Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-31


sot safely into Chinese ports. The trans
ports Nee FOO and Toonan. which the
Chinese feared had been captured, nave
arrived at Chez Foo. sixty torpedoeS
were sent up the Kan Gym channel oil
The Yang Use Kiang.
THE KOW-sHUNG DISASTER.
The forty-one survivors Of the
Kow-shung disaster. who were pick
Ell up and landed at Chez 20
bv the gunboat Lion, tell
story differing in few details from pre-
vious accounts OF the kow-Shungs emu
when the japanese began the attack
they say, the Kow-Shung bore away lor
,afety The japanese war-ship drove her
INTO "a bay so shallow that the Chihtse
captain hove to rather than run the fish
Of running aground. Several japanese
others then came aboard to say That
they had orders 10 sink the ship, ana TO
offer TO take off the Chinese officers ana
crew The Chinese captain declined the
offcr. The japanese repeated IT, but the
captain persisted in hts refusal even TO
consider it, The japanese left the snip
which went down but a few moments
after being struck with torpedo.
The survivors, who are almost oxclu-
sively coolies. confirm the report that
not an officer was saved.
SINKING OF THE KOWSHUNG.
SHANGHAI July 30.-The following ad-
ltional details Of the sinking Of the
.-',---l''ue have been received here:
According TO the reports received two
l ..at-t4l4.fs. VINO were on the'f
n1ro4 iu order 10 settle up busl-
ners affairs before the war broke out III
.....s.. JUMPED overheard when the
transport began to sink, and succeeded
ia, no r..
But in spite Of their appeals TO be taken
on board and their announcement that
they were non-combatants, they were shot
by Japanese marines.
a number Of Chinese who swan 10 the
cruiser shared the same fate. The Japa-
nese absolutely refused to give quarter
The transport sank near Sh0hoinl lha1u
for which place Captain Galsworthy was
steering, intending to beach her under thc
fire OF the cruiser, when the fatal torpedo
was discharged
A French war-ship, the Lion. attracted
to the spot by the sound of the firing,
steamed up as The transport sank. ana
succeeded i'm rcscung some of the chi
nese soldiers, but all the foreigners are
reported TO have been killed on board the
Kow-Shung. or drowned when She sank.
The Japanese. according 10 this report,
are said to have behaved with utter dis
CHINESE IN KOREA.
REPORTS that a large Chinese army has
crossed the northwestern frontier of
Korea and is marching down the penin-
sula are confirmed. \ second army is
hastily eduippng TO follow the first.
No details have been received of the
battle said to have taken place at Ashaln
between the Chinese and japanese. 1t is
reported that several Chinese steamers
have been captured and number of
others destroyed at Taku by japanese
cruisers.
THAT NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
PEKING. July SO-The following is the
Chinese official version Of the engagement
which recently took place between the
Chinese and Japanese fleets: The Gllision
between Japanese and Chinese ships oe-
CURED in Prince Jerome gulf. In the inlet
on which Ashan is situated. The
japanese attacked the Chinese vessels
which were escorting a second and smaller
division of troops dispatched from Taku
to reinforce the Chinese army at Asian.
The japanese opened fire, the Chinese
having strict orders not to fire unless
attacked, or the landing of the Chinese
troops were opposed. The result of the
action was that one japanese ironclad
was disabled by the Chinese battle
ship Chen-Nu-En.
The KOw-Shung. which was sunk by the
japanese. was chartered Transport dying
the British flag. No news has been re-
ceived here of the loss OF the Chinese
warship Tsao-Kiang, said TO have been
captured by the Japanese. The Chinese
and japanese ministers remain at their
posts.
AID FOR CHINA.
LONDON, July 3O-London merchants
having dealings with the Chinese during
the last forty years have offered to sell to
China several torped0-boats and num-
her of fast-saling English steamers they
have also offered China nearly a thou
sand guns OF all sizes and styles, and a
lot of 400 OF Manlche rifles, with "a large
amount OF cartridges. When these offers
were first made the Chinese Government
took no notice of them. but to-day several
of these firms have received cOmmunica-
tor from China saying that rapid de-
livery will he the condition OF sale. The
quotations OF Chinese and japanese Sc
curities and exchange do not show even
fractional difference from their normal
figures
The second officer OF the Kow Shung.
sunk by the Japanese cruiser near ShO-
hoint Island, Korea, was the eldest son OF
an Essex clergyman, who lost his young
est son in the fire at the Exeter Thea
tire.
CHINA PROVISIONING.
SAN FRANCISCO. July S0-The Cal
says this morning: English vessels now In