92 W. Irvine—Zhe Bangash Nawabs of Farrukhabéd. [No. 2, 
“advice in such matters from our sex is not seemly, do as your heart dic- 
“tates, but to me it appears that Hafiz refrains from action out of partiali- 
“ty for the Wazir, while Bahadur Khin’s readiness to join the war, shows 
“his respect for his own good name and reputation.” On hearing these 
words from his mother’s mouth, Nawab Sa’dullah Khan came out of the 
private apartments, and sent again for all the principal men. He declared 
that it would be dishonourable in him to refuse Nawab Ahmad Khan’s re- 
quest for aid, and accepting all the consequences, he meant to march the 
next day, those might follow who liked, and the rest might please them- 
selves. Then sending for Bahadur Khan, he said to him, “ Inform my 
“ regimental commanders that if they hold themselves my servants they 
“will attend me, otherwise, I dismiss them.” Bahadur Khan carried out 
these orders, and except the contingents of Hafiz Rahmat Khan, Donde 
Khan, and Mulla Sardar Khan, all the others presented themselves, accom- 
panied by Fath Khan Khansaman. Next day the march began. 
Let us now return to the events which occurred meanwhile between 
the two contending armies at Fatehgarh. Every day, on the side of Mulhar~ 
Rao and Apa Sendhia, from daybreak up to an hour and a half before sun- 
set, an artillery fire was kept up, directed against the camp of Nawab 
Ahmad Khan. At nightfall the Pathans would come out of their shelter 
in the ravines, go at the batteries and capture perhaps two or three small 
guns, which, after driving off those in charge, they would bring into 
their own camp. A little before sunset the rest of those concealed in 
the ravines came out of hiding, and began to cook or otherwise employ 
themselves. The leaders went to pay their respects to the Nawab. One 
day they were all seated close to the Nawab’s private tent, when the enemy, 
noticing them collected in one spot, fired one of their heavy guns in that 
direction. By chance the ball struck the side of Kazim ’Ali Khan, son of 
Shamsher Khan the martyr, then engaged in the evening prayer. It next 
cut off the arm of Nawab Shadi Khan, sixteenth son of Muhammad Khan, 
and hit two or three others. All were killed. On this sudden misfortune — 
being reported to him, Nawdb Ahmad Khan got into his palki and came to 
the place where the two bodies lay, and standing there he gave orders for 
their burial, saying that the next day he hoped by God’s grace to pub. 
several to the sword in exchange for those lost. After burying the bodies, 
the Pathins made a sortie and fell upon the camp of the Mahrattas. They 
fought most bravely and boldly all night, so that the Mahrattas were forced 
to give way. When the sun rose, the Pathans, with drums beating and 
swords drawn, returned to their camp with a number of severed Mahratta 
heads held aloft upon spears. 
