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Narrative of the Naval Operations in Ava, During the Burmese War, in 1824,1825, and 1826
Narrative of the Naval Operations in Ava During the Burmese War in 18241825 and 1826 Author:John Marshall General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1830 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: PREFACE. 1 He history of the Burman empire, comprising the kingdoms of Ava and Pegu, is detailed at some length in the introductory part of " Symes's Mission" to the capital. A succinct and connected view of the events in that quarter, in the years 1S24, 1825, and 1826, is prefixed to a collection of political and military documents, illustrative of the Burmese war, published at Calcutta, by Horace Hayman Wilson, Esq in 182J. The operations of Sir Archibald Campbell's army, from its landing at Rangoon, to the couclusion of a definitive treaty of peace at Yandaboo, have been partly detailed by Major Snodgrass; but, although some of the naval officers who served in conjunction with that force are known to be " amply endowed with every requisite qualification to treat the subject as it merits," not one has yet stepped forward to do it justice. Major Snodgrass, in the preface to the second edition of his history, which is very interesting to general readers, speaks of an expected naval narrative; but as nothing of the kind appears to be forthcoming; as I am now about to publish the Ninth Part of my Biographical Work, in which the memoirsof the officers who conducted the most important naval operations of the Burmese war will necessarily appear; and as many readers of the Major's work, who know nothing of mine, may probably wish to be informed in what degree the officers and men of the royal navy were instrumental in bringing the " golden-footed monarch" to a proper bearing ; I have been induced to publish the following narrative in its present shape, for the purpose of placing the active, gallant, laborio...« less