The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-15 00:00:00

LATEST NEWS FROM BURMAH..

The news by the Fire Queen is of neither so stirring nor
disastrous a nature as that which preceded it. General
Stet' had quietly taken possession of Shwi-gain without the
slightest resistauce, and was to have proceeded fu.ther on
with his force to a place called Toongoo. In other direc-
tions there was the same Memos of opposition even Irons
the strong hands of Burmese robbers. The Decoit chief who
was too cause of so much mischief at Donabew, has also
evinced a deposition to suectuntr, having, it is said, sent in
overtures of rinonliation, (or the entente of which,
however, he is likely to obtain entail credit, sloes we
me it stated that there was treachery in his own comp,
numbers of his followers having deserted end joineu
the rival banner of one of the subordinate leaden of
bis stag. But perhaps the most Important item of Wel-
ligenco yet 'volved from Rangoon Is what we find men-
tweed M the commumestioa of one of oar "
eats, that Me new hug, se usurper at liaaimmi;"Zra set
seeded la assuming mat supreme 11111kbunty at Avg to
allow 1140111 f recogeising it as such. lie, at any rate, meteor
a wiser maa is his generation than the Golden ootk he has
just tripped up, nom he is represented as being eery
milieus for the ri-intablishment of peace almost on anj
terms. It was expected that tbe samindisioaer of Pegs bad
already been in soeuesaicatiat with the nest in aeries to
the terms and maddens/ of a meaty of ream; sad thatch',
functionary was expected immediately to premed to Cal-
cutta, with the draft of one la his pocket, for the approval
of the Govermie-General.

The feliming is hem Ranges,. dated 23rd Fibraary :-
11 have eery little ems to give yes this time farther than
that the Preeerpise, with hie eaeelkney the commodore on
board, arrived about an boar ago fio.a Bassin. No awe
has es yet transpired. A best from the Phlegetkon, cow
*eying some commissariat craft, aim through the Pealing
Creek, and was fired at seven' time. News came from
Prom yesterday that tlemeal Steel was expected to oc-
cupy Tongue on the 21st. The 001Millei0nef• Iron Ara
am en mete to Mesday to ratify peace. Several prisoners
Mee bees mimed fur Ara end wets at Prone. The Her-
bedda, single-haaded, started on the 13th with Captain
Termites on beard, sad details of the 18th and 80th Itegi.
mats front Priam. TM Tire Queen starts to-morrow
at daylight—feg pereelttiiii—fee we have had very
heavy ones fur tM last week ; in fact, I fie not think
1 ever saw mob dome cam The weather is mach as r•
moderate now, there sot being so lamb difference in tbe
temperature is the muse of tb• day. A fortnight ego
then used to be a &Kerma of 23 deg. between fine is
the morning and two is the afternoon ; now then is set
mere than 10. Small-pox is still raging and making great
ravages amongst the Burmese. whose habits and modesot
hying are very ilithv. Her Majesty's steamer Sphinx left
this ea B.titriay for 1 rincomalee sow resits for England.
Poor Captain Loch's death was • terrible one of agony and
auffetiog. He sacrificed his life to his pride, for he 'eight
have bees alive now had he added a little diacretien to his
courage, but so, it was " Winchester, to the charge—for-
ward mss—follow me." He was a pliant man and a per-
fect model in his gentlemanly behaviour. Young Kennedy
sew shat down at his side, riddled. A thorn caught Loch's
welsh and pulled it from his waistcoat pocket, at the tame
moment a ball struck him sad carried the watch into his
body. Stony WON the hair beesuth catvea that happened
that day ; a corporal amebae, with eight balls in his budy
is now hinny ; the Becton say they n saw such reco-
veries as the people have had."—CalMl4 tinglioloweis,
March 3.

MILITA R'

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