54 WARS OF THE RAJAHS. [Chap. VI.
Eswarea, besides the usual candles in the chapel: he worshipped (Sri Deva) the blessed god: he dressed himself in yellow, and took his farewell* of the laird and of the ministers.
Then he securely arranged} the guards at the fort: he sat down under the margosa tree at the sally port of the stone gate of the town: he called his troops: and taking with him four hundred trust worthy followers, at noon he caused the Kattuldr gate to be unbolted. He rushed out with speed : he assaulted the battery at the Perfumer’s shop : he fought stoutly : he set the battery on fire; then he attacked the battery at Saint Mallappa’s pagoda which was on the bank; there he slew many: he also burnt down this battery and went straight into the (petta) suburbs; when Balavaut Rac in his camp heard this uproar in the town, he suinmoned some officers and soldiers, (sepoys and sir. dars) and said to them : ‘“‘Gointo the town and attack those who have allied from the fort: chase them again into the fort: and bring me as many as fall into your hands.”
5. Accordingly the [Mahrattas] captains and sepoys, stood ready: they went through the Kuderu gate and when they arrived at Saint Virupaxa’s chapel in the market, [they found that] the men who were in the fort had cleared out the two batteries and were fighting inthe market place. A sharp action took place between them. As many balls and arrows were pouring from the fort, the suburbs being small, the [Marata] troops could not stand their ground : they were broken and fled as far as the Washer’s Green, A furious engagement now took place ; (*) and the corpses lay in heaps. Basavappa’s troops took shelter in the depot} of the Kuderu gate, As it wae now evening the whole of Balavant Rao’ troops retired [into their] own camp.
6. “When Balavant Rao heard all these tidings he exclaimed “What a (small} fort! what a (tout) power! Many lives are lost,” [He] planned to make an assault in the morning. But Bavakhan
- Literally, Spoke: that is utlered his dying words,
t in all thia paragraph, the original uses not verbs but post participles; have ing arrayed, having sat, having called. &e,
(*} Page 48.
- Atl yf araba, 2 magazine.
