The Sun.
London, England, 1848-07-06 00:00:00

" TRANSLATION OF THE PREAMBLE OF THE MAHRATTA
TREATY, AND OF THE FIRST ARTICLE OF THE SAID
TREATY BETWEEN THE EAST INDIA COMPANY AND
HIS HIGHNESS MAHARLY PRETAP SEENIIW, THE
RAJA OF SATTARA, TOGETHER WITH EXPLANATORY
NOTES ON THE MEANING of SOME OF THE TERMS
USED IN THE FIRST ARTICLE.
" The treaty of the 25th of September, 1819, which
is in the English, Mahratta, and Persian languages—in
the present literal translation from the Mahratta lan.
gunge, it is stated at the commencement of the.preamble:
" A treaty for strengthening, holding firm, and
cementing friendship between the prosperous and valiant
English Government, which Government is thus assured
in its mind—that the illustrious house of his Highness
Shrecmun Mahara Rujay Pretap Seenhw, Chuttraputtee
(King or Emperor) of Sattara, is of high antiquity."
Article Ist. " That the valiant English Government
on its part, agrees to give country or territory (Moolk)
to the government or state (sircar) of his Highness
Maharaj Chuttraputtee (the Raja of Sattara). A be•
parato memorandum, or schedule, of which is attached
to this written treaty; his Highness Maharaj Chuttra-
puttee and his Highness's sous (Ferzund) and heirs
(Waris), and successors (Rayeein-Mukam), are perpe-
tually (sudodeet, is;from generation to generation), to
reign in sovereignty over the territory. On account of
this, these (1. e. the treaty and territory) are given."
" This article requires some explanation with regard
to the meaning of the Arabic, Persian, and Mahratta

terms used in the treaty, in the Mahratta language.
" Ist. Maharaj Chuttraputtee is the highest of the
flindoo royal titles, implying the great King, the Em-
peror, or his Imperial Majesty.
" 2d. Ferzund (in Persian) is a son, or begotten
son,' in the Mahratta language termed Ourus Pootre.'
" 3d. Waris (in Arabic) is a heir,' implied by the
word vounsh, a relative, here meaning the adopted
son (Duct Pootre), whom the Raja may think proper to
take and adopt from among his relatives.
" 4th. Kayeem Mukam, in Arabic literally 'of the
fixed or permanent place,' applicable to those qualified
to succeed in the Government of the kingdom, being a
Regency, here consisting of the Queen, the Ministers,
agents, and other officials of State, after the decease of
the Raja, and during the minority of the adopted son
and heir.

" sth. Sudodeet, in J!elahratta, literally signifies from
generation to generation; so long as the su❑ and moon
remain, they are to reign and rule."

(A true Translation.)
J. W. GRAHAM,
Au East India Proprietor.

June 30, 1848.

CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN.
CABRERA IN SPAIN—PROCLAMATION
OF CABRERA—ENTHUSIASM OF HIS
PARTY.
News one day later has been received by us from
Madrid.

Yesterday we announced the commencement of the
Carlist movement, and the appearance of CARRERA
by the Pla de Selinas. The whole party—his staff;
his escort, and his other attendants—is described as
appearing full of enthusiasm, and counting upon soon
winning a victory for CHARLES VI., otherwise known
as the Conde DE AIONTEMOLIN.
We are now enabled to transcribe into our
columns the proclamation of CARRERA, which
has appeared in the Opinion Publique, a
Carlist paper, published in Faris. It is full of hope,
founded on the political despotism of NARVAEZ—the
financial ruin of Spain—the confiscation of all

liberties—military dictatorship—the quarrel with
England—and the indifference of Republican France,
neither of whom will now lend ships, money, or men.
The proclamation is as follows :

Brave Veterans,—and you, also, young men who
dwell in the neighbourhood of the Ebro and the Tagus—
quit your abodes; the bugle and the trumpet call you.
if these warlike sounds cannot reach you, at least I am
sure that the echo of my voice will sound in your
ears. Perhaps you desire to know the motive of
this appeal. In a few words I will tell you. An
avaricious, false, and corrupt Prince, taking advan-
tage of our divisions, in concert with a degraded Princess,
made an object of speculation of the Catholic
throne of the Alphonsos and the Ferdinands. A matri-
monial combination was schemed in the darkness of
night, and the consequence of this combination is that
the crown that surpasses in splendour every crown in
the world may pass from the brow of women, who wear
it without right, to that of a stranger, without conside-
ration, value, or title. France, already ashamed of
having at her head the author of so vile a plot, has ex-
pelled him from her soil ; while we, Spaniards, looked
upon as a people so proud, keep amongst us at the sum-
mit of power the author of this plot, and all her accom-
plices, more than ever ready to profit by the fruit
of their vile bargain. Inhabitants of Aragon,
Valencia, Tortosa, and Murcia, it is for you
to show to the world that all Spaniards were
not buried in the ruins of Sarragossa. The cause
for which I call you to arms is the same as that
fur which those heroes: fell—the cause of Spanish inde-
pendence. For so noble and so proud an enterprise I
count upon you, as you no doubt count upon me. Let
us hasten, for time is precious. I await you in the same
fields and theatres of your glorious exploits. There
you will meet the sword that so often was happy enough
to lead you to victory, and a flag already illustrious,
with this difference, that upon it you will see on one
side the name of Charles Louis do Bourbon,' our legi-
timate King, and on the other Live Spanish Inde-
pendence precious name, and a cry that wo hear
written on our hearts in characters of flame, and that
never shall be eradicated by the wretches who
traffic in our national honour. Spaniards I you
who will take arms to respond to my call, recollect
that without union, subordination, and discipline, every
army is powerless. Rest faithful to these three princi-
ples, and see in each of your fellow-countrymen with
whom you are not at war, whatever may be his opinion,
a father, a friend, a protector; is every enemy made
prisoner, a brother, a companion. Never forget that
blood is the most precious treasure of nations. Spare
then that of your enemies even at the price of your own,
and you will be rewarded. Let clemency be your motto,

bringing into account the appropriations in aid from
the sale of old stores.

We have elsewhere given a tolerably full report of
a Special General Court of East India Proprietors,
convened on requisition, to consider the present
position of the Sattara question. As our readers are
aware, the Bombay Government in 1839 deposed
the then ruler of Sattara, PERTAUB SING, on
the alleged ground of a breach of the treaty
of 1819, by which, on the termination of the
Mahratta war, he was taken into alliance with
the British Government, and recognised as sovereign
of a limited principality, with the right of transmit-
ting his titles and dominion to an heir born of his
own body, or one adopted according to the immemo-
rial laws and usuages of the Ilindoos. The deposed
Raja, unable to obtain such an inquiry into the
charges made against him as would admit the proof
of his innocence being adduced, lingered in
captivity until the 14th of October, 1847, when
he expired at Benares, having, previously, in the
year, 1845, adopted the child of his first cousin, and
communicated to all the authorities concerned infor-
mation to that effect. The death of the ex-Rbja was
speedily followed by the demise, on the sth of April,
of his brother, the late Raja, without issue, by which
event the throne has become vacant. The friends
of the late ex-Raja, as will be gathered
from the speeches made yesterday, are
anxious that the adopted son of the man
whom they believe to have been unjustly
deposed, should be permitted to succeed to the Go-
vernment; and accordingly call on the Court of
Directors to decide in his favour. This the directors
decline to do, until they are in possession of the
views of the Governor-General, and at the same time
deny that any obligation rests on them to recognise
the adopted son of one who, as the majority
of them contend, had shown himself hostile
to the British Government, and had been
justly denuded of his powers. We shall refrain from
entering into any controversy at present on the sub-
ject of the ex-Raja's competency to nominate a
successor to the political rights of which he was
deprived in 1839; but we cannot hesitate to express
our belief that it would be a politic course,
on the part; of the Indian authorities and her
MAJESTY'S Government to end all disputes,
and prevent continued agitation, by selecting for their
future ally, under the treaty of 1819, the person no-
minated by the ex-Raja in 1845. That person is the
blood-heir to the throne, apart altogether from any
title acquired by adoption, being the nearest
male relation of the two brothers deceased.
His acknowledgment and elevation would
give universal satisfaction to the Mahratta
people, and would at the same time be
the full accomplishment of the present wishes of those
who in this country have taken so lively an interest
in the question. We do not imagine that the East
India Company will make any attempt to
annex the territory of Sattara. They will
respect, we believe, the treaty which secured that
territory to the descendants of SITAGEE. In their
choice of successor to PERTAUB SING and APPA
SAHIB, we trust they will attach due weight to the
many considerations which make it expedient to ter-
minate the discussion of a question which has led to
many painful disclosures and many personal crimi-
nations. We cannot better close the article than by
inserting the following, which has been sent us with
a request that it might appear in connexion with our
report :