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Admiral seymour's Report.

11snfrsin by Admiral Seymour to the
Nava Department. under date of June
sSth. 1t is as follows:
SH&NGHAI. July Al have returned to
Ifen-1sin With my men. having failed TO
reach Iekfng by railway. The allied
forces onder my command were twice at
tackled by the Boxers on the way to Pc
king, nut We repulsed the enemy on both
occasions, inficting considerable loss up
on them, while on our side we sustained
none Whatever. When We reached Lag
tang We again encountered a large force
OF the enemy, who offered an obstinate re-
sistance, but were repulsed by our men.
The losses sustained by the enemy on
THAI occasion numbered about 200 in all,
while five Italians were killed on our side
ON the afternoon of the same day the
British force at Langfang railway station
was attacked by the insurgents, who were
repuisel soon afterwards by reinforce
ments- dispatched to that place. The losses
on thef enemys side reached 100, while
on our side only two bluejackets were
woundea. Later on the allied forces pro-
eeeded 10 Ren-ting, and had another en-
cyuhterf with the enemy, when the latter
shs tainkd a loss of 975 men. We could
cot 80 by railway any furtner, owing to
| he destruction of the railway track at
several d fferent PAGES, and therefore re-
treated to Yong-Song in order to go up
the stream to Peking from that place
Prior to our departure from Lang-fang
ordered two ira ms TO stop there IN order
10 enable part of our men 10 proceed lat
| er, but these trains were attacked, after
| my departure, by the Boxers and the Chi
nese Troops who had come from Peking
and fighting ensued, in the course of
which 100 to 500 were killed on rf1e enc
| mys side and six of our men killed and
forty -eight wounded. At 'Yong-song
was Joined by the men who came down
here in three trains. All the trains were
| completely destroyed, and not single
| one could be used for further work More
over, the want of provisions, together
with the presence of numerous wounded
soldiers. compelled us to retreat to Tien-
Tsin. Communication with Tien-Tsin re-
| mained entirely suspended for six days,
and accordingly we were deprived of the
means of obta ming supplies. We accord
ingly marched back-though constantly
| attacked by the enemy-along the river.
| cscorting at the same time the wounded
soldiers. carried in boats. We went on
! throughout tn night, and at dawn reach
ed the front OF the ammuni ion depot at
! Tien-Tsn- The guards belonging to the
| depot opened desperate fire upon MS:
whereupon our force, led by Commander
Johnstone, charged, and occupied a part
Of the enemy's position. capturing one
/ gun. The Germans, a little down the
stream, silenced two of the enenyss guns.
which they captured afterwards The en-
emy attempted TO retake these guns dur
| ing the next lew days. but In vain. We
elso captured provisions and large num-
Fer OF gurs OF modern pattern and a
! .uantity OF gunppwder, with which we at
/ once commenced firing upon a fort down
the stream. We thus obtained provisions.
etc. sufficient TO support ourselves for a
few days, but owing to the presence of so
many wounded soldiers we returned to
Tien-Tsin on the 24th on the arrival on
the I'D of reinforcements from that
place. The ammunition depot occupied
by our force was burnt down prior TO
our withdrawal
The Jijis extra issued this afternoon
contained the following telegram:
| SHANGHAI, July 4-According to a
report received by the China Gazette this
afternoon Cith) Admiral Seymour was
wounded Oby a stray shotT) while sitting
inside a house.
SHANGHAI, July 4. 1856 a. m. (Pri-
vate).-A Cnefoo dispatch says that the
| allied forces commenced a general as
! sault on the native town of Tientsin a
a. m. on June 90 and the walled city
was occupied by p. m. on the same
day.
LONDON, July 5th, 7:15 p. m.-Ad-
miral Seymour reports that message
r from Peking dated on the oath ult. has
=
Legations except the British, French
German and part. the Russian, have
been destroyed. The Europeans arr
3 gathered at the British Legation. They
A have provisions, but ammunition l:
r scarce. The Europeans hold the cit,
: gate near the Legation with Captured
Chinese guns. There is not mucl
g sickness.
4 The Chinese have inundated tn
Il country near Tientsin, with the objec
probably OF defence of the city south
: The allied forces have sustained no in
: jury.
SHANGHAI, July 5th. 1910 a. m.-
1t was announced in London on tn
4 3rd inst. that the German Emperor ha
\ ordered Naval Division to prepare I
u proceed to China.
1t was announced in London on tn
= ith inst. that German transports wit
I 300 marines on board had sailed [
: China.aThe Kaiser witnessed their de
parture which was made the occasion
0 of patriotic demonstration.
a German Brigade of all arms com
: posed of Volunteers from the army
being formed for service in China.
the
I. before they sailed, said that crime @
such horrifying barbarity as the muI
der of the German Minister in Pekins
demanded vengeance, and that h
would not rest until the German an
y the allied flags had been planted on tn
=. walls of Peking.
A rumor Is current in London tha
the allied troops have entered Pekint
- after beating the Chinese soldiers an
the Boxers.
According to a telegram received fro
\ the China Gazette, the British dispatc
,e boat Alacrity. 100 tons. arrived ;
le Chefoo from Taku on the 1st and r.
Is ported that all the marines had bee
ID relieved by the land forces. The Ch
nese troops. 10000 in all. which pr
~ ceeded To Tientsin. have killed a nun
Der of British soldiers and have cut {
- their heads and feet. Eighteen wound.
~ soldiers were carried to Weihaiwei
70 board the Alacrity.
According to a report derived fro
- a German source. American mission
la aries and several ladies' thirty-fye