The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-28
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The Rartuese war appears 10 iiNelfe
more serious consequences than could
have nossilly entered into the calculation
Of tie Ensiisil. Nhrn they und"rtonk tie
reduction # the Indian Empire. II may
be necessary. b., fore we enume
rate The ftets disclosed by the late arrivals,
10 make one general remark, that the only
hue which The English can possibly en-
terrain Of preserving Their provinces ~ IN
dia, springs from the fidelity Of tie native
troops enlisted In the service. Tie im
mcnse dispr"portion between the Indian
and English population destroys all posi-
bic hope Of Retaining p0ssessOp of that I'D
mense region if tn. native troops s"erse
rum their fidelity. As ffishlfnl evidence
af this disafrciion, We learn that Sir I'D
ward Pagei the Commander M Chief of
the troops assembling against the Barinesr,
having Proceeded, On the lst November,
with guard OF the Royals, and the DUN
den Artillery 10 Barackpnrc, IN giving or
dprs for the SspoS 10 march, they refused.
SIR Edward gave them ten minutes 10 con
slider, al the expiration of which period
they still refused. lie then Gayr orders 10
6re upon them, when 4J0 were killed, and
100 wounded.
Some accounts say that The number Kill
ed Is avcrfatcd, aud this may br the fact
but he the nulnber more Dr less, that il las
created much alarm is evident from the
following paragraph:
Efom the London Times ofhe mn .uaroh.
The intelligence from India is aitogrth
or 0i as alarming complexion, Though We
have no doubt the prompt measure adop
ted Ia suppress the ,nnliny will, for the
present securr.the nhrdlrucr of The troops.
But we cannot help rrgrrttiDg that the
Burmese war should ever have been uB
drrtaken. The utmost success would not
haze feconoiled Us 10 il, for With that sue
cess extension Of territory Is necessarily
connected. ASH is, however, the disasters
which have bcfdllrn Us, aud which have II
rsinated inthe imhcci.iiy and want Of fore
.lshI of those at the head NJ the Indian Go
sernment, may be attended with the most
serious consequence.
Another paper, after speaking Of this
mntiay and lis consequences, goes 9n to re
mark =
we are not however surprised at the
general alarm which has been excited by
Inc late intelligence from Calcutta.
Upon the fidelity zeal, aud attachment, |
u the native army, the existence of the
Bfi'sh Empire in India, must prin I
lphly, it not wholly, depend /; aud
when il is rccollected thatthe amount
If thai army considerably exceeds |
goo, 600 men, il viii be obvious that
any ldea Of supplying It's place, much .
more ri contributing and o,rraeIng II, If
my genera. dissatisfaction prevailed IL its
-anhs, by force sent from this country, |
would be absnrrd, and impracticalr.
We val conclude With the following ex
ract from Calcutta paper
We understand II is generally supposed,
ihji the troops viii tot move up til the
Isl of December, and They will proccedhy I
land and water. About 200 of his Majes
Iys 4lsi Rtglmcnt are gonr to Alarthan 3;
md al xPedIton against Pogo, was tx
lretcdto be despatched IN about ten days T
There IS rn.nor that The Kings brother
at us Ia oppose IN" advance oi the amy I
With force consisting of from 80 to 100,
100 men. He N,s stated To be- at DOu- |
lerbuc, about So or 60 miles up the liver,
'ut a. cavalry and horse artillery were to |
the army, there were no appre |
tensions for the result Notwithstanding !
hr DISASTER in the breach of one OF the |
olhthhutSi III nltnHOntu III me dtSnhcn's,
'rlRate letters mention that they (tte
Stockadrs) are 20 Longer locked on as pIa
'es of def'nce aud srrprity 1t Is unlrr
'to ID N R,ngnon that Sir Arch,ha' d Camp
bell Is P"nacal Agrnt and sole Commls
'lonrr slr"pee story Mas a0nat, thai
had not the army at Rausoon astonished
and cnnfounaed the BURMESE Government,
Il WAS tn, full intention # the latter t
push an immense army on 10 Calcutta.
Bah. finer.