For a few days there were persistent rumenes of "an Army of Southern troops invading Kanchow Dut it was more or less discounted by those who were not in the knowledge of military things.
Things grew very strenuous on Saturday, September 4, and coolies were being impressed for military work, and on Sunday morning eatly: troops were sent to meet and defeat: this invading army, They had only travelled about 90 i when they were met by the advance guard of the enemy, and had a battle, By midday fon Sunday wounded began to arrive but not very many. By about 4 pan. the sound of rifle fire was plainly heard outside the East gate, and continued to come nearer until about 8 p.m. when there was quite lot of firing in the streets, This continued at intervals until' about] midnight, when peace reigned.
On Monday morning knew that they entered the city through the night, and were now in posses-jon, but even then only a very small company were here. The defenders had presumably departed down stream in the darkness, and other odd units who could not get were in the city hiding where they could.
'The troops who are here now seam a very decent lot and the People do not seem to be much afraid of tie future. I was told that soldiers scaled the wall and city, making their way to rmber' of Commerce and deling what they ovanted, and 'Nothing. succeeds' like At present there are only about 1,000 troops arrived, and even that number seems to be too large vet the city goes on the even tenor of its way.
The general is said to be entoring the city in about three days, while all is quiet though many of the shops are not open.
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