The sun., 1900-07-01
FORCE PUSHING on TO PExIy.
Oar Men's Share In the Relief Of Tien-Tsin
Tho Forces Landed.

Oar Mems Share in the Relief Of Tien- -Tsin
Tho Forces Landed.
Special Gable Dsspateh to THE SUN.
From sta1 Corrssp spondent Of THE SUN.
TAxu. June 81. p NJ via Chefoo. June 2s,
and Shanghai. June 80. saS A. A.M,-Col. Schonin-
ski arrived at Taku this NOR ming. He reports
that vice-Admral Seymours column has been
relieved and Is now at Tien-Tsin. The column
which relieved Seymour under the Russian
Colonel Stoessel Is believed to be pressing on to
Pekin. In spite Of tho previous reports there
were no Pekin people with Seymour. No do
tails have been received here as to Seymour's
Losses as yet
The Japanese are now landing 1000 troops
here. The total number OF foreigners so far
landed Il ~ follows: British. $500. Germans
1900: Russians. %.sOO: Japanese. 5000: French
800; Italians. 200 Austrians. $50. and Americans
$40; total. 1870. This includes approximately
800 Pekin guards and French battalion Of
500 from Saigon which Is expected no rly. All
the troops are pressing forward as rapidly as
possible.
Yesterday the British torpedo boat destroyer
Fame asoended the river beyond Ten-Tsin and
exam ned the Hainohung fort She found It
deserted aud destroyed IT, To-day Lieut.
Jayne Of the Newark took an armed tug and is
examining the river from Taku to Tien-Tsin,
Major Waler's battalion OF American marines
playeia fine part In the relief Of Tien-T Tsin
After the repulse OF the Russian and American
column on June q they retreated to Chung
Launching. where they received reinforce
ments which brought their number up to
2.soO. with six guns. On June % further reen-
foroements OF Russians Germans and Italians
increased the strength Of the column to $500
AtA O'Clock on the morning OF the 2sd the force
advanced in two columns. Major Walters
forcs with the British sailormen and the
Welsh Fusihers under Commander Crsddock
formed the firing line on the river bank
The Russians. Germans and others took the
road where the column had been repulsed on
the ?ist. This column met the enemy and got
into fight Waller rushed to reinforce the
Russians. Germans. &c.. and took the advance
The American marines volleyed magnilcently.
The Chinese exploded mine under the
marines but inflicted little damage beyond
some bruises. Then Major Waller rejoined the
British and attacked the military college.
While crossing the river Private Hunter
Of the marines was killed and sergt Taylor
and Corporal Pedrick wounded.
Tho column charged the villnges near the
walled CITY and entered Tien-Tsin in tho after
noon. They found the American force there OF
200 marines and 200 bluejackets under COM
mand OF Lieut. Irwin and Cadet Pettingill In
good shape Private Nichols had been killed
and one other wounded. The men had plenty Of
ammunition left. Admiral Seymour was then
intrenched eight miles north Of the city. He
was surrounded and was being shelled con-
stantly.
The treech blocks OF the guns Of the Chinese
flagship have been distributed among the Brit
ish, German and Russian fagships.
Four Chinese sunboats which were captured
by the British have been distributed. one each
to the Russians. French and Germans Tho
English retained the other. One OF the gun
boats was offered to Admiral Kempn. but he
declined to accept II.