The Northern Daily Times. — 1853-11-14 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

CALCUTTA. CALCUTTA, OcroßEa 4.  We have had one or two occurrences of more than ordinary interest since our last dispa‘tch. Colonel Mackeson, the Commissioner at Peshawur, has been murdered, while sittinc, at his verandah, after the office business of the day was done.' It appears that the murderer had come down from the hills, having made a vow to kill Mackeson and two or or three other of the chief officers of the station.  There has been a sharp and brilliant enagement in the Deccan, between Brigadier Mayne and a Talookdar at the head of 200 Arabs. Every one of the Arabs were slain, and their leader taken prisoner. On our part there are 2 officers killed, 2 severely wounded, 20 privates slain, and 50 wounded. The brigadier had two horses shot under him. This is considered here a very dashing affair, and reflects great credit upon Mayne and his soldiers.  (From the Bengal Hurkaru, of October 4.) Another fortnight has passed away, during which we have to record the arrival of several steamers from Rangoon, which have put us in possession of Burmah news up to the 17th ultimo. We wish it was in our power to announce the final establishment of peace and tranquility throughout the territories we at present hold in Burmah, but we grieve to say that matters have assumed an aspect which leads us to apprehend that the views which we have all along expressed regarding our position in Burmah, will turn out only too true. Affairs are evidently fast approaching to a crisis. All intelligence tends to confirm that the real struggle is about to begin ; a struggle which must be overcome a tout prix, and which will involve a fearful sacrifice of money and life. We proceed to give an account of the intelligence that has reached us since the departure of the last Overland Mail. From this it would appear that the whole of the northern section of the annexed territory is not only.overun with dacoits, but that these freebooters are acting in concert, and it is feared under orders from the Ava Government. The King himself does not ostensibly take any part in the movements that are going on in Burmah, but his brother is stated to collect troops in every direction. The Governors of the several districts, formerly belonging to his Golden-footed Majesty, are taking great pains in spreading reports that the King is making every preparation for attacking and expelling the foreigners, and that every man who dares to submit to the English, should the re-conquest take place, will be visited with capital punishment. In conjunction with this threat, the robber chiefs are on the other hand proving that even if his Majesty may not be able to carry out his intention to the fullest extent, no means shall be spared for the attainment of the object in view. The notorious Meah-Toon is busy in collecting his forces, and he is reported to have already 4500 men under his command, with whom lie is stockading himself in one of the creeks not approachable by regular forces. Another not less daring bandit, Moung-koung-Eyee, with 6000 men, holds military possession of the great district of the Thairawaddie to the south-east of Prome. A third chief with some unpronounceable name, mustering a force of about 6000 men, is said to be within four days' march of Rangoon, and to be contemplating an attack, so that we may soon have our hands full of work in all quarters of Pegu. It is now too plain that all these movements are instigated by the Court of Ava, and if any doubt could remain on the matter, it vanishes by the fact that the blockade of the river has now been turned against us, and that the Irrawaddy has been closed above Meaday.