1 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS. 235
2 Sikh army in December last, and whereas, on
3 occasion, by the proclamation, dated 13th Decem-
4 ber, the territories then in the occupation of the
5 Maharajah of Lahore, on the left or the British
6 bank of the river Sutlej, were confiscated and
7 annexed to the British provinces, and since that
8 time hostile operations have been prosecuted by
9 the two governments, the one against the other,
10 which have resulted in the occupation of Lahore by
11 the British troops; and whereas it has been deter-
12 mined, that upon certain conditions, peace shall be
13 re-established between the two governments, the
14 following treaty of peace between the Honourable
15 English East India Company and Maharajah
16 Dhuleep Singh, Buhadour, and his children, heirs
17 and successors, has been concluded on the part of
18 the Honourable Company by Frederick Currie,
19 Esquire, and Brevet-Major Henry Montgomery
20 Lawrence, by virtue of full powers to that effect,
21 vested in them by the Right Honourable Sir Henry
22 Hardinge, G.C.B. one of Her Britannic Majesty's
23 Most Honourable Privy Council, Governor-general,
24 appointed by the Honourable Company to direct
25 and control all their affairs in the East Indies, and
26 on the part of His Highness the Maharajah Dhuleep
27 Singh, by Bhaee Ram Singh, Rajah Lal Singh,
28 Sirdar Tej Singh, Sirdar Chuttur Singh Attaree-
29 wala, Sirdar Runjoor Singh Majethea, Deewan
30 Deena Nath, and Fukeerhoor Oodeon, vested with
31 full powers and authority on the part of His High-
32 ness.