Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-02
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
From China

Shanghai, Aug. 2.-TLe allies DegsD
the advance on Pekin yesterday with
forces estimated ut 10000 men, with
10 guns. They expect to reach FeKin
on August IL.
London, Aug. 2--It is reported here
that trouble has again arisen 10 REFER
e0ce to the command of the allied Fekin
relief column. The Russians and Jap
anese are said to be jealous OF each
other. and to have started of in differ
ent directions. The japanese scouts
have suffered reverse north of Tien-
tsin, according to dispatches from that
place. Russians have captured some
small forts ten miles from TlentslD.
The English and American are cooper
ating in the advance though the British
war Office is still chsgrined that the
Washington government did not sup
port Lord Salisbury's request that M
Englishmen be given supreme COM
mand of the advance column. 1t s
stated the war office rejected an alter
nate suggestion that Gensral Chsffee be
made chief of the allied forces.
Shanghai, August 2.-Admiral Sey
mour left for Marking yesterday to set
the Viceroy of Marking in connection
with measures to protect foreigners.
| The Viceroy sent warship down the
Yangste to escort the British vessel "in
order to prevent misunderstanding il
passing the Chinese forts."
Admiral Alexief has left Tientsin
and returned to the coast because OF
the danger threatening Russian inter
ests 10 the Liaotong peninsula. General
| Linevitch is now ia command OF the
Russian forces at TientsiD. 90
London, Aug. 2.-Attention is rivel-
ed on the Pekin relief column whic +,
according to reports, started from TleD-
tsin yesterday. 1t is believed that the
allies will have their first engagement
at Yangtsung about twenty miles nor b
Of Tientsin and will see hard lighting
there. Latest reports say 10000
Chinese are strongly entrenched D.,
Yangtsun. Some military men regard
the report of general advance as pre-
mature. They say preliminary
movement has doubtless been inaugu-
| rated but that the preparations for
transport, preserving communications,
etc., which are imperative before the
main advance begins, cannot have been
completed in so short time. The
fate OF the foreigners hangs on the Te-
suit of the allies march. A defeat
even q repulse, it is believed, will b.
| the signal for the massacre at Pekin
which has been 80 mirsculously de-
ferred. The ministers, themselves,
have intimated that they fear the
Chinese army, now between Pekin ana
rientsin, more than they do the
Chinese troops in the city. The danger
of victorious Chinese army returning
to the capital, thirstiDg for more blood,
is admittedly grave. The report from
Washington that the Russian admiral
Alexieff will receive the appointmeDt
of commaDder-iD-cbie of the relief
column is not confirmed. Berlin re.
ports that there will be no commander
| 10 chief at all. Ia view of the blunders
at Tientsn which resulted from b
similar headless arrangement, expires
sions OF unessiness are frequent.
Paris, August 2 The French consu
at Shanghai reports that Ii Hung
| Chang has stated that he is unable t.
deliver a message to NJ. Picbon, lht
+; French minister at Pekio. The French
government is known to be alarmed
| for the safety of its representative
| The Shanghai consul also reports tina
Lii Hung Chang Informed United States
Consul Goodnow that he would restore
communication with the ministers II
the allies would postpone their advance
on Pekin.
Shanghai, August 2.-The Pekin re.
lieving force, according to late report
inst received, consists OF 81 900 men, o.
whom $4,000 are japanese, and $500
British. The column is proceeding
partly by river and partly by railroad.
Another column, composed of Russians
and japanese, is advancing on PekiD
from the northeast. The Chinese are
concentrating at Lsngfang and Tun-
chow.
Ii Ping Heng has given the command
for the four Chinese armies in the Yang
tse region to proceed to Pekin.
London, August "a Iientsin dis
patch, dated July 80, says that General
Gszelee, the British commander, is
accommodating near Peitsang, abOu
nine miles north of Tientsin. 1t is re-
ported that the Chinese under Generals
lung and Ma hold a strong position at
Peitsang.
London, Aug. 2.--Ths Chinese Minister
| here said today that the advance Of the allies
on Pekin means certain death not only to all
the foreigners in Pekin, but to the emperor
snd empress az we'll and tho overthrow OF
| the Msnchu dynasty.