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" ing only as-vifiters," and, to fay the truth, he was a man of furprifing 

 activity and ability. 



He was oppofedby Junkoogie Sindia, and between them, there was a 

 mortal enmity. As the Rohillas had a great number of rockets with them, 

 they fired vollies of two thoufand at a time, which, not only terrified 

 the horfes by their dreadful noife, but did fo much execution alfo, that the 

 enemy could not advance to charge them. Befides which, the divifion of 

 Shah Pussund Khan was on the right flank of Nujsib-ul-Dowlah, 

 and that Durrany chief, being a brave and experienced officer, advanced in 

 fuch good order, that the Mahrattas could make no impreffion on it. 



The action continued in nearly this ftate from morning till noon, and, 

 though we fuffered leaft in point of killed and wounded, yet, upon the 

 whole, the Marhattas feemed to have the advantage. 



About noon the Shah received advice, that the Rohillas and the Grand 

 Viziers divifions had the word of the engagement, upon which he fent 

 for the Nefuckchees (a corps of horfe with particular arms and drefs, who 

 are always employed in carrying and executing the Sh a h j s immediate com- 

 mands) and two thoufand of them being aiTembled, he fent" five hundred 

 of them to his own camp to drive out by force all armed people, whom 

 they mould find there, that they might affifl in the action, and the re- 

 maining one thoufand five hundred, he ordered to meet the fugitives from 

 the battle, and to kill every man, who mould refufe to return to the charge. 

 This order they executed fo effectually, that after killing a few they com- 

 pelled feven or eight thoufand men to return to the field, fome were alfo 

 found in the camp, and fome the Shah fent from the referve, which was 



