At a meeting of the Grand Council before the Empress Dowager on the 23rd of August, the following "peace" terms, consisting of 25 clauses, were decided upon to be presented to the Foreign Powers and Japan (who are here t-rined " Wo-jen" or North-eastern barbarians)
1—All demands for indemnity by the Foreign Powers to be void.
2.—The Foreign Powers to pay Chiva an indemnity of 400 million taels.
3.—Al Foreign ships of war that enter Chinese waters will not be permitted to leave their berths.
4.—The Foreign Settlements in the Treaty ports to be extended to twice their present size and area.
5.—The Tsungli Yamen to be returned to the Chinese Government.
'Note:—The Boxers' idea of the Tsungli Yamen is that that institution is a " Foreign Yamen" and does not belong to China—Transistor. punished should he return to China.
nations in China to be confiscated and made common property.
8.—Japen to return Formosa to China.
9.—Germany to return Kiaochou to China.
10.—Russia to return Talienwan to China.
Note:—Talienwan seems to be better known to the Boxers than Port Arthur.—
Translator.
11.—All missionaries to return to their own native countries. They shall not be permitted to enter China.
12.—China to have the chief control over Corea and Annam.
13.—The Imperial Maritime Customs to be delivered over to Chinese control as hitherto.
14.—In international relations the Ministers of the Foreign Powers to observe the regulations laid down by the Emperor Chien Lung (1736/95). They shall not be allowed to enter Peking.
15.—An indemnity of 400 million taels to be paid the Boxers.
16.—Japan to pay tribute as usual ae cording to the regulations laid down by the Emperor Chien Lung.
17.—Chinese who sympathise with Fore eigners and heroine guilty of disobedience to the Mandarins above them shall be punished by the Chinese Government.
18.—When Japanese or Foreigners meet Chinese officials the former must go through the Chinese form of kowtowing.
19.—No Japanese or Foreigner: shall be allowed to travel in China, 20.—The Russian Siberian and other railways must be taken up and destroyed.
21.—Great Britain must return Hsinan (Sun On) and Kowloon to China—otherwise the Kowloon Extension and Now Territory.
22.—Double duty to be charged on all goods imported from abroad.
23.—Japaneso and Foreign merchant vessels arriving at a port, must first ask permission of the Chinese General com-inlanding the garrison of said port.
24.—The export of rice is prohibited.
25—Goods exported abroad must be charged double duty.
The above " peace" terms drawn up by Prince Tuan and his Boxers have been scattered far and wide throughout China, and uro no doubt very generally credited,—Translator.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.