Jui Chang reports by telegraph that he was trying and disposing of the rebels captured during Monday night upon discovery of their plotting for revelation, when their comrades conspired with the engineering and luggage regiments, and they suddenly berat out io support of each other on Tuesday night. The engineer regiments ferociously assaulted the Armoury of Ch'awantsi, while he luggage regimentaret fire totheirown campe and forced an entrance by destroying thegateof the city. Jai Cheng, in company with Chang Pian, Tish Obaog and Wang 1, directed the army and the police, and conducted in person 4, the Constebalary Corps to resist this strack. Bat owing to the rebel assault being made simaltancously from points and their namber being ry large, Joi Obéng bad to retreat on board the cruiser Ch'nya which moved to Hankow. Having already telegraphed for reinforcements by the transfer of the defensive corps from Honan and Honsn to Hapeb, be requests that high officials may be sent to Hopeb with as many anita of eficient force as possible to punish and 80; rebellion, ete. Upon perusal of this memorial, We are very mach surprised. The conspiracy between soldiers and rebels must been planned long ago; yet Jai Chéog had neither taken any precautions nor made any preparations in advance, to meet the sudden ontbaret of the evil plot, culminating in the loss of the capital city. He is really oopardonable for his ungrateful and negligent bebsviour, Jai Cheng, Viceroy of Hokoang, is hereby jcasbiered instantly, bat pi ited to expiate his crime by some signal service. He is therefore to continue as Acting Viceroy of Hakasog in order to have s chance of fatare achievements, The said Viceroy thing, the said Acting all certainly be banished try'of War are hereby commanded to order immediately two divisions of the army to proceed to Hapeh successively on a pavitive expedition.
On the other hand, the Mi Marine shall with an order to Sah Cheo-ping to command and bring them onward; and also order baa Yan-ho to take Changkiang Sqaadron to the resona.
Yin Ch'ang, Minister of War, control and order.
Tu reference to two telegraphic memorials from Jui Chéag, reporting the whole circumstances of the c piracy between the soldiers and the rebels, eto Chaog Piso has been training the Hopeb Army for namber of yours already; that such a compiraoy between soldiers and rebels, resulting in the loss of the capitol city, could have happened, clearly proves that he has been training it without methods. Moreover, he bad her taken precautionary m advance, oer had he the to control them at the emergency, which shows that he has of obtained the sympathy of his army. He even dared to escape from and abandon his trast, Ho has really committed a very grave offence, and All there soldiers, who have been esereed but are not willing in heart to join the rebel be at once received back and they still be janctive, they certainly be punished with higher penalty, Now, the troops, under Yin Ch'aog, have started on their journey to-day on special trains snccessively; Jai Cheng is ordered to cooperate after their arrival in Hapeh as to the devising of speedy action. request to instruct the try to capply fands fo ordered to sapply the fonds quickly.
Ost. 14.
(1) Yoao Shih-kai is hereby appoint ed Viceroy of Hukaang (Hupeh and Hosa), and Generalissimo of punitive and pardoning offs Teéa Chun-beasn is hereby appointed Viceroy of Szechuan, and Generaliesimo of punitive and pardoniog affairs, Both hereby commanded to proceed to respective posts expeditions ithout coming to Peking. The Viceroye have received Imperial faroura tions. Daring these pressing moments, they should aurely make ao effort to take up their difficalt daties for the welfare of their couatry. They shall not decline accepts too firmly, 0 as to deserve Oar tra Cran Erh-flag shi only after the and Tron Chun-honan at their poste, (2) Yuan Shih-ksi having been appointed Viceroy of Hakuang, all the military forces of that province and the reinforcement on the way are hereby placed under his control and order. As to the marines and land forces under Yin Chang and Sah Chen-ping, Yaan Shih-kai is hereby also commanded to sowmsnd them jointly, #0 as to be
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