The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-29 00:00:00

EAST :INDIA HOUSE.

A Quarterly General Court of Proprietors
of East. India Stock was yesterday held at, the Company's
House, in Leadenhall-street.

Accounts relative to the expence of the East India College
were laid on the table.

Mr. Hu= took that opportUnity of calling the attention of
the Court to the fact, that military officers were at present sent
out to India who were ignorant Of the language of the natives.
He was anxious that it should be 'made a regulation of the Court
of Directors that no person should be sent to India who had
not previously received proper instruction in the language.
Dr. Gilchrist had formerly 2001. a.year for instructing such
cadets as came to him in .the Hindoostannee tongue, but he had
been dismissed.

The CHAIRMAN said, that no doubt it was proper the young
men should have an insight into the Hindoostannee tongue ;
but he was of opinion ,that it was better for them to attain that
knowledge in India, than to acquire it by remaining fol. some
months in London, where their morals were likely to be
vitiated. .

Mr. HUME observed, there were no less than 22 seminaries
out of London,;where the necessary instruction might be ob-
tained.

Mr. R. JAcKsox was of opinion, that it ought to be made
obligat:o9, on, the young men, before they left this country, to
acquire some. knowledge of the Hindoostannee tongue.

Mr. HUMS then proposed a motion, calling on the Court of
Directors to take into their serious consideration the propriety
of agreeing to a regulation, orda•ning that no cadet should :be
suffered to proceed to India until he had "acquired a certain
knowledge of the Hindoostannee language, leaving to the Di-
rectors to state the period which should be devoted to the study
and the extent-to which it should be carried. •
General TITORNI:oX seconded the motion, and after -a dis-
cussion, in which the Chairman, Mr. 'l'rant, Captain Maxfield,
Mr. Twining,. the Deputy Chairman (Sir G. A. Robinsoh),
Sir P. Laurie, Sir 3. Doyle, Mr. Pattison, and Mr. Astell took
part, when there appeared—
For the motion, 28 I Against it, 40 I Majority, 14.

The CnAnotAx then accpiainVd the Court that he had re-
ceived a letter, since the atlvertigeinent of the revolution of the
of Directors for.granting to Lieutenant-Colonel Staunton
an annuity of HIM a year, informing him of the death of that
individual. • He therefore had no connnuniCation to make to the
Court on the subject. i
Hu.str inquired whether Colonel Staunton had not left
a widow to lament his loss.

Mr. TwtYixo, who hiy;hly • eulogized the character of the
deceased, answered in the affirmative.
Mr. Hum i hoped, if the lady were iri want of assistance;
that the Courf of Directors would not withhold it.

The CHAIRMAN said, that any applict:tiOniu her favo4
would be properly attended to.
A resolution of the Court of Directors, grunting to Mr. Sand...
ford Ainott the sum of 1,6001., was agreed to, sub silentio,
ject to the confirmation of another general Court.
Mr. 1151 ME adVerted briefly to the Oude Papers, which were
delivered to the Proprietors on the ,'lst Of last month, turd in-
quired-whither the Hon. Depitty Chairman, who moved- fin
tnein,,mean't to found any motion on their contents?
'The DEP!, TY CHAIRMAN intimated that he did not.
Mr. HUME gave notice, that he would, at no distant period,
submit to the Court a motion connected with these documents.
Si: J. DoY impaired whether a prof, h against the pro-
duction of those papers had not beer' signed by'stnne of the
Director's

TheC'4l-AttimAN-antiwered, that as tar as he could recollect
there were dissentients on that occasion.
Sir J. MYLE took it for granted that the dissent was -re-
corded, and wished to have it read-
111r. HUAIE sUggested that 'it would Not be right to have it
read at a moment when the papers were not immediately be-
fore the Proprietorti. He therefore Twaposecl. that the protest
should be printed, and added to the oth,t papers.
The motion for printing the protest was then put, and
agreed to:

711 r, HuME inquired Whether any information had arrived,
Once the last Court, relative to the unfortunate affair at tlar.
abpyptoihentnedos t
oar..
inquire into thatraelTore ? He 'understood that the report of the Commission
melancholy businetis had arrived
The CH.Atantot answered, that a communication on the sub.
ject., 'at by the Rose, but by the Enplit tags.; had reached him
nw five minutes before the 0
...,ourt had assembled. • .
31r, [JUNE accused those who ?Lid so long delayed the coin.
munication of a gross derelection or duty. • Ile then, at consi-
derable. length, •arraigned the conduct of I,oi•et Amherst, and
concluded by inquiring whether the Chai TM an could give him
any new intelligeticc• with respect to the liorinese war ? anti
'whether any...steps had been taken to remove Lord Amherst
from India ?' . •
, The CHAIRMAN replied, that all the itiformation:which'had
been received relative to the Burmese war had been communi_
cattal to the puhlic through 'the NewspapPrs. With re'speet to
the Indian Goverrnent,a.consideruble.change had taken place
Harriniton was now a.Alember -Of Council,
1• •..
Weg not prvions y'the case. •
After some further 'obs(,rvations from Lieutenant.Colonei
SLnhope, •
Mr. flume, and Mr. G. ....S.toikti, the; Court. ad.
journed.

I N 1) 1 A.

CAM:I:RE OF THE FORT ANL) CAPITAL OF

ARRACIIN

( Frain the Calcutta Government Gazetfr Extritordinlry of
Aprill4.) •
• FORT_ WILLIAM. •
POLITICAL DEPARTMENT, APRIL. 14, 1825.

. •
The following copies of dispatches regarding
the recent operations of the Britisia forces in
Arracen, are published for general infor-
mation:—

TO GEORGE SWItiTON, ESQ., SECRETARY TO GOVEP,Y-

MENT, POLITICAL DEPARTMENT,

Sru—lhavethe honour, by the direction of the Commander-
in-Chief, to transmit in original, a dispatch this day received
from Brigadier-General Morrison; "C. 8., commanding the
South-Eastern Division, dated 'April 2, announcing the cap-
ture of Arracan, after a succession of the most brilliant opera-
tions against the enemy.
His Excellency-regrets that the inclosure No. 2, alluded to
by the. Brigadier-General, viz. copy of Brigadier Richard's
report of the success of his night attack on the heights, situated
on the right of the enemy's position, has, by some unaccount-
able accident, been-omitted to be sent —I have, &c. •
(Signed) W. L: 'WATSON.
Deputy Adjutant-General of the Army.
Adjutant-Generars Office, Presidency
Fort William, April 14, 1825.
Canp,'Arracan, April 2, 1825.
SlR—The Almighty has been pleased to permit that the ex-
ertions of the South-Eastern Division of the Army should be
crowned with complete success. Arracan was yesterday taken,
and the 10,000 men that acted under Atown Mungza have, as a
military body, been nearly annihilated. The proceedings that
have led tcr this result, I shall now have the honour to detail
for the information of the Commander-in-Chief. •

- On the 24th ult:, the arrangements for the movement of the
force from the camps on the Oratung were completed, and the
head-quarters of the division *ere established with the second
Brigade in advance at Chabattee iShOong, within two miles of
the enemy's position in the Padha ffills, the snatch of the re.'
mainder being directed as pointed out in bnclosute No. 1.
On the 25th ult. beat and pontoon bridges' were Ihrfivrti
across the Chabattee and Waibratrig rivers, and in the evening
a reconnoissance
.was Made; in order to ascertain the situation
of the passes through the hills, • and the-obstacles to be encoun-
tered. The natural ones were considerable,' arising principally
from the steepness of the ascents,..and froth the course of deep
tide nullahs.

On the 26th, the troops then 'present crossed the Wabraing
by day-break, and were formed into four columns, as per mar-
gin :--[Right column, under Brigadier Grant, C. 8., 1 12-
pounder, 2 6-pounders. The 2d brigade;
.1 company, 2d Light
Infantry, battalion ; 1 ditto of regular pioneers; centre co-
lumn, Brigadier Richards; 2 12-pounders, 2 howitzers, Lieut.-
Colonel Lindsay. The Ist brigade, 2 companies, 2d Light
Infantry battalion, 1 ditto regular pioneers : left column to act
with the gini-boats ; Captain Leslie. His Majesty's 54th Re-
giment; 2 companies ditto; 2 ditto 2d Light Infantry, batta-
lion rifle company. Mug Levy; 2 companies Mug pioneers.
Reserve, Lieut.-Colonel Walker, C. 8., His Majesty's 54th,
1 12-pounder, 2 6-pounders; 3 companiei of his'Alajesty't 54th
Regiment; 3 ditto 26th Regiment Bengal Native Infantry;
2 ditto 49th ; 3 ditto temporary pioneers ; I ditto Mug ditto ;
2d local horse.]—The right and centre columns then advanced
to force the two passages, while the left, with the gun-boats,
under Captain Crawford,-Hon. Company's marine, was to have
ascended the river, which appeared to flow through the hills.
The boats, however, having groimded on a shoal, Captain
Leslie landed his men, and was then directed to skirt the river,
end, if possible, to pass by the extreme right of -the first range
of hills, with a view of attacking the enemy in their rear, or of
intercepting them in their retreat.
The centre column had not proceeded far ere the tocsin of
alarm, and shouts from the hills, gave notice where they were
occupied, and that the enemy were in force. The advance,
consisting of the light infantry companies of the 26th, 23th,
•49th, and 63d regiments, under the command of Captain
-.11-lason, 49th regiment was directed to gain the summit, which
was effected in the most gallant manner. The column then
moved to its left, to the attack of a stockade; while the light
infantry companies, keeping nearly parallel to it, drove the
enemy from several entrenched positions along the crest of the
hills. Two rounds from the 12-pounders caused the but
partly finished stockade to be abandoned ; the men who re-
tired from it. immediately occupied strong grounds on the
heights above. Here, the left column, from being compelled
to diverge from the river, joined e and a smart' fire Was con-
tinued, till the grenadiers of his Majesty's 44th regiment, and
left grenadiers of the 49th regiment Bengal Native Infantry,
began to ascend at two different points; the enemy then fled;
on which the centre column retraced its steps, and defiled
through the abandoned 'pass, while the left column proceeded
in furtherance of the orders first given. The ground on the
north side of the hills proved 'to be an extensive plain, inter-
sected by several deep tide nullaha belted with jungle. In
such a country the flying foe easily escaped, as the cavalry was
unable to pursue, till assisted by the labour of the pioneers.
The forward movement was, hoWeiter, continued till the three
columns united at the Jeejah river; here it was intended to
have halted, till the artillery, under the protection of the re-
serve, could be brought up, but a few companies of the 49th
Regiment Native Infantry, under Lieutenant-Colonel Smith,
having been pushed acmes to ascertain what was in front, the
report was made that the enemy were approaching in column,
supported by cavalry. So desired an opportunity was imme-
diately embraced, the low state of the tide, and the sandy bot-
tom of the river, enabling the troops to pass without impedi-
ment. The heads of the column had, however, no sooner de.
bouched from the jungle, than the enemy fled, and reached,
with but little loss their works that covered the fords of the
.11ahattee. .

. - -
The troops hid now been 'under arms nine hours, and were
still anxious to proceed, but a consideration for their physical
strength, with an unwillingness to remove still 'further from
tbeaupplies, whose arrival Must necessarily be retarded by
the-nature of the country passed Over, caused me to direct, that
positiOns, where shelter from the sun might" be obtained, should
be 'OeCupied. -The fire of the enemy, while they opposed'us,
was noisy, but' ill-directed. A furthei consequence of this
day's action, beyond the advantage immediately gained, was,
that the enemy abandoned their stockades at Kheong Feels
(alias Chamballa):

The troopi:i, with the exception of the reserve, which did not
arrive till near midnight, having gained their exertions to
enable the artillery to join, bivouacked by brigades.
On the 27th, when the fog dispersed, the order of advance
was resumed-, and Major Carter, his •Majesty'4 44th regiment,
with eine companies 'of that Corps, 'covered by the light in-
fantry company' his Majesty's 54th regiment, was directed to
carry a shod' hill in front of the enemy's works, while the re
mainder of the force moved forward in columns, 'at quartet
distance, with the artillery on the reverse sank.
. .

The enemy's position wits well choien,l3ei;;g situated or. a
peninsula, protected by a broad river, Whose fords are only
passable •
st nearly low water, and whoie banks are not only
sreep;. but covered with sharp stakes. Their defences con-
sistedentrenehrnents along the imirgin, with epaul,
m
protect them from an enfilading tire: in the rear,
higentitl eoljn:ll.Cdi to
lilis, surmounted by pagodas, and surrounded by
entrenehments,,served 'as "numerous citadels, and appeared to
be occupied.
On the advance of the party under Major Carter, the eneMy•
that occupied the hill retired across the river, ivhen a fire
from those parts of their works that commanded it was im. ; four 12-pounders,,two Si inch howitzers,
amneddite„t.eolY,e;_pounders, were placed in position, white the first
brigade was strove(' to the right_ to attack a colunin'that ap=
.
peared in that. direction,
.and: which 'I now judge to have been
an intended reinforcement; it did tint,. however, icing remain
in 'sight, or reach 31ahat,u. The fire 'of the artillery soon_
sile„,43 the enemy's, arkt checked the effective flre of their'
musketry
; iintl as the fords were .then -passable, the 2d brigade
tookne
to the left, in 'order Co- cross to the' right of ,the
enemy's groan
defences.d
The Ist brigade, and two ressalaM of horse,
eg
v
were moved at the same tune, iorWard, the reserve (forrried as
olinghttheinpfraer;ctery din'bgattalion, dy, wiii the .addition Of three companies 2d-
and -n-rifie cOnipany Alug Levy), fol-
lowing. ' • . - . . ,
troops cn the right (the situa•-'
• on the 2tl Brigade descending into the
.river, the mein',
while ,t'•ie
don of the ford bavrig ,b;e:ch;ascQrtained) crossed, but from
the steepnesii of the I?ank- Oh the' oi,;;;oNite '
side= had treat'
.
abandoned their post:
difficulty. in
,entering the worts. . A ressala of. horseL,iiiit ' the
rifle, compnny:
.5,1,1 i. 14.1.4:vfej!t;kished" over stilrfititidi 10'
, :-.:,:,n1. ,•-: p.

PRIcE SEVEN*EN'tt..

our right to gain. the road by which theeepeniy- were:reereat-
trig, and arrived in time to do italic execution among -their
-rear, and to prevent the destruction of hridges..on etite,e'otd. tO
Arracan. .
• I have omitted to thentien, diet ((tiring the-cotmencernre
of the action (which lasted about me house_) receives the
pleasing intelligenee of ehe near approach of..ll;:igadier-Gene-
ral Mc Bean with the 6th Brigade,. "
'On ..the Stith,. it was necessary to halt to obtaio leforinatiot?,
and ailow:of ;enction being:fprmed of the troops,. still in the
rear, •and.by the :flotilla Under.Cpentniidore Hays, who Westin
.in t4e, evening this was Affected, Indprogress'for that .purpose
the:enemy's position partly, xeconnoitred..
. •
On the Ifitit, the. division :moved. forward at day light : the
advance: under 13rigadier-Qeneral .111!Bean consisted eif.-1 rep-
s/de of liorseetiro fe.pounders, two howitzers, 4th brikede, siX
companies-of his Majesty's 54th eegimente 2cl mght.Xttfantri
battalion; rifle company,: Mug Levy, one compeny of regular
pioneers, one ditto Mug ditto, 1.6 sealing ladders. Consider-
able delay was occasioned by fog, and which. at ;first . preii.nted
the greet strength of the enemy's position from being 4teee-
vered. . It occupied a range of connected hint (since ascertained
to be front 350 to 450 feet
.in height),: strong hy,nature, And
rendered still more so l art ay , esearpment, abbatis, and •tma-
eonry having been resorted to, where those. means could not
be most etEcaciously employed. One pane algae leads through
. them to the caiiitftr, and that Was defended by a lire of several
piecesof artillery and shout 3,000 muskets; the. whole num-
. ber of the.enemy.ranged along the height& may be estimeted at
front 8,000. to 0,000 men the .ground .iti front is an extensive
valley entirely deer of jungle, but in depth net altogetherout
of the•range pf the enemy's artillery.
• Where . the, adeance halted, it. was party, covered, by a tank,
and.BrigadiereGeneral Al`Bean. rnede.4 disposition for acquir-
ing the principal hills in the first tenge.at the eoinmencement
of the pass. Four pieces of artillery were for Warded to cover
the attek, and the: troops for, the aseult, . consisting of,;he
Light:lnfantry Company.of his ellajesty.'.s 5411 t Itegirnent,:four
Companies 2d. Light Infantry Battalion, and the Light Infantry
Companies.ofethelQtle and .16th ,Regiments, 11Iadres Native
Infantry, with the Rifle Company Mug Levy, were placed
illaeor &mime a supflort of six companies leth Regitneet
Madras Native Infantry, under Captain, P,rench pf that corps,
•folloWede The assault_ commenced, and in spite of A:welleli-
rected-fire, and of the steepness ofthe ascent, which was occa -
sionally nearly perpendicular, many gained the surninit. Lieut.
Clarke, • Aide-de-Camp to Brigadier-General IV Bean, with
several of the Light Infatuq.company of his Majesty's 54t11
Regiment, got their hands on the trench; but even with .the
assistatice such a hold afforded, were unabled to maintain their
ground: large stones-were rolled* thetas, and smaller °pee
discharged from bows; the tonsequence was, they were preci-
pitated to the bottom, In this attempt the efilirts were preee-
vered in till every officer was wounded.
reannot here avoid interrupting_the detail to make known, to
his Excellency, that on no occasion could British gallintey he
mote conspicuously displayed; the conduct of the officers was
emulated by the men, and European and native troops vied
with each other to equal the example set. _
The guns in the ardour of the moment, had been advanced
by Captain Lamb, who commanded them, so far that on the
retreat of the troops they became too exposed to be longer serv-
ed : and. the retiring of them at the time was impracticable
without the hazard of sacrificing the men, who would have been
obliged to effect it by the drag-ropes.
While the attack was being carried on at the pass, the right
of the enemy's position was cannonaded, but without any ap-
parent effect ; the 12-pounders and heavy howitzers were after-
wards moved to p!ey upon the works at the pass, The AO was
continued for an hour, but appearing to be but a uselesS waste
of ammunition, I caused it to be discontinued, and thoselgons
to be withdrawn ; at the sarneeime an encampment was marked
out, the tents were pitched, and at one o'clock the troops fell
back upon them, with the exception of the advance, which was
continued during the day in the position they occupied. In
the dusk of the evening the wounded were brought off, the guns
withdraln, and the whole retired without further lessetheugh
a heavy tire had been continued by the enemy at iutervars dure
frig the day.
From observations made,. the conviction was established,
that' the right of the enetny-'S defences WAS the key of his
position. Here the natural obstacles were the greatest,
.the
approach being protected by a small lake, the ascent. being
more abrupt, and the height being more considerable.--
These seemed to.have given a corifidence in its security; and
'though the summit was crowned with a stockade,. and port of
the way up thickly abbatised, the number otenen to guard it
was not considerable. This point was therefore selected for
principal future attack : at the same time,
.the construction of
a battery for four mortars, two 24-poundere,feur 12-pounders,
and two sinch howitzers, to play on the works at the pass,
and to draw the enemy's attention entirely to that point,
was ordered : the senior engineer officer, Lieutenant Thomp-
son, received directions to that effect, and-the day. of, the
30th was employed' in bringing from Mahatice the, Accessary
materiel. At half-pest seven that evening ground itas.broke ;
by three-o'clock the battery finished,. and—before eley-light
completely' armed; when the guns .opened, ~and continued
during the day a heavy cannonade, which hed the..effect of
checking the enemy's fiee, though it was not entirely si-
elenced.
- • .•

Instructions were given to Brigadier Richards to make a night
attack with the force as per margin :—Right column.—Major
Carter, his Majesty's 44th Regiment, 2 companies of -bis Ma-
je'sty's 44th ditto, 2: ditto (Grenadiers) 26th Regiment, 30
troopers (dismounted). Left column.—Two companies of his
.Majesty's 44th Regiment. 1 ditto, 2Gth. Regiment (Light In-
fantry Company); I ditto, 49th. Regiment .(ditto,. ditto), 30
flotilla seamen. Reserve under Captain ttilleiton, his ,Majesty's
44th Regiment.—Two companies of his . Majesty's A 44.4,. ditto
(grenadiers), 49th Regiment, 43 pioneers., ;On the right of the
enemy's' pcsitiou, at half-past eleven, the appointed rocket sig-
nal of success uas thrown up, and I.ieutenant Wrroighton, Sur-
veying Department, in a short time after return 1i from the
height, bringing the grateful intellige.nce, that though the fire of
the enemy had been heavy, the Stockade had:lleou gaNgti with-
out a man on our side. being killed, and with only 4. teNdightly
wounded. A copy of the Brigadier's Report of she airegr;(No. 2)
la hefewith enclosed.. •. : •.- .y;

A reinforcement of the remainder of the lstbrigade,:with
two six-pounders on elephants, was immediately dispatched;
arrangements had also been made for storming the w,orks ft the
pass, on the morning of the Ist, xhould.the,flre from.thebattery
have produced such an effect as would. almest ensure 'the cer-
tainty of success. Brigadier Richards was also directed to
commence; at day-light, an attack on the defences of the inter-
vening heights. .
The difficulty of carrying the guntrue the hill cause adelay,
and it was near seven o'clock before one was mounted, a few
rouride from which silenced the fite ofa 6-pounder that the ene-
my had planted on the next summit; when the Brigadier ad-
vanced to the assault. The enemy did riot, stand; advantage
was taken of the panic of the moment, the detachment under
Brigadier-General .61‘Bean which consisted, .ayfollowe—[a
'stilialtern's detachment of artillery; 60 troopern, (dismounted),
?.l brigade (except four companies of hie Majesty's e4th Regi -
'neat, who were attached to Me bth brigade) ; , four companies
211'L. 8. Battalion, 30 flotilla seamen, detachment, of regular
pioneers with seating laddersj—allotted AO the .attack of the
pass., was directed to move forward. The enemy were, soon
seen abandoning all the .heights ; froth that Moment opposition
ceased, and Arracan was gained. .
It has' been my province to lay before hie kxcelleney a succes-
sion of operations which have accomplished the first object di-
rected by the instructions emanating from the.Govcrnor,„General
in Council; but to the duty of doing justice to the merits-of the
force collectiveV.,and to individuals separately who had the op-
portunity of putting themselves more conspicuously. forward, I
own myself incompetent ; and I must trust to his.Excelleney's
disternment to appreciatelow truly a claim! to -hia'apprphation
has been perfected by the division more from, Ne.triowledge
of what they have had to encounter than from any representa-
tion I am able to make. ' The poli?i:tal agent T.
,c,,K9b.ort!on,
Fee:, riot only previous .to .the foreeAvitti „Pittagong,
• but to the present period,. has been eeelnnelY a . 'lndefatigably
:L
engaged in readeriog every assistance , thee, t . ',eiyii power
could command ::his arrangements on all.occasions'have tended
to the advantage of the whole, and• to the aecoramodetion of
individuals ; and I truly rejoice at this opnortimiteloftpubliely
acknowledging that the greatest benefit hatr:beeia deravcd from
his presence.
. •• • a i •
• Commodere Hayes has, on all occasione,..ree. eret an aid
theninst effectual, and had it not been, for the assistance af-
feeeket hv,the` flotilla under Ids .commanded, rhe arrival of the
firvceer,yle
efitoerret 1 oAn rr.
waacan
s.mawdoeubhyl ,
hhiamvet.obec,en.opeletfeaeraice; .i,rniipcltachliecnabiln,
~.
surmountable obstacles prevented the further approach .of the
gun,botits'to'-thrscene of actioni• he : landed
.two 241 pounders,
and with the British seamen ir dragged themand 4heirappur-
ientiecte a &sane! of five miles, to the VIWAPuIcOf hefoye AT-,

4

71,can rendering them available for any service on which they
teuld be usefully employed.
Brigadier-General 'M`Bean gaveeme the benefit of his judg-
ment and experience, anti the effectual aid of his directing su-
perintendence ; to offer a further remark on the known zeal of
one who has so firmly established his claim to honourable
Wee, would, I fear, in me be but an assumption—to his Ex-
cellency the claims of Brigadier-General M`Bean Are fully
Aenown.
The assiduity of Brigadier Grant, C. 8., commanding the
brigade,—of Brigadier Richards, commanding the Ist bri-
gade,—of Brigadier Fair, commanding the 7th brigade,—and
of Lieut.-Col. Lindsay, commanding the Artillery Division,
demand that I should state to his Excellency, that-their ex-
ample and their directions materially contributed to the success
of our operations. . .
Did the limits of a dispatch allow of my mentioning sepa-
lately the Officers who commanded corps, I should feel myself
most particularly bound to name them; and proud should I
be in being the instrument of more especially recording their
deserts, than, while bearing testimony to the merits of all, in
swing ihat every officer, noti-cannnissioned officer, and private,
performed his duty, equally by gallantry in the field, and by
-the willing endurance of privations, that the division might
move forward. . .
I may, hoirever, 1 hope, be pardoned in representing, that
'the Deputy-Assistant Adjutant-General, Lieutenant Scott,
rendered the the most effectual.assistance, that the Ist Deputy-
Assistant Quartermaster-General, Captain 'Drummond, con-
ducted the business of his department with judgment, with
-the greatest personal exertion, and with the most indefatigable
perseverance. The 9d Deputy-Assistant Quartermaster-Ge-
neral, Lieut. Paton, has also established his claim to a particu-
lar notice. The Assistant-Commissary-General, Capt. Banner-
man, has had no common difficulties to encounter in effi.ctually
arranging, for the continued supplies for the troops, the means
of conveyance by land, at his command; never exceeded a week's
supply. The Superintending-Surgeon, Dr. Grant, has on every
occasion provided for the comfort and relief of the sick and
wounded, and with other medical officers, was ever forward,
while the troops were engaged, to render immediate assistance.
To Lieut. Wroughton, of the Survey' Department, I am parti-
cularly indebted, not only for the reconnoissances he made
when we neared the enemy, but especially for the discovering
the pathsby which Brigadier Richards, with the column under
hie command, gained the right of the enemy's position. Lieut.
Thompson; the senior Engineer Officer, displayed zeal and prac-
tical proficiency in the performance of his duty ; to Capt. IVilkie
more especially, and to the other officers of the Pioneers gene-
rally, the advance of the division may be mainly attributed ;
road of nearly lee miles in length has, by the labour of the
pioneees, -under their judicious directions, been completed ;
many morasses rendered passable, and innumerable nullaha
- bridged. I much fear that the continued exposure to the sun
will for some time deprive the division of the benefit of Captain
Wilkie's services, who persevered in doing his duty till suc-
cess crowned our efforts, though suffering from severe indis-
position.
If ever instances of mental energy triumphing over bodily
infirmity were exemplified, they have been displayed by
• Colonel 0., of the 2d Local Horse, who on each occa-
sion, when there was a probability of the cavalry being en-
gaged, caused himself to be removed from his palanquin to
be plated on his horse, though so weakened by long sick-
-mess to lie unable, for any length of time, to prolong the
exertion..
This dispatch will be delivered by Liutenant Bellew, my
Military Secretary; he has entitled himself to 'my confidence,
and is enabled to afford his Excellency the best information on
many points connected with the country.
For my Aide-de-Camp, Lieut. Hawkins, I beg to solicit his
Excellency's notice, and to strongly recommend him for any
mark of approbation; and 1 can confidently asiert, that both
from talent and education, he promises to prove a credit to the
profession.
Enclosed are returns of the casualties that have occurredsbar-
ing the several actions with the enemy since the division en-
tered Arracan, and also of the ordnance found in position on
the east front of the heights covering the capital the quantity
captured is so widely dispersed, that there has not yet been
time to allow its being ascertained.
Several Sirdars have surrendered themselves, and prisoners
are hourly being brought to the camp. Grounding my opinion
un the general assertion of the captives, I may venture .to sug-
geet the probability that not 1,000 of the Burmese' who were
serving under Atown Munja, will reach Ave, but by the per-
rei:sion of the Governor-General —I have, &c. - •
'-(iiigned) T. W. MORRISON, Brig.-Pen. Comg. S.E. Div;

Enclosure, No. 1.
EICTILACT Fnox DIVISIOX OIIDERS.

Camp Kaykringding, March 24, 1825.
On the breaking up of the present camp. protection detach-
niefilS-rire to be formed, consisting of Chankring of one com-
pany of his Majesty's 44th regiment, 2d light infantry batta-
lion, 10th regiment Madras native infantry, 16th ditto.
One 'company of F;_eykringding, one ressala of 2d local horse,
His Majesty's 54th Bengal Native Infantry, 42d ditto, 49th
ditto, ditto:
The senior officer of the whole to command. Names and
states of commissions of officers to be employed on this import-
ant duty, to be immediately sent-to the Deputy -Assistant-Ad-
j utant-i;enersl.
The following are the arrangements for the advance of the
force :—Head-quarters to be established this-.evening on the
-south• bank of the Chebatta river. To march at day-light
tomorrow morning for the same place-4 ressalas of the 2d
local horse.
Artillery division, head-quarters, with 4 12-pounders. 2 .5
• inch I,nwitzers, 2 8-pounder.:, first brigade native troops, left
wi"v 2d light infantry battalion, rifle company Mug Levy.
To e nbark at six a.m. for the same destination, five com-
panies of his Majesty's 44th regiment, on board the gun-boats
that will be appropriated to their conveyance, and proceed to
the Chebatta river, where it will land and join the Ist brigade.
Horses and cattle belonging to the officers to be crossed to the
.camp of Kaykringding, under the arrangements communicated
yesterday, as for to-morrow, by the Deputy Assistant Quarter-
master-Oeneral ; on Sunday, tare
of his Majesty's 44th reghnent.
Four companies 2d Light Infantry battalion are to cross to
Kaykringding, under directions that will be issued by. Briga-
dier-General4l4Bean, who will be pleased to effect a junction
of his column with the advance column, when the arrival of
the commissariat cattle will permit him to move forward.
Thetroops, on leaving their present encampment, are to be
supplied with two days provisions.
(True extract.)
' (Signed) W. B. SCOTT, Dy..A. Adjutant-General.

Rec ;roof Wounded of the South=eastern Division of the Army,
under the command of Brigadier-General- Morrison, C. 8.,
in action with the enemy of the 261 h March, 1825.
*1 Local Horse.—Wounded, 2 rank and ale, and Z horses ;
2 horses missing.
Right of his Mcjeaty's 44th Regiment. _-Wounded,
1 sergeant, 4 rank and file, I bheestie, and 1 bullock-min.
Right 'Wing of his Ma.!esty's 54th Regintent.—Wounaed,
1 tlfuinmer, and 1 rank and file.
Nth Regiment Bengal Native Infantry.—Wounded, 2 rank
and file, and 1 bheestie.
4iJth Regiment Bengal Native Infantry.—Wounded, 2 rank
and file. '(Signed) W. B. SCO'l7l', Dy. A. Adj.-Gen.

Returft of Killed and Wouhded of the South Eastern Division
of the Army, under the command of Brigadier-General Mor-
rison, C. 8.; in action with the enemy on the 27th of March.
2d Local Horse.—Wounded, 2 horses.
Artillery Division.—Wounded, 2 rank and file.
Right wing his Majesty's 44th 'Regimetat—Wounded, 4
ratticand file.
Nil Majesty's 54th Regiment.—Killed, 1 sergeant : wound-
ed', grank and file.
,BtLitßegiment Bengal Native• Infantry.—Wounded, 1 cap-
tain, tsubadars, 1 sergeant or havildar, and 13 rank and file.
42d Regiment Bengal Native Infantry.—WoGaded, I lieu-
- tenant, 1 sergeant or havildar, and-10 rank and file.
49th Regiment Bengal• Native Infantry.-,Wounded, 6 rank
awl file.
Left wing 62d Regiment Bengal Native Infantry.—Wound-
ed, 3 rank and file.
Pioneers.—Wounded, '1 sergeant or havildar, and .6 rank
• • dad file.

Names of officers wounded.
Captain Seymour, 26th regiment Bengal Native Infantry,
nightly.
Lieutenant M`Keen, 42d Bengal Native -Infantry, severely,
not dangerously. (Signed) W. B. SCOTT,
Dy. A. Adj.-General.
Return of Killed and Wounded of the South Eastern Division
of the' Army, under the command of Brigadier-General Mor-
rison, C. 8., in action with the enemy between the periods of
the 29th of March and theist of April, 1825.
Camp, Arracan, April 2, 1825.
General Staff—Wounded, 1.
2d Local Horse—Wounded, 6 rank and file, and 1 horse.
Artillery Division—Killed, I bombardier; wounded, 3 rank
and file, and 6 gun drivers.
His Majesty's 44th Regiment—Wounded, 4 rank and file.
His Majesty's 54th Regiment—Killed, two rank and file;
wounded, l captain, I lieutenant, t volunteer, 1 sergeadt or
bewilder, and 12 rank and file.
26th Regiment Bombay Native Infantry—Woanded, 2 rank
and file.
efd Regiment Bombay' Native rnfantay—Wounded, rank
And gie.'
Id Light Infantry Battalion—Killed:, 2 havilde rs and 6 rank
And file ; wounded, I major, 1 jensadar, 5 sergeants or havilders,