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FORT-WILLIAM, MARCH 14, 1825.
The allowing Copies and Extract of Dispatches received
from Brigadier-General Sir Archibald Campbell, K.C.B. and
K.C.T.S. are herewith published for general information :
To George Swinton, Esq. Secretary to Government, Secret and

POlitical Department, &c. &c.,&c. Fort William.
in.—Deeming it of importance, previous to the troops finally
breaking up from quarters, to dislodge the enemy's advanced
division from their defenzes on the Lyng River,.l directed Lt.-
Colonel Godwin to proceed with a body of troops to Tantabain,
and summon the enemy to retire from his works, which, in the
event of the summons not b&ng attended to, he was further di-
rected to take possession of by force of the arms. A &tail of
the operations of the column is herewith sent, affording me'
another opportunity of bringing the notice of the Right Hon.
the Governor-General in Council the judgment and decision of
Lieut.-Colonel Godwin and Captain Chads, R.N. (appointed by
Captain Alexander to the naval command on that service), and
bearing no less honourable testimony to the irresistible intrepi-
dity so often displayed both by soldiers and sailors on this ex-
pedition. 1 have, &c.
(Signed) A. CAMPBELL, Brigadier-General.
Head Quarters, Rangoon, Feb. 11, 1825.

RaarGoosr, FEB. 9, 1825.
To Brigadier-General Sir A. Campbell, K.C.B. and K.C.T.S.
Commander of the Forces in Burmah.
Six—The force you did me the honour to place under my com-
mand on the sth inst., for the capture of the enemy's works at
Qungalle or Tantabain, reached that point on the 6th, at five
in the evening. I am to premise that on the morning of the
6th the Flag of Truce was sent up with the two Burmese
prisoners, conveying your Proclamation, and which was re-
ceived by the enemy, and replied to most respectfully, ex-
plaining the inability of the Chief to surrender, in a lan-
guage of mildness rarely used by this vain and barbarous
people.
The position of the enemy was a strong and imposing one,
upon the point of a peninsula, forming an angle of 1,440 paces,
strongly stockaded, and abattised down to the bank of the river,
but entirely open to the rear.
The Satellite armed ship, towed by the steam-boat, and di-
rected by Captain Chads, his Majesty's ship Arachne, laid her
•roadside on so admirably, as to enfilade the whole of the prin-
cipal face of the works.
At half-musket shot we were received with thirty-six pieces
of artillery, independently of jinjals, and two thousand men.—
This was forcibly replied to by the guns of the Satellite, as-
sisted by Capt. Graham, of the Bengal Rocket Troop, who, by
the most excellent practice with his rockets from the steam-
boat, surprised them with an arm of offence that will prove a
Most formidable weapon.
- I perceived from the Satellite the work all around-was easily
assailable, and in ten minutes after the signal was made, the
place was stormed, leaving in our possession thirty-four pieces
of cannon. The enemy suffered severely, and were followed for
a mile and a half.
I have again the pleasure to mention the name of Lieu-
tenant Keels, of his Majesty's ship Arachne, who, with
Lieutenant Hall, of his Majesty's ship Alligator, and .their
boats' crews, were the first to enter the enemy's position,
stilt' their conduct was most conspicuous. These were followed
by Captain O'Reilly, with the grenadiers of his Majesty's 41st
It egitnent.
Our loss, I am most happy to say, is comparatively nothing;
and this is accounted for by the boats containing the troops
being placed under the land out of the enemy's first opening
their fire till they were to storm by signal.
The next day, the 7th, the two branches of the Palong
River were reconnoitred; the right by Captain Chads, whom
I accompanied, and the left by Lieutenant Keele for eighteen
miles up, and an immense quantity of fire-rafts were de-
stroyed.
May I request your thanks to Captain Chads, his Majesty's
ship Arachne, commanding the naval part of the expedition,
for the large share he had in the capture of this post; for
Captain Graham, Bengal Rocket Troops, Captain Waterman,
ltis,Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, Assistant QeArtermaster-
Qeneral, and Lieutenant Cochran, his Majesty's 41st Regi--
inents.my Acting Brigade Major. The conduct of the details
of the European and Native Corps reflects the highest honour
Oil their respective regiments, and merits your warmest appro-
bation.
_ _

I have the honour to be, Zrz.
(Signed) HENRY GODWIN, Lieutenant. Colonel,
his Majesty's 41st. Regt. Commanding.

Return ofKilled and Wounded of a Detachment under the
Command of Lieutenant-Colonel Godwin, at the Capture of
• Qungalle, or Tantabain Stockade,Teb. 6,1825.
ilis Majesty's 41st Regiment—Wounded, 1 rank and file.
30th Madras Native Infantry—Wounded,.l serjeant or ha.-
4',:d Madras Native Infantry—Wounded,_l rankand file. .
. Navy—Wounded, 4 seamen and 2 lascars.
Drowned, 1 seaman.
- • (Signed) J.-COCIIR:UV, Lieut. Acting M. B.
(Signed) H. GODWIN, Lieut.-Colonel.

-Return of Ordnance, .&c. captured at Tantabain, by the-Force
under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Godwin, on the 6th
February, 1825.
Brass—One 10-pounder, ten 3-pounders, and one 1-pounder.
Iron—Two 7-pounders. one 6-pounder, ,one 5-pounder, four
4-pounders, six 3-pounders, and one 2-pounder.
Ofjinjals, muskets, shots, powder, spears, &c. taken, no
• -estimate made. The powder was mostly- destroyed.
(Signed) C. GRAHAM, Captain H. B.
Commanding Rocket Detachment.

Extract of a Dispatch from Brigadier-General Sir A. Camp-
bell, dated Feb. 23, 1825.
My letter of the 12th instant would inform you of the imme-
diatt advance of the different columns composing tree small field
`force from the army under my command. The land column
under my own immediate orders arrived here yesterday,sa dis-
tance from Rangoon, by the road, of fifty miles, without having
met the slightest opposition, although a strong division of She
'enemy, under Mafia, Silwah, waited our approach in the old
Tabun fort at 11Iophie, until I had actually made my disposition
• for attack, when it broke and dispersed , into a close jungle in
the rear. The Carian inhabitants of the country through which
we have passed have, viewed the expulsion of the Burmese
with much satisfaction : they hare received us ,with kindness
and , friendship ; their ruined villages and fields laid waste
convince me they must be sincerely happy at the change;
and I have endeavoured to confirm the hope of peace they
entertain by the enclosed proclamation, which has already pro-
cured us some assistance in rice, road making, and slaughter
buffaloes. • •
I have not heard directly from Brigadier-General Cotton,
' - since I left rangoon, hut prisoners inform me Panlanghara been
taken with great eas•_, the Kce Woongee and his troops retiring
before my marine column. upon Danoobew ; there, by all ac-
counts, the whole Burmese force still remains, with what inten-
tion I cannot understand, for by all the rules of modern war-
fare, the position of Danoobew is turned the instant I reach the
,Irrawuddy either at Saraoo or Naugur ; the intervention of a
broad and rapid stream, with the want of pontoons, will neces-
sarily ,prevent me from deriving the full advantage my-situation
would otherwise give me, but I shall at least prevent the Bur-
mese army from crossing to the left bank of the riverin sufficient
time to cover Prome. Ido not, of course, expect to reach that
. point without some fighting, but to the best of my. information
. there is nothing now in my front that could materially impede
my progress.

Proclamation by Brigadier General Sir Archibald Campbell,
K.C.B, and K.C.T.S., Commander of the English Army in
the dominion of the King of Ava.

INHABITANTS OF THE BURMESE EMPIRE!

The English forces have come amongst you to seek redress
for the cruel murders and numerous insults your arrogant
Court had the presumption to inflict upon, and offer to, the
. subjects of the British Government, in a time of profound
peace.
A great and generous nation, confident in its own strength,
like that of the British empire in India, tried every thing pos-
sible, by mild and temperate expostulation, to make your
, Court sensible of the enormity of its conduct. and the inevitable
consequences that a perseverance .in it would occasion. These
remonstrances tended only to increase the insolence of the
,-,Court of Ava. Recourse to arms was, therefore, the only mea-
sure left to the English in support of their own rights and
Aignity4 What that appeal has already produced it is tinne-

cessary for me to say ; you all know it. The bravery of my
troops has already deprived the Court of Ava of its maritime
provinces of Mergui, Tavoy, Yeb, lartaban, and the island
of Cheduba. The ancient kingdom of Pegu has become a
desert from the ravages of war. The most powerful armies
possible for your Court to get together have ben against us;
we have dispersed them like chaff; Since , the arrival of my
force at Rangoon, in the month of May laSt, we have, at dif-
ferent periods, taken from you more than 700 pieces of artillery •
and small arms, too numerous to be counted, and your loss in
lives has been, as you all know, most enormous ; and with
• you, on that account, I lament the tears'of aged parents, sisters,
widows, and innocent children. All this has been endured
merely to support the folly and obstinacy of your Court, to
whom our peaceable desires have been made known. Yet it
still abstains from offering any reparation for the wanton
cruelties and unprovoked injuries I have already mentioned. It
only, therefore, remains for me to carry the victorious •English
arms not only to your Capital, but to the remotest parts of
your kingdom, till your Court is brought to a proper sense of
that justice, honour, and policy, due from one neighbouring
State to another.

Having thus briefly explained the cause of our coming in
arms arnongat you, you will see and fully understand that to
your own King and Government alone have you to attribute all
the past calamities of the war, and such as may still ensue from
its further progress. My most anxious .desire is to alleviate
those miseries towards the peaceable and innocent inhabitants,
to the very utmost of my power. Skew yourselves, therefore,
deserving of that feeling towards you by keeping, as we ad-
vance, yourselves and your families peaCeably.and quietly in
your houses, and you may depend upon the most inviolable
protection of your persons and property. Bring to my army
such articles of the produce of your farms and inustry, as you
wish to dispose of—every thing will be paid for with the most
scrupulous Edelity. I ask you not to take up arms, or any
part whatever in. the war 4 I have troops sufficient for all the
objects I have in view, without any further aid. May the spirit
of your forefathers direct your hearts to follow the line of con-
duct I have laid down for your guidance, which will ensure
for you, as I have already promised, my fullest protection, and
every respect to your religion, temples,.&c. &c.
Given under my hand and .seal, at Rangoon, the first day of
February, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five.
(Signed) .A. CAMPBELL, B. G. &c.
By Order,
(Signed) .J..J. SNODGRASS, M. S.
By command of the Right Hon. the Governor-General in
Council, GEO. SWINTON, Sec. to the Government.

(From the Calcutta John ,Rull.)
A 1111ACAN.

It appears that Commodore Hayes entered the Great Arracan
River on the 22d ult. ,Having received information which in-
duced him to believe that the principal Mug Chieftains were
confined at Chambala, a stockade garrisoned by about 1000
men, half a tide from the capital, whose liberation would prove
of essential service to the advancing army, he determined upon
attacking the work. Accordingly, on 'the 23t1 ult., he stood up
the Promo Pura Khione, or Branch,Jeading from the Oreea-
tung River to Arracan, in the .Research, Vestal, and several
gun-vessels, having on board. one company of the 54th regi-
ment. At two P.M. they came ,in sight of.the enemy's works,
who soon afterwards opened a heavy fire upon the Gunga Sau-
gor and Vestal, the headmost vessels. The .Research getting
within half-pistol shot, commenced a heavy cannonade and fire
of musketry upon the stocked and breast work, which was re-
turned by the enemy with great regularity.and spirit. On
ranging to the northern end of the stockade, with intent to an-
chor and flank it, as well as to allow the other . vessels to come
into action, the Commodore found his ship raked from forward
by another stronger battery and stockade, of which he had no
previous information. After a severe engagement of two hours'
duration, the tide beginning to fall, the Commodore was obliged
to wear round and drop..down the river. Both the Research,
Assergurh, Asia, Felix, and Isabella, .took the ground, and
remained fast for -severarhours near the batteries, but the enemy
made no attempt to fire at or.mtilest them.
We deeply lament to state that Major Schalch fell -mortally.
wounded, about half an ,hour after the action commenced.
.He had suffered much irom a mg) de roleil at MtingdoO, and
joined Commodore Hayes in the Naaf, for the benefit of his
health, which .was quite re-established, „when the melancholy
event took place. Ile received his wound whilst standing on
the front part of the poop alongside -el the Commodore, and
fell into his arms, exclaiming, "I am killed." He lingered
for several hours, and expired at liall,past three. on the morn-
ing of the 25th Pn the same day the remains of this
valued and lamented officer were consigned to the sleep with
military honours. Mr. Rogers., second officer of the Research,
was killed, with three privates of his Majesty's 54th Regi-
ment.; two ditto of the same regiment were wounded, and
about 30 of the crews of the different vessels engaged received
wounds more or less severe..
-One of theintelligenceilurkaras, and 'a principal Mug -Ze-
minder, who escaped from Chambala during the confusion
which followed the attack, report, that-the enemy's works were
of fat greater strength than had been supposed, eonsiating of
three large stockades, .garrisoned by about 3,000 of the best
Burmese, soldiers, .besides Mugs *pressed into the service.
There were present five Golden di:malls, viz.—Nakoonda, one
of the heroes of Ramo° and a character well known as com-
manding at Mundoo ;hen the disturbances first commenced
on the Naaff, , the Rajah of Arracan's son; a .Sereedagee, or
Secretary; and two inferior Chiefs. All the Mungdoo .and
Lowadlrung troops were. posted there to retrieve their lost cha-
racter, .and the Commander of Mungdoo was in triple irons.
The above informants, and other.respectable. Mug inhabitants
who had escaped from Arracan and Chambala, subsequent to
the engagement, state, that Nakoonda and about 300 of the
enemy were killed on the.23d, and as many were wout!ded.
The river face of the principal-stockade had been conrpletely
beaten down, and the place deserted.

All previous information regarding the Arracan coast-:seems
to have been singularly inaccurate. The ➢layoon is stated to
be what is laid down in the old charts as the Arracan River,
nearly opposite to Asser Island and Reef. On the 28th ult.
Commodore Hayes was at anchor with the transports and larger
vessels thirty miles up the Oreeatung or Great Arracan River,
where it is three miles broad, opposite to the mouth of the
channel which connects the Mayoon.and Oreeatung Rivers.
Brigadier-General Macbean and Brigadier-Pair, with his Ma-
jesty's 64th Regiment, and the Brigade of Madras Native
Infantry, joined the Commodore at the above point on the
26th ult.

MAYOON RIVER, Mancit S.

;The Artillery, his ,Majesty's 44th Regiment, and the 2d
Light Infantry, embarked on the 3d inst. in the gun vessels
and mug boats, for the purpose.of proceeding by the inland
navigation to the Oreeatung, on the left bank of which the
above force will unite with Brigadier-General Macßean's divi-
sion. .The boats from the Mayoon River would, it was expect-
ed, reach their destination in two tides, and after disembarking
the first division of. the troops, would return to Myo Mooa,
whence, in three passages, the removal of the whole force would
be effected. The head-quarters embarked on the-4th instant.
The elephants had swam across. .The cattle were to cross on
rafts ; _in the preparation of which the .native Arrasanese had
afforded essential aid. From the left bank of the Oreeatung,
opposite to the Pagoda of that name, the army would advance
by land over the open country intersected by three rivers to
the capital of the .prevince of Arracan, distant about four
marches. _ _

Rumours obtained in camp that .the enemy expected large
reinforcements from Ma, and that Atown Mungin pretends to
have received a letter from the Court, assuring him that 20,000
men were in-progress to support him, via Talak. Several Ar-
-racanese Chieftains and men of influence among the native po-
pulation had come in : the disposition of the people of the
country to bring in supplies. continued to manifest itself; and
111 r. Robertson, the Political Agent, had made arrangements
for collecting provisions in some villages situated even beyond
the.Oreeatung River. lire are happy to add that the weather
continued pleasant and favourable down to .the 4th inst., die
date of the latest accounts.

Ex!ract of a _Letter, dated Cachar, March 4, 1825.—" My.
ideas regarding the probable result oethis expedition,. Which I
made you acquainted with in my letter of December, have as
yet been fully realized, and I think as likely to prove in the end
tolerably correct. You will remember that even at that early
period, before the plan of operation, and the means of carrying
it into effect, were at all developed, I despaired of success,
judging the climate and nature of the country, sufficient of
themselves to arrest our progress. But as our means became gra-
duallk unfolded, and the resources of the Commisseriat brought
.to light and open to calculation, it immediately was evident
that the hopes of the sanguine would be disappointed, and what
was termed" croaking" would shortly be denominated veracity.
A considerable detachment of Imgtilars, both -Norse and
Foot, having been previously pushed on in advanCe, to feel
the way and protect the labours of the pioneers, the General
commanding, with the 1d Brigad,? and Artillery, advanced
from Doodputlee on the 15th ultimo. On the 19th they reach-
ed the Beddry Nullah, .distant only ten miles from Doodput_
lee, and our latest information, up to the 27th of last month,
mentions that they were still at the same place. The rain,
which had been pouring in torrents almost continually, from
the period of their breaking ground, had rendered the road im-
passible. The ground on which they were encamped was in-
undated, and the cattle were dying fast. The pioneers, hay-
ing been so long in the Jungles and forests, have suffered se-
verely from sickness, and their numbers are sadly reduced.
By all accounts their labours have been strenuous and unceas.:
ing, and nothing but credit can be ascribed to them. The dif-
ficulties they have had to struggle with are such as perhaps
never heretofore presented themselves in India. Ilow tar they
have advanced at this moment I am unable to say, as we have
not heard lately; but I imagine they are through, or nearly

through, the large forest beyond riumrungabond, about 26 or
30 Miles in extent. Kumrungabund is about 12A miles beyond
Banskondy, in an easterly direction, and Banakund about 20
beyond Doodputlee by the Road, which winds along the right
bank of the Soorma or Berack river, but not above half that
distance in a direct line. I will refer you to a letter published
in the Hnecara of the 19th ult. taken from the India Gazette,
for a full deription of the country in advance, &c. &c. &c.
It commences thus, " By a letter dated Cachar Ist February."
Every particle of information contained in it has been written
by a person on the spot, and one who possesses the opportunity
and ability of acquiring and imparting sound information. The
writer's ideas in every point I perfectly coincide with. His ac-
count I assure you contains much more information than all
the letters hitherto written from Cachar put together. Who
the author is I cannot exactly say. What he observes regard-
ing the camels is precisely the case. He mentions also private
individuals, having lost their elephants in the jungles.
Our brigade—the 4th—being still unprovided with•carriage,
continues to occupy the same position us during the last four or
five months. Some thousand bullocks have just arrived at Syl-
het ; they were intended for our brigade, but in consequence of
the failure of the camels, and mortality amongst the cattle in
general, I fear they will all be required for the part of the force
already in advance of Doodputlee. We could now advance as
far as that place, or even a little beyond it, in our boats.; but
we should then be obliged to indent on the Commissariat for
supplies; whereas at present we supply ourselves from the
Bazaar at Budderpore, the only.one between Sylhet and China,
or Arnerapoora. During the last month we have had some
violent storms, and a heavy fall of rain every two or three days;
the weather in consequence still continues very cool.; report
says we are soon to make a movement in advance, but on what
authority this rests I .cannot discover. I have just heard that
General Slitildham has reached Banskondy ; the dragging
the guns over the nullahs and swamps appears to be a
work of extreme difficulty. How the force is to penetrate
through the forest, which is now represented as being a
complete quagmire, the sapient alone are .capable of compre-
bending.

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