New-York tribune., 1900-08-22
MINISTER CONGER's ACCUSATION.
SAYS THE WHOLE MOVEMENT AGAINST
THE FOREIGNERS WAS GOV
ERNMENTAL ONE.
rom The New-York Herald.

From The New-York Herald.
PeIzing Friday. Aug. II. 1900, via Shanghai
Monday.-Contrary to the agreement OF the al
lied command the Russians advanced and
occupied the first door of the east gate early In
the morning of the 11th CTuesday). but failed to
force the second door.
At o'clock on the afternoon of the 18th the
British and Americans entered the gate near the
legations and met with only slight resistance.
The Japanese met more serious opposition at
the upper east gate all day
At midnight on the 14th they blew up the gate
and entered the city.
Many Chinese were killed.
The people in the Legation were well. but
somewhat starved.
Minister Conger said:
They tried to annhlate US the day before you
Prince Ching, President of the Tsung-li-
Yamen sent word that his officers had received
orders to cease firing on us under pain OF death
At o'clock in the evening of the same day
the Chinese opened fire. and this continued all
day.
If the relieving column had not arrived when
1t did we should probably have succumbed-
The Americans lost seven marines killed and
fifteen wounded. and one child died
The whole movement is purely Governmental
one. The Boxers are only pretenee having
no guns.
the leader of the Imperial troops here.
In eleven days over two thousand shells fell
among us.
The American marines. under Captain Myers.
held position on the wall throughout the
siege.
Upon the allies passing the wall. the Chinese
retreated
The Imperial family left four days ago for
Shan-Se Province.
1t is estimated that the strength of the Pc
king garrison was ten thousand men.
The Legation was urged to leave the city un-
der an escort of Chinese troops, but refused,
fearing treachery.
The Chinese in the Imperial city made stout
resistance.
After shelling them the allies succeeded in
forcing the gate and entering the city about
noon on the 18th.
The American loss in this action was the
greatest.
Captain Reilly. of the 9th Artillery. was
killed.
In interview Sir Claude Macdonald. the
British Minister. states:
The Chinese broke every engagement with the
foreign Ministers
There is no truth in the story that the I'm
perial Palace supplied the legations with food.
They sent vegetables, which were refused.
The total casualties during the siege of the
legations were sixty-seven killed and one hun
dred and twenty wounded.
Captain Henry ]. Reilly OF the 5th United States
Artillery left Fort Hamilton on May last. Like
his brother officers Of the 5th Artillery Major
James NJ. ingalls, and Captain James B. Burbank
Captain Reilly rose from the ranks His identih-
cation with the United States Army dates back
10 1864, when he enlisted on September % of tha:
year year and and was Iassigned to the 5th Artillery. He
came to this country during the Civil War. In
1866 he was promoted from private the 5th Artil-
Iery TO corporal. and then sergeant. on De-
Csmoer 80 1866. he was honorably discharged from
the Army, and then afterWard re-enlsted and was
appointed second lieutenant in the 5th ArtiIlerv
In September, 1865 he reached the grade of first
g. he de
captain, remaining with his old regiment. In 1875
he was graduated from the Artillery School.