Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-05
The ADVANCE UPON GAZAN,
4 japanese Account Of Battles and
Rlsy Victories.
chinese soldiers pRuic StricitsuIhrow
Ihotr UaIiaTins Away aud
IIoe IN Confusion.

CnEMuLro, Aug. "Details Of the
japanese advance upon aud capture oi
Gazan, with particulars Of the battle Nc
Sikowan, have been received here. o.
the morning Of July 2slh the army
came within sight Of the Chinese
tents. Tbs Chinese camp was stu
ated on hill Mt Sikewau, nh Import
ant position on the Gazan road, about
seventeen miles from uaEAn. In front
OF the hill are rice paddles aud
MARSHES, crossed In tho middle by u
little stream which runs into Gszin
hay, aud narrow path Leads up to the
hill. II was ID Ioiltlon easy 10 defend
and hard 10 attack. The smpCfa'ufc
since the eiih had been 20 or o. de.
gtoee. Tue troops having 10 carry a
heavy load, bvsidts their rifles,
were extremely iatigurd and they
were allowed to rect themselves.
Hut 10 they had no tents, hey
had 10 tit under the burning sun,
on tho grrss. The troops hal 10 slAGo
their Thirst with muddy water. At mid.
night tho army left, the two wings
forming two separate C0mpa niles.
There was only one path 10 the hill aud
there was bfiigs over the stream
which had 10 be crossed. The main
bodies crossed the bridge at O'Clock,
but when the last detachment was on
the point Oi crossing about O'Clock,
ONaT 800 Chinese troops Ia ambush
near iue bank cut OIL the bridge aud
opened IRE on tho detachment ut
about niGety feet distance. As the
attack was sudden anu behind o de-
tachment there was only the medical
| cotpu, the japanese troops were nj fret
confused, bat Captain MatsuEaki nj
| once ORDERED them 70 march forward
ami the troops, encouti ged by The
order, rushed upon the Chinese with a
shout and bore them down. In the
skiTmi.h ON tue japanese side, six men
were killed by the ENEMY, II or rs
we're drowned, and 10 NJ 10 were
wounded, though tho fight had only
lasted fifteen miuuttp. lho Chinese
| lied, leaving behind rs OF 10 killed,
among whom was an officer aud two
prisoners.
Al O'Clock the Japanusa left wing
| opened fire, but the Chintse did not
respond until tho japanese had fred
| fourteen OF fiteeu rounds. Then be.
gan the hght In earnest. The two
| wings attacked the Chinese at the same
Time. The japanese charged with n
shout upon the enemy aud each
charge effected a Judgement. The
| Chinese then fetTeated.
Alter An hour and half tho battle
was over aud quiet was restored.
At frat the Chinese fought outside
the gun pafapets with the intention
evidently VI taking refuge there II
they were beaten back, but Iho sudden
charge OF tho Japanese gave them no
time TO run within the parApois. They
He'd leaving their flags behind.
On u high hill TO the left Of the mai n
camp was thick wood, within which
the Chinese had their cannon. THIS
camp held cut longest. Here, too,
however, several Gags were found.
The japanese officers praise highly the
skill Of tho Chinese artillery Ut this
FIGHT. General Oshima anu Lieutenant
Colonel Fukushina had narrow es-
cape.
The Chinese General Chez lisa noted
officer under III Hung Chang and IL
we'll known among Europeans Tor MS
successful suppression OF the mounted
br,yauus OF Manohufia. His
behavior OH this occasion utterly
I
10 be a mAu OF no great military attain
ments, for whom the japanese troops
attacked his camp lac deserted II, threw
away his uniform ~ m incumbfance
10 fllsht aud behind the papers,
winch, as u general, he should never
have allowed ~ leave his side. IL
IN not known where General Cnee has
He'd.
Another detachment was dispatched
towards A.Sln, under the command OF
Lieutenant Colonel Takrda, soon after
tho fall o; SOng-h wan. Ihis advance
guard reached Assam NJ O'Clock In
the same afternoon, but only " hni The
Chinese were nll gone,
Ga the road the Chucto took IN thelt
flight were found unlsfm'i hats anu
boots. They had all entered 'nTm houses
and obtained there by force Coroan
dresses TO disgu 20 themselves M
Several uniforms, apparently lhoso VI
DtlleeTs, were found on the roau, on
which were seen continuous drops Of
blood, A.
The Japanese army pursued Ihe
Chin,sp for twelve miles TO fufani
ittls Village nuout i've mile. rom
tiazsn, AZ u Chinele attack was
pGpecied that uight, a strict Oul'iook
,,us kent. hut the night passed quietly
AtA O'Clock the next morning July
30, the army marched upon uaAAo'
was expected that the ChlIthe "oulI
make a desperate staud at GGEAn, aud
thcro was a general boiling thar the
stormiug Of Gazan would be attended
with huayy losses bul on h'hN-
al there. tho army found to its
sstonishnlent that the trenches were
,i,serted with mauy hundreds Of thou
! snnds Of rounds OF powder anu SIX
hundred or seven hundred bngso OF rice.
rhey had all fled 10 koshu' There