1836.] lying north of the Tenasserim Provinces. 623 



" 25th. Direction North, 80 West. Time, 2 hours, 30 minutes ; distance, 

 7 miles and 4 furlongs. 



"9. 45. Crossed the May~Gnoiv several times along a level road. At 10 

 passed a small Careen village, and left the May-Gnow to the northward. The 

 Careens had cleared the path through long grass, along the banks and in the 

 bed of the May-Satang 59 , a small stream of a few inches deep. At 10. 15 halted 

 on the banks of the May-Satang, in thick jungle with wild plantains. The path 

 to-day has been nearly level down the course and across the valley of the 

 May-Gnow. 



" 26ih. Direction North, 65 West. Time, 3 hours ; distance, 7 miles. 



"9.30. Proceeded along a pretty good path, crossing the May-Satang. — 

 10. 45. Descended and crossed the May-Satang, the last time. — 11. 40. Side 

 of the hills less steep to-day than some parts of our march, but path very 

 narrow on the brink of a precipice. — 12.30. Halted on the brow of the hill. 

 The road which we have come to-day will be good when more frequented. 

 Except a very steep hill at the beginning of the march, the Careens declare 

 there is no better path through these hills. A considerable part of the march 

 to-day was through an old paddy hill on which the trees had not yet acquired 

 any size, and many of the other hills had been cultivated to their summits within 

 the last year or two. The Careens in this part of the hills must, of course, be 

 pretty numerous. 



" 27th. Direction South, 70 West. Time, 5 hours, 13 minutes ; distance, 



11 miles, 6 furlongs. 



"9. ]0. Started, and crossed several hills, or rather heights, on the hills. — 

 2. Came on the paths we travelled on the way up. — 2. 25. Halted at our 

 former halting place on the banks- of the Seindzoy-Keum 10 . The path to-day 

 has been good for elephants, and very passable for bullocks. 



" 2%th. Direction South. Time, 6 hours, 40 minutes ; distance, 12 miles. 



"9. Crossed the Seindzoy, and proceeded along the path pursued on our 

 way up. — 1. Passed our old halting place on the May-tha-woe^. — 3. 40. 

 Halted at our former halting place on the banks of the Thaung-Ein 12 . 



"The first half the march to-day, which was extremely distressing to the 

 elephants from the steepness of the hills, was performed in two hours and a half 

 on our march up, and took us four hours to-day. The last half of the march was 

 more level along the little valley of the May-thoe-tvoe, which we crossed 8 or 10 

 times, and was performed in very little (10 minutes) more time than we took in 

 the way up. 



"March 1st. Halted to-day on the banks of the Thaung-Ein. To-morrow I 

 Bhall proceed alone, and the Shans will wait for the remainder of the cattle on 

 their own side of the river. The golden sword-bearer is to accompany me one 

 march with four elephants. 



" 2nd. Direction South, 20 West. Time, 4 hours, 5 minutes ; distance, 



12 miles. 



" 10. Crossed the Thaung-Ein at an elephant's ford about f of a mile above 

 where we crossed before.— 12. 10. Passed Ween- Wee 73 , our old halting place. 

 "3. 5. Halted on the old ground at the top of the waterfall 74 . 

 "The path for much the longer proportion of this march was good. and per- 



