Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-11-18
EMPIRE OF BfRMAH.

EMPIRE OF BtRMAH.
BALTImokE Nov. l6--lbe wa! now
raging between the English and Burmese
naturally turns the attention to the Empire
OF Bnmah. From tue most accurate &C.
counts the length OF The etip're IS COM
pured al 1900 miles, and us breaoth al
100 1t is bounded on the north by AS
sam, Thibet, and China; on The west by
range of mountains that divide it from the
British possessions in iDdIa--the south and
east boundaries have not yet been a,cer>
tsined by &c graphers The SOIL is aoun'
dant in mine,ats, such as iron, lead, tn
,nlipong, copper, and repisnished with
ihp varieties of iropical fruits. me pro
auctions are rice indigo, wheat tobacco
co Ton, aud the sugsr-cane Here are al
so TO be found rich mines Of gold and silver,
as well as sapphlres. ametbys's, cryso-
Iites garnels, jaspers, and o'her precious
stones. The principal manufactures are
cotton, silk saltpetTe. gunpowder, &c
The population by the latest writer's IS
supposed 10 consist OF fourteen millions
FIVE hundred thousand The natives are
lively, Intelligent, ,nqulsitiVe, . fraser
bie-tuey are worshippers OF bu1dhu -
The British have already taken the pro
vince OF Rsugoon which is situated on 9
river Of that name-the population OF
which consisting OF a various mixture OF
Malarbars, Moguls, Perslans. Parsees, Ar
meDlaus, Portuguese, French and En-
gIlsh, and j. supposed 10 amount to $4,000.
The river IS very commOdiau US Tor building
ships. and the forests are very abundant IN
teak wood, the most durable OF any tor
the construction of a navy. The birmah
sbipwrights are excellent workmeD, The
b,nks OF the river are soft, and the tide
rises 10 tb perpendicul-r height OF TWEEN y
feet. The characteristic iimidi'y OF THIS
people cannot be put in a more tcTcib'e
point of view than by adopting the very
word. OF the British officers: The BIZ
tish have taken Rangoon, which was sur
rendered on their approach without resis
lance. The fight of The inhabitants to-
wards the jungles was so great hat the
British commander says. ne due Dot thitiR
one hundred men were found IN the
The members of The government he'd al
the first shot, carrying with them seven
out of eleven Europeans, whom they bad
ordered 10 be imprisoned and put 10 irons.
The mkt day The whole seven were found
sale IN differ places OF confinement,
their guards having fed at our approach.
rhe captured ordnance lar exceeds IN
number any thing we supposed the soun
Try TO possess :.
We may now very well conceive that
Rangoon i. 10 be added 10 the already 81.
gantlc territory acquired by the English
in India; and since that government are
strain,ng every nerve 10 increase their
navy, II requires no foresight TO discover
that their teak built frIgates will soon be
seen riding on the Atlantic, bearing he
crnss Of ST George.
IL has been the usual course OF events,
that civilization, and we may add the re-
nova,ion of man, has been in all ages pre-.
ceded by conquest. Who does not see
10 q future day, ever 10 these English tri
un phs. the resurrection OF the inhabitants
of India to power, to glory, and to an a
merlcan declaration Of Independence
The oppressed people learn Tor their "
p-o'ectiop ard security those military arts
by wh,ch their conquerors ''iumphed.ln the
severe school of adversely they are taught
courage. military science, selt-respect and
indignation against their tyranls-till IN
the i~ullne.s O! time the spirit OF freedom
rises like a giant refreshed with sleep
fierce to dare, prompt 10 avenge, and ca
ger TO seize the golden moment India IS
hereafter destined to be a glorious star 10
the galsxy Of freedom.