The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-20
Reported Furious Attacks by
Chinese Troops on The
Legations.
NOTHING DEFINITE KNOWN AS TO RESULT
One Report, Which is Discredlted, Says
the Chinese Have Massacred Every
Foreigner Within the Walls
of Pekin. Admiral Sey-
mours Flag Reported
Flying Over South
Gate of Pekin.
(By the Associated Press }

London, June 2O.-( Wednesday, a. No.
THE Russian relieving force arrived
outside Pekin this morning" says the
Shanghai correspondent of the Daily EX-
press, land Immediately began to at
tack the city on two sides, employing
numerous artillery.
'.The force apparently arrived in the
nick Of time; for the Chinese assert that
the attack upon the legations had been
successfully renewed. On that night of
June 10th the Chinese troops under Cen
eral Tang Fuh Slang and Tung Ching
attacked the legations and set on fire
five European buildings. Nothing def
mite is known as to the result except
that the Chinese were disappointed, al
though other reports utterly discredited
by foreigners here. are that the Chinese
infuriated by the destruction of Taku
have since massacred all the foreigners
in Pekin.'
a modified version of these rumors re-
ceived at Berlin is that the French as
well as the German Minister has been
killed
The English at Shanghai think the
Chinese had foreign advice in organizing
the .defcnccs at Tallu because of the pre-
cision with which their attack was de-
livered.
The wires connecting with the harbor
mines were cut by the boats of the war
ships the night before the bombardment.
It is now reported at Shanghai that on
board the Russian cruiser KoreitZ and
not the Mandeschur, the explosion occur
red, killing and wounding more than
fifty 1t is reported that no fewer than
seven hundred Chinese were killed in the
forts.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Daily Express says he is officially in
formed that Japan is moblizing 25,O60
men fer immediate transport.
The British cruiser Undaunted arrived
at Shanghai yesterday cleared for action
and took up position commanding the
Chinese forts. There are three Chinese
cruisers in the harbor
The new Chinese cruiser Hal Yang, built
by the Armstrong; has been taken into
custody at Taku by the British and Rus
SLAMS.
At Yum Nan Flu where the rising has
been gathering force for several days,
ESQ Christians have been attacked at
Tie French mission settlement, many
being put to death. The French consul
and three missionaries are still in prison.
The dsorderly elements have secured
the upper hand at WI Hu and Szechuan,
where the native Christians have been
massacred.
A thousand Boxers have gathered on
the outskirts of Tien Tsin.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily
News, telegraphing yesterday, says
The Chinese officials here assert that
they have news from Pekin up to June
18th. The situation was then very serious
Beyond that they claim to have received
nothing, but they deny that dispatches
have been withheld.
Although | am not willing to adopt
the alarmist reports, my impression
gathered from the consuls and the Chin
ese authorities is that the worst is to
be feared in Pekin.
admiral Seymours column is now in
the middle of an arid plain, with no food
and no good water and surrounded by
hostile forces
A dispatch from Shanghai announces
that the United States transport Thomas
with troops for Manila was diverted at
Nagasaki and has arrived at Taku with
200 men.
The Shanghai correspondent of the
Times telegraphing yesterday says
THE British flag is reported to have
been flying yesterday over the south
gate of Pekin This is presumed to in
dicate the arrival of Admiral Seymour