The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-10-01
THE CHINESE NOT IN 1T.
When It Comes 10 Fighting al Sea They Aro
Entirely Too slow.

Entirely 90 Stow
London. September 1.-THE Times torIor-
row viii publish dispatch from irs cor
respondent at Che-Foo. China. VINO sends
an account of the naval battle at Nula,
furnished by a naval officer who was pres-
ent. The account is mainly a repetition
% previous reports, but adds that the con-
cussiun of the first discharge of the guns
Of the Tine-Yuen threw everybody OF the
bridge of the shin. The Japanese ships APP
pearcl i'm columns or divisions, the lne
ahead of jhe divisions being disposed
abeam. Coming closer they tried % form
a lime abreast. The Chinese ships started
iu sectional line abreast "a rate Of speed
of seven knots am hour. As they came
nearer the japanese appeared IT, form in
n quarter line. 10 which the Chinese Tee
piled by turning two points TO the star
board. thus kecpiHg their bows toward the
enemy. Approaching within i100 yards
the whole Japanese fleet seemed TO turn
ci-ht points tp port, thereby forming a sim
gle line ahead ana steaming across the
Chinese line turned its starb1ard wing.
The Chinese were unable 10 keep pace
with the enemy. and endavored to follow
their movements by keeping bow on them
az th" japanese shiDs circied around, main
tanning The while a heavy bombarlmeut.
THE Japanese fleet that kept i'm he thick
OF the fight consisted of six ships of the
Nueu class The Japanese ships having
completed one circle. hauled of 10 dis
tauee OF $3.50 yards ana went through an
evolution with the object az stpcraiu2 into
two divisions, the FIRST consisting Of seven
uf their best known and sWittest cruisers,
and the second Of five inferior ships which
stood oil some distance The batue thus
arranged itself into two groups, four CHI
nese cruisers becoming engaged with the
second division. while two ironclads. tine
Chen-Yuan and Ting-Nuen, attacked the
FIRST division. The lighting Of tine second
division was irregular and ditgul, To iul-
low. II ended in the japanese uisaprtdrins
ina the direction of Hai-Ins-Fap. The first
Japanese division carried on tine fght with
the iroucl8a~ Ey civciin@ around at "a dis
tance ~ toto yards. the Caeu-Nuen and
TinI-Yuen keeping together, following ,ne
eHemys movements i'm smaller circle,
the whole evolution taxing spiral form.
Occasionally the distance between the op-
posing ships was reduced To 1000 yards
ana once 10 l,2lJ yards. The Japanese aimed
at keeping Ions distance away SO as T.
avail themselves ot their superior speed
ana make The most OF their quick-!ifia@
gums. which vastly eNcelioj tine Chinese
gums. The obiec, of the Chinese was 10
come To close quarters SO as to use their
slcw-f.lng guns of large caliber with fun
effect.
ships Set on Fire.
The nrinE continued between the Chinese
ironclaIs ana the Japanese first division
until nearly . o'clock in the afternoon. The
Quick-iiring gums gave the latter an inn
mense advantage. scattering showers OF
sp!inters, occasionally setting the Chinese
ships on ire and ridIiEg everything that
was not protected by armor
During the action. one of the smaller
japanese ships was seen with her propeller
out OF tine water and her bow nearly under.
Another was seen 10 be on fire. enVeloped
ia nasnes and apparently sinking.
The Yoshima and Matsusima were burn
ing nercely. The former after receiving two
shots each from the Ting-Yuen and Chen