The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-07-21

Then a general advance was cruereo,
and the Chinese infantry, volleyfnx con-
stantly, moved toward the gaps
Driven Back.
.-rhe fire of the defenders however. was
so accurate and steady that hordes OF CHI
nese soldiers and Boxers broke and NED In
the widest confusion, leaving large num-
bers of dead and wounded around the e-
CATION. They could not be rallied until they
were out OF the rife range OF the foreigners
Then Prince Tuan, making desperate APP
peal induced them to stand and return 10
the attack. Artillery fire was then re-
sumed, and at the middle watch a second
attack was attempted.
Ching TO the Rescue.
But before the attackers could accom-
plish their object they were met by Prlnce
Ching and Gen. Wang Wen Shao with their
troops, who were going to the ala Oh ,he
foreigners. A desperate battle ensued De-
tween the various forces Of Chinese ana
Manchus. Unfortunately. many OF Prince
Chings troops deserted to Prince Tuan.
Prince Ching fell, and was supposed TO
have been killed, but, as the search Tor MS
body was unsuccessful, II Is now believed
that he was only wounded, and was car
ried Off secretly by his faithful retainers
Gen. Wang Wen Shao, although gray
haired and 70 years old, vallianty leo MS
troops in person. He was killed. and his
force, which was completely outnumbereo,
was routed.
A Gallant Defense.
Throughout the night repeated attacks
were made on the legations, but these were
invariably .repulsed, with heavy losses.
Toward the end Of the third watch, about
five a, m, the allies had practically defeat-
ed the besiegers, who were wavering ana
gradually Withdrawing. But just then
Gen. Tung Fuh Slang arrived from the VI
entity Of Tientsin with a large force OF
Kan-Su braves. BY this time the walls
of the legation had been battered down,
and most of the buildings were in ruins
Many Of the allies had fallen at their posts,
and the small band that was left took ref
uge in the wrecked buildings, which they
| endeavored hastily'to fortify.
Upon them the fire of the Chinese artil-
| lery was now directed. Toward sunrise II
| was evident that the ammunition OF the
| allies was running out, and, at seven
| o'clock. as the advances of the Chinese In
| force failed TO draw response. rush was
| determined upon.
THUS standing together, as the sun rose,
| the little remaining band, all Europeans,
| met death stubbornly. There were des-
perate hand-to-hand encounter. The Chi
| nese lost heavily, but as one man fell others
| advanced, and finally. overcome by over
whelming ODDS, every one of the Europeans
remaining was put 10 the sword in the most
| atrocious manner"
| Another Version.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
| Daily Express, on the alleged author
ity of couriers who brought the story,
gives very sensational account. He
says:
| 'Maddened with hunger. after having
| been without food for many days. the
members Of the legation and the guards
made a sortie on the night Of June 80,
| and killed 200 Cinnamon in an unexpect-
| ed attack. Gen. Tung Fun Slang, en-
ragged over the loss of so many men,
brought up heavy siege guns and Prince
| Tuan gave the order that every for
eigner must be destroyed. His words
| were: Destroy every foreign vestige, and
make China a sealed book TO all western
| powers! Prince Tuan had previously
| discovered that Prince Ching was sup
| plying the foreigners with ammunition.
He therefore ordered Gen. Tung Fuh
Slang to fire on Prince Chings troops,
| and II Is reported that Ching was killed
| or seriously wounded.
Horrible Butchery.
| "In the final attempt to cut their way
through the legationers formed a square.
with the women and children in the
| center. When the Boxers realized that
| they were being attacked. they became
| like wild beasts and shot each other with
revolvers Heavy guns bombarded ali
and in flames. Many foreigners were
| roasted in the ruins. The Boxers rushed
upon them and hacked and stabbed both
| dead and wounded, cutting off their
heads and carrying these through the
| streets on their rifles, shouting fiercely
| They then attacked the native Christian
| quarters, massacreed all who refused to
| join them, outraging the women and
| Drained the children. Hundreds of mis-
| sion buildings were burned.
''All China is now afiame with revolt
| against foreigners. Only in the extreme
| west is there quiet. Every port. even
| Shanghai, is menaced In the provinces
| of Hupe and Human thousands of native
| Christians have been mutilated and tor
| tured, the women being first outraged
! and then massacred."
Calls for Retribution.
The morning papers are unanimous
| in believing that the foreigners have
been annihilated, and in calling for
| retribution. The Daily Chronicle com
| ments upon the statement of its Wash
ingtor correspondent that the United
| States government will not consider
itself at war with China, and says:
IF the Americans are resolved to ac-
| cept an apology and indemnity for Mr.
| Conger's murder. they may as well take
| other man or gun. Emperor William can
| scarcely take the Washington view. for
| he has pledged himself to retribution
| and he is a man of his word"
The Fighting Continued.
London. July 16.-The following dis
patches from Admiral Seymour were
! published Sunday evening":
"Tientsin, July 9.-The enemy's posi-
| ton southwest of the settlement was at
| tackled at four this morning. The Jap
| anese, by a flank movement, drove the
| enemy out and captured four guns. Cav
airy pursued and completed the rout Of
| the enemy, killing large numbers of SOL
| diers and Boxers. The allied forces
| shelled and occupied the western arsenal,
| capturing two guns The arsenal was
| burned, as the allies were unable to hold
| II. The enemy's loss was $50 killed. The
| loss of the allied forces was small"
| "Tientsin, July 1.-THE Chinece at three
a. m. yesterday made a determined at
! tack upon the railway station in great
| force. Finally they were driven off, at
| six a. M, but the allies lost $50 killed and