Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 18.12.1

18.12.1

" After having suffered your oppressions for a whole year, and seen you tear my liver out of my body, " Do you expect that I am to forget all those wrongs for a little fawning you have now set up ? " The Prince at the same time sent part of his forces to Palassy, under the command of Radja Dôlôb-ram, with orders to prepare an intrenched camp, and everything necessary for defence and war. That Commander repaired thither, and in appearance, seemed busy in executing the orders he had received ; but in fact he was only intent upon his own business ; for he not only entered into a private agreement with the English, but added some articles to their treaty with Mir-djaafer-qhan, whilst at the same time he was daily gaining to his party some officers amongst the troops he commanded, under promise of doing for them something according to their own wishes. The same management was likewise practised in town by Mir-djaafer-qhan, who now commenced to appear at Court, but always well accompanied. The defection became now so general, that it is credibly reported that by this time few men remained in their hearts attached to Seradj-ed-doulah ; all the rest having been gained over by these two Commanders. The report being now spread that Colonel Clive had moved from Calcutta at the head of an army, this intelligence engaged that Prince to draw from his ears that cotton of sloth and neglect with which he had stuffed them.