History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v2.c41.131.1

v2.c41.131.1

Inspite of that rebuff Bhavānī Pandit writes again on the 9th November that he has incurred heavy expenses on account of his being detained by the rains and he has kept the troops quiet with very great difficulty. He will depart on the 2nd of October but is awaiting the Governor's reply and hopes that the latter will assist him in realising the *chauth*. A reply sent on the same day informs Bhavānī Pandit of the great English victory at Baksar.³ Bhavānī Pandit's congratulations on the victory were received on the 24th November and in this letter the latter informs the Governor that the zamindars of Betagarah and Rāmpur have been reduced to submission and the latter was now marching against the rebellious zamindars of Hariharpur and other places. This letter is dated the 16th November and was received in Calcutta within eight days, showing the regularity of the English postal service between Madras and Calcutta. Another letter from the same person received on the 2nd December throws interesting light on the history of the internal administration of Orissa during the Maratha rule. Bhavānī Pandit says that at the time of Śivarām Bhaṭṭa's dismissal the zamindar of Dhenkanal murdered the Maratha general Buli Khān, who was an adopted son of Śivarām Bhaṭṭa. He naw intends to camp in the vicinity of Dhenkanal in order to punish that chief.