The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-30
OUTLOOK FOR THE
MINISTERS DARK
Seymour Now at Tien Tsin
Brings No News.
Nh W0R0 IN TWO WFFKS
NO WORD IN TWO WEEKS
Kempf Cables That He Can Hear
Nothing From Them.
THEY ARE REPORTED STILL AT PEKIN
Agreement Said to Have Been Reached by the
Powers as to Their Spheres Of lnflu-
nee Etc., in China Seymoul's
Flood Stained Path.
(By the Associated Press.)


London, June 3O.-(Saturday a. M
The adventures of the hard fighting allies,
under Admiral Seymour, their reaching
Anting. twelve miles from Pekin, the de-
cision to retreat, the capture of rice and
immense stores of modern arms and am
munition, affording material for
strenuous defense until relieved-all this
is told in a dispatch from Admiral Sey-
mour received by the Admiralty at mid
night, which runs as follows:
''Tien Tsin, June 27.-(via Che Foo,
June 29th)-1005 D. m.-Have returned
to Tien Tsin with the forces. having been
unable to reach Pekin by rail- On June
18th two attacks on the advanced guard
were made by the Boxers, who were re-
pulsed with considerable loss to them,
and none on our side. On June 14th the
Boxers attacked the train at Lang Yang
in large numbers and with great determ-
nation We repulsed them with a loss
of about one hundred killed. Our loss
was five Italians.
1.-The same afternoon the Boxers at
tackled the British guard left to protect
Lofa station. Reinforcements were sent
back and the enemy were driven off with
a hundred killed. Two of our seamen
were wounded
I'VE pushed forward to Anting and en-
gagged the enemy on June 18th and 14th,
jnficting a loss of 175. There were no
casualties on our side.
Extensive destruction of the railroad
in our front having made further ad-
vance by rail impossible, | decided on
June 10th to return to Yang Tsun where
it was proposed to organize an advance
by the river to Pekin. After my departure
from Lang Yang two trains left to fol-
low on were attacked on June 18th by
Boxers and Imperial troops from Pekin,
who lost from 400 to 500 killed. Our cas-
ualties were 6 killed and 4S wounded.
These trains joined me at Yang Tsun the
same evening.
THE railway at Yang Tsun was found
entirely demolished and the trains could
not be moved The force being short of
provisions and hamcered with wounded
compelled us to withdraw on Tien Tsin
with which we had not been in communi
cation for six days, and our supplies had
been cut off.
"Op June 10Th the wounded with neces
saries started by boat, the forces march
ing alongside the river Opposition was
experienced during the whole course of
the river from near every village. The
Boxers when defeated in one village re-
firing to the next and skilfully retarding
our advance by occupying well selected
positions from which they had to be
forced, often at the point of the bayonet
and in the sace of a CALLING fire difficult
TO locate.
"On June 23rd we made a night march,
arriving at daybreak opposite the I'm
pcrial armory. above Tien Tsin where,
after friendly advances treacherous
heavy fire was opened. while our men
were exposed on the opposite river bank.
The enemy were kept in check by rife
fire in front. while their position was
turned by a party of marines and seamen
under Major Johnson. who rushed and
occupied Cne of the salient points, seiZing
the ms. The Germans lower down,
silenced two guns and then crossed the
river and captured them. The armory
was next occupied by the combined forces.
Determined attempts to retakc the ar
mory were made on the following day
but unsuccessfully.
'ECund immense stores OF guns, arms
and ammunition of the latest pattern.
Several guns were mounted in our defense
and shelled the Chinese forts lower do~E
Having found ammunition and rice we
could have held out for some days: but,
being hampered with large numbers Of
wounded, | sent to Tien Tsin for a re-
lieving force, which arrived on the mora
ing of June 25th. The armory was eyac-
uated and the forces arrived at riel 1sin
on June 26th. We burned the arnory.
Casualties to date:
British. killed, 81; wounded, rs.
Americans, killed, 4; wounded %.
French, killed, 1: wounded, 10.
Germans, killed, II; wounded 81.
italians. killed, 5; wounded, 8.
Japanese, killed. q wounded, 8.
"Austrians, killed 1; wounded l.
Russians, killed, 10; wounded, 27''
There is absolutely no authentic word
as to the whereabouts of the members
of the Legations, although abundant re-
ports from Chinese sources say that they
were safe a few days ago. The Daily
Nails Shanghai correspondent tele-
graphing says:
"An imperial decree has been sent to
all the Viceroys advising them that the
foreign Ministers were safe in Pekin on
June 25th and affirming that the Govern
ment would protect them. This is authen-
tic and reliable. | received it through