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" now carry the thing through ; yet, as the rains are so near, the time will 

 " hardly admit of our attempting both objects at present. Meanwhile you 

 " must contrive to raise twenty-five lacs of rupees for our necessities ; for, 

 " even should peace be concluded, the payments of cash will only be made 

 " by instalments, and we want twenty-five lacs as soon as possible. I 

 " propose leaving Gopal Rao Rastia with fifteen thousand men in this 

 " quarter, to maintain the impression already made, and to preserve the 

 " places we have occupied. The twenty-five lacs of rupees, however, must 

 " be supplied by you, although it would certainly have been more convenient 

 " if we could have reduced Bangalore, and compelled Hyder to pay the 

 " expenses of the war at once." 



The following treaty was concluded a few days afterwards, and is in the 

 handwriting of Hari Pant Farkia, the officer who subsequently com- 

 manded the Mahratta army, which joined the Marquess Cornwallis in 1792, 

 at Bangalore : 



" Memorandum : Money payments. 



« Tribute; net Rupees 28,00,000 



" Durbar Ichurch, or fees 2,00,000 



« Sundries 1,00,000 



" Rupees 31,00,000 



" Payable by instalments : 



" To be paid at present 16,00,000 



" in July (through bankers) 7>'5O,00O 



" in October (ditto) 7,50,000 



« Rupees 31,00,000 



" Articles of the treaty concluded : 

 " Article 1st. Of the country conquered by the Mahrattas in this cam- 

 paign, the following districts are to be restored to Hyder Naic : 



'• 1st. Chick Balapore, including forts. 



" 2d. District of Colar. 



" 3d. District of Dewanhully. 

 " Article 2</. Hyder is to retain possession of the following districts for- 

 merly taken from the Mahrattas : 

 Vol. n. S 



