The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-09-06
5. Ill IN DANGER.
Closely Watched by
4 (. the Emperor.
HE is RESPONSIBLE.
Every Chinese Defeat
f .. Injuries Him.
: NOT: GUARDING PE-cHI-LI.
No: Fleet Holds the Road to
...: Peking.
HUNTING THE CHINESE CRUISERS.
The Ships Of the Mikado Unable to
+: :. Find Their Enemy on
=: 81. :: the Sea.

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=. :. oKoHAMA. Aug. 22.-7rustworthy
news appears to have at last arrived
about: the: movements of the Chinese
Hoods .:leng ago reported to have
reached :; Wi-ju. The vernacular pa
.pers state that a telegram reached
: a. certain quarter late 10 the evening of the
10th Inst. to the effect that about
:4pe0:of the Chinese army. infantry. artil-
;. >lery and cavalry combined, reached Ply
ong-ysng on the 18Th inst, and began at
once ito establish a patroling Gordon.
**Phyong-yang is situated in a plain
:.watered by the Dan-dong-gang and
is.some miles westward of this river.
Fhe river is said to be clear and the
current rapid, and of width of about
five or six. times that Of the river Sumida.
!. Its upper course is. however, shallow. and
.fordabe on horseback. The place is
= therefore said by the Kokumin to be far
. from being as strong for defense as A-Sau.
. The Chinese troops appear to be imper-
+fectly equipped in provisions, according to
: the report of the Kokumin. 1t says that
sthey are believed. during their march from
-Wi-ju toward Phyong-yang. to have devas-
= tailed the northern district of Hwang-hai-
.:dO~for the collection of provisions.
The prediction that the two hostile
armies would come into collision at
Phyong-yang or in its neighbOrhood
: proved untrue as the following expresses
laely arrived show. a most trust
worthy message reached a certain quar-
ter on the evening of the 18th inst, says
the vernacular press, that portion of the
Chinese troops that had arrived at
PbyonE-yang crossed the doug-gang,
and marched toward Seoul. The Asahl
publishes telegram from Fusan, under
date OF 1880 A. NJ. of the 17th inst,
30 the effect that the Chinese vanguard
that crossed the Tai-dong-gang had
reached Pong-sang. which is situated some
fourteen ri southwark from Pbyong-yang,
and is therefore for;y-four RI from Seoul.
The Nichi Nichi learns that the Chi
nese advance guard that crossed the Tai
don g-gang had marched TO Hwang-iu, and
seemed to be preparing for battle.
According to these larer kilograms the
Japanese army did not appear to have ad
vanced 20 PhyongyaDg. as reported few
days ago. Perhaps scouting party may
: have proceeded So far. Where the main
body OF the Japanese army lies.
whether it is intrenched near Seoul
or has advanced 10 meet the Chinese
army. is not now known. Several metro
=: :potitan parers say that the plain that lies
between Pong-san and Phyong-san will
be the next battlefield. If so, the
japanese army must have marched
out of Soul to encounter the enemy. 1t
fssaid that the Chinese army marching to.
ward Scout consists merely of infantry,
artillery and cavalry, and has no commits
sariat and no engineers. Without CON-
missarat nothing is left for them but to
'piunder along the line of march.
The Toxic papers contain news that
.bOdes ill for Ii Hung Chang. The sole
responsibility in the conduct of the present
war rests on him, and for every disaster
that the Chinese land or sea forces may
sustain be ia held accountable.
The Nicof Nichi says that Wang Jung
bro and Ii Hnng-tsao. who we're commits
stoned few months since by the Peking
governments TO watch over the ac-
'tions of the Ficeroy. are going TO take
active measures now that the intelligence of
the defeats of China, on land and sea, has
reached the ears of the statesmen of
PeEing This Wang Jung-ho is said
TO be on bad terms with the Viceroy.
and as his influence over the court
of Peking' is known TO be consider
able. the situation Of the Viceroy must be
an anxious one. The Hocbi and several
other papers even state that committee
for the Impeachment of the Viceroy has
been appointed. and that Wang Jung-ha,
Ii Hung-tsao. Chang Ch'tung and an
elder brother of this Chang, all enemies of
the Vieeroy, have been appoin ted its men,
bprs
On the Both ult. an imperial decree was
promulgated to the effect that 1000 Man
Churian soldiers, that is a half of 5000
Manchurians usually stationed on the bor-
der between Korea and. Siberia. should be
dispatched from MoukdeD, the capital OF
Shing-king. =
A plucky attempt made by the Japanese
feet on the 10th inst. has ended in
failure. The Chinese navy having
hidden itself away, and its command
ers being apparently determined to pre-
serve it for the middle kingdom by not
exposing 1t to any risks nothing remains
for the Japanese except to go in search
ot the skulking ironclads. Accordingly
a strong squadron set out for Wei-bai-wej
where the Chinese vessels were sun-
posed to be lying. But on arriving
there the Chinese fleet was non in
ventus, and after bombarding the forts
for short time the Japanese shins
steamed back to their anchorage. off
Chemulpo. Apparently the whereabont
of the Chinese feet is unknown.
Probably 1t is lying in Port Arthur.
but the japanese officers seem to have
been too uncertain about the matter to
essay an immediate attack on the latter
place We may take it for granted, how
ever that thaV are determined tn uets a,
the Chinese fleet sooner or later.
China appears TO be principally en-
ployed in the defense of the Gulf OF Liam
tung. leaving the defense OF the mouth Of