Storia do Mogor 338.15.1

338.15.1

About the time of the issue of the above orders there came two ships of war of Great Britain to the port of Surat, demanding the delivery of the English general, who had then been a prisoner for some years. They also asked for the money taken from him. In case of refusal they were to set fire to whatever they could find. The Mahomedans paid little heed to them, and following these requests, the prisoners were treated more rigorously than before, and at the present moment things are in the condition I have stated.