The Calcutta Government G...
The Calcutta Government Gazette of the 29th of July, contains the narratives of a series of military operations at and in advance of Rangooni, all of which ended in a manner the most succeusful to the British arms. On the 1st of July, the Burmiiese lvere the assailants. They at- tacked the right of Sir A. CAMPIFELL'S position, and pene- trated at Oell time between our picquets, but were shortly afterwards repelled and put to flight withl little trouble or loss. On the 5th the British troops assatned the o&nsive, making an attack by water uider Sir A. CAMPREELL, who carried three stockades after a slight resistance, and de- stroyed considerable numbers of the enemy. On the same day a land attack teok place under Brigadier General M'VCRE GII, who had under him a force of above 1,200 Europeans, and 300 Native Infantry. The object of this enterprise was to turn, and if possible surround, the ene- my; but though it appears that the conduct both of officers and men was distinguished by skill and courage, and though seven strong stockades were stormed with very trifling loss, the results of the day are de- scribed to be only the flight and dispersion of the ene- my, of whom near 1,000 were left dead on the field. The body of their army, estimated at 14,000 men, escaped into the interior. The British had not more in the whole than from 70 to s0 killed and wounded. The Burmese are said to have fought bravely; but lhad not fire-arms for a fourth of their men. Of the ulterior operations meditated, there is nothing to be collected either f*om the despaethes or from the unofficial intelligence published by the Calcutta Journal.