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Memorial from Lew Yunko of Chěkeäng.
DEC.
Postscript. Your majesty's minister Lew, entrusted with an im- port territorial government, and having within the current month lost several cities in succession, begs that he may be delivered over to the proper Board for examination and punishment, as a warning to others not to fail in like manner.
With regard to Luh Tseihchung the intendant of Ningpo and Shaouhing, and Le Tingyang the commander-in-chief of Keuchow, with any who have been rescued from the attempt to sacrifice life in the discharge of duty, or wounded in battle and have retired into the country-his majesty's will is requested; and, in view of the present want of men, it is desired, that their examination may be delayed, and their awards or condemnation postponed, so that we may avail ourselves of any assistance which they are able to afford.
Furthermore; when we shall have made examination with regard to Tăng Tingtsae, and ascertain whether he be dead or alive, and shall have obtained any information concerning general Yu Pooyun, then a separate memorial shall be addressed to the throne.
[From Hangchow] this memorial is respectfully sent by an extra express, to travel at the rate of more than six hundred le (about 200 miles) per day. We prostrate beg that the august ruler will cast on it a sacred glance, and grant instruction: A respectful memorial.
The following translation of a memorial, regarding the death of Yukeën, we borrow from the Canton Register of the 7th instant.
“Lew, lieutenant-governor of Chěkeäng, respectfully reported on the 15th of October, 1841, the death in the service of his country of the commissioner Yukeën, and that the coffined corpse had already been forwarded to Keängsoo, and looking up prayed for the imperial glance on the subject.
"I humbly beg leave to state that, because yesterday the reports of what had become of the imperial envoy and great minister, were contradictory from all quarters, after I had made a report to your imperial majesty, requesting speedy inquiries should be made, I besides made another report, which is on record ; and after I had dispatched the documents, I forthwith selected the toosze (general) of the province of Keängnan, Choo Lungho, and entrusted him with the official seals of the imperial envoy and great minister, those of the governor of the two Keäng provinces and of the salt commissioner of the Hawe (rivers) to convey to the provincial capital (of Chëkeäng).
"Moreover, it is authenticated that Kinshing, the domestic servant of the said great minister, petitioned, saying:
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"On the 26th day of the 8th month (Oct. 10th) he received verbal orders from his minister, that, because the barbarian ships were successively and unexpected- ly entering (the river), he ordered him to take his official seals and deliver them to Choo Lungho, to carry back (to the provincial capital); he then forthwith embarked and led the battle from the shin to the ycw period-from 8 a. m., to 5