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After their departure I received the following letter from Howick.
I was yesterday informed by Captain Chiang that there are no such places as Man-show-par and Su-pien-tear on the boundary of the Sin-Hewei District. As both wind and current were against us, and the river is exceedingly full, it was apprehended that it would take several days to reach Ho-Chi-tow, and that in the meantime the criminal would get wind of our intentions, and take to flight, the best way appeared to be to go straight from Chiang-mên to Fang-hsix, and landing at Hsiao-Chang, make a circuit, whereby several days might be saved. I accordingly set out, in company with Captain Chiang, but we unexpectedly found that the water was so high as to prevent our landing at Hsiao-Chiang.
On examination of Li-a-yuan, Feng-a-jui, and Ping-a-jun with regard to the place of abode of Li-a-tsung-shik, they stated that they really did not know; but that if A-jun could be apprehended, he could show the way to A-jui's abode. On hearing this, we felt extremely embarrassed, but luckily the guides, Li-a-fer and others brought by Captain Chiang,
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"...lovuld..." is corrected to "...would...".
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After their departure I received the following letter from Howick .
I was yesterday informed by Captain Chiang that there are no
such places
as Man - show par and
Su - pien- tear on the boundary of
the Sin-Hewei District. As both
wind and current were
against us,
and the river is exceedingly full,
that it would take several days.
Ho-Chi-tow, and it
was
do
to reach
to be apprehended
that in the meantime the criminal
lovuld
get
wind
of our
our
intentions, and
take to flight, the best way appeared to be to go straight from Chiang mên to Fang-hsix, and landing at -- Hsiao-Chang, make a circuit,
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on our arrival, at-
" whereby several days might be saved. I accordingly set out, in company with Captain Chiang, but we __ unexpectedly found, Hesiao chiang, that the water was so high as to prevent our landing.
"On examination of Li-a-yuan,
4
-a Nw, and
Feng-a
with regard
Li-a
Fing- tsung-shik,
to the place of abode of
jui and Ping-a-jun, they
stated that they really did not know; but that if et jun
Coned be
apprehended, he comes shew the way
t
on
to A juis abode. On
hearing this, we
felt extremely embarrassed, but luckily the guides, Li afer
and
others brought by Captain Chiang
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