Fall of the Mughal Empire v2.c29.s2.25

v2.c29.s2.25

Twelve days later we have a similar report from Sindhia's camp: "The siege of Udaipur is being slackly conducted. Mahadji can take the city any day that he pleases to deliver an assault. The city contains 5,000 infantry, grain is selling there at two seers per Rupee, but the inmates can get out of it without difficulty. Our guns are not being fired; our trenches are not being carried up to the walls; no effort is being made to capture Udaipur and seat Ratan Singh on the gadi. Yashwant Rao Bāblé had taken from the Rajputs a bond for 10 lakhs payable to the Peshwa in 1½ months, written in favour of the Peshwa. But Mahadji is not trying to make him give us orders for the payment of this money. The time is about to expire, but no prospect of realising it is in sight. An envoy from the Sikhs has come to Bāblé, offering to join with 40,000 of their men and punish both the Jat Rajah and Najib Khan . . Mirza Rahim Beg enjoys the full confidence of Pātil Bābā, and prevents every undertaking from maturing."