THE HISTORY

OF BRITISH INDIA,

BY

MILL & WILSON.

IN TEN VOLUMES.

VOL. IX.

THE HISTORY OF

BRITISH INDIA.

FROM 1805 TO 1835.

BY HORACE HAYMAN WILSON, M.A., F.R.S.

MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY, OF THE ASIATIC SOCIETIES OF PARIS, BOSTON AND CALCUTTA,
AND OF THE ORIENTAL SOCIETY OF GERMANY; OF THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE OF FRANCE, AND THE
IMPERIAL ACADEMIES OF VIENNA AND ST. PETERSBURGH; OF THE ROYAL ACADEMIES
OF BERLIN AND MUNICH, ETC., ETC.; AND BODEN PROFESSOR OF

LONDON

PRINTED BY WERTHEIMER AND CO.,

CIRCUS PLACE, FINSBURY CIRCUS.

CONTENTS.

BOOK III.

FROM THE CLOSE OF THE

ADMINISTRATION OF THE MARQUIS OF
HASTINGS, 1823, TO THAT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF LORD W.
BENTINCK, 1835.

CHAPTER I.

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- Ava.

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Appointment of Mr. Canning as Governor-General. Accession to
the Ministry. Lord Amherst appointed.—Mr. Adam Governor-
General prior to his Arrival.-His Measures, regarding the
Press; regarding Hyderabad.— Lord Amherst's Arrival. — Im-
pending War with Ava.- Countries on the Eastern Frontier, -
Asam, Kachar, — Manipur, — Arakan, Tenaserim,
– Burma Conquest of Arakan. — Oppression of the People, —
their Flight to the British Province of Chittagong, allowed to
settle. - Inroads into the Burnia Districts, -- ascribed to the Bri-
tish Encouragement. Burma Forces cross the Frontier,
pelled to retire, — Insurgent Chiefs delivered up. - Emigrations
repeated, and Fugitives demanded. - Missions to Ava. - Insur-
rection of Khyen-bran. Mission of Captain, Canning. — His
Recall. - Rebel Leaders defeated, take refuge in Chittagong,
demanded by the Burmas, seized by the Magistrate, but not
given up.-Death of Khyen-bran, and Tranquillity of the Borders.
Suspicions of Ava not allayed. - Correspondence with the
Viceroy of Pegu. - Chittagong and Districts in Bengal claimed
by the Burmas, -Reply of Lord Hastings. - Asam. - Internal
Dissensions. - Burma Interference. - Appropriation of the Pro-
Manipur, Family
Quarrels of its Rulers, -Burmas called in by Marjit, — placed
on the Throne, — expelled, dispossesses the Raja of Kachar, who

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vince. Barbarous Tribes. Kachar.

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