Pekin-Tientsin railway destroyed--Foresight of French and Russian Ministers--Their guards on their way to Pekin--Pekin in extreme danger--Imperial troops unite with the Boxers--Imperial favour shown to the rebels--How the Chinese regard our civilisation--Their dream of revenge--H.M.S. flag-ship _Centurion_ and the _Whiting_, _Endymion_, and _Fame_ proceed to Taku Pp. 59-62