after, that jAlompra .was*likgty to&ejyietorioife', he-determined, ifjpossijbie,
toisecin^ap-interesl in that quarter-' jiVft^thia'.'intentjjKe^'i^ttedlfe^shipj
accoropapiedfry two ,qf his cpmhrymen,>ndipt%ct;sd.ed• i®& ^ t l:to,jh)agon,
where Alomprk received ‘him with marks of distinct^B^pd/kindpess 5 bpt
on the secoricbrday after the departure of ftfonsieur Boumo, jthe^qpiper
whom fhe left, in charge of ;the ship during Ins .'absence, in gcfrige^t, with a
missionary who had long resided at the factory, either iippejle^hydcji ^
prevailed upon by-some secret influence,' weighed tanchtpysu^d^Ly^and
returned tpothd JRegdW at Syriam, without' permission .-fr^m.'Efs^in-
mander, or even advisingbim ofhisintentiQn; J
« So extraordinary, a step surprised - Alompra exceedingly; he taxed
Boumo with deceit; the Frenchman protested his. owii innocence,: and
argued the improbability-of h is-a sse ia in g ite ,a i^ ^ |^ |^M ^ b ^ e ,^ h i;ls^ # !
remained in-the Birman camp. He sent a n ^ rd fe n .'^ rh ^ ^ i^ S fJo return
-imHKxfiatfely, an injimction th a t was disregarded by them,* jindpp plggtof
their commander being a prisoner. He then requested leavetfedm Alomfira
to go-in person, and bring back the ship; to this the king consented,.©n
condition of leaving one of his attendants (Lavine^yontb)«as{angh0^tage
for his certain return.
From the procedure of Mr. Brooke, resident at Negrais, in his reception
of the Birman deputies, and the aid of military stores sent by him to the
Birmans, the English, when it became necessary -to.avow the side they
meant to espouse, seem to have declared explicitly for the Birmans; and
this principle was adopted not only by the resident at Negrais, but also by
the factory at Syriam. t h e Hunter schooner, belonging to the India Company,
the Elizabeth, a country ship, commanded by Captain. Swain, and
two other vessels, left Syriam in the month of May, and joined the Birmans
«&t-I0q»»Yi >If F'^nioifflra&JCwj.npniv 5$sji6vrt.' Krepij. bound
jo a- ('\i|)itihiaK^^if<na^jui^t^M3rd Mr. Whi'ffl'-
hilli, asigci.itlcrnari itfi*A^ferai!fWjf^l7e»ldist<'Iii(lL^a6fflqra®\.!rgiotrrie hns to
Ntgiais.iii/ai^®hixilli6cip)dlwt\T. ‘pUtJ'iriK^ilie* l{at{(jOon'*mu. Mro|^|^s.tl'ess
ofi.weafh'er. A boat* TOh>'ti!‘h,JtipWoi)'. ruivnied, \yith p h
ta^entnit'oftihewKterof all.urs:JKaiftljLirt-nijjh8 .wnhaU iiKpiia-sidh-fiom
Alompra to Captain
him- evei y Ian lh 11 a t eyp Ihc e
.fhsOn ihcj()th d( June tbeaVrcot loiiliul ft)fgori pWcb \li IVInteJnll wont
on>'sh<ficfto p i\ lus'd spec ts t<) the BiiIriiaiEROT^G\|iwf^^lic,,wT/wreFftifted
iU aim uinuIUiai^twiio'apffu(JutUan1sU
\ftctothc'tdc'fcatf of $ie#Iic giuta seat«V*h^ipgoji^^aW4.du>?icd(»s^^m^if'
Dago®bytAlomprav 1110, Eiig^slLships^san I e< 1 hom S\i 1,1 lriffioMratCirfl\'van11
ra.rh^inAfagnp t ocasff st^theS Biimans .»mlfaOnlorinitv ft> the- e\ idtnfc*<H?a
hiidatii^pf.Mr. Bropkopwho^re^jxtitm oft die- JftmYjn>/dtpfnicst fogUfie-s
widi^hihsVibscqiiuii eofAhjc^clmrlvtftint ed his fricndWii^cnUoiisuowdids
thai|hgtion, IfhtiKth'esains il-fol the! An otf* With Mi >f iitlfson tind Mr.1,
Whitt'hill, no suhje. U oh ollence .s3^s$R>* ha.tVbc*-n>gi\itu^t'(Wli^uigf'isli
.'hy> the
A short time previous' to the* arrival’ of*the Vreot < \ppoKi7d^w,nifiic\l
from Pegue to Syriam,* antflceWsumed tHea. GomiUaiuh^he h&h^?L
acquainted with - the' h&otilti6hif4'aS^p^®®4betwe'er£n'Mt ntf
Negrais and the dfejiutieh^oftt Alompra, and mgfbMLi* to..conntu.au ns',
effects, commenced a sed¥t t’dfrespOndence^fthli.C'kptam Jtwjkikfiia His
arguments seem to^fta^Us^rongly influenced thaFglOThrdap,',, an'digiveiS
at decided bias in his. favour, ©round» ofSa’ceuVatftmywasusooiiltJOiirid
against the Birmans; personal ill treatment’ was»hiSvilyitomplained.of,1.