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TO CHATEEGAON.
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treaty of commerce were established between me
and the English, perfect amity and alliance
would ensue from such engagements. Therefore
I have submitted it to you, that the merchants
of your country should resort hither for the pur-
pose of purchasing pearls, ivory, wax, &c. and
that in return, my people should be permitted
to resort to Chittagong for the purpose of traf-
ficking in such commodities as the country may
aflord ; but as the Mugs residing at Chittagong
have deviated from the principles of religion and
morality, they ought to be corrected for their
errors and irregularities agreeably to the written
laws, insomuch as those invested with power
will sutler eternal punishment in case of any de-
viation from their religion and laws ; but who-
ever conforms his conduct to the strict rules of
piety and religion will hereafter be translated
to heaven. I have accordingly sent four ele-
phants' teeth under charge of thirty persons,
who will return with your answer to the above
proposals and offers of alliance.'
'So d/y. ./Msfice
" .EvgMMg, y/'C JaHMOTy, 1784.
" Dear Sir,
"Ram Lochun has raised my curiosity by
telling me that when you had occasion to re-
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treaty of commerce were established between me
and the English, perfect amity and alliance
would ensue from such engagements. Therefore
I have submitted it to you, that the merchants
of your country should resort hither for the pur-
pose of purchasing pearls, ivory, wax, &c. and
that in return, my people should be permitted
to resort to Chittagong for the purpose of traf-
ficking in such commodities as the country may
aflord ; but as the Mugs residing at Chittagong
have deviated from the principles of religion and
morality, they ought to be corrected for their
errors and irregularities agreeably to the written
laws, insomuch as those invested with power
will sutler eternal punishment in case of any de-
viation from their religion and laws ; but who-
ever conforms his conduct to the strict rules of
piety and religion will hereafter be translated
to heaven. I have accordingly sent four ele-
phants' teeth under charge of thirty persons,
who will return with your answer to the above
proposals and offers of alliance.'
'So d/y. ./Msfice
" .EvgMMg, y/'C JaHMOTy, 1784.
" Dear Sir,
"Ram Lochun has raised my curiosity by
telling me that when you had occasion to re-