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G. N. Dutt —History of the Hutiva Raj. 
[No. 2, 
To 
Mr. Isaac Sage, 
Chief of the Provincial Council of Revenue. 
Sir, 
Last niglit, about sunset, I received a letter from Meer Mogul in¬ 
forming me that Futty Shaw, early in the morning, had surprised Meer 
Jammaul and Babu Basanta Shaw at J adapur, a village 6 coss from Burr ah 
Gang, and that he had murdered them with most of their attendants. 
He requested I would hasten to Burrah Gang that I might prevent his 
coming there. I immediately marched with the detachment from Sewan 
and arrived here about 10 o’clock. At night I received certain intelli¬ 
gence that Futty Shaw after putting the poor defenceless people to death 
and plundering their effects, immediately fled with the booty into the 
Perg. Jugginee Jungle, where it seems his family is, and which is in Mirza 
Maun’s District. As Meer Mogul writes you the particulars of this 
affair by the bearer, it would be a needless repetition in me to mention 
them, as I have only heard them from him. Both Meer Jammaul and 
Babu Basanta Shaw were lulled into such an opinion of security by 
Futty Shaw’s fair promises, that they did not apprehend the smallest 
danger from him. Even the night before their death, they received 
a letter from him, informing them that he was within 3 coss of them 
and that they need not dread any destruction from him, as he was only 
going to see his family at Perg. Jugginee. This I am informed of by 
some of the wounded people who made their escape and are just arrived 
here. They say that Futty Shaw had about 25 horsemen and 200 or 
300 matchlock fellows with him. Had the two companies been stationed 
at the place, I cannot see how the melancholy accident could have been 
prevented. As you positively forbid me to pursue either him or the 
Nourannees into Miza Maun’s District, I am almost certain he will 
always take care to keep out of my reach. 
Permit me to give it as my opinion that unless you order a body of 
troops to follow and drive him out of the Perg. Jugginee Jungle, that 
after carrying matters to such a length he will prove a constant pest to the 
inhabitants hereabout. By what I can learn there are so many avenues 
into the jungle that it will take at least a battalion of sepoys to block 
them up and pursue him in it with any prospect of advantage. I have 
sent Hircarrahas to bring me positive intelligence where he is, and if re¬ 
quisite shall remove the detachment for the protection of the raiyats to 
whereever it may be necessary. 
I have not recalled the detachment from Somewell as, if I was to 
