; from which conduct the country will become depopulate. I
am hopeful from your friendship that you will write to all these
gentlemen not to issue orders, &c., to the aumils, and not to send
troops into the mahals of the sircar; and for whatever quantity of
grain, &c., they may want, they will inform me and the Resident, and
we will write it to the aumils, who shall cause it to be sent them
every month, and I will deduct the price of them from the tuncaws:
this will be agreeable both to me and to the ryots."
_A Copy of a subsequent Letter from the Vizier to Rajah Gobind Ram_.
"I some time ago wrote you the particulars of the conduct of the
officers, and now write them again. The officers and gentlemen who
are at Cawnpore, and Futtyghur, and Darunghur, and other places, by
different means act very tyrannically and oppressively towards the
aumils and ryots and inhabitants; and to whomsoever that requires a
dustuck they give it, with their own seal affixed, and send for the
aumils and punish them. If they say anything, the gentlemen make use
of but two words: one,--_That is for the brigade;_ and the
second,--_That is to administer justice_. The particulars of it is
this,--that the byparees will bring their grain from all quarters,
and sell for their livelihood.
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