The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-07-20
ALLIES TERRIBLE LOSS
Their Assault Repulsed-Two Amerf-
can Colonies Killed.

copyright by Associated Press.)
Is and Shanghai July 16.-At 2 o'clock
this afternoon seven thousand Of the
Jailed troops were attempting to storm
the wall of the city. The attack began
at daylight. Its success is doubtful.
THE Chinese on the walls are estimated
Ico~nservatively at 20. 900. They are pour
ing a terrific artillery, rifle and ma
fchine gun fire upon the attackers. The
Americans, Japanese, British and
French troops are attacking from the
west and the Russians from the east.
The Americans suffered terribly. AS
the Associated Press reporter left the
field the chief surgeon Of the Ninth in
fantry said a conservative estimate
was that 20 per cent. of the Americans
were hit. Colonel Emerson H. Liscum
is reported to have been mortaliy
wounded as he was walking in front
of the troops. Major Regain and Cap
ltains Buck, Miller, Wilcox, n Noyes
Iare among the wounded. The marines
losses include Captain Davis, killed,
and Butler, Leonard, n several
lothers wounded. Officers declared that
lit was hotter than Santiago.
When the correspondent left, the
Americans were lying in the plain be-
tween the wall and the river under an
~lenfilading and a direct fire. 1t was
lequally difficult for them to advance
Tor retire.
The correspondent counted three hun
ldred wounded men of all nationalities.
London, July 1.-THE Evening News
prints a dispatch dated Shanghai to-
lday, giving a detailed account of the
|attack of the allied forces on the ma
tive city o Fien Tsin, as reported in
the dispatch to the Associated Press,
dated Tien Tsin, July 18th. According
to The Evening News dispatch the al
lies were repulsed and compelled to
retreat with a loss of more than 100
killed, the British losing forty and the
Japanese sixty. The Americans and
Russians, it is added, also suffered
heavily. Among the Americans killed
were Colonel French Of the Twenty
fifth infantry, n Colonel Liscum OF
the Ninth infantry. A Russian colonel
lof artillery was also killed.
The dispatch adds that the Cinnamon
fought with great desperation and that
their craftsmanship vas accurate and
deadly.
CONFIRMATION OF THE REPORT.
Washington, July 16.-The ANY de-
Ipartment this morning received Off
lcial confirmation from Admiral Remey
Iof the reverse of the allied forces at
Tien Tsin on the morning of the 18th.
Is Qdl6u me w., July
10th, and says:
Reported that allied forces attacked
native city morning of the 18th; Rus
slams on right with our Ninth infantry
land marines on the left. Losses allied
forces large, russians 100 including ar
tillery colonies; Americans over 80,
british over 40, Japan SO. Our loss in
lcludes Colonies French, of the Twenty
fifth, and Liscum, Of the Ninth in
fantry, killed; also Captain Davis. Of
the marine corps Captain Lemley,
ILieutenants Butler and Leonard
wounded. At Z o'clock in the evening
the allied attack on the native city
was repulsed with great loss. Returns
lyet incomplete; details not yet con-
frmed. Remey."
lSOME MISTAKE AS TO COLONEL
FRENCH.
The report that Colenel French, of
the Twenty-fifth infantry, was killed
lat Tien Tsin, is not understood at the
WAR department here. Officials state
positively that Colonel French is not
in China. There is but one Colonel
French in the service, and he COM
mands the Twenty-second infantry,
two battalions Of which are in the
philippines, and the third one in this
country. On June 30th Colonel French
twas in New York on sick leave.
|GOODNOw REPORTS NO FURTHER
NEWS FROM PEKIN.
Consul General Goodnow cabled to
the state department from Shanghai,
under today's date, that there is moth
ling more to report since his cable
Igram of the 18th instant. That dis
patch reported the attack on the lega-
lions at Pekin as about to begin. Mr..
lGoodnow's statement is a direct con-
tradiction Of the Shanghai story that
all foreign consuls were informed Sat
urday by Sheng that the legations a
fallen and the ministers were killed.