The day before yesterday some Boxers attacked s amall detachment of British troops some twenty miles west from here. No news has yet reached Peking about the outcome of the affair.
Csptain von Usedom, who is attached to Count Wolder fell with his horse to-day, thereby incurring a very complicate ed fracture of the shinbone with{many small splinters, Probably an amputation of the leg cannot be avoided.
Peking, 15th December, 7.10 p.m.
An imperial edict has been received he: order from the Emperor for the p tion of new powers for Prince Ching and Li Hung-chang, by which they will be accredited in proper form to Ministers of the Allies as peace commi sionera_ and will be provided with the fullest authority to act in behalf of the Chinese Goverament. The edict further station that the Imperial seal, which was left at Peking when the Emperor went ay, and which is now in the hands of an ly lady of the harem, shall ba used in drawing up the necessary documents.
The Dutch Minister Knobel has renched Poking and has taken quarters at the German legation.
Peking, 16th December, 8.10 p.m.
'A ponder shed, which was used formerly by the Chinese and which is situated near the arsenal occupied now by the Germans, was destroyed by an explosion, Two matines were thereby severely wounded.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.