The state herald., 1900-07-06

London, June $4,000 n. m.-The
adventures of the hard fighting allies
under Admiral Seymour-their reach.
ing Anting, swelve miles from Pekin,
the decision to retreat, the capture of
rice and immense stores of modern
arms and ammunition, affording ma
terial fora strenuous defense until rf,-
lieved-all this is told in n dispatch
from Admiral Seymour received by the
admiralty at midnight, which runs as
follows:
"ricn Tsin, June 81, via Che Foo,
June 29.-10:05 p. m.-IIaye returned
to Tien Tsin with the forces, having
been unable to reach Pckin by rail.
June 18th two attacks on the advanced
guard We're made by the Boxers, who
We're repulsed with considerable loss to
them, and none to our side.
",Iunc 18th the Boxers attacked the
train at Lang Yang In large numbers
and with great determination. We re-
pulsed them with loss of about 100
killed. Our loss was seven Italians.
"The same afternoon the Boxers at
tackled the British guard left to pro-
tect Lofa station. Reinforcements
were sent back and the enemy were
driven off, with n hundred killed. Two
of our seamen were wounded.
1--WE pushed forward to Anting and
engaged the enemy June 18Th and June
14th, inflicting n loss of 1T5. There
We're no casualties on our side.
Extensive destruction of the rail-
way in our front having made further
advance by rail impossible, | decided
June 10th to return TO lang-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 June 18th by Boxers and i'm
perial troops from Pekin, who lost
from 400 to 500 killed Our casualties
wer six killed and forty-eight wound
ed. These trains Joined me at Yang
Tsung the same evening.
"The railway at YangTsun was
found entirely demolished and the
trains could not be moved. The force
being short of provisions and ham,
pered with wounded, compelled us to
withdraw on Tien-Tsin. with which we
had not been In communication for six
days, and our supplies had been cut
off.
"June 10Th the wounded. with nee
essaries, started by boat, the forces
marching alongside the river. Opposl-
! tion 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 well-selected positions from
which they had TO he forced. often at
the point of the bayonet, and in face
of calling fire difficult to locate.
June 2}rd, we made II night march,
arriving at daybreak opposite the Inn
perial armory. above Tien Tsin, where
after friendly advances, a treacherous
heavy fire was opened, while our men
We're exposed ON the opposite river
bank. The enemy We're kept In check
by rifle fire In front, while their posi-
| tion was turned TO a party OF ma
rines and seamen under Major .ohn-
son, who rushed and occupied one OF
| the salient points, SELLING the guns.
The Germans. lower down, sllcnced
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 unsucccssfully.
I'VE found immense stores of guns,
nrms and ammunition OF the latest pat
tern. Several 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 hnmpcred with large num-
bers OF wounded. ! sent to Tien Tsln
for relieving force. which arrived
Mt Tien Tsln June 10Th. We burned
the nrmory.
Casualties 10 date:
"Brltish-Kllled. %; wounded, 10.
Americans Killed, 4: wounded. 10.
Frcnch-Killed. 1; wounded. 10.
''Gcrmnns- Killed. II; wounded. 81
"Itnllans-Killed. =; wounded. 3.
Japanese Killed. .: wounded. 3.
"Austrinns-Killed. !: wounded. I.
"Russlans-Kill 10; wounded. "a"