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GEORGE, December, 1750 AT A CONSULTATION Present, T1:iomas Saunders Esqr, Governor President, Richard Starke, Charles Boddam · Henry.
, Governour of Bombay acquainting him that Nana", the Moratta Head General (and in reality the Acting Man, the Sou Rajah being little more than a Cypher) had lately sent a Vakeel to him desiring his All yance and Assistance and promising in return to grant us all our Privileges and at the same time informs him that his Master had join'd Gazedy Cawn with a considerable Body ·of Morattas to escort him to Aurungabad inorder to take charge of the Deccan Country, to which Government the Mogul had appointed him and that Gauzedy Cawn had d-sir'd him to write to us to assist Mahmoed Ally Cawn.
which Paper of this Kind are usually worded, and to this may be added that from m:any recent 'Instances we areconvinc'd that Counterfieting is held no Crime at pondi• cherry when any extraordinary Difficulties are to be remov'd, Mr Dupliex we imagine concludes, and very justly that if he could induce us to· credit his Assertion that this Phirmaund actually came from the Mogul, we should withdraw our Assistance from Mahmoed 'Ally Cawn which would not only relieve him from his present Perplexities but give him an Opportunity of accomplishing his ambitious Views; But as for the afore, , mentione'd Reasons we cannot think this Phirmaund really came from Court, where we have good Grounds to think Salabat Jung and his Friends Interest is not very powerful, It is unanimously Resolved to continue our Operations with Vigour, and assist the Nabob to regain his lost Dominions, and that Captain Clive proceed in Execution of the Plan against Saudet Bander Fort.