A History of the Mahrattas v1.c24.98

v1.c24.98

The Raja had scarcely ceased to breathe when a body of horse galloped into the town of Satara, surrounded and seized the Pritee Needhee and his Mootaliq Yemmajee Sewdeo; placed them in irons on the instant and sent them off, strongly escorted, to distant hill forts. Every avenue about the town was occupied by troops, and a garrison of the Peishwa’s was placed in the fort; whilst a party was detached to reinforce the escort of Ram Raja, who had not arrived when Shao died.