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ing, that I would urge the Naval) to mediate a peace fir him, in conjunction. 

 with the Grand Vizier ; that he was ready to fubmit to any conditions, if he 

 could but prelerve hinifelf and his army, and would by every means mani- 

 feft his gratitude to the mediators. He alfo fent a handful of faffron, (as is 

 a cufiom with thefe people) and a written engagement, (to which he had 

 fworn) to abide by this promife; together with a turban with rich jewels, 

 as an exchange for one to be received from the Navab, who alfo returned 

 proper prefents, and promifed to aiTili him, 



The Navab often fent me to the Grand Vizier upon this buflnefs. He 

 was alfo very well difpoied to liften to the Show's propofals, and fpoke to 

 the Shah about it. The Ska-h faid, '" that he- had nothing to do in the 

 !*' matter; that he came thither at the felicitation of his countrymen the RohiL 

 " las, and otr er Mujfuhnans, to relieve them from their fear of the Mahratta 

 1 ' yoke ; that he claimed the entire conduct of the war, but left the Hindof* 

 Hi tany chiefs to carry on their negotiations, as they plea-fed themfelves." 



Ale the other chiefs, Hafiz Rahmut Khan, DoondyKhan, and 

 Ahmed Khan Bungush, were alfo fatisfied to make peace with the 

 Bhow, but every one ftipulated, that Nujeib-ul-Dowlah muft alfo be 

 f.itisfied to do fo, otherwife they could not confent. Accordingly ih.6 .Nava * 

 Siiujah-ul-Dowlah fent me to talk over the matter with Nuj ei b-uu- 

 Dowl att, and to obtain his confent. I therefore waited upon him, and, in 

 a long private conference, I explained every thing that had palled, and uro-- 

 cd every argument, to perfuade him to come into the views of the other 

 chiefs, to all which he replied in nearly the following words : — " Shujaii* 

 f ' 1 l-Dowlaii is the fon of a man, whom I look up to as my fuperior, and 

 " I confidcr him alfo in the fame light ; but at the fame time, he is young 



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