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THE GREAT MOGUL.

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Copleg of all Treaties, Engagements, or Correspondence, be-
tween the Itritith Government in India an,l the King or
Mogul at 1) •Ihi, or with his Ministers, sub.equent to the
CO4ICIA:011 of the Treat. of %vein ; ao fir as the same may
be disclosed without prejudi,•a to the Public Service.

Extraß of Letter from the Governor General in Council, to
the Secret Committee, dated 12th April, 1804.
The Governor General in Council now proceeds to state to
your Honourable Committee, the s.hstance of hiss Excellency's
separate instenetione to the Conunandet in Chief on distinct
!Drenches of the general plan of operations, and political at.
ierigement.coinniunicatexi to the Commander ill Chief, in the
GOvernor Gent:tare dispatch to his Excellency of 27th July.
By a separate letter of that date, the Corunialider in Chief
was furnished with a detail of the measures to be 'mewed with
reipect to His Majesty Shah Autism arid the Royal Family, In
the event of Hit Majesty and the Royal Faintly coining under
the protection of the British Government
Deeming it to be desirable that Fla Stalest!, Shah Auluto
should be aperdily apprised tit the Governor General's 'men-
thol in Flu Majesty's favour, the Gin entre General 'Octet-wad a
latter to Ilia Majisty, intimating, that in the actual crisis of
seairs, his Majesty would probably have an early opportunity
of placing himself under the protectrun of the !tritest' Govern-
ment, and austerity His Staierty, that if lie should be disacsed
to accept the asylum which the Coairoander in Chef had been
directed to offer to him, every denioneratino of re ea...et ale) it-
teetion would Ito reauiferted unreels Ili Majesty ott the part
of the British Govertintent, and that an adequate pure ision
would be meta for the support of His Majesty, and of his fa-
mily and household, and referxine His Majesty fur further de-
tails to the coinntuni=tinns of the Commander in Chief.
The letter was transmitted to hie Fecellency the Commander
in Chef, with insuuctions resaectiog the mode of forwarding
it to His Majesty.
With a view to provide against the pmbable at'erept of the
French Officer in charge of the Idegurs person, to place His
Majesty beyond the reach of our power, in the event of any
•
nioventetit of the litit.sh troops against Delhi, tee Coneuaeder
in Chief yr is parrculaily irtstruftedte regulate the operations of
the army in such a manner as to frustrate the success of such a
plan.
The Governor General ehserved to the Commander in Chief,
that the arrangement to be finally eotreluded with reaped to
His Mak:sty Shah Antrim, invoked guestimated goat political
Anil national itnpnrtasice, which would hien the subject of future
deliberation. That for the present it was the intention of the
Governor General, merely to secure for His Majesty the prutec-
tion att.- hark!' Government, and ter Ringer to His need.
and to III:: Roc J Family of Delhi, a provision for their immedi-
ate support, the extent of which mutt he regulated by future
events. The Condone General, however, expressed his opi-
nion, that the Emperor would not hexitate to place himself
under &arid' protection without any previous stipulation. Tha
apparent impissibility of His Majesty effecting his escape from
• Delhi, for the propose of claiming the proffxtred protection of
the British Government, rendered it unnecessary to contemplate
that eyein
The oar-titration of Delhi appeared to the Governor General
to affirrd the only ja.eotect of affording to His Majesty the pro-
trt4,,ii of the British Power. The Governor General express-
ed to the Commaiider its Chief an anxious desire, that when
that emit should take place, His Majesty and the Royal Faun-
ly should immedietely eleerience the benefit of the change,
lay receiving fietin the Commander in Chief, and from all per
sonic echo, mei, the British authority, every demonstration of
revert rice and respeatful care, and that every regard should be
paid to the comfits.* and ootkenienee of His Majesty and the
Royal Fantils , consistent with the due security of their persons.
The Governer General directed, that if His Majesty Shah
Aitken should come tinder the protection of the British Govern-
ment, the Cominander in Chief should immediately appeiot a
Civil or Maitary .Officer, properly qualified, to attend His
Majesty in the eapacity of Representative of the British Go-
'eminent, with instreetiem to such Officer foe the regulation
of he conduct tftwanls His Majesty and the Royal Family,
founded ore the actual circumstances of their situation.
Under the ehivemsor eiersetal's fealliell,4l to postpone any
final arrangement with rev met to His Majesty and the Royal
Family, flys:Criminal/4er las Chief was in-stoned to decline en.
teeing into any ergo-einem wth 114 Majesty for that purpose.
The Commander in Chief was also directed to refer to the Go-
vernor General ary prepmitinn whit+ might be received from
His Majesty, of a restore to admit the delay el a reference.
The Governor General in Council now proceeds to state to
your Finnouratde Committee, the circumataikes attending the
deliverance of the Reverter Shah Aulum, frosts his grievous
subject to the power and autherity of the Martians, and the
French, and of ew restreatinn of that aged and venerable Mo-
narch, under the protectioli of the Britrsh Government, to a
state of dignity, competency, stet comfort.
The letter addressed by the Cc:tremor General to His Majesty
Shah Atrium, of which the subearwe was stated in the eacali
paragraph of that letter, was secretly transmitted by the Cent-
m under in Chief to Sync, Rezzee !Char., the agent of the re-
sident with Dowlut Row Sciridia at Delhi, for the purpose of
be' mg delivered to His Majesty. It was accumpanied by a letter
freers the Commander in Chief, expo rive of his anxiety to
afford mime demonstratirat of reamed andattachinent to Hill Ma-
jetty. The swirliest secrecy was .njoined to Sy tad Renee Khan
its the delivery of these letters.
On the nth August, the Commander in Chief received,
through Sy ud Revs. Khan, the answer et Shah Aulum hi the
Governor General's letter, expressing the anxious wish of His I
esaiesty to avail housed' of the protection of the British the
VeTnineet
On the Ist Septemaee the Commander in Chief 'recited,
from Syud Reese Khan a letter, under the seal of His Majesty,
to the Governor General, declaring, that His Majesty had en-
trusted the management of all his of to Dowlut Roo fa:M-
ilo, and to Moinicur Perron, as die deputy of Freindia i aid en-
couraging I li• Majesty'. allcolliOol of taeri.g the held in person,
and requiring the Governor General to ?reliant the runner pro
aecution of military operations.
It is proper to airmen: your Honourable Committee, that the
transmission of letters, on the part of His Majesty, was at all
tinws aubjea to the connote! of the officers who were stationed
at Delhi on the part of Dowlut Row Scindia, and who 'stied
under the immediate authority of Mr Ferree. His Majesty
was never permitted to dispatch any letters which had not been
dictated or approved by three officers. The reply which the
Grvernor General received to his letter to the King, was clan-
destinely prepared and forwarded ; added to which, the actual
state of misery and distress in which that unfortunate Monarch
has long been titvelved, and the known solicitude of His Ma-
jeatv to be relieved froth the oppressive centrumt andietne
nun ay of the Marhatta pnwer, precluded any supposition that
the h•-or described in the preceding paragraph was prepared
and transmitted by His Moires 's voluntary command, or that
the detaarations and rejurictierss commove! in it accorded with
the real wishes and designs of 1 Its Majesty. These considera-
tions, added to information which the Cuinteauder in Chief
received from Sjud Renee Khaun, that the letter in queition
was actually dictated by the French Officers at Delhi, afford un-
questionable proof of that feet.
A letter in the same spirit, addressed by His Majesty to the
Mawaub Vizier, had been delivered by the Vizier to the resi-
dent at Lueknow, and Sped Reeza Khaun reported to ere Com-
mender in Chief, that His Majesty had piehlicly derived his in-
tention to 'dares similar letters to several of the Chiefs of Hin-
dustan. The whale of these pruceediags evidently originated
with the Ereuch officer. at Delhi, and subsequent events have
proved the correctness of the ;minion which was ferreted of Ilia
Majesty's anxious solicitude to place biome( under the proteo-
tan elate Br h power.
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Syud Rears thau havurg been compelled to gait Delhi by
the violem, of the French officers. proceed,-.1 to tle ramp of
thi• Commander in Chief, and rendered a favourable account
of the dispopiiieu 114 Majesty and his Court towards the Brit-
the French and others in the interests of
deter fits Majesty from accepting the
.rivh Government, were however frustrated
decisive success uf our arms In the memorable
the 11th of Sep:saber, 1605. Immediately
Commander in Chief was apprised of the
sire to pLicc himself under the immediate
At army.
ober the Commander in Chief, attended
ers of the army, waiter' on the Emperor
Royal Palace in the Fort of Deihl. On
_lajesty's eldest son Mims Akio., Shah, the
proceeded to the /kiddie Camp, and coodw.lof

All the attempts of the
Dowlut Rao Seindia, to
proteeion oldie British
by the %vial and decisive
battle of Delhi, on the 1
after that event, the Com
Emperor's earoeit thane
proteeion rd the Braivh
On the 16th Septmioa
be the moiety's'
bhaha Alum, at thee It,
that occasion His Majm
bait aepattut. lanaceera