About half a mile out of Siccawei, on the road to Lunghua, our re-preventative fell in with camp of] about 2,000 men belonging to Chi's forces. They had bivouacked this spot during the nighs, and just about to move off and over the powder factory The men appeared fit, and were very fully equipped, but they gave one the impression that they were rather tired of the fighting. A number of riesha and wheslburrow coolies were impressed by them, and were made to pull very heavy loads One of the officers invited our reporter to join his force on the arch to Lunghua, and the instation wax accepted. The men twere in no hurry to get to their destination, and stopped for a. rest bout once every mile A straggle ig formation was kept up, and whenever the dead body of a soldier was come to, the army 'Hopped for "iooksee pidgin." As feorpaes were a fairly frequent fcurrance, it can be guessed that the march was not a speedy one, All the way to Lunghua' discarded equipment, belaging to Chang's troops who had repeated along {route the previous night, was passed, 'The red armlets, which' marked the ide on which these men were fight-were flung away in their, Eilundreds. Caps, badges, whole belts full of ammunition, and other articles of clothing lined the route.
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