The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-06
Then Japs We're Turned Over 60 the
Cruel Chinese 60 BE Killed.
A Detailed Aeceuat OF the First Fight
Tag In Korea. in which the Chinese
showed Running oualltie. Of . High
order-horean ns.like for Japs

1 ne latter bctcy0a themsrive sale
under the protection of the United States.
aud their alarm Is increasing. in view Of
the report that their two countrymen are
10 be executed. AL TIE japanese Of tins
city, about zoo. are making preparations 10
leave China 81 once. The japanese mer-
chants are selling their business
junk which was passing through =
forbidden channel Was blown up by tor
pedo.
SHANGHAI. sept 5-The alarm among
the Japanese continues to spread. and
they may be said TO be fleeing from
the country. as there seems 90 be little or
no protection here. They insist that the
surrendered prisoners we're executed im-
mediately after they were given into tho
hands OF the Chinese. This, however. has
not been confirmed.
SAN FRAScIsco, Sent 5.-If the attitude
of the Korean minister. who is in this
city. toward the two Oriental powers now
engaged IN war IS any indication Of the
feeling which Korea entertsins for its
nelghbors. then Korea is the firm friend
of China. The Korean minister. 500,
arrived here from Washington City few
days ago, on hrs way home. lie had in
tended 10 sail on the China, but he became
i'll and had To postpone his departure. He
declined the services Of an American doc
tor, and also spurned the services Of Japa-
nese physician who offered TO attend him.
Minister 500 sent TO Chinatown and en-
gagged Chinese doctor, who cured him.
Tho minister then engaged passage on the
Belgic, which sails September s. but
changed his mind on learning that the
cousin of the Japanese emperor. Prince
komatsu, also intends 20 leave on the
Beigic. Minister 500 will wait for the
next steamer.
SAN FRANcIsco. Sent. 5.-The steamer
Belgie, which docked al an early hour
this morning, brings only meager details
of the war in Korea. The Chinese and
Japanese governments still control all the
telegraph wires in both countries, and al
low no news to get out The only really
important news obtainable is the follow
ing details Of the Japanese advance upon
and capture of Garan. with particulars OF
the battle at seikwan August q. 1t took
the Japanese army three days to march
from its position at Ryuzan, near Seoul, 10
the vicinity of GaEan. On the morning Of
July % the army came within sight of the
Chinese tents. The Chinese camp was
situated on hill at Seikwsn. an import
ant position on the Gaxan road. about sew
enteen miles from Gazan. IL was a'posi-
ton easy to defend and hard TO attack.
Korea is far hotter than Japan. The tenn
perature since the oath had been 96 or 81.
The troops, having to carry heavy loads
besides their rifles through wretched
road, we're extremely fatigued, and from
their arrival at 10 a. m. they were allowed
a.. -.
camp was only three miles away. but as
they had no tents they had to sit under a
burning sun on the grass, while Gen.
Oshima himself could only find two mat
,ings with which 10 shade himself There
was no pure water, and the troops had to
slack their thirst with the muddy water
from slough which lies IN front OF the
hill
At midnight the army left, the two
wings forming two separate columns.
There was only one pa.h to the bill. and
there was a bridge over a stfeam which
had 10 be ossed. The main body crossed
the bridge at 2 o'clock, bat when the last
detachment was on the point of crossing
over 500 Chinese troops 10 ambush near
the bank cut of the bridge and opened ire
on the detachment st about ninety feet
distance. As the attack was sudden the
Japanese troops were at first confused. but
Capt. Matsuzaki ordered them to march
for ard. and the troops. encouraged by
the order, rushed upon the Chinese with 3
shout ard bore them down. In this skir-
mish on the Japanese sido six men we're
killed by the enemy seventeen or eighteen
were drowned, and fifteen or sixteen we're
wounded. though the fight lasted only
fifteen minutes. The Chinese fled, iesvin <
behind them eighteen or nineteen killed.
All was then quiet for two hours. Al
o'clock the Japanese left wing opened IRE.
but the Chinese did not respond until the
Japanese had fred fourteen or fifteen
rounds. Then the fgnt began in earnest.
| The two wings attacked the Chinese az the
same time. and the Chinese began 10 re-
treat toward Gszan. After an hour and q
| bali the battle was over and quiet re-
stored.
II appears that the Chinese Gen. Che
| had az first come TO defend this OUTPOST Al
| Seikwan with loo troops. but, hearing
/ that the japanese army had LETT kYazan,
| over 500 more troops had been brought
| from Gazan under Gen. Che on the 9Th
/ and 18th. They had intended In case oi
| defeat TO retreat 10 Tenan. a garrisoned
| town about twenty-hys miles southeast OF
selkwan. but the japanese leit wing at
/ tackled them from the east TO drive them
back 70 Gazan. At FIRST the Chinese
/ fought outside the gun parapets, with the
I intention, evidently, of taking refuge
there II they we're beaten Back, but the
sudden charges of the japanese gave them
/ no tiEae TO run xithin the paFspets. They
/ fed. leaving their flags behind. In the
| high hilIs TO the left of the main camp va
\ thick wood, within which the Chiness
/ rad their cannon. As ~ commanded ths
/ japanese army, which approached II with
/ cut suspeciing any camp, sudden voliey
1 Of cannon and small arms took the Iattei
/ by surprise. Ibis camp held out longest
/ Here too. however. several days Eer,
| found around the camp Of the Chinese ar
| tillsry. upon which the Jananese righ
| sing had advanced. The cannon we're Sc
within palisades u0und the parspst- The,
wsrs broken down by the Japanese ans
| four or i've artillery officers and NOR
| than ten men we're killed. The Jspanes'
officers highly praise the skill Of the Chi
/ ness aftil!sTymen a. this hght. Gen
! o-hima and Lieut. Co. EGkkashina ha'
q narrox escape. The Chinese loss maj
be computed a. more than leo killed ans