In continuation of his former report respecting the suppression of the local rising at Chang-hua, the Governor of Formosa states that the savages of the Lit-chia-wang encampment received such a severe lesson from the Imperial troops that they have been lurking about the hills in a body of seven hundred or more ever since and dread returning to their homes. They have now sent a petition through the A-mi natives offering their unconditional submission, begging for mercy and expressing them: selves willing to convert their three settlements into two, under the altered names of Tsun-hua and Ti-hua. A somewhat similar request for mercy has been received from the headmen in the country round Ta-chuang and Pru-shi-t'u, cho' natives of which were originally incited to rebellion by the Lu-chia-wang encampment. The Governor believes in the sincerity of their repentance and thinks that their submission ought to be accepted. He proposes at the same time to take steps for the establishment of headmen to maintain order in the several encampments and to fix a time within which the rebel leader Liu Ttien-chu is to be delivered over to justice. After the suppression of the movement at Chang-hua, the leader Shu Chin-tuan made his escape to the Chi: district where he gathered a following of several hundred people and entering upon course of plunder, occupied a village called Cheng-ching-tso about 12 li from the town. He '¢ he was attacked by General Wan Txu0-pent att after " Vattle juts the rebels suffered heavy loss from the constant fire poured in upon them by the Imperial troops they were driven from their position and their stronghold rased to the ground. The pursuit was continued for three li where the remnant amounting to two or three hundred rallied and tool up another strong position. This was attacked on three sides by Wan Kuo-pen, the thatched encampment set fire to by foreign rockets, and the rebels obliged to disperse in utter confusion. Their lays and banners were captured and many prisoners seized and decapitated. Measures for the restoration of order are being taken and the whole country is being rapidly tranquillised. Admiral Ting has has returned to the north with the Chi-yan, but the Chi-yuan will remain as jong as the Governor considers her services required. All the officers and troops that were drafted to Formosa during the recent disturbance have been sent back to their respective stations.
December 19th.—No papers of interest.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.