The Sun.
London, England, 1825-01-24 00:00:00

INDIA.

BURM ESE.
The Burmese war- seems to be going on with a
spirit of sanguinary ferocity which was hardly expected on our
part, and one feature of it seems quite new in Indian warfare.
we have often before had to fight an army, but this is the first
time we have been called upon to cope with a people. Buell
most decidedly seems-to be our task now. In our other wars
the inhabitants of the country, if not positively favourable to
our interests, were at least to be bought or intimidated into as-
sisting in forwarding our plans, in so far as conveying our mili-
tary and commissariat stores, supplying us with provisions, and
giving us information. The Bunnans, on the other hand, re-
fuse every thing of this kind and we cannot eventnd the means:
of forwarding from Rangoon to the King of Ava a letter, stat-
ing our wrongs and demanding redress, nor can we gain infor-
mation of what is going on within two miles of the stockade
occupied by our troops. When the war was first planned, it
was proposed that after the capture of Rangoon, the army was
to proceed up the river in the boats of the country, manned by
the Burmans themselves ; but here they have reckoned, it
would appear, without their host, for when Rangoon fell into
our hands, neither boat nor Burman were to be had for love
or money, and as-yet not a single pound of provisions has been
procured, except what has been brought by sea.
Our army still remains within the stockade, which occupies
all the clear ground in the neighbourhood of the town, and is
surrounded by a thick close jungle, which enables the enemy
to come up to our very sentinels unperceived, and any one who
ventures out is sure to be cut off. When a strong party is de-
spatched to storm a blockade, they never remain out all night,
as they dread encountering the enemy at such a disadvantage ;
and stockades are thrown up by the enemy in all directions, as
from the thickness of the jungle it is impossible to know that
they are in the act of erecting them, until a smoke rising
among the,trees indicates their presence.
It seems to be universally believed, that this will be a long
protracted war. Some letters count upon its lasting till March,
while others think that it will not be finished in one season, and
that the troops will have to pass the next rains in the Burmese
Empire. What may be the intentions of the government with
regard to the country when conquered, it is impossible to di-
vine, but it is generally conjectured, that we will not add it
to our Indian empire, but rather break it up into the original
provinces of Assam, Arracan, Pegue, Martaban, and the old
Burma kingdom. As these are peopled by different races, who
have been conquered by the Burmese, it will be obviously the
interest of each and all of them to keep well with the British
government, and this will greatly facilitate our commercial in-
tercourse with every part of these regions.

CALCUTTA CIVIL APPOINTMENTS.
Judicial Department, Aug. 5, 1824.
Mr. J. Campbell, Register of the Civil Court of Rajeshahye
and Joint Magistrate, stationed at Baggorah.
Political Department, Fort William, Aug. 6, 1824.
M. E. Ravenshaw, to be First Assistant to the Secretary to
the Government in the Secret and Political Department.

aeneral Department, Aug. 12, 1824.
•The Reverend Henry Sanderson Fisher, Chaplain at Dum
Dum.

BOMBAY.
The spirit of dissension is net confined to Calcutta. At
Bombay a serious misunderstanding is stated to have taken place
between the Recorder and the Governor, in consequence of
which law proceedings are for present suspended. The editor
of one of the Journals has been sent home to Europe ; and the
Court, having " a reverend care of his health," have added to
the obligation by sending him via Calcutta and China. Really
the situation of Indian editors is at present far from enviable.
'They have no Censor on the Press, yet they are liable to fine
and transportation, if they say any thing amiss of Government,
who have the power of judging of what is proper or the contrary,
and acting without appeal. On' the-other hand, the Supreme
.Court appears to possess a similar power; and .when these high
parties quarrel, the unfortunate editor is placed,between Scylla
and _Charybdis.

-" What pleases one Court
•
'T'other Court will take ill."
"fact, his Situation reminds us of that of the unforinnate old'
women who were accused of the sin of witchcraft. They were
tossed into a pond, and if they sunk they were drowned, but
declared innocent: if they floated they were found guilty and.
burnt. The old plan of a strict censorship and no responsibi-
lity, is the only one that can with justice to the editors be
adopted.

SINGAPORE.
It has been mentioned, for some days past, that by the FIAT
of the Court of Directors, Singapore is to be no longer a Fait
Portz ! ! And that orders have been recently sent out to that
effect. How long the British Government will tolerate the
system pursued by the Company, we• cannot conjecture, but
it is evident the trading interests of the Empire will, on the at-
tempt to renew their Charter,—endeavour to controul their
power in such a manner as to, prevent them any longer pursuing
a system so injurious to British Interests.