Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-08

From China.

London. Aug. SIN the House CT
Commons today Mr.. Broderick, the un-
der secretary for foreign affairs, read q
telegram from Sir Claude Macdonald,
the British minister in Pekin. which
was dated Pekin, Aug. 3. The mes"
sage, which was received at the foreign
office this morning, was as follows: VI
today received your telegram forward
ed by the Chinese minister. Shell and
cannon fire ceased on July 10 but rifle
fire from the positions held by the box
ers and the government troops has con-
tinued internationally. The casualties
since then July 16) have been slight.
All the wounded are doing we'll. Inc
total losses ara sixty killed and one
hundred and ten wounded. We have
strengthened our Notifications. we
have over two hundred women, child
req, and refugees in the legation. Inc
Chinese refused permission to telegraph
in cipher until now"
London, Aug. S.-The receipt Of
messages from the British, American
and Belgian representatives 10 Pekin,
two of which bear August dates. tends
to confirm the report that Chinese
edict of August 2 authorized the res
| toration of free communication between
the ministers and their governments.
Minister Conger's dispatch is not dated
| but is believed here to have been sent
on August 8 This apparent demon
stralion of the sincerity OF the edict oil
August 2 excites lively anxiety regard.
ing Its other part, which ordered the
departure of the ministers for Tientsln
under good escort. Minister Conger't
message indicates that the authorities
were trying to put the order into ef
feet, while the ministers were strenu-
ously opposing the effort. 1t Is easily
possible that since August 3 the objec'
tons of the foreign representatives
have been overborne and that they
have set out under compulsion on q
Journey ostensibly to the coast, which
Mr.. Conger said would be "certain
| DEATH"
Cologne, Aug. The Gazette learns
that Field Marshal Count Wsldersee
has been appointed commander.in-chiel
of the allied forces in China.
London, Aug. S.-Sir Chi-Chen.Lo-
Feng-Lu, the Chinese minister. today
publishes an imperial edict, dated Aug
2, which said "IB view of the hostili.
ties between certain Chinese rebels and
the foreign powers, due to the anti
| Christian feelings OF the Chinese people
we have afforded reasonable protection
to the ministers in Pekin. The Tsung
li.yamen sent TO the legations proposals
| for their safe conveyance under escort tC
Tientsin. Upon the advice of In Hung
Chang, and Liu Kun vi, we author
| zed General Yung-Lu to provide Of
ticials and selected troops to escort
them from Pekin whenever they should
set date to depart. If the rebels en-
route endanger the party, the officials
are charged to destroy the rebels SO
that no blunder may be committed
The freedom of telegrsphic communi-
cations in plain words between the min
listers and their governments is hereby
restored in order to show our candid
ness"
Director OF Telegraphs Sheng wires
today that another edict, dated August
5, restores The right OF cipher communi
cation.
London, Aug. S-The first official
| British notification of the battle at
Peitsang on Sunday was received to.
day from the British Admiral at Che
foo. His telegram was dated August
6, and reads as follows: THE allies,
about $4,000 strong, attacked the
Chinese in an entrenched position two
miles ont of Tientsiu. The Chinese
were driven out and retired nortward,
the allies pursuing and occupying their
position. The transports followed.
The advance on Pekin by road and
! river has begun.N