article of the treaty of Surje Anjengaum, shall belong 1804 in perpetual sovereignty to the honorable company.

ART. VIII.

This treaty, consisting of eight articles, being Echange this day, the 17th of Mohurrum, corresponding with des copies the 28th of April settled and concluded at Hyderabad, by Major James Achilles. Kirkpatrick, with his highness the Nawaub Asoph Jah Meer Akber Ali Khaun Behauder, Soubahdar of the Dekan the said major James Achilles Kirkpatrik has delivered to his said highness a copy of the same in English and Persian, under the seal and signature of the said Major James Achilles Kirkpatrick; and his highness the Nawaub Asoph Jah Meer Akber Ali Khaun Behauder has delivered to the said Major James Achilles Kitkpatrick another copy, also in Persian and English, bearing his highness's seal and signature; and the aforesaid Major James Achilles Kirkpatrick has engaged to procure and deliver to his highness, without delay, a copy of the same, duly ratified by his excellency the most noble the governor-general in council, on the receipt of which by his said highness the present treaty shall be deemed complete and binding on the honorable the English EastIndia Company and on his higness; and the copy of it now delivered to his said higness the Nawaub Asoph Jah shall be returned.

Done at Hyderabad, this 28th of April A. D. 1804 or 17th day of Mohurrum A. H. 1219.

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1804 Traité de partage entre la Compagnie Anglaise 14 May. des Indes Orientales et le Peishwah Pundit Purdhaun; signé à Poonah le 14 May 1304.

Traité

30 Dec.

(Notes relative to the peace p. 106.)

Treaty for the settlement of general peace in

Hindostan and the Dekan, and for the confirmation of the friendship subsisting between the honorable English East India company and its allies, his highness the Soubahdar of the Dekan, and his highness Rao Pundit Purdhaun Peiswah Behaudur, settled between the said honorable company, and the said allies by Lieutenant-Colonel Barry Close, resident at the court of his highness the Peishwah, in virtue of the powers delegated to him by his excellency the most noble Richard Marquis Wellesley, knight of the most illustrious order of Saint Patrick, one of his majesty's most honorable privy council, governor general in council of all the British possessions, and captain - general of all the British land forces in the East Indies.

Whereas by the terms of the treaties of peace du 17 et concluded by Major general the honorable Arthur 1803. Wellesley, on the part of the honorable company and its allies, with Maha Rajah Senah Saheb Soubah, rajah of Berar at Deogaum, on the 17th of Decem ber 1803, and with Maha Rajah Dowlut Rao Scindiah, at Surje Anjengaum, on the 30th of that month, which treaties have been duly ratified by the governor general in council, and by the allies of the British government, certain forts and territories have been ceded by Maha Rajah Senah Saheb Soubah, and by Maha Rajah Dowlut Rao Scindiah, to the honorable. company and its allies, the following articles of agreement for the settlement of the said forts and territories have been concluded by the British government and by the said allies:

Cuttack.

ART. I.

The province of Cuttack, including the port and district of Balasore, and all cessions of every

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discription made by the second article of the treaty 1804 of Deogaum, or by any treaties which have been confirmed by the tenth article of the said treaty. of Deogaum, shall belong in perpetual sovereignty to the honorable English East India Company.

ART. II.

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The territories of which Maha Rajah Senah Saheb Cession Soubah formerly collected the revenues, in partici bah du pation with his highness the soubahdar of the Dekan. Dekan, and those formerly possessed by Maha Rajah Senah Saheb Soubah to the westward of the river Wurdah, ceded by the third article of Deogaum, and the territory situated to the southward of the hills on which are the forts of Nernulla and Gawilghur, and to the westward of the river Wardah, stated by the fourth article of the treaty of Deogaum to belong to the British government and its allies, shall belong in perpetual sovereignty to his higness the soubadhar of the Dekan, with the exception of the districts reserved to Senah Saheb Soubah in the fifth article of the said treaty of Deogaum.

ART. III.

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All the forts, territories, and rights of Maha Rajah Acquisi Dowlut Rao - Scindiah in the Doab, or country la Comp. situated between the Jumna and Ganges, and all his confirforts, territories, rights and interests in the countries. which are to the northward of those of the rajahs of Jeypoor and Jodepoor, and of the ranah of Gohud, ceded by the second article of the treaty of Surje Anjengaum, shall belong in perpetual sovereignty to the honorable company.

ART. IV.

The fort of Baroach and territory depending the- Baroach reon ceded by the third article of the treaty of Surje Anjengaum, shall belong in perpetual sovereignty to the honorable company.

ART. V.

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The fort and city of Ahmednuggur, together with Ahmedsuch part of the territory depending thereon as is ce- uggur ded by the third article of the treaty of Surje Anjen- Peishgaum to the honorable company and its allies, shall wah.

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Peishwah,

ART. VI.

All the territories which belonged to Maha Rajah Dowlut Rao Scindiah before the commencement of Dikan. the late war, situated to the southward of the hills called the Adjuntee Hills, including the fort and district of Jalnapore, the town and district of Gandapore, and all other districts between that range of hills and the river Godavery, ceded by the fourth article of the treaty of Surje Anjengaum to the honorable company and its allies, shall belong in perpetual sovereignty to his highness the soubahdar of the Dekan. ART. VII.

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All cessions made to the honorable company by la Comp. any treaties which have been confirmed by the ninth confirm. article of the treaty of Surje Anjengaum shall belong in perpetual sovereignty to the honorable company.

Echange

ART. VIII.

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This treaty, consisting of eight articles, bei g this des copies day, the fourteenth of May 1804 A. D. corresponding with the third of Suffer 1219 A. H. settled and concluded at Poonah, by Lieutenant-colonel Barry Close resident with his highness the Peishwah, Lieutenantcolonel Close has delivered to his said highness a copy of the same in English, Persian and Marhatta, under the seal and signature of the said Lieutenantcolonel Barry Close; and his highness the Peishwah has delivered to the said Lieutenant-colonel Close an other copy also in Persian, Marhatta and English, bearing his highness Seal; and Lieutenant-Colonel Close aforesaid has engaged to procure and deliver to his said highness, without delay, a copy of the same, duly ratified by his excellency the most noble the governor-general in council; on the recipt of which by his said highness, the present treaty shall be deemed complete and binding on the honorable the English East-India company and on his highness; and the copy of it now delivered to his said highness shall be returned.