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IN THE BURMHAN EMPIRE. 275
May, and were twenty-five days on the pas-
sage.
June 21. In the morning, the whoonghee's
writers brought me the fair Burmhan copy of the
memorials; I gratified them for their diligence,
and sent it to the whoonghee. This day the
two white elephants arrived, and as all the great
officers, 8[c., were obliged to attend at court on
so momentous an occasion, of course I could not
expect any attention to my business; the mhee
whoonghee, however, sent me word, that he ex-
pected to be at leisure the 23d, when he should
be happy to see me.
June 22. Early in the morning the somba (or
third) whoonghee passed by from the fort, with
several officers of the court, troops, 8$c., it being
expected that the Assamese princess would arrive
in the course of the morning ; she did not arrive,
however, yet several of the inhabitants were
punished for not having their houses in readiness.
June 23. The whoonghee was summoned to
the palace early this morning, and kept waiting
there with the whole court till three in the
evening. About six in the evening, he sent his
son to apologize for his not seeing me, and to
express his hopes of being able to see me to-
morrow. The Assamese princess did not arrive;
it is supposed the pacaam whoonghee delays her
arrival, to give full time for preparation.
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May, and were twenty-five days on the pas-
sage.
June 21. In the morning, the whoonghee's
writers brought me the fair Burmhan copy of the
memorials; I gratified them for their diligence,
and sent it to the whoonghee. This day the
two white elephants arrived, and as all the great
officers, 8[c., were obliged to attend at court on
so momentous an occasion, of course I could not
expect any attention to my business; the mhee
whoonghee, however, sent me word, that he ex-
pected to be at leisure the 23d, when he should
be happy to see me.
June 22. Early in the morning the somba (or
third) whoonghee passed by from the fort, with
several officers of the court, troops, 8$c., it being
expected that the Assamese princess would arrive
in the course of the morning ; she did not arrive,
however, yet several of the inhabitants were
punished for not having their houses in readiness.
June 23. The whoonghee was summoned to
the palace early this morning, and kept waiting
there with the whole court till three in the
evening. About six in the evening, he sent his
son to apologize for his not seeing me, and to
express his hopes of being able to see me to-
morrow. The Assamese princess did not arrive;
it is supposed the pacaam whoonghee delays her
arrival, to give full time for preparation.
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