The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-06-30
Hundreds Of Boxers and Imperial
Troops killed During the Long,
Contested March.
AND LARGE STORES OF RICE AND
AMMUNITION sfEZED.
Four Americans Killed and Twenty
Five wounded-Foreign Ministers
Safe in Peking on June rs.

LONDON. June so. 3 a. m.-The adven-
lures Of the hard-hghting allies under Ad-
miral Seymour. their reaching Anting.
twelve miles from Peking. the decision to
stores of arms and ammunition. affording
material for a strenuous defense until re-
lieved--all this is told In dispatch from
Admiral Seymour received by the Ad-
miralty at midnight. which runs as follows:
''Tien-Tsin. June q. via Che-Foo. June %,
1905 p m.-Have returned to Tien-Tsin
with the forces. having been unable to
reach Peking BY rail. On June IS two at
tacks on the advanced guard were made by
the Boxers, who were repuIsed with consid-
erahse loss to them and none on our side
On June IA the Boxers attacked the train
at Lang-Yang In large numbers and with
great determination. We repulsed them
with about one hundred killed. Our loss
was hve Italians.
THE same afternoon the Boxers attacked
the British guard left to protect Lofa sta
tion. Reinforcements we're sent back and
the enemy were driven off with a hundred
killed. Two Of our seamen were wounded.
I'VE pushed forward to Anting and en-
gagged the enemy on June 1s and June IA, in
alties on our side.
Extensive destruction of the railway In
our front having made further advance by
rail impossible. decided on June 1s to re-
turn to Yang-Tsun. where 1t was proposed
to organize an advance by the river to Pc
king After my departure from Lang-Yang
two trains left to follow on were attacked
on June IS by Boxers and imperial troops
from Peking. who lost from 400 to 500 killed.
Our casualties were six killed and forty
eight wounded. These trains Joined me at
Yang-Tsun the same evening
"The railway at Yang-Tsun was found
entirely demolished. and the trains could not
be moved. The force being short of pro-
visions and hampered with wounded COM
PEELED US to withdraw on Tien-Tsin, with
which we had not been in communication
for six days. and our supplies had been cut
off,
"On June 10 the wounded. with neces-
saries. started by boat. the forces march
Ing alongside the river. Opposition was ex-
perienced during the whole course OF the
river from nearly every village. the Box
ers. when defeated in one village. retiring
to the next and skillfully retarding our sd-
vance by occupying welI-selected positions
from which they had to be forced often at
the point of the bayonet. and, in face of a
CALLING fire. difficult 10 locate.
ION June 3 We made night march. ar
irving at daybreak opposite the imperial
armory above Tien-Tsin. where. after
friendly advances. treacherous heavy fire
was opened while our men were exposed
on the opposite river bank. The enemy
were kept in check by rife FIRE in front
while their position was turned by party
OF marines and seamen under Major John
son. who rushed and occupied one of the
salient points. seizing the guns. The Ger
mans. lower down. silenced two guns and
then crossed the river and captured them
The armory was next occupied by the com.
bined forces.
''Determined attempts to retake the ar.
mory were made on the following day. but
unsuccessfulIy. Found immense stores Of
guns. arms and ammunition of the latest
pattern. Several guns were mounted in ou,
defense and shelled the Chinese forts lowe,
down.
Having found ammunition and rice. we
could have held out for some days: but. be.
fn< hsmpsred with large numbers OF
wounded. I sent 10 Tien-Tsin for reliev.
inE force. which arrived on the morning
~ June 3. The armory was evacuated and