Show BRiT BRITISH IS GOVER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY PRAISES i OF TWO AMERICANS AT T PEKIN I J F j f fI I 1 c v I Jan 4 The British am ambassador amb communicated ted to t ther sec secretary b liss ha recently re received received of state tat a Marquis of or Lans Lass from th the cehe b by him done dowe commending the gallant ot oh o certain Americans American who h distinguished themelY last lut summer sinner sn er during the at ai laduc on the legation le ioa quarter u rt r IR in J The text teat of the dispatch follows MJ M J rd reference rence nce to my toy pr pre preceding hi ot of this thin i date I have hav ceding to ufo you that S Sir MacDon MacDonald DS aid ald has ha brought to 10 my notice the t of certain mer who particularly distinguished themselves during the at Rt attacks tacks on the legation I quarter and wh Lave valuable both to Mm him gave ao and to thEl UK defense In Jn general generalS 1 II S SE mentions the names n me of the thep p Pr F D ID G of f the American en and Mr Herbert of the United States State l o tSOa wes I t ar ev F J D Game of out j the entire defenses v the British Britis e rr l Md end d that hat these d dt de of th tb h have the admiration have who various nationalities officerS r ol of them thema sinCe In tribute to their excellence h he be mentions mention a that notwithstanding a constant rifle rUlo fire during durine the five weeks rain of of Sie the lege ajege ege not a single Ie woman or child in the U atlon suffered He adds that a d dc t dVo c do o debt of pt is 15 owed to him v ell cli the tl besieged Mr r Herbert acted in the tho ca en cae e 5 t I of Sir Claudes Claude s chief of ol staff taft af after after 1 ter the death of Captain of the 4 Royal Marines Sir Sh Clade s that his bis I earlier services United States StatH army S were ro of great eat use in the defense and andI that he cannot speak too highly of bs hI 11 I zeal seal and aad ability I barricades on toe the Tartar wall wallI S were designed and carried out by Ity him I and under Sir Claudes orders orde he drew the plan Dlan for the entry t try of the troop troop S j which wa was conveyed to 0 General by a II messenger let down from front the wall wallI S I h I 1 request r that you ou will brim th the t f 0 l names of those two gentlemen to the fa 1 5 r I ob a notice n of Stages go goi 5 1 5 and express exp t tb th appreciation foiL feK I I by her ys government of then their I S SI I eminent services t tI I I l lam am etc t S |