The record-union., 1892-02-03
FROM THE ORIENT.
PARTICULARS OF THE SINKING OF
THE NANCHAw.
Only Twenty-nine Chinese Escape
Drowning Out of Total of Over
Four Hundred Persons.
Special to the REooRD-US1oS.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 1.-The steam
ship China arrived this afternoon, twenty
one days from Hongkong. The Vice
Admiral of II. NJ S. Porpoise, which
went to the scene of the sinking of the
steamer Nanchow off Cup Schi Point,
made report from Swatown on Janu-
ary I'd that there were 400 Chinese and
six Europeans on board, and that all were
lost except twenty-nine Chinese, who
saved themselves in the ships boats and
were brought to Cup Schi in junks. The
Porpoise made search in the vicinity for
wreckage, without result.
Eleven lives were lost in the wreck of
the steamship Marie on December 31st
last off Che Foo. The vessel, which car
RED general cargo of merchandise,
struck the rocks during a fog at night
and soon began to founder.
Three boats were lowered. One reached
shore safely, the second capsized, but the
occupants swan ashore, while the third
was capsiZed and the second officer, third
engineer and nine Chinese sailors per-
ished.
The Chinese papers announced the is
suance of an imperial decree on January
4th, announcing the overthrow of the
rebels at Ngo Hong Chi, Hoia Chong Kas
and Poi Use Flu, in Northern China. The
decree states that the imperial forces,
under General Nieh Szshing and others,
made combined attack on Poi Use Flu,
the old center of the rebellion. on Decem,
ber 18th. The town was carried bv
storm, and Wang Ching and other rebel
chiefs were killed. The cavalry pursued
the fleeing rebels, killing 800 of them and
capturing large number of guns. horses
and ammunition. At Hoia Chang Kao,
the rebels fed on the cannon of the i'm
perial forces opening fire. Wand Fow
and two other rebel chiefs were killed on
the field of battle, as were also one thou
sand of the rebels, who were hunted
down and put to the sword without re-
serve Heng TEX Kwong, straegetical
adviser Of the rebels, was captured alive.
The Emperor has recommended for pro-
motion a number of Generals who dis
tlngulShed themselves on that OCCASION
On January 9Th a second decree was
issued stating that troops under Generals
Hu LUX and Ting Ate had obtained a
series of victories and succeeded in sup
pressing the insurgents at Chaodaug.
The main bodies of the rebels had been
extirpated, and the troops were at the
time engaged in hunting fugitive rebels
From December 9Th to the I'D six engage
ments took place at various points, re-
sulting in the defeat of the rebels in every
case. Kon Use, a stronghold, was broken.
and the Commander-in-C Chief of Van Sun
Fa and 300 rebels were captured, together
with greatquantities of stores of war. The
other rebels fed to the city of Utan, but
with the help of Chilli troops, who were
proceeding to the scene from the east
ward. it was thought the Imperial forces
on the ground would have no difficulty
in extirpating them.
The disturbances in the province of
Kwei Chow have been subdued, num-
Der of rebels being killed. The ringlead-
ers were captured and one decapitated.
JAPANESE ADVICES.
Japanese advices state that an imperial
decree was issued January 1lth calling
for an election on February 1st of mem
bers for the new House of Representa-
tives. 1t is reported that the new diet
will convene April 18th.
A violent shock of earthquake was felt
at Lifu, Nagoyo and vicinity on January
Sd. Three houses were thrown to the
ground in Nagoyo. The earth was rent
in number of places, and from assures
muddy water exuded. A number of
houses We're destroyed, but no person in
jured
On January 9th fire at Shiz Noka de-
stroyed l,500 buildings. There was no
oss Of life.