The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-20
President Was Gratiied.

the morning was transmitted Immediately
TO the president at the White House he
expressed his qualification at the news
contained, particularly a. the small loss
sustained by the American troops.
IL VIII be noted that the dispatch indl-
Gates that the American troops entered
the legation grounds at O'Clock On the
evening OF the 18th instant. BY the
Washington Othcials and by several Iega-
ton officials to whom il was shown the
date of General Chance communication
is regarded as an error OF transmission.
Ii is believed that the word ''nfteenth
should be sixteenth.
All previous adVices, official and I'M
official have indicated that the legations
were relieved on the evening of the 18Th,
Wednesday. after day or sharp H6ht-
ing Minister WI, the Chinese repreSen-
tative and Minister Takahlra, OF Japan;
were quite positive on this point, all
their official adViceS being that the en-
trance TO the city Of PekIn was effected
cary in the evening OF Wednesday, the
The fact that only the Fourteenth in
fantrv and Riley's battery entered the
city, as shown By General ChaiIee as
patch, does not indicate that the Nlnth
infantry and the marines, who were so
conspicuOusly gallant throughout the ad-
vance unon the capital in the rescue or
the besieged legations
II is pointed out as likely mat Ge fs
eraI Chaffee, acting in consonance with
the other commanders, divided MS force
leaving the Ninth infantry ana lle
marines without the walls OF the city 10
act as a rear guard 10 prevent tIie eSedPe
of the Chinese troops by other gates than
those through which the allies entered OF
for some other excellent reason; Ohiy
two hattalions of the Fourteenth reSl-
ment are with General Chaftee
Admiral Remey's Dispatch.
They comprise about 500 men. This
would indicate that only about one-tnlr1
OF General Chaffee's force actually nae S.o
b sl,e ole IT
dispatch The Iact that only eight OF the
American force was wounded, none oelhg
killed, is regarded as notably fortunate.
Admiral RemeyS dispatch, Whlch con-
tains much interesting information IN a
few words, is as follows:
.'Che Foo, Bureau OF Navigation, WASH
1 ington. Taku, Aug. B.-Telegraph nne 10
I Pekin interrupted. Information japanese
I sources empress dowager detained by
! Prince Yungede inner city, which being
bombarded by allies. Chanee reports
/ entered legation grounds evening l4th-
/ Eight wounded during days nShung-
/ Otherwise all well. (Signed)
! The startling feature Of the dispatch IS
that the fighting in the inner city OF PehII
was continuing, ACCORDING 10 the olspdlcH
/ of Admiral Remey-
The inner or. as il is popularity known,
the forbidden city, eNldenLy had no.
/ been taken. IL is SURROUNDED Dy a mas
\ sive wall of solid masonry, more tndn
( twenty feet high. and il is not regarded as
surprising that the. Chinese should make max.
[ their final stand within It's SHADOWS. FIloi
/ ticipated generally a fact ira; the
/ dowager empress. in company with the
/ emperor and large suite had LETT Pekln
WI Doubts Remey.
While nothing is said in Admiral
Remev's advfces as to the whereabouts
/ cf The emperor. it is deemed scarcely PROB
able that he left the city without the en-
/ oress dowager. Some doubt as TO the ac-
cnracv OF admiral Kemey's advice Is eX-
messed. particularly by the Chinese min
I ister. Wu. who is positive that the EN-
peror. The empress dow9ger ana the en-
I tire Chinese court left Fekln before the
/ arrival al the gates OF the allies
/ Minister Wu said TO the Associated Press
TODAY that he had official adVlc9s 10 tht
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