After waiting a while and hearing nothing farther, we sent our writer off to ask them definitely what they proposed to do for us. He brought back word that Li Taotai with his colleague had gone to bed to rest them-
sumptuous feast supplied by the Huang-selves, after the "ntigue of eating a most kang Hsien. He had, however, seen the latter gentleman, and was told to inform us that we would be permitted to go to Sung-wu, and also escorted, provided we went by and not by land, that is, take an uncertain journey of a week possible, instead of a sure one or two days. We how saw the case was hopeless. Without the help and countenance of the authorities we could do nothing, and it was only too plain that i of helping us, it would not give thema moment's concern, although another tragedy were added to that of Sungpu, and we the chief figures in it. Indeed,' matters at one time seemed they might take this turn, and so much so that We sent off one of our men to the river side with a note begging Captain Davis to stand by with his steamer till he should hear from us.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.