The Litchfield County post. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1826-1829, 1826-10-17

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REv. AND DEAR SIn,----We snLsssS .
irene Of suffering which. on rcirosl,ee,. =
the present moment. seems nor : sss..sys
h,, : horrid dream. We are oScuPy'"s
,en, IN the midst of Sir ArchInala lamp,
beIl's staff. and are receiving from MN snq
ether British officers, all manner Of Elna
.s. ... proportionate to the barbarlties
-, nave endured for nearly two years:
was seized on the Slh of June, 1874
= consequence Of the war with Bengal. and
- eononanv with DR.. Price, three English |
men :. ~ one Armenian, and one Greek, was
sbrown into the death prison., at Ava,
where NE Law eleven months nine months
r. three nair, and two months in FIVE pair
of fetters. The scenes we Witnessed ana
the suflerings We underwent, during that
period, would fain consign to oblivion. -
From the death prison at Ava. we were
rem. wed to country prison at Oung-Den-I
Inv. ten miles distant, under circumstances
Of such severe treatment, that one of our
number. the Greek, expired on the road I;
and some of the rest, among whom was my
self, were scarcely able to move for seye-.
raj DAYS. 1t was tho intention Of govern
ment in removing us from Ava, to have US
sacrificed, in order to insure victory over
the foreigners; but tho sudden death and
disgrace Of the adviser of that measure pre-
vented its execution. remained IN the
Oung-ben-lay prison six months, in one
pair Of letters: at the end of which period
Twas taken ont of irons, and sent under a
strict guard to the Burmese Headquarters
at Mahlooan, to act as an interpreter and
translator. Two months more elapsed,
when on my return to Ava, ! wasreleased,
at the instance of eMoung-shaw-loo, the
) north Governor ofthe palace, and put I'M
der his charge. During the six weeks that
4 resided with him, the affairs of govern
ment became desperate, tho British troops
making steady advances on the capital !;
and after Dir. Price had been twice des-
patched to. negotiate for peace, IA business
which declined as longas possiblel was
taken by force and associated with him.
We found the British above Pah-gan and
ON returning tosAva with the final terms, |
I had the happiness of procuring the re-
lease of the very last of my fellow prison.
ers: and on the 21st INST. obtained there
luctant consent of governmentto my own
final departure from Ava, with Mrs. JUDI
son. @s@
I'd On nv Imprisonment, the small house,
which had Just erected, was plundered,
and every thing valuable contiscated. Mrs.
J. however, was allowed to occupy the
place, which she did until my removal to
Dung ben-lay, whittier she followed. Sub
to that period she was twice
brought to the gates Of the grave the last
lime with the spotted fever, while ] was
absent at Mahlooan. She had been sense
less and motionless several days, when the
release Of Dir. Price, at the |
very last extremity, gave an opportunity
for such applications as were blest. to her
relief. On my return,I was astonished to
find her in the most emaciated, helpless
state, not having heard word of her i'll
ness. She however rapidly recovered, and
is now in perfect health. Even little Ma
ria, who came into the world, a few months
after my Imprisonment, to saggravate her L
parents woes, and who has been, from in I
stinct it would seem, poor, sad, crying
thing, begins to brighten UP her little face,
and be somewhat sensible Of our happy de- |
Iiverance.
n The treaty Of peace was signed yester-
Hay, by the respective pieDipotentiaries,
to-tl1e terms Of which, the Prov
nee Of Arracan, and the small provinces
va, Tayoy, and Mergiii, in the south, are
:eded to the British. 1t was this conside-
ration chiefly that induced me to embrace
he first opportunity of leaving Ava, where
The only object ever had in settling, was
10 obtain some federation for the Christilnl
Ia favor which / hope now, to en-
Joy without leave from his golden-footsd
majesty.
Sir Archibald has assigned us large
gun-boatfor our accommodating down the
river, and we expect to leave this in very
few days. Respectfully yours,
A. JuDsoN, in.
REV. DIR. BALDWIN.
American Baptist lNagaziae.
The foregoing intelligence will be ssioy-
full to many Christians in America, be- |
sides those of the Baptist denomination !; |
for many Others have felt deeply, while = |
dark cloud of uncertainty rested upon the
Burman mission. "Many thsnksgivings,'
viii be rendered to God, for his preserv-
lie foodnes to tho missionaries under their
becliliar trials and accumulated sufIerings.
There are other letters in the Magazine.
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