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every species, without exception, which the 
country affords, form an essential portion of 
the food of all classes of the Burmans. The 
Irawadi and its branches afford an abundant 
supply, not only of ordinary kinds, but of se¬ 
veral delicate varieties. Besides the cockup, 
one of the best Indian fishes, there is to be 
found at Rangoon abundance of mango fish,* * * § 
from April to September, and what is called 
whiting in Calcutta,! the Rohu, and the Rat- 
la,:]: with the mullet, and abundance of prawns, 
at all seasons. In some parts of the river, the 
sable,$ the richest fish of India, is to be found, 
but not in abundance; or, more probably, the 
art of taking it is not understood by the Bur¬ 
mese fishermen. 
We arrived at Henzada between twelve and 
one o’clock. A few miles before reaching this 
place, we were met and escorted by a war-boat, 
and four accommodation-boats, carrying two 
chiefs, with gold umbrellas, and their retainers. 
One of the chiefs was an Ex-Myowun, or go¬ 
vernor, of Bassien : and the other, the intended 
* Polynemus risua of Buchanan Hamilton. 
f Bola Pama of Buchanan Hamilton. 
t Cyprinus Ro/iita and Cyprims Catla of Buchanan Ha¬ 
milton. 
§ Clupanodon iliska of Buchanan Hamilton. 
