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No Authentic News
Comes From Pek?n, j
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Such the Conclusion on Dis-1
patches Received m London ;
_ I
I
London, July 11, 4 l a m ?"No ;
authentic news from Pekin" is still
the burden of the dispatches from
the far east ; and, although the dis- !
position is to believe the optimistic
reporte from Chinese sources, no real
confidence is possible uutit the lega- j
tions. if they are still in existence, I
are permitted to communicate witb !
their governments If, as alleged,
the Boxer movement is losing ground
in Pekin, it might bave been suppos
ed that the Boxers would have to !
send up reinforcements from Tien
Tsin ; but, instead of that, they are
still in great force in tbe neighbor
hood of tbe latter place and are as
sisted by the imperial Chinese troops,
with ample, efficient artillery. Ac
cording to a special Che Foo die
t patch, tbe fighting around Tien Tsin
on tbe 3rd and 4th was tbe
SEVEREST YET EXPERIENCED.
The British losses alone were 30
killed or wounded. Tbe Chinese had
75,000 men at Pekin simultaneously
from tbe westf north and east, and
made excellent practice with over
100 guns The defenders numbered
14,000, with scant supplies, and it
was only the presence of the newly
arrived Japanese and Russian guns
that prevented a disaster One Rus
s?an company of infantry, numbering
1-20 men, bad 115 killed or wounded.
Tbe German contingent also suffered
heavily. By the evening of the 4th
the situation was very critical Tbe
allies narrowly escaped total defeat.
Providentially, when things were at
their worst, a torrential rainfall com
pelled the Chinese to retire. On
July 6th, tbe rain having abated, the
Chinese
RENEWED THE ATTACK,
opening fire on Tien Tsin with two
batteries of four inch gune : but the
allies, aided by two of the H M. S.
Terrible 4 guns, succeeded in
silencing the Chinese artillery after
eight hours of fighting
INTENSE ANXIETY.
At Shanghai it seems now to be
the general beiief that the date of the
diepatch of Jnly 3, asserting that
two legations were still standing,
was an error, either accidental or
intentional The couriers must have
left Pekin at least five days earlier,
making the real date of the message
June 28, while the alleged massacres
are said to have occurred on June
30. Until this point can be cleared
up the greatest anxiety will be felt
as to the fate of the Europeans.
THE EMPEROR PROTESTS
London, July 11?The Shanghai
correspondent of the daily Mail, tele
graphing yesterday (Tuesday) says:
A message has arrived here from
Emperor Kwang Su, dated July 2, by
couriers from Pekin, forwarded it
here It is addressed to the Russian,
English and Japanese governments.
It deplores the recent occurrences
and solemnly affirms that the foreign
governments are mistaken in suppos
ing that the Chinese government is
protecting the Boxera against the
Christians The emperor further im
plores their aid in suppressing the
rebellion and upholding the existing
government
In a separate dispatch to the Jap
anese government Kwang Su ex
presses deep regret for the murder of
Legation Chancellor Sugiyama.
The dispatches are taken to indi
cate that the emperor is in seclusion
and is ignorant of the seriousness of
recent events
SHELLED THE FOREIGN SET
TLEMENT
Tien Tein, Wedoeeday, July 4 ?
The Chinese shelled the foreign eettle
raente all day long July 3d. Upwards
of 150 fell into the concession and
many houses were partially wrecked.
The casualties, however, were few, the
civilians cud women and children being
ordered to seek shelter in the cellars of
the town hall and the Astor hotel
Three companies of Japanese iofan
try. a mountain battery and a body of
Russians eLgaged tho Chinese artillery
iste but with little effect Tbe 12
pounder of the British first class cruieer
Terrible then came inre action but the
enemy placed two shells fairly under
tbe gun, damaging tbe carriage and
wounding the orew Tbe gnn was
withdrawn and replaced by a French
gun which had a similar experience, a
hell bursting io tbe midst of tbe
erew.
I The Japanese caeuairies during the
i day's fighting were an officer and two
I men killed and 20 men grounded. The
! casualties of the other forces are not
i known.
i The Chinese in the vicinity of Tien
I Tsin have been reinforced daring ths
! last 48 hours by sev^rul thousand of
Gen Mas aod Gen. Song's troops from
j Pek?n. Tbe Chinese have also mouot
' ed a number of heavy guos command
j iog the settlement.
A force of Boxers numbering about
I 3,000 men was seen entering the native
I city yesterday.
Vice Admiral Alexieff bas arrived
here and is expected to assume supreme
command.
The allied forces now number about
10,000 men, including 800 Japanese
who arrived yesterday.
Arrangements are being made to
I send all tbe women and children to
i Japan by way of Taka and Chefoo.
; JAPAN'S FORMIDABLE PREPA
RATION,
j London, July 11,?Tbe Cbefoo cor
respondent of empress telegraphing
j Tuesday says :
j "The Japanese force is equipped
; with 36 heavy mortars and 120 field
? guos and has pontoon acd ballooo
! sections. It is expected that either
! .Marshal Nodzu or Marshall Oyama will
I fa?e oommand The plan of campaigo
! contemplates operations extending over
j two or three years
I **A further force of 13,000 men will
i be landed at Taku a week hence, and
! 10,000 additional soon afterward.
; Before the rainy season is well advanced
j Japan hopes to have 63,000 troops in
! China.
"These formidable preparations are
viewed with great distrust by Russia,
Germany and France."
FORTY THOUSAND MEN ABE
WANTED.
London, July 12, 3 30 a m ?The
Chinese situation again bears a most
ominous aspect Eighteen days ago
I Sir Robert Hart dispatched his last
j message declaring that the situation
? was desperate and since then no
I word has come from tbe Europeans in
! Pekin.
I According to the Daily Mail's
; Shanghai correspondent Li Hung
1 Chang has received an imperial
degree ordering his immediate
i departure for Pekin. presumably to
j break the news of tbe Pekin trage
j dy to the European powers, and, iu
hie usual role of negotiator with
Europe in difficult matters, to endea
vor to act as mediator and to avert
the vengeance of the powers
To add to the grimnees of this
suggestion, all advices from Tien
Tain tend to confirm the reports of
tbe perilous conditions of the allied
? forces and be?ie the optimistic Chi
! Dese rumors. Unless reinforcements
I speedily reach Tien Tsin another dis
' aster mav be expected.
I The Daily Mail Tien Tsin cor- j
j respondent, telegraphing on Juiy 5, !
! says :
j "The situation is about as bad as
j it can well be. I only trust that we
j shall not soon want relieving our
selves A forward movement is im
j possible. From 30,000 to 40,000
troops are wanted, and there are
only 10,000 here. The foreign troops
are working well together, but it is
inconvenient that there is no supreme
commander In some quarters the
feeling is, 'Let us rescue Pekin and
then clear out in favor of Russia.1 "
Other Tien Tsin correspondents
say that no advice is possible until
September 1 and explanations are
being asked by the papers here of the
taidy action of Japan in sending
troops, since it is known that she
was ready and williug to send them
and that Russia raised no objection
j to her doing so It is hinted that a
; difficulty arose as to the manner in
which Japan was to be recouped for
j her heavy outlay. Rumors are cur- j
! rent that Japan demanded the ces- !
sion of a Chinese port.
The Russian papers report that tbe
Boxers are ravaging tVfanchuria, and !
have damaged 60 miles of tbe rail
way, threatening Telin and Kierin,
while Port Arthur and Neu Chwang
are said to be endangered. Russia,
therefore, has notified the powers of
her intention to dispatch a large
military force to Manchuria.
ALLIED TROOPS DEFEATED, j
London, July 12 ?The Express
this morning publishes a dispatch
from Tieu Tsin, dated Friday last, via
Che Foo, saying :
"Gen Ma has defeated the allied
troops and reoccupied the Chinese
eastern arsenal, after inflicting great
loss upon its defenders. The engage
j ment lasted 6 hours,, and was fought
with great determination by both
sides. The Chinese were eventually
able to use the effective guns of the
fort abutting on the city walls near
the Taotai'8 yamen, the allied troops
suffering severely from lack of guns
and cavalry.
"The Japanese commander sent
an urgent appeal to hurry reinforce
ments, as the allies were in imminent
danger of a general defeat."'
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FEIL OF SILENCE
ENSHROUDS PEKIN.
FEARS THAT THE WORST
HAS COME.
Londoo, July 13, 4 10 a. |m.?A
terrible veil of sileoce enshrouds Pekio
and there is nobody bat believes
ibe worst bas happened. It is taken
for granted that all the powers have ex
hausted every means to get direct news
from their legations, and tbe fact that
their efforts have been vain leaves bat
one interpretation.
Tbe Chinese representative in Berlin
denies tbe statement that Li Hang
Chang bad sent to him a hopeful tele
gram. He says that, on the contrary,
oo direct telegram has been recived
from Li Hang Chang for some time
past.
The correspondent asserts that Capt
Baily of H. M. S. Aurora, distinctly
saw a?mao in European garb directing
the Chinese artillery operation? outside
of Tien Tsin.
Foreign refuges from Tien Tsin open
ly accuse a European offiaial. whose
name the Express correfpoodent sup
presses, and Col von Hanneken, woo
was formerly employed to drill the
Chinese troops, of being parties to a
plot to prooure the escape of Gen Chang
and themselves from Tien Tsin before
tbe bombardment, leaving tbe other
foreigners to tbeir fate.
Statements are in circulation io
Shanghai accusing tbe Kassians of in
discriminate slaughter of friendly Chi
nese oon-oombatants without regard to
age or sex The manager of a Chinese
steamship oompany who bas arrived in
Shanghai, asserts that be only escaped
from Tein Tein by cutting off bis qaene
and donning European clothes. It is
said that the Taotai of Shanghai pro
tested to tbe powers against these Rus
sian slaughters.
It is asserted that tbe Badbist priests
throughout tbe empire are propagating
Prince Tuan's anti-foreign [gospel.
A CHINESE STORY.
London, July 13 ?The Shanghai
correspondent of The Daily Mail says
tbe following story regarding tbe situa
tion in Pekin emanates from Chinese
official sources :
"Tbe two remaining legations, the
British and Russian, were attacked io
force on tbe evening of July 6th.
Prince Tuao being in coemand. The at
tacking forces were divided. Prince
Tuan commanded tbe centre,
tbe right wiog was led by
Prince Teat Yin aod the
left by Prince Yio Lio. The reterres
were under Prince Tsin Yu. Tbe
tttack commenced with artillery fight
I ing which wag severo and la3ted untii 7
j o'clock irj the ruorcicg by wbieh time
I the l?gations were destroyed and all the
foreigners were dead, while the streets
aroaad the legations were fail of the
dead bodies of both foreigners and
Chinese
"Upon hearing of the attack, Prince
Cbiog and Gen. Wang Wen Sbao went
with troops to the assistance of the
foreigners, bnt they were outnumbered
and defeated Both Prinoe Cbicg and
Geo. Wang Wen Sbao were killed.
"Two foreigners aro said to have
escaped tbrongb the gates, one with a
heavy sword wound io bis bead.
"Prinoe Tuao, in celebration of the
victory, distributed 100,000 raele aod
huge qaantities of rice to the Boxers."
ARTILLERY DUEL
Cbe Foo, Sunday, July 8 ?An
artillery duel is proceeding at Tien
j Tsin. The Chinese gnos are po mask
ed that the allies find difficulty in
locating them.
I OPERATIONS BADLY HANDI
CAPPED.
Tiea Tsin, July 4, (v?a Che Foo,
I July 8:h, aod Shanghai, July 12"b.) ?
i A bomogeoeeus array or bsif the
j strength of the allied forcee could do
! better work than is beiog done by them.
The operations are daogorcuf?ly haodi
capped and the safety of the city is
imperiled by lack of Organization aod
tbe want of ooe commander to control
all the forces. The representatives of
the several nations manage their civil
and military affaire largely withoat co*
operation Tbe raokiog officer of
each nationality has absolute Jurisdic
tion over tbe operations of bis govern
ment^ troops. Questions of policy are
discussed daily at international confer
ences which bave not tbe power to en
force tbe wishes of the msjority.
Admiral Seymour's method of com
manding is tc make requests, wbioh
the other commanders generally follow,
bat there bave been instances of the
ranking officers boldiog off from opera*
tioos of which they disapproved.
Tbe week's work resulted in a sub
stantial gaio for tbe Chinese as the
allies lost 50 or 60 men and succeeded
in accomplishing nothing.
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