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Washington, Aug. 3.-The state de.
partment has made public the following
correspondence between Il Hung Chang
end tine department regarding the aban-
donInent Of the campaign on Pekins
Telegram sent 10 the United States
embassies in Berlin, London, Paris, Rome
and st Petersburg, and 10 the CEiteh
States minister TO Toxic:
department of State, Washington,
Aug. !, l900.-In reply to a suggestion
Of Il Hung Chang that the ministers
might be sent under safe escort to Tien-
tsin, provided the powers would engage
not to march on Pekin, the secretary u
state replied on the 30th Of July:
This government will not enter into
any arrangement regarding disposition ar
Treatment Of legations without first hav-
ing free communication with Minister
Conger. Responsibility for their prOtee-
ton rests upon Chinese government. Pow
er to deliver at Tientsin presupIoses pow
er 10 protect and to open communication.
This Is insisted on
This message was delivered By Mr..
Goodnow ON July 81 to the vIceroy, who
then inquired whether II free co.umuni-
cation Was established between t..s min
isters and their governments il eHsuld be
arranged that the powers should not adj
vance On Pekin, pending negotiations
To this inquiry the following reply was
sent on the lst of August:
''Goodnow, Consul General, Shanghai:
A.. rhspL - II
proposition Of Earl Ii to the powers. Free
communication with our representative
in Pekin Is demanded as a matter Of alb
sOlute night and not as a favor. Since
the Chinese government admits that il pO-
ssesses the power TO give communication,
it puts itself in an unfriendly attitude by
denying il No negotiations seem adVis-
able until the Chinese government shall
have put the diplomatic representatives
of the powers in full and free eOmHnuhl-
cation with their respective governments
and removes all danger TO their lives And
liberty. We would urge Earl Ii earn
e~tly TO advise the imperial authorities
Of China to place themselves in friendly
communication and cooperation with the
reiief expedition They are assuming a
heavy responsibility Of acting otherwise.
@HAY.
You will communicate this information
to the minister of foreign Affairs"
On 90 PekIn-
Shanghai, "Wednesday, Aug. 2.-The al
lies have advanced towards Pekin- Ii Is
estimated that the expedition numbers
Ia r III
1t is hoped to reach Pekin August H.
MaAy kIIIed-
New York, Aug. 3.-AceOrding to Her
aid special from Hentsin, under date Of
sunday, comes a report that the japanese
vanguard has been repaIsed with less
Of $50 killed and wounded.
MedIaaEon DIfn~1It.
St Petersburg, Aug A cOmmu
nique in the ofiiciAl Messenger says:
Information concerning tine march Of
events in China shows the absolute POA-
eriessnes Of the PekIn government
against the rebels
The Chinese emperOr's message to the
car, dated July -, substantially in tae
same terms as those to President Mekin-
ley, President Loubet and Queen Victoria.
recited the cars repIy TO previous nles-
sage and expressed grief over the lis
orders in China.
The absence of news from Pekin as
to the fate Of the Russian and other NM
isters renders mediation difficult Rus
sian efforts will be directed to the re
s;Oration Of order in China. Russia is
willing 10 aid the emperor in this Ic-
spect."
General Grodekoff, under date of We'd
nesday, August l, telegTaphs as follows:
Tine Chinese fortress at Hung Hung
was stornned by General AigustafI, July
81, thus relieving the posts of NOVOkijeks-
koje and Postja, threatened by the Hung
Hung garrison. Many guns were taken.
The Russian loss was two officers and six
men killed and four men wounded
Shanghai, Aug. Admiral Alexieff
has gone TO Ne Chwang, where the po-
sition Of the Russians is regarded as seri-
Gus.
Ii HING CAang's Hopes.
Paris, Aug. 3.-The French consul gen
erSl at Shanghai telegrsphs as follows;
Iii Hung Chang has stated to the
United States consul that the ministers
will be pat in communication with their
respective governments il the allie ar
resi- Iheir march ON Pekin- Chang is yet
unable to secure reply to the message in
his care to NJ. hnchOn, the French min.
lister in pekin, as the tsung Ii yamen win
not consent to the forwarding Of a cipher
message to the ministers. II is asserted
that the Foreigners within the imperial
city and the consular corps have decided
Ia entnIst the defense OF the CONVERSIONS
TO the IN. eTnational naval forces"