Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-01-13
Interefting Foreign Article.
TREATY BETWEEN Tripod sultan,
IND The FRENCH REPUBLIC.

ray uetorc the puoiic the fubttance ct the lead
ing articles of the treaty, that was concluded
between Tippoo Sultan and the French Direc.
tory, in the latter end OF the year 1907 and
previ MS to his embaay to the Mauritius 1t
coniited of thirty two articles the following
4 are the mott important-and as we have receiv-
ed this communication from the 6rf authority,
the public may rely on its authenticity. The
exsraef of the letter, which we have inherited alto
! immediately after. has been feat US from the
| fame quarter. 1t is written by gentleman in
high confidential fiua,on in India, and clear.
| ly ihews the per6dy of the Sultan, and the un-
RENTING vigilance of the Britilh government
| in that part of the world.
III. The French engaged to furnfh him with
force OF twenty thoufand men, including
cavalry, artillery and Infantry.
III, For this force he was TO pay 10000
rupees per day, or twenty-five lacks of rupees
. per annum.
~. The men, were to be landed in French
ihirs ar Mangalore or other places in that
neighboihood
V. The negotiation was conducted by emf.
. faries, with inarutfions from. Pondich.rry, ard
to be completed by the government of the
. Mauritius.
vi. 1t was nipulatsd, that whatever of the
former French poheflion* mould be conquered
ihould be rcltored TO them entirely, and that
fneh OF the territories ceded by Tippoo to Lord
CORVALLIS, hou Id in like manner BE rsRored TO
the Sultan entirely.
VII. Such foreign conqueas as Mould be
made BY the joint forces, we're to be equally
divided between Tippoo and the French.
VIII. 1t was ltipulaed. that the fri obieta
to be attempted was the iiege Of Madras and
nothingf was to be attended 10 until this ihouId
have been achieved.
TX. After this, The French engaged to carry
bis arms to Hydrabad, Poonah, aud ultimately
to Delhi.
X. Allraval expcnfes to have been borne by
the French exclu(ively, and they in confequence,
to enjoy excluGvely the advantages of ali
Victories Or conquelts which might be obtained
at fea.
XII. If the French fhould be attacked. TIP
poo was to march to their ailiaanoc. If TIP
poo ihould re attacked, they, in like manner,
TO move 10 his alitancc.
XII. Il was aipulatcd, that the French
troops ihould move out of Tippoo Sultan's
dcmnions whenever they fhould be required.
XIII. 1t was Ripulatej, that barracks ihould
BE- built for the French folders at Malapoort,
and that place entirely appropriated TO lhsm.
Itrlecs Tbs Population rsisrs 10 he time Of
Daplaix and CLyads Sake5.
I Tie paper EJs, fbis oI;sS snsages biz fbopgsis
kgh ani day. II may either refer to be heaiy or
10 ~: Pate sf Tppoo'f mind.
t II lies, 6eEepe, 6eteueen Myjars ard Seringa-
pa.aa, and base nndyeoodtta. part Of TIE Building,
bad been ersssl
j" In n. LATER end OF the year 1907, reeeiv.
ed intelligence Of the negotiation OF an offenlive
and defeniiye treaty Of alliance between Tippoo
Sultan and the French II had then been re.
Gently concluded by fome French ambafadors
at Seringapatam, who loon afterwards failed
from Mangadore for the Mauritius
s.The abitrad of the treaty was communicated
to the Governor General in 1897, and thought
it the fame time a matter of 70 much import
|ance, that delivered a long memorandum to
Lord Hobart, containing particulars of the ne.
gocIation OF this treaty,of the conduit of Tippoo
Sutaun towards the French ambaGadors, of
the fufpicon which he exprelcd for fome time
LOT their propoials, OF his having upbraided them
with repeated breach of their engagements as
to Hyder Ally as to himfelf, particularly in the
Enhances OF III. peace of 1888, and of Lord
Cornwalls's war ; ofhis difregardng the advice
Of his principal minieers who were avcrlc to
this connection, and of his having eoieted
hi"isa e.ntiFcly with the Frchch gentlemen
during the latter part of the negotiation, and
the h"alconclaiion of the treaty.
ne inteiiigenc: contained much of the
vauntlng pFomifes Of the French; and Ire
collect ~ particular that the French ambala-
dor' AFTER ipeakng of the prevalence of the
trench power IN Europe iaid that, from the
numerous enemies with which they were en-
Gagged It was >irnpohble Tor hem 10 comm
iuaicent n4va! force to bring The promfed lub.
'ldnr force, bur that it was an obiea in the
sooitan remembrance If the Directory who he
was authorized TO fiy, would never confer, "a
m,ts peace with the Enshh. without rece;y;ny
lrofa them me provinces which Lord CornuolI;Ss
had wrenched from The Sulraun. IN ;o,a,,,
ranne E.thnr l,.al u 80 n..S.-I