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easy to carry on business. The trade will great¬ 
ly increase ; the two nations will derive mutual 
advantage. You will receive our manufactures 
cheaper, and the King’s revenue will be vastly 
increased. The Americans import very little 
into Bengal but Spanish dollars. They have 
voluntarily carried on the trade for many years, 
and of course have derived benefit from it, or 
they would not have done so. There are two 
American gentlemen now present; you may 
consult them on this subject. There are some 
nations in the world that have little or nothing 
to export but gold and silver, and yet they con¬ 
duct a large trade. If the nations in question, 
like you, were to prohibit the exportation of 
gold and silver, they would have no trade at all. 
Their gold and silver would be of little use to 
them, and their nobles and people would be de¬ 
prived of many of the conveniences of life, 
which they now get from other countries. 
B. We shall take these matters into consider¬ 
ation, and beg you to furnish us with a copy of 
the remarks you have now made, in the Bur- 
man language. 
A copy of the notes containing these remarks 
was, for the purpose of translation, handed to 
Dr. Price, who acted as interpreter to the Bur¬ 
mese negotiators. 
