Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-11-26

FROM INDIA.
From the Notional Gazette.

cutta papers in our hands. The letter of tho
American lady in relation to the capture of
Hangoon, will excite concern in the breasts of
many more persons than her acquaintance.
The latest advices mentioned by the Calcutta
editors, left the Burmese troops at Ramoo. es-
timatcd at from eight to fifteen thousand. They
do not appear to have assembled at any time i'm
greater number. The Calcutta "Scotsman.n
OF the 23th june, mentions that can overwhelm-
ing 1orce," was IN preparation to act against
them. Except the occupation of Ranroon, no
important event had been automatically stated.
In the skirmishes between the British and the
enemy, the latter seems to have inverted, uni
formiy, the rule-s'He's base that trusts his feet
whose hands are armed"
Rangoon was taken ON the LIST Nav. The
british commander says, in his official despatcb.
~ had tie satisfaction of seeing the British
lag lying In the town, without the troops hay-
ing had occasion to discharge a single musket.
and without my having occasion to regret the
loss OF a single individual, killed or wounded.
on our side. The news of our arrival i'm the ri
yer having reached Rangoon the precedipr
night, and our rapid progress up in the morning
beng marked by an occasional shot i'm answer
to the lire from the Chokies, together with the
preparation OF the Burmese, the authorities for
defence, threw the inhabitants into such a state
OF CONSERVATION as to cause a general flight in
every direction, towards the jungles, SO much
so, that out of a large population, | do not think
one hundred men were found in the town. on
our taking possession of it. The members of
the government fled at the first shot, CARVING
with them seven out of eleven Europeans'
whom they had ordered TO be imprisoned and
put In irons. The next day the whole seven
were found safe, in different places of conGne
ment, their guards having fled at our approach.
Inc captured ordinance far exceeds in number
any thing we supposed the country TO possess.
1lfhOnrh- pnnarnIlr cpn,lir- - ...r II -
cription."
On the 18th June, the Rev. Christian David.
the first natire clergyman, performed the church
duty in Fort William, Calcutta.
From a Calcutta Paper, Of 3OM. June.
We beg to direct the attention of our readers
to an interesting letter with which we have
been favonred, from Mrs. Hough, (the wife of
the American Missionary at Rangoon, who was
deputed by the Burmese to negotiate tcrns.)
addressed to her daughter, a young lady at the
seminary of Mrs. Lawson and Mrs. Pearce. in
Calcutta. The affecting, yet artless simplicity
OF the detail, cannot fail to interest every rea-
der, and to carry conviction, that the horrors of
the scene it describes are faithfully depicted.
"Rangoon, May II, 1821.-The English
have taken Rangoon, and we, through much
mercy, are spared TO tell you the ioyful new.
l thought, three days ago, that by this time Won
would have been an orphan. On Monday.
10th, news of the arrival of the English, fleet at
the mouth of the river, was brought TO Ran
coon, but we could not believe il, not that we
thought it impossible, but we had been decciv-
ed with idle reports, and placed no dependence
on any thing we heard. Nearly all the Emo
iish gentlemen were dining in Lansag's IA Span
ish gentleman's garden,) and before they had
finished their dinner, they were conveyed toJlhe
Kings goodwin, and confined in chains. We
thought that MIR. Hough and Mr.. Wade would
escape, being Americans, but while we were at
tea, a Kings linguist, with about 10 men, es-
corted them to the godowns, and put them with
the other foreigners. Our servants nearly all
took the alarm, and Mrs. Wade and myself
spent a s~leepless and wretched night in this
lonely place, with only four servants in the
house with us. Nloung Shevaba* kept by us, |
and prayed with us, which was no small conso-
lation. The other CHI istians went off. Tues
day morning, wa sent Mr.. Wade and Mr..
Hough some breakfast, and hoped for a line or
two, but they were not permitted to write.
wrote to Mr.. Sarl<is, begging him to use his
influence with the government, to have Mr..
fiough and MIR. Wade released, as they were
Americans. He replied, that he feared for
himself that he had done all he could, but in
vain. We thought We would go into town,
and if we could not comfort our husbands, suffer
with them; but the town was crowded, and
Moung Shevaba thought we should either be
seized, Of not permitted to enter the podown.
About | o'clock, p. M. the fleet came up TO
town, and received a shot from the Burnans.
They returned two for one, and in a few mo.
ments every soul of the Burnans took what
they could, and fled. The English prisoners
had each an cxccutioner over them, who was
ordered 10 strike of their heads when the first
English gun was fired; but they were so fright
ened, that they crouctied down in one corner of
the room, expecting the whole roof to fall upon
them, and the third fire made them force the
door, and run away; they, however, fastened il
upon the outside. Not long after, the prison.
ers were taken out TO be executed. Terms of
peace which the Burrnaus were about assent
ing TO, when the firing commenced again, and
the Iaywoon, with his officers, ran away, drag
glng the poor chained prisoners after them.
Your papa aud Mr.. Wade were chained toge-
ther, stripped of all their clothes, except shirt
and pantaloons. (Mr. Wade's shirt was taken
from him. not even their hats were left; their
arms were tight corded behind, and an exccu-
toner kept hold of the rope. In this dreadful
situation Mrs. Wade and myself saw them from
the window of a little hut TO which we had fed,
expecting every moment to be bound and treat
ed IN the same way. George ran out after your
papa, who sent him back. The prisoners were
taken about half way TO the great Paeoda,
when they released MIR. Hough, and sent him
TO the English feet, though not without his first
promising TO procure terms Of peace. He went
to the commodore, on board IL. M. ship LiIev,
whose terms were, that all the white prisoners
should he Immediately released, aud if one drop
of their blood were split, the whole country
should be dcsolated by fire and sword. He
went back with this message, but not being
able 10 find either the Yaywoon or the English
prisoners, be returned, and in the evening | saw