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SATURDAY, JUNE S, 1826.
India Board, June 3, 1828.
Despatches have been received at the East India House from the
Governor-General In Council at Fort William, In Bengal, with
enclosures: of which the following are extracts and copies :,-
Extract of a Letter from the Governor-Genetel in Council at Fort
William, in Bengal, to the Secret Committee of the Count
of Directors of the East India Company, dated 9th December,
1825.
We have the honour to transmit to your Honourable Committee
copies of some despatches received this day from Major-Oenensi
Sir Archibald Campbell, from which, we regret to say, you will
learn that a body of Native troops, sent in advance to dislodge the
enemy from a position they occupied an the route by which the
British army was to move from Prome, failed in its object. and
was compelled to return with the loss of its Commanding Officer.
Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Mac Dowall, killed, and thirteen
Officers wounded,

Extract of a Letter from Major-General Sir Archibald Cattge
to Gorge Swinton, Esq., Secretary to the
Government, dated Head Quarters, Prome, 111th Norerubco;
1825.
The enemy having pushed forward a division of his army Upon
the road by which we shall advance, to within a few miles of
I'rome, and it appearing desirable that our columns should not be
harassed and delayed at the very commencement of our much, 1
yesterday directed' Colonel Mac Dowall, of the Madras army, to
move forward wit four regiments of Madras Native Infantry, and
dislodge the enemy %om his posts.
Copy of a Letter from Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell,
to George Swinton. Esq. Secretary to the BeCgal
Government, dated Head Quarters, Prome, 113:h Notember,
1625.

Srn,—ln continuation of my letter of the 16th instant, I muen
regret to State, for the information of the Right Honour:Ode the
Governor-General in Council, that the important movement therein
contemplated could not be carried into effect. owing to the enemy's
superior force, and the strength of his positions.
The point upon which the different corps were directed to move
was the village of Patty-gnon, distant from Prome twenty milea,
where my information led me to suppose a body of only two thou-
sand five hundred Shaums anti Burmese were assembled, and from
the easterly position they had chosen, with the apparent pur-
pose of harassing our rigid flank in advancing, or of falling WO/
our rear, annoying the garrison of Prome. and endeavouring to in-
tercept our communication with that place.
For the purpose of dislodging this force (as I yesterday did my-
melt the honour of stating) I placed two brigades of Madras-Native
Infantry under the command of r oloncl Mac Dowall,,directing
him to approach the enemy's position at Wattr-goon, with titterer
regiments of Native Infantry, so as to assail his left flank, while
Major Evans with the 22d Native Infantry was ordered to move
upon the front of the position, and to attack in concert with trot
main body : I also moved forward the 18th Native Infantry to the
ground left- by the 22d, to be in readiness to affind support to th'
latter corps, If required. The uncertain state of the roads snit
country did not permit of the columns bein& accompanied by at-
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Tlie TM Native infitntry came upon the enemy's position at
Watty-goon, and Major Evans, from the firing on his right, con-
sidering Colonel Mae Dowall's column in the act of attacking..
gallantly moved forward to take his share in the engagement ; but
finding himself mistaken in that point, and the enemy !with :co
numerous and strongly posted to be assaulted by a single regiment,
he deemed it prudent to retire, which appears to have been duo e
with steadiness and regularity.
The columns under Colonel Mac Dowall's immediee commacit.
immediately approached the position of Watty.goon by the I. it
dank, as directed, and reached that point after a shirt) conflict with
the enemy's troops in advance ; but the apparent strength of t. e
position, and his very superior numerical three, did not, lathe
opinion of the senior Officers, warrant an assault with the means at
.their disposal, and a retreat was determined on, in the course of
which the 38th Native Infantry, which had been delayed by unfore-
seen and untoward circumstances, carne in most opportunely upon
the enemy's flank, and materially checked his following up our re-
treating columns.
1 have to lament the loss of a good and worthy Officer in Lieute-
nant-Colonel Commandant Mac Dowell, and several other brave
Officers and soldiers, as will appear by the list of killed and
wounded; but it affords me peculiar satisfaction to observe, by the
concurring testimony of the Officers employed, and the official re-
ports of Commanding Officers, herewith transmitted, that the
tarusr SMlffeesscalrgaillhipm.egetrngtlettat44"VVgiro anti
f this
Madras army.—l have, &c.
A. CAMPBELL, Major-General
General Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing in the Newt,
under the Commmand pf Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell,
1i.C.8., in action with the Enemy on the 113th November, 182.5.
Bead-quarters, Prome, November 17. M.
1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 2 havildars. M rank and file, killed ; I
Major, 4 Captains, 6 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 1 soubadar, 6 havil-
dare, 104 rank and file, wounded i 2 havildara, 40 rank and hie
missing.
Names of Officers killed and wounded.
Killed—Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant R. M'Dowall.
Wounded.-22d Regiment Madras N. 1., Major R. S. Evans,
severely ; Captain C. M. Bird and Lieutenant J. P. Hay. severe's,
not dangerously ; Lieutenants F. Darby, J. Shepherd, and :11.
Poole, slightly. 211th Ditto—Captain Coyl, severely. 4351 Ditto—
Captains H. Wiggins sad A. 111'Leod, slightly; Lieutenant T. ( .
Ranken, dangerously, since dead ; Lieutenant E. C. Manning.
and Ensign W. Elsey, severely ; Soubadar Soobinmoony. slightly.
F. S. TIDY, Lieut.-Col. D.A.G.
Extract of a Letter from the Governor-General in Council at Fort
William, in Bengal, to the Secret Committee of the'Court of
Directors of the East India Company, dated the 20:h January,
1821;.

ith sentiments of the liveliest satisfaction, we have tow the
honuur to announce to your Honourable Committee, the arrival of
the steam-vessel Enterprise, from Rangoon, will the important in-
telligence that the preliminaries of peace with the Onrernment of
Ava were signed, by Commissioners on both sides, of Patnagoh, ca
the 3d inst., and that the treaty ratified by the King of Ara was to
be delivered to the British Commissioners in 15 days.
Captain Snodgrass, Military Secretary to Major-General Ste
Archibald Campbell, had sailed from Rangoon on the 9th instant,
with the despatches announcing the Signature of the preliminary
treaty, and may be expected to arrive in a few days. The ratified
treaty not being expected to reach Rangoon tictd the 24th instant.
Brigadier Smelt, commanding at Rangoon. determined not to de-
tain the Enterprize, as the time admitted of bet conveying to us
intelligence of what had occurred, and returning to !tangoes
for the expected treaty. We propose, accordingly, to despaten her
to Rangoon this day.
The accompanying copies of despatches from Brigadier Smelt to
Mr. Swinton, will afford your Honourable Committee all the infor-
mation we have received by the Enterprize. and we beg leave to
offer our cordial congratulations on the recent success of the British
arms in Ava.

Copy of a I.etter from Brigadier Smelt to George Swinton, Esq.•
Secretary to the Bengal Government, dated Rangoon, January
13, 1826.
Si..,—! have the honour to forward you a copy of two letters.
dated the 4th and 6th of January, 1826, from Lieutenant-Colonel
Pepper, commanding a detachment in the Pegue district, detailing
a gratifying account of his operations in that quarter.
Private accounts have reached me, which I have no reason to
doubt. that an attack on the strong post of Setoung, which was .
supposed to have been evacuated, with a party detached by Colonel ,
Pepper, of the 3d Regiment L. I. under Lieutenant-Colonel Can.
roy, did not succeed, with the loss of two officers and ten men •
killed, two officers and sixteen men wounded. I regret to say that '
Lieutenant Colonel Conroy, a most able and intelligent officer, Wail: •
killed, atm Lieutenant Adams; Lieutenant Harvey wounded.
severely, Lieutenant Power slightly. I am is expectation that
Colonel Pepper, with a reinforcement and guns, will have taken
Setoung before he receives Sir A. Campbell's recall to Pegue, in
consequence of the treaty of peace having been concluded.
I have, &c.
W. SMELT, Lieut.-CoL ,
Commanding Lower Provinces.. •• .
Extract of a letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Pepper to %tweeter • '
Smelt, commanding in the Lower Provinces, dated Camp, at'":
Shoeegeta, 4th January, 1826. I
have the honour to report to ►you that this care fell into. My., .4.
hands yesterday, without opposition ; indeed I found it conspletely.....4
deserted. Our preparations were all made for worming it, and ill
was not till reaching its base that 1 had the least idea of its being-',l
abandoned, as our mute was opposed in several instances by parties-
in the jungles, who tired cm our advance. It wat-particuiarly for. '
tunate that by taking the route of hleckeoo., iostesd of the high..
road,-I was enabled, by sending forward the 3d Light Infantry,. .start
enure the whole of the boats at that plant, mid drawing off three
hundred of the enemy to relieve the inhabitants, otherwise I -ehoukt.. '‘
have found it most difficult, if not impossible, to have succeeded. •
The resources of this province I have not yet been able to arm: . i
Min, but nothing-Indicates them to be great. There is little or noel*. ,
hem, our do yet I observe • single handy or any number of cm**
Same of the people are returning, and I expect the whole will iitterO ,2
soirettiar in a few di a. Our couch, for the moat part, was thioughill, -
milk ly the nearer we approached this, but the troops An 1..
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