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divided the two armies, who remained in fight of each 
other inaftive for two days. On the third, the vizier 
altered his refoltition, and refolved to Attack the enemy, 
taking upon himfelf the command of the Mogul cavalry. 
Sumroo and M. Gentil (M. Law having been long before 
taken prifoner by the Englifh) formed the front line, 
with eight battalions of fepoys, and eight field-pieces ; to 
fupport which, Sujah Koollee Khan was ftationed in 
tlieir rear with his own followers, about feven thoufand 
horfe and foot. The vizier took poll at a diftance on 
their right, and the minifter Beny Bahadur occupied a 
ruined village on the bank of the Ganges, to their left. 
A fharp firing of cannon and mufquetty commenced, 
with great daughter on both fides. The vizier harafled 
the enemy in flank, and the Afghan horfe, charging major 
Munro’s cavalry, penetrated his line, which began to be 
confufed from this attack and the cannonade of Sumroo's 
divifion, which the Engliih could not charge, owing to 
the morafs which divided them in front. Major Munro 
detached a force to diflodge Beny Bahadur from the village, 
which being effefted, occasioned fome alarm in the vizier’s 
army. At this inftant, Sujah Koollee Khan, feeing Beny 
Bahadur engaged, anxious to have his ihare in the action, 
quitted his ftation in the rear of the battalions, and 
attempted to charge through the morafs in their front, by 
this means obliging them to defift from firing upon the 
enemy, left they fhould injure their own friends. He 
gained the oppofite bank, only to fall an immediate fa- 
crifice, with moft of his followers who had the valour to 
accompany him, to the grape-fhot of the Englifh; and 
the furvivors fled upon the death of their chief. The 
party which had defeated Beny Bahadur, in purfuing his 
routed divifion, entered the camp of the vizier, which 
was now thrown into utter confufion. No one had time 
to regard his baggage, looking only for perfonal fafety by 
flight; and the Mogul and Afghan cavalry, feeing all 
loft, deferted their leader, and began to plunder his tents. 
Sujah ul Dowlah, left almoft alone, was obliged to follow 
the route of his army. All the baggage of the vizier and 
his chiefs, with a great treafure belonging to the bankers 
and merchants in money and goods, fell a prey to the 
enemy; and the treacherous deferters and camp-followers 
plundered each other afterwards. A great train of artil¬ 
lery, and numerous tents, were taken by the Englifh. 
It is impoflible to eftimate the amount of the fipoil, as the 
cantonments refembled rather a populous city than a camp. 
Sujah ul Dowlah fled to Allahabad ; leaving the emperor 
Shah Aulum behind him; and the prince, tired of being 
longer dependant on his minifter, threw himfelf upon the 
protection of the Englifh, who conduced him in fafety 
to Benares. 
Sujah ul Dowlah, thinking himfelf unfafe longer in 
his own dominions, on his arrival at Allahabad dilpatched 
confidential fervants to his capitals of Lucknow and 
Fyezabad, to efcort his wflmen and effeCts at thofe places 
to Burelli, the refidence of Hafiz Rhamut, a Rohilla chief; 
where he alfo repaired with his mother and begum, who 
received from the benevolent hands of this efteemed prince 
every comfort and alleviation which their diftrefs required. 
Sujah ul Dowlah refufed to liften to any terms of ac¬ 
commodation with the Englifh, thinking it would degrade 
bis character in the empire; and, hoping to recover his 
Ioffes by the afliftance of the Afghans and Mahrattas, he 
fiipulated with them for a numerous army ; but, in order 
to gain time, he fent his minifter to Lucknow, inftruCting 
him to amufe the enemy with negociations, which would 
keep up his authority in the province. The Englifh in 
the mean while detached two battalions of fepoys to 
Lucknow, and a force to befiege the fortrefs of Chunar. 
The former, under major Stibbert, were fuccefsful in 
tlieir operations; but the latter failed in a night-attack, 
and fuffered fome lofs. This, and the preparations of 
Sujah ul Dowlah, caufed general Carriac, who now 
fuperfeded major Munro, to raife the fiege, and march 
towards Allahabad. The Englifh were here joined by 
O S T A N. 
Nujeef Khan, with his followers from Bundelcund ;'an<f 
he, being well acquainted with the fortrefs, pointed out 
the weakeft part, which was foon breached by the cannon ; 
when the garrifon furrendered, and the Englifh marched 
on towards Corah, in purfuit of the vizier. An engage¬ 
ment, or rather a fkirmifh, took place in the neigh¬ 
bourhood of Corah, in which the Mahrattas were difperfed 
by the Englifh artillery, and fled acrofs the Jumna t<v 
their own territories. The vizier retreated to Ferokhabad, 
(now called Ferruckabad,) irrefolute how to aft; when 
Ahmed Khan advifed him rather to throw himfelf on the 
generality of the Englifh, than walte the remainder of his 
property on troops that would always defert him in the 
face of danger. 
The vizier, having confidered the advice of Ahmed 
Khan, refolved to embrace it; and, accordingly, fet out 
for that purpofe in a palanquin, with a few attendants. 
Previous to this however, he allowed Meer Coflim, and 
the afTaflin Sumroo, to efcape ; nor could any confideratioa 
ever induce him to give them up. When he approached 
the Englifh camp, major Carnac advanced with rajah 
Shittabroy to meet him. Upon their appearing in fight, 
the vizier alighted from his palanquin ; and at meeting 
he and the major embraced. The major and the company 
then' conducted their noble gueft to their tents, where a 
collation was provided, and every afiurance given of 
reconciliation and future friendfhip. The vizier, after 
taking refrefhments, retired to his own tents, at fome 
miles diftance from the Englifh camp. Being now fatis- 
fied of the fincerity of major Carnac, Sujah ul Dowlah 
fent for his followers and equigage. Frequent fifits fuc- 
geeded between them, and a treaty was fpeedily concluded 
to the fatisfafrion of both parties. The Englifh reftored 
the province of Oude to the vizier, on condition of his 
paying fifty lacs of rupees (five hundred thoufand pounds) 
for the expences of the war, half in ready money, and 
half by a draft on the revenues ; the vizier to have credit 
for what had been collefted in Oude by the Englifh. The 
province of Allahabad was fettled on the emperor Shah 
Aulum, who was to refide in the capital, and have a 
detachment of Englifh troops for his protection, until 
they could replace him on the throne of his anceftors, in 
the city of Delhi. The vizier, upon the coriclufion of 
the treat}'’, endeavoured to raife the fum immediately 
wanted by the Englifh. He applied to his mother, begum, 
and all his relations, to afiift him. The begum generoufly 
fent him all her money, jewels, and plate, even to the nofe- 
ring, and whatever caih and ornaments fhe could collefc 
among her attendants, faying, that the fafety of Sujah 
ul Dowlah was her choiceft treafure., Sujah ul Dowlah, 
in return for this generous behaviour, ever after entrufted 
to her the favings of his revenues. Having paid all the 
money he could raife, he gave jewels in pledge for tha 
remainder; and a fblemn peace was concluded. 
In February 1765, died Meer Jaffier Ali Khan, nabob of 
Bengal. The fuccefiion was difputed betwixt his eldeft: 
furviving fon Nujem ul Dowlah, a youth about eighteen, 
years of age, and a grandfon by his eldeft fon Miran, at 
that time only feven years old. As the Englifh had 
aflumed the abfolute fovereignty of the province, it was 
debated in the council of Calcutta whether Meer Jaffier’s 
fon fhould be allowed to fucceed, according to the cuftom 
of the country, or the grandfon, according to the Englifh. 
cuftom. The point being carried in favour of Nujem, it 
was next debated on what terms he fhould be admitted to 
the fuccefiion. The late nabob, among other impofitions, 
had obliged himfelf to fupport an army of 12,000 horfe, 
and as many foot. It was alleged on this occafion, that 
he had not fulfilled his engagement, that he had difbanded 
moft of the troops ; that at beft they were but an ufelefs 
burden, having never anfwered any purpofe in real fervice, 
for which reaion the company had been obliged to augment 
their military eftablifhment: it was therefore now judged 
expedient that the nabob fhould fettle a fum, upwards of 
800,000). annually, on the company, to be paid out of the 
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