Fall of the Mughal Empire v4.c54.s12.14

v4.c54.s12.14

The British Resident, Col. Close wrote from Punā on 19th October,—“The Pindharis of both the armies lay waste the adjacent districts. I cannot describe the melancholy scene which this place at present exhibits. The assessments on the city are carried on with so much vigour that the inhabitants fly towards the neighbouring hills, in the hope of securing their property. On the road they are generally met by the Pindharis, who plunder and abuse them, and send them back empty.” (*PRC.* x. 65.)