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Thurslay, 5th to Sth Jul me as an honest chronicler state la preface tha sent from tientsin during th ud was therefore not a person witness of the incidents described, Thave collected them from the diary of annal messmate whose imparti ity isos! marked ay his ability and strict regard to truth, The chief business of the morning was the dispatch of the Tientsin ladies and children, one hundred and sixty in all, unter al guird of sixty rifles from the German sailors, the Tiewtsin Volunteers, hustrinds, friends, ete., etc. The measures for their exodus had to be taken so promptly that very little provision could be made for their comfort; but this regret wes merge in a sense of relief that they had finally got nately out of the deaf-trap without scythe or harm. Oaly some ten Indies and as many children are now loft in the Settl ment: they hold the Provost Marshal's permission and are (the former) mostly on special service, such as nursing, protec! ing refugees, ete. The British' Consul's family postponed their departure for a day or two.
Japanese reinforcements came in to-night nearly 1,000 strong, including n body of very fit-looking exvalry (nearly 200); the Litter make an especisliy welcome addition to the garrison.
Sven after the refugees left, the enemy opened fire from the Shui-szmying (Cit Fort) and from some new guns they lid, ineunted on the line of te Lutai Canal, away to our North-Evst. Their gunning is certainly improving, as the shells were li low anti bound to hit something. Ca our part we spent the day in getting two more of the Terrible's twelve-pounders ready and in selecting positions for the Algorine's two four-inch quick-Grors.
Capt. Byiley to-day issued orders about promiscuous native wayfarers. "No Chinese are to pass in and out. of the Settlements without the permission of a Consul countersigned by the military oticer in command (same nationality as murker for vegetable s liers will be established outside the Taku Road sate."
This is an attempt to cope with the nuisances of espionage which is going on with evcecss.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.