Item CR9/21/17 - Letter from Harkara Rang La'l to Lord Clive.

News report from the Camp of the Prince. -- One munshi and two harkaras belonging to Shitab Rae are present in the camp of the Prince. Two other men of Shitab Rae are with the French forces. Four men belonging to Rajah Ram are also in the service of the French. Two of these men were caught while sleeping; the other two are still there. A letter from Rajah Dulabha Ram addressed to Khudadad Khan was received here; a reply has been sent. Rajah Ram, Narayan Singh, Mathra Mall, etc. present news reports to the Prince which they receive from their men in Bengal. A bank draft of twelve thousand rupees addressed to the French was received at Benares from Azimabad. This was forwarded to Chatarpore but the French had left that place thirteen days ago so the bank draft was returned to Benares. -- Here no one trusts people from Bengal. We have to do everything with great care and cleverness. Two of my men are in the camp of Pihalvan Singh and other two are with Khudaddad Khan in Benares; two other are in the Camp of Monsieur Lally; fourteen other are present in the camp of the Prince. Thirteen, including a chef, are with me. As it all involves many expenses I will be coming to see you in a few days to discuss this. I hope you have read my earlier petitions in this respect. At present Chatu Babu and Bhaghari Harkara of Mathra Mall are in Benares and Himmat Singh who was with the French with four of his men has left Benares for Calcutta. A Bengali man, called Khvajah Pitrus belonging to the Tate tribe and an inhabitant of Hujrah, who was employed by the messenger of Torimall and who was sent to the French camp will be returning soon.