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very muchdiflatisfied. The S"hah therefore detached Att a i Khan, ne- 

 phew to the grand Vizierwith a.-Dufta, confining of two thoufandchofen horfe, 

 and ordered him to march day and night till he fhould come up with Gobi nd 

 Pundit, and having cut off his head to bring it to the prefence. He fet out 

 accordingly being joined by eight or ten thoufand of the irregulars, and having 

 marched about foity cofs during the night, at day-break they fell like lighu 

 ning upon the camp of Gobind Pundit, where haying no intelligence of 

 the Burr ames approach, . they were feized with terror and amazement, and 

 fled on all fides. Gobind Pundit himfelf attempted to efcape upon a 

 Turti horfe, but' being old, and not a very expert horfeman, he was 

 thrown off in the purfuit, and the Durranies coming up cut off his head 

 and carried it- to camp, where it was recognized for the head of Gobind 

 Pundit* 



After plundering the enemy's camp, and driving away their fcattered 

 troops on all fides, Attai Khan returned to the Shah's camp, the 

 fourth day from that on>whichhe was detached^ and prefented his Majefty 

 with the head of Gobind Pundit. The Shah was highly pleafed with 

 this effectual performance of his orders, and beftowed a very honourable 

 Khalat on Attai Khan : after this action, the Durrany army was con*, 

 ftantly fupplied with proviflons. 



The'Bhow was much affected with this news, efpecially as it was' 

 accompanied with other events little favourable to his caufe : but as he 

 was a man of dignity and refolution, he never betrayed any defpondency, 

 but made light of all the adverfe circumftantes which occurred. 



Soon after the defeat of Gobind Pundit, the Enow-Tent two thou fand 

 horfe to Dchly t to receive fome treafure from Karoo Shunker for the ufe of 



