Star.
London, England, 1824-10-12 00:00:00

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Under these cu.,—
posing that the intentiL . the , . -peel
take the Jemadar unawares, 'and get possession o the
stockade) advanced with the whole of his disposable
force, consisting of three companies of the 23d, and some
Of the Mug levy, to ascertain their intentions, 'dying
the Provincials and some of the Mu levy at ICtinoo,.
for the protection of the sick, an:Munition, &c..
" About half a mile from the" susekade, the enemy
suddenly commenced a heavy fire upon our column,
from a thick jungle: this was about ten o'clock at
night. Captain Noton returned, to bring on our two
five-pounders, which were on elephants, a little in the
rear, directing Ensign Campbell to advance with the
three companies. 'Ensign Campbell advanced, and kept
up a brisk fire upon the enemy for a considerable time,
until they attempted to cut off the guns, when he filed
a volley, and charged them with the bayonet, they
being at that time at the mouth of the jungle; in this)
charge they were completely routed, and forty of themes
killed ; our detachment had a havildar and six sepoys
killed, and nine men wounded. Ensigns Campbell anal'
Bennett were likewise wounded.
" Frightened at the firing, the elephants had thrown
their loads, and the guns were rendered useless : the de-
tachment, however, completely succeeded in clearing
the jungle of the rascals, although there could not have
been less than 2,000 of them: thus we succeeded in
defeating them ; and had we had a couple of companies
to spare. to have followed them up, we should not have
been since so much annoyed with them. The firing
ceased at half-past one in the morning; we then took up
a position on the plain, bringing with us the guns and all
the ammunition that had been thrown by the elephants. I
After a consultation among the Officers, it was agreed
to return to RAMO°, in order to get supplies, it being,
impossible to get any for either men or cattle at Rutna-,
pullung, none of the Commissariat Department being
with the detachment ; we were at the same time appre-;
hensive that the enemy might enter Ramoo and get
pos-ession of our magazine and public stores. The de-,
tachment accordingly returned with all its ammunition'
and wounded on the morning of the 10th, without being
in the least molested. On arriving at Ramon, k was
found that the Jemadar who had charge of the Rutua-
pullung stockade had returned, and we have reason
to believe,.without firing a shot, as he brought the
whole of his ammunition with him, and had not a man
hurt. Captain Noton, on his immediate return to Ra-
moo, wrote off express to Chittagong for reinforcements.
All was now pretty quiet until the 13th, when the
enemy advanced, in number, it is supposed about
10,000, on Ramoo,. from the Rutnapullung road, and
intrenched themselves on the south side of the river.
On the following day they advanced to the river, and
a party was immediately detached (with the tiro six-
pounders under Lieutenant. Scott of the Artillery) under
Captain Trueman of the 20th, who succeeded in driving
them from their position into the surrounding hills; a
good number of them were killatl by otglicapa and
shall% but none of our men hurt. -;fs ,or
" On the 15th thenigain advanced, and emaintancied
intrenching themselves within about 300 yards of our
position, which was stretilithenedtti the
.rear by the
river, on the right by the river and nine tank °coif
pied by our picket abont '6l) yards. in advance, and our
left flank was strengthened by a.simitar 64, occupied
by.a strong partyef Provincials and Mess. On the
16th, it was found that the enemy had considerably ad-
vanced their trenches: on the 17th, they had advanced
their trenches to within 12 .paces of-the two tanks, and
gained possession of the one on our left flank, defended
by the Provincials and Mugs, who quitted, their post
and fled with precipitation. •
• " We gave up all hopes of reinforcements; and our
flank being now undefended, our detachment knocked
up for want of food and rest, and totally incapable of
making any effectual resistance, Captain Noton being
obliged to abandon the guns, and having no means of
spiking them, ordered. a retreat, which was effected in
good order, keeping up a fire for half a mile, when we
came to a river—the immense numbers of the enemy
pouring in on us in all directions, and their cavalry.
,pressing hau—individual safety became necessary,,
and every man saved himself the best way be could;'
Me men are not to be blamed for this, for had they re-
mained, they were so fatigued, and their .numbers so!
few, that further resistance would have been useless.
" The enemy now seemed to make a determined rush
upon the Europeans—poor Noton was killed in a pen-
sonal engagement with one of their horsemen, and they
both fell togetber.CaptainTrueman of the 26th, killed
by'a spearman; Lieutenant Grigg, of the 23d ; Captain
Pringle, commanding the Mug Levy ; Dr. Maystnorg
of the 23J ; and Ensign Bennett, in attempting to croft
the river; Lieutenant Scott, of the artillery, who had
been severely wounded on the 16th, bad been preii-
ously tied to an elephant, and escapedl . Ensign Camp-
bell made his escape by swimming the river, and while
swimming on his back,.taking off his clothes under
water, to prevent being shot. Insign Codrington es-
caped on horseback to Coxe's Bazar, closely pursued :
he would not have escaped had it not been for the qua-
lity of his horse, .
" Poor Codrington arrived in a boat on. the 19th, and
Campbell came in on the. morning of the 20th, nearly
naked, after having. witlko: upwards of forty , miles
barefooted and koareheadecicin, the -sun, and carries: by
some of the Sepoys hieucompany most of the re-
mainder of the road.' . ;
" 1 should imagine their,,fighting men to-be about
5,000 ; each- man has two coolies, one of whom carries
his provisions, and the other the tools for digging
trenches, at which they seem to be very, dexterous. It
seems curiouvtlurt these fellows should mostly be fur-
nished with Enropean muskets; they had about forty
jinjals, which .carried, in general, about nine-pound
.balls, and which they tied upon trees out of the reach
of our musketry.
" The nieinoi y of poor Noton will long be remem-
bered with respect by his brother Officers, by whom he
was universally beloved; it will be a consolation to the
friends of the other poor fellows, who fell on the 17th,
to know that they could not have behaved better, and
I that their sufferings were soon at an end, without fall-
ing into the hands of a cruel enemy."
We. annex a few additional particulars of t'
i'jtiMaAgalcuteri paper of. the 31st' of M;
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slightest
reason to hope that be hadaiteaped."
We next extract a letter addressed by the Burmese
'Afitho'rities to the• British Commandant at Chittagong,
itirilatimt to the affair of Ramo°. It was brought to
ttasong on the 22d of May, by a Sepoy of the 23d
egnuent, who had been taken prisoner at Ramoo, in
company with a Bengalee Zemindar, deputed for that
purpose by the Burmese Commanders. This curious
document is in the following terms:
TRANSLATION OF A LIITTIIR •RO7t TIM MASAN OF AIRAEAN AND OTHER

animas AUTHOILITIM
" Our master the Lord of the White Elephant, the Great Chief,
the :Protector.of the Poor rani Oppressed, wishes that the people of
both countries should remain in peace and quiet.
" The Beugalees of Chittagong excited a dispute about the Deep
of Shaporee, which belongs to Arracan. To pre vent all dimention
by orders of Ecuthaba Sunadwuddee, the General, a letter was
sent by Hussain Ullee, Doobashee to the Judge of Chittagong, who
wisely relinquished the Deep of Shapooree as belonging to Arracan.
After this, some mischievous person misled the English Gentle.
men, and caused a dispute and encounter between the English sol-
diers and our people, whereon the General advanced from Pegu,
with a large force, into Arracan, and with a view to the tranquillity
I of the two great countries, came to Ruttnapullung, and sent a mes-
sage calculated to benefit both parties, through Hussain Ullee, Doo-
bashee to the Bengalee Captain, and Commandant of the Stockade.
" While this conference was going on, a number of Bengalee and
Mug Sepoys arrived from ltamoo, and began to lire with musket and
cannon at the Burmese, among whom Hussain Ullee was wounded.
" On this the Burmese also commenced the combat, and putting
the Bengalee and Meg troops to flight, shewed forbearance, and re-
frained from killing them. The Surcian forbade them killing any
one. Still no letter came from the Judge of Chittagong, and there-
fore we remained at Rameo.
" Our soldiers injured none of the poor ishabitants, and com-
mitted.no oppression, and destroyed no habitations, yet the English
Gentlemen, with the Bengalee Sepoys, began firing upon us from
muskets and cannon. At last, the Burmese Surdara advanced with
a Doobasite, to say what would have contributed to pacify both
States. On this the Bengalee Sepoys began a fire, which the Bur-
mese were obliged to return, a battle ensued, many were wounded
and many put to eight. The people of Ramoo set fire to their own
village, and burned it. The •Judge and Colonel of Chittagong, the
`Generals and Chieftains of Calcutta, are all men of wisdom and in-
telligence; from their keeping and protecting the traitor Hynja ail
'of these calamities arise. We send this letter by a Bengalee whom
we took at Ramoo."

had abated, no case haring occutred in the three
)g days.

,HRISTOPUER PULLER, Chief Justice of the Su-
'ourt of Calcutta, died in that city, of the same
ialady, on the 19th of May, being no more than
ks after his arrival at the Presidency. He had.
in the Supreme Congt,at the hearing of a ease,
one occasion. At talFutta,..however, much of
icial business is transacted before a Judge at
Abets., and many subjects of complaint are there
.aid before him in the 'shape of petitions. Sir CHRIS-
TOPHER PULLER had sat two weeks at Chanshels, in his
turn, as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, whim tl e
facility and readiness of his dispatch of business ex.
cited observation, and gave a favourable imp-mints of
his character.

Letters havelseen feceived In the City from Canada,
giving an account of the feelings of the inhabitants of
that colony on the subject of the Canadian Company. All
these accounts seem to agree, that it will have the mo,L
beneficial effects on the colony, and many of them en.
tertain the most magnificent ideas as to the wealth,
splendour, and improvement it is about to introduce.
Truth, we suspect, in this case, as in most others, lies
in the medium. The ibllowing is an extract from cue
of the most reasonable letters we have seen on the
subject

"• We are all very much pleased here with the Intel.
ligen:e you have sent us of the proposed Canadian
Company ; indeed it noWteems astonishing to the good
people in these parts how the large capitalists at home
were so long of thinking of so feasible a scheme for in-
vesting their property ; but the fact is, that though this
is the most important colony Gteat Britain possesses(?),
you folks at home know nothing at all about it. 'lle
Company, if conducted as proposed, will, by furnishing
capital, and giving an impetus to industry, advance us
in improvement at least half a ceiltury beyond what we
would have been without such a stimulus."

Though we have not quite so high an opinion of the
importance of Canada to Great Britain as this Gentleman
entertains, we have no doubt that the Company will be
highly advantageous to that rising colony.

Letters have been received by a mercantile house in
the City, from Batavia, via Amsterdam, dated 28th May.
They state that every species of produce is remarkab!y
dear. Coffee, on board an English ship, 19 dollars and
la half; sugar, seven dollars 86 c. freight to England,
£5 10s. per ton. They complain of the Dutch colonial
regulations, and state that the markets are completely
overstocked with European articles, particularly piece-
lgoods, of which the sales are slow, but not much loner
in price than formerly. At this rate, including freight
and charges, we can purchase toffee cheaper in England
than in Java.

It appears, by accounts from Spain, that the Govern-
ment still indulges in two as improbable dreams as ever
visited,man in his midnight slismliers.—tbe raising,alnan
in England, Without acknowledging that contracted f6r
by the Cortes—and raising a sufficient force to recon.
,quer tenth, America, when it lineable to presejsre trans
quillity at home without the *aid of fifty thOtivand
foreign bayonets. In short, the only vigour displayed
by the Government of Spain is in persecuting the real
or supposed Constitutionalists ; and in this there iA no
want of energy certainly, is will be seen by the follow-
ing extract of.a*privite letter, •dated—
" MADRID, SEPTEMBER £7.

" The Executive Milittry.Commission proceeds with
-all celerity in theirials off the persons brought befote it.
Scarcely. a day praises witbdut the condemnatioh of
some unfortunate wretch'to be hanged or shot. A party
of fourteen were brought in lately from Tarragon,
charged with conspiring to overturn the present legiti-
mate Government, and establish the Constitutional sys-
tem; those upon whom arms were found have already
been.shot. The last was brought in on Friday, tried
on Saturday, put
.into' chapel on Sunday (yesterday),
and shot this morning. Those who were taken without
arms; and whose only offence seems to be thiit they
wete.relations or companions of the others, or informed
aßinst as being so, will be sent to Presidio. It his re-
, ported, that another party had risen and surprised two
of the Alca)des of the place, who had been the means
of she-others being taken, and that they have.shot thorn,
threatening manfor.map, to deal-with the Government
• rout as ihe-GOreroniene 4-4 With them. ThisintiOrgi.
don is brought by the'Eonntry people of that neighbour-
hood, and though notalfogether to be taken as fact, is
nevertheless not unlikely. More prisoners have, been
brought in again tia-diy. Some of them are said to ve
been concerned in the murder of the Curateof TeMiijou:'
Ad ices repriced frorn Alexandria to the #14:41405t,
state that the domirrioneof the Paeha weicpetrfeetly
tranquil. The letters al chiefly filled Witkace4rmur of
the -Egyrtian -expedition 'against Greece, -which &sailed
from Alexandria on :the 16tha 17th,,18th, and 201 h of
July. Thoseaecuubts :differ as to the actual force of
the_squadron; ilk: rating it at one hundred and forty-
five ships,- including. transports, and.another stating it
aksixttyithipi of.saar and one hundred ens! forty trai,s-
Pdres,lavingidn,board sixteen thousand Egyptian in•
fantry,. andtwa'thonsand Turkish cavalry. As, how-
ever, the Yates accounts from Greece strew this auilliary
force•terbe in a great measure useless, it is of litt!e
consequence which statement is correct. ' A body of
twelve thousand may drawn from the mountains had
arrived at Cairo, frOm which a reserve was intended to
be formed ; bat these are stated to be in a state of con-
siderable insubordination.
Mr. BLAQUIZRE, the Agent of the Greek Committee,
has arrived •in a Week ael.in Stangate Creek, and
may almospitunediatoire ezpetted in town. lie

a seen, vltins„ a road for their ad- in the affair at Ramoo have been collected from various se-' order has
.gtver bi the Sepoys and others 111h$ laid 101146 it
• *lid their way back to Clsktaivair Cattiakt. L, woe.
-Lrlikthe precedini
$ °fill kaNt Rutn• .i ' 4
fora) n illiatigOught t €.4114,"
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e eaeVri-oViyitiat Rutnap ."'.. entails/ after the complete.dispeetion Sir Cti
4 tiefeakschontrn
arlof dip Provincials declares, that
- . preme CI
tts a ct OT4e Prvincials*t hitt spike the to ii-ptitederi with hit own haisd Iroise-
lediately, brtitaetajadar on ails • lb?
ore he fell. Cain 'baseman appearg-to ha:get/est de- fatal ma]
g thatiabe-Burtriah- Sirdars w . ' Yak/ some of the ii(Ws ktiesemehen unarmed gig tkefence- five week
, er the close of the action.. Lieutenant Grigg is supposed to
9th him they informed ow .. . ve.lailen by a musket-shoe during the engagement. C.aptaia . presided
Ile-t0 fight,--nor %viol imy....froni • - IT laift to have been attacked and killed by two of the ene- on only I
r wished to speak to the Englisth tjay:s eairalryiwhen endeavouring to make his escape on horseback.
IMP t'apeain Nototrthts* 1.11.. A 'Oll/I.llCattett is believed to have been killed while attempting to. the judic
•aeveerthe ammo river. Of Mr. Mayamore's fall no parti- Chamber
Lim) of the enemy was -meraly totambei
cular information has b there not the alienist `"
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