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t fire to and destroy all the buildings. The loss of the property destroyed exceeds £2,000,000, exclusive of the buildings. The Chinese were brought to terms on other points by proclamations from Sir Hope Grant, threatening to sack Pekin. On the day peace was signed, Lord Elgin and Sir Hope Grant entered Pekin, accompanied by an escort of six hundred men and one hundred officers of regiments. Lord Elgin was carried in his State chair by the Chinese, dressed in scarlet. Sir Robert Napier's division lined the streets as Lord Elgin passed, and followed at intervals, taking up a strategical position in case of treachery. His lordship was received by Prince Kung. Lord Elgin's manner was stern and calm. He motioned Kung to a seat on his right, which is considered the lowest seat. On the return of the Ambassador and Commander-in-Chief, the streets were occupied by the troops, so that the capital of the Chinese Empire was in actual possession of the British. Prince Kung s