The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-17

"2-Taking the first party which ar
rived on shore, consisting of 81 Marines,
10 the railroad station to Teng ku. they
were refused passage on the tram 20
Tien Tsin, owing to the agent being IN
willing to assume the responsibility O
issuing tickets 20 an armed force without
orders from the director OF the ROAD.
This portion OF the landing party were
then returned to Taku, where by TINS
time all OF the force had arrived. Pro-
curing a tug and lighter from the Iaku
Tug and Lighter Company, the entire
force was sent TO Tien TSln by river,
commander j. X. Meyers, T.. S. n, n
command, Captain McCalla and Paymaster
.Jewett proceeding by train at 1:44 p. IN.
The landing party reached Tien Tsin
at 10 O'Clock p. M, where they were re-
ceived with demonstrations of joy by the
foreign population, they being the first
Caucasian troops to arrive. ! remained
at Taku with my personal staff.
"3.-On May 30th, at LA / proceeded
to Tien Tsin for the purpose of examin-
ing. as we'll as | might the state of af-
fairs. On this day the English ship
AIgerine came in and landed q men, and
sent them to Tien Tsin, and ships of the
various other nations began arriving and
preparing to land troops.
"4-On May 31st, having obtained per
mission of the Chinese Government, |
sent 90 mcn from Tien Tsin to Pekin in
company with about 800 foreign troops of
various nationalities. They left at 4:15
D. m, Captain McCalla in command and
arrived at the end Of the railroad line
at 6:45 p. M, and marched to the Lee
cations, having encountered not the
slightest opposition on the way or in the
city.
81 returned on board ship June End
and on June 3rd Captain McCalla, after
seeing hat our men on shore were
promptly cared for, and that every thing
was in a satisfactory condition rets-ned
on board ship.
Ct take great pleasure in saying that
our officers and men on shore have, by
their conduct and management contrib
uted in every way to the high STANDARD Of
efficiency held by the Navy, yet it is
proper as a matter and satisfaction to my
self to mention and call the attention of
the Department particularly to Captain
McCalla, whose foresight and ability in
the discharge of his duties in connection
with this whole matter merit unqualified
praise.
Al - ~. Ill.,. ytSItIddS, L 1CCSlNC GU q
message indicating that affairs were
again in a critical condition. A party of
80 more men were landed from his ship
at 6 a. M. and Captain McCalla has again
gone ashore. Ensign c.. E. Gilpin, U. S.
n, and Naval Cadet C. E. Courtney who
returned with Captain McCalla from the
first landing party were the officers.
The Department was informed by ca
BILE message and the commander-in-chief
was similarly informed and requested to
send a light draft vessel here for use
il the river as a base of supplies for the
force on short. AS the disturbance here
is likely to be of such a prolonged ma
ture as to require the prOtracted stay OF
a vessel here ready to land men on short
notice as mentioned in my message, ]
consider a light draft vessel which can be
stationed inside of the river where COM
municatiOn is certain with q battalion
Of marines, almost Indispensable to the
present trouble, in order to effectively
protect American interests and properly
in this locality. A list of the foreign ships
now at anchor at this anchorage with
the vessels inside the river is herewith
enclosed, marked % Other nations are
landing troops today in response to the
message received last night."
II SUMMONED TO ,TKiN.
Hong Kong, July LII Hung Chang
yesterday received an urgent Geographic
summons to Pekin. 1t is reported that
he Will proceed north tomorrow. The
Chinese agree that his absence is certain
to lead to trouble.
st. Petersburg, July IA dispatch
from Khabarovsk, dated Thursday. July
18th, says an international council ol
war, held at Tien Tsin. las decided fol
the present, to confne the efforts of the
allied forces to fortifying Tien Tsin and
establishing safe communication with
Taku forts and arsenals.
Tien Tsin, it is added, is being re-arnct
with guns Of the highest class.