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Hy the Mary kine, Captain Craig, which . ry on the 2'2d of June, tr..: have received papers and letters from that l'residency up to that date. We have also pa pers and letters from Calcutta to the 4th of June, and from Madras to th 6:b of that mouth. The following are extracts: — (nom the Ca !calla f:att eromtuf Gazette of June 3.1 FORT WILLIAM, irate 2, 1324. lkspatches, of which the following are copies and ex tracts, have heen this day received from Brigadier-General Sir Archibald Campbell, commanding the British forces at Itaegoon:— To °were Swinton, Eot. F.:ere:my to the Government, Secret and P( 41110,1 Dcrttment. tiee. &e. &c. Fort William. Stn—You are already apprised of the different periods of sailing of the transports with the mope from Bengal and Madras com posing the expedition, which the Right 11011. the liovernor-Gene. sal to Council did me the hreour of placing under my command. ('wing to cairns and very Belo winds. the Bengal division did not reach the place of rendlitrveus at Port Cornwallis before the end of last month. sod the -:t edro,. division not until the 3.! instant, at which period several s'opi.;':ont both Proideticies were still absent. I had however deteneirod to sad with the force assembled, and would have done so that vtry doy. bad I not been prevented by a general report of the ecarrity of fresh wattr on board the Madras transpoeta, some of diem r,ot having niorethan four days' consunip lion. This difficulty was very speedily removed by Captaiti Mar ryatt, of his 3lsjesty's ship lance, whom indefatigable exertions in collecting aid a. orist• teting the scanty supply which the land spring' afihnled, nrd eisteihnting a proportion from such vessels an were well supplad to .sum snot in need, enabled him on the following dry to re.,,, , rt th• fleet ready to proceed to sea. As we wereemeortlirelv tie tinder weigh, his Majesty's ship Liffey, Commodore Grant, Gil. appeared in the offing, as also several of the extent transport. Jedging that some of them might also be In want of water, and being desirous of tusking the he. vinare arranyeineni3 with the Commodore, illative to our future operaitOns, I thoermined upon remaining in harbour ..re day loegee. On the fellowiog morning (the nth) we finally put to) sea, teesching a pat or my force under Brigadier 31-Creagh acains: t he island of l'halubl, and sending another de tachment under !Beim %%rehab. of the Madras establiednnent, against the islar.d of Naf.misis (each of the f.ircc in ships and troops stated in the margin*), proceeding mysetf with the main body Inc the Rangoon River, which we lynched on the 19th, and anchored within the Bor. (In the following morning, every arrangement baying been previously made, the fleet, but by the Utley. sailed up the river, followed by the transports in the order 1 wished to employ the troops on the attack upon Bengtson, and in the course of a few hour. arrived off' the town, receiving on our passage up some insigniticart diecharges of artillery from one or two of the Chukka on the banks of the river. Commodore Grunt anchored the Liffey immediately opposite the Kint's Icharl tenure we had observed a battery of apparently from twelve to sixteen guns, manned and ready to op n its tire. Drill fnnu motives of humanity, the Commodore and myself were unwilling to commorice so unequal a content, thinking the im mense superiority oil our side. within full view of the shore, would have induced the Authorities in the town to make an offer of ne gotiating; their presumption and folly, however, led them to pur sue a different extract a feeble, ill-supported, and worse directed fire was opened upon us, which the first few guns from the Lilii.y effectually silenced, and cleared the battery : the Commodore consc. quently directed Isis tire to cease. I . had previously ordered the plat of attack, and now ;,are directions for two briundes to be in readings.. in their boats for landing. llis Majesty's 38th regiment, commanded by Allem Evans, above the town ; Major Sale, with his Metiesty's 13th light infantry, at the centre. to make a Imb:e -inem in the main battery, should he be unable to force the gate of the stockade; and a brigade of the Madras division, below the town, under the direction of ltrig,,dier.General 3l•l3enn. The 3il.h and this hrigntle being ordered to push round by the rear and enter the town, should they find an opportunity of so doing. These measures in progress, the Burmese again returned to their battery and commenced firing, witiM was again silenced by a hroadsidefrom the Liffey, and the signal being made fur the troops to land in the order already stated, which they dal in the most re gular and soldier-like style, and, in less than twenty minutes, I lead the satisfaction of seeing the fkitish flag flying in the town, w:diout the troops having had occasion to di:charge a single mos. bet, and without my having occasion to regret the loss Of one inch enfold, killed or wounded. on our tide nor do I believe that of the enemy, front their rapid flight, could have been great; of the latter, killed, ooly eight or ten were left behind. The news of one arrival in the River having reached Rangoon the preceding night, and our rapid proems, up in the morning be. ieg marked by in occasional shot in answer to the fire from the (inkies, together with the preparations of the Burmese Authori ties for defence, threw the inhabitants into such a state of conger nation as to causes general flight in every dirertion towards the Jungles, 110 nitteh an, that out of a large popolution s I do not think on: hundred men were found in the town on our taking pow session of it. The Members of Government fled at the first shot, carrying with them seven out of eleven Europeans whom they had ordered to be i,prisoned and rut in irons. On our arrival, in, their hurry, three were left in the King's Go-clown, whose irons were tiled of * by the troops on entering the town. Whcn we were actuality in possession of the rum, Mr. Hough, an American Missionary, released from irons for the purpose. ac companied by a Ititernese, tame on board the Liffey, delegated by the Itapronn and other Members of Government (then souse miles off in die Jungle) to entreat that the tiring might cease, and to ask what teems would be given to thrum, hinting that they had seven Englishmen out with them in irons, whose fate would probably de. Pend upon the enswer they received. The Commodore and myself told them, that it was too late ti ask for terms, as the place wristlets in our possession : erotertion to persons and property was all they ha • to expect, and even that promote would nut be confirmed to them until the pritoners were released and given up to us, warning them that, if they dared to injure them, or put one of them to death, Ere and sword should revenge the atrocious deed over the whole foe of their country. Tlr messengers left us promising to return as soon as possible ; hut neither the Itaywoon or his adherents could again be found, fear having driven them still farther into the country. We remained in great anxiety for the fate of our countrymen define the night, but early next morning, in pushing forward some reconnoitneg parties, the whole seven were found safe in dlr. Prent pieces of etintitientest, strongly fettered, their guards having tied at our approach ; a nominal list of these gentlemen I beg here with to transmit. am sure it will affo►d the Right lion. the Governor General in Council much satisfaction to know (and I believe my information to b! correct) that there is not another Erglishman, with the et ecption of a Mr. Gauger, now at Ara, In the Burmese Govern- Ahmigh I am not ret enabled officially to communicate to you the subjettina to die !Seidel] Arius of the Islands of Cheduba and Negessis, together with itasstin, yet I have not the least doubt, hem the ealcolition of time and the fineness of the weather, that tlie snack in inc , equartcrs has been so simultaneously made as to !vider their fall, about the same tune with that of Rangoon, al most Ct114:11. The captured ortlmmee far exceeds in number any thing we sup. postd the country to possess, although. generally speaking, of a bad description; the gonv are now collecting frum the different Batte. ties • and as soon as a correct Staiellttlit can be made out,l will have the how of forwarding it. It cook! be presumption in in, to speak in terms of praise of an caw so well known as Camodswe Grant ; but it is my duty to inform fotl, that the could co-operation I have received and continue to Itst6't from him calls Mr toy warmest arknowledgment. I have. Ac. (Signed) A. CAMPBELL, Brig. Gen. Rangoon, May It?, 1624. am [loopy to oty I have been able to put the troops tinder over, ore brigule in th.• town ut Hangout', and the other three in he beaus is the vicinity of the groat Piegutla. List of persons imprisoned and placed in irons by the Burmese Go remment at Rangoon, on the appraech of the British arms, for the purpdse of being put to death. Air. J. Sotesball J. Turner - Wm. Roy . . Ale:. Tench • • 11. W. Thompson • R. J. Triil R. Wyatt - - G. IL Roy, - Arratnon . . P. Aide Rev. J. Wade, American :11 insionary. Eno Hough ditto ditto, taken out of irons, and "eat by the Burmese on board the I.id'ey to beg the &C. might cease. (Signed) A. CA M PBELL, Brigadier lieneral. - British. ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto ditto - Country born . Armeniro. . Greek. Ext-act cf a despatch from Brigadier-General Sir Archibald Camp bell, diced llith :May, 11,21. Information having been received that live rafts were construct "war bus's collecting at no great distance up the river, Coin m lore Grant stnne ttivi ago sent the boats of his ship, under L !utenant of the Liffey, for the purpose of ream ii,unrig. They fell in with and destroyed one boat (the crew ea rl*. ,g 1 kiting setts crveral others, whi c h e ff ec ted their escape. Ittr boat!. bad two seamen wounded by musketry front the shore. On the eiTtlitir of the 14th, i t wan thought further advinable that the river nhouhl be explored considerably higher up, and for this Ptirp , ne Lieutenant 11 ilkinnon, with the boats of the leitliry, ac ciripanied by 40 rank and life of his Majesty's 41st regiment, under 311`feran, went a b out 18 filet up, receiving a amart tire of niusketry from the villages on either bank, both in going ss d ten'Thing. At one plac e i n part i cu l ar, the enemy assembled a crenitilwable hiree, but were speedily dispersed by the fire from t h 4 boats; On which occasion Lieutenant Wilkinson expressed hi•oself in temis of Irish admiration of the determined ;gallantry and On approaching a point higher up, intending to land, we found ourselves suddenly exposed m a berry fire from a stockade, till then unobse-ved ; and as any attempt to retire would have exposed the detachment to certain destruction, and uvula have given encou genient to the enemy. which I kit convinecd you would have highly disapproved of, Lieut. ll'ilkinson. ft. N., and myself re. solved upon imanaliatcly larding, and stunning the stockade. We had many unfiweseen difficulties to overcome, the enemy having placed bamboos and pikes, so as to make landing both difh cult and dangerous. Notbicg, however, could withstand the grilinntry and determi. nation of both soldiers and sailOrlt, who shortly established them selves within the stockade, defended by about 400 men, who were quickly driven out at the pe.int of the bayonet, leasing sixty dead. The enemy were well armed, a great meriairtion having muskets, and a small field-piece was taken in the sireattiele; ardi must do them the justice to say, that they fought with very great spirit. many of them receiving our ch..rge with their spears. I again re-embarked my party, ant prom:tied to the opposite side of the river, where We drove the enemy from a third stockade, which we destroyed in the sante manner e.s we had demo the two former. In concluding. I regret to state, that Lieutenant Thomas Kerr. of his 3lajesty's 38th regiment, and one privnc was killed. and nine Privates wounded, in taking the second stockade; and I have further to regret, that Lieutenant Wilkinson, of the Royal Navy, R 23 severely wounded through the thigh, with right or nine of his crew, one of which has had his arm sobselnettily amputated. 1 have much satisfaction in reporting the conduct of the oricen and even under my command to have been steady and soldier-like. I hope I may be allowed to express the highest 114:111iF30011 of the cool and intrepid conduct of Lieutenant Wilkinson, It. N. who although severely wounded, continued to render me the greatest assishinee in giving directions from hie boat. ale.) of the officers and men under his command. 1 have, &et. (Signed) R. BIRO, Capt. Rangoon, 16th May, 1321. 11. Ws 38th Regt. The folloviing particulars respecting the fate Of the officers en gaged in the affair at Rannste, had been collected from various ac. counts given by the Sepoys and others who had been present in the action, tend found their woe back to Clittagiottg. Captain Nolan, it Is said. was cut down by the enemy tiller The complete dispersmet of his detachment. A Soobadar of the provincials declares, that he saw him 'pike the two six.poundm with his own hand, imme diately before lie fell. Captain Truman appears to have been de stroyed by some of the enemy's horse, wher unamted and defence. less, after the close of the action. Lieutenant Greigg is supposed to have fallen by a musket shot during the engagement. l'aptain Pringle is said to have been attacked and killed by two of the ene my's cavalry, when endeavouring to make his c.Papeon horseback. Ensign Bennett is believed to have been killed while attempting to swim across the Ramon River. Of llr. 3laysinor's fall, no par. Ocular intOrniat ion had transpired, but there was not the slightest reason to hope that he had escaped. lin the 22d instant, a Sepoy of the 231 regiment, who had been taken prisoner at Ranson, arrived in company with a Bengalee lemindar, bringing a letter from the Burmese commanders, a tranelation of wiach will be found below. Translation of a letter from the Rajah of .Irraean, and other Bur. mese 41uthtirities. Our master the Lord of the ii'hite --. ";.lephant, the Great Chief, the Protector of the Poor and l)ppressed, wishes that the people of both countries should remain in peace and quiet. The liengalees of Chittagong esetted a dispute strait the Deep of Site tree. which belongs to Arracan. To prevent all dissension, by orders of Eztonaba Sunailwaddce, the timers', a letter was sent by Hussain I 'llee, lloobashee ts the Judge of Chittagong. who wisely relinquished the Deep of Shapooree as belonging to Arracan. After this, some mischievous person misled the English gentlemen and caused a dispute and encounter between the English soldiers and our p:nple, whereon the General advanced from Pegu with a large force into Arracan, and with s view to the tranquillity of the two great countries came to Ruttna Pulling, and sent a message, calculated to beneit both parties, through Ilusaain lake, Doo hasher to the Bengalce Carain and Commandant of the Stockade. While this conterence was going on, a number of Ilergalee and Mug Sepoys arrived from Itainoo, and be. to lire with musket and cannon at the Burmese, among whom Ilussuin Ella was wo ndeti. On this the Burmese also commenced the combat, 2nit putting the &rigalee and Illug troops to flight, showed forbearance. and refrained front killing them. The Suntans forbade them killing any one. Still no letter ewe front the Judge of Chittagong, an,, therefore ire remained at Hamm. Our soldiers injured none of the poor inhabitants, and con.mitted no oppression, and destroyed no habitations, yet the English gee. tlemen with the llengalee Seapoys, began tiring upon us with mus kets and cannon. At last tile Burmese Sindani advanced with a I)uohasbee to pay what would have contributed to pacify both States. On this the Bengalee Sepoys began a fire, which the Bur. mess were obliged to return ; a battle ensued, many were wounded, anti many put to tight. The people of Ramoo set fire to their own village and burned it. The Judge and Colonel of Chittagong. the Generals and Chieftains of Calcutta, are all men of wisdom and in. tehligenee; from their keeping and protecting the traitor Ilynja all of these Calamities arise. We send this lener by a Berigalec whom wa took at RlllllOO. 11,1 G 2,706: 10 692,V0112,389,56ii 13,001,5511 49,216,052 No. Abstract of the Net Produce of the Reeenut of Great Oetobtr, 1623, and the 10th of October, 1624, shetci 11.745 : 139 7 71 o Cheduha—llis illajesty's Slang and the Honourable Corn rtny'sship Ernaad. Transports. Anna Robertson, and Francis "germ Ifr eartunent—llts 3lnjesty' s 13th 'light infantry, anti companies of the 2trh regi,nent Bengal native infantry. piacrasis—llts Mairsty's truizer 3lercury. Transports, and camn. First battalion of the 17th 31adras cativo in !eirry ; small detachment of 31adras artillery. TIIE .BRITISH PRESS. . . . . . .. .... .........__ INDIA. coolness of the party of his Majesty's 41st regiment. They had Negrals, and Busseen. A force had also gone against Clieduba TILE REVENUE. _............._ Bom ba y A rank and hie wounded. fron t Fo r t I orturallis. Result not known. tune, Captain Craig , Which let A work having been observed in preparation at the village of A party of tie ittlih (grenadiers) had a brilliant little affair with —eg a -- ~..., ~,.. have re c e ived papers and letters Keinmendine, only four miles distant from thr shipping, whitli..if about 49e Burnasie at a place called Mimeo), distant about tine- No. 1. have a l so pa. allowed to be completed, megh it rove a very serious annoyance, teen miles to the westward of the town ; they pro w ceeded by wer Ab3tract of th .ncy tip to that date. We A e Net Produce of the Rev e nue of Greet Britain, in the Years ended 10114 October; 1823, Mei from Calcutta to the 4 th of June, 3-1141 the l'oniniewhwe and I determined upon destroying it, for which accompanied by some o f t h e row-boats and the boats of the Li ff ey. purpose a sufficient number of boats were °edited from the fleet die Burmese were in a stockade, and stood well until there /ladle:a 10th (Molter, 1824, distinguishing the Qmarters. Elia Mil of that month. The following under the command of Lieutenant Wilkinson , and I ordered the got fairly in, when n severe lesson was given them ; f u r it ts stated ___ _ f r lirct irr to c re llan Ur f kee h l s oli M a t - s i na ‘t r y d 's ort ' l l i l en ß i. eg Tre vs t, li t t i si n e ler w eal i t n . 1 1 1 , ' i el e t u t : ' ,7. A „ rd , ki ' l ' I Quarters ended Quarters ended ..'calla Cc; ernment Gazette of June 31 0 31 f * I l l ' i t e . 1 3 1 1 1 1 . 7, v' m 'e t r ;On kil e ji kt r l ivat l e V i e til l l os ed% ° l n .i c eul tM en c a " n ' t _4 . jYear end- .----.--A.--- Near end • a_ took readiness, and sailed a lime before day-light on the morning of Wilkinson of the Li ff ey, nine men of le 3llin, and three or four 13th Jan. sth April,!Sth July, 10th Oct. led Oct. 10, Sth Jon. Sth April, sth July. ; 30th Oct. l edlkt. lei FORT WILLIAM. JUME -, •....- the 1 8,b . seamen woutiG.l. I Ina. lgeli. 180. !kn. 18211. • 1112.4. 1884. MI. I !MU. 1824. whieil tae followint.„ , are copies Mai ex - Herewith I beg leave to enclose Captain Birch's report of the The fort is now saluting in honour, we leucite, of the fall of ----i•—•• --- -w••-•-• —.-- .--..-.-.---. 111•••••• , . i this day received from Brigadier-General result, which leaves me to regret the loss of a valuabl e In Ran goon.H e re IX ; x ell I A A fit hell Ii 4.7.11. commanding the British Lieut. Kerr, of the 38th Regiment, who, with one rank hint file, p , .1 From the Bontiwy Courier of June lin 1 t'fietnnet o,log.e-o, 2.1119,409 2.095 4 3 345.2.77 0359,333 2.821.54 e 2.187. r , 1,1107,67111 11,24142721 111.278442 was killed, and nine rank and hie wounded. On the part of the The only au lin n that w can nuke to the interestino intelli. r xe i ao yi o e . , 1 (..mi,ta ;1,6.16.479 5 6.8.518 6.254./12 114,01443 i 5.347,131 5.398.36 5,1 0 4.536 7. 1 13. 1 1 r 5i ,19 . 1452 a: — Wilkinson,nary, that enterprising and active officer, Lieut. Wii and game frumi Rangoon, published in our extra of last 'tight, is ex. s tamps i 1,450,tit17 1,573.8.54 1,620,011, 1,811,943 6446,727; 1.556.510 1,805,796 1,t4J1,5814 1,751 4 000 6,073,874 t, Esq. Secretary to the Government, Secret and live seamen wounded. trained from a private letter received yesterday front an oilier? with 'faxes under the 31aa &e. &c. &c. Fort William. .. • The spirited decision of Captain Bir ch an,! Lieut. Wilkinson, the expedition. It mentiona that the islaiid of Cheditha had . been nagement of t ha t t c eTtl n v i t ' i en r.p ' t : i•ett of the different period* of sailing and the gallant manner in which their order s . were earned into taken hy the force sent against it from F ort Cornwallis. consisting 4 tommissioners ofi sit!) the (there feam Bengal and Madras coin- effect by both officers and men, merit eve" praise, and nitiat have of his 3lajestv's ship rilani i , and the Honourable Company a Taxes, including! 111 I ' 01, which the Right 11011. the liovernor-Gene. e ffe ct a mrong impression upon the enemy of what they hsve to expect cruise? Mercury, with the Bengal Maritte regiment N. 1., but no A m .,,,,,, of 14e 0 .4 I we the bonen: of placing under my ate should an opportunity uffer of bringing theta fa:Hy nth, contact particuldr.. are stated. As our (menet iutis to toe east oard are now petit Tax . I. .teeggai 861,784 ft,est.sls 749.614 1 6;788121 1.946.084 673.56 worn 481.9 1 :8! 4. 14 8 9 . 106 d very sight winds, the Iterigal division thil not with the Ihitish arms. being carried on upon a flume extensive scale than they have hi. p„ l .o,e fe , 744,(82 330,020 =.742X) 361,000 1,8.11,990, 861,U1k ZSO.la 3.17,000; 375,011 e 1,139,00.1 reniterveus at 'wort Cornwallis before the end of therm been, we may hope soon to hear of funkier successes. Is. 0,1. and 4s. in; I "division not until the 3.! instant, at To Brigadicr-General Si, A. Campbell, K.C.11 Cttnmanding the 1 1 le ...1.,,,5r,e A private letter from eladras mentions, that the th ird division the Pound on' Fumes. Ike. &c. &e. al s'ims ;';oni both reCsidetieieS were still absent. of troops front that l'resieteney was to sail for Chittagong on the pe,,„;,~,~ irtir.r.“ a . ' l t sail with the force assembled, sad Sta. -I have the Namur to infirm you. that in obedience to tith instant, in the imwjee Family, Charles Forbes • and the Thetis Hackney ( 'ruches, ! . 0 that voy (toy. bad I not been prevented by a same orders, 1 this mornin g . embarked with the grenadier compani teutaportsaintler the orders of Lieut. Tincombe, of his 31ajesty's li Hawkers and the ge its , of fresh water on board the Mallow of his 3lajesty's i lllth Regiment, under my con:mond. on boon schooner (tender) Cochin. The troops about to embark were, the i5,.,11„ I 26.380 5.%10 5.701 1 15.601: by 27,:ea. 3 , . f !:em not having ntorethan four days' consu l t i np r: the heats of his Majesty's ship Litil•y, commanded by I,kmtenie oth and 10th native infantry, with about sitity European artillery- c„,„,, L an d, 4no ... 4 ~ 6,382 1 . 18,900i 1 56,162 Le& by was veer speedily l'enowed.b! , e .".P e t : l : ol . n 4Filkinson, of the Royal . Naety, havin g lilac row beatil fot t he men, and 150 gun lasears. 486 ions Small braneliesofthel King's I lerctlitaryi . I 1"41.' 'I- ii'l'arne ' "'A* indelaj ' t!i d e land conveyance of the soldiers, for the purpose of dislodging the enemy .• a ti IV VaeoXen-Accounta received front Chittagong between front the village of Killyunaline and odjacent villages. I 5,051' • 4 a; :i i intio..ting the scanty supply which 1 i vessels the 221 and gOth instant, represent that tranquillity ie greatly . re- g eeerme i'; ri'mting a proPoritio in" '''n • 1 the Agreeable to my instruct i ons , I iauded the troops at a small shoed , and that large bodies { of the Mugs had arrived in the neigh.. s ur pl us Fees. Regit-I later! Public Of-1 Tillage, about a mile front Killyumdine, where I °hat - rout a party booth i sm, wt oan the 41agistrate was emiesvenring to settle in smile I. lad to .tose nuts; in need, enabled hint on ,„,-, pie fleet natty to proceed to sea. As ,we of the enemy kid stoekaded themselves, and immediately attacked convenient situation, their services being considered of the greatest frees I 51.978 7,216 12,953.51 34,931,131112.825.341 10.162.830 11.1215,9 . -1) 133 13.71 63,014 18, 3121 j .:*. tit,: under weigh. his MaiestY a allif Lille their position, which I carried, after exchanging a hew rounds, and u „ u., t h e even , e f nf i l . nrhe ! R o le re li ance am i d be 161! 17,0n0 41,93 t Gil. appeared in the offing, An also several of killing ten or twelve of the enemy. placed im any other class of the inhabitants. 'Total ()rd. Rovenue' —'- 13.025.705 1--- 10.505.372 12,319,502 ------ -- ---..... —.—. -- els , jgine that *aye of them . might also lendeavoured ill penetrate the jangle. towards the village • Ilie folloviiag particular' respecting the fate tif the officers en. 13,01S,Otti 47.763205 Repoeml. in Austri: l i .. .. .. .. .. • • •• • • •• • • 746,607 1,732 - .. .. -.. ! tr,aoo,tioa rater, and being desirous of msking the me_ of Killyunnline, for the purpose of assailing it by the rear, while • gagril in the affair at 1140:00, had [seen indlecteil from various ac. 1,,,pri,„ and um, mut with the Commodore, illative to our the boats attacked it in front, but I regret to say that 1 found die counts given by the Sepoys and ushers who had been present in the 31 ,,,,,„ 3 27.601 38 864 70.199 1 291,101 . 23,047 40,m; te,. so,mr, I le,teti7 1 dt•termined upon reolaining in harbour jungles so impervious as to prevent me from executing this part of action, and found their woe back so Chittagong. Captain Noma , it I , i 1--- . Int the billowing morning (the Lill) we nit Instruct ,_, is mid, was cut down by the enemy idler Me complete dispersioe i --,. Total Revenue.,,.,. 13,182,706, 10.602,M6 12.329,' 13 MI 49,210,052 15.425.055 11.938.507 i 11,980,483 13,049,050 50,1t.a.".202 de•achine a stn or my niter under Brit / iberefor ;"7 e.ern . t DS ked my detachment, and proceeded in the of lin:detachment. A Soobadar or the provincials di:claws, that lie , a the island of Cheeleba , and sending another dr. boats. - saw him 'pike the two six.poundm with his own hand, imme- 1---...... 1 Applied as Consoli-; I 1 . • I tIA;or %%rehab , of the )ladras catablialtment • on approaching a point higher up, intending to land, we found diately bethre lie fell. Captain Truman appears to have been de- dated Fund 1 12.301,7541 9,W8;272 II,521,121• 11,350,840 45,132,G57 13,131,97 0 i 11,755,ffie l 11,017,485 11,201,0P4 47^,21/ f Nam-,sis (each of the !.urea in ships and teenP• ourselves suddenly exposed m a heavy fire from a stockade, till then atroyed by some of the enemy's horse, when unamted and defence. _., Topay offEscitequer' i)oceeding myself with the main body rte.:el unobaei-ved ; and as any attempt to retire would have exposed the less, after the close of the action. Lieutenant Greigg is -- l uPimiv.o BIN charged on 1 . , I i , which we reached on the 10th, and anc , detachment to certain destruction , and neuld hare given enroll- to have fallen by a musket shot during the engagement. ( aptain the Annual Dntiesl . 25°,‘-'^s' 136,011 1163,756 1,710,71 n 2,902,708 290,085 192.4i7 97048 1,513,39.5 3.296,055 In time following "Awing' e ver y nrran g ement , • genment to the enemy. which I felt convinced you would hare Pringle is said to have been attacked and killed by two of the cue _ , Apidied as part of thei 1 i 'arty mule, the Beet, kit by the I.:trey., sailed I eighty disapproved of, Lieut. Wilkinson, R. N., and myself rc. my's cavalry, when endeavouring to make his •..tipe on horseback . 0 4 , • • ' redby the transports in the order 1 wished to I solved upon imiordiattly larding. and storming the stockade. says and 111eatisl Ensil,ni Betinett is believed to have been k ill e d while attempting to of the y ear I 81111,7117 507.95. 5.983 ... 1,12%663 s,orx p.onnl 1,837 , 3,965 17.E•th) on the attack upon Riengoon, and in the course We had niftily unfiweseen dif fi culties to overcome., the enemy swim amiss the !Lannon River. Of Mr. dlaysinor's fall, no par. , yea off' the mown, receiving on our passage up baying placed bamboos and pikes, so as to make landing both difh- titular iniemed ion had transpired, but there was not the slightest Total 1— -- ---- 1 1 13,182,706' 10,102,V0 1 , 12.389,560 13,0151.5.50: .19.216,0.12 i 13.425.05;, 11.936.507; I I AMARA 12_111M AGO L11.11k1.04n discharges ef artillery from one or tun of the colt and dangerous. 11.934507; 11 ,f. 100,489 13,0W,050 50.400,10ta Britain, in the Years ctnd Qnariers ended on Of. 10th of ing tke Increase and Decrease on each head thereof: ---- Quarteneuded Oct.' 7 -- t i t tl e : ied t r tlif. Increase. Decrease. 1833. 1824. ° I Increase. Decrease. Z f Z C E f : 1 Z £ • Customs 0,939,32,1 10,278,343 318,9211 Customs 3,318,257 3340,27 ._ 707 g 3 S Excise Stamps Pust Office. 1,330,000 1439,1100 h'.l, Post Office 363,909 3750000 12,000 Tuxes 6,788,041 4,t440,106 1,907,918 I I Taxes 719,0:14 481; ' .. 91b7,691 Nliscellaoeuus. 400,665 399,0/7 1ii1,64,8 I 31iscellammis ~ 164,616 79,113 .. 70,404 1 ficpai) Jut. by Austria 2,500,010 2,500, , 49,216,032 .6/,400,1812 11,91.4,997 1 * ,140,937 13,061450 13,019, 438,934 Ticisll6 - ; --- Deduct Decrease 11,140,937 I Deduct Increase .. 438,1133 - - . --. Increase on the Year 1,184,0401 II Decrease Oh the guar. .. I 12.300 No. 111. An Account of the Income 4, and Charge upon, the Consolidated Fund, in the Quarters ended the 10th of October, 1823, and 1824, together with the A mount 4 the Annual Duties,*c. to the same period. INCOME. ' CIIARGIE. . 18:d 1811. 1023. IE2I. GREAT BRITAIN. GREAT BRITAIN. f. a. ti. IC. a. d. Customs Consolidut- £. a. d. £. a. d.. Eschemier,SonthSea etl, Ne 1,937,296 16 5 1,501.119 11 91 , and Bank of Eng- F.sae ditto 6,163,592 10 31 6,65A,247 S 10 ! land Annuities.... 397,727 .2 6 287:291 IS e Stamps ditto 1,611,914 17 b 1,7:,9.f,50 4 4 Rank Dividends..." 4,475,800 15 9! 4,469,991 9 5 Letter Money 363,000 0 0 375,000 0 0 Seduction ofl stimuli Assessed Tax, lBOB 599,729 1 t 111 352,192 15 1111 Debt Lend Tales Surplus Ann. Duties 841,1.12 12 10 319,699 13 10 ; Pensions by Act of Surplus Duties on 1 Parliament. 06,314 13 11 93.000 0 0 Property .. ..... . 1.001 10 0 169 1 11 !Salaries; and Allow- Monks Itepaid, atc. 122,456 13 31 48 ,456 8 61 I antes 36,11.17 12 0 30,000 0 0 lucidentt Tontine Money Brought from Civil 1 good the Deficienev List, per Act 1 Geo. . of the Consolidated I'.. savings on the 1 Fund 1,663 13 4 CO9 10 0 3d Class 7,027 1 1 , Trustees for Military and Naval Pee -1 11,350,80 16 711 11,201,311 6 61 I sions,lke ..... ..A.... 1,107,100 0 0 1,107,130 0 0 Purchased of the above Trustees, by the Bank of Eng land 192,670 0 0 291.e0 0 0 Cominissioners of Woods and Forests, per Act 5 Geo. IV. 300.000 0 0 From Supplies, be- Miscellaneous ing the Am t issued . Charges 40.146 19 8 13.617 2 1 iu I reland.pursuantly to Act 57th Geu. 111. 1 7,782,909 18 5 1 6,04(1,000 0 0 cap l6 229,812 10 6 1 538,918 1 011 : Surplus 3,790,713 8 8! : 3.706,439 771 I 1 11.573.703 7 1: '11.748;139 7 71 I I 11,573.703 7 11: 11,748,M 7 71 GENERAL ORDERS DT TnE RIGHT noNornasue THE GOVERNOR GENERAL IN COUNCIL. FORT WILLIAM, J ust 2, UN. ..._...__., A royal salute and three trollies of musketry to be tired at all the stations of the land font. serving in the East Indies, in honour of the capture of Rangoon, by the combined naval and military forces under the command of his Excellency Commodore Grant, C.R. and Itri , adier-Beneral Sir Archibald Campbell, K.C.B. and K.C.T.S. on the Ilth . By command of the Right Honourable the CoreTnor-General in CotmciL ti. S I NroN, Secretary to liovernutent. CALCVTTA, JVNE 3. We understand that eighty-one pieces of artillery. many ser viceable and Willie unserviceable, with 600 stand of arms were taken at Rangoon. Accounts from Chittagong, dated the 27th, mention a report that the Burmese had been repulsed in an attack on the Hanoura. ble Company's cruiser Vestal, and on our small post of Provincials and Mugs at Tek Naafi Letters of the 20th state that the Bur mese had not advanced front Ramo°. ft non appears that of the party said to have been completely destroyed at that place more than one half had returned to Chittagong unhurt. at spy taken at Chuckereeali has given information that the whole of the Burmese force at Ranioo amounted to 8,000 foot and 200 horse. Of these 1,500 had goncdown against Tek Nast.l,sooliadretunted to the Pullungs, from whence they hail furiously advanced to Ramoo, and the re mainder Intended shortly to move on Harbung, a stage to the northward of Chuckeveea h. The spy further relates, that the Bur mese had heard of Rangoon being attacked ten dams ago. He adds, that they had four Sirdars and only 100 men killed at Ra moo; that the General BundooLt had reported progress to the King, and was waiting for further orders. [From the Calcutta Joha Ball of Jane 2.] DESPATCHES FROM RA NGOO N. We are happy to announce the arrival of the Honourable Com pany's yacht Nereide, with despatches from Rangoon on the' Ist ultimo. . _ . ...... The expedition, with Commodore Grant, anchored off the town on the 11th ultimo, at 4e. at. A few guns were tired from the fort, but one single broadside from his Majesty's ship Liffey silenced them instantly, and the whole garrison, with the chiefs at their head, fled into the jungle. The whole of the fleet got safely up to Rangoon, without the smallest accident, excepting that his Majesty'sship Lame grounded. and remained fur two hours. Fourteeu of the gun vessels had arrived, and the Honourable Company's row bouts had behaved wonderfully well. Previous to the landing of the troops, at about four e.m.„ the enemy had left the town, and a few shots were fired front different chokiea as the fleet passed. After the town had been in our possession fur ,some days, the enemy made no resistance. The Nereide was the first vessel which arrived at Port Corn. wallis, which took place on the 25th A ord, after a pleasant passage; where she remained for the transports from Bengal, and the lit division (own Aladras. They left the port for Rangoon on the sth ult. The Honourable Company's Cruiser 'reigiimouth had arrived at Rangoon. The fleet consisted of nearly forty sail square. rigged vessels, transports, and men of war. We have not brad as yet any thing relative to the steam boats. ANOTHER A( COl;7i T. It appears that all the transports from Bengal had :Melted ; the General Wood, which was the last ship that ,anal from this port. arrived, after a delightful passage, at Port Cornwallis, eight and forty hours after the fleet had sailed for Rangoon. She started thence next day, with a fair wind, and on the billowing evening anchored in the middle of the fleet off the river, to the great saris. faction of all on board. ..t four next morning the fleet weighed by signal ; aml at 1-311 P. 31. the General Wood crossed the first bar, and anchored. The Di ‘I morning about 10 weighed with squally weather and rain; and at 1 e. 31. crossed the second bar, and anchored neatly abreast the town. This was a most fortunate occurrence ; foe had the fleet been delayed twenty-four hours longer the Burmese would have rendered the passage up for ships im practicable; having prepared three large ships, and several China junks and large boats fur the purpose of sinking them on the second bar. The General Wood, the deepest ship in the fleet, had only one foot water to spare. His Majesty's ship Liffey was anchored exactly abreast the town, and about two o'clock the fort commenced tiring upon her. The Liffey returned it at intervals till about three, when she commenced !n earnest, and in the spare of half an hoar silenced the fort. The troops then disembarked, and marched into the man without firing a shot. The inhabitants having quitted It, strict discipline was maintained by Sir A. Campbell. The Burmese, it is said, are determined on resistance; and on the 111th ult. our troops had a skirmish with them for the first time. In this affair the Burmese lust about 100 killed. Reports of the army moving up the country were in circulation. The General Wood was taken up for an hospital ship. TUITITICR PARTICULARS. The arrival of the Armament was quite unexpected; no one entertained the most distant idea of an expedition having been fitted out. Letters had been received by the Burmese Authorities at Rangoon. from Iva, giving them to understand that some cum motions had taken place on the frontier. in the direction of Munni ffore ; in which we had joined the 31iinniporeeans, to the great annoyance of his Burmese Majesty, who had called upon his sub jects to prepare fur war. On the 11th, a strong reconnoitring party was sent out under Major Walker, Madras Establishment, who fell in with about Xi armed men, and having an interpreter with hint, he went for. ward and spoke to them, advising them to come in and take our ion. They replied, that nothing would have made diem L 'r happier, nor could they more earnestly wish to do so; but th it the slightest dereliction front the duty on their part would doom their families to irretriveable destruction. The fortunate escape of our countrymen, and some foreigners, from the dreadful fate that awaited them, cannot fail to give the highest gratification to every one. Their death was fully resolved on, and they owe their lives to the timely intrusion of a :12-pound shot from the Effrry, just as their death-rat rant was made kuown by an officer of the Boron-Jo Government. Rangoon fell on the. llth. The latest despatches are dated the :Cat. Utlicial report has been received by time ninth's/ of the fall of DUrelf PAPERS. The Dutch rapers of Saturday reached us yesterday:- IL►oyr, OCT. 6. In consequence of the application of the States-fieneral to the Ring, to take into consideration the distressed state of Agriculture, his Majesty, by an order of the 3d of this month, decrees that, awaiting the regulations to he proposed to the States-General to the limitation of the importation of foreign grain, all nu:sorter., of wheat, rye, barley and mite, ground or unwound, shall from this time, besides paying the import duties, give security for the pay ment of such higher duties as may be tixed by the law respecting importation, in the same manner as if the importation hail taken place after the enactment of the law, :Ale. yep last on wheat, 10f. on rye, 7f. Mk. on barley, and 4f. 5Cc. besides the per restage for the Syndicate. This measure is adopted, that, as the state of agriculture requires immediate relief, the proposed regulations may nut be rendered fruitless, at least for a time, by an extraordinary importation. BATAVIA, MAT 11 The Eurydice frigate, with the Governor-tteneral on board. ac companied by the Syren and Swallow , and die Doer t :a. arrived on the 4th of 31areb, in the Ilay of Ami'myna, where his Excellency was received with all the honours due to his rank, by 31. Van Merkue, Governor of the Mohicans. His Excellency afterward* visited several of the othet islands. It is observed. that help the Hovernor-Gentral that has visited the Moluccas since Van Die men (1031._ On the 18th of April, his Eacellency left Ambnyna. and five days after arrived at llanda, just at the moment that the terrihk volcano, Onenong Api, opened a new crater, and threw out clouds of smoke and as)es, though withaut etching any apprehensions of immediate dancer. Colonel liaaf, Resident at Petlang, in Sumatra, died on the 17th of April. On the 13th of this month there was a violent shock of an earth quake at Magellan, in the lletiilency of Nadel. The thermotmter was ut 78 deg., the atmosphere foggy and calm. DANISH' ASIATIC COMPANY. COPENIISOAN, SEPTENIT:Eit 28. The following is the re sult the Asiatic Company, held on the 23d of this month :- 1. A letter from some Jewish proprietors was read, who pro tested against the meeting, because it was their New Year's Day, and they could not attend. No notice was taken of this protest. t. It was stated, that of the 961.1 bonds, at 1,0911 Dutch florins. which constitute the Dutch debt, MI hail been bought in by the e patty; that the holders of the other 2.10 wished to retain them at 4 per cent. interest, instead of ti per cent. which has hitherto been paid. Nothing was stated respecting the Ilni.outt dollars de_ posited in 181 S, with the Dutch Government in Meat ia. 3. It was resolved not to uttilt-aake any new expedition ( the last having been attended with considerable loss) till more favourable circumstances should arise. _ The claim of the Company on the English Government, for the loss sustained at the taking of Seratupore, was stated at 8,335,162 Hz dollars.--Homburg.i Puitt.r. The Emperor of Russia arrived at Tambow on the 7th ult. Prince Goslotsky, who is well known for his diplomatic missions, is now at Berlin, and has been often incited to his Majesty's table. M. Chassetian, who was sent to Colombia as the Com missioner of the French Government, his returned to Paris. —Cionalitutionnel. Major-General Turner has embarked on hoard the Mar quis of Iluntly transport, and sailed from CUMS on Friday to assume the government at Sierra Leone. His Majesty's ship. Iris, having witnessed the capture of *tiara, by the Turks, immediately sailed to the north ward of that island, and picked up one hundred and fifty-two Greek women and children, who would otherwise have perished. From the agents to Lloyd's at Malta, dated Sept. 4:— " The Pacha of Egypt's expedition against the Greeks sailed from Alexandria on the 13th, 17th, loth, and 19th July, consisting of about 19S ves , % Is, including the slips hired to transport the troops, must of them British; and we may mention, that should they fall in with any Greek vessels, will uu doubt be expose(' to capture. The Mary Ann, Scott, will sail this evening for London; and the Doris, White, for Zante." Voi.ostsi LoArc.—The half-yearly dividend, due" on the Ist November :text, en the bonds issued by the Hon. Manuel Jose Ilurtado. will he paid on that and every succeeding clay, at tile counting-house of Messrs. Herring, Graham, and Powkw, Ni,g :t, Freeman's -court, l'orulaill, between the hours of ten and three o'clock. The dividend warrants, with a list thereof in numerical order, are to be left one day previous, for examiratton. TA( helper, October 10.1614. A report is current, that Sergeant Lefty assumes the Chief of the Exchequer Court, and that the Solicitor- General succeeds Lord Norbury in the Common Picas.— Dahlia Paper. We had occasion some months ago to mention that the tombs which had been erected over the remains of the late Mr. Rich and Dr. Taylor, hail been wantonly destroyed by the Persians. We have now much pleasure in stating that since the return of Mr. Willock to Twran, the King had issued strict injunctions that the tombs should be imme eiately repaired according to the form originally preseribed by the late Dr. Jukes.—Bumbay Currier, June 19. Mr. 11. Littleton, the gentleman who fought a duel on Saturday with a Mr. Rogers, near Primrose-hill, and who was wounded in the side, lies at his residence in Portland wart in a very precarious state. The ball grazed the side, and the report was, that the wound, which perforated the flesh near►y half an inch, was not dangerous, but on Sun day morning the symptoms were very unfavourable, at tended with touch fever. On Friday last a most interesting ceremony was per formed at the Rey. Rowland Hill's Chapel, in Blaekiriars' Road, namely, the ceremony of baptising three youths, natives of the immense island of Madagascar, in the Indian Ocean, who were sent over to this country about six years ago by the King of that island, for the purpose of being instructed and educated in the principles of the Christian Religicn. The core nony of baptism was held preparatory to their leaving England, from which they are about to depart fur Madagascar. ROYAL flippant Frenchman basted that the King had spoken to him the other day in the garden of the Tuileries; some one came up, who had been within heating, and asked him sarcastically what his Majesty had said. "He bid me stand out of the way. - Tn E Aam v.—The annual leave of absence, for a cer tain portion of the ()dicers. &e. °.:c. in the army. is ex pected to be promulgated forthwith. The three Veteran Companies, which have been recently raised, embarked at Chatham on the S:h instant, far Newreundl,l%l. 11,671.718 7 11l 11,748,139 7 7j Deduct Monies hunted per Act 5 On& 1V.4 11,70,489 Cap. 21, in flirtllvr pert of 2:14.8119,082, grantvtl ont ofthe C niaoltdatetl 1e24, in the Quarter coded 10th Oct. 1521 1 3 $59,4,19 •2440 Total of the Monies hank in part of the 'thane grant, for the year 1824 6,038,702 16 10, 18211. I 1824 Annual Duties 1,710,711 9 31 1,543,395 16 2 7 7 3 5 42 Note—Exchequer Bills issued for the Con-I solidated Fund at 6th July, Ins, and paid off out of the growing Produce of that Fund in the Quarter ending 10th tlc tober, 1924, pursuant to Art 41th Geo. 111. cap 48 1,822,155 15 1,1 The Surplus of the Consolidated Fund tie: Great Britain, fur the Quarter ended 10th' October, 1824, after satisfying the portion of the grant of f 13,000,000, charged upon this Quarter amounts to 'rout at 10th Oct., 1t.2.1, to he provided fur'— by Fxt hequer Bills ehargedon the grow- 1 ing Produce of the Conaolid sled Fuild,j in the Quarter ending Sth January, 1023.1 1.372180 THOMAS FORSTER. 249,974) 4 2: The following is an extract of a letter from Liverpool, received at the New England Coffee-house, dated Oct. to : " The wind during the whole of last night, and up to noon, continued to blow fresh from the westward, but since has run round to the east, with light airs. The arrivals this day consist of 18 sail from Dublin (cattle laden.) The Panthea, Bennett, for New York, and the Alexander, Baldwin, for Philadelphia, remain. The Packet slrirt of the Bth and 16th ult. are hourly looked for.—Nine o'ciJek, p.m.—Wind light from the E. and thick weathe r. 1 have just returned from the Pier's Head, no tidin,:ts of the Packet." he extensive real wall to be erected in front of tlt-• n:•w Victualling-Offices at Cremill-point, Stonehouse, will forthwith proceeded on by Mr. Mackintosh, who has take t: the contract. It will extend considerably into Stonehouse Pool (eight feet below low water-mark) and is to be built of 11artonoor granite.—Sherborme Jonrnal. CAUTION TO TOONE PUACIIVIINO MUSNROOMS.—dart week the family of Mr. Splatt, of Bridgewater, was thrown into the greatest state of alarm from the following circum stance:—Having purchased a quantity of mushrooms, they partook of them for supper ; but had cot long retired to rest, before they were all seized with a violent degree of sickness, and a swelling of the body. Medical assistance was immediately procured, and we are happy to state, that the prompt administration of necessary drugs ultimately relieved them, and they arc consequenfiy now out of •lar ger. Too much caution cannot be used its the purchase of this description of plant for domestic purposes. as •-ti hale difference sometimes exists between it and what is vulgarly termed a toad-stool, the latter of which is well knobs u possess poisonous qualities, and must if taken, even in a moderate degree, prove fend. Sunday, an inquest was held on the body of a male child, about five months okl, named Farrell, in a lane in Mon gret-street, Limerick. who was dreadfully mangles( in :hr lower part: of the body by a dog. during the absence of a young girl, who had the care of her. A verdict of " Ac cidethal death - was returned. I