'History of the Province of Gohud' [‎8v] (16/72)

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is settled betwixt Maldajee Scindiah and us; I do
that he should he restrained in carrying into execution any
'plans he may have formed against them. It will be sufficient
for us, and Scmdiali ought to be satisfied witli the latitude ini"
plied in it, if he is only restricted from making encroachments
on our territories and those of the Maua of Gohud, He must
in direct terms engage that he will never invade or in any re
spect molest them." From the instructions conveyed in this
letter, also to Colonel Muir, and which were drawn up long
subsequent to the receipt by the Governor-General of Colonel
Muir's letter of the 14th June, forwarding copy of his protest
addressed to the Rana, and which included a charge of
"corresponding with the Mahrattas without communication
with the English," it is clearly proved that these charges,
in the Governor-General's opinion, were not established, and
that nothing had occurred in the Rana s conduct to justify
the abrogation of the Treaty of alliance with him, or to
abandon him to the Mahrattas, his hereditary enemies.
In pursuance of his instructions, Colonel Muir concluded,
on the 13th October 1781, a Treaty with Scindiah, the
4th article of which stipulated " that whatever country of
the Maha Rajah's shall have been taken possession of by the
Company on this side the Jumna, Colonel Muir shall restore,
and the Maha Rajah shall agree not to molest or disturb the
country of Luckendar Rana Chutter Singh, Buhadhur Duleer
Jung, nor the Fort of Gwalior, which is at present in his
possession, so long as the Rana Sahib observes his Treaty
with the English; nor the country of Myhut Ram Singh
Buhadhur, which is at present in the possession of the Rana."
By this article the good faith of the British Government
to maintain the faith of the Treaties and support their allies
was ostensibly maintained, but, in fact, the stipulation af
forded no real security to the Rana for the maintenance of
his rights and interests as an ally of the British. Under
the administration of an unscrupulous Governor-General,
who had formally declared that the " conduct of a Prince