The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1900-08-24
OFFICIAL NEWS
IS RECEIVED
Chafiee Tells Of Pekin'S Capture
and Rescue Of BeSieged.
DETAILS, HOWEVER, SCANT
Admiral Remey Cables That the
Allies Began at Once to Bonn
bard the Inner City.
DETAILS, HOWEVER, SCANT

From General Chafee the war de.
partment received official confirmation
Of the fall Of Pekin and the rescue Of
the besieged legationers.
Tho dispatch Of the American com
mander was received Sunday and con-
tanned few but details. However, the
unconcealed satisfaction with which it
was received by the officials indicated
the anxiety that has been ongendered
by his prolonged silince.
Chaffee's last communication to the
government prior to the receipt Of
Sundays adyices, was dated August
18th, at Matow, almost thirty miles
from Pekin. The explanation of his
silence is suggested in advices receiv-
ed by the navy department from Ad-
miral Remey, who, telegraphing from
Taku on the 18th, stated that the tele-
graph line between that point and Pc
kin was interrupted.
The cablegram from Admiral Remey
contains some important information
not mentioned by General Chaffee.
He makes the startling statement on
Japanese authority that the inner city
of Pekin was being bombarded by the
allied forces. Admiral Remey says
also that the dowager empress is de-
tanned in the inner city by Prince
Yungedo.
Adyices received from the foreign
Office, Japan, by the Japanese legation
in Washington, confirm and amplify
previous accounts of the capture of Pc
kin by the allied troops. Following
is the text of the dispatch from Cen
eral Chaffee:
"CHE Foo, August 19.-Adiu-
tant General, Washington. Pekin,
August 15.-We entered legation
grounds at 5 o'clock last night
with fourteenth and light bat
terry. Eight wounded during
days fighting. Otherwise all
well. CHAFFER.
1t is believed that the word
Fifteenth" is an error of transmission
and should be Sixteenth. All pre-
vious adviees, official and unofficial,
have indicated that the legations were
relieved on the evening of the 10Th,
Wednesday.
Admiral Remey's dispatch, which
contains much interesting information
in few words, is as follows:
"CHE Foo, (no date), Bureau of
Navigation, Washington: Taku,
August 18.-Telegraph line to Pc
kin interrupted. Information,
japanese sources, empress dow
ager detained by Prince Yungedo
inner city, which being lombard
ed by allies. Chaffee reports en-
tered legation grounds evening of
18th. Eight wounded during
days fgting; otherwise all we'll.
''REMEY."
The startling feature of the dispatch
is that fighting within the city of Pc
kin was continuing, according to the
advices of Admiral Remey. The in
ner, or as it is popularity known, the
Forbidden City, evidently had not been
taken. It is surrounded by a massive
wall of solid masonry more than twenty
feet high, and it is not regarded as
surprising that the Chinese should
make their final stand within it.
MORE SERIOUS ASPECT.
Rear Admiral Bruce's report to the
London war office of the continuation
of fighting in Pakin Duts n mora sari-
Gus aspect on the Chinese situation
than was generally expected in Eng
land. 1t appears effectually to dispose
of all statements that the empress
dowager had fed, although circum-
stantial accounts of her departure
continue to come from Shanghai. De-
spite defeat, the Chinese are appar-
emily resolved to make desperate
struggle not only in their ancient cap
ital, but also in other parts of the en-
pire.