The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-18
IA. r. r DOrWard.
,lo "Brigadier GeneraI.

TO Robert L. Meade, U. S. M. c., COM
Imandlng United States forces in Tien
Tsin, China"
Col. Meade gives a list of the casual
| ties and details the circumstances of the
| death Of Col. Liscum and Can't. Davis.
He also states that the allies are about
/ to choose president for the governor
OF Tien Tsin. He was Informed, he
! says, by Gen. Dorward, that he expected
| to move on Pekin in a fortnight.
The proclamation TO the Inhabitants
| of Tien Tsin, telling them that the bonn
bardment was only in reply to the at
tacks by rebels, is also included in the
| report.
MAI. WALKERS REPORT.
Maj. Walters report Is, of especial in
| terest, as he had command of the ma
| rines in the fight before Tien Tsin was
| reached. The eport is dated Tfen Tsin
June %, and says in part.
AT 2 o'clock on the morning of June
~ the Russian colonel Informed me that
ne would push on with his four hundred
men and attempt to get into Tien Tsin
and aid in the defense @of the city. I
OBJECTED, but was overruled in counsel.
My reason told me that there was a slim
chance for passing the Chinese force with
only 530 men and no guns, the three
lnch rifle proving defective, 1 disabled 1t
ana rolled 1t Into the river, and followed
the Russians in the tWelye-mile march
on Tien Tsin.
RECOMMENDED FOR BRAVERY.
.! have to earnestly recommend to your
notice -ior such reward as you may deem
p oper, the following officers: Lieut.. S.
-. butler, for the admirable conduct of
MS men In all the fights of the week;
Tor saving a wounded man at the risk
or his life, and under q very heavy fire
Lieut.. A. E. Harding. for conspicuous
saIantry In action in saving the wound
ed at the risk of his life under a heavy
fne; Second Lieut. w L. Jolly. for the
same risk, and for leading a fine charge
over the parapets in the face of a heavy
Hre' FIRST. Lieut. Leonard; for saving life
under fire, and for admirable control and
direction of the fire; First Lieut. Powell
p LOT working and managing the Colt gun
a aTugi a. = herce nfe, and without support
FIRST. Lieut. Wynne, for his steadfast
courage and encOura cement of his men
AS Tor the men feel that could not do
them justice. 1 shall send You the
names of special instances in their caeas
hoping that a suitable reward NAV he
given them, as the law allows
BRITISH SURGEONS WORKED HARD
l have also to ask you to urge the de-
paftment to thank the British surgeons
Tor their care, on the field and in the
hospital, of our wounded. Especially do
l wish to recommend to the departments
notice the services of Surgeon Roblev II
J. Browne, r. N, II. M. S. Alacrity. So
sure was his service and search on the
held that we were enabled to get all
rifles on the firing line with the sure
knowledge that the dead and wounded
would De attended TO; We had no sur
geon or medical supplies.
THE operations under Commando
Craddock, r. N, were admirably plan
ned and executed" '.s
MEADE'S PROCLAMATION.
The proclamation mentioned by Col.
Meade is as follows:
ITO the Inhabitants of the City Of
lien Tsin: In bombarding the CITY of
lien Tsln the allied forces only replied
foreign settlements
~, At present your authorities, forgetting
thelr suites, have deserted their posts
the allied forces consider it their duty
nln1stratlon which you all have to obey
This administration wifi protect every
one wishing, to deal in, a friendly manner
with foreigners, but will punish without
Let the bad people tremble: but the
good people should feel assured and
f fbdf s return to their houses and begin
restored. Respect this.
I1en Tsfn, 10th July 1900
Approved by:
"A,llamagne-von Usedom, captaine de
"Altriche Hongrie-J. Tudrak, Heuten-
ant de vaissau.
"Etats Unis dAmerfque-Col Meade
American marines
''Erance-De Palaeol. colonel
Grande Bretagne-Le Gen. Dorward
''Ttalie-G. Siriann. lieutenant de vais-
seau.
'Japon-Le Gen. Fukushima.
Russ1e-Vice Admiral E. Alexieff, gen
eral major Stessel'
Maj Waller enclosed reports of his
company commanders. giving in detail
the work done by their Organizations
6nc ,-+r. II
duct of officers and men. Capt. Fuller,
who commanded Company F, commends
the conduct of a company of English
blue Jackets under command Of a lieu
tenant from the Orlando who rendered
valuable assistance In carrying tho
Ninth's wounded to the rear on the re-
treat and in forming the rear guard