New-York tribune., 1900-07-08
LORD LOCH IN CHINA.
EXCITING EXPERIENCE OF A PRoMI-
NENT ENGLsHMAN JUST DEAD.
rom The London Telegraph

From The London Telegraph
IN I>5I the most striking and exciting period
IN Lord Lochs career, embracing incidents
marked by splendid devotion To duty and most
conspicuous heroism, opened MS appoint
ment as an attaChe on the Stan Of Lord EIgin
on the latteTs selection 10 proceed to China and
Japan on his famous mission. After Admiral
Hopes falIuTe 10 carry the TaEIu forts, and his
subsequent success in 1850 in conjunction with
d French and British expedition ashore. the
AMBASSADOR prepared 10 proceed 10 Tlen- -Tsin
with his military force, preceded by a
hoUIlla Of eleven gUnboats Of the two nations.
The Chinese still continued to tempOrize. and
Lord Elgin therefore determined TO press on
toward Peking 10 a point which was mutually
agreed upon as the site Of the allies camp An
advance party Of officials, including Mr.. Parkes
1T7l S 7Hl LD " 49, -lI 70 r4 aIISt4se t1e
Of Sikh cavalry. There were many signs Of the
mass!ng Of troops, but nevertheless Mr.. Parkes
prosecuted his peaceful task with apparent sue
cess.
Then. with Mr. Loeb and others. he rode back
TO apprise General Grant Of the agreement
which had been come to, while AIr. De Norman.
Mr. Boulsby tdcting as Times cOrTespOndenJ
and Lieutenant Anderson remained at Tung-
chow with seventeen Sikhs BY the time Mr..
Parkes had gone short distance he realized
that the Chinese were preparing TO entrap the
advancing army He deemed il his duty 70
bring this breach Of the understanding arrived
at on the previous day 10 the notice of the
Chinese Imperial Commissioners. While he re-
traced his steps for this purpose with one dra-
COON and Sikh, he directed Mr. Loeb 10 ad-
vance IN haSte and warn Sir Hope Grant OF the
danger and the other EngIishneu were ordered
TO remain stationary, SO that the Chinese might
De lea 20 DeIeFe lhat no treachery was feared.
With only couple Of Sikhs as companions Mr..
Loeb cantered away on his mission well know
ing the dangers of his path. but willing 10 dare
and do all things in mis- cOuntry's behalf
Fortuna tely, ne succeeded in making his way
through a body Of Tartar cavalry. and, reach
ing the British general. delivered his warning
in q few minutes and might then have cOnsid-
cred that he had performed all that was re
quired Of him The young diplomatist how
ever was not one to shirk what he believed &c
be his duty, ana forthwith, in a spirit Of abso-
Lutte fearlessness, set off with Captain BrabaZOn,
who insisted on accompanying him IN order
to render any assistance in mis- power TO his
colleagues. whom he now saw were in the great
est peri. Two Sikhs were again his only
thraad da1 his v-av through crowds 5r soldiers
hastily mastering. and at length reached Tung-
chow without being interfered with by the
troops numbering Al least 300uo. whom he
passed.
Within a short time Of Mr.. Loch's arrival NJ
Parkes learned from the lips of the Chinese
Iil-H y IL ' .lit u sd@'tt- -t- "l9
beng Planned Inc "noie party OF t-nsilStrleIl'
some Of whom had been shopping. in ignorance
of the remarkable developments then taking
place, gathered at the temple They We're ten
mile ride from the advanced post IF the British
army, and most Of the two hours grace extend
ed to them before hostnitfes would begin had
expired UumoIested they made their way 10
the intervening town Of Chan Chiu-Wan. and.
leading their horses, passed in safety through
only however. to find themselves on emerging
at the opposite side. in the rear OF the whole
Chinese army. drawn up IN 1atLl- array Just
then a shell burst and batteries on every side
began To give voice. and the little party Of
seven Fnglishmen and twenty Sikhs understood
that the two hours had expired and the battle
had begun
Their feelings when they realized that they
were cut off from their army and surrounded
by q fanatical enemy, many thousands strong,
can be readily imagined. Nevertheless, they
determined to move forward but only slowly,
| as several of the horses were too exhausted IN
travel fast. AS chance would have IT, they dis
covered however that their road lay In the
teeth Of the fire Of their friends which by this