IGO Lieut. -Colonel Bnicas' Translation of the 



" heir presumptive, in an impressive manner, to the care and protection of 

 " his uncle." 



The papers in my possession do not enable me either to contradict or 

 confirm this opinion, whicli, considering the extreme caution of the author 

 in stating nothing but on good authority, is Hkcly enough to be true. 



Among those persons wlio were suspected of favouring Ragoua in his 

 intrigues was Nana Farnevis's cousin Mouaba, and it appears evident 

 from the letters in Moraba's hand that the former accused him of betraying 

 the interests of his master the Pesluva. Early in the year Moraba had 

 explained to his cousin, in the following letter, for the first time, a feeling 

 of animosity, which had long subsisted between him and the Peshwa's 

 private secretary Hari Pant Farkia, and it seems from what ensued tliat he 

 was the person who communicated his suspicion of Moraba's intrigues with 

 Ragoba Dada. 



Moraba Farnevis to his cousin Nana. 



" 2Gth of January 1772. 



" I have received your letter regarding Hari Pant Farkia. The truth 

 " is, he and I have been on bad terms for the last three years ; it is not a 

 " misunderstanding of a single day, and it was owing to the want of 

 " cordiality that has so long existed between you and I, that I have not 

 " opened my mind to you before on this subject ; but as I do not wish to 

 " conceal it any longer, I now write to you plainly. Notwithstanding our 

 " private feelings to each other, neither HarI Pant nor I have allowed 

 " them to break out or to interrupt public business ; but as he has now 

 " chosen to bring the circumstance forward, I candidly tell you that I ask 

 " no other umpire of our disputes than yourself, and in consequence of 

 " your letter I have sent Naro Pant, who will explain how matters stand 

 " between us. There is one point, however, I beg of you to dismiss from 

 " your mind, whicli is, a notion that my quarrel with Hari Pant originated 

 " in his being a protege of yours. I call on the manes of my father and 

 " mother to witness that I have never allowed this circumstance to influence 

 " me for a moment. That we are not on good terms is quite true. For 

 " this there are many causes, some of which I could mention, others I 

 " must decline. Those concerning which I feel myself at liberty to speak, 

 " I will communicate when we meet. If you suppose, however, that Hari 

 " Pant and I can ever act cordially together, I tell you once for all, it 

 " is impossible. This I can safely say on oath. But again I declare I have 



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