A History of the Mahrattas v1.c26.9

v1.c26.9

The war which took place between the Mahrattas and the Moghuls, subsequent to the murder of Nasir Jung, prevented the Peishwa from effecting the settlement in Surat. An agreement was made with the English for their co-operation against that place, through Ramajee Punt, Sur-soobehdar of the Concan, at the time when Rugonath Rao was recalled to assist in the war against Sulabut Jung. This derangement of their plan was a great disappointment to the Bombay Government, after the expectations they had formed, and therefore, that their expensive preparations might not be abandoned without some effort, they entered into an agreement,¹ independent of the Mahrattas, with Nek Alum Khan, Nabob of Baroach; but the scheme proved unsuccessful.