b^n  mo4 
strictly  conj»istent  with  jUstfce  tni 
honour,  and  that  it  would  be  suqJx 
as  was  highly  creditable  to  the  li'a^ 
tion.  But  as  he  did  not  like  to 
thank  by  halves,  as  it  was  hrs 
disposition  to  be  inclined  to  thank 
with  bis  whole  heart,  he  wished 
that  the  proposition  of  a  Vote  f/f 
thanks  had  been  postponed,  untl) 
lie  had  such  an  opporturiity  thjat 
he  could  feel  bimsflf  most  con- 
scientiously justified  }i  living  it 
his  support. 

Mr.  Ho^notrsK  declared  tbut 
he  was    extremely    sorry  to  see 
that    any   misconception    shouhi 
have  arisen  in  the  mind  of  the  Hdr 
nourable    Gentleman    who  ha4 
Just  sat  down.     He  had  supposed " 
the  war  in  India   to   be  a  war  of 
aggrandizement,  and   he  had  spo- 
ken as  if  it  had  been  in  contempla- 
tion for  some  years.    There    were 
no  such   facts   before  the  house^ 
tior  did  any  of  the  circumstances 
warrant  such   conclusions.     Tl)e 
question    before    the   house  was 
only  directed  to  the  miliiaty  ,  ope- 
rations of  the  war ;    and  though 
he  might  lament  the  evils  of  war  id 
the  suW  way  as  the   Honourable 
Genilemltn  had  done,  yet  seeing 
that  neither   the  justice  nor  the 
policy  of  the  war  wore  iavolved  in 
the  least  in  what  was  ^ubmitt^d 
to  the  houie,  he  could  not  at  all 
find  himself  justified  in  withhold- 
ing bis   vote  of  thanks  fVohi  the 
ejHons  who  had  achieved  So  much 
r  the  honouir  and  glory  of  their 
Country.      The  house  had   done 
the  same  or  tiioTti  in  the  votfe  uf 
thanks  to  our  bfticrrs  and  troob* 
in  Egypt;  tbcy  biad  Received. the 
thanks  of  the  house  for  the  mmnn&r 

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ill  which  they  effected  their  land* 
ing,  and  they  were  afterwards 
thiMiked  by  the  same  house  of 
commons  at  the  etid  of  the  cam- 
jMiign.  The  honourable  gentleman 
(Mr.  Francis)  \yho  lately  fooved 
for  the  production  of  papers  re- 
lative to  the, affairs  of  India,  had 
then  di^pla^ed  his  usual  candour, 
lie  wfs  sorry  to  see  him  now 
prejudge  the  quesliun.  lie  thought 
that  there  was  a  most  strong  mark 
of  geniusjn  the  conception  of  such 
extensive  plan^,.  and  in  the  direc- 
tion of  every  part  of  tlie  opera- 
lions,  in  such  a  manner  as  to  l>e 
^inost  completely  in  unison,  not- 
withstanding their  vast  (Ihtance 
*frora  each  other,  lie  was  always 
inclined  to  gi  ve  praise  where  praise 
was  justly  due,  and  therefore  he 
gave  his  most  bearty  support  to 
the  original  motion. 

Mr.  WiLBBRvoRCB,  In  expla- 
nation, said,  that  he  had  neither 
spoken  of  the  war  as  having  been 
many  years  in  contemplation,  nor 
had  be  said  that  it  was>  a  war  of 
aggrandizement.  Having  no  facts 
before  him,  upon  which  he  might 
be  enabled  to  argue,  he  had  put 
these  hypolbelicai  cases,  which  he 
was  sure  the  house  would  recollect 
that  he  had  used  with  a  conside- 
,  rable  degree  of  caution. 

Mr.  Grey  said,  that  he  was 
surprised  to  hear  the  interpreta- 
tion that  had  been  given  to  the 
words  6f  his  honourable  friend 
(Mr.  Francis).  From  the  turn 
which  the  debate  had  taken,  and 
from  the  length  to  which  it  had 
been  extended,  he  should  not 
have  troubled  the  house  with  any 
observations  upon  the  subject, 
were  it  not  that  jie  felt  himself 
bound  in  justice  to  his  honourable 
friend,  to  rise  for  the  purpose  of 
.  rescuing  him  from  the  imputation 
!ffhlch  had  bce^  thrown  upon  him 


by  ihit  speech  of  an  honourahlt 
gentleman  opposite  (Mr.  Hob- 
house).  His  honourable  friezid 
was  not  known  at  any  time  to  be 
deficient  in  candouff  and  be  de- 
nied that  in  this  instance  be  had 
prejudged  tbe  question.  In  the 
course  of  a  very  long  and  able 
speech  which  iiad  been  delivered 
by  the  Noble  Lord  who  opened  the 
debate,  he  had  dwelt  for  some 
time  upon  the  circumstance  of 
the  great  acquisition  of  territory 
which  had  been  obtained  by  the 
late  successes  tn  India.  He  would 
appeal  to  the  house,  then,  if  it  was 
not  iairfor  his  honourable  friend 
to  answer,  that  such  wars^ppemr- 
ed,  prima  facie,  tv  be  objects  of 
suspicion.  All  wars  in  India,  by 
which  conquests  may  be  obtained, 
are  doubtful  in  their  nature,  and 
the  house  should  see  tbe  jastiee 
of  such  wars  before  they  proceeded 
to  a  vote  of  thanks.  Another  ho- 
nourable friend  of  bis  (Mr.  John- 
stone) had  also  been  mfsrepresent* 
ed  :  he  did  suppose  not  intention- 
ally, but  certainly  he  was  misre- 
presented. He  bad  obMrved 
-  that  it  had  been  the  ancient  prac- 
tice of  the  house  to  give  a  vote  of 
thaJiks  only  when  the  campaign 
was  ended,  and  when  someihiog 
was  seen  to  have  t>een  established 
with  some  degree  of  secnnty  by 
means  of  the  conquests  which  bad 
been  obtained  ;  and  be  iMncBted 
tbata  different  sort  of  practice 
had  crept  into  the  proc#ediagic»f 
that  house.  To  thaf  an  exceptioa 
was  taken  by  aiKnber*honourab}e 
member,  and  he  bail  q«ole4  the 
precedent  of  theyoteiofthajaks  to 
our  troo|>s  in  Egj-ptl  That  co^d 
hardly  bo  said- in  aserious  tmuuier 
to  be  umon^  the  ancient  -fm>- 
ceedfugf  of  that  houses '  His 
honourable  friend  had  declar- 
ed, that  he  thought  it  to>  be  ir- 
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reguUf  far  tjj^e  hopie  to  pass  a 
rctH  of  thanks, to  th^  governor  ge- 
neral of  India  4u  his  yailitary  ca- 
fMkcity  piily*  as  abstracted  from 
any  idca.0f  his  civil  situation,  and 
in>    support    of    that,     the    vote 
of  thanics  40  Marquis  Weliesky 
foe  h'm  conquests  in  (be  Mysore 
¥ras   referred  .to.     He  here  read 
thewordsi  oi   the  vute  from  the 
•Jovtrnals  of  'the  house,  the   lub- 
taneu.  of   whioh    was>  that    tho 
ho\X99    returned  him   thanks  for 
the  uniform  wisdom  and  modera- 
tion of  his  conduct  in   opposing 
Ibe  enemy*  and  alto  for  the  pene* 
tratioa,  flU>ility,>and  vigour  which 
be  bad  displayed  in  counteract- 
ing tbe  intrigiMs  of  the  French- 
,This  precedent  was  equally  inade« 
quate  to  the  suppori  of  the  posi- 
tion which   it  was  called    in  to 
strengthen.    Moderation  must  un- 
questionably refer  to  has  conduct 
in  bis  civil  capacity.     His  pene- 
tnuionAntl  ability  is\  counteract- 
ing  inti'igues,  which  were  also  ob- 
jects of  the  commendation  #f  that 
bouaey  could  not  be  fairly  reckon- 
ed among  the  duties  of  a  soldier. 
It  was  therefore  evident,  that  such 
a  vote  of  thanks  was  not  confined 
solely  to     the    view,  of  military 
conduct.    The  vote  to  Mr.  Don- 
can  might    be    said    to  be    in 
i^oroe  d^ee  a  precedent  for  the 
vete  which  the  house   was  then 
caUed  upon    to   pass ;  but  even 
that  Ufas  not  completely  applica- 
ble,     in-  the    present    case   the 
bo^se  might  give  their  thanks /Dr 
ooadMCi  that  wa&exceedingJy  me- 
ritpfiaus,  or  they  might,  for  aught 
tb4)!,knefH,  express  their  appro- 
ba^Qt^.  #f  ^miupt    which    they 
toigbt ^ibeseafter    beiuduq^   to 
afipsaie* .  He     thought    that   it 
MTouldibi^Md  nnifh  more  pcudeut 
linaiof  condnptfofi  the  house  to 
avoid  the  adoption  of  any  resolu* 


tion  which  migbt  pos^bly  create 
embarrassment  in  th^ir  future  pro- 
.ceedings.     Thanks  had  been  voted 
to  Mr.,  Hastings    for  th^'  ability 
and  vigour  wUic^i  h^  had  display- 
ed in  a  trauHHCtion,  for  the  injus- 
tice of  which  tha^.hpuse   had  af- 
terwards felt  it  their  duty   to  im- 
peach  hip  at  the.   bar    of    the 
house  of  lords.     Though   it  was 
not  the   business   of  soldiers    to 
think,  but  to  execute,  be  should 
wish  that  the  thanks  of  that  house 
should  not.  be   given  even  to  our 
troops,  for  their  bravery    in  the 
performance  of, an  action  which, 
thougl)  it  was  a  <Hity  iri   them  to 
execute  with  alacrity,  and  though 
it  should  have  been  achieved  in 
the  most  splendid,  manner,  might 
eventually  be  proved  to,  be  found- 
ed in  injustice,  and    contrary  to 
the  written  laws  of  our  country. 
It  was  a  painful  task  for  him  to 
dissent  ftxmi  a  vote  of  thanks  as 
the  reward  of  valour;  but    with 
the  scanty  information  that  was 
now  liefor^  the  house,  he  thqught 
that  the  most  just,  the   most  ho- 
nourable, as  well  as  the  most  can- 
did line  of  conduct  that  he  could 
pursue,  would  be  to  abstain  from 
passing  any  judgment  up»n  the 
caset  and  to  give  his  support  to 
the    motion  of    his  honourable 
friend. 

Sir  TusoPHiLUs  Metcalfb 
agreed,  that  if  the  war  was  oti  our 
part  a  war  of  aggression  or  in- 
^stice,  then  there  shc^uld  be  no* 
vote  of  thanks,  nor  even  the  sha- 
dow of  thanks.  As  the  honoura'^ 
ble  gentleman  on  the  bcncji  be- 
low him  (Mr,  Wilberforce)  ap- 
peared to  him  to  have  cast  some 
reflections  on  the  war,  and  as 
the  honourable  gentleman  oppo* 
site  (Mr.  Francis)  had  on  a  for- 
mer night,  made  use  of  tt\e  allu- 
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iriolent  Iamb,  a  ignre  bettfir  un- 
derstood in  India  than  in  this 
country,  bethought  it  necessary 
to  say  a  few  word«  io  justification 
of  the  wan  The  constant  in- 
trigues of  Scindia  with  the  French, 
and  t^  number  of  Frenchmen  in 
hit  army,  who  liept  up  a  constant 
communication  with  Paris,  were 
alone  suifident  proofs  of  his  hos- 
tility tb  the  British  power  in.Ia- 
dia.-»[Here  M^r.Sex  called  the 
honourable  baronet  to  order,  as 
it  had  been  understood  that  the 
discussion  of  the  grounds  of  the 
war  was  not  now  to  he  gone  into. 
The  Speaker  stated  this  to  ba  the 
understanding  ;  but  Sir  T.  Met- 
calfe claimed  a  n«rht  to  state  the 
reasons  which  juuified  his  vote.] 
- — ^The  Mahrattas  had  always  been 
our  inveterate  enemies.  It  was 
«  fact,  that  for  100  years  back  the 
&|a))ratta9  had  been  tkt  constant 
disturbers  of  the  peace  of  India. 
Scindia,  in  pursuance  of  this  plan, 
but  with  a  particular  spirit  of 
hostility  towards  us,  had  enteretl 
into  intrigues  with  the  French,  and 
his  plans  were  ripe  for  executionr 
— [Here  the  honourable  baronet 
Was  again  called  to  order  by  Mr. 
William  Smith,  who  said  he  only 
wished  it  to  be  understood,  thitt 
H  the  honourable  baronet  went 
fnto  the  general  question,  it  was 
^pen  to  every  one  ;  but  when  it 
had  been  agreed  not  to  go  into  it, 
be  thought  it  wrong  to  drriate 
from  that  ui\derstanding.  Gene- 
ral Mai t laud  rose  to  shew  that 
the  honourable  baronet  spoke  to 
order,  but  was  called  to  order 
himself  by  Mr.  Bankes,  as  going 
albointo  the  general  question.].— 
Sir  Theophilus  resumed.  He  re- 
ferred gentleiix'H  to  a  book  pub- 
lished b^  the  Nuble  Marquli,  on 
th«i  subject  of  Uie  causev  of  this 
war,  for  a  lull  and  ample  justi^ 


catkmef  the  grouodi  on  whicfa 
it  was  entered  into.  This  tiook 
w^  new  in  the  hands  of  many  in- 
dividuals ;  he  supposed  the  ho- 
nourable genttemaa  bdow  htm 
(Mr.  Wtlbeifarce)  had  seen  it; 
it  weald  sooir  ba  puhlifhed  here, 
and  would  form  a  valuable  ]part 
of  the  library  of  every  political 
man.  He  ellowed  that  this  volt 
of  thanks  was  ior  wmicgs  dom  in 
the  capacity  of  gevemor  general, 
n<»t  that  of  captain  general.  It 
had  been  said  that  Genen^  lake 
had  an  infprior  force  :  the  fiKt 
was,  diat  the  force  was  io  well 
apportioned,  that  thera  was  no 
where  a  mau  Coe  amny,  tie  where 
a  maa  too  few .  Hie  extent  of  the 
country  which  was  the  acene  of 
hostilities,  was  also  to  be  eonsidfT- 
ed  ;  it  wni  above  lOOQ  nules 
square.  There  was  not  a  voice  in 
Hindustan,  civil  or  military,  native 
or  fiuropean,  which  did  not  g^te 
the  first  credit  to  the  NoWe  Mar- 
quis. The  honourable  bafooet 
then  stated,  as  a  proof  of  concert 
in  the  plan  and  operati<ins^  that 
•the  fort  of  Barrach  was  taken  by 
Cot.  Woodingtofi,  at  tbe  same  time 
that  General  I'erron  was  sorrea- 
deringto  Gem^ral  Lake.  Asa 
proof  of  the  high  state  of  ditct- 
pline  t>f  the  sepoys  in  our  service, 
ai>d  their  aeal  and  devotion,  he 
stated  thaiOenecai  Lake's  great 
victory  was  gained  without  amr 
other  European  assistance  tha«i 
that  of  the  76th  nogiment,  of  which 
one  half  was  1oSt4n  ihe  action.  As 
a  proof  of  tbe  decimve  nature  of 
the  victories  gained,  he  staled  that 
700  pieces  of  cannon  were  taken 
from  the  Mahrattus,  smd  thA  they 
had  not  now%  90  pieces  ia  their 
possession  ;  but  what  wa«  of  stiH 
mope  importauee,the^Prefich  pow» 
er  in  India  was  emirely<  dissolved. 
All  this,  he  sakly-wtts.tt^  he  attrihet- 

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Msd,  in  tl)€  first  imtaDce,  to  the 
Not>fe  Marquis  WcHwIey. 

Mr.  Grey,  in  explanatmn, 
disclaiiTt^d  for  himself  and  his  bb- 
nourable  friends  any  intention  of 
cAsting  the  smallest  imputation 
on  Marquis  Wellesley. 

Mr.  WitL»A5i  Smith  looked 
upon  the  vote  of  thanks  for  the 
conqttest  of  the  Mysore  as  no  prc- 
ceilent  for  tbw  ;  tor  the  grounds 
there  stated  werf  of  a  civil  na- 
ture, inclusive  even  of  modera- 
tion, and  the  contest  was  termi- 
nated* 

Mr«  Rofl  said,  he  should  vote 
for  the  original  motion,  thinking 
that  it  would  not  prrjudge  the 
question  of  the  justice  of  the 
war;  while  passing  the  previous 
question  y  would  cast  a  reflection 
•n  the  Marquis  Wcllesley. 

Mr.  Francis  did  not  consider 
mn  appeal  to  a  publication  made 
in  India,  ^'cn  if  it  was  in  every 
memb^s  hands,  as  a  ground  for 
a  preliminary  vote. 

The  Chancellor  of  TifE 
ExcBCQUfiR  stated,  that  it  was 
the  wish  of  his  noble  friend  in 
India,  that  e^ry  document  which 
could  facilitate  inquiry  into  his 
concfuct,  should  be  laid  before 
tbe  house. — The  previous  ques- 
tion was  then  put,  and  negatived 
without  a  di^sion,  and  the  ori- 
ginal motion  agreecf  to  nem.  con, 
as  were  aUo  the  following :  "  That 
tbe  thanks  of  this  house  be  given 
to  tlTe  Right  Honbirrable  Lord 
Clivc,  governor  of  Fort  St. George, 
■for  the  zeal  ahd  enet^  with  which 
he  concurred  to  promote  these 
successes — To  Jonathan  Duncan, 
Kaq.  governor  of  Bombay,  for 
the  ieal  and  vigour  with  which  he 
\t^  enfiployed  the  resources  of 
that  presidency.— To  General 
Gerard  f/ake,  commander  in 
ctit«f  of  fail.  Mmjesty'*    military 


icmx%  In  Indik,  for  the  eminent 
judgment,  the  active  spirit,  and 
in vinci1)leTnlrepidity which  he  had 
displayed,  and  whicn  had  so  highly 
contributed  to  secure  those  brif- 
liani  victories,  which  would  main- 
tain the  honour  of  the  British 
nation,  and  give  additional  lus- 
tre to  the  glory  of  the  British 
arms. — To  Major  General  St, 
dobn,  and  Majir  General  Welled 
ley,  for  their  eminent  and  bril* 
liant  services;  and  also  to  the  offi- 
cers serving  in  the  diflfcrent  regi- 
ment§  in  the  armies  engaged,  both 
European  and  native. — ^I'hat  thi« 
house  doth  highly  approve  and 
acknowledge^the  cofndttct  of  the 
non-commissioned  officers  and  pri- 
vate soldieis  of  the  different  corps, 
European  and  native,  and  the 
commanders  of  the  different  corps 
are  desired  to  signify  the  same  ta 
them.'^ — It  was  ordered  that  th« 
Speaker  do  transmit  the  resolu- 
tions lo  the  ilarquis  Wellesley, 
desiring  him  to  communicate  them 
to  the  Governors  and  the  othet 
oflficers  referred  to  therein. 
Adjourned. 

MAT  7th. 
MOTiON  FOR  PAPERS  RE- 

LATIVE    TO    THE   MAU^ 

RATTA  IF  A II. 

Mr.  FnAKCfis  said,  that  in 
order  that  the  house  should  be  in 
possession  of  as  Complete  infor- 
mntion  as  possible  respecting  ch<r 
state  of  our  affairs  in  India,  and* 
every  thing  that  wns  ct)nnected' 
with  that  subject,  hefolt  it  incum-- 
bcnt  on  him  to  submit  the  follow^ 
ing  motions  to  the  hoUse^  The 
,Hon.  Oent.  then  moved,  *•  Thai 
there  be  laid  before  the  house, 
copies  or  extracts  of  all  dispatch- 
es received  from  the  Governor 
General  of  BengAt,  or  from  rba 
pTTcsidencies  of  Fort  St.  G«^rge 

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and  Bombfty,  end  of  their  corro> 
spondence  with  their  respective 
i^ntsor  ministers,  or  with  the 
nilitary  officers  commandiDg  in 
the  field,  as  far  as  such  ilispatches 
or  correspondence  relate  to,  or 
ftccount  for  hostilities  now  or  late* 
)y  subsisting  between  the  said  go- 
veroaients  and  any  of  the  Muh- 
ratta  princes  or  states,  with  the 
dates  of  the  receipt  of  such  dis- 
patches;"  also,  "copies  of  alilrea- 
lies  or  correspondence  between 
the  said  governments  and  any  of 
the  Mahratta  princes  or  states, 
lelativcto  the  said  hostilities,  or 
to  the  causes  thereof;"  also  **  co- 
pies of  all  treaties,  engagements, 
and  correspondence  between  the 
paid  governments,  and  any  of  the 
surviving  Mahometan  princes  or 
states  in  the  upper  part  of  India, 
particularly  with  the  titular  king, 
.or  Mogul  at  Delhi,  or  his  minis- 
ters;*^ also  "  copies  or  extracts  of 
all  orders  or  instructions  sent  to 
India  by  the  Court  of  Directors, 
or  by  any  committee  of  the  Court 
of  Directors,  of  the  East  India 
Company,  on  the  same  sub- 
ject."—All  these  motions  were 
severally  agreed  to,  except  the 
last,  which  Was  objected  to  by 

Lord  CASTLsaEAOH  ;  who 
said,  that  it  was  his  disposition  to 
f grant  to  the  house  every  informa« 
,tion  upon  the  subject  in  his  pow- 
er, or  which  was  consistent  with 
.propriety.  The  last  motion  of  the 
Honourable  Gentleman  appeared 
to  him  contrary  to  the  policy  or 
propriety  on  which  peace  with 
those  states  might  be  obtained, 
owing  to  the  disclosure  which 
would  thereby  take  place.  Un- 
less, therefore,  a  case  of  very 
urgent  necessity  was  made  out, 
he  thought  that  the  secret  com- 
mittee ought  not  to  be  called  upon 
by  parliament  to  disclose  that  infor- 


mation upon  diplonMUjc  tabjcd^ 
which  they  mav  have  judged  pru- 
deiu  to  send  abroad.  1  he  Ho- 
nourable Gentleman  would,  him- 
self, become  sensible  of  the  im- 
propriety of  such  a  measure,  after 
he  was  once  in  possession  of  all 
the  other'  papers  he  hod  moved 
for  ;  and,  .therefore,  he  wished 
him  to  withdraw  it  till  he  had  con- 
sidered the  matter  more  maturely*. 
Mr.  Francis  said  he  could 
not  perceive  any  strong  grounds 
for  such  secrecy,  and  therefore 
wished  the  sense  of  the  house  to 
be  taken  on  the  subject.  On  the 
question  being  put  from  the  chair, 
the  motion  was  negatived. 


MAT  18th. 

INDIA  BUDGET. 

Mr.  JouNSTOKK  rose,  to  en- 
quire of  a  Noble  Lord  (Castle- 
reagh)  when  he  meant  to  bring 
forward  the  India  Budget  ?  As  he 
understood  that  all  the  accounts 
necessary  upon  that  occasion  were 
arrived  from  India,  he  hoped 
that  \t  would  not  be  long  delayed. 
The  Noble  Lord  would,  no 
doubt,  be  as  forward  to  bring  to 
the  account  of  the  public,  as  the 
public  would  be  glad  to  receive, 
tlie  500,0001.  lor  which  the  No- 
ble Lord  bad,  in  a  former  state- 
ment, given  them  reason  to  look 
for  at  this  period. 

Lord  Castl£9.£aok  replied* 
that  the  accounts  alluded  by  the 
honourable  gentleman  were  re- 
ceived, and  that  orders  weregiva 
at  the  India-house  to  have  then 
prepared  with  all  possible  expe^i* 
tion  to  be  laid  before  the  huusc.  As 
soon  as  tlicy  should  be  on  tbc 
table,  the  Noble  Lbrd  stated*  that 
,he  would  move  for  their  l^eing 
prinifKl ;  and»  after  the  members 
should  have  full  opportuni^  of 
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jtonsidering  tbem,  be  would  bring 
Ibrward  the  subject  referred  to  by 
tbe  honourable  gentleman. 

J(the€. 

WAR  IN  INDIA. 

Lord  PoECH ESTER  rose  tD 
renew  the  notice  which  be  had 
formerly'  withdrawn  respecting 
our  Kast  India  settlemeDts.  When 
he  had  withdrawn  tbb  notice,  it 
bad  been  in  tbe  expectation  of 
seeing  an  able  and  efficient  admi- 
nistration speedily  formed.  But 
when  he  locked  to  tho  present 
ministry,  and  saw  that  more 
than  the  Ode  half  of  them  were 
the  very  same  men  whom  the 
other  had  vilified  and  despised  as 
incapable  of  the  duties  imposed  on 
them,  he  could  not  help  tainking, 
that  his  intendJed  motion  was  not 
less  necessary  than  formerly. 

The  Sfeaker  here  informed 
tbe  Noble  Lord,  that  it  >iras  not 
in  order  to  accompany  a  notice 
with  any  arguments  in  support  of 
the  motion  intended.  Ad  that 
remained,  therefore,  for  the  Koble 
Lord,  was  to  fix  any  day  that 
might  be  best  suited  for  his  pur- 
pose. 

ITie  CiTAWcELLbR  or-  the 
Exchequer  was  of  opinion,  that 
the  Noble  Lord  was  perfectly  in 
order,  seeing  that  hejiad  not 
l>rought  forward  any  argument 
whatever  for  the  measure  he  pro- 
posed. He  thought  this,  day 
se'nnight,  %lliich  had  been  raca- 
tioned  by  the  Noble  Lord,  would 
'l>e  a  very  incohVienient  day;  a 
hiU  was  now  pending  beford  ■  the 
house,  that  in  all  probability 
would  occupy  its  attention  doHAg 
most  of  hextVeek.  ' 

Lord  PbitcA ESTER  then  Agreed 
Co  lix  his  motion  for  JTriday  s^ji- : 


J^LT  10th. 
INDIA  BUDGET. 
Lord  Castxereaoh,  moved 
the  order  of  the  day  for  going 
into  a  committee  on  this  subject. 
The  house  having  .gone  into  ft 
committee  accordingly,  the  Noble 
Lord,  in  calling  tha  attention  of 
the  committee  to  the  accounts  be- 
fore them,  hoped  th^  would  keep 
in  mind  the  oircwnMances  undar 
which  the  affairs  alluded  to  oc- 
curred. The  account  relating,  to 
the  year  ending  tbe  6th  of  April, 
J  805,  was  the  actual  account  of 
that  year;  and  tbe  account  for 
the  year  1804,  was  the  estimated 
account  for  that  year»  accordii^ 
to  the  general  custom  observed  in 
the  manner  of  statiag  .these  mat- 
ters to  the  house  every  year«  The 
house  would  have  to  consider, 
in  looking  to  these  accounts,  that 
war  had  commenced*  last  year  in 
Europe,  which  had  affected  the 
sales  of  the  East  India  Company  ; 
that  a  war  of  no  less  considerable 
effect  had  existed  in  India  earlier 
in  foct,  but  much  eacUer  in  pre- 
paration. The  account  of  tht 
preparation  in  the  event  of  an- 
ticipated hostilities,  which  had 
been  sent  out  in  'March,  must 
have  affected  the  sales  about  the 
month  of  July ;  the  account  of 
actual  hostilities,  resolved  on  in 
May,  must  have  reached  India 
in  September.  The  variation 
created  by  the  preparation  for  war 
had  kept  the.  public  nxind  afloat 
for  10  months^aadxhe  slowness  of 
intelligence  relating  to  actual  hos- 
tilities, had  kept  them  afloat  from 
April  to  October,  The  pcepava* 
tions  for  the  Mahratta.  war  had 
originated  in  October,  1802.  The 
{)rincipal  particulars  of  expence 
under  this  head  occurred  at  Bom- 
:bay  and  Madras*.  It  was  true« 
hostilities  had  not  been  commen- 
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ccdtill  Atigtiftiaoe,butthe  ex- 
pence  of  pupparation  bad  been 
icomWeriible.  He  wwAd  not  enter 
into  the  gentfral  policy  of  the 
ItronndB  of  tbit  war,  noi;  of  tbe 
tt<hantag««  of  its  cencliitkHi*  He 
^Kwfd  proceed  tinpiy  to  tbe  Miate* 
sie«t»»ftheacooiNits.  Tbett«t6<- 
ment  was  geoemlly  divided  mtb 
tbree  clasaea :  lit,  revenyes  and 
cbarg^;  Sd,  eomrocroial  inTeit* 
«ient:  and  8d,  debt  and  asiiets 
•broad  and  at  home.  And  Ist, 
§t>T  the  year  of  actual  accovnty 
ending  April  1t03.  Tbe  first 
view  was  tbe  average  expenditure 
of  three  years,  cooipared  with  tbe 
acttial  produce  of  tbe  last  year ; 
and  whether  from  that  the  proba- 
ble revenue  of  tbe  next  year  would 
be  adequate  to  tbe  probable  ex- 
penditure*— His  lordship  Ibeu 
tead  tbe  statement,  which  was  as 
fellows: 

GENERAL  VIEW. 
BENGAL. 
Revenoft.— Ko.  1,  avenge 

iBOO-t  to  lSOt.:J  ;C^^88,8ai 

Hove  thas  iiversge  last 
.  ,      draw>  -  6i7,9&5 


No.  3,  e«imat€d(br  1802-3, 7,61^,384 
Actual  amoant         '  •        8>ddO,087 


Mtra  than  eitiiaate    -  767,705 

Chargci.— No.  3,  rtltmated 


torlSO^^ 
Actual  amoant 

More  thaa  ettimate 


4,535.006 
4,775,515 

240.416 


l)ediict  excess  of  charga 
froai«x4^eM  orDevmue* 
tbo  net  rer.   ia  aoca. 
than  eatiuatfld      -  5«7.S57 


Rervne  eMiniat^d  feas  Vi«i 

^  actual  I80i.d        •         jC3l5,!0tf 
Charget  do.  more  than  do.        2^1,429 


And  the  Jtf  t  reiretioe    for 

lt02.S  it  .  j;60l^5 

StTiMATta,  l80S-4u 
lU.Tenuck— No.  x         -        8,064.081 
Chargpi,— J{o.  «•        .  -      '5,066,^0 

.Kttretense  2,996.041 


Net  rerenue  egtiiaated  for 
1805>4,  lest  thaa  prc- 
cedii^  >es» 

MADRAS. 

Rereanat.— The  obj^ctioa 
to  drawing  an  arerage 
on  tbe  groaa  receipts  of 
3  jeara  still  prevailing, 
as  it  would  not  give  a 
correct  iriew  of  the  am- 
aual  laaawma  of  tlie 
pretidcaej,  or  be  apro« 
per  node  of  comparison 
with  former  vears,  on 
aoeoant  6f  me  large 
additioii  sc^irod  by 
treaty  in  paiticolar 
year^  the  same  princi- 
ple is  resorted  to  as  for- 
merly, vts.  bf  stating 
the  averagB  of  tlie  re- 
ccipts  OB  the  ,i»ore  an- 
cient ferenaes  of  tbe 
Corapany,  wholly  ea- 
chiding'the  subsidiary 
or  other  rosoarceS  d&- 
rived  dther  from  tre^ 

i  or  conquest.  On  this 
prindpflc,  tbe  average 
on  3  veais,  IfKXKl  to 
1802 .3*  by  the  staff- 
meat  No.  4>  aoMwnts 
to 

wbicb  is  raortp  than  the 
average  on  the  3  y^rs 
1799.1808.   to  1801-2 


606,534 


1,171333 


37  986 


Rovemies.— No.6,  cttiumti 

ed  for  1802^  *  4.678.819 

Actual  amoant  .        4,724W 


More  thao  estimato 


54,535 


Cb«rges«--No.  6»  oatimatai 

for  laot^  4355,676 

Actual  anmmS  4,925369 


More  than  estimatt 

fltdoct  exoNs  of  revenue 
from  excels  of  dlarge* 
the  net  charge  is  OK>ro 
than  estimated  \    , 

A«d  t^o  bM  ch4ig«  4f  fbo 
year  1882-3  ia 


379,830 


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ESTXlf  ATM,  1803-4^ 

Rereniics,— No.  4  J[4»S9S,d95 

Charges  —No.  5 


Ket  charge 

Kevenoe    estimated 

tbun  adiuilr  ItQC^S 
Cbargei^  ditto  • 


Net  charge  estimated  for 
1803^  less  tbao  pte* 
ceding  ^ear         - 

BOMBAY. 

Revenoes. — ^No.  7,  exclud* 
ing,  as  ia»t  year,  the  re* 
venues  of  the  ecded 
counties,  likewise  the 
Guikwar  Subsidy;  the 
average  receipts  on  ttie 
3  years  1800-1,  to 
1802-3,  amount  to 
wfhich  exceeds  the  ave- 
'  rage  on  the  3^  years 
1799-180a  to  1801-je, 
by  .  - 


5,018,157 
1S9,«6S 


105|991 


81,340 


No.  9/    estimMed 

1805^3 
Actual  amount 


for 


'  Less  than  esUnnte 

Charges. — No.9>  cstinia|ed 
for  180X-3 
Actual  amount 

More  than  estioiftte 

Add   deficiency  ot  reve- 
nue to  excess  of  charge, 
^the  net  charge  is  more 
than  estimated 

And  the  net  charge  of  the 
year  180^^.3  is 

xrriMAfts,  1803-4. 

Revenues,  Ko.  7 
Charges,  ^o.  8 

Net  charge 


309,042 


57,58^ 


410,280 
359,546 

50,734 


907,406 

1,329,306 

321,900 


372,634 


869,760 


513,575 
1,478,^1 

960,306^ 


Revenue     estimated 

th^u  aciuul,  1802-3 
Charj^es,  ditto 

"^vt  charge  '  estimated  for 
]8()3-4  mgre  illaii  pre-, 
cediu^^ear  * 


159,029 


90,546 


BENCOOLEN  avd  oTasA 
SETTLEMENTS. 
No.  10. — Revenues  of  Fort 
Marlbro*,  on  average,  3 
years,  1798-9,  to  18D0-1  8,806 

Charges,  ditto  ditto  102,030 


Net  charge 

Supplies  from  Bengal  to 
Fort  Marlbro*  estimate 
ed  for  1802-3 
No.  18.— Actual  amount 

More  than  estimated 
Ko.  11. — Supplies  estimated 
for  1803-4 


93,224 


116,000 
196,84S 

80,84a 

2l2,62tr 


GENERAL  VIEW. 
nesultqftke  Year  ISQSt^  coUectiveljf. 
Reveuues. — 

8,380,087 
4,935,506 
1,229,^06 
13,464,537 


Bengal,  No.  3 
Madras,  6 
Bombay,  9 
Total  Rev. 
Charges.— 
Bengal,  3 
Madras,  6 
Bombay,      9 


4.775.518 
4,935.506 

359,306 


Total  cbarget 


10.940.324 


Net  fevenue  of  the  three 

t^res&denciet  2,5i4,£l3 

Dedudt  supplies  to  Beucoo- 

len,  &c.  No*  1$  .      19^.845 

Remaining  net  revenue   t^i7J$6i. 
Deduct  Interest,  &c.  paid 

on  the  debts. 
At  Bengal,  iio.  l8  972,234 
Madras,-         19  i'95.054 
Bombay.         20  190,0a9 


Deduct  Interest  on 
Securities  pur* 
chased  by  Sink- 
ing Fundy  in 
small  part  esti- 
mated 


M57,37r 


\ 


95,924 


Net  interest 

The  remainder 
is  the  Surplus  from  the  Ter- 
ritorial, &c  Revenues, 
alter  defraying  the  char* 
gcs  and  intere»t. 
Add.,  amount  Sates  of  Im- 
ports, by  No.  15 

The  Total 


1,361.433 


5^.940 

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It  the.'  torn  mpplicabl«  to 
CommercUl  Purposes. 

Amount  Mlvanced  for  tfie 
purchase  of  InTestmcnts, 
|Mijncnt  of  Commercial 
Charges,  and  is  mid  of 
Chiiu» 

At  BengaI,No.l8^1,S53,0S6 
Madru,  19  590,m 
BomUej.  fO  156,655 
Merlbro'      M      16>219 


TotftI   •dvaBces  fot  . 
IfiveitmeoU  2417,031 


Cargoeft  inroiced  to  "Emoft, 
in  180t-5,  with  Charges 
bj  No.  n  1,743,353 

GENERAL  VIEW. 

BesuU  qf  the  Ettimatet  for  tk  e  Years 
1803^,  colUcthely, 
KeTenves. — 
Beogml,  No.  4    8.064,981 
Madras,        4    4,888.895 
Bombay,       7      518,575 

Total  Revenues        I3,47f,45l 
Charges. — 

BeiiEal,  No.  «  5,066.940 

Madras,        5    5,018.157 
'  Bombay,       8    1,478.881 

Total  Charges        11.563,978 

Net  estimated  reViniue  of 
«  the  three  presidencies         1,908.473 
t>edQCt  supplies  (o  Bencoo- 
len,  &c.  No.  11.  21?,6$t 

Remainder  1,695,845 

Dedttct   farther 

Interest      on 

the  debts,«  by 

No.  16  1,574,611 

Deduct  Interest 

on    securities 

purchased  b^ 

Sinking  Fund       1J6.560 

Vet  Interest  1.447.651 

The  sum  then  remain- 
ing 248,194 
is  the  surplus  revenue  after 
defraying  the  charges  and 
interest. 
Add  amount  estimated  to 
be  received  on  thtt  sUet ' 
of  Irop9rts,  No.  15              ^  S35»952 

'*    *Tbetot»l  .784,146 


is  the  sum  efti  mated  to  be 
applicah]^  in  the  year 
1603^,  to  the  purposes 
of  commerce. 

DEBTS  IK   INDIA. 

Amount    stated 

last  year        £l9J965;r39 
Deduct   in  the- 

haads  of  the 

commissioners . 

of        sinking 

fund  1.311,358 


Net  amount  of  debu  last 

year  18,654,381 

Amount        this 

year  byNo.t6. 11*881,571 
Deduct   sinking 

fund  as  abare    f.012.348 


Net  amount  of  debts  this 
year  19,869,nS 

Increase  l,fl434« 

Dehtt    transferred   in   the 
.  year  b^  No.  17 


4.484 


DtBTI  BtAftlJIO  IXTEnitT. 

Amount        last 

year  16,994,833 

Deduct,  in  the 

hands  of  the        « 

commissioners 

of       sinking 

fund  1, 136452 


Net  amount  of  debts  bear- 
ing interest  last  year         15,85M8^ 

Amount  this 
year  by  No. 
16  18,712,933 

Deduct    sinking 

fund  as  abore    1,686,917 


^et  nraount  of  debts  bear* 

ing  interest  this  year         17,0t6,pl6 

Increase  oC  debts  bearing 
interest  1467«535 

Amount    of  in« 

terest  payable 

by     accounts 

ofla»tyear        1,481,070 
Deduct,  on  se« 

curitiea        in  ' 

hands  of com- 
missioners   of    -  '  \ 

finking  fund  -    -   86,909 

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Ket  amount  of  interest  pay- 

able  last  year  ^1,394,170 

Amount       •  this 

year  by  No. 

16  1,574,011 

Deduct    sinking 

fand  as  above       1^6,360 

Net  amount  of  interest  pay- 

able  this  year  1,447,651 


Increase  of  interest  payable        53,4dl 

r 
ASSETS  IM  INDIA. 

Consisting       of 

cash,     goods, 

stores,       &c. 

last  year  13,372,741 

Deduct,  balance 

and  securities 

in    hands    of 

commissioners 

of       sinking 

fund  1,311,558 


Net  amount  of  assets  last 

year  *• 

Consisting       as 

above,        by 

account    No. 

21,  this  year  14,630,971 
Deduct    sinking 

fund  as  above  ^/01S,348 


19,0«1,3SB 


Ket  amount  of  ^settf  this 

year  '  ,ie,618,6«3 

Increase  of  assets 


Ded acting  increase  of  as- 
sets  Irom  increase  of 
debts,  the  state  of  the 
company's  affairs  in  In- 
dia appears  worse  in  this 
▼iew  by 

HOME  ACCOUNTS* 

No.  25,  Aggregate  amount 

of  sales 

Less  than 

last  year  1,20S,863 

The  amount 

of  sales  of 

Company's 

goods  less 

by  170,459 

Do.    private 

goods  do.  970,119 
Do.  Neutral 


457,«41 


657,601 


8,4?5,«68 


property, 
4q. 


€tfi%5 


Difference   •  •   « 

a54ibove1,?Q2,863  , 
The  sales  of  tlie  Company's 

goods  were  estimated  at      6*605,500 
The  actual  amount  was  5,877,569 

Being  less  than  estimated 

by  9f7,951 

The  receipts  on  the  Sales  of 

the  Comptny's  goo<i^  es* 

tiroaied  at  6,085,500 

No.  ?3.  Aolitally  aaounled 
-to  5,48«.3e4 

Being  less  tkmt  estimated 

by        .  «  603,196 

Charges  end  profit  on  pri- 


vate  trade  estimated  at 
Actually  amounted  to 

150,000 
176,587 

Exceeding  tlic  estimate  by 

GENERAL  RESULT. 
The  balance  of  cash  estima. 

Ced  to  be  in  favour  of  tbe 

Company  on  1st  March, 

1804,  amounted  to 
The  Balance  by  the  a<;^ual 

Accounts  is  in  favouc 

«6487 
S933 

ntM9 

Being  better  than  csti«. 
mated 
principally  in  consequence 
of  the  disbursement 
for  India  and  Cliina, 
and  on  some  oth^  ac- 
Go«nti  being  less  than 
estimated,  which,  witk 
the  protraction  of  the 
payment  of  the  debt  to 
the  Bank,  exceeded  the 

frcater  e]q)enditure  on 
reight.  Bonds,  tec*  ad- 
ded  to  the  deficient 
receipt  on  the  tales  of 
goods. 

ESTIMATE,   1803'4. 

No.  23.  Ileceipt  for  Sale  «f 
Company's  Goods 

OXWBRAL  1tESt7LT. 

The  Receipt  from  the  sale 
of  goods  being  calculated 
at  a  larger  amoant  than 
last  year,  and  the  cxpee^ 
tation  stated  of  a  re-issue 
of  Bonds,  paid  in  the 
Supply  for  India  and 
(tfbiiia,  b^g  tidLea   oo 


83,05S 


6,596,49S 


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ftfiMlUf  9c«k»  and  the 
lM|uidai'ron  of  the  Drbt 
to  tbc  b«fik  not  being 
seclHMicd  u|>oo,  the  ba- 
IttMcc  oo  Iti  KUrctr,  160.5, 
li  estimated  lo  be  in  ia- 
've»f  in  t^c  au«t  of 


£ibfr^ 


lACrfase  of  a»- 
teuatbone    £U7Zn,143 

Deduct,  Net  d«- 
crease  of  ba- 
lance at  Cbi- 
na    and     St. 


»F.aT9  AT  HOMK. 

Ob  1st  Mar^b.  180S     .  4,773486 

On  Ut  MaicW  i»<H^Ko.  25   4,7is8,a65 


locreafe 

4MBTt  AT  HOME* 

On  ]st  Maicb  I8i>5 
^I«t^ar4:blb04 

Increaae 


14,979 


17,440393 
19,168,736 

1,7«8,143 


Dedsctmg  the  increase  of 
Debts. ironi  the  increase 
of  Assets,  the  iiuprovc- 

_  luent  in  the  Home  Con- 
cern in  the  jrear  is  1,713,164 


CnilVA.AKP  ST*iIEl.tllA. 

Balance  at  Chi- 

na   last   year 
,    infevour  91,434 

Balance  at  Chi. 

na»      by    the 

present      no 

counts.     No. 

S4,  against  S60.900 

Decrease  at 
Chiua  362,354 

Balance      at 

St.    Hele- 
na, on  30^h 

Sept.  ItJOX, 

in  favour      78  848 
Do.  at  do.  cii 

30th  Sept. 

1802,      ill 

Uvcur, 

No. '24,      105,194 


Helena 


325,988 


Vtt  Incrcaie  of  Assets  1,959,396 
The  net  improvement  of  the 

year  in  this  view  appeal*' 

to  be  .    739^5 

From  thiiiun  shoald  be  d«-      • 

docted  the  amount  of  car* 

goes  arrived  in  India'pre- 

▼iuMS  to  the  30th  April, 

1803,  and'included  in  the 

J |uick.  Stocks  there*. which 
unned  part  of  the  car- 
goes afloat  oat  ward  ip  the 
Assets  at  Home  417.000 


IncicaseatSt. 
Htlciia 


«4,346 


Jfet  <?fcrfase  at  China  and 
St.  Helena 


OlKtBAL  COMl'Afl^OW  OF  Hi  UT% 
A>1J   A.^SEIS. 

Increase  of  debts  »«  India       1,214  84« 
Increase  ol  delrts  at  home  14,^79 


TotuI  Increase  of  Debts      l.VVJi'.Sil 
I.itrfHsc    ot'  as- 

ttUU|.  India         55^,m 


The  Remainder  is 
Which  may  be  considered  as 
stUi  liable  to  fisrther  ad- 
justraents,  when  the  6nal 
arrangement  of  the  chiims 
•f  the  Company  upon  go- 
\emment^as  sUted  in  the 
Home  Assets,  shall  be 
completed. 

This  statcmeRt  being cooclutict^ 
ihr  Nol>lc  Lord  begged  leaw,  be- 
fore he  sat  down,  to  ma^e  a  few 
gifneralobservalions.  He  wished  td 
call  the  atteiitiofi  uf  the  cummitr 
tee  to  the  estimates  whicb  he  had 
brought  forward  for  lW)«-3.  He 
had  then  expressed  his  sailgtiine 
couvicrioi^y  not  only  that  the  pub- 
He  would  receive  a  partfcipatiua 
of  500,0001.  but  that  the  compa- 
(Oy,  in  addition  to  fliis  contriba'- 
tion  to  the  public,  wotild  be  able 
-  to  e»tablisb  a  sinking  fund  for  the 
extinction  of  their  debt,  to  the 
325,988  amount  of  two  millions  a  year. 
When  he  had  made  tlus  declara- 
tion, it  was  bdt  fkit  to  keep  ia 
mind,  tbal  thecircuinstanccRihei^ 
existing  were  vcfy  different  ioJced 
fronj  Uiose  in  «  hich  the  country  ik 
now  placed,  ft  vi^ws  in  ihe.oon- 
tcnjitlation  of  the  rontmuance  of 

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pence,  that  he  conM  only  look 
forward  to  the  fulfilment  of  his 
ctfwpectiitions.^  But  to  shew  that 
he  bad  not  proceeded  on  light  or' 
trivial  grounds,  be  adverted  to  the 
«:«tiraates  which,  he  had  laid  down, 
and  contrasted  t^i^^m  with  the  real 
amount  of  the  revi»nues  and  char- 
ges. The  Noble  Lord  next  procrisF- 
ed  to  shew,  that  the  arrangement' 
for  liquidating  the  debt  of  the 
company  was  as  strictly, adhered 
to  as  it  was  possible  to  dp  ;  and 
that  it  was  not  fcasonable  to 
expect  more  from  them,  unless 
their  trade  sliould  have  the  good 
fortune  to  take  another  turn :  it 
was  rather  matter  of  surprise,  that 
under  such  circumstance^  they 
could  have  made  such  laudable 
exertions.  Still  if  affairs  wore  to 
assume  a  tranquil  aspect,  there 
\ras  little  doubt  but  a  much  more 
favourable  result  must  arise.  The 
fJoblc  Lord  also  explained  the  dif- 
ficulties which  obstructed  the  re- 
payment of  the  company's  debtb, 
and  endeavoured  to  shew  that 
these  diHiculties  principally  arose 
frtHii  the  advances  made  towards 
the  support  of  government.  It 
were  much  better,  he  observed, 
if  these  means  were  provided  from 
Europe;  for  the  rale  of  interest 
ii)  India  rendered  them  far  more 
enorinous.  Indeed,  if  the -whole 
of  the  accounts  were  fairly  lov>ked 
to,  and  also  the  circumstances 
under  which  they  stoodi  he  ven- 
tured to  hope  that  a  far  more  fa- 
vou  rahle  prospect  would  be  opened 
both  to  the  company  and  the  pub- 
lic than  generally  seemed  to  be  ex- 
pected.—The  Noble  Lord  C'>nclud- 
vd  by  movinrt  the  first  resolution, 
LordAKCuiBALD  Hamilton 
alluded  to  the  repeated  pronn^es 
rrtvt-n  by  the  predecessor  of  ilie 
Nolilw  Lord,  respecting  the  prospe- 
rity df  the  atfdirs  oJ*  India.  The 
•  iL.O*, 


house  had  been  many  years  ago  as- 
sured that  India  would  not  only  be 
freed  from  all  embarrassment,  but 
would  actually  be  able  to  admi- 
nister relief  to  the  financial  dc*^ 
mands  of  the  <»mpire  at  large,. 
They  were  assured  that  not  only 
wou)(l  aid  be  afforded  to  the  pub- 
lic, but  that  the'  whole  Indiaa' 
debt  would  speedily  be  extinguish- 
ed^ He  wished  the  committee  to' 
reflect  how  these  fitne  promises  Iwid 
been  realised.  Since  these  promises 
had  first  been  brought  forward, 
the  Indian'  debt,  it  was  known, 
had  increased  three  or  fourfold. 
Jn  1 795,  ^*hen  the  charter  of  the 
company  was  irenewed,  a  stipula- 
tion was  raade^  that  ^00,0001, 
should  .annually,  after  .a  certain 
period,  be  paid  to  ,the  public. 
Ofthe  sum  so  stipulated,  for,  not 
one  sixpence  had  been^  or  was' 
likely  to  be  received.  lie  wished, 
to  ask,  on  what  foundation  the 
promises  held  forth  were  support- 
ed, and  when  or  where  the  public 
might,  in  reason,  hope  to  see 
them  realized  ?  The  debt  of  the 
company,  so  far  from  being  di- 
minished, accumulates  from  year  to 
year.  Last  year  it  was  eighteen 
millions,  and  by  the  papers  now 
on  the  table  it  would  appear  that 
it  was  upwards  of  nineteen  noil- 
lions,  with  every  prospect  of  a 
still  greater  accumulation.  The 
Noble  Lord  allu/Jed  to  the  .state  of 
the  account  betwixt  the  company 
and  government.  Last  year  the 
debt  due  bygovermrtentto  the  com* 
pany  was  esii muted  at  something 
more  than  four  millions.  At  that 
time  a  million  had  been  discharged^ 
and  still  ihe  balance  against  gj- 
vernnu'iit  was  ni)t  dnninished,  ac- 
cord in*;  to  tlie  statements  contain- 
er! in  the  pai>ers  on  the  lublje.  He 
thought  this  a  very  eMraordmary 
circamsiance,  and  called  on  tlvs 
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JHolHtLtn^  to  alTord  some  explana- 
tion on.  the  «»ubject.  Before  he 
flat  down,  ho  read  a  part  of  the 
tpeech  of  the  nobU  Lord  ia  ISOS, 
where  the  most  san^ide  view*  of 
tfce  prospcrfty  of  ihe  company*:* 
4Sairs  were  held  forth.  He  bop^ 
the  Doble  Lord  now  saw  that  these 
fnpresentations  rested  on  no  solid 

Eoundsi,  and  wauld  hcDceforth  be 
IS  sanguine  in  bis  expectations. 
Lord  CasTLBREAoa  exphiin- 

«d  that  part  of  the  statement  which 
^peeled  ^e  account  betwixt  Che 
Company  atid  gchremraent.  The 
iioble  L^rd  declared  that  he  ad* 
bered  to  all  his  former  declara- 
lions,  as  to  the  prosperity  of 
the  affairs  of  the  company,  and 
was  ready  gravely  to  renew  any 
pledge  which  he  ha4  formerly 
^ven  to  the  house. 

Mr.  JonHstoiiE  maintained, 
that  the  affaifi  of  the  company 
Were,  year  after  year,  growing 
snore  embarrassed.  Not  a  single 
one  of  the  promises  or  prospects 
Jjeld  forth  by  the  noble  Lord's  pre- 
decessor, 6r  the  noble  lord  him- 
self, hatf  been  ih  the  slightest  de- 
gree fulfilled.  The  poble  lord's 
Srodecessor  had,  after  his  magni- 
ficent statements  of  the  flouf  ijihing 
$itUationof  ihe  company's  aflairs, 

'  retired  from  off.cc,  leaving  their 
debt  greatly  accumulated,  and 
givitig  as  his  only  legaty  a  seri- 
ous a^Wi^e  to  i'cduce  it.  The 
iiohle  lard  h}m!»elf  followed  stnct- 

.  ly  his  predecessor's  example  in 
ihe  views  he  gave  of  the  C4impa- 
lkf$  aif^^irs^  Like  him  he  abound- 
id^  in   magnificent  pruusiftes   and 

^  flattering  pro^jociii,  but  like 
him  he   had,    in   cyery   iustanrc, 

.  found  himself  ahogeiber  disap- 
pointed. The  honourable  uenile- 
^iifu   bhe\\(>d  that  the  debt  x>f  rbe 

•  company  was  VHpidly  «ccumulat- 
iP^  .  li^  tvok  the  average  at  live 


years  from  the  year  17^9,  tlie«ic4 
that  in  each  year  th4re  had  betoa 
large  accumulatioii  d  debt,  asd 
stated  as  the  result^  that  in  tie 
course  of  Acse  five  years  the  co»- 
pany's  debt  had  increased  upwards 
of  eleven  millions.  This  state- 
ment  he  desired  the  Hoble  Lord^ 
or  any  memlfer  of  the  commiine, 
to  disprove ;  and  he  asked  enrety 
^ulamaa  whether  this  was  Dota 
complete  evidence  that  all  ttia  re- 
presentations given  df  tha  compa- 
ny's  affairs  wieJre  ^ogetker  Ikila- 
cious  and  unfannded  *  He  ittsisf- 
ed  that  the  service  of  the  comjia- 
ny  could  not  go  on  withetit  b^ 
loans ;  and  that  a  new  loan  most 
be  negotiated  next  year  in  IiuJia. 
He  argued,  that  the  statementa  of 
the  charges  on  the  company  wete 
quite  delusive.  The  most  prom- 
nent  charges  were  only  brought 
forward,  while  all  the  heads  off  ex- 
traordinary service,  whi^  were 
very  numerous,  were  caralullf 
kept  out  of  view*  The  bomnira- 
ble  member  supported  bla  argu- 
ments by  anumberof  mioate^ealca- 
fations,  ami  sat  down  vith  declar- 
ing, that  the  affairs  of  thecompa. 
ny  \%f'.re  far  from  bmg  so  flnu  ribb- 
ing as  they  were  represettiedr  to  be. 
Lord  ( .  AS  T  ^«  a  E  AG  u  observed, 
tluit  the  nondurable  Geitdaiinni 
did  not  make  a  proper  allowance 
for  the  expenditure  which'  the 
Ctmfpany  were  unavoidahly  sub- 
ject to  In  time  of  war«  I^  Miodi 
besides  that,  omitted  to  vaAtwaf 
detloction  on  account  of  ibeasMSs 
which  ihecompaiiy  Aerc^^esltiwi^ 
of.  Thc^  wero  iaacctsradeaichich 
it  wa^ .aerf!ikij'y iiSr^tkoHaaovfa- 
ble  G^tWm^T*  to^ake*  into  -iss 
tixarc  hi^xiows  consideratiom  >  He 
was  fuHy  awHve  that' the  qupstxeii 
was  of  4  ^ost  oumplicaSed  oa- 
•ttue*  and  rrvry  ^itilcmaa  itid 
acu  suIBd^n^  Httvnd  to  a&ch 
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toQfli|lleK^'iCiteflMAtB  as  were  then 
fMffore  Ihe  k<)use,  to  be  in  fuH 
fmsseestiMi  ef  ihe  various  cbaages 
%rbidi  aroae  ib  tlic  course  of  sih:Ii 
eKcouQts*  4f  the  Honourable 
^ntlejaan  was  to  revohre  these 
"Ceoetdenitioiis  in  hrb  e«m  miBd 
more  at  Ictsune,  k  wae  more  than 
pnHial>le  that  hp  wouUI  iie  indflced 
^  aite^  his  opitiioD.  We  had  an 
European,  and  w«  had  an  Asiatic 
^var  in  the  contse  of  the  year, 
ttskavid  also  he  reooilected^  that 
shortly  aUter  the  Mysore,  we  haii 
40  undergo  the  expences  of  the 
UahratU  war.  Though  that  war 
^d  not  aotMaUyi)reak  out  until  Au- 
gust last,  prepanMions  were  made 
«  considenibJe  length  of  tiwle 
before  4io8tihiie8  were  actually 
commenced  ;  the  first  preparatopy 
steps  by  which  cxpences  were  ia- 
Cttrred  he  understood  were  taken 
in  the  BMRth  of  May,  1 809.  Upon 
•<he  wholly  ii^ould  he  lotind  that 
^xoksaive  of  the  cbwrges  of  a 
conifilicifcted  war^  the  actual 
aoiouRt  ofdebt  contracted  within 
«he  year  did  not  exceed  960 ,000l 
if  the  inoreased  amount  of  deht 
wens  considerably  «ioi«  than  such 
a  sum  as  he  had  mentioned,  he 
could  not  tiiink  that  er^n  then 
«t  was  a-lair  criterion  by  which  we 
ahoidd  b0  authoriaed  to  form  any 
jodgtnent  respecting  the  resources 
of  ihe  .componr,  or  the  general 
Slate  of  tlMrr  iRaaces.  It  was 
^evtdeiit  thiit  in  time  of  war,  there 
ttttist;^  some  dilficuhy  in  trans- 
SBiittiog  iMillien  from  Europe  to 
>^li«  i&ast.  And  when  we  looked 
^t  tho  esBtended  ooinraerce,  and 
tho  uict^ased  revenue  of  tbe  com- 
paityi^  we  mast  be  «enviDeed,  that 
livrrowing)  under  such  ctrcum- 
staoces,  •  was  the  necessary  resalt 
cf  ibo  increased  opulence  and 
^owiitg  pcnrer  of  the  compaif)*. 
'^*ht  miiversai  prospect "Of^htt  State 


of  o«r  sfism  in  India,  mast  pr^ 
sent  a  fiattenng  pictore  to  th^ 
company  themselvi-s,  and  be  nnoi 
gratefsl  to  the  ^Melings  of  every 
En^ishman* 

Lord  HBirRT  Psttt  saad,  li% 
4lid  not  mean  to  go  iiUo  Ihe  g^^ 
veral  detail  of  the  question,  bsH 
merely  to  msike  one  ob^nrvatlo^ 
on  a  paper  which  he  h«^d  in  hh 
hand,  to  which  the  noble  lord 
had  alluded^  wiith  respect  to  u 
balance  of  900,o00l;  du^  <from 
govemmeat  to  the  East  India 
Company,  which  had  been  alto#- 
-ed  by  the  ^otanmsiomers.  He 
wished  the  noble  lord  t^  p«t  t)#e 
•^ouse  An  possession  of  the  pHaet- 
pie  upon  which  such  claims  hwd 
been  allowed.  Without  snch  a 
standnrd,  it  was  4m>po8»hle  to  say 
where  they  would  rest,  as  th#y 
nvight  be  exiended  to  every  spo* 
ciesof  expedttion  that  might  be 
undertaken  by  the  cOmpaityt 
purely  for  iheir  own  benelit,  atld 
the  secority  of  tbeii*  possessiona. 
He  hoped,  4herefi)ve,  that  s|»e 
noble  lord  would  explain  the 
progress  l%at  had  been  *  made  ^ 
the  commissioners. 

LordCAsrs^E-aaAosf,  ifi<rppty> 
statsdf  that  the  commissioners  had 
not  yet  decided  on  more  of  the 
sums  claimed  Shan  <o  tbe  extA^ 
of  900,0001.  Tlie  accounts  r«la« 
tive  10  ih«2  expedition  to  Kg}^ 
hsd  not  arrived  till  this  year,  by 
which  one  million  was  added  to  the 
claims  of  the  company,  upon  wMeh 
00  decision  coul<l  ye t  have  b^en  fdr- 
roed.  It  'was  extremely  -uiffiruh  to 
determine  what  patt  of  tlwe^pehce 
^of  j<^int  nper^tiins  should  be 
charged  oii^e  respective  parties, 
and  be  sftfonld' despat rot  bfiagihg 
the  account  to  a  Irnal-  settlenu'a^ 
a  he  was  not  to  rely  on' the  ^be« 
rakity  of  th^'pObliG ;  and  he  bad 
«v«ry  r^srson  to  nra!>t>-  thal^  tihc 

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wMe  tccoutit  WAuld  b«  prewired 
4m  tht  consideration  of  parlia* 
mttit  before  ntfxt  Ktitoo. 

Ilie  €NAK(?ElU>a     Of    THl 

Exchequer,  in  addilioo  to  what 
litd  beewrtatetl  br  bit  noble  friend « 
thonghl  it  right  juft  to  observe, 
tbatnoidvahadever  been  enter- 
fatncd  of  a  final  adjuttraeiit  oftbo 
aecouAta  by  tbe  cammisMonert. 
They  bad  been  appointed*  only  to 
.examine  into  the  cUinru  lor  the 
ptifpote  of  facilitating  lie  6nal 
4i)justtneirT.  Bat  >thm  reeuU  of 
•ibeir  imfuirj,  as  wdl  a5  the- items 
and  totai  amoiHit  of  the  claiin, 
wonld  be  submitted  to  the  even- 
tott  coBfitleration  of  putlia- 
'Went* 

Mr.  KtWAtHD  was  reUa«ed 
from  •  cnnskkrablo  anxiety  by 
mkat  had  fallen  (torn  the  right 
4»onourable  gentiemaA,  as,  if  dx 
•decision  of  the  commisbioners  was 
.m  be  fioaly  be  should  enter  bis 
^rote»t  against  ^ucb  a  proccf diog. 
As  he  wat  up^  he  desired  to  know, 
mrhetiier  the  noble  lord  would 
•^dge  himself,  tliat  no  increase 
aboiild  take  place  in  ^a  rxpoe- 
tation  of  bullion  to. the  East  in- 
lifes  in  the  presi^t.  year  ? 

Loid  CA&ri.EHKAOfi  .flatter- 
e<l  fatmtelf  that  the  ev«nt  p(  (be 
''naleain  this  coiintry  would  ena- 
-  bie  the  company  to  export  ^»C94)- 
'  siderable  quantify  ot  lAitlton,  and 
'  waaof  opinion  that  itwonld  bemoft 
i  tKlvantagcou^  to  tbercompaiiy  to 
.  send  out  as  la^e  a  quantity  of  it 
as  possible. 

Dr.    Lavk^:*ce    eontondoil, 

thatijrom  the  failure  of  lUe  f^i- 

i  pmtes  for  the  la^l  >  years^  during 

which  thertf  hati  bc*fn  iip  iutf rval 

'  of  3Hn)onthi»  ptfttce,  lU^rc  inuiil^e 

somrthiiii^  extramdi^ry   in    tbe 

maimer  tM:*  iM:»kin^  .thvin    up."— 

TlHiyi  ImmI   ii»iUHi  on  bf>tli  >ides, 

.  faoth  aa  to  (h^  amount  ui  thc^rpr 


eeedtan4  theexleiaoiFtke^llfi]Bn; 
and  there  miist  be,  tbcT»foro»'iQiiif 
inherent  radical  ^iacy  at  tbt 
bottom,  which  was  not  to  be  at* 
tributed  to^any  particular  persoai 
-but  to  the  whole  system*  in  not 
making  ibe  proper  allowance  for 
the  mana^ianient  of  the  afikin  of 
A  ip-eat  empire.  The  learnei 
member  then  proceeded  to  com- 
ment fon  some  items  c^f  the  esd- 
mates*  He  contended  that  if  ibe 
^Utica  on  teas  were  so  high  a^  to 
ii\iure  the  sale  by  digunishingt&e 
K'onsumpAion.  they  ought  tp  kfi 
lowered  *  ami  as  for  access  (o  the 
.markets  on  the  contjneat,  ho 
looked  upon  that  oa  more  com- 
pletely ^barred  at  present  than  at 
any  furmer  peii^d.  As  to  tlie 
a^^sets  to  which  .the  nobtle  lonl 
had  referred,  lie  .could  not  look 
upon  them,  while-  w^u^cboused  and 
deprived  of  a  vent, as  available  tp 
any  p^rpose  of  advantagfelo  the 
coMipauy*  and  i)e  s^iated  tbiamerc4y 
to  £hcw  ihe  fallacy  of  takii^  tl^ 

.w^koia  amount  of  ih»  company's 
po^easioit^Jnto  U^  i^uinsate,  «f 

^avjBilabie  property^ 

,  Mr,  \V  AI.JUAC&  declfl^red .  that 
he  was  kuirpris^d  to  ^eaj?  |b,e  h(h 

.naavabla  and  l^tined  geniiefoan 
suppose,  th|it ,  tie  exp^ces  pi  a 
-yvttr  were  at,  an  ei>d  .  iniinediatip)y 

.  after.the  ti^rmif^i^ion^f  warn 
.  .4Mr.  Phin«*sP,.  thov^t,  that 

3  the  nflairs  gf  J^dja./  desejvej  ]^ 
iuost  imnut^.  ^nvejiiiij^iip.^    lie 

.  \\^  not  to  be  told  tl^ai;  ,li*^.  tiiiifi0* 
danger  an«l  \\i\r  u^  Uxipraj^r  l^r 

:iiu    inquiry    into  .^uctl,  qia^k«      | 

,  wljen  ii¥?  interests  if{  tjiQ  empire      j 
wfrp   ,w    mi^ierially.i.CMijfe^j^ftl.      i 

.  \Vhqa.ll>^  t;Wort  wa^iifyuajji,up 
he  y?ould  take  ap.  eppofi^i^ni|^  .«>f 
fxpjcssinft himself  fiOij  ai^d.q^fi)- 

.Jy    upcm  tlu?  sulye^^^  and  tvoulJ 

.  ijijdu4'e  4i«^oa^e^^enjCfS  tut  from 

.th^paiKT*  alrciddy  on  tie  labV. 

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'MrFttAUfcrs.— Sir;  I  owe  it 
fn  gratitude  to  th«  distinguishett 
fe\v!\i'hohdve  had  fortitude  enough 
to  favour  ds  with  their  attendance 
and  possibly  ^th  their  attention 
to  this  he)ur»  to  let   them  know 
that  they  are  sAfe,  al  least  -on 'my 
j)art,  ^om  any  very  heavy  addi- 
tion to  the  hurtheh  that  they  have 
already  subihittetl  to  with  so  much 
4?quanimity.     A'  long  ^ceeli  now 
Coald  have  no  effect,  bat  to  njdnce 
the  audience  to  northing.     Neither 
h  it  necessary.    A  year  rtgo,  when  . 
the  affairs  of  India' were  under  the 
consideration  of  a  committee  of 
the  whole  house  very  like  the  pin^ 
sent,  I  entered  fW!y  into  the  sub- 
ject, and  I  took  care  that  what  i 
then  said  should  be  conveyed  *  to 
■the  proprietors  of  India  stock  and 
to  rhe  jiablic,  with  all  the  accura- 
cy  and  authenticity  that  I  could 
giv^  ti)  my  opinion  by  vouching  for 
it  in  wrhinj:.  Nothing  has  since  oc- 
curred to  induce  me  to  recede  from 
any  part  of  that  opinion,  brfrom 
any    of  tht*    principles  which.  1 
have  littherto  maintained  with  re- 
gard to  India.    On  the  contrary, 
every  new  IHct  that  app^arsj  and 
every  fresh  light  we  obtain,  serves 
only  to  confirm  the  declaraii^  I 
'then  made,  that  the  mischief  was 
-irt  a  state  of  progresHtun,  and  to 
convihcc '  me*  that  the  case   is  a 
"  g(>od  deiil   worse  than    it   was  a 

•  year  ago'.     My  intention  however 
'\i  to  avoid  repetitions,  to  take  no- 
-  i'ibk  only  of  some  particulars  men- 
tioned! by  th^  noble  Lord,  as  they 

'  dCCur  to  '  me,   and   proceed     as 

qtlickly  as  I  can  to  that  conclU- 

sidn,  Which  is  th^  principal  object 

*i>f  my  addressing  tb^  eotnmKfee. 

•  ''i'he  tio'blc  Lortl   rt^greti  that  the 
'  stthguinfe  fcnd  satisfactory  expec- 
tation^; given  by  him  to  the*  pub- 
lic ikst  yMr,*  hAVe  not  bcrn  rc*Kl- 
iaed,  and  he  pidces'  the  fatlure  to 


the  acctmml;  of  the  Mahwtta  i«arr' 
which  he,  say  if  has  beeu  coaducl* 
ed  bn  a  very  cxteasive  aadcxffio- 
sire  scale,  which  mUBtdisturbailes* 
timates ;  that  this  war  is  the  most 
es^ensive  military  trailsaotioo,  ior 
which  iheirompuny  wasever*;Dgag» 
ed*;  that  the  increase  of  chaig»^ 
omtjuntinfi;  to  about' a  million,  was 
mostly  of  a  niiiitary  native,    and 
unforesc^jn;    and   that,    althoof^k 
the  actual  hostilities  did  natcom^ 
mence  till  AA»gu»t  1803,  the  pre* 
paratfon  ior^c  war   began  «arlf 
m    November    1^2,    and  ovea 
th«n   created  a  heavy  expcnce.-** 
Sir,  if  the  noble  lord  him^yelf'hiui 
not  tatroduced  ih(t  iMahmota  w%r% 
for  the  purpose  of  accounting-  for  a 
Inilure  in  his  estimatt»s,  f  sHould 
havecarelully  aVtfid^rt;  becauM^ 
i  consider  it  as  a  subject  reserved 
for  a  future  discussion,  when  the 
materials  are    before  us.      Th^ 
papers  are  not  yet'  printed,  nor 
likely  to  J>e  for  many  weeks.     I 
have  never  seen  onw  of  them.     The 
fact  now  stated  deserves  special 
attention,      it  appears  that    the 
i»rders  lor  our  army  to   take  the 
tielil  were  given  in  the  beginning 
of  November  1802;  and  surely  1 
have  a   ti^ht  to  presume  that  the 
project  of  the  war  must  have  beeh 
under  deliberation,  and  the  plan, 
of  it  concerted  sometime  before 
tliose  orders  were  given  ;  and  that 
consequently  the  war  itself,  which 
commenced  in  August  iast,  could 
•not  have  been  unexpectedly  fort* 
ed  upon  us,  by   the  spur  of  an' 
unforeseen  occasion,  orby  the  sud- 
den presiUreofan  instant,  or' una- 
Toid^ble  necessity.     Yet,  when  I 
moved  for  the  papers  fiiut  on  the 
lilKhofMafch,  and  afterwardyon 
the€ftliof  la**t  April,thecommittee 
will  recollectthat  neither  the  com- 
pany nor  government  were  then' in 
pobiessiwn  oV  the   circumstances, 
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llimt  no  comiottnioation  whaterer 
«n  ibe  subject  bmd  been  reoeivedl 
fmcn  India*.  I  sball  dismias  it  now 
^tth  only  one  observation,  wbicb* 
bus  no  rektion  to  tbe  jnttice  or 
^licj  of  tbe  war,  but  is  particu* 
lariy  applicable  to  tbe  presient  da* 
bate.     If  tbe  prepanHiun  for  tbe 
«ar,  in  Novambefy.  1801?^  and  bo 
lung  before   it  eommenced^  bat 
been  sufilciaiit  toduKvrb  his  Lord- 
abip's  estimates,  and  to  defeat  his 
axpectations,  what  are  you  to  ex-  , 
pect  from  tbe  war  itself  when  tba 
accoant*  of  tba  actual  expanca 
attendinfi  it  shall  be  fcirly  and 
fully  brought  into  view  I  It  sbcoM 
lie  bad  calculated  that,  in  thit 
month »  the  public  would  raceiva 
their  participation  iit  iba  Indian 
revenues  ;  but  xin(brtunately  his^ 
hopes  have  been  disappointed  by 
the  war  abroad,  and  by  th«  drmi- 
nution  of  sales  at  home.     Sir,  tha 
4by  must  come,  when  it  shall  be 
exainiiHMi^  and,   if  pussiMey  ex* 
plained,  wby  tho  public  has  aavar 
xcetrived   more    than  one  year'i 
participation  in  tb«  revenues  of 
India  :»inc49   tlie  renewal   of  tbe 
charter  in  IZ^U,  and  particularly 
why  that  single  payment  wa^onade 
in  the  firstyeur,  and  never  since  ; 
considering  that  it  wa9  one  of.  the 
essential  coil^itions  on  which  tbe 
charter  was  reiicwed,     Thero  ia 
some  mystery   in  lh>t  part  of  the 
transaction.       The    noble   Lord 
9ays,  that  government  had  no  le- 
gal claim  on  this  account,  beot^a^ 
the  net  pr»»ceeds  of  the  compony's 
sales,  (after  providing  for-  other 
charges,  which  stood  first  in  point 
of  onder,)  did  not  ftmiisli  a  sur- 
plus,  out  of  which  tbe  participa- 
tion of  500,0001.  a  year,  to  which 
the  public  were  entitled   by  law, 
could  bt  defrayed.     Very  lively, 
Bt>t  tben  Ivsay*  tbai>  beskks  -%{[ 


our  otbet  relatkma  to  Omoi^FKt^ 
•nd  independent  of  tbe  fe»end» 
dtsty,  by  wbtcb  we  are  boand  io 
watch  ibe   govemmam  of  tsdi^ 
and  ibemaiiagemeat  of  tba  com* 
pany'l  aiOkirs,  this  is  an  additMa^ 
peconiary  argunent  and  iiit«resa 
that  obliges  parliament  to  inqme 
bow  it  happene  tbat^  ant  of «  ler-- 
ritorial  refvnua  of  tbtitean  nil- 
lioAs,   added  to  tbe  profits  of  » 
i^wrtshing  trade  at  home,  tbore  is- 
NO  surplas  to  asako  good  to  tba 
public  so  incoasiderabta  a  slMtaa 
tn  that  imasensaTeceipt,  aslaalf « 
million  a  year.    Tbe  goverooie&lly. 
it  IS  aaid«  bava  bo  legal  demand  t 
because  tbe  prodoeo  is  absorbed 
before  tbe'pablic  ngbtaccroes.  it 
may  be  so.     fiocwitbout  «  par- 
liamentary examinatioa,  baw  iai^ 
possible  for  us  to  know  wlkatlier 
the  faihire,  by  wbicb  tbat  rigbc  is- 
defeated,  be  owia^  fo  aa  iniolei^ 
ble  mtsinanagemant,  or  e«ea  lo 
a  arimiaal  waste  of  tba  rssourefca 
abroad,  or-  bona  fide  to-juat  aad 
unavoidable  expenoea?^^  roattlt 
o^sucb  waste,  or  ofaitrb  expaooe, 
may  ttlwa)«a  htf  plettdod,  tagaHy,^ 
in  bar  of  tba  pablie  :   **-  Wo  bave. 
sfient  fbe  money  ;  of  courae  yao 
have  no  claim.^  *  lliia-  bovso  is 
trmtee4^or  the  natitm,  «id  oiigbc- 
not  to  be  satisfied  with  sank  a& 
answer.      Tbe  noUa  Lord  admiis 
that,  on  tbe  whota  of  tba  coaipa- 
ny's  concerns,  in  India  Ibeto  %asf 
been,  ta  the  lust^aati  % .  da(im<^m> 
lion  to  tbo'  amount  «C657y00lH. 
wbichheaitribulei  iOMtscsotta- 
of  charge^   atnountio^  >ia  -soMe- 
thing  Uss  than  o'  raMioiiytaaMly 
of  a  military^  natw%^  ftndiuaifi^re- 
seen;  itnd  afoo, abat^-iftajoooipar 
ny'ss4l^>of^tea  4iavt  fblieasfaMf 
of  the  estimatad  aa^ef  byabosa 
tivo  intllioiis  of  p<Uiads<  weighr^ 
owing  to  the  •  addtttonal .  doiies 
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Sa,<it,  «  mdancbol^'  fact«    It  9t 
fNMt  fediicxs  the  public  reveouc 
ItfMi  thi9  compan/s    coiwnercial 
licofits ;  and,  what  is  worse,   it 
4bows  that^  since  ^h^  cQiisiiinpliou 
IscerlaiDiy  not  l^sened,  the  trnde 
i»  faUiiig  again  iato  the  hands  uf 
nm^ggiet^     Uut   (he  noble  (lurd 
lu^i^a  forward  td^  U;(t^r  tildes,  and 
l-pUes,    with    a   ^anfid^nce   th4C 
ieeiQs  to  be  attached  to  his  station) 
^n  the  flounshiivg  circumst^iurts 
jRbroadf  wbi«h  are  to  ^rise  here- 
aU/u  from  the  ac<|uisition^  made 
in  |h«i  proieiu  war*    Qmf  Indiaii 
pr^ffperiiy  is  4lwa,ys  in  the  future 
^wae*    I  must  do.bim  the  justice 
to  ndaut  thiU»   in  e^ery  jrfi^pef  t 
J>Ut  onfii  he  seems  to  idc  to  be  the 
iuU  and  legitimate  succeasor  of 
.  ^ha  noble  Lord  yho  for  many 
ye^freiddai^  at  the  seme  board. 
He  hes  succeeded  to  the  oifice, 
to  the  proo^es^  jto  the  hopes^  tp 
thi  citimatat  to  the  s^^g/i^iiH:  dis- 
position of  that  noble  Lord,  and 
|Q  his  perpetqal  disappointments. 
HsfW,  Sir,  it  is  ratliec  Qi)4  that^io 
this  coufse  of  twenty*one  years, 
(ko  result  ii^  |iny  year  has  nev«tr 
mudegooff  t^  pr4>mise  of  the  pi^- 
^•ding^'    Much  less  have  the  ge- 
thp^  ptQmi»€s  made  to  the  nation 
A^  the  flMCt  of  I79dp  by  whiph  the 
.CMder  wes  renewed,  been  realiz- 
.ildly^M',  in  ell  appearance,  ever  will. 
.J^ttltthefi    thine    was   alw|iys  a 
.gf^oi  joaa«0n  fin*  it.    Only  wait 
•lUiotber  y/»af I  aed  e^ery  ihing  will 
,  cume  J9^«     le  ene  erti^rle  only, 
..4JML(«eUe  |>o^d  has  ^t  eccepted 
4lie  siiec^OA  to  his  pjredecesSor. 
^M^  hn  sdH  ^ket  upon  him  the 
^^tocific  eofi^meat  so  often  and 
,  f|i9i,regvbirlyjmpe<Uefliii  this  bouse 
;  lioqa  year  io^^eaiPi  exactly  m .  the 
.  SoiUoutfng  ternU»  '*iTo  save  %uy 
i  the  Inoub^ .  of  putting 


i^.q^eaMoiilftme,  whieitheitl  ad- 
feW^  IQ.  Mm  hu^  1  gav^eiastyvar, 


that  the^ay  is  much  neater,  ivbelt 
the  resources  of  India  will  a^mjf 
Djster  aid  to  the  revenues  of  tjiie 
country  than  tkat  on  .whicb  we 
are  to  apprehend  that  India  will 
call  for  aid  from  the  finances  of 
Great  Britain,  jl  anticipate  ^b^ 
^ue^on,  and  answer  in  tbeaf&if 
n^ative^  Ttte  only  diffo^nae  ii^ 
thiu  I  am  more  sf^^uina  in  those 
hopes  than  I  w^at  the  tinv^  I  £^ 
ais^rted  them/'  ^^  so  oa  in  ever|r 
succeeding  year  in  the  ^ame  strain^ 
till  he  resigif^d  in  iSQU  To  th^ 
specific  question  put  to  the  uoble 
Lord  by  my  noble  fri^d  <K^r  m^^ 
(Lord  Archibald  Hamilton,) whf|- 
ther  he  took  that  ^^ement  UDcya 
himself,  be  made  no  ^pp\y*  Bh|, 
in  a  general  wayr  his  hopes  a^/f, 
his  estimates  are  as  good  as  ever* 
We  are  to  be  reinfkbursed  auden* 
riched)  some  day  or  other,  by,t])e 
territori&l  acquisitioiis  ma4^  io 
this  war.  I  ask  faim  a  plaio  qUfSr 
tion :  Have  any  acquisitions  ^[^ui^ 
by  war  in  the  la:>^  tw^ni^  ye9^» 
paid  the  e.^penceof  the  ^^ar^  p^Q* 
Vided  for  all  the  uew  establish- 
ments, and  left  a  i^urplus  app]ic4- 
ble  to  trade  or  tribute  through 
the  nciediura  of  investment  ?  ]>fo  ; 
so  far  from  it,  that  whereas  tlie 
preteiided  pl^t^  apd  promise  of  th£( 
l^t  of  17^3  wa§  to  reduce  the 
company's  Indian  ^bt  to  two  mii- 
lions  sterling,  ^  was  twenty  mil- 
lions a  year  ago,  though  two  mil- 
lions are  said  to  have  been  bought 
up  by  the  commibsioners  of  the 
sinking  fu.nd.  Sii^ce  the  promi^ 
of  an  anndal  rcductiout  the^  rje^l 
increase  of  debt  has  exceeded  t^o 
milliQns  a  yeaf  CQWfimil(us  ^pjt ; 
and  now-  we  have  a  ne\y  war>  ^d 
a  moit  exten.^^  a^4  expf^p^ya 
seale,  the  charge  of  which  cap^t 
yet  be  known  ht^ re,  A>.^(  vyjiichi  I 
3uppo^,  will  i^ppeat  in  ^e  ftc- 
co^nts  of  tbe  pi;e^.nt  y^ax  gt  iti 

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4lHPie  of  the  next    One  of  lh« 
6nt  efircte,  and  indeed  a  srngolmr 
Ifcature  o(  this  war  of  acquisitiuiit 
it  very  odd  and  unaccountHble.— • 
^liefe  is -a  prince  in   the  Guie* 
tatv  called  the  Guickwar,  whme 
•erritory,  I*  presume,  i«  ceded  ot 
VMMtgaged    to   the   company,  «o 
|ny  them  for  rheir  trouble,  or  to 
■iidemiMfy  them  for  their  experp- 
■€esi '  You  would  naturally  sup* 
p(M  tlmt  the  fund  *was  produc* 
five,  and  in  soinfr  degree'  answer* 
ed  the  purpose.     What    real  ef- 
focthre'  profit  it   may    produce 
bere«Aen  I*  ftt  ^wwt  ve^y  tincef- 
taifu      But  rfae    liret  transactieii 
^(f<0liave  with  tfaris  Gutckwar  h  to 
iend  him   tnoney,  to  the  arooant 
^  lft6\000l.  as  the    noble  lord 
thttes  it ;   but  as  it  is  stated  by 
the  government  of  Bombay,  (who 
lent  tbo  money),  among  their ex- 
traonfihary  disbursements,    (rir. 
Bombay  .nipees    31,25,944)     it 
teally  amounts  to  9^«000l.     The 
noble  Lord  has  a  rHison  ready  (br 
every   thing;  but,    f    think^    he 
gave  rro  explanation  of  the  causes 
of' this  loan.    Remember  the  debts 
•f  the   Nabob    of   Arcoi.     The 
Oismmittee  wtll  observe  that  there 
is'  a  constant  annual   export  of 
''  bulhon  by  the  India   company  to 
^Chitta  of  about  650,OOOL   a  year. 
Of  that  trade,  so  detrimental  m 
m  national  view,  I  shall  say   no- 
'  thing,  bentuse  I  presume  there  is 
no  remedy.     If  you  will  hare  tea 
you  must  pay  for   it    in  jipecie. 

*  The  object,  to  which  1  endt?a- 
■vuured  t<>  draw  the  attention  of  the 
committee  last  year,  is  the  enor- 

•  mous  e^lf  tacrFon  of  bullion  to  In- 
dia.    In  tie    !as(  year;  it  m^t 

*Iiave  aihounierf  to  (;00,00(>i.  ^at 

:'the  least.     Ihe  presidency    of 

Fort  Wiiitam  and  Fdf  t  Sfl  Oeorge, 

in     iLoIr    esrirtiate  of   resmtrtes 

lOr  the'  jeur  endieg*  ba  rhe  30th 


April  14K>4,  reckon  upon   bnlfioa 
expected  to  be  ceceived  frcuaEng* 
land,  asi  part  c^  their   ways  and 
mdans  applicable   toctirrentser^ 
rices,  equal  to    640,000(.  Siud  so 
they  go  On.     You  hare  a  military 
wasting  estaUtsbment  of   90fiOO 
£aropeatis  in  Ind^  to  be  kept  mf 
by  a  perpetual  supply  of  nc  raits 
from  Britain  ;  and,  in  aid  of  that 
and  otber  expenccs,  thete  is  and 
must  be  an  annu^  remittance  of 
specie*     i  demise  yo«^to   coonder 
whether  Englaad  can  support  these 
perpetual  drains  of  men  and  tiea- 
sure  ;  atid,^if  she  conld,  what  is 
the  raaleflfeclive  beaefit  in  a  na- 
tional view,  of  holding  thisiadian 
doannion  oh  such  terms  ?  Tbe  bo« 
Ide  Lord  noeets   all  qaestseM  of 
this  sort  with  great  etftiasiimity. 
He  says  it  is  better  economy  to 
'Send  out  money,  tham  ea  borrow 
it  HI  India  at  the  high  intefestof 
thatcownry.     If  that  wefe  aA,  I 
should  think   it  very  little  worth 
int]niring  wbtch  of  the  taro  was 
the   shortest  roed  to  mm  ;  or  i 
should  leave  it  ta  the  directors  to 
settle  that  qtlbstioB  for  the  com- 
pany.    But  I  say  you  da  both. 
The  specie  yon  sendHiot  is^ absor- 
bed in  expeoces,  and  the  finH3*- 
ments    abroad  go-   on  its    wsoil, 
drawing' heavy  hills  oWthoJdifeet* 
ors,  and  borrowing  oti  tbe  S|^to 
any   amount  for  irftich ->  ieiai^ 
can  be    fouiri.    iiifterf^  it^as 
beea  generally- understood  *  Hmt 
the  eouutrV  vifhioh  reetfti^esits  bt- 
lance  fmta  aaoth^'w  Ipwiiioris 
the  gulner  ;  and*  tlM^wbicii^iltys 
it  is  the  loser  ♦ly  tlKnrlmQtosi  4- 
tercotirae.  '  If '  bbtMOn  bad  Men 
imported  iVomr  India' IntaEogkod 
wc  should  Have  heard    an^tller 
stbry,'  set>^0''Mth'  tBaiiy:!tiae 
phfabes>^  sTiMl^aoar^  sirtalc^a 
short  notice  of'  sofne:  paftieolm 
mtbe^  home  k&t^tHj  and.  iben 
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proceed  -toi  my  onndusfon.    In 
tbe  ^cunpQtBtkm  of  tiie  ooropany'* 
tftocky  tb»  apparent  bahince  is  in 
difar  fttvonr,    and    ts  stated   al 
*^^676^79i''^ot:hy  on  o«ter  of  the 
liovse  of  <ominotu»^  whfrh  i  have 
attildentty  expiuifd  to  cha  com*- 
iBiitcee  and  to  tha  (puUic  a  yeak- 
sgOy  the  (rapHal  siiUcribed  by  tbe 
-)»ropriator8,  and  actually  ruccivod 
^tds  cxfr^ratiaui»  vi8.7,74MtOOOi 
^Tsotnkt^  o«i  the  debit  sidfi,  where 
•it s^oukl  atid* 'always  did  appear. 
1  suppose  it  might  have  -  excited 
-aocne  alarm^orat  least  lomeoi*- 
riosiCy,  if*  tbe  balante  on  tbefoce 
^tbe  aocottiit  bati  -biaen  left  on 
t^e  Mrong  iidt^    In  tbe  opposite 
credits,  which  include  the  whole 
of  what  tbe  N«blc  Lord  calla  the 
"Cbmpan/ft  assets^  there  are*  some 
^very    imporiant    and  father  very 
'ifieetiociable    items.    This  wonJ 
assets  ia  handy  and  conv«nient; 
*bal  I  da  not  think  ihat»  with  re- 
ference to  tht>se    accounts,  it  is 
^tinctly. understood  or  properly 
applied .     In  a. tevtaraen  XHty  senit*, 
in  which  it  is  most  commonly 
osed^t  signilieB  a;»uflicieocy,  either 
in  cash,  or  in  property,  convertible 
into  cash,   to  diftcbarge  debts  and 
'  legacies*    'Any  species  of  proper- 
ty which  .does*  not    possesa'ihat 
*«|iialitf,  does  not    pro|)erly    fall 
^  '^(Imi  the  devcriptioa  of  asieta. 
'Famve  icredks  .eannet  fairly   be 
'Apposed  10  actife  debts.     With 
/plenty^of  (luohicrediti^nhis  books, 
'  a   fvealtdby '  niercharu.    may  find 
?l|iiiiaB|fa' hankrapt,  if  he  has  no 
vothcr  meaas  .  to  satisfy  the  iitils 
^biohhe  has  accepted.  In  this  view, 
I  take  it,  tiieiodia  Conpajty  are 
^  not  Ttawh  the  richer  for  laany  ar- 
'  tijdea  imlheitf  q/Jtkk  stocks  Ja  in- 
*^y4or'for    theitildead   stock  in 
'  LeadeubHli^sareat* .  But    kaiimg 
ihft^iiiftiiry^larthtf  present,.  T  at- 
tachr  myself  sow  io  one  itemi>aly, 


to  which  1  have  repet^ly  eudnr* 
voured  to  draw  the  ttfteniion  ai 
parliauient  without.- success..  It 
comes  before  us  again  in  a  more 
queslionable  shape,  bjut  with  some 
aKpianutions  which  wc  n^vec  had 
heibre:  1  laeaiL  the  ,sam  qf 
9^018,0001.  for  which  tbivaccoutiC 
4akei  credit,  for  stores  and  ajupr 
plies  to  his  Majesty's)  troop&.  In 
^«  last  year  jihu  demand  on  Gxk 
.wnunont  stood,  ^t  1)^67 li,3$^U 
Ot»e  million  was  paid  on  accouiit, 
by  authority  of  parliament,  vary 
improperly  obtained  ha  }  couceiyo, 
aad  501, 6661.  more  for  iutereht, 
without  any  auihonty  at  all  ;  and 
all  this  apon  a  laere  ciaijn^  stat- 
ed^ subject  to  adjustment,  Yoa 
.would  oatnrally  expect  to  ftiidthe 
claim,  diminifihed  by  l,50Q,000l. 
On  the  contrary,  itstaiids  now  at 
4,O18,0(K)l.  and  we  are  informed 
by  a  roemorHu<luni,  ''  that  die 
Company's  ciain^is  on  Govcm- 
nient  for  tbe  expences  of  the 
army  sent  fr^m  India  to  Egypt 
will  probably  amount  to 
2,000,0001.  more,  'i  his  debt  is 
certainly  a  thriving  plam,  the  more 
you  prune  it  thefa!{terit  grows.' 
Now .  \oo\i  at  tbo  particulars^ 
Does  the  public  know,  has  parlia- 
meat  to  this  hour  ever  h?.ard  that 
^vernment  owesi  the  Compauy 
3,ia0,5<^ll.  for  the  capture  an4 
possession  of  Ceylon;  1,023,995J» 
for  the  capture  and  posbesision  of 
French  and  Dutch  4ettleroent&  on 
the  peninsula  ;  o6d,06'6l.  for  in- 
tended expeditions  fi>' Mauritius 
.  and  Manilla  ;  and,  that,  on  the 
capital  of  this  unac^usted  -claim, 
ibe^mblic  is  paying  interetU^at^ 
per  cent,  as  if  the  debt  had  been 
Unally  liquifhit^  aaA  fuudcd. 
.  Of  the  Comp«4)y'd  right ,  tp  the 
*  amount  oi  thet«  deottMid,  X  say  no- 
thing :  it  RMiyy  for-,  aught  I  know, 
:  be  perfectly  well  fouudad.; .  but 
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I  tbink  it  ctnnol  be  ^tsputecl  tb«t 
k  %hoM  oot  hAva  been  kept  out 
«f  ftigbt  for  to  many  ytanu     Tbf 
flinteiors  Hi«ni«eU«e  tbouM  h»ve 
brought  it  b«t'«re  p«urlNU»eiit.  Tbe 
whole  bet  acerued  srnct  the  tM^  of 
1793.  On  tbift  poiut  bowe?  er  1  tbinfc 
1  have  gainef)  some  ground  tiaoe 
lust  yesr.     The  Noble  Lord  bat 
come  round  to  my  o|»inion.     He 
thinks  that  ibe  cluioi  ought  to  be 
examined,  and   inally  iidjoited; 
«nd  beinfonM  us  that  commissi* 
oners  on   both  sides   have  been 
appointed  for   that  purpose.     In 
the,  first  place,  1  never  beard  till 
now  of  the  existence  of  such  a 
commission  ;  and   then  I  assert 
that  a  demand  of  such  importance 
as  5,500,0001.  ought  to  have  been 
submitted  to  pnrliament    in    the 
^rst  instance*  and  tnvesttgated  by 
a  committee  of  this  house,  or  at 
.least    by     ooramissioners   acting 
under  parliamentary    authority. 
The  Noble  Lurdt  I  presume,  has 
examined  the  report  made  by  these 
Comminionels,  lor  lie  says  that 
it  appears  that  .000,0001.  is  cer- 
tainly due  to  the    Company'     If 
that  be  ^U  their  »tock  account 
takes  credit  for  3,100,0001.  more 
than  they  are  worth.     But    sup- 
pose tins  had  been  the  state  of  cbe 
case  last  year,  when  the  Chancet- 
lor  of  the  Exchequer  movo/d  and 
carried  a  resolutiou  to  pay  them 
t>no  million   on  account  wkbout 
inquiry  here,    or  any   evidence 
Whutever  produced  to  the  house. 
It  is  plain  that  be  would  have  paid 
tUam  100,0001.  too  much.  On  the 
%holc  of  these  transactions  I  shall  . 
content    myself  \«ith  sayings  that 
a  very  different  prospect  w^w  held 
out  to   the    pubUc  Mchen  it   ««s 
pro|>osed  to  reoe^  the  Compait/s  . 
nbartfr.    The  act  of  179^  ««s 
•A  act  tyf   ostentation/  »ud-iU)-  - 
thing  ebe*    »V.^nioei«li  t)i«  f  ^^t 


objects,  wbicbi  tl    ptnTniaill  4$ 
provide  for,  have    faikd.    Bom 
of  the  piiftcipal  calcdblion^'  ftt 
ttbicb  unbounded  petsoaui  ccedil 
wuatabaft,  have  not  BMalgr  MMb 
butane  revarsed.    Tbtt  kv  b amt 
lAeieci  bttle  aMce   tbaa  •4md 
latter.    U  |M-omiae4    to  ateoir 
MO,OQOU  ayeartotbep«Mi€^-r 
^Du  yeur  «BiybasbM».fmMl.    k 
.promised   t»  ceduc*  tbe    lodiM 
debt  from  7  to  12  miUiova^  ttet- 
kagr-On  the  3Mi  of  AfMriU  1809, 
ihh  debt  was    S<M>00gO00l,    It 
promised  tc»  redaicf  the  bond  debt 
IB  GrMLt  BftitaiH  to  i^M0,00QLrf- 
Tba  capiul  of  their  ^ebt  At  bew 
iucliKiing  700^0001.  borfow«d  gf 
tb«  Bank,  amounted  loA»64^dfin. 
on  (ho  lat  of  B^larcb,  1804^    U 
promised  to  exibit  aaurpHtf  ^  ti^ 
be  reserved  aad  rctaio«4  by  tbi 
Company  for  their  own  uaa,  and 
applied  ia  augmeulalioQ  of  the 
dividemls  on  their  capital  atqck  {* 
and  fiaally  it  promised  to  providi 
«  fund  of  12,OOO^OOOK  sterling,  ip 
be  vested  in  the  sticks,  a«  «  gua- 
rantee fuflid  for  tba  better  eocurvg 
to  the  India  Company  tbtir  ca- 
pital stock,  or  the  value  tb«reaf  (*' 
after  which  the  supposed  yirptiif, 
of  whicb  that  fuAd  .wa*    i^..  be 
Ibrmed,  wps  to  become  tben 
perty  of  the  public  iu  full 
I  need  not  teU  you,  tbftt>  Ott^PHe 
shilling  has  evar  btmn  pfoAvmd 
to  make  good  any  poftiouiof  4k9tie 
tbrea  last  piDtiaianSH<.il«viaI«»t 
tben  a  right  to  coaclaik.lihMr  Bs 
4ar  as  reUtet  to    tho  ooin^jfs 
fiiuuices,  the  whole  m^ftmmM-* 
nuUUy,  il*  sot  a  deoepMoUv  sudtr 
theimpofing  .naneiaiidiMalhBf^ 
of  oA  act  of.'pariiwmeiit  f    Wk& 
Nebie  La£d^.pfedcC0«u»r*.}l9d|o 
brougbt  ia  that  bill,  <ftid  iMt j^up- 
4iacius  Lapes^nritbiii  tbe^buits 
mku^  that  iattahr^  >ftfpsp«Dr. 
iniiM  kUetlfti  iba^Uiiacttir^  ilfit- 

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td  tte  SOtli  of  June,  1801,  h^ 
trates  an  opinion  in  ^htch  he  sayt 
thcr^  would  be  much  sound  po^i- 
«yv  vig.  *«  that  it  would  be  wise, 
liher  the  vexample  of  other  indisn 
fometH^  to  have  aKvaysadep6t  of 
itreaiure  in  your  coffer*  in  India, 
to  the  amount  of  three  or  fmir 
jnilliods  sterltng,    to  meet  any 
sQrdden  entergcrncy.  and   to   save 
you  the  necessity  of  having  imm«« 
diate  recourse  to  Urge  loatw  !" 
On  the  wisdom  of  such  o  measure 
we  may  debate  hereafter  *  that  is, 
if  any  of  va  \m  to  see  the  day 
when  the  supposed  deposit  of  trea* 
•ure  shall  exist  any   wh^e  biu 
Ml  the  noble  Lord's  ima^ftiition. 
There  is  not  a  glimpse  or  a  sha* 
,Jow  of  it  within  our  present  hi- 
4ian  horizon.    Sir,  1  do  not  mean 
to  oppose  the  passing  of  thes(^  re- 
aolutioni :  on  the  contrary,  I  wish 
to  vee  then>  recorded  on  the  jour- 
Bats,  m  order  that  the  bubstatree 
«f  thtms  with  the  whole  state  of 
^ur  Indian  acr^iisitioiK,  and  uf  the 
compaiiy's  aitairs,   may  t>e  open 
to  a  fair  and  full  investigation ; 
fiot  in  a  little,  annual,  wrangling 
committee,  of  fifiecn  or  twenty 
tiiolnbcrs,  but  upon  a  scale  of  in- 
4|utry  comirtensarate  to  the  ob* 
ject,  t^e  magnitude  of  the  domi- 
nion,  the  company's  safety,  and 
the  invportaat  naiionnl  interests 
connected  with  that  territory  ami 
that  trade.  Iknow  t  am  unequal  to 
the  task ;  but  if  it  be  notuwierltfjt- 
«i>by  others,  myinK^ntion  is  to  at- 
tempt it  myself,  and  as  early  as 
'  pos^bie  in   the  next  session.     I 
akall  propmse  it  Vo  the  hou:>e  to 
inquire,  through  Hie  medium  of 
'  special  etrm mi ttecs,  into  the  prin- 
cipal transactions  which  h&ve  hnp- 
:  l^'ned  in   Iinlia   sincu    the  year 
1j7M,  and  into  the  changes  pro- 
duced hy  those  events  in  ihege* 
iienil>state^of>  the  company's  af<tr 


fairs,  dn  that  review  of  tM 
whole  subject,  I  shalF  call  onp&ii« 
liament  to  determine  and  prifr* 
notHice,  either  that  they  adhere  td 
the  fumlamental  principles  of 'pM 
Hey,  .fujiikre,  and  honour,  M'd 
down  by  their  own  solemn  re^u*- 
tions  at  that  time,  and  soon  aAefr 
adopted  by  the  legislature;  or  thai 
the  force  o€  events  compels  then* 
eo  abandon  ttiat  system,  and  to  set 
up  a  new  principle  for  the  fiatuxtt 
government  of  India.  *  It  Is  not 
prtideijt,  it  is  not  hohoambkf^  ft 
is  n«)t  safe,  that,  in  the  maita^ 
mcntofthat  great  doeninion^ all 
yoiir  principles,  all  your  laws,  and 
all  your  institmiotvs,  should  appear 
on  one  side,  and  all  your  practice 
on  the  other,. 

Mr.  CnAaras  Ghaut  $ai<t, 
thati  he  had  no  objection  toex^ 
amine  ,the  aflfairs  of  the  East  Indhi 
compajiy,  however  minutely,  pro- 
vided iiiat  such  an  examinatiott 
sbouM  befatrand  impartial,  and 
unmarked  by  any  party  spii^it.    ft 
was  anatioiuil  misfortune,  be  ad- 
mitted,, that  the  af^irs^  of  lndil» 
were  so  little  known  and  so  little 
attended  to.     In  the  affair  of  thie' 
company's  elaiiri  on  government^ 
for  the  actual  balance  of  wbich: 
they  took  credit  in   the  preseitt 
computation  of  tfitir  stock,  v\t^ 
4,018,O00K  he  thoQgUt  they  ktf4. 
been  very  ill  used.  They  had  bo?=* 
rowed  in   India  the  money  witfr 
which'  they  ha*  supplied  the  Ser- 
vices of  government  at »  very  hi^ 
interest  several  years  ago ;  and-' 
it  was  only  in  the  last  year,  ttlat » 
small  part  of  their  just  demand 
bfti^  been  allowed.    He  wondered 
to  hear  a  gentleman  ^Mr.  Francis) 
fw  whose  abilities  and  knowledge 
he  had  long  entertained  the  higi!-  , 
est  respect,  complain  of  the  €x- 
port  of  bullion  to  lndia,^«  Ifthfe 
company  or  the  natiou  were  losert, 

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tbrat  all  afffctrd  by  sxicfa  export. 
Ballinn  ^«s  an  article  of  mer« 
rfattudizc  as  much  a$  auy  other; 
snd,  as  to  pro^t  or  lo&s,  it  made 
no  sort  of  difference,  whether  yOu 
bought  bullion  by  the  sale  of 
kroad  cloih  m  Europe,  or  whether 
^ou  s«nt  the  broad  clulh  to  India, 
to  purchu&ti  bullion  which  you 
Wanted  there.  As  to  the  conipa? 
D^'s  omibi>ion  of  their  capital  on 
the  debit  side  o(  ilieir  stock  laid 
bcfom  the  huuse^  it  was  dooe  oy 
A  po&itive  order  of  the  hoube  of 
commoiiti,  whicii  left  tboin  no 
choice.  They  could  hare  ivu  view 
4)r  interest  to  serve  by  this  omis- 
sion. No  Citncealment  could  be 
intended,  nor  would  it  be  practi- 
cable. He  thought  his  hon.  friend 
liad  not  dime  justice  tolhe  accura^ 
ryot'the  accounts  annually  submit- 
ted to  parhttinent  by  the  court  of  di* 
rectois;  the  couimunication  con- 
tained in  those  papers,  ot  the 
State  of  the  Con'ipany's  affuifs, 
was  full  and  unreserved,  as  far  as 
the  materials  in  their  possession 
would  |)ermit..  Noihinj^,  he  was 
eonfident,  wus  intentionally  with- 
held. Undoubtedly  ail  estimates 
of  services  so  extensive,  i^o  remote, 
atid  so  compHcared,  were  liabie 
to  fail  in  some  particulars;  but 
such  failures  were  always  fairly 
accounted  for.  In  the  annim! 
account  laid  before  the  court  o( 
proprietors,  which  made  it  as  pub- 
lic as  possible,  the  amount  of  the 
capital  invariably  appeared  as  a 
debt  against  the  Con»pany,  exact- 
ly on  the  principle  mainiciincd  by 
the  honourable  gentleman  (Mr. 
,i*'rancis).  But  in  ctfcct,  it  inu(fe 
J10  difference  in  the  Corapjiny's 
Mtuation,  whether  their  Capital 
wa%  stasted  so,  or  not;  because, 
atter  all,  the  debt  was  only  due 
from  th*  Company  lo  itself,  and 
Utvcpctmld  Da' 4^Taandcd|  (UQklkS 


the  corporation  were  to  be  dissolr* 
ed  ;  and  even  then,  it  would  come 
last  in  order  of  payment,  when  til 
other  debts  were  satisfied.  The 
honourable  gentleman  conclndej 
Vi'ith  asserting,  from  his  own  knovr 
ledge,  that  the  Company's  affair* 
were,  ou  the  whole,  much  better 
|M)w,  than  in  1793  ;  and  that,  bj 
the  help  oi  a  sinking  fund  which 
ba<l  been  wisely  established 
abrqad,  he  hoped  to  sec  them  ere 
long  relie\ed  firoln  all  their  in- 
cumbrances. 

Mr.  Fkawcis. — Sir,  I  brg 
leave  to  assurp  the  honourable 
director!  with  the  deep^-st  sense 
and  the  sincerest  acknowledgment 
of  his  personal  nrertt  and  uncom- 
mon qualifications  A>r  his  office^ 
that  I  revert  with  pleasure  to  lor- 
m<y  times,  when  1  hatl  the  happi- 
ness of  possessing  his  friendship, 
and  that  having,  a$  I  trust,  rcce* 
vered  it  now,  1  shall  never  relin- 
quish my  claim  to  it*  In  reply 
to  some  of  my  h(moui*able  Iriend's 
observations,  I  shall  say  but  a 
few  words.  In  the  first  place,  I 
Utterly  disclaim  the  idea  of  hos- 
tility to  the  India  ii'onipany.  To 
the  best  of  my  judgmrat,  I  am 
their  true  friend  and  disiu!orrt4e4 
advocate,  but  not  by  eiwrourag- 
ing  or  submittiiig  to  deluiioie, 
which,  sooner  or  later,  i  believe 
must  be  their  ruin.  In  alT  the 
transactions  of  India,  I  well  koow 
that  ihe  company  arc  purely  pas- 
sive. Tliey  have  no  power  ovrr 
their  own  affairs,  because  the) 
'have  no  con)niand  o^er  those  u'hu 
are  nominally  their  servants,  |if- 
t weep  the  governors  abroad,  and 
the  boa'  d  o(  controul  at  homp,  1 
wish  to  hear  what  real,  effcrti** 
authority  is  left  with  the  court  of 
directors.  Wlm  re^rd  to  llic 
Export  of  bullion,  luy  honciUrabk 
Jrieodassettj,  tlmt    it  i&  just  tbe 

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Mtme  thing  whctTier  you  s6nd  out 
ftu  much  silver  or  an  equal   value 
10  British   manufactures ;  or,   la 
Other  words,  whether  you  buy  the 
^silver  with    your  broad  cloth,   iu 
Europe  or  iu  Indk.  I  state  his  pro; 
|)ositioQ  as    I  unilei^tood  him,  and 
there!  leave   it  Wtv   the   presinti 
observiug  only,  that  far  other  pro- 
mises of  new  markets    were    held 
out  at  the  renewal  eif  the  charter* 
As  to  the  company's  uoadjusted 
cUin)    OH  government,   I    never 
said  that  it   was  ill-founded';  for 
in  fact  I  did  nut  know,  till  very 
lately,   bow   it  arose^  or  what  it 
con^ibled  of.  '  But  I   did  and  do 
assert,  that  it  ought  to  have  been 
examined  ajid  liquidated,  and  the 
balance     paid    or    acknowledged 
long  ago,     is  it  a  thing  to  beMe- 
feiJed  or  endured,  that  a  silent 
debt  should  have  been   suifered  to 
grow  and  accumulate   aguinst  the 
public  since  the  year  179-^  to  the 
enormous  amouiu  of  five  million 
and  a  half,  besides  aniiUtstanding 
demand  of  two  millions   more  for 
the    expedition    to    %ypt,   and 
that    the  subject  sjiould    never 
tavc  been  regularly     brought  be- 
fore    parliament  ?  The     censure 
follows  the  fact,  but  it  does    not 
fall  on  the  India  Comptmy.     My 
^  honourable  frlciid  says,  that  the 
i|||art  of  directors  are  precluded 
By  a  positive  order  of  llie  house  of 
commons,  given  in  17iH,fi'o;n  in- 
serting the  amount  of  their  capi- 
tal on  the  debit  side  of  tbei*  stock 
account.     I  know  iu     Thedirec- 
tiirs  have  a  right  (o  plead  the  or- 
ds'f.     But    how  is  it  p'^ssible  to 
justify  \he> order    itsell  ?    My   bo- 
no ura  bin  friend  informs  /he  house 
thiii,  th.oujfh  ihv  capital  be    omil- 
;te<l   Ml  >hy  accouul.  Jaid    before 
parriament,  ii  is  invariabiy  inscit- 
ed  III  the   public  account    laid  be- 
fore tiie  court  of  propnclois.     If 


so;  the  two  accounts  of  the  B^vMi 
property  must  exhibit  a  diSsreot 
balance  ;  and  all  that  I  have  cpiw 
tended  for  so  long   on  this  point 
is  admitted.     But  my   hoAoura^ 
b)e  friend  has  delivered  it  as  iiU 
opiaioB   to  parliament,    that    i^ 
matle  no  real  difference   whelhcf 
the  cat>ital  was  stated  or  omitted, 
because  the    debt  was    only  dii^ 
from   the    company     to     itself: 
ivhich,  in  my  mind»  is  very   like 
saying  that  it  is  no   del>t  at  alL 
Hore,  I  owr^  I  differ    from  xxij 
honourable  friend,  though     witk 
great  distrust  of  myself^    and  with 
unaffected  deference  to  his  sape<- 
rior  knowledge  ;  and  firat   1  ..ask 
him  whether  it   would  be    right 
andjegular  in  a  raerchaat,  conv- 
puling  only  lor  himself,  to  credit 
the  account  of  his    commercial 
property  with  the  produce  of  hia 
capital  laid  out  in  ships  or  jner*- 
.chandize,  and   not  to   ^iebit  the 
same  account  with  the  capital  so 
lai<i(Mit^  I  believe  it  is^evenutttol 
to  charge  .interest  on  theoapitaV* 
in  order  to  shew  thetiaal  proEt  <ir 
loss  accruing  from  -  the   use  of  it. 
On  this  Questioiul  apical  and  sul>- 
mjt  to  the  judgment  of  ilie  mer- 
chants of  EngUvnd,.  who  certainly 
know  better  tlian  I  do^  how  such 
accounts  ought  to  be   kept.     As 
to   the    proposition   now    stated, 
that  the  debt  is  only  due   by   tlie 
company  to  itself,  as  if  the  com- 
pany were  an  individual  person^ 
1  cannot  accede  to  it.     The  cor- 
poration, and  the  subscribers  or 
proprietors  are  different  persons. 
One  of  them  borrows;  the  oth^ 
lends.   In  aU  cases  the  debt  should 
appear  ami  be  Hcknowledged.     I 
believo  the  worthy  directors  would 
be  very  tender  of  telling  tUe  pr<;» 
prietovs,  the  widow,  luid*  the  or- 
.phaii,  who>e  fortune^  are  iiivc«!teid 
lu  the  sl;>ci^,  th^i  U^   corpoiate 

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%oay  «wed  ikam  mAn%.  Ua^ 
4D«Medly.  tliey  ave  difimnt  par«« 
Hes^ml  accordiogly  the  iegisla** 
ti»e  hat  repeattdly  interpoted  in 
the  mAoa^fiaeot  of  their  detacstic 
efiursterihe  aecessary  furposeof 
fjntocttng  ofoe  of  them  aganist  the 
0uier»- 

L  Mr.  JoHVtTOMB  threw  oat^n 
ideatbet  the  ac^ocmu  mifbt  he 
made  apiQ  India  to  the  $iU  of 
Octoher^  in  place  of  the  30th  of 
ApriK  whereby  the  afiatrs  of  India 
nigfatbebcoitght  under  the  con** 
iUentm  of  parliam^ot  at  aa 
Mriief  period. 

,^  Mr*  C.  Grant  agreed  that  it 
erofi^  be  desirable  bat  Hated  aa 
■DMipetable  objectjoa,  at  liie  re* 
htom  yser  in  India  ieniifiiai04 
ton- the  40tb  of  April. 
V  Jdx.  Jousfsreira  MidtthiswM 
ipot  the  case  ia  all  the  settleflMfits 
tbeagh  it  was  int  BfDg«lr-^The 
•esoiations  ireie  thea  agreed  to, 
and  4faf  bouse  bawiiig  retuiaed, 
•lie  report  was^  ocdered  to  be  i^ 
pnitvi  tO'Aorrow* 
;   ^djfoimed^ 

"■^■■^** 
iTVLT  I7ih. 
.  Mn  P  ai  w  s  ap  seeing  riM  NeUe 
jLord  in  his  place,  to  whom  the 
|»fifiCtpel  direction  of  the^tfaiars  ef 
she  .East  lacUa  Company  mere 
ooeiiDittedf  rotie  (o  ask,  whether 
ik  9foM  not  bo  for  the  conveni^ 
eiieejitf  the  houtie,  and  the  full 
jtUKteKtandiDgofthe  tubjixt,  that 
^b«>fAp<?ts  which  were  necessary 
AOj;^  farther  discussion  of  the 
4^ia  bodgcty  should  be  laid  on 
<he  table  before  Thursdtty ,  the  day 
fifk^hicU  that  di8CUi»sion  was  lixed* 
ill  order  tbat  those  papers  siioukl 
.be  in  the  contemplation  of  the 
bouses  and  tbat  members  who  were 
disposed  lo  deliver  their  opinions 
Upon  ibe  interesting  question  to 
^ivbi^b  Uiey  refi^redy  should  come 


forward  prepared  to  speak  upoii 
their  merits.  With  a  view  to  this 
he  submitted  it  to  the  caadoar  of 
the  Noble  L<>id,  whether  it  would 
not  be  right  to  present  these  p^ 
pers  this  evening  f 

Lord  CasTi.aRV'AGfi  stated* 
that  the  papers  relative  to  the  sob* 
jact  to  which  the  hoEonnble 
member  aliaded  were  not  4fuH 
rtady.  He  had  ako  to  oentiea 
tbat.his  miod  was  oeit  yet  made  ip 
as  to  the  ptecise  acooutits  whi^ 
•iightto  be  submitted  to  the  bouse 
itpon  this  oocasioRt  b«t  &a  Thnn^ 
day  he  sbouU  bo  prq>ared  to  bntt| 
themfenrani* 


IQLr  iptb. 
fNDiA  BUDGET. 
Lord  CaBTLaasaGsr  torn, 
Bpktt^  sir,  I  proceed  to  asoveior 
4be  papers,  of  which  I  gave  aotios 
OR  a  Conner  day,  as  I  shaU  not 
^m  tt  necessary  to  Ibtind  any 
aiotion  upon  them  when  laid  apoi 
the  table,  I  feel  it  my  duty,  a 
fii^eseKt,  sbortly  to  stsie  to  the 
«o»se,tbe  object  with  which  tins 
safotsttfltioais  calked  for,  and  the 
eondfilsion^  which,  I  apprehend, 
wilibededacible  from  it. — Iw  the 
^acoeesite  debates  which  bate 
anutmlly  takes  place  «a  Indian 
6aance,  however  complicated  and 
extensive  in  its  nature  tb*  suMi|t 
is,  i  have  observed,  that  so  ffl% 
as  the  dtscuesion  confined  ill«lf  to 
the  particular  accounts  of  thfe 
year  then  oiider  coneidenitiod, 
whatever  difference  arose  was 
easily  reconcile,  by  a  tviereaee 
to  the  accounts  them^ves  :  btn, 
« )  often  es  the  dieci»8Sio«i  bus  ta- 
ken a  wider  rtfnge  (as  it  ha$  ffe- 
qiiently  very  naturally  and  rery 
properly  done,  witft  n4ereiiceto 
the  results  and  st^temeikts  of  fbiw 
mer  years),  agrc^t  want  of  pre- 
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iSe  di^cnlty  of*  referrifg  back, 
with  accarac}'',  to  the  volqn^inou? 
Hccounts  of  pi*eceding  years,  m)t 
^t  the  radment  eit  ct  in  the 
|iands>or  m  the  fecaHectiott,  of 
fbose  who  took  a  part  in  the  de- 
bate.—One  of  my  ^jhjects,  and 
indeed  the  principal  one,  at  pre* 
«ent  is,  to  bring  before  th^  house, 
in  the  comptu^s  of  a  single  and 
intelligible  account,  the  substance 
of  the  last  ten  years'  accounts, 
Commencing  with  the  renewal  of 
Che  charter ;  sb  that  gcntl^mc^ 
herebfter,  having  before  them,  in 
one  point  of  riew,  the  estimate  of 
each  year,  under  the  aeveral  beads 
of  revenue,  charge,  interest  of 
debts,  surplus  revenue,  or  deftciti 
and  increase  or  diminution  of  debt, 
they  may,  at  one  glance  of  their 
eye,  compare  the  sanie  with  the 
actual  result,  as  furnished  in  the 
accounts  of  the  subseqaent  year. 
I  am  the  more  desirous  of  putting 
.parKament  in  possession  of  this 
information, from  the  persev^erancc 
with  which  gentlemen  on  rh6 
other  side  of  the  house  have  as* 
serted,  year  after  year,  that  aH 
the  estimates,  from  time  to  time 
laid  be/ore  parliament,  with  re- 
ference to  Indian  finance,  and  all 
Ihe  predictions  of  my  noble  friend 
(Lord  Melville)  and  myself,  have 
heen  campleteiy  fabriiod  by  the 
event.  They  have  not,  certainly, 
charged  us  either  with  wilful  or  de- 
libefftte  misrepresientation ;  but 
they  impute  to  us  th^  having  relied 
for  our  conclusions  upon  esci- 
raates,  formed  upon  a  confined 
and  inadequate  view  of  the  pro- 
liabie  Expenditure  for  the  succe<id- 
ing  year,  and  that,  under  the  de- 
ception of  uur  0\w  over-«inguine 
feelingp,  ^^c  buve  given  to  puili;;- 
ineut  and  to  the  ^vublic  positive 
a&siimnces  of 'r«*i>ulr3  which  have 
l^v^r  taken  place.—- ll,  bir,  ray 


noble  friend  and  myself  have  hbhi 
in  the  habit  of  annually  nyislead*^ 
ing  paHjament  on  this  important 
subject,  we  certainly  have  takeii 
all  due  paans  tu  supply  the  means 
of  detecting  our^wn  crrot^.  The 
detailed  report,  which  is  annuaity 
published,  of  the  sentiments  and 
opinions  stated  by  Hie  person  wha 
fil^s  the  situation  I  have  now  the 
honour  to  hold,  famines  more 
ampic.  and  authentic  materials,, 
than  are  to  be  found  in  the  ad^ 
ministration  of  any  other  branch 
of  the  public  aflfairs,  for  ciMiYict-v 
ing  him  of  any  inaccuracy  into 
which  he  may  have  falhju,  or  any 
misratcment  he  may  have  veotur* 
ed  to  hazard;  and  with  ^cidi 
means,  it  is  a  little  surprising,  if 
they  are  borne  out  by  facts,  and 
a  just  subject  of  complaint,  if  they 
are  not,  that  instead  of  bringing 
the  question  to  this  discmct  test; 
they  have  confined  their  attack  t6 
general  imputation.  Wishing  t» 
bring  the  question,  once  for  allt  f 
tt>  a  distinct  issue,  I  shalt  endes^  • 
vour  to  state,  as  precisely  as  I 
can,  the  twe  charges,  which,  I 
conceive,  comprehemi  the  sub* 
stance  of  every  thing  that  has 
been  alleged  upon  this  subject.  1st, 
I'hnt  the  annual  estimates  them- 
selves were  founded  in  error,  and 
disproved  by  the  expenditure  at 
the  end  of  the  year ;  and  that 
wiiile  the  estimates  gave  no  rea- 
son to  apprehend  an  increase  of 
dobt,  an  accumulation,  to  a  large 
amount,  has  taken  place  anmiallf 
abroad,  ijd,  That  a  positive  as- 
surance wjis  given  by  my  noble 
friend  to  the  public,  \t\  the  year 
1793,  of  the  participation  of 
500,0001.  being  regularly  paid, 
and  that  his  lordship  had  ol^on 
declared  the  finances  of  the  em- 
pire would  derive  aid  from  the 
re^ou^pces  of  India,  before  Intifa 
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became  a  chwgt  on  the  mother 
country, — And,  first,    as  to  the 
Wtt^r  charge,  which  ii  of  a  more 
general    nature,   I  have    only  to 
meet  the  Hhscrlions  of  gentlemen 
who  sUfe,  tiiat   these  assurances 
wexe  given  absolutely  and   with- 
out qualiticHtion,     by    asserting 
|hry  never   were ;    refer  ring,  for 
the  truth  of  my  denial,  to  the    re- 
corded sentiments   of  my  noble 
friend,  as  published  at   the  tune. 
Xhey     were,    no     doubt,    made 
absolutely    with    reference   to  a 
state   of  peace :  but,  so  far  from 
being  equally  applied    to  a  stute 
of  war,  parliament  was  distinctly 
apprised  by   my  noble  friend,  at 
the  time,  that  war,  in  proportion 
to  the  extent  of  its  operation,  and 
more  particularly  war  on  the  con* 
iinent  of  India,  must  wholly  alter 
ihe  calculations  then   made.     A 
liope  was  entertained  by  my  no- 
hic  friend,  at  the  commencement 
of  the  late  war,  that  in  the  thtn 
crippled  slate  of  the  enemy,  our 
expeuce  abroad  might  nut  bu  such 
ftb  |o  disturb  materially  our  finan- 
cial prospects  ;  but  be  pointedly 
guarded  himself  ajiainst  cause's  of 
rxpence,  distinct  from  the  proba- 
ble direct  efforts  of  France  in  In- 
dia.    Since  that   time,   we  have 
had    two   Indian  wars,   one  with 
Tippoix,  the  other  with  tbc  Mah- 
rattas.     We  have  had  rebellions, 
little  inferior  to  wars,  in  the  e.\- 
|H*H5jiti)rc  connected   with    ihtir 
^^ljiprt*ssion  ;     and    we  have,    in 
tiiat  time,  fitted   out    from  India 
Various  expedititms,  and  promi- 
nently that  lo  Kg)  pt,    nut  iumie- 
dlately  c<»nnecied  with  the  Com- 
pany's   service,    the    charges   of 
which,  with  interest  since  accru- 
'ed   (in  whatever  proportion   they 
may  ultimately  fall  on   the  public 
or  on   the  Companv),    stand   re- 
foi«itd  in    the-  ^counts   to  the 


amount  of  about  7,000.00(yi.— 
Could  my,no61e  friend's  state- 
ments, even  had  tbcy  been  unac- 
compaiiied  by  the  express  quaU- 
ficatiuns  which  made  a  part  of 
them  at  the  time,  be  u>  fairness 
considered  as  applying  to  such  a 
state  of  things  as  I  have  describe 
ed  ?  Or  is  it  wonderful^  under 
such  an  accumuLarion  of  e^cpence, 
incurred  not  merely  on  account 
of  the  Company  but  of  the  pub- 
lic, that  the  resUJt  which  my  no- 
ble friend  was  justified  in  opeo- 
ing  to  parliament  ill  Uie  year  17.^ 
thrnild  stand  suspended,  tn  what- 
ever degree  those  causes  have 
continued  to  operate  ?  This  boote 
will  recollect,  when  my  nobl^ 
friend  stated  his  coiiviction  that 
the  empiie  wa^  likely  to  derive  aid 
ircnn  ludia,  before  the  defence 
of  India  would  become  chargea- 
ble upon  the  mother  couuiryi 
that  this  statement  was  to  meet 
the  then  gloomy  predictions  of 
gentlemen  on  the  other  side  of 
ihc  houie,  who  asserted  such  was 
the  deplorable  stale  of  the  Com- 
pany's finances,  that  the  empire 
must  soon  be  drained  at  home, 
for  th<j  defence  of  our  possessions 
in  India.  The  truth  of  these 
predictions  has  been  now  pretty 
fairly  tried,  by  ten  3 ears  of  the 
most  expensive  war,  during  whick 
time  India  (an  important  excepr 
tion  to  ail  our  other  foreign  de- 
pendencies) has  sustained  iu 
own  expence,  and  is  at  the  pn> 
sent  day  more  equal  than  tvtx 
to  contmue  ix>  to  do.  What  woul4 
have  been  its  ability  to  lultii  liie 
other  and  more  .fiattcciii;;  pan  of 
my  noble  tiicnd's  prediction, that 
of  affording  an  etticieni  resource 
lo  the  finances  of  tlie-t'iupire^bai 
we  enjoyed  jK'ace,  *  leave  to  the 
house,  irom  its  having  ihu& sup- 
ported itself  iO  war,    to  judjiv ; 

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only  abiding',  by  way  of  e^lann* 
tioiv  i3ne  observation,  namely, 
t&at  the  iuirrea^d  annual  expen- 
diture arising" from  the  wStrv event* 
ful  as  it  has  bced^-  way  b«  tttkeA 
<»n  the  average  ol  ten  years,  at  a 
sum  cottsiderably!  exceeding  a 
raiilionayeat.  Having  t bus  jitk^ii 
notice  of  the  more  general  ckargft. 
whicU  gvnUemen  have  l)een  in  the 
ha\M  of  urgiof, .  I  have  the  satis- 
faciioD  of  cqmi^ng  to  that,  wUicb, 
fr^m  its  being 4)recise  and  spociiic 
in  itfr  jnatprc,  can  at  pncc  be  ctr 
cjded  by  a  relecencfe  to  tbt  at- 
counts  i^mselves  ^  «^  bere*  lit- 
tle more  remains  for  m<^lo  dir, 
than  to  read  to  the  house  the 
leading  results  of  the  accounts 
fbr  ten  years,  which  I  now  hold 
in  my,  bantl,  comparing  the  esii* 
mate  under  tbe  head  of  revenue 
and  charge>'  with  the  result^  as 
established  b>;  tbe  actual  accounts 
of  ibe  succeed  lug  year. 

The  rcTcnui&s  for  the   ten 

jeart  were  taken  mt  Jf  91,719,600 
They  aciualiy  produced-        9 i.736,00q  • 

More  I  iMn  cntlmuted  3,037, UU^i 

The'  dinrgcs  for  the  same 

period  were  eitimiited  at  76.940.000 
They  avtt)«llj  araouoted  to    83.^53.000 

... .  »^-  ,  ■j  ^ 
^torc  than  eslimated  C,3l 5,000 

It  n  htre  tnateriai  to  observe, 
that  an  htcrease  ua  each  side  of 
the  account  is  not  necessfrrily  a 
proof  of  iDaccaracy  of  estimate, 
as  m  the  coarse  of>  several  of  the 
yeats  after  the  estimates  \s*^re 
transmitted  home,  newitertitoti<»« 
were  annexed,  which  brought 
with  them  an  addition,  both  to 
the  revenue  aw*,  charge  ^de  of 
the  accoofir.  -^e;  b«t  criterion 
to  try -the  ac'dtH^y  of  the  esti- 
ma  tea  upon^'^iii,  to  take  the  re- 
sult tipon  the  net  revenue. 
Thia  was  esthnated  m  the 

ten  years  at  14,779,000 

Vou  6*. 


It  actmlly  aroooated  to         1  l,50S,Oo6 

til      11^  !!■        ■    ■ 

Less  than  estimated  3,2277,000 

so  that  in  an  ex|*iidituT66f  kbo^a 
30,000i000l.  and.during  d  period 
wfearly  of  unintcii;upted  war,  the 
error  in  the  Anal  result,  upon  the 
comparison  of  revenue  and  charge, 
did  not  much  exceed  thr^  mil- 
lions-^ an  ins^atice  of  precisiba 
and  accuracy  of  estimate  not; 
1  will  venture  t&  sky,  to  Kc  pa- 
ralleled, iii'  t6«  financial  pro* 
ceedinigs  of  tiny  othct  ^ovetn- 
tneiit  \  and  which  becomes  the 
snore  sui*prisiii^>  when  even  thfs 
\i(^^s  of  chslrg^  is  to  be  acconnt* 
C(L  fot  by  ttie  ibilitary  ekpendi* 
ture  both  fbr  thd  Mysore  at>d 
JVlabrattn  wars,  becoi^iiSg  re- 
charge in  itbe  course  of  <tbeif  ran 
spective  years,  when  at  the  outset 
and  at  the  momeAt  the  estiiaatef 
were  framed,  neither  event  eoultilr 
posfihjy  have  been  in  the  con^ 
tcmplatioR  of  .the  officeit  prepar* 
ing  the  same. .  Upon  a  review 
of  the  ten  years,  it  appears,  thaf 
t\jc  final  net  surplus  revenue,  after 
payment  of  all  ^barges  abroad,' 
including  interest  of  debt,  was 

Estimated  to  amoant  td         ^^9l0,06O 

Its  actual  ptoducc  was  l/98'l,06o 

*■<*      ■■     ■ 

Leis  than  estimated        '    3,j?i9,06o 

The  hou^e  will  conwcjer  it. a 
most  conclusive  aird  sa^bfactory 
proof  of  the  territorial  resour- 
ces of  our  Indian  etf>pi re  to  ob- 
serve, that  the  pr^Uce  of.  the* 
revenue  was  sufhcient  to  cover* 
the  expenditure  coiuiect^  with 
its  maiutenance  and  defence,  dur- 
ing a  period  of  ten  years  war, 
realizing,  at  the  same  tim*',  a 
surplus"  of  1^981,0001.;  wbihit 
the  progressive  iocneaso  of  tbe^ 
debt  Crom  8,074,0001.'  at  w4iich 
amount  it  stood  in  179^.  to 
;  Aa         19,80*9,O0OL 


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19,S69,OOOl.  itspretmt  amotuit, 
has  swelled   the  charge   for   aa- 
imal    interest    for   517»00(>I.    to 
],4:57|OOOL  the  addition  made  to 
the  Indian    debt    in    (his  period 
beingIl,7S^,000l.  which  will  b«. 
observed  upon  hereafttjr.— Hat- 
ing noticed  the  productive  powers- 
of  the.  terdtories  in.  supplying  a 
surplqsy  under  all  the  pres9Ure  of 
w^r,it  ;nay  not  bt  un)>ati»ftfCtory 
to  present  this     subject  to   the 
house  in;)i  differeot  and  perhaps, . 
in   principle,    a    mure  accurate 
point  of  view,  not  rar}'ing  mate* 
lially  in   the  result,  but  embrac- 
ing  the  territorial  charge  at  b^me 
as  well  as    abroad,  in  thci  modet 
of  >tating  the  account. 


t.500,0»' 


aceoifnt  of  the  public,  in* 
eluded  amoDgst  the 
cbarget  abroad  J ; 

Tribiitt  lealited  from  tbe 
tevrhories  «m  ttn  jeaf*  of 
war  *,6SS,00a 

It  it  not  here  meant  to  be  cofH> 
teftdad,  that  the  commerce  of  the 
Company  derived  aid  from  the 
abova  surplus.  There  were  other' 
demands,  which  more  properly 
belong' to  the  territories,  whitii 
reqttived  and  absorbed  funds*  near- 
ly flo  an  equal  amount,  though 
not  filing  strictly  within  the  aiv 
nual  territorial  expenditure^  They 
are  as  follows ; . 


94.756,000 
e3,«53.000  • 


*fkn  years'  revenue 
Ttn  yUik'    charge^ 


Net.  rereaao  114503,000. 

Deduct: 
Ten  }ear«'  Benooolen 
and  Penang  tiltarges 
Teivjreari*  tcrritpriaif  • 

charges  paid  in  Europe 
To    be  added   to     charges 
abroad* 


T00«600' 
3,500,000 
4,200,000 


Surplut  c«¥eD«e.appliad>la  ., 

to  interest,  £cc,  TMytOOj^ 

tDcdiict  ten  jf ears'  interest 

of  dcJDt.  al  51^,0001.  |>ec. 

aisnun  5,V'7O.00O, 

Ket  tarpW  i!,l33,a^ 

Add: 
Kf'pa^inenlf    from  govern-. 
mcnl  rfceited,  or  to  be  te- 
4:ei*ed   fur    advances  urn 


Cwnatic  debt 

t,foojm 

Interest  since   1797  . 

600,000 

Increase     cash      balance 

abroiui  in  tbe  Treasury 

l^tO,000 

FioatiAjE  advimces  between 

the  Psesidencies,  Guick* 

WM-  loan,  &c.  taken  at 

900,000 

Olie  year's  parttcipiaion  to' 

p«iblic 

500,000 

£.^5V>/^ 

Tribute  realised  -^ 

4,633,000 

E%tra  demands  not   apper- 

taining to  annual  chari^e 

44»fi0,000 

Kcnaint 


^.113,000 


Of  the  above  4,520,0001.  tbe 
increased  cash  balance  and  deal- 
ing advances  mosc  still*  be  coDhi- 
dered  as  available  funds,  in  the 
strictest  «ense :  the  net  available 
resource,  therefore,  from  the  ter- 


*  It  is  apprehended  ibat  when  the  articlas  of  tcrxiiorial  eharf  c,  paid  at  bow. 
'^I^'niinutely  examined,  the  aoiount  wilt  not  be  iiuund  so  lar^e.as  tke  sombere 

i  yiic  inlerctt  charged  agoinst  tlie  territories  is  taken  at  the  amonnt  it  stood  « 
in  tn^  ve]irl795.  a»4tiir)ing  ihat,  CPtHmnnihut  annu,  no  loans  were  requisite  t'ordc« 
triying  territorial  charge.  It  might  admit  of  question,  vrhcth«raipa|ia  more  rs* 
tendeiT  analysis  yf  U»«  drbt  prior  to  1793,  it  was  citargcable  tp  the  territories. 

$  This  isttkeq  rcrv  ruoUeiatcIy,  at 'i/iOO^OOI.— 1,500,0001,  having  aireadv 
bevn  repaid  by  the  public,  nenrly  the  whole  falling  under  tKis  clas9  of  expesMli- 
ture,  and  whuh  ruu»i  he  credited  to  the  territories,  as  originally  disbtirsed  under 
the  head  of  charg^.  The  charges  for  the  Kgyptiuu  expedttioo  still  MAaininf  cs- 
siHled,  in  ifaeA5elTcram«afttiu^to.l>.>,000,0UOl.  . 


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iSlorics,  in  Icn  ycats  of  wntj  after 
liquidating  an  old  incumlMatice 
on  jhe  Carnatic,  aiid  making  a 
jiayment  of  500,OfiOK  to  ihe  pub^ 
lie,  may  bp  slated' iit  2. !333,(K)OL* 
The  attention  of  the  house  will 
iiatumlly  be  attracted  to.  an"  in- 
. crease  of  debt  having  taken 
place  ih  India,  tQ  the  amount  of 
'11,794,0001.  whiht  ihe  territories 
appear,  upon  an'a,vcmj»e  ofyears, 
fully  to  h:ivc  supported  their  <j\vn 
cxpence.  So  large  an  incumbrance 
is  certainly  to  he  regretted,  and 
calls  for  cNpianation;  but  it  does 
not,  when  examined,  prove  a  de- 
terioration iuthegenertil  concern. 
Whilst  the  Indian  debt,1noUidin4r 
China,  has  mcreased  Ii>,0a5,00()l. 
tlie  debt  in  Europe  has  been  reda-  ' 
ced  2,218,000j.  ,  The  actual  in- 
crease of  debt  iijKjri  the  whole 
d6es  not  exceed  g,8J7,O0Ol.— The- 
Louse  will  not  be  sdrprised,  in  a 
growing  and  -^xtcHidi'd  commercial 
concern  of  this  nature,  mixed  with 
lire  governinent  of  a  great  empire, 
that  in  proportion  as  fund*  realise 
themselves  into  assets  of  a  li»f>s 
convertible  nature,  as  the  machine 


The  assets  arc^  in^rpased  .^     i'i,iO'^A)ffo , 

Itntjrovemeut  sbce  t79d    >C-**6||,Q00 

subject  to    adjustrhcnt,  in  what- 
ever Slim  may  ultimately  be  dis- 
allowed'of  the  ^dai'iiiS  on   gtjvern- 
ment,  aiDounliu:;  t64,018|lQ6l.-^ 
Whilst  the  riecVbbity  *  of  hew   loa?i5 ' 
must  be  admitted)  for  catrying^on 
the  joint  operations  of'  toTiirt^ercfe 
and  girtvernment  during  ih^  period' 
in  question,  1  cannot  avoid  Cal^ 
ling  the  attention  of  parliAmCrit  to 
the  fact  of  the  debt  having  decfea- 
acd  Mt  ^nttiCj  whilst  it  incfcas^ed  so 
largely  abroad.     1  am  aware,  that 
i4  U  period  of  war,  when  it   may 
be   impossible     in  *  each  year  to 
transmit  funds  abroad,  toi  the   a-' 
mount  which,  upon  general  prin*  - 
crplea,  it  is   desirable    shodld    be 
done; or  where,  in  any  particular 
year,  the  exjjencei  from  unforeseen 
events,  may  have  gone  beyond  the  * 
scale  provided  fOr  from  hume,  that 
new  loans. abi'oad    liiay  have  b^n 
cortle  expedient    and'  necessary,- 
rather  than  Sutfer  the   investment 
jnuhleitly   to  decline^  to  the  pre- 


itself  increases  in  size,  and  its  ser-  *  judice  of  the   industry  of  India,  * 
vices  press  for  supplies,  where  the     and    la 'the    deran«»ertient  of  the 


necessary  funds  may  not  at  the 
moment  bo  within  reach,  that 
new  loans  must,'from  timciotime, 
be  made.  The  effect  of  such 
dobts  being  coutracrcd,  as  bearing 
upon  the  value  of  the  concern  at 
large,,  can  alone  be  measured,  by 
examining,  whcljMir  they  have 
b^en.  applied  to  unproductive  ex- 
ponces,  or-  whether  you  Uiuli  upon 
tfiip  whole,  a  correspondent  value 
realised,  in  another  description  of 
piK>perty,  which  may  friirly  be 
considered  as  a  counterpoibc  to 
such  debt.-*-ln  looking  to  thtJ 
question  in  this  point  of  view, 
\N  hilst  we  $nd  i^e  debts  i.ncrqabcd 
Mncc  17P«^> 


regular  supply  of  the  imarketiat  * 
hottie  :  but  the'  prrkruring  fbnds 
in  India,  at  the  high  rate  of  iu« 
tcrcst  payable  'on  money  there 
borroweTl,  is  as  a  general  practictJ 
biy  injurious,  that  1  cannot  permit 
this  eircumstance'to  pass  without 
somo  rem^irk,  trusting  that'lho 
policy  of  borrowing  iii  'KUrupc 
will  always  bo  k6pi  steadily  '  iu 
view  ;  and  that  every  cfkivt  will  bo 
made  on  the  fipit  favourable'occa-*' 
si(Wi,  to  . convert'  a  copsideraUo 
uroporlibn  of  the  Ihdijli!,  iuio  tv  ' 
r.uropcan  debt,  which  cannot*  i^nl 
in  it'>elf,  by  the  .mere  reduction 
of  iotercKt,  rapidjy  to  .accel^rnt© 
the  ullimate  extinction  of  the  ch- 
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pita!  of  the  'lebt  itsrif.— I  sliall 
Hot,  upon  thr  pn*sent  occasion, 
delay  tbt  house,  by  minutely  tra- 
cing the  appropriHtioD  and  distri- 
bution ot  tlie  Company's  funds  in 
ettch  year,  between  the  home  and 
foreign  concern ;  between  the 
management  nf  their  trade,  and 
the  adniuiistratioQ  of  their  ter- 
ritr  rial  (tominitim.  The  accounts 
which  I  ^httli  now  call  for,  will 
lay  the  gAnind  fortoch  an  inves- 
tigation. 1  shall  content  myself, 
at  presf*nt,  with  observing,  that 
as  we  tfindy  upon  a  balance  of  debts 
anH  assets,  that  the  Company's 
aft'aitV)  taken  in  the  aj^rogate, 
liavo  not  been  deteriorated  in  th« 
last  ten  years,  whilst  tlie  Hi*iti»h- 
empire  in  India  has  been  largely  , 
extended  and  secured;  and  as  I 
have,  I  trust j  satisfactorily  shewni 
that  the  territories  have,  during 
this  period,  fully  defra)t;d  their 
own  expence,  it  seems  to  follow  as 
a  necessary  consequence,  that  the 
Commerce  of  the  Company  (con- 
ducted as  it  has  l>een,  and  ought 
always  to  be,  on  enlarged  prin- 
ciples of  steady  encoura«;cment  to 
the  manuracturing  interests  both 
at  home  and  abroad,  ratlier  than 
on  the  confined  scale  of  mercan- 
tile, profit  and  exclusive  advan- 
tage) has  also,  from  its  own  profits, 
upheld  Itself,  paying  to  the  propri- 
etors the  dfvidend  of  ten  per  cent, 
upon  their  capital  stock.  If  such 
has  beef¥  the  result,  when -both 
interests  had  to  contend  with  all 
the  pret>:»ares  of  war,  and  loans 
made  at  high  interest  abroad,  how 
great  would  have  been  the  resour- 
ces .  derivable  from  them,  had 
peace  left  the  Company  in  posses- 
sif*n  abroad  of  a  lar^e  surpJusTe- 
wn»e,and  had  the  money  in aikrfC 
at  home  (from  which  tney  have 
been  excluded  for  the  hist  ten 
yfMt9^  in  a  peat  fftea»nre,  from 


deference  and  consideration  for 
the  interest  of  the  state)  beea 
open  to  tlic  Company,  so  as  to  ad- 
mit of  their  raising,  at  a  moderaref 
rate  of  interest,  by  an  increase  of 
their  capiul,  the  additional  funds 
which  their  growing  concerns 
have.  frr>m  time  to  tiooe,  requi- 
red.— Whilst  I  am  upon  the  sub^ 
ject  of  the  Company's  debt  abroad, 
I  wi^b  to  notice  an  obsenration 
that  fell  from  an  Honourable 
iCentleman  on  the  other  side  of 
the  house  (Mr.  Johnstone),  that 
when  in  the  month  of  March  1805, 
I  stated  to  parliament  the  plan 
which  was  then  in  contemplation, 
for  the  reduction  of  theCompany's 
debt  abroad,  to  the  extent  of  tw9 
millions  in  peace,  and  possibly  to 
the  extent  even  of  one  million  in 
time  of  war,  that  I  held  forth  aa 
expectation  that  such  plan  could 
be  in  operation  in  the  year  1 802-3 
in  India.  A  reference  to  dates  is 
sufficient  to  prove,  that  a  plan, 
not  stated  till  March  1803,  not 
sent  out  in  orders  to  India  tiD 
June  1803,  and  the  execution  of 
which  depended  upon  the  extent 
of  supplies  to  be  sent  from  Eu- 
rope, in  the  end  of  the  last, 
and  beginning  of  the  prrseni 
season,  which  supplies  could  not 
reach  India, till  late  in  the  year 
1803*4,  could  not  have  any  con* 
nectio^  whatever  with  the  ac- 
counts of  J 802-3.  It  is  equally 
deaf,  had  peace  continued,  and 
had  all  the  materials,  which  were 
then  stated  as  essential  to  the  plan 
of  paying  off  2,000,000  of  the  In-; 
dian  debt  witliin  the  year,  remain- , 
ed  undisturbed,  -that  the  plan  it- 
self couljl  not  have  had  its  com-- 
mencement  abroad,  till  late  in  th^* 
year  1803-4,  or  more  probably 
the  commencement  of  J804-.5. — 
It  is  true,  I  stated  titat  a  net  revc-: 
nue  of  one  nvilllon  woiUd  reroaia 
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<i5posablc  abroad  in  the  year 
I8P2-^  upon  tke  supposition  of 
^ace  continuing^  but  i  tbcn  also 
statc^d^  fbat  af  tbq  law  bad  tie* 
qded',  tbat  tl^  surplus  revenue 
sbouM  be  applicable,  in  tbe  £ji:s( 
instance,  to  tfac  purchase  of  in- 
vestment, it  >yasnA>t  till  that  in- 
vestment reached  '£uf  ope  and  was 
realibcd,  tliat  |he  siifplu?,  so  to 
exis^,  could  be  appiied|  either  to 
the  reductipn  of  debt,  or  thepay^ 
xnent  of  (he  partidipation  to  the 
public  'f hfj  inqplth  ot^uly  1804; 
«wHsthen  n^entioncd  as  the  per||o<r 
vfhe^  th(*  Company  wot^ld  be  pre- 
p^R'd,  if  war  did  not  intervene,  to 
account  wiih  the  publi^  jfor  th4^ 
s.um.  It  was  explained,  in  ^  16r<»' 
jner  debate,  why,  on  the  balancq 
of  last  year's  ficcount^  no  suif^ 
payment  is  now  due  ;  and  it  also 
was  shewn,  that  ittQ  net  surplus 
abroad  in'  that  year,  after  pay- 
ment of  all  charges,  intere^  of 
diebt  included,  WDuld  not  haye  fal< 
left  short  ot"l,306.(HK>l.  had  peace 
Continued,  If  appears,  therefore^ 
that  parliament  x^as.  distii^ctly  ab- 
prised  from' the  jfi|rsi,oflhe  cir- 
cumstances op"  which  ihi$  pay* 
ment  must'd^p^nd  ;  and  ]  am  by 
no  means  answerable,  in  consf?- 
qvichce  of  any  thin^  I  then  said, 
for  a  temporary  ioi«rraption  of 
this  resource,  which  has  been  sub- 
sequently occasioned  by  the  war, 
and  by  the  uhfavpurabfc  sales  at 
home.— With  these  materials,  via. 
aclfJar  surplus  of  1,000,0001  m 
p%ace  and  50p,000l.  jn  war,  ap- 
ipUcablc  to  tbe  reduction  of  debt, 
the  plan  proposed  to  liquidate  debt 
abroad,  to  tbe  annual  an^ount  of 
i,OOPjbbO!.  in  p«ace,and  in  war 
'^o  an  amount '  i^ot  exceeding 
1,000,0051.  The  practicability 
ef  executing  the  plan  in  peace 
(Ifcese  materials  being  forth* 
^oxnio|)  depended  further  ou'the 


Company  being  enabled,  by  gra- 
dually adding  to  their  pixitali  to 
raise  annually  in  Europe  such  <a 
sura,  as,  with  the  progressiva*  sa- 
vin^jj  ofinlerest,  Wtiuld  complete 
tluj  sinking  iumi,  in  each  ycur,  to 
the  required  amount. — No  ditf*- 
<;ulty  could  have  occurred  in  dp- 
ii^  $0,  to  the  proposed  extent*  had 
peace  continued.  In  war  it  was 
presumed,  in  addition  to  the 
^pp^OOOL  applicable  fpim  the 
net  proceeds,  tiiat.  partly  from 
tepayments  from  the  ;f>ublip,iand 
partly  frop  |iu  il^rcased  issue  of 
U^ndSf  the  fun^l,  fur  ,the  reduction 
oVdebt,  might  hay*;  bopn  c^r>fi^*<}^ 
beyond  the  half  million.Tr-lf,  from 
t'b^  recurrence  of  war  in  Eiirope, 
foppl<fd  \vith  the  Jieavyr  pressura 
o^  a  contest  with  the  Mahk*ttas,^ 
the  surplus  i^pi  proceeds  have 
been  in  a^eatci  degreq  absorbed 
than  there  was  reason  to  ^ppra* 
bend  at  the  time  ;  if  frpm  t^t-  wa^ 
bearing  upon  the  price  of  all  de- 
scriptions of  public  b<iCurUies  in 
the  market  at  home,  it  has  becom^^ 
disadvautat'eous  to  aild  to  the 
Company's  ciB^pital,  wbiht  Ae  prici 
qirherr  stock,  in  f  omioon  with  all 
others,  is  so  much  dcj^resscd  ; 
ayd  if,  from  our  communicatioii 
wihi  tb^  continent,  at  the  outset 
()(  the  war,  being  (naterially-  em* 
barrassedf  if  not  interrupted,  aiid 
also,  from  the  first  effects  of  the 
high  duties,  imposed  on  thf  Com* 
pany's  imports  in  the  course  of 
the  last  session,  their  sales  at 
home,  in  ainount  as  well  as  in 
price^  liave  been  coi tolerably 
a6i*cted  ;  the  bouse  will  not  be 
surprised,  if  the  concurrence  of  ' 
all  these  unfavourable  causes 
should  impede,  if  not  suspend,  tK^ 
operation  of  the  plan  in  questioh. 
I  trust,  bowevcu;«  that  as  f^r  as  the 
sales  at  home;  and  the  peculiarly 
heavy  expences  of  the  war  abroad 

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fire     concerned,   we    may    from 
riie  pj»»ont  moment,  indulge  b^t-  ' 
fer  hopest  peace  having  been  ac- 
ittallyv  coT)c]u,ded  with,  the  Mah- 
rattai,  and  the.ipipedimei\ts  to  our 
sales,  not  beingi  it.  is   to  he  pre- 
sumed^   in     nati^re  permanent; 
but  having  recalled  to  the  recol* 
jlection  of   the  house  the    prjo* 
cipai  points^op  which  f1ii>  import- 
ant question   must  hinge,  gentle- 
men will  feel,  that  the  detail  wMl 
)>e  mora   satisfactorily  di^cubsed 
in  a  future  year,    when  advices 
shall  have  been   received  of  the 
orders  having  reached  India,  aird 
of  th|e  proceedings  of  the  supreme 
government  t  hereupon  .-^Upontha 
whole,  I  trust,the>everal  accounts 
t  shall  now  move  .for^  accompa- 
Died  by.  jthe  explapaijops  I  havo 
th^s  had  ^n  opportunity  of  sub- 
mitting to  the  bouse,  will  satis^ 
parliament  andlhe  public:   tst, 
pf  the  pecujiajp  l^ld  fiigbly  com- 
tnendable  accuracy,  obbcrvable  in 
the    estimates   prepared   hy  the 
officers  of  the    L%abultidia  Com- 
pany/ both  undtT  the   heads  of 
revenue  a^d  charge,  trying  thcn\ 
by  the  test  of  the  actual  accounts 
for  the  same  year,  after  the  whcrld 
receipt  and  expenditure  bad  'been 
precisely    ascertained,  ai^d   only 
making   a  r^a^nable  allowance 
for  exira4irdin%ry  expence,  occa- 
sioned ty  events. which,  from  their 
nalufe^  could noljiave  beeneithec 
foreset^rof  calculated  upon,  whci^ 
the  estimate^  were  prepared.    3(1, 
That  none  of  the. assurances  given, 


tation  of  aid  to  the  public  finan- 
ces from  India  would   h««c'  been' 
fulfilled  to  ibe. utmost,  had  w« 
reiAained  at  ^peaoe,  or  even  had 
jthe  scale  of  our  war  expenditurfc 
not  been  aggravated,  far  beyond 
what  the  EuT^^pooi  Vf^v  alone,  at 
its.  outsef,  gave  us  reason  toap*- 
pfchcnd,  by  expensive  expeditions, 
fitted  out  m  India  on  >  the  public 
acrountt  and  ty  wars  with  the 
native  powers.  3A^  That,  notwith- 
!?tanding   the  perio<l   now  under 
qonsideration     has  "been   one  of 
hf^^vy  pressur^  upon  the  com roer* 
Clal  and  ierritoriulinterestsof  the 
<5ompany,bolh  being  exposed  to  all 
the  i"Rcroas€(i  ^mbarra^menls  and 
expence    inseparably     connected 
with'  war ;  the  general  slate  of 
their  affairs,'  upon  a  comparison 
of    debts  and,  assetSi    is,   upon 
the  whole,   not  impaired,   whilst 
their  Empire  has  been  carried  to 
an  extent  which   leaves  tbt^m  no* 
thing  to  fear  from  any  enemy  ua 
the  continent  of  India,  and  opens 
lb  them  new  sources  of  prosperity^ 
wliJch  cannot  fail  largely  to  ope^ 
rate  on  the  rclurh  of.peacc*  That 
the.  resources  of  India  should i» 
such  as  to  e^iable  ft,  whilst  there 
yet  remained  formidable  compe- 
titors for  .military  dominion  iiv 
that  part  of  the  ^orld,  to  support 
its  own  war§,.upo^  an  average  of 
years,  put  of  its  own  x*?venues,  it 
a  triumphant  feet  to  be  ^n)ab!ed 
to  state  on  the  part'  of  a  depen-, 
dent  branch   of  ahis  empire.,    I 
doubt  wiiether  tbe  financial  means' 


to  parliament   on  the  su{)ject  of    of  any  other  guvcruipent  wooW, 

Indian  finances  if  fiiirly  stated  and:    uiuler*  sia^ilar   circumstances  d 

oorrecily  under^tood^  have    been 

disprifved   by  the-  event  j  on  ^lio- 

contrary,  that  it  is  manifest,  fvov\ 

t^e    n-Tenues  having  more,  than 

covered,  the  .teriitorial   expendi- 

tiire,  during  ten  years  of  the  most 

^pensive  war,  that  every  expcc- 


iir^'s^ure,  present  a  similar  result, 
or  an  .equal  number  of  years  dC 
<*x tended  warfare,  P^rlia^loent, 
from  the  means  pf  iiiformstioa 
it  possesses,  will  justly  discrimi- 
nate between  the  expectations  it 
may  sately  form   wiib   regard  to 

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Hie  resources  of  India  in  a  iperiod 
of  peace,  as  contrasted  with  one* 
of  war.    They  will  have  now  be* 
lore  tkeoi  a  faithful  statement  of 
the  estimates,  and  the  result  of 
tlie  last  ten  ypiM^ ;  and  1  truit 
these  documents  fxe  not  less  cal- 
culiited  to  justify  the  official  state- 
ments which  have, been  annually 
subcni'tted  to^eir  notice,  ihan  to. 
inspire  tbe«mj>ire  at  home  with 
a  just  :contiiience  in  the  extent  and 
stability  of  ouc  Indian  resoQvceSr 
I  shall  now,  Sir,  conclude  with 
moving,  that  thei;>e  be  laid  before 
thc^  bouse,    Ist^  ^*  An    a<:count, 
shewing  the  estinlated  and  actual 
revenues   and   charges  in  India, 
with  the  result  of  ten  years,  from 
1793^  to  180^3,  after  deduct- 
ing payments  on  account  of  inte- 
rest or  debts,  and  supply  td  Ucn- 
eoolen,  6ct,  exhibiting  likewise  tha 
decrease  or  increase  of  the  debtsi 
distinguishing  each   year."      ^. 
^*  An  estimate  of  profit  and  loss* 
on  the  Company's  sales  in  Eng- 
land  and   other  profits    for   ten 
years,  ending   1st  March,  1804| 
with    other    payments    in.  Eng- 
land deducted  therefrom,  distm- 
guishing  each  year,  aiul  distm- 
guisbing,  as  far  as  may  be,  sucb 
charges  as  are  of  a  political,  from 
those  that  are  of  a  commercial 
nature;  and  also,  distinguishing 
the   India  from   the  China    ac- 
count." 3d.  **  An  account  of  the 
total  amount)  of  the  company's 
debts  and  asseis    a<bPoad*  and  at 
bume,  including  China,  thetormer 
from  April,  I79^i  toApinls  11K)3, 
and  the  latter  from-  March^.  179*> 
to  March,  1S04,   both  incluslfe,' 
disxii>guishing  each  year." 
.     Mr.   JoiiNSTOiiK    said,    that 
noti^ithstanding'  all  the  ^tutements 
made   by    the    Noble    Lord^    he 
could   not  but  contend,  fhat  the 
wiiuJe  shewed  that  every  thing  he 
bad  advanced  on  the  bubject  vsa^ 


strictly  true.      After  the  Noble 
Lord  had  mSKie  his  annual  state- 
ment in   the   form  of  an  Indian' 
budget,  be  now'Came  forw^d  with* 
a  new  set  Of  tfcco^nts  unknown  to^ 
amy  one  but  hihraeK',  with  which^ 
be  most  ingeniously  pretended  to 
combat  arguments  tirg<*d  'agaSAsft 
the  old  ones.     He  thought  sdch' a?, 
mode  of  proceeding  was  tftiparlta- 
mentary  and  'lincand^d^.    It  "wai* 
als6  unprecedented,  except  hi  bife' 
instance,  ahd  that  was  of  his  ^i^-* 
deces?*or,  who  caiiie'to  the  hoti^ 
and  argued    strenUously   from  u' 
letter  of  the  Duke  of  York,  which' 
lie  had  in  his»poeket,  and  whfch^ 
nobody  had'flteeii  but  bitnself.  H^' 
maintamed,  thai  the  fiorrd  pit^^ 
turesof  the  state  of  the  Company*? 
affairt    which   hW    been    dratrn 
formerly  by  the  predecessor  of  th^ 
Noble   Lord,  a<id  was  noW  pre»^ 
sented  tothchouse'by  th^  Noble 
Lord  himself,  was  fallacious^  ahd 
consequently     delusive    to    that* 
house^  and  to  the  public.     When 
these  statements    were  annually - 
given  in  to  parliament,  the  same' 
promises  of  reduction  of  debt  and. 
increase  of  r«venu#  JJbove  the  ex- 
penditure  were    uniforifily  made 
by  the  pei^ioo*  whoever  he  was," 
whose  duty   it  was  to  open  the 
India  budget  to  the  hou^e.     The 
Noble  LonI  had  evidently  chang- 
ed his  ground,  by  bringid:^  forward 
new  sf«tc*nicMs  lor  ten  years  after 
he  had' given  in  the  usual   annual 
accounts.    He  thought,  therefore,* 
tiiat  the  Noble  Lord  should  per- 
form  the  promises  which  he  had' 
already  made,  and  make  good  his' 
former  estimates; before  he  laid  any 
new  accounts  before  parliament* 

Lord-  CAsrLEREA<;ii'  d^licd,- 
that  in  what  he  hud  said'ht;  wns*ei- 
therunparliumentfti^'oi'uncandid. 
He  would  have  tlioogHt  he  was 
uncaiidid)  if  he  had  moved  for  the 
accounts  without  cxplaitiing  why 

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he  bad  done  lo.  '  The  ffnlkmci) 
opposite  had  i^U  ^ld»g  complatned 
6f  the  inaccuracy  of  the  ^conatSt 
Md  ^e  wiUie^  to  have  009  where 
t^e  whol^  toift^t  be  seen  together* 
and  erro]r8«  if. any  there  be,  inore 
^ily  ditected.  Hi«  lordship, 
ia  eicpUnation,  then  recapit^lati^d 
^rveral  of  hU  fonper  sr^ments. 
Mr.  W'^^^AC^  brft^d  leave 
tp^^y  a  very  f^w  worM*^,  relative 
^  on^  a»«ertio9  whi^  had  fceei^ 
]^#  of  ^  N^^lc  Lord's  p^ed«^». 
<^ettor  havio|  saidf  that  at  a  par* 
t^ulartiipv  th|i^  public ^ad  aright 
to  a  participation  pf  the  Coinpany''$ 
rpvfouasy  under  all  circvqostancM, 
vtifthrr  ther^  w^^  war,  or  whe- 
ther there  wi^,  pfacc.  He  bad 
^CQ  the  trouble  to  iirvestlgate 
tj)is  ppji\t»  i^id,  he  found»  on  re- 
ftrring  to  a  speech  of  the  Ijoble 
]U>rd'fi  predecessor,  which  he  de* 
Ijvered  in  \79^f  in  which  he  then 
rvicrred  to  another  5pe^h  nnadp 
^y  him  \^  179**  these  words,, 
Vit  may  be  asked,  if  there  be 
such  improvement  In  the  comr 
pany's  revenues,  why  does  not  tha 
public  participate  ?"  He  answer^ 
ed,  because  no  such  promise  was 
made  but  tinder  certain  comli- 
tions  ;  and  in  his  speech  of  17f)4« 
he  had  ejipressly  e^pepted  the  in* 
^rference  of  war.  He  had)  in 
short,  uniformly  contended,  that 
the  participation  in  a  considerabte 
degree  depended  on  the  continu* 
dnce  of  peace.  He  was  surprised, 
he  said,  the  honourable  gentle* 
man  slvould  maintain  the  contra- 
ry; it  was  impossible  the  Noble 
Lprd  should  have  used  such  at)  ar- 
gument as,  that  war  or  peaces 
Would  make  no  dilference  in  the 
affairs  of  the  Company.  He  was 
1^  man  of  too  much  good  sense  to 
entertain  such  an  idea  for  a  mo- 
ment^ and  he  hoped   that  asser- 


tion re^^Qting  him  woul^  ^o  n<9t 
be  resorted  to. 

Th#  ClUKCRLLQE  of  the  Ex- 
CKEQUia  saidf  h<3  sUoiiid  onh* 
t|oiib!le  the  houire  with  a  very  few 
words.  .  Wis  Qoble  frifi^i  (Lord 
Melville)  had  stated,  ;bat  his  ex- 
Piectations  respeptii^  UkeparMci? 
pa(ion  wer^  not  likely  to  be  disap- 
point^, unless  tber^  should  be  a 
>var  on  the  Continent ;  iM^t  be  had 
sa^d,  at  the  st|Q{^Vinie,  that  to  ^ 
certain  e:|tent,  they  woi^lii.  Ii 
vjf^for  the  bouset  therefore,  ta 
c(v^ider  how  fir.  circumstance) 
l)ad  hapaeqed,  w^h  had  a  ten^ 
d^ncy  to  afiect  materially  the 
Company's  reveuues.  AH  the 
declamtiAiis  and  promises  of  Lord 
&le|ville  wece  ojadc  expre^^Iy  t^- 
plusivt  oCa  war  in  India.  Uwa^ 
DOW  ten  years  sincp  they  were 
made,  and  there  had  been  a  re- 
heliiob  fully  as  expei)sive  as  a 
yv^r ;  be^des  the  different  expe- 
ditions dtted  out  by  the  Company 
4n  aid  of  the  public  service,  then 
was  the  expedition  to  IV^aniiia, 
and  the  expedition  tp  Egypt,  the 
last  of  which  cost  upwards  of  two 
millions,  and  for  both  of  which 
the  Company  hiive  an  unsettled 
account  and  claim  against  the 
publjq.  The  present  object  of  hii 
noble  friend  was  not  to  bring  for- 
ward new  af^ounts.  It  arose 
from  the  gentlemen  opposite  fa^^v- 
ing  taken  occasion  to  compare  the 
different  accounts  of  ten  years, 
9nd  to  uige  them  in  argument,  as 
best  suited  tbeir  purpose.  HisnoUe 
friend  wished  for  such  an  account 
as  woujd  give  a  recapitulation,  id 
a  clear  point  of  view*  of  the  dif* 
fcrent  accounts  it  referred  to. 

Mr«  Prihscp  then  rose  and 
entered  into  a  long  detail  oi^ 
the  state  of  India  affmrs  for 
several  years  past.     His  remarks 

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4ir0ekdiiot  pnly  to  the  po- 
licy, bioi  ihes  commerce  of  ttie 
Company  ni  ft»  4i^rent  re<fttio4M. 
They  W4*re  so  miiuiU  and  circutq- 
Hftntial^  howerrr*  and  ko  ck>s«ly 
fonnecicd  lyjlb  tbe'hi»to»y  of  tN^ 
CoiDj^nyv'  that  we  eanftot  pretend  ' 
IQ  tntar  into  them  at  My  Mgthi, 
H^  particulai'ly  stated^  that  tho 
saifj^ine  hopes  hetd  oo(  to  partia* 
ment  ^nd  to  the  coimtfy,  ot  the 
Company's  beiiig  not  only  ahle  ir\ 
time  to  de^y  their  terriloiia) 
expem^et,  but  to  contribute 
also  to  the  strength  and  resources 
of  this  country,  had  beert  hither* 
to  illusory.  1  he  langt^age  used 
by  the  NoWe  Lord**  predeces- 
for  had  been  as  dattering  %i 
that  of  the  nobfki  lord  possibly 
could  be.  WHen  that  tioble  lord 
presided  at  tba  hcadof  India  af^ 
fairs,  he  had  made  a  supposition, 
that  even  with  fifteen  millions  of 
debt,  the  afiairs  of  the  Company 
might  be  conducted  with  adyan- 
tage.  This,  th0  honoun^ble  gen- 
tleman 9aid||  had  merely  beeq 
stated  as  a  supposition «  and  o? 
what  might  be  done  in  ca«ft  of  tbc^ 
worst,  but  not  with  any  idea  that 
the  debt  wocAd  ever  antount  so 
high.  What  conclusion^  then,  he 
asked,  mttst  we  form  now  that 
the  debt  is  accnini^lated  to  a  much 
grater  sura,  and  is  so  far  beyond 
an -amount  which  that  noble  lord 
hftd  calculated  on  as  the  highest 
possible  ?  If  in  the  course  of  ten 
years  we  had  increc^d  the  debt 
from  seven  to  twenty-one  millions, 
what  expectations  could  we  form 
af  dimintition  in  future?  TheNo- 
Me  Lord'*  predecessor  had  look* 
pd  forward  to  a  period  of  10  years, 
md  had  given  a  statement  of  what 
he  thought  would  then  be  the  case  ; 
but  if  they  might  judge  from  facts, 
|ie  had  been  very  much  mistaken 
in^d.    The  Noble  Lord  uow  at 


tbe  head  of  tndti^  aAvhn,  tfie  k6» 
noHrable  Mebbbr  tkoag^,  wma 
proceeding  \vk  nearly  a  nmilj^r 
nianner  ;  be  wi|s  holding  Mp  hopea 
to  the  h(>usc  which,  if  any  judg- 
ment might  ho  formod*  from  the 
past,  would  iKjver  l>e  r^fali^ied.  It 
was^  n<>t1iis  design,  however,  to 
attach  any  particular  blame  t^  tK« 
measure  now  piruputtod  by  (he  mo* 
lion  before  ihi*  hoottc?.  The  debt 
of  the  governn^ajit  formed  a  part 
of  the  assets,  but  l^c  would  hava 
had  those;  he  contended,  indcv 
pend^ntly  of  that  debt.  It  ifmi 
nethi^  design  to  move v  for  any 
committee  of  inquiry;  ho  wished 
only  for  farther  explanation, whioh 
was  cerrainly  not  by  uny-  noeans 
unparliau^tary.  .  He  did'  not 
^vish  either  that  it  should  be  u^ 
derstoodas  his  opinion,  that  the 
Tolidityof  th^  Cbmpany's  credit 
was  not  good*  Oti  tbe  contrary, 
he  looked  lorward>  -to  years  ol 
prosperity.  If  properly  conduo* 
ted,  he'thotight  India  prcsente4 
^  glorious  prospect  It  was  ablcv 
qs  the  NotHe  Lord  hiid  truly  said^ 
to  support  its  own  wars ;  an4 
tftoQgh  it  created  a  milli on  of  debt 
atmually,  it  was  still  productive 
of'  very  great  advantages*-  Tbe 
commercial  nstoms,  however,  td 
this  country  he  thooght  were  coi>* 
sidered  as  an  object  of  too  great 
iinportance.  There  was  no  po- 
licy, ho  insisted,  in  increasing 
those  returns,  in  many  instances, 
to  a  useless  degree,  by  the  system 
of  borrowing  in  India.  To  pro- 
portion  the  commerce  to  the  acr 
'  taal  capital,  would-be  every  way 
more  advantageotv^  as  by  thk 
means  also  more  attention  could 
be  paid  to  the  carrying  trade, 
which  he  thought  the  most  profiN 
able.  Inst^ad'of  this,  however,  the 
carrying  (fad^  was  discouragedt 
or  at  le^t  was  pereMtted  t^  go 

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into  Ibe  i|uidi  qf  loitigoein,  fis 
ihe  Aoerictns  Imd  .chiefly  .  etir 
frosted  it,  |uid  by  l^is  menQH  • 
portion  of  firitidi  c^pitfi  4h9f, 
night  b€  very  VMfuUy  .ei^iployed, 
wtt9  lost  to  the  couRtry. 

Mr.  GaA>;r  bt^aii  hy  ob^rv* 
ing  that  the  topics  which  the  i^o- 
aourable  Xrtmleman  (Mn  Priti* 
•cp)  bad  been  pleased  to  briQs 
before  ih^  hou^,  relating  cbieH 
}y  to  the  source^  ^nd  e/Tects  of 
the  Company's  dbfj^nxerce^)  wcijc 
cinrtainly  of  greai  importance  and 
d^fficuhy  ;be  was  unwilling  at  so 
fate  an  hour,  and  with  so  thin  aii 
attendance,  to  go  at  la^ge  into 
|he  various  points  which  •  the  Ho* 
nourable  pentlepan  h*id  touched 
upon,  butsoroetliing  yuight  natu* 
imily  be  expected  from  hin^  in  re- 
ply to  the  extraordinary  assertioni 
^vanced  |>y  that  Honourable 
Gontlemani  .assertions  with  which 
he  totally  dJMgrp^  %ud  which 
he  hoped  to  .shew  .were  totally  un* 
founded.  lo  Jhe  cooi||^ex  sys* 
tern  of  the  pompiiny)  cpmpreheiid- 
ijng  )>oth.  large  revenues  and  ex* 
ttdttded  cominerce,  it  was  indeed 
Jiardly  possible  always  lo.discii^ 
Aiina^e  i^curatel)it  iti  tb^ir  In- 
dian accounts,  what  exclu^vely 
belonged  to  the  one  and  what  to 
^he  other.  Both  i(ev^n^e  aQd  ^om- 
juerce  having  been  convdered  i.q 
ludia,  as  the  united  cpncern  of 
one  and  t^e  s^me  body>  the  re- 
ceipts for  each  went  into  the  samp 
{und»  tb^  issues  tor  each  out  qf 
^e  same  fuuii^  without  disti;)r 
guishing^e^cactly  how  the  a^cognts 
btood  belwet^n  tbe  twp  brai)ch(f«. 
And  without  iino>ying  thfs,  Uqw 
could  it.  be  kiiuwn.iii^hat  pafA  of. 
the  loan  of  ai)y  year  should  be 
charged  to  cottimefce,  wh^r  to 
general  purposes  ?  U  was,  how- 
ever, very  practicitUk  to  bring 
iiito  one  view  wha^- had  becpfof 


a  course  of  yean  the  receipl* 
iMid  the  issues  ou  account  of 
commerce,  und  thereby  to  deter* 
mine  what  aaststaiice  k.had  oa 
the  whole  received  during  that 
^iod  irom  4he  reTenoew  Such 
tQ  accQUAJt  hftfhad  made  it  his 
business  lo  fon»;  and  he  hoped 
it  would,  with  other  documenu, 
also  prepared  by  him»  and  of  tbe 
accujracy  of  which  he  was  well 
persuaded,  serve  to  canfuta  tbe 
pofitions  advanced  by  the  Ho- 
nourable Gemteman*  The  Ho^ 
noarabl0  Gcntlsman  had  maio- 
tailed,  thjit  the  revenue  of  tbe 
Company  had  been  applied  to 
th^ir  commerce,  tha(  ihe  con- 
merce  had  in  the  last  ten  yearsi 
ending  with  1605,  occa»ooe4 
loans  in  lndi»  to  the  amount  of 
16*  millions  sterliqg — that  unless 
tbe  commerce  bad  taken  tbis 
money,  it  need  not  huve  been 
borrowed  ;  that  the  interest  of 
the  Indian  debt  is  therefora 
chargeable  to  tbe  coiamerce ;  thai 
moreover,  the  commerce  of  it) 
accounts  were  stated  in  a  mer- 
cantile way,  would  be  found  to 
have  been  a  losing  one,  so  that 
instead  of  a  pfo^t  of  7  millions 
in  six  y^ars,  as  the  directon 
tltate,  if  interest,  charges  of  mer- 
cbandiape,  and  insurance  be  de* 
ducted,  there  will  be  in  those  six 
years  a  loss  of  two  millions  aod  a 
half,  whilst  by  reason  of  this  pre* 
posteroua  mode,  of  carrymg  oii 
trade  by  Indian  loans*  the  debt 
has  in  ton  years  increased  from  7 
juiiUtons  to21  millions.  Sir,  (co^ 
tinned  Mr.  Grants)  (  haw  now  ia 
my  h^nd  nn .  acek>«»l  stated  be- 
tween KnglaudniKl  fiidia,  (so  fkc 
jai^  rehues  to  the  CoasfianyX  con* 
cems,)  for  \6  years,  from  \7^^9 
to  1802-3,  whereip  on  the  one 
side,  India  i^  cri'ditod  with  all  thn 
ipvestmeuts  stmt  within  that  p^ 

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rlod  from  thence,  aqd  from  Cbjna 

^to  England,  (iacludii^  "the  car- 

gnes  which  muy  have  b^nlost  on 

»tbc  way  home^)  Aiid  with  the  In- 

cliah  chjif'^cs  .mcrchaudize,    hot 

inserted  in  the iov'  ices,  wlilcli  thfe 

Honourable  pentlcman  supposes 

K>  be  left  out  :6f  view  ;  and  on  the 

•otherside,  India  IS  debited  for.the 

proceeds  ol;  all  th"e  exports^  stores, 

and  bulHou  received  inlDd:aand 

China,  (not    for  any  rfiat  'm!ay 

iiavo  been  lost   on  the  way  out,) 

and  for  tue  amount  bi*  bills  druwu 

from  both  countries  on  Kufeland, 

•within  the  saipe  period,  tjie  result 

6f  which  ^ccoud'I  is  this.:   . 

Total,  umoiint    of     cargo^  \ 

'   from  Indin   and     Ohiiis^  .  i 

inclodJ;  '^.'Indian  cliwgcs 

and  mrrchindiee  46,973 fiiO 

Total  aniomit  ot    goods, 

stores,  and  iMillioii  sent 

out,  ?5,979,808  ^  43,353,837 

Bills  drawn   from    India 
i  and  Chuia   18,074,029 

Balance  ;C  3,619,983 

Deduct    furt4iefbalnnce  of 
,  political  receipts  and  di<. 

bursements    in    Kngland 

on  account  of  the  icrrituvy 

in  India  3,931,899 

Bematnin^  bnlance   against 
I   EngUnd  or  the  commerce 

m  Id-years  only  388,084 

I  have  another  account.  Sir, 
stated  exaetly  in  the^manner  of 
tfie  former,  for  ten  yearjj  from 
1  7.93,  the  same  period  the  Ho- 
not^rablc"Ge1)\lcmau  has  cho^n, 
rhe  .ri»s'ii!t  is  riot  quite'sd  favour- 
able for  'the  'commerce ;  (whith 
in  the' five  yeftrs  preceding  "1793» 
paid  to  Ifttfia  and  China  hiOttr 
than  it  received)  but  the  balan^*c 
»^in»t  i(  these  ten  years,*  after  all 
the  itemu-on  both  sides  are  fairly 
blat'ed,  is  oftly     -     £-'^9^2^,^)^) 

Jiud    on      the    other    hand 
f  licrp  wrre  in  the  last  and 
'  present  ^rj* 'nrrtcpiirts  of*    - 
'  goods,  stotes,  and  liallion. 


not  tyroagbt  iato  theie  ac« 

•conQts,r4o  the  smoont  of  .5,5^^f97 
Which  wiiri0i(f«  at  tlie  pre- 
\  acne  inoin«iit/a  balance  in 

favour  of  Soglond      ^      ^L^<^4|B 

These  vtatMMBti,  Sir,  entirely 
overturn  the  assertions  of  the  Hb- 
nonrjrble"  Gentleman     that    the 
commefr$'has  been  carried  on  by 
a  revenue  cdpital,  that  it  has  oc- 
casioned loans  to  the  extent  of 
iixtech  miltlons,  and  is  therefore 
chargeable'  witW    the  interest  of 
those  loans.     But  it  may  be  said^' 
that  as  the  revenue  accounts  laid 
frote'  time  to  time  before  parlia^ 
ine«t,fibew  on  tbe  whole  asurpltis 
iuUhe  takt  ttn  y^fars,  aftei*  defray- 
ing civil  iMid  military  charges  and 
intorctt,  where  ^hen  could  be  the 
ciccasion  f6t  bbrro\viiig,  unless  to 
ctirry  on  the  cominerce  ?  In  an^ 
swer  to  Ihis,  it  is  tb'  be  observed 
that  rhet^  are'va  viariety  of  dis- 
btirs^roents  not'  included  under 
the  head  of  charges  on  the  reve- 
nues.   ^To  enumerate  all   these 
exactly,  would'  require  an  ana- 
lysis of  all  tbe payments  made  in 
India  for  'the  piTi6d  mentioned,' 
which  w^nld  be  ft  work  of  labour 
and  r^6«2irch,'  but  from   an   ac- 
count recenll/made  up  with  care, 
tiu)ugh  for  want  Of  time  not  car- 
ried idtd  every  minute  particular, 
we   am' able   td  a'ccount  withi  ' 
two  millions  afVd  a  half,  for  an 
the  w^ipts  on  w'hate^r  accou  ]\ 
in  India,  for  the  last  t*n  years,  nt 

The  amount  of  the  leceipts, 
'  including  surplus  ufrcre- 
nue;  afl^f  defraying  chnr- 
f^,  go6ds;  it  ores,  and 
buHion  imported  from 
KneUnd  to  Ipdia,  bills 
drHwnfiom  India  on  ^ig'  -* 

'    I  mid,  Hud  increase  of  difbt 
•Inctf  1793,(^11,500,000) 
.  k  30,577,49i 

The  disbursements  are   all      ■       .      * 
*  advances  fur  inrestmcnis 
aiid  cwmmercial   cUar^^'a 

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poolen,  and  St.  HeTvA*       t,f05,ejJ7 
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VnAccDoatiKl  for 

v))ich  may  be  in  a  do  up  fiom  such 
htads  as  the  loll  aw  log }  (obsea  by 
captures  of  slup^  iu  li>4ii^  ;  loasei 
|)y  accidenu  in  tl>e  cooniieiciai 
mid  other  departn)cnls  ;  supfiliei 
to  Prioce  of  Wales's  i»lanJy' ami. 
the  Andanant)  ^c.  yrh^rtof  tha 
particulars  have  Qpt  for  vif^tof 
time  yet  b^eu  collect^.  And  in 
this  way>  tl^e  wbple  increase  oi 
the  debt  since  |793'(l^^Q0,(K>QL 
not  14  millions  as  ihe  hoaoufable 
gentlemao  s^es,)  i)»  \o  be  ac« 
f;ounted  for^  witl^t  cburging  i| 
to  the  conimerc<r»  vthich  »i  tiie 
most  can  oaly  b^  accountable  in 
the  last  ten  yearsi  to  tl>«:<joini 
beads  of  surplus  of  refDnuey^aiid 
other  receipts  from  lo^w,  ^c. 
in  the  sum  above ''stated  ^f  9  mil- 
lions and  a  half,  but  tbat  also 
had  been  laiii  iu  by  tl^e  bakace 
in  favour  of  cqmaierce  in  the  ij* 
Years  preceding  1793y  and  was 
further  more  Uiaa  equalized  by 
the  exports  from  England  iu* 
1^03-4.  Tlie  honourable  gentler 
ioan  has  stated  the  company's 
commerce  to  be  a  losing  one.  He 
has  supposed  the  accumulated 
axpences  of  Indian  interest^  char- 
ges merchandize,, and  insurance 
to  attach  upon  il,  over  and  above 
the  charges  exhibited  in  the 
f  ro6t  and  loss  of  account.  From 
what  has  bee4i  already  said,  it  is 
plain  the  capital  of  the  com* 
mecce  is  not  borrowed  in  India, 
•  therefore  Indian  interest   canaot 


attach  upon  it,  and  the  interesf 
paid  in  Englaiid  is  c||aTged  in  tly 
Home  acpopnts.  The  charges 
merchandise  of  th^  factories  and 

^tubli^hments  in  )ndia  (not  iii- 
eluded  ill  the  invoices),  are  also 
brought  to  account ;  and  a&  to 
insurance,  if  it  is  to  be  charged 

on  t^K-  iToods,  ijie  Company  who 
an  tjicir  owii  undtTwrileis  rauat 
have  credit  for  the  amouut  oi 
pr^niiatns,  wIJl'}i  will  come  lo  the 
^GTiic  thing  as  it  the  insurance 
were  not  charged  at  all.  Upou 
tlicsc  fair  (lata,  the  company's 
comineac  uill  be  found  to  be  a 
gaining  one  ;  not  ilie  China 
commerce  only,  but  the  Indian. 
^y  an  acC6Unt  made  op.  for  the 
\f^  \S  yeffrs,.the  pro&ts  ai^iount- 
ed  to  i!Cj5,7f»S,73* 

Froiu  which  dividends  b«»* 

jug    been     pud. '  to,  the- 

amount  of  lct){16,90C       • 
And  for  various  aid^  to  go. 

vernmeni  *i^S,tb9' 
To    commandexft    of  9bip»-        i    '    • ' 

3oo,l90  .         .       .   . 

Tbvrewas  realized Sn  Eng. 

rand'.  ^^^ 

Deduct  balaocedue  to  In«M    .  •:   '  . 


£tigta>vd,  ^ter^llrAittf  ^dit 
atkome   in  1804|'Ui^'      '  ' 
years  '  iiy90i,oOi' 

And  a  siipilar  acpunt,.4nade 
lip  for  tbc  laj^t  \0  jei^s  |roin 
1793,  shews,  tjic  total, profit  to 
have  been         *        .4ll,q56»lSii 

Out  of  which  the  same  itfi^s  ^  ^   • 
of  'ded action  'for    diri- 
dends,  hit.  l^eing  n&det 
-     amoUntiDg  to  '  a,'0fl,9ty 

J       .    .1  w     ■■  ■      i)>^ 

Thcro  wM  roftliaed  in  £ng« 
laiid  ^.      3»«1,«0S 

From  which  if  the  above  ba- 
lance in  favour  oi;  India 
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F. upland  xfoM  iiiU  be  bet- 
'    reriii  10    yvwrt,    cading 

\Vrx\\  regard  to  tlie  account 
of  Stock  !>y  Coniputation,*  it  does 
coijtain the  result  of  the  general 
receipts  and  issues  of  the  compa- 
ny's ^airs,  and  comprehends  all 
thejr  receipts*  from  loans  and  pro- 
mts, though  they  are  not,  and  can- 
not be  exhibited  itr  detail,  (it  will 
be  found  agreeably  to  what  has 
been  above  stated,)  as  th«  honour- 
■«ble  gentleman  requires,  from 
the  ftature  of  that  account,  which 
is  an  tibstract  tfccount.  Passing 
ovci*  other  things  menlipned  by 
the  hon.  gentleman  I  shall  only  say 
a  few  words  on  what  he  has  ad'^ 
vanced  respecting  the  carrying 
trade  of  India,  He  complains,  that 
the  Parsees^Arabs^and  AmericanSf 
are  engrossing  thattrade.  Should 
ve^  Sir,  desire  to  txckide  the  Par- 
sees  and  Arabs  from  the  trade  of 
their  own  shores  f  I'hey  pos^et»sed 
that  trade  for  centuries  before  us ; 
aiid  DOW  they  prosecute  it  to  the 
benefit  of  our  settlements,  where 
only  they  can  find  protection,  and 
where  they  and  their  richer  must  at 
length  settle.  With  respect  to  tbt} 
Americans,  certainly  the  maimer 
in  which  they  conduct  their  In- 
<liaD  trade,  deserve^  at  a  proper 
t;rae  serious  consideration.  The 
commercial  treaty  with  them,  gave 
them  the  privilege  of  a  direct 
trade  ketween  America  and  our 
Indian  possessions  ;  yfot  contented 
with  tmt,  they  carry  on  a  circui- 
tous trade  between  India  and  Eu- 
rope ;  this  is  an  abuse  which 
ought  ta>  1^  corrected. 

Dr.  Laurence  felt  it  his  duty 
to  approve  ofever}^' attempt  to  ih* 
vest^apHe'the  affairs  of  that  couhr 
try,  TO  there'  must,  jsooneror  la* 
ter,  be  a  perh>4  %¥hen  those  affairs 
would  presrljiemselveson  the  house 


in  a  m^nn^r  that  could  not  he  re* 
sifted.  He  thought  it  ooinous* 
however,, that  no, two  p^rsoji&  in 
the  houjse  could  jjq  found  to.  agree 
in  their  calpuia^ions  on  the  e5ti«> 
mates  l^d  before  the,  house*  or 
jeven  in  the  fibres  that  werq  sub* 
ijiittcd  tp  them.  T|ie  revenue 
anid  commerce^  he  thought,  wene 
so  nearly  connected,  that  no  infe- 
rences could  be  drawn  from  thepa 
separately.  One  point  in  parti cu* 
lar  he  thought  pressed  strongly  on  . 
the  house,  and  that  was,  whether 
they*should  rather  leave  the  trade 
to  others,  than  borrow  to  support 
it.,  A  noble  lord  had  mentioned 
14>  millions  of  debt  as  a  very  high 
sum,  but  even  that  they  might  be 
able  to  support,  provided  they  had 
any  security  that  it  should  not  be 
much  more.  It  was  rather  ex- 
traordiuary,  the  learned  member 
thought,  that  every  thing  should 
be  represenled  in  a  very  flourish- 
ing state,  and  yet  that  tite  d^bt 
at  the  same  time  should  be  so  ra- 
pidly accumulating.  He  regret- 
ted the  impossibility  of  moving 
for  accounts  to  be  made  out  in  a 
certain  way,  which  might  render 
them  more  precise  and  intelligi- 
ble. 

Lord  DtTNLO  supported  the 
statement,  and  could  have  wished 
that  the  honourable  geutlemftu 
who  undertook  to  arraign  it,  had 
paid  a  little  more  deference  to 
candour  and  to  accuracy. 

Lord  CiistLEREAOii  Stated, 
that  the  commerce  of  India  bad 
sustained  itsclr'  without  any  aid 
from  the  revenue,  and  that  the 
commerce  had  derived  no  advan- 
tage from  the  wars  in  that  coun- 
.  try.  —Tlie  question  was  then  car- 
-ried,with  an  amendment  by  Sir 
W.  Pulteney,  that  the  accounts 
reiatiivg  to  China  should  be  also 
distinguished  from  those  gf  India. 

Lord 


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imd  assets  at  borne  and  abroad,  the  papers, whichr  the  Noble  Lnrd. 

Including  China,  for7tDe   |a?t  10  uho  opened  the  business  badfx-. 

jears*  from  April  1703,  to  180i  plmned,  wascarried  without  a  Ji- 

and  1804,  dbtinguishing  such  as  vision. — Adjourned! 
have  been  from  ISCtt  to  1864.'** 


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APFENXn^  K().  IIL— An  Accovirr  of  tbe  Tbtal  Amoant  ff.  tBe  Gmpany's  DSBTS  ail 
ASSETS,  Abroad  a|id  at  Home,  incliidii^  OtiitA ;  the  ibmier  bam  Ape,  1793,  to  Api^lSOS, 


ULBIU. 

CHIN  A  I      1 

Mem.~Tbe  f>eli4t  aad  Jif 

INDIA. 

Kalancc 

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APPENDIX,  No.  IV.— An  Accot?^,  sl«e»ing  the  O^Teration  of  a  SrKKKSQ  F^x»,  m  tkf 
Rkductiom  of  the  Indiak  Dki^t,  at  Two  Milliiws  aimualty,  v'iz.  One  MillioD  (kan  ik 
Surplus  Kcrc'bur,  atM  <  hie  Million  from  tlic  SaviDt:  on  Interest,  and  is^jm  a  Lobb,  Ike. 


Amount  10  ben»^ 

Pi^nctpal    re- 

Aaaua)  Intf 

Aaavtl     Itv 

WfCh    Ife  «Ri«i  a 

Aale  bf  iT»<ere«t  with  probable 

duced  1  Mi - 
litttifincach 

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terest rrdur- 

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hig  together  to  aVtout  ,f.4,0l  i,lr<K.V  ^^Hl  becomo  payable  ritjicr  m  ladia  or  &xtope,  «  d*' 
option  of  the  h'ddera.  it  is  pix}bnb)c,  £(\>in  the  favi^nnOtlenite  of  e«tjh»l|rifc  A  «iirbi^ 
holdtniTC  entitle  tg  receive  their  pa>iiieni  in  »iiQfw\  t fiat  the.  whule^  or  tb^'Wft^^  f^ 
of  these  Loam  will  be  transferred.  In  whatever  proportiuQ,.  by  such  iiADsfer,  U«  iBda*" 
Dibt  may  b«  rednced  bc-fow  Poor  MHIitrti-i,  the  Sum  at  wb-eh  U  is  proposed  itsli6iiM  rpna* 
th$  oome^oBdin^  sum  must  be  rdf^sed  l>v  J  .<am  m  Imlia,  whieli  uill  prest»rr^  theDe^  kfi^^ 
the  due  amount,  and  will  enable  tlie  (.'t«npaAy,  by  retainia^  itt  Ewope*  tlur  finMff  «kc^> 
Vi^  otheruisc  be  remitted  it/  India,  eiUier  in  bullion  or  by  hilia,  ao  to  xegiilate  tiic  lUle  ^ 
their  Home  Treasury,-  as  to  be  prepared  to  meet  (Tic  iQcreaKc>d  DcmantU  upon  it. 

Tt»  AflMual  of  the  Principal  of  the  Debt  <o  be  kquidarrc!  by  tbe  above  Operaii  a  is  ...*•  OUJXO^ 


The  Means  are-«urnloa  Revenae ; ^^vMWJ^fl 

Aofiual  Savine  of  IntcreJit    . 

Ai&otMtt  raised  by  Loan  at  llmne^  &c. 


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llrtim  YEAR  1804. 


Edsi-fndta  ff0U9e^  Qmarlerty  C^urt^  Marcit  21,  ld04. 


THE  fast  mimites  having  been 
rwid»  and  the  usual  accounu  laid 
before  the  court  it  was«  on  the 
motion  of  the  chstmian,  resol- 
ved»  "  That  a  ballot  be  takeo  on 
the  4th  -oi  April,  for  the  return 
of  James  Steavge,  Esq^  to  the 
company's  serrtce  at  Fort  St. 
Gcoi^" 

Mr.JovBt  Adais.  said,  that 
recent  events  imperiously  ckraan- 
ded  that  he  should  caU  the  at- 
tention of  the  proprietors  to  tiie 
cstahlisbQient  oif  the  kland  of 
Ceylon.  By  the  d4th  section  of 
the  24th  of  his  present  Majesty, 
It  was  deemed  iileg^l  for  the  com- 
pany's goveranients .  to  pursue 
.schemes  of  coaqqest,  without  the 
express  conseet  and  inslntctioas 
«r  thd  Cotrt  of  Directors,  or  the 
Secret  Conunitiee.  In  conae*- 
^ueAce  €^  the  absence  of  a  re* 
r  q>ectable  ffiend,  he  should  not 
p«ur»«e  the  subject  at  present,  but 
«t  some  future  opportunitv  would 
brinji  forward  a  motion  relative  to 
the  position  of  Ceylon,  with  re- 
spect to  the  commercial  interests 
of  the  company. 
-  Mr.  Rocic  thought  if  such  a 
motion  were  to  be    agitated,  it 

.would  be    advisable,  that  ail  the 
correspondence  with  the  Board  of 

.Controiill    should    he    previously 
laid  before  ^be  proprietors. 

The  CtTAiRMTAN,  Mr.  BotAii^ 
QUET,  observed  that  no  question 
lieing  at  pr^ent  before  the  court, 
«i»y  d^cussiiou  at    tJbis  •  moaneia 


was  totally  irrelevant.  When  the 
motion  should  be  fairly  brought 
forward,  every  information  would 
be  dieerftflly  furnished  by  the. 
Directors.  The  iilatid  of  Ceylbfi 
was  an  avowed  appendage  of  the 
rrown,  the  coliipttny  cnjbyiog  the 
exclusive  advantage  of  its  c'otd* 
m^rce. 


APUIL    4. 

This  day,  on  a  ballot,  the  ques- 
tion was  carried  in  favour  of  Mr, 
Stranob^s  return  to  Fort  St. 
George. 


A^RX^  II. 

This  day  a  ballot  was  held, 
when 

Sir  F.  fiarinfr.  Hart.  J.  Bf«fMlap,  Es^. 
Sir  H.  Inglis,  Bait.     Sir  T.T.  VUtomii*, 

Baru 
p.  Le  Mcaurier,  Esq.  G.  W^  Thellujon, 

add  Aid.  Esq. 

Were  dufy  elected  directors  fdr 
^r  years  m  the  room  of. 

Jacob  Bosanqaet«  Thoniaa   Tt'ei<)« 

Joseph  Collon,  John  Roberts, 

Edward  Perry^  and  Roberc 

Thoratou,  £s^. 

James  Nibld,  Esq.  was  re- 
elected the  company^  commis- 
sioner for  the  general  purppsesof 
the  income  tax. 


AFRIX,  1^ 
A  Court  of  Diriictofs  was  this 
day  held,  when  the  new  Direclo/s 
took   the  usual  oatbt   and  tbeir 
seats. 

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Tfo  Honourable  William 
ELfKxirtTOK     and    Crarlbs 

nMn  and  deputy  ctuurman  for  the 
yaarcosoing. 

MAT  44. 

Tbis  day  a  general  court  Was 
Md,fbrtbe  purpose  of  laying  be- 
fore tbo  proprietore,  papers  ida- 
tivelo  tbe  conduct,  of  the  war  in 
Indk. 

The  ebairraan*  in.  a  ikort  but 
irepmsive  «pcecb«  opened  the 
basinoMt  id  tbaco«wt&  of  which 
In;  paid  the  bigbett  compliments 
la  Marquit  WalMoy^  Gene- 
raU  Lake,  St  John,  and  Wei- 
lesley«  He  dwflt  particularly 
on  the  immense  force  with  which 
we  had  to  contend,  and  concluded 
by  obaenringy  ^t,  should  ever  tl\c 
enemy  attempt  an  invasion,  the 
glories  we  had  obtained  in  Ind^ 
would  be  followed  by  a  proud  day 
for  EUigland. 

The  papers  detailing  oUr  suc- 
cesaes  in  India  having  been  read, 
The  chairman  produced  the  it- 
iolutiona  of  the  Court  of  Direct- 
ors^ which  he  read  for  the  appro- 
bation of  the  proprietors.  They 
comprehended  four  distinct  votes 
of  thanks  to  the  IVIarquis  Wei* 
leslev,  to  General  Gerard  Laki» 
.  tc^  t^e  Honourable  Frederic  St. 
Johnt  and  the  Hon  Mi^or  Ge- 
neral Welles  ley,  and  to  the 
aton-cprnmbsioned  officers  and 
privates  compodag  the  British  ar- 
mies in  India,  Cor  their  respective 
services  in  that  country. 

The  several  motioas  having 
been  seconded  by  the  dtfputy 
chairman, 

Mr.  Rock  rose  to  give.  hi^.  de- 
cided <iy)probution  to  the  coiiduet 
of  the  wur,  thuugli  be  was  n^t  ap 
well  pleased  with  its  origin*  • 


Mr.Twiviva  was  abo  tor  ika 

motions. 

,  J^r*  Fetse  Moorb  wi(i 
have  been  better  pleased  with 
tbem»liad  they  recognized  tbegsir 
lantry  of  the  company's  officers, 
^nd  acknowledged  the  merit  s>(]t 
justly  due  to  Colonel  Stephenson. 
The  ChairQ(ian  denied  that  the 
motions  were  deficient  in  practice 
to  cither  the  company's  officers 
or  soldiers.  Any  particular  et^ 
logium  on  Colonel  Stephenson 
might  have  been  deemed  invidi- 
ous. 

^irTuEOFH.'METCALrE  said, 
that  some  allusions  to  the  origin 
of  the  war  made  it  necessary  ibr 
him  expressly  to  declare,  that 
muck  as  be  admired  the  success 
of  the  war,  nothing  should  indQ<% 
him  to  vote  for  the  present  reso- 
lutions, if  he  t bought  that  tbe 
origin  of  the  war  was  not  entirely 
free  from  aggression  on  the  part 
of  the  Company. 

Mr.  Bock  called  to  order,  oa 
the  ground,  that  the  policy  of  the 
war  was  not  within  the  content* 
plation  of  the  court. 
.    TheCHAiRMAW  coincided  ia 
opinion  with  Mr.  Rock. 
.    OnSirTuEOPHiLUspernstii^ 
in  his  right  to  advert  to  the  caases 
of  the  war,  a  long  debate  ensjied 
upon  the  point  of  order,  wbick 
Was  at  length  terrainate4  by  .Sir 
Tbeophilus  moving  an  amendmeot, 
which  rather  conveyed  an  opioioa 
in  favour  of  the  poliry  of  thewai^ 
Mr.  Buaitouoiis  seconded  ibc 
amemimeot,    which  was  succes- 
sively opposed  by  the  Cbairmaa, 
Depury  Chairman,  Messrs.  Twin- 
ing,   HaiHla4  Jaoltsun,  Lord  Kin- 
naird,    Mr»   R.  TborntOii,  Job«t 
Admp,  Colonel  Toone,  andWr. 
Jobt)  Inglis. 

Air.     D.    ScaTT  spoke -wry 
aMy    in-  favour  of  the  amtiw^ 

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meat;  wUcIl  war.at  leogth  with- 
drawn, and  the  motion  passed 
unttbimoiiily,  with  a  triOing 
limendnient  front  the  chair,  sug- 
getfted  by  Mr.  R.  Jackson. 


^UNE.  20, 
This  c(ay  a  quarterly  genen^l 
court  was  held,  when  the  dividend 
from  the  5thof  January  to  the  5th 
of  July  was  declared  to  be  5|  per 
crent. 

The  undermentioned  proprie- 
tors were  appointed  a  committee 
to  inspect  the  company's  fctye- 
laws,  viz.  J.  J.  Angerstein,  Wra. 
Drew,  Peter  Holford,  Robert 
Hunter,  George  Wilson,  and  G. 
8,  Webb,  Escjrs.  and  Sir  ,P.  Stra- 
chey,  Bart. 

The  treaties  entered  into  by 
the  Governor  General  with  Scin- 
diah  and  th^  H^jah  of  Berar 
were  read. 

Mr.  P.  MftORB,  after  an  ener- 
getic address,  made  his  promised 
motion^  in  favour  of  un  appli- 
cation to  his  Majesty's  ministers, 
that  the  duties  on  the  dividends 
in  consequence  of  the  property- 
tax,  might  be  paid  by  the  com- 
pany, and  considered  as  coming 
out  of  their  ordinary  outgoings  ; 
which,  after  a  long  conversation, 
in  which  the  Chairman,  Deputy, 
Sir  S,  Lushington,  Messrs.  Twin- 
ing, Lushington,  jun.  R.  Jackson, 
Rock,  and  Capt.  Seally,  took  a 
considerable  part,  was  carried  in 
,thc  afBrmative. 


ilUOUST  15. 
At  a  Court  of  Directors  for  the 
purpose  ot*  reading  the  ailvlces 
brought  overland  by  Colot.ci 
Houghton,  of  the  8fith  regiment, 
^l^«  Hon.W.  Elpfaiiieion,  weuwler- 


*tttad»  wasRppotntei'restdeflt  at 
the  eourt  of  the  R^b  <xiA9^* 

A  quarterly  general  court  was 
held  this  day. 

After  the  customary  forms,  the 
Chairman  (tiie  HontMuable  WiU 
liam  Elphinaton)  stated  that 
sundry  papers  had  been  present- 
ed to  the  House  ot  Commons^ 
and  moved  in  conformity  to  the 
5th  section  of  the  Ist  chapter  of 
the  byerlaws,  tbtit  the  same  be, 
read  ;  wbicbfhaving  been  done^ 
f  The  Chairman  observed,  tha^ 
the'  Court  of  Directors,  on  tl^e 
27th  of  June  last,  came,  to  a  r^ 
solution,  recommending  to  the 
proprietors  to  permit  James  Hen* 
ly  Cassamujor,  Esq.  to  return 
to  Madras,  with  his  rank  in  thje 
Company's  service;,  and  as  he 
had  been  absent  from  India  above 
five  years,  the  act  of  33d  of  the 
King,  chap.  ^2,  section  70,  requi« 
red  that  the  same  pass  the  ge- 
neral court  by  ballot,  which  was 
axed  for  Friday  the  5th  of  Octo- 
ber. 

The  Chairman  fortber  informed 
the  Coii^rt  of  Directors,  that  ia 
consequence  of  the  resolution  of 
(he  general  court  of  the  20th  of 
June,  he  had  written  to  Lord  C^- 
tlereagh,  on  the  nbjecC  of  the 
company's  dividend  being  dis- 
charged from  any  deduction  o& 
account  of  the  late  tax  on  pro- 
perty, by  causing  the  same  to  be 
paid  out  of  the  general  funds  of  the 
company  ;  to  which  his  Lord- 
ship had  replied,  stating  it  as 
Mr.  Pitt's  and  hh  own  opinion, 
that  it  cannot  be  done  without 
the  eilprcKS  sanction  of  parliament, 
and  which  he  conceives  the  cfourt 
will  not  press  at  such  a  m6ihent 
as  thr  prctfBiU.     "  "^* 

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The  Cbaifmao  then  stid,  ft 
tnm  with  toifoern  he  had  Cm  \$i^ 
before  the  proprietors  the  advices 
received  ovcrleiid  relative  to  the 
^ar  with  Holkar.  He  had  no 
tldtibt»however>  but  it  would  be 
speedily  terminated. 

The  arfvJtei  having  been  read  ; 

The  Chuirman  rose  to  state  tb 
the  profiH^tors  what  had  p«Mj 
itt  the  CdtiVt  of  DJ/ttWoTS  DelatWe 
tothelatfc  glorious  triiimj>h  over  the 
«f|iifldrou  of  Linois  ;  And  in  v^ 
ibTtHbl*  t*rm«  direlt  on  the  g*ne- 
tal  merits  of  the  Company's  OfR- 
t<»rs,  who  were  t\\  animated  by 
t)Tie  tentimertt,  to  eOnqtKfr  ordie. 
Jit  iKro^tftea  that  the  iif  sfateof 
%6«»th  df  Sit  Nathahiel  Dintce 
Kfoufid  prevent  that  gall^ntOmr- 
ttmnder  frtmi  availing  himself  6f 
*the  Voyage  the  court  liad  tom- 
'Jtolimfentcd  bim  *kitb ;  and  he  had 
ittth  doubt  btit  the  T>roprretofs 
tfouK),  at  tome  futare  period, 
<ftecrtfui1y  accedo  to  the  intention 
■»f  thx5  Directors,  in  gnmtf ng  a 
b^sion  bf  SOCft.  per  anhinn  to 
t5tT  Nttthaniel. 

Aftet*  tt  fov  \vords  from  Mr. 
Bock  and  Sir  Francis  Bnring,  with 
rvsp^rt  to  thv  po\vcn*  df  the  court 
to  fjrant  temuntratiofjs  to  thi» 
China  commarrdcrs,  and  the  par- 
^eular  merits  of  Captain'ninras, 
the  court  adjourned. 


OCTOBER  5. 

This  day  a  ballot  wastakon  for 
the  purpose  of  coabling-Mr.  Hen- 
ry Cassamajov  to  return  to  Madras 
with  bis  rank  in  the  Company's 
ftcrvicc.  At  i>ix  o'clock  the  glasseji 
were  finally  closed,  ajid  ^IclivcreJ 
to  the  scruUuecr"^»  who,  at  seven 
o'clock,  reported  the  question  to 
be  carried  m  the  aninnutive. 


OCTOVIV  13* 

This  day  was  held  a  amrt  of 
Directors,  when  tbey  resoivail  to 
allow  gratiiuicft  t«>  theoficenof 
the  navy,  who  were  passengen  o^ 
board  the  Bombay  Castle  and 
Earl  Camden,  at  tb^  time  of  the 
engagement  with  the  French 
S4)uadron,  similar  to  persons  ai 
the  saAie  situation  in  tbt  Coliilpa- 
tifn  lervtM. 


Kor,  30. 

This  day  a  court  of  Directors 
was  held,  when  it  was  resolv^ 
to  establish  a  goyemraeat  ^ 
Prince  of  Wales's  Islanti,  on  a 
plan  nearly  similar  to  those  of 
the  presidencies  of  Fort  St  Geor^ 
and  Bombay. 


DEC.  19, 

At  a  general  quarterly  Osmi 
of  Proprietors,  the  dividend  «poB 
^tockwas  doclartfd  to  be  5f ,  pCT 
cent,  for  the  present  half  i/^. 

The  Chairman  then  called  the 
attentiou  of  the  Court  to  tiie 
provision  made  for  Sir  Natlianiel 
Dance,  by  pension  of  3001.  a  year, 
in  consicieratton  of  his  galiaat 
services  in  defending  the  lioiiie*> 
ward- bound  China  ftect  on  the 
J  5lh  of  February  last,  from  ad  al? 
f<ck  made  on  it  by  the  French 
Squadron  in  the  Indian  Seas,  aQ4 
be  had  the  pleasure  lo  assme 
the  Court,  that  this  provisioQ 
was  declared  ]by  that  gci)tleo>aa 
to  be  perfectly  satisfactory  to* 
him,  and  he  had  no  doubt  that 
it  would  DOW  meet  the  pnaniiaQi^ 
approbation  of  this  general  Court, 
Tli*;  Court  of  pircctore  had  it  in 
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eoli^iQpliltiop  io,retDU»erRte  the 
iiop9rt4iit  serviced  ai  Sir  N. 
Dance,  od  ibis  ocatsi6n,  io  a  way 
more  lucrative,  fierh^ps,  to  him 
by  giving  hiwtbeiu^t  voyage  to 
nt^  plaC(tt  a^  was  most  likely  to 
be  a^entjed  with  the  highest  ad* 
vantages  ;  but  on  tha  suggestion 
of  Captain  Dunce,  that  bis  advaM- 
cexl  years  and  declining  state  of 
health  rendered  it  uoadvisable 
for  him  to  accept  the  ofter  thus 
n^ade  to  him  by  theiJiroctors,  and 
io  fnct  iorcod  hin^  to  declii>e  (he 
servi^,  the.  Directors,  at  the 
k;ig|*e&tiuD  of  his  friciids,  had  adop- 
ted the  mode  iio^  stated,  and 
^hic))>  be  W9S  fuily  persuaded, 
the  propntjU)r^  at  laygv  would 
fi^el  no  besitat^n  in  ap)>if()ving. 

Mr.  TwiKixG  rose  to  express 
his  most  cordiai  approbailon    of 
the  disposition  mamfobted  by  tli«i 
Court  of  Dircctor>,  in   reuiiiiK'ra- 
ting  the  important  &i?rvic(s  of  (bat 
l^allant    and   merit  >rii»vis    ofiiccr. 
iiut  he  begged  to  call   the   atten- 
tion of  th^    courl  ^o  a    propo^i- 
lion    which   he  had  to  offt-r,  and 
in  which  he  hoped  for  the  honour 
of  theiV  support,     ll  had  been  his 
fortunip  to  b»  in^  forward  on  many 
former  occasiont*,  [»ropositions,  \u 
fvhich  he   was   n«.i  happy  enough 
to  hav-e    with    him     the    unani- 
mous consent   of  the   a^.^embly  ; 
in^^hich  it  was  his  lot  to   be  en 
gaged,  not  in  eontt^sts  such  as  that 
which  had  rcdoumied  so  muc  h  to 
the  honour  of  the   gjillant  oflicec 
in  que>tioni  but    ia  a    Jnere  war 
of  words,  tu  sustain   hi&  opinion  ; 
but   on  the  prchcnl  occasion  he 
bad  a  proposition  to    offer,    upon 
tvhieh  he   would  venture  to  anti- 
cipate the  unaninjous  consent  of 
the   court  :      for    although     the 
Cfvtirt  of  Dir^tors  was  govern- 
^  fa  the  quantum  of  rci^itneFa* 


rio^    i\my  h^  9m$xM\U>  thtn- 
galUmt   ol^cer,  by  a   prudf^tHin) 
sense  of  economy  towards;  tbe. 6* 
nances  of  the  Honaurable  £««( 
India  Coo^pauy,  and  tbe  property 
of  the  holders  of  Cast  India  «^ock 
ing^fiHr'Ai  yet  it  did  tK)tf(9UQWt 
tbi^t  the  proprietors  at  lacge  woaU 
rest  &atis$ed  with  barving  done  no 
n^ore  for  a  man  who  had  so  signal** 
ly  everted  hiiafielf  ift  the  preser<» 
vation  of    that    property.     Thu- 
proprietors  at  large,  ia  esMtfiating, 
the  iuug  and  arduoika  services  €>f , 
agentlen^an,  whoae  wbol^Ufa  wan 
spent,  he  was  sorry  to  fin^  sou^«> 
successiuUj  to  biiBself,  in  prow^ 
ting    tteir  interei4&9    and  who^A 
last  act  of  service  wasso^  signaUy. 
important  to  those  interests     a*.- 
w^ll  as    glorious    tQ  the   Briiisli 
name,  should    not  suSer  him  t«» 
descend  iutp  the  vale  of  years  aa4 
iiJirmities,  with   a  provision   ^^m^ 
wholly  inadequate  to   that   stata 
of  condbrt  and  respect,  which  bo 
was  sure  it  was  the  oarncbl  wish 
of  every  proprietor  that  he  should 
enjoy»  as  the  just  mc^id  of  his  long, 
services  and  dibtint;uit>hed  merits, 
on  the    late  impoiiaat    occasion. 
With   respect  to  ibe  memorable 
victory  ot  the  1 5th   of  i-'ebruary,, 
he  bei{ge<l  leave  to  observe,  thal» 
althouj^h   in  all  eases,  when   w©- 
read  of  a  British  ship  oi    war  hit- 
ving  been  rnffagod  with  an  enemy 
of  superior    force,   no  matter  of 
what  nation,    we  were  always  pre- 
pared to  anticipate  victory  on  out 
bide  as  the   ordiinwy  result  ;  yd 
in    this    case  the    circumstances 
were  tf»tally   different,     in  ship* 
constructed   purposely    for   war, 
and   armed    and  manned   in  tbe 
u*ual    manner,  tbe    triumphs  of 
British  valour  were  too  welfe&ta* 
blisbeil  fven   over  enemies   fieelff 
ol  n^iicb  superioK  ^rc€   to  ren- 

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d^r  iMr  pioweM  on  sdbh  occa- 
sions mstltr  of  noYehjf  6r  &ur« 
firtse;  but  it  temeined  fot  the 
^tftttntiy  of  Captain  Dance  Atn\ 
his  brave  compiinioDS  to  establish 
the  tiiiimph  of  Britisb  seaman 
overanenem/shottHe  kqtiadron, 
though  only  in  t^adin^^  ships,  heA^ 
vi)y  laden,  and  totally  unprepa- 
rwi  in  m^,  guns,  or  condition  Ui 
encounter  their  attack.  If  any 
man  wished  to  satisfy  himself  of  the 
importance  of  thatgallant  achieve- 
ment to  the  interests  of  th^  compa- 
ny, h^  might  easily  have  an  oppor- 
tunity of  gratifying  his  curiosity  by 
Vralking  through  the  vattwar^ou- 
ses  of  the  company,  and  beholdint; 
ihe  immense  stores  of  Valuable 
property  thiis  rescu^I  from  th« 
grasp ,of  thfi  coemy.  He  belieted 
no  man  would  for  a  moment  hesi- 
tate to  say^  that  if  the  ti^o  fl(  ets 
had  changed  tountties,  and  that 
a  squadron  of  British  frigates  had 
met  an  enemy's  commercial  fleet 
in  similar  circumstances,  the 
whole,  or  a  very  considerable pHit 
of  it,  would  not  have  inevitably 
toynd  its  way  into  British  porih^ 
The  triumph  in  the  present  chsc 
was  therefore  a  new  proof  of  the 
»upen>rity  of  British  valour^wbich 
the  country  o\v<»<l  tothe  coura«;e 
and  skill  of  Sir  S.  Dance.  How 
often,  he  would  ask,  had  the  com- 
pany, on  other  occii«ions,  voted 
^reat  rewards  to  otficers  of  his 
Majesty's  navy,  tor  doinj^  no  more 
than  what  they  conceived  to  be 
4 heir  public  tlutyfotlieir  ccmi.tryj 
in  the  protection,  without  s<)  much 
as,^ver  thinking  of  the  India  Com- 
pany, Or  feeling  the  slightest  aiit- 
lety  about  ihtjir  propf^rty  at  the 
moment  ?  Bui  who  was  the  p<T- 
son  to  whom  the  compacy  un  thi.^ 
occa^^ion  stood  indebted  ?  An  offi- 
cer brought   up  in   i^eir  service, 


who  bad  devoted  bts  wbol^  mi 
to  the  serxicc  of  die  Company,  and 
who,  he  was  siire,  would  in  trmtiaf 
crrcumStances  hfve  conducted 
himMf  with  simitar  courage  and 
skill.  He  trusted  therefore  hg 
was  not  speaking  a  IdngUage  hos^ 
trie  to  his  s^nfiments,  wbfcn  he 
said  thte  hiodesty  of  Sir  IS;  D.  (a 
md<lesty  ev^r  attfendaof  on  true  me- 
rit) should  not  operate  to  his  own 
di^dvantage,  or  check  the  liber- 
ality of  the  proprietofi,  who  owed 
so  much  to  his  services.  UewaS 
proud  to  find  hii  name  marked  by 
hit  Sovereign,  for  honourable  dis- 
tinction, becau^  be  was  sbre  mi 
Englishman  would  hereafter  heat 
the  name  of  Sir  N.  Dancd,  who 
would  not  acknowledge  bis  merit 
and  the  glory  of  the  oCCasian 
which  raised  him  to  th&  notice 
of  his  Sovereign,  and  the  dig- 
nity of  titular  disjinciion.  But  he 
feared  that  fernpty  title,  iHtbout 
the  means  of  sustaining  it  with  ap- 
propriate respecfabiiityi  was  rather 
a  burthen  tha#  an  honour.  Mr 
Twining  concluded  his  speech  by 
a  motion  for  an  amendment,  oo 
which  lie  hoped  foi"  the  unanimous 
I'oncurrence  of  the  whole  Court, 
the  purport  of  which  was,  "That 
in  con«intcrailon  of  the  eminent 
services,  and  distinguished  skill 
and  courage  displayed  by  Captain 
Dancfc,  on  the  I5th  of  February, 
it  would  be  proper  to  increase  the 
annuity  of  SOOl,  proposed  by  tb^ 
airectoi-s  to  SW\. 

'i  he  motion   was  seconded   by 
Mr.  Lance. 

'  The  chairman  expressed  most 
cheerfully  h^s  concurrence  in  the 
sentiments  expressed  hyMr.  Twin- 
yug.  An  annuity  of  3CJ0!.  had 
been,  Kc  sdid,  voted  by  lh%  Direct- 
ors unaiiHuously,  in  compliance 
wiih  the  precise  ^*^  of  of  the  gal- 
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lant  officer  himself  ext>ressrd 
through  his'  friends*  Whtn  the 
voyage  hd  before  mentioned  was 
proposed  to  Captain  Dance  it  wis 
declined  on  account  of  his  years: 
and  ill  health  ;  for  he  had  devo- 
ted forty-five  yenrs  of  his  life  to 
the  service  of  the  company*  and 
vrai  alway*'  considered  as  a  mo^^t 
-tctivc,  vahtable,  and  meritorious 
uilicer.The  interests  of  the  compwnV 
had  been  roaterially  promoted  by 
him,  bni  he  was  sorry  to  say  hn 
services  had  not  advance<J  his  own 
fortane.  Besides  it  was  intimated 
that  his  means  were  such  as  not  fo 
alloir  him  to  form  snch  invest- 
mentSfts  would  enable  him  to  make 
the  proper  advantages  of  such  a 
'voyage,  and  therefore  the  provision 
in  another  way  was  suggested.  The 
sutu  w«s  hamed  by  his  own  friend 
as  completely  adequate  to  his 
wishes,  and  it  was  voted  unani- 
mousiy.  ft  was  by  no  means  his 
wish,  however,  that  the  mode^tj' 
^  Captain  Dance  should  be  in- 
jurious to  his  interests.  Modes- 
ty was  generally  the  concomi- 
tant of  true  merit ;  and  tl>ere  were 
tnany  officers,  he  was  sure,  who 
for  services  much  less  jiinportant 
Vould  have  rated  their  exertions 
much  higher.  He  was  sorry  to  add 
another  consideration,  not  known 
until  after  the  vote  had  befu  pas- 
sed, namely  that  the  homeward 
investments  of  Captain  Dance  had 
fallen  greatly  short  indeed  of  hr» 
'cxpectatiorit,  and  placed  him  on  a 
much  less  prosperous  footin^jthan 
he  had  previouly  imagined.  He  was 
confident  the  Directors  would  have 
jio  hesitation  to  comply  with  auy 
Viiit  expressed  on  this  occasion  by 
the  Court  of  Prop rk tors. 

Mr.  JACltsoTT,  though  ^nertU 
•|y  jealous,  vigdant,  and  averse  to 
kpproprialioa  6t   the  comnany^s 
•     V0K6. 


money, 'n  the  present  embiirfassed 
state  of  their  finahces,  to  purposes 
of  this  sort,  yet  cheerfully  acted- 
ed  to  the  present  proposition;  anA 
bore  full  testimony  to  the  Itjerito* 
rious  services  of  8ir  N.  Dance. 

Mr.  RANDAt  Jacksow,  rtlsi- 
claiming  every  idcJi  of  scekinc  po- 
pularity with  the  friends  ot  thi 
■gallant  officer,  whose  claims  on 
the  occasion  he  shouicf  be  readjr 
to  resist  if  he  thought  them*  not 
fully  founded,  dieerfully  conctff* 
red  in  the  motion  ;  and  his  only 
objection  to  its  pissing  how  wiU 
that  it  would  be  subversive  of  a 
rule  iaJd  down  by  the  4th'  sect ioti 
of  the  8th  chapter  of  the  bye-lavifs 
which  positively  prohibits  the  vd« 
ting  any  money  to  any'  perScM 
'above  the  sum  of  COOl,  unless  a 
fortnight's  notice  in  writing  shall 
■  be  previously  g^von  of  any  motion 
for  such  a  grant.  He  was  con- 
vinced that  postponing  the  mo- 
tion on  this  account  could  have 
no  tendency  whatever  to  interrupt 
or  defeat  a  measure  in  the  pro- 
priety of  which,  the  wht»le  court 
seemed  to  coincide. 

In  this  suggestion  Mr,  Twi- 
ning concurred,  and  it  was  or- 
dered that  the  question  shoufd 
be  taken  into  consideration  qn 
Friday  January  4. 


ESTABUSHMtNT      \ 

AT  PRINCE  OP  W'aL1^5*S 
ISLAKD. 

The  Chairman  reported   to  tK« 
court,    that    the    Court  of    Di- 
rectors had  come  to  the  resolu- 
tion  of  establishing  iho  govern- 
'  ment  of  tUe  settlement  of  Prinze 
K>\  Wales**  Island,*  on   the  saitie 
-  foot j tig ms  the  otftcr  fovemmenta 
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ctf.lbf  Company'*  aeiUemeot*  in 
Jodif,  by  tlie  f&tablisboieht  off. 
Gotrrnor,  Council,  Afc.  which,  af- 
fter  many  years  escperience  and 
)he  ntiftt  matare  <k*libefiUiont 
wa$  found  abtoluttiy  |ioc««»ary  in 
prder  to  reinler  that  idaiW  vf  real 
nd.vantage  to  thecompan/f  po%- 
jelMOtti  in  the  tfa^era  part  of 
Jodia*  and  productive,  tp  their 
commerce  and  revenue. 

Tte  8ecretajy  r^d  the  report, 
.ata^s^  the  ievecal  official  ntua- 
liopt  re^lvMi  to  hi  appointed, 
f  od  lalams  thereto  annexofi,  . 
. . ,  The  Chairman  then  entercid  jo- 
to  a  statement  of  the  ootetives  ^kioh 
iodivced  the  court  lo  adopt  this 
jiettlemeut.  The  iUand  had  be^n 
In  their  poMssioQi  he  said,  since 
the  time  of  Sic  Ji^hu  ftlacPher* 
aon's  earnest  recommendation  of 
stt  importaDce»  eighteen  years; 
and  had,  in  fact,  been  productive 
to  the  Company  of  coni»idtrable 
expencCf  I'he  prppobcd  esta* 
bUt>bment,  however,  was  de&igned 
and  calculated  to  render  it  olhigh 
importance  both  in  a  commercial 
and  political  point  of  view.  I'he 
intention  was  to  form  it  into  a 
siaval  arsenal  for  the  ships  of  war 
on  that  station  ;  for  it  contained 
pot  oi»1y  an  extensive  bason  capa- 
ble of  holding  the  grestest  num* 
ber  of  ships  that  could  possibly 
be  collected  in  thfit  part  of  the 
globe,  but  it  abounded  in  ship 
timber,  and  was  extiymely  conve*- 
pient  to  Peg|i«  w|)ich  contaioed 
^c  most  extepsive  forests  of 
jpeak-wood  in  all  Asia.  It  affcM'r 
..4^d  besides  w,ha4  t|»e  Coi^pfMiy's 
frad^  ex  tremaly.  wanted  i/^  t^t 

S'arter^  numel^'  a  vin4war|^  ffQpi 
:  tl)e  jprotection  oif  their  Ua^e> 
and  defei^:e  of  tl^^ir  .setM^qNTOia 
|[i)ni  invasion,  to  which  fropi .  ^ 


often  exposed  lor  aoaiif  • 
together,  the  ships  itir  tkeir  jd^ 
k*nce  being  obliged  to  fftiei^ 
vast  distance  tore^  it  waaa 
situation  extrvm^iy  f  ifiaiH 
for  the  Malay  trade.  It  com- 
manded  the  whole  traded  the 
coa^  of  Coromaodel  and  Bayaf 
Bengal  apd  was  well  adafitflil«) 
form  an  emporium  fortbe  wbate 
commerce  of  indiit^Qo  tk  fasten 
SJde«  bt  prodooein  peppecaimiL 
Wttsftom  one.  to  two  lumdnfi 
tbowwed  topa  a.  yeyg  t  wU^ 
ffom  Bencoohrs*  wkfch  co«  tfas 
Company  . radb  immelife .sua* 
of  moneys  tba  prodaoe  q£  -^bm 
.article  .ne\'«r^  eMseded  4hflBB 
cargoes  in  a  year*  Witb.nK 
spect  t^  the  establisbmcDi  .ys» 
posed,  ibeugiw  £N>m  the  fUMoter 
of  official  situation*  which  had 
been  rcad.ovcr,  it  mij|^t  M^P«sr 
that  this  waa  an  official  csts- 
blishment  totally  new,  yet  ha 
could  assure  the  court  that  these 
was  scarcely  OQo  official  fitaaiiBa 
added  to  tke  number  w^bidiaAiea- 
dy  existed  in  the  iaiaiid: ;  tbatrtha 
salacies  anaexed^  ihougli.  appw^ 
rently  high^  wer^biU.  mnnteni^ 
liberal,  ooasidenat  tha  luqieniai 
those  officeffSJOtist^bearanraiiaUl 
exposed  fo,  in.  Uw  emfitgj,^wd 
ihnt  thej;  mtust  be  atiictl|kofxdpr 
ded  frosa  4dl  cpmmlBiOiv  ifimkik 
meape  only  ijhp jsetf  lay eufci^aaM 
becom<^i«i<irati9tetf>abe  ^tm§tmff 
tie  addei  that  fun  any^^cx^nola 
iocwml'ifoii^be  jaeanmodatiBB 
of  gjwvammafitj  iaiithaic^uisle^ 
the.£Iampaay!<«l>itldite  i;simb«» 
s§d  iQr.ihievgo^toieeol  afeJhemei 
but  however  !t  would  be^iba.^a^ 
jiK9(trfitbftiComfm^.ieitt»li#wdy  to 

iAjlbfrirsi  iaatancoijaaa  aii  mtm 
^mnfiffU^m^  mtipci»irapfma 

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fMut  <^t  tke  ocnstofi  fvr  pr»- 

/«unr  wis  deemed  necestftry  ou  tiife 
'  lytel  MibeMdoo  by  Ulo  Ooari  of 
AiriMCttkrs,  wiia  had  ^ven  him  in- 
•Inf  otions  to  fonn  an  nyrangemeiit 
\9tk  the  $abjeot>  upon  which  h)B 
jniid;la»  wordy  ^pUty  w^m  ao- 
iMUy  enipU>y«cl»'  when-  thiey  r^ 
jCeiyi^  ao  appUcttkin  fpom  0(»- 
jvummeot  on  the  salijecti  With 
.gniftVfMirtoftbt  papem  which  had 
yhrted  oa  this.subji^  aouch^  poHti- 
^  diacuai»o%watbleiuMt  whidi 
ietrusiad  the  f reptktora«t  Ittge 
vooM  not ftelvt  wile  taaxpoae  fo 
^^fubUceye^^  For  the  |»r«iaet 
hepreramed  it  weuM  i>ot  be  de^ 
jplrofoU  to  go  into  any  dHcimten 
MA  the  Bubitcit  a»  gaeclemen  woold 
•he^beuer  pfepiMwd  oq  a  fUture 
il^y.  He  »bouki»  eocovding  to 
the  ordinary  uiagenko%*e  that  the 
veaolelious  be  now  appreted^  snb- 
jeet  to  the  ooosid^ration  of  the 
•Mia  court  4>i  propvietors. 

MnJowvioK  wished  tohnowif 
4bis  motiett  was  joeant  to  be  an  m- 
Ho^Qction  to  Any  disomonron  the 
aidliecfBeiWyOir  was  lobe  postponed 
liU '  <|Mther  day  ?>  Be  ooncdviid 
tfaM  ftNMBtheehorttime  the  coart 
avere  in  fwsseisien  of  what  bad 
beao  JQSt  ttmd  to  thtaa  on  a  lub* 
^t^f  fa  anidi  importance,  they 
Mrar^norpiieperedto  go^  into  a 
diacuHiDO.  .  But  m  all  events*  he 
shooM^objeot  to  the  wovd  Bpffro-' 
eat  in  wspeet  So  reaohftiuns 
whidi  |iad  'not'  baen  eMmiasft)( 
nor  any  ti^ie  wbatevaf  tahenso 
censfdbriasob)eoto#apaaiich  im* 

:  Tba  €haspnuui  said  ibe  ;melidil 
for  spprovai^  war  m^v^y  prtf  fif^ 
ite^.pdndim  »  Idtiife  4tisowMoii; 
and  bDuad'  no:  -man  to  itnpltcll 
•orninTeiOi'  €31   «.  Mfiiie  4ay^ 


He  hail  f«e  #b^tiowtKMr  td  ifc«r 
4he  aentknama  of  aiyt  |enlhMiia4 
^nthesttbieet.  ^    '' 

The  Depn^  Chairman  was«f 
theaaaMophmm  with  reapeot  th 
Ihe  motieincf  apptovid  /rrejfbrb 
aio,  ani  apoke  at  length  in  i^p^ 
pionef  ^  Chaimanrs  stalemant 
wiA  respeet  ao  the  lihpbrtaBee 
and  necee^  of  the  proposed  estw^ 
biishitent. 

Mf.  KKitiHe,B  asked  if  beppcr 
were  the  oidy  yalnable  arturfe  df 
produoc^tobtf  eaip^cted  froitili^ 
estal>lfshment  ?  H  a6»  P^PP^  .^h* 
already  in  pteaty,  andat  sAlew  a 
price  that  the  CatnpMylbat'by  If. 

Mr«  J^uir 90  w  was  agiinat  llih 
fiBfrmation,  of  so  expensl?e  «ti 
wstablishment  withoeiatsiie  b^tl<^ 
and  mom  enplicit  gl^eiawda  w^efHs 
atated  in  stitpport  of  it.  Me  wak 
also  against  any  reKance  en  Ae 
^othiaes  of  goverament ,  who»  hh 
saidy  hail  so  often  bfofcen^  Mtk 
with  the  Company.  He  suppo^ 
sed  tifiy  wanted  In  tkti  present 
iastancc  to  deprive  the  Compa^ 
ny  of  their  ri|iliil  of  patronage  ; 
to  threst  their  bands  into  tbi6 
€ompan/8  podtet,  ^und  fmhieh 
them  t&  incnr  exptmeca  whicfh 
they  never  would  reiafburae.  K 
he  thought  the  measure  was  the 
pure  suggestion  of  the  Court  of 
Directors  themselves,  he  should 
be  inclined  to  give  it  his  confi^ 
dence  and  support,  from  his  opr^ 
nion  of  their  integrity ;  but  sus* 
))ecting  it  to  be  rather  an  invtruc^ 
%ion  fit>ni  his  majesty's  mini8t«^rs» 
be  wa9,  in  the  nrst  instanee^ 
agahut  its  adoption.  With  res* 
)pe(^,  however  to  the  boasted'ad* 
Vantages  of  this  sefUementj  hiik 
waa  at  a  loa^  What  to  say  dn'  Ae 
afigbl  infbrmation  already  befbi^ 
mc^MU  ffthiih^iMaliiiiiwia 
jfgbty  howavtri  iba  ialaftd  pxiHltA' 

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tti  no  Utg^  ihip  limbtTy  and 
the  tide  roM  but  niot  Icet,  whick 
rendered  it  unfit  for  docks  ;  «nd  as 
to  the  ntcessity>for  making  this 
situation  a  aaval  aneaal,  he  was 
aslonhked  to  find,  al'ter  all  rhift 
had  been  said  of  the  im|k)rtanc« 
and  competency  of  Trincoraalcy 
it  should  now  be  pas«d  over  as  ot* 
no  importance  ivhatrvet. 

The  Chairman  said,  that  urilh 
regard  to  the  article'  uf  pepper  it 
«^  ■  oonwodity  with  which  this 
market  mmt  be  supplied  by  the 
Conipanj,  or  they  wooUi  luit  jde* 
B^r^e  to  hold  iheir  charter  a  week. 
Though  low  now,  it  >itfoald  not 
always  be  s#.  It  was  an  af tide 
tvhich  the  Oeropany*s  warehootes 
couki  not  be  without,  and  no 
nan  would  he  more  datnorocu 
under  the  want  of  a  snpply  than 
the  gentleman  who  made  the  ob^ 
jectiom  With  respect  to  what  had 
Mien  fram  another  gentleman, 
1m  could  Assure  him  the  measure 
w«s  Tk9i  tbe-rtsttlt  of  ao  instruction 
from  governoitnt ;  and  that,  no 
instructHuis,  evoifrom  that  court, 
would  .indnca  bins  to  adopt  a 
neasuro  he  did  not  approve. 
With  respaci  to  the  timher  of  the 
island^  be  oouU  assure  them  it 


produced  it  in'UbftndtfAMlar^ 
enough  for  ships  of  SM  tout 
As  to  the  subject  of  the  nina  ftt$, 
ttde*  there  was  not  an  engineer oa 
the  River  Thames  who  would  net 
tell  him  that  that  couAd  ha  no 
impethment  to  the  fonnatioaof 
docks  if  they  were  neces&aiJT /' a 
circumstance  by  no  means  re* 
solved  on  in  the  present  imtanc^, 
as  some  of  the  first  naval  arsenaJi 
in  Europe  were  writhout  docks.  - 

llr.SBAiT  saidit  wrasvrtyin* 
-diflHrent  to  him  who  suggested 
the  measure,  provided  it  was  a 
good  one;  and  suppose  it  bad 
come  from  his  majeaty's  onniilert^ 
who  were  More  competent  to  judge 
Df  ita  impottance  andntoessity^ 

After  some  fiirthat  desiritoiy 
dispute,  the  metioaof  dMCbaii«- 
man  passad,  ••nd  the  dtec«sion 
•was  appointed  for  FHday  the  4th 
ofjanuafy* 

Another  metfon  vras  made,  and 
-seconded  by  Mr.  Johntotoy  fof  re- 
questing that  the  paperrdeeaisi 
necessary  by  the  Directors  for  the 
information  of  theeoort  yreptiws 
torV'to  tbediscussknllie^prkilei 
whfch  was  njaoted  en  a  she* 
of  hands ;  antf-  tH  coiM  •dJeurK 
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jf;e  ^Abridgment  of  the  Memoirs  of  the  Life  and  Military 
Exploits  of  George  Thomas,  a  General  in  the  Service  of 
the  Native  Powers,  in  the  North-west  of  India,  lately  pub^ 
lished  by  Captain  Willi A}d  Feancklin. 


'^\  In  tut  fmrth  Fvhme^   (Cba- 
ractersf  p.  bSj  nve  gave  a  sum* 
vtary  account  of  this  txtraordiuary 
"    iahttnturer  ;  and  considering  his 
miiitary  exploits^  and  the  influ- 
ence tvbicb  be  ther eh f  gained  a- 
mongst  the  petty  states  in  West- 
ern-Hindustan^ highly  curious  and 
■    e/tterfaining,  *we  have  much  satis- 
faction in  laying  before  our  r§ad- 
.    ers  this  more  enlarged  Narrative 
efhis  Life  J  from  Captain  ifilliam 
rrancAiins  vifori* 
2o  the  merits  of  that  work,  as  fwell 
.    asoftbecbaracteirofMr/VuQ- 
.     Has,  voe  shall  call  the  atteatian 
.    ef  our  Readers  in  our  **  Account 
.    of  Booh:* 
« 

Mb.  George  Thomas  was 
a  native  of  Tipperary,  in  Ireland. 
Hi9  arrival  in  India  appears, 
from  the  best  information,  to  have 
been  in  1781-2.  His  situation  in 
the  fleet  was  humble,  having  served 
as  a  quarter-master,  or,  as  is  af- 
firmed bysoino,  in  the  capacity  of 
foremast  man  on  board  a  British 
man  of  war. 

Having  landed  in  the  vicinity  of 
Madras,  the  natural  activity  and 
ardour  of  his  mind  determined  him 
to  leave  his  ship, '  and  embrace  a 
life  of  enterprize. 

His  first  service  was  among  the 
Polygars,  to  the  southward,  with 
Vol.  VI. 


whom  he  resided  some  years.*— 
But,  at  length,  setiiug  out  over- 
land, he  traversed  the  Peninsula, 
and  about  the  yeai-  1787,  arrived 
at  Delhi.  Here  he  received  a 
commission  in  the  service  of  thq 
Begum  Suraroo ;  who,  soon  disco- 
vering his  talents,  raised  him  to  a 
command  in  her  army.  From  this 
period  his  military  career  com- 
menced. 

In  various  and  successive  ac- 
tions against  the  Seiks,  and 
others,  Mr.  Thomas,*  by  his  cou- 
rage and  perseverance,  extended 
the  dominion,  and  increased  the 
revenue  of  his  mistress,  with  whom 
he  soon  became  chief  confidant 
and  counsellor ;  but,  unfortunate- 
ly for  both  parties,  after  a  resi- 
dence of  six  or  seven  years,  he 
had  the  mortification  to  find  him- 
self supplanted  by  intrigue,  and 
his  authority  devolved  on  his  suc- 
cessful rival. 

Indignant  at  the  conduct  of  the 
Begum,  Mr.  Thomas  resolved  to 
embark  his  fortune  on  a  different 
service.  In  pursuance  of  this  plan 
he  repaired,  about  the  year  179^9 
to  the  frontier  station  of  the  Bri- 
tish army,  at  the  post  of  Anop- 
sheer. 

Having  waited  some  time  in  ex- 
pectation of  overtures  from  some 
of  tlie  native  princes,  he  at  length 
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Accepted  very  flattering  proposals 
irom  Appakandarao,  a  Mahratta 
diief. 

Appakandarao,  had  formerly 
been  ftuccessfVil  in  the  seFvice  oi 
Mahajec  Scindeah,  but  haring 
invaded  Bnndilcund  in  the  year 
}79^  and  being  4Tpul8ed  in  his 
operations,  he  was  disaiissed  Irom 
the  service  of  that  pnnce. 

Appakandarao,  natxxrally  haugh- 
and  impatient,  could  ill  brook 

bis  humiliation^  and  from  that 
jnoment  resolved  to  shake  off  M 
depcndence.«»ft  was  at  this  pe- 
riody  that  the  fsune  of  Thomas's 
l^rtner  exploits  held  him  «p  as  » 
fit  object  to  assist  in  the  accbm* 
plishment  of  this  bold  and  ha- 
zardous design.  Overtures  were 
eonseqnently  made  to  Mr.  Tho- 
mas, who  joftted  Appakandarao 
iwth  a  body  of  250  cavaliy,  aU 
diosen  men,  and  of  approved  va» 
loin*. 

This  accession  of  force  was  par- 
ticularly acfceptabfe  to  (he  Mah- 
ratta chtef--mT^ny  of  his  districts 
Wving  rebelled  against  his  power, 
and  withheld  their  accustomed  tri- 
biile; 

•  Mr.  Thomas  was  now  directed 
to  raise  a  battalion  of  1000  infen- 
try,  and  100  cnvalry,  for  the  main-* 
tenance  of  which  ^  Appakandarao 
assigned  to  him  the  purgannafas  of 
Ti^ani,  Topookara,  and  Feroo- 
2eopoor,  situated  in  the  Mewattee 
Strict,  to  the  somh  west  of  Del- 
hi. These  districts,  had  for  some 
yettts  before,  been  in  a  state  of  re- 
belU«n,  nor  was  Appakandarao 
saflfkiently  powerfol  to  reduce 
^Km  to  subjection.  When  a  large 
ibreo  was  sent  against  the<n,  it  was 
«ustonMiry  with  th(^  iahabitoBts  to 
take  shelter  in  the  mountains,  but 
w1i«i  opposed  by  inferior  nwn- 
bcrsy  they  united  their  lE>rGesy  and 


usually  became  victorious.  Hiest 
excesses  rendered  the  MAhritta 
chief  anxious  to  transfer,  the  <fis- 
tricts  to  some  person  who  would 
eflectually  exert  himself  to  restore 
order  among  them. 

Mr.  Thomas  now  prepared  to 
march,  and  take  puesesston  <^  bis 
new  territory,  but  was  pi  evented 
by  the  death  of  Scindeah;  on 
which  occasion,  Appakmndas^), 
attended  by  Mr.  Thomas,  repaired, 
instantly  to  Delhi,  to  guard 
against  any  commotion  tluit  nii^ 
arise  in  that  capital. 

On  their  arfival  at  cowt,  fbej, 
•mong  other  chiefe,  were  invested 
with  khelavts.  Similar  presents 
were  If kewise  prepared  for  Dowlat 
R«o  Scindeah^  h^r  to  Us  deceased 
'  uncle. 

Mr.  ThoMnA  naviug  raMined 
some  time  at  Delhi,  rccrufted  his^ 
force  to  700  men.— Wkh  this  le- 
iAfbrcement  he  pf»posed,.a  seeMd 
time,  to  march  I  btttw«s  inpeded 
by  a  new  obstacle. 

Unable  to  pay  his  fmops,  Ht&f 
became  mtrtinous,  and  plundered 
the  atgaccnt  country.  Tfiis  c«n* 
duel  occasioned  nmck  BCiete  al« 
tercatioa  between  Appakandar^ 
and  himself,,  which  at  feB^h  etd- 
ed  in  a  compromise,  that  ghvefo^ 
the  latter  the  sum  o(  14,000  ili>' 
pee^,  and  an  asmgAftient  lot  4M* 
remainder  of  Ins  cteimf.'  llnr  ts* 
sigmnent,  bowevet,  wisiiefef  M* 
fitted. 

In  Us  mlireh  to#u»ds  hii  dl^ 
tricts,.  Mr,  Thomas  retaHoied  ttpbd* 
the  Begiun  Sumroo,'  laying  undtf 
contribution  Uiai  p^i»r  her  eoun- 
try  which 'Cfuiie  wStlitid  his-fodt^ 

Arriving  at  GhoofUik,  thXfft 
and  poputeu»iillfl^,*  he  imposed 
heavy  comributidHs,  Md  supj^litd 
his  9^my  Wkh'fin  ottipk  stofiedC 
bulhKrks  and  fot«g^  ' 

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I^irstiiDg ills  march ,  after  a  long 
liBd  tedious  day's  journey,  he  en- 
camped near  the  town  of  Tejara^ 
in  tlic  centre  of  the  Mewattee  dis- 
trict. The  night  was  very  dark 
and  rainy,  which,  together  with 
the  extreme  fatigue  of  the  troops, 
favoured, the  enemy  in  carrying  off 
a  horse  from  the  very  centre  of 
his  camp. 

On  the  following  morning,  a 
party  was  detached  to  discover  the 
village  to  which  the  horse  had 
been  conveyed ;  but  the  party  had 
not  proocieded  far,  before  it  was  at- 
tacked, and  compelled  to  retreat. 
Orders  were  then  given  for  the  ca- 
valry to  advance  in  support  of  the 
detachment.  Mr.  Thomas  hav- 
ing taken  the  command  of  the 
infantry,  in  person,  with  his  whole 
collected  forces,  attacked  »hc  vil- 
lage to  which  the  horse  had  been 
taken.  The  enemy  had  assembled 
in  formidable  numbers;  but  the 
centre  division  of  Mr.  Thomas's 
troops  having,  in  a  short  time, 
fired  the  village,  he  made  no  doubt, 
of  a  complete  victory.  At  this 
Inoment,  however,  the  divisions  on 
the  right  and  left  gave  way,  flying 
with  the  utmost  precipitancy,  and 
leaving  the  wounded  in  the  field  of 
battle,  where  they  were  cut  to 
pieces  by  the  enemy. 

The  centre  division  soon  follow- 
ing the  example  of  their  comrades, 
Mr.  Thomas  was  left  with  about 
a  dozen  infantry,  and  a  few  deter- 
mined cavalry  to  support  the  con- 
test. 

In  this  perplexity,  Mr.  Thooias, 
as  a  iiemier  ntart^  encouraged  his 
&ith^]  adherents  to  exert  thein- 
flelves  in  extiicating  a  nine-pound- 
t?r«  which,  previous  \(%  the  battle, 
had  sunk  in  the  bed  of  a  nullah. 
The  party  had  just  succeeded^ 
'^bcn  tb^  enemy,  dushcd  wiih  a 


certainty  of  victory, 'recommenced 
their  attack,  and  endeavoured  to 
seize  the  gun. 

The  commandant  of  Thomas's 
cavalry,  a  man'  of  distinguished 
bravery,  resolving  not  to  forsake 
his  chief,  desperately  threw  him- 
self, with  a  few  resolute  ft>llow<W8, 
betweivi  the  gun  and  the  enemy. 
This  gallant  action  was  fiEital  to 
them,  but  afforded  Mr.  Thomas 
time  to  remount  his  nine-poundec, 
and  open  a  well-directed  shower 
of  grape  upon  the  enemy .-^Thts 
saved  |he  gallant  few  of  the  SHiv 
viving  part}',  for  after  discharging 
a  few  rounds,  the  Mcwattecs  re* 
tired  to  the  surrounding  ravines. 

Mr.  Thomas  now  collected  his 
fugitives,  who,  with  the  brave  par- 
takers of  his  danger,  encreased 
his  detachment  to  about  300  men. 
With  these,  he  challenged  the  ene- 
my to  a  renewal  of  the  combat, 
which  they,  however,  cautiously 
declined. 

This  action,  so  disastrous  in  the 
onset,  and  so  brilliant  in  its  tov 
roi nation,  spread  an  universal  ter- 
ror throughout  the  remaining  dis- 
tricts in  rebellion,  and  led  to  an 
immediate  overture  of  peace. 

The  punbhmcnt  of  this  village, 
the  strongest  and  most  refractory 
of  the  district,  was  highly  favour- 
able to  Mr.  Thomas's  interest,  and 
the  more  particularly  so,  as  it  had, . 
in  a  former  campaign,  resisted  the 
whole  force  of  the  Begum  Sum- 
roo ;  but  experience  having  con* 
vinced  Mr.  Thomas  that  vigorois 
measures  could  alone  be  depended 
on,  he  consumed  others  of  the 
rebellious  villages  by  fire  at  soon 
as  be  had  ^ned  poisessioa  .of  • 
them. 

Aa  example  so  severe  deterred 

'  the  remainder  from  opposing  him, 

and  Mr.  Thomas  returned  to  Teja- 

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ra,  after  tbc  fall  accomplishment 
of  his  mission. 

Mr.  Thomas  finding  himself  in 
want  of  every  necessary,  marched 
to  BehaduFgbur,  in  order  to  raise 
supplies  by  contribution. 

In  his  route  he  found  all  the 
small  villages  deserted/  and  the 
.larger  ones  filled  with  armed  per- 
sons,  while  his  own  troops  were 
reduced  by  desertion  to  300  men, 
.and  those  undisciplined. 

At  Mundaka,  (the  zemindars 
-of  which  had  been  the  original 
cause  of  the  misunderstanding  bc- 
.tween  himself  and  Appakanda- 
rao,)  Mr.  Thomas  found  the  in- 
habitants n^ady  to  give  him  battle. 
Inconsiderable  as  his  force  was, 
he  did  not  hesitate  to  attack,  and 
having  defeated  them,  was  reward- 
ed with  plunder  to  the  amount  of 
4000  rupees. 

During  these  transactions,  the 
Begum  Sumroo,  and  the  Mahratta. 
governor  of  Delhi,  becoming  jea- 
lous of  tbc  ascendancy  Mr.  Tlio- 
mas  had  acquired,  sent  a  force 
to  watch  his  motions,  upon  which 
'  he  deemed  it  most  prudent  to  re- 
move to>  a  distance,  and  his  new 
levies  being  completed,  he  marched 
back  to  Tejara. 

Here  he  received  a  letter  from 
Appakandarow,  who  was  detained 
in  the  fort  of  Kotepootly  by  the 
mutinous,  state  of  his  troops,,  com- 
plaining, that  Gopaul  Row,^  Scin- 
deah's  commander  in  chief,  had . 
made  proposals  to  his  troops  to 
pay  up  their  arrears,  on  condition 
of  their  giving  up  their  master, 
ami  expressed  his  apprehension  of 
the  consequences  to  himself  and 
family,  unless  he  received  imme- 
diate succour. 

On  receipt  of  tlis  letter,  I^Ir. 
Thomas    instai^tiy    set   ofij    and  . 
.3i|a4'Ghod  aJi  that  uiglu,  aud  the  . 
greater  part  of  ;Ue  cusuiiig  day, 


through  a  constant  and  heavy  rain* 

About  two  o'clock,  he  arrival 
at  the  fort  of  Kotepootly.  Tht 
incessant  rain  having  prevented 
any  opposition  from  the  enemy,  be 
encamped  under  the  walls  of  the 
fort. 

On  the  following  day,  Appak- 
andarao,  by  the  advice  of  Mr. 
Thomas,  evacuated  the  fort.  Mr. 
Thomas  received  him,  his  family, 
and  effects,  without  the  walls,  and 
placed  them  in  the  centre  of  a 
strong  detachment,  which  formed 
round  them,  and  with  very  Uttk 
opposition,  conducted  thew  in 
safety  to  Kanond.  For  this  essen- 
tial service,  Appakandarao  adopt- 
ed Mr.  Thomas  as  his  son,  njA 
presented  him  with  the  sum  erf 
3000  rupees,  to  purchase  an  de- 
phant  and  palankeen,  suitai>le  t* 
the  dignity  of  his  station,  ordered 
him  to  encrease  his  force  200  ii>- 
fantry,  and  as  many  cavalry,  ani 
made  over  to  him,,  in  perpetuitj^ 
Jygur,  Byree-,  Mandot^,  and  Pli- 
toda,  which  yield  an  annual  reve- 
nue of  a  lack  and  50,000  rvir 
pees. 

Mr.  Thomas  now  turned  his 
thoughts  to  the  Mewattec  <£»- 
tricts,  and  soon  discovered,  that  a 
principal  zemindar,  by  naiine,Ou&- 
ga  Bibhen,  of  a  powefltd  tribe, 
called  Ahcer,  had  proposed  ddi- 
vering  up  the  district  to  Scsndeah. 
On  the  disc losuiT  of  this  treachcrp^ 
Mr.  Thomas  immediately  marched 
against  the  rebel,  who  in  the  mcsL 
time  had  fortified  himself  in  the 
mountains  ;  butMr.Thomas^hy  a 
forcedl  march  arrived  suddoify  at 
the  place  of  concealment,  sni  by 
a  successful  stratagem,  made  fhm- 
ga  Bishen  prisoner,  whom  he  saA 
to  Appa. 

The  fort,  still  maintained  by  %is 

nephew, was  gairisoncd  with  U)00 

mexi^  and' abounded  in  all  nec^ts- 

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sacies^  water  excepted;  That  arti- 
cle lay  at  a  distance  of  two  miles, 
and  Mr.  Thomas,  in  the  hope  of 
compelling  them  to  surrender,  com- 
menced a  blockade,  and  threw  up 
f.  chain  of  redoubts  round  the  fort. 

In  this  employment  he  had  a  nar- 
row escape  for  his  life.  He  had 
retired  to  snatch  an  hour's  rest, 
from  the  toils  of  the  day,  when  he 
ijras  suddenly  awakened  in  the  night 
hy  shoutings  from  the  enemy.  Re- 
pairing to  an  eminence,  he  had  the 
mortiicatioa  to  perceive  that  his 
people  had  given  way,  and  that  the 
enemy  were  in  possession  of  a  newly 
completed  redoubt,  together  with 
^hearms  and  ammunition  contained 
therein;  His  distress  was  increased 
wheo  he  saw  a  party  adyaocing  to 
the  place  where  he  stood  unarmed 
and  defenceless :  fortunately,  how- 
jever,  a  feithfoi  servant  hadlbllowecl 
him  with  a  sword,  which,  talking 
from  the  man^  he  prepared  for  ki$ 
defence. 

from  various  quarters  spears 
were  thrown,  and  matchlocks  fired 
at  him,  but  without  effect.  At 
leogth,  stooping  tp  recover  a  stand 
of  colours,  which  his  gwn  people 
bad  left  behind,  the  enemy  rushed 
in  upon  him,  and  wouadcd  him  in 
several  places. 

Relinquishing  the  colours,  he  at- 
tacked the  enemy,  and  soon  com- 
pelled them  to  retreat. — He  then 
ascended  an  praincnce,  but  percciv- 
ijQg  no  tracers  of  his  fugitive  troops, 
and  being  faint  frqm  his  wounds,  he 
retired  within  hi#  trenches  to  get 
them  dressed. 

The  siege  advanced,  and  two 
mines  having  been  sprung  with  con- 
siderable eH'ect,  the  garrison  ca^ 
pitulated. 

During  this  siege,  Mr.  Thomas 
s^d  his  followers  had  suflfei  ,»^  great 
Jb^dships.  They  were  reduced  to 
p  scarcity  Qf  provisions;  liis  own 


hut  was  converted  into  an  hospital 
for  the  sick  and  wounded  ;  and  the 
season  being  very  severe,  he  hu- 
manely sold  his  own  horses,  to  pro- 
cure blankets  tor  his  men. 

Mr.  Thomas  then  marched  to 
Jyjur,  but  the  Zemindars  who  had 
revolted,  paid  their  rents,  and  the 
troops  received  their  aroears. 

Shortly  after  this,  Appa  was 
obliged  to  make  over,  by  mortgage, 
the  best  part  of  his  country  to  Ba« 
poo  Famaveze,  who  had  succeeded 
to  the  command  of  Gopaul  Row« 
in  liquidation  of  a  pretended  tri- 
bute due  by  him  to  Scindeah. 
Among  the  pergunnahs,  &c.  ceded, 
were  three  in  the  Mewattee  country, 
which  belonged  to  Mr.  Thomas. 
The  loss  to  him  was  severe ;  b*it  he 
ii^gnanimously  reconciled  his  mis- 
fortune, by  observing—*"  Tlfat  hi 
bad  no  cause  fir  complaint,  nvbtn  his 
chief  was  ruined," 

This  humiliation  to  Appa  occa- 
sioned the  Zemindars  oi^cye  more  to 
break  out  in  opei^  rebellion.  But 
Mr.  Thomas  marched  against  them 
with  about  800  men ;  and,  with  his 
usual  promptitude  and  vigour,  sooi^ 
reduced  them  to  obedience. 

Of  the  capture  of  Byrce,  the 
following  interesting  detail  is  given 
in  Mr.  Thomas's  own  words ; 

"  In  this  fort,  exclusive  of  the 
garrison,  were  300  Rajepoot^  an4 
Jauts.  These  had  been  hired  for 
the  express  purpose  of  defending 
the  place,  and  it  was  here  I  was  i^ 
the  most  imminent  danger  of  losing 
the  whole  of  my  party.  We  ha4 
stormed  the  fo|t,  and  were  beaten 
back  with  loss,  one  of  my  sirdars 
was  wounded,  and  from  the  confu- 
sion that  occurred,  left  behind  in 
the  hai)ds  of  the  enemy ;  the  dan* 
ger  was  every  moment  encreasihg ; 
the  town  was  on  fire  in  several 
parts,  and  our  retreat  nearly  cutoff 
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**  In  ihissjtuatimiwe  hai  the  ad- 
it^oMl  mortificaCton  to  perceive 
the  nerciless  eo^ny  seiee  on  the 
VKMifided  officer,  and  with  lavage 
barbarity  precipitata  him  into  the 
lie*  Equally  aniraated,  and  en- 
gaged, by  this  spectacle,  my  troops 
MOW  rushed  Ibpward  to  the  attack, 
with  an  ardour  that  was  irrosisdblo. 
I}a?ing  gained  ontiie  possession  of 
t^  fort,  the  soidicTt,  with  elamo-^ 
rous  expretsioiis  ol  revenge,  insist* 
ffd  on  the  death  of  every  one  o§  the 
garrisoa  that  rcmaiMd,  and  I  was 
not  inclined  to  refuse ;  bat  it  cost 
us  dear.  The  eneiny^  to  a  man, 
xiade  a  hmw  resistance ;  the  con* 
test  was  continued  so  long  as  to  af- 
ford time  to  those  that  had  retreat- 
ed, lo  return :  by  this  meam  we 
were  again  engaged,  and  at  one 
time- almost  overpowered ;  but  re- 
Mving  a.  reinforcement  of  our 
party,  the  enemy,  by  slow  degrees, 
began  again  to  retreat,  which  they 
eflected.  I  pursued  with  the  caval- 
vy  ;  the  enemy  once  more  made  a 
0tefld,  in  the  jungle*  atoning  the 
fbwB,  when,  alter  a  second  despe* 
mte  conifict,  they  gave  way  on  ail 
sides,  and  most  of  tbem  were  cut 
lo  pieces.*' 

•  Scarcely,  howe^,  had  Mr. 
Thomas  completed  the  Object  of 
his  march,  when  Appa,  civilly,  sent 
him  his  dismissal ;  which  he  said  he 
had  done  at  the  request  of  the 
Hahratta  government,  who' were  dis^ 
satisfied  with  MrThomas'^conduct* 
-  The  feet,  however,  proved  other- 
wise ;  for  on  the  following  day  ho 
was  offcrtd  the  command  of  2000 
men,  i»  the  jservico  of  Scinde«k 
This  he  declined,  and  persisted  in 
continiiiog  with  Appa,  which  he 
considered  essential  to  the  restora* 
tionof  hiffafl'airs; 
*  Larkwa,  «  principal  officer  in 
tho  service  of  Scindeab,  •  buving 
A^  applied  to  KXr.  Thomas  t^  aid 


him  in  reducing  a  fort  whicii  l«4 
refused  to  pay  its  tribttte,  he,  wiik 
the  consent  of  Appa,  joined  hii 
forces,  and  thc^  commenced  their 
march. 

Od  their  arrival  before  tbeplace, 
Mr.  Thomas's  post  was  aasigiied 
him;  but  his  soldiers  beiag  six 
months  in  arrears,  shewed  e^ridaBt 
dissatisfisMTtioii.  lie  had  recooiseto 
bis  private  means  to  pay  ^bem  o^ 
and  they  returned  to  their  ^ity. 

Several  ineffectaal  sbrmishfls  hav- 
ing taken  place,  it  was  fhwighte»* 
peiihent  by  Mr.  Gardin^,  (cooi^ 
maftdant  of  a  brigade  of  ^acfeah^ 
troofM)  to  advance  the  socond  pa-  ^ 
mllel ;  but  this  couLi  not  he«Adh 
ed,  without  firsi  taking  a  seAotifat 
in  £Eoat ;  and  no  perM>a  appeamg 
inclined  to  usderlake  the  soFvict, 
the  affair  dropped. 

On  the  following  day  |ir»  IVh 
mas^  of  his  own  acoocd,  stocmod 
the  redoubt,  which  he  captumd, 
and  bravely  maintained  against  the 
united  forces  <^  die  euen^,  tiU  he 
was  rcinforcied.  He  tbea  fortiied 
the  post;  • 

'  The  parallel  was  now  advaneod, 
the  garrison  e^iittil6ted,  Mid  two 
lacks  of  rupees  beixig  seuled  as  the 
ransom  of  the  fort,  Mr.  Thonai 
was  reimbursed  his  cxpences«  .  He 
then  retired  to  his  own  ,distD€t» 
which  he  rrstoped  Co  orders 
'  Mr.  Thomas  had  now  formed  Ms 
men  into  a  regiment^  coosastiqg  of 
two  botliidions.  One  ofithefliathe 
detached  to  colloct  his  wvefmcli 
and  with  the  other  <  refitaiQedMhhar 
self  at  Jyjiir.         '  .       ,  1  -  . 

Meanwhile,  the  :Begum  SusHoo 
was  trying. everymeaoBt m  hisr  penref 
to  effect  the  ruin  of  Mr.  TJmi^ 
and  having  procored  a  body  o( 
Mahnitifas'to  jmct  herrarmy,  ibe 
laarck  •  from  her  capital  at  Sisd* 
hanoah^  and-  cncutnped  abottt  27 
coss  soudi-e&st  of  iji^ur.  .     >   - 

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^fras  dcfumsd  to  act  afoiast  Mr. 
TfaomnB.  Tbo  force  amounted  to 
#Diir  battalions  of  infantry,  SO 
pieces  of  artillery,  and  about  400 
cavalry,  cDnnaaoded  by  offioers- 
of  twd  ami  ackocnvlcdgcd  abilities, 
mad  Mr«  TfaoiDas  having  recalkd 
hit  absent  battalion,  had  an  ar* 
My  to  oppose^  of  2000  men,  lO 
|»eo88  oC  artillery,  iOO  irrvguhm, 
mud  200  cavalry. 

DfMeotiom,  bo^prcver,  having 
msea  «Mong  die  Begum's  officers, 
ahe  was  compelled  to  relinquish  her 
design.  This  princess  afterwards 
fdtfnped  imprisonfaent,  and  Zufibr 
Yat>  Khan,  the  son  of  the  lata 
&UBioo,  by  a  former  wife,  was, 
aitor  a  short  straggle,  fbrmally 
Mated  on  the  nuisau^ 

Mr.  Tliomas,  now,  fineed  from 
Ihe  apprehension  of  hostilities,  de- 
voted himself  to  the  ariaageaiest 
of  his  districts. 

Daring  these  events,  Appakan* 
^Uurao  hanng  suoccssfuUysowndia* 
seation  between  the  Mabratta  go 
perals,  Luckwa  and  Bappoo  Far^ 
Havoce,  ciiase  the  iiK>paeot  to  send 
orders  to  Mr.  I'hoa^as  to  dismiss 
Bappoo's  collectoiv  and  ta  reii|* 
state  his  own. 

Mr.  ThooHis  obrjned ;  but  Ikrp* 
poo's  army  araipuanag  to  dOOP 
^en,  it  cost  the  lives  of  many  to 
llispossess  them. 

)kn  interview  no^  took  place  be* 
twefm  Appa  aiiid'Mr.Tl»omas,when 
iho  former,  haviag  luacked  him  with 
tfaiBnyks  for  bis^merttorious  services, 
presei^ted  him,  as  a  mark  of  his  apr 
probation,  with  an  clcphStnt,  a  pa* 
lanfceen,  shau<^,  and  pther  articles 
of  value. 

This  reception,  at  once  so  cor<- 
dial  4nid  gratify iag  to  Mr.  *)  horai^ 
^vas  not  lusting  in  its  iniffrcssion.  A 
ibw  day&  after,  A{>pa  demanded  ibc 
person  of  a  Braiuin,  in  the  eervke 


of  Bappoo  Fantaveee,  fioom  nrhom 
he  intended  to  exact  a  fine.  But  Mr4. 
Thomas  having  pledged  hknadf  for 
the  security  of  the  Bramin's  iiie  and 
property,  reaolatety  resisted  seveiai 
attempts  which  Appa  made  lo  pia^ 
vailonhioitogivehknup.  Initated 
at  his  inAexil»iity,  Appa  had  a  plao 
to  arrest  him ;  but  Thomas  defeated 
the  pcoject  with  that  presence  d 
mind  which  on  trying  occasions  ne^ 
ver  forsook  hitn.  Appa  a£RH:tin§ 
sickness,  invited  him  to  a  friondl^ 
coaference.  Thomas  attended  with 
his  accustomed  readiness :  hut  with^ 
0ut  attending  to  theceremosnes  usual 
an  such  occasions,  proceeded  alaaa 
to  AppaVapartBient,where  hefoaod 
him  in  perfect  healthy  Appainuae^ 
diately  left  the  room,  saying  h» 
would  soon  return .  Several  armed 
men  then  entered,  and  in  a  few  mi> 
mitesafterwards,  Thomas  reoeived  a 
written  order  fiY>m  Appa^  to  dehver 
up  the  Bramin  and  his  property; 
In  a  firm  tane,  Thomas  tbki  tha 
person  who  brought  the  ordcr,**^ 
*^  That  he  would  never  comply  with 
it:^  and  pasmg  the  armed  sactt^ 
proceeded  to  the  adjoining  apart^ 
fncut,  to  which  ha  suspected  Appa 
had  retired.  Hh  went  i^  to  inm^ 
with  has  sword  ill  bis  hand,  but  uih 
drawn^  and  paying  the  customary 
compliment,  withdrew  in  triumpiL 

Qn  his  return  to  camp,  l^r.  Tho*- 
fnas  disipatched  his  dewan  to  Appa, 
u'ith  a  message,'  purporting^  7^ 
thtjuit  imdigmtion  be  fek  at  bit  last 
trtacbirws  eomkctf  mjmij  mU  permit 
bit  €§ntinmtig  /»  serve  bim» 

In  this  declaration  Mr.  Thomas 
was  second^  by- his  troops,  wha 
tinanimousfy  declared  their  abhoti> 
fence  of  the  treachery,  and  thoi|* 
dcterminatiofi  to  support  Jiim. 

Ap^)a,  alarmed' at  this  tiim  of 
affairs,  sought  a  reeoacUiatiou^  nn4 
as  a  proof  of  his  coaatriticin^  came 
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llioiiias's  camp,  where  an  amicable 
arrangement  took  place. 

After  this  Mr.  Thomas  repaired 
to  collect  his  rents  in  the  Mewattee 
4istnct,  which  he  found  filled  with 
party  fetkb ;  but  his  active  and  spi- 
rited conduct^  pnni&hing  some  and 
conciliating  others,  once  more  re* 
stored  order.  In  the  concse  of  these 
transactions,  he  stormed  a  fort, 
where  he  found  several  pieces  of 
artillery,  and  an  abundant  supply 
of  ballocksy  and  other  draft  cat- 
tle. Hence  a  new  dispute  arose, 
Appa  londly  chumi^  the  camion, 
and  Thomas  obstinately  defending 
the  nghls  of  the  captors;  till,  at 
length  Appa  secretly  employed  a 
body  of  Ghosseins,  who  were  pn>- 
ceeding  on  their  annual  pilgrimage 
to  Hurdwar,  to  attack  Thomas's 
camp,  with  the  pi*omised  reward  of 
ten  thousand  rupees ;  but  Thomas, 
inflamed  with  indignation  at  this 
new  and  unparallelled  treachery, 
marched  against  the  enemy,  whom 
lie  defeated,  with  great  loss  to  them, 
and  trifling  to  himself. 

Appa,  Ending  himself  baffled, 
meditated  a  reconciliation  with  Mr. 
Thomas,  whom  he  engaged  to  con- 
vince of  hts  innocence  in  the  late 
aflair,  which,  be  said,  had  been 
directed  by  his  agents,  during  a 
dangerous  illness  he  had  sustained; 
and  intrcated  Mr.  Thomas,  as  he 
continued  very  feeble,  to  come  to 
him,  that  ho  might  avail  himself  of 
his  counsel  sxid  tidelity,  in  the  ar- 
rangement of  his  private  afiairs. 

While  Mr.  Thomas  hesitated  be- 
tween the  policy  of  refusing  the  re- 
quest of  so  powerful  a  chiefs  and  a 
regard  for  his  personal  safety,  a 
iavgo  body  of  Sciks  made  an  ir- 
ruption into  the  Dooab,  in  the  vi- 
ximty  of  Seharunpore,  and  cut  to 
pieces  some  battalions  of  Mahrat- 
us  stationed  for  its  defence. 

The  ravages  which  they  commit- 


ted, called  upon  Thomas  |o  mAe 
common  eaiiieagfiiasttliem,aBdha 
accordinglymarchedlo  attack  thes; 
but  too  «^1  accustomed  to  his  mode 
of  fighting,  they  retreated acroestha 
J  umna,  and  returned  to  the  Pui^^ah. 

Lttckwa,  hearing  of  the  disgrace 
hk  troops  had  su^aiaed  at  Sefaa- 
runpore,  and  the  subsequent  flight 
of  ^e  Seiks  at  the  approach  of 
Mr.  Thomas,  requested  Appa  to 
permit  thisentcrpnatng  man  to  raise 
a  body  of  2000  men,  for  the  pro- 
tection of  that  province,  and  otiber 
parts  of  the  Mahratta  poss^simis. 
To  this  request  Appa^  with  difiicul- 
ty,  oom{^ed,  and  in  consequence 
the  pcfgunnahsx>f  Panniput,  Sooe- 
put,  and  Kumaul  wcie  aasigBed  to 
Mr.  Thomas,  for  the  payment  of 
2000  in&ntry,.£00  cavalry,  and 
l6  pieces  of  artillery.  This  dis- 
trict yielded  a  revenue  of  10  lacks 
of  rupees. 

About  thia  time,  the  Begum  Sbbi- 
roo  imploced  Alf.HiomaSy.ia  the 
most  abject  and  desponding  terms, 
to  save  her  from  the  appreheasiea 
of  beii%  poisoned,  and  offered  any 
sum  of  mo^y  to  be  restored  to  hm 
former  authority. 

Mr.  Thomas,  thereupon,  pre- 
vailed upon  Bappoo  Scindeah  (the 
Governor  at  S^aruapore),  by  aa 
ofier  of  1  $0,000  rapeea,  tojaakea 
roovoment  towards  Sirdhannah, 
which  ended  in  the  reatom^Mi of 
the  Begum. 

Mr.  lliomas  was  next  ordered  to 
Samli,  to  ptinish  the  commindaat 
for  having  encouraged  the  Seiks 
in  their  late  hostilities.  By  aforrd 
march  ofSO  cossin  one  day^  he  ar- 
rived before  llie  town,  which  he  at- 
tacked :  a  most  gallant  de^nce  was 
made,  but  Mr.  Thomas  afterwards 
carried  the  place  by  storm,  in  which 
assault  •  the  commandant^  his  son» 
and  most  of  his  adherents^  were  cut 
lo  pieces; 

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Two  days  pevjoiis  to  its  redac- 
tion, Mr.  Thomas  received  a  letter 
from  Appa,  informing  him,  that 
9mftg  DO  hope  oF  recovery  from  his 
Uiaess,  he  had  determined  to  put  a 
period  to  his  misery,  by  a  volontary 
4eath,  and  therefore  earnestly  de- 
sired to  see  him  before  the  scene 
-yves  closed  forever. 

Mr.  Thomas  hastened  to  obey 
tkis^smnmons;  but  had  not  advanced 
far  before  he  received  intelligence 
of  thflt^  chiefs  having  drowned 
litmself  in  the  Jumna. 

Upon  the  death  of  Appa«  his 
pephew  and  successor,  Vavon  Rovr, 
(a  vain  inconsiderate  young  man) 
was  previM^  upon  to  demand  res- 
titution of  those  districts  which  had 
))een  granted  to  Mr.  Thomas  by 
Appa,  as  an  honourable  reward  for 
his  faithful  services* 

To  this  requisition  Mr.  Thomas 
peremptorily  refused  compliance, 
a^  it  became  necessary  to  defend 
liiB  rights  with  the  sword, 

An  engagement  consequently 
took  place  at  Uossellco,  a  large 
vLUage  forming  part  of  Mr.  Tho- 
'mas's  possessions,  in  which  Vavon 
How's  party  were  routed,  and  fled 
for  safety  into  thefort  of  Kus»solee. 
Mr.  Thomas  immediately  followed, 
and  commenced  a  siege,  during 
■which,  from  his  batteries,  he  pour- 
ed red-hot  balls  into  the  fort,  and 
quickly  compelled  them  to  surreii- 
der  at  discretion. 

Having  routed  the  enemy  com- 
pletely, he  now  marched  hb  troops 
towards  the  northern  pergunnahs, 
>rhich  h«d  lately  been  invaded  by 
.  tfce  Soiks.     He  attacked  them  in 

^s^-<(Bur  successive  actions,  with  the 
^^l»9,  to  .himself,  of  500  men,  and 
tjdithi  that  number  to  the  enemy. 
A  treaty  of  peace,  however,  was 
soon  after  concluded,  and  the  Seikjs 
evacuated  the  province.  Mr.  Tho- 
mas then  returned  with  bis  f^ircc  to 


Soneputt  but^as  not  kmg  ptsnnitn 
ted  to  remain  inactive.  ,  A  misuii* 
derstanding  having  arisen  betwcea 
Bappoo  and  himself,  an  engage-' 
ment  ensued,  in  which  Bappoo^a 
troops  were  compelled  to  withdraar^ 

A  reconciliation  would  have  £olr; 
lowed  this  victory :  but  the  Seiksof 
Bappoo's  army,  being  the  invete-: 
rate  enemies  of  Thomas,  continued 
to  widen  the  existing  dificFence,  and 
hostiliti^  were  renewed* 

Th^  next  action  took  place  on 
the  banks  of  the  Jumna,  hut  Mr, 
Thomas  forced  his  passage  throng 
the  enemy,  across  the  river,  aad 
proceeded  to  the  northeast  irtmtier^ 
much  distressed  for  provisions^  la 
his  route,  he  wa&  pursued  by  Bap* 
poo's  army,  the  troops  of  me  &* 
gum  Sumroo,  and  those  of  Rago* 
jee.  Governor  of  Delhi  >  He  bw* 
ever  proved  victorious  against  their 
combined  force,  and  reached  tha 
neighbourhood  of  Panniput,  where, 
he  Avas  obliged  to  confine  himself  to 
Jyjur,  and  relinquish  the  frontier 
towns.  » 

His  troops  now  beginning *ta grow 
clamorous  for  arrears,,  he  deter^ 
mined  on  levying  contributions; 
and  for  that  purpose  marched  to 
Oreecha,  a  large  and  populous  town 
belonging  to  the  Rajah  of  Jyporo* 

Mr.  Thomas  having  demanded  a 
lack  of  rupees,  for  the  ransom  of 
the  town,  and  the  governor  having 
refused  to  comply,  he  took  posses- 
sion of  the  city  by  storm ;  but  the 
fort  being  separate,  just  as  he  was 
about  to  make  a  second  assault,  the 
killadar  agreed  to  ransom  both  for 
52,000  rupees.  Unfortunately  the 
town  had  been  set  "fire  to,  and  pro- 
perty to  the  amount  of  several  lacks 
of  rupees,  w^as  totally  consumed.^ 

About  this  time  a  rccotjciliation 

took  place    between   Mr.  Thomas 

and  Vavon  Row*     He  entered  the  , 

Jyporo  country  a  second  time,  and 

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having  amiiliilmted  a  power/bl  ban«- 
drtti  who  infested  the  country,  ho 
petamed  to  Jyjur. 

Here  in  the  year  1798  Mr.  Th<y» 
mas  first  coned  vcd  the  ccct*ntric  and 
«rdtiou&  dcfign  of  founding  apriticj- 
palit}*  for  himself.  The  country  6f 
Hurrianah  had,  from  the  troubled 
Mate  of  the  times,  been  some  yean 
without  an  acknowledged  master. 
lie  therefore  resolved  to  establish 
|iis  authority  in  that  dtstncc. 

The  scarcity  of  water  in  this  pari 
«f  India  induced  Mr.  Thomas  to 
d«ftT  his  expedition  until  the  ap- 
proach of  the  rainy  season  ;  when, 
baving  reinforced  his  army,  and 
provided  every  thing  necessary  to 
injure  success,  he'  commencecf  his 
inarch. 

His  first  attack  was  direcbrd 
•gainst  the  town  and  fort  of  Kan- 
liorcc;  bat  the  enemy  compelled 
him  to  retreat,  with  a  loss  of  300 
men. 

In  coDsequence  of  this  severe 
rheck,  he  fortified  his  camp,  and 
heavy  and  constant  rains  preventing 
him  from  erecting  batteries,  he 
established  a  chain  of  forts  round 
the  town,  to  cut  off  all  succour 
from  the  inhabitants. 

The  enemy  thus  blockaded,  and 
shortened  for  provisions,  made  fre-* 
cjuent  sallies  to  interrupt  bis  opera- 
tions. In  one  of  thesa  an  attack 
was  made  on  the  redoubt  occupied 
by  himself.  This  created  universal 
confusion,  and  the  greater  number 

*  The  natives  of  Huri  Uoah  possess  grejit  personal  ^raytirf ,  and  hxm  1 
cutdmcJ  for  roaiiy  years,  to  a  perpetual  ttaie  <>f  warfare.  T^hty  arc  very  expert  h 
the  exercise  of  amis,  which  ihey  use  in  b.utlc  with  desperate  fesolotiAti,  Sum  oqittt 
courage ;  but  they  are  Cruel,  treacherous,  and  vindictive.  The  want  of  ▼aW'iS 
snpplM  by  numerous  deep  wells,  and  lar<re  t jinks,  faced  «rith  etoiie.  Tbe  nvtr 
Catigger,  in  the  nAny  season,  over6ows  ihc  coiuiiry^  an^  like  the  A}ile,'ita«es> 
rich  grcisy  earth,  vrhich  yields  abuiiduiit  cropi,  JJ  he  foliuWJng  is  4  sketch  of  ibA 
iei  i  jtory  belonging  to  Mr.  Thomas :  '        .     ' 


of  his  people  Wbg  panic  tfnieki 
ran  away. 

In  this  crttfcal  sktiation^  ssp 
ported  only  by  five  infaBtfy>  wii> 
had  the  charge  of  the  arms,  and  a 
few  horsemen,  he  not  only  Tabaa^ 
ly.  maintained  his  po»t,  but  at  kngth 
CompdM  the  enemy  to  reti'eat. 

A  few  days  cfter,  die  wmtfasr 
proving  more  fa^rottimUe,  Mr.  Hio- 
mas  prepared  to  stom^  but  the  aght 
prcvioQt  to  bis  iiilxMi4e4  anavity 
the  enemy  evvcnated  the  plnee* 

The  rcmaJmng  (ontmhaMugMiadp 
little  resistance,  Mr.  Ttiemw,  in  a 
^ort  time,  bceame  master  df  ifae 
whole  southern  province  ;  bot  the 
northHrestern  bong  cvccnpicd  ky 
the  Battles,  the  Ri^ah  of  Pattjfa- 
lah,  and  other  Seik  dMIains,  it 
cost  him  eonsi^erable  tine  and  la- 
bour to  establish  his  authoiity  as  ht 
as  thJ  river  Cauggc*. 

After  this  arclo<Hi9  caiupai^ 
conceived  in  the  true  spirit  of  ^ 
tcrprize,  and  exemled  by  «  ' 
head,  a  solid  judgmentt  and  ii 
ctble  courage,  he  tilled  up  this  i 
sure  of  his  amhitiony  by  dstabtish? 
ins;  his  residence  at  lbe«cownaf 
Hansi,  about  90  Mlet  noarth  of 
Delhi,  and  nearly  in  ^p  center  ef 
his  ncxriy  ae4|irired  ^cNninfon^  I 
will  cite  his  own*  worde  on  this  oe^ 
casion. 

*'<  Here  lestabHsbed  i^cap: 
tn),  rebuilt  the  n^-aHs  of  the  diyv 
lone;  since  fallen  into  deci^y  airf 
ropuii^  the  foTtifioatious.    M  k 


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|iid  brim  long  doft^rted,  I  at  filrst 
A>udU  a  difliculty  in  procoritig  in-* 
liabitants ;  but  by  d^Bgrecs  and  gen- 
tle iTftttiBent,  1  !w)ect^  b«tweon 
fire  and  six  thousand  persons,  to 
wbero  %  allowed  cyery  lawful  in-* 
dulgence. 
^*  I  established  a  mint  and  coined 
myoMrn  rupees^  which  I  madecufv 
rent  in  my  army  and  country.  As* 
firoqi  the  commencement  ol  my 
career  at  Jyjur,  I  had  resolved  to 
estebltsh  an  independency,  I  em* 
Blofed  workmen  and  artificers  of  all 
kifkis;  and  I  now  judged -That  nothing 
but  force  of  armt  could  maintain 
me  in  my  aMthority,  I  therefore  en* 
creased  their  numbers,  cost  my  own 
artillery,  cotncnehced  making  mus- 
kets, nMicMocks  and  powder ;  and 
i&siborty  made  the  best  preparations 
for  carrying  on  an  oflenaive  and  de- 
fensive war;  till  at  length  having 
join^  a  capkal  and  country,  bor- 
4i«^  OR  the  3eik  territories,  I 
wished  to  put  myself  in  a  capacity, 
Vfheh'  a  Davourable  oppoitunity 
should  ofier,  of  attempting  the 
conquest  of  the  Punjaub,  and  as- 
pi  «rd  totbebottoor  of  planting  the 
fiEmsH  standard  oa  the  banks  of 
the  ATTocKi" 

'  Amoitt^  other  arrangements  made 
by  &lf.  Thomas,  he  appropriated  a 
cronsidemble  part  of  his  revenues 
te  pension  the  widow^s,  cbildrcn,  or 
nearest  relations  of  those  who  feH 
|n  his  service;  these  payments  were 
made  n^ularly  every  six  month^j, 
&nd  the  nearest  relation  of  the  de- 
ceased officer,  or  private,  received 
ihc  half  of  llie  pay  allotted  to  his 
frank. 

'  Tlic  .dominion  thns  gained  by 
force  of  arms,  was  maiCtcained  by 
the  unremitted  exertions,  and  su- 
perior military  talents,  of  this  very 
♦fxtraordinary  chieftain,  from  tlie 
year  l7i)8,  to  the  lortor  end  of  1 801 ; 
«rhcn  the  persec\iti9U  of  his  ohiul  r- 


ous'  and  inveterate  foes,  Co-opf- 
rating  with  the  treachery  of  his  own 
officers,  compelled  him  to  beek  an 
asylum  in  the  tetrttories  of  his 
natural  sovereign. 

Our  limits  will  not  permit  us  to 
detail  the  Vcissitudes  of  brilliant 
conquest,  and  severe  iU-forlune, 
which  marked  the  military  opera* 
tions  of  Mr.  Thomafl,  in  his  l>pld 
career;  ail  calculated  to  exalt  bis 
undaunted  diaracter.  We  mu9t» 
therefore,  condudo  with  recording 
the  events  most  fetal  to  him,  and 
most  disagraceful  to  his  partisans. 

The  formidable  establishment 
that  now  surrounded  him,  together 
with  the  success  of  his  arms,  og- 
^sioned  repeated  applications  from 
Selndeah,  to  induce  him  to  act  in 
concert  with  Mr.  Perron^  against 
tlK'ir  common  enemies. 

To  these  applications  he  replied, 
that  Mr.  Perron  and  himself  being 
of  different  nations,  at  that  mo- 
ment in  open  hostility  with  each 
other,  it  was  impossible  they  could 
act  with  cordiality;  and  that  ho 
could  not  expect  from  Mr.  Perron, 
as  a  French  man,  possessing  national 
enmity  against  htm,  a  fair  repro- 
sentation  of  his  conduct,  or  a  tnte 
regard  to  his  interests;  but  added 
he,  with  his  accustomed  spirit— - 
"  if  you  think  proper  to  appoint 
me  to  a  separate  command,  under 
the  control  of  a  Mahratta  general, 
in  the  Dcccan^  Hindustan,  or  the 
PuQJauh,  either  offensively,  or  de- 
fensively, I  am  ready  to  under- 
take thp  charge,  as  soOn  as  the  ne- 
cessary arrangement  for  payment  of 
my  troops  can  be  completed." 

This  o<icr  W!\s  i ejected,  but  the 
Mahratta  chief  being  then  engaged 
in  an  eventful  iind  difficult  conti^t 
with  his  antient  enemy  Jeswunt-llao 
liolkHP,  thou;»ht  proper  to  tempo- 
rize with  Ml.  Thomas,  and  lie  was 
requested  to  icnd  a  vakeel  to  JSlr. 
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Perron's  camp,  to  confer  on  the  sub- 
ject ;  who  being  received  with  the 
most  cordial  and  flattering  attention, 
it  was  followed  Qp  by  an  interview, 
at  the  Mahratta  camp,  between  the 
two  chiefe. 

Captain  6roith,  8on  of  an  officer 
in  the  company's  service,  was  ap- 
pointed to  conduct  Mr.  Thomas^ 
who  made  his  visit  accompanied  by 
900  cavalry,  and  two  of  his  most 
approved  battalions,  well  knowing 
the  character  of  his  host,  and  de** 
lermined  not  to  fall  by  treachery. 

A  second  and  third  meeting  took 
place,  when  at  length,  Mr.  Perron 
proposed  that  Mr.  Thomas  should 
give  up  the  district  of  Jyjur  entirely 
to  the  Mahrattas,  and  in  Heu  there* 
of^  receive  a  stipend  of  ^,000  ru- 
.  pees  monthly,  and  to  be  thenceforth 
considered  the  immediate  servant  of 
Dowltit  Rao  Scindeah.  To  this  Mr. 
Thomas  gave  a  positive  denial ;  the 
conference  then  broke  abruptly  off, 
and  he  went  away  in  disgust. 

Mr.Perron  immediately  marched 
to  take  possession  of  the  town  of 
Jypur,  which  being  unfortified, 
could  make  no  resistance.  Enemies 
pressed  on  him  from  all  sides,  and 
treachery  in  the  end,  completed 
what  vajour  had  been  unable  to 
achieve. 

The  force  Mr.  Thoipts  had  now 
to  contend  with,  consisted  of  10 
battalions  of  infantry,  600  horse,  a 
body  of  Rohillas,  and  60  pieces  of 
heavy  artillery;  the  Seiks  pre- 
pared to  send  a  considerable  force 
to  the  enemy,  and  his  own  people, 
shuddering  at  the  dangers  which 
encompassed  them,  joined  their  ef- 
forts to  complete  his  downfal. 

'His  own  force  consisted  of  10 
battalions  of  infantry,  50  pieces  of 
cannon,t  00  Rohillas,  and  about  500 
cavalrj*,  not  exce(!dingin  the  aggre- 
grate  5000  men,  only  4000  of  whom 
CQiild  be  brought  into  action.  * 


The  enemy,  baring  in  their  floe- 
cessive  attacks^  lost  20Q0  men,  and 
50  pieces  of  artillery;  and  Air* 
1  bomas  ooly  700  .  men,  and  20 
pieces  of  cannoo,  aocideoitly  render^ 
ed  unfit  for  service,  he  was  leflBMr 
ter  of  the  field  of  battle. 

Mr**  Perron  was,  however,  daily 
reinforced  by  troops  from  Bapoo 
Scindeah,  Goordut  Sing,  Bo^ 
ga  Sing,  Joade  Siog,  and  m^of 
Seik  chieftains  added  their  ibc€«f. 
Runjeet  Sing,  ruler  of  Bburtpoor, 
the  Uattrass  Riyah,  Ramdeen  of 
Katheler,  Rajah  filamdial,  ao^ 
Keen  Sing,  from  the  aonhem  parts 
of  the  DM]iab,  completed  this  (xx^ 
midablc  aitny. 

Thirty  thousand  nnen,  and  a  traia 
of  artillery,  now  blockaded  Mr^ 
Thomas.  Cut  off  frojos  all  supplies^ 
and  being  too  veak  to  draw  out  his 
forces  in  the  ^pen  field,  he  con- 
tented himself  with  fortifying  his 
camp,  in  the  best  possible  manner^ 
with  thorn-trees. 

Frequent  skirmishes  took  place^ 
manifiestly  to  the  advanta^  of  Mr. 
Thomas;  at  length  the  e^emy 
wearied  out  by  unsuccessful  at- 
tempts, had  recourse  to  bnlieTy, 
and  Mr.  Thotnas  was  dcKrted  erca 
by  those  who  owed  most  to  bis  be- 
nevolence and  patronise  :^^his  iih 
rage  was  set  on  fire  hy  his  own 
officers,  and  the  small  su^ly  he 
had  of  grain  was  privately  made 
away  with. 

•  Luckwa,  and  other  chiefs,  who 
had  promised  him  assi^iaiice,  not 
only  H-ithhcld  theic  aid,  but  ac- 
tually Joined  the  enomy. 

In  this  )>enlous  situation,  he  re- 
solved to  atuck  the  ei)emy,«nd  cOt 
his  pussa^  through  themtoHansi; 
he  guve  orders  accordiaglyr  hut  bis 
people,  so  far  from  obeying,  packed 
their  baggsge  and  deserted  in  op«n 
day. 

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a  supply  from  without"— constant 
desertion  from  within,  Mr,  Thomas 
i[:alled  a  council  of  war,  who  pro- 
posed an  unconditional  surrender ; 
ivhicjh  he,  however,  indignantly  op^ 
posed. 

For  three  days  no  grain  had  been 
served  to  his  troops-^the  most  dis- 
mal aspect  penraded  every  thing, 
when,  to  complete  bis  distress,  the 
whole  of  his  out-posts  dcs^ted. 
•  The  enemy  were  noxv  making 
preparation  for  a  general  assault. 
At  the  moment  of  receiving  this 
inortifying  intelligence,  Mr.Thomas 
discovered  the  last  stack  of  his  hay 
in  flames,  which  it  afterwards  ap- 
peared, was  a  preconcerted  signal 
between  the  eneii^  and  the  traitors 
in  his  own  camp. 

Shortly  after  advice  was  brought 
that  Shah  Tab  Khan,  who  com- 
manded in  George  Ghur,  his  strong- 
est post,  bad  already  mounted 
his  horse,  attended  by  his  people 
and  all  their  effects,  and  was  pre^ 
paring  to  leave  the  fort  with  an 
escort  of  the  enemy  then  under  the 
walls. 

Mr.  Thomas  could  not  prevent 
this  evil.  His  only  dependence  now 
vras  on  the  attachment  of  a  regi- 
ment, 700 strong,  which  had  fon- 
mcrly  been  commanded  by  the  gal- 
lant Mr.  Hopkins  %  who  unfortor 
uately  fell  in  a  former  attack.  These 
during  the  late  severe  service  were 
reduced  one-third  :**"  These  (says 
Mr.  Thomas,  in  the  bitterness  of  his 
anguish)  "  were  the  only  men  who 
stood  true  to  my  interests." 

'  But  of  their  valour  and  fidelity 
he  could  no  longer  avail  himself : 
they  were  entirely  without  provt- 
iioo>  and'  his  only  alternative,  now, 


was  to  carry  into  effect  his  former 
determination  of  forcing  a  passage 
to  Hansi. 

Attended  by  his  cavalry,  he  left 
the  camp  about  nine  In  the  evening; 
soon  after  he  fell  in  with  a  detach- 
ment of  the  enemy,  who  made  a 
vigofous  attack  upon  his  party,  and 
his  disheartened  escort,  deprived  of 
their  accustomed  spirit,  gave  way 
on  all  sides ;  leaving  him,  with  a 
few  followers,  to  fly  for  his  life. 
The  enemy  continuing  to  pursue 
him,  he  was  obliged  to  make  a  cir* 
cuitous  route;  and  though  Hansi 
was  not  more  than  80  miles  distant 
from  George  Ghur,  and  he  had  to 
travel  120  miles,  which  journey  ha 
performed  on  a  favourite  Peraail 
horse,  within  524  hours. 

Having  arrived  at  Hansi,  Mr, 
Thomas's  first  care  was  its  defence, 
which  he  entrusted  to  his  faithfol 
Rajepoots.  Two  pieces  o(  artillery 
were  all  that  remained  in  the  fort 
fit  for  service ;  but  the  enemy  hav- 
ing been  dilatory  in  their  approach, 
Mr.  Thomas  had  time  to  cast  and 
moun(  eight  additional  cannon* 

At  length  the  enemy,  having 
possessed  themselves  of  the  walls 
of  lianzi,  began  the  siege. 

The  Rajepoots,  reduced  in  nuiOH 
ber  to  300,  were  stationed  withiu 
the  fort ;  and  the  remainder  of  his 
force  consisting  of  about  9OO  men, 
were  distributed  for  the  defence  oi 
the  city  and  the  outposts;  Mr.Tho- 
mas took  his  station  in  the  fort. 

The  troops  ordered  to  the  out- 
posts had  scarcely  taken  possession 
of  them,  when  they  delivered  them 
up  to  the  enemy,  and  the  fort  and 
city  was  left  to  the  defence  of  a 
handful  of  men.  . 

Aa assault  vkas  then  made.    .On 


Mr,  Tliomas,  on  thi«  occasion,  sent  Mr.  Hopkins's  oi-phan  sister  a  present  oi  apoo 
rupees  with  a  promise,  if  t5it  was  unequal  to  hec  warns,  to  supply  the  remainder 
'  irom.  the  wreck  o£  his  foriuBc, 


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the  rntfaricc  of  the  enemy  into  ^o 
tuwQ  a  de^TRte  conflict  en&ued. 
Three  times  the  enemy  were  re- 
pulsed with  loss;  but  numlk^rs  pre-^ 
vailing,  Mr.  Hiomas,  at  length  eva-* 
cuated  the  town,  and  took  shelter 
in  the  fort. 

Of  his  whole  force,  700  only 
remained.  The  enemy  erected  bat- 
teries and  besieged  the  fort.  In  this 
sitoation  his  Maliommedan  troops, 
in  want  of  money  and-  provisions, 
node  offers  to  Mr.  Perron  to  join 
kts  party,  on  condition  of  payment 
of  arrears,  and  a  xcward  lo^  their 
treacher}*. 

l^tr.  Perron,  to  avoid  bloodshed, 
and  conscious  of  the  unwearied  in- 
trepidity of  his  opponent,  informed 
him  of  the  treachery  going  on  in  his 
garrison,  and  advised  him  to  be  on 
to  guard. 

**  Considering,"  therefore,  ton- 
dudcjs  Mr.  Thomas,  **  that  I  had 
entirely  lost  my  party,  and  with  it 
the  hopes  of  at  present  subduing 
my  enemies,  the  Seiks,  and  powers 
in  the  French  interest ;  tliat  I  had 
no  expectation  of  succour  from  any 
tjuarter,  Luckwa  having  gone  to 
Joudpore;  tliat  if  hostilities  con- 
tinued, my  resource  in  money  would 
have  failed ;  in  this  situation,  I 
agreed  to  evacuate  the  fort,  and  the 
necessary  arrangements  being  com- 
pleted, 1  stipulated  for  a  battalion 
of  seapoys  to  escort  me  to  the 
Etiglish  frontier,  where  I  arrived 
in  the  middle  of  January,  1802/' 

Not  long  after  his  arrival  on  the 
British  frontier,  Mr.  Thomas  in- 
spected his  affairs,  and  found  the 
t^Teck  of  his  fortune  barely  suffi- 
cient to  ensure  the  cointbrts  of  Jife 
in  his  native  country,  whither  he 
•proposed  to  retire.  He  was  pro- 
ceeding to  Calcutta,  with  this  in- 
leiktien,  when  death  arrested  his 


prepress  neat  the  military  cantoa* 
meats  of  Bexhampore;  22d  August« 
1802,  in  the  46th  year  of  kis  ^. 
He  was  interred  at  that  ^lace,  where 
a  monument  is  now  erecting  to  hb 
Bii*moryi 

NoTK.— Mr.  Thomas,  while' at 
HMnsi,o&rcd  his  services  to  the 
British  Goverment  to  advance,  and 
take  possession  of  the  Pui^ab, 
and  give  up  his  army  to  the  diccc- 
tion  and  control  of  the  EogBsh. 
This  was  his  patriotic  laoguagt  on 
the  occasion  :— 

"  By  this  plaB  I  have  nothing  ia 
view ;'  but  the  welfi^rc  of  my  Uag 
and  country.  It  could  not  be  con- 
certed soon  enough  to  be  of  any 
use  in  the  approaching  conflict; 
fhis  ^ispuii  with  the  Mabrafim») 
therefore  it  is  not  to  hetier  raysdf 
that  1  have  thou^t  of  il.  1  shall  be 
sorry  to  sec  my  conquests  faXi  to 
the  Mahrattas ;  I  wish  to  give  theas 
to  my  king,  and  to  serve  him  tht 
remainder  of  my  days ;  and  this  i 
can  only  do  as  a  soldier  in  this  pait 
of  theworhl." 

Mr.  Thomas  was  tall  and  hand*- 
some  in  his  person,  upwards*  of  nx 
feet  high«  and  proportionaHy  stroi^ 
He  had  acquired  an  habitual  ehra" 
tion  of  head>  which  ^vc  him.  * 
martial  air;  his  countenance  was 
marked  with  that  intrepidity.of  cha- 
racter which  retulered  him  so  coir 
spicuous. 

To  sum  up  his  character,  he  «a% 
though  hasty  and  impadcnt  u^  hb 
temper,  open,  generous,,  cbadtablc 
and  humane; ---gentle  and  ia^ifin* 
sive  in  his  manners,  and  poa^essei 
of  a  natural  politeness^  AniA.his 
seVf-taught  acquirements  in  th«Ifir 
dian  Unguages,  \ivece  a  proaf  of 
the  cultivation^  of  which  his  W^ 
was  susceptible^  had  it  been  !»• 
proved  by'  a  tegular  ^ocatioii. 


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A  Sfutch  of  the  Life  of  the  famous  Hvdeu  Ally  Tviian,  (front 
a  Paper  found  in  1787,  iit  the  Fay-Oj/ice,  at  Ncliore.J  Com" 
mutiicated  bif  Alajor  Mackenzie. 

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About  the  year  1728,  Nizam  ul 
Muluck^Soubahdarof  the  Doccaix, 
and  father  to  the  present  Soubahdar, 
«ent  Peer  Mahorocd,  a  Patan,  with 
ail  army  to  dispossess  Abdul  Rus- 
sul  Khan,  NaboJ)  of  Sirpy,  who,dc- 
leriniDed  to  come  to  action  with  his 
competitor,  assembled  all  his  forces, 
and  took  the  field.  Futty  Naik, 
a  remarkable  good  soldier,  com- 
manded at  this  time  1000  Peons, 
and  100  horses,  in  his  service.  An 
engagement  between  the  rivals  en- 
sued, in  which,  both  the  Nabob  and 
Futty  Naik  fell ;  the  corpse  of  the 
latter  was  carried  abont  100  miles, 
to  Colar,  the  place  of  his  nativity, 
and  there  interred  witli  great  cere- 
mony: a  mosque  has  been  since 
raised  to  his  memory,  according  to 
the  custom  of  the  Mussulmans. 
After  his  victory,  the  Patau  was  re- 
ceived intoSiipy,  and  acknowledged 
Nabob  of  that  country  without 
opposition. 

Futty  Naik  left  two  sons  and  a 
daughter;  the  eldest,  then  a  man, 
was  catted  Sabas  Naik,  and  the 
other,  HydcrNaik,  a  boy  about  ten 
years  old ;  the  daughter  was  after- 
wardd  mother  to  the  present  Salla 
Mccan;  the  eldest  son,  and  an  un- 
cle engaged  themselves  in  the  Rajah 
of  Mysore's  service,  and  llyder  for 
soinp  ycairs  wa^  removed  from  place 
to  t>(ace^  wherever  his  relations  hap- 
pened to  serve;  but  so. unfortunate 
was  he,  thit  though'  the  Mtlissulmans 
in  g^ticTal  arc  at  great  pains  to 
ttkm  tbel^  chfldren  to  ^rcad  and 
urite,  he  'CouW  do  nerthei^/  owixi^ 
to    the  low  circumstaiKcs  of  his 


friends,  or  his  own  idleness,  but 
tp  the  latter  it  is  rather  to  bo  im- 
puted. . 

Caursoore  Nunderaws,  father-in- 
law  to  the  Rajah  of  Mysore,a8  well  a« 
his  general  and  duan,wasone,  amon^ 
many  other  commanders,whQ  had  as* 
sembled  with  the  troops  of  their  se- 
veral princes  to  join  the  standard  of 
Nazir  Jung,  on  his  entering  theCar- 
natic,  (in  the  year  1750,)  against  hi$ 
nephew,  Muzapha  Jung,  who  had 
been  in  that  country  endeavouring 
to  raise  an  army  to  put  himself  iq 
possession  of  the  Soubabs  of  the' 
Carnatic,  which  he  claimed,  undcF 
the  will  of  his  uncle>  Nizam  ul  Mu- 
luck.  Hydcr  Naik  at  thisttme  wa»  . 
about  28  years  of  ago,  and  bcin^ 
at  the  head  of  50  matchlock  Peons^ 
and  five  horsemen,  offered  his  scr-^ 
vice  to  Nunderaze,  which  was  ac- 
cepted :  in  the  course  of  the  fol- 
lowing three  years  he  raised  500 
seapoys,  and  100  horse,  armed  th« 
former  with  European  firelocks,  to 
which  he  afterwards  added  two  field 
4>icces,  which  he  by  some  means  be- 
came possessed  of. 

In  the  year  1754,.  Ilyder  NaiJc^ 
in  an  action  where  Major  Lawrence 
commanded,  observing  the  baggage^ 
guard  of  the  English  army  quit 
their  station,  and  that  the  Tanjore 
cavalry  were  dj'awn  up  on  the  right 
flank  to  defend  it,  lie  detached  a 
bodV  of  his  horse  to  amuse  the- 
Tanjoreans,  and  witli  the  remainder^ 
galloppcd  round  to  the  r^*ar,  fell 
upon  the  enemy,  and  amongst  oibcjc 
things,  seized  35  carts,,  laden  witfi 
arras>  ammtinition,^  and  baggagt^v 
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belonging  to  the  English  ofllicers. 
The  major  found  it  impossible  to 
rectify  this  nrustake  io  lime,  or  re- 
cover the  ba^jgagc  which  was  car- 
ried off.  Hyder  would  never  con- 
sent to  give  up  the  disposal  of  liis 
^people  or  arms  to  the  Rajah  of  My- 
sore^ excusing  himself  by  saying, 
V  that  he  aiid  they  were  the  Rajah*8 
sokliers,  ready  at  all  times  to  sacri- 
licc  their  lives  in  his  service. 

About  the  year  1755  he  was  de- 
tached \vith  3000  ibot,  1500  horse, 
and  four  guns,  against  the  Pottygars, 
near  Trichinopoly,  and  had  address 
traoui^h  to  get  scTcral  of  their  chiefs 
into  iiis  hands,  extorted  upwards  of 
ten  lacks  of  rupees  from  them,  and 
afterwards  delivered  them  prisoners 
to  the  Rajah,  to  whom  he  paid  half 
Ihe  tnoncy,  reserving  the  other  fivfi 
lacks  for  himself.  *     '■  \ 

Gopaulhurrce,  a  Mahratta  ge- 
meral,  with  1000  seapoys,  and  2000 
horse,  in  the  year  1760,  blockaded 
Bangalore,  in  order  to  add  that 
place  to  several  very  considerable 
conquests  he  had  formerly'  in  the 
Mysore  country.  The  Rajah,  un- 
willing to  trust  his  dominions  to 
the  uncertain  event  of  war,  had 
agreed  with  the  Mahratta  chief, 
that  for  50  lacks  of  rupees  he 
should  rest  contented  with  his  for- 
mer acquisitions  and  leave  the 
country.  Notwithstanding  this  ar- 
gument, Hyder  Ally  proposed  to 
go  against  him,  at  the  head  of  his 
army,  and  persuaded  the  Rajah  to 
consent  to  it :  he  accordingly  march- 
ed with  10,000  seapoys,  20,00P 
matchlock  Peons,  and  5000  horse : 
the  Mahrattas  met  him  near  Chena- 
patnam,  where  he  fought  and  de- 
feated them.  In  this  action  the 
Mahratttts  lost  300 men.  Hefound, 
however,  that  it  was  impossible'  to 
put  an  end  to  the  war ;  for  the  ene- 
my were  no  sooner  dispersed  and 
broken,  than  their  cavah-y  were 


again  united  and  ready  for  actioii: 
the  Mahratta  general  also  sciag  ^ 
likelihood  of  making  new  conquc^ 
agreed  with  Hyder  to  give  up.  tJL 
he  had  before  taken  for  ^e  JS(j^ 
lacks,  and  return  home.  Thefari| 
were  delivered  up  accordingly,  .a^^ 
garrisoned  with  the  R  .'  '^  , 
but  on  payment  of  the  rauuev,  11)- 
dcr  stopped  15  lacks  for  the  ex- 
pencc  of  the  war,  to  which  the 
Mahratta  was  obliged  to  consent,  it 
being  then  too  late  to  right  himselL 
I 'pon  this  success,  Hyder  got  the  ti- 
tle of  Bahauder,  and  was  confirmed 
general  of  tlie  Mpore  army,  in 
room  of  Nunderauze,  the  Dcwan: 
ho  did  not,  however,  consider  him- 
Sidf  st^rure  so  long  as  that  man  con- 
tin  iieil  in  power,  and  by  his  untoro- 
ini>u  art  and  address  created  such 
an  enmity  betwei»n  the  Rajah  and 
Numicrauze,  that  the  latter  tunied 
the  guns  of  Seringrpatam  upon  the 
palace  :  ke  was,  however,  persuad- 
ed by  his  brother  to  forego  this  vio- 
lent measure,  retire  to  the  fort  of 
Mysore,  and  contcftt'  himself  with 
the  country  annexed  to  it ;  whither 
he  retired,  aiKl  immediately  toot 
possession.  In  about  mx  mont"h3 
his  brother  died,  at  Seringapatam, 
aiul  soon  after,  Hyder,  with  the  Ra- 
jah's consent,  marched  againstNuQ- 
do  rauze,  when,  after  a  seige  of  three 
months,  it  was  agreed  that  the  ft>rt 
should  be  given  up  i  u.:  r,.^_l 
and  in  lieu  there6f,  theDetrffiiWW 
the  grant  of'Kcfno^r,  a|AA^V^| 
coss  to  the  west,'  btit:  of  ikvfdi*im 
value  than  the  district  »b6*t'M^* 
sore.  Hyde^,  now  both  t^H\j^VF 
nisterahd  general,  diDtighi" 
firmly  estftbli^ed,  &ld  ^43( 
unlimited  authority,  Vhf^'^'Vyi 
made  the  Rajah  jealooi,  i^iiMf'. 
hensive  of  his  future  Vteiig(^f|i^ 
brought  6ver  to  his  inter^tlCdiit^' 
na,  whom  Hyder  had  plsu^'*!^ 
bis  person  as  t  spy,  and' who  fM 


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-been  pVitfcipal  mantger  to  Hyder : 
rhe  Rajah  and  Condaiia  suddenly 
arose,  and  turned  the  guns  of  the 
town  upon  Iris  quarters  so  "smartlyi 
AS  to  disconcert  Hyder^  who  fled  to 
Bangalore,  with  the  utmost  haste, 
Attended  by  only  seven  of  his 
friends,  leaving  his  wife  and  family 
behind^  Shoitly  before  this  coi)fe- 
•ilefacy,  thinking  himself  secure, 
Hyder  made  considerable  detach* 
iments  from  bis  array,  "and  among 
the  rest,  sent  a  principal  sirdar, 
Muckton  Saheb,  (whose  sister  be 
inarred)  to  Pondicberry,  with  3000 
teapoys,  and  3000  horse.  He  was 
BOW  immediately  ord^^d  to  make 
forced  marches  from  Pondicberry, 
and.  join  him  at  Bangpkire,  in  the 
hope  of  b^ing  irac  te  the  field, 
but  Rajab  Bautbye,  a  Mahraita 
t:hief,  with  4000  seapov^  tad  7000 
bone,  whom  <he  R^jaji  bad  enter^ 
taiiied,^r  15  lacks  of  rupees^  ar- 
rived before  him.  Kondermo  had 
also  raised  5000  saapoys,  and  3000 
horae^,  whh  which  he  joined  the 
Mahfattas,  and  marched  to  intei^ 
cept  Mukton  Saheb;  they  found 
h\m  at  Anchetty-durgum,  12  C(m 
from  Bangalore^  where  he  was 
obliged  to  take  post,  and  dcfi;nd 
himself:  Meer  Pbuzalla  Khawn  had 
jpst  before  come  from  Boodeccotta 
to  Bangalore,  with  50seapoy8,  10 
hors^,  and  bis  elephant,  and  entered 
Hyder's  service.  This  man  under- 
took with  1500  seapoys,  and  500 
horse,  to  join  Mukton  Saheb,  apd 
escoft  a  quantity  of  provisions  and 
ammunition  to  him :  he  accordingly 
joined  him,  but  lost  in  the  attempt 
50  seapoys,  and  10  horse,  and  all 
his  provisions  ajud  stores. 

A  month  had  npw  elapsed,  and 
Hyder *s  af^irs  in  a  most  unfavour- 
able situation,  when  the  Mahratta 
funeral  received  accounts  that  their 
Nana,  or  king,  was  cither  dead,  or 
dying,  and  being  tired  of  the  war, 

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was  penuaded,  perhaps,  with  the 
assistance  of  money  to  return  to  his 
own  country.  Konderao  not  think- 
ing it  prudent  to  keep  the  field  \vith 
his  small  force,  threw  some  of  his 
people  into  Kistnageeryv  Cavery- 
patoam,  and  other  places  in  that 
part  of  the  country,  and  with  the 
remainder,  returned  to  Serijagapat- 
nam,  whither  he  was  followed  by 
Hyder,  who  took  some  imall  forts 
in  his  way,  but  for  want  of  provisions 
was  obliged  to  march  to  Nuqievda^  ' 
gadah,  where  he  found  it  impossible 
to  proceed,  die  country  people  wese 
so  averw  to  his  government^  and 
unwilling  to  supply  his  army :  thas 
circumstaaced,  he  left  his  camp, 
and  with  tea  horsemen,  went  to 
Nunderause,  fell  at  his  feet,  wept, 
•ad  acknowledged  his  former  bisd 
treatment  of  him,  begged  forgive- 
ness, and  entreated  his  assistangi. 
Nunderauze  was  so  well  satisfied  of 
his  repentancev  and  that  he  had  no 
other  designs  but  to  be  re-establish- 
ed as  a  Duan,  that  he  promised  him 
his  interest  and  influence,  if  neces- 
saary  to  effect  his  re-establishment, 
even  so  &r  as  to  take  ap  arms  in  his 
behalf.  They  both  immediately  pro- 
ceeded to  the  army,  and  found  Kon« 
derao  again  in  the  field ;  they  en-« 
gaged,  di*feated  him,  and  plundered 
his  campi  after  which,  several  of 
the  Rajah's  troops  entered  Hyder's 
service,  at  the  instance  of  Nunde- 
rauze, who  published  manifestoes, 
assuring  the  Mysore  Bahauders^  that 
his  friend,  Hyder  Ally,  had  no  de- 
sign against  his  government,  and 
that  aU  his  aim  was  to  h^  received 
Duan  as  before,  urging  them,  by 
every  suggestion,  to  acknowledge 
and  support  him  ;  in  consequ^ice  of 
which,  Hyder  possessed  himeeif  of 
all  the  country  round,  and  having 
BO  further  use  for  Nunderaase^  sent 
him  back  to  Conoar,  and  scl^  d^i^ 
with  his  array  before  Scringapat- 
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Mm^nrtii^  he  blockaa^d*  cuttifig 
otf  M  A^ftppUes  from  the  coimtry  .— 
Kondfrao  had  ded  hither  tmmcdi- 
Alely  irftet  the  aedon.  Hyder  not 
•nty  deceived  Nunderatize  and  the 
strdon,  ^h  rcspeet  t©  hw  inten- 
limUrbitt  the  Rajah  bimMf,  whom 
ht^ht  Huposed  upon  by  'profts- 
9km  Coring  the  month  that  he  lay 
befi^Wthecapital,  as  to  htdtrce  him 
It^topeii'itbe  fates  to  ret^e  him  as 
Dilan,  tt^  deliver  Kond^Mrao  ^irtfo 
hb  hahdi,  ti]5«m  hia  testimnees  that 
iMT'lmU  no  -otiier  tieiA-^,  nor  any 
against  the  Rajah,  bat  solkr-from 
Imflinfhi^  wwd,  that,  mmf^y<m 
«nterf«g  the  town,  hc'pfaeed  hh 
•WHlguarda  over  the  gates,  the  *iA* 
fmmnm  and  the  palace,  made'  the 
Rajab  his  pi4»oner,  sehied  hih  tr**- 
surt?,  aihd  had  a  cago  ma«!le  4Bt 
Kondorao,  hifc  oW  comji^^or,  >  lit 
.  which  he  kept  him  exposed  to  pub- 
lic view;  hut  afterwards  s^it  hfai 
to  Bangalore,  wh^re  he  rem^ncy) « 
year  kt  the  same  disagreca Wc  situ- 
«t»oa« 

.-  Hyder  cotttinne*^  a€  Sermgapa- 
^m  six  months,  ectttWisfeing  htm* 
^lf>4«tlingthe  country,  and  regu* 
iatMg  th^  goireinment. 

Fi«A«nood  Khawft,  the  Nabob  of 
SiiT^,  died  about  ^fe  year  I740; 
tii^Msbrattas  immediately  poseai 
ed^lliemielveacf  the  country,  and 
Diieiaf  Khawii,(he)Mcc<eding  Nabolt, 
|«(hcr  tban  oontivme  besieged,  gavfe 
.  upi  the  capital  to  thetn,  «pon  their 
ceding  to  him  «b  incoDMdcrabl^ 
viaae  near  Cokar. 
tv,lii.they€<ir  l76l  thisr  Soubahdarr 
-wnt  his  broths,  Baualef  J  ortg,  with 
kn  army  to^  recover  Sttpy  and  itF  de- 
p^ndatipi^ft  from  the  Mal^ratta**! 
thU'^t  place  fed  ccwne'befbre  was 
Ooa^tta,  on  tjhe  ftpontiors  of  thfe 
Mysbi-e-ecuntry;  this  fortwM  ga»- 
i^onadby  ^Do  itia«?hlock-Petorts> 
And  hadatoodtt&ieg(!^f  twO^liKMh^ 
Avitbo^it  any  sixoyf^dt-  sairrcnderiwg, 


When  Hyder  A%  dispatched  lietf 
Pha«ulla  Khawn  with  propottlvw- 
fcring  to  fay  five  lackf  ^  rwptM 
for  the  title  of  Sirpy,  andt*i€  obob- 
try  belonging  it,  but  requirad  ta  k 
assisted  in  the  reduction  of  tbect^ 
pital,  being  able  to  reduce  the  rat 
himself;  which  artklea  bring  H««* 
to;  Hyder  marched  to  Oosoe^ 
which  soon  afterfilh  hagairisiwrt 
the  place,  alid  «i€  twtf  atweiTJio- 
cced^'to  besieg«»8irpy,  whkfi  al» 
rorrcndered  aftir  a  mouth's  liag^ 
and  Ba^fet  J«i«4teTO#at**f  ate 
returned  tb  Adony.^^  l*j^de»fcw« 
lrttle^dlffic«lty'lniii*tli*g  thS*w«»- 
tiy,  th%  Polygdrof  H^Wngrtrfip** 
«3Bi*'jcceptiWf4»ho,  in  ^i«cootai«f 
^ree  rikoMths;  Jdlte*'  lOOO  >«f*» 
peoi^lev  urfd  «mviDC^^  ttm  1^ 
rsogmeA  woia*4Mfet  hi«f  4m  if  he 
fcT^^w4  in  Jit  ;'^ll«  l*ie»^fe»«a  d»» 
mi*ibdt6imiik*p*»e«H  *At  wttW 
with  itm  ^^^fy^  K^iMMipfAk:^ 
*i^e  llicki  of  pttgoda^' f*e«i*«i  t 
Imsk  and  a  NM&'lMiid,  tediwt 
to  thb  p*rfc«tailtiotf  M>f-fcb*«g«^ 
«i«nt;  HydMS  iti  cto*teq««»«i^ 
iMi  tigi«^e«H  raised  ^bt'mgii^ 
netopned  WP  J)e^totAp«ll>V  ikm^ 
Oft  M»^nH4te  4i0bi«W«rIL  -'  *; 

-  Chittnapyiih,  ^t  WM^th^l* 
WW  ^tmt^i  took  5d(viiMrt«w*^ 
to  the^aeei  a^  ^mimi^^^^ 
amountittiJ  to40(yhoniii^¥fiiMm 
^ome  with  Mor^  HWaf  to  liil  wt^ 
sistanoe,  who  accot>iiflgl^bepfc 
Iheii*  roaroh  4»  ifctlir  bouotiyf «d 
he  hlmself^went  to  M^ilid^^ 
the  uiiual  plti*c*<rf1fciA'Wi*to»' 
Hydei<  htJai*ng  of  th«s<^«WpH  *** 
ti^neiinattanftlyi  iW^eafet^*e^h«> 
anew^  «ti(l>,,te  fe-«xpetls»dy  wioiiA 
itiff^ted  diy&V'Whefr  he  tM  s«iW 
the  pebpW  long^ei  oWtrhaii  *« 
nosefr  of  others;  anil  fca^il^f*^ 
tisoaed  the  place^  foHowod-lfe*** 
Rao  Without  loss  <*ff«iM',  and^«iAe 
Up  with  hkn^t  'Fadyacundiih*  ^ 
Mahrattas  had  attacked  him  twice, 

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"yfhta  bei<>re  Cliinnabalaporam«  but 
vrcre  repultjed :  he  now  engaged 
and.  defeated  them ;  a  number  of 
them  w^re  killed,  and  some  of  the 
pxincipal  officers  taken  prUoners. 
Morari  Rao  returned  lo  Gooty, 
his  capital ;  Hyder  then  turned  his 
ftrmd  to  Morari  Rao's  country,  and 
conquered  to  the  amount  of  three 
lacks  of  pagodas  yearly^  He  after* 
wttrds  marched  against. the  Chitra- 
euUdurgum  Polygar,  belonging  to 
Sirpy,  and  obliged  him  to  pay  three 
lacks  of  rupees,  and  assist  him  with 
^SOQ  hoiso^  and  lOQQ  foot.  The 
Kafah  of  Bkddenofe  had  adopted 
Chinaayasuppah  as  his  son,  and  ap" 
pointed  him  to  succeed  to  the  go* 
vdrnmcnt)  in  coos^uence  of  whicii, 
nhis  boy,  but  nine  yeai^  old  at  the 
RalMb's  death,  waa  ptit.  ia  posses- 
9ioit,  ajid  his  name  made  iise  of  in 
»U  matters  x^^biting  to  tlie  state^ 
hut  bia  friends  thoi^t  it  necessary 
(o  jemove  hiai  out  oi  th^  queen'9 
power^  who  bad  formed  a  design 
tt^Dst  his  life»  in  favour  of  her 
ibrotber«  Tbey  put  him  imder  the 
l>iret^ioo  of  the  ChitracuUdurguin 
S^Ayg^t  wher^  he  had  remained  i^ 
safety  nine,  yieafs  when  Hydei  ap- 
plied Jn^re  the  place,  when  a 
{iJlajD  was  then  for«(ied  for  restoiiog 
}kyt  >^og.JQa(v  to  the  possession  ^ 
ibe  Biddanote  country ;  and  Hyder, 
lor  hi»  os^tauije  therein,  vvas  to 
h»m*  ^  lacks,  of  r^pee^,  and  be 
^Wi9rf2,>tp.tbe  faitbjfol  per/qrinance  of 
kisipftT*  of  J  te  agreement.  Thear- 
iiiitia.j»arched  ior  Biddenore^  aad 
i)w3  poultry  a)l  (^me  in  with  great 
^9if'  to.fl^cBive  tb<?ir  yQuag  RaJAh ; 
the  4br{s  surrendered  and  acknow- 
tedged  hii^r  ^^^  ^ut  Bidden^re, 
wjiich  heki  outa  mouthy  it  is  in- 
a^Cficssilile  but;  by  sotne  bye  XQV^ 
e»i  situa^  m.  a  wood,  ei^t  ci^i^es 
Tii^und,  encompassed  by  rock^,  and 
4i|i(>ossibie  to  be  reduced  b\U   by 


treachery  oir  faoainej  ^b^t  the  peo* 
pie,  attached  to  their  youAg-kiiigy 
delivered  it  up^  Mira,  the  -quaeH^ 
and  her  brother,  were  abut  up;  buji 
finding  the  populace averse.to  the&)» 
they  escaped  to  DerryabattUQg^r« 
twelve  coss  distant,  a  very  string, 
fort,  on  a  rock,  surrounded  with 
water,  having  the  sea  on  ou^  side,- 
and  a  river  on  the  other.  Hyder, 
after  securing  Biddeuore,  followed- 
them,  and  took  ppsse^op  of  thf 
cofintry  as  he  went  along,  which  the 
people  willingly  gave  up.  He  Be«| 
messengers  to  the  garrison  of  Derr 
ryabattungur,  telling  tbam  their 
master  was  there^  and  requiring 
them  to  surrender  to  him*  Th^y 
immediately  gave  up  the  place,  Atid 
delivered  the  queen  and  her  bro* 
tber  into  his  kands.  Hyder  had 
taken  cai?e  to  giurison  Biddenore, 
and  all  the  strong  holds  in  the 
country,  with  Mysore  troops,  and 
bad  browed  on  the  young  kijQ^all 
the  marks  of  royalty,  whp  xadk  in 
great  state  ou  his  elephant,  and  was 
treated  with,  i^veat  attention;  but 
this  being  p<iw  no  longer  necessary 
to  his  view9^  Hyder  sent  aome  oi 
his  people  fof  a  woman  to  whom 
the  Rajab  was  greatly  attached, 
which  being  communicated  to  him, 
he  dimissed  them  with  great  ova* 
tempt*  Pretending  to  take  o&nce 
at  the  refusal,  Hyder  ordered  the 
Rajah  to  be  made  prispaer,  aitd 
sent  him,  thet  old  queen»  and  ^t 
brother,  prisoners  to  Mudgerry,  a 
strong  rock,  16  com  from  Banga- 
lore.  He  became  so  generally-  hated 
after  this  infamjMis  action,  that  a 
number  of  co<isp\racieswere  formed 
agaio^t  hini,  for  which  he  put  up'p' 
wards  of  1000  persons  to  death. 
He  afterwajxlscoufuored  the  Soon* 
da  country,  near  Qpa,  worth  ten 
lacks  of  pagodas  yearly.  TheRiyab 
fied  from  it>  and  v/jth  many  of  thpe 
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fmdpal  p^i^e  in  tK«  Biddenore 
«6«&^,  applied  for  lucc^r  to 
4^ahftdrmo>  the  chief  of  the  Mah- 
fAttM,  who  mftrched  60,000  horse 
and  S  5^000  foot,  in  the  yetr  1763, 
•gftinti  Hyder,iafitddeiiore|Worsted 

4^  in  three  diierent  actions,  and 
^Hged  him  to  take  shelter  in  the 
vood4,  aod  estreoch  hinMelf  there. 
' '  Mfthadarao  coetiwied  his  ra- 
^««gM  for  aryear,  when  seeing  no  ap- 
^^et^nce  cf  b^ag  ahle  to  restore 
0he  young  Rajah,  he  agreed  to  re- 
tire, and  leave  Hydcr  in  <]uict  pos- 
session'of  hi&  conquest,  for  40  lacks 

~cf  mptffls  to  bimsctf,  atid  20  to  hit 
mnisursi  Having  settled  himself  se- 
curely in  the  Biddeoore  country, 
Hyder  left  Tippoo  Saheb  his  son  to 
he  Dnan,  at  the  place,  and  Salla 
Mccan  at  a  fort  near  it.  He  sent 
Mcer  Saheb  (who^  sister  he  had 
married)  to  Sirpy,  Meer  Phazul- 
)a  Khawn  was  left  in  command  of 

^  Mysore,  Mukton  Saheb  he  sent  to 
gerin^patam,  his  unde,  Abram 
Saheb,  continued  in  Bangalore,  and 
Ameean  Saheb,  his  cousin,  in  charge 
of  the  valley.  Me  fiimsek,  with  ai^ 
army,  marched  to  the  Malabtfi* 
coast,  wh^re  he  entered  into  a 
friendly  treaty  with  Ally  Rajah, 
and  with  his  children,  attacked  and 
took  Callicut,  which  surrended 
\ipon  conditions,  after  a  siege  of 
three  month*.  About  this  time, 
Mecr  Saheb  took  the  Polygar 
Cninna  prisoner,  gave  him  tcrm^, 
and  swore  he  would  give  h\in  hi* 
liberty ;  but  which  afivrwariJs  was 
paid  no  regard  io,  •  nor  woiild  it 
have  bc»cn  proper  to  trust  hiifn/  Hfe' 
had  been  obliged  to  cajpituflate, 
(>cing  starved  to  it  on  the  NJnd#*^ 
guddy  rock.  He  wafe  ^erifcriiJ' ©an^' 
galon»,  where  'he  died  of -Abtekt^ 
heart,  Hyd6ti  tosecWrc  himself 
a«:ainst  Cblhnapah'sson,  hAd  him 
'ciicumci'iScd,  ofefi^^bdWrn  to  change 


his  cast,  eat  beef,  ind  become  ii 
Mussulman. 

The  Zamorins,  or  Kings  of  CiJ- 
licut,  were  ascertained  to  entertsib 
1200  Bramins  in  their  boas^olJ[« 
and  until  they  had  first  been  served 
with  victuals,  he  never  b^n  to 
cat  himself:  it  was -an  etiquette  id- 
so,  that  he  never  spoke  to,  or  soT- 
fered  a  Ma^medan  to  come  mlo 
his  presence.  Hyd'er,  after  taklBg 
the  place,  sent  his  compKmaits, 
.  and  desired  to  see  the  ZariM)tfn^-tmt 
was  refused ;  but  the  ^morin  a3« 
mitted  Hyder^s  head  &amiii''lo 
speak  to  him,  and  cany  us'iBorAer 
back  to  his  BMster,  who 'Viu  to  ^ 
at  lome  distance  from  tbemv '  Af« 
ter  this  interview  was  over,  Hyder 
sent  thdta  rice  ibr  only  500  mcs 
the  first  day  t  thk  they  dispenxd 
with;  4he  second  day  he  seat 
enough  for  900,  and  the  third  day, 
for  only  100 ;  alter  which,  aU  fiir- 
ther  supplies  were  refoaed,  o^r^nj 
notice  taken  of  ^e  Euaoiiii'^cori* 
plaints  and  applicati«iHi  After 
fasting  three  dajfs^  aad  indbg  aM 
remonstrances  vain,  be  set  fire  te 
his  own  palace,  and  w&s  bunied, 
with  Some  of  his  won^en  and  thiet 
Bramins,  the  Lest  hftviag  left  him. 
Hyder,  after  the  ZaoMMia's  death, 
garrisoned  the  plaiee.with  3000  loot 
and  500h<Mnse,.ai(d  mar^e^nith 
the  remainder  of  iiis  army  to  Ooim\ 
botoie,  40  coss  on  hia  n^ote.  t«^  his 
own  couKtry.  About  ti^iJB^oipdis 
«ner  %derslejt'CaJtti«ii^|,t|b^Jste 
'  ZamerinVbrDlhei!  appe^i^  j^ptfbie 
the  p)»c^  with  ii^A}Q0  oi^:Jfot 

*  p(M6s»ion:of^t>  andjpiittevieigi^wl 
vi^^Mb  !but'Bbou£.  ^^vh^iled 
l^t^^ xjbnafTuh  iorjsafiHy^  Asrtpcv  ^ 
rthawawsbireetdie^  ijjdjjr^,  hs.  dc* 

•  of  \ftWOfbot  and:M)OQ  iHirwili  re- 
>tii^'the  placev.'«v'h%cli^^e^  hflitii^ 
Ms-  enemy  ;lwk«^i«  lo]pc4^,^eiD  lo 

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^Kl^aodoa  the  i^oiintiy,  and  got  t)ie 
town  into  his  hands ;  but  after  (hrw 
months  they  rctnrned,  retook,  the 
p*SLce,  cutoff  Assut  Khawn's  head, 
and  killed  numbers  of  his  pgeople. 

Hyder,  about  Novembcr>  177!S, 
inarched  himself  vith  6OOO  foot 
and  fOOO  horse  towards  CaUicut^ 
but  after. being  on  the  road  two 
,  days,  gave  the  command  to  Scvajee 
Kao,  a  Mahr;8|ta*  The  Zamorin's 
brother  tried  his  fortune  in  the  ^eld 
again,  but  was  defeated.  He  then 
jeft  the  country,  and  tho  inhabit- 
antsjof  Callicut  evacuated  the  place, 
which  Spvajee  immediately  took 
potsession  of. 

Id  January,  1767,  Mahadarao 
fparcked  against  Hyder  with  a  large 
[Here  fbe  manusctijtt 


bqdy  .oC  hosMy  aod  ia  F«bvuaiy  Ih^ 
English  and  ,tl>e  ^izaiq  ^lkrim4 
him.  Motrin  Rae,  of  Gpotty^  af»v 
recovered . his  own  country!  tiff 
Mahrattasabo  posess^d  t^rt»elv«f 
of  Sirpy,  Oq&cottoh,  Qtiiiuiaha)»t 
pore,  and  theiir^pendeopicp^  (a 
Mysore  t^ey  tpok  Chiufd^urfunii 
DariadurgUBi,  and  Mudg^n^yi^tofii 
which  litst  pUice  thty  earned  ^ 
the  Biddenove  ^aeen,  kerjhrothert 
and  the  young  king*  and  aft«rwaidf 
appeared  near  Bangalore.  Hydai*» 
who  was  then  in  Sepngapatam,  and 
unable  to  oppose  them,  igi^ed  wiUi 
Maharadrao,  by  hb  vaJfeel&«  pi| 
payment  of  25  kcks.of  rup^s,  ^ 
return  home  with  the>  y^ng  Rat 
jah,  the  Qu^n^  &c.  \ 
breaks  off  Mhruptlj.^ 


fiiUory  of  the  Anagoondy  Rajahs,  taken  from  the  verbal  Ac^ 

count  o/TiMMAPA^^  the  present  Representative  of  that  Petmly, 

"at  Camktporex  loM  Jmuary,  1801,      Communicated  btf  Major 

MacK&14Z1£«.  '       ■ 

[Never  before  Printed.] 


WHBTiniL  the  legendary  Story 
^ '  that  Anagoondy  was  fomaerly  the 
Capital    residence   of   Valjee  and 
•Soogretoo,  as  delivered  by  tiadi- 
tioti,  is  involved  in  obscurity;  but 
'  it  "is  said  to  have  been  anciently  d|i- 
'  tfofninated  Gamiconara,  or  a  place 
-  of  '^ephants,  whenpe  its  name  of 
Anagodndy  is  derived.     Veedarar 
'*  narovr,  having  founded  Vef^janagu^ 
through  the  tavour  of  Heaven,  for 
his  intense  devotion,  established  the 
Coorma  trfbe  in thegovernnnent  of 
'   the  new  city  before  his  death.    '\h» 
successive  line  of  Coorma  Rajabs 
gradually  increased  tluirfwces  and 
their  riches,  until  they   had  con- 
quered and  extended  their  swa^'  ai 


far  as  Satoova,  and  becoming  in- 
solent and  proud  of  their  prosperity 
and  powef,  affected  to  contepn  the 
Naraputty,  Gajapurty,  and  Aswa- 
putty  princes,  and  affected  to  set 
themselves  above  them  ;  assUniing 
the  titles  pf  iMoor^oiaragoh^Ui.  or 
lords  or  husbands  of  these  three 
dynaspcs^  Bpoka  R  ay alocv^  a  des- 
cendant of  the  Naraputty  race  was 
king  of  Cannoul  |ind  Arreevcedo  ^ 
irritated  at  the  insolence  of  the 
pX>^nawars,  he  determined  to 
cbect^  theiip  pride,  and  l.o  make 
the^  sensible  of  their  int'eriority, 
since  they  had  the  vanity  to  contest 
superiority  with  them,  whose  an- 
cestors had  been.hithcrto  sovereign 
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Wnt  a  Urge  army,^ell  provided, 
illli^  hk  rdation,  NarsimmaRaya- 
k(0,  ioLConquertheCoorma  Rajahs, 
ttid  to  talcii  poiStf^ton  of  their 
ftountty.  Narsimiiia  Rayaloo,  kav- 
!ng  Mrith  fiift  tbrce»  besieged  and 
Mkf^b  Veejanagur,  captured  the 
king  ahd  hH  evil  coahsellors,  and 

Sr  consent  of  Booka  Rayaloo, 
tnself  as«unrM^  the  povvefs  of  this 
jpjvemmcnt,  and  extended  hn  con- 
jguestK'  rn  th^  course  of  his  reign  as 
faf  as"  8Atp6va«  Tmio  of  his  des- 
cendants, Cnstna  Rayaloo,  and 
A^nuta  Rayaloo,  in  the  course  of 
their  reigns  conouered  the  Gaja- 
jpbttyy  aifct  other  Rajafis,  and  they 
received  tributes  from  the  principal 
chiefs  and  rulers  of  all  the  coun- 
tries between  the  Nurbuda  and  Sa- 
too;  thus  acquiring  in  their  time, 
the  honourable  nametind  reputation 
bfsovere^gn  lords  of  that  extensive 
domain.'  Cristna  Rayaloo,  having 
no  soos  to  keep  up  the  succession, 
^pointed  bis  son-in-law,  Rama 
Kit^aloo^  a  descendant  of  Booka 
Rayaloo,  of  the  Naraputty  race,  to 
Succeed  lo  the  royal  throne.  Ra- 
ina  Rayaloo  appointed  his  four 
broibers  to  considerable  command 
Iti  the  fallowing  places :— Conoma- 
1*aja,  at  Chendrageery,  as  governor 
of  the  districts  attached  to  that 
raj>ira!.  Venkatadrce  Rayarod, 
Avith  sovereign  power  at  Cahnoul; 
Timmarajft  had  his  residence  at  P^a- 
Hoogonda  ;  and  Tirmal  Rayaloo  re- 
itiained  af  Vecjanagnr,  to  iassist  his 
T^rdther  in  tlie  tluties  of  the  state. 
'Ti'mmaraja,  who  resided  at  Panoo- 
^ohdtf,  had  no  children  by  his,  own 
cast  wife;  by  his  two  toncubitrcs 
Tie  hfed'sbjis,  to  the  sorts  fcfthe  fitsU 
h'  Hindift  V(5man  h^'  gdvc  IMysore^; 
and  Royadroog  {oliis  chifdfeii,  By 
>  daiicin^  giil ;  hertcc  the  suc'ces- 
sibn  of  rtie  Rajahs  of  'RojnadVotyg 


■-:-  't't--j  *"  -■■ 


ed  of  this  line.  '  - 

After  Rama  Rayaloo  was  a#* 
knowledged  in  the  govenuDenl,'  U 
conanered  all  the  countries  from 
the  Nurbuda  rircr  to  Satoova,  «iA 
assumed  tbe  title  of  Lord,  or  S^ 
reign  of  all  other  King9,  even  «* 
the  Mussulman  Bad-fchahs.  CoDt«A^ 
tions  arismg  between  hiux.  and  the 
Mussulman  G^^ahs  of  the  Detj- 
can,  he  -was  slain  in  battle  bf  diea 
near  the  Kristna  river ;  upoft  which 
his  son  Ctistna  Rayaloo  went  t6 
Cannou),  undef  prot^tion  ^  to 
relations,  whence  he  brought  iwoei; 
as  many  as  were  requisite,  «nd  h^ 
out  his  encmi^  from  Veejfl&nBigur, 
and  ^iiig  possesion  of  AnaipotJ- 
dy,  he  nited'  there  for  some  tkttCi 
and  appointed  his  brother  .fteiiil 
Rayaloo  to  succeed^  asheha^M 
sons  himself.  Afterwards  Rflda 
Venkataraja  and  Chnma  Vcwtita;' 
r^ja,  managed  theftaaje  for'ttcoi^ 
siderable  time:  Chitma*  V^hk«fii^ 
raja  had  three  sons,  hj  nMW^ 
Timma  Rajav  Kenkitaputty^fl^ 
and  Streerunga'Raja; 'th«  feWt 
runga  rtaja  went  frotii  A^agoifthdf, 
and  conqiiered  the  Mysore ^^oii^ 
nion,  and  thet'e  depatti^  thS»-li^. 
There  behig  im  soiii  left  oC  thc*^ 
jahs  of  Vecjanaguf,  the  ^jtfefft 
brought  one  ofthiTir  cous$V^i«ifuM8 
Tenkataptrtty  Ra Valob,  fpoio  ^wf- 
drageery,  ahdsetirhn^WitliethWW. 
His  i3escendftnts  sodcessircll^  rrt^ 
down  to  thi»  tlm«!>r^aB)i^y9il4tH^ 
'Raj/ttlob,  Chil&li^R^,  "P^edB^A 
Rayaloo-  feWfttfi-DaSSfe^lBM^aiwr. 
R«ma -Rao,  ^^and'  ^V^iliftiMi^ 
RoirfrooJ- ^'"  t*kfe'-  pi^HP^^A 
-TirtM^ptf.  i-^J^ii^''  -^^  .--lin  n>o=? 

- '  Wh^n-Alftyftf^G{;et-ffe«W4W5f«te 
*Dect?iWJ^1i«^¥t^H(*e»^  Atia^oolfk^, 
■  PA«bigbHcM;iind'GhtettdH^e%0fla 
inho^drktWi  tM  flk  bf  tIfeseMfedtlS. 

-triy*  fht6S*fitf^(^yal  at3Maimf  'te 

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town  of  Anagoondy^  as  ajagl^eer 
to  theJJajah.  \,  ,    , 

The  .  prQ^nt  Raja  Tiij^apa^* 
xnaaag(e4  ^b.«.  country  oi  ^{ijsi  aoces- 
ton,  frofifiXh^ 7th  ^qd^Qi oif^ M^SH!^ 
XQOQth  of  the  Yooya  cy^le  year^  tp 
the  year  Parabava.  In  h^s  .tiiije 
Hyder  j-ose  tp  power,  and  conquer* 
led  many  countries^  but^obse^pve^^ 
the  most  respectfiul  attention  -to  the 
llajahy  ai)id  the  cppfideration  du^ 
to  a  ^T^at  king;  he  relieved  Him 
from  the  payment  of  tribute  for  hif 
rotintry  to  the  neighbouring  chiefs, 
which  he  had  formerly,  been  ehr 
Jigied  to  pay,  viz. ;— 1,2,000  rupees 
totheMahrattas;  12,000  to  3azalut 
Jung ;  5^000  to  the  M^rgec  people, 
and  4000  tp  Gooty  Moorari  Rao: 
and  stipulated,  (hat  be  should  pay 
him  altogether  10,000  pagodas 
aoQually,  and  furnish  the  number 
of  150  horse  and  ^000  peons,  when* 
be  took  the  field.  Hyder,  after  this 
agix^ment,  shewed  him  much.  fa<< 
your,  And  protected  hin^  by  all 
means  till  his  death;  which  hap« 
pened  below  the  Ghauts.  On  the 
4eatb  of  Hyder,  when  his  son  Tip? 
poo  succeeded,  the  Rajah  returned 
to  his  country  from  Seringapa- 
tarn  in  much  displeasure,  for  not 
treating  him  with  that  respect  that 
his-  father  observed.  In  conse^ 
'  quence,  difference^  arising,  Tippqq 
irritated  with  him,  sent  his  tro^M 
^luM  him  and  plundered  Corn- 
paly*  in  tho  time  of  his  campaign 
;tOiAdony.?  On  Tippoo's  going, to- 
waiPds  San^r^  the  Rajah  Timmapa, 
with  hiv  poople,  cut  oif  the  party 
:thj|t^he^«Uaivha4«  loft  at  DuB0OJ^« 
8oon  after,  tl^e  sultan  comiug  to 
Cappull  ffwm  Sat^r,  .a  de|»cht 
mept  <lf  his  ato^y  cami; -figc^nst  th« 
Ibrt  of  Anagoondy,  .0^  the  13th  ^f 
3ahoolpia  of  Magft,,  moQ^^  pf  Pa* 
xftbava  cyear.  Vimmapa.  opposed 
;ffnil  b^at  then^  o^;  b\^t  on  the  34 


day,  hearing  thsit  a  rejnforcem.^nt.- 
u'us  coming  to  their  support  ;/^^g 
wai  obliged,  lo  save  his  lifc^  to  a- 
bandon  the  place,  and  jmmcdiatety 
retired  with  his  family  into  the 
Soorapoor  country,  fh  the  Spuma 
year  he  returned  wiih  his  followeri?, 
and  reduced  the  country/ driviiig 
out  Tippoo's  people,  and  managed 
for  a  year;  but  retired  again  on  tho 
4th  Bahoolom  of  Paridavee  year, 
having  notice  of  the  sultan's  forces 

'  coming  against  him.  Prom  that 
period  he  was  obliged  to  wander 
about  the  frontiers,  until  tlie  year 
Pimgala,  when  iie  returned  with  a 
body  of  troops  to  his  own  country^ 
in  the  month  of  Palgoonum,  and  in 
the  action  he  plundered  the  bag- 
gage of  Heera  Naick  and  Vistapai 
and  then  went  otf  again ;  h.e  again 
returned  in  the  month  of  Magom, 
of  the  year  Calaysooklee  and  re- 
duced all  his  countries  of  Gunga* 
vatec,  Wud,  Bandravce,  Animaga- 
nore,  Seeragaia,  Jloospetta,  Hos- 
S(Tc,  Daroojee,  Copipaly  and  Ana- 
goondy;  placed  hi;*  lullowers  in 
these  stations,  and  made  Hccra 
Naick  prisoner  in  ap  action.  He 
was  thus  in  pusscbiion  of  his  own 
domains,  when  thp  Sultan  was  slain, 
when,  by  order  of  the  Honourable 
Company,  the  Rajah  delivered  theni 
over  to  the  managers  ot"  tlie  Mysore 
Rajah,  and  proceeded  himself  to 
the  army,  to  secure  the  protection 
of  the  pngUsh  chiefs.  While  he 
was  in  expectation  of  recovering 
his  country  by  iheir  favour,  the 
Anagoondy  country  was  ceded'  to 
the  Moguls  i  then  he  went  with  thh 

documents  he  had  obtaiiied  fron> 

^the  English  ^-hicl's  to  thuVNizamS 
oihcers,  from  whom  be  pbtaijicd  a 
monthly  allowance  of  1500  riipees, 
wiih  some  lands;  this, was  paid  up 
to  the  month  of  Auswccjbm  of  the 

,.Roudrce  year;  when  the   Wo^rIs 

ceded   u  considerable  part  of   the 

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ll^iah's  cottotiy  todMCoiapaiMr; 
they  then  decUoed  to  (m  me 
n^ontfaly  peiuiion,  aod  allowed  Qtijf 
some  laiMb  in  considenuioii  of  tb«ir 
tctainiiig  hi*. two  districts  oC  Gsa* 
iity  and  ABafOon^y.  M^jor 
havipg  come  ot  this  (im 


gaouty 
Mooro. 


as  frBeftor  jm*^  fW  cededidiftDatsi, 
in  bdinlf  of  the  I&nouoiUe  Cimr^ 
pwiy,  \\^  R»jab's  irAecl  ».  apf 

Spnft  to  that 'gentleman  to  .aty^il 
YsaQovince,  and  the  Kiy  ah  at  1^. 
•jilit  does  not  yet  know  tho  wmh. 
or  how  h<G|  ia  t(\' be  situated  in  tei^nij . 


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AwAOOOKDY, /wjwi  Enqutriet  made  ni  Ah^trrvv  Wkt'^k^ik* 
^oovBTj  byifrder^  Majw  Mackemsh^j  tn  ^ilini^^  1901, 
Co^imi/iltcoff({  Ay  JU^Q^  Mackenzie^       .    '    ' 


[MaTtr  before  Printed.] 


•  FormIirlt  a  Bramin.  called 
Madava  Bottooloo,  a  uatiye  of  the 
so^h,  who  had  made  great  pro- 
ficiency in  the  6*4  sciences  and 
m'fiB,  and  in  the  languages  ^,  being 
harrassed  by  poverty,  revolved  in 
his  mind  how  to  acquire  wealth  and 
means  of  improving  his  fortune, 
*'  •  Seeing  that  riches  make  every 
one  to  be  friends  to  the  wealtliy  in 
this  world,  and  even  God  is  please^ 
with  the  rich,  if  they  support  thef 
poor  for  Ihe  sake  of  heaven;  whence 
money  efiects  all  things ;  and  with- 
out money,  neither  honour  in  this 
world  nor  even  in  the  next  is  to  be 
Attained/'  Madava  Bot(ooloo, 
therefore  left  bis  padve  place  in 
quest  of  the  means  of  ^tting  wealth; 
but  wandered  in  vain  through  se- 
veral countri^^s,  without  any  ad- 
vantage by  his  travels.  At  last, 
after  much  suffering  and  vexation 
by  his  journey,  bt*  determmed  to 
put  a  period  to  his  troubles,  and 
no  longer  to  depend  on  mankind, 
wlto  had  so  slightly  noticed  his  la- 
bours, nor  attempted  to  relit  ve  his 
distresses:' with  this  resolution  he 
came  t6  Humpa,!  and  dctc^rmin^ 


to  d^ote  hftriseir  to  'Bobfts  &^ 
wfi^r^,  the  ^odde^.  '  In  l>z|«ir' to^ 
obtain  the cooipletioikcir^ ^'^^^' 
thraugh  tfiat/diyiMty^  Ai^^^H^m^ 
ed  here  for  a  long  tiiSKS  4|fit&D|H| 
from  food  and  dri&  Tb^tfe  &&  "' 
^ess,  pleased  with  bis  5%«aK»^d^, 
tion,  appearf^  to  Kftm  utiie^^prf^ 
per  sbat>e  and  form ;  and^'tt^KJ^  W 
hifn.   «1IVTiii*bSreq^*U'VT*f  ' 
wereP    The  Bramin  rtdatistffoAi; 
goddess  his  mi^ortunes.   ilildr'ii^*' 
treated  of  her  to  gr^t  faiha  Vicfaef'; 
as  therewith  le '  could '^^Uify^liiar 
friends  andielatibns :'  bo^the waft  , 
dess  foreknoiriiy^  Wb^  *i^isHii*Caj^  ' 
pen,  denied  hi^pedtlbhllfMMK" 
sent  situation,  as  It  ,(j<&Q(''Mj!^'&  „ 
granted  burin  his  nbxt  lifel^';  ttf  *; 
Bramin  then  ^as  i^ry.rfbfrtfWfcfiJ 
and  disgusted  with' this  ^oi^^'ioi?^ 
sidered'  it '  ^et^'  ^be6^>  ^^'VteomL  ^ 
pilgrim,  or  sa^«^A3^  leUtti^*^*^^* 
turn  a  poor  man'  Id  ttfc'^^  ' 
This  rcsbkititili  ^  eUtSbtii^  ,_._, 
licly,  and  insfiicdi^itty  Ui(di(rU  Mr 
in  the  pt«^Acc  'M  Otid,  ttl^iSe  ^ 
would  no  foii^w  eAt^rt^  Hhfik'  \ 
pe<natidn  ot  wtsm'f^r^W  gv^^^ 
this  world  ;''aild  wotild'Only  attifiii 


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t#' iiis  devotfon  t6  €fod,  ni  atroe 
ddrohse;  4e  performct!  the  iwees- 
sary*  ceremonies  prescribed  lyy  ttik 
law    for   enteriTig    the  "life   of  a- 
^lUiyassee^,  and  doathed  Wtrrsclf  Ih 
the  peculiaf  habir,  in  nd'itHdia^wrrf 
€9ihnY€d  rags.     In  this  sttttet^f' se- 
clusion,  he  composed  some  books 
jon  religious  duties,  and  on  the.  r^-^ 
gulation  of  the  tribes,  which  are 
called  Vcedarandbasara.   The  god* 
daw  again  appeared  (d  him,-!!!  {h» 
Salleetahanum  year,  155S  ;  (Eng- 
li«<i  jear  13310    and  announced 
|o  the  pilgrim,  who  had  now  as- 
sumed the  name  oi   Vee4ayaran- 
awloo :— "  That  «he  came  now  to 
grant  him  wealth  and  prosperity, 
Recording  toher  promise  of  grant- 
ing him  riches  in  his  next  life." 
At  this  declaration,    this  Gooroi 
was  surprised,  and  replied—"  O 
goddess!    What  need   have.  I  for 
iicbes  in  my  present  ^tuation,  to 
tvhom  they  were  refused  when  I 
had  use  for  them',   these,  favour! 
now    I   wish   not    to  obtain;  fo^ 
tvealth  is  rmnous  tQ  Jtv^tkn^     1 
have    now    relinquished  the  cares 
and  desires  of  this  world.    I  there- 
fore   entreat   you  may  grant   me 
rather  what  may  aid  m  v  endeavour 
Ui  obtdn  heaven ;  I  will  be  thankr 
fill  if  you  permit  me  to  persevere 
in  my  present  way  of  life,  instead- 
of  teippting  me  to  relinquish  this 
holy  state.       The  goddess  assured 
hiinjh,9-t  she  woijild  nut  fail  to  per-r^ 
fonjj^' yrh;^tjSjie  had  promised  be- ' 
fo  re^^^^^nd  ^  ^  ur^rcd  hi  m  to  .  accept 
\i^itt^good^)v^U  ^iir^Ja^^she  now  offer-  , 

6ir^^;td{.dJj^j}o^(jess  that  be  wpuld  . 
at   son^^jtPrfiR^J  t^e,  .accygt  .the 
weafth  s|^»  /?pPfe4;  Wid*tlaei^,*j  with  ^. 
her  jxirmis^Qn,,&et,oA,Ou  ^journey  , 
for  Cauvj.ce,  jCafOJP^*  >y.itK  fli^  hi^ 
booKs.   '  '^     '  '    ' 


•  OfftkaiWml  at  thiith'ofy  piacci' 
hptnet^Brttmaraehasee.  * 
\Tlsf^^U   hrte  a-  dtftU^cy,   in   the 
tHaH^dHpfixstomfnunieafe'/t  to 'us, 

'  ^Hch'''  nffr  -  rtgnt  our^iHabiltfj  t9 

^upp\y\  M 


After  this,  by  command  of  tho 
goddess,  the  sanyassee  Veedaya- 
ranooloo  propo6i*d  to  found  in  that 
place  a  city,  which  should  be  the 
capitfcrof  a  greit -Mlaigdom;  ibr. 
that  purpose  he  <liFected'  his  disci- 
plo«  to'set  up  a  plllaf  at  the  li^cky 
moment  when  th«j  should  hear  the 
sound  of  his  chankum ;  for  being 
varsant  in  the  science  of  astrology', 
he  sat  in  a  private  place  to  watch 
when  the  fortunate  moment  sliuuUi 
arrive,  propitious  to  his  under- 
taking; but  Raja  Inder,  and  tiie 
Davatahs  considering,  in  Heaven,, 
that  this  city  would  remRin  forever 
fortunate  and  victorious,  if  the  pi  liar 
was  set  up  at  the  minute  he  was 
looking  for,  they  sent  the  Angel  of 
Misfortune  to  throw  impediments 
in  his  way,  by  his  dexterity.  The 
Genius  of  Misluck  came  imme^ 
diately  to  Humpa,  and  sounded  his 
chankum  before  the  sanyassee's; 
and  the  attentive  disciples  con- 
ceiving that  the  soun<J  was  that  of 
their  Gooroo's,  they  instantly  fixed 
the  fatal  pillar ;  soon  after  they 
heard  the .  sound  of  their  Gooroo's 
chankum ;  tney  then  took  up  the 
pilfar,  ariid  $xed  it  arjain  in  great 
haste;.  The  jiunyasj^ee  iiaving ended, 
hisdevdtions,  came  out,  observed 
their  mistake,  and .  by^  his  '  cjlyii^e 
knowle(j£9,j;^ef,i^n- ,jthc  K\v;^i{. ,)^,. '. 
said,.  '*  tht^t^no  one  car\  tvad^the  de- 
cre'e^  of  J^^d s ^  4f^pf^fut\^^'J^i 
and   "  '   *    '"'      ^  -•>-!*•-  ^       »   /^   ' 

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;ife  tost  dm^'*  After  thiv  tho  ;sa- 
nyHSs^  buiH  tbe  city  in  the  Daata 
Cycle  year  1268  SalleerabcA^  or 
Kn^lish  year  1356,  OQ  the  7th  of 
Soodom  of  ihf  Vytaka  raontbrand 
named  it  Veej^yanagur.  He  brought 
several  families  from  different  parts 
to  reside  in  ihis  new  city;  tbeathe 
goddess  rain$d  gpld/romihe  sfy  ii^o 
his  town :  by  jneaos  of  tbe&c  riches 
he  buiU  the  phice,  entertained 
troops  and  assumed  possession  of 
the  sarroundiog  country,  so  far.  af 
40  yoojans  southward.  He  deppr 
sited  much  treasure  ia  a  caye  at 
Anagoondy,  ^nd  built  upthcpas^ 
sage  te  it,  so  as  iihat  no  one  can  gft 
to  the  treasure^  This  plac^  is  ^tiU 
called  Valeebund^ree  and.  is  silui- 
ated  one  cpss  west  of  Anagoondy. 

The  sanyasaee  reigned  in  this 
n^w  kifigdom  for  %6  years,  up  to 
)S84  of  the  Saileevahana  SacliUAi^ 
be  then  appointed  one  of  the  Coorr 
ma  tribe,  called  Qoojia  EUyalop  tp 
be  his  successor^  whq  w^  spii  of  a 
cow-keeper,  who  hail  forn^rly  beea 
kind  to  him,  and  )iad  daily  supplied 
him  with  milk  for  his  subsistence^ 
when  he  was  a  devotee  wQrsnipping 
Boovan  Eswaree  at  Humpa;  and 
departed  from  this  terrestrial  world 
to  Kylas. 

Booka  Rayaloo  governed  the 
kingdom  for  34  years.  In  his  timp 
he  built  the  place  called  Bookasi^- 
gur,  three  coss  east  from  Beojana-: 
gur ;  he  appointed  his  son  Pratapa 
Dava  KayAloo,  in  the  Saileevahana 
year  1318,  or  English  year  ISpfi, 
and  died  by  sickness.  Pratapa 
Rayaloo  was  fortunate  in  conquer- 
ing all  his  enemies:  during  his  go- 
vernment he  appointed  his  son  Hur- 
ryhur  Rayaloo,  to  succeed  in  the 
Saileevahana  year  1336,  or  Englibh 
year  1414,  who  ruled  for  26  yi^ars, 
to  the  Sakom  1362,  or  Englivsh  year 
1440.    He  appointed  bis  son  Pr^- 


Tooda  Rayaloo  to  ^vem  llieU«^ 
dom,  who  rdgned  up  to.  }A7lmir 
leevahana,  or  English  y«ar  1449; 
when  Rana  Chei^ra  Rajafeo  wai 
acknowledged  in  the  gof«rB«ieit, 
and  he  built,  the  pa^soda*  caUed 
Rama  Chehdra  Swamy»  atiU  le* 
maining  at  Hoolooputtoo,  begxe 
the  oortbgate  of  the  palace. 

He  ruled  up  to  the  Sakum  1384 
or  English  ye^r  .1463^  luui  Vetiv^ 
|>atcha  Bayaloo  was  acknovkc^ 
in  his  room^  he  repaired  and  added 
to  tbe  city.the.  fort,  and  bmilt  loii^ 
other  pagodas. 

Afterward  Narasimha  Rayaloo, 
son  of  Ebwa  Rayaloo,  who  was  of 
the  R^jah  cii&t,  possessed  himself 
of  the  Camatic  kingdoip,  in  the 
SHllcevahana  year  1398,  or  Hi^Iish 
year  1476,  as  well  as  of  several 
Desoms  which  he  conquered  by  hi^ 
valuur  and  military  prowess, bejood 
the  Cavery  river,  aijd  as  far  as 
Satoova  or  R^n^anaud  ;  he  marrie4 
two  wives  Tippomha-  and  Na- 
^oniba,  by  whom  he  had  two  sore, 
Veera  Narasimha  Rayaloo  by  Tip- 

Nagombi^.  This  Rajf^h'ruled  tiij^ 
cout^try,  uninterrupedly,.  fogr  1^ 
^ears  up  tq  the  Sallceyid^aii  yes? 
141 1,  or  English  year  J488^  whcQ 
bp  died  of  the  l^^wy. 

His  elfiest  son,  Veera  Naraakriia 
'  Rf^y^loo,  lived  for  gO  yearsi^er 
him;  during  which  tine  Cfistaa 
Rayaloo  commanded  the  armv  ep- 
plpyed  in  the  field  abroad,  aodfOpih 
quered  the  domimon  of  sevcial 
Rajahs  to  (he  eastwaid;  the  Qf^ 
puttywar,  the  ReddynBr,  aad 
many  other  tribes  as  fiur  as  dn^ 
Nurbuda,  and  brought  aU  (be^ 
inhabitants  into  subjeetioa.- 

Narasimha  Rayaloo  deftartibg 
this  lite,  Cristna  Rayaloo  was  ac- 
knowledged in  the  government  in 
the  Cycle  year  Sobkla,  and  oa  the 


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•M^tti  -0MMioq9oo1  of  Ma^  motitli 
^'^fao  Sblltievabftn  y«ar  1431,  or 
J^IUh  ytiar  1509.  His  kingdom 
loxteyidftci  irom  Ramanand  to  the 
liurbudarivcr  which  he  ruled  with 
jgy«Ait'  ceputation.  In  his  reigB 
:Mo4>dft  Dan  Naick,  one  of  bisser^ 
vhun  dug  seven  chftnneln  from  the 
.Toombudra  into  the  adjacent  di^ 
4lT0t»,  ,by  which  much  paddy  is 
^trttiNrated  m  all  seattooid.  Kistna 
;&i(3r<iloD«lBo  iflMk^d  and  protected 
H^verai  learned  Caveeswars,  poets 
^Ad  ajutkorsy  who  composed  many 
books  inscribed  Jto.  h4m ;  whence 
Jiifi  name  hai^'beconie  famous  and 
Ji^eli  kupwn  tt>  ajlranlcs  of  mea 
jUffougho^t  tibe  dominions  of  Car'^ 
^ic^Tettingfl^and  Mahmtta. 
•  Aiter  e-  prosperotjs  reign  up  to 
^iff  1446  of  the  Tarana  Cycle 
y«ar,  he  appointed  his  sdn-in-^aw 
wiiua  Jtaj^tpP  to  succeed  to  the 
^vei^ment,  his  cowsiui  or  nephew 
Achoota  Rayaloo  being  absent  on 
some  expedition  at  the  time  of  his 
rfieathi  he  died  ofsickneiss,  recom^ 
naendjng  toRai^ah  Rayaloo  to  con- 
sider A«boota  Rayaloo  as  bis  so^ 
vereign  while  he  lived. 

Aohoota  ^yaloo  returned  to 
.yei^anagur,  and  governed  for  19 
yean,  to  146^  Salkevahana,  or  the 
English  year  1542>  and  died  of 
«iokMSs, 

Then  Ratncdi  Rayaloo^  assumed 
tbe  oHai^  of  public  affairs;  he 
agaild-rdduced  the  Rajahs  and  Bad- 
^bah»^  th«fi^%'erat  countries  be- 
'p^^ftfit  the  Nirrbudft  dud  Ranta- 
-jiQMcf,  Aftd'SkSsunied  the  title  of  So- 
yetei^  liOjrtrf- of  the  whole  Doccan. 
5f  helitles  are  thus^mscribcd  In  the 
jgra^tSy  bboks/  and  M>me  ancient 
writings  of  that  tin^e. 
^^e^iifks  atrmimd^in  tbs  Manu- 

;'j    '     ;.     . »  '/  ^   .   )'-' 

'ItttbiS'  king's  nfrigtt  ^vewl  -cott- 
iid^ablc  Rajahs  used  to  attend  hini 


in  the  duties  of  th^  folIoi^Bg'officesij 
vig.  the  King  of  Cambooja  Des6m 
presented  him  with  the  calliTij«i&<( 
the  Panda  Rajah  held  his  bag  o^f 
betel  nut;  the  King  of  Oinjce car- 
ried his  choury;  the  Rajah  of  Cat 
mla  district  carried  his  water  gugt 
let;  the  Rajah  of  Anga  Dosoni 
presoBted  him  betel,  as  his  servant; 
the  Rajah  of  the  Mucha.  country's 
office  was  to  dress  him ;  the  Raj aH 
of  Gool  carried  the  umbrella r  all 
the  other  offices  were  executed  Hl 
like  maimer,  by  persons  of  nanfc 
^U  those  on  their  first  visit  per* 
formed  their  respective  duties  tb 
Ramarajah  in  person,  vflien  he  wat 
seated  on  his  throne,  or  fsingvasa^ 
num.  He  ruled  for  a  consideraible 
time  with  great  reputation ;  but  to- 
wards the  conclusion  of  his  reign^ 
he  was  persuaded  by  some  worthless 
jtvretches  to  provoke  the  resentmetit 
of* all  the  Mussulman  princes,  by 
some  acts  highly  insulting  t04ftb«it 
religion.  At  last,  a  certain  Mabatlv 
dar,  coming  to  the  Rajah  on  bchatf 
of  Ally  Adil  Shah  Bad&hah,  of  Bee- 
japore,oD  some  particular  occask>iy> 
he  happened  to  encounter,  near  the 
public  hall  of  audience,  a  herd  of 
Bwine,  \i^ich  were  brought  to  ht 
given  to  some  Demmary  player*, 
(actors)  :  these  creatures  being  held 
in  abhorrence  by  Mussulmans,  th« 
Mahalldar,  as  he  could  not  avoi4 
them  at  the  time,  immediately  shut 
his  eyes  to  avoid  the  hateful  sight, 
and  asked  pardoti  of  his  dod  for 
his  (unprcmidated)  offence.  Ra^ 
^mah^  Ryyaloo  seeing  what  passed, 
ridiculed  him  for  "this  behaviour*, 
observed,  jestingly,  **  that  the  Mu6*- 
sulraans  need  not  despise  the  food  of 
the  lower  cast  of  liindus,  when 
they  were  wont  to  eat  the  fowls, 
which  fed  upon  seeds  takd^t  out  o^f 
theeKcrement  of  men  and  beasts.*^ 
Not  satisfied  with  these  iiidiscreet 
words,  he  caused  a.  nu.mbcr  of  hogs 

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to  bo  shut  up  in  one  certffin  place, 
where  they  wore  plemihiHyfbd  wrtk 
jo(ircc.  On  the  foUowini?  day,  ht 
caused  a  niimber  of  fowls  to  be 
5rat  i^to  the  same  place,  and  intro^ 
diircd  the  Mussulman  ofliccr  to  be- 
hold rhera  feeding  on  the  seeds  in 
the  hoijs'dung,  in  evidence  of  what 
he  had  said,  and  ridicu^d  him  pub- 
licty,  and-all  of  his  religiop.  The 
Mahalidar  lamented  the  affront  and 
insult  then  offered  to  his  religion, 
and  returning  to  bis  master,  ac- 
quainted him  of  the  aflront  put 
upon  him  by  the  Cn malic  people, 
and  urged  l^im  to  punish  KAmah 
Hajah  \ot  'the  insult.  Ally  AMk 
6bah  being  well  disposed  to  Rar 
Tnah  Rajan,  endeavoured  to  9o(lten 
matters, and  to  satisfy  him*  He  de- 
clined, hi)w«ver,  talfing  the  violent 
meaf  ureS  he  su^^jested,  on  which  the 
Mussulman,  dissatisfied  with  hn 
tnaster's  inattention,  went  to  the 
'  other  tfiree  Mussultoan  Badsbahs 
''x)f  Dec^n,  by  names^  Allee  Murdan 
'Eflfmaud  Shah,  of  Befad,  Moortoo- 
zaNizam  Shah  Beeree,  of  Abamc<d- 
iia]gur,  and  Ebraham  Cootbood 
Shah,  of  Golconda,  and  cota- 
plained  to^  them  of  the  indignity 
nnd  misfortunes  that  had  happened 
to  him  on  his  mission  to  Veejana- 
gur.  These  Badshahs,  constfltii^ 
together,  finally  dt'termined  that  il 
was'  neci  ssary  to  conquer  Ramah 
Rdjah,  as  the  only  means  of  saving 
their  religion;  and  they  obliged 
Ally  Adhil  Shah  to  accompany 
them  in  this  expedition,  and  march 
against  Ramah  Rayaloo  together, 
with  their  united  armies,  well  pro- 
vided with  all  kind  of  stores.  When 
^ihey,  chme  near  the  Kristna  River, 
Rnhiah  Ray  a  loo  marched  to  fight 
thrm  with  a  countless  host,  and 
enjjnged  (he  Mtfssulman  Badshahs 
near  Rachnsa  Jiingada,  ort  the 
banks  of  the  Kistna  River,-  for  the 
tpure  of  38  days.  In  this  long 
continued  contest  he  bad  cut  off 


nsott  of  tbguniir-b**  i^ 
Bodthahs,  uwt&og  |Mr 
foree  in  one  pImmb,  eudabenky  \ 
upon  the  army  of  Riunaii  jUyaiw 
by  surprize,  wbtn  they  -wtfr^m^Mr 
camp,  regardless  and  wot  exp^dng 
ai^  enemy,  «nd  utterly  dtiSmm^ 
them,  cut  off  the  beftd  of  RaMib 
RajM»i  OQ  tiie  ^dd  <»f  dw  Vvanko^ 
moncb,  of  the  ttmskt^ckm  CjA 
year,  intb#'M.  ymr  IM^iClItt 
Englibb  yoar  166*.  Thef  fmm4 
mucli  plunder  jwri J  aicb-».hwily> 
whif h  they  dividad  )CfMkf  maang 
them.  W^en  thbndwstff  tfaicai»- 
fortune  came  to  the  ^otii«l^«^ 
wives  of  Rmnali  Rajaii>  lk«y  im- 
mediately burnt  their  jemk  mI 
rich  api)a«e),  aiid  died  byip^bi*. 
The  four  Badsbabs  Gaiiu»j«|&tlir 
armies  to  VaejaiMgaiv  and  ftw-. 
depedtbe  eflbots  sad  ttteasttre«£^ 
government  and  the  iobsbHkatifbf 
t^at  city,  and  -thence  retttnii  km\ 
to  their  own  eoimtofs^   •      -    ^i 

When  t(io  Mii8sutniRn«nqr4if^ 
proached  Yeejanagprv  the  setimi 
linmilyof  Ramah  Rjb^Io^k.  iid  to 
save  theii  livei  towards  Fmrnoffm: 
da  and  Chendrageeiy,  wbede  Boott 
of  the  princes^smlod^«hktil|s» 

Sadas^va  Rayaluo,  a  detctziidaBt 
of  the  ancient  Aaaf^ooacfy' iliiahs, 
aasumed  cbaT§a  of:  the  gcKfir—Mit, 
and  ruled  for  four  yean^  like 
manner  as  hid  predeoeasoiByjiip.to 
the  Sal.  ycttr  4490*  H^  didL^ 
sickneia.  •  1  •  'M  : 

Afterward  Tirni«l  Bay»Wp,i.apn 
of  Rimabi  Rayabo,  .i^tM^d  i» 
veejanagur.  He  buikdifidao^tt 
Anagoondy,  and  made  Jt  bat  ipbce 
his  capitd*  He  ruled '«v«r*^ 
kingdom,  from  the  ICnatna  t»{ilDO, 
till  1423,  or  the  £Rgli8hyeA]r.l^4. 
lliis  Rajah.  ehgeg<Mi<;^Uid  dMwted 
once  the  army  ojf  ^odtbood  Shabee. 

Streecanga  Rayaloo  was  nexl  ac- 
knowledged in  the  goveHDinent^  Vid 
ruled  up  to  1609  Sal.  year,  or 
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t .;  tllieirVeiitkftttspitiJiby  Rlryaioos^e- 
Ceodedy^  and  broiight  off  entirely  the 
ismrlies  s^U  settled  at  Halputton 
l^i^iAtf  lace;  theretbte  Vee^anagur 
ircOQsiiered  a&  destroyed  from  tbttl 
fi*WBrf.  This  Rajah  gQvorned  to 
the  SaU  year  1 587,  twr  EnaUsb  year 

.  Atfter  bim  Ramah  Rayaleo  had 
.dia'puWcchacges.  n.He  managed 
^  teth^  Stl.  year  1^^4,jor  Eoglish 
^3^Bmfil6S^f  and  .was  succeeded  by 
Vsenkkta.  Rayaioo.  This  Rajah 
rsled  f^-  la*  years,  and  ;dtcd  in 
-dieSid.  year*  1566yor  English  year 

-  After  him  SyceiRftBga  Rayaioo 

•  veceived  charge  of  the  government. 
Jie  niled  up  to  IS^  SaL  year,  or 

T<€^^  Englisb  yi^ar^  and  appointed 
-to  succeed  him,  Yenkataputty  Ray- 
akRH '  In  his  reisfn  Aulum  Gecr 
'  Badshah  came  to  Deccan,  and  con- 
'^fatted  Bfiejapore,  ia  the  SaL  year 
l604,  or  English  year  l682»  He 
seized  upon  the  dominion  of  Aua^ 

•  goon€ly,  and  only  allowed  the  fiye 
tbik»Avi«ig  raahalls  for  the  subust- 
tjncc  of  Venkatapu  tty ,  Ray  ^ooy  ,viz# 

•    1  Darojoe,         3  Company, 
fH^dkasagur,    4  Gun^aooty, 
and  5v  Anagoondy, 
'  and  n  fbw  other  viUages.     Aalum 
.  t^eeraf^etwardft  marched  to  reduce 
'the  roontries  to  the  eastward,  and 
'  after  the  conclusion  of- that  expo- 
dkion  died  near  Ahamednagur, 

ThisVenkaiaputty  Rayaioo  feign- 

^  iifii4o  i6l4y  Tvheh  he  was  suc- 

>*  ceoded  by  Ghimia  Rayaioo,  ^ho 

;  ^,^iM^etmed  ikesc  districts  in  like,  man- 

>ftim'  'as'  "his-aaceitors,  vl^  to  the  Sal. 

•  yeAf' »6'tdi  or  English  year  1703, 
^  Aftd^ttppdinted  his  son,  Dasa  Ray- 

-  mlha^^to  airecocd. 

i-  .jK'»flFhi$.fRjRJ«h  ruled  .for  17  y^rs^ 

V  «4^lkoih)s>Stdw  yettr  \6^2yO*  English 

'i^^vl7SOy'wir«L*hc,dopiiiiitod  from 

.  .i-tlil**roiWi>.-i  s.J  iu  i 


Oii  his  d^th,   his  aori^  Chicka* 
dassa  Rayaioo^  assumed  the  charges 
of  his  government,  gene-rally  called 
the  Samstan,  and  managed  without 
any  interruption  for  the  space  (^  13 
years,  up  to  the  Sal,  year  l655,,or 
English  year  1733,  when  his  eldest 
%oti^  Ramah  Rayaioo,  a  good  itum, 
and  of  groat  consideration  [in  his 
time,]  succeeded  to  the  manage- 
ment of  the  Samstan,    He  ruJed 
for  ]6  years,  up  to  the  Sal.  year 
l6'78,  or  English  year  175() ;  then 
he  appointed  his  son,  Firmal  Ray- 
aioo, the  present  representative  and 
liiKal  descendant  of  the  Anagoondy 
kings,  and  departed  this  life.     At 
the  time  of  his  father's  death,  the 
Rajah  used  to  pay  tribute  for  the 
country  to  different  powers,  in  the 
following  manner,  viz«  1^,000  n\^ 
pees  to  the  Mahrattas,  12,000  to 
Bazalut  Jung,  4000   to   Moorari 
Rao,  and  2000  to  the  Murgee  peo- 
ple.   Tirmul  Rayaioo,  after  ussum-* 
ing  the  government,  ruled  properly 
these  districts  for  several  years  t& 
the  satislaction  «nd  consent  «f  the 
different  governments  who  ckimed 
Irihute,  and  to  whom  it  was  regu* 
larly  paid  annually,  until  the  Sal« 
year  1708i  or  English  year  17»^. 
At  this  time,  Hyder  Ally  Khatwn, 
who  originally   was  a  -servant  of 
Nundarajah,  the    Dalvoy  of  My- 
sore, having  increased  his  slatioit 
gradually,  from  the  command  of  12 
horsemen  to  that  of  1200  cavalry, 
and  50,000  infantry,  by  undors^oing 
many  toilsand  perils  in  several  ac- 
tions, and  conquering  many  coun- 
tries in  addition  to  the  kini^dom  of 
his  master,  at  last  having  a  numer- 
ous army  at  his  devotion,  he  con- 
fined his  pjitron,  NundaraJ4h|.  to- 
gether with   the  King  of  Mysore, 
and  having  obtained  the  entire  mas- 
tery of  their  dominion,  maflagca  lis 
-a0airs,  an^l  traced  or  di!^]^U(;e(l  the 
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offiocKS  and  lerwits  of  t^  Itate  aft 
he  pleased.  He  dov  began  to  form 
tk  great  army»  and  to  entertain 
troopa  as  for  as  the  number  of 
60/100  cavalry  and  100,000  in&n- 
try,  besides  tbo  aid  of  auxiliary 
Folygars :  he  now  conquered  and 
reduced  the  districts  of  many  Po* 
lygars  who  opposed  him.  On  the 
acquisition  of  Biddenore  and  Chitra- 
€uJ[»all  the  chiefe  of  these  qui^rters 
waited  on  bimt  and  settled  their  af*- 
^irs  with  him,  to  avoid  the  danger 
of  their  lives,  ^and  to  save  their  rer 
q^ective  estates  or  samstans.  Hyder 
beitt^- acquainted  with  the  andeat 
dignity  f^  circumsftance  of  tlw  an- 
Qe&tor»  of  the  Anagoondy  Ri^ah, 
received  him  in  a  gracious  manner, 
and  treated  him  with  respect:  in* 
stead  of  the  tiribute  he  used  to  pay 
to  the  neighbouring  states  which  he 
now  stopt,  he  settled  with  him  to 
pay  10^000  pagodas,  or  30,000  ru- 
pees annually  to  liiniself  akme,  and 
Uk  iwtaft  IM  horse  and  ^00  Peons^ 
to  hit  army  in  the  field,  wken  re* 
quired*  The  Rajah  blfilled  these 
engagements  punctually  in  Hyder's 
hie,  Biad  coaciliftted  his  favc^ur  and 
good  will. 

Uyder^  after  this,  going  to  con- 
quer the  Talla  Ghaat,  he  there  died 
of  sicknes%  near  Chittore^  in  the 
Sal.  year  17(H,  or  English  year 
178^,' and  his  son,  TippooSuUan 
succeeded  to  his  government.  The 
Anagoondy  R^ah,  Timmapafa^ 
went,  to  Serittgapatam  in  the  Sal 
year  1707»  J>r  English  year  1785, 
tQ, visit  the  Sultan  on  bu^ness,  and 
returned  thence  ivucb  dissaiis^d 
with  the  rec^tioQ  be  received, 
tvJiich  wa«  not  so  honoumhle  as  in 
Hydcr's  time:  Tifpon,  npctu  ,ihis, 
demaojtted  an  incre^ue  pf  reve^^uaii 
from  the  Anagoondy  9XHi  Qmm^kr 
ageeiy  districts,-  and  sent  peo|^49 
urge>rhe  'SQfyg^v^of  these  distyiota  : 


to  pay  tfaiamonayf .  fSKt^b^sbf^ 
mipaih  and  th«:r 
lygur  uniting  .tjH 
away  the  SuUlHi''t%1 
paying  a  single  f 
after  thk  Ti|^)0Q  9u 
hi*  army  to  coftqui^ti 
sent  orders  to  the  T  " 
him  with  tiheir^£»f|ieiNbl 
re6»sedtQ.^^yDi»t:< 
trusting  ihe^^l 
himself  otseading4 
Tippoo  ^m^mt 

Moolk,  Gmml 
and  Hurry  ^I^uilliet 
came   with,  (heiiiiif^ 
to   j^lieve 
cariied  him  oft:| 
save  iu&  life;  t^ ' 
fort  of  Adonee»  ^ 
tied,   and  estsM^ll 

Cootbo^een  \    

He  marched  tiMnMI<V<ii 

and  seised  on 

of  Ji^g(HQa»ah»-,tJ 

CacliaAagoqd, 

him»  and  m^lipif 

Munda  i(JMiwn,,ai«d  1 
the^ai^iM^r^of.l 
Khaw^wbowas-I 
named  N^rriii}! 
Desmoolu  Afj^crr  thia*i 
Cancbapagppd  .tf>M< 
took  thatttph^p,.  pujj 
many  of  tlie  inhahifajm  | 
of  ihe  Anagto^  AwMtto 
next  day.Ah^Ad^a^  J 
I)a4rooJee»  iu4 
tank.th^  taj>e.i 
now  '""  grr^f  ""iftitif m  j 
appokltQd.lB$)b^r^  i^      ^ 
tl^e  dijitri^St  c^j^ 
nackgeery  4Mid  r 
dered  himcto,JKM5l)e/i 
a&,^cxm  a^  jpQ«dWft«v 
tbenc«,iH^Ah^.  Jbyii 
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prep^^r  |>eoptd  there  fo  inatfage  it. 
fie  marched  from  Hossputt,  cross- 
iiig  the  Toombudra,  near  Oulga- 
naud,  engaged  the  Mahrattas,  and 
puttmg  them  to  flight  as  well  as  the 
«rmy  of  Suffir  Jung  and  the  Boo- 
«ola.  Proceeding  tmvards  Gaunore, 
he  again  brought  the  Mahrattas  to 
actfon^  and  defeated  a  part  of  their 
army ;  the  Mahrattas  fled,  and  en- 
camped near  Latchumuswar ;  but 
-the  Sultan  proceeded  to-Saunoor, 
and  took  possession  of  that  place. 
The  Nabob  Abdool  Hakeem  Khawn 
liaying  fled  to  the  Mahrattas  for 
protection,  the  Sultan  seized  upon 
Kyroo  Meyer,  and  made  him  pri- 
soner. The  Sultan  encamped  near 
Saunoor  for  two  months,  taking 
possession  of  the  estate  and  effects 
of  the  Nabob  and  of  his  family : 
be  then  marched' and  took  the  hill 
fort  of  Cuppal,  Bahader  Bunda, 
'from  the  Mahratta's garrison.  Tip- 
poo  getting  possession  of  Cuppal 
and  Bahader  Bunda,  alarmed  the 
Nabob,  Nizam  Ally,  who  immedi- 
ately, on  heiiring  this  news,  re- 
turned to  Hydrabad  fik>m  Badamy ; 
and  Masheer  ul  Moolk,  and  Nana 
"Famayees  being  ordered  by  the  Ni- 
zam to  make  peace  with  the  Sultan, 
^ their  vakeels  came  to  him,  and  a 
peace  was  settled,  by  yielding  to 
the  Sultan  the  districts  of  Daariad, 
Bk^flmy,  Nawagonda,  Nargoonda, 
and  several  oth^?rs. 

While  the  Sultan  halted  hear 
Cdppal,  in  the  year  Sal.  1708,  or 
£l3|;Hsh  year  17B£,  his  troops  came 
against,  and  surrounded  Anagoon-^ 
dy,'  which  the  present  Rajah,  Tim- 
n!4][>ah^  defemkd  for  a  fdw  days, 
and  at  hst  etkraped  with  his  family 
to  Sootapdbr,  on  the  30th  of  Magi 
m6nth  r  then,  by  theSultari's  order, 
.Meer  Sadetk  came  with  a  di*tach- 
niefit  t6  Ajiagoondy,  plundered  the 
piai?e/  aud^  put  fnahy  of  the  inha^ 
hiUmi&  to  death.   In  this  confusion, 


Bober  Jutig  Vent  into  the  palace^ 
and  finding  a  large  chest  covered 
with  a  handsome  bulker,  with  light! 
placed  before  it  very  carefully,  was 
overjoyed,  supposing  it  contained 
the  treasure  of  the  Rajah,  preserved 
from  his  ancestor's  time ;  he  caused 
some  of  his  most  confidential  poo* 
pie  to  open  it  very  secertly,  intend- 
ing, as  it  was  believed,  to  appropri* 
ate  its  contents  to  his  own  use; 
but  whatever  were  his- hopes,  they 
were  egregiously  disappointed,  for 
on  exploring  this  supposed  treasure, 
they  found  only  some  heavy  stones^ 
and  a  <!ouple  of  cU  dirty  rbdes  pre- 
served in  it.  Vexed  and  disap^ 
pointed  by  this  trick  put  upon  him 
by  the  Rajah,  in  this  bad  humour 
he  caused  the  old  palace  to  >be^ 
burnt,  by  filling  the  Ix^t  apartmentr 
with  quantities  of  dry  grass,  which* 
was  set  on  fire,  and  destroyed  all 
the  wooden  works.  The  MussuU 
mans  then  also  destroyed  apart  of 
the  Pagoda  of  Runganaud,  whk:li 
had  some  very  fine  black  pillarB  in 
it ;  the  rcmams  of  which  are  stili' 
laying  about  near  the  palace. 

Bobur  Jung,  after  this,  being  iqf^ 
trusted  with  the  management  of 
Canackgeery,  Anagoondy  and  Cdn-t 
changood,  he  built  a  moeque  and 
bouiy  at  Camlapore,  iknd  built 
or  repaired  some  of  the  batteries  or 
round  towers  in  that  fort.  He  re- 
sided here  for  three  years  in  that 
station*  and  then  returned  to  Se-^ 
nngapatam.  Then  Bentore  came, 
in  behalf  of  the  Sultan^  to  manage 
the  above  district.  When  he  was 
manager  of  this  district,  ih  the  year 
1712,  Sal,  01*  English  year  179^ 
Parseram  Bhow  grossed  the  Toom^ 
budra,  neSAT  Cottahuliy  and  Cbr- 
ragul,  with  hi»  his  army  oif  his  wny 
10  Senngipcktam^  to  assist  ti^ 
English;  He  came  to  HarpoiteUy, 
aad  reinstated  Somaaaktt^  Ifaick 
in   the    country  of  hif    anceston;. 

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Then  Timmapafa,  Rajab  of  Aia* 
goondy,  came  iuto  his  districts  witk 
a  b<>dy  of  his  ftdh€rents>  and  by 
)[>onnt9Bion  of  Parscram  Bhow,  re- 
covered possession  of  his  inherit- 
ance, which  he  retained  for  near 
two  years :  but  was  obliged  again 
tb  fly  to  Sooraporc,  when  the  Sul- 
tan made  peace  with  the  three  al- 
lied powers.  At  that  period, 
Ifarry  Punt  got  the  district  of 
Soondoor  from  Tippoo, 'which  he 
granted  as  a  jaghir  to  the  god, 
Comar  Swamy,  placing  the  ma- 
nagement of  k  in  the  remaining  de** 
scendants  of  the  Corpora  family. 
Afterward,  inthe  Sal.  year  I714-,  or 
English  year,  1792,  this  Timmnh 
Kayaloo  returned  again  from  Soo- 
lapore  with  a  force,  and  re-pos- 
•Htord  himself  of  most  of  the  dis- 
iHcts,  (exci»pttngGungaouty)  which 
fee  kept  for  three  months,  but  was 
Mig^  again  to  fly  to  Soorafore, 
in  consequence  of  the  arrival  of 
Badam  Bestipa  and  Hecra  Naick, 
from  Seringapatam,  to  ^ttle  the 
eountry.  From  that  i)eriod,  this 
Rajah  was  oMiged  to  reside  in  the 
dommions  of  the  Niaani,  or  of  the 
Mahrattas,  vrandering  from  one 
place  to  another,  depending  for  his 
subsistence  on  the  several  Polygars 
of  foreign  states,  who  knowing  the 
renown  of  his  ancestors,  shewed 
him  some  commisseration. 

In  the  year  1720,  or  English 
year  1798,  conceiving  theopportu-^ 
uity  was  once  more  propitious  for 
hh  recovering  his  paternal  inhe- 
ritance, when  the  Cohipany  were 
going  to  war  with  the  Sultan,  he 
collected  some  half-starved  Peons 
and  returned  to  his  country.  He 
surprised  Heera  Naick  at  Com* 
paly,  and  made  bim  prtsoaer,  and 
gave  up  that  town  and  fort  to  be 
pkindcred  by  his  Peens.  |ie  got 
possession  of  the  country  as  fin* 
South  as  Boyacally  witk  Uossorc^ 


Gangaouty,  Comfaly  and 

jee,*and  had  managed  for  sis  moa 
when  the  Company's  army  ba 
conquered  the  Sultan's  domir' 
and  established  the  Rajab  of  _ 
sore  in  some  of  the  provind^ 
Anagootidy  being  included  taJw 
Rajah's  share,  his  servant,  Soobo-* 
rao  Moote»  came  in  behalf  of  Bor- 
nia,  to  receive  charge  of  the  ie«e- 
nues  of  this  country,  and  required 
Timmapah  to  deliver  up  the  «y^rk4 
which  he  refused  to  comply  vttl^ 
and  began  to  tire  hjs  guns  a^aUit 
the  party.  But  soon  aifWi  rec«v- 
iug  lettci-s  from  the  Company's  t^ 
sident,  and  from  Poomtali  oft  ddf 
subject,  he  delivered  up  tfae  chaqg^ 
of  the  revenues  to  their  office^ 
and  proceeded  himself  to  Sering^ 
pat  am.  After  having  accompatsajf 
for  six  months  the  part  c€  fiti 
anny  with  Colonel  Closs  and  Poor- 
niah,  he  returned  with  letters  froQi 
them  to  Meer  Auhiro,  who  had  xc^. 
ceived  possession  for  the  Nkatt^ 
and  on  his  delivertiig  these,  thet 
officer  agreed  to  pay  a  monthly  ii-[ 
lowance  of  1500  rupees  to  the  Ka-; 
jah,  besides  some  £]nam  laiids:  ti^ 
was  paid  up  to  the  Aus^'ecJott 
month  of  the  Sal.  year  17^5,  ofw' 
tober  of  the  English  year  "iWO^i^ 
which  time,  Nizam  AUy  KhliWc 
having  ceded  die  districts  sbimi  dt 
the  Toombudra  to  the  Honourable 
Company,  most  of  the  Rajah's  do- 
mains being  included  in  the  Compa- 
pan/s  division^  except  ADa|OQo4K 
-  and  Gungaotitty,  the  Ru^  Wt 
lately  a  vakeel  (in  Juanaty,  1801), 
to  the  collector,  Major  ^^unro,  and 
was  at  this  time  in  expectation  oC 
having  his  allowance  continued. 

This  wretched  Rajah  has  wHtWW 
IB  the  midst  of  hxs  ancient  p^ 
mony,  even  a  commfon  hovDelor 
his  residence;  is  in  exttetne  &• 
tress,  though  the  descendant  «ii 
represet^ative  of  the  ancioitiorA 

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of  the  whole  Carnatic^  whom  all 
the  Palhygaxs,  in  their  letters^  still 
-address  in  the  most  reapectful  termi^, 
agreeabk  to  the  same  forms  by 
which  their  ancestors  approached 
the  throne  of  the  Rayeela. 

Timmapa,  the  present  Rajak^ 
used  to-  maintain  ready  for  ^eld 
service,  when  he  had  full  possession 
of  his  estates,  the  number  of  500 
barse  and  2000  Peons;  he  was 
was  ever  too  poor  to  build  any 
kandsoBDie  houses  or  other  stru£- 
tiires,  b^t  rei^uih  some  streets  at 
Anagoondy^  deroolbhiBg  many  of 
the  meaner  kotises  of  ^  inhabn 
tants.  HiB  eldest  son,  Streeraaga 
Kayaloo,  being  dissatisfied  with  him 
bas  leilt  him  some  time  since,  and 
lives  under  the  protection  of  some 
PoDygars  in  the  Mahratta  country. 

The  Rajahs  of  this  lamily  used 
to  Qonsole  themselves  £or  the  lott 
of  power,  with  hunting  an4  other 
manly  exercises ;  they  eat  the  game 
they  kill,  tl\ough  they  perform  thf 
some  ceremoTues  asBramins;  their 
JEamilies  never  appear  to  strangers, 
but  remain  within  their  houses, 
*rbe  women  of  this  family  are 
taught  to  read  and  write  the  several 
laoG;uages  of  the  country  ;  though 
•heir  Tesidence  be  in  the  Canara 
Qountryi   they   never    speak    that 


language  in  their  houses,  ustsg 
only  tl^  Tellioga  which  was  that 
of  their  ancestors,  who  caine«ri- 
ginally  from  the  Tellinga  country. 
The  anceitors  of  the  Anagooooy 
Rajahs,  never  use  tire  turkao  tied 
in  the  common  manner,  since  the 
death  of  Ramak  Rayoloo,.  who  lost 
his  crown  and  turban  of  state, 
mtk  his  l)ead,in  the  decisive  batlte 
which  terminated  their  power. 

Since  this  Itemapak  succeeded 
to  the  Raaje,  he  has  deviated  se 
far,  as  to  tie  the  turban  knot  in 
manner  of  a  iUet  round  the  head ; 
but  the  crown  is  uncovered:  pet* 
haps  this  may  be  owii^  to  hk  bung 
accustomed,  in  the  vicisfiitudee  tf 
his  life,  to  see  the  customs  of.»D 
many  diflereiit  chiefs,  Mussalmea 
and  Mahrattas^  he  also  dresses  .m 
the  long  gcfWR  Hhd  other  parts  of 
the  habits  usually  worn  by  the 
Hindus  of  the  day.  He  is  a  fol* 
lower  of  Vishnu,  and  uses  tbt 
long  mark  oii  his  forehead;  th^ 
customarily  bum  the  corpse  of 
their  princes  after  death,  asid  pel** 
form  the  usual  funeral  cerenwtties» 
The  son  is  usually  iK>minated  as  su^ 
cessor  by  his  father  in  his  lifs  tttae* 

[To  hi  c^fHiruud.] 


j^ccwM  of  the  Makda  Gooroos,  colUqied  while  Major  Mac- 
.   K&^zia,  wa$  at  Hurryhijrr,  9Ath  August,  1800. 

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,  Tbs  Lord  of  the  creation,  by 
whose  supremacy  the  world  is  il^ 
luminated,  and  who  is  infinitely 
powerful,  ^Treating  and  destroying 
many  worlds  in  a  moment,  that 
Almighty  Spirit,  in  his  mind,  con^ 
ton  plating  the  creation  of  a  world 
Vol.  YI. 


for  his  pleasure,  from  his  widies 
sprung  a  goddess,  named  Itcha 
Sacktee ;  eit  her  request,  he  directed 
hei\  to  create  xh\i  world.  Then  the 
Sacktee,  by  the  authority  of  God, 
iwmediateiy  creMed  three  di\nne 
persons,  generally  called  by  Hindus, 
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ilie  Moortec-lrium,  by  their  several 
names  of   Brahma,    VtshnA    and 
Siva,  committing  to  them,   sepa- 
rately, their  respective  charges  in 
flio     expected     world ;     Surstec, 
Sthutce,  and  Sayom,  or  the  power 
of  crcatimr,   nourishing,  and  de- 
stroying. VQicw  she  had  made  tht^se 
thme  lords,  she  requested  of  one 
fflfler  the  other,  that  they  might  be 
her   consort;     but    Brahma    and 
Vishn6,    disapproving  of   her  re* 
'fpicst,  she  consumed  ihcm  with  the 
iire  of  her  third  eye,  and  proposed 
^he  same    thing    to    Siva;    then 
-SadaseevA,  considering  in  his  mind 
that  h^r  demands  were  not  agree- 
able to  the  divine  law,  replied  that 
<iie  could  not  be  her  consort,  unless 
she  granted  her  third  eye  to  him. 
The  goddess  was  pleased  with  his 
.prudence,   and  adoried   him  v?ith 
iier  third  eye.      So  «oon  as   Siva 
wais  possessed  of  that,  he   imme- 
diately destroyed  her  by  a  glance 
of   the  flaming  eye,   and    revived 
^Brahma  and   Vbhnft,  and  of  her 
«shcs  made  three  goddessess,   Sai- 
laswatee,  Latchmi,  and  Paravatee, 
•end  united  one  of  them  to  each  of 
the  Trimoortce.      Then   Brahma 
divided  this  creation  into  the  four- 
teen Lokpnas,  seven  "below  and  six 
above  this  terrestrial  world  ;    the 
extent  of  this  creation  being  enu- 
merated in  the  book  of  Boogollora, 
(the  universe.)     I  do  not  particu- 
larize  here.      Then  Brahma,  by 
authority  of  the  Vccrat,     or  the 
Great  Being,  on  his  wishing  to  be- 
gin the  creation  of  mankind,  raised 
foiir  separate  casts  from  four  dif- 
ferent parts  of  his  body :  Brahmanas 
from  the  face ;  C^hatriyas,  from  the 
;^     shoulders ;  Vaisya,  from  the  thij^hs; 
;uid  Sudras  from   his  feet:    there 
were  aho  holy  Rooshees  created 
.^     from  his  mind,  whom  sacred  au- 
"     ihon    call    Brabfnamanasa-Poot- 


rooteo,  or  the  sons  of  Brahma's 
heart  or  wishes.  Of  dicse  Casapa- 
projapatee  married  several  wives: 
he  begot  of  bb  wife  I^eetee,  the 
tribe  of  Davattas;  but  the  authors 
of  the  puranams,  commentaries, 
or  the  sacred  book^,  call  them  Dee-  ^ 
teeyooloo;  his  second  wife  Addi- 
tee,  brought  forth  the  nation  of 
Rachasooioo;  of  the  third  wiie, 
called  Cadroovahas,  were  aH  the 
several  kinds  of  snakes ;  the  birds, 
of  Venata,  another  of  his  wives. 
In  this  manner  the  principal  Roo- 
shees created  all  kinds  of  birds. 

The  Davatas  being  studiovs  or 
learned,  and  acquainted  with  the 
true  way;to  the  mansions  of  God, 
were  particularly  honoured  with 
bodies  of  light,  and  the  state  of 
immortality,  llien  all  these  bein«^ 
thus  formed  by  the  Creator,  were 
divided  among  the  difierent  great 
quarters,  (divisions  or  dasums),  and 
the  Cshatriyas  began  to  rule  over 
this  terrestrial  worid,  protecting  the 
^od,  and  destroying  the  bad.  At 
the  same  time  Brahma  explained 
the  four  V^daa,  the  Rik,  Jagur, 
Suma,  and  Adarrana,  composed 
by  the  Almighty;  and  committed  to 
the  Bramin  Rooshees  the  charge 
of  arranging  ail  the  tribes,  and  to 
give  them  counsel  how  to  pcrfMrm, 
in  all  cases,  their  religious  duties. 
According  to  the  directions  of  these 
four  Vcdas,  which  were  commitXed 
to  four  several  priests,  all  thm 
descendants  were  divided  into  as 
many  principal  tribes;  thfe  peculiar 
duties  of  the  Brahmans,'  being  or- 
dered by  Brahma,  to  consent  ol 
performing  worship  to  God,  and  to 
have  authority,  according  to  the 
laws,over  all  other  casts  now  divided. 

The  Cshatriyas  were  to  conquer, 
and  to  rule  over  the  doraintons,  by 
the  beneficent  council  of  Braha- 


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'  Hic  cast  of  Vai^  was  directed 
by  Brahma,  to  earn  their  sub<- 
sistcnce  by  traffic,  merchandize, 
and  other  arts,  under  the  protec- 
tion of  kings. 

The  custom  of  Sudras  to  cul- 
tiyate  the  ground,  and  to  be  obe- 
tlient  to  their  priests,  sirring  them 
with  mach  respect. 

These  casts  now  increased  and 
multipliedvery  much»  as  d^th  had 
not  yet  come  into  this  terrestrial 

'  .world.  The.  goddess  of  the  earth, 
called  Bhoodavee,  was  overloaded 
^ith  the  burthen  of  this  multitude 
of  people^  and  who  were  immortal. 
On  this  account  she  complained, 
and  in  treated  Brahma  to  relieve 
her  from  this  trouble;  then  with 
the  consent  of  VishnCi  and  Siva, 
he  created  the  Goddess  of  Death, 
named  Moocte  Davata,  and  ordered 
ber  to  subject  manliind  to  death ; 
but  she  was  ofiended  at  being 
created  lor  such  a  purpose,  con- 
Mdering.  the  office  allotted  to  her 
inconsistent  with  her  high  birth; 
and  represented  to  Brahma,  that 
she  did  not  like  to  undertake  this 
mehmcholy  duty  that  he  had  as- 
signed her,  as  she  would  be  re- 
proached by  mankind,  as  the  cause 
of  their  evil  and  death ;  and  she 
immediately  took  0ight  toward  the 
mountains  of  the  north,  where 
for  many  years  she  devoted  herself 

.  to  worship  God,  to  avert  the  office 
allotted  to  her ;  then  Brahma  ap- 
pealed to  her,  and  collecting  all 
the  sad  teats  shed  in  her  lamcnta- 
tioQS»  Jbc  divided  this  stock  into  the 
s6Q  maladies  and  diseases  to  which 
the  human  frame  is  liable,^  and 
comforted  her  that  no  one  could 
Accuse  her  now  as  the  immediate 
cause  of  death,  since  it  would  be 
imputed  to  disease  ^nd  sickness  by 
the  friends  of  the  dead;  and  tbcre- 
Ibre  she  could  take  posses«^ion  of 


her  allotted  office  for  ^  MM^i 
the  earth :  he  th/en  sent  the  God* 
dess  of  Death,  following  this  train 
of  diseases^  into  the  world,  and  from 
that  period  mankind  became  sub- 
ject to  all  kinds  of  sickness  and 
death. 

Brahma  long  caused  mankind  f(» 
perform  their  duties,  guided  by  their 
instructions  of  the  Brahmans,  ac« 
cording  to  the  law  of  God,  in  which 
they  were  well  informed ;  and  the 
protecting  deity  of  the  imiverse, 
Vishnii,  became  incarnated  in  se- 
veral forms  in  this  first  age,  and 
[escaped  them  all  J  that  all  things 
might  be  done  according  to  the 
laws  of  the  Yi^a :  but  in  the  pre* 
sent  age,  called  the  Calliyoog, 
which  is  distinguished  for  evil,  and 
has  fallen  short  of  these  happy 
former  times,  the  immortal  Roo* 
shees  resolved  entirely  to  forsake 
this  wicked  world  and  retired  to- 
wards the  north,  to  lead  a  life  of 
contemplation  and  devotion  to  God, 
in  recluse  holy  plac^,  £ar  frpm  the 
impurities  of  mankind.  There  being 
no  holy  Rooshees  in  the  world, 
then,  to  preserve  this  sacred  autho- 
rity over  the  casts,  in  this  present 
age  the  light  of  Siva  was  incar- 
nated in  this  terrestrial  world,  by 
the  name  of  Sankaracharooloo,  who 
devoted  himself  to  be  a  pilgrim, 
,  and  destroyed  the  Jain,  who  were 
hostile,  or  would  not  be  directed  by 
the  laws  of  the  Viida;  he  composed 
a  book  called  the  Sankara  Vashom, 
and  divided,  by  command  of. God, 
the  cast  of  Bramins  called  Smartum 
into  six  sects,  Vistnava,  Siva,  Ga- 
napata,  Sanaswata^  Capalakom, 
and  Sac  torn;  iie  commanded  them 
in  all  things  to  follow  the  laws  of 
the  V^da,  with  some  difference  or 
alteration  in  their  duties  and  marks. 
In  his  life  time  he  perfor^ned  many 
miraculous  dea's,  in  evidence  of 
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l|is  dUwkf 9  for  tbm  c6afkAmi  of 
the  world.  Toward  the  toad  of  his 
hh  kft  directed  chat  soMe  om  of 
hit  discipUty  IB  hit  room,  skooKi 
bfrhigh  priest  for  the  BrahoMUis ;  mad 
to  H'or»bip  the  Lingam,  which  he 
hrooght  from  Vylas-Purwuttuoiy  or 
^e  Sii¥erMountain»  the  aaored  re* 
si4ence  of  Sira,  and  departed  in 
his  moftal  body  to  heav«iu 
,  Many  years  after,  the  Vistnavas, 
$af^  the  holy  Shasbooi  of  Vishaa, 
wo^  inoaniated  at  8tree-Paroom« 
bootore,  near  Coix^hee,  in  the  peF- 
SOB  of  a  Smartava  Brahman,  Ra* 
manjacharooloo ;  he  Am  traosUted 
soine  particular  parts  of  the  V^da 
into  the  Malabar  language,  and 
was  the  founder  of  the  Va&taava 
sect. 

The  Oooroo  of  the  Mardoo  Brah- 

•manh,sa)*8,  that  in  the  due  imccession 

of  the  Vistoova  sect,  \Vayoo^Da« 

vara,  who  was  incarnated  in  the  age 

.of  Tralayug  at   Hanoomuat,  and 

who  was  attend ards  incarnated  in 

the  Dwiperyug  asBeeraasain;  the 

same  God  was  incarnated  in  the 

person  of  a  Braroin  at  Voodfepoe, 

torinerly  called  Rajutpooree,  in  the 

fieedqoor  country,  on  the  shore  of 

-the  oceaa,  aiMl  nuned  by  his  father, 

Madwacharloo ;    he  studied  tbr  a 

iiho(t   time  the    \  cdas  and  other 

.Sastraf,  'and  became  sanaioee.  He 

connpobed  in  the 8anscnclanguage, 

a  book  called  Vadabashom,  a  com- 

mcn^ry  on.  part  of  th^  V^eda^,  for 

,  the  bem^^t  of  the  world ;  he  taught 

according  to  that  book,  some  of  his 

principal  follow  cis,  and  fixed  their 

'  residence  near  biia,  with  the.  View 

oi  getti^  thg.  pcopiq  to  f<^Uow  his 

.new^diKirines.     .At  this  time,  it 

:  happened  that  a  ship  passing  lo- 

'  wards  the  south  from  the  north,  all 

tlktix  provisions  bcjog- nearly  eix- 

peudeji,  aiui  it  bciii^.  ncj<u,^ssary  ta 

replace    tiiciii    v.i:h    some    heavy 

uaigbt    or    ballabi,  3  to   avoid    the 


danger  of  bmog  oycrset,  Aeaiflan 
meeting  a  baiik  of  mud  sa  the  wuCf 
whkk  wa«  the  nemains  of  the 
rained  ancient  city  of  Dw^mka^ 
baUasted  their  ship  with  the  mmA 
thfl>cof,  and  thence  set  sail  towards 
the  south  for  their  destiacd  pmetk 
Petsing  by  Voodccfoa,  tlMy  en- 
countered astorm,  andanuiAvoor* 
able  wind,  on  which  aecount  diey 
brought  the  ship  to  Barker  near  ^ 
coast  to  avoid  the  4aB§Br;  kk  sack 
time  tb^  beheld  the  holy  saoBSsee, 
or  Geofoo,  seated  on  dn  sea  ihew, 
empiojped  in  derotioB  to  God,  and 
requested  him  io  bksm  liMm  and 
to  protect  them  from  danfer,  aad 
promised  to  pvesent  him  nkh  whaS* 
ever  he  wished  of  their  weekb*  Oa 
their  supplicating  hie  ivmwTf  this 
priest^  IwBOwing  t)»  wiU  of  CM,  and 
being  an  inceraatioB  of  Wayeo^ 
Davara,  or  the  God  of  the  wind, 
instantly  calmed  timteaipest,  by 
holding  for  a  little  hts  breath ;  thoa 
the  officers  of  the  ship  were  oen> 
vincod  of  his  supernatural' power, 
aad  sanctity,  and  re^oealed  him  to 
accept  of  any  thing  he  pleased^  Orom 
their  stock  and  dSects^  Knowing, 
by  his  divine  prescieoqe,  what  had 
happened  to  them,  he  said,  that 
there  was  no  loe  for  nnf  otbtr 
xichesi  to  a  priest  of  his  ordrr  akaa 
some  goopeecheadan,  (or  Itfowa 
di^,  used  for  the  marks  .^oo't^ 
fiirchead*)  Tiien  they  took  mieoflkf 
ship  three  lax^ge  lumps  of  die  bcoav 
mi«d  of  Devaxaica  isiand,  ia^wkich 
thf^  ibuod  tliree  soitiies,  oneei 
ChrisnaSwamee»aadthe  other  two 
of  Seevaltngam,;  hepiaeed4dbeseiq 
three  different  pagodas  at  Voodes^ 
pee,  near,  ta  which  he  fined  hv  re* 
sidea/^fpraew*ml  yeaiBf  pdrfona* 
ii)g  pujab^  and  thejUsBalcereBMBict 
tOiibese  gods.  In  tkiiS'  time  ii^sa^ 
s^ucted  many  disciples  ia  the  bode 
of  j$asbara^,vtbicfehecQiii|K)sed.  Of 
tiiese  he  ordained  12  persons  in  the 

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fluik  of  fianftsom,  dr  pilgrims^  di* 
;«ctiQg  tkat  eight  of  them  thould 
remun  ^xed  there  to  see  the  woi> 
iUp  of  God  performed,  allotting 
two  year»  of  this  duty  to  each 
Cooroo )  Dvhiie  four  should  travel 
«84ana88ee»,  to  convert  to  the  new 
soci,  tbs  Pfamina  of  od^er  persua^ 
aooBy  and  should  r^nk  their  tol* 
fectiopf  to  the  eight  flanasteet  re* 
siduigf/t  Voodeepee^  to  keep  up 
the  pufity  of  t^etr  worship. 

One  of  tjhte  four  travellll^g  saf 
tmaatBp  naaied  Naraharee  Teer too- 
loo^  by  command  of  his  superior^ 
ieC  ojS;  to  conFert  the  tribes  to  the 
jeasti  and  went  to  Jagannad,  where 
the  Ri^  of  that  cotmtry  beh^  a 
duld,  the  chief  oihcen  of  the  go- 
vcomfnfBnt  leqnested  this  priest  to 
lajce  the  charge  of  thus  publio 
aiaifB  BUtil  the  prince  Wju  of  age^ 
to  which  ^  assented,  for  the  be- 
nefit of  constant  residence  in  that 
holy  place,  and  nUed  the  affairs  of 
tkat  country  for  some  years,  with 
the  purity  of  the  Calabkutakom. 
There  were  wi»rshipped  at  Jagan-* 
M<  at  that  time,  images  of  gods, 
that  had  formerfy  bean  ador^^  by 
Strne  Ram,  who  gave  them  to  his 
fiooorooy  Aainadass^  to  wonhtp  in 
Us  room;  (o^  this  saint  had  made 
•.inter  w»t  to  take  food  on  that  day, 
that  he  could  not  pay  his  adoraiida 
iiiyemn  to  ftamasawmec.  In  the 
nitMiitiidfi  <of  ages  and  times,  these 
lacrfflJ  images  came  to  Jagannad, 
fOtd  were  wwhihippeiDl  there  fixmi 
amqryeaiapMt.  Now  Harharee 
Tecfftookw,  censidofing   that  the 

EDoebeiag  gpofm  tip  to  manhood^ 
employmient  would  soon  cease, 
tiiaugtit  it  good  Isr  faiia  to  ittum 
to  his.  Oooroo,  with  a  good  nsfne^ 
iMtbecefbre  stele  ^w  ay  these  two 
jroagin  oi  <'Ram  imd  Steta^  and 
went  off,  by  foreign  couuthcs,  on 
horses^    and    proceeded    to    this 


presence  of  his  sup^or,  at  Vbo* 
ideepee. 

-  At  Jagannad,  after  I^lanaharefc 
Teertooloo,  had  carried  a^iray  the 
idols  out  of  the  liuly  place,  thb 
pagoda  was  burnt  by  fire,  by  which 
accidel^t  the  Rajah  discovered  th% 
treachery  of  the  pilgrim;  but 
though  ha  sent  people  to  seice  him|  • 
they  could  not  overtake  him. 

Narraharee  Teertooloo,  on  hiis^ 
arrival  at  Voodeepee,  mmle  known 
his  travels  to  his  Gooroo,  and  pre« 
sented  to  him  the  idols.  Thesupe^ 
rior  of  this  new  sect  was  abundaatiy 
pleaaed  wHh  th^  conduct  of  his 
disciple,  and  ho  himself  worshipped 
them  for  many  years.  Mudwa^^ 
charbo,  having  now  obtained  the 
extent  of  his  wishes,  in  founding  A 
new  sect,  thought  it  was  now  best 
for  him  to  take  his  journey  on-  the 
road  to  heaven^  and  appointing 
Pudnabba  Teertooloo  to  succeed, 
be  wHYt  to  Badaree  Kasramum. 
The  sevemh  Gooroo  in  the  sue* 
cession  af  these  priests,  named 
Veedadhuraja  Teertooloo,  appoint* 
fd  Rajandra  Teertooloo  as  Gooroo^ 
and  this  priest  sepeirated  ^or  form-* 
ed,3  a  new.  sect  of  his  disciples,  still 
distmguished  by  the  name  of  Va-» 
saroga  Swamee  Muttom.  After- 
^ward,  the  tenth  priest,  or  sue** 
cessor  of  Bashakar,  named  Rama*' 
chefidra  Teertooloo  appointed  an- 
other priest,  icallfd  Veeboodhan- 
dra  Teertooloo,  who  also  formed, 
or  separated  another  sect  of  hit 
dbciples^lled  RagavandraSwamcv 
Muttom.  Among  the  successora 
of  Bashakar,  were  thus  separated 
two  branches.  Jhe  twenty-fifth 
pKsit  from  Bashaicar,  named  Sata- 
bodoo  came  to  Sanore,  and  con- 
vertud,  by  his  persuasions,  Konda 
Rao,  a  8m4rtava  Brahman,  who  was 
dien  Dewan  to  the  Nabob  of  tha^ 
place. 
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-Thefreient  Gooroo, Satadanna 

Teert09k>0y  u  tbe  twenty-eighth 
ii&m  BasKakar.  Besides  tkh  Mut- 
tom,  there  are  three  other  Goaroos 
JAittoma  in  the  world,  for  the 
Mai^da  trihe,  exclusive  of  the  eijo^fat 
«tVoodeepee;  alto^ther  11  Mut- 
toms,  whose  memhers  travel  over 
the  country  to  comfort  the  disci- 
ples of  the  Mania  religion:  there  is, 
iuiwef«r,  no  essential  difiefence  of 
«piiiioci  among  these  11  Muttoms, 
and  their  cmlers  are  implicitly 
oheyed,  with  the  utmost  d^reooe 
andraspect. 

When  the  Oooroo  travds  thrcHigh 
*he  ceuotry,  he  teaehet  certain 
^orms  of  prayers  to  the  followers, 
aad  expcmnds  the  doctrines  of 
Bashft  Karooloo^  relating  to  the 
customs,  duties,  ceremonies  and 
oliices  of  their  religion ;  be  then 
stamps  on  their  ehouldere  and 
breasts  the  peculiar  marks  of  their 
sect,  the  Sankom,  Chacrom,  Gada, 
Pudmom,  and  Cadgom,  or  the  arms 
of  ViabnCL  After  this  ceremony 
is  performed,  they  receive  gifU  and 
entertainments  from  the  holy  man, 
who  gives  them  his  benediction, 
praying  for  their  welfare,  and  that 
they  may  be  favoured  with  the  pe- 
culiar favour  ofhcaven.  The  people 
of  this  tribe  use  the  gopeechendan, 
or  brown. clay,  stamped  on  their 
^rehcads;  over  that  mark  they 
throw  powder  of  charcoal,  pre- 
viously fumigated  with  danuner, 
burnt  before  their  god,  and  with  a 
rod  spot  in  the  middle  of  their  lonf 
mark.  The  people  of  this  sect  still 
use  the  9iunc  habits  of  dress  in  ever)" 
countrj'. 

In  their  dress,  the  sanassees  of 
this  sect  is  not  materially  difierftnt 
from  those  among;  the  Smartava 
Pralunans ;  they  shavo  their  heads, 


and  do  not  use  the  agnopavet,  4 
thread  which  the  Brahmaas  use  to 
wear,  crossing  the  foody  over  the 
right  shoulder.  By  the  ordinances 
of  their  founder,  they  mus^  re* 
linquiiih  their  family,  relations, 
estates,  and  all  worldly  concerns, 
and  only  use  the  following  dress : — 
l.Tbe  Cayshaya,  2.  The  Dundt, 
3.  Camundala,  4.  Caupuna ;  a  red  or 
orange  coloured  cloth,  a  short  stick 
to  lean  on,  an  earthen  vessel,  and  a 
rag  about  the  middle  *. 

These  Gooroos  maintain  a  con- 
siderable authority  over  the  people 
of  their  religion.  It  is  their  pro- 
vince to  expel  from  their  cast, 
those  who  infringe  their  laws ;  and 
they  can  receive  them,  when  their 
penitence  entitles  them  to  this  in- 
dulgence, into  the  bosom  of  the 
sect  again,  on  expending  consider- 
able sums  of  money,  for  the  neces« 
sary  ceremonies  of  ^cpiation,  ac- 
cording to  their  rank  and  situation 
in  life.  Large  sums,  valuable  effects, 
and  Enam  villages  are  often  given  to 
tbe  GooToos,  by  the  rich  and  power** 
ful  of  their  religion,  whicli  they 
expend  in  maintaining  of  ptinditi 
and  learned  men  in  the  sastnis, 
many  of  whom  they  entertain  about 
them,  for  expounding  the  laws,  and 
directing  the  people  in  the  dktfictr 
where  they  travel. 

These  Gooroos  travel  in  pdan^ 
quins,  attended  by  the  varioua kinds 
of  Hind^  music,  and  dnuns  beat- 
ing before  them.  Of  what  they 
thus  collect  in  the  GOii»tiy«  they 
will  not  save  a  single  ntp^for  their 
late  families,  but  expend  aU  felt.ibe 
honour  and  ceremomea  of-  God. 
The  Mardasect  obdief^the<e^^nth 
day  of  tfae^  fortnight  0$  ^thetnoens 
increase  and  decrease,  called  Aka- 
dasee,  as  preferable  ior  their  cere* 


f  Jhey  arc  exactly  copios  pf  Di<Jgenet''in  this  respect« 


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monies^  on  that  day  they  fast,  not 
touching  any  victuals,  and  at  least 
they  abstain  from  performing  the 
ceremony  to  their  deceased  fore- 
fathers on  that  day. 

The  most  considerable  difference 
in  the  tenets  of  the  Smartava  and 
Mardava  lectSy  are  these: — The 
Marda  sect,  believe  there  is  this 
distinction  between  the  Verat, 
Spirit,  or  God,  and  his  creatures, 
that  mortals  cannot  attain  to  bliss, 
or  God,  ivithout  the  intercession  pf 
their  Gooroo,  and  that  tjxe  suprenjie 
allots  the  several  gradations  of  bea- 
titude, acording  to  tlvejr  respective 
ranks,  as  gooroo,  and  disciple,  or 
iting  and  subject.  The  Smartavas 
on  tlie  other  ha^id,  say  there  is  no 
^li (Terence  in  ^hc  sight  of  God,  for 
that  all  things  arc  according  to  the 
image  of  God,  and  that  the  spirits 
of  good  rapD,  whether  king  or  goo- 
roo, disciple  or  servant,  are  united 
£)i  immersed  in  the  light  of  God  # 


that  all  created  beings,  and  every 
quality  and  production  are  of  God, 
and  according  to  his  likeness. 

The  Smartavas  offer  living  cattle 
in  the  sacri/ice  of  the  Agam ;  the 
Mardooloo  substiti!ite  images  of  the 
animals,  made  of  dough,  which 
they  ofiei>  on  the^  occasions  ior  the 
fire.  ^  .' :  ^ 

The  sapassec^,  founder  of  tUs 
sect,  being  a  native  ^of  the  Caoaoi 
country^  and  having  origiaalcy 
formed  his  new  religion  in  that  x^ 
tion,  till  this  day  t^  disciples  con- 
verse in  ti^QiT  o.\y;i  houses  in  that 
language,  even  when  they  reade  in 
strange  co\intries,  where  other  laQ- 
guapes  a^c  spoken ;  whence  we  may 
conclude  that  the  natives  of  othar 
countries^  did  not  generally  ac« 
quiesce  i;i  the  tenets*  of  tliis  more 
moder;i  sect,  or  that  these  modeixi 
tenets  were  not  generally  recciv(xl 
21^  other  countries. 


List  of  the  Succession  of  the  Marda  Gooroosyfrom  the 
Fint  Founder. 


1  Madwacharloo,  Annanda  Tcer- 

14  Ragootaraa, 

loo,  or  Bashakaroqloo,  found- 

15 Vadavasa, 

er  of  the  sect 

16 

2  Pfeuhnonaba,     Tecrtooloo. 

17 

3  Narraharee, 

Ditto. 

18  SatavaraU 

4-  Madavay 

Ditto/ 

10  Satanadee 

5  Achoba, 

Ditto. 

90  Satanand 

6  Jaya, 

Ditto* 

21  Satabeenava 

7  Veedaduraja, 

Ditto, 

92  Satapooa 

8  CareaiHra, 

Ditto* 

23  Sataveejaya 

9  Vageesa, 

Ditto. - 

1^4  Satapreya 

lO  RaiBachendra, 

Ditto. 

25  Sataboda 

11  SaroopttBttdu, 

Ditto. 

2€  Sau  Si\nd 

12  Ragoonada, 

Ditto, 

27  Satavara 

13  Ratoovar^j 

Ditto- 

?8  Sat^  Darma 

Difto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto, 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto* 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
Ditto. 
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ASIATIC  ANNUAL  KBGISTER,  ISM. 


Atcount  of  the  Batta  Rajahs.    (Collected from  tkeir  own  Ac- 
caunti,  particularly  at  Nidicull,  in  May,  IBOI.)     Co 
cated  by  Major  MACKSiiziB. 

[Never  bc^ora  Piinced.] 


Tv  ibnner  agity  at  the  mtnrisge 
©f  Sadaaeeir^  with  Parvatee*-!)*- 
^ree,  the  daughter  of  Dachaprajau- 
{»atee,  a  great  muHmide  were  as- 
aetibled  of  the  inhabitants  of  the 
terrestrial  woiid,  asBrahmans,  Bu- 
1118)11,  Cshatriyast  Siidras;  aad  of 
the  infaabitanift  of  the  celestial  re- 
gions, the  Davah*,  Yachaf,  Ra- 
chasat,  Oaroodah§,  QundaravaH, 
ReenarahlTy  Kempootooeha*^,  also 
met  there,  to  do  honour  to  the  nup- 
tial teast  J  Nartaka,  Vineka,  Va- 
iniseka«  Veedooshdca,  and  Pare- 
kachaka,  the  celesdai  singen  and 
dancers  appeareil  also  in  their  sto- 
tioni,  while  the  ceremony  of  the 
marriage  of  Sudaseevik  was  per- 
ibnbed ;  but  their  being  no  bard 
to  celebrate,  in  lofty  strain,  the  glo- 
ries of  the  hridagroom,  the  plea^ 
sure  of  the  festival  was  not  com- 
plete; and  Sadaseevoo  considered 
in  his  fi)iiid,  that  Poets,  or  Praia- 
erstt».  ooght  to  be  created.  At 
that  mMsebt  some  drops  of  sweat 
appearing  oa  his  forehead,  he  wiped 
them  oSi,  and  scattered  them  on  the 
ground ;  which,  being  the  peripd- 
ration  of  a  divinity,  instantly  issued 
forth  Jherefrom  Aumaradoo  and 
ChindqodoQ,  who  sung  the  f^raises 
of  Siya,  in  heaivei^y  strains: 
hence  ibtse  people  aiPe  called  Sto- 
trapauiacooloo ;  or,  cdehnUors  of 
praise^    When  the  aapitials  of  See- 


vd  were  past  they  still  lodfni  at 
Kylasum,.  in  the  presence  of  tlie 
deity»  eveiy  day  peifoming  their 
duty. 

It  happened  once,  when  diey 
came  to  visit  Siva,  that  Parratae 
asked  them,  why  they  did  not  sin{ 
her  praise  ?  observing,  skioe  they 
were  called  Sons  of  Siva^  and 
she  was  his  consort,  that  ftiy 
Ought  to  consi4er  her  as  their  no* 
ther;  adding  as  the  Vedas  say, 
**  that  the  mother  is  greater  thtfl 
the  father,"  therefore  you  are  in 
fauH  ia  Bot  complying  with  the 
laws  of  the  sacred  writings:  to 
this  they  submissively  replied,  that 
they  ware  not  permitted  by  Seevik 
to  sing  the  praises  of  the  ienala 
sex.  She  became  veiy  angiy  widi 
thom  for  this  answer,  and.  laid  a, 
curse  upon  them,  *'  that  they  should 
be  always  poor/'  They  went  tP 
Siva,  aod  reprei^n^  how  duy 
w^re  used  by  JPacW^ee-Daveay  with- 
out any  fault  of  ihei^s,  bt^-thfoi^ 
their  misfortanes.^  h»  ajcw^red 
them,  that  no  one  <yHiU  e^wde^dw 
curses  of  Parvatee-Qs^ve^jiwhevcb 
when  they  should  ap^oiff -io  tha 
tcrreststai  world,  though  sidnes  ia 
plenty  wmM  he  sh^oweiv^  09,  them 
by  the.favour  of  tb^  ioimi^vi^^  of 
theearli^thry  should  .n^wrj^maia 
with  them,  and  ".  pfpeta<>b9uUleir«r 
be  poor/'    The^  ih^  i^o^  ieafe 


f  Yacha. 

i  lUcha&a,  demons— giants* 

i  Garixidnh,  ang/els  in  form  of  the  bird  catlcd  the  brsminee  kite. 

ll  GunUarava,  angels  or  genii,  having  the  face  of  a  hurse  on  a  (lumanbodj* 

^  Keenarah)  ang^eU,  having  the  human  face  on  the  body  of  4  hurse. 

•♦  Kempooroosha,  another  class  of  the  latter  descnption. 

ft  Praisers,  the  Uicial  translation  sf  the  word. 


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from  Siya,  and  went  to  the  holy 
RooshMi^  with  whom  they  kter 
tnavried,  taking  their  daughtert  to 
wife,  because  Uiey  were  of  the  Sons 
of  God,  (or  of  divine  origin). 
Their  generation  increasing,  they 
came  to  Proodoomaharajah,  when 
he  ruled  the  terresti^ial  vhorM,  rttid 
celebrated  his  praises  in  lofty 
strains ;  he  was  so  much  gratified 
ty  their  praise  that  he  [granted  thcjh 
two  desoms,  out  of  the  fifty-^slK  that 
composed  his  kingdom ;  these  we^e 
Magada-Desom  and  Vatidi-Desom, 
whence  these  bards  are  called  Van- 
dea  by  some,  and  by  Others  Maga- 
dalao-Batta^Rajah  ;  for  Batta  sig- 
nifies great  commanders,  or  gene- 
rals; and  Rajah  signifies  king,  or 
bright;  because  the  light,  or  repu- 
tation, of  great  eommartders  is 
made  more  ilhistrious  by  their  di- 
vine lays.  They  never  pay  compli- 
ments, or  sing  the  praise  of  any 
other  cast  except  the  Bramins; 
Bor  evm  to  the  Rajahs,  except 
when  they  make  the  kyevarum. 
Kye  signifies  the  hand  ;  varum  the 
time  of  visiting;  for  when  ihey 
make  their  visiu  to  Rajahs  and 
other  great  men,  it  is  customary 
'with  them,  in  reciting  their  strains 
of  panegyric  in  regulated  stanzas, 
to  measure  the  time  with  ceitain 
mo^rements  of  the  hand ;  whence 
this  movement,  accompanied  with 
verse,  is  called  kyevarum. 

In  the  beajnnihg  of  the  Calli 
Voog,  or  Vicious  Age,  "Burmah, 
.  or  the  Creator,  was  incarnated  it 
Caa-ee,  or  Benares,  as  a  Brahinan, 
called  Mundana  Misroodoo*,  in  or- 
der to  correct  and  reform  the  an- 
cient customs  and  laws  of  the  Sa- 


CT^  Scriptures,  and  to  make  c^* 
tain  otdmadcet  proper  Ho  be  «b«*  • 
served  ih  tMs  prtteftt  age,  in  eoti* 
fontoity  to  tlo  laws  of  the  Bible: 

some  of  these  Were  as  follows,  vis. 
That  the  Brahmans  and  Rajahs 
should  forsake  sacnicii^g  horses 
and  cows;  that  the  BMHiritois  sbolf^ 
forsake  ^ot  no  longer  devote  fhefo- 
sefves  to)  a  liftd  of  *  secl^oH,  as 
tenyassees  ;  that  they  should  no  - 
longer  ofR*  fle^h  to  the  other  Bwd^ 
mans,  atthethneof  p^fformihgtbe 
ceremony  to  the  manes  of  Iheir  ai^ 
cestors;  nor  even  touch  meat  in- 
this  ficions  age;  that  they  ihottli 
not,  as  in  format  ages,  iiWrt'miany  ' 
or  procreate  Children  with^  tirtir  * 
sisters*in-law.  The  Batta  RajaBf  • 
refused  to  accept  these  ordinances, 
from  which  period  their  cast  has 
been  separated  ;  for  they  eat  flesh 
and  perform  ail  the  customs  pre-^ 
scribed  by  the  ancient  law  of  the 
Brahmans  and  Rajahs.  After  Mun- 
dana Misroodoo  had  promulgated 
and  established  these  regulations^ 
Sadaseevil  appeared  upon  earth, 
incarnated,  as'  a  sanyassee,  ^ho 
was  called  Sankaracharloo,  destined 
to  oppose  the  la^^'s  of  Mundana 
Misroodoo;  he  established  ag^n 
the  custom  of  satiyassee,  ^vhat  haJd 
been  abolished  by  Mundana  Mis- 
roodoo. 

It  being  the  profession  of  their 
cast  to  compose  pdems  and  pane- 
gyrics, they  aire  obliged  to  study 
the  Sastras,  to  make  t^ieraselWai 
'  master^  of  the  histories  knd  letters 
of  former  times,  which  they  n^ay 
occasionally  use  in  their  comp6^ 
tion,  in  referej^i^e  to  the  godlike 
deeds    of   ancient    characters    of 


•  This  deserves  particular  notice ;  who  wag  Muntlana-Misrooiloo  ?  whence  did 
he  come  ?  at  what  rime  did  he  live,  and  introduce  this  rcfoi^m  in  tHc  kinduyetigimv'? 
The  word  Misr  seenis  to  denote  the  country,  but  f^^ther  notices  must  be  oh^ained  lie* 
fore  it  can  be  ventured  to  d^ci^e  whether  |mi  .  alteration  w^  not  introduced  ,by  ^a 
Egyptian  Priesthood  into  the  religion  angieijktly  observed  in^Jndia.  tu  the  SankqjL 
Vigium  I  am  iDformcd  some  further  notice  of  hii.rcfbria  i?  Co  be  fouad,  7  ^  . 

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IKAOWB ;  furditf,  tbey  do  net  study 
tho  Vi'dipi.  Id  time  of  battle  it  is 
iheir  business  to  excite  the  valour 
of  Uieir  masters,  by  calling  to  mind 
and  rehearsing  the  warlike  deeds  of 
their  ancestors ;  at  other  times  they 
remain  in  quiet,  near  their  persons, 
to  repeat  verses  in  their  praise, 
wherein  theix  good  qualities  are 
held  forth  to  the  hefit  adv^tage, 
and  sometimes  in  a  style  of  inflatod 
panegyric,  to  strike  common  hear- 
pfswith  astonishment  at  their  deeds 
of  prowess. 

In  former  times  they  never  used 
to  marry  their  daughters  after  they 
had  stained  tha  agpof  maturity; 
but  in  this  age  of  v;ce  some  q{ 
the  lower  people,  from  necessity, 
marry  them  off  after  they  are  grown 
up. 


On  tha  (teath  of  their  b^^^k^ 
they  bum  the  corpse  and  peHoim 
the  proper  funeral  ceremony,  wbif^ 
lasts  about  ten  days.  On  this  oc- 
casion they  distribute  potralooor 
rice,  doll,  ghee,  curry,  Sec*  to  the 
Brahmans,  to  enable  the  deceased 
to  attain  the  heavenly  mansions^ 

In  whate>er  country  they  reside, 
they  use  the  language  of  the  mt- 
tives.  In  tho  Carnatic,  they  are 
divided  into  four  tribes  or  fiunilies, 
viz. : 

Canadeeloo,       Dasastooloo, 

Jatwartooloo,     Aundrooloo. 
.  In  all  thtf^c  families  they  neiner 
intermarry  wfth  any  other  cast,  but 
among  themselves. 

Their  Goo roos  arc  Brahmans.  One 
of  their  ministers  resides  nov  it 
Compuly,  called  Battacharloo. 


An  Account  of  the  Inhabitants  of  Prince  o/Wales's  Islavb, 
taken  from  a  sfiort  Account  of  that  Settlement j  by  Sir  Geokue 
Lkith,  Bart,  just  published. 


From  the  appearance  of  many 
places  in  the  interior  of  the  island, 
and  the  number  of  tombs  which 
were  discovered,  soon  after  the  set- 
tlement was  formed,  the  tradition 
of  its  being  formerly  inhabited, 
seems  entitled  to  credit.  It  is  as- 
serted that  there  were  once  three 
thousand  people  resident  on  it,  who 
chiefly  subsisted  by  piracy ;  but  in 
consequence  of  their  violent  con- 
duct, they  were  expelled  by  one  of 
[the  former  Kings  of  Quedah.  How- 
ever this  may  be,  it  is  certain  there 
were  only  a  few  miserable  fisher- 
men on  tbeisland,  when  it  was  taken 
possession  of  by  the  Bengal  Go- 
vernment. Its  present  inhabitants 
are  composed  of  various  nations ; 
amongst  \shom   arc  counted   the 


British,  Dutch,  Portuguese,  Aine- 
ricans,  Arabs,  Parsecs,  Chinese, 
Chooliahs,  Malays,  Buggesses,  Bur- 
mahs,  Siamese,  Javenese,  &c.  &c. 
There  is  not  probably  any  part 
of  the  world,  where,  in  so  small  a 
space,  so  many  different  ^Uons  ait 
assembled  together,  or  so  great  a 
variety  of  languages  spoken.  Pto- 
ing  over  some  of  the  above  a^oma- 
ratcd  classes  of  inhabitants,  it  nSliy 
be  necessary  to  say  a  few  wor&  of 
the  remainder. 


CHINESE. 

Tkc  Chinese  form  one  of  the  most 

numerous  and  useful  classes  of  the 

inhabitants:  they  may  bec^stimatedio 

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«mtraitt  to  between  5  and  6,000. 
^Tbe  better  sort  of  diem  possess  va- 
Jhiabable  estates,  in  lands  and,  houses, 
-and  were  the  first  planters  of  pep- 
per. The  lower  order  exercise  the 
dificrent  trades  of  carpenters, 
fimit^,  ^oemakers,  8rc.  &c. ;  they 
ere  labourers  and  fishermen,  and 
supply  the  markets  with  all  sorts  of 
vegetables.  The  wages  they  re- 
ceive are  certainly  very  high,  but 
they,  arc  laborious  good  workmen, 
and  as  they  are  expensive  in  their 
mode  of  living,  the  greatest  part  of 
the  money  they  receive  is  spent  in 
the  island.  Every  Chinese-man 
makes  it  an  invariable  rule  to  send  a 
certain  portion  of  his  earnings  an- 
nually to  his  friends  and  relations 
in  China.  These  people  are  ad^- 
dieted  to  gaming  and  snioaking 
ppium,  and  are  immoderately  fond 
of  aedng  plays  acted  after  the  man- 
ner of  their  country :  though  the 
audiences  on  these  occasions  are 
extremaly  numerous,  the  utmost 
order,  silence,  and  regularity  is  ob- 
served. Their  plays  frequently  re- 
quire two  or  three  days  for  the 
representation,  and  embrace  a  pe- 
riod of  many  years.  These  per- 
formances arc  very  noisy,  the  ter- 
mination of  each  scene  and  act 
l>eing  marked  by  the  firing  of  nu* 
merous  crackers,  and  the  sounds  of 
their  music  arc  the  most  discordant. 
To  every  person  but  themselves, 
these  plays,  after  half  an  hour,  be- 
come tiresome  in  the  greatest  degree. 
During  their  holidays,  which  con- 
tinue a  month,  no  consideration 
vrill  induce  a  China-man  to  work. 
In  this  period,  the  savings  of  a  year 
are  frequently  dissipated  in  a  few 
hours.  Thoy  are,  in  general,  a 
quiet,  industrious  people,  and  have 
proved  a  most  valuable  acquisition 
to  this  settlement ;  indeed,  without 
them  it  would  have  little  or  no 
c^ltivulion.     Thfy  are  great  spe- 


culators, to  which  ^irit  Aialiy  liftVe 
fallen  victims.  Others  have  been 
utterly  ruined,  by  the  usurious 
practices  of  some  Europeans,  who, 
taking  advantage  of  their  ignorance, 
induced  them  to  sign  bonds,  the 
meaning  of  which  they  coald  not 
understand.  Hence,  in  too  many 
instances,  they  were  only  made  sen* 
sible  of  their  folly  by  being  driven 
from  thcar  houses  and  lands,  (which 
last  they  had  been  induced  to  cul- 
tivate by  the  specious  advantages 
held  forth  to  them),  by  finding,  but 
too  late,  that  the  fruits  of  their  in- 
dustry and  labour  were  become  th« 
property  of  another;  while  their 
wives,  children,  and  themselves  are 
OQce  more  to  seek  for  a  habitation; 


CHOOLIAHS, 

The  Chooliahs  came  from  tht 
Coast  of  Coromandcl ;  many  of 
them  are  merchants,  and  are  fixed 
inhabitants,  and  possess  property 
to  a  very  great  amount :  the  great- 
est portion,  however,  of  the  Choo- 
liahs, reside  on  the  island  only  for  a 
few  months  ;  when,  having  disposed 
of  their  goods,  and  purchased  a 
fresh  cargo,  they  return  to  the  Coast, 
The  coolies  and  boatmen,  arc 
Chooliahs ;  these  two  descriptions 
of  people  remain  ohe,  two,  or  three 
years,  according  to  circumstances, 
and  then  return  to  the  Coast,  'f  he 
Chooliahs  are  dispersed  over  all 
the  Malay  Peninsula,  and  are  on- 
trusted  by  the  different  Rajahs  with 
the  chief  management  of  their  af- 
fairs. They  are  a  quiet  useful 
people. 

MALAYS. 

The   proportion   of  Malay  in- 
habitants is,  fortunately,vcry  small ; 
they  arc  an  indolent,  vindictive,  and 
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Ifeadtfmvf  people,  and,  generiUy 
speaking  seem  fit  for  Httie  ehe  but 
mHting  oown  treei,  at  whiek  they 
ace  vefy  expert.  They  are  incapa^ 
bk  of  labour,  beyond  the  cultiimticm 
of  paddy.  When  they  procure  a 
Mnail  quantity  of  rice,  and  some 
opium,  no  inducement,  so  long  as 
those*  articles  last,  is  sufficiently 
powerful  to  make  thoin  do  any 
work.  But  though  so  rude  and 
uncivilised  a  race,  some  of  them 
are  most  excellent  goldsmiths,  and 
work  in  filagree,  in  a  very  beauti- 
ful manner  indeed. 

BUGGE8SES. 

The  Buggesses  come  from  Bor- 
neo and  the  Celebes,  though  com* 
monly  considered  as  Alalays.^* 
llieir  language  is  perfectly  dis- 
tinct, and  indeed,  in  every  particu- 
lar, itiey  appcat  a  difVbreiit  people* 
Hiey  are  bold,  independent,  and 
Enterprising;  make  good  soldiers, 
and,  if  treated  with  kindness,  ard 
attached  and  fiuthfUl.  They  bare 
a  small  town  on  the  Pinary  Rli^r ; 
their  numbers  have  lately  encreased; 
ihany  of  their  prows  come  here 
Annually,  and  exchange  their  gold 
dust  and  cloths, for  iron,  opium,  &c. 

^    BURMAH8. 

The  Burroahsare  not  numerous; 
they  Uvf  in  a  small  town  by  them* 
:^lves,  and  subsist,  chiefly,  by 
lishing. 

PAR8EES. 

The  Parsees  come  from  Bombay 
and  Surat.     Some  of  the  higher 


^rt  are  great  merchants ;  tkelo 
order  are  chiefly  sfaipwn^itl,  jaoi 
are  esteemed  excellent  workmaiu 
They  are  a  remarkebk  ^et  wfelK 
behaved  people.  It  is  much  to  be 
wished  that  dieir  numbers  were 
augmented,  ^\^ch  will  cettainljr  be 
the  case,  if  the  shipping  of  iba 
port  increases. 

The  above  emsmerat^d  an  Ae 
principal  classes  of  oar  inhabitants^ 
who  are  not  Christians;  the  re* 
mainder  are  composed  ot  Benga* 
lees,  Achenese,  Javanese,  &c. 

In  the  year  1797,  an  account 
was  taken  of  the  inhabitants  thea 
resident  on  the  island,  exclnnve  of 
Europeans  and  the  garrison*  whea 
the  number  was  found  to  be  6S9l* 
In  the  year  1^0i-3«  the  )4cutenant 
Governor  orders)  another  accouot 
to  be  taken,  by  which  it  appeared^ 
that  there  were  725  pensoos  wha 
possessed  landed  property^  and 
whose  wives,  children,  relations^ 
friends^  servants^  andslavet  amoifiji** 
ed  to  96^7 f  of  which  naanber  itSS 
only  were  slaves;  the  total  amounts 
to  10,3 10.  But  this  enuneratiQn 
of  the  inhabitants,  tho^^  made 
with  every  degree  of  cara  and iittea* 
tion,  cannot,  on  account  of  tba. 
difficulties  opposed  to  such  an  ope- 
ration by  the  peculiar  habitB  of  the 
peaple,  be  considered  as  suflkieatly 
accurate.  It  being  certain,  how- 
ever, that  the  error  do^  no^  lie  ia. 
having  over-rated  the  inhabita&is, 
we  may  safely  ventune  to  estiikfatB 
the  pc^ttlatton  of  the  ttlttid  "at 
]  2,000,  every  person  included  ;  a 
larger  pop«lati^n  ifaim  baa,  fth 
haps,  been  known  in  ^nyaettkiaait. 
in  so  short  a.fimod  fifOBiJla'&>0» 
datioa. 


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j4  Slfctci  of  the  Character  aad  Pursi/iit&of  the  Rev.  Joseph 
Pa^r«  Cak|<yle^  late  Chancellor  of  Carlisle,  Professor  of 
.  Arabic  in  the  Umverutif  of  Camfmdgei  tfc*  ^c. 


1*11  IS  Gentleman  was  distinguish- 
ed, early  in  life,  by  an  indefatigable 
ardour  in  his  literary  pursuits; 
which,  among  other  things,  made 
him  desirous  to  present  the  world 
iS^ith  a  complete  edition  of  the  New 
Testament  in  Greek,  proposed  to 
contain,  not  only  the  various  roud- 
ihgs  collected  by  Wetstein,  Mat- 
thaei,  Mill,  Greisbach,  and  Bcnge- 
lius,  but  also  those  of  more  than 
thirty  great  manuscripts  which  he 
had  collected  during  his  residence 
in  the  Turkish  Empire,  as  well  as 
an  entirely  new  and  accurate  col- 
lection of  the  SyriaCy  and  other  an- 
cient versions. 

To  the  elegance  of  his  taste,  and 
his  proificiency  in  the  oriental  lan- 
guages, all  must  do  justice  who 
have  read  his  translations  from  the 
Arabic,  of  various  pieces  of  select 
poetry. 

We  cannot  sufficiently  lament 
the  loss  of  his  very  useful  talents, 
which  were  engaged,  at  the  time  of 


his  death,  in  the  compilation  of  the 
Ai^bic  Bible,  a  work  at  least^sr 
pended  by  that  melancholy  event. 
To  this  latter  work  he  was  parti- 
cularly urged ^  and  materially  as- 
sisted, by  his  patron,  the  Bishop  o( 
Duchain,  with  many  other  respect- 
able characters,  who  were  in  th^ 
number  of  his  iViends. 

His  travels  having  gi\'en  birth  to 
a  variety  of  curious  and  import- 
iijfttremarks,  during  his  tour  through 
Lesser  Assia,  Syria,  and  Egypt, 
together  with  his  Dissertation  on 
theTroad,  we  anticipate  Ike  plea- 
sure the  world  m^y  shortly  expect 
to  receive  from  the  publioation  of 
his  man\i8cripts  on  those  interesting 
subiects. 

After  long  suffering,  borne  with 
patience  and  manly  resignation,  he 
died  April  12th,  1»04,  at  the  earl^ 
age  of  forty-five,  at  his  vicarage,  at 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne  ;  a  loss  to 
the  literary  world,  and  a  subject  of 
painful  regret  to  his  prrvato  friends. 


K*^ 


Some  Particulars  of  the  Life  of  Coloml  John  Hbssinc,  late 
Governor  of  Fort  Jgra,  ^n  Offica  formerly  in  the  Service  of 
.  Dp\vi,uT  Kaq  Scind£Au,  tlic  Mahratta  Chief taiu. 


OoLQWEL  JoiiM  Hi»Miiro  was 
a  itetive  vf  Hoilnnd,  and  having 
eraigratedto Asia  about  fdity  yMirs 
ago,  was  one  of  the  first  European 
Officers  who  enlisted  under  the  ban- 
ners of  the  celebrated  General  De 
Boigiie.  ' 

As  a  soldier,  he  was  remarkable 


for  his  bravery  smd  intrepidity, 
which  raised  him  to  the  rank  he 
held  in  Dowlut  Rao  Scindcah's  ar- 
my ^  and,  eventually  compelled-  him 
to  retire,  mutilated  with  wounds. 

On  this  occasion,  he  was  appoint- 
ed, as  a  reward  for  his  faithiiil 
services,  to  the  government  of  tbe 

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Fort  of  Agra ;  where,  in  his  judi* 
cial  capacity^  he  so  tempered 
justice  with  mercy,  as  to  endear 
himself  to  all  the  inhabitants. 

Here^  he  lived  retired  from  the 
bustle  and  uncertainty  of  war, 
^sending  his  well-earned  fortune 
with  a  liberality  as  creditable  io  his 
private  worth,  as  hb  military  at- 
chievcments  have  been  to  hispub- 
lie  character. 

On  the  establishment  of  a  peace 
between  the  Honourable  the  East 
India  Company,  and  his  master, 
Dowlut  Rao  Scindeah,  he  had  fre- 
c{uent  opportunities  of  dbplaying 


his  hospitality  to  Britisb  Ofiicets^ 
who,  either  £6r  amusement  or  cuxi- 
osity,  visited  the  Fort  of  Agr%,  and 
by  ue  urbanity  of  his  mannets,  fass 
kft  impressions  on  their  minds 
highly  creditable  to  his  memoiy. 
He  was  generally  respected,  and 
more  particularly  lamented  by 
those  who  had  ^e  pleasure  of  hi 
personal  acquaintance. 

In  a  few  words :  he  was  an  excel- 
lent  father,  a  humane  mag^trate,a 
generous  patron,  a  polite  gentle- 
man ;  charitable  to  the  poor,  ho^ 
pitablc  to  his  friends,  benevolent  to 
all  mankind. 


Summary  of  the  Character  of  the  Nawab  Merja  Mbhaiiy  Alt 
Khan  Hushmut  Jung  Bbuuadbr^  laU  Pohticai  Jgemt  to 
Court  of  Persia. 


Merja  Mkh  ady  Alt  Krak, 
a  native,  possessing  considerable 
natural  abilities,  improved  by 
education,  engaged  in  the  service 
of  the  Honourable  the  East  India 
Company  in  the  year  1785,  from 
which  period,  till  his  death  in  the 
year  1804,  he  acquitted  himself, 
under  various  circumstances  of 
much  difficulty  and  high  trust,  hi 
a  way  that  attracted  the  applause 
of  government  both  at  home  and 
abroad. 

He  was  perfectly  conversant  in 
the  literature  of  his  country,  and 
one  of  the  very  few  of  his  nation, 
whose  researches  into  the  records 
of  antiquity  had  enabled  him  to 
throw  new  lights  on  the  imperfect 
information  handed  jdown  to  us  re- 
specting the  old  dynasties  of  the 
Persian  Empire.  In  this,  he  was 
assisted  by  an  intimate  knowledge 
in  the  former  hinguages  of  hia  coun- 


try, and  an  indefatigaUe  aeai  in 
promoting  iK>eful,  or  curious,  ioidf- 
mation. 

He  employed  his  talents  io  «r^ 
ranging  and  comparing  the  ac- 
counts left  by  the  ancient  Grnk 
historians,  with  the  discordant  his- 
tory of  those. days,  by  the  modem 
Mahomedan  writers;  and,  recon- 
ciled the  existing  perplexities  in 
.those  contradictory  details  of  the 
events  of  Asia,  previous  to  the .  dy- 
nasty of  the  Caliphs. 

Thus  recommended  by  ^is  abili- 
ties, he  was  first  employed  by  the 
Honourable  East  India  Compaaj, 
in  Benaxes;  but,  shortly  after, 
the  Residency  beii^  iwaUed^he 
was  appointed  to  the  f:4^u;g&  ol 
the  Honourable  Com{Mtny^s  qom- 
mcrcial  interests,,  at  Busture ;  of 
which  several  important  trusts 
he  acquitted  himself  most  h»- 
iK>urably. 

His 


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tf  isr  next  employment  *wa8  in  the 
tftpzdty  6f  Political  Agent  to  the 
Court  of  Persia,  in  the  years  179S- 
99-  In  discharging  the  da  ties  of 
this  mission  he  gave  manifest  proofs 
of  his  superior  address,  and,  in  the 
end,  performed  services  of  such 
critical  importance  to  the  welfare 
of  this  country,  as  secured  him  uni- 
versal approbation. 

from  hence  he  was  removed  to 
assist,  in  the  Red  Sea,  and  on  the 
Coast  of  Africa,  in  the  preparations 
made  for  the  glorious  and  ever- 
memorable  expedition  from  India 


to  Egypt;  and  having  reCnrted 
from  thence  to  Bashtve  with  moro 
honour  than  wealth,  he  was  finally 
rewarded,  by  his  Excellency  the 
Most  Noble  the  Marquis  Wcl- 
lesly,  with  a  pention,  partly  ae- 
cared  in  revcrsiwi  to  his  .  two 
sons,  to  whom  he  had  little  else  to 
leave. 

His  birth  was  noble,  bemg  de- 
scended from  one  of  the  principal 
families  in  Khorasan^  He  died  at 
Bombay,  aged  6fty-one,  on tiie  25tii 
July,  1804, 


ji  slight  Memoir  qf  the  late  Emilius  Felix  Smith,  a  Captain 
in  the  Mahratta  Army,  collected  from  SkctcJies  of  his  Life,  by 
Lewis  Ferdinand  Smith. 


Thb  object  of  the  present  me- 
moir, was  the  second  son  of  the 
late  Major  Lewis  Smith,  bom 
on  the  14th  Febmaiy,  1777,  at 
Rohilcand,  a  beautiful  province 
in  the  Nabob  Vezicr's  domi- 
nions. 

His  father,  who,  to  many  manly 
virtues,  added  a  polished  and  vigo- 
rous understanding,  was  his  sole 
'preceptor. 

His  parts,  however,  being  na- 
turally good,  his  taste  refined,  and 
his  judgement  correct,  ho  profited 
considerably  by  the  instruction  of 
hts  parent;  though  not  to  the 
extent  of  which  his  mind  was 
susceptible,  had  it  been  improved 
by  an  European  education. 

In  poetry,  paintings  and  music, 
his  acquirements  were  above  me- 
diocrity. The  wandering  life  of  a 
Mahratta  officer  did  ndt  allow  him 
to  cultivate  his  taste  for  these  arts. 


but  he  earnestly  sought  every  op- 
portunity to  indulge  his  talent  tor 
poetry,  and  produced  several  fu- 
gitive pieces,  which  have  lately 
been  published  at  Calcutta. 

He  entered  the  service  of  Scin* 
deah  early  in  life ;  and  was  after- 
wards appointed  an  ensign  in  his 
Majesty's  36th  Regim^t ;  but^ 
possessing  an  acutcness  of  sensi- 
bility fatal  to  his  repose,  he  resigned 
his  commission,  that  he  might  re- 
turn to  his  brother,  for  whom  he 
entertained  an  affection  altogetlier 
romantic. 

His  temper  was  amiable,  but 
warm;  his  courage  bold,  but  im- 
petuous ;  his  heart  open,  generous* 
and  sincere.  These,  with  his  en- 
gaging manners,  endeared  him  to  a 
large  circle  of  his  friends.  *• 

During     the    contest     between 

Mons.  Perron  and  General  Thomas, 

in  which  the   latter,  through  the 

treachery 


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/of  Mil  foUairaii^kftt  all  hm  bg^  wUck  wm  left  4«ii^ 

kii  nlS4oqMid  ftemhiM^  GftplMi  from  faU  koee.    In  ikis  <lef|laray( 

faoth  oowmaniiwi  dM  kft  wiag  of  riltuiiio&  be  fevoained  tome  hem% 

me  fcrijiniii  #r<feml  to  slora  iIm  aad  was,  at  Usogth    rmowcl   lo 

caea/t  oiMnp»  which  wis  pitched  Jygur,  where  he  liofeicd  aevtial 

•A  strong  high  groniWs,  protected  days. 

hy   the  Fort  «f   George    Gbur:        He  bore  the  tortore  4if  umldlhri 

The  young  bero^  panting  with  ho-  amputation  with  uncommon  inn- 

nourabie*  ardour  to  distinguish  his  ness ;  hot  he  sunk  under  the  fever 

patty^  bimvjily   led    on  ;    and  the  which  the  wound  and  operadon  ec- 

voopSy   •muialing    his   example,  casioned  ;  and  he  died  on  the  8th 

mshed  forward   in    &ont    of  the  of  October,  ISO  1,  in  the  ^Sthyesi 

enem/is  gnns;  when  a  shot  from  of  his  age. 
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MISCELLANEOUS  TRACTS. 


To  THE  Editor  of  the  Asiatic  Annual  Register. 

Sir, 

CoHCiiviNO  that  the  accompaDying  ahridgment  of  aRepoit» 
which  I  &uhmUte<)  to  the  Government  of  Fort  St.  George  in  the  year  1802,  on  cer'» 
tain  Gold  Mines  which  I  discovered  in  the  Mysore,  about  that  time,  may  prove  an 
acceptable  article  for  your  next  volume,  I  have  ventured  to  forward  it  to  you. 
lam.  Six, 

Vour  most  obedient  Servant, 

J.  Waeeen, 
Lieut.. H.  M.  33d  Reg.  of  Foot,  employed  by  the 
Government  of  Fert  St.  George  on  the  Trigo- 
nometrical Survey  of  the  Peninsula  of  India. 


Bangalore,  (fct,  1,  ISOi, 


Objervations  on  the  Golden  Ore  found  in  the  Eastern  Provinces 
of  Mysore^  in  the  Year  1802.  By  Lieut.  John  Warren^  of 
n.  M.  33^  Reg.  of  Foot. 


WHEN  employed  in  survey- 
ing ihc  eastern  boundary 
of  Mysore,  in  the  month  of  Fe- 
bruary 1802, 1  heard  a  vague  re- 
port that  gold  had  been  found  in 
the  earth,  somewhere  near  a  sihall 
hill  called  Yerra  Baterine  Conda^ 
about  nme  qailes  east  of  Bodicotta, 
a  large  village  in  the  Colar  district, 
and  near  which  the  line  of  frontier 
I  was  then  describing  was  shortly 
to  take  me. 

Having  c^ered  a  reward  to  any 
person  who  would  communicate 
any  information  tending  to  esta- 
blish the  fact,  a  Riot  (or  cultivator) 
of  a  small  village  called  Worigum« 
not  far  from  the  above-mentioned 
hill,  presented  himself,  and  offered 
to  shew  the  place  where  this  gold 
was  to  be  found,  and  which  tie 
asserted  was  close  to  his  village. 
The  9ame  man  shortly  afterwards 
made  good  his  assertion,  by  bringing 


me  a  load  of  the  impregnated  eartht 
which  being  tried  with  success  be- 
fore me,  induced  me  to  investigate 
the  subjecl  more  minutely. 

On  ray  arrival  at  Worigum  early 
in  February,  I  collected  a  working 
party,  consisting  chiefly  of  women, 
who  being  supplied  with  a  vaning 
basket,  a  small  broom,  and  an  hol- 
low board  to  receive  the  impreg- 
nated earth,  removed  to  an  adjoin- 
ing jungle  west  of  the  village,  and 
gathered  the  earth  principally  out 
of  small  ruts  and  breaks  in  the 
ground  into  which  the  course  of 
3ie  waters  wis  lik^y  to  drive  the 
dust  during  the  rainy  season.  Hav- 
ing collected  ^  sufficient  quantity 
of  this  eartht  they  went  to  the 
side  of  a  tank,  where  they  sepa- 
rate the  metalUc  substances  which 
it  contained  (and  which  consist  of 
iron  and  gold  dust)  in  their  very 
coarse  way.    This  was  done  by 

•  A  placing 


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placing  the  hollow  board  which 
field  the  earth  in  such  a  ntuadon 
in  the  water  as  just  to  be  over- 
'fiowed  when  resting  on  the  ground ; 
then  stirring  the  earth  abmit  \nth 
the  hand,  so  as  to  keep  it  as  much 
as  posable  over  the  centre  of  the 
board,  they  thus  caused  the  hea- 
vier substances  to  precipitatCi  and 
the  earth  to  wash  off  orer  the 
edges  of  it 

They  next  separated  the  gold 
from  the  iron  dust  by  inclining  the 
board,  and  wiih  the  hand  passing 
water  over  the  metallic  sediment 
which  adhered  to  it,  a  method 
which,  from  the  superior  specific 
gravity  of  the  gold,  drives  the  iron 
particles  t>efore  it,  and  leaves  the 
ncavier  metal  behind,  just  at  the 
edge;  where,  from  the  contrast 
with  the  dull  colour  of  (he  iron, 
the  gold  dust  appears  perfectly  dis- 
tinct, however  small  tne  quantity. 

The  last  process,  that  of  sep»> 
rating  .the  gold  from  the.  iron,  was 
performed  by  means  of  a  small 
quantity  of  quicksilver,  generally 
lost  for  want  of  good  management. 

I  have  been  so  hr  particular  in 
the  foregoing  accoimt,  sk  it  may 
not  be  thought  uninteresting  to 
trace  the  mode  by  which  mese 
untutored  people  have  succeeded 
in  performing  what  is  deemed  a 
nice  operation. 

The  next  day  of  my  arrival  at 
WorigUBT,  I  received  information 
that  considerable  quantities  of  gold 
were  found  in  mines  at  a  place 
about  four  miles  south  of  Won- 
gum,  and  close  to  a  village,  called 
Marcoopum.  I  accordingly  re- 
moved immediately  to  that  place, 
and  was  soon  after  shewn  the  pits 
from  whence  the  ore  was  extract- 
ed. 

Having  collected  a  sufficient 
number  of  the  men  who  gain  their 
livelihood  by  this  apparently  un- 


profitable tnde,  I  desoeidcd  vift 
them  into  tlie  first  mioe  whkh  Uk 
in  our  way.  Tins  was  n^Uung 
more  than  a  sort  of  well  about  SO 
feet  in  perpendicular  depth,  bnadh 
ing  out  in  horisontal  g^dleries  at 
the  bottom,  which  of  ooorsft  fol- 
low the  direction  of  such  veias  of 
ore  u  are  met  with. 

A  sufficient  quantity  of  metafile 
stones  having  been  extTKted  be- 
fore me,  I  cansed  the  msiers  to 
separate  tiie  gold  in  their  own  wav, 
and  this  was  done  by  sim|My 
potmding  the  stones  to  dust,  and 
washing  ofi^  the  stony  si^istanoe  in 
the  same  manner  as  they  had  clear- 
ed the  goM  dust  from  the  earth  at 
thesiir&e»  As  I  shall  hereafter 
be  nuvepardcubr  on  ttie  probable 
worth  of  both,  I  DOW  advert  to  the 
knowledge  which  tlie  inhabitanN 
of  these  distrids  seemed  to  have 
had  of  the  goU  oMoes  ia  their 
neighbourhood. 

Having  morod  on  the  19th  af 
February  to  a  bargs  village  alM 
Batamuogalum,  on  the  foedfipooi 
Colar  to  the  Carnage,  about  e^bl 
miles  N.  E.  from  the  aunes,  I  cs* 
quired  of  the  amnSdar  {or  head 
manager  of  the  district)  whether 
he  bm  overheard  that  gpM  was  to 
be  found  so  near  to  the  place  of 
bb  residence ;  to  which  be  answc^ 
ed,  that  <<the  fact  had  been  known 
long  dnce,  and  that  Ti{mxi  Suto 
had  formerly  smit  a  Bramua  to 
Marcoopum  to  examine  the^mioei; 
but  as  it  was  found,  afto  a  trial  of 
several  weeks,  that  the  produce 
just  balanced  the  expencc  iocuned 
in  exploring  thena,  «nd  left  no  ^to- 
fit  to  the  Circar,  the  attempt  iras 
dropped  as  a  badjooocem.^ 

l*his  account  coincid^flbvith  that 
given  me  by  the  natives  at  Wori- 
gum ;  but  did  hot  satisfy  me,  that 
the  method  of  inquiry  pursued  by  the 
firamin  had  set  the  question  finally 

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hiniieedl  Aey  agreed  in  thdr 
iiccmuif,4hat  he  never  went  beyond 
theKidits  of  their  village  during  the 
whole tUne  that  it  lasted;  and  i  was 
soon  after  ^tisfied  how  hnperfectJ^ 
he  had  examined  the  strata  of  this 
district^  on  bemg  informed,  and 
ioon  after  makhig  sure  by  personal 
experiments,  that  gold  dust  was 
also  collected  on  the  banlcs  of  the 
FaUaor  river,  near  a  small  village 
called  Booksagur,  laying  about  fotat 
miles  S.  £.  of  Babunungalum,  a 
mcomstance  which  I  was  assured 
had  never  n^ached  his  knowledge. 

Any  metal  found  in  a  state  of 
4iati  on  the  banks  of  a  river  may 
fairly  be  supposed  to  have  been 
4riven  there  by  Ihe  stream^  this 
nMonlfy  letd  me  to  suppose,  thait 
the  pAi  WHS  not  hoid^eneoos  to 
the  &t  at  this  place  f  wA  in  order 
tomake  sure  oif  k^  lexbmined  the 
earth  at  varxMH  pbtc^  at  the  super- 
fice  on  each  side  of  the^irer,  and 
I  invariafbhf  found-  it  inif^regnited 
with'  mucn  Ui^er  partides  than 
was  the  case  at  Worigumy  wherit 
it  was  washed  by.  the  stream^  but 
perfectly  dear  of  it  out  of  its 
reaehmnd  bekiw  Ihe  surfiicd 

It  then  became  an  object  to 
frsMe'  out .  the  tract  from^  whence 
^lis  gold  dust  proceeded^  a  fact 
which  i  established  several  weeks 
aderwards  i  but  which  will  best  be 
related,  a£^r  men6oning  the  df- 
cumstaHtes  whidi  led  me  to  the 
dirttnrery*  > 

It  is  probable  tint  I  should  have 
givien  up  any  further  enquiry  into 
this  subject,  after  having  returned 
from  BooksaguF,  had  not  Lord 
Clive  {ibioti  governor  of  Madras, 
and  the  Hbmi  patron  of  all  useful 
investigatioti)  to  whom  I  had  com- 
ffiunScatetl  the-  former  part  of  this 
account,  expressed  a  wish^  through 
Captdn  Wuks,  his  Lordship's  |>ri- 
Yate  secretiryy  that  i  would  ffevisit 


the  mities  near  Marcoopum,  and 
examitie  them  more  pialicularly 
than  before.  Having  in  the  in- 
terim had  an  opportunity  of  meet- 
ing the  Dewan  of  the  Rajah  of 
Mysore,  together  with  Mr.  Webbe 
(our  resident  at  that  Durbar)  and' 
finding  them  disposed  to  assbt  my* 
enqiaries  as  much  as  lay  in  their' 
power,  I  left  them  at  Bangalore 
on  the  19th  of  the  same  month, 
and  on  that  day  encamped  neai' 
Cargoory,  a  village  on  the  western 
bank  or  the  Poniaur  river,  six 
miles  south  of  Ooscotta. 

When  once  a  subject  has  beei^ 
started,  the  mind  easily  follows  it 
up,  and  a  variety  of  circumstances 
OTiginally  slightly  considerwl,  na- 
turally recur  to  our  recollection  as 
they  tend  to  support  a  iavourit^ 
of^on,  and  to  forward  the  object 
dF  our  pursuits. 

As  I  was  surveying  the  district 
of  Ooscotb,  in  the  year  1800,  I 
heard  a  story  from  one  of  the 
Biiamins  at  that  place,  the  purport 
of  which  was,  that  **  in  the  proi^ 
perous  years  when  the  gods  fk- 
vouTed  theZiUah  of  Catgoorv  with 
an  ample  harvest,  grains  or  gbid 
were  now  and  then  found  in  the 
ears  of  paddy,  which  grows  under 
the  tank,  laymg  north  of  that  vil- 
lage." 

I  treated  this  at  the  time  as  a 
fabrication,  and  took  no  further 
notice  of  it;  but  now  thit  my 
mind  was  taken  up  with  enquiries 
of  this  sort,  on  my  return  to  Cai'- 
goory,  I  began  to  conceive  that  - 
there  might  be  more  truth  in  the 
story  than  I  at  first  imagined  ;  as  it 
was  by  no  means  impossible  that 
the  bsttks  of  the  Poni-aur  river 
might  be  equally  impregnated  with 
goU  dust  as  those  of  the  Pal-aur  its 
sister  river,  and  that  the  plant  cul- 
tivated in  its  vicinity  might  very 
well  in  that  case  cany  up  now  and 

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then  a  ptm  of  'gM  in  its  f^owth  t 
I  accordiogly  resolved  od  trying 
the  slrttum  at  this  place ;  but  the 
natives  proving  totally  ignorant  of 
the  metnod  of  washing  the  earth, 
amd  having  no  utensils  with  me  for 
that  purpose,  I  was  satisfied  with 
bringing   away    several    loads    of 
earfti  taken  from  the  banks  of  the 
river,  and  this  being  tried  on  my 
arrival  at  Worigum,  yielded  a  small 
quantity  nf  gold  dust,  which  was 
sufficient  t6  establish  that  tlie  Poni* 
aur  as  well  as  the  Pal-aur  rolled 
gold  dust  in  its  stream. 

Where  these  two  rivers  so  near 
to  their  source  could  have  collect- 
ed this  gold,  was,  I  thought,  a 
question  which  came  home  to  my- 
self,   for   having   surveyed    their 
course  to  a  considerable  distance 
towards  the  hills  from  which  they 
How,  I  ought  to  know  best  the  dif* 
fercnt  tracts  over  which  they  went. 
It  then  occurred  to  me^  that  the 
gold  which  I  had  formerly  collected 
near  Worij;um,  was  generally  found 
near  ccrtam  small  hills,  consisting 
of  deep  red  clay,  mostly  fiat  at  the 
top,  and  covered  with  a  sort  of 
coioJier  stone,  which  formed,  as  it 
were,  a  covei^  to  the  hill.     Now 
^ith  reffard  to  the  Poni-aur,  I  re- 
collectea    that    there   were  three 
small  hills  of  this  description,  called 
the  Pattendore  hiUs,  laying  about  half 
a  mile  S.  W.  of  Cargoory,  which 
in  the  rainy  season  supl^y  water 
to  the  tank  which  lays  north  of  it, 
and  that  the    same  river  passed 
pretty  near  a  long  range  of  this 
kind  near  Ooscotta,  ^attiar,  and 
•     Sblovehilly.     Again,  with  respect 
to  the  Pal-aur,  I  noticed  that  I  had 
lately  traced  it  through  similar  hills, 
towards  the  centre  of  the  province 
of  Colar,  from  this  I  concluded, 
that  all  such  small  hills  in  these 
districts  mighty  perhaps  be   alike 
Impregnated  with  goloi  and  be  the 


oriffina]  mines  where  it  was  i 
-^I  accordingly  f<^owed  the  tnd 
in  wtuch  the  hills  connected  willi 
YerraBaterineCouda  hiUcxteadcd^ 
and  the  success  which  I  net  witk 
far   exceeded  my.  mast  wnpnie 
expectations.    It  was  during  Hus 
excursion  that  I  also  satisfied  my- 
self as  to  the  place  whence  the 
Pal-aur  dmved  its  goUen  storei 
which  was  as  it  cixMsed  the  im- 
pregnated tract,  in  a  directioo  east 
and  west^   near  a   vilh^  caSed 
Manigotta  (about  18  mScs  north 
of  Marcoopmn)    laving    on   the 
south  buak  of  it,  and  not  bat  from 
one  of  the  small  red  luUs  abows 
alluded  to. 

I  sbaU  not  atleiBpt  to  pvt  here 
a  detailed  account  of  every  fdsce 
where  I  examined  the  stratiBn. 
These  were  mentioned  at  large  in 
my  report  to  government,  aod 
couM  not  be  traced  out  without 
the  assistance  of  a  very  nmnitc 
map  of  the  Gohr  district^  I  shaU 
confine  myself,  therefore,  to  some 
geperal  remarks  on  the  extent  and 
nature  of  the  soil  where  gold  dost 
was  found,  and  also  on  the  |uo- 
portion  of  the  metal  to  the  bulk 
of  earth  which-.eootaified  it. 

1st.  The  length  of  the  impr^ 
nated  tract  I  t^  to  be  about  4i 
miWa,  extending  north  and  sooth, 
which  may  be  conceived  lo  begjia 
near  BodicotalH  and  end  i^ar  Ra- 
masundta^  the  position  of  whkh 
places  may  be  found,  by  rrfeniof 
40  any  of  Major  Roaidi's  tnaps  of 
the  peninsula  of  lndia«-^And  die 
area  ia  which  (collecting  earth 
merely  at  random  from  unculd- 
vated  places  the  gold  dost  was 
obtained)  mav  be  reduM»ed  about 
130  square  milesi  and  of  these  60 
seeaF|«d  tp  be  more  richly  impreg- 
nated than  the  rest. 

2nd.  The   gold   was  generally 
found  in  the  greatest  abo^iaoce  ia 

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a-ktml  of  red  earth,  about  two  fact* 
deep,  and  succeeded  by  a  white 
calcareous  earth  of  equal  depth, 
the  under  stratum  of  which  was 
c^mpoM  of  large  white  decaved 
atones,  and  it  almost  ahirays  fell  in 
point  of  quaadty  where  tne  upper 
stratum  degenerated  into  a  deep  - 
brown  earth,  succeeded  by  a  livid 
flesh  coloured  clay,  sometimes  as- 
suming a  Tery  bisautiful  pink  ap> 
pearance. 

3d.  The  proportion  of  ^old  dust 
to  the  bulk  ot  earth  which  con- 
tained it  was,  on  an  average,  one 
grain  U^  1 80  lib«  of  earth  (avoir  du 

SDids)  taken  almost  at  random, 
ut  h-om  the  coarse  manner  in 
wi^ch  it  was  extracted  by  the  na- 
tives, I  do  not  suppose  that  more 
than  two  thirds  of  the  contents 
M'ere  realized,  we  may  therefore 
safely  take  the  proportidn  to  be 
one  grain  of  gold  to  120  lib.  of 
earth. 

4.th.  Lastly,  As  to  the  quality  of 
the  metal,  I  have  to  state,  that  what 
I  sent  to  be  examined  at  the  com- 
pany's mint  4n  Madras,  assayed 
agreeable  to  the  returns  of  Mr. 
itoebuek,  the  mint  master,  on  an 
average  94  touches  in  100,  that  is, 
on  liXH  touches  sent  in  the  state 
in  which  it  was  rudely  extracted, 
there  only  came  out  6  touches  of 
base  sufa^nce;  whic(i,  according 
to  that  gentleman's  opinion,  shows 
\t  to  be  of  a  very  valuable  qua- 
lity, 

.  From  what  I  have  stated,  we 
may  conclude,  that  should  on  fur- 
ther, enquiry  the  proportion  of 
gold-dust  to  the*  bulk  of  earth 
which,  cdnt^ns  it,  prove  somewhat 
more  advantageous,  than  in  a  cur- 
sory inviestigation  I  found  it  to  be, 
the  quality  of  the  metal,  and  the 
extent  of  the  tract  in  which  it  is 
to  be  foQtKi,  bid  in  ^vour  of  the 
discovery,  and  may  incluce  govern- 


ment to  pay  some  attendcm  to  iL 
hereafter. 

I  ^all  now  advert  to  the  mines 
and  their  contents,  which  may,  ip 
the  event,  prove  the  most  important 
part  of  the  discovery. 

On  my  arrival  at  Marcoopiim 
(the  nearest  village  to  the  mines) 
I  collected  a  workbg  party  con- 
sisting of  12  men,  10  of  whom 
were  employed  in  extracting  the 
stones,  and  2  in  assisting  and  di- 
recting the  women  as  to  the  mode 
of  pounding  them,  and  extracting 
the  metal.  The  stone  which  con- 
tains the  ore  is  a  kind  of  quartz, 
decayed  in  many  parts,  and  which, 
where  it  breaks  with  fecility,  ex- 
hibits a  variety  of  colQurs,  from 
deep  crimson  to  bright  orange. 
These  colours  are  (as  I  was  assured 
by  the  miners)  the  marks  which 
guide  them  in  making  a  selection, 
as  they  pretend  to  have  found  from 
experience,  that  where  the  stone 
breaks  without  exhibiting  any  co- 
Imir  but  its  natural  one,  it  contains 
little  or  no  ore. 

Before  I  proceed  any  further  in 
what  I  have  to  say  on  this  head,  it 
may  be  expedient  to  give  some 
account  of  the  people  who  devote 
their  time  to  this  pursuit,  and  of 
their  mode  of  proceeding  to  busi- 
ness. 

These  people  are  exclusively  of 
the  Parian  or  Dheroo  cast,  and 
only  attend  to  digging  for  gold 
during  the  dry  season,  as  whilst  the 
•  rains  last,  the  earth  is  apt  to  give 
way,  and  many  of  those  people  are 
said  to  have  perished  formerly  in 
the  mines,  having  been  buried 
alive  by  fells  of  the  earth. 

When  they  resolve  oh  sinking  a 
mine,  they  assemble  to  the  num- 
ber of  about  10  or  12  men  fcom 
different  villages ;  they  next  pro- 
ceed in  appointing  a  Duffedar  (or 
head  man)  whose  business  is  to  su- 

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puiltCAl  thf  w^  >nd  ip  convert 
the  productsinto money.  Tbeythen 
make  a  pune  to  piirchrise  a  suffi- 
deat  quantity  of  iMmp  oil,  tod  the 
oecefsary  iron  tool*.  A  stock  be- 
ing thus  laid  io,  what  with  a  know- 
le^e  which  they  pretend  to  hsnre 
of  the  promiunft  appearance  of 
the  ground  at  we  sur^e,  and 
partly  from  an  idea  which  ther 
entertain,  that  the  tract  over  which 
a  peacock  has  been  observed  to  flv 
and  alight,  is  that  of  a  vein  of  gold, 
they  fix  upon  a  spot,  and  then  pro- 
ceed to  business. 

Having  sunk  a  pit  generally 
about  30  feet  in  perpendicukr 
depth,  and  hit  on  a  vein  of  ort^ 
they  strike  out  ^leries  and  follow 
it  up  until  it  is  explored.  Two 
or  three  men  at  most  attend  at  a 
time  in  the  mine,  some  for  break- 
ing the  stones,  others  for  examining 
them  as  abovementioned ;  and, 
according  to  the  depth  of  the 
mine,  three  or  four  men  place 
themselves  at  different  heights  of 
the  pit,  to  convey  these  materials 
above  ground,  where  two  men  are 
ready  to  receive  them  at  the  aper- 
ture, and  examine  them  a  second 
time ;  this  second  selection  only  is 
made  over  to  the  women,  whose 
business,  as  I  have  said  before,  is 
to  pound  them  into  dust  and  ex- 
tract the  gold. 

I  shall  not  attempt  to  expatiate 
on  the  richness  of  the  ore  by  what 
I  realized  myself  from  a  small 
quantity  of  stones  which  I  collect- • 
ed ; — First,  because  I  had  no  skill 
for  such  an  investigation ;  second- 
ly, by  the  reason  that  the  natives 
were  very  unwilling  to  make,  it 
appear  as  if  their  mmes  were  de- 
serving of  the  attention  of  govern- 
ment, and  consequently  gave  me 
but  a  reluctant  assistance.  But  1 
ahall  perhaps  convey  some  idea  of 
their  worthy  by  mentioning  the  ex- 


peace  which  I  ascertabwd  mmt  be 
mcurred  by  them,  when  they  es- 
g^  in  searching  Ibr  gold  under 
ground. 

In  the  first  place  it  is  to  be  ob- 
served, that  when  men  of  the 
Dherod  cast  choose  to  work  for 
the  Circar,  theb*  hire  is  one  kanti- 
ny  fanam  to  three  men  fer  one 
day  (something  less  tlian  four  Ma- 
dras ftnams,  called  milees  in  My- 
sore) and  they  never  fiiH  of  em- 
ployment when  they  are  dispcscd 
to  look  out  tor  it,  a  considera^an 
which  of  course  they  give  up  when 
they  choose  to  work  on  tbm  own 
account 

Secondly,  no  twelve  men,  I  am 
assunsdycan  dig  a  common  szed  pit 
in  less  time  than  12  days ;  so  -  that 
even  setting  aside  all  conadention 
of  profit  and  loss,  total  disappoint- 
ment and  personal  danger,  the  ex- 
pence  which  is  to  be  recovered,  or 
the  equivalent,  as  above  statol,  witt 
be  as  fbliows^ 

To  amount  of  cost-hire  from 
the  Circar,  at  the  rate  of  one 
kantaray  fanam   for  three  men 
in  one  day,  is  for  12  men  iov'^-f^ 
fan.  and  for  12  days ,..    4    0 

To  lamp  oil  at  one  milce,  is  for 
12  days 0    3 

To  iron  tools  for  digging.  Sec.    0    2 

To  ropes,  baskets,  chatties,  Ike    0    1 

Total  kantary  pigoiUs    4    & 

So  that  in  order  to  be  no  losers, 
thex^e  men  must,  in  the  space  of 
12  days,  out  of  one  pit  alone,  re- 
alize a  sum  equal  to  the  above,  at 
least,  and  surely  that  they  shoukl 
feel  induced  to  continue  in  a*  dan- 
gerous and  fatiguing  trade,  tiiey 
must  have  a  profit  in  view  beyond 
what  thev  could  procure  with  much 
less  troui>le,  and  without  any  risk 
whatever,  firom  the  Circar. 

Moreover  1  shall  observe,  that 
in  ai)OUt  SO  pagodas  weight  of  goM, 

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which  I  purchased  at  dilFerent 
tidies  from  these  people,  I  very 
distinctly  noticed,  that  above  two 
thirds  dP  the  quantity  was  of  that 
sort  which  was  extracted  from  the 
stones.  This  could  at  all  times  be 
easily  discerned  by  the  whitish  co- 
lour of  the  metal,  which  is  derived 
from  the  small  particles  of  stone 
dust,  which  in  the  process  of  ex- 
tracting it,  remain  among  those  of 
the  metsd ;  whereas,  that  which  is 
extracted  from  the  earth  ait  the  sur- 
£ioe,  exhibits  from  a  similar  cause 
an  orange  colour  rather  deep ;  this 
circumstance  evidently  shews,  that 
the  business  of  the  mines  is  the  most 
profitable  of  the  two,  and  conse- 
quently best  attended  to^ 

Lasuy,  I  shall  state  that  I  could 
not  fina  from  any  report  or  sur- 
mise that  any  one,  but  the  inhabi- 
tants near  Marcoopum,  had  ever 
taken  to  the  sinking  of  the  mines 
in  this  part  of  Mysore,  nor  does  it 
appear  that  these  men  ever  ven* 
tured  to  search  the  earth  beyond 
two  or  three  miles  within  reach  of 
that  village.  Why  then  shoul^  we 
&ncy  that  these  gold  veins  are  en- 
tirely confined  to  this  narrow  tr«ct, 
when  the  superior  stratum  from 
Yerra  Baterine  hill,  up  to  the 
Rondoor  Papunhilly  hills    (about 


33  miles  due  north  of  the  former) 
bears  every  where  a  strong  resem- 
blance, and  is  equally  impregnated 
with  gold  dust  ?  It  cannot  be  said 
th^t  had  the  metallic  stones  really 
extended  farther  than  the  neigh- 
bourhood of  Marcoopum,  the  na- 
tives would  have  traced  them  out 
long  since;  for  the  same  argument, 
if  applied  to  the  gold  dust  in  the 
upper  stratum,  is  evidently  de» 
feated^  by  my  having  shewn  gold 
to  those  very  people  who  gain 
their  livelihood  bv  extracting  it  at 
places,  which  though  connected 
with  the  tract  near  their  villages, 
they  never  thought  to  look  into, 
and  although  the  stirring  of  the 
earth  at  the  surface  be  much  less 
laborious,  expensive,  and  danger- 
ous, than  the  sinking  of  mines. 

Admitting  then  that  the  gold 
veins  under  ground  may  extend 
t>eyond  the  vicinity  of  Marcoopum 
(a  jconccffiion  which  I  trust  no  one 
will  refuse  me)  we  may  easily  con- 
ceive them  to  branch  out  any 
where  under  the  impregnated  su- 
perior stratum,  that  is  to  a  very 
considerable  extent. 

ThbisK^t,  however,  can  only  be 
ascertained  by  such  means  as  go- 
vernment can  command,  and  by 
the  skill  of  a  professional  man. 


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[Jfe  an  mwh  666ged  to  our  C&nti^emdint,  Mr.  Smith,  tmit^mU  fte«Mr  Mmien, 
fw  his  verjfcgreettUt  and  enUrUiwtg  cotmammkoUoau  H^kmigtommwtanpMwiiaUm, 
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To  THE  Editor  of  the  Asiatic  Annual  Register. 

SlK, 

A I  your  elegant  and  osefol  Register  ousht  to  be  tbe  re- 
pository of  every  circumstance  which  may  regard  India,  permit  me  to  hope  that 
you  will  suffer  the  accompany  '*  Fugitive  Pieces"  to  occupy  a  few  p^es  in  the 
work .  I  am  at  present  employed  on  a  sketch  of  the  late  European  ostabitsfaaiena 
in  the  service  of  the  native  sutes,  whidi  I  shall  be  encouraged  to  submk  to  the 
public,  in  case  1  am  so  fortunate  as  to  meet  your  approbation  of  my  laboan,  by 
inserting  tlie  piecQ  I  have  now  the  pleasure  to  transmit. 
Allow  me  to  remain. 

Tour  molt  obcdieat  and  very  humble  serrant, 

*  Lewis  FxftDtWAnD  SaciTS* 
Jgrm,  Feb.  1,  1804. 


A  LetUr  to  a  Friend,  giving  a  particular  Description  of  ike 
Nuptials  of  Vazeer  Allee. 

Lucnoxvf  F^.  28,  1795. 


I  SHALL  eive  you  ao  acooimt  of 
the  celebration  of  an  eastern  Na- 
wab's  inarriagef  to  which.  I  was 
lately  invited.  It  was  the  nuptials 
of  Vazeer  Alice,  the  eldest  son, 
real  or  pretended,  of  Nawab  Asuf 
ud  Dowlah,  the  present  Nawab  of 
Oude,  whose  capital  is  lAicnowi 
T  say  real  or  pretended,  as  public 
rumour  confidentlv  asserts,  that  the 
Nawab  is  incapable  of  having  chil- 
dren, though  his  seraglio  contains 
above  500  of  the  greatest  beauties 
of  India.  All  his  children  are  by 
adoption,  and  they  amount  to  about 
60  in  number,  32  sons  and  28  daugh- 
ters. Pregnant  women  are  pur- 
chased or  beguiled  into  the  seraglio, 
where  they  lay  in ;  if  a  son,  a 
royal  salute  is  fired,  which  pro- 
claims the  birth  of  a  young  Nawab ; 
if  a  daughter,  the  public  knows 


notlyi^;  as  women  are  in  this 
country  considered  merely  as  a 
piece  of  necessary  forniture,  to 
ornament  the  Hatam;  and  the 
birth  of  a  daughter  occasioDS  no 
joy  to  the  6rtbcr.  Judgini^  from 
his  own  conduct,  he  foresees 
the  treatment  his  ^hild  will  ex- 
perience when  she  is  consigu- 
ed  to  the  animal  love  of  an- 
other; that  they  will  be  merely 
sUves  in  purple  and  fine  linen; 
loaded  with  jewels  to  please  ti)e 
eves  of  their  t\'rants,  and  never 
allowed  to  step  beyond  the  pre- 
cincts of  the  Zanana,  except  on 
occasional  visits  to  some  temaic 
friend  ;  nor  ever  sufTercd  to  be- 
hold the  face  of  any  man  besides 
their  masters,  for  they  cannot  be 
called  husbands  without  outrage  to 
the  term,  except  through  the  lat- 
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tioed  windows  of  thdr  high  walled 
piisofti,  called  Zinatias.  The 
bridegroom  was  about  13«  dark 
coiB|Hexioned,  and  not  handsome ; 
the  bride  about  10,  still  darker,  and 
still  more  ordinary.  We  went  in 
the  evening  to  the  celebration^ 
our  party  consisted  of  about  four 
,  ladies  and  twelve  gentlemen ;  we 
went  all  on  elephants  caparisoned. 
On  the  pUdns  which  boroer  pn  the 
city  of  Lucnow,  the  Nawab  had 
pitched  many  t^its,  but  two  large 
ones  in  particular,  made  of  strong 
cotton  doth,  lined  with  the  finest 
English  broad  cloth,  cut  in  stripes  of 
difrerent  colours,  with  cords  of  silk 
and  cotton.  These  two  large  tents 
cost  five  lacks  of  rupees,  or  above 
50,000/.  sterling ;  they  were  each 
about  120  feet  long,  60  broacj^nd 
the^^s  •b'T'Vr-^^C  -rf^ct-^igh,  and 
^Jk^^mffoi  the  tents  about  10 feet 
high ;  the  walls  of  one  of  the  tents 
were  cut  in  lattice  work,  for  the 
women  of  the  Nawab's  seraglio, 
a^  the  principal  native  nobiuty, 
to  see  through.  In  front  of  the 
large  fent  destined  for  our  recep- 
tion, and  for  the  reception  of  the 
principal  nobility  at  the  Nawab's 
court,  was  a  large  awning  of  fine 
English  broad  cloth,  called  in  this 
country  a  skwneeana^  supported  on 
about  60  poles  covered  with  silver ; 
this  awmng,  or  shutneeana^  was 
about  100  feet  long,  and  the  same 
in  breadth.  When  we  arrived,  the 
good  humoured  Nawab  received 
us  very  poKtely,  and  conducted  us 
to  one  of  the  large  tents  destined 
for  the  men,  where  we  sat  for  about 
to  hour;  he  was  covered  with 
jewels,  to  the  amount  at  least  of 
two  millions  sterUng ;  we  then 
went  out,  and  sat  under  the  shwnee- 
anoy  which  was  lighted  up  with  a 
couple  of  hundred  elegant  Europe 
girandoles,  and  as  many  shades 
with  wax  candles,  and  many  l^un- 


dred  flambeaux ;  the  g^re  and  re« 
flection  was  dazzling  and  oflFensive 
to  the  sight ;  here  were  above  a 
hundred  dancing  g^rls,  rjchly  dress- 
ed, who  went  through  their  elegant 
but  rather  lascivious  dances  apd 
motions,  and  sung  somp  soft  airs  of 
•the  coyntrv,  chiefly  Persic  ^d 
Hind(i-Perslc.  About  seven  at 
night  the  bridesroom  Vazeer 
AUee,  the  young  Nawab,  appear* 
ed  loaded  so  absurdly  with  jewels, 
that  he  could  scarcely  stagger 
under  the  precious  weight.  We 
then  mounted  our  elephants  ta 
proceed  to  a  rich  and  extensive 
garden,  which  u^as  about  a  mile 
off ;  the  procession  was  grand  be- 
yond conception.  It  consisted  of 
above  1 200  elephants  richly  capa- 
risoned, and  drawn  up  in  a  regular 
line  like  a  regiment  of  solders; 
about  a  100  of  the  elepliants  which 
were  in  the  centre  had  castles, 
called  hawdasy  lashed  on  their 
backs,  which  were  covered  with 
silver.  In  the  centre  was  the 
Nawab  mounted  on  an  uncom- 
monly large  elephant,  covered  witM 
cloth  of  gold,  and  a  rich  Innoda 
covered  with  gold,  and  studded 
with  previous  stones.  On  his  right 
hand  was  the  British  resMent  at  his 
court,  Mr.  George  Johnstone,  and 
on  his  left  the  young  Nawab  Va- 
zeer Allee  ;  the  other  English  gen- 
tlemen and  ladies,  and  the  native 
nobility,  were  intermixed  on  the 
right  and  left.  On  both  sides  of 
the  road,  from  the  garden  to  the 
tents,  were  raised  artificial  scene- 
ries of  bamboo-work  very  high, 
represcating  bastions,  arches,  mi*  . 
naret,  and  towers,  covered  with 
lights  in  lamps,  which  made  a 
grand  dnd  sublime  display:  and  on 
each  side  of  the  procession,  m 
front  of  the  line  of  elephants,  wei^ 
dancing  girls  richly  dressed  (catv 
ried '  on   platforms,  supported   by 

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men  called  bearers)  who  danced  as 
wc  went  along.    All  thcic  plat- 
fimns  were  covered  with  gold  and 
siHrer  cloths ;  and  there  were  f  wo 
^Is  and  two  musictaiis  on  each 
pistibrm;  the    number  of   these 
platforms  were  about  a  btmdred  on 
each  ude  of  the  prooession.     All 
the  ground  from  the  tents  to  the 
gvden,   orer  which   we   moved 
Jlong,  was  atlaid  with  fire*works, 
and  at  every  step  the  elephants 
took,  the  ground  burst  before  us, 
and  threw  op  artificial  stars  in  the 
beavensy  to  emubte  those  created 
by  the  hand  of  Providence ;   l>c- 
ades  innamerabie  rockets  and  hun- 
dreds of  wooden  shells,  that  burst 
in  the  air  and  shot  forth  a  thousand 
fiery  serpents, which  winded  through 
the  heavens,  illuminated  the  sky, 
and  turned  a  dark  night   into  a 
bright  day^  assisted  by  the  light  of 
tlie  bamboo   scenefy.    The  pro- 
cession pK>vcd  on  very  slowly  to 
f^  time  for  the  fireworks,  which 
were  enlaid  in  the  ground  to  go 
€ff  and  the  whole  of  t!  's  grand 
scene  was  further  lighted  by  above 
5000  flambeaux,  carried  by  men 
hired   for   the  occasion.    In  this 
manner  we  moved  on  in  stately 
pomp  to  the  garden,  which  thougn 
only  a  mile  oflP,  we  took  two  hours 
lo  reach.    When  we  arrived   at 
the  garden  gate  we  descended  from 
the  elephants,   and   entered    the 
prden,  which  we  found  illuminated 
by  innumerable  transparent  paper- 
lamps  or  lanterns  of  various  co- 
lours, suspended  to  the  branches 
of  the  trees.    In  the  centre  of  the 
garden  was  a  large  edifice,  to  which 
we  ascended,  and  were  introduced 
into  a  grand  sabon,  adorned  with 
innumerable  girandoles  and  pen- 
dant lustres  of  English  manufac- 
^i»OC,  lighted    with   wax  candles. 
J  fere   we    had    an    elegant    and 
sumptuous  collation  of  European 


attd  native  dishes,  wkh  wlnos,  frulte, 
and  sweetmeats ;  at  die  same  ^me 
above  a  hundred  tlandng  girb  smig 
their  sprightly  airs,  am  dttieed 
then*  native  ttances.  Tbua  passed 
the  time  till  thetlawn,  whca  we  al 
returned  to  our  re$peetiv«  bomesi 
quhe  delighted  and  wonder-a(r«]( 
with  this  enchanting  scene,  whidi 
surpassed  tn  splendour  every  i^ht 
of  tfte  kind  beheld  in  thtu  jcountfy ; 
the  affable  Nawab  vigMy  oWervcd, 
with,  Asiatic  vanity,  thnt  such  a 
spectacle  was  never  before  seen  inr 
India,  and  never  woidd  be  seea 
again.  The  whole  eapenoe  of  ihk 
marriage  feast,  which  wms  repeated 
for  three  succes»ve  nights  m  Ae 
same  manner  I  have  described, 
cost  above  300,000L-^Yours,  lee 


^  Letter  to  a  Friend^  cemtami^ 
an  Hisiarical  Sketch  t^  the  hK 
AsuT-uD-DowLAB,  Nawab   or 

OU0£. 

l»ucknofWj  March  1, 1790. 

lit  my  last  I  sent  you  a  clescf^ 
tion  of  an  hymenial  feast  «t  which 
I  was  present ;  m  this  letter  I  w3 
give  you  an  historical  sketch  of  liie 
present  Nawab  of  Oudet,  called 
Asuf-ud-Dowbh.  He  is  the  eldest 
son  of  the  famous  or  nober  infc- 
mous,  Shujah-ud-Dovdah,  the  Ibr- 
mer  Nawab  of  Oude,  wAo  was 
conquered  by  the  arms  of  the 
British  East  India  Compnnyv  ^ 
rectcd  by  the  invindble  Qrre. 
The  fotmder  of  tbe  fkndy  ffaat 
reigns  at  present  in  Oude,  was  S»lat 
Khari,  a  Persian  soldier  wbo  came 
to  Dehli  to  seek  hb  fbrtetoe,  and 
who  raised  himsetf  to  nnk^  rkbes, 
and  power,  by  his  sword  #nd  his 
policy.  ShujahHid-DowUi  was  the 
son  of  Snfiur  Jung,  wbo  was  imf> 
ricd  to  this  Sadut  Khan's  dauriiter, 
and  I  bdieve  was  of  the  fiuwl?  of 

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Sadut  Khan.  Shujah-ud-Dowlah 
died  in  1775| leaving  the  chanu:ter 
ef  a  boM,  cruel,  enterprismgy  and 
fapidous  prince.  Asuf-oid-Dowlah, 
his  Son,  succeeded  to  the  govern- 
ment, bv  the  assistance  of  the 
East  India  Company;  he  is  mild 
in  manners,  generous  to  extrava- 
^nce,  affably  poUte,  and  engaging 
m  his  conduct ;  but  he  has  no  great 
mental  powers,  though  his  heart  is 
sood,  considering  the  education  he 
nas  received,  which  mstilled  the 
fnost  despotic  ideas ;  he  is  fond  of 
lavishing  his  treasures  on  gardens, 
palaces,  horses,  elephants,  and  above 
all,  on  fine  European  guns,  lustres, 
mirrors,  and  all  sorts  of  European 
manufsictures,  more  especially  Eng- 
lish ;  from  a  two-penny  deal  board 
painting  of  clucks  and  drakes,  to 
the  elcpant  paintings  of  a  Lorraine 
or  a  ^phani ;  and  from  a  little 
dirty  paper  lantern,  to  mh-rors  and 
lustres  wnich  cost  2  or  3000/.  each. 
Every  year  he  expends  about 
200,000/.  in  English  goods  of  all 
sorts.  He  has  above  1 00  gardens, 
20  palaces,  1200  elephants,  3000 
fine  saddle  horses,  1500  elegant 
double-barrel  guns,  1700  superb 
lustres,  and  30,000  shades  ot  va- 
rious kinds  and  colours!  Some, 
hundreds  of  large  mirrors,  and 
clocks,  and  girandoles ;  he  lately 
bought  four  mirrors,  which  were 
the  largest  that  had  ever  been 
made  In  Europe,  of  course  in  the 
world ;  they  were  ordered  expressly 
for  him,  and  were  made  up  in  Lon- 
don, where  they  cost  8000/.  they 
were  12  feet  long  and  6  feet  broad 
within  the  firame,  of  single  sheets 
of  glass  in  elegant  gilt  frames ;  he 
bought  them  and  sent  them  to  his 
repository,  where  they  will  repose 
in  peace  and  unnoticed,  until  the 
time  of  the  religious  feast,  called 
the  Mohurrum,  when  they  will  be 
disphyed   with   the  rest'  of  his 


mirrors,  lustres,  and  girandoles,  &c. 
in  the  |;rand  hall  of  a  grand  reil 
gioi^s  edifice,  called  the  Emambarra, 
which  cost  a  million  sterling  in 
building,  and  which  is  the  largest 
building  in  Lucnow.  Some  oThis 
clocks  are  curious ;  richly  set  with 
precious  stones,  which  play  tunet 
every  hour,  and  having  figures  in 
them  in  continual  movement;  z 
pair  of  these  clocks  cost  him 
30,000/.  Sis  museum  is  carious, 
rich  and  ridiculously  displaved; 
you  see  a  wooden  cuckoo  clock, 
which  perhaps  cost  a  crown,  along 
side  of  a  rich  superb  clock,  which 
cost  perhaps  the  price  of  a  diadem  i 
an  elegant  landt;cape  of  Lorraine 
beside  a  deal  board  painting  of 
ducks  and  drakes ;  a  superb  lustre 
of  40  or  50  lights,  which  cost  per- 
haps 4  or  5000/.  hung  up  near  a 
paper  lantern  of  two-pence.  Asut 
ud-Dowlah  is  absurdly  extravagant 
and  ridiculously  curious ; .  he  has 
no  taste  and  less  judgment.  I  have 
seen  him  more  amused  witha  titotum 
than  with  electrical  experiments^ 
but  he  is  nevertheless  extremely 
solicitous  to  possess  all  that  is  ele- 
gant and  rare;  he  has  every  instru* 
ment  and  every  machine,  of  e»^ery 
art  and  every  science;  but  he  knows 
none.  His  Haram  is  grand,  and 
contains  above  500  of  the  greatest 
beauties  of  Hindustan,  who  are 
immured  in  high  walls,  never  to 
leave  it  except  on  their  biers.  He 
has  large  carriages  drawn  by  one 
or  two  elephants,  in  which  he  may 
give  a  dinner  to  10  or  12  persooi 
at  their  ease ;  he  has  an  imm^se' 
number  of  domestic  servants,  and 
a  very  large  army,  and  he  i?  always 
at  peace  with  his  neighbours;  more- 
over he  is  fully  protected  from 
hostile  invasions  by  the  Company's 
subsidiary  forces,  fojf  which  he  pays 
500,000/.  per  annum.  Such  is  old 
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called,  though  he  is  now  ©nly  47  ; 
m  curious  compound  of  extrava- 
l^ance,  avarice,  candour,  cunning, 
lenit)',  cruelty,  childishness  afra- 
t)ility,  brutish  sensuality,  good'  hu- 
mour, vanity,  and  irabeciUily : 
in  his  public  appearance  and 
conduct  he  is  admirably  agree- 
able. In  short,  he  has  some  qua- 
lities to  praise,  some  to  detest,  and 
many  to  lau^h  at;  he  has  many 
adopted  children,  but  none  of  his 
own  ;  he  was  married  when  young 
to  one  of  the  finest  women  in 
India,  of  high  birth  and  high  cha- 
jacter;  but  /or  these  16  years  he 
has  not  seen  her ;  and  report  says 
he  has  never  fulfilled  the  duties  of 
a  husband.  i\suf-ud-Dowlah  allows 
me  1800^  a  year,  and  nothing  to 
do  but  to  enjoy  his  frequent  en- 
tertainments of  shooting,  hunting, 
fJancing,cockfigh(ing,  and  dinners; 
he  is  very  affable,  polite,  and  friend- 
ly to  me:  he  was  once  fond  of 
drinking  European  liquors  to  ex- 
cess, especially  claret  and  cherry 
brandy,  but  he  has  lately  foresworn 
It,  and  now  intoxicates  himself  with 
large  quantities  of  opium,  and  a 
green  inebriating  leaf  called  Subzee, 
which  is  pounded,  diluted  in  water 
and  suojar,  and  drank ;  he  is  very 
fond  of  tlie  English  and  English 
manners;  he  eats  at  table  with 
them  without  the  silly  superstitious 
repugnance  of  other  Manomedans, 
tnd  he  relishes  a  good  dish  of  tea 
and  hot  rolls.  Once  he  was  at  table, 
and  a  roasted  pig  by  mistake  was 
placed  before  him,  he  smiled  and 
said,  though  I  am  forbid  to  eat  that 
animal,  I  am  not  forbid  to  look  at 
it.  His  revenues  amount  to  about 
three  millions  sterling,  and  he  is 
generally  in  debt.  He  never  trou- 
bles liis  Kead  about  theeovernmcnt 
of  his  countrv',  which  is  generally 
entrusted  to  rapacious  ministers; 


all  he  looks  to  is,  that  there' be 
money  sufficient  for  his  private 
expences.  His  jewels  amount  ia 
about  eight  millions  sterUiig ;  Isav 
the  whole  the  day  befcMre  the  mar- 
riage of  his  eldest  son,  Vazeer  AUee^ 
he  had  them  collected  from  4II  parts, 
from  his  owa  garderobe,  his  wo* 
tncn^  &c.  they  were  accumulated 
since  the  time  of  his  grandfether 
Sufdur  Tung  to  his  own ;  1  never 
saw  such  a  precious  sight;  the  good- 
hunnyured  Nawab  was  in  the  midst 
of  them,  handling  them  as  a  child 
cjocs  its  baubles. — Yours,  &c 


A  Letter  to  u  Friendy  giving  an 
Accouni  qf  a  Ilunnng  P^trty  ^  the 
late  Nawab,  Asuf-ud-Dowlah. 

Lttcnow^  Jan.  20,  179*. 
I  am  just  returned  from  a  four 
month*s  excursion  with  bis  excel- 
lency the  Nawab,  and  as  a  sketch 
of  our  ramble  may  afi^ord  you  some 
amusement,  I  shall  detail  a  few  of 
the  most  agreeable  ami  interesting 
circumstances  which  occurred.  Wo 
left  Lucknow  on  the  4th  of  Octo< 
ber  last,  and  directed  our  ooorse 
towards  Baraech;  our  kafela,  cr 
party,  consisted  of  about  40,000 
men,  and  20,000  beasts ;  competed 
of  10,000  soldierst  1000  cavaby, 
and  near  150  pieces  of  canaOD; 
1300  elephants,  3000  carts  or  hao^ 
keries,  and  an  ianunoerable  train  of 
camels,  horses,  and  buHocks ;  great 
numbers  of  rults  or  covert  car* 
riages  for  women^  drawn  by  oxen, 
which  were  filled  with  the  Nawab's 
ladies ;  many  large  aod  sooall  boats 
carried  on  carts  drawQ  by  50^  40^ 
and  30  oxen  each ;  6gcr%  kopards, 
and  hawks,  figh^ng  cocks,  fighting 
auails,  and  nightingales ;  pidgeons, 
dancing  women  and  boys,  smgcrs, 
players,  buffoons,  and  mountebadis. 

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In'shdit)  Hs  eioclfency  Had  every 
tfttthgi  every  object  wbich  could 
please  or  stirprisey  attract  admlra- 

4k)n|  fix  with  wonder,  or  convulse 
witb  laughter.  Abopt  500  coolees, 
•r  porters,  wetce  employed  to  carry 
hU.  shooting  {q>paratgi,  guns^  pow* 
<ler,  shot,  and  etceteras;  he  had 
abeive  1U0Qdoubk-t>arrelgunSy  the 
iinc$t  that  Manton  and  Nock  could 
flaake;  stifle  barrels^  pistols,  swords, 
tad  spears  innumerable.  Religion 
constrained  him  to  stop  some  days 
at  fiaraech,  to  pay  Homage  at  the 
tomb  of  a  celebrated  saint,  named 
6alar  Ghazee.  All  good  men,  who 
are  able,  resort  to  worship  this  holy 
anchorite  once  a  year,  generally  in 
the  month  of  May  ;  his  bones  were 
«ii6oovered  about  400  years  ago, 
and  manifested  their  sanctity  by 
some  miraculous  marks  :  the  witty 
and  ttnbeKeviiig  say  they  were  tlie 
.$kd«ton  of  an  ass,  without  think- 
ing of  the  impiety  in  imagining 

.  there,  is  any  resemblance  between 
an  ass  and  a  saint,  whether  dead  or 
alite.  From  Baraech  we  proceeded 
towards  Nanpara,  a  small  town  in 
U^  first  ^nge  of  mountains,  com- 
fnonly  called  the  Common  Hills, 
which  extend  from  the  eastern  ex- 
tremity of  Bootan  to  Hurdwar,  and 
divide  Hindustan  from  Tibet  and 
^ypauL  Game  of  all  sorts  were 
4e!Stroyed  every  mom'mg  and  even- 
ing without  number  or  distinction. 

.  iiis  excellency  is  one  of  the  best 
ioarksg&en  I  ever  saw ;  it  would  be« 
£^ange  if  he  was  not,  as  one  day 
with  another  he  fires  above  100 
4b9^  at  every. species  of  birds  and 
M^nlMs;    The  first  tiger  we  saw 

Dtc^-lcilted  ^f^s  i»  the  naountains ; 
we  Went  to  attack  him  about  noon ; 
he  was.  in  a  narrow  valley,  which 
the  Nawab  surrounded  With  above 
^0  elephants ;  we  heard  him 
growl  horribly  in  a  thick  bush  in 
Sic  middle  of  tlie  valley ;    being 


accustomed  to  the  sport  an9  very 
eager,  I  pushed  in  rav  elephant, 
the  fierce  beast  charged  me  kntxifs 
diately  ;  the  elephant,  a  timid  ani- 
mal, as  they  generally  are,  turned 
tail,  and  deprived  me  of  the  opportu- 
nitytofire;  I  ventured  again,  attend- 
ed by  two  or  three  other  elephants, 
the  tiger  made  a  spring,  and  nearly 
reached  the  back  of  one  of  the 
elephants,  on  which  were  three  or 
four  men,  the  elephant  shook  hioK 
self  so  forcibly,  as  to  throw  these  men 
off  his  back;  they  tumbled  into  the 
bush ;  1  gave  them  up  for  lost,  but 
was  agreeably  surprised  to  see  them 
creep  out  unhurt.  His  excellency 
was  all  thb  time  on  a  rising  ground 
near  the  thicket,  looking  on  calmly^ 
and  beckoning  to  me  to  drive  the 
tiger  towards  him ;  I  made  another 
attempt,  and  with  more  success ;  he 
dartea  out  towards  me  on  my  ap- 
proach, roarine  furioislv,  and  lash- 
mg  his  sides  with  his  Wl ;  I  luckily 
got  a  shot  and  lut  him,  he  retreated 
into  the  bush,  and  10  or  12  ele- 
phants just  then  pushed  into  the 
thicket,  alarmed  the  tiger,  and 
obliged  him  to  run  out  towards  the 
Nawab,  who  instantly  gave  him  a 
warm  reception,  and  with  the  as- 
^tance  of  some  of  his  Omras,  or 
lords  I  laid  the  tiger  sprawling  on 
his  side ;  a  loud  shout  of  wha  / 
Ilka !  proclaimed  the  victory.  On 
elepliaiUs  there  is  no  danger  in 
encountering  these  savage  beasts, 
which  you  know  from  repeated 
trials-  I  have  been  at  the  killing 
of  above  30  tigers,  and  seldom 
saw  any  one  hurt.  If  you  recoU 
lect  I  was  once  thrown  off  |ny 
,elephant  oa  a  tiger,  and  escaped 
with  a  bruise.  The  next  sport  wc 
had  of  any  magnitude,  was  the 
attack  on  a  wild  elcphalit,  which 
we  met  a  few  days  after  the  battle 
with  the  tiger ;  we  espied  him  on 
a  largqpl^n  overgrown  with  grass; 

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the  M  cvM^  ^S^  "f  inch  ifirer' 
lions,  imtiMdiaftcly  fanned  a  tcni- 
cirde  wkh  400  depl»nt%  who 
wer«  directed  to  adTanoe  and  €n- 
drck  him ;  thb  was  the  fim  wild 
elephant  I  had  ever  teen  attackedi 
and  confess  I  did  not  fisel  Tery  easjr; 
however  I  kept  along  side  of  his 
excellency,   determined    to   take 

7dianoe.  When  the  semictrcie 
elephants  got  within  SOO  jrards 
of  the  wild  one,  he  boked  amazed, 
but  not  frightened;  two  brgeaisit* 
elephants  of  the  Nawab's  were  or* 
dered  to  advance  against  him,  when 
they  approached  within  20  yards 
be  chmed  them,  the  shock  was 
dreadful;  however  the  wild  one 
conquered,  and  drove  the  mat  elo- 
plants  before4iim ;  as  he  passed  us 
the  Nawab  ordered  some  of  the 
strongest  female  elephants  with 
thick  ropes,  to  go  along  side  of  hinH 
and  endeavour  to  entangle  hhn 
with  noos^  and  running  knots ; 
the  attempt  was  vain,  as  he  snapped 
everv  rope,  and  none  of  the  tame 
elephants  could  stop  lus  progress ; 
the  Nawab  pcrcetvuig  it  imposs^ 
ble  to  catch  him,  ordered  his  oeath, 
and  immediately  a  voUey  of  above 
100  shots  were  fired  ^  many  of  the 
balls  hit  him,  but  he  seemed  un^ 
concerned,  and  moved  on  towards 
the  mountains ;  we  kept  up  an  in- 
cessant fire  for  near  faallf  an  hour ; 
the  Nawab  and  most  of  hisOmras 
used  rifles,  which  carried  two  and 
three  ounce  bails,  but  they  made 
very  little  impresnon;  the  balls 
just  entoied  the  skin  and  lodged 
•there.  I  went  up  repeatedly,  boig 
mounted  on  a  female  elephant, 
within  10  yards  of  the  wild  one. 


aadired  my  rMeatbbfaead;  the 
blood  gushed  out,  but  the  akuM  IMS 
invulnmble;  some  of  the  Kaa» 
dahar  horse  gaUopped.  up  to  the 
wiU  clephaot,  and  made  cols  m 
him  with  thdr  ahres ;  hecfaaf^ 
the  horsemen,  wounded  some  and 
killed  others;  befakg  now  much  ex- 
hausted with  the  loss  «f  bfcwd^ 
faavmg  received  above  SOOO  sbot^ 
and  man  V  strokes  of  the  tAt%  ht 
slackened  hispaoe,  <|ukeciibBand 
serene,  as  If  deiei'inmed  to'  meet 
his  appioachini  eod;  I  could  not  at 
this  bme  refrain  from  piCfUMr  sa 
noble  an  aamttL  The  honemefc 
sedng  Imn  weidt  and  slow,  dis- 
mouiUed)  and  with  their  iwords 
began  a  furious  aHadt  on  the  le»> 
dons  of  hb  hind  legs;  theywere 
soon  cut;  unable  to  prooeod,  he 
staggered,  and  then  fcH  witfaoaA  a 
groan.  ThehatehetmenracDBOW 
advanced,  and  oommenced  ai^afr 
tack  on  his  hurge  ivory  tasks,  whifat 
the  horsemen  and  soldiers,  witfk 
barbarous  insult,  began  a  cruel 
assault,  to  try  the  dutfpness  of  teir 
swords,  displav  the  strei^^  if 
their  arm,  ana  diew  their  mvinct- 
ble  coorsge;  the  u^  was  very 
afifecting;  he  still  breathed,  and 
breathed  without  a  p-oan;  he  rolkd 
his  eyes  with  anguish  on  the  sur> 
rounding  crowd,  and  raakhig  a 
last  eflbrttorise,  ex{»t«d  wkh  a 
sigh.  The  Nawab  returned  to  Ins 
tents  as  much  flashed  wkh  vanity 
and  eiraltation  aa  Acfaiites^  and 
the  ranaioder  of  the  diqs  and 
many  a  day  af^,  were  dedicitod 
to  repeated  narrations  of  thk  vto- 
tory,  which  wu  ormunentcdaDd 
magnified   by  alt   the  cootl^ned 


*  AfiM^dephanuarethote  which  are  in  high  nit  {  they  are  tbea  very  oaBa&ago* 
able»  bold,  savage,  and  often  very  dangerous.  The  male  clephanu  becooie  mad 
at  a  ceitain  age,  which  tome  say  it  forty  years  i  the  wnttt  elepbanu  are  the  oo^  ooci 
which  wiU  dare  to  face  a  wild  oi^e ;  (hey  are  alio  used  in  the  elephant- tights,  ex> 
hibitcd  befoie  the  princes  of  Iji^ia. 

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pow^n  of  ingenious  flattery,  and 
vnboiuided  exaggeradon : 

'« SoothM  with  the  ftrtin  the  prince 

grew  vain. 
Fought  all  hit  battle*  Q*er  asain, 
And  thrioe  he  routed  all  bU  foes,  and 

thrice  he  slew  the  slain.*' 

From  thO' mounUms  we  directed 
eur  course  towards  Buckra  Jeel, 
whero  we  arrived  on  the  4th  of 
December.  BucIubi  Jeel  is  a  large 
lake,  aboMt  three  niles  to  circum* 
lerefice  at  its  most  contracted  size 
in  the  dry  season,  and  about  30 
miles  in  its  extensive  period,  the 
rainy  season ;  surrounded  by  thick 
uud  high  grass  at  the  foot  of  the 
GorruckpMr  Hills ;  the  junp;le  or 
wild  which  entotars  the  lake,  is  full 
of  wild  eleptiants,  rhinoceroses, 
dgcrs,  leoparas,  wild  buffaloes,  deer, 
and  every  species  of  aerial  game. 
This  was  the  place  destined  for  the 
grand  hunt,  which  we  were  daily 
tau^t  to  expect  with  pleasing 
anxiety  by  the  florid  descriptions 
of  his  excellency^  On  the  5th  of 
December,  early  in  the  morning, 
we  were  sammoned  to  the  sylvan 
war ;  a  line  of  1 200  elephants  was 
drawn  up  on  the  north  of  the  lake 
Racine  to  the  east,  and  we  proceeded 
rapidly  through  the  high  grass,  with 
mmds  glowing  with  the  expecta- 
tion of  the  grand  sport  we  should 
meet.  Lay  down  your  pipes  ye 
country  sqdtres,  who  boast  in  such 
pompous  language  the  destruction 
of  a  poor  reynard  or  puss,  and  say 
in  what  terms  ye  ccmtd  convey  an 
idea  of  the  scene  I  saw,  and  now 
/endeavour  ta  describe!  When 
we  had  arrived  at  the  eastern  ex- 
tremity of  the.  lake,,  we  perceived 
a  large  drove  oi  wild  elephants 
feeding  and  gamboling  at  the  foot 
of  the  mottntatna; .  I  counted  above 
170;  at  this  critical  moment  Mr. 
Conway,  a  gentleman  in  the  Na- 
wab*s  Service,  fell  off  his  elephant, 


owing  to  the  anfand^s  stepping  Ut 
forefoot  into  a  concealed  hole;  Mr* 
Conwayv  was  much  bruised,  pale» 
and  almost  senseless^;  the  Nawab 
stopped  to  put  him  into  a  palan* 
keen,  and  send  him  back  to  the 
encampment.;  this  gave  the  wiki 
elephants  time  to  gkze  on  our 
dreadful  front,  and  recover  from 
thdr  amate ;  many  of  them  scam* 
pered  off  towards  the  hills.  The 
Nawab  divided  our  line  of  1200 
elephants  into  four  bodies,  and 
sent  them  in  pursuit  of  the  wild 
ones,  which  thejj  were  to  take  or 
destroy.  I  remained  with  the  divi- 
sion attached  to  the  Nawab;  we 
attacked  a  large  male  elephant, 
and  after  a  long  contest,  killed  him 
in  the  same  manner  as  the  one  I 
have  already  described  ;  we  killed 
also  four  smaller  ones,  and  our  di- 
vision including  the  other  three, 
caught  21  elephants,  which  we  led 
to  our  encampment  in  high  tri- 
umph. I  have  only  given  a  short 
account  of  this  grand  hunt,  as  it  is 
impossible  to  describe  what  we  saw 
and  felt:  the  confusion,  tunult, 
noise,  firing,  shrieking  and  roarinf 
of  1200  tame  elephants,  attacked 
and  attacking  170  wild  one^  all  in 
♦*  terrible  disorder  tossed,"  rormed 
a  dreadful  rnclan^^  which-  cannot 
be  imagined  by  the  most  luxuriant 
fimcy.  There  were  above  10,000 
shots  fired  from  all  quarters ;  and 
considering  the  contusion,  I  am 
surprised  Sie  scene  was  not  more 
bloody  on  our  side ;  about  20  men 
were  killed  and  wounded,  and  near 
half  a  dozen  horses.  I  had  two 
rifles  and  two  double  barrel  gtm% 
and  a  boy  to  load  for  me  in  the 
khawar,  yet  I  could  not  fiire  qMick 
enough,  though  I  expended  400 
balls ;  many  of  our  tame  eleplianta 
which  were  nmst^  and  brought  to 
oppose  the  wild  ones,  were  knock- 
ed   do^n,  bruised,  pierced,  and 

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onide  to  fiy.    Tbe  largest  elephimt  c^  oriental  aatusemest,  and  fettivft 

we  killed  was  above  (en  feet  h%h*y  disiipatioo^  we   retumed   to  this 

and  would  have  sold  for  QOfiOCy  place,  haviag  killed  in  our  exctir- 

rupees   if   he  had    been  caught,  don  eight  tigers^  six  elephants,  and 

Our  prize  of  thb  day  mi^ht,  with-  caught   21.     To  entimerate   the 

out  amplificatkm,  be  estimated  at  other  kin.ds  of  game  would  reauire 

50,000  rupees ;  but  you  know  our  a  sheet  as  ample  as  the  petiuon 

only  object  was  amusement*  which  waf  presented   to  Jnngaze 

From  Buckra  Jeel  we  came  to  Khan,  i^id  mi^  perhaps  be  treat- 

'Faizabad,  where  we  reposed  for  ed    by  yoy  m  the  maimo'  thai 

three  weeks,  to  recover  from  the  Asiatic  conqueror  treated  the  peti* 

great  fatigue  we  had  undergone ;  tioa^—Adieu^— -Yours,  &c. 
after  a  gay  scene  of  every  species 


♦  Travellers  <ay  there  are  elephants  sijctcen  feet  high ;  buttlus  is  the  esaggtatti 
langnage  of  traveUen,  who  in  general  are  more  anxious  to  ezeit«  wonder  dtta 
convey  informatbn.  I  aevtr  taw  ao  elephant  eleven  feet  itig^*  and  I  have  seen 
above  soqm  thoumidt.  The  Nawab  gives  extravagant  pticet  lor  unoenamooly  brse 
elephants,  and  he  has  none  eleven  feet  higli.  Their  genera^beigbt  is  aboot  seven 
«r  eight  feet. 


MiMte  /r0M  PooHAH  to  Ballisore,  as  travelled  iy  Lieui.  Col. 
ypTON,  on  his  return  to  Bengal,  in  the  Year  1777. 


[The  Cities^  Towns,  Villages^  HiverSf  Nutlahs^  and  Forts^  «•  iJie  Jtoadf 
ere  mwked      CT  VRN  T        tcitk  ikar 

distances  J^om  each\  in  MilcSy  and  the  computed  course  and  dissance  <f 
each  da^s  march.^' 


KSMAKKf^  . 

noa(i  From  Poonah  to  Poonmduri^  road  b  verygood^ 

Pooruth  M»l«**  except  in  ascendbg  the  hill  t^  Basdeu  pass,  bat 

""Z'^b'IX  :  0.  c«mg«  can  go  u0<r  down  thb  pa«  Ek- 
Ka  Gaui,   or  phants,  camels,  bulUxAs,  &c»  can  go  with  thcrr 

pass.^ 8  loads.    Gai  GoK/ is  to  tkt  northward  of  this  pass 

ChoMkfy9i  the  about  four  miies  but  not  fit  for  carriages.    Mkoor 

<?P^5«  *»^  •«  I  Gout,  about  eiriit  inika  to^ih©  northward  of  Get 

roormdur...  F^^^j  carriages  of  Allluads  cw  cross  the  range  of 

£S£   18  hiUs.  at  this  pa:^  to  Sausart  $ad  FoanmdvTy  tbo' 

——with  some  difficulty, 

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March  l7th,  1777.— Marchpd  this  momiog  from 
oar  cncaropment  near  the  fort  of  Poorundur, 
^       Crbssed  the  JCurra  Nuddy  about  a  mile  west  of 

Sausare ;  there  is  not  much  water  in  it  now,  but  it 

8  runs  very  rapid  in  the  rains, 

—  The  town  of  SausorCy  which  is  pretty  large,  with 
somfe  good  houses,  is  in  the  jaghire  of  B^aba  Pun- 
dit. After  pa3sing  the  town,  marched  on  the  north 
bank  of  the  above  Nuddy  to  our  encampment,  on 
a  plain  to  the  west  of  Kanoufyy  with  the  Kurra  in 
our  front.    The  road  is  very  good. 

1 2       Encamped  on  the  north  btink  of  the  Kurra  Nuddy 

—  with  the  village  of  Patidouser^  in  our  front,  on  the 
E   y^  south  bank.    The  road  good,  and  the  country  very 

open. 


£ 


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CO  Koorumhth  .  • .  F 


From 

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Peer  Gaum   XJ 

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10       Encamped  about  half  a  mile  N  E  of  Saopa^  a 

*— small  compact  town,  walled  round. 

*^       The  inhabitants  mostly  Mahommedsins ;  tlwre  is 

rising  ground  near  our  tents,  from  which  we  had 

the  last  view  of  Poonmdttr  Hill^  Sec.   The  road 

very  good. 

Koorumbch  i^  ^  compact  town,  with  a  large 
building  for  the  worship  of  Behwarniee^  one  of  the 
'  ^^  great  tfindu  goddesses.    The  country  open,  and 
j^  mdifferently  cultivated.    It  also  app^rs  lower,  as 

we  advance;  came  down  two  or  three  descents  in 

this  march.  The  Papndss^  Nullah^  in  which  there 
is  but  little  water  at  present,  from  west  to  east, 
close  to  the  south  side  of  Koormnbeh, 

Imn^ediately  after  p^ssmgXoorumbeh,  we  ascend- 
ed the  Doonah  Pass^  which  is  only  a  rising  ground, 
7  but  very  stony,  and  the  road  indifferent,  till  we 
descended  the  eminence,  at  the  distance  of  fou^ 
^  miles,  from  thence  the  road  very  good.— Gcrt/o?^, 

a  walled  small  towni  stands  on  the  west  bank  of  the 

1^  Seema  river,  in  which  there  is  no  more  than  a  foot 
■""^  and  an  half  water  at  present,  but  in  the  niM  is 
rapid|  and  about  three  quarters  of  z  mile  bro^. 
Peer  Gauto  h  a  considerable  town,  with  a  large 
stone  fort,  in  which  there  appeared  but  one  gun 
moimted.  The  town  and  forts  greatly  on  the 
dec^y. 

The  Beerha  and  SurfuUy  rirers  join  close  to  the 
south  east  of  Peer  Gmw^  and  form  the  point  on 
which  the  t6wn  and  fort  stands.  The  course  of 
the  Aeema  is  from  west  to  east,  and  the  Swfiuty 
hom  north  to  south|  tiU  it  empties  itself  into  the 

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From  This  town  b  in  (he  Jadure  of  Mak/^  Sch- 

fternrntm  ^la^  the  Mahratta  chief  erf  Otigem;  the  countiy 

^T^^  •••  y  ?*  ^  very  open,  and  indifferently  cultivated  ;  do  hitis  in 
uSuur'aW  N  J  ^  **8^^  ^^'^  *^  ^""^^  *®  ^  *^^^  except  a  few  at  this 
Bhormd  Gm        2  place.    The  LuhbiAra  Nullah  divides  the  Mahntta 

Alttmdif V  4  dominions  from  the  Nixam*s :  from  the  east  hank  of 

jjf^AfV N   U  t|^55  Nullah,  the  Jaghire  of  the  nabob  Cwrry  JtM^ 

***^ ^ ^commences.      The  village  is  the  Ptrgumak  of 

E4S    14  Kud(fywalci. 

Trom 

to  Ckihudy  ....  V  4  Encamped  a  little  to  the  eastward  of  the  vilbR 
Koutretiy  —  V  3  Mourudc ;  a  few  tamarind  trees  herc^  and  wcB- 
Mowrude  ....  VJ^y^ii^r,  road  good. 

£     12 

From 

McuTude  . 

to  Caioudee T  6      The  mad  good,  and  the  country  well  cultivated. 

CarmuUa C  fi|  Caloudee  b  a  small  town,  on  an  open  plain. 

E  s  E  8^     Carmulta  is  a  considerable  city^  in  which  tli«c 

is  a  very  pretty  stone  fort,  in  good  order,  with  a 

double  wall  and  ditch  between  them,  as  well  as  a 

-krge  ditch  round  the  outer  wall. 

•  -  .  The  inner  fort  has  ^  round  bastions,  on  which 

are  18 

outer  wall 

» ^    ■  no  guns  mounted,  and  lower  than  the  other.    The 

ditch,  between  the  walls,  is  about  1 1  feet  deep,  and 

I  not  very  broad,  dry  at  thh  season.    The  outer 

ditch  about  124-  fectbroad,  and  1 2 deep;  dry,  except 

a  little  water  under  the  north  basthm,  but  m  the 

rains  both  ditches  are  full.     Hiis  city  is  in  the 

Jaghire  oi  Jannagic  Kumhalker^  from  lihc  Kixam* 

He  is  now  at  Hyderabad.  -    - 

The  road  in  some  places  stonyt,  but  in  general 
pretty  good,  and  the  country  weltxultivated. 

The  boundaries  of  Carm^la  are  on  the  N  E 
bank  of  the  Sccnah  Ku(lah,.and  the  FerwdW  dis- 
S  E  «0  tffcts  begin  on  the  S  E  batik., 

^•^     Perinda  is  a  large  city,  with  a  strong  stone  Ibrt, 

'    'in  ^ood  order,  and  oil  the  same  plan  with  (be 

fortifications  at  Carrnvdloy  witS  this  difference,  that 

the  citadel,  or  inner  fort,  has  but  17  bastions,  aod 

the  outer  20  bastions.    There  is  a  large  gun  and 

4 wo  swivels  on  each  of  the  bastions  (rf  the  dtawkl, 

'  but  ho' guns  on  the  outer. 

I        This  city  is  the  residence  of  Janeije  NecmMdier, 


guns  mounted,  some  of  them  lar^.    The 
rail  has  the  same  number  oi  bastions,  but 


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Ffora  The  Perinda  district,  and  NeemlaUhef's  Jaghire^ 

flT'T**  V  12  ^^^  ^i'Ouple  and  Kandoqy^  is  in  a  JagHirc  which 

X^tLoii[[\[       9  Bte/nrao  Pansdt  (the  commanding  officer  of  the 

^^  "•'•    ..^^  Pcishwa's  artillery)  has  from  the  M«aw.    All  the 

£S£    14  country  is  very  open,  and  plain,  no  bills  to  be 

seen ;  the  road  very  good. 

^'j?*  dooti  Pauwn  Gauvf  is  a  small  town  walled  round,  and  is 

to  C&oM^, V  2  '^  residence  of  an  Jumii,   I'trague  is  a  larger  town 

PmmGauw  T   6   than  the  above,  with  a  mud  fort  with  12  bastions; 

B<m  Gauoabf         2   but  only  3  guns  mounted.  * 

Mamty  Gauw        2       xh,.  Pergumah  takes  its  name  from  Paum  GauWf 

^*''^*^ ^  ^  and  the  whole  in  Bemrao  PanseKs  Jaghire,  from 

S£  6  8  14  ^^  ^izam.    Encamped  in  a  maneo  grove,  to  the 

southward  of  the  tower— good  well-water. 

Tntm  About  two  course  from  Viraguc,  passed  between 

Fimw  two  small  hilb,  about  three-quarters  of  a  mile  from 

ffJSr!^.liy.  V    J  <»^  <>^«^  "^^^^^  ^  <^«^  a  pass  by  the  country 

JauiGwmW,  V  s  people,  but  by  no  means  deserves  that  name. 

Jwm^  Gauw    V  8       The  road  in  general  stony  from  the  entrance  of 

JVtfr^jf  ....  R  2  the  pass  to  Afuxzapore^  but  very  passable  with  guns, 

JS^^'  ••  ^  3*  Sec.   the  rest  of  the  road  very  good,  crossed  the 

^^'^   "  *'    -,  -   Nqjeety  river,  in  all  four  tunes,  twice  as  marked  in 

«.    .  S  £  14{  the  coliunn,  and  once  to  the  eastward  of  Heteeja, 

— —  and  again  a  little  east  of  Anmi^  Gauw. 

Ilqfetun  Per^wmah  begins  about  two  milet  S  £  of 

Viragutf  and  is  in  the  Jaghire  given  bv  the  Nizam 

to  SiboQ  Nai^^  who  is  a  Mahratta  chief  of  high 

ranl^  and  resides  at  Baramooty,  a  dty  and  fort  82 

course  S  £  of  Pornah. 

F'^jn^  From  the  villa^re  of  Ecljapcre^  the  road  is  vcrjr 

Tb  ^omore      T  6  K^od  for  about  five  miles  5  we  then  ascended  the 

LkC^lZiaMt     2  °^»  ^^  wUch  stands  the  town  of  Taoljlipore^ 

jC€kmmbtt.^..  V  4      The  oqIv  road  by  which  carriages  or  any  kind 

•  '^^'^^ ^  ^  c^^  ascend  to  the  town,  from  the  eastward,  is  cut 

iCumHa  ....       2  oyt  of  the  hill,  on  the  south  side  of  the  ruad,  and 
82  16  ^'^^^^  north  is  a  deep  gully,  through  which  fool 
....»  passengers  can  ascend  and  descend. 

The  town  of  Toofjapcrc  is  frimous  fy  a  number 
of  Pagodas,   dedi^ted  to  the  goddess  Bthwam^. 
The  principal  Facoda  stands  at  the  ten)  of  the  above 
,  .  ^  gully.     The  Hindus  come  from  all  parts  of  th« 

country,  to  worship  at  this  place.  The  town  it 
not  guarded  by  any  fortifications,  except  its  utua* 
lion  and  the  goddess. 

.  There  b  a  large  Tank,  upon  the  hill,  near  the 
grand  I^oda.  After  passing  Tooyapore  we  found 
very  tittle  descent,  tbe  roads  very  good}  and  the 
countrv  well  cultivated  the  rest  of  this  st^ge. 

Tooyapore  is  in  Rqjttan  Pureunnah^  which  con« 

tinues  to  the  eastward  of  littleTooljapore,  where 

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From 
KufuUBak       • 

tQTanhc   V 

Kurge  Kera  , .  V 
Kaneh  Gauxo     V 

KttZtie   V 

Temee  ....  N> 


Kuldoorg  Purgtamah  beg^  and  the  whole  m 
I^Ieembaltficr's  Jaghire. 

Encamped  rni  the  east  banks  of  the  TerMce  Nid- 
lah«  in  a  grove  near  the  village. 

The  rcMd  very  igood,  and  the  country  (me  cx^ 
tensive  plain. 

The  Purgannah  of  On  begin  at  ATonel  Gamg. 
The  villages  of  Tankee  and  Kurge  Kerak,  are  in 
-—the  Jaghire  of  Jekuncr Jmg,  and  the  rest  ia  the 
J Jaghire  of  Jamjee  Rwmba  from  the  Nizgmu 


FW>m 
Mankiwe 

toSaioor V 

ChinchoiUee   ..  V 
Bajee  Oaw  ...  V 

Koula V 

Midgut V 

SauTovrieT  ..  V 

FW)m 

SmtfWtrie        * 

XoHaudentkc.V  2\ 

Monglee  ^...,  V  3l 

CAmf^w/a  ...  V  2^ 

Jiwn  ^7attu>  ...  V  I J 

J  CtH9  *••••■*/        •• 

SE    14} 

tnMmngi^ V  ^ 

Kontmmi V  3 

MiUhlce V  2i 

Houiture  ...,  T  4 


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r©  AVwr  Jfvel  . .  V  3 

/.crftf......*.  V  2\ 

,    C/i^VAa R  1 

i<«rtw    ......  T  n 


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Encamped  near  ahedge  to  die  douth  of  Saurowrfe 
village  ;  the  country  [£un,  open,  well  cvkivaled, 
and  the  road  good. 

The  Lelmgha  htrgmmnh  commences  at  the  vil- 
lage of  Kouta^  and  is  in  ^  Jas^ire  of  KaRee  Big- 
umy  the  NizarrCs  eldest  nster*  Theie  are  two  veiy 
hieh  octagons  in  the  village  of  Saurowrte  T 

Encamped  among  a  few  mango  trees  to  the 
southward  of  Bbouutee^  which  is  a  smaQ  town, 
walled  round,  on  the  S  S  £  bank  of  the  Teata, 

The  country  open  and  wdl  cultivated,  the  road 
rather  stony.  Crossed  three  small  NuUal^  «b4 
the  above  river  all  nmning  to  the  eastward. 

The  Ldmgka  Pkmamak  ends  on  the  S  W  bank 
of  the  Tcena  f  and  MoHaue  Pwrg^amakhc^a\s from 
the  east  banks,  and  all  in  the  Jaghire  &  Kdlee 
Bigum, 

Encamped  a  Kttle  to  the  eastward  of  the  towa  of 
Hotiisure^  which  is  sm^  and  walled  round. 

Tiie  country  open,  and  in  general,  well  cvlti* 
vated  ;  the  road  radier  stooy. 

The  KaiituKt  Furgttnmd^  and  the  BigtmCs  Jag- 
hire end  lo  the  westwafd  of  Komimul^  and  ArOtf 
Purgannah  begins;  thiafantin  tbejaghirsof  R191I1 
Chiter  ling  from  the  Nnmu 

The  country  well  cuUkated;  but  the  rood  ralbcr 
stony.  The  Chiblui  river  has  but  little  water  in  it. 
now ;  but  in  ihe  raina  nms  very  rapid. 

Balktt  is  a  large  town  siirroundlsd  by  a  i»all| 
wirh  a  number  of  round  .bastions.  The  town,  Ikt. 
greatly  on  the  decay ;  06  guns  mounted. 

This  place  is  ti)e  msidcnce  (^  Aajah  Cheier  Sit^i 
a  young  l>oy  about  lOytera  of  age.  Rajah  Ram- 
efmni  the  Caherof  i\m  boy,  was  a  diicf  of  high 
rank  pnder  the  Nwimi  from  whom  he  bad  a  Ja^ 
hire  ^of  52  hckt  a  year?  bnt  having  behaved  w'm 
inattention  to  Btniiam-ui-DotiM,  the  Nnam*$  De- 
icvm,  he  was  soon  ^ler  imprisoned,  sent  to  the 
^bitof  6«/##lN^/  and -a^coied  of  treasonable  cor- 
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j^pondence  *with  the  Mahrettas.  No  sufficient 
proc^  ^''S  brought  to  confirm  this  charge,  it 
was  imagined  his  master,  who  had  •  sincere  regard 
for  him,  would  soon  restore  him  to  his  liberty  and 
favour.  This  alarmed  the  Dewan  so  much,  tliat  he 
did  every  thing  he  could  think  of  to  prevent  it,  and 
at  kst  seeing  no  prospect  of  success,  and  knowing 
the  dangenms  consequence  of  suffering  his  enem^ 
to  get  into  favour  again,  lie  fpund  means  to  prevail 
upon  one  of  the  Rajah's  servants  to  give  him  poi- 
son,  of  which  he  died  immediately.  The  Nizafn^ 
on  hearing  of  tns  death,  suffered  much  unea^ness. 
The  Dtwan  was  not  satisfied  with  the  death  of  the 
ftther,  but  thought  it  necessary  to  reduce  the  pow- 
er  of  the  son,  in  which  he  succeeded  by  persuading 
the  Nizam  to  reduce  hj?  Jaghire  U^  three  Purgun- 
nahs,  amounting  to  three  bcks  and  twenty  thou- 
sand rupees  a  year. 

The  Purgunnahs  belonging  to  the  Rajah,  are  Ni- 
torcy  Moorgy  and  BaOcee.    "Hie  Dcwan  being  dead, 
it  is  supposed  the  Nkam  will  raise  the  femily  to 
higher  honors  than  thev  enjoy  at  present. 
The  country  well  c?ultivated  and  the  road  good. 
^^!Lt         V  A  Thc/imia  Artt(2^  runs  cbse  to  the  westward  of  the 
"^SSJ::::  V  t  ^^t^  ofMylar  Kkrmapore. 
~  JumaNuddy      7^       Encamped  m  a  mango  grove,  on  the  qast  bank 
•  •  Mgiar  Kkmapora  \     of  the  Nuddy,  where  there  are  a  great  number  of 
"~  white  monkies  so  very  tame,  that  they  came  to  be 
*      JL  ^  <*■*  o^  ^^^  l«nd ;  they  are  very  large.    Tiicre 
jure  several  pagodas  on  the  N  W  bank  of  the  Nudr 
dy,  dedicated  to  the    Hindu   god  Kandero,  near 
wiuch  are  seven  small  tanks,   which   havj^  each 
some  extraordinary  virtue.     One  of  them,  in  par- 
ticular, cleanses  every  person  who  washes  in  it 
from  lus  sins,  accordhig  to  the  Hindu  faith.     It  is 
said  that  from  50  to  40,000  Hindus  codc  annually 
'       '  to  pray  to  this  god,  and  wash  in  the  Tanks.    The 

.     situation  is  pleasant  and  romantic. 
From  Encamped  to  the  3  E  of  Bceder  amongst  a  few 

MykrKkojf^f       mango  trees,  no  villages  on  the  road ;  but  there  is  a 
t^Beeder  ««^.^  ^_^  large  well,  with  steps  down  to  the  water  about  half 
S  E  10  ^"^*  ^^  **  reckoned  unlucky  by  the  country  people 
^-.^  to  pass  this  wdl  wifhout  drinking  of  the  water. 

The  city  of  Beeder  was  the  residence  of  the 
sultana  of  Banuudaf  it  was  then  in  its  utmost 
splendour;  of  which  there  is  but  a  few  ruined^ re- 
mains to  be  seeiT  at  present. 
.  The  city  ia  fortified  all  round  with  a  strong  stone 
ivall,  with. many  round  bastions,  and  surrounded 
r  with  a  dry  ditch,,  about  three  fathoms  and  a  half 

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deep,  «Mi  pntty  bimd.  Tbe  wall  of  dus  ^<l 
fmily  rcfeoiblet  thtt  of  Mcmfhier,  and  is  tbooK 
9  three  com  in  drcuaference,  with  about  150  gom» 
large  and  small,  mounted;  the  wall  Is  cracked  in 
seveial  plaoes,  wad  docs  not  appear  to  bave  bees 
rcpured  ibc  masy  yean. 

This  place  stands  opoo  an  open  plain,  except  the 

cast  nde,  which  is  upon  a  rinng  ground,  or  rathera 

hill,  about  100  yards  lugh,  and  the  onl^  road  for 

fyns  which  appears  up  to  the  fort  on  tbv  side,  is 

•  Vnder  the  S  E;  but  mfimtry  can  euily  ascend  afl 

parts  of  the  emioenoe. 
,  The  earth  which  was  thrown  out  of  tiie  ditch, 

ferms  a  kind  of  glads  to  the  south,  the  west,  and 
north  ades  of  t£e  fort,  wMch  oorers  a  great  part 
of  the  wall.  There  were  fbrmeriy  many  good  hu3d- 
iogs  within  thb  city  or  fort,  the  remains  of  some 
are  still  to  be  seen,  particubrly  the  palace  of  the 
sultan  Jkmood*  and  a  very  pretty  mosque,  the  latter 
painted  like  China  ware. 

There  are  two  dry  ditches  round  the  palace,  and 
another  handsome  mosque  just  without  the  ditch, 
also  a  large  college,  which  was  built  by  Smider 
Ikan^  where  young  people  are  sent  from  all  quar- 
ters to  be  instructed  in  the  sciences.  The  whole 
in  ruins.  The  town  is  supplied  with  good  water 
from  a  tank  about  100  yards  square^  just  without 
thepalace  dilch. 

The  south  and  west  gates  of  the  fbrtsare  open, 
the  east  gates  bu:!t  up  with  bncks,  and  Ijhe  north 
gate  opens  to  the  palace  only,  and  from  that  totI>e 
city. 

Boeder  is  reckoned  famous  for  tootanaig  infaud 

with  silver. 

From  Encamocd  amongst  a  few  mango  trees,  a  little 

f^^  west  of  the  smaU  village  of  Rawtcrit,  which  is 

^"^ H^^^.'.V.'.V   1  «""'<^°'^d«^  t)y  several  small  luUs  or  eminences. 

^ The  road,  to-day,  very  gcod,  and  the  country  one 

S£    8  cultivated  plain  till  we  came  to  the  village  Oo«^ttr. 

Good  well  water  at  our  encampment.  Tills  viBage 

is  in  the  Purgunnah  of  Houssinabcid,  which  cooh 
^'SL^v  mences  a  litUe  to  the  eastii'ard  of  Bender. 

iQ  Sh^giam  1 ..  .•  V  8       ^®  villages  near  the  road  in.  this  march,  and  the 

^        "v-H^ ^ —  country  is  uncultivated,  though  it  appears  to  be  foe 

$  £    8  land.    Crossed  3  small  TiuHahs. 

—     There  is  a  pagoda  in  the  vilbge  of  ^Vo^Atfss 
dedicated  to  the  Ifindu  god  Mokadu  where  great 
riumb^  of  people  assemble,  at  certain  periods  of 
-       '         the  yeafi  to  worship* 

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Ckiimurree,m», 
Khan^Uet  .. 


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This  vfllaffe  is  in  die  Pui^nnah  of  IIuussenafHid. 

The  mad  for  the  first  six  miles  but  indifferent, 
afterwaids  good.  The  country  prcUy  well  culti- 
vated. 

Kalboog  Purgunnah.be^fis  at  JirlapeUe^  and  is 
>  the  Jaghins  of  Ksyah  UngkitMao  from  the  Nizam. 


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,  Crossed  about  eight  small  Xuilaks ;  the  country 
^  much  better  cultivated  than  \ny  part  we  have  seen 


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Sfh^ardee  Pete 
'  toSaepram  .....  V 

CH!tt0ol V 

PaUun  Chtree    V 


(i  on*  our  journey /rom  Fooriah, 

^  .,AyfeZ*with  a  great  deal  bf  water  on  each  side 

2|  of  the  road,  a  little  to  the  eastward  of  SidassePete^ 

""•  and  several  other  JecU  between  that  and  Sehgardee. 

'  .^^[.  Mango,  groves  near  all  tlie,  villages,  and   a  great 

number  of  date  trees  between  Scdassee  Pete  and 

Sehgardee  fort.     This  fort  is  new,  and  made  with 

stone,  "with  a  number  of  round  bastions,  and  a 

rounil  tower  in  the  centre,  with  one  large  gun 

mounted  upon  it,  and  a  few  small  ones  on  the  fort. 

The  £rst  is  surrounded  with  a  wet  ditch,  built  with 

stone  and  Tune ;  but  not  very  broad.     There  is  a 

very  large  feel  to  the  north  west,  with  just  room 

for  the  road  between  it  and  the  fort.  Sehgardee  Pete^ 

the  residence  of  the  Rajah  Ung/cit  Rao^  is  a  small 

town,  with  a  stone  fort,  much  on  the  same  plan 

with  the  above,  but  without  a  ditch. 

Encamped  in  a  mango  grove  to  the  S  E  of  Pnltun 
Cherce^  a  large  village.     The  road  for  the  first  four 


coss  vtry  indifferent^  and  the  country  covered  with 


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3  some  jungle,  and  a  number  of  small  rocky  hilk; 
., —  after  which  the  country  is  well  cullivated  with 
\5  abundance  of  tamarind  and  mango  groves. 
""^     The  Purgunnah  of  Paltun  Chcree  begins  a  litUe 
to  the  eastward  of  Sehgardee^  and  furnishes  part  of 
the  grain  for  the  NizaniS  clephanls,  camels,  &c. 

The  road  very  stony,  and  the  country"  full  of 
jungle  and  rocks,  all  the  way  except  a  little  open- 
ing at  the  village  of  Kingkam  Pete;  about  two 
mnes  to  the  westward  of  the  Durgah,  there  is  a 
wall  thrown  up  between  the  b^o  rocks,  which  iarxtis 
a  pass,  that  no  carriages  can  go  through  except  at 
the  gate;.  A  little  to  the  S  E  of  this,  fheil^  is  a 
finewelj,  with  steps  down  tp  the  \vater,  it  wa$  lately 
.  .built  by.a/oiljr.  and  is.of  great. us'e,'as  it  is  the  only 
-  water  jicarl  Ihere  is  another  small  pass,  formed 
intliesame  manner  with  t.e  above;  but  neither 
of  any  strength  against  artUter)',  and  infiintry  can 
easily  get  over  the  waJIs  or  rocki. 

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From  There  tie  levend  /«cfe  near  the  mosqae;  is 

^"•^^^J       I        country  cultivated,  apd  a  large  village.    The  road 
Jum^^^^.  h  $  ^^"^  "^  DurgoA  to  the  city  very  good,  and  the 
■*"  mimtry  opeo^  except  Wc  and  there  some  and 

S£   a  rocks. 

— '  Bhaugttngur  (now  Jfydtmhad)  stands  on  the 
south  bank  of  the  iHiaaA  river.  The  course  of 
this  river  is  from  W  to  JS  and  runs  very  rapidly  in 
the  rains.  At  present  it  has  no  more  than  twt> 
feet  water.  This  city  ymA  a  con^derable  place 
time  out  of  mind;  but  did  not  arrive  at  its  fvS 
extent  or  splendour  till  the  rdgn  of  Ifyder  Skak^ 
who  gave  it  the  name  of  Hyderabad,  It  is  sor- 
rounoed  by  an  high  ^oee  wall,  which  was  begun 
by  Abdalook  Shak^  and  finished  by  ^^tzam-ul'Mtdk^ 
the  father  of  the  present  h^izam.  There  are  a  few 
small  guns  mounted* 

The  wall  is  no  defence  against  artillery,  but  does 
very  well  ag^nst  cav^ry ;  some  remains  of  the 
palaces  of  the  ancient  king^  or  sultans,  are  still  to 
beseen.  The  CAor-fiie^,  or  four  palaces,  of  whidi 
there  are  only  two  standing,  was  formerly  tcjtX 
residence,  very  large  and  magnificent,  but  now  in 
rums,  and  part  of  die  ground  on  which  the  rest  of 
those  buildings  stood,  is  at  present  covo^  widi 
corn.  The  above  ruins  are  m  the  N  W  side  of 
the  city. 

In  the  centre  of  the  city  is  a  dome,  with  foor 
spires  which  are  pretty  bight  ^^  perceptible  at  t 
considerable  distanpe  trom  the  city.  Under  this 
dome,  which  is  supported  by  four  arches,  there  was, 
formerly,  a  fountain,  near  which  the  kings  used  to 
pass  much  of  their  time,  in  the  beat  of  the  day,  and 
even  now,  though  pittlly  in  ruins,  people  retire  to 
this  place  to  enjo^  the  cool  air,  which  they  stand 
much  in  need  of  m  the  hot  weather. 

The  next  relic  of  the  ancient  grandeur  of  tlus 
city  to  be  seeo,  is  the  gate  and  part  of  the  wall  of 
Daad  Mchel^  a  palace  of  justice.  In  the  reigns  of 
Abdullah  Shah,  and  Tanah  Shah,  a  lar?e  chain  han| 
down  at  this  gate,  the  upper  end  of  whicm  wasfutened 
in  an  apartment  wliere  the  kings,  as  well  as  some 
of  their  predecessors,  used  to  ^ve  audience,  for 
certain  hours  every  <by ;  and  any  person  of  what- 
ever rank,  who  thotight  hmwclf  injured,  by  shaking 
the  chain  of  justice  (as  it  was  called)  was  immer 
diately  called  into  the  presence  to  represent  hb 
grievances. 

There  are  several  mosques  in  the  city;   but 

those   most    deservinf;   notice,   are    the   M^cm 

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'  Iiui6qtie,'<uid  tlie  Bege^V  mosque,  which  are  in  good 
repair. 

The  city,  in  general,  is  on  the  decline,  except  the 
CkoHkee,  or  Grand  Buzar^  which  is  full  with  verf 
good  shops  and  houses,  there  are  1 6  other  Buzars, 
ttr  markets,  in  the  city;  and  it  is  said,  that  there 
were  52  in  the  reign  of  Tanah  Shah. 

The  city  has  four  principal  gates,  the  west,  com- 
monly called  the  Taak  gate,  at  the  outside  of  which 
there  is  a  stone  bridge,  over  the  Musah  river ;  the 
east,  or  Bwuhy  gate ;  the  souih,  or  Hecrapore  gate; 
the  north,  or  Delhi  gate. 

Garisha  Mehtl^  or  corner  Palace^  is  to  the  north- 
ward of  the  city,  about  half  a  mile  ii^m  the  Delhi 
gate. 

h  is  a  spacious  and  lofty  house,  fit  for  the  rea- 
denee  of  a  prince ;  the  foundation  of  this  magni- 
ficent palace,  u^as  laid  by  Abdullah  Shah^  and  iimsb- 
ed  by  Tanah  Shuh^  his  son-in-law  and  successor,  in 
the  year  1096  Hegira,  There  is  a  large  tank  in 
the  nront  of  the  house,  about  500  yards  square,  ar^l 
the  w^U,  which  encloses  the  palace  and  tank,  about 
1000  yards  square. 

Mzam  ftl  Mulk  had  his  palace  in  good  repair, 
.  and  was  used  to  hold  his  Dvrbar^  and  pass  £iuch  of 
his  time  here ;  but  since,  it  has  been  but  little  at- 
tended to,  except  when  Monsieur  Bussy  went  to 
Hyderabad^  it  then  had  some  repairs  for  his  resi-» 
dence,  and  now  and  then  the  roof  is  mended  to  pre- 
vent its  falling. 

The  Nham  has  a  palace  at  Hyderabad^  and  an- 
othsr  at  Aurumabad,  with  officers  of  the  household, 
tc*  at  each.  He  would  from  choice  reside  at  the 
latter,  on  account  of  the  water,  air,  and  situation ; 
but  its  vicinity  to  the  Mithrntta  dominions,  makes  it 
rather  tfoubfesome;  he,  th^efore,  resit^es  in  gene- 
ral at  Hyderabad,  Another  motive  for  his  resi- 
^  <kae)e  there  is,  its  being  more  in  tiie  centre  of  his 
dominions,  and  more  convenient  for  sending  tro(H» 
to  keep  off  his  most  restless  and  troublesome  neigh- 
bour Hyder  Sly* 

W«  haid  no  opportunity  of  seeing  the  fort  of 

Golconda,  which  standi  on  a  hill  about  three  coss, 

.  js  W  N  W  of  the  city ;   biit^  it  is  said  to  be  very 

strong,  with  a  great  nurttber  of  guns  mounted. 

« .-     The  principal  inhabitants  and  bankers  of  Hyder" 

abad,  are  permitted  to  have  houses  in  this  fort,  to 

which  they  retire  with  their  money,  &c.  on  my 

alarm.     It  is  ii  said  that  Aurungzebe  besieged  this 

.  <  fort  for  12  years;  uod  at  last  got  possession  of  it 


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hpdefUd 

S£  10 

HyUffagyr 
toAmerrfete  ,,,  V    3 

JV»/M S^    ^ 

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From 

to  Mtakee  Gunge  4 
Jlargea?ei/,..  V  .4 
Goniaraw  FetetV    8 

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hr  the  treachery  of  ikficMi  JTIaii,  who  opened- ik 
gate  at  night,  and  admitted  llie  king  with  hb  amj. 

Tanak  Skah  wis  at  this  time  amudng  himself  af  a 
dance  at  the  citadel,  or  upper  fort ;  on  bein^  in- 
formed that  the  king  of  Deiki  W9S  m  poaaetaon  of 
the  fort,  he  desired  he  ndght  be  shewn  to  the  pa> 
lace.  When  Aunmgzebe  vrived  at  the  door,  Tamk 
Shtth  went  to  meet  him,  and  after  saluting  htm  ia 
the  most  friendly  manner,  he  took  the  king  by  the 
hand  and  led  hhn  (o  the  throne,  and  with  a  smile, 
said,  I  have  i\ad  my  time,  it  is  now  your  majesty's 
turn ;  I  beg  you  will  sit  upon  the  throne,  as  nK»e 
deserving  it,  and  we  will  then  amuse  ourselves  at 
the  dance.  The  king  of  Deihi  was  easily  per- 
suaded ;  but  the  unfortunate  Tanah  Skak  had  httie 
amusement  afterwards,  except  in  prison. 

The  city  of  HyderabalL,  within  the  wall,  is  about 
two  ro9S  m  length,  one  and  a  half  broad,  and  £ve 
round.' 

From  the  east  gate  of  Hpderabad  to  a  large 

tank  two  and  an  Mlf  coss,  and  the  same  distance 

>  to  Hy4t  NaguTf  the  road  very  good ;  no  buildings 

to  the  eastward  deserring  notice ;  a  great  number 

of  date  trees. 

From  IfyA  Nagvr  to  the  Nullah  is  a  valky, 

about  three  miles  broad,  with  several ^^edlt  of  water, 

and  some  cultivation ;  the  hill^  here  arc  not  very 

'  high,  nor  do  they  appear  like  a  continued  range. 

Prom  the  Nullah  to  MulkaporCy  is  an  entire  jan- 
gle J  and  almost  tl>c  whole  or  this  day's  journey,  at 
about  the  dbtance  of  every  coss,  we  observed  tvo 
small  pillars,  between  which  the  road  in  generaFmns. 

These  pillars  arc  about  1 S  feet  high»  knd  appear 
to  have  been  put  up  on  piirpo^  as  a  guide  to  tra- 
vellers through  the  jungle.  They  arc  now  fafling 
down.-  The  road  good.  Mulkapore  h  ^  ^na8 
village  in  the  jungle,  and  affords  but  very  little 
grain ;  well-water*  at  this  place. 

There  is  a  mosque  in  ruins,  near  the  remains  of 
Miakcc  Gun^ ;  but  not  a  shigle  inhabitant  at  this 
place.  There  is  another  old 4nosque  near  the  well ; 
nere  travellers  firequcntly  stop  at  night. 

The  first  five  coss  is  mostly  jungle,  here  a^d 

there  some  little  cnllivatiqn ;  but  no  villages  near 

•the  road,  except  a  very  SmaH  one,. S^^E^ef ^^^ 

Guntre ;  the  last  three  coss  pi^ttj^  w^U  cuhivailcd ; 

here  are  a  very  great  number  pf  'Pahnyia  ^ces; 

Encamped  in  a  tamarind  grove,"  S  E  0^  the  vil- 
lage of  Gnolaraw  Vetce,  VVcli  F^ler;  the  road 
very  good. 

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Hw^  Tbk  day's  mtrch  through  an  entire  jungle,  cx- 

GoolarawPeUe.  ^pt  ^car  the  villages;  but  the  country  appeared 

^ Choai"".]]]]  V  8  t>ctter cuWvated,  at  the  dlktance  of  about  two  coss 

JfMrkuttdl^elet  V  5  o^  ^he  road.    No  nullahs,  or  water  of  any  kind, 

near  the  road,  except  at  the  villages :  from  Nui* 

1^  kapare   to    the  village  of  Narkund  Petce,  is  ia 

the  Jaghire  of  Rajah  Rkam  Bakadcer  from  the 

Nizam. 

From-  The  first  five  miles  through  a  jungle,  afterwards 

NarhtndTette  ^^^  cultivation,  and  a  great  number  of  Palmyra 

^""jwt^:;;:  V  4  ^^^^5  some  smaU  hills  at  the  dbtance  of  a  cost 

NarkurkkWW^f  4  ^om  tlie  road.     Encamped  in  a  grove  of  Palmyra 

trees,  a  little  to  the  eastward  of  Narktcrkle  village, 

18   Plenty  of  well  water  at  this  place.    The  country  it 

-,  in  the  hands  of  eoverranent,  and  not  the  Jao;hire 

From  ^r         •  J'  'J     1  ^ 

.\arhirkle  of  any  mdividual. 

u^AttaP^  ....  V  2       The  country  better  cultivated  than  what  wc  past 
Xmffpflrjf,..,.  V  4  these  two  last  days;  but  few  hills  in  sight. 

t^*^ N  H      Encamped  in  a  tamarind  grove,  near  Soorea  Pete  ; 

Soorea'p^e''  ^  ^  Ootke  Purgunnah  begins  one  caust  west  of  Arry 
■  nuddvy  and  is  in  the  Jaghire  of  lUtjedar  Kkan^  from 
£  &  S  16  the  Nitam. 


'  '^IJL—  '^^^  day's  march  b  in  the  PurgiHuiah  of  0<9ii- 

ificT^u^*^      V  A  g^ondttj  and  in  the  Jaf^hireoi  Pajedar  Khan.    The 

TeerMbcr'/JW,  V  4  ^^^  ^^  OongBuda  Stands  upon  a  high  liill,  about 

Ntmaram  111'.  V  4  three  causs  to  the  southward  of  CheeamiL     It  ap- 

pears  to  be  strongly  fortified.     All  the  country  we 

•*  **  passed,  to-dav  one  entire  jungle,  except  near  the 
^^jj^  ""■^  villages.    Tne  road  good. 

Nemarfm  Madekwaram  and  Moqngal  belong  to  the  Wo^ 

taMttdeh:earmn,.V   2  nouiable  Company.     Koorpore  and  Ckileur  to  the 
Moongai .....  V  8  Sizam^  and  in  the  nabob  Faziiytg  ATAau'*  Jaghire. 

1^^"^ ^  I       The  fort  of  A/oo?i^fl/  stands  upon  a  hill  about 

(.A4/<Kr  —...  V        E  6  N  from  Mndehwaram^  which  made  our  course 

S  E  20  so  much  to  the  southward  to  get  round  the  hill ; 

—  but  for  the  last  two  miles  our  course  was  about  cast. 

The  fort  and  hill,  about  three  miles  from  the  road 

'     :    -  areatNE.     All  this  country  covered  with  a  v^ry 

thick  jungle,  except  what  has  been  cleared  near  the 

villages. 

From  The  country  covered  with  one  entire  jungle, 

iW^^vW/.«k4.  N-  #  rums  ot  Kooibarree  (where  there  are  no  mhabitanls) 

Seir  Mahomai  and  the  village  of  Seir  Mahomad  Pete^  where  there 

i**<#..^.,.  V  4  is  a  Bazar  and  some  cultivation;  and  several  vil- 


"J7"lages  in  the  jungle,  at  the  distance  of  one  or  two 
*       causs. 

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The  Nizmn^t  dominions  end  in  th?  5V^l53nkel 
the  Falleree  Nuddy;  and  the  Company^s  couoliy 
commences  on  the ^  bank.  The  road  sandf  and 
heavy,  in  other  respects  very  good. 

From  The  jungle  very  thick  and  high  to  Beemwarvm^ 

to^im!!^'"'  V   8   ^'^^  thence  to  Guaranty  the  country  pretty  open 

(Tuaram  ...!.  V   3   *^^  cuUivatcd.     Nabxvab  Pete  belongs  to  the  com* 

HabwahPue'  V   5   p^tny,  and  in  Nund  Gaum  Purgunnah  i  the  toad 

good. 

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From 

Nabtah  Vfte 
to  Toole  Ckiuh., 


The  country  pretty  well  cultivated,  except  some 
jungle  on  thc'banks  of  the  Ooeer^  wiuch  at  present 
^  has  but  littfe  water,  but  in  the  rains  must  nm 


qJ^^ ^ 7r  'i  rapid,  and  about  U  quarter  of  a  mile  l>road.    Its 

Af 0^00/ '.'....  V   2^  course  from  S  \o  N.     The  village  of  Purlti  Pdke 
Seimvaram  ...  V   2   stands  on  the  E  bank  of  another  branch  of  the  Ooecr, 
rurla  FeU€0     V   2   which  is  reckoned  the  Ur^st.     We  encamped  in 
12  a  tamarind  grove,  on  the  W  bank  of  the  river. 


From 

,  PurlaPele 
\aChilkur,,,.  V 
Janlee  .,.,  V 
Erttipmlam  V 
SxcUpore  V 
Pwgool  V 
Sutapore       V 


2E 

4 

3 

4SE 

8S 

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MauxDaram  V    I 


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From 

Malavcaram 
XoAlantm....V  2  NE 
Samoofzdle  V  5   ENE 
Batooigool  V  6  E 
-rf/mun.,..  V  2 
Lknger       T  2 

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A  high  range  of  mountains  appears  about  three 
coss  to  the  southward  of  our  encampment  Afler 
passing  the  village  of  SwHpcmff  we  marched  be- 
tween two  ranges  of  high  hnk,  and  did  not  get 
clear  of  them  till  we  came  near  the  vilfa^  of 
Panjooly  where  the  north  range  bore  off,  at  the 
distance  of  five  coss ;  but  the  south  range,  kq)t 
at  the  distance  of  one  and  a  half  coss,  all  the  way. 
This  is  a  fine  broad  valley^  pretty  well  <:ultivatcicf. 

Eriapalam  and  Swilpore  in  the  NinwaC^^dgaar 
nions,  and  the  nawab  Farilbeg  Khan*s  jaghire; 
all  the  other  villages  belong  to  the  bonmnUe 
company. 

One  entire  Jungle  to  Baloolgool,  after  whkh 
the  country  is  prtlty  open,  to  Xiji^<t,  which.' b 
the  residence  of  Rqfak  k/trnng4ffaXi^\nJiiSl 
MasuUpaiam  district.  The  maA,  gOo<(.  Li^^ 
is  a  small  town,  with  Hl  fort  in  Tuia. 


From  "'"'- 

to  AU^r^  ..•.  V4EAN     The  road  good,  and  theconntty  open,  «x€eptft 

GooipeUeM     V  5  E     little  Juiigle  near  Miur. 

ra:aramu7idee\bElE    .  .     ,    -' -*  i-  '^        -%..'». 

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^»m  Fine  open  country  and  good  road ;  G(mgegul  is 

Ftdaramundee  a  ppor  smftll  village  in  ruins;   but  Seetam  Fete^ 

^£/fer»....'T  it  F  8  w^ch  is  half  a  coss  to  the  northward  of  it,  has  a 

DadnorV',.,.  V  5  good  jBiizar  and  a  mango  grove,  which  affords 

GongegtU  ....  V  5  sheUer  from  the  sun,  near  which  we  encamped. 

E&N    18 

Trom 

Gongfgul 
to  Gookugle  ....  V  6       The  countTV  Open  and  the  road  good  now,  but 

jTod?"^  ^^*^  3   in  rains  must  be  very  heavy  and  mdifferent. 

Oogtwr     ....  V   4 

E6N     16 

Ffom  Tl^e  road  good,  some  junele ;  the  Nw/^  is  a 

Oogtur  very  fine  river,  with  very  goodencampment ground 

^^K'^^'T^X'i  •  on  the  E;  bank  of  it  to  the  northward  of  the  road. 
^^3fc  V  C  ^  ^^^  '^^  y}i\^^  of  Doornih  is  large,  and  on  the  E  bank 
NurdoU  V  S  B&^  of  this  river ;  the  course  of  the  river  is  from 
NtoS, 

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From  The  Gunga  Goodavry  about  two  miles  broad  in 

Surdool  ^-;Sbe  rains,  at  present  about  half  a  mile.    Two  fine 

"'^X^U.^^R^?  "^  '*  *'  ferry    fixed  together  with  a 

2j^^2«^ii<^        «    platform,  to. carry  guns,  &c.      Tliese  boats  wiU 

.  carry  a  battalion  of  seapoys,  and  their  guns,  in 

ENB    12  three  trips. 

The  fort  of  Bajahnrnndty  ui  nrins. 

Rp<amsndnf  Encamped  to  the  eastward  of  the  large  rrlbigfe 

^^^-^**^   ^J^of  Rajah  Nagur,  on  the  bank  of  Peeper  Teelaw 

——  The  country  near  the  road  is  covered  with  one 
entire  jungle,  from  RajakmunAy  till  withia  a  coss 
of  this  place,  and  the  road  sandy  an<tl{eavy. 


X   aSJ  /^   ?  Pf^dapare  is  a  large  town,  with  a  rtiwd  fort  on 

or  Blank  Tank     C    ®  "«ing  ground,  belonging  to  RajaJi  Ahranij  undetv 
Psdaporci.       10  Ae  Jfa5M/ijW/cwA Council;  some  small jimgle  ncaf^ 
-  the  r6fljd,<luriag  this  raarcfal  i 


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nnuapare  TIOENE  The  country  well  cultivatdd,  and  plenty  of 
Afoftow^^^  ij  Ktt  mango  groVes ;  ifiiS  is  the  Purgunnah  of  Peitapare^  ■ 
H^kt^un^r  ^m  ^  ^^^^  ^  councU  of  Vitn^apatarn. 

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F^MR  TMs  country  it  fat  Siitmoram  Fmrgummhf  mi 

N«t&  Pdiet  well  cultivated  and  the  nwl  good,  except  when 

Jemermo'tpore' y  2  the  tide  comes  ont  in  somc  imau  MtttaAi^  of  which 

jZram    ....  V  4  there  are  several    The  sea  about  ooe  mile  and 

— ^  a  half  to  the  southward  of  Imoram. 

E&N     16 

Firon  The  Durram  nrer^  which  has  not  much  water 

fy^  at  Mesent,  is  a  little  to  the  west  of  Sittnoaram. 

^^TT^      TC  ^       To  the  eastward  of  thia  town  we  entered  bclwcctt 

Nt^^  V  4  ^^^  >^S^  o^  ^^  that  to  the  soudiward  not 

Comr€htrU  V  ^  high ;  tM  valley  about  two  coss  broad  and  well 

cultivated, 

NB  IS 

Fvonn 

CtmrehtfUi  _  •  .  ^  m»«      •  . 

'to  i>MiicAni  Pw#  V  4      Encamped  m  a  fine  manro  grove,  NE  of  the 
NEkurge  village   Etkocptrnk^    msc  under  the  north 
Si^mapare....  V  5  range  of  hilk;  the  village  well  cultivated,  and  die 
Eth.fcnk....V  ^ri^good. 
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Aom  ■     " 

Eikaepatk  * 

fo  EimiukUe....  V  s      Encamped  in  a  mango  giaiyijbiiui  half  a  mile 

J^uitf  Fete       V  4  to  the  eastward  of  CaM9em  Cllto,   a  smaB  town 

CammCotia    Thunder  the  Vizagapatam   coimdL     The  country 

E^N    so  ^^^   cultivated,    and  Ihe  road   good.      Scvenl 

..^  Nullahs  run  from  the  hills  in  the  latny  season, 

From  which  are  at  present  dry. 

CmtemCokm 

^DfwkmdNMdit\  ^.     The  DetMnd Nuddv  has  but  little  water  now, 
AuhtptUet     T  (     ^but  in  the  rsuns  b  rapid ;  its  course  from  N  to  S. 
^i^f^iy^Xr    ?     .iiitoc/i^  is  a  pretty  hroe  market  town  CO  the 
tuhSmlr^       Least  bank  of  the  i>rwtoJiyiii%;  the  nnd  for 
Cgoi^tl^     V    4|  ^  fint  10  miles  good,  afterwards  very  iuiliiiraifi 

NNeIs" 

From 

to  Bteka V  «      The  country  well  cukivaled,  with  a  numbar  of 

^ffr;* V  4  fine  mango  groves  at  every  vUb^. 

NNE  "14" 

Py,^  *^  •  Visemmgram  b  a  larm  town,  with  a  good  ibr^ 

Ahmmk  Under  the  northern  1401,  and  a  veiy  lar^  tank, 

m  Aioanport....  V  4  close  to  the  south  side  of  the  town.    Thisb  the 

^ttntgram    V  4  rcttdencc  of  thc  tU^  Sittmm  Bao%  subordinate 

Wmpmgram     T  6  to  the  coMwal  of  Fi«ifWtfaiii.    Thc  country  wctt 

)4  cubivaled,  and  the  valkv  all  the  day*t  mardi,  tx- 

— ^-ceedi^gly  pietty,  and  vol  waUrcd. 

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F#om .           -  The  country  in  general  pretty  well  cultivated, 
rizana^Tam               ^ut  no  villagesL  near  the  road  from  Vizanagram  to 
*'IS^-,i;.V::v   a   Kmdj^Usak      Tl«  Bodre   fl««-  rise*  a,«l  foUs" 
very  suddenly,  according  to  the  rains  on  the  hills. 

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From 

KundjfMisak 
to        .  K  3       The   road  very   good   except  a   little  to  the 

Tamer  Ghndda  V  13  eastward  of  the  iVw/lc^,  where  there  is  some  broken 
NE    16  ground. 

Prom 

Taniet  Ghudda 

to  Chicacole  ...RJ   ,q       Encamped  in  a  mango  grove  to  the  N  W  of 
CWo/.....Tj_|^thetow«u^ 

ENE    10       "^^  iiver  is  broad  and  rapid  in  the  rains;  a 
«— .  battalion  of  seapoys  stationed  at  Chicacole. 

Ffom 

Chicacole 

tuCbeeU V  2       The  last  four  coss  covered  with  jungle.    En- 

^"«*-; Vio  camped  on  the  W  bank  of  the  KaupiUuBher^ 

JLaupiUu  ....  «^^  about  a  mile  north  of  Kelir^patam^  which  is  on 
16  the  sea  shore. 


From 

KaupiW'$  ,   ,.    ,         1  •      • 

to-Runkln  ....V   12       The  country  sandy,  and  little  cultivation  near 
—  the  sea.    The  road  good. 
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From  ^ 

Hunkin  - 

toOitt&pD/T...,  V  5  The  tide  comes  out  with  the  Boanpore  }hdlah^ 
NapofMh  ....V  5    which^  makes  it  not  only  difficult,  but  very  danger* 

Tu^^dcUv*  ^  51  ^"^  ^^^  ^^^*^^  ^^  ^^^ '  several  of  our  horses  and 

^^'  ^  ^      ft  camels  sunk  so  deep  in  the  mud,  that  they  were 

KE    16  not  able  to  extricate  themselves  without  the  as- 

sistance  of  a  number  of  people ;    but  by  gofixkg 

nearer  the  hills,  the  river  may  caaly  be  crossec^ 
'-  '--     ^     '   '       without  any  dangtfr  :  some  of  our  camels  did  not 
^^^^  ,  ^  . .  ,'<:ome  up  all  night. 

TuckTaehln/ 

to  Brtstpore  V  5  NE .  Encamped  in  a  mango  grove,  near  a  tank  in 
MohunporiV  I  to  ^^e  junglc.  The  great  variation  in  our  course 
xL^Bugha  '2  &  <<^*y»  "  'owing  io^  a  bay  of  the  sea  ninnhiff  out 
A  Tank  «  *  E'  a^x^'i.t  thr^e  coss  to  the  eastward  of  Tackley.^trom 

"' Mfdsskm  Buffha  to  'the  TowAr,  one  entire  jungle^ 

»»       -and  th^  road  in  sbme-  ptatffes  indiflferent 

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^fhim  th«  Encamped  oo  a  fine  plain  to  the  nortfaward  of 

^««*  „   the  village  of  Jarporec. 

^R^e  "^    V  4       ^^"^  ^  ^^"^  *^  ^'"'^  ^^^*^  ^  2«xl  ^caJ  of 

5affaA*  ..riJ!  V  2  ^5g^  ju^J^t    fr^MTi  thence    to   BJtoor  Gatvn  the 

Bkwrciawn'v  1  Country  well  cuhivated,  and  fincMtt^Aoor  fiotwt  to 

Jurporee  ...v  V  6  Jarporee  the  ground  covered  with  jungk,  but  ool 

F>^^  ffytchapore  is  a  toiall  town  with  an  oki  fort, 

toii?X^  .  V  6  fonncrly  the  residence  of  fic^iA  Hycharam^  w\i» 
Hwtdviporf'V.  T  «  was  founder  of  it.  There  is  a  battalion  of  seafK^ 
Monirtd^  ....  V   6   Stationed  at  th'is  town,  under  the  Gat^am  counciL 

The  road  in  general  very  good,  but  in  the  rains 

^^  the  first  three  coss  must  be  greatly  under  water. 

^^  trida  ^^^  ^^^  about  a  mile  to  the  soUhward  of  the  road. 

toMoniw^.....  V   2   About  a  mile  before  we  canKi  to^our  ground,  we 

EN E  crossed  a  small  oudet  from  thcf  sea,  where  our 

MoMQOT  Cotia  V  10   camels  sank  so  much  that  they  were  obliged  to  be 

^J\^  unloaded ;   and  then  it  was  with  some  diflSculty 

J  2   they  were  got  ashore ;  but  thb  can  be  avcnded  by 

._  goin?  a  mile  to  the  northward,  of  which  we  were 

not  mfbrmed  till  afiter  we  cnossedtt. 

There  are  the  remains  of  a  tot,  on  a  small  rodiy  ^ 
hilt,  near  MonsoorCatta^  whip  nie  people  told  qs  ' 
was  evacuated  on  account  of  very  large  snakes, 
Mon^oor  Cntta  T^^  road  good  through  a  fine  op«i  country  vjA 

ttf(?««7ai«  ....  R>jQ  cultivated,  but  no  villages  near  the  road.    The 
Ganjim  ....  F  J       fort  of  0<ififa»i  off  the  mouth  of  fte  river,  on  the 
~r"  E  bank;  the  fort  is  apall,  but  very  compact 

fv  E     10 

From  The  country  from  Gwi^am  for  about  five  mifcs 

»!^2i^         „  ,Q  is  ver)-  low,  and  must  be  under  water  in  the  raiat 
xoBmb^6ker  '-^^^^  xhe  rest  of  the  road  runs  on  the  saiui4Mudc  about 
Bmd^tT  CoH»  V  6  a  Bule  from  the  sea. 

9c  ENE     The  end  of  the  Chitkn  lake  comes  <5ose  to  the 
15  road ;  about  one  coss  and  a  half  to  fhe  S  W  ef 

the  village  of  Budgtr  CotiA ;  andaboat  mmdmwA 

a  half  trom  the  sea.     Encamp  in  a  grove  of 

Banian  trees,   to  the  E  of  the  village  oi  Btuber 

Coiia.    This^place  scaroely  aflfovd?  any  gr^n,  biit 

some  may  be  ^ol  ziMdouJff  abauC  a  imle  to  the 

northward  of  it. 

Ffortt  The  Mahraua  district  befin3~at  Paihapoker. 

Bitdgrf  (fottf  Plenty  of  ffbod  wa^cr  at  our  Mcampment.     About 

toMuu  Cc^h  ^l\o  a  coss  to  the  eastward  of  BtubefCotta  we  entered 

jruk^vHiHtmu  > i^tween  a  branch  of  the  Ckilka  Uoe  and  the  sea% 

E  K  £   14  and  marched  along  the  edge  of  the  foancr  to  our 

—  grouuij.     This  branch  ^of  tb^  lake  is  abo«l  eoe 

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to  a  Brmeh  of  ihi 

Chika    .... 

JXUodUto  ... 

Mmidcaptton 

EN 


mile  broad,  and  the  distance  between  the  lake  and 
the  sea  near  a  mile.  The  space  between  the  hike 
and  the  sea  is  an  entire  sand,  except  here  and. 
there  a  plot  of  grass.  There  are  two  or  three  fish- 
ermens'  huts  near  the  hill. 

There  are  no  boats  on  the  first  branch  of  the 
Chilka  except  one  canoe  to  cross  the  Dank  Hircar- 
rahs  ;  however,  the  Fotgednr  of  Moniekpatan  sent 

(several  Dunghies^  and  we  collected  others  from  the 
■      villages,  by  which  means  we  got  over  our  people 
—  and  cattle  pretty  well.    The  tide  runs  very  strong 
^  ^^  ^"^  ^^  ^''•''  ^  about  a  quarter  of  a  mile  from 
the  sea. 

The  branch  of  the  Chilkoy  near  Moniekpatan^  is 
about  one  mile  broad,  and  difficult  to  be  crossed  if 
there  is  any  wind.  Most  of  our  people,  and  all  our 
cattle,  remained  upon  the  beach  all  night,  and 
were  not  all  crossed  before  1 2  o'clock  next  day^ 
The  first  branch  to  the  eastward  of  the  fresh-water 
well  is  about  *200  yards  broad  at  low-water. 

There  is  a  smaU  mud  fort  at  Moniekpatan^  but 
not  stronp.    Grain  of  all  sorts  very  scarce. 
A  sMklT  branch  of  the  Chilka  runs  from  MotUck- 
.patanto  the  Nuliah  to  Jaggcmaut;  the  road  very 

N  III  ^^^  "^^  sandy. 

.  V  6       Jaggemaut  is  a  large  town,  full  with  pagodas 

——and  other  Hindu  worshipping  places.    It  is  said 

i^   that  some  lacks  of  people  assemble  annually  at  this 

*""^  place  to  worship,  who  are  all  obliged  to  pay  duties 

according  to  their  circumstances. 

to  Tarmy  ..N5  N  «t     The  Country  well  cultivated,   but  very  low,  so 
AhmiudpofeV  5  N6W  much  SO  that  the  road,  for  the  greatest  part,  b  on 
"TT"        causeways  built  on  purpose. 

from 

ji*tfw«ii>wr#  The  country,  in  general,  well  cultivated,  and 

Mobm^on        ^^  ^  btter,  where  are  a  number  of  5e^tr*. 

T  3       MoktKmjMre  is  a  hurge  village,  with  a  fine  tank 
K*w  dose  to  h. 
•~     NooTpeephf  is  a  small  town,  the  re^ence  of  the 
Jmilf  who  18  said  to  have  twenty-two  Pergunnahs 
and  thirbr-ilve  forts  under  his  command,  subordi- 
nate to  Cuttaek, 

There  are  many  Mahomedans  ai  this  place, 

principally  Patam^  and  the  number  of  mosques, 

and  the  ruins  of  other  ancient  buildhigs  which  are 

stsU  to  be  teen,  p^t  reason  to  suppose,  that  this 

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was  formerly  a  place  of  consequence ;  at  present  it 

is  a  small  town  with  choppcud^  or  thatched  houses, 

and  an  old  mud  fort. 

to^J«jr  PMft/  ^^^  country  open  and  well  cultivated  ibr  the 

XowaJc!ryR\  first  six  milcs,  and  then  covered  with  much  Jun- 

Baleolty    V  j  ^         glc,  where  there  are  a  great  number  of  tigers,  and 

Hurtport     V  2  N  «c  very  ravenous,  which  makes  this  road  (Ungefbus 

BMbtamtm   V  6  N^  for  travellers,  particularly  in  the  night. 

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From  No  villages  near  the  road,    but  people 

Bulwanta  tp  the  ChoukifM  to  sell  grain,  &c.    to  travellers. 

^^I"^^^*^^  ?   Came  through  a  ereal  deal  of  Junde,  where  pco- 
lZ'/ZT"h  3  Plearcft.qu.nUy  killed  by  .iger. 

Cnttaik cj  Encamped  on  the  banks  of  the  Luttjury^  near 

Cattack,    This  river  is  about  1200  yards  broad, 

N   10  and  in  the  rains  v^y  ra|>id  .  its  course  nearly  from 

WtoE. 

The  city  of  Cattack  is  entirely  open,  except  at 
the  W  angle,  where  there  is  aa  old  walled  place 
in  ruins,  ^led  Lalbagh.  Here  the  Subahdar  re- 
sides. No  guns  appeared  on  this  irallj  but  some 
were  under  a  shed,  on  field -carriages. 

The  great  scarcity  of  grain  last  year,  at  this 
place,  has  left  it  very  tiiin  of  inhabitants.  CaUmck 
has  no  building  in  it  worth  notice,  and  the  city, 
altogether,  seems  in  a  ruined  state,  and  the  inha- 
bitants oppressed  with  heavy  taxes,  &c. 

What  IS,  in  reality,  the  city,  is  about  five  miles 
rotmd;  but  inclucfing  the  small  Binnrs  and  VUlaga 
which  are  called  Cattack^  it  is  about  10  miles  ia 
circumference.  The  Subahdar  of  Cauack  pays  H 
lacks  of  rupees  a  year  to  the  B^oKslah  at  Nagport^ 
and  spends  from  eight  to  nine  lacks  annuaiSy  in 
that  Durbar  to  support  his  interest. 

The  fort  of  Bara  Batty  stands  about  half  a  coss 
N  W  of  the  city,  and  is  said  to  be  very  strongi 
wi^h  two  stone  walls.  The  inner  fort,  or  wall,  has 
eight  round  bastions,  with  80  guns  mounted.  Th« 
outer  wall  is  sauarc,  and  not  so  high  as  the  other, 
but  surrounded  with  a  wet  ditch,  about  30  yard^ 
broad,  very  deep,  and  a  great  number  of  alCgators 
in  it. 

The  Maka  Nuddy  runs  about  half  a  coss  N  W 
of  the  fbrt,  and  a  coss  above  the  city.  The  Kub 
Jury  divides  from  this  river,  and  runs  close  to  the 
south  side  of  CoZ/acA:.  The  course  of  both  rivers 
from  W  to  E ;  they  are  very  rapid  in  the  rainy 
season,  and  sometiimes  overflow  their  banks.  There 
are  several  very  lar^e  boats  on  them;  some  tied 

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two  add  two,  aiid  deckecl  for  the  convenience  of 
cvossing  giins,  troops,  &c. 

Therfe  are  4O0O  cavalry,  mostly  Afghans,  now  at 
Cttttack;  and  in  case  of  necessity,  it  is  said,  they 
can  raise  about  10,000  more,  including  Ateets, 
Braggies,  &c.  &c. 
.  The  MoIm  Nuddj^  is  about  a  coss  broad^  from 
bank  to  bank;  we  forded  it,  a  mile  below  the 
ferry,  at  three  feet  water,  it  being  at  this  time  very 

.low. 

-  The  road  pretty  §ood,  except  within  a  coss  of 
Jjt^inpcrc^  where  it  is  but  indifferent;  with  a 
thick  jungle  on  both  sideis,  where  there  are  several 
%rs.  ^      ^ 

The  Beerpa  Nuddy^  which  is  a  branch  of  Malta 
Nxiddv^  runs  N  E  under  the  hills  to  the  westward 
of  the  road.  We  encamped  on  the  bank ;  but 
did  not  6ross  it. 

Luckinpore  is  a  small  village,  on  the  S  E  bank  of 
tT^is  river,  trith  a  great  deal  oi  jungle  about  it,  and 
tvtzk  the  hills.  There  is  a  small  Buzar  in  this  vil- 
lage. 

Encamped  on  the  S  E  bank  of  the  Beerpa 
Nuddi/^  which  contiiraes  the  same  course.  The 
hTHs,  at  the  distance  oi  four  miles,  to  the  west- 

.  ward. 

The  coootry,  ifl  getieral,  very  weB  cultlvafed, 
and  the  road  good. 

The  country  well  cultivated  for  the  first  three 
coss,  and  afterwards  ktree  open  plains,  with  long 
grau,  except  near  the  villages. 

There  are  several  hills  to  the  S  £  of  the  road, 
covered  with  high  jungle.  The  village  of  Parbta-^ 
pore  stands  on  the  point  of  one  of  them,  about 
naif  a  mile  from  the  road. 

•  The  hifls  to  the  eastward,  about  the  distance  of 
two  coss,  and  no  hills  to  the  southward  of  the 
'  road,  except  those  near  Parlnttpore.  There  are 
stone  bridged  over  the  Nehrupua  and  the  other 
NuUali;  and  the  river  Gvng-fiuhfj  Cumeeria^  and 
Baminee^  are  fordable  in  the  iry  season ;  but  must 
all  be  crossed  in  boats  in  the  ramt.  The  course  of 
these  rivers  nearly  from  W  to  £• 

Surruah  was  formerly  the  residence  of  a  Nabob, 
and  a  very  considerable  town;  but  it  is  now  in 
ruins,  and  no  more  than  -an  indifferent  Tillage,  with 
a  fot^cdar.  The  coontry  appeairs  to  be  very  scarce 
9^  inhabitants. 

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The  Kttrus$cea  river  had  about  fire  feet  water  in 
it  We  crossed  it  in  boats.  The  Bytumee  b  near 
half  a  mile  broad,  and  runs  dosd  to  Ja^ifdte  ;^  it 
has  about  three  feet  water  now,  but  in  the  raios 
can  <mly  be  crossed  inb(»ts,as  well  as  all  the  rivers 
we  crosed  to-day. 

The  Byturnee  is  near  half  a  mile  broad,  and  runs 
•  close  to  Jm^pore ;  it  has  about  three  feet  water  in 
it  now ;  but  in  the  rains  can  only  be  crossed  in 
boats,  as  well  as  the  rivers  we  crossed  tonby. 

The  Bytumec  is,  by  the  Hindus,  reckoned  the 
first  gate  to  Ja^ernatU,  They  shave  dieir  heads, 
and  bathe  in  this  nver,  dther  gome  to,  or  comiof 
from,  visiting  their  much  loved  tdoT. 

Jar^pore  is  a  large  stra|gUi^  town,  where  a 
£ood  deal  of  cloth  b  made,  it  stands  on  the  sooth 
bank  of  the  Bjfiwmee  river. 

Tlie  country  fine  and  open,  till  we  crossed  ths 
Gnng-auteef  and  then,  one  continued  jungle  ts 
Dttf/maguTf  which  b  greatly  infested  with  iigat, 

Datimagur  b  a  brge  viUige,  but  raj  thin  of  in- 
habitants. 

The  hilb  appear  at  the  distance  of  about  the 
coss,  bearing  N  W.    No  hilb  to  the  southward. 

The  first  four  coss  are  an  endre  juf^jle,  except 
some  little  cultivation  near  CharakooUe,  Thb  jioif 
gle  b  infested  with  tigers,  which  have  killed  aoenl 

people  lately. 

N  E  la  There  are  stone  bridges  over  two  reiy  smaH 
NuUahs,  one  to  the  N  £  and  the  other  to  the  S  W 
of  ChurakooteCf  at  the  distance  of  half  a  mile. 
Bhuderuck  b  a  large  village,  where  a  great  deti  of 
white  cloth  b  made;  thb  pbce  b  the  readenceof 
the  Fotgedar. 

This  vilbge  stands  on  the  N  E  bank  of  Sotmdee^ 
which  has  but  little  water  at  present ;  but  in  ths 
rams  can  only  be  crossed  in  boat^  The  first  part 
of  the  road  very  indifferent 

No  vilhiges  on  the  road ;  and  the  country  firoa 
a  smmi  rt  BhudcTuck^  iot  thc  first  six  coss,  one  exienafe 

wkkTit^^-X^  NE  V^^^  >  ^^^  ^^  ^t  to  ^^  bri(^  tome  jui^k^ 
&ra4r«.. ..  )  k  and  aJfierwards  a  thick  jungle  all  the  way  to  ^Icrroi^, 
Surrong ....  4N£^N  which  is  infested  with  tigers.    A  great  deal  of  run 

fell  to-dav,  which  has  made  the  road  very  heavy; 

and  for  the  bst  four  miles,  our  people  were  up  to 

their  middle  in  water. 

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The  coiiritry  one  continued  jungle,  almost  all 
the  way ;  and  the  rain  has  made  the  road  very 


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The  Nullahs  bad  about  three  feet  water  b  them 
when  we  crossed ;  but  sometimes  they  rise  to  ten 
^    and  twelve  feet,  according  to  the  nuns  in  the  hills. 
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The  country  near  BaHisore  well  cultivated ;  and 
the  road,  m  dry  weatheri  good. 


Of  tkeTKADzin  General  carrieU  on  in  the  Countries  to  the 
North  West  of  Delhi.  Taken  from  the  Appendix  of  the  Mili^ 
idry  Memoirs  of  George  Thomas.  By  Captain  William 
Francklin. 


1.  Punjab. 

An  open  trade  with  tlus  coun- 
try ftom  eveiy  part  of  Hindostan 
MS  iong  since  <;ea8ed ;  but  petty 
mozdumts,  by  applying  for  pass- 
ports from  the  respective  chiefs  of 
the  Scik  territories  previous  io  en- 
tering their  boundaries,  are  gene- 
rally supplied  wUh  them,  and  by 
this  means  still  continue  a  trifling 
commercial  intercourse. 

Theu*  exports  to  the  coimtries 
west  of  the  Attock,  consist  of  su- 
gar, rice,  indigo,  wheat,  and  white 
cloth.  Their  imports  from  those 
countries  are  swords,  horses,  fruit, 
lead,  and  spices.  Their  exports 
£6  Cttshmere  may  be  considered 
nearly  the  same  as  into  Persia; 
their  imports  from  Cashmere  are 
shawls,  and  a  variety  of  doths,  saf- 
fron, and  fruit. 

Vnth    the   inhabitants   of  the 
imnmtabs   they  exchange  ,cttfth, 
matchlocks,  and    horses,  for  iron 
and  other  inferior   commodities^ 
from  the   Deccan   are  importicd 


sulphur,  indigo,  salt,  lead,  iroa, 
European  coarse  broad  cloth,  and 
spices;  their  exports  are  horses, 
camels,  sugar,  nee,  white  cloth, 
matchlocks,  swords,  and  bows  and 
rrows. 

This  trade  is  not  carried  on  by 
any  particular  route,  but  depenas 
on  tne  character  of  the  chie^  of 
those  districts  through  which  they 
pass;  the  most  considerable  part 
of  the  trade  is,  however,  carried 
on  from  Amrut  Seer,  by  way  of 
Machaywara,  to  Duttyala,  south- 
ward by  way  of  Hansi,  Range 
Ghur,  and  Oreecha,  into  the  wes- 
tern part  of  the  Rajepoot  country 
by  way  of  K^theel  Teind,  and 
Daderv,  and  Enally,  by  Karnaul 
towaras  Delhi,  and  the  Ganges. 
2.  Battibs. 

The  exports  of  the  Battles  con- 
sist of  horses,  camels,  bullocks, 
biiflfeloes,  and  ghee ;  their  imports 
are  cbarse  white  cloth,  sugar,  and 
salt;  but  the  trade  is  very  incon- 
siderable, and  is  carried  on  by  petty 

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merchants  of  Bahadn*  Noho**  lod 
other  towns  through  the  raeaus  pf 
the  disciples  of  Shiekh  Fcrccd. 
The  Histr,  or  Harriana  (districts, 
import  matchbcksi  swords,  coarse 
white  cloth,  salt,  sugar,  a  small 
quatktky  of  rice,  wheat,  and  spices ; 
iheir  exports  are  horses,  camds, 
buUockSi  and  ghee. 

3.  Beykaheer. 
Imports  coarse  and  fine  rice,  su* 
gar,  opium,  and  indigo.  The'fur- 
mcr  articles  they  import  from  the 
Punjab,  and  by  Rauge  Ghur,  and 
Churoo.  Salt  they  get  from  Samr 
ber,  and  wheat  from  the  Jeypoor 
country ;  spices,  copper,  and  CQarse 
cloth  from  lesscfanere.  They  hatr 
no  exports  but  cattle,  and  those  are 
•f  ao  iDferior  breed. 

4.    JOUDPOOR. 

This  country  imports  iron,  cop- 
per, cloth  of  different  sorts,  red 
and  yellow  broad  cloth,  rice,  opium, 
iugar,  and  spices.  The  copper  and 
broad  cloth  are  l)rought  from  Su- 
rat  fr6m  Tatta  on  the  Indus,  and 
from  the  J ypoor  and  Mewar  coi^i- 
tries. 

Rice,  sugar,  and  wheat  from 
Mewar,  Goowara,and  the  southern 
parts  of  their  own  country. 

Their  exports  are  horses,  bul- 
locks, and  camels  of  superior  size, 
which  are  in  great  request  in  vari- 
ous parts  of  India :  salt,  Ijkewise, 
from  the  Samber  lake,  and  other 
places  in  its  vicinity,  is  exported  to 
the  Punjab,  to  the  east  and  to  the 
south. 

The  track  to  this  country  from 
Surat,  passes  chiefly  through  Guje- 
rat  and  Ahmadebad.  Froni  Tatta 
through  the  Sindy  country  and 
J»fselmere,  and  to  the  Dcccan,  by 
Mewar  and  Kota. 

The  town  of  Pawlcc  is  tlie 
greatest  mart  in  this  part  of  Raje- 
pootana,  for  there  the  mejrchants 
exchange  the  commodities  of  Eu* 


xqp^  Pers^  and  Deccan,  for  ikftm 
of  Ca^hoi^rff  Punjab,  and  Ko- 


The  trade  in  most  parts  of  the 
Rajepoot  country,  is  carried  on  by 
camels  or  bullocks,  this  is  unavoki- 
aUe,  the  sandincss  of  the  soil  f^o^ 
dedng  it  almost- impas^blc  for  cac- 
riagoa. 

5.  KooTA  qndBoowzz. 

The  proSuce  of  X4ewar  Koola 
and  Boondee,  the  eastern  parts  of  the 
dominion^  of  Typoori  and  the  dis- 
tricts possessed  by  the  Rajah  of 
Kacooiee,  may  be  mentioned  un- 
der the  fbUowiog  heads:  horse^ 
camels,  and  other  cattle,  but  infe- 
rior to  those  produced  in  (^  m^ 
western  coundrles ;  matehlodQ, 
swords,  doth  ojF  a  coarse  inanufi^ 
ture,  wheat,  rice,  sugar,  chuna, 
barley,  and  all  other  Indian  grains; 
and  though  about  1  (  or  15  coss 
north  of  the  city  of  Oudipoor, 
sulphur  is  produced  -,  it  is  inkrior 
to  that  ^liich  comes  from  Suc^ 

From  tlie  abundant  projuctiog 
of  thos^  countries,  ^  person  mf 
naturally  think  the  inha|)it4BU 
were  in  want  of  few  in^portaiioos; 
but  they  are  extravagant  in  thdr 
mode  of  living,  and  fon4  of  foreijp 
luxuries. 

Their  imports  and  ^^ports  cor- 
respond With  tliose  ot.  Jypour, 
European,  and  Per^an  artidcs 
come  by  the  chann<;U  of  ^uj^t, 
Jesselmcre,  and  Pawleq.  From 
the  Deccan,  by  wav  of  Bopanl, 
Sorongc,  Ujeui,  and  Endorc,  to 
Kota  and  Beelwara,  in  the  Ukwar 
district. 

The  Ghossfeins  of  Nathdorah,  t 
place  12coss  north  fron?  the  city 
of  Oudipoor,  carry  on  a  omsid^ia- 
ble  trade  with  the  proviiic<?s  of 
Gujerat  and  Tatta,  and  with  Ra- 
jepootana,  Punjab,  an4  Hindustaiv 

This  trade  consists  oJF  pearls,  pre- 
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of  tvcry  sort;  and,  in  ^hort,  the 
prddiKttons  of  iH  nations  that  trade 
to  India.  Koola  being  in  a  central 
position,  and  the  Rajah  a  man  of 
good  character,  is  a  place  of  great 
trade,  and  serves  as  a  generd  de- 
posit for  nierchandise. 

6.  Jypoor. 
'  The  Jypoor  country  producing 
in  itself  almost  every  necessary  ar- 
tkfle,  does  not  stand  in  such  real 
want  of  foreign  commodities.  The 
Rajah  is,  in  part,  possessor  of  Jam- 
ber,  which  produces  plenty  of  salt, 
as  likewise  d6  the  districts  of  8en- 
ganah  and  Berat.  To  these  may 
be  added  copper,  mines,  allum, 
blue-stone,  and  rerdigrease.  There 
arc,  likewise,  in  most  parts  of  Jv- 
poor,  good  cattle,  though  not  m 
quality  equal  to  those  of  Joudpoor. 

In  all  parts  of  the  Jypoor  aomi- 
nions,  are  manufactories  of  cloth, 
of  swords,  and  of  matchlocks. 

lis  imports  are,  fine  cloths,  the 
fissue,  manuftctures  of  Benares, 
and  shawls  from  Cashmeer.  From 
Guzjerat  and  Tatta,  are  supplied 
opium,  lead^  and  sheet  copper, 
horses  and  fruits  from  Penia  were 
formerly  introduced  by  the  route 
of  Beykancer ;  but  at  present  the 
Karwans  pass  through  Jesselmeer 
and  Joudpoor.  The  court  of  Jy- 
poor being  splendid  and  luxurious, 
90  is  the  consumption  of  the  pro- 
ductions of  other  countries  consi- 
derable. This  encourages  trade, 
and  leads  to  an  intercourse  with  all 
parts  of  India. 


General  Statement  of  the 
Forces  of  several  of  the  Native  Princes 
and  States^  in  the  Western  Part  of  the 
Peninsula.    By  the  same. 

Thi  present  force  of  Dowlut 
Rao  Scindeah,  may  be  stated  un- 
der the  following  heads : 


1st.  Cavalnr,  Mahrattaand  ftin- 
dustanee,  including  the  cavalry  sta- 
tioned with  the  different  collectors, 
that  might  be  brought  to  act  in 
war 20,000 

A  mbajee*^  cavalry  in  the 
district  of  Gualeor  .   .   .     4,000 

Mr.  Perron  might  mus- 
ter in  Hindustan,  i,  e. 
Delhi,  Agra,  Jauts,  Bapoo, 
Scindeah,  and  Madaheo 
Rao*s  cavahy,  exclusive 
of  Sciks  or  Rajepoots  .   .     7,000 

Entire  force   of  Scin- 

diah's  cavalry    .    .^.51,000 

ScindeaKs  Irifunlry, 

2d.  The  number  of  battalions  at 
present  under  the  command  of 
Mr.  Perron^  amount  to  40;  each 
battalion  generally  consists  of  500 
men,  gunners  and  fighting  men  of 
every  description  included.  Each 
battalion  is  provided  with  four  field 
pieces,  a  <;arronade  or  howitzer, 
and  some  pieces  of  ordnance  of 
large  calibre  for  the  purpose  of 
throwing  grape. 

A  brigade  consists  of  eight  bat- 
talions ;  it  has  generally  a  separate 
park  of  10  pieces  of  artillery  at^ 
tached  to  it.  This  park  is  com- 
posed of  battering  guns  and  spare 
field  pieces. 
'  The  strength  of  each  brigade, 
will  consist  as  follows : 

Strength  in  officers  and  fighting 
men  of  every  description     4,150 

Piec^  of  artillery     .     . 

Strength  of  five  bri- 
gades      

Pieces  of  artillenr     .     . 

The  remains  of  Colonel 
Ffelose's  brigade,  six  batta 
lions  men     .... 

Five  battalions  of  Col 
John  Hessing    ... 

Ordnance     .     .     , 


50 

20,750 
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3,000 


04 


2,600 
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AroUjee^  battaliotit  may 

be  computed  at  400  men 
each,  of  which  he  has  16 

battalions 

6,400 

The  battering  train  like* 

wise  varies,  but  may  be 

computed  at  pieces    .     . 

20 

Total  arullery  of  Amba- 

jee's  pieces     .... 

8i 

B^UM  Sotfiroo, 
Fire  batuuons  of  about 

600  men  each    .    •    .    '. 

3,000 

Pieces  of  artiUciy    .    . 

24 

Cavalry 

150 

BiUfoo  Sdndeah 
Has  two  battalions   .    . 

1,000 

ArnlleMftpieces    .    •    • 
Total  1^  of  Sdndeah, 

10 

in  cavalry 

Sl,150 

Total  force  in  infantry 

38,050 

Grand  total  infantry 

and  cavalry  in  1802 

69,200 

Grand  total  artillery 
ditto  pieces     • 


518 


Bemarks  ly  M.  Thomas. 

It  is  proper  to  observe,  that  Mr. 
Perron  and  Ambajee  are  now  le- 
vying troops,  which  may  cause  a 
material  error  in  this  statement  a 
few  months  hence.  Ambajee  and 
Perron  are  possessed  of  artillery 
exclusive  of  the  above-mentioned  ; 
and  Scindeah,  by  the  artillery  taken 
from  Holkar,  is  able  to  add  consi- 
derably to  his  own  part. 

In  the  present  state  of  Scindeah's 
artillery;  they  are  the  worst  in 
India;  are  not  commanded  by 
officers  of  experience,  nor  well 
armed,  nor  cordially  attached  to 
the  service  of  their  master ;  they 
are  in  arrears  of  pay,  and  would  be 
defeated  by  a  small  force  of  regular 
disciplined  troops,  with  a  few  pieces 
of  weR  served  artillery. 

Mr.  Perron's  infantry  are,  in  ap- 
pearance, the  best  troops  belong- 


ing to  Sdndeah,  they  are  sate 
better  subordinatioD  to  their  officer^ 
and  are  more  regularly  paid,  mnmei^ 
clothed,  and  disdpUnwsd. 

The  troops  of  the  late  CoL  Fe- 
lose,  and  those  of  CoL  Heasng,  aie 
equal  to  those  of  Mn  Perroo. 

Those  of  Bejum  Sunrao  are  in 
a  state  of  insobordintion  and  am- 
tinous. 

Those  of  Ambajee  and  Bappoo 
Scindeah,  do  not  deserve  the  name 
of  troops,  they  are  undisapBRed 
and  ill  armed.  Thdr  artilkry  is 
in  general  bad,  and  is  lirequendy 
dismounted  of  itself  in  the  usual 
course  of  firing  in  afield  of  btttk. 
M.  Thomas  relates  one  instance, 
where  twenty-five  faeces  irf  cannon 
were  rendered  unfit  for  service, 
eight  of  which  only  were  ttmck 
by  the  enero/s  shot 

Force  of  An  Bcbaudkbe. 

Ali  Befaaudeer,  Ibe  Mahntia 
cluef,  who  is  in  possession  of  the 
open  country,  as  likewise  several 
of  the  strong  holds  in  Bundakmnd ; 
has  four  battalions,  consisting  of 
between  5  and  6000  infantry,  6  or 
7000  cavalry,  with.  40  or  50  pieces 
of  artillery.'  The  battalions  each 
about  500  strong ;  are  without  dis- 
cipline, or  military  regulation  of 
any  kind,  and  may  be  considered 
as  rabble. 

The  infantry  consist  of  Rohiflas, 
Bemdelahs,  and  Malina  Sebundces, 
who  are  armed  with  matchlocks. 

The  cavalry  consists  of  Mahratta 
mussulmans  ^om  Cuttur  (Roliil> 
cund)  and  from  the  Dooab. 

The  best  troops  in  the  intereit 
of  this  chief,  are  the  cavalry  of  bis 
associate  Himmutt  Behaudur  the 
Gbossein;  they  are  in  number 
about  2000,  and  are  chosen  men. 

Himmutt  Behaudur  has  likewise 
a  body  of  infantry,  amounting  to 
about  3(XX).  We  mav  tbercwve 
compute  the  cdlectcd   force  of 

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iffi  BehRodlir  at  21,000,  chiefly 
jabble,  and  incapable  of  opposinz 
regdara^discipUned  force,  though 
isur  inferior  in  point  of  numbers. 

At  the  head  of  this  rabble  these 
chie£i  keep  possession  of  a  country 
capable  of  yielding  a  revenue  of  one 
crore  of  rupees.  » 

Detail  of  the  force  of  Ali  Be- 

haudur,  four  battalions  men     2,000 

Irregular  infantry  ditto     6,000 

Cavalry 7,000 

Artillery 50 

Farce  qf  Himmutt  Bbhaudur. 
(In  the  service  of  Ali 
Behaudur.) 
Irregular  infcmtry  .  .  .     3,000 
Cai^    .....      2,000 
Artillery  {Heces    ...  20 

Thdp  combined  Farces* 
Cavalry    .     .    •     .     .     9,000 

Infiantry 11,000 

To  which  may  bt  added, 
infimCry  attached  to  the 
gons 1,000 

/       Grand  total,  men  .  .   21,000 

/  Pieces  of  artillery . .  70 

/  Present   Farce    qf    Kasbi    Rao 
/         HoLKAR  and  Jbsswunt  Rao 

f  HOLKAE. 

/  The  cavalry  of  these  chiefs  may 

be  computed  at  30,000,  exclusive 
of  the  Pmdareetf,or  irregular  horse. 
la  this  statement,  made  from  infor- 
mation received  from  writers  and 
soldiers  in  their  service,  who  sel- 
dom fail  to  add  to  the  number, 
there  may  possibly  be  some  error. 
But  it  is  certain,  that  Jesswunt  Rao 
Holkar  is  actually  at  the  head  of  a 
body  of  cavalry,  amounting  to 
20,000  men.  Kashi  Rao  Holkar 
has  from  4  to  5000  cavalrv  at  En- 
dore  (his  capital)  to  whicK  6f  the 
cavalry  of  AmeenKhan,  a  tributary, 
be  added,  as  tikewise  that  under 


the  different  collectors,  the  number 
will  amount,  in  the  aggregate,  to 
30,000.  These  chiefs,  occasion* 
ally,  receive  aid  of  from  6  to 
10,000  Pindarees,  a  banditti,  who 
lay  .waste  the  countries  through 
which  they,  pass,  by  predatory  war- 
fare. 

Farce  in  Infantry. 
Consisting  of   eight  battalions, 
computed  at  400  men  per  bat- 
talion - 3,200 

Artillerymen     .    .    .   ^     600 
Rohillas 10,000 


Total 


13,^00 


Artillery  pieces    ...  50 

Holkar*s  cavalry  ar*  superior  to 
those  of  Scindeab,  being  better 
officered,  and  more  correspondent 
with  the  real  Mahratta  custom  of 
predatory  warfare. 

The  infiantry  (observes  M.  Tho- 
mas) are  very  bad.  They  are  ill 
paidf,  badly  officered,  and  without 
subordination,  undidplined,  nor 
can  they  make  use  of^  their  arms 
in  action. 

The  Rohillas  in  Hotkar's  service 
are  a  faithless  rabble,  who  will  stand 
true  only  as  long  as  they  find  it 
their  interest;  they  are  always 
ready  to  leave,  or  ruin  him,  if  not 
regularly  paid,  or  when  expected 
to  move  against  an  enemy  of  supe- 
rior force;  or,  if  by  any  means 
they  should  have  accumulated  mo- 
ney. 

Detailed  Statenant  of  the  collected 
Force  of  Ka.shi  Rao  Holkar, 
a;f(/ Jesswunt  Rao  Holkak. 

Cavalry 30,000 

Pindarees,    or  Looties, 
Mounted  on  small  horses    1 0*000 

Total  Cavalry..   40,000 

Infantry. 


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Infonlrv. 
Eight  ballalions,  at  400 

meo  cicb 5,200 

Artiflcry  rnro,  &c.   .    .        600 
RobUlas    .    .    .    .    .    10,000 


ToUl  infantry   .  .    15,«<00 

Artillery  pieces    ...  60 

Grand  total  .   .   .  5$yS()0 


A  GtNERAL  Abstkact  qf  the 
'CowKtria^  and  their  tnKahitanti^  in 
the  North  West  parts  qf  the  Fcnir^ 
$u!a  qf  Hindustani  with  the  Dis- 
tance  qf  the  capital  Cities  from 
Delhiy  in  British  Miles.  By  the 
Same,  ^   

1st.  The  Punjab,  or  country  of 
the  Seiks,  is  composed  of  the  pro* 
vince  of  Lahore,  and  the  Cheekku 
#r  division  called  Sirhind.  Tlie  in- 
lialntants  in  general  are  Seiks, 
though  (he  cultivators  of  the  soil 
are  many  of  them  Jauts. 

Force,  Cavalry  .   .   .  60,000 
Infantry  .    .  .     5,000 

Artillery  .....  40  pieces. 

Revenue   ....     5  crores. 

Caphal,  Uhore,  N  W  ^  N  300 

miles. 

2d.  The  Hurrianah  country  is 
included  in  tbe  Sircar  of  Hessar,  it 
is  called  in  the  map,  the  lesser 
Baloochistan.  The  inhabitants  are 
chiefly  Jauts,  witli  the  exception  of 
a  few  Rajepoots.  The  Kungur 
villages  (which  last  application  h 
given  to  such  of  the  Rajepoots 
who  have  embraced  the  Mahom- 
medan  relijrion).  Docs  not  Run- 
gur  imply  coloured,  or  stained,  or 
mixed  blood? 
Capital,  Hi-ar,  \VN  W  108  miles. 


Sd.  The  eountjy  dHed  Trftoef- 
sar,  coimsts  of  the  weiCem  ptfis 
of  Tahnessar,  KcAtMiil^  KytbaJ» 
Pauniput,  Lcie«^oo,  Jond,  Rot* 
shan,  a«d  Dehatarut.  The  inha- 
bitants are  diieiy  Jauts,  though 
some  have  t>ecoiii€  Seiks,  aod 
few  are  Rajepoots,  fout  of  i  feir 
cast. 

No  particular  capital. 
4th.  The  Battie  country,  flic 
thief,  of  which  arc  R^^poot  rotis- 
sulmans ;  the  common  people  are 
Jauts,  who  have  tieeome  mussi^ 
mans ;  and  the  cultivators  of  tbe 
scmI  are  termed  Ryis,  and  are  a 
peaceable  inoffeosiv«  raoc. 
Capital,  Batnier,  W  N  W  2 1 9  mites. 
5tli.  Beykaneef  is  governed  bf 
Rathore  Rajepoots;  the  cukivators 
are  Jauts. 

Force,  Cavalry   .    .    .  2,000 
Infantiy   .   .    .  S^OOd 

Artillery 30  pieces. 

Revenue 5  lacks. 

Capital,  Beykaneer. 
6th.  The  Jypoor  cooHtry  is  go- 
verned by  Rajepoots  of  the  Kutch- 
wab  tribe;  the  cultivators  are  Jauts, 
Bramins,  and  Meenas. 

Force,  Cavalry  .    .   .  30^000 
Infimtry  .   .  .  )0y000 

Artillery 40  pieces. 

Revenue 60  racks. 

Capkal,  Jypoor,  or  Jynaghur,  S  W 

1 50  miks. 

7th.  TheRaoRajah  is  a  Rathore 

Rajepoot;    the  cultivators  of  !w 

country  are  Jauts,  Muratties,  snd 

Ahiers  a  savage  tribe  approaching 

in  their  manners  to  the  Jauts. 

Cavalry    .     .     .     1,500 

Infantry   .     .     .     2,00^ 

Artillery  .  .  .  16  pieces 

Revenue  ...     6  lacks. 

Capital,  •AIwur,S\V6S90railcs. 

8th, 


♦  Thi?  place,  the  fort  of  whicli  is  situated  on  the  summit  of  a  high  hill,  is  ihui 
dctrribrd  in  a  work,  puhl  »lu'H  ^olnt:  yean  sinco,  by  tli-is  Habctei;  but  tcitct 
knuwu  U)  :lic  lii.gL^h  reader  under  Uic  uamd*  oi  Count  Gilha. 

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fith.  leudpoor,  whose  ruler  is  '  10th.  The  Kishen  Ghar  Raji^, 

called    the    Rbatore    Rajah,    and  is  of  the  tribe  of  Rathore  Raje* 

Mirwar  Rajah^  he  b  a  Rathore  poots;  the  cultivators  are  Jauts. 
lUjepooty  of  the  purest  and  most      Capital,  Kishen  Ghur,  SW6W 
andent  blood   of  the  Rajepoots}  200iT)iles. 

Ibe  cuttivatora  ase  Jiauts.  1 1  th.  Oudipoor^or  MewKr^vrbose 

Cavalry   .    .    .    27,000  ruler  is  called  likewise  the  Raunah 

Infantiy  .   .   .       3,000  of  Chittore,  from  ihe  celebrated 

ArtiUeiy  ...  30  peces.  fort  of  that  name,  situated  within 

%.eveaue  .    .  20  tacks.  his  dominions.  Consult  Col.  Dow's 

Capital,  Joudpoor,  SWbW  350  History  of  Hindustan. 

miles.  This  prince  is  also  called  Urset 

9th.  Karolce,  whose  Rajah  is  of  Rannah,  which  was  assumed   by 

the  tribe  of  Rajepoot,  called  Js^ao;  one  of  his  ancestors,  and  adopted 

^  cuttivalArs  are  Jauts,  Bramins,  by  his  successors.     He  is  of^the 

and  Meenas.  tribe  called  Sesodiah  ;  the  cultiva- 

Cavalry    .     .     .     6,000  tors  of  Oudipoor  are  composed  of 

Infantry    .    .     .     2,000  Rajepoots,Jauts,Bramliis,  and  Beds. 
Artillery    .    .  12  pieces.  Cavalry  .  .  12,000 

Revenue  .    .     5  tacks.  Infaatiy  .  .     6,000 

Capital,  Kar(4ee,  S  140  miles.  Capital,  Oudipoor,  SW  SoO  miles« 

"  The  emperon  had  likewise  kept  Atoor,  n  cornitiy  very  fertile  in  mines,  an4 
not  at  a  great  disunce  from  Makra.  On  ihese  moumains  tl\erc  is  another  d.stincc 
nation  called  Meena,  whose  most  splendid  quality  is,  that  they  excel  all  others  in 
stealing  j  and,  we  are  assured^  that  they  are  the  most  dexterous  pilferers  of  India. 
They  are  capable  of  carrying  off  a  horse,  or  a  prisoner,  from  the  most  vigilant 
guard.  AU  these  countries  produce  infinite  quantities  of  cattle ;  in  which  their 
principal  trade  consisu. 

The  richest,  most  agreeable,  and  most  commodious  place  in  these  parts,  is  the 
plain  or  valley  of  Tanagasi,  two  leagues  in  length,  and  one  in  breadth,  which  con- 
uins  now  seventeen  mines  that  are  opened,  and  as  they  are  all  well  explored,- they 
may  be  reckoned  to  produce  a  crore  of  rupees  annually*  The  province  of  Aloor 
is  dependent  on  Jeypoor,  or  should  be.  It  is,  in  geneial,  as  fertile  m  mines  as  the 
other,  and  is  rich  ;  but  the  little  province  of  Tanagasi,  whicli^s  subiect  to  Aloar,  is 
reaUy  the  most  substantial  part.  Tanagasi  lies  at  only  four  days  small  journies  from 
Maltra.  The  capital,  and  only  town,  bears  the  same  name,  it  is  pretty  large,  trader 
considerably,  and  is  situated  at  the  foot  of  a  mounutn,  on  which  there  is  a  fort, 
with  some  pieces  of  artiUery.  In  1780-1,  a  Frenchman  commanding  the  artillery 
of  Ns^if  Khan  undermin^  this  garrison;  but  it  surrendered  before  the  mine  wa& 
sprung.  If  the  English  chose  to  seize  on  Aloar  and  Tanagasi,  their  army,  which  I 
8upf)ose  to  be  encamped  at  Maltra,  must  march  to  Deeg  in  a  single  day ;  proceed- 
ing thence,  they  shotdd  leave  Aloar  ten  English  miles  to  the  right,  they  would  find 
no  opposition  hitherto.  It  is  only  at  Sakmin  Ghur  that  we  find  a  fort,  which  com- 
mands tlie  plain  that  leads' to  a  pas^oo  the  road  to  Tanagasi :  at  tliat  pass  there  is 
a'nb^er  small  fort,  and  both  together  could  not  hold  out  twenty- four  hours  against 
an  attack  in  form.  Tanagasi  is  the  terrestrial  paradise  of  that  country,  it  is  there 
that  decent  employntent  would  be  found  for  200  individuals  of  the  English  nation;' 
and  aided  by  two  battalions,  they  would  be  enabled  to  explore,  peaceably,  all  iit- 
mines,  and  make  them  produce  60  lacks  of  rupees,  clear  of  all  cxpcnce,  in  each' 
year ;  but  in  the  case  two  redoubts  should  be  constructed  on  the  two  banks  oC  thd 
Tunma,  to  protect  the  passage  boats  for  merchandize  and  minerals,  they  migbtten^r 
ffom  Tanagasi.  escorted  by  a  company  of  the  battalions  that  would  be  stationed 
tbere.  From  Maltra  the  goods  might  pass  on  to  Futty  Ghur,  or  tome,  other  placea 
on  the  Ganges,  to  be  sent  thence  to  a  greater  distance.  The  navigation  of  the 
Jumna,  as  far  as  Allahabad,  might  be  attempted-  Vide  Olf^eeU  inieresimg  to  tH» 
Engtiih  Nation,  vol  ii.  ;>.  U3-1 14,  Calcutta  Edit.  1  IPS. 

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12th.  The  princtpalities  of  KoOi 

and  Boondee,  whose  chiefs  are  of 

the  Chohan  tribe,  and  are  likewise 

denominated    Addah,   R^epoots; 

the  cultivators  are  Kajepoots,  Jauts, 

Bramins,  Beeis,  and  otner  classes. 

'Infantry  .     .     .     2,000 

Cavalry    .     .     .     3,000 

Artillery    .    .  20  pieces. 

Revenue.  .  .  30  uicks. 


Cai^il,  Kota,  and  Booodee,  SW 
250  miles. 
1 3th.  The  Bhnrtpoor  Rajah  is  a 
Jaut;   the  cukivators  are  dAeSf 
Jauts*. 

Cavalry    .     .     .     IfiOO 
Infantry  .     .    •    2,000 
Artilleiy   .    .  20incccs. 
Revenue  .    •  Id  lacks. 
CajHtal,  Bhurtpoor,  S  100  miles. 


#  Of  this  singular  tribe  the  ing enioui  author  of  Obfeett  iniermtmg  t»  Ae  2tt0iA 
Jfiiikm,  thus  remarks,  "  The  Jautes  derive  their  orif  in  from  a  tingle  heatf  of  a 
lamily,  whose  name  was  Ram-gee ;  he  had  34  children,  who  gave  him  maay  gnad 
children,  who  all  retpeaed  him  as  their  father  and  prince.  The  eldest  of  the 
lamily  in  direa  Une,  has  always  been  acknowledged  as  Ram-gee  himself.  They 
were  cultivators,  thence  their  attachment  to  agriculmre.  They  remained  in  ob-> 
•curity  until  the  fall  of  the  Mogul  empire,  they  have  seized  on  Agra,  and  extended 
tiieir  power  as  far  as  Siren,  on  the  road  to  Lahore.  Their  chUfs  readed  at  Agia, 
vrith  the  title  of  Rajahs ;  the  first  of  them  that  acquired  reputation,  was  namod 
Jonah  Sing ;  his  successor's  name  was  Creten  Sing ;  and  that  of  the  last  chief  was 
l^aval  Sing.  Since  (his  nation  has  been  defeated  by  Najif  Khan,  it  has  fallen  into 
contempt  and  oblivion,  for  they  have  lost  their  conquests,  and  are  now  confined  to 
Bhurtpoor,  which  is  the  capiul  of  their  little  country ;  but  it  is  very  strongs  itsditcbcs 
are  of  a  breadth  more  than  is  usual  elsewhere,  they  are  56  feet  dc^  and  aie 
always  filled  with  water  that  comes  from  a  perennial  spring.  Their  present  chief, 
who  now  retains  the  title  of  Rajah,  is  called  Renget  Sing»  who  is,  at  the  same  time, 
the  chief  of  their  religion,  which  is  that  of  the  Hindus."     Fidr  voL  ii.  p.  180.131. 


Geographical  Description  of  the  Sooloo  Islands. 
By  A.  Dalrymple,  Esq. 


The  limits  of  Sooloo,  eastward 
and  northward,  are  the  Philipinas; 
westward,  Borneo-proper ;  and 
southward,  Idanea,  or  the  island  of 
Borneo. 

It  is  composed  of  an  archipelago, 
'  of  which  the  three  most  considera- 
ble islands,  are  Sooloo,  Baseelan, 
and  Tawcetawee.  Of  many  dis- 
tricts on  the  east,  north,  and  north- 
west coasts  of  Borneo,  and  of  the 
better  half  of  Pulawan,  or  Paragoa, 
and  of  Dumaraw. 

I  propose  to  treat,  first,  of  the 
islands :  which  I  shall  for  the  great- 
er precision,  do,  under  three  heads. 


Sooloo,   Baseelaw,  and   Taweeta- 
wee. 


SECT.  I. — Sooloo. 

Sooloo  comprehends  the  Sooh 
islands,  Tapool  isles,  Palean^an 
isles,  and  Pan|;ootarau  Isles. 

Under  the  denomination  of  the 
Soolo  islands,  I  consider  Sootoo, 
Nosa  Sal6,  Tulean,  Bankoongan, 
Panganak,  Koohangan,  Toolgar, 
BooT6Kootin,K8pooaI,  Beete&ian, 
Saang,  Dong  Dong,  Tamboolean, 
Pata,  Dantmdtan,  Loombeeao,  Pa^ 
tean,  and  Teoomabab. 

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Sodoo  itsdf  b  divided  into  seve- 
nl  chiefiships,  all  subordinate  to 
the  ca|>i^  but,  having  their  own 
officers  ifor  the  comnoon  jurisdic- 
tion in  their  several  districts. 
^  The  chiefs  of  these  districts  are  of 
different  ranks,  bdn^  denominated 
Pangleema,  Maharajah  Palawan, 
and  Orankys.  The  districts  are 
eight  in  number. 
Lcoe  which  coinprebendt  the  country  of 

Booal  and  Pateebolan,  under  a 

Pangleema 
PooddoU .•    •    • 

Dahow,  under   Maharaja  Pala* 

wan 
Fancbuab  or  Panchuar    .... 

Temontaug,  is  westward 
Q^etimg 

Seenomaan    •    .     •    . 
Timdoo-AmuM       .    .    . 

Tandoo 

Myuiboofn ^ 

the  district  adjsu:ent  t^  that^i 

town  .    •     .    .     .    *    • 
FoogPoog 

the  district  between  Bood 

Dato  and  the  sea  on  the 

other  side 

Paraug 

Tookey,  under  Parean  Batane. 
Looe  is  the  most  considerable  for 
the  number  of  people  :  It  is  not 
to  be  supposed  the  limits  of  each 
district  are  determined  with  suffi- 
cient precision,  to  permit  a  minute 
geographical  disquiution,  but  what 
u  above  mentioned  will  be  enough 
to  point  out  their  situations. 

There  are,  perhaps,  few  places 
in  the  world  more  agreeable  than 
Sooloo,  particularly  in  the  arrange- 
ment and  figure  of  the  hills.  Some 
whereof  are  covered  with  statelv 
woods,  others  with  dear  grass  land, 
delightfully  verdant,  except  in  spots 
where  it  nas  been  burnt  for  culti- 
vation^  and  which,  from  the  variety 
it  afforas,  conveys  more  the  idea 
tff  pleasure,    than  of  barrenness. 


MBny  of  the  hills  are  cultivated 
almost  to  their  summits,  and  these 
fields  surrounded  with  clumps  of 
woodland,  afford  a  delightful  pros- 
dect  to  the  eye,  which  only  wants 
country  seats,  churches,  and  such 
decorations  of  a  civilized  people  to 
form  a  complete  landscape ;  as  the 
huts  which  appear  scattered  over 
the  country,  are  but  a  poor  substi- 
tute for  the  want  of  better  habita- 
tions. 

The  coast  is  generally  woody, 
so  that  it  is  no. small  pleasure  to 
the  eye,  as  it  were,  to  steal  through 
this  barrier  into  the  cultivated 
scenes. 

Temontaugis,  the  most  remark- 
able of  the  hills,  is  a  single  moun- 
tain, peak'd  at  (op,  it  is  situated  to 
the  S.  W.  of  the  fort,  and  is  de- 
tached from  all  the  other  hills. 
To  the  southward  of  it  is  the  moim- 
tain  Tooky,  less  it\  altitude,  but 
more  beaulifuliu  appearance,  being 
chiefly  cleared  and  extremely  ver- 
dant; it  has  a  remarkable  peak  near 
near  the  summit,  detached  and  ap- 
parently steep  on  every  side,  in- 
tended, .  as  it  were,  by  nature,  for 
an  observatory.  It  is  said  the  top 
of  the  mountain  forms  itself  into 
a  hollow  plain,  with  a  gentle  de- 
clivity inwards  to  a  pit,  which  has 
lately  fallen  in,  and  is  without  bot- 
tom ;  here  the  natives  have  built  a 
town,  and  indeed  it  appears  few 
more  agreeable  situations  are  to  be 
found. 

To  the  westward  between  Tooky 
and  Temontaugis,  there  is  a  peaked 
Hummock,  named  Heegang-au,  not 
high,  though  woody. 

To  the  eastward  of  Tooky  there 
are  several  hills,  the  most  remark- 
able is  Taleepon,  which,  in  beauty 
of  appearance  surpasses,  all  the 
others.  It  is  of  a  good  height^ 
though  not  equal  to  many  others 
on  the  island;    but  the  southern 

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side  of  it  is  half  woocHami,  WSA 
savanahsy  and  the  other  hatf  cUstt* 
ed,  with  a  stfeak  of  wood  ranning 
do^i'Bf  in  a  serpentine  line,  front 
top  to  bottom.  This  is,  now,  a(^ 
most  the  only  place  on  the  islbnd 
where  there  are  elephants*  The 
destrvction  thef  make  in  the  plan*' 
tations  having  induced  the  natives 
l#  kill  all  they  can  meet  with ;  -and 
fer  tl^o  purpose  they  have  institu^ 
ted  a  grand  hunting  mat^  when* 
their  harvest  is  over. 

Dahon  is  a  pretty  high  round 
hill,  almost  in  the  centre  of  the 
western  peninsula ;  on  the  top  of 
it  is  a  large  plain,  where  a  town- 
is  built,  and  the  mountain  being 
steep,  there  are  steps  cut  for  the 
iaciuty  of  ascending  it.  This  shu- 
ation  very  naturally  influences  the 
inhabitants  to  theft,  as  they  have  a 
secure  retreat  in  their  mountain ; 
for  the  cattle  they  phmder  fttmt 
their  more  open,  not  more  honest, 
ne^hbours. 

&tween  Dahon  and  Temon- 
taugis,  though  nearer  the  fort,  are 
several  hills,  very  remarkable  in 
the  prospect  they  form,  as  expressed 
in  tne  view  from  the  bay ;  one  of 
the  two  flat  ones  named  Datto,  was 
the  retreat  of  the  chief  Sooloos  du- 
ring the  Spanish  invasion,  when 
they  established  ^me  forts  on  the 
island.  The  view  also  represents 
the  other  hills  to  Seenomaan  better, 
than  many  words  could  describe 
them. 

Dakola  is  a  small  woody  hill, 
detached  from  all  others,  and  situ- 
lUed  near  the  bottom  of  Booal  Bay. 
fjrool,  Taudoo,  and  the  chain  be* 
fween  them  to  the  soutiiward,  are 
chiefly  remarkable  for  the  beauty 
and  diversity  of  prospect 

The  country  dtuated  between 
tfie  various  hills,  is  not  a  dead  flat, 
but  waved  pfauns  cultivated  in  many 


[MiuB,  wnHUK  in  sn^  wvif  wuuca 
with  streani^  wtuch  diaartibdgvf 
themselves  on  evby  ade^  mrf  «^ 
adapted  for  tkt  piMucte  of  si^ 
canes,  grain,  &€.  The  sofl  b  iaf 
genetal  a  stiff  kKMhy  bhurk,  or  Ad, 
moMi  though  fVool  the  fort  to* 
Timontiu^  it  k  very  shailow, 
and  soarceiy  strewed  oter  the  hfoa 
stones,  though  eveii  this  part  ykW 
good  pasture,  and  woods  of  tCak, 
though  gcttmlly  siii^6d  Id  tfidr 
^mh  by  burning  tlie  httd,  wkkk 
M  doobhere  to  entice  the  deest^  bf 
the  yotmg  herb^  thit  shootsi^ 
from  theashes.  There  are,  besides 
many  reeds,  tHdch  woutd  fofm  est^ 
celldnt  thatch  ftiT  hosics^ 

The  husbandry  of  Sooloois  ifttf 
far  from  hdng  sldequite  to  the  na- 
tural advantages ;  fbr  want  of  a 
little  asdstance  to  natare^  it  oflen 
hippeas  that  their-crops  £di  them 
in  a  dry  season;  whereas;,  were 
they  to  use  the  least  degree  of 
iodustry,  to  collect  and  preserve 
their  watei^  they  would  never  be 
in  danger  of  htaik^  bat  ifi  tM 
seasons  would  havecrops^  stfpqiuf 
to  now,  and^  good  in  dry  ones, 
whereas  now  it  sooietimea  hif)peia 
a  fleld  is  not  worth  reaping. 

The  apfoess  of  the  sou  to  rm 
into  grass,  is  riso  anotiicr  incon- 
venience tfiey  bsivt  to  str^g^ 
with,  fbr  if  they  cd^ate  thb  sstta 
ground  two  or  three  years  foAowh^ 
%e  grass  chokks  the  paddy.  IW 
prevents  them  firotti  grtrimof  up 
the  roots  of  the  trees,  aad  Arind 
having  been  burnt,  the  bntifkA 
are  left  bare  wiihoirt  leaves,  whkh 
has  theappeantnce  of  barieupto 
at  a  distance. 

There  are  madjr  toWasr  00  the 
sea  shore,-  though  'inland;  tbey  aie 
chiefly  m  stragj^iiig  lints..  To  the 
eastward  of  Sooloo,  ^  on  the  Mtth 
HM|jSssett  sttd' 


cc^  Pktekooi 

•  Patekoollf  the  name  of  a  bill)  thensikitef  of  tfie  t^MnnCo^-tifftfi; 

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Tagteebeeon;  Bpo^l  bay,  Qoon- 
boon^  Soook,  and  some  other 
towns,.  Booal  Sapung,  Karang- 
Karaoe ;  on  the  S»  £.  Tau4oo;  <Mt 
Saang  bay,  Patebooan;  Maymboomt 
o^  the  south  ;  Parang,  Sec,  ou  the* 
w:;3t;  and  on  the  N*  W.  Senogaani 
Kanjea,  Bato-bato,  and    Matuda.. 

IsL  Nosa  Sale  is  a  small  low 
woody  islafid,  close  to  the  poiAt> 
of.P^r^Ug^bav. 

2.  Tooiean,  a. small  though 
petly^  h'^h  roc^  ishu&d,  in  shape 
like  a  slipper.  There  are  here  .many 
painted  snakes  which  crawl  into 
their  vessels  that  lie  a  mghi  at 
this  island. 

3b  Bankoongou  is  pretty  high 
and  covered  with  wood,  but  ap^ 
pe^ts  very  rocky  and  barnen.  It 
Itas  a  fishipg  hut  or  two  on  the. 
south  side. 

4.  Pan^nak  is  merely  a  rock 
covered  with  shrubs. 

5^  iCoohun^n  has  no  inhabi- 
tants; it  appears  like  two  islands, 
th,9re  being  a  low  isthmus  in  the, 
middle.    It  is  very  woody. 

6,  Toolgan  is  a  high  land,  the 
hills  fornx  an  amphitheatre  with  a 
large  valley  in  the  middle,  to  which 
two  or  tbrep  bceaks  between  thei 
hills  form  a  passage,  particularly  oa 
the.  south  part,  where  there  is  a 
large  plain,,  between  the  Peak-hill 
and  Ike  Grun^idge,  covered  witl^- 
woods.  The  island  is  not  at  present 
inhabited  ;  but  formerly  it  was, 
and  hadihen  msg^iy  cattle,  cocoa* 
nut  and  otIier«  fruit  trees,  which. 
were  destroyed  by  the  Spaniards  in 
th^ir  last  expedition  against  Sooloo« 

The. woods  are  not,  in  general, 
lar^e  towards  the  shore,  they  are  of 
varipus  kindf,.  and  maay  of  them 
good  timber.  The  Alexandrian 
laurel  is  common  enough,  and  by 
ni^cli  the  largest  I  have  seen  s  one 
of  them,  growing,  oa  the  shorc^ 
being:  abpye  t^^.  |a|bo^  in  cir* 


cumference.  There  are-  several 
Foot  trees' OB  the  ishMid;  the  losvea 
are  dark  green,  pretty  large  and  * 
high  ribb^:  the  Daumer  is  iw 
general  aa  white  as  milk,  and  has 
the  consistency,  and  somewhat  of 
the  ^smeli  of  titrpentine ;  it  seems 
to  ooze  entirely  from  the  bark«i 
The  shore  is,  in  some  places,,  so 
steep,  that  a  lai^^  ship  maty  caceeK 
by  it ;  but  the  islahd  is  but  ill  sup 
plied  with  water.  The  bay  is  vecjf 
commodtous^  and  secure  tor  a  hm 
sbipS' 

7.  Bodekootio,,  which  format 
with  part  of  Sooloo,  a  harbour  for 
small  vessels,  is  a  low  woody  iskaid 
u  ithout  water. 

8.  Kapool  is  inhaUted,  and  pnK 
duces  considerable  quantities  of 
of  Paddys  it  is  pretty  highland^, 
with  woods  of  very  lairge  fine.  tia»4 
ber,  and  has  plenty  of  deer. 

9.  Beeteenan  is  not  sohigbai* 
Kapool,  but  little  different  from  it 
otherwise. 

10.  Saaug  are  several  smaU 
rocky  keys,  which  forma  cove  with 
the  south  coast  of  Sooloo,  but  wbe^ 
ther  there  be  depth  wiihin,  or  any^ 
passage  through  them^  is  uncertain. 

11.  Dong  Dong  is  a  long,  low,v 
woody  island ;  at  the  S.  £.  end' 
arc  several  rocks  above  water. 

12.  Tamboolean  is  a  small  low^ 
woody  island,  which  seems  to  have 
a  riff  all  round  it 

13.  Pata  is  a  pretty  large  inha- 
bited island,  off  Saang-'Bay.  The* 
western  part  is  high  land,  the  east 
low.  It  has  a  good  stock  of  cattle, 
and  it  is  said,  one  very  old  elephant. 
There  are  three  pits  of  very  white 
saltpetre  earth,  which  yields  }  of 
petre. 

14.  Danmiodcan  is  another  small 
^  low  woody  island,  close  to  the  N.' 
'  end  of  Pata. 

15.  Loombooean,  similar  to  the 
formaiviuid  xlosa  to  it. 

16.  Pa- 


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16«  PMetn  it  loIenUy  high; 
abooiKis  with  wtter,  and  is  reported 
to  have  a  cove,  with  depth  of  wa- 
ter for  any  thip,  on  the  £.  side 
which  fronts  the  coast  of  Sooloo, 
and  is^  therefore,  bmd-locked. 

17.  Teeoomabai  is  a  low  woody 


S.  ^   Paranff-paranga,  Seebeck- 
9,  >tn^,andKarangChena,are 


The  Tapool  isles  comprehend 
N.  and  S.  Kabing^aan,  Talod^ 
Tapool,  Boolepong-ponff,  Sooiadd^, 
Tara,  Seeassee,  Nanka  Laroenoosa, 
Parang-parangan,  Ltebeehbg,  Ka- 
rang  Chena,  Manoobol,  Lipak, 
Ptodanune,  and  Seerloom. 

1 8. 7    The  Kabing-aans  are  two 

19.  3  low  woody  islands,  with  a 
chain  of  rocks,  like  hay-codLS,  run- 
ning from  one  to  the  other. 

20.  Talook  is  close  to  them,  and 
is  similar,  all  three  are  remarkable 
for  plenty  of  fish. 

21.  Tapool  i^  an  high  island, 
abounding  with  firesh  water,  and 
yams,  b^ng  cultivated  to  the 
very  top.  The  natives  derived 
from  the  island  of  Sooloo,  retain 
some  peculiar  laws  and  customs, 
though  not  very  woithy  to  be 
imitated. 

22.  Booleepong-pong  is  a  hirii 
island  also,  but  appears  more  woody 
than  Tapool. 

23.  Sooladdee  is  a  low  woody 
isUnd,  without  fresh  water. 

24.  Tara  b  nothing  more  than 
a  high  rock,  with  a  few  shrubs. 

25.  $eeass«e  is  an  high  island 
clothed  with  woods,  but  cleared  in 
many  places.  It  is  inhabited,  and 
well  supplied  with  fresh  water,  it 
yields  many  small  Couries,  and 
small  Baat,  named  Seeasse. 

26.  Nanka  is  a  small  hummock, 
but  pretty  high  and  woody. 

27.  Lamenoosa  has  a  oeach  of 
very  bright  white  sand,  but  within 
seems  entirelv  covered  with  wood, 
it  is  not  higK,  though  above  the 
level  of  tbeisunds  to  the  southward. 


28. 
29. 

30.  )  alTlow  and  woody,  with  a 
sandy  beach.  It  is  very  difficult, 
in  pcuang  them,  to  determine  their 
Kmits  or  number,  as  great  part  ap- 
pears a  low  sandy  ridge,  with  tufts 
of  trees  here  and  there,  which  bok 
like  so  many  islands.  Paran-paran* 
gau  is  very  low,  with  some  n)ots 
of  bright  white  sand,  which  kx4 
like  breakers,  between  it  and  Lam- 
enoosa ;  there  is  a  dry  sand-bank 
named  Noonoin. 

These  islands  form  an  harbour 
with  Seeassee,  but  it  is  reported  to 
be  shaUow. 

31.  Manoobol  is  a  smaU  bw 
woody  island. 

32.  Pandamme  b  described  to 
be  a  small  sand,  with  a  few  bodies 
close  to  Lapak. 

34.  And  Seerloom,  a  small  island 
adjacent  to  it. 
The  Paueootanm  isles  are  Fm- 

rrauOobeeau,TedLOol,Oosad- 
,  Kooneelaan,  Bas-bas,  Mdc^ 
pootbas,  Paudookau,  Kodapiao, 
Boobooau,  Toobigan,  P^takoonan, 
Teomabal,  Taweetawee,  Lihat* 
khat,  Kaangau,  Palleeangan,  Toof- 
tong,  Maroongas,  SoohcfeorBoiod, 
Hegad,  and  Meems. 

$5.  Paugootaran,  fbrmerfy  set- 
tled by  the  Spaniards,  who  left  a 
breed  of  large  hogs,  is  about  10m: 
long,  and  at  the  south  end  where 
broadest,  near  half  that  in  breadth ; 
it  b  destitute  not  only  of  harboon, 
but  even  of  shelter  for  dups,  k 
being  steep  to  a  very  small  distaioe 
on  every  side.  It  is  very  wdl  in- 
habited, by  slaves  and  vassds  rf 
the  sultan  Oranky  Malliek.  &c. 
The  chief  town  named  Mag^oco^ 
b  situated  on  the  east  side,  a  fitlk 
.from  the  shore,  though  there  are 
some  houses  near  the  beach.  There 
are  several  white  coral  and  sand 
banks  off  thb  part  of  thet^md, 

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with  smalt  channels  through  them, 
whkh,  at  high  water,  udmit  large 
boats    into    the    shallow    lagunes 
fonfied   by  these  banks   and  the 
shore,  which  are  secure  from  all 
weather.     The  island  is  an  entire 
bed  -of  coral  rock,  with  scarce  any 
appearance  of  soil  upon  it,   and 
every  where  so  shallow,  that  the 
people  who  die  here  arc  removed 
to  some  of  the  other  islands  to  be 
interred ;  however,  although  there 
be  so  little  soil,  there  arc  plenty  of 
fine   timber  trees,   which  arc   in 
geiteral  very  lofty,  and  have  many 
doves  and  other  birds  on  them. 
The  island  abounds  with  cocoa- 
nut  trees,  which  are  very  tall  and 
fruitful ;  this  is  an  infinite  benefit 
to 'the  inhabitants,  as  the  island  is 
destitute  of  good  fresh  water.     In 
the  dry  season  it  is  very  salt,  and 
is  lioito  be  drank  by  any  but  th»n- 
selves,  though  they,  it  is  pretended, 
like.it  better  than  other  water :  but 
in  the  rainy  season  it  is  only  brack- 
ish.     Notwithstanding  this    defi- 
ciency of  water  and  want  of  soil, 
this  island  has  plenty   of  cattle, 
whicb^  though  small,  are  very  ^t. 
They  have  also  many  fine  goats, 
and  plenty  ci  fowls.'  The  chief 
part    of    Maglocob's    house    was 
built,   according    to   the   eastern 
style,  on  posts;  but  for  this  purpose, 
instead  of   sinking    them  in  the 
ground,  which  the  nature  of  the 
copntry  rendered  difficult,  and  un- 
stable, he  had  made  choice  of  a 
spot  where  four  trees  grew  at  the 
distance  required,  and  having  lop- 
ped i  off  their  Jieads,  upon  them  Ins 
palace  was  bmlt,  and  perhaps  some- 
thing of  thi^  kind  may  have  eiven 
rise  to  the  reports  of  people  living 
in  trees.   .  A  litlle  ttf  thcnso«thward 
of  .Maglocob  is  BS)  t-bayt,  consist- 
ing only  of  two  or  tlwee  houses. 
The  most  remarkable  thing  here, 
Is  a   cocoa*nut  growing  within  a 
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large  tree,  the  trunk  being  entirely 
concealed  till  the  branches  of  the 
tree  spread. 

36.  Ox>beeau  is  the  largest  of 
the  islands  on  the  south  side  of 
the  strait  which  divides  them  from 
Pangootaran.  It  is  reported  to  be 
divided  by  several  creeks,  and 
about  the  middle  has  one  tree  dis- 
tiaguishably  higher  than  the  rest. 

37.  Teekool  b  the  highest  of 
these  islands,  but  is  without  any 
hill,  it  is  small  and  almost  round, 
the  east  end  is  lowest. 

38.  Oosadda  is  also  low  and 
woody,  the  trees  are  highest  in 
the  middle,^  both  ends  being  low, 
and  looking,  at  a  distance,  hke 
other  islands  behind  it;  the  east 
side,  particularly,  is  very  smooth 
and  low. 

39.  Koonelaan,  and 

40.  Bas-bas,  are  both  low  woody 
isles. 

41.  Maleepotbas,  is  also  lowi 
and  woody,  it  has  shoals  all  round, 
which  extended  above  two  miles  to 
the  N.  W. 

42.  Pandookan,  which  is  low 
and  woody,  is  inhabited,  and  is 
reported  to  have  a  salt-water  lake, 
in  the  interior  part ;  off  the  south 
point  are  two  spits  of  shoal  water, 
and  between  them  a  bank  with 
tolerable  ancliorage,  within  a  quar- 
ter of  a  mile  from  the  shore ;  the 
N  E  is  shoal  a  good  way,  half  a 
mile,  there  being  only  two  fethoms, 
and  for  a  little  distance  from  the 
N  W  point  of  Pandookan,  it  is  dry. 

43.  Koolassean  is  a  low  woody 
island,  destitute  of  water  and  in- 
habitants. 

44;  Toobigau  is  a  small  woody 
island,  with  a  little  rising  on  the 
middle,  it  has  fresh  water,  and  it 
onlv,  of  ail  the  iskinis  from  Sooloo 
to  f*angotaran. 

45.  Teomabal  is  low  and  woody. 

4^  Patakoonan,  is  al^o  low  and 
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woody  near  the  west  end ;  on  the 
north  side  there  is  a  large,  and, 
to  appearance,  deep  lagune ;  there 
tre  several  sand-banks  off  the  north 
coubt,  which  are  high  out  of  the 
water,  particularly  near  the  east 
end  of  the  island,  and  form  several 
secure  coves  for  boats;  on  the 
banks  are  so  many  sea  fowl,  tliat 
14  were  killed  at  one  shot. 

47.  Booboaan,  has  a  rouud  hum- 
muk  on  the  north  point,  and  in  the 
interior  part,  a  salt-water  lake ;  it 
is  very  woody.  There  are  some 
people  on  it. 

48.  Taweetawee  is  a  small,  low, 
woody  island, 

49.  Lahat-lahat  similar  to  it,  is 
adjacent  to  the  east  part  of  Pallec- 
angan,  as, 

30.  Kaangan,  still  smaller,  is  to 
the  north. 

51,  Palleeangan  is  a  low  woody 
island,  the  part  fronting  the  8  W 
is  a  long  straight  sdndy  beach ; 
in  the  middle  of  the  island  is  a 
salt-water  lake.  Off  the  western 
part  is  a  little  island,  named 

52.  Tong-tong,  separated  from 
Palleeangan  by  a  narrow  channel, 
passable  for  boats  at  high  water. 

33.  Maroongas  is  pretty  high 
and  rocky,  except  the  eastern  part, 
which  is  low  and  woody ;  there  arc 
some  fruit  plantations  on  it. 

54.  Sohokon-Bolod  is.  remark- 
able for  two  hills  on  the  south  coast ; 
the  western  and  northern  part  of 
the  island  is  chiefly  low  and  flooded, 
which  affords  a  conveniency  for 
making  much  salt. 

55.  Hegad  is  a  low  woody 
island,  as  is 

56.  Mcenis,  which  is  steqp  very 
close  to  the  shore,  and  then  sur- 
rounded with  shoal  water.     It  is 


very  difficult  to  land,  being  almost 
every  where  surrounded  with  beds 
of  coral,  dry  at  low  water. 

Almost  all  these  islands  have 
great  plenty  of  turtle. 

The  following  islands  ought  pro- 
perly to  come  under  the  class  of 
the  Sooloo  isles,  but  as  their  de- 
scription is  entirely  from  BabttoTs 
report,  it  appeared  more  digihle  to 
speak  of  them  apart.* 

To  the  S  W  of  Bas^bas  4  or  5fD  : 
is  a  rmmd  island  named  To^xdoo- 
back ;  on  the  S  side  it  is  without 
trees.  Between  these  two  i^ands 
is  the  Sunken  Island  Apo-Laraboo; 
within  the  memory  or  man,  it  was 
above  water,  but  is  now,  wbar 
shoalest,  4  ^thom  under  the  sur- 
face. It  had  a  bke  three  fathoms 
deep  in  the  Nmiddle,  without  any 
entrance  through  the  bank  of  sand 
which  surrounded  it,  and  was 
covered  with  trees,  which  arc  all 
dead,  being  still  visible  under  water. 

58.  Toogbabas  is  5  or  6m :  to  tbe 
W  of  TooTbaloobook,  and  is  shai- 
lar  to  it,  having  no  trees  on  the  5 
side.  To  the  westward  are  a  dw- 
ter  of  islands  about  lOm:  distant. 

59.  Keenekeehan,  about  the  9ze 
of  Toogbabas,  covered  with  trees. 

60.  Dockan,  a  long  low  islaodi 
as  is 

6 1 .  Laparun,  adjacent  to  it 

62.  Karaoogan,  round,  and  some- 
what less  than  Keeneekahan,  and  to 
the  E  of  them. 

63.  A  rock  like  Feelean,  with- 
out soundings,  at  half  a  mile  dis- 
tance, named  Deolobato. 

To  the  southward  of  Toogbabas 
is  another  cluster  of  low  isbnds, 
lying  in  a  cirde  upon  a  bank, 
where  they  collect  baat  or  sea 
slug,  Bcc,  they  are  named 


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present  the  observ'.t  ons  then  made ;  ihoush  I  mui!  take  notice,  that  the  dctcnpuoa 
here  given  appeai>.  to  be  inaccurate. 

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64.  1     Dammy,  Seengaan,  Da- 
Sc     >  saan,  Mammanook,  Bam- 

72.  )  bannan,  which  hns  two 
little  islands  named  Lahat-lahat 
adjacent  to  it^  fiallingoan  and 
Oowaan. 

Samar  Laut  contains  Manooing- 
oot,  Baugao,  Seemeessa,  Bang- 
cenjc-^,  Nmmanook,  Parool,  Tong- 
keel,  Mamud,  Bookootoa^  Belawn, 
Halooloocoo,  Tapeantana,  Luna* 
van,  Boobooan,  and  Duobolod. 

73.  Manoong-oot  is  a  small 
round  hummock  island,  and  is  the 
western  point  of  the  Samur  Laut 
islands,  tnose  to  the  eastward  in 
general,  are  destitute  of  water, 
and  are  chiefly  inhabited  by  Ba- 
jows,  who  collect  the  produce  of 
the  adjacent  seas  which  chiefly 
consists  in  pearl-oysters  and  cow- 
ries ;  these  are  all  low  and  woody 
except 

74.  Mamud,  which  has  a  little 
hill 

75.1     Bclawn  and  Bookootoa, 

76. /close  together,  both  of 
good  height,  the  former  very  much 
resembling  the  Great  Saugboy,  or 
Hare's  Ear.* 

77.  Halooloocoo  is  of  a  pretty 
gojd  height,  though  no  hills. 

78.1       Tapeantana,   Lunawan, 

79.  >  arid  Boobooan,  are  three 

80.  J  hills,  the  middle  the- least, 
the  other  two  exactly  of  the  same 
height  and  appearance. 

8U  1      Deeaboled,    which   sig- 
82.  Jnifies  two  hills,    are  two 

small  rocky  islands,  covered  with 

bushes. 


Sect.  2. — Batscclan 

Baseelan  islands,  besides  the  small 
isle  round  Baseelan,  of  which  we 
have  not  the  detail,  comprehend 
Baseelan  suid  Peelas  isles. 


8S.  Baseelan,  has  a  large  range 
of  mountains  in  the  middle,  but 
towards  the  coast  it  appears  low ; 
the  whole  seems  very  woody,  and 
being  but  thinly  inhabited,  its  pro- 
ductions are  not  considerable,  or 
well  known:  It  is  said  there  is 
massaroong  there ;  grain  it  yields 
in  plenty,  cowries  are  abundant, 
but  these  are  the  chief  production^ 
I  have  heard  of;  and  tlie  whole 
island  being  destitute  of  harboiu^s,* 
it  is  of  less  consequence  than  its 
extent  and  situation  would  give 
room  to  imagine.  I  cannot  enter 
into  a  minute  description  of  the 
island,  and  therefore  leave  it. 

The  Peelas  islands  comprehend 
Peelas,  with  several  low  woody 
islands  adjacent  to  it.  Ballook-bal- 
look,  the  Great  and  Little  Sangboy 
or  Hare's  Ears,  Teyng-a,  Kalubbub 
and  Dasaan,  with  the  Salleeoolakeb 
and  Pedas  rocks.  All  the  islands 
are  woody,  and  without  fixed  in- 
habitants, being,  in  general,  desti- 
tute of  water. 

83.  Peelas  is  a  pretty  large  island, 
of  good  height,  and  appears  to  have 
a  good  harbour  on  the  south  side, 
but  the  island  is  described  to  be 
destitute  of  water.  It  yields  great 
plenty  of  cowries. 

84.  The  north  end  of  Ballook- 
ballook  is  a  very  pretty  round 
hill,  with  low  land  on  the  south  j 
the  island  is  without  water. 

85.7     The  Sangboys  are  two 

86.  j  pretty  high  woody  islands, 
and  are  said  to  have  fresh  water. 

87.  Dasaam  is  low  and  very 
woody,  some  of  the  trees  are  large 
timber.  Ebony  is  to  be  found 
here,  as  well  as  in  all  the  neigh- 
bouring islands.  It  produces  great 
plenty  of  cowries,  and  some  keema. 

88.  Kalublub  is  larger  than 
Dasaam,  but  otherwise  much  alike. 


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The  SallceoolakkJt  are  five  rocks ; 
the  largest,  at  some  distance  from  the 
others,  is  a  heap  of  marble  rocks, 
with  a  few  shrubs  and  tufts  of  grass 
shooting  out  of  the  cliffs.  It  is  the 
habitation  of  multitudes  of  sea< 
fowl,  whose  eggs  are  in  great  abun- 
dance.* 


Sect.  3. 
T.'iVDcetaxoee — 56  Islands. 

The  Tawcctawee  islands  are 
very  numerous,  and  may  be  dis- 
tinguished into  two  classes.  Ta- 
veetawee  and  Sibooto.  Some  (par- 
ticularly Taweetawee  itself)  of 
considerable  extent,  some  of  them 
high,  many  low,  and  not  a  few 
mere  rocks. 

Their  number,  names,  and  ato- 
ation,  are  not  well  enough  de- 
scribed to  permit  a  minute  detail ; 
those  mentioned  to  me,  are— 

Taweetawee,  Scemaloak,  Coo-ad- 
bassang  Tatla^n,  Scepyook,  Book- 
ootlapccs,  Bangao,  Noosapapabag 
Tangoo,  Manookmanka,  Simonor, 
Sangvseeape,  &c.  Samampoot,  Doo- 
laneooolang,  Lapa-brean,  Teeheek- 
teeheck,  Babagsowka,  Beelaltan, 
Bassecboollc^,  Panampangan,  Ba- 
narran,  Mantabooan,  Latoau,  Sc- 
kooboom.  Bow-wan  Kalampapa- 
han,  Kalaectan,  Oobeean,  Taboo 
aan,  Beenticolan,  Kcenapoossan^ 
Magpeos,  Tagao,  Looran,  Tanko- 
lalooan,  Tandoo,  Baltcr,  Balleeoon- 
gan,  Tato,  Batotapak,  Nankaan, 
Goolemaan,  Powmahan,  Kangtee- 
pyhan,  Tambagaan,  Sigboye,.  Ka- 
kakataan,  Parangan,  Tapaan,  Mag- 
loombo,  Manincolat,  Babawan,  and 
Buhuan.. 

The  ciraimstances  reported  to 
mc  of  these  islands  are  to  follow : 


In  the  intenor  part  of  Taweetawee 
there  is  a  lake,  named  Lanan  Toong* 
an^,  with  an  island  in  the  middle^ 
which,  in  one  place,  appcoachesso 
near  the  main,  that  the  roots  of  a 
large  tree  there,  hang  over  the 
iskind,  and  affords  a  passag<e  to  fu- 
gitive slaves,  who  have  fixed  them- 
selves on  the  island.  The  lake  is 
full  of  crocodiles. 

There  b  another  lake  on  the 
island  of  more  consequence,  it  is 
named  Dooagon,  and  was  for  some- 
time the  residence  of  sultan  Bada- 
rodin  (from  thence  conunonly  ca&- 
ed  sultan  Dooogon).  Two  rivers 
fall  into  the  lake,  and  the  coast  be- 
tween them  is  steep  rocky  cfifis. 
The  lake  is  frcsK  at  low-water, 
and  has  eight  fatlioms.  The  river 
leading  firom  it  to  the  sea,  has  6, 6, 
and  7  fathoms ;  but  on  the  bar, 
which  is  of  black  sand,  only  one 
and  three-quarters  at  knv-water,  and 
about  four  at  (he  height  of  springs. 

Towsau  Doolang-doolang,  adja- 
cent to  Doongon,  has  very  manr 
large  pearl  oysters. 

The  chain  of  islands  on  the  S£ 
side  of  Taweetawee  -are  all  kwr, 
with  an  infinite  number  of  shoals 
between  them  and  Taweetavee, 
through  which  the  channels  bans 
P,  7,  and  8  fathoms  but  arc  ex- 
tremely intricate,  and  so  narrow 
that  the  Chinese  junks,  used  in 
some  places,  required  to  be  pushed 
on  with  poles.  These  guts  arc  the 
most  valuable  pearl  fishing,  as  ac- 
cessible at  all  times,  and  fish  of  ta- 
rious  kinds  are  aniaaingly  plentiful, 
and  of  great  size.  The  island  <rf 
Taweetawee  has  but  few  peopk, 
but  abounds  with  excellent  timber. 

Saman^poot  has  many  all^tors* 

Noosa  Pababag  is  low  a^  uo- 


*  There  are  many  other  islands  in  the  vicinity  of  Peelaa  and  Baselau,  besides 
those  named ;  but  I  have  not  thought  it  expedient  to  alter  tke  MS.  by  the  addstioA 
•f  those,  of  which  I  had  no  knowledge  at  that  timc^    . 

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inhabited  ;  it  is  rocky  in  the  raid- 
die,  and  deslilute  of  water. 

Simonor  has  plenty  of  Manatee. 

Tankalalooan  is  so  called  &om 
the  number  of  ovsters. 

Tagao-head  island,  from  a  sup- 
posed similihidc  to  a  man's  head. 

The  names  of  several  of  the 
islands  are  so  immodest,  that  it 
would  be  improper  to  shew  their 
nakedness  by  a  translation.  The* 
raost  obscene  parts  of  the  human 
frame,  give  name  to  some,  from  a 
real  or  supposed  resemblance,  and 
others  derive  their  appellations  from 
accidents  the  most  indecent. 

Magpeos  is  a  single  mountain. 

Hooran,  a  small  hill,  inhabited. 

Sigbye  is  high  land,  but  destitute 
of  water. 

Tambagaan,  which  is  situated 
between  it  and  Taweetawee,  is  not 
very  high,  but  has  good  water. 

Kangteepyan  are  two  small  islands, 
less  than  Sooladee,  lying  E  and  VV 
parallel  to  each  other.  The  south- 
ern has  a  ledge  of  rocks  on  the  south 
side,  making  a  harbour  for  small 
vessels, 

Beebuan  has  in  the  middle  a 
lake,  and  the  river  which  leads  to 
it  is  on  the  N  W  side.  The  island 
is  about  the  size  of  Tapool. 

Kakataan,  about  the  size  of  Mi- 
nis, is  a  low  woody  island,  so  infest- 
ed with  mosquitoes,  that  the  Soo- 
loos  are  afraid  to  go  near  it. 

Magloomba  is  a  small  island 
which  produces  birds'  nesls.  There 
is  an  entrance  at  top,  but  too  small 
to  admit  a  man.  The  people  who 
go  to  gatlier  the  nests,  therefore, 
dive  under  water,  and  pass  under 
the  cliffs,  where  there  is  a  passage 
into  the  cave. 

Although  the  greatest  part  of 
Palawau  be  under  the  Sooloo  do- 


minion, yet  I  cannot  enter  into  a 
minute  description.  The  country, 
in  general,  is  described  to  be  plain 
and  flat  to  the  bottom  of  the  hills, 
and  no  country  in  this  quarter  a- 
bounds  more  in  valuable  produc- 
tions. The  canes  are  esteemed 
the  finest  in  the  world;  cowries 
are  very  plenty ;  wax,  tortoise-shell, 
baat,  or  sea-slug,  &c.  are  in  abun- 
dance. Most  of  the  Idaan  live  on 
the  East  side,  for  which  reason  it  is 
best  frequented ;  but  as  there  are 
few  Bajaws,  the  utmost  benefit  is 
not  derived  from  the  innumerable 
banks  there.  There  has  been  late- 
ly found  the  teujoo,  which  is  the 
gum,  or  resin,  of  a  very  large  tree ; 
it  much  resembles  amber,  and  40 
or  50  pccul  may  be  had  of  it  year- 
ly.* There  is  much  ebony  and 
laka ;  and  it  is  said  there  arc  hot 
springs  and  mines  of  gold.  Ths 
west  side  is  chiefly  inhabited  by  a 
savage  people,  who  seldom  fre- 
quent the  coast. 

The  Sooloo  dominions  in  Bor- 
neo, are  distinguished  into  four  dis- 
tricts.— ^Tiroon,  Mangeedara,  Mal- 
loodoe,  and  Keeney  balloo,  or  Pa- 
pal. 

The  first  extends  from  Kanne- 
oongan  to  Sibocoo,  which  is  *the 
last  river  of  Tiroon. 

Mangeedara  extends  from  Sibo- 
coo northward  to  Towsan  Du- 
yon. 

Mulloodoo  comprehends  the  north 
end  of  the  island,  and 

Pappal,  the  districts  adjacent  to 
Borneo  proper:  however,  the  limits 
of  each  are  not  very  definite.  Re- 
sides these  districts  on  the  main, 
there  are  many  islands  adjacent  to 
almost  every  part  of  it,  which  I 
propose  to  mention  in  succcsbioii 
to  the  district  they  are  nearest. 


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The  coast  is  all  low ;  mangrovy 
land;  the  mountains  very  distant 
inshore,  are  inhabited  by  Idaan; 
all  the  country  is  covered  with  the 
sago  trees,  wnich  being  the  chief 
sustenance  of  the  natives,  they 
plant  in  great  numbers  every  year, 
to  prevent  any  deficiency,  as  they 
are  long  in  growing.  The  rivers 
are  tnany ;  very  large  and  naviga- 
ble. The  pr(>duce  of  the  country 
is  chiefly  sago  and  birds*  nests,  both 
which  are  in  great  perfection  and 
abunc^ance.  It  also  yields  wax, 
canes,  rattans,  mats,  noney,  and 
some  parts  of  it  gold ;  goolega,  and 
baat  or  sea-slug  ^  and  it  is  affirmed 
there  is  great  plenty  of  salt-petre, 
and  many  capis. 

The  first  river  of  Tiroon,  is  Ta- 
peandurcan,  or  Taped urian,  chief- 
ly remarkable  for  the  bad  dlsposi- 
Uon  of  its  inliabitants. 

The  next  is  a  small  river,  named 
Samontay,  and  to  the  northward 
of  it, 

Dumaring,  which  is  a  considera- 
ble place.     A  little  further  is, 

Talyscan,  to  t  he  northward  where- 
of is  a  point  with  a  hill  towards  the 
sl.o.e.  There  are  several  banks a- 
long  the  coast,  where  they  collect 
baat. 

The  next  river  is  a  very  large 
one,  sometimes  called  Barow,  and 
sometimes  Curan,  from  different 
places  near  jt.  fhe  first  is  an  inde- 
pendent state,  in  alliance  with  Soo- 
loo ;  the  other  is  subject  to  Sooloo. 
The  river  has  three  fathoms  at  the 
mouth,  but  there  are  several  shoalt 
which  require  a  pilot.  There  is  a 
considerable  trade  in  cocoa-nuts  car- 
ried on  from  Tualce,  in  Celebes, 
to  Barow,  which  they  call  Barong. 


According  to  their  accounts,  the 
river  is  very  deep  within,  and  the 
country  yields  much  birds'  nests  and 
other  valuable  comnKxlities.  But 
though  the  Sooloos  agree  in  the 
magnitude  of  the  river,  they  deny 
that  the  country  is  of  much  conse- 
quence with  respect  to  its  (Mt>dDce. 
This  river  is  in  the  bottom  of  a 
deep  bay,  the  land  running  from 
•thence  to  the  eastward,  terminating 
in  a  point  of  red  land,  called,  on 
that  account,  Tanna  Kera,  off 
which  aie  many  islands.  The 
northern  part  of  this  point  is  called 
Sabannoong,  from  whence  the  land 
runs  as  much  to  the  westward  to  a 
large  river,  named  Baroongan,  or 
Booloongan,  which  b  a  considera- 
ble place,  formerly  under  Passir, 
and,  besides  tlie  common  produce 
of  Tiroon,  yields  much  gold,  i 
very  rich  mine  having  been  lately 
discovered ;  it  also  yields  earth-oil. 
Adjacent  to  this,  is  Sicatack,  or  ia- 
lawang :  it  is  represented  to  be  a 
fine  bay,  into  which  the  small  river 
of  Tolaiigang  falls  on  the  south 
side,  an^.  that  of  MantabuUng  on 
the  north.  The  productions  of 
this  place  are,  100  pccul  bhck- 
birds'  nests,  besides  a  little  white, 
and  the  other  Tiroon  commodi- 
ties. 

There  arc  many  islands  close  to 
this  part  of  the  coust,  where  the 
river  of  Leelcedong  disembogues 
itself  intotiie  sea.  One.  of  these 
named  Tarakkair,  yields  20  or  50 
jars  of  earth-oil,  per  annum.  This 
river  is  capable  of  receiving  the 
largest  shij>s,  and  is  very  popu- 
lous,* It  ia  sometimes  naiiicd  Leo 
and  Leedong,  from  different  places 
siluated  on  it.  Inland  it  produces 
much  ric«,  which  they  sell,  liring 
on  sago,   as  in  other  ports  of  Ti- 


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TOon.  There  is,  adjacent  to  this 
place,  another  red  land,  called  also 
Tanna  Mera  Sambacoong,  which 
according  to  the  sultan's  account, 
yields  above  20  peculs  of  birds* 
nests.  It  is  also  a  large  river,  tho' 
less  than  Leo;  but  it  has  some 
shoals  at  the  entrance,  and  several 
inlands  divided  by  creeks,  and  co- 
vered with  Neepa  trees.  The  out- 
ermost of  the  islands,  which  termi- 
nates in  a  sharp  point,  is  named 
Pedadda ;  it  forms,  on  the  south, 
Sibicoo-bay,  in  which  the  river  dis- 
embogues. Sibocoo  river*  is  larger 
than  Sacubacoong :  but  is  said  to 
have  some  shoals  at  the  entrance. 
The  current  is  very  rapid,  so  that 
the  tide  never  runs  up ;  the  flood 
only  slackening  the  stream.  All 
these  rivers  are  very  deep  within. 
Off  this  river's  mouth  are  situated 
two  pretty  large  islands,  named  Sa- 
mangkarroo  or  Samakadoo,  and 
Seebatteek;  the  last  is  high,  and 
yielils  much  dammer. 

The  Maratua  islands  are  six  in 

number: Maratua,  Kakabban, 

Lang-alakee  Sammak,  Delawan  or 
Darawau,  Po,  Panjang,  and  Raboo- 
raboo. 

Maratua  is  moderately  high,  with- 
out hills,  and  has  some  vvelUot  fresh 
water,  made  by  the  Soloos,  who  go 
thither  to  collect  sea-slug,  which  is 
in  great  plenty  on  the  banks  near 
it ;  it  produces,  also,  great  plenty 
of  Coolet-lawang,  or  clove  bark, 
there  being  scarce  any  other  trees 
on  it.  There  are  also  very  curious 
corallines  found  there ;  plenty  of 
Keema,  and  some  Tecpy, 


Adjacent  to  Tapeandurian,  there 
are  some  small  islands^  and  an  in- 
finite number  of  shoals,  on  which 
they  find  great  plenty  of  baat. 

There  arc,  also,  several  islands 
and  banks  near  Kaneoongau,  but 
that  part  of  the  coast  not  being  in- 
habited, they  arc  little  frequented. 

Man^-fedara, 

The  district  of  Mang-eedara,  is 
the  most  eastern  of  Borneo,  ex- 
tending itself  towards  the  Sooloo 
archipelago,  in  a  long  narrow  point, 
called  Unsang. — This  district  pro- 
duces birds*  nests,  wax,  lacka-wood, 
dammer,  aod  plenty  of  very  fine 
gold,  which  is  soft  like  wax  :  the 
most  remarkable  place  for  this,  is 
Tallasam,  within  Geeong;  but  the 
river  disembogues  into  the  North- 
sea,  between  Tambeesan  and  San- 
dakan. 

The  first  river  in  Manjeedara,  is 
Tawao,  opposite  to  the  island  See- 
bat  tuk.  To  the  eastward  of  this 
is  a  point  with  a  high  land,  named 
Biraug,  and  adjacent  to  it  a  river, 
called  Pallasi,  at  which  place  are 
many  cattle.*  The  land,  from 
thence  to  Geeing-bay,  is  divided 
by  creeks,  into  several  islands ;  the 
soutiiernmobt,  and  largest,  is  called 
Cooly  Babang ;  the  northernmost, 
Tanna  Baloo,  —  the  souihernmcst 
point  of  it  is  named  Taujong,  Tim- 
ban,  iMatta. 

Geeong-bay  is  very  large,  and 
has  many  isUnds,  and  some  shoals. 
There  are  several  hills  around  it:— 
the  first,  called  iVlodai,  has  a  bird's 


*  SiHocoo  has  more  than  30  towers  in -land  :  produces  40  peculs  of  birds'  nests, 
according  to  Allimodui ;  50  peculs,  by  Bautilun's  account  i  100  pccuU  wax,  canes, 
rattans,  very  fine  sago,  honey  and  boory  ma-.s,  and  1000  people. 

f  At  Coopang,  ihousands  of  cattle,  some  horses,  and  li>sang,  mixed :  Ihcy  have 
made  A  rut  about  a  fathom  deep,  that  they  miy  be  caught  in  any  number  by  siop- 
pins  »t  up.    When  tlie  horses  api>ear,  it  is  a  8<j.'n  the  raitle  follow. 
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nest  cave ;  the  next,  on  (be  west 
side,  a  high  one,  named  Bood  Sc- 
lano.  Towards  the  N  W  part  of 
the  bay,  is  the  river  Geeong,  where 
there  is  much  birds*  nest,  but  t>iack- 
ish.  There  is  another  river  beyond 
this,  named  Ling-gang ;  beyond  it 
there  is  a  pretty  large  river,  and  to 
the  eastward  a  low  mangrovy  point, 
which  terminates  the  bay  oif  Gee- 
ong. 

The  south  coast  of  Unsang,  from 
hence  to  the  eastern  extremity  of 
Borneo,  has  many  bays  and  rivers. 

Salooroong  is  a  small  bay,  with 
two  reefs  at  the  points,  extending 
a  considerable  way  off. 

B  ibatoo  is  a  small  riveri  where 
is  plenty  of  wild  cattle. 

Malat^oong  is  another  river  adja- 
cent to  it 

Tan  coo  is  the  next,  and 

Seebait  the  last. 

Off  this  part  of  Maugeedara  arc 
many  islands  and  shoals,  which 
yield  baat.  The  most  remarkable 
of  the  islands  of  Po  Gay  a,  which 
has  many  deer  ;  and  Sceparran 
plenty  of  green  turtle. 

Unsang  terminates,  eastward,  in 
a  blufl  point,  at  the  N  E  part  where^ 
of  is  a  small  island,  named  Tam- 
busau,  forminj^  a  harbour  capable 
of  admitting  ships  of  considerable 
size.  The  main,  adjacent,  yields 
plenty  of  fine  timber,  particularly 
Alexandrian  laurel,  some  trees  of 
which  are  from  two  to  three  fathoms 
in  circumference. 

The  north  coast  of  Unsang  has 
many  bays,  but  none  which  afford 
shelter  in  the  northerly  winds. 

There  are,  on  this'coast,  many 
large  rivers,  30  in  number,  from 
Tambusan  to  Sandakan,  all  (except 
MaroakJ  branches  of  the  Kinaba- 
tanjan  nver,  which  comes  from  the 


lake  of  Keneey  Baioo.  ~Tbe  fov 
western  branches  are  the  most  con- 
siderable, and  of  ail  the  last,  Tow- 
san  Abai.  The  bar  is  very  shallow, 
but  within  it  b  said  to  have  depth 
enough  for  any  ship;  and,  per- 
haps, were  the  country  well  peo- 
pled, this  might  be  brought  through 
the  harbour  of  Mamuyong;  wl^ 
would  probably  open  the  bar. 

The  eastern  port  of  Unsang  a- 
bounds  with  wild  elephants,  which 
have  not  reached  the  other  parts  of 
Borneo  and  Mangeedara,  in  gene- 
ral, with  cattle  left  there  by  the 
Spaniards,  who,  about  a  centory 
ago,  had  got  footing  here,  but  re- 
Imquishea  it  by  treaty  with  the 
Soloos. 

Opposite  to  Towsan  Duyon, 
whicn  is  said  to  unite  the  harbours 
of  Sandakan  and  Mamuyong,  is 
the  island  Bahelatoiis.  On  the  in- 
terior side  of  the  island,  it  is  svd 
a  ship  may  careen,  close  to  the 
shore,  in  8  or  10  £athoms;  and 
that  there  is  a  stream  of  exceUcnt 
water  falling  into  the  sea  over  the 
cliffs.* 

Sandakan  is  described  to  be  an 
assemblage  of  many  harbours,  with 
soundings  fit  for  any  ship,  and 
good  water.  It  abKnmds  with  bait,^ 
and  just  without  it  there  is  abun- 
dance of  agal-agal. 

Doubling  a  pdnt  to  the  north- 
westward, is  a  large  bay,  named 
Labook ;  it  has  several  banks  in  it, 
and  farther  to  the  north,  (fisezo- 
bogues. 

The  river  of  Soogoot,  whidi  fit 
is  said)  comes  from  the  lake  of 
Keene  Balloo. 

Opposite  to  Sandakan  and  La- 
book  there  is  an  assemblage  of 
islands;  the  easternmost,  named 
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great  plenty  of  green  turtle,  found 
there  in  the  southerly  winds.  This 
island  and  Leeparun,  on  the  coast 
of  Manjecdara,  are  the  x>niy  places 
where  the  Poonoo,  or  green  turtle 
are  in  plenty.  The  Payookan,  or 
tortoise-shell  species  is  remarkably 
plenty,  in  all  the  Malloodoo  islands 
m  particular.  Baguum  also  has 
plenty  of  the  Palo-Maria,  or  Alex- 
andrian laurel.  The  other  islands 
in  this  cluster,  are  Taganae  Great 
and  Little,  Bancoonjan,  Lanjaan, 
Leeheeman,  Bo-aan,  Papattangal, 
which  is  a  bank  with  a  tree,  See- 
linjaan,  Goolipan,  and  Leebarran. 

Almost  midway  between  Baguun 
and  Cagayan  Sooloo,  is  Mambe- 
henewan,  and  between  them  and 
the  Paitan  islands,  is  Lankayan. 

Paitan  is  a  bay  and  river  on 
Borneo,  remarkable  for  the  abun- 
dance of  camphor :  it  also  yields 
clove  bark,  and  has  plenty  of  lis- 
sang ;  it  is  very  full  of  shoals,  and 
the  coast  on  both  sides  extremely 
foul.  The  islands  to  the  south- 
ward are  named,  Billebillean,  Great 
and  Uttle  Tagypeel,  and  Cuya 
Cuyahan;  on  the  north  are  Leonau 
and  Kalanjaan.  There  is  a  creek 
from  Paitan,  leading  into  a  large 
bay,  between  it  and  Mullodoo  bay, 
oflF  which  ar«  many  islands;  but 
4he  bay  as  well  as  the  islands  ex- 
tremely encumbered  with  shoals;  the 
largest  of  the  islands  is  Mallawallee, 
which  is  high,  and  forms  an  agreea- 
ble prospect;  the  others,  are  Bidalla, 
Cookoo4)oon,  Teegabo,  Seepeen- 
doag,  Tabakkan,  Teeheengan, 
Mandeedara,  Paranka,  Paranka, 
Marantabuan,  and  Inowsal;  be- 
tween these  and  Banjuey,  there 
are  also  many  shoab,  leaving,  how- 
ever, a  navigable  passage,  and,  in- 
deed, as  these  are  detaclicd  banks, 
with  deep  water,  and  good  sound- 
ihgs  between  them ;  was  this  place 
minutely  examined,    there  is  no 


doubt  many  other  passages  might 
be  found. 

Off  the  east  coast*  of  Banguey 
there  are  many  islands;  but  little 
considerable,  except  for  the  plenty 
of  turtle. 

Cagayan  Sooloo  is  a  cluster  of 
islands,  not  visible  from  Banguey. 
The  chief  only,  of  these  islands^ 
is  constantly  inhabited,  there  is  a 
very  good  bay  on  the  west  side, 
and  there  are  soundings,  t)etweeii 
many  shoals,  to  Banguey. 

Malloodoo  is,^  in  many  respects, 
one  of  the  most  valuable  districts 
on  Borneo.  Few  places  equal  it, 
in  the  abundance  of  provisions, 
nor  is  it  destitute  of  valuable  arti- 
cles of  commerce. 
•  There  are  many  rivers  of  fresh 
water,  which  fall  into  the  bay  of 
Malloodoo,  which  is  reported  to 
have  good  sounduigs  to  the  very 
bottom.  On  the  east  side  there  is 
a  large  shoal,  which,  by  report, 
forms  a  fine  harbour  at  Bankoka, 
where  is  a  very  good  landing  place, 
and  very  fine  coolit-lawang,  or 
clove  bark,  is  produced  here ;  the 
opposite,  or  west  side,  is  remarka- 
ble for  the  pearl  banks,  which  arc 
chiefly  found  near  Longy  Basar. 

The  whole  district  of  Malloodoo 
abounds  with  rattans,  of  which,  10 
or  12  feet  long,  two  or  three  ships 
load  might  be  had.  It  also  abounds 
in  grain,  and  inland  is  very  popu- 
lous. The  country  to  the  eastward 
of  Keeney  Balloo,  as  far  as  Sauda- 
kan,  is  low  and  pl^n,  with  a  few 
hillocks,  but  no  high  land,  except 
^  ridge  to  the  southward  of  Ban- 
koka, which  seems  to  run  nearly 
E  and  W  towards  Paitan,  leaving  a 
gap  of  lowland.  At  the  bottom  of  ther 
Malloodoo  bay,  between  this  ridge' 
and  that  which  runs  from  the  Tam- 
passook  mountains  towards  Lam- 
pounmanjeo,  through  which,  from 
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high  mountain  of  the  Keeney 
Balloo  is  seen  to  great  advantage, 
rising  abruptly  on  the  west  to  a 
stupendous  height, and  falling  down 
on  the  east,  wiih  a  gentle  declivity 
towards  the  low  land  of  Sandakan. 
This  country  rtinnot  fail  of  bting 
one  of  the  most  fruitful  in  the 
world,  if  well  cultivated  and  inha* 
bited  by  a  civilized  people;  were 
this  the  case,  there  would  be  an 
easy  land  carriag*  of  iO  or  50 
miles  to  the  lake  of  Kecny  Balloo, 
which  is  represented  to  exceed  in 
magnitude  the  lake  of  Manilla; 
and  to  have  many  islands  in  it.  It  is 
said  to  be  five  or  six  fathoms  deep 
in  some  places,  and  to  be  the  source 
of  all  tnc  considerable  rivers  in 
Borneo,  above  lOu  in  number; 
the  water  is  not  limped,but  whitish; 
around  its  margin  are  innumerable 
towns  of  Idaan ;  they  have  a  sove- 
reign here,  but  in  other  places  only 
chiefs  or  orankeys.  This  tribe  is 
extremely  numerous,  but  from 
their  want  of  foreign  communica- 
tion, and  from  some  remarkable 
customs,  they  are  less  addicted  to 
commerce,  than  t^e  value  of  their 
country  would  make  it  imagined. 
They  have,  however,  an  inter- 
course inland  with  Benjar,  and  are 
well  enough  inclined  to  commerce 
and  Imsb  mdry,  except  where  their 
prejudices  lead  them  into  war. 

The  islands  opposite  to  tliis  part 
of  Borneo,  and  indeed  the  coast, 
from  Sampaumanjeo  to  near  Paitan, 
do  not  properly  come  under  the 
denomination  of  the  Sooloo  do- 
minions, as  ceded  to  the  English 
Company,  and  require  a  particular 
discussion  in  another  place,  as  the 
most  eligible  of  all  situations  for 
the  capital  of  the  Oriental  Poly- 
nesia. 

In  the  district  of  Borneo,  is 
Pappal,  the  limits  Sampaumanjeo 
on  the  north,  and  Keemannees  river 


on  5f  «>  N  latitude,  which  by  tittty 
is  the  limit  southward,  with  the 
kingdom  of  Borneo  proper. 

The  productions  of  this  coast, 
in  general,  are  sago,  rice,  beetle- 
nut,  cocoa-nut  oil,  camphor,  wax, 
some  pepper  and  cinnamon,  parti- 
cularly the  last,  in  some  quantitv 
at  Keemannees.  The  country  b 
very  populous,  tlie  inland  particu- 
larly, which  is  inhabited  by  Idaan, 
as  are  some  places  on  the  co^st. 
It  is  extremely  well  adapted  for  the 
cultivation  or  pepper  and  cinna- 
mon, and  in  a  lew  years  large  quin- 
thies  might  be  had.  It  is  very 
well  watered,  and  has  the  conve- 
nicncy  of  many  rivers,  navigable 
by  boats,  and  some  even  by  larger 
vessels.  The  river  of  Tawarrau 
leads  to  the  lake  of  Keeney  Balloo, 
from  whence  il  is  about  10  or  15m; 
distant,  and  is  accessible  for  boats, 
that  of  Tampassook  is  said  to- come 
from  thence  also. 

The  first  river  is  Tambaloosaa, 
the  natives  of  Idaan,  though  few 
in  number ;  abreast  of  this  river  is 
a  coral  tree,  five  or  six  fathoms 
high,  il  grows  in  seven  fathoms ; 
but  the  number  of  large  fish  frighiea 
people  from  diving  for  it. 

Lao,  a  small  river,  is  the  next ; 
Paudasau  has  few  people  who  arc 
Mahommedans. 

l^ampassook,  Abai,  Loobook, 
and  Amboong,  are  inhabited  by 
Mahommedans,  and  form  one  ju- 
risdiction ;  the  first  is  a  fresh  wuter 
river,  with  a  bar  of  two  fathoms  st 
high  water ;  it  is  fresh  at  the  bar, 
and  within  has  three  or  four  fa- 
thoms ;  it  is  reported  to  come  from 
the  lake  of  Keeney  Balloo,  and 
has  a  gold  mine  near  it. 

The  river  of  Tampas^>ook,  a  fe«r 
miles  inland,  approaches  vcr}'  near 
that  of  Abai,  which  is  salt  for  some 
miles  up,  leaving  a  low  narrow 
isthmus  between  them.  Tiie  na- 
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tives  have  had  some  thoughts  of 
direcdng  the  Tampassook  river 
across  this,  into  the  channel  of 
Abai ;  which  is,  even  now,  accessi- 
ble at  all  times  by  small  vessels, 
and  would  then  probably  be  so  by 
large. 

The  harbour  and  river  of  Abai 
are  superior  to  any,  between  Sam-  . 
pemmanjeo  and  Po  Gaya  (and  in- 
deed is  the  only  place  where  vessels 
have  shelter  from  westerly  winds) 
except  Ambooiig,  which  is  near  to 
Abai,  and  is  represented  to  be  a 
good  harbour.  The  country  here 
abounds  with  grain,  aiid  considera- 
ble quantities  of  pepper  and  cinna- 
mon would  be  had  in  a  short  time, 
were  the  cultivation  encouraged. 

.The  next  river  Sulaman,  which 
IS  inhabited  by  Islam.  Tau'arran 
is  inhabited  by  Idaan<;  there  are 
many  goats  in  this  district;  it  is 
very  populous.  About  sixty  Chi- 
nese, who  left  Borneo  many  years 
ago,  settled  amongst  them.  The 
river  is  reported  to  be  navigable  for 
boats,  to  the  lake  of  Keeney  Balloo. 
Mancaboong  river  is  inhabited  by 
Islam ;  it  is  populous ;  there  is  a 
Band  bar  with  two  fathoms  at  high 
water,  at  low  large  Sooloo  boats 
cannot  enter  within  three  or  four 
fathoms ;  there  is  a  salt  lake  about 
3m :  from  the  bar,  it  has  two  fathoms, 
and  in  some  places  one  fathom. 
The  river  above  the  lake  is  rapid, 
and  fiill  of  rocks,  so  that  it  is  not 
navigable  but  by  canoes ;  some  say 
It  comes  from  the  lake  of  Keeney 
Balloo;  but  Dato  Saraphodin  thinks 
otherwise.  This  place  and  those 
before  mentioned,  produce  some 
pepper.  To  the  southward  of 
Aiangcaboong  lie  Po  Gaya,  and 
some  other  islands,  they,  with  some 
shoals,  form  a  convenient  harbour, 


but  of  difficult  entrance  on  ac- 
count of  those  shoals;  into  this 
harbour  disembogues  the  river  of 

La  Batuun,  Inanam,  Mangatal, 
Poolatan,  and  Keenaroot,  the  in- 
habitants are  Islam.  The  country 
is  populous,  and  produces  sago» 
rice,  beetle  nut,  cinnamon,  and 
cocoa-nut  oil. 

The  next  river  is  Pangalat,  and 
to  the  southward  of  it  Pappal, 
which  is  a  large  barred  river,  disem- 
bogues by  two  branches,  the  west-/ 
em  named  Benonee.  The  coun- 
try is  very  populous,  the  natives 
I$lam,  it  produces  camphor,  as  well 
as  the  other  articles. 

Keemannees  is  the  last  river  of 
the  Sooloo  dominions ;  the  inhabi- 
tanrts  are  Idaan,  and  very  numerous. 
They  carry  on  an  extensive  trade, 
in  their  own  proas  to  Java,  &c.  the 
country,  besides  a  considerable 
quantity  of  cinnamon,  and  the 
olher  articles  above  mentioned, 
produces  tenjoo,  which  is  the  gum 
of  a  certain  tree,  found  also  in 
Palawan  and  Mangeedanao. 

There  are  few  islands  off  this 
coast,  Po  Teega  adjacent  to  Kee- 
mannees, is  not  remarkable  for 
any  thing,  Mangalloom  abounds 
with  fresh  w-ter,  though  a  low 
island,  it  yields  also  much  Agal-agal, 
and  a  delicious  root  resembling 
turnips. 

Mantannanc,  which  is  opposite 
to  Paudasan,  is  in  the  district  of 
Abai ;  ,  there  are  three  islands 
which  produce  some  bird*s  nest, 
but  of  a  red  colour. 

vSuch  are  the  Sooloo  dominions 
on  Borneo.  This  imperfect  sketch 
of  them  may  afford  some  satisfac- 
tion, since,  hitherto,  we  have  been 
in  absolute  ignorance  of  this  quar- 


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to  Ycrkic  is  60  English  miles ;  the 
channel  for  the  most  part  pretty 
TOod,  except  just  below  Iwan 
Chuk,  where,  at  low  water,  it  is 
scarcely  eight  feet  deep.  Ships 
ibrmerly  entered  and  cleared  out 
at  Ycrkic;  but  that  place  being 
»ow  almost  overflown,  the  customs 
arc  removed  to  Sadlistova,  about 
two  leajrues  to  the  northward. 

♦*  Near  Yerkic  is  the  island 
Caraza,  where  all  imports  are  land- 
ed during  quarantine,  warehouses 
arc  built  for  their  reception,  and 
ships  lay  off  for  the  same  purpose. 
There  are  generally  1\  feet  water 
on  Yerkie  bar,  but  upon  extraordi- 
nary winds  the  surface  rises  to  nine 
or  ten  feet.  In  order  to  sail  over 
Yerkie  bar,  and  down  to  Cheterie- 
bogoric,  steer  when  you  get  to  the 
lower  part  of  the  river  below 
Yerkic,  and  are  past  the  reeds,  a 
little  westerly ;  or  if  the  weather 
be  clear,  and  shews  Chetirie-bogo- 
ric,  keep  the  land  open ;  then  sail- 
ing over  1\  feet  water,  you  find  a 
bottom  of  hard  sand  for  near  half 
a  mile,  when  it  deepens  to  2  and 
2f  fathoms.  If  you  come  to  an- 
chor in  2\  fathoms,  run  it  about 
^o  cables  length  to  the  west, 
towards  a  little  red  cliff  on  the 
island  Tooleena,  where  there  are 
three  fathoms  water,  and  good 
holding  ground  with  black  mud 
^nd  sand. 

**  All  the  coast  is  very  low  and 
i  marshy  ;  the  air  over  it  being  ge- 
nerally hazy,  it  is  difficult  to  distin- 
guish places.  All  vessels  take  their 
fleparture  from  Yerkie,.  and   this 


place  the}-  also  make  when  home- 
ward bound. 

*'  Goufna-scrotka  lies  about  nine 
leagues  to  the  southward  of  Yedcie, 
and  near  it  there  are  generally  two 
fathoms  water ;  but  on  the  middle 
sand,  which  lies  off  Chetirie-bo- 
gorie,  from  SSE  to  SSE  ^  S  at  the 
distance  of  near  eight  leagues, 
there  are  only  eight  feet  water. 
It  must  be  remarked,  that  as  low  as 
Chetirie-lx>gorie  there  is  usually 
fresh  water,  except  after  a  gale  of 
southerly  wind.  On  leaving  the 
bank  of  Goufna-serotka,  the  sea 
deepens  so  much  you  cannot  find  a 
bottom  with  any  line. 

"  In  this  sea  there  are  no  tides ; 
but  hard  gales  of  wind,  either  from 
the  north  or  south,  raise  the  water 
three  or  four  feet,  and  sometimes 
more  j  and  when  these -gales  cea^, 
the  water  rctums^  to  its  ordinary 
depth,  with  a  prodigious  current 
and  turbulent  sea.  It  must  also  be 
observed,  that  it  is  the  same  on  the 
Persian  as  on  the  Russian  coasts; 
but  rendered  stronger  and  more 
irregular  on  the  latter,  by  the 
streams  which  issue  from  the  Volga, 
Jamba,  and  Yaeik.  This  occasions 
the  loss  of  many  vesseb;  for  the 
force  of  these  currents  is  apt  to 
deceive.  Captain  Woodroofe,  af- 
ter his  first  voyage,  instead  of 
•heaving  the  log,  made  use  of  deep 
sea-lines,  and  the  heaviest  lead; 
for  the  lead  remaining  steady,  dis- 
covered his  course  more  exactly. 
It  is  also  to  be  noted,  that  on  the 
north  coast,  the  soundings  begin 
before  you  enter  much  into  these 
contrary  currents,  which  are  gene- 
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rally  occasioned  by  the  wind  coining 
from  the  opposite  points  of  north 
or  south.  The  Russians  lose  many 
vessels  on  the  shoals  of  the  north 
coast  for  want  of  attention  and 
skill.  These  vessels  when  laden, 
generally  draw  nine  or  ten  feci  wa- 
ter ;  and  as  they  run  into  eleven  or 
twelve  feet  before  a  south  or  south- 
east wind,  which  frequently  raise  a 
roUmg  sea,  it  must  necessarily  en- 
danger their  security.  This  mi^bt 
be  easily  be  prevented,  by  keeping 
to  the  eastward  towards  Karagan- 
skoi,  or  the  island  of  Kuralie,  in 
all  which  are  very  safe  roads. 

**  As  the  land  both  at  Chit- 
cheena  and  Kulalie  is  low  and 
marshy,  and  spring  and  fall  are 
generally  attended  with  great  fogs; 
Sie  unexperienced  navigator  must 
be  on  his  guard,  particularly  on  the 
west  coast,  where  he  must  keep  his 
lead  going;  and  ^vhen  he  comes 
into  35  or  40  fathoms  water,  he 
must  then  edge  into  30  fathoms : 
.as  he  approaches  Chitchcena  the 
ground  is  shelly,  with  a  light  grey 
sand.  Then  haul'mg  out  N  N  E  or 
NE^N  he  will  pass  over  a  clean 
white  sand,  which  runs  out  SE 
from  Chitcheena  into  12  and  15 
felhoms  water.  The  nearer  he 
approaches  to  Tooleena  the  blacker 
the  ground,  but  about  five  leagues 
to  t&  eastward  is  a  clean  grey  sand 
without  mud. 

"  The  distance  between  Chit- 
cheena and  Tooleena  is  about  nine 
leagues,  eight  of  which  are  a  good 
channel :  but  it  must  be  particularly 
remarked,  that  Tooleena  is  rather 
a  shoaJ  than  an  island ;  for  when 
the  water  is  high,  nothing  but  reeds 
appear  upon  it,  and  in  turning  to 
windward,  it  is  not  adviseable^o 
stand  nearer  either  to  it  or  Chit- 
cheena than  in  three  fathoms  wa- 
ter. If  necessity  obliges  you  to 
run  between  the  point  of  land  and 


Chitchoena,  keep  pretty  close  to  the 
point,  because  on  the  other  side 
there  a  shoal  which  runs  a  great 
way,  and  a  little  spot  that  is  quite 
dry. 

"  At  Derbend  there  was  for- 
merly a  landing-place  for  goods, 
but  it  is  now  under  water.  This 
is  the  worst  port,  if  it  may  be  sa 
called,  in  the  whole  Caspian  Sea, 
not  only  with  regard  to  the  loading 
and  unloading  of  boats  ou  the  shore, 
but  from  the  stony  foul  ground  m 
the  road.    , 

"  On  the  west  coast  you  ought 
to  heave  the  lead  as  soon  as  you 
make  Derbend.  When  on  shore 
you  will  find  hard  stony  ground 
intermixed  with  cockle  and  muscle 
shells,  in  about  SO  or  40  fathoms. 

"  From  May  to  September  there 
are  seldom  any  hard  gales  of  wind, 
and  therefore  ships  in  Derbend  road 
bringing  the  lower  end  of  the 
south  wall  to  bear  due  west,  majf 
lie  in  seven  fathom  water,  which 
is  about  three  quarters  of  an  £ng- 
hsh  mile  from  the  shore.  Here  » 
a  clean  spot  of  sandy  ground,  for 
at  least  two  cables  length  every 
way ;  but  in  winter  it  is  not  ad- 
viseable  to  come  nearer  than  a 
mile  and  a  half,  in  eleven  fathoms, 
and  to  lie  as  near  the  middle  of  (he 
two  walls  as  possible,  where  th<' 
ground  is  not  altogether  so  bad; 
but  there  are  many  loose  stones 
very  hurtful  to  cables,  so  that  car« 
must  be  taken  not  to  lay  too  slack 
moored,  that  the  variable  winds 
which  blow  on  this  coast,  and  the 
counter  currents  which  sometimes 
shift  several  times  a  day,  may  not 
do  mischief.  It  is  always  found 
best  to  lie  at  single  anchor,  and  to 
have  your  sails  furled  with  rope 
yarn,  so  as  to  be  ready  on  any 
emergency.  The  easterly  winJt 
are  never  known  to  blow  above  two 
and  a  half  points  h-om  the  shore. 
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*•  The  next  port  is  Nictarad, 
by  others  called  Nlezawey,  where 
llierc  IS  clean  holding  ground  of 
ouze  and  sand.  Between  this  and 
Spitzbermack,  is  a  remarkably 
rocky  hill  near  the  sea-side.  The 
Russian  charts  mention  two  rocks, 
called  the  Dwa  Bratie* ;  but  Cap- 
tain Woodroofe  says,  iie  traced 
tliat  place  very  often  without  find- 
ing tnem. 

"  The  Russians  and  Persians 
often  pass  through  tlie  streights  of 
Apsheu'n,  between  Swcetoi  and 
the  main ;  this  is  very  surprising, 
•s  the  passage  is  dangerous,  and 
they  have  30  leagues  of  good  sea- 
room  between  Zeloi  and  the  eastern 
main.  If  the  navigator  is  under  a 
necessity  of  going  between  Sweetoi 
•nd  the  wevtern  main,  there  is,  he 
wiJl  find,  a  good  channel  through 
It,  with  three  and  a  hi  If  fathoms 
day  ground  for  near  half  a  mile 
wide  ;  but  on  both  sides  are  many 
rockj,  so  that  there  is  no  venturing 
except  by  day  light,  and  taking 
proper  care  to  keep  the  lead  going. 
On  the  south  side  of  Zeloi  there  is 
good  anclioring  ground,  and  pro- 
tection from  the  northerly  winds ; 
care,  however,  must  be  taken  of  a 
shoal  that  runs  E  S  £  from  this 
island,  which  ri.^es  pretty  bold, 
and  has  white  clitfs  on  the  south 
side,  in  clear  weather  they  may  be 
seen  at  the  distance  of  five  or  six 
leagues. 

"  If  bound  from  the  northward 
to  Baku,  it  will  be  necessary  to  give 
the  great  Shah's  bank  a  good  birth  ; 
then  haul  in  about  WNW  for  the 
entrance  of  the  bay,  which  lies  b^ 
tween  the  island  Nargin  and  a  little 
fishing-town.  On  a  bluff  point  on 
the  western  main,  is  a  clear  channel 
of  seven  fathoms,  near  a  league 
over.    Vessels  sometimes  go  to  the 


eastward  of  Nargin ;  but  the  Toda 
of  Daverish,  as  well  as  several 
shoals  which  were  formerly  isbnds, 
together  with  the  small  depth  of 
three  fathoms,  reader  that  channel 
dangerous.  On  the  east  side  of  the 
bay  of  Baku  they  dig  salt  and 
bnmstone,  and  coasting  vessds  re- 
ceive their  loadings.  In  the  mole 
of  Baku  are  two  fioboms  ws^cr. 
This  may  be  denominated  the  best, 
if  not  the  only  true  port  in  the 
Caspian  sea. 

*'  The  island  BoaUah  lies  to  the 
S  W  of  Baku ;  to  the  east  and 
south  there  are  about  10  Eithoms 
water ;  but  to  the  west  is  a  bank 
of  sand  from  the  weston  raain, 
which  is  almost  dry. 

**^  Swinoy  is  a  bold  island,  about 
four  leagues  from  the  western  main; 
but  there  are  two  rocks  near  the 
north  end  of  it.  The  shoal  of 
sand,  called  the  little  Shah*s  bank, 
is  about  six  miles  long,  and  two 
broad,  and  has  only  l^  feet  water: 
The  soundings  round  it  are  very 
gradual,  and  as  you  approach  it, 
the  ground  changes  from  loose  mod 
to  sand.  The  island  Kura,  though 
low,  is  very  steep  on  all  sides. 
About  three  leagues  S  £  by  S 
from  this  island,  is  a  rock  just  by 
the  water's  edge,  which  at  a  dis- 
tance, resembles  two  boats.  Nei- 
ther the  Russians  nor  the  Per^ns 
in  my  time  were  acquainted  with 
them ;  and  it  b  more  than  proba- 
ble that  many  vessels,  in  their  pas- 
sage from  the  river  Kura  to  Baku, 
have  been  lost  upon  this  spot,  so 
as  never /to  have  been  heard  of 
more.  This  river  has  at  the  en- 
trance two  fathoms  water,  and  is 
a  general  rendezvous  for  all  Persian 
vttsels  going  to,  or  returning  from 
Baku.  Coming  in  with  the  coast, 
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«are  to  avoid  a  bank  of  sand  about 
five  leagues  to  the  westward  of 
Entzellce,  where  there  are  only  1 1 
feet  water.  The  proper  place  for 
anchoring  in  Enzellee  road,  is  to 
bring  the  storehouses  on  the  west 
side  of  the  bar  to  bear  S  S  W  and 
to  run  into  1 0  or  J  2  fathoms  water. 
Captain  Woodroofe  frequently  ob- 
served, that  in  coming  from  the 
northward  with  a  hard  gale  of 
wind  at  north,  on  his  arrival  on 
this  coast,  it  ha^  veered  to  the 
north-west,  the  south-east,  or,  as 
generally  happens  to  the  west ;  so 
that  wlrcn  the  wind  is  north  at  sea, 
the  vessels  In  this  road  have  it  in 
the  points  just  mentioned,  lie  in 
the  trough  of  the  sea,  and  ride  ia 
a  very  disagreeable,  as  well  as  in- 
secure, manner. 

"  The  river  Sefietrood  having 
seldom  above  three  feet  water  at 
Its  entrance,  is  of  no  u^e  to  ships, 
though  there  is  very  good  depth 
Avithin  the  bar.  As  a  rapid  stream 
runs  from  this  river  into  the  sea 
with  a  great  eddy,  it  is  not  proper 
to  hold  nearer  than  seven  fathoms 
water,  though  there  is  five  or  six 
^thorns  within  three  quarters  of  a 
mile  from  the  shore.  If  you  get 
into  this  eddy  with  little  or  no 
wind,  there  is  great  danger  of 
being  driven  ashore  to  the  southr 
ward,  and  many  a  Persian  vessel 
has  been  lost  in  calm  weather. 
About  four  miles  up  the  Sefietrood, 
a  small  channel  runs  into  the  lake 
of  Enzellee,  and  serves  as  a  passage 
for  boats ;  but  at  very  low  water 
they  are  obliged  to  haul  them  over 
a  shoal  of  about  40  yards.  Were 
it  not  for  this  inconvenience,  there 
would  be  a  communication  between 
Perry  bazar  and  Rudizar,  for  loaded 
boats,  without  the  necessity  of 
going  to  sea.  To  the  southward 
of  Sefietrood  there  is  a  cove,  the 
entrance  of  which  is  near  a  cable's 


length,  with  two  fathoms  water  j 
and  as  there  is  the  same  depth 
within,  12  or  15  sail  of  ships  might 
lie  land-lt>ckcd  with  the  utmost  se- 
curity. 

"  The  next  port  is  Langarood 
cove,  which  is  about  two  and  a 
half  miles  from  east  to  west,  and 
about  one  from  north  to  south. 
As  it  has  10  or  U  feet  water,  it 
would  stand  one  of  the  highest  in 
rank,  were  it  not  that  the  entrance 
is  so  narrow,  that  it  must  l^ 
buoyed  before  it  is  attempted. 
I-angarood  road  is  however  much 
frequented :  the  best  place  to  an- 
chor, is  to  bring  the  pdnt  on  the 
south  side  of  the  bar  to  bear  tS  W 
by  W  and  tlie  peak  of  Lahijan 
hill  W  S  W,  running  into  seven 
fathoms  water,  where  there  is  clean 
sandy  ground  one  mile  and  a  half 
from  the  shore.  It  must  be  obser- 
ved there  is  a  bank  of  sand  which 
extends  itself  from  Sefietrood  about 
three  leagues  to  the  bottom  of  this 
bay.  On  the  edge  of  this  bank 
about  20  fathoms,  there  is  soft  mud. 

The  river  wliich  runs  up  to  Lan- 
garood, is  about  a  cabl^Ts  length 
to  the  westward  of  the  south  of 
the  bar,  and  is  almost  concealed 
with  reeds.  Its  course  is  N  E, 
There  is  a  shoal  of  seven  feet,  but 
it  afterwards  deepens  to  two  fa- 
thoms. 

"  Alemmarood,  or,  as  it  is  sorae- 
time$  called  Obeasl^,  is  a  small 
village  to  the  east,  with  a  river 
navigable  for  boats  drawing  four 
feet  water.  By  means  of  the  Iake5, 
it  communicates  with  Meschcdizar : 
off  which  you  may  anchor  in  nine 
fathoms  water  in  clean  ground, 

"  The  next  place  is  Tarabad, 
on  the  east  side  of  the  bank  of  a 
little  river.  Off  this  town  one 
may  anchor  in  10  fathoms  water 
in  good  ground  ;  however  the  best 
of  these  roads  on  the  south  coast 

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are  bat  duq^reetbkf  as  there  it 
generally  a  swell  from  the  sea. 
The  wind  is  generally  westerly; 
when  it  comes  from  the  east  pomt 
it  is  Tcry  moderate,  and  attended 
with  pleasant  weather  even  in  the 
midst  of  winter.  The  navigation 
of  the  S  £  part  of  the  Caspian 
from  Farabad  to  Astrabad  ba^  is 
rery  safe  and  easy,  the  soundings 
regnkur,  and  the  ground  dear. 
The  palace  of  AsherefiT,  which  is 
built  with  stone,  is  a  good  land* 
mark,  and  may  be  seen  a  great 
way  off  al  sea. 

^  Coming  either  from  the  north 
or  west,  the  surest  way  to  sail  over 
Aitrabad  bar  into  the  bay,  is  to 
bring  the  lower  point  of  land  on 
the  west  side  to  bear  S  W  at  one 
mile  and  a  half  dbtance.  In  cahn 
weather  it  just  appears  above  the 
water,  and  when  there  is  any  sea, 
the  breakers  are  visible:  steering 
ki  S  S  £  southerly  till  that  spit  of 
sand  bears  due  west,  then  steering 
S  and  S  by  W  you  may  anchor 
about  a  nme  to  the  westward  of 
the  entrance  of  the  river  Korgan  ; 
but  in  going  into  Kandagasar  road, 
it  is  necessary  to  observe  a  spit  of 
sand  which  runs  about  half  a  mile 
from  the  mouth  of  that  river.  The 
bar  has  1 1  or  12  feet  water,  with 
hard  sand  for  about  a  mile,  then 
deepens  to  three  and  a  half  and 
four  fathoms,  with  a  bottom  of  soft 
clay.  If  the  weather  prevents  the 
sight  either  of  the  spit  of  sand,  or 
breakers  on  the  west  side  of  the  bar, 
run  within  a  mile  of  the  east  main^ 
which  is  easy  to  be  seen,  steering 
io  S  and  S  by  W  you  will  find  the 
same  depth  all  over  the  bay,  which 
is  from  two  to  four  fatlionis  water, 
ki  the  spring  and  fall  of  the  year. 
There  is  a  smaU  low  island  covered 
with  reeds,  which  appears  to  the 
N  £  of  Astrabad  bar,  very  near 
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the  east  main ;  there  are  not  above 
five  feet  water  round  it;  but  a 
league  to  the  westward  are  two 
fathoms. 

**  The  distance  from  the  bar  of 
Astrabad  to  the  south  end  of  the 
island  Ogrujinskor,  <»-,  as  the  Per- 
sians call  it,  Idak,  is  32 1  leagues, 
steering  N  W  by  N  half  N.  The 
deepest  water  in  that  tract  is  from 
seven  to  ten  £ithoms,  soft  ground ; 
but  10  leagues  to  sea  there  are  55 
^thorns  water,  deepening  gradu- 
ally. The  channel  between  the 
nort  end  of  Idak  and  the  west  of 
Deverish  b  near  a  mile  and  a  half 
wide,  with  three  or  four  fathoms 
water;  the  north  end  of  Idak  lies 
under  water,  and  is  terminated  by 
an  eminence,  which  appears  like 
an  ibland.  Between  the  east  end 
of  Deverish  and  Naphtonia,  there 
is  another  channel,  which  is  very 
narrow.  You  have  good  shelter 
between  Naphtonia  and  Ogrujin- 
skoi,  either  from  the  north-east  or 
west,  with  the  advantage  of  putting 
out  to  sea  with  any  wind.  The 
best  water  is  close  to  the  ishmd 
Dargan,  where  there  is  clean 
ground ;  but  the  north  side  of  it 
is  stony.  Dagadaw  is  a  little  high 
island,  about  two  cables  length 
from  the  north  main,  .and  full  two 
fathoms  water  round  it;  the  an- 
chorage is  so  secure,  that  the  ship 
might  be  moored  to  the  i^and, 
and  a  stage  built  firom  her  on  shore. 
A  little  way  from  this  island  there 
are  two  large  rocks  above  water ; 
three  or  four  leagues  further  you 
have  but  nine  feet  water,  and  at 
the  foot  of  the  mountain  only  five. 
The  points  on  the  north  side  of  the 
entrance  of  this  lake  consist  of 
high  red  cliffs,  which  form  a 
sand  or  gravel  of  the  same  colour 
washed  from  it,  and  firom  thence 
it  is  called  Krasma-woda.*  Within 
sisoifies  red  water. 

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that  point  the  banks  are  all  high 
rugged  rocks,  the  rest  lying  under 
water. 

*♦  Concerning  the  lake  Karabo- 
gaskoiy  it  must  be  observed,  that 
all  the  east  coast,  from  Krasna-woda 
to  cape  Karaganskoi  is  a  ragged 
shore  and  rocky  ground ;  in  many 
places  there  are  high  rocks  at  a 
distance  from  the  shore, '  which 
appear  as  islands;  but  prudence 
•forbids  a  near  approach  to  them. 

"  In  the  latitude  of  43  there 
seems  to  be  a  large  inlet  behind 
some  high  rocks;  but  we  never 
had  occasion  to  make  discovery  of 
it.  From  42  or  43  degrees  there 
is  a  sand-bank  eight  or  nine  leagues 
broad,  and  20  leagues  in  extent ; 


on  it  are  about  25  thorns  water, 
which  always  appears  discoloured.  * 
'*  Cape  Karaganskoi,  and  the 
island  Kulalie,  are  already  men* 
tioned :  in  the  former  there  is  good 
shelter  from  S  S  E  winds ;  and 
the  latter  has  a  very  good  harbour, 
where  there  are  10  or  II  feet 
water,  with  clean  sandy  ground. 
This  island  is  barren  anp^  unin- 
habited; but  the  harbour  is  the 
general  rendezvous  for  all  the  Rus- 
sian vessels,  which  load  fish  at  the 
Yaeik,  for  Kislar  and  Derbend. 
There  are  several  small  islands  to 
the  eastward  of  Kulalie;  but  we 
never  had  any  opportunity  of  sur- 
veying them. 


Tke  Dabistan  :  B^ng  an  acc$unt  of  the  Religion  of  the  Parsbes, 
taken  from  the  Persian  £/"  Sheikh  Mohammed  Mohsin;  and 
translated  into  English^  by  Francis  Gladwin,  Esq. 


The  Qelshahagan  monarchy 
comprises  four  dynasties,  viz.  the 
Peshdadian,  KaYanian,  Ashkanian, 
and  Sassanian,  of  whom  the  last 
prmce  was  Yezdigerd  son  of  She- 
riar.  Their  empire  continued  6024 
years  and  5  months,  during  which 
period  the  world  was  preserved  in 
good.  Kai-umers,  Syamek,  and 
Howsheng,  stiled  Peshdadean  (or 
legislators);  Tahmuras,  surnamed 
Deobend  (or  tamer  of  Demons) 
and  Gemshid,  were  aided  and  in- 
structed by  divine  revelation,  be- 
sides which  their  natural  incli- 
nations were  prudent  and  upright. 
They  ordained  and  extended  reli- 
gious ceremonies,  encouraged  vir- 
tuous actions  and  temperance, 
establbhed  marriages  and  abolished 
adultery,  conceived  and  advanced 

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various  sciences,  taught  the  use  of 
letters  and  books,  invented  wind 
and  stringed  musical  instruments, 
made  improvements  in  dress  and 
ornaments,  and  in  the  culinary* 
art;  regulated  banquets  and  festi- 
vals, founded  cities,  built  houses, 
laid  out  gardens,  they  also  main- 
tained justice  in  the  manner  related 
of  Mahahbad  and  his  posterity; 
after  whom  the  noble  Gilshagan 
monarchs,  with  the  help  of  heaven, 
ruled  with  wisdom,  and  benefited 
society  by  considerable  improve- 
ments. The  world  is  greatly  in- 
debted to  these  for  much  of  its 
present  light  and  splendor.  Many 
arts  now  m  use  were  derived  from 
this  source,  and  of  their  inventions 
only  a  few  remain,  the  rest  having 
been  lost  in  the  lapse  of  time. 
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The  Sopusy  ans  believe  that  fitwi 
the  commencement  of  the  reign  of 
Abad,  to  the  destamction  or  Ihe 
empire  under  Yezdigerd,  atU  these 
monarchs,  excepting  Zehur,  were 
just  and  temperate,  both  in  word 
and  deed ;  and  that  of  this  holy 
f«ce  there  have  been  many  pro- 
phett,  saints,  and  others,  renowned 
ibr  their  virtue  and  piety,  and 
armies  whose  valour  maintamed  the 
prosperity  of  the  emphv.  But  the 
prophets  and  kings  prior  to  Gil 
8hah,  that  is  the  Abydyan  princes 
down  to  Yeassan  Ajam,  they  hold 
iQ  the  h'^hest  veneration,  because 
they  were  never  guilty  in  thought, 
or  deed,  having  never  departed 
from  the  Pyrrian  Fesheug,  or  ordi* 
nances  of  Mahaht>ad,  nor  omitted 
any  thing  that  it  was  their  duty  to 
petform.  This  sect  say  that  the 
stars  are  of  the  highest  dignity,  and 
therefore  the  Xeblah  (or  object  of 
worship)  Ibr  mankind  in  tlus  lower 
world.  In  the  reign  of  D^wir- 
hoor)  ir,  who  is  Secunder  the  son 
of  Dara  (or  Alexander  the  Great) 
of  the  Kaianim  stock,  and  Yes^ 
danian  reli^n,  some  person  hav- 
Inj;  asserted  that  the  prophets  and 
samts  are  of  higher  dignity  than 
the  sun,  the  king  asked  in  what 
places  (heir  bodies  were  now  to  be 
K)und.  The  other  named  the  cities 
and  places  where  there  sepulchres 
are  situated.  The  king  proceeded 
by  observing  **  No  prophet  or 
saint  during  his  life  time  did  cast 
forth  rays  of  fight  to  the  dbtance 
of  one  day's  journey^  and  when 
they  were  committed  to  the  ground, 
no  light  issued  from  their  graves ; 
and  now  that  they  are  incorporated 
with  the  earth,  not  a  vestige  of 
tliem  remains."  The  disputant 
nevertlieless  maintained  that  the 
souls  of  the  prophets  and  saints 
are  exceedingly  ren>lendent;  the 
king  replied,  «« 2ebdd  the  body 


of  the  sun,  ace  m  what  t 
be  difiusea  his  light,  wbaksi  ifae 
bodies  of  your  great  men  ju>e  ^ 
darkness,  therefore  it  is  bcjDod 
doubt,  that  his  soul  is  brigbier  tlnn 
theirs.  Know,  HU>reover,  that  ihe 
sun  is  the  heart  of  the  heavens, 
without  wbom^  this  pcri^sablc 
world  could  not  exist;  without 
whom  seasons  would  cease;  and 
all  things  would  come  to  an  «ad. 
In  the  t>eginniitg  there  were  nei- 
ther prophets  aor  saints,  nor  are 
there  any  at  |>resest,  and  yet  the 
worid  oontmues.  Seasons  revohe, 
and  maxikind  enjoy  happiness. 
Howevec,  it  must  be  ackiKxw- 
leoged«  Ihat  prophets  and  sanfs 
are  better  than  men  of  nther  de- 
scriptions.'* The  king's  opponent 
was  struck  dumb  by  this  answer. 
Summarily:  in  this  book,  caBed 
Akhteristan,  it  is  said  that  the  So- 
passyass  believe  the  stars  and  the 
heavens  are  shadows,  -or  types  of 
the  deity:  in  which  persuasion, 
they  erected  temples  ftwr  the  seven 
planets,  which  were  therein  repre- 
sented by  certain  talismans,  or 
images,  in  metal  or  stone,  wlach 
they  preserved  with  great^  caic. 
These  idols  were  placed,  wiUi  thcif 
proper  aspect,  in  their  respective 
temples,  and  worshipped  oi  these 
images,  they  burnt  p^irticiilar  in- 
cense, and  observed  different  rites 
and  ceremonies  for  every  idoL 
These  buildings  were  caHed  ly- 
keristan,  or  ioaage  temples,  aod 
Shiedistan,  or  temples  of  the  k- 
nunaries. 

In  the  Akhteristan,  it  k  rdated 
that  they  had  an  image  of  Satan 
carved  out  of  black  stone.  It  le- ' 
presented  a  roan,  with  a  head  like 
an  ape,  tlie  body  of  human  form, 
with  the  tail  of  a  bog.  On  dot 
head  was  placed  a  crown ;  tbc  rift^t 
hand  helo  a  sieve,  and  the  I^a 
snake :  about  the  seat  of  the  fitrer. 


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fbe  stone  vias  Uacker  ^aaa  in  other 
psrts.  iiis  attend«tit8  were  ^thi- 
opians,  Abyss  nuns,  and  others^ 
of  dark  complexions;  tbej  wore 
blue  garmcnlSy  and  iron  nngs  on 
their  tingen.  Tlie  incense  which 
they  iifiened  was  storax  and  such 
i^ ;  and  4he^  food  they  prepared 
.far  tiie  idol  was  mostly  pungent, 
such  as ,  myrabolans ;  and  which 
they  used  .also  as  medicine.  Vil- 
l^ers  and  husbandmen,  when  they 
came  here  irom  far,  and  mien  of 
iainil}^  derveisbes,  mathematicians, 
sorcerers,  soothsayers,  Sec,  had 
iheh*  dwellings  near  the  temple, 
where  these  sciences  were  studied, 
4Uid  their  wants  supplied.  On 
theh-  arrival,  thev  went  first  to  the 
temple,  after  which  they  paid  their 
irespects  to  the  king.  All  persons 
under  the  tutelage  of  Saturn  were 
introduced  at  court  by  the  chiefs 
and  principal  attendants  of  this 
temple,  who  were  of  the  greatest 
£imiUes  of  Iran.  Shetland  Tee- 
•nor,  are  titles  of  honour,  signify- 
ing majesty,  the  same  as  Srec  in 
Hindi,  and  Hazeret  in  Arabia. 

The  image  of  Jupiter  was  of  an 
earthy  colour;  it  represented  a 
larmn  with  a  vultnres  h^d,  on 
which  was  a  cro4vn;  and  on  the 
top  thereof  were  the  heads  of  a 
cock  and  a  dragon.  The  right 
imad  held  a  turbm,  and  the  leit  a 
crvetal  water-pot.  The  attendants 
<sf  the  temple  wore  habits  of  blue, 
-yellow,  and  white,  and  cornelian 
Tings  set  in  silvec,  the  incense  was 
Jkuirel  berries,  ^.  and  they  offered 
sweet  seasoned  food.  In  the  vici- 
aiity  of  this  temple  resided  learned 
men,  ^rcat  ministers  of  state^ 
nohifity,  goxremors,  and  scribes, 
mnd  followed  various  occupotim, 
silthottgh  4he  greater  past  studied 


the  temple  and  statee  of 
Mais  were  of  rid  stone.     Jh^ 


statue  Tepresented  the  body  of  a 
man,  all  red,  and  wearing  a  crown, 
the  right  arm,  which  was  red,  hung 
down  by  his  side,  and  the  left  arm, 
which  was  yellow,  was  raised  up, 
in  his  right  hand  was  a  bloody 
sword,  and  in  the  left  an  iron 
scourge.  The  attendants  who 
were  starks  (or  soldiers)  wore  red 
habits,  and  had  copper  rings  on 
their  fingers.  The  incense  was 
gum  sandars^ck,  &c.  and  they  of- 
fered bitter  food.  Nobles,  chief- 
tains, soldiers,  camp  followers,  and  , 
Turks,  took  up  their  abode  in  this 
(quarter,  and  men  of  these  descrip- 
tions were  introduced  to  the  king 
by  the  chiefs  of  the  temple.  Those 
who  bestowed  charity  resided  in 
this  neighbourhood.  Criminals 
condemned  to  death  were  executed 
at  this  place ;  where  there  was  a 
prison. 

The  image  of  the  sun,  the  illu- 
minata  of  the  universe,  was  the 
Uirgest  of  all  the  idols.  The  tem- 
ple had  a  dome  constructed  of 
bricks  of  gold,  inlaid  with  dia- 
monds, rubies,  eomelians,  and 
other  stones.  The  statue  of  the 
great  luminary  was  of  red  gold, 
and  represented  a  man  with  two 
heads,  and  on  each  a  valuable 
seven-pointed  crown  set  with  ru- 
bies, and  he  was  mounted  on  a 
powerful  horse.  The  idols  faces 
were  human ;  but  he  had  a  dragon's 
tail,  the  ridit  hand  held  a  slender 
rod  of  gold,  and  his  neck  was  en- 
circled with  a  collar  of  jewels. 
The  attendants  of  this  tempk  wore 
garments  of  gold  brocaory,  and 
caps  of  cloth  of  void .-  they  had 
girdles  inlaid  with  diamonds,  rubies, 
and  yellow  stones :  and  gold  rings 
on  tbdr  Bngsn.  The  incense  was 
ligmim  alo£,  Arc.  and  the  food  of 
which  Aejr  cJered,  here  was  mostly 
acrid.  Princes  and  others  of  high 
birth  and  rank,  dddfcaod  foiner- 

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DOTS,  (feKsurers  and  Icarnod- men, 
resided  in  this  quarler,  and  on 
their  first  arrival,  were  introduced 
lo  the  king  by  the  chivfe  of  tbb 
temple. 

The  temple  of  Venus,  on  the 
outside,  was  of  white  marble,  and 
withhi  all  chrystal.  The  idol  was 
of  human  form,  of  a  red  colour, 
and  wore  a  crown  with  seven- 
points.  The  right  hand  held  a 
bottle  of  oil,  and  the  left  a  comb ; 
the  incense  was  saffron,  &c  The 
attendants  were  arrayed  in  gar- 
ments of  fine  white  linen,  and 
wore  crowns  inlaid  with  pearls, 
and  on  their  fingere  rings  set  with 
precious  stones.  Men  were  not 
suffered  to  enter  her  temple  at 
night,  during  which  time  the  ser- 
vice was  performed  by  matrohs 
and  their  daughters;  excepting  the 
night  that  the  king  went  there, 
when  women  did  not  approach  the 
temple,  the  religious  ceremonies 
being  then  performed  by  men, 
they  offered  unctious  food.  In  the 
neighbourhood  resided  women  who 
worshipped  the  deity  of  this  place, 
and  others  who  came  here  from 
distant  parts;  <  also  goldsmiths, 
painters,  and  minstrels  lived  in  the 
vicinity  of  thb  temple;  through 
the  ckiefs  of  which,  all  of  them 
were  mtroduced  to  the  king,  but 
ordinary  women  and  princesses 
gained  access  to  the  queen  through 
the  peccah  chiefe  of  the  temple. 
.  The  temple  and  statue  of  Mei> 
curj*  were  both  of  blue  stone.  The 
idol  had  the  body  and  tail  of  a 
fish,  witli  the  face  of  a  hog;  one 
arm  was  black,  and  the  other 
white,  and  it  had  a  crown  on  its 
head.  The  right  hand  held  a  pen,; 
and  the  left  an  inkhom.  The  iiV 
cense  offered  here  was  musteth, 
&C.  The  attendants  on  Mercury 
wore  blue  garments,  and  had  gol^ 
rings  on  their  fingers.    They  pre* 


pared  for  bim  some  food.*  Vkien, 
sages,  astrologers,  physicians,  ha- 
riers,  accomptants,  collectors  d 
the  revenues,  o£Scers  of  the  dewan, 
scribes,  merctiants,  architects,  tay- 
lors,  embalmers,  &c.  readed  here; 
.and  through  the  chiefs  of  the  ^jcmpie, 
were  introduced  to  the  king.  Tb^ 
also  studied  here  the  arts  aai 
sciences. 

The  temple  of  the  tnooa  was  of 
green  stone.  That  pfamet  was 
represented  by  a  man,  seated  on  a 
white  cow.  On  his  head  a  triple 
pointed  crown,  on  his  arms  were 
bracelets,  and  a  colhr  round  bis 
neck;  in  the  right  hand  was  an 
amulet  oi  rubies,  and  the  kit  hdd 
a  sprig  of  sweet  basil.  The  at- 
tendants wore  other  green  or  white 
garments,  and  had  diver  rings  qd 
their  fingers.  The  incense  oS^ered 
to  this  id<^  was  gum  arabic,  &c. 
and  they  prepared  for  it  food  sea- 
soned with  salt  Spies,  messen- 
gers, carriers,  intelugeocers,  to- 
vellers,  and  common  peof^e,  firon 
far  and  near,  took  up  thor  abode 
in  this  quarter,  and  by  means  of 
the  chie&  of  the  temple,  were  in- 
troduced to  the  king.  In  every 
idol  temple,  beades  the  attendaols 
properly  belong^g  to  it,  there  were 
many  viziers  and  generals  employ- 
ed by  the  king,  to  accoropli&h  as^ 
particular  business  that  was  under 
the  tutelage  of  the  idol  of  the 
place.  In  the  Khoorsar  (or  refec- 
tory) of  every  temple,  the  tabk 
was  continually  spread,  and  served 
with  various  kinos  of  victuals  and 
drink ;  and  no  person  was  prohi- 
bited fh>m  partaking  of  them: 
Also  in  the  court-pni  <rf"  every 
temple  was  an  hospital  where  phy- 
sicians administered  medicines  to 
the  sick,  who  were  under  die 
tutelage  of  that  particular  planet 
There  were  likewise  places  pre- 
pared fioc  the  accommodation  of 
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travellers,  whd>  on  their  arrival  at 
the  city,  went  to  the  square  of  this 
tutelar  planet. 

It  is  necessary  to  be  understood, 
that  the  planets  are  timple  bodies, 
of  spherical  forms,  and  that  those 
images  which  I  have  described,  are 
the  figures  under  which  the  souls 
of  these  stars  have  appeared  in  the 
world  of  ima^nation,  to  many 
saints,  prophets,  and  philosophers. 
They  have  assumed  other  snapcs, 
in  conformity  to  which,  other  re- 
presentations have  been  drawn. 

When  the  king  went  to  the  tem- 
ple of  Saturn,  not  only  the  ser- 
vants thereof,  but  all  the  professors 
of  the  Yezdanian  religion  were  clad 
in  garments  either  of  black  or  blue  j 
they  proceeded  with  an  humble 
pace,  having  their  hands  reclined 
on  their  breasts,  and  spoke  in  a  low 
tone.  In  the  temple  of  Jupiter 
they  wore  his  colour,  dressed  as 
learned  men  and  judges.  In  the 
temple  of  Mars  they  wore  the  co- 
lour peculiar  to  that  planet,  and 
spoke  arrogantly.  In  the  temple  of 
the  Sun,  their  conversation  was  such 
as  became  Kings  and  Parsees.  In 
the  temple  of  Venus  they  joked 
and  laughed.  In  the  temple  of 
Mfcrcury  they  spoke  eloauently, 
and  like  philosopners.  In  the  tem- 
ple of  the  Moon  they  behaved 
childishly,  and  like  lictors.  Be- 
sides these  large  statues,  there  were 
in  every  house  images  of  the  pla- 
nets, a  catalogue  of  which  may  be 
found  m  the  Akhteristan.  In  e^ery 
idol  temple  there  was  abo  a  sphe- 
rical figure  of  the  pUnet,  which  is 
the  true  representation.  There 
was  a  city  named  Serai  Tadshah,  or 
the  Ring's  Palace,  in  the  front  of 
which  were  seven  idol  temples. 
Every  day  the  ting,  arrayed  in  the 
dress  peculiar  to  the  ruling  planet, 
appeared  at  a  T4bsar,  facing  the 
temple  of  that  planet :  when  the 


people  stood  near,  and  make  their 
obeisance.     For  example:  on  the 
day  of   the   Sun,   or  Sunday,  he 
shewed  himself  at  the  Tabsar,  in  a 
dress  of  gold   brocade,  wearing  a 
golden  diadem  set  with  diamonds 
and  rubies,  and  adorned  wilh  other 
precious  stones.     The  Tabsar  was 
decorated     with    jewels.     There 
were  steps  from  the  Tabsar  to  the 
ground,   which  was  an  extensive 
plain,  where  the  inferior  soldiers 
were  stationed.     Upon  the  king's 
appearing  at  the  Tabsar,  every  one 
fell  prostrate  on  the  ground  ;  after 
this,  he  transacted  business.    The 
Tabsar    is  a  window  in    a  lofty 
building,  and  is  what  the  sultans  of 
Hindustan  call  the  Jehrokha.     On 
other  days  also  he  shewed  himself 
from  this  (with  the  necessary  al- 
terations of  dress).     On  great  fes- 
tivals, he,  with  his  court,  went  to 
the  grand  temple  of  the  planet, 
and  when  he  returned  from  tlience 
appeared  at  the  Tabsar,.  facing  the 
lesser  temple  of  the  same  pknet. 
Otheru'ise  he  seated  himself  in  the 
Rozistan,  or  else  transacted,  busi- 
ness in  the  Dadistan.     The  place 
called  the  Rozistan  had  not  a  Tab- 
sar; but  the  king  sat  there  on  a 
throne,  attended  by  the  officers  of 
government,  arranged  according  to 
their  rank.     The  Dadistan  was"  he 
public  hall  of  justice,  and  while 
the  king  was  here,  no  one  was  re- 
fused admittance.     The  king  first 
appeared  at  the  Tabsar,  then  in  the 
Rozistan,   and    afterwards  in   the 
Dadistdn.     The  day  on  which  the 
planet  entered  a  sign^  and  on  great 
festivals,  the  king  never  failed  go- 
ing to  the  idof  temple.     Every  one 
of  them  had  a  Tabsar,  the  sama 
as  those  described  in  the  king's  pa- 
lace.    On  festivals  they    brought 
the  idol  to  the  Tabsar,  to  which 
the  king  ascended,  and  after  having 
made  his  prostration  to  th^  image, 
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stood  on  one  tide  of  it;  tfie  great 
rnvn  placed  themselves  accordibg 
to  their  rank;  and  the  people  in 
crowds,  in  the  court-yara,  Dowed 
down  before  tbe  idoL 

It  is  necessary  to  be  known, 
that  in  the  book  entitled  Temar- 
wtsateer,  it  is  said,  that  the  supreme 
first  principle  created  the  bodies 
of  the  heavens  and  phmets  in  such 
a  manner,  that  their  motions  influ- 
ence   inferior    beings;    and    that 
doubtless  the  events  of  this  lower 
world  are  dependant  on  the  revo- 
lutions  of   tne   heavenly   bodies, 
every  planet  having  a  necessary 
effect  upon  some  particular  event. 
Every  sign  of  the  zodiac,  and  every 
degree  of  it,  has  its  respective  tem- 
perament ;  and  it  may  reasonably 
be  supposed,  that  the  prophets  who 
were  favoured  by  the  deity,  through 
his  permission,  and  their  own  expe- 
rience, had  ao^uired  a  knowledge 
of  the  properties,  of  the  degrees 
of  the  signs,  as  well  as  tbe  influence 
of  the  planets.    It  is  certain,  that 
whenever  the   efficient  does  not 
agree  with  the  passive,  the  afl^r 
in  agil:»tion  will  not  be  prosperous: 
therefore  when  the  prophets  and 
sages  wanted  that  the  modons  of 
the  planets  should  shed  a  benign 
influence  on  this  world,  they  waited 
for  the  time  when  the  planet  would 
enter  that  degree  which  was  fa- 
vourable to  the  business  in  hand ; 
and    when    the    planets    inimical 
thereto  were  distant,  in  which  case, 
whatever  relates   to  the  efficient 
will  be  accomplished.    Then  they 
collected  together  every  thmg  that 
relates  to  the  lower  world,  such  as 
the  diflferent  kinds  of  food,' per- 
fumes, colours,  and  forms,  under 
the  influence  of  the  planet,  after 
which  they  reflected  on  the  suc- 
cess of  the  undertaking,  with  strong 
belief  and  confidence,  because  spi^ 
riis  greatly  influence  human  events ; 


and  when  there  is  an  luupn  of 
things  divine,  corporeal  and  sph 
ritual,  the  business  is.  accompiished. 
But  whosoever  wants  ^  make  him- 
self master  of  this  art,  must  be 
versed  in  metaphysics  and  natunl 
philosophy^,  ana  well  informed  of 
the  influence  of  the  planets,  winch, 
require  long  experience.     Now  as 
it  rarely  happens  that  ail  these  re> 
quisites  unite  in  one  person,  the 
particulars  of  the  art  remain  se^ 
cret.    But  the  Abadyaos  say,,  that 
the    prophets    and    the  king>  of 
Persia,  of  their  religion^  consideoed 
the  planets  as  the  Keblab^  or  im- 
mediate object  of  worship;  and 
always  paid  them  adoratiooy  espe- 
cially at  the  time  when  a.  planet 
was  in  its  own  mansion,,  or  in  its 
ascendant,,  and  when  no  malignait 
star  was  in  its  zenith.     They  ooL- 
lected  all  things  that  were  under 
the  influence  of  that  planet,,  of 
which  they  made  an  offing ;  and 
the  person  so  doings  having  seated 
himself  in  a  proper  placc^  no  one 
was  suffered  to  approach.     They 
inflicted  austerities  on  themselves, 
and  when   the    undertaking  suc- 
ceeded, they  did  gpod  to  hansle» 
creatures.     la  the  year  1061  of  Ifae 
Hejira,  or  A.  D^   1650-1,   I  Cth» 
author)   had  a  complaint  in   mj 
temples,  for  which  I  could  not  pfo- 
cure  any  remedy.    The  astrcrfogos 
asserteci,  that  it  wa&  occasioned  by 
tlie  vehemence  of  the  planet  Mars, 
and«  in  consequence,  on  the  4th 
of  the  month  of  Zilkadeh  (or  9th 
of  October,  of  that  year»  soaie 
learned   Bramins  assembled  ti^ 
ther,  haying  an  imase  of  Man,  Ue 
proper  inc^-nse,  and  <Hher  thii^ 
necessary  fpr  the  occasion;  th^ 
first  employed  themselves  in  radr 
ing  prayers,  and  invoking  names; 
after  which,  the  chief  man  amon^ 
them  lifted  up  the  image  of  Mariv 
ind  with  great  reverence  said,  Q 
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renowned    anget,    and    heavenly  Theyadd,  that  amongst  the  idols 

captain !  lay  aside  thine  anger,  and  which  Mahahbid  and  his  succe;^ 

bestow  mercy  upon  such  a  one  sors  lefl  at  Mecca,  is  the  black 

(pointing  to  me)  then  they  plunged  stone,  which  was  a  statue  of  Saturn, 

tne  image  into  perfumed  water;  According  (o  tliem,  the  Arabian 


and  instantly  on  its  immersion  it 
ceased. 

In  front  of  the  seven  idol  tem- 
pics,    were    seven    fire    temples, 
which  they  called  Kaiwan  Azer, 
Hbrmuz  Azer,  Bohram  Azer,  Hoor 
Azer,  Naheid  Azer,  Teer  Azer, 
and  Mah  Azer.  Every  Azcr-Kcdah, 
or  fire  temple,  was  dedicated  to  one 
of  the  seven  planets,  and  the  in- 
cense peculiar  to  each  was  offered. 
They  say,  that  during  tlie  mo- 
marchy   of   their    ancient    kings, 
there  were  many  sacred  places;  for 
instance,    the  Caaba,    Jerusalem, 
Medina,  where  are  interred   the 
remains  of  the  refuge  of  prophecy 
Mohammed    Mustapha,   may  the 
blcssmg  of  God  be  upon  him  and 
his  race !    At  Ncjoff,  where  is  the 
sepulchre  of  Amur  ul  Momenicn 
Ally:  at  Kerbela,  where  Imam  Hus- 
sein fell  a  martyr :  at  Bagdat  where 
is   the  tomb   of  Imam    Moussa ; 
at  Seinabad,   in  Tous,    where  is 
the  tomb  of  Imam  Aly  Reza :  at 
Balkh,  where  is  the  sepulchre  of 
Aly;   at   ail    which  places   were 
formerly  idol    and    fire   temples. 
They  say  that  Mahadabad,  after 
building  the  idol  temple  of  Istuk* 
her,  in  Pars  (or  Persepolis,  in  Persia 
Proper)  which  is  now  called  Heft- 
soor,  or  the  seven  ramparts,  erect- 


prophet  worshipped  the  images  of 
the  seven  planets,  and  therefore  he 
preserved,  in  its  original  state,  the 
black  stone  or  image  of  Saturn, 
which  had  remained  trom  the  time 
of  the  Abadyan  monarchs;    but 
destroyed  and  removed  the  other 
idols  of  the  Coreish,  which  were 
not  representations  of  the  planets. 
The  ancient  Parsecs  in  their  tem- 
ples, sometimes  represented  V>nus 
under  the  form  of  an  arch,  like 
the  altars  in  mosques,  and  conse- 
quently the  Mchrah  (br  altar)  is  the 
representation  of  that  planet.  Also 
the    veneration   paid    to    Friday, 
Venus  day,  proceeds  from  the  same 
source.    Abraham,  the  friend  of 
God,  acted  in  the  same  banner, 
for  he  destroyed  all  idols  that  were 
not  representations  of  the  planets, 
and  his  veneration  for  the  black 
stone  is  a  proof  thereof.     Islendiar 
the  son  of  Gushtasp  followed  his 
example.      Socrates,  the  philoso- 
pher, also  forbad   the  people  to 
worship  any  images,  but  those  of 
the  planets,  and  commanded  them 
to  pull  down  the  statues  of  their 
kings.     Beit  ul  Mokeddeo  (Jeru- 
salem) which  is  Gcngdij  Beh^ht, 
was  founded  bvZohae;  butFiridoon 
worshipped  ffre  there;   and  even 
before  the  time  of  Zoliae«  th^re  had 


ed  a  house,  to  which  he  gave  the  not  been  an  idol  and  a  fire  temple 
name  of  Ahad,  and  which  is  now 
the  Caaba,  or  square  bouse  at 
Mecca;  and  he  commanded  the 
inhabitants -of  that  quarter  to  wor- 
ship there.  Amongst  the  idols  in 
the  square  house,  was  a  remarkable 
fine  image  of  the  moon,  on  which 
account  they  called  that  place 
Mahgah,  or  the  residence  of  the 
moon,  which  the  Arabs  in  course 
of    time    ehanged    into    Mecca. 


on  that  spot.  When  Feridoon 
marched  against  Zohae,  on  the 
way,  one  of  hb  brethren  flung  at 
him  a  rock,  but  which,  through  the 
miraculous  power  of  Feridoon, 
was  on  his  addressing  heaven  sus« 
ponded  in  the  air,  and  that  place  is 
now  known  by  the  name  ot  Koudi 
Keleel.  At  Medina,  where  Mo* 
hafnmed  is  interred,  was  an  idol  of 
the  moon,  which  they  called  Mah* 
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deenah,  or  the  moon  of  religioD ; 
and  religion  is  the  moon  of  truth, 
of  which  the  Arabs  have  made 
Medma.  At  Ncjitf  Ashruff,  where 
is  the  tomb  of  Imam  Aly,  there 
was^  fire  temple  called  Fero^h- 
pyra,  and  also  Ne-kufF,  that  is,  not 
AkufF,  which  word  in  the  Pehluvy 
language  signifies  misfortune ;  this 
is  now  changed  into  Nejik.  At 
Kerbela,  where  is  the  sepulchre  of 
Imam  Hussein,  was  a  iire  temple 
called  Mehtarsozalum,and  also  Kar- 
balla,  or  a  superior  action,  which 
has  at  length  become  I^erbela.  At 
Bagdat,  the  burial  place  of  Imam 
Moussa,  was  a  fire  temple  called 
Sheid-para-ey.  On  the  spot  where 
rests  tne  great  Imam  Abu  Hanifah 
of  Cufah,  was  a  fire  temple  called 
Wahcenooyaz.  At  Cufah,  on  tlie 
spot  where  the  mosque  is  situated, 
was  a  fire  temple  called  Roze 
Azir.  At  Tous,  where  is  the 
tomb  of  Imam  Reza,  was  a  fire 
temple  called  Azer  Khired,  and  it 
had  several  other  names.  It  wa< 
built  by  Feridoon,  when  Tous,  the 
k>n  of  Nauzer,  made  a  pilgrimage 
to  Azerkhirid ;  he  founded  there  a 
city,  which  is  named  after  him. 
At  Balkh,  where  the  tomb  of  the 
Imam  is  situated,  was  a  fire  temple 
called  Moheen  Azer,  but  which 
we  know  under  the  name  of  Nou- 
bahar.  Ardibil  was  formerly  called 
Dej  Barmar,  and  Kai  Khosrou  upon 
cor.q  lering  that  fortress,  built  a 
fire  temple  called  Azer  Kacous, 
which  is  the  burial  place  of  Sheikh 
Scffyeddeen,  the  ancestor  of  thq 


Seffbvy  Sultans  (of  Perna).  In 
like  manner,  in  several  parts  of 
Hindustan,  there  are  ssud  to  have 
been  idol  temples  of  the  planets: 
thus  at  Dewarka  was  a  temple  of 
Saturn,  called  Der  Kywan,  and  an- 
other, dedicated  to  the  same  planet, 
cnlled  Gah  Kywan,  which  has  been 
converted  into  Gya.  There  was 
also  another,  called  Mehtra,  or  the 
residence  of  the  chief,  which,  in 
process  of  time,  has  become  Mab- 
tra.  Likewise  many  places  now 
in  the  possession  of  the  Christians, 
and  other  sects,  derive  their  names 
from  fire  temples  which  formerly 
stood  there;  and  whenever  the 
AzerA'ans  (a  worshipper  of  fire) 
came  to  those  quarters,  they  go 
there  and  perform  their  devotioas. 
They  say  that  a  sacred  place  never 
becomes  prophane,  or  unholy,  so 
long  as  it  b  appropriated  to  the 
worship  and  praise  of  the  deity: 
it  being  the  Kebiah,  or  object  of 
adoration,  of  firiends  as  well  of  ene- 
mies;  who,  although  they  have 
erred  in  their  duty  towards  God, 
nevertheless  perform  their  *xlcvo- 
tions  in  these  sublime  txiildings. 
Roy  Goopynauth  says, 

Bcholdy  O  Skeikh!  ike  excdiaee 
qf  mf  idol  tempies;  wkzck^  t^on 
bein^  demolished,  becomes  ike  hoMSC 
qf  God. 

(To  he  concluded  in  oiar  nett  Re- 
gister, xvith  a  Commentary  by  tke 
Editor^  comprising  a  review  cf  the 
religious  ^stcm  qf  Asia^  previous  to 
die  Mohanvnedan  ara.j 


On  the  Necessity  of  a  Standing  Army  in  Time  of  Peace. 

By  a  Captain  of  Native  Cavalry^  in  Bengal. 

[Ntver  be/ore  printed,] 

To  THE  Editor  of  the  Asiatic  Annual  Register. 

Sir,  Cavalry^  Q^mp,  near  Canuje^  Nov^  20,  i8o«. 

I  HAVE  lon^  had  an  inclination    which  I  consider   of  the  highest 

to  give  my  opuiion  on  a  subject    importance  to  India,  but  my  time 

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bfls  been  so  much  occupied  with 
niy  charge  •  since  our  possession 
of  tliis  valuable  and  newly  acquired 
territory,  that  I  have  not  been  able 
to  give  it  the  attention  necessary  to 
afford  you  the  information  I  wish 
to  convey;  nor  do  I  for  some 
months  expect  tb  have  more  lei- 
sure, I  have  therefore  resolved  to 
give  you  a  hasty  outline,  and  leave 
the  discubsion,  or  the  elucidation 
of  the  subject  to  a  future  oppor- 
tunity. 

While  the  prosperous  and  flou- 
rishing state  of  our  extensive  do- 
minions, certainly  far  exceeds  any 
thing  hitherto  known  in  Hindustan, 
and  affords  the  highest  gratification 
to  our  feelings,  every  circumstance 
which  has  even  a  remote  tendency 
to  injure  or  disturb  this  prosperity, 
must  excite  general  interest,  and 
an  earnest  desire  to  avert  it ;  this 
reflexion  led  me  to  consider  that 
two  objects  only  remain,  which 
seem  likely  to  disturb  the  repose 
of  Hindostan,  or  affect  our  power 
for  many  years;  these  are,  1st.  the 
establishment  of  a  French  force  in 
the  pay  of  the  Mahrattas  in  the 
heart  of  the  north  of  India :  2dlyy 
an  invasion  of  the  numerous  tribes 
of  independent  Tartars,  who  roam 
over  that  extensive  region.  The 
first  is  an  object  which  has,  no 
doubt,  attracted  the  attention  of 
government,  and  it  is  therefore 
scarcely  necessary  to  say  more 
concerning  it,  than  that  from  the 
local  information  I  have  been  able 
lo  obtain,  I  think  it  of  infinite 
magnitude ;  the  other  being  more 
remote,  has  I  fear  hitlierto,  en- 
tirely escaped  notice ;  but  it  is  not 
*\^  the  less  dangerous:  in  fact,  it  is 
/Sl  even  more  so  from  the  circum- 
^. stance  of  its  not  being  suspected, 
which   prevents   any  precautions 


from  being  taken  to  guard  against 
it.  But  let  me  proceed  with  the 
proposed  account  of  Tartary  :— 
That  wonderfiil  country  which  has 
been  well  denominated  by  a  great 
writer,  the  Foundcry  of  Nations, 
has  for  time  immemorial  sent  forth 
at  short  intervals,  vast  swarms  of 
the  human  race  to  people  the 
other  countries  of  the  earth.  If 
you  will  refer  to  ancient  history, 
(Epiphan.  Eusxb.  Chxon.  Paschal, 
&c.  &c.)  you  will  find  that  the 
Tartars,  under  various  appellations, 
had  spread  themselves  all  over 
Western  Asia,  and  into  E2ypt  and 
Afirica,  5500  years  back  from  the 
present  time.  About  1 500  years 
afiter  that  time,  or  2200  years  be- 
fore Christ,  you  will  find  that 
numerous  hoixies  settled  around 
the  Euxine  sea,  and  soon  after  they 
established  themselves  in  Thrace, 
Illyricum,  and  Asia  Minor,  which 
countries,  in  the  course*  of  4  or 
500  years,  they  completely  peo- 
pled; and  from  thencQ  extended 
themselves  into  Italy  12  or  1300 
years  before  Christ.  The  tribes 
settled  around  the  Euxine  sea,  be- 
ing pressed  forward  by  a  continual 
succession  of  rresh  hordes  from 
Tartary,  extended  themselves  gra- 
dually into  Germany,  Scandinavia, 
Gaul,  and  Spain,  (and  perhaps 
Briton)  in  the  course  of  the  fol- 
lowing 500  years,  that  is  about 
2600  years  ago :  during  the  period 
of  3000  years  above  noticed,  I 
have  strong  reason  to  believe  that 
Hindostan,  China,  the  islands  in 
the  Eastern  Seas,  Siberia,  Kams- 
chatska,  (and  probably  North 
America,)  were  peopled  from  i\\c 
same  source,  though  their  progress 
cannot  be  so  distinctly  traced. 

The  countries  of  Asia,  Europe, 
and  Africa  above  mentioned,  were 


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during  that  period  but  thinly  in- 
habit^ and  left  ample  space  for 
tl»e  orerflowia^  population  of  Tar- 
tart',  which   like  a   beehive  has 
continued  to  send  forth  its  svtrarms 
ever  since,  down  to  (he  present 
time.     Towards  the  close  of  the 
1 4th  century  of  the  Christian  iEra, 
the   Huns,    a  numerous  tribe  of 
northern  Tartars,  having  fiauled  in 
their  attempts  to  conquer  China, 
took    a    westerly    direction,    and 
entered  Europe  like  a  prodigious 
flight  of  locusts,  where  they  nlti- 
loately  rested,    mixmg  with  the 
mtions  that  had  preceded  them ; 
and  since  that  time,  China,  Persia, 
Turkey,  and  Hiodiistan,  have  t>een 
repeatedly    visited    by    numerous 
hordes  of  Tartar  emigrants,  as  you 
will  find  by  the  histories  of  those 
countries,     and     particularly     of 
Ghengis  Khan  and    Timur  Beg, 
and  I  am  well  assured,    that  the 
ciifferent  excursions  and  conquests 
of  these  two  monarch s  deprived 
Tartary  of  firom  four  to  five  million 
of  inhabitants :  But  during  the  last 
350  years,   no  emigration  of  any 
consequence  has  taken  place  from 
that  country,   therefore  reasoning 
from  analogy,  we  must  give  credit 
to  the  reports  which  represent  it 
as  overflowing  with  inhabitants  at 
the  present  time. 

I'he  horse  and  fruit  merchants^ 
from  Kabul  Bokhara,  and  Samer- 
rand,  with  whom  I  have  had  an 
intercourse  during  the  last  fifteen 
years,  have  invariably  represented 
iJie  tribes  of  independent  Tartars, 
dispersed  over  that  immense  region 
M»hich  extends  from  the  Caspian 
'sCfi  to  Chinese  Tartary,  to  have 
considerably  encreased  in  numbers 
of  late  years,  that  tlie  manners, 
customs,  habits,  and  modes  of  life, 
amongst  ^U  the  interior  hordes, 
have  continued  the  same  from  time 
immemorial ;  thai  llic  luxuries  and 


vices  which  impede  the  progrenive 
eucrease  of  tlie  human  species  in 
the  other  nations  of  the  world,  arc 
whdly  unknown  amongst  ttiem: 
And  that  from  the  simple  P^ia 
food  the\'  eat,  and  the  pastoral  lUe 
they  lea^,  they  are  'more  healthy, 
more  robust,  and  capaUe  of  en* 
during  hunger  and   thirst  longer^ 
and  of  undergoing   more  labour 
and  fatigue,  tlun  any  other  peo|^ 
on  the  ^ce  of  the  globe»    From 
the  same  authority  1    also  learn, 
that  agriculture  is  almost  entirely 
unknown  in  the  interior  parts  of 
Tartary,  and  that  their  subsistence 
being    chiefly  derived    from   Uie 
milk  and  flesh  of  their  herds  and 
flocks,   and    the  game  they  kill, 
they  are  as  their  numbers  encrease 
compelled  to  extend  their  excur- 
sions in  search  of  provender  for 
their  cattle,    and  sustenance  for 
themselves,  until  the  whole  ootm- 
try  is  so  much  occupied,  that  die 
pasturage  is  exhausted,  and  whole 
tribes  are  thereby  obliged  to  My 
forth  in  search  of  forage,  and  over- 
run   some   of    the   iMrigfiboonng 
countries :  That  when  the  natians 
of  Tartary  approach  towards  ^ 
state,  an  aspiring  ambitious  leirier, 
like  Ghipgis  Khan  or  Timw  Beg 
starting    up,    or   a   seven    yean' 
drought  occurring,  is  sure  to  put 
in    motion   an  immense  torrent^ 
which  bursts  forth  with  irresistohle 
force,    into  whatever   country  il 
directs  its  course.    And  that  fiflffihr, 
to  the  vast  encrease  of  inhabitant 
and    the    consequent    scarcity  of 
pasture  and  subsistence,    may  be 
attributed    all    the     Tartar    emi- 
grations which  have  taken  place, 
from  the  beginning  of  the  world 
down  to  the  present  time. 

That  the  various  tribes  of  inie* 
pendent  Tartars,  inhabking  the 
countries  situated  between  the 
Caspian  sea  and  Chinese  Tartan*, 

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bare,  scarce  any  eonuDunicationf 
or  intercourse^  with  the  other  na>- 
tions  of  the  world^  cannot  be  de* 
Died,  and  admitting  this  ^t,  we 
must  also  admit,  that  their  scchi* 
sAoa  from  other  nations  is  anirre^ 
iragrabk  argjument^  that  their  man* 
oers,  customs,  and  habits  of  life, 
are  now  the  same  as  in  ancient 
times,  and  we  may  hence  infer, 
tiiat  the  same  causes  which  pro« 
duced  the  rapid  encrcase  of  the 
population  in  former  times  conti- 
nuing to  operate,  must  pnoduce 
the  same  effects  now^  I  have 
therefore  no  doubt,  but  that  in* 
dependent  Tartary  is^  at  the  pre- 
sent time,  arriv^  at  as  high  a 
degree  of  population  as  the  coun- 
try, is  capable  q[  maintaining,  and 
must  *cre  long,  get  rid  of  a  part 
of  its  inhabitants,  by  some  foreign 
expedition.  The  limits  of  this 
letter  will  not  admit  of  my  going 
more  largely  into  the  consideration 
of  the  several  circumstances,  which 
have  led  to  this  conviction  in  my 
mind;  but,  if  I  have  not  said 
enough  to  convince  you  also,  I 
still  trust  you  will  allow  that  I  have 
advanced  strong  arguments  in  sup- 
port of  my  opinion. 

Although  I  have  frequently  re- 
flected on  this  subject,  I  have 
always  thought  the  danger  so  dis- 
tant, as  to  make  it  an  object  of 
very  secondary  consideration  in 
our  Indian  politics,  until  some  late 
occurrences  took  place,  which  may 
bring  it  much  sooner  forward  than 
I  was  prepared  to  expect,  and 
which  I  shall  now  briefly  slate. 

The  late  revolution  at  Kabul^ 
which  deprived  2^maun  Shah  of 
his  throne  (And  life)  and  placed  his 
brother  Mahmood  Shah  upon  it, 
has  been  attended  whh  much  anar- 
chy and  confusion.  One  o£  the 
chiefs,  who  had  a  considerable 
share  in  DUtting  him  up,  is  now 


become  his  competitor^  whilst  a 
brother  of  Zemaun  Shah's,  by  the 
same  mother,   has    escaped  with 
Zemaun  Shah's  son,  and  has  taken 
re&ge  with  the  Ushbeck  Tartars, 
and  these  princes  having  cairied 
off  jewels  of  considerable  valuer 
are  endeavouring  to  raise  a  iiorce 
for  the  recovery  of  the  empire^ 
and  have  sent  tneir  emissaries  to 
the  Furkomaim,   the  Mogul,  and 
the  Kalmuk  Tartars,   and   other 
neighbouring  tribes.    Shdfnld  these 
princes  succeed  in  bringing  dowa 
a  Tartar  force,  and  from  the  pre^ 
sent  state  of  that  country,   it  is 
cxtremelv  probable,  I  imagine  th« 
Afghan  dynasty  will  soon*  end,  and 
be  succeeded  by  a  Tartar  one. 
And  if  the  Tartars  once  get  pos- 
session of  the   Kabul  dominions,, 
it  will  open  a  channel  for  the  su- 
perfluous inhabitants  of  their  own. 
country  to  flow  forth,   and,   'ere 
long,  we  may  have  them  very  near 
and  troublesome  neighbours  en  our 
frontier.    You  may  smile  at  this, 
and   I  am   sensible  I   lay  myself 
open,   by  submitting  the  idea  to 
the  ridicule  of  those  who  are  un- 
acquainted with  the  subject;  but, 
nevertheless  I  cannot  help,  from 
the  various  circumstances   which 
have  come  to  my  knowledge,  be- 
lieving that  the  danger  from  this 
quarter  is  neither  ideal  nor  remote^ 
and  if  arguments  were  required  to 
point  out  the  necessity  of^  placing 
this  frbnticr  in  a  state  of  perfect 
security,  and  for  augmenting  the 
army  m  the  field,  5iis  migtit  be' 
advanced    as    one    of    no    small* 
weight.      Formcriy  we    had    siit 
battalions  of  Sepoys  at  Cawnpoor^^ 
and    six    at  Futty   Ghur,    Which* 
could  be  moved  to  the  frontier  atf 
a  moment's  warning.     Now  wb* 
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not  assemble  three  or  f«»ur  batta- 
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and  coosiderable  risk  of  loss  on  the 
-revenues. 

You  know,  thit  in  thb  country 
ihe  appearance  of  an  enemy  is  the 
signal  and  excuse  for  every  Ze- 
mindar to  withhoki  the  payment  of 
hb  rents;  not  a  corps  that  is  at 
present  employed  on  the  revenue 
duty,    and  which  I  may  say  in* 
eludes  every  one  in   the  field  at 
present,  could  be  withdrawn  with- 
out certain   1(ms  to   government 
We  should,  therefore,  always  have 
at  least  ten  or  twelve  battalionS| 
with  as  many  regiments  of  cavalry, 
and  the  proper  proportion  of  ar- 
tillery,  reserved  entirely  for  de- 
fensive   operations,    exclusive  of 
awhat  are  at  present  in  this  country, 
cU  of  which  are  employed  in  the 
tollection  of  the  revenue.     But  to 
his  it  may  be  answered,  we  are 
at  peace  with  all  the  world,  and 
what  b  the  use  of  loading  the  state 
with  the  heavy  expence  of  so  large 
a  standing   army.      To  which   I 
reply,  that  we  are  only  at  peace 
in  this  country,  so  long  as  we  re- 
tain the  capacity  of  commanding 
it,  and  no  longer.    Have  the  Mal^ 
rat(a*s  reduced  their  forces,  or  dis- 
missed any  part  of  their  army  ?  I 


say  no!  but' it  has  been  largdy 
augmented,  by  their  entertaining 
both  horse  and  foot  disdiarged 
from  the  Nabob's  service,  •  and 
the  disbanded  Sepoys  from  ours,  f 
beside  which,  not  a  ship  sails  from 
France  for  India,  that  does  not 
bring  out  adventurers  to  their  ser- 
vice, and  even  tlie  natives  speak 
of  French  officers  being  soon  ex- 
pected in  the  Mahratta  camp.  If 
then  the  Mahratta  and  French 
force  in  this  quarter  is  encreaang 
and  improving,  which  I  could 
easily  prove  to  be  the  fftct,  both 
in  numbers,  disciplme,  and  expe- 
rienced officers,  upon  what  prin- 
ciple of  policy  are  we  to  reduce 
ours ;  that  onr  power  is  as  ercat  a 
curb  and  check  on  the  ambitioQS 
views  of  the  Mahrattas  in  this 
country,  as  it  has  been,  and  I  hope 
still  is,  on  that  of  the  French  in 
Europe,  I  think  will  not  be  de- 
nied. We  must,  therefore,  con- 
sider them  as  much  our  natural 
enemies  as  the  French,  so  long  as 
they  continue  to  be  jealous  and 
envious  of  our  prosperity  in  India, 
which  certainly  will  be  as  long  as 
they  exist  as  a  nation,  or  as  our 
power  and  prosperity  lasts. 


*  Seventy  batuliont  of  Sepoyt  and  Kcjicbc,  and  near  15,000  nresular  cavalry 
of  the  Nabobs,  have  been  disbanded  since  the  banning  of  January,  1800,  a  laite 
portion  of  the  former,  and  the  greater  part  of  the  lauer,  liave  gone  over  and  taken 
•ervice  with  the  Mahrattas. 

f  Since  the  peace.  400  disciplined  Sepoys  from  each  of  the  19  regiraents  of 
native  infantry  on  the  Bengal  Establishment,  have  been  disbanded,  beside  tiie  two 
vnlunteer  battalions,  wh.ch  consisted  of  1200  men  each,  making  on  the  whole 
10^000  men,  and  of  these  a  vast  number  liave  gone  into  the  Mahratta  service. 

P.  S.  It  is  to  be  observed,  that  in  the  Nabob's  corps  disbanded,  I  include  those 
of  Almas  Ally  Khan,  and  the  Muticnna  troops  of  his  other  Aumils,  averaging  the 
Nabob's  battalio;is  at  500  each,  which  must  be  about  their  strength,  35,000  in- 
fantry, and  15,000  cavalry,  have  been  disbanded  in  the  last  three  years  from  the 
Nabob's  service,  and  only  two  regiments  of  cavalry,  and  tw*  of  infantry,  raised 
to  replace  them,  and  take  their  duties;  a  number  obviously  inadequate  to  that 
purpose,  and  panicularly  on  the  present  reduced  establishment  of  our  corps  of 
native  infantry.  A  further  augmenution  of  three  or  four  regiraents  of  cavalry, 
and  six  or  eight  regiments  of  infantry,  is  now  indispensably  necessary.  To  cover 
the  frontier^  preserve  the  tranquillity  of  the  country,  and  realize  the  revenues 


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Importance  of  Cavalry  to  protect  the  Nabob  Vizier's  Frontier 
from  Allahabad  to  Hurdwar, 

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The  open  and  exposed  slate  of 
the  Nabob  Vizier's  frontier,  from 
Allahabad  to  Hurdwar,  is  one  of 
the  strongest  arguments  that  can 
be  adduced,  in  proof  of  the  impe- 
rious necessity  of  a  large  force,  in 
cavalry,  being  maintained  in  his 
dominions:  but,  as  some  plausible 
objections  may  be  started  against 
this  position,  though  I  am  satisfied 
no  solid  one  exists,  and  as  it  is  cer- 
tainly a  subject  of  much  greater 
national  importance  than  is  gene- 
rally imagined,  or  which  even  the 
best  infmmed  in  the  Company *s 
service  are  aware  of,  a  brief  exa- 
mination of  the  question  may  at 
this  time  prove  acceptable;  and 
the  more  particularly  so,  as  our  late 
acquisitions  in  the  Dekkan  have 
left  this  the  only  accessible,  the 
only  vulnerable  part  of  the  British 
possessions  in  Hindustan ;  and 
which,  if  properly  protected  (and 
that  can  alone  be  done  by  a  power- 
ful body  of  cavalry)  we  might  then 
bid  defiance  to  all  the  united  pow- 
ers of  Asia. 

The  defence  of  the  Nabob  Vi- 
zier's possessbns,  and  the  security 
and  tranquillity  of  the  Company's 
provinces,  are  most  intimately 
blended.  The  former  being  pro- 
vided for  protects  the  latter,  which 
is  scarcely  assailed,  except  from 
that  quarter.  It  is  obviously,  then, 
not  more  the  interest  of  the  Na- 
bob Vizier  than  of  the  Company, 
to  provide  for  the  defence  of  his 
firontier;  and,  as  he  possesses  nei- 
ther the  means  nor  ability  himself, 
the  whole  responsibility  of  the  mea- 
sure, in  fact,  rests  witn  the  Bengal 


government.  But  as  the  policy  of 
protecting  his  possessions  as  well 
as  our  own.  will  doubtless  be  readi- 
ly admitted,  it  is  needless  to  say 
more  on  that  head.  I  shall  there- 
proceed  to  consider  the  position 
assumed,  and  then  take  a  short  view 
of  the  important  changes  that  have 
taken  place  in  the  countries,  ex- 
tending along  the  frontier,  from 
Allahabad  to  Hurdwar,  within  the 
last  twenty  years;  as  firom  these 
changes  have  chiefly  arisen  the  ex- 
pediency of  more  troops  being  sta- 
tioned m  the  field,  and  particu- 
larly a  very  numerous  body  of 
cavalry. 

Previous,  however,  to  this  dis- 
cussion, it  will  be  proper  to  pre- 
mise, that  the  Nabob  Vizier's  own 
troops,  from  being  defrauded  of 
their  just  dues,  and  from  ill  treat- 
ment in  various  other  ways,  as  well 
as  from  insubordination,  and  a  to- 
tal want  of  discipline,  are  so  deeply 
tinctured  with  disaffectioh  to  his 
government,  that  unless  they  are 
reformed,  regularly  paid,  and 
placed  under  the  command  of  Bri- 
tish officers,  instead  of  being  of  any 
service  in  the  event  of  a  war,  the 
most  serious  danger  is  to  be  appre- 
hended from  their  turbulent,  dis- 
orderly, and  licentious  disposition. 
The  disaffectbn  and  treachery 
manifested  by  his  Kandahar  caval- 
ry, when  employed  last  year  be- 
yond the  Gogra  in  pursuit  of  Vizier 
Ally,  their  frequent  mutinies  at 
Lucknow,  and  in  every  part  of  the 
country  where  the  nat)ob's  troops 
are  stationed,  with  the  cruel  de- 
predations they  are  in  the  constant 
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practice  of  committing  on  the  in- 
habitants of  the  districts  over  which 
they  are  placed^  are  too  notorious 
to  every  officer  who  has  served  in 
this  country  to  require  enumeration 
bere.  They  have  been  fraught 
with  the  most  baneful  effects,  and 
are  highly  disgraceful  to  the  go- 
vernment under  which  they  have 
been  suffered  to  pass  unpunished. 

But  to  proceed:  the  principal 
objections  to  an  alteration  in  tbe 
t>re8ent  system  df  defence  and  an 
increase  of  cavalry  are,  that  donng 
the  Maharatu  war,  which  termi- 
nated in  1782,  they  made  no  im- 
pression whatever  on  any  part 
of  the  Nabob  Vizier's  temtones; 
nor  did  they  even  attempt  depre- 
datory incursions,  although  it  u  a 
species  of  warfare  for  which  thdr 
troops  are  singularly  well  adapted, 
and  to  which  they  are  particularly 
partial;  and,  secondly,  that  from 
that  tine  to  the  present,  the  troops 
stationed  at  Gvwnpore  and  Futty 
Ghuf  have  been  fbond  sufficient 
for  the  protection  of  this  frontier, 
as  well  as  for  preserving  the  inter- 
nal tranquillity. 

To  the  first  objection  it  may  be 
answered,  that  during  the  Mahratta 
war  alhided  to,  the  Nabob  Vi- 
cer's  country,  to  the  southward 
and  westward,  was  covered  by  a 
iiumt)er  of  small  independent  states, 
all  jealous  of  the  Mahrattas,  and 
dreading  an  extension  of  their  pow- 
er ;  that  therefore  they  could  not 
commit  any  depredations  upon  his 
territories  without  marching  their 
Iroops  through  some  of  these  states ; 
and  that  their  forces,  then,  being 
•composed  of  an  irregularjdisorderly, 
iradisciplined  rabble,  such  a  move- 
ment would  have  carried  with  it 
all  the  ill  effects  of  an  invasion; 
and,  in  all  probability,  would  have 
united  the  state  or  states  they  at- 
tcmpted  to  pass  through  ia  an  alli- 


ance with  the  Nawaub  Vxzler,  aod 
the  company  against  them  as  the 
commoo  enemy  of  all.  It  coose* 
quently  became  (if  iiot  impractica- 
ble) so  impolitic  and  hazardous  in 
the  extreme,  to  make  an  attack  in 
(hat  quarter,  that  it  was  not  even 
attempted,  however  well  disposed 
the  Aiahiattas  might  have  been  to 
the  measure.  So  that  these  stales 
served  at  that  time  as  a  secure  and 
impenetrable  barrier  to  the  Na- 
waub Vxrier's  dooiinions;  and  bad 
they  hcpa  maintained  in  their  in- 
dependence i^akist  the  HBfafanttas, 
as  it  was  the  interest  and  arand 
policy  of  the  ftrilish  nation  to  have 
<hme,  Acv  would  have  cootiniied 
aotothisoay. 

In  reply  to  4be  second  objection 
it  may  be  observed,  that  since  the 
peace  with  the  Mahrattas  in  1762, 
they  have  been  too  busily  emptoyed 
in  the  conquest  of  those  very  states 
which  have  been  menticmed,  to 
£nd  leizure  to  molest  the  Nabob 
Vizier's  possessions,  particnkriy  un- 
der the  disadvantages  which  must 
always  lie  in  th^r  way  whilst  any 
of  these  states  existed,  and  whilst 
others  of  them  were  but  recently 
broug^  imder  subjection.  The 
conquest  of  countries  naturally 
strong  and  very  extendve  was  a 
difficult  and  arduous  enterprise,  the 
accomplishment  of  whidi  might 
luve  been  iBaterially  obstructed, 
or  entirely  overthrown,  by  the 
slightest  interference,  on  any  pre- 
tence, on  the  part  of  the  Oxnpa- 
ny,  or  of  the  Nawau)^  Vizier.  Sen- 
sible of  this,  and  that  Ihe  political 
conduct  of  the  latter  waseatirely 
guided  by  the  sentiments  and  ad- 
vice of  the  former,  the  sagacioai 
Madhajce  Scindeah,  during  the 
whole  progress  of  ^liis  aggressooi 
studiously  avoided  giving  any  came 
of  ofifemcc  to  either  govcmmeot; 
and  Us  desire  of  coaciHa^g  ihe 

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^ood  wUl  of  all  Brisish  subjects 
was  so  evident,  that  he  paid  the 
most  marked  attention  to  ^uch 
gentlemen  as  were  led  by  curiosity 
or  pleasure  to  visit  the  ancient 
seats  of  splendor  and  opulence  si- 
tuated within  his  recent  conquests. 
Perwannahs,  safeguards,  and  es- 
corts were  furnished  to  them,  and 
from  every  individual  of  his  go- 
vernment the  most  respectful  at- 
tention was  exacted.  The  same 
policy  has  since  been  continued, 
and  will  necessarily  be  preseWed  in 
until  the  inhabitants  are  perfectly 
reconciled  to  their  new  masters, 
and  assimilate  with  their  manners 
and  customs,  which  is  sooner  ef- 
fected in  this  country  than  in  any 
other,  perhaps,  in  the  world.  But 
as  the  cogency  of  this  policy  be- 
comes less  binding,  and  it  is  de- 
cliaing  rapidly,  we  shall  find  the 
polite,  the  respectful  attention  of 
the  Mahraltas,  change  into  a  mo- 
rose and  jealous  insolence :  for  al- 
though they  have  been  compelled 
by  policy  to  dissemble  their  real 
sentiments,  there  is  no  doubt  that 
ihev  behold  with  bitter  vexation 
aud  burning  envy  the  aggrandize- 
ment of  the  British  power  chrough- 
^otTt  India,  and  which  has  alone 
checked  the  career  of  general  con- 
quest, which  they  have  bng  aimed 
«t,  and  have  so  frequently  attempted 
mthin  the  last  fifty  or  sixty  years. 

Stimulated  by  success,  the  late 
Madh^'ee  Sqindeah  had  scatcely 
gained  complete  possession  of  the 
countries  which  separated  the  Mah- 
ratta  empire  from  ttie  Nal)ob  Vt- 
tier's  doraioions,  when  he  meditated 
an  attack  on  the  Punjaub,  and 
pushing  his  conquests  in  that  direo- 
lion  to  the  banks  of  the  Indus: 
with  this  view,  be  lal>oured  inces- 
santlv  to  augment  and  discipline  his 
r<iguiar  infantry^  which  was  fomicd 
into  battalions  and  brigades,  com* 


manded  by  European  officers,  on 
the^lan  of  the  corps  in  the  Com- 
pany's   service;    and    in    casting 
brass  field-pieces,  and  manufadur- 
ing    musquetry   for  these  corp^. 
But  before  thb  project  was  ripe 
for  execution,    his  attention  was 
called  off  by  aflfeirs  in  the  Deccan, 
and    he  proceeded   to  Poonah  in 
1 793-4-,  attended  by  a  division  of 
his  regular  troops,  &c.    The  war 
soon  2dicr  ensued  with  the  Nizam, 
in  which  his  army  suffered  a  total 
defeat,  owing  chiefly  to  the  ability 
of  (jencral  Perron,  and  tlie  good 
conduct  of  Scindeah*s  regular  tropps 
under  his  command.    But  all  Scin- 
deah*s  ambitious  designs  were  soon 
after  cut  short  by  a  premature  and 
unexpected  death.     His  nephew, 
Dowlat  Rao  Sciadeab,  succeeded 
him,  a  daring,  bold,  unprincipled 
young  man,  of  very  considerable 
abilily,  and  inheriting  all  his  uncle's 
ambition   and    thirst  for  power: 
this  prince  had  not  long  ascended 
the  Musnud,  when  the  accidental 
death  of  the   Pcishwa  opened  a 
wide  and  promisin:^  field  to  his  sm- 
bilious  views;  and  so  seducing,  as 
to  divert  his  attention  (rom  return- 
ing to  Hindustan,  to  prosecute  his 
uncle's  plans  of  conquest ;  but  the 
dissentions  which  ensued  at  Poonah 
are  well  known:  suffice  it  then  to 
say,  that  Scindeah,  after  a  long  and 
arduous  struggle,   finding  himself 
unable  to  accomplish   his  views,^ 
began  at  length  seriously  to  turu 
his  thoughts  on  returning  to  Hni* 
dustan. 

To  the  peculiar  circimistances, 
thai,  in  which  the  Nfahrattas  have 
beon  placed  of  late  years,  first  in 
obt^ning  and  securing  their  con- 
quests on  this  side  of  India,  and 
next  in  the  dissentions  which  have 

?revailed  among   their  diiefs  at 
oonah,  since  the  death  of  Mact- 
bajce  Sc'mdeah,  «nd  of  the  late 
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Pcishwa,  are  we  behoMen  for  the 
peace  aiid  outward  security  ihc 
Nabob  Vizier's  possessions  have 
tnjoyed,  and  not  cither  to  the 
forces  maintained  in  them,  their 
locality,  or  any  measures  that  have 
been  taken  for  their  defence  or 
protection.  In  fact,  they  have  been 
exposed  to  the  depredations  of  the 
inost  contemptible  bands  of  free- 
booters. In  1785,  a  body  of  Sciks 
entered  Rohilcund,  and  plundered 
Chandowsy,  and  several  other  rich 
lowus.  In  1790-1,  a  party  of 
tliem  carried  off  the  commanding 
officer  of  the  British  troops  from 
AiK)op  Shcre,  although  two  of  our 
battalions  were  posted  there  j  but 
what  can  infantry  do  against  ca- 
valry? Many  other  petty  incur- 
sions have  taken  place,  which  it 
would  be  an  endless  task  to  attempt 
to  enumerate. 

I  now  proceed  to  take  a  short 
view  of  the  Mabratta  conquests, 
on  this  side  of  India,  since  the 
peace  of  178C;  hut  without  en- 
tering into  a  detail  of  the  progres- 
sive measuies  whereby  they  were 
accomplished,  as  it  would  be  too 
tedious,  and  is  foreign  to  the  sub- 
ject under  discussion.  These  con- 
quests, by  encreasing  their  re- 
sources, and  considerably  augment- 
ing their  military  force,  ikcady 
sufficiently  formidable  to  their 
neighbours,  have  strengthened  and 
coQsoUdated  their  power  in  the 
north  of  India,  br  beyond  any 
former  example.  While  at  the 
same  time  they  so  misplace^  their 
troops,  thus  augmented,  tliat  the 
Nabob  Vizier's  frontier  countries 
may  be  invaded  and  laid  waste  with 
the  greatest  facility.  That  the 
Mahratta*s  have  dormant  claims  on 
Allahabad  Korah,  and  other  dist 
tricts  in  the  Nabob's  dominions,  is 
well  known,  and  that  they  have  lon^ 
cherished  the  inclination  of  wrest- 


ing them  from  him  cannot  be ' 
doubted :  and  were  their  o«pn 
petty  squabbles  adjusted,  and  it 
suited  their  policy  and  convenience  " 
in  other  respect's,  their  ingcnmfy 
would  soon  find  a  pretence  for  re- 
viving such  claim,  and  it  would 
not  l>c  found  an  easy  matter  to  sa- 
tisfy them,  if  they  were  once  in  a 
situation  to  bring  them  forward; 
for  having  I  he  old  king  (Shah  Allum) 
in  their  possesion,  tbey  might  de- 
mand of^  the  Company  the  lis^cc 
of  the  Bengal  tribute^  which  now 
amounts  to  576  lacks  of  rupees;  in 
short,  there  is  no  calculating  the 
^  extent  of  their  claims,  if  they  had 
*  but  the  power  of  enforcing  them, 
it  is  therefore  neither  prudent  nor 
safe  to  trust  to  their  modera- 
tion. 

When  peace  was  concluded  vnih  * 
the  Mahrattas  la  1782,  Bunglq 
Cund-Bundul  Cund,  Gobud,  in- 
cluding Gwalior  and  Bind^  with 
Naswar,  and  several  other  petty  » 
Kajaships  in  that  quarter,  wcreaU,. 
independent,  and  governed  bv  the. 
descendants  of  the  ancient  Hindu  ; 
Rajah's  of  the  country,  who  re-  . 
gained  independance,  as  the  aulbo-  ' 
rity  of  the  Mogul  govemmeait  <fe-  * 
clined.  Delhi  and  Agra,  iiicl^dbr  ^ 
the  country  of  the  Jaatis,  a  laijc  * 
tract  in  the  Dooaub,  and  the  couih  ^ 
try  west  of  the  Jumna,  exteodiitf  '* 
as  &  as  Kungepoora  nprthcrly^  aM  * 
to  Rewarrec  and  Ajemcre  w^riki^,'" ; 
remained  to  Shah  Alim,  and  we««;  ' 
ruled  by  his  chief  minister  Ne^-  . 
khan.  The  upper  part*  of  the,  3 
Dooaub,  situated  to  the  aprthwaid  * 
of  Delhi,  had  been  separate^  finom .  ^ 
that  govemmicjqit  by  .ItfeS)  ^  * 
Dowla,  and  had  iksceml^talitt^^ 
son  Zub6te  Khan,  who  I^po^'. 
session  of  it.  at  this  Jtioie,  "To .his  ; 
capital  Gaus  Giirh,  the  ftobillas  ce*^ ' 
sorted  In  numbers  after  the  omh 
quest  of  their  country  in  it? 4, 

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mhkh  rendered  ^s  priacipatity 
thoagh  nbt  extensive,  very  respcct- 
able»  under  his  wise  and  prudent 
administration. 

These  countries,  skirting  the  Na* 
bob  Viper's  frontier  possessions^ 
from  their  junction  with  the  dis* 
trict  of  Mirzapore,  to  the  Cumtnow 
hills  at  Hurdwar,  formed,  as  has 
been  observed,  a  stron?  and  secure 
barrier  to  his  dominions,  whilst 
they  maintained  theirindependance. 
In  the  yui  1783-4,  the  Mahrattas 
commenced  their  operations  against 
them,  and  in  the  course  of  six  or 
seven  years,  the  whole  were  com- 
pletely subdued  and  annexed  to 
that  empire.  The  Seik  chiefs  of 
Puttecala,  and  all  the  country  si- 
tuated between  the  Jumna,  and 
Sutluje  rivers,  were  also  subdued, 
tod  Imxight  under  the  authority  of 
the  Mahratta  government,  as  were 
the  Rajepoot  Rsgahs  of  Jypoor, 
Judpoor,  Oudepoor,  &c.  as  far  as 
the  deserts  that  separate  their  coun- 
tiv  and  Gujat  from  the  province 
or  Muitan.  Thus  did  the  enter- 
prizing  and  ambitious  Madhajee 
Sdndeah  extend  the  Mahratta  em- 
pire, from  the  gulph  of  Cambay, 
along  the  Sandy  deserts,  to  the 
Sutluje  river^  the  Commow  hills 
and  the  banks  of  the  Ganges 
in  the  course  of  a  few  years,  and 
apparently  with  a  force  very  ina- 
deauate  to  so  great  an  undertaking, 
including  three  of  the  prmdpal 
Soabah's  of  the  Mogul  empire,  i.  e. 
Delhi,  Agra,  and  Ajemir,  with 
part  of  Lahore,  Malwa,  and  Alla- 
nabad;  but  what  adds  greatly  to 
the  importance  of  these  extensive 
and  valuable  conquests,  is  the  £i- 
▼ourable  and  advantageous  positiov ' 
gained  by  the  Mahratta  forces,  for 
penetrating  the  Nabob  Vizier*8 
dominions  whenever  a 'fit  occasion 
offers,  and  oomfdftely  cutting  off 


his  intercourse  with  the  northern 
provinces  of  Asia,  from  whence 
Hindustan  has  long  been  supplied 
with  horses,  and  which,  in  the 
event  of  a  war,  would  he  found  a 
more  serious  loss  than  is  at  present 
apprehended.  The  Mahratta  footing 
in  these.possessions  is  rendered  sta- 
ble and  secure  by  the  total  extinc- 
tion of  almost  all  the  principal  fa- 
milies by  whom  they  were  for- 
merly governed,  viz.  the  family  of 
Hindu-Putt,  who  for  many  gene- 
rations ruled  over  Bunduicund 
and  Bungle  Cund.  The  £imily  of 
the  Rana-of-Gohod,one  of  the  most 
ancient  and  respected  in  Hindustan. 
The  family  of  Nejif  Khan  and  ali 
its  collateral  branches ;  and  the  fisi- 
mily  of  Zebele  Khan,  except  some 
iemale  relatives,  beside  many  others 
of  inferior  n«te,  all  of  whom  ended 
their  days,  either  by  the  sword,  or 
in  prison,  which  leaves  no  compe* 
titors  of  any  consequence  tnat 
might  hereafter  rise  up  and  disturb 
them,  except  the  old  king,  Allum, 
whom  they  preserve  as  a  mere  pa* 
geant,  to  give  a  gloss  and  sanction 
to  their  proceedings. 

The  revenue  arising  from  the 
conquered  territory,  at  a  moderate 
calculation,  and  allowing  for  a  con^ 
siderable diminution  inconsequence 
of  the  recent  change  of  masters, 
must  amount  to  between  four  and 
five  crores  of  rupees  per  annim, 
and  of  late  years  it  has  been  in- 
creasing. This  revenue  has  ena- 
bled the  Mahrattas  to  raise  and 
maintain  near  70  battalions  of  se- 
poys, which  are  formed,  armed, 
clothed,  and  disciplined  like  .th<( 
Company's  corps.  They  arc  com* 
manded'by  European  officers,  of 
which  the  greater  number  arc 
Frenchipen  and  foreigners;  and 
to  each  battalion  four  field  pieces 
(bra9S  six  plunders)  are  generally 

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tion of  ammunition  and  stores. 
I'heir  battering  cannon  are  still 
more  numerous  than  their  field 
pieces,  and  indudinz  mortars  and 
nowittcTs^  the  whole  of  the  ord- 
nance tht7  have  in  Hindustan, 
will  amount  to  from  seven  to  eight 
hundred  pieces.  The  cavalry  they 
maintain  in  this  country,  of  all  de- 
scriptions, exceed  eighty  thousand, 
and  fall  little  short  of  an  hundred 
thousand,  even  a  greater  number 
appears  on  the  accounts  of  their 
army  disbursements.  The  chief 
part  of  this  force  is  divided  info  a 
number  of  small  armies ;  and  these 
armies  or  bodies  of  troops,  arc 
kept  in  constant  motion,  awing  the 
remctory,  and  enforcing  the  col- 
lection of  their  revenues ;  beside 
these  troops,  the  government,  upon 
Ihe  same  principle  as  the  feudal 
system,  can  call  a  much  greater 
into  the  field  in  case  of  a  war; 
every  inferior  chief  being  obliged 
to  furnish  a  certain  quota,  with 
which  he  must  repair  to  the 
standard  of  the  principal  Sir- 
dar. 

General  Perron,  a  French  officer 
of  great  experience  and  consum- 
mate abilities,  both  as  a  statesman 
and  soldier,  represents  Dowlut  Rao 
Sdndeah  in  Hindustan,  and  is  in- 
vested with  the  most  full  and  abso- 
lute authority  over  every  depart- 
ment of  the  government,  civil  and 
military.  This  power,  which  ex- 
ceeds that  of  any  prince  in  Europe, 
he  exercises  with  great  moderation, 
at  the  same  time  with  a  degree  of 
judgment  and  energy,  that  evince 
very  superior  talents.  Amongst 
his  European  officers,  none  liavc  a* 
character  for  any  superior  capa- 
city, although  very  good-soldiers; 
yet  having  risen  Irom  Very  low  si- 
ttiations,  and  not  having  the  advan-' 
tageai  of  education,  none  of  them 


1iav«  displayed  any  tbikies  flSl 
of  their  profeaaonat  ikic;  b«t 
this  deficiency  in  his  offieera 
he  may  easily  remedy  (and  bb 
doubt  will)  as  soon  as  peace  f^es 
place  in  Europe;  when  innume^ 
rable  military  adventurers  w3 
flock  to  his  standard,  quafified  far 
the  highest  situations,  civil  or  nnfi- 
tary.  The  Mahratta  ports  on  tftc 
Malabar  coast,  from  whence  sop- 
pfies  of  ordnance,  arms,  and  mm- 
tary  stores,  have  been  occasiooa% 
procured,  will  afford  them  an  easy 
access;  so  that  ere  long  we  may 
expect  to  see  the  northern  parts  ci 
Hindustan  swarming  with  needy 
and  intriguing  Frenchmen. 

However,  from  the  MahraHa 
infantry  or  artillery  in  its  preint 
state,  tnough  better  appointed,  jand 
superior  in  all  respects  to  what  has 
ever  been  In  the  service  of  any 
other  native  power  in  India,  we 
should  have  little  to  apprehend. 
But  their  cavahry,  though  far  firtim 
respectable,  as  to  order  and  disd- 
pline,  are  sdlL  from  their  nmnbers 
and  mode  of  warfare,  capable  of 
doing  infinite  mischief,  when  op- 
posed by  infantry  alone,  or  when 
opposed  by  infantry  slendcHy  sup- 
ported with  cavalry.  Their  sn- 
tern  is  not  to  fight,  or  to  risk  Ac 
loss  of  a  man  or  horse,  \mless  suc- 
cess be  almost  certain  ;  but  to  gib 
their  object  by  harrassbg  Ac 
enemy  with  repeated  fals6  attidcs, 
by  cutting  of  small  detachments, 
by  intercepting  escorts  with  pro- 
visions, grain,  and  stores ;  and  by 
burning,  destroying,  or  carrying  off 
the  forage  from  the  country  annixMl: 
and  fiDm  their  ama:Qn?  numbers, 
*fr©m  their  irregular  ana  desultory 
modCMof  attack,  and  from  the  con- 
stant practice  and  Avidity  fear  phte- 
der  of^  every  description ;  *cy  ifc 
admirably  well  calculated  for  exe- 
cuting a  s^avice  of  this  nature,  for 

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•  diey  can  quickly  spread  over  an 

•  open  country,  ravage  and  lay  it 
waste  with  fire  ani  sword,  and  as 
quickly  retire  with  their  booty 
when  they  have  effected  their  pur- 
pose, or  meet  with  serious  opposi- 
tion. The  destruction  caused  by 
the  movement  of  a  Mahratta  army 
through  a  country,  and  the  extent 
to  which  it  spreads,  in  ail  direc- 
tions, is  really  incredible  to  those 
who  have  not  witnessed  it ;  and, 
not  unaptly,  has  been  compared  to 
a  flight  of  locusts  which  devours 
every  thing  green,  and  leaves 
jnaught  behind  but  a  dreary  waste. 
Every  Mahratta  army  that  enters 
an  enemy's  country,  is  attended 
by  several  bodies  of  Pindaries, 
which  consist  of  three,  four,  or 
five  thousand  men  each,  mounted 
on  an  inferior  kind  of  horses  that 
are  very  hardy  and  very  durable. 
Their  practice  literally  corresponds 
with  the  meaning  of  the  term  by 
which  they  are  distinguished,  which 
implies  highwaymen  or  plunderers. 
They  serve  without  pay ;  but  the 
chief,  at  the  head  of  each  body  of 
them,  commonly  receives  a  sum  of 
money  at  the  commencement  of  a 
campaign,  to  enable  him  to  collect, 
mount,  and  equip,  his  followers. 

For  the  division  of  the  spoil, 
regular  rules  are  established,  which 
they  are  seldom  known  to  trans- 
^ress^;  for,  according  to  the  adage, 
there  is  good  faith  even  amongst 
robbers.  These  parties  sally  forth 
uiKler  their  respective  chiefs,  either 
separately  or  united,  as  circum- 
stances require,  commit  their  de- 
predations, and  return  to  camp 
loaded  with  booty,  as  they  carry 
off  every  thing  that  is  move- 
able, but  chiefly  grain  and  cattle, 
which  meets  wiih  a  readj  market, 
and  thus  is  a  great  part  of  the  sub- 
si^tance  of  a  Mahratta  army.pro* 
cured. 


But  to  explain  more  paFtiduUvly 
the  advantages  which  the  Mahrattas 
derive  from  their  late  acquisitions, 
taken  in  a  military  point  of  view, 
independant  of  other  circumstances, 
it  may  be  proper  to  observe.  That 
the  conquered  territory,  extending 
along  the  southern  bank  of  the 
Jumna,  from  the  Company's  dis- 
trict of  Mirza-poor*to  the  vicinity 
of  Agra,  being  mountainous  and 
full  of  forts  and  fastnesses,  in  the 
event  of  a  war  they  can  issue  from 
thence  across  the  Jumna,  which  is 
at  present  totally  undefended  (ex- 
cept at  Allahabad)  ravage  and  plun^ 
der  the  Dooab,  and  having  re- 
turned with  the  boot)%  and  Icxlgcd 
it  in  safety  in  some  of  their  strong 
holds,  be  quickly  ready  to  enter 
on  some  new  enterprize.  Again, 
from  the  neighbourhood  of  Agra, 
to  the  Commow  hills,  the  Mah- 
ratta side  of  the  boundary  line  is 
protected  by  the  fortress  of  Ak- 
barabad,  by  the  strong  fort  at  Ally 
Ghur,  in  the  centre  of  the  Dooab, 
by  a  large  force  always  stationed 
at  Coil  near  to  Ally  Ghur,  and  by 
a  number  of  small  forts  along  the 
western  bank  of  the  Ganges,  from 
Anoop  Shere  lo  Hurdwar.  On 
the  Nabob  Vizier's  side  of  the 
line,  which  runs  from  the  Jumna  a 
little  below  Agra,  obliquely,  across 
the  Dooab  to  Ram  Gaut,  and 
along  the  Ganges  from  Ram  Gaut 
(with  the  exception  of  the  small 
district  of  Anoop  Shere  west  of 
Ganges)  to  Hqrdwar.  The  coun- 
try is  open,  and  entirely  unprotect- 
ed, for  the  Ganges  being  fordable 
in  all  this  space,  at  a  hundred  dif- 
ferent places,  for  seven  or  eight 
months  in  the  year,  and  there  being 
neither  forts,  nor  occupied  posts, 
on  the  whole  of  this  Imc,  which 
extends  near  $00  miles,  nor  any 
troops  stationed  nearer  to  it  than 
Cawnpore  and  Futty  Ghur,  a  dis- 

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tance  ftoit^  thb  nteresi  point  of 
fuU  100  miltrs,  aod  from  the  far- 
thest of  SOD :  neither  one  nor  the 
other  affords  it  cover  or  protoc* 
tion,  and  as  to  the  Kahob's  troops 
that  are  dispersed  over  the  countiy, 
with  the  amils,  or  collectors,  they 
would  soon  disappear  on  the  ap* 
proach  of  an  enemy^  as  they  have 
done  on  all  former  occatbns. 

It  is  obvious,  them  that  all  Ro- 
bilctmd,  the  Nabob  Vbier't  pos> 
aessions,  m  the  centre  of  the  Dooab, 
with  the  Fermckabud  district,  might 
soon  be  ovemm  and  laid  waste,  if 
attacked  bv  the  force  the  Mahrattas 
tire  capable  «f  collecting  m  their 
adjoining  tcrritiwics,  between  the. 
Jumna  and  Ganges,  and  thb  force 
woaM,  In  all  probaUlity,  be  larjBely 
augmented  by  bodies  of  Seiks  frora 
the  Punjaob,  who  are  always  ready 
to  unite  in  any  enterprne  that 
holds  out  the  prospect  of  plmder, 
and  who  have  more  than  once 
during  the  period  mentioned,  car- 
ried their  depredations  bto  Rohil- 
(iund,  and  sacked  many  of  its  rich- 
er towns.  And  at  the  same  time, 
that  an  attack  was  made  in  this 
quarter,  smaller  parties  of  Mahratta 
banditti,  mounted  and  dbmounted, 
issuing  across  the  Jtmma,  between 
Allahabad  and  Agra,  as  has  been 
above  pointed  out,  might  pitmder 
and  devastate  the  lower  part  of  the 
Doxib,  and  even  intercept  sup- 
plies of  grain,  provisions,  and  mt- 
iitary  stores,  proceeding  up  the 
Ganges.  Thus  assailed  as  the 
frontier  countries  might  be,  from 
Allahabad  to  Hurdwar,  a  space  of 
between  five  and  six  hundred  miles, 
with  the  commoiioos  likdy  to  arise 
in  consequence  of  the  cfoa£fi?ction 
and  want  of  subordinirtion  of  the 
Nabob  Vizier's  subjects  and  sol- 
diers to  his  person  and  govern- 
ment,  the  operations  of  our  troops 
would  be  distracted  and  embar- 


rassed,  and  any  Ibrwaidl  i 
rendered  difficult  and  baaaxkMSS^^ 
without  va  numefous  cavalry,  to 
repel  and  dear  the  covntry  of  tiie 
enemies  rabbfe,  to  supfaicss  tmk 
crush  insurrectioas,  and  to  escoft 
and  6icilitate  the  appfx>ach  of  no* 
cessary  sdpplies  for  tJie  am^.  For 
these  purposes*  industry,  bowcwr 
exceflent,  are  iU  adapted,  aad  W 
little  use. 

Aitbou^  the  mbject  is  by  ao 
means  exhausted,  1  siatt  for  Ifao 
present,  close  my  observotioiu 
upon  it  with  a  rcmaric,  wliicb  is 
of  more  importance  tiian  may  be 
imagined  at  the  first  gUnce,  aad 
which,  certainly,  merits  aerious 
consideiation.  The  line  £kmb  Agn 
to  Hurdwar,  being  as  has  been 
shewn,  the  most  open  and  exposed 
to  the  incursions  of  an  enemy's 
cavaliy,  b  that  on  which  our  car 
valry  will  chiefly  have  to  act  in  the 
event  of  a  war  with  the  Mahrattas, 
or  of  an  irruption  of  the  Seiks  or 
northern  Ai^jhans;  the  nearei^ 
therefore,  our  cavsdry  ^re  posted 
to  that  line  the  better,  since  they 
will  thereby  be  enabled  io  act  with 
more  promptitude  when  their  ser- 
vices are  required,  ia  defence  of 
the  frontier,  and  beine  fresh  and 
vigorous  with  all  their  establish- 
ments and  foUowecs  complete,  can 
commence  their  operatMU^  with 
every  advantage.  Whereas^  if 
they  are  stationed  in  the^poaipaiiy'i 
provinces,  or  in  any  remolc-aM^ 
ation,. and  are  hurried  to  the  fros- 
tier in  a  moment  of  dm^f,  the 
horses  will  be  jaded  beCm.dtqr 
reach  the  scene  of  action*  Tbe 
gxasscutters,  and  olher  iiriiovci% 
will  desert  in  numbers,  without 
whom  the  condition  <tf  the  hana 
cannot  be  kept  up;  la  h^  a 
corps  under  these  cireuQ»stanc«^ 
would  join  the  ansy.ia  the  6dd 
.under  very   great   disiKivantagrs. 

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Andinadditton  io  (bttconstdcration 
forsUtiomng  the  cavalry  as  near 
as  possible  to  the  place  wliich  is 
likely  to  become  the  scene  of 
action,  it  may  further  be  remarked, 
^t  an  army  on  the  frontier  can 
commence  its  operations  much 
earlier  after  the  ramy  season,  than 
troops  can  conveniently  move  in 
the  provinces,  or  to  the  eastward, 
on  account  of  the  country  being 
higher  and  drier,  and  of  the  rains 
being  Ughter,  and  taking  off  sooner, 
besi^s  which  there  is  another  ad- 
vantage arishig  from  the  situation 
prDp<^,  and  which  is  of  no  in- 
considersble  conseqtience  in  mili- 
tary operations,  i.c  the  facility  of 
carrying  the  war  into  the  enemy's 
country,  and  not  waiting  the  at- 
tack; defensive  measures  to  us 
mu^  as  we  are  now  situated^ 
prove  nmKHii,  and  should  there- 
fore be  carefully  guarded  against. 
This  position  is  so  obvious,  that  I 
conceive  it  unnecessary  to  adduce 
arguments  in  support  of  iL 

From  what  has  been  stated  above, 
it  wili  appear  that  the  coontries 
which  separated  the  Mahratta  en>- 
pire  from  the  Ni^b  Vizier's 
dominions  twenty  years  ago,  and 
which  served  as  a  secure  and  im- 
penetrable barrier  to  the  latter  at 
dutt  time,  have  been  completely 
conquered  and  annexed  to  the 
former.  That  the  Mahrattas  by 
this  conquest,  have  acquired  a  large 
and  permanent  additional  revenue, 
which  enables  them  to  maintain  a 
fefgo  and  powerful  army,  con- 
.sisdng  of  cavalry  almost  innume- 
rable, regular  infantrVt  and  a  most 
respectable  n^am  of  artiUcry.  That 
this  force  is  rendered  s(iU  more 
formidable  in  being  disciplined  and 
commanded  by  European  officers, 
of  whom  the  principal  arc  French- 
men, the  mortal  cnepiiai  of  our 
nation%    Aad  that  so  numerous  an 


army  being  distributed  in  thecoun-  > 
tries'  situated  along  the  Nabob 
Vitier*s  frontier,  for  the  space  of 
five  or  six  hundred  miks,  gives 
the  Mahrattas  every  advantage  of. 
position  they  could  desire  in  the 
event  of  a  war :  it  is  hence  evident 
that  an  entire  change  in  our  system 
of  defence  has  become  indispen- 
sably necessary,  with  a  large  aug* 
mentation  of  the  troops  in  the 
fieki,  but  particularly,  a  powerful 
and  numefons  cavalry.  Since  wiiU- 
out  such  a  body  of  cavalry  it  is, 
under  the  existmg  circumstances^ 
utterly  impossible  to  afford  pro-^ 
tection  and  security  to  the  Nabob, 
Vizier's  possessions,  and  ultimately 
to  preser^'e  the  tranquillity  and 
peace  of  the  honourable  company  V 
provinces. 

P.  S.  In  perusing  the  aforegoing 
paper,  the  reader  is  requested  to 
refer  to  Major  RennelPs  Map  of 
Hindustan.  He  will  there  observe, 
that  a  large  irregular  chain  of 
mountains  runs  in  a  direction  nearly 
east  and  west,  with  a  bend  in  the 
center  to  ttie  northward,  from 
Cuttack  on  the  Bay  of  Bengal  to 
Ajemere,  and-the  Sandy  Deserts, 
that  divides  that  Soubah  from 
Multan,  and  which  seems  to  form 
the  natural  boundary  between  the 
Deccan,  or  southern  Hindustan, 
and  the  northern. 

This  chain  of  mountains  was  the 
limib  of  the  Mahratta  empire  to 
the  northward  twenty  years  ago, 
and  in  sound  policy  they  should 
not  have  been  permitted  to  pass 
it.  Since  their  crossing  this  bar- 
rier, and  getting  a  firm  footing  as 
they  have  done,  in  the  DooaU, 
g^ves  them  an  advantage  over  \ho 
rich  and  fertile  domimons,  under 
the  protection  of  British  troops. 
Similar  to  what  the  French  would 
gain  over  (^reat-Britain,  from  the 
possession  of  the  southern  coua- 
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ties  of  England.  The  Mahnttas  intriguing^  and  ambitimis,  aoS 
arc  in  India  exactly  what  the  have  long  been  a  pest  to  ^eir 
French  are   in  Europe,   restless,    neighbours. 


An  Account  of  Malwa.     Written  in  1791. 


Malwa  is  in  length  245  coss, 
and  in  breadth  230.  It  is  bounded 
•n  the  north  by  the  Ajmere  Sou- 
bah,  on  the  south  by  Baglana, 
on  the  cast  by  parts  of  the  Agra 
and  Allahabad  Soubahs,  on  the 
west  by  Gujcrat.  The  principal 
rivers  are  the  Sind  and  Nurbadah, 
but  it  is  watered  by  many  smaller 
streams,  at  the  distance  of  S  or  4 
coss,  the  lajid,  m  general  very 
fertile,  and  higher  than  the  rest  of 
Hind^istan. 

•  The  Patan  princes,  of  the  race 
of  Khulleejee,  conquered  the  pro- 
vince from  the  Hindus,  and  fixt 
their  seat  of  government  at  Maudo, 
which  is  now  in  a  ruinous  condi- 
tion, but  there  arc  still  **  its  re- 
mains" which  point  out  its  former 
magnificence,  particularly  the  walls 
of  the  forts,  which  are  some  coss 
in  circumference.  From  the  Pa- 
tans,  Malwa  was  totally  wrested 
by  Akbar,  who  annexed  it  to  his 
empire,  and  it  continued  in  the 
hands  of  his  successors,  till  the 
conclusion  of  the  reign  of  Mahom- 
med  Shah. 

At  this  period,  here,  as  in  other 
parts  of  the  empire,  the  Zxjmin- 
dars  and  new  adventurers  divided 
the  province  amongst  them,  and 
formed  several  petty  states,  throw- 
ing off  all,  but  a  nominal  allegiance 
to  the  throne,  so  that  nothing  was 
Ittii  to  the  Imperial  Soubahdar,  but 
the  vicinity  of  whatever  city  he 
resided  at.    The  Pajah  of  Chun- 


deli,  descended  from  the  andent 
princes  of  the  country,  seized  on 
the  north-cast  parts,  the  Kecches 
upon  the  south,  the  Zemindars  of 
Ancintwara  and  Sundwara,  as. 
sumed  the  style  of  princes,  and  in 
the  center  of  the  province  started 
up  the  little  Nabobship  of  Bopaid, 
which  will  l>e  mentioned  more 
particularly  hereafter.  While  these 
rebels  were  bidding  de^nce  to  the 
royal  authority,  another  enemy 
entered  the  province,  destrorcd 
the  hopes  of  these  petty  sovereigns, 
and  soon  became  masters  of  the 
whole. 

When  KuIHck  Khan  Nizam  ul 
Muluk,  celebrated  in  histoiy  as 
the  inviter  of  Nadir  Shah  into 
Hindustan,  was  entrusted  by  the 
emperor  with  the  government  (rf 
the  Deccai),  he  sought  to  make 
himself  independant,  and  there- 
fore, to  em}>loy  the  roj^at  army, 
and  prevent  its  being  turned  again^ 
himself,  suffered,  if  he  did  not  per- 
suade the  Malirattas,  to  invade  ibe 
rich  province  of  Gujerat,  after 
which  they  entered  into  Malwa, 
overturned  that  country,  and  pe- 
netrated as  far  as  Biana  and  Aj- 
mere. 

Bajee  Rao  defeated  the  Scmbah- 
dar  of  Malwa,  Deah  Bchaudur 
who  had  collected  together  a  large 
army,  and  prevailed  on  the  rebel- 
lious Zemindars  to  Join  against  the 
common  enemy.  After  the  vlc- 
tory,  the  Mahrattas  settled  them- 
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^^«8  ialbe^provinccy  and  obliged 
those  who  assumed  independence 
to  pay  a  tribute,  and  part  witb 
most  of  the  lands  they  bad  usurped. 
The  Nabob  of  Bopaul,  and  some 
Rajahs,  they  suffered  to  keep  a 
part  of  their  territories,  and  exer- 
cised over  them  a  princely,  f>owcr; 
but  took  care  to  weaken  them  so 
much,  as  not  to  leave  it  in  their 
option  to  part  them  on  any  future 
occasion. 

The  province  was  divided  into 
three  shares,  one  of  which  was 
allotted  to  Bajeerao,  another  to 
the  Mahratta  Sircar,  and  the  third 
to  the  chief  Mulhar  Raoj  the 
chief  Scindeah  possesses  the  first, 
which  was  conferred  on  his  father 
by  Bajeerao ;  but  he  has  usurped 
great  part  of  that  allotted  to  the 
state,  so  that  his  revenue  may 
amount  to  about  one  crore  of 
rupees.  His  capital  is  Ougcin,  a 
very  large  and  ancient  city  on  the 
Seppru  river,  but  badly  defended, 
it  being  only  surrounded  by  a  de- 
cayed wall.  He  last  year  began 
to  erect  a  mud  fort,  of  great  ex- 
tent, but  which  is  but  little  ad- 
vanced in  the  building. 

The  dependencies  of  Ougein 
are  very  extensive,  comprehend- 
ing all  the  country  from  them  to 
Gujerat  westward,  and  besides 
Scindeah  possessed  Belsha,  a  capi- 
tal town,  witli  an  extensive  terri- 
tory, which  is  governed  by  his 
Naib  Apajee  Audoo  Rao. 

Tokajee  Holkar,  a  near  relation 
[of  the  late  Mulhar  Roa,  inherits 
his  shaFC  of  Malwa,  which  is  said 
to  produce  nearly  80  lacks  reve- 
pue^  but  Uiis  is  clogged  by  a  charge 
for  tlie  support  of  the  widow  of 
his  predecessor's. son,  whiph  may 
amount  to  15  lacks,  he  resides  at 
Indoor,  about  U  cpss  from  Ougein, 
a    flourisliing    towa    of    modern 


It  is  supposed  Scindqaii  can 
bring  into  the  field  40,o6o  merf, 
and  the  chief  Holkar  about  half 
that  number,  but  their  late  cam- 
paign against  General  Goddard, 
has  much  weakened  their  repu- 
tation, and  drained  thefr  coffers, 
which  they  are  in  vain,  endeavour- 
ing to  fill  by  most  oppressive  ex- 
actions firom  the  subjects. 

That  part  of  Malwa  in  the  hands 
of  the  Peisliwa,  as  minister  of  the 
Circar,  are  very  trifling,  and  com- 
prehends onlv  tlie  districts  of  Sep- 
pree,  Jerri,  Weia  Seerai,  Scouran, 
Mugul  Scourah,  Kutchnar,  and 
Bassaudah  Gunjc,  which  are  go- 
verned by  the  chief  Firmuck  Rao, 
and  his  deputies.  He  cannot  raise 
more  than  5  or  6G0O  men.  Sheoor 
and  Ashtah  belong  to  Swajce  Es- 
lott,  son  of  the  late  chief  Biieetal 
Rao,  and  are  worth  about  two 
lacks  per  annum.  It  is  said  Scin- 
deah mtends  him  to  command  an 
army  on  the  eastern  frontiers,  in 
order  to  oppose  our  arms,  while 
he  himself  remains  at  Oujeln,  to 
watch  the  motions  of  General 
Goddard. 

About  74  coss  from  Nawar,  is 
the  government  of  Bopaul,  belong- 
ing to  a  Patan  tribe,  of  which  the 
fofiowing  is  the  historical  account. 

A  Rohilla  of  the  Meer  Tee  tribe, 
having  committed  a  murder  in  his 
own  country,  fled  into  Malwa,  and 
entered  into  the  service  of  Beersah 
Zemindar,  as  a  common  soldier; 
being  liked  by  his  master,  he  was 
soon  promoted  to  the  command  of 
10  or  12  peons,  and  having  distin- 
guished himself  greatly  at  the  head 
of  this  little  body,  obtained  shortly 
the  charge  of  200  foot  and  50  horse. 
Continumg  to  gain  favour  with  his 
employer,  he  had  the  fort  of  Jug- 
dees  given  him  as  an  asylum  for 
his  family,  with  the  farm  of  Ihe 
Per^umah,  in  which  it  stood,  he 
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chaogrd  the  ntme  of  the  fort  to 
Isbamnaghur,  which  it  now  bean. 

Soon  tfter  this>  being  ambitious 
«f  raisioff  himself  to  great  honcnir, 
lie  left  his  family  at  Hlaamnagbur, 
and  with  about  200  horse,  went  to 
push  his  fortune  in  the  Deccan;  from 
whence,  after  being  very  successful, 
and  having  acquii^  much  wealth, 
he  returned  to  Malwa,  and  brought 
with  him  many  followers  of  his 
own  tribe,  with  whom  he  had 
formed  the  strictest  friendship.  It 
was  now  that  he  planned  the  de- 
sign of  forming  an  independent 
eoremment,  and  be  began  by  bind- 
ing the  Ryots  of  his  Pergunnah  to 
his  interest^  by  acts  of  generosity 
and  strict  justice.  The  town  of 
Bopaul,  about  tbrec^  coss  from  Is- 
laamnaghur,  was  possessed  by  an 
In'lepcndant  chief,  whom  he  at- 
tacked, defeated,  and  put  to  death, 
aficr  which  he  seized  upon  his  state. 
In  the  town  of  fiopaul  he  built  a 
citadel,  which  he  called  Futty  Ghur, 
and  soon  after  quarrelling  with  his 
old  patron,  put  liim  to  death,  and 
obtauicd  possession  of  his  Zemin- 
da  r\\ 

lie  next,  by  bribery,  procured 
the  strong  fort  of  Kinnoor,  and 
plundered  the  Rajahs  of  Holta  and 
Chundcly,  whom  he  obliged  to 
pay  an  annual  tribute;  he  then 
carried  his  arms  against  Bchlsah, 
took  it,  and  put  the  Killar  to  death. 
By  this  acquisition,  and  his  former 
successes,  he  had  formed  a  terri- 
tory of  30  lacks  of  rupees  reve- 
fiiie,  and  was  daily  gathering  new 
strength,  when  the  old  Niram, 
who  was  returning  from  Delhi,  to 
the  Deccan,  took  the  route  of  Bo- 
paul, which  had  nearly  proved  fatal 
to  his  fortune. 

The  Nizam  demanded  from  him 
^  hnzzir  of  20  lacks  of  rupe^ 
which  he  refused  giving,  and  re- 
tired to  the  fort  of  Kennoor  lor 


sbeller,  in  which  he  wit 
lor  some  time,  when  the  NiMi 
agreed  to  accept  of  t^  l>eod  iv 
15  lacks,  on  conditio*  that  kt 
would  give  iip  his  eldest  t^m  at^aa 
hostage,  this  being  done,  be  )vas 
coafinned  by  the  Nkam  in  kb 
country,  to  which  be  soon  aflir 
added  many  districts. 

DooMt  Mahomed  dying,  and  Us 
eldest  SOB  For  Mahomed  beiof  in 
the  Deccan,  the  second,  Sokaw 
Mahomed  was  placed  on  the  Mm- 
nud ;  but  the  Niaam  hearii^  of  the 
Nabob's  death,  permitted  r  er  M»> 
homed  to  return  to  Bopaul,  and 
dbmissed  him  with  honour,  and 
strong  assurances  of  his  support, 
should  be  be  opposed  in  claiming 
his  birthright. 

On  his  arrival  at  Bepaolf  the 
government  was  surrendered  to 
him  by  his  brother,  to  whom  bs 
allowed  a  handsome  stipend  fer 
the  ^support  of  lus  rank.  Secured 
in  the  protection  of  the  Nixam,  to 
whom  be  always  acknowledged  al- 
legiance, his  government  remmfd 
very  flourishing,  and  he  collected 
the  tribute  his  father  had  hiid  on 
the  neighbouring  Rajahs,  so  that 
fiopaul  was  strong  at  iMime,  and 
respected  abroad.  Per  Mahemed 
entru^ed  the  maf?a^meiit  of  hb 
affairs  to  h'ls  Begum,  a  woman  ef 
verv  great  abilities,  wba  is  yetaSve 
and  respected. 

Fer  Mahomed  left  behind  htm 
four  sons,  Fiez  Mahomed,  Ya«ces 
Mahomed,  Hyrat  Mahomed,  Hhe 
present  Nabob,  and  3aiud  Mshtf- 
med. 

These  children  beii^  ail  yfsj 
young,.  Sultaun  Mahomed,  their 
uncle,  formed  a'  partvv  and  at^ 
tempted  the  Musnud ;  but  the  Jth 
perior  abili(i<^  of  the  fi^am  fntt- 
trafed  his  5tchemes,  and  FkxMa> 
homed  succeeded  to  the  govert- 
ment.    ^ult;pm  -Mahpoied   nesd 

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Wfi^limtf  <Ad  btsicged  his  nephew 
stBopattl;  but  was  defeated,  and 
tibtiged  to  fl^  to  the  fort  of  Raut- 
^uff  in  which  was  closely  block- 
4iM  b^  the  Nabob. 
^  *Fin€ing«  at  length,  resistance 
wmn^  he  gave  iip  the  place,  which 
tffav-  rettoM  to  nim  with  a  pension 
adequate  to  the  support  of  his  dig- 
nity; -In  the*  invasion  of  the  Mah- 
fatus,  ^ies  Mahomed  was  obliged 
te  give  up  Belsah,  and  half  his 
country  to  prevent  the  entire  ruin 
of  his  family.  After  this,  either 
through  grief  at  the  loss  of  his 
power,  or  from  a  naturally  gloony 
mind,  he  became  a  devotee  to  re- 
ligion; no  longer  engaged  in  pub- 
lic aflfiirs,  and  but  once  appeared 
in  the  Durbar,  at  the  request  of 
the  Begum,  to  please  his  subjects. 

Giving  up  every  thing  to  her 
Section,  he  emplo^'ed  his  time  in 
religious  austerities,  wore  the  dress 
of  a  Fakir,  lived  upon  the  coarsest 
and  most  common  diet^  and  would 
scarce  be  prevailed  upon  to  speak, 
Imt  ia  prayer ;  the  Bfegum  govern- 
ed m  his  name  much  to  the  satis- 
^Ktion  of  all  his  subjects ;  but  at 
length  a  partiality  shewn  to  a  young 
man  of  her  family,  roused  the  jea- 
tousy  of  the  Nabob's  brother, 
whd,  as  he  had  no  children,  looked 
to  the  succession. 

Imagining  the  Begum  wished  to 
make  her  ravourite.  Nabob,  they 
prevented  it,  by  a  conspiracy  to 
•ei2©  the  government;  the  young 
mdn  was  put  to  death,  and  ^aseen 
MUiomtd,  the  Second  son,  took 
the  reins  of  power  into  his  hands, 
under  the  title  of  Naib  to  his  bro- 
ther; whodying  soon  after,  left  him 
fios  heir;  but  be  did  hot  long  enjoy 
Ws  nfew  dignitv,  hdng  taken  ill, 
mn&Maig  twtWe  days  after  his 
acce^ion. 

-ffyaut  Mahomc!d    Fehan,  suc- 
tfeeded  to  the  govermpent,  which 


lie  now  holds ;  but  this  tttliF  State, 
surrounded  by  enemies,  is  at  pre- 
sent in  a  very  weak  condition,  con- 
sisting only  of  the  districts  of  Bo- 
paul,  Beerza,  Servassee,  and  Sal- 
wanee,  which  form  a  tract  ft'om 
Ambaree  south  to  Korandoo,  of  20 
coss  in  length,  and  only  two,  three, 
and  four  in  breadth ;  the  revenues 
are  not  more  than  12  or  14  lacks, 
preat  part  of  the  country  being 
hilly,  and  but  thinly  inhabitecL 
The  t^abob  keeps  up  but  a  smaO 
ft)rce  for  the  collection  of  his  re- 
venues, and  the  service  of  gar- 
risoning his  forts,  in  which  his 
strength  consists.  The  principal 
are  Bopaul,  or  Futty  Ghur,  Raa(- 
ghur,  and  Islaamnaghur. 

Since  General  Goddard's  marcfe 
through  Malwa,  Scindeah  has  been 
extremely  jealous  of  the  Bopaul 
Nabob,  who  gave  every  assistance 
his  country  could  afford  to  the 
English  armv.  Since  the  fall  of 
Gwalior,  and  the  reports  of  our  in- 
vading Malwa  has  prevailed,  he 
has,  one  time,  threatened  to  de« 
prive  him  of  his  country,  at  an- 
other to  give  him  up  part  of  hb 
former  possessions,  ir  he  will  join 
heartily  in  assisting  his  army ;  but 
the  Nabob  endeavours,  by  soothing 
and  excuses,  to  keep  clear  of  any 
engagements  ;  and  it  is  more  than 
probable  that  he  would,  with  pro- 
per encouragements, do  everything 
m  his  power  to  forward  our  vie^vs. 
Though  what  force  he  could  bring 
to  our  support  in  the  field,  should 
not  be  very  great,  yet  the  free  ad;^ 
mission  into,  and  \ise  of,  his  c6uh» 
tiy,  woqld  be  of  much  service,  a^" 
it  abounds  with  provisions,  exceed-' 
ingly  cheap;  would  be  a  secure 
station  for  the  sick,  who  doubtless 
will  be  many  whenever  we  arrive 
there;  and  in  case  the  want  <tf 
ammunition, or  other  causes,. should 
make  it  necessary  to  put  olF  a 
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sudden  advance  to  Ougien,  would 
be  a  friendly  post  to  wait  for  sup- 
plies at 

TLc  Nabob  has  more  than  once 
expressed  his  wish  to  join  in  our 
ciperations  against  the  Mahrattas; 
and  from  his  former  behaviour  to 
General  Goddard,  and  liis  dread 
ol  Sdndeah's  jealousy,  there  is 
every  cause  to  believe  him  sin- 
cere; bnt  while  surrounded  with 
enemies^  and  our  army  near  80 
COBS  distance  from  his  country^  it 
is  impossible  he  can  publicly  declare 


his  intentions,  wtlhout  the^g^eafteil 
risk  of  beinE  ruined.  . ; 

In  the  hiUs  of  Mal^^  aip  a 
people,  Rajepoots  of  the  Orias^ 
tribe,  who  often  make  desconti 
into  the  low  countries,  and  rake 
contributions  upo»  the  MabraUa 
Amils,  who  buy  off  their  plun- 
ders by  a  sum  of  money.  Thcy^ 
are  all  horse,  and  it  b  said,  re- 
markably daiing,  but  particular^ 
so  against  the  Mahrattas,  for 
whom  they  entertain  a  mortal  ha- 
tred. 


Somi  Account  of  Quedah.     WritUn  in  1791. 


The  country  of  Quedah  extends 
from  Trang  in  lat.  7«»  SC  N  to 
Crean  in  lat.  5^  1 8'  N.  In  length 
about  1  ^0  miles,  in  breadth  fi-om 
20  to  35  miles.  But  the  cultivated 
lands  no  where  exceed  20  miles 
from  the  sea-shore ;  from  Trang  to 
Furlis,  the  seacoast  is  sheltered 
by  many  islands,  and  a  flat  bank 
lies  between  them  and  the  main, 
navigable  for  small  vessels  onlyi 
the  distance  between  Trang  and 
Puriis  being  about  24<  leagues. 
The  sea  coast  itself  is  low,  and  co- 
vered with  wood.  Inland  are  many 
mountains,  some  of  which,  as  you 
approach  Puriis,  project  into  the 
sea.  The  country  abounds  in  rice, 
cattle,  and  timber.  Eleven  rivers, 
empty  themselves  into  the  sea, 
mvigablc  for  prows  only,  on  ac- 
^mnt  of  the  shallows  without; 
the  principal  of  which  are  Lingoo 
and  Sittoul,  where  those  vessels  are 
built,  puriis  has  a  deep  narrow 
fiver,  at  the  entrance  of  which  is 
H  small  sandy  island,  on  which 
itaads  a  fishjng  village,  which  is 


protected  bv  a  few  pieces  of  canon. 
The  bar  of  the  river  is  v^  km^ 
with  onlv  10  feet  water  upon  it  at 
spring  tides ;  the  town  i^  sibqM 
four  or  five  miles  h'om  this  en- 
trance, in  a  valley  of  a  mil^  ud 
an  half  circimi£erence,  encompass* 
ed  with  steep  hills.  The  eld  king, 
b  his  latter  days,  chose  thi>  place 
for  his  residence,  which  occasioned 
many  vessels  and  people  to  resoit 
here.  Since  his  death  it  has  sunk 
into  its  fbrmer  obsciuity^  ootwitlk- 
standlng,  he  bequeathed  it  to  his 
second  son  Toonka  Mooda,  who 
still  resides  here.  Poojil  i$  a  smali 
province  of  Paltang, bordering  upon 
Puriis.  The  islands  I^ancaay^  or 
Ladda,  and  Trockjow,  He  west  of 
this  port  about  five  Ungues.  The 
great  Ladda  is  inhabited  by  a 
race  of  Malays,  who  are  in  gene- 
ral, great  thieves,  and  commil  fre- 
quent acts  of  piraqy ,  These  i^apds 
are  dependant  on  the  Ijixamanu  of 
Quedah,  who  governs  Lere  abio* 
lutely^^  /Phey  are  mountainous, 
have  little  pasture,  ana  d^  not  yicU 

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Hce  fiufficient  for  the  inhabitants. 
There  is  exceeding  good  anchor- 
ground  on  (he  eastern  side  of  them, 
of  sufficient  capacity  for  the  largest 
fleet,  with  a  plentiful  supply  of  w6od 
and  water  at  hand.  On  the  S  W 
side  is  a  small  harbour  of  sufficient 
depth,  but  its  shores  are  coral;  In  a 
former  war,  tlie  French  refitted 
and  masted  here,  after  an  engage- 
ment with,  I  believe,  Commodore 
Barnet. 

The  land  from  Purlis  to  the 
mountain  Jerry  (a  coast  of  20 
leagues  in  extent)  is  low  and  level 
towards  the  sea,  covered  with 
jungle,  which  extends  between 
Purlis  and  Quedah  one  mile  from 
the  shore.  To  the  southward  of 
Quedah,  the  woods  grow  much 
broader,  and  the  country  is  still 
less  cultivated.  The  principal  sea- 
port, called  Quedah  by  strangers, 
and  Qualla  Betrang  by  the  natives, 
lies  in  6*  N  latitude.  The  river  b 
navigable  for  vessels  of  SOO  tons ; 
but  Its  entrance  is  choaked  up  by 
a  ilat  mud  t>ank  2{  mites  in  length, 
with  only  nine  feet  water  on  spring 
tides.  Large  ships  lying  in  five  or 
6ix  ^thorns,  are  four  miles  from  the 
rive/s  mouth.  At  the  mouth  of 
the  river  is  a  small  brick  fortress, 
with  a  few  small  guns,  ill-mountr 
cd.  The  greater  part  of  the  fort 
is  in  ruins,  so  that  the  spring 
tides  flow  into  it.  The  river  is 
about  300  yards  wide ;  both  shores 
are  muddy  and  have  swampy 
plains,  which  are  covered  with 
jungle.  This  continues  for  three 
miles  up  the  river.  Half  a  mile 
within  the  jungle,  the  paddy  grounds 
commence. 

Seven  miles  on  the  river  from 
the  Qualla,  is  Allcstar,  where  the 
king  resides.  AH  vessels  that  pass 
the  bar,  can  go  to  Allestar.  The 
river  is  narrow,  but  deep;  the 
country  level,  but  clear  and  cuhi- 


vated,  having  a  fine  rich  soil.  A 
little  above  Allestar  the  ground 
rises,  the  river  becomes  more  rapid, 
and  at  length  unfit  for  any  kind 
of  navigation,  except  that  of  small 
prows.  The  channel,  on  the  tas^ 
ern  side  of  the  island,  is  very  nar- 
row, being  not  50  feet  across. 

The  king's  residence  at  Allestar, 
is  in  a  very  small  brick  fort,  built 
by  his  merchant  JomaH,  about  four 
years  ago.  The  inhabitants,  near 
him,  are  composed  of  CbuliarS| 
Chinese,  and  Mala3rs. 

This  place  was  plundered  and 
burnt  in  1770,  by  the  Buggesses, 
aided  by  some  of  the  kuig^s  own 
relations ;  since  wliich,  it  has  con- 
tinued in  a  very  poor  state;  the 
only  trade  left  is  with  Sangoon, 
Patlany  being  destroyed  by  the 
Siamese. 

Lunboon,  on  the  bank  of  the 
river,  is  about  four  miles  from 
Allestar.  This  town  is  inhabited 
chiefly  by  Chuliars.  The  soil  is 
exceedingly  fertile  ^clay  and  sand) 
and  produces  great  abundance  of 
fruit  and  vegetables.  The  country 
rises  in  a  gradual  ascent.  The  rf- 
ver  is  very  rapid,  with  shallows  and 
overfalls,  so  that  prows  only  can 
navigate  it.  A  very  little  above 
Lunboon,  the  prospect  opens  into 
an  extended  plain,  on  which  are 
many  miles  of  paddy  grounds.  The 
river  is  here  contracted  into  a  very 
na;TOw  channel,  being  in  some 
places  not  more  than  10  feet  across, 
and  is  beside  so  very  crooked,  and 
its  current  so  rapid,  that  only  small 
light  prows  can  make  their  way  up 
it.  During  the  rainy  season  this 
plain  is  overflowed,  which  greatly 
enriches  it.  ^ 

At  the  commencement  of  this 
plain,  the  king  is  enclosing  a  place 
for  tlic  purpose  of  erecting  a  fort, 
to  defend  his  country  against  th^ 
Siamese.    On  its  eastern  boundary, 

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coontrj  18  cortrtd  with  forests, 
tome  small  vilUiges,  with  ihin  cul* 
livated  lanUS|  lying  »catlere4  here 
and  there. 

The  next  place  of  any  note,  is 
Apabookit,  which  is  about  six 
miles  S  £  of  Ailestar,  on  a  branch 
of  the  same  river.  This  place  is 
chiefly  inhabited  by  Chuliar  fami- 
lies. The  soil  is  more  sandy  and 
light  than  that  of  Lunboon,  but 
produces  abundance  of  gnin. 
Formerly,  the  course  of  the  river 
from  Qualla  Batrang  to  AUestar, 
was  12  miles  in  length;,  but  the 
ftther  of  the  reigning  prince  cut 
thraugha  narrow  isthmus,  in  order  to 
ilMrlea  the  distance  five  miles,  and 
by  degrees  the  old  channel  filled  up. 
Ttn  work  has,  however,  been  <^ 
angular  disadvantage  to  the  neigh- 
boarhood,  as  it  lias  lessened  the 
^yaatity  of  fresh  water  in  the 
country,  by  giving  it  an  easier 
communic;Uion  with  the  sea.  Sea- 
water  is  riow  admitted  up  to  AUes- 
lar  in  the  drv  season,  the  bar  at  the 
liver's  moutn  is  likewise  increased, 
not  having  a  suificient  weight  (or 
perhaps  continuance)  of  current  to 
carry  otf  the  mud.  The  inhabi- 
tnts  of  AUestar  are  obliged  to 
fetch  firesh  water  in  boats,  during 
iiie  months  of  March  and  April; 
§or  tbou^  well  water  is  good,  they 
do  not  m  general  use  it.  At  the 
QaaUav  ^ey  are  supplied  with 
fredi  water,  entirely  by  boats,  for 
dght  months  in  the  year*  In  Au- 
gust, September,  Octot)er,  and  No- 
vember, the  river  is  fresli  to  its  cn- 
taanee  at  low  water. 

Cloite  to  the  fort  runs  a  creek, 
which  communicates  wiih  the  river 
^love  Lunboon,  this  hs^s  been  pur- 
p&eiy  stopped  by  an  artificial 
aouiid.  Were  it  opened,  vessels 
piSj^t  Ugaip  water  at  the  i*iver*s 
mouth,    in    all   seasons    of    the 


The  entire  cousCryofQna^Bi  h 

exceedingly  well  watered,  and  io^ 
tile.  Twenty  three  rivers,  att  na- 
vigal^  for  prows,  and  some  tf 
them  for  larger  vessels,  ttn^y 
themselves  into  the  sea,  between 
Trang  and  Creang,  The  couutiy 
to  the  southward  of  Quedah  river, 
as  far  as  Qualla  Mooda  (about  10 
leagues)  is  less  cuidvated  than  the 
more  northward.  At  Eang  thev 
have  the  best  fruits.  The  princi- 
pal natives  have  gardens  at  (bis 
place,  to  which  they  frequently 
resort,  (an  excursion  of  e?  or  7 
leagues)  lo  feast  on  dori^sns  zud 
mangostins,  wliich  ripen  here  b 
the  greatest  perfection. 

Qualla  Moorba  b  a  large  river, 
deep  and  rapid,  the  water  is  here  al- 
ways fresli  to  the  sea,  the  land  is 
high,  and  the  bank  sandy.  The 
heavy  surge  which  l^eaks  upon 
this  shore,  during  the  south  west 
monsoon,  has,  by  oppo«ng  the 
current  from  the  river,  formed  a 
dangerous  Siind  bank,  extending 
three  miles  out  to  sea,  and  in  which 
there  is  only  one  fathom  water. 
This  bank  reaches  almost  as  far  as 
Qualla  Mooda.  Qualla  Mooda  is 
a  shallow  and  rapid  river,  but 
convenient  on  account  of  its  situ- 
ation with  the  tin  mines.  The 
annual  produce  here,  is  about  1000 
peculs.  This  small  quandty  is 
not,  however,  owing  to  the  scarcity 
of  ore,  but  to  the  want  of  hands, 
and  to  the  few  people  employed, 
being  badly  paid.  The  river  Prie 
lies  next  to  Qualla  Mooda,  and 
opposite  Pinang.  This  place  pro 
duces  a  little  tin,  it  has  however, 
very  few  inhabitants,  and  those  arc  . 
of  very  suspicious  character.  Crcac 
produces  rattans  and  canes.  This 
is  the  southern  extremity  of  Que- 
dah, and  hence  begins  Pcrack. 
Great  numbers  of  Poltang  |>eople 
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Id  Qnlli  Moodft,  (k  is  supposed 
nearly  13,000)  if  these  people  set- 
tle there,  they  wHl  greatly  encrease 
the  cuUtvation,  wd  benefit  Pinang. 
It  is  needless  to  add,  that  the  king 


of  Quedah  has  been  advised  of  the 
advapta^  he  would  experience^ 
by  having  the  country  oppodle 
Pinang  cvikivatcd,  the  s(Hi  of  which 
is  of  tne  richest  quality. 


Description  ej  the  Province  of  Agra. 
Written  in  1791. 


The  province  of  Agra  is  bound- 
cu  on  the  north  by  the  Ganges, 
on  the  south  by  Chandcree  Mahva, 
on  the  east  by  Rantampoor,  and 
on  the  west  oy  the  Soubah  of 
Delhi.  The  principal  rivers  arc 
the  Jumna,  Chambul,  and  Coha- 
ree,  but  smaller  streams  are  very 
numerous,  which,  after  watering 
the  countr)',  fall  into  one  or  other 
of  these  three  rivers. 

Agra,  or  Akbarabad,  is  the  ca- 
pital gf  the  province,  and  was  long 
the  metropolis  of  the  Mogul  empire. 
It  spreads  on  both  banks  of  the 
Jumna,  and  in  the  reign  of  Akbar, 
was  esteemed  the  largest,  and  by 
much  the  richest  city  in  the  world. 
The  palace  erected  here  by  the 
emperor,  contained  500  apart- 
ments, finished  with  all  the  ele- 
gance India  could  afford.  Thave- 
nol,  and  other  old  travellers,  speak 
of  It  with  admiration,  as  a  most 
compleat  and  imperial  residence. 
That  part  of  it  now  in  repair,  is 
the  palace  of  the  Nabob  Nujecph 
Khan. 

Thegfeatest  ornament  to  Agra, 
is  the  Taaje  Mahal,  or  mausoleum 
of  the  Begum,  of  the  emperor 
Shah  Jehan,  which  was  twelve 
years  in  building,  and  cost  50  lacks 


of  rupees.  The  historian  wba 
writes  the  reign  of  tlmt  cmpcrciiv 
gives  the  following  account  of  it^ 
as  just  finished. 

From  a  broad  and  well  builf 
street,  having  on  each  side  the 
houses  of  capital  merchants,  you 
enter  a  square  150*  dirrecks  in 
length,  and  100  in  breadth^  whkh 
is  built  about  with  two  rows  of 
shops,  and  two  serais;  from  thb 
you  pass  into  another  quadrangle^ 
90  dirrecks  long,  and  SO  broad^ 
forming  the  areas  of  two  serais^- 
This  leads  to  a  terrace  80  dirrecks 
in  Icngtli,  and  34  in  breadth,  about 
which  is  convenient  stablbg  and 
other  offices. 

From  this  terrace,  through  a 
very  superb  gateway,  you  enter  a 
garden  wliich  is  a  peiiect  square^ 
of  360  dirrecks,  ornamented  with 
baths,  fountains,  terraced  walks^ 
ponds,  &c.  &c.  The  southera 
end  looks  upon  the  Jumna,  and  is 
taken  up  by  a  range  of  very  nu^ 
nificent  apartments,  at.  the  eastern- 
end  of  the  garden,  rises  a  terrace 
of  stone,  in  length  354,  in  breadth 
141,  and  lo'  dirrecks  high  ftom 
the  ground.  From  the  centre  of 
this  rises  another  terrace  of  white 
marble,    being  a  square  of  120 


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dirrecksi  from  this  rises  the  mauso- 
leum, an  octagonal  building,  co- 
vered with  a  dome,  and  facra  with 
white  marble  inside  and  out;  on 
the  top  of  the  dome  b  a  pinnacle 
of  solid  gold,  in  the  form  of  a  rose 
eleven  gu^  in  height,  and  from 
the  terrace  to  the  top  of  this,  mea- 
sures 106  dirrecks.  In  the  center 
of  the  building  is  the  tomb  of  white 
marble,  round  which  is  a  Mosaic 
pavement,  done  in  flowers,  formed 
of  such  lively  coloured  stone,  as  to 
em»l  the  most  exact  drawing. 
Tnis  pavement  is  surrounded  by 
a  case  of  marble,  perforated  into 
the  most  elegant  lace  work,  the 
doon  of  whkh  are  two  tables  of 
fine  jasper;  at  each  angle  of  the 
marble  terrace  is  a  minaret,  52 
dirrecks  high. 

Fronting  the  mausoleum,  at  the 
west  end  of  the  garden,  is  a  fine 
mosque  of  red  stone,  and  a  large 
building  for  purification  for  the 
support  of  the  servants,  attendants 
on  the  place,  as  readers  of  the 
Koran,  gardeners,  sweepers,  light- 
ers of  the  lamps,  &c.  was  allotted 
a  revenue  of  two  lacks  of  rupees, 
under  the  direction  of  a  Darogah, 
who  was  an  Omrah  of  rank,  and 
quitted  the  world  fpr  a  relig'ious 
retirement. 

The  golden  pinnacle,  the  jasper 

fate,  ami  richer  ornaments  of  the 
uildings  were  taken  away  by  the 
Jauts,  who  also,  tempted  by  the 
beauty  of  the  stones,  tore  up  jjart 
of  the  Mosaic  pavement,  but  being 
disappointed  in  expectation  o^  the 
value  of  them,  they  desisted  firom 
farther  ravages,  so  that  the  Taaje 
Mahal  yet  remains  a  magnificent 
and  cunous  mark  of  the  splendour 
pf  the  Moguls. 


Two  coss  north  from  Agra,  is  a 
large  torn,  named  B«&ktafi,^bere 
the  Hindus  have  several  templea, 
which  are  held  in  great  veneratioib 
Twelve  coss  from  Agra,  is  Fall©- 
poor,  or  Sichree,  which  Akbir 
adorned  with  a  fine  mosque^  a 
convent  ior  dervcishea,  and  a  forti- 
fied palace.  Close  lo  the  town  is 
a  very  extensive  lake,  on  the  bank 
of  which  the  above  emperor  ered- 
ed  many  pleasore  houses,  and  a 
large  incknare  for  fighting  eb- 
phants,  playing  at  the  choi]^;^Ba^ 
throwing  the  lance,  and  other  ex- 
ercises ;  here  ia  also  an  iDexhanst- 
able  quarry  of  red  stone,  from 
which  are  dug  tables  of  any  length 
or  breadth  required. 

Beana  was  fonnerly  a  large  dty, 
of  which  there  are  yet  some  Mmy 
remains,  as  arches,  pillars,  and 
some  very  fine  subterraneons  apirt- 
ments.  The  indigo  which  giwws 
in  great  plenW  near  thk,  is  much 
esteemed.  Mathunh,  is  a  large 
town,  famous  for  its  temples  anicaig 
the  Hindus,  and  is  now  in  a  very 
flourishing  condition,  owing  to  ^ 
residence  in  it  of  the  foimlies  of 
the  principal  Mog;ub  Iq  Ni^ec|^ 
Kban*s  service. 

Canooje  was  fodnerly  the  ca- 
pital of  the  ancient  Hindu  emnire, 
and  tradition  says,  extended  akn^ 
the  banks  of  the  Ganges  to  Futty- 
ghur.  Of  the  tn&  of  vladi 
there  is  some  evidence  in  the  vast 
heaps  of  bricks  and  rublnsh,  aad 
the  rooms  frequently  discomed 
under  them ;  but  Canooje  ia  -at 
present  only  a  small  towa,  and 
remarkable  for  nothing  but  tf- 
folding  the  finest  rose  wi^er,  and 
dtar  in  HindOsUn,  n93it  to  that 
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S^mc  Account  of  the  City  of  Ougein»  by  an  Offic£R. 
WritUn  in  1804. 


Thi  city  of  Ougein,  situated 
in  23^  14-'  is  remarkable  for  its 
antiquity,  and  the  splendor  whieh 
formerly  distinguished  it.  Even 
now,  its  riches  are  immense,  and 
it  is  in  other  respects  far  superior 
to  any  other  I  have  seen  in  this 
|>art  of  the  world. 

It  is  at  present  the  capital  of 
Doulut  Rao  Scindeah,  and  is  said 
to  have  been  formerly  the  resi- 
lience of  the  great  prince,  Bicker 
Majet,  and  was  about  70  years 
■go,  grauted  in  Jaghire  to  Ranojce 
Scindeah,  the  ancestor  of  the  pre- 
cent  chie/tain.  It  is  as  extensive 
as  Surat,  but  discovers  evident 
marks  of  much  greater  extent, 
from  large  bricks  being  frequently 
dug  up  three  or  four  miles  distance 
fi«mi  the  suburbs. 

We  approached  the  city  on  the 
N  W  sidtf,  and  were  surprized  as 
we  advanced,  to  see  nothing  but 
a  few  very  high  pagodas  rising  in 
the  midst  of  innumerable  pleasure 
grounds,  dispersed  with  infinite 
taste,  and  calculated  altogether  to 
charm  the  eye.  Beyond  these 
gardens  runs  the  river  Tunbra,  a 
-narrow  irregular  stream,  whose 
:  banks  are  very  rugged,  and  the 
watcf  of  no  depth.  As  we  came 
under  the  walls,  the  town  for  the 
first  time,  twcam^  discernible. 

From  this  quarter  the  entrance 
was  not  fiavourable,  we  had  to 
pass  through  a  narrow  but  well 
'paved  street,  leading  to  the  m^.in 
street,  which  runs  in  a  straight  line 
due  south  and  weit,  the  whole 
extent  of  the  city. 

Nothing  -can  exceed  the  uni- 
formity of  their  buildings ;  on  the 


ground  floor,  which  is  considerably 
rabed  from  the  pavement,  runs  a 
regular  succession  of  $hops  beneath 
one  continued  piazza,  forming 
a  most  pleasine  coup  d'oeil,  and 
these  shops  exhibit  ail  the  costly 
variety,  and  the  richest  productions 
of  India,  Persia,  China,  and  even 
Europe. 

The  public  bazars  for  vegetables, 
grain,  iruit,  among  which  are  ap- 
ples, melons,  grapes,  pomegra- 
nates, &c.  appeared  well  stored 
with  every  thing,  and  at  a  cheaper 
rate  than  I  have  been  acctistomed 
to  find  them.  Notwithstanding 
which,  we  saw  several  persons 
dead,  and  dying,  in  the  public 
streets.  This,  was  explained,  by 
telling  us,  they  were  strangers, 
and  the  fear  every  inhabitant  had 
to  shew  the  appearance  of  super- 
fluity, occasioned  this  lamentable 
want  of  humanity  in  the  midst  of 
opulence. 

At  about  two  miles  distance,  on 
the  western  bank,  is  Behro  Ghur, 
or  Mahadjce  Ghur,  the  former 
name  is  in  compliment  .to  a  fa- 
vourite idol,  the  latter  to  Mahad- 
jee  Scindeah,  by  whom  it  was 
erected. 

This  fort  is  very  extensive,  and 
siUTOunded  by  a  ditch  nearly  20 
feet  deep,  communicating  with  the 
river  at  each  extremity.  The  walls 
are  masonry,  but  do  not  reach  the 
parap>et ;  there  is  also  an  hiterior 
fortification,  square,  and  present- 
ing a  face  each  way  of  about.  1:50 
yards.  This  Mahadjee  Scindeah 
built  for  his  own  residence,  but 
remains  also  unfinished. 

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two  miles  higher  iqi|  is  an  edifice 
of  pecutiar  strengfh,  m  good  re- 
ptir,  but  of  a  most  gloomy  aspect. 
It  b  eracted  on  an  artificial  bland, 
farmed  for  the  purpose,  by  a  di- 
Tersion  of  the  stream  of  Siscra, 
and  connected  with  the  Western 
bank  by  a  bridge  of  16  arches. 
In  the  western  or  artificial  stream, 
b  a  suipriting  multitude  of  various 
apartments,  constructed  on  a  level 
with  the  water,  and  in  the  midst 
thereof  the  vrater  l>ebig  conveyed 
round  them  in  various  channels, 
into  reservoirs  for  the  purpose, 
from  whence  it  b  dischar^  by 
little  artificial  cascades,  which  add 
considerably  to  the  romantic  effect 
of  the  whole,  into  proper  outlets 
Icadinff  to  the  bed  ot  the  river. 

Dimn^  the  rains,  the  whole  of 
Aese  buildings  are  covered  with 
water,  but  such  is  the  wonderful 
ftrength  of  the  maisonry,  that  it 
resbts  these  repeated  shocks,  and 
condnues  in  high  preservation. 

The  apartments  are  admirably 
calculatea  for  coolness,  each  recess 
being  fiimbhed  with  rinj^  to 
whicQ  I  understand  curtains  to 
have  been  affixed,  made  of  the 
aromatic  root,  called  Kusee,  which 
bdng  wetted,  gives  a  delicious 
coolness  to  the  entering  air. 

On  the  western  ride  of  the  river, 
are  two  burge  stone  inclosures,  one 
within  the  other,  the  lesser  ap- 
pears to  have  been  a  garden,  the 
odier  a  park,  from  ^e  ruins  of  a 
wall  three  or  four  miles  in  extent. 

Of  this  U9gular  work,  the  only 
account  I  comd  get  from  the  na- 
tives, was,  that  it  had  been  the 
abode  of  Chore*  Shah.    The  first 


princes  of  Malwa,  after  the  sub- 
version of  the  empire  of  IMM, 
were-of  that  tribe,  but  the  govern- 
ment afterwards  fell  into  the  hnds 
of  the  Gilgees.  On  consulth^, 
however,  an  authentic  history  of 
the  province,  1  hai  the  ^ood  for- 
tune to  make  the  following  du- 
covery. 

**  Sultaun  Naas  ul  Deen  Gihgce, 
son  of  Gheas  ul  Deen,  ascciued 
the  throne  of  Malwa,  in  the  year 
of  the  Hejira  905,  and  rdgned 
eleven  jears  and  four  mootfas. 
Thb  pnnce  who  was  cruel  and 
oppressive,  built  the  water  wor)s 
at  Kalleah  D6,  and  Saadar  Fore, 
for  having  contracted  an  intolerable 
heat  in  his  habit  Inr  eating  qi^k- 
silver*,  he  spent  ms  wbde  time 
in  these  watery  abodes,  and  cap* 
ried  on  the  business  of  his  govern- 
ment there.* 

By  the  above  account,  these 
works  are  SOO  years  old,  and  tbdr 
permanence  through  so  long  a 
period,  and  so  constant  and  so 
great  a  force  of  water,  b  cerCui^ 
much  to  be  admired.  • 

The  inhabitants  appeared  very 
affable  and  frank,  asked  a  nomber 
of  questions,  and  were  comnranS* 
cative  in  return.  One  of  oar 
party  was  a  cavalry  officer,  dre»ed 
m  hb  uniform,  the  faefanet  tt 
which  b  similar  to  ihom  worn  by 
the  19th  dragoons.  Thb  drann^ 
stance  occasioned  him  almost  to 
be  ven^ted,  as  they 
that  corps  to  be  invindble. 

Hotter  surrounded  thb  dty  s 
months  ag%i,  and  by  ttnraats  ev^ 
torted  a  coosideraUe  aom  of  i 
firom  the  mfaafaitanta. 


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TELLiCHjaRRY,  on  the  Malabar  Coast. 


Tie  F^per  Jiould  be  planted  in  a 

low  firm  grouud. 
.   Iir  the  beginning  of  the  month 
of  June,  when  the  rain  falls  inces- 
santly, at  the  foot  of  a  jack,  mango, 
cajou,  marcin,  or  any  other  tree, 
whose  bark  is  roiizh  or  prickly, 
d^   a    hole  one  root  deep,  the 
breadth  and  length  six  inches,  into 
this  hok  put  a  piece,  taken  irom 
the  extremity  of  one  of  the  branches 
of  a  pepper  viae,  then  fill  it  up 
with  caith,  taking  care  no  water  is 
therein,  and  that  none  may  remain 
after  planting.    In  the  month  oif 
July  the  roots  will  extend  tbep>- 
pelves  in  the  ground,  and  the  spixmts 
will  appear  on  the  sorhcCf  when 
they  are  to  be  tied  to  a  tree,  and  a 
circular  bank  of  earth  thrown  i^ 
round  them,  that  they  may  eajov 
the  moisture  of  the  water,  which 
remains  on  the  groundt  and  thereby 
kept  fixnn  being  iaflamec)  by  the 
beats,  which  subsist  from  the  month 
of  July  to  October,  when  the  rains 
cease ;  coiirer  the  root  of  the  vinei 
with  fresh  leaves,  it  matters  not 
fropd  what  tree^  so  that  they  have 
th^   qvality  of  cooling.    If  the 
ground  is  too  dry,  water  the  same, 
iQorning  and  ^voiing;  but  if  it  is 
epiirely^coQl)  twice  in  eight  days  is 
sufficient    Then  pknt  five  or  six 
sfN^at  the  foot  of  the  same  tree, 
taking  ptrticvlar  care  they  in  no 
wiae.tetich  each  other. 

Ten  days  after  the  rains  are  set 
iflv  remove  the  leaves  that  cover 
t^  coot  of  the  vine;  pull  up  the 
grass. that. may  haye  CDOwnoiear 
them,  and  demolish  the  circular 
i>ank  of  earth  made  to  contain  th^ 
water,  that  none  may  remain  at  the 


foot  of  the  tr6e.  In  the  month  of 
August  repeat  the  same.  The 
vines  are  to  be  cherished  in  this, 
manner  for  three  years. 

It  must  be  observed,  that  the 
foot  of  the  vines  should  be  covered 
everjr  year,  in  the  niamner  before 
mentioned. 

If  the  vine  is  once  smothered 
by  the  heat,  it  will  begin  to  languish 
and  produce  no  fruit  j  so  h  is  ne* 
cessary  to  follow  the  above  instnic* 
tioos. 

The  leaves  ought  likewise  to  be 
removed  in  the  month  of  June, 
to  prevent  the  white  ant  from  eat** 
ing  the  root  of  the  vine;  those 
vermin  being  much  given  to  eat 
tiie  leaves,  which  the  rain  draws 
into  the  ground,  and  thereby 
conie  to  the  roots  of  the  vine, 
which  they  prey  upon  likewise. 

Observe  also,  that  the  vine  is  not 
too  much  affected  by  the  heat  of 
the  sun,  on  account  of  the  proxi* 
mity  of  the  water. 

These  pepper  vines  ought  not  to 
be  planted  at  the  foot  of  trees, 
wlK»e  bark  is  smooth,  as  they  will 
in  consequence  fell  to  the  ground ; 
therefore  always  make  choice  of 
those  that  are  rough  and  prickly. 
JTm  manner  of  pkMin/r  in  the  month 
'  <if  February ^  when  the  ground  i$ 
low  and  Jirm> 

Having  made  a  hole  ten  inches 
from  tlie  tree,  the  depth  thereof 
being  fifteen  inches,^  the  length  and 
breadth  twelves  mches  each,  take 
seven  branches  from  the  ^xtremitv 
of  the  vine,  cut  tbeip  thirty  inches 
long,  and  put  them  into  the  hole, 
then  fill  it  three  Quarters  with 
earth,  and  the  remabder  with  fresh 
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letres,  obtenring  to  put  water 
thereon,  morning  and  evening,  till 
the  commencement  of  the  iiku, 
when  fill  the  hole  with  earth, 
and  throw  up  the  bank  as  beibre 
directed. 

The  time  for  phnting  those 
vines,  in  the  rainy  season,  is  in 
the  month  of  Jime,  and  in  the 
month  of  February  in  the  dry 
season ;  if  they  are  planted  at  any 
other  dme  they  will  not  bear 
fruit ;  the  reason  is,  that  they  will 
extend  their  roots  in  the  ground  at 
these  times,  and  no  other,  and 
therefore  particuUr  care  ought  to 
be  taken  of  them  as  before  di- 
rccled. 

Trees  planted  for  the  support  of 
pepper  vmes,  ought  to  be  fifteen 
or  sixteen  foei  asunder;  if  closer^ 
the  branches  will  shade  the  vines 
from  the  sun,  as  they  ought  to  ro* 
ceivi;  a  moderate  heat 
Manner  qf  planiv^  in  higher  situa- 
tions and  firm  ground. 
Make  a  square  hole  fifteen  in* 
chcs,  the  same  distance  from  the 
tree,  take  ten  branches  firom  the 
extremity  of  the  vine,  of  seven 
inches  leugtli  each,  put  them  into 
t^e  hole  at  a  certain  distance,  filling 
it  with  earth,  and  treating  them  as 
before  directed.     In  a  high  place 
the  trees,  planted  for  the  support 
of  pepper  vines,  ought  not  to  be 
more  than  thirteen  feet  distant,  on 
account  of  the  heat    Two  years 
after  they  are  planted,  it  is  neces- 
sary to  throw  up  a  square  bank  of 
earth  round  every  fiva  plants,  that 
the  rain-water  may  soak  in,    and 
nourish  the  roots ;  if  this  is  omitted 
during  the  rains,  the  vine  will  not 
subsist  during  the  dry  season,  on 
account  of  the  Iieat. 

This  square  is  to  be  repaired  every 
three  jjcars,  by  which  means  the 
vine  will  live  a'  long  time,  and  pro- 
duce plenty  of  pep(>er ;  it  ought 
o  be  done  duruig  the  rains,  in  the 


month  of  July,  for  at  that  time 
should  the  spade  happen  to  (oodi 
the  root,  it  will  be  of  no  inconT^ 
nience;  but  should  it  do  so  al  any 
other  time,  the  viae  will  cerdbly 
die. 

M^ttuwr  qf  pbmting  m  very  A%l 
grmmd. 

Make  a  sqnare  bole  2 1  feet  deep, 
at  the  same  distance  from  the  tree, 
take  twelve  slips  from  the  extre- 
mity of  one  of  the  vines,  two  feet 
nine  inches  kmg,  put  them  into  a 
hole  at  a  certain  distance,  and  cover 
them  as  before  cUrected^  throidng 
up  the  square  bank.  Itis  neoessnrf 
to  plant  these  vines  at  the  tune  be- 
fore mentioned.  The  reason  for 
making  the  hole  deeper,  is  on  ac« 
count  of  the  great  heats  wiuch 
prevail  on  high  places,  and  pre- 
vent the  vine  from  dying. 

Vines  if  phroted  in  a  stony  so3, 
will  not  produce  any  fruit,  becaise 
the  roots  cannot  extend  themselves 
with  fadlity. 

A  sandy  soil  fs  eqaaHy  prgndi- 
cial  to  d)«n,  because  it  h  ngbxMf 
hot :  and  the  heat  of  the  sun  pe- 
netrates with  more  fsdtity  than  in 
any  other  ground,  conseouently  the 
vines  are  not  able  to  resist,  though 
watered  three  or  four  times  a  day. 

You  may  ptant  vines  in  a  i^ace 
where  fresh  water  commnnicates 
itself,  in  the  same  manner  as  in 

found  entirely  low  and  firm ;  but 
doubt  very  much  if  they  wiD 
produce  pepper ;  if  they  yield  any, 
I  am  certain  the  grapes  will  be  of 
no  |reat  account,  because  of  the 
continual  moisture  the  plant  will 
receive.  I  have  already  remark- 
ed, it  is  absolutely  necessary  that 
those  vines  enjoy  an  ecjiial  degree 
of  heat  and  moisture,  it  you  tmnk 
of  gathering  a  good  crop. 
Manner  qf  planting  ike  P^ftf 
grain. 
Take  ripe  pepper  and  pot  it 
into  water  for  three  days,  4it  the 

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end  of  which  t^e  off  the  skin, 
^nd  a£t€r  you  have  mixed  good 
red  earthy  with  cow-duog  ^ncT wa- 
ter,  put  the  pepper  into  it*  exposin^;^ 
the  same  to  the  sun  for  three  days, 
oiUt  early  in  the  morning  and  the 
evening ;  it  is  necessary'  this  mix- 
ture be  neither  too  thick  nor  too 
thin ;  after  this,  plant  the  same  in 
an  earthcm  pot,  every  graiii  at  a 
certain   distance,   taking   care    to  . 
water  them  every  day,  \iHth  a  wa- 
ter-pot,  until   the   stalk  has  four 
leaves ;  then  dig  a  hole  at  the  foot 
of  a  tree,  two  feet  deep  and  nin^ 
inches  long  and  broad;  take  cow* 
dung  and  ashes  of  all  sorts  of  fije- 
woc^  put  it  into  tha  hole,  and  mix 
the  same  with  the  groimd  dug  out 
of  it,  taking  care  to  fill  it  in  such  a 
manner,  that  there  only  remains 
five  bches  of  elevation.    Fifteen 
days  after  pkm't  four  pepper  vines 
in  every  nole^  cover  them  with 
earth  two  inches  deep ;  during  the 
summer  water  them   every  day, 
morning  and  evening,  and  cover 
them  during  the  rains;   like  wise 
take  care  tha^  no  water  remains  at 
their  feet,  by  covering  them  with 
eartli,  as  they  ought  to  be ;  as  soon 
as  the  rains  are  over,  throw  up  a 
circular  bank  of  earth  round  them, 
to  contaUi  the  water  they  are  wsh 


tered  with.    In  this  manner  they 
must  be  nourished  for  three  years ; 
in  the  fourth  year  they  will  be^n 
to  give  fruit.     These  instruttions  ^ 
are   to   be    followed   every  year.  * 
These  pepper  plants  are   planted 
either  ia  high  or  low  ground,  but 
it  is  necessary  it  be  very  firm. 
Mamcr  qf  planting  where  salt  tea- 
^  ttr  is. 

After  having  made  a  hole,  thir- 
teen inches  square,  tit  the  foot  of  a 
teee,  fill  the   same   hatf  up  with 
good  red  earth,  without  mixing  it 
m  th$  least  with  ihe-  salt  water; 
then  plant  therein  ten  slips  of  those 
vines,  at  a  certain  distance,   and 
cover  the  same  with  good  red  earth. 
When  the  rains  are  over,  throw 
again  red  earth  at  thehr  feet,  and 
make  a  drcnkr  bank  round  them, 
to  form  ^  conservatory,  for*  water- 
ing th«m  every  other  day,  taking 
particular  care  to  cover  the  feet  of 
the  branches  with  fresh  leaves.    In 
the  beginning  of  the  rains,  fill  the 
conservatory,  and  take  away  the 
leaves,   observing  to  pull  up  the 
grass  that  sprouts  at  their  feet,  co- 
vering them  with  red  earth,  at  the 
same  time  spreading  some  round 
about;    they  are  to  be  nourished 
every  year,  as.  is  pointed  out  at  the 
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By  M»za  Kazim  Ulee  Juwak- 

Parapkrased  by  Dr.  John  Gilchrist. 


J?  AIR  youth  is  the  season  which  mortals  should  prae^ 

As  the  spring  of  both  body  and  mind ; 
Hiro'  Summer  and  Autumn,  see !  Kfir  swiftly  ffies, 
-    With  old  age,  its  cold  Winter  behind. 


2. 


Awake  \  now  sweet  Hebe  benignaatly  cheers^ 

like  Aurora,  the  mom  with  her  rays, 
Oh,  hear  my  young  friends !— ere  the  daric  nighi  appears, 

For  improvemeot,  theso— these  aee  the.  days. 


Exert  every  nerve  while  the  soul  is  in  tune. 

The  high  summits  of  learning  to  gain, 
Should  Time's  hoary  locks  bring  I>eath's  warning  at  ]IOOO| 

Then,  indeed,  you  may  labcmr  in  vain. 


If  reason,  or  genius,  your  bosom  yet  fires. 
With  advantj^e  contemplate  this  truth ! 

As  day-light  itself  before  oarkness  retires, 
Clouds  may  bwer  on  the  sunshine  of  youth. 

5. 

Now  ouickly  employ  every  moment  you  can. 
Adolescence  with  honour  to  crown ; 

For  science  should  ever  distinguish  the  man. 
Who  aspires,  or  to  rank,  or  renown. 


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6. 

In  arts  and  accomf^ishments,  emulate  all^ 
Persevere  to  Fame's  temple,  in  view ; 

Whi|e  Envy  and  Ignorance  shamefully  fell, 
Mciit's  bays,  there,  are  waving  for  you- 

7. 

The  dictates  of  Malice,  let  cowards  obey, 

Ann*d  with  pencil,  stitetto,  or  pen ; 
Leave  Slander's  base  weapons,  which  Innocence  day, 

To  assasins,  the  basest  of  men. 

8. 

True  worth  is  a  lamp  with  celestial  flame. 
That  will  shine  when  this  Globe  shall  decay. 

Tho'  monuments  lurk  in  the  dust— a  good  nanw  ' 
Is  the  dawn  of  Eternity's  day. 

9. 

By  just  and' magnanimous  actions  the  brave, 

Gather  laurels  unfeding^  on  high ; 
From  earth  far  remov'd,  and  the  sting  of  the  grave, 

In  heaven—where  they  never  can  die. 

10. 

See  pleasure  and  fortune,  both  fede  Kke  the  rose. 
When  its  dew-drops  of  mom  disappear ! 

But  Glory's  immortal  fresh  blossoms  disclose, 
Like  the  myrtle,  Spring's  chums  thro'  the  year. 

11. 

Indulge  not  too  freefy  in  imie,  ooBT  ia  wiae^ 
Those  felse  lights  m  the  visible  doom  I 

Which  Coxcombs  and  Profligates  borrow  to  shine, 
As  the  glow-worms  in  Vice's  dark  tomb. 

12. 

While  juvexnle  minds,  winch  no  passion  inspires, 
That  an  Angel  might  blush  to  d^cry, 

Reflect  the  pure  imaee  that  Virtue  admires, 
In  the  tear  of  mild  Sympathy's  eye. 


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On  the  Death  of  k  YovnQ  Soldier. 

i^  William  Prestom,  on  the  lamented  and  untimely  Death  of 
his  Son,  William  Preston  the  Younger^  who  was  killed  ai 
the  Battle  of  Delhi,  tn  the  Twenty-Jrst  Year  of  his  Age. 


With  every  tide,  with  every  wind< 
I  watch'd  the  tardy  sail  from  Jnd  ! 
While,  still  reviving,  still  delay 'd, 
Hope  on  the  sickened  spirit  pre/d. 
1  catighty  with  fond  impatience  wild, 
At  every  rumour  of  my  child ! — 
At  length  it  comes — the  tardy  sail 
With  hews  6f  carnage  loads  the  gale.-i- 
Oh  stroke,  that  I  must  long  deplore  !— 
My  son,  my  William  is  no  more.— 
Among  the  heroic  slain  he  lies— 
And  who  has  heard  his  parting  sighs  ?— - 
As  sinking  on  the  nlain,  he  bled,    ' 
What  band  sustain  d  his  drooping  head  ?-^ 
What  pious  accents  cheered  his  death  ?*— 
What  friend  rccciv'd  his  parting  breath  ? 

In  pomp  decayed,  where  DeHtCs  wall 
Appears  to  monfn  an  empire's  fall, 
Where  palaces,  thdr  splendour  gone. 
Arc  tottering  o'er  th'  imperial  tiironc. 
And  monuments  of  Timurs  race 
Arc  mould'ring  thro*  the  dreary  space. 
So  bte  the  gallaht  and  the  brave. 
Now  wretched  wdi  deoded  a  ^vel-^^ 
Wher^  JmoHh  Reading  o'er  the  ptun, 
Beholds  his  ciirrent  ch<M*d  with  stain. 

The  fatal  iWld  with  gore  is  red. 

What  toneue  laments  the  valiant  dead  ?-^ 
WhtttcyeTids  pour  the  pitying  tear?—  -  •  • 
What  hands  the  fun'ral  pile  uprear  ? — 
The  vulture's  scream  and  eftgWrcam^ 
Adh  tJ^ASf^f^.  fof^  thy  obseqife J-^^-  »:I 


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Oh  I  £ir  remote^  unheard,  and  bw, 
From  drooping  «ye$  the  sorrows  flow«^ 
While  rapine  wild  and  faithless  dted 
Ordain  the  victim  host  to  bleed. 
The  gentle  Sister— constant  Wife, 
The  Parent  fond,  must  mourn  ibc  strife. 

What  airy  phantoms  had  I  chac'd ! 
What  fond  delusions  Fancy  trac'd !— « 
For  ever  hid,  m  cheerless  gloom  I— 
Subsided  alf,  within  the  tortb  1^— 
To  hcf^is  ideal,  I  pursu'd 
The  fair  endowments,  that  I  viewed 
And  saw  them  win  the  virtuous  praise, 
Too  rarely  sought  in  modem  days. 
And  sure— the  talents  of  my  San 
In  arts  and  arms  the  palm  had  won. 
Had  Heav'n  enlarged  his  narrow  spaaif 
To  full  maturity  of  man.— 
With  judgment  ripe  beyond  his  ag^, 
He  tumVl  each  bright  immortal  page.«T- 
In  early  youth  the  classic  hoard 
His  mina  with  high  conceptions  stor^d^ 
From  precept,  and  example  brought, 
By  sases,  and  by  heroes  taught-^ 
He  felt  the  powV  of  lofty  rhyme. 
To  waken  thoughts  and  aims  sublime. 
The  kindling  eye,  the  conscious  breast, 
The  forms  of  good  and  fair  confest; 
The  produce  of  his  youthful  Vein, 
Gave  earnest  of  poetic  strain. 
And  true  to  symmetry  and  grace, 
His  eye  could  just  proportion  trace. 
With  glance  as  rapid  as  his  mind-^ 
While  fancy  all  he  saw  combined, 
And  bade  his  artist  hand  pourjtray 
The  charms  that  Nature's  works  display. 

To  feel  the  high  heroic^yrf^ 
A  manly  rank,  with  men  co  claim. 
To  feel  each  energy  of  thought, 
For  well  he  wrote,  and  bravely  fought  i 
He  did  not  live  hb  course  to  j^uide, 
By  precepts  classic  lore  supphed ; 
Yet,  nobly  prodigal  of  brea^. 
He  learn'd  trooi  them  contetnpt  of  death. 

ScasR  conadous  where,  I  listless  rangOi 
In  clkaage  of  place  to  find  aadumge. 

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While  eytry  wmSktg  dwek  I  ^ 
Bidt^aU  my  sorrows  rise  weir; 
And  ew7  fm^  tbsl  happy  showsy  . 
Appears  to  lriuaq)h  in  my  woes, 
fiv^n  objeds  dearest  to  my  hearty 
Willi  er'ry  charm  a  |mg  imparti^v- 
Oft  as  I  see  the  sun  arise, 
The  tear  shall  glisten  in  my  eyes^ 
For  him  that  so^bi  an  Onem  dhnei 
To  perish  in  his  youthful  prime— 
And  Fancy  still  behoM  thy  M; 
And  still  thy  youth&l  form  recall— 
Has  life  proklc^d  her  listless  dtam. 
My  Son^  to  make  thy  death  my  theme  ? 
To  pour  the  weak  enervate  verse, 
Unworthy  off*ring,  on  thy  heacse  ? 
For  me  remains  the  mournful  pride. 
To  think  my  Son  has  bntvdy  died. 


HiKDA.    'Jn  Eastern  Elect. 
From  Mau!uc£'s  Poems* 


Led  by  the  star  of  evening's  guiding  fires, 
That  shone  serene  on  Aden's  k>fty  flfufcs. 
Young  Agib  trod  the  soliiarv  pbun. 
Where  proves  of  spikenard  greets  biiseiiMta  van. 
In  wealm  o'ec  aU  the  neighbourins  syxaios  s^pnanKy 
For  manly  beauty  every  virgin's  tSciBe« 
fiut  no  repose  his  anxious  bosom  found. 
Where  sorrow  cherish'd  an  eternal  wound.* 
The  frequeAt  si^  wan  look,  and  frantic  start. 
Spoke  the  despair  that  pre/d  upon  his  heart* 
The  haunts  ot  men  no  more  his  steps  invite. 
Nor  India's  treasures  give  his  soul  ddight : 
In  fields  and  deep'ning  shades  he  sought  relief 
And  thu!s  dlschaig'd  the  torrent  of  his  grief. 

"  Ye  swains,  that  through  the  bow'rs  of  {dcasore  rove,  ' 
Ye  nymphs  that  range  the  myrtle  glades  of  love. 
Forgive  a  wretch,  whose  feet  your  bow'rs  prophane, 
Wh^re  joy  .alone  aijd  happy  lovjers  reign : 
But  oh  I  this  breast  incessant  cares  comfte^ 
And  urge  my  fainting  steps  to  death's  abodes    - 

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TOETKY.  105 

Joyless  to  me  Ae  seasons  roB  tway^ 
Exhausteci  niture  hmvies  to  decay ; 
Day's  cheerful  beams  Ibr  me  in  vain  return^ 
F(»' me  the  stars  of  heaven  neglected  bam ; 
In  vam  the  flowers  in  v^  hixuriance  biow ; 
In  vain  the  fnttts  with  porj^e  radiance  ^tow ; 
In  vain  the  harvest  gn^ns,  te  vintage  bleeds ; 
Grief  urges  gne^  and  toil  to  toil  succoedss 
Since  she  wli2ise  presence  bid  the  worid  be  ga^v 

HiNDA,  once  iaicest  of  the  virgin  train 
Who  haunt  the  ftirest,  or  who  graze  the  pkin. 
Sleeps  where  tiie  tsowghs  of  yon  black  cypress  wave. 
And  I  am  left  to  latigyish  at  her  grave ! 

^  To  that  dear  spot,  when  day^  declining  t)eam 

Darts  from  yon  shining  tow'rs  a  fiureweil  gleam ; 

Constant  at  eve  my  sorrows  I  renew, 

And  mix  my  tears  with  the  descending  dew ; 

The  last  sad  debt  to  buritd  beauty  pay. 

Kiss  the  cold  shrine,  and  datp  the  mould'ring  clay. 

*<  Far  other  sounds  this  conscious  valley  he^rd* 
Far  other  vows  these  ardent  Ups  prefeir'd, 
When,  sick  with  love,  and  eager  to  embrace 
Beauties  unrivaUkl  but  by  angel  girace; 
I  madden*<l  as  I  gaz'd  o*er  all  tier  charms, 
And  hail*d  mv  HindA  to  a  bridegroom's  anns : 
I  printed  on  her  lips  a  hasty  kiss. 
The  nkdge  of  ar^t  love  ^nd  future  bliss. 
Her  glowing  blushes  iann'4  the  soa<el  firei 
~Oave  life  to  love  and  vigour  to  desire : 
Then,  with  tbe  tear,  wvmiricMiog  4owa  my  cheokf  ^ 
Spoke  the  full  language  passion  could  not  speak : 
Cfur  mutual  transport  sealed  the  nuptial  rite^      ... 
Heav'n  witnessed,  and  approved  the  chaste  delight   r 

•*  Prepare,  I  cried,  prepare  the  nuptial  feast, 
Bring  all  the  treasures  of  the  rifled  East : 
The  choisest  gifts  of  ev'ry  clime  explore ; 
Let  Aden*  yield  her  tributary  store; 
Let  Saba  all  her  beds  of  spice  unfold, 
And  Samarcand  send  gems,  and  India  gold, 
To  deck  a  banquet  worthy  of  the  bride, 
Where  miith  shall  be  the  guest,  and  bve  preside. 


•4t  Meki  ifid  Saba,  are  bodi  eittei  oJT  Arabia  Pelix,  cefebrated  for  the  sratdem  atid 
ipicy  woods  which  sturouiia  tbtm. 

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•*  Fun  fifty  steeds,  I  boast,  of  swiftdk  paccf 
Fierce  in  the  fight,  and  foremost  in  the  race : 
Slaves  too»  I  hare,  a  numVous  faithful  band, 
And  heav'n  bath  fiv'n  me  wealth  vrith  lavish  hand  f 
Yet  never  have  I  neaped  a  useless  storey 
Nor  spum*d  the  neeo^  pilgrim  from  my  door. 
And  wll*d  alike  to  wield  the  crook  or  sword, 
I  scorn  the  mandate  of  the  proudest  lord. 
O'er  my  wide  vales  a  thousand  cameb  bouod, 
A  thousand  sheep  my  fertile  hills  surround  : 
For  her,  amidst  the  spicy  shrubs  they  feed. 
For  bar,  the  choicest  of  the  fiock  diall  bleed. 
Of  polished  chrystal  shall  a  eoblet  shine. 
The  surface  mantling  wi(b  me  richest  wine ; 
And  on  its  sides,  wi&  Ommau's  *  pearls  inlaid, 
Full  manv  a  tale  of  love,  shall  be  pourtiay'd. 
Hesper  shall  rise,  and  warn  us  to  be  gone. 
Yet  will  we  revel  *till  the  breaking  dSwn; 
Nor  will  we  heed  the  mom's  unwelamie  ligfat, 
Nor  our  joys  finish  with  returning  night 

^  Not  Georgia's  nymphs  can  with  m  v  love  compare ; 
Like  jet  the  ringlets  of  her  musky  hair ; 
Her  stature  like  the  palm,  hbr  smipe  the  pine ; 
Her  breasts  like  sweiHng  clusters  of  the  vine ; 
Framnt  her  breath  as  Hadramut's  perfume. 
And  her  cheeks  shame  the  damask  rose's  bkxmu 
Black,  toft,  and  full,  her  eyes  serenely  rotl, 
And  seem  the  liquid  mansion  of  her  soul. 
Who  shall  describe  her  lips  where  rubies  glow^ 
Her  teeth  like  duntng  drops  of  purest  snow. 
Beneath  her  hooey'd  tongue  persuasion  lies, 
And  her  vcice  breathes  &t  etmas  of  Paradise. 

•*  A  bowV  I  have,  where  branching  almonds  spreadi 
Where  all  the  seasons  all  their  bounties  shed  j 
The  gales  of  lifJe  amidst  the  branches  play,  ^\^^  ^i^ 
And  music  bursts  from  every  vocal  spray ;  ,^0^1  j^f 
The  verdant  foot  a  stream  of  amber  laves,  ^^A^' 
And  o'er  it,  love,  his  guardian  banner  waves..  .-^-.  » 
There  shall  our  days,  our  nights,  in  pleasure  gUd^f . 
,  Friendship  shall  live  when  passion's  joys  subsi^e^  j^- 
Increasing  years  improve  our  mutual  truth,  ^^^,^  ,j^ 
And  age  give  sanction  io  the  choice  of  youth^^j  Vj^- 


t  *  The  seaof  Ommau  bono^f  Aiabia  on  the  ttntth,  aad  is  ^ltiiM|ed  by  Ac 
eastern  poets  fgr  the  beauty  of  Uie  pearls  it  produces. 


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•*  Thife  fondly  I  of  feinded  raptures  sung, 
And  with  my  song  the  gladden'd  valley  rung; 
But  fate,  with  jealous  eye,  beheld  our  joy, 
Smil'd  to  deceive,  and  flattered  to  destroy. 
Swift  as  the  shades  of  night  the  vision  fled. 
Grief  was  the  guest,  and  death  the  banquet  spread; 
A  burning  fever  on  her  vitals  prey'd, 
Defied  love's  efforts,  baffled  med'cine's  aid. 
And  from  these  widow'd  arms  a  treasure  tore, 
Beyond  the  price  of  empires  to  restore. 

**  What  haye  I  left  ?  What  portion  but  despair. 
Long  days  of  woe,  and  nights  of  endless  care  ? 
While  otkert  live  to  love,  1  live  to  weep : 
Will  sorrow  burst  tlie  grave's  eternal  sleep  ? 
Will  all  my  pray*rs  the  savage  tyrant  move 
To  quit  his  prey  and  give  me  Ixick  my  love  ? 
If  far,  far  hence,  I  take  my  hasty  fiignt, 
Seek  other  haonts,  and  scenes  of  soft  dcHght, 
Amidst  the  crouded  mart  her  voice  I  tiear. 
And  shed^  unseen,  the  solitary  tear. 
Music  exalts  her  animating  strain, 
And  beauty  rofls  her  radijuit  eye  in  vaki : 
All  that  was  music  fled  with  I^da's  breath. 
And  beautv's  brightest  eyes  are  clos'd  in  deatli. 
I  pine  in  aarkness  for  the  solar  rays, 
Yet  loath  the  svin  and  sicken  at  his  blaze : 
Then  ciwse  the  light,  and  curse  the  lonely  gbomj 
While  unremitiing  sorrow  points  the  tomb. 

«<  Oht  Hinda,  brightest  of  the  Uack-ey'd  mnds 

That  sport  in  Paradise'  embow  Ving  shades, 

From  golden  boughs  where  bend  ambro»at  fruits 

And. fragrant  waters  wash  th*  immortal  roots : 

Oh  I  from  the  brifi;ht  abodes  of  purer  day 

The  prostrate  Agib  at  thy  tomb  survey ; 

Behold  me  with  unceasing  vigils  |>ine 

My  youthful  vigour  waste  with  swift  decEne. 

My  hollow  eye  behold  and  faded  face, 

Where  health  but  lately  spread  her  ruddy  grace. 

I  can  no  more-^this  sabre  sets  me  free — 

This  gives  me  back  to  rapture,  love,  and  thee. 

Firm  to  the  stroke,  its  shining  edge  I  bar^ 

The  lover's  last,  sad,  solace  in  despdr. 

Go,  faithful  steel,  act  nature's  lingering  part, 

Bury  thy  blushing  point  within  my  heart, 

Drink  all  the  life  that  warms  these  drooping  veyis, 

And  banisd,  at^ne  stroke,  a  thousand  pains. 

Haste  thee,  dear  <barmer ;  cateh  my  gasf^ng  breath, 

And  cheer  with  smiles  the  barren  glooms  of  death ! 

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Tis  done — the  gates  of  Pandise  expand. 
Attendant  Houri  seize  my  trenibUng  haiid ; 
I  pa<^s  the  dark,  inbos[ntable  shore. 
And  Hinda,  thou  art  mine— to  part  no  roare." 


Epitaph  on  a  beautiful  Infant. 
(From  the  same.  J 


BaioRT  to  the  sun  expands  the  vernal  tofCf 

And  sweet  the  lily  of  the  valley  blows; 
Sudden  impetuous  whiriwinds  sweep  the  $kf 
They  sited  their  fragrance,  droop  the  head,  and  ( 
Thus  the  fair  infant,  from  Ufie^s  storma  idiff'd 
Put  forth  fair  blossoms,  cfasim'd  us,  and  txpi^A. 


Ode  to  thi  Moon.    By  an  Arabian  Levitt 

Addressed  to  Stella. 

(By  the  same  ) 


Cynthia,  fair  regent  of  yon  azure  spacer 

Seize  thy  briglit  reins,  and  chase  ^^  liag*fiflg  gipom;*- 

Darkling,  I  ha&te  to  Stella's  lov'd  embrace 

Who^c  lips  are  roses,  and  whose  breath  perAime. 

As  through  the  boundless  wilderness  I  rove. 
Beneath  this  robe  no  murd'rous^dchioo  gleams. 

To  stain  with  blood  this  un]X>lluted  grove. 
And  blot  the  brightness  of  thy  virgin  beams ! 

Ah,  no!  where  dwells  thy  influence,, mighty  lore,. 

No  savage  thoughts,  like  these,  the  breast  invade^ 
Thou  canst  to  pity  the  wild  Arab  move, 

And  wrest  from  his  fierce  grasp  th*  uplifted  blade. 

This  bosom  beats  not  with  impure  alarms. 

But  burns  with  fires  as  bright,  as  chaste,  as  thine; 

I  pant  to  fold  her  in  my  bridal  a^me, .  ^^ 

Loose  her  Ught  vest,  and  call  perfection  imne» 


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To  Sir  William  Jones, 

On  the  Jirst  PuHuation  of  his  Asiatic  Poems, 
(By  the  same.) 

Whither  does  fancy  stretch  her  rapid  "wmg^ 
Through  what  new  regions  of  serener  spring  ? 
My  ravished  sense;  an  op  nine  Eden  greets, 
A  waste  of  treasures,  and  a  wild  of  sweets — 
Entranced,  I  seem  through  fairy  bow'rs  to  stray, 
Where  scattered  rubies  pave  the  spangled  way; 
Transparent  walks,  with  polished  Sapphire's  bright| 
And  fountains  *  sparklmg  with  ambrosial  light. 

A  sweeter  lyre  no  eastern  swsdn  hath  strung, 
More  sofdy  warbled,  or  more  boldly  sung ; 
Whether,  great  Bard,  thy  vigorous  muse  rehearse, 
Solima's  deathless  praise,  in  deathless  verse ; 
Or,  tun'd  to  grief,  tber  trembling  numbers  move, 
^reathing  the  softest  tales  of  plamtive  love  : 
Tender  as  Petrarch's  flows  th'  impassioned  line. 
Nor  Vida  boasts  a  chaster  page  than  thine. 

X&t  not  that  Britain's  laurels  round  thy  head, 
And  Arab's  palms,  with  rival  lustre  spread, 
I^or  this  I  sing— Init  that,  with  fix*d  disdain, 
Thy  Roman  soul  refus'd  4he  flattVers  strain 
And  dar'd  prefer  (vnvers'd  in  courtly  guile) 
yirtuc's  jn^t  praise  beyond  a  monarcn's  smite,  t 


SUKOONTULA. 


As  pious  Kan  amid  the  fi-agrant  wild, 
At  first  beheld  this  never  equalled  child—* 
Is  she  a  fairy,  or  a  goddess  bright,  ' 

Or  some  divine  inhabitant  of  %ht  ? 
An  emanation  of  the  moon  ?— Or  whence, 
This  form,  that  fills  with  rapture  every  sense  } 


*  Alluding  to  the  beautiful  allegorical  poem  of  the  sevea  fountains. 
j*  See  the  preface  to  Kadii  Shab^  towards  the  conclusion* 

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Who,  from  the  lunar  orb  this  gem  conveyed. 
And  on  the  lap  of  earth,  this  treasure  laid  ? 
The  holy  sage  exclaimed.    Then  in  his  arms, 
He  clasped  the  infant  of  all  perfect  charms. 
He  found  her  weeping,  and  he  bore  her  home. 
To  Gotmee*s  cottage,  near  his  peaceful  dome- 
Sister,  he  cried,  a  heavenly  ward  receive, 
A  source  of  bliss,  that  wealth  nor  power  can  give. 
With  love  maternal  she  the  child  carest. 
And  fed  the  lovely  stranger  from  her  breast  | 
With  constant  zeal  the  smiling  cherub  reared^^'.^ 
Who  grew  to  every  heart  the  more  endeaired.  y, 
As  days  were  added  to  her  life's  gay  spring,— 
On  her,  each  hour  shed  blessings  from  its  wing^ 
Beloved  by  every  hermit  of  the  wood, 
Darling  of  ail — tarth's  paragon  she  stood. 
Thus  bloomed  and  flourished  Kan*s  reputed  child  ; 
Eound  her  expanding  frame  such  graces  smiled. 
That  evtry  heart  with  deeper  love  was  fired. 
As  like  the  stalely  palm  iicr  form  aspired. 

In  the  same  wood  two  damsels  more  were  seen. 
Alike,  their  age,  their  stature,  and  their  mien. 
With  Sukoontula  in  warm  friendship  joined, 
Their  separate  bodies  claimed  a  common  mind. 
One  wish,  one  passion  each  fond  heart  inspired. 
Their  actions  governed  and  their  bosoms  nred. 
Each  was  a  Venus— or  a  sun  sublime, 
Of  dazzling  lustre  cheering  everv  clime, 
A  radiant  moon  effusing  genial  light, 
Queen  of  the  stars  that  glad  the  reign  of  nights- 
Such  charitis  they  boast,  that  even  the  poet's  art, 
t?an  no  resemblance  of  those  charms  impart^ 
To  duly  speak  their  praise  tlie  thought  b  vam— - 
A  task  too  mighty  for  the  tuneful  train ; 
For  when  these  wondrous  works  of  God  were  made. 
In  them  lus  powers  were  gloriously  displayed. 

If  anger  ever  on  their  foreheads  firown'd 
Their  eye*s  sharp  lashes  would  Hke  arrows  wound, 
And  tear  the  hearts  of  men  with  hopeless  grief. 
Till  smiles  of  pleasure  gave  a  kind  relief. 
Then,  when  they  laughM,  at  their  unclouded  brows. 
The  holy  Anchorite  forgot  his  vows, 
"Flushed  with  new  life  the  reverend  seer  became. 
And  his  breath  burned  witli  love's  ill  conquerbg  flame. 

Whene'er  they  walked,  innumerous  throng.^ 
On  their  bright  forms  in  »knt  wonder  gazed. 

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Their  feet  the  ruby  tint  of  blood  outvied-<- 
With  nicest  art  and  sacred  pigment  died  : 
Their  flowing  locks  such  magic  charms  combined, 
Tliey  t>ound  in  cli^ns  the  hearts  of  all  man]dn<). 

The  twin-bom  pair,  adorned  with  every  grace^ 
Were  still  surpassed  in  figare  and  in  face. 
By  Sukoontula— maid  without  a  peer. 
Enchanting  rose-bud  to  all  bosoms  dear, 
Her  beauty's  brilliant,  world-consuming  rays. 
Could  wrap  the  glowing  universe  in  blaze. 
The  sun  inat  rolls  his  chariot  through  the  skieS| 
Borrowed  hb  brightest  lustre  from  her  eyes. 

They  were  all  loveliness,  and  on  each  tongoC| 
The  sweetest  blandishments  like  honey,  hung. 
Can  I  in  verse  describe  those  matchless  dames, 
Or  find  for  charms  divine  expressive  names  ? 
I  must  in  ^peecliless  exstacy  admire ; 
Dumb  be  my  tongue,  and  still  my  useless  lyre.    « 


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Mbmoirs  af  the  Life,  Writings,  and  Correspondence  af  Sir 
William  Jones,  hy  Lord  Teignmouth,  ^to^p.  350,  Hatchard^ 
1804. 


A  curiosity  to  know  the  private 
history,  sentiments,  and  opinions  of 
men  eminent  for"  literature,  is  one 
of  the  most  rational  and  laudable 
feelings  that  can  interest  the  hu- 
man mind.  But  though  this  cu- 
riosity be  more  or  less  felt  by  that 
part  of  society  over  which  the  in- 
fluence of  literature  is  extended, 
and  though  it  be  so  much  cherished 
by  the  prevalent  taste  of  the  age, 
k  is  very  seldom  fully  gratified. 
This  arises  not  so  much  from  tlie 
want  of  striking  incidents,  with 
which  the  lives  of  literary  men  are 
so  rarely  diversified,  as  from  the 
friendly  partialities,  or  mistaken 
delicanejJ,  or  the  defective  judg- 
ment, discrimination,  and  taste  of 
those  who  undertake  to  describe 
them.  The  qualifications  requi- 
site for  a  biographer  are  of  no 
ordinary  sort :  and  he  who  writes 
the  life  oi  a  man  of  genius  and 
learning,  sliould  not  only  be  supe- 
rior to  all  those  considerations  by 
which  he  might  be  induct  to  sup- 
press or  disguise  tlie  truth,  but  also 
be  gifted  with  endowments,  in 
•ome  degree  correspondent  to  those 
which  it  is  his  object  to  delineate. 
Amongst  oar  contemporar}'  biogra- 
phers there  are  but  one  or  ti^o, 
who  have  displayed  any  consider- 
able portion  of  tiiefte  qualifications ; 
and  to  that  number  we  have  now 
the  satisfaction  to  add  the  noble 
Mrthor  of  the  work  btforc  us. 


The  life  of  Sir  William  Jones 
has  been  expected  by  the  literary 
world,  \irith  a  solicitude  propor- 
tioned to  the  admiration  excited 
by  his  wonderful  attainments,  and 
to  the  high  estimation  in  which  hi* 
character  is  held.  A  desire  was 
naturally  felt  to  see  this  illustrioui 
scholar  divested  of  that  illusion 
which  the  fame  of  his  learning  had 
spread  around  his  name^  to  become 
acquainted  with  his  most  familiar 
habits,  thoughts,  and  feelings,  and 
to  know  whether  the  man  who  had 
enligiitened  society  by  his  know- 
ledge, could  improve  it  by  his  ex- 
ample.  Tliis  desire  will  be  amply 
gratified,  by  a  perusal  of  tliese 
memoirs,  in  which  every  thing 
interesting,  both  in  the  public  and 
private  character  of  Sir  William 
Jones,  is  exhibited  to  the  reader, 
partly  in  his  own  familiar  corres- 
pondence, and  partly  in  the  plea- 
sing narrative  of  his  biographer. 
Loni  Teignmouth  has,  in  our 
opinion,  accomplished  the  wish  ex- 
pressed in  his  preface,  of  transfer- 
ing  to  his  readers  much  of  that 
admiration,  respect,  and  esteem,  for 
the  character  of  his  friend,  with 
which  he  is  himself  impressed  3 
for,  his  character  is  raised,  rather 
Ihan  diminished,  in  our  estimation, 
by  that  close  examination  which, 
it  has  been  justly  said,  too  often 
lessens  our  respect  for  public  men. 
His  lordship  introduces  his  work  to 
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the  public,  with  an  unaffi^ted  mo- 
<iesty,  that  runs  throughont  the 
whole  composition,  and  gives  a 
gmca  to  the  suavity  and  elegance 
of  diction  with  which  it  is  adorned: 
»o  that  the  circumstances  of  his 
life  derive  an  additional  interest  from 
the  manner  in  which  they  are  rela- 
ted and  explained.  The  delinea- 
tion of  Sir  Williiim  Jones**  cha- 
racter,  which  closes  the  account 
of  his  life,  and  which  we  have 
fiven  at  length  in  our  last  volume,* 
might  have  been  drawn  with 
greater  force  of  discrimination^  but 
not  tn  more  chaste  and  interesting 
colours. 

Tlie  materials  from  which  these 
p^nioirs  hive  been  composed 
are  most  authentic  and  satisfactory. 
They  consist  of  a  paper,  written 
by  Sir  William  Jones,  containing 
abort  notices  of  his  situation  and 
occupations,  during  every  year  of 
his  life  ;  of  memoranda,  written 
also  by  him,  and  describing  more 
fully  the  occurrences  of  his  life,  up 
to  his  twenty-second  year ;  of  his 
letters  to  his  friends,  and  of  the 
circumstances  which  passed  within 
the  actual  observation  of  his  bio- 
grapher, during  bis  resideiicf^  in 
India.  In  the  arrangenatnt  of  tliese 
Biaterials,  tiie  letters  are  di.sposcd 
according  to  the  order  of  time,  in 
such  a  manner  as  to  make  Sir  WU- 
Uam  Jones  the  describer  of  his  own 
feelings,  hopes,  and  pursuits,  du- 
(iilg  the  most  interesting  periods 
of  bis  life.  An  analysis  of  tlie 
memoirs,  interspersed  witli  such 
extracts  from  the  corre8jx)ndence 
«s  cltlier  elucidate,  the  qualities  and 
dispoiiti(^ns  of  his  mind,  or  unfold 
his  principles  and  opinions, .  may 
enable  our  readers  to  form  a  com- 
petent judgment  of  his  characteir, 
as  well  ^s  of  the  oneriU  of  his  bicn 


grapher,  and  may  impart  to  ^ta^ 
some  portion  of  that  pleasure  Whkh 
we  have  received  from  the  perusal, 
of  the  work. 

Sir  William  Jones  ^i-as  the  young- 
est child  of  Mr.  William  Jones,  a 
gentleman  celebrated  for  his  ma- 
thematical knowledge,  and  distin- 
guished by  the  friendabip  of  New- 
ton. This  gentleman  was  the  fon 
of  a  respectable  yeoman  in  Angle- 
sea,  wfiose  genealogy  is  traced  to 
t\\c  ancient  chieftains  of  North 
Wales.  Mr.  Jones  married  a  Miss 
Nix,  the  daughter  pi  a  cabinet- 
maker, in  London,  by  whom  h§ 
had  three  children.  Sir  William 
Jones  was  bom  in  17-16.  At  thre* 
years  old,  he  had  the  mi;»fortuna 
to  lose  bis  father  ^  but  tliac  loss  was 
in  a  great  measure  supplied  by  th« 
sag^citv,  sound  sense,  and  tender^ 
watchml  affection  of  his  mother. 
She  formed  a  plan  for  bi&  eady 
education,  which  she  steadily  pur- 
sued, and  to  which  the  prema- 
turity of  bis  mind  should  seem  to 
be  attributable.  The  principles  of 
this  plan  were  to  reject  all  severiiT  ;, 
of  discipline,  and  tu  lead  his  mif^ 
giakUially  to  knowledge,  by  exci-j 
ting  his  curioMty,  and  di reeling  it , 
to  useful  objects.  To  his  eager  in- , 
quiries  after  knowledge,  which  her 
mode  of  instruction  [>ronifited  him  ., 
to  make,  she  always  answered, 
*•  Read,  and  you  will  know  :"  and,, 
St)  strongly  was  this  sensible  s- 
impressed  upon  his  niind,  iL 
alvsays  acknowledged  hinisci 
debted  to  it  for  his  future  au  - /'.  i 
meats.  She,  at  the  same  Uhie,  par- '. 
ticularly  attende4  tg  the  culiivatkffi^* 
of  his  memory,  by  naakiv.g  him,.*, 
recite  the  pc^ular  pabsa^es  in^ 
Shakespeare.  This  propensity  10''.  ! 
reading, which  w^  ibus  . happilj * , 
inspired^  met,  .^ftiils  pi-ri^,.  with,' 


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sonie  Kemporaiy  interraptioo,  from 
two  accidents  which  befel  him. 
Having,  one  day,  been  left  alone  in  a 
room,  he  began,  in  childish  play, 
to  scrape  soot  from  the  chimney ; 
in'  doing  which  he  fell  into  the 
fire ;  his  cries  brought  the  servants 
to  his  assistance,  and  he  was  pre- 
served with  difficulty  I  but  his  face, 
neck,  and  arms,  were  much  burned. 
Some  {ime  afterwards,  as  his  at- 
tendant was  putting  on  his  clothes, 
which  were  fastened  with  hooks, 
one  of  tlie  hooks,  by  some  acci- 
dent, got  fixed  in  his  right  eye. 
By  due  care,  the  wound  was  healed; 
but  the  eye  was  so  much  weak- 
ened, that  its  sight  ever  remained 
imp^ifect.  After  his  recovery, 
he  returned  to  his  books  witb  re- 
doHabled  eagerness  :  and  in  his 
fifth  year  he  appears  to  have  shewn 
some  indication  of  his  future  ta- 
lents. One  morning,  turning  over 
the  leaves  of  a  bible,  in  his  mo- 
ther's closet,  he  was  so  forcibly 
strock  with  the  sublime  description 
of  the  angel  in  the  Apocalypse, 
that  the  impression  which  it  made 
on  his  imagination  was  never  again 
effaced.  In  his  mature  yeat^,  he 
was  fond  of  retracing  the  circum- 
stance, and  of  describing  the  feel- 
in^^  which  It  inspired.  In  his 
giith  year  he  was  initiated  in  the 
ladti  graiiimar';  but  he  made  little 
progress  in  it  at  that  time :  nor 
was  be  encouraged  to  persevere  in 
thfi  stUdV  by  his  mother,  who,  in- 
tending him  for  a  public  education, 
wa"s 'unwilling  to  perplex  his  mind 
wili  latin,  before  he  had  acquired 
a  coiiijetent;  "knowledge  of  hi^  oWn 
ladgi^g©;  At  the  ^nd  of  his  *  se- 
venth yeafj  h^  was  placed  at  Har- 
roV  sfiiopl,  ^er6  hQ  wa$  more 
redk^rkable  for  diltgence  and  ap- 
plifcaVfon,  than  for  the  superiority 
of  ^*his'  talents,  or  the  extent  of 
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*H2 


was  divided  between  his  books,  ahd 
the  cultivation  of  a  little  garden/^ 
in  which  his  leisure  time  was  em?,,, 
ployed.  During  his  school-va-/ 
cations,  his  mother  renewed  her 
exertions  to  improve  bis  know- 
ledge of  his  own  language;  and" 
at  those  periods  she  taught  him  the 
elements  of  drawing,  in  which  she 
excelled.  In  his  ninth  }'ear  he 
met  with  another  accident,  which 
detained  him  twelve  months  from 
school.  In  a  scramble  with  his 
school-fellows,  he  fell  and  broke 
his  thigh-bone.  But  tlie  tender 
assiduity  of  his  mother  allowed  not 
this  interval  to  p:iss  uselessly  away. 
She  was  at  once  his  nuvj»e,  his 
companion,  and  his  instructor. 
She  encouraged  him  to  read  such 
English  authors  as  she  thought  best 
adapted  to  infuse  into  his  )outhful 
mind  noble  and  elevated  senti- 
ments, together  with  a  taste  for 
poetry  and  eloquence.  Dryden's 
iEneiad,  and  the  juvenile  poems 
of  Pope,  warmed  and  delighted  his 
imagination,  and  incited  him  to 
compose  verses'  in  imitation  of 
ihom. 

This  circumstance,  however, 
altogether  suspended  his  progress 
in  the  Greek  and  Roman  classics, 
and  even  appears  to  have  given  him 
a  disrelish  for  them  >  so  that  his 
studies  were  pretty  much  left  to 
his  unrestrained  fancy,  and  what 
he  had  gained  in  his  two  first  years 
at  school  was  almost  entirely  lost. 
Nevertlieless,  on  his  return  to 
Harrow,  he  was  placed  in  the 
same  class  In  which  he  would 
have  been  if  his  studies  bad  not 
been  interrupted.  Thus  placed  by 
the  folly  of  the  master  in  a  situa- 
tion beyond  his  powers,  hLs  back- 
wardness became  tlie  more  conspi- 
cuous;  which  being  ascribed  by  the 
same  folly  to  Lr/tnoss  nr  f.lnln?'^^,  b*^ 
was  degn^ded  by  ,tii^- infliction  of 


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oorporeal  mmii^hmcnt  j  a  treatinent 
which  made  so  deep  211  iinpreabiou 
oil  his  niiud  that  le  ever  renKnn- 
Ijereu  il  wiih  abhoi  u  nc«i  Ss.vciity 
Ct"  schduhiic  disciji.i.^L,  re;4ignaiit 
^i»  it  is  10  the  (ti\j  :;i  ('I  1. urbanity, 
and  ji'.siiiiable  on),  v, I'en  apphed 
to  tlie  puui-hiiicni  (.t'  oUotmate 
vice,  nexcr  pioUuctil  any  other 
tA'cci  ihantohavtltu  U<c  |)ertiijaciiy 
of  duhicss,  or  to  nionily  tlie  pride 
of  rising  talents :,  aud  o«e  cauiiot 
read  without  ujUij^naiioa,  of  one 
pf  t\ic  finest  geimises,  and  the 
Xjiost  disungi'.irtiied  scholar  of  liis 
age,  ha\ing  in  h's  tender  years  been 
suDJevted  to  the  brutal  hiii.sLucjis  of 
a  ped^ogue,**  tor  the  ntjn-petforui- 
ance  of  ta-^Ks  viliicli  he  Lad  nc\er 
been  iu*trni'ted  to  fiirni>h."  In  his 
twelfth  year  he  was  removed  to  the 
upper  schofj),  I't  wiiich  period  he 
began  to  be  c'.Niin^uishfxi  by  his 
skill  in  prosody,  and  his  imitations 
of  Ovid.  Lord  Teign^nouih  re- 
lates an  anecdote  of  hini  that  hap- 
pened at  this  i^^c,  M  Iiich  affords  a 
more  extraorUinuiy  inbtawce  of 
ttrenffth  of  lueniory,'  than  any 
which  can  be  found  in  the  whole 
range  of  biographical  hibtory. 
"  His  school -iello\^s  had  propoj»ed 
to  amuse  them.se!\es  by  the  re- 
presentation of  S  hakes  jiea  re's  Tem- 
pest :  but  it  was  not  readily  to  be 
procured,  and  he  wi  oip  it  for  them  so 
correctly  from  memor}',  tlmt  ;hey 
acted  it  with  great  aatisfaction  to 
thtmselves,  and  with  considerable 
entertainment  to  the  spectators. 
He  played  the  part  of  Pioi^perQ. 
I  hi  j^enius  now  began  to  display 
it.  elf  in  various  compositions,  not 
re>juUod  by.  the  discipline  of  the 
grhvoL  H<?  translated  into  Kng- 
h?L  verse  several  of  Ovid's  Epi/> tics, 
aui  tiie  pastorals  of  Virgil,  ^nd  he 
compoatcl  a  drama  on  tlie  story  of 
NlCiCnL,er,  wl.irh  v»a.^  acted  during 
a  \ac*4aoi"*/  b;^'  hi.^  :ftl  ool-kilows. 


Hot  in  the  couinaoii  i^ecreauoais  af 
Harrow,  Jones  was  seldom  a  partai- 
er  J  and  due  liours  alloited  to  pby 
were  by  him  devoted  to  study.  The 
folio  wing  anecdote -Oronglyliidicates 
tfie  tiun  of  his  mind,  and  the  imprci- 
liou  which  his  studies  had  m^.  He 
invented  a  political  play,  in  \^hjch 
Doctor  William  Bcunet,  bibbop  of 
Cloyne,  aaid  the  celebrated  Doctor 
Parr,  were  his  principal  assodates. 
According  to  a  map  of  andeut 
Greece  they  divided  some  fields 
near  Harrow  iwto  di^erent  states, 
and  each  Bxed  on  one  of  these  as 
his  dominion,  Some  of  the  boys 
were  styled  barbarians,  whoge  bu- 
siness was  to  in\ade  the  se\'eril 
states.  Accordingly-  vars  vere 
waged,  batde*  fought,  councils 
held,  and  patriotic  speeches  ma<ie, 
in  conformity  to  the  description 
of  the  Grecian  historians. — His 
studies,  however,  were  not  now 
confined  to  Greek  and  ^omaB 
literalin-c ;  he  began  to  leant 
Hebrew  and  Arabic ;  and  his  ar- 
dour for  knowledge  w  as  sp  unex- 
tjnguisJiahle^  that  he  often  pas^ 
whole  nights  in  study,  taking  cofice 
or  tea,  as  an  antidote  10  bleep. 
Hence  his  improvement  becaaie 
proportionally  great  -,  and  he  ac- 
quit ed  the  appeOaiion  of  the  great 
scholar.  During  the  vacaoow 
at  tills  time  (his  ti;irteenta  year) 
he  studied  French  and  It^alian,  aiU 
lean^ed  arithmevic  -,  and  the  chitf 
amu.sement  of  his  leisure  hoixa 
was  the  game  of  chess.  *' Buis,'* 
says  his  biographer,  '*  he  badalw^ 
^*  at  comipand;  for  his  n^otber, 
"  who  cont^pl^ted  wiifc  delight 
"  the  progr/esVof  her  sou^  witli  a 
*'  'uiseii^raIity,,aIlowed£muaii- 
♦'  mitejd  credit  on  her  purse.", 
*^  Ilord  Tei^iimouth  pas  insprtcd 
a  letter,  wniten  by  Sir.X^llliam  to 
ins  bifiter^  wliHe.yet  in  liis  four- 
teenth year^    on  occasion  of  the 

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death  of  a  frient!,  which,  though 
It  be  dictated  by  tlie  nnderst-mding 
rather  than  the  heart,  and  though 
it  touches  on  no  other  topic  of* 
consolation,  bat  the  trite  m.iximi 
of  the  stoic  philosophy,  which  he 
bad  learned  from  his  books,  yet 
displays  an  advance  of  mind  and  a 
command  of  language  very  re- 
markable at  so  early  an  age.  Of 
the  prematurity  o^  his  mind  and 
the  advancement  of  his  leiming  at 
Harrow  school,  our  readers  will  be 
able  to  form  a  full  and  distinct 
notion,  from  the-  following  ex- 
tract of  a  memorandum  given  to 
lady  Jones,  by  the  late  Sir  John 
Psamell,  who  was  one. of  his  mo*<t 
intimate  companions  whilst  at  that 
seminarv. — **  He  gave  ver}'  early 
"  proore  of  his  p<)3sewrng  very 
Z*"  extraordinary  abilities.  His  in* 
'^  duSlry  was  very  great,  arid  his 
'"  love  of  literature  was  the  result 
"  of  disposition,  not  of  submis- 
*'  sion  to  cnntroul.  He  excelled 
*'  prmcipally  in  his  knowledge  of 
"  the  Greek  language.  His  com- 
^'  positions  were  distinguished  by 
•*'  his  precise  application  of  every 
*'  word,  agreeable  to  the  most 
'*  strict  classical  authority.  He 
"  imitated  tlie  chontses  of  S9- 
*'  pliocles  so  successful!/,  that  his 
^^  writings  seemed  to  be  original 
"  Greek  compositions;  and  he 
"  Was  attentive  in  writuig  the 
''  Greek  cliaracters  with  great 
"  correctness.  His  time  being  em* 
"  ployed  in  study,  prevented  his 
*'  joining  in  those  plays  and  amuse- 
"  ments  which  occupied  the  time 
*'  of  his  school-fellows ;  but  it 
"  induced  no  other  singularity 
••  in  his  manners  :  they  were 
"  mild,  conciliating,  and  cheerful. 
*'  When  I  first  ki:bw  him,  about 
^^  tlie  year  170*1,  be  amused  hira- 
**"  self  witli  the  study  of  Botany, 
•*  and   in   collecting   foisils.      In 

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*'  general,  th^  *nme  parwHs  wfiich 
'*  gnve  employment  to  Ms  mature 
•'  Umierstaiidifi^,  were  fhe  object* 
^*  of  hjs  yontlifal  nttention.  The 
•*  same  'dtspnsition  fbrmed  the 
"  most  distinguished  features  of 
**  bi.f  qharactci",  at  an  early  and  at 
**  a  late  period  of  his  life.'  Ji 
"  decision  of  mind,  and  a  strict 
*'  attachment  to  virtue,  an  en- 
**  thusm^tit:  love  of  liberty,'  an 
"  uniform  spirit  of  philanthropy, 
*'  were  the  characteii sties  of  his 
"  youth  ami  of  hi^  manhood  :  lie 
^'  did  no  act,  he  used  no  e\pr^s- 
"  siou,  which  did  not  justify  these 
"  a^senions." 

Gifted  with  these  rare  endow- 
ments, he  was,  at  tlie  a^e  of  seven- 
teen, enterc»d  and  matriculated  at 
University  Colloge,  Oxford,  where 
his  mother,  prompted  by  her  fbnd, 
but  sensible  solicitude,  and  incom- 
pliance with  his  wishes,  determi- 
ned to  reside  Willi  him.  The 
high  expectations  which  his  passion 
for  literature  hid  raised,  of  the 
benefits  and  deligiits  of  an  acade- 
mic life,  in  thnt  ancient  seat  of 
science,  met  with  a  proportional 
disappointment.  Instead  of  deriv- 
ing instractifrti  from  the  public  lec- 
tures, or  gratification  from  the 
society  of  companions  endowed 
with  congenial  sentiments  and  ta- 
lents, he  "  complained,**  says  his 
biographer,  "  that  he  was  required 
*'  to  attend  dull  comments  on 
"  artificial  ethics,  and  logic  de- 
"  tailed  in  JJuch  barbarous*  Latin, 
"  that  he  professed  to  know  as 
"  little  of  it  as  he  tlien  knew  of 
^'  Arabic  i"  and  it  would  appear 
that  he  met  not  amongst  his  fellow 
collegeans*, '  any  thing  of  that 
lileraiy  ardour  Which  he  had  him- 
seh*  lmbil)ed.  The  expectations 
which  he  had  formed  were  doubt- 
less extravagant;  but  it  is  surely 
a  lamentable    circumstance,    that 

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th»  yopug  fnthntiaww  cilkcrsry 
gei^Ui,  iEoukif  at  the  ^st  Uni* 
\€rHty  in  fioglaod,  meet  with 
dkgust  ^nd  mortification,  rather 
than  encQuragpment  aod  initmc- 

After,  a  residence  of  a  few 
ipontbs  at  the  Umversijty>  he  was, 
iu  October,  1754,  elected  one  of 
the  four  scholars  on  the  foundation 
ftf  Sir  Si«Bon  Benaet;  but  the 
prospect  oi  a  ^oh  ship  was  as  yet 
jfeEHotez-r-That  seal  for  oriental  li* 
terature  which  has  justly  rendered 
hUo.  so  lu-e-emioent^  and  from 
which  his  higbest  t'acQewas  derived, 
V^w  begjan  to  be  displayed  in  the 
lime  and  ottentioa  he  bestowed  on 
the  study  of  Arabic,  Such  was 
^  ardour  with  which  he  pursued 
hift  i^vourite  study,  that  meeting 
accideitfall)'  in  London  with  a 
native  of  Aleppo,  who  spoke  the 
,yn)gar  Arabic  fluently,  he  pre- 
vaile4  on  him  to  accompany  him 
to  Qj^ord,  where  he  supported  him 
6^  several  months,  at  an  expense 
Vi^hich  his  finances  could  ill  atibrd. 
jo  the  course  of  his  study  he 
d^covered  the  near  connection  be- 
tween the.  modem  Persic  and 
Arabic,  the  former  of  which  he 
therefi^re  resolved  likewWe  to  ac- 
quire «<n-During  the  vacations  at  the 
iliHvei^ity,  he  passed  his  time  in 
lx)n^Qni4  where  b^  aUended  the 
schools  of  Angelo,  for  the  pur- 
pose jof  aa|uiring  the  el^nt  ac* 
coffiplisbments  of  riding  ^nd  fen^o 
cing.  At  home  his  atteptlpn  was 
direct^  to  the  modern  langtiages  -, 
tiodhe  read  the  best  autWs  in 
Itaiiap,  Sp^nis)),  atid  Porttiguiese, 
foUowing,  ia^U  respects,  J)4ihQP*s 
plan  of  education ;  so  that  he 
might*  as  he  used  himself  to  s^', 
*'  witii  the  fortune  of  a  peasant 
^iye.li'iwelf  the.^upatipu  .of  n 
prince."  .         -  -- 


At  the  recoromeBdatioii  o^  Qr. 
Shipley,  be  was,  at  this  period,  (of- 
fered to  be  made  pdvate  tntcr  to 
lord  Althorpe,  now  earl  Spencer, 
a  sitoation  which  h^  was  induced 
to  aix)ept,  in  coosidieratioD  of  his 
slender  finances,  aod  of  the  distant 
prospect  of  his  obiaining  a  fellow- 
ship, by  which  he  might  imiprqve 
theoL  In  consequence  of  this 
disappointment^  he  went,  in  the 
summer  of  176$>  to  earl  Spencer's 
seat  at  Wimbledon  Park,  and  took 
npon  him  the  charge  of  bis  .pupil's 
education.  Yet,  notwithstandiog 
the  time  neces^rily  devoted  to 
this  occupation,  his  indefatigable 
industry  «n:ibkd  him  to  attend  io 
his  literary  pursuits  without  apy 
material  interruption. 

During  the  first  summer  that  he 
resided,  at  Wimbledoq,  be  com- 
posed,many  of  his  Engli^  poems, 
and  read  the  greatest  part  of  the 
Old  Testament,  in  Hebrew.  In  the 
succeeding ,  year  he  unejq)ectedly 
obtained  the  leilpw«hip  wbic^  he 
had  so^  much  desired^  but  which 
his  residence  in /earl  jSpencer's  fa- 
mily npw  rendered  of  less  o^^se- 
qoence^  lii  \lip  saipe  year,  he,  re^ 
ceivedaao^r  £c9^  Ufe  duke  .of 
jQrafton,,  then  ^if^e  mtni^^of 
the  place  o^' ,  mt^T^i^S^  the 
ocietiiai  Janguag?^  li^ipl^hg^er, 
he  declined,,  .^mostly  r^ii^sfu^. 
that  it  might  he;  .cppfernod  ^upoa 
hismussuhn?Hxfriendi  from  aI^^ 
but  hisdiMpterested  sQlicitatibn.i^ 
upnoti*^*  His  siudi^.i%.4fi^"^ 
literature,  he,  h^^weftf^r, J^jf^^^^^i- 
singly  ^  pprsuc^4t.^|^:;aPoiitj,  ihis 
timciat  ihf?>,gf^.o^\yj|^t3|fon¥^he 
wroie,  h^.Cpmf^e^tj^i^  .fffi-iA*!' 

l4)wih's    Prelections,     and     witi 

IPV^h  of  the  dashical  piiruy,  sp'rit 

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In  tlie  summer  of  1767 ,  Jones 
accbmpabrdd  liord  Spencer's  ;fa- 
'  fflily  on  a  tour  to  the  Contineut ; 
but  his  stay  was  short.  At  Spa  be 
|>a8sed  three  weeks,  part  of  which 
time  he  dedicated  to  the  ledsons  of 
a  fiimous  dancing  master,  and  pdrt 
to  the  ile(^sit!on  of  the  Ge^nlkD 
language.  Thus,  wliarever  he 
wetit,  he  seems  never  to  have  lost 
s'^bt  of  the  primary  object  of  hb 
views,  the  attditmient  both  of  ele- 
gant and  tisetul  accomplisiiments  : 
and  the  boundless  versatility  of  his 
talents,  and  variety  of  his  acquire- 
roeiUs  ought,  on  due  reflection,  to 
excite  the  surprise  of  the  learned, 
more  than  of  the  comrabn  read- 
er; for  surptfee,  which  id  natural  to 
the  ignorant,  at  the  exhibition  of  ex- 
traordinmy  eddowmeots,  sbookl  be 
ttiB  more  strottgly  felt  by  those  who 
cah  appreciate- such  endownttents, 
from  knowing  the  difficulty  with 
which  they  are  attained. 

About  this  time  he  was  solicited 
to  undertake  a  work,  the  publica- 
tion of  ^hlch  first  ptocl&imed  his 
ability  as  an'  oriental  scholar.    The 
'  king  of  I>entto^i4i,  then  oil  a  visit 
toEnglartd,  hadbrdrtght  with  him 
a    Perste  m^ttttscript,    containing 
'Mh-za  Mtthttdi  Kh.-m'*  Life  of  Na- 
-^f  Shah,  ^'hi^h  he  wa9  desirous 
'  df  havin^trahslated.    For  this  pur- 
^  pofi^  ta\  application  was  mide^to 
'  Jt)fres'  by  the  secretary  of  state, 
'  with  which  he  at  first  declined  to 
Xtkttflff',  btitdn  its  being  hinted, 
that  hi^'uiidertakiftg^ this perforta- 
ince'  nitght  ^  of  sonfe  Mlvantfflge 

't6  hfhi,  that  tt  ttti^ht  ^roeul^  him 
'  §diti6tti&Vkt^dl«Sfctioh>  and  above 


all,  that  it  wouM  be  a  rgflaii^on  fki 
-the  country,  if  his  Danish  tnirfssty 
•were  obliged  to  cany  his  mann- 
Trcript  into  France,  he  at  lasttittder- 
-«ook  to  tmnslate  it  into  French,  and 
in  the  course  of  a  year  completed  his 
tink  :  bcrt  he  received  not  any  odiel- 
'bonour  or  reward  than  a  dipldflift 
from  h^s  Danish  majesty^  consti- 
tuting him  a  member  of  the  Rt^ 
Society  of  Copenhagen*  When 
he  pUfbfi^bed  this  work>  h^  add^ 
toH  a  Treatise  oh  Orient- iV>eti)F^ 
also  written  in  Fiieneh  f.  ' 

His  fame  aft  an  Asiatic  9dMkk 
was  fhnn  the  merits,  ad  well  as  (he 
nature  of  this  publication,  ntNir 
established  throughont  £arop6^ 
and  all  those  engaged  id  the  cult^ 
vation  of  that  branch  of  literatnio 
e^rly  sought  his  acquaiMalwe  $ 
amongst  them  the  count  Revicaki, 
afterwards  imperial  ambassador  to 
the  court  of  London^  was  partlcu^ 
Inrly^  diitinguisbed  ^h  v>n  aococfiit 
of  his  own  acqrvirementai  ikidkil 
the  intimacy  and  cormspdndeuce 
which  subsisted  for  many  ynftm  be- 
tween him  and  Jones.  Tllis  cor- 
respondence, chiefiy  carHed  on^ 
Latin,  l6rd  Teignmouth  haa  tmis- 
lated,  and  introduced  into  tiie  body 
of  the  i^'ork,  givUig  the  origldali  in 
an  Appendix ;  but,  with  nil  possi- 
ble respect  for  his  judgmenti  he 
will  allow  us  to  remark^  thai  a 
^at  part  of  it  might  have  been 
oniiUed  with  advantage;  Many'of 
the^  letters  contribute  nodi4ng  to 
the  detelt»pment  and  *  lilusotai ion 
of  sir  William  Jones's  chaMm; 
'the}r  shitw  little  of  bit  >di«iposici[On. 
and  feelings  $  ^id  tliougii  they  00- 
casioiially  give  some  intimations  U)f 


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Aet^tKi  of  Mooh^  page  11.  '      '? 

tSL-coar  Review  of  Sir  William  Joric>*s  works  in  the  «  vol.  of  our  Register. 
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hit  «IQdBtti  aod  optoaoBSi  and  con- 
Um  obitrvaboDi  <m  Aaiitic  Ituit^ 
$mn,  ytit  tho  foroier  are  too  iliglK 
lo  satisfy  curiotiity,  and  the  latter 
loD  gooanl,  oatbuiiattic*  and  ia* 
diaorimuMKing,  tobQ#ithe&.to§drQC- 
-liiiOorenlertatBMig.  Theatraifi4]f 
stciprocal  eocottimm  in  wbicfa  air 
William  and  EeviczJu  mduJge,  ran 
tiittiightfae  whoh  oanrnpcwdenoe; 
Ml  tboQf^  it  be  sandioQed  bf 
«laiaical  authanty,  ii  not  very  •well 
,adap«Qd  to  gratify  a«r  modem  taste. 
And  the  raptWKMM  ftad  hypecbolicid 
•iataf^aage  in  which  tbey  somoCioiet 
tem  out  in  prawe  of  the  Peiaian 
peets^  is,  in  ourt)pinaoR»  mora  ca^ 
oUaled  to  excite  the  ridicule  of  the 
4oapdc»  ia  A«i^ic  lore,  tbatf  to 
•jHiocDOt6  its  culiivation.  The  dio- 
tiesi»  however,  of  sir  WiUiam 
Idoes  is  in  a  b^  daf^ree  polbhed 
and  'Spirited.  The  iollowiag  pas- 
sage contains  a  cQ|>iousness  and 
dcfgaoce  of  tiuniliar  phraseology  in 
Ibe  ktia  idioai,  which  we  will 
vaature  to  say  no  modem  scholar 
has  ever  aurpossed. 

Quam  jucunda  mihi  fuit  ilb 
aemihora  t\ui.  tecum  de  poetis 
Pcrsicis  meis  tuisque  deliciis 
sum  cplloortus.  Initium  enim 
amicit«  et  dulcissimae  inter  nos 
consuetudinis  arbitrabar  fuisse. 
Quam  .spem  utriusque  nostri 
iiQportuna  ncgotia  fefeil^runt. 
Ruri  enim  diutius  quam  veliem 
comoaiorarii  varise  me  c(^m 
occupatioDes.  Tu' Germaniom, 
ut  audrri,  quam  cittssim'*  pro^ 
fidsci  meditaris.  Doleo  ttaque 
taiicitiam  nostram  in  ipso  flore 
quasi  decidere.  Illud  tameft 
tanquam  lenimen  doloris  met 
restat,  nempe  ut  si  praesens  te 
praesentem  alloqui  non  possim, 
liceat  certe  quidem  per  literas 
colloqui,  et  cpm  sermonis  com- 


jmrnifjikwie,  turn  loujuimuoij 

studiorum  perfirui.  At  cum  lit 
amiciti  nostra  loquor,  ne, 
qtweso,  videat  hoc  tarn  gravi 
nomine  abuti.  Permagno  enim 
vinculo  conjungi  sclent  ii  qui 
iisdepi  utuntur  studiis,  qui  licena 
Uomaaiores  colunt^  qui  in  iisdem 
.ouria  et  cog^atiombiia  evigik^t. 
Studia  ea&m  seqaunoTf  cMlecn 
colimus  «t  contectamitf*.  Hoc 
tJiiieii  inter  noa  mtereat.  Ftempe 
tu  in  Itteris  Asiaticis  es  tfaam 
doctissimus,  ^go  ver6  trt  m  iis 
doctus  sim,  nitor,  contend©, 
Qlaboro.  In  liarum  literaruia 
amore  non  patiar  ut  me  vincas, 
k^  enim  incre^ibiUter  illis  de- 
lector,  nihil  ut  supra  possit: 
•equidem  poesi  Graaopram  jam 
snde  a  puero  ita  delaotabary  ut 
nihil  mibi  Pirfdari  Carminiiiis 
elatius,  nihil  AnaAeonte  drichis, 
nihil  Sapphfis,  Archilbchi,  Al- 
C3ei  ac  Simonidis  aureis  illis 
reliquiis  politius  aut  nitidias 
esse  videretur.  At  cum  poesim 
Arabicam  et  Persicam  degus- 
tarem  iliico  exaresoere  •  *  •  *  • 
Tlie  nemaimktr  of  .tbe  lectcf 
isk>st;  but  ourdassicaireadeis 
wul  perceive  the  eExtranragant 
efminence  to  which  he  is  abo«t 
to  elevate  the  Aaatic  poets  Sir 
William's  more  informed  jtidg- 
ment  aften\-ards  gave  him  ccr- 
rectcr  notions. 

In  (be  summer pf  I76g  be  wotf 
to  Harrow  with  his  ptipil  Loci) 
AithQrpe>  and  during  bit  M«ideDn 
there*  trai]U:rJi|bed  a  Persilin  gram* 
mar,  xninch  he  a  few  years  before 
comported*  He  aliio  began  a  ?mc 
dictionary,  which,  as .  he  met  not 
witlr any  encouragement  from  the 
India  company^  he  afterwards  re- 
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•HofoMiod.'^Lord  Teignmaa^  bas 
.bc»n  at  some  pains  lo  discover  Sir 
William  Jones's  impressions  with 
•regard  to  religion^  ut  this  period, 
when,  in  his  twenty-focirtb  year,  it 
appears  evident  that  his  beliet"  in 
Christianity  was  not  tmmixed  with 
doubt.  •*  'iiicse  doubt*?"  says  hi« 
lordship,  "  were  stated  by  him,  vd 
**  hopes  of  obtaining  a  solixlion  df 
"them  J  but  being  disappointed,'  l>c 
"declared  bis  detenui nation  to 
"peruse  the  whole  of  the  scrip- 
"  tores  in  the  original  uninterropt^- 
*'  ediy,  that  he  might  be  enabled  to 
■ "  form  a  correct  judgment  of  the 
''connection  ^twecn  the  tu'o 
"parts,  and  of  their  evidence  both 
"internal  and  external.  I  tatirto^ 
"deny  mysdf  the  satisfection  of 
^'  antknpof iug'  the  cor»ckK>ion  to 
"which  Int  iovestigalioa  led  a 
*^  6aa  belief  m  the  authenticity 
"and  iiMf»ratioa  of  the  holy.scriiy- 
"  tores."  - 

In  the  beginning  of  1 770,lie  again 
accompanied  Lord  Spencer's  fernily 
to  the  Continent.  Of  this  «xcur- 
sidh  no  account  is  given.  It  appears 
by  his  letters  to  Revicxki-  at  this 
time,  that  he  was  abroad  about  a 
year,  and  that  he  passed  the  winter 
at  Nice,  ^te  spring  at  Pans,  and 
the  summer  mid  aatnmn  at  Spa. 
These  ietlen  giirts  no  description  ii[ 
his  taravels.  lt)ef  are  conhned  to 
accounts  of  his  psogress  in  Asiatic 
literature,  which  are  not  sufhcieotly 
interesting  to  transcribe}  except- 
ing what  he  motions  respecting 
the  celebrated  ode  of  Confucius, 
which  he  d^yphened  and  trans- 
lated. *Thi8  Ode  he  discovered  in 
a  CWncse  maim*cript,  entitled  $iiJ- 
king,  Mtiiich  was  deposited  in  tbe 
rby%\  library  at  Paritf.  ?*I  sn(v 
-ceeded,"  sayshe^  •♦  in  comparing 


"the  ode  with  the  Ter3<in*ci£<Oo^ 
.**pfet,  and  analysed  everf  wofd^ 
"or  more  property  every  ^gomltf 
"  it.  Of  this  ode  I  vow  9eni  joil' 
"  a  literal  translation.  It  is  a  oon*^' 
"  potttvoii  of  wmidecfiil  dtgmty  mai 
^*  t>reTky  ;  each  vene  contaiiis  fbi^ 
"words  only,  henoa  the  eHipaia  k 
^  fineqaent  in  it,  kc 

A' more  decfsh^e  and  rcmsrloaUt 
proof  cannot  be  exUibtted  ei  hm 
unparalleied  talent  tbr  tiie  acqfaitt*> 
tion  of  language,  and  of  a  fiagadsy^ 
and  penetraiioo  m  tkit  partidAiir 
which  no  other  man  ever  reached. 

About  this  time  he  sketch^  • 
•plan  ok'  an  essay  on  educatian«  tmA 
of  a  tragedy,  ^usded  on  a  story  io 
l\irkhih  history,  neitLenof  whtck, 
however,  he  tf^tr  wrote.— Towards 
the  latter  tmd  ot'  1770,  he  resolved 
to  resign  his  sttaatiwi  in  Lord 
Spencer's  family,  and  to  erobiioe 
a  line  of  life  niore  coogeniai  to  hit 
mdependent  and  manly  spine. 
Animated  wUli  the  noble  amhkaJti 
-of  reodering  himself  useiiil  to  \m 
coimtry,  he  had  long  desired  I© 
attach  himietf  to  the  protieaston  of 
the  law .  The  advice  of  his  friends 
conhrmed  his.o^ftni  opinion;  and 
he  ^'as  accordingly  admitted  in^  ' 
the  Temple,  and  commenced  his 
legal  studies.  But  with  his  industry 
and  application,  he  still  found  time 
-for  the  Oriental  muses,  and  eviR 
fortheptnrsaitsof  generd  litcratttre. 
'llie  plan  of  an  epic  poem,  which 
he  bad  rooghly  sketched  during  hb 
residence  at^pa,  besootiniethodiaed 
and  loraied ;  and  it  is  inserted  in 
-the  Appendix  to  the  work  bedtbrH 
us.  Tite  subject  ot'  the  poem 
was  the  supposed  didCQivery  of 
Britain  by  1  yrian  adventurers ;  and 
he  proposed  to  exhibit,  linder  the 
cl^racter 


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diiilitsltr  of  a  Tyritn  prmce,  a  per- 
£ect  kkng  of  Britain.  His  marn 
dnign  wat  to  celebrate  the  firitiah 
comtitatioQ  and  the  honoors  of  hb 
ooontrj,  to  di^lay  all  tba  masDer 
prineipiea  of  moiak  and  politic!, 
and  to  illuKnrte  midcinblazoD  theie 
mad  maaUnty  that  aolhnig  esin 
nute  oor  statOr  while  the  dign^  of 
thettTChm  is  tappotted  by  the  liberty 
cf  tile  people,  and  where  virtue  Is 
made  the  basi<  of  private  and  pob- 
Me  faappinesf.  Itdoes  libt  appear 
that  he  ever  conaineiiced  the  poem. 
The  cODception  of  it  was  noble  and 
aabtoie;  hot  it  would  have  re- 
quired the  coosprehea^fe  and  cro- 
ailve  gcniua  of  a  Milton  to  have 
^done  it  adeqfoato  justice^  At  this 
time  he  began  a  imtor/  of  the 
l\irkB^  the  introducdoD  to  which 
londTeigntiioath  has  inserted  in  his 
Appendix.  It  is  to  be  regreted  he 
did  nol  proceed  in  a  work,  for 
which  he  was  so  eminentlf  quali- 
ied.  He  this  jneir,  I77l»  pob- 
lilhed  the  celebrated  letter  to  Aa- 
qiRttl  do  Penon,  of  which  we  have 
ffiveaa  pai-ticubr  aoooont  ia  our 
review  of  his  works.    In  I772»he 

rpoblishedlrit  tsaoslationa  from  the 
Asiatic  langnage,  and  iu  the  same 
year  was  elected  a  fellow  of  the 
royal  society.  Iu  1774  he  publish* 
ad  his  book  De  Poesi  Asiaiiea. 

«In  the  course  of  this  year  he  com- 
menced a  correspoadeoce  with 
Sehcdtens^  the  cdebrated  Dutch 
orieticdist,  which  was  maiAtaioed 
in  Ifltin^  and  which,  as  well  as  the 

•oorrsspondence  with  Reviczki,  tosd 
TaigiAiioath  has  translated^  and  in- 
Wo&oed  into  the  menooirs.  These 
ftelteia  are  written  with  the  same 

t«asy  elegance  which  dist'uiguish 
those  to  Kevicski.  Hiey  ejdiibit 
a  mind  imboed  with  various  learn- 
ing, and  ditidpUned  by  taste;  but 

'^certaiiily  not  remaskabie  for  depth 

'of  thought,  or  fecundity  of  smti- 


ment.  He  dederibos  his  ooGOpi^ 
tioos,  runs  over  his  varioiis  ttudies, 
and  expatiates  on  the  tMautiea  and 
i^elative  merits  of  Asiatic  and  Ba- 
rop^an  writers;  but  he  seldoRi 
fixes  the  attention  by  any  v^^oioas 
aentimenty  striking  discikaitiatian, 
or  happy  iiluttmtiotu  ^ome  ef 
his  letters  to  his  friends  in  £ag- 
laodon  political  tubjects>  ^preient 
a  more  interesting  piotuttft  of  his 
mind,  and  contain  greater  variety 
of  thooght,  strength  iA'  feehng>atid 
energy  of  exprest>iun«  than,  we  he- 
lieve>  can  be  found  in  any  of  bis 
other  writings,  ^^chedier  public  or 
private.  On  these  subjects  he 
<eems  devated  above  his  usual  tone 
of  animation,  add  his  sentime^ 
and  language  partake  of  his  feel- 
ings. We  shall  select,  for  the  gta- 
tiSnatioa  of  car  n^iaders^  a  few  «f 
the  most  promto^at  pitfaga  m 
those  letiani,  without  regard  to  the 
order  of  time  in  which  th^  wide 
: originally  written. 

ARer  Jones  left  the  family  «f 
eari  Spenoer,  he  continued  to  cot- 
mspond  with  his  papiii  lordAl- 
thorpe;  at»d  his  ktonatohim^ite 
marfctd  with  that  naaoiy  senses  aad 
•  indepeodeot  spirit,  fa^.  which  he 
was  so  eminently  diatagai^ed. 
Hie  most  critical  period  ia  the  % 
of  an  English  noblemao^  iaihatat 
which  he  is  intfodoced  into  thosa- 
nate.'  His  conduct  on  thatjecta- 
sion  often  determines  his  fiuuie 
character*  It  was  not  likdy  that  a 
youth  educated  mider  theigcnlaooe 
of  Jones,  would  be  dedcient  in  ai^ 
of  those,  qualities  or  ao^oroplish- 
ments  which^  itwaa^pcucticablea} 
impart*)  but  it  waa.  hia  good  Jv- 
tcme  to  find  ta^faia  popii a  native 
atock  of  sound  sense  and  generaas 
fiseliag,  on  >Whioh  he  lei^y  'ca- 
grafted  tlie  priooiploa  ai^  cfamcats 
of  moral  and  polhical  ^deiioe^: 
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ii  became  necessary  to  discuss  mat- 
icrs  of  practical  Unportance,  he  in- 
45ulcated  maxims  of  freedom,  just 
policy,  public  spirit,  and  indep«ai- 
idence^  iu  the  insinuating  and  fa- 
niiiiar  language  of  friendship.  The 
Jfollowiog  letter  firom  Jones  to  loixi 
Althoxpe  will  best  shew  the  truth 
of  these  observations : 

'*  May  I  congratulate  you  and 
our  country,  on  your  entrance  on 
the  great  career  of  public  life  ?  If 
there  ever  was  a  time  when  men 
of  spirit,  sense,  and  virtue,  ought 
to  stand  forth,  it  is  the  present*  I 
am  informed  you  have  attended 
some  coiinty  meetings.  Did  you 
find  it  necessary  or  convenient  to 
speak  on  tlie  state  of  the  nation? 
It  is  a  noble  sobject,  and  with  your 
knowledge,  as  well  as  judgment, 
you  will  easily  aoquite  habits  of 
eloquence ;  but  habits  they  are,  joo 
less  than  playing  on  a  musical  in- 
strument, or  handling  a  pencil  ^ 
and  as  the  best  musicians  and  finest 
painters  began  with  playing  some- 
times out  o(  tune>  and  drawing  out 
of  proportioDj  so  the  greatest  ora- 
tara  must  begih  with  toi?iog  some 
periods  uofioished,  and  perhaps 
•with  sitting  down  in  the  middle  of 
a  seait^aice^.  It  is  only.by  continued 
Qse^  that  a  ^>eaker  learns  to  express 
bis  ideas  :with  precision  and  sound- 
ness^ and  to  provide  at  the  begin- 
nitig  of  a  period  for  the  conclusioD 
of  it ;  hot  to  this  facility  of  speak- 
ing; the  habit  of  waiting  rapidly 
€QBtribiitfiS  hx  a  wonderful  degree. 
I.  would  particulairly  impress  this 
truth  lUpon  your  mind,  my  dear 
£:iend^  because  I  am  fully  con- 
Tiiiced>  that  aa  Englishman's  real 
importatioe  ia  thia  country  will 
always  be^  in  a  conbpouBdt  ratio  of 
his  virtue,  his  knoWlege,  and  his 
elequeecej  without  all  of  wiiich 
^iMH(iafi>  little  xeal  utility  can  restilt 
iromij^therof  theixi:a|]ert;  and  I 


am  no  less  persuaded^  that^a  vir- 
tuous and  knowing  roan,-  whohaa 
no  natural  iinpediment,  naay,  by 
habit,  acquire  perfect  eloquence, 
as  certainly  as  a  healthy  n^an,  who 
has  the  use  of  his  musdea,  m^ 
learn  to  swim,  or  scale."  ***** 
I  solexnnly  declare,  diat  I  will  not 
enlist  under  the  banners  of  a  partj» 
a  declaration  which  is,  I  believe, 
useless;  because  no  party  would 
receive  a  man  determined,  aa  I 
am,  to  think  for  himself.  To  yQ«« 
alone,  my  friend,  and  to  ymm  in- 
terest, I  am  firmly  attached)  b6th 
from  early  habit,  and  from  mn^ue 
reason ;  from  ancient  affection^  un- 
changed for  a  single  moment^  and 
from  a  full  conviction  that  auch 
affection  was  well  placed.  The 
views  and  wishes  of  all  other  mtn 
I  wUl  analyse  and  weigh  wUh  tiuit 
suspicion  and  slowness  of  belief 
which  my  experience,  sudii  aa  it 
is»  has  taught  me ;  and  to^  be  coove 
particular^  though  I  will  be  jea- 
lous of  the  regal  part  of  our  oon* 
stitution,  and  alwaya  lend  an  arm 
towards  restraining  it  within  due 
limits^  yet  my  vigorous  and  stre- 
nuous eftbrts  shall  be  directed 
against  any  oligarchy  that  may  arise; 
being  convinced,  that  on  the  pepu- 
lar  part  of  every  goveraownt  de- 
pends its  real  force,  the  obiigatkn 
of  its  laws,  its  wel^re>  ita  seettrity* 
its  permaoence.'* 

Having  now  been  five  year*  at 
the  bar,  without  having  been  re- 
tained in  any  important  came»  and 
having  little  prospect,  of  any  in- 
crease of  his  professional  diitiety  be 
was  impelled  by  a  laudable  anbi- 
tion,  and  by  the  ardour  cf  his  po- 
litical zeal,  to  come  forwasd  aa  *4i 
cffiKiidate  for  the  seat  then  vacaat 
in  parliament  for  the  nmversity  of 
Oxiocd.  But  the  sudden  dissolu- 
tioii  of  parUameot,  which  took 
fhie  in  Sept  1780>  determined 

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^kin  to  to  deoiiiie  it.  On  tins  oo 
«atioa  he*  flddretsed  a  letter  to 
^ioofor  Wbeeler»  in  which  he  b$* 
#em,  with  manly  dignity,  the  proud 
-mni  inflexible  tndependence  of  his 
piiaciples. 

*'  The    ptriiament  being   sud- 
denly dissolved,  I  must  he^  yon, 
4H  one  of  ray  best  and  t  ruest  mend-?, 
to  make  it  known  in  the  university, 
that  I  dedine  giving  the  learrtcd 
body  any  further  trouble,  and  am 
heartily  sorry  for  that  which  has 
idreiUly  tMeii  given  them.      It  is 
needless    to  add,    what  you  well 
knoWy  that  I   sliould  never  have 
been  the   first  to    have    troubled 
them  at  all.     I  always  thought  a 
delegation  to  a  parliament  from  %o 
'VtfipectBble  a  society,    a  laudable 
object  of   true  ambition  ;    but    I 
ooAsidered  it  as  a  distant  «bj(*rt,  ^ 
tiw  reward  of  long  labour^  and  me- 
Titorious  service  in  our  oo^mtryj 
ftnd  I  conceived,  that  had  I  filled 
•m  judge's  seat  in  India*  with  the 
ipprobatim  of  my  countrymen,  I 
might,  on  my  neturn,  be  fixed  on 
fls  a  proper  representative  of  the 
Umversiiy.  *  *  *  *.      As  to  prin- 
ciples in  politics,  if  my  success  at 
.CMiotd,  at  any  future  time,  de- 
-pend  on  a  change  of  them,    my 
-caiuse  ie  hopeless  :  I  cannot  alter 
or  conceal  tliem,    without  aban- 
donUig  either  my  reason  or  my  in- 
tegrity J  tlie  firrt  of  whkh  i«  my 
only  guide,    and   the  secoiKi  my 
•<9hief   comtbrt    in    this     passage 
throng  liie.     Were  I  inclined  to 
boa«  of  anything,  I  should  cer- 
taiiily  boast  of  making  those  prm- 
cipies  my  rule  of  conduct,  which  I 
learned  from  the  best  of  men,  in 
ADcleut  and  modem  tinges ;    and 
which  my  reason  tdls   me,    are, 
condnch'e  to  rtie  hap]iiness  of  man- 
kind.    As  to  men,  I  am  certainly 
n<it  hostile  to  the  fnhhteKt,  (torn 
whom  I  have  received  obligcitioiia} 


but  I  cannot,  m  coiiisdedbe,  ^ 
prove  their  measures.^' 

The  abolition  of  the  African  slave 
trade,  has,for  these  last  sixteen  years, 
occasionally  ocaipied  the  attentron 
of  parliament,  and  interested  the 
feelings  and  humanity  of  the  ccim- 
try.  Tlic  nnited  talents  of  the 
greatest  orators  in  England  hare 
been,  exerted,  in  exposing  the  hi§a 
principles  of  thi*  abomicuible  tnff- 
^,  and  in,'ciccifing  in  the  puWk 
mind,  a  r/ional  detestation  of  It, 
Ten  years  betbte  the  subject  was 
introduced  into  parliament,  JFbnes 
expressed  his  abhorrence  of  it,  in  the 
following  spirited  and  forcible  lan- 
guage. In  a  speech,  addressed  to 
the  freeholders  of  Middlesex,  al 
an  election  meeting,  he  tookocSca- 
sion  to  touch  on  this  subject.  Af- 
f^r  rcview-it^^  the  state  of  the  na- 
tion, and  tlifc  condition  of  the'co- 
Ipnies,  he  says  : 

*'  I  pass,  with  haste,  by^the  coast 
of  Afnca,  whence  m}^  mind  tcms 
with  indignatioh  at  the  abotninahle 
traffic  in  the  human  species,  fhjrfi 
which  a  part  of  our  coomn'meti 
dare  to  d^rife  their  mo«  fnatcsprti- 
ous  wealth.  6ttg^,  it '  has  been 
said,  wouM  be  dear,  if  it^werenot 
worked  by  blacks,  hi  the  wfetet^ 
islands  ;  as  if  the  matt  ^tfboriddfc 
the  most  dangerous  wiJA^,*^  wefi^ 
not  carried  on  }n'  tytiy  ^burrtit; 
but  chiefly  In  EnghtfiiaJ  hj  ft& 
men  :  in  fhct,  they-afb'  so  cahJed 
on  with  infinitely  Incife  ^Vattt^  j 
fbi-,  there  is  an  afecrity  \n  a  comd- 
ousness  of  freedom;  and  i  gkximy^ 
sullen  indolence,  hi  a  c6tik:iodsne^ 
of  slavery  ;  but  let  sugar  be  ^» 
dear  as  it  may,  it  is  better'te  eat 
none— to  eki  honey,  if  sweetbesi 
on!y  be  jia^atable —  better  to  eal 
aloes,  or  cdlloquintfda,  thab'  ti^ 
late  a  pritmiry  law  of  Nattife,  im- 
prc*5sed  on  everj'  heart,  not  iiribTu- 
ted  by  avatice,  than  rob  onehUman 
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creature  of  those  eternal  rights*  of 
which  no  law  oa  earth  can  justly 
deprive  Wni." 

On  the  subject  of  Sir  William's 
ppUtical  principles  and  conduct, 
^ve  cannot  deny  oureeix^^s  tlie  plea- 
sure of  transcribing  two  more  e:^- 
tracts  from  his  letters,  in  which 
hi*  sentiments  are  happUy  and 
forcibly  expressed.  In  a  letter  to 
Mr.. Yates,  on  being  elected  a 
ip^mber  of  the  society  for  consti- 
tutional information,  he  declares, 

"  My  fviture  life  sliall  certainly 
he  devoted  to  the  support  of*  that 
excellent  cxjnstitution,  which  it  is 
the  object  of  yoi\r  society  to  un- 
fold and.  elucidate  -,  aiid  from  tliis 
4^solution,  long  and  deliberately 
made,  no,  prospects,  no  conneciions, 
no  station  here,  or  abroad,  no  Itar 
qf  danger,  or  hope  of.  advantage  to 
ipyscU,  shall  ever  deter  or  allure 
me.  A  form  of  govemjuent  so 
apparently  conducive  to  tiie  true 
happiness  of  the  community,  must 
be  adipired  as  soon  as  it  is  ui  der- 
stood  ',  |uvi  if  reason  and  virtue 
have  any  influence  in  human 
breasts,  ought  to  be  presened  by 
any  exertions,  and  at  any  hazard. 
Care  must  now  be  taken,  lent  by 
reducing  the  regal  power  to  its  just 
level,  we  raise  the  aristoaatical 
to  a  dangerous  heiglu  -,  since  it  i» 
fjrom  the  people  that  we  can  deduce 
the  obligations  of  our  laws,  and^ 
tbe  authority  of  magistrates." 

In  anotlier  letter  to  lord  Aithorpe, 
h^e  has  the  following  ^ntimepu ; 

"  I  rejoice,  howeve|[,  at  the 
distrust  conceived  by  many  honest 
men  of  tliose  now  in  power ;  my 
opinion  is,  that  ^ower  ^slwuld  al- 
ways  he  distrusted,  in  whatever 
hands  it  is  placed. — As  to  Aiperica, 
I  know  not  wh«4  ******  iliinks  ^ 
but  this  I  kixSw,  that  the  sturdy 
transatlantic  yeomanry  will  nei- 
ther be  dragooned,  r.or  bamboozled 


out  of  their  liberty.  H»  prioci^ 
pies,  in  regard  to  our  internal  go* 
vernnoent,  are,  unless  I  am  dola* 
ded  by  his  professior^,  such  at 
my  reason  approves,  and,  whiohit 
better,  such  as  I  know  to  be  ap* 
proved  in  -clear  term^  by  our  re*^ 
corded  constitution. 

*'  The  friends  of  *  ^  *  *  *  ymtm 
too  monarchical,  and  thons  of 
*  *  *  *,  far  too  anatocratiqai  fo 
me  -y  and  if  it  were  possibb.to  set. 
an  administration  toodemooBtical, 
1  should  equally  dislike  it.  Tber« 
ipust  be  a  mixture  of  all  powers^ 
or  the  nation  <;:annot  exist*  without 
misery  or  shame . " 

Such  were  the  political  prijK:i«>. 
pies  and  opinions  of  Soam,  which- 
ia  all  Mtuati(H)s  and  timet  he  eism^f 
and  uniformly  'maintained,  and 
which  contributed  to  fortify  and. 
elevate  his  generous  spirit  of  iiide«> 
pendence.  We  shall  now  T^ura 
to  the  actions  of  ^is  life,  aU  of 
which  will  he  foimd  conlbrmabL^ 
^o  the  tenor  of  those  noble  senti* 
ments  which  his  letters  o<Hitaiii« 

About  the  latter  end  of  1780, 
^he  was  thrown  into  the  deepest 
aiQictiou  by  die  death  of  his  mo- 
ther, who  had  been  endetivd  td 
him  by  every  circomflUmca  whick 
can  render  the  ties  of  filial  Jove, 
and  parental  ail'ection,.  iiKlissoluble 
and  enobled.  This  nuxit  excellent 
woman  devoted  the  whole  exerti<mt 
of  her  strong  understaudii^  to  the 
cultivation  of  his  mind,  whilst  she 
exercised  all  the  feelings  of  her 
anxious  heart,  in  forming  that  mild 
manliness  of  disposition  which  con* 
stituted  the  happiness,  andcharaoter- 
iiced  the  actiom,  ot*  his  hfe.  ht 
1)1  m  she  was  indeed  rexvarded;  and 
her  fondest  wislies,  and  most  en- 
larged hopes,  were  amply  gratitied 
and  fulfilled.  Her  sensible  kind- 
ness', her  solicitou?  care>  her  tender 
iiuercbt,  wxre  retunjed  by  him  wiih 
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oofTMpMuting  filings  and  amtj- 
iiMOt«:  ''She  was  the  confidant 
"of  his  plant,  his  hopes,  his  oc- 
"  onptHoos/*  The  kitcirs  which 
fMHted  between  them,  dorifig  periods 
of  their  tbsence,  have  been  unibr- 
htttately  lost ;  bctt  the  warmth  and 
listless  of  his  aflk^tkm  appem-  in 
iiQnft)erle9S  instanced,  and  exhibit 
an  emhient  example  of  the  pure, 
delightibl»  and  b^aotifbl  relation 
of  mother  and  son. 

In  the  sprii>g  of  178I,  he  re- 
newed his  studies,  which  had  been 
intorrtifited  by  his  irreparable  Joss  ; 
and  ocxnpleted  bis  translatkm  of  the 
MoALLAKAT.  But  the  principal 
object  of  his  hopes  and  ambition, 
waa  Hie  vacant  seat  on  the  bench  at 
Calcutta.  With  a  riew  to  recom- 
maM  hinaseif.  In  a  more  particular 
manner,  for  this  itation,  he  trans- 
brtadfram  the  Arabic  a  laborious 
worlCy^  on  the  Mahomedan  law  of 
ancoession  to  the  property  of  intes- 
tatttf.  Some  chne,  however, 
was  yet  to  elapse,  before  he  could 
obtain  his  desired  appointment. 
And  in  the  tammer  of  178I  he 
made  an  excursion  to  France,  with 
the  intentioii  cf  proceeding  from 
thenee  to  'America,  whither  he 
wat  pressing  invited  hj  his  fHend; 
tha  celebrated  Doctor  Franklin. 
But  the  object  of  his  journey  was 
to  procnre  restitution  of  a  large 
estate  of  a  client  and  friend,  which 
had  been  attached  by  an  order  of 
the  aflatefi.  The  Irresokition  6f 
thai  friettd  prevented  the  execution 
of  the  plan>  and  Jones  returned  to 
England,  throvigh  Hdland. 

In  the  beginnitig  of  1783,  he 

Clilisbed  his  tfanslation   of  the 
oaUakk^  or  seven  Arabian  poeros^  * 


which  added  to  the  high  repotatton  -^ 
l»e  had  alfeady  fi;atned  in  Asiatic 
literature.  Of  the  merits  of  these 
poems,  and  of  Sir  William's  trans- 
lation,  we  have  already  given  oor 
optnion  In  *our  Rcviewf  of  his 
wortcs.  They  are  the  only  literary 
relics  of  the  ancient  manners  of 
Arabia-:  but  the  Nomadic  tribes, 
who  still  traverse  the  deserts,  ex- 
hibit a  Irving  picture  of  the  same  . 
state  of  aociety  which  these  poems 
were  desigiM  to  deHneate  and' 
erabellisfa. 

In  March,  1783,  he  was  ap- 
pointed a  judge  of  the  supneme 
court  at  Cai<Hitta,  and  the  honour 
of  knighdiood  was  accordingly 
cofllevred  on  hhn.  In  the  April' 
following,  he  married  Miss  Shijdey, 
the  eldest  dai:^ter  of  the  btdiop 
of  St.  Asaph  5  atid  in  a  few  weeks 
afterwards  he  sailed  for  Beag^, 
with  the  pleasing  antictpatipn  of 
the  benefit  which  the  ptiWic  might 
derive  from  his  official  labours,  and 
of  the  peculiar  drf^t  which  be 
would  hia»elf  receive  ifi.  mvesti- 
gatlt^  the  unexplor^  sources  of 
Asiatic  Literature. 

In  a  letter  which  he  wrote  ^. 
ring  his  vdjrage  to  his  friend  Dun-' 
ning,   (kxd   Ashbmton)    ihtodgb 
whom  he  obtained   the  appoint^ 
ment,  he  thus  expresses  himsdf : 
"  As  to  you,  tny  dear  krtti,  we 
consider  you  as  the  s{ft1itg  and  ibun^ 
tain  of  oar  happiness,  as  l6e^ufl9ibr 
andparetft,  (a  Roman  wo^M  hsfve 
added,  what  the  cbldnes^  of  tuf  ' 
northern  language  wfll'  hard^  ad-  ' 
mit)  the  (Sdef  of  odr  fbrtucnea.     It' 
b  possible,  indeed,  that  by  Ihcessaflt 
labour,  and  ffftbtoe  attewbaiCr  at 


•  See  his  Works,  vol  S»  p.  489. 
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tbe.b^n  I  OQigbt^  in  due  tiioe,  have 
attamea  all  that  my  limited  ambi- 
tion could  aspire  to  3  but  in  no 
oth^  station  than  that  which  I 
owe  to  your  friendship,  could  I 
have  gratified  at  once  aiy  boundless 
curiosity  concerning  the  people  of 
^e  East,  continued  the  exercise  of 
my  profbssion^  in  which  I  sincerely 
delight,  and  enjoyed  at  the  same 
time  the  comforts  of  domestic  Ufe. 
The  grand  jury  of  Denbighshire 
hate  lonnd,  I  understand,  &e  bill 
against  the  dean  of  St.  Asaph, 
ibr  publishing  my  dialogue }  but,  as 
an  mdictment  for  a  theoretical  essay 
on  government  was,  I  believe, 
tiever  before  known,  I  have  po 
apprehension  for  the  consequence* 
As  to  the  doctrines  in  the  tract, 
though  I  shall  certainly  not  preach 
them  to  the  Indians,  who  must, 
and  will,  be  governed  In/  absolute 
power,  yet  I  shall  fi;o  through  life 
with  a  persuasion,  that  they  are  just 
and  r?tiona],  that  substantial  free- 
dom is  both  the  daughter  and  parent 
of  virtue,  and  that  virtue  is  the 
only  source  of  public  and  private 
felicity." 

He  arrived  at  Calcutta  in 
1783,  after  having  visited  the 
island  of  Hinzuan,  of  which  he 
wrote  a  description.^  In  the 
course  of  that  year  he  planned 
the  institution  of  the  Asiatic  So- 
ciety, which  was  accordingly  esta- 
blished under  the  patronage  of 
govjcmment,  and  of  which  he 
was  elected  perpetual  president. 
The  objects  and  researches  of  thiA 
society  have  been  long  before  ttie 
public ',  and  the  valuable  and  ele- 
gant discourses  of  the  pcesidcnt  have 
been  already  reviewed  by  us.f  To 
Sir  William  Jones  the   world    is 


origindly  indebted  for  all  the  va- 
rious new  facts  and  informatioa 
which  the  collective  labours  of  the 
Society  have  produced ;  and  though 
philosojphers  may  differ  in  opinion 
as  to  the  real  importance  of  thos^ 
facts  and  that  information,  yet  it 
must  be  universally  admitted,  that 
they  have  materially  elucidated  the 
civil  and  religious  systems,  the  his- 
tory and  literature,  of  the  Asiatic 
nations,  and  have,  consequently, 
enlarged  the  sphere  of  human 
knowledge. 

With  a  view  to  complete  hia 
quali&:ations  for^restdta^  over  a 
society,  whose  object  was  to  ex- 
plore the  sources  of  Oriental  learn- 
ing, as  well  as  from  his  gene- 
ral desire  for  the  acqaisition  of 
language,  he  determined  to  studjr 
«the  Sanscrit,  without  which  a 
satisfactory  knowledge  of  the 
Hind<i  system^  and  of  the  arts, 
sciences,  and  literature  of  India, 
was  not  to  be  attained.  Froip  the 
same  motives  he  made  a  journeys 
to  Benares,  the  ancient  seat  of 
HindCl  learning  >  and,  notwithstand** 
ing  the  extreme  ill  health  under 
which  he  laboured  during  the  whole 
of  his  excursion,  he  allowed  n» 
object,  interesting  to  his  cariosity,  to 
escape  his  notice.  In  a  letter  to 
a  friend,  afler  his  return  to  CaU 
cutta,  he  says,  *'  I  am  just 
returned,  as  it  were,  from  the 
brink  of  another  world,  having 
been  absent  near  seven  months, 
and  reduced  to  a  skeleton,  by  fevert 
of  every  denomination*  My  health 
is  tolerably  restored  by  a  long  ram«* 
ble  throu^  South  Behar,  ai>d  the 
district  of  Benares,  of  which,  if  £- 
were  to  write  aq  account,  I  must 
fill  a  volume."  Many  of  the 
reflections 


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wiiidi  he  mack  iii  hb 
lonr  ai*  mn^Miedthrouiiihis  van* 
9U«  cMapoikioiift  $  and  hb  cetobra'^ 
tedTretttitoiithegod»Qf  Greece, 
ItaXy,  aad  India,  was  wrUten  dur« 
ii^t  kia  tta^  at  Benarca. 

At  Calcutta,  the  society:  of  sir 
WiUiaoi  10009  waa  too  imidi 
vooitad  ta  aUow  hitu  Au^iciaQt  Ici^ 
aure  ibr  bis  liler^iry  ))iursiiita.  He, 
thaȤQif^  iqade  ckuioeof  a  reat^ 
^ieaaa  ai  GrialiojHglir,  to  which  lie 
wat  mrticwlciriy  atvaaUd,  from  ita 
victoicy  to  a  Hipdu  college  of  gwat 
autk)uity  aud  Auna.  louring  tlie 
vaotiiuaaat  Uia  supreme  comt,  ho 
reiirad  to  this  claanicai  abode, 
wh^rejic  eojoyed  the  benefit  of 
aur  and  Qxerciae,  and  proa«cvrted 
hU  frOkUeft  without  iutattuptioiu 
in  SeDteq^ber,  I7a5>  ha  wriaaa 
froqa  thia  plaoe  :  ''  I  am  proceeds ' 
iog  slowly,  but  surely,  io  the  atud^ 
of  £i9as€rit  i  kn,  I  can  oo  hMiger 
bear  to  be  at  the  mercy  of  oor.pua* 
dits,  ^who  djsal  out  Hindu  law  as 
they  please.  Lady  Jones  aad 
aayaeif  dt;;,rive  much  benefit  from 
the  dry  soil  aiid  pure  air  oH.  Cuak* 
na-gj^.  If  teui|wraiKe  aud  cocp-* 
pokuceof  mind  will  avail,  I  ^kaik 
bevfxywell;  but.  1  wotdd  raihta 
ba  a  vahiMdlaariaii  all  my  it^  ihatL 
leave  ui^Hploiied  the  Saoscrit  miue 
which  i  l^vejuiit  ppeofid." 

In  IJSGt  sir  \N  iiilam  ma<i^  ai> 
eicur^i  tQ.Cliatigati  $  a  place  si-^ 
Uutted  oQ.  the  easteru  limits*  of  the 
Bl  itiiih  Uo^iiitkMi^i  iu  BeiigaA.  I'jcook 
this  placp  he  writer:'  **  I  Jiave 
been  obligj^d.  (o  *fpi^  a  few  waeka 
in  this  Indian  MonlpeUer,  ibr  my 
wite's  health  and  my  own>  where 
the  hiUooks  are  covered  with  pep^ 
per^vi^ei^j  aod  ^\hV£^  with  blo9^ 
sonoipif  th^  cotiee-tree  J  but  tlie 
deiicri^iMia  of  the  place  would  fill  a 

*  The  Bunniig  Woll  is  si loaied •about 
mination  of  a  valley  surK>ur.afd  t  y  inii^. 


vokune,  aod  I  can  only   write  2 
short  letter."     He  itjtnmed  to^Cai- 
cutta    by  land  3  after  vtsitii^  tl- 
buming  well,*  Tipcra,  andDioa. 
The  'Unj^xintty  which-  niaHtc  ■ 
the  remander  of  his  Hfe  lanvs  > 
few  occarreoccs  to  record.   ••  11     * 
largest  portion   of  each  yearw  - 
devoted  to  his  professiomd  ducie 
and  hi»8tud>es ;  smd  ail  the  time  th. ' 
could  be  sa\*ed  ^-om  these  impo- 
tant  avooattons,  "^^sa  dedkat^ed  " 
the  onltivatioaof  adence  ani  lit^'> 
rature."  Some  periods  w^eie  cloodt : 
by  illness,  and  mbers^were  embi  - 
tered  by  the  severe  mdispositkai 
liidy  Jones.     ¥%ite   brunaess  r-, 
quired  his  daily  attendance  in  Ct,  - 
CttttB^  his  usual '-residenoe  was  (*. 
tbobunkiof  the6ange6»afxnxr5.  - 
miles  fooim  tiie  court.     To  tl> 
place^he  fetnoicfti  every   e\^soitr 
aAer  sun-aet,  and  in  tbe  momirig 
aroaeao  early  aa  to  reach  lus  ii^mu 
mauls  in   town,   by  wa)kii^,  at^ 
the .  ^mt-  appearance  of  the  davn.** 
The  iutesveahig  period  of    eadi 
momtng,  ootil  the  opening  of  tfie 
court,  was  allotted  to  diatiact  sin- 
dies.     Thus  between  the  pursaitf 
of  Asiatic  Uteratere,  ins  «f^M  do- 
ties,  «)4  general  reading,   ainytt 
his  wholtt^time .  was  occupied  audf 
divided,  and  his  ept^oktr  renefr* 
pondence    oonsequently  -^idAed;' 
but  such    waa  his  unweariefflo*" 
du:$try,  aud '  the  ^i^nlar  itguMl^ 
with  which  he  pontoned  csA'fbt 
day,  that  lieither  the  mtensaena' 
and  tbstii-e    pleasures  -  vf  privM 
life,  nor  the  attentious  t>f  Aartf 
fri^xb,  were  negtectederfagaoai: 
-iMOm  hia  ceoteapoddence,  durifljlbr 
hutser  period  of  ^rs4He,  iord*ft*p> 
muutli  has  selected  a  great  laeijr 
ktters,  chW^y- tosb^Johirfli^rphe* 
son,  Mr.  jnsticer  H/deV  Mr.  Cskfi-  " 

coit, 
tv?cmy-*vfO  ms)ca(it>m  Chati|^,  ai  the  tcr- 


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and  a  portion  of  that  gentleinan*8 
translation  will  be  found  in  aootlier 
department  of  this  volunie.*  It 
is  a  ^eatise  on  twelve  difierent  re- 
ligions, by  Mohsan  Fani>  a  native 
ot  Cashmir. 

By  a  letter  from  sir  Wiliiahi  to  his 
friend  Mr.  Caldicott,  in  September, 
1787,  it  appears  he  hid  not  relin- 
quished the  idea  of  writing  an  epic 
poem,  aiid  that  be  had  resolved  to 
write  it  in  blank  verse.  With  the 
highe^  reverence  for  his  various 
talents,  and  pure  poetical  taste,  we 
eaonot  but  tliink  that  such  an  un- 
dertaking was  greatly  beyond  the 
grasp  and  energy  of  his  mind 
His  poetry  merits  the  praise  of  ele- 
gance and  corectness,  but  no  where 
displays  any  sublimity  of  tliought> 
richness  of  imagery,  or  vigour  of 
versiticatton. 

His  unceasing  solicitude  to  ren^ 
der  himself  useful  to  his  country, 
induced  him  to  engage  in  a  work 
move  suitable  to  his  genius.  Ihh 
was  a  complete  Digest  of  Hindtl* 
and  Mohammeden  Law^  after  fiie 
modd  of  the  Pandects  of  Justinian, 
and  compiled  from  Sanscrit  and 
Arabic  originals.  He  did  not  live 
to  aocom^ish  this  great  underta- 
king, for  which  he  was  so  admirably 
qualified  ;  but  a  part»of  his  exten- 
siva«pla|i  has  since  been  executed 
anU  published  ;f  and,  according  ta 
his  wise  and  beneficent  views,  our 
Indian  subjects  are  now  gOYcmed 
by  thoae  laws  which  are  consecra- 
ted by  their  religicm,  and  under 
which,  thereibre,  they  can  alon«  be 
prosperous  and  happy. 

Preparatory-  to  his    commence** 
ment  o(  the  Digest,  he  translated 
the  Institutes  of  Menu,  from  the 
original    ^ianscrit^   the   most   im- 
portant 
*  MU«€llancoui  Tracts,  P.  65.  .,   , 

f  S«€  the  Review  of  Colebrook*s  Dii^est  of  ilindn  Law,  in  the  2d  and  Sd  vols. 
of  tlie  Register.  *  I 


tott,  and  himselfl  These  princi- 
pally reUte  to  temporary  or  trite  to- 
pics, in  which  the  public  can  feel 
Iktle  interest  J  but  they  occasionally 
describe  the  course  and  progress  of 
his  smdia;,  and  always  exhibit  a 
picture  of  an  active  and  amiable 
mind.  A  few  extracts  will  givef 
our  readers  a  general  notion  of 
tlieir  merits.    . 

In  a  letter  to .  lord  Teignraouth 
(then  Mr  Shore),  hegivetwui  ac- 
count of  his  hterary  occupations.    . 

"  I  am  well:  rishig  constantly 
between  three  and  four,  and  walk- 
ing two  or  three  miles  before  sun- 
rise. The  bu&iness  of  the  court 
will  continue  at  least  two  months 
longer;  after  which  1  purpose  to 
take  a  house  at  Baiidell  or  Hugh, 
and  pass  my  ^timuial  vacation,  as 
usual,  with  tiie  Hindu  bards.  I 
have  read  your  puudit*s  curious  book 
twice,  iu  S^Q&crit :  the  IXibest^ir 
alao  I  have  read  through  twice, 
with  great  atteutk;>u .  ^Ir .  R  ichard 
Joliuson  tliinks  he  has  a  young 
friend  who  will  translate  ti)«  Dabes- 
t^  and  the  greatest  part  of  it 
would  be  very  interesting  to  a  cu-. 
rious  reader;  but  stuneof  it  can- 
not be  translated.  It  contains 
more  r^ecoodite  learning,  more  en- 
tertaining history,  more  beautilul 
specimeos  of  poetry,  more  inge- 
Doity  and  wit,  nore  indecency  and 
blasphemy,  than  I  ever  saw  ccdlect-^ 
ed  in  a  single  volume ;  the  two  last 
are  oot  tl^  author's,  but  are  in- 
troduced in  the  chapters  on  the  he- 
retics and  infidels  of  India.  l)n 
the  whole,  it  is  the  most  anmsing 
and  instructive  book  I  ever,  met  in 
Persian." 

P^'t  of  the  Dahesti^  lias  since 
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portaDt  work  i^hkh  our  know- 
ledge of  Hindii  literature  has  yet 
discovered  and  ptodiiced.*  Nor 
was  he  ioattentive,  at  the  same 
period^  to  the  U^iter,  hut  not 
less  interesting,  parts  of  Indian 
learnings;  and  in  his  translation'  of 
the  Sacontala  of  Calidas  he  has 
giren  the  world  a  pleasing  r^pre* 
sentation  of  the  ancient  manners 
and  customs  of  Hindustan,  written 
by  one  of  the  most  celebrat^  Hindd 
poets,  who  flounced  at  the  polish- 
ed court  of  Avanti.f 

As  he  proceeded  in  his  re- 
aearches,  new  fields  of  inquiry  open* 
ed  to  his  view  j  and  be  began  to  en* 
tertsin  thoughts  of  visiting  China, 
aod  studyii^  Chinese  literature,  be- 
fme  he  should  return  to  England. 
But  the  bad  state  of  Lady  Jones's 
health,  and  the  necessity  of  her 
fetuming  to  her  native  countiy  for 
Us  recover)',  set  bounds  to  his 
prospects.  She  left  him  in  1793, 
and  he  resolved  to  follow  her,  as 
iboQ  as  be  should  have  completed 
the  Digest,  which  he  had  made  an 
engageinent  with  goverametit  to 
ptribrm.  But  unhappily  for  the 
advancement  of  brienul  learning, 
and  the  promotion  of  general  know- 
ledge, his  delicate  qonstitutloii 
was  unable  much  longer  to  v^it}^ 
stand  the  impairing  effi^cts  of  a 
too  cdnstant  application  to  seden* 
taiy  pursuits,  and  the  enervating 
iltfucuce  of  the  climate.  In 
April,  1794,  he  was  attacked  with 
a  violent  inflamftiation  in  the  }fver, 
of  whiph  he  died,  on  the  27th  of 
that  moilth,  after  a  coniitiement  tft' 
seven  days.    ^ 

Lord  Teignmoutii  concludes  thc3e 
^terestlng  memoirs  with  a  general 
Surrey  of  Sir  William  joncs's 
writings,  and  a  delitieation  of  his 


character;  to  the  last  tf  thee 
we  have  already  advertedv  astf 
hb  writkigs  have  been  reriewed  t. 
considerable  lei^tfa  m  the  Htaai 
2nd  volumes  of  the  Re^sler. 

But  there  are  still  some  pirtice- 
lars  in  the  account  of  Ins  opmm 
to  which  the  attention  ofoornmieR 
has  mn  yet  been  called,  asid  wlsd 
the  candour  ai^  fidelity  of  1b 
biographer  have  eoaUed  las  tn-ex- 
pkin.— It  appears  tiurtSiriWiliasc 
Jones,  at  one  pertod  of  his  IBk 
was  imdmed  to  doubt  th6  troth  of 
the  christian  revebtjon,  but  tbt 
a  closer  exammatioD  oftbeser^ 
tures  had  removed  his  dotAt^  aod 
brought  his  mind  to  eotke  £oiiTk> 
tion.  In  proof  of  this  chai^. 
Lord  Teignmoutb  cites  ni^ray^ 
sag^  in  his  works,  »td  «ev«rai 
prayerr  which  be  composed  on 
particular  occiasieDS,  the  HsX.  of 
which  certainly  affords  Che  mott 
unequivocal  evidence  of  bis  bdief 
in  cbnstianhy:  but  the  sentBaoe 
which  he  Wrote  on  the  lesf  of>hI& 
bible,  and  whieh  has  been  soofejdt 
.talked  of,  and  so  widely  cifeobied 
as  a  testimonial  of  hk  le^kxB 
fiuth,  'amounts  to  nodib:^  moK 
than  ao  adtniration  of  l3ie  tom- 
posittoB  of  the  sAl^tQsi^'  "and 
does  not  coov^^any  "dialftiei^erpo- 
sitive  opinion  as  to  the^  M^ 
origin.  •'  1  tor e,"^  ^  mj*  -  k, 
*'  carofuU/  and  tiegulait)rp6«eti 
^  these  body  seriptvffes,^  aad-aifttt 
**  opmion  that  tbb  ^voteiiie^  ii^ 
"  dependentiy  of  itl^fkyb'enjj^. 
"  coxUains  mbre  tiltiEaDStft^fm^ 
^  morality,  'mom  liiiujitaht'*hi>- 
"  tory,  and  fiter  iimS^  W^ 
"  qucnce,  than'  oan^fe  edBeded 
^  frottr  all  other  books  iii-irtHt- 
V  evfer  language  ibtey  roayfaw 
*'  been  written.*'  tlisbdiefmtk 


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.    f  Avami,  or  Ujjcini,  the  capitai  of  Vicramaditya,  was   situated  witluB  SJ^ 
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doc^no^  of  the  8criptur«s  retti 
^  more  explicit  evidence  than 
wb»t  this  sentence  exhibits;  and 
Vprd  Tei|pnumth  assures  us^  that 
bis  practical  fiety  extended  to  pri- 
vate di^votion. 

^The  political  principles  of  Sir 
Williana  Jones  are  well  known, 
and  are  distinctly  and  strongly  ex- 
pi^essed  in  tfaie  f xtracts  firom  his  pri- 
vate letters,  which  have  been  cited. 
But  respecting  the  revolution  in 
if  ranee,  which  great  event  produced 
so  wide  a  difi^rence  amongst  the 
mpst  illustrious  of  his  political 
fxiends^  his  opinions  have  not  been 
cbmmunicated  to  the  public,  nor 
even  generally  understood.  The 
only  aUusion  to  that  event,  in  his 
correspondence;,  is  in  the  follow- 
ing passage  of  a  letter  to  Lord 
Teignmouthy  wiitten  in  1793. — 
'f  O^  £uxopean  politics,"  hie  says, 
'^  I  think  as  li^  as  possible,  not 
."  because  they  do  not  interest  my 
<'  heart,  but  because  they  give 
''  me  too  much  pain.  /  have  gwd 
**  will  towards  men,  and  wisfi 
*'  peace  on  e^rtk;  but  I  see  chiefly, 
*'  under  the  sun,  the  two  classes  of 
"  men  whom  Solomon  describes, 
**  tiie  oppressor  and  the  oppressed. 
*'  1  have  no  fear  in  England  of 
''  open  despotism,  nor  of  aiiar* 
"  chy." 

/  The  light  in  which,  he  viewed 
the  pplitiod  state  of  Europe,  and 
'the  qpuxse  of  policy  pursued  in 
Englai^in.1793,  mavbe  discerned 
iafsixs  passage :  but  his  biographer 
ej^ressly  .^tates,^  that  ''of  the 
f'Freiidi  refoljiU  in  its  com- 
.  '^  n^oement,  .Ixe  .*  entertained  a 
•  ''  ^ouraUe^pii^i^,  andin  com- 
"  mon  with  jps^ny  wise  and  good 
"  meUf  wished  success  to  the 
''  strugglqs  of  that  nation  for  the 
*'  establishment  of  a  free  constitu- 
"  tion ;  but  he  saw,  witbunspeak- 
."  able  disOTSt,  the  atrocious  enor- 


"  mides  of  which  those  struggles 
*'  were  productive."  We  can  add, 
from  our  own  knowledge,  that  he 
totally  disapproved  of  the  coalition 
and  war  against  France,  on  the 
ground  of  policy,  as  well  as  of  jus- 
uce.  So  that  he  steadily  and  uni- 
formly cherished  those  "grand 
swelling  sentiments  of  literty" 
which  animated  his  juvenile  years, 
and  maintained  that  attachment  to 
those  master  principles  in  the  civil 
government  and  policy  of  nations,' 
which  study  and  reflexion  had 
deeply  implanted  in  his  mind. 

\\'o  L..,c  ihuo  Ci.Jca. oared  to 
gi\*e  a  review  of  this  interesting 
and  elegant  performance,  propor- 
tioned not  only  to  its  own  intrinsic 
merits,  but  to  the  great  character 
which  it  is  designed  to  delineate. 
Of  that  character,  and  of  the  va- 
rious rarp  endowments  with  which 
it  was  adorned,  we  have  spoken  in 
the  free  spirit  of  impartial  criticism; 
and  where  some  of  those  end6\v- 
ments  appeared  to  us  to  be  too  highly 
rated,  we  have  ventured  to  shew 
tliera  in  their  true  light,  and  to 
bring  lliem  to  their  just  level. 
The  extent  and  variety  of  sir  Wil- 
liam Jones's  acquirements  have  no 
parallel  in  the  history  of  literature, 
and  afford  the  most  indubitable 
evidence  of  the  greatness  of  his  ca- 
pacity. But  neither  his  public  pro- 
ductions, nor  his  private  correspon- 
dence, exhibit  any  deep  reach  of 
thought,  any  originality  of  concep- 
tion, any  novelty  of  illustration, 
or  any  striking  beauties  of  senti- 
!  ment  or  diction.  Soiind  sens^, 
just,  sometimes  acute,  observation, 
a  luminous  display  of  his  subject, 
an  unaffected  and  happy  Use  of;  his 
various  learning,  and  great  per- 
spicuity and  elegance  of  language, 
constitute  the  general  character 
and  praisK  of^i^^itiz^.  Perhaps  if 
he  had  been  less  ambitious  of  uni- 
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▼ernl  knowledge,  apd  had  rtrore 
to  concentrate,  ratLer  than  to  ex- 
tend, the  extraordinary  powers  of 
Ills  mind,  he  migtit  liave  acquired 
the  fame  o(a  profound,  original,  and 
vigoroui  writer. 

I'he  private  apd  publk  virtues  of 
Mt  'Willmm  Jones,  even  the  ardent 
partiality  of  fricndfthip  could  not  too 
highly  prai*e.  H is  lilial  and  conj u- 
gsu  artection,  his  dhinterestednejis, 
his  bencfoleiKC,  his  passion    for 


literature  and  actebcey  aod  kii 
generou*'  lo?e  of  |>Qblic  freedooD 
and  justice,  have  been  repfeteatfld 
in  appropriate  coloyrB :  and  kni 
Teignmdutb  justly  merits  the  ap- 
plause of  the  public^  for  bavii^ 
gi%en  a  fiiUiiful  and'  pleaamg  pc- 
ture  c^  4.  life,  devoted  to  the  ac* 
quisitkm  and  itnfMrot^einciit  of  hu- 
man knowledge^  and  slioneocd  bj 
the  atrenuoua  aud  vhtooas 
of  splendid  talents* 


Mjutakt  Memoirs  cf  Mr.  George  Thomis  ^  inttrjpersej  uki 
f^eographical  and  statistical  accpunis  gf  Jypoor,  Jut>POOBatf/»^OoDl- 
lOOR,  by  geographers^  dmombiaied  Rajpootanah  %  the  SeiKS  <^ 
Punjab,  the  terrhry  (^  l^EfKASEEMi  ami  the  country  sdfemhtg  fit 
great  desert  nvestward  df  HuRRIAXAH*'  CompiUd  and  akndgd 
jfrsm  Mr,  Thomas's  original  documents ^  by  Capt.  FrANICLIN^  cftk 
Bengal  establishment^  member  of  the  Astatic  SocrETY,  autk^^r  (fa 
Toitr  to  Persia^  and  of  the  History  of  ShaH  AlLUM.  Printed  ai 
Calcutta  y  1803. 


abstract  of   these 
we  have  given  in 


The  copious 
mcinoirs  wliit  h 

aiKJthcr  department  of  this  JRe- 
giatcJ',*  hiiincieiitly  iiuliaites  our 
opini(jn  of  the  interest  ihcy  are 
ca!  rub  led  to  excite.  Accounts  of 
adventurers  wIjo  rise  into  notice 
by  exlrjordinary  exertions  of  fa- 
l.nts  or  couiiT^e,  natural Iv  attract 
the  nftciition  aud  engage  the  sym- 
p,uhy  ot'  llic  public.  To  such 
adventurers  HindiL*itan  has,  in  all 
ages,  f  relented  an  alluring  field ; 
ftiid,  since  the  atiairs  of  that  im- 
l^uita:it  region  have  becorne  so  in- 
timately connected  with  those  of 
f!urojH.%  it  luts  been  rendered  more 
peculiarly  inviting  to  men  of  an 
♦'iiterpvi^iug  ?«d  ambitious  spirit. 
The  princes  of  India,  whom  Uiat 
.  coiu\f'«:tiou  had  not  subjugated  or 
.  I'Hliuxd  tu  dependence,  adopted  tlic 
palicy  of  engaging  European  ad- 
.\»:iMirers  to  discipline  and  conduct 


their  armies.  And  in  the  course 
of  the  last  thirty  years,  several 
persons  from  France,  England,  and 
other  nations  of  Europe,  have  ac- 
quired distinction  in  the  service 
of  the  native  states  of  Hlndustao. 
Amongst  these  persons,  Mr.Gecrgf 
Tbomai  rendered  himself  justl? 
pre-eminent,  not  so  much  iiom  ^ 
actual  superiority  of  his  talent  iff 
milhar}'  enterprise,  as  irom  the  »ia- 
gtilar  effect  of  ks  operation  in 
enabling  him  to  form  and  raaintain, 
for  some  years,  a  doimnion  d  fcs 
own,  In  the  mid:it  of  jealous,  pow- 
erful, and  warlike  uaticms,  wbo 
incessantly  sought  his  destruction. 
To  collect  materials  foe  a  nar- 
rative ot  those  daring  act!ion$»,bj 
w  hich  a  conamorx  seaman,  from  ao 
Knglish  ship  gf-war,  raised hiaiseii" 
to  the  rank  qf  an  independent 
chieftain  in  the  heart  of  Hindurtan. 


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r     aqf  Qi^ttl  as  wdl  as  an  interesting  ' 
u     un^Prtal^mgT  and  captain  Frankiin 
}».iiHit)ed  to  die   thanks   of  the 
[      public  for  having    pei£inned  it. 
;     B^  the  manner  in  which  he  has 
1      arran^^  his  materials  would  have 
been  momi^eeable  to  hi*  oeadersi 
;      if  he  had  not  so  irequeudy  inter* 
rtipted,  his  narsalsve  with  geogra^ 
,      piucal  and  stattstioali  in£MEaiation> 
^      mneh  of  which>  though  notabso* 
lately  extraneous  from  blssubject« 
is  not  necessary  to  its  illustration  ; 
and  the  whole  of  which  would  have 
appeared  to  greater  advantage  in 
the  Appendix.     Borne  partj  how- 
ever^  of  that  information,  is  mixed 
wkh  accounts  of  dilferenc  tribes  of 
people  in  northern  HiodiMtun,and 
meats  attention  jfrom  -its  novelty  y 
though  it  is  too  slight  and  UQsa* 
tisfactoiy  to  be  of  much  utility  in 
an  historical  or  political  view.    We 
shall  subnut  to  our  readers  a  brief 
abstract  of  its  most  prominent  par- 
ticulars. 

In  chapter  7,  of  this  book,  cap- 
tain Franklin  introduces  an  account 
of  Jypoor.  The  dominions  of  the 
rajah  of  Jypoor  are  100  miles  from 
north  to  south,  and  50  from  east 
to  west :  the  eastern  boundary  is 
about  100  miles  west  from  Agrau 
llie  eastern  and  souAern  parts  of 
tfiis  country  produce  good  copper, 
and  wheat,  cotton,  and  tobacco. 
Tlie  country  Is  chiefly  supplied 
with  Vater  from  the  wells,  but  the 
moutitainous  districts  are  watersd 
hy  numerous  streams.    Our  author 

Jives  an  acctmnt  ef  the  rajpoots  o( 
y'poor  J  but  *  their  character  pre- 
setits  no  material  difference  to  that 
of  the  rajpoots  o(  the  other  parts 
of  Rajpootana,  which  is  already 
known  to  the  public.  One  prac- 
tice amongst  them,  which  we  have 
o^en  heard,  but  of  which,  on  ffene- 
ral    grotrods,    we    have    aTwayi 


deobtied  the  esistenee,  is  roentiooed 
by  captain  Franklin,  on  the  au*- 
tliority  of  Mr.  Thomas. 

**  From    motives  of  curiosity," 
says   Mr;  Thomas,    "  I   was  m-n  < 
duced  to  demand  their  reason  for 
allowing  the    horrid   practice   of 
putting  to  death  their   new-bom 
females— the  reply  in  general  was> 
'  it  is  owr  custom  .-*   but  when  f 
remarked  it  was  a  bad  plea  for 
committing  the  orime  of  murder, , 
they  urged  the  possibility  of  their  ' 
daughters  meeting  with  bad  hus- 
bands, who  might  hereafter  bring 
disgrace  and  dishonour  on    their 
posterity,  or  diat  the  infants  them- 
salvesmight,  at  some  future  period,  > 
commit  actions  unworthy  of  the; 
name  of  rajpoots.*'     Thpraas  re- 
presented to  them,  that  by  an  ad- 
herence to  this  practice  their  race 
would  be    extinct   in  a  hundred 
3rears  5   **  and,  from  reasoning  with 
them  on  the  subject,"  says  he,  **  I 
had    the    satisfaction     to    obtain 
promises  from  several  respectable 
families,  that  they  would  discon- 
tinue the  practice."     Yet  the  ge- 
neral benevolence  of  their  dispo- 
sition is  so  repugnant  to  this  bar- 
barous and  urinatural  custom,  that 
wc  cannot  help  still  doubting  the 
fact.    This  benevolence  is  exem- 
plified in  the  mild  exercise  of  tlieir 
authority  over  ihejauts,  who  are 
the  cultivators  of  the  soil,  and  is 
attested  by  Mr.  Thomas,  as  well  as 
by  every  account  which  we  hare 
ever  seen  of  them.     The  territory 
of  J3rpoor  is  capable  of  yielding  an 
anntial  land  revenue  of  120  lacs  of 
rupees,  but  the  amount  paid  to  the 
rajah's  treasury  seldom  exceeds  GO 
lacs.       The  respective  chieftains 
hold  their  lands  in-  jaieoad,  tor  the 
purpose  of  supplying  troops  to  the 
rajah  in  times  of  emergency.   This 
military  system  itupoverishes  A 
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^tamttf,  tod  C(m9eq9e9idj 
iDfteaid  of  tlrengthening,  themesot 
6f  its  pTotectkn. 

•  Chapter  g  cmUms  a  daacrifitioQ 
<5f  thecounliy  o(  Beykaieer.  This 

-mofinoe  li  bcMmdedon  the  north 
bftbe  ccmntry  of  theBattiei^  on 

'tiie  ireit  by  the  daaert,  en  the 
aottth^  JodDoor,  Bid  on  te  mmt 

'  by  Httrrianah*  It  it  240  miks 
imn  norths  to  8oiitb»  and  ficam  100 
to  ii -160  from  MK  to  west  The 
cdankrj  U  devtttd,    the    soil  a 

-  Vif^  br&tm  4rf  uni,  which  ab- 
^orfaii^n  as  sooa  at  it  6dls«  This 
lias^  rendered  lb*  coutractton  of 

'  i^f^9  necutmry  for  watering  the 

;  cokhmted  land.    These  weUs  are 

'  made  of  bricki and  io  general  from- 
One  to  two  hundred  feet  in  depth  i 
bat  some  of  them  are  near  three 
hnndred  feet.  For  domestic  use, 
ehch  fiunily  has  a  cistera  for  t^e 
reception  of  rain  water^ '  as  the 
want  of  water  often  coaspeis  the 
tnhalntantB>  by  whole  ftmilies,  to 
m^rate  to  a  more  faronnble  soil. 
Hence  the  inhabitants  of  Beyka- 
neer  are  obliged,  in  a  great  inea« 
sore,  to  depend  on  their  aeig^boma 
for  the  necessaiies  of  life,  as  the 
produce  of  Uiei r  own  fields  scarcely 
iccompentes  the  labour  of  the 
neasant.  The  citj  of  Beykaneer 
IS  well  bttik»  spacious^  and  sar- 
rounded  by  a  wall.  The  rajah  re- 
sides in  a  fort>  about  a  mile  froos 
the  town.  This  fort  is  encom'* 
passed  by  a  broad  and  deep  ditch, 
and  is  otherwise  strongiy  deflBoded 
ki  the  Indian  siyle.  llie  inbabi*> 
teits  a^Rajepeots  of  the  Rhatomi 
tribe.'  They  «M  governed 4[>y  a 
sajahi  whose-  revenue  amounts  to 

'  about  tb^  lacs  of  napees ;  but  he 
>a6ed}  occasionaUy^  to  realize  donblQ . 

-^  ¥tM'Wm,  ^  laefieg  Mnputs-oB  the 

^  S^ef^erits«who  passed  thcqogh  hia. 

-•dominions  on  their  route  from 
Tatta  on  the  Indus,  to  Surat :  this 


debated  its  awnpoifpafv  ^  ^^ 
tag  (|||£  uuneot  faraiM^  *  oif  jinlMri 
trade  ute  .iDotber  chaonel ;  aad 
thecataei^WM  now  pmoeed  thmtah 
Jodpoor,  kamg  Bejdwnoer  tmjie 
left.  The  miUtey  fime  of  this 
ri^ah  cowafea  of  8000  men^  of 
wUck  tw^nifibs  m»  eawdkj^  and 
the  jemawWbr  infantiy  anAjr^kry. 
He  haa  .isetittDed  in  bis  service  n- 
vend  fioiqpeaetf*  His  princ^ 
eaenies  «»  the  BifttaROto  i»fth 
whom  he  i$  ^nmt  centinnatty  at 
war.  Ai^oioing  the  poovieoe  -erf 
Beykeneeriis  the  di&lrk^  called 
Lackee  Jtm^t  celebrated  fx  the 
fertility  of  its  pasture  lands^  aad 
for  the  evocUenoe  of  ka  hoftet. 
The  price  of  these  bocses  fons 
frmn  20L  to  1^.  aleding*  Their 
breed».  originaUy  good,  was  im- 
proved by  the  Pers^  bories,  in* 
troduced  into  the  distrid  during 
the  successive  invaaic»ft  of  Nadir 
Shall,  and  the  Abdallis- 

Cimpter  x^^^Jbe  dnmiiHwia  of 
Oodipoor  are  about  )4aaiilea6am 
north  to  soutb,  and  WO  from  east 
ta  WMC  Hiey  are  bounded  as 
the  north  by  Ajam^  ^n^^ibfi  west 
1^  Jiadpoec,  end  on  the  south  and 
east  by.ibe  exlenfiv»^  psm'meb  of 
Malwa.  like  teids  in  O^iSaptm 
a»  chieAy  possessed  iqr  cbaof^  who 
hold  them  in  j0iedad>  nddier  the 
aovereignty  ef .  $€io4eeb  -4ad  -  Hd- 
kar,  tteMahrattarpriiiceai  r  Ckxfi- 
poor  ^elds  an  ianmial  feviaov  of 
one  million  stevVrig:  rUtfowll 
poodnoed  a  larger  siMfe3rb«ethe 
pemictouagiDtemioeat  ofi  ti#  JUb- 
rattas  has^^af  iate  ynsra^  j^M^ifaste 
many  of  thafinesl  i^striicts  in  the 
eoantry,  ly  eomintwl  eiMi8toa»aod 
depredations*  r,  Homn^, .  itstUi 
ynkk:  ateindanoe-of  s^g^<aae, 
lodigQ,  tobaoco!^  wbeait,  iksk  >  and 
barlejtj  itts  fii^  of  ^mcUesH^tlm* 
her;  and  is  said  to  contain  inm 
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mines.    Before  the  Mahratta  con- 
quest, ^n  extensive  commerce  was 
^  Carried  06  between  Oodipoor  and 
-the  maritime  provinces  o£  U'estem 
rndia,  through  tlie  agency  of  the 
Ghosseins  ot*  Nathdora :    bm  that 
€rade  is  now  annihilated.    Tlie  cky 
of  Oodipoor  is  situated  iu  an  amphi- 
theatre, formed  by  surrounding  hilJs, 
and  ihe  approach  is  protected  by  a 
deep  and  dangerous  ddile^  which  on- 
ly  admits  of  a  single  carriage  passing 
ajt  a  time.  So  extensive  \i  the  circuit 
to  which  this  pass  leads,  tliat  be- 
tween 4  and  500  villages  are  con- 
tained within  it.     But  tlie  low  si- 
tuation of  the  town  ret^ers  it  very 
unhealthy,  particularly  in  the  ramy 
Season.    The  former  government 
of  Oodipoor  wa?<  singular.  Accord- 
ing to  cnptain  Franklin,  the  whole 
power  of  the  stale  was  vested  in 
Sixteen  principal  chieftains,    who 
resided  with  the  sovereign  at  his 
capital.    The  government  of  the 
respective  dominions  of  these  chief- 
tains was  delegated  by  tliem  to 
thirty-two    inferior     chiefs,    who 
were  assisted  in  the  details  of  pub- 
He  business  by  sixty  officers.      So 
tliat  it  appears  to  have  been  a  sort 
of  federal  government,  of  which 
the  different  members  aisembled 
togfether  for  the  general  adminis- 
tration of  their  ^&irs,    and  over 
which  a  Maha  rajah,  or  great  prince, 
presided  as    the    supreme    head. 
But  oaptam  Franklin's  account  of 
it  affords  no  data  from  which  an 
accurate  and  just  conckisiou  can 
be  dtawn.     He  does  not  mention 
the  authority  ^om  which  he  de- 
rived his  in^Nrmation  :  he  has  not 
been  himself  in  the  country  *,   and 
he  mu&t  therefore  pardon  w  for 
doubting^  whether  such  a  singular 
and  regular  ^stem  of  govenmient 
as  be   ciedcribefl  ever    existed  in 
Oodipoor.      It  is  more  probable 
that  country  wat  divided^  and  go- 


vemed,  like  the  other  parts  of  R^« 
pootaoa,  by  petty  chieftains,  w^ 
possessed  no  other  principle  ^r 
ibrm  of  a  federal  govemme^it,  ^^ 
cept  that  of  union  for  their  com- 
mon defence  against  the  incursions 
of  their  predatory  and  warlike 
aelghboiirs.  As  to  our  author's 
notion  •'  that  it  resembled  the  f^- 
dal  governments  of  Europe,  prior 
to  the  consolidation  of  tl^^  ompire 
of  Charlemagme,'*  we  shall  gnly 
remark,  generally^  that  th^re  can 
be  no  r&danalogy  between  any  of  the 
irregular  despotisms  of  ladia,  and  t)ie 
feudal  monarchies  of  EvMrope : 
there  is  a  fundamental  and  esson- 
tial  difference  between  Uiero  j  and, 
consequently,  the  instjtutioofl  of 
Indian  states  cannot  be  explained 
and  elucidated  by  cgmjpaiing  them 
with  those  of  Europe.  , 

Chaptet  1 1.  Gives  an  account  of 
the  country  of  the  Battles.  This 
country  is  bounde^k  the  north 
by  the  Punjab,  andMie  river  Sut- 
luje  3  on  the  east  by  Huarianah,  on 
the  west  by  the  desert,  and  on  the 
south  by  Beykaneer.  It  is  about 
]  00  miles  square.  Its  soil  is  un- 
commonly productive ;  occasioned, 
in  a  great  measure,  by  the  great 
body  of  water  which  falls  jBrom  the 
mountains  in  the  rainy  season>  and 
makes  tlie  river  Cuggur  ovei^ow 
its  banks,  to  an  extent  of  several 
miles.  On  the  retiring  of  the 
waters  a  rich  loam  is  left  on  the 
surface  of  the  giound,  which-  re- 
waods  the  labour  of  the  husband- 
man, in  the  produce  of  an  abun- 
dant harvest.  Batnia^  the  papital  of 
the  district,  and  residence  <^  the 
rajah,  is  abom  200  miles  west  of 
Delhi.  The  rajah  can  bring  inti> 
the  field  an  army  of  20,000  men, 
without  detrineol  to  the^  ci^iva* 
lion  of  the  land.  The  B«tti«s,^ere, 
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fitjni  the  introduction  of  Mussul- 
mans- amongst  them,  they  have, 
in  the  course  of  the  laJt  century, 
become  Mohommedans.  But  ihey 
are  Mohommedans  without  the  jea- 
lousies either  of  religion  or  love  j 
for  th^ir  women  are  allowed  to 
appear  in  public  unveiled,  '•  and 
are  univ-ersally  adnrjirted  to  move 
about  in.  company,  witli  the  men." 

The  Batties,  like  the  tribes  of 
M'anilering  Aralw,  traverse  tbe  de- 
serts in  pursuit  of  plunder ;  and, 
like  theni  tix>,  are  remarkable 
for  the  boldiivss  and  dexterity  of 
t licit  rob!)orics. 

The  Ij-t  clmpter  in  the  volume, 
vhich  contains  extraneous  infor- 
mation, comprises  an  account  of 
Judpoor,  and  its  inhabitants.  That 
district  is  bounded  on  the  north 
by  Beykaneer,  on  the  west  by  tlic 
desert,  on  tlie  south  by  Gujerat, 
and  on  the  ^^  by  Jypoor.  It  is 
440  miles  flPlength,  and  180  in 
breadth.  Itcontains  about  five 
thousand  inhabited  villages.  The 
greatest  part  of  Judpoor  is  abun- 
dantly fertile.  It  is  well  watered 
by  streams,  which  flow  from  the 
mountains.  There  are  leati-mincs 
in  the  country,  which  captain 
Franklin  says,  "  atl<i  to  the  reve- 
nues of  the  stale  ;"  but  he  docs 
not  inform  us  in  what  manner  they 
do  so.  The  imports  into  JuJnoor 
consist  of  shawls,  spices,  opium, 
sugar,  and  iron  :  its  exix^rts  are 
s'Ai,'  cnmels,  bullock's,  and  horses. 
The  inhabitants  arc  Rhatore,  llaje- 
poots,  peculiarly  distinguished  for 
the  mildness  of  their  manners, 
for  t\\6  intrepidity  of  their  martial 
spirit,  for  their  high  sense  of  hq- 
por,  for  their  love  of  hojjpitality, 
for  tlieir  reverence  for  justice,  and 
for  the  lenity^  of  their  laws;  but 
this  picture  is  disfigured  by  some 
barbarous  customs,  which  they  ne- 
vertheless retain,  and  v\  hich  mark 
the.  Jialf-civilized   stale    of  tlieir 


society.  We  gfadl  cHc 
Franklin's  account  of  this  peopk 
in  his  own  words,  as  he  states  be 
informatipQ  to  b^  derived  from  tbe ' 
actual  observation  of  Mr.  Theioas, 
who  had  had  so  much  intercoofse 
with  them.  "  The  Bliatore  lUgc- 
poots  are  mild  in  their  manners, 
and  are  possessed  of  a  natural  po» 
liteness  which  renders  their  society 
extremely  agreeable.  When  4 
Rliatore  has  passed  hia  word  for 
protection,  it  may  strictly  be  relied 
on.  lliey  are  averse  to  litigioosoon* 
troversy.  In  their  social  convcr* 
sat  ions  they  carefully  avoid  dis- 
putes, and  pay  the  greatest  atten- 
tion to  the  person  who  is  speaking. 
In  their  hobpitality,  they  exceed 
the  bounds  of  mor^  civilised  na- 
tions j  for,  so  attentive  are  they 
to  the  periformai}ce  of  this  dohr^ 
tliat,  in  the  interior  parts  of  tne 
country,  the  head  of  a  Till^e  will 
not  sit  down  to  eat  his  -own  ined* 
until  he  has  been  satisfied  that 
travellers,  and  strangersj  have  re- 
ceived every  accommodation  ^ich 
his  village  affords,  A  rare  aad  sinr 
gular  instance  of  primeval  simpli- 
city of  manners ! 

*'  They  delight  ip  warlike  exer- 
cise, are  fond  of  the  chase,  and  • 
tiring  their  ipalchlocks.  Alter  . 
the  fatigues  of  hunting,  they  are 
accustomed  to  hold  social  (^sem' 
h'fcs.  They  listen  with  great 
earnos;)ie:is  and  eagerness  la  -<be 
Bauhtee,  or  Poets,  who,  like  the 
bards  of  old,. recite,  iw  heroic  Bum^ 
bers,  the  warlike  deeds  of  their, 
ancestors.  .  -  • 

•  *'  In  the  administration  of  jivitiop 
they  are  alike  singular,  -^lurdfi", 
the  foulest  of  crimes,  is  seldom 
punishcjd  with  deaths  and,  fx  this 
reason,  that  it  scarcely  ever  occurs, 
except  wlicn  occasionod^by  a  spi- 
rit of  revenge  for  personal  inju- 
ries, and  Jo f  tliu  thoy  have  tlic 
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RnKMt!)^  of  custom,    from  time 
iinnd^morial. 

•*  Theft  is  punished  by  banishment. 
Smaller  crimes  by  a  reprimand  5 
which,  from  the  spirit  of  the' 
Khatore  Rajepoot,  generally  ter- 
minates in  a  voFuiTtary  exile  from 
his  native  country,  where  he  can- 
not endure  to  live  after  being  sub- 
jected to  reproach.  In  this,  like- 
wise, the  spirit  of  tiiis  extraordinary. 
race'  is  conspicuous )  a  man  who 
goes  into  voluntary  exile  may,  if 
he  pleases,  after  a  statbd  period, 
return  to  his  native  place  5  whereas 
the  possibility  of  return  is  rigidly 
precluded  to  him  who  is  bnnished 
for  the  degrading  vicfc  of  thef^. 
Although  the  Rajepoot  chiefs^  in 
their  respective  districts,  assume  to 
theroselvei  an  exclosivie  and  arbi- 
trary right  o\'er  the  lives  and  pro- 
perty of  their  subjects,  yet  it  is  not 
considered  by  the  nati^'es  as  a  hard- 
ship, as  their  mild,  conciliating 
sway,  renders  easy  the  tX)ndition 
of  the  peasantry. 

*^  Fugitives  of  all  descriptions, 
from  the  neighbouring  countries, 
are  received  without  distinction, 
and,,  except  in  cases  of 
thefr,  and  murder,  are  sure  of 
protection  and  support.  So  high 
a  sense  do  they  entertain  of  the 
laws  and  rights  of  hospitaKt)',  that 
they  not  only  refuse  to  delfver  up 
the  deliiiquents,  but  are  even  ac- 
cuBtohied  to  assist  in  forwarding 
them  through  the  country,  to 
the  confines  of  the  neighbouring 
Btate.  ^ 

"It  does  not  appear  that  a  cusfom 
so  singufei"  obtains  in  any  otlier  part 
of  Wirtdustan.  In  tlie  nianage- 
ment-  of  their  domestic  coiicerns 
the  Rh^tbre  Hajepbots  are  no  less 
l^markable  for  then-  attciitlon  to 
the-l^male  f)art  of  diefamrlV."  ' 

"  A  pluralityof  w*i^'es,  thoiigh  ad- 
mitted b)^  the  Uws  of  the  butrntn*. 


is  seldom  practised,'  except  among* 
the  princes,  and  great  men,  who,' 
on  these  occasions,  are  actuated 
by  motives  of  policy  and  ambition T 
Among  this  tribe  of  Rajepoots,  the' 
mother  of  the  eldest  son  is  held . 
in  most  respect. 

'^  Females,  on  the  death  of  their 
husbands,  oflenrt^sign  themselves 
to  the  flames,  with  the  most  heroic 
fortitude. 

'^  This  act  is,  however,  voluntary^ 
But,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Raje^ 
poots  themselves,  those  females 
would  be  dishonoured  in  the  esti- 
mation of  their  countrywomen, 
who  preferred  dragging'  oh  a 
reproachful  existence.  They  woijld 
be  shunned  in  society,  and,  at 
the  house  of  their  father,  or  thaf 
of  their  father-in-law,  generally 
be  compelled  to  pass  the  remainder 
of  their  lives  in  solitary  widow- 
hood. 

"  Frotn  the  eariy  period  of  six 
years  of  age,  all  Rajepoot  females 
are  ■  concealed  from  the  sight  and 
conversation  of  rOen,  except  their 
nearest  relations.  In  the  table  of 
consanguinity,  on  tliis  occasion, 
are  included  fathers,  uncles,  bro- 
thers, and  cousins. 

"  With  these  exceptions,  a  Raje- 
poot lady  would  consider  her  repu- 
tation as  sullied  by  exposure  to  the 
sight  of  a  man  ;  to  so  high  a  pitch 
indeed  do  they  carry  their  proud 
sense  of  honour,  in  regard  to  the 
female  character,  that  \t  nr*t  unfre- 
quently  terminiates  in  a  manner 
most  ferocious  and  lameptable. 

"  When  an  honourable  Rajepoot, 
whose  family  is  with  him,  find^ 
himself  surrounded  by  the  enemy, 
and  a  force  so  superior,  that 
the  liope  or  possibility  of  es- 
cape is  utterly  excluded,  he  first 
enquires  \^  hether,  if  by  sutrender 
•lie  can  secure  the  Honor  of  his 
fjmily  J  should  this  be  found  im- 
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mcticabltf  or  eveo  doubtful,  be 
2oniu»  and  immediately  executes* 
hit  dejperate  prq)eai  dotbing 
h'unielf  in  a  yellow  dress,  whicb  is 
tbe  symbol  of  despair,  be^  in  com- 
(Majr  witb  others  of  bis  nearest  re^ 
ktions,  repairs  tot  he  aportmeau  of 
the  woman,  when  the  wiiole  of 
the  fiBmales  are  involved  io  a 
turomisououf,  and  indiscriminate 
•hoditer  :  the  women  theipseives, 
oo  this  oocauon,  oo^  unfrequently 
laistog  their  basidf  a^^ainst  their 
own  lifts  ! 

*^  On  the  completionof  this  horrid 
dflcd^  the  fiirious  Rajepoot;,  rushing; 
dot  like  a  lion,  bean  down  every 
^mg  befofe  him )  it  is  death  alone 
that  can  satisfy  him  for  the  loss  of 
biff  teoderest  and  dearest  connec- 
tions ;  in  this  instanee  o/oite  will 
be  strike  a  &lling  foe }    the  aet, 
which  ha   baa  lately  committed, 
works  him  up  to  a  state  of  absolute 
insanity ;  despair  gives  him  cou- 
lage  more  than  mortal,  and,  if  by 
his  enthusiastic  and  fUrious  onset, 
he  should  chance  to  overcome  the 
enemy,  though  e\ier  ao  superior  in 
point  of  numbers,  when  opposi- 
tion is  absolutely  at  an  end,  and 
his  frame,  exhausted  with  fatigue, 
is  on  the  point  of  yielding  to  na- 
'  ture,  he  disdains  to  survive  the  loss 
of  his  family,  but  terminates  the 
.    awfiil  scene,  by  generously  plunging 
;    his  sword  into  bis  own  bosom  ! 
Y       "  For  these,  and  other  obstinate 
prejudices,     the    Bi^epoots    have 
' !  be^n  accused  of  cruelty  ;  but  it 
I  must  be  considered,  in  eU^uation 
r.i  of  the  act,  tbat  this  resolution  is 
.:  founded  on  principle,  it  is  imbibed 
•  if  I  their  infimcy,  and  almost  suoked 
:.  in  with  their  parent  food,  that  it  if 
'., .  justified  by  custom  and  procedeut, 
.  ^d.  that  a  Rajepoot,  who  should 
ra^uvive.  the  dishouour  of  bis  wife 
and  family,  would  be  treated  by  his 
bictliren,  to  the  remaindef  of  hit 


li£b>  wi  tb  contempt  a^dnevcrre^i- 
ing  reproach. 

''  Although  the  clrcumstanc^ 
above  related  do  sometimes  occur, 
it  is  by  no  means  frequent,  since 
the  spirit  of  this  people  being 
known,  it  is  not  dif&cult  to  be 
avoided. 

^'  Throughout  H'mdustan,  the 
sanctity  of  the  Haram  is  in  general 
respected ,  mnAt  except  in  cases  of 
resistance,  hostility  is  seldom  car- 
ried to  extremity  ;  while  on  the 
contrary,  it  not  unfrequent^  bap- 
pen^,  that  by  a  previous  stlpulatloa 
bcLwetu  the  contending  i^me*, 
the  females  of  either  family  are 
accustomed  to  ask,  and  to  receive 
tlie  protection  of  their  enemies. 

The  Rhatores  intermarry  wiiii 
oihcr  tribes,  but  of  the  purest 
blood,  tiiough  they  will  not  give 
tlieii"  children  either  to  the  Band^- 
lahs,  Scindeabs,  or  Holkars,  whom 
they  consider  of  inferior  cast  and 
impure  blood. 

*  *  The  custom  of  putting  to  death 
the  females  of  the  family,  as  re- 
marked on  a  fcarmer  occasion, 
likewise  obtains  among  the  Rha- 
toreRajepoot5,altliough  one  oftlieir 
late  princes.  Rajah  Beejah  Sing,  by 
prohibiting  the  shedding  of  blood 
of  any  kind  tiiroughout  his  do- 
minions, endeavoured  to  reclaiin 
them  from  this  sanguinary  preju- 
dice \  the  present  sovereign  ot  Jud- 
poor,  by  name  Becuii  Sing,  beiiig  ^ 
weak  prince,  effeminate,  and  lux- 
urious, his  subjects  Iiave  alreadv 
relapsed  into  their  ancient  and  most 
abhorred  custom.  The  chief  force 
of  Judpoor  is  in  cavalry,  act^ 
has  always  been  considered  as  t'or- 
iinidable. 

''  Their  horses  are  good  3  and  their 

strength  in.  cavalry,  ilr.  llionias 

compute*  at  25,OCX>  men,  though 

since  the    accession   of  the    late 

■  rajah,' aad^  in  the  wars  with  the 

Mabrattas, 


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.able  to  br'mg  kito  the  field  more 
'than  20,000  Rhatore  Rajepoots. 

* '  The  rajah  of  Judpoor  has  gene- 
rally in  his  pay  from  four  to  six 
thousand  mercenaries,  2,000  of 
which  are  cavalry,  and  in  cases  of 
^^niergency  he  might  expect  to  be 
joined  by  the  troops  of  Beykaneer  -, 
his  force  in  ca\*alry  may  on  the 
whole  be  estimated  at  thirty  thou- 
sand men. 

'^  On  their  infantry,  like  many 
^  others  in  the  interior  parts  of  India, 


not  indi4g«  tbemfltlves  m  prei^Un 
war&Ve,  a  pnMUice  m  coimnoD  wkh 
the  Msdirattas  and  other  of  their 
neighbours }  it  is  in  actual  oamba| 
alone  they  are  truly  formidable  | 
in  the  charge  of  cavalry  in  pnti- 
cular,  Mr.  Thomas  thinks  they  ane 
superior  to  most  of  the  horsemea 
in  India;  but,  when  headed  by 
their  prince  in  person,or  bya  favorite 
and  successful  general,  they  aie^ 
in  his  opinion,  irresistible. 

"  The  revehucs  of  Judpoor  arise 
chiefly  Irom  the  Rah  Darees,  oi 


tht^y  place  but  smaH  reliance,  being     road  duties  j  thera  is  likMris;^  a 


seldom  employed    except   In    the 

,  garrisons. 

^'  The  artillery  is  numerous,  and 
cotisists  of  several  hundred  pieces 
pf  cannon,  mosi;  of  wliich  were 
taken  by  the  ancestors  of  the 
present  rajali,  when  that  prince 
surprised  the  camp  Of  the  emperor 
Auruhg  Zebe,  in  the  defiles  of  the 
Rhatore  mountains,  on  the  return 
of  the  imperial  army  from  the 
Deccan  * 

"  This  artillery,  however,  several 
of  the  pieces  being  so  much 
honey-combed  from  age,  and  al- 
most all  of  them  destitute  of  car- 
riages, cannot  excite  much  appre- 
hension.  The  arms  Tof  a  Rhatore 
Kajepoot  consists  of  a  scimitar, 
made  of  a  species  o^  iron  called 
l^aVohce,  which,  though  well  calcu- 
lated for  cutting,  is  brittle  in  wb- 
stahce,    a  spear,  and  some  of  them 

'have' matchlocks,  though  in  general 
A^'Rhatores  trust  to  tneir  swords. 
'*  Of  theit  bravery  we  have  before 
Spoken)   feat    their   singularity  of 

,  'chftfad^r  extends  even  to  ^eir 
method  iii  ^ghting,  as  they  will 
nqt  kill  a  flying  enenay,  or  shed 
"blddi  when  rfesist^nce  ceases. 

**  Averse  to  plunder,  though  even 
jti'lhe  etiemy's  country i  tlieywill 


duty  levied  on  merchandise  of  all 
kinds,  the  exclusive  revenue  pro- 
duced ftKXR  the  poll-tax  inrapitBl 
citie8>  whkh  is  coitsideced  m  a 
kind  of  privy  purse  to  suf^  the 
expenses  of  the  sovereign,  and  a 
stipulated  annual  tributeirora  these 
chiefs  who  held  their  land*  id 
jaiedad,  for  the  payment  of  the 
troops. 

"  These  together  may  amount  (o 
about  twenty  lacks  of  rupees, 
which  is  tlie  sole  proper^  of  the 
raja]^.  With  regard  to  other 
funds,  especially  the  tribute  whidi 
is  paid  to  the  Mahrattas,  the  extra 
expenses  incurred  by  government 
in  raising  additional  troops  in  times 
of  emergency,  and  various  other 
contingencies,  these  are  subscribed 
for  by  the  principal  landbolderBt 
and  the  money  thus  raised  \m 
thrown  into  the  general  treasury 
of  the  state.** 

Our  readers  hav«  now  before 
them  the  substance  of  the  misodla- 
neous  matter  witJl  which  captain 
Franklin  has  interspersed  Ims  work, 
together  with  such  additional  par- 
ticulars and  observations  at  the  poH- 
tlcal  unportance  of  the  countries  he 
d^cribes,  and  the  general  igno- 
rance respecting  their  actual  con-* 


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dition,  appeared  to  demand.  These 
coanfries,  sitoated  between  the  ri- 
ven Jumna,  Soorsootee,  and^utluj, 
BOW  form  the  western  boundary  of 


the  British  doroinioos  in  Nortbem 
Hindustan,  and  in  that  point  of  view 
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Dr.  Gilchrist's  Hindustanee  Works. 

Ths  size  to  wbich  thia  Tolame  has  grown^  from  the  voluminous 
collection  of  state  papers  that  have  been  inserted  in  it,  obliges  the 
Editor  to  postpone  his  review  of  Dr.  Gilchrlst*s  works.  A  curaoiy 
account  of  works,  of  so  much  practical  utility,  vinmid  be  wiaeemlj  in 
itself,  and  no  less  unjust  to  the  public  than  disrespectful  to  the  author ; 
and  the  limits  of  this  Register  will  not  admit  of  that  full  review  of 
them  which  the  importance  of  their  general  s^ject,  as  well  as  their 
iatrinsic  merits  demand.  But,  in  the  next  volunoe,  the  £ditor  will  oU 
the  attention  of  the  public  to  tiie  rise  and  progr^s  of  the  Hindustanee 
laDgnage,  to  the  ability  which  Dr.  Gilchrist  lias  disf^ed  in  reducing 
it  to  grammatical  principles,  and  to  the  systemaAio  and  penpicuov^; 
filan  which  he  has  formed  for  facilitating  its  acquisition. 


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Colonel  J.  CapperV  NoU  to  tie  Editor^  ivitb  tU  Editor^  .  .  \ 
Reply  to  it.. 

In  reviewing  colonel  Capper's  book  on  the  "  Winds  and 
Monsoons/**  we  found  occasion  to  olFer  some  strictures  on  certain 
etymologies,  ond  inferences  deduced  from  them,  which  the  author 
had  thought  proper  to  introduce  into  that  work.  The  justness  and 
correctness  of  part  of  these  strictures  the  colonel  explicitly  denies  j 
and  has  in  consequence  favoured  us  with  a  note  in  support  of  hif 
original  stateinents  and  opinions.  To  enable  our  readers  to  judge 
fairly  and  accurately  of  the  points  at  issue  betwixt  us,  we  shall  lay 
before  them,  at  one  view,  the  whole  of  ilie  strictures  in  question, 
colonel  Capper's  answer  to  them,  and  our  reply  to  that  answer. 

*^  In  colonel  Capjier's  note  on  the  origin  of  names  of  countries, 
•*  hft  says,  Gazerat  is  probably  derived  from  the  Persian,  or  Arabic 
•'  word  Gezfret,  an  island.'*  The  Arabic  word  for  an  island  is  Jaxee^ 
ra ;  but  Gujerat,  the  name  of  this  province,  is  unquestionably  Sans* 
crit.  '*  The  word  Malabar,''  says  colonel  Capper  "  is  not  knotm; 
*'  but  by  adoption^  to  the  nations  of  the  western  peninsula  :*'  but  the 
proper  name' of  that  countr)'  is  Malaya,  and  the  natives  are  acquaiiit* 
ed  with  no  other.  *'  Edrisi,'*  sa)  s  colonel  Capper,  •*  remarks,  \kax 
*'  the  inhabitants  of  Cour,  by  which,  perliaps,  is  meant  Cape  Como* 
"  Tin,  are  Malays."  But  the  most  cursor)*  inspection  of  Edrisi*8  map 
is  sufficient  to  shew,  that  by  that  name  he  understood  the  Comara 
islands,  and  probably  also  Madagascar.  I'he  words  Monsum  (Mon- 
soon) and  Tufan,  a  hurricane,  which  cwloncl  Capi)er  says  are  Persic,  are 
adduced  to  prove,  that  the  Persians  were  the  earliest  navigators  of  the 
eastern  seas ;  but  the  truth  is,  both  of  these  words  are  Arabic.  Co- 
lonel Capper  labours^  to  establish  "  a  great  similitude  between  the 
"  customs,  religious  ceremonies,  laws,  and  language,  of  the  Tar- 
"  tars,  the  Saxons,  and  the  English  {*  but  what  is  not  a  little  singular, 
it  is  from  the  Persians,  wliom,  w  ithout  any  proof,  he  considers  as 
Tartars,  that  most  of  his  analogies  are  derived.  The  only  custom 
mentioned  as  similar,  is  the  Tartar  method  of  burying  die  dead ; 
traces  of  which  are  to  be   found  in  our  boroughs  in  England.     The 

proof  on  which  he  mo<  relies  is  the  analogy  of  language.     *'  Num- 
berless 
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••  bcrlcsi/'  says  he,  '*  are  the  single  Persian  words,  precisely  the 
*'  same  in  sound  and  sense  with  the  English,  and  evidently  received 
"  hf  us  from  the  SaxoD ;  floeh  as  mader,  a  mother^  brader,  a  brother, 
'^  ducter,  a  daughter,  herbtr,  a  haiber  $**  (this  b  a  mistake,  harlur, 
in  Persic*  a^^ifie^  qptyabrbaftao.)  ''  fiot/cootinnes  Colonel  Cap- 
per, "  withoQt  dwelling  on  similar  single  terms,  which  abound  in 
**  both  languageSj  we  will  cite  the  word  weUenagemote  as  an  in* 
**  stance  of  a  compound  word  of  high  political  import,  that  has  the 
'*  same  sound  and  signification,  both  in  Persian  and  Saxoo.  In  the 
^*  former  it  Js  derived  from  wetten,  a  native  country,  and  gemmaiti, 
*/  an  assembly.  According  to  Blackstone  and  Hiime,  it  is  the  assen* 
"  ^/y  ^  wise  "men  \  but  in  both  languages  it  titer  ally  means  the 
",  national  assembly.  Hence  it  appears,  that  a  great  similitude  may 
^'  be  traced  between  tlie  customs,  religious  ceremonies,  laws,  and 
"  languages,  of  the  Tartars,  the  Saxons,  and  the  English.**  Here  we 
pust  observe,  that  the  Tartar  dialects  are  radically  and  entinely 
di^rent  from  the  Persic  dialect  j  and  that  not  one  of  the  words 
above  enumerated  would  be  understood  by  any  Tartar  nation  ^  but  we 
must  add>  that  the  words  of  which  the  colonel  has  made  wetienagt- 
mote  are  not  even  Persic,  but  pure  Arabic  y  though  it  were  impossi- 
ble they  should  ever  signify  a  national  assembly,  but  a  collection  of 
habitations.  The  similarity  between  flie  Gothic  and  Persic  language 
is  a  long  ad;nitted  fact  \  but  most  of  the  words  mehticmed  by  the  co- 
lonel are  common  to  them  with  ^le  Sanscrit.*' 

'*  We  should  not  have  adverted  to  (his  subject  had  not  the  author 
rity  of  the  author,  as  an  oriental  scholar,  rendered  it  necessary  to  anti- 
cipate the  mistakes  into  which  others  might  be  led,  by  reasoning  firom 
his  premises/' 

Such  is  the  substance  of  the  editor's  strictures  op  col<M^*  Cappef  s 
Persian  etymologies }  and  the  following  is  the  answer  to  theti^  with 
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The  Editor  of  the  Asiatic  Annual  Repster  h^  been  pleased  to 
make  some  cursory  observatioos  upon  the  Persian  etymologies  in- 
serted in  one  of  the  notes  of  ray  work )  and  to  attempt  to  correct 
what  he  thinks  is  erroneous  in  them.  His  motive  for  so  doing  is  vei^ 
laudaUe^  and  for  which,  were  they  well  founded  objections,  I  should 
feel  myself  infinitely  obliged  to  him  j  but  in  this  instance  he  has  pro* 
posed  emendations,  which,  consistently  with  truth,  cannot  be  tacitly 
admitted. 

He  supposes,  that,  without  any  proof,  I  consider  the  Tartars  as 
Persians.  By  no  means  j  any  more  than  I  consider  the  Austrians  and 
Pmssians  as  the  same  nation*  My  observations^  to  which  he  reters, 
tend  solely  to  prove,  that  Samarcand  and  Bochara  are  situated  iu 
Tanary;  and  that  the  Persian  is  the  vernacular  language  of  that  ex* 
tensive  tract  of  country;  of  which  ^t  I  shall  now  endeavor  to 
adduce  a  variety  of  proofs.  In  the  years  1767  and  8,  whilst  resident 
at  the  courts  of  the  jMugul,  and  of  his  Vizier,  Sujah^  ul  Dowla  at  Oude, 
I  have  frequently  conversed  with  many  Tartars,  who  spoke  the  Per* 
sian  language  with  great  purity ;  and  those  were  not  merely  the 
officers  of  the  Mojgul  cavalry^  but  likewise  the  private  Tartarian 
troopers ;  who  were  most  of  them  ignorant  of  any  other  language, 
and  could  neither  read  nor  write.  It  will  also  be  in  the  remembrance 
of  some  gentlemen  now  in  England,  that  at  the  end  of  the  year  1/65, 
when  I  came  from  Bengal  to  Madras,  I  brought  with  me  a  Tartar 
servant,  a  native  of  Bochara,  perfectly  illiterate,  who  could  speak 
no  other  language  than  the  Persian.  From  him  and  his  countiymen 
in  general,  therefore,  my  information  came,  that  the  Persian  was  the 
vernacular  language  of  his  native  country.  These  facts  I  trust  will 
satisfy  every  candid  reader,  that  the  Tartar  dialects,  so  far  &om  being 
entirely  different,  as  the  editor  supposes,  are,  at  the  places  above 
mentioned  at  least,  precisely  the  same. 

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To  toiwer  the  other  objections  in  the  order  m  whidi  they  are  stated ; 
the  editor  begins  with  barter,  a  baiber.  This^  says  he,  is  a  mistake  ; 
barber,  in  Persic,  signifies  only  a  barbarian.  My  word  is  berler, 
which  in  the  first  place  he  entirely  alters,  and  then  adds,  it  has  a  difier- 
ent  signification ;  bat  if  he  will  refer  to  Richardsdn*s  Piernan  Dicti- 
onary, vol.  1st,  page  371,  he  will  find,  that  berber  is  a  barber,  a  sur- 
geon $  and  fer  berberi,  a  sliaver  of  the  head  ft^eri  kJuate,  a  baiber*s 
shop.  According  to  the  same  authority  this  is  also  a  pure  Persian 
word.  But  the  word  barber,  adopted  by  the  editor,  according  to 
Richardson,  page  324,  signifies  not  a  barbarian,  as  he  translates  it, 
but  a  day-labourer,  a  carrier,  a  beast  of  burthen. 

In  the  same  note  I  liave  suggested,  that  the  word  wit- 
tenagemote  may  be  derived  from  tlie  Persian  words  wetten,  a 
country,  and  gemmaiet,  an  assembly.  If  the  editor  wiU  again  take 
the  trouble  of  referring  to  lUchardson*s  Dictionar}',  he  will  find,  in 
vol.  2d  page  9I,  jemmaiet,  an  assembly,  and,  in  page  403,  wetten,  a 
country ;  hence  I  have  presumed  to  suggest,  that  these  words,  united, 
may  be  translated  the  national  assembly,  or  parliament.  It  will  lii- 
dily  be  admitted,  that  these  two  words  are  also  Arabic  as  wel^as 
Persian  5  but  from  which  of  these  roots  they  are  originally  derived, 
or  when  they  were  transplanted  into  the  otfier  language,  it  does  not 
seem  necessary  in  this  place  to  determine.  These  two  languages 
have  been  long  enough  blended  together  to  jusdfy  an  opinion,  that  tbe 
Tartars  of  Samarcand  or  Bochara  may  have  made  use  of  the  word 
tvlttenagemote,  and  that  they  brought  it  with  tliem  in  their  migration 
towards  the  northern  countries  of  Griaiany  5  whence  .iisr- 

wards  brought  to  England.  As  to  the  reasoning  upon  these  facts,  I 
feel  no  cause  myself  to  revoke  any  diing  I  have  before  mentlont'd  on 
the  subject  5  but  here  of  course  every  ingenious  and  caiKiid  reader  will 
exercise  his  own  judgment.  All  I  contend  for.  is,  the  feet  of  tbe 
Tartars  speaking  the  Persian  language  ,  and  tliat  my  interpretation  of 
the  words  in  question  is  correct .-^Tli.  editor  h  ^n  p\^->J  3^  to  aivp  rne 
credit  for  having  modestly  suggested  my  sentiments  ;  ad3 1  thank 
him  for  his  courtesy  ;  but,  as  before  observed,  in  justice  to  myself,  as 
well  as  to  avoFd  misleading  others,  which  is  the  avowed  object  of  the 
editor's  remarks,    I  could  not  silently  acquiesce  in  his  chat^  of 

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.  J.  CAPPER. 

Jpril^O,    1803.  '■ 

'  *^*  The  reader  will  observ^e,  ,lhat  colonel  Capper  coQ%es  hif 
answer  to  three  points  only,  napiely,  lit^  to  whether  the  Persia 
dialect  and  tlie  Tartar  dialects  are  the  same  general  language.  2^,,  U) 
tlie  signification  of  tl^e  Persic  word  Lerber,  or  harhur  j  and  3d, .  ^  the 
supposed  analogy  between  the  Saxon  conopound  Wittenagemote^ 
and  the  jVrabic  words,  wuHen,  and  jemaint,  Tlie  procfi  which  h$ 
adduces  in  support  of  his  original  opinioa  with  regard  to  the  first 
point,  do  not  bear  on  the  question,  and  consequently  leave  unanswe):^  • 
our  assertion,  that  the  Persic  language^  and  the  Tartar  dialects,  are^ 
radically  different.  The  provinces  of  Samarcan^  and  Bokara  are  uur 
doubtedly  within  the  boundaries  which  modern  geographisrs  have 
assigned  to  tliat  vast  region  by  them  denominated  T^rtary.  But 
Samarcand  was,  about  eighteen  hundred  years  ^go,  conquered  *  by 
Sainar,  an  Arabi»iu  prince^  from  whom  it  takes  its  name.  From 
that  period  to  the  reign  of  Z^engis  Khan  it  was  occasionally  subject  to 
tlie  sovereigns  of  Persia,  and  always  politically  connected  with  that 
kingdom  ;  and  though  from  tlie  time  of  that  corKjueror,  to  the  de- 
qline  of  the  dynasty  of  Timur  in  Zagatal,  or  Candaliar,  Samarca^d 
was  under  the  dominion  of  tjie  mo^l  prince^,  and  ths  city  of 
Samarcaud  was,  at  one  period,  the  capital  of  Timur,  yet  the  Arabic 
language,  which  was  originally  introduced  by  Samar^  and  the  loi^ 
jjnd  uninterrupted  intercourse  between  Samarcand  aod  Persia,  wlucji 
Timur  and  his  successors  so  much  extended  and  improved,  have 
retidered  the  modem  Persic  language,  for  these  last  400  years,  familiar 
HO  ilie'iahMunU  both  of  Sjmiarcand.and  Bokara .♦  Hence  colonel 
'  '  Capper's 

^  For  the  historical  ^cts  stated  in  this  passage,  coniuk  Khot^deniir,  Hamseh 
ben  Hussion  Ufaliani,  the  U'arikh  'I'abari,  Ebq  tiaaikal*^  Qeograpfay^  bjr  Sir 
Witltam'Ouil^y,  ancT  the  tri-eek  Imiorians  Procopius^  and  John  Malala.  The 
coaquBH  of  Samar  i$  proved  by  tke  cuocarrent  tetttmony  of  tbt  Arabian, 
Pentao^  aod  Oi  eek^t«UI<imticl»tm«  mentioned.  .The-TftHkli  Tabari  fefates  the 
ctratagetn  adopted  by  Samar  to  g^et  ponession  of  the  place,  and  mentions  the 
change  of  name  to  Samarcrnd^  which  signifies^  in  the  moguJ  language,  the  city 

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Cipfei$  servant,  a  natire  of  Samarcand,  talked  Fftrsib,  dod  migk 
J^ve  undentopd  no  other  koguage  j  but  the  editor,  aermhetkts, 
maintains,  that  the  Persic  is  not  the  vernacular  dialect  of  Samarcaod. 
This  circvnnstance  it  not  peculiar  to  that  country.  Tliere  are  many 
hundred  natives  of  Bengal,  who  speak  not  a  word  of  aiiyodier  lan- 
guage but  HindustaiSeei  but  the  Bengalee,  and  not  the  timdostaoee, 
is  the  vernacular  language  of  that  province.  The  cok>De]>  diencfim, 
is  not  justified  in  his  inTerend?,  that  the  Persic  is  the  venuiailar  dk- 
lect  of  Saniarcand,  and  far  less,  that  the  Persic  and  Tartar  dialects  are 
the  same.  The  radicatdififerenc^  between  the  l\utar  dialects  and  die 
Arabic;  and  modem  Persic  languages;  rests  on  the  most  Irrefiagable 
*  evidence,  and  has  been  remarked  by  every  writer,  on  the  Astatic  In- 
guages,  from  DUerbelot  to  sh-  WHKam  Jdnes.  '•  The  fer  greater 
^'  part  of  Asia,**  says  sir  William,  '*has been  peiopled,  undinuiit- 
"  morially  possessed,  by  three  considerable  nations,  called  J^mMs, 
*'  Arabs,  and  Tartars,  all  of  them  so  different  In  form,  feattares,  t  ak- 
''  GUAOB,  manners,  and  religion,  that  if  tlfey  ^rang  originally  iron  a 
*'  common  root,  they  must  have  been  separated  for  ages.* 

Colonel  Capper*8  proof  in  suppmi  of  his  opinion,  oo  fbe  sebcnd 
point  in  discussion,  viz.  the  signification  of  the  Persic  word  drfer, 
rests  solely  on  the  authority  of  Richardsoti,  whose  knowledge  of  the 
Persic  language  was,  confessedly,  imperfect,  at  the  time  he  compiled 
his  dictionary.!  Though,  in  Richardson,  hMer,  or  hurtur,  is  trans- 
lated barber,  as  colonel  Capper  s(ates,  it  is  a  word  unknown  in  that 
sense  to  the  native  Persic  scholars  in  India,  amongst  whom  the  edi- 
tor acquired  his  knowledge  of  that  language.  In  the  same  manner 
Richardson  gives  surturash,  sl  head  scraper,  and  malish-gur,  a  nil^)er, 
which  words,  in  these  senses^  are.  equally  unknown  to  Indian  Persic 
scholars.  If  colonel  Capper  would  prove  that  reesh,  a  beard,  was  ex- 
pressed 

of  Samar.  And  Khoodemir  rdate^,  that  Samar,  a  very  powerful  mocarch  of 
Arabia  Felix,  pushed  hit  conqueAi  to  the  east,  at  far  as  the  vale  of  Soghd ;  that 
he  destroyed  the  cities  of  th^  quarter,  and  built  a  new  one,  in  a  situation  which 
pleased  h&n,  and  which  iK^fts  called  from  hiiki  Samaroaoil. 

♦  Sec  sir  William  Jones's  Discourse  to  ihc  Asiatic  Society,  on  the  Tartais. 
i  The  public  may  expect  soon  to  sec  a  new  edition  of  that  Dictionat}',  edited  bv 
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pressed  in  Persic  by  any  word  of  a  sound  similar  to  larla,  the  deri- 
vative  lurhoor  or  herher,  might  support  the  hiference  he  makes,  when 
affdied  to  a  barber,  otherwise  it  must  fall  to  the  ground.  The  words 
Imiur  and  huhvree,  are  used  in  India  for  the  person  employed  to  trim 
the  hatrof  horses  and  camels  $  but  their  derivation  is  rather  obscure. 
Bidlnmd  balbuT  seem  mere  significant  corruptions  of  barher,  and 
oocur  among  the  natites  of  Hindustan  as  their  own  i  .and  it  is  possib^ 
that  hurhuar  or  berber,  if  ever  used  by  the  Persians,  came  from  the 
same  .source, 

On  the  third  point,,  viz.  the.  supposed  analogy  between  the  Saxon 
compound  wUtenagemote,  and  the  Arabic  words  wutten  and  jamaiut, 
ivte  assert  con/identlyj  that  no  man  at^all  versed  in  Arabic  can  have 
amy  doubt  about  these  words  being  pure  Arabic,  The  literal  meaning 
of  the  word  wuiienis  an  habitation,  ^  place  of  ah  ode,  and  the  literal 
meaoing  of  the  word  jamaiut,  is  an  assemblage.  If  these  were 
compounded  by  ^  Arabian,  he  would  write  jemaiut-ul-tvutten,  and 
we  might  translate)  the  expression,  a  collection  of  habitations  ^  or  if 
these  words  were  used  conjointly  in  the  Persic  language^  a  Persian 
would  write  jemaiuip^'ut ten  i  but  such  coinpounds  are  unknown  both 
to  the  Persians,  and  Arabians,  and  the  idea  of  forming  them  was  re- 
served for  the  iogOQqity  of  colonel  .Capper. 

The  editor  has  thus  laid  before  the  public  this  little  etymological 
controversy  between  colpnel  Capper  and  himself,  and  leaves  it  to  be 
decided  by  the  judg^Jent  of  oriental  scholars. 


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To  CofTC&pcfidtHfs'. 

,TaB  #diior  hai  received  theJetter  from  bis  tiibscribttrat  KdifitlfaTig^, 
dated  tlie  l6(h  of  Nov.  Id05>  respecting  colonel  Cordon  and  tnajor 
Naifn.  He  issutes  him 'that 'the  manner  in  which  these  ipUant  o%cerf 
lott  their,  lives  wa^  bj.  onstake,  oioitted  in  the  cri^ituary  of  the  last 
^l^girtier ;  but  (hat  tfait  cnaiMion  f^all  be  compeiisated  by  itisertii^,  iir 
the  biographical  department  <if  the  next  Volume^  some  account  of 
th^ir  chafacter  and  serviceji.  As  to  giving  a  detailed  adeoontbf  (he 
iDf^ea»tioDs  against  (he  Zenaeeddata  of  Satsnee  and  B^jig^r^  3t  i^otdfl 
bb  met  odly  inconsistent  with  tBe  plan  of  diik  %r6rk^  hut  qiiittl  uninfies 
resqn{(  to  the  public.  ^The  unfortunate  necessity  of  military  proceeds 
inp  against  refrafetoiy  Zenieendars  6cciirr  6o*frbqnlMly,  Ih^  ah 
aoQual  fianrative  of  such  proceedings  wodld'dcctipy  half  of  oiir  io- 
lomes  with  petty  and  tedious  details.  But  when  such  Rcoorrdiogs 
derive  clistinction  from  particular  exertions  of  skiD  or  ocxtfage^  atid 
atill  more,  when  they  are  marked  by  th6  fall  of  ^y  m^torious  ^ 
galhnt  officer,  nb  consideration  shall  "ever  deter  the  editor  from  xe^ 
coiding  fhem  in  his  work. 

The  merits'  of  lieutenant  John  Ker,  of  die  8th  batfaHdn  of  native 
infimtry,  dudl  not  be  forgotten  in  ovit  account  €^  the  war  vit&, 
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