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2 ATTACK OK HERAUT.
3 of justice and his skill in administering it ; for his liberality, his affable man-
4 ners, and liis princely magnificence. He \vm also a Great encom as^tir of
5 l^uning and poetry. Perhap.H no Dooraunec has leil a ciiiuactei so geoe-
6 fall J admired.
7 - Xhelto was defended for two moallis after his doalh^
8 on condition that Abdoolteh Khaun's hasSfy and the diie& in the Ibitdiottkl
9 be allowed to reside unmolested either at Qnibul or Peshawer. These terms
10 were strictly observedt and Cashmcer was now oompleteljr reduced under
11 King's authority.
12 The vizier remained in Caahmcer lor some months ai'ter the reduction of
13 the province : but it is now necessary to turn to Uie events which took place
14 in the west during the period of this kmg campaign.
15 The reconciliation between F^itteh Khann and Kyaer was cf no loqg dnia-
16 tton : Khojeh Mahommed retained his ascendancy ; and Futteh Khann
17 retired to Girishk, and onoe more renewed his intrigues with Caunuaun.
18 It might have been expected that this Prince would have been slow to
19 embark in any cnterprize with a pcr^jon who had so lately deceived him j
20 but Cainnraun, brought up amidst re\ okitions, and accustomed to put eveiy
21 thing to hazard, had no hesitation in entering on the projeotheld OOt to hini.
22 He jomed Futtdi Khaun, and, as they advanced towards Osndahar* thegr
23 were met by part of die garrison, while Kyaer fled .into tfae'coontiy of the
24 Belochcs, where he waited for reinforcements from the King.
25 Tlie King was at Pcshawcr when the tiew< of this misfortune reached him.
26 He sent without delay to recall the vizier from Cashmeer; but that minister
27 was unable or unwilling to join him, and he was obliged to command in
28 person against tlie rebels.
29 ' Before he reached Candahar, his troops had been agahi deAafed by Cami-
30 raun, whowasidnlbrcedlijabodf ofsixthonaandm«nfiwnH«M^undet
31 the tottnand of Mullik Gsinstm l^e son of Priiice Feemos.
32 That force was, however, soon recalled to Ueraut bjr an attack of the
33 Persians ; Canmrann fled, the King entered Candahar 1ine||ipaaed« and
34 Futteh Khaun was soon after pi cvuiled on to join him.
35 The attack of the Persians which recalled Mullik Caub-im, liad been
36 brought on by an ofi^sive operation of Feerooz Oodeeus, ai)d iiad bceu
37 forsome time Hireatened; yet ao secure was FBeiOQc» that he sent hii beat
38 troops to the assiatanoe'cf 'Caumraun/ and made -no pr^mrations fiyr his own
39 defence till the Persians were assembled in great; Ibice within a short- distance
40 of his city. Ue then found- his force confined- to*fleven fauodied Doaravnecs
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