The most serious element in the aitaation in " bitter fend between the Imperial Regiments (49th and 50th, together with cavalry; Men in the regular aray receive from three to pine taels a month, men la the militia only three taels, Officers in the regular army are trained men; in the militia experienced soldiers raised from the raok:
Governor Vu has been coy enough to distribute a fairly ample supply of aiuimunition to the militia, sad nothing to regalare, Before this reaches Shanghai indeed, very probably before it really leaves Changsha at 5 s.m. to-morrow, we shall see the outcome of this move.
There is no probability of any att on the persons of Earopeans serious possibility of an attack on their property if the soldiers are scrapping wich each nther and the rabble has a chance,
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