New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-30
ADMIRAL SEYMOUR'SS STORY
HARD FIGHTING BY THE INTERNA-
TIONAL COLUMN-CHINESE
LOST HEAVILY.

CBy The Associated Press1
London, June 30.-The adventures Of the hard
fighting allies. under Admiral Seymour, their
reaching Anting. twelve miles from Peking; the
decision to retreat, the capture of rice and i'm
mense stores of modern arms and ammunition,
afording material for strenuous defence until
relieved-au this is told in dispatch from Ad-
TniraI Seymour received by the Admiralty at
midnight, which runs as follows:
Tien-Tsin, June % via Che-Foo June %,
1905 p. m.-Have returned to Tien-Tsin with
the forces having been unable to reach Peklng
by rail On June 13 two attacks on the ad-
yanced guard were made by the Boxers, Who
We're repulsed with considerable loss to them,
and none our side. on June II the Boxers
attacked the train at Lang-Yang in large num-
beTs and with great determination. We re-
pulsed them with a loss OF about one huuured
killed our loss were i've Italians.
The same afternoon the Boxers attacked the
British guard left TO protect Lola Station. Re
Inducements We're sent back and the enemy
were driven of, with hundred killed. Two
Of our seamen were wounded.
We pushed forward 70 AntIng and engaged the
enemy on June IL and 4, tnflCrlng loss or
10. There were no casualties on our side
Extensive destruction or the railway IN our
front having made further advance by rail i'm
possible, I decided, on June TO, TO return TO
4ang-Isun, where II was proposed 70 organize
q advance by the river 10 Pekng. After my
departure from Lang-Yang two trains, left 10
follow on, were attacked on July is by Boxers
and Imperial troops from Peking, who lost from
four hundred 10 FIVE hundred killed. Our casual
ties were six killed and forty eight 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 shert of provisions and ham
pered with wounded compelled US to withdraw
on Tien-Tsin. with which We had not been IN
had beea cut Of.
On June - the wounded, with necessaries
started by boat. the forces marching alongside
the river. Opposition was experienced during
the whole course of the river from nearly every
village, the Boxers, when defeated in one VIII
lage, retiring 70 the next, and skilfully retard-
ing our advance by occupying Wen selected
positions, from which they had 10 be forced.
often at the point OF the bayonet and in face
OF calling fire difficult to locate.
On June % We made a night march, arriving
al daybreak opposite the Imperial Armory,
above Tien-Tsin, where, after friendly advances,
a treaCherOus heavy fire was opened, while our
men were exposed on the opposite river bank
The enemy were kept in check by rifle fire in
front while their position was turned by a party
OF marines and se2men under Major Johnson.
who rushed and occupied Of the salient
points. SeiZing the guns. The Germans lower
down, silenced two guns and then crossed the
river and captured them. The ArmOry was
next occupied by the combined forces. Deter
mined attempts 70 retake the ArnOry were
made on the following day, but unsuccessfully.
Found immense stores of guns, arms and am
munitiOn Of the latest pattern. Several guns
were mounted in our defence and shelled the
Chinese forts lower down.
Having found ammunition and rice, we could
have held out for some days, but, being ham
pered with large numbers Of wounded I sent to
Tien-Tsin for a relieving force. which arrived
or the morning Of June %. The ArmOry was
evacuated. and the forces arrived at Tien-Tsin
on June 26. We burned the Armory
Casualties to date: British-Killed, 27; wound
ed, 10 American-Killed. +; wounded, %.
French-Kiled, !; wounded. 10 German
Killed y: wounded 50. Italian-KiIed. >;
wounded 8 Japanese-Killed. ?: wounded. g.
Ausrrian-KilIed I, wounded. l. Russian
Killed, 10; wounded, D.