The herald., 1894-09-20
DOWN GOES THE DRAGON
Another Crushing Chinese
Defeat.
The Japanese Victorious on
Land and Sea.
A Terrific Naval Battle at the Mouth
of Yalu River.
Two Formidable Fleets in Action for
Six Hours-Heavy Losses on
Both sfdes--Rsch Ctnims
tho Victory.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI. Sept. 19.-Dispatehes from
Corea announce that the first battle be-
tween modern ships of war has taken
place on the Yalu river, north OF the
Gulf of Corea, and both sides claim =
victory. The Chinese squadron, It ap-
pears, was covering the landing OF
large force of troops destined to reinforce
the Chinese army operating against
the Japanese in Corea. Accord
ing to one account the Chinese
succeeded in landing the troops. but
in an engagement which followed with
Japanese feet, the Onion or the Chen
Yuen of the Chinese feet WAS sunk.
The Chao Yang and Yang We are re-
ported to have been run ashore and
burned. Three Japanese ships are also
said to have been Lost.
Admiral Ting. commander OF the
Chinese northern fact, and Colonel Won
Hannekin, formerly aid~de-camp to
Viceroy Lii Hung Chang, are reported
to have been killed in the engagement.
Colonel Won Hannekin was the German
officer who was on board the transport
Kow Shing when sunk by Japanese
cruiser with the loss OF about 1000 men.
Another report says the Japanese sue
ceeded in preventing the landing OF the
Chinese troops, and, therefore, the Jap
anese claim the victory. 1t is added,
however, that the Japanese lost four
warships and the Japanese feet was
compelled to retreat, after having sui
fered heavy losses in killed and wound
- -, Ii
has returned to Wei-Hai-
The second report says Admiral Ting
and Col. Won Hanpekin were not killed,
but severely wounded.
DETAILS OF THE BATTLE.
LONDON, Sept. 19.-In q battle between
Chinese and Japanese ieets, on the Yalu
river, at least one Chinese vessel and
three Japanese warships were destroyed.
The Japanese are supposed to have ac-
complished their object in preventing
the landing of Chinese troops in Cores,
to reinforce the Chinese operating
against the Japanese. On the other
hand, the Chinese claim to have de-
feated the Japanese feet.
A dispatch to the Times from Tien
Tsin today says the hostile fleets met
yesterday at the mouth of the Yelu
river where the Chinese were disem-
barking troops. The Japanese feet
commenced the attack at noon and the
battle lasted until p. m. The Chinese
lost five ships. The Chen Yuen was
sunk, the Kiang Yuen was burned, aud
the Chae Yusn and Yang Wei
were stranded and partly burned.
The Chin Yuen, Chinese
vessel which was engaged in the fght
July 9th, escaped and is supposed to be
safe.
The dispatch to the Times also agrees
in saying the Japanese are supposed to
have lost three ships, and it adds many
Chinese were killed and wounded,
among the latter being Admiral Ting,
Colonel Won Hannekin and Captain
Tyler. the two latter being volunteers.
The Times correspondent confirms the
statement that the Chinese were success
ful in landing troops.
LATER DISPATCHES.
LONDON, Sept. ia dispatch re-
ceived here from Shanghai, dated AS
p. m. today, says that later dispatches
say that IL Chinese warships arrived
yesterday at Port Arthur for repairs.
The dispatches say that on Monday last
the Chinese feet, consisting OF IA war;
bulDb, hTIlVoQ OIL bnt mOusu VI Luo
Yula river, conveying transports having
on board 5000 troops. 1t was the
intention of Admiral Ting to disemb bark
the troops at the mouth of the Yalu
river. in order to form a force with
which to intercept the Japanese advance
upon Moukden, Manchuria, from which
there is a railroad running to Tien Tein.
While engaged in landing these troops,
according to this dispatch, fleet of 10
j Japanese warships, accompanied by
feet of torpedo boats, approached the
river. As soon as they were within range
the Japanese attacked the Chinese.
Then followed terrible conflict lasting
six hours, during which the great guns,
rapid-fring guns and machine guns
and all sorts OF guns we're used with
fearful effect on both sides. Both fleets
also used torpedoes repeatedly and fred
at each other continuously from the
rapid-firing guns mounted iu the tops of
the different warships.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY.
LONDON. Sept. 10 "A dispatch filed at
Shanghai at midnight says that the
Chinese claim that they defeated the
Japanese fleet. 1t is added, however.
that this claim is not entirely endorsed
by the correspondents at Port Arthur,
whlch lies across the gulf OF Corea
from the scene OF the engagement.
he says he has seen some of
The otficsrs who took part in the battle,
md that they evidently did not believe
.heir fleet had been victorious. Some
lsli dozen Japanese warahips put into
Port Arthur. All were badly damaged
md full of wounded men. 1t will re-
Iuire considerable time to make the
Tessels serviceahle.
MEETING OF THE FLEETS.
The Chinese northern squadroa. under
he command OF Admiral Ting. left Port
Arthur last Friday night, having under
,onvoy seven transports. All the troops
IN board the transports were Hunanes.
most of them infantry. There were
.lso a number OF artillerymen, with