theiiw^tK.^fey^'penettatedlbf: a; towi®daI|ndr<^uptnung,. Between
.which .and Quantong’* there is a jee;+. or iiiart, where the Chinese
and Birmans meet* and barter •tha.^ninMJifitres^^A^via^ective- countries
this jee was taken and plundered hy th e . Chinese. Meanwhile
Shembuan appointed two. separate armies: one, consisting of 10,000 infantry
and 2000 cavalry; under the conduct of a general named Amiou-mee,
took t h t direct road leading, to Quantong, through the districts of La-be-
narp>p, and T a g o u p g th e .other army, .of much greater force, wascommitted
to Tengia Boo, a general of high rank and reputation. This.laiter
was directed to make a circuitous march over hills that lay. more -to. the
southward, toendeavomyifpossible, ,to get into the rear of the Chinese
army, and prevent their retreat. Tho;G0vernor of Quantong, named
Ledougmee, finding that it was not the design of the Chinese leader, to
waste time by attacking his fort, collected a considej^ble body -.p,f men,
and took the field against the invaders. The diyision.of Amiourinee first
met the army near a town called Peengce, where they encamped, within
eight miles o£-the Chinese army; on the following day.a pa[rti^ldaetion
took place, in which the Birmans were worsted, and obliged to retreat .to
the southward of Peengce. The Chinese, animated by this, first success,
and ignorant of the approach of Tengia Boo, imagined that they should
meet no farther impediment until they reached the Birman capital. With
* Quantong, or Canton* signifies a port.
f A similar emporium is established between China and Russia.
t( On the boundary of these two empires two small towns were built* almost contiguous*
the one inhabited by Russians, the other by Chinese ; to these all the marketable productions
o f their respective countries, are brought by the subjects o£ each empire.
R o b e rt so n ’s In d . N o t e 5 2 .
that .persuasions thfc^ continUeddhei# march,'5 ahdf dëffèfilig* from the mdst
frequented, löVdHprobablyrforthe- conkerthnce oMoragehpnrstiod*another
route, by ihe village.ol-Chcnghio. Anuou roee,’ though.rcpuked,tstiII> kejhl
hovering on.'the-skids ol the Chinese army; .whuh'.hjdiqiTocecd&l blfty
two dayMartfierr^to a town called Chiboo;1 wHendhe^divisioh1 cöMmahH’écl
by^Tengia Boo suddenly appeued lurthcn.rem? Whedougmec the CoVei-
nor 'of'Quahtöng-,' appfo’&hed' at* thé same time,'with his'-puKy lAïhué’ih-
closed dn all . side»,, a<.jéfire'ai becama.-iiiïpfaGfi'dablè,4? was
desperate. The Tartai cavalry, on whose vigour arid<abti>Uy theiGffmese
yfiny,\ depended fqjf; jp^isioh?,; .qould^n^'c^l^yeh'MThi:. t ^ i | fèiÏHej^' to
jiiocure supplies, 01 protect tonvo>ys-.’ In iliis» situatioiiydlie'dirrhianV
p a c k e d the enemy with impetuosity^,while; ouythiS ’ether iiamdy .p refer
fenceunade.Lby the CWneser'WaS: equally resolute. 1 he 'equllietihadljlaalnv
thtè^days, when thè Chinese, in an> effort of dfspairV^tried tisSht^th'dir
walkthrough the division commanded by Amiou-irieefy that- occupied-%fee
road^by-which a retreat seemed least difficult. ^HhisKlast attfempt-prdved
fatal; Amiou mi.es tioops, dfciJain’ol support, maintaintdïlFienVgióuticlI,
until the coniing up of Tengia Boo,' which decided thè'fortüne;^fcthéi'd^.
Theharrassed Ghinesenow sunk under;the pressure-^'superior*mombers;
the carnage was dreadful. Birmans, when. Vi chorions’, • arejrtttd-iEipst un-
pltyihg and ferocious'monsters on earth. ( Death;; é ^ T i ^ d r b u s ' f is
the certaindjp6msof those they subejumm battle;, of ffié.Ctóheseèarmyf^ridi
a man returned-to lys, native country; about -2|60 Were; preserééth from
the sword; these were conducted in fetter»to*the-'c-apital, w||tji|a||exclu^
S|® quarter in the suburbs of the pity; was assigned ftfrtheis?i;esiden’G)<[f&
They who did1 not understand any particular handicraft,; were emplpyedsin
making gardens, and in the business; of husbandry: mechanics and artificers