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rests, which lie to the north\vard 

 of (he doniuiions of the rajahs of 

 Jeypoor and Judpoor, and of the 

 Ranahof Gohud: secondly, to cede 

 in like manner the fort and terri- 

 tory of Baroach, in the G*.:zera^, 

 and the fort and territory of Ah- 

 mednughur, in the Deccan,' and 

 likewise all the territories which 

 belonged to him before the com- 

 mencement of the war, wliich are 

 situated to the southward of the 

 Adjuntee hills in the Deccan, in- 

 cluding all the districts between that 

 range of mountains and the Goda- 

 Yerv river : thirdly, to renounce 

 for ever all claims upon the empe- 

 ror Shah Aulum, and to engage 

 never a2;ain to interfere with that 

 monarch : and lastly, not to take 

 aiiy Frenchman, or the subject of 

 any European or American state, 

 the government of whicii niigiit be, 

 'at war with the British government, 

 or any British subjjft, wlierher Eu- 

 ropean or Indian, v.ithout the con- 

 sent of that government. 



On the other hand it was agreed, 

 first, to restore to Sciiidiah the fort 

 of A'^'ic^er Ghur, and the city of 

 Boorhanpoor, in the Deccan, and 

 the forts of Dohud and Powan 

 Ghur, with the territories in Can- 

 deish and Guzerat, appertaining to 

 these forts : secondly, to allow 

 Sciudiah, under the j)rotec^ion of 

 the Brjti'h government, to retain 

 certain lands, which he had long 

 held in his family, by gift from the 

 kings of Ilindostan ; and that cer- 

 tain other lands, situacd in the 

 provinces conquered bj' the English, 

 in Hindostan, which were held in 

 Jaghire by persons belonging to (he 

 family of the late Aladhagee Sciu- 

 diah, should remain in the posses- 

 sion of those persons: aiul furiher, 

 to prevent any individr.aJ, froie in- 



curring loss, or suffering distress by 

 this arrangement, that X)\& company 

 should cither pay pensions, or 

 grant lands in Jughire, to such 

 other persons as Scindiah should 

 name, provided the sum to be paid 

 did not exceed 17 lacks of rupees 

 by the year: thirdly, to restore to 

 Scindiah certain lands and villages, 

 situated in the peishwa's dominions, 

 and lately taken possession of by 

 the British government or its allies, 

 and which the family of Scindiah 

 had long held as a personal estate : 

 lastly, Scindiah was invited to par- 

 take of the benefits of the subsi- 

 diary treaties, existing between the 

 British government and the peishwa 

 and iiizam ; and it was stipulat- 

 ed, that for the future, accrediteti 

 ministers from each government 

 should, in future, constantly reside 

 at the court of the other. 



The treaty was ri'.tilied by Sciu- 

 diah, and returned to general Wel- 

 lesley for transmission to the seat 

 of government. On tlie 15Lh of 

 January, iii the present year, that 

 with the rajah of Berar was rati- 

 fied by the governor general in 

 council: and, on the- 13th of Fe- 

 bruary, that with Scindiah was also 

 ratified by the marquis Vv'ellesley, 

 who imnicdiatcly caused the com- 

 piete restoration of peace with the 

 Mahratta princes, to be proclaimed, 

 with thi' usual lorm'^, throughout 

 the British t-mpiro in India. 



The news of this glorious event 

 was reciived in every part of tha 

 co;;i;;a:n 's donjinion in Hindostan, 

 Mitfi the most eutluisiastic joy, which 

 was demonstrated by intblic rejoic- 

 irig in every town aiid setileiiient. 

 TIu' inhal)itanl.s of Calcutta, who 

 had the best opportunity ot wit- 

 nehaing the unwearied solicitude of 

 nian^i.iis ^^'oih'^J^•.y for the public 



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