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other to Mr. Judson, still smaller. On coming 
on board, he made each of the gentlemen, seven 
in number, a present of a gold cup. Mine 
weighed eleven rupees and a half, and those of 
the other gentlemen nearly seven each.* 
Oct. 12 .—According to the promise held out 
in the interview which I had with the Kyi- 
wun on the 9th, the Burman Commissioners 
came to our residence at twelve o’clock yester¬ 
day. The apartments occupied by Mr. Ches¬ 
ter had been prepared for the conference: car¬ 
pets had been spread, chairs and tables placed, 
and every thing was in readiness. We went 
ashore immediately upon their arrival, having 
previously ascertained, by sending Mr. Judson, 
that they were vested with powers to treat. 
We found that they had taken their places un¬ 
der a large open shed, commonly occupied by 
the Shwe-da-mhu, or Chief of the Guard of 
Swordsmen, and other officers in daily attend¬ 
ance. The house which we had got ready for 
them, because the dwelling of Mr. Chester, was 
objected to by the Burman officers, although 
the very place where we had been received by 
the Wungyi and Atwen-wun on the first day 
* It is scarcely necessary for me to observe, that all pre¬ 
sents of this description are regularly delivered over to the 
Government, according to an useful and necessary regulation. 
