Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-09-18
THE JAPS VICTORIOUS.
They Route Chinese Troops
 at Ping Yang.
FORT TAKEN BY THE JAPANESE

The AfiKado's Soldiers Attack the Chinese From All sides and Capture and XII tho Entire Army of Six teen Thousand Men-some of the Hest Officers Taken Prisoners.
 LONDON, Sept. 18.-A dispatch from Seoul says during Thursday evening last a Japanese column from Pung San made reconnaissance in force drawing the fire of the Chinese forts and ascertaining ae- curately their disposition. The Japs then fell back in good order with but little loss.
 Friday night all the Japanese forcea were in position for combined attack. The Chinese had utilized their old de- fense at Ping Yang and thrown up new works, with the result that their po- sition was exceptionally strong.
 The battle opened Saturday morning at daybreak, with a direct cannonade upon the Chinese works and continued until the afternoon. The Chinese fought their guns we'll, but their defenses sui fered exceedingly from the Japanese fire, the flank attacks upon the Chinese did not develop material advantage during the day, although the Japanese gained some in position. About the same ground was occupied at night as wher the attack opened. The firing continued atintervals throughout tho early par1 of the night.
 Tn the meantime the two fiankine columns of Japanese drew cordof around the Chinese troops, and at o'clock Sunday morning the Japanese attacked the Chinese simultaneously from all points. The Chinese lines which were strong in front, became weak in the rear, and tho Chinese, be came panic stricken, and were cut tdow1 and bayonetted by the Japanese. Th' Chinese were surrounded at every poin and eventually took to flight,
 Defending the entrenchment, how ever, were some of Yiceroy Ii Hunt Chang's picked Chinese troops, drilled by Europeans. These made a deter mined stand to the last and were GU down to man.
 Tho Japanese column swarmed ove the damaged defenses of the Chimes fort and completely routed the Chimes and the whole of the Iatter's position was captured by the troops of tn mikado. In half an hour after the at tack commenced the strongly defende' position of Ping Yang was in the hand of the Japanese troops.
 It is believed the Chinese position wa defended by 20, 900, of whom only q fey succeeded in escaping. The Japanes victory was a brilliant success. An i'm mense amount of provisions, arms, am munition and other stores, in addition t hundreds of flags, were captured by tn Japanese.
 It is estimated that the Chinese los t6.000 men, killed and wounded an' prisoners. Among the captured Chimes are several of the most prominent com manding officers of the Chinese troop in Corea. Only few of the Chimes commanders escaping.
 Among the Chinese commanders tha were taken prisoner wero General Ts Fork Wal, commander-in-chief of tn Manchurian army, who fought deeper ately to the last, and only yielded whel he was badly wounded.
 The Japanese loss is trifing com pared to the Chinese. Only 30 to 5 were killed and about 250 wounded.
 When this dispatch was sent the Jap anese were in active pursuit of fugitiy Chinese, and as nearly all the latter ha' thrown away their arms, they will un doubtedly surrender as soon as the Jap anese oyertake them.
 So far as the active operations of th Chinese in Corea is concerned, war practically at an end for long time ' come and the main land of Corea IS com pletely in the hands of Japanese
 Until China gets another army mt Corea that country will remain in un disputed possession of Japan It IS no likely there will be any more fighting Q importance in Corea during the preseh --~~-&---.ss ...-<-s- se---rss-sss E