1 SINDE. 23k
2 was signed by those. of Lower Sinde, amidst the clamours of a
3 host of infuriated Belooches, who openly insulted the officers of
4 ‘£12. Iconsider it to be a measure of true policy to shew to all the States
5 of India, that while we punish the infraction of engagements, we reward
6 fidelity ; and it will be in our power, by compelling the cession to the Nawab,
7 by Meer Roostum Khan and Meer Nusscer Mahomed Khan, of the perguanas
8 of Bhoong Bara and Subzulcote, which were wrested from Bhawulpore thirty-
9 three years ago, to confer a favour the most gratifying to the Nawab and his
10 people,
11 13, It appears that the late Meer Moobaruck Khan “poaaeandal a very
12 large portion of the fertile territory between Subzulcote and Rorce; and it
13 might be desirable that this territory also should be ceded by Meer Nusseer
14 Khan of Khyrpore, his son, if he should now be in possession of it, to the
15 Nawab of Bhawulpore, so that the dominion of the Nawab might extend to
16 Roree, and we might have one continued lins,of friendly territory on the left
17 bank of the Sutle} and’ Indus from Ferozepore to Roree. Jam not, how-
18 ever, acquainted with the value of these pergunnas formerly belonging to
19 Meer Moobaruck Khan, nor with their exact position ; and it is possible that
20 some of them, or all, may have been allotted to his other sons, and not to
21 Meer Nusseer Khan, who alone, as far as I am informed, has placed himself
22 in the position of an enemy by his conduct.
23 “14, If these pergunnas should belong to the late Meer Moobaruck
24 Khan’s other sons, the surplus tribute to be surrendered by us (in excess of
25 the annual value of the lands to be demanded) may be made the means of
26 compensation to the present possessors, the tribute being in all cases exchanged
27 for land ; for it is undesirable that there should be any payments of money
28 to be made amongst the Ameers themselves. They are the constant source
29 of dissension : and I have no wish to afflict them by the introduction of this
30 perpetual element of quarrels into their family.
31 ‘15. TY have already stated that Iam desirous of confining the acquisi-
32 tions of territory to be made by us to such as are necessary for the full pro- .
33 tection of the trade upon the Indus and the military command of the river.
34 *€16, These objects will be accomplished by the possession of Kurachee,
35 Tatta, Sukkur, Bukkur, and Roree, together with such arondissement as may
36 be necessary for the secure and convenient occupation of the places, and to
37 give ample room for the extension of the towns and cantonments.
38 ‘17, T have no information with respect to Tatta. Atan early period of
39 the Afghan war, it was considered desirable to have possession of it as the
40 place of embarkation upon the Indus. Jt would, I conclude, be very valuable
41 888 possession ; and in any case it would be advisable to insert in any revised
42 treaty, provisions not only securing to us the free use of that place of em-
43 barkation, but likewise the free use of the navigable creek between Kurachee,
44 Tatta, and of the road from that creck to Tatta.
45 “18. I have not introduced into the Draft of Treaty, which I annex to
46 this letter, any provisions for the entire freedom of the internal trade of Sinde,
47 principally because I doubt the power of the Ameers, even if well disposed,