Ah remains quiet here, with a good prospect of continuing so, thanks to the fidelity of the Viceroy and other officials. The tea season being past, there is not much doing in the way of business, but so far as your correspondent can learn, all the English and American missionaries—except a few ladies—have returned to Foochow with their families and are carrying forward their work, not only in Foocfiow and vicinity, but at various places in the interior of the province. It is reported that the Anglo-Chinese College (on the South side), and the Foochow College (within the city), which are connected with the! American Missions, are favoured with their usual large attendance of students, and the same is said to be true of the College of the Church Missionary Society and of other schools of all grades.
In this connection mention should be made of the severe illness of two members of the Mission just named, viz., the Venerable Archdeacon Wolfe and Dr. Taylor. It is a pleasure to be able to report that the Archdeacon's health is gradually improving, but a matter of gret to add that Dr. Taylor's condition is such as to cause serious apprehension among his friends.
15th November.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.