The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1853.

THE WAR IN BURMAH.

Our correspondent writes on the 29th October :
It is now reported tha- the King of Burtnah had
been put to death, and his eldest son placed in
durance—they being all fur war with us; and that
the younger son, a man of peace had been placed on
the throne. These reports do not seem to be worth
much either way. The country continued to be over-
run with dacoits, and the people oppressed thereby
to desperation. Of the 1.50 prisoners who escaped
from the gaol at Kyoung, near Rangoon,
some one-third had been retaken. Daring
attempts at robbery had been made in
Rangoon ; and executions of dacoits were of fre-
quent occurrence. Nearly the whale of Prome had
been inundated by the river, and boats had to be
used for several dais. The pay of the troops was
much in arrear at Prome, and loud complaints were
being made. Lieut. Miasey had quite recovered from
his wounds. The Ilangnon Chronicle of Bth inst.
says :
The burden of the intelligence from the stations up the
river brought by the Nerbuddah is still the dacoits. The
village of Theko, between Myeeaday and Precise was
attacked and plundered by these marauding vil-
lains. whereupon Sir John Cheap detached a come
peer of her Majesty's 51st L 1., and two cc:m-
inute. of the 35th Madras N. 1., to its protectioa.
They were conveyed up there by the Damoodah, which
seems to have had some active work cut out for her during
the past month, having made three trips to Myeeaday since
the 14th of lot month. On our troops lending. the village
was found deserted ; it was art fire to, the Kyoungs being
alone spared for the shelter of the troops. While thew
proceedings were going on at Make, the dacoita at
Kanoung were not allowed to rest in peace. •
largo gang of them had joined the standard cf a
Butmala named Moung Shway Mhay, formerly the
Myo-Theogyee of Kanoung, but who revolted from
British rule and fled into the jungle. Captain
Smith. the Deputy-Commissioner of Sarassah under untrue-
Una from the Commissiober, offered a reward of 500

to any pump who would bring the renegade in Wire, and
at the same time determined to attack him in his haunts.
To :bd. end, a detachment of the Arracan Local Battalion,
mad a 'mere party of Burmese armed by the newly appointed
Myci•Thoogyre, were seat in the gunboats of the Enterprise
op a creek where he was said to have taker up his quarters.
The rinborts in proceeding u;i the creek were noticed by the
divots who made preparations for a stout defence. The
plait of operations no our side wu to hem the ilscoits in, to
warriund them. and accordingly, while the steamer Enter"
pisw auarded one quarter of the island, the gunboats the
eatro.ce of the creek, the Arracan local battalion were de-
spat:hod to the western ride, and the 3lyo-Thaogyee with
her one 4 mu. the cavern. The renegade Myu Thoogyew
saw tt duposition, and (let 'trained to force his way through
the Utamese, impressed wig. the idea that they would give
way oelore a desperate rush his desperate followers,. ills
caleilat.ons were wrong, the Burmese under the Myo.
T to. a), e stood as so imp. nr t, able wall bgere the dimwits,
awl as contest was head to hand when the Arracan Local
Battalion came up to their person of Moue.; Shway
Ithiy was secured, as well 1. ',Me ot his follower', but the
-Thoneyee, elated with his success, and Husk d with
victory. made a bed use 01 it, by at onto het,tirti the
reteaade up the first tree, teal shoot* Pin dead. Pre•

Mow to thi. act, he is said to h-.ve thrown a
Illsornee over the h!,i•l of his enemy, iu pre-
sence of his wife, au action than which u•athiug could
be more disgraceful to a Burman, who considers II

Weeisaa'a garments &pollution and a disgrace to be wiped oft
only with blood. The head of the Dacoit chief was then cot
off aacl conveyed to Ifen‘adah to be deavered to Captain