New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-13
OVERT ACTS BY BURMESE.
,,noprANs PRISONERS AT MANDALAY.

hOl L%NN
,r.vxcrn OF THE OPPOSING foRcEs-IhE DNi''
,su ro CROSS TIE BuRMAN FRONTIER
,nv Nov. 12.-Advices just received
I'm Mandaay the capital OF burma"' ''A'o ,.ns
no nave detained the steamer poowoon' "nch wac
r,o,dalav 10 briug away Europeans ana threaten
se her n she attempts depart The foreigners are
srowed 20 leave Mandalay. The Brtsh eNpeuiuon
~. General Prendergast Will cross inc lroh'0i VI
Burmah on Sunday
s,,,,a IA now ready and comprises 1orty'n'e
ors fats and floating batteries, the la''ol oone
a an, from six OF the largest barges hach Vi .n0
NJ batteries carries two 6pounder no Witzers anu II
sAed nv armed launches. Twelve Zo-pouhuer SieS'
s''0 ,,ornted on the steamers. The force num"ers
gupo gnn = ooO CAMP followers, 500 mules ana ele-
phant batteries ,..o.o ord,no
:, "a stated that the strength OF the bur"ese e"A9
= "a ahout 10 900 men, which, however, can oe coh-
,ohlv increased by irregular ana temporary leNi'7'
,,nv "a almost altogether lacking In botn ca'aIl9
"a a,llery The constitution Of the regular Iorce Is
.a, stmilar to the linked battalion system oI the
ntsh infantry two bodies each 800 strong oehg
,'roa into something equivalent to regiment A"c
,,,olion IA commanded by bOgyi under whom are
rors termed blood drinkers" These ohlcerS are e
o,out in military training. When IN the heiu inc b'
o,my ts rand IN movement. and quickly forms in
oohments exca, atng.pits tOobtain shelter poh iroi
,he enemys fire and the weather Behind tnese ruue'E
"a eartbworks and under the impression thaI- the
s,on cannot he turned. the Burmese warrlo' Is oe-
dedlv dangerous. lie has ore advantage over iuore
civilized foe Ia that he provides his own cohsS""'
,,nc A supply OF rice around his waist and for other
ovisons depending uIon tho resources oil the country
,ou,h which ne passes The Burmese are reEarded DIS
a,s 4, river fyhtiug There q lumber Oi war uoats
on tbs Irswaddy mainly supplied by towns and villages
along the which are under oblGauOh 10 proNuo
certain number OF boats with their crews OF rownt hd
fighting men from fifty 10 seventy OF whom are chrlco
b eacn boat In last Burmese war great deal OF
ANNOYANCE was caused the English by nre-boats'
fr,irhteI with highly lnnammable material Compara
+ivey little difficulty III dealing with the river cIait is
now anticipated Machine aud Otucr guns SUI pemeh'eo
hy rockets will probably make short work OF the oppo
stipn that may be offered du the river Commanding
positions the banks however are ALREADY eneloSeu "S
sockades and fortified, and for against these mum
ber OF heavy guns carried Transport was provided
by the Irrawadly Fotlla Company, all of whose avail
able steamers and hired by the British Gov
ernment. The steamers dre paddle wheel. sphclouS
craft "f 500 tons bur.en, shallow IL hull and lEhI ~
draught with high upper decks on which guns are
carried These vessels were CONSTRUCTED III part, on ,e
Clyde nut together ut Rangoon The steamers Low LOW
coupe OF flats, each side. The latter Win h'ir
corrugated iron AWNINGS resemble huge no"tlhE stus
and are labe of carving nearly 600 nen win
aree anantity OF stores Uude. oruar, circumstances
steamers make the passage from hahsooh 10 h"'I"S
In fen dIys The distance 5O2 miles from Ra1<oon to
Tbayetmayo 240 mil g. three days, Thayellnayo 10
Ava $50 miles; Ava to MIndally, j. miles lue river
v arms with native craft a1d is navigable only u! Gay
IolL For nine miles ABOVE TbayetmayO the rNerls
mile and half broad with villages and houses lining the
hanks of the winding stream. Minha which contains
5000 inhaDitants is about thirty miles north OF the
boundary OF British Burnah aud 223 miles south 81
Mandal1y II commands the river.nd cntil II Is taken no
advance beyond the town cah be made Tort ot m"l
ern construction and .ceu'ic design orcnleS the river
ana its well formed ear hwOIk, OcTaby well mounted
with guns of modern calinre. Above Mmhla the river
wdens to rs much as four miles, put IL Is snoW al1
the navigiDle channel is known only TO experienced
Pilots.
PARIS, Nov. 12--The Burmese envoy has gone 10 ask
Prince Bismarck TO arrange with England FOR The settle
meut Of dispute between BTmah and Great britain