Peng Han-chang, our retire Civil Governor, is leaving the city to-day. and his soldiers have been, and are, rounding up men and horses for transport purposes. Gen. Chow, our incoming Governor, sent iving him a month to settle matters and leave, but Gen. Peng asked him to wait two months that he might first find funds to meet travelling expenses.
It is reported that he hoped to get a very large sum—some say $500, 000, others say $1,500,000—and tha: he wanted to gather in all the opium taxes before leaving.
However, Gen. Che reason, is not even wait and already some of his troops ar-not far from this city. It is though! that the effort to block his advance acerass the Wukiang and the Yats-zobo (the same river at two point: jon the Tsunyi and Tating roads respectively) has angered Gen. Chow. At any rate, Gen. Peng conclude: that it is time he left, so he and his.men are going at once: by the IChenyuan road, ie., eastwards.
'There has been some excitement' fu this city, people fearing that robbers may take advantage of the one set of troops leaving before the lethers arrive, to loot the city. we may hope to escape th coming troops are already the city, as is reported.
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