"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." [‎٢‎٨‎٢] (٦٥٤/٢٩٩)

ASSEERGHUR.
In less than the time appointed, he had completed
his work. Ten days had scarcely passed before he was
able to announce that he had accomplished all that he
desired without shedding a drop of blood:
" It will,'' he wrote»to Lord Hastings, "from what I know of
your Lordship's feelings and principles, be a satisfaction to learn
that, in effecting arrangements which have sent to their homes
at least 6000 foreign troops, and brought every subordinate
tributary to a fair settlement with his superior in the countries
west of the Chumbul, not a shot has been fired; and not one that
I have seen or heard of (and I have almost seen or heard all) are
seriously discontented."
Writing to his wife on the 17th of December, he dwelt
delightedly on the success he had achieved :
" I have completely settled a rebellion, at the head of which
there was an impostor, calling himself the legitimate Holkar. All
the troops are dispersed, and all the leaders are taken. The last
threw himself at my feet four days ago. Has by that act escaped
eing hanged; but has been banished the country. I am now
making a circuit of the barren and rugged countries on the eastern
lontier of Guzerat. ihis, my last work, promises to be well over
in a month, when I may boast that all this province is in a state of
tranquillity, and likely to remain so, and that the great object has
been effected with hardly the loss of a life. Two days ago, being
lin b 1 J ^ hh a celebrated chief of the name of Moozuffer, I told him
to leave my camp and proceed to his stronghold, and place him-
se at the head of 2000 men who were at his disposal. 'I will
0 ow I added, ' and show you soon the nature of your
power. Ihe man coolly replied, ' I know my power. Though
ocally considerable, it is nothing compared to yours. Besides,
io bci though I be, I cannot subsist, except by the cultivators of
my country; and such is the reputation which your proceedings
01 the last twelvemonth have given you with that class, and all
t ie peaceable inhabitants of the country, that the sword that is
lawn against you will be weighed to earth by their curses.' "
This letter was written from Bhopawur, which lies to