'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.' [‎167] (192/342)

FORSTER’S TRAVELS,
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maintain their D.uab poiTefiions, they fell to the Vizier without re-
fiftance. A large divifion of the country which he acquired in
this campaign, had pertained to Ahmed Khan Bungufh, the late
chief of Furruckabad, who was fucceeded by his adopted fbn,
Muzzuffer Jung; a youth, whom the Mahrattas foon dripped of
his mod valuable dill rids. The Vizier, to induce the neutrality of
the Patans of Furruckabad, during his Duab expedition, promifed
in the event of the Mahrattah expulfion, to redore to Muzzuffer
Jung all the territory that had been podeded by Ahmed Knan.
That the conduct of an Indian prince, in purfuit of a favourite
objed, or in the gratification of his ambition, may be fpecidcally
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viewed, I will infert the Vizier’s treaty with Muzzuffer Jung, in
which is feen a folemn protedation made to God, the-mod endear
ing terms of frienddiip and affedion pledged to man, boldly ufed
as the indruments of treachery and diOionour. The ceremony of
an oath is edeemed amongd the prefeilt race of Mahometans, a
iliallow trite artifice, and is omy adopted by thofe, who, from a
want of dronger refource, are driven to the necdlity of adopting
iecondary aids.
The treaty fets forth, <c That in confequence of the friend-
ft fhip, that has for a long time fubiided between MuzzuiTer Jung,
(t and my ancedors, and me, I have adopted him for my child.
“ By the grace of God, I will do whatever may be for his good
£i or advantage, I will coniider his bufinefs, his friends, and his
enemies, as mine > and until our lad breath, we engage for our-
‘‘ fdves.
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