defeats
Loonzay ; the Birmans^on hi* i R W k K p M d r o w n s and fled.
The Peguers advanced to Prome, a city WsU defended by : a. .solid wall, a
deep fosse, and astrong stockade- In this f o r t e s the
» m a te -a iresotete defence, and wrote to Alompra, to acquaint him of
their situation, entreating ham at the.same time to come to their aid with
\11 possible dispatch.. Beinga Dellaidrove in the straggling Birmans that
defended the banks of the river f Ï general assault followed, which was
vigorously repulsed by the b e s ie g e d ;:^ Peguers,then altered the mode
of attack into a b lo c k a d e ; and finding that the garrison could only actron
the defensive, Beinga Della dispatched part of his fleet,and army up the
river, as far as Melloon, in order to cut off supplies from! the northward,
and afford his own people more convenient subsistence.
Alompra, although at this time th r e a t e ^ 'W ^ .a ^ ’sttto^^-8bni ^ f e ^ '
tive prince, and the exasperated Quols, on receiving intelligence ®f the
blockade of Prome, immediately detached Meinlaw Tzezo^ an officer of
distinction, with 36 war boats, to the assistance of the garrison, ƒ his
general, notwithstanding his force was far-inferior to that o f the enemy,
boldly attacked the advanced guard at Meltoon, and drove them badk to
Prome; but finding himself unequal to contend openly agairist the mam
body of the Pegucrs, he threw himself; by a skilful manoeuvre, with a considerable
supply of men and provisions, into the fort; a few df his boats
only falling into the hands of the enemy, whilst th ed h to irid e f effected
their retreat to â place of security.
Forty days are said to have elapsed, without any material advantage on
•the part of the besiegers. The danger being past-that threatened from the
* Grandfather of the present Viceroy of Pegue.
eastward; Alompra had;^dbrMg5thjsfinter.va'lrcol'leGted the choicest’df his
troops, ,a^df*leayèig th#tea#e AV.aiho his fwo eldest softs!I
he ^Bpee,ededifdo^the iijs&rj^t^he^fead^f^a fdrmidabJe flegth"Wifh a
r a ^ ty f t h a t ‘ e^ua-% épdedtt0'hnptéss‘thëiyhem'y!i!É£illÉbè^-a«d Inspire
‘‘f^fi'w^tókidfelayëdhéybfidtfe
‘Hppn of; Ms,arrival fbe. Pegue rs were';quibhl)l:dtiveh Trom 'asStóekade they
h^mjÉl&df Ón the.noiith sicfe' b ftth e tfo i^ jb i^ tte hottest altlsrfftddk plftcfe
hetw'eèn- th?:ffee|s jrinsfiêad.óf'anSneffectual fire Ë Ë H | d ie te d .
quetry, th § |b ^ t^ |c l0sed,van^hè;>Ihghestf pemomh^ tó ^ e ^ ^ as-^n lö dP ö ft
bojh<sa.deskm'yes^fspe.ars,-'aftdjs,Wordsy were, their, weaponsfr after alflsnjl I
and,bloody contest, victory-dejfla^di&fctheBinnans; M ils ts th i^ n |k s lrd i’1
Peguers sought,Safety inea+predpifotfeifight..
• -dAlompra, Whs, never f%iled}ddigenfl|' h ifa d v li$ a |lf|, suffered
no; time to ^ k p ^ h jd n g G Ü y n ^ p ^ ^
evacu^ed, and, on-taking.possessionv ;<Éanged;at|^4öfe io MaySh^ftS I
signifying rapid eori’qu&ti j by.; wht’ch/.if is - at, present ilklroWng atfdo^aeh I
was-ithe-tqirolrriftifi^.araisr that ‘a’ ’ÈodySuiisriilèip's/atIvartcedf within;'a
few Jt^ iie s.o f Persaimi oi Bassicu, unmolestedibsy thé5teffèmy,Wo did
not; attempt, efeén? to retard, thdr-lprogrelis. <ijo
The reportjof;this disaster-spread; general'ioristermaiiQnjtHrQ'ughpa’t ihe
Pegue dominions-;; the fogitiyes-.-that e s e a p e d ^ e i sachbateatflwsj ;.gf iffe
facts, exagger^èd hy. their fears, might b é -supposed to .d iq ^ i;^ 'g e n e ra l
jnsurrecrionioftall- theBrfman. subjqds,!subprdif*ï& to ,thei P e g d e ^ i iÉ 1-
ment was apprehended; and certainrirfskfottionf ofiplols’ aiM f e ^ ^ ^ i e s
proved that- these, fears were notngraimdlesa, ThmRe^MngiS'Whó 4 a d I
retreated, to Bassien, tljat, pl^ e, b w nig^r,-and ƒ s un.d fa P;}gn> ;- h :s I
thus adherepts, abandoned aQdUerrifi.ed,,'^oj^t pfnpthihgUjpt-their own