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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, July 26, 1900, Image 3

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AWFULLY nOKRIDLE
Tho Old World claahoa with tho Nw
and China throws down tho
gauntlot to tho Worldt
London July 1C This dispatch
from its special correspondent is
published by tho Daily Moil
Shanghai Sunday niRht urgent
I deeply rogrot to havo to confirm
absolutely and fully tho auuounco
moutR which T cabled on Friday to
tho effect that tho Legations in Po
king wore do3troyed on tho night of
July G 7 and all British and Europe
aim wero massacred Further oQlcial
Chiunso messogos one from tho gov
ernor of Shantung wero recoived
hero yesterday and Saturday con
firming tho dread tidings
After Juno 25 tho Boxers and Im
perial troops gradually increased in
n u a bora and massed themselves
about tho British Legation
camping in tho strojts and places
laid wasto by tho Boxers So great
was tho rournge and energy of tho
liltlo force that they gradually com
pelled tho Ohitio3o to retreat from
tho immediate vicinity of the British
Legation Soon tkore began to bo
opou signs of disaffection and fre
quent dosorUonn of tho troops of
Priuco Ohing who was ondeavoring
to co operate with tho bosiegod
Ultimately Prince Tuan decided
to make an organized night attack
Having secarod a plentiful supply
of ammunition for hoavy guns a
conferonco of Ghiness leaders was
held andarogular plan of attack
was agroed upon Iu threo power
ful columns with strong reserve at
at 6 pm on July G lire Wa1 opened
with artillery upon tho British lega
tion wherotho allieB and all the
Europeans had concentrated For
two hours walls and buildings were
battered with shot and shell and
huge broaches wire made in them
Then a general advance was order
ed and Chinoso infantry volleying
constantly moved toward the gaps
The liro of the defender however
was so accurate and steadythattho
hordes of Ohineso soldiers and Box
ers broke and fled in tho wildoit
confusion leaving a largo number
nf dead and wounded around
tho legation
They ware not rallipd until out of
riile range Then Princa Tuan mak
ing a dosDerato appeal induced
thorn to stand and return to tho
attack
The artillery firq was resumed
ana at tno mtuuio waion a socuuu
attack was attempted but before
tho attackers could accomplish their
object they nero met by Prince
Ching aud Genoral WeugShao with
thoir troopft who were going to the
aid of the foreiguersi A desporato
battlo ensued botwoou tho two for
ces of Chinese
Unfortunately many of Princo
Chiugrf troops deserted to Priuco
Tuau Prince Ohiug fell It is sup
possd that he was killed but search
for his body nort morning was un
successful It ia now bolieved that
ho was only woundod aud was car
ried off and Beoreted by his faithful
retainers
Waug Werg Shan also a gray
haired man of 70 evidently led tho
troops in person IIo was killed
aud his forco cotnplaloly putuum
bored and routed
Throughout the night repeated
attacks wero made on tho logatiou
but ihoy wpro invariably repulsed
with heavy loss Toward the end of
the third watoh about ti am Hjo al
lies had practically defeated the
besiegers who wero wavering and
gradually withdrawing when Gen
Tung Pub Sian arrived from tho
eioinity of jionMuu wfth u large
force of Kausu braves By thi flmo
fho walls of the legation hod been
ttprgd down and most of tho
Mldiog tots n ruius from tho
tJhiuoao nrtillej in
Mwy pf the allies had fallen at
thSr poelf emd tho remaining small
band who wero still alho took re
fuge iu tho wrooked building which
thoy ondoftvored hastily to fortify
Upow thorn thp Jro of tho Ohiuese
nrtillery was thou dirootod j
Toward sunriso it was evident
that tho ammuuition of tho allies
wan ruunfng out and at 7 oclock
as au advnuoo of tho Chinese iu
forco failed to draw a response it
waH ot onco clear that it waa at
length complotoly exhausted A
rush was determined upqu This
standing together as tho sun roso
fully tho remaining band of Euro
peans mot death stubbornly Thoro
wbb ohand tohand oncountei1 Tho
Ohiuoso lost hoavlly but as ono man
fell othorB advanced and finally
overcome by overwhelming odds
everyone of tho Europeans remain
ing wore put to tho sword in a moBt
atrocious maunor
New Yoiik July 1G A spooinl
dispatch to tho Journal from
Shanghai giving details of tho mas
sacre of the foroign minlstors in
Poking says
After having boon repeatedly ro
pulsed by tho foreigners Prince
Tuan made a night attack on July 6
in throe oolumns with artillory and
finally battered down tho walls
Tho foreigner when defeat Bemed
certain killed tho women and chil
dren eo that thoy might not meet a
worse fato at the hands of tho
fieudish Boxers Thoy first formed
a hollow square with tho women
aucl childron in the conter and tried
to fight their way to tho gates It
was impossible
Those of tho guard who wore
not shot down wero rosslotl to
death iu tho building which the
Ohinose burned After finishing
the butchery of tho foraignera the
Boxers and imperial troops sot upon
thonativo Christians and all were
put to death after tho most horri
bio tortures
Washington- July 1G Tho Navy
Department thiu morning received
official confirmation from Admiral
Romey of the reverse of tho allied
forces at Tientsin ou tho morning
of the 13th Tho dispatch is dated
Crofoo July lGth and Bays
It is reported that tho allied
forces attaaked the native city on
tho morning of tho 13th tho Rus
sians on the righ with the 0th
Infantry and marines ou tho left
The losses of the allied forcos were
large Russians 100 including an
artillery colonel Americans over
thirty British over forty Japan
fifty eight including a colonel
French twenty five
Colonol Liscurn Ninth Infantry
was killed also Captain Davis of
tho Marina Corps
Captain Lealy and Lioutenauts
Butler and Leonard were wounded
At 7 in tho evening tho allied at
tack on the native oity was repulsed
with great loss Returns yet in
complete dotails not yet confirmed
Remev
London July 10 In tho House of
Commons to night it was declared
that tho Govornment had issued
ordors for the seizure of Li Hung
Chang and for his imprisonment at
Hongkong pending his deportation
to some place in India in tho evont
of his carrying out his projeot of
procoeding northward by saa in
compilation with tho summons
which ho has received from Peking
English Hiiuboats and cruisers are
hovoring off the coast of tho pro
vince of Kwang Tung with orders
to intercept any vessel no matter
what llag it Hies having tho Viceroy
on board and to secure bis porson
It is rosolvedlo hold Li Hung
Chang as n spooiei of hostage and
moreover it appears that Sir Henry
Blake the governor of Hongkong
hasobtaiuod strong proof that the
old Viroroy of Canton in spite of
his professions of friendship for tho
foreigners Is In thorough sympathy
and league with his old friend and
patron Irtnce Tuan fair Henry
cables that uo less than 50000
Mauser rifles and a quantity of
quick firing guna havo reached
Canton sjupe tho beginning of the
year aud havo with the knowledge
aud approval of tho Viceroy been
judiciously distributed among those
most likely to do execution there
with against the foreigners
Shanghai July 10 There aro no
further dotails qf tho awful tragedy
in Peking Thp Chinoso authpv
ties having glvon the information
aro now alarmed a the offeot it has
produced aud are attempting to
deny aud minimize with tho objeot
of gaining timo Tho most serious
dpyalopmpnt of tho Bjtujjtjpn ig
from ChlnoEO official souroes which
indicates that the Boxers havo been
advised to oonio South Thoy in
tend to make at
thp bend of ho Grand Canal tho
pblootlso uqlnt of flyo regimen
who have Btartod frqm that plapo
with tho idea of gathering reoruits
ou tho way This is likely to be tho
boglnnliiKof tmoyemont diroptod
against tfto forejgnpro in ttyo ppntrcd
South
An imperial edict dated July 8
Ja8 bepj reaeived by tho viporoyji
aud governors ordering thorn to be
gin war against tho foreigners with
out delay and declaring tbatofllcers
of all ranks who rofuso to oboy will
be euuiiunrily executed
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