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to the begum, on condition of their laying down their arms, and delivering up the begum and her husband.

In the confufion that arofe, and before any refolution could be taken, fome fhot were fired, and a few men flightly wounded. The foldiers, perceiving they had nothing to hope from the begum (who, they knew, only wished to get away with her effects), openly declared themfelves for Sumroo's fon. The infantry then furrounding her palanquin demanded her to furrender; the cavalry at the fame time furrounded her husband, who was on horfeback. The begum at that inftant drew a poniard from her fide, and running the point of it across her breast drew a little blood, but with no intention of killing herself. Her attendants calling for affiftance, Levaffo hearing the tumult demanded to know what had happened. He was answered that the begum had killed herself: twice he put the fame question, and receiving the fame answer, with great deliberation he、 put a pistol to his mouth, fhot himself, and immediately fell from his horfe. "The vil"lains (fays Mr. Thomas) who, the preceding

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day, had styled themselves his flaves, now "committed every act of infult and indignity

"upon his corpfe!" For three days it lay

exposed to the infults of the rabble, and was at length thrown into a ditch.

Meanwhile Zuffur Yub Khawn advanced to Sirdhanna, whither the begum had already been conducted a prisoner; and having affuméd the government of the jaghire, tranquillity was foon re-established.

Freed from the apprehenfion of hostilities, Mr. Thomas now fedulously employed himfelf in the arrangement of the districts.

Appakandarow, who during the late events. had found means to fow diffenfions between Luckwa and Bappoo Fernevefe, now reaped the fruits of his addrefs. Finding thefe commanders at variance, he prepared to return to Kanond; and while on the march to that place, fent written orders to Mr. Thomas to difmifs the collectors who had been appointed by Bappoo, and to reinstate his

own.

Mr. Thomas obeyed; but Bappoo's army amounting to three thousand men, it cost the lives of many to difpoffefs him.

This affair however being at length terminated, Mr. Thomas had the long-expected interview with Appa. They met at Narnoul, a place which had that morning furrendered to his arms. After the strongest expreffions of fatisfaction, and of the fenfe he entertained of his fervices, as proof of those fentiments Appakandarow prefented Mr. Thomas with an elephant, a palanquin, fhawls, and other articles of value.

A reception focordial was highly gratifying; but its effect was foon diminished when, three days after, Appa demanded the delivery of a Bramin in the fervice of Bappoo Fernevefe, from whom he intended to exact a fine.

It must here be remarked, that previous to the furrender of the fort this man, coming privately to Mr. Thomas's camp, had offered terms for the delivery of the fort, for himself and two others who accompanied him; as the reward

of his treachery, he required fecurity of life and property, to which Mr. Thomas yielded a ready affent.

Notwithstanding thefe affurances, Appa, at this time in want of a fupply of money, infifted on his delivery, which Mr. Thomas for the reasons above stated as pofitively declined.

To convince Appa of the juftness of his reafoning, Mr. Thomas exhibited to that chief his own written orders, which had been communicated at the commencement of hoftilities.

These pofitively specified that the fervants of Bappoo or his adherents who fubmitted fhould not fuffer either in perfon or fortune, but on the contrary were to be allowed a fafe conduct and fuitable efcort to Mattra or Delhi.

In vain Mr. Thomas fhewed this order; Appa continued inflexible, and contended. moreover that as these people had formerly been in his own employ, he had on the present occafion a right to extort money. On quitting the durbar the bramin informed Mr. Thomas that he with others was willing to settle ac

counts with Appa, and only required that perfons of integrity fhould be appointed to inspect them. To this likewife Appa refused his confent; adding that if Mr. Thomas ftill hefitated to deliver up the people his own confequence would thereby be leffened in the eyes of his army. They parted mutually diffatisfied with each other. To bring this business to an issue Mr. Thomas fent a meffage, offering to procure a perfon who, if the bramin was liberated, should become refponfible for the adjustment of the accounts. Appa, highly enraged, and well knowing that the bramin owed him nothing, not only rejected this proposal, but declined all further intercourse.

A few days after this altercation, Appa fent a meffage to Mr. Thomas defiring his attendance in the town. He went thither. On his arrival at the house he was informed by the fervants that Appa was unable to come down. Mr. Thomas, unwilling to give any cause for offence, ordered the foldiers who had accompanied him to remain below; and ascending by himself, was, by a perfon on whofe attachment he could rely, introduced into his apart

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