St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-09-18
Death TO CHINESE.
Japs Surround and Slaughter
Celestial Troops in
Corea.
SIXTEEN THOUSAND KILLED,
Wounded or Taken Prisoners
Iii Hung Changes Guard
Lied Fighting.
laps SUPREME IN COREA.
The Battle the Decisive One
OF the Present
War.
laps SUPREME IN COREA.

LONDON, Sept. IA dispatch re.
ceived here from Seoul, dated yesterday,
says that iuriag the evening of Thurs
day last Japanese column from Pung
San made reconnaissance in torce.
drawing the fire of the Chinese forces
and ascertaning accurately their dis
position. This done, the Japanese fell
back in good order with little loss.
Friday night, the dispatch adds, all
the japanese were in good order for
combined attack. The Gen SaE column
was threatening the Chinese flank; the
Pong San column was facing the Chi
nese center. and the Hwang IN column
was operating on the Chinese right. The
latter column had been reinforced the
day before by a detachment or marines
and blue jackets from the fleet sta
toned at the mouth of the Ia Tong
river.
The Chinese utilized their old de-
fenses at Ping Yang, and had thrown
up new works With the result that their
position was exceptionally strong.
The battle p ned on Saturday morn
ing at day break, with direct cannon
ade upon the Chinese works, and this
fire was continued without cessation
until afternoon. The Chinese fought
their guns we'll, replying effectively to
Japanese fire.
2p. m. body of Japanese infantry
was thrown forward in skirmish order.
and kept up a rifle fire upon the enemy
until dusk.
All the fighting during the day was
done by the Pong San column. The
Chinese defenses suffered exceedingly
from the Japanese fire, but it is doubt.
full if the losses on either side were
great, as the troops. both Chinese and
Japanese, took every advantage pos
sible of the shelter which the earth
works on one side, and the nature of the
ground on the other, afforded them.
The flank attack upon the Chinese's
position did not develop any material
advantage during the day, although the
JAPANESE gained some i'll position, but
they mainly occupied the same ground
at night as when the attack upon the
enemy was opened. The firing was
continued at intervals throughout the
night.
In the meantime. the two fianking
columns OF japanese drew Gordon
around the Chinese lines. and at 8
o'block in the morning the Japanese at
tack was delivered simultaneously and
with admirable precision.
The Chinese lines. which were strong
in front, were found to lie weak in the
rear. and the Chinese, utterly unsus-
plclous of the japanese attack from that
quarter, were taken completely by sur
prise, became panic.stricken and were
cut down and
BayOneted by Thousands.
So well was the Japanese attack
directed that the Chinese were sur
rounded at every point, and eventually
sought safety III flight.
Defending the entrenchment, how.
ever, were some of Viceroy Lii Hung
Changes picked Chinese troops, drilled
by Europeans. These soldiers made
determined stand to the last, and were
cut down 10 man.
The Pong San column swarming over
the damaged detenses of the Chinese
front completed the rout of the Chinese,
and the whole of the latter's position
was captured by the troops of the Mi
kado.
Some idea OF the manner in which the
Japanese attack was delivered may be
Judged from the fact that half an hour
after the early morning attack COM
menced the strongly defended position
OF ring Yang was in the hands Of the
Japanese troops. 1t was believed that
the Chinese position of Ping Yang was