The expectation of deriving resources or assistance of any kind from a nation so constituted, and living under such a form of government, could no longer be indulged. Indeed, from the day the troops rst landed, it was obvious that we had been deceived by erroneous accounts of the character and sentiments of the people, and that decided hostility from both Burmese and Peguer was all we had to expect.'

pp. 17-19.

All this might, we apprehend, have been previously ascertained; and it seems incredible, that hostilities should have been actually commenced in vague reliance upon unauthorized representations and conjectural reasonings which even the meagre information to be derived from the works of Symes, Cox, and Buchanan, might have shewn to be erroneous. Never was an army placed in a more discouraging and critical position, than the troops who invaded the jungles and ricegrounds of the Delta of the Irrawaddy; and the eventual triumph of the British arms has been achieved in spite of every physical obstacle arising from the climate, the nature of the country, ignorance of the people and their language, and a treacherous enemy, as well as much gross mismanagement in the commissariat department.

The military details of this obstinately protracted contest will be found extremely interesting, but we shall not attempt to give any abstract of the successive campaigns. With regard to the issue of the contest, there seems good reason to believe that it has been successful to the fullest extent that could have been contemplated.

The cession of Arracan,' says Major Snodgrass, provides for the freedom from Burmese interference with our Indian territories on that side. Our troublesome neighbours are now confined within their ancient boundaries by the lofty Anoupectoumiew; and the king is not ignorant that, should he again offend, we can march a force across these mountains, and appear on the Irrawaddy, from our post at Aing, in eight or ten days, and probably reach his capital within a month. Besides, he is aware that the feeling and character of his subjects have undergone a total change: for, without asserting that they either respect or love us, we may at least insist that they assuredly fear us; and whatever may have been, or still may be, their opinion of themselves, they are well satisfied from sad experience, that they would have little chance with such a force as the Indian Government can send into the field. The King of Ava can, under such circumstances, have neither interest nor motive in troubling us again.'

Notwithstanding that repeated attempts had been made to establish an amicable intercourse with the Burmese, it is not above six years since European goods were first introduced, in

any quantity, into Ava or Pegu. The demand for them has annually increased threefold, and no country in the East seems to promise a more advantageous inlet to our trade. There is scarcely an article of dress among the natives, we are told, that is not already British, or certain to become so. Rangoon has long been a mart to the Siamese, and, but for the grievous exactions of the Burmese authorities, the Chinese would long since have opened an extensive trade with the British settlers at Rangoon.

A safe market for their goods alone is wanting, to ensure a large proportion of the Canton trade being carried over land through Ava; opening at once a wide and important inlet to the commerce of Great Britain. Even before the war, notwithstanding existing abuses and the insecurity attending mercantile transactions throughout the kingdom, silk, tea, vermillion, gold, and silver were imported in considerable quantities from China into Ava; and with confidence once established in the Government, the general produce of the empire would pour in to any extent that might be required.'

The retention of the ceded province of Tenasserim is, in a mercantile point of view, highly important. The new settlement of Amherst town, in particular, is well situated as a mart for the Siamese, Burmese, and Chinese. It is situated on the east bank of the Saluan river, the second of the four mighty streams which traverse the whole length of the Indo-Chinese regions, flowing through a tract of country wholly unexplored by Europeans. The climate at which the new settlement is situated, is said to be most excellent, greatly surpassing that of Bengal, Madras, or, perhaps, any other spot situated in so high a lati'tude.' During the time that sickness prevailed at Rangoon, the European convalescents were sent round in great numbers to Mergui, where they rapidly recovered. The harbour of Mergui is good, and contains safe anchorage for vessels of considerable burthen. The whole of the ceded provinces, now thinly peopled, will soon become populous from the crowds of emigrants fleeing from an oppressive government, whose industry, encouraged by security of property, will soon convert them into one of the finest countries in the world.'

The present Volume does not add very materially to our knowledge of the country or of its inhabitants. For this the Major apologizes, conscious that the hurried notes of a soldier, 'taken while employed on active service in the field, would not afford sufficient data for such an undertaking.' His representation of the Burmese character is, upon the whole, very favourable, and completely in accordance, in every important respect, with the testimony of Mrs. Judson.

Unshackled by the caste of the Hindoo, or the creed of the intolerant Mussulman, but free from religious prejudice, and proud of himself and of the land that gave him birth, the Burmese is ready to receive any change which would tend to raise him in the scale of civilized society: so slight, indeed, is their regard for their present code of worship, that it has often been remarked, and not without strong and weighty reason, that the king of Ava could, by a simple order, change the religion of the nation without a murmur being

heard.'

In war, the Burmban is ferocious, arrogant, and cruel, seldom giving or receiving quarter; but, in his private and domestic habits and deportment, he evinces little of this character.

At home, the Burmese, probably owing to his military habits, is decidedly lazy and averse to his work-to his shame, allowing, or rather compelling his wife to toil hard for the support of his family, while he passes his time in idleness, smoking, or chewing betel. His wants, however, are few and simple: rice and a little pickled fishi constitute the chief articles of food, while water is his only drink. Naturally good-humoured and contented, he seems happy and resigned, bearing all the oppressions to which he may be subjected, with apathy and indifference; and in his own house he is kind and affectionate to his children, seldom evincing anger or ill treatment to any member of his family. It must be allowed, however, that the Burmese are little guided or restrained in their conduct and actions by any moral principle.'

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ART. XII. SELECT LITERARY INFORMATION.

In the press, a New and Revised Edition (to appear in Monthly Parts, price 6s; or, in Weekly Numbers, price Is. each,) of Taylor's Calmet's Dictionary of the Bible. 4to.

In the press, A Poem on Idolatry: in Four Cantos. By the Rev. Wm. Swan, Missionary, Author of the Memoir of Mrs. Patterson.

A New Poem from the pen of Bernard Barton, to be entitled "The Widow's Tale," and founded on the melancholy Loss of the Five Wesleyan Missionaries, in the Mail Boat, off the Island of Antigua, will shortly be pub lished.

A Translation of the Second Edition of Niebuhr's Roman History, is preparing for publication. This Translation will be executed in concert with the Author, who will send over the sheets of the Original as they are printed, and will contribute Corrections and Additions to the Translation. The Author states to a Friend in England, that the New Edition is not the Old Work with Additions and Improvements, but absolutely a new one, in which few pages only have been preserved.

The Life of Napoleon Buonaparte, Emperor of the French. By the Author of Waverley, &c. In 7 vols. post 8vo. is nearly ready for publication.

In the press, The History of the Rise and Progress of the United States of North America till the British Revolution in 1688. By James Grahame, Esq. In 2 vols. 8vo.

In the press, A Treatise on the Steam Engine, Historical, Practical, and Descriptive. By John Farey, Jun. Engineer. In one vol. 4to. with illustrative Plates and Cuts.

***The great importance of the subject of this Publication is so generally known, and the want of a Practical Treatise on the Steam Engine and its various Applications, is so universally acknowledged, that any apology for its appearance is unnecessary.

Preparing for publication, A Reply to the Accusations of Piracy and Plagiarism exhibited against the Author, in the January Number of the Christian Remembrancer, in a Review of "Horne and Carpenter's Introductions to the Srudy of the Holy Scriptures."

This pamphlet will contain some curious information on the art and mystery of Book-making, as exemplified in the Rev. T. H. Horne's Critical Introduction to the Study of the Scriptures. By William Carpenter.

The Author regrets that it should be found necessary to defend himself against the disingenuous attacks of Mr. Horne, by the adoption of such a course as the one now proposed, but a regard to his moral, as well as his literary character, renders it imperative upon him to do so.

Shortly will be published, Sermons on the principal Festivals of the Christian Church. By the Rev. John Bird Sumner, M.A.

In the press, Theology; or, an attempt towards a consistent view of the whole Counsel of God. With a Preliminary Essay on the practicability and importance of this attainment. By the Rev. J. H. Hinton, A. M., Reading.

On the First of January was published, No. 1, of The Mariner's Steam Packet, to be continued Monthly. The Number for March will assume the more general title of The Sailor's Maga. zine and Naval Chronicle; and will be edited by the Rev. G. C. Smith.

Death on the Pale Horse, by the Rev. John Bruce, will be ready for publication on the First of March. The Author regrets that it should have been delayed by an unforseen occurrence. The Engravings and Plate which were duly forwarded by the Edinburgh Mail, never reached the publishers, so that they have been obliged to wait the execution of a new Plate.

Speedily will be published, in 2 vols. 8ro., The Principles of Physical, Intellectual, Moral, and Religious Education. By W. Newnham, Esq., Author of "A Tribute of Sympathy," &c. &c.

Ready for publication, (dedicated by permission to the most noble the Marquis of Northampton,) Part I., of the History and Description of the Ancient and highly interesting Parish of Clerkenwell. The work will be completed in two volumes, printed in demy 8vo. and 12mo., and illustrated with about 60 Copper-plate Engravings, executed by Mess. Storer, representing its Monastic Buildings, with the Mansions of Nobility and Gentry who formerly oc

ART. XIII. LIST OF WORKS RECENTLY PUBLISHED.