The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-08-15
THE BATTLE Of PHI TSANG.
CHINESE ARMY DEFEATED AFTER
SEVEN HOURS FIGHTING.
The Victory However was not Decisive
Though mportant-Bitish Lost Hea-
vily-Japanese Troops Effective

vily-Japanese Troops Effective
WASHINGTON, August THE War
Department has received the following
Cablegram from General Chaffee;
"CHEFOO, August 7.-Adjutant-G
eral. Washington; Tien Tsin, August 3.
"A conference today decided on a bat
tie Sunday The Chinese are intrenched
east and west through Pei Tsang. The
left of the Chinese is protected by
flooded ground and is practically un-
assailable. Japanese, English and
American forces, about 10000 strong,
will attack the Chinese right, west of
river, in flank. other forces, Russian
and French, about 1000 strong, on the
opposite side, between the river and
railroad. The Chinese position appar-
emily is strong. An army is reported
as 10000 between Pc Bang and Yang
Tsun or crossing of the road over the
Pei Ho. Yang Tsun is the objective.
Our force is 2000 and battery. The
Conemaugh has arrived. The sixth
Cavalry was left lat Tien Tsin) for
guard of the city and awaiting mounts
Ministers safe on the 2Sth of July.
"CHAFFEE."
The dispatch of General Chaffee,
written before the battle of Sunday,
confirms the dispatch received at the
Navy Department yesterday and also
the press dispatches received today
concerning the attack on the Chinese
at Pei Tsang. General Chaffee's dis
patch, dated Friday was not sent from
Chefoo until today, an ineXplicable de-
lay.
LONDON, Aug.S.-Several dispatches
are printed giving hearsay accounts of
Sundays battle. The Daily Mails cor
RESPONDENT at ChefoO telegraphing Mon
fo1, la
hourts and the allies, when my report
left, were pursuing the Chinese but,
owing to the floods, progress was diff
cult Thus the Chinese will have to re-
form to recover from the effects of the
battle. Only a small garrison with four
teen guns remains at Tien Tsin, where
some anxiety is felt because of a report
that 5000 Chinese are said to be NOV
ing two days march to the southeast.
All the correspondents agree in prais-
ing the bravery and organization of the
Japanese; but none of them brings the
story much beyond General Chaffee's
report. Ii Ping Heng, according to the
Shanghai correspondent of the Standard
has been appointed GeneralissimO of
the Chinese forces and has left Picking
to command the troops outside the city
LONDON, August "A special dis
patch from Shanghai, dated today says
| 1T is reported that heavy fighting took
place last Sunday east of Pei Tsang,
the allies losing 400, of whom siXty-fVe
were British. The Japanese artillery
did splendid service in the face of a
CALLING Chinese cross fire. under which
they lost heavily. The Chinese were
forced to retreat but saved their guns.
Their rear guard was attacked and
practically decimated
NEW YORK, August "A cable to
the Journal from Shanghai says: The
!
25th. The Chinese We're strongly in
trenched on both sides of the Pei-ho.
The Chinese We're driven out after hard
| fighting of seven hours. They blew up
+ the bridge in retiring. The Japanese
were exposed to a whitening crossfre
in fording the river. The British losses
were sixty. The Chinese are in full re-
treat with the allies in pursuit but in
great difficulties owing to the fact that
the river banks have been cut and the
country flooded.
Six thousand troops We're left with
guns to guard Tien Tsin. Two days
southwest of Tien Tsin are $4,000 Chi
nese with heavy guns. An imperial
edict orders the recapture of Tien Tsin
| and Taku forts no matter what eXepn-
dture of life may be entailed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. S.-The Navy
Department has received the following
cablegram from Admiral Remey;
"CHEFOO, Aug. S.-Bureau of Navi-
cation, Washington: Taku, Aug. g.
Chaffee reports Japanese took Pei
Tsang on the morning of the 5th. En-
gagement over before Americans ar
rived. Movement probably continued
to Yang Tsun. Inform Secretary of
War. "REMEY."
LONDON, Aug. S.-The British con-
sui at Tien Tsin, under date of August
9Th, announces that the Chinese have
been expelled from Peitsang and that
they are in full retreat, allied troops
pursuing.
LONDON, August S.-Under date of
August 9Th Admiral Bruce has advised
the home government of the success of
the allies in the late fighting. He says:
THE allies, about $1,000 strong, attack
ed the Chinese entrenched position at
HSiku, about two miles outside Tien
Tsin early this morning. The Chinese
We're driven out and retired northward
pursued by the allies, who occupied
Peitsang. Transports followed up the
troops. By road and river the advance
upon Picking had begun"
LONDON, August SIN Parliament
today, besides the message from Sir
Claude Macdonald, Secretary BrOderick
also read the following dispatch from
Rear-Admiral Bruce, filed at Che Foo,
August 6:
Inc allleS, ABOUT la,UUO SlIOuB, at
tackled the Chinese intrenched posi-
tion at Hsiku, about 20 miles outside
of Tientsin early this morning. The
Chinese We're driven out and retired
northward, pursued by the allies, who
occupied Pei Tsang. Transports fol-
lowed up the troops BY road and river
the advance upon Pekng had begun"
| The British Consul at Tientsin, under
date of Monday, August 6, also an
nounces that the Chinese have been eX-
| PEELED from Pei Tsang, and that they
are in full retreat.
TEN TSIN, August 5, via Shanghai,
August This morning at daylight 10
600 allies attacked the Chinese at Pei
| Tsang and forced them from the tren-
! ches.
The Americans who took part were
the Ninth and Fourteenth regiments,
Reilly's battery, and the marines.
A heavy battle is still in progress.
| WASHINGTON, August 6.-The fol-
| lowing cablegrams have been received
/ q NAVY