Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-08-01
The Relief Force Makes a Start To-
wards Pekin to Relieve the
Foreigners.
$4,000 TROOPS AVAILABLE
The Pei-Ho River Has Been Blookadsd by
the Chinese Pekiu Oau Not Withstand
along Siege-A Boxer Gen.
eral Killed.


ed Shanghai, 11:1O a. m. to-day. It
assumed that the Americans, Britisl
and Japanese are taking part in thi
forward movement. wiather the othe
nationalities are or not. The advanc
base probably will be established TWEEN
ty or thirty miles nearer Pekin, ant
supplies will be assembled preparator!
to direct stroke at the capital.
THE AVAILABLE FORCES.
OF the 10000 allies debarked at Pc Ch
Ii ports, the English military observer.
consider 10000 available for the advance
beyond Tien Tsin. The Chinese forces
according to vague gatherings of the
allies intelligence officers, up to July 27
were disposed in great arc thirty
miles long and distant ten or fifteer
miles. The numbers and exact location
of several divisions are utterly un.
known.
PEI HO RIVER BLOCKADED.
The Pei Ho river is blockaded by
sunken stone-laden junks twenty miles
beyond Tien Tsin, and farther up Ac-
cording to Chinese spies of the allies a
dam is being constructed for the pur-
pose of flooding the low-lying expanse
of country.
PEKIN NOT PROvIsIONED.
The first engagement of the relief ex-
pedition probably will be at Pei Tang,
where the viceroy of Yulu personally
commands. The following information
was brought to Tien Tsin on July rs by
Chinese missionary student, who was
sent by the British legation. He re-
ceived a message intrusted to him, and
left July IS. He saw a few troops be-
tween Pekin and Yang Tsu. The food
in Pekin was scarce, and the city would
be quite unable to endure siege.
GENERAL MA KILLED.
Among scraps Of information brought
by another courier, who left Pekin July
IA, was the fact that General Ma, a
notable Boxer chief, had been killed by
the legationers
TO PROTECT FOREIGNERS.
Washington, August 1.-The Chiucse
minister to-day presented Secretary
Hay some Of the latest correspondence
that passed between Ii. Hung Chang
and the imperial Chinese government.
The minister's dispatches state that on
July 10 Ii Hung Chang and several
most influential viceroys memorialized
the emperor to extend protection to all
foreigners at Pekin and elsewhere in
China. The reply was delayed some
time. The viceroys presented another
petition asking that the ministers
should either have safe escort from Pc
kin or free communication to be opened
between them and their governments.
Th reply to this last memorial has not
been received, but after it's dispatch by
the viceroys, LII Hung Chang received
an answer to the first memorial, in
which the emperor, by imperial edict,
ordered all loyal Chinese to protect the
foreigners in the empire.
Ii HUNG CHANGES MESSAGE.
Washington, August 1.-The follow
ing Is the copy of dispatch from LII
Hung Chang, presented to Secretary
Hay. 1t was received by Minister WI
last night from the Chinese minister at
London: Just received telegram
2Sd day (July 19), that the privy council
had that day received an imperial .edict
as follows: We have received a memo
rial from Ii Hung Chang and others
imploring US to save and to protect the
ministers of the various nations. Now
the ministers are all safe and well, and
Ii Hung Chang is directed to wire
Yang Yu and others so that they may
inform the respective secretaries Of for
eign affairs accordingly. Respect this
This telegram had been delayed in
transmission. The other day and 9TH
er viceroys sent joint memorial re-
questing that the different ministers be
escorted out of Pekin, or first be enabled
to freely communicate by letter or wire
with their respective governments.
When the imperial answer Is received
will again wire. Communicate this to
Minister Yang at st. Petersburg, Minis
ter Yu at Paris and Minister WI at
Washington, for them to inform the re-
spective foreign secretaries"
PREPARING TO ADVANCE.
Tien Tsin, July 26, via Che Foo, July
80, and Shanghai, August 1.-The Amer
ican commander received ordem from
Washington to-day not to delay the ad-
vance on Pekin. He was also informed
that heavy re-enforcements are en-
route. Great activity is noticeable In
Japanese headquarters. The transport
preparations are being hurried. It is
extremely unlikely that either Japanese
or British intend to be left behind the
Americans, though the British prepara-
tions are long way from completeness.
The Japanese organization, on the other
hand, excites the admiration Of all. The
total strength Of the allies here Is H.
900. Re-enforcements are arriving dai-
ly.
TAKING CARE OF Thu WOUNDED.
washington, August Line follow
Ing cablegram was received by the navy
department:
"Taku, July 29.-The solacc, with sick
Lnd wounded, proceeded to Nagasaki,
via Yokohama, Guam, Honolulu and
Mare island, with Ave marines and
navy officers, Ave army officers. nine
navy men, nineteen marines. and sixty
Ave men Of the 9th infantry. All the
men will remain aboard the Solace un-
less otherwise recommended by army
medical authorities at Nagasaki or Sur