[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Mughals (1526–1857)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal) › [Bābur (1526–1530)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur) › [Bāburnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama) › [The Babur-nama in English (A. S. Beveridge)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge) › 935.11.5 # The Memoirs of Bābur 935.11.5 The Bābur-nāma in English (A. S. Beveridge) 935.11.5 - **Language:** English ### [935.11.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.11.5) At the Mid-day Prayer a person came from Ūstā, saying "The stone is ready; what is the order?" The order was, "Fire this stone off; keep the next till I come." Going at the Other Prayer in a very small Bengalī skiff to where shelter (\_muljār\_) had been raised, I saw Ūstā fire off one large stone and several small \_firingī\_ ones. Bengalīs have a reputation for fire-working;\[2613\] we tested it now; they do not fire counting to hit a particular spot, but fire at random. At this same Other Prayer orders were given to draw a few boats up-stream along the enemy's front. A few were got past without a "God forbid!"\[2614\] from those who, all unprotected, drew \[Sidenote: Fol. 373.\] them up. Aīsān-tīmūr Sl. and Tūkhta-būghā Sl. were ordered to stay at the place those boats reached, and to keep watch over them. I got back to camp in the 1st night-watch of Thursday.\[2615\] Near midnight came news from (Aūghān-bīrdī's) boats which were being drawn up-stream, "The force appointed had gone somewhat ahead; we were following, drawing the boats, when the Bengalīs got to know where we were drawing them and attacked. A stone hit a boatman in the leg and broke it, we could not pass on." - [Previous: 935.11.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.11.4) - [Next: 935.11.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.11.6) - [Up: 935.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.11) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.11.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.mughal.babur.baburnama~en-beveridge.935.11.5) · Pramāṇa