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Burmese Government. It is not proper to 
oppress such a person, or to take his property 
without any reason. Petition his Majesty, the 
Rising Sun Buren, who observes the laws of 
right, which Kings^are tombserve, that Stock- 
dale’s property may be restored.” 
“ J?. The transaction referred to in this pa¬ 
per took place previous to the Treaty of Yan- 
dabo, and ought not therefore to be brought for¬ 
ward. We are ourselves totally ignorant of 
its nature.— E. This subject, I understand, is 
very well known at Ava. It is true, it took 
place previous to the Treaty of Yandabo ; but 
the eighth article of that treaty, according to 
your own version of it, provides that 4 all 
debts contracted previous to the war, by Go¬ 
vernment people or common people, shall be 
completely liquidated, according to good faith/ 
The property of the late Mr. Stockdale was 
taken charge of by some person belonging to 
the Burman Government; it is therefore a debt 
owing to the heirs of Mr. Stockdale. 
_Z?. The property was confiscated, not taken 
charge of.— E. How could the property be con¬ 
fiscated ? The two nations, at the time of Mr. 
Stockdale’s death, were at peace. It is not 
alleged that Mr. Stockdale had committed any 
offence against the Burman Government, and 
