A History of Assam c14.31

c14.31

Up to this time the sole object of the expedition had been the suppression of the freebooters whom Krishna Nārāyan had brought up from Bengal, and it had never been suggested that it should concern itself with the Moāmariā rebellion in Upper Assam, of which indeed Government does not hitherto appear to have been cognizant.* Now, however, finding that he was totally unable to stand alone, and realizing, perhaps, that the assistance hitherto accorded him had been rendered without any selfish after-thought, Gaurināth stated that he wished to place himself unreservedly in the hands of the British Government and begged for assistance against all his enemies.