The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-08-06
THE MOVEMENT ON PEKIu
OFFICIAL INFORMATION OF ITS
 PROGRESS SPILL LICKING.

Reports Rnther COmfusing-A Dispatci
 That It Started Last Thursday Witt the American and British Forces in l Advance Repulse Of Japanese Recon. l naissance Said to Have Caused Delay l London, Aug. 6.--4 a. m.-The Amer ican and British forces began the ad- 1 vance on Pekin last Thursday, accord. l ing to dispatch dated August from Tien Tsin to the Daily Express "The main body of the allies" continues the correspondent marched July 30. Gen eral ChafYee was delayed by difficulties of disembarkation. General Dorward (the British commander had no such obstacles, and his delay is inexplicable
 "The other foreign troops are now half way to Lofa. The force includes 20, 900 Japanese under General Yamu- chuchi and 10000 Russians, The Brit ish force totals 5000 and the other for eign troops about 1000. We are weak in artillery.
 "On August a strong force of Chi nese 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 def- ant and the allies are unwilling to | march troops through its streets, as this would mean immense slaughter. When the Chinese saw so large a body of troops marching westward they appar- entity believed they would have an easy victory over those who were left"
 The Tien Tsin correspondent of the Times wiring July 31 says: "The pre- vious decision to move tomorrow has been reversed. It is reported that the American commander is now unwilling to advance until he Is reinforced The Japanese reconnaissance yesterday ap- parently inclined them to favor waiting for further endorsements. The Rus sians and French acquiesced.
 General Gaselee is anxious to ad- vance, but his command is so small only 5000, that he cannot take the lead. The date for the departure of the ex- petition is therefore again uncertain.'
 Commenting upon this dispatch the Times says: Tt is perhaps inevitable, although undoubtedly disappointing that the advance should be delayed"
 It will be noticed that the dispatch to the Daily Express announcing that the troops had started is dated two days later than the dispatch to the Times and two days later than any other dis patch published in London this morn ing. There is no way of verifying the statements of the Daily Express cor respondent. They must simply be talk en for what they are worth.
 Yokohama advces say that General Terauchi has reported to the Japanese government that it Is not advisable to send more troops to China, declaring that the united force is now ample to relieve the foreigners in Pekin
 Chinese messages assert, that, in ad- dttiOn to causing the execution of high functionaries of pro-foreign tendency. Ii Ping Heng has impeached Ii Hung Chang, Liu Kun Vi. viceroy of Nan Kin, and others on the charge of main- talnins relations with foreigners
 A Tien Tsin dispatch dated August 1 to Berlin gives q report of an imperial edict issued July 27 ordering the recap ture of Taku and Tien Tsin by troops from Shan Tung and the south.
 Detailed accounts of the reconnais- sance of July 90 say that the enemy,s guns that were attacked near Peftsane. it is believed, can only be captured af- i ter hard struggle. General Gsselee and his staff accompanied the recon [ naissance, but no British troops were i engaged.
 A Shanghai special dated August 4 i says: he first overt attack upon for
 sConttnued on Sixth Page.)