Yang Ch'ang-tsin, Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent, an officer of the Premier pulton, and Governor-General of the Shén-Kin provinces, reports that in obedience to the Imperial commands he started on the 11th of April last from Lanchowfu, the pital of Kansu, for a military tour of spection over the prefectures of Kanchow, Hangchow, Shuhchow and Sining. He arrived onthe 14th of the same month at the city of P*ingfanch'én and on the 18th having arrived at Hangchow inspected the Manchu troops of that city. Ho found the Bannermen one and all thoroughly well-drilled in all respects, whether in the tactics of attack and retreat or in independent and volley firing. The cavalry showed proficiency in firing at targets both with carbine and bow, and the jingal-shooting was very gow. The spear and pike drill also showed that the men had been well trained, and on the whole memorialist is well-satisfied with thethoroushness. shown by the Manchu garrison of Liang-chow. The Kanchow, Shuhchow and Si-ing troops all showed different degrees of proficiency, and on the 5th June memorinlist began his return journey from ning to Lanchow which he reached on the Lith of the same month.—Rescript: Noted.
7th July.
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