The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-05 00:00:00

INDIA.

Vcsterolay we were favoured with Bombay 'papen to the
07th of March. The only intelligence of interest which
tlxr contain is a notice of preparations making against the
'wife*. The now line-of-battle ship Asia, commanded
by Captain Currie, late of his 11Iajestv's ship Satellite,
e,35 to sail fur England on the 27th of
IsMarch.
om u.vr, 31sacu V.
pesr.sicty for the arrival of a ship front England has now
Irv,. wily, in sonic tneasure, to the general interest excited by the
000 which ate era` passing on the other side of India. A formal
...mlaration of war has hecn mail. by the liovernor.General in
i ouncil, again** the Iturnene Uovernment. In Ilengal, troops
.ft moving from station to atation, some proceeding on active see-
r;; to the Burmese frontier, while others are tnarch.ng to replace
taein. Ships are beiGg collected at :Madras to convey the troops
from that Presidency to the opposite shore, and the naval force
:role Bombay is on the ere of departure for the scene of action.
Ills lilajc.ty's snip I;Gfcy, Conimodorc Grant, C.B. will sail foe
imalts... sr undetwand, on Monday nest; and the Honourable
t antyary's Itigate I lastings. commanthxl by ('apt Georg! Blanes,
sal be rawly for a:a on the 21st instant. The Hastings, it is said.
Likes ea board a &tacit:tient of eighty men from the regiment of
Ardlcry, to assist in workitg her ;rims. as well 3.1 a party of thirty
wen nom the I:ttrepean regiment to act as Marlins.
h:• stole of the force to he employed menest the Burmese must
tic icy considerable. The India Oaseue ut the I Ith March states,
is: a term of tot less than twenty thousand men will concentrate
:::: caehar. The ft:al:urn Gt the 10111 March mentions, that 2,000
ir:a ate to lie scot to Arracan ; and if we add to :hex the Madras
at ::cent, which we understand w be &OM, and the naval force,
b ::: King's and Company's. new collecting. it must be owned
ti.: tfc dominions of his golden-footed 31alerty are in no small

L.a.'g.r.
Ibe 1 °flowing paragraph. taken from the Ilastiarr of the Ath
flasitt, connilits the only news from the East.rn frontier Out we
lA% e seen since the publication of our last number :
Accounts have been received from the flastern frontier, dated
r;th ult. stating that the liunuana have evacuated :heir stockades
i: Posdpatlem where our troops had the engagement with them on
r.e :114 ultinto, and have retreated towards Asasm. It apive.ary
I..tir loss has been witch more severe than ours iu the late action,
Wu of their men having been killed and wuurded.
" They were entirely !Surma:is, ard, though generally can/ti-
" red as ignorant of modern modes of warfare. bad their pmition 1
I "r'roral perches distance all round defended with spring guns and 1
;..kts corecalcd in high grass, which proved a great and dangerous
'affliction to the advance of our troops. We have learned that
Araia Johns:or and Ensign Ilarbarie are still in a dangerous
•.:r
; the former officer was shot through the thigh and the latter
: the kg. whi.ll has since been amputated."

THE BURMESE DOMINIONS.
(EXTRACT OF A LETTER.)
Tie ear with Ara promising to be of a more ',trials nature than
.0 at flat ea pleted, the public attention has been now trmyfrroixt
trifling impertance which attached to the dispersion of a
s flereereis, to the probable consequences of a protracted war,
a poi.le inhabiting a country strongly fortified by nature, and
• powers still more increased by the energies of a rude
we judge from the late accounts) brave and determined
I! ei“).;tilar. that during the long time that we have been
rao,ion of :he greater part of Ilimloauen, and drawn from its
tae provinces a CIO( yearly amount of revenue, oar eastern Iron.
sbo,h: have been limited to within a short diets:lee of the Pre-
!cr. cy. sad that 30 extent of rich territory, surpassed be none it.
is act, itould rot bare come under our management either by

~.....a.lol or C.V,ito ~..
.1: preert our trade with Ara in very limited, and depends al-
~t antral, upon the caprice of his Golden-Fusel Majesty, ur
i at is always worse, the caprice of his :Majesty's Ministers.
d: the article of tick timber, this port is almost entirely delved-
.r a upon Ara for lit +applies, and now that the first aggression has
.t.-it-ode on the pert of the Burmese, a lair opportunity presents
..,.let obtaining possession of the whole country.
'There are perhaps many objections which might be stated against
:remise. but let us consider.
\re here but one port in India where shipping can be built with
trairce and at a moderate price t this is chiefly owing to cur
pressing the materials ready at hand ; but were Bergeson to
shy pOSS,VIIOII or, we should have a port on this aide of India
ilea grand naval depot might be established with every mate-
.,,
an superior artificers upon the spot. At Bombay. ships can
b. di cheaper than at Calcutta, for a very obvious reason : that
h the rastenals being brought from a shorter distance. Why
i: 'old se rot team have a port in the vicinity of this Presidency,
s'e'e a grand Taeal depot for all India might be esiablisheal under
trh favourable circumstances
?chap, it In, born an olject of policy hitherto to keep Ava an a
Lanier Erween Bengal and China; hut may it not be reasonably
in dsert..that the pusillanimous Chinese would be better neigh.
loan than the restless Battmese ? I mean as independent neigh-
I sirs—ocer subdued, the dominions of Ara would doubtless be
r'weel open the same eEleient principles which characterise the
ha:ministration of the provinces under the Bengal Presidency.
A ennui aboundirg in rich natural productions would open an
tre..ete tsld for an ira.rease of revenue, and when it is considered
fat the rench hare views on this rich portion of the East, it would
11. toti:y u: us to anticipate them in their designs, now that the
*dimes ~f the Burmese has giver us the opportunity.
ehotal.l a hestile European nation occupy the eastern boundary
: th: il.yy et' Bengal, it would be of the utmost detriment to our
..re erre. 'll,e occupation or the Burmese dominions would not
e.., immensely increase our revenue, but also render our posses.
nsyn this qualm compact ; our policy and intetest both appear
point out this as our proper Course.
Ava, in atidiuon to its valuable supply of teak timber, abounds
41 kinds of grain. Its mines also are rich in the production of
Id, silver, tin, lead, antimony, sulphur, 63., and rubies, sap_
.`tea. chrystal. and amber. are to be found in great abundance.
Marble, of tine grain and beautiful colours, is procurable, as
o the celebrated petroleum, ur rock oil, which alone yields a
ute revenue to the Government.
The country being, hilly, is infinitely more healthy than Bengal,
a is .said to ag„irie well with Iluropoan constitutions.

wiz INDIA BIRTHS, AIARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

BINTIIS.
At DJ 'try, Madras, on the Al 31arch, the Lally rf Licuterantii
siorel t ietpbtll, 4tith regituent, of a ann.
At datr.spatarn, 3ladraN. 7th Alarch, the lad, of the /try. R.
.r..tr, 3lisi•ionary, of • daughter.
th.fsti.r.!ay, the 13th .31arch, at Madras, the lady of I leo..
Lslral:il.,..2,trerth, of a daughter.
AtSrra:ra,r, Calcutta, oa the '2 I,t February, Cie lady of Ilk*
1111fii i .. yii. 2d battalion 7th regimetl:, of a soli.
,hi 6: IJ :latch, at ('alcutta, the lady of Lieutenant-Colonel
'attar, t: a son.

MAREIED.
11••Maqt-:. Vetch 8, et :11ndru, John Babinron, Esq. of the
to Jane, eldest daughter of A. Spear, E.q. of the

the 1::11 March, at St. Mary's, Tricliinopoly, Aladraa, Chas.
:krs, f.v If the Civil Service, to Lmma I:hampion, eldest
rhm Lieutenant-Colonel Armstrong, C.ll. and K.C.T.S.
his 3iaiesty's Roy4l regiment.
'n. t!,c March, at st..lkhn's t'a7hodral, Calcutta, by the
T. -maw°, loptsin George William Aylmer Lloyd, of
!Ine,l Native Infantry. to Caroline, second daughter of
Eruct:, of the fluntmertbfe lA:moat:7'a Bombay

DID.
:ll's, C, at Bom Ebay, 3lrs. Catherine Keys, wife
At
Joseph Ker., Commander of the ship LlileLetta, of

e )la•ch. at Calcutta, at the I:ouse of Lieutenant-
:Nutt, ALlac, laughter of the late Doctor Patch, ag4tl

3t March, at C4ltutts, at tloz house of her brother-in.
•gli:.l.F,anecs Cowley, third daughter of the
Lroat. and Frances hit wife, aged cam
On Jr!un Bentley, 1:s1. sg d 67 ',sus.

.. -
The Ulm--d fatale has sailed from Portsmouth for
• '''l6:°. t'lli Ai: li.ricr on t card.
t,
"•s Nl3:4-'!'s ,:,ip .Indroinache, Commodore Nours:,
,:ti I !lit : :!1:. stli of Ma..., in lat. 33 S., lon7- 20 E.,
la ,:ivs::.1::!1:e Cep:, bout to the Isle or rrlnce.
A-1.•fl-i L..:(1 Am, iius beaueltrk, in the Blanche cri-
-4.4 '''''-: i! L'5:.4.,:: (.11 the I Ith ult. in ttli (lays, from
''..P""l:%; t i.- Nlai -tv's ship Partridee also arrived there

I.lriZ t. VIIF I).—About two o'clock on
the i:rig Dykes, lying 0:1 Flint, when:
car:) of tinibcr, for Messrs. Dixon, of
.:',coaerrd to be ins blaze, which was seen
from B:igilit, allot across the Channel
IV: are inform: (I that the cabin, clocks,
are co:nplet• lv consunaal, and that
e damage has bevil sustained by the bull of the

oC's I:1114,

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4/0,

J,,, fl 1

THE ASMANTEE WAR.

Total . -

- 7,100

The subjoined details of the hest action with the Ashan-
tees (the official account of whitl we gave yesterday) may
berthed on :

The country to the westward and northward of Cape
Coast, for a distance of several miles, may be considered
better adapted for operations of a military nature, against a
force not accustomed to Diropean tactics, than that which
is met further inland, it being in many places cultivated,
in others naturally clear and generally open ; for although
after passing the gardens (about fotr milts and a half from
Cape Toast) lofty trees begin to make their appearance, yet,
from the absence of underwood antfyinous creeping plants,
vision is not interrupted, nor the progress of troops much
obstructed.

This description of ground may Lc said to extend, with
little variation. as far as Fcttue, &tout nine miles frosts
('ape Coast, the scene of the late aetun ; bet beyond that
it btesams thickly beset with trees and bru.bwood, oppo-
I sing barriers of elastic t luaus net-work to such as attempt
to travel out of the beaten path.
It is evident that the Ashantecs would tu.t be able to
make to good 111 battle on ground of el:is description as in
the thick woods, where they have an opportunity of mask-
ing their mode of attack, and concealing frous view their
various stratagems.
The force that we can now depend upon to oppose the
Ashautees may becstionated nearly as follows :
Regulars about . - - . AN
M anis and Artificers . . 1:19
Cape Cottet People - - - - WV
Annatrabne People - - - lop
Accra People • - . 2, rA4
•
Fentees who lore remained staunch :
Aff,e's People - - - - 20')
Aduko's People - - - - 400
A umbrae Foyle . . - - `2O•
Appian' People . . 1.201

Bit this is too small a *fore, to cope with the King of
Ashantee in person, at the ltrail of 16,000 armed men.
Beech', the King, if he should find himself in want of
men, will instantly call upon Cue people of Dutch Elmins
to join him ; and as they have a:knowledged themselves
his stoves, it is more than they dare to refuse him. The
Eltuint.s.: are brave dttcrmincd turn, and can turn oct
' 6,000 makets. _ _ _

Any person acquainted with the tactics of the natives
of the Gold Coast will not be surprised at the want of
inclination recently evinced by the Fanttes to pursue the
Asbanters, for it is entirely against their custom to fight
alter dart.

had the late Sir C. 11I'Carthy been able to hold out till
sunk. t. he might hare ctibettd a retreat without difficulty,
and with ssfety.
The following letter, from an officer who emir:larded
during the lute operations, will be found extremely inte-
resting :

`• Jame% For, June 4. 1824.

" Although my titre is row, and has been Mitch taken up in
thu war. ever RilKe your departure. I cannot let the present oppor-
tunity for lini;land yens, without git ing you a short acemant of the
changes, state of affairs, Sc.
" We were ordered to the camp, if you recollect. early in
March, and we pushed the ferns on to the Pea, in order to cross
and attack the enemy, but in consequence of some pa'avering at
Florins, in the shape of overtures, a cessation of hostilities
ed for a new days, and the unorganised forms crossol without us.,
In the mean time the enemy advanced, a panic flew amongst oar
allies, and at the distance of a quarter of a mile from them, with-
out erect tiring a musket, they took to the water like docks, and in
one night every soul recrossed. flaying no canoes, the whole of
their ammunition was ilcstroted, and a coneidcyable number of

firciocks lost--ao much for their courage in this alit.. We had
kept the whole Asharteo array for eight doss previously from aoss- 1
ing with a very small force (skirmishing daily, and to (fleet), in the
expect:ohm of the main bo.ty conung up, when we should have
been all ready to cross in canoes, and attack them in the tear.
However, we were diappoint:d.
" Some charges having been brought against we or two of the'
I Chiefs. as the iingleaders of this ir lemons transaction, they were
taken to Cape Coast to Illldergo an investigation, when the whole
blame, it appears, fell upon Joe Aggerv. This bore, the camp
was again formed at Front., with all possible despatch, aid every
thing premised well fur advanzing with a large hotly of men (say
4,114:0) before the enemy could possibly come upon us; but here
..gain the Chiefs, contrary to ortleri, thought proper to provoke a
battle (sad:ouch our reinforcements were pouring in hourly',. and
'nothing would satisfy their folly but divo.ing themselves (in all
about 1.200 men) into three parties. They commenced their
march, and. as n:ight be expected. were defeated in an hour ! This
WAS on the 24th of April. Here, however. I must do them the jai.
doe to say, the enemy suffierell dreadfully. As we were just get-
ting tap to their assistance, wi:li about 31i0 regulars and militia, the
Chiefs were beaten out of the thid, and the rush caused such eon-
fusion and disorder. that we couhl rot reeler them that ass stance
we otherwise should have done; however, we ccvereel a very good
Truest for them, and in fact oar rear was engaged the whole way to
the Government garden.
." The necesOr of keening the Ashantees from the waterside,
g possible, was obvious, and accordingly we again opened the camp
(then at the (hoiden), and in lens than a fortnight 5,000 armed men
were inspected : this was abort the 14. h of May, and every ar.
rangrusent was made for cur advance to Fettue, where the enemy
went encamped. It'e had commerce:) our march, and out dirisiens
were occupied in cutting the path to pass through, when Colonel
Sutherland arrived from Sierra lAnite. Ile, of course, assumed
the command. Col. Sutherland hiohly approved of the proceed.
ingth and all seemed b.trsti!:g with desire to get at the enemy. On
the 20th, we were within two miles of eieni ; had excellent infor.
Imation as to their position, (lc. ; and on the 21st, by noon, our
wings were up sufficiently to emeage, awl at one mat. the battle
became general. It lasted till sun.art, with the greatest obstinacy,
the enemy endeavouring to turn our right, and we their left, alter-
nately.

" The whole of the Rovnl African Corps and militia formed our
eentre. (seventy of the 2,1 West ludia Itegiment the reserve.) and
' we were two hours and a half in a ralley beating (and I will say
fairly thrashing) about 1.111111 of the enemy in a thick ',nod upon a 1
high hill. At fire, Major C. was on the point of Quieting forward
the centre division, when the ()nartyr-.Master reported the antmuni-
don was out. several of the Chiyft.' messengers at this instant
were waiting fey some powder, when it was discovered, that nearly
hilt of the ammunition-carriers had dratted with their loads. and
gone back to our camp. In consequence, the forces were called oil,
and night coming on. we returned to our camp, with the great
gratification that we did not lose an inch of gronntl the whole day,
art'. t!, ,t cireutvtances &ring the battle lea us to know the enemy
stifryred severtly. Nearly 2.9011 of the Canters never fired a
shin. 1 an) happy to say they are now expelled the camp as un.
worthy OUT support. Our loss you will of course see at home.
The Piny••, of the Ashanteu joints! the main body about Mtn, days
ago: he brought about 31100 men down with him, nut more.
" The rains are heavy, and the severity of the ditty for the last
three months. has him no juke; scarcely an officer that wan in the
clamp is DOW living."

CAPTAIN ROCK IN PoIITCOAI..—TiIe Cork Souther&
Reporter says, •' The following is an extract of a letter
ceivtd by a Mt reantile House in this City. The Rock
family, it appears, is taking a position there. Many, who
do not like them at home, will have no objection to see
them in l'ortugal:—

" Lisltmtt. ,lull 5.
" Captain Reck has *wand here. Eleven parishes are in a
state of disturbance about A le.thaea. owing to the der sad. of the
Cerev for Tithts and erreurs of Tithes. The Constitution reduced
the,: 'demands consitltrahly, but as their acts ltave hero annulled,
t;:e (I.vgy now room in for arrears."
By the De Cock. arrived at Antwerp, advice' have been
re iv.t! from the Mauritius to the :til of :May. We regret
to learn, that no doubt was entertained there of the Delight
sloop of war, Capt:.iii IT iy, having foundered of that
island, and that the whole of her crew, with 300 recaptured
slaves, had perished. A partvf the wreck of the vessel had
been picked up at sea. _

We were pleased to observe yesterday, in pining through
the streets. that the directions of the Lead Mayor, relative
to dogs, his I:cen nerally obs...rv,d. Most of the dogs
were tor zzlvd, an obrervacce which common butnanity
ou7ht to prompt the owners of them to in the present sea-

• l f A ST I: A 74-:•A c x ET.-11-C are greatly . son of the year.
'.....,, :LI a fatal reeident happems.l on !Sul:- .In the evening of Thursday week, the peace-officers ar-
y,,•'• •:,, I..rs• -,
whist has proved disastrous rested two filowa, name I Nlarshall and Scutt, who were
....'• de-t. tutus- three o'clock in the after- c"I'1"-fl .-l) he deeply implicated in the late murder at
1
f,' .r: of Reidy. •water a1...a50-Pa'kets which . Stobsumir ; and, on Saturday, a third person, named
' '' 'll, +ll a:al Ell. s!:n-re Port, was learin.. 11'hyte, was iscpri•-oned. The prisoners have beim commit-
• ..:1,1 h.. ,t a few sisinun-s aft: r the steam tea; , led for trial. Marshall haul been indicted, but outlawed
• , ....•,1.:Ily hurt with a tremendous ex_ ; fur nut appearing, at the last Autumn Circuit, as implicates]
a, p trt ef tliu it, ek, :mil otherwise eecatly , along with Wallace, in rubbing Lord Dunean's servant
' W, are nut ‘e: actitiaiiitej w;th ?hn ula fowling O.:c.c.—Dam/re Advertiser.
'''' it Is, however, with *ief we learn: Pi:INCE ESTI:a II A ifY•P .% M nnosi A roR TUE Bit lATIf .
wi I.oard were ~tot su..ri.Jusly s:aleh 11, Take four ounces of terra Japonica finely polveriaed ; one
-61. ^r,• dead.—Clir.stre rp,ritl!. ,i,tlllCe of fine sugar candy, also powdered. (;rind two
. •‘....` • :-'••lsne ye:rs since a stag, which • drachms of the Ik st asabeige:s with twenty grains of musk.
.y's liouvls a vas film run, !raise .l. Dis,olve, also, half an uut::::, of pure punt trnacantls jut
1:1'..211:all's gr.:mills, with a ::;:ike.: . shout tbs.( eor kite clutters of orange-flower water. Mix
4 -4!" height of the gate and roller. all the in:-....siit lit.: together. so that they shall form a stiff
q" it'el'N! Wh:-.t made this great t'ev.: pa,se, whr:ii i, ....) be ruled up into piss, aof the thickness
- '''' rum:likable, the deer was appelrentle •a a Ntraw. l',lt tilt Ye ilitU stnall I, agths, each shout the
l'' titre, with hounds snatching at his! eighth part of an inch, and lay them in clean paper fcr
"1,- &ern .he rued frost: whenet he tc,k use. They will befuund to be a very superior perfume fur
wh-sts iresth may require it.