The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-07-10
THE ALLIED FORCES HAD TO
RETREAT WITH THEIR WOUNDED
From IA 900 10 10000 Foreign Troops are
Ashore. Latest Particulars Of
he Lr&!S.
HE Lr!&!S.

lAsSOClateu lTeSS SpeclhlsD
WASHINGTON. June 3o.-Tl e Navy De-
partment has received the following ca
telegram from Admiral Kempff.
"CHEFOO, June 30.-Selretary Navy,
Washington: Ministers at Peking were
given twenty-fCur hours to leave on the
18th. They refused and are stu there.
The Picking rel eff forces got half way.
They were attacked by imperial troops
on the 18th. McCa.la was IA command.
Four were klll,d ana twenty-five wounu-
ed. McCalla aad Ens.sn Tauss wound
ed but not seriously. Now over H,UJ0
troops ashore. Commander Wise COM
mands at long ku, in charge OF trans
portatlon rail and river The comb ned
nationalities find it necessary to make
use of some civilians to operate railway.
"kEMPFF."
LONDON, June 80. 2JO p. m.-The War
Office has received the following dispatch
from Colonel Dorward:
"CHEFOO, June 30.-The arsenal north-
cast of TENTS was captured during
the morning of June 9th by the combin-
ed force.
1.-THE British troops engaged were the
naval brigade and the Chinese reg ment.
The naval brigade had four men killed
and fifteen wounded, including two OIL
GERS. The Chinese regiment had no cas-
ualties. The latter checked an attack by
the Boxers on our left flank, with heavy
loss to the enemy"
WASHINGTON, June 30.-A cablegram
received at the State Department today
from Ambassador Choate at London
states that the foreign Ministers were
safe at Peking on the 18th instant. The
Chinese Minister here, Mr.. WI, has pri-
vate advices to the same effect which he
has brought TO the attention of the
State Department.
LONDON. June 30, 2:02 p. m.-Uncer-
tainty remains the Keynote to the tua-
ton in China. Well-informed quarters
continue to believe the legations are st II
at Picking, but authentic information is
lacking The dispatches tend to create an
impression that the Chinese authorities
are playing double game, smultaneous-
iy promulgatilg new edicts against the
Boxers and sending secret orders to the
ViceroIs to sobey the commands to
suppress the outbreak.
Shanghai rotes Increasing signs Of q
general spread of the rebellion In the
southern provinces, but the local feeling
Of alarm is suhsding. That city also re-
ports that serious rising confrons the
Japanese troops in the Island of Formo-
sa. Japan Is sat SIZED 1t has been organ
lied from China.
naval brigade of about 900 bluejack-
cts and marines left Portsmouth for chi
ma. AS II is intended to use them as a
landing force, the men have been special
iy exercised in field work. They took a
wireless Geographic apparatus with them.
Russia continues to spatch troops 10
China, and the -erman cruiser Fuerst
Bismarck left Kiel this morning for the
Far East
WASHINGTON. June S0.-AlthougA II.
Secretary Hay came over to his Office at
noon, being the senior Cabinet officer in
town. In, the Presidents absence. he sent
Immediately for the Secretary of War
and the Secretary of Navy These OH
Gals responded at once and Cabinet |
council was held In Secretary Hays Of |
flee OF course the Chinese situation
was the subject OF discussion All of the
official spatches received this morning !
were carefully considered. The conclu- |
sion reached was that nothing had devel- |
oped warranting a change OF policy at
this stage. So 1t was intended that no
further Instructions should be dispatch
ed to our naval commander In China nor
nave more troops been ordered there.
WASHINGTON. June 30.-The following
c8blegram has been received from United
States Consul Ragsdale at Tien-Tsin.
dated the eth instant. being the first
communication received from that OFF,
GER In nearly two weeks:
Siege OF Tien-Tsin raised. Troops
cent for the relief of the legations re-
ate battaions American loss six killed,
thirty-eight wounded. On the 18th Min
listers given twenty-four hours to leave
Peking. Refused. Still there.
"RAGsDALE." 4
TAKU. June 27.-Admrai Kempfr oppos-
cd the policy OF attacking the Chinese
army unless they began hostilities 1t Is
now admitted that the Powers attacking
the forts turned the Chinese into alliance
with the Boxers Americans think this
might have been avoided. Admiral
Kempff has held aloof from hostiities
artE tn 10
Americans.
The forces ashore now number 5000,
of which $500 are British, 1900 Germans.
1000 Russians, 900 Japanese and the re-
mainder American, French, Italian hnd
Austrian,
Yesterday the English torpedo hoat
Femo visited the fort at the new cry,
twelve miles up the river. II was found
deserted and not blown up.
Lieut.. Jayne of the Newark, trying TO
reach Tlen-Tsin by boat at the time OF
the storming OF T.en-Tsin, had iiefoe
lght with the Chinese.
Major Waller's battalion Of 1870 marines
with Commander Craddock's British ma
val brigade numbering zoo, were chiupod
On June % eight miles from Tien-Tal1,
where the railroad had been DESTROYED
Tho brigade also has six twelye-pounders,
Two Maxim guns and two million rounds
OF ammunition.
WALKERS COMMAND AhBuslifp'
TAKU, June a-The railroad has been
destroyed, At daylight on the mptAlhs
OF the 2sd Major Waller ana Two compa-
MES OF British marched on Tieu-isln'
1fe remainder Of the British ana 800
Welsh Fuslllers suppOrting sent up he
liver bank Another column, consisting
chiefly Of Russians and Germans, TOOK
mp the route chosen by waller ihey
we're repused, however
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