The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-11 00:00:00

LORD COMBERMER E.

The situation of our East India territories was never in
a more critical state than they were upon the arrival of his
Lordship (as Commander-in-Chief), in the month of Oc-
tober, 1825. _ -

The greater part of his Majetty's Regiments had been
sent from Bengal and Minims, with all the Native Troops
that would volunteer from both Presidencies, to Ava,
Arracan, Assam, &e.
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An army was taking the field in Bombay, and (what
was more alarming than all) the Native Powers on the
western frontier were becoming daily more hostilely in-
clined towards us, and evinced every disposition to avail
themselves of the first opportunity of taking advantage of
our weakness, occasioned by the Burmese war.

A complete revolution had taken place in Bhurtpore,
and that being a centre point, and the fortress of that
name being the strongest in India (supposed by the natives
to have been impregnable); the roguing Rajah (Down-
jar Sawl) having deposed and imprisoned Bulwant Singh,
and having been obeyed and acknowledged as Rajah by
aft the Robjectc of the State, was making preparation for
war, and was the hot to throw off the mask. The neigh-
bouring States were invited tp join him, but prudently
awaited the result of the expeettul siege of Bhurtpore, war
with Ave, &e. The States of Almur and Jeypore, though
they 40 pot act offensively, still held out against our just
demands.

Under these ciremustancesi it was necessary to strike a
blow in the quarter ,most dresuled, anti with this view, all
the European troops in the Bengid Presidency, viz. two
regiments :)f cavalry, and three weak corps of infantry,
with six regiments of native cavalry, and 18 battalions of
native infantry (composed chiefly o recruits, and with few
European officers), were under orders to assemble•on the
jumna, and Lord Combermere, as soon as he had made
the necessary arrangements for sending reinforcements to
Sir Alexander Campbell, and enabling him to carry on the
war with vigour in Ava, Sze, left Calcutta about the 18th
of November, and arrived ut Agra (on the Jumna), 850
miles from Calcutta, on the 3d of Deeembee.- Every
exertion was made to hasten the assembly of the troops
at that place and Muttra—two bridges of boats were con-
structed at those places—every thing was ready on the
6th ; and on thelOth of the same month' the above force,
with a powerfui,mttering train, was before the renowned
fortress of Bhurtpore,
:About this time matters woro settled in Bombay, and
the troops of that Presidency returned into cantonments..
The King of Ave had sued for, and agreed to, prelimina-
ries of peace; but upon hearing of all the disposable force
of Ben al having moved so far to the westward of Cal-
cutta, ie refused to ratify the Treaty, and hostilities were
renewed ; they continued until a fe'w days after the arri-
val. of the news of the fall of Bhurtpore ;. when his Gol-
den-footed Majesty thought proper to sr 4 definitive
Treaty of Peace, dictated by our Government, It was
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Jiuns.;l9l: 4serVed by the Burmese Chiefs, that it would be
hold out against such an overwhelming force as
had, by the of Bhurtpore, become disposable, and
would undoubtedly be sent against them.
From the most unprecedented and critical state, have
.our Indian Possessions been recovered in the short space
Of four pouths, from the period of Lord Combermere as-
suming the command of the pi. and tak,iog, his seat in
judicev•veailfsoirloov:etlide
rzeal activity,s raencodrfilimePeliiiti andaio4 t;fttehre.
ious and te4o ptb,meas.ure
arms of the great d• this distinguished ceimpsooll
e ingtou, Are we indebted for a pros-
Ju 'wng. 'allied peace Kad pi4aperity in the East
Indies.

It baa been °fop 404 illSdy remarked, la those eon.
versot with Indisn affsirs that HE our possessions in that
distant lx Were Won bx the oyvord, so must they be
held, • ,