T have had the pleasure of interviewing afew gentleman of the Scotch and Irish Presbyterian Missions who have just returned from a trip to the interior.
LIAOYANG, as I informed you, was taken on the 27th of September, and as Dr. A. M. Westwater was at the front with the Russian troops and having for years been stationed at the Liaoyang Hospital, he naturally wished to ave as many of his converts as possible, and from report it appears that General Fleischer consulted with the Doctor as to the best steps to be taken, the outcome of which was that the General rode into the town with only a small escort. It appears, howerer, that ho was fired at by Chinese soldiers from the houses and was thrown from his horse, which so incensed him that ho sent a strong body of troops into the city, who drove the soldiers and Boxers through the Enst gate, but unfortunately the latter stabbed and murdered a large number of townspeople in the rush which ensued. According to report the Russian Artillery did good work outside the gate especially amongst the rowdy clement.
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