The Sun.
London, England, 1824-11-29 00:00:00

SECOND EDITION.

INDIA.

SUPPLEMENT tothe LONDON GAZETTE

Of SATURDAY, the 27th of NOVEMBER.

MONDAY; NOV. 29, 1824.
Indio-Board, November 29, 183.
Dispatches have been received at the East India-House from
the Governor-General in Council at Fort William, with in-

closures, of which the following are extracts and copies :
Extract from a Letter from the Governor-General in Council
to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors, dated Fort
William, 26th April 1824.
We have much satisfaction in reporting the success which
has attended our operations against Assam. After considerable
delays, occasioned by the difficulty in procuring boats and sup.
Iplies, Brigadier M‘Morine, moved forward with the force under
his command, cnn sisting of the Run gpore bight Infantry, Chum.
parum ditto, and Dinagepore local battalion with the flotilla
of gun-boats, on the 22d ultimo, and reached Gowahati, the
capital of Camroop, on the weinern division of Assam, on the
28th ult., without experiencing the slightest resistance, notwith-
standing the strength of several of the enemy's positions, and
the natural difficulties of the country. The Native Chiefs of
Assam have waited upon Brigadier M'Morine, and have inani.
fested the most 'friendly disposition, but have not as yet afforded
any effectual assistance. The Burmese, after evacuating seve-
ral- strong stockades in succession, without firing a shot, appear
to be in full retreat towards Ava. They have committed seve.
ral atrocious and sanguinary murders; and we regret to say
that there is little chance of our troops overtaking them, as the
advanced state of the season, and other unavoidable circum•
stances, had prevented our further forward movement.
The Agent • to the Govemor-General, Mr. Scott, on hear.
ing of the occupation of Gowabati
.by our troops, proceeded
across the •hilly track which intervenes between Sylliet and
Assam, to join Brigadier M'Morint, with an escort of three
companies of the 23d Native Infantry; and private accounts
have been received from Sylhet, by whish it appears that he
had arrived in the neighbourhood" of Gowahan oil the 13th
inst. without experiencing any difficulties or loss by the way.

Copy of a.l.leport from Captain Noton to the Major of Brigade

at ChittitgoN, dated-Camp, jtamoo, May 11,18'24

Sin--On the 9th inst. a naik.,.from'the Itutntipulung stock.
ade, came in with a Bengallee vfllager, stating that the latter
had seen the enemy advancing upon Rutnapullung, with four
Chiefs and about 150 men, wishing to negotiate, which the
naik also stated to be the case.
Conceiving this to be some design of the enemy to put the
Jentadar Off his guard, and thereby more easily gained pose*
'Mon of the stockade, I determined upon moving with the whole
of my disposable force to ascertain what their intentions were,
leaving the convalescents of the 23d, the whole of the provin.
cials, and one hundred Mugs, to protect the cantonement and
sick, in case the enemy might detach a party to outflank me.
I moved off about five P. n. the detachment 23d native in.
fantry leading. On our arriving near to the stockade (about
half a mile), a heavy fire was • opened upon us from the hills
on the left of the road, which the enemy had taken pos-
session of in numbers and fortified ; their larger guns
were fired from the further hill, and the smaller ones
from the lower, thereby completely commanding the
road. The , naik of the provincial battalion, who' had
come to give the report with the Bengallee in the first
instance, told me that we were very near the plain where
the stockade was ; I consequently pushed on with the detach-
ment of the,23d, and reached the plain. I then returned with
a few men to bring on the guns, directing Ensign Campbell to
follow, should I not join him in a short time. It was then to
my disappointment that I found that two of the elephants had
thrown their loads and blocked up the road. This; Captain
Pringle reported to me, was the fault of the mahouts.
To extricate the gun, which, together with the gear, was
hanging- to the elephant, we were obliged to cat the ropes,
but from the inexperience of Lieutenant Scott (having
never seep guns carried on elephants before), and none of
the golmidauze being present, after many trials, and fail-
ing in all, I was obliged to leave it, and take steps for
carrying away, the ammunition, which the other elephants
had thrown tifl, and also that which had been left on the road
by some coolies, who had run ofF. Previous to this, I had been
joined by Ensign Campbell. We with difficUlty succeeded in
getting it away, chiefly by the exertions of the sepoys, the
:Mugs having hid themselves in the jungles, with the exception
of a very few, who assisted the sepoys. After this was etfected4
I proceeded quietly with a small party of sepoys and an de.
pliant, and brought in the gun, with as many things as I could
find, though several articles are missing.
To give the men some rest, and an opportunity of pro-
curing water, I took up a position on the plain, and there
remained on the alert during the night. One of the Mugs
fancied lie saw some Burinalis creeping towards us, and
commenced a running tire, which was with difficulty stop.
ped, otherwise we remained quiet. The enemy were firing
and shouting during the whole time. From the circumstance
of tite ammunition coolies having deserted, and the guns being
rendered perfectly useless, by the great deficiency in the detail
of artillery, and not placing any confidence in the Mugs for sup-
port, should we again have experienced a fire from the hills,
even by taking a circuitous route, and there being no possibility
of procuring supplies for the men, I deemed it most prudent to
return again to Ramoo, there to await the arrival of Captain
Trueman's detachment, as well as to obtain further information
as' to the strength of the enemy's force.
On my return to Itamoo, was surprised to hear that the
Jemadar, with his party from Rutnapullung, had arrived about
two hours before.
I regret to say our loss has been severe ; in all seven missing
and eleven wounded. I urn sorry to say that Ensign Bennet is
among the latter, being severely wounded in the left arm,
though I trust not of any very serious consequence. Ensign
Campbell likewise received a hurt in the right uncle, from a
spent ball, and also some shots in his legs. The whole of the
wounded are doing well.
I beg to state that there were a few of the Mug levy that
were under the immediate eye of Capt. Pringle (to whom every
credit is clue for his exertions) who behaved with great coolness
and much to my satisfaction, as well in firing upon the enemy
as in assistiag our sepoys carrying off the ammunition. The
men of the detachment of the Al native infantry advanced
with great steadiness, nothwithstanding the suddeness of the
attack upon them, and the very heavy fire that was kept up
for upwards of three hours from a hidden toe; anti I deem it
buttustice to Ensigns Campbell and Bennett on the occasion to
report, that they both deserve the greatest credit (or their cool.
ness and exertions throughout.
I beg to add, that Liout. Scott chewed every anxiety to bring
the guns forward, but was prevented by the circumstances
above-mentioned.
I have, &c.
T. NO'I'ON, Captain, commanding at Ramo°.

Extract from a Letter from the Governor-General in Council to
the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors, dated Fort
William, 25th May 1824.
We regret to report that the Chittagong district has been in..
vatted by the Burmese in very large force, and that the enemy
has been successful in cutting off a detachment at Ramon, can-
slating of the right wing of the 03d native infantry, under the
command of Captain Noton, and three companies of the 20th,
commanded by Captain Truman, with two guns and a detail of
artillery under Lieutenant Scott; also a party of provincials and
the Mug levy, commanded by Captain Pringle. We think it
right to add, that the eight companies of regulars above.men-
tioned were greatly reduced, both in numbers and efficiency, by
the fatal effects of the climate of the southern parts of the dis-
trict, and were already under orders to retire to the cantonment
of Chittagong.
It is not in our power to report the further progress of ape-
rations in Assam, Brigadier M'Morine having deemed it ne-
cessary to halt at Gowahati, the capital of Western Assam,
since his arrival there on the 28th March. By the last accounts
he had dispatched a small party of his force in advance to Eel.
liabar. Mr. Scott had succeeded in penetrating across the hills
of Jyntia, from Sylhet, into Assam, with a detachment of the
23d native infantry, and reached the Berhampooter at Note.
gong, about seven days march east of Gowahati, on the 28th
ultimo.
The peace at Cachar has not been disturbed since the date of
thela st
e ac.
founts
our last dispatch, but we have reason to believe that the Bur.
mere h
embark t hi
ne
terprise for recovering that principality from the Government of
ieav
Rajah a
oin umbilu enteredr
Sing lVlun
wins
pourebou in
tftoorcee
Ava, with such force as lid could raise, supported by arms and
money from the British Authorities.

Extract from a Report from Lieutenant-Colonel Povoleri com.
mending at Chittagong, to the Adjutant-General of the Army,
dated 9th May, 11124.
With deep regret I acquaint you,. for the information of his
Excellency die -Commander in Chtec with the reports which
reached me last night, that CaptainNoton's detachment
of the chief part of the right wing of the lit battalion 23d
regiment, are cut OW, after hard fighting the whole of
the 16th ; I fear all the Officers have Wen, but Lieutenant
Scott, of the Artillery, who escaped, wounded. Captain Bran-
don, with the left Wing, learning the disaster, is returning ; he
will retreat on Brigadier Shapland's division. The Mem
who will have fallen are Captain Noton, Lieutenant Grigg, En-
signs Campbell and Bennett, Ist battalion 23d regiment ;
Captain Trumen and Lieutenant Codzington, 2d battalion