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NARRATIVE DURING A TOUR
a townlike appearance, but with the exception
of these edifices and the wall of the Fort, its pa-
laces and its huts were all of the same materi-
als—bamboos, timbers, straw, and mats, with
not a single stone or brick building among
them. The number of houses in the town
were said to have been eighteen thousand, but
half had been destroyed by tire.
' The greater part of the population bad
abandoned the place on its first occupation, but
speedily returned to their houses, and showed
themselves well satisfied with the change in
their government.'
o/' tAe .Ret;.
^4.
* The Burmese are of opinion that all white
men, except the French, are subjects of the
King of England. Since the overthrow of the
Emperor Napoleon, they even believe that
France has become a part of the King of
England's dominions.
' The causes of the war were a jealousy of
the British power on the part of the Bnrmans,
confidence in their own prowess on account of
the recent conquests of Cassay and Assam,
and a desire to extend their territory. They
thought the British power formidable to the
Hindoos only; but considered themselves a
NARRATIVE DURING A TOUR
a townlike appearance, but with the exception
of these edifices and the wall of the Fort, its pa-
laces and its huts were all of the same materi-
als—bamboos, timbers, straw, and mats, with
not a single stone or brick building among
them. The number of houses in the town
were said to have been eighteen thousand, but
half had been destroyed by tire.
' The greater part of the population bad
abandoned the place on its first occupation, but
speedily returned to their houses, and showed
themselves well satisfied with the change in
their government.'
o/' tAe .Ret;.
^4.
* The Burmese are of opinion that all white
men, except the French, are subjects of the
King of England. Since the overthrow of the
Emperor Napoleon, they even believe that
France has become a part of the King of
England's dominions.
' The causes of the war were a jealousy of
the British power on the part of the Bnrmans,
confidence in their own prowess on account of
the recent conquests of Cassay and Assam,
and a desire to extend their territory. They
thought the British power formidable to the
Hindoos only; but considered themselves a