"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." [‎٢‎٦‎٩] (٦٥٤/٢٨٦)

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he clearly saw that the time was close at hand when,
only by the interposition of his own troops, a positive
danger could be averted. Still tenacious of his dignity
—still eager to make a show of power—Badjee Rao had
declared that all would be well, and that he could manage
his adherents. But at noon, on the 9th of June, a mes
senger entered the English camp, and announced that
the Peish wah's tent was surrounded by his mutinous
soldiery, clamorously demanding their arrears of pay,
and threatening to resort to acts of violence if their claims
were not promptly satisfied.
Though the main body of Malcolm's troops had
marched as usual in the morning, he had kept in the
rear, under the belief that their services would be re
quired, a detachment consisting of a regiment of cavalry,
a battalion of infantry, some guns, and about six hundred
irregular horse. They were ready to act in a moment
against the mutineers; but Badjee Rao still declared that
he could induce, by promises of payment, the refractory
troops to march towards their homes, and implored Mal
colm not "to attack them lest they should sacrifice his
life to their resentment. For seven hours, therefore, the
British troops were kept under arms, but inactive. Still
the turmoil was unabated; still the language of the chief
mutineers was loud and defiant. So Malcolm sent an
express to recall the troops which had marched in the
morning, and in the mean while exhorted the Peishwah,
who was in an extreme state of alarm, to compose him
self during the night, for that next day he would as
suredly be relieved from the danger which then threat
ened him. At the same time, Malcolm sent messages to
the chiefs of the mutineers, warning them of the certain
destruction they would bring upon themselves by com
mitting any acts of violence; but promising them on
the other hand, that if they would depart in peace, the
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