. Review of reviews and world's work. Scdie of Miles Railivdys Poads O 5 10 li 20 Courtesy of the Tidies, New York. A MAP SHOWING THE KOUTE FROM TAKU TO PEKING. THE PROGRESS OF THE WORLD. 151. SIR CLAUDE MACDONALD. (British Ambassador at Peking.) powers bad assembled at Takii and Tientsin afoice of about 30,000 troops, of wliicli 5,500were Russians, 20,000 Japanese, 2, GOO British,1,400 Americans, 1,000 Germans, and the re-mainder Austrians and Italians, while more thantwice this number of European soldiers were pre-paring for Chinese service. In the meantime, Chinese troops, Tientsin Cap- . \
. Review of reviews and world's work. Scdie of Miles Railivdys Poads O 5 10 li 20 Courtesy of the Tidies, New York. A MAP SHOWING THE KOUTE FROM TAKU TO PEKING. THE PROGRESS OF THE WORLD. 151. SIR CLAUDE MACDONALD. (British Ambassador at Peking.) powers bad assembled at Takii and Tientsin afoice of about 30,000 troops, of wliicli 5,500were Russians, 20,000 Japanese, 2, GOO British,1,400 Americans, 1,000 Germans, and the re-mainder Austrians and Italians, while more thantwice this number of European soldiers were pre-paring for Chinese service. In the meantime, Chinese troops, Tientsin Cap- . \ tured by Consisting ot soldiers m the regiuarthe Allies, ^^^jr^y as well as Boxers, attacked theallies in Tientsin. On July 2, tlie women andchildren were sent away, and for the followingten days the Cliinese bombarded the foreign set-tlement. On July 9, 11, and 13, there wereheavy engagements. On the last date, ColondLiscum, of the Ninth U. S. Regiment, was kilhnlin an unsuccessful attempt of the allied Ioi-ces tostorm the native city of Tientsin, Next day tlu^native forts were finally captured by tiie allies,with a total loss of about 875 men, of whom 215were Americans. Doubtless
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