I am taking a few of the villagers with me.

Should anything occur to me, at Toungoo, they will bring back the news to the troopers; and I shall leave instructions with them to carry it, at once, to you.

If I find that Mr.Brooke has been sent on to Ava I shall, of course, follow and endeavour to effect his rescue on the road.
"As it is possible, General, that I may not have another opportunity of thanking you for the many kindnesses that you have shown me, allow me to do so, most heartily, now." When Stanley had concluded the letter, and written the paper offering his resignation, and giving his reasons for so doing, he called Meinik to him.
"Well, Meinik, have you found men willing to go with us ?" "Yes, master, I have got five men; two of them know Toungoo well.
All are stout fellows.

I offered them the terms that you mentioned--fifty ounces of silver, to each man, if you succeeded by their aid in rescuing the officer.

They were delighted at the offer, which would enable them to replace everything that they have lost.
"I told them, of course, that if it were necessary to fight, they would have to do so; and that, as many of their countrymen were enlisted, as gun lascars and in other occupations, with the English; and are, of course, exposed to the attacks of their countrymen, they would only be doing what others have been willing to do.
"They said that they were ready enough to fight.