As soon as the Chinese fire stopped, a party of bluejackets and men of the First Chinese Regiment moved out to attack the suburbs of the city, with a 9-pounder. They had to pass over most difficult country, covered with burnt houses, and they encountered so murderous a fire that they had to retire. Major Bruce, of the 1st Chinese Regiment, was seriously wounded in the left side, and two of his men were killed. The rest of the force only suffered minor casualties.
Newchwang, 7th July.
The town is apparently quiet, but there is grave unrest all over Southern Manchuria. This is evinced by the destruction of mission property, and the murder of missionaries and converts at Moukden, by the attack on the Russian railway at Liaoyang, the destruction of mission premises at Kuangning, and the detention of Danish missionaries at Heinyen,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.