0.0 item of past news I have not reported in full, not being myself present in the city at the date when the event tok place, Trefer to the execution of a noted robe! leader, and Viceroy Tsen drinking his bloc!.' This happened in the middle of December Jatt. The fets, as far as I cun gather them, are as follows. At a place called Chengtu to the South-Wert of. Kueilin, a body of.s-veral bunired rebels were scattered by several regiments of the Viceroy's troops in November, and their leader. Luh A-fuh, one of the chief officers who led the rebellion and mutiny. at Liu-chou, was captured. The other tw " leaders were either killed then oF previously, by Wang Twwai, Having ¢ ptured such man Wang Taotai brought him in state to Kueilin, "The Viceroy hud already started with his flotilla of ower forty boats for Wuchou, but ba: ing word of the capture he returned to Kueilin t" personally super-int-ud the execution, which was to be no ord'uary thing, Threaptive was caged atone of the yam-us for a day or two, and be-rant of Mandarin he was kept in vorance of what was about to take plac. "Appareatly he was promised an ficial position on the usual terms, There was no trial, nor any previous torturing, but on the day for the execution he was can his cage to the large parade ground adjoining-th - Huang Chény, which contains the Examination Halls, eto., Tight in_he centre of the city. Here were
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