TO THE COURT OF AVA. 
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ray of the King’s favour, in the opinion of the 
Burmans, binds the person upon whom it shines 
to everlasting gratitude, let future mal-treatment 
and injustice be what they may. They could 
scarcely have forgotten, that this very King had 
imprisoned Mr. Judson for eighteen months in 
fetters without any cause whatever, confiscating 
his whole property, and restoring the value of it 
afterwards only through compulsion. 
Oct. lfi.-—Although no promise had been 
given of appearing at the display of fireworks, 
repeated messages were sent to me in the course 
of yesterday, to say that the King expected our 
presence; and that if we did not go, the Wun- 
gyis would be at a loss to know what apology 
to offer to his Majesty. If I did not go myself, 
I was requested to allow some of the gentlemen 
of the party to do so. It was necessary to mark 
our disapproval of the manner in which the con¬ 
ferences had been so wantonly trifled with ; and 
I therefore refused to go myself, or to permit 
any of the gentlemen to attend. In the even¬ 
ing, word was brought to me that the Atwen- 
wuns requested that the conferences might take 
place for this day, as previously agreed upon. 
Yesterday I visited the outskirts of the town, 
and this morning rode round it, which occupied 
exactly two hours, the road being all the way 
