Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-08-15

place where the IN fated Seymour expe.
dition met i,s fate aud turned back. had
been left behind The battle &C Yang
Tsun was fought on Aug. 6 and the ad-
vance 10 Io 81 Wu was accomplished
on the ninth day a march Of Is miles
This was four days ago aud az the same
progress ChaiTee j. even now fairly
within striking distance Of the wall Of
Pekin.
The dispatch from Chaifee conveying
10 much In 80 few words was n fol.
lows:
"Che Foo. -Adju,ant general, Wash.
ington; Tonth-Arrive at Ho 81 WI
yesterday"
Word Of the advance soon spread
throughout official quarters. In the en-.
thusiasm Of the moment report got
about that this was the day for the ac-
tual arrival at Pekin But the war de-
partment had not a word Of the advance
beyond Hi So WI. Il was deemed hard.
" likely that the march To Pekin could
have been made since last Thursday. At
the rate Of progress, six miles a day.
made from Yang Tsun TO Ho 81 WI,
about % miles, would have been cover.
ed in the last four days and up 10 now
this would still leave the International
forces nine miles from Pekin.
Viewed from any standpoint, the adj
vance TO Ho 81 WI was OF the utmost
Importance, not only strategetically, but
also In showing that communication was
open back 10 Che Foo that the expected
opposition from Chinese hordes had not
been sufficient % preSent the steady
forward movement and in the influence
1t would have upon the Chinese govern
ment.
Brief rs the dispatch is, It conveys
much information beyond that specific
ally contained In It's few words. Al
though 1t is not stated what force has Ar
rived. the war department accepts it 10
mean that this is the International force
which first took Pei Tsang and ther
Yang Tsun, II has gone steadily for
ward along the left bank Of tho Pei HC
river. keopiug ON the main road which
skirts the river bank Al Yang Tsur
the railway crosses the river and
branches OIL 10 the west. Now the forces
have left the railway Tar in the roAr anC
are depending upon the highway an'
, the river.
Ho 81 Wu is place Of considerable
, nzo aud the largest town between Tiei
. Tsn aud Chang CHA Wan. The latte
place and Tung Chow are the two cite
Of considerable size in the liue Of ad
vance after leaving Ho 81 WI. Il
surrounded By orchards and garden
j and Is not "a place hkgly 10 have afford
+ od AN opportunity for strong defonse
70 is che highest point ON the Pei II
river whore the water "a dcpouied on, "A
p fhanat,yc walls are source of supply
I ON the balance OF the routa 10 Peluh
AZ % has takon five days for Gen
CiaIac o. report tho advance 10 Ito
q Mu, DC D. evident that wire commumcr
|, zion Is 900, open 70 tho frunt This wa
hardly 60 bc expected aud the safe arr
val OF the message ut least show that
certain measure Of Communication
open.
Quo Of the chief sources of know
r edge among officials Is that the iancio
hordes Of China have not materialize
, or az least have not prevented she iuto
Z national column from drawing close
p the gates Of Pelan.
% Shortly after this dispatch arrived ~
other message from General Chaifee. Il
q more lengthy. gave the melancholy r.
Y suit Of the lighting at Yang Tsun. III
casualty list was given In. detail with n
u additional information that the dead ha
l. been buried at Yang Tsun aud that Il
10 wounded had been sent back 10 the no
pital at Tien Tsin.