The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-07
SEYMOUR At TIEN-TSIN
UNABLE TO GET THROUGH TO
PEKING
His Force Relieved by Commander Nc
Calla-Foreign Legations sull in the
Chinese Capital-Arms Captured.

WASHINGTON, June 3O.-The navy
department has received the following
cablegram from Admiral Kempff:
CHEFOO, June 1910 the Secretary
of the Navy, Washington.-The MINIS F.
ters at Peking were given twenty-four
hours to leave on the 18th They re- /
fused and are still there. The Picking
relief forces only got half way, when
they were compelled to return. They |
were attacked by imperial troops on
the 18th. McCalla was in command |
Four were killed and twenty-five /
wounded. McCalla and Ensign Taussig |
were wounded, but not seriously.
There are now $4,000 troops ashore
Commander Wise commands at Tong
Ku, in charge Of transportation by rail
and river The combined nationalities
find IL necessary to make use of some
civilians to operate the railway.
"KEMPFF."
LONDON, June 30, 1850 p. m.-The
war office has received the following
dispatch from Colonel Dorward:
"CHEFOO June SO.-The arsenal
northeast of Tien-Tsin was captured
during the morning of j. by the
combined force.
The British troops eng Ecd were the
naval brigade and the DA.nese regi-
ment. The naval brigade had four men
killed and fifteen wounded, including
two officers. The Chinese regiment
had no casualties. The latter checked
an attack by the Boxers on our left
flank, with heavy loss to the enemy"
LONDON, June 30-There is abso-
lutely no authentic word as to the
whereabouts of the legation, although
abundant reports from Chinese sources
say that they were safe few days ago
The Daily Nails Shanghai correspon-
dent, telegraphing yesterday, says: "An
imperial decree has been sent to all the
viceroys, advising them that the foreign
ministers were safe in Picking on June
rs, and affirming that the govern
ment would protect them. This is re-
liable and authentic. 1 received It
through high Chinese official, having
means of communication from the capt
tai to Shanghai by courier to Pao-ting
Flu, and thence by telegraph.
There is no doubt that the Chinese
government fully recognizes what the
safety of the ministers implies at the
present time, and for this reason there
is less uneasiness about them
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Express, under yesterdays date,
says: Chinese officials declare that
they have imperial authority for stat
ing that the foreign ministers left Pc
king for Tien-tsln, via PRo Ting Flu, on
June 26. They had passports, and were
escorted by a strong body of Chinese
troops. 1t is impossible ~. verify this
statement, and the consuls here are not
disposed to place much faith in it.
Jung Lu, former generalissimo of
the Chinese forces, who was dismissed
by the empress dowager when she des-
ignated Pu Chun as heir apparent to the
throne, has promulgated an order to all
Viceroys and governors not to obey inn
perial edicts issued since June 16. This
is interpreted to mean another coup
d'etat is foreshadowed, and it is believ-
ed that a new emperor will be proclaim
ed"
LONDON, June 30, a. m.-The adj
miralty has received a dispatch from
Admiral Seymour dated Tien-Tsin,
June p, giving an account of his efforts
to reach Picking. He reached Anting,
twelve miles from Picking, June 16 The
destruction of the railroad from that
point on made the effort to go by rail
impracticable, and it was decided to
return to Yantsun and organize an adj
vance by the river to Picking. At Yang
tsun it was found the railway had been
destroyed and it was impossible 20
move trains. Up to this time there had
been constant fighting with Boxers.
1.-The force being short of provisions
and hampered with wounded, compell-
ed us to withdraw on Tien-tsin, with
ton for six days, and our supplies had
been cut off.
"On June 18th the wounded with
necessaries, started by boat, the forces
marching alongside the river. Opposi-
ton was experienced during the whole
course of the river from nearly every
village, the Boxers, when defeated in
one village, retiring to the next and
skillfully retarding our advance by oc-
cupying we'll selected positions, from
which they had to be forced often at
the point of the bayonet, and in face of
a CALLING fire, difficult to locate.
"On June 90. we made night march,
arriving at daybreak opposite the lni-
perial 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 was kept in check by rife
| fire in front, while their position was
! turned by a party of marines and sea-
men under Major Johnson, who rushed
and occupied one of the salient points.
! Selling the guns. The Germans, lower
down, silenced two guns and then
crossed the river and captured them.
! The armory was next occupied by the
combined forces. Determined attempts
to retake the armory were made on the
! following day, but unsuccessfully.
Found immense stores of guns arms
| and ammunition of the latest pattern
! Several guns We're mounted i'm our de-
Tense and shelled the Chinese forts
| lower down.
Having found ammunition and rice,
we could have held out for some days
| but, being hampered with large num-
! bers of wounded, / sent to Tien-Tsin for
a relieving force, which arrived on the
morning of June 25th The armory was
evacuated and the forces arrived at
Tien-Tsin on June Goth. We burned the
| armory.
Casualties to date
"British-Killed 27,wounded -.
! "American-Killed 4, wounded IS
"French-Killed 1, wounded 10.
! "Germans-Killed y, wounded c..
! "Italian-Killed 8, wounded 3.
"Japanese-Killed 2, wounded 2.
"Austrians-Killed /, wounded ].
! "Russians-Killed TO- wounded e."
NEW YORK, June ga cable TO the
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