The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-07-07
THE SITUATION IN CHINA.
Admiral Seymour, in Command of Allied
Forces, Unable to Reach Pekin.

received at Washington May I'd
says a runner from Pekin reported
the legations besieged, provisions
nearly exhausted, and the situation
desperate. Fighting was going on
at Tien Tsin May I'd between allied
forces and the Boxers.
While the dispatches from China
are closely scrutinized from day to
dav, the real centers of news are
the European foreign offices, where
the silence is unbroken respecting
the interior policies which will be
pursued. Russia is modifying an
army of over $4,000 troops for SER
vice in China, and Japan another
of $4,000. Great Britain is sending
out ships, guns and ammunition,
and France and Germany are in
creasing their forces on the e
board.
In a dispatch June Both, British
Admiral Seymour, in command of
the allied forces in their advance
toward Pekin, gives an account of
the hard fighting Of the troops. On
June 18th two attacks were made on
the advance guard by the Boxers,
who were repulsed with considerable
loss to them and none on the side
of the allied forces. On June 18th
the Boxers attacked the train at
Lang Yung, leaving 100 killed. In
this engagement five Italians were
killed. On the 14th the troops
pushed on to Anting, twelve miles
from Pekin, where the enemy was
found in force. During the days
fighting is Boxers were slain.
A further advance toward Pekin
by rail being impossible on account
of the road having been destroyed,
on June 10th Admiral Seymour or
dered a retreat to Yang Tsung.
During the retreat two rear trains
were attacked by Boxers and impe-
rial troops from Pekin, who lost
from 400 to 500 killed. The allied
forces lost six killed and IS wound.
ed.
Finding the railway destroyed in
their rear, it was decided to with
draw on Tien Tsin June 10Th by
boat, the forces marching along side
the river. Opposition was met dur
ing the course of the whole trip. BY
making a night march the troops ar
rived at daybreak June 23d oppo-
site the imperial armory a few miles
above Tien Tsin, where, after
friendly advances, a treacherous
heavy fire was opened by the Chi
nesc. The allied forces succeeded
in silencing a number Of Chinese
guns, and by storming the armory
succeeded in taking and holding it.
Admiral Seymour states that,
having found ammunition and rice,
his forces could have held out
against the enemy for several days
but being hampered with large
numbers of wounded. he sent to Tier
Tsin for a relieving force, which
arrived on the morning of June
2jth.
The armory IA evacuated anC
burned, the troops arriving at Tier
Tsin June goth.
Admiral Seymour reported tina
no authentic news had been receiv
ed up to June 30th as to the where
abouts Of the members of the lega
tons, although abundant report
from Chinese sources say that the.
were safe a few days ago.
The casualties of the allied fore
es, up TO June 30th, as cabled tn
war department were:
~British-Killed, 81; wounded
IS.
Americans-Killed, 4; wounded
25.
F~rench-killed, /; wounded. II
t Gcrmans-Killed, IL; wounded
= 60.
= ~Italians-Killed, 5; wounded, :
, Japanese-Killed, 2; wounded,
: Russians-Killed, 10; wounded
n ~.
\ representative of the Associa
" ed Press cables from Paris hal {
a result of negotiations between Il
o powers an agreement has been a
d rived at providing for the maintel
8 ance of the statu quo in Chin
According to the understanding Il
n international army of occupatiC
will consist of $4,000 men. Russ
and Japan will provide $4,000 eac
Great Rritain will nrovido 10 OF