The Sun.
London, England, 1825-04-02 00:00:00

INDIA.

( Extract of a Letter from a Civil Officer in tize French servie'
dated Tranqusbar, Sept. 25.) "
The English, in their expedition against the Burmese, have
not as yet obtained that success upon which they calculated;'
The inhabitants of Pegu have adopted a plan of defence
entirely disconcerts their adversaries. They burn all the
country they leave behind them, so that the English are obliged
to draw all the provisions necessary for the army from Madre
and Bengal, which exposes them to great privations, and-occw'
sions an enormous expense.
The Peguans fight with great intrepidity, and greatly de:
pend on their barricades, in the construction of which they ttr;
wonderfully expert ; they raise them in the course of a night,g
short distances, and thus oppose continual obstacles to tbc'
enemies, can only overcome them with great loss of no*
and particularly of officers. • It is Said that this war was under-.
taken by the Governor-General of Bengal, 'Lord Amherst:
against the opinion of his Council, who particularly pointed ott
that the present was not a favourable opportunity; not only i 0
political point of view, but also with regard to the season °.
the year. The English army were at Rangoon at the height
of tne rainy season. This circumstance has been felt rp
a melancholy manner, by. the breaking out among the English
army of epidemic diseases, which have already carried off mall,.
victims, and among them Commodore Grant, the commander of
the naval part of the expedition.
The English, harassed by an enemy, and barricades which
are daily renewed—by continual rains and the uth.,!rtninty 0/
procuring provisions, fear to depart from the coast,.vnd have'
fallen back on Rangoon, awaiting the return of the line wea
ther. The Emperor of Ava has not, in the mead time, beep
inactive; he has assembled an army of' 40,000 men, of which
he has cantoned a part in the upper provinces, and despatcbe',.
20,000 men, under the command of Prince Lanawady, ag
the English at Rangoon.
When one sees tire insolence and seTerity with which t].l6
English exercise their superiority in India, it is delightful 1-
calculate the probabilities that may lead to a different order 0
things, however distant it may be.
I read with pleasure in the Madras Gazette that thee;
searches the English have made in the interior of dig Pag°"4"c
at Rangoon; to dig nip the treasures that were supposed to 0'
been buried, have been fruitless—(Jownal des Debuts.)

( From the Bombay Papers.)
By Achars 'very lately received, we are given to understslig
that the Lahore Chief, Runjeet Sing, has concentrated his fore;
On the banks of the Sutlege, and that he has promised that
opportunity of distinguishing themselves at an early peri°4
His preparations for war are of an extensive nature, and if the
of the Acbars are not exaggerated, of which there earl
be little doubt, would lead us to suppose that something of
portance was meditated. The army is Well equipped,provielek
with a train of artillery under the superintendence of French
officers, who have been some time in his service, and to whir
his personal attention has been incessantly devoted for a ecilti.
derable time. The most peremptory orders have been isstre
to his Sirdars to be in readiness for active service, and to ,
Commandants of forts and fastnesses to be vigilant in toc-
duty.
Whatever may be the ultimate destination of the force/ It.
cannot be looked upon without considerable interest. It is re,
ported that the disaffected Zemindais have caused all this Pro
paration, and which is not improbable, as they are knovitto
hold a large portion of the southern districts in the 11Iahara4tig
dominions, and have always given him much annoyance. ei
worthy of remark, that the movements of our forces, °Ai,
change in our corps, and all the details of our operations to t_':a
eastward, are known to a degree of minuteness that would 1,70
to a conviction of his having good inforMers amongst the natia
in our territories, if not to his being in constant corresponden"
with the Burmese.
Letters from Poona announce the gratifying intelligence tl
a sufficient quantity of rain has fallen to save a great portioileir
the crops on the ground, and to enable the Ryots to save tz„h
crops of jowarree, wheat, and charme ; and hopes are entertain a,
that all apprehensions of a famine in the Deckan are at an en
The price of grain in the Bazar had in consequence fallen heave'
one half. We trust that the northern provinces have also estti,
rienced the benefits of the after-rain, which cannot fail to It',
gate the apprehensions entertained of a famine in that quarted,
Official reports from Broach and Kairah, announce the'grnib
Eying intelligence that there was a heavy fall of rain at
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these stations on the 7th and filth instant, and private At
give giVe an equally pleasing account from Surat and Kattiwar• 12,f
Kairah, it is stated that the price of bajaree, the 'chief fe°,i,n
the lower orders, fell on the 7th to one half the price at "'tile
it was sold a fortnight before ; and we may now indulge „iti
hope that nothing like a serious scarcity of food will he te"r
any of the districts during the ensuing dry season.
It has been apprehended that our Cotton produce to
ward must have suffered seYereiv
withstanding thescarcity'of rain, we learn that the crop" felt
year are very rich, and.by the last accounts, only required 3 vi
them of rain to bring the to perfection, in which case.t
are expected to yield 25 per cent. above last year's prodite;e,
But should no rain fall, our informant (a respectable nr-tttiot'
whose testimony may be relied on) confidently assumes 4 of
sufficient cotton will be produced to • supply the vitsnt'vet
the market on this side of India, though at a rate of 2"40
cent. less than that of last year. From the same source we"iera
that Bownagbur, Dhollera Broach, Jumbosseer, Poi-churl( io
illandevee. and Kattywar, have not less than 70,090 bale6to.
the markets of last year's crop, 50,0011 of which have beenitbe
chased by the merchants of 'Bombay, and on account ° the
Hon. Company, and which may be expected to arrive at
Presidency in all next month.

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A dreadful crime was committed at Metz, a—
ten days ago, by one of its inhabitants. This persilt"
it appears, had quarrelled with his wife, whom,
accused:of infidelity,-and threatened vengeanche
She fled from her borne, and took refuge in ot,
house of a friend, who resided in the same screed
soon followed, armed with a broad sword, ape
having with difficulty ollanincd ddmittarlee, ,
rushed towards his wife for the purpose of alu
dering her. The lady of the house, her son, rla
a friend, interposed, but the fury and streegt"be
the man soon overcame the feeble resistance pa
met with. The wife was severely wounded, ant,
the lady and her son were killed on the 9P 0
The man then attempted to escape, but .hl=shortly after arrested by the police, and ha'
dergone one examination before the Inagistrute.

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