A History of the Mahrattas v1.c15.45

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indemnification. They estimated their loss at upwards of ten thousand pagodas; and Sivajee continued to assure them that if they would assist him against Jinjeera, or even re-establish their factory, he would make good the injury. The English, on the other hand, declared themselves neutral—that they were mere merchants, who never took up arms except to defend their property, and that before they could return to Rajapoor, they required security for the fulfilment of his promises.¹