TO THE COURT OF AVA. 
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CHAPTER IX. 
Treatment of Prisoners of War by the Burmese.—Conference. 
—Village of Lepers,—Treatment by the Burmese of maim¬ 
ed persons and those labouring under incurable maladies.— 
Conference, at which the Commercial Treaty is signed.— 
Mission receives letters and dispatches, and jealousy of the 
Burmese Government.—Visit from the Burmese Negotia¬ 
tors, and conversation which ensued.—Visit from a Bur¬ 
mese chief,—Burmese loud talkers.—Second visit from the 
Burmese Negotiators, and conversation which ensued.— 
Burman compliments.—Dr. Wallich’s account of his visit 
to the chain of hills north-east of Ava. 
Nov. 18 .-—A few days ago, passing along a 
road close to our dwelling, I met a native of the 
district of Sylhet, in Bengal, who described him¬ 
self as having been, during the war, seized by 
the Bur mans, while on business in the country 
of Assam, and carried off with many others as a 
prisoner; that is, as a slave: he was very ill for 
want of food, and labouring under dysentery. 
We had him carried to our quarters ; but his 
disease had gone too far, and he died to-day. 
