The New York herald., 1879-09-23
THEEBAU AND THE BRITISH.

SECRET ORDERS SENT TO THE ACTING RESI-
DENT TO LEAVE MANDALAY-oRGIEs AND
CRUELTIEs OF DRUNKEN KING. SURROUNDED
WITH PARASITES AND EVIL coUNsELLoRs. .
(Dy CABLE TO THE HERALD
LONDON, Sept %, 1879.
A despatch to the Times from Rangoon SAYS
at is generally believed that orders have been
sent to the Acting President at Mandalay,
Burmah, to leave with his party as soon rs
he can without betraying undignified haste or
appearance Of fear. This measure will give
general satisfaction, no intercourse now
exists between the Residency and the Burmese
Court worth running any risk for. The Acting
Resident has not been treated with more dis
courtesy than was shown to the Resident, but
the ordinary civilities and attentions due
to the representative OF the British gov
ernment have been studiously withheld, and his
presence has had no effect i'll checking the
cfuelties which are still practised by the Court
1t is just possible that the Acting Resident may
think it less dangerous to remain quietly than
to leave but it is not probable. The actual
risk to the members Of the Residency
is only slight. Still, some risk is inevi-
table as long as the King continues his
drinking orgies, surrounded by young advisers
too ignorant and hot-headed to appreciate the
danger of war with England. The Burmese
were reported to be delighted at the departure
of Colonel Browne, the British Resident, declar-
ing that they only desired to be left alone to
pursue their own policy, without the interfer-
ence Of foreigners. The King dislikes having
foreigners near him. Everything is reported
quiet at Mandalay, although the Kings cruelties
continue.
THE SITUATION IN MANDALAY-oPRN RUPTURE
WITH THE ENGLISH coUNsELLED BY THE
VIOLENT PARTY-THEEBAU SINKING DEEPER
AND DEEPER INTO THE SLOUGH.
Colonel Horace Browne left Mandalay on the Goth
ult Mr. St. Barbe. Assistant Resident was placed in
charge Of the Residency. No successor to Colonel
Browne was appointed. the merely routine
duties falling to the Resident. In the strained
state Of British relations with the Court Of
Ava. being perfectly within the competence Of o
junior officer No particular significance attached
to Colonel Brownies departure He merely
sent temporarily. after Mr.. Shaw's sudden death.
with instructions to return soon to his own post Of
Commissioner of Pegu. unless some important
affair detained him. The fact, however, that the
government dld not think it necessary to ap-
relations with Theebau are in a state fas
from satisfactory. Theebau's crueltes have alien
ated many Of his own subjects. Some prisoners
were executed Immediately after Colonel Brownies
departure and others since then. The two prin-
cesses still In prison and loaded with chains, are
SO scantily fed that it would to be intended
to accomplish their death without actually ordering
it. Theebau was told, on the first massacre, that
If such things continued the British flag would
be hauled down. The massscres continue but the
British flag still floats, though it is difficult to see
what purpose It serves, since diplomatic inter-
course between the Burmese Court and the British
Residency has virtually ceased. The Isandlana dis
aster was followed by the Mandalsy massacres. The
Cabul news, if exaggerated may possibly tempt him
to listen to the violent party who counsel
open rupture with the English government
1t is all but certain tsays the Rangoon
that the Red Karens have got it all their own way.
They have hacked. crucI6ed and chopped up 800 Of
the royal army and there seems to be great diff
Guilty in getting any one to go and face them, so
that the Karens are likely to extend their opera
tions they get sober again. A
big success always means u big "drink" with
them, and then would have been Theebau's
chance. But the Burmese braves prefer walking
about review days to facing wild creatures like
the Red Karens In the capital the people are
more lottery mad than Ere long they will
have neither money food, aud then young
Theebau may well trenible.