The Sun.
London, England, 1825-05-24 00:00:00

INDIA.

A Pekin Gazette of August announces the approach of a
Burmese Envoy, the object of whose mission is stated to be to
solicit assistance from the Qfinesc in the war in which the
King of 'Aira;,.ls engaged with us. The. ,grounds nu Whiat
this interference is solicited, are artfully represented to he
that the English had, without prevocation, and most
justifiably; invaded the -Burinan empire, and that therefore
no security existed. against ' a similar-' act of • aggression
being nett pllOWed. up by s similar etack on the Chineee
Empire." -- Another Pekin. Gazette" `(the 'latest received-
Canton), observes," that the 31andarin Cothmanding the Seriih
Western frontier,,had reported to his Imperial Majesty 'that
being exceedingly occupied in• constructing fortifications and a
line of defence on that frontier of the empire, with •a'view to
resist any aggression en the part of the Bertnese or other
reigners, with reference to the state of hostilities in Which the(
country is involved, he felt assured, in advertence to the hie:-
portaxce of the duty in which he was engaged, which could nbt
left to inexperienced hands, that his ImperlarMajesty'etblittl,,
on the present occasion, dispense with. his visit at 'Cptirt,
which is known to be expected and required of great Mandarins.
commanders .of provincei, once in three years...: This •
genre is chiefly important, a' it tends to show that' the Chinese
are not indifferent to; or unapprised, of, was: is pin oe oar
eastern frontier.
Whether his Celestial Majesty will give his aid. to his Golden e
Footed Brother remains to be seeneAnyatternpt to speculate oti
the 15rohable Politics of the Court of Pekin is perfectly vain. It is,
however, fortunately a matter of not the smallest Consequence as it •
affects the Burmese war. Should his Imperial Majesty determine
to countenance the "Duemeseethe usual prohibitory system will ne
doubt be adopted at Canton. For out own parts we think that,
however annoying these stoppages of trade are for the time, they
' work, good in the end. During the late war we were obliged.
froM strong political necessity, to
_.adept a strictly conciliatory
line'of Onduet with the Chinese; and the manner. in, which Or:
diffieultieefn "Maintaining our commercial intercourse, without
Saerificing our national character, were sunnounted; reflects the
highest credit 'on,all concerned ire the administratiouof British
affairs in China. .-7..Wecan, however, now talk to his Tuiperuil
Majesty with a greater degree of firmnesS and indepentlenee.
Letters from Singapore state, that the .Siamese treopsevore, •
speedily expected to take measures fur attacking the Burma*
and add, that the King of the latter people had sent an embassy
to Pekin to ask for help from the Celestial Emperor, but that
was refused.--( Calcutta ./ohn Bull.) •
IV the ship James Coleiri, Capt. Wernyss, which has arrived
at Rangoon " since our last retort, having sailed the 3d instant,
we learn that active preparations' were making for moving a
force consistingof from 1;200 to I,soo:European, and
troops 3,000 na-
tive oops : the provisiens and baggage, it was understood, were
to be transported in beata, and the force to move • up near the
banks of the river. It is considered,:in the. accounts we ,hatee
seen, that the army of the enemy was wholly dispersed,. Some
accounts from Bengal, hoivever, mention the determinatiOn of
Bundboht to
.make another 'stand if possible. The 15th was
spoken. of for moving up the river, but it was not expected .that
the arrangements could be completed quite sn soon ; thongbi
the greatest exertions were making.—(Calcutta Government
Gazette, Jan. 18.) • •