The sun., 1900-06-21
SEYMOUR AT PEKING.
Relief Expedition Arrives at the
Capital Of China.
LEGATIONS REPORTED SAFE.
Rear Admiral Bruce Reports to the
British Admiralty Office That
Three Thousand Russian
Troops Are at Taku.

London, June 20.-The news from
distinctly cheering. After grim reports
current early Il dispatch announcing the
arrival of the relief expedition command
ed by Admiral Seymour at peking and
the safety Of the legations, which, later.
was confirmed by n dispatch from Shans,
hal published in the second edition of
the London Times, Announcing on the
authority of Tautai Sheng that Admiral
Scymonr's force arrived at the Chinese
capital on June H. prcsagcs, it Is hoped,
Il general Frightening of the situation.
No details have yet been received Of
the casualties or of the condition of af-
fairs at Peking, but well informed per-
sons express the opinion that the sum
moning Of Ii lung Chang to the capital
foreSlIadows the early submission Of the
dowaGcr empress to the dictates of the
powers.
The British admiralty has received a
telegram from Rear Admiral Bruce, dat
ed Taku, jun Is, via Chefu, June %.
After II mere mention of the capt rase of
the forts ut Taku, Admiral Bruce adds:
The Chinese admiral was present with
the allied fleet, his flag flying from Il
cruiser. At Il meeting June II he agreed
to anchor with the fleet putting out his
| fires.
NO news from the commander in chief
and the advance guard. a heavy fire
was heard 1T Ticn-tsin the night of
June H.
In conclusion Admiral Bruce says:
Three thousand Russian troops com
Ihnded by major general are here.
My communications with the allied au-
thorities are most harmonious"
French Consul IL Prisoner.
A Paris dispatch says:
THE foreign office has received abso-
lutely no dispatches from China and is
quite in the dark respecting the state of
affairs at fnnnan, where the French con-
SUI is evidently still Il prisoner. The Of
ficlhls declare that no negotiations are
proceeding between the powers regarding
the measures to he ultimately taken
against the Chinese government. and
they profess To know nothing in cunnec-
tion with the story from Rome that the
| United States proposes the reinstate-
ment of the young emperor
The powers thus far arc confininr
|
OF actual news received from their re.
Spcctive representatives in China. The
foreign office receives daily cablegrnms
from NJ. Cambon, the French cmbassa-
dor to the United States, giving the news
reaching Washington in regard to at
fairs in China. The action of the powers
at present is devoted to the protection Of
European lives and property in China
and the restoration of order in that coun-
try. and the French admiral in common
with the other admirals, has had full
discretionary power to take such steps
and call on such re-enforcemcnts as he
thought necessary to secure this end
The United States, it is asserted here.
was at first disposed to act independently
in behalf of her citizens and interests.
but ii now appears the Americans will
join the other powers in concerted police
measures. This alleged change of atti
tude on the part of the United States is
nowise displeasing TO the French gov
ernmcnt, which felt that the devclop
mcnts in China could only tend to draw
| closer relations between France and tht
United States, whose aims AMI interest
tAsEe, i Is s.aiiAsG, 9ge iden,.,li,"