Storia do Mogor 13.2.4

13.2.4

'I desire your Honour will assure your selfe, that noe other reason should hinder me from accepting the soe Honourable Offers that you make me with soe much Goodness. 'I have not answered your two former Letters, not having mett with a secure oppertunity ; in fine, I offer you my whole heart, and upon all occasions You shall find me punctually ready, as your most humble Servant. God keep your illustrious person. 'Madrastapatan, 24th December, 1699. 'Most Illustrious Sr., 'Your most humble 'NICOLAS MANUCH. 'To the most illustrious Signor Mr. Pitt, President of the Noble Royall Company of England for the Coast of Cormandell, Metchlapatan.' The kingdom of Gulkhandah having finally fallen in 1687, the Moguls proceeded to invest Jinji, eighty-two miles south-west of Madras, but were unable to reduce it until 1698. From the date of its fall they became very active, and began to interfere throughout the Karnatik. Their deputy-governor, Da,ud Khan, Panni, obeying orders from court, made himself especially disagreeable. In 1702 he invested Madras for many weeks, when Manucci and a Brahmin were sent as joint envoys from Governor Pitt to the besieger (Part IV., 87, 93, 97, 244; V., 224). The story of these negotiations, from the official point of view, will be found in J. Talboys Wheeler's 'Madras in the Olden Time,' chapter xvi., pp. 195-221. In February and March, 1703, Manucci paid a visit to that Nawab at his house in Kadapah, 137 miles north-west of Madras.