76 CONQUEST OF MYSORE. 



sultan's proceedings with regard to Mangalore, sent orders 

 to Fullerton to suspend the process of restoration. At 

 length a treaty was concluded, founded on the basis that 

 each party should retain his former possessions, and that 

 Tippoo shouid release such of his prisoners as had survived 

 the cruelties with which they had been treated. 



CHAPTER III. 



Conquest of Mysore* 



Power of Tippoo— If is Persecution of the Christians, and of (he People 

 of Coorg — Confederacy against him— His Successes— Conclusion of 

 p eace — Cru«] Treatment of the Natives in Calicut— Attack on Tra- 

 vancore— Repulse— Final Success — Arrival and Views of Marquis 

 Cornwalhs — Be resolves to make War upon Tippoo— Treaty with the 

 Nizam— General Mednws. opens ihe Campaign— Reduction of Dindi- 

 gnl and Palgaut — Successful Manoauvreaef Tippoo — He lays waste 

 the Carnatic — Corn wall is assumes the Command— Advances upon 

 Bangalore— Reduces that Fortress— Nizam's Contingent— Advance 

 upon SeriM»np:iiam— Engagement, Distress, and Retreat of the Eng- 

 lish—General Abercrotnby's Advance and Retreat— Junction with the 

 Mahraltas— Reduction of several Hill-tons— Second March on Sering- 

 apatarn — Deli-at of Tippoo— Overtures from him— Terms accepted — 

 The young Princes received as Hostages— Difficulties— Final Conclu- 

 sion— Ceneral Results of Ihe War— Pacific Policy of Sir John Shore 

 — Arrival of Marquis Wellesley— His System— Tippoo's Negotiation 

 with the French — liriiish Influence, established at the Court of ihe 

 Nizam — Negotiations wiih the Sultan— Army advances against him — 

 He attacks the Troops from Uombay— llritish March on Seringapaiam 

 — Action at Mallavilly — Despondence of Tippoo— Siege commenced — 

 lis Operations— Tippoo attempts to Negotiate -His Alarm— Storming 

 of Serinnapatam — Death of i lie Sultan— His Character — Anecdotes — 

 Disposal of the Kingdom oi Mysore. 



Tippoo, after having concluded this treaty, became the 

 n.ost prominent personage in t ho political world of India. 

 Equal perhaps to his father in talents and ambition, some- 

 times even displaying a superior military genius, he was 

 yd, as already observed] a very different character. The 

 former always proceeded in a direct course to realize his 

 schemes of interest or ambition, from which no other object 

 could iiii ii him aside. But Tippoo was agitated by various 

 passions and caprices, which disqualified hun from pur« 





