Cox 's Burmh 
cast of the pagoda, where he remains 
while dispensing charity to the priest¬ 
hood. Besides his tent, he has a tem¬ 
porary bamboo palace, and the bank is 
covered with the huts of his particular 
attendants, 
THE VICEROY. ff , f 
February 2. About eleven A. M. the 
rayhcon and the ci-deyani shabunder 
came on board my boat; I ordered tea 
for them, and they sent for the viceroy, 
who shortly after came from his house 
where he had returned from the pa¬ 
lace. When the rayhoon saw his boat 
coming, he went on shore to the bun¬ 
galow, and then sent to desire I would 
come on shore to receive the viceroy. I 
desired he might be told that lie had 
made a mistake, that it was the vice¬ 
roy who was to receive me, and re¬ 
quested lie would come on board to 
conduct me to the viceroy. This he 
complied with. I then sent up to the 
bungalow a carpet with chairs, and, as 
soon as I saw the viceroy near the bun¬ 
galow, I landed and went up to it. 
The chairs were ranged in two rows, 
with two chairs at the end of the room ; 
the viceroy pointed to me to sit down 
in the first chair on his left hand, or, 
at the head of the left band-row ; and 
seating himself in one of the end chairs, 
he put his betel-box and smoking-ap¬ 
paratus ou the other. 
The conversation opened with mu¬ 
tual enquiries afier each other’s health : 
he then enquired particularly how the 
Governor-General was; and, as his re¬ 
serve gradually wore away, he entered 
into familiar conversation through the 
medium of a very able interpreter. 
INTERVIEW WITH THE SULTAN. 
February 8. I embarked with my 
suite oil a boat such as is used by their 
men of rank. The channel we had to 
cross to the king’s island, was not above 
250 yards wide, but we were detained 
in the boat near an hour while they 
were landing the carriage, &c. I should 
Slave mentioned that the sandogans 
brought to my bungalow several stands 
of wooden waiters, about eighteen 
inches high, painted red and gilt, to 
carry the smaller presents on ; these 
I had covered with ml silk, and placed 
the Goveraor-General’s letters to the 
king on one ; the shanscrit books on 
five others; my own present to his ma¬ 
jesty, a pair of right-hand cliank on a 
sixth, and the Governor-Genei'al’s let¬ 
ters to the whoonghees on a seventh ; 
and when I left my house, they were 
carried down to the boat before me. 
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The woo.udock did not come to my 
bungalow, but remained in his boat; 
he came, however, into the boat next 
to mine, just before 1 landed, and de¬ 
sired I might be informed he was there; 
as be did not come on board my boat I 
took no notice of him. I had sent over 
saddles for the horses, but bad prede¬ 
termined to walk to the palace. 
When I landed the procession was 
formed as follows ;—Tlie Governor-Ge- _ 
neral’s letters, &c. on the trays first, 
then the coins and coining machinery, 
even to the large blocks of wood in 
which the presses are fixed; then the 
carriage; next two sandogans andray- 
hoou of Rangoon ; then my servants ; 
next myself and Mr. Burnett; in the 
rear the sepoys, two a-hreast; after 
them servants and led horses; the 
woondock and mayhoon of Hunza- 
wuddy to the left a-breast of me. They 
desired I would mount, and had horses 
attending for themselves, but finding I 
chose to walk they walked also. As 
we made a sweep to the eastward, it 
increased our distance to about a mile 
over a loose sand ; the sides ol the road 
were lined with gazers, who, from our 
slow marching, had ample time to gra¬ 
tify their curiosity. 
About 300 yards from the east front 
of the palace tent, his majesty’s troops 
formed an avenue. They were seated 
on the ground with their muskets and 
match-locks grounded, and pointing 
inwards with their muzzles a little ele¬ 
vated, as if ready to punish any aggres¬ 
sion ; they were dressed in the common 
habits of the country, and were a mere 
rabble. When the woondocks, &c. 
entered within the line of troops, (hey 
took off their shoes, and sent away 
their chatters or umbrellas. About 
150 yards from the gate of the palace 
enclosure We halted, opposite a shade 
of bamboos; within which carpets and 
mats were spread. The mayhoon, &c» 
went into the shade, and requested I 
would come in out of the sun, until 
orders came for my proceeding; how¬ 
ever, as if was expected 1 should pull 
off my shoes, I declined the invitation. 
In about five minutes we again pro¬ 
ceeded . When t came to t he gate I re¬ 
quested that my interpreters, the two 
orphan boys who came with me from 
Calcutta, and one servant, might at¬ 
tend me, to which the mayhoon imme¬ 
diately agreed. While this^/-was settling 
they appeared very anxious for my 
pulling off my shoes, and alarmed for 
tear I should not comply ; however, 1 
told 
