A Christian passenger on a local passenger bent was told the other day that "foreign devils" and native Christians were getting entirely (oe numerous in these parts and that before long we would all wake up some fine morning with our heads off and our property destroyed. It is needless to say that we have not yet decided to run, fe have never been" more courteously treated by the officials than within the last few months. It has been no trouble to get proclamations ax quickly as they could be written, and when we have found it necessary to ask a favour of the official, it been granted promptly. We think it wise, however, to be on our guard us there might be a reaction at any time, or a mob stirred up by men who know the true condition of the empire.
20th March,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.