Lu Chtuan-lin, Viceroy of Szech'aan, reports that on the 12th of June last a condemned criminal, named Wen Pei-yuan, confined in the prisons of the sub-prefect of Yiiyang, in Szech nan, assisted by twenty-three other prisoners, suddenly rose against the gaolers and in the fight that ensued Killed and wounded a Inrge number of the latter as. well as some soldiers who came upon the alarm being given. Some of the prisoners mide their. way to the private apartments of the acting xubprefect Ch'en Té.tung with the object of murder "ud pill-ge, and severely wounded him. The latter'" son Ch'en Hung-d an MIN. A. of Hupeh, seeing his father in danger came to the latter's rescue, and in trying to protect his parent from further bara' was killed by the gaol-breakers. Wounded though he sas, however, the #nid sub-prefectbravely led his men to the attack and, assisted by the uwilitary, managed to Kill on the spot nine of the prisoners, recapturing alive the ring-leader Wen Pei-yuan and six others. Three others were subsequently captured. These ten were eventually summarily executed by an order from the said Viceroy. We hereby command the goalwarden of Yiiyang to be forthwith cashiered and artes brought to Ch'éngta for trial before the said Viceroy. As for the srid sub-prefect, having but lately arrived at Yiiyang and being then, moreover, busy with issuing famine relief coupled with his subsequent conduct during the fighting that occurred, we must commend him for what he did and excuse him from the penalties which such an affair would surely have been imposed upon him. The filial piety shown by his sou is als+ most commendable, and we hereby grant permission to the said Viceroy to suggest. something to commemorate the deceased M.A.'s Glial piety.
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