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sand souls. The fugitives, on this occasion, con¬ 
ducted the plot with so much concert and secrecy, 
that, from one extremity of the province to ano¬ 
ther, they put themselves in motion towards the 
Siamese frontier on the same day ; and took such 
advantage of a temporary quarrel between the 
officers of the Burman Government among them¬ 
selves, that the latter were neither in a condition 
to oppose their flight, nor to pursue them. By 
direction of the leaders of the emigration, cannon 
and musketry were simultaneously fired through¬ 
out the country, the concerted signal for the march. 
The lower orders, in their ignorance, ascribed the 
distant sounds which they heard to their tutelary 
gods. 
“ At eleven o’clock in the forenoon, we left 
Martaban for Kyaikami, accompanied by Captain 
Fenwick. Close to Maulamyaing, on the left 
bank of the river, is the termination of a range of 
hills of no very great height, which extends all 
the way to Zea, a district which commences with 
the right bank of the Kalyen river. In various 
parts of this range is found a rich and abundant 
ore of antimony, of which specimens were shown 
to us. The great range dividing Martaban from 
Lao and Siam, is said to afford ores of lead and 
copper. At five o’clock in the evening, we reached 
the newly discovered harbour. 
“ Early on the morning of the 6th, we renewed 
our examination of the promontory. The day 
