'A Journey from Bengal to England, through the Northern part of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, and Persia, and into Russia, by the Caspian-Sea. By George Forster. In the Civil Service of the Honourable the East-India Company in Two Volumes. Vol. I.' [‎158] (183/342)

'FORSTER’S TRAVELS.
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Ten battalions of fepoys, including officers of 10,000
every rank, — .—
The Nujjeeb regiment of matchlock-men, 5,000
A corps of artillery, not to exceed — 500
Irregulars, not to be clothed, difciplined, or
armed, after the manner of the Englilh fepoys,
.or Nujjeeb regiment, — _ 9,500
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The Vizier confidered this reftri&ion as no lefs unjud, than it
was difgraceful to him j but, incapable of avowedly oppofing the re-
quifition of fuch powerful and jealous allies, he refolved to execute
his plans with more addrefs, though without any effential deviation
from the objedl that biaffed all his aftions : and it is a well known
facl, that he did not, in confequence of the treaty of Benares,
difmifs one foldier from his lervice. His proceedings were con
ducted with caution, and he was fuccefsful in procuring, amongfl
the Engliffi themfelves, zealous and able advocates 5 but the Vizier
faw that his ambition and fchemes of aggrandifement, would ever
be encountered by the jealoufy of the Engliffi, whom he now beheld
with mihruft and iclentment $ and knowing the French were the
common enemy of our nation, the Vizier held out many induce
ments to engage their affiitance.
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