Kupebkou, G4GM, in Chili is about 400 li from Tientsin, and is the st of a general with some garrison troops. Lately on % sadden over 2,000 local bandits wearing conical huts of red cloth, red ey: with " white patch behind bearing a mys terious scroll, and another in front em: broidered with a cock, and carrying flays and bannere, all having figures of cocks as emblems and the words Shuoli Agi (learning ceremonies") appeared wade raids on the country, bu aluughtering and plundering. Their lo: in described as a red-faced monk. general sent avine soldiers in pursui but they, being rendered powerless by magic, could wot fire off their guns, and sustained two defexts, having three men Killed outright, and several wounded. The bandits grew in numbers and courage and took the offensive. Finding the troops the enemy lay heaped on the other, while large numbers of horses, cattle, arms, aimmunitien and implements of war were Round about Pinchien and Kien-{chong districts no more insurgents are to be found. From Kienchong to Chaoyang every stronghold is being besieged and stormed. Cavalry are makin cement by th Kahasinwongki and are successful in their attack. The Chili and Fangtien soldiers engaged in the expedition showed great daricy and invariably charged head attd hey are, indeed, i nevery instance,
Let Li Bung: li Lu order their and captains to follow up these Victories, to march against the foe with rapidity, to dislodge the rebels holding Chaoyang, and to exterminate them, leaving no further danger to the future, s0 that the country may enjoy peace, Respect this."
Several men have been captured in Hankow and taken te Chefoo for examination general requested assistance from Viceroy of war. insufficient against overwhelming odds, the on charges of dealing in contraband articles i, who despatched 1,000 cavalry i hot The Euston Taotai of Chefoo left for ote, while on the 28rd and 24th ult Tientsin on Lusiness on the 29th ult, detachment after detachment of regula marched to the seens of activ roll and an umbrella were presented to through jy, the north-gate, The Tungchow Taota by students, who were given a free Yang, la acting "8 commissary agent and passage on board the steamer to China Fu for the exami is mobilising troops for the defence of The following information reaches us The wilitary"examin-tions in all the from Peking: The Jehol Tartar-General provinces are over; ull the students are Fu sent an important military despatch by, "on their homeward journey. courier travelling 800 li a day. which The winter pate in Pekivy ached the capital just before the city on in earnest, 4 gates closed on the 22nd ult, Next morning have to hang barite sent their doors xt the Emperor read the memorial and kept night and sh w flags in the day time, the contents from publication on that day.
The following Decree was issued on the Still, by dint of enquiry from people cup Gth instant. "The Board of Civil Ottice, nected with the Palace, such facts as re-under instruction to award punishment ed are gathered, Near Mutoucheng, certain officials, reports as follows 1 the Chaoyang district under Tartar Lieutennnt-General of Jehol, Fateh, the prefecture of Jehol, 6.000 to 7,000 is to Inse one degree of rank and to retain bandits have congregated, devastated the his post; bat as he lus since vacated it, ing country, burned all the this sentence is to be recorded against inn houses, made captives of the strong and 'Two degrees are to be taken from the rauk robust' peasants and defied all authority of the Jehol Taotai, Sing Yung, who will and opposition. Regiments of troops have remain in his place. "Prefect Chi-shao of the been despatched ayainst them, and the Chenteh Fu prefecture, loses two degrees General has requested the Throne and is to be transferred to another post. ruct the high authorities of Chibli and The degrees thus lusty these officials can i 1 soldiers op the borders not be retrieved by purchase, Resi keep defeated, from thi entering these and making their Another decree appeared on the same ese po. A certain E ul his son, com day, as follows Chen Fu-teh (the Jehol manding the Mongolian bannermen, have Lieutenant-General) memorialised us in been we ied in an engagement with the regard to the banditti creating disturbances, insurgents. Our Tientsin correspondent Jehol and Chavyang. we instructed Li says that though General Nieh has On and Yit Lu to send several victories over the rebels, the dist direct quell magistrate of Chaoyang h t been four for long after, a report and nobody seems to know where he is us by the Generalissin Whether he has been captured or killed is Neb Chi-ch*as, stating al an upon question, The people in Pakow victory had been gained over the have also risen, murdered over 100 families gents at Sanezchia and other places in of native Christians and one French Catholic the district of Kienchong, Li Hung-father, and burned down all the churches, chang, Yit Lu, and Ting On memor pels, foundling asyl. schools, and us, On the houses of Christians. The foreign aries living and teaching outside the tes of the Great Wall are under great the 10th prehension, and over twenty of them, moon Generals Nieh, Li and mien, women, and eli dren, returned to Kun Feng-ming of the Fungtien province fought repeated victorious battles in the Chavyang district, captured leaders of the banditti (Ko Wér-clung and Yang Ming), put to death the head pi Tu Pa-sz, shughtered over 1,000 rebels and scattered the "remainder. General Chang Yung-ching has also. been despatched to proceed to Changwutaimun to render further necessary assisteuce. A pitched battle Tientsin on the ult.' The Tientsin authorities have stationed 40 soldiers Tzcchulin and 40 in the Temple of the Gu of Agriculture for the protection of the foreign settlements. Ons English gunboat is in the river 2
LO. the Taotai has benevolently caused to be made and distributed 240 suits of wadded clothing for the use of the night watchmen and, street gate-keepers.
The two boys employed by Charles W. Mason (now imprisoned) have been examined by the Shanghai magistrate and Mr. Vu, the Viceroy's deputy. They deposed that they had been in Mason's employ for sume years, and that certain Customs tingchais were good friends of Mason, who received them in his room upstairs and had private conversation with them at various times, The prisoners neither knew to what the conversations related, nur were they themselves in any way concerned in the conspiracy, Both men are natives of Kiukiang.
A fire lately broke out in the business portion of Hangchow, destroying many Jarge stores The damage was great and the loss considerable. On the night of the 2ud inst. a heavy fall of snow occurred in Hangchow. The wind was very strong and the cold intense, A letter from Peking says that according tow memorial from the Jehol Tartar Lieutenant-General, the rebels gathered very quickly, burned, plundered, forcibly enlisted captives as fighting men, and coni-mitted all surfs of excesses along the line of their march, When hard pressed from one quarter by troops they usually disappear and turn up in another part of the country miles away. Unless a large force surrounds and utterly annihilates them, the future peace of the country can: not be secured. The Shinchi Lattalions (Imperial guards) were once under the command of the present Jehol Tartar Lieutenant-General, who is thoroughly nerjuainted with' the efficiency of the various detachments comparing that body of troops. The Throne is requested to instruct the Prince-Commandant of the Shinehi camp to order to Jehol a reinforcement of artillery, cavalry, and infantry with a Gatling gun, and cannon for offensive and defensive uperations, Coarse powder, fine powder, and mite to the amount of 10,000 catties Iso asked for, together with percussion caps, fuses, and cartridges for rifles, guns and revolvers, All these requests have been granted. It is reported that the magistrate of the Loping district, after leaving Peking, got about half-way when he was turned back, the roads being infested with marauders, Wherever these hordes come toa town or village they first gather all the provisions and valuables, Then they enlist the robust and active young men. In case of refusal they burn Sree dite houses,
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