'History of the Province of Gohud' [‎22v] (44/72)

Minister appeared to be aware of the loss which Scindiah's
Government would incur under this article, and they con
tended strongly against it, till at last I was obliged to tell
them that unless they agreed to it I would not make peace.
The advantages which it appeared to me that your Excel
lency expected to derive from the independence of the
Kajahs of Jeypore and Jodhpore, 0/
was that these Chiefs should connect themselves by Treaty
with the British Government. I therefore deemed it best to
stipulate generally for the independence of every Rajah with
whom a Treaty should be concluded, by which your Excel
lency's object is insured in respect to all of this description,
and in regard to others they are left to their fate."
Scindiah finding that the Duke of Wellington, acting
under the instructions of the Governor-General in Council,
was determined to enforce the ninth article of the Treaty, no
longer objected to its conditions, and signed the document
He was determined, however, to evade its stipulations so far
as they regarded the cession of Gwalior and Gohud. To this
end he secretly instructed his servant, Ambujee Anglia, who
had been, from the time of their conquest by Mahdajee
Scindiah, in charge of these territories, to make overtures
on his own part to the Governor- General, offering to desert
his master, provided the British Government would recocr-
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nise him as Rajah of Gohud and receive him as a tributary,
in which case he would also cede to them the Fort of
Gwalior. The Governor-General refused to accept these
overtures, as being unjust to the Rana of Gohud, and quite
incompatible with the agreement made with that chief by
Loid Lake, under the instructions of the Government, for
the restoration of his ancient dominions. The Governor-
General, however, deeming it of great moment to obtain
possession without a siege of so strong and important a
fortress as Gwalior, offered to assign a certain extent of
territory to Ambujee, and recognise him as Rajah thereof,
on condition of his delivering over, without delay or eva-