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he had ever since been excluded from the pa¬ 
lace ; the only justice done to him being the 
acknowledgment of his innocence, and the pu¬ 
nishment of his false accusers. It seems that 
his services were now thought necessary in the 
ensuing negotiation ; and he was to-day, for the 
first time, to be admitted to the palace. This 
accounted for his visit to us, in company with 
the Burman officers. I was happy to think that 
the presence of the British Mission should, even 
indirectly, hold out a prospect of improving the 
situation of Mr. Lanciego, a gentleman who was 
represented, by all who knew him, as a man of 
honour and probity. His situation was the 
more to be pitied, since he was not permitted 
to quit the country, either alone, or with his 
family. He knew, in fact, too many of the 
secrets of the Burman Government, and this ex¬ 
cited their keenest jealousy and apprehension. 
Our Burman visitors of rank now, and upon 
former occasions, were becomingly and neatly 
attired. The lower garment, covering the waist 
and loins, was a silk tartan, and this alone was 
Burman manufacture. The rest of the dress, 
consisting of a vest, a loose mantle, and a tur¬ 
ban, or rather handkerchief binding the head, 
consisted of white English cotton cloth; the 
mantle and turban being of the description 
