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164) JOURNAL OP A RESIDENCE
majesty to set off for Amarapoorah next day. I
desired he would make my best respects to the
mayhoon, and say, that I positively must see him
before he left Mheeghoon; that I had been here
so long without that happiness, and every day re-
ceiving favours from him, that I could not bear
the idea of his going away without my paying my
respects to him. I sent Mr. Moncourtuse with
the rayhoon to learn his excellency's sentiments.
They had first to go to the whoonghee's, and luckily
met the mayhoon there. When the whoonghee
heard my message to the mayhoon, he said to
him, " Oh, you must stay to receive the Resident.
Here the king has sent me down the river to visit
him, and when he wants to pay you a compliment,
you are going to run away. The difference of a
day in your departure cannot injure the public
business." This was spoke in a good-natured,
rallying way. The mayhoon replied, " I shall
stay with much pleasure ;" and desired Mr. Mon-
courtuse to tell me he should be happy to see me
early next morning. The whoonghee also desired
him to tell me, he would be obliged to me for a
chair, and to send to Bengal for a spying-glass,
and a pair of sytringies for him.
March 23. I sent Mr. Moncourtuse to the
whoonghee's with the chair, and calassics to
s,hew them how to pitch their tent. At eight
in the morning I embarked, in war-boats, sent by
majesty to set off for Amarapoorah next day. I
desired he would make my best respects to the
mayhoon, and say, that I positively must see him
before he left Mheeghoon; that I had been here
so long without that happiness, and every day re-
ceiving favours from him, that I could not bear
the idea of his going away without my paying my
respects to him. I sent Mr. Moncourtuse with
the rayhoon to learn his excellency's sentiments.
They had first to go to the whoonghee's, and luckily
met the mayhoon there. When the whoonghee
heard my message to the mayhoon, he said to
him, " Oh, you must stay to receive the Resident.
Here the king has sent me down the river to visit
him, and when he wants to pay you a compliment,
you are going to run away. The difference of a
day in your departure cannot injure the public
business." This was spoke in a good-natured,
rallying way. The mayhoon replied, " I shall
stay with much pleasure ;" and desired Mr. Mon-
courtuse to tell me he should be happy to see me
early next morning. The whoonghee also desired
him to tell me, he would be obliged to me for a
chair, and to send to Bengal for a spying-glass,
and a pair of sytringies for him.
March 23. I sent Mr. Moncourtuse to the
whoonghee's with the chair, and calassics to
s,hew them how to pitch their tent. At eight
in the morning I embarked, in war-boats, sent by