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goon or Henzada, for previously the matter did 
not seem to excite much interest here, or to be 
well understood. It will be seen from the con¬ 
versation which follows, that the claim to the 
eastern bank of the Saluen seemed now to be 
abandoned. 
“ 1 ?. Now that the principal business of your 
mission is over, we wish to say a few friendly 
words to you on the subject of the future in¬ 
tercourse between Martaban and Molamyaing. 
Those persons that are emigrating from our 
country into yours are bad men; therefore, we 
hope you will be on your guard against their 
machinations, and hinder them from doing us 
harm.— E. That is a matter of which you may 
rest assured. It is necessarily implied in the 
peace and friendship which exist between the 
two nations. It is the business of friends to 
assist each other, and not to do them harm. I 
wished to have inserted an article in the late 
treaty, expressly providing for this, but you 
yourselves excluded it. 
JB. We bring this matter to your notice, in 
order that, when you arrive at your new set¬ 
tlement, you may take counsel with Sir A. 
Campbell,* and, as far as respects a person called 
* None of our officers, during the war, were known to the 
Burmese by name. All the principal officers were designated 
