deserted: the,Peguers fledfin«the'Utm0s itpahieis«‘Uianyescaped ih ;the cont
fusion; theBegue king was made prisoner, and the City-giften up to inflis4
criminate ^plunder.
.^Alompra, .having thus triumphed over his! mafiaral enemy, and to :all
app^aÿàftte^^iivfen a final .blow*to the PegUêrs, whop-with t%ei|:oft^|ànd
their sovereign, lost the--spirit of resistancesfUbeeMedriUbrihg- into'-su:h-
jection the countries to the eastward, including the fertile: cHsWofe'situate
between Pegue and the Three Pagodas ; w h iife ^ î^ ih ^ ^ i^ ÿ 's i'S ÿ h d ÿ k f e
öhthe Pegue and-Siam, ’or Yoödra territories. •■•Talabàan• had,- JJejd -to Mar--'
taban, where his'influence was - Still .eqnsiderhbleij and rhis* enteUpririftg
spirit rendered him an enemy, not- to be riespisèd.- -Thik ohi&^fôù the ap-
proachvof Alompra, finding he had not.«force sufficient'1 tö 'Sppbgte the
Birmans, fled into;the woods, leading behind him-some-of his'jfadilyi- and
many persons who were attached to his-cause. , AfompA-iSei^êd;©® these, '
and, COnformabIy to the barbarous custóm-of nations öfBie-East’, the* inndf--
ceôt were condemned to suffer for the guilty-: the-unföttonate Tafabaan
was summoned to surrender, and menaces of destruction, in- G^sé^of refusal,
were held out against such of his family and-adhereifts âsriraddàllem
into the conqueror’s power. The danger to which his-rdearest etWections;
thus became exposed, suppressed in Talabaan’S mind ’aiJ^pejsônâJfcapprey-
bpnsion ; he surrendered himself a volunl ary prisoner, to .preserve ’those
whom he loved more than life. When brought into the -rpyôfcpreaeiiçe,
with unshaken but respectful resolution, he demanded':the re]ease 'of Ms
friends, and his own sentence.' Alompra, struck with such an instance- óf,
magnanimity, generously forgave him, and ordered the captives to be
liberated. He afterwards raised Talabaan to a distinguished station in bis
own Service; the duties of which he executed during the reign,of Alompra
he'-) Wa.st"affer-wards ihs-ttoamentaBin exciting
'iI<-Thb-Ei^liMfin®^sts^i4-2iidi‘a-s'#ere^^mis riirtesu-s/pehded in a' doubtful
nMBgjjjffl Gflk^J®%CcSf0in’andel, then the
«thekfte'fo fi'^ o |fii^ |^ 0 h < ^ |iff^ jy s4 tb ^ y f l|,disfaut3^dlohies/ and ‘SHfiport
'prefcariotis lptb|£,et¥;,,<i^egrafs | p | | iro d ^ H ^ i ^ M g M f t e d , (though* hot
ye^-abandoned.' •‘■The ,Tafi'bnfot)ft5egi^'|^^{ifn®S|*-hy the surrender of
,thHiR.capiti|^!^ihgin4tW‘ ©stinctjtit becSmet ®flfbfeigUdi,ff Vo- cbiiciliate'
the>nfe%;^0Ve|'eigA ^AFonrpra- Bib-'sufflmShed'Mr'. ^e^tOb,^Resident
‘oh- die part-b Ffh#Ei®t l^d$S<(S.ompia 'h y% t^ ^ a ||k ‘,fe a^e^#hitnf at-PriM'd.
Mr^NeWtofr db*^teldfEbs^n^]Sys'?br Bftmaii^cM&i^’wit'h‘ presents,
’ahd inlfru^tioris'tO’&b'faifl'ftSr'fhe ^S34ipan^iBS settiemen&of|]>|egrii^ with
Certain imnruni.tfe3i,ahH; pri\riIegesf,bfftfade-.’1,ls 11
® !purlfi^K:b fiMife\)rders,?'Wri^h E^Stdr left- N^-MSj;bn#heV'29tH day
of Jiiinq‘9 11-5 7| and prhbe^ddrin' the Marj^s'choonbri as* far a&'Remirdfhr
‘BfWien, Where fie wa’s- defaMdtf uM f the'-l 3'®b'W&^'Wafettg’-foiva per-
sW-amed! Afit^id,t-#ria‘tdVei desbbnd^tbfi*i'P®tr^fflz’SMrf*]fy,n<who was
‘employed" f^ n h e Birman fSvefrrmefit' in' th e t^ p t^ f^ g J I Mlea^fbfer 'p'and
in cbns^uence’of tK^t'offieilfj.pefe^es^ed a<M®shaFe.ofl'p"(^e^^inflbeilt^.
This man' was fflrif-ged -with the^prc^®t&^offfe)d^i^.knf4riid«kfec®i6dtidt
d§the^deputation. Matters fieiUg aMeUgth fin readiness? Bn^^-'Ey^M:
witte his attendants Embarked on-bbar-d '‘fotir,c-bbaS, ilVoquip^d^hgairfst
the tempestuous and* rainy'weather which" prevailed at %hat sOas’on-'of the
* Mr. Brooke, had retired ; and Captain HpweV; w&p succeeded"’ Mr. Brooke, h a id S t e
Mr.^^Wtoii was only e^femiial' Resident. A Mr. ^^!RoBert^,'v^P^^pM<rl'^ftm2^cn^^.
He, however, was killed at th'e s il^ o fd \^k d i^ |^ an d ^M ^ ^ al4^^i^dkNi^k^W^Mglfected.
Mr.’Brooke aild Captain Howe hkd'thWr^putation, df'Being Ver^ h^durraMe^lneiin C?