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INDIA.

The Supplement to Tuesday's Gazette, published yester-
day, contains several despatches relative to the Burmese
war. Some of these have been already given from the
Calcutta Papers. The others are as fallow :

India Board, April 20, 11123.
A despatch has been received at the Emit India House from the
Governor-General in Council at Fort William, in Bengal, with in.
closures ; of which the followingare extract. and copies :
Extract from a Letter from the Governor-General in Council to the
Seitves Commitfte of the Coim or Directors of the East India
Company, dated Fort William, 7th December, 1024.
We have received despatches from Brigadier-General Sir Archi-
' bald Campbell, announcing the very gratifying intelligence of the
capture of the valuable town and port of 31artebsn, by a detach.
ment of Europeans and Natives, under the command of Lieutenant.
Colonel Godwin, of his Majesty's 41st regiment, and a party of
British seamen of hie 31sjesty's ships Arachne and Sophie. Co-
pies of Sir Archibald Campbell's despatches are transmitted as
numbers in the packet, and will, we measured, be perused by your
Honourable Committee with sentiments of great satisfaction.
We have revived retorts from the north.ea.tern frontier of vari-
ous successes gained by our troops in Assam, over the Burmese
Governor and the small remnant of his army. The mistily in that
quarter are obviously in a state of the greatest alarm, amiaasiously
endeavouring to efre:t their escape through the passes into Munn'.
pore. The Burman troops in 3luntpore are said to have received
orders to retire rapidly !arm the capital, and reports from that guar-
' ter state that the interior of the Burman Empire is ip a very agi-
tated and disturbed condition, in consequence of the Siamese hay-
ing invaded it in great force.
Extract from a Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Richards, Corn.
minding in Assam, to D. Scott, Esq. Agent to the Governor.
General, on the North-East Frontier, dated on the River, off
flowatiatty, 15th November, 1824.
I commenced operations about the 20th ultimo, by detaching
Mor'. Cooper and \Vetere, the former to Kelliabar, and the latter
to Rajachokey, with the intention of repossessing ourselves of the
country west of Kullishar, which is as much as I can do, ban;
without the means of marching a corps in the interior, which I con-
sider absolutely necessary.
From theresult o! several successful enterprises, of which I have
the pleasure to send you copies, I am happy to say this; object has
been accomplished ; but as the Boom Rajah and Ills followors are
still on the borders, I have sent orders and instructions to Minors
Cooper and Waters to attempt their destruction, and I have every
hope they will fall into our hands, or be obliged to try the road to
Munipore, in which case their annihilation is certain, as the Sighs,
will no doubt cut them up.
Then follow the despatches of Majors Cooper and Wa-
ters, detailing the facts stated by Lieut.-Colonel Richards.
The last of these we subjoin :
Copy of a Letter from Major \\-stern to Lieut.-Colonel Richards,
dated Natngong, 6th November, 1824.
Stn,—ln continuation of my despatch. of the 3d instant, I have
the honour to report, that early on the following morning informa-
tion wu given to me that the main body of the enemy, under the
Boors, or 3loogaum Rajah (the Burmese Governor of Assam) had
quitted the stockade, in which they had taken poet at Narngong,
and had moved to another situation, with the intention of retreat-1
lag across the hills into 3lunnipore; I accordingly ordered out a
strong reconnoissance, in the hops of surprising them, or at least
of compelling them to retire within their stockade ; and having a
sufficient party for the protection of the guns and fleet, I proceeded
with Lieutenants Neufuille and Jones, and Mr. Assistant-Surgeon
Stewart, towards Nantgong.
After marching a few miles I received intelligence that the enemy
had commenced their flight towards the hills, leaving a Fookan and
eighty Burmese to corer their retreat ; in consequence i pushed on,
but was not able to corer the distance in one march, and after con-
tinuing it for twenty.five miles, bivouacked for the night. The
next morning I advanced and occupied the stockade, which I found
quite evacuated by the enemy, who had gained too much upon us
render a pursuit practicable, unless by the cavalry. From the
villages I learnt that immediately on the alarm being given by the
fugitives train Rahachokey, of our attack on them, and the loses
sustained, together with the appearance of the wounded, the main
body of this post were seized with the utmost panic and consterna-
tion, and the Boorah Rajah and Fookans determined on instant
and precipitate flight : this they effected, leaving behind them all
their baggage, plunder, military store, and heavy property ; the
greater par: of the plunder was immediately seized and secured
by the vdlagers, and we found the stockade already much de-
stroyed.
We have captured twenty iron guns, a number of boxes of
powder, a manufactory of whirb had been established, and for
which the materials capturel are of a superior quality. three war
boats (one very large), the state boat of the Boors Chief, and a
number of small ones.

From the appearance of the stockade, and the intelligence gained
from the sillsgers, I am of opinion that our account of their num-
bers must have been correct, and that there were at least thirteen
hundred in all, of whom four or five hundred were l'sseel Bur-
mese. The stockade is defended principally by stakes and spokes
thickly set all round, but could not hare held out if attacked, being
clearly exposed to the fire of the guns, and also commanded from
the opposite banks of the river. The enemy appear to have been
totally unprepared toe our rapid advance, as all their houses and
works were in progress, in • very extended scale, as if for per-
manent residence. They have fled towards the hills, in a south.
easterly direction ; but I have not yet been able to ascertain whether
they will attempt to aoss; or whether they propose to skirt them.
directing their sight towards their former positions at Illattroo and
the eastward.

I am informed by Lieutenant Neuronic, Deputy Assistant-
Quartemiaster-General, that a body of Sauna and Unjphaa is said
to be at Jon/moth ; but as they are now opposed to the Burmese.
the latter must find themselves on every side beret with difficulties.
I have left a subadar's party, with the gun-boats, at Rahacho-
key. I have taken post for the present at Namgong, pending
your further instructiocs. I hive, he.
E. F. WATERS, Major, ammanding
Dinampore L. B.

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Governor to suspend the Chief Justice from the exercise
of his office, till his 316esty's pleasure should be known,
because it has been proved that the Chief Justice is the
chief contributor and principal conductor of a newspaper
in that island. Thr! Governor replied that he would take
the subject of the Address into consideration, and so the
matter resttti at the da:e of the last advice..

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