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102 JOURNAL OF A RESIDENCE
Rowland, who staid at the palace about two
hours, and had nearly lost his hat and coat, the
young prince having taken them to shew his
grandfather ; the viceroy kindly went and brought
them for him. The chobwa of Bornoo paid me a
visit in the course of the day. He is the person
who pretended to have brought the three daugh-
ters of the emperor of China from Pekin, as a
present for his majesty; and he escorted the
Chinese embassadors last year. I cannot say
that his appearance or behaviour prepossessed me
much in his favour. The Enga Tekaing's whoon
also sent his compliments to me, thanked me for
my attentions to his grandson, and made a tender
of his services. The rayhoon proposed that I
should visit the seradho-ghee, after I had seen
the pagoda, and then call at the mayhoon's ; but I
beged leave to decline visiting any one, until I
had visited the princes of the blood, and met the
whoonghees.
February 12. At seven a. m. the rayhoon came
to my bungalow, and informed me that the may-
boon had sent two war-boats, to convey me and
my suite to the main, to visit the new pagoda.
After breakfast we set out on our excursion,
myself with a part of my suite in one boat, Mr.
Burnett with the interpreter, fyc, in a second, and
the rayhoon in his own boat. In a few minutes
we crossed the narrow channel which divides my
Rowland, who staid at the palace about two
hours, and had nearly lost his hat and coat, the
young prince having taken them to shew his
grandfather ; the viceroy kindly went and brought
them for him. The chobwa of Bornoo paid me a
visit in the course of the day. He is the person
who pretended to have brought the three daugh-
ters of the emperor of China from Pekin, as a
present for his majesty; and he escorted the
Chinese embassadors last year. I cannot say
that his appearance or behaviour prepossessed me
much in his favour. The Enga Tekaing's whoon
also sent his compliments to me, thanked me for
my attentions to his grandson, and made a tender
of his services. The rayhoon proposed that I
should visit the seradho-ghee, after I had seen
the pagoda, and then call at the mayhoon's ; but I
beged leave to decline visiting any one, until I
had visited the princes of the blood, and met the
whoonghees.
February 12. At seven a. m. the rayhoon came
to my bungalow, and informed me that the may-
boon had sent two war-boats, to convey me and
my suite to the main, to visit the new pagoda.
After breakfast we set out on our excursion,
myself with a part of my suite in one boat, Mr.
Burnett with the interpreter, fyc, in a second, and
the rayhoon in his own boat. In a few minutes
we crossed the narrow channel which divides my