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Route of a Journey from Ava to Pekin. 



[July, 



The walls are 5,250 cubits 

 round and 7 high, with 1 

 gateway at each of the 4 

 sides. Tsu-ta-l6-y6 is the 

 governor. The mission 

 was detained here a day, in 

 consequence of the porters 



14th Slept at the village of Tshuon-leng-ye, 5 with the baggage not 



15th Slept at the city of Kyeng-tso-fii, having come up. 



(Kin-tcheouJ 6 The walls are 21,000 cubits 



round and 10 high, with 2 gateways on each the eastern and western sides, and 

 one only on each of the other two sides. Tsan-ta-16-y6, Tsheng-ta-16-y£ and Lhy6- 

 ta-16-y£ are the governors. The walls of this city are very handsomely and properly 

 built, and the ditch surrounding them is full of water, on which we saw a great many 

 boats plying. The Mission was detained here a day, in consequence of the porters 

 with the baggage not having come up. 



17th. 



20th. 



Slept at the village of Kyeng-yeng-ye, 



Slept at the city of Kyeng-mein-chow, 



(Kinmen,) 



round and 9 high, with 2 gateways on the southern 



other three sides. Lti-ta-16-y6 is the governor. The Mission was detained here a 



day, in consequence of the porters not having come up with the baggage. 



The Mission was detained in 

 this village 2 days in con- 

 sequence of a great fall of 

 snow which had covered 

 the roads and made them 

 impassable. 



The walls are 4,900 cubits 

 and 1 only on each of the 



22nd. 

 23rd. 

 24th. 



25th. 



Slept at the village of Shi- Khy auk, 

 Slept at the village of Leng-yan-y?., 

 Slept at the city of Yi-tshein-hein, . 



6 



The walls are 4,900 cubits 

 round and 8 high, with one 

 gateway on each of the 4 

 sides. Tshauk-ta-16-y6 is 

 the governor. 



The walls are 10,500 cubits 

 4 sides. Weng-ta-yeng and 



Slept at the city of Thuon-t sheng , 



(Syang-yang,) | 9 



round and 12 high, with one gateway on each of the 



Gsueug-yeng are the governors. Inconsequence of the whole of the country be- 

 tween the cities of Tshan-tek-fu and Thuon-tsh^ng having been destroyed by an 

 inundation in the year 1829, great difficulty is now experienced there in procuring 

 post horses and porters. The Mission was repeatedly obliged to wait, and was 

 unable to travel the distance between the two cities in less than 22 days, although 

 the same journey formerly occupied only 12 days. The officers, appointed by the 

 Tsoun-tu of Yunan to escort the mission, here stated, that they had received letters, 

 ordering them to make all haste, as the feast of Lanthoras in the month of February 

 was near at hand, and they requested that, in order to facilitate the journey, the 

 Burmese envoys should each proceed in a covered chair, having a L6 (mule), harness- 

 ed to it before and another behind. The mission stopped at this city 6 days, and 

 hired 50 sumpter-horses and mules at TO ticals each, to coavey the presents and 

 baggage, leaving the lighter articles only to be carried by porters. 



1st 



Jan. 

 1834. 



2nd. 



3rd. 



Left the city of Thuon-tsheng in co- 

 vered chairs with large horses, and 

 stopped at the village of Lhyo- 

 yeng-yi, 



Stopped at the city of Yi or M-hien, 



Slept at the village of Wa-teng, 



The walls of this city are 

 4,200 cubits round and 

 10 high, with 1 gateway 

 on each of the 4 sides. 

 Wun-ta-16-ye' is the gover- 

 nor. 



