TO THE COURT OF AVA. 
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why should the property of a foreign merchant 
be confiscated ? The treaty provides, that all 
debts should be paid, whether owed by com¬ 
mon people, or Government people. The Bur- 
man Government is therefore bound by good 
faith to restore the property. 
JB. We will oblige all private persons who 
are indebted to the late Mr. Stockdale to pay 
their debts.— E. I know of no private debts 
owing to the estate of Mr. Stockdale: the only 
property to which 1 allude is that which was 
taken charge of by the Burman Government 
on his demise at Ava.” 
The Atwenwuns now recurred, of their own 
accord, to the subject of the prisoners of war, 
with the following observation :— 
“ B. The Yandabo Treaty stipulated for the 
liberation of prisoners. All have been delivered 
that ought to have been delivered up. It is not 
proper in you, after so long a time has elapsed, 
to come now and claim others. — E. It is surely 
more improper on your part to detain prisoners 
that ought, in good faith, to have been long ago 
voluntarily given up. 
B. There are no prisoners here who are an¬ 
xious to return. Have we prevented any from 
returning ?— E. Yes, you. have prevented a 
great number from returning. Will you pro- 
