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Rh in the fate which they scorned to evade for themselves. But the task had been imperfectly performed: a few of the women only were dead; the rest, some of whom had received several wounds, survived to afford exercise to the humane feelings of the conquerors. The General directed every kindness to be shown to them, and encouraged them by his humanity to become reconciled to life.

This closed the campaign; and on the 17th of December, 1803, a treaty of peace was settled, in the British camp at Deogaum, between the Rajah of Berar and Major-General Wellesley, the latter on behalf of the Honourable Company and their allies. By this treaty the Rajah ceded the province of Cuttack, including the district of Balasore; the settlement of frontiers being, for the most part, left to the judgment of the British general. The Rajah also engaged never to employ or retain in his service any Frenchman, or the subject of any European or American power the Government of which should happen to be at war with the British, nor even a British subject without the consent of that Government. Scindia now felt his solitary, unaided position, and saw the folly of further opposition; he therefore followed the example of the other chief, and on the 30th of December, 1803, ceded to the East India Company all the country between the Jumna and the Ganges, with innumerable forts in different but valuable positions. This terminated the sanguinary conflict with Dowlut Rao Scindia, and brought the famous Mahratta war, by which the Indo-British supremacy was established, to a happy conclusion.