The Archive · 1901

Reported Defeat of Russian and Chinese Troops in Manchuria

News received from thoroughly reliable sources in various parts of Lower Manchuria (Fengtien) brought by way of Chefoo to this port confirm the reports which first appear-d in these columns about ten days ago, of Chinese and Russian verses in the Enstern portion of F tien, in the vicinity of Fenghoangchéng, and'the country drained by the Yalu river It is further stated that the greater portion of the insurgents are well-armed and have plenty of ammunition, that their leaders have uniformly treated the inhabitants at Large humanely and justly, and that one or two bands only have committed excesses which, however, were speedily repressed by the more responsible leaders of the

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