Sung Fan, Viceroy of the You-Kuei proviners, dennences in severe lan; the conduct of Lei Chia-dun, Cole ning the city of Lingping avd s surrounding the said city, and his subordinate officers for: Ist—pocketing the of the men under them; 2nd—for reducing the strength of the varius battations and keeping ' dummies" on the regimental rolls; 3rd—for keep arms the troops ina wretched condition, and, 4ch—for going about and leaving their post at, will, Such e-due? should Lo visited with condign punishment and we hereby the nid Colovel Lei Chia-chun, is subordinates the First Captains Li K'un-yung, Yang Chilt-tsing, and Ma Yang, and the Lieutenant-Colonels Liu Jisivtho and Yang Tsai-mie. All the above-nated officers together with th" jrreussly cashiered ex-Major Yang Chun tw'ai, are further hereby ord-red to Lo Diniched to the military post-roads in Chinese Turkestan to expiate their crimes there, As for the said Viceroy we commend him for his boldues: and diligence in his duties in denouncing the cashiered officers and he is therefore excused, by special grace, from being relegated to the Boards for penalties in permitting such discreditable conduct: within his juris liction.
(2) With reference to the above decree Toon Hsieg-len, Taotai of the Ling-An-K'ai-Kasng Intendancy of Yunnan; Chun-lin, pr. fect of K'whuafu chan, Brigadi-r General of Lingynau, and Kao Té-ya, Colonel of Lingyuan, are hereby pardoned and excused from penalties for their diligence in their duties and determination in reporting the disgraceful condition +f affairs in the territorial battalions at Li-g-ping, ete., to ths said Viceroy.
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