Evening journal., 1900-06-25
More Than Two Thousand
Cremated at Taku
1000 SLAIN AT TEN TSTN
Another Force Of 1000 Allies Sent
TO Attempt The Relief Of
Chinese Capital,
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London, June 25.-The position of
the international forces in the section
OF northern China where 10000 men
are striving to keep a footing and to
succor the legations in Pekin appears
TO increase in peril with every fresh
dispatch. Pekin has not been heard
from direct for IA days. The last dis
patch was one imploring aid. Admiral
Seymour's column of 1000 was last
heard from ~ days ago. At that
time It was surrounded midway be-
tween Pekin and Tien Tsin. Possibly
now 1t has reached Pekin.
The 5000 internationals at Tien
Tsin were hard pressed and fighting
for their lives on Thursday, and
relieving force of less than thou
sand had been beaten back to Taku
Friday. Observers on the spot think
that 100000 men would not be too
many to grasp China firmly.
The admiralty has received the fol-
lowing from the British rear admiral
at Taku:
"Chefoo, June 2S: Only one run
ner has got through from Tien Tsiu for
five days. No information could be
obtained except that the foreign set
tlement had been almost entirely de-
stroyed and that our people were
fighting hard News is received as
this telegram is dispatched that an at
tempt 10 relieve Tien Tsin on June %
was repulsed, with some loss"
The telegram also said:
"The allied admirals are working in
perfect accord, with the Russian vice
admiral as senior officer"
press MESSAGE from Shanghai,
dated yesterday at 4 p. m, embodies
some later information. IL saws:
"Ofcial Japanese kilograms confirm
the reports of defeat of the allied
forces at Tien Tsin. The foreigners
there are now placed in a most desper-
ate situation.
The Russian admiral. Hillebrandt,
yesterday sent a mixed force of 4 900
from Taku to attempt the relief of
Tien Tsin. Nearly half of the force
consisted Of japanese. The remainder
was made up of contingents represent
ing the other nations.
The guns of the Chinese around
Tien Tsin are superior to anything the
defending European force has or is
likely to have for some time.
THE bombardment Of Tien Tsin con-
tinued Friday. Bomb shelters were
hastily erected by the foreign troops,
largely constructed Of wetted piece
goods. The food supplies are insufici-
ent, and the continued shelling is re-
ported to be telling terribly.
Among those killed of the relief
force Friday was the commander of
II. NJ. S. Barfeur. The foreign casual
fties we're 3O0
Japan is making every effort. Her
troops are now arriving at Taku in
large numbers. The Chinese troops in
the province of Chilli include 10000
auxiliaries. who have been drilled by
Russian and German officers"
Capt. Beatty and Lieut. Wright,
British, have been severely wounded
at Tien Tsin, according to a Shang-
hal dispatch to The Daily Express
dated Saturday. The losses Of the
Russians have been heavy
It was reported from Shanghai last
evening that the allied forces had
blown up the Taku forts and that ev-
cry available man had been sent to the
relief of Tien Tsin. Two thousand
three hundred Chinese bodies are al
legged to have been cremated at Taku
and more than 1000 Chinese are said
to have been killed at Tien Tsin.
Chinese runners who have arrived
at Taku report that a foreign force
was engaged several days ago with a
overwhelming body Of Chinese 40 miles
west of lien Tsin. At Shanghai it is
assumed that this force was Admiral
Seymour's.
The Shanghai correspondent of The
Daily Express says:
Il learn from a mandarin who
stealthily left Pelin on June 16, and
who succeeded at great hazard in get
ting clear, that the Boxers are massed
around Pekin and that more than half
of the northern and western portionsof
he city, including the foreign settle
!, nt, were ahame when the mandarin
> . eft. &, He could tell me nothing as to
the fate of the foreigners, nor much
as to the general situation. but he had
heard that the empress dowager was
preparing to go to the province OF
Shan-Si."
A Che~Foo dispatch to The Daily
Mail dated yesterday says:
THE attack on the Tien Tsin relief
force was made by 10000 Chinese, us
ing machine guns and modern field
pieces. The allies we're wise in re-
treating Forwarding detachments in
ehis manner is suicidal. and the de-
feats of the foreigners, even though in