K'uei Pin, the Military Governor of Jeho, reports the arrangements which he has made for withdrawing a portion of the troops which were sent to suppress the recent insurrection and for leaving a sufticient force to garrison the places where thers is a danger of renewed disturbances, After having experienced all the horrors of an insurrectionary rising for a period of over two months the country occupied by the four districts of P'ingch'tian, Chiench'ang, Ch'aoyang and Ch'ihféng is now settling down into a state of comparative tranquillity, and the memorialist has been in communication with the Commander-in-Chief, Yeh—Chih-chao, respecting the withdrawal of the troops, The Commander-in-Chief stated that although the rebels had been completely exterminated ard the people who had joined them offered a free pardon on giving a promise of reforming their character, still he was afraid that the smouldering ashes of discontent might again be fanned into a flame of rebellion. He had accordingly made arrangements for leaving a sufficient force of disciplined troops to garrison Ptingch*iian, Chiench'ang, and Ch'aoyang, as well as the region occupied by the Mongolian Prince of the Ao-han league.
Chiihféng, it was suggested, should be garrisoned by troops sent from Jeho. The memorialist accordingly at once despatched a body of soldiers consisting of 100 cavalry and 100 infantry to the district, and gave the commanding officer orders to ce-operate with' the magistrate in taking active measures for hunting down offenders against the law. The Prince of the K''alach'in Mongols reported that although order had been restored throughout his jurisdiction, yet dacoity still existed to a certain extent and to keep his schemes of improvement and he solicited assistance. The memo- service fur many years and discharged the rialist therefore issued instructions for the retention in the Prince's territory of the 100 infantry and 100 cavalry which had been previously despatched there from the Miyan district. A force of 160 men was sent during the disturbances to protect the Roman Catholic establishments at Laohukou and Ptiench'iaotze and it has been decided to leave one half of their number for the performance of this work.
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