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man dominions. At the commencement of the war, I also 
heard it stated that the British had forcibly seized an 
island in the Naaf river, belonging to the Burmans. Mr. 
Lanciego, a Spanish gentleman in the Burman service, who 
was imprisoned with me, informed me that he had told the 
King, that the dispute concerning the Naaf island might be 
settled, and war avoided. The King answered, 46 We have 
gone too far, and must proceed.” This expression, accor¬ 
ding to Mr. Lanciego, was pronounced by his Majesty in a 
tone which seemed to indicate that he personally regretted 
the prospect of war with the English. 
Q. Does Mr. Lanciego understand the Burman lan¬ 
guage, and on what terms was he with the King?— A. 
Mr. Lanciego understands the Burman language perfectly, 
and was a great favourite of the King. He had high titles, 
and was Collector of the Port of Rangoon. 
Q. What sensation was produced at Ava by the success 
of Bandula at Ramoo ? —A strong sensation, as I under¬ 
stood from others ; for when the news came I was a pri¬ 
soner. I saw, from the place of my confinement, the pri¬ 
soners, their baggage, arms, and ammunition, carried in 
public procession, and the King himself came out to view 
the spectacle. 
Q. Have you ever heard that the Burman Government 
has felt displeasure at the British power being an obstacle 
to the extension of its territories to the westward ?— A. 
When I was at Court, for the first time, in 1819, the year 
of his present Majesty’s accession to the throne, the late 
Mr. Gibson, who afterwards went on a mission to Cochin 
China, was engaged by the King’s orders in constructing a 
map of the Burman dominions, together with the adjacent 
countries of Hindostan, Siam, and Cochin China : Mr. Gib¬ 
son had exhibited this map to the King, and came to m e 
from the palace, mentioning what had taken place. The 
