Testimony or Yaxo-Vu.
Mr. Yang was formerly a Mahomedan, and now a member of my church, and apparent-Jy an honest and truthful man. His account of the rumors and cause of the outbreak, is essentially the same as that given by many others, and I therefore omit it.
He went to see the coffins said to have been ly old, and the bones all bare of Hea in many taken from the Jen-tsz-ting. They were most-cases crumbling. Saw two skulls. He utterly repudiates the stories of recent burials of new coffins in this place.
Heard that on the 23rd of the Sth moon, (21st June,) all foreigners were to be killed. The Chifoo and Chihsien gave countenance, at least, who to those had this desire.
Chén'kwo-jui was formerly a rebel, was captured by some of Hwang-kai Ping's men, and for some reason his life was spared-* He sets no value on human life. Isostensibly Hooking after Budhist temples; and is an intense hater of forcigners.* Still some talk of an attack on the foreiga settlement. East of the river they are armed, and looking for an attack from foreigners. They say the gunboats were prevented from carrying out their original intention, of anchoring in front of the French Consulate (25 on" Theee statements are confirmed by a gentleman now the Tientein Customs' service, but formerly in the Tmperial army at the south, Sighting the rebel miles above the foreign settlement), by Mr." Meadows. A few days ago, Chung-how sent a Chien-tsung to the blacksmith's, forbid dis the manufacture of any more arms. The Chi-foo and Chéntai (Chi-hsien?)—hoth appointees of Tseng-kwo-fan—sent for the Chien-tsung, beat him for delivering the message, and countermanded the order. Now there is talk of collecting money, for the manufacture of arms for future use." There is a feeling that French troops will surely be sent here.
Theday of the attack, a wealthy man in the west suburb-—Yang: kung-fang, chief of a fire brigade, gave the Company his stock of private arms for use, consisting of 100 long spears, and a great many knives.
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