708 
this twenty-fourth day of Decem- 
ber, Anno Domino 1805, corres- 
ponding withthe 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, con- 
cluded between the British Govern« 
ment anil 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, Leck- 
herree, Sumeydee, Bhamungaun, 
Daee, and other places north of the 
Boondee hills, and now in the oc- 
cupation 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 an.~ 
cient possessions of the Holkar fa- 
mily ; and the relations of amity 
and peace being now happily re- 
stored between the British govern- 
ment and Maharajah Jeswunt Rao 
Holkar, the British government is 
desirous of gratifying the wishes of 
the Maharajah to the utmost prac- 
ticable extent, consistent with con- 
siderations of equity, and of mani. 
festing its solicitude to cultivate the 
friendship and good will of the Ma- 
harajah ; therefore the British go- 
vernment thereby agrees to consi- 
der the provisions of the 2d article 
of the treaty aforesaid, to be void 
* The originals of Mr. Fox’s Letters were written by him in French. 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1806. 
and of n@ effect, and to relinquish 
all claim to the districts of Tonk 
Rampoorah, and such other dis- 
tricts in their vicinity, as were for« 
merly in the possession of the Hol- 
kar family, and are now in the 
occupation of the British govern 
ment, 
Done on the river Ganges, the 
2d day of February, 1806. 
(Signed) G. H. Barlow. 
Published by order ef the ho. 
nourable the vice president in coun. 
cil. 
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. 
Fests from Mr. Secretary Fox to 
M. Talleyrand, dated Downing- 
street, 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 extraordi- 
nary 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 inform. 
ed me, that he was just arrived at 
Gravesend without a passport, re« 
questing me at the same time to send 
him one, as he had very lately left. 
Paris, and had something to com- 
municate to me which would give 
me Satisfaction. I sent for him— 
he came to my house the following 
day 
