TO THE COUKT OF AYA. 
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will answer for any river or rivers, whatever they 
may be. Have you any thing farther to say on 
the subject of the commercial treaty ?— 1 ?. We 
have something to say on the subject of Mun- 
nipore. 
E. This is introducing a political question, 
which you yourselves have expressed a wish 
should be avoided, until the settlement of the 
commercial arrangement. 
The circumstances which attended our intro¬ 
duction to his Majesty, appeared to call for a 
distinct remonstrance, and in conformity with 
what I had intimated to the Burman chiefs at 
the opening of the conference, I addressed them 
in the following terms through Mr. Judson. My 
notes were prepared during the intervals of the 
conference, and handed over to the interpreter, 
who had time to translate and consider them be¬ 
fore he spoke. The language as it now stands is 
nearly a literal translation of what he delivered 
in Burman. 
E. The principal business of this day’s con¬ 
ference being over, I take this opportunity of 
addressing you respecting some circumstances 
of an unpleasant nature which occurred yester¬ 
day. This embassy, you are aware, came to the 
Burman Court from a great Government exer¬ 
cising sovereign authority. The presents which 
