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proceeded all the way in the ship. On the even¬ 
ing of the however, the steam-vessel Emu¬ 
lous, the finest and most suitable vessel of this 
class which has ever been seen in India, fortu¬ 
nately hove in sight, towing down a ship of six 
hundred tons, bound for England. The Emulous 
took our whole party on board at sunset, while 
we were still one hundred and forty miles from 
Calcutta, and not in sight of the island of Saugor, 
and proceeding all night, for the most part against 
the tide, landed us safely, at an early hour next 
morning. My report and dispatches being all rea¬ 
dy, I delivered them, as well as the most valuable 
part of the presents, within half an hour of my 
landing, to the Secretary of Government. 
Before bringing this narrative to a close, I shall 
beg to refer the reader for an account of our poli¬ 
tical relations with the Burmese to my public 
dispatch, which will be found in the Appendix. 
I shall only observe in this place, that the Treaty 
of Commerce, not less than that of Peace, ought, 
had it been practicable, to have been dictated 
under the British cannon at Yandabo; instead of 
having been delayed to a future and distant pe¬ 
riod, when the Burmese, recovered in some mea¬ 
sure from their fears by the military evacuation 
of their country, necessarily entertained towards 
us, after their losses and humiliation, no other 
sentiments than those of irritation and dissatis¬ 
faction. I am far from being of opinion, that in 
