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P,r.. ., CaytS Jgne Ig3 sni IS 1900 1902
Taussig cables that Takg forts fred upon a foreign pe
morning of June II. Kempf asks instructions
about joining other Powers, who taking united
over, to them to secure favorable termination Of
trouble. WIN department INSTRUCT henpn' tnroush
ton? REMEY
This was followed almost Immediately by
dispatch directly from Commander Taussig. of
the Yorktown, at Chee-FOo, announcing the
arrival OF a Japanese dispatch boat with the
news that the Taku forts fired at 12:4o on
Sunday morning; that the forts surrendered to
the allied forces at a. m, and were occupied
and that the British Admiral and the combined
forces had returned to Tien-Tsin without reach
ing Peking.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ADMIRAL.
Before II o'clock, after conference at the
White House, a dispatch was sent. by the
Presidents direction. to Admiral Kempf, by
way of Chee-Foo, in which he was directed to
act concurrentIy with the forces of the other
Powers for the protection of all American in
terests"
Within an hour of the filing of that message
the following arrived:
Chee-Foo June IS. 1900.
Secretary OF the Navy, Washington; ,
Telegram received; Taku TAUSSlG-
This the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or the ulSpatcn
sent him yesterday by the Navy Department,
telling him to so to Taku and ascertain what
Admiral Kempff required in the way of rein
forcements and to report The latest develop
ments the last word in the dispatch meaning
that he was sailing at once for Taku. Unless
the Japanese gunboat Teyehasi takes back to
Taku this mornings instructions permitting
concurrent action with the Powers, Admiral
Kempff will be compelled for several days to
depend upon his own judgment and may have
to refrain from further cooperation, unless his
own men attacked, in which event he can
be relied upon to act vigorously.
THREE FULL RECIPIENTS FOR CHINA.
To meet the exceedingly grave complication
that has developed in Northern China, and in
order that the United States may be commens-
uratey represented in the relief and pro-
tective measures forced upon foreign nations,
the President has directed General Macarthur
to send three regiments of Regulars TO Tien-
Tsin, which, with their support of commissary.
field transportation, signal men and medical
staff, will make force Of 5000, The orders to
General Macarthur We're cabled in a long dis
patch last Saturday afternoon, and he was di-
rected to acknowledge the receipt of the orders
and report fully upon his arrangements to exc
cute them. His first reply came late yesterday
afternoon. but was withheld from the public, as
the President desired to have at least portion
OF the force embarked before announcement. but
this was defeated by last nights press dispatch
from Manila The official telegram as fol-
lows:
Adjutant- General. Washington
Ninth Infantry, Colonel Liscum, ordered to Taku
on Logan, transportation Port Arthur; probably
MACARTHUR.
Promptly upon receipt of this urgent mes
sage was sent to General Macarthur to try to
expedite the departure of the 9th as well as
of the chartered animal transport Port Albert.
and to hasten his preparations for the
mainder of the force, the troops were al
ready desperately needed at Tien-Tsin.
The 9th Regiment has had its Headquarters
at Tarlac. about two hours distant by rail
from Manila.
The voyage from Manila to Taku will occupy
at least a week, so that under the most favor
able circumstances it appears that these troops
will hardly reach the Chinese port before July l.
THE OREGON ORDERED TO TAKU.
Admiral Remey has been directed to send the
Oregon to Taku as she can start She
will take extra marines and sailors from the
Monterey with her at Hong Kong The
Oregon is sent because of her great moral eff
feet and the large number of men she carries.
The Iris is expected to leave Manila to-mor-
for Taku with food coal and ammunition
for nine hundred men for three months. for
Admiral Kempff's squadron. She will take at
least eight days to make the voyage. The Sol
ace, which left Manila with one hundred ma
rines last Wednesday, was expected at Taku to-
day.
The instructions sent to Admiral Kempff rela-
ative to his participation in the seizure of the
Taku forts broad, consisting of a drec-
ton to protect all American interests, and to
that end to act concurrently with the repre-
sentatves of other Powers
It is explained that in the opinion of the au-
thorities this order conferred upon Admiral
Kempff ample power to seize forts. TO fight or
TO do anything in fact the sole condition
that in his judgment his acts should tend to
the protection OF American interests.
1t was learned at the British Embassy this
afternoon that there were two British admirals
in the Pei-Ho River Admiral Seymour and Ad-
miral Bruce. Therefore Taussig's reference to
the arrival of the British Admiral at Tien-
Tsn does not mean necessarily that Seymour
has returned with his foreign column.
Included in the detachment of hundred
marines with the international expedition sent
to the relief of the foreign residents at Peking
are the following we'll known officers of the
Marine Corps: Major L. W. T. Wells and Lieu
tenants R. F. Wynne, G. c. Reid, A. E. Hard
ing H Leonard and n. l. Jolly.
The State Department this morning received
a cable dispatch from United States Consul
Goodnow at Shanghai repeating the news pre-
viously conveyed to the Navy Department by
Admiral Remey and Commander Taussig.
In view of the return of Admiral Seymour's
force TO -Tsin. it is said that nothing
be done for the relief of the foreign Ministers
Peking supposing that they are still alive,