(1) The other day we received the memorial of the Censor Ch'ung Yin denouneing Ta-mu-lin-ta'rh-ta-k'®, a Mongol Prince of the 2nd Order and Cxptain-General of the Chouwuta Lexgue of Mongol tribes, of certain most serious and grave crimes, -—(1) On the pretence of practising troops in war he permitted them to slaugh er and pillage the Chinese squatters in the vicinity; furthor allowing his Mongol officers to extort from and oppress all who came under their notice. (2) They also murdered certain husbsndmen and shot others who had, exasperated them. @ n the pretext that the Princess's mausoleum had been burned the accused Prince had the audacity to petition the Mongolian Superinten: for funds to repair the same; and (4) accused of having bribed the said Super-intendancy to appoint, in defiance of the regular order of seniority, a candidate of his own for the post of Licutenant-General or second in command of the League. Furthermore, in purchasing firearms for his forces he increased their true prices and compelled the members of the various tribes of his League to subscribe towards the said expenses, pocketing for himself, of course, the excess thus gained. In consequence of the gravity of the above charges we at once commanded Shou Yin to investigate the case and report truth. fully on the same to us. We are now in receipt of the said officer's report in which it is stated that all the charges were perfectly true and that the actions of the accused Captain-General were such as rendered "him thoroughly unfit for the highland responsible post he was holding, ete. Tt is our desire, in view of the above, therefore, that the accused be forthwith cashiered of his rank of Captain-General and that, he be brought under escort to the Mongolian Sup: ri tendency and confined and he will, await tru and punishment. With reference to Pa-cha-li-cheth, who is said to have been appointed over the heads of his seniors to the post of Lieut.-General
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