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  of his sloop, should the Madras government deem them necessary for prosecuting the war in Ava. On the 28th August, he received the first intimation of the death of Commodore Grant; and on the 3d September, having embarked on board the Arachne four lacs of rupees, for the use of the invading army, he took his departure for Rangoon, at the especial request of the Governor-in-Council of Fort St. George. On the 15th Sept. he assumed the chief command of the combined naval force attached to Sir Archibald Campbell’s army.

We must here remark, that the Arachne was sent from England to relieve the Sophie; but in consequence of a request from the Supreme Government, contained in a letter signed by Mr. Swinton, and dated Oct. 8, 1824, and seeing the absolute necessity of detaining that sloop, to co-operate in carrying on the war, Captain Chads took upon himself the responsibility of ordering her to remain.

On the 10th Sept., Sir Archibald Campbell directed a movement to be made upon Panlang, where the enemy had established a post, and were busily employed in constructing combustible rafts and boats for the destruction of our shipping. The force employed consisted of about 500 troops, under the command of Brigadier-General Hugh Fraser; the Satellite, manned with 45 British sailors and soldiers; the Diana, steam vessel; all the boats of the Arachne and Sophie, and several belonging to the transports, but manned by the former sloop and the Moira;  gun vessels, and sixteen row-boats.

On the 21st, the troops were embarked, and Captain Chads moved upwards with the flotilla, which was in three divisions. under the command of Lieutenant Charles Keele, first of the Arachne; Lieutenant John Bazely, first of the Sophie; and Mr. Stephen Joshua Lett, master’s-mate of the former sloop.

In the evening, heavy guns were heard, not far distant; and next morning, five stockades were seen, three on the right side and two on the left: the Satellite, towed by the Diana, was far a-head of the flotilla, and soon ran up with the 

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