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IN THE BURMHAN EMPIRE. 357
a favourite concubine. They appeared much gra-
tified by my attention, and in the course of the
morning returned me a present of two small ele-
phants' teeth, for which I had to pay as usual by
giving something to four servants who brought
them. I was pleased, however, by the promp-
titude of this return, as I have long been unused
to the slightest mark of civility.
September 12. As I had not heard from the may-
boon yesterday, I sent my interpreter to him this
morning: he had nothing new to communicate,
but desired I would send him a few lines re-
questing leave to quit Amarapoorah. I therefore
immediately sent him the memorial and trans-
lation which the whoonghees had refused to re-
ceive, as conveying a full account of what had
passed, with my wishes: this he received and
promised to lay before his majesty; he made the
same apology as before for not appointing a time
for seeing me. In the evening, the boat mangies
having behaved insolently to me, and endea-
voured to extort a further advance, I lodged a
complaint against them with the mayhoon, and
had them confined in his house.
I received a letter this day from Mr. Lane,
trader, representing the oppressive usage of the
government of Rangoon to him.
September 13. In the morning I sent my inter-
preter to prefer my complaint against the man-
a favourite concubine. They appeared much gra-
tified by my attention, and in the course of the
morning returned me a present of two small ele-
phants' teeth, for which I had to pay as usual by
giving something to four servants who brought
them. I was pleased, however, by the promp-
titude of this return, as I have long been unused
to the slightest mark of civility.
September 12. As I had not heard from the may-
boon yesterday, I sent my interpreter to him this
morning: he had nothing new to communicate,
but desired I would send him a few lines re-
questing leave to quit Amarapoorah. I therefore
immediately sent him the memorial and trans-
lation which the whoonghees had refused to re-
ceive, as conveying a full account of what had
passed, with my wishes: this he received and
promised to lay before his majesty; he made the
same apology as before for not appointing a time
for seeing me. In the evening, the boat mangies
having behaved insolently to me, and endea-
voured to extort a further advance, I lodged a
complaint against them with the mayhoon, and
had them confined in his house.
I received a letter this day from Mr. Lane,
trader, representing the oppressive usage of the
government of Rangoon to him.
September 13. In the morning I sent my inter-
preter to prefer my complaint against the man-