Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 18.11.10

18.11.10

and every one of the Grandees tending to one common centre in view, which was to remove Seradj-ed-doulah; every one pointed his efforts that way; every one, firmly persuaded that the concurrence of the English was a necessary piece to the completion of his wishes, was exhorting them to break with that Prince. Djagat-seat was one of the foremost of them, and he had also the best opportunities. By the means of his mercantile agent, Emin-chund, one of the principal bankers of Calcutta, he was perpetually exciting the English to a rupture. Radja Dooloob-ram likewise had his agent there on the same errand; and Mir-djaafer-qhan sent thither his friend and confidant, that same Mirza-emir-beg, whom we have already mentioned as a generous man, who had carried untouched to the English fugitives some ladies of theirs: an action by which he had ingratiated himself in their minds. By his means he represented to the English "the wrongs he had suffered, the injuries offered to all the Grandees, and the resolution they had unanimously taken to rid themselves of Seradj-ed-doulah." His agent went so far as to shew the very paper, signed by all the malcontents, by which they promised to stand by him against Seradj-ed-doulah. He then added these words : "Do you, Gentlemen, but put yourselves in motion, and come to some skirmish with Seradj-ed-doulah ; and we engage, after that, to do his business amongst ourselves effectually.