New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
WEI-HAI-WEI SURRENDERED.
FLEET AND FORTS GIVEN UP.
COMPLETE TRIUMPH OF THE JAPANESE
ARMS

ADMIRAL, TING's ONLY CONDITION THAT THE
LIVES OF HIS MEN SHOULD BE SPARED-TIIE
CHINESE TO BE RECEIVED WITH HoNoRs
OF WAR ON LANDING-THEIR DEFENCE
A GALLANT ONE-LI-HUNG-C1IANG TO
BE MADE PEACE COMMISSIONER
london. Feb. 13.-A dispatch from Toxic to the
central News says that Admiral Ting COM
mander-in-chief of the Chinese fleet at Wei-Hai-
Wei has surrendered Admiral Ito. the japanese
commander granted the desired conditions and
the surrender is now being effected When the
Chinese land they will be received with the
donors Of
The Chinese gunboats in the harbor. unoer ''e
protection of a flag OF truce. yesterday cohVeseu
10 the Japanese fleet a proposal by Aonira i''s
to surrender all the Chinese ships arms io''S,
ETC. provided the lives of the crews, soiaiers anu
foreigners were spared. Under these cohoi'ohs
the terms of a forma, surrender were arranged
The Chinese defence of Wei-Hai-Wei has been
gallant one throughout
General Oyama reports that in the fghtlhg
since January 90 the Japanese have lost eighty
three killed and PIG wounded. and the Chinese
700 in killed alone. The number of their wounded
is not stated
THE Standards" correspondent at Tien-Tsin
saws that Ii Hung Charg and Prince Kung, or
Sir Robert Hart will soon be appointed high
commissioners and ENJOYS penipotentiary to ar
range treaty Of peace with Japan This step
will be taken in accordance with the adVice OF
the foreign Ministers in Peking.
"Tbe Times's' correspondent in Kobe sends
this dispatch:
The Chinese prisoners at Wei-Hai,Wei say that
there are seven foreigners on the island OF Liu-
American who arrested some time ago ABOARD
enough
is plentiful but ammunition is deficient
The Times" has this dispatch from Hong
Kong:
The Chinese at FooChow are preparing, to resist
the expected attack. The officers of Her Majestys
ship spartan confirm the report that three % ninese IN,
peio-boats We're captured or sunk Eight OF the
ran alongside the flagship and they all surrendered
The Shanghai correspondent of THE Times
telegraphs under to-day's date that orders have
been issued at Peking TO mobilize the large forces
OF Using Chow to relieve Wei-Ha-Wei.
4 dispatch to THE Times" from Shanghai
saws that advices from Tien-Tsin assert that the
Chinese warships Chen-Yuen. Ching Yuen and
Kwang-Tng which were reported sunk. are sun
afoat Their safety is ascribed TO the torpeoo
netting of the Chen-Yuen and the execution Of
the quick firing guns OF the other ships men
toned.
A dispatch the Central News from Peking
saws that Commissioner Detring and Colonel Won
Hanneken have arrived there. having been sum-
moned to the capital TO attend a conference on
the situation.
Berlin Feb. 13.-The Cologne Gazette learns
from japanese sources that overtures for peace
will not be regarded by japan until Pekng shall
have been captured. Then Japan will demand
,,,ssse.sion Of Corea the Liau-Tong peninsula and
Port Arthur, together with a pecuniary indem-
njty Japan's only fear Is that England ana kus-
sa may forestall this programme by bringing
about peace in their own way.
Toxic. Feb. 1s.-The Chinese peace envoys sailed
from Nagasaki yesterday for home. Japan has
repeated her declaration that she is willing TO re-
new negotiations with ENJOYS having full powers.