(1) Let Pao Nien be appointed Brigade-General of the Manchu garrison at Ching-kou.
(2) Let Mu-lung-a be given the brevet rank of Brigade-Cieneral and let him travel by Government Post to his new office of Conumandant ofthe Sibé Military Colonists in Ti, (3) Let the officials denounced by Tean Chung-ling, Governor-General of the Min-Che provinces, as either mediocre, avaricious, frivolous, parsimonious, or reckless in various ways of their personal reputation, be forthwith degraded from their posts and rank and be dismissed the service forever. As for the others let it be as requested and let the proper yamen take note.
His Imperial Majesty will, to-morrow, after having transacted affairs of State, grant audience to the high Ministers, and then return to the Palace. Tsao Shu-jao reports his arrival at Peking and asks after the Imperial health. His Majesty has granted audience through the Grand Coun-Gil to the Grand Secretary Lin, Ching-sing, and Tsao Shu-jao, Provincial Judge of Chekiang.
No other news of interest.
2nd August.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.