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desirous of a war with the English ?—A Yes; I remem¬ 
ber one circumstance which struck me very forcibly, and 
led me to form that opinion. When I was in Ava, for the 
second time, in 1823, I was present at an evening levee of 
the King. The late Bandula, and several of his officers, 
who had just arrived from the conquest of Assam, were 
there. They had on their heads gold-wrought handker¬ 
chiefs, part of the plunder of Assam. The King took 
them off their heads and admired them. One of the At- 
wenwuns said to the King, “ Your Majesty’s dominions 
now extend to the Northern Sea. There never was so 
great a King as your Majesty/ 7 The King smiled, and 
asked, if in his new acquisitions there was any port of 
trade for large ships. It was answered, that there was 
not; but that there was a considerable inland trade with 
Bengal by boats. The King then ordered that a proper 
person should be appointed Shah-bandar for the collec¬ 
tion of his revenues in Assam. Bandula now presented 
the King with two English dogs which had been taken, 
and proceeded to mention what number of prisoners he 
had brought, as well as the hostages and presents from 
the native Prince whom he had left in authority. Ban 
dula said, I pursued the fugitives across the Burram- 
pooter into the British territory; but, as the English are 
on terms of friendship with your Majesty, and you derive 
a large revenue from their trade to Rangoon, I retired. 
But if your Majesty desire to have Bengal, i will con¬ 
quer it for you, and will only require for this purpose 
the Kulas, or strangers, and not a single Burman.’ 7 His 
Majesty smiled, but gave no reply. He was greatly 
pleased with what he heard during the evening, and 
was fidgeting about in his seat every now and then, ac¬ 
cording to his custom when he is delighted with any thing. 
Q. What Kulas, or strangers, do you suppose Ban- 
