NANKING, Dec. 4.
Sven hopes of peace as were built upon the capture of Hanyang will have received a sharp set-back by the full of Nanking. There is still some uncertainty as to the exact state of affairs on the Pukou side, where there is said to have been an encounter between the revolationaries and some Imperial troops newly arrived from the North, although a later telegram affirms that Pukou has been evacuated by the Imperialists. Bat the probabilities would seem to be that at least a considerable portion of the troops hitherto held in check at Nanking will be available for Hupeh. That there has been a disposition to treat at Wuchang, on both sides, is beyond question. General Li was mach disheartened by the capture of Hanyang and there was good reason to believe that the troops among whom the revolt began, two weary months ago, were not averse from the idea of compromise. That a three days' truce has been declared is all to the good, and local feeling in Hankow is said to be more
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