I have just heard that the Cossacks came back last night with an atticer and two men wounded. The Boxers barred their way at Toh from Tientsin. The Russians rode through them three times, killing sixteen and wounding many. Lieut. Blonsky's horse fell, and that officer was wounded in many places with spears. One of the linen had his nose all but cut off. The Boxers were badly armed, but clearly proved their belief in their own invulnerability. They made their mystic passes before the attack and were largely composed of mere lads—over one hundred in all. They fought with courage. In addition to spears some carried heavy swords.
The station ut Hungtsun, ten miles on this-side of Fengtai, was fi and the bridge broken to that tion with Peking. The wires with Pantin fu are cut, and very grave anxiety felt for the safety of the eleven—American eight and British three—missionaries there.
The news fom Yungching is confirmed, Mr Robinson is killed, also five nati Christians. Mr. Norman is a prisoner in the hands of a man who has already suffered punishment as s mn, and it is feared will take vengeance on inese have a report to which little en, that the old Empress with the Emperor and Heir-Apparent has fled.
4th June,
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