d to end if a treaty was not agreed upon. The nabob and
Sir John Lindsay were of opinion that the peishwa's wishes should be
gratified; but the presidency of Madras refused the alliance, and left
the Mahrattas and the Mysoreans to fight their own battles. Hyder Ali
was defeated in several encounters, and Seringapatam, his capital,
was besieged. Such was his situation when Sir Robert Hariand arrived
to supersede Sir John Lindsay in the command; he being removed on
the complaints of the presidency of Madras and the directors in
Leadenhall-street. Sir Robert followed the plans and notions of his
predecessor, strongly insisting that the presidency ought to conclude
the alliance which the peishwa demanded. The presidency of Madras,
however, supported by the other presidencies, refused to take part in
the war, either for or against Hyder Ali; and at the same time sent some
forces to protect the Carnatic from the Mahrattas. The peishwa at length
became fearful that if he entered the Carnatic he should bring the
English upon him; and being distressed for want of provisions in the
country of the Mysore, which he had overrun, he listened to the voice
of Mohammed Ali, accepted some money from him, and agreed to make peace
with Ilyder Ali. A treaty was concluded in 1772, by which the Mahratta
chief obtained a large portion of the more northern and inland provinces
of Mysore, together with thirty lacs of rupees.

During this war between Hyder Ali and the Mahrattas, the Rajah of
Tanjore attempted to seize upon some territory belonging to the Nabob
of the Carnatic. Mohammed Ali called upon his English allies for
assistance, but after inducing them to make some hostile demonstrations
near the Tanjore frontier, he became apprehensive that they might
conquer it for themselves, and not for him. To avoid this he had
recourse to intrigue, and finally signed a peace with the Rajah of
Tanjore, who engaged to surrender all the disputed districts to the
nabob, pay him a large sum of money, defray all the expenses of the
expedition, and to aid the nabob with his troops in all future wars.
Enraged thereat, the presidency of Madras sent orders to the troops not
to evacuate the fortress of Vellum, which they had captured, or withdraw
their batteries from Tanjore, which they had invested, until the rajah
should have made good one of his promised payments. This money was not
forthcoming, and to prevent further hostilities, the rajah consented
to give