The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-07
Message to Daily Mail Confirms
Remey's Dispatch.
JAPANESE LEGATION HEARD FROM
Statement That Ministers Are to Be
Held to Stop Advance Of Relief
Confirmed = Negotiations Be-
tween Russis. and United
States for Unconditional
Integrity Of Empire.
Iv Associated Press J

LONDON, August 7.-3:4G a. M.-"The
to-day" cables the British Consul at Tien-
Tsn, under date OF August 4th. This is
the first official information received here
that the attempt to relieve Pekin has be-
gun. It is accepted as correct.
The British Consul does not mention any
fighting; but the Shanghai correspondent
Of the Daily Mail. teleSraphing Sunday,
says:
The Pekin relief column is reported
to have suffered & check. The Chinese are
said to have adopted Tugela tactics, and
after several hours of fighting TO have re-
treated
This is the only message received in
London this morning. bearing out the re-
ports of Admiral Remey and Commander
raussg regarding an engagement at Pelt
Sang The fact that the advance did not
begin until SaturI Iay IS talSsn 10 strengthen
the accounts of a battle Sunday.
MINISTER'S SAFE.
The Consul at Tien-Tsin says:
News from the japanese legation has
been received up to August lst."
Yesterday the Chinese Minister COM
nluntcated to Lord Salisbury message
from the Tsung Ii Yamen, dated July 30th.
containing this important statement:
"a successful termination of the con-
ference with the Ministers for their con-
veyance under escort to Tien-Tsin is eS-
pected; but owing to the re-commence-
ment Of hostilities at Tien-Tsin code tele-
grams for Transmission to the representa-
tives are considered undesirable
This appears 10 confirm the statement
that the Chinese Government will endeavor
to stop the march TO Pellin by using the
ministers as hostages.
The I.okal Anzeiger, of Berlin, publish
ing an interview wih Ii Hung Chang,
quotes him as decaren~ emphatically that
China must not, in aigS etccunls tahces, cede
any more territory to any Power. In re
plv to a question why The rebellion was
not put down, Earl Iii is represented as
having said: Il blame Prince Tuan, the
Empress Dowager and the whole Pekln
Government. But for their Jack OF energy
the situation would never have become 50
serious
INTEGRITY OF THE EMPIRE.
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 reso-
luton to uphold the integrity of China un-
conditionaiiy-
A Shanghai correspondent Of the same
tho appointment OF General Macarthur as
communicated of the allied forces.
Inc Standards Shanghai representative
wiring Sunday, says:
.'It is clear that the march to the relief
of Pekin will be anything but a walk-over-
Japanese scouts have discovered d large
force Of Chinese southwest OF Tien TSln
ana another large force in the vicinity OF
Iu Tai to the eastward.
1T is learned row that the members Of
the Tsung Ii Yamen who We're put to
death for their alleged pro-foreign procliv-
tiles were not beheaded. but We're cut In
twain. this being the severest peralty un-
der the Manchur code. Shen declares that
the Grand Council at Pekn was ignorant
of the orders for the execution
a Ma Shanghai special dated
August 9th, says:
Iii Hung Chang has officially Informed
the consuls that the ministers left Pekin
for Tien Tsin last Friday, August Sd, with
General Yung Lu in command of the es4
ccrt. The consuls are by no means dis
posed to credit Earl Lis statement"
All other reports that have reached Lon
don up to this hour indicate that the min
listers have not left Pelzin.