Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-30
ADMIRAL sEYMoUR.s DISPATCH.


He Tells of His Fights on Road to
Pekfn.
LONDON, June :O.-The adventures of the
hard-fghting allies under Admiral Seymour,
their reaching Anting, twelve miles from
Pckin, the decision to retreat, the capture
of rice and immense stores of modern arms
and ammunition, affordirg material for a
strenuous defense until relieved-all this is
told in dispatch from Admiral Seymour.
received by the admiralty at midnight,
which rucs as followe'
.'TIEN TSIN. June 27. via Chefoo. June
-. 1905 p.m.-Have returned to Tien Tsin
with the forces, having been unable 10
reach Pekin by rail. On June IL, two at
:acks on the advanced guard were made
by the Boxers, wEo were repulsed with
considerable loss to them, and none on our
side. On June IA the Boxers attacked the
train at Langyang in large numbers and
with great determination. We repulsed
them vita a loss Of about 100 killed. Our
l;.sS was five Italians
The same afternoon the Boxers attacked
the British guard left TO protect Lofa sta
iicn. Reinforcements were sent back and
the enemy We're driven off with lt,0 killed.
Two of our seamen were wounded.
We pushed forward to Antng and en-
gagged the enemy on June Il and June H.
irtlictinS a loss of 175 There were no
casualties our side
Extensive destruction of the railway in
our front having made further advance
by rail impossible. l decided, on June 49,
tC return TO Yang Tsun. where it was pro-
posed to organize an advance by the river
10 Pekin. After my departure from Lang
Yang two trains left to follow on were
attacked on June IS by Boxers and impe-
rial troops from Pekin who los, from 400
TO 800 killed. Our casualties were six killed
and forty-eight wounded. These trains
joined me at Yang Tsun the same even
ing
'The railway at Yang Tsun was found
entirely demolished, and the trains could
rot be moved The force being short Of
provisions and hampered with wounded
compelled US 70 withdraw on Tien Tsin
with which we had not been in commuri-
cation 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
experienced during the whole course of
the river from near.y every village. the
Boxers. when defeated in one village re-
trlnS to the next. and skilfuly re.arding
our advance by occupying well-se.ccted po-
sftiDns, from which they had to be forced
often at the poin; Of the bayOnet, and in
face of calling fire difficult to locate
"On June ~ we made a night march
arriving at daybr@ak opposite the imperial
armory, above Tien Tsin. where, after
friendly advances a treacherous heavy
fire was opened, while our men were ex-
posed on the opposite ri:er bank. The
enemy were kept in check by rife Ere in
front, while their position was turned by
a party Of marines and seamen under
Major Johnson, who rushed and occupied
one of the salient points. seZng the guns
The Germans. lower down, silenced two
guns and then crossed the river and cap
tured them. The a-mory was next occu-
ped by the combined forces. Determined
attempts to retake the armory were made
or the following day. but unsuccessfullp.
Found immense stores of guns. arms
and ammunition of the latest pattern. Sev-
eral guns were mounted in our defense 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 numbers of
wounded. l sent to Tien Tsin for reliev-
ing force, which arrived on the morning
of June %. The armory was evacuated
ard the forces arrived at Tien Tsin on
June 26. We burned the armory.
Casualties to date-British: Killed. 81;
wounded, 10. American: Killed 4 wound
ed, -. French: Killed, /; wounded. 10.
Germans: Killed. II; wounded 62. Italians
Killed >; wounded, 3. japanese: Killed =:
wounded. 3. Austrian: Killed. 1: wounded
1. Russian: Killed. 10; wounded, 81