Fu-hsing, Tartar General atSuiyiian, died at his residence in Peking some two years ago, and his death elicited an Tuperial Decree in which his military services were favourably reviewed and posthumous honours accorded to his memory. The deceased had served with great distinction throughout and his old ooapaniun in armer Flag Tet the early period of the Taiping rebellion,
tsai, now forwards through the Viceroy at Canton an application for permission to erect memorial temples to him in the cities of Kaochou and Loting, which were the scenes of his most glorious exploits, fait-tsai, who has himself now attained the rank of Commander-in-chief, recalls with great enthusiasm the cvcluess and bravery of his old chief, with whom he fought ina hundred battles. Starting his career in 1835, the deceased served for several years in Chibli under the they Viceroy, Na-erh, and was promoted to the post of "Brigadier General at Kaochou in 1851. He was holding this office when the first symptoms of the Taipingrebellion began to make themselves felt under the influence of Hung Hsin-ch'iian and Sing Shih-pa, who two years before had entered into a sworn league at Chintien in Kuangsi, at Lochinghsit in the Losing department, The rebels had taken up a. strong position from which the Viceroy, Hsi Kuang-p'u, had utterly failed to dislodge them. Fu-hsing was sent to try his fortune against them, and on his arrival immediately set about making his plans for effecting his purpose. After destroying a dozen or more of the enemy's forts, he made a desperate charge at the head of his men, and though struck senseless to the ground by a stone, remounted his horse and com pletely routed the rebel forces. For this exploit he received the Baturu distinction, and very shortly afterwards he was raised to the post of Commander-in-Chief in Kuang-Bi, He subsequently took part with Taéng Kuo-fan in the campaign in Kiangsi, raise the siege of Chinkiang in 1856, and after being severely wounded, was summoned for duty to Peking where in 1862 he was Frorce, then just organised. Some years laced in command of the Peking Field
later he andthe Gramd Secretary, Wén-hsiang, took two thousand picked men of this force to Manchuria and conducted series of completely successful operations against the mounted brigands. Fu-hsing was left some time longer at Moukden as Tartar General to complete the repression of brigandage. The Inst few years of his life were spent in bad health at Peking, where he died a comparatively poor wan. The people of kuangtung have been long anxious to record their gratitude for his services durin the rebellion in some enduring form, an the most fitting way of giving effect to their wishes is to allow them tu erect memorial temples in the cities which were saved by his efforts from the fury of the rebels.—Granted by Rose: ipt.
4th and 5th December, No papers of interest.
6th December.
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