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the history of British aggrandizement in India. It was 
through his officers, chiefly, that I learned the sentiments of 
this individual. 
Q. Can you recollect the names of any other individual 
of consequence who expressed in your presence an opinion 
on the question of a war between the Burman and British 
Governments?— A. From the nature of the Burman Go¬ 
vernment, the principal officers of State express themselves 
with extreme caution on all public questions. The same 
caution was not so necessary to the King’s brothers and 
sisters, and therefore they expressed themselves more freely. 
As the war approached, this caution increased ; and when 
the subject, upon one occasion, was introduced before one 
of the Attawuns, this officer did not hesitate to insinuate, 
that the American Missionaries were spies of the British 
Government. I have heard the dependents of the chief 
ministers, and other subordinate officers of Government, on 
innumerable occasions, express similar sentiments on a war 
with the British, to those which I have ascribed to the 
Prince of Sarawadi and the Princess of Taungdwen. 
Q. Did you hear that any proposition for the conquest of 
the British territories was ever entertained on the part of the 
Burman Government ?— A. In the presence of the Princess 
of Taungdwen, I was once consulted by her officers on the 
practicability of conquering Bengal. My reply was, that 
it was as difficult for the Burmans to conquer Bengal, as for 
the English to conquer Ava; which expression was viewed 
by the Burmans as affording as strong an affirmation of the 
impracticability of the scheme, as words could convey. 
Their answer was, u You do not believe just now,—in a 
little while you will be convinced.” This conversation, to 
the best of my recollection, took place in March or April 
1824, after the march of Bandula’s army, which was the 
subject of discourse when my opinion was asked. 
