Moonshee, fee. were, he desired Baba-Sheen to request ;6hb acceptance of some
sweetmeats, See. which he hail provtdedfbr ds, aUitlrin withdrew.
Ff®Hr his house I went to that of the second Woongee» where, aftsr IMifes»»
seated for a little while,' he made his appearance, dressed, as I was told, m the
proper war dress of die Birmans. His reception was polite, but more ostentatious
than that of file first minister, having assembled a great number of people {in,
fheir Prions in the hall | g g | | g
we were conducted; at each end of which were several racks fid* of '^uskets,
and swoifis; the di&retit insignia of vere
to theibest advantage. , ' . / i t
A little, after lie caine in, aNakhaan desired B a b a - S h e e n ‘td fKqurre,'whether
o n r p a ^ M i n Bengal had been favourable, and how we had beenpvriffirrespect
td ttonvenierice, since our arrival ? * These I a n s w C r e d in ffie same terms i had
d o ^ lwfore. ‘ 1 was then asked, what time a ship commonly took to perform the.
to England; to which having replied, I was agkin asked how
8B», Bk^tire Whether
health when we felt Bengal? Hiving received my answers to these, they ne*t
l^ureld''whether the GbVerfiof General’s attthority extended over all Our pOsses-
Mqnsin India? This 1 answered in the affirmative, and here ended our conversation.
• ■'
These several questions were put by the Nakhaan, no doubt by the Woongee s
desire; but he did not speak a word himself till towards the conclusion, when he
gave orders, .1 believe, to bring tea, sweetmeats, fee. which being placed before usf
he soon after retired. S f remained in bis house till I was told by the Shawbunder
and Baha-Sheen, that it was not necessary to stay any longer.
- Soon after we had set out on our return, I was informed fiiat the King’s eldest
son was approaching on his way to die palace, and I was desired at the same time
to withdraw into a bye street, which I complied w ith; but as not one of the public
officers, who were with me, paid any compliment to the Prince, or desired me to
do so, f remained where I was conducted without saluting him, concluding it was
not customary, or that if it had, they would have informed me.
i am, fee.
T. W o o d .
7(h September \1 95.
tfr e a n ^ C o u n c il o j S ta te ,
T he dkjHbëïng fitted for‘myjdepaitote, it3b^m)és'adB%i«nouBibeat':^itoe faely
•to declare tó 'yOti^-aS his Majesty ’« efeièf Minister, my »sentiments, job l^h^iconduct
which the cöuit öfiUmrnefapoora- has thought' 6t»it® -observe towards me in- my
official character, ‘that •nOthing -Blay hereafter be attributed to misapprehension, or
the wantö!f%^e4r^ïfp!p6Séirtfi‘(M on my part, OittoSip^ects “whiph may, af? smile
Iffifütoqjèridd^dVèSiiMHy ihvoIvfeilie]geöeral interest and’ happiness^.
There appears to^BaVe existed, from' thedSjMëH^i|ï|f' 'arrival; although npt ap
avowed yet a real inclination, taeonsider'ine-- initoecapaGityijfjaa ageiat, fmm a
rettlfimem, ratber’thaittïdMSjdfeiega^jQfïaigÈgat aid
s6vd?eij|& «fatè; as a person come in the character .of a petitioner ito s t r a t a favour,
^^^^^MS^-'SFtofedipitolêdtiÉVèt^afflafioniW^h’ófièrs.atdmBbas-mijuiias
and in the proposal can be actuated fey ®o view, exceptavhat jinttat tend» to file
"rinitoal advantage of'both countries.- ", !
Of fiÈ^ïfilïy W the iöteittioris of die »English -govtotoneiitj Sfs any doubts • g u m t
didexist, those doubts toustdong since 'have. been obliterated ; »yah have had, in
every transaction, the mostunequivocal proofs »of the icoiiciliatfi(ry!ihis.pi^^^i#f
the Gövërü'ófGfenèrèl; and latterly ^shchdan»* instance, jg$J> not often paj^ljled.
^ v i^ ËW h ^ ^ te ‘part, was repressed hy trfoderadon iooi.t!Up;athsr:; JSt>eiBaire.s,-»0g5e
'cdinbatéS^by Featohy and that which was» denied! to imempemtoidgï8^dp,>;.i®|s
dfïèrw^Ms griltrted as an‘actöf»öoöl mid-deffiberate justfeerf: - :
I hhVfe 'ifttoafiyftdfetSly Sthtëd to'his Majesty, itotoeï AioiicaicfioIiladrfhé bandar
to présèiit ^höiüy 'tfter'Hiy arrival, that the Governor GeBeraTs p®®fiipal®ftw,
‘in dëptföng me, was to promote confidence, »and g*Ve ;to his Majesty WÉfitSiSStd
assurances 0'fdthe‘GaVtonar General’s personal regard; and, Tnowappejat, $£|t)
‘these -weto hihtoötiVëS' rgtfeer than the .expectation of any »great ;.natiftual feen$fitito
arise to the English, from sUeh ata»alliance. The jindividu<dsjStffojj^^ffi?'tB;ftiSde
to this tiouhlry, are far from being (merehantsiof thölh^l^sJiiipjagi^Boi^ fiogjfy.-
deration.
* 'The surrender of theüeimrjiiènt refugees. See page rat.