Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 3, 1900

Mr. Adee to Mr. Conger, through Consul-General at Shanghai.

[Telegram.—Paraphrase.]

Department of State,
Washington, August 14, 1900.

(Mr. Adee states that armistice has been asked by Chinese Government, through Li Hung Chang, to which reply has been made that Mr. Conger must first be delivered to relief column at Pekin. The relief column captured Ho-si-wu on August 8, and is supposed now to be near Tung-Chow. Courage.)