Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-05
Subject Wounded and Captured
to Horrible CrueIties.
CANNOT REACH PEKIN YET
Commanders of tho Allied Foreign Troops
I'm Tion Tsin Say 1t Would BE Suicidal to
Try to Reach tho Chinese Capital--The
Twelve Thousand international Troops
Can Barely Keep Up Communications,
md nro Fighting necessarily Against
Overwhelming Numbers.

(By Telegraph to Virginian- Pilot.)
London, July 4.-12 so p. m-"Not n
single foreigner is now alive in Pekin"
is the latest Chinese report which has
reported Shanghai. Other Shanghai
reports describe the condition of the
British legation as awful. 1t is said
that the rooms of the legation were
filled with sick and wounded, the kill
ed lying unhuried in heaps. 1t is be-
lieved that many members and OIL
Gals OF the Tsung Ii Yumen persisted
when the German Guard. maddened
by the murder of Baron Won ketteler
the German Minister, set fire to the
building. That the foreigners at the
Chinese capital have been abandoned
to their horrible fate seems no longer
open to doubt. The Associated Press
cabiegram from Taku seems to fore
shadow the evacuation OF Tien Tsin
by the International forces pending
the arrival of u fully equipped army.
II is felt here that Il retreat of the
troops is likely to set aflnme the prov
inccs at present quiescent.
AdViceS from Shanghai to-day re-
port continued fighting at Tien Tsin,
while the German Consul at Che Foo
telcSraphS to Berlin confirming the re-
port of the renewal of hostiities He
says the foreign settlement at Tien
Tsin is again surrounded and is being
bomharded, and that the women and
children are to be removed.
NEW CITY DESTROYED.
London, July OOPS a. MA dis
patch from Taku. dated Friday June
20. and Shanghai. July 3, says: A re-
connoiterins party, under Lieutenant
Commander Keys. of the torpedo boat
Fame. captured and destroyed the new
city and port twelve miles from Taku
on June IS. There was little or no OPP
position. Two blueJackets were in
1ured by an explosion. and many Chi
nese were killed The river is prac-
tically clear from Taku to Tien T3in,
with the exception OF few sunken
towboats and lighters.
In the second attack on tho east ar
senal June 2T the Russians were re-
quired to return for reinforcements. A
force of British. one company of Ger
mans and thirty Americans then en-
gagged the enemy, who, with four guns,
made n determined resistance until the
whole allied force supported the artil-
lery. The allies advanced and storm
cd the west end of the arsenal. Fifty
Chinese We're killed and the remainder
retired. Lack of cavalry prevented the
capture of the whole force. As soon as
the allies had occupied the arsenal tf-
teen hundred imperial troops made u
flank attack from the city. The Brit
ish and RUSSIANS soon drove them
back. The British casualties number
five killed and twenty-one wounded
The Americans had only one wounded:
the Germans two killed and five
wounded. while the Russians lost sew
enteen killed and wounded.
NEWS FROM SEYMOUR.
London. July 4.-The Admiralty has
-. 4
Seymour, dated Tien, fsin, Saturday
June 30. After repeating the news
from Peliin. of June "a. of the destruc-
ton of all the legations except the
British. French, German and part Of
the Russian, he adds:
1.-THE Europeans have gathered In the
British Legation They have provis-
ions, but ammunition Is scarce. One
gate of the city, near the legation. Is
held by the Europeans with guns cap
tured from the Chinese. Five OF the
marine guard have been Killed and one
officer is wounded.
"There Is not much sickness at pres
ent. The Chinese inundated the coun-
try near here yesterday from the
Grand canal. the object probably being
for the defense OF the city from the
south.
at does no injury to us. Our gem
eral health is good.
EUROPEANS ABANDONED.
London. July A special dispatch
from st. Petersburg says:
"Vice Admiral AloXioff's official an
nouncement OF the impossibillty of adj
vancing on Pekin without reinforce
ments and the necessary pontoons and
stores have caused despair, and 1t is
regarded as tantamount to abandoning
The Europeans"
Berlin, July A telegram from
Shanghai says the British legation at
GAI1 fnn1 Tttl 1 l,tr
the date. July ], is questioned.
IMPOSSIBLE TO RELIEVE PEKIN.
London, July 4 Q2:45 p. ma dis
patch from Taku. dated Saturday
June 80, and Che Foo, Tuesday, July
8, says that the British and Russian
admirals, at n council of war held OH
June 80, decided that it was impos-
sible to attempt to relieve Pekin with
out greatly increased forces. They also
to hold Tien Tsn, but in the event of
this not proving feasible, they will en-
deavor to retain possession of Taku.
One hundred and forty thousand impe-
rial troopS are stationed between Pc
kin and Tlen Tsin. While the total of
the allied forces which can be concen-
trated at the present barely numbers
20, 900.
1t is reported that General Nieh-Si-
Chang Is advancing for an attack on
T1en Tsin with ninety thousand troops
Another report received at Taku Is
that the German guards rescued the
body of the murdered Raron Won Iyat