$भं अवांछ । ] . अषभ अवश्। o ষে কয়েকদিন জীবিত ছিলেন,—র্তাহাকে আত্মগোপন করিয়া থাকিতে I इहेब्रांझिल !! 事 拿 Zeal proceed to Hostilities 事 事 the priest burnt the houses of worship and dragged the images in derision thro- the town still greater outrages would have been committed when I found it my duty to remain no longer inactive. With $o seapoys to-wards the close of evening I marched to the place where the mob was assembled who retired at my approach from thence to the house where Iwas told the Ringleaders had met ; it was situated upon the top of a Hill, I myself marched at the Head of the seapoys upon my arrival at the summit I found a small body of men drawn out upon the table completely armed with swords drawn and ready for actions. These were of the priest tribe who hold large portions of land charity from Government and were surrounded by their dependents likewise armed : here I ordered the seapoys to halt and attended only with my jemander of seapoys I advanced expostulated with thema respecting their mode of conduct but they were deaf to * words. I told them that a disturbance happened of the * nature that I presented myself before *not as an enemy but as amediatar and *for the present * requested of them to lay aside their arms and * order that a proper investigation might place ; their anvser was short. we are not * dogs of Ferengies to obey their orders saying ** of the Ringleaders advance and made a blow at * with *Tulwar this the jemander fortunately * the second blow brought my jemander to the ground, when the seapoys in the rear pushed forward the unfortunate men mad with enthusiatic zeal now throw themselves * upon the detachment sword in hand and before they were finally overcome desparately wounded twelve of my men. Here the disturbance ended and altho two day's of festival still remain I see no prospect of its renewal for those People who were of the most turbulent disposition are no mare, four of them fell in the action and I am happy to find that few or none but these desparadoes have suffered— As am fully concious of having acted with the greatest * at the same time with coolness and moderation during course of this unhappy disturbance I flatter myself my conduct will not meet your disappro bation- 聊 == I have the honour to be, with the greatist Sylhet respect, Honorable sir and Gentleman, December 14th, 1782. your most obthumble servant-R.L.”
