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B . When did you receive your orders to 
come upon the present Mission ?— E. On the 
11th of August. 
B. When did you quit Rangoon ?— E. On 
the 1st of September. 
B. You have a letter from the Governor- 
General, have you not?— E . Yes. 
B. Will you permit us to see the letter from 
the Governor-General to the King ?— E. I came 
here to-day, by appointment, for the purpose of 
negotiating a commercial treaty with officers 
accredited by his Burman Majesty. I beg to 
know whether you have written authority to 
enter upon such a negotiation ? 
B. Yes, we have such an authority with us ; 
tions, whenever this was practicable, were written down, and 
handed to the interpreters for translation; and the questions 
and answers of the Burmese negotiators were taken down, ge¬ 
nerally word for word as they were rendered into English. 
Mr. Judson, in general, interpreted, occasionally assisted by 
Dr. Price, and, in a few instances, by the Burmese Maong no, 
whom I have before mentioned. Mr. Judson’s qualifications 
were of the first order; for, without reference to his unques¬ 
tioned honour and integrity, he understood the Burmese lan¬ 
guage, his subject, and the character and manners of the 
people thoroughly; and was besides a person, in every respect, 
of distinguished good sense and intelligence. The letter B, in 
the Minutes, stands for Burmese; and E. for English. The 
senior Atwen-wun was generally the spokesman. 
