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“...10th moon of laat
year, to the commencement of the iBtmoon
of the present year, your slave, assisted by
the various officers in command, has been
busily engaged in all the details entailed
by the disbanding of the troopsi.e., of
isauincrpay, receiving back weapons, and of
delegating officers to accompany the men
in detachments to their respective homes ;
and, with the exception of tlie Wu
character ( the last character of the
Commander-in-chief^ name) battalion, the
whole of the Tsou force under my control
has been disbanded. The Wu battalion
men, belonging principally to Hunan,
will be taken to I-chang, and there paid
off. arrangements having one after
another been satisfactorily made, the
uneasinesa amongst the troops was thereby
allayed, and for the last few months thia
place has been restored to tranquility.
The Commander-in-chief huishda his
memorial by announcing that, on the 6th
of the 2nd moon, lie will proceed with all
haste, via Hupeh and Honan, to kneel
before the Throne and...”
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“...(2) The commander at the Shan-hai
barrier reports having captured a suapi-
cioua character, Chang-ta, who was under
sentence of banishment at Ping-hiang, and
had been found outside the limits prescribed.
I (3) Shuy-lien reports having despatched
an official to continue the survey and par-
tition amongst the banner battalions, of
ground comprised iu the Imperial hunting
grounds. The survey had been inter-
rupted by cold weather. The amount of
laud already portioned out to the white
banner battalion ia stated to be over 200
ching, i.c., 20,000 mow.
(4) Another report from Shuy-lien re-
Bpecting measures taken to centraliae the
authority over affairs in the Imperial hunt-
ing grouuda.
(5) A memorial in regard to prolong-
ing the term of office of one o£ tho
custodians of tho Imperial tomba,...”
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