Three Frenchmen in Bengal by Samuel Charles Hill

Author:Samuel Charles Hill [Hill, Samuel Charles]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781340834623
Google: nanujwEACAAJ
Publisher: Creative Media Partners, LLC
Published: 2015-08-31T03:14:36+00:00

The English now tried to win over the French soldiers, and had some success, for many of them were deserters from the British forces, and they quickly saw how precarious was the shelter which Law could afford them; but the Nawab could not be persuaded to force Law to surrender, and, though he agreed to leave the country, Law declared he would not do even that unless he received passports and money. On the 8th of April he received passports, and was promised that if he would go to Phulbari, near Patna, he should there receive all he wanted. He was allowed four or five days to make his preparations.

"I profited by this interval to persuade the only man

who dared speak for us to got to action. This was the Nazir

Dalal, a man of no importance, but at the same time a man

in whom the Nawab appeared to have some confidence. As

he was constantly at the Factory, I had opportunities of telling

him many things of particular interest to the Nawab, and I

believed that by politeness and presents I had brought him

over to our interests. A little later, however, I learned that

he received quite as much from the English as from us. He

told the Nawab all that he learned from me, viz. the views

of the English and of the Seths, and the risk he himself was

running, and he brought to his notice that the English were

steadily increasing their garrison at Cossimbazar by bringing

up soldiers who pretended they were deserters and wished to

pass over to the Trench. By this trick, indeed, many soldiers

had passed through the Moorish camp without being stopped.

There was also talk of an English fleet preparing to come up

and waiting only for the Nawab's permission. The Nazir

Dalal represented to him that the trading boats might be

loaded with ammunition, and that they ought to be strictly

searched, and the casks and barrels opened, as guns and

mortars might be found in them. The Nawab opened his

eyes at information of this kind, and promptly sent the Nazir

Dalal to tell me not to leave. This order came on the 10th

of April. I accordingly passed my garrison in review before

the Nawab's agent, and a statement showing the monthly

pay of each officer and soldier was sent to the Nawab, who

promised to pay them accordingly."

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