An extraordinary affair cccarred on the Haangpa on Monday night, when, through " blonder, two parties revolutionaries fired poo that the greatest precantio observed of late at the Arsenal against possible surprise, and on this occasion the order which led to the confit between the parties arose from an appre-pension that " band of Imperialists meditated an attack open the place. that the rather turbulent districte of Pootung, partic ready found tronbl gained the ascondaccy, and consequently the place has again called for special attention, To deal with the matter it wes decided to send 100 soldiers and 'a detachment of the Nantao volunteers, and last night they started off from the Chinese Bund. They embarked in cargo boat, towed by a steamlanoch, rud proceeded up river in order to tara into one of the creeks in the Seven Mile Reach which leads to Nanwei, It was late when they eet off, and about tea Yelock they were approschiog the Arsenal, The revolutionaries have a lanocb patrolling the river, examining sll for aft passing the Arsenal, and the commander of the Iaaoch bad not been informed of the despatch of this force, be bailed it s soon as it in sight, expedition refased to wtop, ander the impression that the was threatened, the commander of the patrol gave the order to fire. He bed men with bim, and they in-mediately let fly a volley at the otbere. To thie the soldiers replied with " more forcible volley, and proceeded on their ma The patrol retarned to shore (0 report the occurrence. Two of the men had beea killed outright, snd reported that es many as nin wounded, Yesterday morning, bow only three of the wounded were contey~ ed to the Red Cross Hospital withia the Settlement, although the others m+y
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