Monumental Remains of the Dutch East India Company in the Presidency in the Presidency of Madras (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ...Raja Warma shall become tributary to the Honourable English East India Company only for those districts, and place before recited, which were in the possession of Tippoo Sultan, and for which the said Raja paid him tribute, and with which the Honourable Dutch Company have no concern." The English Company had rented Chetwai to the Raja of Cochin, but were uncertain as to whether their action might not lead to disputes with the Dutch Company. Yan Anglebeck, Governor of Cochin, had been asked to state what engagements existed between his Company and Cochin, but had refused. This clause had therefore been inserted.17" Malabar was ceded by treaty to the English in 1792.177 In 1794 the Dutch factories at Palkole and Jaganadhapuram, subordinate to the English at Masulipatam, were asked for payment of two years' tribute. For the former, 286 pagodas, and for the latter 434 pagodas were due. The first was paid, but for the other, exemption v.as claimed, on the plea that the Netherlands Company had abandoned all commerce on the coast for the past two years.178 On the 1st February, war was declared by France against England and Holland. In February 1795, after the proclamation of the Batavian Republic, of alliance with France, the Stadtholder, who had fled to England, addressed a circular to all the Dutch Colonial Governors to admit British troops into all the " Settlements, Plantations, Colonies and Factories in the East Indies" to prevent their falling to the French.179 The Dutch factories on the east and west coasts fell to the English in 1795. Bimlipatam, Sadras, Jaganadhapuram, Palkole, Porto Novo factory, Pulicat and Tuticorin surrendered.180 The records of the year, give the papers relating to the capitulation of Pulicat. "The articles o...