The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-11
SINKING OF THE WARSHIPS.
TWO ATTACKS MADE by NIGHT
BEFORE SUCCESS CAME.

The Ting Yuen sent 20 the Bottom
by Two Torpedoes on the Night OF
tltc Third Attack She Began
sinking Almost Immediately After
Being Struck-Two WarshIps and
GunbOnt sunk In n similar Man
ner the Next Ntght-New Powers
for the Peace EnvOys.
London. Feb. i0.-The Central News cor
respondent in Pekin telegraphs that ths
Chinese government Is consulting with the
foreign diplomausts concerning the new
powers to be- exercised by the peace en-
VOWS 20 Japan
The Central News correspondent in
Toxic has these details OF the recent hght-
ing az Wel-Hai-Wei. ION the night oe
Jan. 30 the Japanese torpedo fleet entered
the bay az Wei-Hai-Wei but the Japa-
nese ln the western forts supposing that
the boats were from the Chinese squadrons
opened heavy fire and compelled them
to withdraw. Jan. 81 was raw and bius-
ternE. Toward evening it showed heav-
lily. The warships, their guns and the tor
pedo boats were coated with ice hve inches
thick ana were az too great disad-
vantage TO venture an attack
"rhe second attempt on the Chinese was
deferred until the night Of Feb. ,. when am
advance Of the torpedo boats was ordered-
The Chinese were on the watch. however.
and scouts discovered the Japanese In Tina
to give a general warning. The torpedo
feet was forced to withdraw without even
approaching the Chinese squadron.
FEB. 3 was passer In preparations fon
another attack. on the night OF Feb
the Chinese were less vgilant than for
merly. The japanese torpedo boat Ming
Ling stole in upon the Chinese fleet. and
while entirely unobserved launched two
torpedoes at the Ting Yuen. The big
ironclad began TO go down almost imme-
diately after being struck The Ming Ling
lost eight men 10 getting away. Fifteen
other torpedo boats took part in the at
tack, and two Of them broke their pro-
pellers on rocks or floating distractions
"On the night Of Feb. one Japanese
torpedo boat approached the Chinese fleet
ana launched seven torpcdoes. sinking two
warships and a gunboat."
The correspondent in Toxic says that
the Chinese still hold the forts on the
island Of l.iu Kung Tao. On Feb. 6 the
Japanese made an unsuccessful attack
upon the uncaptured forts. On Feb. the
cruisers and Runboats aided the attacking
japanese troops with hot cannonade.
but the main forts remained In the ene-
my 3 hands.
OF the forts captured by the Japanese
at Wei-Hai-Wei the western group Is USE
less. but the eastern group Is In fine COM
dition, and IS armed throughout with ex-
cellent guns, which are Of great use to the
Japanese marines
The l{prlin rorrapunpdenf NJ fHa Aforva
ing Post says that the Chinese ENJOYS
who arrived at Alarseilles last week have
no mission 20 the European powers and
viii make no effort to secure general Eu-
ropeln Intervention. The ENJOYS may ap-
peal TO Russia, however, as they will go
to St. Petersburg ostenslbly for the pur-
pose OF conveying their emperor's con-
gratulations to Car Nlcholas.
a dispatch from st. Petersburg says ths
Novoe Nremya uses this language ina
leader on the Times recent prediction oG
European Intervention in the east: FIt is
a warning TO Japan that China's destiniea
will be settled by the great European pow
ers. Korea and Manchuria in Particular
must remain outside Of JaDans aspira-
tons"
The Times correspondent in Pekin teIe-
graphs that fun power to negotiate have
been conferred upOn the Chinese envoya
In Japan, with view to renewing the att
tempts TO SECURE peace.
From Wei-Iai-wei the Times has this
dispatch, dated Feb. 4: Sixteen Chinese
war ships and twelve torpedo boats are i'm
the harbor and cannot escape Some have
come close TO shore. to attempt to lana
thier crews and let them escape but the
japanese troops drove them Off Gen.
Otera and a japanese war co rresDondenn
were killed. The japanese troops are I'M
good health and under strict discipline.'