and news reached the foreigners in the city it was once more deemed wise to transport as many ladies as were willing to go to the Island and there they remained till thin; were quieter. Mr. Ayrton, H.B.M's Consul, and the staff residing there of the I. M. Customs gave kindly shelter to the refugees, Three of the Chinese wounded, (bullet through left upper arm in each case) are Mission Hospital, ent by Mr. Stobie at the The Pingyang Magistrate's yamen has since been attacked; tivo Likin places there have also been wrecked. Rice is still only obtainable with difficulty and it is nearly two months from the first crop. What the next two months will bring forth we leave events to prove.
29th May.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.