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members of the Royal family, or any of the principal 
officers of the Government ?■— A. Yes ; I had considerable 
intercourse. 
Q. Who were the individuals of rank with whom you 
had most intercourse ?— A, His Majesty the King, the 
Prince of Sara wadi his brother, and several of the Woon- 
ghees and Attawuns. 
Q. How long were you in Ava before the late war be¬ 
tween the British and the Burmese broke out?— A. About 
seven months before the capture of Rangoon by the British. 
Q. During that period, did you observe any hostile pre¬ 
parations making by the Burman Government?— A. Yes ; 
I saw troops levied and sent off in various directions. 
Q . Do you know against what object the march of these 
troops was directed ?-— A. Three armies marched from Ava 
during the time I have alluded to, viz. one under Bandula, 
one under the Say a Woonghee, and one under Moung- 
Kayo. Bandula’s army marched towards Bengal, via Ar- 
racan, to make, as I was informed, certain claims upon the 
British Government. The object held in view by the 
march of the other two armies was not known to me at the 
time ; there were various rumours on the subject. 
Q. Do you recollect in what month the army of Bandula 
marched from the capital?— A. Yes; on the first day of 
January, 1824: it is in my recollection, because it was new 
year’s day. 
Q. Do you know where the army of Bandula rendez¬ 
voused ?— A. I believe at Sembeguen. I was told his head¬ 
quarters were there for a considerable length of time. 
Q. Do you know what claims Bandula was authorized to 
make upon the British ?— A. I was told they were the fol¬ 
lowing : first, to demand the refugee Princes who had fled 
into the British dominions; second, to demand all the 
natives of Arracan who had settled within the British 
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