The weavers, of whom there are a very large number in Nanking, were being thrown out of employment because there wasino market for the silks. The Viceroy has agreed to find such a market, and orders them to go on with their work.
Rice was getting dear in the city and the Viceroy, fearing that trouble might occur from' that source, has imported Iatge quantities from other places, Ready money was getting very scarce The foreigners have had great difficulty in getting any dollars for private use, But the Viceroy has satisfied this need by bringing in several tens ut thousands of taels of silver, ALWAYS RESOURCEFUL, He seems to have resources for every need, When the settlement comes to be made with China these men who have stood firm and true should certainly not be forgotten. Their wishes ought to find place in the balance, 7th July.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.