The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-21
WILMINGTON, n. c.. TUESDAY, AUGUST 2l, 1900.

Kasus troops have gone southwest,
with the object of drawing off the allies
and preventing them from following up
the court"
Shanghai, August IS, 10 a. m.-The
general attack on Pekin began August
18th in the morning. The enemy OBJ
Stinately resisted. The same evening,
the japanese demolished the Cham
Lang and Long Chi gates and entered
the capital. The other armies entered
by the Tong Quien gate. They sent de-
tachments at once to the legations,
where the ministers were found safe.
THE GATES BLOWN OPEN.
Toxic, August 1S.-General Yaguhi
wires from Pekin under date Of August
10th as follows:
The allies attacked Pekin early yes
terday, opening with artillery on the
eastern side. The wall was obstinate
ly held by the enemy. The japanese
and Russians were on the northward
Of the Tung Chow canal. The Ameri-
cans and British were on the south
side. AT nightfall the japanese blew
up the two eastern gates of the Tartar
city and entered. In the meantime the
Americans and British entered the Chi
nese city at the Tung Ping gates. De-
tachments of each force were sent to-
ward the legations The parties met
the legations and opened communica-
tion All the ministers and their stats
were found safe. The japanese loss
was over 100 killed, including three
officers. The losses of the allies have
not been aScertained. Four hundred
Chinese We're killed
Vienna, August 1S.-The Austrian
foreign office has received a dispatch
announcing that the Austrian minister
at Pekin is slightly wounded.
COMPLIMENTARY TO OUR OFF,
GALS.
London, August 1S.-While awaiting
details of the taking of Pekin the pa
pers here again comment on the su-
perior official intelligence of the au-
thOritieS at Washington, the st. James
Gazette saying: The relief of the le-
cations may now be accepted without
reservation"
| The Westminster Gazette attributes
| the celerity of the American reports
| to the fact that the Americans are
erecting field wires and have E. staff
| officer assigned for the express pur-
pose of sending news.
The following dispatch has been re-
| ceived at the Russian war office in ST.
Petersburg from General Alixiffe:
Port Artuthur, August Is.
General F'leiSchen with a force of all
| arms captured Hal Cehn August 18th,
after three days fighting. The Chinese
| loss was 400 men and four guns. Five
|
| guns
| Washington, August 1S-A dispatch
| from Consul General Goodnow, at
| Shanghai, has been received at the
state department, confirming previous
| reports Of the entrance of the allied
| armies into Pel1in and the safety of the
| legations.
The following cablegram was re-
| ceived at the war department this
morning from Brigadier General Barry,
of General Chaffee's staff:
"Che\ Foo, August Is.
"Adjutant General, Washington
| THE transport Indiana arrived on the
18th. All are we'll. Will go to the
front. Pekin taken 18th. Legations
| safe "BARRY"
The Indiana carried a battalion of the
Fifteenth infantry, which had trans
| ported from the Sumner at Nagasaki
TROOPS LAND AT SHANGHAI.
The cruiser New Orleans has arrived
| at WI Sung, the port of Shanghai. She
has on beard 300 men, including forty
| marines. 1t is understood that the
British forces landed today and that
they will be followed by French and
| German landing parties. 1t is not ex-
| pected that the Americans will land a
| party.
TO WATCH THE CHINESE FLEET.
Washington, August 1S.-As the re-
| suit of an exchange of cablegrams be-
| tween the powers concerning affairs at
Shanghai, an agreement has been
reached by which all the admirals of
the several powers represented at
| Shanghai will act concurrently in a
| survey, or watching of the Chinese
| rang Use fleet instead of having this
] duty performed entirely by the British
| admiral at Shanghai. This Chinese
| Yang Use fleet consists of four cruisers
| and several torpedo boat destroyers.
AS many transports are carrying troops
| of the various powers to China it has
| been deemed necessary to see that Chi
nese do not attack the unprotected
| transports.