The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-10-23

| time the Chinese fred heavy cannon
at the Japanese, but did not know nov
to shoot, and some shotH were shorf
while others passed beyond.
Smoke again yelled the earth and the
Japanese fixed bRyonets and ran into
the fort and began to pierce their ene-
mies, who could not face snoh fierce
foes, but fed. Saikan was we'll fortified,
but the Japanese reduced the forts and
turned the guns against the second line
OF entrenchment around Aeam, which
was 20 feet high. The Chinese fought
hard to hold their ground, but were
forced back toward Asam.
In this way the Japanese troops,
under General Oshima. proceeded and
DESTROYED all the lines before them.
The Japanese lost six officers killed and
drowned and 80 soldiers killed and
drowned. The Chinese loss was about
800 men. When Saiken was destroyed
the Chinese ran away from Aesm and
lett all their equipments and munitions
OF war. Eight cannon, go flags, pro-
visions and ammunition like big hill
were captured in Asam. Everything
was saved and transported to Jinsen.
Five hundred bags of provisions were
donated to the people of Asam. All
else was burned. Some of the cannon
were epiked but all the small arms were
saved.
A triumphal arch was erected two
miles from the south gate OF Seoul and
the Japanese army was reviewed there
in the presence OF myriad of Coreans,
who prepared feast of beef and wine
for the soldiers.
On August 18th, q hundred Chinese
soldiers defeated at the battle of Chin
Sen, while retreating, stopped to loot
the town of Chin Sen, Corea. Part of q
Japanese army engineer corps, five in
number, was working on the construc-
ton of telegraph line and when they
saw the vandalism OF the hundred Chi
neee, tho engineers drew their swords
and went right among the Chinese and
fought so bravely that the Chinese SOL
diery scattered as gathered spiders scat.
ter at the approach of danger. The Co.
rean citizens were grateful to their
Japanese protectors and gave the engi-
neers the liberty OF the town.
Such are some OF the incidents of the
war as they will go into Japanese his
tory.
CHEMuLPo, Oct. pa detachment of
1900 wounded Japanese has arrived here.
There is large number of wounded at
Seoul, in addition to the Zoo wounded
Japanese that have been sent to Japan.
At Ping Yang there are 1900 wounded
Chinese in the hospitals. The rebellious
Tongkaks of Southern Corea are restless,
and only the fact that they are not pros
vided with arms prevents them from
breaking out in open revolt and moving
upon Seoul, for which many OF them
have started.
Four hundred Japanese soldiers have
been stationed ct the kings palace in
Seoul, as the kings brother is believed
to be leagued with the Tongkaks. The
Chinese are mobilizing force at
Kirenes and gathering a strong force at
Pow-Ting-Fu. The second son of the
king of Corea left here October 10th as
a epecial envoy to the mikado, in order,
it is supposed, to return the visit OF the
Marquis Sloayo, the Japanese envoy.
The kings son took him quantity Of
presents. Many letters to Europeans in
Corea have been opened by the Japan
ese authorities. The British consuls
mail bag YVES detained three weeks.
LONDON, Oct. pa dispatch to the
Times from Tien-Tsin says the report is
current that II Japanese warships, under
Admiral Ito, have assembled at Ping
Yang inlet. Thornton Haven, it is eaid,
has never been occupied by the Japnese.
The Chinese fleet is reported at Wei.
Hai-Wei.
TrEN-TsIN, Oct. 22.-It is stated from
reliable sources that negotiations for
peace between China and Japan are
proceeding at Seoul.