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No Authentic News
Comes From Pekin.
Bach tbe Conclusion oo Dis?
patcher Received id London
London, July 11, I 15 a m ? "No
authentic newa from Pekin" ie etill
tbe burden of tbe diepatcbee from
tbe far eeet ; end, although the die*
, itioo ie to believe the optimietic
reporte from Chioeee eourcee, do reel
confidence ie possible uutil the lege*
tiooe. if they ere etill in existence,
ere permitted to comrounioete with
their governments If, ee alleged,
tbe Boxer saovemeul ie loeiog ground
in Pekin, it might have been luppoe
ed that tbe Boxers would have to
eend op reioforceraente from Tieo
Teio ; bot, instead of that, tbey ere
etill io greet tcroe io tbe neighbor
bood of tbe letter piece eod ere ie
etetod by tbe imperiel Cbloeee troope,
with ample, efficient artillery. Ac
cordiog to e epeciel Cbe Foo die*
patch, tbe fighting orouud Tieo Tein
oo tbe 3rd eod 4tb wee tbe
8EVEREST YET EXPERIENCED.
Tbe Britieb loeeee alone trere 30
killed or wounded Tbe Ubioeee hed
75,000 men et Pekio eimolteneouely
from tbe weet, north eod eeet, and
made excellent practice with over
100 gone The defenders numbered
14,000, with eceot eoppliee, and it
wee ooly tbe preeence of the newly
arrived Japeoeee and Ruesien guoe
tbet preveoted e dieeeter One Kue
aieo company of infantry, numbering
120 men, had 115 killed or woonded.
Tbe German contingent also ?uttered
heavily By tbe evening of tbe 4th
tbe eitoetioo wee very critical Tbe
alliee narrowly escaped total defeat
Providentially, wbeo tbioge were et
tbeir worat, a torrential rainfall com
S palled tbe Cbmeee to retire. Oo
Jaly dtb, tba raia haviog abated, tbe
Cbieete
seaac* Ej jcjU mn? All ALK,
opening fire on Tien Tain with two
batteries of four inch guns ; but the
allies, aided by two of the 11 MS.
Terrible 4 7 guns, succeeded in
silencing the Chinese artillery after
eight hours of fighting
INTENSE ANXIETY.
At Shanghai it seems now to be
the general belief that the date of the
dispatch of July 3, asserting that
two legations were still standing,
was an error, either accidental or
intentional The couriers roust have
left Pekin at least fire days earlier,
making the r~al date of the message
June 28, while the alleged massacres
art said to have occurred on June
30. Until this point csn 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 tho dsily Mail, tele
graphing yesterday (Tuesday) says:
A messsge has arrived here from
Emperor Kwang Su, dated July 2, by
oouriere from Pekin, forwarded it
here It is addressed to the Russian,
English snd Japanese governments.
It deplores the recent occurrences
and solemnly affirms that the foreign
governments are mistaken in euppos
iug that tho Chinese government is
protecting the Boxers 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 lor the murder of
Legation Chancellor Sugiyama.
The dispstches are taken to indi?
cate that the emperor is in seclusioo
snd is ignorant of the seriousness of
recent events
SHELLED THE FOREIGN SET?
TLEMENT
Tian Tein, Wednesday, July 4 ?
The Chiness ?helleJ the foreign settle?
ments all day long July 31. Upwards
of 150 fell ioto the eoneeetion and
many houses were partially wreoked.
The eaeaalties, however, were few, the
eiviltaoe and women and children being
ordered to seek shelter in the eollare of
the town ball and the Astor hotel
Three companies of Japanese infan
try, a mountain battery and a body of
Russians eLgsged tbo Chinese artillery
lets but with little effeot The 12
poooder of the British first elass cruiser
Terrible then oame into aetioo but the
enemy plaeed two shells fairly under
the goo, damaging tbs oarriage and
woondieg the erew Tbs gnn wss
withdrawn sod replsesd by s Freneh
goo whieh had a similar eiperisnee, a
shell burstisg io tbs midst of lbs
trow.
Tbe Japanese casualties doriog the
day's fighting were an officer and two
men killed and 20 men wounded. The
casualties of tbe other foroes aro not
known. ;
The ChineRe in tbe vicinity of Tien
T. n hive been reinforced daring tha !
last 48 hours by several thousand of ,
Qco Mas and Gen Song's troops from |
Pekio. Tbe Cbioose Lave also mount
ed a number of heavy guns command
iog the settlement.
A foree of Boxers numbering about
3,000 men was seen entering the oativo
city yesterday.
Vioe Admiral Alexieff has arrived
here aod ie expeeted to assume supreme
command.
The allied foroes oow number aboot
10,000 meo, including 800 Japanese
who arrived yesterday.
Arrangements are being made to
seod all tbe women aod children to
Japao by way of Taku aod Gbefoo.
JAPAN'3 FORMIDABLE PREPA?
RATION.
London, July 11,?The Cbefoo cor
rospoodeot of empress telegraphing
Tuesday says :
"Tho Japanese force is equipped
with 30 heavy mortars aod 120 field i
guns and has pootcoo acd balloon
sections. It is expeotod that either
Marshal Nodzu or Marshall Oyama will
take oommand Tho plan of campaign
contemplates operations extending over
two or three years
"A further force of 13,000 men will
be landed at Taku a week heooo, and
10,000 additional soon afterward.
Before the raioy season is well advaooed
Japao hopes to have 63,000 troops io
Cbioa.
"These formidable preparations are
viewed with great distrust by Russia,
Germany aod France."
FORTY THOUSAND MEN ARE
WANTED.
London, July 12, 3 30 a m ?The
Chinese eituation again bears a most
omitioue aepect Eighteen daya ago
Sir Robert Hait dispatched hie last
message declaring that tho eituation
was desperate and eince tbeu no
word hae come from tbe Europeans io
Pekio.
According to the Daily Mail's
Shanghai correspondent Li Hung
Chang has received an imperial
I degree ordering his immediate
I departure for Pekin. presumably to
break the news of tbe Pekin trage
j dy to the European powere, and, io
hie usual role of negotiator with
Europe in difficult matters, to endea?
vor to act aa mediator and to avert
tbe vengeance of the powere
To add to tbe grimoeaa of this
auggeatioD, all advices from Tien
Tain tend to confirm tbe reports of
tbe perilous conditions of the allied
forces and belie tho optimistic Chi?
nese rumors. Unless reinforcements
speedily reach Tien Tsin another die
aster may be expected
The Daily Mail Tien Tain cor
respondent, telegraphing on July 5,
says :
"The situation is about as bad as
it can well be. I only trust that we
shall not soon want relieving our?
selves A forward movement is im
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 arid
then clear oat in favor of Russia.' "
Other Tien Tsin correspondents
ssy that no advice is possible until
September 1 and explanations are
being asked by the papers here of the
tardy action of Japan in sending
troops, since it is known that she
was ready snd willing to send them
and that Russia raised no objection
to her doing so It is hinted that a
difficulty arose as to the manner in
i which Japan was to be recouped for
her heavy outlay Rumors are cur?
rent that Japan demanded the ces?
sion of a Chinese port.
The Russian papers report that the
Boxers are ravaging Manchuria, and
have damaged 60 miles of the rail?
way, threatening Telin and Kierin,
while Port Arthur and Neu Chwang
are said to be eudangered. Russia,
therefore, has notified the powers of
her intention to dispatch a large
military force to Manchuria
ALLIED TROOPS DEFEATED.
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 amenal, after inflicting great
loss upon its defenders. The engage*
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 Tuotai's yamen, the allied troops
suffering severely from lack of guns
and cavalry.
"The Japaneso commander sent
an urgent appeal to hurry reinforce
ment?, as the allies were in imminent
danger of a general defeat "
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VEIL OF SILENCE
ENSHROUDS PEKIN.
PEARS THAT THE WORST
HAS COME.
London, July 13, 4 10 a. |m.?A
terrible veil of sileooe eoibroudb Pekio
nod there is nobody bat believes
tbe worst bae happened. It is taken
for granted that all the powers have ex?
hausted every means to get direot news
from tbeir legatioos, and tbe faoc that
their efforts have been vaio leaves bat
one interpretation.
Tbe Cbioeae representative io Berlio
deoies tbe statement that Li Hang
Chang bad sent to htm a hopeful tele?
gram. He ssys that, oo the contrary,
oo direot telegram has beeo reeived
from Li Haag Chang for some time
past.
Tbe correspondent asserts tbat Capt
Baily of H. M. S. Aurora, distinctly
saw a'tcan in European garb directing 1
the Chinese artillery operation? outside
of Tien Tsio.
Foreign refogce from Tieo Tsio open?
ly accuse a European official, whose
uamc the Express correspondent sup
presses, and Col von Hanneken, woo
was formerly employed to drill ike
Chinese troops, of beiog parties to a
plot to prooure the escape of Gen Chang
and themselves from Tien Tain before
tbe bombardment, leaving tbe other
foreigners to tbeir fate.
Statements are io circulation io
Shaogbai accusing tbe Russians of in
dieorimioste slaughter of friendly Cbi?
oeae non-combatants without regard to
age or sex The manager of a Chinese
steamship company who has arrived io
Shanghai, asrerts tbat he ooly escaped
from Teio Taio by outtiog off his qaeoe
and doooing European clothes. It is
said that the Taotai of Shaogbai pro?
tested to tbe powers against these Rus?
sian slaughters.
It is asserted tbat tbo Badbist priests
throughout tbe empire are propagating
Priooe Tuao's anti.foreign ;gospel.
A CHINESE STORY.
Loodoo, July 13 ?The Shanghai
correspondent of The Daily Mail says
tbe following story regsrdiog tbe situa?
tion in Pekin emanates from Chinese
official sources :
"The two remaining legations, tbe
British and Russian, were attaoked io
force on tbe evening of Jaly 6th.
Prioce Tuao beiog io oommaod. Tbe at
taokiog foroes were divided. Prioce
Taao commanded tbe centre,
tbe right wiog was led by
Priooe Tsai Yio aod tbe
left by Priooe Yio Lio. The reserves
were ander Priooe Tsio Ya. Tbe
attack eommsoesd with Artillery fight
mg which was severe and lasted until 7
o'clock io the morning by which time
the legations were destroyed and all the
foreigners were dead, wbilo tbe streets
around tbe legations wero full of the
dead bodies of both foreigners and
Cbioese
"Upon bearing of the attack, Prinoe
Cbiog and Gen. Wang Wen Shao went
with troops to tbe assistance of the
foreigners, but they were outnumbered
and defeated Both Prince Chiog and
Gen. Wang Wen Sbao were killed.
"Two foreigners aro said to have
escaped through the gates, one with a
heavy sword wouod io his bead.
"Prince Tuao, in celebration of tbe
victory, distributed 100,000 taels aod
huge quantities of rioe to the Boxers."
ARTILLERY DUEL
Che Foo, Sunday, July 8 ?An
artillery duel is proceeding at Tien
Tsin. Tbo Chinese goos are to mask?
ed that the allies find difficulty in
locating them.
OPERATIONS BADLY HANDI?
CAPPED.
Tien Tsin, July 4, (via Che Foo,
July 8'.b, aod Shaoghai, July 12 b.) ?
A bomogeneeus army or baif tbe
strength of tbe allied forces could do
better work than la beiog dene by them.
Tbe operations are daogorcusly handi?
capped aod tbe safety of tbe oity is
imperiled by laok of organisation, aod
tbe want of one commander to control
all tbe forces. The representative* of
tbe several nations manago tbeir eivil
and military affairs largely without co?
operation The ranking efficer of
each nationality has absolute jurisdic?
tion over tbe operations of bis govern?
ment's troops. Questions of policy are
discussed daily at international confer?
ences which have not tbe power to en?
force tbe wishes of tbe majority.
Admiral Seymour's method of com?
manding is to make requests, wbioh
the other commanders generally follow,
but there have been iostanoes of the
ranking effioers holding off from opera?
tions of which tbey disapproved
Tbe week's work resulted in a sub?
stantial gain for tbe Chiooee as the
allies lose 50 or 60 men and succeeded
in aoeompliehing nothing
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