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 LII
HUNG CHANG- 'ON9ER
HEARD FROM AGAIN.

HEARD FROM AGAIN.
Washington. Aug. 16 At tha close
of day OF iotense sox,e y. he de.
partmens OF stase tonight made public
the latest correspondence between the
U 'itod States government aud China
constituting not only q remarkable
series OF state papers. but at The same
time dispe'l;ag oil doubt and uuoer
saioty ss to the Amerioao policy 10 tho
present critical juuo.ure. The urgent
alm st pathetic appeal of Ii Hung
Chang. submitted early in the day,
that the victorious march of the allies
stop at Tuog Chow. and that the mili
ts'y commanders on the field be in.
struc'ei to arrange 40 srmistice ct that
poiot, VAS met With . response that
Gen ca fee already had been given
complete instructions empowering bin
to carry out 40 arrangement 10 concert
sih other c"mmsnders for the delivery
Of the ministers aud other persoos
uod"r their protection. to the relief
column, not at Tung Chow as had
been suggested, but at the imperial
cny OF Pek,n. Furthermore, it was
made kuowo to China thu. Gen. Chat
fees instructions Ief. bin free rein as to
whether DE sh uld insist upon entering
+ bio sod gong to the legations or
should receive the delivery of the legs
'iooers at the gate Of the inner Tartar
CITY or at tao great outer wall. In
short. China through her peace envoy
bssouebt o ha's and an srmistice at
Tung Chow. IL miles from Pekin,
whereas. the response of the American
goverpm ut is that If there is to be
hslt-au armistice-it must be at the
~a Of the imperial city
Toe cooo usious Of the govern meht
we're aonouoced af or an ex'eeded oabi.
oet meeting and we're embodied 10 the
folloWiog tffieiai statement:
"The following memorandum was
banded to Mr. Adee by Mr.. WI q, 9
O'Clock this morning:
A cablsgram from Earl Lii Huug
Chsog. euvov pleuipotensiary OF China,
dated Aug Is. and received By Minis.
Ter Wu p N on the same day:
1.-The allied forces ere approaching
Tuog Chow. have memorialzsd the
Imperial government to depute envoy
% negotiate an armis,ice With the sew
crsl commanders on the spot. will
slao shortly proceed to Pekin. The
powers. being folly aware Of the embar
rssslog position 10 which their males.
TO the eup'ess dowager sod the em
pero are plscsd are earnestly request.
d to telegraph instructions to their
respective comma ders after arriving
H TuSg Chow vi b their forces to stop
heir further advance to the capital,
40 as oos to cause alarm aud fear to
heir msjaa'ies and calamities to the
people Fr such advance would
snake tho foundations Of the Tai Ching
'mp're aod wound the feelings Of eli
people, high aod low. For . oom
pliaoos With this appeal tho milliooa Of
people Of the empire will be profoundly
grateful to the powers. Please oom
mu"ioa'e 'bis osblegrsm 1t once to the
secretary Of state"
The following memorandum iu reply
wa handed TO Mr. WI this afternoon.
F Fmesseiug that .hsre would be 10
su& i time after receiving q reply
to oar euorsudum of Aug IL to get
Instructions TO the relief coiumu before
i! bad resobed pskiu. We cent on tho
came day to the general oommau udiuR
the American forces 10 Chiua tho fol.
lowing dispatch:
Adjussut Generate OHirs.
Washington, Aug IL, 1900.
To Fowler. Chefoo, for Chaffee.
Aug IL Secretary war directs mo
to inform you thas Ii Hung chang
appointed BY Chinese government to
negotiate With powers req uests cessation
Of hostilities. We have replied that 10
are ready to enter toto 40 agreement
between powers and Chinese govern
ment for cessation Of hostilities on
condition that sufficient body Of the
forces composing tho relief expedition
shall be psrnisted to enter Pekiu
IN .oles,ed aud to escort foreign minis.
ters and resideots back to Tien Tsio,
'hs movement being provided for aud
secured by such arrangements sad dis.
positions Of troops ss shall be considered
satisfactory BY generals commanding
,he forces composing relief expedition.
We have com pu picated this to oil the
p"wers. Japsoess govern nmeot takes
ssue p'sWiop. We have not heard
ron other powers
Aud ~" days ago in view of the
rapid prog ess Of tho relief expedition