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liberty to retire. I observed in reply, that as the treaty of peace 

 drew near to a conclusion, and the gentlemen employed in the 

 negotiation were hourly expected, he had better wait four or 

 five days, in which time they would certainly arrive. He informed 

 me he had so often heard of their coming,and had so long expected 

 them, that his patience was exhausted ; and therefore should he 

 wait any longer he might possibly die in the vain expectation. He 

 was therefore determined not to remain within the walls an hour 

 longer. ' You will therefore,' says he, ' please to take the fort, 

 and give me a receipt for it, and all such things in it as were for- 

 merly your property/ I complied with this request, and granted 

 him such an acknowledgment. After which he proposed to me 

 some certain articles, in number twelve, soliciting my accession to 

 them as a particular favour. To these I agreed also ; in conse- 

 quence the fort was delivered up, boats were furnished, agreeably 

 to the stipulation, and the garrison went away. When Colonel 

 Campbell embarked, he informed me that if I forwarded a copy 

 of the articles to the killidar of Onore, he would capitulate on 

 similar conditions. You will therefore submit what I now trans- 

 mit to you, to the killidar's consideration ; and if he is desirous to 

 surrender, you will offer him the same terms, and provide for him 

 accordingly. Should he in that case be in want of provisions for 

 his people, you will supply him properly." 



Mirza having sent many fruitless requests to surrender the fort, 

 Mr. Cruso went by appointment to his durbar on the 4th of Fe- 

 bruary, when he apologized for the trouble he had given him, 

 assuring him he had been induced to send these messages entirely 



