The Sun.
London, England, 1824-10-07 00:00:00

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" Inhabitants of Assam !—lt ig well known to yoO that some
Tears ago the Burmese invaded your territory, and that they
have since dethroned the Rajah, plundered the country, slough:
tered Brahmins, and women, and cows, defiled your temples,
and committed the most barbarous outrageti of every kind; so
that vast numbers of your countrymen have been forced to seek
refuge in our dominions, where they have never ceased to
plore our assistance. Notwithstanding our regret at witnessing
the miseries to which they were subjected, as we Were on friendly.
terms with the King of Ave, we could not interfere. Brit now
the officers of his Burmese Majesty have invaded our indepen
dent territory of Caliar, and there and elsewhere have commit.;
ted such outrages, and held a latihTuage so arrogant and hostile,.
that we are at length at war. The. wished-for opportunity of
relieving yourselves from the hands of your olipressors has now
arrived. Our victorious army has crossed the boundary, and
ere long we will drive the barbarians beyond the Banuahlroond,
nor cease until we restore peace and security, to your distracted
country. Come fOrward, therefore, without fear for the present
or the future. Supply our troops with provisions, for which
ready money will be paid, and fail not when you have an op:
portunity to wreak your vengeance on the remnant of those who
have caused you so many calamities. We are not led into your
country by the thirst of conquest ; but are forced, in our own
defence, to deprive our enemy of the means of annoying us.
You may therefore rest assured that we will never consent ,to
depart until we exclude our foe from Assam, and re-establish
in that country a Government adapted to your wants, and cal.
culated to promote the happiness of all parties."

AWFUL EXPLOSION.

The Calcutta .17,11n13tt11, of the 15th of April,
gives the following account of a dreadful accident
which occurred on the sth of that month, in the
sifting-houses of the po%vder-tnills at Papal-now,-
near Allahabad:---4-

" The powder-works of Papamow are situated on a rising
ground, about three milesto the northward of the cantonments
of A llahabad. About half-past four P.m. the deep silence of
an Indian day was broken by a sudden and awful eXplo-
sion. The sensation in cantonments was, as if a masked at.
tery of great guns had opened at the very doors of the bungo-
lows. Every- house shook to its foundation, doors flew open,
bUrsting their bolts and bars, and strewing the floors with glass.
On rushing out to ascertain the cause, a most awfully sublime
sight met the eye. Rising on the clear blue sky to the north,
a %nighty condensed cloud was beheld, upon which the sun
shining brightly, showed distinctly in Its womb, cloud rolled
on cloud, in wild-uproar and agitation. 'rite direction
of the cloud put the cause *beyond a doubt, and we has-
tened to Papamow, where we witnessed a most heart-rend.
ing sight.•• Two sifting-houses, said to contain about three
hundred barrels of powder, by sons unhappy cause (which,
I suppose, it will be impossible ever to ascertain), had
exploded, and nearly forty persons connected with the
works had been blown up, and scattered around, in a man.
ner too horrible for description ; whilst their wives and chit •
dren, with loud lamentations, were endeavouring to discover the
shattered remains• of their relations, hair only of whom were
found alive, and of whom hopes are enterutined. lung
range of the new high wall," building all round the work, was
blown away nearly by the foundation ; trees lay torn up by
the roots, and the moth of all the mills were shattered. Orem
alarm was entertained for Major Lindsay's family, whose
house, as superintendant of the mills, is at a short distance.—
We were rejoiced to find them safe and unhurt. Mrs. Linda
say's escape was wonderful ; she had retired after dinner to a
small sitting-room, with two glazed doors fronting the works,
anti was reading when the explosion took place. The doors,
which were secured by iron bats, were torn from their hinges,
and one of the bars thrown to the opposite side of the room,
while the glass, like a shower of hail, strewed the floor of that
room and the adjoining hall. Such was the pow& and effect
of this awful explosion, that in the fort, five miles distant, doors
were tore open, and broken apparently by greater violence than
in the cantonments."