and pofitive order, obey it implicitly. Dated the 1765 24th of the moon Sophar *), in the fixth year of our reign. Forms made use of on the back of the Firmaun. From the secretary, fetting forth, that this Majelty had been pleased to fign a petition, (fuppofed to be from the Company) of the fame date as the firmaun, directing, that whereas Salabat Jung Bahader, Subahdar of the Deccan, conferred the Sircar of Siracole, etc. on the French Company, and that in confequence of it's not being confirmed by his Majefty, either by firmaun or otherwife, the High, Mighty etc. etc. English Company (having fent a large force for that purpose) did expel the faid French therefrom. His Majefty therefore, in confideration. of the fidelity of the aforefaid English Company, has given them (without the participation of any perfon whatever in the fame) the abovementioned Sircars by way of iniam or free gift. Then follow two orders from the Mogul; the firft, fuppofed to be in his own hand, addreffed to his fon Mirza Mahomed Acbur Shah Bahader, telling him to comply with the contents of this firmaun; the other directing that the English Company be under his fon's command or in his Refaula. The whole attefted under Kazy Inauyet Khawn's feal to be a true copy from the original. *) Répond au 12. Août 1765. Tome V. B k. 1765 Nouvel arrangement ou traité conclu entre l 16. Août Nabob Naym al Dowlah, le Nabob Sujah a Dowlah, l'Empereur Shah Allum, et Mylord Clive et le comité secret de Calcutta, touchan la révocation de tous les traités précédents, er le nouvel arrangement des affaires de la compagnie qui se charge de la Dewannie En date du 16. Août 1765. (BOLTS 1. c. p. 27. VERELST p. 171.) (Sealed and approved by the Emperor.) Whereas the Right Honourable Lord Clive, Baron Clive of Plaffey, Knight, Companion of the most Honourable Order of the Bath, Major General and Commander of the Forces, Prefident of the Council, and Governor of Fort William, and of all the fettlements belonging to the united Company of Merchants of England trading to the Eaft Indies, in the provinces of Bengal, Bahar, and Oriffa; and John Carnac, Efquire, Brigadier General, Colonel in the fervice of the faid Company, and commanding Officer of their forces upon the Bengal Eftablishment, are invefted with full and ample powers, on the behalf of his Excellency the Nabob Najim al Dowlah, Subah-` dar of Bengal, Bahar, and Oriffa and likewise on behalf of the united Company of Merchants of England trading to the Eaft Indies, to negotiate, fettle, and finally to conclude a firm and lasting peace with his Highness the Nabob Sujah al Dowlah, Vizier of the Empire: Be it known to all those to whom it may or fhall in any manner belong, that the abovenamed plenipotentiaries have agreed upon the following articles with his Highness. 1. A perpetual and univerfal peace, fincere friendship, and firm union fhall be established between his Highness Sujah al Dowlah, and his heirs, on the one part, and his excellency Najim al Dowlah and the English Eaft India Company, on the other, fo that the faid contracting powers fhall give the grea. 1765 teft attention to maintain between themselves their dominions, and their fubjects, this reciprocal friendfhip, without permitting, on either fide, any kind of hoftilities to be committed from henceforth for any cause, or under any pretence whatsoever; and every thing fhall be carefully avoided, which might hereafter prejudice the union now happily established. 2. In cafe the dominions of his Highness Sujah al Dowlah fhall at any time hereafter be attacked, his Excellency Najim al Dowlah and the English Company fhall affift him with a part or the whole of their forces, according to the exigency of affairs, and fo far as may be confiftent with their own fecurity; and if the dominions of his Excellency Najim al Dowlah, or the English Company fhall be attacked, his Highness fhall in like manner affift them with a part or the whole of his forces; in the cafe of the English Company's forces being employed in his Highness's fervice, the extraordinary expence of the fame is to be defrayed by him. 3. His Highnefs folemnly engages never to en. tertain or receive Coffim Ally Khawn, the late Subahdar of Bengal, etc. Sumroo the affaffin of the English, nor any of the European deferters within his dominions, nor to give the leaft countenance, fupport, or protection to them: he likewife folemnly engages to deliver up to the English whatever Europeans may in future defert from them into this country. 4. The King, Shah Allum, fhall remain in full poffeffion of Cora, and fuch part of the province of Illahabad as he now poffeffes, which are ceded to his Majefty as a royal domaine for the fupport of his dignity and expences. 5. His Highness Sujah al Dowlah engages, in the moft folemn manner, to continue Bulwant Sing in the Zemindaries of Banaras, Ghazipore, and all those diftricts he poffeffed at the time he came over to the late Nabob Jaffier Ally Khawn and the English, on condition of his paying the fame revenue as heretofore. 6. In confideration of the great expence incurred by the English Company in carrying on the late war, 1765 his, Highnefs agrees to pay them (fifty) 50 lacks o rupees, in the following manner, viz; (twelve) 12 lacks in money, and a depofit of jewels, to amount of eight lacks, upon the figning of this treaty; (five) 5 lacks one month after, and the re maining (twentyfive) 25 lacks by monthly payments, fo as that the whole may be discharged in (thirteen) 13 months from the date hereof. 7. It being firmly refolved to restore to his High nefs the country of Banaras, and the other diftricts now rented by Bulwant Sing, notwithstanding the grant of the fame from THE KING to the English Company; it is therefore agreed, that they fhall be ceded to his Highness in manner following, viz. They fhall remain in the hands of the English Company with their revenues, till the expiration of the agreement between the Rajah Bulwant Sing and the Company, being on the 27. November next; after which his Hignefs fhall enter into poffeffion, the fort of Chunar excepted, which is not to be evacuated until the 6th article of this treaty be fully complied wtth. 8. His Hignefs fhall allow the English Company to carry on a trade, duty-free, troughout the whole of his dominions. . 9. All the relations and fubjects of his Hignefs, who in any manner affifted the English during the courfe of the late war, fhall be forgiven, and no ways molested for the fame. / 1 10. As foon as this treaty is executed, the English forces shall be withdrawn from the dominions of his Highnefs, excepting fuch as may be neceffary for the garrison of Chunar, or for the defence, and protection of THE KING in the city of Illahabad, if his Majesty fhould require a force for that purpose. 11. His Hignefs the Nabob Sujah al Dowlah, his Excellency the Nabob Najim al Dowlah, and the English Company, promife to obferve fincerely and Strictly all the articles contained and fettled in the prefent treaty; and they will not fuffer the same to be infringed, directly or indirectly, by their refpective fubjects, and the faid contracting powers generally and reciprocally guarantee to each other 1765 all the ftipulations of the present treaty. CLIVE. (L. S.) JOHN (L. S.) CARNAC. SUJAH (L. S.) AL DOWLAH's Seal MIRZA COSSIM KHAWN. RAJAH SHETABROY. MEER MASHA ALLAH. Signed, fealed, and folemnly fworn to according to their respective faiths, by the contracting parties at Illahabad, this 16th day of Auguft, in the year of our Lord 1765, in the prefence of us Convention par laquelle Lord Clive, de la 19. Août part de la compagnie anglaise, s'engage à payer à l'Empereur Shah Allum, des, revenus du Bengale, de Bahar et Orissa la somme de 26 sacs rupies ou 325,000 L. sterlings par an, en reconnaissance des faveurs que la compagnie a recue de sa Majesté Impériale. En date du 19. Août 1765. (BOLTS consider. T. I. p. 36. VERELST app. p. 173.) Articles of agreement with his Majesty. The Nabob Najim al Dowlah agrees to pay to his Majelty |