TO THE COURT OF AVA. 
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and that Sir A. Campbell, if he found it conve¬ 
nient, might delay the embarkation of the troops 
for three months also, without any infringement 
of the treaty. He said, 44 Among friends there 
is no necessity for so strict a punctuality.” In 
reply, I remarked that we had assumed a strict 
adherence to the conditions of the treaty as the 
rule of our conduct, and would continue to do 
so. The Kyi-wun referred to the conversations 
which had passed on this subject between the 
Wungyi-Maung-kaingand myself atHenzada; 
asserting that, according to the report made to 
the Burman Government by the Wungyi, I had 
assured him that I had written to Sir A. Camp¬ 
bell, requesting him immediately to embark the 
troops. I explained that so unreasonable a re¬ 
quest had not been made of me, and that such 
an assurance had never been given. He changed 
the conversation immediately to some other 
topic, and I did not insist upon continuing it. 
The appearance of a British Mission at Ava, 
although specifically provided for by the Treaty 
of Peace, had excited a good deal of uneasiness 
on the part of the Court, and much alarm among 
the people. Our little party of less than thirty 
Europeans had been magnified by rumour into 
some hundreds, and from such a force the capi¬ 
tal itself was scarcely thought to be safe—so 
