A History of the Mahrattas v1.c27.47

v1.c27.47

The forms of courtesy, and the appearance of perfect concord, continued until the return of Rugonath Rao from Hindoostan, when the minister having found reason to blame the expenditure and arrangement that had taken place during the campaign, by which a debt was brought against the state instead of booty to its coffers; Rugonath Rao told him ‘ he had better take command of the next expedition himself,’ and abruptly quitted the apartment; their dissensions continuing spread to the rest of the family, and soon became publicly known. Whether encouraged by the mere circumstance of their differences, without the connivance of any of the parties, or actuated solely by personal revenge, is not ascertained; but an attempt was made on the life of Sewdasheo Rao, instigated by Muzuffir Khan, the officer already mentioned as having been received into the Peishwa’s service after his dismissal from that of Sulabut Jung.