416 Some account of the Wars between Burmah and China. [.Tuns, 



" On the 3rd October we went again, and were placed in the same line ; s 

 before, and shown a complete entertainment. The emperor of China 

 seated us at a table, at which we ate and drank in company with \)c 18 

 princes of Tartary. We conversed with the Wun-gyih Ho-tsou'n-tkng 

 and Kou'n-ye'.thu' and ThI-ta'-yIn, and observed: — 'Friendship has 

 now been established between our two royal masters. The great officers 

 on each side, bearing in mind the favors they have received from, and the 

 duty they owe to, their respective masters, have only to submit what they 

 may be satisfied will conduce to the permanent advantage of their royal 

 masters and their posterity. We, who have been deputed, will return as 

 quickly as possible, and in conformity with the qualifications required from 

 ambassadors*, will submit to our royal master every circumstance relating 

 to the emperor of China. There are certain Shan Tsd:buahs and their 

 followers, subjects of our master, and some men who were formerly deput- 

 ed, still remaining in this country. And the road on the frontier of the 

 two countries is much molested by bad men and criminals ; — if means are 

 adopted on both sides for putting an end to this evil, the two countries 

 will become like one, and the gold and silver road will be opened.' The 

 Chinese officers replied: — 'The observations of the ambassadors are very 

 correct. Our master, the emperor, is much pleased at having re-establish, 

 ed friendship with the Lord of the golden palace, who rules over the 

 western country. His majesty has given to the king of Ava an image of 

 him, who is without an eqaal, and is superior to the three races of beings 

 (men, Nats, and Bynmhds,) and who has been worshipped uninterruptedly 

 by all the emperor's ancestors ; and he has permitted the ambassadors to 

 communicate, without reserve, all they may have to say. He has seated 

 the ambassadors also on the same line with his own relations, the 48 

 princes of Tartary, and repeatedly questioned, and spoken to them. All 

 the points you have represented will be properly settled. When we go 

 back from Zhehol (to Pekin), we will exert ourselves to have the whole 

 settled, and will submit that you may be speedily allowed to return.' 



" On the following day we were invited to attend the emperor, who was 

 going to visit a monastery. We went early, and were desired by the 

 Wun-gyih H6-tsou'n-teng to wait on the road, and when we saw the 

 emperor coming out on horseback, to remark what a strong h.ile man bis 

 majesty must be, to be able to ride at 80 years of age without being fa- 

 tigued. We waited on the road accordingly, and on seeing the emperor 

 spoke as we had been instructed. H6-tsou'n-teng asked wiuit the ambas- 

 sadors had said, and when the interpreter translated our remarks into 

 Chinese, the Wun-gyih repeated it to the emperor. 



" The emperor, on going to the monastery, entered by the southern 



arched gateway, and came out by the western, and returned to the cty 



by its southern gateway. Li'-ta'-yin was appointed to attend us and 



shew us all the different image-, and temples. But all the different figures 



* See a subsequent note for a list of these qualifications. 



