Storia do Mogor 281.28.7

281.28.7

At the same moment the sentry fired his piece and killed his man. But as the Mahomedans were in overpowering numbers, they advanced on him without giving him time to reload, and receiving forty-two sword-cuts, he was hewn to pieces. Next came the captain of the guard out of the second-in-council's house, and hearing the alarm given, thought at first he could redeem the position. But he could not do so quickly enough to prevent the brother-in-law of Sulaiman Khan having time to plant his flag upon the bastion at this gateway. Acting on the signal which they had agreed upon, the men in ambush rushed upon another gate; having him at their head, they hoped to find it open. In this expectation, however, they were disappointed; for the sergeant who was on guard had heard the alarm, and opened fire upon him, obliging him to take shelter from the balls below the town wall. His refuge was discovered by a soldier, who fired upon him through a port-hole and scattered his brains upon his horse's saddle. As soon as Sulaiman Khan learnt the death of his brother-in-law, he lost heart in his enterprise, particularly as he reposed great trust in the deceased. He was a man of good understanding, and greatly experienced in the practice of war.