The Burmese War 1823-1828.

(1) pp. 1-922, Enclosures in Bengal Secret Letters 14th July to 12th Nov. 1824, Relative to the Burmese War, including:-- (2) Lord Amherst. pp. 1-25, Minute of 11th June 1824 relative to Court's Orders limiting the size of the Army as affecting the War with Burma; pp. 169-82, Minute of 31st July 1824 on Brig.-Gen. Campbell's alternative proposals for the advance against Burma; pp. 725-8, Minute of 5th Nov. 1824 on Capt. Burney's Map of Ava, Siam and Cochin China. (3) pp. 29-37, Minute by Lieut.-Gen. Edward Paget (Commander-in-Chief) 21st June 1824 on the Court's Orders to limit the size of the Army; pp. 185-91, Minute of 1st Aug. 1824 on Brig.-Gen. Campbell's alternative proposals for the Advance against Burma. (4) pp. 41-6, Minute by John Fendall (Member of Council) of 28th June 1824 on Court's Orders to limit the size of the Army; pp. 193-7, Minute of 2nd Aug. 1824 on Brig.-Gen. Campbell's proposals. (5) George Swinton (Secretary in the Secret, Political and Foreign Departments). pp. 49, 109-13, 157-8, to Major J. Canning 16th July to 4th Aug. 1824; pp. 125-31, 321-34, 361-5, 381-6, 455-6, 569-80, to Brig.-Gen. Campbell 23rd July to 3rd Sept. 1824; pp. 459-60, to D. Hill (Chief Secretary, Madras) 27th Aug. 1824; pp. 591-2, to C. Tucker 13th Aug. 1824. (6) Major J. Canning (Political Agent at Chittagong). pp. 53-95, 133-6, 479-93, to G. Swinton 19th June to 1st Aug. 1824; pp. 96-9, to W. E. Phillips (Governor of Prince of Wales Island) 28th May 1824; pp. 103-4, to Lieut.-Col. R. Hampton 9th June 1824; pp. 137-8, to R. Ibbetson (Secretary, Fort Cornwallis i.e. Penang or Prince of Wales Island, and not Port Cornwallis (now Port Blair) in the North Andaman Island.) 30th June 1824; pp. 495-7, to the King of Ava 18th July 1824; pp. 497-503, to the Council of Ministers in the Golden Lotoo 18th July 1824; pp. 508-19, to W. M. Williams 28th July 1824. (7) pp. 99-102, Proclamation by Brig. Gen. Campbell and Major J. Canning 2nd June 1824 for the levy of Customs at Rangoon, Capt. J. Nichol appointed Collector of Customs, His Regulations; p. 136, Suspension of the Regulations 26th June 1824. (8) pp. 102-3, 106-7, Correspondence between Brig.-Gen. Campbell and the Burmese Officials. (9) pp. 117-23, Brig.-Gen. Campbell and Major Canning to G. Swinton 23rd June 1824. (10) pp. 138-54, Routes between various places in Burma. (11) pp. 161-7, 337-47, 367-79, 451-3, 463-76, 607-57, 667, 675-83, 697-701, 919-21, Brig.-Gen. Campbell (Commander-in-Chief of the Forces in Burma) to G. Swinton 11th July to 31st Oct. 1824. (12) W. Money Williams (Deputy Secretary, Fort Cornwallis). pp. 201-4, to G. Swinton 11th June 1824; pp. 204-12, to Major J. Canning 7th June 1824 relative to George Gibson; p. 735, to Capt. H. Burney 24th Aug. 1824. (13) Capt. H. Burney (Military Secretary. Fort Cornwallis) pp. 212-4 to W. E. Phillips 13th May 1824; pp. 215-20, to R. Ibbetson 5th June 1824; pp. 728-34, to Lord Amherst 23rd Oct. 1824; p. 739, to G. Swinton 4th Nov. 1824; pp. 739-51, Note of Conversations with George Gibson. (For Capt. Henry Burney's Papers see the Burney Papers published by the Siam Government and calendared by Miss Anstey.) (14) J. Crawfurd (Resident at Singapore). pp. 223-54, 309, to G. Swinton 31st May 1824; pp. 254-8, to the Chief Minister of Siam 27th May 1824; pp. 259-90, Note on the Geography of India beyond the Ganges 31st May 1824; pp. 291-306, Note towards a Treaty with the Siamese 31st May 1824. (15) pp. 309-18, Letter from the King of Burma to the Court of Cochin China (in French). (16) pp. 347-57, 668-73, Brig.-Gen. M. McCreagh (Commanding in Cheduba) to Brig.-Gen. Campbell 11th June to 14th Oct. 1824. (17) Lieut.-Col. James Nicol (Adjutant-General). pp. 389, 393-4, 401-2, 417-8, 425-6, 789-90, 797-8, 803-11, 823, to G. Swinton 15th July to 5th Nov. 1824; pp. 410-13, to Lieut.-Col. Innes 20th July 1824; pp. 790-1, to Lieut.-Col. [Christopher] Baldock 11th Oct. 1824; pp. 792-3, to Lieut.-Col. Alfred Richards 11th Oct. 1824. (18) Lieut.-Col. William Innes (Commanding on the Sylhet Frontier). pp. 390-1, 394-8, 402-10, 418-21, 426-8, 804-5, 818-20, 907, to Lieut.-Col. Nicol 6th July to 12th Oct. 1824; p. 587, to C. Tucker 4th Aug. 1824. (19) pp. 433-48, 595, 603, 775-86, T. C. Robertson (Acting Magistrate of Chittagong) to G. Swinton 6th Aug. to 27th Oct. 1824. (20) pp. 503-8, Capt. George Gibson (Burmese Envoy to Cochin China) to the King of Ava and the Lotoo. (21) pp. 520-67, Intelligence regarding British prisoners in the hands of the Burmese, Treasure at Ava, &c. (22) C. Tucker (Commissioner of Sylhet). p. 585-7, to G. Swinton 7th Aug. 1824; p. 588, to Lieut.-Col. Innes 7th Aug. 1824. (23) pp. 657-64, Major Thomas Evans (H. M. 28th Regt.) to Brig.-Gen. Campbell 11th Oct. 1824. (24) pp. 684-94, 701-10, Lieut.-Col. G. Miles to Brig.-Gen. Campbell 9th to 12th Oct. 1824. (25) pp. 713-4, Government Resolution 5th Nov. 1824 regarding despatch of reinforcements to Rangoon; pp. 717-23, Do. do. 5th Nov. 1824, Disturbances in the Western Provinces due to the failure of crops. (26) pp. 735-6, W. E. Phillips (Governor of Prince of Wales Island), Minute on Burney's Map of Ava, Siam and Cochin China 5th Aug. 1824. (27) pp. 755-72, David Scott (Agent for the Governor-General on the North-East Frontier) to G. Swinton 10th Oct. 1824; p. 806, to C. Tucker -- Oct. 1824. (28) pp. 798-9, Lieut.-Col. A. Richards (Commanding in Assam) to Capt. S. Hart (Officiating Assistant Adjutant-General, Eastern Division) 10th Oct. 1824. (29) p. 812, Col. John W. Adams (Commanding Nagpur Subsidiary Force) to Lieut.-Col. Nicol 28th Oct. 1824. (30) pp. 813-4, Capt. T. Donaldson (Commanding at Hoshangabad) to Capt. T. Worsley (Assistant Adjutant-General, Nagpur) 28th Oct. 1824, Defeat of a Pindari band. (31) pp. 817, 839-44, Major W. L. Watson (Deputy Adjutant-General) to G. Swinton 5th to 7th Nov. 1824. (32) Lieut.-Col. R. Hampton (Commanding in Cheduba). pp. 824-7, 832-6, 908-9, to Lieut.-Col. Nicol 20th Sept. to 23rd Oct. 1824 (out of order); pp. 911-6, Detailed Report on the Population, Resources and Revenue of the Island of Cheduba 11th Sept. 1824 (? by E. P. Halsted, India Office Library). (33) pp. 827-32, Capt. W. Vincent to Lieut. Robert Margrave (Adjutant at Cheduba) 18th Oct. 1824. (34) pp. 847, 859, 867, 879, Col. R. Stevenson (Quartermaster-General) to G. Swinton 1st to 12th Nov. 1824. (35) pp. 848-56, 860-5, Lieut. J. B. Neufville (Deputy Assistant Quarter-master-General) to Col. R. Stevenson 22nd Oct. 1824. (36) pp. 868-76, Lieut. J. G. Drummond (Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General) to Col. Stevenson 31st Oct. 1824. (37) pp. 880-2, Lieut. Thomas Fisher (Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General) to Col. Stevenson 1st Nov. 1824. (38) Capt. G. W. Barnes (H.C. Frigate Hastings) to G. Swinton 21st Sept. 1824, Gallant attack on four Burmese vessels by the Hastings cutters; pp. 909-11, to Lieut.-Col. R. Hampton 11th Sept. 1824. (See H/664 (28).) (39) p. 922, Nominal List of Burmese Prisoners sent to Bengal from Rangoon 30th Oct. 1824.

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