TO THE COURT OF AVA. 
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these matters, that they may never happen again. 
I am convinced they were unknown to his Ma¬ 
jesty, or they would not have occurred now. 
B. It is the uniform custom of the country, 
in the case of embassies from China, Cochin 
China, and Siam, that the ambassadors dis¬ 
mount at the corner of the palisade. All these 
points of etiquette are settled by the King’s 
order. There was no intentional disrespect in 
the present case. All the Government officers 
desired to treat the ambassadors handsomely. 
So far as the Sare-d’haugyi has behaved im¬ 
properly and disrespectfully, it is his own affair, 
and we will take measures for seeing him pu¬ 
nished. 
Arrangements were after this made for visits 
to be paid by us to the Heir-apparent, the Prince 
of Sarawadi, and the Queen’s brother: the first 
on the twenty-third; and the other two, suc¬ 
cessively on the following days. 
October 23 .—We were presented this fore¬ 
noon to the Heir-apparent, and conveyed from 
the steam-vessel by the King’s boats, in the 
same manner as upon the occasion of our audi¬ 
ence of his Majesty. Mr. Lanciego, who was 
now restored to the King’s favour, conducted 
us to the young Prince: this was an arrange¬ 
ment made to obviate the chance of our being 
