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of the lord who rules over a multitude of umbrella-wearing chiefs 

 in the great western kingdom, the sun-descended king of Ava, and 

 master of the golden palace, having appointed, [here follow the names 

 and titles of the 14 Burmese officers,] p.nd the generals of the 

 master of the golden palace of China, who rules over a multitude of 

 umbrella- wearing chiefs in the great eastern kingdom, having appoint- 

 ed, [here follow the names and titles of the 13 Chinese officers,] 

 they assembled ia the large building, erected in a proper manner 

 with seven roofs to the south-east of the town of Kaung-toUn, on the 

 13th December, 1769, to negotiate peace and friendship between the 

 two great countries, and that the gold and silver road should be 

 established agreeably to former custom. The troops of the sun- 

 descended king and master of the golden palace of Ava, and those 

 of the master of the golden palace of China, were drawn up in front 

 of each other when this negotiation took place ; and after its conclu- 

 sion, each party made presents to the other, agreeaWy to former 

 custom, and retired. All men, the subjects of the sun-descended 

 king and master of the golden palace of Ava, who may be in any 

 part of the dominions of the master of the golden palace of China, 

 shall be treated according to fonner custom. Peace and friendship 

 being established between the two great countries, they shall become 

 one, like two pieces of gold united into one ; and suitably to the 

 establishment of the gold and silver road, as well as agreeably to 

 former custom, the princes and officers of each country shall move 

 their respective sovereigns to transmit and exchange affectionate 

 letters on gold, once every ten years." 



The Burmese negotiators, after receiving the above treaty, applied 

 to the Chinese to make over to them such boats as the Chinese still 

 appear to have had near Kaung-toun. The Chinese promised to 

 deliver the same after they had been employed in bringing up their 

 stores to Ba-mo ; but the boats were burnt on the same day by the 

 Chinese generals, and some difference of opinion afterwards took 

 place about them. Presents being exchanged between the Chinese 

 and Burmese generals, and some sent by the Chinese to the king of 

 Ava, the Chinese army began their march towards China on Monday, 

 the 18th December, followed at a distance of a jinjal shot by the 

 Burmese divisions under the Let-we-weng-mhu and Shye-weng- 

 mhu, until the Chinese reached the boundary of their country, when 

 the Burmese returned to Ba-mo and Kaung-toUn. At the same time, 

 the Chinese commanders-in-chief having sent the necessary orders 

 to that portion of their army which had marched towards Mo:gaung, 

 that force also retired into China, 

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