The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-08-14

safely guard 500 foreigners, including
700 women and children as well as 5000
native Christians who cannot be aban-
doned TO certain massacre. We canno
accept a Chinese escort under any cir
umstances. All my colleagues are dis
patching such to their respective gov
ernments- OF the American marines
seven have been killed and sixteen
wounded, amor the latter, Captain
Myers and Dr.. Lippitt, Who are getting
along well. "CONGER."
The message is undated, but IL Is
supposed TO have been sent on or after
the 5th OF August when b imperial
edict removing the inhibition against
h ministers sending cipher kilograms
vas received by the Tsung Ii Yamen.
It substantially accords with the dis
patch OF the French minister, NJ.
Pihcon, to his government, which was
made public in Paris yesterday and
printed in this mornings papers.
Shanghai, August 10.-Ffve Chinese
missionaries were recently murdered
nea Chtnanf.
THE RUSSO-CHINESE WAR
ST. Petersburg, August 10.-The Rus
sian admiralty has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Admiral Alex
Jeff:
New Chwang. Sunday, August 5th.
The Chinese town of e Chwang
on the gulf OF Liao Lung vas captured
August 4th, two warships taking part
in the bombardment. The inhabitants
were disarmed."
The Russian war office has received
the following dispatch from General
Grodekoff:
"Kharbarovsk, August 9.-General
Rennenkampf, August eth, overlook
and defeated the enemy beyond the
Amur river, capturing two guns. The
battle was continued as far as Jgest.
During h evening of August 9TH the
Chinese assumed the offensive on both
our TANKS. They were driven back
with great loss. ~Rennenkampf has
been reinforced with infantry, artillery
and cavalry.
The railroad north of Tashi Tsap is
in the hands Of the Chinese who de-
stroyed the station at Hal Cheng, Au-
gust 9Th, and damaged the line.
Hal Cheng was recaptured after an
obstinate fight. The mountain floods
interfere with the reconstruction of the
line"
1t is officially announced that the
Russian troops captured Kharbin Au-
gust 3rd.
A DISPATCH FROM MACDONALD.
London, August 10.-The British for
eign office has received from the min
lister of Great Britain at Pekin, Sir
Claude Macdonald, a dispatch dated
Pekin, August 4th. much to the same
effect as the dispatch to the French
foreign office from NJ. Pichon, which
described the efforts Of the Chinese to
induce the foreign ministers to accept
a Chinese escort to Tien Tsin.
st Petersburg, August lot is re-
ported that 12.O0 Chinese troops are
marching from the provinces of HUI
Nan n HUI Pei towards Pekin and
Tien Tsin.
EARL Ii APPOINTED PEACE ME-
GOTIATOR.
Brussels, August 10.-The foreign Of
flee has received the following message
signed 'Decartier" &c. de Cartier de
Marchienne, first secretary of the Bel
gian legation at Pekin:)
Shanghai, August 10.
can imperial decree names Lii Hung
Chang as minister plenipotentiary to
negotiate peace"
The foreign office has also received
from the Belgian minister 1t Pekin a
dispatch indentical with that received
yesterday by the French foreign office
from the French minister at Pekin, NJ.
Pichon, telling of the attempts made
by the Chinese to secure the foreign
ministers acceptance of a Chinese es-
cOrt to Tien Tsin.