VI 
CONTENTS. 
tween British and Burmese.—Monument to a Burmese King. 
—Village of Wet-ma-sut.—Striking change in the appearance 
of the country.—Fossil wood.—Visit to the Petroleum wells, 
and account of them.—Sembeghewn.—High road to Aracan, 
through the fertile district of Salen.—March of a British de¬ 
tachment by it.—Village of Sillah.—Town of Pugan.—Ac¬ 
tion fought in its neighbourhood between British and Bur¬ 
mese.—Description of the remarkable ruins of Pugan. 70 
CHAPTER III. 
Departure from Pugan.—The large trading village of Pa-k’hok- 
ko, formerly the estate of the King’s buffoon.—-Junction of 
the Kyen-Dwen River with the Irawadi.—Orthography of 
Burman names of places.—Character of the Burmese Go¬ 
vernment.—Village of Samaikom.—Manufacture of Saltpetre. 
—Village of Ra-pa-tong.—Wreck of the Burman army as¬ 
sembled here after its last defeat.—Village of Kyauk-ta-long. 
—Arrival of a deputation from the Court.—Village of Paok- 
to.—Husbandry.—Tenure of Land.—iVnother deputation 
from the Court.—Arrival at Ava, and first reception.—Navi¬ 
gation of the Irawadi. . . . .126 
CHAPTER IV. 
Excursions to the neighbourhood of our residence.—Husbandry 
and tenures of land among the Burmese.—Visit from Dr. 
Price, an American Missionary.—Chinese settlers residing in 
Ava.—Visit from a Burman deputation.—Mr. Lanciego, a 
Spanish gentleman residing in Ava.—Burman husbandry, 
and wages of labour.—Wheat grown near Ava.—Commence¬ 
ment of the negotiation.—Festival of the boat-races.—Town 
of Ava.—Second conference.—Visit to the town of Sagaing. 
—Water excursion round Ava. . . .155 
