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APPENDIX* 
No. IV. 
TRANSLATIONS OF BURMAN LETTERS AND 
PROCLAMATIONS. 
Letter from the Viceroy of Pegu to the 
British Commissioners. 
Maha-men-l’ha-raja, General-in-Chief andWun- 
gyi, to the English Chief Generals. 
According to the Treaty settled at Yandabo, with a 
view to the permanent alliance and friendship of the two 
nations, the requisite money was paid, and all the priso¬ 
ners, Englishmen and Sepoys, were delivered up. In 
regard to the money subsequently due, I remained at Hen- 
tha-ta; Ne-myo-menkyan, Wun-dauk, Maha-men-Fha-si- 
thu, Governor of Prome, Maha-men-kyan-nau-ra-ta, Go¬ 
vernor of Tha-ya-wa-ti, the Rewun, and the Governor 
of Ye, were appointed to assay and pay the money which 
was to be delivered in Rangoon ; in doing which, there has 
been, I am informed, a long delay. It is certainly easy to 
settle the business, if the balance due on the deficiency in 
the quality of the silver be paid and accepted. We are 
taking measures in all places and in all affairs, with a 
view to maintain peace and friendship. The English 
Chief Generals are doing the same. Agreeably, there¬ 
fore, to our mutually taking measures in order to a good 
understanding between the two nations, I am desirous 
of reminding you of things pertaining to permanency or 
perpetuity. I wish to have a meeting with the Chief Gene- 
