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Dr. Morrison's Graphic Story of the Siege of the Pekin Legations, as
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Furnished to the London Times.
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24, a party of Geri:taw and had availed themselves of the, quiet
leavieg tee Auetriase awl to throw- up earthworks In the
reUl charge of the tier- Carriage Park alongside the British
anan ricesle, advaneed again Legation, in tho Mongo{1 market be -
;west along the wall Erweeping tween the British and Russian Lega-
the wa alexiapast the American time, ad at both ends of Legation
Level,* for Z00 yards towards the street facing the Americans on the
Mien Men, the. other przeme gate on weft and facing the Freneh Lege -
aim west. Then tee Germans retirtime corner on the east.
ad to their own ba,rrioade, while item pie,e lealeton.
,alie Americiaes retained, the position
;whilch had beta thee gained. At
the heard of the ramp behind the Le-
Iga.tion 'they began to build hastily
a Oovering wall to she/tier them from
the fire which was shortly rained from all commeaucateen with the
along the open, earfaoe fx.orn the world outelde Pekin, but It was cut
West. The ' Germaa and American off from all communicatiorn with
barricades were now distant from the Pei -tang. No messenger could
eaoh other about 500 yards. be endeoaci for lo ve or tummy to
No Enemy Could Live carry a message there. Bishop Fax -
between them, and tire security ot ler and his guards must have been
the amerleari -Legation was in- already ha.rd pressed, for they were
creased tenfold. But a great bbd- exposed to the danger nab only °LC
er was made at thins stage. The rifle and cannon, but of fire and star-
.A.mericans binlIt a barricade across vation. Tee small garrison detached
the wall from the ramp to the from the guard was
known
easteru corner of the bastion, leav- to be inadequately supplied
hag the bastion outside their lines. with ammunition. It was known
The anemy swift4y seized the ad- however, thet the danger of tne sit -
:vantage offered them. They moent- untion had long been foreseen by
ed the wall by the next ramp to Monseigneur realer, who, speakihg
1 the west and, under cover of night, with unequIlled authority, had, weeks
threw aa exactly corresponding bar- before the siege, vainly urged his Min-
rieade acms:. the wall to the western teter to bring troops tolekin. When
corner of the bastion. Thus there the crisis oecame inevitable and Chrike
were two barricades facing ea,eh tem refugees poured into the city,
other at a distance of 80 yards. The the Bishop errden vored to buy arms
Ch" tine eciolles worked all night at ;Ind ammunition, so there was a hope,
tr ngthening the herrien,de, wIll'e though a faint one, that the Chinese
11 pickets or Germans and Rue- themselves hid assisted in the de-
al s were sexit to assist the Amer- fence. So with Stores. Large quanta
to hold the position, which was ties of gram were stored in the Pei -
Su equently held by the British and ti ng, but xvhctlier sufficient for a
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in conjunction with the Ana siege for a garrison of 3,000 souls esains
exec:ins. was not known. Their condition was
Otte isolation was now complete,
and the enemy's cordon was con-
stantly drawing closer. Every wall
beyond the linos was loophaled. Not
only was the besieged area out off
Bown In the besieged area the
enemy pressee upon every *le. Ag
they attempted to fire the British
LegitIon from the Mongol market on
the west, but a sortie was made by
Britieh marines and volunteers, anti
the trhinese were driven from house
to 'house out of the nierket.
The 'Mora 'Wet Dangerous
d Captain Halliday was dare troops, the wales being- loeplmied rend
erously wounded, while captain lanes barricaded. And all Weill so close
route lied an extraordbutrY thnt you email not look through a
rape, the bullet grazing the koophole witlinnt being Pilot at. l'et
In native elm carotid artery. The the Ameriran bnrrictele, with its
rtie \vas entirely euecessful ; &wane /mem guard of Anterirans, Ruselane
ifles were eaptured and amnrine and British, had to be liela at all
lorh which %tau/ more Preetoria than hazarda: otherwise the Krupp gun
lyre.. brillditern were then fir- could be brought down. the wall and
by ne, the fire being kept tinder play havoc upon the Leea.tions. the
tinuecl, but no one was Injured, though
a orack racing pony in the stables
below was killed and next day eaten.
Itaras determined to capture this gun.,
so hi the, early morning a force 0011 -
slating of 20 British, 10 Germans, 10
Reeslans, 5 Frenth and 5 Itallene, and
about 20 volunteers. made a sortie
from. the Legation to try and capture
the gun and burn the houses covering
It; but
The Attempt Was a Fiasco.
The men got taeglai up in the ln,nes
so tint the reserve line with the kero-
sene marched ahead of the firing. line;
there was a 'label of roam no one
knew where to go, the captain lost
hs eead, and set fire to the houses in
the rear, and the men retreated
pell-mell. As the British marine (Ise
scribed the operation—"The eapten,a
'e sez, 'gam boys, garn, ehawge boas,,
chavrgee a.galust a bloemin"orete
w all, 'e waves 'is bloomin' arms lie
the air and then ie sets fire to the
'ouse be'ind us." This was a bunglit.
The Chinese, however, were alarmed,
Attack on the Frena Legation
Frenelx and German Legations had
suffered heavily .The German Lega-
tion was especially exposed, and since
the soldiers were more than their al-
lies, disdainful of cover, the email
ba,nd, numbering originally only 50
men, was being daily reduced in num-
bers. Their commanding officer,
Graf ,Sodeu, was untiring in his duty,
working, as he had to do, siugle
handed.
On the 20th the French Legation
waa hard pressed. One of their offi-
cers, the inieehipman, Pareert,
was shot. Reinfor.cements were
hastily sent from the lau, and
the attack was repulsed; but
senue of the outer buildinge of the
n. constant source of anxiety to the Legation were burned, ana the
Europenes within the Legations, French had to retire further into the
who were powerless to heel them. Legation. In this :siege it was serik-
Watch was kept unceasingly for any ing what a powerful part petroleum
sign of the diseater that seemed in- was made to play. ; Already the
evitible—the mearacre and the eon- French Legation had sliffered more
flegration. t everely than any other Legation; of
Towerrt eve:lima ne the, 28tit a their 45 men 10 had been killed or
Krupp gun was mounted In the wounded. Krupp guns luta been
afeegol m Irket eeenelal by Chinese mounted not 50 yards to the east-
ward. and the eastern walls of the
pavilions wore being gradually and
systematically battered into rube.
All day now neut until the cassation
of hoetalties shells were pounaIng in-
to the French Legation, Into Chantet'e
hotel, and from the Chien lien on the
wall promiscuously, everywhere, aftieh
property was destroyed, hut, thougb
the eliells burst everywhere and es -
trot, vslizels el' red a long .1111- furthest of whieth—tlie British—was at capes were marvellous, fexa Penal°
the Went 0/ the Lea- itstlearest point net 400 yards diewere itit,
n. tent. Still mere CI:1411(Id than the A Day of elisfoe t ti ee.
i'ortifleation proceerleil el:reliant in- American barriearle was the otatpost The enalen wag drawhig eleser. Th
'nsLesion, and all the defeneee or on tile Wall held by the GertnnaiS. At . tee re /snarly one-third of the build -
he beolegati area, quickly gathered feat they lind been reinforced by the loge had been abandoned end the
,gths Per the first time In 17-seneli nal Austrians, but the neals
art wae a feature in tbe anal- ; of the Preneh 'reenter:1 were emmily
het. eatalbitier were or every preerlteg mei the gettale were with.
er the pun, ane .el everY :drawn ante a smell piviret of Brit.
a San Wel satinet ettrtilhta ieti tent to nid ti jjj4t.Mamie'
et e and ernbrolderies were ei-e resenem hale :est terribly, for
Cut up into enzeihrige. litthe ontpest was reeetated at a d'e•
ree Pt the windbagwere trince of 250 yrtrile trent the Logntion
of the rleireet Nein woe !enema rule tee relictle were capetal throtiale
esperial gifts and ersennulated out this aletrinee fae from a !nun-
-41.ormai r3"ie te the eight Melee thee PLiporq. One Ire:Orem] yaras in Tea Iliteeet Chinese Ilan%
.erepanese retired te eramind ilite
or defenee. were fired by tie
hundred. On the 2irth 70 retells wee.
thrown Into the Britlell •
The sliffiettIty of holdina the .turere
ean ane Germen barricades on tee
elty wall was Ineoatving. The mai-
thine were veret nitwit teepee:el. A
Krupp gun Wan hrfellia ;
to VI".
ante :0:.:4 ill t Item !neat, re the Gerere) Itarrienele was all tee ben:liege near cvt•re
8 the Prineree Pa t:10 Chine:a maele tee Cildnelle berre :ale, I)"' V" firilig at short range lute tee ru li re. ,,•:
determined attempt te tome their with the$ i t 1 '
' tee l'aneter. nee:tree was n. teereere
e hie') the Paleree in their erenze. . lia nee re iiP I. tiiii-4 li tt. menace tme oar tot:mimic:steals. Cr pe l•
0 elaureleter tee naive Chrletleine.. ;fere wag 2 a eizetipp gam t::-.3/1 lenoline tire Itnlian rifle ar, tea-
tlen -tern emeirt of tilt* l'et,. '..iii n - (;„ : ri. .1. !,,,, e: c4, 1 • ,t.. %mind., the gnu ir Wenteera collie le; alase i
,
tt41.'" et4te VI° 'A'111 11in . from Weieli reete- beast woe the reitel the aloe that lie maid ettptne"
T.:112;1.1.:n111, Ever tt'JI tf tea ilrizAsh wfa . were latetrl 11 thr Japanese coule norat„
reser-a er eau.? rt 1k.3 tin an-trreee mvtrat.1-1E1 E4talr, that Ti T e,rtalt.,?aq• f".1:,,4WP:t
ere weetine far Vann. end from keep tete eaepene..1 are tier:aerie Ve,"c'EY dill F."; thf t r," .1 i' W. "
they Deo ;nee!, ,•;;;) elete aerate ra were 'ewe to a retelerams Imtme-1 upon, inrir ;
over 1 la' raeriete, driver; them tereeeeei tee hea , oat- „eel 1. a there one men killed and two were:eel.,
tor heck itt eanne 20 we.- elett. the:melee tee he 0-1but is Tie -kr SiwrifIrr" Wag fruit -lea; ; tee;
tilitee, and tint Ter tice nneterelle sue ileeret—e, reervellen rijeV)VP17"..... Wajtc,i. eta, teem leo-rake) teire t-
• f the Ital,ro tv;),) wprq assit;t• ' ingetit woe w tta mi le the Rave by .t 1 bIt thee' eeteire
•
jeteettrare. the levet:Item t elvele, a tittle we shot threttgh :gad:while terrty rd le ltneeete..,
ttd-rave bale greeter. Te Ciii- the thigh In the rater- erinaly earner. lone AnstrieliatV
t0 1 r nrhra a•••-0/1
;
Wfir(2
'It '1 bank, bet tee same TWO Merl goktr, t rAl*Ve g2taril were mealrea raid five Metro!, eeti-
mients, wefm• la; by Captain tete:lei to ,
teen terrier pe- :shot by emir -ere. one
te. ae:al
eleete river the well arel set fire thronah the Irina the other httally • e capture of the gunHe tort
that tile grin was to the northerast
the bailding. Inarerte spread to terceerar the rietht I: g—he flied front ,
F 40'4%1 at- as lee ef the teteetre 11 eelq enter • wiles to Of the
to be reached by e tom-
e. Tine jarianese in their turn i :gown tire rolererternes oe tele day, raining from Caned street oineesite
baekarid the Cbriteme Ciarrd itoterri fs.„ , Alt 2, wo;:, the British Lege t :tee w
eta r.i.
;van . sarl
Trim the ?miming thf, war me „lei siteire htm mly last oixe laietv that thie was hie eereepe
r frnra the retj Intl ail that eater ter ae eet f tI014. Ono :f'.1rd4.4 t1.4:4 144.11e
lee inleg beteeeen the palace lein, kid at ICIrrochan. eherm; wee 11 1:10,1. 4 f 1:arro'll
wt
thi,o,:gh the h,..„.4 ,,e.td the honeee on tee nortil efirle of the
leis and ler gettlott etreet.
lettitiese l'..lier;. ire tante navrele. Altryeether this 1'1" ‘I -Pre liele1 try the(hinese :arid
reat
re, ese. eo,, • „ looplioled. From a pesItIon orenrial
On Jute fene, a truly Orientate terrain- dery .free: le'd5--'d sled woniele'd arse/tali) Peeires Li;•11 in tee Iinniin
3 of a-Peke:nine; our fit:lenee wee et- lairine'lhe tirt'peekti•M wee ttI4 the laPel ftea'd IlleZ were
titerevere on watch. exe.eettleet tent
tempted by the Citinetee. Up to four ey f4,-rrains tilvy, British.
the Chinese were to lie takee in the
the efterneen the eltootbee ;el :•1- le tit. tieralee :Nee 14 tine Chin-
reer and driven down tile lane into
gees bad been ereethe eleree up the a-eittro tied surpread
wh.?".11 sate-fen:17 langte.e were 'he guard. Th ramie.- war btetev the "nal* Cklese. to the baeileeele
ea/al tette, ease, earite and er
ren to pewee-, r.:13.1 Ithere arls ft nose in the wall ce the
, and oe 11 be teall'e the firing .mbirken Iry leaas or yeaterdav, left lu /rem which a Previ°uR tttoit
.1
lied been nende to enter the lane. 'fete . It was un ler perfeet ;tore the wail. "The feerneen teiractitanelee
1—e8e1erial control commanded by atoned officer weer neve thn order was
Ieepoe..able eettral authority. The veverriy linemen for thee abandoning
ellenee abreptly following tee neve- • a poeition that err ltal ireea ordered to
lade weer stele -leg. Tlieh en oeficial , heel. Withmlrewell left the Aneericane
of lerer rank was gem to affix to expire -me m The. rear. elver aaw tbe
patapet and .afteer waltiteg a little Captain
tele oe the North britlge ea -greater retire, end In a' psnie fell
eaptarn woe igr.orant of the I
eeletetice Vele hole. Then. to the
an:later:tea of the British who were
ng
watchiit from the Hamlin, the mn
a
were lined up tinder the wall oppesite,
near tine British I:agate:a a bearer haste: to the Legatee:a. rushing pellmell veined Ids Teen and dashed up
the lane. cheering, they fol.
iniseribete with 18 Chinese characters down the ramw. eioteing had oecurred
ee "Imperial command to protest at the haericacer itself to Staley the lcsved hlta'
retreat, altheueb two nem had fallen Into the Death -Trate
Ministere and stop tiring. A despatch
within a few home lafore. Yet the ley the rush they were able to ad -
will be heeded at the Imperial Canal
Bridget. A leaoare whereon %yak? w3.11 WaS them key en time parealon and wince some distance before fire was
hid to be maintained. A eonference opened mem them. Then rifles from
written, "Deepateb ale he receive -3,"
-wawan held at the Britten- Legation, behind the barricade and front the
s tent by one of the Chinese
and as a raselt orders were given loopholes brew forth. The colame
clerks eneplayed at the Legation, but
When he proaahed the bridge
to resent to the post. Captaen Myers recoiled, the men fired wildly Into
ap,
nnated rifles from the Imperial Pal= at (-mete belie back a strong detach- the air, the captain's arm fell pew-
ment of itexereen kineraans, ten Brit- erlese, two Italians: fell dead. The
gate were levelled at him. The teh and ten eteersians. nue re-eecupied men were turning to melt back
spateh was never received. the barrier/de its if nothing bad hap- when they saw the man -hole, ar.d
The Areifi.ee CP:ca Wed NO One. penal. The Cleneer, Ignorant that intrnediately the Italians and Aus-
Treachery was fearedvigilance the post had been evacuated, Iost triane, who were leading, made a
am' redoubled. fiantdbage were their opportunity. dash for it and fought him wad
blown on positions which during fire Teen the guard in the French beasts to burst their way through.
re untenable. elo that when. at eatorr was oleleen a stage further One 'British merine, badly wonndeml,
idnight the goner -ti attack was /leek. .aed eeeeriter, a volintteer, ree e'en eeree drever the lnne. The
ade sateen ns we were prepared and wae keled ea the beretene sne a Ellr11 five British students, Russell. Bela
ty itiiaa Wag at his post. The N11 r-
e had failed. As firing had
ascii se it berran. 'loans were
TIP Wfa•a n yonna lerrenelerren oe mneli 1.011'. ilinteeek, Idainerty tarl Town -
vantage ea.! enlait, 91e, Acting Poeta' 'errild, acted with admirable eelf-
etermreenry il 4.14" Viaritim", Customs era:session. Ierojeeting slightly into
lin ree eel- rareert Terre with et eereer tile la.ne on the opposite /ado teem
untleel. and then from rive.ty gear- ..0,,,e‘rem...t. hewer him
cll. Intr.11 prontlfao. the man -hole Waa house which
g
• a hall of bell,?te plural Over ne. Tile ,-zilel hi' a termer CY.' ''t '1 General gave Itest sufficient covet-. Tlearr
..f.ietiing tee:nigh tlil . trove . ar1,1 ., ,t ,;,.!In,..v,..h.„1 bg wrt„ th,,, ri,..st ply!). tit? men stool for shelter, for they
31Claf..4 w:tl..t searp liapreet the rem .iv , tan to Tate dOIVI Ft,t' lire in tee defence were tlie I:zee of the detaeleneet.
tie- peelitione. No. 'herrn i.e.mta erete -,
u women aiie reallteer;n. In leemen. Then all the rnarinee having gee
amaeli the n.rise was tzvelfie..terremt j . A reeeree• .., est.... 2411 ily illrouth, tliP E tut -lents fleed a
- aninrae Wrt.3 S1'14'41'93 IV t ee trees. •, It was a elay oil misteretnnee. in the veany Into the barriewle, arei one
r.!... IttY 41,1;3L/Z1 beidee: t .1•° •le,5e... I r..•t• , 0;a tee sae -it teretstrraia linta reelimmd aerase, then the fminr
•aele, end tr•m L :.t. 6.2, .t4 fir -a in k so., t: 0 ' or
e4,.3ea, , _elA"
1 ;0 alialafar melee] e
plyIt ve15:4 sot,1 s mtmteda arum)rrese. le
.... gee was t hie way red pealed 122rn alai, en,
'.trirtien •i...t1 this wild ,71;.1.0,1 thee I ta y!, 2.103 v.:;:.,.?...4 ri.mk%lit, .a-...ItL0,11 Tpa-n- ti i the hist man, Tr,v.,•ut.1.1, whe
O eilets iv:ees te k'll tim f.r,alltrq11:4O l• v:..t.. ,,n,; rtp,tt *,,,,i ,...„...,..,1011 .1111,tni.4,. ,5..-.11-_ estreek reef: es Ire ',At ereil 1 he
-iriteeteritlelt were known t 1 haver]. emarea • 11il 11, I i ; ' (;,r1.vii.:c;d' ea mat 2150R . .httle be tWO 01;,1:Ptli, Mitt .thrtIllgt
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" 8 1rj CI S31;; Ila 51 ori,k eeee., 1.1,, .. , Ivy ,. RCM: , ''..6tirt , of ',117". Lr, 3 tiqq. „ the hack of tile elimeibler, anoteer
ae APti . 21 L12Il,ion :sad at tier •4 Int-m•lelrat- . • -la at range three 'h +12, ' through the tienh. The five geeing
nth Legatioreeiele .,..tlif, sante. re- et'atitt,,i1 thamileie the reef roiml einte1e. rnen neted like veteriense Bristow
elle. ,Dutinie; titre arraistieeetharifeetiereeile ,pare rin lerer the tanibereineereit eon- ellowed 'corespieueirge•ereeeleaseereeeseelee
Iii e dash across he picked up a Lee-
Metford rifle wheat a etterme hae
let fell.
Titus, by this effective senetle our
small garrison was recluthe by three
men killed, one officer and four MU
ane one voluateer wounded, Porte-
riately it was no worse.
The gun that was nos caper -geed was
brought up again next day into
play, and continued battering down
the Fu walls. The enemy Were work-
ing their way ever nearer to the
refugee Mei:Wane. Their rage to
reach the Christians was appalling.
They cursed them front over the wall,
hurled stones and threw shells to e.x-
plode overhead. Only afterthe er-
rnatiee, when we reeeived ten Pekin
Gazette, did WO find that word to
burn out and slan2h'1••••
had come from the highest in the
land. : ,
she Japaeese were driven. still far-
ther back. Already they had lett
heavily for upon ties;m had rallfm the
brunt of a defenee, the gallantry of
which surpassed all praise. Wbee
the siege was raised It was forand
that of the entire force of marines
only five men had eietaped witleont
woands ; one was wounded five times.
Equally impressed were moet of ns
with the courage and coolnees under
fire of the Chinese °polies. Cue
morning five of them were
wounded going up the ramp
to the American barricade. Wit14-
out their aesietance our „danger
'would have been increased tenfold.
efany were killed anti wounded when
working under fire. On Slily 2nd Mr.
Koenig, an attaehe of the Japanese
Legition, Wan killed and also two
:Japanese marines. On the ammo day
Germn.n marine was shot dead
while stentling in the first seere-
tary's room In the Getman Legation.
A. coolie was shot in the leg while
digging a grave in the British Lega-
tion. Shots fell everywhere. Twiee
within the British Leg:item a pigeon
was struck by a stray bullet. .
Everyone worker: at the defences.
One of the Minietere—erell ey"s the
einnastion of all to do something—
Offerea his services to the British of -
firer ronane reline. He voluntePred to
keep wateh and watch by night, but
12120 ofree yes Immneree by (mafiosi,.
Ilona Ile was eager to keep Watrh,
he sett, but lie was very shortsircht-
el, he route see nether% at night,
and he had never levellee a ann. Tele
offer was not alcconted, but tie; splrit
whieh prompted- him to nrike it was
is Deerierate Counter -Bore.
A.t daybreak on Jaly erd the Chin-
ese berrieatte oit the top of the wall
near the Auteriean outpost wart
cee:gully stormed by a party of Drit-
1st', Anierientia and Ituosinas, natter
the beater:ship of Captaia elyere. Cap -
trait Vroubievsky anti Mr. Nigel 0,1-
p1uent,. ilaVe epelnen of the error
committee in the vonstruetion of the
American barrientle, which left the
width of the bestion outside' Instead
of within the American liners. The
two barrleaties farad ettelt other at,
the distance) of the width of the bas-
tion. whieli was on the left. Then the
Viiineete a.m.:Lire with gre it, rimer
-
nese, alwees le tering nee": earerer,
pusitm-i torwital a. revering wall
;wave the beaten. until It ctireeil
rowed rate retie:tat t.110left-iIalItI eor-
per of zee Aciterinen breastwork.
llere they bezel!, erettlinn 15IMMO
!on, the eentre 14 abletig wee aa
{.ta ,'tq,tr t,f Cof neare..,1
talelit 1. i'l.e p -aeon we.-
latolerrible. It vete levee -eta,. to mires
the I; .rrietter; mei drive oat tee Cie e
tee steAliihg en 9. t.1411 1 101
-1,41 .11:t11911: liVt* plannal el: :t 18tee
morning, reel lalerethat Warr a
ee.tmerm• vs• 42,v22,e
ft4.:0 1.ftVatf,'4:!t. ;lite t 1
ler the e tenet 0 ra-
rest; •1 lid Bathes inerinore latirler
ermegrend eittrelee- rine Career:it 'r,-
'1 1- 2 210J ,1-
witt.,ger. 1i tee:realer) trutem•r laptair
lerontereatter, earl 15 eireeriertne, all
•
AParneatlaerstr
tivtteberege 11t7terodetoortromfabaciud
rlany.
Who WELS in bed and fell at herside.
Atee•ther ploughed through the carts.'
Three batteries in all, carrying five
guns, were arouuted on the Imperial
City wall, where the boinbardmen't
meld be witeessed by the Bmpreee
Dowager and her coneeellors, and
day after day round shot were
thrown from them into the British
Legation, int.) a compound crowded
with women and children. This Is
what his Excellency 1,0 Feng -Luh
was describing to Lord eialisbury as
giving effective .proteetion to the
13ritish Legation."
On July 5 Mr. David Oliphant, of
the British Legation, was killed. Lie
was felling a tree by the well in the
Harem, when he wee saat by a sniper
cormui.
caseled In he a roof in tImperial
C.arriage Park, and died witha
in n
ho
The Chinese Pressing On.
Day by day the Chinese wore pros-
shig us more eloticly. in the Fe they
were gra-au:thy wedging their way
in noetheant SO as le+ curt the emu-
mumitiations between the British and
tale Legatione to the east. They
bierneel their way front house to,
house. Keeping under cover, they set
eaglet the gables within reach by
torehas of clerett saakee in kerosene
held at the end of long pelee. If the
roofs were beyand reaca they threw
OVer fireballs or ker.:Acme, or, if stall
further, shot Imo them with ar-
rows freighted, with bierning °lath.
In this way and with the use of the
heavy gutu, they battered a way
though the henries :tire oemurtyards
of the Prince's Palace. A daring at-
tempt mate by the Jeep:enema to cap -
tare the gua resnaed in failure. Cool -
'ere failed them when they were W1.11-
111 /Mr yards of swears, 8.1101 they
e.vere foreen to retire. Their gallant,
leader, Co.ptairt Ando, was eiret 110
tmh.e throw& while wa-vbig- on his men;
One marine was ecerioe. ly wouneed,
rine one Chrietiala volunteer killed, -
By the 8th the imadetun In the len
was alarming, for the Japanese force
had been reole.eed to Ill nutritive and
14 valunteers ; yet wiali /acre:tang
numbers they were conirtantle-
npon to defend a lianger lizsc. Item-
force:aortae were sent .Crem ssf itaif
a sloven Ca -terns and student yvinn-
ter*-; tati is; marines.
In the northwast corner of an ar-
tificial roderry evere stationed a
mixed former oil 15 Italiane and five
Auetrians. But teen position was -an
expeteet one, rind it was diffirrnit
keep tee etnithernera at their posts.
'nitre' were Fell to have no lack
/spirit, bet their forte wate le at-
tack. 'I hey leek id the dell, pad -
e tit emir:age of nitting belerti a,c p-
botee rasped up in a sandbag /Shelter
' within earirlitie of the enemy. They
. were always runt -ling away. On the
Oth there wars a en Wen intnic, a
stampetie amsi the posl.len WaN
euattati. The civilian in trearge. 11r.
• Caetani. of the Italian Legatimet,
;tettd with mach enurage and induced.
hie men to return. Five Au-nal:Om
were vent away -wet Britieli marines
put in tlit•nr eerie 'R. lever af eer-
waren a Britialt ;delve wav Inept,
there. The 22t.21112c» W453 tine 14 earl- 5
' 1421111 emelt-nu te, for teem limes 14 the "
impereend the British
Lereet ism. A Krupp gen mount, si fift
;armee • awny 111141 thp rang' and
ralo..1 ale riot whh Assli and 541I2':4)-
811. 'Ai et renter hen he brea et we mrk,
el:pore:re te rifle fire was itienrrel
erom 20 Neale' eaten; re well." to
. meth the peat reettlree marring a
. retie of fire Whiell WatO forWlialIN the
9.1ae0e1 111 tit:. Itivr:e tip.. ...tletart,N.
10100 wore wsent .emi there,. and
Irene etrairant lee! hie Ilteati let•twit tree,
alecil fire Ramey riareer; it Imerealele
to lie L:V1511'S".'14 peer e.
, Viatre• aallatti;lia.d. 55121 4012, Felltria*g
felt leetell 1 ter- tnnie j neleet_
reeraer wee t.%.,SI 1%.,20.!B-22.4 21112821.
reetemi Veen it taw emearpe'ell 111to
being at2140:e1' the anain eel ef Captain ,
enema. Uteri :Arad IT they eannet
etrieriain Ineggel tee be rea
neva! end wee sent heimay. 'Attil!,0 left
the totAl rorre cat, 50. fir Whollt 14
wirrgr, Appv1,,lni-4.,S74., elese were the
lireanne. tint it eves only a teepee or
jentenre from eur btrriattle their •
fort. There Wee a rush to ler fnrst '
ctvi-r. tea or nets ram sate 1, earl dealt -
leg reeine the teaming well the 'for- .
elan reevile" h:raged neinine the iierrie
mettle. Taken be surprise, the Chinese •
Med ink" the. air, Bed Incontinently, ,!
and were shot down ars they ran
almeere the open surface of tile, well—
•Ceptain lerceablevsky and his detarie •
merit nett -i- with sprat:el gallantry,
for their 'linty it seas to :allele the
eigerere larrienrie in tite frott, while ,
tee Deitise and Anisairens toois in
the reer. Ts,vo batanerq raerearI "Gene
erre :lea" were captured. Fifteen Me.,
121'Soior.-4 Tung -fele -a ;rig were
killed outright ;aid many mere west
hew, teen es -mimed, name rifles
a Tel ammunition were en [All red.
Captain 'Myers was wevertstata in the
knee by tripplug freer a fallen !spear,
two Arnertante, Terrier 8021 Theenrm
—one lesaing neeleentelly jangled on
the wreeta eerie of the barrleamle—
were kiiirele Coeporal GregerY
was woritaled in the foot..
'Mort of tine eirelling was wee de
reeted need:Trete the lerenell arid Ger-
men I-egateens en! Charixees Hotel
The eteal wens eteenek tIl times .entel
several times set oe flee, but the
flame wns exthignielted. Wook ren-
t-erne:1 there, however hot the ellen-
leg, foe toed heel to be prepared
there for half the community in Pe-
kin, Rassiarrs, Vrenele Germane nee
Austrians. The energy of Chautot
was marvel:rem. HO Ref the troripe
and a crowd of Chrisalan refugees,
killed MS OWn mules aeld horse),
ground his own whent. and baked
300 loaves a day. Shelled out of tete
tritehea be tineeed in tile parlor. Me
courage inspired the Chinese, awl
they follo1ved lilin under fire with an
amazing confidence.
etritIsa ememetion Darcl-Pressed.
Then euddeniy a new attempt was
made to reduce the Britleh Legatlese.
Guns firing round shot, 8 -pounders Ana
4-ponnders were mounted on the
emporial City wall averleokhre from
the north the elarilln and the British
Lesatien. Wite glasses—the dis-
tance was only ;350 yarde—one could
Clearly Fee the effiteres anti diatle-
guish their Imperial Penteek fee:tilers
and efrindarin hats. Adrelnin r the
battery an upper row of uterine en
the well 'MIT; relsed te term leap -
hales for shatvogallOOtere, 11110 efallid
thee enfilade tee eleal rine nee me mn.
tannientons east ward. eionnd Shot
were herled ante the Hanlin and
erre nal threnrea the roofs of tit.;
nr I 1.i ma L1100tafl.0210 /.4.‘ra-„i 12 5
wrtile of tile lining -room, passing be --
Lind the portrait of the elarati. Two,
tame erneitine, thermals the r.-alla
student's room where a few robes
utes Were. ber Claude MacDonald
tesadelseeri etreeding watching the peee
_
12511) am; nal the defe1t.e, tee end
aloe" r. erre t erne ri repel:et vrA.,.
Preech ewe. 22P11'1".:24 2. to *000
eitranreelle. the l'ereteli era I if; t--
15211!? m were 1.0..ter io '
t,i;p1 i.ten were esolleser
At tire ne revin liereeton ene lie beret 11
if , v, •
1.71t.t-
t9 :$29,1". 9 2' t.a. 1.3,439itngh.
eetisieerimmers. .2a,t. were
rinheinbitalee, litt every r2,7,nalti-r of
relnaine.I a1 hie pest. •
bo, tfef*. ill Vie lieralnell
Witerl• il,? A 73 et riling erete. Dr. arel
to 031 lea:there remarried by
31 ho eele irof their m It. 2 eeitree-; erre
lei enell were s eelles-etereat tlle VO:rett
of Hr..; tiniriese efficers could be Bir a 1.01 11
entreeraging titter teen. 'Maine
were watitan t.re Lereat len t.
Their ante literally b4m'ir;rtl,-41 the
elinerter'e reelmlenat a beet iert 'Mt
and the iteise cl the exp:oeihr,r,
wae terrific. Yet the inert never. •
flinched. Oa the erte the Austrian
etotainawit•r, Csptaon T';.comann. el the
Zenta, war, tidied by the Irtretina of
Ile, was talk:rig, at the time 4
to Captain 3L,allyrousse awl Captain 1
Darcy, but they escapee tinseatined.
Then, etill preseing us 0:01,01*. the Chi-
Dese brought n Krurip gun 81- 218 falls '1
the Chien Mon arell aro-minted it he- .1
bine a wall on the t-ip of the city
wall, in a position directly freeing
the A.merlean barricade, at a tlis-
tater.; of 40 yards. Suddenly the Chi -
neer) threw teem an embrasure un-
a:ever/rig, the gen. arel fired paint
blank at the. wall in trent of them
behind whieh were the ten
al;f3 two limerslane. Tile shell buest
overhead, bet 110, one !were hit. The
gttn wale In a inreinent withdraw/t-
at the .second shot the British fell
Ilat down, tile obeli buret, they Sumer -
ea to their feet rand fired a volley
Into the breach. It wan guile( wallet
ofiteretry and bravely done, but the
poeitioa could not have been held.
Before, however, any eaenaitles are'
cermet a curious thing elem.:med. At
the fifth round when elle gun wee
fired a raise of 'Metes anti earth
were thrown ontwarde. A wide
lrreacie hale been formed by tile
ban-eta/a (4 thn gen er- be the wave
of earieuesien, and the gun Was ell -
eat.
A nay of lileavr Locses.
• lith NVIV7 a day of many cere-
ealtiree. Oree Gernata was mortally
leoundal ; 0314, Eng'it:hatian, ene It 'I-
lan awl nee Japair.:e wern sorloto-
ly wow:deal. Mr. leigal Ceereelete
voltetteer, reemeeee a b:;1!eq wonnil it,
th,' leg, while. ler. Noe there, the
welter 'n.171,1 I I" ma a -
Pee Legation, vvonnde I be tee remelt
tee, or a eisail, 1i feee
;r:iettire of the leg, wierea ham ree-
f -eat wive e take for tutelete. 11 -
Merthyr ty satttc 41 rei
• tr. Natmliara wit., at
arit 1117nive &Mt 7,:tr. !lee war; AST •
morlv ratiette erniretery to Ilarreeme
Ito and wee preetert at the ;nava
ree-gereentions in etimonoraizi in 105,
He was neivereally rat/peeked, en a
reeklese attempt to capture n,
oso banner three Prenehmen wase
wounded, one a them, m. Oman -inset.
fatally. Ele was an engineer' on the
Luhan Railway, who had 'este/lied
from the burning of the Chaesg Here
Tien before tbe outbreak Or hostil-
Clxiirese banners, ludeeer hang
temptingly close to every outpost,
Oae morning we awoke to tied crae
waving from a soadbeg shelter in
the carriage walk over the very.
wall of the British Legation. NO mar-
ine could suffer such an :arrant. Dar-
ing the day Sergt. Preston, of tbe
0r1 -:n .0, welt two volunteers maanted
thr wall, idea, two eeldiere .who were
(>11 gnerd bell'aid the eandba)), 'While
his waters seized the flag read h taled it
into ths cortipound. On tee-) 11th 18
pe Leon ere were al p lured by 1 h leren,ele
la a temple neer the Legation- Thee'
were soltiters and a Chleese Olerietia,n
gave 1111Orntra1ea as iso th le where-
atout.s. Every one of them was put
to death without mercy le the French
Legation, bayouetee by a Fianci cor-
poral to save cartridges. Questioned
before doeta they gave mesh iniorma-
ton tit a was oberioustly false. One
however, declaxed that a 1111110
was being drivenunder the levenelt
Legation. leis story had a quiet eor-
ro. oration. As tho afternoon al the
18th was (easing a, feint attetek Wk.113
made on thi Japanese entreaclureents
in the I'm Tb.ia the sound of inanir,
Lugles was heard from the camps
roared the. Freeneli Legation, to be fol-
lowed in a few minutes by.
A Tterlfie Explosion.
and in a moment or two by another.
and beicke and debrie were itarled into
th,.• aloe It was a dull roar In the
ni:Atit of the devi.ish eriee of hordes
ol Chinese, ehrieking like :nitrite la
Ina, the rattle of inuelretry and the
Leann of heavy guns. Tin nene of
wheal the praoner had werned nailed
exploded and euret an. gut/rant° Into
the Prenrh Legation.
W lin the first min,e exploaed the
Erne ix Captain 'Dares., tie! Au.etriait
Cherge d'Affetres, t,we French marines
en I Mr. D etel. tn o htttt-ttx', were
suenieng over tit" death trap. :Ay. Des -
:teeter wee buried up to tier mak. but
was reseaell unhurt. The ewe niarlre
were engulfed, :tad tit Ir bodies wore
rimer reeevered. Capt. Dam' and Dr.
win Rost/aim compel miraeuloaely.
Th $ tatter was hurled by. the first
espeerion and relearee21 warners na,
merit Or tWO later by tirt 1.100004,
"rh • leehlinge tis a• left wore set fire
to end the ruins were weepier] by the
Chiatea, nisei witen the flemes bad
hunt out Imperial banner.; were
It estal over tie) ruins of whet hut
area Leen tit) a eleienta of the lereeteh
Metieter. Aral while title tragedy was
laetra eattetell ill Pekin the Chineee
.e ire mender in, Pares was arauxing
111% MN tirit hie tittiverimeent
Wier "partiathige tie) Pannell Legation
nue aproviditig Itt t.aft wielt foie]."
13 nitetare reale wi It thi 4 attack:
teem tee • Peewit Legation the teeters°
made ri deterneired n. omit, upo11 thn
tilerza 48 Lege tem, t OfTeetriVO
etrieigai 44 ulna* 'natl./eon num-
tared only one uffiser end thirty -me
men. The. erolas foto the eleb along -
ride tit' Iegathei, and were ou the
leture gronnd when Count Sinien and
a lit:nate of teeman mid/ea gal-
as:ale thtrieni then at ill' point of
slibl,ayowt attil drove them out lead.
longs
Iteinforeernenta of nixie. Restelaus
ata lire V ;rutin esolunterra tinder
ifErr %on tlalitr-h, mint' us) at the
eemeire but th 1.4.22.1148 viel..3r;? not
Ics!ipulvai. attark 1-V41.9 OVer. Una
Ram. en trim 411.144 Vil'aa4. a/owed that
ilit; attack lute teetee earrierl tea by
t
1'IO021q air Yung LIU
t•••5)1f141'04.41 117 th • 0ialI5g.154 of 21'891g.
2211 keeling. Mere" ef tie " otenel were
eraeel eV 1.11. tie r lateet pattern letramer
enell alt" aewese learteen twiny 15-
1)22.121', garr.:.1 etninuntrimen„ el atieleh
th; enlace: were lins one -11 nerd. Wzttl
a .0t•W41.1 Ulla! cii...triartiell anemia; tete
eerie:aloe; and Italian:ea
ei •Ileatiteme tostistrentir•allen:
On July 14th. a rareeterisgar rent
min2 ein the 10 -lb, with a letter for
titz, tar/pre rearmed to tee esriteat
Legation. He heti bean arreetrei by
tire Cheneve, erre ;le. Ir.-ate:1, tare
teatert, he ,T...11A, Ca the Yallh*In Of
1104 181. 4414/ 1111' C21112121 the fol-
lowing lAtt,r, laiarptirtillg• to be writ -
tine ley Priem; ailing "aid Othewei" '
24lai4'e1.1•041 to. the 1;riti9li Iiiiii.it...i*,
11 215ai4 the that eonitttunication Of
any bind wii..eterereemer that ha.1
reached M. from OtltS:92Le for 2508537
one Enolith.
"For tiry hest ten three the sol-
diery anal milli:it have tvattl feChtlInt
met there hare been 18) etnaniinati-
tin bAtreen 11'4, to our great arena
1: ty. :tette 1115527 ago, wo 81 g up a
beard,recorearing oer Intention% hire
no anniate( bas been reeeived, arel
eon-Ire/re 11) rre;?,E;L:eakt litlito• t LP fete
earn ealdiere made lamer:ea attacke.
.ertueiag aleern int.1 tereperion reeneng
eroittiere arta peeple.
"Yeeterstay tee tereepte ea./reared a
ea:Inert named Chili aeu-hei and
earned from him that ail the 1r -
sign Misilstere were we% wieell
eaneeel ne very great sr/tisk:aloe.
"Bet at the time of leaving tem Le-
lereepena, 'me reinforcements of tor -
14:1] trix);as were lona' ago /stopped
and tureed btek by the Bogeser arvi
if, in .aceordanee with wee -irate
agreement, we were to guard eaue
lreeireenelee out of the city, theta
are to ?tarty 13oXers ore the mare to
Tien Tenn and 'rake that we should
ba Apprehensive of misadventure,
now eequtat ,yesee eixteelima•
cies tcy lira take your ratellies and .
lhe various/ tnetribers of stittr Knit%
and leave your Legatiorre in detaele-
vents. We should select temst-
reerethy Greeters to give ease •ead
.eirmet aroteetioe, and yeit , site:rill
temporarey reside In the l'eting-11-
eamen, pending future: arrangements
for your return home, ea order to• pre -
nerve friendly relations isitaet from
beginning to end.
"Dot at the trine of leaving the Lie
gat:Eons there must on no e.eatzunt
whatever be taken arty single teemed
soldier., In order to prevent doubt
and fear on the part of the troope
'eel people, leading untoward ind-
dents.
• .1 Venr ExeePienees are waling to
ifitew -teas conedersa. we Sea you te1
eneenarnamte with ell elle foreign Mu -
in l',:16n, toinorrow nt noon
1.,.l15tt. Tha, Viitit or tette, tete to,let
the or-brine:1,, meseenger deliver the
ran: re eeeer teet rye .iney settle
tie! ,Tfly r,,,,.. in- -1,1:r 1112, 1.0"r11 Vein&
"'nal ig tLe eingel way of presere-
Int r,P1',tio222 v,,TTI!;•11 we hal*? iit• 11 ble
to drielee in tire feee clime arrible.
.,liffienetren. If to lately ie 'lane, ( a
eel by
etne time fieel, elen 'One affretion
eil riot enteele ue to Ilea you. Com-
pile -ante" ,
,frellenerli Prinee Ching and etheter '
IWO, lee 10a0. ,