The Van Buren press., 1900-07-28
ApMIRALLoUIs KEMPFF.

Ku should be taken. (The railway Is un.
der Chinese government controD, and In
Coso any Chinese government force acted
against the force Of any foreign nation,
oil should be involved and act unitcdly.
Under my instructions, | could not join
In taking possession OF Chinese govern
ment property, and did not care to be-
come party to such an agreement with
out special authority.
T. Yesterday June 10, the same foreign
naval officers signed compact that 1t
sion OF the fakn forts; ans notice was
served on the viceroy at Tien Tsin, and
on the commandant Of the forts Consuls
NJ Tlen Tsin were informed OF what was
the forts, Capt Wise OF the Monocacy
had orders to protect American interests,
based upon departments orders, but In
case Of attack by Chinese government
tino OF war anu act accordingly
" IoUis REMPTF,
Rear Admiral y, 3, N.
To the Secretary Of the Navy, Washing
4 second Report.
United States Flagship Newark, Taku.
China, June is, l900-Sir; | have the hon
or to report as follows;
Tho commanding officer of the gun
boats In the river met on the afternoon
OF June 49, and agreed for tho senior Of
fcor Of the Eunboats to diroct the move
ment. This oincer happened to be Rds-
s" soa. Tss SsS" sssSed Ss HS ;ss E%G%: no. n
In the second reach" OF the river above
the north fort. The gunboats participat-
Ing were the Koreotz, Guilak, Bobr Rus
gerino, English. The English torpedo
boat destroysrs Fame and Whiting Joined
IN the latter part, after securing the cap
tured torpedo boats near Tong KY. Ths
Gnes were disabled, 20 she remained
moored near Tong Ku, and was assigned
charge % the railroad station at that
place. Tho United states steamer Mo;
moorsS q, To K and took no part y
fordcd shelter and protection during the
msnf nsn PPss ;Ps o. Of hS c SsR%, Ss Hs SSrs
The vessels, except the Hits, took their
assigned positions early IN the evening of
onc nS M or met sora %nd hs s seon ' of 4 S S
time limit, all tho fort gums which could
b. trained ON the ships tlrod slmultane-
0usly, many shots striking the koreeta
exception OF tho guns OF siX-inch caiiber
We're OF small rqpld.lre type ..,.,
The guns on the north fort we're chiefly
Der OF guns from 0 TO inches In callber
rho Alpcrlne, having aboard n landing
party Of some $50 men, immcdlu tely put
them ashore, 4 portion OF them advanced
by surprise four new modern torpedo
boats carrying two tubes and six three
FOUNDERS each, and, conveyed by tho
Fame md Whiting, took them to Tong
remainder OF the. English, aggresatlng
some $50 men, awaited an opportuno time
for tho assault, Tho firing continued
whom Il became very rapid and active,
and II Ia reported, very disastrous to the
Chinese,
Apoul!iso q shell entered tho mH'sarlns
% % mako ne e waS "STs ""S SSr@a @ 4 g"ng ncn moro ops
or less severely She got, over an awning
Cos y collision matt, and after n new hourp'
work was hoatlng at her normal holght
silonced tho norlhwos, fort, a landing
force charged and occupied H., where,
hoistlpg the iog,. u few casual los oc.
crrrcd, notably, the captain Of the Jap
on Killed and several wounded, The CHI
nose then Abandoned the north fort
which In iolned to the northwest fort by
sS SsSsass Sos Ss hsr we're aseu sssn wo
after the explosion of the magazine, Most
OF the occupants fed, but were no, pur-
sued Some 30 or 40 were found hiding
riious nations participating hoisted their
nags on the various lagstaffs
'fho for,s being Of thick mud and grass
adobe, were but little damaged by tho
gun hrc although they received host
81 nrolectles Tho guns and gun shields.
~ 4 rule, were not damaged, Two or
three Of the modern guns were disabled
A ia estimated by witnesses that
pop,c 700 dead we're left IN the fort,
The loss on tho sido of tho gllied forcoS
Algerne- officer badly injuredi
men wouldcd
iltis- Captain bady injured; three .es
four men killed, Six or eight woundee.