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The Landing—Chinese Overtures—Taking of the Forts—The Peiho—Tientsin

—Negotiations broken off—New Plenipotentiaries—Agreement made—Agreement

broken—Treacherous Seizure of Mr. Parkes and others—Advance on Pekin

—Return of some of the Captives—Fate of the rest—Burning of the Summer

Palace—Convention signed—Funeral of the murdered Captives—Imperial

Palace—Prince Kung—Arrival of Mr. Bruce—Results of the Mission.