The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-07
EXPEDITIONS IN CHINA.
With Boxers in the vi
cinity of PeESin.


VICTORIA, British Columbia Feb T.
News of the number of brushes with the
Boxers at not a great distance from
Pekln is included IL the budget OF ad-
vices received by the steamship from
China
A German expedition under the COM
mand of Lieutenant Colonel PaveL with
two companies of infantry and mountain
guns. two field pieces. and a detachment
of mounted infantry. left PekiR for
Shahstaun, to the northwest, on the
banks of the Shaho, and leading toward
Kalagan from PekiI. They were in
formed by the natives Of the presence OF
a Boxer fertilization TO the southwest Of
Tachaupu, and three companies attacked
the Boxer Notifications early on January
4. nj made an assault, killing 140 Box
ers after less than one hours fighting
The Boxers were urmed with both old
and modern rifles. The German loss vas
one killed, one wounded and one officer
and three ma slightly wounded They
captured ten old guns and number Of
flags and banners, besides a quantity OF
war material
The neighboring people joined in the
enga cement fighting for the Boxers. and
for that reason the Germans burned Ia
changachu, where there were strong
forts. They returned on January s.
Another detachment OF Germans two
days before reconnoitred the upper part of
the Pei-hO as far as Tschitcheng. The
Boxers he'd, burning all the Christian vii
lagos they passed through. The German
detachment then returned through the
mountains to Thumhu where they surprIs-
ed Chinese major and eighteen horsemen,
killing six of them.
Meanwhile, the British had gone on an
expedition TO the northeast to q village
twenty miles from Pezin where a large
store Of hidden treasure, said 10 amount
to Els, 900, was captured. we'll known
! Brittsher acted as guide upon the InfOT-
nation OF Chinese On nearing the VII
lage it was arranged that the Chinese in
! former was to go ahead to Teconoitre- As
/ he did not return, the column proceeded
/ into the village and there found the in
/ formers head hanging from the village
gates in a bag. The column was fred on
/ by the villagers as it advanced and that
| night the men blyOuacked in pawnshops
while A messenger vas sent back to Pc
kin for re-enforeements. Meanwhile, the
citizens resented the invasion of their
sphere By the British and with the re en-
forcements came an order for the recall OF
the column, leaving the treasure still hid
den.
Another British expedition was that Of
Colonel LullOch, which had the honor of
CALAMITY capturing a Boxer town. At Ka-
cling they had hard fight. but it was at
a town few miles further on that they
were opposed most. The soldiers had tax
en- up a position IN a pawnshop and the
Boxers were firing on them from behind
barricaded in a temple nearby. In order
TO dislodge them. an attack was made at
the front, while Lieutenant Mcpherson
made an attack at the rear. His attack
was successful but in leading his men the
lieutenant outstripped them and when
he had scaled the wall of the temple. he
found himself standing alone. The armed
Boxers pressed on him and planting his
back against the wall. he killed two with
his revolver but was soon out of ammuni-
ton and four Boxers were pressing him
close Luckily for him. they stopped 10
make some lamentations before rushing
him and this allowed his men to come up.
They soon killed the remaining Boxers
They took no prisoners. the Boxers fight
ing to the last breath.
japanese and British foraging par
ty was less fortunate. On January Is ten
! mounted men set out from Shanhafkwan
TO forage and were surprised by 800
mounted bandits a L0chantOn= three miles
from ShaRhaikwaB- Some British were
/ with japanese at this time. Five alone
managed to fight their way back and one
badly injured was that night brought in
/ by Chinese. The others we're killed and
! their bodies mutilated.