New-York tribune., 1900-07-05
ANOTHER MESSAGE FROM HART
CHINESE SMELLING THE BRITISH LEGA-
TION ON JUNE 25


TIoN ON JUNE 25
Shanghai, July Another message from ST,
Robert Hart, the Inspector General of Customs
dated Peking Monday. June %, reiterates thai
the situation was then desperate and that the
Chinese troops were shellfng the British Iega.
tion, where all the members of the diplomatic
body had congregated.
London, July 4.-The Admiralty has received
from Vice-AdmiraI Seymour dispatch dated
Tien-Tsn, Saturday. June 80. After repeating
the news from Picking of June "a of the de-
struction of all the legations except the British
French, German and part Of the Russian he
adds:
The Europeans have gathered in the British
Legation They have provisions, but ammuni-
ton Is scarce. one gate of the city, near the
Legation. is held by the Europeans with guns
captured from the Chinese. Five of the marine
guard have been killed and an officer is
wounded.
There is not much sickness at present. The
Chinese inundated the country near here yester-
day from the Grand Canal the object nrohably
being for the defence of the city from the south.
II does no injury to us Our general hath is
good.
Not single foreigner is now alive in Peking''
Is the latest Chinese report which has reached
Shanghai. Earlier reports from the same source
describe the condition Of the British Legation as
something awful. 1t is said that the rooms of
the Legation were filled with sick and wounded
the killed lying unbured in heaps. It IS be
deved by many that many members and of
fcials of the Tsung-li-Yamen perished when the
German guard. maddened by the murder OF
Baron Won Ketteler. the German Minister, set
1re 10 the building. That the foreigners at the
Chinese capital have been abandoned to their
horrible fate seems no longer open to doubt in
the light Of the message received by The Asso-
ciated Press from Taku this morning announc-
Ing the decision Of the Admirals regarding the
hcpelessness OF further attempts to relieve
Pel1ing under the circumstances.
Advices from Shanghai to-day say that there
is continued fighting at Tien-Tsin while the Ger
man Consul at Che-Foo telegraphs to Berlin
confirming the report Of the renewal OF hostili-
lies He says the foreign settlement at Tien-
Tsin is again surrounded and is being bonn
oarded and that the women and children
% he removed. He adds that the Chinese troops
have again advanced against the railroad. and
that the bridges have been destroyed, but that
communication by water with Taku is main
tained-
The Consul confirms the report that the mis-
sion buildings at Moukden have been burned
and that many native Christians have been
killed.
A dispatch from Berlin says that the German
Consul at Che-Foo. telegraphing July 3, after
reiterating that General Tung Flu Il Sian and
Prince Tuan have seized the entire power at
Peking under the motto determination Of the
foreigners" adds;
The Governor Of shan-Tung is at snan With
5000 troops, ostensibly for the purpose Of re-
sisting German attack from Tsintan. About
1900 Of his troops are on the frontier Of Pc
Chilli
This concentration is regarded with much sus
picion.
Another Che-Foo dispatch. dated to-day, says
hat all missionaries from Climbing are on their
way TO Sinan.
Berlin. July A telegram from Shanghai
says the British Legation at Peking was still
beseged July /; but the date, July !, is ques-
toned.