183/.] Journal of an expedition from Moulmien to Ava. 1005 



off, and it is by the former I should recommend our communication 

 with China being kept up. 



The accompanying map has been hastily prepared to forward with 

 this letter to enable you to trace my route and the situation of places 

 mentioned by me. I have adopted the Shan names of places, as 

 pronounced by them, with the exception of those which from frequent 

 usage have become well known. 



[We must solicit indulgence if the proper names in this paper are incorrectly 

 given : it was impossible to distinguish the n from the u in the MS. — Ed.] 



II. — Abstract Journal of an expedition from Moulmien to Ava through 



the Kareen country, between December 1836 and June 1837. By D. 



Richardson, Esq. Surgeon to the Commissioner of the Tenasserim 



Provinces. 



[Communicated by the Right Honorable the Governor of Bengal.] 



On the 13th of December 1836, in company with Lieut. McLeod, 

 I left Maulmain and proceeding up the Gyne river reached Pike-tsaung 

 the last village in our territories, on the 1 6th, here we waited four 

 days for the elephants. On the 21st we continued our march, on the 

 25th crossed the boundary river separating the British possessions 

 from those of Siam, and on the 26th we parted company, Lieutenant 

 McLsod continuing his route along the now well -frequented road to 

 Zimmay, and myself striking off more to the westward, by a path 

 rarely travelled except by the scanty Kareen population of the sur- 

 rounding hills, repeatedly crossing the Moy Gnoio so rapid and deep 

 at this season that almost every time we crossed some of the people 

 were carried down the stream. On the 1st of January I reached 

 Mein loon gyee (the old Yeun saline), having passed only one village. 

 Here I halted to endeavour to obtain rice to carry us through the 

 nearly uninhabited country between this and the Thalween. On the fol- 

 lowing day we were joined by eleven Shans, inhabitants of the town of 

 Whopung and its vicinity, who had been on a trading journey to Maul- 

 main ; they increased our party to ninety, all of whom were traders 

 except about twenty-five followers of mine, and carried goods to the 

 amount of between eight and ten thousand rupees. Their means of 

 transport were four elephants, a few bullocks, and the remainder on 

 men's shoulders. They were in great measure dependent on me for 

 their supply of provisions and where the distance, between the villages 

 was great I had to assist them in their carriage also. I had some 

 discussion with the Myo-woon about allowing the Monay traders, 

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