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tained by Muhammad Alí, hesitated to advance, and applied for reinforcements, re tiring beyond the Krishna, while the Nizám's general, who had proceeded as far as Adoni on the way to Gútti, Haidar's headquarters, either fearing an encounter or being bribed by his adversary, also judged it expedient to withdraw within the Nizám's territory. The rainy season now set in and prevented any further military operations on either side.
