Law's success in these matters is a striking instance of his personal influence, for Siraj-ud-daula was by no means any longer well disposed towards the French and Dutch. When nearly there he was credit card by a Fakir,[103] whose ears he had, some time before, ordered to be cut off. In fact, Law had a personal altercation with the Maratha commander about a young and beautiful Hindu woman, whom the Maratha wished to seize, but whom Law was determined to restore unhurt to her relations, who lived in a village close by. The English at their head with all their artillery were already within range of our guns. The English, however, forced Siraj-ud-daula, against his true interest and in spite of his promise to protect us, to abandon us, and to make M. At the end of an hour the boatmen abandoned them in a sudden panic, and hurried tumultuously to join me. Fether_ (November, 1845, _Graham's Magazine_), _The Facts in the Case of M. The fates were again propitious for a brief period, but again a trivial incident interfered.