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ing of 60,000 horse and 600,000 foot, under the emperor of China's 

 son in-law, Myeng-Khou'n-ye', and his brother Tsu'-ta lo-yb', enter- 

 ed the Burmese dominions by the Theinni route, accompanied by the 

 ex-Tso:buah of that place, Nga-aung-duon ; 100,000 men were sent 

 at the same time against Ba-m.6 by the Thinzd-nuay-lein route. On 

 this Chinese army attacking Theinni, the governor and other officers 

 evacuated the place with most of the inhabitants. The Chinese 

 general, Myeng-Khou'n-ye' then advanced with 30,000 horse and 

 300,000 foot by the Thibd road, whilst the other general, Tsu'-ta -l6- 

 ye>, having placed a garrison with the ex-Tso:buah in Theinni, con- 

 structed to the south-west of that town, some extensive stockades, 

 in which he took post with 20,000 horse and 200,000 foot, and 

 made arrangements for forwarding supplies of provisions to that 

 portion of their army which was in advance. When a report of this 

 intelligence was received at Ava from the Tso:buah of Thibo, the king 

 appointed 30 divisions, consisting of 30 war elephants, 3,000 horse 

 and 30,000 foot, under the command of the Wun-gyih Maha Tsi'-thu', 

 to go and meet the Chinese army advancing by Theinni and Thibd. 

 This army marched from Ava on the 24th December, 1767. Two 

 days after, another army of 20 divisions, 200 war elephants, 2,000 

 horse, and 20,000 men, under the Wun-gyih Maha Thi'ha-thu'ra, 

 marched by Shue-zd-yan*, up Nyaung -ben-gyih and Pu-gyo, towards 

 the rear of the advancing Chinese army, in order, after intercepting 

 their communications with Theinni and cutting off their supplies, to 

 attack the Chinese in the rear. Four days after a third army, con- 

 sisting of 200 war elephants, 2,000 horse and 1,000 men, was detach- 

 ed under the command of the Let-we'-weng-do-mhu', with orders 

 to advance by the Mdmeit road, and attack the rear of a Chinese 

 force which was advancing by that roadf. 



On the Wun-gyih Maha Tsi'-thu' arriving at Ban-gyi% beyond 

 Thibu\, he sent forward seven divisions of his army which fell in 

 with the Chinese and were driven back. The Wiin-gyih then advanced 

 with his whole army, and made an attack on the outposts of the 

 Chinese force, which were posted on Gout§ mountain to the westward 

 of Thibo, for the purpose of drawing the enemy out ; hut the Chinese 



* A pagoda at Paleit a village on the Myet-ngay, six or seven miles to the S. 

 E. of Ava. 



f This is the campaign of which Symks has given tome account in p. 69, &c. 

 of the introduction to his embassy. 



X Symes's Peengee and Chibo. 



§ Symes's Goup-toung-taung is a hill or mountain in Burmese, and Gout 

 mountain is near Thibo, and not Bamo. 



