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Despite these efforts, the British remained wary of the [[Marathas]], suspecting their intentions and fearing further raids into Bengal. This led them to devise a plan to expel the Marathas from Orissa. They proposed that Nawab [[Mir Qasim]] lead an expedition into Orissa, with British support. The Nawab would cover the expedition's costs and assign part of the revenue from Cuttack to the British to cover these expenses. Initially, the Nawab agreed to this plan, and a British force under Ellis was prepared to march. However, the Nawab later reconsidered and declined to bear the financial burden, causing the plan to fall through. | Despite these efforts, the British remained wary of the [[Marathas]], suspecting their intentions and fearing further raids into Bengal. This led them to devise a plan to expel the Marathas from Orissa. They proposed that Nawab [[Mir Qasim]] lead an expedition into Orissa, with British support. The Nawab would cover the expedition's costs and assign part of the revenue from Cuttack to the British to cover these expenses. Initially, the Nawab agreed to this plan, and a British force under Ellis was prepared to march. However, the Nawab later reconsidered and declined to bear the financial burden, causing the plan to fall through. | ||
==Peace with Marathas== | |||
British efforts to expel the [[Marathas]] had significantly angered Sheo Bhatt. In 1763, a conflict arose between Mir Qasim and the British over demands for preferential trade terms. Sheo Bhatt corresponded with Mir Qasim, who claimed he had already defeated the British and urged Sheo Bhatt to collaborate with him to collect the chauth. Mir Qasim also sent Sheo Bhatt a sanad for Jaleswar and Midnapur, prompting Sheo Bhatt to send Bhaskar Pandit and Buli Khan to assist [[Mir Qasim]]. | |||
Alarmed by the situation, the British dispatched Aga Muhammad Ali and Ghulam Mustafa Munshi to the Marathas, promising to address the chauth payments if they refrained from supporting Mir Qasim. This assurance was confirmed by Vansittart, the British Governor of [[Bengal]], who wrote to Sheo Bhatt, promising to settle all arrears of chauth if the Maratha forces did not join Mir Qasim's troops. Convinced, Sheo Bhatt ceased his support for [[Mir Qasim]]. Following the British victory over [[Mir Qasim]], Sheo Bhatt congratulated them, hoping that a closer relationship would lead to a resolution of the chauth issue. However, he was unable to secure a settlement with the British during his tenure as governor. | |||