Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-08-21
CHAFEEE'S MESSAGE.
Confirms the Capture Of Pekin and
the Rescue Of LegatiOners.
ARE STILL FIGHTING
The Empress DoHager Still Detained In
the Inner City The Allies Are
Bombirdlng Inner City
Eight Are Wounded.

Washington. Aug. 90 From Gen.
Chailee the war department received of.
fetal confirmation Of the fall Of Pekin
and the rescue Of the besiegcd legation.
ers.
The dispatch Of the American com.
mnnder was not long. and contained
few details, bat the unconcealed salts.
faction with which IL was received by
the officials indicated clearly the ankle.
iy that has been engcudered by his pro-
lougcg silence His last communication
% the government prior 20 the receipt d
Sundays adyices was dated Aug ! 4. at
Matow. almost 80 miles from Peliu. The
explanation Of his silence j. suggested In
advices received by the navy department
from Admiral Remy, who. tolegraphing
from Taku on Aug. rs. says the tele-
graph line between that point and Pekin
Il interrupted.
The cablegram from Admiral Remey
contains some important information
not mentioned by General Chaiieo. He
makes the startli ng statement. on Japa-
nese authority, that the inner city of
Pekin was being bombarded by the al.
lied forces Admiral Reiney also says
that the dowager empires. is detail ned in
the inner city by Prince Yungcde.
Advices received last night from the
foreign Office a Toxic. Japan. by the
japanese legation In this city. confirm
and amplify previous accounts Of the
allied troops
Following is the text Of the dispatch
from General Chaifee:
Che Foo, Aug. 2O.-Adjutant General.
Washington: At Pekin, Aug. -. we
entered the legation grounds at 5o'olock
at night with the Fourteenth and light
battery. Eight wounded during the
days fighting. Otherwise all well "
II viii be noted that the dispatch in.
dicates that the American troops en-
tered the legation grounds AZ 3 O'Clock
on the evening Of Aug. 49, by the
Washington officials and by the several
legation officials 20 whom IL was shown.
the date Of General ChaGce's communi.
cation l. regarded n an error In trans
mission. Il is believed that the word
"hiteenth" shoald be- sixteenth" an
previous advices. official and unofficial
have indicated that the legations wer,
relieved on the evening Of "Wednesday
Aug. 10.
The fact that only the Fourteenth in
iantry aud Riley's battery entered th'
city. a. shown by General Chafee's dis
patch docs not indicate that the Nintl
infantry and marines. who were 10 con
spiculously gallant throughout tn
advance upon tho capital. did no
participate in the engagement which
resulted directly In the rescue Of tn
bosieged legafiouers. Il Is pointed on
~ likely that General Chafee, actiug
with the other commanders, divided hi.
force, leaving the Ninth infantry and
the marines without the walls Of th,
city 10 act as n rear guard and try {,
prevent the escape Of the Chimes,
troops by other gates than those through
which the allies entered, or for som
other excellent reason. Only two bat
talions Of the Fourteenth regiment ar
with General Chafiee. They compris
about 800 men. This would indicate tina
only about one.third Of Gen. Chaifee
force actually had entered the city at IN
time he sent his dispatch. The fact tina
only eight of the American force wer
wounded, none being killed. is regarde
as notably fortunate.