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JOURNAL OF AN EMBASSY 
Court with consternation ; and then, for the 
first time, it seemed to repent of its rashness in 
entering into the war. 
Sept. 3 .—At day-break yesterday morning 
we left Pagoda Point, and in the course of 
the forenoon overtook the boats which had 
left Rangoon some hours before us, as well as 
a number of Burman trading-boats, that, on 
account of the numerous banditti which at the 
time infested the narrow channel of the Pan- 
lang branch of the river, were anxious to take 
advantage of our safe convoy. At five in the 
evening we reached the village of Panlang 
(Panleng), the place which gives name to this 
branch of the Irawadi. Two small branches 
of the river, navigable during the rains, strike 
off at this point: the one running to the East 
communicating with the Lain branch; and 
that proceeding to the West, with the river 
of Bassien. The village of Panlang, at present 
perhaps not exceeding one hundred houses, is 
scattered over the several points of land at the 
bifurcation of these streams. It was the scene 
of one of the most decisive victories of Alom- 
pra over the Peguans, in the year 1755. In 
February 1825, the place had been strongly 
stockaded by the Burmese; but, on the ap¬ 
proach of General Cotton’s division, was aban¬ 
doned without resistance. Several boats came 
