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From Conger.
DETAILS OF THE ADVANCE
Troops Arrive Within Twenty Sever
Miles of Peking--Pritchard
Morgan's Forecast.

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NEW YORK, August ia dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Chefoo
says:
Consul RAgsdale has just received ci-
pher dispatch by runner from Minister
Conger. 1t says: THE situation is more
critical. The Chinese Government is try
ing TO force us TO leave Peking. 1t Is
] impossible until troops arrive"
| LONDON, August 15.-The Chinese Min
lister in London has informed the British
Foreign Office that the foreign legations
at Peking We're safe on Monday, Au-
gust Is.
Bruce. telegraphing from Taku to the
British Admiralty, says:
Have received the following from the
General at Ho 81 WI, August 10:
! The troops are distant about twenty
seven miles from Peking. They expert
enced little opposition. A position had
been prepared by the enemy, but as the
allies advanced. they fed. The Tartar
cavalry was charged by two squadrons of
Bengal Lancers. Many of the former
were killed. The standards of Generals
Ma and Sung were captured. The troops
are much exhausted by the heat, but
their health and spirits are otherwise ex-
cellent"
A second dispatch, dated Ho 81 WI,
August II, says: 1.-The advance may be
somewhat delayed, as rain is falling"
MESSAGE FROM FRENCH ENVOY.
PARIS, August 15-The French Foreign
Cffice has received the following dispatch
from the Minister of France at Pekfng
NJ. Pichon. dated August 3:
I'VE have been advised that II Hung
Chang Ia charged 10 negotiate telegraph.
"f@rT L. - n
OF the events occurring outside the Lega-
ton. 1t is surrounded by hostile de-
foEses. How could we negotiate withou
the diplomatic corps regaining its rights
and the legation grounds being evacuat
: ed? If the negotiations prevent tn
march of the allied troops. which is oul
only salvation, We risk falling into Chi
nese hands. The section wherein lies thi
: French Legation is occupied by Imperia
troops, who have not entirely ceased Z
fire. We are reduced to siege rations
We have provisions, horses. rice an'
: bread for fifteen days"
< The following dispatch has been receiv
Q ed from the French Consul at Canton:
"Au is quiet here In the district o
Swatow. the agitation against the Chris
tians and missionaries is alarming. Man
missions in that region have been pillage
r and burned The Viceroy and nysel
, have decided each to send a delegate t
make an investigation and re-establis
Il order. With the view of giving weight I
the mission and to show that accord ex
- lists between the mandarin and the Cor
. sulate, the commission sails on the Frenc
y war vessel Comet"
n BERLIN, August ia dispatch rt
e ceived here frum Chefoo says the Britis
l. and Russian Consuls agree In stating ths
the relief force arrived at An Ping AL
-, gust g. without further opposition, III
place being about thirty-two miles frol
e Picking.
, CHINESE MOUNTING GUNS.
HONGKONG, Tuesday, August A-Co,
tiuued investigations at Canton show thi
> the Chinese are mounting larger gun
T. old runboats are being overhauled ar
Is mines have been made ready TO lay in II
ID West river. steamer from Wa Cho
l. reports passing considerable numbers
rs Chinese troops going up the West rive
probably bound for Peking.
r. BRITISH TROOPS ARRIVE.
as LONDON. August 15.-Transports wit
!. British troops arrived in Shanghai roa
stead Tuesday The Viceroy protested
III admiral Seymour against the landing
r the troops and, according 10 a Shangh
ca blegram dispatched 81 midnight, A
nniral Seymour wired 10 his Governme
"a for instructions TO how he should az
The British residents of Shanghai are 1
" tion to intrigues on the part OF I
French and Russian Consuls.
Official coufirua ton of the objections
70 landing troops at Shanghai has been !
ceived at the Foreign Office here, b
owing TO Lord Salisbury and his stan
ing IN the Vosges mountains, nothing de
mite can be done from London until
structions are received from Lord Sal
bury, TO whom the matter has been te
- grsphed.
The allies have almost certainly arri
- ed at Peking. even though rain mas De
falling. The advices received from I
British commander at the front. throu
Rear Admiral Bruce, give reasonable 9
st isurance that the twenty-seven miles
,s tween the allied force and Peking wol
-. be easily traversed in four days, !
" Chinese seemingly being unwilling
Sc fight and falling back on the capital
w Taotal Shengs American adviser,
Ferguson, who has been criticised
by the press and by Americans for his CT
ttnued relation 70 the Chinese official.
resigned and his resignation has been
r. lceuted An English correspondent. sci
ut ing this to the Associated Press fr
Shanghai. says:
,u 'srhe intimacy of American officials W
Sheng has been remarked by Engn
lp- men"
II is reported from Hongkong, UNI
idste of August 13, that the United Sta
at sea-going monitor Monterey viii go
ne Canton In q few days to relieve the Am
an iican cruiser Don Juan de Austria
Chinese aver that the chances are ten
are one that the Bogue forts viii fire on
mentor. as the authorities are SUSPECT
the of foreign designs.
The activity Of the Chinese military
cts thorfties at Canton is most pronoun'
ny. Foreigners there think they perc'