situation in Chihli 1 whether the Taku F Il probably be a cor e Allied Admirals tc ore next morning, p ople in general hel t the Imperial Go to the Boxer mover e destruction of e irals had to deci cer, they took the Itimatum that they surrendered. The only to resist but its lying in the Tor forts (three miles by eat of war. The all Ive miles distant w weight of the busine ne, French Lion, ( landing parties o f Taku village found r bows, steamed up on the merchant st ring was somewhat aboats, led at first by ad took up a positio utterly destroyed a fault. The naval and before 5 a.m. th ceeded along the ca caladed and its grea iver at close range. Chinese dead testi t destroyers were c stroyers Whiting an Forts was effected d
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