India Board, July 19, 1825.

Despatches have been received at the East-India House from the Governor-General in Council at Fort William, in Bengal, with inclosures, of which the following are copies and extracts:

Extract letter from Gov. Gen, in Council to Secret Committee of the Court of Directors, dated Fort William, 25th and 28th Feb. 1825.

Since the date of our last address to your honourable Committee, of the 31st ult., relative to the Burman war, we have received some interesting reports of the operations of our troops in the dif ferent quarters, copies of which we lose no time in submitting for your information, briefly referring to their contents in this place.

From Assam we have received the gratifying intelligence of the defeat of the Burmese in the neighbourhood of the capital, Rungpore, where they had collected their scattered parties with the intention of making a stand: but after the gallant attack and capture of their stockade position on the 29th ult., they despaired of success; and it appears, by the despatch from the agent of the Gov. Gen., that, on the 2d inst., the fort of Rungpore was surrendered, and the principal Assamese and Burmese commanders were in our camp.

On the south-east frontier, we have received reports of the evacuation of Mungdoo and Lowadhung, on the troops under Brig. Gen. Morrison passing the Naaf and entering the province of Arracan.

The official despatches announcing the capture of the capital of Assam, the expulsion of the Burmese, and the complete subjugation of the country having been received, copies are transmitted as numbers in the packet.

Copy Letter from Lieut.Col. Richards, commanding in Assam, to the Dep. Assist. Adj. Gen., eastern division, dated Camp, Moura Mook, the 13th Jan. 1825.

Sir: I had the honour to report to you, in my letter of the 9th inst., the march of several detachments against the enemy; I have now the honour to transmit copies of letters from the different officers, who have all returned to the fleet, detailing the particulars of their operations. I feel much obliged to the officers and men who have been employed. The object for which they were detached has been completely fulfilled.

I am happy to state, that, notwithstanding the fears of the inhabitants of those places visited by my detachments, 1 do not think the enemy will dare to venture to molest them again, after their late defeat at all points.

The detachments under Capt. M'Leod and Lieut. N. Jones having joined me this forenoon, I have to report my intention of advancing to-morrow morning upon Ioor Haut, at which place the enemy are concentrated and stockaded." I have, &c.

A. RICHARDS.

Extract Letter from Capt. Martin, commanding a detachment of the 57th regt. N. I., to Brig. Major Bayldon, dated Camp, Deeorgong, 10th Jan. 1825.

About eleven o'clock p. m. the detachment under my command moved silently forward, and as we approached the stockade of Deeorgong, Capt. Neufville led us by a considerable detour to the right, to avoid two advanced posts and to get into the rear of the stockade.

We were now in sanguine hopes of effecting a complete surprise, but the enemy must have had scouts on the plain, as we were challenged by both out-posts. At a short distance from the stockade signal-lights appeared from both chokies, and the alarm had evidently been taken; at this moment a small party of men that had broken from the rear, by mistake, suddenly appeared in front, and a few shots were fired, but immediately stopped.

The detachment now pushed on rapidly, and entered the stockade as the last of the fugitives were quitting it on the opposite side; they were pur

sued to the jungle; six men were killed and seven taken. The only casualty I have to regret on our part is the death of one sepoy by an accidental shot.

This stockade consisted of a double fence of bamboos, but without a ditch. The amount of the enemy's force within it could not, I imagine, have exceeded two hundred men.

Extract Letter from Lieut. Walden, commanding a detachment of the 46th regt. N.I., to Brigade Major Bayldon, dated Moora Mookh, Jan. 13, 1825.

Having ascertained that the enemy, to the number of one hundred, or one hundred and twenty, were in the stockade, distant four or five coss, and judging from the time they had been absent that it might be more, I immediately ordered the men under arms, leaving a small party to guard the knapsacks, and proceeded over a very bad road, which greatly distressed the men. A little before day-break I crossed the Dhonseera again (about a mile below the stockade), and proceeded along its right bank, and reached the stockade about sunrise; a fog allowing me to come up unperceived, the enemy were completely surprised, and about twenty were killed, amongst whom was a Phokun and five Usseel Mauas; thirteen prisoners were taken.

Copy Letter from Lieut. Col. Richards, commanding in Assam, to Dep. Assist. Adj. Gen., eastern division, dated Camp, Gowie Lagur, Jan. 27,

1825.

Sir: I have the honour to report, for the information of Brigadier Shuldham, commanding eastern division, that at half an hour after ten o'clock this morning many hundreds of the enemy attacked my advanced position at Namdong Nulla, over which there is a fine puka bridge, and where Capt. Macleod commanded with the Rungpore L. 1.; the bridge is distant from my present camp about three-quarters of a mile, on the high road to Rungpore. On hearing the firing I ordered the troops under arms, and moved on to the support of Capt. Macleod with two companies of the 57th regt., and the Dinagepore local battalion, leaving the remainder of the former corps, under Capt. Martin, to defend the camp, as the hurcarrahs acquainted me that the enemy meant to attack in three divisions.

On my reaching the place of action, I found that gallant officer, Capt. Macleod, and his little band defending the position in a steady soldier-like manner; as I perceived the enemy were collecting and spreading to the right and left in a very heavy jungle, in which it was impossible our troops could act with effect, and that those in our immediate front were keeping up a very sharp fire of jingals and muskets, I ordered the party on the bridge to retire to the front division and lay down, and cease firing. The enemy thought this was the prelude to a retreat, and set up a shout and came forward, but our fire from the advanced division soon made them retire after this the enemy were apparently gaining confidence, and began to show themselves boldly; I therefore gave them half an hour to collect, and to induce them to suppose we did not meditate an attack. At the expiration of that time I directed Capt. Macleod to charge their position with the Rungpore L.I., followed by the volunteer cavalry, in number twenty-eight, under Lieut. Brooke, sub-assist. com. gen.; this was performed with the utmost gallantry, and the enemy fled after giving their fire, but were overtaken, and Capt. Macleod reports that full sixty were killed in the charge, amongst whom were three Phokuns, mounted on horseback, their horses were taken, as also forty-one muskets, and thirty-six spears, and four prisoners: the number killed in the charge is independent of those that were killed in the first attack, who were all immediately carried off as they fell, and it is supposed they must have lost near 100 killed, as the attack lasted one hour and twenty minutes. On our side, I deeply regret to say, Lieut. and Adj. Kennedy, Rungpore L.I., was wounded

in the head (slightly); the other casualties are, one sepoy of the same corps, and one horse attached to the cavalry, wounded. The conduct ofthe Rungpore L. and the volunteer cavalry, which belong to the same corps, merit my warmest approbation to Capt. Macleod, commanding Rung pore Lala and Lieut. Brooke, who commanded the volunteer cavalry, and whose conduct is reported by Capt. Macleod to have been most conspicuous, my best thanks are especially dues as also to Lieut. Fleming, officiating sub-assist, com. gens who joined the Rungpore L.I. in the charge, and to Lieut. and Adj. Kennedy, and Mr. Surgeon Thomson, of that corps, for the zealous assistance afforded by them during the action. I at OT BI trust the guns, spare ammunition and supplies will arrive in camp in the course of the night or to-morrow morning, which will enable me to move forward to the attack of Rungpore on the day following. Hinge of antiw sw I JO TWO Tig

komitted to mention in my letter of yesterday's date, that forty-six prisoners have been taken subsequent to my former letter of the 19th inst.s Viso: 1879 td is oTLam, &crdoiz -und art oosoo oft mort saibajA RICHARDS.I

to advance and sent for him directions to catey Major Waters and gave stockade tank on the right, or any other out-works the enemy might have, and I would be up so soon as my wound had been dressed Toxomber letter Herewith I have the pleasure to enclose a

stating what occurred from the time he assumed the command until I joined, which I was able to do in a dooly in about twenty minutes,

Capt. Macleod, with the flungpore LP took possession of a mosque on the left, about four hundred yards from the fort and another party was detached to occupy another mosque of the right side by which means the south side of the fort was invested and the enemy driven if at all points. As the fort appeared an extensive place, and full of guns and men, who shewed themselves on the wall and gateways, I deemed it advisable to order the camp to be pitched and as have the reconnoitred, was done the same evening, and it was considered necessary by the artillery officer that two more guns should be ordered from the fleet, and that people should be immediately out cut and collect materials for a battery, which was In the course of the day we fired a few rounds of shells, carcasses, and

ing in Assam, to Dep. Assist. Adj. Gen., eastern division, dated Camp before Rungpore, Assam, Jan 29, 1825.17 Tobeds 1970 500 DOW apisilleod to soit si st Sir In continuation of my letter of the 27th inst, I have to acquaint you, for the information of Brig. Gen. Shuldham, commanding eastern division, that I was joined by Lieuts, Bedingfield and Burlton, with two howitzers and two twelvepounders carronades, on the same evening, and having arranged every thing for our advance towards Rungpore, I marched at day-break on the 29th, in the following order wi

Ist. The detachment 46th regt. (light company leading), the advance guard from which, a havildar's party, was sent one hundred paces in front, 2d. The volunteer cavalry,

ad. The brigade of howitzers" phants

by eleand ai to me.A

4th. The 57th regt, right in front. 5th. The twelve-pounders carronades on elephan's with ammunition attached. nivoilot adT 6th The Dinagepore local bat. yd by freq 7th. The Rungpore Lt.Inf bas u 8th. The spare ammunition.

I was aware that the enemy had a stockade across the road near Rungpore, as Lieut. Neufville, dep. assist. quart. mast. gen., had gone out to reconnoitre on the morning of the 26th, and got to it without being pendred men and some guns, and He reported that it was defended by two that he was fired upon from a fortified tank a little in advance on the right, and which appeared to command the before-mentioned stockade, and that a gun was also fired from the left, which he considered must have been from the fort of Rungpore, as he observed the tops of pucka buildings and mosques in that direction, distant about threequarters of a mile; and he also stated that the whole country he traversed was a deep jungle.

Before advancing I gave directions to Capt. Waldron, commanding the advanced guard, to storm the stockade across the road, if he thought he had a chance of carrying it; but if not, to turn into the jungles right and left, and to act as a covering party, which latter plan he adopted, as the fire of the enemy was extremely heavy, It may here be proper to remark, that the stockade had been greatly strengthened and reinforced since Lieut. Neufville was there, and that the first discharge from the ene my, who were entrenched, brought down more than half of the leading division, which caused a momentary check. At this time the guns and column were about two hundred paces in rear; on the first shot being fired I gave directions for the elephants to be cast off from the howitzers, and prepare for action. Whilst this was performed I advanced near to the stockade to examine it, and immediately returned to the head of the column, and ordered a couple of shells and a round or two of grape to be thrown in, and for Capt. Macleod to prepare to assault with the right wing of the 57th regt, which was accordingly done in the most gallant style, assisted by the detachment 46th regt., who rushed forward to support him, and I had the pleasure to see the enemy fly at the moment our troops began to scale and break down the stockade. At this period I was unfortunately wounded; but gave orders for the guns and column

I cannot close this despatch without recording my approbation and thanks to Capt. Bayldon, major of brigade, Lieut. Neufville, dep, assist. quart, mast. gen., Lieut, Brooke, sub-assist. com. gen., and Lieut. Fleming, officiating sub assist. com. gen., the staff attached to this force for the prompt and great assistance I have at all times received from them in the executi of their respective duties, sonia dolsun ada de fusing tive to basis of Copy Letter from Major Waters to Capt, Bayldon, major of brigade, dated 29th Jan. 1825. SIR: I have the honour to apprize you, for the information of Lieut.Col. Richards, command ing in Assam, that, agreeably to his instructions, I repaired to the head of the column, on his being wounded, and, on assuming the temporary com mand, I perceived Capt. Martin in possession of the stockade and posts on the right Bank, and the Burmahs in full and precipitate retreat towards the fort, from which a strong fire was opened. I imme diately ordered the artillery to the front, which soon silenced the enemy's fire; precautionary mea sures were then taken for the security of the posts vacated

vacated by the enemy, and a verbal report of circumstances made to Lieut. Col. Richards. I have, &c.

E.F. WATERS.

General Return of killed, wounded, and missing of the force under the command of Lieut. Col. Richards, in action with the enemy near Rung-, pore, on the 29th Jan. 1825, 1, 7

General Staff-Wounded, 1 lieut.col., 1 lieut. 46th Regt. Wounded, 1 havildar, 4 rank and file, severely; 1 jemidar, 2 havildars, 21 rank and file, slightly.

57th Regt-Wounded, 11 rank and file severely; 1 subadar, i havildar, 7 rank and file, slightly. Rungpore L.I.-Killed, 2 rank and file.

Names of Officers wounded.

Lieut. Col. A. Richards, slightly, commanding the force....

Lieut. J. Brooke, severely, not dangerously, sub-assist. com.gen.

-IL BAYLDON, major of brigade. Return of Ordnance, &c. captured at the stockade and fortified tank near Rungpore, on the 29th Jan. 1825, by the force under the command of Lieut. Col. Richards.

Brass guns-1 two-pounder.

Iron guns-3 two-pounders, 19 swivels.
Iron balls of sizes, 250,

R. G. BEDINGFIELD, Lieut.
Com. Artil. Detachment.

Copy Report from Lieut. Col. Richards, commanding in Assam, to the dep. assist. adj. gen., dated Camp, before Rungpore, Assam, 3d Feb.

1825

Sir: In continuation of my despatch of the 29th ult., I have the honour to acquaint you, for the information of Brig. Gen. Shuldham, commanding the eastern division of the army, that on the moon setting on the morning of the 30th, the enemy, in small parties, came out and attacked the picquets, but were soon compelled to retire, with the loss on our side of two sentries killed, and on their part, as far as is known, of one man killed.

The firing from the fort continued during the whole of the night and morning at intervals; but as they had not the range of our camp, I did not return a shot, as the place is too extensive to have made any great impression; and our supply of ammunition being but small, I was anxious to reserve it for the day of attack.

About ten o'clock on the morning of the 30th, a flag of truce was seen coming from the fort, and I sent out Capt. Bayldon, M.B., and Lieut. Neufville, dep.assist.quart.mast.gen., to receive it.

Those officers having met the herald and conducted him to the outer picquet, reported to me that he represented himself to be a native of Ceylon, by name Durmadur Bhurmacharee, many years resident in Bengal and the Eastern islands, in the employment of various well-known public servants, and conversant with our manners and customs; at present Raj Gooroo, or Chief Priest to the Saum and Burmese authorities in Assam, and an accredited messenger from Saum and Banglee Phokuns to me.

I accordingly directed him to be admitted under the usual forms of precaution.

After his introduction, he said that he was deputed by the Phokuns to inquire what were the objects of our present advance upon Rungpore; to which I replied, that my instructions were to clear the country of Assam of all opposing forces, and to occupy it on the part of the British Government, for the protection of the inhabitants; that I was surprised at the Phokuns must have tion, since I conceived the been already apprized of our intentions by Mr. Scott's (Agent to the Gov. Gen.) commth leation in reply to theirs,

The Gooroo expressing his total ignorance of the receipt by the Phokuns of Mr. Scott's letter, I explained the general tenor of the contents, which he promised faithfully to communicate to the Phokuns, and to return in the course of a day with their reply. I also took the opportunity of bringing forward a messenger of the Phokuns returning with despatches from Mr. Scott, who had arrived in camp the same morning, and of delivering the letters to the Gooroo for transmission to the Phokups.

These proved to be the delayed communication above adverted to.

Asiatic Journ. VoL, XX. No. 116.

Within the period stipulated in the armistice, the Gooroo returned, stating that he had not met with any opportunity of delivering the letters privately, which it was necessary to do, to avoid the factions into which the enemy were divided; that Jealous suspicions of the numerous conflicting Saum and Banglee Phokuns, to be unanimous and he had every reason to believe the two great chiefs, disposed to enter into treaty with us; that he trusted much to his own sacred influence over them and all the others, to bring matters to an amicable adjustment; and requested a continuance of the truce till the morrow. He also asked for some definite explanation of our wishes.

This

To this I acceded, adding, that he was authorized to say to the Phokuns, that if they decided on making terms of alliance with us, I was ready to meet them; if on fighting, I was equally ready; and if they wished to retire out of Assam into their own country, I was willing to permit them to do so, provided that they took the directest route, committed no ravages on the road, and carried away none of the inhabitants now in their possession, by compulsion. To this latter alternative I was induced, by finding from the Gooroo the impracticability of a plan proposed by me to separate the two factions by admitting the friendly disposed portion to the benefit of terms, provided they would come over and abandon the others to their fate in a continuance of hostilities with us. he declared impossible, since the latter considerably preponderated in strength over the former, though headed by the chiefs, and that the slightest suspicion of such an inclination would entail Bibodshed and destruction, not only in their families here, but in their own country. I was also compelled, reluctantly, to reflect on the total want of means in my power to prevent their escape, or to pursue them; in which case all hope of rescuing the captive Assamese inhabitants must have been abandoned. It was, at the same time, clearly pointed out to the Phokuns, and understood by them, that any act of plunder or aggression committed by the retiring party in progress through Assam, or in the territories of our allies would be tantamount to an infringement of engagement, and again draw down on them our arms.

The following morning the Gooroo returned, accompanied by two inferior Phokuns (the brother of Saum Phokun and Hathee Phokun), with a friendly offering, and a letter from the chiefs, of which a translation is enclosed.

After much desultory conversation the Gooroo returned with my reply, and an exchange of pre

sents.

On the following morning a message was brought from the Gooroo by his brother Rutun Pal, stating that, in compliance with my terms, one portion was preparing to evacuate the fort for their own country, and that the remainder were ready to surrender; also, that the chiefs were anxious to wait on me to adjust the various points of capitulation.

I accordingly invited them to a conference, and directed the officers of my staff to proceed to meet them and conduct them to me.

The principal chief, Saum Phokun, Sheick Phokun, and Nabaroo Phokun (Banglee Phokun having joined the other party and quitted the fort), having been introduced, we proceeded to arrange the terms of treaty, of which the principal are as follow:

On the part of Saum Phokun, &c. that all his followers should deliver up their arms and warlike stores of all descriptions; and that possession of the fort be given to us the moment the evacuating party should have quitted it.

On our part, that their lives and personal property should be guaranteed; their wives and children, and all who may be voluntarily attached to them, secured to them, in conformity with instructions from Mr. Scott; that they should remain, in every respect, in their present situation until the arrival of Mr, Scott, or instructions from him respecting their ultimate destination: and that, having once entered into the bonds of friendly alliance with us, they shall not eventually be delivered over to the King of Ava in case of a peace, should he make such a stipulation; of which they entertained great dread, and were most anxious to receive positive assurances.

These points being settled, the chiefs expressed their willingness to surrender without delay, and I accordingly directed Major Waters to take a party and receivé charge, when I had soon the satisfac2 E tion

tion of seeing his Majesty's colours flying on the top of the palace in the inner fort, under a salute from the battery in camp.

The examination of the fort fully justified the opinion I had formed of the importance of the acquisition by the mode adopted, and of the inadequacy of my means of preventing the escape of the greater part of the garrison, should we have proceeded to the assault. The place is of very great extent, and surrounded by deep swamps and Jungle, with a ditch; the sorties to three gates were strongly defended; and on them and the walls were more than two hundred pieces of ordnance, ready for service.

The garrison was reported to consist of ten thousand of all classes, of whom perhaps one-third were fighting men; of these seven hundred have surrendered with the Phokuns.

I have the honour to submit a return of the ordnance, arms, and military stores captured.

By the acquisition of Rungpore, I may now consider myself in entire possession of Assam; and it is a source of great self-gratulation to me, that that important point has been accomplished with so little loss on our side, considering the means of annoyance possessed by the enemy, in defending a country peculiarly unfavourable to regular milftary operations.

My total dependence for supplies in the fleet, which is twenty miles distant (at the mouth of the Dikho river, now not navigable), would have rendered it impossible for me to proceed further, under any círcumstances, until the arrival of land carriage from the provinces; and I therefore consider the prospect of peaceable evacuation of the remaining portion of the country as an object gained of the most vital importance, while the possession of the capital secures the key to all points from whence any future irruptions may be attempted from the eastward.

I have, &c.

A. RICHARDS.. Return of ordnance and military Stores surrendered by capitulation to the force under the command of Lieut.Col. A. Richards, on the 1st Feb. 1825.

Brass guns-1 Danish fourteen-pounder, 21 from three-pounders downwards.

Iron guns-1 forty-pounder, 1 English ninepounder, 941 from three-pounders to swivels. Total-965.

332 muskets, 226 swords, 220 spears.

Several thousand iron balls, and a considerable quantity of gunpowder.

R. G. BEDINGFIELD, Lieut.
.Com. Artil. Detachment.

Translation of a Burmese Letter addressed to Lieut.Col Richards, commanding in Assam, referred to in the foregoing despatch.

Moonkoong Alampoo, alias Saum Phokun, represents, on the part of himself and the other chiefs, to the English commander in Assam, that the inhabitants of Assam were originally slaves to the Burman Emperor, and that an embassy was sent by the Rajali to the King of Ava to solicit assistance, and to request he would send troops into Assam; in consequence of which, men from five states, all subjects to the Burman authority, were collected and ordered to invade the country, now a number of the chief men of Assam have invited you to come in to turn us out, and we were aware of this; but the Assamese wish, for their own benefit, to provoke us to war with each other, by which both parties would suffer; we, therefore, to prevent this, are willing to evacuate this country; and to prove our sincerity, we depute Durmadur Bhurmacharee, a native of Ceylon, and our high priest, to apprize you of this; and as the people of Assam are now inimical to us, we will immediately retire to our own country to inform our king of it, and we hope you will not molest us on our journey, and that you will send orders to the chokies under your control to allow us to pass unmolested. This is absolutely necessary, as, if we were attacked on our retreat, it will cause much bloodshed.

Copy Letter from Lieut. Col. Richards, dated Camp, before Rungpore, 31st Jan. 1825, in reply to the above.

I have received your friendly letter by the hands of Durmadur Bhurmacharee, high priest, and fully comprehend its contents. I am willing to permit your force to retire from Assam, and will not commit hostilities or molest you with any attack from my army, provided you go peaceably, and without committing depredations on the country or inhabitants of Assam. Your wives, children, and such people as are willing, may accompany you, but none of the inhabitants of Assam are to be taken away by force. I will give orders to all under my authority, and to chokies, not to molest you on your way out of Assam, which you will leave immediately, and by the most direct route.

ASIATIC SOCIETY OF CALCUTTA.

On Wednesday evening, the 5th of January, a meeting of the members of the Asiatic Society was held at the Society's apartments in Chowringhee; J. H. Harington, Esq., President, in the chair.

A note was read from Dr. Paterson, presenting, in the name of the Rev. Mr. Vernon, President of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, a box of geological specimens, and a collection of fossils from the series of the secondary strata of England, chiefly of Yorkshire. A catalogue, pointing out the locality and geological position of each specimen, accompanies the series, and also two copies of the first general report of the Institution.

Dr. Paterson also presented from Mr. Smith, an eminent geologist of York, an

engraved geological table of British organized fossils.

Dr. Wallich presented an essay on the turquoise, by Professor G. Fischer, of Moscow, in the name of the author, together with specimens of that mineral.

The undermentioned articles were also presented by Dr. Wallich, on behalf of Lieutenant H. Robinson, attached to the residency escort at Katmandoo Bhotea coins; sundry Bhotea manuscripts; various juntrees and pictures in water-colours, on pasteboard; several antelope horns; a curious brass lock and key, manufactured at Lassa; a Bhotea seal, and two outline drawings of the human figure, made by a Bhotea. These figures are curious in an anatomical point of view, as they give the Bhoteas' notion of the course of the blood

vessels,

vessels, and are the first of the kind we have seen.

Mr. Hodgson, of the civil service in Nepaul, transmitted for the museum a specimen of the hair of the chiru, and an outline of the impression of its hoofs; also a specimen of the hair of the nowa, the wild sheep of Bhote, a large stately animal, in figure and size similar to the Leicestershire breed, with aquiline nose, crooked horns (said to grow sometimes so large that the animal can scarcely carry them, and a short cut tail, like that of a deer. The chiru just mentioned is the supposed unicorn of the Nepaulese, which has been ascertained by Mr. Hodgson to be a bicornate antelope; a skin, with the horns attached, having been procured for that gentleman. A list of articles for the museum, on their way to the Society, from Mr. Hodgson, was also submitted, with memoranda connected with them, which we shall notice when the presents arrive.

Dr. Tytler presented a case of poisoned arrows from the Poggy islands, and likewise dried specimens of the nutmeg and mace, and the preserved pepper of the Malays. He also presented, in the name of Mr. Conolly, a set of that gentleman's portable telegraphic signals, by sea or land.

Capt. Cornfoot presented the skin, extremities, and parts of the head and neck of a large ape, called the ourang outang, killed on the coast of Sumatra.

Dr. Abel read some observations upon these fragments.*

Some manuscripts of a religious character, consisting of stanzas, in a language closely allied to Bengalee, in praise of Vishnoo, as Govinda, found in a box at Hautgong, after driving the Burmese from that place in November, were presented by Lieut. Neufville.

The ninth, tenth and eleventh numbers of the Journal Asiatique were received from the Asiatic Society of Paris. A letter was read from Mons. Garcin de Tassy, presenting his translation of an Exposition de la Foi Musulmane, from the Turkish; and Les Oiseaux et les Fleurs, from the Kashif al Israr of Azy-oo-deen, a Soofee work of great celebrity. The Arabic text, and copious notes, accompany the translation.

Four volumes of the Mémoires sur Egypte, and two volumes of plates, were received from Mons. Houssard; and, from the late Mons. Langles, the 26th livraison of Monumens de l'Hindoustan, specimens of a new fount of Arabic types, and a copy of the Grammaire de la Langue Arminienne, avec la Réfutation d'une Critique by Mons. Cribied.

A letter was read from Mons. le Baron de Ferussac, presenting to the Society the first part of the programme of a work on * See p. 75.

Mollusca; a tract entitled Monographic des Espèces vivantes et Fossiles du Genre Melanapside; several papers on the collection and preservation of shells; and inviting the members to contribute to the support of the Bulletin Universel.

Recherches Statistiques sur la Ville de Paris et le Départment de la Seine, for 1821 and 1823, were received from Mons. Villoy.

A letter was read from Mons. Julien, the conductor of the Revue Encyclopédique, presenting an Essai sur l'Emploi du Tems, and two note-books entitled Agenda Général, et Biometre, with the three first numbers of the Review for 1824.

Two works entitled Elémens de la Langue Turque, and Voyages en Perse, were received from Mons. Jaubert, of Paris.

At this meeting an application was submitted from Dr. Paterson, for the use of the Society's rooms for the purpose of giving lectures on phrenology, which was complied with.

ASIATIC SOCIETY OF PARIS.

General Annual Meeting, April 28. The following persons were introduced and admitted members: M. Stephen Abro, of Alexandria, Egypt; M. Cousinery, formerly consul of France; Dr. Max. Donndorf; Baron d'Eckstein; M. de Guys, vice consul of France at Latakea; Count A. de Jouffroy.

A letter from Baron d'Altenstein, minister of public instruction and ecclesiastic affairs in the kingdom of Prussia, announced that his majesty the king of Prussia has offered the fount of Devanagari characters at Berlin, which the Society had requested.

M. Abel Remusat, secretary of the Society, read a report of the labours of the Council, and of the disposal of the funds during the year 1824.

The copies of several works ordered by the Council were laid upon the table, viz.

A Selection from the Fables of Vartan, in Armenian and French, by Messrs, Zohrab and St. Martin. Elements of Japanese Grammar, by Father Rodriguez, translated from the Portuguese by M. Landresse. The first sheets of a Georgian and French Vocabulary, printed with the Georgian types of the Society, under the care of M. Klaproth.

M. Chézy read a translation of an episode from the Mahabharata, entitled Sacontala.

M. G. de Lagrange read extracts from the Beharistan of Djami, a Persian poet, preceded by an account of the Beharistan and its author.

M. Garcin de Tassy read a fragment of the poetry of Taky, translated from the Hindoostance.