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THE BURMESE WAR.

( From the London Gazette of last night.)
INDIA BOARD, JUNE 22.
The papers, of which the following is a copy, have been
received at the East India House :

NOTIFICATION.
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Fort William, April 22d, 1853.
The Most Noble the Governor-General. in Conn cil has
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general
latiinofnos of rinatiroin-
gadier-General Sir John Cheape, K.C.8., against the force
under Myat-toon, who had established himself near to
Donabew.
The Governor-General in Council regards with the high-
est admiration the gallantry, perseverance, and cheerful
endurance displayed by the force tinder the Brigadier-G-e-
-nerd's command, throughout a service which was rendered
peculiarly severe, not more by the formidable resistance
that was offered than by the sufferings incident to pro-
longed exposure in pestilent jungle, and at such a time.
His Lordship in Council, regretting the loss that has
been incurred, fully appreciates the service that has been
done, and he requests the Major General Commanding the
troops in Ara, to convey to Brigadier-General Sir John
Cheape, to the officers and soldiers whom he has specially
named, and to all who were under his command, the ap-
probation and cordial thanks of the Supreme Government.
By order of the Most Noble the Governor-General of
India in Council.
C. ALLEN, Officiating Secretai y to the GoverL-
ment of India.

Extract of a letter from Major-General H. Godwin, C.D.,
Commanding the Forces in Ava, Arracan, and the Te-
nasserim Provinces, to C. Allen, Esq., Secretary to the
Government of India, April Ist, 1853.
I have the honour to forward, for the information of the
Governor-General in Council, reports from Sir J. Cheape,
dated the 13th and 25th ultimo, detailing the proceedings
of his force since his report of the 3d ultimo, forwarded in
my despatch of the 15th instant.
The Governor-General in Council will see and appreciate
this most arduous service ; protracted as it has been from
time to time by the difficult nature of the country, added
to which unwilling, if not false guides, leading them in
The Brigadier-General so forcibly represents his various
attacks, and the gallantry of troops on every occasion, that
I can add nothing more than my high sense and apprecia-
tion of their admirable conduct.

Extract of a Dispatch from Brigadier-General Sir J.
Cheapo, K.C.8., Commanding the Bengal Division, to
the Deputy Adjutant-General of the army of Ava.
Donabew, March 25, 1853.
While at Kyomtano I ascertained the jungle to the-west-
ward to be quite impenetrable, and that there were only
two routes to Kyomenzeen, one to the southward via Gyet-
thoun-zeen, and the other to the northward, by Ngyoung-
youn ; the distance by these routes was said to be about
equal, and the same opposition and obstacles were to be
expected by either. I resolved to follow the latter route.
It was desirable to give the enemy as little time as pos-
sible for preparation, and on the evening of the 17th inst.,
at 2 p.m., I sent on the right wing under Major Wigstone,
18th R. 1., consisting of H.M.'s 18th R. I. Regiment, H.
M.'s 80th Regiment, and the 4th Seikh Local Regiment,
with a detail of Sappers and some rockets, to take post at
a breastwork about three miles in advance, in the middle
of the forest and on the verge of a large lake. It was of
importance to clear the road so far, to enable the force to
march early next morning without waiting for the fog to
clear off.
Major Wigstone found the road clear till within about
a mile of the breastwork; he had then to cut his way
through many obstructions, and to open the road round
felled trees and to clear away abattis. On reaching the
breastwork, he found it occupied, and it was most gal-
lantly carried by the 18th R. I. who were leading, and by
the 4th Seikh Local Regiment in support ; several jingals
and arms of different sorts were captured. Major Arm-
strong, 4th Sikh Local Regiment, on this occasion personally
distinguished himself, and I beg to send a copy of Major
Wigstone's letter of date the 20th instant, reporting most
favourably of the conduct of the troops. A prisoner was
taken upon this occasion, who was of some use in our fur-
ther advance in describing and pointing out the enemy's
position.
Major Wigstone bivouacked here for the night and was
undisturbed ; and early next morning (the 18th instant),
I moved on with the force from Kyomtano, carrying seven
days' provisions. We passed Major Wigstone's party, and
moved with our left wing, under Lieutenant-Colonel Sturt,
consisting'of H. M's 51st K. 0. L. 1., and the 67th B. N. I.
in front, followed by the guns, and irregular cavalry, and
leaving the right wing to bring up the rear and to furnish
the rear guard.
As the road was greatly obstructed and the progress
slow, I took the opportunity to send back to Kyomtano,
with some irregulars, the sick and wounded of Major
Wigstone's party ; the escort rejoined us again with the
empty doolies.
After going about two miles through forest and passing
breastworks from which only an occasional shot was fired,
our guides, instead of going further by the road we had
traversed on the 11th instant, turned sharp off to the left ;
along this path the obstructions and felled trees continued
for about a mile, and the road was so rough that one
of the ammunition waggons was overturned and the
pole broken ; it was necessary to leave it, and the ammu-
nition boxes were packed on spare hackeries.
We arrived at noon at a piece of water on our right,
where I halted for an hour to refresh the men ;, and at 1
p.m. we moved on • the obstructions were very great, and
it occupied two hours getting a mile further ; there was
some firing also, and the enemy were reported to be in a
position close at hand.
We at last had a very sharp fire opened on us from the
left. A fire had been lighted in that quarter to obscure
the vision, and the whole place was obstructed and en-
tangled with abattis in front and along the left ; part of
the 67th N. 1., with the Rifles, engaged the enemy to the
left ; and we managed to clear the path to the front so as
to advance the 51st K.0.L.1., and to bring the guns and
rockets to bear upon the enemy, whose position, however,
was so covered and hidden that we could only judge of it
from the direction of the fire on our troops.
The road or path was at length sufficiently cleared, and
the charge was ordered ; the breastwork was most gal-
lantly carried by H.M.'s 51st K.0.L.1., and the 67th N. 1.,
Captain Singleton, 51st Regiment, leading the advance.
Ensign Boileau, of the 67th N. I. was, I regret to say,
killed, while gallantly attacking the enemy on the left

down, as is many other gallant soldiers ; but the
'neastwork was at once carried, and the enemy fled in con-
fusion, the few who stood being shot or bayoneted on the
entrance of our men.
Lieutenant Trevor, of the Engineers, with Corporal
Livingstone and Privatereston, of 51st K.0.L.1.,
first entered the enemy's breastwork, the two former each
shooting down one of the enemy opposing their entrance.
The lead devolved on thetn, and on Sergeant Preston, of
H.R.'s 51st K.0.L.1., and Sergeant Major Quin, of
ll.M.'s 80th, when Lieutenant Taylor, Ensign Wolsely,
and Colour-Serjeant Dunahoe, fell in the advance.
Our two guns, which fell into the enemy's hands on the
4th of last month, were here recaptured ; they had been
fired with the most deadly effect, an I were well served to
the last ; in attempting to carry on' one of them 12 men
were left dead by a discharge from our 9-pounder gun.
The enemy sustained, I understand, a heavy loss in
killed and wounded. His whole force and means were
concentrated in this position, and I imagine he must have
had about 4,000 men in these breastworks, which extend-
ed 1,200 yards in length.
The Chief, I am sorry to say, escaped, but I lost
no time in sending on Major Cotton, of the 67th N. 1.,
with 100 men of his own regiment, and 100 of the
51st K.0.L.1., under Captain Irby, to Kyomtano,
about two miles distant. Here they found Captain Fytcho
on the opposite bank of the nullah.
Myat-toon's force being broken up and dispersed, it re-
mained for Captain Fytche and Captain Smith, the De-
puty Commissioners, to take measures for his pursuit and
apprehension. Parties of Captain Fytche's Kareens were
immediately detached for the purpose ; the report brought
in stated that he was moving about with merely a few
followers in different quarters ; and a number of his prin-
cipal followers surrendered themselves.

The inhabitants of whom there was a very large num-
ber, probably 10,000 to 20,000, had concealed themselves
in the jungle, but began to come in on the 20th, and,
under directions from Captain Fytche, commenced to
move off; with such property as they had, in boats, of
which there were an immense number in the creek or
nullah.

He had given them notice of his intention to burn the
place down immediately on our leaving it.
On the morning of the 20th, Captain Tarleton, R.N.,
to whom I had forwarded intimation on the previous day
of our having forced litynt-toon's position, arrived at
Kyomcazeen, with several boats. He had been long lying
at the mouth of the creek with steamers and gun-boats to
cut off Myat-toon's retreat in that direction.
His co-operation was now most valuable, an the exer-
tions of his officers and men must have been'im7 great,
in cutting through felled trees thrown across a narrow
nullah, and in removing stakes and obstructiona of every
description impeding the passage along a distance of 15
miles.

Difficulties and impediments seemed to vanish before
him and his boats' crews, and by 1 p.m. of the 21st we
had a sufficient number of the boats found in the nullah
prepared for the conveyance of our sick and wounded men
and of our Artillery. The whole started off, wore shipped
on board tkeltoamer on the following morning, andcarriod

aluClltraiaM transhipped to Pheleoethon on
passing Yandoon, which vessel was dispatched to Rangoon.
Such dispatch, under no ordinary difficulties, seems to me
well worthy of being recorded.

We reached Kyointano wz the night of the 22d, and
Akyo on the following day, and on the evening of the
24th, the whole force, with baggage and stores, had ar-
rived at Donabew.

I grieve to say the sickness was very great from cholera,
in particular at Kyomtano. A return is appended of the
loss we have sustained from sickn6s as well as in engage-
ments with the enemy.
. A return of the captured ordnance is also forwarded.
The guns and rocket tube belonging to the steamers have
been made over to Captain Tarleton.

I propose to embark immediately with the whole of the
troops, and return to Prome. Such of the men as cannot
be conveyed in the steamers, will proceed in country
boats.
I trust the manner in which the service has been per-
formed will be approved of by the Major-General '.—Myat-
teen's force has been dispersed and scattered ; his guns
taken, and his stronghold and villages, containing his sup-
plies and resources, burnt down, and the population re-
moved ; he himself is a fugitive and an outlaw ; and
although he will probably be joined by some of the
worst and most desperate characters athongst his for-
mer followers, ho will never be able to regain his former
importance and power, and will, no doubt, ere long, be
captured by the exertions and vigilance of the civil autho-
rities.
On the conclusion of this service it 'is my duty to bring
to the notice of the Major-General the excellent conduct
of the troops.
Major Reid, and the officers and men of the Artillery,
have rendered the most efficient service during the whole
of the operations, and the brave and gallant manner in
which the guns were brought forward and worked on the
19th inst., will, I trust, receive the especial notice of the
Major-General.
To Lieutenant M`Grath, who was slightly wounded,
and Lieutenants Ashe and Dobbin, my acknowledgments
are due for their gallant conduct, and also to Mr. Con-
ductor Lisby, who was always in advance with the
rockets, which he fired on every occasion with such pre-
cision and effect, as to bo of essential service to us ; ho
was, I am grieved to say, very severely wounded after
firing almost his last rocket on the 19th inst. ; he may, I
trust, recover, and I would recommend him most strongly,
to the Major-General's notice and the favour of Govern-
ment.

To Lieutenant Mullins, and the detachment of Madras
Sappers and Miners, the greatest praise is due ; the work
executed by the men was most laborious, and the zeal and
talent with which their energies were directed by Lieut.
Mullins, are most creditable to him. He was ably seconded
by Lieut. Trevor, and I am mainly indebted to these offi-
cers and the men under them for enabling the troops to
reach the enemy's position.
To Lieut.-Col. Stunt, commanding the left wing of the
force, and to Major Wigstone, commanding the right wing,
my best acknowledgments are due, for the aid I have re-
ceived from them, and for the gallant manner in which
they brought their troops into action.
I beg to bring to the Major-General's notice Major Hol-
dich, H.M.'s BUth Regiment, Major Cotton, 67th N. 1.,
Major Armstrong, 4th Seikh Local Regiment, Captain
Irby, H.M.'s 51st K.0.L.1., and Captain Armstrong, of
H.M.'s 18th R.I. Regiment, and the officers and men of
the detachments under their respective commands : the
whole of them behaved with great gallantry, and are
entitled to my best acknowledgments.
My best thanks are due to Captain Bruce, Deputy As-
sistant Adjutant-General, for the able manner in which ho
has performed his duties, and for the assistance he has
afforded me on every occasion.
To Captain Garden, Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster-
General, I have to tender my best acknowledgments, for
the very efficient aid I have received from him in his de-
partment, the duties of which have been very arduous.
I would bring to the notice of the Major-General Lieu-
tenant Pilmer, H.M.'s 51st K.0.L.1., Brigade Quarter-
master Ist Madras Brigade, who, by permission, accompa-
nied this expedition. He has rendered the most essential
service to the force, in carrying orders and in seeing them
executed, in many cases of emergency and urgency, and
has undergone great fatigue and shown much zeal for the
service. He is a most able Staff officer, and I would re-
commend him strongly to the Major-General's notice.
Lieutenant Thompson, my Aide-de-Camp, has been of
the greatest service to me, and has shown great intelligence
as well as displayed great gallantry, and I would recom-
mend him strongly to the notice and favour of the Major-
General.
To Surgeon Andrews, 67th N.I. and the medical de-
partment, I have to return my besethanks for the perform-
ance of their very arduous duties in the care of the sick
and wounded; and to Assistant-Surgeon Murphy, Staff-
Surgeon to the Division, in particular, my special thanks
are due ; ho was the senior medical officer until the arrival
of the reinforcements from Rangoon, and all the arrange-
ments made by him have been most perfect. On the 19th
inst., the wounded men were attended to by him under a
very heavy fire, and though wounded (I am happy to say
very slightly), it did not deter him a moment from the
zealous discharge of his duties ; he has performed them
throughout in the most unwearied and able manner, accom-
panying the men in the boats to the steamers, and seeing
them carefully attended to and disposed of : I consider the
force fortunate indeed in having a medical officer of his
talent and character in such trying circumstances, and I
feel assured the Major-General will accord his approbation
of the services of this officer.

flank.
The enemy's loss I was unable to ascertain, but his force
here consisted of 1,000 men, with one gun, Which was car-
ried off, and Myat-toon was present in person. This I
learned from a prisoner who was taken.
We lost no time in following up the enemy, but, after
proceeding along an open road for about a mile, I thought
it advisable, it being 5 p.m., to halt at a piece of water,
Ngyoung-Kymug, said to be distant about three miles
from Kyomtano, but with a heavy jungle intervening, in
which the enemy was reported to be in force.
At 8 p.m. I fired, at the request of Captain Smith,
Deputy Commissioner, three signal rockets, for the infor-
mation of Captain Fytche, who had promised to co-operate
to the westward and northward of Kyomcazeen ; they
were replied to by guns ; and during the night, on the
report that the enemy were felling trees close in our front,
a few shot and shells were fired at them, with good effect
I believe.
On the morning of the 19th inst., at 7 a.m., we moved
on, the right wing leading, and the left wing in rear of the
Artillery. H. M. 80th Regiment formed the advance
guard, and was followed by the Sappers clearing the road,
the enemy's position was described as being Nayoung-
Goun-lya, the head of the piece of water on our right, and
along the edge of which or very near it the road lay. I
expected to find the enemy posted on the opposite
bank, and that we should have to come under a flanking
fire before being able to reach his right and turn the
position where the nullah is dry. It did not seem reason-
able to expect that his left flank would be found unpro-
tected, and I, therefore, did not think it worth while to
pass a party across the water to try that flank ; it would
have been useless, as I afterwards found that an extensive
and impassable marsh, though invisible from our side,
covered his left flank ; the forest was so dense on our left
that to cut a new road direct from the nullah, entirely
round the enemy's right, would have been very laborious, and
would have occupied a very long time, and the sickness
amongst our troops had become so alarming that great
danger would have accrued from the delay. I was withal
unwilling to diverge from the path our guides led
us ; there had been already so much uncertainty and diffi-
culty about finding the road, that it seemed the safest plan
to got at the enemy as speedily as we could, and I trusted
to a rapid advance, supported by our guns and rockets,
and relied on carrying the enemy's breastwork on the right
the moment we should reach it.
On coming opposite his loft flank, the firing commenced,
and here our rockets were advanced and opened fire ; the
4th Seikh Local Regiment were sent on to support the 80th Return of Killed and Wounded of the Expeditionary
Regiment, and the 18th Royal Irish in support of them ; Force, mder Brigadier-General Sir John Cheap°, K.C.8.,
the Sappers worked away at the path, which was much from Feb. 27 to March 19, 1853.
entangled with wood, and the guns were shortly got into Bengal Artillery-1 Lascar and 1 horse, killed ; 2 Euro-
position and opened ; the firing had, however, become very poan officers, 1 Warrant officer, 3 rank and file, 2 Lascars,
heavy, and it was reported to me that Major Wigstone was and 2 horses, wounded.
wounded. On reaching the front I found that Major Aria- I Madras Sappers and Miners-1 European officer and 1
strong was also wounded, as well as many other officers I rank and file wounded.
and men, and that the fire of the enemy on the path leading H. M.'s 18th Royal Irish-9 rank and file killed • 3
up to the breastwork was so heavy, that our advanced European officers, 1 serjeant, and 31 rank and file,
party had not succeeded in carrying it ; the most strenuous wounded.
exertions were made, and Lieutenant Johnson the only H. M.'s 51st Light Infantry-1 European officer and 1
remaining officer of, the 4th Seikh Local the
serjeant, killed • 15 rank and file wounded.
persevered most bravely, but it only increased the H. M.'a 80th kegiment of Foot-1 rank and file killed ;
loss. The 80th and Seikhs then went on in the hopes of 3 European officers, 4 serjeants, and 9 rank and file,
getting round the extreme right of the enemy ; the jungle, wounded.
however, was so thick, and the abattis so strong, that our 67th Regiment N. r.-1 European officer and 1 rank and
men got dispersed, and could not get through it. file killed ; 1 European officer and 8 rank and file wounded.
It was at this point that the 18th Royal Irish came up, 4th Regiment of Seikh Infantry-1 Native officer, 2
and the fire of musketry and grape was so heavy, that havildars, and 4 rank and file, killed ; 2 European officers
they also got scattered and sustained great loss. Lieut. 1 Native officer, 2 havildars, 1 drummer, and 17 rank and
Cockburn was wounded. I was here joined by Major file, wounded.
Holdich, now in command of the right wing. Total-2 European officers, 1 Native officer, 1 serjeant,
Although it was difficult, from the dense smoke, and 2 havildars, 15 rank and file, 1 Lascar, and 1 horse killed ;
under so heavy a fire, to discern exactly what was between 12 European officers, 1 Native officer, 1 Warrant officer,
us and the breastwork to be assailed, I succeeded at last in 5 serjeauts, '2 havidars, 1 drummer, 84 rank and file, 2
ascertaining that there was no water, and no obstacle that Lascars, and 2 horses wounded.
could not be easily surmounted, if the troops could pass European officers-2 killed and 12 wounded.
through the enemy's fire, a distance of only 20 or 30 yards.
Native officers-1 killed and 1 wounded.
The "assembly" was accordingly sounded, with a view of Warrant and non-commissioned officers, rank and file—
getting together as many men of the right wing as could 18 killed and 93 wounded.
syees, unded.
o
Lascars, syce S; c.-1 killed and 2 wounded.
be collected. 1 Total-22 killed and 108 wounded.
In the mean time Major Reid, of the Artillery, brought i•
Grand total of killed and wounded-130.
up in the most gallant manner his 21-pound howitzer. It
was dragged through the bushes by the hand, chiefly by I J. CHEAPE, Brigadier-General,
men of the 51st Regiment, and opened within 25 yards of
the enemy with marked effect; it was, however, in a much I Commanding Bengal Division, Army of Burmah.
M. BRUCE, Captain, -
exposed position, and I regret to say Major Reid was !
Deputy Assist. Adjutant-General, Bengal Division,
almost immediately wounded: the fire from this gun was
Army of Burmah.
kept up in the most spirited manner by Lieutenant As o.
Finding the right from OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED.
using much weakened the loss I
they had sustained, and the number of men itwasneces- I Killed.-9th M. N. L—Lioutenant Taylor ; 67th N. I.
nary to employ as skirmishers on the bank of the nullah, —Ensign Boileau.
for the purpose of keeping down the enemy's fire, I
ordered Wounded.—Bengal Artillery—Major Reid, severely ;
a reinforcement from the left wing ; they were joined by Madras Artillery—Lieutenant Magrath, slightly • Bengal
the men of the right wing that had been collected by Major Engineers—Lieutenant Trevor, slightly ; H. Af.'s. 18th
Holdich, and who were led by Ensign Wolsely, and the R. I.—Major Wigstone, severely ; Lieutenant Cockburn,
whole advanced in a manner that nothing could check, mortally ; and Lieutenant Woodwright, slightly ;H. M.'s
The fire was severe, and lam grieved to say that gallant 80th Foot—Lieutenant Wilkinson, severely; Ensign Wol-
young officer, Lieutenant Taylor, 9th M.N.1., doing duty Bey, severely ; Assistant-Surgeon Murphy, slightly ; 67th
with H. M.'s 51st K.O.L.L, fell mortally wounded. RD- N. L—Lieutenant Clarke, severely ; 4th Seikha—M.ajor
sign Wolsely, H. M.'s 80th Regiment, was aba strqck Ira.strung, severely; and Lieutenant Re4wli as, severely.

The deficiency in the Commissariat DeDartment was sup-
plied from Rangoon, Lieut. McKellar being sent from thence.
The duties have been most ably and creditably performed by
this officer; and the force,ever since his arrival has been most
regularly and amply supplied with provisions, although
under circumstances of great difficulty from want of tran-
sport. His very efficient subordinate, Mr. Conductor
Horton, I am grieved to say, died on the march from
Kyomtano, on the 18th inst., of cholera, brought on, I
fear, by over exertion and fatigue in the discharge of his
duties. He was a most energetic officer, and is a loss to
the service.
Captain Smith, the Deputy Commissioner, has accom-
panied the force throughout this service, and has been
most zealous in obtaining for us every aid the country
could supply.
The co-operation of the naval force has been most effec-
tive, and has conduced greatly to the success of the expedi-
tion ; and I feel deeply indebted to Commodore Lambert,
and to Captain Tarleton and his officers and men, for the
aid and assistance they have so promptly given us on every
opportunity or occasion of difficulty.