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APPENDIX. 
Q. What brought you there ?— A. I was sent from Ava 
to act as interpreter to the Prince Memiabo. 
Q. When were you sent back from thence to Ava ?— A. 
Immediately on news being received at Mellon of the Bri¬ 
tish army having advanced from Prome. 
Q. While encamped at Mellun, did you see any prisoners 
of the British army ?—A. I saw Lieut. Scott and twenty 
Sepoys, the latter taken at Wattigong. 
Q. Do you know what was their conduct when brought 
before the Burman chiefs?— A. Yes. I was present when 
the Sepoys in question were brought, first before the Prince 
Memiabo, and afterwards before Kaulen Mengi, and inter¬ 
rogated by the latter, through a Hindustani interpreter, 
with my occasional assistance. 
Q. What questions were put to them ?— A. They chiefly 
regarded the strength of the British army, and the effects 
likely to result from the death and defeat of Lieutenant- 
Colonel M 6 Dowall, who was supposed by the Burmans to 
be a general of high rank. 
Q. How did the Sepoys reply, and what was the nature 
of their demeanour ?— A. They answered with spirit, and 
the tendency of all their replies seemed to be for the ad¬ 
vantage of their own Government. As far as I could 
judge, they purposely exaggerated the numbers and re¬ 
sources of the British army ; and in reference to the death 
of Lieutenant-Colonel MT)owall in particular, they ex¬ 
plained the organization of the British force, stating that 
the death of a superior officer, even of the Commander-in- 
chief, would be attended with no disorder, as the next 
senior officer always took his place. The loyalty displayed 
by them gave offence to Kaulen Mengi, who got out of 
humour on hearing their replies. 
Q. Did the Sepoys address you, or did you speak to 
them?-— A . They recognized me with emotion, as an 
