My memoirs are much more certain with respect to the affairs of Hindostan, and the Capital of the Empire. S8r8dj-mull the Prince, Djatt, was unwilling to submit to Nedjib-ed-döwlah, whom the Abdali-king had appointed guardian of the young Prince Djuvan-baqht, as well as Regent of the Empire, until Shah-aalem himself should be arrived from Azim-abad. Sensible of the weakness of the Empire, he resolved to benefit by it at any rate, notwithstanding the dreadful chastisement that had been inflicted under his very eyes upon the Marhattas, and he opened a negotiation for that purpose with the Governor of the castle of Acber-abad. Without reflecting on the conse­quence of his action, he engaged him, under promise of a large sum of money, to deliver that citadel to him. And thus a Hindoo and a Djatt became the master of one of the two Capitals of Hindostan, that is of a mighty city where the Babrian Emperors had been these many ages hoarding up their treasures, stores, and precious fortune.

END OF THE SIXTEENTH SECTION, AND OF THE THIRD VOLUME.