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over a hundred umbrella-wearing chiefs to the westward, is also in the 

 enjoyment of health as well as his queen, heir-apparent, royal children, 

 and relatives, and all his officers. Friendship which had always existed in 

 former states of existence, is now become a royal friendship. When the 

 two great countries have established friendship, each must receive favors 

 from the other. The eight images of A'batthara Byamhd which were sent 

 with a desire that they might be worshipped by the royal friend, have 

 been placed in a proper and suitable manner in front of the palace, under 

 pyramidical buildings covered with gold and silver. Desire is also felt 

 that approbation be given to the merit of constantly upholding and pro- 

 tecting the religion of the deity (Gaudama), who is full of glory and power, 

 who can give relief to the kings of men, Nats, and Byamhds, who has no 

 equal in the three worlds, and who has been worshipped from generation 

 to generation by the sun-descended independent kings, that have ruled 

 over the great kingdoms to the westward. Ne Myo-Shcedaung, a noble- 

 man who is in the immediate service of the royal friend, and Thi'ha gyo- 

 gaung and Welutha'ra have been appointed ambassadors to accompany 

 the son of the lord of Kaing:mah, and are deputed with a royal letter on 

 gold and with royal presents, consisting of four elephants, one hundred viss 

 weight of elephant's teeth, an ivory helmet surmounted by a ruby, and 

 another encircled with rubies and surmounted by a sapphire, two ruby 

 rings, one sapphire ring, one viss weight of Mobye stone, one piece of 

 yellow -broad cloth, one piece of green broad cloth, ten pieces of chintz, 

 ten pieces of handkerchief, ten carpets, one hundred books of gold leaf, 

 one hundred books of silver leaf, ten viss weight of white perfume, four 

 large lacquered ware boxes, and fifty small lacquered-ware boxes. Let the 

 ambassadors return quickly and without delay, and when they return, it 

 will be as if the royal friend had been met, and conversed with.' " 



On the return of these Burmese ambassadors from Pekin in the 

 beginning of the year 1 789, they submitted a report of their proceed- 

 ings, of which report the following is a free translation : — 



" We left Amarupura on the 21-th June, 1787, and in twelve days' jour- 

 ney, on 6th July, arrived at the city of Theinni, where we stopped nine 

 days for the purpose of recruiting the elephants intended as presents for 

 the emperor of China. On the 16th July, we left Theinni"', and in fifteen 

 days' journey reached Kaiug:muh, where we stopped more than five 

 months, and transmitted to the golden feet a report of certain discussions, 

 which took place between us and some Chinese officers there. On receiv- 

 ing his Majesty's orders that we should proceed, we left Kaing:muh on the 

 12th January, 1788, amounting altogether to one hundred and twenty-five 

 men; and on the 23rd arrived at the city of Shuen-li, which the Shans call 

 Maing.-Ts&nf. Here we met two officers, Tsoun-shue and Titayln, whom 

 the Tsountu or Governor General of Yunan had deputed to meet us ; and 

 a report of our discussions with whom we forwarded to the golden feet. 

 * Shan name Mi'tng Senvi. f Mung Chin. 



