The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-09-20

Warslip Chen'Huen sunh-The
Japanese Losses.
WAsn1seroy, b. O., Sept 19.-The
confrmatory news received to-day by
Secretary Gresham, OF tho defeat Of the
Chinese by land and sea with the
further notice that telegruphic COM
municalion between Pekin and Korea
has been cut Of by tho Japancae, is
taken here as an evidence that The
Chinese forces aro In miserable
plight
Itis believed hero that the Chinese
forces arc almost demoralized and
that the only obstacle to the triumph.
ant campaign Of the Japanese, apart
from the iuclement winter Of northern
China, Is to be looked for In the inter.
ference Of the great powers.
There is reason To believe that tho
feeling Is growing in Europe that the
war bids fair to go beyond bounds un.
less some influence is brought to bear
TO check IL, and some nations having
large interests In China have taken the
alarm already
SHANGHAI, Sept l0.-Dlspatchcs from
Korea announce that the frst battle be-
tween modern ships OF war in eastern
waters has taken place on tho Yalu
river, north Of the Gulf Of Korea, and
that both sides claim a victory.
Tho Chinese squadron, 1t appears,was
covering the landing Of large force OF
troops destined to reinforce tho Chinese
army operating against the Japanese in
Korea. According to ono account, tho
Chinese succeeded in landing tho
troops, but, In an engagement which
followed with the Japanese tcct, tho
Chin-Yuen or Chen-Yu, Of the Chinese
fleet, was sunk, and the Chao. Yung aud
the Yang-Wei arc reported to have boon
run ashore. One other Chinese war
ship and three Japanese ships are also
said to have been lost
Admiral Ting, the commander OF the
Chinese northern feet, and Colonel Won
Hannekin, formerly aide-de-camp to
Viceroy Ii Hung Chang. arc reported TO
have been killed during the ENGAGE
1nent. Colonel Won Hannckin will be
remembered as the German officer who
was on board tho transport kow shing
whom she was sunk by Japanese
cruiser with The loes Of about 200 men.
Another report says that tho Japa-
nese succeeded in preventing tho land
ing OF the Chinese troops, and, thcre-
fore, the Japanese claim q victory. 1t
Ia added, however, that tho Japanese
lost four warsiiips and that the Japa-
nese fleot was compelled to rotroat after
having suffered heavy loss in killed and
wounded. The Chinese feet, It Ia also
enid. has returned TO Wci-l1ai. Wei. Tho
second report says that Admiral Ting
and Colonel Won ucnnolin were not
killed, but, it is said, they were severely
wounded.
LATER DISPATCHES.
Another dispatch says that the Chi
nese warship sunk was tho ohi-Yuon,
although Il ia beloved that mistake
has been made and that tho important
Chinese warship sunk by tho torpodoes
is the battleship Chen. Yuen, tho flag
ship OF tho Chinese northern squadron,
commanded by Admiral Ting.
Late dispatches from Shanghai an:
nouuce that tho ontire northern ileet OF
China was engaged, reinforced by some
ships Of tho Foo Chow squadron. inc
number Of Japanese warshipa engaged
is not stated, and as many OF their Ves-
aola were stationed of tho Ping ang
inlot, at the mouth Of tho Ia Tong rivcr,
their number in tho gulf OF Korea was
probably amall. Their dispatches add
that tho ainlking Of tho big Chinese war
ship Is confirmed, aud tho Chinese war
ships Chao-Yung and Yang-Wc woro
on ilre whom thoy werc beachod.
The Shanghai advicos say that II is
significant that the two or three Chinoso
tEansports, which wero conveyed by
the warships Of China, havo not return.
cd, aud II is rumored that they werc all
blown up with O loss OF all hands on
board. From Chinese admissions, 1t ia
gathered that tho losses en- both Bidoa
in tho engagement will roach several
thousand.
IT WAS A TRRRtDhhi BATTLE.
A dispatch dated 7:40p. IN. today,
says that later dispatches received say
that twelve Chinese warship9 arrived
yesterday at Port Arthur for repatre.
Tho dispatch adds that on Monday.
sixtcon warshIps, arrived Off tho mouth
Of the Yalu river conveying transports
having on board six thousand troops.
II was tho intoution Of Admiral Ting to
disombark theso troops inaide tho
mouth OF tho Yalu rivor in order 10
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