The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-14
.CONDITIONSOF
THE LEGATIONS
is DESPERATE.
General Massacre Probable II Relief
Is Not Afforded by the Allies
In Quick Order.
FOOD SUPPLY NEAR AN END.
Refuse to be Escorted to Tien Tsin.
Americans Covered Themselves
with Glory ut Yang Tsin.

LONDON, Aug. Il, 1850 a. m-The
British consul at Canton says the
Daily Telegraph's correspondent there
has received the following message
dated August 6, from Sir Claude Mac
Donald. British minister In Pekin:
"our3 situation here is desperate. In
ten days our. food supply will be at IN
end. Unless we are relieved. general
massacre is probable" y I.
The Chinese offer to escort us to
Tien Tsin, but remembering cawnPore'
we refuse the offer. There are over
two hundred European women and
children in this legation"
The shanghni's correspondent of the
Daily Express wiring yesterday. says:
"The allies at noon Saturday were
within twenty miles OF Pekln.'
AS General Chaffee's report which is
the only authentic news received here
regarding the advance. located the In
ternational forces about forty miles
from Pekin on Friday, It seems prob
able that this Shanghai report Is opu-
mistic. 1t is scarcely likely that the
allies could advance twenty miles in as
many hours.
Americans on the Right.
A Yang Tsun dispatch dated August
!, giving details regarding the capture
of that place, says: <
The Russians and French held the
left, the British left center. the Ameri-
cans the right center, and the Japanese
the extreme right.
THE British and Americans ad-
vanced on the village at rapid rate
for 5000 yards, under q severe shell and
rifle fire. The Russians opened and
the Britlsh-Amerlcan advance became
a race for positions. eliminating In a
brilliant charge.
"The heaviest loss of the day was
sustained by the Americans. the Four
teenth infantry having nine killed,
slxty-two wounded and several miss
Ing. The Bengal lancers unsuccessfully
attempted 10 cut of the Chinese re-
treat" ~
Another Yang Tsun special says:
Owing to q mistake British and
Russian guns shelled the Fourteenth
United States infantry during the
night, wounding ten"
Compliment the Boys in Blue.
Commenting upon this occurrence the
Standard says:
t'It Is melancholy to learn that the
losses OF the Americans who seem to
have borne themselves with consplc-
uous gallantry. were increased by n
deplorable error. in consequence of
which one of their regiments was
pounded by Russian and British can
non. The Incident emphasizes the
necessity Of that close cooperation
which Is not easily obtainable without
a single commander and a general
staff."
Official adyices from Yokohama dated
yesterday. say that the allies propose
to advance on August I, to Nan Tsi
Sun, between Yang Tsun and WI Sing,
The Japanese suffered no casualties at
Yang Tsun. but the, official reports say
they, had three hundred at Peit Sang.
The Daily Malls St. Petersburg cor.
respondent declares that the taking OF
Aigun has sealed the fate Of the rising
in northeastern Manchuria. He adds:
No prisoners were taken by the.
Russians. Wholesale massacre was the
order OF the day; and, when the battle
was over the Cossacks rode over the
field, killing all the wounded with the
butt ends OF their muskets"
Our Ability to Get News.
Once more the press or England re.
marks upon the ability OF the Ameri-
can government to secure news ahead
Of the rest OF the world.
TT Is to General Chaffcc," says the
Daily Mall. that we arc again indcbt.
ed for news from the front. Not n sin.
gle dispatch from Sir Alfred Gazalce
has thus far been issued by the wnr Of
flce."
Commenting upon the American re-
ply TO the Chinese overtures, the Daily
News. says:
Tho reply is more concillatory than