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Journal of an embassy from the Governor General of India to the court of Ava ... With an appendix, containing a description of fossil remains / by Professor Buckland and Mr. Clift.

  • John Crawfurd
Date:
1834
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Credit: Journal of an embassy from the Governor General of India to the court of Ava ... With an appendix, containing a description of fossil remains / by Professor Buckland and Mr. Clift. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    cepted.—Visit to the great Temple of Kaong-m’hu-d hau, and description of it.—Conference.—Excursion to a Salt Lake, and account of the Manufacture of Salt.—Conference. oO5 CHAPTER VIII. Excursion to the Sagaing Hills.-Description of Temples and Monasteries upon them.—Conference.—Offence given by the Soldiers of the Escort to the King.—Burman Government hints at its desire to send an Embassy to England.—Charac- ter of a Burmese Courtier.—Description of a Temple con- structed by the late King of Ava, and its history.—Confer- ence.—Leave given to Botanize in the neighbouring Moun- tains.—King incensed at his Courtiers, on hearing the result of the Negotiation.—Another Conference. . . 369 CHAPTER IX. Treatment of Prisoners of War by the Burmese. Conference. —Village of Lepers.—Treatment by the Burmese of maimed persons and those labouring under incurable maladies.— Conference, at which the Commercial Treaty is signed. Mission receives letters and dispatches, and jealousy of the Burmese Government.—Visit from the Burmese Negotiators, and conversation which ensued.—Visit from a Burmese chief. —Burmese loud talkers.—Second visit from the Burmese Negotiators, and conversation which ensued.—Burman com- pliments.— Dr. Wallich’s account of his visit to the chain of hills north-east of Ava. . 421 CHAPTER X. Visit to Amarapura, the late capital.—Celebrated Aracanese Image of Gautama, and Temple containing it.—Numerous ancient Inscriptions.—Translation of two of them.—Descrip- tion of Amarapura.—Burman Funerals and singular custom. —Visit from the Atwenwuns, and discussion which ensued.
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