[N.S., XVI, 1920.] Dacca Diaries. 115 
the right worshpll Agent when Chief there; and that hence- 
forward the Government should not determine any controver- 
sies between the Natives and the English but that they should 
be left at our discretion and that futurely we should be custome 
free.”’! These Articles were sent to Shaista Khan for con- 
out of Bengal. Charnock’s reply was to bombard the forts 
at Thana (Garden Reach) seize the island of Hijli and destroy 
Balasore Hijli was his headquarters for a long time and one 
of the generals fighting against him there was Abdul Samad of 
whom we read in the first instalment of these diaries. The 
English having again obtained the moral advantage moved up 
to Ullubaria, and in July received a Parwana from Shaista 
pause : 
Braddyll.? two of his Council, to Dacca to press the English 
demands. News of allthis reached England in due course and the 
Directors decided on more rigorous measures. They sent out Capt. 
William Heath * with f to supersede Charnock and gave 
him instructions to seize Chittagong, taking all the Company's 
officers and property to that place. Arriving in Calcutta about 
25th September, 1688, he took charge at once and ordered the 
English there to get ready to embark. Before starting he 
wrote a letter to the Nawab, which reached Dacca on 29 h 
October. All he says about that letter himself is “I would cer- 
tainly depart from Calcutta and carry with me all belonging 
to the English nation except within that time (we) should find 
better hopes of accommodation from the Nabob to which purpose 
according to orders I wrot said Nabob but never received 
answer.’ * 
bably of help against Arrakan. It is to be noted that by this 
The !etter annoyed him because of the demand as to a fortifi- 
which are described in the diary following. 
On the 8th November Heath left Calcutta for Balasore, 
which he stormed before leaving. There a letter was received 
from the Nawab to the effect “ that if we would transport 1000 
horse and 2000 foot into Arrackan (then we should have what 
we desired in Bengall) and serve him for 12 months gratis, as 
! See Hedges’ Diary., Vol. II. : 
2 See notes to diary below. ; 
8 He commanded the Defence in which Hedges came to India. 
+ See Hedges’ diary, Vol. IT. 
5 See below. : 
6 This was the impression of Eyre and Braddyll, see diary below. 
