Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-09-28
IT WAS A GREAT VICTORY.
NONE OF THEIR wARsHIPs SUNK.

the afternoon OF Oeptem Oer ~ "iC
eleven Chinese warships and sl1
torpedo boats thirty-five miles
northeast of Hal-Ysng-Tao witt
the result that four of the Chinese
ships were sunk and one wa'
burned. The dispatch adds Iha'
the japanese feet sustained No
damage.
1t is stated that Field-Marsha
Count Yamagat', commanding the
forces IN Corea, is marching with
As, 900 Japanese troops on MouKden
from the southeast. The treasure
clptured at Ping Yang amounted
to s3,OOO,OOO.
EUROPEAN INTERVENTInN ADVIS
ED.
S. Petersburg, Sept. 2O.-Tne
Novosti. commenting upon the
East, declares that the victory
Cf tie japanese will not make
Russia talter in her strong resolve
not to permit any annexation OF
Corea. TIE pap.r aids that the
present state of things favO' s
European intervention with a view
to bringing about cessation of
the war, which is pref udicial to
Europe II commercial interests.
STORY OF THE BATTLE.
Ten Tsin, Sept. 20-FrOm Cal
nese officers with dispatches who
have arrived here and later mes
sages from Port Arthur a full mar.
ratiye of the naval battle of Yulu
is obtalnable. Admiral Ting, COM
mander of the Chinese northern
squadron, was in structed by the
council of war here to convoy six
transports and to land the troops,
guns and stores at Y Chow, from
which base China lutte nded to re
new operations IN Corca.
The battle-ships arrived at the
entrance to the YAlu river early
Monday morning and the disrm-
balkatiOn Proceeded rapidly, the
transports steamlng into the river
while the warShlps anchored out
side. At IL o'clock smoke on the
horizon indicated the approach OF
a large fotilla, and Admiral Ting
gave orders for the weighing OF
anchors and the placing OF the
ships in battle array. HIS posi-
ton was a difficult one. If he re-
NAMED near the shore his move
ments would oe cramped and it be
steamed out for searOOm he ran
the lisk of a japanese cruiser or
torpedo boat run ming in among bis
transports. He chose the lesser
of two evils and formed a lighting
line to guard the estuary in single
column.
The japanese fleet approached
at full speed until within range.
Then they advanced in columns,
forming into two lines. Nine iron
clads anu cruisers formed the fight
ing line, while three gunboats and
five tOrpedo.boats formed the Sc
cOnd line. Firing commenced FORTH
with The guns on both sides were
worked increasingly at long range
and the hits were in frequent. The
japanese crept gradually closer,
and the gunueTs made better prlc'
lice. The Ting Yuen was the first
to suffer, shell bursting in heI
battery. From the outset the JApa
nese directed a po Serful fire upon
the Chinese battle.ships Chen Yuen
and Ting Yuen. For ninety min
utes a terrific cannonade continued
The result was that one japanese
Icruiser, reported to have been the
Saikio, was placed out of action
| Que Chinese officer declared that
he saw her sink.
La rhe meantime the tao ble
gnn, on the Chen Yuen were dis
abled and the other ships showed
signs of damage. Both fleets were
under easy steam. The japanese
maneuverng continued, while thu
Chinese held their original position
JAPANESE FORCE THE FIGHTING
Suddenly two IF the j .panest
cruisers sought to break ihrous
the CLin sc line on the starboar'
eide. Three torpedo boats swiftly
pursued them. Tie Chin Yuel
aud Chao Yuen went at full speed
astern TO AVOID cltlstlo. h
The boats fired their torpeG oes, bu
the ue.S aOo It tue j 1paneSt
cruisers stopped them. IL thu
meantime other guns were brough
to bear upon the cruisers. which
are believed to nave been th'
AkitSushim aud the YJshlmO