CONTENTS. 
Vll 
CHAPTER V. 
Mission presented to the King.—Procession.—Arrival.—Rung- 
d’hau, or Hall of Justice.—Appearance of the Princes and 
Public Officers.—Expostulation with the Burman Officers.—. 
Description of the Palace.—Audience.—Presentation of Of¬ 
ferings.-—Account of the King and Queen.—White Elephant. 
—Burman constables, pardoned malefactors.—Military dis¬ 
play. ...... 220 
CHAPTER VI. 
Renewal of the Conferences.—Inquiries made by the Burman 
Negotiators.—Commercial Treaty discussed.—Remonstrance 
touching some circumstances connected with our reception at 
Court.—British Mission is presented to the Heir-apparent.— 
Visit to the Prince of Sarawadi.—Wives of the Burmese 
Chiefs presented to the Queen.—Visit to the Queen’s Bro¬ 
ther.—Character and History of this Chief.—Account of the 
King’s Pagoda.—Comparison between Siamese and Burmese 
temples.— Description of the King’s Water-palace.—Death 
and Funeral of the senior Burmese Negotiator’s Wife.—The 
Mission removes to Sagaing, on the western bank of the 
river.—Visit to the widow of the late Heir-apparent.—Visit 
to the manufactories of Marble Statues.—Excursion to the 
Marble hills of Sagaing.—Chief Ministers punished for want 
of alacrity.—Court Historiographer’s account of the war with 
the English. .... 254 - 
CHAPTER VXL 
Conferences renewed.—Employment of Spies.—Description of 
the hills of Sagaing.—Monthly Proclamation of the Burmese, 
enforcing good Morals.—History and description of a man 
covered with hair.—Conference.—Letters and dispatch inter- 
