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cepted.—Visit to the great Temple of Kaong-m’hu-d’hau, and 
description of it.—Conference.—Excursion to a Salt Lake, 
and account of the Manufacture of Salt.—Conference. 305 
CHAPTER VIII. 
Excursion to the Sagaing Hills.—Description of Temples and 
Monasteries upon them.—Conference.—Offence given by the 
Soldiers of the Escort to the King.—Burman Government 
hints at its desire to send an Embassy to England.—Charac¬ 
ter of a Burmese Courtier.—Description of a Temple con¬ 
structed by the late King of Ava, and its history.—Confer¬ 
ence.—Leave given to Botanize in the neighbouring Moun¬ 
tains.—King incensed at his Courtiers, on hearing the result 
of the Negotiation.—Another Conference. . .369 
CHAPTER IX. 
Treatment of Prisoners of War by the Burmese.—Conference. 
—Village of Lepers.—Treatment by the Burmese of maimed 
persons and those labouring under incurable maladies.— 
Conference, at which the Commercial Treaty is signed.— 
Mission receives letters and dispatches, and jealousy of the 
Burmese Government.—Visit from the Burmese Negotiators, 
and conversation which ensued.—Visit from a Burmese chief. 
—Burmese loud talkers.—Second visit from the Burmese 
Negotiators, and conversation which ensued.—Burman com¬ 
pliments.—Dr. Wallich’s account of his visit to the chain of 
hills north-east of Ava. . . . .421 
CHAPTER X. 
Visit to Amarapura, the late capital.—Celebrated Aracanese 
Image of Gautama, and Temple containing it.—Numerous 
ancient Inscriptions.—Translation of two of them.—Descrip¬ 
tion of Amarapura.—Burman Funerals and singular custom. 
—Visit from the Atwenwuns, and discussion which ensued. 
