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TO CHATEEGAON.
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Burmans of the neighbourhood of the British
power, and the necessity of watching their
conduct. * I once obtained a grant of land for a
house through this Odicer. He took a iong
time in wording the document, and took espe-
cial care to mention to his peopie in my pre-
sence, calling upon me to understand what
he said; that the grant was not in perpetuity,
lest it might hereafter be claimed, he said, as
the territory of the American Government. In
this he appeared to refer to the history of
British aggrandizement in India.
In the presence of the Princess ofTuong-
duen, I was once consulted by her OfBcers on
the practicability of conquering Bengal. My
reply was, that it was as didicult for the
Burmas to conquer Bengal as for the English
to conquer Ava ; which expression was received
by the Burmans as adording as strong an
adirmation of the impracticability of the scheme
as words could convey. Their answer was,
'You do not believe just now ; in a little while
you will be convinced.' This conversation
took place in March or April J0^4, after the
march of Bundoola's Army.
' The principal complaint was the refusal
on the part of the British, to deliver up refu-
gees. I had also heard it stated that the British
had forcibly seized an island in the Naaf River
165
Burmans of the neighbourhood of the British
power, and the necessity of watching their
conduct. * I once obtained a grant of land for a
house through this Odicer. He took a iong
time in wording the document, and took espe-
cial care to mention to his peopie in my pre-
sence, calling upon me to understand what
he said; that the grant was not in perpetuity,
lest it might hereafter be claimed, he said, as
the territory of the American Government. In
this he appeared to refer to the history of
British aggrandizement in India.
In the presence of the Princess ofTuong-
duen, I was once consulted by her OfBcers on
the practicability of conquering Bengal. My
reply was, that it was as didicult for the
Burmas to conquer Bengal as for the English
to conquer Ava ; which expression was received
by the Burmans as adording as strong an
adirmation of the impracticability of the scheme
as words could convey. Their answer was,
'You do not believe just now ; in a little while
you will be convinced.' This conversation
took place in March or April J0^4, after the
march of Bundoola's Army.
' The principal complaint was the refusal
on the part of the British, to deliver up refu-
gees. I had also heard it stated that the British
had forcibly seized an island in the Naaf River