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IN THE BURMHAN EMPIRE.
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also crossed in her boat; when she landed on
the Mhcghoon side, three more guns were fired.
His majesty crossing prevented my excursion,
which is put off till to-morrow. The grandson of
the Enga Tekaing's whoon (or prime minister) vi-
sited me. I paid him attention on account of his
grandfather, who has the reputation of being a
very able and a very just man. The rayhoon sent
his compliments to me in the evening, and informed
me it would be better to postpone my visit to the
pagoda, as the ensuing day the crowd might in-
commode me.
February 11th. Employed in planning a balloon
for his majesty; about noon the rayhoon came
and pressed me to send something curious to the
king's grandson; I therefore sent, under his
charge, with my interpreter Mr. Rowland and a
chubdar, a volume of curious English birds painted
by Donovan in a very superior style, a set of
white flint cut-glasses for his betel-box, a white
flint cut-glass smelling-bottle filled with essence,
a bottle of ottah of roses, two boxes of Tun-
bridge toy, two small boxes of Dutch toys,
some gilt writing-paper, with black lead pencils
and a sportman's knife. The rayhoon also re-
quested I would make his majesty a present of a
round hat with a white turban, and black and red
feathers, which I used as an undress-hat; I there-
fore sent it also. When Mr. Rowland arrived at
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also crossed in her boat; when she landed on
the Mhcghoon side, three more guns were fired.
His majesty crossing prevented my excursion,
which is put off till to-morrow. The grandson of
the Enga Tekaing's whoon (or prime minister) vi-
sited me. I paid him attention on account of his
grandfather, who has the reputation of being a
very able and a very just man. The rayhoon sent
his compliments to me in the evening, and informed
me it would be better to postpone my visit to the
pagoda, as the ensuing day the crowd might in-
commode me.
February 11th. Employed in planning a balloon
for his majesty; about noon the rayhoon came
and pressed me to send something curious to the
king's grandson; I therefore sent, under his
charge, with my interpreter Mr. Rowland and a
chubdar, a volume of curious English birds painted
by Donovan in a very superior style, a set of
white flint cut-glasses for his betel-box, a white
flint cut-glass smelling-bottle filled with essence,
a bottle of ottah of roses, two boxes of Tun-
bridge toy, two small boxes of Dutch toys,
some gilt writing-paper, with black lead pencils
and a sportman's knife. The rayhoon also re-
quested I would make his majesty a present of a
round hat with a white turban, and black and red
feathers, which I used as an undress-hat; I there-
fore sent it also. When Mr. Rowland arrived at
h2