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Q. By whom did you hear this stated?— A. By several 
members of the Lotoo: at the time of translating the para¬ 
graph of the newspaper before alluded to, and shortly 
after my arrival in Ava, the King one day desired me, 
when I was in his presence, to furnish him with the parti¬ 
culars of this affair. This, from my want of the requi¬ 
site information, I had it not in my power to comply with. 
Q. Are you of opinion that the late war might have 
been avoided on the part of the British Government by 
negotiation ?— A. I am distinctly of opinion, that the war 
could not have been avoided on the part of the British Go¬ 
vernment, except by concessions discreditable to its charac¬ 
ter, and injurious to its interests. 
Q. What concessions do you conceive would have satis¬ 
fied the Burman Government ?-— A. I am of opinion, that 
yielding to all the claims I have before stated, would have 
satisfied the Burman Government, at least for the time; 
viz. the surrender of the fugitive Princes, the restoration 
of the refugees from Arracan, and the cession of the 
provinces Eastward of Moorshedabad. 
Q. What opinion did the Burmese entertain of the Bri¬ 
tish Sepoys previous to the war, and during the progress 
of hostilities ?— A . I do not believe that they knew much 
about the Sepoys previous to the war ; but during its pro¬ 
gress, and down to the last moment, every one whom I have 
heard speak on the subject, expressed the greatest con¬ 
tempt of the Native troops, and affirmed, that were it not 
for the courage of the Europeans, it would be an easy 
matter to drive the British army out of the country. 
Q. By whom did you hear these opinions expressed ?— 
A. By many, but chiefly by those who had returned from 
the war, and had been engaged with them. 
Q. What opinion did the Burmans entertain of the Bri¬ 
tish troops during the progress of the war?— A. They 
