The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1900-08-07
The Force includes 10000 japanese,
10000 Russians, 5000 British and
1000 Other Foreign Troops.
1t is Thought By Washington Officials
That the Legations Are Still
Safe From Harm.
A Strong Force of Chinese Troops
Made An Attack On Tien-Tsin
As Soon As the Allies Had
Departed For Picking.

PAL Ill1CHb udS ludu6 puDllC Ju6 IOllOW-
ing correspondence between Ii Hung
Chang and the department regarding
the abandonment of the campaign in
Picking:
"Telegrams sent to the United
States embassies in Berlin, London,
Paris, Rome and st. Petersburg and
to the United States minister at To-
kio.
Department of State, Washington,
August, l, 1900. In reply to a sug-
gestion of Ii Hung Chang that the
ministers might be sent under safe
escort to Tien-Tsin provide the pow
ers would engage not to march on
Picking, the secretary of stdte replied
on the 3Oth of July:
This government will not enter
into any arrangement regarding dis
position or treatment of legations
without first having free communi-
cation with Minister COnger. Re-
sponsibility for their protection rests
upon Chinese government. Power to
deliver at Tien-Tsin pre-suppose pow
er to protect and to open communi-
cation. This is insisted on"
This message was delivered by Mr..
Goodnow on the 31st to Viceroy Ii,
who then inquired whether, eff free
communication were established be-
tween ministers and their govern
ments, it could be arranged that the
powers should not advance on Pc
king pending negotiations.
To this inquiry the following reply
was sent on the first of August:
"Goodnow, consul general, Shang-
hal:
81 do not think it expedient to
submit the proposition of Earl Ii to
the other powers. Free communica
ton with our representatives in Pc
king is demanded as matter of alb
solute right and not as favor. Since
the Chinese government admits that
81 possesses the power to give com
munication, it puts itself in an I'M
friendly attitude by denying it. No
negotiations seem advisable until the
Chinese government shall have put
the diplomatic representatives of the
powers in full and free communica-
ton with the respective governments
and removed all danger to their lives
and liberty We would urge Earl Ii
earnestly to advise the imperial au-
thorities of China to place themselves
in friendly communication and coop
Grafton with the relief expedition.
They are assuming a heavy response
bility in acting otherwise.
"(Signed) HAY"
London, Aug. 6.-The American
and British forces began the advance
on Peking last Thursday, according
to a dispatch dated August ? from
Tien-Tsin to the Daily Express. ''The
main body of the allies" continues
the correspondent, marched July
30. Gen. Chaffee was delayed by diff
ficulties Of Decentralization. Gen.
Dorward, the British commander, had
no such obstacles, and his delay is
inexplicable. The other foreign
troops are now half way to Lola.
The force includes 10000 Japanese I'M
der Gen. Yamachuchi and 10000 Rus
slams. The British force totals 5000
and the other foreign troops are -
600. We are weak in artillery.
''On August a strong force of Chi
nese from the native city attacked
Tien-Tsin. By a series of brilliant
charges our troops drove them from
their positions. The native city is
still defiant, and the aries are I'M
willing to march troops through it's
streets, as this would mean ali i'm
mense slaughter. When the Chinese
saw so large a body of troops, march
ing westward, they apparently be-
1ieved they would have an easy vic
tory over those who were left"
A message to the same paper from
a correspondent in Peking dated July
% says: 1.-THE women have borne all
the horrors with marvellous forti-
tude, and even with cheerfulness.
arsenals at Tien-Tsin were captured,
and it babe fair to be successful. I'm
fortunately Ii Ping Heng and Yang
Yu arrived here at the critical mo-
ment and overthrow the peace party.
Food has been short, but not ter
rible so, though we have had to be
very careful"
A Shanghai dispatch dated August
4 SAYS: 1.-The first overt attack upon
foreigners occurred this morning.
Three Chinese, supposed to be sol
diers in disguise, fired at a well known
English resident while he was lying
asleep on the veranda of his house.
He had a narrow escape.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Mail announces the reception
of an imperial edict dated August 2.
ordering Gen. Yung Lu to select high
military and civil dignitaries togeth-
er with sufficient number of picked
troops, to escort the foreign minis
ters to Tien-Tsin as soon as they de-
sire to leave Peking. By the terms
of the edict Gen. Yung Lu will be
held personally responsible for their
safety, and he is given full authority
to deal summarily with those oppos-