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London, England, 1824-11-30 00:00:00

INDI A.

SUPPLEMENT to/he LONDON G AZ ETTE
Of SATURDAY, the 27th of NOVEMBER.

MONDAY, NOV. 29).1824.
India-Board, November 29, 1024.

Dispatches have been received at the East India-lltiuse from
the Gpvernor-General in Council at Fort William, with in-
closures, of which the following are extracts and copies :
Extract from a Letter from the 4lovernor-General in Council
to the Secret Committee of the Court or Directors, dated Fort
William, 2fith April lint
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 sop..
'plies, Brigadier 111‘.Morine moved forward with the force under
his command, consistingof the Rungpore Light Infantry, Chum=
perm ditto, and Dinageporu local battalion, with the flotilla
of gun.boats, ou the 22d ultiutu, and reached Gowahati, the
capital of Can-nnop, on . the western 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 Brigadierll‘lllorine,. and have maul:.
tested the niest friendly disposition, but have not as yet atlbrded
The Burmese, after evacuating sere-
rnanly.sl:rflo.e:giusatiti=i7successlon, without tiring 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 circuit.
stances, had prevented our further forward movement.
The Agent to the Governor-General, Mr. Scott, on hear-
ing of the occupation of Gowabati by our troops, proceeded
across the hilly track which intervenes between Sylhet and
Assam, to join Brigadier M'Morine, with an escort of three
companies of the 2311 Native Infantry; and private accounts
have been received from Sylitet, by which it appears that he
had arrived in the neighbourhood of Gowahati on the 13th
inst. without experiencing any difliculties or loss by the way.
Copy of a Report from Captain Nonni to the Major. of Brigade
at Chittagong, dated Camp, Ramoo, May 11,1024.
St it —On the 9th inst. a naik, from the Itutnapulung stock-
ade, caine in with a Bengallee villager, stating that the latter
had seen the enemy advancing upon Runtapullung, with four
Chiefs and about 150 men, wishing to negotiate, which the
naik also stated to be the case.

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Conceiving °this to be some design of the enemy to put the
Jemadar off his found, and thereby more easily gained posses-
:lion 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 23e1, 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 oil' about five P. M. 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 Bengallets in the first
instance„, told me that we were vary near the plain where
the stockade was ; I consequently pushed on with the detach..
went of the 234, 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 disvpointment that Tfound 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 seen guns
carried on elephants before),
*
trials, the
golundauze brink resent after "man,'and none. of
and fail-
ing in Al, I was -olinged AO leave it,- and Jake steps for
carrying away the ammunition, which the other elephants
had thrown Off
And'also that which had been left on the road
by "tne-e"olies,, who had'run Or • Previous to this, I had been
Joints' be ~neigh eauoeil, dye with difficulty succeeded in
getting it away, chiefly by the exertions Of the sepoys, the
Mtig4 listing hid thimiselves in the jungles, with the exception
7fw
:,few, wholissisted theltepoys. • After this was effected,
LyrOccettea quietly with a small party of sepoys and en tie.
pliant. 'and brought in the gun, with as many things as i could
titid,l4looghseveral articles are missing. ,
give_ the melt sown! rest; and •an opportunity of pro.
curinlVWotert I took up a position on the plain, and there
remained on the alert during the night. One of the Mugs
fancied lie 'saw tome. !turmoils" creeping towards us, and
commenced' tt running fire, which .has with difficulty stop.
poi, otherwise we remainea quiet. . The enemy were tiring
and shouting whole time. From the circumstance
attic aniniunition ►having' deserted, and the guns being
rendered•PurreetlY.useless, by
the great deficiency in the detail
of artilter),,Anti not placing any confidence in the Mugs ft 4
port, 4"
11" we: steinhave experienced a fire from thehillS,
, even 11? juking wetteuitotts mutci-atid there no Possibility
of procuring supplies for the men, I -.coned it most prudent to
return again to Itsmoo, there to await the arrival of Captain
Titteman% detftchttlent,:as‘well to•ohtain further information
as to the strength of tlae enemy's force.
()u nil return to %moo, r was surprised to hear that the

Jemadar, with his party from Rutnapulbmg, had arrived about
two hours before. .

I regret to say our loss has been severe ; in all seven missing
and eleven Wounded.. I am sorry to pay that Ensign Bennett is
• among the latter, being severely wounded in the left arm,
thotight trust pot of
,any very serious consequence. Ensign
Camplielnikewiieieceived a hurt in the right ancle, from a
spent ball, amt also some shots in his legs. The whole of the
wounded are doing well. .!
I beg to..state,. that Oleic yie;•e'a few of the Mug levy that
were under the iMmediatc bye 'of' Capt. Pringle (to whom every
credit is due for his exertions) who behaved with great coolness
and much to my satisfaction, as well in _firing. upon the enemy
as in assisting our sepoys in carrying off the ammunition. The
men of the detachment of the 2'.3d 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 threeliours from a hidden foe; and I deem it
but justice to Ensign Campbell and Bennett on the occasion to
report, that they both deserve the greatest credit for their cool.
ness and exertions throughout.
I beg to add, that Lieut. Scott shewed every anxiety to bring
the guns forward, but was. prevented by the circumstances
above-mentioned.

I have, &c.
NOTON,Captain, commanding at Ramoo.

Extract from' a Letter from the Governor-General in Council to
the Secret Committee. of the Court of Directors, dated Fort
William, 25th Alay 1824. *
IVe regret to report that the Chittagong district has been in-
vaded by the Thinnest) in very, large force, and that the enemy
has been successful in cutting off a detachment at Ramoo, con-
sisting of the right wing of the 231 native infantry, under the
command of Captain'Noton, and three companies of the'2oth,
commanded by Captain Truman, with two guns and n 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-
triet, and were already under orders to retire to the cantonment
of Chittagong.
It is not in our power to report the further progress of ope-
rations in Assam, Brigadier M‘Alorine having deemed it ne-
cessary to halt at Gowuhati, 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 Kal-
Behar. ,Mr. Scott had succeeded in penetrating across the hills
of Jyntia, froM Sylliet,- into Assam, with a detachment of the
23d native infantry, and ;cached the Berhampooter 'at Nore-
gong, about seven days march east of Gowahati, on the. 28th
ultimo.
The peace at Cachar has not been disturbed since the diad of
our last dispatch, but we have reason; to believe that the Bur:
mese have again entered Munnipore irl force. By the last tie.:
counts Rajah Gumbhur Sing was about to embark in the en:
terprise for recovering that principality.from The Gevernment of
Ava, with such three as he could raise, supported by arms and
money irons the British Authorities.

Extract froin a Report from LieutenantXolonel.Povoleri, corn.
mantling at Chittagong, to the Adjutant-General of the Army,
dated 9th May, 1824.
With deep regret I acquaint you, for the information of his
Excellency the Commander in• Chief, with the reports which
reached me last night, that Captain Noton's detachment
of the chief part of the right wing of the lst.battalion 23d
regiment, are cut off, after hard fighting the whole of
the 16th ; I fear all the Officers have fallen, but Lieutenant
.Scott, of the Artillery, who escaped, wounded. Captain Bran.
don, with the left wing, learni;:f the, disaster, is returning; he
will retreat on Brigadier Sha and's division. The Officers
who will have fallen are Captain Noton, Lieutenant Grigg, En.
signs Campbell and Bennett,' Ist battalion 2tl regiment;
Captain Truman and Lieutenant ''Codrington, 2d' battalion
20th regiment ; Doctor Maysmore, artillery.; Capt. Pringle,
Mug bevy: •

Extract of a Report'from Lieutenant-Colonel Shapland to the
Adjutant:General of the Army, dated Chittagong, May 20,
1024. •

1 have the honour to report, for the information of his Ex.
cellency the Commander-m-Chief, that, being joined by the
detachments of the Ist battalion 2:ld regiment Native infantry,
1 returned to Chittagong this morning With the detachment
which was advancing towards itanoo, when the disastrous
event occurred at that place. . ,
I tnclosd a report of the Officers who have escaped after the
action.

Copy of a Report from Lieutenant Scott and Ensigns Codring.
ton and .Campbell to ltrigude-Major White, dated Camp,
Chittagong, '2oth May, 1024.
Sir—lnformation having been required relative to the re.
treat of Captain Noton's detachment froM Ramoo, ox the
17th instant, we, being the only-surviving Officers, beg
leave to forward a condensed statement of. the circurn.
stances which have fallen under 'our observation, for the in.
formation of Brigadier Shapland, C.B. commanding the district.
The Burmese, amounting, it is supposed, to 10,000 men,
advanced. on Bonwn,
from the Ruttnapullungroad, and en.
camped on the south side of the river the 13th instant ; on the
following evening, being within gun-shot, and advancing ap.
parently with the intention of fording the river, a party, with
two six-pounders, under the command of Captain Trueman,
was detached for the purpose of annoying the enemy, and frus.
trating any attempt to cross ; this our troops eflivted.
On the 15th, however, the enemy at , eight a. ut: advanced,
and commenced entrenching themselves about three hundred
yards in front of our position, the right, flank of which was
protected by the river and by a tank, about sixty I)meg-in ad.
Vance, this being surrounded by a high ernbanktitent,. serv-
ing as breast.work, was occupied by. the Picquet;
who opened and kept up, without intermission a tire on the
enemy during the whole slay and following night. Our posi-
Aion was strengthened in the rear by a similar tank' to that is
front, for the defence of which a strong detachment from the
provincial battalion and Mug levy was allotted.
On the morning of the Pith it was discovered that the enemy
had during the night opened trenches on our left think, and bad
considerably advanced those in front. A desultory tire was
continued during the next twenty-four hours flout each tank,
but with little effect on either side. By day-break On the 17th,
the enemy had carried on their trenches to within. twelve paces
of the picquet, and had also approached -to within a short
distance of the tank in our rear ; they gained possession of
the latter about lo o'clock, A.m., the troops defending it having
of
fy
which
crhema Lieutenanthir e r n f
Scott, the Il .luwigol)e%•
hady been
quitted their post and lied with precipitation. The consterna.
non caused by this quickly spread, and they were almost int.
ensellevelleiri:sealtnyetisYwoi(Unni:weilwas tied) were alarmed at the tumult and,
fled.

Shortly after this (our rear being now undefended) Captain
Noton ordered a retreat, which was effected in good order for
about half a mile, the two' six.ponnders being front necessity
abandoned ; the enemy's cavalry, however, pressing hard upon
the rear of, the column, a square was ordered to be formed,
but in consequence of the excessive fatigue and deprivation
which the troops had previously undergone, which ren.
dered them absolutely incapfble of of any effectual
resistance to the overpowering masses of the enemy
pouring in on them on every side, the utmost exertions of ibe
Officers to preserve discipline were unavailing, and on our
arrival at the river the sepoys dispersed in every direction,
and Individual safety became the primary object of each.
Under these lamentable circumstances Ensigns Codring.
ton and Campbell, having seen .the other Officers cut
to pieces by the enetny, together with the greater part
of the detachment, and deeming all further chance of re.
sistence hopeless, escaped, the former, closely purstual, to
Coxe'a Bazar, and thence by, water to Chittagong, and the latter,
who was slightly wounded, by a circuitous route through the
hills to the mina place.
• We have Ike.
IJ. V. SCOTT, Lieut. Artillery.
CObRINOTON, Ensign :Nit N.T.
23d.lteg'. N.I.
Extract from a Letter from the Oovernor.Oeneral in Council
to the Secret "Conimittee of the Court 'of Directors, 'dated

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avail
William
oumerveltomfetkleili2ntm.cd . .
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late departure of a ship for
it)'!. gland, to transmit to your Honourable Committee -copies
Idispatches received this day from Brigadict-Gen, Sit .Archi.
bald Cantpbell, announcing the capture of Rangoon • on the
llth ult. and beg leave to offer to your Honourable Committee
our congratulations on this highly interesting and important
emit. . .
. W, e are happy to inform your Honourable Committee that,
by the latest accounts front Chittagong,. it appears that
the
Burmese troops had not ventured to advance 'from the in.
trenchments thrown up by them at Ramon, after.theilefcat of
Our detachment at that place ; that. the temporarynlarm occa-
sioned by. ',that disaster, was rapidly. subsiding, and that the
reinforcements. approaching Chittuttong would speedily place
the troops at that etzttion in a condition tti undertake ottensive•
operations against the efirtnv, should the season still admit °four
advance to the southward. •„tv.c than one half of theirepoys of
the Kamoo detachment, rcOrted to t:tse.j)cen cut offin the ac.
tutu of the 16th, hidtetitt.llo 1° ()14ttaiMig'41:4'ultt
but acre.
Oat to say, that.of the 'sit thlicersstated its have been killed no
hope remains that any of them sitrVive•
. .. . .
" The detailed report of this affair was published in the
Supplement to the London Car: tic of Tuesday, the :33d No-
vember. ..