ited rider, leaving all his
guards behind him, and rode before them into the middle of Fyzabad.
There is some more evidence to the same purpose in answer to the
question put next to that which I read before.

"_Q._ When you did hear of the rebellion, did not you understand it to
have been alleged that one object of it was to dethrone the Nabob
himself, as well as to extirpate the English?--_A._ I understood that
the intention of the princesses, the Begums, was to extirpate the
English troops out of the country and out of those dominions, and
likewise to depose her son, and set another son, who seems to have been
a greater favorite of that family, upon the throne, in the room of the
present Nabob; and that son's name is Saadut Ali. I have only heard this
from report. I have no other knowledge but mere report. I understood
from the report, she was to extirpate the English, and depose her son
who is now upon the throne.--_Q._ Was it after or before the seizing of
the treasures, that you heard a circumstantial account of the supposed
object of the rebellion?--_A._ The report was more general after the
seizing of the treasures; but yet there were reports prevailing in the
neighborhood that our troops were sent there in consequence of the
charge that was made by Colonel Hannay and some of his officers of
rebellion existing then at Fyzabad, or having existed, I cannot rightly
say which.--_Q._ Was that report after the order for the troops to march
to Fyzabad?--_A._ It was more general, it was very general then when the
troops did march there, and more general after the seizing of the
treasures.--_Q._ When did the troops first march?--_A._ It was some time
in the month of January, I believe, in the year 1782.--_Q._ While you
was with the Nabob in passing from Lucknow to Chunar, and while you was
with him or the army returning from Chunar, did you then, out of the
whole army, regular or irregular, ever hear of any report of the Begums
being in rebellion?--_A._ No, I do not recollect I ever did.--_Q. (Upon
cross-examination.)_ Do you recollect at what time in August, 1781, you
left Lucknow to proceed with the Nabob to Chunar?--_A._ No, I cannot
rightly mention the date: all that I know is this, that I accompanied
the Nabob, Mr. Middleton, and his attendants, all the way from Lucknow
to Chunargur. I really cannot recollect; I have no notes, and it is so
distant a time since that I do not recollect the particulars of the
month or t