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there at his intercession; we were afterwards informed that 
it was his intention to massacre us at the head of his army, 
which was to march through Aong-ben-le for this purpose. 
Q. Do you know what became of the Pakan-wun ?— 
A. He was put to death by being trod upon by elephants, 
on a charge of treason, about a month after he was raised to 
power. 
Q. Are you of opinion that he intended to destroy 
you ?— A. No ; I never thought so, but I think it likely 
that he wished to destroy two of the party, Rodgers and 
Lanciego ; who had, as officers of the Burman Govern¬ 
ment, thwarted him several times. He was a clever and 
ambitious man, and having been twice punished by the 
King, it was supposed he wished to avenge himself, by de¬ 
throning his Majesty, and assuming the Government. Had 
he succeeded in this, lie would have made peace with the 
English and used us as instruments in bringing it about. 
Q. How were you treated in the prison at Aong-ben- 
le?— A. Worse than at Ava: I was five or six times put 
into the stocks to extort money from me, and had to pay 
four times for the irons I had on. 
Q. Was your property confiscated ?— A. It was seized 
by the Government, with the exception of my wearing- 
apparel, and we lived upon the labour or begging of our 
servants. 
Q. Did your Indian servants behave well to you dur¬ 
ing your imprisonment ?— A , Yes, extremely well, particu¬ 
larly a Talain and Malay domestic. 
Q. From what class of the natives did you receive the 
greatest kindness ?— A. From the petty traders and poor 
people. The only people of rank who paid us attention, 
were the wife of the Governor of Aong-ben-le, and the 
Myosare of that place. 
