26 JUNE 1852, Page 2

The invading forces in Burnish are to pass the rainy

season at Rangoon; possibly for the purpose of trying experimentally how well their constitutions can resist the miasma of the marshes in that unhealthy season. Preparations are making at all the three Presidencies to forward considerable reinforcements as soon as the season for resuming active operations shall arrive. This may be from a conviction that the resistance of the Burmese is likely to be more obstinate and energetic than was at first anticipated ; or of an apprehension that cholera will so thin the ranks of the force at Rangoon as to call for a large supply of recruits.