A History of the Mahrattas v2.c56.21

v2.c56.21

(A.D. 1816.)—In the ensuing year, after the termination of the war in Nepaul, the Raja of Jeypoor, being much pressed by Umeer Khan, applied for protection from the British Government, which Lord Hastings, with a view to the general plan of settlement, was willing to afford; but the Raja broke off the negotiation as soon as he had induced Umeer Khan to withdraw, and like Wuzeer Mohummud, showed that necessity alone prompted his application.