Directly Tientsin was relieved preparations were made to aid Admiral Seymour. On the morning of the 25th June 1,000 mixed troops, under a Russian colonel, marched to Hsilcu, ten miles north of Tientsin, where Admiral Seymour occupied the Arsenal. This Arsenal was at once destroyed. It was found to contain millions of cartridges, thousands of arms, and even surgical bandages. Next morning (26th) Admiral Seymour entered Tientsin again. He had lost 60 killed. The number of wounded was 210, who were suffering greatly. They had to be carried on improvised stretchers, made of rifles and sticks. Altogether there are 500 wounded in the hospitals of tientsin now. The Queen's Jubilee Hospital, being in an exposed position in the Extra Concession, is useless.
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