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nel between the island and Zhaenbrugiun, through which I 
passed, admits the largest boats ; but, on the return of the em-^ 
bassy, on the 6th of November^ I landed on the east side of the 
island, at a village called Laebasnzeip (Four-tree Port), which 
serves as the port to Zhtenbrugiun, the channel between the 
town and island being then nearly dry. From Laebaenzeip I saw 
clearly the hills of the Khiaen west from me, as I guessed at 50 
or 60 miles, called three days’ journey, and of considerable 
height, perhaps 4000 or 5000 feet perpendicular. The people 
here pointed out the situation of Launsci, bearing about NNW., 
and said by them to be distant three days’ journey. Here I 
farther learned, that none of the J o tribe occupied the country 
farther south than nearly opposite to Paukgan. The low chain 
of hills immediately north from the mouth of the Jowa, which 
at Paukgan was called Dangliii, was at Zhasnbrugiun called 
Gnambaendaun (Indian Fig-tree Hills). Between this chain 
and that separating Ava fiom Arakan, is a level fertile tract, 
occupied by the Jo nation, and extending 50 or 60 miles each 
way. There is reason, however, to believe, although such is the 
extent of the territory occupied by the Jo, that the plain extends 
considerably farther from north to south, comprehending not 
only the territory of the Jo, but also that of the ^fEngun, which 
may reach 30 miles from north to south. In the latter direction, 
the territory of the Jo is not bounded by any hills ; and in the 
government of Zhaenbrugiun, the plain extends the whole way 
between the Erawadi and the mountains of the Khiaen. Some 
way farther south, below Maenbhu, the western banks of the 
Erawadi are hilly ; but whether these hills extend to the Khiaen 
mountains, or whether the plain of the iEngiin, Jo and Zhaen- 
brugiun extends behind them, as it does behind Danghii, I can- 
not say. There are, however, several governments (Mro) in 
that space, which implies, that there is a considerable extent of 
cultivated land. 
When I arrived at Paukgan, on the return of the embassy 
from Court, I first received a visit from a dependent of its here^ 
ditary chief, who manages five villages belonging to his princi- 
pal, that are on the banks of the Jowa, at its lower part, but 
west from Danghii. This dependent’s house was at Warabicen, 
from which the mountains of the Khiaen are 20 leagues (Dain) 
