Travels in the Mogul Empire, . ess to Dam; the only troops on whose fidelity he coulddepend being with the army under SoltmaR-Chckouh, andthe principal Omrahs having manifested symptoms: of dis-sffecticm to his interests. His friends, therefore, earnestlyrecommended him not to hazard an engagement. C/ttth-? iektiii was most urgent on this point, offering, infirm as he 1 The traders in the Regimental Bazaar of a modern Indian can-tonment or camp, so familur to a]] Anglo-Indian;, 61 HISTORY OF T1IK •was. to assume the chief command, aaad to face .•Jwrewg-Ze/jrVirarmy. This
Travels in the Mogul Empire, . ess to Dam; the only troops on whose fidelity he coulddepend being with the army under SoltmaR-Chckouh, andthe principal Omrahs having manifested symptoms: of dis-sffecticm to his interests. His friends, therefore, earnestlyrecommended him not to hazard an engagement. C/ttth-? iektiii was most urgent on this point, offering, infirm as he 1 The traders in the Regimental Bazaar of a modern Indian can-tonment or camp, so familur to a]] Anglo-Indian;, 61 HISTORY OF T1IK •was. to assume the chief command, aaad to face .•Jwrewg-Ze/jrVirarmy. This scheme was admirably adapted to preservepeace, ami to arrest the progress of that haughty priime;neither he nor Morad-Bakcke would probably have feltdisposed to fight against their father j or, ii they hadventured upon such a step, their ruin must have lieen theconsequence ; for :huti was popular among all theOnirultx. and the whole army, including the troops underthe two brothers, was enthusiastically attached to Failiug in their attempt to prevent an appeal to thesword, Datas friends exhausted every argument to dis-suade him, at least, from acting with precipitancy, and toinduce him to delay the battle until the arrival of Subitum-Chekouh3 wht> was hastening to his assistance. This alsowas sound advice, the young Prince being generally be-loved, and returning at the head of a victorious army,composed of soldiers, as I have before observed, attached OF THE GREAT MOGOL I-. to Dam. But he rejected this, as he liad done the formerproposition, and remained inflexible in his resolution to an-ticipatf: Attreng-Zebe and bring him immediately to indeed Dam could have commanded fortune, andcontrolled events, his own reputation and peculiar interestmight have been promoted by such ji procedure. Thesewere the considerations that actuated him, and which heennhl not altogether conceal:—he was master of theKings person ; in possession of his treasure,
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