The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-28 00:00:00

PRICE SEVENPTNCZ.

moved outside, while that of the 89th moved to attack a stock-
ade to the left. Both partieS were fired upon from another large
one on the right, when the 13th and 38th, having only two lad-
tiers, instantly attacked.it, and carried it also, without meek-
ing a single wound. About 100 of the enemy wer.: killed here.
On gettingposseasion of this stockade it was tbund to be one of
a chain.of four—the last the strongest of all. , The second and
third were carried with some trouble, not a scaling ladder hav-
ing been left. This was also effected without loss beyond two
or three wounded. In these stockades the .enemy , lost about
150, making their loss, by this party alone to this point, 550.
So many men had been left in the captured stockades, that on
securing the third only 100 men were left to attack the strongest
of all, bring nearly-12 'feet high, and containing not less than
1,090 men,rand having 20 gaits, and as it afterwards appeared .
contained all the ChiLiS.

With these, heivever'Major, Sale; succeeded in clearing one •
face of the work, by taking post at a small port hole for one of
the guns,.ansi firing muskets as they were handed up to him—
every that telling. After a short time the body of the enemy
went over to-the other side of the stockade; the Major with
a few men got over the stockade. -At the same time a party
of men had found a wicket which they forced, and entered the
work. About 400 of the enemy instantly fell _it sacrifice—
with the less on our part of 3 killed and about 14 wounded.
Among the latter. Captain Johnson, of his Majesty 13th Re-
giment. During the storm one of the 'Burmese Chief's rushed
out of a but and attacked a private of the 13th with his sword.
He Contrived to unscrew the bayonet, and made a cut at his
head, which passed through the top of his cap, through the
twisted braid, and even the scales, but without touching his
head. TN man staggered from the blow, and a second was
just about to cut him down. The Wit, however, was parried.
by- Major Sale, who made a cut at the Chief. The latter par-
tially peeled it, but not effectually—for the Major's sword en-
tered his skull and broke in two. He was, therefote, obliged
afterwards to use his fallen enemy's golden one.
While this was going on on the Rangoon vide, under Briga-
dier General Mtßean, Sir Archibald Campbell, with 250 of the
31st Regiment and about the same number of Native Infantry,
with the flotilla, attacked and took three stockades alluded to in
our editorial notice. Two hundred of the enemy were killed in
these, anti it is supposed at least six hundred were wounded.
Twelve pieces of cannon fell into our hands here. The terror
created among the Burmese by these affairs is said to be exces-
sive. Upwards of 900 bodies were found dead ; of these, nearly
600 in the stockade last taken by the detachments of the 13th
and 30th under Major Sale. Ills conduct, in every letter we
have seen, is stated-to have been truly distinguished—and as it
is said thatmore than twenty of the enemy fell by his sword.
After securing the golden one of' the Chief he had killed, he was
opposed to another with a silver one—which sifter a very short
contest also came into his possession. It is supposed that from
both attacks the Burmese did not sustain a loss of less than
3000 men killed and wounded. The stockade, which has been
represented as so formidable, is now considered as nothing. The
ladders are placed, our men mount, the enemy take to their
heels.

The affairs of the Bth have inspired fresh spirits into all our
troops, which had begun to droop a little from provisions nut
being over plenty. By this time the scarcity must have disap-
peared on the arrival of the vessels from this place ; some of
which we yesterday stated had entered the river as the Alligator
was coming out.

A few days before the affairs of the Oth, the Burmese, who
arc stated at 14.000 lighting men, made an attack on our ship.
ping by sending among them 60 or 60 tire rafts, and they ac-
companied this water nttack exactly at the same time with an
assault of the llriiiait lines, which ended in their.deleat ;while
the raft did no mischief to the ships.
It is singular that in all the atiltirs of the Oth we only lost
three men killed and one officer and thirty men 'wounded. The
officer wounded is Capt. Johnson of the 13th, who received a
ball in the shoulder, which has been extracted at the breast.

Brigadier General ;11‘Bean's force took and destroyed ten
pieces of cannon, Nome of which were brass and of a rather su-
perior kind.

It is said at Rangoon, on the' fiththat a deputation was on
its way from Ava, to try to come to terms of peace. The Bur-
mese, however, are not represented as likely to submit until they
get such another defeat as they experienced on the Bth.
The same fever now raging in Calcutta was prevailing at Ran-
goon; at the date of the letters few had escaped it ; bet there
were scarcely any deaths lions it.
The letters do not speak ofadvancing up the Irrawaddy ;
in-
deed some doubt the practicability.
(Front the Calcutta Government Gazette ofJuly 3.)
Tiix EPI AI le.—The epidemic fever which we adverted to
lately, continues to prevail throughout Calcutta, and it is sup.
posed that already about three.tburths of the population, both
European and Native, have been atfected by it. The disease
is attended with intense headache, violent pains in the limbs,
and red inflammatory patches all over the body. When these
symptoms, which generally last three or four days, are removed,
extreme languor and debility remain for some time. ‘thole
families are startling under the complaint together, and in.
many houses scarcely a servant is left to wait upon the sick.
Fortunately, no fatal cases have occurred, at least not one has
come within our knowledge. Nearly three-fourths gout press
establishment are laid up with the same disease, and a few days
ago, in one public °dice in town, only three assistants out of
forty-five, were aisle to attend to their duty.
The Hon. Company's ship Research, with the pilot-vessels
Cecilia, Torch Planet, and Henry Almon left the Chittagong
river yesterday fig Cheduba, having on board three companies
gibe 2tl battalion, 211th; fitly European artillerymen; two six-
pounders, and two howitzers, under the command of Lieutenant
K. Ciunpbell, of the 43d regiment Native infantry.

It is rumoured that an attack is meditated on the island by
our goldcn.fboted friends ; and it is not very improbable that
they will make the attempt, considering the tew troops we have
there. Lieutenant Mt tham of our division of artillery proceeds
in charge of the guns. Captain Webb, of the artillery, and
Lieutenant Brown, of His lilajesty's 44th regiment, proceed in
the vessels to Cheduba, on lick certificate, and on the arrival of
the vessels at the island, they go thence to Calcutta in the Ct.
cilia, which has been ordered to that place after landing the
troops. The Henry Merton and one of the other pilut.vessels
remain at Cheduba, and the Research will turn to Chittagong,
surveying the coast on her trip back."

,
tuamrsz WAR.—that
It 13 not in this war along at
the sufferings of India are centered. Bombay, Madras, and
the upper provinces of Bengal, are threatened with a famine.
At Bombay, when the last ad vices came away', only 6 inches
of water had fallen, when the average quantity during many
years, at the same season, was upwards of 14 inches. The
tialantatiolene",cOkrBriespw:llaliseintansdtalteslve,"thabtavieucbheei:
t4:lnhenealtitltY;l6"c'elirlelinedetiylsuol!',water and pasture, that at Poonah the inha-
bitants have been driving in their cattle, anti selling them as
low as at three onnas (about tivepence) per bead. At Madras,
by the last accounts, no monsoon had commenced ; and iu
the upper provinces of Bengal, in the beginning of August, a
strong westerly wind prevailed, unaccompanied by a single
drop of rain. The natives attribute all these calamities to the
baleful influence of the comet, which hus made its appearance in
these regions. The expcnce of the war is enormous: we stated
formerly that a crore and a half of rupees had been expended.
That aunt has since been increased to two hundred lacs, and the
monthy extra expcnce of the war is estimated at 40 hies (about
50,000/.) When we consider, at the same time, the necessary
effect of the famine in decreasing the revenue, it is evident that
the Treasury of Calcutta will soon be exhausted, and tbaSit
will be necessary to draw bills on England for the difference.
It is obvioua that the rate of exchange in favour of this
country must materially improve, and this solitary fact is all
that we have to congratulate ourselves upon in the whole com-
plexion of the intelligence.' From the same causes which have
ruined the grain crop, indigo has failed in every part of the coun.
try, save in the Jessore and Dacca districts, and all that can be
said of it in that quarter is that it has still some chance, but the
fate of the crops for the last three yeses; should prevent our
being too sanguine. The crop on the whole will certainly be
short, and, from the small quantities of the best qualities in
the market, a great advance in price may be anticipated. Saf-
flower anti the other productions of Syihet and the. eastern trot)*
tier, that being the seat of war, must be totally deficient for
this year.—( Tekscopt.) •

•
We learn,. by a private letter from India, that Lieutenant.
Colonel
er Canada, Al Nlorrison, of the 44th Regiment, has been appointed
BrigatlierAieneral on the Chittagong Frontier. This ts the
same officer who commanded in ti
the battle of
Chtystletis Farm, when, with the 49th ar,4lll9th Regiments, he
defeated a much superior force of the Americans, and drove
the invading army across the Saint Lawrence. Froukhis known
talent and experieuce bush-fighting, acquired in America,
we consider hint eminently qualified fOr such a command.._.