New-York tribune., 1900-07-16
THE LAST MESSAGE FROM HART.


TELLS HIS WIFE TO PREPARE TO HEAR
THE WORsT-AMERICANs APPEAL.
London, July 16.-It seems impossible to en-
tertain any longer the least doubt as to the fate
of the Europeans in Peking. Lady Hart wife of
Sir Robert Hart, Director OF Chinese Imperial
Maritime Customs July received the fol-
lowing telegram from her husband;
Our people, including the women, are In
the legations. Prepare to hear the worst.
The European governments have received from
their representatives in Shanghai dispatch
from the Governor of Shan-Tung dated July 7,
reporting that the European troops made sor-
tie from Peking and killed two hundred of Cen
eral Tung Fuh siang's forces, and that the Box
ers were mounting guns 70 make breach in the
defences.
Under date of July II the Governor Of Shan
Tung telegraphs as follows:
Native soldiers and Boxers have been at
tacktng theeIegatiOns for some hours, but
have not yet effected nm entrance. They are
now ali bombIrdinE with large cannon to
make breach for a heavy onslaught. 1
fear that all the Ministers. and the Govern
ment rs Weli' are In great danger. The
Government is intensely anxious.
Finally came the news from Shanghai that
a breach had been made and the foreigners
killed. All the dates probably refer to a much
earlier period. but the presumption is that the
successive dispatches give an outline Of what
has happened, The Europeans having reached
the end of their resources, made a desperate
sortie and then bravey met their fate The
details of the horrible story will probably never
be known
Admiral Seymour's dispatches give the latest
news regarding the situation at Tien- -Tsin. TeIe-
grams show that the operations on July II
a brilliant success. The japanese cavalry
and mobile mounted battery did snlend,d
work. It was unfortunate that the allies did
not have more cavalry to pursue the fleeing
enemy. Four hundred Chinese were killed and
SIX guns captured At noon the settlements
were again viciously sheIled from the native
city, and the hospitals and other buildings were
repeatedly hit. The moral effect Of the sue
cesses of the allied forces upon the Chinese is
believed to be very great
General Gaselee and staff, with force Of
Punjab infantry, arrived yesterday at Hong
Kong and proceeded TO Taku.
The French Consul at Shanrnai at recen-
tion on Saturday. made an impassioned speech
He said:
The history of the world can show no naraue,
to such a situation, and If the aboninahfa
crime, the mere thought of which makes ne
shudder, has been perpetrated then n is o,,r
desire that swift and summary punishment
shall fall upon the per1dious nation wbich
committed It. Our Government is fully aware
of the danger in which placed and 7
can assure you that we are doing all In our
power to avenge the noble victims of Chinese
barharity.
The following is the text Of an appeal ~
Americans in China, assembled in mass meetirs
in Shanghai to their fellow citizens at home.
Urge the Government to send adequate forces
TO act effectively in concert with the othar
Powers. At present the American forces are
quite disproportionate to the interests involved
Our commercial interests in the northern prov
inces are paramount. and We consider II q |
humiliatlng policy to intrust to other Powers |
the chief task-that of protecting Americans
Anti-foreign outrages multiplying daily |
Officials and missionaries are massacred The |
fate OF the Ministers and their families in Peking
is not known. but general massacre is appre
hended Wholesale massacres of native Chris
tians continue. The whole country is terrorized |
Trade is paralyzed.
The speedy restoration OF order and retribu-