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History of Gujarát, Volume I, Part I.

Note 12 — a.d. 1760–1819.

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Rághobá in Cambay, 1775.Considerable delay occurred in carrying out the first part of this proposal. First of all Rághobá detained the army at Dumas12 whilst he paid a visit of ceremony to the frequented temple of Bhimpor in the neighbourhood. Then again, the convoy met with contrary winds the whole way up the gulf, and it was not till March 17th that the contingent landed. The Nawáb, accompanied by the British Resident, paid a visit of ceremony and presented nazaránás to Rághobá as a sort of atonement for his previous discourtesy and neglect. The Maráthás, however, knowing that this change of tone was entirely due to the presence and alliance of the Europeans, paid much more attention to the latter than to the Muhammadans.

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