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ployment, Mohammedans of the country, who spoke the 
Burman and Hindustani language. 
Q. Do you know any particulars concerning the cause 
of the late war between the Burmans and the English ?— 
A. Yes ; I have heard as follows. There was a desert 
island between Arracan and Chittagong : the English built 
a house upon it: the Burmans drove them away, killing 
one or two persons. The Governor-General wrote a letter 
to the King of Ava, complaining of the aggression, charg¬ 
ing the Governor of Arracan with misconduct, and re¬ 
questing he might be removed. The King was highly 
indignant at this letter. He gave orders to Bandula to 
proceed to the Chittagong frontier, saying, “ That a num¬ 
ber of his slaves had run away into the British dominions; 
that he, Bandula, must demand them, and that if he did 
not find them at Chittagong, he must proceed to Calcutta 
with his army, and take them by force/ 7 
Q. From whom did you hear this ?— -A. It was the com¬ 
mon talk of the town, about the end of 1823 or beginning 
of 1824. 
Q. Did you hear that Bandula marched from Ava for 
Arracan with an army shortly after the time you have just 
alluded to?— A. Yes ; I saw myself the army of Bandula 
quit Ava. It did not then exceed two thousand or three 
thousand men. I understood it was to be recruited on the 
way. 
Q. Did you understand what was the destination of 
Bandula’s army ?— A. It was universally said that it was 
destined for the British frontier, with orders to demand 
the refugees in the first instance peaceably, and, if they 
were not surrendered, to follow up his demand even to 
Calcutta. 
Q. Can you recollect in what month and year Bandula 
quitted Ava for Arracan ?— A. I will consult a journal 
