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WHILST these events were passing in the southern parts of the Decan, others of great consequence to the interests of the French nation, happened at Golcondah, and in the northern provinces of the Soubahship.

Notwithstanding the death of Ghazi-o-din Khan, which happened in October, 1752, the Morattoe generals, Balagerow and Ragogee Bonsola, continued the war against Sallabadjing and Mr. Bussy, who, as in the preceding year, marched westward towards the country of Balagerow; he as before, began to burn his own villages, and the Morattoe cavalry in several skirmishes, were repulsed with slaughter by the French troops and artillery. These losses soon induced Balagerow to make proposals of peace, which was concluded about the middle of November at Calberga, a considerable town and fortress about 50 miles west of Beder; Sallabadjing giving up to Balagerow several districts near Brampoor, in exchange for others in the neighbourhood of Aurengabad, which had been given to him by Ghazi-o-din Khan. As soon as this peace was ratified, Balagerow returned with his part of the army to Poni, and Ragogee Bonsola with his towards Nagpore, the capital of his estates, about 350 miles north-east of Aurengabad, in the middle of the province of Berar.

Mr. Bussy having brought the Soubah's affairs to this state of apparent tranquillity, asked and obtained the province of Condavir, adjoining to the territory of Masulipatnam, of which the French company were already in possession; but Condavir was far less than the extent of his views, and he was meditating much greater requests; when they were interrupted by a renewal of hostibties with Ragogee Bonsola, who resenting that Sallabadjing had not consented to several