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I From the Supplement to the flemeen noel. r or Avg. '2l-1
INTELLIGENCE 111031 RA Ne."OOS.
We are happy in being able to fey the fallteei. rye,
before our readers. We before mentioned that the rnittee. occu-
pied by our troops in advance, was very strung ; men di le it:ding
this. on the let instant, about noon, the enemy, echo had been
actually engaged in concentrating hisforce fir many d. vs, advanced
to great reindeers, directly in front., shontirg and (-leer:ex. Our
men were kept quiet and steat'y till they reached c ri,'ee of ncopse
of wield. chime to our advanced sentries. At this sp.l they had
about 2,tMWI men, having left about the same nun lee a Qiort
lance in the rear. by wiry of resente; and it wan believed 6:at they
had a =ell larger force in the tack ground. %1-ben they t•te into
the copse they opened a tire of musketry And jireeds. A. it was
now erie:put they intended an 'neck on the b. pov I:res. between
our strongly advanced Frees runt the town. Lefty ie.:poi:4 were de-
tachtel to feel their intentions. The enemy attacked them ; but on
the Serene: advancing to :he charge, the abide 2.0011 welt to the
right about, land tied, chased by the Sepeye, kat.' and
wounded about CO of them. withinit the snudle .1 casualty on our
part. From what rendre be le-mt they had not more thin 12ro
muskets and 2S jingale on swivel., among the who!' 2.P00. The
ruhainder were armed with cream, :nvils, and reme even with
sticks. To add to their mieltap. it so chanced that !:.e.tn of tee 13eh
Light Infantyy, and 20f, of his Majesty 'e :KA Regiment, unite
Majors Friet and liennio. het! that morning here out on differeet
roads to reconnoitre, and fell in with the tinftenteree fectitiven in
their retreat. We have not beard what leas the ce.iny euetained
from these meetings.
The following anemone is mentioned:—" A dinereeeperal of
the 13th light infantry, who was employetl In a heat in a small
creek, was much annoyed by the enemy. lie vit't t-en of his
comrades prepared an snit:ult. Ina short time of the
enemy eame down. The trio fired et hen they carne deer. It lied
two, and wounded one. The remainder jemped oyethos-d end
swam away, with the exception of two who clung to the boat witlt
the no:toiled man. The carport.' haring nn other 'nears of getting
at them, left his suns and <nem to the Groat, when he mink them
all get in and row him to the shore. lie afterwards ',rennin all of
deem in u !whetters." On the Bch inns 100 men Erne* each of the
European regiment* were detached in two parties, viz. those from
the 13th light infantry, 41st, and Madras European regiment. went
to the right—those from the 38th and 139th to the left. The object
was to reconnoiter a lame party oldie enemy said to be at work m a
very thick wood about a tide learn our posy. Both parties in going
passed IA ewe/cede without wing it ; one of them shout tine hundred
yards Imen it. the other at a shorter distance. The party to the
eight, in returning lteme„ name soddenly upne it, end were for a
short time exposed to a heavy lire fram it, while the scaling laddere
were here ltrottglit up by the pioneers. On their wriest, the der
tne:m.mts ofthe 13th and the Madras Enropeav regiment instantly
stormed and carried the place. Capt. Barrett, who command:et the
dentehment of the 13111, we regret to say, was wounded in the arm.
which hes since been amputated. ler veral men were also wounded.
some with bricks end wanes, none killed. The enemy. the inetstit
our men mounted the ladders, lied over the other side of the stet
ado, and eseeped.
(In the :eh, a large force teu'an Briesetiers M`Beim and
Miereagh, consisting of 210 men from each Etnopean regiment.
and about 30th native infantry. were sent to attack -three large
cockailee, about four miles up the river. On arriving at the spot
the aiyanee, under Brigadier 3ll'reatch, win belted, and fumed
in clone columns of revue:ate se they nrr!:.ed. After recoonitetinT
the pueition, elenertd -1t1•11 :an ordered 500 men of his Majesty
13th light infantry. and 33th regiment. under Major Sae of t
former regiment, supported by 200 native infantry, to esealade the
nearest stockade. The men tuered off with their arms slung across
their shoulders. and advanced to the place without firing a shut.
The pioneers behaved admirably, placing the ladders with much
canines. and precision. The troops mounted very steadily—took
the stockade. and put erery matt to the sword, without a sineee
man bring wounded on our .ire; about 200 of the enemy were
killed here. The detachments of the 13th and :Nth than removed
outside. while that of t:..: telth moved to attaek a stockade to the
left. Both parties were tired open from ar.other large one stn
right. when the 13th and 33th, having only two ladders, instantly
attacked it, and carried it also, without receiving a single sound.
About one hundred of the enemy were killed here. On getting
%illtl of this stockade it was fetipd to be one of • chain of
ret7-Ithe last the strongest of all. The second and third were
tarried with some trouble, riot a sealing ladder having been leg.
This wee also effected without Ines beyond two or three wounded.
In these stockade* the enemy lost about 240, making their loss. by
this party alone to this point, f6O. So many men had been left in
the captured stockades, that us seeming the third only 110 twen
were left to ater ec the strongest of el', being nearly 12 feet high.
and containing not less than 1,000 men. and basin 20 guns, and.
as it afterwards appeared, containing all the chiefs.

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With these, however, 31ajos Sale surzeeded in clearing one faoee
of the work, by taleiog post at a small port hole for ore of the ger
and firing muskets as they were handed up to him—every shot
telling. A fier a short time the body of the enemy went over to tue
other side of the rtockaile. The Mijor, with a few men, then rut
over the stockade. At the same time a party of Inn had found a
wicket, which they forced, and entered the ...wk. About 4011 of
the enemy instantly till a sacrifice, with the loss. on our part, of
throe killed. and about fourteen moulded; among the latter, t'apt.
Johnstone. his Majesty's 13th regiment. During the storm cur u:
the Burmese chichi rushed out of a hut. and attacked a private of
the 13th, with his sword. Ile contrived to unscrew the bayonc•.
sod made a cut at his head. which passed through the top of
cap, thmugh the twisted braid, and even the 'CAI!". ►ut without
touching his head. The man staggered front the blow, and a
caved was just about to cut him down. The blow, however. wrs
parried by .lajor Sale who made a cut at the chief the latter
partially parried it, but net rfreetually. for the Major's sword
entered his scull. and broke in tiro. Ile was, however, obliged
afterwards to use his Glint enemy's golden one.

il'hile this was grime on, on the Rangoon side. under Brigadier.
licnersl 111• Benn, Sir Archibald Campbell, with 25. of the 31st
regiment. and nhout the same namher of !Satire infantry, wr•.h
the B.niaa, *rucked and took three stockades alluded to in our c.i,.
torial noticr. Twn hundred of the enemy were tilled lit these, amt
it is supposed at least six hundred were wounded. Twelve pieces
of cannon tell into oar hands herr. The terror created among th,
Ilurnmse by these &fairs is Said to he excessive. Upwards of ittsth
bodies were found dead ; of these nearly nee in dm s•orkaele last
taken by the detachments of the I3th and 38th, under Major Sate.
fi is conduct, in every letter we hove seen, is stated to have been
truly distinguished t and it is said that more than twenty of the
enemy fell by his sword. After securing the golden one of the
chief he buil killed. he was opposed to another with a silver rev.
which, idler a very short con trst,Yelso came into his possenoien. It is
stip:instal that. from both a•tat ks the Burmese did not moue;:, a Ica.,
of less titan three thousand men, kilted and wounded. The stack.
ale, has been represented as so formidable, is row consi.
tl. red as nothing. The ladd.n era elaced, our men mutate, the
enzitly take to their heels.

The affairs of the Bth hove iopp!mil &nth "in!, Into all ont
trovt. which hail hegtin to droop a little front provinons beinn
over plenty. It, this time the if-amity must have disappeared. on
the Revival of the vessel from this place. some of which we yriter..
day 'gated had entr".l thc river 1* the ALigator was coming out.

.1 few day. hcrwe the A.:Via of the Bth. the Itimmete, who am
at 14.00 !ightint: men. made an amick coor shinn'me.
tendint: among tier' MI or tiff lire.rafts. and they aefooppctie:l thus
',Ater attack. turd.: at the 0311 e onia. with an assault ef the 14r;..
tith lines. which retied in their defeat. while the rafts &a ats mis-
chief to the ship.
It it sinin!ar, that in all the afriirt of the Rau we tmlr teat thiw
men kiaeil. and one offeer and thirty men wolinded. *The oiliest
wounded is (.31"-tiitt Johnstone, of dis 13th. who remind: ball in
the shoulder,w!..icn heedeve/tined at the hrcast.

I:tit:aches..timers! \l•lieic•v ftwel. took and de•trnept trn p;eees
of e.inron, some of ishirn woe bras% and of a tither superior
kind.

It wag avid at Rangam mi the oth. that a deratation was on its
was :can it a, to try to reale to terms of peace. The Runtime.
however, arc not represented ag likely to subtnit, untA they get
rich another defeat as they experienced on the Uth.
The mime fever now rotting in l'alcotta wan preettilieg at Rio.
Room ; a the date relive letters kw had /reaped it ; but there were.
scitecrly any de:itha from it. _

The 1.-tterq 4:o no: 'mak of advaueing up the Iraw•addv ; is.
deal 11014 e doulpt

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