THE COREAN WAR.
A FIERCE BATTLE IMMINENT. ! UNITED PBBBS ASSOCIATION. I Shanghai, 25th August. Conflicting accounts are to hand of an encounter at Pingyang. The Japaneso declare it was simply a trouble with the outposts, and that only one of their men was killed and five were wounded. The Chinese details state that the Japanese transports landed a foroe at Pingyang, and further that 1000 Chinese cavalry attacked and divided the Japanese artillery and completely routad them, with a loss of 1300 men. The remainder retreated under the Bhelter of the fire from the warships. The Chinese authorities are massing 34,000 men, and are sending 10,000 towards Seoul, where the Japanese have a Btrong position. A fierce battle is imminent. The Chinese force* whioh was defeated at Asan has been Buocesaiul in making a junction with the Pingyang troops, after a brilliant retreat over a distance of 350 mileß, during whioh they wore continually harassed by the Japanese.
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Evening Post, Volume XLVIII, Issue 49, 27 August 1894, Page 2
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158THE COREAN WAR. Evening Post, Volume XLVIII, Issue 49, 27 August 1894, Page 2
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