The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-28
IMPRISONED IN BURMAE.

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the only town where even The Nation o.
SnapkrepPrs could do any b !siurss. Two
miss oAs from the Bengal government had IN
deed been strut To the court of Ava out tnrii
exD.ripnca and represrntal lions OF native tx
norlnce, insult ana caprice were not uf Il ma
ture to tempt the commercial Traveller. Onf
M Henry Gouger however, Il young civilian
I'm Iudia OF tbre%-lUG t%"nt y, entertained the
ida ia It Amerdpoprah- If one could hut gel
there would be rs ri ID To hare B3itisn cot
tons rs any more CIVILIZED place. nor was ht
iutiu.iit tpd by ia" grim suggestion q. hi,
friends, that the Burmese might indeed bt
I'll I'd to hare cottnnS, bat not Ia pay tor thetG
til" iItti" thtt was hpo IN for cerLalu Of tht.
oH'ltadtsh u1tion being, that IL lying,
s6iftv and addicted to The repudieitcn vi pc
cGutary ci1tuS. Dir Gougtr arrived safely
AT Rtugooa, with presents for the King ani
lbs court. aud a few tn Jns md pounds worth
OF British goods OnF-teutb, however, OF
every arttcle be brought with him WIS AZ
once ex cied "a import duty; and the captain
was DIR, ctad t. SIND in The ships Tufder, 10
thai his vessel might IA piacHd ent ireiy lat the
pow"r of the a"thortt'"s. III" duties Were
levied in Kind. 80 that the royal custom
hons, had rather the air OF a marine store;
AMI when the uumb ar of pieces II cloth were
not Invisible ny ten, n pi"c- " to torn a~uE
der. AS boats were not III 6e hired, Mr.. foa-
ger bought conpis %! ctno@s to carry him.
self and cargo up the lrriwlddi 10 the seat OF
government The river IL easily niSlg lhlS,
nor did he meet with mUCA obstruction from
the suthoriti-s OF toe towns on his way, 'he
cirCu instance Of his carving presents for the
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ever. we're alrn1s supPort,br, ana 1t vas
i,ju linioGs to sit in the stern of .. light canoe
siure il WIS thereby uepTe5 SCI low enoGgi to
admit of yoar being taken out OF II by the =!
ltg-,tors During the six WEEKS occupied by
;ai= trtnsiJ the assiduJus Mr. (iouXar made
hiuI<.'lf master of the Burmese ltngu lie
found Am rHpo9THh la state OF transition,
brclus. t..g king had taken It into his head
Ia move the court 10 Ava, which ancient city
being in ruins had To M rebuilt for bis royal
accommodation. 1hs burmese monarohs acr
prone to these gigantic fittings, with each of
which the population OF nall city is reduced
To b~gygrY; but tha nGbies III their pockets by
the corrupt distribution Of ruildinS Sits, and
the frequent litigation TO which the r. TaOvnls
give rI-,--tor the principle OF Ju tice ~ quite
unknown Ia Burn IN, nor eau tie simpt' So
right be exercised without tue helpof bribe.
Tae ling received Mr.. GouSer very grtcigustv,
aud allow him IL dispense with the native
attituie OF citing on half of hi~ bOiy
culy but the qussn, though elu ally CIVIL, q ID
not "a kc the same allowance for Europe IA
pr.iua.'s. "Hsr majesty cona"-c"nd-.i ~
present M, "a L marx OF her special favor,
with n pawn from her own box. 1t was Il
letI eucio-lng ordination Of substances
A. which my stem 7cl rev oitsd--'ire 'f-nut,
tobacco, terra ponca, lime. and spiras. and
/ kHo% not what besides. What Wts / TO dor
i could not chew ali this na- t!Eess TO "a pulp,
was eYitenuy required OF me, 81 win
great deliberations pat ii into my waiStco
pocket. burst OF laughter followed from
the Young ladies' behind, ut what they sup
posed 10 be- my ignorance another peal,
when Toll them | SHOULD keep IL forever ms
mark vi her NJ Jesty's djsting ulshed favour.
The present of pawn in its Grade sta u il rot
much aml-s, but the exhibition of II in q diff
fereut SHAPE quite icktuec me. HER majesty,
after some chewing OF one OF these delIc.tcies,
took IL from her mouth and handed IL over 10
81 pretty girl behind her, who esteeming her
self highly houored by the gitt--h0TrtbHe
d'c@um i-popped the nasty uorsel into hec
mouth and completed Its IN az ticatioa.
Mr.. Gouger concluded from this that the
King and queen OF Burmah were very good
uatured, though rather vulg ar couple but
nsturtli2"d Eng li@hmGn-w nom, To his -x
trtIne astOHishlneut. he found at the court,
aud whose history is :. romance in tseif-un-
deceived him upoE this point. Itdz for
that the nearest approach OF winch the
EurEt Sc tongue admitted to the gen item an
Teal tme, winch was Rodgers--had been III
youth III the East India Company's service;
but having had a ifticuity with his ships
mate, and, indeed. having left him for dead
amer Il tremendous h+ai ing, III He'd TO Bur
NAH, where he had remained ever since--that
lie 10 Say, for forty years. ID, not trGst, sIr,"
lid he, ''to these coudescendiug inutrs of
bis ma iety He gives way 10 suioeu huTsts
OF pafeion, when tor IA little while he is like Il
raging madInan, and no one dares 10 appro zen
him ! WAS once present at - tull QGrh.IT
where all the officers OF government, tnen i,L
the capital were Assembled. ] he hing WAS
seated on giidrd CHAIR, as Won have sten
him, 10 all appearance III his usual good tenn
yer, when something was said by Que present
" liSh irTiiaiei hum. His III je- ty rose quI, =
y from his chair. and disa ppeared at Il door
oteulng TO Il private department behind the
throne The Council looked ali aghaet, not
knowing Whtt To think Of II, but when he
appeared armed with II long spear, the panic
wac universal. Sduce 9at peut. " q made IL
simultaneous rush to the " ide ngAt OF steps
le ,ding 10 tue palace yard, like a herd of deer
before savage tiger down the stairs we
Went pen nell, tumbling over each other la
our haete to escape, without les pet To TANK
or station His MT lesLy made furious rush
n, u, chased the II. ing crowd TO the head CT
hS AT q IT tllI L. for ~
ia his frenzy "a no Was ceiIuQ teu +,
IaubC hid his spear III HE midst OF VEN
tute. II passed my clock, and stuck IN The
shoulder Of ab unfortunate man Oh lle step
b, tore me, without doing b. III any serious
jary. Tie only man " ho remained IL the
Cuancl. hall was the oId Sakkya We onRee,
" no could not ESCAPE teeauss vi his inilrIai-
y, however much ho might have wished 1t
lie had Tie cunning 10 crawl up to IA huge
marble imagr oi suataina, always erec ted la
the hall, ready To receive hts msjestys devo-
lions, pretending 10 otter mp Prayers tor Lue
averiing of the hing's wrath
MIR Gouger had not 10 wait long betore he
WAS himself - witut5- 10 tue '.LntrHkusH III y
which The sovereign could pat himself on uo-
slon, aud indeed very often when there was Ia
occas ion Tor them. = he new palace was 40 "
lar advanced towards com piesion. IL was ia
deed "a remarkably teauutui banding. The
talesi Ot ne leak trees OF his foEests h lh bf en
lac IA aud carved into pliiars, long eeganL |
NisLts OF "hich, richly GLUED, already marked
lie noble Proper toms. The Ltil spire, consist
ihs vi uAhurr OF TOOLS taItrlug abO z
Tue olhsr, Ia tie Well known Cain, So sIS ie,
h'o 9ust been crowned by the goiaen lee, or
utLht"iii, regarded as the glory OF TIE pal .ce,
tue use oi At oethg contineu 10 the roy II resi-
aeiee AID 10 sdci Il edinces This splre is erect.
Ell over the haii II audieace ana the sacred
Tee, On Its iDtnnacie, with its hoop OF sonoraus
D''ss, IL Pistea as nearly as posstui. over Tn,
tarose itself. The architect VINO ulanns,3 ,ha
palace TODD deser :edly ugh la HIS na.t.ris
ittor, Tor II WAS aouiirea by every GA, 81 :.
leIieei ss,-cinen vi good taste 1u, ktnv We -
80 much pleased with IL, that ha often ,,e,,,s ,
Liins'It b5 goiag 10 inspect the progress - -, .
"erAs- ia oHe oi tii-sr excursious the t,,,.-,.
Was waited BY terrific thunder torn ~
sacred tie WAS struck by tue iign luiug tl,,,
massive iron stanchions supporting AZ L.nt
i~sifIy 10 a tisht Angle, and the III itt,u um.
bTriia OF eearse reversed Ii was indicted !,
melancholy spectacle 10 behold The tTag Inen :
OF ms beautiful pinnacle, suspended al an
iH'ashse netght. mark Tor ali tuiy oil the
s.oiin But he tempest Was nolni ing ,n e.,,n
prison with that which RACED Ia the b sast OF
tha syrani, WHEN ile bvheid his glory bio wl To
khr.d~, ana an omen or evil brought Ii pom D. :
t.srone. as he could not vent his fury on the
eitMsnis, La turned II Ihc able bl Iii IL led
architect. Gid rot see him AT The moment.
hui Was told that bis isge Was like fran tic IN
sanity. HE poor man WIS hunted np, Hud
dfaRgrd TO tue place Of exec ton, aud The iy-
rtni aJsaniattng at Intervals Is hs dead Is
hs dead = as IL grudgiug q prolonged exl.t.
epcs even OF Is few mlHuteso
Ihis king, Ia his savage aud upreasouah bic
hufgGrs. which had Often a anrl ssf rrtsa a b,