Isent you a telegram on the 22nd report ing the circumvention of Yi Man-tze by the Imperial troops and the handing over of captive Pere Fleury who arrived in this city on the 24th of January under an armed escort of 200 mon, He was meta few miles from the city by a large crowd of native Catholics with fire-crackers and their joy knew no bounds when they found him safely amongst them again. I can contradict at once with much pleasure the report that Pere Fleury's mind affected. He is in very good health and is suffering very little from the effects of his long capri The following is the account of his release given by himself, A THRILLING story.
"On the 17th of January Yii Man-tze found himself completely surrounded by the Fantai's troops. His escape was impossible, so he came to me and told me to get away to the Imperial troops at once, as the Fantai had promised him and his followers their lives if they delivered me up safely. I started away immediately, Yii Man-tze accompanying me. We hud not gone many before we were overtaken by about 200 of Yii's men who wished to kill me and would have done so but for the earnest exhortations of Yi. He explained how the Fautai had promised them their lives and liberties if they delivered me up, how that if they killed me now they would be destroyed, and, finally, bow the country would be invaded by a foreign army and they would be exterminated. Yii's councils prevailed and the 200 would-be murderers turned themselves into my body guard and escorted me to the outposts of the Imperial troops.
'YN'S MEN, a month ago, numbered 8,000 but he has only about 2,000 now, the Fantai having, strick fear into. their hearts; 300 were killed in the big fight a short while ago I was treated kindly during the whole of my exptivity; any man Yi heard reviling me he knocked down. Yii was quite afraid to kill me although I invited him to dose. He carried me round from city to city and made me witness the murder of many Christians, Oe old man who was 65 was murdered betuce my eyes. Yii is backed
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