1857.] The Remains at JPag&n. 35 



remain in their original state, such as Sudha Muni (of which I 

 have unfortunately no drawings,) and Sembyo-hu we find these 



content myself mainly with a brief note of events, as the remaining history of 

 British intercourse with Burma has been fully related in a very able and inter- 

 esting paper by Dr. Bayfield, which is printed in the appendix to Pemberton's 

 Eeport on the Eastern Frontier.* 



The agent of the Company at Sirian, Mr. Smart, appears to have acted with 

 duplicity during the contests of the Burmese and Peguans for the possession of 

 Pegu, which ended in the temporary supremacy of the latter. In 1743, the 

 factory was burnt by them, and the establishment was withdrawn. 



In 1752, the king of Tavoy, then for a short time independent, invited an 

 establishment. But his terms were unreasonable, and no movement was made 

 to act on his offer. 



In 1753, a factory was established on Negrais, which was in fact taken pos- 

 session of in the Company's name. 



In 1755, we find a factory under Captain Baker existing at Negrais, during 

 the continued contests between Peguans and Burmese, the latter being again 

 in the ascendant. The chief at Negrais urged on his Government that we should 

 take a decided part with the Burmans. But, about the same time, some English 

 ships at Dagon (Rangoon) took part with the Peguans. 



In July of this year, Captain Baker and Lieut. North (who died at Pagan on 

 the way up) were sent by the resident at Negrais on an embassy to Alompra at 

 Mout-sho-bo. The usurper laughed at the idea of assistance from the English, 

 and the mission had no result. Captain Baker took observations on his way, 

 and made a map of the river, which is given by Dalrymple. 



In 1751, Dupleix the Governor General of Erench India had sent an ambas- 

 sador to the king of Pegu, and obtained the concession of a factory at Sirian. 

 But in 1756, the Government at Pondicherry, contrary to an engagement of neu- 

 trality into which the factory had entered with Alompra, having sent succours 

 to the Peguans, and these having fallen into the hands of the conqueror, he mas- 

 sacred the officers, and carried the rest of the French as prisoners to Ava.f From 

 these prisoners some of the Burman Christians of the Dibayen district are said to 

 be descended. 



" Historical Review of the Political relations between the British Govern- 

 ment in India and the Empire of Ava, from the earliest date on record to the 

 present year ; compiled by G. T. Bayfield, acting assistant to the Resident in 

 Ava, and revised by Lt.-Col. Burney. Ava, 15th December, 1834." 



For the facts of the remaining history, I have made free use of this Review. 

 The original authorities are, for the times of Alompra, Dalrymple's Oriental 

 Repertory ; for Symes's first Mission and Crawfurd's, their published narratives ; 

 for the other Missions, the original papers in the records of the Indian Govern- 

 ment. Where I have used other authorities they are referred to. 



t Sonnerat, Voyaye aux Indes Orientates. Paris 1800, III. 5. 



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