Point light was visible on the port quarter, four miles off, and that they were 63 miles frem Switow, " be Chinchaw (sopsscargo) offered to try and get to Swatow In a fishing boat, and telegraph for Ban Mob's chartered steamer China to come from Amay and give help. The analo agreed to this, but when the Chinchew found it would mean perhaps two days tosang about in a furlour sen ke bickeri nut. As he was going away to bis barth (bout 10 p.m. on Thonday, January 7th) he saw the carpenter doing some repairs in the engine-room, #pparently between the cylinder and the ship's bottom, securing planks by hattens and shores. It appeared as if the end of the crank shaft had gone through the ship's bottem before the engines could be slopped, About an hour later (11 p.m.)_the Captain get some rockets and blue lights from the SupercargO.
great naise of rushing about on deck. The
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communicate with him to-day about the Court of Irgalry.
|| [We have to state that Captain Burr, of H.M.S. Perfalis, regrets to inform us that he has ricoved instructions from Headquartirinot to supply the přèrs with any information what. ever. Well, who wants information, My Lord Igh Hadmiral? We get there just the same, only meren. But where (« the fol-killer?]
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[Wa da not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Comapondents in thle ciabuan).
THE WRECK OF THE "NAMCHOW." Town Enron de www "Hanazono TrezorAPK," SIR-Permit me, through the medium of your columns, to express my gratitude (and that of the sx other survivors brought down from
to Captain Lealle Burr and his officers for their Swalow to Hongkong by the Porpets to-day)
great kinda-es to as while on board his vessel. They gave us every latitude and wore, in fact, an klod to us as it was possible for any one to be. They gave us the best of food, splendid "smoke" and good wine, and allowed us to roam all over the ship...
Then, too, when she got to Tytam Bay and there exercised the crew in target practice, they took great pains to explain everything to us; and we were greatly amused and interested in all we saw and heard on board Her Majesty's ship Porpoise.
Next morning about five o'clock there was a
Chinchew turned out, and found ali the pan- | sengers scrambling into the boats, The Chief Engineer was Banding at his cabin door, pafe; „and spitsted, but trying to keep calm. The "Chinchew woke the Captain, who seemed to have been drinking heavily. (Stimely this is the Chinman's mistaken interpretation of a natural anxiety and distress–Ed. H.K.T.) Asked what Was wrong with the ship, Capt. Lee said "Nothing at all ; she is allright.” Pressed for an explanation of the panic among the Chinese, the water in the ship, and the list to starboard, be replied "It is nothing; I have sent a man to are." The Supercargo says he knew this latter @talentent to be false. The Captain then wen. into his own cabin, which was just opposite the room occupied by the Supercargo, and shot him. self in. On trying the Captain's door it was found to be locked. A minute or two later the Captain come out with a revolver in his hand and went up on the bridge. They said afterwards he shot hiraself. Meanwhile the sicamer was settling down gradually. Rockets were fired off and blue-lig to constantly burnt on the bridge. The passengers and crew then took to the boats, of which there were seven. The second and third engineer did not care to go in the boats, which were overcrowd÷d,but preferred to takeṭheir charce of clinging to a spar or some portion of wreckage in be event of the vessel foundering. The Supercargo then g thered his friends together-Le Son E. Fow Keat Seng, Yan Ah Song: Lim Soon Sing and others with a view to retting them off in the starboard quarter boat, in which some twenty passengers had already slowed themselves. However, as soon as he got into the boat the after falls carried away and all on bized were capsized into the sen and drowne i, with the exception of the Supercargo and two others. The Supercargo got on board by means of ropeindder which his friend Lee Soon E lowered to assist hm. Then he and four others get Intels the bit ever hanging the stern and attempted to lower her, but in a few minutes she was also stove in.
The Chief Frgineerppealed to the Supercargo to maintain order and clear one of the boats from Chinese, but it was in vain. The sta board quarter boat had been already lowered by thepsengers and 37 people now got Into her, fcluding en woman, three children, the Supereargn and his friends. This was about Bix o'clock. It took them over two hours to fight through the waves. to the nearest funk. Shortly before reaching her, the Namchew was sen to lurch beavily towards the port side and go down by the stein
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proved by the fact that Changyao, after his retura fom Port Arthur, bad occasion to scad General Wang Té-kwel with 7 camps of lofanity. to the borders of Honan, and Kiangsu, from the reá coast, to keep order,
The fact that in many of the petty revolts which have taken place lately some bands have Some time ago a noted leader of the Kalho
abpeared in uniform and military organisation," Awni was very bidly wanted by the Chinese
goes far to show the element of ex-braves largely nuthorities; but the warthy was for a long time pricious system of turning ilune-expired represented amongst them, and to condemn the too smart for the sleepy Yamen runners and soldiers penniless adrift, and simply let them at Invariably managed to put them off h's track It was reported lately that be was to biding at
large to prey upon the public. It is seemingly Hangchow, so steps were taken for his appre
hopeless to expect the prevent generation of hension, and there the bold outlaw has at samanda indom to learn some sort of a leason adherents of the worra-caten natiquated been rus to earth, He arrived in Shanghal on Thursday en route for Nanking, He in caged In a strong wooden box contrived so that he inst stand all the time, and he is never allowed to sleep for a moment. The officers in charge of Totai, who instructed the Chaten to hear the the prisoner reported the matter to the Shanghal case and then send the prisoner on to Nanking
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On the 7th instant, the following Imperial decree was issued:-Tiogan and Yu Lu memorialised Us on the repeated victories gained by Government troops over the rebels in Chio yang, the utter extermination of the large bolles of insurgents, and the clois pursuit of and diligent search for rebels senttered about the country. Since the Government soldiers of Funglies defeated the rebels extrenched in
Aspen December 18th, 1891, We are at a loss to find language wherein to Huhtre-cheng, the surrounding districts are no The Peking Gazette of the arst September as fully express nur sense of obligation to Captain longer infested with insurgents, General translated for your columns, contained a state- Burr and his gallant officers and men.
Tao Pao-kdei and Tartar-Lieutenant-General ment that there was a great block in the pablle Then there is the magistrate at Capchi, Chu Sep.ph, with their captains, and soldiers, named Cheng Seng Cun, who gave us every
service of Honan, owing to the enormous glit of | China New Year-when the thieves are getting took sepirate roads and marched into expectant officials in the province. No fewer desperate and lay hands on everything they can possible assistance when we landed at his town. the heart of the cruntry where the enemy than 1,450, high and low, it is said, were waiting reach. He even gave the fifty survivers money as well as were strongly lodged. Between the 9th and for vacancies, every one of which was at present clothes, and a military escort to Swatow. His the 22nd of the 11th moon a victory-wis filled. A request was accordingly made to stay conduct, his great liberality, is the more marked achieved in Kaltulmio, Sun Ting-yee and the flowing tide for a period of two years. In as he bad na prospect of getting tithe of bis gifs ather rebel leaders being killed. Another the Gazette of five days later appeared a report back again. He is truly a fajen (great man), victory was gained at Malyakow in the Ngoblo- from the Chang'e off to the effect that Lien Amongst the survivors was—one Chinese-indy pan-country-During the fight the pseudo-Ying. Enchang Carsten being suddenly seized and 3 children, for whom this worthy official generalissimo, Wang Fung-teh, fell, with many with a fit of mental aberration, had killed his supplied sedan chalia and a special escort into of his followers, and the leader Tse Pac-san,
wife, and permission was asked to degrade him Swatow,
alias Tae Lo-au, was captured and decapitated. in order that he might be tried. This is the Thanking you very heartily for granting_this__The rebels in the countries of Ngahtapan and version given the public through the Gazette, letter space in your coloms,
Sangota were singled out and almost all exter- The following, however, is what 's known to a'l We remain, Sir,
minated. Sze-kowize being the former hend the country side, and among other things will quarters of the insurgent chieftaliss, General Ta Pao-kuci boldly advanced to this stronghold and soarht to add to his exiguous emoluments, with show how one of the 1.450 above referred to a severe engagement ensued. The rebels fought woeful consequences to many. with desperate faty, keeping our soldiers in check for a lorg time. Ourtmops at last made breaches nearly, simultaneously on all five siday of the walls surrounding the place, and took it by storm. Over 1,400 reb is were put to the sword. The beadmen fled and gathered themselves Foochów, Jan. 9th, 1891.
together in a place called Erhoz kietze, which, The natives nasert that the cloudy state of the however, was again besieged by Tso Pao-kuel, weather we have had for nearly a month past who followed closely. Then there was another in Indication of a big flood during the 2ndgagement; several rebels were killed eu tight and 3rd moons.
the pseudo-generaliss mo Yu Whawer, the preudo-commander Sus Fih, of the advance guard; the military riner, Sung-Ming; the raliter us military adviser Chang Wetyl, and over three hundred prisoners were all taken. Six successive victories in all graced our banners, nur
Your's very respectfully,
KHOO CHIN SING, LI SOON, late Supercargors of steam- ship Namchoris,
Hongkong, 18th January, 1892.
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FOOCHOW NOTES.
By order of the Viceroy the farts at Mingan have been lately put into first class fighting con- dition and a great many soldiers have been added to the usual gaisons,
A general demand for the settlement of accounts has already begun in the city and over the Bridge, and we understand that rather serious fighting goes on daily and at night as woll,"
Owing to the great pressure of the authorities, make a joint petition for an amelioration of the the Chinese bankers are consulting together to order to make a fixed rate of exchange for cash: Highway thieves are plentiful at prese, t in all around. On Monday last a respectable draler, carrying with him some $40 in Chinese bank rotes, no doubt for New Year festivities, way attacked by a gang of eight men with painted faces, at the R-vior. A similar case took place not far from the "ce-house.
ops capturing a great quantity. offlige, nifies, cannen, powder, bullets, &c, and provisions. The rebels are now nearly all scattered, but a few are huddled together in Wulancheng To Pan kuel has already started for that last strong, making a fiank march from the east. It will not hold while the Chibli provincial troops are lion. Let Ticgan and Yu Lat order their troops be difficult to wipe awav every vestige of rebel- to follow up the fugitive insurgents to every time, so as to leave not a single one to cause trouble in future. In this expedition the soldiers from Fungtien, fighting bravely and achieving Vcores with the troops of Chihli, are worthy of inuch commendation. Tingan and Ye Lu are to report to Us the names of officials who have
The Emperor is getting on well in his English studies. Two students of the Tong Wen-kuan go daily to the Palace to give his Majesty bis lessons in the "barbarian" tongue. On arrival in the Imperial presence the tutors have to flop down on their knees, but during the lesson they are allowed to stand. The Emperor is also bock purchased at a well-known Foreign store in learning to wilte foreign characters from a copy
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heur later they saw the steamship ferfos come within shant half a mile of the place where the Namchow rank, nearly two miles from the boat. The passengers thought the steamer would pick them up, Fut as she held on her course again without noticing them, they made for the Junks as before. In half an hour they were on board. and in due course reached Cupchi village, on the eftermons of the same day. Other Jinks Arrived later with -13 more survivori, milting fiky in all.
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It appears that in Anyang Asien (vamén in" Change Fa) there was a scourge of locusts. The offer sacrifice at the Altar of Heaven. The day On the arst inst the Emperor went out to pin-fu fred bounties for the extermination of and night of the 21st were spent by His Majesty the pests, opening an office where so many cash in fasting and praving in the Hall of Abstinence were given for each catty of lacus's brought in. within the enclosure of the Temple. The Some enterprising villagers of the adj alög svcrifices were offered up on the morning of the hsten (Lirichang) brought locus's and claimed aand. On going out of the gates the claphants the bounty, but their locality being ascertained which headed the pricession knelt down to allow
These experiments are of most absorbing to be Llachang territory and not Anyang they the son of Heaven to pass. As san! on such interest, and fairly astound the sceptical. The were refused. The clerks, however, reported to occasions all Foreigners were "Invited not to results are so weird and peculiar that often a the plugs, who at once despatched a welyuon show themselves" on the mad through which feeling of deep awe pervades the audience. The to Linchang, to enquire if that Asien also had His Majesty was to pass. The roads were all locusts. If it had, and the fact had not been strewn with red earth and the holes were hastily modus operandi is simple: People in the repasted to his superior, then woe to the Lia patched up to give the Emperor a good Impres audience merely think of any question to which, chang mapis rate, and the walysen had it in hission of the manner in which the civic fathers keep they require an answer. These questions are power to make what report he pleased. Hence the place, Not a soul was allowed to appear in the tipt entirely to theinssivat, and not mentioned a douceur of aco tuels sent that worthy back streets; even the dogs were kept out of sight to the performers in any way. The Clairvoy. with fiveutable report. But, alas far and the shys were closed, while the side streets some reason or other, this wriyuan WAS
were all carfully screened off with blue cotton | ante, while in the hypnetic trance state, correctly sent a second time on a similar eraud, and stuff to shut out the view of the imperial proces- answers these secret queries, and then gives the this time opened his moms as widely as
alon. But the moment it had passed all, wax only za taels: The ways thereupon seized than an hour the roads were in a worse condi- only to the person desizing the reply. The before. But Linchang was obderate and offered thrown open again and traffic resumed. In less question liscif, which, up to that time, is known
get the place himself. Pasting back to Changi his opportunity to undermine a good official, and tion than ever,
Clairvoyante tells of past, present, and future The Pikine Gasette has been publishing events; deaths, murders, robberies, fires, wed in high dadgeon he made gdevous report was summoned to the f and bullied so ant According to these reports more than 5,000 or dead, and gives such accurare descriptions troops over the disturbers In Mongolia residences of absent people, and if they are alive rageously that he went out of his mind with "rehels" have been rage and off to the capital to petition the different engagements, but you know how the that all are bushed into dumb bewilderment.
slaughtered in the Governor to right his wrong. While on the Chinese count their victims ! At one place the Prof. Baldwin has exhibited there Marvellous read messengers evertook hira to say that the enemy had fortified themselves to such an fu had sent a waiyuan to take over his seal, extent that the Imperial troops could not Experiments defore Her Majesty the Queen, of his seal meant degradation. The unhappy the Imperial general that he commanded bis
carry the place for to hours, which so angered the Prince of Wales, and the Royal Family, man hastened back only to find that the seal soldiers to make a rush and storm the position; bad been taken from his wife, and his successor this they did, and jumping over all obstacles, was in bis yams. The madman, thereupon, did they reached within striking distance of the what a sane man might have done, killed his wife "rebels" who thereupon turned tall and fled. for delivering op the seal. Now his wife was the Such is the mighty power of a Chinese general's daughter of a high Manchy official in Peking, mere ward when he really means business i When the news of this tragic event reached the Hiyahl-Shanghai Mercury. Chang é pin fu, he was seized with mortal fear, took gaid leaf, and died. This is the man who in the Gorefie of 25 h September, makes such misty and misleading charges against the Linchang magistrate, who, by his own account, is thoroughly conversant with and extremely attentive to public business," whereto agreea the magistrate's common fame in his own, dis- trict. It appears now that the late in-fu's OE have been to Peking, and accused the Linchang magistrate of the murder of their father 1 Surely the end is not yet.
last week in a Government powder factory in distinguished themselves and rendered merito-which was in the Linchang yames, and the loss
the cfy. The natives speak of it as an accklent,ross services, so that we may bestow suitable
but when we hear that it occurred through awards. Let the Board concerned take note of man working on the grinder, scraping the stone thir. Respect bis,"
It should be clearly understood, said the with an iron chopper instead of with some copper Supercargo to the representative of the Telsimplemer t, we are disprsed to attribute it to the graph, that we saw the Miro distinctly while we were. In the boat. We could make out her funnel and were positive aho was a China. Merchants teams. She came within two miles of us and then steamed AWAY. There were lots of fishing funks in the vicinity and they must have seen the Mecfon. The junks rendered every persible asmatince. Mrs. Hamilton, the wife of the Chief Engineer, was in one of the starboard life-boats with the second engineer, the second mate and several firemen and galleri, They were too slow in shoving c from the Namchow and were consequently sucked down with her when she went down. NOTES-FROM-GHINESE-PAPERS.
ignorance or carelessness of the man in charge. it is reported that twenty men were killed and as many more badly hunt. In an adjoining room near where the explosion occurred there were 1,000 lbs. of powder parked to baskets, ready to be moved to the magazine, and how this escaped in a mystery. Had this large quantity of powder exploded the consequences most have been very serious. The authorities were promptly on the spot, and it is said that through their energetic action a further explosion and an extensive fire were prevented-Fcho.
Several earthquakes have occurred in Formosa tince the roth moon. Sometimes repeated light shocks were felt in one day. The people were in great fear and fled to the Gelds for safety.
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The two cily runners who arrested Cheng Kin-lung were each rewarded with 500 taels and button of the sixth rank. They will give a theatrical performance in the city temple to gratify the deity,
stern fremast. After the vessel disappeared Mrs. Hamilton was seen floating on a piece of wreckage, miporsed to be a portion of the bridge or deck-hour, but she was soon lost to aight. We also saw a good deal of wreckage about and many hands held up in the air, but they also soon di appeared, and there was no chance of regrue. Our boat was already over- loaded. After the Chief Engineer bsd kissed. bis wife and assisted her into the bort be ran aft to his cabin (presumably to get his ppers or some valuables) and in the meantine the skip foundered. The accident to the machinery occurred about 9 pm. and the outbreak of panic One of Mr. Mason's boys acknowledged before was carly the next morning, so had steps been the magistrate, in one of the examinations, that taken during the right to get the passengers | Mr. Muion was initiated into the Kolan Society off into junks and in the ship's boats, It is | by his ((he boy's) brother, but when Mr. Mason probable that all on board would have been was purchasing arms the brother bad already saved. But the Captain assured us that there gone to Fuochow. The brother being separately was no immediate danger, wa went to bed questioned, gave a flat denial, which he about 10 30 p.m., and knew nothing until maintained until confronted with his accuser, the passengers got alarmed, the following his brother, after which be kept a strict silence, morning. H»d the Merfoo stood by for an hour or two the could most likely have saved
NOTES FROM THE NORTH,
(FROM A CORRISPONDENT.). The late Governor General of the Two Klang, Tseng Kuo-chuan, was repeatedly censured from Feking for paying "black mall" to certain classes of people, to keep his provinces quiet, and was pestered to discontinue the practice.
Tseng did not bred the insinuations from
Peking, and went his own way. At that time there were no predictions wanting, prophesying that if his successor should not happen to do precisely the same, there would be trouble in
the land. Aud so it actually has come to pass during the riots of last year. The "black mail" consisted of certain allowances to retired mili- lary people and clvillen servants, a system of and before the adaption of some such system persions, as it is called by nous autres barbares, In this country, the quistion will always remain a sore point, and be is something rotten in the state of China
The statesmanship of the present Governor of Shantung, Fajun, appears to be far inferior to that of his predecessor, Chang-yan. When the latter becarne aware, last year, of the intention of the Central Government to disband a number of troops in the Manchurian, provinces for economical reasons, he hastened to address the Throne on the subject, and strongly advised the big wigs of Peking to do nothing of the sort, because sooner or later every active soldier would be needed in the frontier provinces, while every discharged soldier would be sure to swall the ranks of evil disposed characters, with which these outlying provinces are swarming. Late events have proved the correctness of the deceased statesman's views.
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The above facts are calculated to shed light
the Gaxelts documents. Although supposedly The ulter untrustworthiness of some of a mirror of State, it is as much a magic mirror as astutest statecraft cares to make it. Things. seen in it are not always "as they seem." C Yangise valley documents.
The imperfections of the waiyuan system.
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If the Boards are the eyes of the Throne, the PROFESSOR WOOLF BENDOFF wayuans often act that part for the provincial authorities, but they see only what seemeth good unto themselves.
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The perils of the expectant system. These needy men may be depended on to leave no stone unturned to further their own sins, st the expense of the State and good government, Hence we find the new Governor of Shantung in the Garette of October 15th following the example of his brother in Honan and making a, similar, sequest to relieve the congestion among expectants. He remarkse ledividuals who The examination ball at Nanking, was
are scrambling and fighting for their daily good many people. The Nowchow was not surrounded by a great multitude of people, Fu-jun, acts differently he seems anxious to bread are not the class from which it is desirable at anchor, but was ander sall the whole night, soldiers, and runners, on the 7th fastant. Great undo much of his predecessor's work be dis. to draw public servants, as they are reduced to Private P. SULLIVAN V. Privats E. G. LUNNEY, trying to make Swatow. We drifted to Cupcht excitement. prevailed. Point. From the time the panic started scarcely arrived in succession and after their entrance the November last, and distributed the men amongst
The high authorities handed the bodyguard of the latter, a camp of employ every artifice to advance their owa Pro WOOLF BENDORF. Mr. W. WARKE
infantry, who ceased exlat on the and interests.. C. Dally Newz. anything was seen of either the officers of doors were promptly closed. It is waid that a engineers. The accident to the machinery was doubtless caused by the "racing
of the mandarin of the third rank was arrested and other troops; be discharged 493 men, and gave. them a pittance for passage money, to reach engines. I am convinced to my own mind charged with being in complicity with the Kelans, their homes in Hunan, where they will be pretty His examination was taking place in the hall that the crankshaft did not break, but that but no one knew anything definite about it. His sure to become, if not active members, certainly something went wrong with the pistons or
new agents of the Kolae-hwel. - This ulserable. | mama' is reported to be Li Chien. cylinders, and · that- therefore" a "hole” waS
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26th December, 1891... Although the foreign papers, particularly the London dailies fast to hand, contain such dread- ful news about the "rebellion " in the North, carpenters down in the engine-room for some Viceroy Li Hung-chang was ill on the 19th
and though some well intentioned persons would. hours. The fires wrte put out by the water December and bad four foreign doctors to attend
have the rebels() come to the gates of coming into the ship through the leak in the bim. His Excellency under their treatment
Peking to frighten us out of our wits--or rather engine-room, 1 saw that there was some rapidly recovered, his fever and cough sub- planting in the engine-soem, but what the siding, and on the 23rd he was so well as to be the rumours were based recently, that a number living happily and in perfect security, and
to frighten the Foreign Ministers we are still engineers were doing I don't know for certain, able to entertain visitors. Lady Li, however, is of Imperial troops bad gone over to the rebels," on our daily business just as if no "rebels!! The distress signals were hoisted by one of the slightly indisposed. During the month of or robbers in Eastern Mongolia and Manchuria existed. The Ministers of the Yamén are crew, but whether be had orders from the December sickness was rife to Tientsin. The It is a well-known fact that a large, reduction of perfectly satisfied that 30,000 troops stationed Captain to do so or not is uncertain. That Games and British consuls and the French troops in those provinces was contemplated last outside the Great Wall be sufficient sailor is now in Hongkong There funt the vice-consul were successively attacked with the year, against which the late Chang-yao sirongly to make short work of the border of the slightest doubt that the officers and enginoris epidemic but recovered. In a few days. The were quite sober at the time of the wreck. French consul was not so fortunate, for after his profested; it is not known yet, outside the | briganda) and mounted robbers, - should they, 18th Inst, at 8.30 for 9 o'clock precisely,,"
initiated bureaucratic circles, whether this ani put in an appearance, However, up to date The first and second officers were new to the first attack he started for a change of air to Tong-cidal folly of false economy has been carried Chao-yang has not been re-taken by the ship, not having been, in ber a month. The shan, and on bis return was laid up with a severe out, or not in the former case the rumours Imperial troops; bealdes, the rebels " "havo chief officer, Mr. Kelly, was shipped just before attack of lever; but he le growing better day by about the presence of Imperial troops fonifield themselves, Nothing can be done Icaring Hongkong. E Sing E and Tun Va Sing.
amongst the robbers would find natural and before spring, and till then Peking, Tientsin together with four of the crew, came down with
easy explanation, and would be the unmistake and Shanghai will be kept in delightful suspense. me from Swatow in H.M.S. Porpoist
Since the defests of the rebels they have taken able answer to the unwise measure agalast which A very good time therefore clapses to give At Swatow the English and German conesis refuge in mountain fasinesses or havs scattered the late Chang-yso warned headquarters in
soma moça startling news to alarm "ode friends went on board the Porpoter and sat which "aptain | over plains and "the surrounding country, kob- Peking.
and relatives at home, ECZA Burr at a kind of Court of Inquiry when the | bing," burning, and committing all sorts of Our readers will remember that la June last. Several days ago a robbery was committed Superereo and the other Chinese were examined excesses The Viceroy La considers the best year, when. Li Hungchang was about to leave at the Russian Legailos, and everal hundred at length bythem. The Admiral directed Captain means to exterminate them ls to employ cavalry Tientsin on a tour of inspection to Port Arthur, dellars were molen, but the bulk of the money. Burr to bold an inquiry in Swatow, but it was Accordingly, fre campy (about. 2,500 men)" of conjointly with: Chang-rao, the Viceroy" was in the sale was not touchedie, Me, Kiralife more afterwards decided to hold a fal inquiry: la mounted troops were transported by train from requested by the Cournis to postpone his visit, was also entered, by rebels,1; suppose, and Hongkong The supercargo farther states that he Tientsin on the 21th and 15th of December to an account of the troubled state of the Fang they did nothing more kelible than annesimo
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