Of course, our fellows said they were in their own waters, whereupon the Burmese fired upon them and killed the steersman.

There were reports, then, that bodies of Burmese troops were moving about on their side of the river, and that it was feared they would cross over and burn some of our villages.
Accordingly, our guard at the mouth of the river was increased to fifty men, and a few of these were posted on the island of Shapuree.
"This island lies close to our shore and, indeed, the channel between can be forded at low water.

It has always formed part of the province of Chittagong, and there has never been any question raised by the Burmese as to this.

However, the Viceroy of Aracan called upon our resident here to withdraw the guard, asserting the right of the King of Ava to the island.
"Since then letters have passed to and fro, but I hear that the Burmese have settled the question by landing on Shapuree.

One night last week they attacked our post there, killed and wounded four of the sepoys, and drove the rest off the island.