The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-07
Allied Forces Meet the Chinese at Peitsano
and Compel Them to
Retreat
Lii Hung Chang Says the Ministers Are En-
Route to Tien Tsin, but No Ver-
fcdtion of It.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-The following
cablegrams have been received at the
navy department.:
Chifu. Aug. 6.-Bureau of Navigation,
Washington: British Fame reports unof
nclal engagement at Peitsang, Sunday
Allied loss killed and wounded, 1900,
chI1efiy Russians and japanese.
Chinese retreating. -Taussig,
Chi-fu, Aug. 6.-Bureau Of Navigation,
Washington: Unofficial report believed
reliable, about 5000 allies heavily en-
gagged Chinese at Pietsang daylight of
eth. -Remey.
Pietsang is the first railroad station
about eleven miles O.. twelve miles north
west of Tien Tsin. on the way to PeEta-
Taussig. who signed the first dispatch,
is in command of the Yorktown, which is
at Chi-fu
1t is said at the war department that
there is no reason to doubt that an en-
gagement has taken place. While no Of
fetal information has been received, it is
said that such an engagement was not
unexpected.
LONDON. Aug. Z, 3:4o a. m.-''The ad-
vance Of the allied forces commenced to-
day." cables the British consul at Tien
Tsin, under date of Aug. T. This is the
first official Information received here
that the attempt to relieve Pekin has
begun 1t Is accepted as correct. The
British consul does not mention any fight
ing, but the Shanghai correspondent Of
the Daily Mall telegraphing Sunday, says:
1.-The Pekin relief column is reported
to have suffered a check. The Chinese
are said to have adopted Tugela tactics,
and after several hours of fighting to
have retreated."
This is the only message received in
London this morning bearing out the re-
ports of Admiral Remey and Commander
Taussig regarding an engagement at Pett-
sang. The fact that the advance did not
begin until Saturday Is taken to strength
en- the accounts of a battle Sunday.
In the same cablegram which was read
in the house of commons, the consul at
Tien Tsin says:
News from the japanese legation has
been received up to Aug. l." Therefore
edicts announcing safety Of ministers on
that date are confirmed.
Yesterday the Chinese minister, Sir Chih
Chen Lob Fen Yuh, communicated to
Lord Salisbury a message from the tsung
Ii yamen, dated July 81, reiterating the
statement that the ministers were safe
on that date, and repeating the friendly
relations existing between them and the
yamen, as well as the sending Of supplies
he una prp
tains the important statement:
"a successful termination of the con-
ference with the ministers for their con-
veyance to Tien Tsin under escort is ex-
pected but owing to recommencement of
hostilities at Tien Tsin, code kilograms
for transmission to the representatives
are considered undesirable"
This appears to confirm the statement
that the Chinese government will endeav-
or to stop the march to Pe1in by using
the ministers as hostages.
Ii BLAMES TUAN.
The Lokal Anzeiger, Of Berlin, publish
ing an interview with Ii Hung Chang,
quotes him as declaring emphatically
that China must not in any circumstances
cede any more territory to any power.
In reply to a question why the rebellion
ed as having said:
81 blame Prince Tuan, the empress
dowager and the whole Pekin govern
ment But for their lack of energy the
situation would never have become so Sc
rious''
The st. Petersburg correspondent of the
Daily Mail says:
active negotiations are proceeding be-
tween Russia and the United States, the
probable outcome Of which will be a
resolution to uphold the integrity of Chi
ma unconditionally.'
A Shanghai correspondent of the same
paper says that the Americans there are
urging the appointment of Gen. MacAr-
thur as commander-in-chief of the allied
forces.
The Standards Shanghai representa-
tive wiring Sunday, says:
''It is clear that the march to the relief
of Pekin will be anything but walk
over Japanese scouts have discovered a
large force of Chinese southwest of Tien
Tsin, and other large forces in the vicin-
ity of Lu Tai, to the eastward.
"It is learned now that the members
of the tsung Ii yamen, who were put to
death for their alleged pro-fore!gn pro-
clivities, were not beheaded but were cut
in twain, this being the severest penalty
under the Manch1 code. Sheng declares
that the grand council at Pekin was ig
norant of the orders for the execution"
SAYS MINISTER'S LEFT.
a. ma Shanghai special, dated Aug.
6, says: Iii Hung Chang has officially
informed the consuls that the ministers
left Pekin for Tien Tsin last Friday.
Aug. 8, with Gen. Yung Lu in command
of the escort The consuls here are by
no means disposed to credit Earl LIS
statement.
London up to this hour indicate that the
ministers have not left Pekin.'