TO THE COURT OF AVA. 457 
markable circumstance with Burn)ans of all 
ranks. Even in common conversation, they 
usually pitch their voice to a high key, as if 
they were delivering an oration. Maong- 
shwe-lu, as usual, told us his age: it was sixty- 
two, but he had not a grey hair in his head, 
and did not look more than forty. Indeed, 
from the great number of old people that are 
to be seen about Ava, there is ground to sup¬ 
pose that the climate is perfectly salubrious, 
and that longevity is probably as frequent as 
in any other part of the world. 
Nov. 28 .—I had another visit to-day from 
the Atwenwuns, accompanied, as usual, by Mr. 
Lanciego and the two Than-d’hau-thans. The 
circumstance of coming to our dwelling, instead 
of meeting us half-way and formally, at the 
shed or tent, was intended as a mark of con¬ 
ciliation and compliment. The following con¬ 
versation took place, and the substance of it 
was carefully noted down by the Atwenwuns, 
a matter which was not done at the last meet¬ 
ing 
B. We are now great friends. We have 
granted you four articles of the Commercial 
Treaty; but there is one article to which we 
have not acceded, — that respecting the ex¬ 
portation of gold and silver. You came here 
