5 Dec. 23.
This awful situation is still not much changed. We learn that Swen, the bandit chief, and his men are getting anxious to get off tht tiger, if they can without breaking thais' necks? "Another thing' that makes us slightly move hopeful a [settlement is that yesterday Gen. Leo who is of higher rank than any Jone, arrived here, with some 5,000 Jor 6,000 sion to follow to-day and to. morrow, and that he is known to Ihave fur better equipment than any already here for breaking into the ily: "We have no definite idea of Bow many people are slut up in
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