156 Journal of the Asiatic Soctety of Bengal. [N.S., XVI, 
9th March 1745. This day arrived Mr. Nicholas Clerem- 
bault! * * * and to»k his seat as youngest of Council. 
April 1745. Mr. Thos Feake replaced Mr. Moore as Chief. 
had hoisted the English colours without any authority 
given him for so doing and stopt not only country boats passing 
by but likewise a boat belonging to this Factory and apprehend- 
ing that by these proceedings of his the Honble Company’s affairs 
at this place may shortly be embroiled the Governor havin 
Brass Peter to us in order to send him to the President & 
Council to answer for these transactions of his. 
27th July. Durbar very pressing for a visit. 
September 1745. A list of Banyans, Gomastahs &c in the 
Honble Company’s service at Dacca viz : 
Monnick Chund Overseer & head sorter p.m. .. 100 
Moneseram do ao 
Guzzy bulhlah do sy ft Sa 
Accomptanis. 
Bullub toary 3 Fs ee RF 
Dumoo ey e 15 
Writers. 
Gurribax .. es ey eee 
Goojarmull .. : 10 
patch of that letter tho’ they had burnt and destroyed every- 
thing round about that city and it being strongly reported here 
that a body of the Murrat ler the command of Aga Sephy* 
have crossed the great river and are come as far as Bugwan Gola 
on their way hither and having great reason from the confusion 
our Durbar is in at present and the preparations our Nabob is 
| He became chief of Dacca later and died there in 1755. His tomb- 
stone is still to be seen in Dacca Cemetery. 
2 Untraced 
This makes it clear that Hossainuddin was now Nawab at Dacca. 
Mir Habib’s brother is called Mir Serif in the Sair-ul-Mutaqarin. 
+ 
Aga Sherafe undoubtedly refers to him and so probably Aga Sephy. 
