70 Journal of a Mission from Ava to Kendat. [Fus. 
Remarks on the Route Protraction, Pl. V. 
The Irrawaddy and Moo rivers, in this sketch, have been copied 
from the Map of Ava in Mr. Crawford’s Mission, and the Khyen-dwen 
river from Lieutenant Montmorency’s Survey, as given in Lieutenant 
Wilcox’s Map of the countries to the E. and N. E.of Bengal. The 
position of Kendat and Mouk-ka-dau, as well as of Ava, being fixed 
according to the above authorities, an attempt has been made to lay 
down Mr. Richardson’s route, so as to correspond with those points. 
The following table wiil show the direction and distance travelled on 
each day, as computed by Dr. Richardson, and the corrections, on ac- 
count of the windings of the road, and alterations made in order to 
reconcile his route with the situation of Mouk-ka-dau and Kendat. 
Dr. Richardson’s Computation. Correction and Alteration. 
Ist day, 20th Jan. From Ava to Tsa-ye, N. 40 W. 10 miles, N. 40 W. 8miles 
Qnd do. 2Ist do... To Kek-ka,....... N. 20 W. 9 do.... N. 20 W. 7 do. 
8rd do. 22nddo.. To He-len,........ N. 20 W. 21 do.... N. 20 W.16 do. 
Ath do. 23rd do... To Kya-yowa,..... N. 40 W. 22 do.... N.40 W.17 do. 
5th do. 24thdo... To Pha-lan-goun,.. N. 70 W. 19 do.... N.70 W.16 do 
6th do. 25thdo... To Mya-goo,...... N. 60 W. 12 do.... N. 60 W. 103 do 
7th do. 26thdo... To Ben-thee,...... S. 80 W.25 do.... S. 80 W. 20 do. 
8th do. 27thdo... To Thoun-bouk,.... S. 60 W.19 do.... N.10 W.17 do. 
9th do. 28th do. . To Mouk-ka-da, .. N. 80 W. 12 do.) ; N.40 W. 9 do 
10th do. 29thdo... To Padoo-ye, ..... N. 30 W. 17 do. E N.30 W. 143 do 
Ilth do. 30thdo... To Balet,......... N. 35 W. 20 do.| § N. 0 W.15 do 
12th do. 3lst do... To Nan-thee,...... N. 20 B. 25 do.) ° N.15 E. 17 do 
13th do. Ist Feb. To Ken-dat,....... N. 10 W. 10 do.... N. 15 W. 9 do. 
Total, 22] miles. Total, 176 miles. 
The most important deviation from Dr. Richardson’s computation 
was found necessary to be made, in the direction of the route from 
Ben-thee to Thoun-bouk. Captain Baker, who visited Mont-tsho-bo in 17 
hours, 55 minutes, estimates Ava to be 45 miles distant, and states that 
he stopped and landed at Khoun-meon, (Kyouk-myoung,) onthe Irrawaddy, 
and that this place is 12 miles due east from Mout-tsho-bo.—(Dalrymple’s 
Oriental Repertory, vol. 1. 147, 169, and 176.) Kioum-young, in Mr. 
Crawfurd’s Map, is due east from the position given to Mont-tsho-bo in 
Dr. Richardson’s route, which makes this city 40 miles from Ava. 
But it would appear, that the Irrawaddy, in this part of its course, must 
have a direction 14 miles more to the westward, than what is marked 
in former maps. Dibayen, Dr. R. learnt, is only six miles to the S. W. 
of Pha-lan-goun, and not so near to the Irrawaddy as before supposed. 
The situation of the great lake, or Kan-dau-gyee, also must be differ- 
ent. Dr. R. understood, that water can be let into the ditch of Mout- 
tsho-bo fort from that lake. 
Dr. R. on his return from Kendat, came down the Khyen-dwen in a 
boat in three days to Thoun-bouk, and thence to Ava he travelled by 
the same route as before, 
