The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-17
A BATTLE NEAR FENa-HUANe.
Gen. and His 1000 KERN Troops
Routed by the Japanese.

London, Dec. l6.-The Central News
correspondent in Antong telegraphed late
in the evening OF Dec. a: In accord
ance with Gen. Nodesus' instructions. the
Feng-Huang garrison, which was con-
fronted on Dec. p by 400 Chinese. began
the attack on the enemy at daybreak this
morning. The garrison was 1.i0O strong
and was commanded by Col. Tomoyasu.
The main battle took place at Yih-Min-
Shan. five miles from Feng-Huang. The
Japanese attacked with spirit and de-
feated the Chinese. driving them to tt
matsch. The japanese loss was three
officers killed and seventy privates killed
and wounded; the Chinese. $50 killed and
wounded and thirty prisoners. The Japa-
nese captured four field guns The Chi
nese prisoners say that Gen. l had under
him more than 1900 KERN troops, who are
in every way superior TO the Chinese
soldiers.
Gen. Tachimls' brigade is now moving
southwark to turn back the KERN fugi-
tves. No news is obtainable from the
left division OF the first army, owing to
the interruption of telegraphic communi-
cation
The Central News correspondent I'm
Shanghai says: "The first and second
japanese armies are reported TO be suffer-
ing greatly from the cold. Chang Yiu
kung, president of the board OF revenue
IS said by native newspapers TO have
been appointed ambassador TO japan with
Instructions to negotiate peace"
The Central News hears from its cor
respondent in Shanghai: "Pekin tele-
grams say that the two japanese armies
are concentrating preparatory to attacks
on Tien-Tsin and New-Chang."
The Times correspondent in Toxic says
that Marshal Yamagata, who left his com
mand owing to Illness, arrived in Hiro-
shima yesterday The third army has
been mustered at Hiroshima and hourly
expects orders as to future operations.
Washington, Dec ia telegram has
been received at the Japanese legation
from the minister of foreign affairs at
Toxic in relation to the atrocities alleged
TO have been committed by japanese
troops at the capture of Port Arthur. The
government at Toxic Is not yet in possess
sion Of full details OF the affair." but the
information already at hand shows con-
clusively that some of the reports circu-
lated concerning the conduct of the Japa-
nese troops we're both exaggerated and
misleading. If there was any unneces-
sary bloodshed, the telegram states, the
Japanese government cannot but believe
there must have been some melting cause
for the behavior of the Japanese troops as
their conduct in the enemy's country has
hitherto been most exemplary, at times
under circumstances calculated to excite
feelings of the deepest resentment and ami
mostly. It is known to be fact that the
great majority of those Chinese who were
killed at Port Arthur were not peaceful
inhabitants but Chinese soldiers dis
guised i'm civilian dress. Most OF the in
habitants fed from there several days be-
fore its capture and at the present time
have returned and are pursuing their or
binary vocations without molestation or
restraint. The Japanese government has
no disposition to conceal any of the facts,
but, on the contrary, has ordered a strict
investigation. the results of which, It is
stated, will be promptly made public.