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LOW GHUR. 
give it up. Here Nana had deposited all his treasures, the plunder 
of the treasury at Poonah, and the savings of his administration. 
Here also resided his widow. Dondoe at first demanded the re- 
storation of Nana's adherents to their offices under the state, which, 
of course, the Paishwa could never consent to, they having all been 
rebellious, both under Nana, and afterwards under Imrut Row. At 
length he gave up this point, and only required permission for 
himself and the widow to retire with their private property. He 
always denied that there was any of Nana's there, but the Paishwa 
thought otherwise, and conceived that when he had concluded the 
treaty with the English, they would take it for him by force. Ge- 
neral Wellesley negociated for him, and on Dondoe's promising to 
behave as a faithful subject of the Paishwa, he was permitted to hold 
the fort. When, however, his Highness went, as he annually does, to 
bathe in the Kistna, the garrison of another fort, held by the same 
man, fired on him, and would not permit him to pass to a pagoda. 
This the General took up, and threatened to storm Low Ghur. At 
length terms w ere agreed upon : Dondoe gave up the place, retired 
with his personal property to Tanna, and the widow to Pan well. 
Their personal safety was guaranteed by the British, and 12,000 
rupees per ann. were secured to the widow. She has also one of Nana s 
houses to retire to at Poonah, whenever she pleases. 
The garrison seems numerous, but as the followers of Hurry Punt 
and the Killadar of Esapoor were there, I cannot guess the amount : 
to have asked, would have been useless. The buildings are miser- 
able. The old gentleman, when I took my leave, presented a hand- 
some pair of shawls, a piece of kincaub, and a piece of cloth. We 
examined the gateways as we came down, and I am quite convinced, 
