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72 JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE
receive his majesty's commands; but that it was
usual with us to begin at the bottom of the lad-
der, and that it would be necessary, in the first
instance, for the whoonghees to settle certain pre-
liminaries contained in a letter I had done myself
the honour to address to them from Rangoon,
and which, as yet, remained unanswered. He
said he would inform them of my sentiments.
In the evening the viceroy, with several of the
royal family, in their boats of state, paraded past
my bungalow, to look at the carriage, and be
looked at, but none of them came on shore. In
the course of the evening I was informed, that the
rayhoon had made his report to the whoon-
ghees, who said they would make their report to
his majesty in the morning, and let me know his
pleasure.
February 6. In the morning I sent Mr. Bur-
nett, with Mr. Moncourtuse, to the mayhoon,
to inform him of what had been reported to me
by the rayhoon, respecting the near approach of
my audience of his majesty; and to request that
he would state to the whoonghees, the necessity
of my having an answer from them respecting
the mode of my reception ; as otherwise it would
be impossible for me to leave my bungalow.
He was seated on a chair, and rose Avhen Mr.
Burnett entered, and received him with much
anability, and called for a chair; but there not
receive his majesty's commands; but that it was
usual with us to begin at the bottom of the lad-
der, and that it would be necessary, in the first
instance, for the whoonghees to settle certain pre-
liminaries contained in a letter I had done myself
the honour to address to them from Rangoon,
and which, as yet, remained unanswered. He
said he would inform them of my sentiments.
In the evening the viceroy, with several of the
royal family, in their boats of state, paraded past
my bungalow, to look at the carriage, and be
looked at, but none of them came on shore. In
the course of the evening I was informed, that the
rayhoon had made his report to the whoon-
ghees, who said they would make their report to
his majesty in the morning, and let me know his
pleasure.
February 6. In the morning I sent Mr. Bur-
nett, with Mr. Moncourtuse, to the mayhoon,
to inform him of what had been reported to me
by the rayhoon, respecting the near approach of
my audience of his majesty; and to request that
he would state to the whoonghees, the necessity
of my having an answer from them respecting
the mode of my reception ; as otherwise it would
be impossible for me to leave my bungalow.
He was seated on a chair, and rose Avhen Mr.
Burnett entered, and received him with much
anability, and called for a chair; but there not