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of Aurangeabad. Chafia-Can having far more Forces than Si'uagy had, vigo- 
iroully purfued him, but the Raja having his retreat always in the Moun- 
tainSj and being extreamly cunning, the Mogul could make nothing of 
him. 
However that old Captain, at length, thinking that the turbulent Spi- 
rit of Si'uagy ip.ight make him make fome falfe ftep, judged it beft to 
temporize, and lay a long while upon the Lands of the Raja. This Pa- 
tience of Chafta-Can being very troublefome to Sivagj, he had his recourfe 
A Stratagem of j-q ^ Stratagem. He ordered one of his Captains to write to that MogfJ, 
War. perfwade him that he would come over to the fervice of the Great 
Mogul^ and bring with him five hundred Men whom he had under his 
Command. Chafia-Can having receiv'd the Letters, durft not trufi: them 
at hrft -, but receiving continually more and more, and the Captain giving 
him fuch reafons for his difcontent as looked very probable, he fent him 
word that he might come and bring his Men with him. No Iboner was 
he come into the Camp of the Moguls^ but he dehred a Pafs-port to go 
to the King that he might put himfelf into his Service: but C halt a- 
Can thought it enough to put him in hopes of it, and kept him with 
him. _ _ . 
Sivagy had ordered him to do wdiat he could to infinuate himfelf into 
the favour of Chafia-Can^ and to fpare no means that could bring that a- 
bout, to fliew upon all occahons the grcateil: rancour and animolity ima- 
ginable -, and in a particular manner to be the firft in Adlion againft him 
or his Subjeds. He fail'd not to obey him: He put all to Fire and Sword 
in the Rajas Lands, and did much more mifchief than all the reft belides j 
wliich gained him full credit in the Mind of Cha[ta-Can^ who at length 
made him Captain of his Guards. But he guarded him very ill, for ha- 
ving one Day fent word to Sivagy^ that on a certain Night he Ihould be 
upon Guard at the General's Tent -, the Raja came there with his Men, 
Stv(igy finpi-i- and being introduced by his Captain, came to Chafta-Can^ who awaking 
zes chajia- fl^^ j-q \-^[^ Atms, and was wounded in the Hand -, however he made a 
lliift to efcape, but a Son of his was killed, and Sivagy thinking that he 
had killed the General himfelf, gave the hgnal to retreat : He marched 
off with his Captain and all his Horfe in good order. He carried off the 
Generals Treafure, and took his Daughter, to whom he rendered all the 
Honour he could. He commanded his Men under rigorous pains, not to 
do her the leaft hurt, but on the contrary, to ferve' her with all refped ^ 
and being inform'd that her Father was alive, he fent him word. That if 
he would fend the Summ which he demanded for her Ranfom, he would 
fend him back his Daughter fafe and found ^ which was pundually per- 
formed. 
He wrote afterwards to C/'iîj?^-C<îM pra}^ing him to withdraw, and own- 
ed that the ftratagem that had been pradifed was of his own contrivance ^ 
that he hatched a great many others for his ruine, and that if he drew 
chafla-cmxt- not off out of his Lands, he ftiould certainly lofe his Life. Chafta-Can 
tires for fear of flighted not the Advice : He informed the King, that it was impoffible to 
Sivagy, force Sivagy in the Mountains -, that he could not undertake it, unlefs he 
refolved to rii^pe his Troops ; and he received Orders from Court to draw 
off under pretext of a new Enterprize. Sivagy, in the mean time, was 
refolved to be revenged on the Mogul by any means whatfoever, provided it 
might be to his advantage j and knowing very well that the Town of Sur- 
rat was full of Riches, he took meafures how he might plunder it : But 
that no body might fufpeft his Defign, he divided the Forces he had into 
two Camps ; and feeing his Territories lie chiefly in the Mountains, upon 
sivAgys, fii-ft the Road betwixt BaJJ'aim 2Lnà Chaoal^ he pitched one Camp towards Cha~ 
Camptowards ^^^j^ where he planted one of his Pavillions, and pofted another at the 
ThTot'her to- ^^^"^^ ^^^^ towards BaJJaim ^ and having ordered his Commanders not to 
v/zrds Bafaim. plunder, but ou the Contrary, to pay for alljhey had, he fecretly dif- 
guifed himfelf in the habit of a Facfuir. Thus he went to difcover the moll 
Sivagy zt Sur- commodious ways that might lead him fpeedily to Surrat: Heentred the 
lat ill the ha- Towu to examine the places of it, and by that means had as much time as 
bit of a Faquir, hc pleafcd to vicw it all over. Beings 
