The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-07-06
ADMIRAL sEYMoUR's REPORT.
ktsten~st ~ the Operations ut the kslass
Column -Gsiiant aondaet OF
All Engaged.

London. June 30, a. m.-The ad-
ventures of the hard sighting allies.
uader Admiral Seymour. their reach
ing Anting. II miles from Pekia. the
decision 10 retreat. the capture .; rice
and immense stores of modern arms
and ammunition. a:ford;ng material
for strenuous defense until relieved
all this is told in dispatch from Ad-
miral Seymour. received by ths adj
miralty at midnight. which runs ~
follows:
.Tien Tsin. June -. via Che Foo.
June 20. 1905 p. m.-llave returned 10
Tiea Tsin with the forces. having oern
unable 10 reach Pekin by rail. On
June 10. two attacks on the advanced
guard were made ny the Boxers. who
wcre rcpulsed with considerable loss
To them. and none on our side. on
June IA the Boxers attacked the train
at Lang Yang in large numbers and
Nith great determination. We reprlsed
them with loss OF about one hundred.
our loss was five Italians.
The same afternoon the Boxers at
tackled ,ac British guard left to pro-
tect Lola station. Eeinforeencnts
were sent back. ana The enemy were
driven of with 100 killed Two OF our
seamen were wounded.
I'VE pushed forward 10 Antin-. and
engaged the enema on june ~ and
June II. nhic'ing loss Of l'5. tnere
were no casualties on our side.
~Extensi,e destruction OF the rail
.oad In our front having made further
advance by rail impossible. decided.
ON June Is. to return 10 Yang TSun.
where is was proposed 10 organize an
/ ld,arcc by the river 10 Pekin. Alter
my departure from Lang Yang TWO
| tn ms left 10 follow on were attacked,
on June Is. by Boxers and imperial
troops from pekin. who lost from four
to five hundred killed. our casualties
were six killed and IS wounded. 1 aese
trains could not be moved. The force
being short Of provisions and hampered
with wounded. compelled IL to with
draw on Tiel. Tsin. with which we mad
not been in communication for SIX
days. and eur supplies had been cut
Off.
'On June 10 the wounded. with nee
cssaries. started by boat. the forces
marching alongside the river. orpo-
sition was experienced during the
whole eour.. Of the river from nsHriy
every village. the Boxers. when deieat'
ed in one village. retiring TO the next
and sklfully retarding our advance b,
occupying well-selected positions iron
which they had 10 be forced often al
.he point OF the bayonet. and in th'
face OF a CALLING fire difficult 10 -
cate.
ION June % we made a night march
arriving at dayDrcak opposite the i'm
perial armorv. above Ten Tsin. where
after friendly advances. treacheior
heavy frc was opened. while oar mel
were exposed or the opposite rive
banlS. The enemy were kept in checl
by rifle fire in front. while their .osi
ton Was turned by party Of marine
and seamcn under Maj. Johnson. VIII
rushed ard occupied one Of the sa.icn
points. Selling the guns.
The Germans. lower down, silence
two guns. and then CROSSED the rive
and captured them. The armorv wa
: next occupied BY the combined force
Determined attempts TO rc'ake IA
arnory were made on the followin
day hut unnecessarily
Found immense stores o: run
arms and ammunition of the ir'e'
pattern. Several guns were mouute
! in our defense. and shelied the Chimes
forts lower down.
Having found ammunition and rio
{ we could have held ont for some days
i au' being hampered with large nun
: bcrs 81 wounded. | sent 10 Tien Isl
for . relieving force, which arrive. 2
y he morning Of June -. The armoi
p was evacuated. aud the forces arri,
q at Tien TSin on June IS. We burns
HE armory.
= Casualties to Gate:
p "Eritish. Killed. ~. wounded -.
"American. Killed. 3, wounded. -.
n French. killed j: wounded. 10
a. German. killed. le; wourdtrl. g.
"Italian. killed. 3. wounded. 3.
: japanese killed ?: wounded. 3.
" Austrian. Killed, i: wounded /.
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