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And even in Nemyrov he did not dwell in quiet. And in the winter of 5596 (1836), several people traveled to Nemyrov to Moharan"as for Shabbos HaGadol; and on the way they were met by Moshe Hinkes, who became furious. He came to his home in Breslov and sent the informer Sneior to the gardintshe, to tell him that people were traveling to Moharan"as even in Nemyrov and he was holding gatherings there as well. And when Moharan"as was sitting on Shabbos HaGadol during the third meal with the people, the police officers went to his home to search for people; and there was a great and wondrous miracle — before the police entered his home, the people managed to flee and escape. Only three people were taken to the police, and also Moharan"as za'l himself was taken to the police — but through G-d's kindness they released them all in peace. And behold, the Rav of Savran pursued Moharan"as each time more intensely; and in the winter of 5596 he himself made a journey to Kaminetz in order to prevail there with his followers and arouse them to prevail with the regional governor to have Moharan"as seized, exiled, and expelled. But Hashem Yisborach in His compassion arranged wondrous circumstances for Moharan"as's zatzal salvation; and on that very journey, on the way, the matter of the informer from Litnevitz became entangled in the affair, and through this, fear and dread fell upon him afterward from pursuing Moharan"as further.

And also when he arrived in Kaminetz, Hashem Yisborach arranged wondrous circumstances for Moharan"as's salvation. For when he came there, he encountered the honored Rav, the Gaon, the mara d'asra (local rabbinic authority) of Kaminetz, R' Aharon Moshe of that place. And there was also a legal dispute between two wealthy and powerful men of the city which came before him for judgment; and the one who emerged liable in the ruling became furious at him. And all this brought about wondrous circumstances until he was unable to do any further harm to Moharan"as; on the contrary, fear and dread of pursuing him further fell upon him, and he returned home and began to quiet the quarrel and seek peace, and warned his people to cease informing against Moharan"as. Moharan"as then replied: "I am at peace, and certainly the anash will not harm him at all. All I desire is that they cease informing against me." And the Rav of Savran did not long survive — for he passed away soon after, in the winter of 5597 (1837), from his illness of the intestinal rupture, and died a most shameful death: for his innards issued forth from him. And also Boruch Dayan, through whom the dispute had begun, also died at the beginning of the year 5591 [Translator's note: The source reads תקצ"א (5591), but contextually — given that Moharan"as returned to Breslov only in 5599 and the events described place Boruch Dayan's death after the height of the persecution — this appears to be a scribal error in the manuscript for תקצ"ח (5598). The date is preserved here exactly as written in the source.], in a most shameful death. And also the aforementioned Moshe Hinkes died a sudden and completely unexpected death in the house of the gardinitshe in the year 5598 (1838) — in the very place of his informing against Moharan"as za'l, in which he was striving to prevent him from returning to dwell in his city of Breslov. And nearly all his enemies suffered a great downfall; and then the enemies themselves repented of their deeds, and they themselves began to prevail for Moharan"as to return to Breslov. And through G-d's kindness, a decree of salvation came from the governor at the beginning of the year 5599 (1839), for him to return to Breslov; and he returned there at the beginning of 5599. And many of his enemies came to appease him.