104 CONQUEST OF MYSORE. 



denied that, while all the other cessions consisted of fron- 

 tier territories, leaving untouched the mountain-barrier 

 which enclosed Mysore Proper, this included a portion of 

 its very summit, and opened a ready access to the capital. 

 But the truth is, that while Tippoo was eagerly intent on 

 pouring his vengeance on its brave people, Lord Cornwallis 

 could not abandon to his fury faithful allies, and a race un- 

 justly oppressed. Upon this refusal all was again in move- 

 ment, — the princes were separated from their native attend- 

 ants and arrangements entered into for despatching them 

 to the Carnatic under an English escort, — preparations 

 were made for renewing the siege, — the army was again 

 full of hope and animation, — Purseram Bhow began once 

 more to plunder. In less than two days, however, Tippoo 

 again felt the weight of the necessity which pressed upon 

 him, and sent notice that the demand was acceded to. A 

 considerable delay still intervened ; but, on the 18th March, 

 1792, the definitive treaty was transmitted to the young 

 princes, that by their hands it might be delivered. At ten 

 in the morning of the 19th they waited on Lord Cornwallis, 

 and the eldest presented to him all the three copies of the 

 treaty ; but as the vakeels of the two allied chiefs, who did 

 not choose to appear in person, soon after entered, his lord- 

 ship returned their copies, which the boy delivered to them 

 in a manly though evidently less cordial manner ; and on 

 hearing something muttered by the Mahratta envoy, asked 

 what he grumbled at, hastily adding, " they might well bo 

 silent, as certainly their masters had no reason to be dis- 

 pleased." 



General Dirom estimates, that after deducting the com- 

 pany's share of the sum exacted from Tippoo, the extraor- 

 dinary expenses of this war would scarcely amount to two 

 millions sterling. Every department had been conducted 

 with the strictest economy. Instead of the large grants 

 that had accrued to individuals from the conquest of Ben- 

 gal, the prize-money in three campaigns amounted only to 

 93,584/., which, after Cornwallis -and Medows had givert 

 up their shares, and the company had added a large gra- 

 tuity, only allowed to a colonel 1161/. 12s., and to a private 

 6oldier 14/. 11*. 9d. The losses sustained by the sultan 

 during the period of hostility are estimated by the same 

 author at 49,340 men, 67 forts, and 801 guns. 



