Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-05-27
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towards the Burmese territory, to prevent the en-
trance ofboth them and the English.
| The Portuguese Government have removed all
the duties on the expectation, from the Canary
Islands, of wine, brandy, vinegar, and liquors of
all kinds, well fruits, rushes for mats, barilla,
hemp and potashes.
A person who had absconded from Leicester
shire, with E25 900 orphans money, was arrested
at Liverpool, on board the VIM Thomson bound
for New York.
! Great Improvements are making in the city of Pa
ris, and capital is abundant.
| The Atlantic and Pacific Junction Company
have concluded contract with the Government of
Guatemala, forcutting navigable canal from ocean
to ocean, the south side of The lake OF Nicaragua
1t is TO be Ia miles in length, and navisable
Tor ships OF great burthen. The English TO
receive two thirds OF the tolls and to have the ex
elusive navigation of the St. Juan river, and the
lake for forty years The remainder of The tolls is
to be devoted by the government TO paying off the
expense An engineer to proceed Immediately
to Guatemala.
Twelve vessels were waiting at Alexandria for
cotton, the Viceroy of Egypt having delayed fur
nish the quantity contracted for. The estimated
product OF Egypt this year is 500, 600 bags.
The terms OF bill for generalizing the dstillery
laws, and permitting the introduction OF pure wills
key, 10 England, have been agreed on, and it is to
take effect in October, and is highly favourable 10
Scotland.
A Prussian girl in Wesphalia has been asleep
for 45I days without waking. Two physicians
were watching her, and she still sound asleep
when the last mail left there.
A law is about 10 be passed for the preservation
of Salmon in England. Ammonia is said 10 be
| complete antidole to Prussic Acid and Acetic
Acid TO opium.
OF political news we find little OF interest De-
spatches had been received from India, detailing
some further success of the British arms The ac-
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annexed. 1t is addressed to Sir Archibald Camp
bell, the commandments at Madras, WHO it
appears Subsequently had suffered severely FROM
stroke of apopleyy 10 render his surviving
doubtful.
'' .Martaban. .hou. >, Is2i.--SIR, The force
you did me the honor 10 place under my command,
for the capture of tie town of AIartaban and its de
Tendencies cleared the Rangoon River on the
morning of the I4,h ultimo, but owing TO the 10
norance of the people acting pilots with
contrary currents, the expedition did not reach
Martaban till the morning of The 29,h.
! g 1t was my inteRtion to have landed on my ar
rival Martaban, lat the tides which run rapidly
here rendered almost impracticable, and the ships
having it in their power to get the defences
in the evening, deferred landing until the next
morning at day break | took two opportunities
this day the whole front of the place with
Captain Waterman, Assistant Quarter Mas er Cen
! egal, and Captain KEENAN,, Commanding the Artil-
| lery. Its appearance uncommonly strong and
commanding, and differed from any thing we have
seen about here. The place rests al the bottom of
a very high hill, washed by beautiful and extern
sivc sheet OF water on IT'S right rocky mound on
which was placed two gun battery with deep
nullah under II. This battery communicates with
the usual stockade of timber, ard behind this a work
of masonry, varying from IL 10 20 feet thick with
small ernbrazures Tor either cannon musketry-
4 The stockade along the margin of the water
/ tnat,s Of
a large pagoda, which projects into the water in
| form of basrion. The deences thence continue a
short distance, and end at nullah the other side
of which all is thick Jungle The town continues
to run In angle way from the pagoda for at least
a mile, and terminates in the house ofthe Mayooe,
close to stockade up the hill. The whole de-
lence Is the water line, with It's TANKS protected.
Z" The OF the town and works is composed
of thick jungle and large trees, and open TO the
summit OF the hill moved along the place
all was silent, not gun to be perceived, but
slight wicker" ork to hide every thing behind the
| embrazures III the Pagoda, and few men to be OBJ
served on the works They never offered to fire
Oh theb boat, though rather. close in shore. The
second time went TO look it, the same silence
prevailed, that induced to think tie place
| abandoned. Shortly, however, after this remark
| the ships had approached nearer the works, when
a well directed fire opened them from the
fort on the height and down the line well point
/ Gu gun, rom the ldSOua, Win grape, was at the
same time fired at my boat and wounded sea-
man of the MORA whose arm was an putated an
hour after. prepared for determined resis-
tanceby the quantities of boats filled with men eros
sing as we went up the river, two chokeys OPEN
ed smart but useless fire us-I made it rule
! never TO fire first
" All the night of the 10Th, there was cannon
ade from both sides, and the excellent prac ice OF
Capt. KEENAN,, of the Madras Artillery, Command
| ing, assisted by Lieut.. M'Gregor, of the Bengal
ARTILLERY, in the bomb vessel must have done great
execution among the defenders of the works, whose
repeated cheers informed us that their numbers
were great
" had made up my mind to storm by escalade
Immediately under, and 10 the left of the Rocky
Battery ON the enemy's right and when in, TO
storm the battery itself, and then the business
could be but easy, should take all the works
in flank.
At FIVE o'clock in the morning Of the 3Olh,
the composing the FIRST division, were in their
boats. Ninety eight men of bis Maiesty's 4Ist
Regiment, seventy-fve OF the Sd Native LIGHT In
fantry, eight of the Bengal Artillery, and thirty
eight seamen ofthe Royal Navy, about two hun
dred and twenty men and fully aware that
these men would have the business to themselves,
as had no where to wait for the remainder of the
force, and every boat was already occupied. The
advance sounded little after five, and the boats
rowed of, and soon under very heavy fire OF
all arms On approaching the shore, perceived
there had been a misunderstanding with respect
to the spot at which wished to land, and we had
got on the wrong side of the nullah, as we could
not carry the ladders through the mud. ordered
the boats 10 push off and put in at the place ar-
pointed at the time a heavy FIRE of Artillery and
musketry was us, and the Lascars would not
face it. Lieutenant Keele Of the arGchner COM