History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v2.c41.131.2

v2.c41.131.2

The same letter informs the Governor that during the rebellion of Śivarām Bhaṭṭa the chiefs of Mayurbhañja and Nilgiri entered into conspiracy with Śivarām Bhaṭṭa's younger brother Bhāskar Pandit and plundered the districts around Balasore. Bhāskar Pandit, the former *Faujdār* of Balasore, was greatly in arrears but he fled with these Rājas and was still in Nilgiri. Bhavānī Pandit now intends to chastise these two chiefs also.¹ A letter written by Bhavānī Pandit to Mr. Vansittart was received by the acting Governor Mr. John Spencer on the 15th of December and in this communication it is stated that the Maratha army will not proceed any further. It is the intention of Bhavānī Pandit to punish the Rājas of Hariharpur and Nilgiri. The frontiers of Hariharpur or Mayurbhañja adjoin those of Jaleswar and it is more probable that false representations have been made to the Governor regarding the depredations made by Maratha subjects in British territory. On the 16th of December a letter was addressed to Bhavānī Pandit requesting him to issue strict orders to prevent stragglers from entering British territory.