"رحلة من البنغال إلى إنجلترا، عبر الجزء الشمالي من الهند وكشمير وأفغانستان وبلاد فارس وصولاً إلى روسيا مروراً ببحر قزوين. بقلم جورج فورستر. في الخدمة المدنية لشركة الهند الشرقية في مجلّدين. المجلد I." [‎١‎٥‎٧] (٣٤٢/١٨٢)

FORSTER’S TRAVELS.
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been reduced to little more than 5,000 men. The Vizier derived
an effential benefit from the Englifh garrifon, that was Rationed
at Allahabad, which keeping that quarter in awe, relieved him from
the neceffary expence of protedling a frontier country.
In the year 1768, Shujah-ud-Dowlah faw himfelf in the pof-
feffion of a well appointed army, a treafury competent to its
charge, and a fiourifhing productive territory. This quick pro-
grefs, in endeavouring to diffolve the fubordinate connexion into
which he had been forced, and to extend his power, attracted the
notice of Colonel Smith, who was Rationed at Allahabad.—This,
officer reprefented the conduCt of Oude, as dangerous to the in-
tereR of the nation, and demanding an immediate interpofition.V
The council, roufed by this information^ deputed Mefirs. Cartier,
RufTell, and Colonel Smith, to the Vizier, to expoRulate on the
tendency of his military preparations ; which indicated, they ob-
ferved, a want of confidence in their friendfhip and fupport. The
deputies held a conference with the Vizier at Benares, in the'
month of November, 1768 > when after much acrimonious alter
cation, he confented, though with a deep mortification and re-
luCfance, to limit the Rrength of his troops to the following;
number and. denomination >
Cavalry^