a short time, and without any difficulty, conquer this country and annihilate your enemies. I hope your majesty will be graciously pleased to number me among your attached slaves.' F. 'On Sunday the 13th, when an hour and a half of the day remained, I with my own eyes saw Sheo Deo Singh and Bowannee Sunker going from their house to the village of Koondnah, with two hundred men armed with guns and swords. Sheo Ruttan said to Hurdeal and me, "These men used not to have above ten or twelve attendants; where and for what purpose are they now going with such a crowd?" On this Hurdeal and I went and mixed with the multitude and accompanied them to a tank, on the bank of which there is a temple of Mahadeo, where they sat down and conversed with twelve of their companions, saying that they would halt there for that day, and that on the night of the next day they would surprise the troops at Beetabur. Then the two leaders called their people, and said that they had promised and engaged to Vizier Ali to surprise the troops at Beetabur on the following night. They then offered their people four rupees apiece, but they refused them, and said, "You pro UNIV. OF mised us eight rupees apiece; we will not take less." When four or five hours of the night were past, five or six horsemen came at a gallop. When they came near, every person who was present rose up, and Bowannee Sunker and Sheo Deo Singh joined the horsemen, and went with them to the temple of Mahadeo, on the side of the tank. These people say that they consulted about attacking the camp at Beetabur. After the conversation, the horsemen went towards the city. I asked their servants who they were, and they said that it was the nawaub Vizier Ali. Afterwards the chiefs told their companions of its having been settled, in their conversation with Vizier Ali, that they should prevent any forces coming while he was fighting the English gentleman, and that they should engage the troops from Beetabur. They besides said to their companions, "Vizier Ali has given us money to assemble troops, also khelauts and horses; and if he conquer the British he will do much for us, as well as for you, and we will give you the employment of jummadars." On Monday, after Mr. Cherry's death, when the cavalry were approaching Nundaisur, one horseman in galloping away was pursued by the cavalry, upon which he threw himself from his horse and went and hid himself in the house of a servant of Mr. Williams, who resides there. The horseman was delivered up to the cavalry, who carried H him away. When the infantry arrived, Sheo Deo Singh set off, with fifty horse, for Ramnaghur, and Bowannee Sunker went I know not whither.'-— Evilence. |