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Note from the Acting Nice voy to Hair Meajesty's Consent. bonsul.

Suilin

Canton, June 12th 1866.

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The Prefect of Kerang-char for Mei, together with bolonel Shên, Sient Colonel Shang, and their Colleagues, have

just reported their return by steamer, and state that on this occasion,

on this occasion, having

Mr.

proceeded in Company with all ollayers

and

effecten a junction with the British Chaval forces, they arrived before the

priatical villages of the Heiang Shan

District,

which

were

Conjointly surrounded

and attacked with complete success, ~

several of the private haunts being

burnt to the

ground,

and some 20 of