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II. It is agreed between the English company and the Peshwa, that Salfette and three other islands, viz. Elephanta, Corranja, and Hog, which are included in the treaty of colonel Upton, fhall continue for ever in poffeffion of the English. If any other iflands have been taken in the courfe of the prefent war, they fhall be delivered up to the Peshwa.

III. Whereas it was ftipulated in the fourth article of the treaty of colonel Upon, "That the Pefhwa, "and all the chiefs of the Maratta ftate, do agree "to give the English company, for ever, all right and "title to the city of Baroach, as full and complete as "ever they collected from the Moguls or otherwise, " without retaining any claim of chout, or any other <claims whatfoever; fo that the English company "fhall poffefs it without participation or claim of any "kind" this article is accordingly continued in full force and effect.

IV. The Pefhwa having formerly, in the treaty of colonel Upton, agreed, by way of friendship,' to give up to the English a country of three lacks of rupees, near Baroach, the English do now, at the request of Madhoo Row Sindia, confent to relinquish their claim to the faid country in favour of the Peshwa.

V. The country which Seajee and Futty Sing Guickwar gave to the English, and which is mentioned in the feventh article of the treaty of colonel Upton, being therein left in a state of fufpence, the English, with a view to obviate all future difputes, now agree that it fhall be restored; and it is hereby fettled, that if the faid country be a part of the established territory of the Guickwar, it fhall be reftored to the Guickwar; and if it fhall be a part of the Pefhwa's territories, it shall be restored to the Pefhwa.

VI. The English engage, that having allowed Ragonaut Row a period of four months, from the time when this treaty fhall become complete, to fix on a L14

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place of refidence, they will not, after the expiration of the faid period, afford him any support, protection, or affistance, nor fupply him with money for his expences and the Pefhwa, on his part, engages, that if Ragonaut Row will voluntarily, and of his own accord, repair to Maha Rajah Madhoo Row Sindia, and quietly refide with him, the fum of 25,000 rupees per month shall be paid him for his maintenance; and no injury whatever fhall be offered to him by the Peshwa, or any of his people.

VII. The honourable English Eaft India company, and the Pefhwa, being defirous that their respective allies fhall be included in this peace; it is hereby mutually ftipulated, that each party fhall make peace with the allies of the other, in the manner hereinafter specified.

VIII. The territory which has long been the established jagheer of Seeajee Guickwar, and Futty Sing Guickwar; that is to fay, whatever territory Futty Sing Guickwar poffeffed at the commencement of the prefent war, fhall hereafter for ever remain on the ufual footing in his poffeffion; and the faid Futty Sing fhall, from the date of this treaty being complete, pay for the future to the Pefhwa the tribute as ufual, previous to the prefent war; and fhall perform fuch fervices, and be subject to fuch obedience, as have long been established and cuftomary. No claim fhall be made on the faid Futty Sing, by the Peshwa, for the period that is past.

IX. The Peshwa engages, that whereas the Nabob Hyder Ally Cawn, having concluded a treaty with him, hath difturbed and taken poffeffion of territories belonging to the English and their allies, he shall be made to relinquish them; and they fhall be reftored to the company and the Nabob Mahomed Ally Cawn. All prifoners, that have been taken on either fide during the war, fhall be releafed; and Hyder Ally Cawn fhall be made to relinquifh all fuch territories

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belonging to the English company, and their allies, as he may have taken poffeffion of fince the ninth of Ramzam, in the year 1180, being the date of his treaty with the Peshwa; and the faid territories fhall be delivered over to the English, and the Nabob Mahomed Ally Cawn, within fix months after this treaty being complete. And the English in fuch case agree, that fo long as Hyder Ally Cawn fhall afterwards abftain from hoftilities against them and their allies, and fo long as he fhall continue in friendship with the Pefhwa, they will in no refpect act hoftilely towards him.

X. The Pefhwa engages on his own behalf, as well as on behalf of his allies, the Nabob Nizam Ally Cawn, Ragojee Boufala Syna Saheb Subah, and the Nabob Hyder Ally Cawn, that they shall in every refpect maintain peace towards the English and their allies, the Nabob Afoph-ul-Dowlah, Bahauder, and the Nabob Mahomed Ally Cawn, Bahauder, and fhall in no refpect whatever give them any difturbance. The English engage on their own behalf, as well as on behalf of their allies, the Nabob Afoph-ul-Dowlah, and the Nabob Mahomed Ally Cawn, that they fhall in every respect maintain peace towards the Peshwa and his allies, the Nabob Nizam Ally Cawn, and Ragojee Boufala Syna Saheb: and the English further engage on their own behalf, as well as on behalf of their allies, that they will maintain peace alfo towards the Nabob Hyder Ally Cawn, under the conditions specified in the ninth article of this treaty.

XI. The honourable Eaft India company, and the Pefhwa, mutually agree, that the veffels of each fhall afford no difturbance to the navigation of the veffels of the other; and the veffels of each fhall be allowed access to the ports of the other, where they fhall meet with no moleftation; and the fulleft protection fhall be reciprocally afforded.

XII. The Pefhwa and chiefs of the Maratta ftate hereby agree, that the English fhall enjoy the privilege

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of trade, as formerly, in the Maratta territories, and fhall meet with no kind of interruption: and in the fame manner, the honourable Eaft India company agree, that the fubjects of the Pefhwa fhall be allowed the privileges of trade, without interruption, in the territories of the English.

XIII. The Peshwa hereby engages, that he will not fuffer any factories of other European nations to be eftablished in his territories, or thofe of the chiefs dependent on him, excepting only fuch as are already eftablished by the Portuguefe; and he will hold no intercourfe of friendship with any other European nations: and the English on their part agree, that they will not afford affiftance to any nation of Deccan or Indoftan at enmity with the Pefhwa.

XIV. The English and the Pefhwa mutually agree, that neither will afford any kind of affiftance to the enemies of the other.

XV. The honourable the governor general and council of Fort William engage, that they will not permit any of the chiefs, dependants or fubjects of the English, the gentlemen of Bombay, Surat, or Madras, to act contrary at any place to the terms of this treaty: in the fame manner the Pefhwa Madhoo Row Pundit Purdhan engages, that none of the chiefs or fubjects of the Maratta ftate fhall act contrary to them,

XVI. The honourable Eaft India company, and the Peshwa Madhoo Row Pundit Purdhan, having the fulleft confidence in Maha Rajah Subadar, Madhoo Row Sindia, Bahauder, they have both requested the faid Maha Rajah to be the mutual guarantee for the perpetual and invariable adherence of both parties to the conditions of this treaty; and the faid Madhoo Row Sindia, from a regard to the welfare of both ftates, hath accordingly taken upon himself the mutual guaranty. If either of the parties fhall deviate

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from the conditions of this treaty, the faid Maha Rajah will join the other party, and will, to the utmost of his power, endeavour to bring the aggreffor to a proper understanding,

XVII. It is hereby agreed, that whatever territories, forts, or cities in Guzerat were granted by Ragonaut Row to the English, previous to the treaty of colonel Upton, and have come into their poffeffion, the restitution of which was ftipulated in the feventh article of the faid treaty, shall be restored agreeable to the terms of the faid article.

This treaty, confifting of feventeen articles, is fettled at Salbey, in the camp of Maha Rajah Subadar Madhoo Row Sindia, on the fourth of the month Jummad ul Saany, in the year 1197 of the Hygera, correfponding with the 17th of May 1782, of the Christian æra, by the faid Maha Rajah and Mr. David Anderfon. A copy hereof shall be fent by each of the above-named perfons to their refpective principals at Fort William and Poonah; and when both copies being returned, the one under the feal of the honourable Eaft India company, and fignature of the honourable the governor general and council of Fort William, fhall be delivered to Maha Rajah Madhoo Row Sindia, Bahauder, and the other under the feal of the Peshwa Madhoo Row Pundit Purdhan, and the fignature of Ballajee Pundit Nana Furnavefe, fhall be delivered to Mr. David Anderfon, this treaty fhall be deemed complete and ratified, and the articles herein contained fhall become binding on both the contracting parties.

[Written in the Marratta character, by Ragoo Bhow Dewan.] "In all seventeen articles, on the "fourth of Jemmad ul Akher, or fifth of Jeyt Adeek, in the Shukul Patteh, in the year * 1182."

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