Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 18.11.1

18.11.1

This strange attack intimidated to a high degree both Seradj-ed-doulah, and his disorderly, timorous army, which was in such a dismay and confusion, as to anticipate all the horrors of the Day of Judgment. Henceforward it became dangerous to remain encamped close to an enemy, so daring, and so alert; and he resolved to carry his camp farther; but first of all, he sent for Mahmed-iredj-qhan, his father-in-law, as well as for the principal Grandees of his Court, and the chief Commanders of his army; and having assembled them in his tent, he asked them what was now to be done, and where he must encamp? The assembly, on observing his fright and panic, advised him to encamp at a good distance, and to listen to proposals of peace. But by this time the English, fully sensible of his pusillanimity, and thoroughly acquainted with the intrigues in his Court, had altered their tone of voice; and they talked of his making good the whole amount of what had been plundered by himself or by his army at the sack of Calcutta, an amount that rose to an immense sum. At last, after many interviews, and much negotiation, and many schemes about war and peace, it was agreed on both sides, that Seradj-ed-doulah should make good in ready money the amount of the loss undergone by the Company;