BURMAH.

Lyttelton Times, Volume III, Issue 121, 30 April 1853, Page 5

BURMAH.

We learn, through advices from Calcutta to the middle of January, that the war in Burmah is considered over, that is if the king consents to reimburse the expenses of the Indian Government ; if not, an advance will be made on Ava, and the king will then have to submit to further sacrifices; as it is, the Province of Pegu has been officially annexed to the Company's dominions. The. Governor-General was about to proceed to Rangoon, and the Englishman concludes that he intends to visit Ava, and to invite the King to take his passage back in the yacht, to the apartments which will be made ready to receive him in Fort William. As the annexation of a kingdom is not an eyery day occurrence, even by the British, we think it right to give a short account of the new acquisition. Pegu was formerly independent, and was one of the most flourishing kingdoms iii Further India. It comprises the whole Delta of the Irrawadi, the only river connecting the Burmese Empire with the ocean. The chief towns are Rangoon, Banain, and Henzada. Pegu, its former capital, at one time contained 150,000 inhabitants, but the trade having been removed to Rangoon, it is now an inconsiderable village. The kingdom of Pegu was conquered by the Burmese in 1757. It is rich in natural resources. It has splendid forests of the finest teak timber, which forms its staple export. It exports likewise catechu, wax, lac, ivory, cotton, gold, gems, pomes ; and even linger the present wretched government, the trade amounts in value to about £600,000.