The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-20

both sides Of the Taku are now
occupied. The Chinese opened fire
unexpectedly The casualties to the
mixed foroes we're % follows:
"Killed-Bsitish l. German 8.
kussisn Is, aud French I
"Wounded-British 4, German I.
Russisu IS. and French /.
THE Chinese torpedo boats we're
seized
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Nail. tslegraphiug yesterday.
says:
"Ths forte began firing in obedi-
ence to orders from Pekin, conveyed
In personal edict of the empress
dowsger. by advice Of Yang vi
(president Of the ministry of war;
Several wsrships we're struck by
shells from the /: inch guns of the
forte
"The heavy Russisn losses were
due TO the blowing up of the msgs.
zine st Msndshurt
-Four hundred Chinese are report.
ed TO have been killed The Chinese,
whom retreating. fell into the hands
Of the Russian force
The Daily News has the following
from Che Foo:
Two of the forts were blown up.
The 80 wsrships st Taku aggregated
200. 900 tons sod carried more than
500 guns "
The failure Of Admiral Seyuour's
eolumo aud iss retreat to Tien Tsiu
increase. u 10 ssumed. the peril Of tho
legations 10 Pekio. which is still
isolssed. sltboueb Shanghai forwards
Chlsess rumors that The !sgstions were
stsssksd By mobs Who were moved
down By ~sehios euos sod also tha.
The wembsrs Of the legations we're
oassaered.
The situation at Niu Ohwsog is
reported critical. The British consul
as Kin Kiaos has ordered oil foreigners
to leave Ka Lisg sod Nsu King
Chssg.
The powers are taking prompt sc.ioo.
Foue tboussod Geruaso troops have
bsso ordered to China (; 10. 900 French
troops are waiting to embark ss Sisgon.
sspisal Of French Cochin Chine, cod
5000 TO 5000 more Russiaos bsvs
been ordered from Port Arthur to
Tstu. This rssoforoe ment, says the
81. Petersburg correspondent Of The
Daily Telegraph. 10 sooouueed 10 The
st. Pe'srsburg 0ssssts. the govern.
meos pointing oos that Russia 10 send.
log 90 macy troops solely for the sake
OF psaoe aud humanity.
The Brussels correspondent Of The
Staodsrd 10 . aispasch dated yesterday. +.
ssys: "Rosia has masssd 40 900 men, i,
With seven batteries. ss Kiseh,a. With
orders to proceed to Msimstishin. q
Chinese town contiguous TO Kiachita.
sod thence 10 advance along the ,sle
graph route to the MonRol town OF
Urgs. 200 miles south Of Kiach,a aud
$50 milsS sorshwes, Of Psein."
The Shsosbsi correspondent Of The
Timss, uoder yesterdays ds.o. gives
'hs following description. sa,d to bo
sskee from Official sources. Of tho action
ss Tska
"On The afternoon Of Juus l6. 10
view OF the large bodice Of Chinese
troops sssemb bling o. The forts and Of the
facts that sorpsdoes had been lsid 10 tho
river aod that oil comm uniestioos we're
iotersutssd. tho osvsl oommso odsrs held
. council sod decided to send 90 ul,i.
ustuo. calling for tho di.bsud dmsns Of
The troops aud announcing that il this
demand wss cot complied With before 2
.. u. OF tho following day. the united
squsdroo would destroy The forte
"Shortly s:ssr midoieh, the forte
opened 6ss. The British. French,
German, Russisn aud japanese var.
ships replied.
Two Of the forts we're blown up aud
the rsss we're carried BY assault. Two
British sod American sod 6,s Chinese
warsbips are in Che Foo hsr srbor."
The morning papers consider that .
state OF Wsr prso'icsIly exists aod that
the issus 10 between western sod east.
erp eivilisatioo.
The Tiues sass that the latest news
io6oitely Increases . situs,ioo already
suf6oisutiy serious.