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zane, asked to be allowed to undergo an examina-
I, MY request was granted | came into the
a. @ WIN an elaborate commentary on the TaHio,
t tno eau 9ook OF science of Confucius. and af-
Ter three days successive examination I was an
pointed hterate" of the third class and attached
as tutor to the college of Kha-Fanp the chief town
IN tIe province. The mandarin governor of Ho-
Mans attention was directed To mo on1 ba ohooa
me as his secretary. Two Years later bo ,ros s
moned to the capital, and took me with him. Dnr
ing my sojourn at Pekin, | acquired thn darroo Of
lterate OF the second and of the first class NV ma
tron died, but had been noticed by the head ~ H.
Nuyko, in whose hands also rested the directon of
the Emperor's ''Cabinet," and attained the most f
vice president of the Hing PCu or Tribunal Of pm
lshments. won no small distinction in the dis
charge of the duties of this office, and in two mis-
sions, which [ was subsequently entrusted with. |
had the honor of being noticed BY the sublime Soy
ereign who rules over us. Finally, in lS47 was
associated with the very worthy and much regretted
Houang- -NyaugToung who was invested with the
government of Canton. The country was tn en- a
prey to terrible insurrecton, which it was neces
sary to suppress. The insurgents burnt towns and
villages, and slaughtered the inhabitants bv thou
SANDS 1t was necessary to stop them. The Vice
roy Sin, with whom we were, gave no quarter to
the rebels, and was thus enabled to keep the insur
rection within due bounds. He died in 1853, and
succeeded him: I followed Example and the re-
belllon gradually gave way.
The crueltes which he practised having been al
luded to, he said:
Hear me. One of the rebel chiefs was in the
habit of having all the prisoners he took from us
sawn between two planks. l Informed him that |
would use reprisals-have his put to death in the
same way; but he had previously had not less than
6,OOO men, many of them officers, sawn between
two planks.
English Oilicer.-How many prisoners do YOU
think you have executed?
Ieh.-About GO, ,000 but the rebels have slaught-
cred more than 900.
English Officer.-You had MANY people mt to
death who had nothing to do with the insurrec-
ton?
YEH.-Why, fancy The province of Canton is q
kind of refuge for all thieves and murderers in the
empire, who escape from justice. / saw that crimes
were frequent, and therefore ordered frequent exc
cutlons; but the people thus put to death were al
ways thieves or murderers, who almost invariably
confessed their crimes.
English Ofiicer-You don't seem to have been
popular in the city.
YEH.-I never discovered that I was unnonuIar
Know the people feared me and kept quiet. The
public peace in the city was not disturbed trade
prospered, and people grew rich. The Emperor,
my immortal master, to reward me, had conferred
upon me the title, Wantzio, the highest of ALL and
had authorized me to take the surname of Mingin
Chm. As to the reproach of having availed nv
self OF my position to accumulate wealth. it is false
am rich in dignities and titles but poor in money
great part of my income | send to my friends and
relatives; In the village where was born, had
temple built at my own expense, and have had
several dwellings erected for poor families. Nv
enemies are chiefly in the upper classes They wish
for my downfall in order to take my place.
The NOniteu de la Ftotte adds, that the arrival of
the lnfexibe, in Singapore Roads, with Yeh on
board, had caused certain sensation among the
Chinese population. The Inhexble having struck,
on her arrival, a rum0r was got up that it in
tended to drown the Viceroy but it fell naturally
when the tide foated the ship off.