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the other. At Mogoung I consider it probable that we should have 

 been detained had it not been for the firm conduct of Mr. Bayfield, 

 and his great knowledge of the Burmese character. At this place 

 the authority of the Myoowoon, who was absent in Hookhoong, was 

 totally disregarded, and his brother the Myoowoah, was in confine- 

 ment, the Shan Matgyee having espoused the cause of the prince 

 Tharawaddi. 



Conclusion. — For the brief and rapid manner in which I have run 

 through this last section of my report, as well as for having forsaken 

 the arrangement adopted in the previous sections, I trust I shall 

 be excused. In the first place, this portion of the route had been 

 previously travelled over by Captain Hannay and by Mr. Bayfield, by 

 whom much additional information will be laid before Government ; 

 and in the second place, I would advert to the hurried nature of this 

 part of our journey, and to the disturbed state of the country. For 

 similar reasons I have only drawn up this account to the period of my 

 reaching Ava. It will be at once seen that the information might 

 have been much more extensive, especially as regards the revenues of 

 the districts, but I abstained from interfering with subjects which 

 were in every respect within the province of Mr. Bayfield ; and the 

 minute and accurate manner in which this officer performed the 

 duties consigned to him, reconciled me at once to the secondary 

 nature of the objects which were left for my examination. 



I subjoin a tabular view of the marches, this will not agree entirely 

 with those given in the body of the report, as one or two of those were 

 unavoidably short. I give the table to shew the shortest period in 

 which the journey could be accomplished by an European without 

 constantly overfatiguing himself. If the total distance be compared 

 with an estimate made from charts, all of which however are imperfect 

 so far as the country between Meinkhoong and Beesa is concerned, 

 the tortuousness of our course will be at once evident. 



Marches, 1. From Sadya to Noa Dehing Mookh, Miles 6 



2. To Rangagurreh, .. „ 12 



3. To Moodoa Mookh „ 12 



4. To Kidding, „ 9 



5. To Namroop Puthar, .. .. „ 12 

 ,, 6. To Beesa Lacoom, .. .. ,.12 



7. To Halting place in the hills, .. ,,12 



8. To Darap Panee, .. .. „ 12 



9. To the Namtuseek, .. .. ,,12 



