The lower part of the Yungting river has, the Viceroy Li reports, 80 500 last. anton, it completely siltedup that, during the rains of read over the country in an sea. 'The overflow poured' into the Peiyin river and riot only seriously prejudiced the conveyance of the Government grain, but' proved disastrous to the crops of the adjacent country. The remedy suggested by a commission appointed to report on the river, is the excavation of a subsidiary channel for a distance of 14 lite communicate with the Tach ing river. 'This, while giving a free outlet to the surplus water of the Yungting, will conduce greatly to the safety of the Féngho and the Peiyiin, both of which are now in a very critical condition, It is' intended to employ the famine refugees on the work and to have it completed before the summer freshets set in.
6th May.
No papers of importance.
7th May.
REBEL MOVEMENT IN HUNAN, The Governor of Hunan reports the arrest and punishment of twenty-five of the rebels who took part in the rising in Lichou, particulars of which have ap; in previous issues of the Gazette. The movement, which assumed formidable proportions, failed owing to some misunderstanding about the place of meeting. Composed of over 500 adherents who hid large quantity of arms, ammunition, boats and other equipments at their posal, the confederacy burnt and pondered the surrounding country, but was o to break up in confusion when confronted with the Government troops. The ring." leaders were summarily decapitated, ud 'a number of others whose connection with the movement was less close were banished to unhealthy districts on the frontier of Yunnan,
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