the Battle of P a n i p u t. &37 



NOTE S. 

 fuppofed Show, and had a long conference with him, after which they retired to a houfe in the towfio 

 Next day they waited upon him again, when in the courfe of .the converfation the fuppofed Bhovv told them a 

 that as he had left many lacks of rupees as a depofit with them before the battle of Paniput, he defired 

 that they would furnifh him with fome money, to defray the expenfe of the rank which he meant to affert. 

 On this they immediately got up arid went away, and from that time they began to circulate a report, that' 

 this was not the Bkow but an impoftor. When he heard this, he reproached them with ingratitude, and 

 told them that he would come to Benarss and'eftablifh his claims upon them ; they however perfifted to deny 

 them, and returned to Benares. The fuppofed Bhow followed them, and arriving at Benares went to re« 

 fide at the houfe of Doondoo Bhut who all along acknowledged him. Here fevera? Mahrattas, and other 

 confiderable inhabitants of that town went to fee him, and were fo far convinced of his identity, that they 

 gave and lent him large fums of money. Several of the Mahrattas alfo ate with him, in proof of theif 

 belief of his ftory. But four or five of the principal merchants, whom he had afferted to be his debtors, 

 would not vifit him, at which he was fo much provoked that he fent word to Morjee Bhut, Ramchun- 

 der Gotkur, and Gunnish Bhut, either to pay him what they- owed him by fair means, or that he 

 would compel them by force : at the fame time he begin to raife fome troops in the town, and foon got 

 together fome hundreds of the kind cf foldiery procurable in every town in Hindoftan. He alfo got a 

 palkey, and two or three horfe for himfelf, with which cavalcade he ufed to come into the town, and 

 pafs in terrour round the houfes of his debtors, who were much aiarmed left he Ihould feize upon thers 

 and carry them off. 



Mr. Thomas Graham, who at this time was refident on the part of the company at Benares, hearing 

 of thefe proceedings, inquired of feveral perfons of chara&er, whether in their opinion this man was the 

 Bhow or not, who all replied that he certainly was an impoftor. While this inquiry was going on, it was 

 difcovered that Doon doo Bh ut, a confidential friend of the Bhow (as has been faid before) was carrying 

 on fome fecret negociadon with Raja Cheyt Sing, who had fent him money at different times. Mr. 

 Graham was led to believe from man) circumftances, that one object of this negociation was to have him 

 deftroyed under cover of fome popular infurreftion ; the Raja having at that time conceived a jealoufy of 

 him, on account" of his knowledge in the affairs of that diftrict, which the Raja wiihed as much as 

 pofiible to conceal. As the EngVJh were then at war with the Mahrattas, .and Raja Cheyt Sing 

 thought to be rather diflatisfied with the Government, Mr. Graham was very naturally alarmed at shia 

 intelligence, and fent a meffage to the Raja, requefting that he would explain himfelf. In reply Raja 

 Chett Sing affured him that he was perfectly ignorant of the matter in queftion, and defired that Mr. 

 Graham wou'd fencr for the pcrfon himfelf and inquire. Mr. Graham accordingly did fend for him e 

 but he peremptorily refufed to come, with cxpreflions of contempt for the refident's authority. 



Mr. Graham having advifed the Raja ofihh, and called upon him for afliftance, as the perfon in 

 whofe hands the government: of the country was, as to its police, the Raja immediately fent the Ameer 

 and Cut-val of Bttiu u with a detachment of Sepoys to feize upon the fuppofed Bhow, and confine him. 

 They accordingly furroulid* d (h houfe in which herefided, and, after fome little refiftance, they took him 

 i rifoncr and carried him to Mr. Graham, who afked him forrie queftions, to which his anfwers were not 

 fatisfattoiy, and rather tending to confirm the fufpicions already conceived of Raja Chryt Sinc. 



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