Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-08

Fuller Particulars Of the Recent victory Of
the Imperial Tr0ops.

Fuller Particulars Of the Recent victory Of
the Imperial Troops
Fuller particulars have been received of the
battle between the Chinese troops and the
rebels. partly Mongolians and partly Chinese,
who have been advancing toward Pekin. There
seems to be no doubt that the rebels have re-
| ceived q serious check. but even the imperial
authorities do not claim that it is decisise, and
the rebels still maintain the field. Tho Chinese
general, Mich. one Of the bravest and best known
Of the imperial army, and who distinguished
himself in operations against the TAPPING
rebels, led the government forces, numbering
5000 picked men from the ying ping or ma
tional army. These we're armed with the
Mauser rife and had several Krupp field
cannon.
They met the rebels ut Chaoyang. The lat
ter were 5000 in number Nearly one-half, II
not more Of the rebels we're mounted on hardy
Monaghan horses. Gen Mich first took the
precaution Of selecting 100 trusty men with
several Of his best officers as q rear guard.
These we're stationed within about 800 yards of
the rear main body OF Chinese troops and ordered
to kill on the spot any soldiers retreating from
the field. whether one or in numbers. These
Instructions were also made known to the rest
Of the army.
Gen. Mich then sent body OF troops through
ravine to the left with the view OF outaank-
An6 tuc eueIty. 1ucu Will tue main iOTce Ne
charged the rebels, who awaited the onset
without waver. Before charging his troops
Mich sent yolley into the rebel ranks. which
decimated but did not break them.
The rebels fought braveiy. 1t was Tartar
against Tartar, the Mongol half savage against
the Mongol trained and disciplined. For time
the struggle was doubtful The rebels at this
point saw the thanking party. With the courage
OF despair they threw the M selves Oh tho i'm
perial troops and pressed them buck. Gen.
Nraf,
placing himself ar the head. led the final charge,
the force he had sent around ut the Same time
attacking the rebels Oh the flank. The charge
was irresistible. Mich, still at the head of his
men, dashed into the breaking ranks OF the
enemy, seeking out the rebel commander A
wound, whether serious or not il untold, staid
tho arGor of Gen. Mich. and while the rebel
leader is said to have fallen it must have been
by another hand The mounted rebels turned
their ponies to the north and fed in confusion.
side, and wherever they found wounded rebel
they stabbed him to death. Those who sur.
rendered as prisoners were Immediately be-
headed, except several officers, who we're
chopped to pieces. -.
Gen. Mich at once reported his victory to
Pekln. where the news was received with gen.
erai rejoicing As confirmation Of the an
| nouncemcnt, the couricrs who brought the
dispatch carried the head of the rebel leader
| III bag. The pursuit of the mounted rebels
W6S Soittinueu Inc lotter tOOk revenge on the
| inhabitants for their defeat, piilaging, burning
and slgughtering as they went back toward
their desert businesses. At latest adviccs the
Chinese troops had not again come into coilis-
ion with tue insurgents.
1t is stated that the number of native Chris
| tians VINO persisted in the massacres tina. fol-
lowed the opening Of the rebellion Was about
500. The number Of European victims is I'M
known. 1t is known that no British were
among the victims.
ANOTHER MASSACRE.
dispatch from China to the head quarters Of
the Belgian missions in Brussels brnge the
| news of another frightful massacre. The ami
mostly toward foreigners and the Christian re-
lgion which has been growing more demon
stratIvc at 1ien-Tsin, has eliminated in an at
tack on the Lazarist mission, called Wynho vel at
1ien-lsip. The Belgian missionaries and
| other Europeans escaped with their lives, but
many native Christians fell victims to cruel rs
sassination. The british gun boat Firebrand
was In the harbor and Lieut.. Denison, tho
commander, took promp. action to assist in
protecting Europeans. The presence OF his
vessel Is believed to have restrained the
rioters from a Wholesale massacre of foreign
! ers. although the gnnboat is not capable Of
much execution. The native Christians, who
have no claim to foreign protection, we're
treated with horrible arbarity, officials appar-
entity approving the excess Of the rioters 30 far
as they were concerned.