The Burmese War 1823-1828.

(1) pp. 1-779, Papers, Memoranda and Notes in the Board of Control relative to the War with Burma, the Maghs of Arakan, Siam, the Treaty with the Dutch 17th March 1824, including:-- (2) pp. 1-3, Extracts from Bengal Secret Letters 7th Dec. 1824 to 15th Jan. 1825. (3) pp. 5-6, 25-7, 43-5, Note on Burmese Aggression 23rd April 1825. (4) pp. 9-14, 29-32, 47-51, Note on Brig.-Gen. Campbell's letter of 16th Dec. 1824, prepared at the India Board 23rd April 1825. (5) pp. 17-20, 35-9, 397-8, 536, 539, 542-50, 667-70, 724-6, Brig.-Gen. A. Campbell (Commanding in Burma) to G. Swinton 16th Dec. 1824 to 9th April 1825. (6) pp. 55-237, ''Origin and Progress of the War with the State of Ava,'' Memorandum prepared in the Secret Department of the India Board 15th Dec. 1824; pp. 57-62, List of Contents. (7) pp. 239-43, Statement of Secret Letters and paragraphs received from India relative to the Burmese War which have not been communicated to the Court of Directors 26th April 1824 to 31st Jan. 1825. (8) Lord Amherst (Governor-General) and Council. pp. 267-72, to Secret Committee 24th Aug. 1825; pp. 449-60, to Robert Fullerton (Governor, Prince of Wales Island) 13th May 1825; pp. 726-8, Minute of the Governor-General and Resolution in Council of 20th May 1825 on the Maghs of Arakan. (9) pp. 267-83, T. S. Raffles 30th Jan. 1825, Note on the Treaty with the Dutch (17th March 1824) regarding Territory and Commerce (Original). (10) G. Swinton (Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Department). pp. 285-8, 304-12, 539-41, to Brig.-Gen. Campbell 20th to 28th May 1825; pp. 439-42, to Capt. Henry Burney 13th May 1825; pp. 447-9, to the Foreign Minister of Siam 13th May 1825; pp. 541-2, to the Secretary, Prince of Wales Island (? W. S. Cracroft) 27th May 1825; pp. 591-6, 609-14, 631-7, 649-54, to Lieut.-Col. James Nicol 31st Oct. to 24th Dec. 1823; p. 728, to Lieut.-Col. John Vaughan (Town Major, Fort William) 20th May 1825; p. 728, to T. C. Robertson (Agent to the Governor-General and Commissioner in Arakan) 20th May 1825. (11) pp. 293-312, Minutes by Lord Amherst (10th May 1825), John Fendall (18th May 1825), J. H. Harington (19th and 20th May 1825), and Edward Paget (20th May 1825), on the retention of Arakan. (12) pp. 315-58, ''Statement respecting Capt. Burney's Mission to Siam in 1825,'' with, pp. 317-8, List of Contents. (13) pp. 363-74, ''Memorandum on Dr. Crawfurd's Mission to Siam and Cochin-China as reported in the Political Letters from Bengal of 23rd Nov. 1821 and 27th Dec. 1822.'' See Crawfurd's Journal . . . . Siam and Cochin-China, 1828. (14) Lord Amherst (Governor-General). pp. 377, 467-75, 479-516, to Charles Watkin Williams Wynn (President of the Board of Control) 10th June 1824 to 4th May 1826; pp. 443-7, to the King of Ava 13th May 1825. (15) pp. 401-30, ''Apprehended Invasion of Prince of Wales Island by a force collected by the Siamese Chief of Ligore ... Treaty negotiated by Capt. Burney with the Raja of Ligore for the mediation of the British Government in settling his dispute with the Sultan of Ligore.'' India Board Memorandum (Signed B. S. J., i.e. Benjamin S. Jones, Senior Clerk to the Board). (16) pp. 442-3, Capt. Henry Burney's Credentials as Envoy to Siam [? 13th May 1825]. (17) pp. 463-5, 615-23, 755-79, Secret Committee to Lord Amherst and Bengal Council 4th Aug. 1824 to 3rd Aug. 1825. (18) pp. 519-31, Note on the British Conquests from the Burmese, south of Rangoon. (19) p. 535, Embarkation Return. (20) pp. 555-9, ''Review of the Commencement, Progress and Termination of the late War with the State of Ava,'' signed B. S. J. [Benjamin S. Jones, Senior Clerk of the Board of Control] 27th Feb. 1827. (21) pp. 563-70, Notes on differences between the Government of India and the Naval Officers regarding Control of Transports 1st May 1827. (22) pp. 571-83, Abstract of Bengal Proceedings (Lord Minto to Lord Amherst, Governors-General) 25th May 1812 to 12th May 1824 regarding the Burmese and the Maghs of Arakan. (23) pp. 596-608, 637-49, Lieut.-Col. James Nicol (Adjutant-General) to G. Swinton 20th to 24th Nov. 1823. (24) p. 627, List of Papers. (25) p. 659, Extract, Marquis of Hastings to --, Calcutta, 27th July 1822, Burmese conquest of Assam, No danger of a rupture but necessity to reinforce the frontier. (26) pp. 663, 683-9, Lord Combermere (Commander-in-Chief) to the Governor-General in Council 29th Dec. 1825 to 2nd Jan. 1826. (27) pp. 664-5, Brig.-Gen. J. N. Hugh (?) to Lieut.-Col. Watson (Adjutant-General) 28th Dec. 1825. (28) pp. 671-6, Major R. Lacy Evans to Lieut.-Col. Tidy (Deputy Adjutant-General) 17th Nov. 1825. (29) pp. 677-82, Lieut.-Col. Charles Brook to Lieut.-Col. Tidy 17th Nov. 1825. (30) pp. 691-719, Prince of Wales Island Council to Court 2nd June 1825. (31) p. 723, David Hill (Chief Secretary, Madras) to G. Swinton 29th April 1825. (32) David Scott (Agent to the Governor-General, North-Eastern Frontier). pp. 729-30, to G. Swinton 14th March 1825; p. 730, to Lieut.-Col. George Warden (Commanding the 54th N.I. at Rangpur) 14th March 1825. (33) pp. 735-51, Summary of and Note on Governor-General's Despatch of 14th July 1824 on the Progress of the Burmese War.

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