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that the Chinese force of 10,000 horse and 100,000 foot under general 

 Tsheng-ta-l6-ye', which had been detached towards Mo.gaung, had 

 halted on the east bank of the Erdwadi, near Naung-td-lu island, 

 above Kat-kyo-wain-m6, in order to construct a bridge over the 

 river, which is narrow there, the Amyauk-wiin rapidly advanced with 

 his whole force and took post near Peng-thdh, an island lying near 

 the west bank, and above and below it along the river, whence he 

 prevented the Chinese from building their bridge or crossing the 

 Erdwadi. 



The Shye-weng-do-mhii, having crossed the Erdwadi river with 

 his 15,000 men, and landed at the landing-place of the Ba-m6 mart, 

 marched round the north of the Len-ban-gya stream and cut off the 

 supplies of the Chinese, capturing every convoy of men, horses and 

 mules which was approaching by the Maing:tcin road, and then 

 turned round to attack the rear of the Chinese army ; whilst the 

 Let-w6-weng-mhii, who had been detached to Md.meit, having put 

 that town in a state of defence and placed in it a strong garrison 

 with its Tso-.buah, was advancing towards Kaung-to&n with his ten 

 divisions. The Chinese generals, Thu'-koun-ye' and Akoun-ye', 

 hearing that the Shye-weng-mhu and Let-we-weng-mhu were ad- 

 vancing in two directions from the rear to attack them, sent out a 

 force of 5,000 horse and 50,000 foot under Yo-ta-yi'n, the governor 

 of Lhyin-yin, to meet the Let-we-weng-mhu, and another force of 

 the same strength under K6-ta'-yi'n, to meet the Shye-weng-mhu. 



As the Let-we-weng-mhu was advancing from Md.meit and had 

 crossed to the northward of the Tsin-khan river, he fell in with 

 5,000 Chinese horse which were preceding the Chinese general 

 Y6-ta-yi'n, and immediately attacked them with 100 elephants and 

 2,000 musqueteers and broke them. He then sent against the right 

 and left flanks of the Chinese force 500 Cassay and 500 Burmese 

 horse, whilst he himself penetrated into the very centre of the Chinese 

 force with the rest of his ten divisions. The Chinese were complete- 

 ly defeated and driven back with great loss, and the Let-we-weng- 

 mhu halted his force, and took post on the north bank of the Tsin- 

 khan river. 



The Shye-weng-mhii also fell in with the Chinese force sent 

 against him at a spot beyond the Ndn-ma-bue* river, to the eastward 

 of the great Chinese stockade at Shue-nyaung-beng, and, dividing his 

 force into three portions of five divisions each, received the Chinese 

 attack. The Chinese horse advanced with great impetuosity, but 

 being received by the fire of 3,000 musqueteers from the Burmese 

 right and left wings, they were driven back with the loss of 5 or 



