'Aug. 18.—About 4 p.m, we learn that Messengers arrive, end shortly Afterwards we receive' a. parcel of foods tu and a letter. "More. shots
am. we hurriedly leave the village are fred, during he day, and at 7 account of the soldiers. "After walking south for "mile or so we Ovortake several old. women carry-Ing packs. A few minutes later we! arrive at another village and rest a While. "During this spell another ing of bandits arrive, driving six hinese who are bound more seeuely than us. "We conclude that the Women we passed are. their' rela tive and notice some of the other fang had hand. grenades ready. Ghrow. "After following' the river Dank for some miles we receive a Broadside of shots from houses hide den among trees. None of us hit, "After wading through a lot of water we are housed in three filthy] fants and the bandits tell us we Shall be out in three days," some five days, and two or three, a week.
'Aug. 19—We spend the day at the village, Tt rains. most of the day. Our bodies are Althy and raw fu' places "with "scratching. "This lace is very hot," The fre seems be burning all day=the bed. red for, AN night there ere thou ands of mosquitoes and during the Gay swarms of flies (pigs) troughs they have two Chinese tied up andi sure that we are the right men before the Toney, is handed over.
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