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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1805. 



ancient possessions of the Bhurt. 

 pore rajah ! 



From the p'^ioc! of the monfh of 

 Kov 1804, llolkarand the rajah 

 ■were in oj)en and avowed cf)nfcde- 

 racy, their interests were cnmplcteJy 

 identified, and fhey carried on the 

 war in conjunctiun. Indeed, for 

 the remainder of the campaigp, 

 Ilolkar depended exclusively upon 

 the iihurtpore chieftain for sup- 

 plies of money, and every other 

 branch of niilitary resource. Lord 

 Lake therefore allowed of no re 

 laxatioii in his efforts, but continued 

 his operations with undiminished 

 activity, and, after a variety of the 

 most brilliant achievements, the 

 minute details of which are too vo- 

 lun)inous for a work like ours, he 

 succeeded in compelling Holkar to 

 3'ield to the decided superiority of 

 the British arms, af'er harin? ex- 

 perienced all the perils and distress 

 ■which were the natural conse- 

 quences of his temerity, in hazarding 

 an unprovoked aggression against 

 the company's government. 



The defeat of Holkar's armies, 

 tlic capture of his guns, forts, and 

 territories, and the redi^cHon of his 

 power and resources were effected, 

 und^r circumstances which are 

 etjuaify Cdlcuiatcd to augment the 

 glory of the British name, anf! to 

 confirm and perpetuate the impor- 

 tant benefits which have resulted, in 

 every quarter of India, from the 

 successful efforts of our counsels and 

 our arms. 



The final result of these opera- 

 tions is calculated to cement the 

 stability of the pacification, which 

 was the fruit of our victories over 

 Dowlat Rao Scindiah and the 

 Tajah of Berar ; to manifest the jus- 

 tice and moderation of our policy, 

 and to confirm tl»^ iiitriofic strength 



of our power. All* the contigwo.tu 

 niitions will receive a warning from 

 this instance, of ou vigilance to 

 frustrate treachery, and to re«isf and 

 punish aggression ; and will regard 

 these prouiinent features of our con- 

 duct as the attributes of a great, 

 powerful, and well-ordered govern- 

 ment, uniting moduration of |)riiici])le 

 with enerijy ai.d prompitude of ac- 

 tion, and equally determined to re- 

 spect the just rights of other states, 

 and to maintain and assert its own. 



Upon the whole, after having 

 given the utmost attention to the 

 nimierous official documents, which 

 have 3p]5eareil upon this subject, we 

 fiii'l abiiiid lit cause to' congraiuljte 

 our couniry, on the nn-ritorious 

 example, which is furnished in every 

 part of the proceedings of the go- 

 vernment of liidirt, connected with 

 the military operations against Jcs- 

 wnnt Hao liolkar. Whether we 

 advert to the continued moderation 

 and forbearance exercised towards 

 (hat chieftain ; to the wise precau- 

 tions adopted by the govcmment, 

 with a view to frustrate his hostile 

 desijjns, and to provide etfectually 

 against the contingency of eventual 

 war ; to the memorable exertions of 

 the army and of the government, 

 after the commencement of hostili- 

 ties ; to the brilliant and decided 

 triumph, which ultimately crowned 

 the efforts of the Brilish power; or 

 to (he notorious and unquestionable 

 justice of the cause in which our 

 arms were employed, we consider 

 the marquis Wellesley, and all those 

 who acted under his lordship's or- 

 ders, on this occasion, to be eminent- 

 ly entitled to the cordial acknow- 

 ledgments of the East India com- 

 pany, and to the unqualified appro- 

 bation and gratitude of their coun- 

 try, lu concluding our review of 



Mahrattak 



