The Chekiang "men stated that a naval battle had been fought off shore in the lake on the preceding day, two Kinngsu gunboats sunk and the El ming practically uninjured.
of their statement a gunboat was pointed out standing by about a third of a mile from the beach.
A General Tsoong. had disappes ed with 50 men during the preceding days—fighting. It was hoped that he had become separated from Chekiang forces and was lost in the hills but nothing had been heard from him for over 24 hours.
A. general advance was expected tobe made along the whole sector The soldiers seemed well with ammunition and other equipment, except their shoes wore of cloth with grass sundays. All seemed in cheerful spirits, even the drafted coolies who were guarded by soldiers with fixed bayonets.
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