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one Mr. Rogers whose ship had foundered near Kujang and was not prepared to release him. Mādhavji Hari was requested to secure the release of Mr. Rogers and inform Mr. Marriott.¹ The Rājā of Kujang is called Kishan Chand Sinda, Qila'dar, in a letter written by him to Mr. Marriot of Balasore. In this letter he denies the charge of detaining Mr. Rogers and states that the ship was wrecked at Kokilo Dip, which was under the authority of Rājā Gopīnāth Dev.² Beṇirām Pandit left Calcutta for the Court of Sābāji with presents consisting of two elephants and a sealed box containing valuables. A passport was granted to him from Calcutta to Benares on the 5th August, 1774.³ Ten days later a letter was written to Mahārāṇī Daryābāī requesting friendship and stating that Sābāji's envoy Beṇirām Pandit was returning to his master with presents from the English East India Company. The presents were :