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if he were at open war; and all hie stain& Spoke
of his declaring spinet us as an eveut in Which
nothing was uncertain but the time.
The effect of our withdrawing was to encourage
the Peishwah's people, who plundered our canton-
ments without any obstruction from their own Go-
vernment, and also talked openly of the impending
destruction of our detachment. Au officer on his
road to Bombay, was ship attacked, wounded and
Pndered, in open day, about two miles from
na, and as far from the Residency ; and the
language of the PeipliWah's Ministers was that of
perfect est eat and disregard. Ilia Highness
also coutin=posh his troops up towards ours,
sa If in 'defiance; it was announced that lie itt-
tieudedlis form • camp between our old cartoo-
ns's* and oar new position. and V.01)0, or 1,00
bone visaed down for illepOrpose. do this I sent
• 6•••••09_ hegginetlislt the motives of our move-
ment *reit bet be aiscoustrued, but that 'the
Pasha might forbid these aggressions; at the
same time eansoncing, that if any troop' attempt-
ed to mem ou as, as in our old position, we +mild
be obliged to treat them as enemies. The Feist).
web replied by a promise to restrain his troops.
On hearing the first intelligence of the prepare-
tions ou our cantonments, and of our intended re-
moval to Kirby, General Setith, *holed been pre-
pared for a rupture on the Peishwah's part, came&
hided his force on Tooltumba, recalling his detach.
tarots from the °hams; he likewise ordered the
light battalion, which was en its route to join him,
to return to Seroor. These proceedings having at-
tracted the Peishwah's notice, and being likely to
bring on a crisis, which indeed was rapidly ap.
proaching of itself, I wtote on the day before yew'
terday, to order the light battalion, and 1.000 of
the auxiliary horse that were at Seroor, to march to
POOlll. They had made one ordinary march of
11 miles, when the intelligence of their approach
reached the Peishwah; his troops immediately got
under arms, and all sorts of preparations were made
in the city. This sort of agitation was by no means
uncommon for the last ten dye. and I therefore
merely sent it swag, to ioquire the cause, with-
out making any corresponding preparations. The
answer brought by the Peishwith's 'lackeyl at the
Residesicy was, that our line at Kirky had been
under arms from day-break till Mit-rise (which I
found had been the case), and that his Highness
was making corresponding preparations. I sent to
say. that from the distance of Kirky, I was not ac-
quainted with the circumstance—that the 'racked
saw there were no preparations even for defence at
the Residency-sod that be might assure his High-
ness that there should be none in camp. The
mackeel then assured met that the Peishwah would
immediately discontinue all his preparations. He
went into the city to deliver my menage, and we
remained quiet, although a battalion of Gokla's
took up ground between the Residency and the
cantonment, at the distance of half a mile from each
place.
At length the tracker] returned with Wittojee
Naiek Gykwar, an immediate servant of the Peish-
with's. who said that his Highness had heard of the
approach of General Smith, and the near arrival of
the battalion from Seroor; that this was the third
time that we had assembled troops at Poona; and
the last time we hod surrounded the city. His
Highness, therefore. was determined to bring things
to an early settlement. His Highness desired that
the European regiment should be mot away, and
the motive brigade /*doted to its usual strength i
that our cantonments should be removed to a place
to be pointed out by his Highness ; that the Rai.
deuey might eetnein; and tio these terms his High-
DM would maininin his frieodship with the Sri-
tish Government; otherwise, that his Highness was
actually mounted, and would repair to some dia.
tance from Poona. to which place he would Dever
Worn until his terms were complied with. I re-
plied, that I believed Gemmel Smith was still at
Tooltumba; that Use battalion was certainly corn-
log in ; and that the great assembly of troops by his
tlightiees, .tad the positions they occupied, were
sufficient reasons for my wishing to strengthen
the brigade ; but that I could assure his Highness
that it was brought oo with no design of attacking
him, and he must do Me the justice to own that
none of the former proceedingsi against hi. High-
mem, of which he had comp were under-
taken without full notice to his Highoens ; that it
was oat of my power to withdraw the troops; sad
that his Highness was not entitled by any engage-
ment to demand it; that, oo the contrary. he
had promised to send his troops to the frontier, and
that he ought to fulfil his promise, which would
remove every ground of disagreement. Wittojee
Naiek then began to talk in a style of complaint
and menace, adverted to the former dispute., in
which he said the Peishwah had given way merely
from friendship fbr the Companyi and asked
use if I imagined that his Highness was not a match
for us on the day when Poona was surrounded?
Ile then repeated his message, and desired a cate-
gorical answer. I replied as before ; and asked
him if I was to understand that when his Higbuess
quitted Poona I was to consider him at war? Wit-
Ittive Naick said he had no message on that head,
but that his Highness would square his actions by
core. He was afterwards a great deal more di*.
fleet, for he repeated his demand. declariog, if
did not comply with it. the friendship would not
last. and warning me of the bad egrets of a rap.
lure. I then renewed my asauraoces of °tar wish
fur peace. and said. that if his Highness, moved to
hi. rainy. I should withdraw to camp; that if he
remained quiet, or receded, we should still consider
lino as a friend. and should be tyrantl not to cross
the river that separates our Cle6ll from the town; but
that if his troops adiranced towards ours/ we should
be obliged to attack them. Immediately after Wit-
tojee Naiek quitted me the Peishwah left the town,
and withdrew to Parblitty. and within less thee
au hour large bodies or troops began to move in the
direction of our camp, and in such a manner as to cut
off the Residency. 011 the reteipt of Wittojee
Naick'ir message, I had withdrawn a company that
had been left in the old contontbstits ; and as soon
rei it reached the Residency, the detatliment there
marched off camp. keeping a river betvreeu them

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mud the Peishwah's troops,—who wet, nibving in
the some direction. The Residency was mune.
distrly plundered and burned. As the Peislissals's
troops advanced. Lieutenant•Colimel Burr fell in,
astitt very judiciously moved out to meet themok.
He vas joined by the battalion formerly in the
siv‘ali's *entice. from Dispute. As he advanced,