TO THE COURT OF AYA. 
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acquisitions than Arracan. Their most northerly 
limit is between the nineteenth and twentieth 
degrees of latitude, and is defined where the great 
chain of mountains, dividing them from Siam, 
terminates in the left bank of the Saluen river. 
Their southern limit is generally considered to 
extend to the eleventh degree of north latitude, so 
that the extreme length of our territory is about 
five hundred geographical miles. The most west¬ 
erly point is the promontory on which the new 
settlement of Amherst lies, and which is opposite 
to the island of Balu. This, according to many 
good observations of Jupiter's satellites, made by 
Captain Grant of the Surveyor-General’s depart¬ 
ment, lies in the longitude of 97° 35'. Their most 
easterly point can only be conjectured, but cer¬ 
tainly does not extend beyond the 99°. This 
would give an extreme breadth of about eighty- 
five geographical miles. The medium breadth, 
however, is far less than this; and considering 
that we share with the Siamese the peninsula be¬ 
tween the Bays of Bengal and Siam, forming so 
considerable a portion of the whole territory, pro¬ 
bably does not exceed fifty miles. These mea¬ 
surements would give the whole continental part 
of the territory an area of about 32,800 English 
miles. To this, however, must be added a great 
number of islands, some of them of considerable 
size. The area of these will not be over-rated 
at a thousand square miles, making the whole 
