The sun., 1900-08-02
DLED FORCES
II MARCHING TO battle
\ At PEkIN'S WALLS
Announcement Made That the
Advance on the Capitol
Has Begun.
FIGHT LIKELY AT PEI-TANG
English Military Experts Believe
That the Allies Have Thirty
Thousand Men Available
for the Advance.
China's Only
Hope.

I,ondon. Aug. 1.-"rhe allies began the
advance from Tien-tsin this morning.
saws an agency bulletin dated ut Shahg-
hal, Aug /.
If Is reported that another letter from
the British minister at Pcling, Slr 0lahue
Macdonald, dated Peking, Wednesday,
July - has reached Taku. Ihe 1hl'iese
government had renewed the suggestion
that tho minister leave the capital, but
tie minister declined
The Belgian government has fecelVtd
news that the allies have already mafch-
Oh pirEt milcs III tic direction Of Peklng.
II & oysilmcl tiat the Americans, Brit
III nnd Japanese are taking part IN TINS
forward movement. whether other ma
tionnlities are on not. IN advance base
will probably be established ~ or ~
miles nearer Peking, and supplies VIII pc
assembled preparatory to direct stroke
at the capital
or thr 10000 allies debarked at Pe-
chilli ports English military observers
consider that 10000 are available for an
advance beyond Tientsin. The Chinese
forces, according to the vague gatherings
az the allies intelligence officers, up %
Jnly 27 were disposed in great arc ~
miles long and distant 10 or 10 miles.
The numbers and exact location OF the
several divisions are utterly unknown.
The Pei-Ho is blockaded by sunken stone
laden iunks for 20 miles beyond lien
tsin and farther up, according 70 1nl-
nese spies of the allies dam has beeil
constructing for the purpose OF nooalhs
the low living eXpanSe or country.
The FIRST engagement Of the relief ex-
pedtion will probably be at Pei-Tang
where the viceroy of Zulu personally
commands.
Food Scarce In PeSinE.
Some information was brought to Tien
tsin Wednesday, July -, by Chinese
missionary student who was sent to thu
British legation at Peking. He was un
able ta deliver the message intrnsted t
him aud left peliing July X. He saw
few. troops between Picking and Yang
1srn. Na works had hcen constructed
Fota in peking was scarce. and the cit.
would be cutie unable to endure 4 SIEGE
Among tho scraps Of informatl9
brought hy another caurier who left I'e
Kin. .iuly II was the fact that Genera
Mn. ii notable Boxer chief, had bee
killed. by the IeYationcrs
Shanghai kilograms say the fofelg
consuls met Tuesday and decided to u
vitc the British admiral, Seymour I
take command Of the Shanghai defense
The United States consul general, MI. :
Goodnow, and the French consul genera
NJ. lie Bezaure on behalf of the conSu
visited Admiral Seymour. and he prom
ised to draw up plans and submit thel
to a council Of officers. The Shanghi
municipal council objects to the consult
action
The British Second infantry brigaf
has been ordered to debark at Hongkor
- fnrin iviug column to serve an
where in China. Two more transport
with Indian troops on board, are due
arrive 1T once.
Russian official dispatches from the Fl
east continue to show that Russian mi
tary commanders there have all thu
can do to cope with armed Chinese in Il
territory adjacent to Port Arthur. Rt
sian detachments are seeking to dsal
thn natives