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NYM(L.781.009
17 Aug 1781:11 (103)
[London]. . . One of the private letters brought with the
public dispatches from India, gave some description of the
army of the famous Heyder Ali. . . Near the Palanquin from
which Heyder Ali alighted, stood six state elephants most
splendidly cloathed with houdars, and also bearing flags and
kettle drums. . . The Khans then presented him with golden
Mohurs; and a kind of song or poem, panegyrising the virtues
of the hero, was then chanted, attended by a band of music.
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