New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-18
.T4P4N'.S UJCTOR Y.

Ycllnw Jackets red buttons and peacock
feathers should be falling In China today in a
many-colored shower Despite the Emperor :
commands and warnings against axity' his
soldiers have thus far failed to root the ver1nin
ont Of their lairs" On the contrary. the ha,ed
and despiscd Wo-jen have put his armies 10
rout with dreadful slaughter. The great battle
at Phong Yang. the ancient capital OF Corea' IT,
ported in today's dispatches. appears 10 nave
been an overwhelming victory for the JAPANESE
so overwhclming that the news would De
scarcely credible We're II not confirmed through
Chinese as we'll as Japanese channels. Inc
Japancsc have concluded a short. sharp cam
paicn in Northern Corea by engaging tie puk
Of the invading Chinese army. and prac'lcai
" annibilatng IT, ThreefourthS Of the Chinese
were killed wounded captured, while the
Japanese loss amounted 10 scarcely corporais
guard.
The plan Of the campaign may readily be oo
served by reference 10 the map which we pup
lish on another page, and by recalling TO nina
some recent incidents Of the war The scene Is
laid in the northwestern part of Corea. in the
provinces of WhangIlai and Phong Yang the
latter. together with It's chief city, also being
called Ping-Yang. and Ping-An. On August 10
tbe Chinese vanguard. 5000 strong. having
trayersel the Province Of Phong Yang from the
North crossed the Tai-Tong River and occupied
Chung Hwa. city just north Of the Whang Hal
frontier the Japanese retiring before them with
some loss The next day the Chinese were rein
forced by their main army. l3,OOO strong ana
foupht an indccisive battle with the Japanese
On August IS they extended their lines west
ward TO the large walled city and military sta
Fhnya Hot la
mouth of the Tai-Tong River. and eastward TO
the smaller city Of Sing-Chuen. In these places
they massed all their available forces their mum
beers being varously reported as 22oOO ana
$1,000, the former figures probably being the
nearer right The Japanese in the mean Tine
hurried troops by sea 70 Cheinulpo. or Jln-Sen
and thence marched them straight norihward
and westward 10 Pong San. They also landed
4 strong force at the mouth OF the Tai-Tong. on
the south side Of the river. and brought third
contingent across from Gen-San. These three
divisions convergcd upon tn Chinese lines ana
struck them simultaneously on September . aud
e. The troops from ChcInulpo struck the Chi
ncse centre at Chung Hwa; those from Gen San
the left flank at SingChuen. and the naval de-
tachmcnt from the mouth Of the IalTong the
right flank at Hwang-Ju All were successful.
and the Chinese were rolled back in disaster 10
Phong- Yang There the final battle was fought
on Friday and Saturday last. As before, the
Japanese advanced in three divisions. The
centre forced the fighting and drew the Chinese
fire; the right and left wings closed In; and with
one grand rush the antiquated forhcatons were
carried Hemmed in on all sides. the Chinese
were mown down by thousands. and their army
I'm Corca save for a few struggling bands, be-
came a thing OF the past.
This victory was In itself, as we have said,
overwhelming. since il freed the whole Of COrea
from the Chinese invaders. But II was not all
the Japanese have aimed at and have accom-
pshed a fortnight ago Japanese army vari-
o,isly estimated at from 10000 TO 10000 strong.
was landed Of the mouth OF the Yaloo River.
which forms the boundary between C0rca and
China. At that point the only serviccaDle road
from China enters COrea. BY commanding that
road therefore. they were able TO prevent the
Chinese from rctrcatng from Corea, or from
being reinforced by further lcvies from home.
This army is now free 10 invade the Chinese
province Of Shrinking, or Leao Tong. and will
probably do The important city OF MOukdcn
is not far or and is almost at its mercy. And
Moukdcn * the northern terminus Of the one
Chinese railroad which runs thence to Tien-
Tsn the port OF Picking With these facts I'm
view together with the strategy and valor al
ready displayed by the Japanese II seems not
improbable that the boastful Chinese Emperor
may be driven from his own capital by the very
"Wo-jen' whose destruction he has vanly de-
creed