The Sun.
London, England, 1802-06-18 00:00:00

doug. They, thertfore,firsL6etnok themstlves -
to him whom' they well,_:-knew, if- he could be
brought to consent, conk! give_ not only effect and
legality' to their•unbounded views ; hut 'they„soon-
experienced, from the wise precautions of his, pre-
decessor, that he Was not left a. ready InStrument
to their purposes (though not indisposed:in senti-
ment to: accept any 'reas-onable terms); and judg_.
irig from the latter circumstances (which shewed a
pVancy of character)-that he'might yet be made What •
the Government desired to see him; they endeavour--
ed by prbmises, allurementS„ and threats, to mould
him to their wishes. Bur seeing' in the event, that
their_stratagems failed:while their ambition re-
mained unabated, they resort' to other expedients,
that 'seemed to promise, if not a more
.honourable,-
at least a more succesful- issue, Their ambition.
still exhibited is.. original mixed cflaraCter ; it pos-
sessed not any of that daring; o'en, and dazzling
quality, which:leads the, world tci overlook the
means in the splendour of the event ; ..but a lofty
and towering mind, with a diminutive and half aes,..
sdred spirit, which aiTeas, but carr neVeeperfed a
gieat or admirable achieiement.
Disappointed in their first expectation, the Go-.
vernment sought to accomplish their object by the
instrumentality of the next immediate Prince to the
Musnud of the Carnatic; -and unmindful of theorder
and succession, and .of the. disposition: of his late:
Highness, did not scruple to open negotiations with
hilit for filling the Imperial Seat.- Rut I Shall not
trouble you at any length on the many subterfuges,
used on this occasion ; or of the measures adopto,
through an oblique medium, of obtaining their 01i_
ginally intended end.
On the z3d of July, (about eight days after the
demise
,of his late Highness,) the Commissioners Of
Government, whom I have had so often occasion to
Mention, sent for Hussain ne Dowlak, (son-of
.the
Ameer, and nephew of his late Highness,) to the
tent of Colonel M'Neil, and entered into' a Confe-
rence with him for some hours. They repeated
their visits' every day, some times bringing with
them large supplies of money, until the
instant, when the Ameet's son was removed with
great ceremony, and under * strong escort of the.
Company's cavalry, to a house provided for him by
the Government ; which place, a treaty was de-
vised. and executed, alienating, as I am toll, the
whole territories and countries,of the Carnatic, to
the possession Of the Company.
During the time, even when these transaClions
were passing, several representations were made
to me, through Colonel IVl‘Neil, of the favourable
disposition of GoVernment to me, and of the
which would be lost by my refusing to
meet their wishes ; that he was well assured that
the Ameer's son. would readily- accept any terms
which the Government should graciously grant
to ".him ; but as I had delivered my sentiments
publicly • to- the Officers of Government, and at
()pep conferences, I declined to hear any private.
proposals ; and so infOrmed the Colonel, observing -
at the time, that I implicitly believed whatever
he told me respecting the Ameer's son ; for I well,
knew that he would - receive what the Company
would be pleased to give him, in lieu of the ter-
ritories of the Carnatic; for he Would ,be receiv-
ing every thing,' when he- had'nothing in reality to
return.

I need not acquaint you, (for it is a'common con-
sequence df the policy Lhave.licen describing), that
every, means were used to spread dissentions in the
family, and provoke counter-claims, in order to
give the Government a colour for interference ;
and notwithstanding the variety of contending in-
terests, which this stratagem put in motion, I am
happy to say, that a sense of justice finally prevailed,
and that there was but one opinion as to the suc-
cession, which ought to be consulted, and but one
sentiment of the conduit of Government as to the
measures adopted by them.
And thinking that the united sense.of the Family
and of the 'Mahomedan Lawyers might'have had a
weight and influence, I inclosed two written in-
struments to the Government, declarative of their
sentiments, on the as which Government were
about to sanaiOn. Copies of which Papers. are in:.
closed for your further,
,information.
And hearing shortly after, that Government in-
tended to-place the Arneer's son on the. Musnud at
all events and 'at all consequences,. I requested the
Regents, in a public letter (a copy of which accom.,,
pames), to address the Right Honourable the Go-
vernor in Caudell on the subjea of my affairs, re-
capitulating what had passed at the conferences
with- me and them, professing our joint wishes to
form such an alliance with the Company, as might
ensure our mutual interests, and begging that they
would open a negotiation with us in writing, .and
in a direst way, which they had always previously
declined; and we would endeavour to satisfy their
expel tations as far as .our-means would allow. But
to the address of the Regents the,Government did
not return an answer.