The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-08-06

London August 6, a. m.-Ihe Amerf-
can ana British forces began the advance
on Pekin last Thursday. according to a
despatch, dated August 2. from Tien
Isin TO the Daily Express. ''The main
body Of the allies, - continues the corre-
spondent, marched July 80. General
Chanee was delayed by difficulties Of dis
embarkation. General Dorward (The
British commander). had no such OBJ
stacles, and his delay is inexplicable.
1.-THE other foreign troops are now half
way to Lofa. The force includes twenty
thousand japanese under General Yamu-
chuchI and ten thousand Russians. The
British force totals nine thousand and
the other foreign troops about seven
thousand. We are weak IN artillery.
"On august j "a strone force of Chinese
from the native city attacked Tien Tsin.
by series OF brilliant charges our troops
drove the enemy from their positions
The native city is still defiant and the
allies are unwilling to march troops
through its streets, as this would mean
an Immense slaughter. When the Chi
nese saw 50 large a body of troops march
ing westward, they apparently believed
they would have an easy victory over
these who were left.
A message to the same paper from a
correspondent in Pekin, dated July p,
says;
''The women have borne all the horrors
with marvellous fortitude and even with
cheerfulness The Chinese wanted peace
when the arsena1s at Tsin Tsin were
captured, and the negotiations bade fair
to be successful. Unfortunately Ii Ping
Heng and Kang Yu arrived here at
the critical moment and overthrow the
peace party.
s'Food has been short but not terribly
SO, though we have had to be very care
ful.
A Shanghai special, dated August 4,
says:
1.-THE first overt attack upon foreigners
occurred this morning. Three Chinese.
supposed to be soldiers in disguise. fired
at well known English resident, while
he was lying asleep on the veranda OF
his house. He had narrow escape
From various sources comes state
ments that large body OF b0xers-some
estimating them at three thousands
gathering south Of Iien Isin and threat
ening communication.
The Shanghai correspondent Of the
Daily Mail an nOunces the reception of an
Imperial edict dated August 2, ordering
General Yuna Lu TO select high military
and civil dignitaries, together with a
sufficient number of picked troops to es-
cort the foreign ministers to 1ien Isin as
soon as they decide to leave Pexln. BY
the terms of the edict General Yung Lu
VIII be held personally responsible for
their safety and he is given full authori- /
f4T IN fauI Iv ~
ing the peaceful passage of the escourt.
"By such acts. - concludes the edlct, /
edo we show our good intentions TO
people from afar and open our boscms to
them.'
Yokohama advices says that General |
Ierauchi has reported to the japanese I
government that 1t is not advisable to
sent more troops to China declaring that
the united force is now ample to relieve
the foreigners In Pekin.
Chinese messages assert that, in addt-
tion to causing the execution of high I
functionaries Of pro-foreign tendency, I
III Ping Heng has impeached III Hung |
Chang, Liu Kun vi, viceroy Of Nan Kin,
and others, on the charge of maintaining /
relations with fOreig lers. A Tien ps1n /
despatch, dated August 1, to Berlin,
gives a report of an imperial edict issued /
July %, ordering the recapture OF Taku /
ana lien Ysin by troops from Shang +
lung and the south. Detailed accounts
of the reconnaissance of July 80 say that
the enemys guns that were attacked /
near Pei Isang, it is believed, can only /
be captured after a hard struggle. Gen
eraI GaseIee and his staff accompanied /
the reconnaissance; but no British troops
were engaged.
A despatch to the Morning Post from
Che Foo, dated July 80. says:
The Russians at Yien Isin refuse TO
allow the Americans to put up telephone I
wires on the railroad poles and they
clai a the railroad, which English engi-
neees are ready to work
The situation is critical The river is
full of railroad sieepers Hundreds OF
dead Chinese, some decapitated, are
floating in the stream