The Saint Paul globe., 1900-06-30

Oregon is ashore on the island Of Hoo
Kie, in the Mao Tai group, fifty miles
north Of Che Foo and that a steamer Of
the Indo-China Steam Navigation COM
pany has gone to her assistance.
LONDON, June 3O-The Shanghai cor
respondent of the Times, telegraphing
yesterday, says:
The United States battleship Oregon
went ashore in a fog off Hoo Kie island,
thirty-ive miles north Of Che Foo.
Messrs. Jardine, Mathieson & Co., are
sending her assistance.
WASHINGTON, June 29-Up to mid
night tonight no official news had been
received in Washington bearing on the
report that the battleship Oregon had
gone ashore near Chefoo. Early last
week Admiral Remey was directed to send
this vessel from Hong Kong to Taku.
Capt. Wilde is her commander. She left
Hong Kong last Saturday night, two days
ahead Of her expected departure, and had
on board, In addition to her regular crew,
164 sailors and marines brought to Hong
Kong from Manila, by the Zafiro The
distance she had to travel was about 500
miles, and the calculation of the naval Of
ficials here was that If the vessel made
record time She would be at Taku In six
days. Today is the sixth the Oregon has
been on her voyage, so that in all proba-
blhty she must be in the vicinity of Che
FOO If she maintained her reputation as
a fast battleship.
SEYMOUR'S HARD FIGHT.
LONDON, June 80, 3 a, m.-The adven-
lures and hard fighting of the allies un-
der Admiral Seymour, their reaching An
ting, twelve miles from Picking, the decis-
ion to retreat, the capture of rice and i'm
mense stores Of modern arms and ammu-
milton, affording material for a strenuous
defense until reltevad-au this is told in
a dispatch from Admiral Seymour. re-
ceived by the admiralty at midnight.
which runs as follows:
,Ilen Tsin, June q (via Che Foo, June
2s, 1850 p. m.).-Have returned to Tien
Ism with the forces, having been unable
10 reach Peking by rail. On June 13 two
attacks on the advanced guard were made
by the Boxers, who were repulsed with
considerable loss to them and none on
our side
'On June IA the Boxers attacked the
train at Lang Yang with modern arms
and with great determination. We repuls-
ed them with a loss of about 100 killed.
Our loss was five Italians The same
afternoon the Boxers attacked the British
guard left to protect Lofa station. Re
Inducements were sent back, and the en-
eIny was driven off with hundred killed.
Two Of our men were wounded
we pushed forward to Antng and en-
gagged the enemy on June Is and 16. IN
hicting loss Of rs. There were. no cas-
ualties on our side
RETREAT. TO TIEN TSIN.
Extensive destruction of the railway in
our front had made further advance by
railway impossible. I decided on June
is to return to Tien Tsin where it was
proposed to organize an advance by the
river for Peking. After my departure
Tor Lang Yang two trains that had been
left to follow We're attacked bv Boxers
ana imperial troops from Peking, who
lost from 400 to 500 killed. Our casualties
were six killed and forty-eight wounded
These troops Joined me a Yang Tsun the
same evening. The railway to Yang Tsun
was found entirely demolished and the
trains could not be moved Being in want
of provisions and hampered with wound
ed compelled US to withdraw on Tien Tsin
with which we had not been in communi-
cation for six days, and our supplies cut
off
"On June 10 the wounded, with neces-
sary supplies, started by boat the forces
marching alongside the river Opposition
was encountered along the whole course
of the river from nearly every village,
the Boxers when defeated in one village
retiring to the next, and skillfully retard-
ing our progress by series of intrench-
ments, from which they had to be fore
ed, often at the point of the bayonet, and
n Of era1l limo
locate.
TREACHEROUS ATTACK.
"On June % we made night march,
arriving opposite the imperial armory,
above Tien Tsin, where, after friendly
advances, a treacherOus heavy fire was
opened while our men were exposed on
the opposite side of the river bank The
enemy was kept in check by rifle fire in
front while their position was turned
Bkillfully by company under Mai. John
son, who succeeded in turning their guns
The remaining guns were silenced and
we crossed the river.
Determined attempts to retake the ar
mory were made on the following day.
but unsuccessfully. I found immense
stores of arms and ammunition of the
latest pattern. Several of the guns were
mounted and shelled the Chinese forts
lower down.
Having found ammunition and food
we could have held out for some days,
but, being hampered with large numbers
OF wounded, 1 sent to Tien Tsin for a re-
heving force, which arrived on the morn
ing of June 25. The armory was evacu-
ated and the forces arrived at Tien Tsin
on June 26. We burned the armory.
Casualties to date British, killed 27.
wounded II; Americans, killed T. wound
ed %; French, killed l, wounded 10; Ger
mans, killed II, wounded 60 Italian. kill
ed 5, wounded 8; Japanese. killed 2 wound
ed 8; Austrian, killed l. wounded /; Rus
sian, killed 10, wounded 27''
IMPORTANT IN WAR.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-Adnniral Rrad-
ford. chief of the equipment bureau, has
taken steps to maintain an ample supply
of coal in readiness at convenient points
for naval use IN the Orient Almost bs-
fore there was any general misgiying as
to the result of the Boxer movement
in China the equipment bureau was look
ing over the Golfers purchased in the
Spanish-American war, and since lying