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of the whole of the horses, mules and provisions. The Burmese 

 generals reported their successes to their commander in chief, the 

 Wiin gyih, hy a swift horseman, and proposed that their force should 

 now fall on the rear of the Chinese army stationed on the east hank 

 of the Ndn-nyen, whilst the Wun-gyih attacked it in front. The 

 Wira-gyih sent the messenger back approving of the plan of attack, 

 and fixing the day on which it should take place. On the appointed 

 day, the two wings of the Burmese army fell on the rear of the 

 Chinese on two different points, whilst the Wun-gyih crossed the 

 Ndn-nyen and attacked them in front with the main army. The 

 Chinese generals seeing their army placed between two fires, retreat- 

 ed and took post at a spot beyond the Lizo mountain ; but the Wun- 

 gyih here again attacked them, and completely routed their army, 

 100,000 men of which fled to Santa and there threw up new works. 

 The Wun-gyih halted his army at Maingdd, in order to recruit it. 



The Wun-gyih having been taken unwell, the king of Ava recalled 

 him, and appointed the Let-we'-weng-d6-mhu', who was in com- 

 mand of the Ba-mo water force, to go and relieve the Wun-gyih, 

 and with orders to attack and destroy the Chinese army, and then 

 take possession of the eight Shan towns, Hdthd, Ldthd, Mdnd, Tsandd, 

 M<iing:m6, Tsiguen, Kaing-mdh, and Md:wun. The Let-we'-weng- 

 do-mhu' proceeded with his ten divisions from Ba-m6 and joined the 

 Wun-gyih's army at Maing:ld, and soon after advanced and attacked 

 the Chinese force at Santa under general Tsheng-ta-lo-ye', which 

 had been suffering much from want of provisions, the inhabitants of 

 the eight Shan towns having refused to comply with the Chinese 

 general's requisitions, declaring that they were subjects of the king 

 of Ava, and afraid to assist the Chinese. The Chinese were forced 

 to retreat, and the Burmese pursued them as far as Yunan, taking a 

 multitude of prisoners, horses, arms, &c. The Let-we'-weng-mhu' 

 after taking possession of the eight Shan towns, which had hereto- 

 fore thrown off their allegiance to Ava, joined another Burmese 

 general, the Wun-gyih Maha Thi'-ha-thu'ra, who had been sent 

 with an army by the route of Lti-ta-tshay-nhit-pana. The two gene- 

 rals attacked another Chinese force of upwards of 50,000 men, which 

 was posted on a high mountain to the north-east of Theinni, and one- 

 third only of these Chinese escaped into their own country. The 

 Let-we'-weng-do-mhu' and the Wun-gyih Maha Thi'-ha-thu'ra 

 having completed his Majesty's service, then returned, with the 

 prisoners, guns, &c. which they had taken, to Ava, where they 

 arrived on the 21st May, 1767. 



In the month of November, 1767, another Chinese army, consist- 



