1 $eO nUKCB 8HDM PBOCLAHIED JKna . Cteam
2 pendence, his spirit remains unbroken, and his activity undiminished. He
3 n acknoirledged on hands to b* a BMm.flf talattia ■and coorage i and by hit
4 own adbemitai he is greatly Moved. He att^riiea iiii fillofim bgr the moet
5 pioftNe VbenHtyi and tiie utaMMt laadl^ of diaeiplineb Aa lie it anreetnioad
6 by principle, and accustomed to mdden reverses, he emplojrs the opportunitice
7 that fortune throws in his way, without discretion or moderation, to enrich his
8 adherents and qratify their passions and his own. Thoup'h excessively
9 addicted to w irx , he never remits his vigilance over the interests of his
10 party j or it iie dues, ius neglect is compensated by the promptitude of his
11 leeolationii and faia vigor and dednm m egeenting then* In hie paieon ha
12 ie laid to be tall and very handeomej tboiq^ lalihar tilin : bis mennen' are
13 genda and modeirt, and form a etroi^ eonmit to hit oonduct* wiiich ie
14 equally exonptfiom the influence of shame, fear, and con^M^cm.
15 There were many otlier chiefs at the court of Mahmood, who enjoved n
16 less share ol power derived from their birtli or talents ; or more frequently
17 from ikvour and from their tried attachment to tiie ruling party. In the
18 licence of this reign, each of tfaeee was able to indtdge Us rapacity and
19 latiaia his private enmitiee without any reetnuat, encoept-siich ae was Imposed
20 by fte passioas of his rivals. TbeittnMstlieentioiienasapsemdtodamoqgtlie
21 soldiery, on whom the court relied; and fipoDi the constant distiurbanom
22 which lasted till Mahmood's deposition, his reign more resembled the tem-
23 porary success of a military advanturer Uian the establishmoDt of a r^^uiar
24 government.
25 . Mahmood's government was now fully established in the capital, but the
26 fiorinom wave as yet by no meeae mider bis anlJunly
27 . . Heiant had been given vqp to hie brother Faroes^ wbo ackaeviria^ged
28 Mahmood ior King^ but gowenied Hennt exactly ea if he bed been inde-
29 pendent*.
30 The north-eastern tribes still held out for Zemann. The other proWncea
31 prnhab]y \vaited the final settlement of the diyute Hor the.crowD, without
32 declaring lor either party.
33 The principal opponent to Mahmood who now remained, was Prince
34 fifanja Od MboU^ the Ihll bratfaer of Sheuh Zamenn. This piince> tben
35 about twenty yeem of age^ had been left at Feshawer with a small party of
36 guards. Sliauh Zemaun's BuaSfyf and almost all the jewels and other pto*
37 pcrty Ot the crown had been committed to his charge. After the first panic
38 thnt followed his brother's defeat, he took the resolution to proclaim himself
39 Kin^ and prepare for a regular contest with the usurper. He accordingly
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