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APPENDIX. 
Q. Did you ever hear his Highness express his opinion 
concerning a war with the British ?— A, Yes ; when I 
arrived at Ava, on the 4th of March, 1824, I waited upon 
the Prince of Sarawadi. Upon that occasion, his Highness 
asked me if I knew a Mr. Richardson, who had lately 
quitted Ava. I informed him that I knew this individual 
only as a clerk of Mr. Gouger, a British merchant then 
at the capital, and afterwards imprisoned. The reason of 
his Highness putting this question was, that the Court, on 
the information of certain Mohammedan merchants, had 
been led to suspect Mr. Richardson to be a spy dispatched 
to Bengal by Mr. Gouger with information for the British 
Government. His Highness then observed, 64 There are 
two Chiefs of Assam and Cassay, who have run off into 
the British territory; do you think the English Govern¬ 
ment will deliver them up ?” I said, it was contrary to the 
custom of the English to deliver up any person who had 
sought their protection. The Prince, on hearing this, said. 
If they will not deliver them up, we will go to war and 
take them by force. Do you think we can beat the Eng¬ 
lish ?” I said, “ No to which the Prince replied, u See 
how we beat them at Coxes Bazar. You are strong by 
sea, but not by land. We are skilled in making trenches 
and abbatis, which the English do not understand.” I 
answered, ce I beseech you not to deceive yourself with this 
opinion, but advise his Majesty not to go to war.” I 
added, that the English and Burmans were two great 
nations who had been long friends, and ought not to 
quarrel on account of two petty individuals, like the 
Princes alluded to. The Prince said, 64 If the Chiefs are 
not surrendered, there will be warand he continued to 
insist that they would be taken by force. 
Q. Are you of opinion that the Burman Court and 
people, generally, were anxious for a war with the English? 
