New-York tribune., 1900-08-14
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MARCH APPARENTLY MADE WITHOUT
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Washington, Aug. 13.-A brief but important
dispatch from General Chaffee was received and
made public by the War Department to-day. It
was as follows:
Cbe-Foo.
Adjutant-GenernI. Washington
Tenth-Arrived HOsDiyyu Udo-si-Wu) yester-
day. CHAFFEE.
Ho-Si-wu, whence the dispatch was sent four
days ago, is Chinese village situated the
Pei-Ho, nine miles above Tsai-Tsun. the place
from which General Chaffee's dispatch of Au-
gust was sent According to the War De
partment map, Ho-Si-Wu is about midway be-
tween Tien-Tsin and Peking, being thirty-seven
miles from Tien-Tsin and thirty-sX miles from
Peking, so that the eXpeditionary force between
August and August had traverseJ one-half
Of the entire distance, and had not apparently
met with any resistance from the enemy in the
last seventeen miles.
At this rate of progress the advance Of the
international forces would arrive before Pekng
tomorrow, but, Of course, mere distance is not
the only factor TO be considered. One thing in
their favor will be the nature Of the country
which from Ho-Si-Wu to Peking is said to be
above the flood line. and with gradual ascent
toward the Imperial capital. and the natural
difficulties Of moving and supplying the forces
will decrease as the column advances.
THE GROUND TO BE COVERED
Chow is the only walled fortified
town between Tien-Tsin and Pekng. The walls
are slight and could be quickly knocked to
pieces with field artillery; but there may be
some difficulty in getting the artillery forward
promptly, and the same may be said Of the sup
ply trains Tung-Chow is about twelve miles
from Peking and twenty-four from Ho-Si-Wu.
The country between Tung-C Chow and the capital
is said to offer considerable advantages for
defensive military operations. which the Chinese
will probably improve, If they are not too thor
oughIy demoralized. There was formerly good
granite roadway between the two cities but 1t
IS now in such a condition that it is impossible
even for the Peking two wheeled carts. which
are compelled to pass along either side Of it.
AS Pel1ing IS neared the density of the popula-
ton increases, and beyond Tung-Chow the route
is practically through one great Chinese village.
The list OF casualties in the fighting at Yang
Tsun which was received from General Chaffee
to-day foots up total Of fifty>nine of whom
seven were killed in action, two died from heat
prostration and fifty were wounded The killed
were all Of the 18th Infantry; one member Of the
same regiment died from sunstroke, and sun
stroke caused the death OF one member Of the
Marine Corps OF the wounded, two belonged to
the Marine Corps and the rest to the 9th and
18th Infantry. Among the seriously wounded
was Lieutenant F. r. Lang. of the 9th Infantry,
who was also wounded in the assault on the
walled city of Tien-T -Tsin July 13 The killed
were buried at Yang-Tsun, and the wounded
were sent back to the hospital at Tien-Tsin
FORCES ON THE TRANSPORTS
Brigadier-Gen Barry. who is to be General
Chaffee's chief of staff informed the War De-
partment to-day in a dispatch from Nagasah
Of the arrival Of the United States transport
Sumner at that port August 10 The sum-
ner sailed from San Francisco on July II with
headquarters and the 1st Battalion of the 10Th
Infantry. consisting OF fourteen officers and 533
enlisted men. She also carried ten contract sur
geons nine Hospital Corps men, eight nurses
and twenty-five civilian employees besides six
teen officers returning to their regiments in the
PHILIPPINES The troops were transferred at
Nagasah TO the transport Indiana, and are now
on the way TO Taku to reinforce General Chat
fees command The Indiana will probably ar
rive at Taku about next Thursday, and the men
Will go at once TO the front.
The Hancock, with 497 marines and fifteen Of
Ncers and four batteries OF the Sd Artillery. is
expected at Taku in about ten days. She sailed
from San Francisco on July 20. The Meade,
which left the same port August for Naga-
saLi ia now about halfway there. She carries
one battalion OF the 18th Infantry one squadron
ne the I'd Cavalry and one company OF engineers.
The Garonne. which left Seattle for Nagasaki
on August Z has two squadrons Of the lst Cav
airy and several miscellaneous passengers. The