The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-28
Admiral KenDtt Says FOREIGN Min.
listers Are With Seymour.
BeSIEGED NEAR TIEN.TsIN.
Relief Force Fighting and Re.eniorce.
meltS Are Sent Forward.

a Bostases-Admirai Kempas Report
says Marines Are with T~hsm-Messsgs
From seymour On Moaaay Said He Had
Lost o. Men Killed and 300 wsusdsd and
Could Hold 0ut Bst TIVE Days Mors-Cea-
s,ctisg Accesnts Of the Relief Of Ties.
Tsin-R.sas.s Claim Credit. bat othsr
Accounts Say Americans and British Led
the P~orces-Rsports OF Danger Of Upris-
inss Elsewhere Said to Bs Exaggerated.
spstol ceHs Dispatcher to THE U
LONDON. June 1s.-Nothing further has been
reported concerning the force which. 1t has
been stated. left Tlen-Tsin AZ dawn on Monday
TO relieve Admiral Seymour except one
Shanghai report that It Is meeting with opposi-
ton and has been REINFORCED. Still more OBJ
scure Is the position Of the Ministers and other
foreigners. who. according to ZONE reports.
have left Pekin.
message from Sir Robert Hart. Director OF
The Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs, record
Ing that they had been requested to leave
adds probability to the rumors OF their
departure, but as to where they have
gone and under what conditions there Is nc
reliable information. They are variously
stated to be with Admiral Seymour. to have
been sent under a Chinese guard to Sian-Fu.
600 milss southwest OF Pekin. either as hostages
or because the Government was unable to
protect them In Pekin, and to be travelling
under escort northward to Shan Hai-Kwan.
The views OF the press regarding their fate
vary according to the aspect taken generally
Of the China question. Some Of the news
PAPERS take the most gloomy view and indicate
that while they would gladly accept Admiral
Kempf's report that the Ministers are with
Admiral Seymour. II his statement was positive.
sssrs b too much reason 10 fear that II they
are unframed they at least have been re-
moved under constraint as hostages.
A telegram from W. r. Carries. the British
Consul at Tien-Tsin. bearing no date, but
probably sent June "a by way Of Chefoo. June
"a. states that the Commissioner OF
Customs at Tien-Tsin has received a note.
dated Pekin. June 10. from Sir Robert Hart
which says that the legations had been
requested to leave Pekin within twepty-four
hours. The despatch adds that Admiral
Seymour ID believed to be at Piet-sans. about
nins milss north Of Tien-Tsn. Heavy firing
had been heard In that direction for thirty.six
hours before the despatch was sent.
The French Foreign ONCE has received a tel
esrsm from the Consul General at Shanghai.
dated June 70. which nays the Foreign Ministers
have left Pekin for the north escorted by
Chinese troops. II Is supposed they have zone
In the direction OF Shan-Hai-K wan. following
the Great Wall.
The Governor Of Shan Tung has teleGraphed
70 the British Consul at Shanghai that he tried
to communicate with Pekin. but all his ~couriers
were killed.
A despatch to Dalziel's news agency from
Shanghai dated Wednesday says Admiral sey-
mour sent a message TO Tien-Tsin on Monday
that be was eight miles west OF that place and
could hold out for two days more. Ad-
miral Seymour stated that he had had
sixiy-three killed and 400 wounded. The Admi-
raj did not mention the foreign Ministers whom
Q Shanghai despatch OF yesterday says Prince
Tuan has sent TO Sian-Fu. which will become
the capital Of China II Pekin IL occupied.
A despatch TO the Central News from Chsfoo
dated Wednesday saws the Russian General
commanding the relief forces at Tien-Tsin de-
caded that II was necessary to rest on Sunday
after the hard fighting Of the previous day.
Admiral Seymour photographed on Sunday that
bic position was Desperate and the relieving
foroe started to his assistance at dawn on Mon
day.
II u stated that when Admiral Seymour's re-
lievins force started for Pekin on June 10. sew
enteen days ago, II carried only one weeks
rstions and 100 rounds OF ammunition for each
man.
The Hon. william st. John Brodrick. Under
Secretary for Foreign Affairs. stated In the
House Of Commons that the Government had
received two brief kilograms confirming the
statement that Tien-Tsin had been relieved.
The first despatch was from the Consul at TEN
Tsin. 1t was dated June % and left Chefoo on
June 81. The despatch read:
Nv shuJVh - 'hD
Welsh Fusillers and q naval brigade under
Craddock arrived at noon $50 strong. Fifteen
hundred Russians are reported At the Tien-Tsin
railway station, Fifteen Americans and fifty
Italians have also arrived"
The second telegram left Taku on June rs at
sP. N. II was from Rear Admiral Bruce and
also left Chefoo yesterday. II READ In effect
that Craddock reported that flemish had been
communicated with and REINFORCED on June Is.
At that time Admiral Seymour. with the allied
forces. was reported TO be ten miles north OF
hampered with his sick and wounded
and engaged with the enemy.
As indicating the fog surrounding all the
news, It may be noted that the actual cir
cumstances Of the relief Of Tiep-Tsin
are az : yet unknown. The Russian
onic'al dispatches ascnbe the relief
entirely TO the Russian General Stoessel
with five battalions Of rinsmen. eight guns
and four mortars, 1t being ssdded that i4o
Americans and 100 japanese participated
IN the march and were probably Joined
by 100 Germans The British troops are
not mentioned. On the other hand. the
British Official report claims the chief honor for