Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-30
tells Of NE FIIH1NG|
Detailed Account Of the Fighting Of
seymour's Column and the
Boxers.
Severe Opposition Encountered From
the Outsst-An Imperial Arm
Org Destroyed.
Lucky Capture Of Supply Of Rice
and Arms Enables Force to
Hold Out.

London. June 30-The adventures OF
the hard lighting under Admiral Sey-
mour, their reaching Antig, twelve
miles from Pekin, the decision to re-
treat the capture of rice and immense
stores of modern arms and ammunition,
affording material for strenuous de-
fense until relieved-all this IL told in a
dispatch from Admiral Seymour re-.
ceived at the admiralty at midnight,
which runsa as follows:
"Tien Tsin, June q, via Che Foo. June
90. 1906 p: m.--Have returned to Tien
Tsin With the forces. having been UNI
able to reach Pekin by rail. On June 13
two attacks on the advanced guard
We're made by the Boxers, who We're re-
pulsed with considerable loss to them
and none on our side. On June "A the
Boxers attacked the train at Lang Yung
in large numbers and with great deter
mination. We repulsed them with a loss
of about 100 killed. Our loss WIS five.
Italians.
The same afternoon the Boxers att
tackled the British guard left to protect
Lola Station. Renforcemen1s We're sent
back and the enemy Were driven off
with 100 Killed. Two of our seamen were
wounded.
We pushed forward to Antig and ems
gagged the enemy on June IL and June
IA. infiicting loss of 175. There We're
no casualties on our side.
Extensive destruction of railway in
our front having made further advance
by rail impossible. I decided on June 16
to return to Yang Tsun, where 1t was
proposed to organize an advance by the
river TO Pekin. After my departure from
Lang Yang, two trains left to follow on.
We're attacked on June Is by the Boxers
and imperial troops from Pekin, who
lost from 400 to 500 killed. Our Casualties
We're six killed and forty-eight wounded.
These trains joined me at Yang Tsun
the same evening.
The railway at Yang Tsun was
found entirely demolished and the
trains could not be moved The force
being short of provisions and hampered
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.
"On June 10 the wounded. with Eeces-
saries. started by boat the forces
l3tion was experienced during the whole
cpursa of the river from nearly every
village. the Boxers, when defeated in
one village. retiring to the next. and
skillfuly retarding Our advance by &C.
lcupying well selected positions from
(which they had to be forced. often at
1.-THE point Of the bayonet and in face of
4 q calling fire difficult to locate.
rIpa yy.k. RI ,./.I,
arriving at daybveak opposite the im-
lzperial armory. above Tien Tsin. where.
LATTER friendly advances a treacherous
fire was opened, while our men were
Iexposed on the opposite river hank.
The enemy was kept in check by rifle
fire in front, While their position was
turned by a party of marines and sea-
men under Major Johnson. who rushed
land occupied one of the salient points.
Selling the guns. The Germans. lower
down. silenced two guns and then
crossed the river and captured them.
The armory was next occupied by the
4 combined forces. Determined attempts
Ito retake the arInory We're made on the
following day. but unsuccessfully.
4 Found immense stores of guns. arms
i and ammunition of the latest pattern.
Il Several guns were mounted in our de-
slfense and ahelled the Chinese forts low.
Ter down.
4 Having found ammunition and rice
we could have held out for some days
but being hampered with large mum
bers Of wounded, ! sent to Tien Tsir
q for a relieving force. which arrived or
the morning Of June %. The armory
was evacuated and the forces arrived a,
Il ,rien Tsin OH June %. We burned tht