New-York tribune., 1900-07-13
BOTH LEGATIONS RAZED
PRINCE CHING.S ATTEMPT AT RESCUE
RESULTS N HIS DEATH
By The AseocIated Press.l

CBy The Associated PressD
London, July 13.-The Shanghai CORRESPONDENT
Of The Daily Mail" says the following story re-
garding the position in Peting emanates from
Chinese Official sources:
The two remaining legations. the British
and Russian. were attacked n force on the
evening of July q, Prince Tuan being in com
Inond. The attackers were divided. Prince
Tuan commanded the centre, the right wing,
was led by Prince Tsai Yin and the left by
Prince Yin Lin. The reserves were under
Prince Tsin Yu.
The attnck began with artillery fighting.
which severe and la asted until : O'Clock
in the morning, by which time both IeGa-
tiOns were destroyed and all the foreigners
were dead. while the streets around the
legations were full of the dead bodies of
both foreigners and Chinese
Upon hearing of the attack Prince Ching
General wnng Wen shao went with
troops TO the assistance of the foreigners,
but they were outnumbered and defeated.
Both Prince Ching and General Wang Wen
Shao were killed
TWO foreigners said to have escaped
through the gates, with n heavy sword
wound in his head.
Prince Tuan, in celebration of the victory.
distributed one hundred thousand taeIs and
huge quantities of rice the Boxers.
GLOOM PREVAILS n LONDON
BELIEF THAT THE WORST HAS OCCURRED
AT PEKING-RUMORs FROM SHANGHAI
London. July 13-Au believe that the worst
has happened at Peking It is taken for granted
that all the Powers have exhausted every means
10 get direct news from their legations, and the
fact that their efforts have been vain leaves only
one Interpretation.
The Chinese representative in Berlin denies
the statement that Ii Hung Chang had sent to
him q hopeful telegram. He says that on the
contrary, no direct telegram has been received
by him from Ii Hung Chang for some time.
Foreign refugees from Tfen-Tsin openly accuse
a European Official whose name THE Express"
correspondent suppresses. and Colonel Won Han
nekin, who was formerly employed to drill the
Chinese troops, Of being parties 10 q plot TO
procure the escape Of General Chang and them
selves from Tien-Tsin before the bombardment,
leaving the other foreigners to their fate.
Statements are IN circulation in Shanghai
accusing the Russians Of indiscriminate
slaughter Of friendly Chinese non-comba tants
without regard 10 age or sex. The manager Of
a Chinese steamship company who has arrived
in Shanghai. asserts that he escaped from Tien-
Tsin only by cutting off his cue and donning
European clothes. II is said that the Taotai Of
Shanghai has protested to the Powers against
these Russian saughters.
Rurors are circulating throughout the Yang
tse Valley that General Ma has inflicted
crushing defeat on the allies at Tien-Tsin. and
+bat the foreign army has been cut TO pieces
cast Of Pektng The actual impotence for the
,,orent Of the allied forces naturally gives
oo,o- r. these stories. with the worst results
The Shanghai correspondent Of The Ex-
,-.ss,, Gives Tien-Tsin adyices to July s. when
he suoerior range Of the Japanese artillery
l-arIe5 rben1 10 relieve the Russians, who were
,,ard nressed at the railway station.