The Express. — 1853-04-02 (London, England)

BOMBAY, MAUCH 1, 1853. BURMAH. The news just to hand from Burmah is highly satisfactory in some respects and unsatisfactory in others. The King of Ava was blockaded iu his palace by the revolutionists, headed by his younger brother, who, with the army, were anxious for race. Commissioners had arrived at Prome to enter Into treaty with us, and the Burmese authorities in Pegu had been ordered from Ava to deliver over all the strongholds in the province to General Steele and his force, who had already taken possession of Beling and Sitaag without bloodshed. Captain Rennie, Indian Navy, with the Zenobia and Nemesis steamers, had expelled the Burmese from the neighbourhood of Bassein with great slaughter, and captured all their guns. The expedition against the robber chief, mentioned in my last as having just quitted Rangoon, had been severely handled near Donabew : Captain Loch and Lieut. Kennedy, R.N., and Captain Price, 67th 8.N.1., were killed, and several wounded. Our force lost two guns, and but for the gallantry of the grenadiers of I the 67th the whole force must have been cut off. We allowed ourselves to be inveigled into an ambush laid by the enemy, and paid dearly for our want of caution. From the subjoined extracts of letters given by the Bombay Times and Calcutta :Englishman of the 19th Feb. your readers will gather all the particulars of these events which have as yet been published : A correspondent with the expedition at Rangoon writing under date the 17th February, favours us with the following interesting items of intelligence. Captain Lucke, R.N., with a force of one hundred and eigkty seamen and marines ui Dl.M.'s shins, Fox, Winchester, and Sphynx, together with three hundred and fifty of the 07th Logs! Native Infantry, under Ma;or Miriam, attacked Mea TOOD, on the 3rd of February at a place fifteen miles from Donabew. They were inet at one of the outworks of the stronghold, thrown up on the bank of a steep nullab by the Dacoita, repulsed and driven back with a loss of two gun., their baggage, two officers, and fifteen men killed and left on the field, and about seventy men wounded who were brought off. During the whole of the retreat they were hard pressed by the enemy, and had much dikulty in bringing off the wounded. Captain Locke was among the wounded, and has since (lied as well as several others who were brought off ; some are wounded in three or four places. The Deceits were concealed in the trees and thick jungle, and scarcely one was seen. It has thrown quite a gloom over the place. Commander Rennie I.N. with the crews of the Zenobia and Nemesis with some Karens, succeeded after making a forced march of forty miles in surprising about 5,000 Burmese encamped in the Bassein district. He came on them suddenly is a thick fog, kept his four field pieces concealed until within short musket range, and then opened on them with grape and canister, and closed with the bayonet. The Burmese, taken by surprise, abandoned their position, leaving 48 killed, 50 prisoners, the Miujecs' two sons, three gold and ens red silk chittresa, six guns end 300 at sad of arms in our possession. It was a temple rout, leaving the Karens to finish off the stragglers, Capt. Rennie and his men returned to their boats clean done up with fatigue. Our loss was very trifling. General Steele has been teceived with open arms at Billing and Slung, See , on his way to Shoey•sain ; the Pegu district is quiet, the peace party are in the ascendant at Ava, and only a.le for time, and will treat with us. Small-pox rages in Rangoon. A regular mail between Bassein and Rangoon ha, been established; an armed launch of the hon. company's steamer Zenobia, under command of Lientenent Sedley, 1.N., brought the first regular mail and pie.engers A blockade against Mee Toon has been established by the boats of the squadron. The admiral is expected daily at Rangoon. Major Hawes, Ist Madras Fusiliers, committed suicide by cutting his throat. Iler Majesty's ship Rat tier has left for China, to relieve the hon. company's steamer Semiramis. Lieut. Ward, 1.N., is about to survey the &weir, River. Fires in Rangoon are eonetantly occurring. The weather is still fine but is getting very warm— fogs still prevalent in the mornings and very heavy dew at night. Troops and shipping pretty healthy." EXTRACT MOM ANOTHER LETTILE JUST lIECHIVED mom