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EXTRACTS
FROM
CAPT. COLIN MACKENZIE'S WORK,
REGARDING THE DOMINIONS
OF THE
LATE TIPPOO SULTAUN;
AND
CORRESPONDENCE AND MEMORIALS
OF
PRINCE GHOLAM MOHUMED AND HIS FAMILY,
ADDRESSED TO
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND THE HON'BLE
THE COURT OF DIRECTORS.
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PREFACE.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, THE MOST MERCIFUL,
THE CLEMENT.
IN the year A.D. 1799, my father, the once powerful sove-
reign of the South of India (may his tomb be sanctified),
fell subdued by the force of the invincible arms of Great
Britain. With his downfall fled the greatness of his family,
and the glory of his house was extinguished; but if, in
his wisdom, an Almighty Providence thought proper to crush
him, I, his now only surviving son, can praise that One
and only Being, who, in his bounty, has also thought fit
to vouchsafe to us such merciful conquerors. I can now,
with a sincere and true heart, offer up prayers for the
safety and good health of Her Majesty, our most Gracious
Queen Victoria, and I can bless the Prophet, on whom be
peace, &c., that successive Sovereigns of her mighty Empire
have entrusted the Government of this country, and the
care of Britain's fallen foes and their descendants, to that
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just and ever upright body, the Honourable the Court of
Directors.
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care.
For the space of upwards of half a century, the family
of the late Tippoo Sultan have lived with submission and
gratitude under the control of the British Government; and
- by it, I must say, we have eve■ been treated with fatherly
My brothers all (may God have mercy on them)
have been taken from this perishable world, and I alone,
of my father's sons, remain to praise God and bless His
Messenger, for the mercies vouchsafed to me, a miserable
sinner. But if my father and all my brothers are dead, I
have seen arise around me a numerous family of sons, grand-
sons, nephews, and grand-nephews, with their wives and
daughters. For these I feel deeply solicitous, for I know
that the arrow of Fate is no less sure than it is swift, and
that none can evade the grasp of the angel of Death. I
am now old, and, personally, my chief desires are to make
my obeisance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria, and the pil-
grimage to our Holy City. But I have great anxiety for
my family, those who, when I am laid in my grave, may
yet remain.
We inherited no paternal estates, but a moderate support
was liberally provided for the descendants of Tippoo Sultan
by the Government of India, and a considerable sum was
set apart to be appropriated solely to the maintenance of
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the Royal Family of Mysore, to be styled the Mysore Fund.
With the death of certain members of the family, however,
their portion ceased to be paid, and no provision being
made for the increase of the family by births, we are now
unable to live with any degree of respectability.
even an
It is my firm belief, that it was the intention of that
high-minded nobleman, the late Marquis of Wellesley, who
set apart this sum of money, that it should be used solely
for our use and benefit; he having sanctioned even
outlay of almost double the sum finally fixed upon. I
know the justice and liberality of the Court of Directors,
and it is to enable that body to arrive at a true opinion
of the justness or otherwise of my claim that induces me
to publish these few documents. Other Government letters
have been written, and correspondence has taken place on
this subject, but I have not been able to obtain copies of
these papers.
I rest assured, however, that the anxious wishes of the
Most Honourable Court are, as they have ever been, to
administer to all under their rule even and impartial justice,
and I live in the confident hope, that if it appears clear
to the upright body of gentlemen composing that Court,
that my claims are just, I shall not have sued for justice
in vain.
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شا ها
پر
ز کرم بر من
د لگير نگر
خسته د لريش نگر
د
حال من
فر چند نیم لا يق بخشا یش تو
بر من منگر پر کر خویش نگر
م
پیش که برا و رم ز دستت فر یاد
هم پیش تو ز دستت میخواهم داد
چو نو شېر وان عدل کرد ا ختیار
کنون نام نېک است از و یا د گار
ترا زین یه آ خر چه حاصل بود
که نا مت شہنشاه عادل بود
عا يف دريغ ازرعیف مدار
2 3
اد دل داد خو اهان برار
کار
امید وار
ا
بر
وردن
ما
چو
یه از قید بندي شکستن هزا
جز رها تند ه داتم تر ا
درین
عا جزی چون نخو ا تم تر
تا فلک گر د تند ه یا شد شاه ما پا پند ه یا د
افتاب د و لتش پر بند گان تا پند ه پا د
,
GHOLAM MAHOMED,
Son of Tippoo Sultan.
CONTENTS.
PAGE
Major Allan's Account of his Interview with the Princes in the Palace of
Seringapatam, and of finding the body of Tippoo Sultaun
Nomination and Appointment of Commissioners for the settlement of the
territories conquered from Tippoo Sultaun, their Secretaries and Assist-
ant-Secretaries, by Richard, Earl of Mornington, Governor-General
for all the affairs of the British nation in India; the Commissioners
how styled; the powers and trusts vested in them; with copy of the
Oath, how and by whom administered
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Instructions to the Commissioners of Mysore, by the Earl of Mornington 11
Partition Treaty of Mysore-Treaty for strengthening the alliance and
friendship subsisting between the English East India Company
Behauder, His Highness the Nabob Nizam-ud-Dowlah Asoph Jah
Behauder, and the Paishwah Row Pundit Purdhan Behauder, and for
effecting a settlement of the dominions of Tippoo Sultaun
Separate Articles of the Treaty between the Company and the Nizam....
Schedules to the Partition Treaty, showing the shares of the Company and
the Nizam; the districts ceded to Maha Rajah Mysore Kistna Rajah
Oodiaver Behauder; and the share of the Peishwah..
Memorial explanatory of the Partition Treaty of Mysore
Memorial explanatory of the separate Articles of the Treaty.
27 to 32
33
36
37
46
Subsidiary Treaty of Seringapatam
Memorial explanatory of ditto
Letter from Capt. Macleod to the Commissioners for the Affairs of My-
sore, on the revenue of the territories acquired from Tippoo Sultaun,
with a statement showing the resources of the districts..
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26
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Letter from Capt. Macleod to General Harris, inclosing abstract of
Tippoo Sultaun's Jummabundy, with the names of the provinces, or
chief districts; names given by Tippoo Sultaun to each division or fort,
and the proper or ancient name of the fort or district, &c. &c....
Capt. Macleod's Memoranda of the Commerce of Mysore
Private Letter from the Marquess of Wellesley to the Right Hon'ble
Lord William Bentinck, Governor of Madras, on the supposed murder
of a female slave by the orders of the Prince Abdul Khalik, and the
manner in which to be dealt with, should he be found guilty.
Letter from J. Adam, Esq. Deputy-Secretary to Government, to Lieut.-
Colonel Richardson and W. C. Blaquiere, Esq., on the Stipends to be
assigned for the support of the families of the Mysore Princes, and
other points connected with that arrangement
Resolution of Government on the allowances assigned for the maintenance
of the Mysore Princes, the terms, and other matters connected
therewith
Letter from H. Stane, Esq. Sub-Treasurer, to Lieut.-Colonel T. Hawkins
and G. D. Guthrie, Esq., Superintendents of the Affairs of the Mysore
Princes, on the transmission of the Title Deeds, &c., of the premises at
Russapuglah
Letter from B. Edmonstone, Esq. Chief Secretary to Government, to
Lieut.-Colonel T. Hawkins and G. D. Guthrie, Esq., Superintendents
of the Affairs of the Mysore Princes, regarding the compliance of the
Governor-General in Council with the request of the Princes for the
remission of the Malguzaree dues
Letter from Lieut.-Colonel T. Hawkins, Superintendent of the Affairs
of the Mysore Princes, to J. Adam, Esq. Secretary to Government,
testifying to the good conduct of Prince Moizood Deen during his
confinement
Letter from J. G. Turnbull, Esq. Accountant-General, Fort St. George,
to the Chief Secretary to Government, rendering an explanation with
respect to the discrepancy noticed between the amount of expenditure
on account of the Mysore Fund, exhibited in the Memorandum fur-
nished by the Accountant-General at Fort William to the Superin-
tendent of the Mysore Princes, and that given by the Schedules
received by the latter officer from Vellore and Mysore for the year
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51
52
54
55
60
63
64
64
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1834-35; and forwarding statements of actual payments made by the
Resident at Mysore, the Commissioner in Mysore, the Resident at
Hydrabad, the Paymaster of Stipends at Vellore, the Principal Col-
lector of Vellore, and by the Sub-Treasurer at Fort St. George, on
account of the Mysore Fund, during the year 1834-35
Statement of Sums paid by the Government of Fort St. George to the
Families of Hyder Ally Khan and Tippoo Sultan, and to different
Officers who were in their Service, with several other Disbursements
belonging to the same account, chargeable to the Mysore Fund, from
1st May, 1834, to 30th April, 1835....
Extract from a letter from Mr. Secretary Macnaghten to Colonel Caul-
field, regarding the Stipends received by the grandsons and the de-
scendants of Tippoo Sultan
Letter from H. Torrens, Esq. Officiating Secretary to the Government of
Bengal, to Capt. J. W. J. Ouseley, Superintendent of the Affairs of
the Mysore Princes, on the Stipends of the Children of Princes
Mahomed Yassun and his two brothers
Letter from F. J. Halliday, Esq. Secretary to the Government of Bengal,
to A. Turnbull, Esq. Officiating Superintendent of the Affairs of the
Mysore Princes, respecting the distribution of the Stipend drawn by-
Prince Mohumeed Soobhan, and on the proposal in favour of the
minor grand-daughters of Tippoo Sultan
Letter from Cecil Beadon, Esq. Under-Secretary to the Government of
Bengal, to A. Turnbull, Esq. Officiating Superintendent of the Affairs
of the Mysore Princes, on the same subject
Memorial of Prince Gholam Mahomed, on his own behalf and that of the
other members of his family, to the British Government, praying that
the first Article of the Mysore Treaty be carried into effect in the
spirit of said Treaty, and according to its literal terms and good faith,
and that provision be made for the suitable maintenance of the whole
of the families of Hyder Alli Khan and Tippoo Sultan
Letter from J. W. Dalrymple, Esq. Under-Secretary to the Government.
of Bengal, to Capt. O. Cavenagh, Superintendent of the Affairs of the
Mysore Princes, forwarding an Extract from a Despatch from the
Hon'ble the Court of Directors, in reply to the Memorial praying for
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provision to be made to the family of Tippoo Sultan, according to the
first Article of the Treaty of Mysore (the extract subjoined)
Letter from Prince Gholam Mahomed, to the Right Hon'ble James
Andrew, Marquis of Dalhousie, K.T. Governor-General of India,
forwarding a Memorial for the Board of Directors of the East India
Company, on the subject of provision being made for the family of
Tippoo Sultan, according to the first Article of the Treaty of Nizam,
soliciting his Lordship to submit it to them, together with his own
comments upon it
Extract of a Despatch from the Hon'ble the Court of Directors to the
Government of India, permitting Prince Gholam Mahomed to pro-
ceed to Europe, accompanied with his eldest son and nephew, and to
visit Vellore on his way
Letters from J. W. Dalrymple, Esq. Officiating Under-Secretary to the
Government of India, to the Chief Secretary to the Government of
Fort St. George, and to the Agent of the Hon'ble the East India
Company in Egypt, requesting, that on the arrival of Prince Gholam
Mahomed at the respective stations he be received with the consi-
deration due to his rank and character
Letter from C. Beadon, Esq. Secretary to the Government of Bengal, con-
taining a Memorial from Prince Gholam Mahomed, proposing that the
Rassapuglah School be conducted on the principle of the Nizam's
Seminary at Moorshedabad, or on that of the Martiniere
Letter from the Commissioners of Customs at London, to Southampton,
directing that every respect be paid to the personal Baggage of Prince
Gholam Mahomed, and that the Tobacco and Shawls for their private
use be delivered Duty free
Letter from Prince Gholam Mohumed to the Hon'ble Sir James C. Mel-
ville, Secretary to the India House, inclosing a Copy of the Prince's
Letter to the Marquis of Dalhousie..
Abstract of Accounts
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EXTRACTS
FROM
CAPT. COLIN MACKENZIE'S WORK,
REGARDING THE DOMINIONS
OF THE
LATE TIPP00 SULTAUN.
No. XLII.
Major Allan's Account of his Interview with the Princes in the
Palace of Seringapatam, and of finding the body of the late
Tippoo Sultaun.
A SHORT time after the troops were in possession of the
works, Major Beatson and I observed from the south rampart,
several persons assembled in the palace; many of whom, from
their dress and appearance, we judged to be of distinction. I
particularly remarked, that one person prostrated himself
before he sat down; from which circumstance I was led to
conclude, that Tippoo, with such of his officers who had
escaped from the assault, had taken shelter in the palace.
Before any attempt could be made to secure the palace
(where it was thought the enemy, in defence of their sovereign
and his family, would make a serious resistance), it became
necessary to refresh the troops, who were greatly exhausted by
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the heat of the day, and the fatigue which they had already
undergone. In the meantime Major Beatson and I hastened
to apprise General Baird of the circumstances we had seen:
on our way, we passed Major Craigie and Captain Whitlie,
with the grenadiers, and some battalion companies of the 12th
regiment. As soon as we reached General Baird, we proposed
to him to bring these troops to him, to which he assented.
On my return, General Baird directed me to proceed to the
palace with the detachment of the 12th, and part of Major
Gibbing's battalion of Sepoys: he directed me to inform the
enemy that their lives should be spared, on condition of their
immediate surrender, but that the least resistance would prove
fatal to every person within the palace walls. Having fastened
a white cloth on a serjeant's pike, I proceeded to the palace,
where I found Major Shee, and part of the 33d regiment,
drawn up opposite the gate: several of Tippoo's people were
in a balcony, apparently in the greatest consternation.
informed them that I was deputed by the General, who com-
manded the troops in the fort, to offer them their lives, pro-
vided they did not make resistance; of which I desired them
to give immediate intimation to their Sultaun. In a short time
the killedar, another officer of consequence, and a confidential
servant, came over the terrace of the front building, and
descended by an unfinished part of the wall. They were
greatly embarrassed, and appeared inclined to create delays;
probably with a view of effecting their escape as soon as the
darkness of the night should afford them an opportunity.
pointed out the danger of their situation, and the necessity of
coming to an immediate determination, pledging myself for
their protection, and proposing that they should allow me to
go into the palace, that I might in person give these assur-
ances to Tippoo. They were very averse to this proposal,
I
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3
but I positively insisted on returning with them. I desired
Captain Scohey, who speaks the native languages with great
fluency, to accompany me, and Captain Hastings Fraser. We
ascended by the broken wall, and lowered ourselves down on
a terrace, where a large body of armed men were assembled.
I explained to them, that the flag which I held in my hand
was a pledge of security, provided no resistance was made;
and the stronger to impress them with this belief, I took off
my sword, which I insisted upon their receiving. The killedar
and many others affirmed, that the princes and the family of
Tippoo were in the palace, but not the Sultaun. They
appeared greatly alarmed, and averse to coming to any deci-
sion. I told them, that delay might be attended with fatal
consequences; and that I could not answer for the conduct of
our troops, by whom they were surrounded, and whose fury
was with difficulty restrained. They then left me, and shortly
after I observed people moving hastily backwards and for-
wards in the interior of the palace; and, as there were many
hundreds of Tippoo's troops within the walls, I began to think
our situation rather critical. I was advised to take back my
sword; but such an act, on my part, might, by exciting their
distrust, have kindled a flame, which, in the present temper of
the troops, might have been attended with the most dreadful
consequences; probably the massacre of every soul within the
palace walls. The people on the terrace begged me to hold
the flag in a conspicuous position, in order to give confidence
to those in the palace, and prevent our troops from forcing
the gates. Growing impatient at these delays, I sent another
message to the princes, warning them of their critical situa-
tion, and that my time was limited. They answered, they
would receive me as soon as a carpet could be spread for the
purpose; and soon after the killedar came to conduct me.
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I found two of the princes seated on the carpet, sur-
rounded by a great many attendants. They desired me to sit
down, which I did in front of them. The recollection of
Moiza-deen, who, on a former occasion, I had seen delivered
up with his brother, hostages to Marquis Cornwallis, the sad
reverse of their fortunes, their fear, which, notwithstanding
their struggles to conceal, was but too evident, excited the
strongest emotions of compassion in my mind. I took Moiza-
deen (to whom the killedar, &c., principally directed their
attention) by the hand, and endeavoured, by every mode in
my power, to remove his fears, and to persuade him that no
violence should be offered to him or his brother, nor to any
person in the palace. I then intreated him, as the only means
to preserve his father's life, whose escape was impracticable,
to inform me of the spot where he was concealed. Moiza-
deen, after some conversation
conversation apart with his attendants,
assured me that the Padshaw was not in the palace. I
requested him to allow the gates to be opened. All were
alarmed at this proposal; and the princes were reluctant to
take such a step but by the authority of their father, to whom
they desired to send. At length, however, having promised
that I would post a guard of their own sepoys within, and a
party of Europeans on the outside, and having given them the
strongest assurances that no person should enter the palace,
but by my authority, and that I would return and remain with
them until General Baird arrived, I convinced them of the
necessity of compliance; and I was happy to observe that
the princes, as well as their attendants, appeared to rely with
confidence on the assurances I had given them.
On opening the gate, I found General Baird and several
officers, with a large body of troops, assembled. I returned
with Lieutenant-Colonel Close into the palace, for the purpose
5
We had some diffi-
of bringing the princes to the General.
culty in conquering the alarm and the objections which they
raised to quitting the palace; but they at length permitted us
to conduct them to the gate. The indignation of General
Baird was justly excited by a report, which had reached him
soon after he had sent me to the palace, that Tippoo had
inhumanly murdered all the Europeans who had fallen into
his hands during the siege: this was heightened probably by
a momentary recollection of his own sufferings during more
than three years' imprisonment in that very place; he was,
nevertheless, sensibly affected by the sight of the princes; and
his gallantry, on the assault, was not more conspicuous, than
the moderation and humanity which he displayed on this
occasion. He received the princes with every mark of regard,
repeatedly assured them that no violence or insult should be
offered to them, and he gave them in charge to Lieutenant-
Colonel Agnew and Captain Marriott, by whom they were
conducted to head-quarters in camp, escorted by the light
company of the 33rd regiment. As they passed, the troops
were ordered to pay them the compliment of presented
arms.
General Baird now determined to search the most retired
parts of the palace, in the hope of finding Tippoo. He ordered
the light company of the 74th regiment, followed by others, to
enter the palace-yard. Tippoo's troops were immediately
disarmed, and we proceeded to make the search through many
of the apartments. Having intreated the killedar, if he had
any regard for his own life, or that of his Sultaun, to inform
us where he was concealed, he put his hands upon the hilt of
my sword, and, in the most solemn manner, protested that the
Sultaun was not in the palace, but that he had been wounded
during the storm, and lay in a gateway on the north face of
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the fort, whither he offered to conduct us; and if it was found
that he had deceived us, said, the General might inflict on him
what punishment he pleased. General Baird, on hearing the
report of the killedar, proceeded to the gateway, which was
covered with many hundreds of the slain. The number of the
dead, and the darkness of the place, made it difficult to distin-
guish one person from another, and the scene was altogether
shocking; but, aware of the great political importance of
ascertaining, beyond the possibility of doubt, the death of
Tippoo, the bodies were ordered to be dragged out, and the
killedar, and the other two persons, were desired to examine
them one after another. This, however, appeared endless ;
and, as it now was becoming dark, a light was procured, and
I accompanied the killedar into the gateway. During the
search we discovered a wounded person laying under the
Sultaun's palankeen: this man was afterwards ascertained to
be Rajah Cawn, one of Tippoo's most confidential servants;
he had attended his master during the whole of the day, and,
on being made acquainted with the object of our search, he
pointed out the spot where the Sultaun had fallen. By a faint
glimmering light it was difficult for the killedar to recognise
the features; but the body being brought out, and satisfac-
torily proved to be that of the Sultaun, was conveyed in a
palankeen to the palace, where it was again recognised by the
eunuchs and other servants of the family.
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When Tippoo was brought from under the gateway, his
eyes were open, and the body was so warm, that for a few
moments Colonel Wellesley and myself were doubtful whether
he was not alive on feeling his pulse and heart, that doubt
was removed. He had four wounds, three in the body, and
one in the temple; the ball having entered a little above the
right ear, and lodged in the cheek. His dress consisted of a
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jacket of fine white linen, loose drawers of flowered chintz,
with a crimson cloth of silk and cotton round his waist: a
handsome pouch, with a red and green silk belt, hung across
his shoulder his head was uncovered, his turban being lost in
the confusion of his fall: he had an amulet on his arm, but no
ornament whatever.
Tippoo was of low stature, corpulent, with high shoulders,
and a short, thick neck, but his feet and hands were remark-
ably small; his complexion was rather dark; his eyes large
and prominent, with small arched eye-brows, and his nose
aquiline: he had an appearance of dignity, or perhaps of
sternness, in his countenance, which distinguished him above
the common order of people.
No. XLIII.
Commission for Mysore; dated 4th June, 1799.
RICHARD, EARL OF MORNINGTON, &c. &c. &c., GOVERNOR-GENERAL FOR ALL
THE FORCES AND AFFAIRS OF THE BRITISH NATION IN INDIA, TO ALL
WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETING:
Whereas the glorious success of the British and allied arms
in Mysore, under the favour of Providence, has reduced the
territories of the late Tippoo Sultaun to the joint power and
authority of the Honourable the English East India Company,
and of his highness the Soubah of the Deccan, their friend
and ally; and whereas his said highness has given full power
and authority to the Right Honourable Richard, Earl of
Mornington, Governor-General for all the forces and affairs of
the British nation in India, to conduct and order the interests
of his highness in the said possessions, and to conclude such
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an arrangement thereof as shall appear to his lordship to be
most expedient for the security and welfare of the country,
and for the common benefit of the allies; Now know
Now know ye, that
for the more speedy conclusion of such a salutary arrange-
ment, and for the restoration of order and tranquillity, by the
settlement of the said conquered territories, I, the said
Richard, Earl of Mornington, Governor-General, as aforesaid,
do hereby constitute, nominate, and appoint, Lieutenant-
General George Harris, the Honourable Colonel Arthur Wel-
lesley, the Honourable Henry Wellesley, Lieutenant-Colonel
William Kirkpatrick, Lieutenant-Colonel Barry Close, or any
three or more of them, to be Commissioners for the settlement
of the territories so recently conquered from the said Tippoo
Sultaun, and to be, and be styled, Commissioners for the
affairs of Mysore, with full powers to negotiate and conclude,
in my name, all such treaties, and to make and issue all such
temporary and provisional regulations, for the ordering and
management of the civil and military government, and of the
revenues of the said territories, as may be necessary for the
immediate administration and settlement thereof: the said
Commissioners to be, nevertheless, subject to such orders and
instructions as they shall, from time to time, receive from me,
and regularly to report their proceedings to me, keeping an
exact diary, or daily record thereof, under the signature of
one of their Secretaries. And I do hereby empower the said
Commissioners to hold their meetings at such places, either
within the territories of the late Tippoo Sultaun, or elsewhere,
as they shall judge most convenient, and to adjourn from
time to time, and to change the place of their meeting
according to the exigency of the public service And I autho-
rise and direct the said Commissioners to communicate, from
time to time, with Meer Allum Bahauder, touching the objects
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of this Commission. And I nominate and appoint Captain
Malcolm and Captain Munro to be Secretaries, and Mr.
Edward Golding to be Assistant Secretary to the said Com-
mission, during my pleasure. And before the said Commis-
sioners, or any of them, shall proceed to act in the execution
of any of the powers or trusts vested in them by this Com-
mission, save only the power of administering the oath herein-
after mentioned, he or they shall severally take and subscribe
the following oath; that is to say:
I, A. B., do faithfully promise and swear, that as a Com-
missioner for the affairs of Mysore, I will execute the several
powers and trusts reposed in me, according to the best of my
skill and judgment, without favour or affection, prejudice or
malice, to any person whatever. I will not disclose or make
known any of the orders or instructions which shall be trans-
mitted to me, or to the said Commissioners, by the Governor-
General, or by his order, or any of the proceedings of the said
Commissioners, save only to the other members of this Com-
mission, or to the person or persons who shall be duly nomi-
nated and employed in transcribing or preparing the same
respectively, or in recording the proceedings of the said Com-
missioners, or unless I shall be authorised by the Governor-
General to disclose or make known the same. I do further
promise and swear, that I will not demand, take, or accept,
directly or indirectly, by myself, or by any other person, for
my use or on my behalf, or on the behalf or for the use of any
other person, any sum of money, or other valuable thing, by
way of gift, present, or otherwise; and that to the Governor-
General in Council I will justly and truly account for, answer,
and pay, all the rents, duties, and other revenues and sums of
money which shall come to my hands, or to the hands of any
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person or persons in trust for, or employed by me, in execu-
tion of the powers and authorities vested in the said Commis-
sioners by the said Governor-General.
So help me God.
Which oath, any two of the said Commissioners shall, and
are hereby empowered to administer to the others of them.
And the said oath shall be entered by one of the Secretaries to
the Commission amongst the acts of the Board, and be duly
subscribed and attested by the said Commissioners at the time
of their taking and administering the same to each other,
respectively; and the several Secretaries, and other officers of
the said Board of Commissioners, shall also take and sub-
scribe, before the said Board, such oath of secrecy, and for the
execution of the duties of their respective stations, and the
integrity of their conduct therein, as the said Board shall direct.
And when any three of the said Commissioners shall have
taken the oath, they shall immediately constitute a Board, and
proceed to act under the Commission. And I do hereby
empower and direct the said Commissioners to take charge,
and render an exact account to me of all such public property
as has been, or shall be, found within the territories of the
late Tippoo Sultaun, and also to collect, and bring to account,
all such arrears of revenue, and all such sums of money, as
were due to the Sircar on the 4th of May, 1799, or have, or
shall become due to the Government of the allies, from and
after that day. Provided always that this order shall not be
construed to prevent or impede the distribution, among the
allied army, of the prize taken in the fort of Seringapatam, on
the 4th of May, according to the General Order issued by the
Governor-General in Council, under date the
: and
provided also, that nothing contained in this Commission shall
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be deemed to preclude the right of the captors of any fort or
place, taken on or before the said 4th day of May, 1799, to
obtain from the Commissioners an attested account of the
public property contained therein, in order that the claims
of all such captors may be heard and determined by the
Governor-General in Council, or by the Honourable the Court
of Directors, or by his Majesty in Council, according to the
nature of the case. And I do hereby authorise and direct the
said Commissioners, immediately upon entering on their
duties under this Commission, to issue a proclamation, noti-
fying the restoration of tranquillity, and promising to all
the inhabitants of the territories of the late Tippoo Sultaun,
security of person and of private property, encouraging them to
resume their ordinary occupations under the protection of the
allies. And I further direct, that the said proclamation shall
contain the strictest injunctions, under the most
most severe
penalties, to all persons within the said territories, to abstain
from acts of violence, outrage, and plunder.
No. XLIV.
Instructions to the Commissioners of Mysore, dated
4th of June, 1799.
(Secret.)
TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE AFFAIRS OF MYSore.
GENTLEMEN,
1. The Commission which accompanies this letter will
apprise you of the nature and extent of the powers which I
have deemed it advisable to intrust to you. These powers
necessarily supersede those which I had delegated during the
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campaign to the Commission appointed to assist Lieut.-
General Harris, in all matters relating to political negotiation.
The favourable situation of affairs in Mysore appearing to
render my presence at Seringapatam quite unnecessary, I
have again taken the resolution of remaining at Madras; and
I therefore propose to confide to you such a portion of my
authority as may enable you, under my orders, to effect a
settlement of the country without my presence. Whatever
three members of the Commission shall be present at Sering-
apatam, on the arrival of this dispatch, will proceed imme-
diately to act under the Commission, and to execute the
instructions contained in this letter.
2. The restoration of the representative of the ancient
family of the Rajahs of Mysore, accompanied by a partition
of territory between the allies, in which the interests of the
Marhattas should be conciliated, appearing to me under all
circumstances of the case to be the most advisable basis on
which any new settlement of the country can be rested, I
have resolved to frame without delay a plan founded on these
principles; and I hope, in the course of to-morrow, to be able
to forward to you the articles of a treaty, with proper in-
structions annexed, for the purpose of carrying the above-
mentioned plan into effect.
3. In the meanwhile it is absolutely necessary that certain
measures of precaution should be immediately adopted, in
order to facilitate the intended arrangement. These mea-
sures relate, first, to the satisfaction of the principal Mussul-
men sirdars, and of the killedars of the several forts; se-
condly, to the mode of removing the family of Tippoo Sultaun
from Mysore, with the least practicable injury to their
feelings. With regard to the first object, I have already
forwarded to the Honourable Mr. Henry Wellesley a letter
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to Meer Allum, and a copy of a letter from the Nizam to me,
which I trust will enable you to give complete satisfaction to
Kummeer-ud-Deen; and unless you expect any considerable
advantage from his influence at Seringapatam in conciliating
others of his religion, I desire that you will take the earliest
measures to induce him to repair to Gurrumcondah. With
the other leading Mussulmen you should immediately enter
into such specific engagements as shall preclude the possi-
bility of any alarm in their minds, with respect to their
situation and prospects, under any new arrangement of the
country.
4. I rely on your discretion to conclude such an arrange-
ment with as little burthen to the finances of the Company
as circumstances will admit. The whole body of Tippoo's
sirdars ought not to become an exclusive charge upon the
Company. They must be employed and provided for by the
allies, and by the Rajah of Mysore, collectively; the families
of the sirdars slain during the campaign must also be pro-
vided for in the same manner.
3
5. The killedars who have surrendered, and those who
still hold forts in their possession, should be paid their
arrears for the month of April at least, with their pay for the
month of May, and for as long a time as we may leave them
in charge of their forts. On dismissing any of them, liberal
gratuities should be given them for the purpose of conciliation.
All these charges may hereafter be adjusted between the allies.
6. As soon as you shall judge that your arrangements with
the remnant of the Mussulmen interest are in sufficient for-
wardness, you will proceed to take the necessary measures for
removing the family of the Sultaun. The details of this painful,
but indispensable measure, cannot be intrusted to any person
more likely to combine every office of humanity with the
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prudential precautions required by the occasion, than Colonel
Wellesley; and I therefore commit to his discretion, activity,
and humanity, the whole arrangement, subject always to such
suggestions as may be offered by the other members of the
Commission. I have appointed Lieut.-Colonel Doveton to
take the command of the fortress of Vellore, which is destined
for the future residence of the Sultaun's family. Colonel
Doveton is also appointed paymaster of stipends to the
family; and he has been directed to make every possible
preparation for their accommodation at Vellore. After their
arrival no reasonable expense will be spared to render their
habitation suitable to their former rank and expectations;
and it is my intention to give them a liberal pecuniary
allowance. Colonel Wellesley will judge whether it may be
necessary to give, either to the whole or to any branch of
the family, any specific assurance of the exact amount of the
sums to be allotted to them respectively. If any such par-
ticular explanation should appear necessary for their satis-
faction, I authorise you to make the allotment of stipend to
each of them, as well for the establishment of the Zenana,
provided that the total sum for the maintenance of the whole
family be not stated at more than three, or at the utmost four
lacs of pagodas. The sons of the late Sultaun may be accom-
panied by such attendants as they may select, provided the
number be not so great as to endanger the public tranquil-
lity, or to form a point of union for the adherents of the late
Sultaun. It might be desirable, that Ali Reza should accom-
pany the princes, as he appears to be attached to the interests
of the Company, and at the same time to entertain consider-
able affection for the princes. The females and children of
the several families must follow the princes as speedily as
possible. Colonel Wellesley, in my name, will give the most
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unequivocal assurances of protection and indulgence to every
branch of the family; and at a proper time he will deliver the
letters for the four eldest sons of Tippoo, forwarded by the
Persian translator to Mr. Henry Wellesley. If General
Harris should be at Seringapatam, or within reach of it, I
am persuaded that his humanity will induce him to exert
every effort to mitigate all the rigorous parts of this revo-
lution in Mysore, which I feel myself bound, by every
principle of duty towards the British interests in India, to
accomplish without delay.
7. I have learned, with the utmost degree of surprise and
concern, that the Zenana in the palace of the Sultaun was
searched for treasure,* some time after the capture of the
place I could have wished for the honour of the British
name that the apartments of the women had not been dis-
turbed. In the heat and confusion of an assault, such ex-
cesses are frequently unavoidable; but I shall for ever lament
that this scene should have been acted long after the contest
had subsided, and when the whole place had submitted to the
superiority of our victorious arms. If any personal orna-
ments or other articles of value were taken from the women
in that unfortunate moment, I trust that the Commander-in-
Chief will make it his business to vindicate the humanity of
the British character, by using the most zealous exertions to
obtain a full restitution of the property in question.
8. After this observation it is superfluous to add
to add my
* “We feel great satisfaction in being able to assure your lordship, that
before the Zenana was searched for treasure, separate apartments were pre-
pared for the ladies, and no precaution omitted to secure them from the possi-
bility of being exposed to any inconvenience. No treasure was found in the
Zenana, nor was any article whatever conveyed from thence."-Extract: Letter
from the Commissioners to the Governor-General, dated 8th June, 1799.
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most anxious expectation that the utmost degree of care will
be taken to secure the personal property of the princes and
of the women when the period of their removal shall arrive.
9. You will of course apply to the Commander-in-Chief
for such an escort as may be necessary to convey the family
of Tippoo to the place of their destination; and you will
arrange the time and mode of their departure, so as to pre-
clude the possibility of any commotion or escape. It is
desirable that some officer, conversant in the language, man-
ners, and customs of the natives, and of approved humanity,
should accompany the princes until Lieut.-Colonel Doveton
can meet them. His qualifications for the trust which I
have reposed in him are too well known to require any
illustration.
10. In exercising the general powers vested in you by the
accompanying Commission, I desire that you will not interfere
in the management of the province of Canara until you shall
receive further instructions from me. I have directed
General Stuart to make a temporary arrangement for the
government of that province; and until I shall have received
his report, I cannot decide the system of measures most
eligible to be adopted in that quarter. You will apprise the
Commissioners, whose power is superseded by this new Com-
mission, of my entire approbation of their services; and you
will return them my thanks accordingly.
11. The present regulation is founded on an opinion that
the Commander-in-Chief may not always be at liberty to act
in a political capacity, and that he may not be able to spare
more than one of his confidential staff from about his person.
My selection of Lieut.-Colonel Close has been directed, not
only by my knowledge of his extraordinary talents, profi-
ciency in the native languages, and experience in the native
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manners and customs, but my determination to establish him
in the important office of Resident with the Rajah of Mysore,
as soon as that prince shall be placed on the Musnud. You
will observe, that the Commission enjoins all the Commis-
sioners and persons employed under them to take an oath of
secrecy, previously to their entering upon their functions;
you will therefore communicate a copy of the Commission to
any member who may happen to be absent from Seringapatam
when the dispatch shall arrive; but the contents of this dis-
patch must not be communicated by the person to whom it is
addressed to any person who shall not have taken the oath
of secrecy prescribed in the Commission, excepting Meer
Allum.
12. It has occurred to me, that the removal of your
meetings to Bangalore might have an useful effect in drawing
the multitude of Mussulmen from Seringapatam. This would
enable the commandant of the fort to commence the repair or
improvement of the fortification, and to proceed in clearing
the place, and making it strictly a military station. I recom-
mend the earliest possible attention to this measure, as being
of essential importance to our security in Mysore.
I have the honour to be, &c. &c. &c.
(Signed)
Fort St. George, 4th June, 1799.
MORNINGTON.
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No. XLV.
Partition Treaty of Mysore.
TREATY FOR STRENGTHENING THE ALLIANCE AND FRIENDSHIP SUBSISTING
BETWEEN THE ENGLISH EAST INDIA COMPANY BEHAUDER, HIS HIGHNESS
THE NABOB NIZAM-UD-DOWLAH ASOPH JAH Behauder, and THE PAISH-
WAH ROW PUNDIT PURDHAN Behauder, and for effecting a Settlement
OF THE DOMINIONS OF THE LATE TIPPOO SULTAUN.
WHEREAS the deceased Tippoo Sultaun, unprovoked by
any act of aggression on the part of the allies, entered into an
offensive and defensive alliance with the French, and admitted
a French force into his army, for the purpose of commencing
war against the Honourable English Company Behauder, and
its allies Nizam-ud-Dowlah Asoph Jah Behauder, and the
Paishwah Row Pundit Purdhan Behauder; and the said
Tippoo Sultaun having attempted to evade the just demands
of satisfaction and security made by the Honourable English
Company Behauder and its allies for their defence and pro-
tection against the joint designs of the said Sultaun and of
the French, the allied armies of the Honourable English Com-
pany Behauder, and of his Highness Nizam-ud-Dowlah Asoph
Jah Behauder, proceeded to hostilities, in vindication of their
rights, and for the preservation of their respective dominions
from the perils of foreign invasion, and from the ravages of a
cruel and relentless enemy.
And whereas it has pleased Almighty God to prosper
the just cause of the said allies, the Honourable English
Company Behauder and his Highness Nizam-ud-Dowlah
Asoph Jah Behauder, with a continued course of victory and
success, and finally to crown their arms, by the reduction of
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the capital of Mysore, the fall of Tippoo Sultaun, the utter
extinction of his power, and the unconditional submission of
his people; and whereas the said allies, being disposed to
exercise the right of conquest with the same moderation and
forbearance which they have observed from the commence-
ment to the conclusion of the late successful war, have
resolved to use the power which it hath pleased Almighty
God to place in their hands, for the purpose of obtaining
reasonable compensation for the expenses of the war, and of
establishing permanent security, and genuine tranquillity, for
themselves and their subjects, as well as for all the powers
contiguous to their respective dominions: Wherefore a treaty,
for the adjustment of the territories of the late Tippoo Sul-
taun, between the English East India Company Behauder and
his Highness the Nabob Nizam-ud-Dowlah Asoph Jah Be-
hauder, is now concluded by Lieutenant-General George
Harris, Commander-in-Chief of the forces of his Britannic
Majesty and of the English East India Company Behauder in
the Carnatic and on the coast of Malabar, the Honourable
Colonel Arthur Wellesley, the Honourable Henry Wellesley,
Lieutenant - Colonel William Kirkpatrick, and Lieutenant-
Colonel Barry Close, on the part and in the name of the
Right Honourable Richard, Earl of Mornington, K. P.,
Governor-General for all affairs, civil or military, of the
British nation in India; and by the Nabob Meer Allum Be-
hauder, on the part and in the name of his Highness the
Nabob Nizam-ud-Dowlah Asoph Jah Behauder, according to
the under-mentioned articles, which, by the blessing of God,
shall be binding on the heirs and successors of the contracting
parties, as long as the sun and moon shall endure, and of
which the conditions shall be reciprocally observed by the
said contracting parties.
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Article 1.
It being reasonable and just that the allies, by this treaty,
should accomplish the original objects of the war (viz. a due
indemnification for the expenses incurred in their own defence,
and effectual security for their respective possessions against
the future designs of their enemies), it is stipulated and
agreed that the districts specified in Schedule A, hereunto
annexed, together with the heads of all the passes leading
from the territory of the late Tippoo Sultaun to any part of
the possessions of the English East India Company Behauder,
of its allies or tributaries, situated below the Ghauts on either
coast, and all forts situated near to and commanding the said
passes, shall be subjected to the authority, and be for ever
incorporated with, the dominions of the English East India
Company Behauder, the said Company Behauder engaging
to provide effectually, out of the revenues of the said districts,
for the suitable maintenance of the whole of the families of
the late Hyder Ally Khan, and of the late Tippoo Sultaun,
and to apply to this purpose, with the reservation hereinafter
stated, an annual sum of not less than two lacks of star
pagodas, making the Company's share as follows :
Estimated value of district enumerated in the Schedule A, according to the
statement of Tippoo Sultaun in 1792.
Canteria pagodas
Deduct provision for the families of Hyder Ally Khan and
Tippoo Sultaun two lacks of star pagodas, in Canteria
pagodas
Remains to the East India Company
777,170
240,000
537,170
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Article 2.
For the same reason stated in the preceding article, the
districts specified in the Schedule B, annexed hereunto, shall
be subject to the authority, and for ever united with the
dominions of the Nabob Nizam-ud-Dowlah Asoph Jah Be-
hauder, the said Nabob having engaged to provide liberally,
from the revenues of the said districts, for the support of
Meer Kummer-ud-Deen Behauder, and of his family and
relations, and to grant him for this purpose a personal jaghire
in the district of Gurrumcondah, equal to the annual sum of
rupees 2,10,000, or of Canteria pagodas 70,000, over and
above, and exclusive of a jaghire, which the said Nabob has
also agreed to assign to the said Meer Kummer-ud-Deen
Khan, for the pay and maintenance of a proportionate number
of troops, to be employed in the service of his said Highness,
making the share of his Highness as follows:
Estimated value of the territory specified in Schedule B,
according to the statement of Tippoo Sultaun in 1792....
Deduct personal jaghire to Meer Kummer-ud-Deen Khan,
rupees 210,000, or Canteria pagodas
Remains to the Nabob Nizam - ud - Dowlah Asoph Jah
Behauder
607,332
70,000
537,332
Article 3.
It being further expedient, for the preservation of peace
and tranquillity, and for the general security on the found-
ations now established by the contracting parties, that the
fortress of Seringapatam should be subjected to the said
Company Behauder, it is stipulated and agreed that the said
fortress, and the island on which it is situated (including the
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small tract of land, or island, lying to the westward of the
main island, and bounded on the west by a nullah called
the Mysore Nullah, which falls into the Cavery, near Chungal
Ghaut), shall become part of the dominions of the said Com-
pany, in full right and sovereignty for ever.
Article 4.
A separate government shall be established in Mysore;
and for this purpose it is stipulated and agreed, that Maha
Rajah Mysore Kistna Rajah Oodiaver Behauder, a descendant
of the ancient Rajahs of Mysore, shall possess the territory
hereinafter described, upon the conditions hereinafter men-
tioned.
Article 5.
The contracting powers mutually and severally agree that
the districts specified in Schedule C, hereunto annexed, shall
be ceded to the said Maha Rajah Mysore, upon the conditions
hereinafter mentioned.
Article 6.
The English East India Company Behauder shall be at
liberty to make such deduction, from time to time, from the
sums allotted by the First Article of the present treaty, for
the maintenance of the family of Hyder Ally Khan and
Tippoo Sultaun, as may be proper, in consequence of the
decease of any member of the said families; and in the event
of any hostile attempt on the part of the said family, from
any member of it, against the authority of the contracting
parties, or against the peace of their respective dominions,
or the territory of the Rajah of Mysore, then the said English
East India Company Behauder shall be at liberty to limit, or
suspend entirely, the payment of the whole, or any part of the
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stipend, hereinbefore stipulated to be applied to the mainte-
nance and support of the said families.
Article 7.
His Highness the Paishwah Row Pundit Purdhan Be-
hauder shall be invited to accede to the present treaty; and
although the said Paishwah Row Pundit Purdhan Behauder
has neither participated in the expense or danger of the late
war, and therefore is not entitled to share any part of the
acquisitions made by the contracting parties (namely, the
English East India Company Behauder, and his Highness the
Nabob Nizam-ud-Dowlah Asoph Jah Behauder), yet for the
maintenance of the relations of friendship and alliance between
the said Paishwah Row Pundit Purdhan Behauder, the Eng-
lish East India Company Behauder, his Highness the Nabob
Nizam-ud-Dowlah Asoph Jah Behauder, and Maha Rajah
Mysore Kishna Rajah Behauder, it is stipulated and agreed,
that certain districts, specified in Schedule D, hereunto, an-
nexed, shall be reserved for the purpose of being eventually
ceded to the said Paishwah Row Pundit Purdhan Be-
hauder in full right and sovereignty, in the same manner as if
he had been a contracting party to this treaty: Provided,
however, that the said Paishwah Row Pundit Purdhan Be-
hauder shall accede to the present treaty, in its full extent,
within one month from the day on which it shall be formally
communicated to him by the contracting parties; and pro-
vided also, that he shall give satisfaction to the English East
India Company Behauder, and to his Highness the Nabob
Nizam-ud-Dowlah Asoph Jah Behauder, with regard to cer-
tain points now depending between him, the said Paishwah
Row Pundit Purdhan Behauder, and the said Nabob Nizam-
ud-Dowlah Asoph Jah Behauder; and also with regard to
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such points as shall be represented to the said Paishwah, on
the part of the English East India Company Behauder, by the
Governor-General, or the English Resident at the Court of
Poonah.
Article 8.
If, contrary to the amicable expectation of the contracting
parties, the said Paishwah Row Pundit Purdhan Behauder
shall refuse to accede to this treaty, or to give satisfaction
upon the points to which the Seventh Article refers, then the
right to, and sovereignty of, the several districts hereinbefore
reserved for eventual cession to the Paishwah Row Pundit
Purdhan Behauder shall rest jointly in the said English East
India Company Behauder, and the said Nabob Nizam-ud-
Dowlah Asoph Jah Behauder, who will either exchange them
with the Rajah of Mysore for other districts of equal value
more contiguous to their respective territories, or otherwise
arrange and settle respecting them, as they shall judge proper.
Article 9.
It being expedient, for the effectual establishment of Maha
Rajah Mysore Kishna Rajah in the Government of Mysore,
that his Highness should be assisted with a suitable sub-
sidiary force, it is stipulated and agreed, that the whole of the
said force shall be furnished by the English East India Com-
pany Behauder, according to the terms of a separate treaty to
be immediately concluded between the said English East India
Company Behauder and his Highness the Maha Rajah My-
sore Kishna Rajah Oodiaver Behauder.
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Article 10.
This treaty, consisting of Ten Articles, being settled and
concluded this day, the 22d of June, 1799 (corresponding
with the 17th of Mohurrum, 1214, Anno Higeree) by Lieu-
tenant-General Harris, the Honourable Colonel Arthur Wel-
lesley, the Honourable Henry Wellesley, Lieutenant-Colonel
William Kirkpatrick, and Lieutenant-Colonel Barry Close,
on the part, and in the name, of the Right Honourable
Richard, Earl of Mornington, Governor-General aforesaid,
and by Meer Allum Behauder, on the part, and in the name,
of his Highness the Nabob Nizam-ud-Dowlah Asop Jah
Behauder, the said Lieutenant-General Harris, the Honour-
able Colonel Arthur Wellesley, the Honourable Henry Wel-
lesley, Lieutenant-Colonel William Kirkpatrick, and Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Barry Close, have delivered to Meer Allum
Behauder one copy of the same, signed and sealed by them-
selves; and Meer Allum Behauder has delivered to Lieu-
tenant-General George Harris, the Honourable Colonel Arthur
Wellesley, the Honourable Henry Wellesley, Lieutenant-
Colonel William Kirkpatrick, and Lieutenant-Colonel Barry
Close, another copy of the same, signed and sealed by himself;
and Lieutenant-General George Harris, the Honourable
Colonel Arthur Wellesley, the Honourable Henry Wellesley,
Lieutenant-Colonel William Kirkpatrick, and Lieutenant-
Colonel Barry Close, and Meer Allum Behauder, severally
and mutually engage, that the said treaty shall be respectively
ratified by the Right Honourable the Governor - General,
under his seal and signature, within eight days from the
date hereof, and by his Highness the Nabob Nizam-ud-
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Dowlah Asoph Jah Behauder, within twenty-five days from
the date hereof.
(L. S.) Meer Allum.
Witnessed, by order of the Commissioners,
(Signed)
J. MALCOLM, Secretary.
Separate Articles of the Treaty between the Company and
the Nizam.
1. With a view to the prevention of future altercations,
it is agreed between his Highness the Nabob Nizam-ud-
Dowlah Asoph Jah Behauder and the Honourable English
East India Company Behauder, that to whatever amount the
stipends appropriated to the maintenance of the sons, relatives,
and dependants of the late Hyder Ally Khan and Tippoo
Sultaun, or the personal jaghire of Meer Kummer-ud-Deen
Khan, shall hereafter be diminished, in consequence of any
of the stipulations of the treaty of Mysore, the contracting
parties shall not be accountable to each other on this head.
2. And it is further agreed between the contracting
parties, that in the event provided for in the Eighth Article
of the treaty of Mysore, two-thirds of the share reserved for
Row Pundit Purdhan Behauder shall fall to his Highness the
Nabob Nizam-ud-Dowlah Asoph Jah Behauder, and the
remaining third to the Honourable English East India Com-
pany Behauder.
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Karcul
Barkoo
Schedule A.
1. THE COMPANY'S SHARE.
The following districts from Nuggur or Bednore:
Cant. Pagodas. Fanams.
Korial (Mangalore), Bekul and
Neleseram
Khoosaulpore
Bulkull
Garsopa
Hunawur (Onore)
•
•
Mirjaun
Ancola, Punchmahl, and Sheda-
sheoghur (or Soonda Payen
Ghaut)
Bilghuy
Coimbatore
Danaigincottah
Cheoor
Chinjerry
Darapoor Chuckergary
Settimungalum
Undoor
Peroondora
Vizimungul or Aravacoorchy
Erroade
Caroor
Coodgully
Caveryporam
•
Punganoor.
Sutticul
Alumbaddy
Koodahully
133,662 71
11,393 21
48,389 81
26,361 71
9,177 01
9,192 01
17,842 91
HRI HN HQ H4 HQ Hoa cola
Coimbatore, viz.:
8,953 42
28,332 2
18,929 41
80,000 0
35,000 0
27,000 0
27,000 0
64,000 0
30,000 0
8,000 0
14,000 0
20,000 0
20,000 0
41,000 0
15,000 0
4,000 0
385,000 0
Wynaad (from Amudnugur Chickloor) from Talooks belonging to
Seringapatam.
15,000 0
15,200 0
311,874 62
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Oussore
Decani-Cottah, and Ruttungherry
Vencatigeri-Cottah
Ankusgeery and Sooligeery.
Banglore
Talamulla and Talwaddy, half Ta-
looks of Hurdaluelly
Deduct provision for the mainte-
nance of the families of Hyder
Ally Khan and of Tippoo Sul-
taun, Star pagodas 200,000, or
Canteria pagodas
•
Fuze Huzzoor Kubal
Kona Koomlah..
Pamri
Wunjur Kurroor
Yursutty Muracherroo...
Beem Rapah
Muttoor.
Pravalli Mumnimong
•
Cant. Pagodas. Fanams.
18,096 0
14,000 0
Chunumpilly.
Mulkairva Kotoo
Kurtooni
Yarky
Pennacoonda
Munug Seera
Hundytenaatpoor
Koorgoor, remainder of
Kunchindgoondy, ditto of
Remains to the Company, Canteria pagodas
Schedule B.
2. THE NIZAM'S SHARE.
Gooty.
6,000 0
4,000 0
3,000 0
•
5,000 0
80,296 0
Total 777,170 62
Cant. Pagodas. Fanams.
15,568 0
7,500 0
11,000 0
8,998 1
5,902 0
4,800 0
2,700 0
9,426 3
8,951 8
22,251 82
8,800 0
22,673 1
60,000 0
8,000 0
16,000 0
11,629 0
10,000 0
240,000 0
537,170 62
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All the districts not added in 1792
Puttungeery, from Seringapatam .
Rydroop (6 talooks)
Kunnool Peshcush
lations..
Jerymullah (1 talook)
Deduct for a personal jaghire to
Cumeer-ud-Deen Khan and re-
Hardunhelly
Periapatam
Muddoor
Of Gurrumcondah.
Tyour..
Yelandoor
Hetghur Deivan-Cottah
Betudapoor
Mallivelly Gullinabad
Tulkar Sosilah
Cant. Pagodas. Fanams.
185,810 0
70,000 0
Remains to the Nizam, Canteria pagodas 537,332 1₫
Nurzipore
Yestonah
Bailoor
From Chittledroog.
Schedule C.
DISTRICT CEDED TO MAHA RAJAH MYSORE KISTNA RAJAH OODIAVER
Behauder.
Talooks belonging to Seringapatam.
Astrulgoor..
Chenapatam
10,000 0
102,856 0
66,666 0
Cant. Pagodas. Fanams.
11,000 0 0
Puttun Attacran
Mysore Attacran or Rechmut Nuzzur 11,500 0 0
Nuzzur Bar
14,000 0 0
15,000 0 0
6,200 0 0
13,200 0 0
8,000 0 0
7,000 0 0
8,000 0 0
10,000 0 0
9,000 0 0
8,100 0 0 0
10,200 0 0
7,800 0
607,332 12
7,200 0 0
15,700 0 0
4,300 0 0
12,100 0 0
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Bullum Mungirabad
Hussin
Honavelly
Nagmungul
Bellore
Mahorage Droog
Gram
Ramgherry
Turkanemb
Ahmud Nuggur Chickloor
Kurp
Toory Khaira
Coonydghul
Hoolioordroog
Kirkairy...
Chennyputtun
Noogairly
Mairlabah or Kishmaghessoor
Sucknyputtun
Banorawar
Gurradungilly
Harrunhilly
Boodihall
Nidgul
Posgur
Hagulwary
Goomairpollam
Bangalore..
Maugry
Mudgherry
Coorghurry
Cankanelly
Nalwungle and Doorbilla
Anikul
Byroodroog
Hyboor
Dewanhully
Ootradroog
•
Chinroy droog
Toomkoor and Deoroy
Nidgegul and Maclydroog
•
Cant. Pagodas. Fanams.
10,000 0 0
7,900 0 0
9,400 0 0
4,700 0 0
3,100 0 0
10,000 0 0
3,500 0 0
7,400 0 0
7,400 0 0
10,000 0 0
12,000 0 0
9,000 0 0
5,008 9 0
4,000 0 0
4,065 0 0
9,138 0 0
3,000 0 0
6,100 0 0
6,200 0 0
10,000 0 0
7,000 0 0
6,000 0 0
10,000 0 0
12,000 0 0
10,000 0 0
55,000 0 0
8,400 0 0
36,000 0 0
4,000 0 0
8,900 0 0
16,000.0 0
10,300
0 0
4,000 0 0
7,000 0 0
20,045 0 0
5,000 0 0
8,000 0 0
18,000 0 0
16,000 0 0
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Kundakeera and Chellnaighelly..
Chota Balapoor
Colar
•
Jungum-Cottah
Chuckmogalam
Kudoor
Sera and Amerapoor
Ooscotah
Burra Balapoor
Kusbah ....
Coolydroog
Koompsee
Kope
Wastara..
Eekairy and Sagur
Gooty (Hoobly)
•
Surbtonanundy
Terryan witty
Shikarpor
Annuntapoor
Lakooley Dannass
Oodgunny
Simoga
Hooly Honore
Biddary
•
Chingeery, Beswapattam.
Turrykeera
Azeimpoor
Kusbah .
Beemsumunder .
Dideary
Husdroog
Cant. Pagodas. Fanams.
16,000 0 0
80,000 0 0
80,000 0 0
13,000 0 0
8,134 4 0
7,129 7 4
Sera, remainder of.
55,000 0 0
50,754 0 0
44,000 0 0
Nuggur, above Ghaut.
29,145 42 2
28,818 03 2
8,094 21/0
22,864 5 2
6,818 9 0
39,411
012
11,006 8
10,458 01 2
17,424 0 0
11,774 0 0
10,191 09
11,629 62 1
13,614 12 0
16,883 5 0
COXH
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6,583 5 1
10,835 5 2
22,091 1₫ 3
14,076 4 2
10,696 2 3
Chittledroog, remainder of 12 talooks.
20,874 7 1
12,148 4 2
12,981 9 0
11,936 2 3
778,322 0 4
149,754 0 0
302,417 6 6
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Multoor.
Murkal Moroo
Tullick
Burnm Sagur
Kunkopa
Bilchoor
Hinoor
Goody-Cottah
Deduct two Purgunnahs of Hur-
denhally, viz.: Talmale and Tal-
waddy, included in the Com-
pany's share
Harpoonelly (6 talooks)
Soonda (above the Ghauts)
Annagoondy
Holul Kaira
Mycomdo
Hurryhur
•
•
-
Cant. Pagodas. Fanams.
10,392 32
12,662 913
11,854 03 0
10,163 610
12,542 0 2
Schedule D.
THE PEISHWAH'S SHARE.
(Signed)
10,683 1 1 2
10,010 0 5
11,330 5 3
From Chittledroog, 2 talooks, viz. :
11,425 6 0
12,226 9 0
From Bednore, 1 talook, viz.:
148,583 1 7
1,379,076 8 1
5,000 0 0
1,374,076 8 1
Cant. Pagodas. Fanams.
110,030 8 0
59,377 0 0
60,101 0 0
10,796 0 0
Total, Canteria pagodas 263,957 3 0
Ratified at Hyderabad by his Highness the Nizam, on the 13th day of
July, Anno Domini, 1799.
23,652 5 0
J. A. KIRKPATRICK,
Resident.
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No. XLVÍ.
Memorial explanatory of the Partition Treaty of Mysore.
1. THE principle of partition between the Nizam and the
Company, assumed in the first and second articles, is, that
each party should retain in direct sovereignty an equal share
of unencumbered territorial revenue, deduction being made
from both sides of the amount of the pensions for jaghires, of
which each party has agreed to bear the charge.
2. The allowances made by Tippoo Sultaun to his family,
and that of Hyder, including the whole expenses of the main-
tenance of every branch of the families, did not exceed
112,116 Canteria pagodas.
3. It was, however, thought advisable to allot a larger
sum for this purpose, as well with a view to meet the first
expenses of settling the families in the Carnatic, as the in-
creased charge of maintaining the younger sons of the late
Sultaun (nine in number) as they shall advance in years.
The youngest of the four princes now at Vellore, is about
fifteen years of age. It is not intended to make the nine
younger sons now at Seringapatam, the eldest of whom is
about eleven years of age, so large an allowance as that en-
joyed by each of the four elder now at Vellore. The four
elder sons have been accustomed to a degree of state, of
which it would be indelicate to deprive them: the same
reasons do not apply to the younger sons, who have scarcely
ever been suffered to pass beyond the limits of the Zenana.
4. The estimate of the revenues of Tippoo Sultaun, on
which the partition has been founded, is the same as that
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admitted by the allies at Seringapatam in 1792, deducting the
sum of nine lacks of pagodas, which had been added by the
allies to the estimate given in by the vakeels of Tippoo
Sultaun on that occasion. There is every reason to suppose
that this estimate is much below the real produce of the
revenues of the country, especially in its valuation of the
Company's share. Tippoo Sultaun had made a fictitious
increase of his revenues by an arbitrary addition to the
nominal value of his coin, and by other capricious and extra-
vagant operations, the nature of which is explained in the
papers annexed to this dispatch: by this contrivance he had
raised the apparent amount of his revenues to the sum of
Canteria pagodas 8,367,549: this sum, certainly, much ex-
ceeded their real amount. In No. 3,* a comparison is insti-
tuted between the extravagant statements lately found at
Seringapatam, and the depreciation of Tippoo's remaining
revenue imposed upon the allies in 1792. By this com-
parison it appears that, at the lowest valuation, the Com-
pany's share of the present partition may be expected, within
a short period of time, to produce not less than 1,478,698
Star pagodas,† provided the revenues be ably and honestly
administered.
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5. A map, constructed by Captain Marriott, will be found
in No. It is recommended to the attention of your
Honourable Court, as exhibiting a curious and interesting
view of the new and capricious division of territory intro-
duced by Tippoo Sultaun, by which he had changed many of
the names, and all the divisions of every part of his kingdom,
loading his establishments with innumerable Mahomedan
officers of revenue, and entirely subverting the wise and eco-
* Appendix XLIX. Captain Macleod's statement of revenue, &c.
+ N.B. This is the gross amount; about twelve lacks net revenue.
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nomical system established by Hyder Ally. In No. 4* will
also be found a note relating to the produce and commercial
powers of Mysore. Having already stated, in paragraphs
13, 14, and 15 of this dispatch, the principles which have
regulated the selection of the particular districts allotted to
each of the contracting parties, it is unnecessary to add any-
thing on that subject to this memorial.
6. The third article does not appear to require any ex-
planation. The small tract of land retained in addition to the
island of Seringapatam is necessary to the effectual strength
of the place, and to its constant supply with water. By the
next dispatch it is hoped that an accurate report of the value
of the acquisitions made under this article may be forwarded
to your Honourable Court.
7. Articles 4 and 5. These articles are so expressed as to
exclude any claim of right to the throne on the part of the
Rajah, and also to prevent many of the Polygars descended
from the ancient possessors of various parts of the terri-
tories of Tippoo Sultaun, from preferring obsolete pretensions,
founded on alleged rights of inheritance.
8. Article 6 requires no explanation. The first separate
article refers to this, and will hereafter be explained.
9. Article 7 refers to an intended treaty with the Marhatta
empire, the negotiation of which is now depending at Poonah,
with every prospect of a favourable issue.
10. The eighth article requires no particular comment; it
is connected with the second separate article, which will be
hereafter explained.
11. The ninth article is founded upon the equitable right
of the Company, arising from a superior share in the expenses
* Appendix XLIX. Captain Macleod's statement of revenue, &c.
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and dangers of the war, to the principal benefit of any colla-
teral arrangements to be made with the new government of
Mysore. It is evident that his Highness the Nizam, the exist-
ence of whose throne has confessedly been saved, and is now
protected by the British power, will derive a considerable
additional security from the establishment of the British influ-
ence in Mysore. On the other hand, the pensions to be made
to the Marhattas will be employed to purchase certain immu-
nities of the most valuable kind for his Highness; or if the
Marhatta power should decline such an accommodation, the
second separate article (as hereafter explained) will place his
Highness' interests, under the operations of this treaty, on a
level with those of the Company.
SEPARATE ARTICLES,
Article 1.
This article was inserted with a view to exclude the Nizam
from any interference in the affairs of the families of Hyder
Ally and Tippoo Sultaun: its operation is reciprocal, as it
renounces the Company's right of interference between Nizam
Ally and Kummer-ud-Deen.
Article 2.
If the Paishwah should accede to the terms to be proposed
to him under the seventh article of the treaty, it has already
been remarked, that the Nizam will derive considerable benefit
from that arrangement. The precise nature of the benefit
which his Highness may expect, is now a matter of negoci-
ation at Poonah. If Nizam Ally should be disappointed in
his expectation at Poonah, he will be amply indemnified by
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receiving two-thirds of the territory now reserved for eventual
cession to the Paishwah, while the Company shall receive only
one-third.
No. XLVII.
Subsidiary Treaty of Seringapatam.
A TREATY of perpetual friendship and alliance, concluded,
on the one part, by His Excellency Lieutenant-General George
Harris, Commander-in-Chief of the forces of his Britannic
Majesty and of the English East India Company Behauder, in
the Carnatic and on the Coast of Malabar, the Honourable
Colonel Arthur Wellesley, the Honourable Henry Wellesley,
Lieutenant-Colonel William Kirkpatrick, and Lieutenant-
Colonel Barry Close, on behalf, and in the name, of the Right
Honourable Richard, Earl of Mornington, K.P., Governor-
General for all affairs, civil and military, of the British
nation in India, by virtue of full powers vested in them
for this purpose, by the said Richard, Earl of Mornington,
Governor-General; and, on the other part, by Maha Rajah
Mysore Kistna Rajah Oodiaver Behauder, Rajah of Mysore.
Whereas it is stipulated in the treaty concluded on the
22nd of June, 1799, between the Honourable English East
India Company Behauder, and the Nabob Nizam-ud-Dowlah
Asoph Jah Behauder, for strengthening the alliance and friend-
ship subsisting between the said English East India Company
Behauder, his Highness Nizam-ud-Dowlah Asoph Jah Be-
hauder, and the Paishwah Row Pundit Purdhan Behauder,
and for effecting a settlement of the territories of the late
Tippoo Sultaun, that a separate government shall be esta-
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blished in Mysore, and that his Highness Maha Rajah Mysore
Kistna Rajah Oodiaver Behauder shall possess certain terri-
tories, specified in Schedule C, annexed to the said treaty, and
that for the effectual establishment of the government of
Mysore, his Highness shall be assisted with a suitable subsi-
diary force, to be furnished by the English East India Com-
pany Behauder:
Wherefore, in order to carry the said stipulations into
effect, and to increase and strengthen the friendship subsisting
between the said English East India Company and the said
Maha Rajah Mysore Kistna Rajah Oodiaver Behauder, this
treaty is concluded by Lieutenant-General George Harris,
Commander-in-Chief of the forces of his Britannic Majesty,
and of the said English East India Company Behauder, in the
Carnatic and on the coast of Malabar, the Honourable Colonel
Arthur Wellesley, the Honourable Henry Wellesley, Lieute-
nant-Colonel William Kirkpatrick, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Barry Close, on the part, and in the name, of the Right
Honourable Richard, Earl of Mornington, Governor-General
aforesaid, and by his Highness Maha Rajah Mysore Kistna
Rajah Oodiaver Behauder, which shall be binding upon the
contracting parties, as long as the sun and moon shall endure.
Article 1.
The friends and enemies of either of the contracting parties
shall be considered as the friends and enemies of both.
Article 2.
The Honourable the East India Company Behauder agrees
to maintain, and his Highness Maha Rajah Mysore Kistna
Rajah Oodiaver Behauder agrees to receive, a military force
for the defence and security of his Highness' dominions; in
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consideration of which protection, his Highness engages to pay
the annual sum of seven lacks of star pagodas to the said East
India Company; the said sum to be paid in equal monthly
instalments, commencing from the 1st of July, Anno Domini
1799. And his Highness further agrees that the disposal of
the said sum, together with the arrangement and employment
of the troops to be maintained by it, shall be left entirely to
the Company.
Article 3.
If it shall be necessary for the protection and defence of
the territories of the contracting parties, or of either of them,
that hostilities shall be undertaken, or preparations made for
commencing hostilities against any state or power, his said
Highness Maha Rajah Mysore Kistna Rajah Oodiaver Be-
hauder agrees to contribute towards the discharge of the
increased expence, incurred by the augmentation of the mili-
tary force, and the unavoidable charges of war, such a sum as
shall appear to the Governor-General in Council of Fort Wil-
liam, on an attentive consideration of the means of his said
Highness, to bear a just and reasonable proportion to the
actual net revenues of his said Highness.
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Article 4.
And whereas it is indispensably necessary, that effectual
and lasting security should be provided against any failure in
the funds destined to defray, either the expences of the perma-
nent military force in time of peace, or the extraordinary
expences described in the third article of the present treaty, it
is hereby stipulated and agreed, between the contracting par-
ties, that whenever the Governor-General in Council of Fort
William in Bengal shall have reason to apprehend such
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failure in the funds so destined, the said Governor-General in
Council shall be at liberty, and shall have full power and
right, either to introduce such regulations and ordinances as
he shall deem expedient for the internal management and
collection of the revenues, or for the better ordering of any
other branch and department of the government of Mysore,
or to assume and bring under the direct management of the
servants of the said Company Behauder, such part or parts
of the territorial possessions of his Highness Maha Rajah
Mysore Kistna Rajah Oodiaver Behauder, as shall appear to
him, the said Governor-General in Council, necessary to
render the funds efficient and available, either in time of
peace or war.
Article 5.
And it is hereby further agreed, that whenever the said
Governor-General in Council shall signify to the said Maha
Rajah Mysore Kistna Rajah Oodiaver Behauder, that it is
become necessary to carry into effect the provision of the
fourth article, his said Highness Maha Rajah Mysore Kistna
Rajah Oodiaver shall immediately issue orders to his aumils,
or other officers, either for carrying into effect the said regu-
lations and ordinances, according to the tenor of the fourth
article, or for placing the territories required under the exclu-
sive authority and control of the English Company Behauder.
And in case his Highness shall not issue such orders within
ten days from the time when the application shall have been
formally made to him, then the said Governor-General in
Council shall be at liberty to issue orders, by his own
authority, either for carrying into effect the said regulations
or ordinances, or for assuming the management and col-
lection of the revenues of the said territories, as he shall judge
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most expedient, for the purpose of securing the efficiency of
the said military funds, and of providing for the effectual
protection of the country, and the welfare of the people.
Provided always, that whenever, and so long as any part or
parts of his said Highness' territories shall be placed, and
shall remain under the exclusive authority and control of the
said East India Company, the Governor-General in Council
shall render to his Highness a true and faithful account of the
Pro-
revenues and produce of the territories so assumed.
vided also, that in no case whatever shall his Highness' actual
receipt of annual income, arising out of his territorial revenue,
be less than the sum of one lack of star pagodas, together
with one-fifth part of the net revenues of the whole of the
territories ceded to him by the fifth article of the treaty of
Mysore; which sum of one lack of star pagodas, together
with the amount of one-fifth of the said net revenues, the East
India Company engages, at all times, and in every possible.
case, to secure, and cause to be paid for his Highness' use.
Article 6.
His Highness Maha Rajah Mysore Kistna Rajah Oodiaver
Behauder engages, that he will be guided by a sincere and
cordial attention to the relations of peace and amity now
established between the English Company Behauder and their
allies; and that he will carefully abstain from any interference
in the affairs of any State in alliance with the said English
Company Behauder, or of any State whatever. And for
securing the object of this stipulation, it is further stipulated
and agreed, that no communication or correspondence, with
any foreign State whatever, shall be holden by his said
Highness, without the previous knowledge and sanction of the
said English Company Behauder.
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Article 7.
His Highness stipulates and agrees, that he will not admit
any European foreigners into his service, without the con-
currence of the English Company Behauder; and that he
will apprehend and deliver to the Company's Government all
Europeans, of whatever description, who shall be found
within the territories of his said Highness, without regular
passports from the English Government, it being his High-
ness' determined resolution not to suffer, even for a day, any
European foreigners to remain within the territories now
subjected to his authority, unless by consent of the said
Company.
Article 8.
Whereas the complete protection of his Highness' said
territories requires that various fortresses and strong places,
situated within the territories of his Highness, should be
garrisoned and commanded, as well in time of peace as of
war, by British troops and officers, his Highness Maha Rajah
Mysore Kistna Rajah Oodiaver Behauder engages, that the
said English Company Behauder shall, at all times, be at
liberty to garrison, in whatever manner they may judge
proper, such fortresses and strong places, within the said
Highness' territories, as it shall appear to them advisable
to take charge of.
Article 9.
And whereas, in consequence of the system of defence
which it may be expedient to adopt for the security of the
territorial possessions of his Highness Maha Rajah Mysore
Kistna Rajah Oodiaver Behauder, it may be necessary that
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certain forts and strong places within his Highness' terri-
tories should be dismantled or destroyed, and that other forts
and strong places should be strengthened and repaired, it is
stipulated and agreed that the English East India Company
shall be the sole judges of the necessity of any such altera-
tions in the fortresses. And it is further agreed that such
expences as may be incurred on this account shall be borne
and defrayed in equal proportion by the contracting parties.
Article 10.
In case it shall become necessary for enforcing and main-
taining the authority and government of his Highness in the
territories now subjected to his power, that the regular
troops of the English East India Company Behauder should
be employed, it is stipulated and agreed that upon formal
application being made for the service of the said troops, they
shall be employed in such manner as to the said Company
shall seem fit; but it is expressly understood by the con-
tracting parties, that this stipulation shall not subject the
troops of the English East India Company Behauder to be
employed in the ordinary transactions of revenue.
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Article 11.
It being expedient for the restoration and permanent
establishment of tranquillity in the territories now subjected
to the authority of his Highness Maha Rajah Mysore Kistna
Rajah Oodiaver Behauder, that suitable provision should be
made for certain officers of rank in the service of the late
Tippoo Sultaun, his said Highness agrees to enter into the
immediate discussion of this point, and fix the amount of the
funds (as soon as the necessary information can be obtained)
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to be granted for this purpose, in a separate article to be
hereafter added to this treaty.
Article 12.
Lest the garrison of Seringapatam should at any time be
subject to inconvenience from the high price of provisions
and other necessaries, his Highness Maha Rajah Mysore
Kistna Rajah Oodiaver Behauder agrees that such quantities
of provisions and other necessaries as may be required for
the use and consumption of the troops composing the said
garrison, shall be allowed to enter the place, from all and
every part of his dominions, free of any duty, tax, or impedi-
ment whatever.
Article 13.
The contracting parties hereby agree to take into their
early consideration the best means of establishing such a
commercial intercourse between their respective dominions
as shall be mutually beneficial to the subjects of both Go-
vernments, and to conclude a commercial treaty for this pur-
pose with as little delay as possible.
Article 14.
His Highness Maha Rajah Mysore Kistna Rajah Oodiaver
Behauder hereby promises to pay at all times the utmost
attention to such advice as the English Government shall
occasionally judge it necessary to offer to him, with a view
to the economy of his finances, the better collection of his
revenues, the administration of justice, the extension of com-
merce, the encouragement of trade, agriculture, and industry,
or any other objects connected with the advancement of his
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Highness' interests, the happiness of his people, and the
mutual welfare of both States.
Article 15.
Whereas it may hereafter appear that some of the districts
declared by the treaty of Mysore to belong, respectively, to
the English Company Behauder and to his Highness, are
inconveniently situated with a view to the proper connection
of their respective lines of frontier, it is hereby stipulated
between the contracting parties, that in all such cases they
will proceed to such an adjustment, by means of an exchange
or otherwise, as shall be best suited to the occasion.
Article 16.
This treaty, consisting of sixteen articles, being this day,
the 8th of July, Anno Domini 1799, corresponding to the 3d
of Suffer, Anno Higeree 1214, and to the 7th of the month
Hassar, of the 1721 year of the Salwant æra, settled and con-
cluded at the fort of Nuzzerbah, near Seringapatam, by his
Excellency Lieutenant-General George Harris, Commander-
in-Chief of the forces of his Britannic Majesty, and of the
Honourable English East India Company in the Carnatic and
on the coast of Malabar, the Honourable Colonel Arthur
Wellesley, the Honourable Henry Wellesley, Lieutenant-
Colonel William Kirkpatrick, and Lieutenant-Colonel Barry
Close, with the Maha Rajah Mysore Kistna Rajah Oodiaver
Behauder, the aforesaid gentlemen have delivered to the said
Maha Rajah one copy of the same in English and Persian,
sealed and signed by them, and his Highness the Maha Rajah
has delivered to the gentlemen aforesaid another copy, also
in Persian and English, bearing his seal, and signed by
Luchuma, widow of the late Kistna Rajah, and sealed and
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signed by Purnea, dewan to the Maha Rajah Kistna Rajah
Oodiaver.
And the aforesaid gentlemen have engaged to procure
and deliver to the said Maha Rajah, without delay, a copy of
the same, under the seal and signature of the Right Honour-
able the Governor-General, on the receipt of which by the
said Maha Rajah, the present treaty shall be deemed complete
and binding on the Honourable the English East India Com-
pany, and on the Maha Rajah Mysore Kistna Rajah Oodiaver
Behauder, and the copy of it now delivered to the said Maha
Rajah shall be returned.
No. XLVIII.
Memorial explanatory of the Subsidiary Treaty of Seringapatam.
ARTICLE 1 requires no explanation.
Article 2. The amount of the subsidy was fixed after full
communication with Purnea. It may, perhaps, be necessary
to indulge the Rajah with the payment of a less sum for the
first
year of the new Government; but no doubt exists that,
after that period, the full subsidy may be realised without any
inconvenience to the Rajah's affairs, or any pressure upon the
country. It was thought more advisable to undertake the
defence of the country, without any specification of the force
to be employed, than to bind the Company to maintain a
specified number of troops in Mysore.
Article 3. The principle established in this article, con-
nected with the fourth and fifth articles, will enable the Com-
pany to command the whole resources of Mysore, in the event
of actual or approaching war.
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Articles 4 and 5. These articles secure to the Company
the power, not only of assuming the management of the
Rajah's revenues, either in time of peace or war, whenever
such a measure may appear necessary, but also of introducing
any improvement into any or each of the Rajah's administra-
tion, which the Governor-General in Council
may deem
advisable; it may therefore be hoped that it will not be
necessary to resort to the extreme measure of assuming the
Rajah's country. The powers, both of regulation and as-
sumption, are secured in the most unqualified manner, for
the purpose of avoiding the embarrassments which have
occasioned so much inconvenience in Oude, Tanjore, and the
Carnatic. The sum of one lack of star pagodas, in addition
to one-fifth of the net revenue, is reserved for the Rajah, lest
in time of war such a defalcation of revenue should take
place, as should reduce his income below the amount of his
necessary expences. It is not intended that the Rajah in
time of peace should ever be required to pay to the Com-
pany a larger sum than the amount of the subsidy, namely,
seven lacks of star pagodas, excepting only in the case of
preparation for hostilities.
Articles 6 to 10 require no explanation.
Article 11. It is intended by this article to reserve the
right of charging the Rajah with the provision to be made
for the principal sirdars and killedars in the service of the
late Tippoo Sultaun. The measures which have already been
taken with a view to the execution of this article, will appear
in the letter from the Commissioners in the Mysore, under
date 12th June.* The total amount of the annual charge
*Chapter XV.
48
1
already incurred on this head is 23,000 star pagodas. Some
addition must certainly be made to this sum; but it is not
probable that they will increase the annual charge beyond
the amount of 40,000 pagodas.* This sum cannot be deemed
a considerable sacrifice to the important object of conciliating
the good will of the principal surviving officers of the late
Sultaun. It must, however, be observed, that the whole of
this sum is not to be stated as a permanent charge, several
pensions having been granted conditionally, during the good
behaviour of the pensioner, or until he shall be employed by
the Company or its allies. The provisions which have been
made for the families of those who have fallen during the
campaign are included in this calculation, and amount to a
sum which bears no proportion to the credit which has
resulted to the character of the Company from this trans-
action.
Article 12 requires no explanation.
Article 13. The subject of this article has already occu-
pied the attention of the Commissioners; some time, however,
will necessarily be required before a plan can be thoroughly
digested for this important subject.
Articles 14 and 15 require no explanation.
* Tippoo's allowances to his officers, civil and military, were framed on the
most parsimonious scale, although the number of his subordinate, officers of
revenue was extravagant.
'UATION.
A
Statement showing that Column 3 or 4 contains an Estimate of the Resources of the Districts lately acquired for the
Honourable Company.
3
South of the
Cavery.
North of the
Cavery.
Below the Ghauts.
Mangalore.
Statement of Revenue, &c. &c. enclosed in Captain Macleod's Letter to the Mysore Commissioners.
Dated 8th July, 1799.
N. B.
Sattigal
Coligal, &c.
Tulmullah
Districts, alluding to Tippoo's jummabundy The increase of 3 on
former names, and to
the
every 13 Fanam, in-
of
cluded in the first co-
arrangement
them in the Schedule
lumn.
of 1792.
of the year 1796, in-
cluding his ideal in-
crease of 33 Fanams
on each Pagoda.
•
Chuckloor
Wynaad, or Beinar)
•
Punganoor
Vanketygherrycotta
Baugloor
Soolageery
Denkenicottah .
Ossore
Total...
Coimbatoor
Daniancottah
Cheoor
Chingerie
Darapoor
and
Chuckergeery..)
Sattimungle.
Andoor..
Perindorah
Herroad
Viziemungle.
Cangam
Carroor
Uttungooly
Caveripoor
Total....
Bilgee
Corial (Mangalore)
Caricul.
Barkoor
Khooshalpoor
Butcul
Gersapah
Honawor (Onore).
Mirjan ..
Bah. Pag…..
•
•
1
Canteria Pag.
Ancola and Sid-`
dasheeghur....)
C.P.
F. A.
65,189 0 0
14,899 0 0
10,000 0 0
62,335 0 0
18,243 0 0 0
13,625 0 0 0
14,907 0 0
39,929 0 0 0
27,131 0 0
266,258 0 0
237,708 3 14
83,016 7 7
128,562 3 11
78,954 3 12
173,835 0 0
91,523 5 5 3
34,973 0 0
39,907 0 0
55,988 0 0 0
39,795 0 0
54,440 0 0 0
83,455 0 0 0
32,076 0 0
10,068 0 0
1,140,302
1,140,302 3 15
43,110 0 0
340,041 0 0
31,280 O 0
136,747 6 6 0
83,790 0 0 0
25,178 0 0 0
26,753 0 0 0
41,156 0.0
22,988 0 0
749,983 6 0
974,978 6 13
58,313 0 0
2
Total.... 1,033,291 6 13
Grand Total.. 2,439,852 0 12
C.P. F. A.
17,778 7 12
4,063 3 10
2,727 2 12
17,000 4 8
4,975 3 10
3,715 8 0
4,065 5 8
10,889 7 4
7,399 3 10
72,615 6 10
64,829 8 14
22,640 9 7
35,062 4 9
21,533 0 0
47,409 5 8
24,409 9 11
9,538 1 0
10,883 7 4
15,269 4 8
10,858 1 14
13,756 3 10
22,760 4 8
8,748 0 0
2,745 8 3
310,991 9 0
11,484 5 8
92,738 4 8
8,514 5 8
37,294 8 0
22,851 8 4
6,866 7 4
7,296 2 12
11,224 3 10
6,269 4 8
204,540 9 4
265,903 2 14
15,903 5 8
281,806 8 6
665,414 1 0
Remaining jumma-
bundy, after deducting
the increase of 1796.
C.P. F. A.
47,410 2 4
10,835 6 6
7,272 7 4
45,334 5 8
13,267 6 6
9,909 2 0
10,841 4 8
29,039 2 12
19,731 6 6
193,642 3 6
172,878 5 0
60,375 8 0
93,499 9 2
57,421 3 12
126,425 4 8
66,562 5 8
25,434 9 0
29,023 2 12
40,718 5 5
28,941 8
36,683 6
60,694 5 8
23,328 0 0
7,322 1 13
829,310 4 15
8
2
86∞
30,625 4 8
247,302 5 8
22,705 4 8
99,452 8 0
60,938 1 12
18,311 2 12
19,456 7 4
29,931 6 6
16,718 5 8
545,442 6 2
709,075 3 15
42,409 4 8
No. of Aumul-
daries by Tip-
poo's last ar-
rangement.
11
2
none.
6
222
6
4
35
28
12
18
10
23
14
5
6
77
6
8
12
4
2
155
6
42
2
11
13
4
4
64
92
I
8
751,484 8 7 100
1,774,437 6 12 290
4
Equivalent of Co-
lumn 3 in Star pa-
godas, at 6 Can-
teria pagodas to
5 Star pagodas.
Star Pag.
39,508 8
9,029 11
6,060 9
37,778 121
11,056 6
8,257 11
9,034 9
24,199 62
16,443
FIN
161,368 10
144,065 63
50,313 23
77,916 9
47,851 21
105,354 81
55,468 12 1/2
21,195 12
24,186 1
33,932 2
23
30,569 11
24,118
50,578 121
19,440 0
6,101 13
35,341 3
5
Equivalent in Star
pagodas, by the
Schedule of 1792,
at 6 Canteria pa-
godas to 5 Star
pagodas.
Star Pag.
12,660 11
4,166 10/1/
4,166 101
12,500 0
5,000 0
2,500 0
3,333 5
11,666 102
15,080 0
71,080 0
66,666 103
29,166 10/1/
22,500 0
22,500 O
53,333 51
25,000 0
6,666 103
11,666 10
16,666 103
16,666 10
16,666 103
37,500 0
12,500 0
2,166 101
691,092
4
1 339,666 102
33,177 9 15,773 11
267,911 11 111,368 151
24,597 9 9,494 51
107,740 8 /1/20 40,324 14
66,016 6 21,968 4
19,837 31 7,646 111
21,078 2 7,660 1
32,425 15
14,569 2
18,111 12
7,461 31
590,896 2 236,267 13
23,610 3
14
627,237 5 259,877 42
1,478,698 670,623 151
The proportion included in
Hurdenhully by the Sche-
dule of 1792.
This district has been de-
serted since the year 1792.
Half this district remains
in the Rajah's share.
-
This district has been totally
ruined by disturbances.
This district has not reco-
vered from the effects of
being in the hands of the
Mahrattas in 1791 and
1792.
The Revenue of those dis-
tricts shown in the first
three columns is expressed
in Bahaderee Pagodas, and
the equivalent in Canteria
Pagodas is noted below
the first total.
Tippoo's jummabundy had not suffered any other change since the year 1786, excepting the increase shown in Column 2, consequently the Schedule
ave the allies in 1792 must have been less than his jummabundy, in nearly the same proportion that the sums in Column 5 are less than those of
mn 4.
Seringapatam, 8th July, 1799.
(Signed)
WILLIAM MACLEOD.
From the total there should, probably, be deducted two-thirds of Punganoor, for an equivalent taken from the Rajah's share for the Nizam.
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No. XLIX.
Captain Macleod to the Mysore Commissioners, dated 8th July,
1799.
TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE AFFAIRS OF MYSORE.
GENTLEMEN,
In compliance with the desire of the Right Honourable
the Governor-General, conveyed in his letter to you, dated
the 21st June, extract of which was forwarded to me by your
directions, I have the honour to transmit to you a statement
of the revenues of the territories lately acquired for the
Honourable Company, in which you will please to observe
the grounds on which I am led to believe that those acquisi-
tions are capable to yield a gross revenue equal to the sums in
column 4.
The late Tippoo Sultaun raised his jummabundy, in the
year 1796, by augmenting his land-rent three Canteria fanams
on each pagoda (ten fanams), supposing the country to be
capable of bearing this augmentation. He also charged his
jummabundy with half a fanam, as a tax on shroffs, and a
quarter of a fanam as a duty on tobacco. The two last
articles were absurdly added to the land-rent, as well as the
first, the whole amounting to 3 fanams on every ten fanams;
so that by this increase every ten by the preceding jumma-
bundy became 13 for the new jummabundy, or 40 was raised
to 55.
-
There were, however, some inconsiderable articles of the
revenue excluded from contributing towards this augmenta-
tion; such as the rents of land farmed for portions of the
produce, and also the road duties; but as I could not procure
H
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an exact account of the amount of items left out in forming
the increase, I have supposed, for the convenience of calcu-
lation, that the increase of 1796 extended to the whole gross
revenue, and by following this mode I have estimated the
increase in column 2 of the statement greater than it really
was; consequently, column 3 or 4 is estimated lower than it
otherwise should be, if the detail of the whole increase had
been accurately ascertained.
The sums in Canteria pagodas in the third column, or in
star pagodas in the fourth, may, in my opinion, be considered
as nearly the fair jummabundy which may hereafter be ex
pected; though I cannot take upon myself to assert that the
several districts ought to yield revenue equal to this valuation
of them.
If some of the districts should be over-rated in this esti-
mate, it is probable that others are undervalued. I think it
is not unreasonable to expect that in the aggregate the whole
may, in the course of three or four years, produce a revenue
equal to the amount of column 4; and if from this sum one-
fifth be deducted for the several heads of enaums to pagodas,
&c., and for defraying all charges of collection, there would
remain to the Company a clear revenue of near twelve lacks
of star pagodas annually.
Should this estimate of the new acquisitions be hereafter
found, through better information, to be materially erroneous,
I hope it will be remembered that I followed the truest scale
which can at present be procured. Much will always depend
on the skill and talents of persons employed in the manage-
ment of revenue.
I have an account of the amount of the rent of each
aumildarrie composing the jumma in the first column; and I
have materials and information sufficient to prove that the
*
Provinces, or Chief
Districts.
Mysore..
Gurrumgeery.
Deoraidroog
Ballapore
Gurrumcondah..
Chumbarghur
Harponelly
Chittledroog
Gooty
Raidroog
Bednore
•
Sonda
Coimbatore
Sattimunglalum
Andioor
Canjam.
Daraporam
Paonghur
Murgessie
Ruttengeery
•
Names given by
Tippoo Sultaun to each
Division or Fort.
Esar, or south side of
the Cavery
Eimun, or north side
Nuzur Bar
Khaeemabad
Asbarabad
Jafforabad
Yeeffoorobad.
Fullok Shuko
Mouhdeenabad
Balla Shuko
•
Gurdoom Shuko
Azamut Shuko
Isoofabad
Zuffarabad
Rezabad
Azeemabad
Mahmoodabad
Mazeedabad
Hussainabad
Salamabad
Ahmadabad
Kurremabad
Azeezebad..
Turroch Yeal Hissar.
Mumtazghur
Friez Hissar
Nassuruhabad
Nuggur..
Inkeaz Ghur
Shookurabad
Jummalabad
Rummutabad
Waseedabad
Hafezabad
Rymanabad
Mustafabad
•
•
Dorea Behadurgur
·
•
•
•
ABSTRACT OF TIPPOO SULTAUN'S JUMMABUNDY.
Abstract of Tippoo Sultaun's Jummabundy, in the year Fussly 1217, or the year 1797-98.
The proper or ancient
name of the Fort
or District.
Mysore Astgram
Pattan Astgram
Mysore
Hassen
Mahairaidroog
Cubbaldroog.
Hooleoordroog
Makeridroog
Gurrumgeery
Deoraidroog
Nundydroog
Goorebunda
Dewanhully
Gurrumcondah
Chumbarghur
Beerundroog
Murcal Moogoo
Chittledroog
Concoopa
Gooty
Coondurpy
Bednore..
Caulydroog
Chindergooty
Mangalore
Bekul
• •
Buscoragee
Derea Behadurgur
Sedasheeghur
Daniancottah
Sattimungalium
Andioor...
Canjam...
Chuckergheery
Paonghur
Murgessie
Ruttengeery
Total
of Aumildarries
in each District by the
Sultaun's last arrange-
Number
ment.
39
46
30
25
25
32
24
35
29
23
29
31
25
25
29
33
32
27
27
37
33
33
23
31
24
21
23
23
31
31
31
31
31
31
25
25
25
The Revenue,
including Jagheers,
and other Enaums, by
the latest Assess-
1075
ments, in
Canteria Pagodas.
C.P. F. C.
231,230 0 0
326,118 0 0
214,616 0 0
199,064 4 0
183,895 0 0
220,259 0 0
148,780 0 0
274,764 0 0
218,474 4 0
190,377 0 0
269,082 0 0
238,203 0 0
175,222 0 0
203,006 0 0
251,184 0 0
261,554 0 0
236,533 0 0
196,147 0 0 0
188,720 0 0
284,150 4 0
225,106 0 0
341,636 1 0,
220,673 6 0
270,992 7 0
260,721 5 0
204,178 0 0
209,378 0 0
216,073 7 13
262,876 9 0
236,798 4 0
216,993 9 15
{
1
Names of the Asofs.
Sheer Khan.
Sheik Malik.
Mahomed Sied and Syed Yallaub.
Mahomed Ghoffar and Syed Alla Zedien.
Meer Hassein and Kundarelly.
Syed Meeran and Abdul Kauder.
Raige Rally and Mahomed Syed (Syed Saheb).
Mahomed Ally Mackeree and Syed Mahodeen.
Syed Aleredeen and Mahomed Fur Kurdeen.
Syed Ismael and Mahomed Nutter.
Abdul Cadir and Shaik Farried.
Shaick Boodun.
Sheek Mahomed.
Syed Peer.
Meer Muneen and Syed Imaum.
Hassan Ally and Mahomed Hassain.
Mouhdeen Khan Lavance and Sheek Mortiza.
Imaum Beg.
Mahomed Hasshum and Golam Moahdien.
Mustaansha.
Syed Moudie and Sheek Mahdoor.
Mahomed Aly Beg and Sheer Mahomed.
Syed Hussain and Abdul Reza.
Mahomed Ghaus and Mahomed Suddurodeen.
Meer Mahomed Aly and Abdul Rusoor.
Sheik Scheabudeen and Gholam Aly.
Mahomed Hussain and Mahomed Meeran.
Abdul Kurreem and Mahomed Daoud.
Sheek Mukdoom.
Syed Mukdoom and Sheek Aly.
Meer Hassain Aly.
Abdul Cadir and Abdul Rhaiman.
Fucker-u-dien and Shaik Ahmed.
Muckdeen Aly and Abdul Rusoul.
Syed Shully and Syed Daoud.
Mahomed Aly Gulluck and Mahomed Hassain.
Hussain Reza and Mahomed Imaam.
221,594 0 0
212,720 O
0
252,196 0 0
168,457 0 0
187,097 0 0
148,677 0 0
8,367,549 1 12
Canteria Pagodas.
N.B. In those districts where there are two asofs, the second is a deputy.
(Signed)
REMARKS.
JAGHEERS.
Futtah Hyder
Abdul Khalick
Sultaun Meahdeen
Moiz-a-Dien.
Meer Mohud-ud-Dien
Cummer-ud-Dien
Cootoob-ud-Dien
Bubbar Jung.
The Pollegar of Rulleum
Meer Mamood ....
The enaums to pagodas,
mosques, and brahmins,
&c., are estimated at..
The jummabundy of the
Sultaun's dominions was
raised in the year 1795,
by adding 33 Canteria
fanams to each pagoda,
or 10 fanams, amount to
No. of horse to
be kept up for
the Sircar from
Cant. Pagodas. the jagheers.
12,000 100
12,000 100
4,300
4,300
32,600
12,000
4,000
2,700
2,550
5,000
900
:
Which
sum, deducted
from the gross jumma-
bundy, would leave the
actual revenue expected
to be collected, Can-
teria pagodas........ 6,089,992
Or in Star pagodas 4,871,994
200
59,750
250,000
309,750
1,967,877
2,277,627
| including the
jagheers, al-
lotted to civil
and military of-
ficers, for their
services in lieu
of pay.
WILLIAM MACLEOD, Acting Superintendent of Revenue.
[To face p. 51.
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schedule of the Mysore revenue, given to the confederates in
1792, was a false statement of the jummabundy.
I have the honour to be, &c. &c. &c.
WILLIAM MACLEOD.
(Signed)
Seringapatam, 8th July, 1799.
From Captain Macleod to General Harris, dated Seringapatam,
22d May, 1799, inclosing Abstract of Tippoo Sultaun's Jum-
mabundy.
—
SIR,
I have the pleasure to lay before you an abstract of the
jummabundy, and a list of the several forts of the late Tippoo
Sultaun. As he had given new names to all forts and the
residence of his asophs, the proper or former name is affixed
to each division and fort, for the convenience of geographical
information.
The Sultaun's mistaken system of revenue collection ope-
rated in a great degree towards reducing his receipts, by his
having increased the number of aumildarries to ten times as
many as had usually been the proportion under all former
Governments of the Mysore dominions.
The Sultaun raised his jummabundy in the year 1795, by
adding about nineteen lacks of Canteria pagodas to his former
jumma: but this increase was only ideal; as I am informed
by men, of whose veracity I have a high opinion, that since
the year 1792 his receipts were annually from twenty-five to
thirty-five lacks of Canteria pagodas. His actual annual dis-
W
52
bursements are estimated at forty lacks of Canteria pagodas,
since the treaty of 1792; so that it appears a considerable
portion of his expenses must have been taken from the trea-
sure collected by his father.
All the asophs and aumildars under his Government were
Moormen, who were seldom chosen for any other reason than
their being Mahomedans; and although the whole of them
had an oath of fidelity administered to them, the embezzle-
ment of public revenue by the several classes of servants is
supposed to have amounted annually to fifteen or twenty lacks
of Canteria pagodas. The jagheers for the support of troops,
which amount to about five lacks of Canteria pagodas, do not
appear
in the statement; the valuation of them is included in
the revenue.
I have the honour to be, &c. &c. &c.
(Signed)
WILLIAM MACLEOD,
Captain Macleod's Memoranda of the Commerce of the Mysore Country.
EXPORTS.
Beetle, Areka (or Sissauris)
Black Pepper
Cardamums
Sandal Wood
Wax.
Ivory
Rubies
Thick Diamonds
Cotton Thread...
Coarse painted Cloths of Pombrie, &c.
Raw Cotton
Acting Superintendent of Revenue.
•
Those articles generally allude to
the Exports from Ballaghaut to
the Coast of Coromandel.
The first four articles are the most.
considerable.
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Tutenaigue
Masulipatam Chintz
Burhunpoor ditto
Salt
Coarse and fine Cloths of different Sorts
Silk of different sorts
Velvets..
Damasks
Copper
Lead
Flat Diamonds
Pearls
Broad Cloths
Dried Fruits
Coral....
Raw Silk
Spices
Drugs
Tobacco
IMPORTS, chiefly from the Eastward.
•
The principal articles are Salt,
Cloth, Raw Silk, and Tobacco.
It would greatly encourage trade if the road duties on all
articles were abolished throughout the Mysore territories;
but as this measure would occasion an immediate diminution
of revenue, amounting, perhaps, to two lacks of pagodas, it
cannot be carried into execution, at least until the land-rent
may rise, in consequence of a few years' peace and good
management.
(Signed)
Seringapatam, 12th July, 1799.
It would, however, be of importance to the Company's
possessions and manufactures, if all duties on raw cotton and
thread were discontinued throughout the Rajah's country, as
it is in the Company's territories.
WILLIAM MACLEOD.
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[THIS LETTER WILL BE FOUND IN THE DESPATCHES OF LORD WELLESLEY.]
No. CXLVIII.
The Marquess of Wellesley to the Right Honourable Lord
William Bentinck, Governor of Madras.
(Secret.)
Fort William, Dec. 9, 1803.
MY LORD,
1. I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your
Lordship's letter, under date of the 25th of November, received
this day, enclosing the copy of a despatch from Colonel
Campbell, the commanding officer at Vellore, which contains
a narrative of the supposed murder of a female slave by the
orders of the Prince Abdul Khalik.
2. The peculiar situation of the sons of the late Tippoo
Sultaun must be considered to exempt them from the juris-
diction of any of our courts of justice. That exemption, how-
ever, cannot extend to the servants and dependants of those
princes. The agent of Abdul Khalik, in the commission of
the supposed murder, should be tried, with a view to bring
that agent to justice, and to establish the facts relating to the
innocence or guilt of Abdul Khalik by a legal process.
3. In examining the declarations taken at Vellore on this
occasion, I observe that the person stated to have conveyed
poison to the deceased female slave was informed "that his
life could be saved only by declaring the truth."
4. This intimation cannot justly preclude the trial and
eventual condemnation of that person, but in the event of his
55
conviction, any promise of the nature stated would, of course,
induce your Lordship to spare his life.
5. If the charge against Abdul Khalik should appear to be
proved by the result of the trial of the agent, the only punish-
ment which can properly be inflicted on the prince will be
reduction of his allowances, and an additional restraint upon
his person.
6. If it should appear clearly from the evidence that
Abdul Khalik has instigated this atrocious crime, your Lord-
ship will be pleased to direct the commandant of Vellore to
afford that prince an opportunity of stating his defence to
your Lordship in Council: and if your Lordship should be
convinced, after having examined that defence, of the guilt of
Abdul Khalik, I request that your Lordship will be pleased to
reduce Abdul Khalik's allowances, at least in proportion of
one-half, and that you will confine him a close prisoner to the
fort of Vellore for at least six months.
7. It is impracticable to bring Abdul Khalik to a regular.
trial, but public example, and the necessity of preventing such
atrocious excesses, will require that he should be punished at
least to the extent specified in this despatch.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed)
To
WELLESLEY.
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL RICHARDSON, and
W. C. BLAQUIERE, Esq.
GENTLEMEN,
I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of
the 10th instant, and to communicate to you the following
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resolutions and orders of the Honourable the Governor-
General in Council, on the subject of the stipends to be as-
signed for the support of the families of the Mysore Princes,
and on other points connected with that arrangement.
2. The plan submitted with your letter above acknow-
ledged, was framed with reference to the principle stated in
Mr. Edmonstone's letter to you of the 9th ultimo, and your
calculations appear to the Governor-General in Council to
have proceeded on the most equitable and fair consideration
of the actual wants of each family. That principle, as applied
to the families of the Princes, still appears to the Governor-
General in Council to constitute the most just measure of
allowance, which can be adopted in forming a general ar-
rangement for their subsistence, and the sums which you have
proposed for the maintenance of each individual appear to
the Government to be fully adequate to their support.
3. With respect, however, to the personal allowance to
the Princes, the Governor-General in Council has, on full
consideration, determined to adopt a different principle, viz.
that of dividing the Princes into classes, in the manner in
which they were divided at the period when the original set-
tlement was made by the Commissioners for the Affairs of
Mysore, and assigning to the individuals composing each class
allowances of equal amount, and bearing a due proportion to
those to be assigned to the members of the other classes.
4. Besides the other advantages attending this plan, there
is every reason to suppose that it will be more congenial to
the feelings and prejudices of the Princes, than the mode of
apportioning the personal allowances which was suggested by
you, in conformity to the principle stated in your instructions
of the 9th of June.
5. The Governor-General in Council has therefore deter-
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mined to adopt the plan above stated, and to fix the amount
of the personal allowances to the Princes, with reference to
the classes in which they will be placed, and the allowances to
the family of each Prince, with reference to the number and
rank of the individuals composing it.
6. With respect to the amount of the allowance, it has
been stated in the preceding part of this letter that the sums
proposed by you for the members of each family are, in the
opinion of the Governor-General in Council, fully sufficient for
their maintenance, and that rate of allowance is accordingly
sanctioned by Government.
7. In fixing the personal allowances, it is necessary to bear
in mind the principle on which the whole arrangement of the
pecuniary affairs of the families proceeds, viz. to fix the allow-
ances on such a scale as shall preclude the means of accumu-
lation, while it shall provide for the enjoyment of every
comfort and no more.
8. Upon this principle the Governor-General in Council
has determined to fix the personal allowance for the Princes
of the first class at Sicca Rupees 500 per mensem, that of the
second at 300 per mensem, and that of the others in pro-
portion.
9. The amount to be appropriated to the maintenance of
each family will then stand according to the enclosed state-
ment.
10. The personal allowances to the Princes of the third
class are to be raised to a level with those of the second class,
agreeably to the original arrangement, when they shall have,
respectively, attained the age of fifteen years.
11. The Governor-General in Council remarks, that this
arrangement, with respect to the family allowances, cannot be
considered to be permanent, but must necessarily be subject to
I
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such future alterations as the state of the families and other
circumstances may require.
12. The mode of paying the establishment has attracted
the particular attention of the Governor-General in Council,
and has occupied a principal share in his deliberations, on the
question of the settlement of the families. The result of those
deliberations has been a decided opinion, that the servants and
establishments, with the exception only of eunuchs, and per-
sons of that description, who are considered more to form a
part of the families, should be paid by the Magistrate of the
24-Pergunnahs.
13. The Governor-General in Council is satisfied, that
any
arrangement which should leave the payment of the servants
in the hands of the Princes themselves, would not be consistent
with the safe custody of their persons, or the security of the
public interests.
14. The Governor-General in Council observes, that your
estimate of the expense of the establishments attached to each
family appears to be framed under the supposition, that the
servants of the families are to be paid by the Princes. Ac-
cording to the arrangement described in the two preceding
paragraphs, however, a proportion of the servants only are to
receive their wages from the Princes, and the calculation of
forty-five per cent on the amount of the allowances can be
considered merely as the estimated expense of the establish-
ments of servants, and not as the actual amount of that branch
of expenditure.
15. The Governor-General in Council is prepared to expect
that this arrangement will excite a certain degree of dissatis-
faction among the Princes, but he relies on your exertions to
endeavour to satisfy their minds of the absolute necessity of
the arrangement, and of their quiet acquiescence in the wishes
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of Government on this point. It will of course be a particular
part of the duty of Mr. Blaquiere to check and punish any
instance of disrespect or disobedience to the Princes, or their
families, which the servants may be tempted to exhibit, by
the supposed state of independence on them, in which they
may conceive themselves to be placed; and the Governor-
General in Council has no doubt that a strict attention to this
rule will soon reconcile the Princes to the proposed measure.
16. With respect to the mode of issuing the payments on
account of these allowances, the Governor-General in Council
directs that the personal allowances, the allowances for the
families, the amount of the wages of servants, to be paid by
the Princes, and of the wages of those which are to be paid by
Mr. Blaquiere, be drawn for by the Magistrate separately.
The three former sums to be paid to the Princes on separate
receipts for each sum.
17. The Governor-General in Council has resolved that
the allowances shall take effect from the first of July; and
you will, accordingly, at the close of the present month, draw
for the first month's allowances, which the sub-treasurer will
be directed regularly to discharge. It is not the intention
of Government to make any deduction on account of the
advances of cash which have been made to the Princes; but
that they shall enjoy the full benefit of the present arrange-
ment from the date above mentioned.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
23rd July, 1807.
(Signed)
I have, &c.
J. ADAM,
Dy.-Secy. to Govt.
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MINUTE BY LORD MINTO.
Dated Fort William, 19th Oct., 1807.
I have thought it my duty to consider attentively the
question suggested by a consideration of the letters which
were some time since addressed to me by the Mysore Princes
on the subject of their allowances, and which were recorded
on the consultation of the 1st ultimo, and to enquire both
what sum may with propriety be fixed for the maintenance of
the Mysore Princes, and what mode of treatment it is now
advisable to adopt respecting them.
I am entirely satisfied that no other plan would either
have been prudent or practicable, on the first arrival of the
Princes themselves, and afterwards of their families in Bengal,
than precisely what was adopted by the wisdom of the former
Government. It was a necessary consequence, both of their
recent arrival in a new country, and of the vigilant control
which was then obviously indispensable, that their mainte-
nance should be provided for directly by Government, and
the whole detail of their establishment should be conducted
under its immediate orders. I have not understood, however,
that this arrangement has ever been considered as permanent,
and I have reason to believe that a change of plan has been
in contemplation, similar in principle, if not entirely equal in
extent, to the propositions which I shall submit to the Council
with the more confidence as I find them sanctioned at least
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in part by opinions of so much authority as those to which I
allude.
It may be convenient to begin by fixing the general
principle by which the treatment of the Mysore families
ought to be governed. We shall by that means acquire a
guide both in the choice of systems, and in adjusting the
particulars of the plan.
By the fall of Seringapatam, and the death of Tippoo
Sultan, the usurpation of Hyder Ally, and the power of the
Dynasty which he founded, was totally and finally over-
thrown. In consequence of that event, a considerable portion
of the ancient Territory of Mysore was restored to the repre-
sentative of its legitimate sovereign. The conquered family
of Hyder and Tippoo, by falling under the absolute power,
came for that very reason under the protection of the Con-
queror, and found
and found themselves, by the civilized spirit of
European warfare, and by the peculiar character of the
European enemy who had subdued them, entitled to the
tender and liberal treatment which they have in reality ex-
perienced. No countenance could be given by any circum-
stance of our demeanour towards them to any claim they
might still harbour to the dominions of Tippoo, and a restraint
of their persons, together with a strict observation of their
conduct, was obviously necessary in the early period, and in
the first circumstances of their captivity. But, consistently
with these objects, they were felt by the generous character
of our country, to be persons entitled to all the consideration
which belongs to illustrious birth, and to the tenderness
which is due to misfortune, especially in a vanquished enemy.
These sentiments, therefore, became the basis of our con-
duct towards the family of Tippoo, and prevailed in the
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arrangement adopted for their support as far as prudence
would permit.
We have to enquire, therefore, what change in these
principles, the events of Vellore, and the transplantation of
this family to Bengal, should induce.
I confess, that to me, the principle appears to remain the
same, and that a change only in some particulars of the
arrangement is rendered advisable by the new occurrences just
adverted to.
It still becomes us to show as much generosity towards
these families as is consistent with public security under present
circumstances, and these I think will be found on consideration,
rather to admit of relaxation than to require an augmentation
of restraint.
We could not at any time propose to purchase the friendly
mind of this family by any liberality we showed them. It
was contrary to nature that they should conceive affection
or attachment towards the immediate authors of such calami-
ties as had fallen upon their house, or that they should, in
their hearts, renounce the pretensions to their Father's Crown,
which they had been taught, and accustomed from their
infancy, to consider as their inheritance. It was with this
knowledge that we determined to treat them in their mis-
fortunes with liberality and kindness. Feeling ourselves at
liberty to take our own precautions against their natural
enmity to the British power, we never reckoned on their
friendly dispositions as any part of our security.
Consistently with these considerations, it appears to me that
the insurrection at Vellore, so far as it is to be ascribed to the
agency of this family, or any member of it, may have afforded
perhaps a confirmation of, but has made no real change in,
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the sentiments which were already entertained concerning
their disposition at the very time when liberality was adopted
as the fit principle of our behaviour towards them.
The question that remains is, what limitation of that
generosity prudence requires in the present circumstances?
Much, in my opinion, has been done towards security by
the removal of these families from the Coast to Bengal.
They are withdrawn from the sphere of their natural influ-
ence, and are transferred to a country in which they cannot
count one partizan, or one public friend, but in which they
are subject to the close and constant observation of Govern-
ment itself, surrounded by all the means of vigilance and
control which are possessed at the seat of authority.
For these reasons, I am myself satisfied that personal
restraint may be not only diminished, but in a great degree,
and subject to some exceptions, safely withdrawn; and I am
strongly confirmed in this opinion by the reflection that, if
serious evil is to be apprehended, either from their escape, or
from intrigue during their residence in Bengal, neither of
those dangers are at all obviated by any restraint which has
been hitherto established, or which could be proposed under
any practicable system of management.
My first proposition then is, that, subject to modifications
and exceptions which I shall notice hereafter, a fixed allowance
be settled on each of the Princes, which is to defray all their
expenses of every description, under their own management,
and in any residence approved by Government which they
may choose to provide for themselves in Calcutta, or its imme-
diate vicinity.
:
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That they should be made clearly to understand that the
allowance is never to be increased, but is to continue the
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same, notwithstanding any addition to the number of their
Families, or any unforeseen changes that may fall upon
them.
That the allowance is to be considered as their Estate, for
the deficiencies of which Government will not provide any
more than it does in the case of other individuals, and which
will not be diminished, except in case of misconduct or
abuse.
It must be expressed, also very explicitly, that the
settlement is made only for the lives of the present Princes
respectively, and that on their decease, Government reserves
to itself the right of considering anew the nature and
amount of the provision to be made for their descendants
and families.
I should now wish to consider the advantages and disad-
vantages of this plan, compared with the present system.
First, with a view to the comfort of the Princes and their
families.-
On this point it is perfectly ascertained, and indeed, it is
impossible that it should be otherwise, that the principal
grievance of their present condition, or to speak more
adequately of it, the principal source of their present unhap-
piness is, the humiliation of having the interior management
of their domestic life, with all its details, withdrawn from
their own charge, and placed in that of strangers. I shall
not enlarge on this topic, because no doubt attends it.
The present proposition, as it affects them, is to discharge
them from confinement into houses of their own, and to
convert them from state prisoners into heads of families. If
this can be done with safety, we shall no doubt be happy in
the opportunity of conferring so substantial a benefit and so
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great a consolation on these objects of national liberality and
kindness. I shall consider therefore,
Secondly, the question of security.
In Bengal, the Mysore Princes possess undoubtedly no
present power to hurt us.
They must either create it by intrigue, or escape to some
other country, where they may be supposed to possess it.
Intrigue, by the communication of their own emissaries
with other men, or by their own personal communication
with the emissaries of others, is as practicable at their present
residence of Russipuglah, and must always remain so, under
any management, short of absolute imprisonment, which
neither has been nor can be proposed, as in a private house
at Calcutta. It is true that they are now attended by a cer-
tain number of Police Officers, which creates, no doubt, a
difficulty in the way of such practices; but as it does not
present insurmountable obstacles, the only difference is to the
Princes, and not to us, for the evil, so far as regards us, may
be incurred with equal certainty in one case as in the other,
and it would only cost the Princes a troublesome precaution
or two more at Russipuglah than at Calcutta.
If it is said that they are now under the care and super-
intendence of Lieut.-Col. Richardson, and the Magistrate of
the 24 Pergunnahs, I answer, that I propose they should
continue so.
But with whom, and for what object is the intrigue to be
conducted? what inducements have they to propose to parti-
zans? and how are they to conceal, under the very eye of
Government, such indications of extensive designs (and none
others are worthy of notice) as the smallest degree of success.
must necessarily present to a vigilant inspection?
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These objections are equally applicable to the case of
escape.
They might escape now, if they had a strong motive to
attempt it, with a few preparatory measures, attended perhaps
with a little trouble, but no difficulty. But to what region
of the world would they escape? In every part of Mysore,
supposing all the difficulties of a flight from Bengal to that
distant point surmounted, they must find themselves in an
enemy's country, and must be prisoners again, before they
could occupy friendly ground enough to erect their standard
upon.
None of the Native Princes of India have any common
interest with them, or any desire for the restoration of
Hyder's kingdom.
Which of them will embark their own fortune in so
desperate an adventure?
To these arguments of security against their escape, or
any danger to be apprehended from it if accomplished, we
must add a consideration very powerful with them, I mean
the necessity of deserting in such a case their women and
families, who could not accompany their flight, and abandoning
them to the severity and disgrace which they would imagine
likely to be the consequence of such a step.
If events in India should produce any alteration in these
views, it would then rest with Government to adopt their
measures to the occasion; but, under the present circum-
stances, I confess I see no danger from a relaxation in the
personal restraints of the Mysore Princes.
I would next try the measure on the footing of economy
and convenience.
The comparative Estimate, marked A, annexed to this
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minute will show a saving in annual expenditure of Sicca
Rs. 30,892 in favor of the new plan; although I have been
induced by considerations, which I shall afterwards explain, to
propose in that plan some augmentation to the present allow-
ances. The saving which results from this estimate is not
fallacious, for it is exclusive of one branch of the present
expenditure, the amount of which cannot be correctly ascer-
tained, although it is known to be very considerable indeed,—
I mean the incidental charges of all kinds, including repairs of
building, furniture, &c., and a multitude of more minute
particulars, which can neither be computed nor controlled;
and if that head of the present expenditure be taken into
account, at the most moderate estimate which has been sug-
gested to me, the balance in favor of the plan now proposed
will not fall below a lac of rupees per annum.
It is a great advantage of the proposed plan, in point of eco-
nomy as well as convenience, that the whole charge is reduced
to a certain invariable amount, and that no room is left to the
very burthensome consequences, either of abuse or negligence,
in conducting the domestic economy of so large a community.
Another advantage resulting from this plan is, that the
advance of a very considerable capital, which must have been
expended in the purchase of ground and the construction of
very extensive buildings, will be precluded. The probable
amount of this will appear in the annexed papers.
The frequent alteration which must have been made in the
allowances to be allotted to each family on the former principle,
so as to meet the varying circumstances of increase or dimi-
nution in its numbers, marriages, births, funerals, and other
domestic occurrences, is an inconvenience from which the new
plan is entirely exempted; and Government, as well as the
gentlemen more immediately employed, will be relieved from
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the constant and vexatious discontents, jealousies, complaints,
and discussions which the former system was calculated to
produce, and of which there has already, in this short period,
been such ample experience.
It cannot but be felt, the bare statement of the proposition,
that to retain twelve families composed at present of upwards
of 300 persons, and subject to the natural growth of all socie-
ties, especially when favored by polygamy, and an unlimited
number of females,-to retain, I say, a multitude in the condition,
and to provide for them on the footing, of state prisoners of
rank, must be an undertaking of such difficulty, complexity,
and embarrassment, as to become in the end impracticable.
The whole of these embarrassments are removed by the
plan I have now the honor to recommend.
My next proposition relates to the amount of allowances.
While Government was itself to provide for the maintenance
of the families, and to direct the expenditure, the principle
adapted of regulating the amount of each allowance, according
to the respective numbers and condition of the members com-
posing the families, was the only one which could with
propriety be resorted to; but on the new proposition of
committing the allowance to the direction of each family for
itself, it appears to me every way more just and convenient to
recur to the principle formerly established at Vellore,-I mean
that of classes, allotting different allowances, on proper
grounds of discrimination, to each class, but assigning the
same allowance to each member of the same class. The
different circumstances of the families comprised within the
same classes will, no doubt, make the smaller more affluent
than the more numerous; but this difference must be perpetually
varying; it is an advantage or disadvantage depending very
much on their own choice or discretion. They will, in this
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respect, stand precisely on the same footing with every other
head of a family who has a fixed income. A bachelor will always
find himself more affluent on the same fortune than a father of
a family, and the husband of one wife with few children will be
richer than the father of fifty children by as many mothers ;
provided the allowance be sufficient for the largest establish-
ment according to the rank of the person at the head of it, he
has no right to complain of the accidental, and probably
temporary, advantage enjoyed by others whose establishments
happen to be smaller.
The inequality in the provision made for the different
families, which I now propose to remove as far as the case
admits, has been in reality another, and I may say the second,
principal source of discontent and heartburning in these
societies.
The classes formerly established seem to me to have been well
considered, and to have been founded on the most rational, as
well as most liberal, considerations; regard was had to the rank
and birth of all in the provisions assigned to them, but the differ-
ence in their habits was also attended to. It was a reasonable
and considerate distinction, which was made in favor of those
who had already enjoyed splendour and distinction, and to whom
every
descent from their former condition might be supposed to
add a sense of degradation to the diminution of fortune. Those
who had not quitted the retired and comparatively plain and
frugal life of the Zenana had not this sentiment to aggravate
their new condition, and have been reared in the knowledge of,
and with a perfect preparation for, the lot which has been
assigned to them. In the desire of improving their situations,
they claim, indeed, an equality with their elder brothers in
attaining manhood, and allege that, being the sons of the same
father, they are degraded by every mark of inferiority to them.
But this is an argument that would equally serve every younger
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brother in England who is the son of the same father with
his elder brother, and who, nevertheless, protests in vain, on
the plea of degradation, against the law of primogeniture.
That the Princes of the first class were born earlier than those
of the second does not, indeed, constitute a personal merit in
the former, but may yet, without injustice, as we see in Europe,
be made the foundation of inequality in the distribution of
fortune. I do not believe, indeed, that the principle of equality
in the fortune or treatment of all the sons of the same father
is by any means established in the practice of Mussulman
families, and especially in those of sovereign or high rank.
The distinction between the third class and the second is only
temporary, but during its period is founded on natural fitness
and convenience. The establishment for children and minors
is, and must be, in all countries of the world, more limited
than that of persons who have attained the age of manhood,
when that natural distinction ceases. The third class will be
placed on the same footing with the second, although it may
be worthy of consideration whether the period of minority
may not be properly extended somewhat beyond the very
early age at which it terminates in these countries.
I am induced to propose some additions to the present
allowances, for the following reasons:-
1stly. A more exact economy may be supposed to prevail
under the prudent and attentive control of the gentlemen
who now preside over the affairs of these families than can be
depended upon when the management is committed freely to
themselves.
2ndly. A medical establishment, house-rent, and the
whole head of incidental charges, to an unascertained amount,
now defrayed, a part must in future be provided for out of the
fixed allowances.
3rdly. The allowance of the first class must be adapted
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to the scale of the most numerous and chargeable family, and
the proposed income of that class will rather fall below than
exceed the allowance which it has been found necessary, even
on the old plan, to assign to the Futteh Hyder.
4thly. I really think that the present amount of allowances
to the sons of Tippoo, in all cases except that of Futteh Hyder,
falls somewhat short of the general principle of fit and be-
coming liberality applicable to this occasion, as it has been
described in the early part of this Minute. Some reduction
of the allowances first established at Vellore I entirely approve
of, because those allowances afforded the means of accumu-
lation, which might be applied to improper purposes, or might
at least suggest designs of a nature troublesome to us, and
probably fatal to themselves. But the former allowance of
the first class will, according to my proposition, suffer an
abatement of two-fifths, and, after that, retrenchment cannot
by any management, besides supplying the indispensable de-
mands of a family, furnish any dangerous resources. But to
preclude the possibility of this, and for the purpose of avoiding
an inconvenience of a directly opposite nature—I mean the
contracting of debts-I shall propose some subordinate regu-
lations calculated to prevent these evils. I propose that-
Lieut.-Colonel Richardson, besides the habitual inspection
and observation of their conduct, should be so far charged
also with the superintendance of their interior economy as to
receive from them periodical accounts, under general heads, of
their expenditure, with the power of calling for the vouchers
when the occasion may seem to him to require it. The points
to which his attention will be directed must be both whether
the expenditure is too small, and whether it is too great. In
the first case, the notice of Government will be called to any
indication of such accumulation as the public can have a
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possible interest in. In the second, provision will be made
out of the subsequent month's or quarter's allowance for dis-
charging any arrears incurred by excess of expense in the
former; and the knowledge of this, on the part of the families
themselves, will, no doubt, serve to give an early check to
irregular or prodigal dispositions, while a steady execution of
this wholesome regulation will prevent the growth of debt to
any inconvenient amount.
C
The provision I propose for the second class, though it
will bear a higher proportion to the first than at Vellore, does
not appear to me more than equal to the Establishment which is
suitable to the rank of the persons concerned.
I have said that these propositions were tendered under
some exceptions and modifications.
The first exception is Mozezoodeen. No part of this plan
is intended to include him; and I shall take the liberty, on a
subsequent day, to bring forward a distinct and separate
proposition for him and his family.
The modification of the liberty proposed to be given to
the Mysore Princes is in the case of Futteh Hyder. The part
he has acted in the world, and the habits of command he had
acquired, may be supposed to leave his mind more accessible
to the suggestions of ambition, and more easily attracted by
projects of enterprise, than his brothers. On this account I
would propose that a more active vigilance be exercised over
him, and for that purpose, that a small Police Establishment,
to be concerted with Lieut.-Colonel Richardson and Mr.
Blaquiere, should be stationed at his house, with such
and instructions as may be hereafter approved.
powers
A second modification may be found advisable, if not
necessary, in the case of the youngest class, who are yet
under the executive charge of their mothers. It may be
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thought, on further consideration, impossible to commit the
management of the allowances intended for those families to
the mothers, placed, as they would be, in separate residences,
without the protection or control of any male relative. I
understand that some disorder and inconvenience prejudicial
to the interests of the children, and perhaps to the reputation
of the families, might be apprehended from this state of
things; I may, therefore, have occasion to propose some
provision for obviating this difficulty when further progress
is made in adjusting the details of the plan; but, in the mean-
time, while I am enabled to say that any variation to be
occasioned by these considerations will not add to the total
amount of annual expenditure contained in the annexed
estimate.
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The paper marked B, will show the amount and par-
ticulars of the present and proposed allowances.
If the Board should concur in the sentiments which I
have stated regarding the immediate objects of the suggested
arrangements, I propose that the following resolutions be
passed, and that a copy of them be transmitted to Lieut.-
Colonel Richardson and Mr. Blaquiere, with directions to
communicate the substance of them to the Princes, in such
manner as they judge most becoming and discreet, and to
take the proper steps for carrying those resolutions into
effect, reporting to the Secretary in the Political Department,
from time to time, the opinions they have formed, or the
preparations they have made respecting the execution of the
plan for the approbation of the Governor-General in Council
before any material measure is actually adopted.
(Signed) MINTO.
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RESOLUTIONS OF LORD MINTO ANNEXED TO THE
PRECEDING MINUTE.
Dated the 19th October, 1807.
1st. That the allowances specified in a paper annexed,
marked C, be assigned for the maintenance of the Mysore
Princes, to take effect from the 1st October next, and to be
paid monthly, commencing the first payment on the 1st
November for the month proceeding.
2nd. That the allowances be paid to the head of each
family respectively, or to such persons as they shall appoint
to receive them.
3rd. That these allowances shall stand in lieu of every
provision whatever for their maintenance, and shall defray
their expenses of every kind, without any exception, including
house-rent or the purchase of houses, furniture, medical
assistance, incidental charges of all description whatever.
4th. That no addition is to be made, or any reduction, on
account of any change in the number comprising the families
by marriages, births, deaths, or otherwise, or on account of
any other change of circumstances, but the allowances are to
be considered as the estates of the persons to whom they are
assigned, for the deficiencies of which Government will not
provide.
5th. That Government does not propose to diminish or
withdraw any of the allowances during the lives of the persons
to whom they are now assigned, except in the case of miscon-
duct or abuse, but to provide against the possibility of such a
case, to avoid dispute in such an event, the whole must remain
absolutely at the discretion of Government.
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6th. That on the decease of the persons to whom the
allowances are now assigned, Government reserves to itself the
power of making provision for the widows, descendants, or
other members of these families, as shall be deemed proper,
under the circumstances then existing.
7th. That the Princes shall have the entire and free
management of their respective incomes, but that regular
accounts of the expenditure are to be kept under such general
heads as may be least offensive to their private feelings or
usage, to be submitted to the persons appointed by Govern-
ment to superintend the affairs of the Mysore Princes, at such
periods and at such terms as they may require it.
8th. That if any debt or arrears of payment are incurred
by any of the Princes, their liquidation shall be provided for
by retaining sufficient sums for that purpose out of the allow-
ances for the ensuing month or months.
9th. That if any saving is accomplished, the amount
shall be invested in such public securities, or otherwise dis-
posed of for the benefit of the princes and their families, in
such a manner as they shall themselves desire, and as Govern-
ment shall approve.
tan
10th. That the Princes shall be permitted to choose their
own habitation in the vicinity of Calcutta, subject to the
approbation of Government, and that the gentlemen ap-
pointed to superintend their affairs shall, at all times, have
free access to them, and receive unreserved information of
every circumstance which they shall deem interesting to
Government, or connected with the welfare of the Princes
themselves.
11th. That a proper degree of vigilance and inspection be
still maintained at the houses of Futta Hyder and Moheodeen,
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the particular provisions of which shall be hereafter ap-
pointed.
12th. That the princes be informed of this arrangement,
and that they be made acquainted, at the same time, with
the expectations of Government on the following heads,
viz. :
1. That they refrain from every attempt or design hostile
to Government, to the tranquillity of the country.
2. That they avoid every circumstances of behaviour and
way of life that can excite jealousy and mistrust in the mind
of Government, or can attract attention, or create speculation
amongst the inhabitants of the country.
3. That for these purposes they shall not quit their habit-
ation, in order to make visits, or from any other reason,
without the previous approbation of the Superintendents.
4. That they shall not attend processions, or other
public ceremonies, on the occasion of religious festivals, or
domestic events, which are usually celebrated in a public
way.
5. That they shall affect no splendour or display in their
way of life at home, or elsewhere, calculated to attract public
notice, but shall enjoy the personal comforts and accom-
modation provided for them, with as much privacy as pos-
sible.
6. That they shall avoid as much as possible all inter-
course with other families, and generally with the natives of
India; that all letters, either written or received by them and
their families, shall be subject to the inspection of the officers
of Government.
7. That no persons shall be invited or received into their
families, especially from the coast, without the previous con-
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sent of Government; and, finally, that they be regulated in
these and all other particulars of their conduct and behaviour,
by the advice of the gentlemen appointed to superintend their
affairs.
To
(Signed)
(True Copy.)
O. CAVENAGH, Major,
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL T. HAWKINS and
G. D. GUTHRIE, Esq.
Superintendents of the Affairs of the Mysore Princes.
General Treasury, 22d May, 1809.
Superintendent, Mysore Princes.
GENTLEMEN,
Agreeably to instructions received by me from the Chief
Secretary to the Government, I have the honour to transmit
to you the accompanying title-deeds, &c., of the premises at
Russapuglah, purchased for the accommodation of the un-
dermentioned Mysore Princes, and request you will be
pleased to acknowledge the receipt of them: Princes Sultan
Moheoodeen Soobhan Saheb, Futtah Hyder, Yasseen Saheb,
Hyder Hoossen Khan Shookroolah, Moizooddeen.
I have, &c.
(Signed)
H. STANE,
Sub-Treasurer.
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To
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL T. HAWKINS and
G. D. GUTHRIE, Esq.
Superintendents of the Affairs of the Mysore Princes.
GENTLEMEN,
I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of
the 23d instant, transmitting, in conformity to the orders of
Government of the 13th instant, a detailed statement of Mal-
guzaree dues receivable by Government, from the estates
purchased by the Mysore Princes, and to inform you that the
Right Honourable the Governor-General in Council having
been pleased to comply with the request of the Princes for the
remission of the Malguzaree dues, the necessary orders to that
effect will be issued to the proper officers from the Revenue
Department.
To
Council Chamber, 27th May, 1809.
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed)
/
B. EDMONSTONE,
Chief Secretary.
J. ADAM, Esq.
Secretary to Government, Political Department.
J
SIR,
I have this day been honoured with your letter of the 17th
instant, communicating the sentiments of His Excellency the
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Right Honourable the Governor-General in Council, regarding
the situation of Prince Moizood Deen, and desiring me to
state my opinion relative to carrying into effect the measure
of placing the Prince on a footing with his elder surviving
brothers. The permission I embrace with peculiar satisfac-
tion, for I have been looking with much earnestness for the
period to arrive, when I might be permitted the liberty to
approach Government, to express my sentiments of the un-
deviating propriety of conduct observed by Prince Moizood
Deen. During the time he has been in confinement, not a
murmur of discontent have I ever heard; on the contrary, a
cheerful submission to his situation, and, I believe, without
a single attempt to elude the rules; and when the pleasure of
Government of the 25th June, 1813, was made known, re-
laxing the restraint under which he has continued from the
time of arriving in Bengal, it was received by the Prince with
expressions of great thankfulness.
Under this view of the question, and adverting to the
length of time the Prince has been in confinement, it affords
me every sincere gratification to learn that his Lordship in
Council has it in contemplation to release Moizood Deen, and
the prospect I have of being the medium of communicating
these, his Lordship's intentions, from which I shall derive
great pleasure, and trust to be excused for expressing my
hope that the arrangement may take place previous to the
charge being in other hands. As the elder sons of the late
Tippoo Sultan, viz. Futtah Hyder, Abdool Khalick, and
Moheeoodeen are dead, and were the only sons comprehended
in the first class, I apprehend it to be the desire of Govern-
ment to place Moizood Deen in the second, and which now
consists of Princes Yasseen, Soobhan, and Shookeroollah, who
severally receive two thousand Rupees per mensem, and in
K
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whose favour the former regulations for the conduct and
control of the Princes were modified by the Right Honour-
able the Governor-General in Council, on the 11th December,
1812. These qualified regulations are still in force, and
under their operation I beg leave to suggest Moizood Deen
may be considered.
I have the pleasure to subjoin a copy of the instructions
for the observance of the Princes named above, to each of
whom a translation in Persian was given immediately after
they were received from Government.
To
Russapuglah, 27th November, 1815.
SIR,
I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) T. HAWKINS, Lieut.-Col.
Superintendent.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF BENGAL.
With reference to the letter from the Secretary to the
Government of Bengal, to your address, dated the 28th No-
vember last, referred for the report of his office, by order of
Government of the following month, requiring explanation
with respect to the discrepancy therein noticed between the
amount of expenditure on account of the Mysore Fund,
exhibited in the memorandum furnished by the Accountant-
General at Fort William, to the Superintendent of the Mysore
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Princes, and that given by the Schedules received by the
latter officer from Vellore and Mysore, for the year 1834-35,
and adverting to my report, by endorsement on the above
letter, under date the 21st December last, stating that re-
ferences on the subject had been addressed to the Commis-
sioner for the affairs of Mysore and to the officer commanding
at Vellore, on receipt of whose replies the required explana-
tion would be furnished, I have now the honour to report
for the information of Government, and the Bengal Govern-
ment, as follows:-
2. It appears from the replies to the references above
adverted to, received from the Commissioner in Mysore and
the officer commanding at Vellore, that the statement fur-
nished by them, respectively, to the Superintendent of the
Mysore Princes in Bengal, contained only memo. and of
partial charges defrayed by the Resident in Mysore for July
1836, and by Paymaster of Stipends at Vellore for the pre-
ceding month, which memoranda were furnished in conse-
quence of an application from the Superintendent, and it is
therefore evident that the actual charges embraced in the
accounts furnished by the Accountant-General at Fort Wil-
liam, taken from those rendered to him from this department
for 1834-35, could not agree with the average per year,
which, it is apprehended, was assumed by the Superintendent
of the Mysore Princes, from the partial expenditure of one
month of 1836-37 at Mysore and Vellore.
3. I beg to forward herewith a statement of actual pay-
ments made by the Resident in Mysore, the Commissioner in
Mysore, the Resident at Hydrabad, the Paymaster of Stipends
at Vellore, the Principal Collector of Vellore, and by the Sub-
Treasurer at Fort St. George, on account of the Mysore Fund,
during the year 1834-35, amounting in the aggregate to
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Rs. 200,492 11 5, which will agree with the sums entered in
the accounts rendered by this office to the Accountant-
General at Fort William.
Fort St. George, Acct.-General's Office,
22d April, 1837.
In May, 1834
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
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Statement of Sums paid by the Government of Fort St. George to
the Families of Hyder Ally Khan and Tippoo Sultan, and to
different Officers who were in their Service, with several other
Disbursements belonging to the same account, chargeable to
the Mysore Fund, from 1st May, 1834, to 30th April,
1835.
""
Payments made on account of Pensions and Al-
lowances, &c. to the families of Hyder Ally
Khan and Tippoo Sultan :-
""
""
""
""
(Signed)
I have, &c.
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Jan. 1835
Paymaster of Stipends at Vellore.
•
J. G. TURNBULL,
•
Accountant-General.
11,531 6 2
11,841 15 11
9,824 12 8
9,989 5 4
9,795 6 9
12,212 9 8
10,482 10 7
7,377 4 5
7,400 11 3
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In Feb. 1835
March
April
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در
Payments made on Account of Salary and Office
Establishment of the Paymaster of Stipends
at Vellore, from 1st May, 1834, to 30th
April, 1835.
Ditto on account of Repairs of Palaces, and
sundry extraordinary charges
Ditto on account of Cloths for Mahals, in May
1834
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Ditto on account of Pensions to Hurcarrahs,
from May 1834, to April 1835
Ditto on account of Donation to discharge Puck-
allies and Washermen
In May, 1834
June
Residents at Mysore.
Ditto on account of Pensions to sundry Officers
formerly in the service of Hyder Ally Khan
and Tippoo Sultan :-
دو
""
""
دو
در
در
7,820 13 4
7,280 13 4
7,280 9 10
""
•
•
4,152 5 2
3,444 2 6
3,168 3 6
2,952 15 10
4,044 2 6
2,961 10 9
2,246 4 11
3,930 11 7
Payments made on account of expenses of the
Mosques and Tombs in Mysore, from 1st
May to 31st December, 1834
112,838 7 3
Ditto on account of Pensions to sundry Officers
formerly in the service of Hyder Ally Khan
and Tippoo Sultan:-
4,711 0 0
1,197 13 10
23,443 15 0
1,406 12 0
1,056 0 0
26,900 8 9
9,625 4 9
144,654 0 1
36,525 13 6
Commissioner for the Government of the Territories of the
Rajah of Mysore.
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In Jan. 1835
Feb.
March
April
""
99
دو
•
•
3,023 8 3
2,569 6 11
2,363 8 3
2,363 8 3
Ditto on account of expenses of the Mosques
and Tombs in Mysore, from 1st January to
30th April, 1835
Residents at Hyderabad.
Ditto on account of Pension to the family of
Meer Hussain, from 1st May, 1834, to 30th
April, 1835.
Payments made on account of Pension to Buda
Rajah Saiba, widow of the late Syed Ally Ma-
homed Cauder, from 1st May, 1834, to 30th
April, 1835, at Rs. 87 8 per month
Principal Collector of Vellore.
10,319 15 8
Ditto on account of Pension to Meer Golam
Mohideen, from May 1834, to April 1835,
at Rs. 66 8 per month
Ditto on account of Pension to Auzeezabee, from
May 1834, to April 1835, at Rs. 35 per
month
Sub-Treasurer at Fort St. George.
Ditto on account of Pension to the late Syed
Ashruff and his son Boodunally, from May
1834, to April 1835, at Rs. 72 14 8 per
month
4,784 14 2
Ditto on account of Pension to Zouhra Beebee
and Emam Beebee, from May 1834, to April
1835, at Rs. 21 per month
Ditto on account of Pension to Rouba Beebee,
widow of the late Syed Madurooddeen, from
May 1834, to April 1835, at Rs. 52 8 per
month.
798 0 0
420 0 0
875 0 0
252 0 0
630 0 0
15,104 13 10
175 0 0
1,050 0 0
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Payments made on account of a bill of the
Agent to the Carnatic Chronicle Press, for
composing and correcting two notices in Te-
loogoo language, on account of tenders for
supplying provisions for inmates of the Ma-
hars in the Fort of Vellore
(True copy)
(Signed)
Fort St. George, Acc.-Gen.'s Office,
22d April, 1837.
2,983 0 0
Total Co.'s Rs.....200,492 11 5
(Signed)
(True copy)
8 0 0
REPLY.
E. E.
J. G. TURNBULL,
Accountant-General.
(Signed)
R. CLERK,
Sec. to Government.
W. H. MACNAGHTEN,
Sec. to Gov. of Bengal.
Extract from a Letter from Mr. Secretary Macnaghten, dated
19th July, 1836, to the Reply of Col. Caulfield's Letter,
dated 27th May, 1836.
Para. 24. "The stipends received by the grandsons and
their descendants will be divided among their children or
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other dependant relatives, whether they be few or numerous,
in the proportion of one-eighth to the widower, widows, and
a double share to the male."
To
SIR,
CAPT. J. W. J. OUSELEY,
Superintendent of the Mysore Princes.
In reply to your letter of the 27th ultimo, with a Memo-
rial from Princes Mahomed Yassun, and his two brothers,
I am desired to state, that the stipends given to the children
of those parties are not to be considered as a loan repayable
at any future time, but will only, protantos, be taken into
account as a part of the allowance to be granted to their
families, on their own demise. It was not intended, however,
by any expression in the orders of the 5th February last,
to alter the rule laid down in 1807, and since uniformly
acted upon, by which the whole amount of allowance to be given
to the family of any of the Princes, sons of Tippoo Sultan,
upon the decease of such Princes, is regulated according to
the discretion and pleasure of the Government.
Fort William, 17th August, 1844.
I have, &c.
(Signed)
4
H. TORRENS,
Officiating Secretary to the
Govt. of Bengal.
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To
A. TURNBULL, ESQ.
Officiating Superintendent of the Mysore Princes.
SIR,
I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of Mr. Bayley's
letter, dated the 27th ultimo, with its enclosure, on the subject
of the distribution of the stipend of the late Mysore Prince
Mohumeed Soobhan.
2. Adverting to the instructions of the Hon'ble the
Court of Directors contained in paras. 18 and 19 of their
Dispatch, which accompanied the orders of Government of
the 21st June, 1841, and to the stipend granted to the
family of the late Prince Mohumed Shookroollah, I am
directed to inform you in reply, that the following distri-
bution of the stipend of the late Prince Mohumed Soobhan
has been sanctioned.
Widow Begum
4 sons, Rs. 150 2 6 each
5 daughters, Rs. 75 1 2 each
1 stepmother
1 Khowass, the mother of Prince Shoobhan's son,
named Pawkauter, and her son
1 ditto of late Tippoo Sultan....
1 infant grandson, and his mother, a khowass, of˜
the late Shazadah Rusheedooddeen..
Total...
Stipend of the deceased and the
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grant of to his children
10
Deduct now sanctioned..
Dated Fort William, 19th Nov. 1845.
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1445 15 10
3. According to the above distribution, there will be a
saving of Co.'s Rs. 1340 10 10,
as shown in the margin, which
will of course revert to Govern-
ment.
Saving, Co.'s Rs. ...
Rs. 2786 10 8
1445 15 10
1340 10 10
Co.'s. Rs.
300 0 0
600 10 0
375 5 10
50 0 0
35 0 0
25 0 0
20 0 0
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4. An allowance of 8000 Rupees has been lately granted
for the funeral charges of the deceased Prince, which is consi-
dered sufficient to provide for the fateah, therefore no perma-
nent charge for such purpose is deemed necessary.
5. Your proposal, in favour of the two minor grand-
daughters, cannot be acceded to, and they should look for
support out of the stipend enjoyed by their mother.
To
(Signed)
(Signed)
I have, &c.
F. J. HALLIDAY,
(True Copy.)
Secy. to the Govt. of Bengal.
A. TURNBULL,
Offg. Supt. of the Mysore Princes.
THE OFFG. SUPDT. MYSORE PRINCES.
Dated Fort William, 14th January, 1846.
SIR,
I am directed to inform you, in reply to your communi-
cation of the 31st ultimo, that the Hon'ble the Deputy-
Governor of Bengal sees no reason for modifying his former
orders of the 19th ultimo in respect to the distribution of
the stipend drawn by the late Prince Mohumed Soobhan,
but you are authorised to assure the widow of Shazadah
Rusheedooddeen, that, in the event of her demise, the case
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of her daughters will be taken into consideration by Govern-
ment.
2. The original papers which accompanied your letter are
returned herewith.
(Signed)
I have, &c.
C. BEADON,
Under Secy. to the Govt. of Bengal,
(True Copy.)
(Signed)
A. TURNBULL,
Offy. Supt. of the Mysore Princes.
MEMORIAL.
The Memorial of Prince Gholam Mahomed, only
surviving Son of the late Tippoo Sultan, and
Grandson of Hyder Alli Khan, on his own
behalf and that of the other members of his
Family,
RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH,
That it is a proud distinction of the British Government,
that it is accessible to the appeals of its dependants when
aggrieved by a failure of that justice which is characteristic of
the British Government. Your Memorialist, feeling himself
and his family seriously aggrieved in the matters hereinafter
mentioned, submits his case to the consideration and sense of
justice of the British Government.
2. Your Memorialist begs leave to state, that the Earl of
Mornington, the late Marquess of Wellesley, in his despatches
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to the Commissioners for the settlement of affairs of Mysore,
dated Fort St. George, 4th of June, 1799, and to which your
Memorialist solicits your careful attention, authorised the then
Colonel Wellesley, the present Duke of Wellington, to make
provision for the family of the late Tippoo Sultan, to the
amount of three or four lakhs of Star Pagodas; and in the
1st Article of the Treaty of Mysore, made and entered into by
the Government with the Nizam and other allies, it was set-
tled that the Company engaging to provide effectually out of
the revenues of the said districts for the suitable maintenance
of the whole of the families of the late Hyder Alli Khan and
the late Tippoo Sultan, and to apply to these purposes, with
the reservation hereinafter stated, an annual sum of not less
than two lakhs of Star Pagodas, in Canteria Pagodas 240,000,
making the Company's share as follows:-" Estimated value.
of the districts enumerated in Schedule A, Canteria Pagodas
777,170 — Deduct provisions for the families of Hyder Alli
Khan and Tippoo Sultan, two lakhs of Star Pagodas, in Can-
teria Pagodas 240,000; remains to the East India Company,
537,170."
3. Your Memorialist states, that the reservation in said
1st Article mentioned, refers to that stated in Article 6th, i. e.
the said East India Company shall be at liberty to make such
deductions from time to time from the sums allotted by
Article 1st for the maintenance of said families as may be
proper, in consequence of the decease of any of the members
of said families; and in the event of any hostile attempt on
the part of the said families, or any member of it, against the
authority of the contracting parties, or against the peace of
their respective dominions, or the territory of the Rajah of
Mysore, then the said Company shall be at liberty to limit or
suspend the payment of the whole, or any part of the stipend
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stipulated to be applied to the maintenance and support of the
said families.
4. Your Memorialist begs leave to state, that so far from
the necessities and pecuniary wants of said families having
decreased, they have, in fact, increased with the members
thereof, and that the descendants of the said Hyder Alli Khan
and Tippoo Sultan are likely, ere long, to be reduced to consi-
derable pecuniary distresses, unless the said 1st Article of the
said Mysore Treaty be carried into effect in the spirit of said
Treaty, and according to its literal terms and good faith.
5. Your Memorialist further shows, that ever since the
said Treaty of Mysore, now upwards of half a century, this
Memorialist, and all the family of Tippoo Sultan and Hyder
Alli Khan, have conducted themselves with the strictest loy-
alty, and have never, on any occasion during said long period,
even in a single instance, caused the least annoyance to
Government, nor has any suspicion ever rested in the least
degree on this Memorialist, or any member of the said family.
And your Memorialist can, with pride and satisfaction, refer
to all the Governor-Generals, Members of Council, and to the
leading English Residents in Calcutta, during said period, with
many of whom this Memorialist has had the happiness of
living on terms of intimacy and close friendship, and this
Memorialist says that he and his family have, during said long
period of more than fifty years, complied with the restrictions
put upon their liberty and acts, which the Government
thought proper to impose, and have in good faith and feeling
endeavoured to discharge their duties, and have been loyal and
dutiful subjects; but this Memorialist respectfully shows, that
the said recommendation of the Marquess of Wellesley, and
the said 1st Article of the Treaty of Mysore, have not been
acted up to by the Government, but that same have been
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neglected to the great injury of Memorialist, and the other
descendants of Tippoo Sultan. Your Memorialist also begs
leave to call your attention to the Resolution of the Governor-
General, dated 19th October, 1807, Para. 4, that no addition
is to be made, nor any reduction, on account of any change in
the number comprising the families, by marriages, births,
deaths, or otherwise, or on account of any other change of
circumstance, but that the allowances are to be considered as
the estate of the person to whom they are assigned, for the
deficiencies of which Government will not provide.
6. Your Memorialist begs to state, that this Resolution
has not been acted up to, but that the same, and the recom-
mendation of the Marquess of Wellesley, and the said 1st
Article of Treaty of Mysore, have been violated, and not kept
with the families of said Tippoo Sultan, and that said family
has not received one-half of the provision so made by said
Treaty and intended.
7. Your Memorialist begs leave to state, that from the
period of said Treaty to this time, the said Company has accu-
mulated a large amount of savings by the nonfulfilment of the
said Treaty with Memorialist and family, and that the said
savings, under and by virtue of said Treaty and good faith,
properly belonging to the family of the said Tippoo Sultan,
should be paid to it, inasmuch as the Government got and
took possession of the property in said Treaty mentioned,
upon the terms of said Treaty and said 1st Article thereof, and
Schedule A to said Treaty annexed, upon the terms of paying
to said family the sum of 2 lakhs of Star Pagodahs, 240,000
Canteria Pagodahs, equal to 7 lakhs and 40,000 Sicca Rupees,
in said Article, Schedule, and Treaty specified, and that the
Government has since held possession of said property, but
has not paid anything near the sum so provided as a provision
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for said family; and that the said family having greatly
increased, it is a matter of serious importance to said family,
and to this deponent as head thereof, that the arrears due
under said Treaty be applied as they should have been under
and by said Treaty, and in accordance with good faith; the
said Company having had, and still holding possession of, the
territory in said Treaty mentioned, and which was set apart
amongst other purposes for the purpose of paying said sum to
the family of Tippoo Sultan.
8. Your Memorialist begs leave to state, that by a reference
to the Auditor-General's Office it will be found, that no less
than fifty-five lakhs has accumulated to the credit of the
Mysore Fund, and that this sum applied pursuant to said
Treaty and in accordance with said Resolution of the 19th
October, 1807, Para. 4, would relieve the distresses of the
family, and put them into the position intended by the said
recommendation of the Marquess of Wellesley and by said
Treaty, and the said Resolution of Council of the 19th
October, 1807, Para. 4, and as this Memorialist believes,
in the position which the British Government and the English
nation would wish to see the descendants of the said Hyder
Alli Khan and Tippoo Sultan, it being inconsistent with the
generosity and uniform conduct of the English nation not to
keep faith with the vanquished, or to violate the deliberate
Treaty, particularly in the provisions made by it for the family
of a defeated adversary, and when this provision was one of
the terms upon which a large and fertile territory was
assigned to the Government for the payment of that provision
amongst other matters. And your Memorialist shows, that all
his paternal property, even personal and private, and that of his
father and ancestors, was ceded, and that his hopes and that
of his family rest entirely on the fulfilment of that Treaty and
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the carrying it out in the spirit of the said Resolution of 19th
October, 1807, Para. 4, and according to the recommendation
of the Marquess of Wellesley before referred to; and, indeed,
according to the literal meaning, intention, and spirit of said
Treaty.
9. Your Memorialist therefore prays that Government
may be graciously pleased to order an account to be taken of
the sums which are now, or ought to be, to the credit of the
Mysore family, under and by virtue of said Treaty, after
taking credit of all payments made thereunder, and that the
balance so remaining, or which should now be to their credit,
be paid and applied under and by virtue of said Treaty and
said Resolution of 19th October, 1807. Your Memorialist
hopes Her Majesty's Government may be pleased to direct
that an account be at once taken of the sums which are, or
ought to be, to the credit of the said Mysore family, and to
order and direct the same to be paid and applied pursuant to
said Treaty and in the spirit of said Resolution of 19th
October, 1807, and the recommendation of the Marquess of
Wellesley, and in accordance with that justice, good faith, and
generosity, which are, and have long been, the characteristics
of the British Government, and of the English nation. And
that Her Majesty's Government may take such measures as
may be necessary to honour the said Treaty of Nizam, carried
out in that good faith and integrity which becomes a great
nation dealing with the family of the vanquished.
10. Your Memorialist begs to state, that in former times,
the grants of lands given by the Kings, Rajahs, Nabobs and
Zemindars, to people of different ranks, that the British
Government even now, when they, see the sunnunds or docu-
ments, give up those grants as free of revenue;
Memorialist is at a loss to know what has been the fault on
and your
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the part of this unfortunate family, that the terms of the
Treaty of Mysore so made for their support should be
violated.
To
Calcutta, Russapuglah,
1st Dec. 1851.
SIR,
And your Memorialist will ever pray.
GHOLAM MAHOMED.
CAPT. O. CAVENAGH,
Superintendent of the Mysore Princes,
Sc. &c. &c.
Dated Fort William, the 16th Dec. 1852.
(Signed)
Political.
I am directed by the Most Noble the Governor of Bengal
to forward to you, for the information of Prince
Gholam Mahomed, the annexed extract (para. 2) from a
Despatch from the Hon'ble the Court of Directors, No. 27,
dated the 18th August last.
I have, &c.
J. W. DALRYMPLE,
Under-Secy. to the Govt. of Bengal.
M
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L
Extract from a Despatch from the Hon'ble the Court of Directors
to the Government of India in the Political Department,
No. 27, dated 18th August, 1852.
Para. 2. Prince Gholam Mahomed should be informed that
the sum of two lakhs of Star Pagodas per
annum, which, by an arrangement between
the British Government and the Nizam, was assigned to cover
the expenses of a provision for the family of Tippoo Sultan,
has not been regarded as the amount to be permanently ex-
pended for that purpose, and that the claim to it now pre-
ferred by him, retrospectively and prospectively, in behalf of
the descendants of Tippoo, is wholly inadmissible.
Memorial from Prince
Gholam Mahomed.
To
(True extract.)
(Signed)
(Signed)
J. W. DALRYMPLE,
Under-Secy. to the Govt. of Bengal.
(True copy.)
O. CAVENAGH, Capt.
Supdt. of the Mysore Princes.
THE RIGHT HON'BLE JAMES ANDREW,
MARQUIS OF DALHOUSIE, K.T.
Governor-General of India,
&c. &c. &c.
MY LORD,
I have the honour of again forwarding to your Lordship a
Memorial for the Board of Directors of the East India Com-
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pany, which I have to solicit your Lordship to have re-sub-
mitted to them, together with your own (I hope) favourable
comments upon it. Your Lordship will see from the facts
stated, which cannot be denied, that I and my family have
been seriously suffered in every way, and that while on the
death of any individual member of the family the Govern-
ment reduces, and in many cases reverts the whole of the
deceased individual's shares, it makes no increase of allow-
ance, or gives no donation upon the births, marriages, or
building of houses, &c. of any of the family, the members
of which have increased to such an extent, as makes the
full provision secured by the Treaty of Nizam essentially
necessary for the support and welfare of the family, who
have lived submissively and gratefully for upwards of fifty-five
years, under the control of the British Government, and that
while the Treaty of Nizam is distinct as to its provision for
the family of my father, the late Tippoo Sultan, not one half
of the amount fixed by that Treaty has been expended on the
purpose for which it is received.
SÜRÜ
The answer which I had the honour of receiving through
your Lordship, from the Board of Directors, appears to me
not to meet the real question, which simply is, has the Treaty
of Nizam stipulated for the payment of any specific amount
annually as a provision for the family of Tippoo Sultan, and
if it has, have corresponding payments been made under it?
and if not, why not? I therefore feel that I have just cause
to expect a more favourable reply, and have the honour re-
spectfully to solicit your Lordship to forward my Memorial
for the reconsideration of the Hon'ble Court. Your Lord-
ship will be pleased to observe para. 9th of my Memorial,
that if our worthy protectors and the British Government
does not allow us the benefits of either the Treaty of Nizam,
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or that of the Minute of Lord Minto of the 19th October,
1807, our poor and unfortunate family will be totally ruined.
Trusting your Lordship will excuse my troubling you, but the
distressed circumstance of my family compels me to do so.
My Lord,
Your Lordship's most obdt. servant,
(Signed)
Russapuglah, 10th March, 1853.
Extract of a Despatch from the Hon'ble the Court of Directors
to the Government of India in the Political Department, No.
32, of 1852, under date the 20th October.
To
GHOLAM MAHOMED.
Para. 6. We have no objection to the indulgence granted
21 to 24. Prince Gholam Mahomed permitted to proceed to Europe, to this respectable
accompanied with his eldest son and nephew, for 18 months, and to visit
Vellore on his way.
nobleman.
SIR,
(True Extract.)
(Signed)
W. J. YOUNG.
Offg. Under-Secy. to the Govt. of Bengal.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF
FORT ST. George.
His Highness Prince Gholam Mahomed, a member of the
Foreign Department. Mysore family, having obtained the permission
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of Government to visit England, I am directed by the Go-
vernor-General in Council to request that, on the arrival
of the Prince within the jurisdiction of the Government of
Fort St. George, he may be received with the consideration
due to his rank and character.
To
(Signed)
Fort William, 8th December, 1853.
SIR,
J. W. DALRYMPLE,
Offg. Under-Secy. to the Govt. of India.
I have, &c.
THE AGENT OF THE HON'BLE THE EAST INDIA
COMPANY IN EGYPT.
(Signed)
His Highness Prince Gholam Mahomed, a member of the
Foreign Department. Mysore family, having obtained the permission
of Government to visit England, I am
England, I am directed by the
Governor-General in Council to request that, on the arrival
of the Prince within your jurisdiction, he may be received
with the consideration due to his rank and character.
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obdt. servant,
J. W. DALRYMPLE,
Offg. Under-Secy, to the Govt. of India.
Fort William, 8th December, 1853.
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From
To
THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BENGAL,
THE SECRETARY TO THE COUNCIL OF EDUCATION.
Dated, Fort William, 16th Jany. 1854.
SIR,
Education. I am directed by the Deputy-Governor of Bengal
to transmit herewith a copy of the papers noted in the
margin, containing a memorial from Prince Gholam Ma-
homed and other principal members of the Mysore Family,
proposing that the Russapuglah School be conducted on the
principle of the Nizam's Seminary at Moorshedabad, or on
that of the Martiniere, viz. :-that the present Institution
should be made a Boarding School, calculated to provide
proper accommodation and instruction for a reasonable num-
ber of their children, under the constant superintendence of
a Resident Christian Teacher, and that the School should be
open for a larger number of pupils as Day Scholars, Ma-
homedans being free, and Hindoos admitted on half the
present rate of fee.
2. The Council will observe that the memorialists suggest
that the expenses of this Institution should be defrayed, in
addition to the sum already allowed by Government for the
Russapuglah School, from the Interest accruing on Prince
Jamah Uddeen's bequest; but this bequest, I am directed
to state, is in the hands of the Supreme Court, and is dis-
posable only under the strict terms of the will, according to
a scheme which has been proposed by the Advocate-General,
and is now understood to be under the consideration of the
Master in Equity, to whom the matter has been referred by
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the Court. No part of this fund is therefore available for
the purpose of improving the Russapuglah School.
3. But the object of inducing the young members of the
Mysore family to qualify themselves for engaging in the
business of life, instead of remaining helplessly dependent on
the bounty of Government, is one of which the importance
has been admitted and insisted on by the Court of Directors;
and as the establishment of a Boarding School, where they
may be at all times under the charge of a responsible Master,
and away from the degrading influence of their homes, would
doubtless be an efficacious means to that end, His Honour
will be prepared to recommend an expenditure out of the savings
from the fund originally designed for the support of the family
for that purpose.
4. His Honour requests that the Council of Education, in
communication with Major Cavenagh, will mature a definite
plan for the attainment of the object indicated, and submit it
for the consideration of Government.
Supdt. Mysore Princes Office,
I have, &c.
Dum Dum, 14th Feby. 1854.
(Signed)
C. BEADON,
Secy. to the Government of Bengal.
(Copy forwarded to His Highness Prince Gholam
Mahomed for information.)
(Signed)
O. CAVENAGH, Major,
Supdt. Mysore Princes.
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GENTLEMEN,
Southampton.
Custom House, London, 1st April, 1854.
(Immediate.)
Maharajah Gholam Mahomed, Son, and five Servants,
being expected at your Port in the vessel "Ripon" at Alex-
andria,
We direct you to cause every facility and respect to be
shown in the passage of their personal baggage, and to
deliver, duty free, the Tobacco and Shawls intended for their
private use.
(Signed)
THOS. F. FREEMANTLE.
E. SAURIN.
(The above being a true copy.)
W. D. MECKER.
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To
SIR,
THE HON'BLE SIR JAMES C. MELVILLE,
Secretary to the E. I. House, &c. &c. &c.
Being now in England, with the sanction and leave of
the Governor-General, and, therefore, under the protection
of the Hon'ble the Court of Directors, I deem it my duty
to forward to you, for transmission to the Most Noble the
Governor-General of India, the original of a letter addressed
to his Lordship, which I request may be sent with public
despatches, and I enclose a copy of the same for the informa-
tion of the Hon'ble Court.
To
I remain, yours faithfully,
(Signed)
Oriental Hotel, Vere Street, London,
21 May, 1854.
GHOLAM MOHUMED.
THE MOST NOBLE THE MARQUIS OF DALHOUSIE, G.C.B.
Governor-General of India, &c. &c. &c.
21 May, 1854.
MY LORD,
I hope your Lordship will permit me to offer my grateful
thanks for the kind permission given to me to visit this
wonderful country of England, and its magnificent city of
London, and for the great favour conferred upon me in the
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letters of introduction from your Lordship, of which I was
the bearer, to persons of the highest distinction in the govern-
ment and society of this kingdom.
I have, in consequence, been honoured by being presented
to Her Majesty, who was graciously pleased to receive me
at dinner at her royal table, and at balls,-distinctions which I
feel that I owe entirely to the kind manner in which your
Lordship was pleased to speak of me in those letters.
Before I left Calcutta I addressed a Memorial to your
Lordship on the subject of the unfortunate position of the
family of the late Tippoo Sultan, and I was informed that
the representations it contained were made by your Lord-
ship's Government the subject of a special reference to the
Honourable Court of Directors.
Your Lordship has always been disposed to lend a favour-
able ear to the representations of the members of this family;
and although I was unable to wait in Calcutta for the reply to
this reference, I had every hope that the result, under your
Lordship's recommendation, would have tended to place the
concerns of the family on a footing satisfactory to them, and
consistent with the high character of the British Government
for justice and liberality.
Upon my arrival in London, therefore, I deemed it my
duty to make immediate inquiries as to the result of your
Lordship's reference, and the fate of my Memorial. I was
informed kindly, by the Chairman of the East India Com-
pany, that the orders had been sent out to India, but upon
my applying for a copy of those orders, I have received an
intimation that it is inconsistent with the practice of the
Court to furnish a copy, and that I must wait a commu-
nication from your Lordship, either direct to myself, or in a
reply to the Court's orders. The Chairman, however, has
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kindly told me, that the purport of these orders is not favour-
able; and I am led to apprehend, from his communication,
that the authorities in this country are under a misappre-
hension in respect to the real nature of the position and
claims of our family, which is the reason of my troubling your
Lordship with this further letter.
When the city and fort of Seringapatam fell to the vic-
torious arms of the East India Company, a Treaty of Par-
tition was made between that Company and its allies for the
division of the country so obtained by conquest; and in that
treaty a separate portion of territory was taken by the East
India Company, as a provision for the family and dependants
of my late father, Tippoo Sultan, under stipulations, that
left the application of the funds to the discretion of the
Indian Government, subject only to the obligation of dealing
fairly and liberally with the members of that family.
Colonel Sir Arthur Wellesley-afterwards Field-Marshal
the Duke of Wellington-was the British officer on whom
devolved the duty of submitting a scheme of appropriation of
the funds so set apart by treaty.
In his report on this subject, your Lordship will find
a liberal and just acknowledgment of the position and
claims of the family upon the fund in question. We
were removed, as your Lordship is aware, for reasons of
state policy, from Seringapatam to Vellore, and were there
retained, for the same reasons, under strict surveillance,
but all our wants were liberally provided for under the
arrangement of Sir Arthur Wellesley; and although the
expenditure was kept considerably within the limits of the
fund, the reason assigned was the necessity of making pro-
vision for the probability of further claims, and for an
eventual increase in the number of the family, as well as
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KA
for the junior members of which I was one- requiring,
after reaching majority, separate establishments, and more
ample provision for their maintenance.
While matters were in this state, evil-disposed persons
fomented disaffection and mutiny amongst the East India
Company's native troops in garrison at Vellore, and they
rose against their officers, and tried to destroy the Europeans,
and to make themselves masters of the fort. In the course of
this disturbance, the dangers of which we shared with all
others residing within the fort, some of the mutineers made
use of the name of a member of our family, and so raised
a suspicion that was quite unfounded—of our having been
instigators of the plot and conspiracy that produced that
outbreak.
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It was in consequence determined, after the mutiny was
suppressed, in order to prevent a similar use being again
made of our name, to bring us away from Vellore, and to
require all the members of the family to fix their residence in
Calcutta.
This resolution having been carried into effect in the year
one thousand eight hundred and six, it fell to Lord Minto,
then Governor-General, to settle finally our position in that
city, and our future relations with the Government of the
East India Company. His Lordship, accordingly, in October,
one thousand eight hundred and seven, recorded a long
minute, reviewing all that had passed, and distinctly declaring
that he did not consider the claims of the family upon the
liberality of the Government and upon the fund at its disposal,
to be diminished, or at all injured or affected, by the occur-
rences at Vellore; and he laid down rules, under which each
member of the family who was at the head of a separate
establishment was placed in the enjoyment of a fixed income
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for life, from the time of his coming of age, subject to the
condition, that upon his decease the fresh appropriation
should be at the discretion of the Government.
This minute of Lord Minto has always been considered
by ourselves, as by the authorities in Calcutta, as the charter
of our claims, and as the basis of all arrangements for our
benefit.
One important addition was made in the year one thou-
sand eight hundred and forty-one, when the Honourable
Court of Directors were pleased to sanction the allotment
of a provision for sons arrived at maturity during the life
of their fathers; in all other respects the arrangements of
that minute have continued to the present day.
As a proof of the respect and estimation in which the
Honourable Court have ever held the minute in question, I
beg gratefully to call to your recollection that they desired
its provisions to be strictly carried out, and ordered to be
paid to myself the arrears of an increased stipend which
Lord Minto had allotted to me as to be drawn on my coming
of age, the Court liberally fixing an earlier period for the
majority than the local Government had before decided. It
is upon these arrears that I have asked for interest also to
be allowed to me. In like manner benefits were assigned,
on more than one occasion, to other members of the family,
with the avowed intention of adhering strictly to Lord Minto's
minute and arrangements, and of giving to us all the full
measure of its benefits.
I now learn, however, to my great mortification and
astonishment, that the reply to my Memorial, praying for a
more liberal provision to be made, especially for the junior
members of the family, brings into question the rights of
the family to receive prospectively and in perpetuity any per-
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manent provision out of the fund in question, which was
created by the stipulations of the Treaty of Seringapatam,
and has regularly ever since, up to the present day, been
realised from the territory, and brought to credit in the
accounts of the East India Company's Government, as a
deposit especially appropriable to that object.
It is maintained even, as I have been given to understand,
that whatever rights we might have been considered to pos-
sess under the terms of the Treaty, and the arrangements
made to carry it out, were forfeited, by reason of the events
that occurred at Vellore, and the part some members of the
family are erroneously stated to have taken in those events.
But I feel well assured that your Lordship, after perusing
the minute of Lord Minto above referred to, will not take
this unfavourable view of our case, nor suffer the innocent
and unfortunate members of this family to be made the sacri-
fice of such a misconception.
His Lordship in that minute distinctly states, in more than
one place, that the claims of the family upon the justice and
liberality of the Government could not be affected by any pro-
ceedings adverse to the Government, in which individual
members of it might have engaged, even though such mis-
conduct had been proved against them, which it was not; and
all the arrangements, indeed, made by his Lordship, had
specially in view to carry out the provisions of the Treaty
of Seringapatam in our favour, on the assumption of its being
in full force and effect; and his Lordship not only did not
consider and declare the funds set apart by that Treaty
for our suitable maintenance to have lapsed, and to be con-
fiscated in consequence of such alleged misconduct, but made
the allotment of stipends to individuals present and pro-
spective, with particular reference to the annual amount so
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placed at the disposal of the Government for the benefit of the
family; and the deposit fund continued to be realised, and
carried to account as a trust fund in deposit for that especial
purpose, and is still so borne on the public accounts of the
East India Company, of which an abstract is annually laid
before Parliament.*
But I have been further informed that the Court of
Directors also allege, "that the stipulations made by Lord
Minto in one thousand eight hundred and seven, had re-
ference solely to the princes then living; that in that year
certain allowances were granted to them by his Lordship,
but on a distinct understanding that such allowances were
for their own lives only, and that they were to be subject to
reductions on their death, which shows that Lord Minto
never intended to continue the allowances to the descend-
ants of the princes to whom he granted them.'
I earnestly entreat of your Lordship to read again care-
fully the whole of Lord Minto's minute, and to consider
whether there is any one single word from the beginning
to the end to indicate that his Lordship, or any member
of the Government of that day, had the least idea or intention
of making the fund placed at its disposal by the Treaty of
Seringapatam a source of pecuniary profit to the East India
Company, by appropriating, as a lapse to the Government,
on the decease of each individual, the pensions and allow-
ances granted by him to each of the sons of Tippoo Sultan.
No such intention is anywhere indicated, even in the
case that they should die childless, much less when they
should leave sons and daughters, who, in the nature of
things, deprived as they were of all inheritance, or share
* See Extract at end.
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in the personal property of their grandfather, could have
nothing to look to for their maintenance but this appropriated
fund.
Lord Minto, it is true, gave to each of the sons of Tippoo
Sultan only a life provision, which he declared to be for-
feitable for misconduct, and secured against every other
contingency.
But he declared, also, that on the decease of each reci-
pient, the stipend should pass under the review of the Go-
vernment of the day, to be re-assignable, with increase or
reduction, according to the condition of the children and depend-
ants left by the incumbent, and with reference to the general
claims of other members of the late Sultan's family. He
declared that each incumbent's property and his stipend
should be restricted to his life, not from any design to
appropriate it as a lapse, but in order that there might be
no right of sale or assignment in perpetuity; that it might
not be taken by creditors, under decrees of Court, for debt;
and that claims of inheritance might not be set up to defeat
the power of Government to make specially for each case the
arrangements most beneficial for the family.
All this was wise as well as liberal, and we cheerfully
submitted to the conditions.
It is now near fifty years since these arrangements were
made by Lord Minto for the appropriation of the funds set
apart for the maintenance of the family of Tippoo Sultan and
his dependants. In the whole of this period, up to the
present day, the right of the Government to take the benefit
of a lapse upon the decease of a stipendiary, as a source
of revenue to the State, has never been asserted; nor has
this fund been dealt with as a financial resource of the Govern-
ment, even in times of the greatest embarrassment. The British
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nation has now triumphed everywhere, and has before it a
prospect of permanent peace, prosperity, and redundant
treasuries. The present, therefore, we humbly submit, is not
a time for the assertion of new claims in the nature of con-
fiscations, on the ground of increasing Government exigencies,
and we confidently trust your Lordship will not apply such
new principles of lapse and appropriation to the fund which
is the only source of provision prospectively to our family.
Your Lordship's Government has never taken this view
of the liabilities of the fund, but has always treated it as
a sacred appropriated trust; so much so, that very recently,
when it was a question in what manner to provide a better
means of instruction for members of the family, your Lord-
ship's Secretary distinctly referred to the fund in question,
as still held by Government in deposit, and declared this to be
an expenditure that might fitly be thrown upon it.*
But if your Lordship, as we fervently hope, retains the
same sentiments towards the fund and towards the family of
Tippoo Sultan that have been displayed and recorded by your
Lordship's predecessors, and by your Lordship, from Lord
Minto, even to the present day, it cannot fail to be apparent
to your discernment, that while the fund has continued to
accumulate so as to reach a large amount in the deposit
account of the Government, it is a hard thing for the members
of the family to see that the total of the allowances made
to them is continually diminishing, and to find themselves
straitened in circumstances, and unable to maintain their
credit in the world and their position in society, because of
their narrow means.
* See letter of Mr. Secretary Beadon, dated 16th January, 1854, addressed
to the Secretary to the Council of Education, para. 3.
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It is far from our wish to be withdrawn from the
guardianship of the Government, or to claim participation
in the fund as an independent property. All I ask for myself
and for my blood relations is, that the Government may deal
with us with its accustomed liberality; and continuing to
regard the fund which it holds in deposit as a trust appro-
priable always, as heretofore, at its discretion, will make
distribution of it in that spirit, letting the most worthy
members of the family feel the benefit of its generosity, and
withholding its liberality only from the undeserving.
Being now in England, I deem it my duty to submit a
copy of this letter to the Honourable Court of Directors for
their information, and to ask the Court to forward this
original to your Lordship.
But I am quite aware that I can expect no decision, or
order, from the Honourable Court, until your Lordship shall
have made your determination, and submitted your recom-
mendations for the future.
May I, therefore, hope, that in considering the case, with
reference to the late orders of the Honourable Court, the
circumstances to which I have ventured to refer in this
humble representation will not be overlooked; and that I
and my sons, and all the members of my family, may ever
be regarded as zealous well-wishers of the Government of the
East India Company, and anxious at all times to conform
with its desires.
The particular requests that I have to submit are partly
known to your Lordship; but without your Lordship's ex-
press permission, I refrain from entering upon them on the
present occasion. Should your Lordship, however, regard
favourably the claims of the family upon the fund, as a deposit
appropriable for their benefit while deserving, an increase and
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equalization of the stipends of members equal in descent, and
an assignment of funds to provide for the erection and repair
of suitable residences, as well as to relieve some who are
much distressed from debts and embarrassments, are matters
of pressing urgency; and it is my confident hope that your
Lordship will recommend the appropriation of a sum of five
or six lacs of rupees out of the past accumulations of the fund
to this latter object, leaving to me, as head of the family,
the suggestion of the manner in which the amount may best
be applied and distributed amongst ourselves.
I have the honour to remain,
Yours most respectfully,
Oriental Hotel, Vere Street, London.
GHOLAM MOHUMED.
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​Abstract from the East India Annual Revenue Account (Madras Presidency), ordered to be Printed by the House of Commons, 16 May, 1854. Page 12.
No. 5.-AN ACCOUNT of the REVENUES and CHARGES of the MADRAS PRESIDENCY, for Four Years, according to the latest Advices.
REVENUES.
1849-50.
Mint Duties
Post-Office Collections
Stamp Duties
Miscellaneous Civil Receipts, including net Gain by Exchange Operations between India & England
Judicial Fees and Fines
Land Revenue
Abkarry and Small Farnis and Licenses
Moturpha
Miscellaneous
Customs
Sale of Tobacco
Sale of Salt
Receipts in the Revenue Department
Marine Duties
Subsidies from Mysore, Travancore, and Cochin
Interest on Arrears of Revenue, &c. (including Interest on Debt due by the Nizam's Government)
TOTAL GROSS REVENUES
Co.'s Rs.
2,81,189
Co.'s Rs.
2,11,982
DEDUCT,
Allowances and Assignments payable out of
the Revenues in accordance with Treaties
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or other Engagements, including those of 51,11,783 50,96,754 50,41,914 51,63,686
the Nabob of the Carnatic, the Rajah of
Tanjore, and the Mysore Princes
Sinking Fund for the Redemption of the)
Bonds issued to the Creditors of the late
Rajah of Tanjore.....
Interest and Charges paid on the Bonds)
issued to the Creditors of the late Rajah
of Tanjore...
2,81,189
Co.'s Rs.
2,20,472
Co.'s Rs.
Co.'s Rupees 5,00,59,499
2,81,189 2,81,189.
Co.'s Rs.
62,612
4,03,773
4,20,363
2,14,619 2,12,796
1,21,714
3,47,94,373
24,56,139
11,55,194
2,47,478
10,27,101
8,81,065
46,45,926
69,062
34,46,430
3,28,269
1850-51.
Co.'s Rs.
86,543
4,02,498
4,70,928
2,53,281
1,09,710
3,51,59,696
24,20,661
11,49,425
2,61,622
11,07,250
8,37,929
47,76,305
1851-52.
Co.'s Rs.
81,965
4,18,319
4,98,881
2,99,533
1,28,870
3,61,06,460
24,18,406
11,92,579
2,95,970
11,56,807
8,96,775
48,34,277
1852-53.
Co.'s Rs.
1,72,067
4,13,021
4,82,868
3,80,420
1,07,968
3,68,78,112
24,21,574
11,84,608
2,91,662
12,07,970
6,31,621
76,851
34,46,431
3,14,204
70,658
34,46,430
4,86,395
50,42,653
64,192
34,46,431
4,55,610
5,08,73,334 5,23,32,325 5,31,80,777
56,04,954 55,98,415 55,37,722 56,57,671
4,44,54,545 4,52,74,919 | 4,67,94,603 4,75,23,106

Extract from a Return to an Order of the Honourable the House
of Commons, dated 23rd May, 1854.
REVENUES (INDIA).
PAGE 27-ACCOUNT, No. 18.
GENERAL ABSTRACT ACCOUNT of the ALLOWANCES and ASSIGNMENTS
paid out of the Revenues in accordance with Treaties or other Engagements
in the year ended the 30th April, 1852.
Hammer
Howw
MIMGAY
MADRA S.
PAGE 30-CEDED DISTRICTS
Appropriated by the Treaty of Mysore for the
Maintenance of the Families of Hyder Ally Khan
and Tippoo Sultan
£65,625
NOTE.
The disbursements to this family are considerably
short of the annual appropriation, so much so that there
has accumulated a sum of about sixty lacks of rupees,
or £600,000 sterling, from this difference, which is entered
in the account of Deposits under the name of the Mysore
Fund.
GHOLAM MOHUMED.
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