Kanchow, Ki.,. Aug. 6.
The recent movement of the troops who could not be relied upon has brought in its train the usual punishment. They were *sent out to several places to get rid of them, and to keep the city safe, but that wags only placing them where they could not be as well regulated as in this.centre, in cas® they took things into their own hand. A few days ago telegrams brought news to the General in charge that the Honan troops had mutinied and helped themselves to whatever they could lay hands on in the Southern prefecture of Nananfu; troops were despatched at midnight with all speed to repress them, and so far not much has been heard of how they were received.
Some days ago there appeared at a hig town 60 7i from this city a company of troops who demanded from the gentry of that place a certain sum of money, ete. The gentry parleyed with them for some time, and then agreed to go roun! the merchants and collect what they could. In the meantime they had secretly sent messengers to the General in Kanchow telling of the situation. He immediately despatched troops succeeded in surrounding and, after ordering them to lay down their arms—which they did had the whole lot shot. Thus ended one part in the drama of unpaid troops supplied with ammunition and arms.' The whole country-side is now ready for almost anything, and such a state of things generally brings about difficulties: besides, deserters are very plentiful and sometimes get away, but sometimes are caught and dealt with severly.
The army, it is stated, has got orders to be ready for another try with Kuangtung and, as the last time they suffered severely, are by no means anxious for a similar experience. All kinds of nice talk has been indulged in to make plain to everyone what all know to be untrue, viz:—that they did not retreat because of being beaten, or because they were not able to go straight to Canton, but solely to save Kanchow from the hands of certain troops who were not worthy to be left in charge of it, ete.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.