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Mountain Lodge, the summer residence

of the Governor on the highest peak of this island, some 1800 feet above the

sea

where I

my family.

am now

now residing

with

Admiral Meyer informe me that he has left Tonquin with his Squadron on a cruise to the chief Ports of China, in consequence of the recent ' arrival of Admiral Combet with a .__ fresh squadron and large military re-inforcements from France. Active: ___ operations have

have been resumed in

تم

Tonquin against the "Black Flags and

Yellow

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Yellow Hags"," who are shiefly, in

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Admiral Meyer's phrase, Les restes des Taipings ; - that is the remnants of the formidable bands of the Taipings, (resembling the predatory armies

of the

Mahrattae and Lindaries with which

the English formerly contended in __ India) which during several years desolated several of the fairest provinces

of the Chinese Empire. Of course, it is not accurately Known how far the "Black Hago and Yellow Hags may receive aid and encouragement from

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abroad.

"These terms are literal translations from the Chinese

names,