The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-24 00:00:00

NATIVES ATTACHED.

Itheestes.—Killed, 1 ; woundeti,niisirees, 1; bearers, 6 ;
gun lascars. 4 ; tindals, 1.
Total.—Commissioned officers, wounded, 6; non-commis-
sioned, rank and file, killed, 14 ; wounded, 105. Natives at-
tached.—Killed 2 ; wounded, 11.

REMARKS—Him Majesty's 18th Light Infantry; name of
officer wounded, Lieutenant James Petry, slightly.
Ills Majesty's 38th Foot ; name of officer wounded, Lieu.
tenant Henry Grimes, slightly.
His Majesty's 41st Foot; name of officer wounded, Major
P. L. Chambers, severely, not dangerously.
Madras European Regiment; names of officers wounded,
Captain Kyd, Lieutenants Stenton and Robertson, severely,
not dangerously.
Two men of the Madras European Regiment were missing
soon after the arrival of the army at Rangoon, and have not
been inserted in any of the returns, hav►ng been taken whilst
straying from their line, and not whilst engaged with the
enemy.

(Signed) F. TIDY, Lieut.-Col. D. A. G.
N. B. The quantity of sluga made use of by the enemy
will account for great disparity in the proportions of killed and
wounded.

On board the Honourable Company's ship Ernaad,
River Rangoon, 11th of June, 1824.
TO BBIGADIER-GENERAL SIR A. CAMPBELL, &C. &C. &c.
SIR-1 have the honour to report, that in execution of the
service you assigned me, I anchored on the eastern side of the
island of Cheduba, with the transport Anna Robertson, in com-
pany,.on the night of the 12th of last month, and found the
other transport and his Majesty's ship the Slaneu already there.
I immediately conferred with Captain Mitchell, and on the
13th Lieutenant Mathews of that ship made a bold and very
intelligent reconnoissance up the small river on ,which the
enemy's town is situated, and in our entire ignorance of the
localities, his report was of essential use to me in arranging the
disembarkation.
The ships lay three miles from the shore outside of a mud
flat which stretches parallel with the land, and is nearly dry at
low water, and the coast on this side is covered with jungle to
the edge; indeed, the mouth of the river is not distinguishable
at a very little distance. We moved towards it on the morning
of the 14th with as much men as the boat would hold-200 of
his Majesty's 13th Light Infantry Regiment, and 100 of the
20th Native Infantry.
On the southern bank a short distance up was an outpost,
which was immediately taken possession of by a small party
from the leading boat, the Burmese retiring from it without re-
sistance. The river varies in breadth from about 40 to 100
yards, the jUngle on both sides extending far into the water.—
About half a mile further up the ground is cleared and culti-
vated, and the enemy became visible lining a trench of 300
yards extent, on the edge of the northern bank, with their right
flanked by a bridge over the rivers. They permitted our boats
to range along until the headmost.arrived opposite their right,
and then opened a fire of musketry and swivels, accompanied
by flights of arrows. The bank was steep and somewhat diffi-
cult, but two orthree parties of the 13th were soon on its sum.
mit in spite of the enemy's efforts, who opposed diem with con.
siderable boldness : a few minutes' firing followed, while the
remaining boats landed their men, and they fled, leaving up-
wards of 20 killed; and many wounded. Their village or town
commences near the spot at which we had landed, and I imme-
diately moved up the street in pursuit ; on arriving at the end
of it (about a quarter of a mile), we found a stockade, into
which they had retired, arid from which they opened a fire as
soon as we appeared. It was a square of about 200 yards each
face, the outward piles from 16 to 20 feet high, and embank.
meat and a parapet within them, salient gateways in each face,
and a triple row of railing round the entire exterior, appeared
to be in good order, and the tire was from several six-pounders,
as well as swivels of various calibre and musketry.
I immediately lodged parties at such points close to the work
as afforded tolerable cover; ordered the howitzer and two or
three ship guns ashore, together with the remainder of the
sepoys ; and mean time marked off a buttery within 100 yards
of their front gateway. The weather now became exceedingly
unfavourable, but as all gave their most hearty and zealous en-
-deavoura to ie execution of what was pointed out to them, Our
want of proper materials, implements, and workmen was Bur-
mounted. Repeated feints upon the enemy's left sufficed to
turn his attention from our working parties on his right, and
during tile night of the 16th two nine.poundera and a carronade
on ship-carriages were placed in the battery, the hut that masked
it pulled down, and it opened in the morning. Its fire was
soon decisive on the gateway, which having been their last
thoroughfare, was not so strongly embanked as the others.
Having prepared some seamen with axes and ropes to accom-
pany the column, I ordered it forward : it moved rapidly to its
point, headed by Major Thornhill's company of his Majesty's
13th; a few moments sufficed to complete the destruction of
the wounded spars, and we were speedily in the stockade, fol-
lowed by the reserve under Lieutenant-Colonel Hampton of the
20th Native Infantry. The Burmese chief in command was
killed near the point of attack : they abandoned their interior
defences (a trench and breastwork), and fled through their rear
gate, leaving a great number killed.
Considering that throughout these little operations our in-
vestment was very close, and the enemy's fire kept up without
any intermission, I am happy to say thut our loss has been
singularly small. .
Where all evinced not only ready obedience but the utmost
zeal, it would be difficult to remark upon individual claims to
notice, but my thanks are due to Lieutenant-Colonel Hump.
ton, commanding the detachment of the 20th Native Infantry,
and to Brevet-Mai
or Thornhill, of his Majesty's 13th, for the
manner In which they and their officers and men fulfilled their
duties: the latter officer was wounded by a spear while leading
his men into the stockade. lam also much indebted to Lieu.
tenant Molina, of the 15th, (Brigade-Mikjor), for the active and
valuable assistance he afforded me throughout.
I must do myself the pleasure to acknowledge the cordial
co-operation that I received from Captain Mitchell, of his Ma-
jesty'a ship Stoney, who accompanied me at the disembarka-
tion, and to whose readiness in affording every assistance his
ship could supply, the service was importantly indebted ; and
the exertions of his seamen, under the immediate command
of Lieutenant Matthews, in getting the suns landed and as.
suiting in the battery, .contributed essentially to accelerate the
esult.

On the 19th, one of our reconnoitring parties, under Capt.
Aiken, of his Majesty's 13th, succeeded in capturing the
Rajah, who was concealed with some of his followers in the
jungle, a
few miles in the interior. It appears that of 600
Burmese, who about a month previous to an attack were sent
over to assist in the defence of the island, little more than 300
survived the contest unhurt; and the Chedubans whom they
had mustered to assist in the defence of the stockade have also
suffered considerably. The surviving Burmese passed over to
the main land,

Having made such arrangements regarding the island as
circumstances admitted, 1 re.embarked the European part of
my force in confonnity with your orders, and sailed with the

ships Ernaad and Anna Robertson on the 31 of the present I
month, leaving Lieutenant-Colonel Hampton with his detach-
ment of the 20th Native Infantry, and his Majesty's ship
Slaney, in possession, and on the most friendly understanding
with the inhabitants. On the 6th we lost sight cf the islands ;
on the 9th we made Negrais, with the intention of visiting and
reporting to you the situation of the detachment you had
...to ordered there ; but the weather becoming so threatening as
to render it unadvisable to risk ships in such a situation, I
stood on for this place, and anchored off the bar of the river
this day. ',.
I inclose returns of our,killed and wounded, and am happy
add that most of the laityr are doing well. I have, &c.
(Signed) lr. DM RE AG H , Brig.-Gen.

',ist of Officers, Seamen, and Marines belonging to his Ma-
jesty's ship Slaney, Charles Mitchell, Esq. Commander, who
were killed or wounded at the reduction of the Island of
Cheduba.

John Parr, corp. mar., killed; John' Thompson, quarter-
master, wounded dangerously; Loui. Paget., able, wounded
dangerously (since dead) ; Bathurst Mathews, Ist Lieutenant,
slightly; James Mayning, boatswain, slightly; Ed.',Cham-
berlain, Captain's steward, slightly.
(Signed) C. MITCHELL, Captain.
. His Majesty's ship Slaney, in Cheduba. Roads,
May 20, 1824.
Killed, 1 marine ; wounded, 1 Lieutenant and .1 seamen.

CHEDUBA, MAY 18, 1824.
Return of killed and wounded of the force under the command
of Brigadier M'Creagh, C. 8., from the 14th to the lith of
May, 1324, both days inclusive.
Honourable Company's Artillery—Wounded, I gunner ; 1
gun lascar.—Total 2.
His Majesty's 13th Light Infantry—Killed, 1 rank and tile ;
1 wounded, Brevet-major ; 1 Ensign ; 1 Sergeant ; 1 bugler;
16 rank anti file.—Total killed 1, wounded 20.
2d Battalion 20th itegiment Native Infantry,—Killed, 1 rank
anti file; wounded, 1 Lieutenant; 1 havildar ; 6 rank and file.
—Total, killed, 1; wounded 8.
Followers—Wounded, 6 lascars—Total 6.
Grand Total—Killed, 2 ; wounded, 36.
(Signed) G. NV. 111A141NS, Major of Brigade.
NAMES or OFFICERS WOUNDED.

His Majesty's 13th Light Infantry—Brevet Major Thorn-
hill, slightly.
Ditto ditto—Ensign Kershaw, BE/Oily.
2d Ilatt. 20th ltegt. Native Infantry—Lieutenant and Acting
Adjutant Margrave, severely. •

RETURNS OF ARMS AND ORDNANCE TAKEN IN TIIE ENE-

MY'S WORK AT CHEDUBA, MAY 17, 1824.

6 European six.pounderguns ; 30 smaller guns, and swivels
of various calibre ; 40 European muskets, and a few match.
locks; 12,625 leaden balls of various sizes; 200 six-pQund
shot; a few hand grenades; 1,080 European flints.
(Signed) 0. W. DIALINS, Major of-Brigade.
By command of the Governor-General in Council, .
GEO. SWINTON, Secretary to Government.