THE FOREIGN SETTLEMENT DESTROYED. REPULSE OF RELIEVING FORCE. LEGATIONS AT PEKIN SAFE. ! FATE OF ADMIRAL SEYMOUR* ' ■: : .: ; STILL IN DOUBT. \ AN ALARMING. TELEGRAM. -. (Received June 26, 9. 10 a. m. ) < London, June 25. ! Admiral Bruce cabled on Saturday, ' " stating that the only runner who had come from Tientsin for five days reported. -. that the foreign settlement was almost entirely destroyed. - 'The Europeans, fighting. hard in an ■attempt to relieve Tientsin on Friday, ' W*re repulsed with some losses. , .* ".It is uncertain whether this refers to ' the repulse of the Russians and Americans ' or the repulse of the larger German, : British, and Russian force which left Takn later. Hong Kong, June 25. The Direotor of Telegraphs states that a , courier ■ from Pekin has reached Yuan : ghihikai with the news that all the : Legations are safe. -■"." The Ministers of the Powers are. - demanding their passports. ."The Tsung-li-Yamen is disposed to • comply with the demand. -"..: London, June 25. i :A telegram to the Express newspaper c states that Chinese runners reported from. Tientsin on Thursday that a Bmall white force had been destroyed forty miles west ;- of -Tientsin, alter resisting overwhelming - odds for several days. ': The force, says. the telegram, is supposed ' •J to be Admiral Seymour's. .;•:-."_.'.."--'■' Hong Kong, June 25. ' 'The" Japanese Government are preparing • a second army division for China. - Bixteen- American ships, and five - thousand troops, are expected to arrive 1 ' at the Gulf of Pechili in a fortnight. " >. (Received June 26, 9.45 a.m.) ■ - - .- ■ • London, June 25. :; " Admiral Bruce reports that 200 men of ■ the Chinese regiment at Weihaiwai landed at Taku on Friday. " -\ .'_* The battleship Victorious, whioh has ar- „ ; rived at Naples' homeward bound from the f. China station, has been ordered to return j jWGuiria.'- -The battleship Goliath is also A proceeding to China. The cruiser Argonaut c .'follows her, % t B .;■? Germany and Russia are despatching j. cruisers to China. r ; \ •- The American Government distrusts Li ■: Hong Chang's reported mediation. ' a. ' v ; - ; - - '-' ■ Hong Kong, June 24. 