G4 W. Irvine—The Bangash Nuwidbs of Farrukhibdd. [No. 2, 
Pathan of Naval Rée’s escort threw a “ hashpelai,”* calling out in Pushtu, 
“O infidels ! where are you going, are you blind, let no one approach, for 
“these are chiefs and leaders.”” They heard the “ hashpelai,” but did not 
understand the words. Muhammad Khan’s brother, who had lately come 
from Afghanistan, translated them, Muhammad Khan ordered his men to 
ride at the group, while the footmen discharged their firelocks. Many of 
the enemy were disabled but the rest advanced. Then Naval Rae made use 
of abusive language, and said, ‘‘O you vegetable sellers! I will thrash you, 
“ you scamps, step by step out of this country.’’ As he spoke he let fly an 
arrow which grazed Muhammad Khan’s chest. Taking the arrow in his 
hand, Muhammad Khan said, “ O arrow of an impotent man ! is this all 
“ you can do ?”? When the other heard this, he fired a second arrow which 
would have been fatal to Muhammad Khan, had it not struck a youth near 
him in the neck, so that he fell off his horse. Then a Sayyad of Barha, 
Muhammad Salah, advanced and said, “ Maharaj! I do not say the Pathans 
“ will deceive, it is not necessary to show mercy, let us do all we can against 
“them.” He had spoken thus far, when a slave of Muhammad Khan’s 
father fired off his piece, and hit the Sayyad on the forehead so that he 
expired in his howdah. ‘Then one of the Afridis killed Naval Rade with a 
musket shot, After this the Pathans advanced and put many to the sword. 
The elephant driver, on seeing that Naval Rae was dead, drove the elephant 
into the Kali; it swam across and bolted with its driver to Kannauj. When 
the Rajaih’s army saw that their leader was killed or wounded and had re- 
treated, they too began to give way. ‘Thousands of horsemen and foot 
soldiers fled. Those who could swim or were well mounted escaped across 
the Kali; those who were poorly mounted were drowned. The victory was 
most unexpected both by the Pathans and on Naval Rae’s side. 
After the fight but before the kettle-drums had beaten the triumphal 
march, Muhammad Khan went to the quarters of the money dealers. 
In a small tent he found several fat bunyas playing at “ chaupar.” On 
seeing him, they said, “Come in, tell us, are the Pathans yet retreating, 
“or are they still where they were ?” The poor wretches thought he was 
one of their side, for they never dreamt of Ahmad Khan having conquered. 
Muhammad Khan told them that Naval Rae was dead, far and near Ahmad 
Khan now ruled, and they had apparently been dreaming to remain in such 
ignorance. They turned pale when they heard the news. Soon after forty 
or fifty Pathdns coming up wished to slay the owners of the tent. The 
bunyas in their fright said they had boxes of gold coins and rupees, which they 
would give up to be let go, they had been subjects of Safdar Jang and would 
* Called in Hindi “ alghoza ;” two races use them, Mewdtis and Afghans; they 
are made out of a piece of cane or bamboo.—’ Amdd-us-Sa’ dat, 
