Evening star., 1900-08-17

courage and encourage cement of his men.
AS for the men. 1 feel that I cannot do
them justice. I shall send you the names
of special instances in Itheir cases, hoping
that suitable reward may be given them
as far as the law allows.
I append list of the casualties to date.
I have also to ask that you urge the
department to thank the British surgeons
for their care, on the field ahd In hospital,
Of our wounded. Especlaily1do I wish TO
recommend to the department notice the
services Of Surgeon Robley H J. Browne.
r. NJ, H. M. S. Alacrity. 4 So sure was his
service and search Of the field that we
line with the sure knowledge that the
dead and wounded would be attended to,
We had no surgeon or medical supplies
The operations under Commander Grad
dock, r. N, were admiral bly, planned and
executed.
We need several carts for Transportation
The report received from Pekin today is
very bad, the runner having left there Ave
Gays before. All the Europeans were in the
English legation. ammunition very short.
only three Of the legations left standing.
against the British legation, in which case
the suffering would be terrible.
There seems slight chance of anv nova.
ment toward Pekin for three weeks:
LITTLETo1N w. T. WALLER
Major U. s. M. e., Commanding u,
Se VA SaSuAAAt1eSs
killed-Privates Lannigan, Miller. ]. K.
Morris. Provennal and Hunter.
Wounded-Corporals Francis Hates and
Hetrick, Sergeant Sullivan (slighD, Privates
Smith, c. c., Cork, Sullivan, ]. ]. Railev
remington, Carter, Mccoy, and Sergeant
Iayior. Carter, the most serious wound
the thigh being badly fractured.
Col. Meade's Report.
Colonel Meade's report, which bears the
subsequent date of Tien Tsin, July 16. is
as follows:
Il left Tongku on July II at about s:15
am. and arrived at Tien Tsin after mid
h!sht. L found Major Waller and his force
quartered in the European concession in
houses which were nightly under the shell
hre OF the enemy. Small bodies of the
enemy also controlled the streets with rifle
hre at night, this fire generally beginning
about 10 o'clock and lasting until about
daylight.
only the foreign concessions were held
by the allied forces when 1 arrived the
french concession being nearest to the
walled city, the English next and the Ger
man lowest down the river. The walled
city strongly fortified and all other por-
uons of Tien Tsin also strongly fortified
were held by the Chinese imperial troops
and the Boxers.
our force took turns with other troops
OF the alliance in guarding the railway sta
ton. which was an opposed place almost
uiioci SiltIl ilIc ana d very dam
gerous duty.
On the 18th instant. at conference held
at the English generals headquarters
lBrlgadier General A. R. F. Dorward) 1T
oaybreak the next day u3th) and I was
called upon TO furnish quota of 1000 men
our marines Gwenty-two officers and 326
men) and force 1913 mem from the 9th
ohlted states Infantry, who had preceded
US to Tien Tsin by few hours. One bat
TALON OF the 9th Infantry was still at Taku
or en- route. u
Attack on the City.
AT q am l marched out of the barracks
WIN force Of twenty-five officers and 326
men In four companies-Companies A. D.
Z ana F., commanded, respectively, by First
Lieutenant S. D. Butler, Captain C. G.
Long, Captain A. r. Davis and CAPTAIN B.
II. Fuller. Company b was an artillery
company of three 3-pound r. F. guns and
three Colts automatic guns and this conn
pany was supported by Company d Cap
tam Long,, who was also the commanding
olhcer OF the "a Battalion of the temporary
organization have with me In China
we marched through tho fTaku eate of
the walled city in two columns the Jan,n
ese forces being to the right and the En-
gllsh and American forces on the left The
column in which the Americans We're were
distributed as follows: Two companies of
the Royal Welsh Fusleers leading followed
py the marines Qnfantry and artillerv)
the English naval brigade and finally the
Sth I. >. Infantry (G13 men. The road
was very heavy for artillery, such as we
had, and L do not advise the naval pIn
TO be used as a field piece until some de-
wee is got up as a limber because the
trah wheel pioughs Into the ground and
.iie uskes ana dltches, which We're fre-
quent, necessftates all the united force of
the two companies to get the guns across
costing much strength, which should have
been preserved for the fatigue of the battle
field.
Our verbal orders 1--WE had no written
ones) were to march on a line parallel to
the city wall about 1000 yards in rear and
10 the southwark of the bridge at the south
gate, ana there the commanding officers
were TO receive their final Instructions No
such meeting, however WAS held. and INV
ORDERS Tor the marines We're to advance
along the mud wall In northerly direction,
win TWO infantry companies, leaving the
artillery company and its infantry support
TO act In connection with the British field
artillery, and to open fire at a point where
the Chinese had some Al (or six-inchO el,ns
mounted, which had been particularly OBJ
noXlous. We arrived at the south gate at
5 o'clock am.
The naval battery of the Terrible. un-
Ger command of Captain Bayly of the
royal navy, had opened fire on the forts
and guns of the enemy Just before our ar
rival, and they We're responded to by the
enemy vigorously. This battery was so ac-
curate In its fire that every shell landed in
Lhe pace INTENDED Tor 1t, and at about 5.45
O'Clock m. the Chinese magazine was ex-
ploded with shock which was almost like
an earthquake shock, and was distinctly felt
by all of us who were standing fully one
mile and half from the point of explo-
sion.
At about 6:30 am. I received orders from
the British general to support the Royal
Welsh F'usilcers in an attack on the extreme
left, and we crossed the wall in skirmish
line, having an extensive swamp to cross
The country was a fiat, level one with
grave mounds and dykes and bitches In
great numbers. and those already dug
trenches were very considerable help to
US, as In such an open fire-swept plain we
would have had difficulty in advancing and
would have been compelled, with only the
bayonet, to throw hasty entrenchments.
The fire of the Chinese, both in artillery
ana infantry, were fearfully accurate, as
the casualty list will evidence, and, thank
God FOR the mounds and dykes.
Advanced by Rushes.
We advanced by rushes to a line Of
trenches about 800 yards from the enemy
We found that in our front there were very
bad swamps and a stream, Of water. which
would render 1T impossible for US to have
reached the city at that point; bat 1 be-
ueVe 1t was not fntendAdy that We should