"حياة ومراسلات اللواء السير جون مالكوم، قائد فرسان وسام الطُهر، المبعوث السابق إلى بلاد فارس وحاكم بومباي؛ من رسائل ومذكرات غير منشورة. في مجلّدين. المجلد II." [‎٢‎٣‎٠] (٦٥٤/٢٤٧)

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THE SURRENDER OF THE PEISHWAH.
peace. I continue in excellent Health. Moderation and
exercise are my secrets. When we march, I hunt on
the flank. When we do not march, I rise at daybreak
and hunt over ten or twelve miles of country. I have
famous horses, and am, you know, very prudent." These
last words are underscored, and intended to be taken in
a negative sense. He needed good horses, for he rode
fifteen stone, and he rode hard; and was only prudent in
asmuch as that he rode well, and seldom contrived to
hurt himself.
At this time Malcolm was in pursuit of Jeswunt Eao
Bhao, who had fled into Mewar. Thither Malcolm
follow ed him, sent a summons to him to surrender, on
pain of being declared a freebooter. On the lltli of
February, the chief intimated his intention to place
himself under Malcolm's protection, and on the 14th he
appeared in the General's camp. His arrival was wel
comed with great joy by Malcolm, who wrote on the
15th:
This is my lucky year. Jeswunt Rao Bhao, a rebellious
laudatory of Scindiah, who had provoked an attack, had fled
into cwau I followed him, and he yesterday saved me further
trou e by coming into my camp, and surrendering himself. I
expect uireem, the chief of the Pindarrees (or at least coequal
with Cneetoo), will do the same to-morrow."
Being in the vicinity of Chittore, he rode over to see
a p ace sui rounded with so many historical associations,
an on his return wrote the following account of it to
his wife: 6
I left my corps this morning to come twenty miles to see this
ce e lated foitiess of Chittore, once before despoiled by Maho-
me an conqueiois, the seat of Hindoo glory. It stands on a
11 ^ 1 r e ^ ac ^ e< ^ which lies north and south, is between four
anc \c miles long, and apparently (for I have not yet examined