The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-26 00:00:00

INDIAN GLEANINGS.

Several important incidents in the Indian
campaign, have not yet been laid before the
English public ; and %VP therefore proceed to
glean them from the Madras and Calcutta
Papers
ASS AM, the Sing Plios, whose territory our
troops had entered, were divided into two par.
ties, one disposed to enter into alliance with the
British, the other to take advantage of the dis-
tracted state of the country, for the purposes of
plunder. On the 4th of April messengers came
to Colonel Richards from the Glace, or Chief of
the district of Lutlagnurn, offering to desist from
plundering the Assaniese under our protection,
and to unite with us in opposing the Burmese.—
On the 7th of April the head quarters of our
Assam division wore at Koliannee Mokh, on the
Burrampooter. A small detachment of the 46th
regiment occupied a stockade near Sersee, seven
miles from Koliannee Mokh. This stockade was
formed in the , preceding month of February
by the Sing Mhos, of which there were several
thousands in arms. The Sing Pros appear to be
warlike tribes, who have in past times subdued
the Assamese, and keep them still in a state of
vassalage, but frequently add violence to oppres-
sion, and plunder these defenceless people of
their property Neufville was stationed
at Nowa Dheeing Mc-AA% in the Sing Pho coun-
try. Lieut. Burlton had been detached to survey
the river. On the 16th of April Mr. Matthews
was dispatched from Rungpore with an escort to
explore the country towards Bour !lent, which
was supposed to be on the banks of the Dees-
sung, a small hill stream coming from the South-
ward, and meeting the Dhekow river about a
mile befOre the latter joins the Burrumpooter.
• A itliACAL—The town of Arracan stands upon
a plain nearly square, and nearly level : it is
surrounded by hills and intersected by a river.
The fort stands at the N.W. corner. It consists
of three square concentric walls with considera-
ble space between them. The walls are of solid
'masonry, said to be 450 years old, and must
have been built at a period when Arracan wee
the seat of greater wealth and power than at
present. All the contiguous to the town
are surmounted by Pagodas ; but the houses in
the town are merely made of bamboos, timber,
straw, and mats. It is said there were eighteen
thousand such houses in th© town ; but all
were unroofed, and most of thorn burnt by the
Burmese, before the capture, and the inhabitants
have retired to theneighbouring villages. From
the town of Arracan to Mahamoone, a distance
of 25 miles, there is a road on an elevated
mound ; and the country exhibits numerous
tanks, and every indication of former prosperity.
The great attraction of Mahamoone, formerly was
an idol that moved and spoke ! But this treasure
the King of Ava carried off to his capital when
he subdued this country. There are in Arracan
proper, 59 lowland and 17 highland villages, and
the land exceeds that of Chittagong in fertility
as sto 3. The-route followed by the Burmese
in their retreat proceeds N. by E. for eight miles,
to the Letoroo river, beyond which live the
Kheengs, which are rude mountain tribes. Some
of these people readily acted as guides to an
English officer who was sent to explore this route
to the distance of 22 miles ; and they further ac-
companied his native messengers to a place called
Yea Ja Roa, on the Burmese frontier, following
the route which Alowyn Muugja and Tooroo
Wyu, the Burmese Commanders, had taken in
their retreat. These Chiefs had under their com-
mand about 3,000 persons, including women ;
and the guides found many dead bodies of
Burmese on their route ; how killed does not
appear.