"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." [‎٢‎٣‎٩] (٦٥٤/٢٥٦)

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ranee eould misinterpret. Low was, therefore, now
instrncted to intimate to the Peishwah that, although he
could never again be restored to sovereignty, and never
allowed to reside in the Deecan, his safety, if he would
throw himself upon the protection of the British, should
be guaranteed ; that he should be treated with respect;
that he should enjoy personal liberty, and be allowed as
much latitude in the choice of his future place of resi
dence as might be deemed compatible with the general
peace of India. It was to be intimated also to the
Peishwah that Sir John Malcolm was advancing to
Mundlasir, and that if the Prince, detaching himself
from his followers, with the exception only of his family
and immediate personal adherents, would advance to
that place, the English General would visit his camp
unattended, and there negotiate the terms of his sur
render.
Lieutenant Low started, accompanied by Lieutenant
Macdonald, another of Malcolm's political assistants; and
the General then, making such a disposition of his troops
as would enable him completely to surround the Peish-
wah's position, and prevent all hope of escape, prepared
to move down to the banks of the Taptee river. But
new perplexities which arose in this conjuncture required
new diplomatic counsels and new military combinations.
Whilst Malcolm was concerting his measures to compel
the surrender of the Peishwah, intelligence came into his
camp to the effect that Appa-Sahib, the Rajah of Berar,
who had been placed in mild restraint at Nagpoor, had
escaped. It was felt that this event might unsettle the
mind of Badjee Rao, raise new hopes in his breast, and
prevent the peaceable settlement which Malcolm had so
much at heart. It would have been easy to beat him in
the field, and, if he were not slain in battle, to seize his
person, and to carry him a prisoner to Calcutta. But