Star.
London, England, 1825-08-11 00:00:00

INDIA.

INDIA.BOARD, AUGUST 9, ISM
A dispatch has been received at the East India
House, fawn the Governor-General in Council at Fort
William, in Bengal, with inclosures, of which the fol-
lowing are copies and extracts:

Extract from a Dispatch from the Governor-General in Connell
to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors, dated Fort
William, 11th March, MIS.
We have the honour to transmit, for the information
of your Honourable Committee, a copy of a dispatch
rectived from Brigadier-General Sir Archibald Camp-
bell, dated 11th ult. since the date of our last letter to
your address, dated 25th ultimo.

Copy of a Letter from Brigadier-General Sir Archibald Campbell,
K.C.B. to George Swinton, Esq. Secretary to the Bengal Go-
venunent, dated Rangoon, 11th February, MIS.
Sta—Deeming it of importance, previous to the
troops Enally breaking up from quarters, to dislodge
the enemy's advanced division from their defences on
the Lyng River, I directed Lieutenant-Colonel Godwin
to proceed with a body of troops to Tantabain, and
summon the enemy to retire from his works, which, in
the event of the summons. not being attended to, he
was fug they directed to take possession of by force of
arms. A detail of the operations of the column is
herewith sent, affording rite another opportunity of
bringing to the notice of the Right Honourable the
Governor-General in Council the judgment and de-
cision of Lieutenant-Colonel Godwin and Captain
Chads, R.N. (appointed by Captain Alexander to the
Naval command on that service), and bearing no less
honourable to timony to the irresistible intrepidity so
often displayed both by soldiers and sailors nn this ex-
pedition.—l have, &c. A. CAMPBELL.
Cupy of a Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Godwin, commanding
his slajesty's 41st Regiment, to Brigadier-General Sir A. Camp.
beU, dated Rangoon, 9th February, Isis.
Si R—Th e force you did me the honour to place un-
der my command on the Sth inst. for the capture of the
enemy's works at Quangalle, or Tantabain, reached that
point on the 6th, at five in the evening. I am to pre-
mise that on the morning of the 6th, a Bag of truce wal
sent up with the two Burmese prisoners, conveying
your hoclarnation, and which was received by Vie gee-

Copy of a Letter (transmitted by the Governor-General in .
to.the Secret Committee), from Lieutenant-Colonel Hampton
Lieutenant-Colonel Nicol, Adjutant. /harm' of the Army.
Checlubs,Sah February, 1825.
SlR—Captain Hardy, commanding the Hononrab,
Company's frigate Hastings, having sent me tw,
mese prisoners taken at Rimree Island, on the
ultimo, by a party sent on shore from that vessel,
having, from those individuals, obtained what I
dered "sufficient information regarding its localities,
fences, and means of resistance, to justify my mak"
descent on theishind, with the view of its captu.
addrested him on the subject, stating, that if he
make arrangements for the transportation of part
force under my command, I should be most has.
join him (Captain }laid, being at this time most
tively employed in surveying and reeontoiteting
harbour and creek of Ratnree), and had not
least doubt, provided the information proved
that, with his cordial co-operation and assistance,
should neither find much difficulty nor trouble
complithing the object.
Captain Hardy came over to Cheduba 'on the
and after a short consultation (although he w:
opinion that our European force tt as not sufficient,
he was unwilling to throw any obstacle in the •
the business was determined on.

By five P. M. on the 291 the detachment,
in the m trgin,* was embarked on board the depot
Francis Warden, the armed brig Planer, and the
of gun-boats. The brig having the artilery on
sailed that afternoon, and on the following
the remainder of the vessels got under neigh, but
light and variable winds, and the intricacy of II
trance into Ramree harbbur. we did not react
mouth of the creek until the morning of the 21 in.
At one P. M. Captain Hardy, accompanied by
Murray, Captain Hall, commanding the artillery,
my Staff-Lieutenant Margrave, went for the purpo
examining the localities of the creek, and ascertai
the landing place, which had been pointed out b'
of the guides. About five p. ti. the party return
reported that the place pointed out appeared a fa \
able spot for landing at high water, and pist abc
the creek was strongly staked across. About
'hundred yards further up the creek these was a secen,
row of stakes much stronger, and defended by
ter,, from which the enemy opened a heavy b
directed fire upon the boats from jingals and must,
About half a mile up the creek, beyond the second
of stakes, the angle of a stockade was visible.
Arrangements being made for landing the troops
early in the morning as possibli, to benefit by the
tide, the distance from the vessels to the landing-i
being about four miles, by half-past nine, -A.M.
the whole force was landed without opposition.
I immediately formed a columo, of the sirens

•49 Minkel, men, with two brigades of pot— 1O
the 40th Regiment N.I.