Journal of an Embassy from the Governor General of India to the Court of Ava, Volume 2Colburn, 1834 - British |
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Amarapura amount appear army Arracan arrived Assam Bandula bank Bassein Bengal bones British army Burman dominions Burmese Government Burmese language called capital chief chiefly Chinese considerable considered cotton Court of Ava Crawfurd diluvium district elephant English European feet fifty five forests fossil four Gautama Governor half a tical heard honour hundred India inhabitants Irawadi island Karyens King of Ava labour land letter London clay Majesty Martaban mastodon ment Mergui mese miles months Munnipore Naf river native navigation Negrais occasion officers opinion Pagoda Pegu Peguans person population present Prince of Sarawadi principal prisoners Prome Pugan quantity racter Rangoon reign residence rice royal rude Saluen river Sepoys ship Siam Siamese silver species specimens stockade Talains Tavoy teak temples territory thousand tion town trade Treaty Treaty of Yandabo vessels village Wethali whole wood Woonghee Wungyi Yandabo
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Page 81 - Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.
Page 139 - In its ordinary acceptation as an adjective, it signifies extinct, as a fire which is gone out ; set, as a luminary which has gone down ; defunct, as a saint who has passed away : its etymology is from va, to blow as wind, with the preposition nir used in a negative sense : it means calm and unruffled.
Page 40 - ... further stipulated, that the property of all British subjects who may die in the dominions of His Majesty the King of Ava, shall, in the absence of legal heirs, be placed in the hands of the British Resident or Consul, in the said dominions, who will dispose of the same according to the tenour of the British law. In like manner the property of Burmese subjects dying, under the same circumstances, in any part of the British dominions, shall be made over to the Minister or other Authority delegated...
Page 36 - His Majesty the King of Ava renounces all claims upon, and will abstain from all future interference with the principality of Assam and its dependencies, and also with the contiguous petty States of Cachar and Jyntia. With regard to Munnipoor it is stipulated, that should Ghumbheer Sing desire to return to that country he shall be recognised by the King of Ava as Rajah thereof.
Page 41 - The good and faithful ally of the British Government, His Majesty the King of Siam, having taken a part in the present war, will, to the fullest extent, as far as regards His Majesty and his subjects, be included in the above treaty.
Page 40 - Government, with the others previous to the war, to be recognised and liquidated upon the same principles of honour and good faith, as if hostilities had not taken place between the two nations, and no advantage shall be taken by either party of the period that may have elapsed since the debts were incurred, or in consequence of the war; and according to the universal law of nations, it is further stipulated, that the property of all British subjects who may die in the dominions of His Majesty the...
Page 40 - ... and good faith, as if hostilities had not taken place between the two nations, and no advantage shall be taken by either party of the period that may have elapsed since the debts were incurred, or in consequence of the war; and according to the universal law of nations, it is further stipulated, that the property of all British subjects who may die in the dominions of His Majesty the King of Ava, shall, in the absence of legal heirs, be placed in the hands of the British Resident or Consul in...
Page 42 - This treaty to be ratified by the Burmese authorities competent in the like cases, and the ratification to be accompanied by all British, whether European or Native, American and other prisoners, who will be delivered over to the British commissioners ; the British commissioners, on their part, engaging that the said treaty shall be ratified by the Right...
Page 41 - The King of Ava will abolish all exactions upon British ships or vessels in Burman ports that are not required from Burman ships or vessels in British ports...
Page 301 - Ava with his presence, emperor of emperors, and excelling the kings of the east and of the west in glory and honour ; the clear firmament of virtue,, the fountain of justice, the perfection of wisdom, the lord of charity, and protector of the distressed ; the first mover in the sphere of greatness, president in council, victorious in war ; who feareth none^ and is feared by all ; centre of the treasures of the earth and of the sea ; lord proprietor of gold and silver...