The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-03

geti5er with several smaller vessesA
On the morning Of the ssh only four
or the crEN redpsbfahse Pei Yang diyss-
ION Of the Chinese navy remained Mt
fox service. The large ships OF Admiral
Tco's fess< had thus far done little but
shell the forts On the two fssan1s. On
the 9Th they rested entirely. beginning
anew and with resioEbEed energy On tbs
Trh- BY thas time the gunners on the
shore were able 20 cooperate elective
ly, especially on the western edge OF
the harsor. Soon after dawn one OF
their shells exploded a magazine on il
island, tearing asunssr the wall OF the
fort and compelling the garrison to hur-
~ across TO Ldukung.
While the ASSISTANTS were cheering
one another over this piece OF good for
tune. a more exciting incident followed
A flock OF Chinese torpeio boats broke
away from the main body lying behind
IAukung. and two or three lfght-Iraft
steamers ste~red through the barrscade
near It's western end and raced along the
shore toward Chefoo. Their speed was
not equal 70 that OF the first japanese
flying squadron. which set of IN chase
with such asarr1fy that the fugitsyes
were adj overtaken within two hours.
Some were run down and sunk, others
disabled By qufck-firing guns. and the
balance we're driven into the bay to the
east OF Chefoo. where most Of them
surrendered. A few ran ashore, and.
being deserted by their crews, were
made poweriess for further mischief be-
fore the rsrsuers returned to their duty
at Weihaiwei.
The situation OF the defenders was
now pisiabie indeed An incessanr can
nonade was directed a. them from the
heights, where heavy long-range pieces
had been placed. and the places where
they found shelter in the early days OF
the combat TO longer afforded protec-
ton. The soldiers IN the forts were less
liable to be slaughtered than those on
board the ships, but even their ranks
were gaduaIly thinned while their eff
forts at retaliation were Totally inef-
fective. Though they would perhaps
have fought desperately to the end,
In hand 10 hand conflict, their energies
appeared TO sink as their destiny was
seen to be inevitable.
On the 9Th OF February considerable
activity was displayed. two Of the ships
endeavoring to dislodge an inconvenient
battery at a western headland. but
from that date the energies of the Chi-
nese steadily diminished.
The ass2ilants were now content to
wait patiently for the end. which was
not long deferred. On the 18th a formal
offer of surrender was sent under a
flag ',f truce, Admiral Ting proposing
to give over everything at his disposal
ON condition that the lives of all who
served him. especially the foreigners.
should be spared. His action is gravely
censured, the universal opinion being
that IL he Gould no longer hold out he
should have found means to destroy
valuable property in his control, in
stead of delivering 1t up to the con-
querors- His terms, however, were
promptly agreed to, and on the follow
ing day the japanese began the work
of taking over the four large ships left
In seryicable condition. several. gun
boats and torpedo crafts, the artillery
OF the forts and the stores of asnmuni-
ton and food.
Even now there Is considerable un-
certainty as to what the victors have
acquired. Many of the Peiyang squad
ron are 50 similar in appearance that
IT Is not clearly ascertained in all cases
which We're sunk and which saved. Re-
specting the Chen Yuen there e. no
doubt. She IL much hurt, but can be
repair There are hopes, indeed. that
the Ting Yuen and a few others may
be raised and successfully ffoated.
However viewel. the result is of us>,-
d1gious Importance to the winning side.
The losses Of the japanese throughout
the campaign have been slight. the Sc
verest casualties having been those of
me torpedo crews. Reports are con-
hctng and win not be adjusted for
days. or the Chinese losses. scarcely
any details are yet known Itisrurnored
| In Tokyo that after order is restored
at Wedhaswet and the military s.tua-
ton in Shingking becomes gutter tina
| at present. the Emperor of japan NAV
| proceed to China and establish his
headquarters In some fortress recently
| captured by his army. No official con-
fimation OF the report Can, however be
| obtained.