A TRANSLATION OF THE KEDDAII ANNALS. 5 
the air, one by his beak, and the two others in his talons,—and 
carried them over the sea to Lhnkapuri—where he protected 
them,and supplied the princess with every delicacy she desired. 
The Sultan of Rum gave a large biditera, or ship, to his 
chief, M&rong Mkhkwhngsa, for the accommodation of the 
Prince, and another for himself and his people, for the 
voyage to China. To these were added many smaller 
vessels for the Suite. The fleet sailed on a fortunate day, 
and as it went along, touched at all the Ports which were 
then under the empire of Rum,—the Embassy receiving at 
each of these, the accustomed marks of respect. At length 
it entered the Sea of Hindustan, and beheld 
its wonders. Then, coasting down that continent, the fleet 
anchored occasionally in the bays of the Islands, where the 
people sought for shell-fish, fired guns , and otherwise amused 
themselves. 
After a while it reached the mouth of the Changong river 
where reigned Rajk Galungi or KhlungL (3) 
Girdd, bent on his plan of frustrating the expedition, here 
raised a violent storm of wind and rain, thunder and light¬ 
ning. He was beheld high in the air, casting his vast 
shadow over the fleet. The Prince and the Ambassador 
directed their men to shout and to fire guns , and discharge 
enchanted arrows at the direful bird, who, wild with rage, 
had taken up his position to the westward of the fleet. 
Marong Mhh&wangsh now strung his bow or busor, and 
adjusted to it the arrow called Ayunau (rt). 'I he common 
arrows and shot merely glanced off Girdh’s feathers, but this 
enchanted one put him to flight. This however was only 
effected with the loss of three of the vessels. Girda had, 
belore this, shifted from the west, and hurled another 
tempest on the vessels from north to south. Thus was 
Gifdh for the present driven off by the potency of the arrow 
Ayunan, which has its point tipped with red, as if with 
fire, and which ascended towards Gird& with a noise like 
that of a tufan—interposing betwixt the latter and the 
ships a mountain barrier. The remaining ships cast anchor 
that night to see if Girdk would return, but, as he had fled 
to the forests on the shore, they weighed next morning and 
set sail southwardly. ( 4) 
After a voyage of some days, the ships reached T&w&i 
river, where it disembogues into the sea (e). 
((f) I believe tliis bow to be the cross bow. 
(e) This is Tavoy, now in possession of the British, on the Tenasierim Coast, 
some description of which was given by me to the K, A. Society, and abridged 
