Star.
London, England, 1825-07-16 00:00:00

NO. 11.

Translation of a letter from Woen Sbeondah, Alioom Alyngbee I
(Malta 11.:ndoolab), addressed to Nlessrs.Gibson, Arratoon, Sar-
kies, Turocr, Snowball, and Manual (Venturi), greeting.
The Chiefs of Multuypoor, by nan.e• .I:tew) he and
Marwye (small men), forgetting the.r allegi4oce to the
Golden King, revolted from his authority, and ran away
into the country of the English, which the King beard.
For many years friendship has subsisted between the two
nations, and therefore it was not right that the English
should have received and kept these two rebels ; there-
fore the King gave an order that they should be de-
manded; and I then sent from Arracan to the British
Chokies at Shapuree (“Pawah") and Gonda Pullung,
(Rutna Pullung) on the subject; but the people there
would not attend to what was necessary to be said, and
with a few men that were there, the said people made
fight. How strange it is, that for two paltry men, war
should break out between our nations; therefore did I
afterwards remain with my troops at •Arracan, waiting
daily in the hope of hearing and understanding the reason
of this; but I never could succeed in getting to the bot-
tom of it. Therefore, when I could only learn that on
account of these two paltry men, war had commenced,
and the ancient friendship of the two nations been de-
stroyed,l returned from Arracan, and on my way heard
that the English hadtaken Rangoon,Martaban,Marfnie,
and Tavoy,—and upon this too I received the King b or-
ders to proceed and ascertain the causes of this, and to
' find out why the English had devastated our provinces.
In obedience to this order, I arrived at Sembewghown,
land with the view of obtaining correct information,l
dispatched three Chiefs, Mynghee Maha Mynzla Yaza
(Chehey Woon), Mynghee Mynzloltraha Myoghoon,
and Myndein Mynghaon, each in command of a divi-
sion of the army, consi.ting of 10,000 musketeers,
coolies attached 2000, 5000 fighting men (not mus-
keteers), with 6000 working men, and 200 horse, with
orders to proceed to Rangoon. At the Sheo Dygon
Praw of Rangoon, at Rvmendine Dalla, and Kambha
(Kokaine), there was much fighting, and many men
wounded, which I have understood from the reports of
the Chiefs, whom I sent down to command ;llnow, on
hearing this, I moved from Sembewghown with my
force, and arrived at Deneboo on the 15th of Peazoo
(IS days since) ; I hea-, Mr. Gibson, that you are now
at Rangoon, and you are a min whom the Golden King
has conferred great honours on. You, Messrs. Arratoon,
Sarkies, Turner, Snowball, and Manual, are merchants,
who have carried on traffic tretween the two nations,
and it will therefore betroper that you' should do every
thing in your power for the: service of the King, under
whose protection you have long lived. Tire English
having invaded the country, I am now very anxious to
learn with what views or intentions they have come,
whether with a wish of devastating our kingdom, or
fur ...hat purpose? therefore, some of my people having
captured a foreigner, I send this dispatch by him, and
when it reaches you, desire that you will afford me all
the information regarding the wishes or intentions of
the English that you can obtain from them.—No date
to this letter.