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JOURNAL OF AN EMBASSY 
hand, and this generally with the original Eng¬ 
lish. 
JB . Besides what is stated in your credentials, 
we find that the letter of the Governor-General 
also mentions that you are the person appointed 
to make the arrangement consequent upon the 
article just read.— E. I am ready to enter upon 
the discussion with you. 
The senior Atwen-wun read the first article 
of the draft of the treaty given in at the last 
meeting. 
JB. This article relates to two matters,—the 
one to ships coming and going, and the other 
to persons coming and going. Do the persons 
referred to here mean merchants, or others ge¬ 
nerally ?— E. The persons alluded to here are 
merchants and traders, and no others. There is 
no ambiguity in the English version ; should 
there be any in the Burman, it may be recti¬ 
fied. 
Jun. Atw . Let the friendship between the 
two nations be more fast than ever. This sub¬ 
ject occupies me so much at present that it de¬ 
prives me of sleep. 
The original Burman draft was here altered, 
so as to make it quite clear that merchants 
alone were meant in it. The senior Atwen- 
wun then read the second article. 
