Travels in the Mogul Empire (Bernier) 3.13.2

3.13.2

Placing himself at the head of two or three thousand men, the flower of his army, he silently withdrew from his camp, and pretended during the march to be a Raja going to the Mogol's court. When within a short distance of Sourate, he met the Grand Provost of the country, on whom he imposed the belief that he intended to prosecute his journey without entering the town: but the plunder of that famous and wealthy port was the principal object of the expedition; he rushed into the place sword in hand, and remained nearly three days, torturing the population to compel a discovery of their concealed riches. Burning what he could not take away, Seva-Gi returned without the least opposition, laden with gold and silver to the amount of several millions; with pearls, silken stuffs, fine cloths, and a variety of other costly merchandise. A secret understanding, it was suspected, existed between Jessomseingue and Seva-Gi, and the former was supposed to have been accessory to the attempt on Chah-hest as well as the attack on Sourate. The Raja was therefore recalled from the Decan, but instead of going to Dehli, he returned to his own territories.