The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-18
Hy Associated Press.)

(Hy Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, August 1.-THE alItea
armies have captured and entered leh.'
in the face Of obstinate resistance ana tle
member of the foreign legations are saie.
official confirmation of the faii OF liie
Chinese capital came to the united 9iates
Government tonight in the shape OF
two cablegrams, one from Admiral hetneV
ana the other from Consul Genera! toWl2r
at che Foo. The cab,cS;ani from Al: llral
pan,a,- came 10 hand first early III Tie
evening. followed very suol: after Dy thae
of Consul Fowler, and the officials rea4lz-
ing the great public interest in the events
yuic,. it was believed had happened IN
Pcki.. at once made t1em puoEc.
Previous inforrla ton which has been re-
cai,,6 here show that the allies took pcs
<, ss;on of Tung Chow on the l-tn INST.
From that city to Patin the distance -
not very great, not more than dozt n
miles II seems evident therefore ;hat
the armies halted for a time at Tuns ChoW,
probably for the purpose OF giving ire
men a rest and to prepare Tor the attack
on the capital city in force after waiting
until the rear of the advancing host should
arrive at the front
Possibly also the delay was the result
of negotiations inaugurated by the
Chinese officials looking to the delivery
of the ministers with q CnineSe or other
escort IF negotiations were attempted,
they must have failed. as the army con-
tinued on its march and attacked the cap
ital three days after reaching Iung ChoW.
The officials here We're aware of the fact
that the stronghold of the Boxers was in
the Chinese city, an1 that Tor the allies
TO ATTEMPT to force their way through into
the inner Tartar city. in which legation
compounds are located. might mean a
great loss of life and possibly defeat. 1t
was also known that the Imperial troops
which have sided with the Boxers We're
many of them in or near the Chinese city,
and that much of the artillery and rifle
fire which has been poured into the leea-
tions had been from the walls separating
the Two cities These facts evidently We're
communicated to General Chaffee and the
other commanding officers Of the allies
BY THE EAST GATE.
Realizing these obstacles it appears the
allies decided to attack the city by the
east gate There are four entrances to
the city- on the east, two leading to the
Chinese city and two to the Tartar city.
Just which of these was selected as the
attacking point Consul Fowler's dispatch
does not disclose. Contrary to the press
reports of to-day Consul Fowlers dis
patch shows that the attack on the city
met with strong resistance.
The japanese advance engaged with the
advance. according to the understanding
Of the officials here. numbered lOcco men.
so that the loss suffered by them was over
one per cent
No mention is made of the losses OF tn
forces of the other armies, but IS presumed
that it was in proportion to that suffered
by the japanese.
The President was overjoyed on hear
mo the news of the safety of Minister
Fnnger and his associates. He has been.
honeful all along that th5ir rescue from
the perilous position i'll which they have
been for so long. would be successfully
accomplished. To-night's news cohnf'n<
that hope and brings q feeling OF great re-
lief to him.
The President entertained a number OF
f,.ianas irnformally at dinner tonight.
Amnnr whom were several acquaintance
from Canton Later in the evening. as
soon as he heard of the news. secretary
Poo+ carne in from the Country Club, ana
remained for sometime with the Preslaelit
discussing the latest information s"hlch
had come to hand. Nothing mas to!iiS
from the War Department from General
I,haffee. but the Adjutant-Generafs Of
fira is momentarilv expecting advices-
The officials there waited until a late hour
before leaving for home, without receiV-
ing dispatch.
The First News.
Cgv Associated Press)
PERRIN. August lit is seml-ofhclaiiy
announced that the lesationers at Pekin
have been relieved.
LONDON. August 1.-THE allies nave
entered Pelin without fighting, the iesa,
.ia,,e ara relieved and the foreigners are
liberated ~, German
c,a,,-,1 at Shanghai was givn out oy the
TorIin Foreign Office at l J. NJ.
7'.l -, l,,acia, iiispatch from Shanghai says;
aes entered inter 9uan rsfih sinai ASars Nas troops oops
,.al.s !. Is GONE thence to .Shen-si TO protect
the Eho osss ssso1ans laTs With tf 'ssSsTs rsp
tbe Tmperial household and the huik o.
the the army army and. Boxers, left Pekin August
7 for Hsian-Fu.
SHANGHAI, August 17-2:4o r MI
HING Chang has received teiesrapllic
a,spatch announcing that the allied forces .'
entered pekin Wednesday, August l'ei'
y The The British troops. will land here to-
morrow. ,r.o
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