New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-12
CHINESE TROOPS IN 4 PANIC.
FLEEING FROM KINCHOW AND TALIEN-
WAN ON THE FIRST ASSAULT.

THE TWO PLACES CAPTURED WITH LITTLE LOSS
on EITHER sIDE-THE JAPANESE FLEET
TOO LATE TO AID IN TAKING TAIiEN-
WAN-PoRT ARTHUR LIKELY TO
FALL WITHIN a FEW DAYS
THE CHINESE COURT
TO LEAVE PEKING.
LONDON NOV 1.-THE Central News correspondent
in Toxic says: "A special steamer has arrived al
uwang-C hoo with dispatches as to the course OF
the war in Corca. knchow was taken by the
Japanese on November T. The garrison consisted oI
some l. 200 infantry and artillery Tn" batteries
were very badly served during the defence
"-Thc first division OF the Japanese Army ad-
yanced TO the attack with spirit on the morning "l
the 4th The resistance of the Chinese was feeble
The tire from their guns weak and il-difected'
and th. outlying fortNorks were cleared quickly.
4 manic then took possess of the troops IN the
interior works. They abandoned their guns stan
dards and stores and fed in disorder, tn" infantry
even casting asd" their small arms In thcir has''
The defence was so weak that only few japanese
were wounded and only twenty or thirty chinese
were killed and wounded. 1t Is believed that many
Of the garrison had deserted on the 3D. when they
became convinced that he battle was At hand
"Aft,r the victory the First Division joined the
Second Division in investing Talien-Wan. In thr
evening Of the next day (NcVember - fire was
open.a ON th,. chinese position. ON the 9th the
vinrky were carried with 4 rush. The garrison Il
900 men hardly waited TO resist the attack Ihcy
0r,d !, few shois and then fed toward Port Arthur.
strcwing the road with their firearms. swords.
iiiehi the chinese los, about nfty men. Killed ani
woundei. The Ja4ncsc loss was TWO kt,'a t ,,,, %p,
ana steamed into In. bay at Tahen-Wan on IN"
afternoon of the 9Th. but IT was too late To ASSIST
the land force. which was then generating III VIZ
IRON Talien-Wan the First anI second divis-
ions started for Port Arthur. which th'y We ~,ir
confident of capturing within week AImral
Itos dispatch TO the Mikalo concerrins thc H., =
part in IN" operations 40 I"l"h-N'h ,"""''''S '''
account gent by the land coinmanirr -
The Central News corr'SlonIg"t IN ne No. , H, H'
capture 81 Talicn-War hy the Jarano-e. General
assist nim. but the Chinese. who hsl cNp'ct'i th"
hardly resisted Nh" Japar'se Tt"y a,anio"rl
cveryihinr and rr'roatcd in disorder Eur'pcnn
urcJ hv the l.th Thor d. sorrc doubt tl.af ne
Ch.ncc feet IS at Port Arthur. II certainly BE- no,
The Che-Too correspondent Of Tho T.mcs" says.
"Taotai kurg. with several military l.ti.fs "hhn-
,'i,i"n 70 sr,r,n''' r. i., ,. ana ,,.f ,rthu,
~, s,,,,,'tr,r' - .i, sr ,s ~as ~ T,tu an m.
10Th. cmharking stores and ammunition
The central New correspondent 800 Sharchfi
SAYS. Tn. report that the court vii leave
Close on November i6 The state ~ siege VIII h"
20 see the diplomatists before his departure. and
probably viii give them audiences tomorrow.
1T b. reported that n" japanese FOR" ls ap-
pronching Ncw-Chwang ana that tn" town IS
already panic trlckcu. The officials ar. paralYZ'd
Hofies ~ haf-siarvei and d"-p"rai" descti'rs ar"
arriving there daily. ~ ~ expected that Moukdcn
viii p. captured before the l1th OF this month
tn" report ihd' biz army is ready to defend u
- ililcfilci uy fhoF" acquainted with the facts
tn" Board cf Foreign Affair has appealed again
10 th" Ministers ~ Great Britain TIA. United
Statcs. France and Germany. who ar" believed to
have suggested that china treat directly with
Japan II is regarded a. nkcly that tho board VIII
adopt the suggestion"
\ dispatch from Shanghai SAYS that the Chi
ncsc Court may 90 To- Snjanfu. province -f {
kIangsu.