the city.  To me tumult and discord appeared unnecessary.  I gave up these points, upon which they seized my head eunuchs, Jewar Ali Khan and Behar Ali Khan, and sent them to Mr. Middleton, after having obliged them to sign a bond for sixty lacs of rupees; they were thrown into prison, with fetters about their feet, and denied food and water.  I, who had never, even in my dreams, experienced such an oppression, gave up all I had to preserve my honor and dignity:  but this would not satisfy their demands:  they charged me with a rupee and a half batta upon each mohur, and on this account laid claims upon me to the amount of six lacs some thousand rupees, and sent Major Gilpin to exact the payment.  Major Gilpin, according to orders, at first was importunate; but being a man of experience, and of a benevolent disposition, when he was convinced of my want of means, he changed his conduct, and was willing to apply to the shroffs and bankers to lend me the money.  But with the loss of my jaghire my credit was sunk; I could not raise the sum.  At last, feeling my helpless situation, I collected my wardrobe and furniture, to the amount of about three lacs of rupees, besides fifty thousand rupees which I borrowed from one place or other, and sent Major Gilpin with it to Lucknow.  My sufferings did not terminate here.  The disturbances of Colonel Hannay and Mr. Gordon were made a pretence for seizing my jaghire.  The state of the matter is this.  When Colonel Hannay was by Mr. Hastings ordered to march to Benares, during the troubles of Cheyt Sing, the Colonel, who had plundered the whole country, was incapable of proceeding, from the union of thousands of zemindars, who had seized this favorable opportunity:  they harassed Mr. Gordon near Junivard [Juanpore?], and the zemindars of that place and Acberpore opposed his march from thence, till he arrived near Taunda.  As the Taunda nullah, from its overflowing, was difficult to cross without a boat, Mr. Gordon sent to the Phousdar to supply him.  He replied, the boats were all in the river, but would, according to orders, assist him as soon as possible.  Mr. Gordon’s situation would not admit of his waiting:  he forded the nullah upon his elephant, and was hospitably entertained and protected by the Phousdar for six days.  In the mean time a letter was received by me from Colonel Hannay, desiring me to escort Mr. Gordon to Fyzabad.  As my friendship for the English was always sincere, I readily complied, and sent some companies of nejeebs to escort Mr. Gordon, and all his effects, to Fyzabad, where, having provided for his entertainment, I effected his junction with Colonel Hannay.  The letters of thanks I received from both these gentlemen upon this occasion are still in my possession, copies of which I gave in charge to Major Gilpin, to be delivered to Mr. Middleton, that he might forward them to the Governor-General.  To be brief, those who have loaded me with accusations are now clearly convicted of falsehood.  But is it not extraordinary, notwithstanding the justness of my cause, that nobody relieves my misfortunes?  Why did Major Gilpin return without effect?