Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-07-20

London, July 17.-12:45 p. m.-The
Daily Mail to-day sives the Associated
Press the following dispatch from its
Shanghai correspondent, under datc OF
July 17th:
THE allied troops resumed the at
tack upon the Chinese walled city of
Tien Tsin on the morning Of July 14th,
and succeeded in preaching the walls
and capturing all the forts. The Chi
nese were completely routed, and the
| allies took possession of the native city
and it's defencea
The total losses Of the allies IN the
engagements Of Thursday, Friday and
| Saturday were about 800 killed or
wounded. The casualties were greatest
among the Russians and Japanese.
The guns of the allies did immense
| damage to the native city, causing
many large cOnfagTatibns and finally
silenced the majority of the enemy's
guns simultaneously. Then 1900 Rus
! slams, assisted by small parties Of Ger
! mans and French, assaulted and cap
tured eight guns that were in position
on the railway embankment and the
fort the magazine Of which the French
| subsequently, blew UP. A body Of
American, British, japanese and Aus
trian troops then made a sOrtie and
attacked the west arsenal, which the
Chinese had re-CcC7Gpied.
After three hours of the hardest
fighting yet experienced, the Chinese
fled.
When the arsenal had been evacuated
by the Chinese. the Americans. French,
Japanese and Welsh FusIiers advanced
toward the native oily and joined with
the other attacking forces The JaDa-
! nese infantry and a mounted battery
. advanced to the foot of the walls, sup
ported by the Americans and French.
| Despite valiant attacks. the allies wee
only able to hold the positions gained
outside the walls preparatory to re
! neWing the assault in the morning.
The casualties sustained by the allies
We're exceedingly heavy, especially
those to the Americans Fl ench a. d
japanese.
Several explosions in the 1stive city
We're caused by the bOmbarGGent.
The Chinese appear to have exhaust
ed their supply of smOkcIe5s pOW6LT,
/ as they are now using black powder
Washington,JuIy 17.-AdmiraI Ee,ncy
this morning cahied the Navy Depart
/ ment that the city and ports Of ,cIcr
| Tstn are in the hands Of the allies. HISS
/ list of killed and wounded is so:newI.a.
/ fuller than yesterdays report but >tii;
not entirely complete. His dispatch fol-
| lows:
! che Foo, July 17.-To-day / hope
/ to get the wounded from Tien TsiH
either in the hospitals at Taku or
aboard the SOlace. Communication is
very uncertain. The following casual
ties are apparently confirmed: Ma
/ rines, Captain Davis, killed; Captain
/ Lemly, Iieutenants Butler and Leon
ard, wounded; Army, Colonel Liscum,
/ killed; Majors Reagan and Lee Cap
tain NOyes, Brewster and @BookmiiIer.
/ Lieutenants NaylOr, LawtOn, Ham
mond and WaIdron, wounded. Total
killed and wounded reported. 775; Rus
slams and Japanese lost heavily~ our
| total loss reported 2f5; about forty were
marines, but number believed TO be
! exaggerated. Have officer on shore
! especially to get authentic number and
! name, which will be promptly teIe-
! graphed. City and forts now in the
hands of allies. Admiral Seymour re
turned TO fleet; ranking officer ashore
! Is Admiral AleXietf at Tien Tsin.
''RFIMEY."
This bulletin was received at the
Navy Department early this morning
and was copied for distribution about
o'clock Before it was Given out it was
decided to make some change. the ma.
ture OF which was not disclosed, and
| the above copy finally was given to the
public.