His Majesty the King of Denmark engages to transfer the Danish settlements in the continent of India, with all the Public buildings and crown property thereunto belonging to the Honorable the British East India Company in consideration of the sum of 12,50,000 Company Rupees which sum the Honorable the British East India Company engage to pay and the ratification of the present treaty either in Company Rupees at Calcutta or by Bills on London at One months sight in sterling Money at the rate of exchange of two shillings for each Rupee in such proportion of cash or bills at the above rate, as may be most convenient to the Danish Government.
Article II
The settlements and crown property referred to above are:-
I
The town of Tranquebar in the Coromandel Coast with the Districts thereunto
belonging, which an annual sum of 2500 Gold Pardos or about 4,000 Company Rupees is to be paid to the Rajah of Tanjore, and the following buildings and Crown property viz.
A.
Fort Dansburg with buildings thereunto connected and 13 Brass Guns mounted on the ramparts and other stores.
B.
The Government House situated opposite to the Fort.
C.
A country residence for the Governors at the village of Porayar.
D.
A Garden with a Bangalow at the Village of Tiilaly possessed by the Governor.
E. A building in the Town with garden adjacent used as Hospital.
F.
A house in the Town, occupied by the Medical Officer of the settlements.
G.
A housc and office on the beach for the Master attendant.
H. Two brick built Godowns.
Besides public roads, bridges, sluices, a number of fruit and other trees, and all other immovable crown property of any discription whatever, together with some moveable articles as belong to the Public Office, or are destined for public use the furniture and moveables in the Government House not being herein included.
II
The town of Fredericksnagore or Serampore in the province of Bengal, comprising 60 Biggahs commonly called Fredericksnagore and the districts of Serampore, Ackna and Peurapore for which districts an annual sum of Sicca Rupees 1601 is to be paid to the Zemindars of Sewrappefly for the time being with the following public property.
A. The Government House
B. The Secretary's House and Office C The Court House with the annexed buildings
D. The Church commonly called the Danish Church
E. The Bazar containing more or less 6 Biggahs and 13 Cottahs with a range of Godowns on the north side and 2 Godowns on the next side the remaining part of the ground being occupied by private godowns, the owners paying an annual ground rent.
F. Two small brick built Guard Houses on the banks of the River.
Besides public roads and bridges, a canal from the fields of the villages of Pearapore through the adjacent villages to the river and all other immoveble with such moveable articles as belonging to the public offices or are destined for public use.
III
A piece of ground at Balasore formerly a factory containing 18 Beggahs 2 Cottahs and 12 Chitt of tenanted ground.
Article III
The church of Zion & the Mission churches of Jerusalem and Bethlehem in Tranquebar. The Roman Catholic Church and Chapel at the same place and Chapel in Serampore, the Serampore College and the Serampore Native Hospital having been built or established by private means, these churches and institutions with all their goods effects and property, moveable as well as immoveable, are belonging to the respective congregations communities and societies and are not therefore included in the present transfer.
Article IV
The inhabitants of the aforesaid settlements European as well as Natives who continue to reside within the settlements will be placed under the protections of the general Law of British India and their religious, personal or acquired rights as formerly enjoyed under the Danish Government will be respected as all rights of person or property are throughout British India.
All suits, commenced and pending in the Danish Courts at the time the treaty comes into force shall be carried on and decided by the same law as far as altered circumstances will allow.
The same will be observed in all cases of appeal subsequent to the treaty, but no complaint or suit which has been finally settled and decided under the Danish Administration and not appealed in due time under observance of the rules for appeal then in force shall be deemed applicable nor shall it be lawful to bring forward again subsequently to the conclusion of this treaty by petition, complaint, or otherwise, such cases as have been already finally determined by competent authority.
Article V
Nothing in the present Treaty shall affect the trade now carried on or about to be carried on by the subjects of His Danish Majesty in the Ports of the East India, nor shall the trade be more restricted than it would have been in case His Danish Majesty has concluded to posses the settlements now transferred.
Article VI
The Church Missionsary Board of Coppenhagen for the Propagation of the Gospel shall be at liberty to continue their curations in India for the conversion of the Heathens to the Christian religion and shall be afforded the same protection by the Government of India as similar to the English Societies under the general Law of the land. The Rights and Communities granted to the Serampore College by Royal Charter of date 27th February 1827 shall not be interfered with but continue in force in the same manner as if they had been obtained by a charter from the British Government subject to the General law of British India.
Article VII
The Danish Government engage to meet all pensionary claims and enjoyments connected with the above said settlements and the East Indian Company shall not be liable for any such claims or engagements whatever with the exception of the yearly payments of the soil to the Rajah of Tanjore and the Zemindar of Seeraphelly as mentioned in Article 2nd.
Article VIII
All sums not belonging to the Rajah Treasury under the charge of the Court of Wards or of any of the public functionaries of the Danish Government in their official capacity shall be received by such public officer or officers as the Governor General of India in Council may direct and shall be carried to account administered by such public officer or officers in the same manner and under the same rules and responsibility as similar property is administered under the general law the land.
ArticLe IX
The present treaty of nine articles shall be ratified and the ratification exchanged in Calcutta within six months from the date hereof or sooner if possible.
Done at Calcutta on the twenty second day of February the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and forty five.
(Signed)
(Signed) Hry. Hardinge
P. Hansen
Do.................. F.Mullette
Do................. G. Pollock.
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