A History of the Mahrattas v2.c36.17
A History of the Mahrattas v2.c36.17
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v2.c36.17
A majority of the Council in Bombay, seeing that their hopes from Moraba’s party had vanished, soothing themselves with the hope of a continuance of peace with France, and with an idea of being able through Moraba to destroy the influence of the French at Poona, came to a resolution on the 22d April of countermanding Colonel Leslie’s detachment; but on the 3d of the ensuing month they reversed this resolution, for reasons which will be explained, and directed Colonel Leslie to advance.