Col. Coote reduced Permacoil, Almamverpa, and Waldour. Thus he was at laft enabled to lay bege to Pondicherry itfelf. Previous to this, however, it had been blockaded by fea and land, which reduced the place to great ftraits for want of provifions, and induced a mutinous difpofition among the garrifon. The batteries were not opened till the beginning of Dec.1760; and the place capitulated on the 15th of Jan. 1761, by which an end was put to the power of the French in this part of the world, (19.) INDIA, HISTORY OF THE WAR IN, FROM 1160 TO 1763; WITH THE REVOLUTIONS IN BENGAL, &C. While the British were thus employed in effectually reducing the power of their rivals in every part of India, Meer Jaffier, the nabob of Bengal, who had been raifed to that dignity by the ruin of Surajah Dowla, found himself in a very difagreeable fituation. The treasure of the late nabob had been valued at no less than 64 crore of rupees, about 80 millions fterling; and in expectation of fuch a vaft fum, Meer Jaffier bad fubmitted to the enormous exactions of the English. On his acceffion to the government, however, the treasure of which he became mafter fell fo much fhort of expectation, that he could at fulfil his engagements to them, and fupply the expenfes of government. This reduced him to the extremity of mortgaging his revenues to fupply prefent demands; and by this ruinous expedient he put it out of his own power to excate himself. In this dilemma his grandees became factious and difcontented, his army mutinous for want of pay, and himself odious to his fubjects, by the exactions he was neceffitated to lay upon hem. The English, who for their own intereft tad railed him to the fupreme power, no fooner and that he was incapable of anfwering their parpole, than they began to scheme against him: and in order to have fome colour for pulling down he man whom they had juft fet up, they either avented or gave ear to the most malicious calumes against him. The charges brought against I were thefe: 1. That foon after his advancebat he had refolved to reduce that power which ded him to the dignity. 2. That, to effect this, nated or banished every perfon of importwhom he fufpected of being in the English reft. 3. That he had negotiated with the Dutch troduce an armament for the expulfion of the h. 4. That he had in different inftances guity of the deepest deceit and treachery toved the English, his beft benectors and allies. That at three different periods the English comander in chief had been bafely deferted both by abob and his fon, when he and his troops I hazarding their lives for them. 6. That he editated a fecret and separate treaty with Shah dah, the Mogul's fon, and had intended to y the English to him. 7. That the whole of his government had been one uninterruptchain of cruelty, tyranny, and oppreffion. 8. The meditated, and was near carrying into tion, an infamous fecret treaty with the Adratas, which would have proved the total tion of the country if it had taken place. Tat he threw every poffible obftruction in the of the collection of the English tunkas or af fignments upon lands. 10. That he encouraged the obftructions given to the free currency of the English ficcas; by which the company fuffered heavy loffes. 11. That by his cruelties he had rendered it scandalous for the English to support his government any longer; and, 12. That by his misconduct he had brought the affairs of the company, as well as his own, intothe utmost danger of ruin. How thefe charges were fupported it is difficult to know, nor perhaps were the accufers very folicitous about the ftrength of their evidence. This seems the more probable, as the accufations of cruelty were, in fome inftances at leaft, void of foundation. On the 13th of June 1760, Mr Holwell wrote from Calcutta to Mr Warren Haftings, that by exprefs he had received intelligence of the murder of the princeffes of Aliverdy Khan and Shah Ahmet in a moft inhuman manner, by Meer Jaffier's orders. In like manner we were told that many others of Surajah Dowla's relations had perished; yet when it was thought proper to replace Meer Jaffier in 1761, all thefe dead perfons were found alive excepting two. It must alfo be remembered, in behalf of the unfortunate nabob, that befides the fums exacted of him by the English at his acceffion, he had ceded to them a large extent of territory, and granted them fo many immunities in trade, that he had in a manner deprived himself of all his refources; and it was impoffible for him to defray the necessary expenfes without either extorting money from his fubjects, or infringing the privileges he had so inconfiderately granted. There were two accounts of this remarkable revolution published, materially differing from one another. The firft was given in a memorial drawn up at a confultation at Fort William, Nov. 10. 1760, where were present Henry Vanfittart, Efq. prefident; William Ellis, B. Summer, William M'Guire, Henry Verelft, and Henry Smyths, Efq. "We refolved (fays the governor) to give the nabob the next day (October 19. 1760) to reflect upon the letters I had delivered him, propofing fome measures for regulating these abuses. I heard nothing from him all that day; but found by my intelligence, that he had been in counsel at his old advisers, whofe advice, I was fure, would be contrary to the welfare of the country and of the company. I therefore de termined to act immediatiately on the nabob's fear. There could not be a better opportunity, than the night of the 19th offered, it being the conclufion of the Gentoo feaft, when all the principal people of that caft would be pretty well fatigued with their ceremonies. Accordingly I agreed with Col. Caillaud, that he fhould cross the river with the detachment between three and four in the morn ing; and, having joined Coffim Ali Khan and his people, march to the nabob's palace, and furround it just at day-break. Being extremely defirous to prevent difturbance or bloodfhed, I wrote a letter to the nabob, telling him, I had been waiting all the day in expectation that he would have fettled the urgent affairs upon which I conferred with him yesterday; but his having favoured me with no anfwer, plainly thowed, that all I could reprefent to him for the good of his country would have no effect, as long as his evil counsellors were about about his perfon, who would in the end deprive vifit to the nabob Meer Jaffier. Col. Cailla him of his government, and ruin the company's with 200 Europeans and fome fepoys, atten affairs. For this reafon I had fent Col. Caillaud him; who, it was pretended, were going to j with forces to wait upon him, and to expel those the army at Patna. When Mr Vanfittart arri bad counsellors, and place his affairs in a proper at Moradbaug, the nabob paid him two vifi ftate, and I would fhortly follow. This letter at the last of which Mr Vanfittart gave him th I gave to the colonel, to fend to the nabob at letters, propofing the reformation of abuses in fuch a time as he should think most expedient. government, infifted on his naming fome per Measures were taken at the fame time for feizing among his relations to take charge of the fuba his three unworthy minifters, and to place Coffim fhip, and particularly recommended Coffim Ali Khan in the full management of all the affairs, Khan, who was fent for, and the nabob defired in quality of deputy and fucceffor to the nabob. stay till he came: But the nabob, being greatly The neceffary preparations being made with all tigued, was fuffered to depart to his palace. T the care and fecrecy poffible, the colonel embarked night and following day paffed in concerting me with the troops, joined Coffim Ali Khan without fures with Coffim Ali, how to put in execution ti the leaft alarm, and marched into the court-yard plan before agreed on in Calcutta, where a trea of the palace juft at the proper inftant. The gates was figned for this purpose. In confequence of the inner court being fhut, the colonel formed these deliberations, our troops croffed the rive his men without, and sent the letter to the nabob, next night, and being joined by Coffim and h who was at firft in a great rage, and long threat- party, furrounded the nabob's palace. A lette ened that he would make what resistance he could, from Mr Vanfittart was fent in to the nabob, d and take his fate. The colonel forbore all hoftili- manding his compliance with what had bee ties, and several meffages paffed between him and propofed to him. To this the nabob returned the nabob. The affair remained in this doubtful for answer, that he never expected fuch ufag ftate for two hours, when the nabob, finding his from the English; that while a force was at hi perlifting was to no purpose, fent a meffage to gates, he would enter into no terms.' A me Coffim Ali Khan, informing him that he was rea- fage was fent in, that if he did not directly com dy to fend the feals and all the enfigns of dignity, ply, he fhould be obliged to ftorm the palace provided he would agree to take the whole charge Aftonished and terrified at this menace, he open of the government upon him, to discharge all ar- ed the gates, exclaiming, that he was betray rears due to the troops, to pay the ufual revenue ed; that the English were guilty of perjury and to the king, to fave his life and honour, and to breach of faith; that he perceived their defigns agive him! an allowance fufficient for his mainte- gainst his government; that he had friends enough nance. All these conditions being agreed to, Cof- to hazard at least one battle in his defence; but al fim Ali was proclaimed; and the old nabob came though no oaths were facred enough to bind the Eng out to the colonel, declaring that he depended on lifh, yet as he had fworn to be their faithful friend, him for his life. The troops then took poffeffion he would never fwerve from his engagement, andraof all the gates; and the old nabob was told, that ther fuffer death than draw his fword against them. not only his perfon was fafe, but his government So fufpicious was he of being fold, that he defired to too if he pleased, of which it was never intended know what fum of money Coffim Ali Khan was to to deprive him. He answered, that he had now give for the fubahfhip,and hewould give half as much no more bufinefs in the city, where he should be more to be continued. He hoped, however, if they in continual danger from Coffim Ali Khan; and intended to dethrone him, that they would not leave if he was permitted to go and live at Calcutta, he him to the mercy of his fon-in-law, from whom fhould be contented, Coffim Ali Khan was now he feared the worft; but wished they would carry placed on the mufnud, and the people in general him from the city, and give him a place of fafety feemed much pleased with the revolution. The in Calcutta. "This laft requeft of the nabob was old nabob did not think himself safe even for one conftrued in the light of a voluntary refignation night in the city. Coffim Ali Khan fupplied him Our troops took poffeffion of the palace; Meer with boats, and permitted him to take away about Coffim was raised to the musnud; and the old 60 of his family, with a reasonable quantity of nabob hurried into a boat, with a few of his domef jewels. He begged that he might fleep in his tics and neceffaries, and fent away to Calcutta in boat that night; which he accordingly did, and a manner wholly unworthy of the high rank he on the morning of the 22d of October he fet out fo lately held, as was alfo the fcanty fubfiftence for Calcutta, and arrived there on the 29th. He allowed him for his maintenance at Calcutta by was met by a deputation from the council, and his fon-in-law. Thus was Jaffier Ali Khan depof treated with every mark of respect due to his for- ed, in breach of a treaty founded on the moft fo mer dignity." The fecond account of this affair lemn oaths, and in violation of the national faith. was not published till the 12th of March 1762, According to this account, the fervants of the and was figned Eyre Coote, P. Amyatt, John Cav- company, who were the projectors of the revolu nac, W. Ellis, S. Batson, H. Vereift. "In Sept. tion, made no secret that there was a prefent pro 1760, (say they) when there was not the leaft ap- mifed them of 20 lacks of rupees from Coffim, who pearance of a rupture or difguft between us and was defirous of making the firft act of his power the nabob, but friendship and harmony fubfift. the affaffination of Jaffier, and was very much dif ing, Meer Coffim Khan, his fon-in-law, came down pleafed when he found that the English intended to Calcutta, and having ftaid a fhort time return giving him protection at Calcutta. It could fcarce ed to Moorfhedabad. A few days after Mr Van- be fuppofed that Meer Coffim, raifed to the na fittart went up to that city, on the pretence of a bobthip in this manner, could be more faithful a I N D I N D of a very different difpofition from his father. Mongheer, to expoftulate with him upon the fubin-law. As he knew that he had not been served ject. The nabob answered his remonstrancès in by the English out of friendship, fo he did not the following manner : “ If (faid he) the servants think of making any return of gratitude ; but in- of the English company were permitted to trade in stead of this, confidered only how he could most all parts, and in all commodities, custom free, as easily get rid of such troublesome allies. : For a many of them now pretend, they must of course while, however, it was necessary for him to dif- draw all the trade into their own hands, and my semble, and to take all the advantage he could of customs would be of so little value, that it would be the power of his allies whilft it could be serviceable, much more for my interest to lay trade entirely o. to him. By their asliftance he cleared his domi- pen, and collect no customs from any person whatnions of invaders, and strengthened his frontiers ever upon any kind, of merchandize. This would against them; he reduced the rajahs who had re- draw a number of merchants into the country, and belled against his predecessor, obliging them to pay increase my revenues by encouraging the cultivation the usual tribute; by which means he repaired and manufacture of a large quantity of goods for his finances, and thereby secured the fidelity of his sale, at the same time that it would effectually troops. Having thus, by the afl stance of the Eng- cut off the principal subject of disputes which had lifh forces, brought his government into subjec. difturbed the good understanding between us, an tion, he took the most effectual means of securing object which I have more than any other at heart.", himself against their power. As the vicinity of By these intimations Mr Vansittart was very much his capital, Muxadabad, to Calcutta, gave the Eng- disconcerted; nor indeed was it in any person's lish factory there any opportunity of inspecting power to devise a plausible answer, What the his actions, and interrupting his designs when they nabob had threatened was evidently in his power; thought proper, he took up his residence at Mong- and though he had laid the trade entirely open, heer, a place 200 miles farther up the Ganges, no reasonable fault could have been found with which he fortified in the best and most expeditious him. The proceeding, however, tended evidentmanner he could. Being sensible of the advanta. ly to destroy the private trade carried on by the ges of the European discipline, he refolved to new. gentlemen of the factory; and even to prejumodel his army. For this purpose he collected dice, as they said, that of the company itself. all the Armenian, Persian, Tartar, and other sol.' Mr Vansittart therefore thought proper to submit diers of fortune, whose military characters might to certain regulations, by which the trade of the serve to raise the spirits of his Indian forces, and English was put under certain restrictions. This abate their natural timidity: He also collected all new agreement being instantly put in execution on the wandering Europeans who had borne arms, and the part of the nabob, excited the utmost indignathe sepoys who had been dismisled from the Eng- tion at Calcutta. On the 17th Jan. 1763, the counlith service, and distributed them among his troops cil palled a resolution, ditarowing the treaty made to teach them the English exercise. He changed by the governor, and affirmed that he affumed a the fashion of the Indian muskets from matchlocks right to which he was by no means authorised; that to firelocks; and as their cannon were almost as the regulations proposed were dishonourable to deficient as their finall arms, he procured a pat- them as Englishmen, and tended to the ruin of all tern of one from the English, by which he foon public and private trade; and that the president's formed a train of artillery: and having thus done issuing out regulations independent of the council, every thing in his power to enable himlelf to with- was an absolute breach of their privileges. They Aand the English by force of arms, he resolved al. sent orders therefore to all the factories, that no So to free his court from their emissaries, by im- part of the agreement between the governor and prisoning or putting to death every person of any nabob should be submitted to. Application was consequence in his dominions who had shown any again made to Meer Coslim to persuade him to a attachment to their interest. His next Stop was to third agreement; but before the success of this free himself from those restraints which his pre negotiation could be known, hoftilities commendecessor Meer Jaffier, and even he himself, had ced on the part of the English. There was at that been obliged to lay upon the Indian trade, to gra. time in the city of Patna (Gituated on the Gantity the avarice of his European allies. At his ac. ges, about 300 miles above Calcutta), a fortified faccelsion, indeed, he had ceded to the company a tory belonging to the East India Company, where tract of land worth no less than 700,000 l. an- were a few European and Indian soldiers. By nually, besides 70,000 l. a-year on other accounts. this factory the city was suddenly attacked on the YOL. XII. PARTI, 25th of June 1763, and inftantly taken, though it was defended by a ftrong garrison, and the fortifica. tions had been newly repaired. The governor and garrifon fled out into the country on the firft appearance of danger: but perceiving that the victors took no care to prevent a furprife, he fud. denly returned with a reinforcement from the country, retook the city, and either cut in pieces or drove into their fort all the English who were in it, after having been only four hours in poffeffion of the place. The English, disheartened by this difafter, did not now think themfelves able to defend their fort against the Indians; for which reafon they left it, with a defign to retreat into the territories of a neighbouring nabob; but being purfued by a fuperior force, they were all either killed or taken. This piece of perfidy, the nabob repaid by another, viz. flaughtering the deputies who had been fent him by the council of Calcutta, to treat about a new agreement with regard to commercial affairs. They fet out from Mongheer on the 24th of June, having been unable to bring Meer Coffim to any terms; and though he furnished them with the ufual paffports, yet, as they were paffing the city of Muxadabad, they found themselves attacked by a number of troops affembled for that purpose on both fides of the river, whofe fire killed several gentlemen in the boats, Mr Amyatt, the chief of the embaffy, landed with a few fepoys, whom he forbid to fire, and endeavoured to make the enemy's troops understand that he was furnished with the nabob's paffports, and had no defign of committing any hoftilities; but the enemy's horfe advancing, fome of the fepoys fired, notwithstanding Mr Amyatt's orders to the contrary. On this a general confufion enfued, and Mr Amyatt, with moft of the small party who attended him, were cut in pieces. Thefe acts of treacherous hoftility were foon followed by a formal declaration of war. Meer Jaffier, notwithstanding the crimes formerly alledged against him, was proclaimed nabob of Bengal, and the army immediately took the field under the command of Major Adams. The whole force, however, at firft confifted only of one regiment of the king's troops, a few of the company's, two troops of European cavalry, ten companies of fepoys, and 12 pieces of cannon. Thefe very foon came to action with the enemy; and having got the better in two fkirmishes, cleared the country of them as far as Coffimbuzar river, a branch of the Ganges, which lay between Calcutta and Muxadabad, or Murfhedabad, the capital of the province. (20.) INDIA, HISTORY OF THE WAR IN, FROM JUNE, 1763, TO THE TREATY WITH SUJAH DOWLA, IN 1765. The war was now carried on with uninterrupted fuccefs on the part of the English; nor does it appear that all the pains taken by Meer Coffim to difcipline his troops had made them able to cope with the Europeans. The English were fuffered to pass the river without oppofition; but an army of 10,000 Indians was advantageoufly pofted between the river and the city. Thefe were entirely defeated, and Major Adams pufhed on directly for the capital. In his way he found the Indians again ftrongly pofted with entrenchments 15 feet high, and defended by a numerous artillery. This ftrong poft was taken by ftratagem; a feint being made with a small body of troops against that part where the enemy had collected their greateft ftrength. Thus their attention was drawn entirely to that place, without regarding others where no attack was apprehended. The greateft part of the British army, however, had in the night time marched round the Indian fortification, and by day break made a furious affault on a place where there was only a flight guard. Thefe inftantly fled; the entrenchments were abandoned; and the city, which was protected only by them, fell into the hands of the conquerors. The British now penetrated into the heart of the province,croffed the numerous branches of the Ganges, and traverfed moraffes and forefts in queft of the enemy. Meer Coffim, on the other hand, was not wanting in his defence; but the utmoft efforts he could use were totally infufficient to ftop the career of an enemy fo powerful and victorious. The two armies met on the banks of a river called Nunes Nullas, on the fecond of Auguft 1763. The Indians had chofen their poft with great judgment, and had much more the appearance of an European army than ever was obferved before, not only in their arms and accoutrements, but in their divifion into brigades, and even in their clothing. The battle was much more obftinate than ufual, being continued for four hours: but though the Indian army confifted of no fewer than 20,000 horfe and 8000 foot, the English proved in the end victorious,and the enemy were obliged to quit the field with the lofs of all their cannon. From this time the Indians did not attempt any regular engagement with the British. They made a ftand indeed at a place named Anda Nulla, which they had fortified in fuch a manner that it feemed proof against any fudden attack. But here alfo they fuffered themselves to be again deceived, and the place was taken with great flaughter. They now abandoned a vast tract of country, and though there were feveral very defenfible pofts, they never attempted to ftop the progrefs of the English, but laid open the whole country to the very gates of Mongheer. The next operation was the fiege of Mongheer it felf; which, notwithstanding all the pains Meer Coffim had been at to fortify it, held out only nine days after the trenches were opened: fo that nothing now remained to complete the conqueft of Bengal but the reduc tion of the city of Patna. Meer Coffim, in the mean time, enraged at the irrefiftible progrefs of the English, vented his rage on the unhappy prifoners taken at Patna; all of whom, to the number of about 200, he caused to be inhumanly murdered. This villany was perpetrated by one Somers, a German, who had originally been in the French fervice, but deferted from them to the English Eaft India company, and from the company to Meer Coffim. Dr Fullarton was the only perfon who efcaped, having received a pardon from the tyrant a few days before the maffacre. This inhumanity was far from being of any fervice to the cause of Meer Coffim. Major Adams marched without delay from Mongheer to Patna; and as the place was indifferently fortified, it made but a feeble refiftance. The cannon of the English foon made a practicable breach, and in 8 days this great great city was taken by storm. Thus the nabob and invading different parts of theroyal dominions, was deprived of all his fortified places, his army to what can all those wrong proceedings be attrireduced to a sinall body, and himself obliged to buted, but to an absolute disregard to the court, fly to Sujah Dowla nabob of Oude, who acted as and a wicked design of seizing the country to grand Vizier to the Mogul. Here he was kindly yourselves? If these disturbances have arisen from received, and an asylum promised for his person, your own improper defires, defift from such behabut admittance was refused to his army, nor would viour in future ; interfere not in the affairs of gothe nabob consent to make his country a seat of vernment; withdraw your people from every party war. The English were now entire masters of and send them to their own country : carry on the Bengal; for though Meer Jaffier was proclaimed company's trade as formerly, and confine yournabob, he had now no authority farther than they felves to commercial affairs," &c. Another leto pleased to give him. Major Adams did not long ter, much to the fame purpose, was sent to Masurvive the conqueft of Patna, which was taken jor Carnac; but the president and council of Calon the 6th Nov. 1763; he died in March 1764. cutta, instead of paying any regard to the remonMeer Coflim being thus driven out, an agent was ftrances of the nabob, determined to commence sent from Calcutta to Sujah Dowla, proposing an an immediate and offensive war against him. Not. alliance with him and the Mogul, who was along withstanding this resolution, several difficulties ocwith him, and offering to aflitt them against Meer curred in carrying on a war at this time. The Coffim or any other enemy who should attempt principal were the death of Major Adams, whose an invasion of their dominions; in return for which, name had become formidable to the Indians, and it was expected that they should declare themselves the mutinous disposition of the army. The foropen enemies to Coffim, and use their utmost en- mer was obviated by the appointment of Colonel deavours to seize and deliver him up with all his Hector Munro, wbo, in military skill, appeared effects. This design was communicated to Major nothing inferior to his predecessor; and the mutiAdams on the 8th Dec. 1963; but as he was next nous disposition of the soldiery was overcome by day to refign the command of the army, Major a most severe example of the mutineers, 24 of Carnac was desired to take the command upon whom were blown away from the mouths of can. him, and to watch the motions of Meer Coffim, non. Hostilities were commenced on the part of as well as to guard the dominions of Meer Jaffier Meer Coslim, who cut of a small party of English againit any hostilities which might be attempted. troops, and sent their heads to the Mogul and And in case Meer Coffim should prevail upon the Sujah Dowlah. An army of 50,000 men was colMogul and Sujah Dowla to affist him, Major Car- lected, with a most formidable train of artillery. nac was desired to advance to the banks of the The two armies met on the 22d of October 1764, Carumnalfa, and there oppose the entrance of any at Buxard, on the Carumnafia, about 100 miles hoftile army. It foon appeared that the friendship above Patna. The event was fimilar to that of of the English was not what Sujah Dowla desired. other engagements with the British. The allied He confidered them as rapacious usurpers, who ha- army was defeated with the loss of booo killed on ving got a footing in the country under pretence the spot, 130 pieces of cannon, a proportionable of comnierce, could be satisfied with nothing less quantity of military stores, and all their tents ready than the entire possession of it, to the ruin of the pitched; while, on the side of the conquerors, onnatural inhabitants. In the beginning of February ły 32 Europeans and 239 Indians were killed, and 1764, therefore, Sujah Dowla had determined to 57 Europeans and 473 Indians wounded. The abit Meer Costim in attempting to recover Ben- only place of strength pow belonging to the allies gal. The president and council on this wrote on this side the river was a fort named Chanda him, that though they heard such a report, they Geer. The reduction of this place, however, could not believe it, confidering the former con might well have been deemed impracticable, as it nections subsisting between him and the chiefs of stood on the top of a high hill, or rather rock, fituthe company, and were persuaded he would not ated on the very brink of the Ganges, by which act in such an unjust manner : but if it really was it could be constantly supplied with provifions ; his intention to espouse the cause of Meer Collim, and as to military stores, it stood in need of none they informed bim that they were resolved to keep as long as stones' could be found to pour down on Bengal free from troubles, and carry the war into the affailants. Notwithstanding all these difficul. the dominions of Sujah Dowla himself. To this ties, however, Col. Munro caused his soldiers adthe nabob replied by enumerating the many fa- vance to the attack: but they were received with Fours conferred on the English by the Mogul. fuch vollies of stones, that they were quickly re" Notwithstanding these (fays he) you have inter- pulfed; and though the attack was renewed next fered in the king's country, pofseffed yourselves day, it was attended with no better success; on of districts belonging to the government, and turn which the English commander encamped with his ed out and established nabobs at pleasure, with. army under the walls of Benares. Soon after this, out the consent of the imperial court. Since you Col. Munro being recalled, the command of the have imprisoned dependants on the court, and ex- army devolved on Sir Robert Fletcher, a major in posed the government of the king of kings to con- the company's troops. The nabob in the mean tempt and dishonour ; since you have ruined the time, instead of attacking the English army at once, trade of the merchants of the country, granted contented himself with lending out parties of light protection to the king's servants, injured the re. borse to skirmish with their advanced posts, who venues of the imperial court, and crushed the in the main body lay at the distance of about 15 miles habitants by your acts of violence; and fince you from Benares, which rendered it very dangerous are continually sending fresh people from Calcutta, for them to move from their place. On the 14th O2 Jan. |