The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-18

Sv The Jananese Infantry upon the enemy.
who responded from the suburbs since
then we have had undisturbed possession
OF all Tientsin.
American Soldiers Praised.
Col. Meade inclosed the following let
ter from Gen. Dorward. the COMMANDER
Of the British forces:
From the General officer Commanding
British Forces in China to the onicef
Commanding the United States Forces:
sTientsin, China. July Is, 1890.
''Sir--T desire TO express the high APP
probation OF the British troops OF me
honor done them in serving ALONGSIDE
their comrades of the American army dur
ing the long and hard fighting of the 18Th,
and the subsequent capture of Tientsin
city. and of my own appreciation OF the
high honor accorded 70 me oy haVins
them under my command.
THE American troops formed part OF
the front line of the British attack end
so had more than their share OF the
willing spirit Of the officers and men
always make their command easy ana
pleasant. and when one adds TO that the
steady gallaniry and power OF m, nolo aIss
played on the 18th instant, the result is
soldiers of the highest class.
I'VE all deeply sympathize with you in
the losses Won have suffered, and espe-
eially with the Ninth regiments loss of
their gallant colonel, F.. H. Liscum, while
at the head Of his men, and with the
First regiment Of marines in the death Of
Capt. Davis. who met soldiers death
in the very front OF the tight.
II blame myself for the mistake made
in the taking up of their position by the
troops wholly fresh to the scene of action
and hurried forward in the excitement
were likely to lose their wav. SAIL the
position they took up and calamity stuck
body of the enemy from turning the right
of the attacking party and ipficting seri-
Gus loss on the French and Japanese.
Personal Bravery.
Among many instances of personal
bravery in the action / propose especially
to bring to notice in dispatches the con-
duct OF First Lieut.. Smelly ID. Butler.
United States marine corps. In bringing
wounded man from the front under
heavy and accurate fire; Lieut.. Butler
was wounded while so doing, but. / am
glad TO learn, not seriously. The regi-
mental adjutant, First Lieut.. Henry
Leonard. as Lieut. Butler was suffering
the firing line This gallant feat he sue
cessfully accomplished. hut. / regret to
say. was very dangerously wounded in so
doing ,ing,. N,..s .a.,.... $780,.
what outside of my sphere of action. so
| am able to bring forward only one in
stance of personal gallantry in that regi-
were. fighting for about twelve hours al
most alone and unsupported and never
giving back foot of ground until di-
rected to retire under cover Of the night
and the fire OF the naval guns such In
stances must have been very numerous.
The one l would refer TO is the bringing
back to me by the acting regimental adj
tutant. Capt. Lawton, Of the account OF
the position of the regiment across
wide and flreswept space. and returning
with reinforcements to guide them to his
regiment. when he was severely wounded.
The withdrawal of the regiment was
a delicate operation. finely carried out on
which / congratulate Lieut.. Col Coolidge
and the officers and men under his COM
mand."