The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-20

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both sides of the Taku are now
occupied. The Chinese opened fire
unexpectedly The casualties to the
mixed forces were as follows:
"Killed-British l. German 3,
Russian Is, aud French l
Observation-Disclosures 4, German I.
Russian IS, and French l.
'.The Chinese torpedo boats were
seized
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Mail, telegraphing yesterday,
says
..The forts began firing in obedi-
ence to orders from Pekin, conveyed
in personal edict of the empress
dowager, by advice of Yang u
(president of the ministry of war;
Several warships were struck by
shells from the 1: inch guns Of the
forts
1.-The heavy Russian losses were
due to the blowing up CT the maga-
zine at Mandshurt
-Four hundred Chinese are report,
ed to have been killed The Chinese,
when retreating, fell into the hands
Of the Russian force y
The Daily News has the following
from Che Foo:
1.-TWO of the forts were blown up.
The 80 warships at Taku aggregated
eco, 900 tons aud carried more than
800 guns .
The failure Of Admiral Seynour's
columo and it's retreat to Tier Ism
increase, 1t is presu med, the peril of the
legations 10 Pekin, which Is still
isolated, although Shanghai forwards
Chinese rumors that the legations were
attacked by mobs who were moved
down By machine guns aud also that
the members of the legations we're
massacred.
The situation at Niu Cbwang is
reported critical The British consul
at Kiu Kiaug has ordered all foreieners
10 leave Ku Lug and Nau King
Chang.
The powers are taking prompt actiou.
-Four thousand Germao troops have
been ordered to China ; 10000 Freoch
troops are waiting to embark at Siagon,
capital CT French Cochin China, aud
5000 to 5000 more Russians have
been ordered from Port Arthur to
Taku This reinforcement, says the
St. Petersburg correspondent OF Ihe
Daily Telegraph. is announced 10 The
St. Petersburg Gazette, the govern
meut pointing out that Ruseia is seod-
iog SO masy troops solely for the sake
of peace aud humanity.
The Brussels correspondent Of Tbe
Standard IN dispatch dated yesterday,
says: Russia has uassed 40 .000 meo,
With seven batteries. az Kiachta. with
orders to proceed to Msimat!ehlo. e
Chioese towo contiguous 20 klacblta,
ADD thence to advance along the te'e
graph route to the Moueoi town CT
Urga, 200 miles south of K!ach,a and
$50 miles northwes, of Pekin.
The Shanghai correspondents of The
Times, uoder yesterdays date. gives
sbe following description, SAID to De
taken from official sources, OF the action
at Taku
.'On the afternoon of June Is. 10
view of the large bodies of Chinese
troops assembling at the forts and of toe
facts that torpedoes had been laid 10 the
river aud that all communlcatioos we're
interrupted. the naval uaoders held
council aud decided 10 seod as ulti-
uasum, calling for the disbaudmens OF
the troops aud announcing 'ha, if this
demaud was 90. complied With before 2
q. N. of the following day, the united
squadron would destroy the forrs
Shortly after midoigb: the forts
opened 6re. The British. French
German, Russisn aud japanese war
ships replied.
Two of the forts we're blowo up aud
the rest we're carried by assault Two
British aud American aud Eve Chinese
warsbips are in Che Foo harbor."
Tbs ororuing papers consider that q
state sar practically exists aud that
the issue is between western aud east
err civilization.
The Tines says that the latest nevs
io6oi,ely increases a situation already
onf cieottu serjons