Dec, 28th.—(Abstracts of memorials.) Lin Kw'én-yih, Governor-General of the Two Kwang, etc., has reported the follow ing remittances to Peking, viz On account of the buildings of the Grand Tablet Hall at the Imperial Mausolea, Tls. 20,000; on account of the Mausolea in course of construction for the Empresses Regent, Ts. 40,000; on account of the supplies for the pay of the troops, ete., at the capital, Tls. 40,000; on account of the reserve fund of the Board of Revenue, Tls. 40,000; and on account of the Mausoleum of the late Emperor; Tls. 20,000.
(1) Li Hung-chang, Governor-General of Chihli, etc., memorializes reporting the amounts which have been raised as contributions toward the requirements of famine-relief in that province, under the regulations to which the Imperial sanction has been given. The contributions collected up to the end of April last have already been reported (see Gazette of June 30th, 1877); and the following statement now remains to be made of the amounts additionally collected, viz.; in silver, 'Tis, 62,115.4.0.1., in Tientsin nominal cash, computed at 3,500 per tael, Tls. 11,753.9.3.8; in maize, pls. 5,690.5.4., equivalent, at the rate of Ti. 1.8 per picul, to Tls. 10,115.1.8.05 in Barbadoes' millet, pls. 711.1.6.5., equivaleut, at the rate of Ti. 1.5 per picul, to Tis, 1,066.7.4.7. The aggregate amount is 75,050.2.6.5 (in addition to the Tis, 214,344.7 collected to the end of April); and the whole is accounted for under the head of contributions supplied to meet the requirements of the famine expenditure dating from 1876, Lists of the contributors are submitted, with requests for the issue of appropriate rewards.
(2) Although not' yet published in the official Gazette, the memorial reporting the advance of the Chinese expeditionary force to Kuché, in Kashgaria, to which the Decree published on the 4th instant relates, is included here, in order to bring it within the record of the current year. It is as follows Tso Teung-tang, Governor-General of Kansuh, &c., Generalissimo for the canpaign in Turkestan, memorializes reporti the advance of the army for the reconquest of Kashgaria (Sin Kiang Nan Lu), the redeoupation of Karashdr and Kuché, and the further pursuit of the enemy with the object of effecting the capture of the city of Aksu, in addition to which the measures taken with reference to tive communicate in the rear are likewise set forth. Having received some time ago, in answer to a ial presented, the imperial commands directing him, in accordance with his posal that an advance should be made the first commencement of autumn (i.c., about the middle of August), when supplies should have been brought up in sufficient quantity, to give the requisite orders to this effect, inst: ctions were accordingly issued to the various divisional commanders. A report has now come to hand from Liu King-t'aug, Taotai of the ning Intendancy in Kanstth, decorated with the order of the Bat'uru' with the title Fafulingah, a brevet Financial Commissioner, and Commander-in-chief of the army in the field, stating as follows "On the 25th August, General T'ang Jen-ho was sent forward from T'oksun, as 2 preliminary step to occupy Subashi and Agha Bulé; and on the 7th September, the Brigade-Generals Tung Fulr-siang and Chang Tsun were despatched at the head of three ying of infantry (probably about 1,200 to 1,500 men in all) to advance by way of Agha Bulé, Sang-shu Yuan (mulberry garden), Kumush, Yi-shu Kow (elm ravine), ing Sing Tsze, and Usha Tal, with instruction to construct fortified posts, and tohalton reaching K'i-hwei, General Chang Ch'un-fah, in addition, was ordered to make his way with the force under his command by the footpaths along the Ila lake to rendezvous with Tsin at K'ii-hwei. Both these detachments were to haul supplies of fuel with them, and to open out fratering places, making preparations stage by stage for the progress of the main body of the army. On the 27th September, Liu Kin-tang gave orders for a general advance of the infantry column along the main road, proceeding himself by the bye-paths at the head of the cavalry, and on the 2nd October the entire force had reached the rendezvous at K'i-hwei. It was ascertained that on the 24th September a body of the enemy's horse, about a hundred strong, had approached the. place, and on sedi the array of our troops. had _turnec tail and dashed away. On the 3rd October, Generals Vu Hu-ngan and Hwang Wan-peng, at the head of fourteen ying (say about 6,000 men) of horse and foot, marching by way of Usha Tal, skirted Lake Bosteng, and advanced westwards, leaving Kurlé behind them, with the object of serving asa flanking force; whilst the main body advanced on the 6th October, headed by Lin King-tang, along the high road in the direction of the river K'ai-tu (Kaidu.) The sources of this river descend from the slopes of the Tien Shan, their combined volume flowing southwardly between Kurlé and Karashér, and falling eventually. into Lake Bosteng. This is the sheet of water known in ancient times as the Yew sth 14) JO. The rebel lender Bayou Hu had dammed up the course of the river Kaidu from the west bank near Karashdr, in order to obstruct the advance of the army, the inundation thus occasioned spreading over the face of the country for a distance of something like 100 li. On this being reached by Liu Kin-'ang's forces, he sent cavalry forward to try the depth) when it was found that in the deepest parts the water was over a man's head, and that even in the shallowest it came up to the horses' cruppers. On the following day, abandoning the lake rond, the force advanced in the direction of the alkaline plains, until, after marching 60 or 70 li, its progress. was barred by a stream, the "depth of which vas found to be a chang and upwards. The troops were ordered to swim across, and the winding track leading toward the alkaline plains was again followed. A march of about 120 brought the troops to the east bank river Kaidu, where five ying of horse and fuct were detailed to construct a bridge and dam to stop the flow of the waters from the upper course of the stream, and a cart-road was constructed alony the track followed in crossing the alkaline plains. On the 7th October (i.e., only two days after leaving the first rendezvous at _Kii-hwei), Liu Kin-tang entered the city of Karashdr, where he found the place flooded to-a depth of several cl'ih, official residences and private dwellings having alike been utterly Qestroyed, and the Turki-Mussulman popttlation hating been compelled by Bayou Hu to follow the movements of his force. The few remnants of the people left behind had taken refuge in the mountains, and were afraid to, come forth. Liu Kin-tang ordered the Mongol noble Cha-hi-télkh to move up as quickly as possible some hundreds of the families of his tribe, in order to occupy this point on the line of march, and on the 8th he advanced with some Mongol guides to sound. the depth of the river. The expedition crossed to the other side in light marching order, swept down by the current in its flow, and found the country uninhabited, all the dwellings having been burnt down. On the 9th October the Karka Aman ravine was crossed, and the advanced guard of cavalry now suddenly came across a band of some hundred of the enemy's horse, which made a dash
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