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to assist the fleet. He arrived at the first watch of the morning at a nalah 
near the river and the fleet, and told his trumpeters to blow. This decided 
the fate of the engagement. 300 or 400 ships, with a gun on each, were 
seized. The author was with the fleet. 
The next day the army again approached the river. 
The conquest of Simlahgar and the defeat of their fleet disheartened the 
Asamese. They withdrew to the hills, and trusted to surprises and night- 
attacks. 
The Nawsib then reached Solahgar where several Amirs 
came with letters from the Rajah — Amirs are called in Asamese Phuhans 
( ) — , and asked for peace. But it soon became evident that their 
object was to cause delay or a decrease in vigilance, in which hope they 
were disappointed. 
On the 27th Rajah [9th March, 1662], the Nawab reached Lak’hugar. 
Here eleven elephants of the Rajah were seized. A Brahman, an inhabitant 
of Dewalgaon and spiritual guide of the Rajah, came to the camp ; so 
did Yalnoli Phukan, who brought a pdnddn, a gold vessel, and two silver 
jars, 100 gold muhurs, and a submissive letter from the Rajah. But the 
letter was not deemed sincere, and a reply was sent that the Nawab would 
soon he in Ghargaon, where alone he would treat with the Rajah. 
Lak’hugar* lies at the confluence of the Hihing River with the Brahma- 
putra. The Dihing comes from the mountains north of Ghargaon, and he 
who goes to Ghargaon travels along the southern hanks of the Dihing. 
Between the Dihing and the Brahmaputra is a tract which stretches 
to the mountains of Namrup, and is well cultivated. 
Ghargaon itself lies on the Dik’ho Nalali, which 8 Jcos from the town 
joins the Dihing. It is very shallow, and the fleet was ordered to 
remain stationed at Lak’hugar, in charge of Ibn Husain Darogah, Jamal 
Khan, ’All Beg, Munawwar Khan, &c. The fleet consisted of 323 ships, viz., 
Carried forward 280 
159 kosahs palils (cL^Kj ) 1 
48 jalbahs (Axl^.) bhars (g4l) I 
10 ghrabs (vt/*) balams ( 2 
7 parindahs («^J) khatgiris 10 
4 bajrahs (XysJ) mahallgiris ... 5 
50 patilahs (aLJL>) palwarahs and 
2 salbs (wJU) other small ships 24 
280 Total 323 
On the 28th of this month, the sun entered Aries. 
* Lak'hugar lies on the confluence of the Dihing and the Brahmaputra. The 
Dihing River, on Lieut. Wilcox’s Survey map, published in Vol. XVI of the Asiatic 
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