TO THE COURT OF AYA. 
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and colour, in form not unlike those worn by 
the Armenians, and covered with a profusion of 
gold ornaments. In front of this cap there was 
a thin gold plate, on which were written, in 
large characters, the titles of the individual. Mr. 
Lanciego appeared upon this occasion officially, 
and, like the Burman officers, was habited in a 
velvet cloak; but instead of the cap he wore a 
round hat, ornamented after the same fashion. 
This was not in keeping with the rest of the 
dress, and, in truth, had a very grotesque ap¬ 
pearance. The fact was, that Mr. Lanciego, in 
consideration of his European prejudices, was 
allowed to wear his hat; but as to the gold or¬ 
naments and orders, these were far too important 
to be dispensed with. The Burman full dress, 
as now described, is extremely cumbersome and 
inconvenient, especially the cap. The negotia¬ 
tors, on the present occasion, groaned under the 
load of their honours, and during the conference 
repeatedly complained of the inconvenience. 
The Burman officers were, first, two Atwen- 
wuns, appointed Commissioners to negotiate the 
treaty: one of these was the Kyi-wun, and an¬ 
other, the senior of the two, Maong-M’ha, the 
Wun, or Lord, of Sau. After these came a 
Wundauk, who was followed by a Than-d’hau- 
sen, or Secretary of the Palace; a Than-d’hau- 
