8th. That the Company will order to be delivered over to us whatever jewels, treasure, elephants, horses, military stores and effects of every kind, belonging to Hyder Naig and his officers, that may be found in the different forts, towns, &c., or that may be taken in the field.

9th. That Hyder Naig and all prisoners of every rank who may be taken in the field and in the different forts, towns, &c., shall be delivered over to the Rana's officers.

10th. That Seringapatam being a place of religious worship, no

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polygars in the collection of the MYSORE revenue, or in the nomination of No. XXIV. killadars, &c., but will support and assist all officers who may be appointed by the government of Mysore, provided the stipulated payments are regularly made by the government, and provided care is taken to have twelve months' provision in every garrison where the Company's troops may be stationed, otherwise the public safety will oblige the Company to collect money and provisions to the extent of this agreement.

8th-According to the rules of war established in European armies, whatever is found in a place taken by storm, and whatever is taken in the field from the enemy, becomes the immediate property of the troops: a compromise is often made on such occasions, whereby the army relinquish their claim for a specific sum of money; the Company will recommend this measure to their officers.

MYSORE troops shall be stationed within the No. XXIV. walls of that place except in time of actual war.

11th. That the Rana shall be at liberty to station sebundees and polygars in such places as may be necessary for the security of the revenue and the protection of the inhabitants.

12th. Should it so happen that the Company may not be able to reduce Hyder Naig, but on the contrary that they should be obliged to make peace with him, in that event the Company must take us and all the people who may join with us under their protection, and continue the same to us and our family for ever. And further they must engage to pay back whatever money may be advanced them on account of our Rana for the purposes before mentioned.

places garrisons shall be placed, what forts shall be kept up, and what shall be destroyed. 11th.-Admitted.

12th. The Company will comply with this Article in all its extent, as well in regard to the protection of persons as to the reimbursement of money.

13th.-(Vide Note at the end). General Coote is now invested with full powers from the Company, his cowle will be sufficient for the present. A Sunnud from the Supreme Government of Bengal will be procured by him, and a public letter from the Company will be obtained as soon as possible to confirm the whole in the same manner as it has been granted to the Rajah of Tanjore.

14th.-The Company cannot consent to this proposal in all its

exhausted by a distant war could afford a larger subsidy than five lakhs of Pagodas for some years; it is therefore further proposed that as the war now carrying on by the English against Hyder Naig can only be terminated by the total suppression of his power, the Company should extend the Mysore government over all the countries now held by Hyder; in consideration of which we will engage to pay by monthly instalments to the Company the further sum of twentythree lakhs of Pagodas for the expenses of the war. And from the time that peace shall be reestablished and the Mysore authority acknowledged throughout the dominions now held by Hyder Naig, we will pay annually to the Company the sum of twelve lakhs of Pagodas, and moreover assign to them in perpetuity a jaghire to the yearly value of five lakhs of Pagodas, in whatever part of the said dominions they may think best. In consideration of which the Company must maintain an army for the protection and defence of those countries.

extent. Their ally the Soubah of MYSORE. the Deccan has just claims on some No. XXIV. of those countries; and the Mahratta State, with whom the Company are now entering into a Treaty of friendship and alliance, have claims upon other countries. All the conquests therefore made by Hyder Ali from the Soubah and the Mahrattas must be excepted, and the Company must be left at liberty to enter into such engagements with those powers relative to those countries as they may think proper. The peshcush and chout formerly paid from the other countries, which may be recovered from Hyder Ali and given up to the Rana of Mysore, must be regularly paid to the Company in the same manner and for the same purposes as has been expressed relative to the peshcush and chout from Mysore. The stipulated payments must be regularly paid, and twelve months' provision must be constantly kept in every garrison, as has been before expressed.

With those exceptions the Company will engage to put the Rana of Mysore in possession of all the other conquests made by Hyder Ali, and to protect her and her successors in the same upon the conditions proposed.

MYSORE.

15th. Whatever countries may No. XXIV. have been taken by Hyder Naig from the governments of Hyderabad or Poonah or Sattara, that is to say, countries which are held immediately under the dominion of those governments, we agree shall be excepted, on condition that a proportionate deduction be made. from our payments; but this must not be extended to any tributaries of either State unless in such cases as may be now particularly provided for. The Articles of peshcush and chout must be left to the decision of our Rana, to whose consideration we will recommend them.

15th.-The Company will consent to make a deduction from the Mysore payments in the proportion as the revenue of any other province that may be excepted shall stand to that of the other countries to be given up to Mysore.

16th.-The Company will reserve

to themselves the liberty of re-instating the family of Morarow in the country of Gooty.

(Tide 13th Article). The powers of Government heretofore vested in General Coote being resumed by the Presidency of Madras, those Articles are executed under their sanction and by their authority, as before expressed.

The foregoing Articles, &c., were drawn up previous to the definitive orders of the Presidency of Madras,