Star.
London, England, 1826-09-29 00:00:00

GOVERNOR GENERAL IN COUNCIL

On the occasion of the return of his Excellency the
Commander-in-Chief to the Presidency, and the close
of the late short, but brilliant, campaign in Upper India,
distinguished by the ever-memorable capture of the for-
tress of Bhurtpore, and the important results which have
thence ensued, the Right Hon. the Governor General,
in Council, desires to offer to Lord Combermere, in the
most public manner, the expression of his cordial thanks
and congratulations, on the successful completion of the
service which called his Excellency to the Western Pro-
vinces. His Lordship, in Council, is also pleased to
direct, that the following testimonial of the sense enter-
tained by Government of the distinguished merit, and
exemplary conduct of the Army, by whom the above
splendid achievement was performed, under the personal
command of the Right Hon. Lord Combermere, be pub-
lished for general information.

• FORT WILLIAM, J0n..30441141
To his Excellency the Right Hon. General Laird
.9pasharsoffe,
G.C.B. ace. ace.
MY Lone,—We have had the honour to receive, by
the hands of Captain Dawkins, your Lordship's despatch
of the 19th inst. announcing the capture, by storm, of
the fortified town, and the unconditional surrender of
the citadel of Bhurtpore, on the preceding day.
The intelligence of an event reflecting such glory as
a military exploit, and fraught with such important
benefit to the British interests in India, in a political
point of view, hus.been received by us with sentiments
of commensurate admiration And applaus., and de-

mend.- from us the expression of our most cordial
thanks and acknowledgments to your Lordship, and
the brave troops by whom the conquest of this re-
nowned, and hitherto impregnable, fortress, has been
achieved.—lm,.ressed with the Highest sense of the
value and importance of the service which has now
been performed, und-r the personal direction of your
Excellency, of the skill end, science with which the
siege was conducted, and ;he gallantry and devotion
• in
displayed in the storm, we most warmly concur the
well-merited encomium Which your Lordship has bo-

Sin—My last communication made you acquainted
with my belief that the enemy were concentrating upon
Pagahm-Mew ; subsequent intelligence established the
fact. Part of the fugitives from Mellow' had been
rallied at that point, and there reinforced by fresh levies
from Ava. The command of the whole, amounting to
16,000 men, was given to Ta-Yea-Sooge-an, Woondock,
Nai-Woon Bariens• who had pledged- himself to his
Sovereign to achieve some signal success at the expense
of the British, whom, in the insolent language of his
Court and nation, he styled the Invading Army of Re-
bellious Strangers.
A recennotaince effected on the evening of the Bth,
discovered the enemy in force, and strongly posted about
five miles in advance of the village of Yesseah, where
I had that day encamped with my leading division.
The report of Burman prisoners gave us to under-
stand that the enemy had resolved to defend two posi-
tions ; the first having for its appai the Logoh Nunda
pagoda--the second within the old walls of the dty,which
had undergone some partial repairs, and the numerous
pagodas in and about Pagahm ; the former to be occu-
pied by 7000, the latter by 9000 men: At this particu-
lar crisis, I considered it of importance that the decisions
of the Court of Ava should not be left to depend upon
hopes cherished under a false confidence in the promises
of their new commander. I therefore took measures
for attacking the enemy on the morning of the 9th, and
ordered Brigadier General' Cotton, whose division was
12 miles in the rear, to march with three of his corps,
at such an hour during the night as would ensure his
joining me by daylight. Thus reinforced, I marched
at nine o'clock.

Four-miles from our camp I found, for the first time
since the commencement of the war, the enemy pre.
pared to dispute the ground with us in the field, in front
of his first position; the disposition of his troops, and
his plans for receiving our Attack, exhibiting marks of
considerable judgment.
The road from Yesseah to Pagahm leads through a
country, much overgrown with prickly jungle, which,
whilst it renders it difficult for regular troops to diverge
from its direct course, either to the right or left, is in
some places so thick as completely to mask the forma-
tions and other manoeuvres of large bodies. The Bur-
mese General, availing himself of these advantages, and
probably ignorant of the reinforcement the leading
division had received during the night, drew up his
army in the form of a crescent, both its flanks being
considerably advanced, and the main road running
directly through its centre, thinking no doubt, that we
must advance by it, till opposed in front, when the
wings would close in to attack us on both flanks and in
the rear, which his great superiority of numbers would
have enabled him to effect, had we fallen into the snare.
But the advance of the British force 'was conducted in
such a manner as soon to detect the object of his forma-
tion, and he was instantly assailed upon both flanks.--
His Majesty's 13th Light Infantry led the right attack
(under my own immediate direction), accompanied by
four guns of the Bengal Horse Artillery, and a small
detaihment,of the Body Guard, supported by his Ma-
jesty's 89th Regiment. His Majesty's 38th Regiment,

! Kies of the Lower Reece*.

I cannot close this despatch, without communicating
to his Lordship the gratifying intelligence, that the ope-
rations of this force, by land and water, since the fall of
Melleon, have released from the tyranny of the enemy
from 25,000 to 90,000 inhabitants of the lower Pro-
vinces, who had been detained and driven before his
retiring boats And army, many of th.m si ice the corn.
mencement of the war ; from 3,000 to 4,000 family
boats have passed Pagahrit downwards, since its mew'.
pation by us.—l have, kc.
(Signed) ARCHIBALD CA Ni PBELL, Major-Gen.
Head-quarters, Camp, Pagahm-Mew, Feb. 11, 1826.
P.B. From the information of prisoners of war and others, lam
led to understand the enemy will attempt further opposition to our
progress towards the capital, at a place called Pooway Sawab,
which I hope to reach in the course of a very few days.
(Signed) A. C.
General Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing, in the Army
under the Command of Major General Sir Archibald Campbell,
LCD. in action with the enemy at Paphos Mew, on the 9th of
February, 1826.
Bengal Hone Artillery, wounded-1 rank and file, and 1 hone.
Right Hon. die Governor General's Body Guard. Wounded—,
1 sergeant or havSdar, 1 rank and file, and 1 horse.
His Majesty's 13th Light Infantry. Killed-1 rank and file;
wounded-1 Captain and 6 rank and file; missing-1 rank and file.
His Majesty's 38th 'Regiment. Wounded-4 rank and ile
His Majesty's 41st Regiment. Wounded-1 rank and file.
Ist Battalion Madras Pioneers. Wounded—i rank and file.
Name of the °nicer wounded—Captain h. T. Troupe, his
Majesty's 13th Light Infantry, severeot dangerously,
(Signed) F.S.F.' TIDY, Lieut.-CnL
Deputy Adjutant OtneraL
Return of Ordnance, Arms, &c., captured from the enemy On the
9th of February, 1526, by the Army under the ct isonsind
Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell, K.C.B.
Brass guns, long—two ;4 pounders, See 2-pounders, seven
swivels, and two jingals.
Iron guns,- long—.five le-pounders, seven 2-pounders, one 24
pounder, ten 3-pounders, one 34-pounder, one *pounder, seven
iswivils, and 92 jingals.
Round shot for different calibres, 1760; bar shot, II; muskets,
172; musket balls, 26,000; gunpowder, 3 tons, 10 cwt.; Abu,
20,000; steel bars, 135; lead, 7401 b. ; sulphur, 2.521 b.
(Signed) C. HOPKINSON, Lieut. Colonel.
Commanding the Artillery with the Forces.
Camp, Paphos Mew, Feb. 11.

Head Quarters, Pagaha► !dew, Feb. 9.
GENERAL ORDERS.
PROVIDENCI has once more blessed with success the
British arms in this country; and in the decisive defeat
of the imposing force posted under and within the walls
of Pagahm•Mew, the Major General recognizes a fresh
display of the military virtues which have charac-
terised his troops from the commencement of the war.
Early on this day, the enemy, departing from the
cautious system of defence, behind field works and en-
trenchments, which foims their usual device of war,
and relying on their great numerical superiority and
singular advantages of ground,- ventured on a succes
sion of bold manceuvres on the flanks and front of the
British columns. This false confidence has been re-
buked by a reverse, i Ivere, signal, and disastrous. .
Their troops, of either arm, were repelled at every point, and
their masses driven in confusion within their city.
The storm of Pagabm•btew/ which followed, exhibited the same
features of intrepidity and wit' devotion.
The frequency of these acts of spirited soldiership on
the part of his troops, renders it difficult for the Major
General to vary the terms of his praise; but he offers to
every officer and soldier engaged this day, the tribute
of his thanks at once, with the affection of a Commander,
and the cordiality of a comrade.
(Signed) F. S. TIDY, Lt. Col. D. A G.
By command of the Eight Hon. the Governor General in Council.

GEORGE SWINTON, Sec. to Get.

- FROM THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.

FORT WILLIAM, Arm& 11.

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