The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-06

Japanese troops were at first confused,
but Captain MatsuZaki at once orderei
them to march forward and the troops,
encouraged by the order, rushed upon
the Chinese With a shout and bore
them down In the skirmish on the
Japanese side, six men were killed by
the enemy IL or Is were drowned, and
Is or I6 were wounded though the
fight had only lasted fifteen minutes.
The Chinese fled, leaving behind is or
10 killed, among whom was an officer
and two prisoners.
At O'clock the Japanese left wing
opened fire, but the Chinese did not
respond until the Japanese had fired
fourteen. or fifteen rounds. Then be
gan the fight in earnest. The two
wings attacked the Chinese at the same
time. The Japanese charged with a
shout upon the enemy and each charge
effected Judgement. The Chinese
then retreated.
After an hour and half the battle
IS over and quiet was restored.
At first the Chinese fought outside
the gun parapets with the intention
evidently of taking refuge there if they
We're beaten back, but the suddep
charge of the japanese gave them no
time to run within the parapets. They
fed leaving their flags behind.
On a high hill to the left of the main
camp was a thick wood, within which
the Chinese had their cannon. This
camp held out longest. Here, too, how
ever several flags were found. The
japanese officers praise highly the skill
of the Chinese artillery at this fight.
General Oshima and Lieutenant Colonel
Fukushina had a narrow escape.
The Chinese General Chez is noted
officer under Lii Hung Chang and is
ura11 lyDnxryr7 oropnC EnrOnpanG for his
successful suppression of the mounted
brigands of Manchuria. His behavior
on this occasion utterly belied his repu-
tation and showed him 70 be man of
no great military attachments, for
when the Japanese troops attacked his
camp he deserted it, threw away his
uniform as an incumbrance to flight
and left behind his papers, which, as a
general, he should never have allowed
where General Chez has fed.
Another detachment was dispatched
towards A-San, under the command of
Lieutenant-Colonel Takeda, soon after
the fall of Song-Hwan. This advance
guard reached A-San at 3 o'clock in
the same afternoon, but only to find the
Chinese were all gone.
On the road the Chinese took in their
fight were found uniforms, hats and
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houses and obtained there by force
Corean dresses to disguise themselves
in. Several uniforms, apparently those
of officers, were found on the road, on
which were seen copious drops of
blood.
The Japanese army pursued the Chi
nese for twelve miles to .Yoran, a little
village about five miles from Gazan.
AS a Chinese attack was expected that
night, a strict outlook was kept, but
the night passed quietly. AT 4 O'clock
the next morning, July 80, the army
marched upon GaZan. 1t was expected
that the Chinese would make a desper-
ate stand at Gazan, and there was a
general boding that the storming of Ga
Zan would be attended with heavy
losses, but on arriving there the army
found to its establishment that the
trenches were deserted with many hun
dreds of thousands of rounds of pow
der and six hundred or seven hundred
bags of rice. They had all fled to
Koshu. There were only fifty remain
ing behind at Gazan. These had at
tempted a night attack on the outpost,
but had been repulseu.
On the 9Th inst. the Japanese army
returned to RyuZan after the victory at
Gazan. On the same evening the king
entertained ali the Japanese officers at
a soiree. The Chinese troops who were
routed at Sickwan appear to be fleeing
homeward through Chu Shu and
KeiSho. All is quiet at Seoul.