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the managers, as well as audience, to determine what would be the confequence. It certainly would do hurt to the intereft of the houfe, and particularly to thefe performers, who have been brought from Paris at a vaft expence.

Oa. 10. Mr. Johnfon, husband to the Mrs. Johnsen mentioned above, appeared for the firit time in England, in the character of Lionel, in the opera of Lionel and Clegia. To a prepoffef fing figure and he courtene, Mr. Johnfon adds one of the but voices now on the face. It has great compafs, its tones are natural, and there is a pathos in his manner of finging tender fongs, to which the flage has long been a ftrenger. From his performance of Macheath and Lord Aim

worth fince, His character as a finger is fully established. As a fptaker he has much to learn, and many vulgarities to get rid of.

No new plays have been as yer brought on this theatre. The fecond act of that picafing Bagatelle Trikam Shandy has been re-written, and adds to the intereft of the piece, which is now become a favourite. Many novelties are promifed. Old Maclin is to appear in his favourite and favoured character- He has trained a new Portia on purpofe. We might add that Mir. Chalmers, the hufband of Mrs. Chalmers above mentioned, attempted Tom, in The Confeius Lovers, but with no gaat fuccefs. He is, however, an excellent iiarlequin.

DRURY-LANE THEATRE. THE first novelty here is the introduction of Mr. John Kemble, another brother of Mrs. Siddons, who on Sept. 30th appeared for the first time in London, in the arduous and comprehenfive character of Hamlet. As this performer is likely to engage the attention of the pablick in no common degree, and as we would wish to avoid the mistakes which judgement formed from fift appearances is apt to create, we fhall defer our opinion of him until next month, when we intend to enter fully upon his merits and h's defects, and afcertain that rank which we think him capable to hold in the theatre. His habits are very aukward, and it is but fair to fee him in other charaders than Hamlet and t'e Black Prince before we determine whether thefe habits are fixed, or whether he gives to different characters a different a nner.

Oct. 7. A Mrs. Wilfon made her firft attempt in Philis in The Confcious Livors; the gave fome fiender proofs of talents which may be i aproved, and render her ufeful in the chamber-maid caft of parts.

08. 8. Mrs. Siddons appeared for the first time this feafon in Ifabella; fhe was announced by the managers for the Saturday following, but their Ma

jefties commanded her performance this evening. If popularity, if even excefs of popularity be a mark of fterling merit, no performer, male or female (we except not Garrick) ever engaged that fhare of it which fell to Mrs. Siddons lat feafen. But he has a merit which popular opinion can neither give nor take away. Since we faw her, her improvement has been great indeed, and often as we have fech her in Habella, there were beauties on this night's performance which we had never feen before. When genius is elevated and improved, we may be af fured the judgement must be accurate and ever at work. We fhall, from time to time mark the progrefs of this accomplished actrefs, as we are informed fhe is to play feveral new characters in the courfe of the feafon.

ON. 20. A Mr. Ward, who it is faid played in London fome years fince, but unfuccefsfully, endeavoured to renew his acquaintance with the town, in the character of Ranger. Few actors are aware of the many requifites that must go to form a char: čteristic reprefentation of Ranger. Mr. Wald was not altogether deficient, nay, ve will venture to fay, no new perfori.or ever played the part fo well. Naturs, however,

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however, has been niggard to him. He has neither the perfon, voice, nor look of a gentleman. His face is ugly; his eyes brown and ftaring, and his manner feems the copy of a halfpay buck, rather than of a fine gentleman, which Ranger certainly is. We mean not, however, to fpeak contemptuously of Mr. Ward's abilities. Although they are not equal to the part

of Ranger, there are parts which we ar confident he may perform better than any other player now on the stage.

No new plays have appeared as yet on this Theatre, nor are any announced. We hope, however, that the enfuing month will be the reverfe of the pre fent, and give us new plays by old actors.

STATE PAPER S.

TREATY of perpetual Friendship and Alliance between the HON. EAST-INDIA COMPANY and the PESHWA MADHOO ROW PUNDIT PURDHAN, fettled by Mr. David Anderson on the Part of the Hon. Company, in Virtue of the Powers delegated to him for that Purpofe by the Hon. the Governour-General and Council appointed by the King and Parliament of Great-Britain to direct and control all the political Affairs of the Hon. English Eaft-India Company in India; and by Maha Rajah Subadar Madhoo Row Scindia, as Plenipotentiary on the Part of the Pefbewa Madhoo Ro Pundit Purdhan, Ballajee Pundit Nana Furnaceje, and the whole of the Chiefs of the Mahratta Nation, agreeably to the following Articles, which shall be for ever binding on their Heirs and Succeffors, and the Conditions of them to be invariably cbjerved by both Parties.

ARTICLE I

Tis ftipulated Ithe English East Latin Company and the

and agreed between the Hon.

Pefhwa, through the mediation of Madhoo Row Scindia, that all countries, places, cities, and forts, including B. fiven, &c. which have been taken from the Pethwa during the war that has arisen fince the treaty fettled by Colonel Upton, and have come into the poffeffion of the English, shall be delivered up to the Pethwa. The territories, forts, cities, &c. to be restored, fhall be delivered within the space of two months from the period when this treaty thall become complete (as hereafter defcribed) to fuch perfons as the Pefhwa, or his militter Nana Furnavefe fhall appoint.

11. It is agreed between the English Company and the Pethwa, that Saliette, and three other iflands, viz. Elephanta, Caranja, and Hog, which are included in the treaty of Colonel Upton, fhall continue for ever in the poffeffion of the English. If any other islands have been taken in the courte of the prefent war, they thall be delivered up to the Peihwa.

III. Whereas it was ftipulated in the 4th article of the treaty of Col. Upton, "That the Pethwa and all the chiefs of the Mahratta State do agree to give to the English Company for ever, all right and title to the city of Baroach, as fuli and complete as ever they collected from the Moguls or otherwife, without retaining any claim of chout, or any other claims whatever; fo that the English Company thall poffets it without participation or claim of any kind." This article is accordingly continued in full force and effect.

IV. The Peshwa 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 Scindia, confent to relinquith their claim to the faid country in favour of the Pethwa.

V. The country which Secajee and Futty Sing Gwickwar gave to the English, and which is mentioned in the 7th article of the treaty with Col. Upton, being therein left in a itate of fufpenfe; 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 establithed rerritory of the Gwickwar, it Thall be restored to the Gwickwar; and, if it thall be a part of the Pefhwa's territories, it thall be restored to the Pethwa.

VI. The English engage, that having allowed Ragonaut Row a period of four months, from the time when this treaty thall become complete, to fix on a place of refidence, they will not, after the expiration of the faid period, afford him any fupport, protection, or affiftance, nor fupply him with money for is expenfes: and the Pethwa on his part engages, that if Ragonaut Row will voluntarily, and of his own accord, repair to Maha Rajah Madhoo Row Scindia, and quietly refide with him, the fum of 25,000 ru pees per month thall be paid him for his maintenance, and no injury whatever that! be offered to him by the Pethwa, or any of his people.

VII. The Hon. English Eaft-India Company and the Pethwa being defirous that theirrelpe tive allies thall 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 herein atter fpecified.

VIII. The territory which has long been the established Jagheer of Seeajee Gwickwar, and Futty Sing Gwickwar, that is to fay, whatever territory Futty Sing Gwickwar pofleifed at the

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commencement of the prefent war, shall hereafter for ever remain on the ufual footing in his poffeilion; and the faid Futty Sing thall, from the date of this treaty being complete, pay for the future to the Peihwa the tribute as ufual, previous to the prefent war, and hall perform fuch fervices, and be fubject to fuch obedience, as have long been established and customary. No claims fhall be made on the faid Futty Sing, by the Peihwa, for the period that is palt.

IX. The Peshwa engages, that, whereas the Nabob Heider Ali Cawn, having concluded a treaty with him, hath difturbed and taken poffeilion of territories belonging to the English and their allies, he fhall be made to relinquith them, and they fhall be reftored to the Company, and the Nabob Mahomed Ali Cawn. All prifoners that have been taken on either fide during the war fhall be releafed, and Heider Ali Cawn fhall be made to relinquith all fuch territories belonging to the English Company, and their ailies, as he may have taken poffeffion of fince the 9th of the month Ramzan, in the year 1180, being the date of his treaty with the Peihwa; and the faid territories fhall be delivered over to the English, and the Nabob Mahomed Ali Cawn, within fix months after this treaty being complete: and the Englith in fuch cale agree, that 5 long as Heider Ali Cawn full afterwards ab1tain from hoftilities against them and their allies, and fo long as he thall continue in friendship with the Pethwa, that they will, in no refpect, act hoftilely towards him.

X. The Peshwa engages, on his own behalf, as eiwell on behalf of the Nabob Nizam Ali Cawn, Ragojee Boufala, Syna Saheb Souba, and thre Nabob Heider Ali Cawn, that they thall in every refpect, maintain peace towards the English and their allies, the Nabob Alophul Dowlah Behader, and the Nabob Mahomed Ali Cawn Behader, and fhail, in no refpect whatever give them any disturbance. The English engage on their own behalf, as well as on the behalf of their allies, the Nabob Afophul Dowlah, and the Nabob Mahomed Ali Cawn, that they thall in every refpect maintain peace towards the Peshwa, and his allies the Nabob Nizam Ali Cawn, Ragojee Boufala, and Syna Saheb: and the English further engage on their own behalf, as well as on the behalf of their allies, that they will maintain peace alfo towards the Nabob Heider Ali Cawn, under the conditions fpecified in the 9th article of this treaty.

XI. The Hon. the Eaft-India Company and the Peshwa mutually agree, that the veilels of each fhall offer no disturbance to the navigation of the vellels of the other: and the vellels of each fhall be allowed accefs to the ports of the other, where they fhall meet with no moleftation, and the fulleft protection shall be reciprocally afforded.

XII. The Pefhwa, and the chiefs of the Mahratta State hereby agree, that the English thall enjoy the privileges of trade, as formerly in the Mahratta territories, and fhall meet with no kind of interruption: and in the fame manner, the Eaft-India Company agree, that the fubjects of the Pethwa thall be allowed the privileges of trade, without interruption, in the tentories of the English.

D. MAG. Sept. 1783.

XIII. The Peshwa hereby engages, that he will not fuffer any factories of other European nations to be established in his territories, or thote of the chiefs dependent on him, excepting only fuch as are already established 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 afiiftance to any nation of Deccan, or Hindoitan, at enmity with the Peshwa.

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

XV. The Hon. the Governour-General and Council of Fort-William engage, that they will not permit any of the chiefs, dependents, 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 Peshwa Madhoo Row Pundit Purdhan engages, that none of the chiefs or tubjects of the Mahratta State fhall act contrary to them.

XVI. The Honourable Eat-India Company and the Pethwa Madhoo Row Pundit Purdhan, having the fullest confidence in Maha Rajah Subadar Madhoo Row Scindia Behader, they have both requetted 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 Scindia, from a regard to the welfare of both ftates, hath taken upon himfelt the mutual guarantee. If either of the parties fhall deviate 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 aggreflor to a proper understanding.

XVII. It is hereby agreed, that whatever territories, forts, or cities in Guzzerat were granted by Ragonaut Row to the English, previous to the treaty of Col. Upton, and have come into their poffeffion, the reititution of which was stipulated in the 7th article of the faid treaty, fhall be reitored, agreeably to the terms of the faid treaty.

This treaty, confifting of feventeen articles, is fettled at Salbey, in the camp of Maha Rajah Subadar Madhoo Row Scindia, on the 4th of the month Jemmad ul Saany, in the year 1187 of the Hiegera, correfponding with the 17th of May, 1782, of the Chriftian æra, by the faid Maha Raja, and Mr. David Anderion. A copy hereof shall be fent, by each of the abovenamed perfons, to their refpective principals at Fort-William and Poonah, and on both copies being returned, the one under the feal of the Hon. the Eaft-India Company, and signature of the Hon. Governour-General and Council of FortWilliam, fhall be delivered to Maha Rajah Madheo Row Scindia Behader, and the other under the feal of the Peshwa Madhoo Row Pundit Purhan, and the fignature of Ballajee Pundit Nani Furnavefe, fhall be delivered to Mr. Anderfon; this treaty thail be deemed complete and ratified, and the articles herein contained thall become binding on both the contracting parties.

(Written in the Mahratta character, by Ragoo Bhow Devian.) “In all 17 articles, on the 4th of Jemmad u Akher, or the 9th of Jeyt Adeck, in the Shukul Pattah, in the year 1182."

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ARTICLES of PEACE lately ratified between GREAT-BRITAIN and the

Republick of Teneral of the Republick of Holland, ac

THE King of Great-Britain and the States

tuated by an equal defire of ending the calamities of war, have already authorifed their refpective plenipotentiaries to fign a reciprocal declaration for the fufpenfion of hoftilities; and wishing to re-establish among both nations a perfect harmony, no lefs neceffary for the good of humanity in general, than for the welfare and profperity of their particular fubjects and dominions, have appointed for this purpofe, that is to fay, his Britannick Majefty, on his part, his Grace George Duke and Count of Manchetter, &c. &c. his ambaladour extraordinary and plenipotentiary at the court of his Mott Chriftian Majefty, and their High Mightineffes the faid States of Holland, on their part, their Excellencies Mathew L'Eftevenon de Berkenrode, and Gerard de Brantzen, likewife their refpective ambaladours extraordinary and plenipotentiaries, who, after having mutually communicated their refpective full powers, have agreed upon the following articles:

Art. I. Immediately after the ratification of the preliminaries, a firm and fincere friendship fhall be restored between his Britannick Majefty his dominions and fubjects, and their High Mightinefles, the States-General, their dominions and fubjects, of whatever quality or condition they may be, without exception, either of places or individuals; infomuch that the high contracting parties thall ufe their utmoft endeavours to maintain the faid good underlanding and mutual correfpondence between themfelves, their den.inions and tubjects-no perion on either fide fhall henceforth be fuffered to commit any fort of hoftility by fea or land, under any caufe or preteníe whatever; and great care thall be taken, that nothing in future may disturb the union happily re-established-nay, every opportunity thall be reciprocally embraced that may tend to their mutual glory and intereft-no protection nor afliance fhall be given either directly or indirectly, which may turn to the prejudice of either of the high contracting parties, and a general oblivion fhall take place, concerning what may have pailed before, or fince, the beginning of the war juit ended.

II. With regard to the honours and the falute at fea by the thips of the republick before thofe of his Britannick Majefty, the fame cuftom fhall be reciprocally followed as was practifed before the war just terminated.

III. All prisoners on both fides fhall be fet at liberty, and the heftage: taken or given during the war tɔ this day thall be returned without

HOLLAND.

ranfom, within fix weeks at farthest, to be com puted from the exchange of the ratification of the Preliminary Articles: each power being nfpectively obliged to refund the advances that may have been made for the fuftenance of his prifoners by the fovereign of the country whet they have been detained, pursuant to the receipts and other authentick titles that shall be produced on both fides; and proper fecurities thall be given reciprocally for the payment of fuch debts as the prifoners may have contracted in the States where they have been detained, till they obtain their full liberty; and all the thips, men of wat as well as merchantmen, that may have been captured fince the expiration of the terms agreed upon for the ceflation of hostilities at fea, that likewife be restored bona fide, with all their equipages and cargo, and the execution thersof fhall immediately take place from the exchange of the ratification of this Preliminary Treaty.

IV. The States-General do renounce, in favour of his Britannick Majelty, the town of Negapatnam, with the dependencies thereof, and all the rights and properties belonging thereto; but, confidering the importance annexed by the States to that place, the King, to fhow his cordial difpofition towards the faid States-General, promiles, notwith tanding the faid cellion, to treat with them for the reftitution of the faid town, whenever they thall offer a proper equivalent.

V. The King thall reftore to the States-General Trincomale, as well as all other towns, fortreifes, ports, and fettlements, conquered during the course of this war in any part of the world, by his arms, or by thefe of the English EastIndia Company, provided they be in his poffeffion, and every thing to be delivered in its prefent condition.

VI. The States-General promife and bind themfelves never to molest the navigation of the subjects of Great-Britain in the Oriental feas.

VII. Some difputes between the African English Company, and the Dutch East-India Company having aufen, respecting the navigation on the coaft of Africa, as well as on the fubject of the Cape of Appollonia: to cut off all fource of complaint between the fubjects of both na tions on thofe coafts, it is agreed, on both fides, that commiffioners fall be appointed to make Froper arrangement, relative to the above difierences.

VIII. All countries or territories that have been, or may be conquered in any part of the world by the arms of the King of Great-Britain, as well as by thofe of the States-General, without be particularly exprefied in the prefent Articles,

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Articles, either by way of ceflion, or of reftitution, it is reciprocally agreed to restore without difficulty, and without requiring any fort of compentation.

IX. It being neceffary to fix an epoch for the evacuations and reftitutions that are to take place, it is agreed that the King of Great-Britain thall order the evacuation of Trincomale, as well as of the other towns and territories conquered by his arms, and in his prefent poffeffion (excepting what is given up to his Britannick Majetty by the Articles) at the fame epoch that the reftitutions and evacuations between GreatBritain and France fhall come to pafs. The States-General thall at the fame time reitore the towns and territories their arms may have taken from the English in the Eat-Indies. In consequence of which, proper orders fhall be tranfmitted by each of the high contending parties, with reciprocal paffports for fhips that fhall convey the fame immediately after the ratification of the Preliminary Articles.

X. His Britannick Majefty and their High Mightinelles promife to oblerve fincerely, and in good faith, all the Articles contained and fettled

in the prefent Preliminary Articles; and they will not fuffer any of their respective fubjects, either directly or indirectly, to act contrary to their mutual agreements and conventions; the faid high contracting parties mutually warranting all the ftipulations of the prefent articles.

XI. The ratifications of the prefent Preliminary Articles, expedited in good and due form, fhall be exchanged in this town of Paris, between the high contracting parties, in the space of one month, or fooner it poffible, to be computed from the day of the signature of the prefent Articles.

In witnefs whereof, we the under-written, their ambatfadours and plenipotentiaries, have figned with our hands in their name, and in virtue of our full powers, the prefent Preliminary Articles, and have caufed the fame to be fealed with our arms.

Done at Paris the 2d of September, 1783. (Signed)

(L. S.) MANCHESTER.

(L. S.) L'ESTEVENON VAN BERKEN. RODE. (L. S.) BRANTZEN,

DEFINITIVE TREATY of PEACE and FRIENDSHIP, between his BRITANNICK MAJESTY, and the Moft CHRISTIAN KING. Signed at Ver failles, the 3d of September, 1783. As published by Authority.

In the name of the Moft Holy and Undi-
vided Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy
Ghoft. So be it.

E it known to all thofe whom it fhall or
The Moft

BE is to all

Serene and Mott Potent Prince George the Third, by the grace of God, King of Great-Britain, France, and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenbourg, Arch-Treafurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, &c. and the Moft Serene and Moft Potent Prince Louis the Sixteenth, by the grace of God Most Chriftian King, being equally defirous to put an end to the war which for feveral years paft afflicted their respective dominions, accepted the offer which their Majefties the Emperor of the Romans, and the Emprefs of All the Ruffias made to them, of their interpofition, and of their mediation: but their Britannic and Moft Chriftian Majesties, animated with a mutual defire of accelerating the re-eftablithment of peace, communicated to each other their laudable intention; which Heaven fo far bleffed, that they proceeded to lay the foundations of peace, by figning Preliminary Articles at Verlailles, the 20th of January in the prefent year. Their faid Majesties, the King of GreatBritain and the Moft Chriftian King, thinking it incumbent upon them to give their Imperial Majetties a fignal proof of their gratitude for the generous etter of their mediation, invited them, in concert, to concur in the completion of the great and falutary work of peace, by taking part, as mediators, in the Definitive Treaty to be concluded between their Britannick and Moft Chritian Majefties. Their faid Imperial Majeflies having readily accepted that invitation, they have named, as their reprefentatives, viz. his Mijesty the Emperor of the Romans, the Moit

Illuftrious and Moft Excellent Lord Florimond, Count Mercy-Argenteau, Vifcount of Loo, Baron of Crichegnee, Knight of the Golden Fleece, Chamberlain, actual Privy Counsellor of State to his Imperial and Royal Apoftolic Majesty, and his Ambafador to his Moft Chriftian Majetty; and her Majefty the Emprefs of All the Rulias, the Moft Illuftrious and Moft Excellent Lord, Prince Iwan Bariatinfkoy, Lieutenant-general of the Forces of her Imperial Majcity of All the Ruffias, Knight of the orders of St. Anne and of the Swedish Sword, and her Minifter Plenipotentiary to his Moit Chriftian Majefty, and the Lord Arcadi de Marcoff, Counfeilor of State to her Imperial Majefty of All the Ruffias, and her Minifler Plenipotentiary to his Mot Chriflian Majefty. In confequence, their faid Majefties, the King of Great-Britain and the Moit Chriftian King, have named and conftituted for their plenipotentiaries, charged with the concluding and tigning of the Definitive Treaty of Peace, viz. the King of Great-Britain, the Moft Illustrious and Moft Excellent Lord George, Duke and Earl of Manchetter, Viscount Mandeville, Baron of Kimbolton, lord lieutenant and cuftos rotulorum of the county of Huntingdon, actual privy counfellor to his Britannick Majefty, and his ambaffadour extraordinary and plenipotentiary to his Moft Chriftian Majefty; and the Moft Chriftian King, the Moit Illuftrious and Moit Excellent Lord Charles Gravier, Count de Vergennes, Baron of Welferding, &c. the King's counfellor in all his councils, commander in his orders, President of the Royal Council of finances, counfellor of itate military, minifter and fecretary of ftate, and of his commands and finances: who, after having exchanged their refpective full pow ers, have agreed upon the tollowing Articles:

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