With the Imperial government “supported” the Boxers moved across the countryside towards Beijing, “destroying railways, telegraph lines, collieries [coal mines] and machine shops, as well as chapels and schools.” They destroyed every foreign article they could find. The Boxers searched Chinese officials fleeing the capital for foreign items in their possession. If any were found, they were destroyed. By May 1900, more and more anti-foreign officials were being promoted within the court. Wang, a civil service investigator known for his pro-Boxer sentiment, was elevated two ranks and became governor of Beijing. An increasing number of Boxers have been seen in and around Beijing performing their martial rituals. Fearing the worst, foreign diplomats stationed in Beijing requested permission to garrison a military base in the Legation neighborhood, but the Chinese continually rejected the request. After the destruction of the nearby railway to Paoting Fu, the guards were sent off the coast where a multinational fleet had gathered. About four hundred soldiers arrived from the coast to protect the Legation neighborhood. Great Britain, France and Russia sent seventy-five soldiers each and the rest of the forces consisted of fifty Americans, forty Italians and twenty-five Japanese. The troops arrived only a day before all communication with the sea coast was cut off. On the night of the 31st the coastal troops arrived at Ma Chaia P'u and went to the Legations in the dark, thus avoiding a dangerous public protest due to the military presence. The occupation calmed fears and pacified citizens in Beijing for the time being. While there was a truce in Beijing, the surrounding countryside was engulfed in chaos.... middle of paper...verse Western Australian Press, 1970), 32. Smith, 1:190. Martin, Siege at Peking, 75. “Three Primary Causes of the Boxer Rebellion,” The Advocate of Peace 63, no. 5 (May 1901): 103.Giles, 45.Giles, 54.Martin, Siege of Peking, 72.TREATY PORTSFleming, 70.Preston, 66.Giles, 65-66.Giles, 62-63.Giles, 66.Fleming , 92.Fleming, 93.Allen, 85.Fleming, 94.Fleming, 94-95.Preston, 10-11. See figure 1.1 and 1.2Fleming, 17.Fleming 79-80.Fleming, 82-83.Smith, 1:254-255.Giles, 86.Michael J. Miller, “Rescue the Legations—Boxer Rebellion,” Leatherneck 83, n . . 7 (July 2000): 41-42.Fleming, 78.Miller, “Rescue the Legations—Boxer Rebellion,” 42.Miller, “Rescue the Legations—Boxer Rebellion,” 43.Preston, 100.Fleming, 89.Miller, “Saving the Legations: Boxer Rebellion,” 47.