Early on Tuesday a severe The Chinese Fleet gave a good engagement took place between account of the Japanese the Japanese Fleet and the Squadron on Tuesday. The Chinese Flotilla, in which slaughter of the Japs was the Chinese ironclads enormous, amounting to at _Wi Ho Wi_, _Bang Tel Bang_, least 40,000 sailors and and _Bosh Lu Rot_ were sunk. 50,000 marines. There was no The loss on the Japanese loss on the Chinese side. side was a cabin-boy wounded. Owing to a mistake the The Chinese prisoners _Wi Ho Wi_ lost a rope, the amounted to 180,000 men. _Bang Tel Bang_ had her figure-head slightly damaged, and the _Bosh Lu Rot_ re-entered port just to have her deck repainted. The Japanese lost several ironclads and all their torpedo-boats.
On Wednesday morning the On Wednesday an attack of Japanese landed and took all 70,000 Japanese troops was the forts, and garrisoned repulsed with great slaughter the city, which is now by the Chinese, and the completely in the hands of invaders are now in active the troops of the Taicoon. retreat. The Chinese have not pursued them, from motives of an entirely philanthropic character.
On Thursday the Japanese An artillery duel took place commenced a general on Thursday between the bombardment of the Chinese troops and the island, and blew up all the Japanese, in which the latter forts and sixty-seven powder lost all their war materiel magazines. The Chinese loss and seventy-nine general is estimated at 36,000 men. officers. The casualty on the The Japanese escaped Chinese side was one unscathed. drummer-boy slightly wounded--sprain of the left little toe.
On Friday the Japanese made For a few minutes the Japanese their grand attack and took secured a footing on the island, the island by assault, and but were soon induced to destroyed all the enemy's retreat. Many of the Chinese fleet, with the exception ironclads have seen much of a gun-boat. service, but are still able to dispose of the enemy.
The Chinese Fleet on Saturday The Chinese Admiral during was entirely at the mercy of Saturday has wired to his the Japanese, and the Admiral Government--"The Japanese, is soliciting for terms. A after one slight reverse, flag of truce is floating having lost all heart, are from the remaining Chinese now suing for peace. We shall ironclad. be careful to guard the best interests of the empire."