New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-13
PORT ARTHUR CAPTURED.
SURRENDERED AFTER SHORT bonn
BARDMENT AND A LAND ASSAULT

SURRENDERED AFTER SHORT BON
BARDMENT AND A LAND ASSAULT.
NO RESISTANCE MADE BY ITS CHINESE GARRI-
soN-THE CHIEF OFFICERS HAD FLED
NEARLY WEEK BEFoRE-EURoPEAN
MINISTER'S PREPARING TO LEAVE
pEKING-THE TAKING OF
London Nov. IA dispatch from shanghai
70 the Central News. under to-day's date, says
tina, II Is repor,ed there that Port Arthur was
taken by the japanese Yesterday without re-
sjstance The Japanese, after bombardng the
place for short time. made a land assault upon
The enemy's works when the Chinese surrendered
The General in command and the other chief
officers of the Chinese forces at Port Arthur had
abandoned the forts on November and disap-
peared.
A portion of the Chinese fleet is at Tahu Sew
eral European Ministers are preparing TO leave
Picking.
The Standards" correspondent in Berlin says:
"The Chinese Minister has arrived from ST.
Petersburg for the purpose Of informing the Ger
man GOvernme 1t of the war situation IN con-
nection with the proposed intervention lie Is
instructed to declare that China is whhhs TO
make certain sacrifices for an honorable peace.
In the event Of failure. she will continue the war;
whatever the result even if the Emperor be COM
peeled to Withdraw to the interior of the En-
pre The Chinese Board OF Foreign Affairs has
prepared to submit TO the Powers the whole cor
respondence between China and Japan concern
ing Corea.'
The Standard" hears from Paris The gen
eral belief here is that England. Russia ana
Germany have agreed to cooperate IN certain
contingencies in the East. France is indisposed
to interfere at all 1t is possible that the conse-
quences of the war will not affect her interests
directly. although admittedly they will concern
England and Russia
The correspondent OF the Central News at
Toxic gives the following additional details of
the capture of Talien- Wan by General Oyana'
Six forts placed in strong positions on Tailen-
Wan Bay, mounting eighty guns or various sizes
and patterns. together with all their stores Oh
ammunition. etc. were captured. The narro"est
part Of the land at Talien-Wan is seven mics
wide This strip Of land was fitted with net
work Of telephones and other advapced systems
Of communication and the place was protected
by powerfully arranged batteries ana otner oe-
fences against sea attack Generai O!dma'
therefore considered 1t advisable to make an IN N.
expected attack from the rear. and in this ne
was completely successful. The de!norahZeo
enemy were routed in confusion and panic
Count Ito Huobum the Japanese Prime MIN
lister reports that the japanese at Talien-Wan
have destroyed all the tOrpedoes laid by the
enemy at that place and captured several Tor
pedo-boats with their apparatus. etc. Inc tor-
pedo barracks at Talien-Wan were occupied py
The Japanese without disturbing the mines. I'M
portant maps Of the position and all the 'or-
pedoes laid were also seized. When the japan
csc fleet with transports. entered fallen W an
Bay II was rumored that a Chnese squadron
appeared outside, and a naval encounter aD-
reared imminent Suddenly. however, the Chi-
nese observing the japanese fleet. steamed rap
idly away toward Wei-Hai-Wei
4 dispatch from Fusan Corea. reports an
other rising of the TOng-Haks IN the province
of Kyone-Sang Do. The rebels were dispersed
by japanese troop who killed SIX ana capluieu
twenty-nine. os
The Japanese Parliament has been summoned
10 meet at Toxic on December ~
The two Americans who were arrested on
hoard the steamer sydney. at Kobe. nave peeh
released under a written guarantee that IheE
would give no assistance TO the enemy. iEeS
have written o letter expressing THANKS LOT uie
kind treatment they received whiie u'ue, a.
rest The Chinaman who was arrested with the
Americans has been sent 10 Hfoshlhd
Washington, Nov. 12.-Official confirmation OF
tho canture of Kin-Chow and Talten-Wan by
the Japanese troops received at the Lega-
,ion this morning in a cable dispatch from
Hiroshima which reads as follows:
Marshal Oyama reports that the first division or
ais army took Kin Chow on November b. ana occu-
MED the vicinity of Taien-Wan on NoVeinptI e..
The ener,y's forces at Kin-Chow were loo infantry
and 100 cavalry. Talien-Wan the Ghnese m
fantrv numbered 3ls: The enemy al lahen- W an
rad toward Port Arthur our loss was ohiy ten
The enemy's loss was inconslderaoie'