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INDIA.

[Entracte boos the Calcutta Otavernanest Gezffc of mares 4.1 •
FURTHER PARTICULARSOP THE AFFAIR wi THE BURAIESE, ON THE fart ULT. ra
The whole of the detachment at Budderoore, eatbsebee
board the boats, in which th• right wing of the first ties
regiment arrived, under the command of Lieutroaorcot now's%
from Deceit, and pmeeetted up the Surtnah river toward, au ms
re on the leth ult. The same morning me
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tubed to the latter place by land, with :NM TEli. for the
occupying the commutes at that place, should it be feen):lr74
enemy had gritted them, as was supposed to be th,„ease Abe_
halt way towards Juttryore, four stockades which had iseri‘-'4
rented by the enemy were destroyed, and Alajor Newton „ek "e•
session of Jottrapore. whereee the whole detachment strived on the
17. It appears that t nmy hadabandoned three lieT7 kr,
and extensive stockades on the evening of the 13th idler Lit;
been driven from those opposite Budderpom be the detaehiner;":"
that i. and that a cor.siderabie number of them had retired
the foot of the Ilhurteeka Peas in the range of hills to the ate
ram of Juttrapore.
Major Newton having been left with a detaehment
200 men at Juttrapore. to protect tine stockades, and to prevetit.:.e
enemy from returning in that direction and occupying shed,
it being ascertaimll that several of the flume* ()lies had tot.
centrated their forcer, and taken up a portion under the Bbunt:il
Paso, the detachment continued ha mute in the boats to the ne,„sti
of Jellinghy River. where it diaembar.ed at nine o'cisen en
ntnrnlrg of the 18th, and moved in the best order mined& the
„ernes position, where it arrived about 11 .t.x. and frund thek
strongly posted in tao stockades. on the let hank of the river, the
pasaitge of which, at the only ',Nee where it ems supposed tt,
be
fordable, was completely commanded be one of them. Their poop,
don was naturally very strong. told had Seen made by the ennry,
and the late heay v falls of rata. so didieult as to appear &least
impracticable, flaying reconnoitred the river above and belew.
and all endeavours to discover a more eligible naive having
failed, in consequence of the depth and rapidity cf the stream, sad
no boats being procurable. the only expedient left was to coLiraross
to
the
ire
of the company Ist battalicto loth regiment, al party of the Run pore fight infanny. (hying in this axisse succeeded. after some little delay and much difficulty, in mart
nearly the whole of the Ist battalion 10th regiment, and a deuelu
anent of the 2d battalion 23d, Licutenant.Oolonel Inners direcal an attack upon the stockades along the bank of the river ; bet barisg
ascertained that disre was a rivulet in that direction that rat in. towable, the attack was ordered to be made through the jitagie
higher up the hank. In this attempt the difficulties oppmrd s the
Mort by the jungle and muddy rivulet stare of an almost insure.
able nature; but the detachment haying at lergth arrived at the
north-east corner of the stockade, immediately homed. and Cartitd
it With the bayonet, the enemy dispersing and dying in all dim.
tiors, pursued by our detachment towards another strong maim trisiye stockade under the hills, where. it was imagined. they tree
p-epared to offer a determined resistance. They. however- metes
pr. red through it in their way to the hills, anti the dttachrtelatl.
Tarred and took poeatession, and pas,ed the night in
The number of the enemy in this is estimated to hot
, hem not less than 5000, of whom the greater part is supposed sok
Asssmeae. Their standards, jinals. and tight gilt chutaks, fell
into our hands.
Captain Johnstone and Bowe. who led the attack at the hoe d
the grenadiers of lit battalion 10th regiment, and Llentara
Sl.Laren and Ellice. are particularly rmiced. The latter mg
officer set a moat noble example, by dashing into the nallzi.nn:
fording it neck high, followed by such of the troops as had rat
passes'. on elephants, which mainly contributed to our means. The
whole service was performed with little cr no loss, only two man
being wounded.

MR. CHEW.
A good deal has been said about this man's recent adventure
among the Bunnese. The facts of the case are thus coinnainimad
to us by a correspondent, we relieve 04 competent authorirr.
" Mr. Chew left his vessel, the Sophie. forewarned of bit drift?,
but he asserted that the truest candour was legible in the couve,
nances of the Burmese, and he had determined, relying on hn oat
judgment of character and knowledge of physiognomy, to %Ise NOI
whenever it might he convenient to do so. An °pawn:try sari
occurred. On the Alth of January he was invited by two persons,
who had just arrived at hfungdoo from Ara, to go on s;:ixe.
Every one in the Sophia endeavoured by argument to poerert his
accepting the invitation. The zominanding officer at Tit Nut
pointed out the impropriety of his running any risk, and ht
strongly dissuaded by all from the absurd enterprise. Rut be so
resolved; and. the night prior to his visit, employed himself sad
butler in making gin and peppermint cordials, for the mum d
regaling the Burmah Rajahs.
" These Rajahs pretended. it appears, that they wished to trmarit
some information to Mr. T. C. Robertson. the political seem,
through Mr. Chew, who went on shore the following inoramt,ni
waited upon them at seven o'clock. Ile was received, as he wilily
had been, by the Jenimadar of the place. and shortly the Rsfikt
appeared at the head of shout three hundred armed men. rty
went into the shed where lie was seated, and stood before hint. tart
troops being drawn up in a half circle between him and his beet.
After the customary salutation, they inquired if he tre.s carats
John Chew, of the ship lying off Shapooree, and he arswerol in
the affirmative. They thee, asked hint what salary the Company
gave him 1 Not liking the question,' says Mr. Chew, • lerplieC
I,soo flare:3, at whit they made several Contemptuous. shay:said
said the King of Ara would give Inc much more if I would taw
him." I then,' odds Mr. Chew, • I eran to grow suspirinu,, ad
rose from my seat, telling them at the same time nane but bed
men did the like of that.' Many other questions were put, shrt
which Mr. Chew made an effort to get back to his boat, bet ins
prevented by the armed men.
" They then insisted upon his going with them to the Cori
Ava, but Mr. Clew refused. and attempted to draw h!s sand.
He was, however, soon disarmed, and with his companions forced
into the fort, whore they took away everything from then ezoTt
their clothes. Next morni: g they were marched off seder as
escort of about two hundred men. • They arrived at a stockade os
the banks of a river, at the foot of the third range of they
bad passed, and were then embarked on board a boa. They
dropped down the river and came to a place called Myamnt. net.
mandrel by a Rajah named hfinda, the son of the hinottetts.
PM, where they underwent an examination. The interprets tat.
mated to Mr. Chew that the ItNah disapproved of his dmemat
and the treatment he had received. On the they were curt.
barked for Arracan in a most miserable manner, wtthout fes,
and they were two days and nights in the boat. tt hea w.thw
twenty miles of Arracan they were removed into a better one. test
by the ILIA of that piece for their accommodation. On they
arrival they were lodged iu a but seetningiy built on purpose fa
them.

" On the 24th Mr. Chew demanded an audience of the rshigit
which was granted on the 25th. He then retreated to ilia,' 14
he had been taken away, and the Rajah replied that it Ina not hf
his orders. Mr. ( was asked why he had brought s ship, with
eit‘hteen guns, to their island of Shapooree, anti Ins reply v:o. for
wood and water. The Rajah continued to deny that lx had my
thing to do with their capture, but said he must write to the rtzl
of Ava's son, some hundred miles off, and that the I"4"'""m3st
wait for the answer. They were then remanded is th• I.lere
their confinement, where they remained till the 13th of February.
upon whichaday they were sent back to 31ungdoa. 0:1 the 17 Al
Mr. Chew was again on board tile Sophia, havirg bnnight with
hint 27 only,. of Chittagong, whom he found pruser.ers n d'e
hands of the son of Raja!' of Arracan."