A History of the Mahrattas v1.c17.38

v1.c17.38

¹ Orme. [After the return of Sambhājī’s ambassador, John Child, Governor of Surat, decided to send an envoy to Sambhājī from Bombay, with the object of obtaining from the Marāthā Government a permit for the Company’s agents in Madras to trade in his southern possessions. The envoy chosen was Henry Smith, second member of the Bombay Council. A sudden attack by the Sīdī brought the envoy’s journey to a premature and undignified conclusion. (Strachey, Keigwin’s Rebellion, 66, 67.)]