The Archive · 1901

Alarums and Excursions

The Fourth Brigade is leaving for Yangtsun, the Boxers being reported to be in strength to the westward of that station. Various reports of bodies of Chinese advancing have current lately that have come nothing, bat the information is presumably reliable on this occasion, 'The general attitude of the Chinese issullonly hostile. 'They are obv' terms are disbelieved here.

awaiting chance, "The There are four notorious Boxerr leaders associated with Li Hung-chang and Prince Ching. They are reported to have been recently urging the leaders outside Peking to rise again,

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