Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-09-28
JAPAN'S GREAT VICTORY.
THE CHINESE ARMY UTTER
LY ROUTED IN KOREA.

Sixteen Thousand Men, Including
the Flower of the Army, Cut to
Pieces-Surpri3ed by a Midnight
Attack - The Japs Lost Only
Thirty Men.
A dispatch from Seoul, Koroa, says great
battle has been fought at Ping Yang be-
tween the Chinese AMI japanese troops, IN
which the former were utterly routed. On
the day before the battle n Japanese column
from Pong-San made reconnaissance in
force. drawing tho fire Of the Chinese forts,
and thus ascertaincl their positions. Tho
column fell back In good order with little
loss.
BY the next night all the Japanese wero
in position for u combined attack upon tho
enemy. The Gensan column threatened tho
left flank of tho Chinese, the Pong-San coll
umn, threatening the Chinese center, while
the Hwang-Ju column operated against the
right, which had been reinforced the day
befOro by detachment Of marines from tho
feet at tho mouth OF the TaitOng River.
The Chinese had utilized the old defense5
Mt Ping-Yang, and had thrown up now
works, making the position al exceptionally
strong one.
The battle was opane1 at daybreak by
Japanese cannonade Of the Chinese works,
which was continued without cessation I'M
til tho afternoon, the Chinese responding.
The work with the heavy guns showed good
Iractice. At about 2 o'clock a body OF in
fantry was thrown forward by the japanese,
and maintained rifle fire upon the enemy
until dusk. Throughout the day only tho
Pong-San column was engaged.
The Chinese dcfcnses had suffered greatly,
but tho losses on either side were small,
both the Chinese and tho japanese having
taken advantage of all the shelter available.
Tho Japanese troops, however, had galnC1
some advanced positions.
The firing continued at intervals during
.he night and In the meantime two Japanese
thanking columns had formed a Gordon
around the Chinese. At 3 o'clock in the
morning ut attack WAS made blythe Japanese
columns simultaneously and with admirable
precision.
The Chinese limos, which were SO strong
in front, We're found to be weak in the rear,
and here the attack was u perfect success.
The Chinese were completely taken BY sur
prise and woro thrown into panic. Hun
drcds were cut down and those who escaped
death, finding themselves surrounded at
every point, broke and fled. Some OF Vice
roy Ii HUNG Chang's European drilled
troops stood their ground to the eastward
and were cut down to u man.
The Pong-San column, swarming over tho
dofenses IN front completed the route. Half
an hour after tho attack was opened tho
positions of PingYang WGro In possession OF
the japanese
1t Is estimated that 90, 900 Chinese soldiers
w8re engaged in the battle. The Jap aneso
captured immense stores OF provisions, mu-
nitiOns of war and hundreds of cOlOrs. Tho
Chinese loss Is estimated at 10000 killed,
wounded and taken prisoners. Among
those captured by tho Japanese arc several
of the Chinese commanding officers, includ-
ing General Tso-Fung, COmmander-in-Chef
OF tho Manchurian army, who was severely
wounded
The Japanese loss IS only thirty killed ana
270 wounded, including eleven officers.
Most of the casualties among tho Japanese
occurred during tho first days fghting, and
very few were tho result of tho night at
tack.
The Japanese forces were In active pur-
suit Of the fuxitives who throw away their
arms and readily yielded themselves prison.
crS.
desultory war may DO carroll on for
some time to come, but unless China shall
succeed In getting another army into the
Peninsula, Korea will undoubtedly remain III
possession of the Japanese.
AdvlcCs from Yokohama say that dis
patches from japanese headquarters ut
Hiroshima confirm tho report of Il Japanese
victory at Ping Yang.
A dispatch to the Central News from
Shanghai says the Chinese are feTrfully cx-
cited over the news OF the defeat and slaugh-
ter Of the Chinese army at Ping Yang.