GENERAL HISTO R Y. 



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On March 3(1, Gen. Ochteilony 

 received intelligence of the cap- 

 ture of the important fortress of 

 Hurriapore, wliich was evacuated 

 by the enemy on the '2d, after 

 they had been repulsed in a sally 

 motle with desj)erate bra\ery. 



The Calcutta Gazette Extraor- 

 dinary of March l."th, announced 

 tliat the treaty of peace concluded 

 between the 13ritish Government 

 and the Rajah of Nepaul on De- 

 cember 2 1, was finally ratified by 

 the Rajah in the Bri ish caujp 

 befoi'e Muckwampnre on tlie 4th 

 in-tant, with all tiie pi'oper for- 

 malities ; and the following copy 

 of its conditions was published 

 for general information : 



" Whei-eas war has ari-en be- 

 tween tlie Honourable East India 

 Company and tlie Kajah of Ne- 

 paul : and whereas tlie parties 

 are uiutually disposed to restore 

 the relati :ns of peace and an:ity, 

 which previously to the occui- 

 rence of ilie late differences had 

 lonu; subiistad between the two 

 States, the foilowing terms uf 

 peace have been agreed u]Hjn : 



Article 1. There shall be per- 

 petual peace and fiiciKiship be- 

 tween the IJunoiiraijle tiie East 

 India Co ni^any and tlie Rajah <,f 

 iSepaul. 



1! 'Ihe Rajidi (;f Nep-.iul re- 

 nounce?. all chiini to tiie lar.ds 

 uhicii uere tiie subject (jf dis- 

 (uss.on betweeii tiie two st .tos 

 before the war, luu.) adiu^ nledg'es 

 the light i:f tiie H(.n. Company 

 to ih-' soviieigiiy of ti!o>,e lands. 



ML J'lie iiajah of Nepaul 

 liertby ce.i'ics to the iJon. East 

 Jiidia C^nnpjny, In pirpetuiiy, ad 

 the ur.der^^noiituoned tei-iitories, 

 na;iiely: — 



yjklit, Tlif wli'ile of the low 



lands between the rivers Kali and 

 R.apli. 



Secondly, The wliole of the 

 low lands (with the exception of 

 Bootwul Khaas) lying between 

 the Rajjti and the Gunduck. 



Thirdly, The whole of the low 

 lands between tlie Gunduck and 

 Coosah, in which the authority of 

 the British Government has been 

 introdijced, oi- is in actual course 

 of intri)duction. 



F( nrthly. All the low lands be- 

 t^veen the river Meilchec and the 

 Tecsah. 



Fifthly, AH the territories within 

 the hills eastwafd of the river 

 Mtilchec. including- the fort and 

 lands of Naggree and the pas-; of 

 Nagavcote, leading from Morung 

 into the hills, togrther with the 

 territor)- lying between that pass 

 and Niigi^ree. 'i'he aforesaid ter- 

 ritory shall be e^ac^:ated by the 

 Gooikah ti'oopri witiiin foi'ty days 

 from this d.aie. 



IV. With a view to indemnify 

 the cldel's and Barahdais of the 

 btate o; Nepaul whose int*^es':S 

 \\il! suifer by the alienation of 

 the huids ceded by the fureg.iing 

 article, the British Government 

 agrees to settle pensions to tlae 

 aagiegate aav.amt of two lacs of 

 rufves per annum on sucli chiei's 

 as njay be selected by th.e Rajah 

 (;f Neijaid, and in the p;opor~ 

 tioi.s winch the Rjijuh may lix. 

 A.-, soon as the .Sc'lection is nnide, 

 siunuid- .~h:d he granted under 

 the se.d and signature of the Go- 

 vernoi -geiji'ral for the pensions 

 res; C' lively. 



V. The Bajaii of Nop ail re- 

 nounces fi'j' himself, his iieirs, 

 and succe;5sors, all claiu) to, or 

 connexion with, the countries 

 lyi'.g to th? west of the mv, r 



Kah. 



