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52 JOURNAL OP A RESIDENCE
to send my own interpreter with him, but this was
denied me by my escort. I took no pains to dis-
guise my sense of the neglect I had experienced
from him.
January 25. No answer is returned as yet
from the viceroy, or the smallest public no-
tice taken of us from any quarter; and the re-
moteness of our situation places us out of the
reach of the gaze of the multitude, except the
market people passing and repassing in their ca-
noes ; the women here row and manage the boats
as well as the men. I had some thoughts of de-
spatching Mr. Burnett, with my interpreter, to
court, with the Governor-General's letters to the
viceroy and whoongees, but defer doing it till I
hear from the viceroy,
January 26. Late last night a Burmhan, who
came with me from Calcutta, returned from Mheg-
hoon; he was one of those Burmhans sent about
three years since to inquire into the religion and
manners of the natives of Ceylon. The head of
the deputation died on their voyage to Calcutta.
He informed me, that happening to be known to
one of the sherydoghees at court, he introduced
him to the newly promoted rayhoon of Rangoon,
who appears to be in great favour with his ma-
jesty at present: he desired him to follow him to
court, where he was going; when there, the ray-
hoon told the chief whoonghee, that this Burm-
to send my own interpreter with him, but this was
denied me by my escort. I took no pains to dis-
guise my sense of the neglect I had experienced
from him.
January 25. No answer is returned as yet
from the viceroy, or the smallest public no-
tice taken of us from any quarter; and the re-
moteness of our situation places us out of the
reach of the gaze of the multitude, except the
market people passing and repassing in their ca-
noes ; the women here row and manage the boats
as well as the men. I had some thoughts of de-
spatching Mr. Burnett, with my interpreter, to
court, with the Governor-General's letters to the
viceroy and whoongees, but defer doing it till I
hear from the viceroy,
January 26. Late last night a Burmhan, who
came with me from Calcutta, returned from Mheg-
hoon; he was one of those Burmhans sent about
three years since to inquire into the religion and
manners of the natives of Ceylon. The head of
the deputation died on their voyage to Calcutta.
He informed me, that happening to be known to
one of the sherydoghees at court, he introduced
him to the newly promoted rayhoon of Rangoon,
who appears to be in great favour with his ma-
jesty at present: he desired him to follow him to
court, where he was going; when there, the ray-
hoon told the chief whoonghee, that this Burm-