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sentiments which they expressed in regard to Munnipore, 
they would be glad to see a feeble power in occupation of 
Aracan. A proposition, having this object in view, was, in 
fact, confidentially made to me while at Ava, and the Bur¬ 
mese officers went the length of proposing to bring to our 
residence a prince of the Aracan dynasty now residing neg¬ 
lected at Ava, and gaining a poof livelihood as a dealer in 
precious stones. This individual, it was suggested by them, 
might be placed upon the throne of Aracan, as a sove¬ 
reign, at least nominally, independent. I of course declined 
being introduced to him, for obvious reasons. 
I shall take this opportunity of submitting, before bring¬ 
ing the present dispatch to a close, that the spirit evinced 
by the Burmese Government in the late negotiation has 
thoroughly convinced me that our peaceful relations with 
it are most likely to be preserved by a strict adherence to 
the conditions of the Treaty concluded at Yandabo; and 
that whatever concession or indulgence we may be disposed 
to grant beyond its strict letter ought not to be yielded 
without much caution and consideration. The Burmese 
Government is already sufficiently disposed to put unwar¬ 
ranted constructions on the provisions of that instrument ; 
and were the most material of them surrendered on our 
side, such is its presumption, its want of good faith, and 
want of generosity, that our liberality would inevitably be 
considered the result of weakness or intimidation. The 
minor provisions of the Treaty, in such an event, would be 
soon neglected,—one demand would follow upon another, 
and the same arrogance and the same pretensions which 
led to the late war would soon render another necessary. 
Under this view of our relations, I have already had the 
honour to recommend that no part of the debt due should 
be relinquished without an equivalent; and I am equally 
convinced, that to restore any of the conquered provinces 
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