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" according to the rules of their particular religion: fuch con duel, they 

 " faid, does honour to the victors, but an oppofite one difgraces them. 

 " Your majefty is only here for a time, but Skujah-ul-Dowla, and the 

 " other Hindoflany chiefs are the fixed refidents of this country, and may 

 ** have future tranfadions with the Mabrattas, when their conduct on the 

 " prefent occafion will be remembered ; therefore let the body be given up 

 ».« to them, that they may act, as is cuftomary here. 



This matter remained in agitation for near two days, Nujeib-ul- 

 Dowlah, and indeed all the Hindoflany chiefs, joining in the fame requeft. 

 I was alfo fent on this account, accompanied by Meig Raj, the Vakeel 

 of Nujeib~ul-Dqwah, to the tents of Burkhordar Khan and Mooty 

 Lol. A fecond time I went alone, when Mooty Lol afked me if I came 

 on that bufinefs only or would undertake any thing further : I faid, " for 

 «' any thing that he chofe to communicate," Accordingly he carried me 

 privately into two inner tents, in one I found Raja Baboo Pundit, the 

 Bhows Vakeel, who was wounded, with whom I converfed for fome time j 

 after which I went into the other tent, where Row Junkoojee Sindia 

 was fitting j he was wounded with a ball, and with a fpear in the arm, which 

 he wore in a fling, and was a youth about twenty years of age. Upon 

 feeing me, he hung down his head, on obferving which I faid to him, i( why 

 *' do you do fo, Sir? whatever could be expected from human valour and 

 " exertion, you have done, and the deeds of that day will live for ever 

 " in the memory of mankind." Upon this, lifting upon his head, he 

 faid " true, no one can contend with deftiny. I wifh I had died in the 

 •« field of battle, but it was my fate to be brought hither j thefe people 

 •• yjow require ranfom from me, nor would it be difficult for me to pay 

 ?« what they demand, but it is impoflible for me to get it here at this 





