The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-10

the last OF the British forces their recon.
ton was Just as enthusiastic ns n they
naa been nrst When the starr and
stripes emerged into view. Mr. Tev,ts-
bury. the missionary. cried: Americans
cheer your hagr Ladies' waved their
handkerchiefs and the soldiers cheered
ON entering the grounds OF the British
legation the American troops stared In
amaxenent and inquired n there was a
lawn party In progress. They had expect
ed 70 mo the relieved In a worse condition
Than themselves. whereas the contrast he
tween the appearance OF the rescued and
the rescuers was surprisingly IN favor
% the former The British Minister. sir
Claude Macdonald. was shaven and dress
81 In immaculate tennis nanneis Mr.
Couser. the United States Minister. was
equally presentahle. The assemblare of
ladies was fresh and bright In summer
clothing. only a few civilians were car
rying arms.
ON the other hand. the rescuers were
haggard and rough-bearded They dras-
red themselves along as N ready TO drop.
their khaki uniforms dripping with perspi-
ration and black with mud.
I Hut second glance showed that the
rescued were pale and thin. They looked
IKE company OF invalids Every par;
OF the Enclosure testified 70 their tragic
experiences. There was plot OF new
graves headed with wooden crosses. in.
Guiding the graves Of five children. The
second secretary's house was the hospital
and u was filed with wounded. French
nuns minlsterod there. At one time al
but four men % the Japanese contingent
bad been Ia the hospital wounded
There were several caves. rooted Will
Umbers heaped over with earth, which
served IA bomb-proofs.
The bulletin board was covered will
sianifcant notices. For instance: Al
there II likely 20 be severe droppinl
fire today. women and children are for
hidden 90 walk about the grounds
Here ~ another. owing TO the small
supply % vegetables and eggs the marke
VIII be open only from . TO 10 here
after. All horse meat l. inspected by
~ ysician."
SIR. Coneer had the first secretary
house. Seventy American missionarie
occupied the chapel The French contin
gent had the pavilion on the lawn.
The bravery ~ the women was note
worthy. Thry became 80 accustomed q
hre that u was dIficult TO restrain then
from walking about the grounds at al
times.
when a proposal was made to petition
tho Tsung-u Namen for vegetables som
said they would rather starve than TAX
I help from that quarter. The Yamen'
: food supply was a farce-only sufiicien
, Tor one day. When meat was asked foi
the reply was that this could not be- fur
nished because state Of war eSiste
, IN reking.
! The Tsung-Ii Yameu piacarded u procia
nation exhorting the people 90 kin a
foreigners. because the latter had mad
war on china In attacking the forts a
I lraku. The legations were fiercely attack
+ Ell from July nth To July 18Th. At IN
: latter date a nominal truce was agree
9 70 and extended TO August Ord. althoug
4 the Chinese repeatedly violated II. Ther
) was considerable rifle fire from Angus
: % % August nth and then the Chimes
, mounted smooth bores. The mainstay
r the foreigners was an old gun used by N
= British IN iSt0. which was found iu a Jun
: stop by Mitchell. the American gunne
h This was mounted on Russian carrial
a found BY an italian. Ammunition wa
= Ihttcd to a.. and Il was christened N
J. international Gun
!. The foreigners remarked that relief hi
been long delayed. hut they insisted Ia,
they had never despalrcd Of the outcom
l. The Chinese are said 20 admit that the
J. Lost 40 killed during the Siege. The 10
n .eiEners did not waste their ammunition
- shooting only when target was IN ev
derce. The Chinese method. on the oth'
n. hand. was n continuous heavy and indl
~ terminate IRE. The euomy would advan,
- % the barbados az night. creeping a
IN with their arms hliei with bricks and
10 The morning tho foreiEncrs would md
70 new wall a few feet closer. Finally q
~ harricades came 81 close that taikir
n .cculd De- distinctly heard.
Il During the last two nights the Chine
lf Officers urged their men 90 charge u
" foreigners and exterminate them befo
10 the International forces could arrive. n
In Chinese soldiers replied that they cou
b. not stand the hayouets on the nigh
le before the relief they fred several thou
10 and rounds. the foreigners replying wi
two shots only. The Chinese artillery n
w. soldiers IN Feking we're apparently mu
u inforior 90 those encountered IN the fsl
~ ling ID Tfnn-Taln