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should be compelled to retire irom Amritsar, and that 1804. so long as the two chiefs conducted themselves as friends the English Government would never form any plans for the seizure of their territories.^ Lord Lake The Engentered into a friendly correspondence with Sansar ^^^^ correChand, of Katotch, who was imitating Ranjit Singh by sa"^^/'*^ bringing the petty hill chie'fs under subjection; but no chand of engagement was entered into, and the British com- Katotch. mander returned to the provinces by the road of Ambala and Karnal.^ The connexion of Lord Lake with many of the The sikhs Sikh chiefs of Sirhind had been intimate, and the ser- ^^ ^^ded^^as vices of some had been opportune and valuable. Imme- vinuauy diately after the battle of Delhi, Bhag Singh of Jind dependants was upheld in a jagir which he possessed near that city, of the Engand in 1804 another estate was conferred jointly on him lish by and his friend Lai Singh of Kaithal. In 1806 these ^^"^^ l^'^^leaders were further rewarded with life grants, yielding about £11,000 a year, and Lord Lake was understood to be willing to give them the districts of Hansi and Hissar on the same terms; but these almost desert Other petty tracts were objected to as unprofitable. with their chiefs received rewards corresponding services, and all were assured that they should continue to enjoy the territorial possessions which they held at the time of British interference without being These declarations But the liable to the payment of tribute. or arrangements were made when the policy of Lord connection Wellesley was suffering under condemnation; the reign ^°^^ ^^^^' of the EngUsh was to be limited by the Jumna, a for- c^ared/or mal treaty with Jaipur was abrogated, the relations of made bindthe Indian Government with Bhartpur were left ing in form, doubtful, and, although nothing was made known to the Sikh chiefs of Sirhind, their connexion with the English came virtually to an end, so far as regarded the reciprocal benefits of alliance.'' It is now necessary to return to Ranjit Singh, Retrospect whose authority had gradually become predominant ""^^^ referitself. Appendix XXIII. The public records show that a newswriter was maintained for some time in Katotch, and the correspondence about Sansar Chand leaves the impression that Ranjit Singh '
See the treaty
-
could never wholly forget the Raja's original superiority, nor the English divest themselves of a feeling that he was
independent of Lahore.
The original grants to Jind, Kaithal, and others, and also similar papers of assurance, are carefully preserved by the several families; and the various English documents show that Bhag Singh, of Jind, was always regarded with much kindliness by Lord Lake, Sir John Malcolm, and Sir David •^
Ochterlony.
TREATY WITH ENGLISH OF 1806
117
should be compelled to retire irom Amritsar, and that 1804. so long as the two chiefs conducted themselves as friends the English Government would never form any plans for the seizure of their territories.^ Lord Lake The Engentered into a friendly correspondence with Sansar ^^^^ correChand, of Katotch, who was imitating Ranjit Singh by sa"^^/'*^ bringing the petty hill chie'fs under subjection; but no chand of engagement was entered into, and the British com- Katotch. mander returned to the provinces by the road of Ambala and Karnal.^ The connexion of Lord Lake with many of the The sikhs Sikh chiefs of Sirhind had been intimate, and the ser- ^^ ^^ded^^as vices of some had been opportune and valuable. Imme- vinuauy diately after the battle of Delhi, Bhag Singh of Jind dependants was upheld in a jagir which he possessed near that city, of the Engand in 1804 another estate was conferred jointly on him lish by and his friend Lai Singh of Kaithal. In 1806 these ^^"^^ l^'^^leaders were further rewarded with life grants, yielding about £11,000 a year, and Lord Lake was understood to be willing to give them the districts of Hansi and Hissar on the same terms; but these almost desert Other petty tracts were objected to as unprofitable. with their chiefs received rewards corresponding services, and all were assured that they should continue to enjoy the territorial possessions which they held at the time of British interference without being These declarations But the liable to the payment of tribute. or arrangements were made when the policy of Lord connection Wellesley was suffering under condemnation; the reign ^°^^ ^^^^' of the EngUsh was to be limited by the Jumna, a for- c^ared/or mal treaty with Jaipur was abrogated, the relations of made bindthe Indian Government with Bhartpur were left ing in form, doubtful, and, although nothing was made known to the Sikh chiefs of Sirhind, their connexion with the English came virtually to an end, so far as regarded the reciprocal benefits of alliance.'' It is now necessary to return to Ranjit Singh, Retrospect whose authority had gradually become predominant ""^^^ referitself. Appendix XXIII. The public records show that a newswriter was maintained for some time in Katotch, and the correspondence about Sansar Chand leaves the impression that Ranjit Singh '
See the treaty
-
could never wholly forget the Raja's original superiority, nor the English divest themselves of a feeling that he was
independent of Lahore.
The original grants to Jind, Kaithal, and others, and also similar papers of assurance, are carefully preserved by the several families; and the various English documents show that Bhag Singh, of Jind, was always regarded with much kindliness by Lord Lake, Sir John Malcolm, and Sir David •^
Ochterlony.
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