1841.
Edicts Relating to Military Operations.
445.
"Woo Wanyung, lieutenant-governor of Fuhkeën has handed up to us a memorial, regarding those mandarins who particularly distinguished them- selves in attacking and beating back the English ships.
"Last year the rebellious English foreigners went in their ships of war to Amoy, in the province of Fuhkeën, and there raised disturbances; when our magistrates and military with united effort attacked them and beat them back. Under these circumstances it appears to us right and proper that we should make a proportionate manifestation of our goodness, and forasmuch we now decree the following:
“Lew Yaouchun, a taoutae [or intendant] of the circuits of Hing, Yuen, and Yung; Lingtih and Ye Changchun, both brigadiers,-let these three be recommended to the Board of Appointments for promotion as may appear. "Sze Muh waiting to fill a district magistrate-ship, let him after he has filled said office for a time, be promoted, passing through the regular grades, as vacancies occur.
"Sun Chepung, acting as yewkuh in the rear-division of the admiral's troops, let him now be promoted to the rank of a tsantseäng, and let him be presented with a peacock's feather.
Seay Kwŏpeaou, a yewkeih in the left division of the admiral's troops; Chang Jeu, a toosze of the Mingan encampment; and Too Szejin, acting as a showpei in front division of the admiral's troops,-let these three be advanced in their respective grades as vacancies occur.
"Woo Kwŏyung, acting magistrate of Tung-gan district and ci-devant magistrate of Tihgan district, let him be advanced.
"The chief magistrate of Tung-gan district, having petitioned for leave of absence on account of illness, let him proceed to Szechuen, and be there be employed among his own kindred.
"Chin Yungshe, a cheheën or magistrate of a district, let him be prefer- red to a vacancy as soon as he arrives at the provincial city. Respect this!" No. 5.
An imperial edict has been received to the following effect. Yukeën has handed up to us a memorial regarding the capture of certain of the Eng- lish banditti, accompanied with a list of the officers and common people who distinguished themselves on the occasion. The English banditti in the course of last year having invaded the lesser districts of Tszeke, Yuyaou and other places on the coast of Chěkeang, at that time our civil and mili- tary mandarins dispatched a number of weiyuen (special messengers) who took alive several of their party; and having laid a deep plan by which they inveigled one of their ships among the quicksands where she was wrecked, the said rebels did not dare to come prying and spying any more about the coast of our central land. And we have further heard, that from the 6th. moon of last year until now, the mandarins and common people of those places, as well as the weiyuen, and shoolee (clerks or secretaries) have all assisted in keeping off the foreign robbers; it is right therefore that those who have thereby acquired a small degree of merit, as well as those who have