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England’s dominions. The Americans are peculiarly lia¬ 
ble to be confounded with the English, from speaking the 
same language. 
Q. On your way from Rangoon to Ava, in 1824, did 
you observe any hostile preparations making?—-A. I ob¬ 
served none until reaching Prome, when I heard that 
troops were levying in all the provinces above that place. 
As I advanced, I saw in several places the conscripts 
quitting the villages where they had been raised. Be¬ 
tween Sembeguen and Pagan, I met the Bandula pro¬ 
ceeding in state to take command of an army assembled 
at the former place. I was told that the destination of this 
army was the British frontier. 
Q. Did you see the army which you have now men¬ 
tioned ?— A. No ; I did not; I passed on the opposite side 
of the river; and at all events, Sembeguen, where the 
troops would be assembled, is several miles distant from 
the bank. I saw only the troops in the immediate suite of 
Bandula, probably not above one thousand. 
Q. Were you told, and by whom, that the army of 
Bandula intended to attack the British dominions?— A. 
I was told that such was the intention, but I cannot 
specify any particular authority for this opinion : the 
impression was general among the people : no secret was 
made of it. 
Q. Plad you any personal intercourse with Bandula, 
on the occasion of meeting his fleet on the river ?— A. No ; 
I did not see Bandula, but my boat was stopped and 
examined by his orders. I stated that I was proceeding 
to the capital by orders from the King, and was allowed to 
pass. 
Q. Do you know what became of the army of Ban¬ 
dula, to which you now allude ?•— A. Soon after my arrival 
in Ava, I heard that Bandula with his army had arrived 
