The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22
CHINA BEGS
FOR PEACE
Rapid and Victorious Ad-
vance Of Allies Bring
Them to Terms.
A CONCENTRATION FROM Ii
RUNG CHANG ONGER
HARD FROM AGAIN.

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Heard FROM AGAIN
Washington. Aug. 16 AT the close
OF Gay o. iotense aux,e y. 'he de.
par,mens of state tonight made public
the latest correspondence between the
u .isod States government aod China
copsututing not only remarkable
series of state papers, bus at the same
time dispe'I;ag all doubt and uncer
,a,pty as to the American policy 10 the
present critical joncsure. The urgent
a,m st pathetic appeal Of Ii Hung
Cbaog, submitted early in the day,
shat ths VICTORIOUS march of allies
stop at Tuog Chow, and that ,ae uill
ta,y commanders on the field be in.
ssructe, to arrange an srmistlce at that
poiot, vas met With response that
Gen CD fse already had been given
complete instructions empowering him
TO carry out ap arran cement 10 concert
al b other umanders for the delivery
Of the ministers aud other persons
ued4r their protection. to the relief
colomu, ros ct Tcpg Chow as had
oeen suggested, bus at the imperial
CITY OF P~k,p. Furthermore, 1t was
made suown TO China that Gen. Chai
fees iostruc ions left Him free rein as to
whether be sh old insist upon entering
P sio aad go'ug to the legations OF
should receive zoe delivery of the lega
.loce,s 6: the gate Of the inner Tartsr
cry OF at tae great outer wall, ln
short. China tb:oueh ber peace ENJOY
besopehr ha't aud GO armistice at
Tuns C5ow. ~ miles from Pesln,
3nereas. .he response Of the American
govsrpn o, is that If there is to be a
halt-ao aruistice-it mast be a: the
ga of the lnperial city
Tae copciusious Of tAe govern ment
were announced af er 40 ex'eoded cabl.
net meeting and were embodied ip the
tollowicg ffciai statement:
"The following memorandum was
banded to Mr. Adee by Me. WI a: 8
O'Clock this morning
a caoleeran from Earl LII Huug
Chaog. epvov pleuipotensiary OF China,
dated Aug Is, and received ty Minis
ter W. az p ~ on the same day:
The allied forces are approaching
Tuoe Chow. [ have memorislized the
Imperial government to depute eo7oy
% negotiate an armistice with the sew
cral commanders on the spot | will
alao shortly proceed to Pekin. The
powers. being fully aware of the embar
rasslog position in which their majes-
is toe on press dowager aod the en
pero are placed are earnestly request
d to telegraph instructions to their
respective comma ders after arriving
at Tusg Chow wi b their forces to stop
he,r further advance to the capital.
20 as oct TO cau-e alarm and fear to
heir msjaa'ies and calamities to the
eeop.e For such advance would
snake the foundations Of the Tai Ching
.mplre and wound the feelings of all
b people, high aod low. For a com
pliaoce With this appeal the millions Of
people of the empire will be profoundly
grateful to the powers Please com
uo"ics this cablegram at once TO the
secretary of state"
The following memorandum in reply
was banded TO Fir WI this afternoon.
F F,reseeing that :bere would be 10
sufh time after receiving reply
to oar emorandum Of Aug II to ge.
Instructions to the relief column before
i. bad reached Pekip, We sent on tie
same day to the general commanding
the Ausric.u forces 10 China tho fol-
LOVING dispatch
Adjutaut Generals Ofi,e.
Washington, Aug ~, 1900
To Fowler. Chefoo. for Chaffee
Aug IL Secretary war directs me
to inform you that Ii Hung Chang
appointed BY Chinese government to
negotiate With powers requests cessation
of bostilities. We have replied that We
are ready to enter iuto an agreement
between powers and Chinese govern
ment for cessation Of hostilities on
condition that sufficient body of the
forces composing the relief expedition
shall be permitted to enter Pekip
un .oles,ed and to escort foreign minis
ters and residents back to Tien Tsio.
The movement being provided for and
secured by such arrangements aud dis