They offered it first to the Dutch and then to the English, but the dangerous gift was refused by both.

Finally they made it over to the Peishwa by agreement.[1] While these things were going on, the _Antelope_, gallivat, fell a prey to the Coolee rovers of Sultanpore.

Through the treachery of the pilot it was run ashore.

The crew defended themselves gallantly, but in the course of the action the ship blew up, and ten Europeans, two sepoys, and two lascars were killed.
In view of the losses he had sustained, Sumbhajee Angria now tried to patch up a peace with Bombay.

In order to test his sincerity, he was required, as a preliminary step, to restore the English prisoners he held.
Just then he scored a success against the Portuguese, from whom he captured two fine grabs and a convoy; so the negotiation came to a standstill.