Oct. 11th.—(1) Yang Yii-shu, an expectant Thotai, was sent to Hainan last year and acted there as chief of the military department under the orders of Feng' Tzu-tsai, He also directed the operations that were undertaken for reducing the Li tribes and opening up the ished by road-making. He traversed Ling-shui and Wan Chou, penetrated the Li fastnesses, captured the rebel chieftains, and finally fell a victim to the deadly miasma early in the present yon," The Vieeruy of Canton speaks highly of sacrifices to his memory, and dep) great loss which he had sustained in being deprived of such a capable time when his resolution and courage had_not attained their full development. The Vice-alist of 1 civil and 17 mi-4 all of whom have recently succumbed to the climate and hardships of the military life in Hainan, The climate is hot during the day and cvol at night and quite different: front that of the mainland. per st the Lis are conducted under great difficulties and trials, The country is covered with masses of rank and tangled vegetation which breeds deadly malarin, "and is infested with leeches snakes, and cobras, 'The approaches are studded with poisoned stakes, fords have to be crossed at- every stage, and there is no possibility of guarding against the vecult and fatal charms' practised by the enemy. The officers who have been stricken down in Hainan have devoted their lives to the service of their country, and their sacrifice is quite as great and as noble as if they had fallen on the tidd of battle. The Viceroy, therefore, asks that posthumous distinctions should be conferred upon Yang Yiieshu and the rest, and in a Rescript the Empery causeys his approval of the application.
THE LATE LEADER OF THE BLACK FLAG:
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