Confused Movements of Troops in Retreat From Ocn OWN Connesronoex, Mienchow, S7e., Aug. 6, One of the sudden ch here this district, Chongkiang, 40 miles from here. 'The day before yesterday we woke suddenly to the fact that Yang: Sen's men were gone, and others: were coming in from 'Tongehuan under Tuan (General?) This movement seems to have been common Mienchow, Chongkiang, and 'Tehyang, and' is generally Cheng-towards." Yesterday morning as we left Chongkiang to return here we saw detachments on their way to Tehyang. We pursued our way quietly as far as Huangluhchen (60 Here we saw a lot of soldiers:
we went on after lunch wards Mienchow passed many They were the 8th divi Sen's) from Chongpa going. they said, to Chengtu. They. hhurrieane learnt since arne here that they behaved badly they left Chongpa, presume they were lopt. Brig.-Gen. Yang eft here some days ago for Chengtu, The report is that they are ing for Sinchin (about 80 south of Chengtu) where there a fiting line. This city for_two er three days has had no official and the same seems to be true of Anhsien. I understand that the now at Chongkiang, and here are part of the 21st division, Gen. Tien, one of Yang Sen's an: tagonists." At, present. the outlook appears dark for the latter if we judge by appearances; but it would not be wise to draw conclusions yet. We are on good terms the people, and sce no anti-foreign feeling.
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