The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-04
Hard Fighting of
the Allied Forces.
The Official Report Forward
ed by Admiral Seymour.


adventures of tho hard fighting allies
under Admiral Seymour, their reach.
ing Anting. IL miles from Pekin, the
decision TO retreat, the capture of
rice and immense stores of modern
arms and ammunition, affordiup
material for strenuous defense until
relieved-sll this is told in dispatch
from Admiral Seymour received by
the admiralty at midnight, which
runs az follows:
"Tien Tsin. June 81, via Chefoo.
June 20, 10 05 p. Have returned
TO Tien Tsin With the forces, having
been unable to reach Pekin by rail.
% June 13 two attacks on the
advance guard were made by Boxers
who were repulsed with considerable
'oes to them and none on our side.
On June IA the Boxers attacked the
train at Lang Yang 10 large nu.nbers
and with great determination. We
repulsed them with q loss of about
100 killed. Our loss was FIVE Ital.
ians
THE same afternoon the Boxers
attscked tho British guard left to
protect Lola station. Reenforcemeuts
we're sent back and the enemy were
driven off with 100 killed Two of
our seamen were wounded.
"We pushed forward to Antine
and engaged the enemy on June Is
and June IA inficting loss of l75.
There were no casualties on our side.
"Extensive destruction of the rail-
road in our front having made further
advance by rail impossible. decided
on June l6 10 return to Yang Tsun.
where it was proposed to organize an
advance by the river to Pekin. After
my departure from Lang Yang two
trains left to follow on were attacked
on June lS by Boxers and imperial
troops from Pekin, who lost from 400
to 500 killed Our casualties six
killed and 4S wounded These trains
joined me at Yang Tsuo the same
evening.
"The railway at Yang Tsun was
founded entirely demolished and the
trains could not be moved. The
force being short of provisions and
hsmpered with wounded compelled
US to withdraw on Tien Tsin with
which we had not been in communi-
cation for six days and our supplies
had been cut off
"On June l9 the wounded. with
necesssries. started by boat, the
forces marching along the river.
Opposition 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 skilfuIly retarding
our advance by occupying we'll
selected positions from which they
bad to be forced. often at the point
of the bayont and 10 face of q CALLING
fire difficult to locate
"On June % we made q night
march. arriving at dsybreak opposite
the imperial armory, above Tieu
Tsin, where, after friendly advances,
a srescherous 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 pa of marines and seamen
/ under Ma 'ohuson, who rushed snd
occupied Ole OF the salient points.
seizing the guns The Germans,
!oNec down, siIenced two guns and
then crossed the river and captured
thec' The armory was next occu-
pied by the combined forces. Deter
mined attempts to retake the armory
were made on the following day but
unsuccessfuIiy
"Found immense stores of guns,
arms and ammunition of the latest
pattern Several guns were mounted
in our defense and shelled the Chi.
nese forts lower down
Having found ammunition and
rice We could have held out for some
days; but, being hsmpered with
large numbers OF | wounded, sen. to
Tien Tsin for the relieving force
which arrived on the morning of
June 20. The armory was evacuated
and the forces arrived at Tien Tsin
on June 20 We burned the armory.
Casualties to date British, kill.
ed 27. wounded rs; American,
killed 4, wounded 25; French, kill.
ed l, wounded. 10; Germans, killed
II, wounded, o. Italian, killed 5,
wounded, 3; japanese. killed .,
wounded, 3; Austrian. killed |,