INDIA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume II, Issue 57, 31 August 1853, Page 3

INDIA.

There is little ol interest from Rmmah At Pi'ome ond Mead.iy all is quiet. Near Donabew a combined attack was in pro-gie-s on the stronghold of the robber chief Mea'oon. Sir John Cheap;', the Commodore and C.rptain Tarletoii weic each nndvaiifing by a diffi rent route, so as to sur omul him, all the creeks by which ho coulil escipa nic guarded by gun')oa s, the result was not >et kuo'Mi. No Kuimese envoys have yet arrived at Monday, and, sevcr.il division of the Ourmesi! .inn) nrc en route to Ava, considerable nncertunty exists as to the issue of the stiug^'le now gong on at the caj)ital between ilie '\or and peice pnrtics. It is leporti d thai the former has Lit' I v heen giiuinr iiround It is lumotired that the Pnncu'.it the held of the peace pirty Ims wiitten io General (i 1 1 "in, eNpressing a livijie tli.it, as ho ha s ueM rrp lrrcllc-d vv'uh the 13 111 1 lsh, the conquered pio%ince miy be r( slot cd to him. It .s no' prob tile that .my move will he mule dunnK the l|Ule th it remains of the hot VMsnn, but the onimencemcnt of the BuniiCso monsno i a month hence will open i he lii^h nnd to Ava to our lnr n 'e steamers, il .my tiling then icmains to be done. Ceneral titoel has reached Ton. boo, and ope-ied communications with Proine and Mcalav. 11 is march has been pel formed with gioat r.tp'diiy, considering the conutiy and the- time of year (the list 93 miles in eight d iys), }et withou; distnssina his foicis. During the last few marches his civiilry came up wi'h some of the baggage and stragglers of Ihe retreating Burmese, and captured about a doz-n elephants and v unai number of ponies. At lon/h'io, a rather extens've nmgaz ne containing guns muskets, and ammunition, was taken possession of.