DEMI OFFICIAL.

 FORT WILLIAM, Jan. 20 1926
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Dispatches have been received from Brigadier Smelt, by the Hon. Company's steam-vessel Enterprise, which lett Ram goon on the 18th inst. containing the fol- lowing highly important intelligence :-- a It appears that the sloop of war Champi-' on, sailed on the 9th inst. for Calcutta, with Captain Snodgrass on board, bearing des- patches, which announce, that Major Gen. eral Sir A. Campbell reached Pataanagoh, on the 27th ult., and that communications were opened by the Burmese chiefs, on the 3othult. A treaty of peace was agreed to, according to the terms dictated by the British Commissioners, and signed on the Sd inst. The principal articles are stated to De, the cession of Assam and its depen- dencies; of the four districts Arracan and the provinces on the coas. of Tennasse- rim, viz :-Yc, Tavy, and Mergui. to the Hon. Company. to be given to Rajah Gumbheer Sing, and Lone .croxe of rupees to be paid. Stipulations also have been made for tho security of the Pcguers. who may have joined or assisted us during the war. It was stipulated that the treaty should be ratified by the King of Ava, and returned to the Commissioners at Maloun, with all the European prisoners in Ava, and an instalment of three lacks of rupees on or before the 18th inst. It was expect ed that Col. Tidy would reach Rangoon with the ratified treaty about the 24th inst- and his Majesty's ship Alligator, twas under orders for bringing on the dispatches.

 Brigadier Smelt reports, also, that Col. Peppers column marched from Pegu, on inc a3d ult. and arrived at Shoeegem, on the Sd inst. which place he found evacua- ted, and had succeeded in getting back the inhabitants with their families. On the Eth inst. he detached Lieut.. Conry, with the Sd Madras N. I. to take possession of Zit. tom. where a small force of the enemy was said to be stationed. They proved, how- ever. very numerous and strongly stocka- ded, and, after most gallant attempt to carry the works by escalade, the detach- ment was obliged 70 retire with loss; Lieut.. Col. Conry and Lieut.. Adams being killed, and two officers wounded, with l2 Sipa- hees wounded and 2l killed. Col. Pepper was expected to arrive at Zittoun on the following day ,and re-commence the attacks with his whole force, unless he should, in the mean time, receive the orders, inform l ing him of the conclusion ofpeace at Pata-

 nagoh, and directing him to return to Pe- gu. "

 The country round Shoeegem is repre- sented as being most beautiful and fertile, and the population considerable: The Si- tang River is said to be navigable for boats to Tongho, all the year round.

 The Paris papers of Friday have arrived

 in due course. They supply no intelli-

 genee of any puplic interest, if we except

 the debates in the Chamber of Depu-

 ties, on the preceding days. when the question of Greece, ,and the Administration ! of the Ecclesiastical Affairs of France was j discussed. On the former subject, Gen.

 Sebastiani made speech, which produced

 considerable sensation, and on the latter the Chamber was addressedb by the Bishop

 of Hermopolis, who defended the Galliciar

 Church and Churchmen from the attacks to which they had been exposed for some time past.