he'wassprepasring to advarifee to -MtinrMpooraf^te4,(5apitaI 'of^Ssiiay,' when
infordBatfomarrived that the Fegaers. had ’revolted,- and, in their''attempts
to, throw offtthe yoke,,’had defeated Namdeoda; and met’with sufeh^M’ee&SS;
as ^threatened} the jo ss of ’those territories'iwhicb-biis* valour’had^fA^y
acquired. This4nteHige»ee- induced him to ’abandon'his viKyvs to 'Westward
of the:;Reerf-Duem, and .return expeditiously; to-hhe soufherh 'pib-*
vinees: >
It was supposed by the; Birmans, and perhaps not w ithout#ffi)dd/'gr^.irflds'i
tbat . Shis ii^iwfeetion of the Pegucrs, after thfildepartuio of Alompra,
sprungnot less from the instigation o f others, than from1 theiPSte^rf nat&hiT
desire of einan« ipation. Crowds of fugitives had fled hom i?heXurwofWe
Birmans, and. talen shelter in the Siam rjoiimry^so^^ln^^ibttfleu on-the
east borders .of the Sitang rivefy others found an ahylffimttn th8%fetwiee
of Martaban | and many wandered, with their famili< s »andr^flob^sjlor er
uncultivated plains, and through deep forests, wifchoutr®yn§3ti abode, or
other preference of a place, than as it afforded - them '^'tkieiJtiEjpj&Qm their
persecutors, and pasturage for theh.cattje,%S*i
The absence of Alompra was deemed_a fevaurabfo io^nake rtshe
attempt, and the Siamese werertot unlikely tb< ehfcouFaget5l^ih®fcl®g.
ThePeguersin the neighbourhood of Dalla and1 Rangoon jips<>jpdden>y,5
massacred many of the Birmans, and engaging Namdeoda; bea^him;ig a
pitched battle. This general after his defeat fled to Henzada, whilst ^Rangoon,
Dalla, and Syriam, again experienced atempcn-arfeh$pge.ofoftasfersr
: , rJ^[jM'; v?CTevthe English at Negrais-exempt fro® shgpioidn^tBeingiflstru-t'
mental in bringing about this insurrection ; no acts of publicity, however,
have, on any occasion, been established against them : ' loye of .gain might
have prompted individuals privately to sell arms and ammunition to the
probahlftre-
I P J^Svlft^^^tlic 1 i irm a^^onarGhrM Hstond§stoffi|t^[%aJ*pe|iQ(^|and
t e t ^ n g l i ' ^ | i l ^ v ^ l ^ ^ ^ p Gtijil^Ii!)^lt,|lo ins *g(iv.cinjjiuits,.ind. tonspjr-
, hjpfr.lt h fofom n h i.w y ,t ,;1
(^Vlqimu d isyp tied tlds^gnSi&^gleaipi.o^sUc-1
cl>s > Namdeoda, reinforced by troops and supplies from the northward,
Jl 1 qw e4%at|P(eaz a4 ^ 1 » ] ^ ^ ««Bliesl
.abo^evblitfe^indtahcy[boats
were drawn An irregular,
but severe engagement ensued, which terminated m tin. o\cij.Ki’oi^|
of ihepi^ ‘‘of Ran-»
gv>n ,<t )) dl im^ClHiiycou^t, )ucl-tli^‘c i u h f Alojnpiu-« („’J
at first was $j$$fepalei^with
formidable appearances.
_ • V^itehdl, .^b ^ -wjnUn ttyon^ ^
‘■laden, wyh ou<dtia>mJ
as were ,sujted .^tWamarket.1^ , h in^ijyu.ghi^h .yjjj!* ..u diel
l“ ?nrBluP ^ e ^ 4s.,m|stak,en
a^B^al^r,d,ered,, the i tyeSssekyji» jand Mr.
WlutehilljmadeipiisonerK W q ^ ^ p ^ u p ^ M ^ ^ o h ^ e i p e n ^ ^ p n j ^
®fle£e jl?e met, the Kin|^e^umipg.^from|Mpn|^l^^,;|tei& despot, o&,f{his
? f f t ^ i o n ,. ^ ] ayed unjLxpeete^ngOi#^^^
soner, but inpm,ptejled; :{nm| feb%%vy;t^q^om-;.ithis p r , o p ^ 4 f f e a«
$9pfi$cated, together with^ejYesspl .{bat&d^yed’.hirm Sometim^ater-
w^ils he, was permitted h g ^ e p y i^ d lf i^ c h .;§higttbk