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which he was ultimately released, by acknow¬ 
ledging that he was an adept—in spite of him¬ 
self. 
“ B. There is a person now living in the En¬ 
voy’s dwelling, whom we desire to be delivered 
over to us. E. Who is this individual? If 
he be a subject of his Burman Majesty, he will 
be immediately delivered over. If, on the con¬ 
trary, he be a native of our country, I expect 
that you will not make any such demand. 
B. The person we allude to took service with 
the King.” 
I now ascertained, for the first time, who the 
particular individual was that was demanded, 
for I was not aware that such a person was liv¬ 
ing among our followers and had never seen 
him. 
“ E. I have ascertained who the person is that 
you claim. He is a native of our provinces, and 
was in service in the British army a few months 
ago. If he desires to stay here, you are very 
welcome to him ; but if he is anxious to leave 
it, you will certainly not think of detaining a 
British subject forcibly.” 
I took this opportunity, which I thought a 
favourable one, of bringing forward the case of 
two deserters from his Majesty’s 89th regiment, 
who were known to be at Ava. One of these, 
