The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-29
The Force Fought Continuously for
Fifteen Davs.
THE FATE OF THE LEGATIONS.
Nothin. is Yet known Of Them and
Great Anxiety is FeIt OF Their Ac-
count = Chinese Are Lcayin.
Shanghai il, Numbcrs-Thc
Situation Grows Daily
More Serious.

LONDON. June 29.-4:G0 a. M-The cas-
ual;ies of the International force attacking
Tien Tsin were:
Americans-killed, 3; wounded 2 British
killed, .; wougded, !. Germans-kiiled. Is;
wounded, "a Russians-kiIied, 10: wounded.
81.
The gun FIRE Of the Americans and British
is described as beautiful
After the relieving force pushed on TO
relieve Admiral Seymour. Chinese regulars
under General Nieh. says a dispatch from
Shanghai. again attacked Tien Tsn viso-
reusIy and bombarded The foreign settle
ment with a terrible fire.
Colonel Dcrward, British, commanded
the column that relieved Admiral Seymour
American marines participated in the
achievement The Admiral was found en-
trerched and surrounded by imInense
masses o. Chinese, who We're driven off
by the relieving force after a brisk fight.
IiiI men had made brilliant resistance,
never failing; in courage Tor fifteen days
OF continuous fighting. During ten days
The men Were on quarter rations. They
started with provisions for ten days, and
they could have held cut a day or two
longer.
ESSAY0D NIGHT RETREAT
The column was few miles below Lola.
Deenlins il hopeless 10 attempt to break
through the hordeS. Admiral Seymour
essaved a night retreat toward Tien Tsin,
bu: no cane into collision with strong
iorca OF Chinese arriving from the north
west, and could not advance or retreat.
There was nothing TO dc but 10 entrench
and to stand siege. He vainly attempted
photographic cornnunica ton.
SeSmour's men caught several Chinese,
who said the legations had been burned
= IL
The ministers had been imprisoned.
The Chinese displayed fanatical courage
in the attack. Four thousand Russians
left Tier. Tsin four days after Admiral
Seymour, but tiley never got In touch with
him. 4,.4s
Railway communication between Taku
and Tien Tsin has been restored and the
force is advancing toward Pel1in. Fight
ing was in progress Wednesday in the
vicinity Of Tsechulin. Large preparations
are being made to support and reinforce
the Peiin relieving column.
Twenty thousand troops Of all arms,
largely japanese, have now been landed.
STILL a MYSTERY.
The fate Of the members of the lega-
tions is still mystery. If they are
alive and unharrned al Pellin the Chinese
Government deserves some credit. Shang-
hai correspondents think, for restraining
the fans tiCal mob. issi
The correspondent of the
Daily Tel III. wiring at 9:l5 yester-
day, says It is reported on good Chinese
authority that the Government, alarmed
by the foreign military preparations, has
issued an edict ordering the peromptory
suppression Of the rioters and the pro-
lection Of the legations at all hazards
However this may be, the British con-
sulate at Shanghai received information
yesterday, says the Daily Express cor
,1-l,j
complete abstentation from warlike
preparations the Chinese are mounting
several new nine-inch guns at the Woo
Sung forts.
BRITISH SHIPS.
Three British warsh:ps have sailed from
Hong Kong TO reinforce the allied squad
ron at Shanghai.
The Southern provinces are sending
troops toward ,Pekin. and the exodus Of
Chinese Of all classes from Shanghai con
rinues al the rate of from 10000 to 1900
a dag.
Russian prestige has been preiudiced
during the recent fighting and an anti |
Russian rising in the Liu Tong Peninsula. !
Russian Manchuria, is predicted.
According TO the Shanghai correspondent |
of the Times, advices from Shang Tung |
say that Governor Yuen Ski1 Kai main |
tains relations with foreigners, and has |
OF them has returned.
Administration officials are quite con- ;
rerned over Chinese advices to the effect |
that the members of the foreign legations
in Pekin are not at Tien Tsn with Ad- |
miral Sey,nour's relief column. The dis |
patches Of the last two days indicating |
that they were with the Admiral few |
miles from Tien Tsin had allayed in a
measure the tension existing here as TO
their safety. but as no word has come from
Minister Conger. the confidence temporarily |
felt is giving way TO fear that all may not
be we'll with them.
Ii is believed here that Mr. Coager
would have taken the Very first opportu-
nifty TO communicate with his government,
and the fact that he had not done SO up to
a late hour tonight. the officials say, is
strong ground for believing that he is still
IN Pekin.