place about,two miles from^the fort, which terminated decidedly in favour
o£. the Birmans. The Arracan vessels were for .the most part.destroyed;
those that escaped, spread-consternation around :• the approach of the Prince
of-Brome’s.army, completed the te rro ro f the frighted jnhabitants.[ Mato:
sumda, in despair*.; collected his most-valuable effects, which .he put on
board boats, and then, embarked himself, accompanied by twenty females
of his palace, and thirty attendants,, chiefly relations. This party d ie te d ;
their course to an island called Kiounchoppa; but the Prince of Prome,
receiving early intelligence of .their flighty ordered a detachment of , 500
men, in light boats, to pursue the fugitives. The'Birmans overtook; them
within one mile of the island, where Mahasumda being made prisonerjr
together with all his retinue, was conducted back a -captive :to 'his own
capital.
When the Engee Teekien reached Lopngyab he .was- apprised of the
success of his brother. The town and fort of;Arra,can :feH after; ajfaint,
resistance; the booty found is said to hare. beenvery considerable, but on
nothing was a higher value placed than on an image of Gaudma (the.Gou-
tema* o f the Hindoos), made o f brass, and highly burnished.^ tThe^gUre.d^
about ten feet high, in the customary sitting posture, w it h t he.
and inverted; the left hand resting on the lap, and: the. right- pendant..
This image is believed to be the original resemblance of the Reshee, taken
from life, and is so highly venerated, that pilgrims have for. centuries been;
accustomed to come from the remotest countries, where-; the supremacy of
Gaudma is acknowledged, to pay their devotions at the feet of His brazen'
representative. There were also five images of Rakuss, the demon of the
Hindoos, of the same metal and of gigantic stature; these were accounted
* Goutema is a n am e fo r Boodh, or Budhoo.
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of v a la e ,-h ^ |g !gfi|irdiiana to .the, sanctuary, of A singular p ie c l|
O f epgrmou,sfd.iih6Mieh''^gopiposed of hug^fl
fe.al srn .< tjp b e a te n iqit(5iloan : tlusspo^lctous.,cnim<fnf.nn;jsii]cd thiftw
feet in^length^yt^gg^^ti, andjaj-hatfednj.di'ampffr.^i^^'tobuth; »and ten
, -hCehe^im-the calibre; it w as transported touH n ^ ^ a ^ 0f^ b® ^ e # ,V a lid
d ep o sed in the,yard-pfr^ie.jr^al gal3t e ^ w h f l r ^ d ^ i n } |v ^ f e |^ ^ a s a
ihilit-ary h mounted; tpi a lpSv^a^fhge suppm.tcjl b\ siv.whtJ',,,
and i'sfe tfS ^ fr^ p la th a ^ e a th e frh 'y ^ oB d tifp en y io 'h se .. Gaudnia 4 $"
^ I“ ' infernal ij#a\ds tu i c / i i i like mai nei *cpm eyedb} A^iterVlo ihe feipataJvi
with much-pomp ^nd>s%)$rs,titipHs,^j|a|ad^i|;
SsriThe sunctuler ol Gheduha, Rainie^, ancl, the ^ L q u ^ l^ g llii.w d c l tK£i
fuguest.o£ Arracan: mapy .of the Mughs,y tS ^ ^ a f^ g b jv
preferred flight jto. Servitude-,. tAiug^ug« rimthe/Dumbucl h i l l ^ ^ f e .
h«jj,deis ol the prminee ol Chittagong; and in the,deep [ure\tivaiidtjiin''des.;
th&t* skirt jthe’ frontier: where they formed jthemsplyes int^iidependent
tiibes ol,robbers, that havey>ince.created infjnitp^exdtiim.t/)-thif.Mfiman*;
and to this das commit merciless depredations on the persoUsiaf&^propcfEy*'
of-theii conquerors; many have settled*in.Ihe distne/s'o'f ©ipca'ind ChftM
tagon&sWtdqr the protection ^die;British flaggy hihtpthu s aeiApled the
oath'ofralldgiance, arfd-bowed th^frjnggks^.tq slayery ,..vratthei; than 'ab'Aijan
their country,, and their- household gods.-f. hi ■
. T h e 'P rin c ^ a f fonghp. and Pagahm did not reaqh, Arracan until ,the
# The writer of this memoir, , aftenhis, first audience, was; indulged with a sight: of this
extraordinaryfpiece^ of ordnance, .and •honoured with an introduction to the; Arracan Gaudma.
■ ^ The ancient inhabitants of Arracan are so called, from being subjects: of the Great Mogo.
S The;sectaries of Bhdhoo,ar$ much a^'aphedtp^th.ein .&a\es, or domestic gods. A Birman
family is never without an Mol in some eorner ofthe house, mad^'Oj^qod, alabaster, or ,silver.