fent circumftances he was unable to detach a larger party. For these reasons, he thought it more advisable to march himself, and having procured the neceffary fupplies, to return to his former ground; but Ambajee's fick and wounded men having been left on the ground, Mr. Thomas, with his accustomed humanity, generously advanced money to procure them carriage to the place. In his retreat he was pursued by a party from Luckwa's army; but after feveral ineffectual attempts the enemy defifted, and he completed the remainder of his march unmolested. We have before had occafion to remark that Ambajee was fenfible of his ill conduct in authorising an attack on Mr. Thomas's poffeffions, who had ever served him with fidelity; that chief now wrote letters excufing thefe attacks, and laying the blame on the enmity of Mr. Perron.

In fact, both Ambajee and Perron, fuppofing that Luckwa had been compelled to evacuate the Mewar, concluded there was no further occafion for Mr. Thomas's fervices; the prefent time, therefore, appeared to them most

favourable for feizing his country; but perceiving his refolute conduct and steady adherence to their interests during the late conflict, they ultimately grew ashamed of their proceedings, and defifted.

Mr. Thomas, though diffatisfied at the treatment he had experienced, nevertheless resolved, from prudential motives, to appear content; and the diftricts which had been taken from him having been reftored, the matter was finally dropped.

Arriving at Singana, he completed his ammunition and other requifites, and immediately recommenced his march against Luckwa; that chief had invefted a fort about thirty cofs to the north east of Singanah. Advancing by flow and easy marches through the districts occupied by Agagee Mirtha, Mr. Thomas thought proper to punish that chief for his conduct on a late occafion, in having invited the country people to declare against him.

In a few days he arrived within twelve

miles of Luckwa's camp, which he intended to attack the next morning; but Luckwa, deeming himself unequal to the contest, fuddenly decamped from the fort he was befieging, and having quitted the boundary in difpute, he in two marches reached his own dif tricts in the province of Ajemere.

Letters had lately been received from Dowlut Rao Scindiah, enjoining Mr. Thomas to obey Luckwa, and put an end to the contest. To these he had uniformly replied, that being in the service of Ambajee, he could only pay obedience to the orders of that chief; and in this he was justified by express and repeated commands not to ceafe from hoftilities' until Luckwa had quitted the dominions of Oudipoore.

That object being now happily accomplished, Mr. Thomas employed himself in levying contributions to reimburse Ambajee for the expences incurred during the campaign. He collected near four lacks of rupees, a fum confiderably beyond the actual expenditure, and

could have raised a great deal more, had not Mr. Perron about this time broke the treaty into which he had lately entered with Ambajee.

This treaty ftipulated, that should Scindiah hereafter think proper to reinftate Luckwa in his authority, they were to act in concert, a measure by which fecurity in their respective poffeffions would be established.

In this agreement it was also stipulated that Mewar fhould remain in Ambajee's poffeffion. Mr. Perron, who now began to entertain a jealousy against Ambajee, entered into a private and separate treaty with Luckwa, whom he had gained over to his interest. The letters from Scindiah were produced, requesting Ambajee to withdraw his troops from the Mewar, and put Luck wa in poffeffion of his country. Perron advised compliance with the order, and in case of refusal threatened to affift Luckwa in taking poffeffion by force. In this ftate of the business, Ambajee wrote letters to his collectors and to Mr. Thomas, ordering them to

deliver over the country in difpute, and withdraw the troops. Mr. Thomas, on receiving a cypher from Ambajee, complied.

Mr. Perron now marched to Jypore; Am. bajee remained behind; and not long after the transaction above related, defired Mr. Thomas to march to Duttiah. He was preparing to obey, when a contrary order arrived, defiring him to join the united force of Ambajee and Luckwa. Mr. Thomas, from fuch contradictory orders, fufpected treachery, and that Luckwa wifhed only for this opportunity to effect his ruin.

Refufing therefore compliance with the demand, he commenced his march northward.

Luckwa now throwing off the mask, wished to fend a force after Mr. Thomas in order to punish him, but was not able to raise a supply of money fufficient for the purpose. · Mr. Thomas continued to levy contributions in the Ajemere province, through which he directed