Another of the priests imprisoned at Kiu-long in connection with the Russian purchase of land in the Lu mountains has died. Fust as he was about to die the officials took him to the temple and he died as soon as he renched there. This put the expense of the dead man's burial on the temple instead of the yamen, This makes a total of three who have died: the other two are very. il and will not stand the rigours of gaol life much longer.
11th February.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.