TO THE COU11T OF AY A. 
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Price ; and while that gentleman was at Ran¬ 
goon, as already mentioned, an arrangement had 
been made with him for occupying it, and a 
formal engagement entered into, money having 
been advanced for its repair. Every obstacle 
however was thrown in our way by the Bur- 
man Government, from what motive it is dif¬ 
ficult to say. We at length acquiesced in the 
objections made, and arrangements were nearly 
completed for extending and rendering more 
convenient our present habitation. Two days 
ago, however, the Burman Government changed 
its mind, and of its own accord proposed our 
immediately occupying the house at Sagaing. 
The King was extremely desirous of seeing the 
steam-vessel under weigh, and I have no doubt 
this was one motive for accommodating us. 
He was incog, in his water-palace as the vessel 
passed up this morning, and had a good view 
of her. To give her as respectable an appear¬ 
ance as possible, she was decked out with a va¬ 
riety of flags and colours, and the European 
guard was drawn out on the poop, with side- 
arms only; for a particular request had been 
made that they should dispense with their fire¬ 
arms ; such is the effeminacy and distrust of 
the Court! In the course of the afternoon we 
