The following, appearing in the nal papers, hes been admitted by Dr. Wa Ting-fang to be authentic.
Your Highuese, the Prince Regent, Peking.
Biver the risings of Szechuan and Hopeb, the issue of the self-sccosation Decree w: excesses la the of human beings, cal Ube severance without more than ten provinces inevitable conclusion that apart from caniam," there is no way "to sacrifice of human lives or to pre-ace between Man and Han.
The oplaioa of the pablo fs nanimoos and foreigners who possess commonsense express 0 different views. That, the monarchies! form of constitutional government est.not possibly meet with toleration in the fatare of Chios.
In the interest of the Emperor and Your Highnese, you shoald jast now regard yoorsell en Yao or Sh these Emperor i in favour of the best men they chose,) by obtaining the best man for the world (Empire.) If you will but wake up and change your atti anag your living in wealth, and honour as becomes the Imperial Hlonsehold, the peace and safety of the Manchu clans being not excluded from oar aim. Otherwise, the arse of war will be proleged and erranded, the hatred sccumalated and intensified. Since the atrocity indulged in by Northern Army. has been so inbumai how can it be possible for the Great Seat to exist alone?
We, Ting-fang and others, cannot sit by and view (the contention) in ease, therefore, we preenme to tender you this, our final faitbfol advice; oar voice in (already) hoarse, and our tears exhausted, and no more oan be said.
Wu Ting-fang. Chang Ch'ien, Tang Wea chi and Wéag Teang-yso,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.