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the train. Most of them We're armed
with spears and swords. A few had fire
arms, which they handled awkwardly.
1.-The marines retreated keeping up
running fight for over a mile, and kill
ing bstween 20 and 30 Boxers.
The Boxers pursued the British for
some distance. Then seeing more ma
rines from the train coming to their as
sistance, Mai. Johnson's l6 men halted
and poured heavy continuous fire into
the crowd. driving them across the front
of the reinforcing bluejackets, who pun
ished the Boxers severely with Maxims.
THE Boxers fed, and the Europeans,
up their success, cleared out
two villages. The total loss of the Box
crs is estimated at 40 killed and wound
ed. Seven of their wounded We're at
tended by British surgeons. The Brit
ish loss was nothing.
.Evidences of Gen. Nieh's operations
were found in headless bodies. The whole
country presents a desolate aspect, en-
tire villages having been deserted.
THE expedition numbers 2,044 as fol
lows: British, 915; German. $50; Rus
sian, 3OO French, 12S; Americans, 104;
Japanese, 81; Italian, 40, and Austrian,
25."
British Troops Land.
Tien-Tsin, June 13.-One hundred
and sixty-three British landed Monday
evening. An additional 20 British
have been sent to Fong Shan. Tues
day morning special train left Tien-
Tsin for Yang Tsun to bring Gen.
Mich to consult with the viceroy. Tel
egraphic communication with Peking
is still interrupted. The Russian war
ships Petropaulovsk and Komiloff are
at Taku bar and the Russian torpedo
boats "l03. and "107'' are in the river
Taku Want of transportation pre-
vents the Russians from landing
troops. The Russians are very active
here. 1t is rumored that Gen. Fung
Fab Slang, with many thousand
troops, is at Feng Tai. The latest
news from Pao Tung Flu is that the
Boxers, 5000 strong, are attacking the
Catholic convent there. The situation
is critical and the officials are evil
IDENTIFY inactive. The United States
warships Nashville and Monocacy are
reported at Taku.
Appeal from Chin kiang.
Washington, June. 13.-The follow
ing dispatch was received at the state
department Tuesday:
"chin Kiang. June 12.-Secretary of
State. Large number natives organized
secret society halted here. People very
apprehensive. No protection. Want
(signed MARTIN"
Mr.. Martin is the United States
consul at Chin-Kiang, and his tele-
gram is the first news received here
to indicate the spread of the Boxer
agitation in that section of China.
Chin Kiang is one of the most impor
tant treaty ports in China. II is To-
Gated on the Yang-tse-Ki a little
over 100 miles above the point where
the Wo Sung enters, and Isl about 1875
miles from Shanghai. At the latter
port the United States gunboats York
town and Castine are now lying, un-
dergoing some repairs. The extent of
these is not known at the navy de-
partment. but assuming that they are
not more extensive than usual, it is
said that one or both of the vessels
might be dispatched to Chin-Kiang in
the course of a day or two.
Discussed by the Cabinet.
Washington, June 13-The cabinet
meeting Tuesday was attended by Sec
reiaries Hay, Hitchcock, Long and
Gage and Postmaster General Smith.
1t was devoted largely to the discus
sions of the Chinese situation. Secre-
tary Hay laid before the cabinet
meeting advices from some of the
consular officers in China, which
indicated that the situation is very
critical. Secretary Long had no late
dispatches. The steps that have been
taken to REINFORCE Admiral Kempff