History of Orissa from the Earliest Times to the British Period v2.c41.287.4

v2.c41.287.4

This letter proves that even two months after the death of Sābājī, Mādhavjī Hari had not been removed.³ Another letter, written on the 24th of the same month, requests Mādhavjī Hari to help Bakhtawar Singh, who was taking elephants to Nawāb Muḥammad 'Alī of Arcot. Towards the end of the month intelligence was received from one Lālā Hansi Rāy of the battle between Mudhojī and Sābājī and the death of the latter.⁴ On the 8th of March 1775, a letter was received from Beṇīrām Pandit stating that he was going to Nagpur *via* Kalpi. Apparently he was not aware of the death of Sābāji.¹ Mādhavji Hari was still in office and a letter was written to him on the 12th of March in which he was requested to liberate the Captain of the ship *Pembroke*, who was in confinement at Katak, as the Arab crew of that ship had mutinied off Point Palmyras and murdered their officers.² A letter was received on the 10th of April 1775 from Mudhoji Bhonsle in which he informs Mr. Hastings that he had defeated his younger brother Sābāji on the plains of Nagpur.³ A letter was received from Mādhavji Hari on the 17th April in which the latter informs Mr. Hastings that arrangements have been made for the conveyance of elephants, evidently those sent to Nawāb Muḥammad ’Alī Khān of Arcot.⁴ A reply was sent to Mudhoji Bhonsle expressing the desire of the English to maintain the friendship (?) formerly subsisting between them and Jānuji.⁵