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Rh about this place, informed the Rana, that they acended the fort in the night, and found the Chokeedars aleep; and offered, if encouraged by a ufficient pecuniary recompene, to lead his troops to the very pot from whence they climbed up, promiing alo their aitance, by fixing ladders to help them to mount; but the Rana, through want of confidence in his troops, declined the enterprie.

Captain Popham, one of the Englih Officers, having procured ome intelligence of the propoal made to the Rana, requeted of him, to end thoe men to him: they accordingly came, through the hope of reward, and went to the appointed place, with