The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-30

LONDON. June 5o.-The adventures
Of the hard.Aghting allies under Ad-
miral Seymour, their reaching Anting.
twelve miles from Pekin. their decis-
ion 10 retreat. the capture Of rice and
immense stores Of modern arms and
ammunition. afforlInR material for a
strenuous defense until relieved-all
this Is told In a dispatch from Admiral
Seymour. received by the admiralty
at midnight. whish runs as follows:
"Tlsn Tsln. June "a. via che Foo,
June %, i0:O5 D. m.-Haye returned
10 Tien Tsln with forces, having been
unable to reach Pekin by rail. On June
nth two attacks on the advance guard
were made by the Boxers who were re-
pulsed with considerable loss 10 them
and none on our side On June "A the
Boxers attacked the train at Lang
Yam In large numbers and with great
determination. We 'epulsed them with
loss Of about 100 killed. Our loss was
seven Italians. on the same after
noon the Boxers attacked the Brit
lsh guard left TO protect Lofa station.
Relnforeements were sent back and the
enemy driven OF with one hundred
killed. Two OF our seamen were
wounded.
I'VE pushed forward 10 Anting and
engaged the enemy on June 10 and on
June H. inAio,ing loss Of i75 killed.
There were no casualties on our side.
The extensive destruction OF the
railway In our front having made fur
ther advance by rail impossible. de-
olded on June i6 TO return to Yang
Tsun where II was proposed 10 organ
iEe an advance by the liver TO Pekin.
After my departure from Lang Yang
Two trains. which We're left to follow.
were attacked on June IS by the Box
srs and Imperial troops from Pekln,
who lost from 400 10 500 killed. Our
casualties were six killed and forty
eight wounled. These trains Joined me
at Yang Tsun the same evening.
"on June 10 the wounded, with the
nccessaries, started by boat, the forces
along the side Of the river,
Opposition was experienced during the
whole course Of the river from near
ly every village. the Boxers. when de-
feated In one village. retiring to the !
next and skIlfully retarding our ad-
vance by occupying well-selected posi-
tons from which they had to be forced |
often at the ooint Of the bayonet and !
in the face Of calling fire. difficult |
20 locate.
ION June % we made night march,
at daybreak opposite the I'm
perial armory above Tien Tsin. where,
after friendly advances. n treacherous
fire was opened. while our men were
exposed on the opposite side OF the
river, The enemy were kept In check |
by rifle fire In front while their POI /
slton was turned by a party of ma
rlnes and seamen under Major John
son, who rushed and occupied one Of
the salient points, selling many guns.
THE Germans. bower down, sllenced
two guns and then crossed the river
and captured them. The armory was
kept occupied by the combined force.
Determined attempts to retake the ar
mory were made on the following day
but unsuccessfully.
we found immense stores of guns,
arms and ammunition OF the latest pat
ern. Several Of the guns We're mounted
In our defense and We're used to shell
the Chinese forts lower down. Having I
found ammunition and rice, we could
have held out for several days; but
being hampered with large numbers of
wounded, sent to Ten Tsin for
force, which arrived on the
Of June %, The armory was
evacuated and the forces arrived at