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PAPERS
RELATING TO EAST INDIA AFFAIRS.

Copies sod Extracts of Melees received front the Govern.
moats in turtle, ielative to the origin and progress of
the discussions which te►ntlnaled in hostility with the
Pci,harah.

No. I.
Extract from a Dispatch from the Governor General in
Council, to the Secret Committee, dated April 14, Isl 7.
%%re avail our►elves of the return to England of
his Mlnjr►ty's *hip Lyrn. to lay before your Hun.
Commute a succinct report of the late extraordi-
nary proceedings of his Highness the Peis[meth,
and of our consequent measures and resolutions,
ur:coinpaisied by copier of the di►patches of the
Resident at Poona.

Your Honourable Committee will hear in recol.
lection the circumstance of the murder of Ganglia.
hut Shattry, the Guickwar•s Minister at the Court
of Poona, in the month of July, 1915—the noto.
fitly, as well as the positive evidence, of the fact
of its having been perpetrated by Tritobuckjee
Dantelia, the confidential Minister and favourite of
the Peishwall—the wrong tittpicinti that retort! on
his Nightie** himself of having hero privy to it—
mid tine measures undertaken at that period for
vindicating the honour of the Britith name and
character, so deeply injured by that airticionv pro.
ceeding„ which terminated in the surrender of Trim.
buckjee into our hands, and hit confinement in the
fort of Tannish in Salsette.

The escape of Tritnbuckjee from Tanneh, and
the ciseuenstances attending that event, were re.
ported in a letter to the Honourable the Court of
Director., under date the Nth December last,
on which occasion we stated that there was ground
for belief that lint escape hati been concerted by the
Peisliwolt, and that lie was concealed and protected
by hit litglincios„ notwithatanding his solemn assn.
raisers to the contrary. The impossibility of esta-
blishing this fact et the time by evidence, and the
belief that the Prisliwuls„ satisfied wills hwvitni pro-
cured Tr butikjer's freedom, would not risk a
rupture with the British Glover 1111 l rot by any fur-
ther proceedings in hit favour, and would restrain
Trinibuckjee front those designs and proceeding*
whieli that petson's o.vn violence and ambition,
and his lung-clirrislied. curl now highly aggravated
nullity toward,. the British Government would
prompt him to undertake—a belief justified by the
conduct of the Pcislivtah at the moment, induced
us to desist front a further agitation of the
question, stud to receive the assurances of th«
Prishwdli as an acquittal of his IlighllMlS from
all concern its Tritultutikier's escape. For • ttttt e
tune sifter, the utmost cordiality seemed to prevail
huriWerli 1110 flightless and the British Government.
Fregitent confidential contoiniticatious passed be.
twt-tin the Prishwals and the Itesident, and lii. Iligh-
orts received a striking lima of the confidence and
friendship of the Governor-General to Council, in
the communication to lite Highness, t f our inten-
tions regarding the Pindarroes. Will the liegociations
actually pesiding with nitwits' Rao Sciodualt nit
ill it totbkrei ; a disclosure Winch had ant been made
to any other of the tithes of the British Criverninelit.
I In Ihr other hand, sun measure or poinceedong of
tits (iovrrniurut was tither in contemplation or in
Intigrrs4, vtioc:i conk! hove trotted in the remotest
degree to alatin ui It vitiate his I.lu4litiess's mind.
It eras its these eirctainstanets that Mr. Elpliiii-
sto,ie received intelligence of the assembly of small
parties of armed men in the neighbourhood of NIA.
hadro, &Mout .50 tunics (ruin Poona, in whirls
viciui-
ly hits iiiformation led hint to believe that Trim.
buCidiee was eoncedled cud subsequently, that

No. 11.
Nn. rifle, of. Proemlinks minium to the Nftwiler or Guu.

robs,. Shastry, the Guickwar's Minister deputed to
POJII3.
Trinibuchjee Daieglis, in whose conduct the
late discussions with the Court of Poona have ori-
gloated, was first appointed to carry on the conn-
moult:idiom between the Peishwah and the Resi-
dent, after the ification of the recal cf Gouged.
hut %awry to Baroda, and the suspension, by
the British Government, of its arbitration of the
disputes between the Pe:sbwish and the Guickwar.
Trionlitickjee, who had been a menial servant of
the Peishwale awl lied found some opportunities
of rendering his Highness essential-service, had al-
ways enjoyed a Isrge 'nuncio of his toaster's confi-
dence, mini became, by this appointmetit, the real
and efficient Minister of the State of Poona. The
effects of time elevating of hit Highness's favourite
10 II situation of such power and importatice, were
soon discovered in an entire change of the internal
policy of the Cote' of Poona, end iti repeated its-
fractions of the l'reuty of Bassein.
It is known that matted claims have long de-
peuded between the Government of the Peishiveli
tend that of the Guickwar, arising out of the for-
mer connection between those States. By the pro-
visions of the Treaties contlittled between the Bras
tish Government snit the Peisliwali anti Guickwar
respectively, the British Goverimierit it humid to
arbitrate these claims. A fisether imbject of dis-
cussion arose respecting the farm of Ahmedabad,
comprehending the principal portion of the Pit";bls-
walt's lands to Guzrrat, which had been grained to
the Guickwar on a lease of ten years; the term of
the lease being nearly expired, and the renewal or
it being so object of cousiderable importance•both
to the British and the Guickwar's intermit in Guer-
ra, a negociation was opened far the purpose of
endeavouring to obtain it. With this question
were conitected others referring to the
interests its Kettywar„ the wle.le Wining a subject
of considerable delicacy and moment, in which the
honour and interest* of the BrAish Government
were directly concerned.
It was very desirable that the governments of
Poona and Barode should endeavour to come to an
understanding 01l all these points, by direct
.nego-
c.ation ; and that the arbitration of the British
Government should not be resorted to, except in
the event of a failure of those endeavours. This
course was accordingly recontroeutled ; and after
au ineffectal attempt to acconiiilish a satisfactory
arrangement thriitigh the ssi,,eeticy of the Guickwar's
tracker! at Noma, whete measures were counter-
acted by every species of intrigue, both there and
at Baredie instigated unquestiutiably by Trim-
buckjee. who had a personal interest in the re-
seimption of the Peisliwals's direct authority iii
General, it was determined that Gungadhor
Shastry. the Guickwar's priucipal minister, should
be deputed to Poona to bring matters to a close.
He accordingly proceeded to Pl/0114 in the cha-
racter of a public minister, and under the declired
protection and guarantee of the British Govern-
ment : the renewal of the Irate of Ahmedabad was
positively rejected by the Peinliwale cod the lauds
delivered over to his Highness's officers. Every
possible tbiley, procrastioriti tttt . and evasion, were
thrown in the way of the negociation of the oilier
depending points ; et length, with the concurrence
of the Resident. he determiiiril to retire frem
Poona. leaving the unadjusted questions to be ar-
Intreted by the Rills!' Government. A remark.
aide change in the cnoiluet of the Peishwah and
his minister Trintlinckjee, and in their ilemesnotir
towards the Sluistiy, ;inlayed him to suspend this
intention. His Highness anal the miniver now
tiepin to show extraordinary merit of favour and
kindness to Guirgadhur Shastry. and to emit-neuter
by every means to their power to conciliate hie re-
ward and confidence ; his Highness even went so far
as !o propose that one of his daughters should Ind
married to the Shastry's sou, mid else preperationts
for die marriesfe 'ere in some progress. Hopes of
en early adjustinetit of all the depending quesiiiiiis,
nit terms which the Shastry 11 ght it growl* im rto
his insister's interest to Accept, were ei.o held out :
deceived by these opiscaratiers„ the S.i.tot,y, Math
the etria•riq of the Resident. deferred Its depaiture
I out the Peishwah's Dorb•ir. He secumpaiited his
Highness snit the niiiiister uu it pilgrimage to
Nassick, whither the Resident sreoinrairieil the
Court, and he returned with the Petshwalt to Posit's,
and thence proceeded titi a visit of devotion to
Punderpote, at the earnest entreaty of the Pcish-

wash and Trimbuckjee. letetrig most of his at-
tendant,. at POOON) at their desire.
On the night of ths 14th July, the Shestry re.
ceived a message front Trimbuckjee, entreatiiis
him to come.to the temple and 'irritants his devo-
tions:. Being indisposed, thiShustry declined the
invitation, which was three times renewed with in:
creased earnestness. Yielding at kngth to these
entreaties, hr repaired to the temple, attended by
only NU/ or five persons altogether. !laving pee.
formed his devotion', and converse.' for a fav mi.
notes with Triiiilmckjee, lie left the temple to 're-
turn home, and hid only got >t short distance Gout
it, when he was attacked and killed by five armed
'men, who cank from the temple and immediately
ran away towards UT same place. after twrperrating
the murder. The perticulais of tits affair are de-
tailed in a dispatch from tl.e Resideiii et Poona,
dated eih Septemlier ; and being euppoeled by evi-
dence, left no moon to doubt that Tiimbuekjee
was implicated in the guilt of the Shastry's•assas.
%illation. The anxiety sheen by Trimbuckjee to;
the Shustry's attendance in 'the temple on the Mehl
of hisassessination—his desire that he should be ac'-
compoinied lint by few —Vhe absent e of
all investigation on ti* toad of the Peisliwidi's ee-
verninent, 'after the it urder•hal -hero, perpetraied.
notwithstanding ,the atrocity 'with which at was
marked—mid. above all, the fact of uu tneesure.
having been takeu fur the arrest of Bugiviiiit
and Butiolojee, Wild Were at Punderpore. and no
whom suspicion immedi .lily lighted, us bring th,"!
known tremolo! and political ~mile. of the de-
ceased—seemed, in the general °pillion, to he kw-
cimistivices which irresistildy fixed the guilt ors
Toionboorki-e. The Reishweh himself did mit
e.cope the ihiputation having instigated or up.
proved the murder.
Mr. Elphinstone, who was at Ellora when lie
learned the murder of the Shattry..iiteineolierde
uddressed the Peseliwah, acquainting. bbn with Ins
intention of returning to Poona without rdelay,
and calling of his Highness to institute an rally
and serious investigation of the case. with a view to
discover and punish the assassins of the Minister of
an ellyof the Britieli Go.Yeeninent, who• had c e
to his Highness's Court under the espress guaran-
tee of thetforintr. •
Notwithstanding the urgent defined made lay
Mr. Elphinstone far en inquiry into the circuit'_
etances of the murder. and the punishment of the
criminals when they should be diecovered, no steps
towards an investigatiou. were• taken either by the
Peiehwali or his Munster, during their continualiv:
at Punderpore. As the general voice pointed
Trimbetekjee as being the instigator of the crime,
and from the tone of Mr. Elphinstone'e "moo).
strauce •to the Peishwah, it was expected that he
would not long delay u declaration. of the semi-
!neuts which hr entertaiiied on the our. esti roof.
denary precautions were token goy In% igitnep. and
Trimbeckjee fir the security of their persona. Ne.e
troops were entertained and saw tiit,lyd horn a tit-.
forme, ow purpose to guard his litginiess; and when
he travelled,. his person was atteoded, contrary
his usual practice, by a large lioolj of mined our;,.
The entry of the Nisbet's,' tiito,hiii capital was
marked by every symptom of diitritst and motley.
He arrived its a close tiateiikeen, without giving m-
ater of his epproacii, and without being met by icy
of his Chief'''. At night, strong guards were posted',
both at hilt Palace and at the house of 'friiislinck-
jee. It Iseptiened alm that his arrival at Poona tea"
on the day of a great festival, on which thotisisiorh
of Brahmins were accustomed to attend in order us
receive charity from his Highness, who. had hitherto
never failed to be present. go this occasion,lve
ever, of. its recurrence. he woo not present. These
extraordinary preeeistiods were adopted, as Mr.
Elphinstotie subeeqUeotlY learned, in consequence
oldie fear which the Peishwali and Triinbuckjee
entertained of being assassinated by,. some of iiir
!oldies of Gungailhur Shastry. who had remained
at goon* with Bapoo Myraul.
On Writing that no atteistion had been paid to
his first remonstrance from Eliot', and having bet
come possessed, of information which left in his
mind no doubt of Triinbuckjee's guilt, Mr. El
stone resolved not to delay pithltcly charging the
Miiiieter with the crime of having instigated the
murder of the Shastry, and calling on the PeishiVoli
for hie immediate imprisonment.
Soon after the Peishwah's return to Ponta. Mr.
Elphinstone requested an audience of his Higlines.,
which was on variods pretexts put off. Thr Rest.
dent accordingly determined to discootinue his ap.
plications for perinisuiou to wait on the Peishwulis
and to adopt some other mode of apprising his
Highness of what he wished to communicate. He.
at length, after some difficulty. succeeded to coow
ing to be conveyed to his Highiires a paper, con-
taining a direct charge against Trimbuckjee, and
demanding his immediate imprisonment.
The judicious and persevering firmness of Mr.
Elphinsume, aided by the Peisliwah's own reflec-
tions on the risk which lie was incurring a I SA nip.
lure with the British Governinent, prevailed on his
nig/mese to comply with the Reridei,t'a demand,.
After a confetence with Mejoe Ford, the (Act- r
commanding his brigade of register troop., witlt
whom he had frequtitily communicated iloritte V.itt
course or these di.e,issioim, and imite of his laainci-
pal advisers, the Pendleton at length declared 1114
loosen, to the surrender of Titinhoekjee Dai tight, to
the officers of the Biiiosli Goverionemt ; Mr. El-
phonstestie *o9tititl.. 1.1% Highness that in fiittlier
si-
quory would be C ItAttirrell necessary ; 111111 Trott.
buekjer's Isle would be sowed, and tivit he would
fergo sin severities which were not unulied in •
strict coodieeinent. oi party of Nlaji e
ford's brtgAile received charge of 'I siiiihnekjee,
and escorted hton bola Wwwientghur to Porous.
where hr was delivered over to as drtacr anent of
Blue.lo troops, isiA coin:bitted to Bombay, together
with Ougwittit Raw and ffuoidojee, who were to ha
given up to tie .ffiern. of the Guickomr grown-
meat. Tr:mbockjee was immediately placed in
tenet confinement in the For of l'anualt.

(To be continued.)