JOURNAL OF AN EMBASSY 
TO THE 
COURT OF AY A. 
CHAPTER I. 
Description of the Capital.—Ava.—Name, Site, and Fortifica¬ 
tions.—Dwellings.—Markets.—Temples.—Town of Sagaing. 
—Towns and Districts annexed to the Capital.—Population. 
I shall devote this short chapter to such a 
description of the towns of Ava and Sagaing, as 
I was enabled to collect during my residence at 
the capital. The town of Ava, twice before the 
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