A History of the Mahrattas v1.c26.6

v1.c26.6

¹ [In 1735 the Bombay Council advanced a loan of Rs. 30,000 to the Sīdī; in 1737 they enlisted Sīdī troops for the defence of Sion fortress; and in 1746 after the declaration of war against France and Spain, Captain Sterling was sent to Janjīra to treat with the Sīdī for the enlistment of two hundred men. A year later Sīdī Masūd was permitted to enlist troops in Bombay, and was supplied by the Company with eight iron guns for his grab (galley). (B.C.G., 1909, ii. 96-7.)]