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Rmte of a Journey from Ava to Pekin* 



[July, 



the officer in charge of the elephants intended as pi'esents for the emperor of China 

 arrived at Ba-mo, with four of these animals only, and reported, that on the journey 

 from Ava, they had all got loose at the village of Mo-wun, under Kaung-totin, and 

 that on pursuing and overtaking them on the Nga-zln Ka-khyen hill, in the territo- 

 ry of Mo-meit, he found one dead. The mission stopped 23 days, at Ba-mo, prepar- 

 ing for their land journey and collecting horses and porters. The governor made 

 a small pyramidal box with a lock and key and gilded it all over, for holding the 

 King of Ava's letter. On the 11th August, 1833, the embassy left Ba-mo in the 

 following order : first, 2 men holding gilded rods ; then the box containing the 

 royal letter ; then the boxes containing the royal presents ; then the baggage of 

 the ambassadors; then a couple of jingals ; then 100 musqueteers ; and then the 

 Burmese ambassadors dressed in full uniform and mounted on elephants. On both 

 sides of the streets, the women poured* out pots of water, and the officers of the 

 city escorted the embassy outside, with music and dancing. Sacrifices were also 

 made, by order of the Governor, to the guardian Nats of the place. There were 200 

 porters, and 50 bullocks for conveying the baggage, and a guard of 100 musqueteers 

 and 100 lancers with 2 jingals, besides 15 men sent by the governor of Ba-mo to 

 return from Yu-nan, with letters from the ambassadors, reporting progress. Out- 

 side of the city the principal Burmese ambassador entered a covered sedan chair, 

 and the rest of the Burmese and the Chinese envoys mounted horses. 



Date. 



Names of places. 



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Remarks. 



11th Aug. 



12th 



LSth 



Left Ba-mo and slept at the village 



of M6:mauk, 



Slept at the Ta-da-gyih(gvent bridge), 

 Slept at the village of the Ka-khyen 



6 

 4 



6 



6 



6 



7 





i4th 



Slept at the village of the Ka-khyen 

 chief Ma-theng t 



Here the mission stopped a 

 day in consequence of the 

 porters not having come 

 up with the baggage. 



As far as this place provi- 

 sions were brought for us 

 all from Ba-mo. 



Here the mission was met 



16th 



Slept at the foot of the Main-khah 



17th 



Slept at the Luay-laing-ken or cho- 

 key (Shan Loai-leng, red hill or 

 mountain), 



by a party of Chinese, under Tsoun-lo-tsoun, which had been sent by the governor 

 of Md:myin (Theng-ye) and to which we transferred the charge of the royal letter 

 and presents and all our baggage. The Burmese porters and guard who came with 

 us from Ba-mo, were paid what was right and proper and sent back to that city 

 on the 18th. 

 18th. ., 



Left the frontier chokey and reach-! 



ed the city of Mo.wun (Chinesel 



Long-tchuen-fii) (Shan Mung-wan),\ 8 

 cities. The mission considering that it was the rainy season when the streams 

 are full, and difficult to cross, stopped at this city 3 days, for the purpose of re- 

 cruiting the royal elephants properly. 

 22nd. ...... Left Mo:wun, and slept at the Ken-\ 



dat or fortified chokey on the top 



of the Shya-mue-loiie mountain,..! 

 l6-ye, the Nan-ten officer, having authority over 1,000 men, and Tsoun-yin having 

 authority over 500 men, who were sent by the governor of M6:myin to meet the 

 mission, and who, after communicating with the envoys, returned to Mo:myin. 



This is one of the 8 Shan 



Here the mission found Ta/- 



23rd. 

 24th. 



26th. 



Slept at the village of Man-toun,. . . . 



Slept at the village of Nan-teng, 



(Shan Mung-ti and Burmese Maindi.) 



Reached the city of M6:myin, (Chi- 

 nese Theng-yi- chows, Shan Mung- 

 myen,) 



10 



Here the mission stopped a 

 day to refresh the ele- 

 phants. 



The governor of M6:myin 



* Libations to Gaudama here made with prayers and wishes for the success of 

 the mission and the glory of their sovereign. 



