your Lordship to publish under the authority of the Governor-General in council. Even under this contingency, it is not my intention that the allowance to be made to the Nabob should be less than two lacs of star pagodas.

20. Under every contingency it will be prudent and humane, that provision should be made, chargeable on the revenues of the Carnatic, for the principal officers of his Highness the Nabob's government, for his Highness's dependants, and for the family of the late Nabob Mahomed Ali, upon the principles observed in the settlement of the affairs of Mysore, and to the extent which may be deemed necessary after the fullest investigation by your Lordship in council.

21. The provision for these persons is to be defrayed from funds separate from the contingent sum of two or three lacs of pagodas described in the 16th paragraph of this despatch; that sum being intended by me to be applicable exclusively to the personal expenses of the Nabob Omdut ul Omrah, and to the charges of his Highness's Mahal.*

22. I have the honour to annex to this despatch, a letter to be delivered to the Nabob Omdut ul Omrah, whenever your Lordship shall deem it advisable to communicate to him the nature of these instructions. A copy of that letter also accompanies for your Lordship's information.

I have the honour to be,

My Lord, with great esteem,

Your Lordship's most faithful Servant,

[Enclosure in the foregoing letter.]

WELLESLEY.

The Marquess Wellesley to the Nabob of Arcot.

Written 28th May, 1801.

For some time past, your Highness must have observed, that although I have received various communications from you, with relation to the internal government of the Carnatic, and to the general state of your affairs, I have not deemed it consistent with my public duty to return any reply to any other letters, which I had the honour to receive from your Highness, excepting those containing the usual interchange of compliments between your Highness, and the British Government. The cause of my silence is of the most serious nature, and has occasioned the deepest and most sincere regret to my mind.

* Female Household.

The success of our arms against the late Tippoo Sultaun has brought to light many important and extraordinary transactions. My determination on the subject of the proofs which I possess, has been formed after the fullest deliberation, and after the most dispassionate review of all the circumstances of the case. I have communicated to Lord Clive my final opinion, with my positive directions to carry into effect without delay, those arrangements which the nature of the case appears to me to require, for the security of the British interests in the Carnatic. Lord Clive will enter into a full explanation of all the evidence which has been discovered at Seringapatam, and will also state to your Highness, the purport of the instructions which he has received from me. I request your Highness to consider Lord Clive to be fully authorized by me to terminate the requisite arrangements; and under this view of the question I trust that you will not expect from me any interruption to the course of those measures which I have judged to be indispensably necessary, and which I have directed Lord Clive to accomplish, without further reference to my authority.

(A true Copy.) N. B. EDMONSTONE,

Persian Secretary.

No. CXXXIV.

WELLESLEY.

Memorandum from The Marquess Wellesley to Lord Clive, respecting the Nabob of the Carnatic.*

Fort William, May 31, 1801.

Lord Clive will be pleased to advert to these notes in conducting the arrangement of the affairs of the Carnatic.

1. If the Nabob should be so ill as to render negotiation impracticable, great caution must be used in collecting into one point of view every circumstance tending to show the intention of negotiating with him.

2. If the Nabob should die previously to the proposed arrangement, it will be expedient that his reputed son should be acknowledged by the Government of Fort St. George, provided that the young man shall consent to an adjustment of the affairs of the Carnatic by treaty on the principles of the draft now transmitted to Fort St. George; but if the reputed son shall make any opposition to such an arrangement it will be proper for the Government of Fort St. George to proceed to exercise the government of the Carnatic by declaration. In either of these events, the stipend to be granted to the reputed son of Omdut ul Omrah should be

* See p. 533.

diminished below the standard of that which is proposed for the present Nabob. And if the Government of Fort St. George should be compelled to proceed by declaration, it will be proper that the stipend of his Highness's reputed son should be regulated by the general scale of the allowances to be granted to the other branches of the family of Mohammed Ali.

3. If the Nabob, at the first interview, should declare a positive resolution not to negotiate, the declaration should be published without further delay.

4. If the Nabob, with a proposed intention to negotiate, should demand a short delay for deliberation, two or three days should be allowed for his determination. But if it should appear at the expiration of that time that he is only studying to evade the question, the question must be considered decided.

5. If, at the expiration of that period, he should decline making further progress in the negotiation under the pretext of ill health, such pretext should be considered to have decided the question; if his illness be real you will observe the first paragraph of this memorandum.

6. In the event of the Nabob, professing to negotiate, it will be prudent to take notes of his conversation.

7. If it should appear that the Nabob's inclination to an adjustment by treaty can be determined by an increase of his stipend, the sum may be extended to four lacs of pagodas.

8. If it should appear probable that his acceptance of the treaty can be accomplished by including in it a provision for his reputed son, an article may be introduced for this purpose.

9. If he should demand an augmentation of his stipend, and a guarantee for the succession of his reputed son, both points may be conceded. In this event the guarantee may be extended to the full amount of the augmented stipend; but every endeavour should be employed to obtain the Nabob's consent to a reduction of the reputed son's stipend to three lacs.

10. In the event of the Nabob making any stipulation in favour of his private creditors, no direct provision for the liquidation of those debts should be made. The general question should be left open for decision in England; but a guarantee

may be offered to the Nabob against the diminution of his stipend under any circumstances which may occur.

11. If the Nabob should demand any separate stipulation in favour of his sister the Begum (who has always possessed great influence over his mind) it should not be admitted in favour of that person, unless the negotiation should appear to turn on that point, in which case it may be conceded.

12. If the Nabob should demand the removal of his residence to Arcot, or to any other place in the Carnatic, it should be resisted as long as possible. With respect to Arcot it should positively be rejected; and Trichinopoly should be chosen in preference to any other place in the Carnatic.

13. As soon as the arrangement shall have been adjusted, an express should be despatched, by sea and land, to England, with copies of the most material papers.

WELLESLEY.

No. CXXXV.

Remarks by the Governor-General on the Vizier of Oude's Propositions.

2nd June, 1801.

The Governor-General is precluded by the strongest obligations of public duty from affixing his seal and signature to the articles communicated from the Nabob Vizier through the Resident at Lucknow, under date the 3rd Mohurrum, 1216.*

* Certain Articles to be submitted to the consideration of his Excellency the Marquess Wellesley, to which I trust his Lordship, by affixing his seal and signature, will afford me satisfaction regarding the stability of the points therein mentioned.

Article 1st. The payment of the debts of my predecessor Asoph ul Dowlah, is not stipulated for in the existing treaty; I am inoreover unable to liquidate the debts contracted in the late reign, but this is an affair which will be adjusted between the State and the creditors of the late Nawaub, and regarding which the Company are in no shape responsible, the treaty being silent on this subject.

His Lordship has demanded territorial security for the payment of the subsidy due by the Vizier to the Company

2nd. The sum of seventeen lacs of rupees has frequently in conversation been specified as the amount of the extraordinary expense incurred by the army taking the field to oppose Zemaun Shah, and suppress the disturbance created by Vizier Ali; although I formerly stated my inability to pay this sum, yet, to testify submission, I am ready, by every means in my power, to pay such portion of the above sum as shall appear to be justly chargeable to me.

3rd. Whereas the increase of expense on account of additional troops having been deemed expedient on the sole ground of preserving my dominions against the ravages of Zemaun Shah and others; and considering that I have consented to bear this expense for all times to come, whilst the Company, in consideration of this increase of force have bound themselves to protect my dominions; under such circumstances the expense of the Persian embassy is by no means chargeable to me, neither are the extra military expenses, such, for example, as the dismissed independent regiment of cavalry, &c. chargeable to this sircar; charging the pay and contingent expenses of this corps to me, is a claim never started until now.

4th. Whatever hereditary rights of this state descended to the late Nawaub Asoph ul Dowlah now devolve upon me his successor; let me enjoy such rights exclusively, and let all the inheritances of my ancestors, and the whole of the rights attached to my family centre in me, and let no person interfere in or assume them.

5th. Should any person have obtained or hereafter obtain, by breach of trust or other means, possession of specie or property belonging to this sircar, let no one obstruct my taking back such property or specie.

6th. Whereas the union and friendship subsisting between his Lordship and myself being obvious, I trust from his Lordship's kindness that all letters passing to and from his Lordship and the dependants of this sircar may henceforth be carried on with my knowledge, and through me, since the present practice is apt to render such people contumacious. It is not my wish to interrupt such correspondence, all I request is, that in consideration of the friendship subsisting between us, such correspondence should in future be carried on through myself and the Resident.

7th. Should any person prove disobedient to my orders, or should any one disturb the affairs of Government, on such crimes being duly proved, let no one oppose or impede the punishment or banishment of such people.

8th. After setting apart and delivering over the Jaidad* for the British troops, let a schedule, expressing the names of the Pergunnahs and Mohals, with the respective limits of the countries which shall then remain in my possession, be inserted in the treaty, to the end that there may be

* Land alienated for a specific payment, or for military service.