The situation io Pootang bloted yesterday tlement of troable, bast valiled ante cibations, and on the sea-coast the City Magistrate in hearing the more eases which have to be de-prised in thei Government Bocietics.
ted by aM. Wa, Itis the boast of the revolutionaries that already they Ie takes about a day to get informa-started on the reform "f their tion from the sea-coast, and so far jadioiel system, haviog in the first place here i from only one city, namely Naowei.
Here the Selt-government Societi onery movement, and Chioese Band, which ears tobe taking over the city ordered the shop-Keepers to display the white flag. This guarded by an armed party. they did, and soon the whole place was The military commander of the dis-decked out in white, The rerolationtrict is General Tsun Ying-tee, who peed to the e86 assert that, including volunteers, contr! of the Arsenal. The him to baad over'tbe scala pencefally hee 7,000 armed men at their called open bim for " som of Tis. disposal, The regaler soldiers seem to 20,000, without payment of which be number about 2,00, spread between woald not be allowed to go. The the Arsenal and Laogha magistrate said that ho bad remitted all the money to the proriacial tressary, special train from Nanking with the aod as he was rioable to produce th avowed object of goarding the Arsenal sam be was kept prisoner, Why they should bai Bhanghai when fighting wes at Naoking is difficalt to understand, They appeared to be a basines: like set of mop, and even went the length of having some ions with them, in los at ibe bee thi isonit, evidently in of the year, the megiatrate bad otood anticipation of soy emergency. Sub-for the conntryzople, end now be traction the number of the regula his reward. Heari soldiers from the total claimed by the this gives over 4,000 volunteers. These, however, follow their asaal occupations during the day, except when called out for some special lable also at night; jon of the reports of reoraiting which is ssid to be taking place daily, and which state that as led la one in some quarters re being sent to is denied in others, that only 200 of brigade have gone, 'A fact which may be worth noting is that the other day fands were to pay some of the wages of the soldierrs
of the Pootang police The reason giving fur the decamp two month: believed that th bint from there and made baste to pay the soldiers, Reports state that the outlying districts are being policed as well as usual, bat all the bad characters are said to the yameo, Here were revolutionaries and volunteers, bat before the sturdy sea-coast men they gave way, A few blows were exchanged, and the countrypeople emerged triumphant, setting the rate free. Immediately all the white flags disappeared, These events happened on the 7th instant, but were not reported in Shanghai until yesterday. The rescue of the magiteat most not be contused with any supposed Lo} movement, for these men, in opposing the revolationaries, were simply trying to wipe off an old score. Io that part of the country, where sll government i some to the people, they are thought to be very little interested in the revolation, and in this case were fighting for their own hand.
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