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with a request, that officers of rank and intelligence on each side, 

 should meet and settle all points of difference; and with this condi- 

 tion, that the Chinese armv should not retire until after the Burmese 

 army was withdrawn ; for, as the Chinese generals said, if we retreat 

 first, we are afraid the Burmese army may follow and attack us, as 

 was done at Theinni. This letter was hrought to the outposts of the 

 Burmese camp by the Kue-chow-bo and the interpreter Nga-myat - 

 thuon-aung, on the 10th December, 1769. The Burmese officers 

 who came out and met him, at first refused to take the letter, observ- 

 ing that the business must be discussed with them ; that the king of 

 Ava ought not to be addressed ; and that, in fact, they dare not 

 forward any such letter to him. The Kue-chow-bo assured the 

 Burmese, that the person who had written the letter from the 

 Chinese generals had made a mistake through ignorance, and that 

 the letter was intended for the Burmese generals and officers. The 

 Kue-chow-bo further proposed, that if the Burmese really desired to 

 make peace, they should permit the Chinese army to retire freely to 

 a suitable situation, at which the negotiation might be concluded ; 

 and displayed great anxiety for peace as soon as possible. The 

 Burmese officers sent him back with a promise only to report all he 

 had said to their general. 



The Kue-chow-bo returned to the Burmese camp on the 12th of 

 December, when the Wun-gyih delivered to him a letter for the 

 ' Chinese generals, expressing his willingness to negotiate a peace. 

 The moment the Chinese generals understood the contents, they sent 

 the Kue-chow-bo back to the Wun-gyih, to beg of him to fix the 

 day on which certain officers of the two armies should meet and 

 discuss the matter. The Wun-gyih appointed the following day. 



On the 13th December, 1769, fourteen Burmese and thirteen 

 Chinese officers of rank met in a large shed, which was erected for 

 the purpose at the south-east angle of the town of Kaung-toicn. On 

 the part of the Chinese the Kue-chow-b6 was the principal speaker, 

 and on that of the Burmese, the Wun-dauk Ne-myo-maha-thura. 

 The Burmese demanded, that the Ts6:buahs of Theinni, Ba-niu, and 

 Mo.gaung should be immediately made over to them. The Chinese 

 said, that these Tso:buahs were not in their camp, and affirmed with 

 an oath, that they should be forwarded to Theinni and surrendered 

 to the Burnr se there, within six months from that date. The follow- 

 ing treaty was then written on white paper with ink, and a copy 

 delivered by the Chinese to the Burmese : — 



" Wednesday, 13th December, 1769, in the temporary building to 

 the south-east of the town of Kaung-to&n. His Excellency the general 



