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and any man who viii stay here for
them ought TO have them.
7 LOOT.

MORE BRITISH LOOT.
said TO the suave young oficer that II was
a frabjous pile of others goods he had gathered
up.
"Ah, he said. but you should go down to
the barracks, and see the pile there"
Just then the cart came back Tor another
load. and / went along with IT. For that |
missed this incident. but | have II on the
authority OF an American officer OF high rank
who Jaw II. A water cart came down the road
from the city, escorted by a party OF British
sailormen in charge Of a young officer. The
cart was halted. and there was parley with the
officer Of the guard, then II passed on. Later
the American officer saw the cart unloaded. IL
was tlled with sycee. the silver shoes IL which
the Chinese officials keep their bullion. each one
supposed TO be worth about ffty taels, or In the
neighborhood OF sixty Me1icans. But this was
Britl,h. Learned that a regularly organized
looting party composed OF six men from the
crew Of each British warship represented in
Tientsin had been sent out in the morning
under an officer. This probably was that party.
II seemed TO have been successful.
There had been an Incl tent In the morning
which contrasted with this. An American naval
officer had gone over to the CITY to look see
and was bringing back some old guns which
were to be sent to West Point. They were
already tagged for their destination. When he
was stopped II made him very angry very
quickly. and he simply said to the guard. IF
you take those things you take them b. force.
Then he ordered his men TO go ahead and no
more was said about stopping him.
EXCUSES BY COMMANDERS.
went around TO see e. II. Bayly. Who signs
himself "Cau tain. Chief OF Stan and Provost
Marshal" and who may be a Captain and chief
Of staff but certainly l. not a provost marshal.
In some way he has acquired the post OF general
factotum for the British. who seem TO use him
principally for the FORMULATION Of the things
they don't know He is a fat, red-fac'd John
Bull who talks very big but sings very small. ]
asked him how abou' all thi looting.
Its a condemned outrage he roared. and
I'm goins to stop 1t. That's all there is about
#"
told him | saw il was being stopped. all Of
II, at the British outposts.
"oh. yes, that" he said. that's right. We
have agreed that II shall all be sold and divided
for the benefit o. the men who have done the
hghting around here. 1t isn't fair .
cellar -hiders. &C.
went around to see Gen. Dorward, the Brit
ish CO.. mander. and asked him how about all
| this looting. He didn't think it was fair. &c.
| That which had been seized WAS to be sold
for the benefit Of the fighting men. DC, Only
gold and silver was being seized. There was
no objection to anybody's bringing In whatever
else he got. or the official treasure OF the
Chinese more than a million taels had
been seized. That would all be sent to the
Secretary Of State for War. and held
awaiting international disposition. to be used
undoubtedly in the payment OF war expenses
which already exceeded the amount OF the
seizure. The guards who we're stopping looters
and taking other things than gold and silver
| misunderstood or were exceeding their orders.
! thought Of the frabJous pile. and the water
| cart, and went around to see Col Meade. the
American commander. and asked him how
about all this footing.
''The army regulations and the navy regula-
lions OF the United States forbid %looting. " said
he Colonel. land that's all there Is TO 1t. We
shall stop any one we see and punish any OF our
men we can catch. There's a lot OF these civil
ian cellar-hiders-."
Then / went over 10 their house and heard
the English and Observation-Disclosures tell
about seeing the great division in the Orlando
barracks. Then we looked over the loads OF the
| three rickshas.