Fewer troops have passed through the port for the North this week, but on the 6th instant the transport Nankin arrived from Bombay with the 3rd Coolie Corps, and left again on the 7th for Weihaiwei. "ne troopship Jelunga also arrived on the 6th inst. with naval reliefs from Portsmouth. On the 8th inst. the transport Itinda returned from Taku, on the 9th the Zamania arrived from Bombay, and on the 10th the Nawab arrived from Taku. The Itinda, with General Creagh, V.C., and the Second Brigade staff, the Canning with the 1st bat. Fourth Gootkhas, and the Duke of Portland with the 30th Bombay Infantry left hero yesterday for Shanghat in response to appeal to the military authorities here for troops to garrison your port. They will be further reinforced shortly by the 2nd Bengal Infantry, expected in a few days.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.
