The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1894-09-20
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smashed to atoms and blood and de- |
struction were everywhere. The ef-
feet of the arrival of this battered
and Scared vessel was to arouse in
the Chinese naval officers and men a
strong determination to be avenged
on their enemies.
A native paper has a story about
two Japanese having rendered five
OF the large guns at Woosung un.
serviceable. The story says that the
japanese, dressed in foreign clothes,
were observed pouring acid into the
breach OF the guns, aud that when
the soldiers went to arrest them, one
of them jumped into the water and
escaped. The other man was taken
into custody and will be tried in due
course. Five OF the guns are stated
to be absolutely useless, aud mes
sage was sent of at once to the XII
angnsn arsenal to replace them.
TROOPS IN coREA.
YOKOHAMA, August 1.-THE Chi
nese troops who left Gishu for Seoul
toward the end of last month were
probably not more than 1000 nor
less than 5000. II they have adj
vanced at the intended rate they
must now be close upon Heijo.
Again, 5000 or 1000 have landed at
! the River Daido. To these must be
added the fugitives from Seikwan
aud Gazan. II will not be far wrong
to estimate the strength Of Chi
nese troops in Corea at between
10000 and 1900. Though there
were said to be 5000 or 700 at
Gazan, the actual number must have
been far less, II we may judge from
the fact that by the defeat of the
300 men at Seikwan the intrench-
ment Of Gazan fell into the hands
of the Japanese.
The actual number Of Chinese at
Gazan has been reported to the
authorities to have been $500. A
Jinsen correspondent hears from
Chefoo that as soon As the Chinese
authorities heard OF the fate OF their
transport at Fung.tao, the troops
which had just left Tient-sin were
made TO put in at Shan hal. keue.
On account Of the dislodgment Of
the Chinese from Gazan, the same
paper hears, the sea route between
Jinsen and Gazan was reopened from
the 9Th.
The intention Of the Chinese Gov.
ernment is to make Corea the seat OF
war, so that the effect of defeat
may not be- felt in China itself. The
Chinese Government will rely most
ly on its navy; everything will be
done to prevent the Japanese war
ship from landing troops in China
and to cut of the communication
between Japan and Corea so as to
isolate the Japanese troops in Corea
And then to fight these troops, she
has sent about 10000 men, il Ia said,
to Gishu, to march upon Seoul by
land, while 1900 more have been
landed, IL Is rumnred, at Hello, on
the road between Seoul and Gishu
Gishu Is about 23i miles from
Seoul, while Hello is halfway,
These will join aud await the result
OF the battle Of Gazan. They will
surround the Japanese ut Seoul.
Major Koshi Masatsuna command.
ing the third company Of the
Twenty.irst regiment, Fifth divi'
SION, now in Corea, is said to have
committed suicide at Shichigpn. The
cause, IL Is reported, WAS an error in
tactics, the responsibility for which
the Major took upon himself and
put an eud to his own lie.
WORK OF JAPANESE GUNS.
Toxic, August ii The following
details We're received here about tn,
Chinese war vessel known rs having
fled toward A.Sau after being en-
gagged with the Japanese ships pcal
Phung.do on July 25th: On tn,
morning Of July 9Th the Takacbih,
aud the Maya lowered their boati
and proceeded TO inspect the condi
ton Of the Chinese war ship. Sh,
was found stranded on the bar a,
the western inlet OF Caroline hay
On close examination the magazin,
was seen To he torn open, thus caus
ing a great part Of the body OF tn,
ship to be flied with water.
The wooden portion was, more
over, burnt away, while at q poin
about two.thirds of the vessel
length from the bow she was broker
IN two. The corpses Of the crew
were lying in heaps beside the gun
On the starboard side, and the con
ming tower was virtually shattered
Within 1t was the corpse OF an oil
Ger standing. He may have beel
the captain Of the ship.
On the lower deck Indication
were discerned Of many OF her bodies
but they could not be clearly seel
owing to the deck being unde
water. The guns from the Japanes
vessels must have hit the ship witt
deadly precision, for even in tn
part standing out OF the water NOR
than ten penetrations were visible
Three OF the boats were foun,
stranded along the shore, The sui
yivors must have landed by then
A twelve-centimeter gun found O
I the upper deck appeared to b
serviceabls.
STEAMER MEMS OPINION.
The officers and the passengers @
the Belgic could give little news G
the war, SAWS the San Francisc