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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Reports from Bombay and Madrass detail Schach Nadir's (Thomas Kouli Kan) manifesto against the Great Mogul and his military progress: subduing Cabull and Jullabad, crossing River Catat, entering Pishaws, defeating Mogul forces, alarming Delhi, and advancing toward Lahore or already at Delhi. Mogul orders Vizir Nizam Moll Molla to muster 300,000 horse.
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By the Ships arrived this Year from Bombay, we have the following authentick Copy of Thomas Kouli Kan, now Schach Nadir, his Manifesto or Declaration against the Great Mogul. Translated from the Persian.
My Will tends to remain in Peace, but the Divine Will allots War in these Parts, by which I see myself engaged in great Confusion and Alarms.
In the wide Sea of this perishable World, I seem, as it were, mounted on the Back of an Allegator, from which I am not without Fear of being overset, and going down to the Bottom.
This is called by the Indians a destroying Humility.
Since the Report of the above Manifesto, we have received by the Ships from Madrass, the following Account of his Progress against the Mogul.
Schach Nadir having subdued two great Cities, one called Cabull and the other Jullabad, and since pass'd the River Catat, has enter'd the City Pishaws, and there pitch'd his Camp, where he also had an Encounter with a very powerful Army from the Mogul, which he defeated; whereupon he, with his great Men at Delhi, are much alarm'd. He has since order'd Nizam Moll Molla, his Vizir, to summon in the Nobility, with 300,000 Horse: to meet Schach Nadir; and Advices received since say, that before this Moorsh Army can meet Schach Nadir, he may have taken another City called Lahore, other Letters say he is already at Delhi.
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defeated a powerful mogul army at pishaws; mogul alarmed, ordered 300,000 horse; advancing to take lahore or already at delhi.
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Schach Nadir issued a manifesto against the Great Mogul. He subdued Cabull and Jullabad, passed River Catat, entered Pishaws, pitched camp, and defeated a powerful Mogul army there. The Mogul, alarmed, ordered Vizir Nizam Moll Molla to summon nobility with 300,000 horse. Advices indicate he may take Lahore or is already at Delhi.