262 THE KING AND THE REBEL TROOPS. replied that this sum of money was not sufficient. On this His Majesty offered to give one hundred and one gold mohurs which he had received from Bareilly as a nurzur but the Soubahdars returned the same answer as before. At last His Majesty said to them that they might take the jewels of the Begum (or the King's wife of the highest rank); and, having said this, he took up a small embroidered carpet which was spread under his chair and threw it down before them. After this all the officers of rank -His Majesty's servants-shed tears, and took the Soubahdars away from his presence. The fact is, that great altercations and disputes are going on about the pay of the rebel troops; if this state of the pay-question continues, God alone can protect the city and the Palace. Yesterday, the first half of the night, the Delhi rebel troops remained present in the Morcha as guards. For the last half of the night the Neemuch troops were sent to relieve them, but the Delhi troops said that they would not suffer the fugitivesthat is, the Neemuch troops that had fled away from the battlefield near Nujufghurh-to relieve them. This altercation continued for about two hours, and at last they came from words to blows, and blood was shed on both sides. The Bareilly troops, having heard this, sent some regiments and Sowars from amongst themselves to the scene of quarrel; they stopped the contending parties from fighting any more, separated them from each other, and sent their own troops to the Morcha. The Chief of Bullubghur has sent a petition to the King, stating that with His Majesty's favour he has established Mohurram Sabells (or shops in streets, wherein sherbet vessels are laid on benches for the use of all Mahomedans who may feel thirst on the way in the month of Mohurram) with great pomp; that he has embraced the Mahomedan religion, and has become a disciple of Mezamoodeen, son of Ralai Sahub, and that he will shortly arrive in Delhi and will eat the food remaining on the King's table after the dinner is over. From a trustworthy letter it appears that the Maharajah of Gwalior has taken three regiments of Native Infantry, and some cavalry corps from the Moorar cantonments at Gwalior, into his own service. In consequence of the inundation of the Chumbal, the intended |