Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 24.4.5

24.4.5

He therefore provided another set of lessees and renters of the revenue, who undertook to preserve the article of perquisites and Nezer-anas, over and above the full finance due to Government. On which offer he sent a message to Durdj-narain in these terms: "Either oblige the actual "incumbents to account fully for the late failures, or dismiss them, "and set up the new proposers in their stead." As in either case the incapacity and faithlessness of that man's would have come to light of themselves, to his great danger and shame; and there appeared likewise in the receipts of Government, and in the public expenses, much collusion and infidelity, Shytab-ray selected some trusty friends of Durdj-narain's, by whose channel he sent him notice that the public money must be replaced by all means, but that he wished it might be done in such a manner as should not tear the veil which hung over it. Meanwhile Moorly-dur, the harcara, who had joined Shytab-ray's party, being from longhand thoroughly acquainted with every minute circumstance relating to former transactions, was daily ripping open the lining from Durdj-narain's secrets, and exposing to view the inside of his cloth. But that infatuated man, trusting to so much merit as accrued to him from his brother Ram-narain's having been thrown into the Ganga for his thoughtless attachment to Mr. Amyatt and General Carnac, listened to no sober advice, and was full of excuses and pretences.