respects myself, except the dishonourable mode of quitting a station 

 which I have held for seven 3'ears. I greatly suspect no provision 

 whatever is made for our private property, except the usual one 

 of liberty to remove or dispose of it: a cruel case indeed ; but 

 should a resident be left for mercantile affairs, it may be somewhat 

 softened. Could I confer this magic power on you, we might soon 

 people Malabar hill with the late happy inhabitants of your sweet 

 village near Baroche; but alas! my friend, these must be left be- 

 hind us ! 



I am now enabled to send you a translation, by a native lin- 

 guist, of the inglorious treaty, executed at Tellowgaum, in 1779; 

 which is not only the foundation of all our present misfortunes, 

 especially in the loss of Baroche, but will probably, at some future 

 period, be considered a curiosity; as such you may wish to pre- 

 serve it in your valuable collection. 



Articles of agreement between Mhadarow Narrain Pandit Purdhim, 

 Peshwa of the Mahrattas, on the one part ; and the English 

 Company on the other part. 



" That in the time of the lale Mhadarow matters went on 

 peaceably; since which the English obtained possession of several 

 places belonging to the Sircar; such as Salsette, Quran, (or Ca- 

 ranja), Jamboseer, the mahauls and purgunnas of Baroche, belong- 

 ing to the sircar and the Guicawar. The English aided Ragobah, 

 and war having commenced, Colonel Upton came from Calcutta, 

 with full power, and made an agreement; according to which 

 matters were to go on between the Company and Sircar ; but 



