The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-07-04
ALLIED FORCES FIGHTING HARD.
The Official Report Forwarded by
Admiral Seymour.

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ing Anting, 12 miles from Pekin, the
decision to retreat, the capture of
rice and immense stores of modern
arms and ammunition, affording
material for a strenuous defense un-
til relieved-all this is told in dis
patch from Admiral Seymour receiv.
ed by the admiralty at midnight,
which runs as follows:
"Tien Tsin, June 27, via Cheefoo,
June %, 1905 p. m.-Have returned
to Tien Tsin with the forces, having
been unable to reach Pekin by rail.
On Jure 13 two attacks on the ad
vanced guard we're made by Boxers
who were repulsed with considerable
loss to them and none on our side.
On June Il the Boxers attacked the
train at Lang Yang in large numbers
and with great determination. We
repulsed them with loss of about
100 killed. Our loss was 5 Italians.
The same afternoon the Boxers
attacked the British guard left to
protect Lola station. Reinforce
ments were sent back and the enemy
were driven eff with 100 killed. Two
of our seamen were wounded.
I'VE pushed forward to Antipg
and engaged the enemy on June 13
and June a il Letting a loss of 175.
There were no casualties on our side.
Extensive destruction of the rail
road in our front having made fur
ther advance by rail impossible, I
decided on June 26 to return to Yank
Tsun, where it was proposed to or
ganize an advance by the river to
Pekin. After my departure from
Lang Yang two trains left to follow
on were attacked on June Is by
Boxers and imperial troops from
Pekip, who lost from 400 to 500 kill
ed. Our casualties six kille d and 4S
wounded. These trains joined me at
Yang Tsun the same evening.
1.-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 communi-
cation for six days and our supplies
had been cut off.
'On June 19 the wounded, with
necessaries, started by boat, the
forces marching along the river.
Opposition 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 skilfully retarding
our advance by occupying we'll select
ed positions from which they had to
be forced, often at the point of the
bayonet and in face Of CALLING fire
difficulty to locate.
"Oa June "a we made a night
march, arriving at daybreak opposite
the imperial armory, above Tien Tsin,
where, after friendly advances, a
treacherous heavy fire was opened
while our men were exposed en-
the opposite river bank. Tie
enemy were kept in check ty
rife FIRE in front while their posi-
tion was turned by party of ma
rines and seamen under Major John
SOD, who rushed and occupied one Of
the salient points, seizing the guns.
The Germans, lower down, silerced
two guns and then crossed the river
and captured them. The armory
was next occupied by the combined
forces. Determined attempts to re-
take the armory we're made on the
following day but unsuccessfully.
Found immense stores of guns,
arms and ammunition of the latest
pattern. Several guns were mcunte d
in our defense and shelled the Chi
nese forts lower down.
Having found ammunition end
rice, we could have held out for some
days; but, being hampered with large
numbers of wounded, I sent to Tien
Tsin for the relieving force which ar
rived on the morning of June 25.
The armory was evacuated and the
forces arrived at Tien Tsin on June
rs. We burned the ormory.
"Casualties to date: British, kille d
27; wounded IS. American, killed 4;
wounded 25. French, killed l;
wounded 16 Germans, killed -
wounded g. Italian, killed S;
wounded 2. japanese, killed, 2;
wounded 8. Austrian, k lied l;
wounded l, and Russians, killed 10
OF