New-York tribune., 1900-08-02
CHINA'S INFAMY SHOWN.
STORY OF EVENTS IN PEKVG
TOLD BY DIR. MORRISON.
IMPERIAL Governments TREACHERY
AND DCPLICITY-HOPEFUL VIEW
OF BESIEGED FOREIGN
ERs' PROSPECTS.

ERS PROSPECTS
London. Aug. AT last Dr. George Ernest
MOrrIson. the famous Peking correspondent OF
The Times has been heard from direct. The
Times" this morning prints the following dis
patch from him, dated July IL
There has been cessation OF hOsriIities here
Feking) since July Is but for fear Of reachery
there has been no relaxation OF vigilance The
Chinese soldiers continue TO strengthen the bar
ricades around the besieged area. and also the
batteries on top On the Imperial City wall but in
the mean time they have discontinued firing.
probably because they are short OF ammunition
CONDITION OF BESIEGED IMPROVING.
The main body Of the Imperial soldiers have
left Pekins in order 10 meet the relief forces
Supplies are beginning 10 come. and the condi-
ton Of the besieged is improving. The wounded
are doing we'll our hospital arrangements are
admirable, and one hundred and fifty cases have
passed through the hospital
The TsUng-li- Yamen forwarded 10 Sir Claude
Macdonald a copy of a dispatch telegraphed by
the Emperor To Queen Victoria, artribuJing all
deeds Of violence 10 Bandits and requesting Her
AIajesty'S assistance 10 eXtricate the Chinese
Government from its difficulties. The Queens
reply Is not stated, but the Chinese Minister in
Washington teleGraphs that the United States
Government would gladly assist the Chinese
authorities
CHINA'S DOUBLE DEALING.
This dispatch TO the Queen was sent 70 the
Tsung-Il-Yamen by the Grand Council on July
g. yet the day before an Imperial ediCr had
been issued calling on the Boxers 10 continue 70
render loyal and patriotic services in externi-
Mating the Christians The edict also com
mauded Vfceroys and Governors 10 expeI all
tians and compel them 10 ren0Unce their faith
Other DEGREES agplauding the Boxers speak ap-
provingly of their burning out and Staying con
verts. Their leaders are stated in a decree 10 be
princes and Ministers.
On July Is another decree made a complete
vote face due 10 the victories Of the foreign
troops at Tien-Tsin. In this decree, for the first
time and one month after the occurrence an
aIIusion was made 10 the death Of Baron Won
KatteIer the German Minister. which was at
tributed 10 the action OF local brigands although
there is no doubt that IL was premedirared and
that the assassination was committed BY an
Imperial officer, as the survivor Herr Cordes
can testify.
THE BESIEGING FORCE
The force besieging the Legation consists %
the Imperial troops under General TUng LU and
General Tung Fuh Slang. whose gaIIantry ia
anplauded in Imperial DEGREES. although Il has
consisted in bombardin- for one month de
fenceless women and children cOoped up in the
Legation compound. using shell. shrapneI. round
shot and expanding bullets. They posted proc
IamatIons assuring Us OF protection. and on the
same night they made general attack IN the
hope OF surprising Us
There is stin no news OF Pei-Tang Cathedral
Tie wounded number 13s, including the Ausri-
can surgeon, Lippity, severely wounded. and
Captain Myers. who is doing well. Seven Amer
leans have been killed
MINISTER'S AND FAMILIES WELL.
All the Ministers and members of the lega-
tions and their families are in good health The
general health of the community is excellent.
and we are contentedly awaiting relief
After enumeraring the casualties already re-
ported and giving the total OF deaths, including
Americans. as ffty-six. Mr- Morrison proceeds as
follows:
ton, which is now a ruin but the French Min
ister M Pichonl was not present having fed
for protection 10 the British Legation on the
first day Of the siege
THE GREATEST PERIL
The greatest peril we suffered during the siege
was from fire. the Chinese, in their determine
ton 10 destroy the British Legation. burning the
adjoining Han-Lin-Yuen National College, one
of the most sacred buildings in China sacridc-
ing the unique library.