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the imperial army; Mr.. II. Nakamura and
five marines have been killed; while Hara-
bara, second secretary of the legation, a
student, and six marines. v been wound
ed, though not mortally. Many others have
also been slightly wounded"
To Advance On Peking.
London, Aug. LIN the house of
commons Tuesday, the parliamentary
secretary for the foreign office, Will
liam st. John Brodrick, announced the
receipt of a dispatch from Gen. Sir
Alfred Gaselee, commanding the Brit
ish forces in China, stating that he
contemplated an immediate advance
on Peking and that he hoped to have
the cooperation Of the allied forces.
Chanee Getting Ready for Action.
Washington, Aug. 1.-The war de-
partment has received the following
~cablegram from Gen. Chaffee:
"chefoo. July s0-Adjutant> General.
Warrington: Have had interview with ad-
miral. Go ashore this afternoon; facilities
Tor unloading not adequate, therefore dis
charging slowly. Informed Byron has
ordered tug for towing two lotion lighters.
II tug is obtained discharging will improve.
indiana will finish discharging to-day and
proceed to Nagasaki; take two days to
unload horses Reilly's battery; week be-
fore Grant discharged of cargo. Will see
Daggett tomorrow. Reported in Taku
bay intention to make forward movement
tomorrow towards Peking; details are
not known here. Arrive Tientsin too late
Tomorrow to cable from there. Message
from Tientsin must leave Tongu-Ku' six
morning to catch dispatch boat at nchor-
age for Chefoo at four afternoon. Soon as
possible will get definite information as
regards conditions and purposes at ITEM
tsin. Will cable my views.
"cHAFFEE."
China Declared War June 20.
london, Aug. IA special dispatch
from Tientsin Tuesday says:
"a Picking message, dated July q, re-
ports that the first outside news reached
there July Is. The failure of the relief
expedition made the siege far more peril
ous. On June 10 the tsung-li-yamen broke
OFF relations. june 20 China declared war.
Baron Won Ketteler and Francis James, an
English professor, were murdered. Over
4O non-combatants occupied the British
legation. I understand converts are hold
ing the North Cathedral. A thousand ref
ugees occupied the palace of Prince Lu.
A truce began July II after 26 days of fierce
assault. One night the Smelling was unin-
terrupted for six hours. Four attempts
were made to fire the British legation.
Two attacks resulted In the ruin of the
Han-Lin college (the Chinese national col
lege). The cowardice of the Chinese pre-
vented a successful rushing.
1.-THE total killed or died is: Germans, 10;
Japanese, 10; French, IL; British, 5; Rus
SLAMS, 4; Americans. 4; Italians, z; converts,
>; total, with wounded, 9S.
"The correspondents, Morrison, Reid and
Tementy, are i'll.
AT least 1900 Chinese have been killed.
ssHNhn o~~ 49, ~ ~o~ftS@-
on the city wall.
Provisions are still sufficient. The hos
pital arrangements are excellent. Every
body Is much exhausted by continuous
work.
Imperial edicts have commended the
Boxers and ordered missionaries to leave
the interior. n commanded all viceroys
to help Picking; but an edict dated July Is
en1oins protection and promises compensa-
ton. The report hat a large relief force
was coming produced this change.
Foreign governments should beware be-
Ing hoodwinked"
Sir Robert Hart Safe.
London, Aug. Important addi-
tional confirmation of the safety of the
legations was received in London Tues
day evening by Mr.. Duncan Campbell,
representative in. Europe of the Chinese
customs service, from the commissioner
of customs at Chefoo, in the shape of a
Picking dispatch, not dated, but be.
lieved to have been written on July 21.
signed by both Sir Robert Hart, in
spector of customs, and Mr.. Robert
Bredon, deputy inspector general, to
the following effect: "Staff and fam.
lily still SAFE"
The Forward Movement.
The allies row confront a most diff
ficult and dangerous problem. With
out doubt the ministers are held by the
Chinese as hostages, and the outcome
of the advance on Picking, which, in all
probability, has already begun, will be
awaited with intense anxiety. Tues
days dispatches show that the allies.
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