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Whereas disagreement has arisen between the British government and Jeswunt Rao Holkar, and it is now the desire of both parties to restore mutual harmony and concord, the following articles of agreement are therefore concluded between lieutenant colonel John Malcolm, on the part of the honourable company, and Shaikh Hubecb Oolla and Bala Ram Seit, on the part of Jeswunt Rao Holkar; the said lieutenant colonel John Malcolm, having special authority for that purpose from the right hon. lord Lake, commander in chief, &c. &c. His lordship aforesaid being invested with full powers and authority from the hon. sir G. H. Barlow, bart. governor general, &c. &c. and the said Sheikh Hubeeb Oolla, and Bala Ram Seit, also duly invested with full powers ou the part of Jeswunt Rao Hol

kar.

Art. 1.-The British government engages to abstain from all prose, cution of hostilities against Jeswant Rao Holkar, and to consider

him henceforth as the friend of the hon. company; Jeswunt Rao Holkar agreeing on his part, to abstain from all measures and proceedings of an hostile nature, against the British government and its allies, and from all measures and proceedings in any manner directed to the injury of the British govern. ment or its allies.

Art. 11.-Jeswunt Rao Holkar hereby renounces all right and title to the district of Tonk Rampoorah, Boondee, Lakherie,Sumeydee, Bhamungaun, Daee, and other places north of the Boondee hills, and now in the occupation of the British government.

Art. III.-The honourable company hereby engage to have no concern with the ancient possessions of the Holkar family in Mewar, Malwa, and Harrowtee, or with any of the rajahs, situated to the south of the Chumbul, and the honourable company agree to deliver over immediately to Jeswunt Rao Holkar, such of the ancient possessions of the Holkar family in the Dekhan, now in the occupation of the honourable company, as are south of the river Taptee with the exception of the fort and pergunnah of Chandore, the pergunnah Ambar and Seagham, and the villages and pergunnahs situated to the southward of the Godavery, which will remain in the possession of the honourable company. honourable company, however, in consideration of the respectability of the Holkar family, further engage, that in the event of the con. duct of Jeswunt Rao Holkar, being such as to satisfy that state of his amicable and peaceable inten tions towards the British govern

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ment and its allies; it will, at the expiration of eighteen months from the date of this treaty, restore to the family of Holkar, the fort of Chandore and its district, the pergunnahs of Ambar and Seagham, and the districts formerly belonging to the Holkar family, situated to the south of the Godavery.

Art. IV. Jeswunt Rao Holkar hereby renounces all claims to the district of Koonch, in the province of Bundlecund, and all the claims of every description in that province; but in the event of the conduct of Jeswunt Rao Holkar being such as to satisfy the British government of his amicable intention towards that state and its allies, the honourable company agree, at the expiration of two years from the date of this treaty, to give the district of Koonch, in jagghire, to Beemah Bhye, the daughter of Jeswunt Rao Holkar, to be hoiden under the company's government on the same terms as that now enjoyed by Bhalla Bhye.

Art. V.-Jeswunt Rao Holkar hereby renounces all claims of every description upon the British government and its allies.

Art. VI.-Jeswunt Rao Holkar hereby engages never to entertain in his service Europeans of any description, whether British subjects or others, without the consent of the British government.

Art. VII.-Jeswunt Rao Holkar hereby engages never to admit into his council or service, Serjee Rao Ghautka, as that individual has been proclaimed an enemy to the British government.

Art. VIII.-Upon the foregoing conditions, Jeswunt Rao Holkar shall be permitted to return to Hin. dostan without being molested by

the British government, and the British government will not interfere in any manner in the concerns of Jeswunt Rao Holkar. It is, however, stipulated, that Jeswunt Rao Holkar shall immediately upon this treaty being signed and ratified, proceed towards Hindostan by a route which leaves the towns of Putteala Khytult, Iheend, and the countries of the honourable company and the rajah of Jypoor, on the left; and Jeswunt Rao Holkar engages on his route to make his troops abstain from plunder, and that they shall commit no act of hostility in any of the countries through which they may pass.

Art. IX. This treaty, consist. ing of nine articles, being this day settled by lieut. colonel John Mal colm, on the part of the honourable company, and by Shaikh Hubeeb Oolla, and Bala Ram Seit, on the part of Jeswunt Rao Holkar; lieut. colonel John Malcolm has delivered one copy thereof in Per sian and English, signed and sealed by himself, and confirmed by the seal and signature of the right hon. lord Lake, to the said Shaikh Hubeeb Oolla and Bala Ram Seit, who on their part have delivered to lieut, colonel John Malcolm, a counterpart of the same, signed and sealed by themselves, and engage to deliver another copy thereof, duly ratified by Jeswunt Rao Holkar, to the right hon. lord Lake, in the space of three days: the said lieut. colonel John Malcolm also engages to deliver to them a counterpart of the same, duly ratified by the honourable the governor general in council, within the space of one month from this date.

Done in camp at Raipoor Ghaut, on the banks of the Bheah river, Zz2 this

this twenty-fourth day of Decem-
ber, Anno Domino 1805, corres-
ponding with the second of Shawaul
in the year of the Hijerah 1220.
(Signed) John Malcolm.

Shaikh Hubeeb Oolla.
Bala Ram Seit.

Declaratory Articles annexed to the Treaty of Peace and Amity, concluded between the British Government and Maharajah Jeswunt Rao Holkar, through the Agency of the Right Hon. Lord Lake, on the 24th December, 1805.

Whereas by the 2d article of the abovementioned treaty, Maharajah Jeswunt Rao Holkar renounces all right and title to the districts of Tonk, Rampoora, Boondee, Leckherree, Sumeydee, Bhamungaun, Daee, and other places north of the Boondee hills, and now in the occupation of the British government: and whereas it has been understood that the Maharajah attaches great value to the district of Tonk Ram. poorah and other districts in that vicinity, which constituted the ancient possessions of the Holkar family; and the relations of amity and peace being now happily restored between the British government and Maharajah Jeswunt Rao Holkar, the British government is desirous of gratifying the wishes of the Maharajah to the utmost practigable extent, consistent with considerations of equity, and of manifesting its solicitude to cultivate the friendship and good will of the Maharajah; therefore the British go. vernment thereby agrees to consider the provisions of the 2d article of the treaty aforesaid, to be void

and of no effect, and to relinquish all claim to the districts of Tonk Rampoorah, and such other districts in their vicinity, as were formerly in the possession of the Holkar family, and are now in the occupation of the British govern.

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Done on the river Ganges, the 2d day of February, 1806. (Signed) G. H. Barlow. Published by order of the honourable the vice president in council. Thomas Brown, Acting chief secretary to the government.

Papers relative to the Negotiation with France, presented by His Majesty's Command to both Houses of Parliament, 22d. Dec. 1806.

No. I. Letter from Mr. Secretary Fox to M. Talleyrand, dated Downingstreet, 20th Feb. 1806.

(Translation.*) Downing-strect, 20th Feb. 1806. Sir,

I think it my duty as an honest man to communicate to you, as soon as possible, a very extraordinary circumstance which is come to my knowledge. The shortest way will be to relate to you the fact simply as it happened.

A few days ago, a person informed me, that he was just arrived at Gravesend without a passport, requesting me at the same time to send him oue, as he had very lately left Paris, and had something to communicate to me which would give me satisfaction. I sent for himhe came to my house the following

* The originals of Mr. Fox's Letters were written by him in French.

day

day-1 received him alone in my closet; when, after some unimportant conversation, this villain had the audacity to tell me, that it was necessary for the tranquillity of all crowned heads to put to death the Ruler of France; and that for this purpose, a house had been hired at Passy, from which this detestable project could be carried into effect with certainty, and without risk. I did not perfectly understand if it was to be done by a common musket, or by fire arms upon a new principle.

I am not ashamed to confess to you, sir, who know me, that my confusion was extreme, in thus finding myself* led into a conversation with an avowed assassin; I instantly ordered him to leave me, giving, at the same time, orders to the police officer who accompanied him, to send him out of the kingdom as soon as possible.

After having more attentively reflected upon what I had done, I saw my error in having suffered him to depart without having previously informed you of the circum. stance, and I ordered him to be detained.

It is probable that all this is unfounded, and that the wretch had nothing more in view than to make himself of consequence, by promis. ing what, according to his ideas, would afford me satisfaction.

At all events, I thought it right to acquaint you with what had happened, before I sent him away. Our laws do not permit us to detain him long; but he shall not be sent away till after you shall have had full time to take precautions against his attempts, supposing him still

to entertain bad designs; and when he goes, I shall take care to have him landed at a seaport as remote as possible from France.

He calls himself here, Guillet de. la Gevrilliere, but I think it is a false name which he has assumed.

At his first entrance, I did him the honour to believe him to be a spy.

I have the honour to be, with the most perfect attachment, Sir,

Your most obedient servant,
(Signed)
C. J. Fox.

No. II.

Letter from M. Talleyrand to Mr. Secretary Fox, dated Paris, Mar. 5, 1806.-Received Mar. 19. (Translation.)

Sir,

Paris, 5th March, 1806.

I have laid your excellency's letter before his majesty. His first words, after having read it were, "I recognize here the principles of honour and of virtue, by which Mr. Fox has ever been actuated. Thank him on my part." I will not allow myself, sir, to add any thing to the expressions of his imperial and royal majesty. I only request you to accept the assurances of my distinguished consideration.

(Signed) Ch. Mau. Talleyrand.

No. III.

Extract from a Letter from M. Talleyrand to Mr. Secretary Fox, dated Paris, March 5, 1806.— Received Mar. 19. (Translation.)

Paris, 5th March, 1806. It may be agreeable to you to receive news from this country. , Zz 3 I send

* The original is dans le cas de converser, in the act of conversing.

I send you the emperor's speech as well to the contracting parties as to the legislative body. You will to the other powers of Europe. therein see that our wishes are still for peace. I do not ask what is the prevailing inclination with you; but if the advantages of peace are duly appreciated, you know upon what basis it may be discussed.

No. IV.

Extract from a Speech delivered by the Chief of the French Government to the Legislative Body on the 2d of March, 1806.

(Translation.)

"I desire peace with England. On my part, I shall never delay it for a moment. I shall always be ready to conclude it, taking for its basis the stipulations of the treaty of Amiens."

No. V.

Letter from Mr. Secretary Fox to M. Talleyrand, dated Downingstreet, Mar. 26, 1806.

(Translation.) Downing-street, Mar. 26, 1806. Sir,

The information which your exellency has given me of the pacific disposition that prevails (in your councils), and of the basis upon which peace may be discussed, has induced me to lay that part of your private letter before the king.

His majesty has repeatedly declared to his parliament his sincere desire to embrace the first opportunity of re-establishing peace upon a solid basis, such as may be compatible with the interests and permanent security of his people: his wishes are uniformly pacific; but it is a safe and lasting peace that his majesty has in view, not an uncertain truce, which, from its very uncertainty, would be the source of disquietude

With regard to the stipulations of the treaty of Amiens, which are proposed as the basis of the nego. tiation, it has been observed here that this phrase has been interpreted in three or four different ways, and consequently that further explanations would be necessary, which could not fail to produce great delay, even did no other objections exist.

The true basis of such a negotiation between two great powers, equally despising every idea of chicane, would be the reciprocal recognition of the following principle, viz, that the object of both parties should be a peace honourable for both, and for their respective allies; and, at the same time, of a nature to secure, as far as is in their power, the future tranquillity of Europe.

England cannot neglect the interests of any of her allies; and she is united to Russia by such close connections, that she would not treat, still less conclude upon any thing, but in concert with the cmperor Alexander: but whilst awaiting the actual intervention of a Russian plenipotentiary, some of the principal points might however be discussed, and even provisionally arranged.

It might seem, that Russia, on account of her remote situation, should have fewer immediate interests to discuss with France than other powers; but that court, so respectable in every point of view, interests herself, like England, warmly in every thing that concerns the greater or less degree of independence enjoyed by the different princes and states of Europe.

You see, sir, how inclined we

are

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