FOUR YEARS IN BURMAH - Volume II

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CONTENTS OF VOL. II. CHAPTER I. Ceremonies relating to deceased Priests — Their Bodies embalmed and afterwards burned…. CHAPTER II. The Band Stand—Carriages and other vehicles— Soldiers? barracks—Public ball—Burmese notions Propagation of slander …. CHAPTER III. Natural Productions of Burmah—Beasts—Birds— Insects—Flowers…. CHAPTER IV. Literary Reminiscences—My Newspaper—Printer?s Devils and Devils of Printers—My Troubles— General D?Orgoni—Final Secession and Return to Maulmain…. CHAPTER V. Petroleum—The Wells at Rama gong—Mode of procuring the Oil, its Uses, &c….. CHAPTER VI. Execution of two Burmans—Their Story—A Burman Village—English Jurisprudence—The stolen Elephant—The Thief executed—Capital Punishment—Revolting Scene—Reflections…. CHAPTER VII. Visit to the Jail—Description of it—Conversation with a Convict—Weaving and Carpet making —Surprising Agility of a Female—Inspection of the Convicts—Divided into Classes—A noisy Prisoner—Crowded state of the Jail—Its offensive State—The different Wards—Cooking-houses— Granaries, &c.—Anecdote of a French Prince— A Funeral….. CHAPTER VIIL Village of Nyoungbienziek—Visit to the Distillery at the Place—The Goung Gyoup—The Timber Station at Kadoe—Tricks of the Trade—Visit to Martaban…. CHAPTER IX. Determination to quit Burmah—The Law?s Delay —Past Government and future Prospects of Burmah—News of the Revolt in Bengal—Sugar Factory at Amherst—Productions and Capabilities of this part of India—Its favourable Climate… CHAPTER X. My Voyage Home in the "Avondhu "—Incident at Amherst—The Andamans and Nicobars— Hurricanes—The Cape of Good Hope—Ascension—The Azores—Whalers—HOME........N.B. THE COVERS, THE GOOGLE NOTE, ETC. HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE END OF THE TEXT AND THE FRONTISPIECE REPOSITIONED … SEE ALTERNATE URL FOR ORIGINAL ORDER.

Creator/author: 

W. H. Marshall

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Charles J. Skeet (publisher) via Google Books

Date of Publication: 

1860-00-00

Date of entry: 

2008-04-07

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English

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