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 cing by the west gate. At Chên-hai they proceeded to take possession of the Chao-pao Shan, so as to be able to bombard thence our men as they poured into that city. This was the interpretation of the dream! Our troops were strictly enjoined not to use fire or rockets, lest they should set fire to the town; the only thing to be done was to try and get the Chinese traitors to betray the foreigners, especially the chiefs, into our hands, when the recapture of the cities would be easy, and we could arrange our own terms with the hostages in our hands. YIKKING entrenched himself with 3,000 men in the east suburb of Shao-hing. WENWEI occupied the heights of CH'ANG-K'I, one mile from Ts'z-k'i city, with 4,000 men, half of whom were under Colonel CHU, and intended for an attack on Chên-hai. General TWAN YUNG-FUH lay concealed outside the walls of Ning- po with 4,000 men, destined for an attack upon that city; and a Colonel with 1,000 more men guarded the Ningpo and Chên-hai road at Camel Bridge, half way between the two cities. Boats were also sunk at Mei Hü; so as to prevent river communication; and a reserve force of volunteers was stationed at Shang-yü city. When the appointed time came, our mon marched towards the west gate, when, the guard having been killed by our friends in the city, who also spiked the guns on