Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-11
UNITED THEY STOOD,
The Only Day Upsn Which the! Americans and
English Fought as Allies

An English paper published in Shang-
hia, China, gives this reminiscence:
Thursday, the 4th of April, was the ami
versary of the battle of Muddy Flat, which
occurred in 1916, and is, we believe, mem
orable as the only occasion when the
American and British flags were united
or allied against an emmy. The volunteers
flag, destroyed at the fire at. the British
consulate, bore these words: ;'4th April
Defence not Defiance Few remain now
in Shanghai who were present and took
part on that memorable occasion, and
few scraps from memory Of the event may
not be uninteresting to the volunteers Of
the present day. For some time previous
ly the Imperiaist soldiers, or as they
really were, rabble, were encamped out
side the Defence Creek, their camps ex-
tending from the Joss House at the
Soochow Creek nearly up to the turning
of the race course at Probst,s Garden.
They had made several fruitless attempts
to drive the rebels from the city.
The imperialists were, however, q con-
tinual source Of annoyance to all foreigns,
for as their encampnent was on the edge
Of the creek they would insult foreigners
and even ladies walking on this side of
the creek. They for several days cut off
our market supplies, compelling us to fall
back on Cross s. Blackwell Notwith-
standing repeated remonstrances from the
consuls to the Chinese commanders, they
refused to retire to distance, or stay
their insults or encroachments. One
source Of great danger was, that they
used to place their targets for ball prac-
tice in such position that the bail would
come kissing near the persons of foreign
ers while taking exercise on the road. At
last becoming embroidered, they assaulted
a lady while being carried in chair, and
: wounded her husband, and it was deter
D mined to expel the intruders the intrud-
:, by force 1t was, therefore, arranged by
a they should unite their forces call out
: the volunteers and all foreigners to assist
a the naval force to drive away the imper-
:. ialist's army.
d The volunteers. to q man turned out
n under Captain Wade, then her Majesty s
t vice-consul. The force, under the COM
a mand of Captain O'Cal!agan, of the En-
$. counter, and Captain Kelly, of the Ply
! mouth, marched out to the spot on the
Maloo, between the Racket Court and the
y old Grand Stand, the American force tax
6 ing ground where the municipal
stud are stabbed. It had been duly mott.
g fed to the Imperialist commander that
they would be given up to three P. NJ. t.
is move off, but as there was no signs of his
complying, at the moment of three
n O'Clock, as if by magic, she'll from eacl
< gun fired by the American and English
y forces fell bursting into the encampment
general stampede followed, and thu
d country to the westward, so to speak
e blackcned and blued with the figures o
IS hurriedly retreating soldiers; Not ONT
d of the foreigners had the slightest ides
that the camp contained SO MANY soldiers
After the first Smelling, when the sol
re diers had apparently evacuated the posi-
y ton, the foreign forces approached tn
l. works; in doing so they were fired upol
|, by the soldiers stationed at the gun
pointing from concealed port holes, whel
d M. Gray, of Russell & Co., was wounded
IN losing a leg. Captain Pearson, of tn
IS American ship Rose Standish, received
IS mortal wound in the face. The carpcnte
l. of her Majesty's ship Encounter was kill
it ed, also a seaman of the United State
re ship Plymouth. Mr. Brine an English
Is merchant, one Of the volunteers, received
mortal wound in the head SOM
l. minor casualties were also received. I
was not ascertained how many men wer
killed of the Chinese. Their encamp
t? ment were completely destroyed. Il
d consequence Of the determined action O
he this handful Of foreigners, the Chimes
ID commander considered it prudent t
at move off to a more respectful distance
" The whole affair was very pluckily car
ID ried out. About 400 foreigners in al
Sc bravely left their houses, and attacked, i
e, was estimated, about $4,000 Chinese in
r trcnched with several large guns in posi-
he ton. And SO vast the number of Chimes
Y who followed in the rear of the foreign
L. ers, and remained between them an
their homes, that, had they had an
sympathy for their countrymen they ha'
1T only to oppose their return, AM
e, the foreigners would have been at
n, tackled front and rear, and not one coul'
have escaped. The rebels, seeing tn
Is success Of the foreigners, came out ant
I'd completed the destruction of the encamp