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. PeY Cer.t: Ilir ,:..,., ( -' _..,„. :.. .'?.•':.,;. i--,. ('. , • . -< , ....ivv../ ot ..,c--., r -------_a-N. ty - :11L=3; 1--.-, ,IPAI i - ' Fq °4 0 1 ,,../ 1 : ; •4 7 •=, ~,, i N -, ~-;: p ~ Ac,, , •?..0+ "Noy ~ ,7_•, -r-- rid 043 Turto 3 • Ce44e. 7 I NtunuEit 10,177 UNDER THE IMMEDIATE SANCTION AND PATRONAGE OF HIS MAJESTY. NEW, ARGYLL ROOMS, REGENT-STREET. R. HAWES most respectfully acquaints the Nobility, Gentry, and his Friends, that his AN NUAL CONCERT will take place at the above Rooms on FRIDAY, April the 29th, when will be performed, for the first time in this Country, the WHOLE of the MUSIC of . WEBER'S DER FREISCHUTZ, from his own MS. score. Weber's Cantate " Natur and Liebe " or the Offering of De votion at the Shrine of Nature.--.ZIr.,BRAHAM will sing the Spanish Patriotic Song, " Lo from her slumber."—Miss STE PHENS will sing a favourite Ballad. —During the perform ance, Weber's celebrated Grand Jubilee Overture, never per formed in this Country ; also his Overture to Euryanthe.—A Concerto on the 'Violin by Mr. MORI, and a Fantasia on the Grand Piano-Forte by Mrs. ANDERSON. PRINCIPAL PERFORMERS. Miss Stephens Miss Betts Mr. Terrail Miss Paton Mr. Braham Mr. Phillips Miss M. Tree - Mr. Duruset Mr. Atkins, and Miss Goodall 111 r Hawes Mr. Bellamy. Leader of the Band, Mr. MORL—Conductor, Sir G. SMART. The Band and Chorus will consist of One Hundred and Twenty Performers. Tickets, - - Ios. 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A NEW GUIDE TO PARIS, from the latest observations ; being altered and enlarged from the Work entitled, " How to enjoy Paris," by Peter Herve ; containing an accurate and cri tical description of everything worthy of atten tion, and calculated also for the entertainment and information of persons, who, without visiting, are desirous of becoming acquainted with the Me tropolis, of France. Illustrat e d w ith M a p and Plates, price 10s. 6d. bound.-2. THE Ncw LONDON MEDICAL POCKET BOOK, by J. S. For syth, e xplaining, in alphabetical or d er , t h e causes , s ymptoms, and treatment of diseases; the pro perties, doses, and modes of preparation, of the principal medical substances ; with an Appendix of Prescriptions, from the best authorities ; form ing a useful source of reference for junior prac titioners, heads of families, &c. pric e 65.-3. G RAY ' S 3oox OF ROADS, on an ent i re l y dew 1 plan ; shewing, at o ne view, the various lines of route leading to any required point of distance ; and the Index so arranged, as to enable a direct and immediate reference to any required route, at whatever principal town or watering-place the traveller may happen to be. In a compact pocket volume, price 7s. half bound, or with a set or County Maps, 12s.—Publish e d by SHER WOOD and Co. Paternoster -row. MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 25, 1825. CORNWALL AND DEVONSHIRE MINING COlg- PANY. TO IRON MASTERS, .FOUDERS, AND OTHERS. THE DIRECTORS of this COMPANY hereby give Notice, that they are ready to receive Ten ders for the supply of Two STEAM ENGINES, with BOILERS complete, for the Working of Two Mines,in Corn wall. One Steam Engine must be an Engine with Eighty- Inch Cylinder, and the other must be an Engine with Seventy inch Cylinder. As the Directors of this Company are not Inerely desirou, of having the Engines supplied at t he lowest Pric e , but also of having them erected in the shortest time, they will not pledge themselves to accept the lowest Tender without the Party making the lowest Tender, shall also engage In erect it in the shortest time. Tenders for the supply of the Engines, or either of them, must be forwarded on or before the 10th of Allay, to the Of fi ces of the Company, sealed and in.. - dorsea, 44 Tender for the Erection of Steam Engines," and 'each Tender must specify the mode and time of payment. By Order of the Directors, JOHN .W 001), Secretary. 'Offices of the Company, 26, Lombard-street, . Londen, 23d of April, 1825. NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE AND CARLISLE RAIL- - • - - - ROAD. . . A. T a MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS -LW Of the NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE and CAR 4,ISLE RAIL-ROAD COMPANY, held in the Assembly itooms, at Newcastle, on the 9th April, 1825, • CHARLES WILLIAM BIGGE, Esq. in the Chair, The following resolutions were unanimously adopted. „That the twelve shareholders now named do consti tute the ward of Directors, viz. - John Ge org e Lambton, Esq. I James Losh, Esq. 141.1 3 . I- John Blenkinsop Coulson, Jon Brandling, Esq. Esq. Atattliew Bell, ESq. I Nath. Clayton, Esq. Thos. Fenwick, Esq. Benjamin Thompson, Esq. 'lsaac Cookson, Jun. Esq. . Matthew Atkinson, Esq. Martin Morrison, Esq. Thos. Crawhall, sq. That a future meeting of the shareholders be convened at the discretion of the Bbard of Directors for the purpose of increas— ing the number of the latter to twenty-four. That five of the &laid of Directors be a quorum. That Messrs. Clayton, and Mr. Adamson be appointed joint solicitors of the company; and Messrs. Clayton, Scott, and Claytim, agents in London. . That a deposit.of 21. per cent. on the amount of the sh a res, be paid into the bank of Sir Matthew White Ridley, Bart. and Co., Newcastle or the bank of Messrs. Forster and Co. Carl isle, or the Bank of Sir Wm. Curtis, Bart., Robarts and Cur tis, London, to the credit of the' Board of Directors , o n and a 'ter Saturday, the 23d inst., when the proper receipts for de posits will he ready to be issued.' Until that day, shares may 1 1. secured by application at the Banks of Sir Matthew 'White ildley an d C o ., 3l es S rs . R a lph John' Lambton and Co., and . T j e ssm Chapman and Co., at the offices of Messrs. Clayton and 't• Adam Son, in Newcastle • at the Bank of Messrs. Forster a e nd Co at Carlisle • and in I.ondon, at the Bank of Sir Wm. vi tt lis, ltobarts, and Curtis, and the chambers of Messrs. ' ;`,l 7 ,ten, Scott, and Clayton, 6, New - Square , .Lincoln!s . Inn. I, e ' oat the appointment of the other officers of the company }mlts,poned until a future general Meeting of the share rst CHAS. 11 1 31. BILGE, Chairman. PROSPECTUS. , The improvement of the communication between Newcastie uPokt•;Tyne and Carlisle, or rather between the German Ocean and the Irish channel, has occupied the attention of the Public at different periods during the last half century. The recent formation of a Canal from the Solway Frith to Carlisle has re vived the subject, and a strong feeling of the expediency of completing the line of Communication has been excited ; there -aPpearej' to be but one opinion as to the adVantages of the men aure, and the only doubt entertain e d w as , w h et h er i t wou ld he best affected by a continuation of the - Canal already formed, or by a Rail-road communicating with it. . -During the Summer Assizes of last year, a numerous and respectable County Meeting, convened by the High Sheriff of Northumberland, was held at Newcastle, and a Committee was appointed' to -inquire into the practicability of improving the existing communication between Newcastle and Carlisle, and the comparative eligibility of effecting that improvement by a Canal or a Rail-road. The Committee have since proceeded diligently to the per formance of the' duties confided to them. They have availed themselves of the advice and assistance of 31r. Chapman and Jessop, civil engineers of eminence (the former possessing considerable local information); anti after a full investigation of the subject, they have closed their labours by a report, in which they state their opinion, that the establishment of a communica tion by a rail-road, between Newcastle and Carlisle, is an tin- Ferta.king which will be advantageous to those who may embark tilt, at the s a me that that it is an Object of great- importance oth to th e l an d e d an d commercial interests of this part of the ktagdom,_and that its execution will open a country rich in mi 'leTal productions, ann tend materially to - promote agricalture, m anufactures, and commerce.' This repo r t was presented by Sir John Edward Swinburne , ksaronet, the Chairman of the Committee, to it County Meeting, c onvened by the High Sheriffof Northumberland, a nd held at Newcastle on tha2fith inst., when it was resolved, " That the aeeting, concurring in the view taken of the subject by the . nUnittee, consider the establishment of a communication by 4 rail-road between Newcastle and Carlisle an object worthy .of the countenance of the country." h Uraler these encouraging circumstances, the measure proposed 5 5 been entered upon. It is strongly supported by the landed raeterests, united with the commerCial and manufacturing inte eta at each extremity of the line of communication, and no , rt can be entertained of its tieing prosecuted effectually. srtt may with confidence be asserted, that there are few, it' any uations in Great Britain which present a surer prospect of i n u t ccess to such an undertaking: there are no existing canal roa e lests to interfere with or, to be injured by the proposed rail toa; ; the country on both sides of the line abounds in lead, 0 ,, -l a.linte and other mineral productions, the transit of which eh an : l Terent portions of the line, independent of that of flier -310,, l ze from one extremity to the other, has been estimated -a to produce a revenue sufficient to compensate those who 4 3' en • • , as i s gage in the undertaking. At the same time, imperfect a le _ i. lne present medium of communication, the carriage of turn justify between Newcastle and Carlisle is so considerable t ur ;4 ll stify the confident expectation of a large additional re atiee " . 0 M that source, when the proposed facilities of conyey vourbliall be afforded. The whole line of wa7 is peculiarly 4 bo un t )l e for taking the utmost advantage of steam power, ch ealpr l a ta as it does with coal, which may be obtained at a hasliecountry, through which the Rail-road is intended to pass, v e „,;'ell on former occasions more than once accurately stir with a view to a canal, which was then contemplated ; t —. annute survey has not yet been made for the present pur k,T.rior has the precise line of the proposed Rail-road been de cits.l'Y fixed, though Mr._Chapman and 31r. Jessop have bath The'neelniesd the couary, and suggested their ideas on the subject. AO ua r not, however, the slightest doubt but the line may be !it 04 5 0 , that no annoyance or inconvenience will be attend tne benefits which must be derived to those landowners fee Whose property it passes. ropsed. line - communicates with the Tyne at New wiloineul terminates at the basin of the canal at Carlisle, and ; I ,! t ng theength is tl4 miles and a half. The expence of exe ,,?488/.. work has been estimated by Mr. Chapman- at nk . , an to this estimate Mr. Jessop has thought it right to the h • addi • non of 40 0001 on account of the advance in lb ' rice •of iron,' • • Wh ole and some other circumstances, making in '4l. t it ans 2 9 2,411111 which includes an allowance of no less a s. It i s for incidents and unforeseen expences. Nagenim!ndetol that the undertaking shall be placed under the b oards es e s n _t f a Board of Directors, assisted by such Sub 1_ ril e hereafter be appointed by the subscribers. !c r to 3 required for the undertaking is 300,0001., divided ve ,i7u shares of 100/. each, of which one-sixth part is re taises.'ur,rthee landowners of the country through which the line s 11 ° ; 1 1a1 o f 1 3, r capital will be placed under the contrnul of the userib ers , ectors, by whom the Shares will be issued to the tNbe ant e of 2/ 4ceo Paid jilt° th per cent. on the sum subscribed is required filedt c `f the B e hands of the Bankers of the Company, to-the Win be for at the Farff of Directors, anti the remainder will be cc :_u b e e _discretion of the Board ; but no further advance tPlet e r a ' r ~0 1 until the plans and surveys shall - have been Newcastle 411 Act of Parliament obtained. -rupon-Tyne, March 23; 11125. INDI A. LONDON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, PCBLISRED YESTERDAY, SUNDAY, APRIL 24. India Board, April 23, 1825. Dispatches have been received at the East India louse from the GOVERNOR-GENERAL in Council at Fort William, in Bengt, with inclosures, of which the following are copies : Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General Sir Archibald Camp bell, K.G.8., to George Swinton, Esq. Secretary to the Bengal Government, dated_ Head -quarters, Rangoon, 25th Nov. 1824. _ _ _ Sin—Since I had the honour of announcing the capture of Blartaban by the troops under the orders of. Lieutenant-00- , lonel Godwin, I have received intelligence of the submission of Tenasserim, and the town and small province of Yeah; these places of their own accord .requested our protection ; and the whole Burmese coast, from Rangoon to the eastward is 'now subject to the British arms. The enemy's troops whith fled from the captured ,towns, and assembled at Yeah, embarked there in forty boats, and 1 tinderstgid have since landed in the district of Dalla. The reiterated accounts I have lately recqiv ed, from all quarters, of a Mtn:barons srmy collecting in the neighbourhood of Prome, foe tliO4tttrpose. of expelling us from Rangoon, now fully convince me the effort will be made. Maha Bundoola is said to have been nominated to the chief command, and I make no doubt we shall, ere long, have the whole strength and talent of the empire to contend with in this neighbourhood. Lieutenant-Colonel Miles, with the European part of the force detached to•Tavoy and Mergui, has . returned to head-quarters. _ _ Herewith I have the honour of enclosing a report from Lieu tenant Greer, of the Hon. Company's marine, of a gallant little affair with the enemy's boats on•the 7th instant. I have the honour to be, &c. A. CAMPBELL, Brig. Gen. • Copy of a Letter from Lieut.: Greer, Commanding the East I India Company's Cruizer Thetis, to Brigadier-General Sir A.. Campbell, K.C.8., dated 14th November, 1824. Sir—l have the honour to report that on Sunday, the 7th instant, at eleven A.M., I left the ship in a roW-boat, with a guard of six sepoys of the Bombay marine battalion, for the purpose of waiting on the senior officer at Rangoon. Abreast of a small creek, a little below Basseen Creek, six war-boats pulled out and stood up close_ along till abreast of Basseen Creek, when eight more boats, of the same description, joined them ; they then came out and 'endeavoured to cut her off' by pulling across the river, ahead of the row-boat. I. kept up a constant fire from the twelve-poutidirind musketry, until two of the boats came alongside; I immediately jumped on board of them with the sepoys, an' succeeded in bayoneting every man. In one of the boats there appeared to be a Chief, whom I shot in the act of darting a spear at me. The other twelve boats were coming close up, but seeing the fate of the other two, Made oft' towards the shore, 'upon which I kept a smart fire while within range. I am sorry to' state that during the action, one sepoy and one row-boat man were severely wounded, the former in two places ; in . each 'of these boats were from 30 to 40 men. -I cannot conclude this report without recOmmend ing strongly to your notice the gallant conduct of the sepoys of the Bombay Marine Battalion in leaping into the enemy's boats, and for the destructive and well-directed fire they kept up on the approach of the enemy, whereby groat numbers were either killed or wounded before they came alongside. The conduct of the row-boatmen deserves every praise.—l have the honour .to, &c. • - S. \V. - GREER, Lieut. Commanding H. C. cruizer Thetis. • :opy ofa Letter from Brigadier-General Sir Archibald Camp- Bell, K.C.B. to, George Swinton, Esq. Secretary to' the Bengal Government, dated Head-quarters, Rangoon,. 9th 'Deceniber, 1824. _ _ long threatened, and on . my part no less anxiously wished 1 - nr, event has at length taken place ; Maha liundoula,. said to be accompanied by the Princes of Tonghoo and tiara- - wtuldy,•.appeared in front of my position on the morninr• orthe Ist instant, at the head of the whole united force of the Bur- Man Empire, amounting upon the most moderate calculation, .6) from fifty to sixty thousand men, apparently ..well armed, with a numerous artillery, and a body of Cassy Horse. Their haughty Leader had insolently declared his intention of leading us in captive chains to grace the triumph of the Golden Mo narch ; but it has pleased God to,expose the. vanity of his. idle threats, and crown the heroic efforts; of my gallant little army with a most complete and signal victory: The enemy had assenibled his , forces in the heavy jungle in our front during the night of the 30th - ultimo, and being well aware of his near approach, I had previously madeevery neces.: sary arrangement for'his reception, in whatever way he might think proper to leave his impervious camp, The absence of Lieutenant-Colonel Godwin, at Alataban, and of a strong de tachment, under Lieutenant-Colonel Mallet, which. I had sent to display the British flag in the ancient capital of Pe" ffue, had much weakened my lines, hut I had -b een too l ong familiar with the resolute courage of British troops to have, felt any re gret that fortune had given me an opportunity of contending with Bundoola 'and his formidable' legions, even under circum stances of temporary disadvantage. • . - Early in the morning of the Ist instant the enemy commenced his operations by a smart attack upon our post at Eernmendine, commanded by Major Yates, and garrisoned by the 26th Ma dras Native Infantry, with detachment of' the Madras Euro fean regiment, supported on the river by as strong a naval orce us could be spared. As the day became light it discovered numerous, and apparently ejtuhr noegr withoutpt elui, Rangoondr apainobndslteeßen y f oj u a s e v p s r i i t si i: e r o gs u r n o , ;a o otn f lce,sc t iao l ui t viti e :iigin : ce i g t ic l i: v siu, a iissli n lt,ao c hol i n i cuic g yierl upon lale en emylow narrow e i boths issuing; ohinuer mchannel flanks,rmtomeofitfectohtr rear. Bundoola had now fully exposed to me his plan of opera tions, and my own resolution was instantly adopted of allow ing, and even encouraging him to bring forth his means and resources from the jungle to the more open country on his left, where I knew 1 could at any time attack him to advantage. • The right corps of the Burmese army had crossed to the Dalla side of the Rangoon river, and in the course of the morning was observed in several divisions crossing the plain towards the site of the ruined village of Dalla, where it took post in the neighbouring jungle, sending on a division to occupy the almost inaccessible ground on the bank of the river, and from which they soon o p ene d a distant fire upon the ;hipping. Another division immediately broke ground in front of Kemmendine, and for six successive days tried in vain every effort that hope of success and dread of failure could call forth to drive the brave 26th and a handful of Europear.s from this post, while tremendous fire-rafts and crowds of war-boats were every day employed in the equally vain endeavour to drive- the shipping from their station off the place. The enemy's right wing and centre occupied a range of hills immediately in front 'of the great Dagon pagoda ' covered with so thick a forest as to be impenetrable t o all but Bur man troops, and their left extended nearly two Miles fur ther, along a lower and more open ridge to the village of Puzendoon, where their extreme left rested. There were no sooner thus placed in position than musk e t s an d spears were laid aside for the pick-axe anti shovel, and in an incredibly short space of time every part of their line out of the jungle, was strongly and judiciously intrenched. In the afternoon•of the Ist, I observed an o p portunity of at tackingthe enemy's left to advantage, and ord ere d M ajor Sale with 0 men from the 13th Light Infantry and Huth Madra s Native 4 Ross, of the latter c o rp s, move forward t o the point I h a d se lected, and I never wi tnessed a more dashin g char ge t i tan was made on this occas ion b y his Majesty's 13th, Infantry, under. Major Dennie, of the former, an d C apt. while the 111th Native Infantry followed their example with a spirit that did them honour, carrying all opposition befliere t h e th . They burst through the intrenchments , c arr y in g dism ay and - terror int o the enemy's ranks, great numbers of whom were slain, and the party returned loaded with ar ms, standards,and other trophies. Having correctly ascertained every thing. giving any I now, 35 I originally determined, a bstained from any serious o in terruption to the indefiitigable l a bour of the iposinarmy, pa tiently waiting until I saw the whole of their About brought for Ward and within my reach.l. sun -set in the evening a cloud of skirmishers were pu.l w r l l o otrlrd close under the north-cast angle .of the pagoda, _I , ak and advantage pagodas and strong ground on our front, of the many upon the works com menced a harrassing and galling fire .I at once not * saw we should suffer from their fire, _ dislodged, and there fore ordered two companies of the 36th Regiment, under Cap% had Piper (an Officer I have often occasion to m ent i on ) , to ad vance Were it permitted on such a n vanee and drive them back. oc casion to dwell upon the enthusiastic spirit of my troo.ps,- vAA, . dill J ' qf I \.- •.\ e ,---) __-_,.... abt . 1 cog :1 1 4 ~ er should feel a pleasure in recounting the burst of rapture that • followed every order to- advance against their audacious foe; but it is sufficient to remark - that the conduct of these .two panies was most conspicuous : they quickly gained their point, , and fully acted up to the character they have ever sustained. At day-light pir the morning of the 2d, finding-the enemy had very much encroached during the night; and- had intrenched a height in front - of die north gate of the pagoda, whieh gave. them an enfilading fire upon part of our line, I directed Captain Wilson, of the 38th Regiment, with two compariies of that corps; and one hundred men of the 23th Madras Native In fantry, to drive them from the hill. No order was ever more - rapitfly or handSOmely obeyed. The brave sepoys vieing with their 'British comrades in forward gallantry, allowed the ap . .. palled Burmese no time to rally, hut drove them from one breast-work to another, fighting them in the 'very holes they . had dug, finally to prove their graves. In the course of this day Colonel Mallett's detachment returned from Pegue; having found the old city completely tkserted, and gave me the addi tianal means . of Attacking the enemy the moment the" time arrived. . During the 3d and 4th the enemy carried on his lalottrs with indeflutigable industry,- and but 'for the inimitable practice of our artillery; commanded by Captain Murray, in the absence, from indisposition, ofLieutenaot-Colonel:Hopkinson, we Must htreeT been , severely annoyed by the incessant fire from his trenches. The attackinpon Kemmendine continued with un- - abating violence, but the unyielding spirit of Major, ..Yatea e gO his steady troops; although exhausted witlefatighea'riit Aof rest, baffled every attempt on shore, while 'Captain Ryves with his Majesty's sloop Sophie, the lion. Company's c'ruzier Teign mouth, and some flotilla and row gun boats, 'nobly Maintain ed the long established fame of the British navy, in defending the passage of the river against the most furious assaults of the enemy's war boats, advancing under cover of ..the most tremen dous tire-rafts, which the unwearied exertions of British sailors could alone have conquered. Captain Ryves lost no opportunity of corning in contact with the much vaunted boasts of Ava, and in one morning five Out of six, each mounting a heavy piece of ordnance, were boarded ed and captured by our men of war's boats, commanded by Lieut. Kellett, of his Majesty's ship Arachne, and 'Lieutenant Goldfinch, of the Sophie, whose intrepid conduct merits the highest praise. The enemy having apparently completed his left wing with its full complement of artillery ..and war.pike stores, I determined to attack that part of his line early on the morning of the oth. I requested Captain Chadds, the senior NaVal Officer here, to move up to the ruzendoon Creek during the night with the gun flotilla, homb-ketch, &c. and com mence a cannonade on the enemy's rear at day-light. This service was most jediciously, and successfully performed by that Officer, who has never yet'disappointed me in my Most sanguine expectations. At the same time two columns of attack were formed. agreeably ,to .orders had. issued on the preceding evening, composed of details from'the different regi ments of the army ; the first consisting of 1,100 men. I placed under the orders of that gallant Officer, Major Sale, and di rected him to attack and penetrate thaCentre of the enemy's line ; the other, consisting of 600 men, I .entrusted to .:llajor , Walker, of the 3d Madras Native Light Infantry, with orders to attack their left, which had aproached to, within &few hun dred. yards of Rangoon. At seven o'clock both columns moved forward to. the point of attach. Both were led to my perfect satisfaction, and both succeeded with a degree of case their intrepid and undaunted conduct undoubtedly ensured ; and I directed Lieut. Archbold, : with a troop of the Right Hon. the Governor-General's Body Guard, whiCh had been landed the preceding evening, to follow. the column under Major Sale, and take advantage of any opportunity which I might offer to charge. The enemy were defeated and dispersed in every direction, and the body guard gallantly charging over tile broken and swampy ground, completed their terror and dismay.. The Cas say horse fled, mixed with the retreating infantry ; and all their turtillety, stores, and reserve depots, which had cost them so much toil.and labour tri get up, ,with geeat quantity of small arms, gilt chattahs, standards, and ether trophies, fell into our hands. Never was victory more complete or more decided, and never was the triumph of dkcipline and valourr over the disjointed eflhrts of irregular courage, and infinitely sap,-rior numbers, more conspicuous. Majors Donnie and Thornhill, o d rs t t l i u n e (i l u ff i stlhu L ed by ight ru e l'sattelatz steadiness a li j which they l t e h s e t il h 9 e t i l, r t m lk e • c n ; but it is with deep regret I have to state the 'loss we have sus e;:aelullatsn,d w hen 3 o , ed tl l e a• c:)11 u delvot;lvi m tained in the death of Major Walker, one of India's best and ct con n(u e ri d n upon ghe :Major l.e st of .% whoen ln bravest soldiers, who fell while leading his colimin into the one, n theh it ! o : isst a co c ici t iin sotonattchiotilcnkls conspicuously b efi s ol e or r et v iss e tl t y l as t f i l ot e tr f rv i a l nr e , : ii.eral a n‘ t iy i l u e . e a tu l ta i u ili n u eu in ttifliaeattitttr;:,inon, I patiently waited its effect upon the right thus disposed of, quar ter in a great measure impracticable. On the 6th, I had the pleasure of observing that Buraloola had brought up the scattered remnant of his defeated left td strengthen leis right and centre, and continued day and night employed in carrying on his approaches in front of th e P ago t • la. I ordered the artillery to slacken its fire, and the infancy to keep wholly out of sight, allowing him to carry on his fruit_ less labour with little annoyance or molestation. As I expected, he took system for timidity ; and on the morning of due 7th in stant, I had his whole force posted in my immediate front_ his first line intrenched so close, that the soldiers in their bar racks could distinctly hear the insolent threats and reproaches of due Burman travoes. The time had now arrived to undeceive them in their san guine but ill-founded hopes. I instantly made my arrange, ments, and at half-past 11 o'clock every cluing was in readiness ' to assault the trenches in four columns of attack, under the superintendence of Lieut.-Colonel Miles, my second in corn.. viand, and commanded by Lieut.-Colonels Mallet, Parlby, Brodie, and Capt. Wilson, of the 38th Regiment. At a quarter before 12 I ordered every gun that would bear upon the trenches to open, and their fire was kept up with an effect that never was surpassed ; Major Sale at the same time, as directed, making a diversion on the enemy's left anti rear. At 12 o'clock the can nonade ceased, and the columns moved .forward to their re spective points of attack. Every thing was lane under my own immediate eye, but where all behaved so nobly 1. cannot par ticularise; but I must in justice state, that Capt. Wilson's and Lieut.-Colonel Parlby's divisions first made an impression, from which the enemy never recovered. They were driven from 'all their works without a check, abandoning all their guns, with a great quantity of arms of every description, and cer tainly not the least Yinusing part of their formidable prepara tions was a great number of ladders, for escalading the Great Pagoda, found in rear of. their position. The total defeat. of Bundoola's army was now most fhlly accomplished ; his loss in killed and wounded, from flue nature of the ground, it is impos sible to calculate, WO am confident I do not exceed the fairest limit when I state it at 5 , 000 me n. In ever y o ther respect the mighty host, which so lately t hreatened to over whelm us, now scarcely exists; it commenced i ts in g lorious flight during last night ; humbled, dispersing , and de p riv ed of their .arms, they cannot, for a length of time , a g ain meet us in the field, and the lesson saiuta trtyheayntliudaovtee t now received arrogancewill,um and v an i ty of the rn 1 confident, prove a Bur mese nation. Thus vanished the hopes of Aya, and those means which the Buimese Government were seven months in organising for oar annihilation have been completely destroyed by us in the course ofseven days. Of 300 pieces of ordnance that accompanied the grand army, 210 are now in our camp, nnd in muskets their. loss is to them irreparable. v bore long Our loss in killed and wounded, although severe, will not .I am sure be. considered gnat for the important services we have had the honour to perfotm. valour was only equalled by that read and painful privations. My Europeans fought like Britons,'' Of m y trqo h p e s c l h e c e a r n fu n l o t p s a a ti y en e e n e ol l izi t i h • theirr ch the charge_ proved themselves worthy of the country that gave them dial zeal birth : and I trust 1 do the gallant Sepoys justice, when I s a y, that never did troops more strive to obtain the palm of honour, than they to rival their European comrades in every thing that marks the steady, true, and' daring soldier. My obligations to Captains Chadds and Ryves, and the Offi to share our lesslbanenulro(risneg belongs f a l l tl,g; l: e a rl y ,4l n e , tit hta:alwayslte has ever mosto ntelo, cers and Captain seamen of his Majesty's. Navy are girieoant.acntolnvany,sin assisting and co-operating with me ofon every numer ousalacrity in oceasien. I terized the cruizers, the gun flotilla, and row-boats(.l nor ought I to omit mentioning the handsome conduct of I,aptain Hinny, Acting Agent for the Bengal Transports, in vo nnteering both his Eu have also to notice due good conduct the ropean crew and ship for any service ; na the present occasion she wits anchored of Dulla, and stastamed some loss front the enemy's fire. 1 may also add, that every transport in the river was equally anxious to contribute every possible assistance to the public service. To Lieuttpant-Celonel Miles •and M a j or Evans, commanding the Ist and 2d divisions, my most patti- PRICE SEVENPENCn. ~,ctilar thanks are Atte, for the _alacrity and' promptitude with which•my orders were carried hito. effect by their respective di .visions; and Major Frith, of his Majesty's lath regiinept, • commanding in the pagoda, attracted my particular poti ce, by. h; steady method' of conducting all the. severe duties of that:im portant post. The services of the artillery from the three pre. sidencies, commanded by . CaptairtS Timbrell arid 31ontgomeri ., e,., under the general direction of Captain 3lurray in the lines; awl . of Captain Rusiell, of the 'Bombay . Artillery, in the - town and' its vicinity, were most conspicuously brilliant. To .Captain Cheape, commanding engineer, and every individual of the department, the greatest credit is- due ;. and the conduct of Captain Whaler ar.d the :Madras rioneer3 is justly a tne%np. of praise to every Officer whoSe command they arc placed under. The extent and long continuance of our late operations ne cessarily entailed a most arduous and severe duty upon nly Deputy-Quartermaster-General, 411 a or ,laclison, whose zeal, talent, anti activity entitle him to my 'fullst approbation . ; I 4 it tenant-Colonel Tidy; my Deputy-Adjutant-Oenero; perfiimi ed the duties of his station with that abili4-aml cheerful readiness that has ever distinguished him, .ana from my Tcr-: sonal Stair, Captains Snodgrass and Campbell, I rec,.1:.L.(1, every aid and assistance that deletion to the service could ct%u mend.. Many points may rem ain unnoticed :Upon . which . the ig lit • Honourable- the 6overner-Generalin:Countil desire to informed, atilt I have therefore directed my I first Canip, Captaila Snodgrass, an -Officer of long standing and ex.- . perience, and who has seen much service to:be the bearr of this dispatch; he enjoys my fullest Coniftlence,' is Manta acquainted with my views and intentions, and most capabie of affording any information that may he required, and 1 beg 'most earnestly to recommend him to - the kind protection of'the Right Hon. the Governor-General. 1 have, - A. CAMPBELL, Brig.-Genetal-.• • - • General Return of' Killed, Wounded, and Missing of the 'Army under the Command of Brigadier-General Sir., Archibald Campbell, K.C.8., from the Ist to..the 7th Dec4•1624:.' • • .Head-Quarters, Shoe Dagon Pagoda, Decittl,lB24 ..• The Right , Wing of the Governor-General's Body 2 horses missing. . Bengal Artillery-3.rank and file, -3 lascars., .• 1 -bheesty,. wounded. • !•• • •. •-' Madras Artillery-1 lascar killed ; 3 rank and file, dam:, 1 lascar, wounded. . B. M. 13th Light Infantry-1 lieutenant, 1 serjeant, Irank and file, killed ; .1 captain, 2 ensigns, I.Scrjean - 41.2tErank and' file, wounded. • . • . . H. M. 33th -.Regiment-10 and file killed.; -2Aientenants, 47 rank and file, 3 lascars, 1 camp colgurtnan, '2 ; cooks, wounded. 11. 41st Regiment-2. rank and file mounded. - H. 31. 89th Regimentl serjeant killed ; 1 captain, 6 rank and file wounded. Madras Ist European Regiment—l serjeant or havildar, 3 and file, killed; 1 lieutenant, 3 scrjeants or havildars,• 1 drum mer or bugler, 9 rank and file, wounded. • Madras 3d Regiment Native Light Infantry-1 major killed. Madras 9th Regiment Na:ive Infantry-1 lascar wounded. - - Madras 12th Regiment Native Infantry-1 serjeant l or havil dar, rank and tile, 1 dooley bearer, wounded. Madras 18th Regiment Native Infantry-2 rank anti file wounded. Madras 26th Regiment Native Infantry-2. rank and file killed ; 1 ensign, 1 jemadar, I serjeant or havildar, 42 rank and file, 3 bheesties, 3 dooley bearers, wounded. Madras 28th Regiment Native Infantry—l rank and file killed; 1 lieutenant, 1 ensign, 1 subadar, 5 serjcar.ts or havil. dars, I drummer or bugler, 16 rank and file, 1 dooley bearer, 1 bheesty, wounded. Madras 34th Regiment Native Light Infantry-1 rank and file killed ; 1 jemadar, 1 serjeant or havildar i 6 rank and file, wounded. Madras 43d Regiment Native Infantry-1 lieutenant, 2 rank and file, wounded. - • Ist Battalion Madras Pioneers--I serjeant or havildar, 4 rank and file, wounded. Madras 30th Regiment Native Infantry-1 jemadar, 1 sn jeaut or havildar, 6' rank and file, wounded. • • Names of Officers Killed and Wounded. Killed—Third Regiment 111. N. Light Infantry—Major' Walker. H. 31. 13th Light Infantry—Brevet Captain and Lieut. O'Shea. Wounded—H. 111. 13th Light . Infantry—Captain Cl ar k e , severely ; Ensign J. Blackwell, slightly ; Ensign R. W. (' or _ ker, severely. H. M. 38th Regiment—l4ieu t. J. S. Torrens, severely, not dangerously; Lieut. A. H. 31 . Leroth, severely. H. M. 89th Iteghnent—Capt. R. C. Rose, severely. H. V. Madras Ist European Regiment—Lieut. C. Butler, slightly. Madras 26th Regt. N. 1.-Ensign Smith, severely. Madras 211th Regt. N. L—Lieutenant J. C. Torriano, severely ; Ena4tri O'Brien, severely. Madras 43d Regiment N. l.—lieutenant Scott, slightly. - F. S. TIDY, LieuL-Col. D. A. General. Return of Ordnance and Military Stores captured by the Force under the Command of Brigadier..6eneral 6ir Archibald Campbell, K.C.B. &c. in t!,e different Attacks between Ist and 7th December, 1824. _ _ Camp, Rangoon, Bth Dec. 1821. • Brass guns-1 eight pounder, 1 six pounder, 6 live pounders —lron guns-1 eightpounder, 3 six pounders, 1 five pound er , 4 four pounders, 6 three pounders, 4 two pounders, 195 swivels, 10,000 lbs. gunpowder destroyed, 360 round shot, JOO muskets, 2,800 spears, 5,000 intrenehing tools. Many stand of muskets, besides spears, swords, and other implements taken and de. t4troyed, of which no account has been received. • • It. UR RA Y, Captain, Artillery._ • ADDITIONAL RETURN OF ORDNANCE. • • Camp, Itangoon, 10th December, 1824. Iron guns-1 four pounder, 1 three pounder, 5 awiyels. IL MUKHA Capt. Artillery, C. HOPKINSON, Lieut. Col. commanding Artillery 'in the expedition. Copy of a Letter froiri Brigadier-general Sir Archibald Camp bell, K.C.I. to George Swinton, Esq. Secretary to the Ben-' gal Ouvernment, dated head-quarters,, Rangoon, 10th D. cember, 1121. \SIR—Upon returning to Rangoon on the evening of the Ettit instant, I found the enemy's corps of observation on the !)ills side of the river, had not been wholly withdrawn,probably from ignorance of what had taken place on the preceding day, in ti. rt of the great pagoda ; and as I was well aware that they would not remain long after - the news of Bundoola's dekat had reached' them, I at once determined to assault their works. . Detachments from his Majesty's - P.9th, the honourable pany's tat Madras European regiment, and the 431 Madras Native Infantry, were immediately ordered under army, and just as the moon arose, they moved acro , s the river, under.tho command of Major Earrier, , of the latter corps, landed, and jumped, without a moments hesitation into the enemy's trenches; many Burmese were slain in the short conflict that ensued, they were driven, at the point of the bayonet, into the jungle in the rear, and ten good guns, with many small arms,, fell into our possession. Major Farrier kept his ground during the night, and in making a reconnoissance early in, the morning found the enemy still occupied some stockades in the jungle in considerable force: I in - consequence directed Lieutenant-Colonel Parlby with a reinforcement- of his Majesty's 89th regiment, under Major Basden, and three hundred of the 12th - and 30th Madras Native Infantry, to join Major Farrier and attack the enemy -wherever he 'might be found. Lieutenant-Colonel Parlhy's coolness and judgment Lilly confirmed - the high opinion so justly entertained of him : he drove the enemy in great confu sion from all their strong holds in the jungle,' and they are now only seen in' unconnected groups at a great distance on the phiin. • LieuaColonel'Parlby bears the most honourable testimony to the and intrepidity of Major Basden and His Majet tv's tiptb'regiment, andlgays the highest compliment to .7.llajoir Parrier and all the othe't troopi employed, as well as Captain Bussell„ . of the artillery, who accompanied him: I have, &c. 7.1 • - A. CAMPBELL, Brig. Gen. Rturn tif Killed, Wounßed, an Missing of the Arm); under the command of Brigadier-General Sir Archibald Campbell, on the 9th December, 1824. - • Head quarters, Rangoon, 10th December, 1824. f 1 Alajesty'iitl9th Regiment-1 rank and file killed; 2 Lieu,