S u r p r it and disappointment wè'm’'a;jgéôd^deaHexci ted,: to find, t-Bâl'
during all 'tKàrMèiéftnot*ai^^^^^àr^'‘ti'ééi:i{)tion carrie tô'oüÿ öaipV'éither
frorrréBe English merchantmen, in the riVeif, bn from shore ; a circûmstà#é?'
that’ bôM^lië?'appéatlhcê^èfî'distrust and^pfâhîhitïon bnf-thé? f>art*'dfi the
government. Captain Thomas therefore ordered’ his phmaee'to be launched,’
and rowed to the nearest vessel : being informed that the commander was
an shore, ~hb directed his boat to the 'town "quay, Énd,' landing*1 'vêithdlït
ceremony, proceeded to the résidence óf a gentleman, with ^huBf- he*
was acquainted, where Ke met several masters of merchant ^lfip^Whó'
informed -ham that they had received' an o rd # frôtâ'the fihtóm, of public
JSiitMb which the council of ' government jmdmbled, enjpifiing them hot
to go.on board the' Seà-Hdïhe themselves," or suffer any intercourse with'
their ships, as matters of etiquette had not .yètdàeen adjusted; but- addedf
sailor lïfeé? that they had agreed to ask permission next -m ó fö i'h g ^ ’pa ^
their respects' to the representative of their nation, and if refused, to ^9!
without permission ; a resolution from which Captain ThomâS .prudently
dissuaded them, saying, they could not more oblige the person they meant
to honour, than by an implicit compliance with the wishes of the Birman
government.
On the .following’ àorning, Captain Thomas and the gentlemen of the
deputation accompanied me on shore to our habitation. We found no
person of distinguished consequence there, but crowds of the lower class,
both men and women, were collected from curiosity. In a short time
several baskets were brought, with the Raywoon’s, or Governor^ compliments,
containing venison, ducks, chickens, bread, and roots : the same
company of musicians that had performed on the preceding day, attended
to amuse us. At twelve o’clock the approach of a person of condition was
WtuHim cd, ,w hcaij.adtall clderU,mianook;at^|j^lul^i$ieaiaiKe. followed‘by
^s* 1i;hered<:/in,uuh<^.d^ii|Le «title of .Baba-,Sheeny whose
itennnrs..>v?ere. (?L^i^ill4^^ijfif4ul51,‘ \Htci^fi>^)imp.iiianiq|S|riu,quc;h the medium
(lU aMmajUgus-fe jin ju pgctei, i^ 4t;ihe(4w as «y-tjornlf i
Rangoon; afidiheld i iw^oon; lip ipologi/ed Ipi .tW^tbscjiae
iefit'fih€^;R%Wpon,i,^^jjicu)ii)i}i<)l‘ 11 leh t o \ y 1 y j j J 1 d is,}pri.\uitu l
-from v a\tin^top#Bie*b)py<ii,sp().sitioTi.; ^md> added, tlut. lif.w ould bojghafipv
totshew. n u rw c iy attention in his power. I m ^ s e h ^ -o ^ ili
1IU& ^ ‘itUs *"‘bT0 mamission -q;i?!V'
dhase, M e^<BSte4giucs>t andi tjio. mums .yd >scmUngda*., messengers:t<> the
o f t e a f i l e t t e i fi omvthj^(?i»UJ ikjt. jGuipi.aUoJ; jndia^atid
Ae^amSntysd)^ T^afeh IvVvas desirnnsp*W]Wybe dolivujedras sp^ulil y;pas-i
affiteSjbh^ to <tlns list replied,..tliaU he would Gn w.ai (kb,> mxpi 0 s atiypum-
mands I might have; <obsolving, that it an as an iusokssi tuiqbfc to js^ndt a
Ssfeivantbl my own His meamiEg was pb^on*: and tsalws\was Jitsjbistw^sLj,
wlneli might he considered rather as (premomous, than, d's mtpuded tojhscu >■>
jfesimp.«»; Tadtof fiotipiresk.tfihl&rnatter fafthei .. ^bpmg^faqw ej c i, determined
«Mo^tO-piaobact’ the purpose^‘sfrthefmissionnl® ngyj than w is* uccessany^’I
acquainted him that Mr. Wood would ipfluydhrsAisil the same evening,
«after wbj'ch|>Kwouldicbnyepsa’with him fujrtMepnn the jolyjeo^s «dt tli.e > <Jepu-
^Aigp».:yHp-^ndeavaured >to wave fh« vj^t, by£savm.g) ifc mights ]Jut 'Mr.
;Wq®tbto'an inconvenience.; but that a h w ^ .^ ^ f e p ^ tw ^ ib p ^m e ^ h je h
:l|ejwould do-at any time,.on, tp;> 1 nptiot-j either, qjKbpand the ship,
Wi.at.bur habitation,; In the '^ at
though a.native o f’the Birman country, he wrns of Armenian extrap|j6^
and professed belief in our. S&vipur. We parted abour,tfyb\o’clojslc; and
at his. desire, myj Moonshee v^rote ■ a jis t -ofjmch^articles a§dw4jj5fspd'in