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ganaut forced to fly to the Englip for prote6tion *. Afpiring 

 to the office, he flattered the EngliJJj with vaft advantages in 

 cafe they efponfed his caufe ; and foon prevaled on them to 

 commence hoftihties. Salfette, Baroach, and other places fell 

 before them. The treaty of Poorunder^ in 1774, fecured thofe 

 places to us for a time. In a little fpace war broke out again, 

 fomented by Roganaut, affifted by our fears of the French^ who 

 were bufy in their intrigues at the court of Poonab. In 1778 

 UvD£R Eger- a fmall army, under the command of Brigadier General Egerton, 

 afliited by a field committee, ever embarraffing, from the days 

 of the Duke of Marlborough to the prefent, was fent with him 

 to advife, or rather to perplex the commanders. The army, 

 which confifted of not quite four thoufand men, crofled the bay 

 to Uptah river, marched by Panivel^ Campooly, and up the Bbore 

 Ghaut to Candolah, which we found unoccupied : the objedl was 

 Poo72ah. They reached the once fair city of 'Tullingaum, on 

 January 1779. It had been burnt the night before, by the 

 Mahrattas themfelves, who appeared covering the plains, nume- 

 rous as the fands of the fea. They made frequent attacks on 

 our army, and deftroyed feveral gallant officers, and numbers 

 of our European foldiers, and Sepoys. We made a quick retreat 

 to the village of JVorgaum. From thence our field committee 

 fent a flag of truce, and offer of treaty. It was accepted, on con- 

 dition that we were to relinquifli our paft conquefts of Salfetie, 

 and other places; to give up Roganaut and two of the field com- 

 mittee as hoftages, and to fend orders to General Goddard, on full 

 march uith the Bengal army, to return inftantly home. God- 



* Account of Bombay, p. 48. 65. 



dard 



