The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-17

-. ~ arrivals from Europe have brought us
.~sro delivered by the London Times to the
-<cpie * the United States, on their annexation
propsssities, and very kindly warning US against
such expensive, immoral, sinful, piraticai, buccs-
nesring work. The arrival brought the
sews that the English government in India intended.
or were about to annex the entire Burmese empire'
tho people Of which, by last accounts, they were
rapidly ing at the cannon's mouth.
The annexation Of Cuba Mexico would be an
awful offence the part Of the United States,
when paid for; while the annexation of Afghanistan
and Beloochistan, TO the west northwest of Hin
dostan and beyond the Indus, with their six mil
lions Of Inhabitants in the past six eight years,
/ Thy which the gate shut down against Euro
pean invasion, having the Himalaya mountains on
the north and the sea to the soath) is othing, u
mere flea bite, compared to our acquisitions.
Having acquired control over l42 900 900 Of people
in India proper, and taken in Beloochistan and
Afigbanistan, with another six millions eff people,
the English government propose to annex
the Burmese empire which lays to the east sorth
east of their Indian possessions, and affords the only
remaining serious barrier between them and the
Chinese Empire Indeed, with the acquisition Of Bur.
nah, the English will be the high nd to Canton
by land. With the fall Of Burmah will come that of
the feeble Empire Of Assam, with its Eve millions of
inhabitants, including in its boundaries Cochin
| China and Tonquin, after which Siam, with its
three millions Of people, would follow. Having
secured barrier against Russia west Of the
Indus, they ara now opening a road into the ooun-
Try of the Celestisls,
With the acquisition Of B armsh the Eng l.h will OBJ
tain territory of 200 900 square miles extent,
ans their whole Indian empire will then comprise
q population Of one hundred and sixty millions Of
souls 1t will extend from Coz to 1909 of east
longitude, and within 100 Of Canton, and from
about So or 81 to about 35s north latitude. This
vast empire was commenced in annexation, fol-
lowed up by annexation, and will be continued BY
annexation.
| While we have annexed Texas with handful OF
people, and paid for California and our own wSr
| expenses, the English have made each conquered
party in India not only convey their own territory
to them, but have always p,ade them also
pay tho expenses Of the war. While we have
only gained Texas, New Mexico, and California,
comparatively uninhabited nilds, and propose
to purchase Cuba and Mexico with only about one
million Of people in case, and six or eight mil
Gont, Of all shades, in the other, the English will
have in the meantime annexed Afghanisan of about
10000 square miles of territory and with Eve mil
lions Of people. Also Bsloochistan, with 900
square miles and half million of people, and now
with Burmah to follow, with 200, 600 square miles
and five millions of pYpl., making total of annex
alton since the batlSo San Jacinto in April 1886,
in Texas, equal in htory to about $780, 900 square
miles, Inhabited by population of lO, 500, 900.
American Ration, indeed Were we forth.
with 10 annex all the West India islands, with all
Mexico and Central America, We should then scarce
ly catch up with the English.
The early records Of Burmah 60 back to three
hundred and forty three years before Christ
Burmab, in the eighteenth century, was the most
powerful dynasty in India east of the g angss. A
king, in l752 called Alouess, founded the present
government, and his Successors subdued several
contiguous territories His spirit Of annexation
Threatened Brtish territory, and he finally invaded
Cochar, territory in alliance with the English;
wheTeupon, Sir A. Campbell sailed with strong
army up the river Irrawadi, the principal stream Of
the empire, ard reached within fifty miles Of Ava,
the capital, after several fights on the way Here
treaty was made, in February, 1926, wherein Assam,
Anaosn, Tavoy, Msrgui ard part of Msrtaban
were annexed to British India, and the Burmese
made TO pay Eve million rupees for the expenses of
the war. Burmahrceased to have jurisdiction over
Aesm, Cochar and Ca.say. In 1887 Prince Sara
the King and removed the seat of government 10
honchobo. The empire has never recovered from
its dismemberment by the English in 1926. This
opening made into it, was followed by favorable re
suits. 1t induced missionaries to settle in tho
country, and it has lopg been favorite field for
Baptist missions from the United States. ASIAN,
taken at that time from Burmah, situated in the
hill country to the north and east of India has been
al fDr4 .aV g +a, snI ;k,
has been successfully established in that country.
There is no doubt but the country of Burmah ard
Of Anam are equally well adapted to the raising of
tea plants, and that the time may arrive, when tho
Esglish, with cheap Asistic labor, may supply
large share Of the tea consumed by civilized nations
The present Burmese empire lies east Of the GAN
ges, being bounded south by the Indisn ocean and
part Of The province Of MaItaban, east by the Chi
ness provinces Yunenan and Laos, and Independent
Thans, north by Thbet, and west by the British
ne1ed provinces Of Auscan, Chittagopg, and Cas-
say. 1t is TO miles long, by $40 miles wide at its
greatest breadth 1t is subdivide5 into eight pro.
yinces, diversified by rivers plains, and mountains
1t contains two great plains, the largest Of which is
called Pegu, about the mouths or delta Of tho Ira
wadi, and another near the centre.
The county lies between Is and q degrees
north latitude, and 1872 and 1919 degrees cast Ion
gituJs, of Greenwich. Two chains of mountains
pssa through the country, north and south, in
closing an extensive country between them, water
ed by the Irrawsddi and its tributaries. These
mountains are OF shoots from the Himalsya noun
tains. They reach an altitude Of perpetual saow,
H. 74 feet, in the north Of the empire, or in q
Forth latitude, and 81 degrees cas-. longitude, and
gradually decline in height until they reach low
rocky promontory southeast Of the bay Of Bengal.
The river Irawadi, (the Mississippi Of Burmah,)
rises in Thibe, and nearly due south, until it
reaches the Indian ocean, between Moulmain and
Martaban, receiving numerous branches in its
course, among which the Eirgthee, Moo,
Lungtehsen, the Than-lwepg, and sitang. The lat