- Author:
- Crawfurd, John
- Publication Info:
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London:
Henry Colburn,
1829,
pg 319
Text on page 319
TO THE COURT OF VA.
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The Budd'h of Tibet, from a Nepak'se drawing.
CHAPTER XII.
Mission quits Ava.aDifficult navigation of the Irawadi in the dry season.aDescription of Temples at Nyaong-Ku.aManufactory of lackered ware at that place.aFossil remains on the western bank of the river.a-Dispatches sent to Bengal by the route of Aracan, and news received of an Insurrection of the Peguans.aDescription of the country in the vicinity of the Petroleum Wells.a S team-vessel takes the ground on a sand-bank, and is detained for eight days.aRemarkable discovery of Fossil Bones.aRiver Pirates.aArrival at Prome.adossil remains there.aVisit to the Promontory of Kyaok-ta-ran, and arrival within the Delta of the Irawadi.aArrival at Hen-daza.aEntrance into the Panlang branch of the Irawadi.aFarther account of the Insurrection of the Peguans.aCommunication held with the Insurgents at Panlang.aArrival at Rangoon.a Action between the Burmese and Insurgents.aInterview with the Wungyi, or Viceroy of Pegu. aLetter from the Burmese^ Council to the Governor-General.aDeparture from Rangoon for Martaban.aDescription of the Town of Rangoon.
December 13.aYesterday, immediately after receiving on board the presents for the Governor-General, we weighed anchor and began to drop down, taking our final leave of Ava. Owing to the intricacy of the passage, and the shallowness of the river, we did not get above six or seven miles below the town, where we anchored for the night.December 13.a Yesterday, immediately after receiving on board the presents for the Governor-General, we weighed anchor and began to drop down, taking our final leave of Ava. Owing to the intricacy of the passage, and the shallowness of the river, we did not get above six or seven miles below the town, where we anchored for the night.
