The position at Nodoa continues critical and reinforcements for the Imperial troops are anxiously looked for. The small garrison is holding its own, but is not ug enough to effectually rout the enemy. 5 On the 14th August the rebels, over thousand strong, divided themselves into six companies and made an attack on the small force of Commandant Hong, at Kiungehou, with the object of obtaining, possession of the Government arms ani ammunition. Commandant Hong met the enemy with four divisions, and a sharp action ensued, in which the rebels lost between ten and twenty killed and from forty to fifty wounded, besides a number of firearms and flags. The action took place n-ar the house recently vacated by the American Pesbyterian Mission, and on the mandarin soldiers rushing the place they killed several rebels in-it.
The only one wounded on the Imperial. side was Captain Chou, of the left guard, we, while pursuing the rebels into Nodoa market, was shot, but the wound is not of a dangerous character.
Commandant Hong has taken up a position at a place named WVoshia, to await reinforcements, for which he is very anxious. His force is not much more than s hundred strong and Nodos being a large place he is afraid that he may not be able to protect it and the neigh-rebels, The missionaries vacated their bouring ion premises against the house on the 13th August, leaving it to the protection of the authorities. They have sent dispatches to Canton representing the urgent necessity of reinforcements, and Consul Bedloe has repeatedly brought the matter to the notice of the Viceroy.—Hongkong Daily Press.
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