The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-27
Landed in Korea, and Not On
Chinese Territory.
A DECISIVE BATTLE AT HAND.
Ii japanese Win at the Yalu River.
Moukden Is Theirs.
They Want 10 Give It to the Msksdc for
birthday fresent--Jspanese Win .
Briiiians Victory Just After Crossing
the YAlu.

LoNroS. Oct. 27.--A dispatch to the
Tines from Tientsin says: Thirty seven
transports were sighted "Wednesday max.
ing toward Tatungkao. near the scsne OF
the late naval battle.
The 7imss' Yokohama corrcsnondent
says il Is believed in that city that the
japanese army, numbering 1000. landed
at shanching. north Of Talien bay, on
Tuesday.
LoSpoS. Oct GA dispatch received In
this city says the Chinese foreign Office as
Marking has been transferred to Shanghai
by an imperial order.
CHExrIro. Oct. ~ 6--Dspatches from
Win, dated midnight. give additional
details of the battle fought between Chi
nese and japanese across the Yalu river.
Gen. Nodseu. Japanese chief of staff. is
appears. succeeded IN getting the main body
OF the japanese army across tho Yalu river
without msshap before daylight Thursday.
Then Col. Sato was sent forward al tho
head of 4 dying column on recoanoiier.
ing expedition. and he discovered tho
enemy occupying fortified position near
the village of Fnshang, on the right bank
OF the Ialu. Though be had no artillery,
he commenced an attack upon the Chi
nese, and fierce fight followed. The
Chinese fought desperately and stub
bornly. The attack was begun at 10
o'clock In the morning aud lasted until
noon, when the Chinese began waverlng,
broke, and eventually retired in great
disorder. falling back upon Kulicu-
chas. Tho troops commanded by Col.
Sato, after tho Chinest had retired. set to
work demolishing the fortihcations OF
Fushang. Inside the fortihcations they
found 200 Chinese dead. The japanese
also captured a number OF prisoners,
among whom was a Chinese officer. who
stated that the position was held by eight
teen battalions OF Chinese troops. The
japanese, escorting the prisoners. then
marched in the direction OF Gen. Nodseu's
main body. with the intention of rejoining
il. The number OF Chinese wounded 10
not known. The Japanese lost i've ofii-
GERS and ninety men killed and wounded.
The Chinese outposts are falling back
upon hulienchas. where il is expected
the only determined stand of the Chinese
in Manchuria WILL be made.
IL is understood Field Marshal yama-
gatas plans are complete in every detail
for infiicting what he hopes will turn out
to be a crushing blow upon the Chinese.
Several columns of japanese troops are
concentrated after the man ner adapted by
the Japanese commander at Pingyang,
and ii is expected that they will make
simultaneous attack upon the Chi
ness position. II the japanese
field marshals plans are carried out in
the manner Indicated ia the dispatches
from the front. it is probable the net work
of invaders will be completed around the
Chinese position by midnight Saturday.
thus enabling the Japanese attack to- be
delivered mt dawn Sunday, but IL the Jap
anesc columns succeed In occupying tho
positions assigned them previous 10 mid
night Saturday, il is believed the attack
will be delivered at the earliest possible
moment. Some doubt is expressed among
the Japanese commanders as TO the re-
ported strength Of the Chinese position at
Kul:enehas. Ii Is reported that the Jap
ancse batteries at Kulicnchas have been
increased from three TO eleven, bat, on the
other hand, a rumor says IL is extremely
doubtful whether all those batteries are
fully armed. The esprit du corps and
health of the japanese troops are excel
lent. and IL is said 20 be the universal am
bitlon to capture Moukdcn before tho
birthday Of the emperor OF Japan, Novem-
Der 3
YOKOHAMA. Oct. 26.--Later dispatches
from the Yaiu river show that in the bat
tie fought yesterday between Chinese and
Japanese ). so Chinese troops oil all arms
were utterly routed.