CHAPTER X.
L e a v e L o o n g h e e .— E x t e n s i v e I s l a n d — K e e n d o o P r o w —M e e g h e o u n g - y a y ,
• o r C r o c o d i l e T o w n—M e e i n - y a h—P a t a n a g o h — M a g w a y—S p a n z i e k—■
s t r o n g C u r r e n t - ^ - H i l l s c l o t h e d w i t h W o O d t ^ - M a y n b u ^ S h o e - L e e - R ü a ,m F
J Q o l d e n B o a t V i l l a g e — G o l d t h e T y p e o f E x c e l l e n c e — ‘Y d y n a n g k e ö u m i
o r P e t r o l e u m C r e e k — p e t r i f i e d W o o d — - b a r r e n C o u n t r y — P e n g k i o u m - ^
S e m b e w g h e w m — S i l l a h m e w — M a n u f a c t o r y o f S i l k - ^ G r o t o l a r i a J u n c e a
— M o u n t a i n o f P o u p a—S e e n g h o o — B u l l o c k s l a i n b y a T i g e r .—Y o M ,
a n u g l y R a c e .— T e m p l e o f L o g a h - n u n d a h .— C i t y p f f P a ^ d K m — ’^ é a u i i -
d a k — B i r m a n D e p u t i e s—M u s i c — D a n c i n g — / b e a u t i f u l M a n u f a c t o r y
o f l a c k e r e d W a r e .— T e m p l e o f S k o e z e e g o o n - ~ - ~ d e s t r u c t i v e C o n f l a g r a t i o n
A — n u m e r o u s , r e l i g i o u s B u i l d i n g s — ^ g i g a n t i e - F i g u r e I o f t h e D i v i n i t f i i n
a r e c u m b e n t P o s t u r e — a n o t h e r I m a g e e r e c t—O i l . M i l l s i
T he Shawbunder left Loonghee on-the first of July, to announce our
approach to the Birman officers, who were already arrived at Pagahm: we
postponed our departure until the following day, and at seven in the morning
quitted this pleasing and rural place. In our journey we passed many
towns and villages, sometimes we went swiftly through the water, at others
we were stationary, and even lost ground, as the wind frequently subsided,
and the stream was very rapid. The range of Arracan mountains
vappealed? t^ra.ede%jtsi w ard'Viiijdf about d i i c a r l e s to;a large;
i’lafeMhiliTed hy’stpar'a'ioi.uin-*of the- j ivbjyiSipfloieny is a pviamuhcalriuupko
ofl lJS^cli>Me<H'K'< efidt Jt)1 lti-Xk uidfsesual snMk^jn^uarsulJonifa high tu -
ra«e. Ife^imated* the LXianJoflttfitJi^lSi’n-buftlTo ihft mslw , n<?il'ie*ttppu Vmf
jp jf’&iossed-'--the<rive) audP snop^ed Jb mile ,ilJo.Ve MeegliLoun^j is ’at-pUtf
|s®vi®n th^^Sfiingt 'Ji
M^i^h|hh#g-y;i'y*OT Crocodile Town, iv a fihut (>^i^M'wrad^aM4 m-'
portaiKi : irftue veiu not k s ^ llu r t 10(> large bo iisf *jBd'si.\ei d ->rn illeii!
opes, l) mg at different* stans. w h i p W i p i c v . a i d , \u id>f > ardj
-m ^ t ^ o n s , gSllc,‘-dnll^diR Ir stand-?
on bank, and baSTS«ei ri ligi'ou^ Jljml’thngs'* ih fnf ni’x.'-hiwn1 ue
had SLomoPiqiMlflAagniuuJc Dr. Buchanan went on shore at daybreak,
'and*5ohsewed:fin;.ihjs walk .somet neat- farms eaili/ot1then Of in t* a 111 r-i g' hri 1 p
01 h\G>_cott4Tg^,sijtibetti.rjbuik than housed iti tow ti m.uVr-fk 11-ykue :jj&My3 W...re
’fpri'ced^iound >witbvido! uicksidcsi t d v J - e<. t l \ ( S. l l i o - ( vhn.'Jw|hl'te
was. great'■»'abundance. rhe^lA.rd^rJotisSdtkjtJuh'.hy^thUiuHiedgpv®he
low „gioitnds. prepaied for rite, and the higher planted5 wnJT'kguminous
s'hpibs^&^jleft ■fonpasturetw .
tnEairljitOri'thd^d we-pa^gd Meein^aK'P'betw Sc n* t-hat »and1' 1’ itanagoh on-
thfe^ehstern shrafe, there» was a sloping b.aiikl'pMnted wit&^dl^o’j W hi cfe w as
then ripe* and the villagers wenncutdiigttt. VftlIooi^fdh'-rhe<-W(.sP^>i(Ih,S
*jfcorntd richt*!fh-. temples,, but the- town wa4»r|o*w iv^feiH^-ui^hiid.
rfa^oh had ^ only- one temple, which-wass spl"mthll}?-gil'dtd; -It is a* lehr»-'
Steagglingrvillage, and e.veaJy house had- ai comfoifclM®'gi"AluI?/cfic Ibse'tP'fqS
a,bamboo railing, with orchards -of palmyiiff p'Ltntair.i.iantipwgr), trees1'.
^ ere' many boats-foP^bUrthen. waiting to receive a cargo
Niimerous villages were scattered along tfo banks,tyhidhy as'tB^wiffd blew5