THE FIGHTING IN BURMAH.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2134, 13 March 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE FIGHTING IN BURMAH.

The following telegram from the Viceroy, dated the 26th January, has been received at the Indian Office: — "Following casualties in action Upper Burmah — 2nd battalion Liverpool regiment, No. 101, Private William Evans, killed; No. 1,396, Private John Kelly, missing." The Mandalay correspondent of the Tunes, teltgraphing uuder date Jan. 21, says :—": — " A successful engagement was fought on tho 16th inst., with some insurgents, 18 miles to the north-west of Montshobo. The rebels were about 1.000 strong, .500 being armed with guns, and some 1000 with spears and dahu. Our force consisted of 170 men of the Royal Welsh Fuisiliers and 8.5 Sepoy* of the 12th Madras Infantry, commanded by Colonel Simpson, of the latter regiment. Thr enemy held a strong position in a pagoda, and being covered by a brick wall sft. high, made au obstinate resistance. When driven from their position the insurgents took refuge in the thick jungle. Their loss has not been nscertained, but it is believed that some thirty wore killed, among rhem Thanng, the 80, or General of tho insurgents of that district. Our casualties inolude Colonel Simpson and Lciutenent Carnegy, of the 12th Madrass Native Infantry, and Leiut Gwynne, of the Royal Wel-h Fuisilers, and four private* of thin regiment, wounded.— all by bplleta. Colonel

Simpson, who was severely wounded in the faro, lolinquishi d the ctmni md to Major \Villiim*-un, of tho Ro\ il Wol-b FuiMlrVrs A potty in-urg»Mit l»ad' rin the district o.i^t of Mundulay ••iiircndend himself ycstenUv. On the 19th 180 men, coium mded by Colonel Scad, had mi encounter with "200 inMxrsrents »t, u point about '20 mdet» .it the north o»>>t of Pagan. A private of the Kin;.'"* (Liverpool regiment) was killed. Tho inmir gents eventually retreated into tho thick jungle, two of thorn having been killed. Th« Kyoonyoo Priuee, one of the Minthas, was killed on tho niifht of tho 19th (it Biijru.near T-mj; iin, by two men employed by the HI tythiu Atwin Wimn, on« of the Burmese Ministers. Theio men professed to be adherents of the pre tender, j>rew ntcd him witr euns ami ammunition (supplied to tliprn by th" Hlaytbin Atwin \Vimn), and wpre t ilcn into his pervin*. They continued with tho pretender for tmmp d iys. On the nitrht of the 10th, takinjr advintijre of a disturbance created by themselves, they shot the Prince and em-aped during the confusion. A meeting of the representatives of all nationalities was h^ld in Mandalay on the 25th, at which it wan resolved to present an address to tho Viceroy and Lady Dufferin welcoming them, and declaring that general satisfaction was felt at Burmah becoming part of the British dominions.