Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-04-24
From the Philadelphia Gazette.
LATEST FROM ASIA.

received by the Beverly, arrived at Boston.
The negotiation for peace with the Burmese
monarch, had, as appears from an article which
we have copied from the Government Gazette
of the oath Nov. and which will be found be-
low, resulted unsuccessfully.
In another article, which also will be found
below, it is mentioned that, among others, the
America an captives held by the Burmese, were
suffering severely from want Of provisions
The Baptist Missionaries, MIR. and Mrs.Judson,
and their associates, are probably alluded to.
The latest advices from the seat OF war are to
the 2lst Nov. Letters Of that date, from Prone,
received at Calcutta, state that the enemy's
force, amounting in strength to about $4,000
men, had descended from Meeady, and that
their advanced posts were within range OF our
Is Founders. We may therefore, says the Co
vernment Gazette, expect important intelli-
gence by the next ship from Ransoon
These ad,ces are about month later than
those received by way OF England.
A man who lately arrived at Memboo from
Ava, says there is general confusion there, III
consequence of the rapacity Of The Government
for money; there is no credit, and the great Chi
resc Trade is entirely Al stan'l-coDtldence
being destroyed. The report of assistance
from Ghiaa is false The English, American
and Armenian prisoners, being IN the greatest
distress for food, send to Monshoozar 10 say,
they were so long without food-they were star
wing Monshoozar sent rice and money for
their relief, which when the King heard, he Or
,errd aim and his whole family for execution,
and they were only saved by chance, By the in
tercession of the Kings sister But all his pro-
perry is confscaled, and he is in irons. Some
of the white people who were in irons are dead,
but none have been executed. They died from
trouble, broken hearts ard i'll usage.
THE BURMESE.
Calcutta, Nov. % Since the publication on
Monday of the result Of the negotiations with
the Burmese, we have received several commu-
nications containing the reports prevalent in
| October at Ava and the neighborhood OF Prone.
And though derived from The statements oil ma
tives, we believe they may be depended upon
as authentic.
From the papers before US we learn, that
when theKing Of Ava heard of the fall OF Prone,
he was perfectly astonished, and raved like
mailman, determined to take no further advice
as 10 his affairs, but act for himself. After a
bout DAYS he came out of his apartments, and
first eave orders, TO behead Hundoolah's bro
Their, for having fed from Donabew, when his
| brother was killed. The Chief was beheaded
that very day, and new General was directly
appointed in his room, by name Miourni, Go.
vernon of Pesaun. The King having entertain
ed, from some circumstance or other, suspicion
AGAINST this man, he ordered him also TO be be-
headed. saving, will kill those to prevent my
other Generals from running away, and keep
them at their posts. lie then made his half
brother General in Chief, and tried to raise an
army. For this purpose he determined to give
bounty to his soldiers, and melted down
considerable quantity Of silver, and gave ever!
man 100 Tickals, Officers In proportion.
He likewise promised promotion, and dis
tricts, sc. 10 all his officers, II they behaved
faithfully to their country, and conquered the
English This collected all the poor people OF
the Upper Provinces, and runaways from be-
low, " no were in great distress al the moment,
and he made, by the reports furnished him, his
army complete 10 $4,000 men, nearly $4,000 Of
which were Musketeers, with more than 100
pieces Of Artillery. together with Jinjals He
then ordered that 4o,O 900 men should, without
the smallest delay, proceed by land, and 10000
| by water, 10 march by main force on the En-
| glish, and exterminate I'm. When these two
divisions arrived at the stations Of Maloon,
Seimbeaghewn, sc they met the old Comman-
ders who had experienced 10 their cost the En-
glish method Of fighting, and had run away
These officers advised the Kings half brother
not to act rashly, nor commit himself too sud-
denly, as the English fred and fought despe-
rately, and it was better to act with Judgment
against them.
When the first news Of intended peace reach
ed the Army, every one was quite happy. The
Burmese had $500 men with muskets at Mean
benzeik-they also had 5000 men, with mus
kets, in the surrounding jundle--they had also
a chain of communication on the river by boats,
within call of each other, to give alarm and send
intelligence to Meeady. a chain of hurkarahs
Cor sentries,) were on the land posted in like
manner, and for the same purpose. When the
terms of the Treaty arrived, and were laid be-
fore the King, he flew into most violent rage,
and instantly sent off orders for war to be car
ried on with the most vigorouse exertions, de-
manding why time was lost in talking with the
English, and the reasons for it, and the delay
The Kee Woonghe and General laid the
blame on Menghe -ooznah, whom the King or
dered to be put TO death-but this was coun-
ter-ordered the same day. It'll also said, that
when the Kee Woonshee and Attawoons re-
ceived the terms, which the English proposed
as basis Of Treaty, they "lost their hearts and
were downcast"-but were Obliged to send the
information to Court, or their lives would be
forfeited. The Burmese Generals daily re-
| ceive orders TO proceed TO fight The gene