Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 18.7.5

18.7.5

and then it will be found out, that it is solely because none of them think either their lives, or their honour, or properties safe; because they " have been every one of them insulted and outraged ; and because they think you incapable of so senseless a behaviour ; but as soon as they shall see that you do not spare your father's best servants ; that you are searching to circumvent and to demolish them ; and that you are no better than Seradj-ed-doulah himself ; rest assured that they will be disgusted at you, and will return to Seradj-ed-doulah. " This advice of mine, bold as it was he had sense enough to approve ; and sending for an elephant, he made me a present of it, and dismissed me to my home. But in few days after, his thoughtless companions brought him again to their own way of thinking. He resumed his project, and having found means, underhand, and on the incitement of a higher pay, to prevail on Lally's men to disperse, and to inlist in other corps, he put the rest under command of his own son, Seif-eddin-mahamed-qhan, a boy, born these two days ; and getting upon his elephant, he marched in an hostile manner against Lally's house, and quarters. At sight of this, the few officers and men that had yet stood by that Commander, forsook him, and he was left alone in his house, Mahmed-sayd-qhan, and my younger brother, Naky-aaly-qhan, went in, and taking him by the hand, brought him to Shaocat-djung. This thoughtless man wanted to put him to the whip immediately.