The great disaster noticed in our last issue has continued to form a leading topic of conversation in both vative and foreign circles, A few of the incidents that have since transpired many not, therefore, be uninteresting to our readers it is with unfeigned regret that we constrained to say that the account of this great calamity furnished in our last number was far from exaggerated. More recent information not only confirms what we then stated, but discloses the existence of greater misery and privation than we had led our readers to imagine. A visit to the city and its southern suburb forcibly reminded us in several quarters of a place that had just nonced a bombardment and siege. The mischief wrought by the destructive element was of a nature almost batling description. In many places, especially near the-Tea Houses—about half way on the high-road to the south gate of the city, where several creeks meet, all was ruin; hundreds of houses were completely wrecked, large trees we torn from the earth, the road-way destroyed and numbers of Homeless and apparently famished persons were to be seen squatting under matting or any other attainable cover within their reach, There was a look of resi nation on some faces that spoke volumes, and many bore that greenish appearance familiar to all whose misfortune it has been to wine human suffering of the nature we are attempt ing to describe. Within the city wall, there 0 striking evidence of havoc and dose There is but one opinion amongst the natives in regard to the conduct of the Governor this great emergency. It is stated that Hi Excellency not only gave very precise it structions to his subordinate officers, but that he personally superintended the carrying out of the measures which he had devised with a view to affording prompt relief and protection to the distressed inhabitants. We are informed that during the greater part of the time between the 9th aul 13th instant, the Governor was moving about from point to point, giving directions when and where necessary. Two district magistrates were degraded in consequence of their refusal to attend to certain orders received from i Excellency. We also hear that both the Chehsien and the President of the Board of Foreign ''rade are in trouble on account of an alleged neglect of fi d that the contluct of these mani become the subject of an enquiry at Peking, A boatman, for refus ife and for attempting to extort money from people in dist summarily beheaded by order of ior. But the thieves and incen tracted Ting Futai upwards of fifty of werd executed without much ceremony, and more than treble that number are anid cit In connection with the to be awaiting similar fate in the
and executions, rather a good story the Governor, One miscreant was brought \efore His Excdlency for interrogation, and upon hi Pleading that the theft was of a petty nature, the Governor retorted that the offence with which the prisoner was charged might appear trivial, but the culprit looked a
was possible that he did not deserve the most thorough-paced rascal, and although it extreme penalty on that occasion, yet he (the Governor) was quite satisfied that soo later it would be necessary to inflict therefore to save any further trouble or to either the prisoner or the autho"
he would make an order for of which we can vouch, going litre anecdote, shews clear! enough that Ting Futai is a man of im humour, stern, and quick to act when the occasion arises But Ting has a offici a put themselves to personal discomfort to 'o Ting Futai's credit, be it said, he spared no provide for their p ople, pains to ensure an immediate and, 0 far as possible, ample supply of food, but of cours there were persons, as there always under such circumstances, beyond the power of rel Wemay i it our last number, that military patrols were Settlement and Suburbe—with a quartered in different parts of the Foreign
checking the depredations of numerous bands of looters and other disorderly characters. in the discharge of any public duty, whether it concerns foreigners or their own people, they alone must be held responsible for the consequent
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