Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-23
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
The Situation In China !.


London, June 23.-With no intelli-
gence concerning the state OF affairs IN
Pekin, the powers now have fresh
cause for alarm In the situation at lien
Tsin. According to official dispatches,
the foreign contingent in that city has
been fighting with the Chinese since
last Sunday. On Monday the Euro
peans succeeded in defeating the CHINA
men but, according to later dis
patches, their success could have been
only temporary, al they were running
out of ammunition and needed reen-
forcemenls. Their position must be
desperate unless the relief column
which left Taku on Wednesday and
whose dispatch seems to have been due
to the energy of the American COM
mander, Wise, has gotten through to
Tien Tsin. The British consulate at
Tien Tsin reports that the casualties
there have been heavy. Among them
1. Lieut.. John N. Wright, of the United
States marine corps.
Shanghai, June 23.-Terrible news
comes from Tien Tsin. The Chinese
have sixty large guns which MAKES
| the town almost at Their mercy. The
foreign community tried to escape BY
the river, but could not on account OF
its shallowness. The Russian general
at Tien Tsin telepraphs tina, reinforce
ments are urgently needed to prevent
the humiliation of the foreigners. The
Chinese are reported to be like wild
beasts. The foreign troops have been
beaten back on every side. The rail-
way is open from Tong-Ku (uear Taku)
to Chung-Liang- Chang, IA miles from
rien Tsin.
Il IL feared that Seymour's force has
been cut all to pieces. All classes OF
the Chinese at Pekin are reported TO
have sunk petty differences and to
nave united in a superhuman effort to
exterminste the foreigners. 1t 10 said
that all the legations at Pekin except
the British, Austrian, and Belgian, bad
been burned, but that only one foreign
err, O japanese, was then known 70
have been killed.
| Chefoo, June 23.-The French
cruiser Pascal, which left Tien TsiD the
night of June 81, reports that the native
city of Tien Tsin has been completely
destroyed by the Chinese troops. The
latter mounted elk Krupp 10 csn.imetel
guns, besides a number Of smaller
guns, on the city walls and with these
have been bombardiDg the foreign
quarters since June Is.
Washington, June GA dispatch
was received this morning from Rear
Admiral Kempf, dated Chefoo, June
%, stating that u. s. marines under
Major Waller, together with 400 Rus
slams, have had an engagement with
the Chiuese army Lear Tien Tsin'
They were unable to break through the
lime of the Chinese forces. The adj
miral reports that two thousand troops
are now ready to make another attempt
| Chefoo, June 22-Commander Wise
of the U. s. gunboat Monocacy, tele.
graphs from Taku Wednesday after.
noon, as follows: "This morning
started fires In the locomotives and got
Two field pieces mounted on two carr
which are now leaving with 100 Amer.
can marines and 400 Russians for Tien
Tsiu. When the train gets az far as il
can 20, which will probably be half way
to Tien Tsin, the troops will press ahead
on foot and the train will return for re.
endorsements. Lack of firemen pre-
venrs me sending more trains. | may
be attacked here tonight, but am con
fident that am able to look after my
self. My greatest concern is to preserve
the rolling stock as 80 much depends on
the railway to hasten troops to TieD
Tsin. The Chinese are continuing an
iucessant firing with large guns on the
European concessions at Tien Tsin
nearly all of which have been destroyed.
Lieut.. Blue warns tue relief columns to
beware of ambuscades, just outside OF
Tien Tsin."
Taku, June 20. delayed - Chinese
runners assert that small white force
10 fighting its way back to the coast 4O
miles from Tien Tsin. 1t is believed
10 be Seymour's force.
Brussels, June %. The Belgian Min
lister at Pekin telegrsphs that all was
we'll ut the European legations in Pekin
on Thursday, June 2lst, and that the
foreigners would be able to hold their
Il
own indefinitely.
Shanghai, June 23.-Of four torpedo
boats captured at Taku, Russia, En-
gland, France and Germany have each
retained one.
Shanghai, June 23.-The five Chinese
cruisers which are anchored in posi-
tons commanding the foreign settle
ment here, have been ordered to leave
by the British authorities because of
the uneasness their presence causes.
1t Is felt that the Chinese wsrships
would be sure to join the WI Sung
forts in an attack on Shanghai and
their combined strength is much great
er than that of the allied fleet here.
The imperial maritime customs collec-
tor and the local Tsoti strongly Oppos-
ed the landing Of rifles by the Daphne
YESTERDAY.