The Water In The Country Where They Were, Became
Quite Insufficient For The Consumption Of So Vast A Multitude, With All
Their Horses, Elephants, Camels, And Draught Cattle, Insomuch That A
Mussock Of Water Was Sold In Camp For A Rupee, And All Kinds Of
Victuals Were Sold Excessively Dear.
The army of the King of Deccan
spoiled the whole country around, and getting between the Moguls and
their
Supplies from Guzerat and Boorhanpoor, prevented the arrival of
any provisions at the camp, daily vexing them with perpetual and
successful skirmishes, and by cutting off all foraging parties and
detachments; so that the whole army was in imminent danger, and was only
extricated by a speedy retreat to Boorhanpoor; at their return to which
they did not muster above 30,000 horse, having lost an infinite number
of elephants, camels, and other cattle, that had died for want of forage
and water.
This month also, news came of the sacking of a great city called Putana
in the Purrop,[241] and the surprisal of its castle, where a
considerable treasure belonging to the king was deposited, the citizens
having fled without making any resistance. But the successful insurgent
was almost immediately besieged and taken in the castle by a
neighbouring great omrah; and on the return of the fugitive citizens, he
sent twelve of their chiefs to the king, who caused them to be shaven,
and to be carried on asses through the streets of Agra in the garb of
women, and it is said that next day they were beheaded.
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