vinces du nabab Souradjaotdola, vice-roi des soubahs d’Aoud, Laknaor (Luknow), et Eleabad (Allahabad).
Dans la route de Chapra à Gadjipour, je vis venir un Tchobdar porteur de lettres de la part du colonel Clive et de Mirdjafer[1]. Celle du colonel étoit
- ↑ Nous devons à l’obligeance de M. Hill la communication de la lettre de Clive, d’une lettre de Law à Mir-Jafer et de la réponse de ce dernier :
I. Lettre de Clive à Jean Law.Muxadabad, 9 july 1757.
- Sir,
As the country people are now all become your enemies, and orders are gone everywhere to intercept your passage, and myself have sent parties in quest of you, and orders are gone to Ramnarain the Naib of Patna to seize you if you pursue that road, you must be sensible if you fall into their hands, you cannot expect to find them a generous enemy ; if therefore you have any regard for the men under your command, I would recommend it to you to treat with us, from whom you may expect the most favourable terms in my power to grant.
I have the honour to be, etc., etc.
(Orme mss. India X, p. 2438.)
II. Lettre de Law au nabab Mir-Jafer.7 july 1757.- « Codawund Nehamut.
« Being now acquainted with the news of your obtaining the Subaship, I am greatly pleased therewith ; God grant you prosperity. I was no servant to the Nabob Surajah Dowlat, but was servant to the Subah. I am now fallen into great troubles. Had you, Sir, been Subadar before, it had never been thus
