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I was tasken about by the Orisoner by land from place to place mutil the set day of the 7th Mean of the 3rd gear of

Moon gre Joong-chu, (August 2nd, 1861) achow the Prisoner's party

was beaten by the

Mandarins, I do not know the name

of the place. The Prisoner and his party

ad raw

away,

and I hid musself in

the hills mulit might fall. Next morning

secing rebody I made for

place

called Chain gong, there I saw send soldiers I knew, and told shear about

I remained about ten days.

my case. at than gong and then sailed for

Hongkong which I reached on the 18th!

of last October,

I

Played

here

arve

day

and then went on to Canton. On the 15th