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220 JOURNAL OP A RESIDENCE
May 16. I neither heard from or saw Mr. Mon-
courtuse this day, nor did the deputation from the
looto come to me. In the afternoon I was visited
by the chobwa's son, and the enga's cousin. They
brought me a specimen of native fossil alkali, ga-
thered in the adjacent mountains, which I ana-
lyzed according to the usual mode. They have
sent out people to collect fossils for me, the load-
stone in particular, of Avhich I have found many
fragments among the stones lately brought me.
They dined with me, and enjoyed their fare with
great glee.
May 17. Early in the morning I received a letter
from Mr. Burnett, dated the 14th instant, at Keoun-
meoun, informing me of his being very kindly
received and treated, by the mhee whoonghee, and
of his having had the honour to present in person
my presents to his majesty ; but that he was at a
stand as to other business, on account of the
absence of Mr. Moncourtuse. That vagabond has
at last pretended sickness, in order to avoid going
back to translate the memorials ; and having traced
out several falsehoods, Avhich he has been telling
to the prejudice of my business, I have determined
to preserve no terms with him. I therefore availed
myself of the messenger's return, to write to Mr.
Burnett, and to desire that he would acquaint the
mhee whoonghee with the whole of Moncourtuse's
villanous conduct and prevarication; and to re-
May 16. I neither heard from or saw Mr. Mon-
courtuse this day, nor did the deputation from the
looto come to me. In the afternoon I was visited
by the chobwa's son, and the enga's cousin. They
brought me a specimen of native fossil alkali, ga-
thered in the adjacent mountains, which I ana-
lyzed according to the usual mode. They have
sent out people to collect fossils for me, the load-
stone in particular, of Avhich I have found many
fragments among the stones lately brought me.
They dined with me, and enjoyed their fare with
great glee.
May 17. Early in the morning I received a letter
from Mr. Burnett, dated the 14th instant, at Keoun-
meoun, informing me of his being very kindly
received and treated, by the mhee whoonghee, and
of his having had the honour to present in person
my presents to his majesty ; but that he was at a
stand as to other business, on account of the
absence of Mr. Moncourtuse. That vagabond has
at last pretended sickness, in order to avoid going
back to translate the memorials ; and having traced
out several falsehoods, Avhich he has been telling
to the prejudice of my business, I have determined
to preserve no terms with him. I therefore availed
myself of the messenger's return, to write to Mr.
Burnett, and to desire that he would acquaint the
mhee whoonghee with the whole of Moncourtuse's
villanous conduct and prevarication; and to re-