The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-08-19
CHINESE PUT TO ROUT.
Quick Work by the Japs Following
the Naval Fight.


YOKOHAMA. Aug. 7.-According TO tele-
grams for warded from Saseho on the I'd
inst, the Japanese troops gained a signal
victory over the Chinese alta place called
Seng-hwan. and advanced against the ea-
trenched camp at Asan on the 30th ult
at 7O'clock in the morning. On what day
| the battle was fought at Song-hwan the
Telegram does lot say, but presumably it
was the 29th. Information previously re-
ceived in Toxic indicated the 29th or 3Oth
as the probable date of the assault upon
Asan. 1t is evident that the Japanese
are operating with the utmost celeIity.
The commencement of hostiliiies was the
naval fight off Gazan on the 18th ult. News
OF that event cannot have reached the
headquarters of the TROOPS before the fol.
ing day. Yet on the 29th we find them de-
liveriDg an attack against the Chinese
lying entrenched at a place some. twenty
miles distant That is decidedly quick
work.
According to later kilograms II seems
that the final fall of Asan into Japanese
hands took place on July 80, the day after
the battle of Song-hwan. The Director of
the postofice at Fusan is reported to have
wired to The Department of Communiea-
tlons as follows: There was fighting at
Asan on the 29lh and Goth of July. The
Chinese army was completely vanquished
and the Japanese troops have already
commenced a returnsmarch to Seoul" Ii
is not likely that all the japanese troops
left Asan so soon after their victory. II
the report that the Chinese fled in the d.
rectiOn of HoDg-ju be true, it would have
been necessary 80 send a sufficient force in
pursuit of them.
The following account Of the battle at
Song-hwan is published in the Nichi Nichi
Shimbun, based on the latest telegram.
"Our army was drawn up in battle array at
Chhil-won, while the Chinese troops were
posted at SOng-hwan and PyyoDg-thaik.
Between the two armies lay a tract of rice
swamp through which flows small river.
Our troops fought very hard with this
river between themselves and the enemy,
but it being very difficult to cross this
stream under fire party was dispatched
by the way of Chicksan so as to make a
flank attack on the Chinese. The Chinese
were not prepared for this move and they
were easily put to flight. The number
Of Chinese engaged in this fight is stated to
have been $500. Nothing is known of the
strength of the Chinese army at the head
quarters of Asan, but it is surmised that
at least an equal number must have been
stationed there. From the circumstance
that the defeated Chinese fed in the
direction of Hong-ju it is probable that
there was at the time no Chinese war YES
sells in the Bay of Nam-yang."
The British guuboat Archer, the United
States steamships Baltimore and Mo-
nocacy, the German gunboat Tits, the
french gunboat Lion, the Russian gun
boat MandJour and three japanese men
of-war were az Chemulpo on the 10Th uIt.
Mr.. Hannen, the British Consul-General
at Shanghai, has received telegram from
the British Charge d'Affaires al Toxic.
Mr.. Paget, stating that the Japanese Gov.
ernment has undertaken to regard Sbane.
hal as neutral port.
The Taotai has informed the foreign
consulS that measures will be taken IN
close the Woosuug bar.
Twelve hundred troops have been safely
landed In Korea. The Nam-yang souadron
is TO attack the coast of Japan, while the
Foochow and Canton ships are TO make
an attempt on the Loocboo Islands. so that
the v1ceroy will not content bmself with
operations in Korea.
1t is said that 10000 troops are heinp
called out for each province of China. Il
is also rnmored that the Japanese cruisers
are preparing for an attack upon Silver
Island. so as TO command the Yangtze and
so prevent the coming up of the 500 OO0
troops from Ngankin.
The Tienisin correspondent of the
China Gazette says: We hear from Korea
.oD good authority that a great deal of
sickness prevails among the Chinese
troops. aud that they are hanging them.
selves by dozens in despair of their sur-
ro undings. The Japanese also are in
pretty bad plight, great number of them
having died, and illness is still rife in their
camp. But the death rate is very much
higher among the Chinese.
. MAp EEL ING RLNS HIGH