42 A. D. 1784. 



the Black fea, fhe announced her intention of extending the fame free- 

 dom of commerce to that fea, for which purpofe fhe declared Cherfon, 

 Sebaftopolis, and Theodofia, free ports, with all the privileges enjoyed 

 at Peterfburg and Archangel, for the admiffion of the veflels of all na- 

 tions in amity with her to export the produce of Ruffia, and import the 

 produce and manufadures of other countries. She alfo promifed the 

 fulleft enjoyment of religious and civil liberty to all tranfient traders 

 and permanent fettlers, with entire freedom to carry on commerce and 

 manufactures, the traders paying the duties eftablifhed by the tariffs, 

 and the maufafturers paying fuch taxes as her other fubjeds pay, only 

 that in cafe of leaving her dominions, they mull pay taxes for three 

 years to come. 



March 5'" — By an order of the king in council the bufinefs of the old 

 board of trade and plantations, which was aboliflied in the year 1782, 

 was revived, and their fundlions were transferred to a committee of the 

 privy council appointed by the king for the confideration of all mat- 

 ters relating to trade and foreign plantations. 



In the Eaft-Indies the war was carried on with the greateft fierce- 

 nefs and obftinacy. But the events of it were fuch as make me rejoice, 

 that the plan of my work does not oblige -me to enter into any detail 

 of them. At laft Tippoo Saib, the fon and fucceffor of Hyder Ally, be- 

 ing deprived of the co-operation of his French allies by the arrival of 

 the intelligence of the conclufion of the peace in Europe, and appre- 

 hending that he might have the Mahrattas for enemies inftead of 

 friends, confented, though not without reludance, to make peace 

 (March 1 1'\) 



By the treaty of perpetual peace and friendfliip between the honour- 

 able the Englifh Eafl-India company and the nabob Tippoo Sultaun, 

 which was to be ftrictly and invariably obferved as long as the fun and 

 moon fhall laft. 



Article 2) Tippoo engaged to evacuate the whole of the Carnatic, 

 except the forts of Amboorgur and Satgur, and to fet at liberty all 

 prifoners, the company alfo liberating all prifoners detained by them. 



3, 4, 5) The company reflored Onore, Carwar, Sadafhevagada, &c. 

 and the forts and diftrids of Caroor, Auracourchy, Daraparam, and 

 Dindigul, to Tippoo, and fome other forts and diftri6ls to his allies. 

 And Tippoo promifed, as foon as thefe reftorations flaould be effefted, 

 to deliver Amboorgur and Satgur to the company, and thenceforth to 

 make no claim whatever upon the Carnatic. 



8, 9) The nabob Tippoo renewed and confirmed all the commercial 

 privileges granted by his father to the company ; and he promifed to 

 reftore to them the fadory and privileges they formerly enjoyed at Ca- 

 licut, and alfo Mount Dilly with its diftrid, as it formerly belonged to 

 the fettlement of Tellicherry. ^ 



