The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-07-13
STORY OF THE TAKU RATTLE.
japanese Admirais latsrsstins Repsrt Of the
Capture Of the Forts.

VICTORIA. b. C., July i2.-Included In the
budget Of advices brought by the steamer
Braemer. which arrived yesterday morning
from China and Japan. was the Official report
to the Vice Minister Of the Japanese Navy, Rear
Admiral Saito. OF the capture of the Taku
forts by the allied forces. on the morning Of
June II. The report gives many new and
interesting details Of the event. The report
h |. Admiral Sameiima, commander n-chief
OF the Sasebo Admiralty. and il dated from
Sasebo June %, three days before the Braemer
sailed. 1t says:
a quarter TO I in the morning Of June II,
the Taku forts declared war on the allied
squadron In the harbor by opening FIRE on them.
The squadron was composed OF one English
warship, the Lyon, French), the Atago. Dap
anese), the Koreetz. Russian), the Itlis. Ger
mani, the Monocacy, American). The Mono
cacy was used as a refuge for the foreign
women and children in Tong-Ku, while the
Atago was used as a store ship for the arms
Of the allied forces and the foreign contingent
generally. Owing to the fact that the Atago.
being a vessel Of heavy draught. could not
enter the Pei Ho. she was obliged to stay near
Tong-Ku, at the mouth Of the river. and at the
time OF the bombardment could not ioin in IL
W." w '"S i"st epot 80 SAo u Won Nciy
remote from the forts. A Are broke out during
the engagement on board the French cruiser
Lyon. while the Russian gunboat koreetz was
hit by q 42-pounder shot an dtwo officers andfour
Others, warrant officers and sailors. were killed
On the Itlis one 0fficer and six others were
killed. and Capt. Haas was wounded Ia sub
seQuent report says he died from the effects
Of his woundsl. The Koreetx was hit in the
Recourse To the collision mat, One enemy's shot
hit the Monocacy lone word here unintelligible,
though from the context y apparently means
damage, as the blank is followed by the word
absent" Japan Times translation, The
fire from the forts was terrible and Indicated
good gunnery. practice. One gunboat was hit
The land forces which comprised about
L56 OF the combined British. Russian and
German contingents, together with the Japanese
HASH, made their attacks from he rear Of the
following order: Russia. Germany. England
and Japan; Our contingent having been AZ the
engagement. The Chinese offered a stout
resistance and when the vanguard had reached
OF hesitation in their forward movement. Tn
fproes Of the other three Powers, were
then deployed and our marines. passing through
the gap thus produced. charged at the forts
with fixed bayonets. In this charge Capt.
Hattori OF the japanese army was killed. This
was at AS A; NJ; His remains were at once
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by a German launch. On reaching the fort
the Japanese marines entered II through the
breach made by the shots from the warships.
lone word here unintelligiblel The forces Of
the other countries followed the Japanese.
Thus the northern and western forts were oc-
forts by the other forces.
At ! A.. NJ the fight was practically over.
when the British took charge Of the Western
fort. aud the Japanese left the forts to guard
the station The railway track Roinp IN Tiap.
Tsin did not appear TO have been wrecked.
but as the locomotive had been damaged the
'On Taku the Chinese cruiser Hal Yang had
been ~ anchor a little neaier the shore than
the allied squadron. and on the evening OF the
10th she seemed 20 have cleared for action.
having been adopted. The United States ship
Newark and the Decartes, French cruiser, were
anchored by the Hal Yang but they shifted
flight Of the Hal Yang, but she did not fee. On
the i7th at noon the Hal Yang proc,eded to-
ships dipped their flags In recognition OF the
Admiral nag on her mast. but the Captain Of
the Russian warship ko--la, which WA anchored
officer on board, aud In the pre-ence Of the
commander OF the German fleet. told him that
the departure of the Hal Yang AT that tim.
would I've against her interests. She. therefore,
deferred her departure
"On land the musketry fire was. still kept
ny at intervals from the southern fort, while
IN the business parts Of the place natives dressed
like coolies fired az the troops OF the allied
forces. Of whom there was only a small number
present.
by the commander Of the British torpedo boat
destroyer Whiting, which entered Naxasaki
for repairs two days prior 10 the sailing OF
"'On land forces of Japan aud England rushed
at n signal on the northern fort, the japanese
" advance, commanded by Capt. %liattori, The
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