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Win Inct,a once tbeiagt re-
lativr'to liostititic6 between the British Governmenti and
a M,. hott,t Chtet (Alert Jeswttot Ran kloikar, and the
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of CerattiOlts on. Monday, •

)A IS I XCELLPNCY OENFItAI. LAl(gi COt•{HANDER

IN CHlrr.
OFFICIAL. NO. 22. (lICRET.)

olt4.
PAY.A. T.-4 have the honour to acknowledge the
receipt of your Excellency's dispatches, under ditte
the I 9th, 28th, ,And—zgth December, 1803, arid r
entirely a;sorr've your Excellency's comlutt towards
loteswunr. 'Rao Ilolke'r,, and thaletters which ytti
rive addressed to that Chieftain.
2. The Letters, of 'which jesseunt 'Rao Holkar
has tisromitted copies to your. Excellency, must
have been forwarded toHolitar by Major-General
Mtelleeley in his own mart''.. have, not addressed
any letter td jestyllnt K4O but Major. Ge.
toeral Wellesley vvas authorised, ,by my ilettruestions
a the 2lith of June, to opetean amicable.negotiation,
with hat Chieftain. • .
3. it' is now expedient to. decide .the cootie to
be pursued with velvet to.jesseuet Ran Holkar. •
4. The great (inverter of the Hononralde Major.
Geoeral Wellesle), "s position front the Camp of
jetawunt Rao iittikar must' render the intercourse
fkiiistilittiotri that quarter ; and as your Excellency's
situation is .01.0rA likely to be coovehient for that
purpose, it is my inteetion that your Excellency
shoold inimediately open a negotiation with jes.
wont Holkar. ,
. 5. A tory of this dispatch will be ito.nediatelY
transmitted to the Hon. Maior-Geueral Wellesley,
with a view to enable that ()Biter to promote the
°Neal; of these iostruelions, if circornstaoces ehotild
Bring the Army of Major.Genetal Wellesley with.
in a convenient distance of jeasvunt Rita
'atop.
6. The authority exercised hy jeswont
ksr, in the name of Ktindre Rao, 'over the p'•;:ses.
skins of thr Holkar family, is manifestly an tteerfee.
Lion of the rights of Cashee RaO Holkar, the'
mate t;eir aid IlitiCeelo(Jf cif Setkojee Holkar. Con.
sistently, therefore, ovith the principles of job, ice,
ro arrangement can be proposed between the Bri.
eisb Government and jettwont Rao Holkar,
iog a *sabtlion of Cashee Rata Holkar from his
hereditary dominions.
Under the santlinn a his Illahne66 the Pesti.
tea's authority the Brilish. -Goer inment would be
justified in adopting measures the limitation of
Jeswunt Rao hitilkat's power, and for the restora.
tion of Cashee. Rao,: Hoikar's rights, either by force
or compromise.; and the.spirit of our engagement
with hisallighness the PesltsVa might be considered
to impose on the British Government en obligation
it, comply with lt requisitions
,on the part of his
Highness for that purpose. .Itintier the public pro.
'canon of the British Government, the peelo,ko, May
not now be anxious, for the restuelion of Hoilear's
isiower, or fur the restoration of Cashee Rao Holkar
to bit hereditary rights ; but, it May be , expetted
that his Highness would readily concur in a propo.
Shinn, for the restoration of Cashee Rao, stsd fur the
vu.ishment tuf jeswuni Rao Ilolkar.
S. Although the British Government is precluded,
eonsidera,ions of /justice, from the adoption of
iwy ailmvslattli With Jcswunt Rao Holkar, lovnlv.
corifirtiortion of his usurped authority,
ow that of iCiintive Rats over the pOssession of the
Holker ta'ns'y, we are not required with the ex.
press Solicitation of the ?cshwa to employ our in.
ilnenee t r drani for the restoration of Cashee Rea
Hotkar to I i. herAirarydominions.
9. '1 he' IS.rttrsli Government, therefore, may ho
cotitidered to be at liberty to adopt either of the
alternatives stated in the following pTopositionte:
vet, To restore to Cashee Rao Holten( the pos.
session of his heteditary rights, securing at the
tame time a provision for jetewnot Ran Holkar, anti
or Kurile° Rao; this pre po,;ition would necessarily
involve the rettudion of jeswunt Rao liolkor's
power either by curse, or by cornpromier.
. • ea, To coosider jeswilot,Reo IfOlkilf as a Power
shsolutely neutral, and. to limit our proceedings wish
sewed :so him,
rto the pr,..irediort tettitotici,
and of cur elites, again.' his eneroaChments and
eitattions.
ta. 'rite enterprising spirit, military charaeter,
and ambitious views of, jtsvJunt ltaq Holker, ten.
der the reduttion of his power a desirable objeft
with reference to the comelete establishment of trail
qullltty ,
sn he restoration of Cashee Rai!
kitok„f to bisberedii ty rights, by the aid and .under
the proration of the British Power, would be highly
clot:tillable to the justice' and intrust:lr of the British
Government, end adVatitagentis to its iPlerCs{6 ;
Might be,exp-eleti that Cashel; Itab would readily
. .
ecottio,ce.,lo any artangement which might be demi.
ed advisable, for the vcority of our interests, as
the Condition of lti's restoration. indebted to our
'vower for the recovery of his rights, and depending
on Mir Iniii;140(1 for theit preservation, 'his interests
Would be permanently consolidated With_ illy of the
tritish-Government,,his restoration would obtain
the eoecuretnee and applause of every State in India,
;and would afford, to the Peshwa an additiottal, proof
of our sincere diseosition to respect the rights' a the
7144134ft5t und to fulfil the obligations
Out public
t." 1'41.404 not 'hesitate, therelore,iii detertnin.
'fog efrett the restoration of cash:it! Ikeo Holltsi ro
his hereditary dominions, if the measures necessary
the accontpliihrnent of that ohj..tt had 'pot' in.
volved difficulties anti renbarrasstorois which could
not be compensated by the probable benefits of the
propoted arrangements. •
Adverting to the
,personal tharailer, and to
theiatinal Orme* and resources of jetwont Itotk
Hol-
!oar, it cannot be expetted that lie would acquiesce
in Nei, an arrangement without aCnllteSto.
13. Admitting, however, that ttto, terror of our
Arml might indoce Jeswunt Rao lioikar to
cage in the restoration of Cashee itao Holkar to his
haeditary,riglts, the adjustment of the ''mails of
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Lseley.

22. An immediate attempt, therefore, to restore
Cutlet Rao.liolkor to his hereditary rights would
-involve more positive and certain difficulty and dan.
ger than' could he justly. .apprehended from the can-
tinuance of Jeswunt Rao finikar in the posseslion
of the territories a6lually under his authority. A
pacific condutl. towards Jeswunt Rao liolkar, in the
present moment, will not preclude the future %shim:l-
-lion of eastite Rao liolkar to the' possession of his
hereditary rSghts. , The previous adjustment of
our differences with Dowlut Rao Sciadia, and the
final settlement of our new political ..relations, to-
gether with the restoration of gerterel tranquillity in
India, nt,iy be expetled to afford additional fun.
tits to a settlement of our relations with the Ho!.
kat family, if such a settlement should Dltimately-be
deemot advisable.
$3. It will be necessary, however, to regulate
our proceedings with reaped to Jeiwunt Rao Hot-
k.Ar to such a manner nit to avoid any ecknowledg.
tnent or confirmation of the legitimacy of his do.
minion, or that of Kundee Rao 1-101kar,
24,, The considerations detailed in the recta.
log part of this dispatch have determined me not
to snake any immediate attempt to restore Cashee
Rao Holkar to the possession of his hereditary do.
minions, and 1-am also disposed .to leave Jeswunt
Rao flulkar in the exercise of his present authoriry,
without any further interpOsitioo of the British
power than that which may be required for the se..
curlty of the Chiefs and States in HintlOstan with
wham we have contratte,t defensive alliances otiose
Chiefs and States must be protetted by arms against
any exadions on the part of Jeswunt Rao Hbilc'er,

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founded in the pretended claims of the Holkiir
Indy : we are pledged by the spirit of our engage.
ments in secure those allies against such exaCiiorts.
25. My sentiments on the subjeet of jeswunt Rao
supposed claims upon those Chiefs and
States are detailed in the dispatch irons the Gover.
nor-General in Council to your Excellency, under

date the Iphins,rint : a copy of that, dispatch has
been transmitted to the Hon, Major-General Wei.'

• • z 6. It may be expefted that jeswunt Rao Hot.
kar will acquiesce in this moderate proposition on
the part of the British Government, His refusal'
will *elude all ,expeartsion,of his concurrence in
any other arrangement consistent, with ohligation3
of justice and of public.faith, and will require a re.
dudion of his power by force,
27. For the accomplishmetit of the proposed ar.
rargement it will merely be necessary that your
Excellency should signify to leswunt Rao Holkar,
either by litter or throagh the channel -of Vakeels,
whom he may be invited to.divatch either to. your
Excellency's camp, or to that of the lion. Wldior.

Gener,il Wellesley?, as Inv be inost convenient for
the purpose of negotiation, that. the British Govern.
Inert entertains the mog amicable di,p6sition to.
veards him, and harbours no intention of prosVctiting

against biter unless cotupellerl to that ex
tretnity by. ae.ls of aggres'sion on his part against,
the Btitish Government or any of its allies. That
the British Government is pledged, by 'the oblige.
tions of its engagements with various Chiefs and
States in Hindustan, td guarantee them, against, all
exadions, arid dcmands unfounded in justice; that
we do not admit his claim to tribute, of any den°.
minatlon, upon (hose' Chiefs and States, founded
upon the pretensions of the Holkar family ; and that
we shall therefore be cempelled. to. resist any Such
demands on the part of Jeswunt Rao Holkar; that,
with. the consent of his Highness's the Peshwa, the
British Govirnment will be disposed to arbitrate
the differences subsisting between Jeswunt Rao 1-101.
kar; and tor adjust the claims of the several branches
of the the.principles of eqiiity and ins.
-rice ; tltat We are desirous of preserving peace,with
Jeswunt Rau Holkar ; and that we will abstain from
any unsolicited interferences in-hie concerns beyond
the limits riquiredloy the protedion and security
of the rights and territories of our allies ; and that
we. tnerel.yregaire that he should manifest a similar
condnd, by abstaining Item ail measures and ol,e.
ralions of a contrary tendency, lay withdrawing his
troops from, any position
_which- they, may at pre.
sent occupy of a menacing aped to the British
Government or to our- allies, and by withholding
all demandi-on the Mates and Chieftains with which,
• the British Governaient is,in alliance. If Jeswunt
Rao Honor' should advance any claims ri.l those
States-in hieindividual capaCity, the British Go.
vernment will be disposed to arbitrate all such
claims on priciples of equity and justice,: -and ge.
nerally to arbitrate all elainei on -any 'of our allies,
by similar 'rules of mnderetion and good faith.
18. On the basil of the propoi,ed errangemeet,
your Excellency is-authorised- to enter-into a nego.
tiation with Jeswunt Rao 1-14kar, estettiiiing your
discretion with regard to the degree of security
which we may possess under Jeswunt it,to Holketba
acquiescence in the-terms of any.euch 'arrangement.
29. if flolleat's view should aweer ro be evi..
hostile, yUur Excellency will. judge how tar
it might be eiperlient to move against his forces ;
iny•Wieh is to' avoid such so eXtreolity and, if
Nace with Scindia should be obtained on terms of
adequate secority, I should desire- that the Army
under your Excellency's command filloutd speediry.be
formed in such- a manner as might eff-:4ually e-xpe.
dite the security and settlement otour Valuable con.
guests and powerful alliances. ,
33. The solidity and strength of. our dominions,
in Hindustan, under the system of Treaties and Al.
lianecs'already harpily accomplished by your Ex-
cellency, will be confirmed by a Peaets WithSeindia,
under 'circumstances of glory and power, which
most ,oppose an impregnable barrier, to the assault
of any,Kative State. The British Empire in ledia,
at the .close of the War with the Confederate
Chiefs, will assume an aspe4t of such splendour as
must daunt the tubst adventurous spirit of any
Chief or State excluded -from the benefits of our
protedion ; I am
,therefore satisfied, that after. the
conclusion of Peace with Scindia, Jeswunt Rao Hal.
kar, instead of attempting to encounter the British
Arms, will anxiously solicit the countenance and
favour of our Government. The alternative of
Peace dr War with Scindia 'is probably- decided, as
.1 am convinced that Major. General Wellesley has
not renewed the Armistice with Scindia after the
alit ult. If the War with Scindia should be„pro.
qaded, the motions of Ilulkar. be checked
without delay ; anal, in such an . event, your ,Excel.
lency will
,be' pleased to consider the expediency
of Advancing that part: of . your . force which
(previumly to .the Peace of Dangaum) was ..des.
tinned fcbr Bern, in such a direr iun as to Operate
against jessvatit Rao,Holkar, and ultimately to se.
cord M ijor.Geoeral Wellesley's movements against
Scindia. In such an extremity. Major.GeneraiWel.
letrley would probably move towards Ougein.
• 31. My wish and expedation-are, however, that
a Peace has adually been signed with Scindia; and
if my hopes should be confirmed, I trust that the
fame of the British lower will deter Holkar, and
every cfventuref, in A3ja,. for many years, from
encountering the perils of a,rash contest with the
British arms.

32. The intelligence which your Excellency has
received of the cruelty exetcised by )eswuot Rao
Holkar towards, his English Officers, in the muter
'of Means. Vick.arst. Todd,. ar•.d Ryan, hat °tea.
aioned great concern in ray mind. The particulars
of this .atrixibus nonunion, however, must be fully
ascertained before it can become the subjea of-dis.
cussion with leswurtt.Rao Holkar. 1 therefore am
anxious to learn further details on the subjed pre.
viously to the dispatch of any instructions to pair
Excellency founded on the perpetration at such a
crime.