Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 18.11.5

18.11.5

Just at this crisis the flames of war broke out between the French and the English : two nations that had disputes amongst themselves of five or six hundred years standing ; and which after proceeding to bloodshed, wars, battles, and massacres, for a number of years, would lay down their arms by common agreement, and take breath on both sides, in order to come to blows again, and to fight with as much fury as ever. The French were everywhere beaten in Decan ; and Admiral-dilir-djung-bahadyr came down with his ships to attack Farash-danga, which is two or three cosses from Hūgly, and close to Chichira, an Hollandish settlement and town. He was incited to this enterprise by Mūsher-terno, who forgetting what he owed to his own nation, pointed out to him a particular passage, which the French had left open in the Bagrati, for their own ships to pass, in case of need ; for they had spoiled the whole breadth of the river by sinking a number of vessels. The Admiral-dilir-djung, under such a guide, advanced up with his ships of war, and took by force the French fortress. The French were vanquished, and they lost likewise the factory they had at the Cassim-bazar. In this extremity, Mösher Lass (Monsieur Law), who was a Commander of character amongst them, assembled the few remains of his nation; and with these, and some cannon, and some musqueteers which he had disciplined, he marched to Mürshüd-abad, where he took service with Seradj-ed-doulah.