CHAPTER XIX.
Arrivent Sanbewghewn.—Politeness o f the Maywoon of. Arracan.— Yay-
- n&ngkeoum.— Wells o f Petroleum.—Pcianago.—Meeaday—friendly At?
tention o f the Maywoon o f Pegjue.—Kayn, or Mountaineerà.^Sttàrègg
Custpm.-rr--J\rotions o f Religion.—Pulloo.—Promet—Visit the Site dfati
Ancient City.—-Peeinghee.^-Mayahoun— Prejudice y Birman Bodt-
men.-— Disagreeable Circumstance.-^- Western River.— JDerioobew
Enter the Rangoon Branch o f the Irrawaddy.-^-'Mosquetbes.—Meet
Captain Thomas.—Arrive at Rangoon.
W e departed from Sillahmew at the customary hour, and b y nine o'clock
in the morning reached Sembewgewn on the east bank o f the river. The
town is à league inland) but there ia a village at the place where boats
usuallystop. We perceived a temporary house, at some, distance, stsch^sis-
built for the accommodation of a man oi rank when he travels, surrounded
by small huts ; and were informed that it was the e&eariipmcnt of the
governor of Arracan. This officer had been newly appointed, and was oil
his way to take possession o f Bis vice-royalty, which -confers the-title
of Maywoon on the possessor, and is accounted one o fth e most'important
governments of the empire. I sent a message to him with compliments,
and a request that he would forward a dispatch for me to Chittagong ; - the
frontier British province that borders on Arracan. He obligingly undertook
fheift0^i&sfon4i#q|i^sydP.t.u^llyufpIftl]j|d1^isj.t|^}iise.: I had afterwards
reG^iy.^d'jghlt^yi praaefediBg?- a^J^gnperapofjai jY^s by^thisj, ajnvgyggee., }
. iWescontitiu§dftfe§embpSKg,h§3{iEii onJy{|^hm|i|mm J^L^jldP8hfe1^ sfePf
thedpoqtOT Wepfe^ri^hnre-,The,isaMf l i p t j i i ^ ^ o x y e ^ ^ a tn M ^ r i ^ a y ^ c y ^
n d tife jiMrv.>^i®di»#qmam.ed ,till • dao cafteipo&nij},, to pygggy^.the^istan^e
b'itaveeiijtlise^nn , amtanopn; the latter being at diW dme jvj^i^fop aiffl
theiskyfuiiolnnded. , Wfe“JffiysedtMl'^v^T®(cJqek,i«ito®^h^i|hotfr we.rea^h?
e d ; Yaynakigheonni*, .or ‘Pefcroleumocr.eek ;t>^i]pJja^^lE^dfy4n p tjf ^ 'i1qj,,ou5
journey up the river.
n-Doctor. dBuchanam» partook qf.an e a rlA teS e r $0 fh,m^ e h ^ n ^ t h e
sun had.doscendeduso d<vvv as to ,hc jaw ifoiigen'hmpnjy^‘ni/.iit,,«^,e(£^pu;i<f;^ ^
ourwhorses stowisit the ceipfeatated^afells that p io .d u s e ^ p ^ il ,;*|i W 1 jjgjp ojf
throughout ihdjRiriBam
was cheerless and ..sterile; the road, w h i c h wound among rocky eminences,
was barely wide enough, to .admit 111eip^sugj^oLji, j apd-
mmanyiplacesfihe tra;ck,rinljVEhfohv^%j^eels must run, was a foot a n d ,
a,haifdower; on oneisideithaxjdhe fit her t k i «. u n i jofthe^c Luies,;
some>paore.<circuitous .than others.ijdccQrding,jty ij^sjl^jJiyii}1oJ thq small •
hills .afhnng which Ahey led . 'YeJii.cJ.es, jgqyjg .and, retianihg^were thus
enabled to pursue-different mutes, e*,c,cpt a t^ r a ^ y ija ^ p ja c c s ^ h u e alio.,
nature^rth&igrdundi woidd only admit, q( que
to the. entBancemf-.such a.delde, the d in e rjj^ llp ^ d out, to stop .that ^
might inierfore.with him from the.opposite .sitlt...»<fljwf hc^a.snjhmcpdy ^
wideiforitiTO-carts to pass. The
w ith ,gm ^ e h ^ d yielded,BQ iOther^yeg-^tiiyi.tfe^p a ,few ,.stated ,
The wheels had worn ,fqts .-deep, into, the,.josjk, iwhicLseamsdiAo be rather
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