New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-18
CHINESE AGAIN DEFEATED.
REp1rr.sED WITH HEAVY LOSS IN AN
ATTACK ON HAI-CHENG.
THE SURRENDER OF WEl-HAl-wEl DELAYED By
THE SUICIDE OF ADMIRAL TING AND
c.IrSrSr- COMNASDERS

THE SURRENDER OF "hl-fiAi-"E' Dh"A' TD pi
THE sr1c1pE OF ADMIRAL TING AND
OTHER CHINESE COMMANDERS.
London Feb 1.-THE Central News correspond
snt in Toxic ;elegraphs under yesterdays date:
General Nodzu reports that to-day the Chinese
forces under Generals Hsu, Chang and Yin We're
concentrated at HaCheng from the Liao-Yang.
New-Chwang and Yinkas roads. They attacked
the city. but. after suffering heavy losses. were
repulsed The Japanese losses were small
From Port Arthur the Central News has this
dispatch:
detachment of japanese cavalry occupied
Ming Hai-Chu on the morning of February II
without encounterinP opposition Natives say
that February the Chinese force at Hun
chaton was divided into two parts. The larger
one fled toward Fu-Shan-Shen and the smaller TO
Yen-Tai. All the inhabitants of Ming -Hai-Chu
are submissive, and many welcome the japanese
10 the town
On February IA. In the afternoon. Marshal
Oyama reported on the state of affairs at Wei
Hai-Wei. He said that proposal had been ten
dered TO the japanese flagship Matsusima 10 SUI ,
render the warsfips and the remaining forts ana
their armament at Wei-Hai-Wei. provided that
the foreigners Of the military and navai lorce oe
released under a guarantee obtained from an
admiral Of neutral Power The japanese &C
cepted all the conditions excepting the one cor
cerning the guarantee and the agreement was
concluded Marshal Oyama confirms the former
report Of the suicide Of Admiral Ting, CommoaoIe
Liu and General Chang. All three LEFT letters au-
dressed to the flagship The garrison or Liu-
Kung-Tao was conducted beyond the japanese
line and was set free The Chinese seamen Will
be treated in the same manner. The foreigners
who were captuxed will be taken TO some more
distant point and will be released there
The Central News correspondent In Wei-Hai-
Wei says in a dispatch dated February 49, and
delayed in transmission:
Admiral Ito accepted yesterday Admiral I1ngs
proposals for the surrender Of the Chinese fleet.
He requested the officer who conducted the nego-
tiation for Ting II open the military port or Wei
Hai-Wei and return this morning 10 arrange the
details Of the naval Captuation The ofilcer
came back early to-day and informed Admiral
Ito that Admiral Ting. Commodore Liu and Cen
eral Chang had committed suicide. Admiral John
MacClure, he said was the officer upon whom mad
devoved the duty of negotiating for the sur
render. Admiral Ito then sent letter to Mac
Clure as 10 the arrangements for the captula-
ton.
The Standards correspondent in Berlin says
that the Mikado and Premier Count Ito approve
of Chna's choice of Ii Hung Chang as peace
envoy. The special Chinese mission to st. Peters
burg has been instructed. the correspondent
learns TO secure understanding with Russia
BY making important concessions TO her.
81. Petersburg. Feb 1.-THE special Chinese
envoys who were sent ostensibly to congratulate
the Car upon his ma rriage arrived here last
evening and rode at to the Hotel de rEu-
rope To-day the hotel corridors were blocked
with enormous packages of rich silks. brocades.
china carvings and other wedding gifts from the
Emperor Of China