The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-06-29
ARRANGING PEACE TERMS.
HOW SEYMOUR WAS SAVED.
Fifteen Days of Continuous Fighting Before Sue
cor Came-Nothng From Ministers.

london. June %. a. m.-The casualties
OF the International fo:ce attacking Tien-
Tsin We're:
Americans killed. 3: wounded. g.
British killed. .: wounded, /.
Germans killed, Is; wounded. q.
Russians killed. 10: wounded. 81.
The gun fire Of the Americans and Brit
ish Is described as beautiful
After the relieving force had pushed on
to relieve Admiral Seymour, Chinese reg
ulars, under General Mich. says dispatch
from. Shanghai. again attacked Tien- Tsin
fiercely and bomharded the foreign settle
ment with a terrible fire.
Colonel Dorward, British commanded the
column that relieved Admiral Seymour.
American marines participated in the
achievement.
The Admiral was found intrenched and
surrounded by immense masses of Chinese.
who were driven off by the relieving COL
umn. after a brisk fight. His men had
made q brilliant resistance, never falling in
courage for fifteen days of continuous
fighting. During ten days the men were on
quarter rations. They started with pro-
visions for ten days and they could have
held out a day or two longer.
The column was few miles beyond Lofa.
neeming II hopeless 10 attempt to break
through the hordes, Admiral Seymour es-
sayed night retreat toward 1i,n-TSin.
but he came into collision with strong
force of Chinese arriving from the North
west and could neither adv lnce nor retreat.
There was nothing to do but 10 intrench
and to stand siege. He vainly attempted
photographic communication.
Seymour's men caught several Chinese.
who said the legations had been burned
and the Ministers killed. Others said that
the Ministers had been imprisoned.
The Chinese displayed fanaticai courage
in the attack. - ..naa
Four thousand Russian. left Tien-Tsin
four days after Admiral Seymour, but they
never got in touch with him.
Railway communication from Taku to
Tien-Tsin has been restored and the force
is advancing toward Pekin. Fighting was
in progress "Wednesday IN the vicinity OF
Tse-Chulin. Large preparations ere being
made TO support and re-enforce the Fckin
relieving column. Twenty thousand troops
of all arms. largely Japanese, have now
been landed.
|. The fate of the members OF the legations
Is still mystery. If they are alive and un-
harmed at Pekin. the Chinese Government
deserves some credit. Shanghai correspon-
dents think. for restraining the fanatical
mob.
The Shanghai correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph. wiring at 9:eo p. m. yesterday
says:
1T is reported on good Chinese authority
that the Government. alarmed by the for
eign military preparations. has issued an
edict ordering the peremptory suppression
OF the Boxers. and announcing q decision to
protect the legations at ali hazards"
However this may be the British Con-
sulate at Shanghai received definite infor-
nation yesterday. the Daily Express cor
respondent says, that. while solernnly prom
Using complete abstertion from warlike
preparations. the Chinese are mounting sew
eral new six-inch guns at the Woo-Suns
forts.
The British warships have sailed from
Hong-Kong to re-enforce the allied squad
ron at Shanghai. The Southern PROVINCES
are sending troops toward Pekin. and the