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IN THE BURMHAN EMPIRE. 163
require; and again requested of me not to hesitate
applying- to him for any thing I might want, as I
might rest assured of his friendship, and of his
readiness to serve me on all occasions. About
half-past four he retired, seemingly much pleased
with his entertainment. I sent after him in the
viceroy's boat, the following presents, the camera
obscura, a dress of cloth of two colours, scarlet
and blue; a dress of scarlet cloth, a dress of
white, three pieces of plain muslin for his wives;
a large vase of white flint cut glass, two ca-
nisters of fine gunpowder, some tea, a bundle of
spices, a bottle of rose-Avater, and a bottle of
otta; and for his suite, nine pieces of cachedas, ten
pieces of sannahs, twenty-three pieces of choppa
romals, and three sets of betel glasses. Half-
an-hour afterwards he sent back a message, saying,
as he was going to camp, he would be much
obliged to me to give him a tent, and one of my
large sytringies ; which request I immediately
complied with, and sent them after him by one
of his relations, to whom I also gave a piece of
sannahs. Yesterday the rayhoon asked me, if I
would go and see the mayhoon ? I replied, cer-
tainly, immediately after receiving the whoon-
ghee's visit. This evening he told me he had
received a message from the mayhoon, requesting
I would postpone my visit till we should meet at
Rangoon, as he had positive orders from his
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require; and again requested of me not to hesitate
applying- to him for any thing I might want, as I
might rest assured of his friendship, and of his
readiness to serve me on all occasions. About
half-past four he retired, seemingly much pleased
with his entertainment. I sent after him in the
viceroy's boat, the following presents, the camera
obscura, a dress of cloth of two colours, scarlet
and blue; a dress of scarlet cloth, a dress of
white, three pieces of plain muslin for his wives;
a large vase of white flint cut glass, two ca-
nisters of fine gunpowder, some tea, a bundle of
spices, a bottle of rose-Avater, and a bottle of
otta; and for his suite, nine pieces of cachedas, ten
pieces of sannahs, twenty-three pieces of choppa
romals, and three sets of betel glasses. Half-
an-hour afterwards he sent back a message, saying,
as he was going to camp, he would be much
obliged to me to give him a tent, and one of my
large sytringies ; which request I immediately
complied with, and sent them after him by one
of his relations, to whom I also gave a piece of
sannahs. Yesterday the rayhoon asked me, if I
would go and see the mayhoon ? I replied, cer-
tainly, immediately after receiving the whoon-
ghee's visit. This evening he told me he had
received a message from the mayhoon, requesting
I would postpone my visit till we should meet at
Rangoon, as he had positive orders from his
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