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London, England, 1826-01-24 00:00:00

DECCAN PRIZE MONEY.

Treasury Chambers, Jin.lll, 1$ S.
Stn-1 am commanded by the Lords Commissioners
of his Majesty's Treasury, to transmit to you for the in-
formation of the Marquis of HASTINGS, and of the
Grand Arrny, on whrse behalf you are appointed to
act in the matter of the Deccan Booty. a Copy of a Trea-
sury Minute of the 16th inst. containing the decision of
their Lordships upon the points therein mentioned ; and
I have also the honour of conveying to you a Copy of
their Lordships' Minute of the 2sth of September, upon'
the Reports from the Duke of WELLINGTON and Mr.
A nsutnNoT' which induced their Lordships to deem it,
necessary to hear further arguments on either ride, on
the subject of this booty. ram also to state, that the'
Trustees have been instructed to prepare a Scheme of
Distribution, in conformity with the decisions contained
in the Minute of the 16th inst. in order that my LorJs
may submit the proper instrument to the King for car-
rying the same into effect under his Majesty's authority.
I am. Slr,
Your most obedient Servant,
(Slued) J. C. HERRIES.
Lieut.-Col. Doyle, Agent for the Marquis of Hastings,
and the Grand Army.
COPY OF TREASURY MINUTE OF IsnuanY 16, 1326.

PRESENT.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL, the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHEQUER. Mr. BERILELTY PAGET, Lord LOWTHER,
Lord GRANVILLE SOMERSET.
My Lords, assisted by the trustees of the Decciin
Booty, Lord Bum, and the Law Officers of the
Crown, having heard Counsel on behalf of the Marquis
of HASTINGS and the Grand Army, and also on behalf
of Sir THOMAS HISLOP and the Army of the D •ccan,
tipon The subjects of discussion relating to the distribu-
tion of the Deccan Booty, which have arisen out of the
difference between the actual circumstances attending
the capture of a large proportion of that booty, as stated
by the trustees, and those which were assumed at the
hearing before their Lordships in January, 1823, and
having maturely considered the arguments severally
stated by the Counsel, and also the whole of the docu-
ments upon the subject of this booty now before the
Board, are of opinion-
1. That with respect to ail that portion of the booty
now at the disposal of the Crown, which is described as
having been " taken in the daily operations of the
troops," the distribution thereof should be made to the
actual captors according to the terms and conditions of
the Minute of this Board of the sth of February, 1823,
and of the warrant of his Majesty of the 22d March
following.
2. Tom with respect to that part of the booty which
consists of the produce of arrears of tribute, rent, or
money, due to the Peishwah, it appears to my Lords
to have been acquired by the general result of the war,
and not by the operations-of any particular army or
division ; and they are of opinion that it ought, there-
fore, to be distributed in conformity with the alternative
stated in their Minute of the sth February, 1823, as
bring " the only correct or equitable rule, if the princi-
ple of actual capture cannot be adopted," viz. "amongst
the forces of all the Presidencies engaged in the corn-
bined Operations of the campaign."
3. With respect to the property captured at Nassuck,
my Lords are of opinion that the booty recovered at
that place cannot be distributed upon the principle of
actual capture, and ought therefore to be divided
amongst the forces of all le Presidencies engaged in
the combined operations of the campaign.
4. With respect to the booty r. covered at Poonah,
alleged to have been removed thither from . Rai
• Ghur, my Lords areof opinion, that this booty cannot
be distributed upon the principle of actual capture to
the force by which Rai Ghur was taken, under the
enders of the Government of Bombay, unless it can be
proved by the captors of Rai Ghur that the property
in question was actually in that fort at the time when
it was taken ; in default of whicb proof, my Lords are
of opinion that this booty also, ought to be distributed
among the forces of all the Presidencies engaged in
the combined operations of the campaign.
5. With respect to that portion of the booty which
is stated to consist of money recovered on account of
deposits made by the Peishwah, my Lords are of
opinion, that any part of this property which can be
proved tohave been in Poonah at the time when that
place was captured, viz. on the 17th of November,
1317, ought to be distributed to the captors of Poonah,
according to the terms of the Mitiote of the sd) of
. February, 1823, upon the principle of actual capture ;
but that. with respect to those parts of the above pro-
perty atto which such proof cannot be established such
monies or effects must be considered as having been ac-
quired by the general result of the war, and, as such,
ought to be distributed amongst the forces :foil the
Presidencies engaged in the combined operations of
the campaign.
6. With respect to the share- of the Commander-in.
Chief in the distribution, under the several heads above
enumerated; my Lords are of opinion that the Marquis
of Hastings ought to share ac Commander.in-Chiet in
all those cases in which Sir Thomas Hislop is not en-
titled to share as such, under the terms of the Minute
of the sth of February. 1823, wherein it is dsclired,
" That Sir Thomas Hislop as Commander-in-Chief of
The Deccan Army, and all the Officers of the General
• Stag of that Army are entitled to participate in the
booty shish may arise from any capture by any of the
divisions of the army of the Deccan, until the said army
of the Deccan was broken up on the 81st March,lBlB."
My Lords are further of opinion that the general
rules of division hitherto adopted in distributing booty
to' the forces in India, among the several classes and
ranks of the army should be adhered to on the pre-

sent occasion.
COPY OF TREASURY IrIINUTE OF Sarnmaas 28, lan
PRESENT,
The Earl of LIVERPOOL, the CHANCELLOR of the
EXCHIQUER, Lord LOWTHER, and Mr. B. PAGET.
His Grace the Duke of WELLINGTON and Ore Right
lion. CHARLES ARBUTHNOT, as Trustees of the NC-
can Prize-Money, Lord Bum, and also the KING'S
ADVOCATE) the ATTORNEY GENERAL, the SOLICITOR-
GENERAL, the KING'S PROCTOR and SOLICITOR, at-
tend the Board.
My Lords resume the consideration of the papers-re-
lating to the Deccan Booty; and read a letter rrceired
since the last Meeting en this subject from Sir Too-
DIAS HrsLor, dated 17th September, 1825, setting
forth the peculiar circumstances under which b: is
placed with regard to the liJoty captured by the Army
of the Deccan while under his comM4ndo and stating
" that the great body of persons intetested in the event
are extremely urgent to obtain information as to the
claims laid before their Lordships, and a knowledge of
the Scheme of D;stribution which may have been re-

commended by the ?Mine, bible these lmportant I
matters are submitted for his MaJarry's approbation."
My L-rds, after having advised:fully with the Trus-
met, sold also with the Law Officers of the Crown,
upon all the circumstances of this important case, and
more particularly upon the very material difference
between the facts connected with the capture of
the booty as now ascertained, and those which were
assumed in the pleaditigs before their Lordships in
1823, by the Counsel for the several parties in-
terested, and upon which tl•eir Minute of the 51h of
February, 1823, was principally founded, deem it•
proper that the particular attention of Sir Thos. H fawn,
should be drawn to the terms of that Minute, and that
he should be informed that the Trustees appointed by
his Majesty's Warrant to collect the Booty, and pre-
pare a scheme of distribution, have reporteil, as their
opinion, that, with the exception of certain sums.
amounting together to about 150,0001. the produce of
sales of captures made io the daily operations of the
troops of the Army of the Deccan, no booty was
captured at Nagpoor ; that none has been realised that
was captured at Mahidpoor ; and that the whole of the
booty, with the above exception, now at the disposal of
the Crown, fell into the hands of the Officers of the
East India Company afer the Army of the Deccan was
broken up. That these facts being different from those
which appear to have been assumed in the arguments
addressed to their Lordships in January, 1823, they
deem it to be indispensatly necessary before they can,
proceed, to submit to his MAJESTY a scheme of distri-
bution, for the purpose of carrying their said Minute
into effect, to afford an opportunity for any further ex-
planation and remat k, with reference to these circum-
stances, that the parties may be desirous of offering.
My Lords at the same time desire, with reference to
those passages in Sir THOMAS HisLor's letter of the
17th September, in which he compla;ns of having been
deprived of information on the subject of the claims of
the Army of the Deccan, that his attention may be re-
called to the communication from the trustees to him,
dated the 14th Januuy, 1825 (confirmed by another of
the 14th September, 182.5), in which they inforMed
him in reply to his application “ for permission to in-
spect the papers and documents furnished by the Court
of Directors respecting the booty captured, .that they
were willing •' to submit those documents to his exami-
nation, or to that of any number of his brother Officers
that he might name to them;" and they further desire
that it may be stated to Sir Tasomas HULOT', that my
Lords, upon a full consideration of the whole of the
correspondence between him and the trustees, have en-
tirely approved of the measures adopted by them, and
are fully satisfied that they have pursued the course
which was the best calculated to do justice to all the
interests concerned in the important trust confided to
them, and to lead to the speediest and most satisfactory
execution of it.

Tan BRITISH Nave.—There aYe at present building
in the several Naval Arsenals the following number Of
men of war, viz. Nine three4dected ships, from 100 to
120 guns; six from 80 to 84 guns; three 'of 52 guns;
26 frigates to mount 46 guns each ; five smaller fri-
gates of 28 guns ; eight sloops of 18 guns ; 31 sloops of
10 guns ; one cutter ; and seven bomb vessels;—in all
ninety-six ships.
According to private letters from St. Petersburgh,
of 28th December, the Emperor NICHOLAS has , ap-
pointed the Marquis na RIRRAUPIRRIII to announce
accession to the Austrian Court.
It would appear by the following letter from Ham-
burgh. of the 13th instant, that the mutiny at St.
Petersburgh was more serious than has been generally
stated. The Russian mail of the 31st ult. is arrived,
and all accounts agree that tranquillity was restored in
the capital. The affair was, however, of a more serious
nature than was at first supposed. The number of rebels
amounted to upwards of 3,000 men. Count Tatr-
Demos, one of the leaders of the conspirators, was
killed, or, according to other accounts shot himself.
Several Officers of the first families were implicated.
The investigation is now going on, and it is supposed
that the murderer of Mmottanowtrco has been traced.
Before tranquillity could be restored, it was necessary
to bring 24 cannon into action, particularly as 500
men had barricadoed themselves in a house; several
attacks of the cavalry were made in vain, but the
artillery produced the desired effect. All Officers of
State and civil departmentshave been confirmed in their
places by the Emperor.
Ma. TRSLAWARS.—The following is a copy of a
letter from Edward Trelawney. Esq. to a friend in
Tuscany, dated Cephalonia, Oct. 28, 1825:—" My
shattered hull, no longer sea-worthy, was towed into
this port by the Cambrian, Captain Hamilton. I have
been near going down—two shots between wind and
water—all my timbers carried away—standing and
running rigging cut up—two balls entered my back,
broke my jaw, breast bone, cut all the nerves of my
right arm, and, io short, all but did my business. After
a two months struggle between my constitution and
these severe wounds, by which I suffered daily death,
the former triumphed ; since which I have been daily
gathering strength. 1 was wounded in the beinningg
of June. It is too long and complex a sto yto detail
the how and wherefore; only that it was by the most
villainous treachery. Two Englishmen were the to actors
one of them, the principal mover in the affair, was
killed on the spot—bis name Fenton; the other, after
I had kept him five weeks, ironed hand and loot, on
'bread and water, on his making a deposition of the
whole business, and in consideration of his youth, 1
allowed to escape—his name is Whitcomb. They
were instigated to undertake the assassination for a con-
siderable sum of money, to be paid on delivering up of
the fortress I was holding for General 11lystms, the
Greek Chieftain. After being wounded, I continued
two months on Parnassus, and being under strict
blockade, could procure neither doctor nor medicine;
so you may imagine what a host of evils I had to con-
tend
against; lost fortune befriended me. Whilst 1
was thus lingering on between life and death, Captain
Hamilton, the senior Officer in the Archipelago, heard
(rimy perilous situation, and twice sent to the nearest
point of embarkation, a sloop of war, the Sparrowhawk.
Captain Stewart. Indeed, several Captains on the
station. volunteered to bring me off. On the second'
appearance of the Sparrowhawk, I succeeded in getting
on braid of her, but with great difficult,. I was then
brought, first on board the Cambrian. t see Hamilton,
and then conveyed here in the Zeora, Captain Williams.
Clod living and doctoring ou board the man • 1-,vat,
in which I remained nearly three months, did wonders rue my
lilialth. My right arm of which, fur four months, I Wels tiatirrly
deprived, is now becoming animated with returning lite, 'but not.
to its faster strength; lam afraid it will not be-what it was. I
am writing with my left hand. I have list all my books, pipers,
&e. and spent twelve hundre,l pounds to serve the Gret.liv, and yet
the English papers tall me Turk r—Your's, "E. 'ls