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proposed, that we should completely take the country, and all res- 
ponsibility, allowing him 9000 rupees per month, giving pensions 
to several of his people, and leaving him also some villages and 
lands. This, on the face of it, would be a loss to the Company, of 
at least a lac of rupees per annum: but Mr. Wellesley, with justice, 
considered the security of the trade of the river and neighbouring 
provinces as so important, that he complied with every request, 
and the treaty was signed on the 4th of June, 1802. The most 
active measures have since been used to render the country secure. 
On Mr. Grant's arrival, near one hundred Patans waited on him, 
and requested to know whether he really meant to have a police. 
He assured them most- seriously that he did ; in consequence of 
which they told him it would not suit them ; and all immediately 
departed for the Mahratta country. Seventy persons are now in 
prison, to be tried for murder at the next circuit ; but not one 
offence of that sort has been committed since our police has been 
established. I could with ease prove that every part of India has 
reason to rejoice in coming under the British controul, but I think 
the blessings to this province are incalculable. Nor have we been 
losers, as, on an accurate investigation, it was found that many 
places had been omitted in the former returns, and had conse- 
quently paid no revenue. The idea of security also, under our 
Government, operated in raising the value of lands, so that on 
letting them for three years we have a profit of nearly three lacs, 
instead of a loss of one, which, the first proposal to the Nawaub 
proves we really expected would be the case. 
August 10. — Wishing to pay every possible attention to the young 
Nawaub, 1 returned his visit the next day, attended by Mr. Russell. 
