With the "support" of the Imperial government, the Boxers moved across the countryside towards Beijing. “They destroyed railroads, telegraph lines, coal mines and machine shops, as well as chapels and schools. .” They destroyed any foreign object 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, an increasing number of anti-foreign officials were being promoted to 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 set up a troop base in the Legation Quarter, but the Chinese continually refused this request. After the nearby railway line leading to Paoting Fu was destroyed, guards were sent off the coast, where a multinational fleet had gathered. Around four hundred soldiers arrived from the coast to protect the legation quarter. Britain, France, and Russia each sent seventy-five troops, with the remaining forces consisting of fifty Americans, forty Italians, and twenty-five Japanese. The troops arrived only a day before all communication with the coast was cut off. On the night of the 31st, troops from the coast arrived at Ma Chaia P'u and marched towards the Legations in the dark, thus avoiding a dangerous public outcry due to the military presence. The occupation has allayed fears and calmed citizens for the time being in Beijing. While there was a lull in Beijing, the surrounding countryside was plunged into chaos....... middle of paper ......university of Western Australia Press, 1970), 32. Smith, 1 : 190. Martin, Siege at Peking, 75. “Three Principal Causes of the Boxer Uprising,” 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 Figures 1.1 and 1.2. Fleming, 17. Fleming 79-80. Fleming, 82-83. Smith, 1:254-255. Giles, 86. Michael J. Miller, “Rescue the Legations—Boxer Rebellion,” Leatherneck 83, no. . 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, “Save the Legations – Boxer Rebellion,” 47.