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 TRIUMPH OP THE ALLIES. 239 greatest prize was the province of the Karnatik secured c ^ p - to them by this victory. Of this they obtained an im- mediate gage in Ark at, the capital, which they occupied 1749. the next day. In this battle the French lost 12 men killed and 63 wounded. About 300 of their sipahis were killed and wounded.* The earliest act of Muzaffar Jang 011 his arrival at Arkat was to proclaim himself Subadar of the Dakhan, and to nominate Chanda Sahib Nawwab of the Karna- tik. f Having secured the surrounding country by means of flying parties, the two governors proceeded to Pondichery, Muzaffar Jang to acknowledge the aid he had received, Chanda Sahib to pour out his thanks for the protection, which, for so many years, and under such trying circumstances, the French governor had afforded to his family. They were received with the greatest pomp and ceremony. No one knew better than Dupleix the effect of display upon the Oriental mind. He took care, however, that accompanying the glitter of outward show there should be a simultaneous exhibition of that material power which, more than any other, is in Asia capable of insuring respect. The defences which had defied the English were dressed out for the occasion ; the European troops, whose superiority had been proved at St. Thome and Ambur, were conspicuously drawn up, the ships in the harbour displayed their brightest flags. No artifice was omitted to impress upon the minds of his guests, that the pomp and ceremony of their reception were but the natural consequence of a wealth and influence based upon a power that nothing in the South of India could resist. The effect was all that he could wish. Muzaffar Jang was captivated by French Troops after the battle with to acknowledge him as Nawwab, was 75,000 rupees, and M. d'Auteuil with the Governor of Fort St. David, land worth 4,000 rupees per annum. Mr. Floyer. — Me moire pour Dwpleix^ — Dupleix. p. 46. t One of the first to congratulate
 * Chanda Sahib presented the Chanda Sahib on his elevation, and