The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-08-22
THE WAR in CHINA.
Pekin is Captured and Ministers Saved

Pekin is Captured and Ministers Saved
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-The allied
armies bave captured and entered
Pekin in the face Of obstinate resistance
and the members Of the foreign lega-
tions are safe. Official confirmation of
tho fall of the Chinese capital came to
the United States government tonight
in the shape of two cablegrams, one
from Admiral Remey and the other
from Consul Fowler ut Chefoo. The
cablegram from Admiral Remey came
to hand first early in the evening, fol-
lowed very soon after by that from
Consul Fowler, and the officials realiz-
ing the great public interest in the
events which it was believed had hap
pened in Pekin, at once made them
public. Admiral Remey's dispatch is
as follows:
TAKU, Aug. II. q. III.
Bureau Navigation, Washington.
Juet received telegram from Tien
Tsin dated 10th, 1Op. NJ:
"Pekin was captured on Aug. Ia.
Foreign legations are safe; details fol-
low shortly" REMEY.
That from Consul Fowler giving i'm
portant details of the occurrences at the
time the capture of the city was given
enout i'll the subjoined official state
ment:
CHEFoo. Aug. II, 1900.
Secretary State, Washington.
Seventeenth. Japanese admiral re-
ports allies attacked Pekin, east, 10Th.
Obstinate resistance. Evening Japanese
entered capital with other forces. I'M
mediately surrounded legations. In
mates safe. Japanese lost over 100;
Chinese 300. FOWLER.
Previous information which has been
received here showed that the allied
armies took possession of Tung Chow
on the 18th inst. From that city to
Pekin the distance is not very great,
not more than dozen miles. 1t seems
evident, therefore, that the armies
halted for time at Tupg Chow prob
ably for the purpose of giving the men
! q rest tn prepare for the attack on
the capital city in force after waiting
| until the rear of the advancing hosts
should arrive at the front. Possibly
also delay was the result of negOtia-
tions inaugurated by the Chinese Off
cials looking to the delivery of the
ministers with O Chinese or other es-
cort. If negotiations were attempted
they must have failed as the army con-
tinued on it's march and attacked the
capital three days after reaching Tung
Chow.
The officials here were aware Of the
fact that the stronghold of the Boxers
was in the Chinese city and that for
the allies to attempt to force their way
through it into the Tartar city in which
the legation compounds aze located
/ might mean great loss Of life and pos
sibly defeat. 1t was also known that
the imperial troops which have sided
with the Boxers were many Of them in
or near the Chinese city and that such
of the artillery and rife fire which has
been poured into the legations had been
from the walls separating the two cit
les. These facts evidently were COM
municated to Gen. Chaffee and the
other commanding officers of the allies.
Realizing these obstacles it appears the
allies decided to attack the city by the
east gate. There are four entrances to
the city on the east, two leading to
the Chinese city and two to the Tartar
city. just which Of these was selected
as the attacking point Consul FOwler's
dispatch does not disclose. Contrary to
the press reports of to-day Consul Fow-
ler's dispatch shows that the attack
on the city met with strong resistance.
The Japanese advance engaged, accor-
ding to the understanding of the off,
cials here, numbered 10000 men 80 that
the loss suffered by them was over /
per cent. No mention is made of the
Losses Of the forces Of The other armies
but it Is presumed that it wash r1O-
portion to that suffered by the Japan
ese. .
LONDON, Aug. 18, IA. m.-"Pekin was
relieved on the night OF the 18th" This
message was received last evening at
the imperial customs Office in London
| from the commissioner of customs in
Chefoo. It is the only official message
that has reached England in confirma-
tion Of the earlier reports. Admiral
Remey'e dispatch not having arrived in
time for publication in the London
| morning papers. The Morning Post,
which is the only paper printing the
Chefoo message, says:
To-day is not only day of national
rejoicing, it is also q day of congratu-
lation for all powers of the world.r
| Proceeding to diseuss the probabili- :
ties OF cessation OF hostilities, The
Morning Post assumes that the United
States are willing tn abandon abandon any idea
OF further aggressive action, but it
| questions the disposition of Germany
i and the otner p0wers to agree to such
/ n C0YIras - sssS