has been carried out and our south suburb is left without.a defender except the petty military officer, who is left with a couple of secretaries and an umbrella bearer. As that officer says with equal pathos and force: "Of what use is it'to parade the streets even though preceded bya red umbrella if one has no soldiers under one's command?" This is.a bard year aud.a state. bordering on famine obtains in the region south of us. Robberies ate increasing in frequency and boldness. The foreigners are thinking of Joining with the local- merchants and gentry to furnish the military officer above mentioned -with thirty men.
There are only two hundred regular troops in the entire prefecture sind they are much. scattered, Wild reports are current about the intended movements of the Germans and other nationalities so that the situation is not without elements of danger.
30th March.
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