The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-28 00:00:00

THE WAR WITH BURMAH.

We have received our journals and despatches in
anticipation of the Overland Mail. The dates are :
Bombay, May 22 ; Calcutta, May 11.
Our Bombay correspondent writes as follows:
BOMBAY, MAT 22.
Strange to say, not a single line of news or intel-
ligence of any kind has reached us from Rangoon or
Moulmein since despatch of last mail. The admiral,
alter a fortnight's " kow-tow " with the Governor-
General at Calcutta, left on the 3rd in the Rattler—
no doubt with full instructions fur General Godwin
and the future operations of the expedition. Tho
Friend of Indio, which has the credit of being the
organ of government, states as follows in reference to
the future movements of the force:

The detention of the steamer which brought intelligence
of the capture of Rangoon for ten days in Calcutta, will
have prepared the public for the announcement that the
troops are nut to advance up to Prome before the Mint, and
are not to move from Rangoon ut all, except on medical
certificate, before November next. liad there been any in-
tention to proceed up the Irrawaddy immediately, the ear-
liest intimation would have been sent of this determination
to General Godwin. The resolution to avoid any advance
movement with our present limited force appears to be the
dictate of wisdom as well as of prudence. It was hinted
some time ago, by some of the papers, that govern•
meat had decided to withdraw the troops from
Rangoon as soon as the town had been cap-
tured, and send them to NI ulztein or C ileutta. If
any such project was ever entertained—of which we have
serious doubts—it has been very judiciously abandoned.
Government would not have been justified in incurring the
great sacrifice of life which a second capture of the great
Pagoda must have entailed. The troupe will, therefore,
remain housed at Rangoon and Martafian for the rain., and
' every possible provision which money and skill can secure
will be made for their health and Coll%ClliellCC ; and as Ran•
gain is nut of itself an insalubrious locality, it is to be hoped
that the fearful mortality of 1824 will be avoded. In the
ensuing cold season an expedition on a larger scale will
move up t t the capital, unless the court of Am should im-
mediately offer its submission, and pay down the expenses
of the war, or the Court of Directors should order our
troops to retire re infects; but it is not to be expected that
the one will perform an act of such wisdom, or the other
perpetrate an act of such fully.

- The officer of the 35th Madras Native Infantry
who died of cholera on the 18th April was Lieute-
nant Candy ; and Lieutenant Bateman. her Majesty's
51st Foot, was reported to be fast sinking from the
same disease, when latest received letters were de-
spatched on 23rd ult. The sth Madras Native In-
fantry have gone from Vizianarnin to Kyouk I'hyoo
to relieve the 67th Bengal Native Infantry, which
joins the force at Rangoon. The 3rd l'unjaub ca-
valry and 3rd Punjaub battery, with the 27th, 10th,
and 33rd Bengal Native Infantry, have volunteered
for service in llurmah if required, as also have other
Bengal corps, who seem to be ashamed of the regi-
ment (38th) which refused to go by sea to the seat of
war. It is rumoured here that the 83rd Foot
front Kurrachee, the 86th from Poona, and four Bout-
: bay native corps, to form two brigades, are to be sent
to Rangoon after the rains in the end of September.
the indents for ordnance stores received from the
force at Calcutta being greater than the arsenal there
could supply, that of Madras has been called on to
furnish deficiencies; and it is likely the Bombay
arsenal will also give forth of its abundance in Sep-
tember.

I told you in my last that another free had been
ordered out from Pi shawur to the I fuslitougg..r val-
ley to punish the Swatees for having harboured the
murderers of some of the headmen of a village who
had been of service to us when 13.4 in their neigh-
bourhood alter the enemy. Early in May Lumsden's
guide corps, the 28th Native Infantry, and two com-
panies of artillery, all under command of Colonel
Campbell, proceeded to the place indicated above.
On the ith, the 32nd Foot, the litith Native Infantry
(Goorkha cores), the 2nd Irregular Cavalry, and a
troop (Hal !win's) of horse artillery, under command
of the gallant Sir Colin Campbell, proceeded for the
same dist ination,—provided with pontoons to enable
them to cross rivers and streams expeditiously; and
no doubt a good account will be given of the enemy,
unless the knowledge that "the Campbells are com-
ing 'should strike terror into their recreant breasts,

likelv will,
to they make a bolt for it. The
ra'es to rattail' a place called Aboosaie until
iff,r 5'
`kid,,, should be thrown over
.the river to enable
00mi,,roas. The heat and fatigues the troops will ,
lore tO :and
at the present season of the year, will
kare.sittul: and it is but too probable the sun will I
• mine' it gallant European of t"e 32nd low. Sir
Contibell Mul forbidden the granting of fur-'
bra:a...to either the officers or sepo)s of the Pesha-
at. brigade for the present. Colonel Nla..kcson, and
t„,,tcv;av conitnissioncr Mr. James, had been out in
aa din, ion of the Swat valley, but it is hoped the
bee et twginkrtion and all such fudge with such a
tt;wlic ,l;s set of rascals as the Swatees and Nl°.
wind, 1,..ee gone by, and that Sir (Win Campbell''
• .:;.owed to try whether his good sword eon.
what the sweet words and pens of the
o,;▪
;ne..,i. :Live so long tailed to bring about : one or ;
examples must be made of the faithless
,w we might as well at once withdtaw
e.• tusghbout hood. On their friendship we
• ,:,land. for they never can entertain any
;yule, on their fears we may so set us to make
vont r tlunr own sakes keep quiet. The lath
knot: er Cavalry and Ith Native Infantry had
heti milled from Itawul finder to Peshawar, us
a Notion-anent for that station, which had been
dmalcd of troops by the departure of Sir C. Camp-
torce. party of the tribe who murdered
m.,..r.erarne and Tapp had shown themselves in
tac ton..:hbourbosal of Unit*, the capital of Jer hamlad
par, .lad wea. fully prepuce el for mischief. The
rigb *ere very sickly in their new quarters at
Sow 4 r—l 1?. men being in hoontal, chiefly
Ilierreews. The Rev. Mr. Jay was compelled front
ikaa,« to quit Lahore on the' l•Ith for the hills. 'the
wither was exceedingly hot, and a good deal of
aatioesprcsailed 4tt the several stations. Thuggce,
sone tune thought to be confined to India, seems to
rail to an enormous extent in the l'unjaub. 'rho
cbt,,Nitle says:

pane: February last, Mr. B reported that the crime
161.re.....1 over neat parts of the l'unjauh, and the hoard
t apply the moat eff.vtual remedy isissibie by
p„..4 .4 the aid ul Captain teleensan, who a few dap. ago
Ira, 1 e. tteealkote, which is to be made tlw head-quarters
• Ann•Ttsug operations during the i liming • Thin. In
ttr *time, isendieg Captain Sleensan's arrival, Mr.
gent n was directed to prosecute the inquiry. This he
6,, sista mach seal and Caere,.. Ile employ.sl approvers;
▪ aulae,.l the apprehended Thugs to peach upon their
ea.:-,r... Ile made the eonfevaing Thug point to the
6,1, of the murders, where the bones of his victims
hel bin lett to bleach an I whiten in the wilderness. Man
6,,,Les he caused to be exhumed in his own presence. Much
*Lahr. virulence was procured from relatives and others,
CNC% Cat& the stolen pflOillsr (Jr was traced out.
T▪
ot of our milers who arc versed its the rules of eel.
▪ will he obslsus that when u eonfescing criminal'
aiL w ...Ur 'CO the fatal spot with the precision of a blood-
▪ Teo p.ont to the sLeleton of his victim, nothing can
r-c: evitelll,tt: and satistactory in a legal pointed' view.
14. L 1..•. 1, • .cu..' .0 ail India confesisions are primes
...,p 4. s, ..11 I T 1.- are always ready to spin nut
arm., murl.ts und, r the impreashm that they can wive
6. • Jen nu's. reby. But for the reasons just given
testae be nod edit that Mr. Brereton's direoveries are
,s, ~e,.. Daring three months upwards of :he
et*,IIIC:I4..TV murders not given in the sta-
re_s • I oar last article) have been discovered.
T. runes of 320 Thugs have been revealed;
el 120 have been seised, and nearly half of
Sea confessed. It has been already explained that
inat.r number of the highway robberies were
rut.::. .1 by Thuas, of whom a laige number are now in
the rest dispirited. Highway robbery has copse-
wady dimwit, and the main roads art safer to travel-
frn Thsse results sue mainly owing to Mr. Brcreton's
news proceedings. The crate has chi, fly prevailed in
Ilse lati.ta of Ciariteet and Wuacerabael, which might be
• rt..l.•n account of their central position. They number
latent llttl marshes respectively. The districts next in the
bt are lose of Lahore, Julundhur, tioojerat, Jelum, and
Lau; route. (all on the main road), which number from
h.ts i.e carders call. In the other districts the numbers
▪ usensiderable. The heads and stalks of the poppies
lave be, a eat down, but some of the roots may yet remain.
ii shil tee what measures Captain Sleet:nazi will adopt
Ite :h. (stare. We cannot but think that the surveillance
g all Menke Sikhs ought to be one. The Thugs who
lave bees taught, almost without one cats ptiun, belong to
Butane.

In the Oude territory the fortress of ilhetee had
Ina captured by Captains :Magness' and Bunbure'e
corp.:he former of whir h had 13, the latter 3 killed
tali.t the siege. The rebel Zemindar had failed in
a sal, made to escape•, and been obliged to retreat
la► two the fort, w lien he surrendered : he agreed
to girt ap all the guns and small arms in his posses-
naa. and pay such an additional sum of revenue as
would keep up a regiment for his royal master. The
in is repmented as being a very strong one, and
was immediately garrisuried by the liusg's troops...
Captain t)rr had returned to Lucknow and laid all '
le, booty at the feet of the King. Same intrigue
tad been discovered to the King by the minister, for
which he bad received a present of 14,4001. Seme-
n:lig like a master to serve.

The detachments mentioned in my lent as out in
the districts in the Sizam's country, alter the maraud-
ing Arabs rind ltohillahn, are still s) employed, but
we hear little of their operations. Oar Resident has,
it i• .aid. imin instructing to reason and persuade
kis Ilithness into the measure of ceding to us suffi-
cient territory, from the revenues of which we may
per the entire army we have forced on him, and
which es now kept up as a guard on himself, and
o'er which he has nut the slightest control whatever.
The electric telegraph line is to be extended to
Culpee. the semaphore towers between Kedgeree
and Diamond Harbour to be abolished.

rumour pivrailed at Calcutta that the Fire
per C‘at. Sic Loan is about to be paid off, and a 4
Ft cert. Cumpany.4 opened in its stead. There are said
to be no Ims than fifteen millions sterling in the
hammy of Fort William.

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The reported nomination of General Lord Fred-
erick litzclarence to the commander-in-chief-ship
alt`, Bombay army air ms to have given general
eat& Lion, and it is universally hoped he will accept
Ch. It is not known whether Lord Falkland
WI.. i ...it the presidency or not before taking up his
ram O 1 quarters at Dspoorie, but it is thought he

The weather during the past ten days has been in-
safferibiy hot, with threatening of rain; it is thought
the m...iseens are near us. The trade of the port may
le eq.-diced closed for the season ; the harbour ta
trowl.l with ships, but freights continue tolerably
Li.. and the greater portion of the available
t'cilwre has been taken up for England and
talc. The money market continues over-
stotkid, and loans to any extent can be pro-
mind at m Aerate interest. The railway progresses
lapry, and by this time next year the hue, u far
Isansh at least, will be completed. The Immo-
hre oaitinues as mach as ever an object of interest,
sad m Onint ell:601 of dread, to the natives, who daily
lock in thousands to see it run. The English mail,
Y all April, came in last night in the Auckland, in
rot time to allow of answers being returned to
'war. Nue& by it. lied it been any other
reamer than the Auckland, the mail would have
re, 40.• el probably by the 19th at latest. An excel-
-114: sire, regarding the conduct expected from the
command of mail packets, towards their
Pb."%inin, and rier rersl, has this morning been
Pa5..4.1 by Sir H. Leeke, who seems determined
till' 'lo.re shall be no cause for complaint by the
a these matters if he can prevent it.
P.s. Colonel St. Maur, who commanded her Ma-
fes,!", Ast at Rangoon on the 12th. 13th, and 14th
Ap.,• li-u, been invalided by a medical committee.
I Inspect, accounts for that gallant corps not
h.:: even mentioned by General Godwin or the
nor-General, although it suffered more severely
ea Dfly other regiment ; it strike.* me they were
• h idled as they ought to have been; the good
the corps has suffered, and its commander
!'oti I, invalided. eaptain G. Allan's wound was
Isiah; rapidly, and during his absence his duties of
Natant quartermaster-general to the Rangoon force
"r'r, to be performed by Lieut. Pilmer, of her Ma-
rey's slat. Ilrevet-Major Marshall, 33rd Nladraii
Native Infantry, has been appointed assistant military
' ,my to the government of Madras. The Hem.
Malor Wizen, 0 engal Artillery, now at home, kneads
"'lnn:: from the army, and standing for the Rest
hdia direction.--i,ooof. have been allowed by the
twat of dinctors to refit Government House, Cal-
cutta. the fittings up of which are said to be in a
miserable plight.—ltrevet Major Gabbett, Madras
Andhr -. has been offered the berth of inspector of
Theme* and to command the artillery in Fort It.
6torr...—lh. Alexander Neill died at Calcutta ea
the loth Mar.—Captain Young's detachment had
retura.ll to Maguire with 20 ltohUla prisoners
taps; ill in the neighbourhood of %bora.— fhe Rev.
IL Fad'. A.M., is to act for the Rey. M. Powell as
gani.,4l chaplain at Madras, and the Rev. Mr.
Lug-oil for the Archdeacon, during the absence of
thew. 4intlenien on sick leave.—Majnr D. . I Steil 12th Madras Native Infantry, has beHen

granted a medical furlough to Europe; and Captain
W. J. Cooke, Bth Madras Native Infantry, two years'
sick leave to New South Wales.

MILITARY.

CASUALTIEs by death in ------------ of India since
the departure of the mail on the 12th of NLey.—Nelrw :
I.ieut. It. Cuudy, 331 h N. 1., at !tampon, .of nu
the It th April; Lieut. G. C. hue, 22ud N. 1., at Nr2ore,
on the 22nd April; Lieut. It. M 3Jth N. 1., ot WA-
lair, on 6th May; Lieut.-General T. Stewart. at hone, on
the 21th March. _

ling MAJLIVreII TROOPS.-INIONOTION% 4N U AI.I.OINT-
ME:CM—The Commander-in-Thief in hart in pl. :nowt to
make the following promotion, until h. r Maienty'n plea-
ore nhal; be know u —6lth Font.—Asnint.-Surgt on James
Gordon 'until., M.D., from the Illth Foot, to be Surgeon,
vice Archer, deceased, 16th January, 1812 70th Foot.—
Lout. o.wold l'oliisqt to he captain, without porch:we% vice
Schreilorr„ deceased, 9th April. 1102. E:nigu Daniel
Aro:stroll: to he Lieutenant, vice Tiding. 9,1 i April. 11.12.
i•ithFoot.. Lieutenant,
C. Mitchell, to be Lieutenant, by per-
t ha,,, %ice Baste r, who reziren, •21. t Aida, 111.-4. 94th Foot.—
Anima -Sorg. on Richard George Davy. flaunty from the
hit'i Foot. to he Surgeon. toe Iltompons, thisosial, 211th
Match, 15.12 Lieutenant 11. O. Bowden. *J.!.1.1 Foot, is
placed a: the dispoid of the Foreign D. Helmets% for ra-
playtueut under the cavil engineer in the Futojauh. dist
Foot.—Licut. Edward ll eil Solgleton to he exploits, with-
out purel...ue, vice Blundell, dud of a wound received in
neti,a, 19.1% April, 1102. E.i.ign Jahn Fr, aerie% Try. 1.41
to be Lieutenant, vice 4.4.ngleton, 19th April, Isl 2. Ennio
Samuel Tined:ins Sargent to hr I.Outt flaw, without pur-
chase, vice B6i I.onAt., tit-ceased, 230 April, 'S42. Surgeon
J. M•tile.:or, •'i+h Foot, to he Arting Der uty-Inspector-
U. nerd nee M ijesty's limpitals, vice Surgeon W. 'Thomp-
son, M 11., 91th loot, deceased.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOMIIAT, MAT 2?.
Tun Moser blastarr.—As the season draws to a elute,
money in the hiviar app, nithtr le-s scarce. la Euro-
pean quarters it continues, as it has dun* all the year. =rut
aUundaitt. The share and govuniment •ccurity sAtticets ate
touch the 141,11 C as when we last wrote, and curter.: quota-
tions msy be ,tiven as hollows:—Transter Loan, 113; Pliers
Fives, Bra to HA; Kim Fours, 91; New Fives, 1115 ;
Carryall's Fours, 91 ; Oriental Bank Corporation shares,
27! per vent. preen. • Rank at ILimbsy Shur., 15 per c. lit.
prem. ; Bank of Madras Shares, IS per cert. pr.m. ; Agra
Bank Shares, 10 per cent. prem. ; Commercial Bunk Shares,
par.
Curio's Picea Lioons.—ln consequence of the heavy
arrivals of lush supplies, and the season being closed fur
many parts of the tawdry, our niaraet ha. betun,e rather
dull and prices have soin-what declined. The businessduhe
1 has been but to a moderate yeti nt.

DICEY MAI/A VOL.M. are without change in %elite.
tiara JACet.it'rS. stay be said the same ~f.
Gusty DOMESTIC.. buse become very dull, and have de-
clinsd 12 to 16 anus• per pi.ee.
FASCT 0000.. In consequence of the season having
closed, a great dulness has prevailed.
Tenant' Ran,—Plain and twilled very dull ; mulls in
slight ittquirr.
Crierox 1 AILTI.—For the best quality of Mole Nos. 20
to 10 Do re has been a good demand, fur the purpow of for-
warding it to the 'owner, and prices for suet. have cone•
quently slightly advanced, while for *Winery to fair quali-
ties them is bat little inquiry, quotations rem • • g us
before, Nog. 60 and upwards very null, and prices looking
down. Water—The demand for Nu. 20 hest in still
gaud, for 3•ls and 10. there ha, been less inquiry, and 30v
have declined a little. Dyed orange is dull. I wisey red
in moderate request.
METALS.—Swcaish bar inquired for, Steel in tubs also
in inquiry, in faggots dull, English iruu in slight inquiry.
Sheet and hoe,' without change. Nail-rod, round in de-
mand while square is in slight inquiry. Lcal—Cig and
sheet without change. Spelter very dull, sad has declined
a little. Tin plates as bit quoted. Copper—Bracer's
Sheathing and bottoms continue in good request, prices
having 'tightly advanced. Tiles without change. South
American none.

COCHINEAL continues in good dcmanel, beat quality
fetching Ns. 1: per
SA VIEUX IA rather dull.

MAILINS Broaca.—Canvas, both brown and bleached,
dull ; a sale of 31.10 bolts Nos. Ito 6of the latter is reported
at 111. Cordsgi., owing to fresh supplies honing come to
hand, has declined in price. Paint., best quslit.cs of green
and white in good demand. Spirits ut turpentine dull.
Oil of linseed in demand. 'ln Me in request.
Brtnirs.-Ilrandy and gin, both in wood and bottle, dull.
Curios Win..—Although untavourable accounts have
been received trum China and England, urices amain firm
aid purch 'sea ire being mode for both countries.
Orium —ln cousaquence ut unfavourable 'deices having
been received train Chios—h.s declined to Rs. 1,060 to 1.086.
TWO/AWL—The arrivals have been heavy of late, in
consequence of which the rates fur Liverpool have declined
Ito W. 2s. 01. to 3/. 6..; for Linton, 31. as.; and fur Ore..
nock, 31. 7s. 6J. Tu China the rate has declined to Bs. 14
to Its. 141 per candy.
EICHANGE.—On the arrival of the China mail the rate
of exchange on England advanced to 2s. Id. fur credit, and
2.. lid. for document bills; and since yesterday it has re-
called to 2s. old. to 2.. 13-16th fur credit ball., which we
quote as ths rate of the day, and for document bills 2s. lid.
to 2s. lid. Oa Calcutta, lit. 99i fur 66 days; and un
China, Ks. 212 to 213 of the same Waller.

FREIUNTO.—To London 31. 10, psv ton; to Liverpool,
31.5,. pet ton; to China, Its. 11 per candy.

CALCUTTA, MAT 11.
The short period of time which has again intervened
between the despatch of the last and the present mails,
coupled with an unusually dull market, lies limiting the
amount of transactions which we have to record, and our
remarks thereon must, consequently, be unavoidably brief.
Our Escort Market has ranained inanimate aid dull,
and the business doue has Neutrally been on a restricted
scale. In sugar the transactions have been very moderate
with drooping prices. which, nevertheless, still exceed those
of the London market as quoted in our ast odvices. Haw
silk has only been in moderate demand. Stlk piece goods
have been quiet, and oar the descending scale. Saltpetre
has been in (taxi inquiry, although the amount of business
recorded has not been great. The exports of rice are pro•
seeding on a fair scale to Great Britain and the Mauritius.
Len dye and shell lee are also in fair inquiry. The market
fns safilower is animated. Hides are still in very moderate
request. Oil seeds continue to attract attention. Jute is
comparatively neglected.
Our import market has undergone no improvement, and
still remains depressed. The accounts from the upper pro-
vincie are of a discouraging tenor, and the husines in pro-:
press here is chiefly intended for local requirements. The
demand has been principally directed to 3P and 40-inch
greyshirtings and gn y jocconets, and also to the low and
medium qualities of white lacconets, for all of which a mo-
derate demand exists. With the exception of diagonal
lappets and Japan spots, for which some little
inquiry exists, all sorts of Glasgow fabrics are
neglected. Mule twist has been selling more freely,
but at unimproved prices. The sales of red
twist have been woolly confined to Oermans, no British
yarn having been sold for some time past. Metals are
looking up, and in a good position. Iron has advanced
1 to 2 amiss per md.
The demand fur bills has been very small, and the rate
of exchange has, consequently, been tending upwards. At
going to press, we could scarcely call it fixed for the mail,
but credit bills could be got at 2e, and documents I to e
1140 alteration worth mentioning has occurred in the rates
of freight, which remains much about our last quotations.
The money market is very plentifully supplied. Loans
are offered at from 4 to 6 per cent. on good securities, and
the rate of interest is likely to go lower as capitalists can-
not find full employment for their funds. Bank of Bengal
shares have realised 6,700 each, and all good joint-stock
shares are firm.