The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-07-18
IN CHINA.


nouncing the murder of foreigners in
Pekin and laying the blame on the
anti-foreign general, Tung Fuh Slang.
The message says Tung was enraged
at the defense made by the British le-
CATION and ordered the heavy guns to
fire, demolishing the legation and set
ting the ruins a6ame. The result was
the annihilation OF the foreigners.
LONDON. July IA story is print
ed in Paris to the effect that the Rus
sian minister to China, M. Degiers, has
been boiled to death. This revives the
| story recently current in Germany,
though scautily printed, that Baron
Won Kettle suffered nameless fortunes
before his death. The Paris report is
accompanied by an elaborate descrip-
ton of the receipt of the news of M.
Degier's death by the car. Paris
newspapers report that Ii Hung Chang
has advised the authorities that several
Boxer emissaries are in Paris for the
purpose of assassineting the Chinese
minister to France. 1t is presumed
the Boxers are in other capitals on
similar missions.
LONDON, July ia Shanghai dis
patch says seven thousand allied troops
attempted to storm the walls of Tein
Tsin on July 10. The attrck began at
daylight end at the time of sending this
dispatch its success was doubtful. The
Americans, including the Ninth Infant
ry, have already lost about one-fourth
their force in killed and wounded. Col
Emerson Il, Liscom is reported NOR
tally wounded. Major Regain and Cap
tains Buckmiller, Wilcox and Noyes
are among the wounded. The marine
losses include Captain Davis killed and
Butler, Lombard and others wounded.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-Admiral
Remey cables from Che Foo under date
of July l6 to the bureau of navigation
as follows:
at is reported that the allied forces
attacked the native city the morning OF
July 10. The Russians were on the
right with the United States Ninth in
fantry and marines on the left. The
losses Of the allied forces is large. That
of the Russians is over 100, including
an artillery colonel; of the Americans
over thirty, British over forty. Japa-
nese, fifty-eight, including colonel,
and the French, twenty-five. Colonel
Liscom of the Ninth infantry was
killed, also Captain Davis of the marine
corps. Captain Lemley and Lieuten'
ants Butler and Leonard are wounded
At seven in the evening the allied at.
tack on the native city was repulsed
with great loss. The returns are vel
incomplete and the details are not con-
irmed.
LONDON, July 16.--An official dis
patch from Tien Tsin dated July IL
says the enemy that morning deter
minedly attacked the garrison at the
railway station, composed Of 100 each
of British, French and Japanese
troops. The Chinese were repulsed
after four hours of hard fighting. The
Chinese loss was 500 killed. The
British had three killed and eight
wounded. The French and Japanese
loss was considerably heavier. On
July 6 the Chinese heavily bombarded
the city from the right river bank but
ceased firing soon. The bombardment
will be repeated today. The enemy
has placed guns within 300 yards of the
British and French settlements and
under cover of houses continue gall
ing fire. The British casualties up to
the 7th were three officers wounded
seven men killed, nineteen wounded
: and four missing. More guns have ar
rived 30 the allies hope to more effect
ually suppress the enemy's fire. Their
present attention is concentrated or
the artillery duel
: LONDON, July 16.-Gen. DorwarG
reports from Tien Tsin under date Of
July 10 as follows:
yesterday one thousand Japanese
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400 British marines, 100 Americans
: and 400 Russians, all under myself, at
tackled the enemy's position to the
southwest of the city where their posi-
tions were quickly captured. The
Chinese lost $40 killed. We captured
four of their small guns. The allies
then attacked the western arsenal
which, after bombardment, was rush.
ed by the Americans and Japanese
The arsenal had been flooded by the
Chinese so there was no further move.
ment in that direction. The days
honors rested with the Americans and
Japanese. The Chinese regiment act
ing as escort to the guns was splendid.
ly surmounting difficulties in a swampy
country. During the action the north
eastern batteries heavily shelled the
British and French settlements. The
British casualties are one officer wound
ed, five men killed and nine wounded.
No casualties among the Russians or
Americans. The days engagement
may result in the withdrawal of the
Chinese troops from Tien Tsin in
which case the fort in the city will
probably be attacked soon."
LONDON, July ia special from
Shanghai says: "The troops of the al
lied powers in Tien Tsin resumed the
attack on the Chinese walled city on
the morning of July IA. They sue
ceeded in making breach in the walls
and captured all the forts. The Chi
nese we're completely routed, the allies
taking possession of the native city and
its defenses. The total losses among
the allies on Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday were about 800 men, the heaviest
losses being among the Russians and
Japanese"
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