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Washington. Aug. ~ From tea.
thaffec TO-DAY the war department.
received official confirmation OF tn.
fall Of Fckin. aud the rescue of ths
ecsierrd icra,ionrr~.
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The dispatch of the American c,n,-
mandsr IVES not long. and contained
but few details. bat the anconc-aIc,i
satisfaction with Which ~ was. re-
crived by officials OF the administra.
,ion indicated clearly the anxiety that
had been cngendcrcd hy his prolonged
silence. His last communication To
tn. government. prior To- the receipt
of yesterdays adsicc.. was dated Au-
gust IL. at Nntow. almost thirty
miles from fekin. The explanation OF
his iiience Is suggested In advic~s re-
ceivcd hy the navy department to-day
from Admiral Gcm.y. who. telegraph
ing from Taku on the 18th. says the
telegraph line between that point aud
rekin is interrupted.
assssw.s n~ss~s's Dispatch.
The cabl.gram from ADMIRAL Rcmey
contains some important information
not mentioned by uen. Cha Zee. lie
makes the startling statement. on
Japanese authority. that the inner
city Of F-kin was being bombar,cd
hy the allied forces. Admiral Remcy
says. also. that the dowag-r empress
h detained in the inner city by Prince
Nungedo.
Advices received last night frou IN.
foreign Office at Toxic. Japan. by tho
Japanese legation In this city. confirm
and amplify previous accounts OF the
capture Of rekin ny the allied troops
p'sssssh frs.s e~s. cs.se~.
Following ia the text of th. dis.
patch from Gen Chafee. a. made
public by the war department.
the Foo. Aug 10. 1900.
TO Adjutan, General. Washington.
fekin. August 18th. -
We catered i~gation's grounds ~
I've o'clock last night with Pour
te~nth and light battery. Eight
wounded during days sghting; other
wise all we'll
lsigu.dl "CHAFFEE"
The rr~.ta..t .sstia~a.
The dispatch. which was received
during the morning Was trRnNmitt~,i
Immediately To the president at the
White House. He expressed his graft
icntiou At the news contained. par
ticularis AZ the small 1oss sustained
By the american troops.
a copy of tn. dispatch likewise was
sent Ia Adit.-oen. Corbiu. who was IN
New York.
ts Err.r Ia tsss..sts.iss.
II Will be noted that the dispatch
Indicates that the American tronp4
entered the legation grounds at hss
a o'ciock ou the evening Of the iish
instant. lty the Washington officials
and by several legation officials -
whom IL Was shown. the date Of Gen.
Cha Ices communication Is regarded
a. an error Of transmission N is he
licysd that the word 'fifte.ntl''
should be sixteenth" Al previous
adyicrs. official aud unofficial. have in
dicatrd that the legations w.-s re-
licved on the evening Of the 18th.
"Wednesday. after day OF sharp
fighting. Minister WI. the Chiu-s.,
minister. and Minister Taksh,ro. II
Japan. were quite positive on this
point. all their official advice i,cipy
that the entrance TO the city OF Pc'.ia
Wednesday. tn. 18th.
Divided Us. rev~~..
The fact that only the Fourteenth
infantry aud Rilsy's battery entered
the city. as shown by Gen. thaffee
| dispatch. does NOT Indicate tha: the
Ninth infantry and the marines who
were 50 conspicuously yallan.
throughout the advance upon the can
ital. did not participate la the en-
gagement which resulted directly in
the rescue of the beSieg-d legatian-
ers. II is pointed out as likely that
Gen. chaffee. acting in conSonance
with the other commanders, iiyidce
his forces. leaving the Ninth infantry
| and the marines without the walls ~
the city Ia act as rear guard to pre-.
vent the escape of Chinese TROOPS by
other gates than those through which
the allies entered. or for some other
/ tfufN Two bNtNltt1HA
of the Fourteenth regimen: are with
Gen. Chaffee. They comprise about
eight hundred men.
small Americas Losses.
This would Indicate that only about
one-third of Gen. Chaffee's fore aetu-
ally entered the city at the time he
sent his dispatch. The fact that only
eight of the American force were
wounded. none being killed. is regard
ed as notably fortunate.
Admiral Remey's dispatch, which
contains much interesting informa-
tion in few words. is:
Dispatch frs.. Admiral Reaey.
Che Foo. (no da,e).
| "To Bureau Navigation. Washing
ton: Taku. Eighteenth. Telegraph
line to Pekin interrupted. lnforma-
tion. japanese sources. Empress
dowager detained l,y Prince lunedo
in inner city. which Is being bonn
barded by allies. Chaffec reports en-
tered legation grounds evening i4th.
Eight wounded during days h;hting:
otherwise all well.
lsiguedI "EEMEY-
startling featsre of the Dispatch.
The startling feature of the dis
patch is that Sighting within the cits
of Pekin was continuing. according,
to the advices of Admiral Remey. The
inner. or as II is popularity known. the
Forbidden City. evidenu.' had not
been taken. IL Is surrounded hy a
massive wall Of solid masonry. more
than twenty feet high. ss,d u Is no,
regarded as surprising that the Chi
pese should make their hnal stand
within its shadows.
Thought ts Nave Left vekis.
Prior 10 the receipt OF the dispatch
IL was accepted generally as fact
that the dowager empress. Ia eain.