The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-02-14
THR WAR IN THE EAST.
Surrender Of the Chinese Vessels
Defending Wei-Hai-Wai.
JAPg NAVAL VICTORY COMPLETE.

Confirmation Of the Reported Sinking of
Chinese warships-An Chinese Torpedo
Boats Either Captured or sunk-Amer-
lean in Danger of Japanese Vengeance.
LONDON, Feb. IA Hong Kong dis
patch says 1t is supposed that the Japanese
will threaten Foo Chow, capital of the
province OF Fukien, after they have se-
cured Wei-Hai Wei. The Chinese are pre-
pairing for tho defense of that place. Tho
dispatch adds that officers of the British
warship Spartan have arrived in Hong
Kong. They confirm the statement that
three Chinese warships, two Of them being
iron clads, were sunk at Wei Hal Wei, and
that all the Chinese torpedo boats were
either captured or sunk They state that
eight torpedo boats went out of the harbor,
apparently with the intention cs attacking
the Japanese fleet but Unsteady doing 80
they ran along side of the japanese flag
ship, and then surrendered. Some of the
torpedo bouts were run ashore and their
crews escaped by jumping to the land.
dispatch from Shanghai says that or
ders have been given from Pekin to mob
ilize tho large forces in Using Chow to re.
lieve Wei Hal Wei. Using Chow is in the
province of Shan Tung, in which Wei
Hal Wei Is also situated, and is about 22o
miles west by south of Wei Hal Wei.
dispatch from Kobe Japan, says that
according to statements by Chinese pris-
oncrs at Wei Hal Wei there are seven for
eigners in the fort on the island of Lui
hung Tao, five of them being English
men, one German and one an American,
the Inter being one of the three men for
merly arrested at Kobe on the French
steamer Sydney. The island is victualed
for five months. Coal is plentiful, but
ammunition Is deficient The garrison is
determined 10 fight to the last.
III the American mentioned as being In
the fort on Lui kung Tao Island is John
Wilde, and he falls or has fallen into the
hands of the Japanese 1t will go hard with
him. When the French steamer sydney
arrived ut Kobe ut the beginning of No.
vember last she was boarded by Japanese
officers, who arrested three of her pnssen-
gcrs-Wildc n Scotchman named Cam
cron and n Chinaman, Cham Tam Moore,
who was ono time interpreter to the Chi
ncse legation ut Washington
They were taken into custody on sus-
pici"n of being engaged in an enterprise
against Japan, and it was subsequently
learned that they were engaged in
scheme to destroy the entire Japanese
navy. 1t appears that Wildcs plan was
to throw from torpedo boat shells filled
with chclnicals, which, on striking, would
explode, creating an impenetrablG and
suifocating smoke, under cover of which
attacks could be made with torpedoes.
The men We're, II was said, to receive
from China s1,00o,OOJ for each Japanese
squadron they destroyed and n proportion
ate sum for every japanese merchantmen
they succeeded in blowing up.
After being detained for some time
Wilde and Cameron were released after
taking oaths not to do anything to assist
China during the war. Moore, the China
man, was sent to Hiroshima II Wilde
has violated his oath the Japanese will be
apt to punish him summarily
The Chinese peace ENJOYS who returned
to Nagasaki from Hiroshima after having
been informed by the Japanese represcn-
tatives that their powers were not consid-
cred full enough for them to undertake
peace negotiations, left here on Tuesday
for China, having been notified by their
government to return to that country.
Their recall will be followed soon by tho
appointment of Ii Hung Chang and
either Prince Kung or Sir Robert Hart, in.
spcctor general Of the Chinese customs, TO
act ms high commissioners and plenipotcn-
tiaries to arrange terms OF peace. This
step is taken on the advice OF the minis
/ tgrS of the foreign DDWers