ming, Fu., Oct. 12.
I have just returned from a Journey up to Pucheng, and have Seen plenty of traces of the terror inspired by Sun Chuan-fang's soldiers, Our's were the first civilian boats which had gone the river, and the people, thinking: we were soldiers, fled precipitately at our approach, It was sad to see the men seizing geese or fowls and flying, thinking the soldier robbers were upon them.
'At one good-sized market town the street was absolutely deserted, only 8 few dogs in charge, We' heard everywhere piteous el the cruelty of the soldiers. Pucheng fered awfully with the pres ang, although a few of the officers Seem' to have been high-principled men who did their best to mitigate the situation, but they were the rare. exception.
The army left a trail of hatred it will take long to efface, and the government will not be easily forgiven. Many of the enslaved coolies returned from Chekiang with wild tales of the defeat of their oppressors; probably the wish was father to the story, as they appear to have encountered little opposition The looting has been slight in the bigger centres, but the small villages have suffered awfully. It said the Pucheng district magistrate was tied up in his yamen for a time, because military demands were not fully met.
No. Chekiang or Kiangsi troops have been heard of at Pucheng, or Fouling, as mistakenly reported.
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