Telegraphic advices from the capital of Kuanggsi are to hand to the effect that the insurgents at Huaichihsien under the leadership of a man named Mao, having effected % junction with the Kuangtung surgents of Kaichenhsien under a man wed Ch'én, came to blows a second ime recently with a sal body of advanced troops assisted by volunteers from Huaichihsien, in which the government troops were beaten, Many of the worst characters, including piro brigands from both provinces, are joining the insurgents. So far, only 400 Imperial ists and 260 Volunteers are in the field, while the main body, consisting of 1,200 men of both arms, foot and artillery, for some unexplained halting half-way ing for instruction telegram received yesterday, comes. the news that HE, Chang Lien-kuei, Futai of Kaunngsi, arrived ut Canton on the 14th inst. and was met at the steamer jetty by all the high authorities of Canton, including the Viceroy and Tartar-General, The Kuangsi Futai: in all probability will only stay xt Canton until he has concerted with the th j i Liang Kuang, being superior, and then start at once for the seat of his own government at Kueilin,
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