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lfolkar ta his hereditary sights, wauld I:lroise more positive MA
certaia difficulty and danger than be justly apprenedde.l
from the routiauance of .-swiiist Rao !talker in the linsitesaims
of the territori,:s actually cider his authority. A pacific con
duct triaardsJeswwit Rau nether, iuthepresent moment, will
nut preclude the future restoration of Cashee Rao Holk Sr to
the ponession of his hereditary rights, The previous adjust-
ment of our difference. with Dinelut Rao Scialia, and the final
settlement of our new political relations, together with the re-
situation of gen:ral tranquillity in India, in.iy be expected to
afford additional facilities to renteinent of nor relations with
the floVsai family, if such a settlement should ultimately be
deemed adyiseaNe.

is 23. It will b;necessary however to regulate our proceedines
with respect to Jeswiant Rao Holka: in such a manner, as t.,
avoid ativ acknowledgment or confirmation of the legitimacy
of his domi .ion,or of that of Kundee Rao Holkar.
. .... _ .

24. The considerations, detailed in the preceding part of
this dispatch, have deteritined me net to make any immediate
attempt to restore Cashes Ran Holkar to the possession of his
hereditary dominions, and I am also disposed to leave Jeswunt
Rao Milker in the exercise of his present authority, without
any further interposition of the British power that' that which
may be required for the security of the chiefs arid states
is Hindustan with whom we hare contracted def. lithos alli-
ances; those chiefs and states must be portect,l by arms
against any exactions en the part of Jeswunt Rao Milker,
(omitted in the pretended claims of the Holkar family : we are
pledged by the spirit of our engagements to secure those allies
against such exactions.
25. My sentiments on the subject of Jeswunt Rao Hot.
km's supposed claims upon those chiefs and states are detailed
in the dispatch from the Governer-general in molted to your
Excellency, under date the 13th instant : a coay of that
dispatch has been transmitted to the Haoourablc Major General
Wellesley.
26. It may be expected that Jeswunt Rao Holkar will se-
qiriesce in this moderate !Imposition on the part or the British
Government. His refusal will preclude all expectation of his
concuirence in any other arrangement, consistent with the
olsligatiode of justice and of public faith, and will require a
reduction of his power by force.
27. For the aecomplishiuent of the prnpesed arrangement,
it will merely be necessary that your Excellency ahoual signify'
to Jeswunt Rao Hal kar, either by letter or through the charts
omit of Vak.'els, whom he may be invited to dispatch either to
your Excellency's camp, or to that the I Innou. able Ntkifir
General Wellesley, as mar be most convenient for the pur-
pose of negnciation, that the British Government ertertains
the liven amicable dispeedtion toward. him, and harbours nn
intention of prosecutii g hostilities against him, midst com-
pelled to that extremity by acts of aggressiun on his part against
the British Government er any of its allies. That the British
Government is pledged, by the obligation of its eogagements
with various Chiefsand States in Huidostan, to griarantee them
against ad exactions and demands urifeureted justice ; that
we do net admit Ills claim to tribute, of any deriocriiiiati,m,
upon those Chiefs and States, founded upon the p,etensions of
the Milker family, and that we shall therefore be compelle.: to
reset any such demands on the part of Jeswunt Rao Ifnikar ;
that, with the consent of His Highness the Peshwa, the Brit.sh
Government will ne disposed to arbitrate the drffereeeet sub•
sisting between Jeswunt Raw Milker, an& to adjust the
claims of the several branches of the family, on the principles
of equity and justice; that we are desirous of preserving peace
with Jetwunt Rau Hulkar ; and that we wilt abstain from any
unsolicited Moe terence in his collect na hey and the limits required
for the ;meet:trio arid security of the rights and territories
of our allies, mid that we merely require that he should
nu :feat a slander conduct, by abstiinifig from all me:antes a d
oaeratibins of a contrary tendency, by withd.avring his troops
from any position which they may at present occupy of a me-
nacing aspect to the British Government or to our Allies, and
by withholding all demand. tin the metes or chieftains with
which time Briti.h Givernment is alliance. If Jeswimt Km,
Ito:kin should adva:,ea any claims on those states In. his indivi.
dual capacity, the British Government wiU ba dis,tosed to obi
trate all such el time on principles of equity amid justice, and ge-
marshy to arbitrate all claims tin any of our allies, by similar
rules"( moderation and good faith.
re. On the basis of the proposed arrangement, your Excel-
I..ney is authorised to enter into a negociatioo with Jeswant
Ra. Holkar, exercising your discretion with regard to the degree
of severity which we may possess under Jeswunt Rata Iluilisaess
acquiescence in the terms of any sesh arrangement.
29. If !talker's views should appear t. be ev.deutly heatiles
your Eaevileocy will judge how far it inight be espedi-nt to
move %emits% hi; forams my wish is to arii.d such an ether- -
mitt : and, if peace with Scindia shoold he obtains& on terms
of adequate security, I shori.d desire thatch. asap mailer your
Escedency's command shou:d speArly be formed in moth a
manner as might effectually expedite the security and vettle•
meat of oar valuable conquests and powerful alliances.
30. The solidity and wiength of inn doiniiiimis in Ileidostan,
under the system of Treattin and Alliance* already liappdy ac-
c implialted by your Excellency, wild be roefirinen by a Peace
with Scardia, wider circumstances of glo:y and pow a-, which
must opp.e: an impregnable battier to the assaults of :a) Nails
State
,The Bnt.sh Empire is ladies at the close of the war w.th
CI: Confederate Chiefs, wit assume an aspect of such splini-
d our as 01416 t daunt the most adventarow• sidrit of any .lief or
St..t !excluded from the hermits of oar pones-trim ; I ism there-
( ...teat:shed, trot Otte the conclusion erf Peace with Stimuli,,,
Jets., uut Kau Milker, instead of attempting no encounter the
British arms will anxiously solicit the cuunteriance and favour
of our Government. The iiterimfive P:ael or War with
Scindia is probable decided, .is I am convinced that Major
Uenoral Welleeley *has net renewed the Armiatieir *WO Sandia
after the 21st ultimo. If the war with Szmdia should be pro-
tracted, the motions of H.litar 11111,t he checked without
delay, and, its such an • ent, your Exeelletic-y will 1,1 pleased
to the expediency of advancing that' part of your
force which .;previously to the peace of I) a:pv.o was des.
tined for it star, in sach a direstioia as to of rests agsrost Jes.
vreut Rao Holkar, and ultimately to wend Major Gessetal
Welleiley'a movements against Scindia. In soli an e>treiniiy
Major . tilisweral Welhaley would probably move towards
Usageia. •

31..My.eridi and expectation are, however, that a peace bile
actually been signed with Scindia, and if any hopes shoot., be
e oifirmed trust , Ithatth the fame of the graith power will deter
tioncir, sod ccoy adventurer iii Ana, o.r many yew,. fr
rocounterior tl., perils e reit contest with the British arms.
SY Th.. ..0 Iligence, which loot Excellency Its, rec.vired
of the cruelty vaertived by Jzsyrunt Rao HWllcar inwa,do his
English officers, rn the murder of Mean. Vickara, and
Ryan, ha, occasioned v.vat concern in my mind. Thy pante
culars of thin atrocious trauuawn, however, most hz ?ally sq-
certAiked, larfaire it can becume th, suoje:i of di-cusder with
Jeavrunt Rao Walker. 1, theiefure, sin anxious to leant ftna
titer details on the subject, aweriolis'y to the dispatch of any
instructium to your Eneelleitcy, intruded nit the perirenatton
Of such n Clime 1 have the honour to Ito, Stc.
• Fat Wolin's, 17th January, IHd4. W ELLESLEY.