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Autoh to graph fj of Tsar a Moung-Bo. iGl. 



Tsara-wonghee Moungnai is said to have died on his re- 

 turn towards Ava from the latter expedition. No levies 

 were drawn from the country below Prome for this army. 

 This same year Bundoola offering his services to the 

 King to conquer Ckittagong was despatched with an army 

 for that purpose. In the month of Taboung orders came 

 from Ava to prepare for an attack by the English. Bun- 

 doola, when the quarrel took place with the English on the 

 Chittagong frontier wrote to say that he had information 

 of an armament consisting of 47 sail of vessels having 

 been fitted out with the intention of making a descent 

 on Rangoon, Great activity prevailed in fitting Rangoon 

 for the attack. Defences were thrown up along the river 

 side. News had reached Rangoon of the success of Bun- 

 doola on the Chittagong frontier, and as it w^as greatly 

 exaggerated, the Burmese did not expect before this, that 

 the English would come to Rangoon. The town how- 

 ever was surprized on the 14th day of the waxing of the 

 moon in the month Kutzon, by the appearance of a large 

 ileet sailing up the river. I had been ordered to super- 

 intend about 160 men in throwing up a parapet of earth 

 on the eastern side of the town near a creek close to 

 which was a white washed wooden house built for Ambas- 

 sadors, and which has since been burnt. 



The Gai-Tsikkai was the first who arrived with news 

 that a vast number of vessels were at the mouth of the 

 river supposed to be English, End duly reported the cir- 

 cumstance to the Gai-wons* at Rangoon, they said to him 

 *^ Why are you come to alarm the people of Rangoon 

 to no purpose, and without cause ?" and put him immedi- 

 ately in confinement. Tsikkai f- Mounglat was despatched 

 by them on the instant to ascertain if the Gai-Tsikkai's 

 story was true. Having proceeded down the river the 

 Tsikkai Mounglat slept at the chokey during the night, 

 and the next morning went in one of his boats to the firsfc 

 vessel. He was received on board kindly and fed, and on 

 his departure v/as commissioned to deliver a packet to the 

 authorities at Rangoon. Tsikkai Mounglat arrived at Ran- 



* Oiiieei-s of the marine dep ii Lment. 

 t Tsikkaij dcputv or licutenaut. 



