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JOURNAL OF AN EMBASSY 
don, of Gumbheer Singh’s levy, to the address 
of “ Lieutenant Chester, assistant to the Envoy 
at Ava,” dated the 7th September. The letter 
was stated by the writer of it to be sent open. 
E. I request you will have the goodness to 
hand me also the letter from Captain Grant, 
delivered to your two messengers who went 
from Yandabo.— B. We have it not here, but 
we will look out for it. 
The letter delivered to me upon this occa¬ 
sion, was a familiar epistle from one officer to 
another, and touched upon no public question. 
The writer, however, spoke in praise of the 
climate and country of Munnipore. This was 
high treason in the eyes of the Burmans, who 
construed his approbation of these into a de¬ 
sire upon the part of the English Government 
to stay in the country and occupy it. It ap¬ 
pears that this letter reached Ava some days 
after our own arrival. Both in regard to it, 
and the public letter from Captain Grant, Dr. 
Price and Mr. Lanciego had entreated the Bur- 
man officers not to peruse or intercept them ; 
but it was to no purpose. The temptation was 
irresistible; and the Wungyis thought they 
would not be discharging their duty if they 
did not make the best of them, since they were 
in their power. 
