The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-21

Ing brought Re. under the ira OF 10 less
than SIX % the enemy 81 once Her COM
nander wss struck down and killed while
sac ws. tnzs holly engaged, ret she would
still have keps up 4 determined resistance
bat for the ioss Of 8 Ezst, which rendered
her rnmanagszbe. She also found Il
necessary 10 retire 10 Tatlng. Abo1t the
tine when Admiral Ito iefs the Maisu-
shirna the disorder n the Chinese feet
plainiy Indicated that the contest could
not be prolonged on their side. Three
ships had been s1nk. and . fourth, the
Yang Wei. had been half destroyed and
s5andonsd- Beside the Ting Ynsa two
others we're on IRE and the entire force
vas thoroughly dezso.aiized.
A lit.le after o'clock the flagship took
the lead IN the retreat toward the home
stations. -Four fsst-.teaming japanese
cruisers were detailed to follow and, II
possible. eut OF their escape. but torpe-
does bad to be reckoned with, ard the
possibility OF being struck by one Of them
In the night made IL imperative that the
japanese should exercise canton Morn
ing found them az the mouth Of the Gulf
OF Pechih, with no ship OF the enemy in
sight. They steamed back to kaiyoto
island, keeping = keen l0okou. on the way.
but the Chinese had evidently reached
q safe place Of refuge. The greater
part Of the Jap squadron had re-
convened near Taikosan hsrbor. on the
chance Of getting another fight. bring
ing this time some torpedo boats TO
cooperate. The need of them vas 50
greatly fel. on the previous day that il is
safe 10 say that 40 large body of japanese
ships will ever again sail without these
essential sdjlncts. One of them was now
put to practical, If somewhat ingiorsons.
use In breaking up the Yang Wei, now
deserted aud inf. for further service.
The examination showed that none of
the japanese vessels received damages
that cannot be repaired with slight cost
Of labor Ali but the four referred to
were 50 free from injuries that they could
have gone into action afresh on the fol-
loving day. The loss Of life gas largest
on the Matsushtma Her complement
was 355 men. Of whom four officers and
thirty-three men were killed and seventy
officers and men wounded. The total
losses were ten officers and sixty-nine
men killed, and 100 officers and men
wounded.
Brief Chinese accounts Of the Yalu sea
fight have been published. They coincide
in most parts with the Japanese reports.
but claim that th-ee Japanese ships were
destroyed. This mistake probably grows
out OF the fact that the Hiysi, Araji and
Saikio were disabled and obliged TO retire
TO the territory. They also enormously
state that the Japanese had torpedoes. 1t
is announced that great efforts were made
to strengthen the Chinese feet of Pechili,
and that vesse's of all kinds, even the
smallest gunboats, will be called from the
seaports TO unite with Admiral Ting's
forces in protecting the approaches to
Tientsin and Peking. Three of the largest
cruisers belonging 10 the Sanyang squad
ron. the Kaichai. Nansheng and Huantai,
are already on the way. also four formida-
bic torpedo boats, the Lay Yuen, Tel
Ynen, Tsu Yuen and Using Yuen. Pro-
posas for arming the ships OF the China
Merchants Company and adding them to
the Peiyang squadron are under discus
sion.
The japanese clerk of the ordnance de-
partment In Tientsin was decapitated on
September IA He was accused OF no
crime. but an English newspaper accounts
for his execution by saying that his exls-
tence was o source of considerable en-
barrassment to the officials, who ought TO
have been alive to the danger of having
such man in-the department at a time
when the utmost yigilance should have
been used 20 prevent information from
leaking out in any way.
The naval successes have diverted pub
lie attention from the military move
ments in Northern Korea. and little has
been heard respecting the progress of the
Japanese army since the capture of Ping
yang was announced. kilograms from the
front state that the pursuit of the Chinese
fugitives was vigorously continued until
the Japanese cavalry reached Kasan, a
town on the northeastern inlet OF
the Yellow sea. Scouts have been sent
forward as far rs Chongju. about fifty
miles east of the yellow river, and large
japanese body was expected TO take up
quarters az kasan before the end of Sep
tember. Rumor points TO Kiulin, forth
fed town in Chinese territory. as the
scene of the next battle. provided the
present line OF march is continued.
The empress OF Japan, always active In
movements Of mercy and charity. has
called the ladies Of the court 10 assist her
as ratronesscs Of the Red Cross Associa-
tion, in collecting hospital supplies and
preparing lint. bsndages. etc, for the
needs Of the wounded tn Korea. BY her
majesty's express desire, ali articles thus
provided and sent from the palac. are 30
be used for japanese, Chinese and Koreans
alike. In similar spirit, notification
has been issued by the minister of war.
calling attention 10 the principles Of the
Geneva convention, 20 which japan be-
came party in iSst and admonishing the
army that however cruel and yindictive
the enemy may shos himself, he must
nevertheless be treated in accordance with
the acknowledged rules of civilization; his
disabled suecored. and his captured kindly
and considerably protected" Also that
gentle treatment is due 10 those who offer
40 resistance 10 our arms. aud that even
the body OF dead Zoe should receive re-
spect." Although CANA has not sub
scFibed % the convention and her soldiers
may therefore behave inhumanely, no
japanese must rstAhate. bus they must
bear in mind the gracious benevo-
ience of their august sovereign and display
charity as Well a. courage"
Warnings Of punishment in store for L
Hung Chang in consequence of the re.
peaied defeats suffered by the Chinese
army and navy. have several times been
seat forth from fektng. bus. the foreign
public IA, been SLOW 10 credit the possibil-
IT'S az 50 ill-advised proceeding. Thai
the rules OF system should condemn
every ciiicizl 20 dsseracs IA the evens "a
failure In hIs enterprise. % that the i'm
perlsl authority could be 20 iniudieioasly
exercised as 70 fsstsa ignomlay upon 8
statesman and soldier 10 whom tAe
reignlng house owes al the poser 81
possesses. seemed Zoo great a departure