After the Taiping rebellion, which turned the country bordering on the Yangtze, both North and South, into one vast battlefield, was quelled, great numbers of the rebels fled to foreign countries. One named Li Vu-tav, who had been a rebel General, went to America, went into business in New York, and after several tens of years' industry, had amassed a fortune of several uiillion' taels, holding large properties in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. Li Vu-tao lately died, and his funeral was ona gouleé of great magnificence. Workmen were hard at work at the prep: ions for nine days, The coffin and bier were in the style ut the Ming dynasty, and the Dedy had a glittering' crown hung with festoons of gold imitation coins on its head and ingots of gold in its hands. The paper imitation silver money and all the appurtenance of the funeral were in the style of a prince of the Ming dynasty, and at least a thousand mourners. attended, besides which an immense crowd came to look un, It is strange to think of an outlaw and fugitive from justice, ending so well as Li Vu-tao.
In two former numbers of our paper we gave an account of the capture by the French of the King of Annam. On 16th December the French transport Bien-hea brought to Singapore 150 men and four women, all Annawese, and political prisoners. Some of these were officials of the old Annamese Government, and all were undergoing deportation from their country as 4 punisinnent for not submitting to the invaders. Half of them were bound for x French possession in the Mediterranean and half for the colony of Cayenne. The King, restricted to a suite of one inter-prefer and one cook, is banished to Aerlia (Algeria), and this was his offence. When ithe French had captured his capital, he suid to tis Minister, flicking away the salt tears that poured from his eyes: "The [Err hundreds of years is gone to the patrimony which my ancestors have held
strangers. All is lost apparently, but have you, my long tried and trusted Councillor, no advice to give me?" Minister, iso weeping, replied: "Strong 1 and crafty are the enemy, and we cannot [openly wichetand them, but I have a last sich, by the help of the virtue "by your royal ancestors and [the seas: help of this manes in your ancient torneies, may be of some avail, Tt tain. hardly be worse his, and everything to gan and no-At the worst' we can but follow our forefathers to the nine fountains We would hear your scheme.
nvive," said the Dodneillor, "the ere! Ko-shi (1) toa ba quot, hav train of gunpowder read, let it be With one blow we shall th: power of the enemy, snd the French will Cease to trouble our Anta." The Emperor joyfully assented to this plan, but Unfortunately " traitorous official of his divulged it to the French in the hope of a reward, and General Ko-shi marched into the palace with armed men. The king then eluded pursuit, but lately he has been captured, and the French Government have decreed his banishment as before stated.
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