The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-30
PLUCK WITH
BRAVERY WON
FOR SEYMOUR.
Little Army WithstOOd the Attacks
Of Thousands Of Heathen and
Retreated to Tien Tsih.
cABLEGRAM FROM SEYMOUR.
The Chinese Casualties Amounted to
Hundreds-were Within Twelve
Miles Of Pekiug.


LONDON, June 80. a. m.-The Rd-
ventures of the hard fighting allies, un-
der Admiral Seymour, their reaching
AntIng, twelve miles from Picking, the
decision to retreat, the capture of rice
and immense stores of modern arms
ana ammunition, affording material for
a strenuous defense. until relleved-all
this is told In o dispatch from Admiral
seymour received by the admiralty at
midnight which runs as follows;
"TIEN TsIN' June 21' Via CHE FOO
June 20, 1905 p m'-HaVe returned 10
Tien Tsln with the forces having oeeh
unable to reach Picking by ran On
June 10 two attacks on the advanced
guard were made by the boxers VINO
were repulsed with considerable loss 10
them, and none on our SIDE On June
H. the boxers attacked the tram at
Lang Yang In large numbers ana win
great determination we repulSeu
them with loss OF about one hunureH
killed. Our loss was nVe 4'ailanS'
"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 of, with hundred killec' Two
Of our seamen were wounded.
I'VE pushed forward to Anting ana
engaged the enemy on June 10 ana June
H. inhictsag a loss OF t,! no. 4heFe were
no casuallSs Cd our siue'
Advance by Rail 4mposs1p4e'
Extensive destruction OF the rail-
way in our front having made further
advance by rail impossible, decided on
June l6 to return to Yang Tsun' where
It was proposed to organize an advance
by the river to Picking. After my de-
parture from Lang Yang two trains lett
to follow on, were attacked on June Is
by boxers and imperial troops from
Peklng. who lost from four hundred to
FIVE hundred killed. Our casualties
were'six killed and forty-elght wound
ed. These trains Joined me at Yang
Tsun the same evening.
1.-THE railway, at Yang Tsun was
Iound entirely demolished ana the
!raInB could not be moved. The force
being short of provisions and hamper
I'd with wounded compelled US to with
araw on Tien Tsin with which we had
not been in communication for six
lays and our supplies had been cut on.
SkilfulIv Retarded the Advance.
"or Irro 10 the wounded with nee
,sssries started by boat the forces
marching a1onssIde tho river. opposi-
Hon was experienced during the whole
,oprse of the river from nearly every
village. the boxers when defeated in
one village, retiring to the next and
IkIlfully retarding our advance by oc-
supying well selected positions from
which they had to be forced, often at
the point of the bayonet and in face Of
CALLING fire difficult to locate.
'On June % We made a night march,
arriving at daybreak opposite the I'M
perial armory above Tien Tsin, where,
after friendly advances, a treacherous
heavy FIRE was opened while our men
were exposed on the opposite river
bank. The enemy were kept in check
by rifle fire in front, while their position
was turned by party of marines and
Ieamen under Major Johnson, who
rushed and occupied one of the salient
points, seIzIng the guns. The Germans,
lower down, sllenced two guns and
then crossed the river and captured
them. The armory was next occupied
by the combined forces. Determined at
tempts to re-take the armory were
made on the following day, but unsuc-
ressfully
Immense Stores Of Supplies.
Found Immense stores of guns, arms
and ammunition OF the latest pattern,
Several guns were mounted in our de-
tenRe aud aheIled the Chinese forts
lower down.
Having found ammunition and rice.
We could have held out for some days.
but being hampered with large num-
bers Of wounded. I sent TO Tlen Tsln for
t relieving force, which arrived on the
morning ot june Is. The armory was
evacuated and the forces arrived at
Tia0 Tsln on June 60 We burned the
0mIry
Casualties TO date.
British killed. q. wounded 75
American, killed, 4 wounded, %.