The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-06-23

LONDON. June 23.-Tientsin is admit.
tedly in the most desperate straits. Near
ly all Of the unwelcome reports concerning
the critical situation there are confirmed.
The announcement that the foreign defend
ers were running short of ammunition at
last accounts Will, it is feared. only pre-
pa-e the way for the tidings that the In
ternational troops have been defeated by
the Chinese fanatics, which means their
annihilation- There are faint hopes that
q sufficient re-enforcing column may get
TO the city from Taku in time to prevent
such frightfuI outcome of the desperate
effort to protect foreign interests.
At last accounts. the bombardment was
still going on The Chinese are using field
guns with terrible effect Outside the city
the Chinese number 1900 and their ennis
saries crowd the foreign quarters inside
the walls and are constantly setting fire 10
buildings From the walls Of the native
city. the Chinese are steadily working
heavy guns trained on the foreign con-
cessions.
An official despatch from the American
Consul at Tientsin confirms the previous
report that all the foreign buildings have
been destroyed by fire. The casualties are
extremely heavy. The foreigners who
have fed from the various consulates have
congregated at The town hall, where they
are doing their best to beat off the en-
ragged Cinnamon and protect their lives
The native troops are supplied with the
best cannon and rifles and are doing ter
ribly destructive work with them.
1t is believed here that the report that
1900 foreigners have already fallen vic
Tins to the Boxers and their allies is not
in the least exaggerated.
The Russian troops have entrenched
themselves at the railway station and they
are resisting the advance of the enemy to
the utmost of their ability. The Chinese
however. are pouring in upon them in
troops. as has been said. are well armed
but the rabble is supplied only with i'm
provised weapons and trusts to its great
numbers to defeat the foreign guards.
A despatch from Shanghai OF today's
date says that the Chinese troops who are
attacking Tientsin are commanded in per-
son by Prince Tuan, the new head of the
Tsung Ii Yamen (Foreign ofice.) 1t is
also reported that they have a great num-
Der OF rapid-fre guns.
Other dispatches from Shanghai say that
eight hundred Americans are battling
against the Chinese troops that are at
tacking the city. They are part of an
international force that was rushed to the
city from Tnku after the bombardment
by the Empress Dowager's regulars began.
Untted States Consu. Fowler at Chefoo
announces that among the casualties at
Tientsin, which he says are heavy. is
Lieutenant Wright, of the United States
Marine Corps. He does not say whether
Lieutenant Wright was killed or only
wounded The lieutenant is probably John
N. Wright, who was appointed to the
United States Marine Corps from South
Dakota last October.
News OF the bombardment has been
brought by the American cruiser Nash
vile to ChefOO. The foreign force engag-
ed was estimated ct over 1000, including
the 500 Americans. heavy re-enforcements
having arrived from Taku. The Chinese
had surprising number of guns and as
1here were many hundreds of women and
children in Tientsin who had sought refuge
from the various districts, the greatest
anxiety prevailed as 10 the result
The foreign forces have used nearly all
their ammunition. More is urgently need
ed and further re-enforcements rushed
from Taku 10 their aid.
Reports from native sources Of anarchy
in Pekin continue to reach Shanghai. Ac-
cording to these stories, the streets are
filed day and night with Boxers. who are
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