Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-07-16

n.snera,e Fiphting at Tientsin

Desperate Fighting at Tfentsin'
London, July 16.-A dispatch from
Shanghai says that the allies attacked
the native city in Tientsin on the morn
ing OF July 18th with the object oil
clearing the Boxers and imperial troops
estimated at 10000, from the advan-
tageous positions they held. The at
tack was repulsed, the allies retresting
with heavy loss. The British lost forty
killed and the japanese sixty. The
Americans and Russians also lost heav.
ily. Among the American casualties
we're Colonel Liscum, commanding the
Ninth Infantry, and Cap. Davis Of the
Marine corps killed. Other American
officers reported wounded are Major
Rega and Captsins Wilcox. Noyes and
Buckmiller. Other casualties were
Butler and Leonard, wounded. A
Russian colonel OF artillery and Jspa-
nese infantry colonel were killed. The
Cinnamon fought desperately and ihfir
fire was accurate end deadly. On
fourth of the Americans engaged are
said to have been killed or wounded :.
The bombardment OF the enemy will b.
repeated today. The Chinese have
placed guns within three hundred
wards of the British and French settle
ments and are continuing a CALLING IRE.
More guns have arrived go that the al
lies hope to more effectually suppress
The enemy's fire. Their present atteL-
ton Ia concentrated on an ar. illery
duel.
The Ninth regiment, which is report
ed to have suffered go heavily at Tien-
tsin, was ordered to China from Ma
Mia on June Is. The regiment bad
been scattered along the railroad north
OF Manila. The troops arrived at Ia
ku july 7. On July 10 Admiral Remey
reported that two battslions OF tie
Ninth and battalion Of marines, 10 al
about 400 men, had started for Tien'
| tsin. They arrived there on the night
OF the 18th or the morning of the LIB,
and "a hours later were engaged 10
deadly battle. The regiment was il
the Spanish war, taking part IN The
| campaign against Santiago and The bat
tie of San Juan Hill. The Ninth was
ordered to the Philippines in March,
1899, and was with Lswton for time.
Major James Regar, who was wounded
during the engagement is a New
| Yorker. Captain Charles K. Noyes Is
a Massachusetts man. He was al
pointed to West Point Academy 10 1875
Captain Edwin V Buck miller. is Yves
Pointer. He was appointed from Onio
in 1885. The only Leonard an officer IL
the marine corps, according to the off
cal roster, is First Lieutenant Henry
Leonard who was commits Toned from
the District OF Columbia April s, 1899.
Capt. E K. Davis, is native Of Georgia.
| He entered the naval service In 1898.
| His commission as captain OF the ma
rine corps dates from the same time.
The Butler of the marine corps men,
toned in the dispatch is probably First
Lieutenant s. ID. Butler, of the Newark.
he entered the service April s, 1899.
being appointed from Pennsylvania.
Captain Wm.B. Lemly, who is reported
wounded, was on the general staff OF
the marine corps and was the assistant
luartermaster at the Cavite barracks E.
He was appointed second lieutenant ID
the corps May &c, 1898, from North
Carolina.
No such person as Captain Wilcox Ii
given in the army register, and at the
State Department at Washington, no
such person is known. 1t Is believed
that captain Wilcox" may be MAJ or
Wallace, OF the Ninth infantry.