The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-12-25 00:00:00

BURMESE WAR.

Bengal papers, via the Cape of Good Hope, were re-
ceived yesterday morning, from which we have made the
following extracts :

JITLT
Sickness, owing to the incessant rain, is said to be very peeve.
lent among both men and offices', no shore and in the slops, but
aa this is an almost necessary effect of the season, and not of an
alarming extent, we trust it will gradually disappear, and that in
this reap:et our next accounts will be more gratifying. Conjec.
tures are, of course, plentiful, as in all such cases, among the on.
initiated, as to what will be done neat ; one of which is that a fort is
to be built, to serve as so advanced position, and the ships ordered
up to where our last successes have enabled Us to go. Another,
that after the rains the ferrets to proceed to Ummerapoora at once.
Another, that the fleet was to be sent up to Prome and Ara with
troops, but we are informed that for this project the currents would
prave too strong at the present season. file Mercury, reign.
mouth, Thetis, and Coinpany's cruisers having been sent to explore
away at the bark of Rolla, the Lame alone remains to protect the
Hest, but that will prore.protection enough, we apprehend, under
the present circumstances.

(From the Calmilta John Ball of July 13.1
ST im r.T.—The troops on the Sylhet frontier, under command
of Colonel knee, continue to advance towards the Burmese force
in that quarter; but, we fear, with little prospect of soon coming
up with an enemy, of whose system of defence the hand-m.lmnd
encounter in the open field dues not appear to form a part. The
country through which our troops are now passing is little known,
and appears to &Rind few facilities to assist their operations ; but,
on the contrary, presents many formidable obstacles, rendered the
more difficult to be overcome by the state of the low lands at this
season of the year.
By the latest intelligence received from Col. Innes, the Burmese
force was at a place called Telayn, which appears to be a hill natu-
rally strong from its position, and fortified, after the Burman fa-
shion, with stockades. This place is situated almost due cast from
Sylbet„ distant nearly 100 miles ; the country to the north is inha-
bited by a people called Nagas ; to the southward, by a race who
call themselves Koonghhy kookees, but whom the Burmese call
Lengas, and who are said to be a warlike and rude people. They
inhabit, niece or less. the whole tract extending from Cachar to
Munnipore. The Barrak (or Soonna) river, where our troops now
arc, rises in the hills to the north of Munnipore, the capital of Ka-
thie, and is, in fact, the principal stream of the Poomiah, which
passes Syllirt, and empties itself into the Burrampooter, near
Siimilya. Munnipore, the first place of any importance in the
enemy's country, on this line of march, is distant from Sylhet
about 1110 miles. Unless, therefore, the natural obstacles, and the
difficulty of obtaining supplies, prove very formidable, we may
soon expect to hear of the occupation of Munnipore being added to
that of Rangoon and Chedubm

The following has been received from St. Domingo, by
the Palmyra, whirl, after landing its letters unfortunately
wog on shore near Dover:—

Potty-Au.Pamcg. Nov. 1.
Since the return of the Deputies from France, we have the news
of the death of the King of France ; and the President has also re-
ceived some lentos from people in power there, suggesting the pro-
priety of making further overtures fm the recognition of independ-
ence; this, therefore, again puts the people in hopes. It is said
several opulent French planters, who had estates on the island, are
favourable to the plan. The President has disregarded all offers
that have been made respecting loans. The Government do not
want any pecuniary assistance.
Dovr.a, DEC. 9 3 —Arrived and passed by for London,
the schooner Earl IVellington, which landed Mr. Samuel
Mason, supercargo of the said schooner, who is charged
with despatches from the Consul-General at Lima, to Mr.
Canning. No arrivals yet from France. The sea is sup-
posed to be too rough at the opposite side for any vessel to
get out of Calais. Sailed his Majesty's packet the Fury,
with several carriages and nearly 100 passengers.
PLYMOUTH, l)sc. 23.—0 n Tuesday night and on the
morning of yesterday we were visited by another tremen-
dous gale, which blew with great fury from W.S.W. ; but
we are happy to say that no damage was done to the ship-
ping in the harbour. Ten vessels were riding at anchor in
the Sound, and • number at the mouth of Catwater, during
the gale.—ln consequence of the long prevailing westerly
winds, and unprecedented tempestuous weather, the Lon-
don traders bound to this port, and other canters, have
been shut up in the various creeks and harbours, some of
them many weeks; their voyages will therefore be unusu-
ally lung and tedious.
The Corsair, of Liverpool, Captain Petrie, arrived at that
pert on Tuesday, front Charleston, after an extraordinary
quick passage of seventeen days and a half.
The accounts brought to town yesterday from the North,
represent the roads as being in a dreadful state, from the
late incessant rains. The marshes and fens in Rutland-
shire, at Crowlantl, near Peterborough, and in the Isle of
Ely, are completely under water.
On Thursday afternoon, Fore-street, Limehouse, and
indeed the whole neighbourhood, was completely inun-
dated by the sudden rising of the epring titles. The water
at one time was four feet deep in the streets, and the
cellars of the houses were completely deluged ; much damage
was done, but we are happy to say that no lives were lost.
On Wednesday the '.2il instant, an inquest was held at
Belton, before. Sylvester Rogers, Gent., coroner for the
borough and sake of Grantham, on view of' the body of •
male infant which had been found floating in the river
Witham in that parish on the preceding day. The body
had apparently lain a considerable time in the water ; the
naval-string was untied ; and from the circumstance of the
infant's having a tight ligature of printed cotton round the
neck, and a piece of dirty flannel forced into the mouth, no
doubt remained of its having been burr. alive and after-
wards inhumanly destroyed.—Venlict—" Wilful Murder
against some person or persons unknown."
Since the announcement in this Paper of Mr. Bucking-
ham's intention to publish the Oriental Herahl twice a
month, severe and contimuil indisposition has impeded the
aceernplislintent of his wishes, by incapacitating him, for
the present, from those active exertions which so material
an increase of labour required. In consequence of this
unexpected impediment, he is compelled to defer the issue
of the additional Monthly Number, intended to have been
introduced with the commencement of the ensuing year.
The Work will therefore continue precisely on the same
footing as heretofore, until formal notice be given of the
period at which the meditated improvement may take place.
Sr.stixa Rum IT THE Y•lll.—A man was lately fitted
in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, for retail indspiritu-
ous liquors without a license. At this he was sorel y vexed, and
set about devising means to evade the law. I t happened that a
Yankee tin-pedlar stepped in to his assistance in this emer-
gency. They put their heads together, and contrived a tin
tube, exactly one yard in length, and of a sufficient thick.
nen to hold one pint of rum. This they marked off' half-
yard, quarter-yard, and one-eighth, just as drapers mark
their sticks. Now when a traveller steps in to " whet his
whistle," he civilly says—" Mister Landlord, I'd thank ye
for yard" or a quarter of a yard of tape, according to
I the half a
length of his throat. No sooner said than done ; the
landlonl, with solemn step, reaches down from behind his
bottles the tin vanl. awl measures out the desired length of
the 0-be7joyruk The traveller sends it down the red lane,
pays the cash, and travels his way.

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